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::# It is used to arbitrarily partition the field of a function f
::# into three parts, one of which is made of the fixpoints.
::# We will use this construction in Lm100 for the case of f
::# being a permutation, hence some elementary properties are shown
::# for that case.
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::# needed permutation of it, called tohilbperm.
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Medical Marijuana Renewal Valley Village Los Angeles California
If your looking for Medical Marijuana Renewal Valley Village can be done at our Hollywood Easy Clinic. First thing to remember is that Hollywood Easy Clinic provides recommendation about medical cannabis for both new and renewing patients. It is also important to realize that we have been helping medical marijuana patients for more than 8 years. On top of that we have state licensed medical marijuana doctors that gives new or renew medical marijuana recommendation. In addition to that we have well informed staff that will always help you with any medical marijuana related issues. Altogether they work side by side to give you the best medical marijuana care. For this reason we have been the best medical marijuana clinic on Yelp.
Jennifer gave us a 5 Star Yelp review!!
“Great doctor! Fantastic staff. Very very pleased with my visit 🙂 everyone is so polite. I will be back for another renewal. Thank you” | {
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Employee Arts Ticket Benefit for SUU Faculty/Staff
Faculty or staff are entitled to two free tickets for Department of Theatre Arts & Dance performances and Department of Music concerts. Must show valid I.D. the night/day of performance to box office. Be advised: SUU Faculty/Staff ticket policy does not apply to SUU Ballroom Dance Company, Second Stage or Orchesis performances. | {
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The power of a six-year-old: One death and an advocate for vaccination
This is the story of Pau and Rhett who never met, but who have – through a death and a life-threatening illness – provoked debate around vaccination.
On the 27th June 2015, a six-year-old Spanish boy named Pau died of diphtheria after nearly one month hospitalized in intensive care. It was the first case of diphtheria in Spain in 29 years, and the first case in 32 years in Pau’s home region of Catalonia. The drugs used to try to save Pau’s life had to be brought from Russia as they had become so rare. Vaccination could have saved the child’s life, but his parents had refused.
The Catalan Minister of Health, Boi Ruiz, hoped that the child’s death would prompt “collective reflection” on the need to vaccinate. El Pais reported that the diphtheria case had already led to a demand for diphtheria vaccinations with a 28.5% increase among adults, a 27% increase among children under six months, and 22% among children over 18 months.
In February this year, following the Disneyland measles outbreak, a six-year-old Californian boy named Rhett spoke on US national news about his leukaemia, urging people to get vaccinated. He explained how he depends on others being vaccinated to protect him from infectious diseases, because his medical condition prevents him from getting vaccination himself.
Rhett lives with his family in Marin County, California, where rates of personal belief exemptions are among the highest in the State. The legal option to request a “personal belief” exemption for childhood vaccination has been hotly debated since the Disneyland outbreak, which drew attention to the State’s vulnerability to vaccine preventable diseases given the pockets of vaccine refusers.
On the 24th June, Rhett (now seven) carried a box of over 30,000 signatures to California Governor Jerry Brown, and made a personal appeal in support of SB 277– the senate bill to remove the personal belief exemption for required childhood vaccinations to attend school, while continuing to allow exemption for medical reasons. Rhett told his story, in the California State Assembly, of his personal fight with his blood cancer – undergoing chemotherapy, receiving multiple drugs and over 50 lumbar punctures to “get the bad [cancer] guys out” – and now he is advocating for vaccination to protect his own and others’ lives. It was reported that there had been more personal testimonies around this contentious bill than even the state budget.
The State Assembly has now passed the bill, and Governor Jerry Brown has signed it into law.
In February 2015, while Rhett was speaking out about the importance of measles vaccination in California, an 18-month-old baby died of measles in Berlin, Germany. Although there was only one reported measles-related death, Berlin was facing a major measles outbreak with over 576 cases between October 2014 and February 2015 when the 18-month-old died. While sources of the measles outbreak were reported to be from outside Germany – including from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and the United States – the outbreak spread because of under-vaccination. It is now unlikely that Germany will be able to eliminate measles by the end of 2015 as hoped and the child’s death has provoked debates about whether vaccination should be mandatory.
Why are a diphtheria death of a six-year old in Spain, a measles death of an 18-month-old child in Germany, and the pleas of a six-year-old living with leukaemia in California needed to persuade highly educated adults to believe in vaccination?
These events are not about lack of information, or about access issues. They are not due to poverty. This is a tale of over-confidence, forgetting the huge progress that vaccines have made in saving lives and contributing to a doubling of life expectancy in some of the countries with the most questioning around vaccination. | {
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The Philippines and the United States Congress
Ms. Rosanna Marie B. Villamor-VoogelMinister for Political and Legislative Affairs
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Ten Philippine missions throughout the US offer consular services. Each mission covers a specific geographic region. To find out which mission can assist you, what the hours of operation are and how to reach it please use our interactive Consulate Finder. | {
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why were the committees of correspondence formed
After the French and Indian War came to an end, the colonists expected some changes in their relationship with the British, especially since they'd supported them in battling the French and the Native Americans. However, the colonists were disappointed when the British were less than respectful towards them and began to see British acts and taxes as tyrannical and unfair. These included the Sugar Act and the Currency Act, which were meant to offset the cost of the war at the expense of the colonists. In response, Samuel Adams, one of our Founding Fathers, created the first Committee of Correspondence in Boston in 1764. Samuel Adams felt that the Currency Act in particular, which the British used to regulate colonial currency, was unacceptable. In establishing the Boston Committee of Correspondence, his immediate goal was to generate popular support for colonial resistance and weaken the authority of the British at the town level. The establishment of Adams' committee led to the organization of a large network of other committees, not only in towns in Massachusetts, but throughout the original 13 colonies.
As more acts were passed, such as the Stamp Act in March of 1765, committees were freely sharing information with one another, and a sense of solidarity began to emerge. The Committees of Correspondence consisted of groups of colonists that were committed to informing people about the need to oppose and declare independence from Great Britain. They were established by colonial legislatures or underground groups of colonists, such as the Sons of Liberty. The Committees of Correspondence also served as emergency provisional governments prior to the start of the American Revolution. Some of the more powerful committees could be found in Delaware, Maryland, New York, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. In an era before modern communications, news was generally disseminated in hand-written letters that were carried aboard ships or by couriers on horseback. Those means were employed by the critics of British imperial policy in America to spread their interpretations of current events.
Special committees of correspondence were formed by the colonial assemblies and various lesser arms of local government. The committees were responsible for taking the sense of their parent body on a particular issue, committing it to a written form and then dispatching that view to other similar groups. Many correspondents were members of the colonial assemblies and also were active in the secret organizations. In the early years, committees were formed to address a specific problem, then disbanded when resolution was achieved. The first formal committee of correspondence was established in Boston in 1764 and was charged with rallying opposition to the recently enacted and the unpopular reforms imposed on the customs service. The following year, New York took the initiative during the by summoning its neighbors to join in common resistance to the new taxes. correspondents responded by urging other colonies to send delegates to the that fall.
In 1772, at the urging of chief propagandist, a committee was formed to protest the recent decision to have the Crown, not the colonial assembly, pay the salaries of the royal governor and judges. Adams and his fellow correspondents rallied their neighbors to oppose this measure that had cost the colony its means of controlling public officials. In the following months, more than 100 other committees were formed in the towns and villages of Massachusetts. In 1773, a correspondence committee of the in wrote to the other assemblies to suggest that permanent committees be formed, a clear reflection that the crisis between mother country and colonies was deepening. Perhaps the most important contribution provided by the committees of correspondence was the planning done for the, which convened in the fall of 1774. The seized upon this successful idea and created its own correspondence committee to convey the American interpretation of events to foreign powers. See timeline of the. | {
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We visited Papaya Fresh Gallery on Jul 2016 with family.
We loved to shop and eat at this place for their promotion of 50% cut price of delicatessen products (like sushi, and fried foods) and fresh started at 8pm.
Even though the promotion was valid for member, but we can apply for the membership, and we will got points for every purchase at Papaya.
Many imported food products like Korean products were available.
By the way, the food was delicious, and we can asked the store people to refried the fried foods
They also accepted payment with credit card for minimum purchase of Rp 50,000.
Recommended to visit and buy your home products at Papaya. | {
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"The year is 1947, an ex-serviceman returns home to Southern California. His old 1932 Ford Roadster is removed from the shed, and the guts of a wrecked 1939 Mercury sedan are transplanted in, giving more power, braking and top speed, essential for the dry lakes racing career he will embark on. He outfits the motor with products from the growing speed equipment industries catalogues, and races his car against fellow car club members and the clock. The car also serves as daily transport for him in the mild So Cal climate, the loud twin exhausts upsetting the locals still not used to the returned soldiers need for peacetime thrills.
The era immediately following WW2 in Southern California was the time frame and inspiration for me to build an accurate recreation of a stripped down, dry lakes racing, late forties street roadster. Something of a time machine, so that a drive down the street or across the state could become a journey back sixty years.
Rancho Deluxe is my full time business, building traditional hotrod classics and components, and assembling period correct cars. The Rancho Deluxe roadster is my expression of a true Hot-Rod, a time machine back to when innovation was hand built, and the true test of man and machine was flat out across the Lakes"
"Rancho Deluxe" is another beautiful video from Bandit Films. Just in case you've missed their awesome "Squire" video (1963 XL Ford Falcon Squire), which I published on Facebook and Chromjuwelen.com some days ago, here it is. | {
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Fallout Pop! Vinyl Figure - Super Mutant
The Fallout games have built a huge following over the years with their combination of post-apocalyptic struggle and 50’s Atomic Age aesthetic (the transistor was never invented - leaving lots of vacuum tube powered machinery). The first game appeared back in 1997 with the most recent being issued in 2010 - currently fans worldwide await Fallout 4 and expect a release shortly. | {
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Battling a giant flying shark in outer space? It can only be the Doctor Who Christmas special
Every Christmas, viewers are treated to a host of festive specials to make the special period even more exciting.
And this year is no different, as the Doctor Who Christmas special promises to be among the most anticipated programmes this season.
From writer Stephen Moffat, the episode sees the Doctor (Matt Smith) battle with a flying shark as he desperately tries
to stop a ship carrying 4,000 people, including newlyweds Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Rory, from crashing to Earth.
Scroll down to watch the trailer
In the festive mood: Michael Gambon, Matt Smith and Katherine Jenkins in the Doctor Who Christmas special
The episode, based on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, also stars veteran actor Michael Gambon as Kazran Sardick, a rich but lonely Scrooge character who controls the skies.
It also marks the acting debut of Welsh opera singer Katherine Jenkins, who stars as Abigail Pettigrew, a character who has been frozen in an ice chamber by Sardick because her family cannot pay
their debts.
It is then up to The Doctor to try and save the day by using his ability to travel back in time to Sardick's childhood and find out exactly how to make him use his ability to guide the ship safely back to earth.
Let it snow! The characters look delighted as it begins to snow just in time for Christmas
Getting on famously: The episode will also see Jenkins make use of her famous voice
Speaking about the episode, which is set on Christmas Eve, Jenkins said it will make emotional viewing for all the family.
She said: 'I hope that people will also be moved by it and can relate to it.
'I didn't set out to make people cry over their Christmas dinner but it is heart-warming.'
Stunning: The episode marks Jenkins' acting debut
And Jenkins will be joining the emotional viewers, as she admits she will need a 'large glass of wine' to settle her nerves as she watches her small screen acting debut.
She said: 'I haven't had any training and I've not really had any experience of this kind of thing.
'But everyone in the whole Doctor Who team was brilliant and so
encouraging and supportive that they made me feel like I could do it.
'By the end I had a ball and I think that has now opened my mind to
thinking if the right thing came along maybe I would like to do it
again.'
Smith also said he was satisfied with his first series as The Doctor, but thinks there is room for improvement.
Speaking at a preview screening at London's BFI Southbank, he said: 'I have been very pleased and proud of the people I have worked with and alongside. I think we achieved something - I don't know what that is - I hope people have enjoyed it.
'I think we're going to get better. I think we know the areas we can improve and the ways in which we want to improve.
'It's been a learning curve. A very brilliant and informative journey for me professionally and personally. It's something I shall not forget.'
The Doctor Who Christmas special will be shown on BBC One at 6pm on Christmas Day.
Preparations: Karen Gillan, Matt Smith and Katherine Jenkins attend a preview screening for the Doctor Who Christmas Special along with pupils from St Stephen's School in Shepherds Bush | {
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History of the museum building
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The house was builtin 1782,apparentlyas a part of acomplex ofbuildingsbelonging toBurk.At that timethe house served asstablesand housingfor the family.Inside,above the door you canfindhistoricallyvaluablekeystonewith "AnnaK.",probablyreferringtoAnn MaryKittel(†1782).
During the 19.centuryhouse passedinto the ownershipof the family"Remišů" andtherefore it was called "Remišovna".In 1910the building was bought by ashoemakerJosefBouda. | {
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"There is no likelyhood man can ever trap the power of the atom."
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Nov292012
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"The way to succeed is to double your failure rate."
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"99 percent of success is built on failure."
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Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence & determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
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“The business enterprise has two - and only two - basic functions: marketing and innovation. Marketing and innovation produce results; all the rest are costs.”
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"I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost more than 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot ... and missed. And I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
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We discovered in last week’s interview that Danny Delvaux loves to rim ass. Sebastian Smith isn’t complaining – with Danny’s tongue shoved deep inside his ass he’s happy as well Sebastian getting the ass licking of his life. Sebastian was born to bottom so Danny’s thick dick slides effortlessly into his spit lubed ass cheeks. Danny bends him in a variety of positions making sure his cock gets as deep inside as he can. He strokes his cock to deliver a huge load – watching him cum makes Sebastian’s cock blow an equally huge load. Wonderfully hot scene that lives up to our expectations of what these two hot Brits could deliver! CLICK HERE | {
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Developing the Sense of Aroma
The peanut gallery was abuzz. Their eyes were sparkling, and I felt the snapping of electricity in the midst of this awakening. For many, it was an awakening – after all, many of these women were unaware that so many aromas could be detected in beer. They had been lulled into the idea that beer had a dull taste that only men could enjoy. It was not romantic to them. In their minds, gourmet cooking used wine, and special events were toasted with champagne. Beer just didn’t fit.
This Beer Fox was determined to introduce these novice beer-tasters to the freshest, most potent examples of exotic spices I could find. Before leaving for the Alaska Women’s Show in Anchorage, I had paid a little visit to the Spice Smuggler in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. Armed with a valuable cache of zest to entice the nose, I meticulously prepared twenty little jars of the precious seasonings, labeling them carefully, to use in my display on the sense of aroma in beer.It worked!
The sense of smell is probably the least studied of all the senses. Yet, it is active twenty-four hours a day, and is the only human sense that cannot be “turned-off” during times of dormancy, or slumber. Scientific studies have demonstrated that the nose can detect more than 350,000 different scents. Scent receptors in the olfactory gland within the nose connect directly to the limbic system in the brain. This is the sector of the brain that transmits impulses related to memory and emotion. In fact, the powerful stimuli associated with aromas are believed to affect 75% of our emotional state, and can influence mood, memory, emotions, mate choice, immune systems, and hormones.
The sense of taste is influenced by the sense of smell. The tongue only detects five stimuli – sweet, sour, salty, bitter and umami. When combined with the intense impressionability of the olfactory sense, the result is the characteristic known as “flavor.” With beer that excites your senses, this “flavor” engages the mind and body, and can leave an impression that is pleasant and lingering.
Experiencing Aroma
How do you learn to experience smell? How can you define the aromas you detect? How can you categorize them?
Your senses are most perceptive during the late morning, around 11:00 a.m., and late afternoon, around 6:00 p.m. If you are serious about defining aromas, gather your own treasures from a spice shop. The intensity of these fresh spices is more concentrated than those acquired in the typical grocery market and will leave a deeply indelible impression. Only inhale a few at a time, associating a similar food and experience with each one as you breathe in, developing a memory chain as you progress. Touch a bit to your tongue, hold your breath for a moment; then, exhale in phases through the nose. You will notice that this allows you to experience the nuances of each spice as it warms within the oral cavity.
As you become more aware of these scents, you will notice a greater mélange of flavor in food, coffee, teas, and especially, distinctive styles of beer. On the initial pour, primary aromas within the beer become airborne, but dissipate quickly. Your first impressions can be strong, and you will want to note these initial stimuli. As the beer warms, secondary volatiles are released, followed by additional aromas in the swirl. As these volatiles stimulate your olfactory senses, they will combine with those felt on your tongue – including taste stimuli and mouthfeel – for an overall impression that will recall pleasurable experiences and cement them in your memory. | {
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£6.3 million investment from Whitbread brings 37 jobs to Halifax
LONDON, October 30, 2012, 2:12 pm -- /EPR NETWORK/ -- Whitbread's brand new hotel and restaurant development in
Halifax has opened, bringing a total of 37 new jobs to the local area.
The new Premier Inn hotel and Beefeater restaurant is located on Broad
Street Plaza in Halifax Town Centre and has injected a total investment
of over £6.3 million into the local economy.
The Halifax Beefeater restaurant offers guests a casual dining experience and
features a newly developed menu focusing on steak as well as modern twists on
classic dishes. People familiar with the Beefeater brand across the UK will also
spot new trial branding for the restaurants that will reinforce the brand's steak
heritage through a stylised pink cow logo and a new strapline "Passionate about
steak".
Customers can enjoy an assortment of starters including soup, pate, prawn cocktail,
fishcakes, portabello mushrooms and the new Beefeater sharing platter. Main courses
include grills and tasty steak dishes with a wide choice of sauces and toppings, and
mouthwatering salads including Teriyaki beef steak and grilled goat cheese and
beetroot.
The menu also offers indulgent deserts such as the classic Beefeater black forest
sundae and baked vanilla and toffee cheesecake.
As part of the new Broad Street Plaza, the new adjoining Premier Inn, the second of
two hotels in Halifax from Premier Inn, is at the heart of
Halifax city centre, perfect for both business and leisure travelers.
Christopher Thomson, Cluster General Manager of Premier Inn Halifax, commented: "At
Premier Inn we want to be able to offer our customers value for money wherever they
plan on staying and it is great to be able to offer such as prime location in
Halifax."
Each bedroom caters for up to two adults and two children (aged 15 and under) and
includes an en-suite bathroom; a king size bed; remote control TV with Freeview;
tea/coffee making facilities, and a spacious desk area with 30 minutes free Wi-Fi
Internet access. The site will also offer the All You Can Eat 'Premier breakfast'
in the Beefeater restaurant.
Premier Inn offers all guests a no quibble 'Good Night Guarantee', which means if
customers are not 100% satisfied with their stay they will get their money back.
With over 600 hotels nationwide, Premier Inn is at more locations than any other
hotel chain in the UK.
-ENDS–
About Beefeater
Something exciting is happening at only a handful of Beefeaters in the UK.
The new look Beefeater is fresh, contemporary and has taken on a whole new take on
steak where guests can enjoy delicious dishes in stylish surroundings. The new
restaurants may look different to the original Beefeaters, but the same welcoming
atmosphere and fantastic service can be found.
As well as its take on steak, the Beefeater menu now includes tempting salads, mouth
watering mains and indulgent puddings. Each dish is prepared by experienced chefs
and served with a generous helping of passion and pride.
About Premier Inn
Award-winning Premier Inn is the UK's biggest budget hotel brand with over 600
budget hotels and more than 46,000 rooms across the UK and Ireland. Premier Inn
bedrooms feature en-suite bathrooms, TV with Freeview, and Wi-Fi internet access.
