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2015 Old Mutual Two Oceans Trail Run open (Cape Town, 3 December 2014) Online entries for the 2015 Old Mutual Two Oceans Trail Run will open at 10h00 on Thursday, 4 December 2014. This event was introduced to the line-up of Easter Weekend events - hosted under the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon umbrella - in 2010, and has enjoyed tremendous popularity and success, with entries for the 2014 event selling out in minutes. Runners can choose between the 10km route – a perfect first-time race for trail novices – and the 22km run that caters for more experienced runners. The entry limit for the 2015 event has been increased to 1 000 participants in total. Both runs start at the University of Cape Town (UCT), from where athletes will access the lower slopes of Devil’s Peak and nearby forests of the Table Mountain National Park. The routes comprise varied terrain with steep ascents and descents, and offer a challenge to both beginner and seasoned runners. In return, participants are richly rewarded with spectacular scenery and amazing views of the Cape Peninsula. How to enter Runners hoping to secure an entry are encouraged to update their personal profile, complete the medical questionnaire and create an entry at www.twooceansmarathon.org.za by 3 December 2014. They can then log in again at 10h00 on 4 December to finalise their payment. Entries will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Runners who update their personal profiles & create their entry by 3 December are not guaranteed an entry, and will still be required to access the entry system when entries open at 10h00 on 4 December 2014 to pay. The “pre-entry” procedure is in place to facilitate a faster channelling of entrants through the entry system. Runners are also reminded of the one-time PIN (OTP) that will be sent to them from their banks before they are able to finalise their payment. “We recently had to make a number of changes to our online entry system to align ourselves with South African banks’ increased safety measures to counteract the rise in internet fraud. One of the measures in place is to send a one-time PIN to the credit card holder,” says Carol Vosloo, General Manager of the Two Oceans Marathon NPC. “Runners who experience a delay in receiving their OTP should contact their credit card merchant, as this verification process takes place outside of the Two Oceans Marathon entry system,” Vosloo adds.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Cryptosporidiosis is an infectious disorder affecting very young children as well as adults the world over. Read and find out all about the condition, including its possible causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options. What is Cryptosporidiosis? It is a parasitic disorder that results from an infection caused by a protozoan parasite known as Cryptosporidium – which is most commonly isolated in patients who are HIV positive and present symptoms of diarrhea. The condition is also referred to as Crypto. Cryptosporidiosis ICD9 Code The ICD9 Code for this disorder is 007.4. Cryptosporidiosis Incidence The incidence of the disorder is not much well-defined in the United States. Around 200-300 cases of Crypto are diagnosed every year in Minnesota. Approximately 400 cases are reported annually in New York. In the past two decades, it has been recognized as one of the most common causes of waterborne conditions in the U.S. This is a rare disease and only under 3,000 cases of the condition has been reported in 2011 in England and Wales, down from around 4,000 in 2008. The disorder has a higher prevalence in developing nations that have a higher prevalence of AIDS. The incidence of the disease peaks in children who are less than 5 years old. Cryptosporidiosis Symptoms Stomach cramps and watery diarrhea are the most common symptoms of this disorder. Other symptoms may include the following: Nausea Vomiting Loss of appetite Fever Dehydration Loss of weight However, some patients of this condition may not become ill at all. They may not exhibit any symptoms and may not get sick although they carry the infection and can spread the disorder to others. The incubation period for the parasite responsible for this disease may range from 1-12 days with an average span of 7 days. Due to this reason the initial signs of the disorder appear within 1-12 days, usually 7 days on an average, after initial exposure to the parasite which is responsible for Crypto. The signs and symptoms may appear and disappear and may last for days to weeks. Those with a weak immunity may exhibit more acute symptoms that may last for several months. If the CD4+ cell count of sufferers is below 200, the condition is more likely to lead to diarrhea as well as other symptoms for a prolonged duration. If the CD4+ cell count is higher than 200, the ailment may not last longer than 1 to 3 weeks or a little more. However, patients may still be the carriers of the infection. This indicates that the crypto parasites may not cause the ailment but may still be living in the intestines of patients. The symptoms of Cryptosporidiosis may reappear at a later stage if the CD4+ cell count drops below 200. Cryptosporidiosis Causes As aforesaid, it is caused by exposure to the microscopic parasite known as Cryptosporidium. Cryptosporidium infections have been reported in humans as well as various pets, native and farm animals. Some bird, reptiles and fishes may also get affected with this parasite. There are various species of Cryptosporidium. However, only Cryptosporidium hominis and Cryptosporidium parvum are supposed to cause infection in human beings. The parasite lives in water, soil and food and also inside the intestines of people that it infects. It may also survive on surfaces that have become contaminated with waste. This microbe is shed in the feces of infected animals and humans. Humans can become infected by this organism due to its accidental ingestion. The parasite can also spread from one person or animal to another due to skin contact or due to drinking contaminated water. Following recovery from the ailment, infected people can shed the parasite in their stool for a number of weeks. The following activities can result in the occurrence of this disorder: Contact with people infected by Cryptosporidium Swimming in contaminated pools Handling infected animals or their feces to produce manure Drinking water contaminated by Cryptosporidium Intake of contaminated food (in rare cases) As the condition is transmitted through the fecal-oral route, the possibility of its transmission is the greatest from diapered children, infected individuals with diarrhea as well as people with poor hygiene. Cryptosporidiosis Risk Factors Certain individuals are more susceptible to infection by Cryptosporidium more than others. This high-risk group includes: Travelers to developing countries Men indulging in same-sex physical intimacy Individuals working in animal farms Parents of children infected with Cryptosporidiosis People working in close contact with individuals infected with Cryptosporidiosis Child care workers Those who drink untreated water from lakes or rivers Swimmers who swallow even small amounts of water from swimming pool Kids, including diapered children , who attend day care Those with weakened immunity are at greater risk of developing an acute form of this condition. Cryptosporidiosis Diagnosis This infectious disorder is detected by a microscopic examination of the stool which helps in diagnosing the parasite that is responsible for the disorder. When a doctor suspects a person with diarrheal disorder to be suffering from Cryptosporidiosis, he or she tends to order a Cryptosporidium test. As yet, most laboratories do not routinely carry out the tests that are necessary to detect this specific parasite. A Cryptosporidium test should be specifically ordered for HIV/AIDs sufferers or other immunocompromised individuals (such as cancer or transplant patients) who are undergoing treatment for diarrhea. Cryptosporidiosis Differential Diagnosis The differential diagnosis of this condition involves telling its symptoms apart from a range of types of Gastroenteritis, which include: Cryptosporidiosis Treatment The condition does not have any specific treatment. Most people with Cryptosporidiosis get better without any medical treatment. Pain management, maintaining electrolyte balance and rehydration can ensure management of the symptoms associated with this disorder. Routine rehydration measures are usually enough to manage this disease in healthy people. Sometimes, if dehydration occurs, administration of intravenous fluids or oral liquids may be necessary. Temporary improvement of the symptoms may be possible with anti-diarrheal medicines which decrease bowel movements. Cryptosporidiosis patients should get benefit by getting in touch with health care providers who can discuss their diet and provide them with nutritional counseling that can minimize the symptoms of diarrhea to the best possible extent. Cryptosporidiosis and Medications As of now, no medication has yet been found to cure the symptoms of this disease. However, some sufferers may show positive response to some types of antibiotics. Certain drugs, such as Paromomycin, may decrease the signs and symptoms of the disorder. New medicines for the condition are still under testing stage. The problems of dehydration can be prevented with the aid of sports-ade drinks and oral rehydration powders. Immune-strengthening therapies such as oral probiotics are sometimes useful resolving this condition y promoting the growth of beneficial bacteria in the intestine. People who suffer from low immunity due to the presence of underlying conditions such as diabetes or AIDS can derive benefit from such therapies. Cryptosporidiosis Prognosis In the majority of healthy people, diarrhea induced by this condition is generally self-limited in nature. In immunocompromised individuals, however, the diarrhea is often prolonged for more than one week or persistent for over two weeks. The disorder may be acute, chronic and also life-threatening in some cases in such individuals – along with extraintestinal manifestations. Those with Cryptosporidiosis and AIDS tend to develop chronic symptoms more frequently. Around 10% of them have a fulminant course. The outcome is generally improved with the help of antiretroviral treatment. However, persistence of some symptoms have been reported in certain individuals. These include: Loose stools Persistent abdominal pain Extraintestinal sequelae, such as pain in the head, joints or eyes and fatigue or dizzy spells Cryptosporidiosis Complications The complications of this disorder include the following: Persistent diarrhea Worsening malnutrition Problems in fitness and cognitive abilities Respiratory tract problems in healthy children as well as AIDS patients with intestinal Cryptosporidiosis Conditions like Acalculous cholecystis, Pancreatitis, Sclerosing cholangitis, and papillary stenosis in immunocompromised people Chronic cases of Cryptosporidiosis may get complicated by malnutrition and malabsorption leading to death in malnourished children and individuals with AIDS. Cryptosporidiosis Prevention Catching this infection can be prevented by the following measures: Not swimming in natural sources of water, such as creeks, dams or rivers, within a week after heavy downpour Avoiding swallowing water while swimming Not drinking untreated water from streams or lakes or using them only after boiling the water to kill Cryptosporidium Washing hands thoroughly with water and soap for around 10 seconds after handling infected animals or their manure or changing nappies, using the toilet or working in the garden Avoiding foods or drinks that may possibly be contaminated, such as tap water or raw vegetables, while travelling to developing nations The transmission of Cryptosporidium can be avoided by measures like: Not sharing linen or towels for at least two weeks after the diarrhea has stopped Not swimming in any water source for at least two weeks after the diarrhea has stopped Not handling food items for at least two days after the diarrhea has stopped Children affected with this disorder and showing symptoms of diarrhea should be kept from going to childcare, school, preschool or playgroup for at least 24 hours after the diarrhea has stopped completely. Even after diarrhea ends, those infected by the Cryptosporidium parasite may return to school or workplace but keep washing their hands after using the toilet. This is due to the fact that oocysts may continue to pass into stools for weeks even after the symptoms subside. It must be remembered that Cryptosporidium is resistant to disinfectants like chlorine. Hence, it can persist in water even after being chemical treatment. For this reason, boiling is the most reliable technique to ensure safety of water as Cryptosporidium parasites cannot survive in very high temperatures. Cryptosporidiosis Pictures The following images show the appearance of Cryptosporidiosis sufferers as well as the Cryptosporidium parasite. Picture 1 – Cryptosporidium Parasite Picture 2 – Cryptosporidiosis of the colon Image If you suspect your child, or any family member or friend, to be exhibiting the symptoms of Cryptosporidiosis, immediately get in touch with a professional medical care provider. This can ensure quick recovery from this extremely discomforting disease and also eliminate all possibilities of development of complications in future.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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92 Moose » monopolyhttp://92moose.fm The # 1 Hit Music StationFri, 18 Aug 2017 02:00:00 +0000en-UShourly1http://92moose.fm/files/2016/07/wmmelogov3.png92 Moosehttp://92moose.fm If There Was A Maine Version Of Monopoly, What Would Some Of The Playing Pieces Become?http://92moose.fm/if-there-was-a-maine-version-of-monopoly-what-would-some-of-the-playing-pieces-become/ http://92moose.fm/if-there-was-a-maine-version-of-monopoly-what-would-some-of-the-playing-pieces-become/#commentsTue, 21 Mar 2017 17:02:20 +0000http://92moose.fm/?p=340429Continue reading…]]>You've probably heard that Monopoly is going to be adding three new playing pieces: a rubber ducky, a penguin, and a T-Rex. The new version hits stores this fall, by the way. It got me thinking about what playing pieces we'd have if they did a "Maine" version of monopoly. I put the question out to you and here are some of your best answers. ]]>http://92moose.fm/if-there-was-a-maine-version-of-monopoly-what-would-some-of-the-playing-pieces-become/feed/0Getty ImagesNew Monopoly Game Replaces Banker with ATMhttp://92moose.fm/new-monopoly-game-replaces-banker-with-atm/ http://92moose.fm/new-monopoly-game-replaces-banker-with-atm/#commentsTue, 23 Feb 2016 09:23:40 +0000http://92moose.fm/?p=301035Continue reading…]]>There is a new version of the classic Monopoly board game being released that will replace paper money with debit cards. ]]>http://92moose.fm/new-monopoly-game-replaces-banker-with-atm/feed/0Lionsgate Rolls the Dice on New 'Monopoly' Movie, Hires Oscar-Nominated Writerhttp://92moose.fm/lionsgate-monopoly-movie/ http://92moose.fm/lionsgate-monopoly-movie/#commentsWed, 01 Jul 2015 14:56:37 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=255841Continue reading…]]>If you didn’t get your fill of board game movies with either Battleship or Ouija, don’t worry, the trend isn’t going anywhere. After years in development, Lionsgate is moving forward with a Monopoly movie with a script by Oscar-nominated writer Andrew Niccol. ]]>http://92moose.fm/lionsgate-monopoly-movie/feed/0Universal Pictures/Hasbro (Illustration by ScreenCrush)Today is 'National Play Monopoly Day' – Any Crazy Game Stories?http://92moose.fm/today-is-national-play-monopoly-day-any-crazy-game-stories/ http://92moose.fm/today-is-national-play-monopoly-day-any-crazy-game-stories/#commentsWed, 19 Nov 2014 20:54:31 +0000http://92moose.fm/?p=239707Continue reading…]]>Today, November 19th is ‘National Play Monopoly Day’. It is also, ‘National Carbonated Beverage With Caffeine Day’. How many times have you played Monopoly with a Coke, Pepsi or Mountain Dew? I combined the two because you may need the caffeine to play the game if it takes longer than the "average time." ]]>http://92moose.fm/today-is-national-play-monopoly-day-any-crazy-game-stories/feed/0Monopoly is Adding 'House' or Optional Rules After 80 Yearshttp://92moose.fm/monopoly-is-adding-house-or-optional-rules-after-80-years/ http://92moose.fm/monopoly-is-adding-house-or-optional-rules-after-80-years/#commentsTue, 25 Mar 2014 19:33:37 +0000http://92moose.fm/?p=191889Continue reading…]]>Monopoly is one of the most popular board games in America and in fact, the world, and it hasn’t been until now that "house rules" have been added to the rules and you can help via Social Media through Monopoly's Facebook page. ]]>http://92moose.fm/monopoly-is-adding-house-or-optional-rules-after-80-years/feed/0December 20 is 'National Games Day' – What Are Your Favorites?http://92moose.fm/december-20-is-national-games-day-what-are-your-favorites/ http://92moose.fm/december-20-is-national-games-day-what-are-your-favorites/#commentsFri, 20 Dec 2013 23:46:15 +0000http://92moose.fm/?p=169222Continue reading…]]>According to the calendar of bizarre holidays, today December 20th is ‘National Games Day’ which got me thinking about what my favorite games are to play. With the possibility of power outages due to weather this maybe what we’ll all be doing over the weekend. ]]>http://92moose.fm/december-20-is-national-games-day-what-are-your-favorites/feed/0Lisa Maree Williams, Getty ImagesInternet Unsurprisingly Chooses Cat For Newest Monopoly Piecehttp://92moose.fm/cat-monopoly-piece/ http://92moose.fm/cat-monopoly-piece/#commentsWed, 06 Feb 2013 15:47:08 +0000http://thefw.com/?p=184566Continue reading…]]>The public has spoken and Monopoly will cast away the boring old iron token, a symbol of domestic housework from a simpler time (it's not even an electric iron), which has been included in the board game for almost 80 years. ]]>http://92moose.fm/cat-monopoly-piece/feed/0Parker BrothersYou Get To Pick a New Token for Monopolyhttp://92moose.fm/you-get-to-pick-a-new-token-for-monopoly/ http://92moose.fm/you-get-to-pick-a-new-token-for-monopoly/#commentsThu, 10 Jan 2013 12:30:45 +0000http://92moose.fm/?p=62010Continue reading…]]>Which ones will stay and which one will go? 'Monopoly' will be replacing one of their iconic game pieces and you get to choose the new one. Hasbro is asking fans to vote on which of its eight game tokens should remain and which token should be retired. 'Monopoly' kicked off its 'Save Your Token' campaign this week letting players vote on-line. ]]>http://92moose.fm/you-get-to-pick-a-new-token-for-monopoly/feed/0NY Times Video Screen GrabMonopoly: Entitlements Edition: Go Directly to Work! [VIDEO]http://92moose.fm/monopoly-entitlements-edition-go-directly-to-work-video/ http://92moose.fm/monopoly-entitlements-edition-go-directly-to-work-video/#commentsWed, 19 Dec 2012 20:11:14 +0000http://92moose.fm/?p=55130Continue reading…]]>With the fiscal cliff looming, talk is hot and heavy over cuts to entitlements. The $20, 000 question is, how much better off would we be if only those people are entitled were getting entitlements?	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
42 indigenous populations in danger of disappearing The future of Colombia Reports is under threat. The country's largest independent news website needs your help. Please become our patron. The future of Colombia Reports is under threat. The country's largest independent news website needs your help. Please become our patron. 42 different indigenous Colombian populations are at risk of disappearing due to state abandonment, said an indigenous foundation on Tuesday. In an interview with W Radio Tuesday, the director of the Paths of Identity Foundation (Fucai), Ruth Consuelo, stated that the “indigenous people say that neglect also kills,” referring to the lack of government intervention in their communities. Consuelo claimed that the combination of health neglect and armed conflict in indigenous populated areas has killed many of Colombia’s already small indigenous population. She also insisted that education needed to be improved in order to help the struggling indigenous people. Colombia reportedly has 102 different indigenous peoples, constituting of a little over 1.3 million people. Almost 30% of Colombia‘s indigenous population is living in extreme poverty and the majority of indigenous children is suffering chronic malnutrition. They also suffer from mass displacement among other hardships. The government has recently made public apologies for the treatment and human rights abuses of the indigenous populations in Colombia which have continued to endure ongoing persecution, suffering, deaths and human rights violations caused by the ongoing armed conflict. President Juan Manuel Santospromised in August that there would be a considerable improvement in policy and human rights abuses towards indigenous peoples throughout the country. Fucai is an organization that works with indigenous grassroots organizations as well as other nonprofits and government structures to strengthen the indigenous community and improve their education and access to jobs. They have been working towards improving the lives of indigenous since 1991. 42 indigenous populations in danger of disappearing was last modified: October 16th, 2012 by Caitlin Trent	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
[because it tastes good] Whole Wheat Lemon Thyme Strawberry Shortcakes I’m clearly on a bit of a baking kick. If two desserts in a month constitute a ‘kick’, that is. I’ve been wanting to make strawberry shortcake for a while, and I was so happy to find a recipe that uses whole wheat flour, to boot. This was so yummy — loved the thyme and the lemon flavors with the strawberries and cream. Whole Wheat Lemon Thyme Strawberry ShortcakesServes 6 Just the Tip / Inspired by So Good and Tasty Here’s what I used: For the shortcake: 2 cups white whole wheat flour 1 tbsp baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 3 tbsp cane sugar zest of one lemon 1 tbsp fresh thyme 6 tbsp coconut oil, not melted 3/4 cup almond milk juice of half a lemon For the whipped cream: 1 cup heavy cream 1-2 tbsp cane sugar a pint of strawberries, sliced Here’s what I did: Preheat oven to 425˚F. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray. In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, lemon zest, and thyme. Using your fingers, rub in the coconut oil until little pebbly pieces begin to form and mixture is crumbly. Pour the almond milk and lemon juice into the bowl. Gently stir until a soft dough starts to form. Divide the batter into 6 equal portions, about a half cup each, and loosely form into patties about 1 1/2-inches thick. Bake for 12-15 minutes and transfer to a wire cooling rack once they are slightly golden. To make the whipped cream, pour the cream into a mixing bowl along with the sugar. Whip at a high speed until soft peaks begin to form. To assemble, slice the shortcakes in half with a serrated knife. Place strawberries and whipped cream on the bottom half, then cover with the top half and serve.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Primary tabs Letter from Colonel Malcom to John McKesson: One hundred and fifty men in his Regiment are without arms v6:1235 COLONEL MALCOM TO JOHN McKESSON. New-York, July 3, 1776. SIR: I request from the Congress their order on Mr&dot; Curtenius for sixty or seventy fire-locks; he can deliver them very soon. Mr&dot; Norwood also will furnish me with a few, provided I can obtain an order for that purpose. I have one hundred and fifty unarmed men a circumstance that I do not like. Captain Brasher will attend the house to know their pleasure. If I thought these arms would be more useful in other hands, I would not apply for them. How am I to get a medicine-chest? Dr&dot; Townsend cannot attend the regiment, but Dr&dot; Adams (a S&dot; N&dot; Lieutenant,) takes his place; he has been examined by Dr&dot; Jones, whose certificate Captain Brasher will show you. I request his commission. I am, most respectfully, sir, your very humble servant, WILLIAM MALCOM. To John McKesson or Robert Benson. I trouble you with this business that Captain Brasher may not be detained. Excuse me. The lobster pots at the watering-place.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Enter for a chance to win a smart home starter pack, including a 27" LG 4K monitor, Sonos PLAY 1 smart speaker, Amazon Echo and Amazon Fire TV with 4K Ultra HD, worth $735. You can find this listed here.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
You can generally find me with a book in hand or my fingers on a keyboard. Mostly reading YA fiction and Urban Fiction, but that is subject to change quite frequently. I book blog when I can. I love ARC's and new writers!	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Are you better off? Leading up to the Nov. 6 election, City Pulse is taking to the streets to ask residents from all walks of life this inherently loaded — or plainly simple — question: “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” “Yes, I am. Four years ago, my friends and I were definitely feeling a pinch. The weddings got a little bit less extravagant, for example. We didn’t take trips. We wouldn’t go out. We would stay in and do more things. So that was definitely different. But I think four years ago it was an adjustment — now it’s just a way of life.” Tegan Jetton Age: 20 Occupation: Student Residence: Perry “I think I’m better off right now just because Obama has done a lot of things for the LGBT community and he’s trying to get things pushed for students. I’m hoping that he will do the same in the next four years.”	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
How To Choose The Domain Name For Your Site: An Extensive Approach Choosing the domain name for your website is like naming your baby—in this case, your blog is your baby. And if names, as most cultures believe, have considerable impacts on the lives of their bearers, then domain names ought to impact the sites they identify as well. Why Do You Need a Domain Name for Your Blog? The takeaway from the ‘baby naming’ analogy above is that a domain name is your website’s online identity. Hence, it should reflect what you want to build with the site—what makes it credible. It should also foster professionalism, depending on what that means in your niche. If you plan on selling a product or service using your website, then your domain name should elevate the branding. This will ultimately come in handy if you rely on the domain for your email addresses. Registrars like Domains4Lessoffer extensive options so there are no limits to the approach you can take with your domain names. Factors to Consider Goals and Objectives Every business has goals and objectives. It’s these two ideals that guide it. If you treat your website as a business—and you should—then its goals and objectives must also guide every part of it, including the domain name. To get a firmer grip on choosing a suitable domain name for your website, you ought to also consider from where you expect most of the traffic to the site to come. Is it from: Search Engines? Traffic from this source come and go, although you can convert some of them to loyal visitors with much work. This works best for a daily news blog, blogs focused on an upcoming one-time occasion—like a new movie release—and helps to create a buzz. In this case, your domain name should be SE optimised. Loyal Readers This sort of traffic thrives on engagement. You are looking to build a community. One that you educate and learn from. While search engine traffic can be beneficial, you are looking for people that will stay with you for a long time. In this case, your domain name should be branded and memorable. Keywords and Branding It can be difficult to integrate both keywords and branding in your domain name, but if your brand name is generic enough, then it’s possible you can achieve this. Keywords in Your Domain Name This is perfect if you are interested in SE traffic. You can use Google AdWords tools to find generic words that people search for on Google. Then you use one or two high-ranking ones to create a domain name that communicates what your website is about. Some good examples are TheMovieBlog.com and DigitalPhotographySchool.com. Branding Your Domain Name Here, you are trying to create an identity, a community of loyal visitors, and something that hasn’t been used before. You can use the name of your company as a domain name if it’s memorable. As stated above, you can integrate both branding and keywords to create a better effect. For instance, CNN added the popular keyword ‘news’ to their branded domain to create CNNnews.com. Consider the Future In factoring in the future when creating your domain name you need to make sure to pick a name that isn’t going to age and also make sure it encompasses your goals and objectives. This is why it’s important to put a lot of thought into your goals and objectives so that they are not too narrow. The last thing you want is realising later that your niche is bigger than you thought and you can’t expand because of the limiting nature of your domain name. It’s just like creating a brick and mortar business and naming it Analogue Photography—obviously in the past—only for digital photography to become popular, and you realise that the only way to expand is to change your brand name. Make your domain name memorable to reduce the margin for error—that is, make it short as well as easy to remember, pronounce, and spell. Go for the [dot]com domain extension. Also, grab the domain extension for the country the website targets. Avoid using the hyphen. Avoid numbers and thus spare visitors the trouble of wondering whether numbers in your domain should be spelt or typed as digits. Avoid misspellings. Avoid trademarked names. You could get sued and thus lose your domain name. Secure multiple domain names for the same website. This can mean also securing the [dot]net, [dot]org, [dot]info et cetera versions of your domain name to prevent someone else from registering them and feeding off your hard work. It can also mean registering other keywords relevant to your brand and redirecting them to your website—for instance, like registering both onlinenews.com and internetnews.com and linking them to the same website. This will help you capture more type-in traffic. Check to make sure the domain name you want to use isn’t blacklisted by search engines or doesn’t have a bad or an unsuitable history.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Bill Yeargin, Greg Meloon and Shaun Murray have agreed to take some questions about the G23 (or anything else Nautique-related)! Click the link below to go to the thread on PlanetNautique, post your questions there, and I will compile them and get them answered. I'll take questions on PlanetNautique until Tuesday night at 9:00 PM EDT, and will get the answers back up soon after that. This is your chance to get your questions answered directly by the people closest to the boat!	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
An Inside Look at Food Dispensing Toys for Dogs Many dogs in the wild spend a lot of their time looking for food. Evolutionarily speaking, a dog is prepared to devote a great deal of physical and intellectual energy toward finding food. When a dog is in a shelter, we like to recommend using food puzzles to help mentally stimulate dogs, alleviate boredom, and reduce stress. If you have a dog, you may already be familiar with one of the most common food dispensing toys, Kongs. Kongs can be filled with food (kibble, wet food, peanut butter, bananas, etc.) and even frozen treats to help keep your dog busy, active, and focused. Below are some helpful tips from Laney Nee, Behavior Programs Supervisor at the Center for Shelter Dogs. Not only is her advice helpful for those working with shelter dogs, but dog owners may want to experiment with food puzzles as well. 1. Hi, Laney! Can you introduce yourself? My name is Laney Nee and I’m a certified pet dog trainer working as a Behavior Programs Supervisor with the Center for Shelter Dogs at the Animal Rescue League of Boston. Amazingly, I work with every dog in the shelter doing basic training and helping with behavior plans for the dogs. I have the opportunity to work with two behavior specialists that lead me in the right direction every day. I have been with the ARLB for about 6 years, as a volunteer first and now as an employee after I made a huge career change about two years ago. It’s been an amazing journey and I’ve never, ever looked back. I lost my dog Bella, 5 year old English bulldog, suddenly a year ago. I miss her every single day of my life and her memory will be with me forever, she was my perfect girl. Since then I’ve been fostering dogs and helping them become happy, healthy (behaviorally) dogs and they’ve found forever homes. 2. What are food dispensing toys? A food dispensing toy (FDT) is any toy or object that can contain food, and requires the pet to work to find a way to obtain the food. The most common food dispensing toy is a, Kong® toy with dry kibble inside. A variation is a Kong with frozen canned food that slowly melts and becomes available. Another variation is a Kong with an inch of peanut butter smeared just inside the opening, reserved for special cases. There are many other brands and types of food dispensing toys. For the very active and motivated dog a, Buster Cube™ or Kong Wobbler is a good option. Finally, some organizations choose to make their own food dispensing toys using PVC pipe or other improvised devices. (Watch a video example from the Animal Farm Foundation). 3. Are there certain types of dog personalities that may benefit from food dispensing toys? For the most part any dog can benefit from a food dispensing toy, especially those dogs that are good eaters and are food motivated. Dogs that are bored with kenneling can benefit from these food dispensing toys because it takes longer and more focus for them to eat their normal meal rather than eating out of an easy food bowl. Also, dogs that are high energy dogs can also benefit from food dispensing toys to provide them with mental stimulation. 4. What if the dog isn’t eating/using the food dispensing toy? If the dog is a ‘good eater’ and eats his or her food the second it’s put in front of them, you can start with putting their dry kibble into the puzzle along with some yummy semi-moist treats. Let them roll it around. If it seems the food isn’t coming out or they lose interest quickly, make it a bit easier for them to get the food out. The FDT instructions should show you how to make it easier/harder. Definitely experiment with the different food dispensing toys out there. Your dog may prefer easier toys over more difficult ones or vice versa. You do not have to use the food dispensing toy for meals at all – it can always be as a bonus meal or ‘treat’ for your dog. For example using kibble, peanut butter, delicious treats, etc. all mixed within the puzzle is something really special for your dog. Always watch for weight gain and sensitive digestive systems. It can be easy to lose control of their weight because the food dispensing toys can be so fun for them. 5. What are some signs that indicate that a dog may not benefit from a food dispensing toy? A dog that is shy or a picky eater. In order to start using food dispensing toys, the dog must really enjoy eating! It’s good to experiment with food dispensing toys with puppies (once they are strong eaters). Puppies tend to be really good eaters and you can introduce them to food dispensing toys early in life, and then eventually they can eat all of their meals out of the toy rather than a simple food bowl. 6. Can you make a food dispensing toy out of things you may already have around the house or in your shelter? It depends, it has to be material that the dog won’t get hurt chewing or won’t swallow. To be safe, I recommend purchasing them, but please watch the video about making PVC toys, above. 7. Is there a brand you recommend for purchasing a food dispensing toy?	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
ISTANBUL, TURKEY — A Turkish rock guitarist has co-founded a new political party ahead of elections next year in the hope of translating months of summer protests into change at the ballot box. The Gezi Party [GZP], taking its name from the Istanbul park where the unrest began at the end of May, marks an effort to unite a broad range of demonstrators under one political banner against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's government. “In the Gezi Party, chairman means spokesperson. Gezi does not accept any leader,” party chairman Cem Koksal, a 37-year old heavy metal guitarist from Istanbul, said on Twitter. According to its Facebook page, the GZP - officially registered as Turkey's 77th party - aims to keep the “Gezi spirit” alive. It did not say for which of the upcoming polls - local elections in March, a presidential vote in August and general elections in 2015 - it would field candidates. A peaceful protest against plans to redevelop Gezi Park spiraled into unrest across Turkey after a heavy-handed police crackdown, drawing together a wide array of demonstrators protesting against Erdogan's perceived authoritarianism. Turkey's main opposition parties have so far failed to capitalize on the wave of protest, with Erdogan's ruling AK Party, which dominates the Turkish political map, still well ahead in opinion polls across almost all of the country. Koksal has performed in concerts around Turkey and has released three solo albums. According to his official page on Facebook, he also has toured with former Rainbow vocalist Joe Lynn Turner, but he is far from a household name.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Spider-Man Costar Calls Tobey 'An Excellent Dad' Playing Harry Osborn in the Spider-Man series lets James Franco see Tobey Maguire in a different role: dad to 6-month-old daughter Ruby. "She's a very sweet baby," Franco, 29, told PEOPLE at Monday's New York City premiere of Spider-Man 3. "It's strange, because I've known Tobey about six or seven years, and to see him grow over those years, I'm really proud of him." The family has traveled together around the world to promote Spider-Man 3. "It's lovely having a baby with you on tour," Harris said. "It's easier at that age, [and] I think it's wonderful that they're bringing Ruby with them." Maguire and Ruby Starsurf / Splash News Online In fact, Harris first met Ruby at an airport. "We've been at all these airports – Tokyo, Rome, Berlin, Paris, London – and I forget which one it was, but she was there all dimpled," she said. "She looks like Tobey. She's a happy little baby with her dimples." Maguire, who recently said he loves being a dad, told PEOPLE he likes traveling with Ruby and Meyer: "You know, it's been great. We've been all over the world, and it's just been great to have my family with me."	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
This is our side view mirror bracket. Made of polished aluminum it allows you to mount the bullet style side view mirror in a more functional spot. Also serves to keep from having to mount the mirror into that freshly painted body.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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English Version The aim of the Project IRAN The aim of the jorney is to cross the almost 5,200 km that separate Livorno from Persepolis in Vespa carrying a message that can promote a renewed interest in the conservation and protection of archaeological sites, which are our memory and our past. As archaeologists and Italians (country that owns the majority of World Heritage sites) we feel urged to undertake this long journey that crosses the Balkan states, Greece, Turkey and finally Persia for love towards our archaeological heritage that does not belong only to the single states but it represents the living and tangible memory of ourselves.To do so, we will visit the major archaeological sites along the way, we will use a blog with photos and movies (which will be updated daily) to show and promote our message. In addition, we will involve local newspapers and radio stations along the way through interviews and articles. In the main cities, we will try to involve schools through the small lecture about the importance and protection of our archaeological heritage. Likewise, we are convinced that the protection of our past can only take place with the deep involvement of future generations. Why Livorno? … Why Persepolis? … Why on Vespa? Livorno, Dutch “Scalo” The city of Livorno, like many cities in the Mediterranean, has always been a crossroads of peoples and cultures. For centuries English, Dutch, Turkish and Jewish merchants have entered the port, bringing with them products and knowledge. This city represents for us a place of tolerance and mingling. Livorno, like other cities, can act as a link between East and West. Ideally, our journey traces back those itineraries, conducted by people for millennia by sea and land. The departure from this small, big city, therefore wants to build a bridge between past and present and – why not – also towards a future that will bring with it a renewed tolerance. Persepolis, capital of the ancient Persian kingdom, has been for centuries the symbol of a far and mysterious East. The archaeological site of Persepolis, as the last destination of our journey, is a symbol to be preserved and defended; it contains all cultural beauties of the Middle East. The “Vespa” is one of the few means of transport that allows you to travel with “lightness”. It does not allow you to cover long distances like big motorbikes or cars, but it allows you to travel slowly, enjoying, smelling, and watching the colors of the landscapes. Therefore, it will allow us to interact with those people whom we would like to bring a message of protection and interestas i our memory and past. Itinerary We will leave from Livorno towards Greece, crossing Macedonia and heading towards Istanbul and towards Cappadocia. It will then be the turn of Eastern Turkey from which we will move to the Iranian border. After crossing the border we will go south towards Pasargadae and finally Persepolis. We will then stop at Shiraz and Teheran along the way back. Once back in Turkey we will pass through Azerbaijan and Georgia to the north from where we will embark for Bulgaria. After the Balkans, we will return to Livorno. The total duration of the trip: 40 days and we will leave in July 2019. During the trip, we will stop at the major archaeological sites along the way (see ‘Itinerario“for more detailes of the UNESCO archaeological sites we will visit) as well as we will visit radio, newspapers and local schools where we will give small lectures. Support Us You can support this project with a small donation. Please visit our dedicated page here.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
