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(MT) Media Temple Reviewed
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The Urge:
From many years of experience with bad hosts i have always wanted to try (MT) but at the time there prices was to high for very low package space and bandwidth. not to mention there payment methods was credit card only and at the time i didn't have a credit card.
Moving swiftly into the future i become a real nerd for PhotoShop and found that many sites to do with design was hosted with (MT), from the outset it appears that (MT) are indeed a designers core hosting, from there client list and the fact that there partnered with HP for there servers you can be assured that the service from them must be stable as sites for Photoshop tutorials seem to be thriving and never offline or slow and sluggish.
The Rumour:
Now many people claim that there offices indeed don't exist at this address
(mt) Media Temple, Inc
Corporate Headquarters
8520 National Blvd.
Building A
Culver City, CA 90232
..To be continued
Switching Reasons:
If you found that your current host always respond in a slow manner or that your hosting package has been down for maintenance at least twice a month then you may considering changing.. if your company site has downtime how can you rely on a hosting company that has downtime? if eBay went offline for one hour they would loose a mere $400 at least! or more.
Overview Stage 1:
As you encounter there web site you can feel a sense of designers core, i found the site very easy to navigate and prices can be a bit misleading but then they must have some marketing scheme right?!
After finding the package i wanted i then signed up with my own domain and within 1 hour received an email with my IP and details to connect until my domain progressed over too there nameservers.
Overview Stage 2:
Now since my domain is fully working and i now have several sites with them on one account i have found the main control panel so easy to use for setting up emails, viewing statistics, changing MySQL tables.
Its a first class control panel that has been skinned by (MT) and you will either love it or hate it.
Now moving onto another control panel lets talk about the billing control panel. when i first moved to (MT) they had a difference layout and then within my first week there it changed. wow what a great improvement that worked right away. the control panel is easy to use. you will understand how to submit a support ticket or change an MX record in no time as the control panel is laid out how it should be.
After switching to them i will not look back or at other hosting providers as the stability and reliability is there from the start. support is good and professional.
For a designer or small business i recommend (MT) hands down. it couldn't be easier to switch to them and you know that your in good hands if Diesel are hosted with them! http://www.mediatemple.net/company/c...bleclients.php
1. Up-time rock solid
2. Support 100% accurate
3. Ease of use control panels
Ive tried real hard to find a con and can only come up with this
1. Multiple sites conflict with emails for instance a firstname.lastname@example.com will conflict with firstname.lastname@example.com on that one hosting account. so if you got separate sites that require a single email you will find that anything starting the same support@ will be global for each email and you wouldn't need to setup another account for each multiple sites as you just change the trailing domain in your favorite email client.
It can be a pain when you require a separate paypal email lol, but its not a serious downer. if you upgrade to virtual packages you wouldn't have this problem at all. SS accounts only suffer with this.
Why not use this coupon too receive a 15% monthly.
[Sorry if this review is sketchy. and i must state again that i recommend (MT) with flying colours. i have tried over 30 hosting companies and none please me like (MT)] Please leave reputation
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08-29-2006, 05:52 AM #2design2Guest
(mt) are the new black indeed.
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I will be writing another review shortly based on there new GS packages and not there SS!
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11-28-2006, 08:56 AM #5design2Guest
i do have to ask though...are you part of their marketing/sales team?
because they are such a reputable company already i do not think they need reviews like this to promote themselves.
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Thought I would dig up a really really old post, I no longer have a package with (MT) as I have a dedicated server here in England.
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MACOMB, IL -- Western Illinois University President Jack Thomas, along with the WIU Foundation and its Board of Directors, announce the successful completion of the $60 million Higher Values in Higher Education campaign. The campaign officially ended Dec. 31, 2013, raising a total of $62.1 million.
"I would like to thank all of the generous individuals, foundations and corporations that contributed to this success," Thomas said. "Because of you, Western's core values will be translated into action and our students will have enhanced educational opportunities. The higher education landscape has changed drastically in the last decade and private support is necessary to maintain excellence and ensure student success."
The Higher Values in Higher Education Campaign set out to raise $60 million in support of four objectives: student scholarships, faculty support, capital improvement and information and technologies.
"The Higher Values in Higher Education Campaign for Western Illinois University represents only the second philanthropic campaign in the 114-year history of Western," said Brad Bainter, vice president for advancement and public services and executive officer of the Foundation. "Our first campaign, which ended in 2000, raised nearly $5 million over its $20 million goal. I am extremely grateful to the leadership provided by President Thomas, President Emeritus Al Goldfarb and our dedicated Foundation Board. I am especially appreciative of the tremendous support we received from our alumni and friends. Finally, I want to thank all Western's development officers and Foundation staff members for their hard work to help us exceed our goal."
According to Bainter, the success of the campaign has had a tremendous impact on the WIU Foundation. The University's endowment has increased to $40 million from $16 million and the institution's total asset base is now approximately $55 million. Earnings from the endowment support student scholarships, academic programs, critical University needs and many initiatives on both campuses. Planned gifts also comprise part of the $62 million total.
"On behalf of the Foundation Board of Directors, I thank each and every donor who contributed to the success of this campaign," said Foundation Board President Jim Lodico of Geneseo, IL. "From the one-figure to the seven-figure gift, each makes a difference and improves the education we offer our students."
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More than 4,500 works of art from 90 junior/senior high schools in 13 Central New York counties participate in the event, which takes place in the Atrium of Whitney Applied Technology Center, Onondaga Community College, 4585 West Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse.
Students in grades eight through 12 are eligible to participate. Their work is judged by more than 60 area art professionals, teachers and photographers.
The judging occurred between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on both Monday, Jan. 7 and Tuesday, Jan. 8.
Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, in Allyn Hall on the Onondaga campus. Cash awards and scholarships from local businesses, organizations and supporters will be presented.
In last year's competition, Skaneateles students earned a total of 56 awards, including 18 Gold Keys, 13 Silver Keys, 22 Honorable Mentions, The Barrow Gallery Best Portrait Award, American Visions Nominee and Light Work Award – Best Photography Portfolio. Art teacher John Smolenski also won the OCC Inspiration Award that recognizes one special teacher who inspires students.
From Jan. 18 through March 1, more than 1,000 pieces of award-winning, student art work will be on display for public viewing in the Atrium of the Whitney Applied Technology Center on the Onondaga campus. Hours for public viewing will be 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends.
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Optus busted for dodgy broadband ads
ACCC fines telco A$5.26m for 'misleading' unlimited claims
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Optus has been ordered to pay A$5.26m for misleading advertising in the largest civil penalty dished out by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
The penalty applies to Optus' range of "Think Bigger" and "Supersonic" broadband internet plans, which were launched in April 2010 and August 2010 respectively across a range of media.
The advertising campaigns claimed that for a monthly payment, a consumer would receive a headline data allowance of broadband which was then split into peak (midday to midnight) and off-peak (midnight to midday) data allowances.
The ACCC alleged that Optus had not sufficiently disclosed that the service would be limited to 64kbps at all times once a consumer exceeded their peak data allowance. As a consequence any unused off-peak data would no longer be available at a broadband speed.
ACCC Chairman Graeme Samuel said, "the court is punishing a company that disregarded the law and misled consumers". He added that the decision and size of the penalty sent a "clear message that misleading consumers is not a legitimate business strategy. Optus is not a small business, but a large company that engaged in misleading and tricky conduct."
Samuel also warned the entire telecommunications industry to make note of the outcome.
Optus has had a bad run with advertising claims recently. In February the Federal Court found that advertisements published by Optus that promoted its broadband plans as "unlimited" were misleading and deceptive. In May this year, the ACCC issued 27 infringement notices on Optus totalling $178,200 – which the company has now paid – for alleged misrepresentations concerning its "Max Cap" advertisements for pre-paid mobile phone services.
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So, the G2 is one of the top HTC Android devices at this point, and considered to be the successor to the G1 - the world's first available Android phone. As such, the G2 kind of has a special place in the vast array of Android phones, but as it turns out, it doesn't look like hackers are going to like the device.
After intense investigation and hackery by the hackers at xda developers, it was revealed that the G2 uses a special combination of hard and software to return the phone to its unrooted/unaltered state after a reboot when rooted/altered. At this point, the hackers aren't entirely sure if it's the hard or the software that does the trick. Basically, it appears that changes to the device's system software are intercepted and written to a special part of the flash memory without actually altering the system software.
"I think it is basically like an overlay. The underlying files are from a read-only
/system. Any changes get written to a separate place," mlevin explains, "It sounds like it is a lot like Sandboxie (a Windows app that lets you create safe sandboxes). Any writes to your disk or registry get intercepted at a low level and end up written to another location, which you can later delete to make it as if the files were never written. It's like a read-through cache but the writes don't go back to the underlying location."
The interesting thing here is that it's unclear who's fault this really is. You'd think HTC, but the Taiwanese phone maker claims it's either Google or the carrier who's to blame. "HTC is not aware of any Root Kit or Blocking feature on the G2. It is quite possible such a feature was added by Google or the Carrier," the company states.
It wouldn't surprise me in the least that this feature came from the carrier - which would mean the bulk of the "feature" consists of software (good news). Still, it's sad that once again, the device you buy is actually not yours.