All Premier Inns feature a bar and restaurant; situated inside the hotel or
adjacent, offering a wide range of food choices.
In 2008 Premier Inn launched in Dubai and is now open in Bangalore, India. On a
domestic front, Premier Inn aims to be the largest provider of budget hotels in
London (within the M25) by 2012.
Premier Inn supports Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity. The charity
needs to raise £50 million every year to support the care the hospital provides to
some of the UK’s sickest children. | {
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Marfa, Texas: Cowboy Cool and a World-Famous Art Scene
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In 1971, minimalist artist Donald Judd headed west from New York in search of a place to create and permanently house his increasingly large-form sculptures.
He settled on a most unlikely place: the small town of Marfa, Texas. At a decommissioned military base, he created the Chinati Foundation, which has become one of the country's finest exhibition spaces for contemporary installation art and put the town of Marfa on the map.
Cutting-Edge Art
Marfa is known for both its conceptual art scene and cowboy chic vibe. Galleries and working artist studios dot the small, Old West-style town (there's only one traffic light), alongside performance spaces, retro buildings, upscale restaurants and food trucks.
Installation art is a big draw. Besides the collection housed in the Chinati Foundation, you will find pieces, such as Prada Marfa, a pop-art exhibit west of town that looks just like a Prada storefront. Ballroom Marfa is a creative anchor, featuring visual art, music, film and a full calendar of lectures, workshops and dialogues.
Prada Marfa, a pop-art exhibit west of town that looks just like a Prada storefront
Experience
Film, Culture and Music Festivals
Before Judd, Marfa was famous for another cool creative: the late actor James Dean. Along with Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson, Dean starred in the classic movie "Giant," filmed here in 1956. The iconic image of Dean sprawled across an old Model-T car, with the Reata mansion and vast Texas plains behind him, is instantly recognizable to film buffs. Today, you can stay in the historic hotel that housed the cast, Hotel Paisano, or have one of its famed margaritas in the bar, appropriately named Jett's Grill after Dean's character in the film.
True to Marfa's creative culture, film and music festivals are held year-round. The Trans-Pecos Festival of Music and Love is held in late September at El Cosmico, a hub for local musicians and artists where guests stay in vintage Airstream trailers or tents. The Viva Big Bend Music Festival and Marfa Film Festival are both held in July, drawing performers and filmmakers, as well as general attendees, from all over the world.
Desert Beauty
The natural desert setting of Marfa, located hundreds of miles from any city and three hours from the nearest airport, creates the perfect haven for visitors who are seeking a quiet retreat or outdoor recreation.
Big Bend National Park, just under 160 kilometers from Marfa, is a magical place for hiking; its colorful canyons, sculptural cactus formations, diversity of animal species and splendid isolation provide a camping or hiking experience like few other.
Visitors can also appreciate the incredible stargazing with some of the darkest night skies in the United States at the world-class McDonald Observatory. Located about 48 kilometers from Marfa, the facility offers some of the largest research telescopes in the world. McDonald hosts regular viewing nights and parties, along with daily tours.
Speaking of night lights – you can't mention Marfa without hearing about the mysterious "Marfa Lights." Strange lights, seemingly without a source, dance across the horizon in an unexplained phenomenon. Some have attributed them to car headlights and electric lighting, yet they were documented by Native Americans long before these inventions. No one really knows what they are, but they can be seen most nights. The official Marfa Lights Viewing Area is located nine miles east of town on Highway 90. | {
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How can two founders become the “sole member”?
As two founders who want to start a nonprofit and maintain “sole member” control, do we need to create a separate legal entity that will serve as the single member and then incorporate the nonprofit? Or do we just incorporate the nonprofit as step one and simply state in the bylaws that the two individuals are the sole member?
The issue with two “sole members” is very simple. We can protect you from the rest of the world. We can provide that the friends you name as directors can’t force you out, and that you can remove any of them if you need to. But we can’t protect you from yourselves.
You would have the same issue whether you created a separate entity to be the sole member, or simply set up the nonprofit and declared yourselves the only members. If you deadlock in either form, you will be unable to act and may have to go to court to break the deadlock.
The membership form can be used to protect the founder or any number of founders of a nonprofit. (See Ready Reference Page: “Sole Member Bylaws Can Protect Founder of Nonprofit”) It is less effective for multiple founders who can’t agree on things. With two founders, there is an automatic deadlock if you disagree. With more founders, if you require unanimity for decisions it may be even more likely to cause a deadlock. But if you can decide by majority or super-majority vote, the minority has very little protection and could possibly even be forced out of the organization.
This isn’t a reason not to try to protect yourselves. We worked with one pair who simply agreed that if either had a strong disagreement with a proposal, they wouldn’t do it. It worked well the entire time they ran the organization. Let’s just hope that your relationship never comes to deadlock.
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Outdoor Living — Balcony Complete!
So I have been looking at pictures, designing things in my head, constantly thinking about how I can make my balcony into an extension of my living room. I love reading outside, laying in the sun and enjoying the peace and quiet that the outdoors brings. But also, while living in a condo it’s important to take advantage of all possible space and not waste any.
While I was away at work yesterday (celebrating the best birthday party ever with a group of amazing kids), a fairy princess came and decorated my balcony!! (Also known as my amazing mother.) I came home after a delicious birthday dinner at the Chop House, to what I thought was just cake and ice cream with the family, until I realized my balcony had been done.
I absolutely love it. My biggest thing when talking about decorating out there, was I wanted a lounger. I want to be comfortable and I want to be able to relax. Which is exactly now what I have. I can go out there and read a book, or take a nap or just lay and relax in the sun. The colour scheme is an extension of the inside of my condo, so the balcony doesn’t seem separate but instead apart of the inside layout.
I think HomeSense and a Nursery are calling my name so I can add even a few more things to this space to make it fully complete.
Don’t ever think you’re done designing, there’s always something more you can do! Like an outdoor living space. Open your mind, expand your thoughts and make a deck into a part of your home.
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Maggie ABC stores face questions amid losses
Maggie Valley’s liquor stores lost money in 2010 for the second year in a row, prompting some aldermen to question whether the ABC stores are being properly managed.
The two stores are opening for fewer hours. Three part-time employees have been laid off in hopes of turning the corner, according to Ralph Wallace, chairman of the Maggie Valley ABC board.
“It is paying off,” Wallace said. “I think we are going to be all right.”
But Alderman Phil Aldridge doesn’t understand how Maggie’s two ABC stores ended up in the red for a second year in a row.
“There has to be money in this. I know there is,” Aldridge said.
Towns with ABC stores get to keep a cut of the profits. That once amounted to about $40,000 a year, but instead the Maggie stores lost $70,000 over the past two years.
“I am a steward of the taxpayers money. Because of mismanagement, the ABC funds are not coming back to the taxpayers like they should,” Aldridge said. “This is an issue that needs to be brought to the public’s attention.”
Wallace blames the losses on the bad economy and additional overhead of opening a second ABC store in 2009.
In a tactical move to grow revenues, Maggie Valley opened a second store aimed at capturing business from Waynesville. Maggie strategically annexed a satellite tract into its town limits to put the new store half way between Maggie and Waynesville on U.S. 19 in Dellwood.
Financial reports out of Waynesville show a corresponding drop in revenues since Maggie opened the second store.
Liquor sales in Maggie grew by $300,000 the first full year the store was open, with $1.59 million in sales in 2010 compared to $1.235 million in 2008, according to annual revenue reports filed with the state.
But the increase in revenues wasn’t enough to offset the expense of the second store, Wallace said.
Operating costs went from around $225,000 a year to $430,000 a year, according to revenue reports.
The new store not only meant more employees and additional overhead for phones, computers and utilities, but also paying off the debt from building the store and buying the land for it.
On the surface, the growth in liquor sales seems like enough to cover the extra overhead, however, and that’s what puzzles Aldridge.
The Smoky Mountain News has requested more detailed financial records from the ABC board, but Wallace is out of town and was unable to provide them as of press time.
Oversight
Town leaders were not aware of just how poorly the stores were doing until recently. The town does not get regular financial reports from the ABC board, something town leaders want to change. Until now, all they got was a copy of the annual audit.
“We need to determine how they can report to us on an ongoing basis — what can they give us that will show how they are progressing over the course of the year so that we don’t just get a once-a-year snapshot,” said Town Manager Tim Barth. “Obviously it is something that concerns us.”
The town does not have a direct hand in operating the liquor stores. That’s up to a three-member ABC board. The town’s only role is appointing those three members.
“Other than that our hands are tied,” Aldridge said.
Aldridge wants to expand the ABC board from three to five members. So did former Alderman Colin Edwards.
Edwards had been leading the charge to expand the ABC board to five members. Like Aldridge, he had raised concerns about mismanagement and questioned the financial losses.
Edwards resigned as an alderman last week, however, citing irreconcilable differences with the rest of the town board.
“The more people the more accountability there is,” Aldridge said. Besides, it seems they could use the help.
“Five heads is better than three,” Aldridge said.
Red flags
Town leaders at the time hoped the second store would pay off in the long run, but it now doesn’t seem that way. Aldridge half-heartedly suggested closing the second store if it costs more to run it than it is making, but that would leave the town holding the bag on the remaining 13 years of loan payments on the building.
Barth said it wasn’t a total surprise that the stores were in the red. The issue came to a head, however, when a few aldermen noticed shelves at the second ABC store seemed empty.
“There was some concern among the aldermen about whether the stores were being stocked as they needed to be stocked,” Barth said.
The town board called a special meeting with the ABC board in early January to ask questions.
A poorly stocked store is a bad sign, and would only make financial problems worse, Aldridge said.
Wallace brought the attorney for the ABC board along to the meeting with the town board, as well as their accountant. Barth and Aldridge said they did not know why Wallace brought the attorney.
“It was supposed to be a casual meeting,” Aldridge said. “What was going through my mind was how can we help the ABC store.”
But the meeting allegedly got heated at times. There is no written or audio record of the meeting. The town clerk was out sick that day, and Town Manager Tim Barth said he didn’t take minutes.
This violates the NC Open Meetings Law.
Short of expectations
Wallace said the recession came at the worst possible time.
“When they opened the new store the economy took a downturn all of a sudden,” Wallace said. “We are not the only ABC store in the country that isn’t doing good.”
Wallace said another factor that hurt the bottom line was the closing of Thunder Ridge, a large nightclub and dancehall.
“That was a big account of ours and that has hurt business some,” Wallace said.
However, Thunder Ridge has been closed since 2004, long before the ABC board made forays into a second store.
“You can blame it on a lot of things,” Wallace said.
Indeed, in an interview in December 2009, then-chairman of the ABC board Austin Pendley cited several factors. Pendley primarily blamed the recession for a slump in tourism, further exacerbated by the closure of Interstate 40 because of a rock slide.
Meanwhile, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino began serving alcohol. Before, people gambling at Harrah’s would drive over to Maggie Valley to stock up on booze. The Maggie liquor store did a bang up business in pocket-sized airline bottles: the perfect size for smuggling into the casino.
Nonetheless, Maggie’s ABC stores posted gains in liquor sales to the public despite the recession, according to revenue reports. Restaurants and bars, on the other hand, stopped buying as much. Liquor purchased by restaurants and bars once accounted for one-third of the business done by Maggie’s ABC store.
But sales to restaurants and bars went from $300,000 a year before the recession to less than $200,000 in 2010, according to revenue reports. The recession meant fewer people were eating out, and those who did ordered fewer drinks.
Pendley passed away last year, as did fellow ABC board member Sam McCrary
Wallace said he isn’t as knowledgeable about ABC operations as they were.
“We lost both of those guys, and it has really been a struggle,” Wallace said.
For example, when questioned about overhead for the second store, Wallace couldn’t say how many new employees were added. He also said he didn’t know off the top of his head how much the annual debt on the land and building is.
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Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Today I came across the work of Los Angeles based interior designer Schuyler Samperton. It's all pretty gorgeous so I knew I had to share some with you. Schuyler is best known for her modern-classic style - an imaginative blend of low-key and elegant pieces with a youthful, West Coast flair.
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
I'm absolutely head over heels in love with this home. It belongs to Amber Lewis of Amber Interiors. What I love most about her 1960's Californian ranch style home is her use of fabulous colour, pattern & texture introduced in rugs, cushions, and furniture. Keeping the backdrop neutral allows this to work without being overpowering, and also enables you to easily change the look as you want. Top of my current wish list are several rugs for our home - the classic black & white Ikea rug is a must, and I have my eye on a couple of beauties from Loom in Melbourne (must go and buy a Lotto ticket today!).
Monday, 27 February 2012
On my travels in the big wide world of web I come across a lot of incredible things and I'm constantly inspired. But sometimes you find something that's above and beyond anything you've seen recently. This was the case today...
I spied an extremely cool wall on a blog today with hand drawn geometric patterns (and you all know how much I'm into geometric shapes!). On closer inspection I discovered the pattern was in fact a wallpaper. When I kept searching I found the company that created it is called Nama Rococo, and they have the most gorgeous range of luxurious hand painted, hand printed wallpaper. Serious drooling when I saw the collection, and as well as buying rolls of the paper, you can order a single sheet of any design and treat it like a piece of art - perfect for framing.
Friday, 24 February 2012
I love, and have used Pinterest for about a year now. I know most of you will know all about it, and some of you may even have found me via there. I've seen quite a lot of my images pinned on people's pages, and it always makes me smile.
Quickly, for those who don't know about it, Pinterest lets you organise and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organise their favourite recipes.
Well, I've finally, Finally made a start on my own boards! It's been quite time consuming to set up, but once it is, it's really quick and easy to pin great images as you come across them. I've got three boards so far, and plan to add more as I find the time.
These are images from a board I've just started following, called 'Colourful Homes' - sounds like me, huh?! It's run by Rice Denmark - I love Rice products and stock some in our shop.
And this is an example of what I've been pinning. Most are straight from my blog, but I'll start adding ones from other websites as I come across them.
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Probably the most popular use of glass domes is to use them to cover food, maybe a cake - it's covered, but still on display. But you can use them to display just about anything that takes your fancy, and that fits, and that looks fabulous. And it works with any kind of glass vessel - dome, vase, jar, wineglass...
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
I absolutely adore our latest artwork called Flower Circles. It brings a lot of my favourite things together - colour, pattern, flowers... and the intricate detail is just beautiful. It makes a lovely couple with our Song print, don't you think? x
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
A few days ago I featured some artwork that I love, and one of my lovely readers that commented was the uber talented Jane Denton. Jane was originally a jewellery designer, but has moved on to textile art and design. I knew she was my kind of gal when I read her quote about colour (see below).
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It's been a really weird week (but also kind of fun and that's what makes it even weirder) and I am glad it's over. After a phone conversation on Tuesday night, I wanted to hide under the covers and not come out for a minute. I gave myself a day, and got the fuck over it.
On a happier note, my back room is all but done. They just need to install the carpet and that's already scheduled. It's only been since March that there has been a gaping hole in the ceiling. Now what do I do with the room?! | {
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I have an Intel DG965RY motherboard and its specification says it supports 8GB with 533 or 667Mhz RAM sticks and only 4GB with 800Mhz RAM sticks. I am running a 64bit OS.
I earlier had 2 X 1GB sticks (800Mhz), so I bought 2 X 2GB sticks (800Mhz) and I underclocked them in the settings to run at 667Mhz. Shouldn't it support all 6GB RAM now?
It would be a bummer if I will specifically need 667Mhz sticks thinking that at the worst they will underclock and then run at 667Mhz. I tried this because I saw someone posted at some forum that he put in 4GB+ of RAM in the same board @ 800Mhz and the system uses it all.
In my case (On Ubuntu), it only shows 3.2GB as of now (link to Question) so needed to confirm if this is a hardware limitation.
@rakslice sorry didn't get your point. Its the max memory support that's dependent on memory type (frequency). It can obviously run 2GB DIMMs. Did I miss anything? Can you quote the specific line you are referring to?
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AshfameNov 27 '11 at 8:15
Have you looked for a BIOS update ? Your system is behaving like 32-bit instead of 64-bit. It may also be because of some obscure BIOS option, but I cannot find details on your BIOS : Do you have a link to it ?
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harrymcNov 27 '11 at 9:05
I'm not sure what that means, but I see there's a confusing tradition of describing dual rank memory as "dual-sided" or as having a lot of chips (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIMM#Ranking).
'JEDEC decided that the terms "dual-sided," "double-sided," or "dual-banked" were not correct when applied to registered DIMMs.' Oooh, tantalizingly close to just putting a consistent naming standard right into the spec.
Regardless of what that means, where did you saw that the Nanya RAM sticks are Double-sided DIMMs with x16 organization? We can atleast narrow it down to sticks being incompatible.
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AshfameNov 27 '11 at 9:54
Is it this line under Base components? 128M x 8 / 16 Also shouldn't they be totally incompatible or show half RAM or something? I mean why would it show 3.2GB when 4GB of incompatible RAM is there.
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AshfameNov 27 '11 at 9:57
Support for up to 8 GB of system memory using DDR2 667 or DDR2 533 DIMMs
Support for up to 4 GB of system memory using DDR2 800 DIMMs
So yes, this is a hardware limitation :
Since all your sticks are at 800Mhz, then your usable RAM is limited to 4 GB,
which is what you are seeing.
The 3.2GB are probably what is left after device memory was allocated.
I see no other solution (apart from changing the motherboard),
except underclocking to 667Mhz some or all of the sticks.
The manual is unclear as regarding the mixing of RAM sticks,
and my understanding is that you only underclocked the 2GB sticks while leaving the 1GB at 800Mhz,
so you might need to underclock all of them.
Note: By "underclocking" I mean getting 667Mhz RAM sticks, rather than lowering the frequency through the BIOS. Going by your screenshot, changing the frequency does not still prevent the BIOS from detecting the sticks as being 800Mhz in nature.
+1 for sounds plausible - particularly the "might need to underclock all of them".
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Steve314Nov 27 '11 at 11:04
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Yes, that's what I wrote in the question. Did you check the screenshot? I have set the frequency to 667Mhz. Shouldn't that underclock all the 4 sticks? I see the clock reduced to 667Mhz when I see it through lshw
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AshfameNov 27 '11 at 11:13
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Look guy, you have your logic but you came here because it doesn't work, so you might listen instead of undervoting answers. I am not at all sure that setting the frequency to 667Mhz somehow magically converts all the DIMMs to 667Mhz. My opinion is, as they are still coming up as 800 in your screenshot, that the motherboard makes its decision based on the DIMM type rather than on the frequency, so you have only 4GB. In other words: You didn't buy the right RAM sticks to have 6GB.
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harrymcNov 27 '11 at 12:14
Did I opposed your suggestion? No! I said what makes sense to me and asked a question in return to clarify. Whats wrong in that? I am OK with not having 6GB, I just need to clarify if it can be fixed. I understand they still might be treated as 800Mhz DIMMs but then option of setting a frequency should have a purpose. No? Lastly, I don't upvote/downvote any answer unless an issue is resolved. This one is pending.
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AshfameNov 27 '11 at 12:54
My apologies - I thought the downvoter was you. The frequency surely has its desired effect, but apparently the BIOS decides on the maximal RAM based rather on the electronics it encounters inside the socket.