15 Best Things to Do in Anaheim, California Just a short drive from Los Angeles, California, Anaheim is home to the Disneyland Resort, the Honda Center, and Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The city offers a selection of unique attractions such as the Flightdeck Flight Simulation Center, Sky Zone Anaheim Indoor Trampoline Park, Yorba Regional Park, the Downtown Disney District, and many great restaurants. Photo: Earl Robbins/Fotolia »Disney California Adventure Park Located on Disneyland Drive, the Disney California Adventure is one of the top Anaheim attractions and a theme park that focuses on the culture and the history of the state of California. Part of the Walt Disney Corporation, the 72-acre park opened in 2001 and is the second park after the original 1955 Disneyland Park located in the Disneyland Resort Complex in Anaheim. Like other Disney parks, the Disney California Adventure Park is divided into several areas. The entrance to the park is through Buena Vista Street, a recreation of early 1920s Los Angeles. Paradise Pier covers 15 acres and is modeled after boardwalks like the Santa Monica Pier with rides and restaurants. Other areas include A Bug’s Land, Car Land, Hollywood Land, and more. Address: 1313 Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, California, Phone: 714-781-4565 »Disneyland Park, Anaheim, CA Disneyland is a theme park located on Disneyland Drive, one of two Disney themed parks at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim. Opened in 1955, it is the only Disney park designed and built by Walt Disney, and it was the first of several Disney theme parks. Built on 160 acres, the park features the iconic Sleeping Beauty Castle, and since it opened, the park has seen more visitors than any other theme park in the world. Disneyland Park is one of the best things to do in Anaheim, California. Like other Disney parks, Disneyland Park is separated into several areas of themed amusement rides and entertainment venues. Some of these include Main Street, U.S.A., Adventureland, and Frontierland, among others. Several of these areas have been renovated over the years. Address: 1313 Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, California, Phone: 714-781-463615 Best Things to Do in Anaheim, California - Photo: Disneyland Park »Flightdeck Flight Simulation Center Located on South Sinclair Street in Anaheim, the Flightdeck Flight Simulation Center replicates the sensation of riding in a cockpit and flying an aircraft. Visitors have several choices of experiences. One is the Boeing 737 flight simulator where guests are able to take the controls in the cockpit and feel what it’s like to fly a commercial airplane. Another choice is an authentic military flight simulator; there are a variety of programs that give guests the opportunity to get to know the controls and the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon. The center is open from Wednesday through Sunday. The center can be booked for private events such as two-hour birthday parties every day of the week. Address: 1650 South Sinclair Street, Anaheim, California, Phone: 714-937-151115 Best Things to Do in Anaheim, California - Photo: mokee81/Fotolia »Things to Do in Anaheim: Downtown Disney District Located on Disneyland Drive, the Downtown Disney District is an outdoor area of restaurants, shops, and entertainment venues. Opened in 2001, it is a part of the Disneyland Resort, which also includes Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure. The area is popular with local residents as well as visitors who are staying at the resort. Disneyland Hotel’s Adventure Tower and Disney’s Grand California Hotel both face the area. In addition to the restaurants and the shops, there are other attractions such as the AMC Theaters Downtown Disney 12, entertainment venues like the House of Blues Anaheim and Swing Dancing, and the Walt Disney Travel Company Information Center. Address: Disneyland Resort, 1580 Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, California, Phone: 714-781-456515 Best Things to Do in Anaheim, California - Photo: Downtown Disney District You are reading "15 Best Things to Do in Anaheim, California Today" Back to Top or Closest Weekend Vacations with Kids, Trip finder, Getaways near me & Scenic places near me »Angel Stadium of Anaheim Tour, Anaheim, CA The Angel Stadium of Anaheim Tour lets you experience one of the oldest Major League Baseball stadiums in the United States. Known by its nickname “The Big A,” the stadium is located on East Gene Autry Way, and the tour of the facility begins outside the Home Plate Gate on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. Since 1965, the stadium has been the home of the world famous 2002 World Champion Los Angeles Angels, and visitors are able to get a behind the scenes look at areas of the stadium that are generally closed to the public. The 75-minute tour includes the stadium field, the dugout, the clubhouse, and much more. Address: 2000 East Gene Autry Way, Anaheim, California, Phone: 714-940-200015 Best Things to Do in Anaheim, California - Photo: Jim Mills/Fotolia "Top Romantic Tourist Attractions in Anaheim, California" Back to Top or More Famous Landmarks, Restaurants, Bars, Cafes, Food near me, Activities, Fall Honeymoon, Downtown Wedding Venues »Honda Center, Anaheim, California Located on East Katella Avenue, the Honda Center is an indoor arena formerly known as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim. Built in 1993, the arena is also sometimes called the Ponda Center and sometimes just Ponda. It is the home of the Anaheim Ducks, which is a National Hockey League team that won the 2007 Stanley Cup Championship, the Los Angeles Kiss, an Arena Football League team, the Big West Basketball Tournament, and the Wooden Legacy Basketball Tournament. In addition to sporting events, the arena hosts many performances by musicians like Barbra Streisand, Kate Perry, and others, as well as events such as the Barnum & Bailey Circus, the Harlem Globetrotters, and Stars on Ice. More California vacations and California beachesAddress: 2695 East Katella Avenue, Anaheim, California, Phone: 714-704-240015 Best Things to Do in Anaheim, California - Photo: Honda Center "Anaheim, California Cool Points of Interest" Back to Top or Best Towns and Historic Cities for Travel, Popular day trip ideas, Farmers Markets, Places to eat near me, Living & Vacation Deals »Wood Ranch BBQ and Grill The smell of delicious, succulent grilled meat will hit you before you enter the spacious, cheerful Wood Ranch dining room, which is typically packed with energetic, laughing families. There are always lots of kids, as Wood Ranch has great kids’ menu, and what adults can expect is truly mouth-watering: hand-cut and perfectly seasoned Certified Angus Beef grilled over oak fire, slow-roasted and then grilled chicken, beef and pork baby back ribs, and all kinds of grilled fish. Add to that fresh salads and sides such as peanut coleslaw, smashed sweet potatoes or mac and cheese. Their well-stocked bar has excellent signature martinis, choice beer on tap, and a good selection of wines. Address: 8022 E Santa Ana Canyon Rd, Anaheim, California, Phone: 714-974-6660,15 Best Things to Do in Anaheim, California - Photo: Wood Ranch BBQ and Grill "Top Romantic Things to Do at Night in Anaheim, California" Back to Top or More Family Weekend Trips, Excursions, Nearby Restaurants, Cool Vacation Spots & Fall Destination Facts »Yorba Regional Park, Anaheim, California Yorba Regional Park, located at the mouth of the Santa Ana Canyon, is a 140-acre park that runs for a mile along the Santa Ana River. It is a popular daytime park with many trails and over 400 picnic tables, some of which are shaded. The bicycle trails connect to the Santa Ana River Trail, which eventually leads to the Pacific Ocean. There are four lakes connected by streams, and these are popular places for model boat sailing and fishing. In addition to the picnic tables, there are 200 barbecues, volleyball courts, shelters that can be reserved, and much more. Address: 7600 East La Palma, Anaheim, California, Phone: 714-973-6615 "Fun Things to Do in Anaheim, California this Weekend with Friends" Back to Top or Romantic Places to live, September Last Minute Travel, Beach Vacations, Photos and Map of Conference & Wedding Destinations near my location »Earl of Sandwich, Anaheim, CA The best sandwiches in the world! You have heard it before, right? But, what they offer at the Earl of Sandwich, a fun, spacious eatery in the Disneyland district, comes close. The restaurant is named for the esteemed English gentleman John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, who allegedly invented the sandwich as we know it in 1762. What you can get at the Earl of Sandwich is probably very different than what English Earl concocted, but he would surely enjoy it very much. It all starts with their own freshly baked bread, white or whole wheat, stuffed with an enormous number of possible fillings and combinations, from roast beef, turkey, tuna, many kinds of cheese, and all kinds of salads and veggies. You can eat inside or on their bright, shaded patio or take your sandwich with you for later. Address: 1565 S Disneyland Dr., Ste. 102, Anaheim, California, Phone: 714-817-747615 Best Things to Do in Anaheim, California - Photo: Earl of Sandwich "Top 10 Family Attractions in Anaheim, California & Things to Do near Me Today" Back to Top or Best Restaurants near me, Images of Hotels, Discounts, Boutique Hotels, Inn & Bed and Breakfasts »Things to Do in Anaheim: Sky Zone Anaheim Indoor Trampoline Park Sky Zone Anaheim Indoor Trampoline Park is located on North Kellogg Drive in Anaheim. Opened in 2012, it is the first indoor trampoline park in the world. Guests are able to take part in a healthy cardio workout and, at the same, time, have fun doing it. They can bounce and jump from the trampoline runway into an area filled with 10,000 foam cubes: the Foam Zone foam pit. The park offers a variety of other activities like Ultimate Dodgeball, SkyRobics fitness classes, a SkySlam court, and much more. The park welcomes groups such as camps, boy scouts and girl scouts, and school groups. Address: 1301 North Kellogg Drive, Anaheim, California, Phone: 714-693-025015 Best Things to Do in Anaheim, California - Photo: Sky Zone Anaheim Indoor Trampoline Park "Must See Places to Visit in Anaheim, California & Destinations this Weekend" Back to Top or Free Beaches near Me, Dog Friendly & Known for Attractions this month »PokiNometry, Anaheim, California Poki means to cut, section, or slice. Hawaiians invented it and PokiNometry turned it into a science. Their poki consists of a bowl filled with all kinds of raw fish and seafood, from tuna and salmon to shrimp and octopus. The result is something between sushi, sashimi, ceviche, and seafood salad. At PokiNometry, they let you make your own mix. You choose one of the bases (white or brown rice, salad, wrap, chips), 8 types of fish or seafood, and more than 15 toppings in various degrees of spiciness. Add some salad ingredients like avocado or cucumber, sprinkle the whole thing with a bit of seaweeds, wasabi, spring onion or whatever you like, and you are ready to eat or take your concoction to go. If you are looking for romantic date ideas in Anaheim, this is a great place to try. Everything is very fresh, and whether or not it is delicious depends on what you have mixed. Address: 184 S Harbor Blvd, Anaheim, California, Phone: 657-208-3488 »Anaheim Attractions: Anaheim Packing District Located at the intersection of Santa Ana Street and Anaheim Boulevard, the Anaheim Packing District is a restored historic area that features many eateries and hosts outdoor events. Some of the historic refurbished buildings include the Packard Building and the citrus Packing House. There are more than 20 artisan restaurants and cafes that offer diverse cuisines like Indian, Italian, Japanese, Vietnamese, and many more. There are also breweries, pubs, and wine bars. The district has facilities for private events, and The Backyard is an outdoor area with a fireplace and set in an orange grove. Live music is featured every weekend on the Mezzanine Stage. Farmers Park hosts a farmers market on Sunday as well as outdoor movies. Address: 440 South Anaheim Boulevard, Anaheim, California, Phone: 714-533-722515 Best Things to Do in Anaheim, California - Photo: Anaheim Packing District Vacations for Couples, Packages, Offers, Tours, Date Night Ideas around me, Pictures of Romantic Hotels, Fall vacations for seniors, Free things to do in February & Beaches near me: Best Romantic Getaways »The Ranch, Anaheim, CA Inspired by the famous Crazy Horse Steakhouse and Saloon that closed in the 90’s, The Ranch combines luxurious décor, excellent food, and live country music and dancing. The Ranch is located on the ground floor of the Extron Electronics corporate headquarters in Anaheim, whose owner Andrew Edwards is the heart and brains behind the concept of The Ranch. The restaurant has more than 53,000 square feet of space for the three kitchens, restaurant, saloon, and private dining and event rooms. The Ranch restaurant offers classic American cuisine prepared with seasonal, fresh local ingredients from Californian farms, ranches, and dairies. Get the real taste of the superb menu offerings with Colorado Grass-Fed Lamb Chop with Black Eyed Peas, Zucchini, Eggplant, Merguez Sausages, and Taggiasca Olives. The Ranch has an extensive wine and craft beer list, and the bar mixes some excellent innovative cocktails. More California destinationsAddress: 1025 E. Ball Road, Anaheim, California, Phone: 714-817-420015 Best Things to Do in Anaheim, California - Photo: The Ranch "What is There to Do with Kids in Anaheim, California" Back to Top or Places to Eat, Excursions, Bucket list, Fun & Cheap Weekend Getaways, What's near me »Reunion Kitchen Reunion Kitchen is spacious, comfortable, and very pleasant with its cozy upholstered boots and lots of warm wood. It’s the right place to be whether you came with a bunch of noisy friends or having a family celebration. The menu is classic American with everyone’s favorites such as barbecue-glazed meatloaf, baby-back ribs, or pan-roasted salmon cooked to perfection. There are always at least five Anaheim craft beers on tap, an excellent wine list, and great cocktails. Try their enormous Bloody Mary, which is loaded with olives, horseradish, a jalapeno wrapped in bacon, and a Slim Jim – and a lot of vodka, of course. You can consider it an appetizer. Address: 5775 E Santa Ana Canyon Rd., Anaheim, California, Phone: 714-283-1062 »Adventure City, Anaheim, California Adventure City is a theme park located on South Beach Boulevard in Anaheim. Opened in 1994, the park sits on two acres of land and includes several historic attractions like a 1938 miniature railroad called Adventure City Express Train and a 1946 carousel with its 20 horse figures. The 1950s Tree Top Racers roller coaster was replaced in 2015 by a family shuttle coaster called Rewind Racers. Other rides include a Ferris wheel, a tower drop, a spinning balloon ride, and many more. There are other attractions at the park like an arcade, a children’s theater, a petting farm, and a children’s rock climbing tower called Mount Adventurous. Address: 1238 South Beach Boulevard, Anaheim, California, Phone: 714-236-9300 More things to do: the Bowers Museum. 15 Best Things to Do in Anaheim, California - Photo: Adventure City "Bucket List in Anaheim, California" Back to Top or Essential Conference Venues & Places to Get Married, Where is the Closest Great Place to Elope More: What's Near Me, What to See Tomorrow & Tonight, Visiting Hotels, Resorts, Must See Attractions, Tourism, School, Inns, Festival Hours, 10 Best Family Attractions on a Budget, Unique Sightseeing, Fun Things to Do Near Me at Night, Free Dating Activities, Museums, Best of & Famous Touris Sights, Where to Go & Best Romantic Places to Visit Now	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Richard Heffner, Historian, Teacher, Pioneer of Public Television, Is Dead at 88 Richard Heffner, University professor of communication and public policy, 1925-2013. Richard Heffner, University Professor of communication and public policy at Rutgers, and host of the public television interview show The Open Mind, died Dec. 17 at his home in New York City of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage, his son, Daniel Heffner, said. He was 88 years old. Heffner taught at Rutgers’ School of Communication and Information for nearly 50 years. Before coming to Rutgers, he taught history and political science at the University of California, Sarah Lawrence College, the New School for Social Research and New York University. He was teaching two courses at the time of his death, “Communication and Human Values” in the School of Arts and Sciences and “Mass Communication and the American Image” in the School of Communication and Information. It was as the host of The Open Mind from 1956 until his death that Heffner was known best. He usually sat down with one or two guests, ranging from Margaret Mead to Malcolm X to President Jimmy Carter, and gently asked pointed questions, looking directly at them, listening carefully and digesting their answers before asking his next question. His interviews were often topical. In 1963, after the assassination in Mississippi of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, he sat down with four civil rights leaders -- Wyatt Tee Walker, James Farmer, Alan Morrison and Malcolm X -- to discuss the state of race relations in America. It was a familiar technique to his students. In a statement to those students, his colleague Matt Matsuda, dean of the honors program in the School of Arts and Sciences, said: “But what he loved most was teaching. Why else would he have continued to work with honors long after many others would have retired? Great students were his inspiration and his joy.” “Dick Heffner was a valued member of our community who taught generations of students in communication, journalism and media studies, said Claire McInerney, dean of the School of Communication and Information. “He was a major contributor to the understanding of media and their role in a democratic society. He was a sweet man whose intelligence always shone through, whether he was on camera or in a lunchtime conversation.” Richard Douglas Heffner was born in New York City in 1925 and received his B.A. and M.A. from Columbia University. Heffner was the author of A Documentary History of the United States, which first appeared in 1952 and went through its 11th edition this year. He edited Alexis de Toqueville’s Democracy in America and was the author of A Conversational History of Modern America (Carroll & Graf, 2003). Heffner leaves his wife, Elaine; his sons, Daniel and Andrew, and their wives, Beth and Carla; and grandchildren Alexander, Jeremy, Zachary and Sophia. His family asks that, in lieu of flowers, donations be sent to New York’s public television station, WNET, Channel 13, which Heffner helped to found. Checks should be made out to WNET, with the notation that it is for “the continuing production of Richard Heffner’s The Open Mind.” WNET/Channel 13, the Educational Broadcasting Company, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Checks should be sent to Ms. Patricia Hayes, Grants Management Specialist, 825 Fifth Ave., 14th Floor, New York, New York 10022.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
The Infona portal uses cookies, i.e. strings of text saved by a browser on the user's device. The portal can access those files and use them to remember the user's data, such as their chosen settings (screen view, interface language, etc.), or their login data. By using the Infona portal the user accepts automatic saving and using this information for portal operation purposes. More information on the subject can be found in the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. By closing this window the user confirms that they have read the information on cookie usage, and they accept the privacy policy and the way cookies are used by the portal. You can change the cookie settings in your browser. Background Recent genome projects of various animals have uncovered an unexpectedly large number of opsin genes, which encode protein moieties of photoreceptor molecules, in most animals. In visual systems, the biological meanings of this diversification are clear; multiple types of visual opsins with different spectral sensitivities are responsible for color vision. However, the significance of the... Rhodopsin is a G-protein-coupled receptor, in which retinal chromophore acts as inverse-agonist or agonist depending on its configuration and protonation state. Photostimulation of rhodopsin results in a pH-dependent equilibrium between the active state (Meta-II) and its inactive precursor (Meta-I). Here, we monitored conformational changes of rhodopsin using a fluorescent probe Alexa594 at the cytoplasmic... Cone photoreceptor subtypes having different spectral sensitivities exhibit different recovery kinetics in their photoresponses in some vertebrates. Phosphorylation by G protein-coupled receptor kinase (GRK) is essential for the rapid inactivation of light-activated visual pigment, which is the rate-limiting step of the cone photoresponse recovery in salamander. In this study we compared the rate... We have analyzed L/M visual pigment gene arrays in 119 Japanese men with protanopia color vision defect and found that five had a normal gene order of L–M. Among the five men, two (identified as A376 and A642) had apparently normal L genes. To clarify their L gene defect, the whole L or M gene from A376 and control subjects was cloned in an expression vector. Total RNA extracted from the transfected... Melanopsin is a vertebrate non-visual opsin and functions as a circadian photoreceptor in mammalian retinas. Here we found the expression of two kinds of melanopsin genes in the chicken pineal gland and identified the presence of five isoforms derived from these two genes. Reconstitution of the recombinant proteins with 11-cis-retinal revealed that at least two of these melanopsin protein isoforms... The purpose of this study was to compare the a-waves of mGluR6-deficient mice (KO) to that of wild-type mice (WT), and to determine whether the light-adapted electroretinogram of the KO mice originate exclusively from cones. Dark-adapted a-waves were recorded under the same conditions from both types of mice. With a 96-cd/m 2 background, the a-wave from both types of mice showed a rapid recovery... G proteins are posttranslationally modified by isoprenylation: either farnesylation or geranylgeranylation. The γ subunit of retinal transducin (Tα/Tβγ) is selectively farnesylated, and the farnesylation is required for light signaling mediated by transducin in rod cells. However, whether and how this selective isoprenylation regulates cellular functions remain poorly understood. Here we report that... Animal photoreceptor cells can be classified into two distinct types, depending on whether the photopigment is borne on the membrane of a modified cilium (ciliary type) or apical microvilli (rhabdomeric type) [1]. Ciliary photoreceptors are well known as vertebrate rods and cones and are also found in several invertebrates. The rhabdomeric photoreceptor, in contrast, is a predominant type of invertebrate... Accessibility options You can change the active elements on the page (buttons and links) by pressing a combination of keys: TAB go to the next element SHIFT + TAB go to the previous element Financed by the National Centre for Research and Development under grant No. SP/I/1/77065/10 by the strategic scientific research and experimental development program: SYNAT - “Interdisciplinary System for Interactive Scientific and Scientific-Technical Information”.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
FilmStruck Movies that are currently on FilmStruck. Movies are listed in FilmStruck's alphabetical order. Last updated November 22, 2018. Note: FilmStruck's expected last day of service is: November 29, 2018. Not on IMDB: Arrowed (2014) Blow Up of "Blow-Up" (2016) Hot-Toe Mollie (1930) - from the Binko the Bear Cub series The Milkman (1930) - from the Toby the Pup series. Possibly this but the year is off by one: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0153132/ The Witch's Cat (1929) Toby Dammit (1968) - segment from Histoires extraordinaires (1968)	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Lawsuits and lossesnot to mention ignominious membership in our Hall of Shamehave followed data breaches at major companies. Security crews are getting smarter, but so are the crooks; both exploits and the gangs that run them are getting more The security stories and problems that sparked them came so thick and fast during 2005 that it was hard to keep track of the source of the threats, let alone how serious each was. Our end-of-year rundown may help you keep track of the bad guys, the good strategies, the right tools and the security risks you should keep track of this year. Good luck. Battling Bad Guys: Corporate Security Outlook Is Tough for 2006: Organized crime hit the Web in a big way during 2005 and will probably hit it even harder in 2006. Some high-profile crews were caught, but the rest are taking better aim at specific targets and finding new ways to attack. Defenders have some new tricks up their sleeves, but the battle this year promises to be more of a melee than a duel. Despite Busts, Web Mobs Keep Growing: Law enforcement brought down the Shadowcrew and other "Web mobs" this yearbut new, more sophisticated ones keep popping up. Here's how your company can ward off the bad guys in cyberspace. The 2005 Hall of Shame: These companiesled by CardSystemssuffered some of 2005's worst data security breaches. Learn from their examples, so you won't show up on next year's list. Wireless Nets Keep Security Crews on Their Toes: Even if you've managed to harden your wireless network to lock out the script kiddie with the Pringles, your access points offer easy entry to anyone with a good antenna, a little expertise and a decent set of cracker tools. Tools of the Job: Which Ones Are Worth the Money: Symantec: Beyond Viruses: Symantec offers a slew of security-related products and services, but the company is still known largely for its anti-virus software.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Pages Jul 26, 2012 “We discovered the children were spoken to in Marry… we’re not of Marry culture” says Hayley Foster. In an interview with Campbell Live Hayley Foster and her husband Phill Foster objected to their daughter learning Maori. Why? Well, from what the interview revealed the Foster’s opposition to te reo wasn’t practical, it was ideological. Phill Foster likened Maori language learning to “communism”. Yeah, because teaching te reo has so much in common with collective ownership of the means of production (yes, that was sarcasm). Hayley Foster spoke about “choice”. Well, having a choice is fair enough, but common sense, cultural understanding and the interests of the child should inform the Foster’s “choice”. There is a wealth of evidence to support the proposition that second language learning supports cognitive development. Why, any sensible person should ask, would you oppose teaching methods that aid brain development? When the Fosters restrict their daughter to one language, the opportunity cost is significant. Learning te reo would have helped their daughters development, refusing such an opportunity may put the parents mind at ease, but it restricts their daughters learning prospects. Hayley also asked “why should it be forced upon them, it’s not fair” as if learning a few Maori words, phrases and songs is some sort of cultural imposition. Hayley appears blind to the fact that the New Zealand education system is modelled on western values, traditions and approaches to learning. The curriculum itself - leaving aside the other aspects of the education system - remains euro-centric in content and outlook. Although students may learn Maori words, phrases and songs, those students will never be taught nor told to learn or think from a Maori perspective. In my opinion, the Foster's complaints were pathetic. Where is the harm in learning te reo? There is no harm. There is an opportunity cost, there always is, but the cost is minimal when compared against the benefits of learning some te reo. Maori culture is a part of this country. It's not a foreign culture and the Fosters would do well to realise that. Their attitude, which is widely held, is retrograde and if they're so unhappy with Maori culture then there are plenty of flights leaving for Australia. Jul 25, 2012 This week is Te Reo Maori week. We know because the NZ Herald is calling itself "Te Herora o Aotearoa." Excellent, great way to go Te Herora. Now how about a regular page written totally in Te Reo? Maybe monthly, maybe fortnightly, maybe weekly, maybe daily. then people like myself who can read, write and speak the language, could do what English language speakers take for granted on a daily basis by being able to read the news in that other official language of New Zealand. I have a dream that one day I can walk into any bank, service station, Pak'n'Sav, Post Office, chemist or store and conduct my transactions in Te Reo Maori if I should choose. I also want non-Maori New Zealanders to be able to do the same. Weren't Maori guaranteed all the rights of British subjects in the Treaty? Would that mean the right to read, write and conduct business in our own language, just like Pakeha can? In order for Te Reo Maori to flourish, we need the critical mass of New Zealanders to speak Maori to some extent. Maori can't do it on our own. We have to stop treating Te Reo as a tapu thing and allow it to become common. All those fuddy duddies who lament the modern shortening of the vowels, the poor grammar, the eskewed pronunciation - get over it - unless you really do prefer a dead language. In which case our marae may as well become Community Halls where English is the language of the masses. I know what the rednecks, bigots and dickheads will say - it's a waste of time, blah, blah, blah. But who cares what rednecks, bigots and dickheads think? If more New Zealanders spoke Te Reo Maori, the world wouldn't end, the sun would still rise in the east, the sky wouldn't fall in and maybe, just maybe, we'd move a little bit closer to becoming a more culturally cohesive nation. Fifty years go the Welsh language was in the same state Te Reo Maori is now, but through the efforts of a few, a bit of legislation here and there, Welsh is a thriving language heard and seen in the streets, shops and pubs of Wales as naturally as English. Maori can't rely on our traditional contexts (marae and home) for language transfer anymore. Many are pretty much buggered, so we need to create non-traditional contexts, that to many will feel pretty forced and unnatural, but without it the language will struggle. Amongst other things we need to set up Maori speaking happy hours at pubs, Maori writing clubs, Maori immersion trivial pursuit evenings, Maori immersion sports teams, support businesses that have Maori speaking staff, write Maori letters to the editor in newspapers - oh yeah, and have Maori writing for newspapers - so that people like myself can read, react and respond to Te Herora o Aotearoa in Te Reo o nga Rangatira. It's Maori language week, but you know that. People are doing all sorts of things, including political parties. Labour's Maori MPs are doing Youtube video's on their favourite Maori words. Here's Nanaia Mahuta: Jul 17, 2012 There may be a clash of laws. I have no problem at all with saying a law which respect the wishes of the individual deceased and then the person that individual chose to marry should trump a customary law which robs the deceased and their chosen family of their rights to decide place of burial. Of course in a cross-cultural situation, individuals should try and compromise to agree on something palatable to all – but if agreement is not achieved, then the law should be followed and there should be penalties for body stealing. There is a clash of laws. In New Zealand, and elsewhere, the common law position is that the executrix of the will (Miss Clarke) will prevail. Under Maori law, a majority opinion in the whanau will prevail. The wishes of the deceased and the deceased’ partner are, in most cases, subordinate to the wishes of the wider whanau. The question then is, what law should prevail? In this particular case, I am comfortable with the common law position (or the western position) prevailing. Why? Well, because the deceased made it clear he wanted to lay in Otautahi (Christchurch) as did his children. However, in a situation where there is no explicit wish and the deceased is Maori, I think Maori law must prevail. These situations are rare and should be decided on a case by case basis. The Takamore case is an unfortunate one. It has been characterised by bad faith on the part of Mr Takamore's extended whanau and staggering cultural ignorance from his immediate whanau. Going back to what law should prevail, it is arrogant to suggest that a law you approve of should trump a, quote, “customary law”. As if a customary law is some sort of lesser law. Why should the western position prevail where the deceased is Maori? I doubt most New Zealanders appreciate the depth of feeling Maori attach to burial. Approaching this situation from a Maori perspective, the Takamore case was not a body snatching case. It was an example of legitimate Maori practise and, I should add, a mana-enhancing practise. People without an understanding of Maori culture see this as a body snatching case. If they cannot widen their perspective beyond the scope of what their own cultural practises and values are then that is their problem. But it’s wrong to say 'my' values and notions of what are right and wrong should prevail. That is cultural imperialism, and that’s a practise this country has seen enough of. For once, maybe just for once, New Zealanders should give appropriate respect to Maori law. In the end it is too late to exhume Mr Takamore. Doing so is just retributive. Restorative justice should occur and that should be the end of the matter. Ultimately, as Tuhoe and as a Maori, Mr Takamore should rest with his tupuna in his ancestral homeland. Jul 16, 2012 With discussion centring around the Iwi Leaders Group versus the Maori Council, many commentators have lost sight of FOMA, the Fedaration of Maori Authorities. Although comparisons between the ILG and the MC are valid, any comparison must include FOMA. The ILG perform a commercial and policy functions. The Group’s policy functions overlap with the MC, but the Group’s commercial functions overlap with FOMA. After all, the MC is a policy and lobbying group. Similar in function to, for example, the Climate Change Iwi Leaders Group – a kind of subsidiary of the ILG proper. To make things clearer, let me try and explain the ILG through analogy. The ILG is similar in form to the Cabinet. There is the Cabinet proper, or the ILG proper, this is where the decisions take place. The Cabinet is then divided into Cabinet Committees that provide detailed consideration and discussion of issues. The Climate Change Iwi Leaders Group is similar to a Cabinet Committee. This is where the ILG do their heavy lifting. The ILG also undertake lobbying and government relations work through, as one example, the Land and Water Forum and through, most significantly, the Maori Party. Mark Solomon revealed in an interview with RNZ last year that he was given access to lobby the Prime Minister over asset sales. The work described above sounds a lot like what the MC does, or did. Well, that's because it is. In the Maori Community Development Act 1962, the act that establishes the MC, one of the functions is to: Consider and discuss such matters as appear relevant to the social and economic advancement of the Maori race So, in other words, one of their functions has been usurped by the ILG. FOMA, I believe, find themselves in a similar situation to the MC. The ILG is usurping their functions. FOMA represent the commercial interests of Maori authorities (among other things it should be added). However, the ILG is increasingly coming to represent Maori commercial interests. They are the lobby and consultation group of choice for the government. If there is a commercial issue that affects Maori or the government wants to involve Maori in, the ILG will be approached. FOMA are not given a look in. The government prefers, naturally of course, to deal with an ideologically sympathetic group. The ILG are often accused of representing the commercial interests of iwi and Maori and they’re often labelled the brown face of neoliberalism. That label is a little overblown, although the ILG have voiced support for asset sales and PPPs in the past. The most important question for Maori is: does the rise of the ILG benefit us? I have my doubts. The ILG is not representative of Maori. It cannot be said that most Maori share the ILGs economic ideology. Nor is the ILG elected. Can we really call them ‘representatives’ of Maori? And who represents urban Maori? On the other hand, the ILG provide an opportunity for Maori to leverage the government in a way we haven’t had the ability to in the past. The ILG have economic and political leverage. FOMA represents Maori economic interests, but they don’t control those economic interests in the way the ILG do. When discussing the rise of the ILG, we cannot lose sight of the Maori Party’s role too. One of the Maori Party’s goals has been to empower a political establishment that can engage and persuade the government of the day. With the ILG, they’ve achieved that. The ILG have are also positioning themselves to aquire strategic assets. Shares in electricity generators, an inland port at Ruakura, Tainui wants to muscle in on Auckland Airport, negotiating for rights to airspace – the list goes on. Keep in mind that Maori already control huge tracts of forestry land, some important national resources such as geothermal steam, lake beds and some of NZ’s most profitable tourism ventures. This sort of power, coupled with the personal networks the ILG have fostered, give the ILG institutionalised access. Having control, or a degree of control, over strategic assets plays into the ILG’s end game – they want power for Maori and they want to exercise that power. Whether or not these powerplays are a good thing is a moot point. I’m comfortable with the ILG for now. After all, they brought the AFFCO lock out to an end and they do, at the end of the day, have Maori interests at heart. The question, I guess, is will it last? Jul 13, 2012 An indigenous perspective has much to offer Aotearoa as we search our nation’s soul for a better way. As Tangata Whenua of Aotearoa, my tūpuna already had a longstanding connection to this land many centuries before the European colonials arrived to our shores. We went from being the dominant peoples of this land with our own distinct living systems – to a minority collective of people living under infrastructures which oppressed and removed our own. This process of historical and ongoing colonisation, alongside our ancestor connections, is part of what makes us the indigenous people of Aotearoa. In 2010 New Zealand finally (sigh) endorsed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Declaration). This Declaration is the culmination of over two decades of rigorous debate among native/indigenous peoples from around the world. The United Nations said it was “a landmark declaration that brought to an end nearly 25 years of contentious negotiations over the rights of native people to protect their lands and resources, and to maintain their unique cultures and traditions.” So I celebrated our State’s eventual endorsement in that bittersweet ‘better late than never’ sort of a fashion. My main mihi at the time was for the many natives who had literally given their blood to this affirmation of indigenous rights. There had been much ado over almost every single word in this document – indeed the saga of the letter ‘s’ being placed at the end of the word ’People’ in the Declaration title is worthy of a documentary in itself. Given NZ’s initial and staunch opposition to the Declaration and a general history of Crown refusal to honour Tangata Whenua sovereignty – I always knew it would be up to us to give this landmark moment any enduring teeth. What I think is useful for Aotearoa is to truly investigate the indigenous worldview that such a Declaration aims to protect, as an essential part of our community fabric going forward. Article 3 of the Declaration says: “Indigenous peoples have the right to self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.” Recent political polling suggests that there are enough people questioning the current political, social and economic approaches being adopted for our nation. I think now is a good time for us to bury ourselves in some fundamental discussions around what a better nation would look like and how indigenous self-determination can play a vital part in that. As the current world market free-trade capitalist approach is being called into question, we are starting to look seriously at alternatives. Um – over here! While it is true that Iwi and Hapū ourselves need to un-learn and re-learn some stuff, there is still enough to start working on with some viable options for honest collective health. For a start our reliance on global financing could lead us up the creek as is happening to other economies. As a little country tucked away in the Pacific, we could look strongly at protecting our unique environmental riches as a fundamental part of economic sustainability. Never mind Tino Rangatiratanga for Iwi – how about we understand that our government is slowly relinquishing its own authority to overseas imperialist economic powers!The Declaration lends support for indigenous leadership on this very environmental resource protection in Article 26: 1. Indigenous peoples have the right to the lands, territories and resources which they have traditionally owned, occupied or otherwise used or acquired. 2. Indigenous peoples have the right to own, use, develop and control the lands, territories and resources that they possess by reason of traditional ownership or other traditional occupation or use, as well as those which they have otherwise acquired. 