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Diane Paverman '13 Capitalizes on Comp. Sci. Experience to Launch Cybersecurity Career
During her four years at Hamilton Diane Paverman '13 worked on multiple computer science projects using technology to analyze human emotions. Now a recent graduate, she'll be turning that experience into a career, beginning as a technology consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton as part of a team dealing with cybersecurity.
Paverman will act as a consultant between the programmers at Booz Allen Hamilton and their clients, primarily the Defense Intelligence Agency and the Department of Defense. She explains that she'll be "translating the design of what the client wants into production." Her experience working on computer science projects will come in handy as she'll have input into what the programmers are doing.
Being involved in multiple aspects of the process is part of what attracted Paverman to this position. She remarked, "A lot of what drew me to this kind of work is that it's team-based ... Even at an entry-level position, I was able to choose the project and team I wanted to work with." At Hamilton, Paverman worked closely with a team as captain of women's swimming and diving. She explains, "it's all about collaboration and leadership," and she believes that will translate well to her work at Booz Allen Hamilton.
Paverman became familiar with Booz Allen Hamilton through a biometrics project she worked on at Hamilton. The project sought to determine whether computers can recognize a person's unique brain "signature" in order to identify individuals. Paverman and the other researchers asked people to think of specific objects and aimed to have the computer identify them by their brainwaves, which vary depending on each person's unique way of thinking. She remarked that the research showed a lot of promise as a way to identify people and could carry important implications for cybersecurity.
Paverman also spent two summers working with Professor of Computer Science Stuart Hirshfield on a project to identify what trust looks like in the brain. She and Eric Murray '13 used functional near-infrared spectrometer (fNIRS) sensors to analyze blood oxygenation levels when a subject was either trusting or distrustful of what he or she was looking at. Paverman noted that with further research, this idea could become very useful for cybersecurity. She commented, "If we can understand what trust looks like in the brain, maybe eventually we can observe it through keyboard movements." This technology could then have very useful applications for online surveillance. The government, for instance, could attempt to lead a hacker astray while monitoring whether he trusts what he sees.
The May graduate sees herself building on this experience in the years to come at Booz Allen Hamilton, expecting to stay with the company in the long-term. It's a large company, and she noted that it would be "rewarding to move up within the company. I'm in love with the field. This is a career – I'm in it for the long haul." Paverman therefore finds herself in a position that many recent graduates might envy; not only does she already have long-term career prospects, but she can look forward to doing what she loves for years to come.


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Is there any problem using a Sharpie to make the marks on the amsteel? When I was climbing I was advised not to use ink to mark ropes because the ink could weaken the rope. Any thoughts?
Is there any problem using a Sharpie to make the marks on the amsteel? When I was climbing I was advised not to use ink to mark ropes because the ink could weaken the rope. Any thoughts?
Many of us have been marking amsteel with a Sharpie for years. Never heard of a problem.
Very helpful tutorial! Thanks!
What's the smallest continuous loops anyone has done with Amsteel? I did some really small ones with a 3" bury on each side and I'm hoping they will hold up. I was thinking of putting some stitches through the burys. They are load bearing on my hammock.
Thanks for any help.
Great thread. Thanks!
This was very helpful for me! Thanks.
Very Clear instructions. Thanks for the tutorial.
Sweet. Very clear and detailed pictures and post. Thanks mate. Just finished a set.
First, thanks to everyone that has contributed to this thread. It has been incredibly helpful. A month ago I could barely spell hammock - now I own 2 and am doing some DIY stuff.
My comments below are things I learned in my first efforts to splice 1.75mm cord (Zing It) - hopefully it will help other new guys.
Initial test efforts went well. Made 2 loops using homemade tool (22 gauge wire on a 4" dowel rod - Then things went south on the next few efforts! Summary of issues:
1. Extremely had to pull cord for pass-throughs and bury
2. Difficulty in threading tool through core of cord.
3. Pulled so hard on tool that I broke 22 gauge wire.
4. Tested my first loops and they held fine. Gave it to my 3 year old granddaughter to play with and within 5 minutes she had both loops out (they had 4" buries).
After a fair amount of experimentation ( not necessarily in order) here is what I found to make this task easy and fun for me:
1. Found that 20 gauge steel wire works best for me. 22 gauge was too small and didn't open the core channel enough. 18 gauge was too big and hard to thread through the cord core.
2. When preparing for a cord "pass through" I insert my tool and then worked it around to enlarge the hole so that the cord passing through would go easily.
3. I know many have said you don't need to taper Zing It, But I found it advantageous to do so for different reasons. I "shredded" the last 1/2" with a tack and cut away about 40% of the shredded strands. I then insert just the shredded portion of the cord in my tool for pull-throughs or buries. This reduces pulling effort dramatically.
4. Prior to inserting my tool to start a bury I "massage" the cord in the bury area to loosen it up. (This stuff works just like a Chinese Finger Puzzle!) I then insert my tool and get it established in the center of the cord, while continuously "massaging" the cord to loosen and open it up. When I get to the exit with my tool I again enlarge the hole for easy entrance of the bury.
5. Before beginning my bury pull I again insert just the shredded strands in my tool and slowly pull the tool to the bury opening and start the cord into the hole. I again "massage" the cord on my tool and then begin the pull by holding the junction of the start of the bury. Normally, I can continue to hold in that area and the pull goes through easily. I may have to "massage" the cord on occasion to keep it moving.
6. Now for something that may be questionable or a good idea! (Let me know.) In order to keep my grand daughter from taking apart my loops I used some Super Glue in the following way.
A. Milk the cord down on the bury so that only the shredded part of the cord shows. Put just a little liquid Super Glue on the shredded portion. Then rapidly and with force, milk the rest of the cord into position. If you do it slowly the glue will grab the cord and it will never get "milked" down all of the way.
B. Put a drop of liquid Super Glue on the junction of the loop and bury. It will soak in. -- And granddaughters can't take it apart now. (Which is what I wanted in the beginning.)
Hope this helps someone. Comments and suggestions welcome.
Okay, now I know how to do a locked brummel with fixed eye and I can get rid of my Super Glue. I'm learning - just not quickly!


