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In order to halt the worldwide spread of invasive harmful marine species, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has officially mandated more than 65,000 ships (over 400 gross tons) to install approved ballast water treatment systems. The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) reports that the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee will meet in October to finalize the new law.
Frost & Sullivan's Frederick Royan, Environment & Water Vice President, discussing the vast growth opportunities and key challenges that will result from the milestone Convention says, "the next few years will witness about $50 billion in cumulative spending of ballast water treatment systems."
After years of the IMO pushing for the new requirements, ship operators and owners will now have until September 8, 2017, to comply with the new regulations. The new regulations will be enforced by blocking non-compliant ships from unloading cargo, levying fines and even the threat of criminal prosecution for non-compliance. The heat is on and the industry is scrambling to find practical and affordable answer.
Current 'Best in Class' Technologies for Ballast Water Treatment Systems
With over 65 competitors listed by the IMO, competition is fierce, and UV and electro-chlorination systems are leading the way as the currently preferred technologies. As the deadline nears, these technologies are being carefully re-evaluated and official requests for extensions to achieve compliance are piling up.
Can Challenges of UV and Electro-chlorination Be Overcome?
UV and electro-chlorination are older technologies that inherently have major hurdles to clear: high capital costs, high operating energy requirements, and large size requirements.
The looming question is, "Can operators afford to achieve compliance with these existing technologies?"
Timing is Terrible
The new requirement for approved Ballast Water Treatment Systems comes at a time when the maritime industry is experiencing severe financial strain from a global slowdown, and banks may be reluctant to pony up the $50 billion needed for their customer to achieve compliance. Clearly, the economics will be challenging.
High Energy Requirements Are Big Problems
Ultraviolet and electro-chlorination systems require large amounts of energy to operate and may require more energy than what ships can currently supply. Power requirements must be considered, as existing vessels were designed with generators matched to the electrical load of the original ship, with only a small reserve. Existing electrical generators may be insufficient to support the power plants of UV and electro-chlorination systems, and additional power supplies such as diesel generators could be required, incurring significant costs.
A further complication is that IMO standards mandate that newly installed diesel generators must be "Tier III" certified, meaning they are equipped with special emission control technologies such as selective catalytic reduction (SCR) or exhaust gas recirculation (EGR). Simply put, this means that the added power generators will be very expensive and they are exceedingly large. Since these new power supplies would need to be housed in the tight space available, this exacerbates an already complex issue that could keep engineers busy for years. Arguable the most important factor to consider is that the added water treatment systems and power supplies will diminish the payload capacity (mass) for the ship, meaning it would need to reduce its payload and therefore its revenue for each trip going forward.
Let's see if this adds up? Add costly capital equipment to meet the water discharge specification, add the required power supply, fit it all into the ship, increase the operating costs and lower the payload. This combination should send a shiver up the spine of any ship owner.
BioLargo's Newly Unveiled Advanced Oxidation System (AOS) is the "Low Energy, High Impact" Solution for the Maritime Industry
After millions of dollars in R&D, many government grants, and several years of hard work, BioLargo, Inc. (OTC: BLGO) recently showcased the first pre-commercial prototype of its AOS water treatment system, billed as the lowest cost and highest impact, scalable clean water technology in the world. By combining a cutting-edge carbon matrix, advanced iodine chemistry, and electrolysis, the technology rapidly and inexpensively eliminates bacteria and chemical contaminants in water. What places the AOS above competing technologies is its low cost of input electrical energy: studies done by BioLargo researchers in conjunction with the University of Alberta have shown the AOS to achieve dramatically higher rates of disinfection with approximately 1/20th the electrical energy input of competing technologies such as UV disinfection or electro-chlorination. It is this aspect of the AOS that places it above the competition for the race to solve the ballast water treatment problem, and is the key value proposition of the AOS in this highly competitive and super-charged market.
Ocean-going vessels already have power plants built to move ballast water, so whichever water treatment system can achieve competitive or even superior disinfection results with nominal power requirements could be adapted to current ships without major power plant upgrades. This is what separates BioLargo's AOS from all other options as the system of choice. If the AOS can manage a ship's ballast water treatment requirements without requiring installation of a Tier III IMO-certified power generator, it could be the default choice for many ship owners simply because such a power generator could be prohibitively expensive, space-intensive, and heavy.