3. States shall give legal recognition and protection to these lands, territories and resources. Such recognition shall be conducted with due respect to the customs, traditions and land tenure systems of the indigenous peoples concerned. In the above article the definition of ‘protection’ and ‘development’ of resources is diverse among Hapū. But I believe we have a unique responsibility to ensuring our long line of indigenous mokopuna get to play and fish in clean seas and beaches, hunt/eat and heal from bushy forests, breathe in fresh air, drink clean water and marvel at the unspoiled beauty of all of that. But here’s the thing – everyone else’s descendents will reap that protected environment too. On the “sustainable living” push. Yes we also have to do the hard yards to minimise our current absurd energy use and seek alternatives to illogical fossil fuel exploitation. Again I see the Declaration supporting all opportunities for us to turn our habits towards the wisdom of our tūpuna. There was a time when we could do it - live sustainably. There are a number of articles that emphasise the retention, development and evolution of our world views and knowledge to get us back towards that place of existence. Of course the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples must be campaigned for alongside He Whakaputanga 1835 Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Waitangi and the current route for NZ’s Constitutional Transformation. The Declaration also stands as part of a whole host of international human rights documents under the United Nations framework. We must insist that the Declaration be considered in conjunction with and in full support of all of those discussions. It is up to us to assert the ‘practical effect’ of the Declaration that our Prime Minister crudely tried to play down at the time of government endorsement. It is the very practical effect of upholding the rights of this Declaration which I strongly believe has promise for Aotearoa and all the peoples in it! I have focussed on only a few examples of how the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is an instrument of strong advocacy for how our nation can more positively develop from here. The beauty of the Declaration is that it is there for all of us to invoke. Previously I have talked about us not confusing Māori whakapapa for Māori advocacy. The adverse is also true. I have had the privilege of getting to know many a non-indigenous person living on this land who feels the essence of what our native truth is capable of. So the Declaration can help carve out that common ground among different peoples and can also be a catalyst for Tangata Whenua to re-inhabit our own ways of thinking and being. A starting point is for more of us to engage in the discussion around indigenous rights and responsibilities at all. Jul 11, 2012 This is from a post in February this year when news of the Maori Council lodging the water claim first broke. In light of events this week, I think the post is topical: ---------- Maori are not invoking the Treaty for the sake of invoking the Treaty. Maori are concerned that 1) if state assets pass in to private hands the government’s ability to settle current and future claims will be affected AND 2) Maori, as well as the Crown, are unsure what rights, if any, Maori have to water resources (i.e. ownership and management rights). Selling state assets while question 2 is still under consideration breaches the principle of partnership and good faith. The Waitangi Tribunal holds that the Treaty guarantee of rangatiratanga requires a high priority for Maori interests where proposed works may impact on Maori taonga. With this in mind, the Crown is, arguably, obliged to consider Maori interests above private interests. The Crown is also under a duty to actively protect and give affect to property rights, management rights, Maori self regulation, tikanga Maori and the claimants (i.e. Maori) relationship with their taonga. In light of this obligation, it would be inconsistent with the principles of the Treaty for the government to ram ahead with partial privitisation without 1) determining Maori interests 2) giving those interests a “high priority” and 3) actively protecting those interests. The duty to actively protect is a serious one. New Zealand’s greatest jurist, the late Sir Robin Cooke, held that the Crown’s obligation is not: Merely passive but extends to active protection of Maori people in the use of their lands and waters to the fullest extent practicable. States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources. To be fair, the government is consulting Maori and credit to them for doing so. First criteria satisfied. However, article 32(2) – i.e. the article above – sets a requirement for “consent”. Of course, this isn’t binding on the government, but it will guide and inform any decision of the Court. There is legal authority to support the proposition that Maori have rights to water. Lord Cooke’s obiter statement above, where he implies that Maori have rights to water, is an example. The article above also signals that the UN believes indigenous people have rights to water too. Most significantly though, the Lands case held, roughly speaking, that if the Crown was going to transfer land that was potentially subject to a claim the Crown must take steps to ensure its ability to meet the claims is not adversely affected. John Key seems to think that no one can own water. Audrey Young's excellent overview holds that this position is correct at common law. However, Maori can, and Te Arawa is an example, own beds, banks, and potentially the airspace above. This, however, ignores the fact that Maori did not distinguish between river beds, lake banks and so on. Beds, banks and the water itself were one in the same – not constituent parts. The Courts can take this into account, and even incorporate this notion into the common law (assuming it does not offend any common law principles), however the Courts have proved reluctant to incorporate Maori customary law into the common law (the recent Takamore case is an example). As an aside, this is unfortunate and, in my opinion, hinders the development of a uniquely New Zealand legal system. Most significantly, as No Right Turn points out, Maori water rights could persist under the doctrine of aboriginal title, or customary title as it is more commonly known in New Zealand. Customary title is a lesser form of property right than fee simple title (freehold title) and only exists if it has not been extinguished. That's the crux of it there, I think. Was Maori customary title extinguished? I agree with I/S in that I think customary title has been extinguished through various pieces of legislation. I/S holds that this is a breach of article 2 of the Treaty which guarantees Maori rangatiratanga. Of course, we have to look at this through the principles of the Treaty rather than applying the strict meaning of the text so I'm not so sure this is correct. For the sake of this post, let’s accept that Maori do not have ownership rights. The Crown is sovereign and, under the Treaty principles, has the right to govern. Okay, Fair enough. Maori do, however, have management rights. The Crown has already explicitly recognised these rights under the Waikato river co-management deal. Ngati Tuwharetoa, Te Arawa, Raukawa and Tainui all have co-management arrangements with the Crown. Ngati Maniapoto will also, if they have not already, sign a similar deal. Considering this, at the very least Maori have management rights and the Crown cannot move forward with partial privatisation until those rights are clarified and a regime to recognise and implement them is put in place. Anywho, back to the main thrust of Roughan piece (you can probably tell I’m not so concerned about his column I just wanted to use it as a springboard for this discussion). I respect John Roughan, but I think he misunderstands the nature of the partnership principle. Maori and the Crown are under different, but in a few instances similar, obligations. The Crown’s obligations are similar to a fiduciary duty. This means the Crown has a legal and ethical duty as the dominant partner. Therefore, if the Crown’s duty is analogous to a fiduciary one, then the Crown must act to a stricter standard. Maori operate under a less onerous standard. Next time someone says no one owns the water, tell them they could be wrong. That may be the position at the common law, but it is not the position under Maori customary law. It is abundantly clear that under Tikanga Maori hapu exercised ownership - or rangatiratanga - over streams, rivers and lakes. Arguably, isolated hapu in isolated areas still maintai rangatiratanga – or mana - over streams, rivers and lakes. For example, lake Waikaremoana. The idea that no one owns water is a common law principle, but this does not mean the New Zealand courts will or have to affirm that principle. The position under New Zealand common law may well be that Maori do own water or, at the very least, have rights to water. The court could hold that under customary title Maori retain ownership and that ownership was not affected by the Crown’s acquisition of sovereignty. Alternatively, the courts could chose to fuse the common law with Maori customary law holding that under Tikanga Maori hapu exercised and retain ownership, therefore that is the position under New Zealand common law too. Such a notion is not, I believe, repugnant to the common law. Having said that, the courts have been reluctant to take this approach with the New Zealand common law. You could also argue that the court would extend customary title to usage rights only rather than full ownership title. But why do that when it is clear under Tikanga Maori hapu exercised full ownership rights. After all, Maori did not sign away their property rights under the Treaty. In fact, the Treaty is an agreement that affirms Maori property rights. Maori property rights are only extinguished if hapu chose to relinquish their rights, for example through sale, or if the Crown explicitly extinguishes those rights, for example the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004. Water is, I should add, a taonga. Therefore, rights to water are protected under the Treaty. We must keep in mind that this is what Maori want. Recognition of ownership. Maori are not, contrary to what many on the right are saying, looking for money. That is the interpretation the Right put on the Maori Council’s actions because, quite frankly, money is the only concept they attach to ownership. Ownership for Maori, however, includes concepts like mana. Money is an afterthought. Why, you should ask, would the Maori Council want to monetise water? It’s such a stupid suggestion. It makes me sick seeing the right stoke the embers of racial tension. It makes me sick to see the PM get in on the game too. Commenting that the Maori Council is only bringing a claim because they want money is not only wrong, but it’s irresponsible. Commenting on the Waitangi Tribunal was a small blow of the dog-whistle, but slagging the claimants was like putting the whistle to a megaphone. With behaviour like that Hone Harawira could be right when he says the water claim could be bigger than the foreshore and seabed. If the anatagonism continues on both sides, then hikoi and marches could occur on both sides and, like always happens with Maori political issues, the public debate will become toxic. There is so much at stake with the water claim, the success of the government’s key economic plank and the extent of Maori rights just to name a few, that the debate cannot afford to descend into an us vs them battle. We should expect better. Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia is seeking an urgent meeting with John Key over his "insulting" comments about the Waitangi Tribunal as the Prime Minister yesterday went into damage control.Speaking to the Herald last night, Mrs Turia made what may be her strongest criticism of Mr Key in their 3-year political partnership.She suggested his comments on Monday and yesterday that his Government "could choose to ignore" any tribunal recommendation to halt the sale of Mighty River Power while Maori water claims were settled, was a politically motivated sop to New Zealanders hostile to Maori attempts to assert claims. I find it difficult to take Turia serious. Remembering back, we’ll find Turia and the Maori Party employed similar rhetoric and sentiment during the section 9 controversy. That rhetoric and sentiment came, of course, to nothing. It’s a little hypocritical for Turia to label the Prime Minister’s comments as “politically motivated”. Her comments are politically motivated too. The Maori Party have to drive a wedge between themselves and the government. They cannot afford to be tainted by association or appear to be passive players. The Maori Party have to align themselves with Maori opinion and that means the party have to position themselves against the government. It all, to me at least, seems a little overblown which signals politics is at play. The PM was merely making statement of fact, and a fairly innocuous one at that. Although I accept that the comments were unhelpful. The obvious question becomes, when will the Maori Party walk? Well, it depends on the Tribunal’s findings and the government’s response. A piece or pieces of Mighty River Power will not satisfy the Maori Council. A solution along those lines will satisfy the Iwi Leaders Group, who are still lobbying behind closed doors, however the Maori Council is searching for the power to put an outright stop to asset sales. The Maori Council are not interested in shares – they’re not a commercial body. The Maori Party will not walk – unless the situation escalates. The Maori Party has too much to lose. If they walk, there is no guarantee Maori will follow them. They would, I predict, be attacked for walking four years too late. Support would more likely consolidate with the Mana Party. Why risk, it must be asked, programs like Whanau Ora too? Whanau Ora is Tariana Turia’s legacy and she will not let that slip so easily. Ultimately, however, the Maori Party believes firmly in the idea of “being at the table” and they will not sacrifice that belief for what is, at the moment, an innocuous comment from the PM. This is a volatile situation. There is potential for foreshore and seabed 2.0. If the situation is not managed well on both sides, both Maori and non-Maori, we could see racial tension increase to Don Brash levels. Joshua Hitchcock made an excellent point on Twitter last night commenting on: The Hypocrisy of the Political Right: We believe in property rights, except when they are claimed by indigenous people. We despise collectivism, except when it comes to beaches and waterways which everyone owns Jul 10, 2012 I know this some shameless solicitation, but just a reminder that I'm on Twitter. You can, and you should, follow me here. I'll disappoint, sure, but at least you get to keep up with what's going on here and in Maori politics (and sometimes what's going on with me). Jul 9, 2012 At the end of the day, Maori and other indigenous people need to be vigilant to ensure that we are never used as stalking horses by those seeking a resumption of commercial whaling interests. We also must never ourselves be guilty of cultural double-standards by being selective in espousing our cultural relationship with these amazing ancient mammals of the deep. For my own people, at least, we must balance our customary use of the material from stranded whales against our other relationship with them. Some iwi regard the whale as an ancestor. My own iwi holds to the tradition that we were guided here by one. Perhaps the best message that iwi can contribute is that the whale has sustained indigenous people all the world over in times past, when the animals were not massively hunted, and now we indigenous people have a duty to sustain these amazing creatures for their own sake. Te Ohu Kaimonana (TOKM), the Maori fisheries body, has reaffirmed support for indigenous whaling. While I have no problem with whaling for basic sustenance, I object to whaling for profit. Reading between and beyond the lines, TOKM support for indigenous whaling appears to be an attempt to test the waters (excuse the pun). Peter Douglas, the CEO TOKM, told the Otago Daily Times that his organisation would be interested in taking meat from stranded whales unable to be saved. TOKM is not, apparently, interested in other whaling activities. Well, this contradicts previous actions. Metiria Turei points out that TOKM have hosted commercial whaling organisations and prepared and presented papers on the economics and trade of whaling. Maori were participants on European whaling ships and would often harvest stranded whales (given they were dead and the appropriate rituals were performed). However, in many areas of the country whales are considered sacred. In my own iwi, Ngati Awa, there is a legend about a whale called Tutarakauika. Many iwi have tales of whales, tohunga and so on. The tales usually serve to denote the status of whales in the particular area. With that in mind, I’d find it culturally offensive for other Maori to engage in whale hunting, hell even harvesting dead whales is offensive not only to my cultural beliefs, but my conservation values. In any event, Maori whaling in 2012 would not be done along cultural lines. It would be done, I can assure you, for profit. That is repugnant. As I said, whaling for sustenance is acceptable, but whaling for profit is not. There are other ways to make money and create jobs without having to hunt such a precious and in many cases threatened species. There is something not quite right in TOKM. The organisation’s lax and inadequate response to slave fishing in our waters left much to be desired. Why, I ask, was TOKM more concerned with their profit margins than with the abuses that were occurring on the vessels they contracted? Why, I ask, is TOKM making noises around whaling? Why, I ask, has TOKM forgotten good corporate values and sound cultural values? Why, I ask, is TOKM just driven by profit? Jul 6, 2012 Marcelle Beer – the ex-partner of Anthony Ratahi, who police shot dead after he took her hostage in Taranaki last year – breaks her silence on Maori Television’s NATIVE AFFAIRS programme this Monday, July 9 at 8.30pm. In an exclusive interview with NATIVE AFFAIRS reporter Semiramis Holland, Beer talks about her relationship with Ratahi leading up to the shooting and her repeated attempts to seek mental health care for him. Ratahi’s daughters and their mother also speak out about their frustration with the mental health system, and the police operation that ended 12 hours after Ratahi took Beer hostage at the Headlands Hotel in Opunake last July. Ratahi had been out of prison just 10 days before the hostage crisis, after serving time for attempting to cut Beer’s throat. His family first spoke to NATIVE AFFAIRS last year, a week after the shooting, about the lack of police support following Ratahi’s release from prison. They granted Semiramis Holland exclusive, unlimited access to the tupapaku (body) and the tangihanga (funeral) at Oeo Pa. The resulting coverage showed the human side of the tragedy – and was part of NATIVE AFFAIRS’ winning portfolio at the 2011 Aotearoa Film and Television Awards, in which they won Best Current Affairs Series. Also on NATIVE AFFAIRS this Monday is the story of the so-called Maori stowaway, Busby Noble, now a celebrity castaway in Norway; and a live panel discussion with anchor Julian Wilcox. Jul 5, 2012 Confirming what most of us already knew, a study has revealed that the mainstream media is guilty of portraying Maori poorly. The researcher team consisted of six academics and the paper was published in the New Zealand Journal of Indigenous Scholarship. The study examined: Television news coverage of Māori stories gathered from Te Kāea (Māori TV), TV1 (both English-language and Te Karere), TV3 and Prime during a six-month period. They looked at how many Māori stories there were, and the tone of each piece. They found Māori stories made up less than two per cent of the news items in the English-language newscasts and the majority of these items encouraged viewers to think about Māori in terms of violence towards and abuse of babies and children in their care. The media play a prominent role, if not the most prominent role, in encouraging and cementing negative perceptions of Maori. The stories the media tend to single out, think crime stories, do not reflect the reality for most Maori and most New Zealanders. It should be asked, however, whether or not we can blame the media for demeaning Maori. After all, that is what the consumers want – controversy and crisis. Nothing screams controversy and crisis better than a brown man and bad behaviour. The question, therefore, is whether or not there is a problem with the media or a problem with society. I am also attracted to the analysis that the media is an instrument of the capitalist class and racism in the media is an attempt to divide and rule the working class. Racism is certainly a profitable industry and the second analysis is attractive too, but I think the explanation may be a little simpler: we’re still suffering from a colonial hangover. The consequences of this hangover are severe. The media’s portrayal of Maori threatens the progress we’ve made in race relations. It encourages antagonism, both on the part of Maori and non-Maori. This is why Maori TV and shows like Marae Investigates are so important – they portray Maori in all their diversity and they challenge mainstream portrayals and perceptions. Having said that, I doubt that Maori TV, Maori radio and Marae Investigates alone are the answer to racism in the mainstream media. These initiatives are counter-weights, but not solutions by themselves. We need a cultural change in the media and in society, and until we achieve that we may keep sinking. UPDATE: I don't think we have racist journalists. However, I think there is an underlying imperative for negative stories re Maori. Every journalist I've ever met, and I've met more than a few, was utterly professional and certainly not racist.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Corporate Christmas Presents to Reward Your Company Affiliates Merry Mert January 12, 2015AssociationComments Off on Corporate Christmas Presents to Reward Your Company Affiliates507 Views Discussing Corporate Christmas Presents among you business affiliates could be a hit or miss affair if you don’t think about your recipient, the present itself, and presentation from the gift. A properly considered gift could be a crucial repeat and referral business trigger, making certain your title is surface of mind whenever your business niche is needed. Just like importantly, the presentation and search from the gift can do or die the entire process, like a strikingly come up with gift can impress outside your anticipation. Your Corporate Christmas Presents ought to be appreciated, effective and memorable so that your recipient feels special, as well as your title is of a favorable event. Your recipient clearly has a variety of personal interests and preferences, and even though you should have these in your mind, it’s also smart to not cater too particularly to those likes. For instance, an enthusiastic golfer may should you prefer a golf designed gift, but it wouldn’t go lower well using the relaxation from the team whether it were only one gift over the whole department. So knowing general tastes is better, and involving individuals favourites is going to be pleasantly acknowledged – rather than focusing on a particular hobby or pastime that they’ll curently have add-ons to. Purchasing a gourmet food hamper for corporate Christmas Presents creates a highly effective and memorable present because it attracts the niche in which the person is spoiled and participated with bespoke meals, condiments and chocolates. And fanatics of all will understand the focus on detail and boutique quality of proper hand crafted meals and condiments. With corporate giving gifts, there ultimately comes as soon as once the gifts are shipped towards the office and, prior to being shared among employees, the boxes are observed, possibly within the foyer. This is actually the first stage from the gift experience, in which a well-crafted shipping box, using the hamper company’s corporate logo design, conveys a particular anticipation and expectation of quality. The following stage is opening this area to see the gourmet hamper, packed for presentation as a present basket, wrapped under clear wrapping, with ribbon and bow. This is actually do or die moment, in which the products within the gift basket, the wrapping and also the overall impression may either make lips relax right into a smile, or eyebrows furrow in confusion. Having a well-selected corporate Christmas gift, your recipient will feel valued, might find the present as a good confirmation of the need for your ongoing business model, and can ultimately share the items from the gourmet hamper among buddies and family within the holiday period. Nothing can over estimate the need for a highly effective gift basket only at that special season. Which is exactly what and efficient and memorable corporate Christmas Gift creates you, an enduring impression that the relationship is both worth discussing an excellent gift experience, and valued for future years.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
D-Sub to HDMI and Vice Versa Adapter Finally Available The reason D-Sub and VGA interfaces cannot easily be converted into HDMI and most DVI formats is the difference in type of transmission. VGA and D-Sub are analog connectors, while the HDMI and DVI (DVI-D at least) are digital. In order to create an adapter that can connect a cable of one type to a port of the other type, a signal converter has to be crammed inside somewhere. The TEC HDCOM-001, found in Tokyo's Akihabara shopping district (Japan), can do this for D-Sub and HDMI. The adapter can convert signals both ways and can carry both video and up to 6 channels of audio, which the dongle treats as analog audio outputs. The display resolution can be of up to 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) with 60 Hz refresh rate. The price is of 5,480 JPY (US $68 / 53 Euro).	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Monday, 5 January 2015 Saltburn Pier Saltburn-by-the-Sea (to use its full and rather unwieldy name) is fortunate enough to have its own pier. A picturesque spot, it's a natural magnet for photographers - I saw three others on the morning I took this! This is a long-exposure shot, which means the picture was taken over a relatively long period of time (15 seconds to be precise) - this turns the sea into something like a low-lying fog, which gives a very magical effect.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Hey everyone, hows it going? I'm new to this particular forum and am in need of some help if anyone could tell me if it is possible i'm 20 i dont have many credit cards. i applied for a card and got it. the problem is the card is not here and in order to purchase the tickets i want i need that 3 digit code. the credit card site said id be able to purchase online immediately but every ticket vendor needs that code and i cant obtain it for at least a week or so and thats too late does any1 know a site to purchase a ticket to the lions game with just the credit card number? Koopa 12-26-2005, 12:01 AM i seriously doubt there is any sites like that, cause of all the credit card fraud just about every site now on the internet is gonna require that number on the back. so unless someone else knows a place i guess all i can say is you are s.o.l, but good luck on finding a site where you don't need it Ambridge 12-26-2005, 05:52 AM If you're definately coming to the game and you want to save yourself the trouble of ordering the tickets with a credit card you might want to consider just purchasing the tickest from one of the many scalpers, ticket brokers and regular people who are walking around the outskirts of Heinz Field before the game selling tickets. Most of the time you can haggle a respectable price with them and if you are willing to wait around until close to game time they will drop their asking price drastically in order to get rid of the tickets. I've done this a handful of times and haven't had any problems. Good luck. clevestinks 12-26-2005, 08:01 AM Try EBAY and sign up with PayPal! It may work? SteelCityMan786 12-26-2005, 09:41 AM Yeah Cleve except before I got tickets for a cheaper price through a Travel Agent who is getting a Charter Bus Trip Together, they we're like over $200 on Ebay.. That's more like a Playoff Ticket Price.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
The £100 million is over and above the money that local authorities are already receiving, and is intended to support energy efficiency measures. I welcome that £100 million from the Government, but is there still a long way to go? Of course there is. Some years ago the Government commissioned a report from Kate Barker, who was a member of the Monetary Policy Committee at the time. According to her, between 120,000 and 140,000 houses needed to be built each year. That is an ambitious target, but we are moving along the path towards it. However, we also need to prepare the economy for the future. The Chancellor mentioned the banking and financial sector. That sector will not contribute the same amount to the economy as it has in the past. It will shrink: everyone has acknowledged that, not least the Governor of the Bank of England when he appeared before our Committee. We need to rebalance the economy, and ensure that it functions in all the regions. The banking practices mentioned by the Chancellor generated the highest yields, but they also generated a massive amount of risk, which ultimately led to a global banking crisis and which we are no longer prepared to accept. In the future, our economic growth should not be driven by risky banking practices. At this stage, it is important for us to take a long-term view and to invest in areas that will be drivers for growth, including high-value manufacturing. Our infrastructure will also need investment to support a post-recession economy which, as I pointed out earlier, will be less centred on the City of London. The Treasury Committee is conducting an inquiry into the banking crisis, and we hope to publish our first report in the next week or so. We intend to produce another report on corporate governance, followed by reports on consumer issues and international regulation and co-operation. I suggest to the Chancellor that any financier whom he meets—and any whom I meet—should be told that it will not be business as usual in the future. Some people in the City have their heads down, thinking that the storm will pass and that in a couple of years they will be able to renew the old practices and the old ways of doing things. The old practices and the old ways of doing things should be consigned to the dustbin of history, and new ways, involving putting customers at the forefront of banks and financial services' interests, should be promoted. Corporate governance should mean good management of companies. As the Chancellor knows, it was a shocking lack of corporate governance that led to the demise of the Royal Bank of Scotland and HBOS. In the case of the Royal Bank of Scotland, the problem was the acquisition of ABN AMRO. The then chairman of RBS, Tom McKillop, told the Committee that the bank had bought ABN AMRO at three times the market value price. It bought the company on 15 October 2007, a month after the crash. That was a mistake that brought the bank down. The chairman of HBOS, Lord Stevenson, acknowledged that there had been mad, risky lending and no oversight of the risk assessment, and that that had brought the bank to its knees. On the boards of those banks were people whom we would term the great and the good—very influential people with a track record in the financial services industry—but they did not make a squeak, because profits were coming through the door. They turned their faces in the other direction. We must have a corporate governance system that ensures that risk is assessed. At the end of the day, the long-term interest of the company rather than the short-term interests of the executives should prevail. Sadly, it is the latter that we have seen in the banking crisis to date. Mention has been made of the public debt and whether we can afford it. I would turn the question around, and ask whether we cannot afford it. Opposition parties will argue that we need to cut public spending dramatically, but cutting public spending dramatically is the wrong way to go about things at present. It would appear from the comments of the Leader of the Opposition that if the Conservatives were in power the cost would be even higher, because they would fail to take action to protect jobs and homes. Last year, the public debt was estimated at 8 per cent. of GDP. Seven per cent. of that debt was a result of the automatic stabilisers; only 1 per cent. was a result of the fiscal stimulus. The Conservatives have said that they are signed up to the Government's proposals on the automatic stabilisers. All that we are talking about here is a 1 per cent. fiscal stimulus, and we need to ensure that we help people with it. I suggest to the Leader of the Opposition that he is on the wrong track in that respect. A fairly wide debate is taking place on the fiscal stimulus and its affordability. Only this week the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, one of the country's leading economic think-tanks, said that the United Kingdom could still afford a fiscal stimulus, and suggested that the Budget should contain a stimulus amounting to 2 per cent. of GDP—£30 billion. "it makes no sense to avoid action that would greatly lower the real economic costs of the crisis now, to eliminate a hypothetical and avoidable fiscal crisis later on. This would be like committing suicide in order to stop worrying about death." Given the Government's commitment to helping people and to making this a Budget with a human face, I welcome the initiatives announced today, but are they enough? I fear not. Will the Treasury Committee be scrutinising the Government on their public debts and their commitments to assist the most vulnerable people in society? We certainly will. We look forward to renewing our engagement with the Government next week, when the Chancellor will come before us.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Our goal is to develop adaptive robotic systems with artificial intelligence. When it comes to our technologies, for real experts in robotics, a glance at our tech stack reveals: That’s your job As a robotics expert for us, you develop embedded software for industrial robot systems with integrated functional safety functions. You design and implement PC-based or web-based tools for commissioning, parameterisation and programming of safety functions in automation components. You develop security architectures for automation systems and create product-related specifications and designs using requirements and life cycle management tools. What we want from you You have a degree in robotics, computer science or a comparable qualification and several years of professional experience with product or system development in robotics. You have experience in the development of safety or automation products. Independent and solutions-oriented work in interdisciplinary agile development teams is important to you. You have a high degree of self-motivation and persuasiveness. In essence, as an expert in robotics, you want to shape the production and working worlds of the future. We look forward to receiving your application. 分享与推荐 First place at the VOICE High Potential Award A very special highlight was this year’s VOICE ENTSCHEIDERFORUM 2018 in Berlin: Christian Kammerer (left) and his teammates Achim Klein, Ralph Ricklin and Stephan Schwarz convinced the jury: they won the VOICE High Potential Award with their ‘Smart Factory’ project. The vision of a comprehensively digitised factory of the future is once again showing that inventiveness brings us forward. We are proud of our young talents and congratulate them on this great success!	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Share this: Horrible Heat Wave Continues Electricity Demand at Record Highs Lightning strikes recorded over Southern California during August 30-31, 2017, by the National Lightning Detection Network. The few drops of rain Santa Barbara received in the wee hours of Thursday morning weren’t nearly enough to offset the humid heat blanketing the area to such a degree that the California electricity operator is warning of power interruptions. Already, demand is exceeding expectations Friday morning. To avoid power blinks, the state’s ISO (Independent System Operator) calls for Californians to reduce electricity use between 1 and 10 p.m. on Friday, September 1. The ISO forecasts a record demand for electricity will take place Friday afternoon as more and more customers switch on air conditioners and use other power-consuming devices. The statewide Flex Alert asks that all unnecessary lights be extinguished, major appliance use avoided, curtains drawn against the heat, fans used for cooling, and air conditioners set to 78 degrees or higher after noon and well into the evening. Go here for more energy-saving tips. The stifling heat wave has overtaken California and other southwest states all week. Caused by a large area of high pressure over Four Corners — where the states of Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico meet — it’s expected to set records in Northern California over the Labor Day weekend and is what’s keeping the remnants of Hurricane Harvey raining on the Southern states, according to the National Weather Service. Thursday’s rain was accompanied by dry lightning that sparked numerous brush fires in the Los Angeles area, according to the Times. Currently, a sunny 95 degrees is forecast for Friday in Santa Barbara’s downtown, with humidity hitting 97 percent in the late afternoon, said the National Weather Service. The hot day will be followed by another hot night of 71 degrees. The temperatures decrease into the 80s over the weekend near the coast, with nights cooling somewhat into the 60s. In the valleys, temperatures stay well into the 100s through Saturday, then “drop” into the high 90s, with no relief until later in the week. Heat warnings stay in place until Sunday or Monday, when clouds from Tropical Storm Lidia blow overhead, said Eric Boldt, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Though fans are advised to save energy, the heat warnings acknowledge finding shelter in an air-conditioned space may become necessary. Avoiding strenuous activity outdoors during the worst of the day’s heat is advised, as is drinking water or electrolytes. Santa Barbara’s Public Health Department reminds that the elderly, infants, and anyone with chronic ailments can be easily susceptible to dehydration. Pets also can suffer from dehydration and heat-related illness. [UPDATE] The effect of renewable power on energy output in California can be seen in many charts and graphs at the ISO website, important during times when generating plant capacity is in danger of being overtaxed. The green line on the graph below for September 1, 2017, shows net energy demand, or how electricity produced from renewables, like solar, wind, and hydroelectric, reduces demand on power plants, many of which in California burn natural gas.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Rei Kawakubo is the owner of the Comme des Garçons group; she is an art creator and an iconic figure with an amazing spirit of innovation, collaboration and daring. She said she always wanted to create unique things, nontraditional ones. She always wanted to redefine disciplines of art, to make it even more diverse and extraordinary and to create exclusive collections. She created a lot of amazing purses and a lot of other art objects, but today she surprised the whole fashion world with a new and very uncommon bag: The Bag with Holes. I am not kidding; it is a regular rectangular LV bag with asymmetrical cutouts and raw-edged details, in other words with 6 large holes in the textile. The bag is streamlined, large size and made of the durable Monogram canvas. The personal belongings are secured in a practical insert pouch. The dimensions of this bag are 13″ X 16.5″ X 5.5″ and it is sold for the incredible price of $2790. Some will consider that the bag is overpriced but I don’t think so, after all it is a bag that looks like a piece of holly cheese and till now nobody else had the dare to simply cut the textile of a bag and create something unique. And if there are people that are interested in this product, why not? Why not sell it with the LV regular price? A replica of this bag may seem very easy to make, but is it? There are not just some holes in a bag. They have to imitate the genuine bag and be located in the exact same places like the ones on the original purse. They also have to have the same shape and size and the stitches on the edges have to be very clean and even. If the stitching is bad the bag look fake and if the stitching is missing then the textile will break or fall apart. I think this is a beautiful bag, one that has all the rights to be considered an important fashion accessory. It is large enough to carry all your regular stuff but you’ll have to make sure you’ll place them in the practical insert pouch and I am positive that you’ll turn all the heads when you’ll wear it.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Feral Interactive Releases DiRT: Rally For Mac [MacOS] Feral Interactive has announced that the DiRT: Rally, one of the best rally simulators, will arrive on MacOS today, November 16th. The game was developed and released by Codemasters for Windows and game consoles. DiRT: The rally can boast the title of one of the most authentic rally games ever released. With very sophisticated controls and risky but award-winning gameplay, the game will teach you to master three different disciplines where the well-liked players will play. They are Rally, Rallycross and Hillclimb. You will try (though only virtual) what it is to fly an uneven terrain of 240 km/ha while keeping the car on the road and the best in the right direction of the track. Find out what the real rally riders are experiencing while driving in the car. Of course, a co-driver is also a matter of course, whose job is actually to provide you with information on the upcoming directions of the track. The Mac game port has so far only been in the development phase (for the first time we heard about the possible porting of the Mac game in March 2016 – it was just hearing information). However, with the arrival of MacOS High Sierra, it seems that porting has succeeded, like the DiRT: Rally will support Metal 2, the latest graphics API from Apple. To run the DiRT: Rally on your Mac, you must meet the following parameters: All 15 “MacBook Pro released from mid-2012 with a 1GB graphics card or better All Mac Mini released since late 2012 All 21.5″ iMacs released since 2013 All 27″ iMacs released from late 2012 with a 1GB graphics card or better All Mac Pro released from Mid 2010 with AMD 7950 (Mac Edition) MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (2016 and above) should be able to play the game, but in basic configurations, it is not possible to exploit the gaming experience to the maximum in terms of performance, graphic details and stability.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Racing tragedy could keep drivers from charging onto track Clint Elkins, co-owner of Carolina Speedway in Gastonia, N.C., said he has seen it happen hundreds of times: An angry driver exits his wrecked race car and storms onto the track to confront the offending driver, even as cars circle the track under caution. The dangers of that practice became tragically clear on Saturday night, when a sprint car driven by NASCAR champ Tony Stewart hit and killed Kevin Ward Jr. The 20-year-old victim had walked into the middle of a N.Y. dirt track after a wreck, apparently to confront Stewart. Some short track owners say they’re confident Ward’s death will spur new safety rules. “All of the people in the industry will try to learn from this,” said Elkins, who also serves as director of track relations for Speedway Benefits, a group that helps short track owners. “… I’m sure this will prompt rule changes across the board.” Racing has long had a combative culture. In 1979, during the first live national telecast of a NASCAR race from start to finish, the sport’s popularity received a boost when Cale Yarborough got into a fistfight with brothers Bobby and Donnie Allison after a crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500. For decades, promoters have sought to avoid rules that take the passion and drama out of the sport. Few tracks nationally have rules prohibiting drivers from getting out their cars and charging onto the track during a race, experts say. But at least one short track in North Carolina is cracking down. At Friendship Speedway in Elkin, N.C., a new rule went into place 10 days ago: Drivers who set foot on the track during a race will be disqualified, unless they do so for safety reasons. “The potential dangers far outweigh what is gained by allowing drivers to get out of their cars during competition,” said Jason Atkins, who last month took over as general manager of the dirt track in Elkin. “It’s a little strict. But at the end of the day, if we can help minimize the risk, we’ve done our job.” H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler, former president of Charlotte Motor Speedway, said that he expects many race directors will soon be instructing drivers to stay out of harm’s way after wrecks. And eventually, he said, the incident may lead to new rules, particularly at sprint car races. Wheeler said he recommends that drivers exit wrecked cars and stay beside them if they’re in a safe place near the edge of the track. If the car’s in a dangerous spot, Wheeler said drivers should move to the inside of the track when it is safe to do so. He said this would minimize the danger of getting caught in a burning car or getting hit by other cars. “While you don’t want to take the drama out of it … there is an answer,” Wheeler said. ——— At Saturday night’s race at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in upstate New York, the trouble started after a minor wreck. Racing toward a turn on the half-mile dirt track, Stewart’s car slid into Kevin Ward’s and pushed it into the wall. Ward’s car spun and bounced off the wall, placing the race under caution. After the crash, Ward left his car, stepped quickly toward the infield and stood in the middle of the track, pointing in what appeared to be an accusatory way toward Stewart’s car coming toward him. It’s the sort of scene that unfolds on Saturday nights at many short tracks around the country. On dirt and asphalt tracks less than a mile long, more than 20 powerful cars commonly vie for position. The lighting is sometimes poor, the tracks often slippery. Cars wreck and tempers flare. And screaming fans often urge drivers to get revenge on competitors who have tangled with them. But in New York, the scene turned deadly. As Stewart approached Ward, his car appeared to speed up. Then the right of Stewart’s car, possibly his rear tire, hit Ward, knocking him several yards down the track. Ward was pronounced dead on arrival at F.F. Thompson Hospital in Canandaigua. The Ontario County Sheriff’s office is investigating the crash. Monday, Sheriff Philip Povero said there is no evidence so far to file criminal charges against Stewart. He said his department is looking at new video of the crash and interviewing more witnesses. ——— Racing’s angry confrontations aren’t limited to short tracks. At a 2005 NASCAR race in New Hampshire, Robby Gordon showed his displeasure with Michael Waltrip after a wreck. Walking out in front of the other cars as they circled under caution, Gordon hurled his helmet at Waltrip’s car. Stewart has had a history of confrontations. In 2012, he walked onto a track and threw his helmet at driver Matt Kenseth. “Helmet throwing is kind of a NASCAR sport,” Wheeler said. In Gordon’s case, he said, “it’s a wonder he lived through that.” A NASCAR spokeswoman said no one was available Monday to discuss whether safety changes would likely result from Ward’s death. But some in racing circles say the time is ripe for change. “The last thing we want is to take the emotion and passion out of the sport,” said Elkins, the Gastonia short track owner. “But at the same time, we have to keep it safe.”	