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COMIC-CON 2010: Bruce Campbell's 'Burn Notice' TV movie
When Bruce Campbell hands out money from the stage — in return for compliments from the audience on his sexiness — you know the Comic-Con "Burn Notice" panel is going well.
That was the case today as the "Burn Notice" squad — including Campbell, director/actor Tim Matheson, executive producer/writer Alfredo Barrios Jr. and series creator Matt Nix — took the stage in Ballroom 20. Moderated by Chris Vance, who played the villain Gilroy in the show, the panel was lively, mostly spurred on by Campbell's antics.
Vance started off by asking Nix whether the show got any warnings from the government not to reveal secrets about plotting crimes and such. Nix replied: "We have had some bomb guys tell us, 'Maybe you shouldn't say that,' in an episode dealing with … a bomb."
Members of the audience repeatedly told Campbell he was sexy, and to show his appreciation, Campbell walked to the edge of the stage and handed out money. A few times.
Breaking news: A "Burn Notice" executive came out on stage to announce that Campbell would be starring in a TV movie that would explore the life of his character, Sam Axe, before he retired, including his time in the military. It was an exclusive because, Nix explained, "We didn't know if we'd even be announcing it an hour ago."
— Jevon Phillips
Photo: Bruce Campbell. Credit: Glenn Watson / USA Network
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Republicans in the US Congress responded in competing voices on Tuesday to President Barack Obama's annual State of the Union address as various wings of the party vied to advance their prescriptions for the country's best way forward.
Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who delivered the sanctioned Republican response to Obama, queued up long-standing party doctrine that "champions free markets and trusts people to make their own decisions, not a government that decides for you."
McMorris Rodgers, a five-term congresswoman from Washington state, took a broad swipe at Obamacare, the 2010 landmark healthcare law that Republicans have tried to repeal, delay or significantly alter nearly 50 times since its enactment.
"We've all talked to too many people who have received cancellation notices they didn't expect or who can no longer see the doctors they always have," McMorris Rodgers said of the Affordable Care Act, which got off to a troubled start.
"No, we shouldn't go back to the way things were, but the president's health-care law is not working," she said.
Republican Senators Rand Paul of Kentucky and Mike Lee of Utah, two favourites of the anti-Washington Tea Party movement, staged separate responses to Obama's speech.
Paul, who joined the Senate in 2011 and is often mentioned as a possible 2016 presidential candidate, appealed to the conservative base of the Republican Party.
"Economic growth will come when we lower taxes for everyone," Paul said. "Government spending doesn't work."
McMorris Rodgers is relatively unknown nationally, even though as No 4 House Republican she is the highest-ranking female member of her party in Congress. She also holds the distinction of being the only person to give birth three times while serving as a member of the House of Representatives.
Discussing her eldest child's Down syndrome diagnosis, McMorris Rodgers brought a softer tone to her party, which is often accused by Democrats of helping the rich at the expense of the poor and middle-class.
"Today, we see a 6-year-old boy who dances to Bruce Springsteen, who reads above grade level and who is the best big brother in the world," McMorris Rodgers said, adding, "We see all the things he can do, not those he can't."
Her moment in the limelight came as Republicans see November's congressional elections and the 2016 race for the White House as opportunities to close a "gender gap" that contributed to their 2012 election losses.
That gender gap was on full display in 2012, when Obama received 55 per cent of women's votes, while failed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney got 44 per cent.
Even as Republicans tried to broaden their appeal with women voters, they pushed through the House on Tuesday a partisan bill that would make it more difficult for some women to get abortions.
One year ago, a USA Today/Gallup poll found that by a 53-per cent to 29-per cent margin, Americans said they wanted the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision granting abortion rights to be kept in place.
Attacking another gap among Hispanic-American voters Republican Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida delivered a speech closely tracking McMorris Rodgers' but spoken in Spanish.
In 2012, Obama won 71 per cent of the Hispanic vote to Romney's 27 per cent. Since then, House Republicans have blocked comprehensive immigration reform moves that are important to Latino voters.
In his address to a joint session of Congress, Obama called for finishing work this year on comprehensive immigration reform.
Ros-Lehtinen was vague about immigration reform's prospects in the House, noting that Congress needed to "fix our broken immigration system with a permanent solution," she said in a Reuters translation of her remarks.
On Thursday, House Republican leaders are expected to make public their "principles" for pursuing immigration reform this year. It was unclear whether those principles will advance any further amid deep Republican divisions.
An outspoken opponent of such legislation, Representative Lamar Smith of Texas, on Tuesday warned: "Ten million Americans are unemployed and millions more have given up looking.
"We should put them first," before giving "work permits" to people who came to the United States illegally, Smith said.
Like McMorris Rodgers, Senator Lee also demanded a smaller federal government.
The rise of the Tea Party helped Republicans win control of the House in the 2010 elections, but some of its Senate candidates in the past few elections have fallen short, leaving that chamber in the hands of Democrats.
Nevertheless, the Tea Party's war against large federal budget deficits set the agenda for Congress in 2011, 2012 and 2013, when Democrats and Republicans battled each other over spending cuts.
Tea Party initiatives, Lee said, ranging from welfare and criminal justice reforms to ending corporate subsidies, "will put Americans back to work, not just by cutting big government, but by fixing broken government." After all the pomp of a presidential State of the Union speech, complete with standing ovations and celebrities in the audience, McMorris Rodgers, Lee and Paul may have known they would have a tough act to follow with their response speeches.