The outstanding energy efficiency of the BioLargo AOS has another implication for ships requiring a ballast treatment system. Since a ship's ballast treatment system runs off power supplied by either the main diesel engine or an auxiliary diesel generator, a treatment system with lower power requirements consumes less fuel and therefore generates less greenhouse gas emissions. This point is critical, since new European Union and IMO rules mandate that ships' emissions be tightly regulated to meet strict standards, and in the case of the IMO measures, these standards become stricter every 5 years. With its unrivaled energy efficiency, the BioLargo AOS can make it easier for ships to comply with these regulations and reduce their carbon footprint.
In addition to the unrivaled performance and power efficiency of the BioLargo AOS, the technology has other attributes that make it valuable to the maritime industry. Namely, the AOS is perfectly capable of treating water with high turbidity or total dissolved solutes, which cannot be said of UV disinfection systems in particular. The AOS is also billed as a flexible, modular system that can accommodate space limitations and interact well with physical filtration systems, easing integration into existing infrastructure. Additionally, its capital cost is expected to be lower than UV and electro-chlorination in this context because its materials are simply, ubiquitous, and are readily available at a low cost. Importantly, the AOS also uses safe and eco-friendly materials and chemicals, elevating it for ship owners concerned with safety and environmental considerations.
The AOS will very soon be deployed in the livestock production industry, where its first pilot projects are slated. With additional scale-up engineering and partnership with manufacturing operators, the AOS can next be deployed in the maritime ballast water treatment market, where it could dominate the market with its low energy cost vs value proposition.
Dennis P. Calvert, President & CEO of BioLargo commented, "In order to successfully compete in this highly competitive and fast moving market, our company will need to pick our strategic partners carefully, focus on the engineering scale-up, and refine its business modeling to maximize value and cost savings for customers."
With the new regulations approaching rapidly, shipping companies such as Navios Maritime Holdings (NYSE: NM), DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS), Ship Finance International Limited (NYSE: SFL), Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT), Frontline Ltd. (NYSE: FRO), Scorpio Tankers, Inc. (NYSE: STNG), Seaspan Corporation (NYSE: SSW), and Teekay Corporation (NYSE: TK) are watching closely and focused on finding the best solutions.
Luxury cruise operators such as Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL), Disney Cruise Line owned by The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCLH), and Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) will also have to meet the same ballast water treatment requirements.
About BioLargo, Inc.
BioLargo is a science and technology company developing multiple advanced technologies that are now entering early stages of commercialization to treat water and air for broad use in large industries.
Dennis P. Calvert, President and CEO of BioLargo, comments, "We are thankful for the support by our shareholders and investors as we advance our technology and commercial efforts. Our AOS continues to garner attention from an expanding audience of industry, public funding sources, and potential strategic partners. Since our technical symposium approximately one month ago, we are experiencing a swell of attention and interest in anticipation of our first commercial pilots planned in early 2017. We are also busy advancing the automation and optimization of the system as it moves from alpha to beta in preparation of its first commercial pilots, as well as developing more operations oriented staff. Sales from our Odor-No-More subsidiary continues to improve as we build out infrastructure to support an increased focus on sales, marketing and manufacturing. We are also working closely with new distributors and agents to expand sales of our CupriDyne Clean (www.cupridyne.com) industrial odor control product. At this time, our advanced wound care products in development remain on target for 510(k) application with the FDA in early 2017. This is a great time at BioLargo and our future is bright!"


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If you want to get into fishing and want something simple and effective, this new campaign on Kickstarter might be for you.
The Tenkara rod is as basic as you can get. Just attach a line to the end of your rod and there are no reels or guides. On the end of your line you have a fly – thats it.
They have two rod designs to choose from and measure about 20 inches when they are closed, and 12 feet when opened. They are ultra lightweight and compact only adding 4 ounces to your gear. They are a great way to enjoy fishing, teach your kids or include in a survival kit as a basic backup rod.
