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It has been, I must admit, a tricky week. On Monday, the vicar who has - possibly rashly - agreed to join Toryboy and me in holy matrimony sent over a 40-page questionnaire for us to complete as part of our Preparation for Marriage course. I wanted to write back and ask whether four years of picking rightwing underpants off the bathroom floor and making sure he doesn't swallow his tongue during paroxysms of rage at the sight of Jon Snow on Channel 4 News every night wasn't preparation enough. But my husband-to-be forbade this course of action and, of course, I need to get in as much obeying practice as I can before the big day, so I complied. I do, after all, like quizzes.
"It's not a quiz," says Toryboy sternly. "It's a set of questions based on that practice, so delicately poised upon the cusp of art and science, known as psychometric testing and which have been carefully designed to reveal our compatibilities, incompatibilities and potential areas of conflict which might benefit from early discovery and discussion thereof."
"I see. Well, read on, Macduff. I only hope there's a 'Hygienic Disposal of Manky Y-Fronts - How One Man Can Make A Difference' section somewhere in that lot."
"Question one. 'My partner and I seldom agree about appropriate behaviour at social functions.'"
"That's not a question."
"Question two. 'My partner is so pedantic that I sometimes wish there were two of her so I could throw them both out the window.' You just answer 'Agree', 'Disagree' or 'Uncertain'."
"I can't remember the non-question."
"Don't make me kill you. It will look bad on the banns."
"OK. I don't know, we've never been to any social functions together. But I imagine that we wouldn't agree about appropriate behaviour because you still think it's acceptable to be Conservative in a public place, you'd probably wear the jumper the cat sits on and the risible - which is another word for red - trousers you won't let me throw out, and I think you talk too loudly."
"If I didn't talk loudly, your tiny liberal ears wouldn't hear the sense I was trying to pour into them over the sound of the lesbian knitting muesli blankets for child killers and dispossessed kittens whom you keep letting into the house."
"Her name is Sarah and she's a legal aid solicitor."
"That's what I said."
"Is there a question two?"
"Yes. 'We have discussed and agreed how we will teach our values and beliefs to our children.' I agree."
"Yes - we each get one to raise our own way and after 18 years we'll see who's won."
"Indeed. Question three. 'I am concerned that my in-laws may interfere in our marriage relationship.' Well, I think I'll be lucky if they allow us to have a marriage relationship. You're over there three nights a week as it is."
"But their house is so much nicer than ours. And there's a hot meal on the dinner table every evening. And there's a dinner table."
"Your marital relationship is supposed to supersede your parental one. It's the prelude to forming a family of your own."
"Not if you come from up north, it's not. We only really care about our mums. Inscribed in the DNA of anyone born north of Leicester you'll find the list of priorities reads: 'Clan matriarch. Decent butties. Remembering to donkey-stone the step before Friday. Bloke.'"
"I see."
It took us the rest of the week to get through it. I hope marriage isn't always going to be this hard.


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Favorite Part of Job: My favorite part of my job is having the honor of working with such an inspiring, smart, and tenacious team who are so dedicated to making systemic change. Our work can be challenging, but we are making a difference, and we make sure to celebrate and have fun along the way.
Most Inspiring Mentor: My dad is a small business owner who has reinvented his career many times as his industry has evolved. I have always admired his sense of curiosity, love of learning, and commitment to finding joy in his work and try to keep these qualities present in my life as well.
Tell us something fun about yourself that few people know: I played classical piano from second grade through college, and came very close to majoring in music. I would have had a very different career had I followed that path!
Favorite Vermont Escape: I love heading down to Southwestern Vermont where I grew up and revisiting the hikes and swimming holes I've loved since I was little. Being in those woods feels like home to me.
Favorite downtime activity: Our backyard is filled with fruit trees, gardens, and chickens. I love spending my summer weekends working on the garden, and my winters planning its inevitable expansion.
Favorite Social Media: I like Instagram because allows me a little window into the lives of my friends and family that live far away without the clutter of Facebook.
What is the best career advice you have received? The best career advice I've received is two-fold: to have confidence in my abilities and to make sure I feel energized by my work.
Career Highlights:
Hunger Free Vermont, As a lobbyist, lead organization's state and federal advocacy to end hunger and malnutrition in Vermont
Community Involvement:
Director, Neighboring Food Coop Association
Steering Committee, Grow Team O.N.E.
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Maybe you are tired from working on your goal, or the people are demotivating you. But there is something interesting with those people. You don't need to listen them, be positive no matter how much negativity has the people around you. Keep working hard on your goals and dreams until you make them reality. In continuation, we have few really inspirational keep working hard quotes:
At first the will ask why you are doing it. Later they will ask how you did it!
Nothing worth having comes easy!
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Iggy Peck has been an architect since he was two. His parents embrace and nurture his creativity, however when he reaches grade two his teacher, who has a dislike and fear of buildings stemming from an incident in her childhood, stops Iggy from building, that is until the class get stuck when out on a day trip and Iggy's creativity saves the day. A great story about not giving up and doing the things you love.
The book has a very rhythmic and rhyming narrative written by Andrea Beaty and the illustrations by David Roberts are wonderful, there's so much possibility to extend the story as you read it and look at the drawings.
After reading this book with our charges we would say it is most suitable for four to eight year olds. But any book loving three year old would, we're quite sure, thoroughly enjoy the story and pictures.
When Rosie was young she invented many things for her family but when her uncle laughed at one such invention she became shy and afraid of failure and decided to keep her inventions to herself, hiding them safely out of view under her bed. Then her great great aunt comes to stay and she learns that making a flop is not a failure and that "the only true failure can come if you quit."
Like Iggy Peck this book has a rhythmic and rhyming narrative. The illustrations are bold and captivating and within some of the illustrations are short snippets of the history of woman in aviation.
Rosie Revere, Engineer has been on the New York Times bestseller list for over a year!


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Shameful Political Pandering by Attorney General Gary King
Dear Friends of Protect ABQ Women & Children,
Thank you to those who spoke out in opposition to City Councilor Trudy Jones' resolution to try to stop the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Ordinance from going to a vote of the people. Supporters of the ban on late-term abortions, or halfway through pregnancy, were out in full force at last night's city council meeting speaking on the legality of the measure and that it's up to the U.S. Supreme Court to decide its constitutionality — not the Albuquerque City Council.
A move by Council President Dan Lewis and Councilor Don Harris sent Councilor Jones' resolution to the Finance and Government Procedures Committee which means it won't be heard until a meeting on November 25. This allows the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Ordinance to proceed on to the citywide run-off election on November 19 and allows for a vote by the residents of Albuquerque.
Attorney General Gary King
But unfortunately, two-time failed gubernatorial candidate and attorney general, Gary King, has now made it his mission to try to discredit our efforts on behalf of abortion extremists. His political mantra disguised as an attorney general's opinion is that the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Ordinance is "unenforceable."
This is a blatant attempt to prop up his current floundering gubernatorial campaign and pander for votes from pro-abortion extremists.
His personal opinion only matters if he lives in Albuquerque, in which case he could likewise vote on November 19 just like anyone else in this election. His voice would then matter just as yours or mine.
King's hypothetical opinion on enforceability is nothing more than political grandstanding.
Let your voice be heard and tell Attorney General Gary King that only the courts can rule on actual cases or controversies.
It is SHAMEFUL for our attorney general to politicize and degrade his office in this matter. USING HIS OFFICE TO BLATANTLY PANDER TO SPECIAL INTERESTS IS NOTHING NEW AND HAS NO EFFECT ON THE DEMOCRATIC AND LAWFUL PROCESS OF THE ELECTION OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND BY THE PEOPLE ON NOVEMBER 19.