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WWE Power Rankings – Becky Lynch and Daniel Bryan lead SmackDown’s charge into WrestleMania season
There’s something about WrestleMania season that is unlike any other time of the year on the WWE calendar. From the time the Royal Rumble pay-per-view kicks off through the first week of April, the men and women who are destined to steal the spotlight on the biggest WWE show of the year step their game up and bring an energy that radiates from the screen.
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Truth be told, everything seems to have clicked in a little more quickly on SmackDown than on Raw in recent weeks. That’s evident in the latest ESPN WWE Power Rankings, as seven of the WWE superstars who make up this top 10 are SmackDown superstars, although reigning No. 1 Becky Lynch appears to be Raw-bound in the long term. Seth Rollins and Ronda Rousey are among the top three for a reason, though, and their performances at the Royal Rumble and in subsequent weeks have helped balance out some otherwise inconsistent shows.
While Lynch’s work has been undeniable since last summer, and it’s little surprise that she remains firmly in the No. 1 position, there’s also no denying Daniel Bryan, who is in the midst of some of the best work of his career. From introducing a new, environmentally neutral WWE championship made of hemp and reclaimed wood, to spouting radical truths mixed with hypocrisy and holier-than-thou rhetoric, Bryan has settled into a personality that offers a wide berth of possibilities that could help carry SmackDown through the rest of 2019 and beyond.
WrestleMania will include title matches for Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins, but what could the rest of the card look like?
Everything you need to know about the 2019 Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, including the match card, results, news, features, history and more from ESPN.com.
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But the most telling sign in this edition of the WWE Power Rankings is what this list looks like as you dig deeper into the top 10. Andrade and Mustafa Ali have made the most of new opportunities to step forward on SmackDown, and as they step into the biggest matches and opportunities of their careers at Elimination Chamber, their upward trajectories project as major positives on SmackDown as the coming months shake out.
There are eight weeks of Raw and SmackDown to go before WrestleMania, plus two pay-per-view events, and the future looks bright. As of this moment, there’s no sign of The Undertaker or John Cena. With the matches we already know of for WrestleMania and the potential for what could be on the horizon, the WWE feels fresh and exciting. A lot can change over the next two months, but in this moment, it feels as though a much-needed move toward the present and future stars of WWE is upon us. — Tim Fiorvanti
The ESPN WWE Power Rankings are determined by a panel of seven contributors and are based on each wrestler’s perceived value to the on-screen product of WWE.
The Man, fresh off her Royal Rumble victory, is the focal point of WWE programming heading into WrestleMania. Becky Lynch has kicked off Raw and SmackDown since winning the Rumble, and she has appeared on both shows over the last two weeks despite her knee injury. Her stare down with Triple H was the high point of WWE television for this past week. We all know where this is heading — Becky Lynch vs. Rounda Rousey in the main event of WrestleMania. That’s right where they belong after several heated encounters that have brought the best out of both opponents. Just listen to the crowd when Lynch and Rousey are in the ring — that’s the sound of a WrestleMania main event. — Michael Wonsover
Though Bryan might not be leaving much of a carbon footprint these days, he’s making quite the mark as the WWE champion. The addition of Rowan by his side is brilliant, and if anything it likely guarantees a much longer for run for Bryan as champ. From his new environmentally conscious title belt to his weekly diatribes against anyone and everyone who gets in his way, Bryan rolls into the Elimination Chamber on a massive wave of momentum. — Matt Wilansky
Even as someone who already has multiple world title reigns and high-profile main events under his belt, Rollins could well be heading into the most important match of his WWE career. He’s representing the frustrated fan, who wants to see a grinder with a high workrate be rewarded with a title that Brock Lesnar has left in absentia. — Matt Willis
Listen, Ronda Rousey may really just be the greatest thing that ever happened to Becky Lynch — and she told us just that earlier this week. The setup for these two is perfect. You have the international superstar and the woman — err, “The Man” — who is going to be an international superstar after WrestleMania. Ronda’s wrestling evolution has been fun to watch and her promos are catching up. This is fun, and the ride to WrestleMania is going to showcase exactly what the WWE envisioned for Rousey when they signed her. — Andrew Feldman
Despite how big of a part he’s played in recent years, the WWE (and SmackDown in particular) has enough compelling narratives at the moment that Styles has not been the centerpiece of any storylines, despite maintaining his place in the title mix. Styles could walk out of Elimination Chamber as the champ again, but the truth is, he is in need of a shakeup. Perhaps a move to Raw after WrestleMania? — Wilansky
To say that Andrade’s future is bright would be a massive understatement. We knew that throughout his NXT run. The spotlight on SmackDown is an entirely different level, however, and a lot more people have had a chance to see just how dynamic Andrade is in the ring over the last few months. His matches with Rey Mysterio over the past few weeks have been classics, and we’re just scratching the surface. — Sean Coyle
Samoa Joe’s intensity never relents. He didn’t have to lay a finger on anyone to annihilate his five opponents for Elimination Chamber when he faced them in the ring on SmackDown two weeks ago. He interrupted Jeff Hardy, telling him to “act like it’s an AA meeting and shut your mouth while I’m sharing with the group.” He then looked to AJ Styles and said, “how’s our old girl Wendy doing?” Brutal stuff, and then when he turns on the physicality, it reaches a different level entirely. Joe reaches a level of realism and intensity on the mic that few others can match. He deserves a marquee match at WrestleMania, something circumstances have prevented him from having in the past. — Wonsover
Lynch and Rousey are making the headlines, but Charlotte Flair has started to seem like an integral part of the story going forward. Could Flair be a sacrificial lamb in a three-way bout, so that neither Lynch nor Rousey have to take a pinfall at WrestleMania? Perhaps, but no matter how things shake out at WrestleMania, it doesn’t feel right moving forward without both Rousey and Flair as foils for Lynch. — Willis
One of the toughest feats in wrestling is putting together a believable David vs. Goliath match. Balor did this with seeming ease against Brock Lesnar at the Royal Rumble — and actually had fans thinking that he might pull off the upset against The Beast Incarnate. It’s one of many talents Balor brings to the table, and it is why he should be highly featured in the run up to WrestleMania. — KC Joyner
For more than two years, Mustafa Ali had tremendous matches on 205 Live with the likes of Buddy Murphy, Cedric Alexander and Hideo Itami. The platform wasn’t always very big, but every time there was a chance to shine at a pay-per-view or in a high-profile position, Ali stepped up. Ali was set apart by putting his character on display with a series of DIY promos, which garnered a lot of attention and eventually earned him a move to SmackDown. He hasn’t felt remotely out of place in matches against Daniel Bryan, Andrade, Samoa Joe or Randy Orton, and Ali also enjoyed a standout performance in his Royal Rumble match debut. His journey to a spot in the Elimination Chamber WWE championship match is staggering, but there’s little doubt that Ali has made the most of every opportunity presented to him. — Fiorvanti | {
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First insight into the background of organised criminals in the UK
The first ever systematic analysis of the histories of organised criminals in the UK has revealed key differences from general offenders.
Research revealed that organised criminals have the following characteristics:
Their average age is older than that of the general offender
Commit more offences
More likely to begin their criminal career later in life
More likely to be from a non-white ethnic background (44%) compared with general offenders (19%)
More likely to be born outside the UK (13% compared with 10% of general offenders)
Concentrated in London, the North West, West Yorkshire and the West Midlands
Police and law enforcement agencies estimate that there are over 5,500 organised crime groups operating in the UK involving around 37,000 people and costing the UK more than £24 billion each year.
Home Secretary Theresa May said: "Organised crime is a threat to our national security so it needs a national response to turn the full force of the state against those behind the most serious crimes."
In 2012 the Home Office commissioned Lancaster University to assist UK law enforcement agencies in further understanding these offenders.
The researchers, Professor Brian Francis, Dr Leslie Humphreys, Dr Stuart Kirby and Professor Keith Soothill, developed a new approach to identify offenders using the Police National Computer.
They then analysed the nature of organised criminality, the demographic backgrounds and criminal histories of those offenders, and the risk factors for their future involvement in organised crime.
The researchers also identified 10 offences which indicated an increased risk of an offender later being convicted of organised crime.
These included: drug possession and supply; forgery of vehicle documents; trading in guns and offences relating to concealing stolen goods.
The leader of the research team, Professor Brian Francis said: "Identifying organised crime offenders has been notoriously difficult. This new approach has tried to identify these offenders from the millions of offender records on the Police National Computer in an effort to provide a more complete overview."
A further member of the research team, Dr Stuart Kirby, a former Detective Chief Superintendent, said: " This research adds to the ever increasing knowledge of organised crime and the people who commit it, this in turn generates new techniques to arrest and disrupt the offenders." | {
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Holiday Hoopla: VBHS vs. Bishop Fenwick
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Justin Enrico (center left) of Vero Beach High School goes up to block the shot of Frank Catrine of Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament being held at VBHS on Thursday evening.
Brannon Shaw (center) of Vero Beach High School has his shot blocked by John Luke Arrington of Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament being held at VBHS on Thursday evening.
Josh Inman (second from left) and Justin Enrico (back right) of Vero Beach High School battle for a loose ball with John Luke Arrington (left) and Drew Napier of Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament on Thursday evening.
Justin Enrico (left) of Vero Beach High School has his shot blocked by John Luke Arrington of Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament being held at VBHS on Thursday evening.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
Images from Vero Beach High School's game against Bishop Fenwick High School during the Holiday Hoopla basketball tournament at VBHS on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
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Publishing art director resigns amid harassment allegations
December 06, 2017 - 12:41 PM
NEW YORK - A Penguin Random House art director, facing allegations of sexual harassment, has resigned.
Guiseppe Castellano wrote on his blog Tuesday that his situation had become "untenable," while also denying the allegations by actress-author Charlyne Yi. Yi had tweeted in mid-November that she had met with Castellano for what she thought was a planned book project. Instead, she alleged, he suggested that they have an affair. Penguin Random House confirmed Wednesday that Castellano had left and said in a statement that his continued employment might have had an "impact" on the working atmosphere.
Dozens of men have faced harassment allegations in the past two months. On Wednesday, Time honoured the "Silence Breakers" — women who spoke out about harassment — as the magazine's Person of the Year.
OPINION This week’s report is a reminder that in a little over a month, April 30, the majority of Canadians need to complete and file their 2017 Canada Income Tax returns to avoid potential late penalties. | {
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I was watching a tv show called "terra Nova", set 5Million yrs ago. They occasionally have a shot with the moon showing. I was wondering how much closer it was back then, and how much shorter the cycles were. On a side note, how much shorter was the day/night cycle here back then? Where could I find an article or two on these topics,and, perhaps the math to figure it out? | {
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Power Play
Several weeks ago in this magazine, Sara Patton of the NW Energy Coalition uncorked an acidic rant against the aluminum industry (and its lackeys in Congress) for strong-arming the Bonneville Power Administration into providing the industry with below-market electricity rates.
Aluminum plant on the Columbia River, Wash.
There is still no agreement on paper, but it looks as though the Pacific Northwest’s aluminati (Patton’s coinage, not mine) will get a deal far sweeter than the one Bonneville originally offered. Sources say BPA has extended its deadline for setting rates because two aluminum smelters have said yes to the proposed deal, two have said no, and one remains undecided.
In addition to below-market prices, the pending deal would peg electricity rates to the worldwide price of aluminum. Should the price of aluminum drop, so will the price the industry pays for power. Not bad.
(Muckraker wonders whether we can get our cable TV and phone rates reduced should our consumption of pay-per-view movies and long-distance calls outpace the girth of our wallet. We don’t view this as likely, however, because we don’t make campaign contributions or employ nattily dressed lobbyists.)
Most of the Pacific Northwest’s congressional delegation reportedly complained to Energy Secretary Bill Richardson that the deal Bonneville originally came up with was not good enough and could threaten aluminum companies and the jobs they create. (Proponents say the number of jobs at stake is around 40,000; opponents use a much lower number).
We heard that Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) was upset over the pending deal, but a source in her office explained that Murray simply wants to see an agreement that doesn’t threaten BPA’s fish-protection budget, increase electricity rates for individual customers, or unduly burden aluminum makers whose greatest cost, by far, is electricity.
Is such a best-of-all-possible-worlds solution conceivable? If the Senate’s efforts to craft a perfect deal on chemical storage facility worst-case scenario reports is any indication, we would say definitely not …
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
On that front, if you’re still looking to cruise the web for a copy of the disaster scenario report for the chemical storage facility nearest you, don’t hold your breath.
Looks like the deal-making in the Senate that we reported on last week has produced a bill that will hold up distribution of the information by the EPA for at least a year and perhaps for good.
Under the Clean Air Act, facilities storing volatile chemicals were required to file worst-case scenario disaster reports by June 21. EPA had originally planned to take those reports and post them immediately on the Internet for anyone with a web browser to peruse.
Not so fast, said the FBI and others, arguing that the last thing we should do is provide a road map for terrorists trolling for inviting targets.
Senators on the Environment and Public Works Committee — notably James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Max Baucus (D-Mont.), and Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) — went to work trying to draft a bill that would get the information out in some fashion without creating a security threat.
Well, it didn’t exactly work out that way. Last night the committee agreed on a bill — expected to sail through both houses of Congress — that would exempt the worst-case scenario information from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for one year. During that time, the administration is supposed to come up with a method to systematically release the information, without simply dumping it on the Internet. If the administration is successful, the FOIA waiver could be extended for six years. If, however, no rule is adopted within the year, the waiver would expire and all the reports would be subject to FOIA requests. Unless of course they come up with another last-minute fix to keep the information secret …
Michael Newman, who tracked the bill for the Sierra Club, said the final product protects industry while keeping citizens in the dark about the real threats that surround them.
“If there was truly a concern about security, then Congress would take steps to address site security,” Newman said. “This bill does not address site security. Nor does it do anything about the very real threat of chemical accidents which happen every day in this country.”
Brother Jeb
Texas Gov. George W. Bush‘s (R) handling of environmental issues in the recently completed Texas legislative season got a great deal of ink (particularly in this column), but now another of the Brothers Bush is in hot water with enviros.
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) recently signed a bill that would make it easier for developers to argue that regulations written by state agencies exceed the government’s authority. Sounds a lot like some of the arguments in Washington of late regarding the federal bureaucracy’s legal right to write binding regulations.
Bush’s top enviro official, David Struhs, originally encouraged Bush to veto the bill but had a death-bed style conversion and changed his tune entirely. What happened? Struhs says he became convinced the legislation would not, in fact, result in the relaxation of state enviro laws. | {
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The Johnson County Planning Commission voted unanimously May 31 to recommend that the board of county commissioners not approve an island annexation request by the city of Edgerton.
The city sought county approval to annex property at 17800 Four Corners Road at the request of the property’s owner, who wants to build a container storage lot to serve the intermodal logistics park.
County commissioners will have the final say on the island annexation during their June 14 meeting.
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County planning commissioners said they were concerned about the effect the island annexation would have on Gardner’s ability to grow to the west, the impact on nearby residential properties, and traffic.
The property is located about one-half mile from Gardner’s city limits and about eight-tenths of a mile from the intermodal logistics park, which Edgerton had previously annexed.
“If I had a residence anywhere near there, I certainly would be alarmed about the possibility of having container storage (nearby),” said Chris Iliff, county planning commission chairman. “…This just seems to me to be an ill-advised island annexation.”
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Aereo fights for future before the Supreme Court
CEO and founder Chet Kanojia said that if Aereo loses the Supreme Court case, “it may mean the end of our company.” Above, he shows a tablet displaying Aereo’s technology in 2012.
CEO and founder Chet Kanojia said that if Aereo loses the Supreme Court case, “it may mean the end of our company.” Above, he shows a tablet displaying Aereo’s technology in 2012. (Bebeto Matthews, Associated Press)
But in the eyes of the broadcast television industry, an Aereo antenna might as well be a hundred feet tall and weigh a thousand pounds. The big networks claim it is illegal and could destroy everything they hold dear.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments from both sides, and the results could have major implications for the future of television.
Launched in 2012 by Chaitanya "Chet" Kanojia, an Indian-born engineer with 14 patents, Aereo enables consumers to stream and record on the Internet the over-the-air signals of local broadcasters via remotely stored antennas. They can then watch on their televisions, tablets, phones or computers.
Subscribers pay $8 to $12 a month for Aereo, and that includes a cloud-based digital video recorder that can hold up to 60 hours of content. Aereo is currently available in 11 cities including New York, Boston, Detroit and Dallas.
Broadcasters — led by CBS and Fox, which have been most vocal in their attacks on Aereo — argue that the subscription service violates copyright law. Other broadcasters taking on Aereo include NBC, ABC, Spanish-language broadcaster Univision, PBS and Tribune, parent of the Los Angeles Times.
The fear is that Aereo and similar services have the potential to undermine key revenue streams for broadcasters and hinder their ability to pay for expensive programming such as National Football League games. Pay-TV distributors shell out billions annually to carry local TV stations.
Those so-called retransmission consent fees have become crucial for broadcasters since increased competition for eyeballs from cable channels and digital services such as Netflix have eaten away at their ratings and shrunk their piece of the advertising pie.
Kanojia came up with the idea for Aereo when he was chief executive of Navic Networks, a data firm that he later sold to Microsoft Corp. that collected viewing patterns from cable boxes in real time. Looking at the numbers, he was struck by what he saw.
"It was pretty clear to me that nobody cares about all these channels. Most watch seven or eight channels, and half of them tended to be broadcast," Kanojia said in an interview.
So he came up with a way to distribute local TV signals to consumers who didn't want to spend money on a full package of pay channels.
"Decades of monopoly practices has created a bad sentiment in the consumer's mind," Kanojia said.
Aereo's backers include former Fox and ABC executive Barry Diller, whose IAC/InterActive Corp. owns more than 10% of Aereo's stock. Gordon Crawford, the well-regarded former Capital Research and Management executive who oversaw the firm's entertainment and media investments for decades, is also an Aereo investor.
Kanojia declines to say how many subscribers Aereo has. Diller has said he thinks the service could eventually have 20 million to 30 million subscribers.
But first it will have to survive the case of American Broadcasting Cos. Inc. vs. Aereo Inc.
If Aereo loses, "it may mean the end of our company," Kanojia said.
That would be a perfectly fine outcome as far as broadcasters are concerned.
"We believe that Aereo's business model, and similar offerings that operate on the same principle, are built on stealing the creative content of others," CBS said this year.
To be sure, anyone can still go to RadioShack and buy an antenna to receive over-the-air television signals. Broadcasters argue that Aereo is not the same thing because it is retransmitting their content for profit, altering the format for streaming and not getting their approval.
Aereo has countered that its remote antenna and DVR is just part of evolution and that broadcasters are trying to crush a promising service.
"This case simply concerns the next technological step: allowing a consumer to access broadcast programming using an Internet-connected device coupled with a remotely located, individually assigned antenna and segregated video storage," Aereo said in its Supreme Court filing.
As for the copyright theft claims, Aereo argues that its use of individual antennas and recordings for each subscriber means there is no violation of copyright law.
"A consumer using Aereo's system captures a signal through an antenna available only to a particular user and enables that user to make an individual copy from a unique data stream that can be viewed solely by that user at the user's direction. That technology does not cause infringement because Aereo does not engage in any performance 'to the public,'" Aereo told the Supreme Court.
Broadcasters disagree.
"Congress could hardly have been clearer that it did not want technological advances (or, in Aereo's case, gimmicks) to undermine its basic policy judgment that a third party should not be able to build a business model out of supplying performances of the copyrighted works of others to the public without authorization," they told the Supreme Court.