They have been designed to be extremely functional and the project creators have partnered with a rod manufacturer who has been in business for decades. High quality cork and other materials will be used in the rod making process. The line that is included with the packages is hand made in Boise by Zen outfitters.
Check out the project video below for this minimal fishing rod or head over to the project page.

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Chibiterasu's Companions[edit]
During your adventure Chibiterasu will travel with several different companions, each with their own special abilities. Learn about them here.
Issun is the flea-like odd little companion that starts the game with Chibi. Issun can be a bit irritating, fortunately you won't spend much time with him (her? it?).
Kuni is the adopted son of Susano and Kushi, two characters from the game Okami.
Nanami is a young mermaid. She can swim to places Chibiterasu is unable to reach, and she can produce small amounts of water from her hair. This ability be used to extinguish torches, or while battling Fire Eye demons. Nanami will join Chibi as he explores the 5-Story Pagoda.
Kagu is a young actress on her way to becoming a diva. Kagu is first encountered by Chibi in Sei'an City and accompanies him through the Playhouse. She has a special sight that allows her to perceive things normal people cannot, such as spirits or pathways.
Kurow is a boy with a mysertious past. He carries a flute which he can use to fly or to damage demons with the magical notes. He is of the Moon Tribe and looks similar to Waka from the game Okami. Kurow talks like a surfer dude. He accompanies Chibi in the Underground Ruins, and for much of the game.
An overweight boy carrying fire who can walk through ice spikes and can provide a fire source for the Inferno technique.
Isshaku appears just like Issun, and will briefly accompany Chibi at the end of the adventure.


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2012 Mazda Mazda2 Reviews and Ratings
Hatchback 5D Touring
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The Mazda2 is a five-seat hatchback, front-wheel-drive subcompact, taking on the Toyota Yaris, Nissan Versa, Honda Fit, Ford Fiesta, Chevrolet Sonic, Fiat 500, Hyundai Accent and Kia Soul. That's a wonderful field of cars for these times (subcompact is the fastest growing automotive segment in the world), and the Mazda2 has qualities that, to many, make it the most desirable of this bunch.
The Mazda2 was completely redesigned for 2011, so there are no changes for 2012. While new to North America, this is actually the second generation of the Mazda2. The first-generation model was an award-winning product in Europe and Asia.
The styling is fresh, and it's eye-catching in a cute sort of way. It's got a soft wedge shape, bold and sporty with sculpted sides, body-colored door handles, a laid-back windshield, sloped hatch and jaunty little spoiler on the Touring model. There's a grinning toothless grille with attractive hood, fenders, headlamps, bumper, air intakes and 15-inch wheels.
The Mazda2 uses a proven 1.5-liter double-overhead-cam 16-valve four-cylinder engine with variable valve timing to give it more flexibility in delivering low-rpm torque and high-rpm horsepower. It makes 100 horsepower at 6000 rpm and 98 pound-feet of torque at 4000 rpm. We had no trouble, in fact we had a blast, running in the fast lane with the 75-mph flow of Los Angeles freeway traffic. In 310 miles of combined city and highway driving, we averaged 34.8 miles per gallon, at the top end of the EPA estimate of 29 City/35 Highway mpg for the 2012 Mazda2.
In pursuit of good gas mileage, acceleration and responsive handling, Mazda focused on keeping the car light, by using high-strength steel with more welds (and less steel overall), and weld-bonded adhesives in the body. Engineers looked for dozens of places to save a few pounds, for example the wiring harness, door locks and latches, radiator, automatic transmission shifter, pedals, stereo speakers and more. It's this painstaking attention to mechanical detail that makes Mazda an exceptional car company.
The final result is 2306 pounds, even less than the two-seat Mazda MX5 sports car. It's the lightest subcompact, even lighter than the smaller Fiat 500, and way lighter than the Ford Fiesta, although the Toyota Yaris is a close second. The Yaris has 6 more horsepower, but is not nearly as much fun to drive.
The seats are comfortable and supportive, and we liked the thick, sporty steering wheel. Although rated as a five-seater, we wouldn't subject a fifth person to the back seat for long, but that's no different than any other car in this class. The Mazda2 is relatively roomy for four, though. Fold the rear seats down and it offers an excellent 27.8 cubic feet of cargo space, with easy access through the hatchback.