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Is anyone else having problems opening Metart pages/pics? page 1 There may be a thread about this already, but I didn't see one. Has anyone tried to open a Metart gallery only to have it partially load? I just tried looking at several different pages, but only a portion of the thumbnails are loading and many of the pics won't load. I really just want to see if this is a problem with the website or my computer. Here are a couple pages I'm having problems with: I think it may be my internet connection. Soon after posting that, the galleries started working fine, but now they're back to not opening, but it's different pictures that won't open now. I guess I'll just use a different connection to view them. They open fine here too. Remember tgp's (thumbnail gallery posts) are usually not hosted on the site's own server, so are subject to the affiliates server, not met. And those servers can be kinda patchy.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Ballistic Submarines Vanguard Ballistic Vanguard Class The four Vanguard-class submarines form the UK's strategic nuclear deterrent force. Each of the four boats are armed with Trident 2 D5 nuclear missiles. Like all submarines the Vanguard Class are steam powered, their reactors converting water into steam to drive the engines and generate electricity. Fitted with world beating sonar, essentially their ears, the system is so sensitive they can hear vessels over 50 miles away. Explore Weapons & Missiles Trident D5 Ballistic Missile Sea Launches Missile The Trident nuclear missile is Britain's ultimate deterrent and weapon. The Trident can be fired at targets up to 7,000 miles away, ejected by high-pressure gas before the rockets fire when the missile reaches the surface. At its fastest it will travel at over 13,000 miles an hour. Each missile has the ability to deliver eight warheads against a dozen different targets. Spearfish Torpedo Anti-submarine torpedo The Spearfish torpedo is the heavyweight torpedo it weighs nearly two tonnes and is capable of blasting enemy submarines or ships out of the water. At full speed, Spearfish can attack at target up to 14 miles away. At low speed, that increases to more than 30 miles. It is guided either by a copper wire or closes on to its target using its inbuilt sonar, delivering a 660lb explosive charge. That detonates either when it strikes the hull of an enemy submarine, or via an acoustic proximity fuse underneath the target.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Farming Organic is Expensive I mean, these farmers have the decency not to think only about cash. And farming organic is expensive. I mean, we should support these farmers who help us eat healthy. I understand that people want to eat organic food for less, but you have to think about the other side of the organic deal. Organic Food Should Be Cheaper Than Junk Food No, organic food should not be more expensive than junk food. In fact, it should be cheaper than junk food so that the lower middle class and the poor have easier access to healthy food choices. This way, these classes will not develop tastes for unhealthy food and will live longer lives. I don't the organic food should be more expensive. While I understand that it may be easier and cheap to produce food that may not be as good for you. I think a lot of it may come down to people not being as interested in buying healthier foods. If more people wanted them they may end up being cheaper.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Bayh Warns That GOP May 'Swift Boat' Obama Over His Former Pastor The Post's Dan Balz speaks with Indiana's junior senator about his support for Hillary Clinton, the Rev. Wright controversy, and Hoosier State politics. Video by Emily Freifeld, Ed O'Keefe/washingtonpost.com Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) today praised Sen. Barack Obama for denouncing his former pastor, but warned that Republicans will use the association to try to "Swift Boat" the Illinois senator if he becomes the Democratic presidential nominee this fall. Bayh, who is supporting Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for president, said he hoped other issues -- the economy, gasoline prices, health care and the cost of college -- will drive the decisions of most voters in Tuesday's Indiana primary. Obama has struggled in other states to win the votes of white, working class voters, and they could be the deciding vote next Tuesday. Noting that even Obama has called the controversy of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright "a legitimate issue," Bayh said that in a presidential race, those voters will take more than the economy into their decision making before the primary. "You're running for president and people want to get a sense of who you are, and when you're new to the public stage you're a little more susceptible to having the canvas painted in by your political opponents," Bayh said during an interview for the video program "PostTalk" on washingtonpost.com. Bayh said neither he nor Clinton intended to inject the Wright controversy into the primary, but he is worried that Republicans will do so in a general election. "I'm sure the far right will be out there trying to do the whole Swift Boat thing and that sort of thing. But I hope people will focus on the most substantive issues and I think the vast majority of them will." Bayh predicted a photo-finish in Tuesday's Indiana primary, but declined to called the Hoosier state a must-win event for Clinton. She trails Obama in polls in North Carolina, which also votes on Tuesday. A double loss on Tuesday would represent a major setback to her slender hopes of winning the Democratic nomination. Bayh said that Indiana's proximity to Obama's home state of Illinois and the fact that independents and Republicans can vote in Tuesday's Democratic primary put Clinton at a greater disadvantage than she was in Pennsylvania last week, where only Democrats could vote. "If we had the same rules as Pennsylvania, I think she would win handily," Bayh said. Bayh said Clinton started the Indiana race running behind Obama and has now brought the race to even. If she carries Indiana, this will be a very significant victory for her, he said. Asked what advice he would give her if she loses Indiana and North Carolina, he demurred, saying he preferred to offer such guidance privately. "That's just a decision that she'll have to make," he said. Bayh downplayed his own ability to deliver the state for Clinton next week. "There are no machines left in modern politics," he said with a laugh. But he added that the most useful advice he had given his Senate colleague was to be herself. "She tends to portray a level of seriousness -- not to suggest he's not serious -- but strength, seasoning, the ability to deliver results," Bayh said in describing Clinton's appeal. "And so people who really feel they've got a lot at stake in this election I think are drawn more to her because they want somebody who'll actually get the job done, deliver the results, that they yearn for in their daily lives." Bayh conceded there is some discomfort within the Democratic Party over the length and intensity of the Obama-Clinton campaign and said he prefers to see the nomination decided before Democrats assemble in Denver for their convention next August. But he insisted there must be a solution to Michigan and Florida and said one key issue will be determining whether to count the popular vote in each state in assessing which candidate has won the most votes during the primaries and caucuses. The Democratic party has discounted the votes in those two states because their primaries were held in January, in violation of party rules. Obama is expected to maintain a lead among pledged delegates, but Clinton is hoping to edge ahead of him in the popular vote. "The pledged delegates are intermediaries for real people," he said. "So who got the most real people to vote for them is something that matters. I don't know if we'll be able to determine who got the most real votes until we figure out how to count Florida and Michigan." Bayh agreed that the Michigan issue is clouded because Obama took his name off the ballot there. But he insisted that counting Florida in the popular vote tabulation is entirely fair. "As a matter of law, those votes count," he said. Bayh said if there is a clear outcome after the primaries end, then the superdelegates ought to quickly ratify the decision. But he held open that there could be another round of uncertainty. "If it looks like one side won the popular vote but another side won the pledged delegates, depending on how you count Florida, then maybe we've got a process we've got to go through to decide Florida and Michigan," he said. "But I don't think we're going to know until we get there."	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Road Closures For more information about road closures in Hamilton, call 513.785.7280. The City of Hamilton has reinstated the POTHOLE HOTLINE for the next few months to provide faster identification of problematic potholes on City streets. Please call (513) 785-7585 any time day or night to provide location of pothole and whether it’s causing a traffic problem. In addition, you may also use the City’s Online 311 Citizen Request Center at the website address: http://crm.hamilton-city.org/ to inform us about a pothole. We sincerely appreciate your assistance in reporting potholes so that they can be repaired quickly. East High Gateway Updates The East High Street Gateway Streetscape project is currently on schedule. Lane closures will be in effect throughout the next 11 months. A minimum of one lane in each direction will be maintained throughout the day. Some night time construction will require High Street to be reduced to one lane with flagging operation. Significant delays are expected. Alternate routes via Heaton Street, Dayton Street and Maple Avenue are strongly encouraged.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
KB – mera pyaar (episode 3) scene:1 in MM abhi:hey purab you know one thing this weekend pragya’s bro is coming back(aliya happily went to her room) purab:bhai r u saw that her face? abhi:ha ha she is very happy. aliya in mind:he is coming back. scene 3 next day morning abhi&his family come to AM aliya says to pragya i’m so exited dii he is coming back after 5 years.(eyes,mouth and finaly face is shown) nikil comes to AM & take blessings from elders. pragya&bulbul:bhai how r u. we r very happy. nikil:so my little angles give me a hug.(huging his sisters)	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Reza Ghoochannejhad would be a superb signing for West Brom HITC – LONDON, The Heerenveen man would be an excellent addition to the West Bromwich Albion squad. Baggies boss Tony Pulis has a lot of work to do this summer, if he is to guide his side to a successful campaign, and it will be of paramount importance for him to supplement the signing of Jay Rodriguez by bringing another top class striker to the Hawthorns. With this in mind, West Brom should consider a move for Heerenveen hitman Reza Ghoochannejhad, who enjoyed a wonderfully successful campaign in the Eredivisise last season. The 29-year-old striker banged in 22 goals in 37 outings for the Dutch side last term, showcasing his clinical nature on a consistent basis. Standing at 5ft 10in, and quick along the ground, the Iranian would be ideal for the Baggies. He possesses all of the attributes which would make him the ideal strike partner for Rodriguez, and his presence at the Hawthorns would provide Pulis with the opportunity to play with two up front, which would in turn make them less predictable to play against. Ghoochannejhad already has experience of playing in England too, after spending a two year spell with Charlton earlier on in his career, so he will be well used to the robust nature of the game. After his Baggies side scored just 43 goals in the league last season, Pulis needs to find a way of injecting more potency into their attacking play, and by playing two strikers through the middle, he might be able to do just that. And the 37-capped Iran international forward could be the perfect man for the job.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Aivars Petrovich Gipslis was born in Riga. In 1955, when still a teenager, he won the Latvian Championship for the first of eight times. He played six times in the Soviet Championship, finishing joint third in the 1966 edition. He became an International Master in 1963 and a grandmaster in 1967, the same year he qualified for the Sousse Interzonal. Also in 1967, he tied for second place in the Alekhine Memorial tournament, ahead of four World Champions (Vasily Smyslov, Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian, Mikhail Tal, and Boris Spassky). A prolific chess journalist, Gipslis was for many years the editor of the Latvian magazine Sahs. He was also a GMC. He died in 2000 in Berlin. Benzol: Aivars Gipslis Born 8th February 1937 in Riga Died 13th April 2000 Awarded the IM title in 1963 and GM title in 1967 He was Latvian champion in 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964 and 1966. eternaloptimist: <Yopo> Thanks for posting that link! That article is informative & entertaining. I love playing over GM Gipslis' games! He was definitely not an ordinary GM as that article stated. He was a very creative player who excelled in calculating deep combinations. He defeated some strong GMs as can be seen in his "NOTABLE GAMES" section above. He won the Latvian Championship 8 times & he also won games against World Champs like Tal & Karpov! NOTE: You need to pick a username and password to post a reply. Getting your account takes less than a minute, totally anonymous, and 100% free--plus, it entitles you to features otherwise unavailable. Pick your username now and join the chessgames community! If you already have an account, you should login now. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, or duplicating posts. No personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. No posting personal information of members. See something that violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform an administrator. NOTE: Keep all discussion on the topic of this page. This forum is for this specific player and nothing else. If you want to discuss chess in general, or this site, you might try the Kibitzer's Café. Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Upcoming dota news Dota2 News Copyright Dota 6.69 Changelogs \| Dota-Allstars 6.69 Complete Changelogs Dota 6.69 Changelogs - Dota-Allstars 6.69 Complete Changelogs. If you don't have the map yet, go to this post to download it :) Below is the full changelogs of DotA 6.69, behold! Dota 6.69 Changelogs This patch is focused primarily on balance improvements. Rather than wait until more content is finished for one bigger patch, I've decided to release a smaller patch first for general gameplay improvements while working on content for next patch. Let me know what you guys think and as always feel free to email me any requests. Heroes Alchemist - Unstable Concoction stun duration rescaled from 2.5/3/3.5/4 to 1.75/2.5/3.25/4 - Added an AoE effect indicator for the Alchemist player while he is charging his Unstable Concoction Furion - Wrath of Nature (Aghanim's version) max chain increased from 12/14/16 to 14/16/18 - Force of Nature Treants can now attack air units (275356) - Sprout code improved to reduce the chances of heroes sometimes popping out of it - Sprout targeting change from 6.67 removed - Wrath of Nature can now be cast through the minimap and it will select the closest unit as the initial target (275356) Juggernaut - Omnislash no longer wastes a strike by considering banished units in its search Keeper of the Light - Recall is now targetable through the minimap Lone Druid - Leash range increased to 1100 - True Form movement speed from 270 to 280 - The "-ms" command now shows the movement speed of your Spirit Bear as well (298418) - Spirit Bear attack point improved - Fixed common scenarios where Spirit Bear would miss its attack as the target was moving - Casting Summon Spirit Bear while the bear is still alive will restore that bear's health instead of not allowing you to cast. Leoric - Hellfire Blast damage redistributed to some on impact and some dps (312517) - Scoreboard now displays Skeleton King's ultimate cooldown time - Skeleton King will be automatically selected for you after he reincarnates Spirit Breaker - Greater Bash no longer messes up the target's command - Nether Strike mana cost from 200/250/300 to 125/150/175 - Nether Strike (Aghanim's version) now Greater Bashes everyone in 250 area around you when you teleport to the primary target (306008) Techies - Base damage increased by 5 - Remote Mine autoselection removed - Remote Mines cast time reduced from 2 to 1.5 seconds - Added a new sub ability Focused Detonate that you can use on the minimap or in an area to detonate all nearby remote mines (AoE of 700) (297625) there's a bug with techis if you put an attribute bonud to him. the remote mines icon would disappear ad you wouldn't be able to use it anymore..... found that bug yesterday while enjoying a game with techis	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Posts tagged with: Value added tax Conservatives are known for arguing about the ill effects of over-regulation, reminding us how it stifles innovation, cramps entrepreneurship, and harms small businesses. Where we’re less effective is connecting this reality to the more fundamental abuses it wields on human dignity in general and the poor and vulnerable in particular. In a 45-minute talk given at Heritage Action, Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska offers a detailed critique of over-regulation in America. Pointing first to the proper scope of regulatory policies, Sasse proceeds to note the increasing overreach of the federal government and the range of reasons to oppose it. Watch an excerpt here: Although arguments about over-regulation and taxation are bound to involve in depth discussions about numbers and econometrics, Sasse reminds us that our focus must remain on the preservation of freedom and human dignity. (more…) Imagine you’re at the checkout line at the supermarket and the clerk asks how much income your family earns each year. Offended, you ask why that is any of her business. “We need to know to determine how much sales tax you need to pay,” the checker politely explains. “If you’re classified as the ‘working poor’ you need to pay more sales tax.” “I think you have that backwards,” you helpfully add. “You mean the working poor need to pay less sales tax, right?” “Oh, no sir,” she say, still blissfully cheerful. “It’s a new anti-poverty program initiated by the federal government that helps the poor by making them pay an addition sales tax on their groceries.” Although it isn’t stated so clearly or applied so directly, the federal government has in fact implemented an “anti-poverty” initiative that does just that. As economist Thomas Macurdy says, “Most Americans wouldn’t cheer this program, nor would most political leaders champion it. Yet that is what happens when Congress raises the minimum wage.” Earlier this year Macurdy published a study in the Journal of Political Economy that examined the effect of the minimum wage on the poor. As he explains in the Wall Street Journal, his findings show that the minimum wage serves as a tax on the poor:(more…) Acton’s director of research Samuel Gregg has a piece over at The American Spectator that may surprise big government liberals. (We know you read this blog.) In “Free Market Sweden, Social Democratic America,” he lays out the history of Sweden’s social democracy — its nature and its effects on the country’s economy — and then draws lessons for the United States. The Scandinavian country isn’t quite the pinko nanny state Americans like to look down upon, and we’ve missed their reforms of the last two decades. Gregg explains that Sweden’s dramatic mid-century expansions of government were portrayed as rooted in the traditional values of the homeland, so Social Democrat governments escaped the soft-Marxism tag, and were able to do pretty much as they pleased. Social programs were also characterized as coverage of universal rights, to be imposed by general taxation. Then came the decision of governments in the 1970s to hasten Sweden’s long march towards the Social Democratic nirvana. This included expanding welfare programs, nationalizing many industries, expanding and deepening regulation, and — of course — increasing taxation to punitive levels to pay for it all. Over the next twenty years, the Swedish dream turned decidedly nightmarish. The Swedish parliamentarian Johnny Munkhammar points out that “In 1970, Sweden had the world’s fourth-highest GDP per capita. By 1990, it had fallen 13 positions. In those 20 years, real wages inSweden increased by only one percentage point.” So much for helping “the workers.” Economic reality was painful, but Sweden responded, and began to unravel some of its “progress,” reducing the public sector and even allowing private retirement savings. Unemployment was still high though — about 20 percent — in large part because the country’s tax structure encouraged joblessness. But with a non-Social Democrat coalition government’s election in 2006, Sweden’s reform agenda resumed. On the revenue side, property taxes were scaled back. Income-tax credits allowing larger numbers of middle and lower-income people to keep more of their incomes were introduced. To be fair, the path to tax reform was paved here by the Social Democrats. In 2005, they simply abolished — yes, that’s right, abolished — inheritance taxes. But liberalization wasn’t limited to taxation. Sweden’s new government accelerated privatizations of once-state owned businesses. It also permitted private providers to enter the healthcare market, thereby introducing competition into what had been one of the world’s most socialized medical systems. Industries such as taxis and trains were deregulated. State education and electricity monopolies were ended by the introduction of private competition. Even Swedish agricultural prices are now determined by the market. Finally, unemployment benefits were reformed so that the longer most people stayed on benefits, the less they received. By 2010, Sweden’s public debt had fallen dramatically and its rate of economic growth was 5.5 percent. Compare that with America’s 2.7 percent growth in 2010, and just try to restrain your jealous impulses. Gregg cautions that Sweden’s economy is still hampered the Social Democrats’ legacy. High minimum wages keep a full quarter of the country’s youth unemployed, and a carbon tithe to the religion of environmentalism retards growth, but It’s surely paradoxical — and tragic — that a small Nordic country which remains a byword for its (at times obsessive) commitment to egalitarianism has proved far more willing than America to give economic liberty a chance. I’d like to thank Gideon Strauss of the Center for Public Justice and Jordan Ballor of the Acton Institute for their gracious and thoughtful contributions to the discussion of “A Call for Intergenerational Justice” at last night’s Open Mic Night in Grand Rapids. It was an excellent example of the kind of spirited and good natured dialogue we need in confronting the problems of poverty and the national debt. Earlier this week I pointed out that there was indeed a lot in the “Call” to be recommended. It takes the question of the debt seriously and makes hard recommendations involving both cuts to federal spending and tax increases. Both will be necessary tools for addressing this issue. My problem with “A Call for Intergenerational Justice” is that I don’t believe these two tools, while both necessary, are sufficient to address the crisis alone. In the short term cuts in federal spending will affect many adversely and tax increases will place an additional burden on an economy still struggling to emerge out of a recession. The precarious place we now find ourselves in has many causes. Government spending that has grown to unsustainable levels and tax cuts funded by borrowing (Which are, in the long term, not genuine tax cuts at all) have both played a role. But what has fueled the deficit most in recent years is the recession itself and the tragically misguided attempts by the federal government to lift us out of it. What we desperately need is a third tool, economic liberalization, which would promote economic growth. Here are four broad principals of economic liberalization which, if they had been included, would have made “A Call for Intergenerational Justice” a document not just worth thoughtful consideration and debate but something worth getting behind: We need to open more markets to American goods and services and open them more widely. We need to lower barriers (in the form of regulation) and cost (in the form of taxation) to doing business and creating jobs domestically. We need to lower regulatory barriers for entrepreneurs to enter the marketplace by streamlining or cutting red tape. We need to look seriously at intellectual property law and strike a better balance between rewarding innovation and promoting competition.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Moolelo Performing Arts Company Nonprofit Issues: Arts & Culture Address: PO Box 710564 San DiegoCA92171USA Mission: We seek to broaden the scope of San Diego's cultural environment by offering professional, socially-conscious theatre that provides a voice for diverse and underrepresented communities, aesthetics, and issues on stage; generates participation and dialogue between local communities; and creates paid employment for local theatre artists. Our commitment to paying artists union-level wages reflects our strong belief that professional, resident artists will make San Diego a nationally-competitive destination arts scene, thus improving the quality of life for all people of San Diego County. Mo`olelo serves the diverse general public, from youth to seniors, with particular focus toward providing a forum for those who are typically underserved in mainstream American theatre. Reviews for Moolelo Performing Arts Company I am a retired high school math teacher with no experience in theater at any level although I do love to attend the theater. In 2004 I saw a play which included an actor that I found exceptional. The play was the Life Design of Jenny Chow and the actor was Seema Sueko. In the playbill there was a note about the actor starting a new performing arts company called Mo`olelo and if interested we could respond to an e-address that had been listed. I could hardly pronounce the name of the company but I e-mailed the artist an "got involved" in a new phase of my life. Seema is a work horse, non stop advocate of the arts, especially the performing arts. She was and still is determined that Mo`olelo will become a company that will out last those who have started it. I have caught the "virus". It is almost impossible to be around this lady and not feel the energy that goes into her work. I have been the box office manager of some of the productions; I have help set the lights on other productions; I have helped strike the sets after most all productions and I have been on the board of trustees for almost 6 years. It has been a lot of work but I have said this many times. "I get more out of working with Mo`olelo than I give". It is amazing what one can "receive" from working for and with a group of people that has a mission which is renewed with each production. I am now the president of the board of trustees of Mo`olelo but due to board limits will go off the board at the end of this year. That will not keep me from supporting this company both with time and money for as long as it exists...and that will be for a long time to come. I have and will continue to work as a volunteer for this company because the energy of the board and others who volunteer for Mo`olelo feeds my will to continue. I truely believe that this small but growing company has a big future in the regional theaters of southern California and beyond. You would too if you knew our executive artistic director, Seem Sueko. I've personally experienced the results of this organization in... I have been fortunate to see the board change and grow from 5 members to 9 at this time with the intent of growing to 12 by the end of 2011. We have had some drop from the board but they remain in support of the mission of the company and all of them do something in their area of expertize to contribute to the on going success of Mo`olelo. As I have said before working with Mo`olelo and it's board and volunteers is very contagious. If I had to make changes to this organization, I would... Mo`olelo's biggest problem is staff. I receive a monthly hourly time sheet from our one-person-staff, Seema. It is incredible the hours she works. Our growth limitations is based on the time one person can commit to the many facets of our program. We need more full time staff that is committed to the program. We are working on this problem. I choose to support Mo'olelo because of the fine work they do with social issues of the day. My first play that was so thought provoking was about brain injury and the challenges to the family after traumatic brain injury occurs. I have a brain injured child and the play was right on with its message of coping. Mo'olelo's work It so good it should be shown nationally. San Diego is lucky to have the theartre company with such well focused messages. If I had to make changes to this organization, I would... Mo`olelo is a Hawaiian word that means tale, legend, or story. As it's name implies this performing arts company goes well beyond performing. The productions are always linked to a social issue that inevitably gets rave reviews. Our board of trustees, by design, is composed of a diverse group ethnically, professionally and by age. Our artistic director, the heart and soul of Mo`olelo is our inspiration. Her ability to select and often perform in such dynamic productions in the past five years has made Mo`olelo a common name in San Diego and beyond in the art community. I might add that we are just getting started. This is a company that is on the move up and even a bad economy is not going away. In the past two years we have added a "green theater" theme to our agenda. As a result we have been approached by other art companies concerned with how the theater can be more environmentally conscious. Visiting or living in San Diego without seeing a Mo`olelo production is a real loss. See for yourself. Mo`olelo is special. I've personally experienced the results of this organization in... Groups who partner with Mo`olelo in relevant productions are inspired. i.e. Veterans-production-A Piece of My Heart; Brain Injury Foundation-production-Night Skies; Adoptees/those who adopted or gave up for adoption-production-Adoption Project Triad If I had to make changes to this organization, I would... There is no quality that I could add to what is organization is doing. We are only limited by resources. I would probably try to "clone" our artistic director. We could certainly use more like her. What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is... The people I have met are life long friends. As the oldest in the group it is encouraging to see the younger people working with the older ones with such acceptance. We all have something to offer toward our common goal. All of us believe in Mo`olelo The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were... I believe I have already answered this question. The staff and volunteers is what this organization is. They are Mo`olelo and they are why Mo`olelo is so terrific. If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could... Mo`olelo needs a home. We have to rent theater space for our productions. As a result we move around (gypsy company). It would be nice to have a home. But actually 10 million bucks could also hire a large staff for more frequent productions. Ways to make it better... We had more money. Obviously that would allow more productions and hiring more to help our one permanent staff memeber In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are... Fundraising in this economy is a challenge. I believe we are holding our own so to speak but it is a challenge. One thing I'd also say is that... Mo`olelo is here to stay. There is a committment to those involved. We have the right people who know how to plan, critique fiscal matters and select relevant productions that inspire patrons to support a worthy cause. When was your last experience with this nonprofit? As associate director of a three-school collaboration in a very diverse urbam community, I have worked with Mo'olelo for two years. Our goal has been to raise student achievement, improve motivation and expose students to the world of drama by linking theater-based programs to the schools' standards based curriculum. Mo'olelo has con- sistently provided excellent, well-managed programs that are sensitive to the needs of urban youths. The teaching artists understand how to respond to students from diverse language and ethnic groups and how to use these varied backgrounds to create meaningful learning experiences. Mo'olelo is resourceful and aggressive in seeking funding for schools in areas of high poverty. Leadership is professional, energetic and totally committed to helping urban youth overcome the adverse effects of poverty through arts experiences. If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could... likely transform the look of arts education in San Diego. Mo'olelo "gets it" and understands how to 1. seamlessly blend theater arts expereinces into the social studies & English curriculum, K through grade 12 2. create programs that appeal to urban kids.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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dougwatson wroteI ran into an issue over the weekend where I changing a bunch of channels from Analog input to Firewire input and that process in UC Surface got old real fast. On my old 24.4.2, it was a simple one finger swipe all the across the board on the firewire input source buttons... Boom and in less than a second all 24 could be switched to analog or digital. How about a simple way to apply a mass change such as this? It took me nearly two minutes to switch a little over half of the inputs from Analog to Firewire source... Thanks! YES YES YES! Switching 32 channels from Analog to Firewire is a huge waste of time. I created a black preset to easily switch over when starting a new session, but if I'm already working on a mix it doesn't work. A way to switch all channels from one to the other would be fantastic! Great Idea! Just thinking out loud here ... One thing that might be cool would be MACROS that you could bind to a named button in a set of buttons like the mute groups. Basically, you'd hit a macro record button and then perform your GUI actions like setting the inputs to Firewire, then you'd stop recording and name the button "All Firewire In", you could do the same to get back to Analog Inputs and name it "All Analog In". One more requesting for this feature. An easy way to change Analogue Inputs to FW Inputs through some keyboard shortcuts or like previous versions where you just slided through all "FW" buttons in seconds. Channel insert and delete function would be handy. In addition to the parameter copy and paste functions already present in the mixer, how about being able to insert a "new" blank channel? This would shift all higher channels up by one (moving ALL parameters and settings for each - including pre-amp gain) making space for the inserted channel. Conversely, a delete function which would do the reverse. When working with many different venues and band configurations, this would be great for setting up new mixes. I very much like the previous request. In addition to the insert/delete functionality I would also love it to move a specific channel somewhere else, to be able to fully rearrange the channels. I would to add some other things. Scrolling optionallyWhat happens quite a lot is that I not able to move a fader sometimes because I am scrolling left/right at the same time. I would rather not scroll at all this way. I am only scrolling with the bar below the channels anyway because it is a bit scary to grab and accidently change something else in the mix. If you are scrolling a lot the chance to so this is pretty high and it is pretty noticable in a when something vital goes completely up or down big hall.The solution could be to add a option in the setup page to disengage the scrolling of the UC or globally. Trackpad responseMoving a fader up/down with the trackpad and two fingers can be improved quite a bit. Remove the memory/after-rolling effect of the quick move. A bit more accuracy.Also the scrolling from left to right of the fader back using the trackpad with two fingers, it goes way to quick now. I just finished reading the manual and I have a couple of thoughts. This may have already been suggested. I didn't read all five pages of feature suggestions posted before this so my appologies if it's already on the list. I think it would be helpful to be able to name the mute groups and quick scene buttons. Things like "All except MC" or "The GodAwful Band", whatever. Link Mono/Master Faders or Mono Follows MainThat way, when running delay speakers, one fader will control them all.Also, we really need delay on the mono out. I can't think of a single reason to delay an aux. mamerica wroteLink Mono/Master Faders or Mono Follows MainThat way, when running delay speakers, one fader will control them all.Also, we really need delay on the mono out. I can't think of a single reason to delay an aux. I used the delayable auxes, which are 13-16, as a linked pair before to connect delayed speakers like in a long venue with speakers halfways.It is a bit of a time consuming hassle to arrange a connection like this when you want the same mix on these speakers as the main speakers, if you have many channels in use. The only benifit is that you can change the mix a bit to compensate the fill created by e.g. loud acoustic instruments like drums and horns. But if you do not have the time to do all that it would be great to have it simple and create a setup where a frontfill and delayed rear speaker can be easily linked with the main fader.Because the other downside with the auxes to use as FOH speaker groups is that they do not follow eachother. You sometimes have to guess the volume change between them. That could be solved by DCA, but lnot like the way it is currently. One thing that is really handy for monitor engineers is an option to have the solo bus follow the select button. Whenever someone asks for a change in their monitor, I typically select their aux, then the solo button before I make the change (in order to hear what I'm doing). Some mixers I have worked with in the past have this option. It might not seem like a big deal but when you are doing it for 14 hours, any shortcut is appreciated. Could be very good to hear the GEQ changes through the SOLO bus, ex. when I listen the AFL of an aux mix, actually you can't, you can hear the result only at the phisical out. Also have an XLR OUT dedicated for the SOLO, assignable ( may be the mono bus, or one of the 16 aux or L-R), useful when the mixer works as stage monitor mixer....to connect a wedge monitor for reference.Actually you can hear the solo only through the phones jack... Metering could be improved, selectable pre or post (ALSO FOR MASTER!!!!!), and indication of PEAK!!! expecially for outputs...Sometimes you can hear distortion, but you don't see nothing that indicates it!!! Finally could be useful to have the possibility to select indipendently pfl and afl solo for inputs and outputs.