The Obama administration has also come out against Aereo. The U.S. solicitor general's office filed a brief saying Aereo's unique copy argument "does not alter the conclusion that it is retransmitting broadcast content 'to the public,'" and added that the company "must obtain licenses to perform the copyrighted content on which its business relies." The office will also argue against Aereo on Tuesday alongside broadcasters.
TV station owners are worried that if Aereo were found legal it could undercut the retransmission consent fees that distributors such as Time Warner Cable and DirecTV pay to carry their stations. According to SNL Kagan, an industry consulting firm, those fees will hit $4 billion this year and are projected to reach $7.6 billion by 2019.
CBS and Fox have warned that if Aereo wins, they would have to consider getting out of the broadcasting business. Last year, 21st Century Fox Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey said Fox Broadcasting could be converted to a cable channel if its distribution fees were in jeopardy.
CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves has also floated the going-cable scenario and more recently suggested the network could launch its own Internet-delivered version of its network should the high court side with Aereo.
"You know, if people want to steal our signal, if the government wants to give them permission to steal our signal, then we will come up with some other way to get them our content and still get paid for it," Moonves said last month at the Deutsche Bank Media, Internet and Telecom conference.
Some Wall Street analysts think Aereo is not the danger broadcasters make it out to be.
"We're not sure there are many would-be subscribers clamoring for the solution Aereo provides," wrote Bernstein Research Senior Analyst Todd Juenger.
At the same time, he said the real fear for broadcasters is the "slippery-slope problem of perhaps Aereo (or a copycat) becoming something bigger" that could upset the business model of pay TV.
Two of the nation's preeminent legal experts on copyright law are siding with broadcasters in their legal fight against Aereo, a start-up service that transmits local television signals via the Internet.
Broadcasters are hoping that the daughter of a Supreme Court justice can help them convince the high court that Aereo -- the start-up service that streams local TV signals via the Internet -- is illegal and needs to be shutdown. | {
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Sendwithus is Upgrading to Jinja
Brad Van Vugt | July 26, 2014
TL;DR – We’re switching to Jinja Templating. This won’t affect your existing templates and promises great new features to come. =]
Jinja Templating Engine
Since the beginning, Sendwithus has used the Django Templating Language to power your email templates. This decision came with a lot of advantages; Django Templating is well documented, easy to use, and easy to develop for.
However, we’ve grown rapidly over the last few months and we’ve met some great customers along the way that want to do new and interesting things with their templates. We’re really excited to build these features and provide the experience our customers want. For these reasons, we’ve decided to upgrade to the Jinja Templating Language. This upgrade will allow for some really interesting features down the road and greatly improve the performance of our platform.
Rest assured, we will continue to support Django templates as long as is required.
We will never force you to upgrade to Jinja on your own. If you want to upgrade your templates we’ll work closely with your team to make it a quick and painless process. We’ll outline the reasons for this change below and if you have any questions or concerns please contact us at [email protected].
How does this affect customers?
As mentioned above, no customer action is required and we will take every precaution necessary to ensure your email templates and content remain unaffected.
If you’re already a customer…
This change won’t affect your templates in any way. Your existing templates (and any new ones you create) will continue to render and send using Django Template syntax. If you’d like to upgrade to Jinja, please email us and we’ll help you out.
Why is Sendwithus upgrading to Jinja?
We’ll make another blog post with all the big juicy nerd details soon, but here are the primary reasons we chose Jinja…
Jinja is based on Django.
Jinja is inspired by Django’s templating syntax. So chances are you won’t even notice the change. In fact it’s likely your templates already work and look amazing with Jinja.
Jinja is highly extensible.
This means we can build new and interesting editor and templating features. Examples include strict syntax checking, default values, and assisted variable editing, just to name a few that we’re excited about.
Jinja is fast.
We’ve nearly quadrupled our email throughput in the last six months. This growth comes with serious performance requirements; rendering millions of emails in real-time is no easy task and Jinja will help us scale seamlessly.
When will this happen?
Effective today, new Sendwithus accounts will use Jinja by default. Existing customers will continue to use Django. Over the coming weeks we’ll be working with existing customers to ensure a safe and seamless upgrade.
Update, 2014-08-12: We’ll be moving all customers with Jinja-compatible templates over to Jinja rendering on Friday, August 15th. These customers will be contacted and provided any instructions required for the switch — however in almost all cases no action will be required and the transition will be seamless. Our team will closely monitor all outgoing emails to ensure there are no issues. | {
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MAGIC SLIM / JOE CARTER: That Ain't Right
Produced by Ralph Bass in 1977, and originally released on LP by Peter Shertser's British Red Lightnin' label. These recordings show a rather discreet sounding Magic Slim. Joe Carter is featured with some of his last recordings. Bonus track by Fred Below. | {
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"RETIRED" & Just In, BRAND NEW Dragon Armor DELUXE German King Tiger (61011) "Henschel Turret w/Zimmerit" Tank 3./s.Pz.Abt Western Front, 1945 in 1:35 scale. This is the "Deluxe Dragon Armor" series from Dragon.
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MINT in MINT Box! NEVER Opened....NEVER Displayed....Stored in a Smoke Free Home Since Purchase. Photos are from My Personal Collection, item is New in Unopened Box.
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After the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in 1914, Europe quickly became engulfed by war. The political murder pushed the continent's diplomatic alliances of the nineteenth century past their breaking point, drawing the continent into one of the twentieth century's deadliest conflicts. Few imagined that the war between the Central Powers..... read more
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Rouhani orders Iran’s missile program accelerated
December 31, 2015
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has issued an order calling on the country’s Defense Ministry to expedite efforts for boosting the country’s missile power as reports emerge of US plans for imposing fresh sanctions on Tehran over the issue.
In a decree to Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan on Thursday, Rouhani ordered an acceleration in Iran’s program for production of “various types of missile” needed to improve the country’s defense capabilities.
The decree came a day after a report by The Wall Street Journal that Washington is preparing sanctions against firms and individuals in Iran, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates over alleged links to Iran’s ballistic missile program.
The planned new sanctions come as the US is obligated under a recent nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), to lift the sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program.
The lifting of the bans is expected to come in January as Iran is swiftly moving to carry out its commitment under the deal, namely curbing its nuclear program.
Rouhani, in his decree to Dehqan, called the purported plan by the White House a measure in line with hostile US policies to “illegally interfere in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s programs for boosting the defense power.”
“In line with the [country’s] ratified defense policies, it is necessary that the program for the production of various types of missiles needed for (Iranian) Armed Forces continue with more speed and seriousness,” Rouhani said.
The Iranian president also warned that in case the US repeats such “wrong and interventionist” measures, the Iranian Defense Ministry must develop a new plan for expanding the country’s missile capabilities.
Rouhani said that Iran’s missile power, which he described as a means to protect the country’s sovereignty and a major deterrence against terrorism in the Middle East and the world, has never been up for negotiations, including in the nuclear talks with the P5+1 group – the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany – which resulted in the JCPOA in Austria on July 14.
He once again rejected claims that Iran is planning to produce missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads, saying that Iran will continue to produce and test ballistic missiles as a “conventional and important” instrument for defending the country.
“It is clear that Iran’s missile program has never been part of the JCPOA, as [already] acknowledged by US officials,” said Rouhani, stressing that “nuclear weapons have no place in Iran’s defense doctrine; therefore, Iran’s ballistic missiles have not been designed to carry nuclear warheads.”
The Iranian chief executive further said the Islamic Republic would not accept any restrictions on its legitimate right to promote its defense might. | {
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Auditions for "In the Heights" at Southwestern College are coming up in a couple of months, so on Saturday, August 1, 11am-2pm we're offering a FREE Audition Workshop to all of those actors/singers/dancers who want to be as prepared as possible. Please join us for this exciting opportunity! (RSVP by Wednesday, July 29 - see instructions below.)
What: FREE Audition Workshop for "In the Heights"
Where: Mayan Hall Theatre, Southwestern College
When: Saturday, August 1, 11am-2pm
Who: One-on-one coaching with the creative team: Ruff Yeager, director; Tracy Bee, vocal director; Dana Maue, choreographer
What to bring: Please prepare 32 bars of an up-temp contemporary Broadway song. Afro-Cuban influence a plus. Women, please show Broadway belt. Prepare a song that has at least an octave range. Please bring legible, clean sheet music for the accompanist. Bring street shoes for the hip hop dance instruction and character shoes for the Latin and partnering dance instruction. If you have them on hand, please bring your headshot and resume.
How: Please RSVP by Wednesday, July 29 to the director at [email protected] | {
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Streamlined Meeting Management
Streamlined Meeting Management
Booking the perfect meeting space just got easier, thanks to the recent collaboration between NFS Technology Group, providers of Rendezvous room booking software, and Crestron®, a global manufacturer of integrated technology for automation, control, and management.
Rendezvous room booking software from NFS, and Crestron Fusion® Cloud, a cloud-based enterprise management system, seamlessly combine to create a truly connected workplace environment and end-to-end solution. Crestron Fusion Cloud enables technology managers to globally monitor, manage, and control room devices, as well as display meeting details inside and outside the scheduled room. It also enables them to collect device and room usage data so they can make informed, intelligent decisions to improve workflow.
With this joint solution, employees can find a meeting space, book the room and catering, set-up lighting, control temperature, lower window shades, and bring remote offices into the meeting by video conferencing seamlessly for a timely start. Crestron scheduling touch screens just outside the room enable them to instantly see room status, book the room, or release it if unused (requires occupancy sensor). Adding the Crestron PinPoint™ app provides employees with a personal, mobile, dynamic scheduling tool; contextual information enables them to book spaces based on where they are, what they’re trying to do, and with whom they are working.
“We are really excited to be partnering with Crestron to deliver a fully integrated solution for meeting management,” states Luis De Souza, Chief Executive, NFS Technology Group. “Crestron Fusion Cloud is one of the leading solutions for meeting management, delivering a great customer experience and making meetings more efficient. The Rendezvous meeting room booking solution, integrated with Crestron Fusion Cloud, delivers that seamless end to end corporate meeting experience.”
Convenient scheduling capabilities: Scheduling panel outside the room provides room status, time, and ability to book the room on the spot or release it back into inventory if it’s unused.
Global device management: Proactive monitoring and management of your global network of rooms and AV devices in a single location.
Automated space management: Room is automatically reset for the next group when participants exit. (Requires occupancy sensor.)
“Many of our clients already use Rendezvous and Crestron, so the integration is a powerful enabler,” says Luis DeSouza. “And for new customers, we believe it offers a terrific solution in creating efficient meetings that boost productivity and impress guests.”
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YOU CAN NOT STAND OUT WITH OUT STEPPING OUT
The sayings, ‘the boss is always right’, ‘the majority is always
right ‘, ‘do not rock the boat’, the customer is always right ‘..
etc, etc, have always elicited an instinctual ‘bullshit’ reaction
from me .
I don’t know about you.
Trying to subordinate yourself on the altar of the superiority of
number, higher position, authority or needfulness almost always
gets your ass fried. Or, sunk.
Please pardon this French.
Here is a fable about getting into trouble by trying to be the good
boy and floating along the pathway of popular opinion, or similar.
Idiosyncrasy sure has its rewards.
while on a journey to the next village, a boy rode on a
donkey and the father walked alongside .
As they continued their journey, they passed some people who remarked
it was a shame the old man was walking while the boy was riding the
donkey.
Inconsiderate of the son, they opined!
Father and son considered that the critics were probably right, so
they exchanged positions.
Later on, they encountered some people who remarked, “What a shame, he
makes that little boy walk, while he is riding .”
Father and son then decided they both would walk!
Subsequently, they passed other people who thought they were stupid to
walk when they had a decent donkey to ride. What were they smoking?
So, they both rode the donkey. Now they passed some people that shamed
them by saying how wicked it was to put such a load on the poor
donkey. Two people on the frail donkey!
The boy and man said they were probably right, so they decided to
carry the donkey on their heads! .
At last, they thought, they would be able to silence these people
complaining about everything.
How mistaken!
As they traversed a bridge, they lost their grip on the donkey and it
fell into the river and drowned
Clearly, if you try to please everyone,your ass gets fried or
drowned. Literally
Relating this saying of the post title to acquisition of power /
distribution of favors, it is a chicken and egg problem.
If you got into worthwhile position by kowtowing and bootlicking, ,
not ever having a dissenting view from your superiors, if you get
into high level positions NOT through the power of ideas, you naturally
expect the same treatment from your underlings.
A vicious cycle.
There is this other fable about bullshit being able to get you to the
top, but not being enough to maintain that top-level position.
It goes something like this….
Once upon a time, a penguin decides he wants to fly up
into a tree, but he can’t quite reach the lowest branch.
A bull comes along and tells the penguin, “If you eat some of my shit,
you’ll be able to fly up to that tree. My shit is chock_full with
nutrients, so, you’ll need to get up into that tree.”
The penguin takes a little bite and expectedly , was able to fly up to
the lowest branch of the tree .
The penguin marvels at the view for a while, flew down.
The next day the penguinyy gets the idea that if he ingests even more
shit today, he’ll be able to fly even higher. Sure enough, the penguin
consumes copious volumes of more shit and flies up to the second
branch on the tree. The view from this branch is even better.
This continues for a few days until finally the penguin reaches the
very top of the tree.
The view from this height is splendid .
Unfortunately, a farmer, spotting the penguin at the tree top, pulls
out his rifle and blasts the penguin off the tree.
Clearly, bullshit may get you to the top, but it can’t maintaon you
in that position
Bootlicking or trying to please everyone /superiors can only maintain
you in their good books for a while.
Now, it is true that if you don’t embrace the idea of NOT outshining
the master, you may not go far in certain settings (such as government
[parastatals] ).
The book [48 Laws Of Power] talks about this @ http://is.gd/NVd93d .
If you are a man of your ideas, with an independent mind, you would
not fit in lots of mediocre settings, and risk being frustrated, or
worse, ostracized .
Nigeria, being a predominantly mediocre society, the best minds have
an uphill task in getting their talents to shine through.
However, to escape being enmeshed in the cesspool of mediocrity,
shine all the same, and embrace sterling principles that set you
apart from the docile comforming crowd…
He who is different walks alone. But he also gets ahead faster because
he has no baggage slowing him down!
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The demise of R. Kelly is only beginning. Following Lifetime's Surviving R. Kelly docuseries, the singer was put under a spotlight after allegations of sexual abuse resurfaced. He's currently under investigation in Fulton County, GA while Chicago police are looking for more information before they begin prosecution. While the singer's maintained a relatively low-profile since the docuseries aired, he recently had a run-in with police who were called to check in on two women who were allegedly being held captive by Kellz.
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According to TMZ, police responded to an anonymous call which claimed R. Kelly was holding two women hostage. The Cook County State Attorney's Office received a tip earlier today that the singer was at his Trump Tower residence with two women and he was holding them captive. Police rushed to the property after receiving the call and made contact with Kellz and the two women. Five officers made their way to the property, ordering Kellz into a separate room while they questioned the women. Chicago PD said both women were there by choice and nothing strange was going on. Police left the scene afterward without making any arrests.The two women were Joycelyn Savage and Azriel Clary. The former's parents have been in an on-going battle with Kelly's team to try and make contact with their daughter. The parents of both women have already stated they believe Kellz brainwashed their daughters. This is the second time this week police pulled up on R. Kelly. Police went to a Chicago club earlier this week after they got a tip that said Kellz was at the club and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Police ultimately determined there wasn't any actual warrant out for the singer's arrest and eventually, let him go. | {
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A Fun and Terrifying Ride Through and Under the Streets of San Francisco – A Review of Nocturnal by Scott Sigler
Every child grows up with stories of monsters and things that go bump in the night, and I’m no exception. Aside from the monsters in cartoons and fairytales, I also grew up with the monsters of Philippine mythology. Some were said to exist only in the far-flung rural areas, but others were said to linger even in the urban areas. These monsters were, in some ways, scarier than the ones in fairytales, perhaps because they were so close to home. But the interesting thing about these monsters was that they weren’t really known for killing people – or if they did, it was because the victim had done something particularly stupid. The monsters of Philippine myth and folklore, so it seemed to me, simply didn’t kill without reason. They operated on a certain code of honor, and if one was aware of that code and made sure that one stuck to the rules of the code, one could get out of an encounter with a tikbalang or a duwende with relative ease. As for the monsters in fairytales and cartoons, those tended to be quite distant, far apart from my own reality, mostly because the setting was often not one I recognized as part of my own country.
When I was eleven years old, though, I learned of a very different kind of monster, one that was far closer to home, and one that didn’t play by the rules I’d come to learn monsters usually operated on. It was at around this age that my mother handed me Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s novel Relic, right after I’d finished Michael Crichton’s Lost World and asked for more novels like it. Now, those who are familiar with the novel Relic might argue that it’s hardly the kind of book one hands to an eleven-year-old, but as I’ve explained elsewhere, my mother simply wasn’t the type of mother to edit her daughters’ choice of reading beyond steering us away from romance novels until she deemed us ready.
Relic left a lifelong impression on me. For the first time, I was reading about a monster that didn’t seem to operate on any recognizable code or set of rules that would determine how people could safely interact with it, which was often the case with monsters in Philippine folklore. Neither did it seem to punish people who deserved to be punished, as was often the case with monsters in fairytales. It simply existed, killing whoever and whatever crossed its path, because that was all it knew to do. This was, of course, something I’d learned about in Lost World and Jurassic Park: the drive for predators to kill because they need to do so in order to survive, a natural instinct on the part of an animal to do what it must in order to keep on living. This made sense in the context of entities I recognized as animals, such as lions and velociraptors, but not in monsters. The monster in Relic, and its sequel Reliquary, was something else entirely.
What made it even more frightening was the setting. Monsters in fairytale lands, or in the countryside, or even on distant privatized islands, were very far from my reality. A monster in a museum? Whole other story entirely. I loved museums, even at that early age, but I really hadn’t thought about all the dark nooks and crannies in such buildings, and what they could potentially hide if one found oneself stuck inside with no escape. Combined with the fact that this was a monster one couldn’t negotiate with, or simply avoid by doing things that wouldn’t attract its attention, and I had in my hands a truly, genuinely frightening thing – and I loved it.
It’s taken me a while to overcome my prejudice of horror (specifically supernatural horror – the kind involving ghosts and spirits and whatnot), but the monster story has always been a favorite of mine, especially in books. My personal copies of Relic and Reliquary have the cracked spines that signify constant reading, and I’m always on the lookout for a novel in the same vein.
When I first heard about Nocturnal by Scott Sigler, I knew I had to read it. It was a monster story, that much I knew, and one that had nothing to do with zombies – I have, as I may have said elsewhere, become tired of zombies as my go-to monster of choice. These were monsters that existed within a city, and even better, one I was relatively familiar with: San Francisco. The final nail in the coffin of my interest in this novel was the Scott Sigler interview on The Sword and Laser video podcast. Nocturnal just sounded so ridiculously fascinating that I tried my hardest to find a copy – but no dice. I had my favorite bookstore keep their eyes peeled for it, and as soon as they got a copy – even if it was the only one in the shipment – they were to put it away just for me. And just a few weeks ago, three books came in on a shipment, one of which was set aside for me, the other two for two other customers. None of those books so much as touched a display shelf.
Fortunately, it was worth the wait (and the price): Nocturnal is a capital monster story. Though it doesn’t give me the same chills as Relic once did, I attribute this to reading it as an adult and not a child. If I’d read it when I was twelve, say, I know I’d have been really scared.