But mostly, the Mazda2 is way fun to drive. It zoom-zooms to scale. The little engine is gutsy, with a cocky tone at upper revs. Shifting the manual 5-speed is slick and easy. Responsive brakes and steering. Smooth ride and flat cornering. Quick turning, so it's a joy to park, or slice thick traffic.
When you look at the accessories available from Mazda for the Mazda2, you see what they think it's good for: a roof rack, roof basket, interior cargo box, bike rack, ski rack, snowboard rack, surfboard rack, and kayak carrier. Side sill extensions, in case you're thinking more hot rod.
The 2012 Mazda2 Sport ($14,370) and the more luxurious Mazda2 Touring ($15,885) come standard with a 5-speed manual gearbox. A 4-speed automatic is available for both the Sport ($15,210) and Touring ($16,695).
Mazda2 Sport comes standard with cloth upholstery, air conditioning, AM/FM/CD/MP3 with four speakers, reclining front bucket seats with six-way adjustable driver's seat, 60/40 split folding rear seats, tilt steering column, remote keyless entry, power windows, power mirrors, power door locks, 15-inch steel wheels.
Mazda2 Touring gets upgraded cloth upholstery with three-dimensional seat fabric with red piping, six-speaker sound system, multi-functional leather steering wheel, rear roof spoiler, fog lamps, and 15-inch alloy wheels.
Options include auto-dimming rearview mirror with compass and Homelink ($295), white pearl paint ($200). Bluetooth wireless for hands-free cellphone operation ($95) is available, also a rear bumper guard ($80), cargo net ($40), center console with armrest ($170). Accessories include a bike rack, a roof rack, a roof basket, an interior cargo box, side sill extensions, ski rack, snowboard rack, surfboard rack, and a kayak carrier.
Safety equipment includes frontal airbags, side-impact and side curtain air bags, anti-lock four-wheel disc brakes (ABS) with Electronic Brake-force Distribution and Quick Brake Assist, dynamic stability control, traction control, tire pressure monitoring system. It also has Mazda's first brake priority system that automatically puts the brakes on whenever the brake and accelerator pedals are pressed simultaneously. The Mazda2 gets Europe's highest crash rating of five stars.
The styling is fresh, and it's eye-catching in a cute sort of way. With the grinning toothless grille, this couldn't be anything but a Mazda, mimicking the Mazda3, as well as the Mazda5, 6, 8, CX-7, and CX-9 in its front and rear layouts.
Mazda2 presents a soft wedge shape with trimmed corners, sweet hatchback slope, and a nice 0.31 coefficient of drag. Also sporty sculpted sides, body-colored door handles, a laid-back windshield, and jaunty little spoiler and foglamps on the Touring model. The grille isn't loved by everyone, but it is distinctive, which isn't easy to do considering there's no grille work. The hood, fenders, headlamps, bumper, air intakes and 15-inch wheels are all well done, adding character.
The halogen headlamp units flow from the gentle bulge of the front fenders. A wide upswept character line climbs back and up from the front wheel wells.
The seats are comfortable and supportive, just what they should be for a car like this, with a rugged and sporty fabric that Mazda calls mostly black canvas, with cool red piping on the Touring model. The three-spoke steering wheel works well, with a meaty rim that makes the Mazda2 feel like a sports car, and a padded hub. We think it might look better without all that aluminumy plastic trim on the wide spokes, but no big deal. It tilts for adjustment, and the driver's seat raises and lowers, so almost anyone can find a good place behind the wheel.
What we call aluminumy plastic Mazda calls silver garnish, and there's more of it on the vents, armrests, shift knob and gate, where it looks good in sparing doses.
The shifter, manual or automatic, rises from just below the instrument panel where the center console would be if there was one. There's a console with storage tray and cupholders that goes between the seats, with an optional leather padded armrest that we found nice to have. It's no stretch at all to shift gears. The 5-speed stick is easy to reach and fun to use.
The dashboard flows in a continuous line and curves away from occupants, making the cabin feel wide. Certainly there's lots of elbow room. Mazda engineers worked carefully on the position and cross-sectional shape of the A-pillars, which along with a low beltline enable clear forward visibility and also help the car feel roomy.