Thank you for your continued support as we battle on to protect the lives of women and children and end the barbaric practice of killing unborn children at the start of the sixth months of pregnancy and beyond in our city.
You may contribute by volunteering for our cause, or donate here to help us win this election.
Elisa Martinez
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Protect ABQ Women & Children
In July, members of Protect ABQ Women & Children, along with other pro-life groups, turned in nearly 27,000 signatures, more than double the necessary needed to put the measure on a city-wide ballot, in half the allotted time. Protect ABQ Women & Children is a local advocacy campaign that is working to raise awareness of the dangers of the late-term abortion industry in Albuquerque and to garner support for the "Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Ordinance" which bans abortion after 20 weeks, or halfway through, pregnancy. For more information, visit http://www.ProtectABQWomenandChildren.com
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Born in NSW but my family moved to the Sunshine Coast when I was 6. I grew up along the banks of the Noosa river. Playing in canoes and old boats, riding my bike through Tewantin to Hasting Street. And swimming in the surf at Noosa Heads with my sister and my friends.
Many of these experiences I have captured on grainy film prints and Polaroids. Even as as child I always had a camera close at hand.
At the age of 17 I moved to Sydney when I finished high school planning to work in Film and TV or on Magazines. Missing my family and I hating the cold I moved back home to Queensland after only 6 months. On my return I applied to University to study photography and was accepted in an Associate Diploma of Arts majoring in Applied Photography.
I have been in love three times. My first boyfriend introduced me to his best friend and as they say the rest is history. I have been with my wonderful husband since I was 19. We have 3 gorgeous girls, a cat and a dog. We live in a beautiful timber house backing onto rainforest in Noosaville and I run my business from my home studio here.
My third love is photography. Especially photographing weddings. Falling head over camera in love when I photographed my first wedding in Sydney almost 17 years ago. And I continue to fall more and more in love with every wedding that I shoot. I love destination weddings and I will happily travel to any location in the world. I also love different weddings, quirky weddings, classic weddings, romantic weddings, elegant weddings, themed weddings, beach weddings, country weddings, do it yourself weddings, beautiful weddings, in fact I just totally love all weddings!
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HARTFORD, Conn. – Eight Corsairs, including three from the women's team and four from the men's side, hit qualifying marks for regional postseason competition on Saturday as the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth track and field squads traveled to Trinity College for the non-scoring Trinity Invitational. Additionally, five were event winners, consisting of three field performances and two on the track.
Three of the Corsair women registered qualifying performances for the New England Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships, including freshmen Danielle Devine (Bernardston, Mass.) and Caitlyn Demers (Dartmouth, Mass.), along with senior Meaghan Shurtleff (Dartmouth, Mass.).
Shurtleff took the event title in the triple jump, registering a personal-best distance of 10.61m (34-9.75) to surpass the New England qualifying standard. Also in the field, Devine cleared 1.53m (5-0.25) in the high jump to place third, as all top-three finishers in the event qualified for the regional Division III meet.
On the track, Demers was the second-place finisher in the 400-meter dash. Her time of 59.67 was one of just two below the minute mark on the day, and ranks fourth all-time in program history in outdoor times in the event.
The men's squad saw four hit the New England qualifying marks. Junior Jared Louf-Woods (Salem, Mass.) moved into third all-time in the shot put, registering a second-place distance in the event at 15.19m (49-10), and won the hammer throw at 53.33m (175-0). Both marks registered Louf-Woods amongst the qualifiers for both the New England Division III Championships and the NEICAAA Open New England Championships this coming May.
Sophomore Steve Tencati (Clinton, Mass.) also qualified for both postseason meets in the javelin, tossing an event-winning distance in the javelin at 60.24m (197-8). Sophomore Joao Baptista (Somerville, Mass.) registered a height of 1.93m (6-4), and senior Greg Betsold (Turners Falls, Mass.) joined Louf-Woods as one of six in the hammer throw to qualify for postseason regional competition, placing fourth at 48.33m (158-7). Additionally, Baptista took fourth in the long jump at 6.03m (19-9.5) and Betsold fifth in the discus at 37.58m (123-3).
Hitting N.E. Division III marks were sophomore Alex MacMillan (Brockton, Mass.) and freshman George Papoulis (Haverhill, Mass.). Papoulis claimed the 400-meter dash in 49.77, good for seventh all-time in UMass Dartmouth history, while MacMillan hit qualifier in two events, winning the 200-meter dash in 22.74 and taking second in the 100-meter dash in 11.14.
In the Field
Close behind Tencati in the javelin was junior John Kleczkowski (North Attleboro, Mass.), who turned in a third-place finish at 49.98m (164-0). On the women's side, senior Hunter Carden (Branford, Conn.) cleared 2.75m (9-0.25) in the pole vault, finishing second.
In the women's throws, freshman MacKenzie Garvey (Plymouth, Mass.) continued her strong performances in the shot put, tossing 10.10m (33-1.75) to finish fourth. Junior Madison Boucher (Southborough, Mass.) claimed third in the hammer, tossing 38.84m (127.5).
On the Track
Junior Raybryana Dasher (New Bedford, Mass.) collected a pair of top-10 finishes, securing third overall in the 200-meter dash at 26.54 and sixth in the 100-meter dash in 13.20.
In the men's 5,000-meter run, senior Sean Herlihy (Walpole, Mass.) crossed the line in 15:43 to take fifth.
Up Next
UMass Dartmouth will compete in its first championship event of the outdoor season next weekend, traveling to Westfield State for the 2017 New England Alliance/Little East Conference Outdoor Championships on Saturday, April 29. The men seek their first team title since 2014, and the women their first since the meet's inception in 1998.


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Broadband: Silicon Photonics
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Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in October 1947, and soon after, everyone wanted to fly fast. But it was almost another decade before commercial jet traffic really took off. Then jetliners weren't fast enough, and the race to construct supersonic airliners began. The problem wasand still isthat no one could make an airline based on supersonic travel financially viable.
Our relationship with the Internet is much the same. The backbonethe fat, fiber-optic pipes that form a mesh of light-wave traffic connecting almost every metropolitan network worldwideis plenty fast enough and has bandwidth to spare, yet we all clamor for faster connections. We are actually hankering for faster connections between our homes and that speedy backbonea distance known as the last mile. But getting there has been prohibitively costly.
One of many technologies poised to make super-high-speed Internet access as well as voice and video services a reality is silicon photonics. Chips built with it would carry light-based traffic rather than electronic trafficand photons are faster than electrons.
Today, a handful of new home developments around the country have fiber-optic lines installed underground, supplying each home with a 40-Mbps pipe for an Internet connection, streaming audio and video, and Voice over IP services. That blows away cable's 1.5-Mbps top speed.
But such systems are expensive and bulky, taking up space in the central office (CO). That's where the all-optical Internet backbone ends for most folks. COs are windowless cinder-block buildings, often just off the beaten path, that house banks of analog and digital voice switches. But the COs don't have space for the new equipment from manufacturers like Alcatel and Cisco Systems, and phone companies don't have the resources to drive development.
Before high-speed links emerge on a wide scale, manufacturers need to miniaturize the equipment and reduce the costs of the opticalor more often, hybrid optoelectricalhardware. That's where integrated photonicsspecifically the integrated optical circuit (IOC)comes in. An IOC is a chip with a light source, optical filters, photodetectors, and optical wave guides.
Companies such as Avanex, Cidra Corp., NeoPhotonics, and others are vying to bring IOCs to market, but the scientific challenges loom large. "The problem with integrated photonics right now is that we are about where we were in the 1940s with the integrated circuit," explains Kumar N. Sivarajan, CEO of Tejas Networks. "We need a few key breakthroughs that would do for integrated photonics what the transistor did for integrated circuits and electronics."