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IT has been some time since I was a teenager, and 18 years since I taught English to teenagers. While I observed issues confronting this challenging, lively age group when my now 21-year-old son moved bumpily through adolescence, I have been way out of the loop when it comes to the experiences of teenage girls.
That was until five months ago, when my 14-year-old niece moved permanently into our spare room with her trinkets, DVDs, cut-off denim shorts, hair straightener, array of make-up and social media obsession. In a short time I have been thrust into an alien world and what I glimpse is frightening.
I have kept abreast of the debate about post-feminism's relevance and dip into feminist writing by the likes of Caitlin Moran, Natasha Walter, Emily Maguire and Anne Summers, whose new book The Misogyny Factor will be published in May. Moran has been derided for advocating a populist form of second-wave feminism, the right has criticised Summers for her ''blind'' support of the Prime Minister... blah, blah, blah. This is all just white noise, and a distraction from the core issue: young women need feminism more than ever.
Immersed in raunch culture and the bare-it-all dimension of social media where posting photos of yourself in a bikini is de rigueur, teenage girls appear to be trapped in soul-sapping superficiality. Primping and preening are as old as humankind, but what has ramped up is the unfettered consumerism that underpins femininity now. Fake nails, blonde hair, tanned skin, narrow thighs, expensive smartphones, fluoro Nikes – these are the accoutrements of adolescence. And while the message teenagers, and the rest of us, are being sold is couched in terms such as ''empowerment'', I can't help but feel we are all being duped.
Then there are the confronting statistics about eating disorders and self-harm: between 1995 and 2005 the prevalence of disordered eating behaviours doubled among Australian females (An Integrated Response to Complexity – National Eating Disorders Framework 2012) and this from the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists: ''In any year, more than 24,000 people are admitted to hospitals in Australia as a result of self-harm, and thousands more are treated in emergency departments and not admitted''. I am not suggesting these issues are limited to young women; statistics show they are also affecting an increasing number of boys and young men, too.
Steve Biddulph, whose influential guide Raising Boys has sold in the millions, writes in his new book Raising Girls, ''To understand our daughters, we have to realise that their childhood is not like ours. To put it bluntly, our 18 is their 14. Our 14 is their 10. Never before has girlhood been under such a sustained assault, ranging through everything from diet ads, alcohol marketing and fashion pressures, to the in-roads of pornography into teenage bedrooms.''
You only have to be Facebook friends with a teenage girl to fully realise what a potent and destructive mix all of the above are. Status updates take on a confessional tone – and are often thinly veiled pleas for reassurance, acknowledgement and support. There are also blunt references to sexual exploits, and bullying features far too frequently. Name-calling, belittling and shaming happens on an extraordinary scale thanks to the scale of social media connections and the ability it affords to avoid face-to-face conflict.
Yes, adolescence is a chaotic and tumultuous time, but it is made worse by a lack of sure-footed role models (don't get me started on Rihanna and her gun jewellery and on-again, off-again relationship with the violent Chris Brown). This is where feminism has a place in terms of decoding the subtle and not-so subtle bombardment of sexist messages.
When I read Natasha Walter's 2010 book Living Dolls: The Return of Sexism – I can't help thinking that it never really disappeared – in which she paints a confronting picture of contemporary life, ''one where young women are told the best they can be is a pole-dancing glamour model, and where the embrace of biological determinism (or the idea that gender differences are physically ingrained rather than socially constructed) enforces a glittery pink world in which discrimination and inequality are dismissed as reflecting 'natural' preferences'', I could not relate to her thesis on a personal level; my only daughter was just weeks old.
Fast forward a couple of years and her research is back to haunt me.
I have a message for my niece and her peers: feminism is as essential as your Facebook update. And for your birthday you will be receiving a copy of feminist Emily Maguire's young adult book, Your Skirt's Too Short: Sex, Power, Choice.


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A term to refer to the languages of Men, as opposed to the Elvish tongues, or those of the other races of Middle-earth. By far the most prominent Mannish languageis Westron, also called the Common Speech.
Languages of Men started in Hildórien. When the Edain divided to migrate to the west. The groups that would eventually be known as House of Bëor and House of Marach, used one language. The third tribe, that wold be later known as the House of Haleth, used an unrelated tongue.
During the march, the tribes left behind various descendants in Eriador who continued their languages. In Beleriand the House of Beor quickly adopted Sindarin. However the language of Hador retained and was influenced by Khuzdul[1]
The language of the House of Hador during the Second Age evolved into Adûnaic. [2] Meanwhile the descendants of the First Age in the Westlands became the Éothéod from whom ultimately derives the Rohirric language. The language of the House of Haleth also left descendants that were known as Pre-Númenórean languages.[3][4]
Early Adûnaic mingled with many words of the languages of lesser men and became a Common Speech that spread thence along the coasts among all that had dealings with Westernesse[5].
After the Downfall, the faithful considered Sindarin their mother tongue and used the Common Speech in their dealings with other folk and in the government of their wide realms; but they enlarged the language and enriched it with many words drawn from the Elven-tongues.[5].
Note that many all showed influence by Avarin tongues as well as Khuzdul:
- Languages of the First and Third Houses of the Atanatári
- Language of the Second House of the Atanatári
- Haladin language
- Dunlending
- Drûg languages
- Language of the Drúedain of Brethil
- Language of the Woses of Drúadan forest
- Many Haradrim languages
- Many tongues of Easterlings
Tolkien used real-life languages and names to present Mannish. The most known example is Westron, which is always replaced with modern English.
This logic went one step further by also presenting all languages akin to Westron in languages related to English, so that their "understandability" by the protagonists is simulated to the English reader. Since English belongs to the germanic family, most names Tolkien uses are germanic (Norse, Gothic etc) with some celtic exceptions.
- Rohirric, the language of the Rohirrim was replaced by Anglo-Saxon, as Rohirric is an archaic relative of Westron, much as Anglo-Saxon is an archaic relative of English;
- The tongue of Dale (from which came the names of the Dwarves of Durin's Folk), was translated into Old Norse, a language related to Anglo-Saxon and modern English as Dalish was related to Rohirric and Westron;
- The hobbit names of the Stoors, Buckland as well as some Bree-land names are Celtic;
- Few "heathen" names related to Rhovanion (such as "Vidugavia") are Gothic, indicating a relationship to Dalish but not recognisable by Westron.
Mannish languages unrelated to Westron that sounded alien to the protagonists, were left in their "genuine" form.
External links
- Various Mannish languages in Ardalambion (discusses their genuine forms)
- Etymologies of Atani languages - a list of Adûnaic/Mannish roots and their derivatives inspired by the Etymologies.
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Augusta's boys basketball team found itself in a dog fight with tournament-host Baldwin High School Saturday night in the tournament championship game.
Baldwin held off the Orioles from more late-game heroics to beat Augusta 61-57. The two teams traded leads throughout the contest in a close game.
The Orioles still had four players - Sean Brandenburg, Dustyn McEachern, Tristan Finch and Kyler Steinkamp - earn All-Tournament team honors.
Augusta returns to action Tuesday when it travels to play El Dorado.
-The El Dorado Wildcats boys used a strong start to both the third and fourth quarters of Saturday's game against Circle to take control on way to a 58-44 win. With the win, the Wildcats took third place at the Blustem Classic tournament.
-Andale's boys team defeated Douglass 60-49 to beat out the Bulldogs for third place at the Rupp tournament.
Check back online and in Tuesday's Butler County Times-Gazette newspaper for full stories from all the basketball tournament action.