The cluster of three gauges in front of the driver's eyes is shaded by an eave, with the speedo in center, smaller tach on the left, and the rest in one gauge on the right. In the center of dashboard there's a large round binnacle with sound system information, a CD slot, and three dials for the climate control. But no USB port. The Touring model has audio controls on the steering wheel, but they're easy to reach on the dash panel of the Sport.
Rear seat legroom is slim; only the Ford Fiesta has less. Cargo capacity is 13.3 cubic feet behind the 60/40 split folding second seat, and 27.8 cubic feet with the second seat folded flat. Hatchbacks with fold-flat rear seats are the best value out there, to carry a lot without spending a lot.
The 1.5-liter engine in the Mazda2 is one of the smallest gasoline engines on the U.S. market, but its performance is exciting, with a 5-speed manual gearbox. We didn't get to drive the 4-speed automatic, but we have doubts, partly because it's only a 4-speed and partly because it's hard to imagine it making the Mazda2 any better to drive than the 5-speed. Maybe if you never leave the city.
The engine pulls well at lower revs and comes on stronger at 4000 rpm where the torque peaks. It sounds good above 4000, and zings responsively all the way up to 6300 redline. The drive-by-wire throttle responds quickly. We read one review that called the engine gutless, but we say nonsense. Although if the Mazda2 had the Fiesta's 119 horsepower from a related 1.6-liter engine, it'd be way hot.
It's really smooth at 75 or 80 mph. More Mazda attention to mechanical detail. The engine is mounted in a manner to reduce the fore-aft motions of front-wheel-drive four-cylinders.
The brakes have a nice responsive feel, and stop the lightweight car quickly. Vented discs in front, drums in the rear, with ABS, brake force distribution and brake assist.
The suspension is fairly conventional, with MacPherson struts in front and a trailing-arm torsion beam in back. We drove the Mazda2 over twisty two-lanes on the California coast, and found that it cornered flat and sucked up most bumps. The electric power steering reacts quickly.
The Mazda 2 is a strong contender in the competitive subcompact segment. Its soft wedge shape is eye-catching, a cute, sporty and practical hatchback. It's way fun to drive with the manual transmission, while getting more than 30 mpg. The engine is small but spirited, the handling responsive, and ride smooth. Mazda delivers on its zoom-zoom promise.
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Dream Chasers are choosers. They learn to recognize situations that they are in, and have courage to create possibilities strong enough to take their dreams beyond fear to a place of ultimate freedom, and allowing them to follow that one thing they desire most in life.
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If you want quick access to Web sites, the speed-dial function will allow the user to go to frequently visited sites with just the click of a button. As another plus, the UC Browser also features multilanguage support. In our tests, the browser worked very well with searching and navigating sites.
UC Browser is the leading mobile internet browser with more than 400 million users across more than 150 countries and regions. This product is currently available on all major operating platforms in 7 different languages.
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RSL Frequency Allocation
On 12 May we received a message from a regular Client that he had been successful in his application for an RSL for Ramadan for 18 June to 16 July and we have under 8 weeks to make all the necessary arrangements to source equipment, agree terms with the site owner, install studios and transmission and get him on air.
On the same day we received a message from another equally-valued regular Client that he had been unsuccessful in his application for a 1-day RSL for a high-profile Regatta on 20 June at an International Olympic Rowing Course.
These two events of an entirely different nature and duration were placed in mutual opposition by Ofcom because the applied transmission sites are located just 3,5km apart.
Of course, they cannot possibly use the same frequency at that physical separation.
They could use 87.7 and 87.9 - or any other combination between 87.6 and 88.1 - we know - it works in practice - but Ofcom won't allow it because of poor receiver selectivity.
What is more relevant is that Ofcom now is declining to look for or even consider accepting suggestions for any other of the 190-odd possible frequencies that could be used for two short-term low-power applications in the high-profile and high-income Thames Valley - and indeed in many other areas of the UK.
To add insult to injury, the "Rejection Letter" is written in a curt impersonal form from a "team" - with no proper explanation - no named officer giving the decision - and no signature.
This is a very bad example of the standards expected in business correspondence.