While the payoff could ultimately be substantial, it all really depends on the economy. The companies most heavily involved in R & Dgenerally smaller businesses that sell to the giantsare in a fragile fiscal state. "Right now there's just not a lot of demand. It will take those folks farther up the food chain to recognize a market materializing among providers and carriers for delivering services," says Marlene Bourne, a senior analyst for research firm In-Stat/MDR.
Perhaps some help from the economy could quicken the pace and bring the extraordinary potential of silicon photonics right to our doorstepssooner rather than later.


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Asthma is a chronic disease. It is a change in how the lining of the airways of the lungs work. Asthma makes the airways narrow and makes it hard to breathe.
Some people may have mild asthma with rare flare-ups. Others may have a severe, constant asthma.
The exact causes of asthma are unknown. Genetics do play a role.
The airways become very sensitive to triggers in people with asthma. The reaction causes a flare up of symptoms called an asthma attack. It includes swelling of airway and increase in mucus. At the same time, muscles around the airway tighten. These reactions all make it hard to breathe.
Risk Factors
Factors that may increase your chance of asthma include:
- Regular exposure to cigarette smoke, including second-hand smoke
- Regular exposure to industrial or agricultural chemicals
- A family member who has asthma
- History of bronchiolitis
- Multiple respiratory infections during childhood, especially before the age of 1
- Being overweight
- History of wheezing or asthma as a child
- Having allergies
- Premature birth
- Having a mother who smoked during pregnancy
An asthma attack can cause:
- Cough
- Wheezing
- Tightness in the chest
- Trouble breathing
- Shortness of breath
- Chest pain
- Limited exercise tolerance
They can range from mild to very severe.
You will be asked about your symptoms and past health. A physical exam will be done. The doctor may suspect asthma based on your symptoms.
Some tests may be done to see how well your lungs are working. Lung tests may include:
- Peak flow assessment
- Pulmonary function tests (PFTs)
- Reversibility testing
- Bronchoprovocation tests
Your doctor may also do some allergy tests. The test will help determine if allergies are causing symptoms. The test may include skin pricks or blood tests.
The goal of treatment is to prevent asthma attacks when possible. A second goal is to manage attacks and ease breathing.
You and your doctor will create an asthma action plan. This is a plan you will follow to help control your asthma and handle asthma attacks. Tools can also be used at home to test your breathing. Keep in touch with your care team. Your plan made need to change over time.
Some medicine is taken on a regular basis. It may help to stop asthma tacks from starting. They can not treat an existing attack. Medicine may include one or more of the following:
- Inhaled corticosteroids—to prevent airway swelling and inflammation
- Inhaled long-acting beta agonists—to keep airways relaxed
- Oral leukotriene modifiers—to prevent airway inflammation and swelling, decrease mucus in the lungs, and open the airways
- Inhaled cromolyn or nedocromil—to prevent airways from swelling after contact with a trigger
- Biologic agents—if asthma is not controlled by other medicine
Other medicine can be used to treat an asthma attack. It will help to open the airways and ease breathing. Options include:
- Inhaled quick-acting beta agonists and anticholinergic agents—to open the airways
- Corticosteroids pills—to reduce severe airway inflammation
Bronchial thermoplasty may be done for severe asthma. A tool is used to clear out excess muscle around the airway. This will help keep airway more open during an attack.
Avoiding Attacks
Prevention can be an important part of asthma care. Finding triggers is the first step. Possible triggers of an asthma attack in a person with asthma include:
- Viral illness
- Exercise
- Cold weather or changes in the weather
- Sinusitis
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Sulfites, preservatives used in dried fruits and wine
- Medications, such as aspirin, ibuprofen, and beta-blockers
Exposure to irritants or allergens, including:
- Cigarette smoke
- Smoke from a wood-burning stove
- Pet dander
- Dust
- Chemicals
- Mold and mildew
- Pollen
- Smog or air pollution
- Perfumed products
If possible triggers should be avoided. Others like medicine or exercise may only need some adjustments. Work with your care team to make your plan to avoid asthma attacks.
Asthma cannot be prevented. However, you can help prevent some asthma attacks by avoiding triggers. Triggers can vary from person to person but some general guidelines include:
- Avoid strong chemicals or odors like perfume.
- Avoid strenuous outdoor exercise during days with high air pollution, a high pollen count, or a high ozone level.
- Get a yearly flu shot. Colds and flus can increase risk of asthma attacks.
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- Avoid secondhand smoke. Do not allow anyone to smoke in your home.
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- Avoid strenuous activity in cold weather. If you must, use a scarf or mask. It will help to warm the air before it reaches your lungs.
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I went to see the Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug yesterday. I saw it three times, twice in 3D and one in 2D.
It is an excellent film. It is better than the first part, both in terms of story and pacing. This film clocks in at two hours and forty minutes, five minutes shorter than An Unexpected Journey. The film starts with a quick flashback explaining how Gandalf met up with Thorin, and then jumps back to the group in the mountains being chased by orcs. If you did not see the first film or have not seen it in a while, this might be jarring.
Visually, the film is flawless. The 48 frames-per-second work much better this time around. There are fewer shots that play on the 3D effect as well as the first film did. There are some scenes, however, that stand out. The Mirkwood scenes look real, as if you could reach out and touch one of the branches. The reveal of Smaug's head is another example where the 3D works well. It really looks like he could eat you. That said, I still prefer the 2D version.
Peter Jackson took many liberties with the story. If you go in expecting to see afunny scene with the dwarves coming into Beorn's home two at a time, you are wasting your time. This film still has funny moments, but it is much heavier and darker in tone. This is necessary if you read the book. This is the part where we begin to see Thorin's changing character. We cannot have tons of laughter ruining that moment.
The most obvious change is the addition of Legolas and Tauriel. Legolas is not mentioned in the Hobbit book, although he is likely in Mirkwood at the time. Tauriel is a completely new character made mostly because there are no other prominent female characters in the film. Purists might complain, but the character works very well and fills a gaping story hole.
Here is the problem: later on in the book and in the third film there will be a war called the Battle of the Five Armies. It includes orcs, men, elves, dwarves, and eagles. Jackson needs to set up why Thranduil, King of Mirkwood, who dislikes Thorin as much as Thorin dislikes him, would help the dwarves. In the book, Bilbo and Gandalf handle this, but in the film this is not enough. More so, if Jackson followed the book, we would not see Thranduil again until the tail end of the third film. That would be almost five hours without any hint of his mind.
That just does not work. However, if you add in some other elves who can leave Mirkwood and interact with the dwarves, we can know see how Thranduil can be convinced by Bilbo, Gandalf, and the other elves to change his mind. It also allows the audience to see the difference between the elves from Rivendell and those from Mirkwood.
That brings us to the performances, which were fantastic. Evangeline Lily does an awesome job as Tauriel. She makes her a likable, believable character. While her portrayal may not be true to what Tolkien would have done, it does work within the context of the film. Lee Pace gives us the aloof, otherworldly feel of Elrond and Galadriel, then adds arrogance smugness to get Thranduil. Orlando Bloom falls right back into Legolas mode. This time around, he is more like when we first meet Legolas, but more smug, like his father. He also outshines his LotR action scenes in his first five minutes on screen.
Martin Freeman continues his great work as Bilbo. Jackson adds in something that was not in the book that allows Freeman to further explore the character: the seduction of the Ring. We get to see how the Ring is starting to work on Bilbo, and how Bilbo notices the change in his behavior. It is a nice nod to the LotR films, and something I think Tolkien would have approved of given the changes he made to the Hobbit following the release of the LotR books.