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Lush For Life
LUSH cosmetics supports LGBT rights in Russia.
This Valentine's Day will be a little different than usual, with the spotlight on the Sochi Winter Olympics. At a time when the world's thoughts turn to love, the Russian government has declared its hostility towards the LGBT community. Many companies and corporations are now stepping up in opposition to Russia, and reaffirming their support of human rights, including LGBT rights.
One such company is LUSH Cosmetics, and they have partnered with non-profit All Out to champion everyone's right to love. They stand with all global citizens who are calling on the Russian government to stop fueling anti-LGBT violence.
"At LUSH we believe that individuality, diversity and freedoms are worth standing up for. We stand alongside the gay community as they strive for universal acceptance. Love is the world's most precious commodity and should never be legislated against," says Hilary Jones, LUSH Ethics Director.
For the three weeks leading up to Valentine's Day, LUSH urges the public to show their solidarity by posting selfies wearing the pink sign of love triangle symbol, painted in pink lipstick—to their social media networks using the hashtag #signoflove. The #signoflove pink triangle is seen as a global sign of LGBTQ rights. Consumers can also visit one of the 188 stores in North America to take pictures with the pink #signoflove triangle in-store.
LUSH will then gather the #signoflove images both electronically and in-store to create a photo petition book full of images of people who believe love is an essential human right. On Friday, February 14th, LUSH staff will take the petition to the Russian Embassies in the capital cities in the US and Canada (Washington, D.C., and Ottawa) as well as the Russian Consulate offices in New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Houston, Toronto and Montreal.
Join the #signoflove conversation: @LUSHCosmetics for Twitter and Instagram;


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Lindsay Efflandt might have felt shortchanged when she got to throw only five hitless innings Monday.
But Cary-Grove's right-hander delivered an encore performance Thursday that left no questions.
Efflandt fanned 13 in a seven-inning nearly perfect no-hitter in the circle as the Cary-Grove softball team downed Buffalo Grove at home, 1-0, in nonconference play. The senior allowed one walk and provided one of two hits for the Trojans (6-0).
Pepsi Showdown: At Wheaton, Jacobs lost to Wheaton North, 1-0. Ellie Samin made three saves for the Golden Eagles (3-6).
At DeKalb, Plainfield North defeated Huntley, 2-1. Deanna Hecht scored a second-half goal, and Jessica Galason made eight saves for the Red Raiders (7-2-1).
Cary-Grove 1, CL Central 0: At Cary, a goal from Monica Weber on an assist from Michelle Kalenda provided the difference in a Fox Valley Conference crossover win for the Trojans (4-2-1).
Prairie Ridge 2, Grayslake North 0: At, Becca Hoklas scored both goals, and Whitney Whitehouse made a pair of saves in an FVC crossover win for the Wolves (3-2-1).
Bob Ludwigsen Invitational: At McHenry, Hampshire (159.5 points) finished first, and McHenry (139) took third in the five-team meet. Ashley Fouch won the 200 meters (26.7 seconds) and the 400 (1:01.4), and Haley Lindner won the 3,200 (13:05.6) for Hampshire. Also for the Whip-Purs, Nikki Dumoulin won the triple jump (31 feet, 9 inches), Jenny Dumoulin won the shot put (38-6) and Elizabeth Pagan took the long jump (16-10).
Lauren Opatrny won the 1,600, and Carley Nicolay won the discus (123-6) for McHenry.
• Chris Burrows contributed to this report.


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LAUREL, Md. (AP) — Howard County police say a woman is seriously injured after her disabled vehicle was struck by another vehicle in Laurel.
Investigators say a Pontiac van was disabled on the shoulder of Route 29 on Saturday night. The driver, 50-year-old Debra Watson of Silver Spring, got out and was standing on the shoulder of the road. That's when her vehicle was struck by a Volvo. The Pontiac then struck Watson and pushed her into the guardrail.
Police say Watson was transported to Shock Trauma in Baltimore and was in serious but stable condition Sunday.
Police identified the Volvo driver as Daniel Kim of Silver Spring. He was not injured. Police say it appears Kim, 58, may have been impaired by alcohol and did not drive in a single lane.
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GLENDALE HEIGHTS – An upcoming golf tournament in Glendale Heights will raise money for fallen firefighters.
Community members can participate in the 5th Annual Chicagoland Fallen Firefighters Memorial Golf Tournament July 19 at Glendale Lakes Golf Club. The tournament is one in a series of nationwide games to fundraise for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Last year's tournament raised more than $30,000.
The price is $150 per golfer and includes 18 holes, gift bags, a lunch buffet, dinner and a team photo. Registration begins at 10:45 a.m. A shot gun start will take place at 12 p.m.
Glenside Fire Protection District and Glenside Professional Firefighters IAFF Local #3277 will also participate in the event.
"Hosting the Chicagoland Tournament is a small way that the families of the Glenside Fire Protection District, alongside our friends and sponsors, can let the survivors of our fallen firefighters know that we remember their loved ones' sacrifice and that we care," said Tournament Coordinator Jim Larsen.
For more information about the tournament, registration and sponsorship opportunities, visit golf.firehero.org/il/glendaleheights/.


