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O's escape ninth-inning jam with slick moves
Pearce, Hundley nab runner at plate; O'Day induces DP to keep game tied
O's escape ninth-inning jam with slick moves
BALTIMORE -- If only the Orioles had been able to complete their comeback in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Friday night, their amazing escape in the top of the ninth could have become the stuff of legend.
But even after the 8-6, 10-inning loss, the zany top of the ninth was still worth dissecting, given everything that went on.
The highlight of the escape was a tremendous tandem play by first baseman Steve Pearce and catcher Nick Hundley to cut down a run at the plate.
Date Recaps Highlights
Gm 2 Oct. 11 KC 6, BAL 4 video
Gm 3 Oct. 14 KC 2, BAL 1 video
Gm 4 Oct. 15 KC 2, BAL 1 video
First, there was a rare control meltdown by Orioles closer Zach Britton, who walked three straight Royals to load the bases with nobody out in a tie game.
"I wasn't that far from the zone," said Britton. "I think you give their hitters credit for not swinging at those pitches. At the same time, I've got to throw strikes. There's a fine line between giving in and trying to get them to swing at my pitch. I didn't do it."
Britton had thrown 11 straight balls when Eric Hosmer ended that streak by swinging at a 1-0 pitch out of the strike zone.
Backed into a corner, Britton got the ground ball he needed, but Hosmer hit it slower than the Orioles would have preferred.
Pearce, standing right next to the first-base bag when he fielded it, alertly did not step on the base before firing to the plate. If Pearce had stepped on the bag, the force at home would have become a tag play.
The hurried throw was a bit off the plate, to the first-base side, but Hundley snared it and stepped on home just in time to get Alcides Escobar, just one of the many burners on the Royals.
"With Britton on the mound, you know you're going to get a ground ball," said Pearce. "Man, Hundley made a great stop. He picked me up. I just tried to get rid of that ball as fast as I could because the ball wasn't hit that hard. He made a great pick."
It was Pearce who gave Hundley a chance in the first place, as his quick release was the only way the O's could get the pivotal out.
"That was a great play," said Hundley. "He's been playing great D. Everybody talks about his offense but his defense has been outstanding. Just have to make a play. Nothing else matters but getting an out."
Even then, there were still two more outs to get, and the Royals still had the bases loaded.
Out of the bullpen came Darren O'Day to face the slow-footed Billy Butler.
Butler had never put down a sacrifice bunt in his career, which is why manager Ned Yost didn't call for one in that situation. And Butler played right into Baltimore's hands, banging into a 6-4-3 double play.
O's escape 9th unscathed
"Darren comes in and does an amazing job to get us out of the inning," said Hundley.
Such a squander would have been crushing for most teams. But the 2014 Royals don't seem to have deflation in their vocabulary.
"Our guys, we've done that a few times this year, bases loaded, nobody out and not scored," said Yost. "We're a little used to that, too. But our guys come in and they stay focused in those situations. They don't get down in those situations. They don't get defeated."
The Orioles, however, went down 1-2-3 in the ninth. And the night took a bitter turn for O'Day in the top of the 10th when he served up a go-ahead home run to Alex Gordon.
"That's tough," said O'Day. "It's a hard-fought game by both teams. It's really tough. It's the highs and lows of playoff baseball. You come in the inning before and you get out of a situation you don't expect to get out of, and then I give up a home run."
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1 Kuwaiti Dinar to Tanzanian Shilling ( KWD to TZS)
KWD/TZS Sell Rate Buy Rate UnitChange
1 KWD to TZS 7705.49 7720.93 TZS +0.02%
100 Kuwaiti Dinars in Tanzanian Shillings 770,549.00 772,093.00 TZS +0.02%
200 Kuwaiti Dinars to Tanzanian Shillings 1,541,098.00 1,544,186.00 TZS +0.02%
250 Kuwaiti Dinars to Tanzanian Shillings 1,926,372.50 1,930,232.50 TZS +0.02%
500 Kuwaiti Dinars in Tanzanian Shillings 3,852,745.00 3,860,465.00 TZS +0.02%
1000 Kuwaiti Dinars to Tanzanian Shillings 7,705,490.00 7,720,930.00 TZS +0.02%
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What is 1 Kuwaiti Dinar to Tanzanian Shilling?
✅ It is a currency conversion expression that how much one Kuwaiti Dinar is in Tanzanian Shillings, also, it is known as 1 KWD to TZS in exchange markets.
Is Kuwaiti Dinar stronger than Tanzanian Shilling?
✅ Let us check the result of the exchange rate between Kuwaiti Dinar and Tanzanian Shilling to answer this question. How much is 1 Kuwaiti Dinar in Tanzanian Shillings? The answer is 7720.93. ✅ Result of the exchange conversion is greater than 1, so, Kuwaiti Dinar is stronger than Tanzanian Shilling.
How do you write currency KWD and TZS?
✅ KWD is the abbreviation of Kuwaiti Dinar. The plural version of Kuwaiti Dinar is Kuwaiti Dinars.
TZS is the abbreviation of Tanzanian Shilling. The plural version of Tanzanian Shilling is Tanzanian Shillings.
What is the currency in Kuwait?
Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD) is the currency of Kuwait.
This page shows ✅ the amount how much you sell Tanzanian Shillings when you buy 1 Kuwaiti Dinar. When you want to buy Kuwaiti Dinar and sell Tanzanian Shillings, you have to look at the KWD/TZS currency pair to learn rates of buy and sell. Exchangeconversions.com provides the most recent values of the exchange rates. Currency rates are updated each second when one or two of the currency are major ones. It is free and available for everone to track live-exchange rate values at exchangeconversions.com. The other currency pair results are updated per minute. At chart page of the currency pair, there are historical charts for the KWD/TZS, available for up to 20-years.
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If you are a charismatic and you can't appreciate the picture then you haven't received the gift of humor yet.
[Q] - Why did God create man before woman?
[A] - He didn't want any advice!
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As they finished their prayer, a voice came from the heavens: "Funny you should ask," said the voice, "I, too, sent my son to Israel..."
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Pak. Army eyes key role in developing giant copper & gold mine
1. Pakistan’s military is participating in the development of Reko Diq Mine as it considers it as a strategic national asset.
2. However,the mine is facing problems due to (a)multi-billion dollar legal dispute with foreign mining firms and (b)inability to attract foreign investment as Pakistan is under economic crisis.
3. Reko Diq Mine is one of the world’s biggest untapped copper and gold deposits located in Baluchistan,Pakistan.Reko Diq area is buried at the foot of an extinct volcano near the frontier with Iran and Afghanistan.
4. It has estimated reserves of 5.9 billion tons of low-grade copper and gold reserves amounting to 41.5 million oz.
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How to Draw a House Spider
In this quick tutorial you'll learn how to draw a House Spider in 5 easy steps - great for kids and novice artists.
At the bottom you can read some interesting facts about the House Spider.
How to Draw a House Spider - Step-by-Step Tutorial
Step 1: Draw the head, with a small bowl shape on top of a longer rectangle, and two eyes at the top.
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Step 5: Then draw the four legs on the spider’s right. This will be a mirror image of the legs on the left.
Interesting Facts about the House spider
The house spider, also often known as the barn funnel weaver in North America, is a type of spider that can be found all over the world. These spiders are very well known to most everyone, as almost everyone has spotted one, whether or not they wanted to, at least once in their lifetime. The male house spider will grow to be around 6 -9mm in length and the females 9-10mm in length.
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You said my x_project was working software! How do I deploy it?
x__projects are designed to isolate routing functionality and protect the user from confusing, deployment related code. They are run with unit tests. “Working,” in this context, is not intended to imply that it is deployable on a server.
The routes you would learn about from these isolated examples may be deployed into any server or service as appropriate. One such approach is outlined in another blog, but there are also vertical stack approaches such as Fuse which are amply documented by Red Hat.
Fabric8 or Openshift are also great deployment options, but again, provide their own learning curves.
How to import into my IDE?
You are encouraged – but not required – to open up your IDE into a new workspace and do all jammazwan work in a fresh workspace. This has nothing to do with jammazwan specifically, but is helpful practice whenever experimenting with new tech.
If you use Eclipse, then Import > General > Existing Projects into Workspace > Next > Browse > … then follow the prompts.
Other IDEs, or even Eclipse as an alternative to above, will import any project which has a pom.xml file. You may follow this normal process to import your jammazwan project into your IDE.
Are goals of example projects contradictory?
Jammazwan example projects are all about:
• Driving adoption to increase learning speed.
• Isolation of functionality to increase learning speed.
Isn’t that a contradiction? Don’t you need to pick one, instead?
Yes, it’s a contradiction. Maximizing the tension between the two is where learning gets real. Drive adoption and you create a huge desire to learn more, really fast. Isolate functionality and you make Camel easy to learn. Together, it’s a magical combination.
The tension between the two does create other problems, though. These are great problems to have.
Why is my x_project written with spring/java configuration?
There are so many language and configuration combinations available to the author of a Camel project, there could be no canonical, or even “best” choice.
Instead I opted for what seems to be the most common and powerful configuration choices. The choice of Java for it’s fluent API is the most important, because it is the most powerful.
What is this x__project naming convention?
One of the major challenges of isolating functionality in example projects is that now you have too many of them.
x__project is often used in the docs as a name for
see below: “What is this x… prefix?” if you need more info on this.
Why the jammazwan.shared dependency?
Some, but not all, x__projects require jammazwan.shared as a dependency, as indicated in their respective README.md
X__project design tries to include only what is unique to this example, so you can focus only on what is required to demo the MyCoolCamelComponent feature in isolation. The single shared project includes dumb artifacts that shouldn’t be unique to a single x__project, such as:
• Beans used as value objects for all example projects
• pom.xml dependencies of a more general nature
• .csv and other source files for use as data sources
• generic utility functions not specific to a single project
So you sometimes have to git clone jammazwan.shared as a sibling first, then run mvn install, before installing your project.
If you want to replicate the functionality of your project into your own stand-alone project, you will need to pull some dependencies and code from each.
Another pattern I could have followed would be to create jammazwan.shared as a parent project. This pattern has been horribly abused in recent years, (IMO), creating insanely nested and hard to decipher project structures, so I just avoided it entirely.
What is this x… prefix?
The prefix x__ is used for maintaining sort order in a directory, providing packaging, and is otherwise meaningless. The x stands for example.
A side benefit is that I do a lot of work in a bash shell, so being able to type cd ../xao [tab] saves me a lot of time, and is easier to remember than a lot of project names.
Generated or not? README.md vs NOTES.md
Every project has a README.md which is generated from here, and never hand modified.
Some projects also have a NOTES.md which is entirely created by hand, and contains information which is not in the metadata. Go there first if you have any needs that are not answered in the opening page README.
What does jammazwan.maker have to do with any of this?
All x__projects are created with a generator. Interesting notes about the generator, if you care:
• Written entirely in Camel
• Can create, and update, any project.
• Uses Velocity component
• Open source, use it for anything you wish.
• Not in any way documented or supported.
Complex project warnings WTH?
Xab and at least one other project start out by advising you to go away. Kind of silly.
The whole point of x__projects is isolation of just one small thing. These projects break that implicit contract. So instead of learning just one thing you are confronted with way more than you can absorb, possibly doing more harm than good.
I’m still not sure why they are here, but some day I might come up with a better strategy and explanation.
Local v Remote JMS, DB, FTP
to be documented later, if ever.
X__Projects vs jammazwan.100? WTH?
Is Jammazwan about x__projects or jammazwan.100? Don’t they have different goals in mind?
• jammazwan is 90% about example projects
• jammazwan.100 is for advanced work
Uh, this isn’t exactly a comprehensive list of example projects.
Pull requests welcomed.
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Research & Insights
Cultural Social Change
Dr. Rachel Grant: Narrative Justice Project and Media Coverage of Communities of Color
Dr. Rachel Grant was interviewed on July 13, 2020 by Ph.D. student Brett Ball about her research and the new Narrative Justice Project. Below the video is an edited transcript of that interview.
Ball: Tell us about the Narrative Justice Project.
Grant: So the research project that I am working on currently is the Narrative Justice Project. It is with Vanessa Wakeman [former Visiting Professional-in-Residence at the UF College of Journalism and Communication Public Relations Department], who owns her own agency in New York, the Wakeman Agency. And right now we are in the beginning stages of having media training, where we talk about media literacy, the narratives that exist within our media format now, that kind of focus on underserved populations and communities.
The research that I’m pulling is from focus groups and interviews, and actually having conversations with these individuals who are part of this larger media narrative on social justice. We are seeing stereotypes, repetitive messages, a lot of these bad versus good, deserving vs. undeserving kind of narratives produced in our media, particularly of Black communities, but also with Brown, indigenous, and other communities of color. We’re trying to not only give voice to those individuals in those communities, but also help media understand a little bit more of the context of what they’re actually saying and how it influences public opinion and how we can really give more of a complete story of, maybe an incident of police brutality, or another form of racial injustice or discrimination, or oppressive practices.
Ball: I know your research looks at race, gender and class in media. You also look at research on social movements, social injustice and black feminism. How has your research been affected by the current racial climate?
Grant: When we’re thinking about the current political-social climate that we’re in right now, particularly when we’re focusing on Black Lives Matter and the racial injustices around police brutality and violence against Brown and Black bodies, I think the biggest thing that we tend to not necessarily really focus on is the historical or long-lasting legacies of slavery or the civil rights movement. Through my research, I try to contextualize some of that. I try to bring in other interdisciplinary understandings besides just the media. Media is not only the record of that historical understanding, but it generates the language and the understanding of how the public understands certain movements. And now we are seeing several companies and organizations and groups take a stand, either performatively or more actively, in terms of combating and making a pledge or commitment to injustice.
We know, historically, how social movements work. We have a rise of a movement and then there’s a counter-movement and then we begin to sees change. What we’re seeing now is just the beginning. I don’t know if what happened with George Floyd this summer will change and alter in the fall. Once we get some normalcy from the pandemic, which is a big contributor to these issues, we’re looking at it on a much longer, larger, global scale. And I think the responses from other countries globally to Black Lives Matter and the movement for black lives show that.
The implications for media are for them to be more conscious of what they’re covering and what they’re talking about. These narratives can be very uplifting and empowering to certain voices. So I think we’re in the middle of something that I can’t necessarily say exactly. I can only say, maybe from a historical standpoint, you see these cycles within the studies of social movements and the narrative tends to change, the language tends to change. I hope that political action leads to change, but we are still in the middle of this.
Ball: What recommendations do you have based on your research for media coverage of racial movements?
Grant: We see a lot of people taking a self-reflective moment right now, seeing how they contribute to these larger issues. People are more engaged this time with the movement for Black lives versus Black Lives Matter in 2014, 2012 and earlier. We’re in a situation that has required people to really look at the media that they’re consuming. Because now you’re forced to stay inside your house, if you’re not working, or if you’re working for home and you’re having to really sit here and figure out things.
I think that’s why there’s so many books that are popular. People are actively reading and actively self-engaging. And I think as a lot of black scholars would talk about, that self-education, that self-reflection, the self-determination to look into the understandings of the racial ties to how our country works. I think we’re definitely there.
I think the media in itself has been put to a higher standard to talk about these issues in a more complex way. And I think that complexity is really what is at the narrative justice project, and even in my other research that I do, it is very much that practical activism role that journalism can play, being the watchdog, being the place where people can be uplifted, can give voice.
The fact that you have over 35 cities painting Black Lives Matter in the middle of their streets, you have a profound impact to what that means in terms of black uplift, black empowerment, black self, black pride in a sense. I think there is change. Again, I always say as a historian, it’s always interesting to see how things move and progress, but I think a lot of it has to do with what our election will be in November. I think that’ll be a big impact. Another major impact will be once college campuses and universities come back. We know that historically college students and universities are a breeding ground of larger uprisings and protests and different types of movements. A lot of politically engage students in one spot.
And I think we’ll see a lot of alternative media really progress and be promoted to a higher standing. I mean, definitely we know social media will keep trending and things will be very much in that cycle, in the media cycle through that as well.
Ball: How do you think that your research on historic and national symbols and the continuation of systemic racism has a crossroad with media consumption?
Grant: This is a conversation that the media is really grasping on right now. I think people are really politically engaged in these conversations about how are we telling the story of the United States. And I think a lot of that does fall onto the media in terms of how do we tell these complex narratives of what these monuments mean? The fact that Mississippi is changing its flag and these conversations around what these segregationists or people who were very prominent figures in the Civil War, what did they mean in terms of legacy? What legacy are we imposing or what legacy are we stating by keeping these buildings in the names of people that we know were against racial equality?
And so I think when we think about legacy, I think that’s also where we have to talk about citizenship. So who are we talking about in terms of who are citizens? And it’s a larger conversation, not just in terms of black and white, but also in terms of immigration and LGBT communities and gender rights, and, thinking about on a larger scale, because if we’re talking about honoring those individuals, are we honoring them in a way that still promotes who we truly are and where we are now?
I think that’s the biggest thing. Are we to a point where we can explain what this individual was or what this individual did and still make it historically accurate to the period of time that people were in. I think that’s the part about the Confederate statues. You can say that’s part of history, but do you have anything on the same side that promotes civil rights or that’s a memorial for people who might have endured slavery or discrimination, racial oppression? I think it has to be well-crafted and well discussed in both ways.
Ball: What recommendations do you on how to communicate this historical understanding?
Grant: As communicators, we have to be able to communicate across difference. And so what does that mean in terms of how we present a story? One thing we continually see is this conversation about rioters versus looters versus protestors, and that in itself has a connotation in terms of who those individuals are. If we call them looters, we’re talking about people who are criminalized. We’re talking about dehumanized individuals who are committing some type of criminal activity. We are not engaging in the understanding that part of protesting is disrupting the normal. And I think that is what we tend to not focus on.
When we talk about the destroying of underserved communities in terms of gentrification, we we don’t use the same term of demolishing or destroying. There’s a certain language that we have to employ. I think we also have to recognize that there are voices that are being erased, largely the voices of women of color, black women, particularly in the terms of Black Lives Matter and the movement for black lives. We see erasure of women and women who have been victimized or been subjects of violence. So like the Breonna Taylor story, we don’t see the same type of coverage focused on Breonna Taylor that we see maybe of George Floyd, but what does that mean in terms of who we value or how we talk about differences?
When we think about larger stories in terms of immigration, we’ve had migrants and people who also have been killed in police custody or violence has been committed against them. And in our political structure, do we talk about those? Do we talk about the aspect of people being detained and dying in governmental facilities? Do we talk about prison populations? So there’s lots of people who are not a part of this narrative. I think as journalists and as communicators, we have to tell the story on multiple platforms, multiple frames, otherwise we’re not truly getting to the heart of the larger issue. We just keep on repeating the same narrative. Then we’re only going to humanize individuals that we want to be humanized and the other individuals are not, therefore even understood or even created some type of visibility.
So I guess when I say in terms of talking across differences, it’s a mixture of not only including the work of black scholars and black intellectuals and intellectuals of color who have explored this on a larger scale, who’ve talked about the difference between intersectionality, between race, gender and class, but also talking about it in terms of really getting to the root of the narrative of the individual and saying that individual’s experiences are different.
Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd were very different experiences, but we don’t see that complexity in the stories, we just know that one was killed by two white men, one was killed by the police. And the fact is that now we’re just focusing on the brutality of police and not just the existence of living in a brown body and being terrorized by non-police or governmental or state sanctioned violence.
And so there’s complexity within this larger span or what we’re looking at. And I think journalists are a bit more reactive and communicators, especially I would say people in advertising and public relations, are very reactive. I think that’s what we’re seeing now is this need to have a statement or have a video about what’s going on in the larger scheme versus having that representation throughout your company or your nonprofit or your advertising campaign.
One thing I will be very clear on in terms of research and doing this work, it’s heavy and it’s ongoing, but I think that’s why there’s a passion to do. That’s why you see the outreach and the work of black women behind the scenes organizing and doing this work because it’s not so much that this is my research trajectory, but this is actually for most people who are living this, this is their life, this is their daily existence. And I think that’s what can inspire hope and change.
Definitely there’s this racial fatigue, there’s fatigue in terms of doing this. A lot of what’s happening now takes me back to when I was a Ph.D. student in 2015, being on the campus of the University of Missouri and seeing all this go on and see all this unfold again, kind of again reignites some of that drive to do the work, and not just do the work because it’s my job, but really to do it because I know there’s a larger goal, there’s a larger hope of change and justice. And I think that’s where we as journalists really can succeed.
I think if we can truly understand that this isn’t just a moment, that the death of George Floyd is not just a moment. The death of Ahmaud Arbery, the death of Breonna Taylor, the numerous trans, black trans and queer individuals who are being killed as well, the black women that are being killed through this situation, it’s disheartening, but it’s also in a way of letting people know that this is not just one occurrence that this happens and it happens daily. Year after year, we see loss and need journalists to understand what that means in terms of discrimination and oppression.
There’s a profound difference between being a black individual and being a black and brown individual and being a person who is not. And how do we give space for those individuals to not only express their story or again, honor the lives that were lost, but really make some type of change. And so I like to, again, think about it in a hopeful way that individuals who are covering these stories, who are engaging in these narratives, who are reading these stories, can take what they learn and empower themselves to do more on a localized level.
I always say that everybody has a different call to social justice. I don’t believe that it is the burden or the call for intellectuals or activists, but on a daily basis we interact and we can change one person’s life by just acknowledging who they are and giving them the space to exist and to exist in a world where they don’t have to live in fear of being oppressed or discriminated and giving that space to those individuals. So, that’s what I’ll say. That’s my hopeful note.
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all 4 comments
[–]Wilgar_CC1.0 Lover 1 point2 points (0 children)
So you decided to try and cause havoc then upon realising its not that easy to get away with shit on this server you desperately beg for mercy? Go fuck yourself.
[–]interfectGet off my lawn! 1 point2 points (1 child)
This happened in Mt. Augusta, right?
Then, congratulations! You are entitled to a trial for one count of griefing some time within the next 5 days. You should post on the Mt. Augusta Subreddit in order to request one.
I think the sentence is a few days in the end and having to pay reparations agreed upon between you and your victim. Which I guess would be in ender pearls(?) because there isn't really anything else to pay reparations with...
[–]hellopeterPete24596 -1 points0 points (0 children)
Like interfect said, you'll get a fair trial by jury and will probably get a week or two in the end tops. Not 6 months.
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Analyzing My Week
If you are reading this, that means I (and probably you) somehow survived the week. This week was by far the hardest one to date. The week started with an educational lesson on coding and HTML/CSS. I went back and fourth between w3schools and Codeacademy to help me through the process. Both of these websites had pros and cons. I loved how interactive Codeacademy was, but also liked how clearly outlined the processes for HTML were written in w3schools. Overall, I found both of the websites very useful and user friendly and frequently visited them throughout the week as I faced my most difficult challenges in digital studies to date. I decided to work on the module textual analysis. I was drawn to this module initially because of my love for reading and it sounded pretty straightforward and interesting. Textual analysis is the process of taking a piece of text and slicing it into manageable pieces that we can easily draw conclusions from. To try my hand at textual analysis, I took two pieces of text, one that I was familiar with and one I was not, and used Volant tools, and online textual analysis platform to analyze and draw conclusions between the two. Seemed simple enough, right? Well, it was! I decided to analyze on of my favorite books, “The Fault in Our Stars,” and a book I have never read before but heard great reviews of, “Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl.” Volant tools made it super easy to upload my pieces of text and analyze them. After I copied and pasted the links to each novel on Voyant tools, the platform quickly separated the text into things like average words per sentence, vocabulary density, and the most frequently appeared words in the novel. I could also do a word search for a specific type of word to see how many times it appeared in each text. From these types of summary details, I could gather clues and information and try to piece together similarities or differences that I saw and draw conclusions.
This module allowed me to learn how text analysis is done. When analyzing text, you can use words and phrases of authors, film writers, or journalists to draw conclusions for specific trends, writing styles, or plot and thematic elements. This could be helpful when a reader is struggling with a piece of text that they aren’t understanding due to hard or confusing language or writing style. By being able to focus on the main elements of a piece of text, it can separate the confusing stuff from the more easily understandable stuff and allow you to work with what you do know to draw conclusions.
The next part of this week was to use HTML and make a website for my analysis. Again, sounds easy enough right? Yeah, not so much…
Putting together my website was a very time consuming process, that required a lot of trial and error. This was my first time doing anything like this before, but I figured that it wouldn’t be too difficult to do after completing the lessons on Codeacademy. I thought that I could just jump in and design my website based off of what I knew, and so I did. By doing so, I quickly became aware of how I had no idea what I was doing. Like I said, this week was very time consuming and required a lot of trial and error. I probably watched videos of how to code 50 times on repeat, I googled a lot of questions that I had, relied on my classmates for answers, and code academy and w3schools are now my top 2 most frequently visited browsers. Through using HTML and CSS, I had to try and delete and retry many different codes until I found the one I wanted for my website. It wasn’t easy, and at times was seriously frustrating, but by the end, I had a website I am proud of that contains my analysis for the week.
Although this week was stressful, I learn so much. While working with HTML, one thing I noticed was how even though I didn’t really understand what I was doing, seeing the final product was an eye opening thing for me. The things I coded for in HTML for my website, were the types of things that I see all over the internet today. Since I now understand the time, attention, and detail it takes to make a website I now have a better appreciation and understanding for what I am seeing on the internet. In the past, I had never really put much thought into how websites are made or why every website looks different and serves different purposes. But now I do. HTML allows for people to create specific websites that best showcase the information they are putting out onto the web. It is an important way that we can share or store data efficiently. This week has expanded my knowledge of digital platforms. For this class, I’ve worked a lot with blog posts and have become pretty sufficient in writing, posting, and using subdomains. Now, I feel confident to add HTML and website created to my digital portfolio. Obviously I am just a beginner, but I feel interested to continue learning and seeing what I can create in this area.
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The Donnybrook
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
My take on Michael Jackson...
I was heading into the mountains of West Virginia when the news hit, so my knowledge of this situation is incredibly limited.
All I can say about Michael Jackson is that he was a musical genius who clearly couldn't handle the pain inflicted upon him during his childhood.
Obviously, he became a nut job and did some really inappropriate shit during his life, but instead of dwelling on that negative stuff, I'll choose to remember his music. Very few people can touch him in terms of influence.
What's your favorite Michael Jackson tune? Here's mine...
"Human Nature"
The change at 2:09 is just amazing...
Monday, June 29, 2009
NFL Network Stinks!
I wrote this a few weeks ago at work but I wanted to spread the word.
I can't take it anymore. The NFL Network is a great concept that has turned into garbage. This is the fourth time in five weeks there NFL Classic Game of the Week, billed as "the greatest games in NFL history" is from 2007 or 2008. And for about the 100th straight week, Tuesday they will show their 30-minute NFL Game of the Week blocks from 2006...Do these bozos know they played football before 2006? It sure doesn't seem like it. Anyway here's what I wrote. Feel free to contact them and voice your opinions because basically they are stealing everyone's money right now with their tired programming and instant historianism.
Were you excited when the NFL Network started up? I know I was. I am a football junkie who would choose NFL Films and classic NFL games over anything else television, internet or cinema has to offer.
When Total Access is not on for the 50th straight time, NFL Network usually forces the same old "Top 10" shows they are so proud of or the same "NFL Follies" episodes over and over and over again. NFL Films also created a series called "Lost Treasures" around the turn of the century consisting of about 10 or so episodes...and they replay these over and over and over and over and over and over...you get the idea.
Speaking of what the junkies yearn for, the thousands of games this network brags about having? At most they usually show one from the past in its entirety per week. And even then it's often the same games they have shown repeatedly. For example, this week they are showing the 2008 Eagles-Cowboys Monday Night Game they have shown as a 30-minute Game of the week as a 90-minute game replay...you get the idea. They do this often, so much so that one wonders if the NFL Network thinks there are only about 10 classic games in NFL history.
And who is the one dubbing some of these selections as classics? On the table for next week? The Cowboys trouncing the Bills, 52-17 in Super Bowl XXVII. Wow, what a thriller that one was! What's next, Super Bowl XXIV in which the 49ERS humiliated the Broncos, 55-10 as the Classic of the Week?
Now here's something that really will bend your mind. Even though this is the NFL Network they show college and high school games at times. You are the N-F-L Network! And don't try to tell me, "well these guys might be pros one day." That's all well and fine--but they aren't right now. If you are going to call yourself the NFL Network then you canát be showing non-NFL related games or shows. That defeats the entire purpose of calling yourself the NFL Network.
This is ridiculous. NFL fans deserve better. The NFL Network is taking our money then laughing at us as they show the same tired programming. Let your voices be heard and go to the NFL Networkás web site and demand them to change their ways and become a truly fan-friendly network. Email Roger Goodell while you're at it. The commissioner is big on disciplining players or teams that don't comply with personal conduct policies. Well, Mr. Commissioner your NFL Network steals money from the public every day without giving them the programming they desire so maybe you should punish it.
That's the kind of change your network needs, Mr. Commissioner.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Fox News: We turn the bad guys into Democrats!!!
The Republican governor of South Carolina is a very naughty boy. And I thought he was against stimulus packages...
A brilliant move by the 76ers...
They're officially going back to their classic logo, and a variation of their uniforms from the glory days of Dr. J and Charles Barkley.
This begs the question: What's your favorite sports logo? You can find a bunch of choices here.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Best song to end a party?
This one could go a few different ways. In a shock move, I'll take my cues from a fantastic film, Dazed and Confused...
"Tuesday's Gone" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
It's perfect, especially if your party ends at 11:57 on a Tuesday night...
Monday, June 22, 2009
Possibly the height of the human experience...
Promise me you'll listen to the whole thing. Then try to tell me it wasn't worth it...
"Common People" by William Shatner/Joe Jackson
Go get this movie immediately...
I'm not the biggest Clint Eastwood fan by any stretch, but Gran Torino was incredible.
It was easily the best movie I've seen in the past few years...
Here we go again...
I'm back a week earlier than anticipated. More on that later.
The stuff I said in my last post was true. I haven't had the time to effectively run this site for awhile now, but that's life. I can suck it up and do my best.
On the political side of things, much of my inaction was spurred on by feelings of disappointment in both the Obama Administration and the "strong" Democratic majority in Congress.
At times, President Obama seems far more interested in making Republicans happy than enacting the agenda he laid out to the American people last year. He's been brilliant on many fronts, but he's falling victim to a desire to appear bipartisan rather than being an effective President.
As far as the Democratic leadership in Congress goes, I've never seen a more frightened group of politicians who hold nearly total control of both chambers on Capitol Hill. If a meaningful overhaul of health care in America isn't passed by the Democrats in the House and Senate, even if that means making a bunch of whining elephants cry, then they deserve to get their asses kicked at the ballot box next year. The American people are strongly in favor of a public option, and Democrats have the numbers to make it happen. A wide majority is worthless if you don't use it to help the people who elected you.
So there's that.
Other political stuff has been interesting: Sarah Palin struggling to stay relevant even though she's not, and Republican Senator and Promise Keeper extraordinaire John Ensign admitting to having an affair come to mind.
At the end of the day, though, it's the non-political stuff that makes me want to keep this site up and running.
I was very thankful to hear from so many of you that you'd miss this site if it went away. It wasn't my intent to have people talk me out of closing up shop, but you guys did a very effective job of it!
So I'm back, and we'll keep this thing going. We'll have some fun and let the political stuff take a back seat for a little while. I'll still bring it up when the mood strikes, but we'll change the overall focus of the site for the foreseeable future.
Thanks again for the kind words. I feel refreshed and ready to begin again...
Monday, June 15, 2009
Part 2 - Keepin' in light
Pursuit of Happiness - Cigarette Dangles
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Part 1
This band was perfect.
Warrior Soul - The Losers
Friday, June 12, 2009
Let's see if absence really makes the heart grow fonder...