Ian McKellan continues to deliver as Gandalf. Richard Armitage lets us see how greed is slowly creeping up on Thorin. Aiden Turner gets more screen time as Kili. There is a reason for this, but I cannot mention it without giving away a plot point. Luke Evans does an excellent job as Bard, giving us a slightly more traditional fantasy character.
But the biggest hit is Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug. He does for this film what Andy Serkis did for Two Towers. The performance is mesmerizing. Smaug's voice alone reads as dangerous and deadly. Weta outdid themselves with his design and animation. It is perfect, and that is a rare thing.
Indeed, most of the special effects look much better this time around. It is harder to tell the difference between CG and stunt performers acting as orcs. Most of the digital doubles look real, and the only time you can tell something is off is when the figures are in direct sunlight.
Overall, it is a solid film. Better than the first installment in every way, and with one hell of a cliffhanger at the end that made all three audiences I sat with groan for more when the screen went black.
At the end of the film is a song by Ed Sheeran called I See Fire. It is a beautiful song that fits the tone of the film. Last year, I ended up singing Song of the Lonely Mountain at my third viewing. A friend asked if I knew the song yet, and to answer I sang it. This was as people were walking in. Apparently my voice carried enough for people to think it is was part of the film. When the film ended and the credits rolled with the song playing in the background, one of the girls behind me asked me to sing with the song, so I did.
This time around, my godson started singing on his own with the song, and I joined him, along with two of his bandmates. Normally I would have been embarrassed to see people standing there watching me. However, considering the number of them dressed as elves and dwarves, I think singing the song was the least nerdy act happening at that moment. I suppose I will have to sing at the next one.
Seeing a film three times in one day was tiring, yet enjoyable because of how great a film this is. I want to see it again, and that is saying something. I am curious to see how Jackson will tie the next film in with LotR. He sets up quite a bit of that in this film, so I expect that we will get more in the next. I am also curious if he will re-cut Fellowship to add in Freeman's portrayal of Bilbo and correct the changes he made as a result of An Unexpected Journey.


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A new update of Firefox, version 3.0.10, has been released to fix a bug that was re-introduced in the recent 3.0.9 update.
MFSA2009-23: Crash in nsTextFrame::ClearTextRun() is a critical vulnerability that caused frequent crashes for some users, particularly those who used the HTML Validator add-on.
Mozilla discovered the bugs were similar to others fixed as security flaws in the past. The new update re-fixes the crash bugs. The advisory doesn't say it in so many words, but presumably these crash bugs could lead to arbitrary code execution and hence the "critical" rating. Firefox is no stranger to regression bugs.
The release notes also claim that this version fixes "a major stability issue," but the complete list of bugs fixed only lists two bugs, both of which appear to be variants of the security issue described above.


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Daralyn Jay is vocalist that truly defies categorization—as capable of scatting her way through a swing chorus as tossing a soulful riff. Not one for mere pyrotechnics, her deeply felt connection to the lyric and rhythmic approach have earned her respect on the New York music scene. She interprets standards as well as Latin, R&B and pop tunes, incorporating rarely performed verses and using French, Portuguese and Spanish lyrics to tell the story.
Daralyn has appeared on the stages of top New York venues including The Kitano, Minton's, Dizzy's Coca-Cola Club, Smoke, Cleopatra's Needle and Le Cirque. She has also performed as a guest artist in such international locales as Turkey, Cuba and Israel and was one of the Top 15 finalists in the 2016 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. She is a frequent vocal arranger and guest for pop, rock, hip-hop and multigenre artists, including Rex Anthony, King Jabbar and Carmela Tal.
Daralyn also volunteers with Vocal Ease, a nonprofit that provides live entertainment for New York City's senior citizens at hospitals, nursing homes and senior centers and residences.
Born into a household of avid music lovers, Daralyn began singing in church choirs and launched her formal music education on the flute, later adding piano. She has trained with voice teachers David Sabella-Mills and Norma Garbo as well as studied repertoire and jazz technique with noted musicians Johnny O'Neal and Dr. Barry Harris.
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So what's next? The answer may be Live Mesh. Currently in early beta, Live Mesh at first looks like yet another file sharing service. However, the vision is much bigger. Microsoft sees Mesh facilitating easy, instant data sharing across devices and platforms, with the ability to control devices from any other device. For example, you might control a program on your home PC with your mobile phone or use a web-based desktop when you're on the move. It's not a Windows-only plan either.
Microsoft plans to make Live Mesh cross-browser, cross-platform and available for everything from consoles to printers. Live Mesh is Microsoft's answer to the current buzz about Software as a Service (SaaS), where applications – from word processing to Photoshop – are hosted on central servers and delivered via web browsers. Microsoft is betting that the future isn't SaaS, but Software and Services. If it's right, we'll still use traditional software, but Live Mesh will connect it to the cloud.
Silverlight, Microsoft's platform for web applications, has a crucial role to play here. Its 1.5 million daily downloads are impressive, albeit dwarfed by Flash's 98.8 per cent market share and installed base of 864 million machines, but its role in Live Mesh should dramatically boost adoption. It's likely to be the platform that brings Live Mesh not just to Windows and Internet Explorer, but also to Firefox, Macs and Nokias.
In another smart move, Microsoft has signed a deal with Google-owned DoubleClick to serve adverts on the Silverlight platform – something that will help persuade content publishers to take Silverlight seriously.
Silverlight's availability for Firefox is another sign that Microsoft recognises reality: while the resurrected IE team is making very good browsers that address IE's legacy of poor security and standards support, the firm knows that its days of near-100 per cent browser market share are long gone.
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Despite Microsoft's best efforts, its share of the search market is dismal. The latest figures from comScore show that Google has 61.5 per cent of the US search market and 75 per cent of the UK one, with Microsoft at 9.2 per cent in the US and 3.4 per cent in the UK. While those figures show a slight year-on-year improvement for Microsoft, it's clear from the figures that when people search, they generally Google.
Google's sheer dominance of the search market makes it a hard company to beat – a position that, rather ironically, Microsoft has been in once or twice over the years. As Microsoft's rivals know all too well, it's not enough to build a better mousetrap; you also need to persuade huge numbers of people to use it.
So is Google the Microsoft of search? Kevin Ryan is Vice President of Search Engine Strategies, the publisher of Search Engine Watch. "We have learned several things from the development of search over the last few years," he says. "Google definitely has the pole position in search in many areas of the world. Google's strategy of building small applications in an organic culture of development is working. A series of small acquisitions targeted and complementary has beaten the big 'buy and build' strategy. In other words, you don't build one mousetrap, you build a lot of little ones."
So what should Microsoft be concentrating on to become a market leader in search? "Gaining market share is difficult in this marketplace, but it always has been," Ryan says. "The strategy should not be 'become a leader in search'. The strategy should be 'build a culture of need fulfilment and become necessary'. Becoming necessary or irreplaceable will build the next need fulfilment category for gathering information and ipso facto the next leader in search."