The novel follows Bryan Clauser, a cop who’s been having some very strange dreams – dreams wherein he kills people, and really, really likes what he’s doing. These dreams parallel a string of brutal murders going on throughout San Francisco, murders being perpetrated by entities called Marie’s Children, whose existence has been the city’s dirty secret – a secret that people in high places would do pretty much anything to make sure no one finds out about. However, Bryan’s caught up in these dreams and these murders in ways that run deeper than he thinks, and he has no other choice but to risk himself and the people he loves in order to get to the bottom of the mystery.
What I think I liked the most about Nocturnal was how it feels so cinematic, like a good TV show or a movie. The way the chapters were cut, and the way the scenes were set up, echoed the feel of a good movie. This isn’t always something I notice in novels, which can get away with a lot of things regarding flashbacks and setup because of the nature of the medium, but I’m of the opinion that a good monster story could stand to be similar to a well-edited movie or TV show. Nocturnal has precisely that feel. There were times when I wasn’t reading so much as watching the action unfold in my mind; even the characters’ thoughts didn’t disrupt that feeling. The chapters felt like individual episodes in a series, or scene jumps in a movie. If someone picks this book up for a TV show or options it for a movie (and I really hope someone has), I don’t think they’d have a hard time figuring out how to shoot this – the way the book is written pretty much describes how scenes should be shot.
The characters also feel like they belong in a TV show, and many of their relationships can be defined according to certain TV show genres. Bryan Clauser is the classic strong-and-silent type of cop with a rather uncompromising view of life (which can be a good thing, but can also be a bad thing) – until that life gets stood on its head. His partner, Lawrence Chang (better known as Pookie), is a riot, though I did find myself a mite offended at some of his dialogue. It was easy to ignore that, though, especially in light of the fact that Pookie really does have his heart in the right place, and moreover, is fiercely loyal to those whom he thinks deserve that loyalty. Their partnership is a joy to read about, with many of the best elements of the buddy-cop show present in their interaction. Add to this the fact that Pookie himself is trying to write a series bible for a TV show, and the circle is completed.
Robin Hudson, on the other hand, represents another TV genre: the crime procedural. She’s the second-in-command to the head M.E. of the story, being groomed to take over when he retires, and it is she who provides much of the scientific background for the story – aside from being Bryan’s romantic interest. I rather like her as a female character: she’s pretty strong and no-nonsense, and doesn’t let her feelings for Bryan get in the way too much (although they do, kind of). She also has a tendency to bite back, especially later on when Bryan tries to act all protective of her. I liked her enough that I was rather disappointed when she was killed in the latter third of the novel, with her death being used as the primary catalyst for Bryan taking on the mantle of the Savior. While I can see how that would be useful as a way of getting Bryan into the role that’s obviously (at this point) his to fill, I found myself thinking that she might have been more useful alive, not dead. I also think that it would have been interesting to see how she and Bryan would have juggled a romantic relationship if she had been alive, with both their lives caught up in the business of hunting down and eliminating Marie’s Children.
On the other side of this scale is Rex Deprovdechuk, introduced as an abused, bullied teenager who is, apparently, something much more than that. Rex, true to his name, is the “king” being sought out by Marie’s Children: a race very similar to humans, but not quite, either. Anyone who’s been bullied at any point in their life (and I’m one such person) cannot help but feel sympathy, even pity, for Rex: living with a physically and emotionally abusive mother, as well as having to put up with physical and emotional bullying at school, it’s completely understandable why he does what he does later on. This isn’t to say, of course, that I approve of what he actually does; I’m just saying that I can see his reasons for doing what he did. Rex’s first act, upon discovering that he’s king of Marie’s Children, is to have his bullies killed. The ringleader of those bullies, Alex Panos, is not only killed but tortured in a set of scenes that are quite horrific by any standards. No bully met a fate worse than he, and while he most assuredly deserved his fate, that still doesn’t make it any less horrific. On the other hand, I’m not quite certain I’m comfortable with putting all the blame for Rex’s development into what he becomes later on in the story on his mother and the bullies. The development of a psychopath is, I think, more complex than that, but then again Nocturnal isn’t that kind of story. Any complex psychological analysis of Rex’s motives for doing what he did and becoming what he became will have to be done by the reader himself or herself, because doing so in-story would just get in the way of the plot.
And now that I bring up Marie’s Children, I would like to say that I find them quite interesting. Though they’re similar in many ways to humans, I like the fact that, for the most part, their behavior is very much like that of ants and termites. Their social structure is very ant-like, with a queen producing offspring that are eventually divided into different castes. The comparison is not just metaphorical: when the reader encounters “Mommy” for the first time, comparisons to the queen of an ant or termite colony are absolutely unavoidable – especially given the visual description. Occasionally she will produce other queens and other kings, but those will remain sexually dormant for as long as she’s alive – something that’s also vitally important in the novel. Even the fact that most of Marie’s Children communicate via smell, as opposed to sight, is something that ties them once again to ants and termites. My only quibble is that the genetics that distinguish Marie’s Children from normal humans is a bit wobbly. While it’s true that trisomal abnormalities can and do occur, I rather find it a bit of a stretch that an entirely new chromosome is what distinguishes them from ordinary humans. This is likely me just nitpicking a bit, but I did find that the idea kind of took me out of the moment while I was reading the novel, instead of my brain simply accepting it and moving on.
What really makes this novel a hit, though, is the plot. I don’t think I’ve read such a well-plotted monster story in a long while. The beginning took a while to build up, but as soon as the plot hit its stride, it kept going and going and going all the way to that explosive climax. The twists were pretty good, in my opinion, and while none were mind-blowing surprises, they were still pretty enjoyable in their own way. As I mentioned earlier, it felt like I was watching rather than reading the story, and the pacing of the plot, as well as the directions it takes, are all pitch-perfect for the genre. My only quibble is that there sometimes seemed to be too many characters on-deck to tell the story properly, but eventually Sigler seems to settle on a specific handful of characters, and uses them, primarily to tell the story.
Overall, Nocturnal is a fast-paced (but well-paced) thriller, with just enough horror to make the reader squirm in his or her seat. The characters are pretty solid in their own way, despite the fact that there’s no attempt to explore them too deeply, but that’s not the point of a novel like this. As for the monsters, they’re pretty interesting in their own right, though science buffs might find themselves raising their eyebrows at their admittedly questionable genetics. Other than that, though, the novel itself is a great read, and will go over well with people looking for an interesting monster story. | {
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Sunday, September 23, 2012
A Layout featuring Fancy Pants "Be You"
Good Sunday morning, everyone! Missy here to share with you a page I created using the Be You collection from Fancy Pants. I just love working with bright colors, and this collection has them. There are lots of flowers, chevrons, polka dots...all kinds of fun patterns. And I love how black is mixed in with them...it really makes those bold colors pop.
I matted this cute flower paper onto black cardstock and added some pink paint drips & splatters. I cut out some of the flowers to put on top of the photo so I'd have some dimension. I love when you can cut out shapes from paper and then cover it with the photo...you'd never know the paper was filled with holes!
I also added the butterfly stamps, the arrows & the dotted border. I wanted to throw in a little more black.
I purchased this super fun collection from the My Scraps store HERE. You can, too, and you can also get it for 20% off through September 24th! I hope this page inspires you to scrap something amazing! | {
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Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) held its first annual martial arts Charity Fight Night competition. The event included boxing, wrestling, and other fighting styles. Pizza was provided by Procolino’s, and all proceeds went to the Kent... | {
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Bristol Mayor changes planned Bus Rapid Transit route
The mayor of Bristol has announced a major change to the planned Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) routes in the city.
George Ferguson has decided that neither scheme should run across Prince Street Bridge and the east-west route should not run through the harbour.
The Independent mayor said doing so would clog up the bridge and compromise the historic docks.
But Liberal Democrat councillor Tim Kent said the mayor was putting the entire £200m project in jeopardy.
Mr Ferguson has instructed council officers to come up with alternative routes within the next three weeks.
'Bone of contention'
He said: "It was never satisfactory, it was always going to clog up the bridge by the number of journeys that would have gone over it, both from BRT 2 and BRT 3 - that's the north-south journey as well as the east-west one.
"This prevents BRT basically going through the historic harbour as well which, I think, has been the biggest bone of contention.
"I've got the mandate to do this. I made it absolutely clear during the election my thoughts and concerns about BRT."
But Mr Kent, who was the council's cabinet member for transport before Mr Ferguson took office, said: "It took six years to get to where we are at, so at the eleventh hour, once again, it appears Bristol is about to scrap a transport scheme.
"Is that what we want Bristol to be known for? Or do we want them in London to think 'down in Bristol they can get on with projects, they can deliver'?"
'Never practical'
David Redgewell, from the South West Transport Network, applauded the move.
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Pet Urine Damage Treatment
With the increasing number of pets in American homes, damaged carpet from pet urine is more and more common. While pets are great to have, they do require taking some additional care for your carpets in an effort to maintain a healthy and bacteria free indoor environment.
Pet urine can cause permanent damage to your floors and fabrics. When an animal urinates on the carpet it is critical to get the spot cleaned as soon as possible. Urine deposited on carpet does not stay there; it penetrates the fibers and contaminates both the backing of the carpet and the flooring material below the carpet. Often, without your knowing, pets will urinate continually in the same general location.
It is much easier to remove the urine once it has been deposited as the urine is in an acid state. Once the urine is allowed to dry it becomes alkaline and an array of damage begins to take place. Your carpet is now the perfect breeding ground for bacteria to flourish almost immediately. The acid in the urine will react with the carpet and will permanently discolor the carpet, especially if the urine is allowed to sit for days or weeks.
Urine, left untreated, will always give off very unpleasant and offensive odors. Urine odors can permeate from the floor albeit a cement slab, wood floor, from the tack strips and from even behind the walls. This is caused by the bacteria growth that eventually melds into the carpet fibers and padding. While the urine may have dried the salt and crystals from the urine remain in and under the carpet. The slightest moisture, even humidity, will activate these elements making the odor more concentrated and pungent. The only way to get rid of the odor is to remove the urine salts in the carpet, in the backing of the carpet as well as the pad underneath. In the very worse cases, the concrete slab will need to disinfected and re-sealed.
How Heaven's Best can help?
We will come out to your home and assess the urine stains. If you are unsure as to where the urine spots may be located there is no need to worry. We can pinpoint where each urine stain is located by utilizing our black light urine detector. We will start working immediately to remove the urine and salts and restore your healthy indoor environment. If the damage is extensive, we will pull up the carpet, remove and extract the urine from the effected portions, treating the fibers and the back of the carpet with enzymatic cleaning solution. Enzyme based cleaning solutions are the only products that will break down the bacteria and ensure a bacteria free healthy home. In the cases where the acid in the urine has permanently dyed the carpet there is no way to restore the color. We can, however, patch the area with carpet from a remnant or an inconspicuous area such as a closet.
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ABOUT 22 PLASMA METHOD
Plasma method is non-invasive and non-surgical method which allows us to get results without surgery.
It is the answer to all the client’s needs that either fear or dislike the surgical procedure that is usually connected with face rejuvenation. The method does not require anesthesia, there is no long down time, swelling or bruises, that many clients find problematic.
It is essential to inform our clients of realistic results associated with the Plasma method which compared to surgical methods delivers very comparable results, while being much less expensive and involving less possible complications.
How does it work?
Main principle is to ionize (chemically to break apart some or all electrons of an atom or molecule) gases from the air in order to create mini magnetic “arrow” with which we can cure specific skin problems directly where the problem is, avoiding all surrounding healthy tissue and leaving it untouched.
“Electric arrows” affect fibroblast cells in papillary layer. Idea behind an intentional and controlled damaging of the skin layers specifically where the problematic area is to activate healing process which results in healthy and tightened skin tissue.
After the treatment small crusts – dry spots form on the skin and it is very important that the client keeps the skin clean and protect it with the Fine Line Lifting cream and regularly washes the skin with lukewarm water as to ensure fast and effective healing. The crusts should fall of in 5 to 7 days after the treatment if the after care is done according to the instructions. At this time the skin begins to heal and the damage to skin cells incites growth and renewal of new and younger skin.
PERMANENCE OF 22 PLASMA METHOD
Results of 22 Plasma method are permanent but since skin is ageing as we get older and collagen production decreases every year we have treat every client individually. Natural factors such as smoking and sun exploitation, stress, genetic factors will continue to have an impact on aging process but we can alleviate those factors with stimulating skin to heal with 22 Plasma method. Results will last forever but eventually you will have to repeat the process to fight ageing process.
22 PLASMA TOOL
Plasma pen is a revolutionary device which uses Electro fulguration for a variety of cosmetic treatments. An Electrode is held 1–2 mm from skin surface, and produces a Voltaic spark or electric arc. High voltage allows current to overcome resistance of air gap between tissue and electrode tip. This causes superficial tissue dehydration and carbonisation over wide area. The Carbonised epidermis insulates and minimises further damage to the underlying dermis. Therefore, the client has small crusting for 4-7days, but they can apply camouflage makeup until crusting comes away, taking the imperfection with it. The technology behind plasma sterilisation is not new, and was first used by NASA. However, unlike previous devices the new pen generates a range of plasma states, depending on the medical application it is being used for. | {
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LA Galaxy search for answers after late collapse against the San Jose Earthquakes
STANFORD, Calif. – LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena did not mince words following his team’s 3-2 defeat to the San Jose Earthquakes. And after the way that the Galaxy fell to their bitter rivals in the California Clásico, just who could blame him?
The Galaxy saw a two goal lead evaporate in the game’s final 22 minutes as the Earthquakes scored three times in the second half, including twice in second half stoppage time to defeat LA. With the result, San Jose became the first team in MLS history to win a game that they trailed in entering second half stoppage time while also being down a man.
After seeing three points vanish following stoppage time goals by Shea Salinas and Alan Gordon, Arena didn’t hold any punches when he described his team’s inability to finish the game.
“It was poor play and lack of intelligence by our team. To have a team of players and coaches that is that poor and stupid in the last five minutes of the game that’s my responsibility,” said Arena. “That can't be on anybody else but me. I’m absolutely embarrassed by that performance. Give our opponents credit, but our performance was embarrassing.”
Once Hector Jimenez scored LA’s second goal in the 65th minute, the Earthquakes sought to raise the tempo as they tried to erase the lead. This stretched a Galaxy defense that had been compact for the entirety of the match and allowed the Quakes to find spaces to exploit. The first goal came in the 68th minute when Gordon was fortunate not to draw a whistle by knocking over center back A.J. DeLaGarza in order to head a shot past Galaxy goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini from close range.
Going down a man nine minutes later after Victor Bernárdez was shown a second yellow card only encouraged the Quakes’ go for broke mentality. The tying goal came off a throw-in by Justin Morrow, which was deflected by Omar Gonzalez and A.J. DeLaGarza before Salinas seized on the opportunity and fired it into LA’s net. The disintegration was complete in the third minute of stoppage time when a series of long passes in the final third by San Jose caused LA’s back four to lose their shape allowing Gordon to slip behind Gonzalez and Sean Franklin to complete his brace with another header from close range.
“[The defense] definitely got a little bit too stretched,” said defender Omar Gonzalez. “There were times when they kept on crossing balls and we kept clearing them, but it was only their guys picking up balls with no one to pressure them. It got a little bit too stretched and we need to keep more compact next time.”
Perhaps what made the meltdown so shocking was LA’s success on both sides of the ball for the team’s opening 68 minutes. Prior to Alan Gordon’s initial goal, which cut the Galaxy lead in half, LA was a class above the Earthquakes in front of goal. In particular, the connection between Robbie Keane and Landon Donovan resulted in numerous scoring chances—two ending in the back of the net—as the Galaxy counterattack devastated the San Jose defense.
But it wasn’t just the attack that enjoyed success for much of the game as the Galaxy defense stifled San Jose’s high-pressure game early on. In the first half, San Jose was called offside seven times as LA’s organized back four stymied the Earthquakes attempts to get in behind the defense. When the Earthquakes’ attack did threaten, LA’s defense was repeatedly up to the task as the Galaxy repeatedly nodded Earthquakes crosses out of danger while Cudicini made also made three saves, all in the opening hour, to keep San Jose off the scoreboard.
However, once LA went up two goals, the pendulum swung in favor of San Jose, who wildly threw numbers forward. Despite the pressure, the Galaxy continued to push for a third goal, creating numerous chances—including three shots that forced a save from Jon Busch in the game’s final 20 minutes—the goal never came for LA as the Quakes earned win with two at the death.
“The longer you play this game, the more you see games like that where one team dominates and you don’t score and the next thing you know you’re on the losing end,” said Donovan. “It’s a tough lesson to learn and we should know better. But when you don’t score goals then you always keep teams around and we did that tonight.”
The scene in the LA locker room following the loss was understandably one of dejection as the Galaxy certainly had their opportunities, but that didn’t stop their captain from issuing a call to arms.
“Sometimes it takes a strong man to come back from defeat like this,” said Keane. “Let’s see who has some balls in the next few games.”
The Galaxy will have the chance to test their collective testicular fortitude on Thursday when they play host to the Columbus Crew. Following such a jarring defeat to a hated rival, the match against the Crew represents a chance for redemption.
“All of our hard work before stoppage time is for nothing because we threw it away at the end of the game. Like the manager said, it was stupidity,” said Keane. “But the good thing about football is that there’s always another game; for us, that’s coming up quickly on Thursday, and I’m sure the team will be ready to go.” | {
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odor detect
[Hunter’s] wife came home from her latest extreme couponing session with a handful of free Air Wick Odor Detect air fresheners, and since they had so many of the things sitting around, he was compelled to take one apart to see what makes them tick.
The casing was secured with melted snap tabs which had to be cut, making disassembly a one-way street. Once opened, he found a trio of white label AA cells and an ARNIE COMPACT3 ISS.4 controller board, complete with an epoxy-sealed microcontroller. A similarly branded sensor board was attached to the controller, and he spotted a solenoid with a built-in nozzle for spraying air freshener as well.
The sensor board piqued his curiosity the most, and after some research he’s pretty sure that the Air Wick uses an Applied Sensor VOC air quality module to get the job done. The tiny sensor uses a special substrate containing electrodes, which measure the resistance of the sensing layer while it is heated to upwards of 400° C. A change in resistance lets the air freshener know that it’s time to handle the odoriferous emanations floating about.
Thanks to [Hunter] for taking the time to tear the Air Wick down and letting us know what’s inside! | {
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Sunday, July 13, 2014
New Music: Brandy- Magic
This is literally the best way to end my Saturday night. Bran released this cover of a song I love by Coldplay- Magic. We Starz have been thirsting for new music, and she's delivered! Bran's precision is unlike any other singer. There is no mistaking, she's vocally unmatched.
We all know she digs Coldplay (who doesnt?), but it's great to hear her do another studio cover. Now... if we can only get that album! Check out Bran's flawless and smoothed out version of Coldplay's Magic below! I call this voice magic! | {
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Same-Sex Attraction with Anne Mitchell
And you’re listening to the La Trobe University podcast, I’d be your host Matt Smith, good morning, good afternoon and good evening, it does all depend on where you’re standing. This would be the time to talk about sex because I’m here with Professor Anne Mitchell. She’s from the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society. Thankyou for joining me here, Anne.
Anne:
It’s a pleasure, Matt.
Matt:
It’s lovely to have you on board. There’s been quite a shift in social climate today, around young people and sexuality. And it would be safe to say that yourself and your centre here can claim some credit in that, isn’t it?