If I'm honest about it, my heart really hasn't been into the content of this blog for awhile now. An increasingly hectic schedule makes it nearly impossible to keep things fresh around here.
For that reason, I'm gonna take a few weeks off and see what happens. Maybe I'll feel a wave of creativity, or maybe I'll just shut this thing down. Time will tell.
In the meantime, I hope the other contributors to the site continue to do their great work. John, Rich, G, Chris please feel free to keep it up while I'm out.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Some purple loveliness to brighten up your afternoon...
My axe, just back from a tune-up courtesy of Mark Kane at Fat Sound Guitars...
Excellent song, fairly cool video...
"Don't Answer Me" by Alan Parsons Project
What I mean by a "trend"...
As you read the following accounts, don't forget that Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano was pilloried by Republicans for releasing a report titled "Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment" back in April...
July 2008, Knoxville, Tennessee...
April 2009, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
May 2009, Wichita, Kansas...
"I know there are many other similar events planned around the country as long as abortion remains legal," Scott Roeder said in one of two phone calls to the Associated Press from prison.
June 10, 2009, Washington, DC...
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Yet another pissed-off right-winger with a gun...
When do we start to call this a trend?
Some info on James W. von Brunn, the guy who took a gun into the Holocaust Museum in D.C today...
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Apparently, terrorism does work...
The family of slain abortion provider George Tiller says his Wichita, Kan., clinic will be "permanently closed."
The Tiller family says in a statement released by his attorneys on Tuesday that it is ceasing operation of the clinic and any involvement by family members in any other similar clinic.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Don't ask me why it's funny...
It just is...
Thursday, June 4, 2009
How is this even remotely possible in this country?
I can't believe I'm reading this correctly...
Got that everybody? Even if you've got a good job with good health coverage, one major illness could break you.
Anyone care to explain why that's acceptable?
So funny, the tears actually welled up in my eyes...
God bless you, Rich...
To what extent does Rush want Obama to fail?
I understand that he wants Obama's ecomomic policies to fail, even if it means the nation would fall deeper into recession.
But what about on the national security front?
Are Rush and the rest of his ilk in the Republican party also hoping for another terrorist attack on US soil so they can point the finger at President Obama?
I'm curious, although I doubt he'd have the balls to honestly answer the question...
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
If I had a creative bone in my body...
...I'd hope to someday be able to write a song that's half as good as this one.
"Annie Get Your Gun" by Squeeze
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Ouch. Zero bat-speed. Cheating on fastballs and still behind the pace. Is Big Papi done? Anyone who expects to be called "Big Papi " deserves this sort of ending. It's all part of the rich tapestry excuse we for a sport ("baseball") that helps to get us through the summer until the real sport of America, NFL football, begins.
Another armed right-winger takes his cues from Fox News?
Just how "pro-life" is it to murder someone in cold blood at their church?
UPDATE: An interesting take on the Tiller murder from Josh Marshall:
Roeder, the suspect in Tiller's murder, had apparently twice tried to vandalize another clinic in the last two weeks -- and in a way that suggested it might be setting the stage for a more serious break in. An employee at the clinic managed to get Roeder's license plate number and reported it to federal authorities, only to be told that nothing could be done before a grand jury had been impaneled.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Many moons ago there was a single video of a man being beaten by police officers that not only managed to spark mass conflagrations in the second largest city in the US but also sent out a ripple effect of anger and animosity the likes of which I'd never seen in my lifetime (although I know some here have seen/been in far worse.) But the cultural implications were far reaching and this was borne of just a single image. While the expediencies were actually self-effacing, the failure of our own ideology manifested itself in our own domain and rightfully so. We should be holding ourselves to a higher standard - that's what makes living here really awesome.
But the concept that our endless pursuit of civil liberties and demands for complete transparency aligns with the beliefs of all of those off of our shores is wishful thinking. I'm not making the claim that we should be white-washing reality by any stretch. But reality is that sometimes ideology must be compromised for the greater good. Al-Maliki has simply stated that the truth cannot be handled. Everyone already knows what's happened - let the torture porn find its way into the trash where it belongs. Unless, of course, we're also going to subsequently flood our own population too with the images of 18 year old boys and girls blown to pieces by RPGs to keep our voyeuristic quest for justice from being half-assed.
This embarrasses more than politicians. This sh*t embarrassed me to be human.
For every minute we spend looking into the abyss...
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Any suggestions for 13 month old coughing ALL NIGHT? Aaaggghhh!
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weightwatchingwaterwitch Tue 25-Jan-05 08:59:12
We are all knackered. She slept from 7.30 - midnight (had had Medised, she has a cold) and then coughed and couldn't sleep more or less the rest of the night. Poor love was coughing her heart out. We gave her water and more Medised but she didn't really sleep that much. I know there's a school of thought that says if they're coughing they need to but sod that, should we try some cough mixture? And if so, which one? Any suggestions extremely welcome. TIA.
Anchovy Tue 25-Jan-05 09:28:58
Don't want to be doom-laden but we had exactly the same when DS was 12/13 months - coughing LITERALLY all night. In the end I took him to the doctor (I'm a bit from the school of "there, there I'll kiss it better and have a spoon of Medised", so its quite unusual for me to take him to the doctor). DS had had a cold and I thought possibly it had settled into a chest infection. In fact the doctor said it was an asthmatic cough - he ended up with a liquid broncho-dilator and when that didn't work we had to nebulise him. I'm only mentioning this because the doctor said: 1. It was very common at that age; 2. It was very common when there was cold dry air; 3. It was typically exacerbated at night and 4. If it is this, then Medised or Tixylix etc won't shift it at all (and I am the self-proclaimed Queen of Medised!) No one in the family has asthma and this was 2 years ago and DS hasn't had anything similar since (Dr told me that they would have to have several instances of this before they gave a diagnosis of asthma and it was very likely a one-off)
HTH - suspect it doesn't but you might like to know!
HappyMumof2 Tue 25-Jan-05 09:46:41
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nnosam Tue 25-Jan-05 09:50:53
this is going to sound very daft but.......
when she starts coughing, wrap her in a blanket and open the window, let her breath the cold air. my doc told me to do this for my ds. the cold air helps them to breath again and stops the coughing, you might have to do it three or four times every night, but it will work...
Lonelymum Tue 25-Jan-05 09:51:16
My 2 youngest had this recently. Hate to tell you but my dd had it for about three weeks! When it got really bad and we couldn't tolerate it any longer, we gave her Tyxilyx (or however you spell it) and that actually did seem to work this time. It allowed her a breathing space in which to go to sleep so that when the coughing started again, she didn't wake up fully straightaway IYSWIM.
Is your dd's cough a dry one or a phlegmy one? They do different tyxilyxs for different types of cough. Our dd's was dry and the cough mixture seemed affective, but a phlegmy cough doesn't seem to respond as well to cough mixture and anyway shouldn't really be suppressed.
weightwatchingwaterwitch Tue 25-Jan-05 09:55:28
Thank you so much for all these, I'm really grateful. Oh no anchovy, I REALLY hope it's not that! It's a dry cough so I think I'll get Tixylix today and try it. I so hope it doesn't go on for 3 weeks. Will also try the window thing if I get desperate at 3am. Thanks all of you!
Lonelymum Tue 25-Jan-05 10:27:07
I am not poo-pooing the window idea (in fact I agree that hot atmospheres can make a dry cough worse) but I just wanted to warn you that when my dd went outside to walk to school etc, the cough got much worse, so go carefully with the cold air idea.
mamadadawahwah Tue 25-Jan-05 10:40:36
Just went through the same thing. Son had the beginning of croup. Took him out in the cold air and he was happy as larry. Came back to a warm house and it started again. All depends i suppose on the kind of cough is it wet or dry. Mines was in between. Upper respiratory tract got a bit constricted and the blast of air really helped. Linctus helped too just to soothe. Read the chemists book on linctus and it said, basically they are a placebo but they do help to coat the throat. I bought one with no additives.
handlemecarefully Tue 25-Jan-05 10:59:36
I agree with mamadada - cold air perfect for upper respiratory tract infection. Used it for my dd with some success when she had croup after reading that it was a recommended course of action....Also found that humidyfing her room by boiling a kettle for 5-10 minutes without the lid on helped.....(although the latter may have been psychological for me - because I felt I was doing something)
Jimjams Tue 25-Jan-05 12:58:44
ds2 has had this recently- lasted for weeks- everyone at his nursery had it and it seemed to go on and on for everyone. medised may make it worse as it'll surpress it and then make it harder to get up- and can make it more likely to become infected.
I put damp towels on the radiator each night and when he was really bad took him into bed with me- so I din't have to keep getting up to sit with him and give sips of water. Also found homeopathy worked immediiately one night when he'd been coughing for 40 minutes.
Sorry but I think that coughs can go on for ages- when we saw a paed witth ds1 at 8 months (referred by GP because of wheeziness) he said that in young children they can go on for months as they get one cold after another and their air passages are small and so just get continually clogged up with mucus.
I've also found osteopathy really good at clearing ds2's chest (of stuff I didn't know he had in there).
Jimjams Tue 25-Jan-05 12:59:39
BTW -the thing that works with the cold air is the dampness- so if the cold bit makes your child cough then take them into the bathroom and turn on all the hot taps- steam should have the same effect.
bagpussmice Tue 25-Jan-05 20:09:03
Jimjams - what homeopathic treatment did you use out of interest?
weightwatchingwaterwitch Wed 26-Jan-05 09:43:11
We used Tixylix last night and she only woke up twice and wasn't coughing so I lay her down again and she went straight back to sleep until 6,30am from 7.30pm last night. So I think we might have escaped with only one bad night and she might be over the worst of it, her nose seems better today too. Thanks all.
hayleylou Wed 26-Jan-05 10:00:34
Have you tried putting a bowl of water on the heater, my HV suggested this as my dd was the same, it dampens the air in her bed rooms, really works??
HandbagAddiction Wed 26-Jan-05 12:47:21
DD has been to the doctors countless times with coughs as they always seem to end up in chest infections. Anyway, the last doctor we saw gave me some very interesting advice/information. He basically said that he's generally NOT worried about babies with coughs that are very fruity/phlegmy (sp?) or that last for many weeks. He said he would only become concerned if any of the following occurs:
- the baby/child is very unwell at the same time, i.e. temparature, not taking fluids, listless, etc.
- there is a significant wheeze with the breathing, particularly on an outward breath
- they are having to work really hard to breathe, i.e. the rib cage is moving/heaving significantly for each breath.
Now I know each GP will have a different view on things - but this advice has certainly allowed me to get some perspective on dd's frequent coughs.
WWW - hope your dd is feeling better soon.
handlemecarefully Wed 26-Jan-05 21:41:14
very sound advice from your GP. Mine had advised similarly and it really helps get things in perspective doesn't it....
amplecat Wed 26-Jan-05 22:07:59
Hey there,
I always use a vaporizer/humidifier in my baby's room when she's got a cough, with some vicks vap-o-steam in the water. Mind you, I'm writing from the States, and maybe they don't have them in England, but they might. Ask the chemist. They're basically a bucket of water with a thingy in it that heats it up and spits out a flow of warm steam. The steam moistens the lungs and softens the mucous so they can cough it up more easily. It also seems to soothe her throat. Over here they tell you to do the sitting-in-the-bathroom-with-the-shower-running-full-blast thing, too, but I never liked that because all you end up with is a damp baby who you then have to wrap up and carry out into the cold(er) hallway. Not to mention that your hair gets all frizzy and drips in your eyes, and that just sucks. Good luck!
bagpussmice Thu 27-Jan-05 15:49:00
Anyone know how long (ie. days) you can give Medised or Tixylix for? btw, I don't use it in the daytime, just one or two doses at night to help dd sleep with this horrible cough???
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The Phoenix Suns parted ways Monday with general manager Lance Blanks after the second-worst season in franchise history, the team said.
Blanks had served as general manager since Aug. 5, 2010, joining the team at a time when he was considered one of the league’s top up-and-coming executives. But this season was a harsh one as the Suns struggled to adjust after trading away two-time league MVP Steve Nash and letting former All-Star Grant Hill leave to kick off a rebuilding effort.
A first-round pick out of Texas by the Detroit Pistons in 1990, Blanks had an undistinguished playing career. He played 142 games over two seasons with Detroit and Minnesota, then closed out his career with stints in the CBA and overseas.
Blanks had better luck in the front office, spending five years in the scouting department of the San Antonio Spurs, who won two NBA titles and drafted the previously unheralded Tony Parker. He spent the five seasons before joining the Suns as vice president of basketball operations and assistant general manager for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who won 66 percent of their games during his tenure.
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Whether you know it or not, you impliedly consented to certain physical and/or chemical tests when you drive in this state and are arrested, and a police officer has reasonable grounds to believe you were driving while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. This is commonly known as Implied Consent or Administrative License Suspension (ALS).
If you submit to a test and your blood alcohol content (BAC) is .08 or higher (.02 or higher for drivers under the age of 21), than the New Hampshire Department of Safety (DOS) will seek to suspend your license for 6-months on a first offense, and two years for a second offense.
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You have a right to challenge the ALS suspension, but must do so within 30 days or your right to do so will be lost! In most cases (except for cases involving blood draws), you only have 30 days from the date of your arrest to challenge the ALS suspension by requesting an administrative hearing at the DOS in front of a hearings examiner. If you fail to request a hearing, you waive your right to a hearing forever. You would lose the opportunity to possibly prevent the ALS suspension. You would lose an important bargaining chip to use in plea negotiations with the state. You would lose the opportunity to question the arresting police officer(s) under oath and to obtain a transcript of this proceeding to use when plea bargaining and/or at the time of your trial in court.
Many people wonder whether they should submit to testing or not (including field sobriety tests). Generally, if you think you are over the legal limit, do not submit to testing. If you feel you are below the legal limit, take any tests offered to you. Most people metabolize one drink per hour.
In addition to the ALS, you must also deal with the court case that follows a DWI arrest. A first offense DWI is now considered a crime in the state of New Hampshire and carries a mandatory minimum penalty that includes a $500 fine and a nine-month loss of license. In order to get reinstated, you must also complete what is referred to as the Impaired Driver Care Management Program (IDCMP).
A second offense within two years of the first carries a three-year loss of license, a $750 fine and a mandatory 60-day jail sentence. A second offense committed beyond 2 years of the first, but within 10 years, carries a three-year license loss, a $750 fine, and a mandatory 17-day jail sentence with 12-days suspended upon compliance with IDCMP.
The penalties get worse with every succeeding conviction. And a fourth offense can now be charged as a felony in New Hampshire.
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In addition to the penalties described above, a DWI conviction can have collateral consequences depending on other factors, such as the type of license you hold (e.g. CDL), your motor vehicle record (habitual offender), immigration status, employment status, etc. For example, many people would never guess that a DWI conviction can result in certain travel restrictions (e.g. entry into Canada and other countries).
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First-time OUI: Class D crime, mandatory $500 fine, 150 loss of license/driving privileges, completion of Maine Driver Education and Evaluation Program for OUI offenders (DEEP), plus reinstatement and administrative fees. Early reinstatement with interlock and work-restricted license possible. Mandatory jail time (48 hours) for testing .15 percent BAC or above, excessive speed, eluding a police officer, or operating with a passenger under 21. Mandatory jail time (96 hours) and $600 fine for refusal to complete breath or blood test.
Second-time OUI: Class D crime, mandatory $700 fine, 7 days in jail, 3-year loss of license/privileges, and, if refusal, $900 fine and mandatory 12 days in jail. Early reinstatement possible with interlock after 9 months.
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Test-Over: 150 days (first offense within 10 years); 3 years (second offense within 10 years); 6 years (third offense within 10 years), etc.
Refusal: 275 days (first offense), 18 months (second offense), 4 years (third offense), etc.
Unlike New Hampshire and many other states, Maine requires completion of an alcohol and education program (DEEP) in order to reinstate one's license, assuming the administrative suspension (ALS) is upheld after hearing.
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On average, there are 310 newly diagnosed cancers and 100 cancer deaths each year among Montana American Indians.
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Best Creative Sentencing Punishments Seen On The Internet (Inc Wearing Chicken Suit)
"A Police Officer Is Not A Pig"
Given the choice, after you have stolen from a local store, would you rather go to jail for 30 or 60 days, or parade outside the store with a sign saying 'I stole from a local store" for two hours?
We won't name the woman wearing this sign because she isn't rich and famous, but she was convicted after acting as lookout for a friend who stole children's clothes from a Walmart.
It is reported, by the AP, that Putnam county judge Peter Miller has come up with more than 600 similar creative sentences. (They must also pay a $294 fine, perform 25 hours of community service and 6 months probation.)
Only three of the sign carriers go on to commit another offense in Putnam county, it is claimed.
Other creative sentences we have seen include:
Three men have to wear chicken suits and a sign saying "There is no chicken ranch in Painesville" after they were caught in a prostitution sting.
Teens who yelled 'pig' at police officers had to stand on the streets with a pig and a sign "This is not a police officer."
A wife beater in Harris County, Texas, had to take up yoga classes to control his anger.
Legal experts say that the sentences are legal, because they are judged to be less cruel than sending the defendants to jail.
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My first in a long string of very long Fridays
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My Fridays begin at 9 in the morning at Juisseau. Except, seeing as I don't live right there, and even if I did I'd still need time to get ready in the mornings, this required getting up significantly earlier. Early enough that the sun had not finished rising when I woke up, though it was up by the time I had to leave. With it being late September, and the days only getting shorter from here, I have a feeling I will get to see my share of sunrises this semester.
Proving that I had not learned anything from the topology TD, I did not prepare for Friday's integration TD by reading through the entire polycopie. Since this was analysis and not topology, this was not a problem. The TD introduced himself, confirmed that this was the TD for Monsieur Lévy, and handed us out a single page of exercises. He gave us time to work on them, and then we went over them together. The exercises were drawn from the first week, so they stopped at proving countability.
The questions were pretty much exactly the kinds of questions I would expect to show up for homework. More, they made the already comprehensible class even clearer. We had a chance to work with the concepts that had been defined, but not yet used, like symmetric difference or indicator functions. And the near-instant feedback of the professor going over the exercises we'd just done was incredibly helpful for making sure I was doing the right things.
There were eight exercises, (most of them had multiple parts) and we got through about five of them in the three hour class. The first exercise was on sets and the symmetric difference, the next two were about sets, functions, image and pre-image, the fourth was arithmatic of the indicator function, (I liked those a lot, because they became very easy if you were famliar with mathematical logic and used that as a stepping stone) two on lim sups and lim infs (not my favorite topic, but certainly something that practice helps with), and finally two on countability. None were two difficult, but none were way too easy either.
All in all, it was probably the last frustrating three hours I'd ever spent in a classroom doing math. It would be a lie for me up say the class flew by and I was shocked and disappointed when it was time to leave, but I wasn't constantly sneaking glances at the clock (my phone since no rooms appear to have a real clock) to see if it was time to go, so it must have been a decently pleasant three hours. Certainly, given what the rest of my Friday looks like, I'm glad it's analysis and not another subject.
After that, I had two hours to get lunch before history of mathematics. This was enough time to leave the Latin quarter, but not enough time to go back to my apartment. I settled on L'as du Falafel, which was about half an hour walk away. It didn't make for the most relaxing lunch "hour", but it did give me a change from the surrounding seven hours of class.
Then history of math. We spent more time and detail on the Greeks, talking about the four most important locations we needed to know, who was associated with each location, and what they were known for. The week before he'd mentioned that this class was treating math in its modern conception, but the subjects that fell under the category of "math" had changed over time. For example, astronomy used to be considered part of math. This hit home when, in describing what ancient Greek mathematicians were famous for, pretty much all of them had contributed to arithmetic, geometry, and astronomy. Because at the time, that's what mathematics was.a And then it was time to focus on Euclid. His definitions and what they were really saying, his common notions and why they weren't completely common, and his demands and why they were necessary. Especially the fifth postulate, which raised the question: were these things obvious facts of life, or were they the rules of the game of geometry? The class was split about 50/50 on that. However, change the question to "what are the requirements of groups? Are they obvious facts, or rules of the game of algebra?" And a rather clear consensus arose in favor of the latter. Basically, geometry seems a lot less arbitrary than algebra, even if it isn't necessarily.
During the TD, we started working through his propositions and theorems. My proposition was 31, (given a point and a line not on that point, you can construct a line through that point parallel to the given line) and, while I understood the proof, the thought of getting up and presenting it to the class was nerve-wracking. There are a lot of presentations I haven't wanted to give, but that's the most I've ever not wanted to give a presentation. And I knew it would be good practice, but I couldn't help being relieved when the professor said proposition 29 was the last one we'd do today. It can't permanently get me out of speaking in class, but it can postpone it.
Then an hour break before phonetics. Phonetics also started late, which gave me time to listen to, and finally join, a conversation between a Canadian environmental science undergraduate and a Cambodian/American math graduate student.
The phonetics instructor gave us a quick intro to the course, (we'd be focusing on vowels, don't skip more than twice without an excuse) asked a couple questions about ourselves and our native languages, (like, "how many vowels does it have?" Winners are Arabic ["Umm... It's different"] and Cambodian [upwards of twenty.]) and gave us a quick crash course in the different vowel sounds. Then we spent a lot more time talking about the [i] sound, and then my academic day was finally over.
My actual day lasted a good deal longer, as the Canadian, (Lucy) masters student (Kimsy) and I ended up in an extended conversation outside the building. We talked about our classes, Paris, bureaucracy, and what things had been like at our North American universities.
Lucy was super-resentful of Toronto. Apparently, she thought the people there were rude. Which made me and Kimsy (who had gone to university in New York) burst out laughing. While I can believe Toronto people are rude compared to Canadians from smaller towns, they're still friendly compared to people from the US.
It turned out that Kimsy and I lived really close to each other, so we took the same trains back, and even got out at the same station. We'd both done REUs, (she'd participated in the misleadingly-named SMALL program at Williams College. With 30 people, it is one of the larger programs.) So we were able to talk about that, and also just math in general. After a month of interacting more with humanities people, it was really nice to be able to discuss math again.
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Month: February 2018
Foods to Eat and Avoid for Chronic Fatigue
Foods That Could Help
1. Water
1. Vegetables
1. Healthy Fats
1. Protein
1. Grains
1. Supplements
Foods to Avoid:
• Caffeine
• Sugar
• Junk Food And Processed Foods
• Inflammatory Foods
Taking Good Care of the Kidneys
Our body is made up of two kidneys, located left and right, which are responsible for reabsorption of nutrients, removal of toxins, and filtration of substances that enter the body. Meaning, they play a vital role in making sure that our body is full of nutrients but free of toxins. Today, we have definitely have heard and are familiar with dialysis, a last option treatment procedure for individuals who have kidney or renal diseases.
With that in regard, a lot of you are already curious about the things that you can do so that you can keep your kidneys healthy or functional. If you are not yet convinced about the importance of keeping a healthy kidney, let us tell you that once the kidneys are damaged, it is irreversible or can only be resolved through kidney transplant since dialysis itself is just a process of cleansing the blood from toxins. Below, we have listed some ways on how you can take care of your kidneys before it is too late.
Proper Hydration
Drinking the right amount of water, which is usually six to eight glasses a day, is one of the best means to help the kidneys flush out toxins. That is according to physicians and to the National Kidney Foundation. Water is the universal solvent making it possible to dilute all compounds present in the kidneys. Such will also make you urinate more often which can maximize the natural cleansing activities of the body.
Consuming juice made from green plants like herbs, vegetables, and fruits are also a great way to cleanse the kidneys and the body as a whole. That is because these ingredients are rich in antioxidants. In addition, both water and green juices can help control your blood pressure and prevent diabetes which is known to be diseases that are a big threat to the kidneys.
Proper Diet
Eating the right kind of food is always something that people to consider. When it comes to maintaining the health of the kidneys, food that is recommended includes those that are rich in magnesium, potassium, ascorbic acid, and Vitamin B-complex but low in sodium and phosphorus. Examples of which are berries, apples, banana, oatmeal, garlic, onion, and mushroom.
Drinking Probiotics
Probiotics are marketed as products that help maintain the normal bacterial flora of the intestines. Little do we know that such is also the same with the kidneys since they also have a role in maintaining the health of the digestive system.
Using Dietary Supplements
Nowadays, you can already purchase a kidney health supplement at Amazon and other online retail stores. The popularity is owed to the fact that most of them are made from natural ingredients. Thus, if you are not a person who is not fond of eating the food we have mentioned above, as well as those that make green juices, then dietary supplements can help provide the necessary nutrients that the kidneys need. Nonetheless, this product cannot be used by people who already have kidney diseases.
Final Thoughts
Having a healthy pair of kidneys is something that should be considered by anyone. As can be seen from above, you can do it the natural way.
How to Outsmart Your Food Cravings
One minute you are convinced to refuse food cravings, the next thing, you just cannot resist it. Suppressing food cravings is one of the most challenging tasks for most dieters, especially those who love food so much. In fact, as the dieter’s number one enemy, losing weight is almost impossible. If you are currently trying to lose some weight by controlling your hunger, below are some tips on how to outsmart your cravings:
Tip #1: Drink a Lot of Water
Did you know that sometimes thirst can be confused with hunger? According to the experts, since thirst and hunger are both signaled at the hypothalamus, the confusion between the two sensations are evident. To determine whether you are hungry or thirsty, try drinking eight oz of water, then, wait for 15 minutes. If you find yourself still hungry, then, that means you are really hungry, otherwise, you are just thirsty.
Tip #2: Try avoiding what makes you hungry.
Although it is impossible, still, you have to try your best to avoid food that could entice your hunger. For instance, try not to access pages in social media that represent food. Also, try to avoid watching cooking shows, reading some food magazines, and more. If unavoidable, try chewing some gum. According to the experts, chewing gums are a big help in reducing cravings or appetite.
Tip #3: Never skip meal
Skipping meal is a bad idea. Even though your main goal is to reduce weight, you should never skip meals because it could only entice one of your “hunger hormones”, which is the ghrelin. This peptide hormone is responsible for increasing appetite. So, do not skip meals.
Tip #4: Try taking hunger suppressing supplements.
Did you know that you can suppress your food cravings? If there are supplements that can help increase weight and increase the appetite, there is also a fast-acting hunger suppressor supplement that is perfect for dieters – Vitamonk’s Hunger Smack. According to the expert, the supplement contains all natural and powerful ingredient such as Garcinia Cambogia, Chromium, and Potassium Hydrocitric Acid, which are found to be fast acting ingredients that help burn fats. You may buy this appetite suppressant supplement online.
Tip #5: Fight away stress
Stress is the most common cause of cravings; this condition is called “stress eating”. According to the experts, stress can increase the level of your cortisol in the blood; thus, it makes you gain weight.
Tip #6: Try what they call the “mindful eating”.
Mindful eating is a form of meditation that helps you recognize the real hunger. It helps you defy cravings no matter how strong the temptations are. In fact, several monks are using this technique, where it helps them resist temptation over several worldly materials, especially luxurious food. Also, it helps them live a simple life. Cravings are the worst enemy for dieters; however, it can be controlled with a strong will and with the help of the top ways on how to outsmart your cravings. Also, do not forget to take supplements that can help suppress your hunger all the time.
Important Compounds That Help Uric Acid Regulation
Gout or arthritis is a condition that can limit a person’s productivity since he or she cannot move properly. At times, the affected individual cannot even walk at all because of the pain and severe inflammation experienced. Medically speaking, the main cause of this condition is hyperuricemia or an increased level in the blood levels of uric acid, which is a breakdown product of purine or nucleic acid metabolism.
People who have hyperuricemia are required to take chemical-based medications that have been prescribed by their physicians. However, for those who want to go the natural route, they can include natural supplements in their diet. These supplements contain fruits or vegetables that contain certain compounds that are normally present in the body. Since they are incorporated in the supplement, the level of the substance will be increased; thus, enhancing the function.
With that in regard, before you even purchase a natural uric acid amazon supplement, you must evaluate the contents and identify it such will be helpful at some point. Listed below are the compounds that are important for uric acid regulation.
Protein, Digestive Enzymes, and Diuretics
Protein is a compound that is responsible for many bodily functions, especially cell synthesis. As we may have learned from our basic biology, cells are the building blocks of all tissues and organs in the body. Hence, production of new cells will ensure that all the organs in the body will function well. Digestbreak Downes, on the other hand, will help break down the elements that we introduce in our body making it possible for them break down uric acid crystals for easy elimination.
Diuretics, of course, are compounds that will increase your urine production which leads to the dilution of uric acid and frequent elimination via urination. One of the plants that contain such important substances is alfalfa in combination with spearmint.
The liver is one of the most important organs that help eliminate toxic materials in the body or detoxify it. With that in regard, in the presence of healthy antioxidants, it will function more efficiently while maintaining the normal protein synthesis as well as protecting the cells in the body. Plants that are rich in natural antioxidants that not just maintain good liver health but also proper bile flow include turmeric, milk thistle, schizandra, dandelion, reishi mushroom, and artichoke.
Other fruits that contain a specific antioxidant called flavonoid include those that belong to the cherry, berry, and citrus families as well as green tea. What is more amazing about these plants is that besides the ones mentioned above, they also promote blood health and intestine maintenance.
Final Conclusion
Dietary supplements for uric acid regulation are becoming more popular because of the interest of many individuals in ensuring that they do not introduce too much chemicals in their body.
Nonetheless, people should still be careful when choosing one and make sure that it has ingredients that can promote the health of the three major organs responsible for detoxification namely kidneys, liver, and intestines. Additionally, they should also make sure that they have already consulted their physician especially if they are already taking medications.
Reason #1: High risk of heart disease
Reason #2: High risk of diabetes
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Natural Pain Relief
Most people would eventually seek out the help of non-steroidal inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, for the relief of any type of pain. An example of this would be aspirin, which is not only anti-inflammatory but is also an anti-coagulant, which has a side effect of bleeding tendencies. Others would opt for an ibuprofen or acetaminophen, such as an Advil or Tylenol. There are millions and millions of users for these kinds of pain relief drugs and billions are buying and using them over-the-counter. They tend to settle for these drugs for the relief of pain. Unfortunately, they do not provide long-term effects and when taken for a significantly longer duration, other negative effects may start to arise.
Pharmaceutical drugs that are recommended and prescribed for pain relief can be as effective as they claim but not as safe as they should be. Some of these drugs can be very enticing considering the way they are advertised. The unfortunate truth about some of these pain relievers is the fact that they can be effective in the relief of pain but the side effects of prolonged intake and failure to follow recommended dosage can be deadly. Fortunately enough, there are natural ways and supplements that can be of great help in the relief of pain without worrying too much about the negative effects.
For pain that is somehow manageable at home, it is highly recommended to try out some home remedies as natural ways to provide relief to the pain. Among the most effective ones is the application of ice. The ice is an effective and highly regarded remedy for pain, most especially during the first hours of an injury or any other cause of pain happened. The recommended for the application of ice as a pain relief home remedy is icing the area for around 10 to 15 minutes, which can be done at least four times in a day. This is most effective during the first 48 hours of pain.
After the application of cold, you can apply warmth afterwards. The heat has the capacity to help provide relief to pain and dilate the blood vessels. The dilation can enhance the flow of blood to the affected area, and with blood comes the nutrients and other elements of the human body that can help relieve pain and reduce inflammation.
Aside from the application of coldness and warmth, which is generally short term, there are natural pain relief supplements that can be effective in addressing pain, whatever intensity and no matter how long it had been. These products may seem like those pharmaceutical medications because they are taken like pills or tablets, however, with supplements, you are ensured of natural ingredients and agents as pain relievers.
The best natural supplement is the one that contains the most effective ingredients that nature can provide in the relief of pain. One of these components is fish oil, turmeric, chives, ginger, and certain herbs, such as green tea and holy basil. Learn more about natural pain relief supplements through the internet.