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Special features: full length feature widescreen version: director commentary by Gary Fleder; deleted scenes w/optional commentary; selected scene commentary; exploring the scene - Hackman & Hoffman's first scene together; off the cuff: lead actor commentary by Dustin Hoffman & Gene Hackman; 5 featurettes: making-of, acting, cinematography, production and editing; man on fire trailer
John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz, Bruce Davison, Bruce McGill, Jeremy Piven, Nick Searcy, Stanley Anderson
After a man dies in a shooting incident, his wife files a lawsuit against the company that manufactured the gun. Her lawyer argues that the firm in question knew the shop which sold the weapon was not following federal regulations. As the case goes to trial, the firearm manufacturer takes no chances on the outcome, and they hire Rankin Fitch, a "jury consultant" who makes it his business to see that he knows enough about the jurors to be able to guarantee the result of the trial
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Known from Coast to Coast Honiss's Seafood Specialists
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Publisher:Published by Honiss Oyster House Company , American
Photomechanical prints; photolithograph on postcard
Primary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/2 x 5 1/2in. (8.9 x 14cm) Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 5 1/2in. (8.9 x 14cm)
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Description: Postcard with advertisement for Honiss's Oyster House. On recto, there are two vignettes. The first shows the interior of the dining room, including wooden tables and chairs, and electric lights hanging from the ceiling. The second shows the front entrance, with signs that read: "HONISS / OYSTER HOUSE CO." "SHORE LOBSTER DINNER / From 5 to 8 o clock Daily Except Sundays." and "HONISS" "OYSTERS". The verso has a map showing the location of the restaurant and additional advertising.
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It's up now for the world to see, our first feature, "Cali Logan as Victory Girl", is now on sale! What a long journey it has been to finally arrive at this point. My other two partners in crime and I have been talking about possibly doing this site since 2009. After a few failed start dates, we found that Cali Logan would be in our area in July, and then was finally able to film something. We had planned for this site to be up a whole lot sooner, I had even put up that "First Look: Cali Logan as Victory Girl" on a message board anticipating our release; but unfortunately, our intervening "real" lives kept getting in the way. So here we are now, a lot of people have been discovering our site from that message board posting during the "testing" of our site, and have already started purchasing Victory Girl. Looking forward to hearing what you think
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I just want to give a big THANK YOU to everyone who has purchased the video so far, we had a blast making Victory Girl and with your support we will be making LOTS more! We want your feedback to help us with our future videos, so please give us a review and let us know what you liked, didn't like, and what you want to see more of in the future!ReplyDelete
i still dont buy the video but i want to but i dont have money right now, i saw the trailer and looks good, so i can give you my opinion now but victory girl looks very good, looks she has the classic weakness of the "real" wonder woman which is if her belt is removed from her waist she loses all her powers leaving her as an ordinary girl, i like that its classic, what about if you make a scene where victory girl is attacked by two guys and while on of them is struggling with her the other one just sneak behind and remove her power belt then she is dominated by them now that she is only a woman like the old episode of the bushwackersReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 30, 2010 at 2:50 PM
love the video and especially the costumes. victory girl looks just like wondergirl for wonderwoman series. the only thing more for me is to make things some how sexual. not real sex, i know you're not going to be doing that. but some simulated sex. sure would take care of a fantasy of mine, wondergirl having to get on her knees for the bad guys or some how nailed by the bad guys. maybe all this is too much and you can't do that ( what a shame ) i don't know. i normally don't send comments on anything but i had to on this. oh and i bought the video. if done right i'd buy anything you did. thanks for your time, Mike.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 6:53 PM
When will be the next release?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 1, 2011 at 5:54 PM
I second that, when can we expect another release. Cali was fantastic.ReplyDelete
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At Aarhus University the assessment and learning method of Peer review is well established and used. These two presentations will discuss two different paths of implementing Peer review activities based on learning culture and pedagogical goals.
Free-Selection Double-Blinded Peer Review (20 minutes)
Presenters: Pantelis Papadopoulos, Karen Louise Møller
Peer review is a widely used instructional tool that can be used both effectively and efficiently in different contexts, serving a range of learning goals. Extended literature on the subject suggests that peer reviewing offers to students the opportunity for a constructive and collaborative learning experience, by engaging them in an active learning exercise. In its most common form, peer review entails four steps orchestrated by the teacher: (a) production of the initial student work, (b) assigning of reviewers, (c) feedback production, and (d) revisions.
The session will discuss the design requirements, from the teacher's point of view inside Blackboard, of open, single-blinded, and double-blinded peer review settings, and of single/multiple reviews. Particular attention will be given on the free-selection double-blinded setting, in which students have the opportunity to freely select which peer work to review, anonymously. This approach has been proven beneficial in studies providing evidence that in such settings (a) highly engaged students tend to read and review more peer work that the required minimum, producing also peer feedback of higher quality, while (b) low engaged students usually opt for lower effort strategies, not exceeding minimum requirements, thus shifting into the paired review paradigm, which is, still, the most common peer review setting employed by the teachers.
The session will provide a basic theoretical framework for the learning benefits of peer reviewing, alongside a practical guide on how to implement the method in Blackboard.
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Presenters: Mette Thunø, Karen Louise Møller
There is general consensus that feedback is a key to improving students' performances, and students at Aarhus University vocally request more feedback. One way to increase the amount of feedback that students receive without overloading teachers is peer-feedback, which recent research suggests as a powerful resource both for the students who receive and for those who give feedback.
Many teachers find it challenging to organize peer feedback processes in their teaching, especially with the use of digital tools. Digital tools make it easy for students to share their products and give and receive feedback, while the teacher can keep an eye on the process. At Aarhus University, Faculty of Arts we offer a course for teachers with the title: "Peer feedback". The course focuses on presenting research on peer-feedback processes and on how to organize peer feedback with the use of Blackboard Learn. In addition to that examples from practice will be shared.
There are different tools in Blackboard that can be used in peer feedback processes. In this session, we will present our experiences with the Blackboard blog tool to encourage peer-feedback activities in between lessons. We find that the blog tool is easy to use for teachers and students and deliver transparency – which means that all participants will be able to read all blog posts and comments. In addition, we will present the "peer feedback"-course for teachers at Faculty of Arts at Aarhus University, Denmark.


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My motherboard on my laptop was just replaced. I have a hard drive encrypted with BitLocker. How do I get it to stop prompting me for the recovery key at startup?
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When I first met you all those years ago,
I fell in love so fast, I knew right then,
You were the one and only one for me;
I'd never have to look for love again.
Each anniversary finds us happier;
You are my light--my moon, my star, my sun.
You show me what real love is all about,
You fill my life with pleasure, joy and fun.
As time goes by, our love grows stronger still.
You're the most amazing man I ever knew.
I prize our anniversaries because
Each year I fall in love again with you.
~Joanna Fuchs~
We celebrated our 19th wedding anniversary recently. There were not many traditional or modern gift ideas specifically for this particular anniversary, which was a shame. But, the main theme over the years had always been bronze. The 'bronze' year symbolised a tougher, resilient and more durable relationship. To celebrate, we made a few plans, and among them was a trip to Chester Zoo.
It was a nice, sunny morning 18.5 C when we left the casa. The traffic was heavy as it was a Friday bank holiday and also the school holiday weekend. Then on the M6, nearing J6-7, traffic was at a stand-still. We were stuck here for nearly an hour due to an accident. There was a change of plans. If we go to Chester Zoo, we might arrive at 1 pm and could only spend about 3 hours before closing time. So we decided to head West, to where we first met, Aberystwyth.
We drove straight to Bwlch Nant yr Arian, although we know that we were going to miss the kite feeding session. But from past experiences, we always saw them flying over the hills as soon as they finished, flying very low waiting to snatch food from unsuspecting birds. It was amazing watching the hundreds of birds circling the skies and yet they never collided. The commotion that accompanied these airborne squabbles were ear-piercing, like a high-pitched prolonged excited screech. It was amazing to watch their aerial prowess and combat.
We watched one with a piece of meat clutched in its talon and flying away for a clear airspace where it felt secure to feed. With its 1.8 metre wings spread out for stability, the head turned down to meet with its forward lifted eggs. It started feeding but still keeping an eye out for other marauding kites.