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The Mid-Columbia Lions Follies continues its run of "Pirates of Neverland" on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 19, 20 and 21. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. at Hood River Middle School's auditorium.
This family-oriented show has been a big hit already its first weekend.
The show is written and directed by Bob Fox, who wrote the show based on his vision of what a pirate story should be.
Fox said that he enjoyed his visits as a child to Disneyland, where one of his favorite rides was Pirates of the Caribbean. It was one of the last attractions that Walt Disney developed before his death in 1967.
During the ride, visitors hear the theme, "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)" written by George Burns and Xavier Atencio. This ride and theme is an inspiration for the Follies show — as well, of course, as the Peter Pan and Hook story.
Peter Pan is a well-known character written by J.M. Barrie. He first appeared in 1902 and the stage play of "Peter Pan" was in 1904.
Peter is a mischievous boy who lives on the island of Neverland. There, he leads a band of boys who are lost to the real world. He plays with the fairies, can fly and is an adversary to Captain Hook.
In Neverland, he remains a boy because he can't grow up. This is the familiar Peter Pan story, but not the one told in the Pirates of Neverland.
For the Follies, show, Peter has left Neverland to grow up and become a father. The story is read by Grandma Wendy to her grandchildren (Peter's children), and is told from the point of view of the pirates. Peter was not their friend.
The first half of the show reminds the audience of the well-known tale of Peter and Hook, and how Peter was the cause of Hook's name.
For the second half, Hook has kidnapped Peter's children as a way to force Peter to return to Neverland. There, Peter will have to fight with Hook in order to save his children, giving Hook his revenge on Pan.
However, first Peter must remember his time in Neverland. This is a challenge to the fairies, and especially Tinker Bell.
Bruce Ludwig plays Captain Hook, Clinton Curtis is Peter Pan, Sarah Fox is Tinker Bell, Dave Tallman plays Mr. Smee and Carol Arnold plays Fairy Mary.
The musical numbers vary from the Peter Pan movie with "Never Smile at a Crocodile" to Lady Gaga's "Born this Way" to the sailor's traditional song "Jolly Roving Tar" (where the pirates can be seen performing the Virginia Reel in the background).
Megan Perkins-Roush and Dick Goe play the grandparents, performing songs such as "Moondance," "Remember When" and "Rolling in the Deep."
Even the little ones are in the show with a crowd-pleasing number to "Bare Necessities."
The show is a treat for all ages. Executive Producer and Musical Director Bev Bridgewater heard remarks from the first weekend such as "the best ever," "I loved the crocs" and "What a fun way to relive this great story!"
"Pirates of Neverland" is a show for all ages, and is the Lions' 36th annual production. All proceeds go to the Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation. (See info box, below.)
Tickets at the door are $9 general admission and $7 for children 12 and under. Advance tickets are $8 and $6 and may be purchased from any Lions Club member, Waucoma Bookstore, Key Bank, Columbia Bank, Studio 10, Sterling Bank, Windmaster Market, Jim's Market, Mid Valley Market and McIsaac's.
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Regular readers of this space will note (perhaps with relief) that of late I've not dwelled on the Republican primaries in the U.S.
That's because there's not an awful lot one can say.
Apart from journalistic and punditry speculation, the race to be the GOP presidential candidate is effectively over, with no one likely to oust Mitt Romney for the job.
Apart from Romney winning the recent primaries (Maryland, Wisconsin and Washington D.C.), what was significant is that most Republicans and independents agree that the only one who has even a chance at beating Barack Obama in an election is Romney.
As well as exit polls showing 80 per cent of those questioned believe this, perhaps the most telling evidence is that in "open" primaries (that is, primaries not restricted to registered Republicans but open to independents and Democrats), "Liberals," or Democrats, have overwhelmingly voted for Rick Santorum as GOP candidate.
The reason: Obama would chew Santorum to pieces in a presidential campaign, focusing on his religious zeal, his intense conservatism, his dislike of compromise and his pious, self-righteous demeanor. Scary to some.
The above may also have contributed to him losing his Pennsylvania Senate seat in 2006 by the largest margin by which an incumbent senator has ever been defeated.
Small wonder Democrats would like to face him, now that Newt Gingrich has been reduced to asterisk status in the campaign.
What seems to have happened in recent weeks is a realization across America that if one doesn't like what Obama is thrusting on the nation, the only alternative is Romney.
This stuff that Romney doesn't "relate" to ordinary people is a smokescreen. What presidential candidate is mindful of ordinary folk? They're all millionaires. But some smile more convincingly than others.
Jack Kennedy was rich, but down-to-earth and his wealth wasn't resented. So Romney has two Cadillacs (American built). So what?
For some, who have difficulty seeing a reason to re-elect Obama, Romney's appealing virtue is that he's not a Washington insider -- not part of the Beltway cabal who exist on taxpayers' money.
He's an outsider, who made his money in the private sector, who has proved competence in saving companies, who rescued the Salt Lake City Olympics, who has created jobs, and has no apparent baggage in his personal life.
Amazingly (to some, if not to me), he's a Mormon whose appeal reaches religious fundamentalists and will reign in Tea Partiers. Maybe.
Back to Obama. The concern about him and his administration is that it hasn't accomplished much. Much? Heck, it hasn't achieved anything except a massive debt for the decades, and a health scheme that no one seems to like or can afford, and which the Supreme Court is wrestling with at the moment.
Obamacare barely passed the Democrat-loaded House of Representatives by seven votes. As much as we Canadians might think it makes sense, Americans think otherwise. An insurmountable debt and a health plan that most don't want, are Obama's most memorable achievements.
They are tailor-made for Romney to campaign against.
Anyway, it's all academic now. Even if Santorum should win in Pennsylvania's primary (he won't -- he'll be clobbered in his home state) and in Texas, he's done like toast.


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By Ben Levisohn
Tesla Motors (TSLA) is having its best day since February after the Financial Times reported that BMW and Nissan might be willing to partner with Tesla in creating a global standard for electric chargers:
Nissan, BMW and Tesla are keen to collaborate on creating possible global vehicle-charging standards, the sources said.
"It is obviously clear that everyone would benefit if there was a far more simple way for everyone to charge their cars," said one executive, who declined to be named as the plans are not yet official.
That news comes after Tesla said it would offer some of its patents to other companies free of charge last week.
As a result, shares of Tesla Motors have jumped 8.7% to $224.37 at 3:25 p.m. today, its biggest gain since Feb. 25.
Tesla's chart is looking interesting too. It rose back above its 50-day moving average at the end of last month, and that line has been a point of support through June.
After today's big jump, will Tesla make a run at its all-time high of $265?


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It's the best present one Brenham family could have ever asked for. Last year, the Lawhon family was waiting to go to Kazakhstan to pick up a child that needed a home. But, to everyone's surprise, Mr. and Mrs. Lawhon came home with two.
"For Christmas what we would really like is to have little Danyar home," said Marcus Lawhon over a year ago.
Marcus and Wendy Lawhon wished for a Christmas miracle in 2003. They wanted to have their newly adopted Russian son, Danyar in their arms, but adoption papers weren't ready.
A lot has changed in a year. The Lawhons spent 6 weeks in Kazakhstan, swamped with paper work. Just three weeks ago, 9-year-old Danyar finally came home and his new name is Ethan.
"This is the good stuff, this is the stuff we've been waiting for for a long time, so we're glad to finally be a part of what we set out to do in the first place, have a family," said Marcus.
While there are some language barriers, Ethan is making himself at home. He has a new sister and two brothers, all biological children of Wendy and Marcus. And not to forget his second sister Anna, who the Lawhons decided to adopt while in Kazakhstan.
<"It's good it's good, diapers weren't something I expected to do again or baby food and we never did formula. I don't even know how much she's supposed to eat, so we're still learning.">
Before Ethan and Anna's arrival, 8-year-old Sam was planning his new brother's welcome.
"Show him that he's welcome here and tell him that he can stay as long as he wants," Sam said in 2003.
The children get along great. Ethan will never forget his first nine years in Kazakstan, but nothing will top the love and family he has now and for the rest of his life.


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Submission + - New CoD Titles Announced; Ex-Devs Sue for Name (arstechnica.com)
eldavojohn writes: Activision has announced new Call of Duty titles while ex Infinity Ward Developer leads Jason West and Vince Zampella sue them for the rights to the name. According to Activision, 'The company intends to expand the Call of Duty brand with the same focus seen in its Blizzard Entertainment business unit. This will include a focus on high-margin digital online content and further[ing] the brand as the leading action entertainment franchise in new geographies, new genres and with new digital business models.' Ars opines that Activision is set to oversaturate the market with tons of CoD titles similar to how it expertly brought down Guitar Hero.