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AP Euro Ch. 13 Vocab
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Swope, Pennsbury
Da vinci
Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect
the revival of learning and culture
a political system governed by a few people
Lords of Italian cities. As the Italian communes of the 13th century became increasingly fractiious, regional nobles saw this friction as politically advantageous and offered to become the lords of the cities. Their accession to power was often accomplished peacefully, as most communes were willing to accept repression for a lasting peace.
italian underclass; a new force that disenfranchised and heavily taxed the people bitterly for being excluded from holding power. They used armed force and violence to take over the government and set up republics. These republics were short-lived because the popolo did not gain support of other classes
the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason
Converted Jews in Spain. They were one of the targets of the Inquisition, in 1492, the Jews were exiled and their properties were seized.
Practicing deceit or cunning; favoring expediency over moral principle
Court of the Star Chamber
Created by Henry VII who sent lords there when they refused to give up thier private armies (Livery and Maintinance). This asserted overall authority over the lords.
Habsburg-Valois wars
vanishing point
the appearance of a point on the horizon at which parallel lines converge
urban nobility
new social class that resulted in the marriage of rural nobility and merchant aristocrats
someone who supports or champions something
princely courts
Paragmatic Sanction of Bourges
issued by King Charles VII of France, on July 7, 1438, required a General Church Council, with authority superior to that of the pope, to be held every ten years, required election rather than appointment to ecclesiastical offices, prohibited the pope from bestowing, and profiting from, benefices, and limited appeals to Rome.
new Christians
Who: those who converted from Judaism in Spain What: the people who converted were also called conversos When: 1391 Where: Spain Significance: These New Christians were people who survived the attacks in Seville and now are well educated and successful. They held the royal secretary ship, controlled the royal treasury and composed a third of the royal council.
has its own government and wasn't part of any larger unit
The Courtier
by Baldassare Castiglione. They taught how to become a "Renaissance man"; A young man, said Castiglione, should be charming, witty, and well educated in the classics. He should dance, sing, play music, and write poetry. Upper-class women also should know the classics and be charming.
The Prince
Written by machiavelli, described that power is more important, "better to be feared than loved"
A giant, father of pantegreul. Gargantua meets absurd characters, they have hilarious discussions, that are very important for they describe topics about religion and politics. Written by Francois Rabelais (1532-1552
he is Gargantua's son, in the book "Gargantual and Pantergreul" written by Francois Rabelais
de medicis
Wealthy merchant family of bankers who controlled the Italian city-state of Florence during the Renaissance era. Their subsidization of the arts, especially under Lorenzo, supported the flowering of the Renaissance.
"new monarchs"
justices of the peace
royal council
National governing council of England under Henry VII, demonstrated the monarchy's distrust of nobility by excluding it.
Christian humanism
a movement that developed in northern Europe during the renaissance combining classical learning with the goal of reforming the catholic church
convinced Florentines that Medicis were weakening Florence and it worked. He took control for next 4 years and wanted it to be a theocracy but it didn't work. PRaised France as a godsend. Florentines executed him.
printing press
invented by Johann Gutenberg in 1454; first book was Gutenberg Bible; changed private and public lives of Europeans; used for war declarations, battle accounts, treaties, propaganda; laid basis for formation of distinct political parties; enhanced literacy, people sought books on all subjects
Cesare Borgia
A political leader, son of Pope Alexander VI, a member of the Spanish Borgia family, he had ambitions of uniting all of Italy under his control. His father tried to exploit his office for the benefit of his relatives.
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‘Boomer’ & ‘Sooner’ removed from OU’s Freshman Council name after Student Congress vote
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NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) - In a meeting on November 12th, the Undergraduate Student Congress approved legislation removing the words 'Boomer' and 'Sooner' from the name of the Sooner Freshman Council.
The act passed by a vote of 19-8-7, and was authored by Student Government Association President Adran Gibbs, who says those two words could be offensive to Native Americans.
In a statement sent to News 4, Gibbs said the following:
"Last September, the SGA passed and signed into our Code Annotated an Indigenous Land Acknowledgement that was meant to be more respectful of Indigenous history in Norman. In accordance with that Acknowledgement, this legislation allows us to be more cognizant of the language we are using within our organization. The Sooner Freshman Council falls under the Executive Branch in the Student Government Association and thus the mandate was given.
This is not a mandate for the University of Oklahoma, any affiliated departments/organizations, but simply a way to be more consistent with our own policies.
We hope to be a more inclusive organization for all students, no matter their identity, and will always strive to listen to student concerns to the best of our ability."
The new legislation does not apply to any other organization or university policies, just the Sooner Freshman Council.
Some students can understand the goal behind the change, but they don't think it was something that needed to happen.
"Feels like a delayed reaction to a historical fact. I'd say that 'Boomer' and 'Sooner' were terms coined at the time, and have been something that's set and established," OU Junior Nicholas Homsher told News 4. "Changing them now would be more considerate towards Native Americans [and] their residence in the state, [but] it's also erasing part of history."
The history of ‘Boomers’ and ‘Sooners’ dates back 127 years to before Oklahoma was even a state.
In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, allowing settlers to claim 160 acres of public land.
'Boomers' were settlers who wanted to claim land in the Oklahoma Territory, or unassigned lands.
President Benjamin Harrison opened the Unassigned Lands for settlement, which led to the ‘Oklahoma Land Run’ on April 22, 1889.
At noon, settlers received the signal to stake their claims.
However, there were people who arrived before the start time and were called 'Sooners.'
OU athletic teams adopted the ‘Sooner’ nickname in 1908.
"It`s part of the tradition here – Boomer and Sooner," Oklahoma Junior Malcolm Lews said. "I don't think the name is going anywhere as far as the school overall is concerned."
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Saudi Arabia mulls helpline for domestic workers
Riyadh, April 20: The Saudi Arabian government proposes launching a hotline on which domestic workers, more often expatriates, can lodge complaints. The helpline facility will be available in eight languages, an official said
The helpline call centre, under the country’s labour ministry, will answer inquiries and inform domestic workers of their rights and duties, Xinhua reported citing Al Eqtisadia newspaper Sunday.
The labour ministry will launch an investigation if it receives complaints and will refer the case to the legal authorities concerned, if necessary.
There are around 1.2 million domestic workers, including Indians, in Saudi Arabia. They also come from Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, among others.
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Monday Poems NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94 NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94 Monday Poems Tue, 20 Sep 2016 05:23:33 +0000 Monday Poems Chérie Newman By Gregory Pardlo For a flag! I answered facetiously. A flag of tomorrow,fluent in fire, not just the whispers, lisps, not just the still thereof powdered wigs, dry winds. Who wants a speckleddrape that folds as easy over smirch as fallen soldier?This is rhetorical. Like, "What to the Negrois the fourth of July?" A flag should be stitched with a fuse.Jefferson said for each generation a flag. Maybehe said Constitution. I once raised a high-top flagof my hair, a fist, a leather medallion of the motherland.I studied heraldry and maniples (which are notwhat you might guess), little sails and bannersdown to the vane of a feather. Because his kids wererebel cities my father loved like Sherman. BecauseI wanted history I could touch like the flank of a beast.My wife's people are from San Salvador. They sent uswith a guard, his AK shouldered like a mandolin, amonganil-tinted shawls and jerseys, across tiled and pockedconcrete, and the gated stalls of El Centra. I felt sacredas a goat there, 'For Which It Stands' 53357 as Mon, 19 Sep 2016 14:07:00 +0000 'For Which It Stands' Chérie Newman by Jane Hirshfield They lieunder stars in a field.They lie under rain in a field.Under sunSome peopleare like this as well—like a paintinghidden beneath another painting.An unexpected weightthe sign of their ripeness. The Write Question blogThe Write Question on FacebookThe Write Question on TwitterThe Write Question podcast Jane Hirshfield's books of poetry include The Beauty: Poems (Alfred A. Knopf, 2015), which was nominated for the National Book Award; Come, Thief (Alfred A. Knopf, 2011); After (HarperCollins, 2006); Given Sugar, Given Salt (HarperCollins, 2001), which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award; The Lives of the Heart (HarperCollins, 1997); The October Palace (HarperCollins, 1994); Of Gravity & Angels (Wesleyan University Press, 1988); and Alaya (Quarterly Review of Literature Poetry Series, 1982). 'Green-Striped Melons' 53228 as Mon, 12 Sep 2016 18:33:37 +0000 'Green-Striped Melons' Chérie Newman by Rob SchlegelI watch a silent film about the sea and I am forcedTo imagine the sound the schooner is making.Upstairs, you fill the bath with everything that hasOr could ever happen between us.You think you have lived this day before. EarlierAt the fair we found a magician who claimed 'Lovemaking in America' 52206 as Mon, 15 Aug 2016 19:47:47 +0000 'Lovemaking in America' Chérie Newman by Robert Pack Beside the waterfall,by the lichen face of rock,you pause in pine shade to remember bluefor drawing back, and greenfor trust, replenishing yourselfamong familiar leaveswith scattered sunlight.And beyond those trees in time not ours,you see our children search 'Rondo Of The Familiar' 51700 as Mon, 01 Aug 2016 15:22:28 +0000 'Rondo Of The Familiar' Chérie Newman by Mark Gibbons Raven strutsDown the sidewalkTastingThe airShakes itsTuxedo tailDips to cleanThe cementCaws to anotherCombing the grassHop-RoamingThe plazaThey danceThe Caw-ca-doodle-dooTango likeDada-dandyBlue-blackCrow sistersWaddle bumpingBig breastsIn a hornpipeDead heatFor some stickyBig HunkCandyWrapper The Write Question blogThe Write Question on FacebookThe Write Question on TwitterThe Write Question podcast In 1970, Mark was in a poetry workshop at his high school taught by an unknown Indian poet, James Welch. A student of Richard Hugo’s, (Sir James) Welch (acclaimed author of Fool’s Crow, Winter in the Blood, The Death of Jim Loney, and Killing Custer) gave Mark permission to write poetry in his own voice from his own life experiences. He’s been writing ever since. His poems have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. His first chapbook of poems, Something Inside Us, was self published in 1995, and a second, Circling Home, won the Scattered Cairns Press chapbook 'Sweetness' 51059 as Mon, 18 Jul 2016 21:00:16 +0000 'Sweetness' Chérie Newman by Katrina RobertsA tower of bales suddenly aflame in Yakima makesnews. Not dry enough, a static flash, indeterminate cause, though vast lost. Next day, crisp grass beneaththe Ford so he slicks it off. But these things, like sparksfrom exhaust—we understand them. What of the wickeffect, spontaneous combustion of human flesh: torsoand arms consumed; bare skull, lower legs intact, roomsleft relatively uncharred while the TV-watcher flares,burns, and burns out? Loneliness is a factor, somefigure; others flat out disregard such stories as fluff.But sometimes it seems there's only the mind and heartinflicting cause, body simply providing the ride... sosummer long: being alone, being alone, being alonebuilds until one gives in for something else to start. The Write Question blogThe Write Question on FacebookThe Write Question on TwitterThe Write Question podcast Katrina Roberts is the author of four collections of poems, and the editor of an anthology including 85 voices out of the many 'Burn' 50244 as Mon, 27 Jun 2016 17:32:43 +0000 'Burn' Chérie Newman by Jim HarrisonRumi advised me to keep my spiritup in the branches of a tree and not peekout too far, so I keep mine in the very tallwillows along the irrigation ditch out back,a safe place to remain unspoiled by the filthyculture of greed and murder of the spirit.People forget their spirits easily suffocateso they must keep them far up in tree 'Spirit' 49464 as Mon, 06 Jun 2016 22:55:46 +0000 'Spirit' Chérie Newman by Joe Wilkins Isn't it a shame, my grandmother said,silver fork in her shivering fist,how we have to go on eating?We were sitting up to burnt chuck,potatoes in their dirty jackets,and hunks of Irish brown bread, 'Eat Stone and Go On' 48176 as Mon, 02 May 2016 17:28:44 +0000 'Eat Stone and Go On' Chérie Newman For those who love it, and for those who've never heard of this classic bit of cowboy humor: REINCARNATIONby Wallace McCrea "What does Reincarnation mean?"A cowpoke asked his friend.His pal replied, "It happens whenYer life has reached its end.They comb yer hair, and warsh yer neck,And clean yer fingernails,And lay you in a padded boxAway from life's travails.""The box and you goes in a hole,That's been dug into the ground.Reincarnation starts in whenYore planted 'neath a mound.Them clods melt down, just like yer box,And you who is inside.And then yore just beginnin' onYer transformation ride.""In a while, the grass'll growUpon yer rendered mound.Till some day on yer moldered graveA lonely flower is found.And say a hoss should wander byAnd graze upon this flowerThat once wuz you, but now's becomeYer vegetative bower.""The posy that the hoss done ateUp, with his other feed,Makes bone, and fat, and muscleEssential to the steed,But some is left that he can't useAnd so it passes through 'Reincarnation' Lives On 47919 as Mon, 25 Apr 2016 15:56:39 +0000 'Reincarnation' Lives On Chérie Newman by Lois Red ElkThis day, I adorn braidedsweet grass earrings handeddown from Mother's Santeerings of aromatic medicine.From the ancestor lands ofFather's Lakota family, I fillpockets with handfuls ofcedar, my protective shield.Into this circle of morningspirit food, a prayer surfacesfrom the Southern recess ofprimal night-dwelling dreams.I thank the Western powers,where a mirror reflectsimages of the ones I trust—transparent photos of theMitakuyepi, floating inframes of red and yellowbuffalo grass, thundering ina structure of immortality.To my ancestors' Northernpower, my garden awaitsthe first sound of thunder, Imeditate a promise of sage,the offering to be burned,waving away harmful spirits.To the East where all ourceremonies approach the carved pipestone, I extolall the waiting visible spirits,"Thank you for this rising,this keep that cradles me." Santee: Eastern branch of the great Sioux Nation The Write Question blogThe Write Question on FacebookThe Write Question on TwitterThe 'For Myself' 46284 as Mon, 04 Apr 2016 14:17:00 +0000 'For Myself' Chérie Newman by Joe WilkinsFreeze Out NotchThe breath of mountainsis dry grass and sloped fieldsof winter wheat. Their eyesare bedrock and ice.Clearwater CanyonOld men drink tall glassesof yellow beer and stareat themselves in the mirror.Trailer HollowA red-winged blackbirdhops across the hoodof a red pickup.Hog MeadowsShe dips a bucketfulof creek water and runslaughing back to her father.Look he says and pointsto the pail's ripplingmouth, the sky!Comanche FlatsDust settles in the drawsand canyonsof your skin,the lakes of your eyes.Colt-Killed CreekTen-thousand butterfliesstream up the rocks—a bright river run the wrong way.Paradise RidgeCedar burns quick and hot.The house was a breathof ash before anyone got there.Amos BenchNow, he thinks,as the tractor creststhe hill, I'll swaththe sky. The Write Question blogThe Write Question on FacebookThe Write Question on TwitterThe Write Question podcast Joe Wilkins was raised on the high plains of eastern Montana and now lives in Oregon. His poems, essays, 'Names on the Land' 46280 as Mon, 28 Mar 2016 14:06:00 +0000 'Names on the Land' Chérie Newman by Jennifer FalleinThere is the dark onewith that sheenof fluorescent greenthe impossible colorof a male mallard's neck in sun.And there is the salmon one 'The Time of Irises' 46277 as Mon, 21 Mar 2016 14:10:00 +0000 'The Time of Irises' Chérie Newman by Lowell Jaegerwe lay with our legs entwinedbreath to breathmattress on the floorcandle-nub sputteringon the nightstandwindows crying cold rainour ghosts of persistent forebodingswe couldn't fend offfor long in the troubled faceof imminent consequenceheaded our way... 'rainy afternoon' 46276 as Mon, 14 Mar 2016 13:11:46 +0000 'rainy afternoon' Chérie Newman by Bruce Morton The shepherd has taken leave,a no account. Wildand wooly are the sheep,coutless to the nth power—flocking sheep, herds, hordes,at warp speed,insulating the crimped brainfrom respite.Instead, 'Insomnia' 46010 as Mon, 07 Mar 2016 17:02:19 +0000 'Insomnia' Sam Manno Jet black, coal black, midnight black now unassuming but present. Her walk strained, each step deliberate. Last winter her urine stained the snow red (ish) (brown).Once a queen; at our last visit her herd no longer (recognizable); the favorite of Evelyn, not a favorite.She outlived her usefulness (there), now just another to feed, emotions do not factor inin a practical life.Her life wrestled from death…from a bullet passing through the back of her skull to her mouth.She has abscesses. “I will only take Dana if Secola comes with her.” The bargaining took over a month.(Finally) (I had to) let (ting) go (of her) to save her.To let the hammer strike the primer igniting powder forcing lead from brass.(Now) during the day Zoey and Secola are often together both once queens. (Zoey never gave up (on herself) a lesson in letting go holding on.) At night Secola and Dana lay together. It was (a) downhill (walk) to life for Secola and Dana. Now both have a role a purpose a usefulness in a growing 'Life at the pace of Secola' 45443 as Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:58:00 +0000 'Life at the pace of Secola' Lee Ann Roripaugh I always forget the name,delphinium,even though it was the flowerthe hummingbirdsloved best. They came in pairs—sleek,emerald-brightheads, the clockwork machineryof their blurred wingsthrumming swift, menacing engines.They slipped their if they were swizzle sticks, deepinto the blue 'Happy Hour' 44371 as Mon, 25 Jan 2016 17:57:59 +0000 'Happy Hour' Richard Robbins The other one has tried to reach itacross the ocean of the shoulder,tried to stop it from hitting, from sendinga man to death with a scribbled word.The body wishes it would listenmore to the body, refuse for oncethis urge to travel an alley withouteye, tongue, or the two versatile feet.The heart, tomorrow, will have her waywith it. Like the bones of the rib cage,so birds of the air. The river will turnin its path, the blue ground angle up,every millionth part of God conspireto bring the right to answer for itself,for all the hands that closed or waved awaythe weak untouchable things, come nowto throne, to town, his own driveway ontheir knees to be healed. The Write Question blogThe Write Question on FacebookThe Write Question on TwitterThe Write Question podcast Richard Robbins grew up in Southern California and Montana. He studied with Richard Hugo and Madeline DeFrees at the University of Montana, where he earned his MFA in creative writing. Robbins has published four books of poems. 'Right' 44124 as Mon, 18 Jan 2016 14:25:27 +0000 'Right' nila northSun substitute teaching one daythey, too young to be properly diagnoseda.d.d, a.d.h.d, FAS,abused, neglected,child of an alcoholic3rd born in a line of 5whateverthey were out of controlunmedicatedunrulyi walk in to rulenotin one day can i undoall that's been done to theminsteadof being the calm in the eye of the stormi become the wicked witch upon whichthe house landsbarelyescaping with my lifeas i wave goodbyehave a nice daywish you little dickens the best of luckcause you'll need it. The Write Question blogThe Write Question on FacebookThe Write Question on TwitterThe Write Question podcast nila northSun is a poet, photographer, social worker, tribal historian, community activist, eclectic artist, and grant writer. northSun was born in 1951 in Schurz, Nevada, to a Shoshone mother and Chippewa father. Raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, she returned to her reservation in Fallon, Nevada, to raise her family. She attended California State University at both Hayward and Humboldt, majored "the little shits in daycare" 43593 as Mon, 11 Jan 2016 15:06:00 +0000 "the little shits in daycare" Rob Carney pecan groves outside of Lafayette,the pine woods north of Spokane,the field by my house where the snow piled deep,where a snow owl passed so silently and lowit changed my idea of ghosts—now they're stores,and neighborhoods named after trees,and spillover parking for a church,and maybe the choir sings hymns so beautifullyit's fine; I'll call it the future, agree that it's bright.But west of Washtucna, Washington,the highway stretches through the dark...miles of no-place, of in-between,that haven't disappeared.Freight trucks are too few to bother me much,and wind off the river cools the hood down.I can stop on the shoulder and sit there stillwhile stars fill every inch of night. The Write Question blogThe Write Question on FacebookThe Write Question on TwitterThe Write Question podcast Rob Carney earned a BA in English from Pacific Lutheran University and an MFA in Creative Writing from Eastern Washington University, completing his PhD at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. He is a 'Every Place I've Ever Lived Is Gone' 43590 as Mon, 04 Jan 2016 18:16:42 +0000 'Every Place I've Ever Lived Is Gone' Jon Davis I want to say the guacamole was pleasant,metallic and viscous, and the ornamentation,while excessive, contributed a certain vaguenessto the otherwise overly-managed event. For instance,the various proposals concerning the movementof shoulders and hips; the recent prohibitionof leaning-beside-the-punch-bowl; the manic outburstsof praise near the X-mas tree. For that matter,the damaging claims made by carolers, the rigid orderfor the revelation of gifts, the marked lack of scholarshipconcerning holiday rituals, the call for more endnotes,the codified nutmeg ritual that lost all spontaneitywith the addition of fiber masks and surgical gloves,though our hostess’s eyes flashed dramaticallyafter the sanitary draping of nose and mouth.The gifts, while paltry and too hastily wrapped,were a welcome addition to the festivities.I want to say your ardor, however manufactured,was appreciated. I want to say I will place this lovelyfigurine in a place of honor. Did I mentionthe fervor, the panicked "Before I Go" 43200 as Mon, 21 Dec 2015 18:09:22 +0000 "Before I Go"
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First world war letter to auction on April 28 at Hansons
2015-06-26 13:41:06
First world war letter to auction on April 28 at Hansons
The first world war letter was written by an American GI and includes a pressed poppy
Paul Fraser Collectibles,Sunday 13April 2014
A love letter written by a first world war soldier to his lover back home in America is to feature in a sale at Hansons Auctioneers on April 28.
Little is known about the writer, save that his name was Chas and that he served with the American Expeditionary Forces during the conflict.
Hansons Auctioneers poppy The letter was written by an American soldier to his lover
Auctioneer Charles Hanson commented: "I am unaware of any other WW1 French poppies in American collections or museums, and certainly I feel the endearing nature of the letter, containing such romance and affection, together with the French poppy representing love and remembrance, is something to be preserved for posterity.
"Whilst we will never know whether Chas survived WW1, and returned to his beloved, his words live on reminding us of those brave men and their families."
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Friday, October 18, 2013
From Pork Barrel to Parliamentary Dumdum
The tirade and personal attacks of the Orion Dumdum camp continues. See, PNoy Government, Pork Barrel and Parliamentarism. I let them open their mouth more, because the more they do, the more they expose their true personality. They are among the “saviours” of this country against the corrupt and hypocrite politicians, right?
Some are asking why I am posting an exchange in a private fb group in my blog. Simple, it concerns me. They are directly attacking me, and I have two choices. One is rebut them point by point, or simply publicize their “assessment” of me.
Option one is not practical because it’s a gang up and they use foul language and I do not want to stoop to their style. I remember this warning from Mark Twain:
Notice that they have shifted the topic from pork barrel to Pnoy administration, to me directly. So again, see their language, see their attitudes, in their own words.
Have to jump now for the dinner at the hotel, sponsored by LRI.
Vincent Blas So suddenly, Nonoy Oplas supports the impeachment of the President, and doesn’t care if the Philippines is Presidential or becomes Parliamentary
Orion Pérez D. Fair enough, Nonoy Oplas --- in those posts, sure, you didn't criticize us and attacked Noynoy's statement...
You see, Oplas, the problem is that you are a fanatic extremist.
CoRRECT and FEF are composed of rational NORMAL people who know that we have to work within a system and need to do things gradually if we are to work within a democratic framework.
You have made the wrong and unfair complaint that both CoRRECT and FEF are not aggressively pushing for your Minimal Government advocacy, but you totally miss the point that we are aggressively pushing for ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION starting with the removal of the anti-FDI restrictions and the 60/40...
You see, Oplas, the problem is that you want us to do things 100% the same way you want them to be done. You are an absolutist, and you want things done instantaneously.
We -- CoRRECT and FEF -- however, know that if we are to work within a democratic framework, we need to do things STEP-BY-STEP.
Step number 1 is to first bring in Foreign Direct Investments in order to create jobs for our people so that we can solve the problem of too much unemployment, idleness and despair that leads to high crime rates and the OFW problem which in turn creates more social problems.,,,
It has been proven that Presidential Systems CANNOT induce major reforms unlike Parliamentary Systems.
Remember Singapore? They went from Third World to First.
Look at Malaysia. They're not First World yet, but they are getting there. And they're way way way better than the Philippines is economically because Mahathir reformed their society.
Both Singapore and Malaysia have very low income-tax rates. And they're PARLIAMENTARY.
In fact, when CHILE needed to reform itself, it didn't do its reforms through DEMOCRATIC MEANS.
It had to do through a military dictatorship under Augusto Pinochet with advice from the Chicago Boys.,,,
Parliamentary Systems have a structure that allows for fundamental reforms to be done in society to happen WITHOUT RESORTING TO MILITARY DICTATORSHIP.
Look at Lee Kuan Yew. Did he need to resort to dictatorship? No. In the parliamentary system that Singapore uses, Lee Kuan Yew was able to LIBERALIZE THEIR ECONOMY and make themselves open to FDI as well as create safeguards against corruption and crime that made them even more attractive to INVESTORS - both local and foreign.
* * *
Part of the problem, Oplas, is that you and your acolyte Froi act like those Tea Party fanatics...
Instead of supporting the right-of-center Republican Party, the Tea Party HIJACKED IT by bullying the Republicans into getting the extremists into their line-ups.
Worse, the Tea Party extremists even went to the point of BULLYING Republicans who were looking to do compromise deals with the Democrats.
It's so very Froi-and-Oplas, honestly...
Because the OPLAS-and-FROI style is that you guys don't actively attack the Communists like Bayan Muna and the CPP-NDF-NPA...
Instead, you reserve your vitriol against other Free Market advocacy groups like FEF and CoRRECT who are more normal and "moderate" in our approach just because we are not as EXTREMIST as you are.
Instead of fighting the Communists, you (Oplas) and Froi prefer to attack CoRRECT and call us "STATISTS" and "WELFARISTS" even if we have NEVER MENTIONED ANYTHING SUPPORTING Statism or Welfare!
The problem you have with us is that that we are moderates who are looking to promote the cause within a democratic framework....
Here's the thing I don't get with you, Oplas...
Whenever you get cornered and you lose in a debate (EVEN ONE THAT IS PRIVATE like this one --- no one outside this group can see you getting clobbered), you get pikon and then you suddenly go out of your way to create a defamatory blogpost out to destroy other people in the open Internet.
Were you the guy who taught Froi to resort to cyberbullying?
Or did you learn it from Froi?
Because honestly, Oplas, you really are looking like a spoiled brat.
You started a lot of fights with CoRRECT and then when we step in to defend ourselves and in the process WHACK the hell out of you (because we have the facts on our side and you don't), you can't take responsibility for the conflict that YOU started.
What is wrong with you, Oplas?
Nonoy Oplas here it is, enjoy,
Orion Pérez D. Good...
So... Will you admit too that you were wrong in attacking me and CoRRECT just because pushing for the Parliamentary System is part of our Constitutional Reform agenda?
Will you admit that you were wrong in maliciously misrepresenting me and CoRRECT as being "statist?"
Will you admit that your demand that CoRRECT and I push for an aggressive "minimal government" agenda is actually OUT OF SCOPE for our movement because CoRRECT is STRICTLY a Constitutional Reform advocacy and unfortunately, many of the stuff you want us to add into our push are NOT included in the Constitution and are instead dealt with more in LEGISLATION and judicial reform?...
Nigel Pope Noynoy, why would publicly post on your blog that you're a noytard?
Do you really want everyone to know you are an Aquino supporter?
Or is this your way of making sure your new political party gets included on the pork lists...?
Vincent Blas Is it dead? *pokes with a stick*
Trevor Llewellyn Evans I think that Noynog Epal is actually a journalist that learned his craft at Fox. What he does is have conversations and debates with people in private, then when the story angle isn't going his way or they way he assumed it would, he broadcasts the "its off the record" debates on the Fox News Channel, but carefully edits the story to fit his predetermined conclusion, by trying to defame or discredit the people he spoke to who contradict or shoot holes in his hypotheses. What he basically does is spin the truth to his "believers" to try and sooth his fragile ego and to gain sympathy for his poorly thought out story line. Just Pathetic. If you can't beat them in a logical debate, destroy their credibility...maybe he should have been a car chasing lawyer.
Orion Pérez D. But honestly, the biggest problem of Nonoy Oplasis that he spends more time picking fights with fellow Free Market and Economic Liberalization advocates, hateblogging against them, calling them names like "statist" or what-not, INSTEAD OF forming a formidable alliance with them to fight Pinoy Commies like the CPP-NPA-NDF or Bayan Muna or other Leftard groups like NEPA (National Economic Protectionism Association) who are out to keep JOBS out.
Oplas... Honestly... What drives you to pick fights with people whom you are supposed to be on the same side with regarding Free Markets and Capitalism? Why do you prefer to waste time fighting against us fellow pro-Economic Liberalization advocates over irrelevant minutiae when better time would be spent fighting against the Commies?
What's with you? Are you actually a Closet Commie yourself that you actually want to SABOTAGE us as we advocate for economic liberalization and other important reforms that could help make the Philippines zoom up to First World status?
GabbyD said...
yeah, orion is a bit extreme. but i do wonder why you wont support parliamentarism IF you believe it advances freedom (even minimally).
Nonoy Oplas said...
Being agnostic to either parliamentary or presidential form of government does not mean "support" or "attack" of either of them. For me, small, limited parliamentary government is as attractive as small, limited presidential government.
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Police believe that a “high ranking” member of the force leaked the high-resolution photo to a Los Angeles restaurant owner. Word got out after he began showing a copy of the photo on his Blackberry to friends, including some television executives.
It is believed to be too high-quality to be a cellphone picture, which means it had to come from someone who had access to Jackson’s autopsy report.
The image is of Jackson lying on a metal table, facing up, eyes open. It is not a full-body shot, but the details of his face would be shocking to fans. With hair shaved and makeup removed, a previously hidden scar is glaringly obvious on his left cheek. His tattooed eyebrows also remained.
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BBC OnePanorama
Page last updated at 13:12 GMT, Monday, 20 August 2007 14:12 UK
Return to Gaza
By Jane Corbin
Jane Corbin
Panorama: Return to Gaza
Jane Corbin returned to Gaza for Panorama to ask what Hamas rule means for the future
They wanted to reassure me and my Panorama colleagues Darren Kemp and Jonathan Young that the fate of our colleague Alan Johnston was not in store for us.
Alan had been released a few weeks before after being kidnapped by a local clan.
Calmer streets
Boy with pretend gun in Gaza
Children are divided into pro-Hamas and Fatah groups
I chatted to a new recruit - a baker in the bad old days. Abu Fathee is now directing traffic.
"I saw how people were being beaten and kidnapped at this junction," he told me.
"I just felt that Hamas are honest and that they'll provide us with some peace and security. Not like the old lot."
The people of Gaza have got used to being punished for supporting Hamas, who the West regard as terrorists
I met a 24-year-old physiotherapy student, Amani al-Dramli at a UN food distribution centre.
Many people in Gaza depend on handouts - as they always have - refugees from territorial battles over the surrounding land.
Hamas militants in Gaza
Hamas militants attending a recent funeral of a fellow militant
Amani told me: "To be honest, when Fatah were in power, we had enough to get by but there wasn't much security.
"Hamas haven't had the chance to prove themselves because they've been put under so much pressure."
Bitter infighting
The people of Gaza have got used to being punished for supporting Hamas, who the West regard as terrorists, rather than the acceptable face of Palestine - Fatah, the party of Yasser Arafat.
Fatah thought they had a monopoly of political power here, but 18 months ago a surprise election result put Hamas in power and, after months of negotiation, the rivals tried to share power in a coalition government.