Then we walked down to the visitor centre to use the facilities and freshened up. We spotted a new sculpture and went down to check it out. It was carved from a single standing larch tree. I wish I was there to watch it being carved. All the larch trees in this reserve had been felled to stop the spread of Ramorum disease to other areas and other tree species. Natural Resources Wales aimed to replace them with oak and other native species, replicating the ancient oak forest which once covered most of Wales.
Then we walked up back to the veranda to check out the bird-feeder. It was buzzing with dozens of sparrows, siskins, chaffinches, great and blue tits. Below, on the ground, Dunnocks and Blackbirds congregated, feeding on the fallen seeds. The Siskins were small, greenish yellow finch, with dark wings and yellow wing bars. They were messy eaters and had very sharp beaks which were adapted for feeding conifers, extracting tiny food items from tight spaces. They were quite aggressive and often kept away the much larger Chaffinches away from the feeder.
We had our lunch in the car with these magnificent Red Kites soaring above us with the commanding views of Cardigan Bay and the Cambrian mountains in front of us. A few flew quite close to where we were sitting that we could see the pale grey head and striking almost translucent white underwings patches and black tips on the primaries contrasting with arm orange or russet coloured feathers on the body and upper tail which appeared to glow like red embers giving them an ethereal appearance. With twisting deeply forked swallow-like tail and long slightly angled wings it turned this way and that soaring and spiralling skyward catching the unseen breath of wind or an uplifting warm air thermal. We watched its golden orbed eyes surveying below for food.
Then we made our drive down to Aberystwyth. The promenade was buzzing as the seaside down bathed in the sunshine. Thankfully, we managed to find a parking space outside the newly-refurbished Premier Inn which was going to be open next year. I was soo excited to see this and fingers-crossed, plan to book a room for our big anniversary. Sooo looking forward
We walked along the graceful sweeping seafront. The promenade was alive with sun-bathers, picnickers, walkers, joggers, skaters, bikers and those who just wanted to relax by the seaside, with space to sit and soaking up the sun . The busiest section was Marine Terrace with its Victorian and Edwardian style architecture, fronted by the wide Promenade and home to hotels, houses and student accommodations.The main Promenade also featured traditional seaside entertainment including a children's paddling pool and a brand new £1.2 m bandstand.
We checked out the building that retained the outer wall of the original 1930's Bandstand and a new sea defence that incorporated a walkway around the building. There was an art exhibition on and we went in to browse. It was good to see the building being used for displays and galleries. Then it was time to cool down with a Welsh honey ice-cream each.
We slurped the ice-cream and went to the walkaway to enjoy the stunning views of the Irish Sea wedged between Cardigan Bays and the Cambrian mountains. The local weather was dominated by the sea and the Gulf Stream which warmed the whole region. On a clear day, you could see North Wales, including the peaks of the Llyn Peninsular and Snowdonia. We walked as far as the Pier which was built in 1864 and from November to March, was home to a starling roost and I'm looking forward to watch their extraordinary display flight or murmuration. Then it was time to head back to Coventry.
Next on our list was the Cold War Jets Open Day at Bruntingthorpe Aircraft Museum in Leicestershire. The site was constructed in 1942 for the use of heavy bombers of WW2. After the war, the airfield was used for top secret test flying of the jet propelled aircraft bb Sir Frank Whittle's Powerjets company. 1954 saw the construction of a new airfield for the US Air Force largest nuclear bombers and it was subsequently used as a strategic heavy bomber base (code-named 'Big Thunder') until 1962.
Following a brief period in the 1960's when the site was used by the RAF, the Rootes Group purchased the facility in 1972 and the site was used for testing vehicles for the first time. Over the next 11 years, the Company, and subsequently Chrysler and Peugeot, used it extensively for vehicle development, constructing a number of test features appropriate for the vehicles of their time.
Now the aerodrome was home to the Cold War Jet Collection including a Victor, Hunter, Canberra, Comet, 2 off Lightnings, Starfighter, Mystere, Sea Vixen, Buccaneers, Jet Provosts, Super Guppy, Iskra and a Jaguar. In April 2010 a Nimrod MR2 was added to the collection. The latest aircraft to join the museum fleet was the Sea Harrier and an ex- Boscombe Down 2 seat Jaguar in April 2012. A large collection of aircraft cockpits were also seen. This airfield was becoming something of a Mecca for those who had a passion for classic jets, providing the last remaining opportunity to see many of the collection's aircraft operating under their own steam.
Whilst these aircraft sparked much interest and nostalgia, they rarely flew anywhere. The Collection was maintained in fully serviceable order by a group of experienced volunteers. They have two open days a year where these aircrafts were 'exercised' and kept alive by regular engine runs and full power taxi runs along the main runway and at 60m wide, 3.2 km straight, was one of the longest in the country. This was an incredible spectacle band an ideal opportunity to get close to these mean machines. It was an explosive effect on the senses of the sight, sound and smell of these classic aircraft. It was for those who were here for their fix of loud and smoky aircraft that for most parts no longer grace our skies.
We planned to arrive quite early so that we could attend all the taxying and checking out the displays. But as soon as we drove past the gates, there was a very long queue to park the car. But we were distracted by the planes that were parked everywhere!!! It was wonderful that we were able to park quite close to where the action was. Unfortunately, all the best seats along the runaways was already taken by deck chairs sans owners. People had come early to reserve their seat before wandering off to check the exhibitions, stalls and eateries. Ces't la vie.
We managed to find an open space in the crowd and dare not move, just in case it was taken. The crowd line fence was positioned very pleasingly close to the runway. But as the time got closer and more people started arriving and pushing their way in, invading our personal space. It began to feel quite uncomfortable. I kept on reminding Babe that we should have brought our deck chairs to act as a barrier. Next time, perhaps. While waiting for the show to begin, I spent the time people-watching.
The show started at 11 am with the first of the heavies, the VC10 thundering down the runway, a very impressive sight. 'The Queen of the Skies' with her 4xRolls-Royce Conway engines howled into life, producing a ferocious noise and smoking away in a manner that only engines of that era could. Seeing such large aircraft rolling and blasting down the runway and tearing the surface up at such close proximity was truly exhilarating.
"See, decide, attack, reverse.'
~Colonel Erich 'Bubi' Hartman, GAF~
But, we were truly excited when we saw a hare, sprinting across the runway after the aircraft had passed. The noise must have woken it up but I think it was so used to these monsters thundering up and down. Apart from housing a museum, Bruntingthorpe aerodrome was a privately owned airport and a proving ground. Unimproved grassland around the sites were haven for wildlife and it was lovely to see them.
Next was an ex-Warsaw Pact TS-11 Iskra (1018) Jet Trainer, the only fully operational ground running in the UK. It was notable as the main training aircraft of the Polish Air Force, and was the oldest jet aircraft still in service in Poland. The aircraft was designed in response to a Polish Air Force requirement for a jet trainer and was designed by Tadeusz Soltyk, hence the designation TS. As soon as it, whizzed across the runway, the car alarms went off.
Another European contender was the Aero L-29 Delfin 66654-53, an ex-Romanian air force jet trainer. It was Czechoslovakia's first locally designed and built jet aircraft and became the standard jet trainer for the air forces of Warsaw Pact nations in the 1960s. As a trainer, the L-29 enabled air forces to adopt an 'all-through' training on jet aircraft, replacing earlier piston-engined types.
Bruntingthorpe was a mecca for Bucaneer aficionsdos and now I know why. In stunning 16 Squadron scheme, 3 jets performed a full run where they displayed all of their party tricks like wing folding, bomb bay rotation and arrestor hook deployment. These were fabulous presentations of the jets in a variety of configurations for the photographers in the crowd. All you could hear were the clicking of thousands of cameras. Then, they simply thundered run down the runway.