Anne:
Yeah, I think so. We’ve been doing a lot of work in that territory for I guess 15 years, but one of the things that is different about this centre is that we’ve had from the beginning a designated person for putting research into practice. So not only do we do the research here about sex and sexuality here in young people but we then have a process and people like me who go on with it a bit and try and ensure it gets used and gets into policy and practice in some way. So with research about same-sex attracted young people there’s been about a ten year process about getting that to really make a difference because when we did the research in 1998 we did the first lot of research in 1998, and the second in 2005. The very first survey, absolutely nothing was known about young people. We had them on our radar, in a few surveys about all young people, and we could tell those young people weren’t doing very well but we really didn’t have any funds or any way of accessing them.
We managed to sort of piggy back them on to some HIV funding and to do a survey at that time and we found out a lot of information that nobody else knew about. The high degree of abuse and violence they were experiencing, that most of them hadn’t told anyone about their sexuality, that schools were the least safe places for them, and high rates of drug use and self harm. So this was all new information and we thought wow, this is a huge public health issue, this is really going to make a difference. In fact in 1998 we didn’t get a lot of mileage out of it, you might say. The education department refused to take the research on board, and in fact they tried to discredit the methodology and so on, so really it was a bit thankless at that time.
But we started a process that really helped to build one step at a time towards making a difference, and at that time we figured out what we had to do was market it, and we promoted the research as around a safety issue rather than a moral issue. A lot of people ten years ago and now too I guess have moral attitudes that vary to same-sex attraction, but we decided we’d push this as a safety issue and a human rights issue, and so we put out a press release that said ‘schools unsafe places for young gay students’ and so on. It turned out that a lot of teachers could, when they saw that there was a safety issue involved, leave aside any moral hesitations they might have to act on the matter, and start to take an issue on board.
Matt:
The resistance that you had to get anything done by the education department there, is that something that’s changed over time? They would have warmed up to the concept a little bit more these days.
Anne:
Well look it has changed over time, it has changed fabulously. We really had probably the holy grail from the beginning, the idea from the beginning that we’d like to see something from the Minister of Education sent out to all schools saying they’ve got to deal with this issue, don’t mess around any more, young same-sex attracted kids are entitled to be in schools and to have their needs addressed. So that was kind of an aim ten years ago and we were no where near it then.
When we did the second survey in 2005 things had changed. Our research had been out there long enough for it to get funding for a lot of ‘on the ground’ projects and things happening in individual schools and it made a big difference at that sort of practical level, but in 2005 when we repeated the survey we still found the same kind of levels of violence and that violence in schools had gone up. So we got to the education department and said would they like a briefing about this research before it goes out to the public and they said yes please. So we were in a really different climate and a lot had happened that had made that difference, so as a result of the research coming out a second time we really started to see some action.
We had a conference called the sense and sexuality conference, showcased the research and had a lot of workshops around, what people could do to put the research into practice and that was all paid for and organised by the education department. We got some information that came out of that, some issues that rose out of the research, into the Victorian Essential Learning Standards, so that was the curriculum guidelines, so now it’s mandatory for some of these issues to be taught in the classroom, both in sex-ed and in areas like citizenship and those new subject areas that they have. We had our research quoted all through the bullying policy, and in fact, a specific chapter on homophobia, which was just unheard of in the past. Homophobia was so not on the radar in schools.
One of the very first discoveries was that between about 9-11% of kids in any given school were struggling with their sexuality. Now not all of those will go on to be gay obviously, but quite a component of them will and it’s neither here nor there at that age. They’re all struggling with the idea that they might be gay in a climate where they’re really hearing so many negative messages about it. I think that was really new information for schools and it really helped to galvanise them to think they couldn’t sit with that idea, that there’s none in the school anymore.
Matt:
Is that why you used the term ‘same-sex attracted’, you used that earlier on.
Anne:
We sort of invented that term out of our research because we asked the kids if they are attracted only to the opposite sex, only to the same sex, to both sexes or not sure, and anyone who answers anything other than only to the opposite sex in our surveys we call ‘same-sex attracted’, not because they’re necessarily gay, in fact many of them aren’t, but they’re all dealing with the issue. So same-sex attraction didn’t foreclose what happened to the young people, and it’s somehow a gentler term that teachers and school administrators could sign on to that term.
Matt:
Well the words ‘gay’ and ‘lesbian’ in a school environment maybe have negative connotations these days. They’re used in verbal abuse as well.
Anne:
Well the word ‘gay’ is, everything being so gay, people think that’s fairly harmless but in fact we argue that for kids that are thinking they might be gay if they’re hearing the word used in a negative way all around them every day they’re getting the message over and over again, so if teachers will challenge it that might be the very first person that somebody who’s never spoken to anyone else about their sexuality standing up for the issue, and they might really respond well to that.
Matt:
So your second round of surveys in 2005 had pretty much the same data responses as far as percentages are concerned.
Anne:
Yeah, but we had double the number of students, and this time because we had the greater numbers we could link self harm directly to the abuse they were experiencing, and so it was a lot stronger the data, it really demonstrated some of the damaging health effects of the levels of abuse kids were experiencing.
Matt:
And what sort of results have you had from that? What sort of action?
Anne:
Well it was since that survey that some of those things I talked about before happened, but a few weeks ago we did in fact get a statement sent to all principals from all government schools from Bronwyn Pike the Education Minister saying exactly what we hoped she would say all those years ago, although it was not Bronwyn Pike then, that principals had to address the issue in an appropriate way with equal opportunity legislation if kids want to bring partners of the same sex to the school formal and so on that has to be okay. That they’re not to be discriminated against in any government schools.
Matt:
Is that actually starting to happen, things like that?
Anne:
Well realistically it’s a long way to go.
Matt:
It’s very forward thinking at this point, probably.
Anne:
It is, and I think for many principals it will be the very first time, despite all the pushing of our research that we’ve done, it might be the first time the issue has come on their radar, they’d be gob-smacked by getting the statement in their regular Tuesday e-mail. But for a lot of schools they’ve been addressing the issue all along so it’s a pat on the back for them, and probably the most important area is people who have been addressing the issue just quietly: a few teachers in the school with very uncertain support from the school administration, so this statement makes it really clear that that is a legitimate professional activity for teachers and it needs to happen in a broader way. So we were pretty happy about it really, but we do know that there’s another whole long time to go before we get every school doing what they need to do on the ground and making the environments really safe for same sex attracted young people, and we will be repeating the survey next year, so we hope then we might see some sort of improvement.
Matt:
See a bit of a change in the numbers. And how much of an effect is your survey having? Is it getting out there nationwide, or is it just in Victoria?
Anne:
We’ve had the most success in Victoria, in fact, we’re the envy of other states in having a statement gone out to the principals, and I think that’s something to do with political structures we’ve got in place like a gay and lesbian Ministerial advisory committee in the health area and so on, but it is used nationally and we’ve spoken in conferences all around Australia. It’s a national survey and we know that most education departments in states and territories are aware of the research and taken some steps to improve the situation based on the research but we’re doing the best in Victoria, because we’re down here and really pushing it.
Matt:
Why is homophobic bullying different to other types of bullying?
Anne:
Well we think it’s very different, all bullying is harmful and we’d like to see it all eliminated, but homophobic bullying is different in a few ways. First of all it is the kind of bullying that often goes unchecked. People hear kind of racist bullying and vilification of other students and teachers are onto it straight away. Homophobic bullying they often feel they’re not sure if they’re allowed to challenge it, or if it’s the right thing to do, maybe if they do challenge it they might be regarded as gay themselves, so we know that it has that sort of overtone.
And we also know that for young people who are struggling with the issue of whether or not they might be gay, they’re very isolated, they’re often alienated from their school, their church, their families, and this kind of bullying which reinforces the messages they’re hearing all around themselves, so they become very homophobic, full of self hatred, and the knife goes all the way in with homophobic bullying, unlike other kinds of bullying this seems to be experienced very profoundly by same-sex attracted young people and it certainly leads to higher rates of self harm.
Matt:
Do you think that further education of school students would maybe be needed so that they understand the issue better? Because a lot of them might be bullying without even realising they might be doing it to another student.
Anne:
We have done quite a lot of work in schools with children around this issue, but one on one I think most students know it’s a bad thing and they shouldn’t do it, and that the key to really turning the situation around is the sort of ‘zero-tolerance’ environment from staff. Not that the staff can be everywhere, but I think if that sort of ethos was established in the school a lot of the homophobic bullying would die out so we focus our attention a lot more on the teachers rather than the students, as students need to have it reinforced every day, you’ve got to have a teacher that’s well trained, confident of the stance they’re taking and keeps it up day after day after day, and then you will get some change in the culture. | {
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The Making Living Wage Places scheme recognises and celebrates the geographical areas that are doing more to expand Living Wage accreditation. From Living Wage Buildings and Zones to Towns, Cities and Regions, these are the places where communities, organisations and businesses are working together to tackle low pay within their localities. | {
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Skeeter Invasion!
It was hot last night when we went to bed so we left some windows open and the fans running. During the night Dianna and I were awakened a couple times by a pesky fly that kept buzzing around our heads. That was annoying, but about 7 this morning I felt the kids moving in the trailer. I got up a few minutes later and found Deidra and Dom both up with a story to tell. It seems the window screen by Deidra did not get seated properly and there was a small crack at the edge. She was awakened about 6 by mosquitoes buzzing around her head. She got up and spent the next hour and a half killing them. She whacked one or two on Dom’s head which woke him up also. The two of them said they had killed over 30 by the time I got up. Before we left our campsite we probably killed almost that many again. Fortunately, no one was badly bitten, but we will all watch the screens carefully from now on.
We stopped at the visitor center in Delta Junction, the official end of the Alaska Highway, to take a picture and make a contribution to the local economy at the souvenir store.
Just before arriving we saw some beautiful, massive snow covered mountains off to the west. I couldn’t find a spot to pull off to take a picture and we were coming into town anyway so the opportunity was missed. It took me a few minutes to realize that we had been looking at Mt. McKinley in Denali National Park from over 80 miles away. It is quite rare to see it without clouds above it, but that is what we saw. Unfortunately, after our photo/shopping stop, the clouds had already begun to build and the view from north of Delta Junction was not nearly as good as from the south. Therefore, we have only the picture in our minds eye to share with you.
The local scenery was more of the same. There are mostly tree lined roads, occasional rivers and lakes, but much of this part of Alaska is pretty flat. We continued on to Fairbanks where we ran smack dab into civilization. The road suddenly split into a four lane divided highway with on and off ramps. It was a freeway! We took the off ramp from one freeway onto another and suddenly were completely through Fairbanks. We turned around after the freeway again ended and returned back into town and took a promising looking off ramp. We wandered around looking for a truck stop and large grocery store. We eventually found both. The food store was a Fred Meyers which looks and feels a lot like a Wal-Mart. They are pretty popular up here. The truck held $396 in fuel to fill it up. Mom, I think Fairbanks has changed since you were here.
We have been doing some planning and decided it was not practical to take the kids north toward the artic circle so we are going to go to Denali National Park and then out on the Kenai Peninsula with the time we have. We continued south to Denali and are parked at a commercial campground where we will stay for three days. Tomorrow will be a rest and recuperate day, and Thursday we will take the tour of Denali.
Pulling into the campground was even more of a show than usual. We first tried a campground 4 miles up the road that had large sites, but they had no wireless internet access. So we went to the place we are staying instead. The camp sites are not large, and we arrived quite late so most spots were already full and there were cars and trucks parked everywhere. It took some pretty fancy maneuvering to get the trailer backed in. Of course, we had half the campground watching and making bets on whether or not I could do it. Several came up to me afterwards and asked if I am a truck driver. They were really impressed.
Nana came down with a cold this morning so she is not feeling great. A quiet night and a day of rest will do us all good.
6 comments:
I remember well the huge mosquitoes of Alaska. Hope you took along some strong DEET!
Denali is beautiful, and your best chance of seeing a grizzly. I took a 3-day solo backpacking trip there in 1970, up one glacier, over a pass, and down another. I still have pictures somewhere, but don't know where. I saw grizzlies, but not on the hike (for which I am thankful!).
When I returned with the family a couple of years ago we also saw grizzlies (from the safety of the tour bus).
Tomorrow is the longest day of the year, and you are quite far north! Should be a short night there. It sounds as though Fairbanks has grown up since the 1970's. Somewhere around there, we ate dinner one day at the Senior Center, and for $2.00 had a delicious buffet and talked with a man who had lived above the Circle for several years. He had lots of tales.
You do remember where Dad was bitten by an Alaskan mosquito, don't you? | {
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Japanese Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi, is planning one-day visits to China and South Korea, aiming to improve relations soured by rows over Japan's military past and concerns over plans to change rules governing the actions of Japan's Self Defence Force.
Mr Koizumi told a parliamentary panel he would also like to discuss moves to counter terrorism.
A spokesman said the visits - to China on 8 October and South Korea on 15 October - must be approved by the Japanese parliament.
South Korean men cut off their fingertips in protest at the shrine visit
Relations between Japan and its Asian neighbours have been shaky since the Japanese Government approved a textbook earlier this year which critics say whitewashes its wartime atrocities.
Mr Koizumi further angered Asian neighbours in August when he visited a shrine that honours war criminals among Japan's war dead.
A South Korean presidential spokesman told reporters that Mr Koizumi would make a new gesture of atonement for his country's wartime past during the visit.
There are also concerns over plans to allow Japan's Self Defence Force to provide logistical support to the US in the event of military action against Afghanistan.
Japan's constitution currently restricts the military to activities within a narrow definition of self defence.
South Korea and Japan are co-hosting next year's football World Cup.
South Korea relents
Mr Koizumi's visit to Seoul comes after months of negotiations and rejections by the South Korean Government.
Mr Oh did not say why South Korea's had suddenly agreed to the visit. Previously the government insisted Japan make efforts to heal the rift before a meeting could take place.
But Kang Hyun-Wook, a key government policy maker, said the attacks on the US, and the global economic slump, had increased pressure for a summit.
"The two countries must also maintain close cooperation for a successful co-hosting of the 2002 football World Cup," he said.
Book dispute
The row between over a new history book by nationalist historians, approved for use in Japanese schools next spring, has been simmering for months. South Korea is angry at the failure of the book to mention more than 100,000 so-called "comfort women", forced to have sex with Japanese troops during the war.
It also objects to the book's claim that Japan's 1910-1945 occupation of the Korean peninsula was necessary for stability.
As a result of Japan's refusal to amend the book, South Korea scaled back military and cultural ties.
On 13 August, the row deepened when Mr Koizumi visited Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine despite objections from Asian neighbours. The shrine is dedicated to 2.5 million Japanese war dead, including 14 convicted war criminals. | {
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Oilers need to grab a pair and take care of their star players
Watching Chicago Blackhawks pest Dan Carcillo run the the Edmonton Oilers show on Monday night should have been the final straw. Taylor Hall had reached his boiling point last Thursday against the Minnesota Wild and Cal Clutterbuck. At what point is someone outside of their best player, going to stand up to the likes of Carcillo, for taking runs at their best players?
Now the Oilers are in no way shape or form a big team but this is getting to the point of being almost unbearable to watch. There were at least four occasions during last night's contest, that the former Phoenix Coyotes forward nailed Edmonton players. The same Dan Carcillo who wiped out former bluliner Tom Gilbert with a dirty hit, and knocked the rearguard out of action for weeks last season.
Carcillo took healthy runs at Jeff Petry, Chris Vandevelde and Nail Yakupov, while sticking Ryan Jones in the face. Give credit to VandeVelde and Jones for picking themselves up off the ice and taking their own healthy runs at Brent Seabrook and Marian Hossa but what about the other two?
Is it really too much to ask for someone to go and take a run at say Patrick Kane? And yes, I am talking to you Ben Eager. They only way to respond to the likes of a Petry or Yakupov being singled out for physical punishment, is to take a run at the oppositions best players.
In no way shape or form am I saying to go kill the guy but run him through the boards and plant him on his backside. It is actually rather simple. If it continues to happen, you do it again and maybe take a run at a Hossa or Jonathan Toews as well.
I could really care less that Eager is buddies with most of those guys over on the Chicago bench. He is paid by the Edmonton Oilers to do a job...so go out and do it. Has the former first round pick played well of late? He certainly has but his main purpose on this roster is to intimate and at the moment, he is failing miserably in this category.
Though Eager has been one of the main culprits, he is not alone. While the Oilers have a terrible mix in their bottom six to deal with such issues, no reason why any one of them can't go out and bang a body when necessary. On the backend Mark Fistric has been throwing his weight around as well as Ladislav Smid to a lesser degree but no one else has really stepped up their physical side of the game.
Earlier in the season, Smid did the honourable thing and answered the bell against the Los Angeles Kings, after Hordan Nolan decided to take hammer Jordan Ebere. In his one game this season, Theo Peckham made it very clear to every Minnesota player that wanted a piece of Hall after his hit on Clutterbuck, they would need to go through him first.
All positive signs but there is still something missing...a louder response. Either one is delivered or these kids will continue to be abused on a regular basis. Does anyone honestly think for minute, that Carcillo would have continued his act, had Kane, Toews or Hossa been pounded by an Oilers player a handful of times? The honest answer would be no.
Is the plan to just sit and watch Eberle, Hall, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Justin Schultz and Yakupov, never mind an Ales Hemsky or Sam Gagner, continue to be hammered on with no repercussions? There are those out there who say the best way to combat that is to score on the power play, like the Detroit Red Wings.
No offence but that's a load of crap. The Wings have always had players that could take care of their teammates and even in their current incarnation, have players in place to do exactly that. Who on the Oilers could you compare to a Todd Berrtuzzi, Niklas Kronwall, Johan Franzen or Jordin Tootoo? Heck, even guys like Dan Clearly and Drew Miller will play physical when necessary and stand up for a teammate. Those players are missing in Edmonton.
With all due respect to General Manager Steve Tambellini, former head coach Tom Renney and current bench boss Ralph Krueger, at what point does ignoring the problem no longer become acceptable? How many times are you going to watch players like Dan Carcillo take runs at your top players and do nothing about it?
Could some of it be coaching? Where they don't want their guys to take a bad penalty. Perhaps but if that is truly the case, it needs to be dealt with immediately. This organization's meal ticket is their young talent and it needs to be protected. If any coach can't see that, than they need to be shown the door. Not saying that is the case with Krueger but if it is, same rules apply.
Personally, I am not a huge fan of seeing a third pairing of Fistric and Peckham on a regular basis but if they can help fill this void, so be it. As a paring, would it really be an worse than say a Potter-Fistric tandem? Probably not and the one thing we know about Peckham, is he has his teammates back. Of that, there is no question.
This isn't about fighting. It is about protecting your own and sticking up for one another. Either you allow the guys you have in house to do their job or bring someone in who is willing to do it. This team has enough skill on it, that it can afford to add some of that so-called "functional toughness" to play in the bottom six.
No more excuses. The time has come to deal with this and deal with it now. There are loads of third or fourth guys who can still play a regular shift and produce next to no offence, like the Oilers current bottom six, but still provide what this team is missing.
Make it happen Mr.Tambellini, before you have another Cory Sarich on Taylor Hall situation on your hands and another one the Edmonton Oilers young star players laid out on some NHL rink. | {
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Graduates
Undergraduate Biographies
Paige Kibbler began playing Horn eight years ago under the influence of her brother and mother, who also play horn. She hails from North of Chicago in Illinois. In the last four years she has performed in Chicago and around the world with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras, the Illinois Music Educators Association’s Allstate Honors Band and Orchestra, the Chicago Youth in Music Festival Orchestra, and the Chicago Civic Orchestra. In addition to her pursuits on Horn, she is also active in choir and theatre. She is currently attending Indiana University Jacob's School of Music as a music education major with a focus in Band.