The vast quantity of weapons that flowed into Gaza fuelled the tensions between the two sides, until Hamas ousted Fatah in June.
The bitter infighting has left the Palestinian people divided, not just geographically between the West Bank and Gaza, but politically too.
It has left a bitter legacy, as we discovered down on Gaza's beaches.
Here, children are enjoying summer camps with candyfloss and a carousel, but they are divided into pro-Hamas and Fatah groups.
Thirteen-year-old Ahed Abu Jared whose father - a Fatah militia leader was killed by a Hamas sniper - has sworn revenge: "Nothing can make me happy again. The only thing that would make me happy is when his kids lose their father."
And in the Hamas camp, the feeling is mutual, with even the youngest taught the propaganda of hatred.
An eight-year-old girl with an angelic face was shrill in her denunciation of Fatah: "I want Hamas to take revenge on our enemies and get rid of every single collaborator so that we can live in freedom."
Most of the world has responded to the Hamas coup by showering money and political favours on Fatah.
Meanwhile they are trying to freeze out Hamas - by strangling Gaza's economy.
On the other side of the fence around the strip, it is Israel that still controls what goes in and out of here.
I was taken along the Israeli side of the border by Major Peter Lerner of the Israeli Defence Forces.
He told me they are still being targeted by rockets and mortar fire from within Gaza.
Economic blockade
The Israelis have all but closed Gaza's economic lifeline, the commercial crossing at Karni.
Only a massive conveyor belt is working; delivering grain across the border at Gaza.
While I was leaving, behind me - more than a million Palestinians are growing more isolated by the day
It distances people on the Israeli side from potential suicide bombers and snipers.
"We need constant co-ordination, someone to talk to, but there's no one there," said Major Lerner.
"The reality is Hamas won't talk to us, and we won't talk to them".
The economic blockade is biting hard, 90% of Gaza's factories have been forced to close, 70,000 have lost their jobs because shipments of raw materials aren't getting in, and there can be no exports.
"It is having a profound impact on the psychology of the people," the UN's John Ging told me, as he showed me Gaza's industrial wasteland.
"And the anger and the frustration and the desperation - there's the fertile ground for extremism and radicalism and more violence," he said.
Gaza's people are effectively imprisoned, unable to cross any of its borders freely, thanks to Israel and the intransigence of leaders on both sides of the Palestinian divide.
My last impression of Gaza was standing in the ruins of Amani's family home, which had been destroyed by a Palestinian rocket during the infighting in May.
"We want to leave this country, we want to live in Saudi Arabia.
"My father is there, my sisters and brothers are there - they're waiting for us, and we're waiting for the borders to open. Life there is good. Life here is hard - really hard."
But with the borders closed, Amani cannot get out, and her father cannot get in.
As I left across a no-man's-land of burned out buildings, I reflected on my own freedom of movement.
Panorama: Return to Gaza was on BBC One at 2030 BST on Monday 20 August 2007.
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Thursday, February 5, 2009
Q&A with CS, BB's Physician's Assistant
Upon reviewing the recording I made of the second consult with BB, he really wants to do induction, transplants AND consolidation therapy in Little Rock. And the more I think about it, the more justification there is for it. He knows what to look for, and all of these therapies are very interrelated.
I set up a call with CS to go over the protocol in minute detail, for two reasons. First, I want no surprises. I learned about the needle aspiration AFTER arrival at the clinic last week, and I didn't like that. A routine blood draw in Arkansas turns out to be a medieval blood-letting, and that was surprising and disconcerting. The injections of isotope and contrast for the PET and MRI weren't anticipated, and that was also disconcerting. So now, I want to know everything that is going to happen, so I anticipate everything and there isn't anything to jar me out of my sense of ownership of this process. Managing this process is how I keep my sanity.
Secondly, I had a very bad experience, as noted below, with the needle aspiration. I'm going to be very insistent that I am made comfortable during procedures that hurt. This will likely include more painkillers and more sedatives than they are used to using, but frankly after they did a procedure on me without any sedation, they lost the ability to EVER say "oh, you don't need X Y or Z, we're only doing such and such."
So I'll post most of the questions and answers here. They'll likely be more detailed than is useful for many of you, but in this case it is also a document of record for my own convenience.
What tests, if any, are performed before a port is installed, and if any involved blood draws or anything else, what is the rationale for not doing that once the port has been installed?
What kind of port is installed, and how is it installed? Where will it be located? What is the procedure for installation? Is this done under general anesthetic, as it is at City of Hope? If not, is there an option for that?
Once installed, is this port used for all blood draws, infusions, chemo, injection of isotope for PET scan, etc? What needle pricks, other than bone marrow for the gene array, require anything more than this port?
There will be an initial visit at the clinic, where they would normally do bloodwork (of the 30-tube variety) to establish baseline numbers. However, since my visit was pretty recent, they can probably put this off. They will install a catheter underneath my clavicle. This is done with local anesthetic only. They would resist doing this at the outpatient clinic, and would either do it at the interventional radiology clinic or the central line clinic. They don't normally give conscious sedation for this. Once installed, this port remains in place for major phases of the program (most likely through the end of induction). All blood draws, tests, infusions, chemo, isotope injections, etc. are done through this port.
I will NOT be willingly going back to the interventional radiology clinic as that's where the jerk did the needle aspiration. I don't like the fact that they don't give conscious sedation for this -- they are striving to keep all of this outpatient without the need to deal with stuff like anesthesiologists at the main hospital, etc. City of Hope does it under general anesthesia, but then they do all of this stuff in-patient anyway. Since this sounds like something that is tolerated very well and it doesn't involve boring into my bones, perhaps this is a good test of the ativan and fentanyl lollipops. In any case, I'm relieved that they'll do this one installation and then I don't need to have a million other things stuck in my arms every other day.
What is the precise protocol? When are bone marrows done and how many are done? What other tests are typically done? Can they be done under conscious sedation, rather than just the lollipops? What side effects from the induction agents am I likely to experience (i.e. nausea, diarrhea, mouth sores, neuropathy, etc.), how likely are they to occur, when do they occur and when do they end? What agents are given to minimize these effects, how effective are they, when are they given, and in what manner (i.e. oral meds, IV through the port, something else)? At what point, if ever, are chemo agents reduced in dose? At what point will I be neutropenic, and for how long?
One the port is installed, a small test dose of Velcade is given (1mg/m2). 48 hours later, bone marrow is drawn (typically the patient is given the lollipops for this) and another gene array is done. In some cases, this can result in a re-allocation of patients from 'low risk" to "high risk" categories, and it also provides a glimpse into how the disease is going to respond to the Velcade. On day 3, a test dose of Melphalan is administered, and another gene array is done 48 hours later. THEN, there is an 11 day induction regimen, consisting of Velcade on days 1, 5, 8 and 11, continuous drips of the PACE chemo agents from days 5-8, and thalidomide and dexamethasone (not daily but something like four days on and two days off). After the last chemo dose, they start injecting me with a "growth factor" agent to boost my blood counts. There is a clinician who looks at blood and performs a bunch of equations on the counts to determine how much of this to give me and when and how many days will be required. This is done via injection in the subcutaneous fat of the belly and is one of the few needles that can't be done through the port.
As far as side effects, nausea is not uncommon but is generally controllable. Mouth sores are very, very rare. Very little neuropathy is seen until bridging therapy (between the two transplants). They stick to thalidomide during the bridging therapy because Revlimid causes platelets to fall, and if bridging goes on for more than a few weeks, it can cause neuropathy. They have been putting patients on B6, B12 and folate supplements and that seems to have reduced the instances of neuropathy. Diarrhea is unavoidable. There will also be neutropenia, and the precise onset and duration are patient specific but most occur 3-5 days into the cycle of chemo and it lasts for about a week, depending on how rapidly my body responds to the growth factor.
Some patients experience discomfort in the lower back from the growth injections [ed. note "discomfort" is doctor-speak for agonizing pain] and they prescribe standard painkillers such as Oxycontin (somebody kill me if I turn into Rush Limbaugh). If the platelet count is above 40, they will also prescribe Lovinox shots (again in the sub-cutaneous fat in the belly) to reduce potential for deep vein thrombosis (blood clotting). [ed note: if the platelet count is high, why not just put me on the damn Revlimid????]
During induction, there is typically a once-a-day visit to the infusion center. They will do a PET scan 7 days after the chemo treatment is over to determine how the disease is responding to the therapy, and as BB told me before this is a useful indicator of long-term prognosis.
All in all, sounds pretty good. I'm not looking forward to the shots in the stomach but they don't sound as bad as I feared (I was thinking rabies vaccine based on what I'd heard from a couple of other folks). I'll see how the lollipops work for the catheter placement and if they work fine, then maybe I'll try them out on the bone marrows as the Versed at this joint isn't exactly foolproof. Otherwise I will insist on Versed or something stronger. As for the side effects, I'm prepared for all of them. Neuropathy is the one that worries me the most so I'll just keep an eye on that. It does sound like the biggest risk there is during bridging, because there's a lot of thalidomide administered and if that runs three months between transplants, I've got a lot to deal with. However, BB pushes as aggressively as possible and I suspect I will be lucky to have one month between transplants, much less three. If they can control the nausea, I can deal with the diarrhea. Glad to hear there aren't any mouth sores. I'm resolved to lose the hair -- that will grow back. Look out cancer -- whole lotta poison coming your way!!!
Is the port removed, or kept in place? If not kept in place, how is it removed? If I am on the lite arm and fail to achieve complete remission (CR) after the first cycle of induction, can I receive another cycle, either by shifting protocols or going off protocol? If I am on the standard arm but achieve CR after only one cycle of induction, can I be moved to the lite arm? If I do two cycles of induction, and each cycle is three weeks, how long is there between each cycle? Would I be well enough to see visitors, see children, travel on a plane at this point, etc? At what point do injections for stem cell mobilization (this is the term for coaxing the stem cells out of the marrow and into the bloodstream) begin? How are these injections given (through the port versus other means)? What other injections, procedures, tests, etc. are run and what do they entail? What invasive procedures, if any, are performed at this point?
The port is kept in place but the catheter is switched out to a larger gauge [ed. note sounds horrible]. BB will get the patient the most effective therapy regardless of which protocol. CR is the goal (although only achieved about 50% of the time). There is very little time between induction cycles because BB is very aggressive. Some protocols would be three weeks on, one week off. BB will be three weeks on, then on again as soon as your blood counts can handle it. So it might be ten days between cycles or it might be three. Traveling is not an option for that reason; it might be possible to see the kids if they aren't sick. Injections form stem cell mobilization will begin as soon as the blood counts return, and this is of course monitored daily. There will be bone marrows done after each cycle of induction. These cannot be performed while I am on growth factors as the results will be skewed.
So many bone marrow biopsies, so few hips. I'm getting very tired of them and I've only had two. Let's hope we find a way to keep me unaware of what's going on. I'm not going to be shy about it -- I have to be my own advocate and I don't care if they think I'm a wimp because I want to be heavily sedated before they shove a stainless steel ball point pen through my hip. The nurse who is helping us arrange a place to stay in Little Rock called, by the way, and said the installation of the port is a "horrible thing" so screw CS, I'm gonna be out of it before that happens. They can do it in the outpatient surgery center, frankly. This nurse also said she hasn't seen any mouth sores in a long time, which is great news.
As for the rest of it, it sounds pretty good. I'm all for getting through this quickly and keeping the cancer on its heels, unable to regroup. Maybe I'm insane but if they can control the nausea and all I have to worry about is bad diarrhea and exhaustion, I'm gonna be fine.
So long as they sedate me before any of these heinous procedures. When the port is removed (after each transplant / recovery) they evidently just have you hold your breath and they yank on it. This, to me, sounds insane. So insane that I thought he was joking. He said people say it feels weird. I BET it feels weird. The last time somebody asked me to do that it was when I had nose surgery and a guy ripped five cubic feet of packing material through one of my nostrils. That was hell. The last thing these Arkansas folks said would feel "weird" was the digging around in my hip for the needle aspiration. That sure felt weird all right! Sedation, sedation, sedation!!
This basically all got distilled down to a few observations:
* They use the wider gauge catheter for the stem cell collection and infusion, so that means I don't need to have needles in each arm for six hours a day. It usually take two days, and they will collect an average of 20-25 million stem cells per m2. This is enough for seven transplants or so.
* Side effects are more pronounced than the initial regimen but are generally the same. Mouth sores are not that common, nausea is often controllable, diarrhea is not, fatigue is not.
* Generally one visit to the infusion center each day, but the days are long. Bloodwork is done in the morning, then we wait several hours while they check the results and determine how to adjust the infusion regimen that day.
* The recovery period between transplants is typically four weeks to three months, and again it is usually as short as possible and guided by BB's sense of where the disease currently is. Given my age, I will probably respond quickly and BB will want to hammer home the second transplant ASAP. I'm betting it will be four weeks...which will allow me time to come back to Los Angeles.
* Between transplants, I will be on bridging therapy, consisting of thalidomide and dexamethasone. This will be where the neuropathy has a chance to strike, particularly if it's a long bridge, as the thalidomide will be given daily. I'll have to keep an eye on it, and also consider that B6, B12, folate cocktail.
* When it's time for the second transplant, I'll go out, have another bone marrow done, and have the port put back in. I told them that I want to be knocked out for this. Frankly, why not put me under, do the bone marrow and install the line at the same time? He didn't seem to want to sign up for I shall have to see if I can be more persuasive in the future.
* After the second transplant, again it's typically 3 weeks to 3 months before the second transplant -- another opportunity to come back. And then I'll need to return for consolidation therapy, which is precisely like induction therapy except that the doses are reduced by 25%. I will have the same side effects but they won't be quite as severe. Depending on whether or not I need one or two cycles, I'll be in Arkansas three weeks to seven weeks.
And then I will come home, cancer free, to begin maintenance therapy. That therapy last 3 years, but can be done in Los Angeles. I will make quarterly visits to Arkansas during this time. And each time, another bone marrow is done. My aching hip...
The Bottom Line:
I'm ready for it all. Provided they cooperate and properly anesthetize me before doing any painful procedures (the bone marrow draws, installation of the IV catheters, etc.) and provided they give me enough medicine to keep the nausea and mouth sores away...I'm ready.
Message to my myeloma cells: I'm gonna kill every last one of you sonsobitches and I'll smile while I'm doing it.
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8 Power Fruits to Boost Your Immunity During Flu Season
By: Ana Margarita Olar | Vigorbuddy.com
The cliché, prevention is better than cure never gets old. Why suffer when you can prevent it? During flu season, you need to boost your immunity. Here are some power fruits that you can add to your meal plan to have a strong immunity system.
A papaya fruit can provide 250 % of RDA for vitamin C. Plus, it also contain vitamin C, E , and beta-carotene which reduces inflammation. This anti-inflammatory property of papaya can help a person with asthma. As a bonus, it also helps to make skin look brighter, fresher and younger.
A kiwi fruit boosts immunity because it is loaded with vitamin C. This nutrient is known to strengthen our immune system. It is also rich in vitamin E which aids in increasing our body’s T-cell. You can eat it raw or enjoy it as a kiwi smoothie.
This berry also contains vitamin A and vitamin C even if its seeds contain minerals which support our immunity. Strawberries can be topped with cream, blended into a smoothie, or made into jam.
Blueberries boost immunity through its vitamin A and vitamin C content. Both vitamins are needed to produce antibodies to fight infection. It is also loaded with antioxidants to protect our cells. You can eat it raw, as a jam, as a smoothie, or as cake toppings.
Apples are packed with antioxidants. In fact, a medium sized apple has antioxidant equivalent to 1500mg of vitamin C. It is also rich in flavonoids which help to prevent cancer and heart disease. You can enjoy it raw, or as toppings for fruit punch, or prepared as pie.
Cranberries contain antioxidants which make our cells more resistant to damage and illness. And it also protects us from another type of flu- the one in our stomach. It has probiotics to enhance the level of good bacteria to protect our gut.
This is also rich in vitamin C. The red variant of grapefruit also contains lycopene which helps us to fight against cancer. It also contains liminoids which lower cholesterol to prevent hypertension and cardiac problems.
This fruit is a great source of vitamin B6, potassium, and magnesium which has many benefits. Vitamin B6 boosts immunity by reducing fatigue, depression, and stress. Its potassium content prevents cardiovascular problems. Magnesium helps to keep the bones strong.
Mother Nature has provided us with lots of products to maintain our health and vigor. We don’t need to depend on artificially made products.
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روبرت رابيل: القيمة الحقيقة للقوى اللبنانية العسكرية الشرعيةRobert G. Rabil/The National Interest: The True Value of Lebanon’s Armed Forces
The True Value of Lebanon’s Armed Forces
روبرت رابيل: القيمة الحقيقة للقوى اللبنانية العسكرية الشرعية
Robert G. Rabil/The National Interest/December 03/2019
The LAF has been the most respected institution in confessional Lebanon. It is regarded by many as the defender of the country and the patriotic glue that binds the various confessions whose national aspirations have been often at cross purposes.
Alongside a campaign to push for a war with Iran, there is a parallel campaign to undermine Iran’s proxies is equating the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) with Hezbollah. Though the armed forces need to answer and act on some legitimate concerns, this pairing is not only erroneous but also dangerous because it undermines the only institution stabilizing Lebanon.
Patched together into a quilt of various confessional communities, Lebanon gained its independence from France in 1943 and based its national identity and political system in a National Pact (al-Mithaq al-Watani). In fact, a Maronite-Sunni alliance churned out the pact whereby political power would be distributed along religious (confessional) lines and Lebanon’s identity would be characterized by an “Arab face” and manifested by the slogan “No East, No West.” Other communities, especially the Shi’a community given its demographic significance, had little, if any, role in the process of concluding the National Pact. Evidently, the National Pact helped bring about under special circumstances communal conciliation, and to some extent unity. But it neither fostered nor forged a national identity. It was based on a compromise guided by the false assumptions that Muslims would “Arabize” the Christians while Christians would “Lebanonize” Muslims. Lebanon’s weak national identity and quasi-democratic system made the country a lightning rod for almost all political currents sweeping the Arab world since the Arab defeat in the 1948 War and through what Melcolm Kerr famously described the Arab Cold War.
Significantly, though it was influenced by the country’s confessional system, the Lebanese army, known as the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), stood out as an institution welding a nationalist esprit de corps. The LAF has been the most respected institution in confessional Lebanon. It is regarded by many as the defender of the country and the patriotic glue that binds the various confessions whose national aspirations have been often at cross purposes.
Admittedly, since Lebanon’s independence from France in 1943, the LAF has sought to remain a neutral actor on the domestic and foreign levels. More specifically, it sought to serve as a neutral arbiter guaranteeing free elections and political stability, while at the same time maintaining its distance from regional problems, especially the Arab-Israeli conflict. The LAF, for example, remained in its barracks during Lebanon’s brief civil war in 1958, and it neither participated in the 1967 War nor in the 1973 War.
Significantly, following the defeat of the Arab armies in the 1967 War, the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), led by Yasser Arafat, increased its militant activities targeting Israel from Lebanon. Broadly speaking, whereas the Christian leadership opposed PLO actions, the Muslim leadership, led by pan-Arabists and leftists, supported the PLO. This polarized the country into two diametrically opposed camps and led to skirmishes between the army and the PLO’s military wing Fatah. Conceding to pressure from Arab leaders, the Lebanese government signed the 1969 Cairo agreement, which essentially allowed the PLO to engage in armed struggle against Israel.
Subsequently, the influx of PLO fighters into Lebanon from Jordan in 1970 following their botched attempt to remove the Jordanian monarch further deepened the country’s polarization. Before long, the country descended into civil war in 1975 and the army disintegrated along confessional lines. In the summer of 1976, Syrian forces entered Lebanon as an Arab Deterrent Force to stop the fighting. In 1982, Israel invaded Lebanon and evicted the PLO from Beirut to Tunis. Subsequently, Israel withdrew from Lebanon but not before setting up and occupying a buffer zone on its border. Meanwhile, several attempts were made to restructure the army and rehabilitate its impartial image. But these attempts were doomed to failure insofar the civil war continued relentlessly until Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990. Seeking the participation of Syrian troops in the U.S.-led international coalition to extract Iraq from Kuwait so as to legitimize the coalition in the eyes of Arabs, Washington green-lighted the complete occupation of Lebanon by Syrian troops. Lebanese troops who resisted the Syrian onslaught were murdered and dozens of army officers and soldiers, following their surrender, were shot point-blank in the courtyard of the Lebanese Defense Ministry in Yarze. Those who were spared were taken to Syrian prisons and are still unaccounted for by the Syrian regime.
The end of the civil war was legitimized by the signing of the Document of National Understanding, known as the Taif Accord, which introduced significant amendments to the Lebanese constitution. The Accord shaped the political system of the Second Republic.
The thrust of political reforms revolved around conferring equal powers to the three high posts in the land, the presidency (Christian), the premiership (Sunni) and the speakership (Shi’a). The other sections dealt mainly with building the armed forces to shoulder their responsibilities in confronting Israeli aggression and taking the necessary measures to liberate all Lebanese territory from Israeli occupation. In line with the Taif Accord’s emphasis on the Lebanese-Syrian special relations, the Syrian and Lebanese presidents in 1991 signed the Treaty of Brotherhood, Cooperation, and Coordination and the Lebanon-Syria Defense and Security agreement, which essentially institutionalized Syrian occupation over Lebanon.
The Syrian regime, through its mukhabarat (intelligence), ruled Lebanon on the basis of a delicate balance between a divide and rule policy and maintaining to more or less a confessional equilibrium in favor of supporting Syrian loyalists. The LAF under Syrian occupation was robbed and depleted of its raison d’etre and power, respectively. Meanwhile, thanks to Iranian and Syrian support, the Shi’a Islamist party Hezbollah enhanced its military power and sanctified its role as a resistance movement against Israel’s occupation of southern Lebanon. Both Lebanese and Syrian authorities legitimized Hezbollah’s role, thereby turning the Lebanese army an obsolete force.
To be sure, Shi’a ascendency in Lebanon, as led by pro-Syrian Hezbollah, was frowned upon by Muslim and Christian parties, which resented Syrian hegemony in the country. In response, attempts focusing on the army and intelligence and security apparatus were made to counter Hezbollah’s growing power. In particular, the Internal Security Force, under Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri (1992–1998 and 2000–2004) was enlarged, better equipped, and put under the direct control of the prime minister. Trained and equipped by France and the United States, the Internal Security Force was staffed mainly by Sunnis, heightening sectarian bias within state institutions. On the other hand, General Security Directorate was supported by pro-Syrian politicians and often was charged with colluding with Syria. In the meantime, the army experienced selective recruitment, reversing the historic pattern of maintaining a confessional balance within its ranks.
Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon in 2000 and the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003 upended the regional dynamics in general and Lebanon’s political dynamics in particular. Opposition to Syrian presence in Lebanon grew and peaked with the murder of Hariri in 2005, allegedly by Syria and Hezbollah. Many Lebanese took the street claiming for their independence from Syrian hegemony and launched what came to be known as the Cedar Revolution. This led to the Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon and the collapse of the Second Republic. Also, it split the country into two camps, one anti-Syrian, led by the Hariri Future Current and known as the March 14 movement, and the other pro-Syrian and known as the March 8 movement, led by Hezbollah.
Interestingly enough, during the turmoil, acting Prime Minister Omar Karami ordered the LAF to break up the demonstrations. Commander of the Army, Michel Suleiman, defied the order and sought to restore the army’s neutral role. In fact, since the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Beirut attempts have been made to restore the LAF as the flame of national unity. Liberated from Syrian yoke, the LAF has worked hard to restore its neutrality, professionalism and non-bias sectarianism. The LAF resumed its build-up on the basis of an equitable Christian-Sunni-Shi’a recruitment while walking a fine line amidst strong internal divisions between the two rival blocs. During the 2006 summer conflagration between Hezbollah and Israel, the LAF remained largely a spectator, focusing on relief efforts and maintaining law and order. Nevertheless, the LAF lost forty-nine soldiers from Israel’s fire. It’s noteworthy that whereas Israel accused the LAF with providing coordinates to Hezbollah to fire an anti-ship missile at an Israeli corvette, Hezbollah accused the LAF of close cooperation with the U.S. leadership and military.
Significantly, a number of classified documents leaked by Wikileaks revealed that the Lebanese defense ministry and government cooperated and coordinated with the U.S. government to curb the power of Hezbollah. Moreover, leaders from across the country’s confessions virtually aspired that Israel would defeat Hezbollah. In a document dated July 17, 2006, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt stated that “although March 14 must call for a cease-fire in public, it is hoping that Israel continues its military operations until it destroys Hizballah’s military capabilities . . . Then the LAF can replace the IDF once a cease-fire is reached.” A document dated August 7, 2006, revealed that Christian leaders meeting with Ambassador Jeffrey Feltman and Assistant Secretary Charles Welch argued that “The Lebanese government will need to be in a position of strength to deal with Hizballah once the conflict is over . . . To this end, they would support a continuation of the Israeli bombing campaign for a week or two if this were to diminish seriously Hizballah’s strength on the ground.” In the meantime, as revealed by a document dated August 8, 2006, the Defense Minister Elias Murr, confident about a rapid LAF deployment, “stated clearly that the LAF was prepared to hit back at Hizballah if they attempted to fire at Israel or tried to draw Israeli fire by placing launchers near to LAF positions.” Moreover, a document on the same day revealed that Murr “claimed that LAF forces had stopped and seized a truck carrying Hezbollah missiles.”
These documents show that the LAF did not cooperate with Hezbollah; rather it demonstrated the LAF’s indispensable and alternative force to stability and Hezbollah. No sooner, the litmus test of the imperative need of the LAF took place in 2007 when a Salafi-jihadi organization Fath al-Islam took over the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared. Lacking equipment and ammunition, the LAF, despite its vigorous spirit, was virtually incapacitated. Thanks to a swift American supply of weapons and ammunition, the LAF prepared to storm the camp despite a warning from Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah that the camp is a “red line.” Following bloody pitched battles the LAF reclaimed the initiative against and defeated Fath al-Islam. The battle cost the LAF 166 soldiers and dozens wounded. This was the high price that the LAF had to pay. Still, it was a price that elevated the LAF to a popular level beyond reproach or sectarian politicking. Since then, seeing the benefit of the LAF as a force against Al Qaeda and its sister jihadi organizations, Washington began to systematically equip the LAF with defensive weapons and train some of its officers.
This led to a nuanced and contradictory relationship between the LAF and Hezbollah. The popular enhanced stature of the LAF following its costly defeat of the Salafi-jihadi organization Fath al-Islam, coupled with the Lebanese government’s need for U.S. support, forced Hezbollah to look askance at, yet not disrupt, the U.S. training and arming of the LAF. The LAF and Hezbollah, though in principle integral parts of Lebanon’s societal fabric, perceived each other a rival and a threat to its raison d’etre.
Robert G. Rabil is a professor of Political Science at Florida Atlantic University and Francois Alam is an attorney at Law and Secretary General of the Christian Federation of Lebanon and the Levant.
The authors can be followed @robertgrabil and @francoisalam.
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The Power of an Inspired Workforce
Friday Night Lights A recurring theme for me over the past several months has to do with internal communications. Specifically, I've been asked by companies of all shapes and sizes spanning various industries, "how should we approach our internal presentations?"
At one end of the spectrum are the organizations that spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on high production events to communicate a new message to their teams. At the other end of the spectrum are companies who invest almost no time or resources to connect to their employees.
The reality is, most companies are somewhere in between, and actually, when it comes down to it, it’s not the investment of money into an internal presentation that makes the difference. It’s the investment of heart. At the end of the day, people won’t FEEL any differently about a company or its goals based on how much money was spent on massive screens or expensive PowerPoint design. These things certainly help (don’t get me wrong), but what people want is to be inspired. Moved. Captivated by a vision. That alone is the job of the leadership when it comes to presenting to an internal audience. Compromise on that point, and you’ve lost a massive opportunity.
Taking a moment to answer the following questions will tell you a great deal about whether your company is succeeding on this front:
1. How do people feel after watching the leadership team present?
2. How well can your colleagues articulate the company’s vision, or even short/mid term goals?
3. Do people at ALL levels of the organization feel a connection to the leadership team?
4. How much do people trust each other internally?
5. After an internal presentation or meeting, how much of the content actually stays with people? How much is forgotten?
If your response to these questions is, “Who cares??” I humbly but URGENTLY suggest you read these articles from the Wharton School of Business and Harvard Business School to see the connection between happy employees and a strong bottom line. (Thanks to Becky Rodskog for sending me these articles).
If your response to these questions is a slouching posture and vague feeling of hopelessness - take heart. In the spirit of making things simple and digestible, here are some ideas to improve your approach to internal presentations.
• Remember the end game: As is true for *any* presentation, always ask yourself, “What do I want them to feel, do, and remember?” That will tell you a mountain of information about the tone and direction of your presentation.
• Be of service to them, and they will return the favor. This is the irony of most things in life – the more you give, the more you get. If morale is low, and you’re asking your employees for more hours, more devotion, more revenue, chances are, you’ll get much better results by building people up than by tearing them down. Sound obvious? Well, suffice it to say, Glengarry Glen Ross style management is in effect in more organizations than you might think. (COFFEE IS FOR CLOSERS!) (if you have 2 minutes, this speech is just too priceless to pass up).
• Put yourself in their shoes. Do they really need to see that detailed revenue information at such a granular level? Just because we can import from excel does not mean we should. If your tendency is too much detail, force yourself to think about what you want them to remember, and try and do it more visually than numerically. Or another example: In this economy, many people are in a state of extended anxiety. By truly honoring their fears and showing that you care about what they are going through, you establish a deep credibility almost instantly. John Chambers at Cisco did this beautifully during a presentation he gave to financial analysts at the beginning of the meltdown, offering "...if there is anything we can do in any way to help, we will be there for you." The exchange was chronicled in this glowing article written by Fast Company last year.
• Remember who you’re talking to. These people are not just “the sales force” or “all hands on deck.” These are lives. These are people with dreams, goals, and talents, many of which you will never see or hear about during the work week. When you get the privilege to talk with them, treat that time together as sacred. Lift them up. Inspire them. Call them to be bigger as a whole than the sum of the parts. Appeal to their higher nature.
The best example I’ve ever seen of a leader igniting his people comes from one of my favorite movies – Friday Night Lights. If you do nothing else before your next internal presentation, watch this. Never forget the power of a group of people united, inspired and moving passionately in the same positive direction. If that kind of momentum can change the course of history, just think about what it can do for a company.
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Tag Archive | Declarative Poetic Narrative
Garry Gottfriedson and the Bruise Faced Child
Voo-Doo: Life and Death; With a Tattoo
People often ask me about this tattoo.
It was the last of the one’s from my old life. Here is a picture, then a list of symbolism and then a poem.
1. Pierced to skin, like I am stuck to physical life (or as my friend Ange Sterrit said to me when we lived on the streets together; stuck on the physical plain)
2. Rope/noose is my suicide attempts
3. Stitched doll is a product of society or POE: Product Of Environment. The singleness of character of the doll is me being alone and hanging out in life. Anonymous or unidentifiable doll is that it could be me or many of my friends and many other youth in society…many people like me
4. Xs as eyes is intoxication
5. The tongue hanging out is being exhausted from physical life
6. The pins are 3 white power tattoos on front of my body and two white power tattoos on back of my body
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Bruise Faced Child: A Declarative Poetic Narrative
This is not a poem. One of the things I have learnt is that my writing, much like many things about me, doesn’t fit inside a box. I colour outside of the lines and often end up challenging systems, institutions, and social norms as a result of that. It seems resistance, rebellion, and revolution are elements within my molecular structure. Ingrained to walk against the grain.