Finally - the unsuccessful Applicant believes he will not receive back his £400 Application Fee - even though Ofcom has refused to offer a Licence
I suggest that this is a despicable situation which cannot be allowed to continue.
I have asked Ofcom what it is prepared to do to put things right.
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Lessons learned. Don't bother to apply for an RSL licence.
In 2015, with the exception of the likes of Ramadan, is it really worthwhile broadcasting for 28 days on FM? By the time anyone notices you're on air, you're two weeks into the broadcast and by the time you gain any momentum with listening audiences, it's time to close down. The cost of the exercise for 28 days of FM broadcasting probably equates to being able to broadcast online 24/7 for a year or more.
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The researchers will be investigating potential new drugs to block a protein called S100P which has been shown to be involved in the growth and spread of pancreatic cancer, as well as some other common cancers.
The new drugs will be designed using a computer model of the protein to identify novel compounds that will bind to the protein and prevent it from functioning. Once their effects have been tested on cancer cells, changes to the compounds will be made in the laboratory to improve their effectiveness at preventing cancer growth.
The aim of this new research project is to identify the best possible drug compounds which will hopefully eventually lead to a successful drug treatment for pancreatic cancer and is funded by the Association for International Cancer Research.
Pancreatic cancer is the tenth most common cancer in the UK, around 8,500 people were diagnosed in 2010. It is an aggressive cancer that very few people survive from – only around four per cent of pancreatic cancer patients survive for five years or more, making it one of the lowest survival rates. It is often diagnosed at an advanced stage when the cancer has become very aggressive and it quickly spreads to other organs of the body. Currently there is no effective treatment for the disease at this advanced stage.


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Our Winter Blues show features three artists – Melissa Kreisa, Alison Orchard and Zed Talijan. Meet the Artists at the gallery on Wednesday 9th November from 7.30pm. Melissa Kreisa After having a family and settling in the San Francisco Bay area of California she returned to her fine art roots and began experimenting again with paint on canvas. She became increasingly fascinated with the powerful ability of colour and texture to evoke emotion, tell a story, and to heal. She worked as a refugee advocate providing hospitality and support to newly arrived refugees in California. She found painting a critical tool to remain balanced, stay energized and find joy in this space. Alison Orchard Alison is excited by the very stuff of paint. She enjoys pushing the limits of the paint with responsive mark making, hoping to convey something of the energy that resonates between land and sea, light and air. "My aim is to create that 'dynamic' which is found when there is a fine balance between emerging abstraction, whilst maintaining subtle visual references to the seascape." Alison works responsively with acrylic paint and mixed media on canvas or board, allowing the image to evolve through palette knife, brushstrokes and the added dimension of pencil and collage. Zed Talijan "In my work, I like to look for the point where abstracts and realities meet. In that undefined space is created a visual freedom that plays between different interpretations. That stillness is very often awakened with the movement of smoke, cloud and steam, which is a recognized motif in my work." Make an enquiry about any of the work in this show.


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What do you mean by "Fix the quick-select notebook icon". Elaborate your request.
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The wiki page should provide the required support: http://www.dgtale.ch/mediawiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
As I don't have enough time to create the user manual I have created the wiki where advanced users can collaborate completing some parts.
Most of the users want a free product, full featured, bug free, with user manual, with video tutorial, …
Unfortunately only a couple of them are collaborating.
@Sandy: long-tap the list selector then choose "Share"; you can send the list to your email account
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@Rohit start the usual process to add a widget to the home screen then long-tap on the DGT GTD icon and move to a free area. A widget configuration view will be displayed where you can choose the "Quick-add" option.
It is not implemented because no one has requested it before.
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It looks like DGT GTD is having troubles on Android N devices. Because of that I've started working on the UI restyling of DGT GTD. Hopefully in few weeks the new update will be available.
PS: and thanks for the donation :-)
There is another option you might consider: migrating to DGT SODA.
SODA is the evolution of DGT GTD with advanced filter and sort criteria, task hierarchy outline, and many customizations.
Click the link below and register to the G+ community; only registered users can download and install SODA and its Value Pack app. The Value Pack allows you to copy the tasks from DGT GTD tasks to SODA.