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At Loftus Road last weekend, Ryan Giggs popped up to slot home Manchester United's second of the afternoon, and keep The Red Devils on course for more Premier League success.
What is significant about this, is that Giggs scored on his 999th senior professional appearance (playing for Manchester United, Wales and Great Britain).
It would be magical for the Welshman to score on his 1000th appearance next weekend if he features against Norwich City. It is also fantastic that he has achieved this by staying at the one of the greatest club sides in the world throughout his career. He is the perhaps the greatest example of why clubs should look to keep their experienced professionals around.
When you look at the success of Giggs and how he has been treated over the years at Old Trafford, there is an element of surprise in the way Chelsea are treating their own veteran in Frank Lampard.
Chelsea seem to be getting out with the old and in with the new. They are looking at an injection of youth whilst United find that balance and demonstrate an expertise in handling players in the twilight of their careers.
At United, Sir Alex Ferguson has demonstrated a real knack of getting the best out of his senior players. Giggs and his midfield partner Paul Scholes have both played vital roles in United's recent title challenges (who can forget Scholes' goal in the Manchester Derby?) and they are both extremely useful squad players for Sir Alex. With United, Giggs and Scholes recognise they can't play every week and are happy with their roles.
At Chelsea there is a complete reverse, some of the biggest earners at Stamford Bridge are over 30 and for some reason the Chelsea hierarchy seem intent on forcing them out. Last season it was Didier Drogba and this season there has been endless speculation surrounding the future of Ashley Cole and Frank Lampard. The former has agreed a one year extension to his current deal but as it stands Lampard is yet to be offered a new contract.
Whilst a lucrative financial package could be a valid reason to allow him to leave it has been widely reported that the player would be willing to take a wage drop in order to stay. With talented youngsters such as Kevin De Bruyne and Nathaniel Chalobah impressing on loan, The Blues clearly have some promising players in the centre of midfield, however it would still be good for the club to have a player of Lampard's class around the set up.
The England international has been an icon for the club in recent years, and his commitment has never been in doubt. His weight in goals cannot be underestimated as he consistently reaches well over double figures each season.
United and Cheslea are two of the top clubs in England, but have very different approaches when it comes to players at the end of their careers. You must feel that Manchester United will end up keeping the likes of Robin van Persie around at Old Trafford for a good few years to come. The likes of Javier Hernandez, Danny Welbeck and Angelo Henriquez will only continue to improve when training and playing along side such an experienced player.
One story that really demonstrates the importance of older players at a club comes from Cristiano Ronaldo and his early years at Old Trafford.
During a training session, Ronaldo was showing some of his tricks to Scholes, the veteran midfielder just pointed to a tree around 50 metres away and said he would hit it in one attempt. He did, and Ronaldo couldn't manage it in ten attempts. It's a perfect example of an old hand showing a young star that there is more to the game then just fancy skills.
Keeping hold of older players is something I really believe Chelsea could learn from if they want to properly utilise their star players. If Chalobah and De Bruyne are the future of Chelsea's midfield then who better to learn from then the man who has ran it for so many years?
As far as Chelsea fans are concerned it is unfortunate that Romelu Lukaku didn't get more than one year to learn under Didier Drogba.
If they lose too much experience in a short space of time they could find themselves left with a very inexperienced squad when it comes to title challenges. Something United don't struggle with, Giggs and Scholes have 22 Premier League medals between them, perhaps that's one of the reason's they're 19 points clear of Chelsea.
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Oil Shale Producer Red Leaf Resources Announces New CEO
By: Marketwired .
Nov. 19, 2012 07:06 PM
SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- (Marketwire) -- 11/19/12 -- As oil shale producer Red Leaf Resources moves from the technology development and R&D phase into full-scale production, it is pleased to announce their hiring of a CEO with vast natural resource development experience, Adolph Lechtenberger.
Lechtenberger has experience in all aspects of Red Leaf's business. He has worked in surface mining, refining and marketing of petroleum products, and was the new technology manager for the Colony oil shale project in the 1980s. He has overseen the full life-cycle of energy production and has helped several companies through growth periods that require strong leadership. Lechtenberger succeeds Jim Patten, who was part of the founding team at RLR and will serve as Vice President of Technology Development.
"I am very excited to join Red Leaf as they embark on commercializing the game changing EcoShale In-Capsule Process for oil shale," said Lechtenberger. "Because this technology addresses major environmental concerns of the past surrounding oil shale, the success of Red Leaf's first development project will prove that oil can be produced from oil shale in an efficient, cost-effective and environmentally responsible way."
Red Leaf has significant oil shale leaseholds located in the Uintah Basin of Utah. The company has already completed a successful test of its EcoShale In-Capsule Process. This patented 'ex-situ' technology is applicable to shallow oil shale formations that is first mined, then placed into large sealed capsules before undergoing a slow pyrolysis reaction to yield high quality hydrocarbons. The EcoShale process has a significantly reduced environmental footprint compared to operations for any other existing 'ex-situ' oil shale production technologies.
Earlier this year, Red Leaf announced a joint-venture partnership with the U.S. affiliate of Total SA, the 5th largest international integrated oil and gas company. Red Leaf and Total will soon commence a commercial demonstration of the EcoShale technology, intended to prove the economic and environmental attributes of the process. Thereafter, Red Leaf and Total intend to proceed with an advanced commercial scale project on jointly owned oil shale leaseholds that are estimated to contain several hundred million barrels of recoverable hydrocarbons.
About Oil Shale
Oil shale is a fine-grained sedimentary source rocks containing immature hydrocarbons in the form of kerogen. This kerogen can be matured through a chemical process involving external heating in absence of oxygen (pyrolysis).
First production of hydrocarbons from oil shale dates back to 1837 in France. The current worldwide production is less than 40 kb/d mainly located in Brazil, China and Estonia. Oil shale represents a huge potential of hydrocarbon resources amounting to several thousands of billions of barrels, mainly located in US, Brazil, China and Australia, but also in Jordan and Morocco and many other locations globally. The Green River Formation, which includes the Uintah Basin in the State of Utah, is probably the world's most prolific formation for oil shale with more than 2 trillion barrels of potential resources.
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VANCOUVER — In an effort to latch onto anything sensational, many of the Vancouver media decided that Daniel Sedin saying "we will win Game 7" after the Canucks lost Game 6 Monday was a guarantee of victory in the finale of the Stanley Cup Final.
If that was a guarantee it was pretty subtle. And today after his team's morning skate, Sedin better explained what he was trying to say.
"You know, that was probably me being excited and the words came wrong out of my mouth," explained Sedin some seven hours before the puck was scheduled to drop for Game 7 at Rogers Arena. "What I said was, if we put our best game on the ice, I like our chances. That's the way it's been all year. When we play our best, we're a tough team to beat. We show that at home.
"We like our chances."
Sedin further explained that he and everyone in the Canucks' room has to believe the same way.
Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault wasn't distressed by Sedin's declaration.
"What did you expect him to say?" asked Vigneault with a chuckle. "Come on, we're in this to win. Daniel is one of our leaders on our group and he believes in the group and he expressed it. I think it's a normal thing to do at this time."