Time and time again the feedback I get on my poetic narratives are too declarative. So I have decidedly to stop calling my writing “poetry.” I had only adhered to the term poetry because everyone else calls it “poetry.” From now on I will refer to my writing as declarative poetic narratives.
Here is piece that comes from my first manuscript: A Declarative Poetic Narrative of a Bruise Faced Child
This piece is called to the blogosphere tonight after I was flooded with several memories from my childhood. The brutal rape of my mother that I witnessed at a young age, the beatings I endured, and the lonely wandering on BC highways and the mean streets of down town east Vancouver. Sometimes the best way for me to push out these memories is to write declarative poetic narratives, other times to read my already written memories and only sometimes am I compelled to blog ’em.
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Cannot add A Record to Using Digital Ocean DNS
I am not been able to add an A Record to my domain managed by DNS. It has worked in the past through DigitalOcean where I add a hostname and an external IP so the URL directs to that IP; however, today when I try to fill it out and submit a new A Record I get the error that “Data can’t be blank” and “IP address did not match the IPv4 format (eg.” I am sure that I am entering in a hostname and providing the IP address in the correct format. Is there an issue with DigitalOcean’s web gui? Is there another way for me to add the A record?
@matthewrussell Looks like Firefox works too! Thanks for hint ;)
Failed for me as above on Chrome, tried on Safari and it was OK.
I’m having the same issue. I checked Chrome DevTools and I see that webapp does not send IP address to the server, other fields such as TTL are sent properly.
<3 for this writeup.
I’m having the same issue.
Submit an answer
This issue should be resolved soon. In the meantime here is some more information:
The issue is limited to A and AAAA records. If you need to set one right now you can either:
1. Use Firefox, Safari, or the API
2. Use the dropdown instead of manually inputting the target IP
The second method will only work for resources already in your account.
I had a similar error today:
Select resource or enter custom IP cannot be blank
Turned out there was a leading space in my IP address from when I copied and pasted. As soon as I trimmed it, the error went away.
In case this trips up someone else.
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Sunday, August 21, 2016
[Review] Cursed - Jennifer L. Armentrout: Deadly Touch and Familiar Vibes
In CURSED, Ember McWilliams was resurrected by her younger sister Olivia after she died in a car accident. But Ember came back with a supernatural power herself: everything she touches dies.
What intrigued me: I had Armentrout withdrawal.
Copycat storyline?
Armentrout wrote an intriguing novel with an amazing character voice here. What I enjoy most about Armentrout's novels are always the spot on teenage voices with super sassy, sarcastic heroines. Ember is a very strong character and I really enjoyed reading the book from her perspective.
Sadly, CURSED is too reminiscent of a lot of books I know to stand on it's own. The setting in the manor with the evil father reminds me of WITHER, the concept of the deathly touch of SHATTER ME, the gifted children of MISS PEREGERINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN, and Adam, the quirky childhood friend is an absolute YA stock character. It seems like there isn't an ounce of originality in this.
Forced chemistry
A huge chunk of the novel takes place at the Cromwell residence, and from there it just goes downhill for me. The novel severely lacks in world building and is simply just not well-thought out. Protagonist Ember gets kidnapped a third into the novel by people with similar gifts. Hayden, who lives in said house is also gifted, immediately expresses an interest in her after stalking her for months, and their "tension" is very forced, disturbingly sexual from the start, and just overall awkward.
CURSED wasted a lot of potential, relying to hard on the romance and not backing the story up enough. I could have loved this if there was more behind those abilities, less lusting, and more brains. It's hardly believable how easily Ember let's the Cromwells get away with taking her and her family, especially because she's literally a girl with a deadly touch and could kill anyone she wanted.
I wanted Ember to be a strong, kick-ass protagonist given her extraordinary ability. CURSED disappoints me, because yet again a strong heroine forgets how dangerous and perfectly capable of fighting for her rights she is, simply because there's a pretty boy in sight. Sigh.
Overall: Do I Recommend?
I realize that the rating is probably a little to low for this excellent character voice, however there is just too much material that I've seen in other novels before. The tropes that Armentrout borrows aren't even executed extraordinarily, it just reads like an average novel with little to no planning or world building. CURSED absolutely disappoints by being too similar to novels who have simply done it better before.
Additional Info
Published: September 18th 2012
Pages: 304
Publisher: Spencer Hill Press
Genre: YA / Urban Fantasy
ISBN: 9780983157274
"Dying sucks
...and high school senior Ember McWilliams knows firsthand.
For real this time.(Source: Goodreads)
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Sunday, December 27, 2015
[Review] Zodiac (#1) - Romina Russell
In ZODIAC, humanity has long left the earth and moved on to another group of planets named after Zodiac signs. Telling the future is the new science of this galaxy, until one girl starts predicting the impending doom of all twelve planet constellations brought upon them by the mysterious thirteenth star sign.
Why it intrigued me: I love everything astrology and I'm a sucker for books with a space theme. Also, this probably has the most beautiful cover of 2015.
Mediocre World Building Can't Carry This Premise
Though the premise is very, very promising, Russell absolutely fails in world building. The biggest problem of the book is that it's set in a distant future instead of an alternate timeline or fictional world. Having those twelve planet constellations named after the star signs with each person living there having a personality associated with that star sign, is pretty hard for me to believe. Even taking this as just high fantasy concept, it's nothing that we haven't seen before. *cough* DIVERGENT *cough*
ZODIAC has this nice concept and promising idea of fortune-telling futuristic humans living somewhere in space, but that's it. A lot of it doesn't make sense and the biggest problem is that so many concepts are named, but remain unexplained. I don't even remember all the specific names for emperors and soldiers and matriarchs. There is so much lingo in this and so much unexplained, complicated pseudo-world building that I was just at a loss at some point and felt like giving up.
I'm not sure what the world of ZODIAC is trying to be. High fantasy, futuristic, science fiction, something entirely unique? For a different galaxy there is just too little imagery to even create a world in my head.
From Zero to Holy Mother of Everything??
I'd forgive all the issues I have with the confusing world of ZODIAC if the characters were decent and likable. Rho Grace is a fortune teller from the planet Cancer that somehow is able to tell the future without any science-y gadgets. So far so good. She's one of those blank slate characters that you can't help but not care about because she doesn't really have a personality.
But then she randomly gets promoted to emperor of everything and addressed as Holy Mother for literally no reason at all and her voice and everything just changes and I felt like I must have skipped 300 pages of character development by accident. Honestly, I've never had the issue with too much character development before, but this novel will probably become my standard example.
The whole novel is simply about her trying to convince everyone that someone coming from the ancient long forgotten thirteenth planet is trying to kill everyone. Along the way she also falls in love with two very easily forgettable, replaceable love interests who I'm sure were pretty much taken straight from SHATTER ME by Tahereh Mafi. It's just every cliche every packed in an insanely beautiful cover and thrown into space. Can I get my time back?
Overall: Do I Recommend?
You can try, but it's just too light for me. Nothing I haven't read 700 times before and with a way better execution. It's every debut YA novel ever smashed into one. I'm grieving for the wonderful premise.
Additional Info
Published: November 9th 2015
Pages: 448
Publisher: ivi
Genre: YA / Sci-Fi / Space and Other Planets
ISBN: 9783492703819
But who will believe anything this young novice says? Whom can Rho trust in a universe defined by differences? And how can she convince twelve worlds to unite as one Zodiac?"(Source: Goodreads)
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Tuesday, September 2, 2014
[Review] Shatter Me - Tahereh Mafi
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"Juliette hasn’t touched anyone in exactly 264 days.
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At that time, back in 2000, Megadeth needed one record to finish their contract with Capitol Records, so they released this compilation. Megadeth never released a compilation album before, at least a serious attempt of a compilation. But this is just a compilation, not a 'best of' album. This was edited clearly thinking about incomes, because the most succesful songs are here, but in commercial terms. That's why I miss some stuff from the first album, like "Last Rites/Loved to Death", "Mechanix" or "Rattlehead", huge Megadeth's classics and better than some songs included in this compilation. Of course, anthems like "Hangar 18", "Holy Wars", "Peace Sells" and "Symphony of Destruction" are here, and also some radio hits like "Train of Consequences", "Sweating Bullets" and "A Tout le Monde". But some older stuff and even of the recent albums, like "Reckoning Day" or things like that, are missing.
Anyway, this is a good approach to Megadeth's music. If you want to introduce yourself or somebody to Megadeth, this record is very OK for that. And we've got new songs here (at that time): "Kill the King" and "Dread and the Fugitive Mind". Both songs are fucking great. "Kill the King" is catchy and powerful, the riffs and drums playing is astonishing. "Dread and the Fugitive Mind" is as good or better. The lyrics are excellent and the solos great. This reminds me "Sweating Bullets" a lot, mainly for the beginning of the song. But it's kind of boring the fact that this song was included in two albums, one afther the other, and with any new arrangement. Then, why they don't put it in the "Kill the King" single, released before this compilation? And "Dread..." rules, and "The World Needs a Hero", didn't rule that much.
The old songs aren't that well chosen. Why there's a "Risk" song here? Even Mustaine hates this record, and you can count the times they played any song from that record with one hand (but, luckly?, here in Chile they played "I'll Be There") I confess that I've never heard anything from "Risk", but if "Crush 'Em" is the 'best' song from that record, I'll never listen or buy or even download that shit and gay album. The compilation gets better in "Trust", when all the songs are really 'mega-hits'. It's a great part of the album, but I dislike those track before "Trust" (exceptions are the two first tracks)
Well, I don't have many words to describe this, and it doesn't needs many descriptions if we think that those are the most known Megadeth songs, thay they have played them thousands of times live and most of metalheads have listened already. "Capitol Punishment" is a hidden medley, after "Peace Sells", it's somebody changing the radio stations, finding many Megadeth songs. This is some kind of irony, but describes how the tracks were chosen. Well, still a good compilation. And now this went out of print, a fact that makes this more valuable. But own it only if you are a Megadeth fanboy.
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May 2, 2014
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Apr 22, 2014
Bubble Art, tips and tricks!
I spent the weekend with my sister and she mentioned seeing something about bubble art recently. I never thought I'd ever make bubble art, mainly because I never had food dye and never need it, so why should I buy some for one project?
We went to the dollar store and got 2 packages of 3 containers of bubbles and a thing of different sized bubble wands. $3 for the whole project, since she had the dye and paper already! Also, it was the day after Easter, so I'm sure that there were at least egg dyes at the dollar store if not regular food dye.
So here's the results! These are only my 2, but they are the same color scheme as my sisters:
Aren't they pretty? I cut a heart out of the cardboard on the back of the extra wands, then cutout the cutout (if that makes sense, it's the hearts outline).
NOW. We had an issue while doing this: The bubbles hate the color white and will do anything not to land on it!!! So basically, we would blow some bubbles and then try to catch them on the wand, and then basically place them on the paper. If you press down gently and then keep still, then lift up a bit and keep still, you can make rings of color. You can see on the bottom of the green and blue one a blue bubble with another blue bubble inside of it. So when you place the bubble on the paper, press down so that it spreads wider, then lift up so that the bubble tries to come off the paper with the wand and it gets skinnier. That's how we made the multiple rings.
Right next to that double bubble on the green and blue picture, there's a bubble with some purple in it. I can also explain how to do that! We each had a wand, and I would dip mine in the blue and then NOT blow a bubble. My sister would dip her wand in the purple and blow bubbles and I would catch them with my wand. Basically there's extra dye and liquid from my wand and it all goes to the bottom of the bubble. I place it on the paper and extra dye lands first with a little bit of purple from my sisters wand, and more blue from mine since I didn't blow any bubbles.
Anyways, pretty cool huh? I thought I'd just share some of the tricks we learned while making our pretty pieces of art.
Jan 27, 2014
Powerpuffs save the day!
So I've taken a short break from my quilt to work on a simple dress. A powerpuff girl dress. Yes. I will be dressing as Buttercup. For Radcon. I really wish I had a black corset, because I just feel so unbelievably fat in this dress. Losing 7 pounds this month has not had any visual effect whatsoever. I can only hope in the next 2-3 weeks I will lose more! Haha. I am doing it for a friend though! We started watching Powerpuff Girls on Netflix and they're just really simple. Instead of doing a simple black band around the middle, we sewed the sash to the front and left the back long so that we can tie them into bows. The front of the dress is "modest", trust me it really bothers us to have such a high neckline! I seriously can't stand shirts touching me above the collar bone.
My friend is Blossom and made this amazing and giant hair bow. She just made it out of leftover dress fabric so it's pink instead of red, but it is still simply amazing. I love it and I want one. She said it turned out a lot better than she thought it would.
I'm going to add darts in the front and back of my dress because the sleeves are basically hanging on my shoulders and I'd like them to be closer together. There's definitely room in my dress to be smaller! Although it's not a stretch fabric at all so I shouldn't make it too huggy.
Speaking of losing weight, I believe I'm being more and more better (don't even try to correct that sentence) about food. At the moment I am making beef soup bone broth, using a slow cooker for the first time, and I am also cooking beans. Not canned beans, dried beans! They're really annoying with all the overnight soaking and now cooking for hours, but this is what a good woman does, right? Pre-plan meals? I also made rice, and plan on cooking up some ground beef and also making guacamole, so we can have burritos/tacos probably for lunch/dinner. We don't really eat at regular times, and I try to eat smaller portions while my boyfriend will eat until everything is gone. When I make enchilada's, I make 6 so there's 2 for each of us here. When he decides to eat 2 enchiladas I bitch constantly because he knows he shouldn't eat so much (I stuff them unbelievably full, it's like enchiladas you get at a mexican restaurant) but it's there and he WANTS it even though he already had one! He keeps saying that he's lost weight, and I don't really believe him because he keeps talking about when he's skinny and looks good he wants me to make him all of his clothes but he never bothers working out, he tries to get me to hand him things that are just out of arm's reach from him, but nooo he's losing a pound once in a while so why should he try harder? I'm pretty sure he is losing weight because of my trying harder to make us better food.
Sorry for the rant, but it's starting to get on my nerves! This is something that NEEDS to change and soon, because when I don't think and hand him something that required me to move more than he would have if he got it, that's just ridiculous and sad and pathetic. Sometimes when I say no I won't give him something he will explode saying how his hip will hurt like the old man he is in his early 20s, and that I can't expect him to do it and from now on I'm not going to listen to that bull.
Stop ranting. Stop it. I really needed it, though! I feel loads better. I'm just done being a maid!
Jan 20, 2014
Quilt Update!
So I spent 12 hours both today and yesterday, plus some time before that, and I'm still just barely done with half the quilt top! It's crazy, but seeing all the blocks I've made, especially after I've ironed them, is just so awesome. Looking at those crisp, clean lines... It's worth it! My hands and back don't even hurt at all. They were a bit cramped earlier, but I just shook them around a bit and that worked like a charm.
Here's a few pictures, this one is of the fabric choices:
Batik's, a few tie dies, and white.
This below is the block I'm making. The pattern is called "Bento Box", where you make the same block but can put it in several different patterns for the finished top. Since I have so many colors, I might do one of the more random looking patterns, instead of the more organized ones. My friend is making the same block and her quilt is much more colorful. She is further along than I, and has already started sewing the top together. It's looking AMAZING! I can't wait until mine is finished!
Bento Box Block
The colors look a bit washed out, I'll have to remember to bring my nice camera to take pictures soon. I love batiks and just can't wait to see what it'll look like all put together!
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So I mentioned my "big project" on Facebook and forgot to give any details. I asked a few friends if they were interested in starting quilts this year. One is more experienced and has been helping us start ours, and it's proving to be much easier than I thought it would be... Probably because the ironing board is right next to us instead of downstairs, encouraging me to actually iron the fabric!
I choose to go with batiks for my quilt. We're doing a pattern called "Bento Box" that shows you how to make a block that can be arranged into many different patterns. Some don't look like anything to me, and other ones look really cool.
I also am going to start knitting a TON of these Trumpet Flowers for my sisters wedding! They're really pretty, and small. It shouldn't take to long to churn out a bunch, but I've got the time anyways, it seems. I'll need to grab up some needles that size, and matching yarn for the theme, but it shouldn't cost too much except time, which I've got plenty of!
So there's my 2 big projects this year. Yes, a lap sized quilt is a big project for me! I really want it to turn out beautiful. We are zipping through, honestly. I only got most of my fabric today, and I know that I'll end up need more anyways. Especially of the white. When I sew up a few blocks, I'll post a couple of pictures of the blocks so you can see my color scheme. It's mostly batiks, with a couple of tie-dies thrown in that sort of match the batiks.
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Jan 14, 2014
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Jan 13, 2014
2014 Goals
So I'm reading lots of posts on blogs and on facebook about people's goals and I have been thinking about my own. I only really have one big, long term goal that I want to get too: A self sufficient farm. There's a lot of smaller goals that go along with that goal, such as learning about raising and then raising all sorts of livestock, as well as gardening, and using the products from the garden and livestock. I'm in the process of learning a LOT right now, but the farm is a long way into my future right now, and I need to focus on smaller, short term goals that will get me to my future farm.
One of the more obvious goals is to get a job. However, I'm letting the job be interchangable with an education. If I can get financial aid this year and go to school, that will allow me to feel like I have a purpose to my life and that I'm being productive. I suffer from depression, and I think it's because I currently don't have anything to do all day. I AM productive, when doing crafts, but as I've said before I am living in a place where most of my crafting supplies don't have the room to be at. That last sentence could have been worded better, but that brings me to my next thing: Without school, or any stimulation, I can literally feel intelligence leaking out of my ears. I have been having trouble spelling, and a lot of trouble figuring out simple math in my head. Addition? Subtraction? I suddenly seem to be amazing at remembering random multiplication facts, but I can just forget about division. I literally missed learning it in school, anyways. So, I would prefer getting into school instead of getting a job, but again, money would be AWESOME.
I also would REALLY like to get a group of my friends to make enough things so by next February we could be a vendor at Radcon. With all of us together, we can make jewelry, knit items, chainmaille items, dice, carbon fiber boxes, plus lots more, so if we all pitch in I think we could make a profit.
I've also been thinking about getting German Angora rabbits. You have to shear them every 90 days, and you can use their fur to make yarn! Plus, they are also good for meat. So, it'd be jumping into the livestock that I'd like, if I started breeding them at least. I have to learn about rabbits still, plus this ties in to the fact that a job would be helping me move into a place where I could keep rabbits. I'm really excited about the idea of the rabbits, so here's what I've decided my goals this year is:
1. Get a job AND into school.
2. Move after accomplishing first goal!
3. Focus on sell-able crafts.
4. Get German Angora Rabbits. After moving.
I honestly think that my life will be vastly improved by the first goal. I'd be doing something. So, that's the one I'll be working on the hardest.
And of course, I'm an overweight woman, so I'll need to also lose weight for my New Years goal. I've already lost 3 pounds! What are your goals/resolutions this year? Do you think you'll accomplish them?
Dec 4, 2013
No pics until AFTER xmas.
I planned on posting all of these pictures of the things I've been making recently, but then I decided against it because I DO post my blog posts on my blogs Facebook page and I don't want people seeing all these things, deciding they like it, then finding out it was for someone else. So I'll be posting them after xmas.
Meanwhile, I've been working my fingers off knitting. Scarves are always difficult for me, because they seem to take SO long to make. I've saved the hats for last, because they go so much more quickly and feel more satisfying. I knew I'd be burned out by now, and it's only the beginning of December! After all the knitting, I've got clay figures I need to make. One will be rather simple, and the rest I haven't even decided what exactly they'll look like.
So, sorry I haven't been posting, but all I have been doing is knitting, knitting, knitting for xmas. I'll make absolute sure to get pictures of everything before I give it away, because some of the things are nice enough that I wish I could keep them. I cut a lot of people out of my gift list this year (you know, the people I never see and who never give me anything anyways) and some people I won't see until summer, so I can concentrate on those gifts at my leisure. I really wanted to start making things earlier in the year, but I couldn't decide on what I wanted to make, because my gift list was a lot longer. I usually end up making everyone one small thing, and basically mass producing the same thing to give to a lot of people, and most of them time they aren't exactly happy with that. That's the big reason why I cut the list down. The other reason is the fact that I'm sick of giving people shit when they don't return the favor. If it's been a couple of years... You ain't getting anything anymore. Or is it you ain't getting nothing? Apparently "ain't" has been added to the dictionary, so what is the proper way to use it in a sentence? Honestly I think it's an improper word, so if it's an improper sentence, it should be proper. Two impropers make a proper, right?
So, here's a link list of some of the things I'm making, in case any of you guys need ideas:
Corset Shaped Hanging Bag
Graham Knit Hat
Very Plain Knit Hat
Starfish Knit Cloth
Knit Scrubber
Knit Troubador Scarf (I did a variation on this scarf)
Double Knit Soap Sack
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Nov 7, 2013
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by rholtzjr (#47823525) Attached to: Facebook Blamed For Driving Up Cellphone Bills, But It's Not Alone
Farcebook is a worthless application that has no inherent value other than wasting time and advertising how we live our daily activities. Who cares that I went to the mall, who cares that I hiked 10 miles, geez, and better yet let me advertise when I am not going to be home for the thieves to come ransack my home. This is an application that need to go away.
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by rholtzjr (#47488889) Attached to: World Health Organization Calls For Decriminalization of Drug Use
I agree with your comments on this as well. What would we do with all the prison space currently housed by drug-related occupants? That would put a heavy dent in the income of the organizations that manage the prison systems (which are mostly cronies of the politicians). And once the dent is made in their profits, they would lobby to elevate the penalty of some other illegal act to put the profits back into their pockets, say jaywalking or driving while texting is a now mandatory 90 days in prison.
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by rholtzjr (#47389427) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: How Often Should You Change Jobs?
It is obvious that you have never been a consultant before. If you throw the 1-2 years and less into the "least likely" pile then you are going to miss out on people who can adapt rapidly in practically any situation. This is what the industry created when they started outsourcing. In the event that a person goes from a full time employment to a consulting type employment are you saying you would not want this type of person to re-enter the full time employment category? Seeing as you have 25 years with a single company shows that you are operating on a 25 years old concept.
Comment: Don't know about you, but.... (Score 1) 384
by rholtzjr (#46455379) Attached to: Men And Women Think Women Are Bad At Basic Math
My sister has a Masters Degree in Mathematics and also teaches an advanced placement Calculus class at a local high school. Women bad at math????
I know that to be different. I would rather think that it has to do with having the ability to think in an abstract manner. Some people can do this easier than others. Gender has nothing to do with it.
Comment: You should try it in Texas (Score 1) 698
by rholtzjr (#32242608) Attached to: ACLU Sues To Protect Your Right To Swear
Swearing in the presence of a law enforcement official in Texas is considered an act of resistance. Therefore resisting an a law enforcement official (misdameanor), where you will be thrown in jail for a least a minimum of 72 hours (at least until bailed out). When you get out you still have to go to your local court and fight (and still pay court costs), where you will then be free to be picked again if you foolishly try it again. RULE 1: MAN WITH THE GUN: Yes sir.... No sir.... RULE 2: DISRESPECT IS NOT APPRECIATED: refer to RULE 1
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Category Archives: System Design
Architecture Qualifications
The Right Way
There is no right or wrong way to develop software. This is a controversial, but key concept to grasp.
What matters is that everyone working on developing a single piece of software agrees to use the same methods. They must pull together rather than pulling apart.
No methodology or practice works the best across all products, teams or systems. You need to find what works for you and yours, and then push to maintain that successful process over time.
Many people have written and talked about what worked for them, whether it is Scrum, XP or waterfall for delivering projects, or smaller and more syntactic decisions such as OO programming, functional programming, or even a particular coding style.
Don’t fall into a trap of a one true way. What is true for one person in one situation may not hold true for your team in your situation.
Once you find a method you can make use of, then you must by all means strive to implement the best practices and recommendations of others. There is little point in choosing to do something badly when you can choose to do it well.
Find something that fits, do it as best you possibly can, and good quality software will follow without fail.
Connections Per Hostname
There are lots of ways to improve the performance of your website, some are easier than others to implement, and some will have a greater or lesser effect.
One potentially easy win is to limit the requests made from a single hostname. Most modern browsers will create up to six requests to a single host. If you are serving all of your resources from the same domain, e.g. then the browser will request the first six, wait for them to load, then start requesting the next six.
If you split your resources across multiple domains then this queuing will not occur. As a simple improvement, load your static content from (or similar). This means that your dynamic pages will load, and start pulling your static content very quickly, rather than waiting for all the requests to the dynamic pages to complete.
This splitting out also leads to other possible benefits. You can put your static resources onto a CDN, so the performance of your will be drastically better than if served from your own servers. It also allows for further tweaks, this domain can be configured to be cookieless (you’d use in this case). That would save sending cookies for static requests, which you should never need.
This is a quick improvement that should be simple to setup. The major effort is in configuring the domains correctly, and planning your system to allow for these split domains. Once you’ve done that, you’ll increase performance for everyone using your site, without having to improve the code that drives the system.
Breaking Changes
Making a breaking change is just about the most destructive thing you can do in a software system. Doing something that means everything that went before is outdated means you are going to severely limit your options for the future.
A breaking change is one where the system has changed in such a way to mean you cannot go back to the old version.
If you can’t go back to the old version, then you need to be certain that your new version will work. That may sound pretty simple, but it’s always harder in practice.
You should design your system to reduce the number of breaking changes, and to allow for the simplest methods of coping with a breaking change.
When you have the choice of a little extra work to make a smooth transition, give enough weight to the prospect of your change failing to estimate correctly. Don’t just assume that everything will work and you can always roll forwards.
If you can isolate your breaking change to a single layer then you can split your deployment to several pools. You need a way to send users to the new or old code in a reliable way, otherwise this will not work.
If you design ahead of time to take account for the breaking changes, then when you finally need to make one it won’t be as painful as it may have been.
Performance Tradeoffs
Performance is often a key concern in designing systems. Every time we consider performance we are making some kind of trade off in the wider system, and this needs to be understood or the system will fail.
Generally a performance requirement is phrased in a vague manner, indicating the system should be fast, responsive or otherwise quick. This is going to be very hard to design well for.
A good requirement will let us start making the tradeoffs we need. It will request that a key page is loaded in less than a second, or that calls to external services complete in less than 100 milliseconds. The requirement here is measurable, so we know if we have achieved it or not.
With the measurable requirement in hand, we can decide how to achieve the required performance. It might be easy, and just be met as the system is designed. We might need to cache data, or use more powerful hardware (trading cost for performance). We may find we need to use a lower level language or code module (trading maintainability for performance). We might have to use new or unproven technologies (trading risk for performance).
Once the requirement is understood we can look at the key performance tradeoffs, make the system design with these in mind and ensure that the stakeholders in the system are aware of the choices and options available to them. If we don’t have measurable performance requirements, we can’t make these informed decisions, and the system will suffer.
Map Reduce
The idea of Map Reduce is very simple. It is a method to split up a complicated problem into smaller work packets that can be solved on a distributed system.
There are two main parts to Map Reduce, the Mapping function and the Reducing function.
The Mapping function is used to split up your dataset into manageable chunks. It is performed by the master node in the system. The Reducing function will be run on each of your worker nodes. It takes a mapped set of data, processes it, and returns the results to the master node. The master will then collate all of the reduced values and return the final results.
There are some further complexities to Map Reduce implementations, namely how the data is actually sent to a worker, how the results are returned and how the scheduling is managed. This is basically what a system like Hadoop will manage for you, so you can concentrate on the details of your Mapping and Reducing.
The canonical example is to produce a count of words in a document. The input to your mapping function is a string containing the text of the document. This will be split into words by the mapper, and a list of key value pairs identifying each word will be sent to the worker nodes. The reduce function will simply count the values provided, and return the results.
"A simple string with a repeated word"
Map function
function map(string mapInput)
foreach(var word in input.ToLower().Split(" "))
function reduce(string[] reduceInput)
This is rough psuedo-code showing what you’d need to implement, it will not work exactly as written, you will need to customise for your actual implementation.
We’d expect from this to see the following results:
a 2
repeated 1
simple 1
string 1
with 1
word 1
From this simple example, you should be able to see how we can expand to cope with much more complicated and interesting problems.
Tiered Applications
We design systems in tiers to enable us to simplify complex problems and to give us greater understanding of the solutions we are attempting to create.
The most common separation is to split Data, Display and the methods to convert one to the other (generally known as Business Logic). This three tier structure can be seen across many different applications, and extends throughout the entire software industry. Often developers will be hired to only work on a single tier, the skills for working at each level can be very different.
If we achieve a good separation into tiers, we can replace the implementation of one tier with another. The commonest replacement is to implement new Display modes, adding a mobile display to an existing website, switching a windows display to the web.
Changing the data source is almost always more problematic, as you must move your data as well, but it is still possible.
We give up the possibility of the most efficient system when we create a tiered system, but in exchange we gain simplicity and understanding. As technology gets ever more powerful the systems we ever more afford this trade-off in the interest of creating maintainable and extendable systems.
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Monday, July 18, 2016
Why Pokemon XY is Better Than Indigo League
What? How can XY be better than Indigo League, the show that started all?!
My four year-old is currently obsessed with Pokemon. My husband and I are old-school Pokemon fans, me from watching the original series and him from playing the first gameboy games.
The next generation fandom started with my husband and I impulse-buying coordinating Pokemon keychains (Squirtle and Bulbasaur). My daughter became obsessed with Squirtle, playing with the keychain whenever she could. We started with showing her some clips of Squirtle on YouTube, but eventually we just dove in with Indigo League, because naturally, you should start at the beginning, right?
We finished Indigo League on Netflix, but not having free access to Johto Journeys, we started Pokemon XY.
At first, I was against XY. Different voice actors! Different Ash outfit! Different Pokemon! Different companions!! What happened to Brock and Misty?! Who are these Clement and Bonnie people!?
For Pokemon purists, I say start from the beginning, but for young kids, XY is superior to Indigo League for these reasons:
1. Ash (Main Character)
Indigo League
In Indigo League Ash is a whiney, arrogant, selfish boy. It is comical in the series that he thinks he's so great and keeps getting put in his place, but for a main character, his personality is kind of annoying and not what I'd hope for my kids.
Ash is older, more experienced, and more mature. He is kind and considerate to his friends. He still wants to become a better Pokemon trainer, but he's not obsessed with personal greatness and has a much more humble attitude toward the process. In one episode he is rejected from a gym because he doesn't have four badges yet. He accepts the rule and maturely says that he will return when he has four badges. He is a much better role model for little ones.
2. Companions
Indigo League
As much as I love Misty (I dressed like her last month), she is very rude. She verbally abuses Ash in every episode. Ash treats her pretty poorly in the beginning too. In the episode where they visit her home town, her three sisters call her ugly. Lots of negativity with her.
Similarly, I loved Brock when I first saw the series in high school. He was hilariously falling in love with every girl they met in each episode. When Brock (and sometimes 10 year-old Ash) drools over a girl, I wonder at his intentions (hooking up?) and am offended at the blatant objectification of women.
Not behaviors or philosophies I want my 4 year-old picking up.
Clement and Bonnie are a brother and sister duo. They are kind and take care of each other. Bonnie fills the Brock role of pointing out beautiful women to her brother, but her motive is to find her brother a good wife. Instead of targeting physically attractive women, she says "you seem like a keeper" about nice, smart, and pretty women. It fulfills the comedic part of the show with Clement getting thoroughly embarrassed, but doesn't diminish a woman's worth to looks alone.
Sarina is the other female companion of Ash (yay for equal numbers of boys and girls in the main group!) and fills the role of beginning trainer. She is like Ash in Indigo league, except sweet naive instead of bloated with amateur arrogance. For people new to Pokemon, you can learn through her eyes.
They are always encouraging and helpful toward each other. I don't think I've seen an episode with name-calling or arguing yet.
3. More Pokemon
This actually bothered me at first. I thought, "Come on! I just learned the first 150, now I have to learn more?!"