G+ community registration link:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities ... 6281691890
Please prompt to save before exiting GDT. I have now lost my work 10 times from accidentally hitting the exit button before saving my typing3 votes
I don't get the pointa. DGT GTD saves your changes when you tap the "Back" button on your phone. The application itself displays only two buttons when you are in edit mode, ie: Cancel and Save. Can you better describe the use case with a step-by-step action flow?
102 votes
You can join the beta tester team by clicking this link https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/103731501966281691890
Once your request is approved, you have to browse the "About" section of the community page. You will find the link(s) to "Become a tester" and to download the beta version of DGT SODA.
@Jans I get the point and the beta version (which is under development but not yet available) implements a fully customizable way of inserting new tasks using the quick-add feature.
@John R, tasks created by the Quick-add widget go into the "Inbox". You can then change all your new created tasks at once simply using the "Bulk update".
Task templates (or default values) will be implemented in the beta version.
I agree with P.Yarl but I can also understand this requirement. In fact having a kind of "task template" list together with the "task type" list could be helpful.
25 votes
Share your "how to" with other DGT GTD users: http://www.dgtale.ch/mediawiki
@Anonymus: when you are in the Checklist view you have to open the option menu in order to clear the checked items with one click. Use Google Search to figure out where is the Menu Button on your phoe. Eg. type the following search criteria "Where is the Menu button on Galaxy S5"
17 votes
Bluestacks does the trick http://www.bluestacks.com/
1 vote
Go to the phone settings.
Do you see the "Developer options"?
If yes, then disable the option "Don't keep activities" (remove the tick)
Hello, could you make some check in settings, which will bring all tasks from today to the next day today? Thanks for your work.1 vote
Look at the floating tasks feature
12 votes
Thank you for the link, it sounds very interesting
3 votes
Will you please add more details or depict with an example.
1 vote
When you snooze a task I understand that you are acting on the reminder, hence the due date remains unchanged. In the "Active alarms" you can see the day Y.
27 votes
@osoitz thank you, I have added the suggested name to the forum thread linked above
6 votes
What if you would be able to set multiple reminders on a single task?
2 votes
Backwards compatibility is a must and you should not be concerned about that ;-)
It would be nice if a repetitive task, for example every week on Wednesday, could get a one-time delay to the next day1 vote
Have you ever tried the "Floating event" feature? I believe it can suit your needs.
Read this http://www.dgtale.ch/mediawiki/index.php?title=Floating_Events
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Who knows Bluestacks? http://bluestacks.com/
I'm sure that DGT GTD on Bluestacks in combination with Dropbox or FTP synchronization will be a good tradeoff.
@Anonymous: have you ever considered to use Toodledo web app together with DGT GTD using the DGT Toodledo Plugin? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dg.gtd.toodledo.demo
A cross platform PC app will be available for the Beta version (timeframe not yet defined).
The copy&paste works fine, of course you can't use the ctrl-c and ctrl-v to copy or paste from/to bluestacks. You have to use the Android input method: long click allows you to select and copy or paste.
I'm not saying that it's user friendly, I'm just saying that it works :-)
@Bradd: could you please describe what is the added value having the task shared in Evernote? When the "Share" operation is complete you loose the relation between DGT and Evernote, then... how would you play with them together? Thanks in advance
PS: Synchronization with Dropbox/Box/Goodle Drive is not yet available
Basically it will be a backup/restore with synchronization capability.
@Alex: Projects view will be available "soon"
247 votes
DGT GTD alpha can't be enhanced in that way.
However The beta version, which is under development, has this feature already implemented.
Hi Volker,
unfortunately DGT GTD alpha can't fulfill your need, the good thing is that the beta version (which is under development) has this feature already implemented.
Drop me an email: email@example.com, I'll give you more details about the beta version.
PS: the beta version is not yet published in the Play Store because it's not yet ready for production.
This feature is going to be implemented in the beta version (the alpha version wont be enhanced further).


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Last Rumba in Havana
They spell it rhumba. A night at Tropicana is noisy, mindless, boozy and a must, I'd say.