Raleigh Mostov, who grew up in Dublin, Ohio, is a freshman Music Education major. She will be a freshman in the fall of 2011 and is studying with Professor Nelsen. She began playing the horn when she was in 4th grade and has loved it ever since. She was a part of her high school's marching band, concert band, orchestra, pit orchestra, and pep band. She also participated in a number of groups such as the Columbus Symphony Youth Orchestra, OMEA All-State Orchestra, The OSU Honor Band, and Capital Honor Band. She chose to apply to IU after attending and loving the IU Summer Music Clinic for two years. Raleigh loves the french horn, but also just any music in general. Outside of music, she plays ultimate frisbee, makes cupcakes, rides her bake, and attempts to rap.
Charlotte O’Connor is from Plano, Texas and a 2011graduate of Plano West Senior High School where she was the principal horn of the PWSH Wind Ensemble and PWSH Orchestra. She was also a member of the TMEA All-State Philharmonic Orchestra and the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra. Charlotte was Drum Major of the PWSH Marching Band her senior year and also in her sophomore year for the Shepton High School Marching Band. She has received the nationally recognized John Phillip Sousa Award and Festival Disney Outstanding Concert Soloist Award, as well as many TMEA Solo & Ensemble awards.
Charlotte has attended summer programs at the Interlochen School of the Arts and Boston University Tanglewood Institute. She is honored to have been named a Barbara and David Jacobs Scholar and be a member of Studio Nelson as she fearlessly pursues a Horn Performance major.
In her free time, Charlotte enjoys cupcakes, Starbuck’s, working out, and concerts - especially when they are shared with friends. View her website at www.charlotte-horn.com
Lauren Patin is an incoming freshman horn performance major in Studio Nelsen. Born and raised in Texas, Lauren served as principal horn for the Sherman High School Wind Ensemble her freshman year; however, in 2010 she moved to Bloomington-Normal, Illinois where she graduated from Normal Community West High School. While studying under Danielle Fisher, Lauren was the principal horn in the Normal West Wind Ensemble where she was a part of the world premier of Roy Magnuson's piece "...and we all go together" in 2011. In addition to playing in her school's wind ensemble, Lauren also performed in the Normal West chamber winds and participated in the Twin City Honor Band. When not playing horn, Lauren also enjoys swimming, playing piano, and hanging out with her friends and family.
Stephanie Reusch is a freshman at Indiana University studying music education. Stephanie was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, and recently graduated from Mount Rainier High School. She began her studies in music on the violin at the age of 5 and switched to the horn at age 12 due to the lack of strings program at her middle school. She began lessons under Matthew Kruse and after some time decided to make horn her primary instrument. Throughout high school, Stephanie has participated in All-State and All-Northwest ensembles, both regional and state-wide Solo and Ensemble competitions, and ensembles such as Normandy Park Youth Orchestra, Tacoma Youth Symphony and the Mount Rainier High School Wind Ensemble. Certain honors Stephanie has acheived include winning the 2010 Tacoma Youth Symphony Concerto Competition and receiving composite superior ratings at State Solo and Ensemble Competitions in 2010 and 2011. Aside from the horn, Stephanie enjoys competitive swimming and street soccer
Alex Wahl is delighted to start his BME as part of Studio Nelsen in the fall of 2013. Although born in Norway, he grew up in League City, Texas, and began playing the horn at age 11. He graduated from Clear Creek High School in 2013, where he was principal horn of the Wind Ensemble, which was selected to perform at the 2013 Midwest Clinic/Convention in Chicago. Alex was a member of the TMEA All-State Symphonic Band and Symphony Orchestra as well as the Virtuosi of Houston youth orchestra. In 2011, Alex received a superior rating at the Texas State Solo & Ensemble competition. He looks forward to continue an emphasis in performance while also focusing on his degree. In addition to his musical endeavors, Alex enjoys traveling, cycling, kayaking, hiking, and just spending time in the great outdoors.
Cameron Wray grew up in Ventura, CA and is thrilled to be entering Indiana University as an undergraduate performance major as part of Studio Nelsen. Cameron began playing piano at the age of eight, but by
the time he turned 14, the horn had become his primary instrument. While living in Ventura, Cameron performed as principal horn in the Ventura High School Wind Ensemble, the Ventura College Symphony Orchestra, the Ventura College Jazz Band, and the Santa Barbara Youth Symphony, with whom he was honored to perform Mozart's Second Horn Concerto in 2011. Cameron has also participated in the Ventura County Honor Band and the California All-State Ensembles, and has spent five summers at the Music Academy of the West's Merit Program.
In his spare time, Cameron enjoys traveling, reading, watching
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Graduate Biographies
Sam Crocker, a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, holds a Bachelor’s degree with honors in horn performance from DePauw University and is currently pursuing his Master’s in performance at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. In 2011, he was awarded the Presser Foundation Scholarship and selected to join the Pi Kappa Lambda music honors society. In that same year, he was both chosen as a winner of the DePauw University Concerto Competition and was featured as horn soloist with the DePauw University Chamber Singers. Sam has also appeared with the Symphony Orchestra, Opera Orchestra, and University Band at DePauw, as well as been a member of chamber groups such as the Blaine Brass Quintet, the "Just Slightly" Woodwind Quintet, and the Cor 4 Horn Quartet. In 2012, he established Duo 231 with IU bassoonist Ariel Detwiler, and together they focus on advocating new composers and on creating a more relaxed concert environment. Outside of performing, Sam has spent time as a producer of the Music For Life radio show on WGRE based in Greencastle, Indiana and was an intern for the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies in Minnesota. Sam’s previous teachers include Ellen Dinwiddie-Smith, Marjory Black, and Robert Danforth, and he currently studies with Jeff Nelsen at IU. Apart from music, Sam is an avid Minnesota Vikings football fan and loves Chipotle burritos.
Sara Ford, a native of Manhattan Beach, California, has been playing the French horn for 10 years. During this time, she has played with many groups in the Los Angeles area including the American Youth Symphony, Debut Orchestra, and several regional orchestras. Recently, she earned her Bachelor of Music degree from the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California with Dr. Kristy Morrell. While there, she was a Renaissance and Presidential Scholar, a USC Helene, a member of the Order of Troy, and participated in several community service projects involving music, including the Harmony Project and Remedy through Music.
Ashley Schmidt is a first year masters student at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Ashley grew up in Brea, California and was tricked into learning the horn by her best friend during Christmas of 2003. While attending the University of Redlands, she has performed with numerous ensembles in the Southern California region, including the Redlands Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Jon Robertson, the Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra under Maestro Maxim Eshkenazy, and the University of California, Riverside Orchestras under Dr. Ruth Charloff. Ashley has studied with Annie Bosler, Laura Brenes, Ree Oliva and Franz Söllner, and will begin her studies with Jeff Nelsen this year. During her “free time”, Ashley loves to eat food and watch her favorite TV series, The Legend of the Condor Heroes, The Return of the Condor Heroes, and The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber.
Michael Walker hails from Spokane Washington but grew up in California. In 2009, Mike graduated from San Jose State University with a BM degree in horn performance. From 2009 to 2011 he held the Graduate Assistantship in horn at the University of Northern Colorado. This year, Mike joins studio Nelsen as he begins a Doctor of Music in horn. In addition to symphonic and chamber music repertoire Mike is an advocate of both opera and new music. In summer 2009 he attended the Bel Canto Institute, in Florence Italy to study opera horn excerpts and currently plays with the Utah Festival Opera. Since it’s founding, mike has been a performing artist with Melos Music, an organization of artists who collaborate and advance new music to a global community. Outside of playing the horn, Mike loves to brew his own beer, cook, hang out with his wife and enjoy the outdoors with his dog!
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Lucas Workman received his Bachelors of Music in performance from Capital University in the spring of 2011 where he studied with Nicolas J. Perrini, Elisa Belck, Julia Rose, and Kimberly McCann. Lucas was previously the principal horn player for the Capital University Symphonic Winds and the Capital/Bexley Community Orchestra from the spring of 2009 to the spring of 2011. In the fall of 2010 he was selected to play Mahler’s 1st Symphony with the New Albany Symphony Orchestra for their season opening concert. Lucas will be entering his first year at the prestigious Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University in pursuit of his Masters in Music as a member of Studio Nelsen. Outside of music and the horn, Lucas enjoys the hobby of model aviation, auto-racing, video games, cooking, and watching movies. | {
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PQ never sought justice department's opinion on Charter of Values
Quebec’s justice department was never asked by the Marois government for its legal opinion on the constitutionality and legality of the secularism charter, a new letter reveals.
Quebec’s new Justice Minister Stéphanie Vallée presented a letter Wednesday drafted by former Parti Quebecois junior justice minister Nathalie Drouin, in which she explains that no advice was sought on the Charter of Values, as is the normal procedure.
Drouin stated that justice department lawyers are consulted on many issues prior to the filing of bills, such as equality between men and women , freedom of religion and the use of the notwithstanding clause.
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ICTY
This series consists in selected transcripts of the ICTY (International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia), originally published at www.icty.org, reformated by Greyscale Press for the convenience of the interested reader. As other Greyscale Press products, those volumes are made available through a print-on-demand service, the editor retaining no benefit and making them available as a purely voluntary effort. | {
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Leonard Stern, 1923 – 2011
It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of I’m Dickens…He’s Fenster creator and executive producer Leonard Stern. Leonard passed on June 7, 2011 at the age of 87. His career spanned over 6 decades and included being executive producer of Get Smart, MacMillan & Wife, The Snoop sisters and writing for The Honeymooners, among a myriad of other accomplishments. He was also the co-creator with Roger Price of the wildly popular word game “Mad Libs.”
Leonard will be greatly missed, and while we deeply regret his passing before the release of I’m Dickens… He’s Fenster on DVD, which is scheduled now for this fall, he was intimately involved in the production and got to see a rough version of the finished product. The release will now include a tribute video to Leonard and his amazing career. | {
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Electric motors find applications in diverse industries ranging from food and beverage to mining where they are installed in compressors, machine tools, industrial fans, etc. Since they have a huge impact on a business profitability and productivity, it is vital to ensure that these motors perform well. Consequently, it is important to perform regular preventive maintenance (PM) checks on electric motors. The general procedure includes visual inspection, maintenance check on the commutator and brush, motor winding test and bearing inspection. Moreover, repairing electric motors is cost-effective than replacing the entire machine, thereby being an optimum alternative. According to the latest report by it, titled Motor Repair and Maintenance Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2019-2024, the global motor repair and maintenance market reached a value of US$ 29.37 Billion in 2018.
Preventive maintenance of motors lessens the risk factor, saves energy, improves equipment life and reduces downtime. Regular use of electric motors in various end-use industries, such as HVAC, mining, food and beverage, etc., is impelling the growth of the motor repair and maintenance market worldwide. Apart from this, the utilisation of electric motors has grown significantly in various sectors due to increasing automation. Advancements in the automation industry are changing the nature of repair and maintenance of motors, including the type of specialist equipment and skills required. Due to the employment of intricate machinery, the demand for motor repair and maintenance services is anticipated to rise in the coming years. Looking forward, the market is projected to reach a value of US$ 36.38 Billion by 2024, expanding at a CAGR of 3.64% during 2019-2024.
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Based on type, the market has been bifurcated into general repair and overhaul. Currently, general repair dominates the market, thereby holding the largest share. The general repair segment has been further categorised into bearing, stator and rotor.On the basis of service, off-site service represents the largest segment, followed by on-site service.The market has also been segregated on the basis of end-use industry. At present, the utilities sector accounts for the majority of the total market, followed by the HVAC, food and beverages, and mining segments.Region-wise, the market has been divided into Asia Pacific, North America, Europe and Rest of the World (RoW). Amongst these, Asia Pacific is the leading market, holding the majority of the total global market.The competitive landscape of the market has also been examined with some of the key players being ABB, Siemens, WEG, Regal Beloit and TECO E&M/TECO-Westinghouse.
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The subjects I use in my paintings derive from personal, cultural and social experiences, reflecting my interest in the relation between human nature, environment and social conditions. Daily journeys with my camera to new places, discovering or rediscovering events and happenings is my passion and has been an important influence in my work. I take photos of people, urban life, rural landscapes washed beaches, moulded walls, colours and textures. In this case I use the camera like a sketch book, not necessarily considering myself as a photographer.
I am delighted to find objects washed and travelled from miles away on the beach or the colour combinations of piled rubbish on the street but returning to the studio I find no more interest with the formal aspect of the object itself anymore. For me the process of painting functions as a way to create a psychological link between the exterior and inner world. In order to access the unconditioned subconscious mind I start with no formal idea and refuse to sketch. Improvisation allows me to separate the natural actions from the complexity of the ego and be free and loose. Exploring different combinations of materials and different techniques of applications I put many layers upon layer, washing, erasing, scratching until I recognize them like remembering a vague dream. At first with strong contrast of colours the paintings can appear like abstract structures. They can also represent semi figurative abstract and surrealistic style. | {
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Navy Aircraft Carriers Might Just Be Unsinkable. Here’s Why.
That should make China nervous.
Navy Aircraft Carriers Might Just Be Unsinkable. Here’s Why.
The bottom line on aircraft carrier survivability is that only a handful of countries can credibly pose a threat to America’s most valuable warships, and short of using nuclear weapons none of those is likely to sink one. Although the Navy has changed it tactics to deal with the proliferation of fast anti-ship missiles and the growing military power of China in the Western Pacific, large-deck aircraft carriers remain among the most secure and useful combat systems in America’s arsenal. With the unlimited range and flexibility afforded by nuclear propulsion, there are few places they can’t go to enforce U.S. interests. And at the rate the Navy is investing in new warfighting technologies, that is likely to remain true for many decades to come.
Large-deck, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are the signature expression of American military power. No other combat system available to U.S. warfighters comes close to delivering so much offensive punch for months at a time without requiring land bases near the action. As a result, the ten carriers in the current fleet are in continuous demand from regional commanders — so much so that extended overseas combat tours are becoming the norm.
Nobody really doubts the utility of large-deck carriers. There’s nothing else like them, and the United States is the only nation that operates a fleet big enough to keep three or more carriers continuously deployed at all times. However, two issues have come up over and over again since the Cold War ended that have led at least some observers to question why carriers are the centerpiece of America’s naval fleet. One concern is that they cost too much. The other is that they are vulnerable to attack.
The cost issue is a canard. It only costs a fraction of one-percent of the federal budget to build, operate and sustain all of the Navy’s carriers — and nobody has offered a credible alternative for accomplishing U.S. military objectives in their absence. Critics say carriers are more expensive than they seem because an accurate accounting would include the cost of their escort vessels, but the truth of the matter is that the Navy would need a lot more of those warships if it had to fight conflicts without carriers.
The vulnerability issue is harder to address because putting 5,000 sailors and six dozen high-performance aircraft on a $10 billion warship creates what military experts refer to as a very “lucrative” target. Taking one out would be a big achievement for America’s enemies, and a big setback for America’s military. However, the likelihood of any adversary actually achieving that without using nuclear weapons is pretty close to zero. It isn’t going to happen, and here are five big reasons why.
Nimitz-class carriers of the type that dominate the current fleet, like the Ford-class carriers that will replace them, are the biggest warships ever built. They have 25 decks standing 250 feet in height, and displace 100,000 tons of water. With hundreds of watertight compartments and thousands of tons of armor, no conventional torpedo or mine is likely to cause serious damage. And because carriers are constantly moving when deployed at up to 35 miles per hour — fast enough to outrun submarines — finding and tracking them is difficult. Within 30 minutes after a sighting by enemies, the area within which a carrier might be operating has grown to 700 square miles; after 90 minutes, it has expanded to 6,000 square miles.
U.S. aircraft carriers are equipped with extensive active and passive defenses for defeating threats such as low-flying cruise missiles and hostile submarines. These include an array of high-performance sensors, radar-guided missiles and 20 mm Gatling guns that shoot 50 rounds per second. The carrier air wing of 60+ aircraft includes a squadron of early-warning radar planes that can detect approaching threats (including radar periscopes) over vast distances and helicopters equipped for anti-submarine, anti-surface and counter-mine warfare. All of the carrier’s defensive sensors and weapons are netted together through an on-board command center for coordinated action against adversaries.
Carriers do not operate alone. Carriers typically deploy as part of a “carrier strike group” that includes multiple guided-missile warships equipped with the Aegis combat system. Aegis is the most advanced air and missile defense system in the world, capable of defeating every potential overhead threat including ballistic missiles. It is linked to other offensive and defensive systems on board U.S. surface combatants that can defeat submarines, surface ships and floating mines, or attack enemy sensors needed to guide attacking missiles. In combination with the carrier air wing, these warships can quickly degrade enemy systems used to track the strike group. Carrier strike groups often include one or more stealthy attack subs capable of defeating undersea and surface threats.
Navy tactics maximize survivability:
Although U.S. aircraft carriers are protected by the most potent, multi-layered defensive shield ever conceived, they do not take chances when deployed near potential adversaries. Their operational tactics have evolved to minimize risk while still delivering the offensive punch that is their main reason for existing. For instance, a carrier will generally not operate in areas where mines might have been laid until the area has been thoroughly cleared. It will tend to stay in the open ocean rather than entering confined areas where approaching threats are hard to sort out from other local traffic. It will keep moving to complicate the targeting challenge for enemies. It will also use links to other joint assets from the seabed to low-earth orbit to achieve detailed situational awareness.
New technology is bolstering carrier defense:
Although there has been much speculation about emerging threats to aircraft carriers, the Navy invests heavily in new offensive and defensive technologies aimed at countering such dangers. The most important advance of recent years has been the netting together of all naval assets in an area so that sensors and weapons can be used to maximum effect. Initiatives like the Naval Integrated Fire Control – Counter Air program link together every available combat system in a seamless, fast-reacting defensive screen that few adversaries can penetrate. Numerous other advances are being introduced, from the penetrating recon capabilities of stealthy fighters to shipboard jamming systems to advanced obscurants that confuse the guidance systems of homing missiles.
The bottom line on aircraft carrier survivability is that only a handful of countries can credibly pose a threat to America’s most valuable warships, and short of using nuclear weapons none of those is likely to sink one. Although the Navy has changed it tactics to deal with the proliferation of fast anti-ship missiles and the growing military power of China in the Western Pacific, large-deck aircraft carriers remain among the most secure and useful combat systems in America’s arsenal. With the unlimited range and flexibility afforded by nuclear propulsion, there are few places they can’t go to enforce U.S. interests. And at the rate the Navy is investing in new warfighting technologies, that is likely to remain true for many decades to come.
Loren B. Thompson is Chief Operating Officer of the non-profit Lexington Institute and Chief Executive Officer of Source Associates, a for-profit consultancy. Prior to holding his present positions, he was Deputy Director of the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University and taught graduate-level courses in strategy, technology and media affairs at Georgetown. He has also taught at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. | {
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In search of society’s true affluence
“When I was 40, my father died. When he died, he was working on a project for a children’s campground on the island of Naoshima. When I returned from Tokyo to Okayama to lead the family company, I inherited the project. As I lived and worked with the locals, my thinking went through a 180-degree reversal. I realized that my life in Tokyo, which seemed so full, had in fact been impoverished, and everything that was meaningful was right here in the Inland Sea.”