[To people who have no clue what Pokemon is, I describe them as animals that people catch and battle with. It's not like dog fighting, because that's what Pokemon exist for and what they like to do. There are plenty of episodes about the evils of mistreating Pokemon. The show promotes environmental awareness and positive care of animals.]
Though it's fictional, if it were a real world, there would be more than 150 types of animals. It makes sense that there are regional types. Once I got over missing Charmander and Bulbasaur, I actually started to like Froakie and Fenneken.
Now that Pokemon Go is so popular, the Geek in me is actually glad to know some more obscure ones, so I can out-geek the mainstreamers. That sounds extra geeky, but some of you can relate.
4. Hidden Lessons
Indigo League definitely had some hidden lessons, mostly about animal rights and taking care of the environment. XY has up-ed the ante. I recently watched on with a hidden lesson about eating well! That's a win in my household.
One lesson both series often teach is don't trust strangers to take care of your Pokemon, because they'll probably turn out to be Team Rocket.
5. Fewer Weird Characters
There were a couple Indigo League episodes where I might have laughed as a high schooler, but as a parent, I cringed. The episode where a maniac woman tries to kill all the jelly fish, and her entourage are young guys in speedos? Or the one where a bunch of boy bullies are controlled by one beautiful girl bully?
So far with XY, the day players are less PG-13 or even PG. It's been a very G-rated show.
6. Better Battles
XY just has better battles. The trainers call out more attacks. The animation is better.
I recently watched a battle where Pikachu was blinded by something, and Ash called out detailed moves for Pikachu. I'm 30 years old and was entertained by it, so that's saying something, right? (about the show, not me!)
Drawbacks of XY
1. The opening song isn't the full Indigo League version (there's no "You teach me and I teach you. Pokemon!!"), which wasn't the full-full version anyways.
2. Different voices. Ash's new voice makes sense, because he's supposed to be older. But Team Rocket's voices are strange to me, especially Meowth. I LOVED James' voice in Indigo League. The new voice is okay, but I keep picturing a voice actor in a studio, whereas the old James was just James.
I LOVE Indigo League, so don't get me wrong. These opinions are all in the light of my four year-old watching the show and me as a parent watching for subtle (or not-so-subtle) negative influences on her character and the way she views herself.
Charmander, return!
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Player’s Menu and Prices
Perhaps, you’ve got an idea to visit Player’s, and you are thinking, “Where is Player’s near me?” Please find an Player’s official website and click on Locations. The closest one will be given for you with all the details, services in a particular restaurant, operating hours, directions.
Player’s Holiday Hours
All of us are waiting for the holidays to spend some time with our families and friends. To have dinner at home is a good choice, but to have dinner at Player’s can be a great decision too.
The dining chain is normally operating during holidays, except Christmas Day. This day the workers of Player’s celebrate with their families at home. However, due to the large numbers of the Player’s restaurants, some of them can change the holiday hours and operating days. So, contact the local restaurant to check the information.
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Space Available for database is 0
By mchauhan ·
My sql database is showing space available for one of the database is 0.
I have got SQL Server 2005 Ent. Edition(32bit). File growth for .mdf file is set to Autogrowth 10% growth Unrestricted.
I have got lots of physical space on hard drive, why then it is showing 0.00 space available for database. What do i need to do to free up space.
When i ran sp_spaceused it gave me following results
database_name database_size unallocated space
XXXX 1817.31 MB 0.00 MB
reserved data index_size unused
1860760 KB 1763496 KB 13240 KB 84024 KB
I would really appreciate if anyone could tell me what is going on over here and would this slow down the data access?
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The 0 is unallocated space
by Tony Hopkinson In reply to Space Available for datab ...
If the file is growing as necessary the you don't have a problem. The only performance penalty from having zero space is SQL server will have to make a call to the OS to allocate more disk space to the mdf.
That can get quite expensive if say you start with the default 1M and then add 30M of data from queries.
upadteusage = 'true' will force the stats to be recalced, they can get messed up.
You could try increasing the size of the mdf, 0 unallocated could easily be an indicator of a successfully optimised database, which has hit equilibrium in terms of size.
To free up space, get rid of some stuff. Another possible saver in terms of space is high fill factors in indexes on static tables.
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Few more Questions?
by mchauhan In reply to The 0 is unallocated spac ...
Thank you very much Tony for you simple but very effective response.
I have checked the logs and i am not getting any errors but the data access has gone very slow.
Meanwhile i was wondering if there is lots of physical disk space available then why is SQL not using it and how can i make it use that space.
How do i solve the problem of "high fill factors in indexes on static tables"?
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Hi Everyone,
Thank you in advance for reading and helping me wrap my mind around this issue. At my organization, we just started leveraging Terraform to create and manage our cloud resources. At the moment, we using Terraform in GitLab-CI CI/CD pipelines in a few different repositories. In my environment, Terraform is executed from the terraform Docker container on DockerHub. My question around what the best practices are versioning Terraform for CICD pipelines. When terraform 0.12.13 came out, we decided to pin to that version back in November to keep things relatively stable while we learned Terraform. Now we are quite a few versions behind, but more mature in our Infrastructure as Code platform.
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Are there any other options or best practices for using Terraform in a CICD pipeline?
Ideally, I wish there was a terraform:stable Docker tag that would be a little slower to update. This way we could avoid running bleeding edge, but not get stuck a few versions behind. Also, if there was a Docker tag for terraform:0.12 which always kept to the most recent version of the 0.12.x release, that would helpful as well.
I’m wondering as well how other folks version their Terraform projects? Run latest? or pin to a specific version and periodically upgrade?
Thanks in advance!
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• ultrafine particles that can be inhaled deep into the lungs.
• flavorants such as diacetyl, a chemical linked to serious lung disease.
• volatile organic compounds.
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Is smoking weed during pregnancy harmful?
• What are the effects of smoking weed when pregnant? For the fetus, daily marijuana use during pregnancy may lead to "an increased risk of low birth weight, low resistance to infection, decreased oxygen levels and other negative fetal health outcomes ," according to recent study from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Is shisha more harmful than smoking?
yes, the tobacco in shisha flavours is significantly stronger which is why it produces so much smoke, so as the tobacco is much stronger it is obviously more harmful than smoking normal cigarettes or weed
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Is smoking cigarettes harmful when breastfeeding?
• Using tobacco or e-cigarettes while breastfeeding can allow harmful chemicals to pass from the mother to the infant through breast milk or secondhand smoke exposure.
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Is smoking more harmful than marijuana?
Any form of "smoking" is bad for your health, so No is one answer. You werent very specific but if your talking about cigarettes then yes they are more harmful than marijuana. One because there is no "nicotine" in marijuana and two because there are many harmful substances that are in cigarettes and no extra substances in marijuana.Correction:Marijuana is more dangerous than smoking. It contains more carcinogens (cancer-causing agents) than cigarette smoke.For more information about the many harmful effects of marijuana, see the related link below.
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How harmful is smoking with copd?
Yes, it is harmful if you are smoking with COPD. Smoking increased the damage being done to the lungs which make it harder for the person with COPD to breathe.
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Is smoking plain tobacco leaves harmful?
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Is tobacco smoking harmful for health?
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Which is more harmful cigar smoking or pipe smoking?
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What are 10 effects of smoking?
• Cancer…
• Breathing problems and chronic respiratory conditions…
• Heart disease, stroke and blood circulation problems…
• Diabetes…
• Infections…
• Dental problems…
• Hearing loss…
• Vision loss.
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What are the effects of smoking?
• The long-term effects of smoking are extensive. There are numerous diseases linked to smoking. Smoking can cause cancer of the mouth and throat and lung cancer, and can increase the risk for stomach (gastric) cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, cervical cancer, and pancreatic cancer.
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Does smoking have any positive effects?
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What is smoking and its effects?
Smoking can cause emphysema, heart disease, and cancer.
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Medium term effects of smoking cigarettes?
you die........
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Does smoking cause effects hair loss?
• Smoking also causes an imbalance in the protease/anti-protease systems of the follicles. Subsequently, the hair growth cycle will be affected adversely, leading to gradual hair loss. All these are pointers to the fact that smoking can cause hair loss.
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What are the harmful effects of alcohol and tobacco?
• Cancers of the Mouth and Throat…
• Liver Cancer…
• Cardiovascular Disease…
• Mutual Craving…
• A Common Brain System…
• Tolerance and Cross-Tolerance…
• Genetic Factors.
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Are there any harmful effects of menthol in cigarettes?
• Natural products should be regarded to be potentially as dangerous as drugs. Menthol gives the sensation of reducing congestion, but it actually can worsen congestion. Menthol flavoring in cigarettes might be associated with a higher rate of addiction to smoking. Smoking of all types of cigarettes, including mentholated cigarettes, is unhealthy.
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What are the harmful effects of ''tar'' in cigarettes?
The Harmful Effects of Tar is that it can cause heart cancer,mouth cancer and lungs cancer.
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What are the harmful effects of the electronic cigarette?
• Are Electronic Cigarette Dangerous? Diethylene Glycol. Electronic Cigarettes are found to contain an anti-freeze component known as Diethylene Glycol… Toxicity. Other than Diethylene Glycol, e-cigarettes also contain cancer-causing compounds like nitrosamines… Bad Marketing… Nicotine… Tetramethylpyrazine… Misuse… Cost-Effective…
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Why is smoking marijuana more harmful then smoking then tobacco?
It isn't. In fact, smoking Marijuana helps rid the body of the toxins tobacco ckntains. These toxins may cause birth defects and death, and every time someone compares the two, I'll spit on a mosque.
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How do the harmful effects of marijuana compare to the effects of smoked tobacco?
tobacco is evil and will kill you marijuana's only negative side effect is jail and negative corporate profits
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Is vaping as harmful as smoking cigarettes?
• SINGAPORE - Users of electronic vaporisers often consider the activity safer than cigarette smoking and less harmful to others because it is smokeless. But the sweet scent of exhaled vape clouds masks potential health risks, said medical experts The Straits Times spoke to recently.
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Is smoking cannabis harmful to your lungs?
Yes, the inhalation of any type of smoke is harmful to the lungs.
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Is smoking one cigar a year harmful?
• Smoking as little as one cigar a day increases the risk of cancer. Cigar smoking has been linked to several different cancers, most notably those of the oral cavity, which include lip, tongue, mouth, throat, and larynx.
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Is cigar smoking as harmful as cigarettes?
• It is widely believed that cigars are less toxic and, thereby, less harmful to health than cigarettes. It is probably related to the fact that cigars smokers are not as likely to inhale smoke. However, cigars contain as many toxic substances as cigarettes.
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Is occasional cigar smoking really that harmful?
• The more cigars you smoke and the deeper you inhale, the greater the risks. Although the health effects of occasional cigar smoking aren't as clear, the only safe level of cigar smoking is none at all . Instead of trying to choose between cigarette smoking and cigar smoking, try to quit tobacco entirely. There is no safe form of tobacco.
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Is smoking harmful for hepatitis b patients?
Smoking is harmful for everyone
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Is chewing tobacco less harmful than smoking?
No it is not
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Is smoking tobacco once a week harmful?
Smoking tobacco once a week is still harmful, even if it isn't as often as others may smoke. It will gradually cause tobacco related problems in your body.More importantly, it trains your brain to desire the stimulation of nicotine, and exposes you to a real risk of addiction. Nicotine is more addictive than heroin. Would you ask if using heroin once a week was harmful?
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Is smoking one cigar a day harmful?
The short answer is ... Yes. As we are reminded in every tobacco conversation these days, there is no such thing as a safe tobacco... If you were to able kick a two pack a day cigarette habit by smoking one cigar a day, would you be better off? I would say yes.
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Is smoking hookah really harmful for us?
• Hookah smoking can be as damaging, addictive, and dangerous as cigarettes, because the tobacco is no less toxic in a water-pipe. In fact, a habitual shisha smoker might breathe in much more poisonous fumes during an hour-long session than a typical cigarette smoker inhales in a few days.
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If you smoke cigarettes while on prozac is it potentially harmful outside of the effects of smoking itself?
no no There's certainly nothing conclusive to indicate that smoking while on Prozac will put you at extra risk of anything, but if you are concerned then it's still a good idea to try to give up. See a doctor for advice though.
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Is smoking one cannabis joint as harmful as smoking five cigarettes?
Not at all! Cannabis has many, many benefits. THC in marijuana can strengthen the mylen sheathes of your neurons, it cures asthma, it can increase your lung capacity. Cigarettes, though quite enjoyable, do not hold any benefits. Keep smoking weed, its good for you.
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1. Advertisement on behalf of Band-Wagon Injury Lawyers 4U Has your employer required you to wear safety glasses and a Covid mask? If so, you might be entitled to condensation JB
2. P&O have just sold Oceana, anticipated handover by the end of this month. Launched in 2000, she's reckoned to be about half-way thro her cruising life. P&O aren't disclosing the name of the buyer, or the buyer's intentions, but it's rumoured that it's a Greek ship-owner -one version says for sailings in the eastern Med, another that it's on behalf of Chinese interests. No doubt the truth will out in due course https://www.tradewindsnews.com/cruise-and-ferry/carnivals-p-o-cruises-uk-said-to-be-selling-oceana-cruiseship/2-1-838865 On another page, Tradewinds has confirmed that Costa Victoria (built 1998) is to be scrapped at an Italian yard, and two older RCI ships, Monarch otS and Sovereign otS are also scheduled to be scrapped. https://www.tradewindsnews.com/cruise-and-ferry/carnival-sells-cruiseship-to-italian-yard-in-radical-step-for-european-scrapping/2-1-834191 JB
3. An old adage oft repeated on this forum........ Write down how much cash you need and how much luggage you need. Then double the amount of cash (plastic now makes that less-important), and halve the amount of luggage. Very much as per the hints from Kate, Janie & others on this thread. If you insist on bringing more than fits in the usual 1 x checked + 1 x carry-on, add another case rather than switch to a bigger one. About 50lbs max per case - the crew have to haul your bags in and out of elevators and along narrow and convoluted corridors. You will have to store your bags in your cabin. Under the bed is normal. If it's a hard-shell case, in order to fit it'll need to be stored open but that also makes it useful for storing stuff that you don't need frequently. X-ray machines shore-side or on the ship are similar to those at airports. Carry-on luggage which doesn't fit is very unpopular but normally accepted, but you face the wrath of those waiting in line behind you while security go thro the contents. Most folk are aboard well before their cabins are available - bear in mind that you'll have to look after your carry-on until you have access to your cabin. Keep on your person or in your carry-on ............. travel documents, cash, valuables, medications, at least one change of clothes (in case your checked bag turns up late at your cabin or goes AWOL), and pool-side / swimming stuff if you hope to take a dip soonest. And anything fragile (eg bottles of booze) or formal clothes - longshoremen are not known for their gentle touch. There are proprietary products which will help remove travel creases. Or use your cabin's shower as a mini-steamroom by hanging shirts etc on hangers from the pull-out line across the shower cubicle - ten minutes with the curtain across & the shower on hot usually does the trick. No, folk aren't interested in the brand of your luggage, sturdiness is way more important than brand. But if it concerns you, distress your bags & paste on a few appropriate luggage labels - now you're a traveller, not a tourist. JB
4. I decided to stop being lazy, checked the name on Googlemaps, it's Tanger Med (that's not a typo). And yes, very much for those with their own vehicles JB
5. The pinch-point for cruisers is getting from the tender pier up to Fira (and back down again), because the alternatives are very limited.. Last season Celebrity trialed tendering all passengers to the ferry port at Athinos, where those on ship-sponsored excursionists of all (?) cruise ships are usually tendered because the road comes down to the sea. Other ships could offer the same as an option (mebbe with a payable shuttle-bus service from Athinos to Fira), and that would considerably ease the bottleneck. Offering tenders to Athinos would not, however, ease the crowds in either Fira or Oia - which are busy and would be more than a little difficult to comply with social distancing, but there are several factors to bear in mind..... 1. I doubt there'll be any cruises calling at Santorini or elsewhere in Europe this season (and that has the knock-on effect of reducing crowding for other holidaymakers). 2. There's little demand or supply for cruisers or other holiday-makers during winter months, so I don't see a potential problem until next season. 3. Social distancing in Greece has been reduced to "1.5 metres where practical". By next season it might be down to one metre - or even abandoned. In the past four months Europe has seen the virus arrive, peak, and decline. There's ten months before next season's influx, mebbe there'll be a winter spike, mebbe there'll be a reliable, affordable & widely-available vaccine, mebbe the virus will have mutated to pretty harmless or disappear. Cruising can't respond as quickly as other vacations, so cruise lines would need to be fairly confident several months ahead. But who knows? (that's not the same as "WHO knows") JB
6. Moth-balling, yes. But the breakers' yards? Upkeep is pricey, but scrapping super-expensive ships is much more costly. And if (perhaps that should read "when") a cruise line goes belly-up, there'll be buyers - at knock-down prices perhaps, but way above scrap value. Mebbe for some different purpose. Floating hotels, fixed or transient. Accommodation for universities, big building projects, trade fairs & such. Or even conversion of the hull and the oily bits for some type of commercial vessel. Lots of options ahead of the cutting torch. Queen Mary - currently in financial troubles solely because of the upkeep due to her age - has been kept in service for decades after she tied-up for the last time. Ditto - after years of squabbling - QE11. JMHO as always. JB
7. It's worth checking whether 7am is the time for arrival or for gangway cleared for landing. And I'm presuming that for a 7pm sailing, the latest back-on-board time will be 6.30pm. I doubt HMS Victory worth the travel time / cost - if you're in England again it's simpler and better to visit from either Southampton or London. But if you're still keen .............................. Your ship will dock in Portland Harbour. It's a secure port (Royal Navy), no taxis on-spec at the port, you need to fix any transportation in advance. Your ship will likely offer an excursion to Bath and another to Stonehenge (both involve a long coach ride). It won't be offering an excursion to Portsmouth. It will also offer a shuttlebus between ship and Weymouth, 4 to 5 miles, 10-15 minutes. If you want to go to Portsmouth you'd need to take ship's shuttlebus to Weymouth then a 20 minute walk to Weymouth rail station. Hourly train service to Portsmouth Harbour station (£40 round-trip) involves a change of train (very simple same-platform change) at Southampton Central, total journey time 2 hrs 30 outbound and 2 hrs 45 return. Portsmouth Harbour station is less than a 5-minute walk from the Historic Dockyard (HMS Victory and so much more). https://www.historicdockyard.co.uk/ Using the current train timetable for monday thru saturday, and assuming the first shuttlebus from Portland to be about 8am you should have no problem making the 9.20am train and you'd be at the Historic Dockyard just before noon. But you'd need to leave Portsmouth Harbour station on the 3.23pm train, again a same-platform change at Southampton Central, then take a taxi from Weymouth station to the ship in order to be back at the ship by 6.30pm, but you have no wiggle-room for any delays. So you'd have only about 3 hours in the Historic Dockyard - time enough for HMS Victory but precious little else. https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ You could pre-book a local taxi to meet you at Portland harbour gate (only a short walk from the ship) to take you to Weymouth station, which should allow you to catch the train an hour earlier. That would give you another hour at the Historic Dockyard, or more wisely allow you to return an hour earlier giving you wiggle-room for any delays getting back to the ship. Alternatively book a local taxi service for the day to take you the approx 85 miles to Portsnouth & to bring you back. Drive-time is about 1 hour 45 minutes. An 8am start would see you at the Historic Dockyard before 10 am, and a 4 pm return would allow wiggletime for the journey back to Portland. - hence about 6 hours in the Historic Dockyard. I'll hazard a guess at about £250, with the chance of halving that if you find sharers via your cruise RollCall. You don''t want to rent a car, but its not practical anyway because there are no rental agencies convenient to the ship or the shuttlebus drop-point, and that would eat into your time. And rental fee would be in the order of £50 (the suspiciously low charge quoted by the agency linked by Bob is the daily rate for a minimum 7-day rental), plus hefty chunks for zero insurance excess and fuel. For taxis in Portland / Weymouth, and alternative ideas for your day, browse these threads https://boards.cruisecritic.com/search/?q=Portland&quick=1&type=forums_topic&nodes=148 JB
8. By ferry from Algeciras isn't the way to go, even if you're lodging in Gib or the Spanish costas. Some years ago, the Algeciras ferries switched from porting in Tangier to a purpose-built port (called Port Mediterranea or somesuch), in the middle of nowhere and about an hour from Tangier. Shuttlebus from the port to Tangier is included in the ticket, but the journey time plus waiting time & getting to & from the bus stop in Tangier takes 3 hours or more out of your day. The fast-ferry from Tangier is the way to do it - berths close to the port gate, Souk, etc in the heart of Tangier. And for little more than the cost of the ferry ticket you can book a day-trip which includes a coach from the Spanish resorts (but not from - or near - Gib), a walking guide in Tangier (you need a guide to ward off the wannabe guides in the port), a reasonable lunch, and a coach trip which takes in sights outside the city. But from a 9-hour port stop in Gib, it's not an economical use of time or money JB
9. I'm in the same camp as cruisemom - the itinerary is more important than the ship. But while Covid is still a significant risk, we'll skip cruising entirely and do our exploration by land - much less risk of being quarantined, refused at ports etc, and we'll have more flexibility to change our plans as we go rather than the captain's choice from very limited options. JB
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Like every other cruise line that I'm aware of, Celebrity will indeed provide "visas" for Vietnamese ports - issued on the ship and to all nationalities. Same applies to Cambodia (Sihanoukville). You might be asked to provide a couple of passport-size photos, but no need to do anything else ahead of your cruise. The cost will be added to your on-board account, it's not expensive - one or two cruise lines cream their passengers ($50+), but Celebrity has always charged somewhere around $10. The one "visa" is good for all Vietnamese ports. The reason I've put "visas" in inverted commas is that they're not "visas" in the true sense of the word - they're "landing cards". They do the same job as tourist visas, except that they're only for arriving & departing on the ship - if for instance you join or leave the cruise at a Vietnamese port or take a side-trip to Siem Reap (Cambodia) you will need a pukka tourist visa. You also need a tourist visa if you overnite in a hotel (eg overnite in Saigon instead of returning to the ship, or take an overnite trip from Halong Bay to Hanoi). But Brits do not need tourist visas for Vietnam, hence no need either a landing card or a visa. Celebrity ships' crews are aware of this, so shouldn't issue a card or charge your on-board account. A few other nationalities might not need visas, but unless things have changed that doesn't include Canadians or Americans. If you want to get confirmation from Celebrity you'll need to go beyond reservations staff, who deal with all nationalities and all destinations so can't be expected to know the ins and outs of visas, inoculation requirements, etc. Some reservation staff give such matters their best guess , others will check with a more-knowledgeable department or at least admit that they don't know. Great part of the world for cruising, and you're not going a minute too soon - SE Asia is rapidly westernising. With the exception of Cambodia - which is stuck somewhere between the 18th & 19th century JB
11. This information from a visit several years ago ...... I'll add my voice to those saying it's best to visit the Vasa first. It gets very busy, and after about 10.30 you'll have to join a line to enter (one out, one in). The regular ho-ho boats operate in a clockwise direction. If you're berthed at Stadsgarden, the ho-ho boat goes via a couple of stops on Gamla Stan, Nybrokajen, etc before Vasa, which is almost the last stop before the boats complete their circuit - BUT early to mid-morning they also operate boats direct from the berth to Vasa, taking only about 10 minutes. I THINK you can buy just a one-way ticket Stadsgarden-to-Vasa without having to buy an all-day hop-on/off ticket. Enquire of the ho-ho staff at the berth. If you're berthed at Frihamnen I feel sure there'll be a local bus which will take you most of the way. BTW, Dogs4 mentions that Vasa is on an "island" - but it's just a few yards off-shore & connected by a bridge. It's just like a river or harbour crossing. It's about a 25 minute walk between Vasa and the Royal Armories https://goo.gl/maps/fME9vuPrGXQ3bVi47 This info from a few years ago, things may have changed JB
12. Not an "indefinite" ban - they merely have yet to set an end-date. https://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/travel-to-spain-cruise-ship-ban-extended/ (no pay-wall) JMHO but it could be until the 2021 season. JB
14. Thanks for the info.👍 Yep - sounds like anti-cruise ship rather than anti-water usage. JB
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Owners of a 2005-2011 Corvette may comment on an intermittent MIL on with a message or indicator that displays reduced engine power. The technician may find DTC P2138 -- accelerator pedal position (APP) -- sensor 1-2 correlation set as current or in history.
This condition may be caused by water intrusion into the instrument panel to body harness connector, with carries the APP sensor signals to the ECM/PCM. The water intrusion results in a voltage difference between APP sensor 1 and APP sensor 2 that exceeds a predetermined value for more than a calibrated period of time, setting P2138.
Note that aftermarket equipment can generate DTC P2138 and other DTCs. Verify that no aftermarket equipment is connected to any of the APP sensor or low reference circuits or to any other ECM/PCM 5V reference or low reference circuits. Refer to checking aftermarket accessories in the service manual.
Locate the instrument panel to body harness connector, which may be located in and around the left side kick panel area. Some examples of potential water leaks include A-pillar seals, sunroof drain lines and windshield seals. Inspect for a water leak. If necessary use a water hose to determine the source of the leak. Repair the leaks.
Also inspect the instrument panel to body harness connector terminals for corrosion and debris and repair as needed.
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02/28/2013 10:33 am ET
Beyoncé: Miscarriage 'One Of The Hardest Things I've Been Through' (VIDEO)
Beyoncé calls it one of the hardest things she's been through. In a recent episode of "Oprah's Next Chapter," the multiplatinum superstar told Oprah about the miscarriage she suffered before conceiving and giving birth to her daughter, Blue Ivy.
Why share the secret now, in the HBO documentary, "Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream"? "There are so many couples that go through that and it was a big part of my story," Beyoncé says. "It's one of the reasons I did not share I was pregnant the second time, because you don't know what's going to happen. And that was hard, because all of my family and my friends knew and we celebrated. It was hard."
In the clip, Beyoncé talks about the fears she had during her second pregnancy and the hope that Blue Ivy brought to her life. "I feel so fortunate," she says.
Beyoncé's Style Evolution
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Conflicts in Countries
& the Security Council
Statement by Ambassador John Danforth, US Representative to the United Nations,on the Resolution Addressing the Situation in the Sudan , in the Security Council July 30, 2004
USUN press release # 142 July 30, 2004
For immediate release
Statement by Ambassador John Danforth, US Representative to the United Nations, on the Resolution Addressing the Situation in the Sudan, in the Security Council, July 30, 2004
Thank you, Mr. President.
For years, a number of nations in Africa, Europe and North America have worked hard to encourage a peace process in Sudan . We hoped for a country that would be a model of ethnic reconciliation. We anticipated helping Sudan build its infrastructure, allowing it to develop its resources and agricultural potential. The last thing we wanted to do was lay the groundwork for sanctions.
But the government of Sudan has left us no choice. It has done the unthinkable. It has fostered an armed attack on its own civilian population. It has created a humanitarian disaster. So the resolution just adopted is our necessary response if we are to help save the people of Darfur .
Actions of the government of Sudan and its Jingaweit proxies have led to 30,000 deaths in Darfur since February 2003. They have caused more than one million people to flee their homes, some 200,000 having crossed the border into Chad . Perhaps 300,000 more people face death by hunger and disease in the next six months. Even if the violence stopped today, it would take 15 months before new crops could be raised and harvested.
The responsibility for this disaster lies squarely on the government of Sudan . To suppress a rebel uprising begun in early 2003, the government commenced a campaign of terror against innocent civilians. Government aircraft bombed villages. Exploiting an ancient rivalry between Arab African herdsmen and groups of largely black Africans who are farmers, the government armed the Jingaweit militia and unleashed them against black civilians.
The Jingaweit followed the government aircraft, burning villages, destroying crops, murdering men and raping women. Rape has been a principal tactic of the Jingaweit. Congressman Frank Wolf of Virginia showed me the statement of 44 women of the Teensh region who had been raped just days before his visit to Darfur .
Darfur is not an isolated example of the government of Sudan 's practice of arming militias and encouraging them to attack civilians. In the late 1990s and early in this century, it used the same tactic in an effort to depopulate the oil producing part of the country, arming militia, who then attacked civilians and plundered and burned villages.
Some say that we should give the government of Sudan more time before we pass this resolution. The United States does not agree. On July 3, the government issued a Joint Communiqué with the Secretary General. That was nearly four weeks ago.
In the joint communiqué, the government of Sudan committed itself to numerous specific actions focused on humanitarian assistance, on human rights, on security, and on political settlement of the conflict in Darfur .
The government promised to deploy "a strong, credible and respected police force in all IDP areas." It has not kept this promise.
The government promised to ensure that no militias are present in all areas surrounding IDP camps. It has not kept this promise.
The government promised that it would start immediately to disarm the Jingaweit. It has not kept this promise.
The government promised to ensure that immediate action would be taken to rebuild the confidence of the people of Darfur . It has not kept this promise.
Twenty-seven days have passed since the government of Sudan made its solemn commitments to the Secretary General. While precise numbers are difficult to ascertain, the latest World Health Organization estimates suggest that between 240 and 440 people are dying every day as a result of this conflict. That means that up to 11,000 people have died since the July 3 communiqué, and more people die every day that the government stonewalls the international community. It is time to start the clock ticking on the government of Sudan .
The resolution just adopted calls on the government of Sudan to do all in its power to facilitate humanitarian relief. It endorses the deployment of international monitors and a protection force. It imposes an arms embargo specifically focused on Darfur . And it provides a monthly progress-monitoring mechanism, with the prospect of sanctions if the government of Sudan fails to fulfill its commitments. It calls for the government of Sudan to work with the Special Representative of the Secretary General, Mr. Jan Pronk, to investigate human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law. The resolution, in stern and unambiguous terms, puts the government of Sudan on notice that it must fulfill the commitments it made on July 3. Sudan must know that serious measures - international sanctions - are looming, if the government refuses to do so.
Jan Egeland, the Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, has said that without international pressure, the Government of Sudan would not have allowed increased humanitarian access to Darfur . The Government of Sudan has not provided security without which people seeking and giving aid would only be targets for the Jingaweit. Without pressure, it will not do so. This resolution applies that pressure.
Many people who are concerned about Darfur would say that this resolution does not go far enough. Last week, the Congress of the United States passed resolutions referring to the atrocities in Darfur as genocide. Many people would want us to do the same. Perhaps they are right. But it is important that we not become bogged down over words. It is essential that the Security Council act quickly, decisively, and with unity. We need to fix this humanitarian problem now.
The resolution, while not labeling the present situation in Darfur as genocide, does explicitly condemn "acts of violence...with an ethnic dimension." The resolution anticipates sanctions against the government of Sudan if the regular monthly reporting cycle reveals a lack of compliance. The resolution gives the government of Sudan one small window of opportunity to improve the situation dramatically in days and weeks, not months or years.
The purpose of this resolution is to relieve the suffering of Darfur, not to punish Sudan . Indeed, the hope of my government, and I am sure, of every member of the Council, is that Sudan fulfills its potential as a peaceful and stable nation, with diverse people living together in peace. The choice is up to the government of Sudan .
It may be the case that the government of Sudan thinks that time is on its side, that with the passage of time, other crises will supplant Darfur on the world stage. It may be that the government of Sudan thinks that our attention will be fleeting, and that it can soon continue with its business in Darfur free from action by the community of nations.
This resolution guarantees that Darfur will be before the Security Council and before the world next month, and the month after that, and for as long as it takes to ensure that the people of Darfur will live in peace.
Thank you, Mr. President.