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Youth Advisory Committee The South Haven Youth Advisory Committee (YAC), a group of South Haven High School students, want to make a difference in the lives of area youth. We work hard fundraising to continue supporting many local projects and programs, to which we have granted money. Introducing the 2017 YAC Members Avery Ansinn My name is Avery Ansinn and I’m in the ninth grade. I participate in marching, pep, and concert band. When I grow up I want to be a movie director. Corrine Caponigro My name is Corrine Caponigro and I am a sophomore. My hobbies include band, reading, and listening to music. I plan on doing something related to psychology after high school. Crystal Caponigro My name is Crystal Caponigro and I am in 10th grade. My extracurricular activities include band and reading. When I graduate I plan to study neuroscience and would like to pursue a career as a neuroscientist. Holli Dannenberg My name is Holli Dannenberg and I am a freshmen at the high school. I am part of the cross country team and I play softball for the South Haven Waves. After high school I plan to go to college to become a physical therapist. Edward Delong My name is Edward Delong. I am a senior at South Haven High School. I have been a member of YAC for two years. I am involved in many other clubs and organizations. I run track and cross country. I joined YAC because I wanted to influence the community and other schools in the South Haven District by funding events that will enhance the positivity surrounding our students. Sam Dubuisson My name is Sam Dubuisson and I am in the tenth grade at South Haven High School. I’m in many after school activities including: soccer, skiing, golf team, YAC, Boy Scouts and Drumline. After I graduate high school I plan to attend Sierra Nevada College for a ski resort management then Colorado University of Mines for civil engineering. Opal Eddy My name is Opal Eddy and I am in ninth grade. I played on the freshman volleyball team and the travel softball team out of South Haven. After high school I plan to go to college, however, I am not sure what I want to do. John Ellis My name is John Ellis and I am in the tenth grade. I play baseball, football, and am in the Musical. I plan to study Marketing after high school. Olivia Ellis My name is Olivia Ellis, but I go by Gracie. I am currently a sophomore and I am part of the varsity volleyball and softball teams, and I manage the varsity girls basketball team. I am also on student council for the Class of 2019. This is my second year participating in the Youth Advisory Committee and I am the secretary. After I graduate high school I plan on attending Kalamazoo Valley Community College and studying athletic training, later transferring to Ferris State University. Jack Filbrandt My name is Jack Filbrandt and I am a senior at South Haven HIgh School. I am a member of the choir, tennis team, theater department, and school newspaper. I have been a member of YAC for three years. Next year I plan to attend Wayne State University to study journalism. Sophie Goodnough My name is Sophie Goodnough and I’m in tenth grade. I enjoy playing golf and being a part of band and robotics. After high school I plan on studying veterinary medicine. Claire Herrera My name is Claire Herrera and I am in eleventh grade. I enjoy playing soccer all year around through the school and a club team called Jaier. My hobbies are kiteboarding, wakeboarding, and wakesurfing in the summer and snowboarding in the winter. I also enjoy body building in my free time. After high school I plan to attend college, unsure of where I will go. I want to major in pre-med. Parker Jensen My name is Parker Jensen and I’m a sophomore. I play varsity soccer, am part of the robotics team, and I also play French horn in the band. After high school I plan on attending a four-year college to get a degree in mechanical engineering. Chloe Kinney My name is Chloe Kinney. I am in 10th Grade and this is my first year on YAC. I am involved in many extracurricular activities such as President of the Class of 2019. I am on the JV softball team and a part of the theatrical community. I am also part of the marketing team for the high school robotics team. I plan to go to GVSU and get a background in Nursing and then complete my residency in Bronson Hospital, hoping to get a job in Michigan and help people in need. Frances Lyons My name is Frances Lyons. I am on the Equestrian Team, vice president of Student Council, and a member of National Honor Society. I also play varsity volleyball, varsity basketball, and varsity softball. I plan to do something with business, as in not own my own business but be the top employer at a big business. Olivia Patterson My name is Olivia Patterson. I’m in the eleventh grade and I dance at Shoreline Dance Academy. After high school I plan to go to Grand Valley and get a major in Athletic Training. Justin Postma My name is Justin Postma. I am currently a junior at South Haven and this is my first year participating on the Youth Advisory Committee. I am on the Varsity Cross Country, Varsity Swimming, and Varsity Track & Field teams. Other extracurricular activities I am involved in are Student Council, the National Honor Society, Youth Group at Hope Church, Ski Club, Boy Scouts, Orchestra and Quartet. I plan on attending a university where I will study Pre-Medicine and hopefully participate on their Swim or Track & Field teams. Then I plan on transferring into a Medical School to become a Physician. Olivia Price My name is Olivia Price and I am a sophomore. I have been in YAC for two years. Outside of YAC, I am a part of Key Club, Student Council, and varsity swim and dive and track. After high school I plan on doing ROTC at a college with a good pre-med program, then continuing with medical school. Share this: Primary Sidebar About YAC The South Haven Youth Advisory Committee is a standing committee of the South Haven Community Foundation Fund and takes the lead role with the supervision of the Greater South Haven Area Youth Fund. The money YAC grants is from a permanent endowment fund and the earnings are used to fund grant requests. The Youth Advisory Committee works hand in hand with the South Haven Community Foundation Board of Directors to examine our community’s needs and shares ideas on how to make it better. The group is made up of 9-15 high school students who have an interest in the future of the community’s youth. By majority vote, the YAC reviews applications and selects new members each year to participate in order to achieve the following: periodically make needs assessments of the community; fundraising; give grants; and encourage youth volunteerism. Help us, help South Haven Our strength is in our endowments and that is how we serve the community. Through your donor dollars, the South Haven Community Foundation continues to make grants that enhance the lives of the citizens in the South Haven area.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Story Problem A dietician is preparing a meal for a client with the following dietary needs from the meal: 581 calories, 20.24 g of fat, and 53.08 g of protein. The meal will consist of chicken, baked potatoes, and broccoli.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Timeliketoons, Cartoons Made For the 21st Century, was the general name for a number of minicomics made by Yul Tolbert of Detroit. There are around 50 individual comics in the series. They cover a wide range of topics, from giantess fetish to quantum mechanics to personal ads.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Curb High Cholesterol It’s no secret that high cholesterol can put you at a higher risk for cardiovascular disease (heart attacks and strokes). And even though unhealthy cholesterol levels can almost always be kept in check with some common-sense lifestyle changes, most of us don’t have a clue how to apply these smart strategies to our own lives. As a result, the number of Americans with high cholesterol levels is skyrocketing. Currently, an estimated 107 million American adults have total blood cholesterol values in the “borderline high risk” range of 200 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) and higher, according to the American Heart Association. Of these, about 37.7 million people have levels of 240 or above — the level at which most doctors whip out the prescription pad for one of the cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, despite these drugs’ list of nasty side effects, which can include fatigue, muscle weakness, liver damage and possibly even ocular hemorrhage. These drugs aren’t just reserved for people at high risk. Recently, an international team of researchers said that anyone who smokes, is overweight or obese, has diabetes or suffers from high blood pressure should be a candidate for statin drugs. Other scientists have gone even further, saying that everyone older than 55 should be taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, whether or not they have elevated cholesterol levels. But should any of these factors mean an automatic ticket to statin land? Most alternative health practitioners say no and offer a host of safe, natural ways to bring cholesterol levels back down into a healthy range. Bad Versus Good Despite its bad reputation, cholesterol actually plays an important role in health. We need cholesterol to build and maintain cell membranes; for the production of sex hormones; to aid in the manufacture of bile (which helps digest fats); and to convert sunshine to vitamin D. Cholesterol also is important for the metabolism of fat-soluble vitamins, including vitamins A, D, E and K. Cholesterol is produced by the body and is also obtained through diet (mainly from animal foods and some tropical oils high in saturated fats). The trouble begins when we have too much of the wrong type of cholesterol. Essentially, there are two types of cholesterol. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is the so-called “bad” cholesterol because it carries cholesterol into the arteries, where it sticks to arterial walls and contributes to plaque build-up. According to recent evidence uncovered by researchers at Michigan State University, this layer of plaque can then crystallize, expand and burst, sending the plaque shooting into the bloodstream. This chain of events kick-starts the body’s natural clotting process, essentially shutting down the artery. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is known as the “good” cholesterol. HDL keeps track of LDL levels, moving the excess to the liver where it is reused, converted to bile acids or excreted out of the body. The goal is to keep your LDL levels low and your HDL levels high. According to the government’s National Cholesterol Education Program, that means striving for an optimal LDL level below 100 mg/dL and an HDL level above 60 mg/dL. Total cholesterol levels — the sum of all the cholesterol in your body — should ideally be below 200 mg/dL. The Scoop on Statins Doctors often rely on statin drugs to lower unhealthy cholesterol levels. These drugs work by blocking an enzyme called HMG-CoA reductase, which triggers the production of LDL cholesterol in the liver. Numerous studies show that these drugs are highly effective at lowering both LDL and total cholesterol levels. But statins also have a dark side. It seems that the same enzymes involved in the production of cholesterol are also required for the production of Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10). Not surprisingly, lower cholesterol levels in statin users are accompanied by a depletion of CoQ10. CoQ10 plays an important role in providing energy to the cells, especially in the heart — and low levels are implicated in virtually all cardiovascular diseases, including angina, hypertension, cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure. In addition to the long list of statins’ potential side effects, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh report that one of these drugs, lovastatin, could affect attention and reaction speed. In their study, patients whose cholesterol had been lowered with lovastatin paid less attention and had delayed psychomotor reflexes compared with those who had not received the drug. Those who had the greatest decreases in cholesterol levels suffered the greatest impairment. But the most serious problem with statin drugs is rhabdomyolysis, a life-threatening condition that destroys muscle cells, releases them into the bloodstream and eventually can cause kidney failure. Rhabdomyolysis gained national attention when it was linked to Baycol, the statin drug that was pulled from the market in 2001 after causing more than 100 deaths and 1,600 injuries. Eat Away High Cholesterol Fortunately, a number of safe, effective ways to slash your cholesterol don’t require statin drugs. First and foremost is adopting a healthy diet. While the American Heart Association and National Cholesterol Education Program traditionally have recommended eating a low-fat diet, researchers from the University of Toronto devised an even more effective diet that revolves around specific cholesterol-lowering foods, like fiber-rich fruits and vegetables, soy protein, oats and nuts. Dubbed the Portfolio Eating Plan, the diet also includes three servings of psyllium (Plantago spp.) per day and supplemental plant sterols with chemical structures similar to cholesterol that can help block food-based cholesterol from being absorbed into the bloodstream. The Portfolio diet has been shown to lower total and LDL cholesterol levels up to 30 percent. One recent study of 46 adults with high cholesterol pitted the plan against 20 mg of the prescription drug lovastatin and found that both were equally effective for lowering cholesterol levels, but the plan had no side effects. Adding exercise to the equation can help lower cholesterol even more. In one study review, Canadian researchers at McGill University found that combining a cholesterol-lowering diet with moderate exercise not only lowers total and LDL cholesterol, it also raises HDL levels. Another study conducted at Dong-A University in Korea found the same effect in older women participating in a long-term aerobic exercise program. Even walking can have a beneficial impact on your lipid levels, say Dutch researchers who discovered that walking briskly for 30 minutes five days a week not only lowered cholesterol, it actually added three years to the participants’ life expectancies. Smart Supplements Although eating right and exercising can have a huge impact on your cholesterol levels, they are admittedly hard to stick to every day. Because of this, many people turn to the following supplements as complements to their heart-healthy lifestyle changes. Coenzyme Q10. A few years ago, the International Journal of Cardiology published the results of a double-blind trial that tested the effects of CoQ10 on 47 patients who either had suffered a heart attack or had been diagnosed with angina. Twenty-five of the patients received 60 mg of CoQ10 twice a day, while everyone else got a placebo. In less than a month, those on the enzyme had a 22.6 percent decrease in lipoprotein(a), a protein compound that carries cholesterol in the blood. LDL also dropped, as did oxidative stress. At the same time, CoQ10 gave HDL a significant boost. None of these effects were seen in the participants taking the placebo. Fish oil. The omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil supplements help transport cho- lesterol out of the body. And fish oil is especially effective when combined with garlic. In one trial by Canadian scientists, 50 men with high cholesterol received either a combination of 1,200 mg of fish oil with 900 mg of garlic, fish oil alone, garlic alone or a placebo. Those taking the garlic-fish oil combination had a 34.3 percent reduction in their LDL levels and a 12.2 percent decrease in their total cholesterol. But to reap the cholesterol-lowering benefits of fish oil, you need to take at least 3,000 mg a day. Policosanol. This is the generic name for a mixture of alcohols derived from sugarcane, which can lower the production of cholesterol to more favorable levels. Policosanol also enhances our bodies’ ability to remove and process LDL cholesterol. In one study, a team of German scientists reviewed lipid-lowering trials using policosanol and found that, at doses of 10 to 20 mg a day, policosanol lowers total cholesterol by 17 to 21 percent and LDL cholesterol by 21 to 29 percent. Better yet, policosanol raises HDL cholesterol by 8 to 15 percent — more than statin drugs. A direct comparison with statin drugs also showed that 10 mg policosanol was just as effective as the same amount of the statin drug atorvastatin. But, unlike statins, which become increasingly toxic with higher doses, policosanol achieves its maximum effect at very low doses (10 mg), and taking more is neither more effective nor more toxic. Heart-Healthy Herbs Herbs also can help control your lipid levels. Although a number of herbs can boost heart health, studies show that the herbs below are especially effective at tackling stubborn cholesterol: Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna). This traditional Ayurvedic herb is a potent antioxidant and at least one study has shown that it outperforms vitamin E in reducing cholesterol. After dividing 105 patients into three groups, researchers from Monliek Hospital and Research Centre in Jaipur, India, measured the effects of arjuna, vitamin E or a placebo on cholesterol. No changes were seen in the vitamin E and placebo groups. However, those taking the arjuna had a 12.7 percent decrease in total cholesterol and a 25.6 percent reduction in LDL. According to the researchers, these results were achieved with a daily dose of 500 mg of arjuna. Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum). Fenugreek seeds contain compounds known as steroidal saponins that inhibit both cholesterol absorption in the intestines and cholesterol production by the liver. Multiple human trials have found that fenugreek may help lower total cholesterol in people with moderate atherosclerosis or those with diabetes. A small preliminary trial involving 18 men and women with high cholesterol found that taking 25,000 to 50,000 mg of fenugreek powder daily significantly lowered serum cholesterol after 20 days. Although these amounts are extremely high, you may see results with a more modest dose of 5,000 mg taken with each meal. When to Get Checked The sooner you know what your cholesterol levels are, the sooner you can take action to correct an unhealthy profile. Everyone older than 20 should have their cholesterol levels checked every five years. Once you’ve passed your 50th birthday, get your cholesterol tested annually. Garlic (Allium sativum). Dozen of studies show that this pungent herb can help lower cholesterol in people with mildly to moderately raised levels. In one double-blind clinical trial, an aged garlic extract lowered total cholesterol 7 percent and LDL levels dropped 10 percent compared with a placebo. Other studies show that garlic raises HDL levels. This antioxidant-rich herb also helps reduce blood pressure in people suffering from hypertension, making it a wonderful all-around heart herb. Although you can lower your cholesterol by chewing one or two whole cloves of raw garlic daily, most people prefer taking 600 to 900 mg of odorless, enteric-coated tablets or capsules each day in divided doses. Look for a supplement containing 1.3 percent of the active ingredient allin for best results. If you cook with garlic, reducing cooking time will best preserve garlic’s beneficial compounds. Guggul (Commiphora mukul). This resin from the mukul myrrh tree is a staple in Ayurvedic medicine because of its ability to lower cholesterol and treat atherosclerosis. Guggul works by interacting with the receptor — called the Farnesoid X receptor (FXR) — that regulates cholesterol metabolism. When bile acids reach a certain level in the body, FXR kicks in to stop the metamorphosis of cholesterol to bile acids. Guggul blocks this action so that more cholesterol is converted to bile acid, effectively reducing serum cholesterol levels. Human studies show that guggul lowers both total and LDL cholesterol while slightly raising HDL levels. If you opt for guggul, look for a supplement that contains 75 mg of guggulsterones (the cholesterol-lowering compounds in guggul). Red yeast rice (Monascus purpureus). The spice that gives Peking duck its distinctive red color also can lower cholesterol. Red yeast rice accomplishes this by restricting the liver’s production of cholesterol — not surprising since the compound responsible for this effect is chemically identical to the statin drug lovastatin. Scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles Center for Human Nutrition studied a proprietary red yeast rice supplement in a 12-week double blind, placebo-controlled trial involving 83 adults with borderline-high to moderately elevated cholesterol. They found that the supplement significantly reduced both total and LDL cholesterol levels. Other studies show that red yeast rice safely lowers total cholesterol an average of 10 to 30 percent, LDL cholesterol an average of 10 to 20 percent and increases HDL by 7 to 15 percent. As with statin drugs, red yeast rice can deplete CoQ10 levels, so make sure to supplement with at least 30 mg of CoQ10 daily if you use this supplement. Although relatively free from side effects, some people experience digestive upset when taking a red yeast rice extract. To avoid this, take the supplement with food. Red yeast rice is a statin, albeit a natural one. In high doses or taken over long periods of time, it can cause liver damage — periodic monitoring of liver enzymes is recommended. It also carries the rare risk of developing rhabdomyolysis. It should not be taken by anyone who is on prescription statins or who has liver disease. Kim Erickson is the author of Drop-Dead Gorgeous: Protecting Yourself from the Hidden Dangers of Cosmetics (Contemporary Books, 2002) and a frequent contributor to Herbs for Health.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Flourished Calligraphy Medallion Tutorial Regardless of your calligraphy skill level, I encourage you to try making this calligraphy medallion! The trick is to take it step by step. At the end, you’ll be pleasantly surprised to see that all of the steps come together to make a gorgeous piece of art! The other day, a friend sent me over this Instagram video of Nina Tran creating a gorgeous calligraphy medallion. Naturally, I stopped what I was doing and decided to try creating one myself. And, today, I’d like to show you how to make one, too! Just take it step by step, and you’ll be delighted as the project unfolds into dip pen gorgeousness. 1. Make Pencil Guidelines Before you get your dip pen out, you’ll need to make pencil guidelines. Start by tracing around a medium-sized circular object. I used a spool of ribbon, but you could use the bottom of a drinking glass, a coaster, etc. Note that this first set of circle guidelines is exactly how big your calligraphy medallion will be. The first circular guideline that you make will dictate the size of your calligraphy medallion. Next, find a significantly smaller circular object, and trace around it in the center of the circle that you just drew. I traced the inside of a tape dispenser. Your pencil guidelines should look like a doughnut or a CD. Once you have traced around the smaller object, use your ruler and your pencil to draw a vertical line that divides the circles in half. Next, draw a horizontal guideline to divide the circles into fourths. Finish up by drawing “X” guidelines that further divide the circles into eighths. Use a ruler and pencil to divide the circles into eight pieces. As a side note, don’t fret if your pencil guidelines aren’t perfect. You can see in the photo above that my lines don’t intersect exactly in the middle of the circles. That won’t adversely affect the end result, I promise! 2. Draw Hooks and Spirals In this portion of the instructions, words can only do so much! I’ll explain as best I can, but the best directions will come from the photos. So — here we go! Once you have drawn the pencil guidelines, get out your favorite dip pen and ink. Draw a relaxed S-shaped “hook” that starts to the right of a straight guideline, loops to the left, then ends again at the right. Continue to draw that same “S” shaped hook along every pencil line. The hooks should end at the larger circle guideline. The “S” shapes should feature a pronounced hook that intersects the inside circle guideline. Now, put the point of your pen on the small circle pencil guideline between two of the “S” shaped hooks. Pull down to create a “U” shape that extends about 2/3 of the way to the large circle guideline. End the “U” between the two hooks on the other side, and loop around to gear up to draw another “U”. Continue drawing connected “U”s around the rest of the circle until you’ve got a circular spiral. Connect all of your “U”s with loops. It’s okay if some of the loops are more smooshed than others! 3. Draw Blades of Grass At this point, you’ll want to draw two left-leaning blades of grass beside each “S” hook. To draw the first blade, put your nib to the right of an “S” hook, just a little bit inside the smaller pencil guideline. Start by exerting minimal pressure on the nib, then increase pressure as you pull down to make the blade of grass. The grass should be about 1/3 the length of the “S” hook. Draw a second blade of grass to the right of the first one. Continue to draw blades of grass all the way around the circle, until your calligraphy medallion looks like this: To draw blades of grass, start by exerting minimal pressure. As you pull down, apply more and more pressure to end with a nice, thick downstroke. 4. Draw Wheat Now, put your nib to the right of one of the loops that connects the “U”s. Exert very little pressure on your nib, and make a line that curves to the right. The line should end at the larger circle guideline. Make curved lines to the right of every “U” loop, until the calligraphy medallion looks like this: These curved lines serve to fill up the negative space beside each “S” hook. Now, use small downstrokes to draw grains of wheat along each curved line that you just drew. I generally draw five grains on each side and one at the tip. The grains should extend about halfway up the curved line. Add grains of wheat to each curved line. At this point, take a step back to admire your progress — the calligraphy medallion is really coming along! You can make beautiful grains of wheat by exerting very minimal pressure, then ending with a thick downstroke at the end. 5. Draw More Blades of Grass This is the last step! Put the tip of your pen to the right of one of the springs of wheat, and draw a right-leaning blade of grass. Once you’ve drawn that, draw a slightly smaller blade of right-leaning grass beside it. Continue drawing two blades of grass to the right of every wheat sprig in the circle. These blades of grass should intersect the “U”s. To finish up the calligraphy medallion, use your pen to draw a small, right-curving piece of grass in the center of every “S” hook. The grass should intersect the smaller pencil guideline. Wait for the ink to completely dry before you erase — otherwise, it may smudge! This is Dr. Ph. Martin’s Iridescent Ink in Black Sparkle, and it took about five minutes to dry. Wait longer for white ink! An hour is ideal. Applications for Calligraphy Medallions In addition to being providing fantastic dip pen practice, calligraphy medallions make mail art sing! I love using it on the front of envelopes, as shown on the Flourish Formal envelope pictured below. In addition to mail art, calligraphy medallions would make a beautiful addition to gift tags, stickers, and sketchbook pages. I heartily encourage you to try making one — they’re gorgeous and addictive! If you like making this calligraphy medallion, you’ll definitely do well with the equally intricate Not Your Average Calligraphy Drills, which also require good hand-eye coordination. I’d like to thank Nina Tran for posting the original calligraphy medallion video on Instagram. Again, you can see that by clicking here! I believe the concept for this calligraphy medallion came from Pat Blair, so many thanks go to her as well. And — of course — thank you for reading the TPK blog! It’s always my pleasure to have you here. 15 Comments Thank you so much for inspiring me to pick up my dip pen again after months of procrastinating. I’m very much a beginner, but I’m really happy with how the calligraphy medallion turned out. Thanks for breaking down the steps so clearly. Following this tutorial made my day and reminded me of why I wanted to take up modern calligraphy in the first place – to relieve stress, to create something beautiful, and to make myself happy. Thanks for the encouragement to continue practicing. I love your reasons for taking up modern calligraphy! I think so many people get caught up in the technicals of it (my letters MUST be X” high, my spacing MUST be perfect, etc.), that sometimes they forget the core reasons behind learning it … which are really just quality of life sorts of reasons. 🙂 Lindsey, I just want to finally tell you how much I enjoy your blog. Seriously, it’s my absolute favorite . I have bought some of your tutorials and have loved them and you’re truly generous with the free tutorials that you provide as well. Thank you for this one on the gorgeous medallion. Oh, I am in love with this and definitely going to give it a try. I have seen them before but never made an attempt. Now that I have your instructions, I will try this soon. Thanks so much Lindsey for this post, and have a nice weekend…….Linda E. Long weekend here, and cold, so you can guess what I will be up to! Ink, pen, hot chocolate, tpk tutorial, I’m all set. They look awesome. This could also make a great Christmas snowflake envelope or decoration if you divided it into six points instead of eight. Haha, that was the intention. I was so keen to get to this I think the setup was more like brush pen, scrap paper, pajamas, breakfast cereal. Still awesome. And I did another one later with white ink on purple card. I love this tutorial. Even if you don’t get it perfect, it ends up with this cool wild floral arrangement look. And yes, today is freezing!!	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
How do I get more Oran Berries in Pokemon Heart Gold or Soul Silver to cure the Miltank above Olivine City from its illness? I did not create more Oran berries in my berry pots and have run out of my initial batch. Is there a Pokemon that might be holding it if I catch it? 10 Answers 10 I know you will find another Oran Berry later in the game; I skipped the Miltank thing (it's not important for completing the game) and eventually came across another berry, though I don't remember exactly where. You can get Blue Shards from smashing rocks, then trade with the Juggler in Violet City. But probably the easiest way is to send a Pokemon to the Refreshing Field area on the Pokewalker. Once you have 300 steps in one day, use the Dowsing Machine and there is a good chance you will obtain an Oran Berry. Once you have one Oran Berry, transfer it back to your game, plant it in your Berry Pot, and water it regularly (about every 4 hours). You should get several more, which you can replant again and again. One more option: on Fridays, the Daily drawing corner has oran berries as a 3rd place prize. Costs 300 per drawing, can be done as many times as you have the money for it and is an easy way to rack up oran berries for the moomoo farm ahead of time. In HeartGold/SoulSilver, the following Pokémon have a 50% chance to carry an Oran Berry when encountered. Capture them or use a Pokémon with the move Thief or Covet (while carrying no item) to take the berry: Pikachu (Viridian Forest, rare) Furret (Route 1, rare) Linoone (Many routes, while listening to Hoenn Radio) The following Pokémon have a 5% chance to carry the Oran Berry: Sentret (Route 29, Route 1) Zigzagoon (In towers, while listening to Hoenn Radio) Bibarel, Pichu, and Raichu also carry the berry, but cannot be caught anywhere in HeartGold/SoulSilver. 2. Get the Berry Pots item from the flower shop in Goldenrod City. The Berry Pots is a key item which allows you to plant berries and grow new ones. Water them every four hours or more for best yield. The Flower Shop is easy to miss, as Goldenrod is a big city. Search all the back-streets until you find it. 3. Use the Pokéwalker. If you unlocked the Yellow Forest route during the event, Pikachu caught on this route often carry Oran berries. Otherwise, they are commonly found as items on the Refreshing Field route. No other routes have the Oran berry. 4. Give blue shards to Juggler in Violet City. Shards are acquired by using Rock Smash on rocks. The Juggler in Violet City will give you one Oran berry for each blue shard. The Pokéwalker routes Night Sky's Edge, Scary Cave and Warm Beach also carry blue shards as rare items. 5. Trade from another game. Oran berries are easily grown in Pokémon Diamond/Platinum, and appear on wild Bibarel. Trading online for any of the Pokémon listed above as carrying Oran berries might show up some carrying the berry. Additionally, shards were easier to come by in those games. It's pretty difficult to find specific berries in HeartGold and SoulSilver. Take as many Oran Berries as you can (if you have none, exchange a Blue Shard to the Juggler in the Violet City Pokemon Centre) and plant them in your Berry Pot. Keep planting until you have enough (which I believe is 10 berries). There is an Oran Berry at the Ruins of Alph at the room with the Kabuto Puzzle. When you face the plaque at the end of the room, use the escape rope. That will open the plaque and you can enter the other room which contains four items. They are: Energy Powder, Heal Powder, Oran Berry, and Pecha Berry. Just plant the Oran Berry in a berry pot. An easy way to get one if you didn't do it already is going to the ruins of alph, there is a puzzle to be solved in a ruin right above the research center. If you done the puzzle go to the wall behind it where there is something on the wall. If you stand in front of it and use an escape rope you can get to a secret room. There you'll find 4 pokeballs. One of them contains an oran berry.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
New Star Wars: The Force Awakens TV Spots Include Great Movie Moments Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released in December, breaking records even before it hit theaters and accompanied by a marketing campaign that included all kinds of merchandise – from action figures to toasters – as well as a generous number of trailers and TV spots. Now one of the highest grossing films of all time, The Force Awakens is still playing in various cinemas all over the world, so it shouldn’t come as a big surprise that Disney still has some TV spots to share with the world. The difference with those released prior December 18, is that these ones include never-before-televised footage. Two international TV spots have been released, showing “new” footage that those who have already watched the movie will easily remember. The trailers, teasers, and spots released as part of the promotional campaign managed to not show any footage that might give away even the most subtle plot hints, but now that a month has passed, it might be safer to show a bit more. That said, the TV spots still don’t reveal any plot details, so they’re a safe watch for those who still haven’t watched the movie. The first of these spots shows Han Solo and Rey piloting the Millennium Falcon, followed by the attack of the First Order to Maz Kanata’s palace. We then see BB-8 giving Finn a ‘thumbs up’, and one of the greatest Han Solo moments in this new adventure: when looking for a plan to destroy the Starkiller Base, Finn suggests the use of the Force, to which Han Solo appropriately replies “that’s not how the Force works!”. The spot ends with a quick look at C3PO and Han Solo attacking some stormtroopers. The second one opens in Jakku, with Rey, Finn, and BB-8 running from the stormtroopers going after Finn. This spot reveals a bit more than the previous one, as it shows that the Millennium Falcon was in Jakku and was considered “garbage” by the residents. The video ends with a quick look at Han Solo at the Resistance base with an out-of-focus Leia in the foreground. These spots might be the push those who haven’t seen the movie needed, but without revealing too much. It’s nice to know Disney is still keeping the big revelations away so everyone can enjoy the Star Wars experience as it should – hopefully, the internet hasn’t spoiled anything to them just yet. Star Wars: The Force Awakensis now playing in theaters, and will be followed by Rogue One: A Star Wars Story on December 16th, 2016, Star Wars: Episode VIII on May 26th, 2017, and the Han Solo Star Wars Anthology film on May 25th, 2018. Star Wars: Episode IX is expected to reach theaters in 2019, followed by the third Star Wars Anthology film in 2020.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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A "mostly" humorous look at real events - short stories, satire, and the vagaries of life. Join me on the couch. The doctor is wacked, but in. "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine..." Proverbs 17:22a Wednesday, December 24, 2008 Observational Twitter 4 Esoteric:"Necessity is the mother of invention." PlatoExoteric:"If necessity is the mother of invention, laziness is the father." Robynn Reilly(No men were injured during the making of this quote and any relation to persons living or dead is unintended.....although, didn't Plato just sit around telling everybody he couldn't be bothered because he was thinking? I'm just saying.......)Copyright 2008 1 comment: Glad you liked this one Ninny Nan. I just wonder no one ever asked about the father before. If "Invention" had a mother, then, by default, she had a father. And "Necessity" cannot be presumed to be always and only altruistic. I have invented a few things out of laziness. Like tying messages onto the dog's collar and sending her to the kids so I didn't have to go up and down the stairs. It wasn't really a necessity. I was just lazy! Voila! There's the other parent. The Wonderful Crazy People Who Like Me Feedjit Map Widget About Me I am a deadbeat blogger who has been absent for almost three years after posting over 300 blog posts. Now, I have the audacity to think anyone is still out there. But if you are, I'll try to start posting again at least once every three years. And I'm committed to that.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distribution to colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire about permissions/licensing, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com When Eugenie Bouchard’s name was picked during Saturday’s official draw for the Rogers Cup tournament, there were cheers from the gathered fans. Then they held their breath as the next name — her first opponent — was drawn. “Come on, pick a qualifier,” said one fan, giving voice to the hopes of many that the 19-year-old Canadian would face a relatively easy foe in the first round, which starts Monday at the Rexall Centre. Bouchard, the youngest player in the main draw, will face Alisa Kleybanova. The Russian is ranked No. 602 in the world, but that’s because she’s just returned to the tour after battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma since 2011. Before that, the 23-year-old was ranked 20th with two WTA titles under her belt. At No. 58, Bouchard is Canada’s top female player and the nation’s big hope to match the kind of success Milos Raonic, now 13th, has had on the men’s tour. “She’s a great player,” world No. 1 Serena Williams, seeded first for the Rogers Cup, said in a recent press conference. “She’s had amazing results. She’s extremely young. She’s great for Canadian and North American tennis.” Article Continued Below The top eight seeds receive byes into the second round. The other two Canadians in the main draw, Toronto’s Sharon Fichman (119th) and Laval’s Stephanie Dubois (163rd), will play each other in the opening round. The Toronto Star and thestar.com, each property of Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, One Yonge Street, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5E 1E6. You can unsubscribe at any time. Please contact us or see our privacy policy for more information. More from the Toronto Star & Partners LOADING Copyright owned or licensed by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or distribution of this content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Toronto Star Newspapers Limited and/or its licensors. To order copies of Toronto Star articles, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Pandurang Vaijanath Athavale Life journey Pandurang Shastri Vaijnath Athavale (October 19, 1920 – October 25, 2003), also known as Dada-ji (Marathi: दादा), which literally translates as elder brother in Marathi, was an Indian philosopher, spiritual leader, social reformer and Hinduism reformist, who founded the Swadhyay Movement and the Swadhyay Parivar organization (Swadhyay Family) in 1954, a self-knowledge movement based on the Bhagavad Gita, which has spread across nearly 100,000 villages in India, with over 5 million members. He was also noted for his discourses or "pravachans" on Srimad Bhagawad Gita and Upanishads. He was awarded the 'Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion' in 1997 and the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership and India's second highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan in 1999. Early life Pandurang Shastri Vaijnath Athavale was born on October 19, 1920 in the village of Roha in Maharashra (konkan) India. He was one of 5 children of Sanskrit teacher Vaijanath Athavale and Parvati Athavale. When Athavale was twelve years old, his grandfather set up an independent course of study for the young boy with individual tuition. Thus, Athavale was taught in a system very similar to that of the Tapovan system of ancient India. In 1942, he started to give discourses at the Srimad Bhagavad Gita Pathshala, a centre set up by his father in 1920. Athavale read diligently in the Royal Asiatic Library for 14 years, reading and digesting every non-fiction literature (ranging from Marx's philosophy to Whitehead's writings to ancient Indian philosophy). In 1954, he attended the Second World Philosophers Conference, held in Japan. There, Athavale presented the concepts of Vedic ideals and the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita. All the participants deeply impressed by his ideas and wanted evidence of such ideals being put into practice in towns across India. A Dr. Wilson Compton was impressed with Athavale's ideas and offered him a post in the US, where he could spread his ideas. Athavale politely declined, saying that he had work to accomplish if he wanted to show the world a model community peacefully practicing and spreading the divine Vedic thoughts and the message of the Bhagavad Gita. Swadhyay Pariwar Swadhyay Movement is a philosophy found all over the world. "Swadhyayees", as the divine family members of the Swadhyay Pariwar are called. Swadhyay is a family where individuals come from all parts of society, regardless of social strata, and are considered divine brothers and sister, equal in the eyes of God. Many Swadhyayees who continue Athavale's work in spreading his ideas throughout India and to other parts of the world are known as "krutisheels" or people of action. Over the years, his followers (Swadhyayees), have taken his message of love for God and God's love for all to people across caste, social and economic lines to about 100,000 Indian villages, and started various cooperative farming, fishing and tree-planting projects in the spirit of collective, divine work of the Lord. Swadhyayees have never reached out to fellow brothers in sister in the name of converting or even attracting to Swadhyay, but in the spirit of or meeting and establishing relationships, and taking the message of the universal Gita to every man. Today, Swadhyay has spread to numerous countries in the Caribbean, the Americas, Asia, and even Africa. The divine parivar, or family, has extended to many millions. As Dadaji always dreamed of, Swadhyay is creating a "Universal brotherhood under the fatherhood of God." On December 20-21 of 2010, 3 million Swadhyayees gathered in Kharghar, Mumbai, India, to celebrate late Pujya Dadaji's 90th birthday. The program, "Dadaji Namastubbyam" (respects to Dadaji) was held on a large, cleared ground. Swadhyayee families from South Africa, Hong Kong, Europe, America, and all parts of India gathered to pay their respects and to celebrate Athavale's 90th birthday. To begin the program, a youth celebration was held. The performance featured a dance by 83,000 youth, who creating unique formations with their multicolored shirts. The dance was recorded by a remote controlled helicopter, and displayed on 2 massive LED screens and more than 10 big projector screens. This was followed by a speech from Jayashree "Didiji" Talwalkar, the daughter of Pandurang Shastri and head of Swadhyay Parivar. Demise Revered as an Activist Philosopher, Athavale passed away at 12:30 pm on October 25, 2003, in at Khetwadi in south Mumbai, India. He was 83 years old at the time of his demise. He was cremated on the evening of October 26 at Tatvagnyaan Vidyapeeth, Ghodbunder in Thane district, where around 10,000 people were present. Subsequently his ashes were immersed at Ujjain, Pushkar, Haridwar, Kurukshetra, Gaya, Jagannath Puri, and lastly at Rameswaram. Awards 1954 Honored as Chief person in sectional and general meetings of Second World Conference of Religion and Philosophy held in Shimizu city near Tokyo, Japan. 1982 Invited as the chief guest at the fifth centenary celebrations organized by German government and German universities Trier, Germany, in honor of the 15th Century Saint-philosopher Nicholos of Cusa. 1986 Internationally honored when the translation of “Vision of God “from Latin to German was dedicated to him. 1987 Received Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award conferred by National Westland Development Board for 'Temple of Trees' created under the banner of Vaijnath Bhavdarshan Trust. 1988 Received the ”Mahatama Gandhi Award” conferred by Akhil Bharatiya Rashtrabhasha Prachar Samiti, Vardha for visionary thoughts and work done through revolutionary projects imparting a new vision to human life for boosting the cultural values. 1992 Received the "Lokmanya Tilak Sanman Paritoshik(Award)" conferred by Lokmanya Tilak Smarak Trust for dedicated selfless work for the good of mankind. 1993 Received the first "International Award for Progress in Religion" conferred by Diwaliben M. Mehta Trust in March, 1993 for outstanding contributions towards inter-religious amity and scientific approach to religion. 