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Thursday, December 07, 2006
30 Buttons to talk to a human.
So I have been looking, praying, saving, and looking for a new camera to back up my Nikon D70, which by the way is a wonderfull, faithfull, reliable camera. I haven't had my camera cleaned (other then what I can do) or serviced since I purshased it almost 3 years ago. It is a great camera. The problem with digital cameras though is once you buy one it depreciates immediately just like a car once you drive it off the lot. But here I am in the middle of a camera rat race. If it were back in the film days and I bought a $2000.00 camera it would still be a camera that I would be able to shoot with for the rest of my life, and it would still produce the highest quality pictures that it did the first day I bought it. And it would still compete with the "newer" film cameras. (Digital Cameras do the same quality but I think you get my point...).
NOW for the point of my post here...(sorry to put this on you like this). Since I am in the market for a New Camera I have been searching for one and as of tonight I found one on ebay for a great price. So I check my accounts and (knowing I wasn't going to have enough money to purchase the camera) I came across THIS!! What is THIS! I know I have spent over what I have in my bank account once or twice, but THIS!! I promise you I AM NOT THIS STUPID. I did a little investigating and apparently I have been charged an APPLE IPOD from AMAZON.COM, one that I never even looked at purchasing! So here I am with an outragous bill that I didn't even create myself. Now all the money that I have been saving might have to go towards this ridiculous charge from amazon.com. What am I going to do! THIS SUCKS!
I guess one of the cool things that happened through this is I (re)found this website. I had learned about it a few years ago but never had a use for it...untill now. It's a database of companies phone numbers and the numbers you have to push in order to talk to a human, It's a wonderfull database very usefull and time saving.
Oh and I also found a camera that I would almost be able to purchase (which made me check my account.) And through all of that I was able to check my account and I will be able to take care of this situation quickly!
Anyways, I have spent the last few days here in Lost Wages...or I mean Las Vegas, and it has been very relaxing so far tomorrow I start working on a few things around the house. It will be fun. It will be nice. So here are a few pictures from O.R. In Thailand. Have fun...
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I've been thinking, should I share my new found knowledge on a food site or not… But if you are anything like me then you'll be glad to read this.
I love food, I love to cook, I love to enjoy hearty meals with company, I love to try new stuff, I love to be in the kitchen, I love reading about food….AND last but not least I LOVE to EAT! That puts me in a position of always struggling with food and weight loss. Does that sound familiar? I'm not here to tell you about some wonderful miracle diet or about some overnight solution that I found. That's because I know the truth. There is no miracle in this process. Don't get me wrong. Many diets are successful while ON it… I've done that many times yet the minute I went OFF, all the weight came right back on. If you are reading this and nodding your head or just rolling your eyes in frustration then you definitely want to read on. I recently learnt about a new science. It won't make me skinny but… Read on…
3 years ago I reached my goal weight and maintained it for 2 years! Sounds awesome!! Well that's not the success story. Unfortunately today I weight about 100 pounds more than that!! I realized that I just won't go through the agony of dieting anymore. It's just not worth it (for me)! The frustrating thing is that people judge me by the way I look yet I know deep down that a lot of it is just the genes I was born with. No one believes me! Well why should they. I am very overweight!!
A few weeks ago I went to a professor of Touro College who is working with a new found scientific technology which forms part of Bariatric Science. He has researched this technology from the get go, about 30 years. This is how it works. You breathe into a machine that reads the amount of oxygen you inhale and the amount of carbon dioxide you exhale. The machine takes this information and does some formulas and calculations and prints out a sheet of your verdict. On this sheet it will show you how many calories you consume on a day (average).
To clarify, let's do some calculation. (If you do not like math, don't get worried, I will do the entire math for you.)
Here's a sample
*I know my current weight – example: 150 pounds
* I know the current amount of calories I consume per day –example: 1500
I can conclude that I need 1500 calories a day to sustain the current weight. If I eat more calories I will gain weight, if I burn calories through exercise or eat less, I will lose weight.
Simple so far? …. Good, let's go on…
If I divide 150 into 1500 I get the answer of 10.
10 is the amount of calories I burn per 1 pound that I weigh… because I weigh 150 pounds and I multiply it by 10, I get 1500… the 1500 calories that I eat to sustain my current weight.
The knowledge of KNOWING what the body needs to sustain a pound is a new technology. All of a sudden a person can know what its body is doing with all the diet and exercise that the individual is trying to keep up (or push off). It is now possible to know why some bodies reacts in ways that other bodies don't.
You know those people who eat and eat and eat (they really do, not only in the restaurant when you go out every once in a while) and they just don't put on any weight?? Well those friends of yours, they are burning about 15 calories per pound!! An average woman burns 11 calories per pound. Some woman burn as little as 6 and some as much as 16.
So go ahead, take your calculators and see what HUGE calorie difference it makes if you are a low calorie burner or a high one!
The calorie amount you burn per pound in genetic!!!! When people say to you, don't eat so much and you'll lose weight and you respond I really don't eat that much… YOU are probably right and I believe you, because I am just like you!!!
I was so relieved when I found out my 'number', not because it's a high number. In fact, quite the contrary. I only burn 8 calories per pound. But now I know what I am working with. I know that my body burns very little. I don't think that I can cut my calorie intake too much, but at least I know that I am normal. No I don't stuff food down my throat all day, and no I don't sit on the couch either a whole day. I am actually a very health minded mother, who gives good nutritious food to her family and exercises from time to time… of course I like a good ice cream or special dessert… but I am normal even if I shop in the "women's" department!
Minimum Calorie Baked Vegetables
Here is a great side dish that is delicous , filling and very low in calories
Cubed Red Onion
Zuchinni cubed with the peel
Red and Orange cubed peppers
Cherry Tomatoes, halved
Combine the vegetables and drizzle with oil, soy sauce, garlic powder, salt and basil. Bake uncovered at 350F for 1-11/2 hours.
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The bad news is that this condition likes to linger for a long time. In my case 6months for the left and 10months for the right one while kiting. The good news is for the first time there is a magic bullet and if you stop kiting you can cure your elbows quite fast.
The first video gives you immediate relief no b.s. it's the only thing that works out there.
The second one is useful for long term prevention.


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The lights are on
Putting a banana in the collective tailpipe of other racers, Mario Kart has none of the simulation constraints, but all of the fun. You know what they say about shells that blast out of the front of your car: Shoot 'em if you got 'em.
What do you think? Who would you say is the best Mario Kart wii character and what is the best vehicle in the game?
My favorite character-kart combination is: Birdo and the Classic Dragster
My favorite character-bike combination is: King Boo and Wario's Bike
My best and favorite combination is Luigi and Mach bike.


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Submission + - Just Months After Jeopardy!, Watson Wows Doctors (singularityhub.com) 2
kkleiner writes: "Following its resounding victory on Jeopardy!, IBM's Watson has been working hard to learn as much about medicine as it can with a steady diet of medical textbooks and healthcare journals. In a recent demonstration to the Associated Press Watson demonstrated a promising ability to diagnose patients. The demonstration was a success, and it is the hope of IBM and many medical professionals that in the coming years Watson will lend doctors a helping hand as they perform their daily rounds."


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Determination of Projects Viability Using Capital Budget in the Local Government Areas in Ondo State Nigeria
Government in Nigeria oftentimes embark on capital projects without giving due consideration to the need of the people to which the project serves. Most of these projects do not have economic and social values hence after completion they are either not fully utilized or are jettison along the line. The paper looks into some projects of the local governments in order to find out their levels of viability in terms of need, usage and acceptability to its immediate community. In doing this, four key capital projects were examined in six local governments within a period of five years (2006-2010). Data for this study were mainly secondary. Both correlation and regression matrix were used to analyze the data. The study reveals that Water provision is mostly needed by the people and hence should be given adequate priority by the government.
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