Published by the Anglican Communion Office ©2002 Anglican Consultative Council
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Hunter Shot By a Fox
Hunter Shot to Death By a Fox, Belgrade, Associated Press
A fox shot and killed a 38-year-old hunter in central Yugoslavia, the official Yugoslav news agency Tanjug reported yesterday. Salih Hajdur, a farmer from the village of Gornje Hrasno in the Republic of Bosnia-Hercegovina, went to a nearby forest Sunday to shoot a fox, Tanjug said. Hajdur wounded a fox in the leg, the agency said, but to spare the skin he did not fire again. Instead, he hit the animal with his refle butt. The struggling animal triggered a shot that hit Hajdur in the chest and killed him instantly, Tanjug said. The fox died later, Tanjug added.
Hitchhiker Runs
A hitchhiker walks down the road. Unfortunately, he has the runs and has to stop every 15 minutes. A truck driver stops and offers a ride, but warns him that he won't stop for anything. About 10 minutes on the road, the hitchhiker begs the truck driver to stop, and the driver tells him, "Stick your butt out the window if you have to go so bad." The hitchhiker sticks his butt out the window and lets loose. Unfortunately, he doesn't notice the two guys walking on the roadside. Sprayed with feces, the first guy wipes his face and says, "What are them truckers chewing these days?" The second guy wipes his face and says, "I don't know, but did you see the lips on that guy?"
Fishing on the Lake
A famous admiral and an equally famous general were fishing together when a sudden squall came up. When it died down both eminent warriors were struggling helplessly in the water. The admiral floundered his way back to the boat and pulled himself painfully in. Then he fished out the general, using an oar. Catching his breath, he puffed: "Please don't say a word about this to anyone. If the Navy found I can't swim I'd be disgraced. "Don't worry," the general said. "Your secret is safe. I'd hate to have my men find out I can't walk on water."
Mail Carriers.
Q: What kind of drugs are mail carriers not tested for?
New Chemical Element Discovered
New Chemical Element Discovered
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Winter Singles League, Winter Doubles League, Seniors Eclectic League and Ladies Eclectic Winter League.
Winter Rule: On closely mown areas, players may mark the ball, clean it then place it within six inches.
In areas other than closely mown areas, greens and hazards a ball may be lifted, cleaned and dropped within one club length.
To identify if a ball is embedded:
Advise one of the other players what you are doing.
Mark the ball.
Pick the ball up between thumb and forefinger. (Do not clean it).
Identify if the ball is in it's own pitch mark or merely sitting low in the ground.
If the ball is not embedded, replace the ball in the exact spot.
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Competition Secretary
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We have introduced three new email addresses so you can contact the following directly.
These will replace the previous email addresses of priorshall@aol.com and secretaryphgc2014@btinternet.com
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nnnnn china six million into ireland building for now at least the country's been turning south china sea reached into new islands in territory also claimed by neighboring asian countries including vietnam in the philippines china's foreign ministry didn't say on tuesday when these projects will be finished and it didn't say which ones are almost done but this is coming after you s. defense secretary at , carter urged countries in the area to halt their building , but he's been blanchard and beijing has more this appears to be a move by the chinese government , in fact china's admitted these islands have a military purpose and last month the u. s. navy released this video they say shows an american spy plane being told to go away by the chinese navy but china insists it's island building won't affect civilian flights or freedom to sail to the sea , and that it plans to do things like farm fishing keep an eye on the weather in a part of the world often battered by typhoons china's big challenges getting the rest of the world to ignore the military threat that lurks behind all this talk of peaceful intentions
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Here is the solution to the “Power story” non coding challenge:
When the power went out, Ann open the wireless settings of her laptop, scanned the area but couldn’t find a single wireless access point in the neighborhood.
This is actually based on a true story (mine, yesterday). I can usually see a dozen access points at any time, but they were all gone after the power went out yesterday, which gave me the idea for this challenge.
We had a few good answers, some that came close and a few more that answered without reading the problem carefully :-) .
I have approved all the moderated comments on the original challenge.
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I Hate My Inlaws!
How About...
Posted on Mon, Mar. 20, 2017 at 08:09 am
You all stick to making each other miserable, just yourselves and each other and leave us out of it!?
Don't care, don't want to get involved, sick of your shit, lies and drama.
You are all f'd up!
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Solve Equations, Systems of Equations and Inequalities
Solve Equations in One Variable
Equations. What is an equation? What are the solutions or roots of an equation? What are equivalent equations? The addition and multiplication properties of equalities are also reviewed.
Solving Literal Equations - Tutorial. What is a literal equation and how to solve it? Several examples with detailed solutions and exercises with answers are presented.
Solve Equations With Square Root. Tutorial with examples and exercises and detailed explanations.
Solve Equations With Cube Root. Tutorial with examples and exercises. Detailed solutions provided
Sole Linear Equations with Parentheses Using the Distributive Law. Tutorial with examples.
Proof of the Quadratic Formulas. Tutorial on how to prove the quadratic formulas using the method of completing the square.
Solve Quadratic Equations Using Discriminants and the solutions to more questions. Step by Step Quadratic Equation Solver.
Solve Quadratic Equations by Factoring. A tutorial with many examples and detailed solutions on how to solve quadratic equations by factoring.
Quadratic Equations Problems with detailed solutions.
solve Equations of the Quadratic Form; examples and exercises with solutions.
Solve Equations with Absolute Value, examples and exercises with detailed solutions.
Equations with Rational Expressions - Tutorial. Tutorial, with detailed explanations, on how to solve equations with rational expressions.
Solve Equations by Substitution. The powerful method of substitution is used to solve different types of equations.
Solve Inequalities in One Variable
Solve Linear Inequalities. A tutorial with examples and detailed solutions. Double inequalities and inequalities with fractional expressions are also included.
Tutorial on Inequalities. Tutorial on solving polynomial and rational inequalities.
Rational Inequalities Questions with Solutions.
Inequalities With Absolute Value - Tutorials. Solving inequalities with absolute value with detailed solutions and explanations.
Polynomial Inequalities - Tutorial. Tutorial on polynomial inequalities with examples and detailed solutions.
Quadratic Inequalities. Solve quadratic inequalities analytically using the discriminant.
Linear Programming.
Solve Systems of Linear Equations
Systems of Linear Equations. Tutorial on solving 2 by 2 systems of linear equations.
Solve Quadratic Equations and Inequalities Graphically
Solve Quadratic Equations Graphically. An applet is used to explore the solutions to quadratic equations graphically.
Solve Quadratic Inequalities Graphically. An applet is used to explore the solution set to a quadratic inequalities graphically.
Graphical Solutions to Equations
Solve Equations Graphically. Explore solving equations graphically.
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Association of American Geographers
The AAG has a long history of honoring the work and contributions geographers have made to the discipline. Necrologies and tributes are published in the AAG Newsletter and the Annals of the Association of American Geographers. Many of those articles are now available online.
The obituaries are organized alphabetically by last name.
Search index
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If you would like to inform the AAG of the death of a family member or colleague, please email David Coronado.
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Commentary: At This Point, It’s Easier to Find Someone That DOESN’T Have a Conflict of Interest
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By Printus LeBlanc
Another day, another hearing and the America public learn more about the mountain of evidence pointing towards the entire Mueller special counsel team being filled with conflicts of interest. Rod Rosenstein said he would not fire Robert Mueller stating, “If there were good cause, I would act.” Well Mr. Deputy Attorney General, not counting the tens of thousands of dollars in political donations to Hillary Clinton, there is plenty of evidence to suggest a biased Special Counsel, if you would only open your eyes.
The Department of Justice supposedly has strict rules regarding conflicts of interests. The DOJ regulation regarding personal conflicts of interest states, “In addition to the impartiality regulation, 28 C.F.R. § 45.2 prohibits a DOJ employee, without written authorization, from participating in a criminal investigation or prosecution if he has a personal or political relationship with any person or organization substantially involved in the conduct that is the subject of the investigation or prosecution, or any person or organization which he knows has a specific and substantial interest that would be directly affected by the outcome of the investigation or prosecution.” Why does it seem like Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has never seen this regulation?
Peter Strzok is a top FBI counterintelligence agent that was one of the lead agents on the Hillary Clinton e-mail investigation, or matter if your Loretta Lynch. Strzok was also one of the lead agents in the initial investigation into Russian interference, including interviewing Michal Flynn. Robert Mueller would pick Strzok to be on his special counsel team.
However, over the summer Strzok was removed from the team with little fanfare, and the reason did not come to light until recently. An ongoing Inspector General investigation found thousands of text messages to another an FBI lawyer, Lisa Page herself on the special counsel team for a time, Strzok was having an extramarital affair with, the relationship itself a severe security risk because of the potential for blackmail.
The text messages were blatantly biased towards Hillary Clinton, the subject of one of his investigations, and extremely prejudicial of Donald Trump. The text messages were finally released last Tuesday, and it is worse than initially thought. There are several instances where Strzok makes disparaging remarks about Trump and glowing comments about Hillary Clinton.
One text suggests some sort of action against then-candidate Trump around the same time the Russia investigation started in 2016. He wrote to Page, “I want to believe the path you threw out for consideration in Andy’s office – that there’s no way he gets elected – but I’m afraid we can’t take that risk.”
One of the top FBI investigators is personally attacking and praising subjects of investigations admitting a preference for one over the other. That is the textbook definition of a personal conflict of interest. Nothing Strzok did on either investigation can be trusted because of his admitted animus towards a subject of investigation.
Robert Mueller’s “pit bull” is another walking talking conflict of interest. Andrew Weissmann is the lead prosecutor Mueller’s team and has a shady history with the law. Weissman was the deputy then director of the Enron Task Force. During the investigation, Weissmann destroyed the firm Arthur Anderson as a whole instead of going after the bad apples. His actions would close down the company, costing 85,000 people their jobs, only to have the Supreme Court reverse the decision unanimously several years later. A little late for the 85,000 people that lost their jobs.
Weissmann would further show his prosecutorial superpowers in being reversed by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. He devastated the lives of four Merrill Lynch executives by concocting unprecedented charges based on business transactions.
Not only does Weissmann have a history of prosecutorial misconduct, recently released emails have shown his personal feelings towards the President. Shortly after Sally Yates declined to carry out a constitutionally lawful order by the Trump, Weissmann sent her a glowing email, praising her actions. Lauding the efforts of someone disobeying a legal order doesn’t sound very conflict-free.
Weissmann also has a Uranium One problem. Victoria Toensing is the lawyer for the informant the FBI had in the case. She has stated her client brought a civil suit to recover bribes the FBI authorized him to pay in the course of the investigation. The fraud section lawyers threatened to prosecute the informant if he did not drop his case, and Weissmann oversaw that office. When President Trump talks about getting to the bottom of Uranium One, that implicates any wrongdoing done by the legal teams that handled the investigation. It is in his interest that the Uranium One investigation goes away, and that can happen if he attacks the President and his staff.
Jeannie Rhee is another member of the Mueller team with a conflict of interest. Rhee represented Obama National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes during the Select Committee on Benghazi’s investigation into the 2012 attack. Because of Rhodes position in the Obama administration, he is likely to be a witness if a trial takes place. Rhodes would have been instrumental in the unmasking of individuals and a witness to Russian “interference.”
It doesn’t stop there for Rhee; she also represented the Clinton Foundation in a racketeering lawsuit. Thanks to President Trump winning the election, donations the foundation have dried up, possibly costing Rhee thousands in legal fees.
The special counsel himself has a conflict of interest problem. It was revealed today by Politico that Mueller was granted a conflict of interest waiver to take the job. The man that is supposed to ensure a fair investigation had to sign a waiver for his conflict of interest with the subjects of the investigation.
And let’s not forget the firing of James Comey, the single event that started the special counsel probe. Mueller and Comey were extremely close friends. They were so close; it has been reported they took family vacations together. Only in D.C. would this be acceptable.
Let this article be Rod Rosenstein’s wakeup call, that the Mueller investigation is one gigantic problem and conflict of interest and needs to be discontinued immediately since apparently, he has been ostrich-like in the hundreds of articles detailing Mueller’s abuses.
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Printus LeBlanc is a contributing editor for Americans for Limited Government.
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Prep 10 mins
Cook 18 mins
A quick inexpensive dinner, very good served with garlic mashed potatoes, sauteed mushrooms, pickled beets and glazed carrots.
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1. Break the bread into pieces, in a large bowl, soak the bread in the half and half until the liquid is absorbed, about 2 minutes.
2. Mix the chicken, egg, salt, pepper, dill and the 3 tablespooons room temperature butter.
3. Put in the freezer for about 10 minutes to firm up.
4. Remove the chicken mixture from the freezer, it will still be soft.
5. Form the mixture in to four oval cutlets and coat them with the bread crumbs.
6. In a large non stick frying pan, heat the remaining butter and the oil over moderate heat, cook the cutlets until golden brown and just done, 4 or 5 minutes per side.
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This recipe was delicious, and easy to make! I followed the recipe exactly. I used milk. They were very moist. I served them with mashed potatoes and gravy. Will definitely be making these again and again! Thanks!
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I was pleasantly surprised by how large the cutlets were. They are very generous portions instead of small patties. We found them very mild in flavor with the dill providing a nice hint in the background. The mixture is very soft even after chilling. I cooked at 300 degrees in an electric skillet, turning twice. I thought these would also be good topped with sauteed mushrooms and cheese and served in a bun too. Thank you for sharing your recipe!
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Making fathers accountable for children born to unwed teens. Most men can pay child support, study shows
How can American society dissuade its teen-age children from having children? Experts have debated that increasingly grave question throughout this decade without, until now, even the hint of a pragmatic answer. But research now under way offers the prospect of a deterrent. It indicates that for the first time it is practical to hold young males financially responsible for the children they father.
Contrary to popular belief, says Douglas J. Besharov, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, two-thirds of the fathers of these children are in their 20s or older, even though many of the mothers are only teen-agers.
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Even more surprising, the research that he and colleague Paul N. Tramontozzi are conducting finds that the fathers have jobs.
They are among the ``working poor,'' Mr. Besharov concedes. But ``they do have regular incomes. They could afford to make modest, but not insubstantial'' child-support payments, perhaps approaching the national average of about $1,100 a year per child. (Study finds funding holds key to success of programs like workfare that seek to get people off welfare, Page 5.)
Fewer than one of every five mothers who have had a child out of wedlock and never married has obtained a court judgment requiring that the child's father make support payments. (By contrast, four-fifths of mothers who have been married have such awards.) In most cases the mothers have not even tried to seek such payments, largely because social workers aiding them considered it futile to try to obtain money from someone who, they assumed, could not pay. The new research may alter that view.
During the 1980s American society - and its government - has put more emphasis on forcing absent fathers to pay child support. As a result child-support payments to the mothers have been rising steadily. The great majority of these payments are from fathers who were married to the youngsters' mothers but are now divorced or separated. The new frontier, the latest research indicates, is among fathers who never married the mothers of their children.
In the short run, this would help these mothers, although in most cases it would be only a modest portion of their income. On average, child support makes up only 20 percent of the income of mothers who receive it, Mr. Tramontozzi says.
More important in the long run is the potential deterrent effect. ``No one doubts that there will be a deterrent impact,'' Besharov adds. ``If having a child is essentially free, there's no reason for a young fellow not to have a baby out of wedlock and let the taxpayer foot the bill,'' as is now occurring through welfare payments.
In recent years social scientists, politicians, and the public have been groping for a way to reverse the rise in the number of babies born to young, unmarried mothers - especially to teen-agers.
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One of every four American babies is now born to unwed parents. Among some groups the percentage is even higher: Half of the black babies born in the US are to unmarried parents.
Welfare studies conclude that unmarried teen-age mothers are the most likely of all welfare recipients to remain dependent for years on the program's subsidies. Although their number is relatively modest, it is growing steadily.
Approximately half the money and resources of the largest US welfare program, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, is being spent on families long dependent on the program.
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pg_rewind examines the timeline histories of the source and target clusters to determine the point where they diverged, and expects to find WAL in the target cluster's pg_wal directory reaching all the way back to the point of divergence. The point of divergence can be found either on the target timeline, the source timeline, or their common ancestor. In the typical failover scenario where the target cluster was shut down soon after the divergence, this is not a problem, but if the target cluster ran for a long time after the divergence, the old WAL files might no longer be present. In that case, they can be manually copied from the WAL archive to the pg_wal directory, or fetched on startup by configuring recovery.conf. The use of pg_rewind is not limited to failover, e.g. a standby server can be promoted, run some write transactions, and then rewinded to become a standby again.
pg_rewind accepts the following command-line arguments:
-D directory
Specifies a libpq connection string to connect to the source PostgreSQL server to synchronize the target with. The connection must be a normal (non-replication) connection with a role having sufficient permissions to execute the functions used by pg_rewind on the source server (see Notes section for details) or a superuser role. This option requires the source server to be running and not in recovery mode.
Do everything except actually modifying the target directory.
Display version information, then exit.
Show help, then exit.
When executing pg_rewind using an online cluster as source, a role having sufficient permissions to execute the functions used by pg_rewind on the source cluster can be used instead of a superuser. Here is how to create such a role, named rewind_user here:
CREATE USER rewind_user LOGIN;
GRANT EXECUTE ON function pg_catalog.pg_ls_dir(text, boolean, boolean) TO rewind_user;
GRANT EXECUTE ON function pg_catalog.pg_stat_file(text, boolean) TO rewind_user;
GRANT EXECUTE ON function pg_catalog.pg_read_binary_file(text) TO rewind_user;
GRANT EXECUTE ON function pg_catalog.pg_read_binary_file(text, bigint, bigint, boolean) TO rewind_user;
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3. Copy all other files such as pg_xact and configuration files from the source cluster to the target cluster (everything except the relation files). Similarly to base backups, the contents of the directories pg_dynshmem/, pg_notify/, pg_replslot/, pg_serial/, pg_snapshots/, pg_stat_tmp/, and pg_subtrans/ are omitted from the data copied from the source cluster. Any file or directory beginning with pgsql_tmp is omitted, as well as are backup_label, tablespace_map, pg_internal.init, postmaster.opts and
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Review: HTC One X
Last updated 05:00 07/08/2012
HEY GOOD LOOKING: HTC's One X is a top-performing Android phone.
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There's no denying that HTC's One X smart phone is a good-looking piece of hardware that will have tech heads salivating.
With a 4.7-inch Corning Gorilla Glass screen, running a quad-core CPU and Android 4.0.3, HTC has produced a phone that will give what I consider the best Android phone on the market - Samsung's Galaxy S3 - a close run for its money.
I loved the One X's design, with its slightly curved edges and integrated body, made of polycarbonate. It feels amazingly comfortable when you hold it, although it's slightly heavier than the Galaxy S3.
The micro SIM is inserted into a slot on the back of the phone (you'll need to use a paper clip or something similar to pry it open) - no need to remove the backplate or battery here - but there's a reason for that: the One X has a non-removable battery, something that used to be solely the domain of Apple devices. I'm not really sure I like that design: it means that when the battery eventually dies, I'll have to take the phone into a service agent to have it replaced.
Although a sizeable unit, the One X slipped into a pants pocket easily - but I still knew it was there. HTC provides great customisation of the One X's software environment, letting you change everything from on-screen widgets to home-screen layout, and the phone is fast and responsive. It has an 8MP camera that produces far better photos than the HTC Trophy that I used to have (which tended to blur photos just a little) and there's a huge amount of photo effects you can use to add pizzaz to images.
I liked the One X a lot, but the one gripe I have - and this is a personal one - I didn't like the placement of the volume rocker, which is on the right hand edge. When I'm using a smartphone, I tend to cradle it in left hand, my thumb on one side, my index finger hovering over the top edge and the three remaining fingers floating along the right hand edge.
Using this grip on the One X meant I've often inadvertently bumped the volume of the phone's ringer because the rocker is exactly where I place my fingers on the right hand side. It's a not a biggie but I missed a couple of phone calls.
Apart from that personal peculiarity, the One X is an astounding Android phone at the top of its game when it comes to features and performance.
If I had reviewed it before the Samsung Galaxy S3 I would have said the One X was the top Android phone around, but it's not: That honour goes to the Galaxy S3, but it's a close-run race (the S3 seems faster when opening apps, flicking through screens and has a superior camera).
Make no mistake, though: The One X is a top performer.
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Romania is geographically located at latitude 45° 50' 38" North of the Equator and longitude 24° 58' 8" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of World. The following locations related to it are represented by the path the bullet takes from the muzzle of the gun to the target and may not be nearest by road.
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Question: Are All Pet Store Dogs From Puppy Mills?
Does Petco get dogs from puppy mills?
Do the Amish own puppy mills?
The Amish have puppy mills? Yes, it is a well-known fact that almost every Amish community has puppy mills. Some Amish communities focus on dog breeding while others have puppy mills/farms scattered within them. Sadly, dogs are considered livestock, a cash crop and just another source of lucrative income for the Amish.
Why you shouldn’t breed your dog?
Don’t breed your dogs if your goal is for any reason other than advancing the breed. … Financial gain as a reason is unacceptable. Responsible breeders stand behind every puppy in their litters, ensuring that each dog has a forever home with them should they need to be returned.
How do puppy mills kill their dogs?
What do puppy mills do with unsold puppies?
Is it bad to buy a dog from Petland?
How many pet stores use puppy mills?
Roughly 90 percent of puppies in pet stores come from puppy mills. Many retailers who buy animals from such facilities take the wholesaler’s word that the animals are happy and healthy without seeing for themselves.
Why do Father dogs kill their puppies?
Why don’t pet stores sell dogs?
Pet store puppies come from puppy mills. Responsible breeders do not sell their puppies to pet stores because they want to meet their puppy buyers in person—and a majority of national breed clubs’ Codes of Ethics prohibit or discourage their members from selling their dogs to pet stores.
Why you should not buy animals from pet stores?
How do you know if a dog breeder is legit?
Ask if the breeder is a member of an AKC-affiliated club and contact that club to verify membership or check recent listings of available AKC Litters from breeders. You can also check with the BBB ( and the AKC (919-233-9767) to see if there are any complaints about the breeder.
Do all pet stores use puppy mills?
Is it bad to buy a puppy from a pet store?
How do you tell if a pet store is a puppy mill?
Here are some red flags that indicate a puppy mill in action:The seller has many different types of purebred dogs, or “designer” hybrid breeds.Puppies are being sold at less than six weeks old.The seller/breeder is located “in another state” and will ship a puppy without an in-person meeting first.More items…
Why you shouldn’t buy dogs from breeders?
An amateur dog breeder is just as unethical as any puppy mill but on a smaller scale. … And just like puppy mills, amateur breeders can breed dogs with health problems, passing along genes that cause suffering in litter after litter. These types of breeders may also cut costs by failing to provide proper veterinary care.
What problems do puppy mill dogs have?
Puppy mill dog health problems can include: Kidney and heart disease. Joint disorders, such as hip dysplasia and luxating patellas. Endocrine disorders (diabetes, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism) Blood disorders such as anemia or von Willebrand (blood doesn’t clot)
Why do puppy mills often produce pets with health problems?
What happens to puppies that breeders don’t sell?
What happens to pet store puppies who aren’t sold? As with other unsold inventory, they go on sale. Stores buy puppies for a fraction of what they charge their customers. … If the puppy still doesn’t sell, stores will often cut their losses and give puppies away to employees, friends or rescue groups.
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The Incredible Positive aspects of Industrial Hemp
There are many benefits to pursuing hemp as an industrial crop. For much way too long, hemp has been suppressed, and although it flourishes in several other nations, the United States refuses to embrace this remarkable plant. Simply because of the United States powerful affect in the world, its policies influence many other international locations, and unfortunately this is the situation with hemp. If the United States and the global community would completely embrace hemp, this entire world could modify in revolutionary ways.
The 1st great thing about hemp is its abundance and renewability. You can develop upwards of 10 tons of hemp on just one acre of land, and it only will take 4 months to yield this amount. No other crop comes close to these kinds of statistics. Also, hemp is really great for the soil and does not drain it, making it a wonderful soil builder for crop rotation. There is no lack of hemp, just as there is no shortage of the uses for it.
A revitalized hemp sector would generate thousands and thousands of jobs and spark a struggling financial system. The possible for hemp business is countless. You can make hemp paint, hemp rope, hemp food items, hemp creating resources, hemp gas… the employs go on and on. With this new source of merchandise, companies would emerge that would uncover new and far more successful uses for hemp. Some industries would be harm by hemp current as a competitor, but that is merely simply because hemp is much better than numerous other components, and why ought to we keep back anything excellent due to the fact it would remove anything less great? Just isn’t employing hemp the very definition of free advertising opposition? They by no means explained maintain again planes simply because they would put trains out of enterprise occasionally, anything demands to die for anything better to consider its place.
Eventually, the internet gains from hemp would much outweigh the costs. SEO Marketing Company For CBD Oil A lot of much more employment would be created than dropped, and as stated, individuals that are lost are due to the fact people industries are inferior. Far more importantly, entirely embracing hemp will consequence in a cleaner, greener economy that could end result in reversing the greenhouse influence and preserving the planet (when hemp grows, it gets rid of enormous quantities of CO2 from the ambiance). With all the extraordinary rewards that can be received from expanding hemp, it is horrifying to believe that we deny ourselves such fortune simply because the THC-laden variation of hemp takes place to be an “intoxicant”, and a miraculously medicinal one particular at that.
A single working day, the entire world will search back again at the interval of hemp Prohibition, and weep at what was misplaced and what could have been. This statement applies more to the medicinal facet of cannabis, but almost everything that has been ruined is actually terrible.
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Netbooks in the business: Do they make sense?
For field forces, the answer is clearly yes. For other users, the fit is less clear
Just a year ago, netbook configurations were typically set to 512MB of RAM, 2GB to 4GB of flash storage, and less powerful microprocessors that limited what apps could run on them. They also tended to have small screens and keyboards. Almost all of them ran some flavor of the Linux operating system.
Today, netbooks are smaller than a sheet of paper, no thicker than an inch, and weigh 1.5 to 3 pounds, depending on whether you opt for a three-, four-, or six-cell battery. Many come with a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, a 160MB hard drive, 1GB of memory, and a screen size between 8 and 12 inches. (Why these dimensions? Because Microsoft has an agreement with netbook makers that the size of the screen can be no bigger than 12 inches in return for keeping Windows XP available to them.) Netbooks come loaded with either Linux or Windows XP, and when it ships, Windows 7 will also run on netbooks, unlike Vista. The cost is typically around $300 to $350, depending on the configuration.
A no-brainer: Field service usage for netbooks
Netbooks make the perfect fit for many field service operations -- transportation and logistics, repair and servicing, surveying, even medical care -- thanks to their small size, low price, and the fact you can create or run custom applications quickly and cheaply because they use standard desktop operating systems (unlike handhelds).
"Good enough to use and cheap enough to lose" is what early techies used to say about RadioShack's TRS- 80, aka the Trash 80, in the 1980s -- the first "netbook." The same can apply to most netbooks today. Whether a unit is stolen out of truck because the driver forgot to lock the door or it's dropped onto the pavement, a company is more likely to have spares in the closet rather than paying for fancy overnight delivery replacement services.
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Do you know Omi Beef? – The 3 Major Wagyu Beef in Japan 🐂
Omi beef is the Japanese black beef that has been raised for the longest time in Shiga Prefecture, which is blessed with a rich natural environment and water.
It has the longest history in Japan, about 400 years.
In addition, it’s one of the 3 major Japanese beef along with Kobe beef and Matsuzaka beef.
Then, what is the difference between Omi beef and other brand beef?
The origin of Omi beef is Tajima beef in Hyogo prefecture. Actually, both Kobe beef and Matsuzaka beef have the same origin and they are Tajima black beef.
The characteristic of Omi beef is that the meat quality is fine, the fat is sweet and it’s so delicious that it melts in your mouth.
However, compared to Kobe beef, Omi beef is not advertised at all and is not well known in Japan.
It’s not uncommon for famous restaurants and chefs to choose Omi beef as their main dish. The reason is, of course, that the deliciousness of Omi beef is appreciated, but this is not the only reason why they are chosen.
That’s because the price of Omi beef is much more reasonable than other brand Japanese beef.
It’s true that Omi beef is good and cheap Japanese beef!
Kyoto is located next to Shiga Prefecture, which produces Omi beef, so you can eat fresh Omi beef.
Here are three restaurants to recommend!
It’s a meat bar style restaurant where you can easily enjoy delicious meat and wine. The main store is in Karasuma Oike, and there’re two stores in front of Kyoto station and one in Pontocho. It has a stylish exterior and is crowded with women, people working in the neighborhood and tourists.
East of Kyoto Station branch store
Needless to say, there’re various menus to go with wine such as beef raw ham and roast beef.
The rump steak of Japanese black beef is 1,280 yen for 100 grams, which is a reasonable price. It’s soft and moist after it is baked, and goes well with wine.
It has a good reputation that you can eat delicious steak with rare parts with a variety of Omi beef menu. This restaurant is perfect for those who want to enjoy beef while drinking.
Yakiniku restaurant DAIGORO
This is a hideaway style Yakiniku restaurant that blends in with the moist streets of Gion. The red lantern is the landmark.
You’ll be surprised at the thickness of the thick-sliced tongue and again at its softness when you eat it. Only high quality meat is carefully selected, and only soft part of tongue is used lavishly, so it’s a limited menu.
The way the knife is cut is also devised, and it’s thoroughly designed so that you can fully enjoy the tenderness and flavor of the tongue.
It’s a popular restaurant where you can enjoy high quality Omi beef while feeling the taste of Kyoto that is unique to Gion.
• Hours: Monday to Saturday 18:00 ～next 3:00 (L.O. next 2:00), Holiday 17:00～23:00 (L.O. 22:00)
• Closed: Sundays
• Website
Teppan-yaki AOI
And finally, I’ll introduce you to a teppan-yaki restaurant.
This is the first restaurant in Kyoto City certified to serve Omi beef dishes.
All seats in the restaurant are counter seats, and the inside of the restaurant with the image of a traditional house in Kyoto has a calm atmosphere.
Carefully selected ingredients such as Omi beef and lobster are grilled dynamically and delicately by the chef using the iron plate.
Not only eating teppan-yaki dishes, but also the performance of the chef is one of the big fun. The real sensation that stimulates the five senses is the real pleasure of teppan-yaki.
There’re various course meals, so this restaurant is suitable for various anniversaries such as birthdays and wedding anniversaries.
• Hours: 11:00～14:30 (L.O. 14:30), 17:00～21:30 (L.O. 21:00)
• Open all year round
• Website
Please experience Omi beef with your tongue, which is made of tasty red meat and sweet fat!
#reasonable #omibeef #kobebeef #wagyu #teppanyaki #yakiniku
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112 out of 130 people found the following review useful:
Seems almost an accidental classic
Author: moonspinner55 from las vegas, nv
7 October 2001
I don't know if George Lucas really knew what he had in this picture--surely the script seemed funny enough, and the thought of the cars and the period music was enticing--but did he really know these "unknown" actors who bring these characters to life? It seems almost a fluke, shot in 29 days and on a tight budget, but "American Graffiti" is a four-star classic. It is perhaps pure nostalgia, mixing pathos and humor, sadness and craziness, hope and reflection, in quiet little bursts of excitement. After cruising with Milner all night, teenage Carol hates to say goodbye but does, waving from her porch with the light on; Toad survives one bad accident after another, but his real moment is in hearing praise from his date (fantastic, husky-voiced Candy Clark, dolled up like a speeding Sandra Dee) just before she says good night; after chasing his dream date all night, Kurt (Richard Dreyfuss, green and anxious, and appealingly bemused) finally gets to talk to the stunning blonde wonder on the telephone, where she whispers a wrenching goodbye. The whole movie is steeped in reflection. It has great, great humor, yet it leaves one with a bittersweet melancholia. For yesterday is in the past, with our music, our memories, and our hesitant farewells.