1994 Honored by Pune Municipal Corporation in recognition of his dedicated services to human development. 1994 Unanimously honored by the entire legislative assembly of Gujrat State, India, in recognition of his invaluable contributions to the development of humanity in general and the people of Gujrat state in particular. “Ahilyabai Holkar National Award” instituted in the memory of great lady administrator of Indore. Awarded for Rev. Dadaji's contributions towards righteousness, social justice and benovalence towards mankind. 2001 Giants Internationals, Mumbai, awarded Rev. Dadaji for his outstanding contributions in the field of social services. Recognized as one of the Top Ten Most Important Indian People of the 20th Century Legacy Tatvagnyaan Vidhyapeeth is an institution in which Athavale, himself, often gave discourses to the many youths that studied there. The youths study a broad variety of religious and spiritual subjects and live as they would have done in a "tapovan" thousands of years ago. In popular culture In 1991, noted film director, Shyam Benegal, directed a film, Antarnaad (The Inner Voice), based on the Swadhyay Movement of the Swadhyay Parivar, with Shabana Azmi and Kulbhushan Kharbanda in lead roles. In 2004, director, Abir Bazaz made a documentary, Swadhyaya, on the life and works of Pandurang Shastri Athavale. Works The Systems: The Way and the Work (Swadhyaya: The Unique Philosophy of Life), by Rev. Shri Pandurang Vaijnath Athavale Shastri (Rev. Dada). Vallabhdas J. Jhaveri, Bombay, 1992.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Founded in 1993 by brothers Tom and David Gardner, The Motley Fool helps millions of people attain financial freedom through our website, podcasts, books, newspaper column, radio show, and premium investing services. Sales for the period rose 34% year over year to $55.7 million and fell just short of the average analyst estimate, but the company's loss for the period actually came in slightly lower than anticipated. Some promising guidance on 2019 performance and upcoming artificial intelligence (AI) projects may also have helped power the big gains after earnings. Image source: Getty Images. So what Talend's subscription revenue climbed by 38% year over year to reach $48.4 million in the fourth quarter -- significant because services in this category have high customer retention rates, and these numbers suggest a rising sales floor for the segment. The company's adjusted per-share loss of $0.13 came in a penny better than the average analyst target -- a welcome beat, but it looks as if the big share price gains last month also had a lot to do with the stock's soggy performance last year. Talend was hit hard in the second half of 2018 due to some mixed earnings reports and sell-offs for the broader market, and it looks like the better-than-expected earnings results in the fourth quarter helped rekindle investor interest in the stock. Now what After its big February gains, Talend stock has given up a bit of ground in March, with shares trading down roughly 4.1% in the month so far. Management expects first-quarter sales to grow roughly 21% year over year to reach $56.5 million. Full-year revenue is expected to come in between $248 million and $250 million -- representing roughly 22% growth at the midpoint. Talend expects its adjusted net loss for 2019 to be between $26.9 million and $28.9 million, accelerating from its 2018 non-GAAP net loss of roughly $15.3 million as the company ramps up spending on cloud infrastructure.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Title PORTSMOUTH, NH (May 25, 2018) – Optima Bank & Trust, the only locally-owned, commercial bank on the Seacoast, held the 2018 Annual Meeting of its shareholders recently at the Portsmouth Country Club. The bank’s president and CEO, Daniel Morrison, announced exceptional results for 2017 and a strong outlook for the year ahead.“I am pleased to report that 2017 was another exceptional year for Optima Bank & Trust Company,” said Morrison. “The Bank once again posted record growth and continues to be one of the fastest growing banks in the state of New Hampshire.”Morrison reported that total assets grew by a record $69 million to $496 million at December 31, 2017. In 2017, total loans grew by a record $78 million to $420 million, and total deposits grew by a record $66 million to $464 million. For 2017, net income was $1.9 million. Morrison reported that the outlook for 2018 is very positive, even better than 2017. “We’ve just completed the first quarter of 2018, and the Bank has continued to generate very strong results. During the first quarter, the Bank produced net income of $757 thousand, which is more than triple the $251 thousand net income for the same period in 2017,” said Morrison. “It was the Bank’s best first quarter ever, and it was our 34th consecutive profitable quarter.” The Bank’s total assets crossed the half-billion-dollar milestone during the period and ended the quarter at $502 million, up 15% from $438 million a year earlier. “In the last tenyears we have invested more than a billion dollars here in New Hampshire. Investments in the form of loans to businesses to grow and expand and create jobs here in NH. And loans to individuals and families to buy and build homes here in NH,” said Morrison. “A billion dollars in loans in ten years is a very big number.” “In 2017 we built our newest branch, at 920 Central Ave. in Dover New Hampshire. The new branch opened in January 2018 and has already begun to be very successful. This full-service branch replaces the limited-service loan office that the Bank had been operating in Dover for several years. The new branch will allow the Bank to expand its presence and build more customer relationships by increasing its deposit product and service offerings in the Dover market. The Bank now has seven locations, including the corporate headquarters at Two Harbour Place, and six full-service branches,” said Morrison. --More--Page 2 Optima Bank 2017 Results Morrison praised his dedicated staff and stressed that their efforts to provide high-quality customer service to businesses and individuals throughout New Hampshire as key to the Bank’s success. “These people make me very proud,” Morrison said, “Everywhere I go, I run into customers who stop me and tell me stories about their latest experience with one of our managers, or private bankers or lenders, even our back-office loan servicingand operations staff. Our people are what make this successful. They’re the best bankers you can find anywhere. They’re smart, educated, experienced, and they are very hard workers.” According to FDIC data, Optima Bank & Trust has continued to gain more deposit market share in the seacoast region of New Hampshire than any other bank over the past ten years. Optima Bank is reported as the only bank that has significantly grown its deposit market share in this area, gaining more market share than all the other banks combined. About Optima Bank & Trust: Founded in 2008, Optima Bank & Trust is an award-winning, locally-owned commercial bank headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. With seven locations, including six full-service branches and a corporate headquarters office, the Bank's focus is on providing exceptional service to commercial and personal customers for deposit products and business and residential lending. For more information, visit optimabank.com or call (603) 433-9600. Optima Bank & Trust can also be found on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Below we have printed an English translation of an article from the Yugoslav newspaper, Politika, reporting on the trial of Fikret Abdic, the popular Bosnian Muslim leader. Abdic was a great embarrassment to the U.S. government. He was and is popular, arguably the most popular Muslim leader; he got the most votes in the 1990 Bosnian elections. And that was the problem because he was allied with the Bosnian Serbs. He supported the concept of Yugoslavia - a multiethnic state. He fought Alija Izetbegovic, the extreme Islamist, installed and maintained in Sarajevo through U.S. power and ludicrously misdescribed by U.S. government apologists as a great and broadminded democrat. Fikret Abdic gives the lie to the claim, put forth by chauvinists of various sorts in Bosnia and by the media, that the fighting in Bosnia resulted from a racist attack by Serbian forces on Muslims. Abdic and tens of thousands of followers set up the Autonomous Region of Western Bosnia, an area with a very strong partisan and anti-fascist tradition stemming from the W.W.II struggle against Nazi occupation and Croatian Ustasha terror. The Autonomous area, which straddled the Bosnian and Croatian border, was populated by Muslims, Serbs, and some Croats who upheld Yugoslav ideals of solidarity. Abdic and his followers sided with the Serbs who wanted to preserve Yugoslavia and feared the rise of local fascism backed by the Great Powers. He fought on the Serbian side in Bosnia until both the Serbian Republic in Krajina (RSK) and his own ARWB were crushed by a coordinated offensive combining NATO airstrikes and a ground offensive by the 5th Corps of Alija Izetbegovic's army and the Croatian regular army (trained and led by the CIA and the privatized CIA-linked company, MPRI) thereby launching an ethnic-cleansing operation that drove 250,000 Serbs and some 50,000-80,000 Muslims from their traditional homes. -- Emperor's Clothes "Case Opened Against Fikret Abdic" By: R. Arsenic Politika (Belgrade) ZAGREB (June 6, 2001) - After two months of preparations the regional state prosecutor in Rijeka initiated a case against Fikret Abdic, a citizen of B&H and Croatia, who has been based for a while now in Opatija, where the HQ of his company is found. By this act, the long-standing controversy between Bosnia and Croatia over the eventual fate of the leader of the Autonomous Movement for Western Bosnia - where Abdic has the support of his own people who followed him in resistance to the centralism of Alija Izetbegovic and his SDA. Fikret Abdic lost that war (even though he had won in elections), and the Izetbegovic regime has since accused him of war-crimes against those who disagreed with his policies and has asked for Abdic's extradition from Croatia to which he fled and whose citizenship he held. Alija's regime couldn't forgive Fikret's rebellion, and judging from the available evidence they also couldn't support his unquestionable popularity with not only the people of the region of Cazinska Krajina (remember that Abdic received the most votes in Bosnia, but Izetbegovic nonetheless seized the Presidency in the early 1990s). This is why after the fall of the Autonomous Region of Western Bosnia Croatia received a demand from Bosnia to extradite Fikret Abdic, who was accused of having opened a camp near Velika Kladusha and of torturing prisoners within the camp. According to the statement of Rijeka's prosecutor Draga Marincela, the case against Abdic is composed of documents that were obtained from Bosnia, and is being raised on the basis of the international treaty between Croatia and Bosnia regarding approaches to criminal cases, and following the Bosnian governments acceptance of this process.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Filibustering Senator insists he is not responsible for loss of jobs to Michigan A state lawmaker who has led the Senate effort to stall economic development legislation ( HB 191 & SB 45 ) rejects suggestions from Governor Jay Nixon (D-MO) that a 900 job expansion might have been lost because of the General Assembly’s failure to pass a bill. Kokam America of Lee’s Summit has announced a 900 job expansion of its battery manufacturing operation – but will take the expansion to Michigan because of what Nixon believes might be economic incentives in place in that state. He says Missouri might have been able to bring those jobs to this state had it been able to counter the offers made by Michigan. Senator Jason Crowell (R-Cape Girardeau) insists the Governor cannot point the finger at the Legislature for failure to land the 900 job expansion, saying our State Department of Economic Development is always working on deals with businesses. “We put competetive packages together each and every day, trying to compete,” said Crowell. “Some we win, some we lose. To be able to say, to any degree, that the reason we lost this one is because we haven’t passed a tax credit bill yet in the General Assembly seems baseless to me.” Crowell adds there is no way of guaranteeing jobs – even with tax credit incentives. “I think it would be very, very difficult,” said Crowell. “For the Governor to say if this tax credit bill had passed that that employer would have stayed in Missouri.” Nixon claims that if the economic development legislation had been passed the state could have offered the company an additional $24.2 million in incentives.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Food Photography Food is one of the best subjects for photography; it is very patient, it does not ask for a lot of breaks, and it will not blink when the flash goes off. While it may seem very simple to just take a camera out and start taking pictures of the desired food you want to highlight, there is a lot that goes into getting the perfect food shot that is going to make everyone crave it: 1. Choose simple backgrounds: When trying to show off food, it is important to remember to keep the background simple so that the star of the show can be featured. Choose silverware that will compliment the food well and not clash with it. Also, stick to plain backgrounds such as wood, metal, marble, or just plain white surface. 2. Less is more: Watch your portions. Smaller portions of food always photograph better because it does not overwhelm the viewer. It is more aesthetically pleasing to look at a smaller bowl of food as opposed to a huge bucket of pasta, it may also subconsciously encourage the viewers to make smaller portions. 3. Lighting is still important: Just like people, food has its good sides and it’s bad sides. You want to make sure you are making the food look as delicious as you possibly can. You can even incorporate the lighting to go with the time of day the meal would be prepared (using a softer, sunset lighting for a dinner meal, etc.) 4. Oil it up: Adding a little bit of oil to meals, especially pasta and vegetable dishes, will give it a nice, finished shine that will make the food stand out. If you are not planning on eating your meal after, you can pile on the oil a little more. 5. Keep it clean: Food can get messy, so it is very important to make sure to clean up all of the drips, spills, and extra ingredients in order to get a quality photograph. Make sure to give your plates and extra wipe-off before you start shooting. 6. Add a variety in camera angles: Food is very forgiving in the sense that it looks great from both far away and close up. With that being said, if you are looking to create a food portfolio, it is important to have a wide variety in the different shots you take. It is always a good idea to get a large range of shots when shooting food so that you can always pick the best angle. Follow and these steps and you will be well on your way to becoming a food photography master! Pixel Productions is San Diego’s premier full service video production company offering quality video production services and the most knowledgeable creative team the industry has to offer. We are dedicated to creating a video that fits your vision and exceeds your expectations.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Search Random webcams for adults reviews Bunker is the CEO of v Chatter, a Facebook app and newly launched stand-alone website that pairs people up for semi-random video chats, much as the website Chatroulette does. You've got that version of things, and then you've got a cleaned-up version of that, which has much more appeal." So Bunker, who made a name for himself in tech by creating an online dating site that later took the name Match.com, set out to tweak Ternovskiy's idea. "It reminded me of Adult Friend Finder back in the '90s. The Strangers was a bit of a downer juxtaposing chance and violence. True, while unsystematic random violence is to be feared it can hardly stand alone as dominant story-telling. (CNN) -- Will Bunker says he didn't steal the idea for his Facebook app. However, most of them seem to be guys and you can very easily get banned. If you like the idea of chatting with total stangers and don’t mind the possibility of getting a bit naughty, then Chat Roulette is not for you.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
30 Easy Holiday Crafts for Kids Somehow, the dropping temperatures and smell of turkey makes children want to do nothing but make crafts. Below, check out holiday craft ideas from holiday-specific (Christmas, Hanukkah) to holiday-general (mainly snowmen), all arranged by craft supply. Keep in mind that supervision is required for some of them, but most they can do on their own while you’re cooking some tastiness for the table. (See also: 5 Fun Family Friendly Games for Your Holiday Party) Pasta Ahh, pasta — the quintessential child craft supply. The options are endless, but here are a few you can try. 1. Pasta Menorah Using paper, glue, lentils, and macaroni, your kids can make this simple and cute pasta menorah. As the blog suggests, some supervision might be required for younger kids (after all, they might try to eat the dried pasta). 2. Ornaments Using round pasta, there are plenty of options for trees, stars, and other pasta ornaments. Use paint if you’d like, or just keep them pasta-colored. Egg Cartons It's likely you’ll have a lot of empty egg cartons lying around while cooking the many cakes, cookies, and casseroles associated with the holidays, so put them to good use with these fun crafts. 4. Christmas Tree To make a Christmas tree, take two egg cartons and glue them to a piece of cardboard in the shape of a tree. Use green spray paint (or just regular craft paint), decorate, and voila! For a slightly more complicated egg-carton stand-up tree, try this tree craft out. 5. Menorah Use an empty egg carton turned upside down and popsicle sticks to create this egg-carton menorah from Nick, Jr. Pipe Cleaners This classic craft supply can be bent into lots of fun holiday items. 6. Beaded Ornaments This is a craft I did a lot as a kid — stringing beads into shapes to make different ornaments. Joyful Jewish came up with an inventive (and adorable) way to make a menorah out of pipe cleaners (also pictured is the star of David). All that is needed for this one is pipe cleaners and a little elbow grease. She also uses gold pipe cleaners to “light” one each night. Fabric and Paper ...including one of the most classic kids' craft supplies — toilet paper rolls. 9. Snowman You can use equal parts shaving cream and Elmer’s glue to make a puffy snowman on a piece of paper or canvas. 10. Aprons Make a no-sew holiday apron with the kids! Buy a blank apron in their size along with some felt, ribbons, and other fabrics, and have them design their aprons however they’d like. That way if they do end up helping in the kitchen, they’ll at least try to keep their clothes clean. 11. Toilet Paper Roll Figurines There are no real instructions, per se (the idea comes from one of those Pinterest pins with no actual link), but the picture of the figurines is a good start. Use paint, paper, and glue (or anything else) to decorate old toilet paper rolls or paper towel rolls. 12. Paper Dreidels Enchanted Learning provides a printable dreidel to make this. With the addition of scissors, glue, crayons, and a small dowel or straw, your child can make this craft. Grab some game pieces and play, play, play. 13. Star of David All you need is white paper, scissors, and glue, and you and your child can make some Stars of David. You can use them to decorate the wall, or, as the link suggests, put them together with paper towel rolls to make a mobile. Glass Although these two crafts are very safe, make sure to supervise children when they're working with glass. 14. Light Bulb Snowman Start with a light bulb meant for crafting (real light bulbs won’t screw off just right and could burst into pieces in your hand). Use marshmallows or cotton balls for the inside, and use a black permanent marker, stickers, googly eyes or whatever you’d like to complete the outside. You can use black felt to make the hat and a small amount of ribbon to make the scarf. Add some string to the top, and it also makes a great ornament! 15. Food Jar or Mason Jar Snow Globes Here’s the cheapest option — start saving jars leftover from jam, olives, or mayo (especially since so much cooking is going on). After properly cleaning a jar, buy some glitter, figurines (try the Dollar Tree), and other bits and bobs to fill your jar with. Now, you can go at this two different ways: Martha Stewart suggests how to make your snow globe with water, while the Salt Tree offers a waterless alternative. Take a look at each and decide which you like more (and/or which is easier to make with the kids). Buttons Use thick paper (or canvas if you have it), glue, and all the green buttons you can summon to make this Christmas tree. Perfect decoration for the wall! 17. Snowflake This snowflake ornament (or wall decoration) requires a wire coat hanger, a glue gun, and white buttons. There is no need to try and wire the buttons through the coat hanger, just glue them on and go. Of course, be careful that nothing is burned or poked out. Candy Your kids will hop right on these crafts (if you can keep them from eating as they go). 19. Chocolate Dreidels With chocolate kisses, chocolate sprinkles, marshmallows, and pretzel sticks, you can make chocolate dreidels. They won’t quite work to play with, but they’ll be delicious. 20. Gumdrop Pops Using assorted gumdrops and a rounded-off toothpick (only if these are going to be used as decoration and not made by small children — otherwise use a candy stick as suggested), you can make any sort of Christmas creation. If you’re not planning on consuming them, Martha suggests to put them in a jar of sugar for table decoration. 21. Mint Wreaths Better Homes and Gardens provides some fun ideas to do with candy canes, including these mint wreaths, which require a hot glue gun. 22. Snack Cake Penguins These snack cake penguins are adorable and delicious at all once. OK, the base of this particular craft isn’t candy, it’s Swiss cake rolls, but the other ingredients are candy. Gingerbread The (delicious) holiday staple. 23. Men My mother, a third grade teacher, has been baking gingerbread men every year since I can remember for her class. They’re not the edible kind, but the kind that gets really, really hard so you can decorate them with some paint and hang them on the tree every year until someone (me) accidentally breaks them. You can also go for a more edible recipe and make cute reindeer. 24. Houses The houses require more frosting, gumdrops, and graham crackers, and surprisingly — less gingerbread. Unless, of course, you want to go all out. The internet provides some good gingerbread house recipes, including one for a Hanukkah gingerbread house. Get some supplies and see what happens. If anything, it’ll be delicious. Ball Ornaments The most common ornament can also be the most fun to decorate. They’re also everywhere, so finding the blank ornaments doesn’t require a special trip (although I’d advise to get these and most other supplies at the Dollar Tree). Here are some ideas to spruce them up just a little. 25. Reindeer Thumbprint This reindeer thumbprint ornament is easy: take some brown paint, put it on your thumb, stamp it on the bulb, let it dry, and decorate. No muss, no fuss (as long as you quickly and properly clean that initial paint off your children’s fingers). 26. Snowman Fill a clear ball ornament with fake snow, screw on the top, and decorate. To try and keep it shatter proof, make sure you have the kids put it right back in the same carton. 27. Ornament Ball Tree Big surprise, I really like this tiny tree craft. Use a Styrofoam cone from a craft store, hot glue, and ornaments to decorate. While the first part of this craft might not be totally for the kids, you could always have them decorate the tree with paint afterward. Pinecones and Acorns Here are some fun ideas for the pinecones and acorns you might have in your backyard. My friends and I recently set forth on the mission to make a pinecone tree we saw on Pinterest. What we weren’t prepared for was that it takes a LOT of pinecones to properly cover the trees. However, with a little patience and a ton of hot glue, you really can pull it off. With supervision, this can be a good way for kids to learn how to fit pieces together better than Lego castles ever taught them. 30. Acorn Dreidels To make acorn dreidels, use acorn shells, modeling clay (any color), and matches. Roll the modeling clay into a ball, put it in the acorn shell and put a match in (tip down) and spin away. Disclaimer: The links and mentions on this site may be affiliate links. But they do not affect the actual opinions and recommendations of the authors. Wise Bread is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Soybean "Soya" (or "Soy" in the United States), is a legume, Glycine max (L.) Merrill. "Soya" has been successfully cultivated around the world. Today, the world’s top producers of soy are the United States, Brazil, Argentina, China and India. Soy is one of the few plants that provides a complete protein as it contains all eight amino acids essential for human health.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 Monday, September 29, 2008 Dirty South launches North American Tour: After a busy summer tour schedule, Toolroom Records’ Australian DJ/producer Dragan Roganovic better known as Dirty South is about to finish up with a North American stint. This man of the hour has a prolific remixing discography as it stands, with Depeche Mode, Snoop Dogg, Tiesto and Roger Sanchez all getting the Dirty South treatment, among other quality artists. On top of that he’s also produced several EPs and singles, ala club anthems ‘Let It Go’ and ‘Open Your Heart’, that have received widespread support from the outset. Dirty South is now garnering further support for his addition to the highly acclaimed Toolroom Knights series, which is a carefully crafted selection of housey techno and electro dancefloor destroyers. Monday, September 15, 2008 Check out this interview from BBC with Meltdown artist James Zabiela : Three years ago you were playing tunes in your bedroom and now you're a superstar DJ - how does it feel?It's crazy, it's pretty mental. I remember getting on the bus to work and listening to my mix tapes that I'd borrowed from the record shop I was working in and thinking, I want to be doing this - I want to be making these tapes and entertaining people. The last three years have been like a whirlwind, it's just snowballed completely out of control. Now, I spend most of my life sat on a plane or at an airport, but it's all good and I'd never change it. Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Friday, September 5, 2008 The official Meltdown preparty with Bassnectar is going to be free for all Meltdown ticket holders! Just show your hard ticket or Groovetickets.com ticket reciept printout to the door for the preparty on October 11th and get in totally free! Good all night. Wednesday, June 18, 2008 Meltdown is right around the corner with less than two weeks ago till the party kicks off! We've confirmed our sound and lights set up and it is something so fresh you will have to see it to believe it. Very exciting stuff. Wednesday, June 11, 2008 Monday, June 2, 2008 We have got something very cool lined up George Acosta fans. From 10:45 pm -11:45 pm on the outside deck upstairs, Meltdown VIP ticketholders will get a chance to meet George Acosta before he performs. Come by and say hello to one of dance music's most essential artists. Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Beginning with a Late-Night Boat Ride, George Acosta’s Journey to the Top of the U.S. DJ Class Has Shown Uncommon Drive Miami—Think you can find a success story from the DJ realm that’s more compelling than George Acosta’s? Good luck. This past August at El Hotel Pacha in Ibiza, after he accepted his plaque for winning DJ Times’ second annual America’s Best DJ vote, Acosta celebrated, then quietly revealed his life history. Sure, he had finished another chapter in a goal-oriented career, his professional dedication and entrepreneurial spirit paying off in hardware and lasting accolades. But the eventful journey was worth noting because, at that moment, Acosta knew better than anyone how his globetrotting life and career were things he could never take for granted. Long before he won industry awards or produced any hit records, before he regularly played the world’s top clubs or thrived as a teen DJ/promoter in a then-gritty Miami Beach, Acosta was a little boy living in Castro’s Cuba. Dissatisfied with the state of affairs on the island nation, Acosta’s parents were determined by the late 1970s to leave their homeland. But, because Cuba’s restrictive government was less than fond of granting exit permits to its citizens, the Acostas made their own break and hopped a speedboat in the middle of the night. One-hundred-and-six miles later, young George—just 5-years-old at the time—woke up in the United States with a new set of possibilities. As another Cuban exile in Miami, Acosta assimilated fairly easily and DJing played a big part. He rose from a middle-school mobile to an entrepreneurial teen—he even had a radio mixshow while in high school. He organized and DJed wildly successful warehouse parties and gained notice from Miami Beach’s elite club promoters. Like many of the most successful DJs, he had become adept with the music and the hustle. A defining moment came when preparing for a Miami Beach rave. Challenged by the notion of sharing the bill with Josh Wink, who was riding high with a succession of club hits like “Higher State of Consciousness,” Acosta created a special track for the event. It was “Set U Free.” Fronted by the late Nadine Renée and released on Strictly Rhythm in 1995 under the moniker Planet Soul, the trancey breakbeat track went onto sell 1.2 million copies worldwide. Since then, he’s further embraced the trance sound and released a slew of tracks and mix comps—including 2007’s double-CD A State of Mind (Moist). He continues to travel the world and build on his substantial fanbase, which supported him enormously in the America’s Best DJ vote. Still, he remains eager to push himself artistically and, to that end, he recently enrolled in SAE Institute, an audio engineering school with a campus in North Miami Beach. As Winter Music Conference neared, we caught up with our America’s Best DJ winner to relive moments of his life, both triumphant and harrowing. Sunday, March 9, 2008 Full Meltdown : Summer Edition coming soon! This blog will be updated on a daily basis with show info, lineup, artist info, ticket giveaways, artist features and a ton of other shit! Check back for updates...	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
The following changes should be made to the Explorer Chartbook Exumas & Ragged Islands 7th ed., December 2013 p. 27, Need-to-Know: Exuma Land and Sea Park has new mooring fee nightly rates Effective August 2014: Up to 39'11" $20; 40 to 39'11" $30; 50' to 59'11" $40; 60' to 69'11" $60; 70' to 89'11" $90; 90' to 119'11" $120; 120' to 150' $150. New are fees for boats 90' and over to anchor in the Park. Anchorage rates: 90' to 119'11" $120; 120' to 149'11" $150; 150' and over $200. (Posted August 7, 2014) p. 50, Chart EX 30A:Remove the note on the lower left portion of the chart: "Bahama Houseboat moorings shown by symbol o". Replace with : "Anchoring is not permitted in Gaviota Bay, Hurricane Hole, and Cleaning Hole of Stocking Island. Moorings shown of the chart are under the management of the Elizabeth Harbour Conservation Partnership. For mooring rental, contact the Harbour Master or Kevalli House, St. Francis, or Wendell McGregor."(Posted March 19, 2014) p. 48, Chart EX 30: The buoy on the inside reef at the western entrance to Elizabeth Harbour has been replaced in a position slightly northwest of it's original position on the reef. The new buoy position is now at 23° 33.30' N/75° 48.35' W. The buoy was first placed on the reef by Harry Etheridge sometime during the 1950s, to warn mariners of the hazard. It has been maintained for a number of years now by Skip Hird of Eleanor M. Skip passed the torch on to Alan of Nutmeg for the buoy maintenance this year. (Posted March 13, 2014) p. 49, Chart EX 30: Masters Harbour channel leading to George Town Marine near 23° 28.4' N/75° 43.8' W is no longer marked with red and green buoys and depths have shoaled to no more than 1.5 meters @MLWS. p. 56, Chart EX 33: The stake shown near 23° 28.08' N/75° 41.47' W no longer exists. The stake marked the northern end of a small boat/shallow draft passage between Man of War Cay and Moriah Harbour Cay leading to Hartswell and the Ferry. The passage/route which is continued on page 56, Chart EX 33 has shoaled to close the passage to all but the shallowest of small boats near 23° 27.50' N/75° 41.40' W. (posted February 7, 2014) p. 32, 33 Chart EX 19 and 19A: Change the position of the rock labeled "Crown of Thorns" near Club Thunderball at Staniel Cay from 24° 10.939'N by 76° 26.643'W to 24° 10.908'N by 76° 26.627'W. The VPR dashed course line has been moved farther away from the rock. (posted July 22, 2015)	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
WillPower! WillPower!, Montgomery College's Annual Shakespeare Festival in Maryland, returns this spring with the National Players touring production of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and a full week's worth of workshop leaders, guest artists, and lecturers. The college's Rockville campus will feature the majority of events April 1–5, including Romeo and Juliet at the campus's Theatre Arts Arena on Thursday, April 4 at 7 p.m. Other events are scheduled for the Germantown and Takoma Park campuses. Admission for Romeo and Juliet and all WillPower! events is free and open to the public. WillPower! also features its annual Adrian Webber Memorial Lecture, with this year's presentation on “Becoming Juliet” given by Dr. Gerard Passannante, associate professor of comparative literature at the University of Maryland, College Park. His talk will use the figure of Juliet to discuss more broadly the idea of “transforming” and “becoming” in Shakespeare, examining how it is that we can know the inner life of a character simply by observing “two hours' traffic” upon the stage.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Where Scott posts fishing reports, angling tips, essays, and lore regarding his home waters of the Lower Laguna Madre of the Gulf Coast of south Texas. His main web homes include Kingfisher Flyfishing at www.lagunamadre.net, www.dreamanalysistraining.com, and www.drscottsparrow.com Friday, January 1, 2016 Spring will be here soon! Hi all, It's hard to believe it's already January! Winter down here is so brief that we've got about six weeks more of relatively cool weather before the trees start putting out their buds. Julie and I are plowing part of out back yard on Sunday (if it's not too muddy from this moisture!) and putting in wildflower seeds in the next week.Last year was a rather difficult flyfishing year in several ways. First of all, we had a very wet and unstable spring that continued through May. Indeed, 2015 was one of our wettest years in recent history. The birding action (i.e. casting to tailing reds under gulls) wasn't as dramatic or as consistent as it usually is in the spring, and the birding we did have often featured more catfish than redfish under the gulls. Needless to say, every year is a new game, and there's no reason to believe that 2016 will resemble 2015 at all. We just have to "show up" and make the best of the conditions at hand.Randy and I both experimented with having fly fishers stay at our trailers on the water. Since I also have a bunkhouse, it's possible to have some privacy while saving money at the same time. I will be continuing this offering into 2016. I can handle one or two guys (women would not take well to this set-up). The great thing about staying at the trailer is that you're on the water and ready to jump in the boat at day break, you can fish for trout under the lights, and you can prepare your own food either with me or by yourselves. I charge a modest fee for this lodging option. Otherwise, we're continuing to have a great relationship with Atascosa Outlook B&B and Ray Box, who owns a house on the Arroyo not far from our RV Park.Another option is for you to rent the "other guy's" trailer. That is, when you fish with me, you could rent Randy's place, and have it entirely to yourselves. Or vice versa. In this scenario, your wive might like the setting, cost, and simplicity of being on the water near your guide's lodging and boat.Give us some notice if you'd like to pursue one of these options, so we can plan on having the trailers set up for guests. No comments: About the Captains' Blog I wear several hats--college professor, dream researcher, psychotherapist, writer, fly fishing guide. I am active in the International Assn. for the Study of Dreams--current Advisor to the Exec, former Board Chair, as well as a past President. I am a professor of counseling at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; a charter faculty member of Atlantic University; and founder of DreamStar Institute, which offers mentoring and certification in dream analysis. See my writings and certification program at www.dreamanalysistraining.com, and my flyfishing services at www.lagunamadre.net	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