Whenever I see them ride on high
Gleaming and proud in the morning sky
Or lying awake in bed at night
I hear them pass on their outward flight
I feel the mass of metal and guns
Delicate instruments, deadweight tons
Awkward, slow, bomb racks full
Straining away from downward pull
Straining away from home and base
And try to see the pilot's face
I imagine a boy who's just left school
On whose quick-learned skill and courage cool
Depend the lives of the men in his crew
And success of the job they have to do.
And something happens to me inside
That is deeper than grief, greater than pride
And though there is nothing I can say
I always look up as they go their way
And care and pray for every one,
And steel my heart to say,
"Thy will be done."
~ Sarah Churchill, daughter of Sir Winston~
Then the first of the heavies was next. The Nimrod provided the start of four-engine action of the day. The lengthy start up routine built a great sense of anticipation before it finally launch down the runway, bending down the trees and sending fragments of tarmac flying in its wake. It gave us a good showering of gravel which caught us by surprise. It was also the noise that this monster machine made that provided the real highlight, shattering ear drums as it spooled up and launched into the runs. It was weird seeing a Nimrod run down a runaway and hours later look inside it
After spitting the gravel from our mouth and cleaning the bits from our hair, I was looking forward to the next jet wash. Unfortunately, the Canberra was cancelled due to technical issues. But then, the sight of the 3 jet Provosts pirouetting before a stream launch down the runaway was impressive. Standing proud wearing Air Defence Grey amongst her red and white Jet Provost colleagues was XP672. Initially registered as G-RAFI after retirement, '672 spent most of her post military years as an instructional air frame.
The aircrafts slowly taxied down the far side of the runway and then performed an elegant ballet of carousels and figure of 8. After a 180 degree, they turn to taxi back to the start line, giving the crowd plenty of chances to get a good look, and photograph, of the aircraft from both sides. Once they'd completed their parade they lined up again and then perform the fast taxi run down the one mile runway before slowly taxing back again. Wow…
'A fighter without a gun … is like an airplane without a wing.""'
~Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF~
After that performance, I don't think any aircraft could beat it. And boy, was I wrong. Hunter looked resplendent in its naval colour scheme, we witnessed the smoky spectacle of a traditional cartridge start. Sitting on the far end of the runway, the aircraft was shrouded in a huge black plume of acrid smoke as the cartridge was fired and the heavenly sounding Rolls Royce Avon Mark 22 bellowed into life.
'Speed is life'
Then there was a ripple of excitement among the crowd. After a bit of jockeying around by the tow trucks, we saw the Lightning being positioned in echelon. The jet was lined up and ready for her run down the runway with a phenomenal noise as the burners were lit and the Avpin starters bellowed. There was a sense of drama as the scream of a Rolls-Royce Avon 301R afterburning turbojets yelled out across as the English Lightning F.6s blasted down the runway. It was lovely to see this living, breathing machine strutting her stuff and thundering away, creating a wall of noise and heat haze. This was the first time we watched this imposing monster hurtling down the runway in full reheat, leaving torn ear drums and a symphony of car alarms in her wake.
Then the engine spooled up, both rings of re-heat cut in, ears and people on the banking behind blown away, brakes were released and one of the great aviation spectacles tried her damnedest to slow the earth's rotation before overcoming inertia and speeding off with two beautiful long licks of flame disappearing into the distance. As ever it was over far too quickly and we were all left imagining what it would be like if the stick could be pulled back and the nose pointed towards the stratosphere. Maybe one day…
Flight is freedom in its purest form,
To dance with the clouds which follow a storm;
To roll and glide, to wheel and spin,
To feel the joy that swells within;
To leave the earth with its troubles and fly,
And know the warmth of a clear spring sky;
Then back to earth at the end of a day,
Released from the tensions which melted away.
Should my end come while I am in flight,
Whether brightest day or darkest night;
Spare me your pity and shrug off the pain,
Secure in the knowledge that I'd do it again;
For each of us is created to die,
And within me I know,
I was born to fly.
~Gary Claud Stokor~
We managed to calm down a bit with another heavies, the v-bomber, Victor. Like the Nimrod, it provided the second four-engine action of the day. Again, the lengthy start up routine built a great sense of anticipation before it finally launched down the runway. It was a very impressive sight as she thundered down the runway, her Rolls Royce Conways producing a ferocious noise.
'You fight like you train'
~US Navy Fighter Weapons School, TOPGUN~
Seeing such large aircraft rolling down the runway, tearing the surface up at such close proximity was truly exhilarating. Victor gave the crowd a blistering run in full swing as it powered down the runway before being obscured by the huge drag chute as it disappeared over the hump towards the lowering sun. Now, I knew why there was a bus taking visitors to the end of the runway.The photographs from that end were amazing.
What a shame that none of the aircraft were allowed to take off. But where else could you see live Buccaneers, Lightning and Victor moving and shaking the ground under their own power at near take off speeds. When you see the them at such close quarters doing a figure of 8 to the crowd before hurling down the runway, you can't help but be in awe of these powerful machines. With the smell of the jet fuel and the sheer, raw power of these awesome beasts, they might be grounded but definitely not dead yet.
igh'Fight to fly, fly to fight, fight to win''
~~US Navy Fighter Weapons School, TOPGUN~
Large model aircrafts were out in force during the intervals between the taxi runs, filling the gaps between runs with cold war jets of their own. They filled the interlude with a series of low and close passes which was much appreciated by the assembled crowds. Vulcan, VC10 and Lightning models were expertly displayed at various times throughout the afternoon and proved a fine complement 1:1 scale counterparts. They were rewarded with a rapturous applause for every pilot when they landed.
During the break, we took the opportunity to swoon all over the non-runners littered across the site. There were a Victor, Hunter, Canberra, Comet, Starfighter, Mystere, Sea Vixen, Jaguar, Nimrod but this huge super Guppy dominated the landscape. They had their insides available for inspection and visitors were queuing throughout the day to have a look inside the various aircrafts. Assorted stalls and displays also added to a very pleasant afternoon wandering around the countless stalls selling discounted models, aero jumbles, pictures and books.
Then we walked back to the display area for the final parts of the show. First was the Folland Gnat flown by the Yellowjacks, an RAF aerobatic display team. The tiny swept-wing British subsonic jet trainer and light fighter aircraft whizzed through the Leicestershire skies, delighting the crowds below. These aircraft was developed for the RAF and flown extensively by the Indian Air Force.
'To be a good fighter pilot, there is one prime requisite—think fast, and act faster'.
~Major John T.Godfrey, USAF~
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's Lancaster had been scheduled to appear at the show but had to drop out due to engine trouble. Fortunately, the piston-powered Hurricane could make it. All of us were looking at the horizon when the humble growl of Rolls Royce Merlins was heard. Hawker Hurricane appeared for a trio of stunning flypast. Then, it departed with wing waggles leaving deep, grumbling growls from the piston fighter.
To end the evening, the Jet Provosts returned again. The 3 training aircrafts were lined up in an echelon right formation on a threshold for a stream launch. One of them was an airworthy example that had arrived earlier in the afternoon, and the jet let the trio performing a figure of eights before being let loose down down the runway. It then powered into the air whilst the two ground-bound examples had no choice but to throttle back. It was actually quite sad to watch.
Then it was time to bid goodbye. We'd a wonderful day at our first Cold War Jets show. All the aircraft ran in order and we were impressed to see them all run to time, with minimal delays. Also known as 'Cold War Warriors' these classic jets were wonderful machines from the golden age of jet aircraft, from the peak of British aerial power. They held a special place in the heart's of every aviation enthusiast. Once protectors against overwhelming military might, they were now battling the elements and old age. Kudos to the volunteers and various groups who had saved them from the axe and made it possible for the thousands to see, hear and feel these wonderful aircraft live and breathe again. Long may they continue to do so.