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81 out of 90 people found the following review useful:
The American Garden
Author: caspian1978 from Boston, MA
5 August 2004
The summer of 1962, for these four Youths, it's the closest they will ever get to the Garden of Eden. The music, the cars, the drinking, the dancing, and the innocence, American Graffiti is a harder film to make than Star Wars. To identify with the generation and to create truth from the characters, George Lucas's masterpiece is American Graffiti. From the town Big shot, the future Race car Driver, the Perfect Couple, and the local Nerd, it is amazing how the audience identifies with all these characters from out past. Like a page out of the high school year book, this movie jumps back into the early 60's, before the war, before the lines were drawn, the age of innocence in America would soon be coming to an end. This is the last party of the summer before the dream finally ends.
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45 out of 61 people found the following review useful:
The Best Teen Film Ever Made.
Author: JackA123
30 May 2004
"I just love it when guys peel out." -Debbie Dunham
American Graffiti is the best film about teenagers. It actually has a point, unlike the other teenage films where all that they do is get drunk and party. American Graffiti is about different types of teenagers doing different things on the last night that they all have together in 1962 after graduating. They all actually learn about themselves and what they want to do with their lives. One of the older
teenagers, Curt, is planning on leaving the next day. Steve is trying to work out his relationship with Curt's sister, while John and Terry have their own dates for the night. American Graffiti is a wonderful film on many levels. It is both funny and serious. A great direction by George Lucas and a fine cast with Ron
Candy Clark (Oscar-nominated), MacKenzie Phillips, Harrison Ford. One of the
best films of the 70's and the only teen film in my memory that has had the
pleasure of being nominated for Oscar- Best Picture. 10/10 stars.
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37 out of 49 people found the following review useful:
The single-greatest teen-age cruising film ever made
Author: pooch-8 from Fargo, North Dakota
3 January 1999
American Graffiti, voted in 1998 to the American Film Institute's list of 100 superlative films, is as good today as it was upon its release in 1973. Countless films (such as Linklater's excellent Dazed and Confused) have borrowed heavily from Lucas' blueprint of multiple characters and storylines punctuated by wall to wall rock music. If possible, you should try to see the 1998 documentary that accompanies the DVD release, as it provides a wealth of information directly from Lucas, Coppola, LeMat, Ford, Clark, Dreyfuss, Howard, and many others about the creation of the film from concept to box-office phenomenon.
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44 out of 64 people found the following review useful:
So Much For Being 17
Author: departed07 from United States
23 October 2003
I remember watching this movie on May 31, 2002, the night before my high school graduation and when I watch this film, it reminded me of the things that happened with me throughout my senior year: from a guy I knew, who cheated on his girlfriend with a cheerleader, to the terrorist attack that tore America apart; causing Americans to go against one another, from the crushes, the heartbreaks, prom night, to Spider-Man being the movie of the year, graduation rehearsal, and technology becoming the new aspect in my life and when I watched American Graffiti, it reminded me of when the good times meant something with those around me.
The film takes place in 1962 California, a pre JFK assassination which showed the innocence of youth crusin' the streets and talking to buddies outside of their windows as they drive; now, in today's world it's a bloodbath. Even the music played a part of innocence back in the 60's where artist such as Fats Domino, Beach Boys, Bill Haley and the Comets, The Platters, even Chuck Berry were a pain in the butt to most of the adults of that time, but a joy. Now? Songs about sex, drugs, and murder have become the new waves to today's youth of America.
American Graffiti has four teenage boys who cruise in different directions in their hometown where some question their own faith. The main character in the story is Curt Henderson (Richard Dreyfuss) who is about to leave east for college where he is dubious on whether or not he should leave town in order to start a new life. Yet his friend Steve (Ron Howard) encourages him to leave and tells him not to crawl back into his little nest. All night, Curt cruises the streets with his sister Laurie (Cindy Williams) and Steve, where he sees a blonde woman driving a white T-Bird who mouths "I love you." Now Curt is on the hunt to find this blonde woman as he encounters a gang called The Pharaohs who want to pound him after he scratches the gang's car.
The next character is Steve whose Curt's best friend and happens to be dating Laurie and wants to rush things as quickly as possible. He wants to break up so they can see other people; but later when they are named King and Queen at the homecoming dance, they are together again where he tries to have sex with her. Yet, things don't work out well between them, and Steve questions his own destiny on whether he should stay or not, leaving Curt to be right as usual.
John Milner (Paul LeMat) is the hotshot of the state who doesn't want to leave town because he is afraid that everything will change. After the beginning of the film he talks to Curt about "The Pickin's are really getting' slim" that everything is changing in terms of music, girls, crusin' the street even from his friends departing. He cruises the streets where he accidentally picks up an underage girl (MacKenzie Phillips) who becomes more of a pal to John as they listen to Wolfman Jack and hear good old time music. Yet, John is up for a little competition, as a new drag racer by the name of Bob Falfa, (Harrison Ford) wants to race him.
The other character of the gang is Terry "The Toad," Fields (Charles Martin Smith) the nerd who drives a mophead, gets to take Steve's car for a ride in the town. Yet, as he tries to impress people, he meets one girl Debbie (Candy Clark) who decides to go with Terry after she hears about him talking about his "new" car. Terry who thinks he is a reject is now proved that he is a man as he cruises the streets with the girl on his arms, and just trying to prove that even nerds have their moments as well.
American Graffiti in my opinion is a retrospect of the good times that people had when everything was innocent, in an era where crusin' was important, especially rock n' roll. But as time changes on, people will always remember the good times.
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31 out of 42 people found the following review useful:
A true American classic
Author: The_Void from Beverley Hills, England
22 May 2005
As many people know, George Lucas is most famous for the fact that he wrote a certain series of fantasy films. Most of those films certainly were a great achievement, but one thing that many Star Wars fans overlook is the other entries in Lucas' list of directorial credits; one of which is this film, American Graffiti. The movie tells the story of the last night in town for a bunch of school kids about to leave to go to college. Now, this might not seem like a great base for a classic movie to work from; and it isn't, it's the handling that makes it great. In spite of his latest batch of movies, Lucas has shown with this movie that he has the talent to create an innovative and groundbreaking movie in spite of the plot. It's this fact that made Star Wars work so well, and it's nice to see the same effort transplanted into an earlier film that doesn't have the special effects and grandiose that Star Wars had. The energy and vitality that Lucas gives his multiple stories makes for a great ride, and American Graffiti is a lot of fun throughout.
The film is most notable for the way that it captures the American youth of the sixties. It benefits from a great soundtrack that adequately helps to achieve this, and includes the likes of Buddy Holly and The Beach Boys. The film takes place in one night, and makes use of a number of different characters and story lines; all of which are interesting and unique. A lot of which are also really funny, and this is where my favourite part of American Graffiti comes in. The film works because it's such a good time, and the way that Lucas shows us that ensures that we have just as good a time as the characters on screen are having. The events that befall the characters in the movie will no doubt touch a nerve with anyone that has gone through childhood - things such as splitting up with your girlfriend, to being forced into doing things that could get you into trouble...all the way to asking an adult to go into a store to buy alcohol for you are shown with great care, and show that Lucas obviously knew what he was doing when he took on this movie. On the's very good stuff indeed.
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22 out of 27 people found the following review useful:
An eventful summer night for teenagers in 1962 California town
Author: mdm-11 from United States
22 May 2005
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33 out of 52 people found the following review useful:
"Where were you in '62?" (Original ad)
Author: Wayne Malin ( from United States
28 November 2000
Nostalgic look at one night/morning of a small California town and some of its teenagers. Story-wise this is nothing new--all the stereotypes are in place--the loving/bickering couple (Ron Howard and Cindy Williams); the rebel (Paul Le Mal) stuck with a 13 year old (Mackenzie Phuillips); the nerd (Charles Martin Smith) having a disastrous date with a blonde (Candy Clark); the hood (Bo Hopkins) showing the good boy (Richard Dreyfuss) a night out and Harrison Ford and Suzanne Somers in small parts.
What makes this movie better than average is the great direction by George Lucas--he fills the Cinemascope screen masterfully; the non-stop soundtrack of 50s/60s hits; a great script and the cast of then-unknowns. It's incredible to see some of these actors so young (especially Ford and Dreyfuss) and full of life. Without this cast, this movie would probably have long-since been forgotten.
So, no great shakes, but very sweet and nostalgic with some good acting. Worth catching. Try to see it letter-boxed or on a big screen.
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30 out of 47 people found the following review useful:
Let's be the way we are not going to be anymore for just one more night!!
Author: dataconflossmoor from United States
11 September 2002
American Graffiti was a compilation of pop culture pique, a harbinger of political changes, and the birth of an era that explodes the "Leave it to Beaver America" simply by saying farewell to it!!!...Set in a small town in Southern California, with a bunch of people who's existence in 1962 means the 13th and final year of the fifties, it correlates a cosmic awareness with an innocent societal disagreement.... People are happy, but not happy enough to want to stay the same.... The constant bond throughout the film is Wolfman Jack, the "supercool" disc jockey who creates a thousand different images of himself just by virtue of what he says on the radio...He is illuminating as well as socially influential to a bunch of naive teenagers....The music in this movie is extremely entertaining, as it signifies the end of an Eisenhower style Utopia.. The couples that are paired off in this movie homogenize the attitudes and aspirations of these precocious 1962 teenagers, who are on the verge of growing up!! All of the characters in this film have an imperviousness to the objections related to a perceived totalitarianism brought on in the sixties, not just because the radical aspect of the decade has yet to be, but also, because locking horns with the authority figures is not second nature to them ...(Even Big John Milner)... The bevy of Radicalism which besieges our nation over the remainder of this decade, (the 1960's) created a metamorphosis in social behavior that would change all Americans, even the people living in the town of Graffit, California!!! This movie superbly exemplifies the phrase "The calm before the storm" It gives the entire movie audience a crystal ball concept analysis report that sparks a bittersweet realization and empathy for everyone who plays a significant role in this George Lucas masterpiece!! Director George Lucas has never been better...The cast is sensational!!and the film's unassuming demeanor surprisingly captures the honor of being one of America's greatest films on record!!! Five stars!! No question!!
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9 out of 10 people found the following review useful:
The great, seminal '60s nostalgia flick
Author: jantoniou from California
1 June 2004
I was born at the beginning of the next decade--1970--yet "American Graffiti" was a chord that rippled throughout my life.
My father, who, like George Lucas, grew up in California's Central Valley, said this movie perfectly captured what it was like to grow up there--street cruising, hot rodding, picking up chicks, pulling pranks. Though this movie necessarily sidesteps the boredom inherent in growing up in the pesticide-choked San Joaquin Valley, the place itself is not as important the time it explores. It was a time just before the 1960s descended into the beginning of the end of American culture--the prototypical middle America that existed in almost all its small towns and now has substantively disappeared thanks to the urbanization and suburbanization of much of this country.
The ensemble cast, including so many that went on to become hugely successful in Hollywood--Ron Howard, Cindy Williams (well, with Laverne & Shirley at least), Richard Dreyfuss, and of course Harrison Ford (not to mention Lucas himself)--is handled with great skill from such a young director and reinforces the mystery why Lucas has so horribly mishandled Star Wars Eps. I and II. Lucas simply has been at the Ranch too long and his brilliant career has arrived parked in the garage at a large, entirely perfunctory business and media empire.
Anyway, regardless of Lucas' drift far away from the cutting edge, "American Graffiti" still stands as a kind of monument to his precocity. It is the kind of movie that hits every note with effortless precision, which I think is less the effort of great editing as it is a combination of youthful exuberance and actors and a director at essentially the beginning of their ascent as some of the best in the business.
This movie also withstands the test of time simply because it works magically both for those who have no particular emotional connection to the '60s and for those who were there on nearly equal levels. There is tremendous humor and naturalistic character play and dialog that few can help but be drawn into. Anyone with any sense of history will acknowledge that all the characters are standing at the edge of the deflowering and self-destruction of America in the '60s. It is a time of tremendous innocence, change, and harrowing decisions. The Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis, and Vietnam haven't happened yet.
With Iraq and terrorism chewing at our consciousness every day, it's pretty easy for modern youth to identify and yearn for the nostalgia of such innocence.
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how are you validating the reCAPTCHA? – Dagon Jul 30 '13 at 23:51
@Dagon i use the google tutorial for it but in that one it only echo out the message – Jessica Jul 30 '13 at 23:55
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will be false, assuming $limit is something like 6. Should be just
Let's say the captcha is "bananas". strlen("bananas") - strlen("bananas") == 0.
Added The JavaScript doesn't return false at any point, so it will return undefined if the captcha is correct, which may affect your code elsewhere (particularly if you are using === ).
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thats works for the php. I have updated my question to show what i did for the javascript. can you correct me please thanks. – Jessica Jul 31 '13 at 0:04
his code correcting worked for php so please take off the drop vote. – Jessica Jul 31 '13 at 0:09
Thank you @AlexRuso. I've added to my answer concerning the JS. – Andy G Jul 31 '13 at 0:12
thanks, will come and upvote when I have enough rep – Jessica Jul 31 '13 at 0:30
Thank you @AlexRuso. You shouldn't really remove the JavaScript from your post though, it'll be confusing for someone reading this. – Andy G Jul 31 '13 at 0:40
Please read the reCAPTCHA documentation. It clearly outlines the correct use of the recaptcha_check_answer() function (part of the reCAPTCHA PHP library) to validate solutions.
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Looking at decreasing numbers of tigers ,is it appropriate to declare no man's land in tigers habitat areas?
In context of nepal ,people(Tharu community) live in tiger habitating jungles and it has been found that they are involved in tiger poaching.To get more money from chinese businessman,they are in competition for tiger killing .
• Jun 14 2012: I do not think that it is fare to declare the space that theses tigers and native people exist to be called no mans land. These people have had interactions with tigers for many generations. But you have a point that things have changed, and poaching is more common in todays world. I think that the only way to consider theses parts of nepal no-mans-land, is to have it turned into a national part where there is no poaching (smilier to india with the white horned rhino) but untill that happens theses parts cannot be considered no-mans-land.
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Volkswagen T-Roc R: new VW or used Mercedes GLC 43?
Fancy a fast four-wheel drive SUV? VW’s T-Roc R is now on sale, but should you get one over a similarly priced used Mercedes GLC 43 AMG?
Ian Dickson
Nov 18, 2019
Meet the fastest SUV rolling off the Volkswagen production line. This is the T-Roc R and it marks the return of the R badge to a Volkswagen SUV after an absence of more than a decade. The last VW SUV to wear the super-sporty R badge was the Touareg R50 - a mighty 5.0-litre diesel rival to the high-performance Porsche Cayenne - but now the brand is back with a car that’s even faster.
Strictly speaking, the T-Roc R is not really a proper SUV but a crossover version of the Golf R hot hatch. Underneath, it shares the same 300hp engine and four-wheel drive tech as the Golf - albeit in a taller package - so performance should be blistering.
There’s plenty of performance SUVs on sale, but they tend to sit at the pricier end of the market. The T-Roc R starts at £38,450, which is a lot to pay for a small VW, but it packs performance matching that of its relative the Golf R to go some way to justifying that price.
Direct crossover-style rivals include the Audi SQ2, which shares the same engine and platform with very similar performance but is marginally cheaper at £37,370, and the BMW X2 M35i, again offering similar performance but adding another £5,000 to the price list. There’s also the Cupra Ateca - again sharing the same engine - which is about £2,500 cheaper and only marginally slower.
Don’t overlook hot hatchbacks either. As well as the Golf R, another rapid, yet similarly pricey, model is the Mercedes A35 AMG.
Read on for the all the details on the new Volkswagen T-Roc R's engines and interior as well our thoughts on whether you should choose one over a used Mercedes GLC 43.
Volkswagen T-Roc R prices and trims
While the T-Roc is available in a wide range of engine and trim levels, the R badge is reserved for only its most powerful version. Order books are open now with prices starting at £38,450 and the first deliveries expected to roll in by the end of 2019.
In addition to a standard T-Roc, the R gets performance and aesthetic upgrades to set it apart from the rest of the range - if you're going to spend the extra money, you want everyone to know you've got something a bit special. R-specific add-ons include huge 19-inch alloy wheels, an elegant bodykit, bigger brakes, R badges, matt chrome mirror casings and a restyled front grille. Inside, there’s a flat-bottomed steering wheel, body-coloured trim panels, a smattering of carbonfibre and the option of the Golf R’s sports seats.
Oh, and white paint is standard. If you want another colour, Volkswagen will charge you between £360 and £1,020 to choose from a very vibrant palette that includes Turmeric Yellow and Energetic Orange. Other options include a noisier exhaust at £3,000, soft nappa leather at £2,155 and dynamic chassis control, which adjusts the suspension settings, for £695 - it's not at all challenging to push prices beyond £50,000 once you have it kitted out to your liking.
Volkswagen T-Roc R engine
The T-Roc R shares the same engine as the new Golf R, a turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol with 300hp and 400Nm of torque. That's plenty of muscle for a relatively small car, it's actually 42mm shorter in length than the Golf, albeit 383mm taller and 29mm wider. Power is fed to the wheels via a four-wheel drive system and a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox. There is no manual gearbox option.
Performance figures are astounding: 0-62mph takes just 4.9 seconds and it has a limited top speed of 155mph. To give that some context, consider this: the new Porsche 911 Carrera (with a manual gearbox) sprints to 62mph is 4.6 seconds. There’s no doubt about it, the T-Roc R is quick.
As for running costs, Volkswagen claims the T-Roc R will average 37.2mpg and emit 176g/km of carbon dioxide - impressively efficient for one so powerful, but expect running costs to be somewhat steeper than an equally quick but admittedly much more expensive Jaguar I-Pace.
Volkswagen T-Roc R interior
The T-Roc R largely shares the same neatly designed and well-equipped interior as the base T-Roc - choosing the performance model will not represent a compromise in terms of comfort. Technology includes an eight-inch touchscreen media system and a 10.3-inch Active Info Display, which displays useful information such as sat-nav directions where traditional dials would normally be.
Volkswagen T-Roc R safety
Safety kit in a car this fast is reassuring and the T-Roc R isn’t wanting for much. There’s Lane Assist, to warn you if you’re straying out of the white lines, hill start assist and hill descent control.
Optional safety kit includes a pre-crash protection system, which costs £150 and tightens the seat belts, closes the windows and primes the brakes should it detect a crash is imminent.
Volkswagen T-Roc R dimensions
Hot hatches, or in this case, hot crossovers, are all about marrying performance and practicality - and the T-Roc R is no exception. There’s plenty of space and the boot is a useful size, offering between 392 litres and 1,237 litres of luggage room.
However, that's not too different from the Golf R that it's based on at 343 litres and 1,233 litres - and the Golf is cheaper and faster, so if you're being sensible, that's the car to go for. If you want fast acceleration, sporty looks and serious SUV space, though, a one-year old Mercedes GLC 43 AMG could save you a couple of grand, offer more power at 367hp and far more room in the boot at 550 litres with the rear seats in place and 1,600 litres with them folded.
As for size, the T-Roc R measures in at 4,234mm long, 1,819mm wide and 1,573mm high, making it narrower and shorter (but a little taller) than the BMW X2 35i, the best-handling car in this class.
You may never use a sporty T-Roc R as a tow car, but if you do it has a total towing weight of 2,070kg - a substantial amount for a car this size. Check out our roundup of the best small tow cars and best medium tow cars if you're after a small but strong machine.
New VW T-Roc R or used Mercedes GLC 43 AMG?
Before you go rushing off to order one, let’s reflect for a moment on what the T-Roc R’s price tag could get you on the used market. One of our favourite fast SUV picks is the Mercedes GLC 43 AMG, a car that blends elegant styling with top-notch comfort and epic speed. From new they start at a hefty £50,500.
A quick scout around the classifieds on BuyaCar, however, shows GLC 43s for sale from £31,337. That gets you into a 2017 car with less than 50,000 miles and gives you a decent saving of £3,500 (without options) over the T-Roc R. Spend a little more and you can find a one-year old model with barely 10,000 miles for several thousand pounds less than the VW. That gets you a lot of car for the money.
You get a significant boost in power, with the GLC 43’s 3.0-litre V6 bi-turbo petrol motor producing 367hp and 520Nm of torque - that's low engine speed muscle. It’s heavier, with the Mercedes coming in at 1,870kg versus 1,575kg for the Volkswagen. That makes them equal in the dash to 62mph, but it’s through the gears where the GLC has an advantage, especially with its super-smooth nine-speed automatic gearbox. That bigger engine does get through far more fuel, though.
We’ll have to wait until we’ve driven the T-Roc R for the definitive verdict on which is best to drive, but if the Golf R is an indicator of its character it will undoubtedly be more fun than the Mercedes, though the Mercedes is a more upmarket machine and still very satisfying to drive.
The GLC does excel on the inside though, its cabin is a significant step-up in terms of luxury. It also has the edge on technology and equipment and benefits from a much bigger boot, so if you want a fast SUV with a bit more space and a more refined experience, the GLC 43 makes a lot of sense.
Of course, the fact it also loses value from new extremely quickly means older models are far cheaper to buy than the VW. But the extra power means the GLC will be more expensive to fuel and tax, maintain and insure.
New Volkswagen T-Roc R review
Volkswagen’s T-Roc R promises a lot on paper. We’ll drive it soon but we expect it to be a fun drive. It’s comparatively priced with rivals, every bit as quick and comes with the pedigree of the Golf R underpinnings.
Add in a reasonable does of practicality and space, and the T-Roc R looks like a compelling package. But at a steep £38,450, we can’t help wondering what other performance SUVs we could get for the same price or less in the used market - or simply saving ourselves £10,000 on a one-year old, barely run in 190hp petrol model - complete with four-wheel drive and a slick automatic gearbox, just like the R.
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FAQ: What Does Dp Mean In Softball?
How does a DP work in softball?
A team using the DP starts the game with 10 players on the lineup card, but could end the game with 9 or 10. 9. When the FLEX player bats for the DP, the FLEX player bats in position of the original DP. The DP is considered to have left the game, but the FLEX player has not.
What is DP in softball?
DP typically stands for Designated Player. You can think of it as similar to a Designated Hitter in Baseball, but here’s the difference; a designated hitter in baseball can hit in place of another player already in position, but a designated hitter cannot play defense.
What does dp in baseball mean?
Definition. A double play occurs when two offensive players are ruled out within the same play. It’s often referred to as “a pitcher’s best friend” because it’s twice as helpful toward his cause as any given out.
Does softball have a DH?
To start, here are some important rules to know that differ from MLB baseball rules: NCAA softball uses a designated hitter that can substitute for any position player in the lineup. Softball refers to that player as a ‘Designated Player.
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What is the fastest softball pitch ever?
What does ph mean in softball?
A pinch hitter is a batter used as a substitute for another batter. A pinch hitter only comes into the game when the batter whose turn he is taking is due to bat. At that time, he is “announced into the game”; the batter which he replaced is out of the game for good.
What’s the hardest position in softball?
Shortstop: Get Ready To Work But the differences in play style and needed ability make shortstop the hardest infield position there is, often thought of as the key fielding position.
What is the easiest softball position?
What is the easiest position in softball? Right field, because young players don’t hit the ball very far in the air, and because 80% of athletes are right handed, fewer hard-hit fly balls will go to the opposite field (right field for a right-handed hitter).
What is the most important position in softball?
The most important positions in a team are the pitcher and catcher. A good pitcher can have a significant impact on a game and a good catcher controls all defensive plays.
What position is DP?
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What is the rarest double play?
Royals turned one of the rarest double plays in Major League Baseball history. Seeing a 1-5-3 double play is a rarity, but the Royals’ version of that twin killing on Sunday may have been a first in Major League Baseball history.
What does EH mean in softball?
What does RHP mean in softball?
This is a pitcher who only throws with his right hand. The abbreviation for right handed pitcher is RHP. Examples Of How Right Handed Pitcher Is Used In Commentary. 1. The manager signals down to the bullpen to bring in the right handed pitcher to face the left handed batter.
Can a Flex run for the DP?
The FLEX can bat or run, but only for the original DP. As such, the DP and the FLEX CANNOT be on offense at the same time. 5. If used, the DP/FLEX must be noted on the starting lineup card.
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Directed by Bernard Borderie | Starring: Michèle Mercier, Giuliano Gemma, Robert Hossein, Rosalba Neri
In 17th-century France, beautiful country maiden Angélique marries wealthy neighbor Jeoffray de Peyrac out of convenience, but eventually, she falls in love with him. So when Jeoffray is arrested and then vanishes, she bravely sets out to find him. This is the first of many dramas based on Anne and Serge Golon's novels about strong-willed Angélique and her adventures during the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King.
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Friday, October 20, 2006
Trial by fire
Well it seems what we would call coming of age here in Sydney, is finally upon me. AAAHHHHHHH IT"S THE HSC!!!!!! In about 2 hours I will sit the first of my final exams of my schooling career (Why do we call school a career? You don't make any money from it). I feel a little bit apprehensive, but only because the first exam is English (love the subject, hate the exams), once that is over everything else will be free flowing.
I wouldn't say I am stressed as such, there is a plan for my life and I have put in the best effort I can- you can only do your best. Why worry if I have tried my hardest?
On a side note, only about one more month until Japan!!!! I'm going to need to work rather hard to get all the money I require, there are a few professional pieces of equipment to buy that are slightly expensive- I can't wait!!! hehe
Studying hard,
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How many search algorithm changes do Google make?
Google’s algorithm changes once a day
Did you realise that Google updates its search engine algorithm at least once a day? Aside from the well publicised updates such as Google Caffeine, there are many small updates Google makes that effect the search engine results you’ll see. Keeping up-to-date with all of these changes, making your website compliant and still ranking well can be a challenge, but these changes are necessary for Google to provide relevant results in an ever changing web, and to help their technology keep up-to-date. This video by Google’s Matt Cutts talks about these changes, and the importance of content.
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Europe Voters Elect New Parliament
Europe Voters Elect New Parliament
BRUSSELS (AP) -- From Germany and France to Cyprus and Estonia, voters from 21 nations went to the polls Sunday in the final day of a crucial European Parliament election that could see major gains by the far-right, nationalist and populist movements that are on the rise across much of the continent.
The four days of balloting that began Thursday across the 28-country European Union pitted supporters of closer unity against those who consider the EU a meddlesome and bureaucratic presence and want to return power to national governments and sharply restrict immigration.
Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, seen as a unifying force among the anti-migrant hard-line nationalists, said that he felt a "change in the air" and that a victory by his right-wing League party would "change everything in Europe."
The first full results were expected overnight from what was considered the most important European Parliament election in decades, a contest with the potential to significantly reshape EU policies. An estimated 426 million people were eligible to vote.
Mainstream center-right and center-left parties were widely expected to hold on to power in the 751-seat legislature that sits in both Brussels and Strasbourg. But the nationalist and populist parties that are hostile to the EU were expected to make important gains that could complicate the workings of the Parliament.
In the first major exit poll, in Germany, the EU's biggest country, governing parties were predicted to lose ground while the Greens were set for big gains. The far right was also expected to pick up more support.
"I don't want to see a right-populist Europe (that) wants to destroy the idea of togetherness," said Germany's Manfred Weber, the lead candidate of the Christian Democrat center-right EPP group, currently the biggest in the legislature.
Hungary's increasingly authoritarian prime minister Viktor Orban, a possible ally of Salvini, said he hopes the election will bring a shift toward political parties that want to stop migration. The migration issue "will reorganize the political spectrum in the European Union," he said.
Because of the stakes this time, turnout appeared to be running higher than usual during the afternoon Sunday in Spain, France and Germany. The trend has been downward since the first elections in 1979 and stood at less than 43 percent five years ago.
In France, the interior ministry said turnout was over 43% at 5 p.m., compared with 35% at the same time in 2014. Several French polling institutes estimated the final turnout could be over 50% at the end of the day, which would be a first in the country since 1994.
The EU and its Parliament set trade policy on the continent, regulate agriculture, oversee antitrust enforcement and set monetary policy for 19 of the 28 nations sharing the euro currency.
Other countries voting on Sunday included Italy, Poland, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Austria, Belgium and Lithuania.
Britain voted Thursday, taking part in the balloting even though it is planning to leave the EU, after the government missed its March 29 deadline to approve withdrawal terms. Its EU lawmakers would lose their jobs as soon as Brexit happens.
Europe has been roiled in the past few years by immigration from the Mideast and Africa and deadly attacks by Islamic extremists. It has also seen rising tensions over economic inequality and growing hostility toward the political establishment — sentiments not unlike those that got Donald Trump elected in the U.S.
Traditional parties like the EPP and the center-left socialist S&D group want the mainstream to build a strong coalition to stave off the fringe parties. Spanish caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called on "all the political forces to open a horizon of political stability."
Projections released by the Parliament last month showed the EPP bloc losing 37 of its 217 seats and the S&D group dropping from 186 seats to 149. On the far-right flank, the Europe of Nations and Freedom group was predicted to increase its bloc from 37 to 62 seats.
Proponents of stronger EU integration, led by French President Emmanuel Macron , argue that issues like climate change and reining in immigration are simply too big for any one country to tackle alone.
Macron, whose country has been rocked in recent months by the populist yellow vest movement, has called the elections "the most important since 1979 because the Union is facing an existential risk" from nationalists seeking to divide the bloc.
Once the elections are over, European leaders will begin the task of selecting candidates for the top jobs in the EU's headquarters in Brussels. The leaders meet for a summit over dinner Tuesday. Current European lawmakers' terms end July 1, and the new parliament will be seated the following day.
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When Does Link-Building Start To Work?
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When Does Link-Building Start To Work?
Link-building is the corner stone of any SEO strategy. At it’s core, it’s the essential way of getting a company up on the search engine results pages (SERP). Yet, few people actually talk about how long it takes, or why it works at the rate it does?
In reality, it’s a little more complicated and will depend on a websites current position. Let’s take a closer look at how it works. Developing and creating great links is one of our SEO services here at lowcostseo, so we have first hand experience when it comes to understanding the rate of success.
How Fast Does Link-Building Take?
Ultimately, it’s not the speed of link-building that matters, more so the extend of the link building. Google uses various factors when it comes to organising the SERPs listings, with the number of links being one thing. But it also takes into account the quality of those links, including additional factors such as the domain authority and relevance of the websites in question.
Of course, at the same time, it penalises or ignores ‘spammy’ links and additional links on the same page. This is why mass-commenting one a website or forum doesn’t work. It doesn’t work for the reader and Google’s algorithms are in-line with this philosophy.
Rating The Competition
What is important, then, is the competition above you. Put it this way, if you have 200 great links to your domain, but the website immediately above you has 400, an additional 50 links won’t make a difference, unless there from exceptional sources. When you have so many companies trying to position their website, speed becomes a question of relativity. Generally speaking, this competition is rather close on SERPs close to page one, where a large amount of links are needed. On page 10 or 15, on the other hand, its easier to move up and down, due to closer differences.
Of course, throughout all this, Google is updating its algorithms. As part of this development, Google often tries to better define what is a ‘natural link’, compared to a link for SEO purposes. A link that offers great content and is relevant will be favoured over one that doesn’t for instance. Yet, this always changes, and some times links can gain – or lose – value over night.
Can We Speed It Up?
Since speed is relative, is there a way to go ‘faster’? Technically, there are methods that can make your website’s SEO changes create a greater impact, such as proper indexing. Indexing involves files to help the googlebots that crawl through your website. As it implies, it’s an index, and Google’s scripts will prioritise this when they see on, rather than waiting for your results to have a slow ripple effect in Google later on.
Encouraging Natural Link Developments
Similarly, one might also want to consider encouraging links to develop naturally. When you have great content, for instance, people will link to you. If your website is worth sharing, people will share it. There are many methods to get the word out there, such as social media and other online marketing techniques. Yet, in time, a truly great website may begin to take care of itself.
This is why a well-rounded package is always recommended, and why lowcostseo offers numerous services, including link-building. You can find out more about the packages we offer here.
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