These words were spoken on Hiroshima Day by Soichiro Fukutake, billionaire president of the Benesse Corporation and the general producer of the Setouchi International Art Festival 2010, as he opened the Setouchi International Symposium 2010, a companion event to the festival. This three-day gathering of 40 local and international speakers explored the question “What is true affluence in our society?” and considered ways to revitalize the island’s communities in a sustainable and authentic way.
One could be forgiven for regarding the event as an exercise in self- congratulation. It was held on the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Fukutake Science and Culture Foundation, whose patronage of art and architecture has become Fukutake’s life work, on the island that bears out the success of his vision. Naoshima, a small island community with a resident population of less than 3,500, now attracts over 400,000 visitors a year, a fifth of whom are foreigners, to commune with contemporary art and the dreamy landscapes of the Seto Inland Sea. The island’s economy, once reliant on heavily polluting industry, has diversified to include cultural tourism. In addition to the museums, facilities, and artworks funded directly by Fukutake’s philanthropy, tangible evidence of this success can be felt in the pride and spirited enthusiasm with which locals welcome visitors.
But there is no doubting the significance of this achievement, and of the themes that the conference tackled. At a time when China has become the world’s factory and Japan is struggling to define a new role for itself, and when the basis of economic growth around the globe is being rethought toward more sustainable formations, the conference set itself the task of thinking through the big questions of what prosperity means, and how culture can take on a core role in sustaining communities. Meanwhile, the festival and its setting provided ample demonstration of possible approaches.
At the heart of the various themes and presentations was an effort to grasp what constitutes the basis of a genuine affluence, and how the connection to local places and communities can contribute to this. Most speakers during the first agenda-setting day agreed that wealth needed to be redefined beyond a narrow obsession with economic growth in conventional terms. Princeton economic historian Harold James noted that the ongoing global crisis precipitated by the Lehman Shock is “not just a crisis of finance, but a crisis of values.” This chimed with Fukutake’s stated belief that “the objective of economic activity is not money; it is rather the creation of culture, the creation of shared communities. This is the polar opposite of the way that financial capitalism works.”
If community and culture depend on developing connections between people, and to the places that sustain them, what could be the basis of these connections in a globalized world of high mobility and fragmented attention?
Approaches to this question formed the basis for four working sessions, held on separate islands on the second day. The basic themes were Art, Sea, Food and Agriculture and Tourism. Of these, it is art, particularly contemporary art and its framing in the form of architecture, that has provided the key element distinguishing Fukutake’s vision.
Yasuo Kobayashi, Professor at the University of Tokyo and the coordinator of the Art session, suggested that the critical capacity of art gives it revitalizing energy, noting that “art is a form that is allowed to question. It questions history, the landscape and people.”
Fram Kitagawa, the general director of the Setouchi Festival and a close ally of Fukutake, spoke of the power of contemporary art to bring people together and link things that are divided. “Art is a catalyst,” he said. It reveals and creates relations between people and landscape, the environment, the past and the future.”
Not all contributions followed the hymn sheet so harmoniously. Vito Acconci, a major figure in the New York artworld in the 1960s and ’70s and a pioneer of performance art, provided much of the grit that gave the session traction. With impish gravitas, Acconci asked, “How necessary is art anyway? Art relies on a separation between the art and its viewers. It is surrounded by ‘Do Not Touch’ signs. These say that art is more valuable than people.
“I’m much more interested in participation. Why try to make art do what maybe it cannot do so well, when there are fields that already deal with people as users and sites of everyday life? — namely design and architecture.”
Acconci’s provocation shed light on the importance of architecture in both sustaining and creating significant places — an awareness evident not only in Fukutake’s patronage of distinguished architects such as Tadao Ando, Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, and Hiroshi Sambuichi; but also in the attentiveness to the qualities of the traditional buildings and townscapes of the island communities, as seen in the numerous Art House projects set in abandoned houses.
This leads also to the significance of the idea of landscape, as the basis of a community’s “world in common,” a fertile idea that appeared repeatedly throughout the discussions.
The keywords “connection” and “discovery” were singled out in the summing-up “Setouchi message” as capturing the essential features of both affluence and revitalization. This suggests an attitude of openness and curiosity, characteristics less of an island than of an archipelago.
Perhaps Japan can look to its own archipelago for hints on how to rethink its possibilities as an island nation in the wider world. | {
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As the NES began its march into obscurity, Taito released two solid titles that didn’t get their due attention for several years – Little Samson and Panic Restaurant. Both have great soundtracks, but they’re also nifty little games!
Even after Dave corrected Brett on how to say golem he kept saying gollum. Brett must have played a Dragon Warrior that has golems before seeing Lord of the Rings, but he’s stuck saying gollum for everything.
Some of these songs sound Bubble Bobbley, I wonder if this is considered Zuntata or if it’s something else? I always thought the music was the best part of Taito games.
I know this is a very music focused podcast, but anyone reading this do yourself a favour and google image search “Panic Restaurant” for it’s box cover art and “Little Samson” for it’s game screens, specifically for it’s (I’m assuming boss) sprites. Both are very wow for different reasons. | {
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May 31, 2011
It's the best time to visit OMF Lit Bookshop, they're on sale until June 5, 2011. One of the books I highly recommend to single men and women: Date or Soulmate
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Dr. Warren shows readers how to hold out for God's best for their lives instead of settling for the first one to come along and outlines the factors that increase the chances for marital success. For those who want to become wiser in their relationship choices, this practical guide will help them find the love they want and avoid the pain they don't need.
Sadness had been close as my next of kinThen happy came one day, chased my blues awayMy life began when happy smiledSweet, like candy to a childStay here and love me just a whileLet sadness see what happy doesLet happy be where sadness was
Happy, that’s youYou made my life brand newLost as a little lam was I till you came inMy life began when happy smiledSweet, like candy to a childStay here and love me just a whileLet sadness see what happy doesLet happy be where sadness was(till now)
Where have I been?What lifetime was I in?Suspended between time and spaceLonely until happy came smiling up at meSadness had no choice but to fleeI said a prayer so silentlyLet sadness see what happy doesLet happy be where sadness was till now
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The main event is a family quiz show. The FREE registration (via www.parentin.tv or text message) for families who are interested to join will start on the first week of June. But as early as now, YOU have to start viewing and reviewing all our Parentin.tv episodes because the questions for the quiz show will all come from the topics that we have discussed in all our episodes!
On the day of the event, all winning families will receive prizes in cash and gift items from our sponsors. Stay tuned for the announcement of our registration schedule. See you all in Mall of Asia for a day of fun!
May 30, 2011
This Tam-Awan Village trip was in 2008. It is a bit hard to locate Tam-Awan Village especially on first visit, but once found, it’s all worth the trouble of finding it. Tam-awan is located in 366-C Pinsao Proper, Baguio City.
This is one artist haven you’d better not miss when visiting the City of Pines. Tam-awam means vantage point. On a clear day, one can view the magnificent South China Sea sunset from Tam-awan's vantage point.
Tam-awan Village has become a venue for art exhibits and workshops envisioned to foster a deeper understanding, respect and pride in the cultural heritage of the Cordillera people.
A trip at Tam-Awan is an experience by itself, especially spending it with the whole family. Crossing this bamboo bridge proved to be an exciting trip for our little ones.
" The huts in Tam-awan Village are named after the areas where they come from. From Ifugao, we have the Bangaan Hut, Anaba Hut, Batad Hut, Dukligan Hut, Kinakin Hut, and Nagor Hut. Our Kalinga huts are from Luccong and Bugnay. Except for Bugnay Hut, which serves as one of the village’s galleries, lodgers are accepted in these huts", according to our tourit guide.
Guests gets an opportunity to stay overnight in some of the nipa huts that are available at a certain rate.
May 28, 2011
I used to join run/marathons when I was in Elementary and High School. Being a working student, I was forced to stop in College to focus on my work and school. After giving birth to Juan in 2006, I vowed to join run once again. Being an advocate of breastfeeding, I planned to join Mommy Milkshake Marathon in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010. But each and everytime, something comes up that will forced me to back out from the race, like when my pair of running shoes broke (basically because of prolonged unused, har!har!). On Running, you will be needing a good pair of running shoes that will help you finish the race. I heard there's a new running shoes arriving in the Philippines soon. Well, here's hoping that this Momma-Running-Wannabe gets a pair from them (my shoe size 6).
Going back to my story, after reading Alaska Fun Run from Little Running Teacher, I immediately signed up. Many circumstances was forcing me to, once again, quit on this run like: I got sick, our race bibs got lost, we signed up for 3k but we were had no choice but to run at 5K and many more.
Alaska's motto, "wala pa ring tatalo sa Alaska", proved to be true for me on this race. Despite all odds, my family and I were able to join and finished Alaska's Family Fun Run.
(Arrived at the site at 5am)
(two thumbs-up at first kilometer)(had to drink three bottles of water at 2 kilometers)
(was planning to quit at 3 kilometers)(no more photo for the fourth kilometer, I was out of poise already. At 5km, I knew, I did) (John and the kids going for the finish line)(finally, meeting my partner, Juan, at the finish line. Juan run a kilometer ahead of me!)
May 27, 2011
Subic Bay Venezia Hotel is conveniently located in the heart of Subic Bay Freeport Zone just a walk away from the freeport gate. This Hotel is near to duty-free shops, entertainment zone and just stairs away to Pagcor Casino.
The rooms are quite spacious, even if you ask for an extra bed there will be plenty of space for little tots to play.
Venezia Hotel is not for people, especially family with little kids, who are seeking swimming pool, and the beach.
We find the following uncomfortable: no door to the bathroom area, from the bedroom, no control for the air conditioning, which makes its super cold at night. The room smelt tobacco.
There's nothing much to do here, except for television watching......which is a good thing, for it gives family time to bond, cuddle and...DITO
May 26, 2011
Levitation according to dictionaries means the process of rising or being raised in the air; a movement upward in virtue of lightness.
In magic shows, we see bodies or things being raised presumably by spiritualistic means, but of course we all know it is just a magic trick!
I'm easy to please, receiving a card for instance from a fellow Mommy Blogger makes me want to levitate. A kiss from my children, a thank you Babe from my husband, a call from a sibling, a message from a former office mate...all these and this, FRIENDSHIP - that is based on honesty, sincerity and trust makes me levitate.
These five women has brought tremendous joy in my life for almost a year now. It's not always a happy event. There were times when I wanted to quit on them, but they refused to quit on me. I've been hurt in the past by friends who just quit and forget about friendship that's built for so long. What's best about this friendship is that our respective spouses and children are all in this too, as High School Musical puts it, We're All In this Together.
May 24, 2011
Ten little fingers and ten little toes,two little ears and one little nose! Welcoming a baby has an emotional and exciting significance for every couple's journey towards
The warmest smiles greeted Maricel as she kissed and thanked her family and friends for being at the event of booties, bottles and bibs.
Special games also delighted the guests who won special prizes and goody bags.
Iced Tead Bottle Feeding Game
Two Hands Are Better Than One Baby Diaper Change Game
Name That Baby Song Game
Wrapped in cute, dainty colors, gifts from family and friends were unwrapped by mommy Maricel
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You can either start replacing the backup sensors one by one or have a trained mechanic take a look at your problem. If you're able to get to them, you may want to try checking the connection (wiring) to each of the sensors.
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A few months back we posted a delicious roasted beet salad on this blog. It is delicious with a capital D. As much as I crave that salad, I don't get to have it that often because it involves a lot of planning and prep. Roasting beets is not a quick 5 minute endeavor. But my tummy was telling me that I needed to figure out a way to get beets into my salads more frequently, and of course, my husbands mistress (Costco) came through for us. Costco sells the most delicious pickeled beets. They are roasted and marinated in the most delicious brine. They taste practically as good as home grown roasted beets, but all you have to do for these babies is open a jar. That is my kind of treat. Today we are blessing your bellies with a recipe for a beet salad with pistachios and goat cheese, and all sorts of wonderful and easy toppings.
Ingredients:
16 ounces pickled beets, chopped
8 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
6 cups spinach, washed
1 cup pistachios, shelled
1/2 cup pickled beet juice
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tsp balsamic vinegar
1 tsp lavender salt
1 tsp pepper
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General Dynamics ( GD) pushed the Aerospace/Defense industry higher today making it today's featured aerospace/defense winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.7%. By the end of trading, General Dynamics rose 83 cents (1.3%) to $67.32 on average volume. Throughout the day, 2.1 million shares of General Dynamics exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.3 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $66.71-$67.77 after having opened the day at $66.73 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $66.49. Other companies within the Aerospace/Defense industry that increased today were: Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation ( SWHC), up 4.6%, Sturm Ruger & Company ( RGR), up 3.9%, Taser International ( TASR), up 3.2%, and Embraer S.A ( ERJ), up 3%.
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Chambers and Levie Both Want to Shake Up Enterprise IT
Pairing Aaron Levie, the young gregarious CEO of the up-and-coming enterprise cloud platform company Box, with John Chambers of Cisco Systems, one of the tech industry’s best known and longest-serving CEOs, might not seem an obvious choice.
But spend a little time with either one of them and you quickly realize that while outwardly different — Levie is known to favor sneakers and perform magic tricks at parties while Chambers wears impeccable suits and loves to talk politics — they’re remarkably alike.
Cisco is the lumbering $46 billion (2012 sales) networking giant that is trying to parlay its world-beating expertise in selling equipment that runs the world’s networks into becoming the world’s leading vendor of enterprise IT and a significant supplier to companies embracing cloud computing. He’s also a veteran D: All Things Digital speaker.
Box, meanwhile, is all about the cloud. It’s the enterprise-oriented file-sharing and collaboration service that has raised more than $300 million in venture capital funding and is well on its way to being one of the most anticipated initial public offerings of 2014. Today marks Levie’s first time on the D: All Things Digital stage.
Levie: Referring to the previous session on Glow, there’s a “natural partnership” for Bang With Friends.
Walt: Everyone knows Cisco and has known it for decades. You’ve been powering a lot of computing and Internet for a long time. General question: Corporate IT was one of the most regressive forces in technology. Those who came up with great ideas would run into a wall of excuses. That seems to have been changing in the last few years. The power and instinct to say no to something new and interesting has dropped away. Is that a real thing and how is it changing your businesses?
Levie: The first 20 years, the complexity of building software and systems and implementing it meant you needed to have a lot of internal expertise. There was less democratization and innovation. The cloud and mobile have inverted that in the last three to five years. When people bring their own devices into the workplace, they need to bring their own software into the workplace. CIOs are getting the idea that they can either let it happen or get on the front end of it and improve productivity.
Chambers: What you’re seeing is a faster pace of innovation than I’ve ever seen. Speed all of a sudden is the key ingredient. How do you make big data useful? CEOs are saying they’re also technology companies. Seeing speed in terms of competition can be the differentiation.
Walt: There was a time when enterprise companies led the way. Is that still the case?
Chambers: It used to be consumer driven. If I were betting, I’d say it’s going to flip in the next few years.
Levie: The expectation in the consumer Web is that you can share anything, any time, but that hasn’t yet happened in the enterprise.
Levie: You’ll have all news types of use cases.
Chambers: If you think of the Internet in four generations, the fourth will be Internet of Things. It’s going to be driven by businesses because businesses have to connect all the devices.
11:31 am: Walt: It seems a lot of people who work under the thumb of corporate IT, they still have to have a parallel set of devices. Some of the systems they use at the office are old and haven’t been upgraded. Or an old work laptop versus their personal one.
Levie: There’s some pent-up demand that will unravel. When we used to meet with CIOs they’d be running Windows machines. Now we see them with MacBook Airs and iPhones.
Levie: The three biggest deals we sold last year were to companies created in the 1800s.
Chambers: If businesses leaders can’t get what they want from their own IT shops, they will get it from someone else. I don’t know a CIO today that thinks they can limit the device you can bring to work. BYOD trumps security, even in the Department of Defense.
Walt: Isn’t this an enormous culture shift? Those products are made by companies that weren’t designed for use in the enterprise, and don’t even have an enterprise sales force. (Apple doesn’t.)
Chambers: Creative destruction is speeding up, and the top five or six IT players are going to change in the next few years.
Levie: We’ll go meet customers, and their primary relationship with companies like Oracle (which he selected randomly) is getting audited to make sure they’re paying enough money for the software they use.
Walt: John, you’re the established guy, and Aaron is the challenger guy. Is that right?
Chambers: We see the market in much the same way. If you watch where CEOs are watching the industry, they’re looking for speed. He sees $14 trillion in profits emerging from Internet of Things. Chambers said Cisco and Box are working on partnering.
11:41 am: Chambers said Cisco was too early with the Flip Camera. It would have been better had the service moved to the cloud.
Walt: Can you focus on both the enterprise and consumers?
Levie: To sell to the enterprise, you have to have good consumer-grade instincts. Today that is the standard by which every enterprise software company is going to be judged. It has to be on par with consumer grade technology.
Walt: So why not sell Box service to consumers?
Levie: It conflicts with our ability to roll out to 50,000 employees at large companies. We’re going to put all our wood behind that arrow.
Chambers: Cisco doesn’t enter markets where it can’t get 40 percent market share or be a leader.
Walt: But you did try consumer.
Chambers: We try different things. We have two out of three acquisitions work out. Today we’re number two in the world in cloud. We have 60 percent market share in mobility. Not all moves work. We compete against market transitions not companies.
Walt: Talk about the ability of the Internet to bear the traffic that is coming.
Chambers: The traffic is going to increase 300 percent in five years. It will move from being PC-like devices. Other devices will be more than 50 percent. We’ll build routers that are able to do huge volumes.
Walt: How much of this traffic will be cellular networks where there is scarcity of capacity? Aren’t we going to hit some kind of wall?
Chambers: The price is going to come down. Architectures are going to change. The network will become the platform.
Levine: As you have a proliferation of Wi-Fi, that creates an opportunity for enterprise technology companies to work in new markets in new ways.
11:49 am: Time for Q&A.
Question: Could you talk more about the reinvention of Cisco for the next era? Talk about services like WebEx.
Chambers: Services by definition will occur. We will base our future on an architectural play. We’ve done 15 acquisitions in the last 14 months. Nearly all of them were software, services and recurring revenue.
Question from Esther Dyson: For Chambers. You were one of the first valley companies to focus on employee health. What is your experience with this? Have you saved cost?
Chambers: A large part of successful companies is culture. We treat employees as family. When employees have life-threatening illnesses in their families we move heaven and Earth to help them. We think health is going to be one of the fastest growing verticals in the next five years. Big investments in IT are coming.
Dyson: Investments in prevention rather than care after?
Chambers: Completely agree. Prevention is the least expensive form of care.
Chambers: Been answering that question for years. It’s about who gets the market transitions right. We’re going to provide products to companies selling IT as a service. Secondly, it’s about how do you deliver capabilities to your customers. We win wither way.
Levie: While things like Amazon Web Services take out some costs in the near term. Later it drives the need for more IT. If companies like the Ciscos and the Dells of the world can figure it out.
Question for Aaron from Steward Alsop: I have Box, Dropbox, Google Drive and Apple iCloud. How do you solve all the different services?
Levie: We thought it should be easy to store and share, we thought there would be similarity among services. Our view is that where the data is stored is less important than how the data is managed.
Question about the Internet of Things.
Chambers: When you have $14 trillion worth of profits, you’re going to see every company moving on it. The combination of server technology and storage with networking will succeed. (He’s describing Cisco’s Unified Computing System.)
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