There was a rush to leave the aerodrome but with about 10K people, it was going to take some time. We spent the time finishing our sandwiches and coffee and bought ice-creams for desserts. We then parked the car closer to the exhibits and watched the planes being tugged back into their allocated exhibit space. It was hilarious to see these huge machines literally stopping traffic. Then it was time to join the queue heading home.
After yesterday's full-on activities, we went for an easy walkabout around Draycote Waters. As usual, the place was buzzing with walkers, cyclists and sailors. It was a lovely day to be and about. We walked along the wall checking out the sailors as they showed off their skills. There wasn't much about except for a few energetic Pied wagtails flying after each other, their high-pitched 'chissick' calls trailing behind them.
We noticed a lot of activities on the field opposite the reservoir. It was the 'Tanks, Trucks and Firepower Show'. We took the opportunity to check it out from where we were sitting. With our powerful DSLR cameras, we were able to see what was going on. We'd read about this event when we spotted the banner a few weeks ago. It was an event which featured tanks, armoured vehicles from WW2, military motorbikes, sniper displays, car crash demonstration and plenty of explosions.
There were mini tank rides and fairground attractions for the kids and military-related stalls for enthusiasts, as well as the obligatory beer tent and food stalls. There were also exhibitors and re-enactors on hand to keep the crowds entertained. We 'enjoyed' the pyrotechnic and firework displays where charges were set off with tanks causing huge explosions going off. Hearing the 30-tonne tanks firing were amazing with the huge 'booms' echoing down the valley.
Unfortunately, the heavens opened and we were drenched. There was no place to shelter as we were in the middle of a reservoir that we took in our stride and walked back to the car. The sailors had all sailed back to the shore and we also felt sorry for the crowds at the show. But I think they'd the barns to shelter in. But at least these Mute Swans were enjoying the downpour, wandering what the fuss was about. A bit of rain doesn't hurt…
We laughed at each other as we got soaked to the bones. I'd my raincoat on but Babe only had his fleece. The rain drenched us but it would never wash away the love we felt for each other. What a lovely way to end the week of our anniversary celebrations.
"True love is a blessing from life, something that cannot be secured by effort. It is a gift of the spirit, not the consequences of action. It is not an object that we can target, it is a treasure entrusted to our care. When love spontaneously, make no effort, simply give in to it."
~Daphne Rose Kingma~


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Decorum and the Wild Woman
Maybe you can feel it?
There's a growing… Tension.
Only maybe "growing" isn't the right word. Expanding, pulling, stretching, rolling. Insistent. Immense.
Like that tension I remember in my belly in the last weeks before I gave birth. Full up. No more room. Itchy, pressing, dragging, about to pop. Threatening. Looming. Potential.
The voice in my head says that when I get out of my car and stand up, I shouldn't pull my underwear out from neverwhere until I've checked to see that no one is watching (at least, no one I can see). That same voice tells me I will have to wait and deal with it if someone does happen to be in close proximity. It would be shameful if I was seen… Adjusting. The voice in my body replies, "But it's uncomfortable NOW!"
The voice in my head says that when I go out walking, I should stick to the walking. Perhaps jog a bit, but only if it won't cause that same underwear issue as sitting in a vehicle does. And never if it will look like I'm straining too much. That would make me look pathetic and vulnerable. The voice in my body replies, "But what if I want to skip? Or dance? Or run flat out like a grizzly is on my heels? What if I prefer to perambulate for pleasure instead of pound the pavement with purpose?"
The voice is my head says that when I write my blog posts, I should never curse. There are too many people out there, too many people listening who wouldn't approve. It certainly wouldn't do for me to scandalize someone else's sensibilities! I could even get in trouble. The voice in my body replies, "Goddamn it – we cuss all the time! Why the shit would we hold back here, in OUR space?"
(Can you fathom how much Decorum wants me to take those last two sentences back? Can you feel the weight of their presence there, a punctuation stronger that any exclamation point?)
I've been trying to write this post since I posted last week and the tension is painful. Delete it all and write something else. Put it out in the world and see what happens. Maybe no one will see it! Maybe a thousand people – a HUNDRED thousand – will see it.
(Maybe it doesn't really matter.)
One voice is getting shriller, the other more sure. For sure.
And, this time, I know which one has my (h)ear(t).


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But the relatively small group of engineers and technical types helping the company move to Amazon's cloud computing infrastructure in the so-called "Super Cloud" project, literally years in the making, got until the end of the year to decide.
17 Super Cloud managers took the original offer, according to Quartz.
By the time the deadline struck on December 31st, 2015, 50 engineers out of 130 or so had taken the money and ran - with Super Cloud still incomplete, per an email from Zappos COO Arun Rajan sent to employees and posted online.
The Super Cloud project, originally intended to be done and working by the end of 2015, will now go live this quarter.
The idea behind Super Cloud is simple: By moving all of Zappos' server infrastructure to the Amazon Web Services cloud, it would free up the company's engineering staff to focus more on doing things that actually deliver shareholder value, beyond merely setting up more servers and fixing outages.
It's actually a similar reason that many big businesses come to Amazon Web Services, seeking to save on both cost and complexity by letting the retail giant handle the headaches that comes with operating huge data center.
Also like a lot of big businesses moving to the Amazon Web Services cloud, Zappos has apparently had a lot of trouble with the move. It probably doesn't help that Zappos, founded in 1999, is likely to have a bunch of old-school systems lying around.
That said, Zappos COO Arun Rajan told Quartz that those who took the Super Cloud extended buyout offer were mostly non-technical managers who would probably have been laid off if they hadn't taken the offer, anyway.


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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Cleveland State women's basketball team saw its current winstreak come to an end Sunday afternoon, as the Vikings dropped a 64-38 contest at IUPUI. With the loss, the Vikings now stand at 10-14 overall this year and 7-6 against Horizon League opponents.
IUPUI 64, Cleveland State 36 PDF Box Score
Starting Five
· Crockett, Bautista, Slaney, Braxton, Miller
Quick Hits
· Mariah Miller led the Viking offense with 12 points at IUPUI.
· Shyla Latone added a career-high eight points against the Jaguars, along with four rebounds and two steals.
· Savanna Crockett grabbed a team-high seven boards on the game.
· As a team, the Vikings recorded nine steals on the game, marking just the third time this season that Cleveland State hasn't posted double-digit steals in #HLWBB play.
The Game
After heading into the halftime break trailing 35-17, the Vikings made a strong push through the opening minutes of the third quarter to get back into the contest, as they posted a 6-3 run to start the frame. During this span the Vikings got four points from Mariah Miller and two from Savanna Crockett, but IUPUI responded with back-to-back baskets to stop the Cleveland State run and regain a 42-23 advantage.
The Vikings were once again able to cut into the IUPUI lead late in the third quarter following a Rachel Slaney three-pointer and a Shyla Latone and-one, but the Jaguars closed out the third period with a 19-point lead at 50-31.
Over the opening minutes of the fourth period, IUPUI went on an 11-1 run gaining their largest lead at 61-32, and held the Vikings to just five points during the final 10 minutes of action to come away with the 64-36 victory.
Up Next
Cleveland State will return home for two games next week, beginning with a 7:00 p.m. contest against Milwaukee on Friday, February 15.


text: Jose Cuervo wanted to play their existing 30 second television commercial however it was not 3D screen ready and they only had a 15 second time slot. So Jonathan remade the advert in the same style adapting to take advantage of the glasses-less 3D screen's capabilities. The final video was shown at Johannesburg Airport in South Africa.


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