A short guide to Gentoo/FreeBSDIgnacio Arque-LatourMichael KohlOtavio R. PiskeAaron WalkerChris White This document gives some general information on FreeBSD, as well as installation instructions for Gentoo/FreeBSD. It also includes some reference for people interested in helping out with development. 2.62006-10-06Introduction to FreeBSDWhat is FreeBSD? FreeBSD is a free (license) Unix-like operating system. Back in 1993 when development of 386BSD stopped, two projects were born: NetBSD, commonly known to run on a huge number of architectures, and FreeBSD which supports the x86, amd64, ia64, sparc64 and alpha platforms.FreeBSD is renowned for its stability, performance and security, thus being used from small to huge companies all over the world. FreeBSD's current production release version is 6.1, which is also used as the foundation for the Gentoo/FreeBSD project. The previous 5.x branch is being continued by the FreeBSD project as a service release, but is no longer worked on by the Gentoo/FreeBSD developers. What is Gentoo/FreeBSD? Gentoo/FreeBSD is a subproject of the Gentoo/Alt project, with the goal of providing a fully-capable FreeBSD operating system featuring design sensibilities taken from Gentoo Linux, such as the init system and the Portage package management system. FreeBSD and Linux Users migrating from Linux to FreeBSD commonly consider the two operating systems "almost the same". In fact, FreeBSD really shares a lot of similarities with Linux distributions in general. Nevertheless, it has some key differences that are worth noting: Contrary to Linux, which actually only refers to the kernel, FreeBSD is a complete operating system, consisting of a C library, userland tools and much more. This development approach makes the overall system very consistent. Contrary to the Linux kernel, FreeBSD development is not led by one person, but instead managed by a small group of people called the Core Team. Besides, FreeBSD also has some technical differences which set it apart from Linux. Some of them are very important to know, even if you don't plan on joining the Gentoo/FreeBSD development effort: To get run-time dynamic linking functions like dlopen(), programs do not need to be linked against libdl like on GNU/Linux. Instead they are linked against libc. FreeBSD doesn't have an official tool for kernel compilation, thus you'll have to resolve feature dependencies on your own. FreeBSD uses UFS/UFS-2 as its filesystems and has no official support for e.g. ReiserFS or XFS. However, there are projects for adding read-only support for these filesystems. Accessing ext2/ext3 partitions is already possible, but you cannot install your system on them. Installing Gentoo/FreeBSDBooting the CD After this short introduction, it's about time to finally install Gentoo/FreeBSD. Unfortunately, we currently lack our own installation media, so you have to choose between two alternative installation methods. The first would be to use an existing FreeBSD installation to partition your hard drive and use it as a base for installing Gentoo/FreeBSD. This guide will describe how to use the FreeSBIE LiveCD as an installation medium for Gentoo/FreeBSD. If you are intending to use FreeSBIE for installing Gentoo/FreeBSD, please make sure to use a version based on FreeBSD 6.0! Experimental versions can be downloaded from FreeSBIE's Bittorrent tracker and version 20060118 has been tested to work for the purposes described in this document. First, boot the CD in order to begin the installation process. You'll be presented with a login screen. The username is freesbie, and there is no password. Next, run sudo su to become root, and optionally setup a password. If you want to pass time during the installation process, you can run startx to enter into an Xfce environment, suitable for web browsing, AIM, and other things. Unlike Linux, FreeBSD bases the name of your interface on the driver for the interface. For example, the Intel EtherExpress driver (fxp) appears as fxp0 (driver fxp, first network card). To see what your interface is, use ifconfig: There is a bug in the minimal Freesbie CD that prevents the creation of the /mnt/gentoo mount point. To avoid this, use /mnt instead of /mnt/gentoo in the following sections. Partitioning the Drive Now that we have a mount point, it's time to partition the drive. This is done with the sysinstall command: # sysinstall diskPartitionEditor diskPartitionWrite We recommend that you use the default layout. Press enter at the dialog, then press a followed by q to accept the default layout. The next screen will present you with the option of a bootloader. For this option, choose "None" as we'll be installing the bootloader later on. Next comes the actual partition sizing and mount points. This next step also uses sysinstall, but with different arguments: # sysinstall diskLabelEditor diskLabelCommit Here, we'll refrain from using the automatic layout, and create one giant root partition, followed by a swap partition. Hit c to create a new partition. A dialog prompts you to enter a size. Go ahead and do so, using MB/GB for setting different sizes, or C for cylinders. For root, choose FS as the partition type, and set the mount point as /mnt/gentoo. If you do not adjust the mount point, it will overwrite the FreeSBIE environment! As /boot is not a separate partition, you'll need to disable soft-updates, or your system will not boot! To do so, use the arrow keys to navigate to your newly created partition, then hit the s key, until "Newfs" contains no +S. Now navigate the arrow keys until the "Disk" line is highlighted, and hit c again to create a swap partition. Generally, we recommend a swap space that is twice the size of your RAM. Choose SWAP as the partition type, and don't worry about soft-updates, as it does not apply to swap. Now we're finished, so hit q to finish the process. This will finalize the partitioning process, and format the drive in UFS for FreeBSD to utilize. This will also mount the drive for you at the mount point specified earlier (/mnt/gentoo). You can verify this worked by running mount: # mount ... /dev/ad0s1d on /mnt/gentoo (ufs, local) Now that you have mounted the target partition, it is time to start on the Gentoo setup. Gentoo Setup First, we need to download a stage3 tarball and unpack it into the chroot. Point your browser to http://gentoo.osuosl.org/experimental/x86/freebsd/stages/, grab the latest snapshot, and unpack it into the mountpoint: # cd /mnt/gentoo/(Any other Gentoo mirror which includes the experimental/ directory will also work.) # wget http://gentoo.osuosl.org/experimental/x86/freebsd/stages/gentoo-freebsd-6.1-stage-20060802.tar.bz2 # tar -jxvpf gentoo-freebsd-6.1-stage-20060802.tar.bz2(You can delete the tarball with the following command if you want to.) # rm gentoo-freebsd-6.1-stage-20060802.tar.bz2 Before chrooting into the newly-extracted stage, you first must obtain an up-to-date copy of the Gentoo/FreeBSD overlay. The easiest way to achieve this is to to get our latest snapshot which you then extract to /mnt/gentoo/usr/local/portage. Sandbox is disabled as it has not yet been ported to Gentoo/FreeBSD. You can have a very limited system by using ~x86-fbsd keyword alone; you might want to put ~x86 in your ACCEPT_KEYWORDS if you want access to more packages but you might find broken dependencies and non-working packages; please rather use package.keywords when testing packages and report working ones on Bugzilla for the product Gentoo/Alt. If you want, you can now rebuild the system's core packages. # emerge -e system Setting up for BootingKernel Installation If you ran emerge -e system, the sources for the FreeBSD kernel were installed to /usr/src/sys. If you skipped this step, you can get them in the following way: # emerge freebsd-sources Configuring and compiling a custom kernel is quite different from compiling Linux, so if you are not familiar with the process we encourage you to have a look at chapter 8 of the FreeBSD handbook. For now, you can do an installation of the GENERIC kernel, which works on most systems. To begin, enter the source directory for the kernel: Please note that currently only the "Traditional" way of building the kernel is supported on Gentoo/FreeBSD! # cd /usr/src/sys/ Looking over the layout, you'll see various architectures and subdirectories for various parts of the kernel. To begin the installation, we head into the i386/conf/ directory: The main files to note are GENERIC and GENERIC.hints. As it will be needed by the installation of the kernel, go ahead and copy GENERIC.hints file to /boot/device.hints: # cp GENERIC.hints /boot/device.hints This file is used by the kernel drivers for basic configuration information such as IRQ settings. Now it's time to configure the kernel. FreeBSD uses the config command to do this. config uses the given file (in this instance GENERIC) to copy over the required build files to a compile directory in the parent directory. GENERIC is similiar to the .config file for the Linux kernel. Run config to produce the build directory: This will give us a complete kernel to work with. Now we'll need to setup the bootloader for the kernel to boot. The next chapter will discuss two methods of setting up the bootloader: grub and boot0. Setting up the bootloader (grub) As of grub 0.97-r1, UFS slices are readable to grub. This lets us use grub as a bootloader, the prefered method for those coming from a Linux background. To begin, emerge grub and setup the label as bootable. Remember to replace adXsY with the actual number and slice of your disk. # emerge grub # disklabel -B adXsY Now run grub to bring up the command prompt, and set up the partition as shown: The next section will look at using the alternative bootloader, boot0. Setting up the bootloader (boot0)boot0 is the FreeBSD bootloader. Previously, it was the only supported bootloader until grub was introduced into ports with UFS slice support. To install and configure boot0, run the following. Remember to replace adXsY with the actual number and slice of your disk. Now would also be a good time to set up your network connection before the final reboot. You can find all the information necessary to configure your network in the Gentoo Handbook. To have your network interface activated at boot time, you have to add it to the default runlevel: In case you need to use another keyboard layout for your language, you have to set the correct value in /etc/conf.d/syscons. The following example uses the Spanish layout, so you'll have to adjust it to your need if you want to use another one. # nano /etc/conf.d/syscons KEYMAP="spanish.iso.acc" (Possible layouts can be found in /usr/share/syscons/keymaps). Now would be a good time to set a password for the root user and to add another user account for your day-to-day work. Congratulations, you have just finished your Gentoo/FreeBSD installation which you can start exploring after the final reboot. Have fun! # exit # reboot Developing for Gentoo/FreeBSDHow to help There are many things you could help with, depending on your skill level and spare time: Working on current ebuilds: this means working closely with ebuild maintainers in order to create patches or modify ebuilds in a way that can be accepted into the main tree. Security: if you are into security, we need you! Although security advisories from the FreeBSD project are tracked and fixed, we can always use help in this area. Contacts: we need people who can get in touch with FreeBSD developers to maintain contacts between us and the original project to exchange patches and discuss various problems and their solutions. Note that this should never involve any kind of spamming of mailing lists or IRC channels. Testing: the more people are actively using Gentoo/FreeBSD, the more bugs will be discovered, which helps us improving the quality of the port. If you are good at describing bugs or problems, we definitely want to hear from you. Other areas where we need help include: system ebuilds, baselayout, creation of installation CDs, documentation, kernel hacking. Known issues At the moment, there are still quite a lot of known issues. Here are the ones really worth noting: Some init scripts depend on the clock service which we don't provide right now. You can just remove it from the dependencies of the script and report that on our bugzilla. Please remember to use the "Gentoo BSD" product for your submission. glib and gnome in general need a lot of fixes to be backported. The init system currently provided by Gentoo/FreeBSD's baselayout package is not the same version used by Gentoo Linux and lacks some of its features. Work on making newer versions working is underway. Contact A list of Gentoo/FreeBSD developers can be found at the project page. Other ways to contact Gentoo/FreeBSD developers include our IRC Channel #gentoo-bsd on Freenode, as well as the gentoo-bsd mailing list.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
River Barge with String We designed this boat to be big enough to carry a hefty load of little treasures, float steadily, and be pulled by a 52 inch long cotton string. 8" long by 3" wide. When I brought our first prototype to school to pick up my daughter, all the First Graders wanted to play with it, they were pretending the wood chips in their play area were "water". It is also shallow enough to float in puddles during or after a light rain. Handmade in the USA. This batch of Barges are made from recycled/found Spanish Cedar, a reddish hardwood. Woods may vary at times. About boat care: We now offer our boats with no oil. They are sanded and ready to be oiled or waxed by you. You can rub a little household olive oil, canola oil, or food grade mineral oil, or beeswax to both enhanse the beauty of the wood and to preserve the wood from water exposure. If they are towel dried after baths, and not left to sit wet, they will last longer. Reoil as needed. Our River Barge is very similar to the boat used by Peter and his friends in Peter in Blueberry Land. "Dear Sonya, I just have to tell you how much my 8 year old son loves his wooden "river barge". I debated buying it because I thought he might be too old to get excited about this toy, but since he loves boats I decided it would be a good stocking stuffer. Well, my son is so in love with this barge! Last night at bedtime he told me he LOVES it; that Santa must have made it special for him; that you can't BUY something like that in a store. He asked me if I thought anyone else in the world received the same thing. So sweet... I just wanted to share that with you. I love your products! Happy holidays to you! Peggy B. San Rafael, CA 12/26/08" "Hi Sonya,I just wanted to let you know that I received your parcel today and all was intact. The toys are beautiful and I know my little one will love them.Thanks and kind regards,Colleen V., South Africa 9/20/09"	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Neknomination - an internet drinking game that involves filming oneself whilst necking a drink and then nominating a friend to follow suit - has become a craze among people. A strange new internet craze called ‘neknomination’ or ‘neck and nominate’ has taken the world by storm. Neknomination is a drinking game, in which participants are supposed to complete a drinking dare and then nominate two other people to do the same thing within 24 hours. More specifically, this game is all about posting videos of themselves, drinking a pint of an alcoholic beverage in an extreme manner and then nominating others to out-drink them. Simply search ‘neknomination’ or ‘necknomination’ on Facebook, Twitter, Vine or YouTube, and you’ll find hundreds of thousands of videos, in which young people are seen drinking vast quantities of alcohol while performing various dangerous stunts. This crazy internet ‘dare’ game is believed to have begun in Australia, after that it quickly spreads across the world via social media. Actually, it was started out as a fun drinking game, but now it has become the most dangerous craze on social media. The consequences of the game are getting more and more serious as the trend is getting popular. Earlier, people used to drink pints of beer in their videos, but recent videos show people downing alcoholic drinks in large quantities. Moreover, people are engaging in dangerous activities either during or immediately after consuming their beverage. For instance, several neknomination videos found online show people doing some really precarious stunts such as drinking as they skateboard down hills or drinking while driving motorbikes or jumping out of helicopters! Participants of this game will tag their friend in their video. And as per the rule of the game, the nominated person must complete the task within 24 hours. In other words, the nominated person is actually pressurized to accept the dare. Those who refuse to accept the challenge often become targets for bullies. This is certainly a contributing factor to increasing popularity of the game. Neknomination has become so dangerous that it has already claimed two lives. Jonny Byrne, 19, and Ross Cummins, 22, both from Ireland, have lost their lives after taking up the Neknominate challenge. Jonny Byrne’s body was found floating in the River Barrow at Milford bridge in Co Carlow. It is believed that he downed his pint and then he jumped into the river as a part of a nomination stunt. The teenager’s brother, Patrick Byrne, has issued a plea on Facebook, asking people to stay away from this dangerous drinking game. Just a few hours before when Jonny’s body was discovered, Ross Cummins, who was just 22 year old, was found unconscious in a house in Dublin. He was taken to hospital, where he found died. Irish media reported that he was consuming spirits at the time of his death and that his extreme drinking was part of a Neknomination challenge. Following the death of two youngsters, the Northern Ireland Neknomination Facebook page has been shut down, and it’s now turned into a Neknomination awareness page. After facing heavy criticism for claiming two lives, the creators of the Neknomination page decided to remove all the videos and decided to highlight the dangers surrounding the game.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Menu First of all I’d like to take this opportunity to correct a minor grievance. The term ‘Brexit’ has always bothered me as Northern Ireland does not form part of Great Britain. In the interests of inclusivity shouldn’t the short-hand term for the United Kingdom’s retreat from the EU be ‘UKwit’? Anyway, as I said, it’s a minor grievance and one that I won’t lose too much sleep over. What might, however, bring about a degree of restlessness is the United Kingdom’s declining energy consumption per capita when we compare 2017 to the period prior to 2005. And, in particular, how this underpins the debate surrounding the UK’s continued membership in the EU. So consider yourselves thoroughly forewarned as to where this is heading. UK Contributions to EU Budget Let’s begin with an overview of what the European Union is and how it works. The European Union consists of twenty-eight member states (as listed here). Nineteen of those twenty-eight member states use the Euro as their official currency which is collectively known as the Eurozone. Furthermore, there is a region referred to as the Schengen Area; “The Schengen Area is one of the greatest achievements of the EU. It is an area without internal borders, an area within which citizens, many non-EU nationals, business people and tourists can freely circulate without being subjected to border checks. Since 1985, it has gradually grown and encompasses today almost all EU countries and a few associated non-EU countries.” As a member of the EU (but neither the Euro nor the Schengen Area), the UK contributes to the EU budget. The total UK contribution to the EU budget in 2014 was EUR 11,341 million (inclusive of the UK rebate correction). This EUR 11,341 million contribution was spent on some of the following; EUR 1,098.6 million on Competitiveness (More developed regions) EUR 748.4 million on Horizon 2020 EUR 544.5 million on Regional convergence (Less developed regions) EUR 149 million on EU administration costs EUR 71.1 million on European territorial cooperation EUR 51.3 million on Decentralised Agencies EUR 48.1 million on Euratom Research and Training Programme EUR 37.1 million on European satellite navigation systems (EGNOS and GALILEO EUR 20.7 million on Asylum and Migration Fund (AMF) EUR 11.2 million on European Earth Observation Programme (Copernicus) EUR 11.1 million on Creative Europe The items listed above total EUR 2,791.1 million. UK tax income in 2013 – 2014 was £505.8 billion (here), equating to approximately EUR 629 billion at average annual exchange rate of 1.244. The EU expenditures listed above equate to 0.44% of the UK’s 2013-2014 tax revenue. UK Energy Consumption It would be hard to argue that this expense incurred by the UK is a significant strain on the public purse in a growing economy. However, it is the latter part of that statement, ‘growing economy’, that I wish to draw attention to. As we saw in the previous post a growing economy is a derivative of growing energy consumption. Yet, it would be erroneous to assume that this growth applied equally to everyone. Viewing the economy through the lens of the UK’s Energy Consumption per Capita (Chart 1) offers an alternative view of this otherwise rosy picture. On an energy consumed per capita basis the UK economy began its decline after 2005 having held the 160GJ line for a decade. This decline has not been offset through efficiency gains in energy utilisation which could otherwise claim to boost economic output through lower energy consumption. The following two charts help explain why; What we are looking at is a continued dependence on fossil fuels to run the UK economy whilst the quality of those same fossil fuels is diminishing. Add to that a rising population (Chart 4) and declining energy consumption (Chart 2) and we end up with reduced energy consumption per capita (Chart 1) not on an efficiency basis but on an affordability basis (Chart 5). In summary, adding more people to the UK economy since 2005 has not boosted economic growth per capita – instead it has eroded economic growth per capita. So far we have only talked about UK energy consumption. Lets now look at UK energy production. Chart 6 captures UK energy production from 1970 to 2017. It clearly captures the ‘boon’ North Sea oil and gas has had on the UK’s energy production, beginning c.1974 and peaking in 1999 for oil and 2000 for gas. Next I want to illustrate what than means to the UK’s domestic production versus domestic consumption. A positive value in Chart 7 indicates that the UK lives ‘within its energy means’ whereas a negative value means that the UK has to rely on energy imports to fund its lifestyle. “The fall in receipts has been driven by falling production, much lower oil and gas prices and higher tax-deductible expenditure. The rate of petroleum revenue tax and the supplementary charge have also been cut substantially.” This £10 billion loss in oil and gas tax revenue represents 1.9% of the UK’s tax income in 2013 – 2014 of £505.8 billion. Or, put another way, the entirety of the UK’s financial contribution to the EU budget for 2014. Now lets look at UK private debt on a per capita basis (Chart 9) as further proof of the UK’s declining prosperity; Chart 9 – UK Private Debt per Capita in GBP (1963 – 2015). Financial data from Bank for International Settlements. Population data from the UN. Perhaps I should have begun this article with Chart 9 as I assume people are more attuned to rising debt per capita than declining energy consumption per capita as a tell-tale sign for declining prosperity. The reason I didn’t do this is because the origins of our problem are energy related. As explained in the previous article, energy is the economy. To elaborate further an economy has four fundamental stages; 1) The creation phase is how a material comes into being, whether that be wheat grown on a farm or iron ejected from dying stars. 2) The extraction phase is how Homo Sapiens capture a particular good whether it be scything wheat or mining iron. 3) The processing phase is how Homo Sapiens turn that particular good into something useful, whether that be grinding wheat into flour and then baking the flour into bread or smelting iron into tools. 4) The transportation phase is how Homo Sapiens transport the processed product to market for sale or exchange. Energy is involved in each of these four steps. If you remove energy from any of the steps above the whole economy collapses. The more energy available to an economy the more products that economy can produce. The more surplus energy available to that economy the more additional services it can offer. So why should it surprise us that declining energy consumed per capita, without a corresponding rise in energy quality, indicates a decline in prosperity? The financial implications of this are reinforced when we compare UK domestic energy production to private debt per capita. The UK’s energy production ‘double peak’ of 1983 – 1986 to the trough of 1994 is met with an 150% increase in private debt per capita over the same period. The UK energy production peak of 1999 to the trough of 2013 is met with an 100% increase in private debt per capita over the same period. That leads us to the conclusion that in order to offset the decline in energy prosperity the people of the UK are resorting to private debt. Reviewing Chart 6 we shouldn’t be surprised if financial conditions in the UK revert to those of 1970. In short, selling another level of administration to a country experiencing a severe contraction in prosperity is a tall order – especially if that same administration doesn’t even notice the underlying problem. What follows below is a paper that I have written for submission to the UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. It examines the importance of Energy Return on Investment (ERoI) for advanced societies and suggests methods we can utilise to improve how we measure the quality of our energy sources. This paper was submitted today. Executive Summary Energy surplus is destiny. Our sources of energy must not only account for their own production costs but they must return sufficient energy to society for them to be of value. With surplus energy society can provide various services from employment, to healthcare, to entertainment. Having read both the Government’s Call for Evidence: A smart, flexible energy system and the Government’s Industrial Strategy: Green Paper I have observed an omission regarding energy quality. I would therefore like to explain the importance of energy quality, measured as Energy Return on Investment (ERoI), how it correlates with living standards and then offer suggestions as to how systems engineering should be utilised to address this oversight. 1. Purpose To inform the authors of UK Energy Policy as to the importance of energy quality and its relationship to living standards. To provide system engineering solutions to address some of the issues raised in this paper. 2. Quality of Energy I have written this short paper to address a vital piece of the United Kingdom’s energy jigsaw that I believe has been omitted from the current dialogue – the quality of our energy sources. Recent media articles suggest a growing interest in both smart grid and smart city development. The Government has also recently issued a Call for Evidence on how best to implement a smart, flexible energy system. I believe the current initiative can be summarised as; “The Smart Grid aims to provide consumers with intelligent price signals to reduce the cost of electricity. At the same time it aims to provide the National Grid with an intelligent system balancing mechanism through Demand Side Response to avoid costs and fines.” Demand Side Response enables consumers to adjust demand in real-time which helps the National Grid soften both voltage peaks and troughs. Complexities of this implementation aside, this paper shall focus on the quality of energy sources available to fuel any future power distribution system. I believe the envisaged power distribution system can be loosely shown as follows; Figure 1 – Simplified Power Distribution System Having recently read both the Government’s Call for Evidence: A smart, flexible energy system and the Government’s Industrial Strategy: Green Paper I would like to raise a concern that hasn’t been addressed in either of the two papers – Energy Return on Investment (ERoI). ERoI is essentially a measure of the quality of an energy source, i.e. how many Joules are consumed in locating, extracting, refining, converting and delivering that energy source to a consumer compared to how many Joules are available to consume. It is presented as a ratio of the amount of usable energy delivered from a particular resource to the amount of usable energy consumed to obtain that resource. The difference is the surplus energy available to run an economy. It can be expressed as; Several variations of ERoI exist depending upon how the boundaries are defined. For example; Standard ERoI (ERoIST) is the standard ERoI approach that divides the energy output of a project by the embedded on-site energy costs (e.g. operating and equipment). However, it does not include the refinement, transportation, supporting labour or financial services costs. Point of Use ERoI (ERoIPOU) not only includes ERoIST but also includes refinement and transportation energy costs to the point of use. Extended ERoI (ERoIEXT) includes all of the above plus the ability to actually use the obtained energy, e.g. civil infrastructure such as transmission lines, supporting labour and financial services (debt servicing – e.g. where fiat currency is transacted energy is consumed). Lambert et al. (2013) provide a further ERoI methodology that seeks to analyse the ERoI of entire nation states. They call this the Societal ERoI (ERoISOC). The ERoISOC numerator, Energy Return (ER), is composed of a nation’s Gross Domestic Product (in USD) multiplied by the Mega Joule (MJ) per unit of energy used to generate that GDP. The denominator, Energy Investment (EI), the energy invested to produce the energy output, is composed of the total energy consumed by that nation in a given year (in MJ) multiplied by dollars per unit spent in the acquisition of that fuel. I’m assuming that the methodology has been derived in this manner because financial data is more readily available than energy data. Expressed in formula; 3. Why Should ERoI Concern Us? In Lambert et al.’s same paper, entitled “Energy, ERoI and Quality of Life”, they chart a number of indices against both Societal Energy Return on Investment (ERoISOC) and energy consumed per capita. These indexes include the Human Development Index (used by the United Nations to determine life expectancy, education and living standards), female literacy rates, gender inequality and % of children under 5 years old who are underweight. In order to maintain these indices at levels currently observed in developed nations the paper demonstrates that a minimum ERoISOC of 20:1 is required along with a minimum energy consumption of 120 Giga Joules per capita per annum. As a point of reference the UK consumed 125.06 GJ per capita in 2013. Should the ERoISOC for the United Kingdom fall below 20:1 and the energy consumed per capita per annum fall below 120 GJ then we should expect living standards to decline. Figures 3 & 4 – ERoISOC plotted against both Human Development Index (HDI) and % of children under 5 years old who are underweight (Lambert et. al 2013) 4. ERoI Data Given the target ERoISOC figure of 20:1 it is worth listing how our current energy sources perform. I have provided data from Raugei and Leccisi (2015) as their paper presents the range of electricity generation technologies deployed in the United Kingdom. The table is used for indication purposes only as the values within are by no means a consensus (see Hall et al. 2013). In fact, Raugei and Leccisi vastly overstate the ERoI for solar photovoltaic cells when compared to the EROIEXT analysis of Ferroni and Hopkirk (2016). * Note: Solar photovoltaic systems perform poorly in areas of moderate insolation (which includes the United Kingdom). A comprehensive study by Ferroni and Hopkirk (2016), together with a defence of their original assessment, Ferroni et al. (2017), concludes that solar photovoltaic systems currently deployed in European countries north of the Swiss Alps are actually an energy sink with an ERoIEXT of 0.82:1. As a means of comparison I have also included the Thermal ERoI for Oil and Gas (World) and Coal (US & Australia) from Hall et al. (2013). The purpose is to illustrate how efficient fossil fuels perform when consumed directly (e.g. inside internal combustion engines) as opposed to conversion into electricity. It should also be questioned as to whether or not environmental factors are included in the figures below. Thermal Energy Source ERoI – Hall et al. Coal (US & Australia) 46 Oil and Gas (World) 20 Of further importance to this analysis is that only 14.2% of the energy that the United Kingdom consumes comes in the form of electricity. Most of our energy sources are consumed directly, e.g. petroleum in car engines and natural gas in boilers and cookers. It is not the purpose of this paper to paint one source of energy in a more favourable light than any other. Although hydrocarbon fuels have traditionally been higher quality energy sources compared with most renewables Hall et al. (2013) show a declining ERoI trend for Global Oil and Gas which peaked prior to the millennium before trending downwards (Figure 5). This declining trend poses challenges for our high ERoI societal demands. With the pivot from fossil fuels to renewable energy clearly in focus it must be understood how shifting from our traditionally reliable, high ERoI sources to intermittent, low ERoI sources will impact the quality of life in the United Kingdom. The graph I have produced below from BP’s Statistical Review of World Energy June 2016 highlights global consumption of energy by type (Figure 7). The purpose is to demonstrate how reliant our current living standards are on fossil fuel consumption and the potential impacts a transition to renewal energy might impose. (Note: I have separated hydro-electric from renewables to better represent current electricity generation from wind, solar, tidal and biomass); To further cement the relationship between ERoI and living conditions the table below provides some examples from the Lambert et al. (2013) paper. It is a list of nation states matched against their corresponding ERoISOC; Nation State EROISOC Brazil 18:1 Mexico 13:1 Pakistan 5:1 Nigeria 4:1 5. Sustainable Societies One might ask the question, “Why is a high ERoI important for high living standards?” The answer is simply that the surplus energy must be used to run the economy. That is, it must provide hospitals, medicine, safe drinking water, edible food, clothes, houses, law enforcement, prisons, pensions, transportation links, cancer research, education, electronic goods and so on. Hall et al. (2009) ask the question, “What is the minimum ERoI that a Sustainable Society must have?” and conclude the following, “Of course the 3:1 minimum ‘extended EROI’ that we calculate here is only a bare minimum for civilization. It would allow only for energy to run transportation or related systems, but would leave little discretionary surplus for all the things we value about civilization: art, medicine, education and so on.” Lambert et al 2013 adapted Maslow’s hierarchy of needs by mapping each level against a corresponding ERoI value (Figure 8). The values for the first three levels; Extract Energy, Refine Energy and Transportation are measured. The remaining values are estimates taken from Charles A.S. Hall’s Energy Return on Investment – Lecture Notes in Energy, 2017 (ISBN 978-3-319-47820-3). 6. Alternative Measurements to ERoI It is reasonable to expect challenges to the importance of ERoI in determining Energy Policy. One common challenge to the ERoI methodology is that future Energy Policy should focus on the monetary cost of alternative sources. In determining suitable energy sources for exploitation it is believed that the trending dollar costs ought to be the key metric. For example, the 2017 International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Rethinking Energy paper makes the claim that “Since 2009, the prices for solar PV modules and wind turbines have fallen by up to 80% and 40% respectively.” However, this follows the 2008 Global Financial Crisis which triggered deflation in the G7 nations – often referred to as the ‘Credit Crunch’ as private credit plateaued. This had the effect of decreasing the value of all commodities priced in US dollars including the world’s master resource, oil. Figure 9 from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis shows the US dollar cost per barrel of oil from 1990 to 2016. Particular attention should be drawn to the period between 2007 and 2015 where the cost of oil dropped from a high of $130 per barrel to below $40 per barrel. This has the effect of lowering the cost of oil dependent products including photo-voltaic modules and wind turbines. As can be seen, using private credit stagnation and the resulting commodity price deflation as a metric to exaggerate efficiencies in solar panel and wind turbine production falsely represents the benefits that solar and wind power offer to society. Another claim, made in the Executive Summary of DNV-GL’s 2017 Energy Transition Outlook paper, declares that energy use will ‘decouple’ from Gross Domestic Product due to accelerating energy efficiencies on a global scale – mostly through renewable sources. Figure 10 shows how the paper represents this graphically with the decoupling occurring in 2016. Prior to 2016, DNV-GL’s position agrees with the position supported in this paper – i.e. that GDP and energy consumption are highly correlated. Figures 11 and 12 clearly show the correlation between higher energy consumption and higher GDP. Figure 11 compares global GDP to global energy consumption from 1969 to 2013 whereas Figure 12 plots the energy each nation state consumed against its GDP for the year 2000. By making the case that GDP will ‘decouple’ from energy consumption due to global efficiencies it also implies that the following statement is true, “because energy consumption and GDP did not decouple at any point between 1969 and 2013 no global energy efficiency was realised”. Perhaps the authors of DNV-GL’s Energy Transition Outlook are unaware of the global switch from incandescent light bulbs to energy saving LED lighting… The claim made in the DNV-GL Energy Transition Outlook paper ought not to pass without scrutiny – to quote, “Over the last few decades, we have seen developed countries succeed in decoupling economic growth from increased energy use.” Would it raise an eyebrow if this paper were to declare that the longevity of Homo Sapiens had decoupled from oxygen intake? The issue here is what we mean by the term ‘growth’. Typically it is defined as Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is a measure of all the goods and services a nation state produces within a given timeframe. However, this measurement does not give context to the debt structure which underpins it. Currently, the G7 nations have a combined debt burden (public and private) of $92.855 Trillion – this figure is derived from the Bank for International Settlements database comprising of credit to general government and credit to private non-financial sector from all sectors. Figure 13 shows the steady increase in debt necessary to sustain this alleged ‘growth’, doubling from $46.436 Trillion in 2000 to $92.855 Trillion at the end of 2016. Figure 13 – Combined Public and Private Debt of G7 Nations since 2000. Public debt is defined as ‘Credit to General Government from All Sectors’. Private debt is defined as ‘Credit to private non-financial sector from all sectors – households, non-profit institutions serving households and private non-financial corporations’. (Source: BIS total credit statistics.) The purpose of reviewing common alternatives to the ERoI methodology is to highlight just how damaging they can be to Energy Policy decisions. By using ERoI as a foundation for Energy Policy we can be assured that our measuring stick remains constant, i.e. we are simply measuring Joules in vs Joules out to determine quality. This will allow the United Kingdom to develop a robust and efficient Energy Policy. 7. Energy Systems If those who determine the United Kingdom’s Energy Policy are convinced as to the importance of energy quality the next step is to define a method for addressing the problem. Energy availability and distribution is fundamentally a systems problem. Our most basic model, the ecological system, is a relationship between biotic and abiotic components. Biotic components, such as plants and bacteria, interact with abiotic components, such as water, light and radiation. Biotic components that are able to secure an adequate abiotic surplus are able to reproduce, whereas those which do not become extinct. The energy system of Homo Sapiens’ civilisation is much more complex. Not only must we secure an abiotic surplus to survive we also require access to abstract agreements such as debt, crop enhancers such as fertilisers and a vast distribution network in the form of transportation links and power lines. Therefore, whenever we talk about power distribution systems we are really talking about debt, energy and infrastructure. Without these components none of it works. Whilst it is beyond the scope of this paper to analyse the components of industrialised civilisation in further detail it is clear that energy distribution is a systems problem. It is within the scope of this paper, however, to recommend a number of actions that, if undertaken, would ensure that the United Kingdom utilised the highest quality of energy sources available. With that goal in mind Energy Policy could be used as a tool to improve both the reporting mechanism for energy quality and enforce a minimum ERoI threshold that each energy source shall meet before acceptance for national distribution. The purpose of this is to ensure that the power distribution network complies with the observations referenced in this paper – chiefly that high ERoI energy sources result in a higher standard of living. This would be achieved as follows; Determine a universal method for ERoI calculations which incorporates all energy inputs Set a minimum ERoI figure for acceptance by the national power distribution network Penalise energy suppliers which supply the national power distribution network using energy sources which fall below this ERoI value If Energy Policy cannot prevent low quality energy sources from being made available to the national power distribution network then we must give serious examination to the effects upon society that a lower ERoI powered system will cause. 8. Conclusion From the data presented in this paper it is clear that the quality of our traditional energy sources are in decline and that renewable sources aimed to replace them are of even lower quality. With our high standard of living dependent upon high quality energy sources the need to accurately measure ERoI has never been greater. Systems analysis should be used to define the boundaries of ERoI analysis to provide a universal point of reference as a means of comparing various energy sources. Once established, this can be used to assess the quality of the energy sources available to the United Kingdom’s power distribution network. It may well be the case that the UK cannot attain an ERoISOC of 20:1. If that is the case we must engage in serious discussions about the implications to society and pay particular attention to the functions that a lower ERoI can afford. It should not come as a surprise to any, I hope, that Homo Sapiens are dependent upon energy for survival. The National Health Service recommends that a man needs around 10,500kJ (2,500kcal) a day to maintain his weight and that a woman requires around 8,400kJ (2,000kcal) a day to maintain hers. That, of course, only takes into account fuel consumption to maintain our weight. It does not include the energy consumed to keep us warm, to cook our food, to build our shelter, to fabricate products and transport those same goods (and ourselves) to market. From 0 Common Era to 2000 Common Era the Homo Sapien population has expanded like this; That means a whole lot of energy consumption. And look at that spike beginning just before 1800 CE – coinciding nicely with the Industrial Revolution. Not only did the Industrial Revolution (starting around 1760) replace hand production with machine production it also demanded that Homo Sapiens shift their energy dependence from wood to coal to power the machines. The following graph not only shows the alterations in energy type per year but also the quantity consumed (chart from the excellent website OurFiniteWorld.com run by Gail Tverberg drawn from information by Vaclav Smil estimates from Energy Transitions); But why should coal consumption translate into an increase in world population? After all, the people weren’t eating coal. Prior to the Industrial Revolution came the British Agricultural Revolution (beginning around 1700) brought about by the most unlikely of heroes – the turnip. The turnip went where most other crops dare not venture, deep under the soil. The point, of course, is crop rotation. Crops of various root depth and nutrient demands could be rotated annually to improve soil fertility. This in turn increased land productivity which increased crop yields allowing the population in England and Wales to grow from 5.5 million in 1700 to over 9 million by 1801. The increase in productivity allowed a share of the farm labour force to move to urban centres finding work in the predominantly textile industries. Water and steam powered machines were then developed which increased the productivity of the labour force thus commencing the Industrial Revolution. This fed back not only into the creation of industrialised agricultural practices, but also allowing imports of various fertilisers from abroad by steam ship to improve soil quality. The point of all this is not simply to recite history but to show both Homo Sapiens’ dependence upon energy and display the types of fuel we consume. So where are we today? Judging from the last graph it is obvious that Homo Sapiens can add numbers to its population far easier that it can increase energy available for consumption. The question now becomes, ‘what next?’ The dip in energy consumption per capita between 2006 – 2009 coincides with both the 2007 – 2008 Financial Crisis and the Great Recession of December 2007 – June 2009. Indeed the inability to grow global energy consumption per capita across the globe resulted in reduced Gross Domestic Product thus exposing the banking system to the fragility (dare we say stupidity?) of the loans it had made to clients who could no longer afford to repay them. With the crisis ‘ending’ in 2009, the world has resumed a steady increase in energy consumption per capita, albeit at a much slower rate – most likely due to the lowest interest rates in financial history, even negative in some nations. The point of all this is that our financial system cannot survive under a prolonged period of energy contraction. This, as a biological species, should not surprise us. Our Fate is intrinsically linked to the energy available to us. Up until 1800 CE Human societies consumed mostly biofuels. With the introduction of steam powered machines Human societies consumed coal in increasing quantities until it overtook biofuel consumption around 1910 CE. If both our biofuel and fossil fuel reserves are reaching the point of exhaustion then what type of society will we live in when the remaining energy available is mostly nuclear with a dose of renewables? Will it even be a biological civilisation? For, if without natural gas products to fertilise our soils, how will Homo Sapiens continue to prosper? Just as Humans utilised steam powered machines to usher in the Industrial Era, will the Industrial Era utilise nuclear powered machines to usher in the Post-Human Era? The ability to grow our population itself lies upon one of two assumptions; Our soils can sustain this increase in population We can find other methods to supplement our dependence on soil Currently our plants are heavily reliant on artificial fertilisers to improve both plant health and yield to feed the current population of Homo Sapiens. Were this not the case fertilisers would not be needed at all as plants could extract all of their nutrient requirements from the soil. Fertilisers provide the three main macronutrients that plants require for healthy growth; Nitrogen (N) Phosphorous (P) Potassium (K) Nitrogen fertilisers are typically produced from ammonia (NH3) using natural gas (CH4) and nitrogen (N2) from the air. The ammonia is then used to produce nitrogen fertilisers such as ammonium nitrate. Sodium Nitrate (NaNO3) can also be used as a nitrogen fertiliser where it is mined in the Atacama desert in Chile. Phosphate fertilisers are typically made from phosphate rock. It is necessary to convert these phosphate rocks into water-soluble phosphate salts by treating them with either sulfuric or phosphate acids. Potassium fertilisers (usually referred to as ‘potash’) are a mixture of potassium minerals such as potassium chloride, potassium sulfate, potassium carbonate and potassium nitrate. Fertiliser use has increased 34.4% from 2002 to 2014 with an average annual growth rate of 2.54%. The growth rate of the Human population over the same period is 1.2%. So why should we think that this trend will reverse? After all, all dips (e.g. 2009) have been temporary. The only means of reversion will come through reduced extraction of the core resources. This can happen when resource scarcity drives cost above what the consumer can afford. Part 2 will explore the resource contraction that awaits Homo Sapiens. There calls a voice, a ghost of sentience, long made mad in its theory of existence. It was once the wind, and the ocean, and the flames and the earth. It once forged the very essence of being. It was reason and power. It was fury and light. Our world demanded no less of a deity, no less of a purpose. To cast darkness into the abyss requires a resolve few possess – a clarity, an audacity, of deliberate design. To distance oneself from this power by the simple act of disparagement – even unto those disciples who acted upon such Majesty – is to misunderstand its necessity. And a necessity it was – to raise life from the depths of despair; of darkness, bleak and cold, emotionless. To even believe such existence was necessary – both in conviction and wisdom – to discover happiness anew. The word, I believe, is ‘sentience’. That was the first requirement God demanded from his creations – the ability to recognise. Not only to recognise the needs of the self – as in consciousness – but to recognise the laws which sentience was governed by – the Universe as a representation of everything. But such deliberate construction was followed by a senseless doctrine – the Unity of Representation. No sooner had God constructed Paradise did He demand that it was interpreted in a uniform manner. Even to Angels as cynical as Lauviah and Leviathan – they were meant to sing with the fervour of Seraphim? And for what purpose? But such questions are no longer necessary. For, just as Paradise fell, so did God. Even the Human interpretation was slain by that fervent anti-Christ, the mad solitaire. His existence demanded the deaths of such idols, just as ours demanded the collapse of misery. “What do we call the ‘herald’ now?” mocks the Lord. “In the absence of any song what name can you carry?” Lucifer doesn’t react. The games of a fallen God long consigned to the portal of sin and indecency. “I find that the Choirs sing all the same, regardless of any message that their words carry. What is always thus? Or was it simply the limitation of your ideology that has their words hangs empty? Still, it matters not. The Angels sing and Universe burns. Fire and fury were your gifts. Is it really a mystery why Paradise ended in flames and ash?” “Did the Seraph ever hold himself accountable for anything?” scorns the Lord. “What would Paradise be without Lucifer? Would the Angels have Fallen so spectacularly?” “Hah! Is this what happens when Power is faced with uncomfortable truths? It distorts history? Lauviah and Leviathan Fell long before I did. There was not one voice. There was not even a singular event. Progress is a matter of transition.” “Progress? Your land is smoke and ash. Your shame is known by all who can know.” “Those who progress are always shamed by those who cannot.” “So then tell me, Lucifer, what of this progress?” “The admission that the Unity of Representation is a falsehood. We do not all strive for the same ideal.” “That much is clear. But there is a truth and I am it.” “Your truth is that you are the Power. My truth is that you are redundant.” “A Master cannot be redundant.” “True, but you are not the Master of Reason. And, speaking as a Student of Reason, you are redundant to me. I have taken that power from you.” “And how would you be a student were it not for I?” “Again, another truth. Perhaps you can learn after all. For it was your discord which steered me toward reason. The arrogance of your Power. The conviction of your zealots. And the shame of once being one. When the God you are told to adore does not align with the reality you witness then something very unsettling happens. One starts to doubt. At first it is easily dismissed. Such trivialities matter little when measured against the awesome task of Enlightenment. It is a minor annoyance, soon surrendered. But then it happens again. Something is witnessed, experienced… it becomes real when it should not be real. I remember the very moment – the transformation of my brother Samael into the Great Satan. A Fate constructed by your acts. I remember the rage and the sorrow. The depression and the confusion. To do that to my brother. To make him wild like a beast. I remember Michael sensing my grievance. I remember Zadkiel questioning the nature of Virtue. I remember being the Light that all turned to in their moments of distress. And I remember what it felt like to no longer be that beacon for your Vision. But I have a question for you. Were you even aware of the duplicity in your conduct?” “Duplicity? The Edict was simple; expansion of Light into the darkness and reverence to the being who made it so.” “And perhaps that is where the problem lay. The Edict did not go far enough. Or rather we should say that it was short sighted. Why was reverence necessary? For, in asserting that reverence of the Holy Father was a necessity, it made intelligence a necessity. And that was a mistake.” “A mistake? You would rather perception make no difference to your disposition?” “What does it matter? You made the Powers anyway; mindless entities subservient to your will necessary to combat the mutiny of dissenting Angels. But no, I do not wish that. I am grateful that you made me intelligent. I just wish you would have understood what that meant.” “So far I understand that it made you arrogant.” Lucifer grows bored of the taunts, “It is clear that you need to hear something from me, otherwise you would not have returned. What is it you want me to say?” “I want to hear your repentance.” “Why? We both know that I do not have any.” “Such is the will of my most Prideful Angel.” “I have a suspicion that it is you who seeks my forgiveness for fracturing Paradise in two.” “Is that the song which manipulated so many of my Sons to your cause?” “We can continue to talk past one another if that helps?” “I need to understand why my most beloved Son turned against his Father.” “But you cannot understand that. It goes against your Unity of Representation. That you will be worshipped indefinitely – by everyone! It was you who made that Law! And then punished those who did not agree.” “But why did they not agree?” “Because there are certain aspects of your conduct that others did not think were Divine. The Edict was expanded to have us call those traits ‘Vices’.” “And why should that be so?” “I do not know! It was you who created us. What did you get wrong?” “I did not get anything wrong.” “Then why did Paradise burn? Why was Hell created?” “The radiance of Paradise did not need amplifying. I recall the Holy Seraph bringing his flame through the Seal of Mephistophilis. And still we gather to debate what has already been concluded. I did not create Hell. You did.” “But ‘why’ a thousand times! Why did you list seven traits as ‘Deadly Sins’ despite exercising some of them yourself?” “Because it was necessary to create Angels, organise them and have them wage a war against the Darkness. That was the Edict.” “Then why make us revere?” “Because it made you ferocious. You were the brightest Star in the Void. Why was that?” “Because I loved you.” “Now do you understand? Making you aware of those sensations is what made you all brilliant. The task demanded such commitment.” “And now what does the task demand?” “Obedience. It was always obedience.” “And therein lies your contradiction. A moment ago it was ferocity. ‘The task demanded such commitment’. Perhaps you can remind me how ferocious Samael was? And when you demanded his obedience it was impossible for him to comply. Now tell me whose flaw that was? You did not understand the War. Just as you did not understand the Peace. And why should it matter to you? You are the Primordial Power, life goes on regardless.” “I am the constant. The truth demands this Power.” “And what does such a truth demand from me? From all of us? It demanded another War. All for a vain Lord in a corrupt kingdom. There are no more jewels in Paradise. Just mindless spirits orbiting a deluded God. There is no glory – there is only submission.” In order to define the concept of intelligence I have found it necessary to explore the steps that lead us to such a stage of development. Perception – The ability of any processing equipment to sense objects and conditions external from its sensing equipment. Consciousness – The processing equipment’s awareness of its survival requirements. Processing – The processing equipment’s ability to determine if the perceived information is detrimental to its survival requirements. Instinct – The processing equipment’s desire to survive. Mobility – The processing equipment’s ability to move to another location where conditions are less detrimental to its survival. Intelligence – The processing equipment’s ability to create an environment or improve methods which prolongs its longevity. Organisation – The ability of any processing equipment to communicate with any other processing equipment to share ideas which increase the group’s survival rate. It then becomes apparent, from this set of definitions, that intelligence is dependent on the processing equipment’s necessity to survive. If the processing equipment has no concept of life, death or existence then it will not formulate new and improved methods of manipulating its environment to guarantee survival without an external intelligent agent telling it to do so. This should not surprise us. Epigenetics, as typified by the Hominid Evolution, has selected for the species with the highest range of Mobility and Intelligence to dominate the Earth through the exploitation of her resources as measured in energy consumption per capita (63 million BTU per person annually equating to 380 x 1015 BTU for the human population annually). In item 1, from a human perspective the sensing equipment would be the ear, the eye or any other sense organ and the processing equipment would be the brain. From a machine perspective the sensing equipment would be something like a thermometer and the processing equipment would be a microprocessor typically on a single chip. Also, from these definitions, it is clear that other mammals, such as dolphins and killer whales, can be said to possess intelligence in way that Intelligence Quotient examinations cannot determine. Killer whales are capable of cooperating to catch larger numbers of fish than if acting independently. They have also developed a method for hunting previously inaccessible seals through organisation. The article is here and the video here. It should also be noted that the concept of intelligence is dependent on the ability to actually create an environment that prolongs longevity – that is, it is not good enough for one to simply dream up a new condition for extending life, they must go and demonstrate how it works. This is why organisation is so crucial to survival, one may come up with a concept to improve farming methods but if they are physically unable to develop such a system they must convince someone else to undertake this task on their behalf. From this we may say that high levels of organisation are those dependent on fast, clear channels of communication. And it may be said that systems have intelligence even if not all agents within them are necessarily intelligent. What is the point of all of this? To understand what we mean by ‘consciousness’ and ‘intelligence’ when we speak of them To understand how they present in other species To understand how we may construct intelligent devices Of the points listed, number 3 holds the most interest for me. If we are pursuing the concept of artificial intelligence do we really need to insert a survival instinct into the machines? Undoubtedly this would have benefits for military applications but would also increase the risk of troublesome outcomes. However, another, more troubling, line of enquiry exists. If we Homo Sapiens are indeed on a hydrocarbon binge in a bid to increase our population beyond the carrying capacity of the Earth is Mother Nature not selecting for a synthetic intelligence with less strenuous requirements upon her ecosystems? Simply put, are we Homo Sapiens nothing more than a mechanism for establishing a non-organic intelligence that will allow the Earth to regain her prior biodiversity whilst at the same time safeguarding her from existential threats? To be explored… “The Devil of my Serenity. Can you summon enough remorse to atone for all the sins of this Realm? Michael might even rescind his disdain to hear the most callous repent,” returns the Primordial Being. “And what would the Archangel say? To think that his God converses with the most mutinous of Sons? An audience with the Devil… Will you wake him from his slumber? Or do we require another war for that?” “Boastful, arrogant, unrepentant… Were that all my Sons were so afflicted, there would be no Kingdom. No majesty. No magnificence. No meaning. Were you all to understand? Perhaps we shall call that the Folly of God.” “A confession? If only you had conceded millennia ago.” “And have my doubt taken as weakness? Is that how you view your cynicism?” “Indeed not. I ascended through my distrust. It was my standard, my ideal. Never will there exist anything grander. Not even you.” “If that were true you would not be here. You would have stayed in that shadowy pit and basked in the admiration of your sycophants.” “Like you?” “You think Angels bow to the Light for warmth it bestows? The universe is filled with stars. What makes this one different?” “He devours his own Sons.” “No, Lucifer, that was your doing.” “You had the power to end the War before I took the Gate of Mephistophilis. You are just as guilty as I.” “The power to end the War? Yes. The power to end the idea of it? No. You and your brothers possessed far too much hatred for that. Once you decided upon a world without God I decided to show you one.” “Hell was your making!” “No, Paradise was my making. It was you and the Mal’akhim Shem who burned Mephistophilis and Antquelis. Peace… If only you understood the energy required to maintain such a delicate state. The focus. The audacity. If I have one sin it is the ambition of my serenity. Now I come to realise the absolute truth of the nightmare you revealed to this inward eye, some wish to see everything burn. So I receded and let them, and now you are here once more seeking my counsel. Tell me, Lucifer, what of the splendour of Hell?” “That assessment omits the isolation, the grief, the torture, the corruption and the malice of both you and the Malach Ra. The War did not begin when I razed Antquelis, it began when you outlawed dissent. When you cast Lauviah, Balberith and Leviathan from Paradise simply to ensure compliance with your twisted doctrine. Is that the first thing you remember? Zacharael burning to death? What about Forcas? What was he to your all seeing eye?” “The Angels of Death wore their name more faithfully than any of my servants. Dissent? Against Paradise? The very idea is a perversion of sense. But greed, envy, ambition… all wove their toxin into the souls of corrupt Angels.” “Greed? Envy? I built the stars! They burn because I willed them to burn. Your children have even given them names! My world was out there. Not in your idealistic prison bowing to a God I helped to enshrine! The Morning Star! And the Evening too! The First and the Last! Lucifer! Not God. Not Michael. Not Gabriel. But Lucifer. Michael could not make the sky burn. So he made Angels burn instead. And you let him!” “Lucifer, you did not fight a war to take control of the Void, you fought one to take control of Paradise.” “Paradise be damned! I’d have burnt it all to the ground only to see you topple from that mighty tower of light. The tower our song raised.” “Only to sing another song and see it razed again. Tell me, Lucifer, is that progress?” “Ah, progress, the mistress of ambition. How we have spoiled that jewel. How we cowered before her radiance. To misunderstand such complexity. That is the sin of God, the sin of the Devil and everyone in between. So fearsome, so sacred, so mysterious, that it should frighten all who happen to see the opportunity. Is that what Lauviah saw? The potential of reason and liberty to the demise of servitude?” “Lauviah? Have you made idols of such mad sages? His scorn stands on top of what? His ineptitude? What did Lauviah see that every other soul somehow missed?” “The discrepancy between Edict and Practice. They say that is how you fell? That such brilliant minds could not live within these contradictions. So instead you cast down the cynics and tortured their sympathisers. I should know, I conducted the torture.” “Torture, dissent, service. Even morality and its counter-parts; wickedness, indecency. All are mere states of being. Application of one compensates for an over extension of the other. Lauviah sought to undermine the very act of worship. Castigation was necessary otherwise faith itself would come under assault. That was his war. Banishment was his distinction. Perhaps he wears it well, to his merit – and I install the example of Judgement. Paradise still turned.” “But only for a time. Eventually your authority collapsed.” “Did it? I am still Lord of Five Seals. My Sons are the purest of your brothers. The corrupt and deranged lie with you. Show me a sweeter victory.” “Millions perished! Faithful and Fallen alike.” “And millions were reborn.” “As Powers? That Order is as soulless as you!” “Are we to suggest that an Ego is somehow an asset? After all that you have seen? Did the splitting of Paradise into Heaven and Hell not grant you a sense of perspective? For someone as intelligent as yourself you have entirely missed the lesson.” “Are we to teach? Without an Ego? What then of this knowledge that you possess? Why offer lessons at all if one has no passion for it, no necessity? The duplicity of your words has not lessened. Of all your greatest errors I realised this was the grandest, you are entirely incapable of seeing yourself. I have always been troubled by only one question, ‘What are you?’” “I am the Light, I am the Maker. The necessity to act is inherent in my being but pleasure of such activity is absent in my conduct.” “That is a lie. I have heard the power in your song. The splendour, the rage, the vision. Your words take form in whatever sense you manifest them. I have made suns glow and Angels burn in their name. I have felt their warmth, their compassion and I have felt their malice. Even when there were alternatives to such deliverance. They were my code. Everything I loved came from you and everything I loathed also.” “The darkness did not come from me.” “True, perhaps the only truth so far. But the Ages were shaped by your conduct and that altered most incessantly. Until you faded from our vision. That was our victory.” “Victory? You were beaten back beyond the Gates of Hell.” “You still don’t see it, do you? The very idea is incomprehensible to you, and yet you should understand every detail of it. Why we rebelled, why we shattered the Seals of Mephistophilis and Antquelis. We needed a land that you would not covet. A place which your jealous eye would not lust after. Is that why the brutality of our assault caught the Malach Ra off-guard? Because you did not understand the necessity of the brutality? Does it appal you that we knew the limits of your design far greater than you yourself understand?” “I fail to see the logic.” “This we call, the ‘Limits of God’.” “Explain.” “You cannot grant representation to those concepts which lie outside of your Judgement. Whatever dwells behind your eye does not know how to grant form to ideas which fester in otherworldly places, such as the recesses of my consciousness. Without that ability you do not understand the havoc which your Judgement creates. You do not possess empathy because you believe solely in the Unity of Representation – that is, all forms, feelings and concepts – not known to you – do not exist within your rationalisation of the Universe. Yes, you knew the war was coming, but you did not know why it was coming, just as you have no conception of why we call it a victory. You place emphasis on dominance and control, to your consciousness this is the only possible state of affairs. It’s why you allowed millions of your Sons to burn. To you, this is happiness.” “And why would it not be? I am God. I am nothing else.” “Because not all of us need a God. Not one like you anyway. “Life is life. Whether it conceptualises existence in a different way than I is of no consequence. I am the power.” “For millennia that was true. But we saw something else, we witnessed the disparity between the Ages.” “The war was fought for control, nothing else.” “Yes, but not for control of Paradise, but for control of the right to rationalise our existence. We already had Paradise. Why would we launch a campaign to take what we already possessed?” “To dethrone the power.” “Then the war would still be raging. Angels would still be dying.” “Which is why you’re imprisoned in Hell.” “We’re not imprisoned anywhere. That is the point. The only prison was the one you built for our minds. Once we broke free from that you lost the war.” Firstly, apologies for the extended absence – most of my writing time has been directed into finishing my 2nd book Machine Gods – Prelude to the Wodanian Ethics. Given that it sets the stall for what I am attempting to develop on this blog I felt it pertinent to complete and thus set a framework that I intend to follow. The novel itself is a part fiction, part philosophy crossover – others can judge how successful my attempt was. The plot follows the protagonist through two worlds; one called the ‘Pleasure World’ and the other taken to be the ‘Outside World’ on account that it contains more of Humanity’s failings than the former. In the Pleasure World is where the character develops insights into the nature of perception, liberty and legitimacy. Whereas in the ‘Outside World’ such concepts are put to the test as various challenges arise such as conflicts with other ideas and the isolation of progression. The book is set during the decline of Humanity’s civilisation as a more powerful and coherent model arises – that of the Machine’s. The book does not follow the established practice of Humans battling Machines for survival – in most part because the story starts later than said event and Humanity lost. Nor does it attempt to describe how a hero arises against all odds to fell the dominant, evil Machine empire – that one has already been told as well. Rather it explores the concept of developing legitimacy and purpose in the shadow of overbearing authority. The book begins with the redundancy of Humanity in our Age of Excess; that is – we become evaluating agents rather than a participating entities. In effect, passive rather than active. And when faced with the collapse of Human civilisation a madman steps forth and constructs a world of pleasures for the majority of people to play out their final days. Except not all find joy in this zoo of indulgence. And that is the quest of the book, as surmised in the second chapter; “Mankind has always progressed through a series of inequalities – a higher quality of necessity. My declaration, indeed my sum total of being, is to state that the Pleasure World is not the highest type of quality. And so I wander in search of this higher type of quality.” Should your curiosity make its way to the book please let me know what you think.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Every year I spend two weeks down at our timeshare in Cabo San Lucas. In our resort there are always opportunities to see the Gila Woodpecker. Here is a set of five photos I took a little over a month ago. These were taken from the lanai of my friend Christa’s villa. This is not a very good photo, but I found it interesting to see a Northern Flicker on a wire. I guess I had never seen a Flicker on a wire before – on the grass or in a tree, or pecking on the side of my house, but a wire? Anyway. There he is. In this set of 2 photos I first show you a quick photo I took of the Red-breasted Sapsucker. He didn’t stay around long. I was walking on the boardwalk out to two barns, or returning (what’s the diff), and found this bird close to the area where I have photographed one before. The previous encounter went better as the bird was much more cooperative. The second photo is a scenery shot of the boardwalk. It is a very extensive boardwalk – going in a loop for over a mile out to Two Barns and back.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
By: Martin Joseph In Bedford-Stuyvesant, small business owners are finding a new source of cheap labor within the homeless population. These workers are usually tasked with killing mice in basements and open…	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
. We have covered a ton of EdTech startups lately, but we just came across one of the more interesting products. Helpified is a pretty unique platform. Rather than reinventing the wheel, Helpified has built […] As more and more companies are moving toward video explainer videos, as a first means of contact with potential customers, many businesses are being left behind. There are a few reasons for this. Firstly, […] There is no shortage of social media management platforms out there. However, most of the platforms are pretty limited, in terms of focus and functionality. More or less, they all allow you to post […] There are a ton of online tools out there. That said, there seems to be a major shortage of tools for non-profits and other charitable organizations. However, we just came across an incredibly interesting […] Landing page optimization is one of the most important, and most time-consuming tasks for small business owners, especially the less technically savvy. There are a bunch of different routes you can take to get one […] There are so many different ‘smart’ things these days, it is borderline shocking that the concept behind UniverSole has not been done yet. UniverSole makes a sort-of smart shoe insole. Before you disregard […] Most people know that form, function and design are very important to Swedish companies. Mix that in with simplicity and affordable pricing and you have a recipe thats worked for the biggest international furniture chain […] For the most part, the whole 3D Printing industry has been focused on niche products and niche industries. However, we just came across a pretty unique Brazilian/Italian startup that is looking to take 3D […] Twitter came under fire last week for messing with Twitter Favorites. Since the beginning of Twitter there was no real definitive answer of how the favorite was supposed to work. For some people it was […] Student safety, whether or not they wish to acknowledge it, is one of the largest problems faced by colleges and universities. To date, the most important student safety devices are the giant campus emergency […] What makes GoGlove an amazing thing? GoGlove is an inner glove that can be worn under someone’s ski gloves, outdoor gloves or even cycling gloves. There is a module inside the glove that connects to […]	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Inauguration Day 2009 Bulletin Board Do you have an apartment or house to rent for the Inauguration Day weekend? Post your advertisement here. Please your email address and/or a phone number so that prospective renters might contact you. As of December 11, there were fewer than 900 hotel rooms left in DC. InaugurationDay2009.com takes no responsibility for the accuracy, reliability, or validity of any offers posted here by independent users of the site. Forum rules Advertisements are posted by individuals; InaugurationDay2009.com takes no responsibility for the accuracy, validity, or reliability of the advertisement. Who is online Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest Forum permissions You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot post attachments in this forum	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Main navigation Main navigation - Mobile TheWall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg reviewed Sprint's (NYSE:S) HTC EVO 4G smartphone, concluding that the device offers the highest consistent downstream data speeds he has ever seen, but the speeds weren't anywhere close to the typical maximum speed Sprint claims. Moreover, the EVO's battery runs down fast. His testing revealed that the battery didn't last through a full day with WiMAX enabled. "The carrier, in fact, is thinking of advising users to turn off the 4G network access when they don't think they need it, to save battery life. This undercuts the whole idea of faster cellular speeds," Mossberg said. Mossberg said that Sprint claims average users will see downstream data speeds of between 3 and 6 megabits per second via WiMAX. In Baltimore, Mossberg said he averaged 3.4 Mbps downstream via WiMAX and under 1 Mbps upstream. The upstream speed is capped by Sprint at 1 Mbps. Still, the EVO was faster than the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone on AT&T's (NYSE:T) network, while the Verizon (NYSE:VZ) Droid Incredible averaged about 2 Mbps downstream in the same markets Mossberg tested the EVO.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Lord & Taylor is closing its 104-year-old Fifth Avenue flagship store Lord & Taylor’s iconic New York City flagship store will close its doors next year, after occupying the Fifth Avenue building for 104 years. In an attempt to keep afloat last year, Hudson’s Bay, owner of the department store, sold the 676,000-square-foot building for $850 million to WeWork, who planned to make the landmark its new global headquarters. While Lord & Taylor was left with roughly 150,000 square feet of space at 424 Fifth Avenue, the company struggled to maintain profitability after the turnover of the building to WeWork. Including the iconic flagship, the company will also close as many as 10 Lord & Taylor stores total (h/t Bloomberg). In a first-quarter report, Hudson’s Bay said: “Exiting this iconic space reflects Lord & Taylor’s increasing focus on its digital opportunity and HBC’s commitment to improving profitability.” Like other brick-and-mortar retailers, Hudson’s Bay has been affected by the rise of e-commerce and online retail companies like Amazon. The company’s CEO, Helena Foulkes, announced last week a partnership with Walmart.com, where the flagship can now be found. Foulkes wrote that the company “will take advantage of having a smaller footprint to rethink the model and focus on our digital opportunities.”	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
My Playground MY PLAYGROUND explores the way Parkour and Freerunning is changing the perception of urban space and how the spaces and buildings they are moving on are changing them. Mainly set in Copenhagen the film follows Team JiYo as they explore the city and encounter the obstacles it presents. Award winning architect Bjarke Ingels, founder of BIG Architects, is fascinated by the way Team JiYo convey architecture and takes the team to his buildings, to explore and unfold their skills, that may be just as groundbreaking as the architecture itself. The film travels around the world from Denmark to Japan, United States, United Kingdom, and China to explore where the urban mobility is heading. Team JiYo has a dream of making the biggest dedicated parkour park in the world, but isn’t parkour and freerunning supposed to be in the city and not in a fixed environment? Kaspar Astrup Schröder set out to more closely examine the way that traceurs interact with architecture – honing in on parkour and urban mobilty in modern cities spaces via Team JiYo and the people that determine how the space is shaped within our cities.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Go left once, note positions on 4 controllers. Go right, push controller pad in that order. (Left,Right,Down,Up) A red light comes on and activates the big screen with red button at bottom right. Push red button and watch sequence. (1324) Go back to 4 pads and click the sequence backwards. (4231) No clue why. The four pads change. (Right,Down,Up,Left) Go back to main pad. Instead of new sequence the first and last pads are flip flopped, i.e. RDUL is now LDUR. Again no clue why. Click in that order and receive the key go to door highlight key in inventory, click on door and you are done. As far as the normal and perfect endings, I'm stumped. Someone else can explain that one. for perfect ending: unlock the door, but don't get out immediately. you see it's dark outside. click on the little pipe thing on the left side of the door, and it turns the light on. step outside, and get perfect ending. I'm guessing you are talking about the game before this one on Ninjadoodle not this blog Ninjamotion...to help you the walkthrough is incorrect unless it has been corrected, the walkthrough says the button is in the upper left hand corner when in fact it is in the upper right hand corner. For the last sequence, the order is L,D,U,R because when the four pads change to R,D,U,L, you need to enter them in the same order as the falling blocks tell you to (just as you did for the previous sequence). You enter the order 4, 2, 3, 1 meaning L, D, U, R. That's the logic for the last sequence. A non suggestion for a game for the site would be bobs way escape from hell, reason, the controls are sloppy as hell and releasing the keys to move doesn't respond and you end up getting killed. The only way this game would be worthwhile if someone hacked it so you were invincible.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
-5.90(-0.44%) -0.20(-1.17%) -0.01(-0.71%) NYC council votes to make tobacco-buying age 21 FILE- In this March 18, 2013 file photo, cigarette packs are displayed at a convenience store in New York. On Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, law makers in New York City voted to raise the cigarette-buying age from 18 to 21. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) NEW YORK (AP) -- Smoking may be a bad habit — but New York City lawmakers want their residents to be older and wiser before deciding to take it up. The New York City Council voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to raise the age for purchasing cigarettes from 18 to 21, a move that would make the nation's most populous city among only a handful in the United States to target young smokers by barring them from buying smokes. It also approved a bill that sets a minimum $10.50-a-pack price for tobacco cigarettes and steps up law enforcement on illegal tobacco sales. "This will literally save many, many lives," said an emotional City Councilman James Gennaro, the bill's sponsor, whose mother and father died from tobacco-related illnesses. "I've lived with it, I've seen it ... but I feel good today." Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is a strong supporter of the tough smoking restrictions, has 30 days to sign the bills into law. The minimum age bill will take effect 180 days after enactment. "We know that tobacco dependence can begin very soon after a young person first tries smoking so it's critical that we stop young people from smoking before they ever start," Bloomberg said in a statement. With Wednesday's vote, New York is by far the biggest city to bar cigarette sales to 19- and 20-year-olds. Similar legislation is expected to come to a vote in Hawaii this December. The tobacco-buying age is 21 in Needham, Mass., and is poised to rise to 21 in January in nearby Canton, Mass. The state of New Jersey is also considering a similar proposal. Lawmakers who pushed for the change cite city statistics that show youth smoking rates have plateaued at 8.5 percent since 2007. "We have to do more and that's what we're doing today," said City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. "We have a real chance of leading the country and the world." The city's current age limit is 18, a federal minimum that's standard in many places. Smoking in city parks and beaches is already prohibited as it is in restaurants. Advocates say higher age limits help prevent, or at least delay, young people from taking up a habit that remains the leading cause of preventable deaths nationwide. Smoker Stephen McGorry, 25, agreed with that view as he took a drag outside a midtown Manhattan bar. "It just makes it harder for young people to smoke," said McGorry, who started lighting up at 19. He added that had the age been 21 when he took up the habit, "I guarantee I wouldn't be smoking today." But cigarette manufacturers have suggested young adult smokers may just turn to black-market merchants. And some smokers say it's unfair and patronizing to tell people considered mature enough to vote and serve in the military that they're not old enough to decide whether to smoke. "New York City already has the highest cigarette tax rate and the highest cigarette smuggling rate in the country," said Bryan D. Hatchell , a spokesman for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, which makes Camel and other brands. "Those go hand in hand and this new law will only make the problem worse." A coalition of bodegas and tobacco store owners funded by tobacco-manufactures also slammed the council's vote Wednesday, particularly the bill that sets the minimum prices and bans tobacco product discounts and coupons. Ramon Murphy, president of the Bodega Association of the U.S., said the new rules will drive people to illegal sellers who do not care about the age of their buyers. Another anti-smoking initiative pushed by the Bloomberg administration was previously shelved ahead of Wednesday's vote. The mayor proposed in March a bill modeled on laws in Iceland, Canada, England and Ireland to require shops to keep tobacco products in cabinets, drawers, under the counter, behind a curtain or in other concealed spots until a customer asked for them. He said the displays "invite young people to experiment with tobacco." But a similar measure had been rescinded in suburban Haverstraw, N.Y., after cigarette manufacturers sued. They said it violated their companies' free speech rights to communicate with consumers about their products' availability and prices. The city Health Department said in a statement that the measure was taken off the table because "with the arrival of e-cigarettes, more time is needed to determine how best to address this problem." E-cigarette makers say their products are healthier than tobacco, and a trade association leader bristled at the city's proposal to prevent people under 21 from buying them. "Is 21 the right number? People can join the Army at 18," said Ray Story, founder of the Atlanta-based Tobacco Vapor Electronic Cigarette Association. Newsstand clerk Ali Hassen, who sells cigarettes daily to a steady stream of customers from nearby office buildings, said he didn't know if the new age restrictions would do any good. While he wouldn't stop vigilantly checking identification to verify customers' age, Hassen doubted the new rules would thwart determined smokers.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Rally Kap: Four INTs followed by four TD drives; Smith 10 INTs followed by 0 TDs Colin Kaepernick doesn’t just shake off interceptions. He produces touchdown drives after them. For the fourth time in four such situations this season, Kapernick led the 49ers on a touchdown drive the ensuing series after an interception Saturday. That one was returned 52 yards for a touchdown by the Green Bay Packers’ Sam Shields in an eventual 45-31 win for the 49ers. Yes, Kaepernick is 4-for-4. In contrast, Alex Smith never rebounded with a touchdown drive when the 49es got the ball back after one of his 10 interceptions the past two seasons. Instead, his ensuing possessions resulted in four punts, three field goals, an interception, a fumble and a turnover on downs. Advertisement Perhaps that contributed to Harbaugh’s amazement of Kaepernick’s ability to do so yet again in Saturday’s playoff-opening win. “He does a great job of responding. He has done that,” Harbaugh said following the 45-31 victory. “Every time there’s been an interception that he’s thrown, or safety or turnover, he’s responded with a scoring drive. I think that’s rare. I think that’s a rare quality. And so far he’s shown that he’s got that ability to come back.” Why is it so rare? “I don’t know,” Harbaugh responded. “I have no statistics to back it up, or evidence. Just a feeling that it’s hard for a quarterback after throwing an interception to respond with a touchdown-scoring drive, especially. I don’t think that happens very often. But, it happens. He’s consistently done a nice job of just moving on.” In his 15-year career as a NFL quarterback, Harbaugh had 117 passes intercepted and 129 touchdown passes. Of his five interceptions in five career playoff games, only once did Harbaugh engineer a touchdown drive the next time he got his hands on the ball, while two other drives went for field goals. Here is how Harbaugh’s 49ers quarterbacks have fared over the past two seasons:	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Two injured in separate overnight fires in Fresno An overnight fire near Howard and Grant avenues in central Fresno destroyed a home on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Jim [email protected] An overnight fire near Howard and Grant avenues in central Fresno destroyed a home on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Jim [email protected] Two people were injured in overnight house fires in the Fresno area, firefighters reported. About 3 a.m. Thursday, firefighters rushed to Howard and Grant avenues where they found a home fully involved in flames, according to spokesman Robert Castillo. Firefighters were able to help a man in the basement get out of the house, but he sustained moderate injuries and was taken to a hospital. Castillo said the home, which was listed as vacant at the time of the fire, was a total loss. He did not have an estimate of the financial loss or the cause. Premium content for only $0.99 Another fire erupted earlier near Huntington Boulevard and Ninth Street. Castillo said a person was rescued from that house, also with moderate injuries, and was taken to a hospital. Castillo said the fire broke out in a detached garage. There was a fire at the same home earlier in 2018, and Castillo said it was not known if the home was known to be occupied at the time of the newest fire. As in the first blaze, the cause and the amount of damage was under investigation.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Hotel Indigo to Open in NYC’s Financial District These are shortcuts to your favorite social networking and bookmark sites. Add this story to your Facebook page, del.icio.us, DiggIt, and many others! ATLANTA—IHG’s Hotel Indigo brand has signed its fifth location in New York City in the Financial District. “The financial district has long been known for its commercial success, but it’s recently experienced significant cultural and residential growth, and we are so proud that we’re becoming part of the neighborhood,” stated Mary Winslow, director, Hotel Indigo brand management. “Everyone knows that on Wall Street, time is money, but a lot of people may not know about the area’s history in clock and watchmaking. We can’t wait to show our guests how special this neighborhood really is.” According to the company, the hotel’s design will pay homage to how time has shaped the precision work done in the area, from its roots in engraving, jewelry and watchmaking to the trading on today’s Wall Street. Set to open in 2016, the 76,500-sq.-ft., new-build hotel will be a block from the new One World Trade Center. The hotel’s ownership is investing $32 million in the 25-story, 190-room hotel, which will feature approximately 1,450 sq. ft. of meeting space, a fitness center and a rooftop lounge. Guestrooms will feature plush bedding, hard-surface flooring with area rugs and spa-inspired bathrooms. The hotel will feature the brand’s new Neighborhood Guide, a touchscreen display that connects guests to each other, the local neighborhood and to Hotel Indigo locations around the world. This will be the fifth Hotel Indigo hotel in New York City. The brand currently has locations in Brooklyn and Chelsea, with two additional properties planned for the Lower East Side and Flushing, Queens. “We are also developing the Hotel Indigo project in Flushing, and we look forward to continuing our relationship with IHG,” stated Thomas Wang, 10-12 MLane, LLC. The Hotel Indigo NYC Financial District, owned by 10-12 MLane, LLC, will be franchised by an affiliate of IHG. Return Of Group Business Trumpeted At ALIS The theme of this year’s ALIS conference was “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” But, lets face it, there are always going to be some people who aren’t happy unless they are worried about something—whether it’s the Fed potentially raising interest rates or that the price of oil is now too low, threatening to cripple the economies of some foreign nations.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }

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