Tuna fish. There's a big photo of the tuna fish sandwich oozing mayo above the counter. No need to scan the vast encyclopedia of a menu. We're sitting at a table in the Caféteria La Rampa, alongside the entrance ramp to the Habana Libra Hotel. Originally, it was Meyer Lansky's Hotel Habana Riviera. Then came the revolution and the government took over.
I'm thrilled to find a tuna salad sandwich with mayo at Hotel Havana Libre's Cafetéria del Rampa.
My pals hope to use the lobby wi-fi to get online. A constant parade tripping down the lobby stairs, posing and primping, reminds me of the old Fontainebleau in Miami Beach. Scattered across the soaring space, the email-deprived stare at their phones. Days ago I gave up fighting for a connection. After all, we only have a week. Let's devour images of Cuba. I've come along this morning for the ride and the promise of a visit to Coppelia, Havana's celebrated ice cream mecca.
It used to be Meyer Lansky's hotel jewel Habana Riviera. Now it belongs to the government.
Bette Wanderman — longtime devotee of Cuba, documentarian, self-styled Ginger Rogers, our tour leader — looks at her watch. Lunch time. The menu (with English translations) is everything you didn't realize you needed. I study it after all. Not just tuna. A club sandwich. Hamburguesa doble. The sandwich dietético. A vampiro (banana omelet) on the kids menu.
The action on the stairway at Hotel Havana Libre reminds me of the old Fountainbleau in Miami Beach.
Bette orders Sandwich Tokyo – tuna, hake, onion, and cheese on a kind of pressed bread I haven't seen anywhere else. Toasted. We trade half and half. Hers is okay, but mine is a dream. I don't mind. Half is big enough and anyway, I'm also finishing a quarter of Cecilia's fairly decent burger. Ketchup and mustard come in plastic squeeze bottles. Bette points to a long line visible across the street. "There are always endless crowds waiting to get into Coppelia."
Hamburguesa with onion, cheese, tomato and lettuce is not bad at all. Ice cold frites get sent back for refrying.
"I assume you have arranged a way to jump the line, " I say, pointedly, challenging.
By the sixth day our small group of entitled narcissists is in revolt from Bette's somewhat whimsical plan. We've scattered in all directions.
La Casa Del Gelato
Half-Italian dreamboat Silvio, driver of a 1957 green Impala has a snake on one arm, a snake & crucifix on the other.
"Our driver Silvio says the new Casa del Gelato is the place to go," Bette says now. When I signed up for this week with Bette in Cuba, I counted on her to know everything. I'm fast losing faith, seeing how close we came to that weary queue inching toward the famed ice cream mecca.
The duo of young servers at Casa del Gelato speak English more or less. There's a sipigot for frozen yogurt too.
What else does Silvio know? It's a long detour to the House of Gelato across from the Copacabana. And it's moved. But only around the corner. As soon as I see the list of 27 flavors, the cute little scoopers in Santa hats, the glass flask of ice cream cones, I know we're in the right place. I ask for extra dark and nunez (nuts), medio e medio, half and half. (No nunez, alas.) I take cioccolato instead. We've had some pitiful ice cream in Havana restaurants, but we've had excellent ice cream too. This is not as lush as the Italian ice cream in Lima, or as rich as Laurent Tourondel's at L'Amico, but it's good.
There's a choice of cups or cones, the usual flavors and then some, plus the makings of a sundae.
We're the only people at the Casa this sizzling December Wednesday afternoon, but that can't last long. It's listed in this week's Havana Insider. As we pile back into the bright green 1958 Chevy, Lorenzo buys himself a cup to go, eating with both hands as he speeds us back home. La Casa Del Gelato. 46 Esq. 1ra, Miramar, Playa. 11 am to 9 pm. Seven days.
Pepe chooses mango and peach, and joins us at a table in the air conditioned shop alongside an ice cream cart.
Pepe is Bette's super-stylish Puerto Rican guy. He wears pressed Guayabera shirts with snap-on bow ties. Never in New York or here, where he supervises the hotel breakfast crew, have I seen him without a hat. He's Latino, first of all, so Bette is torn between running the show and acquiescing to him like a Latina woman. When things go wrong, each blames the other.
Dinner at Atelier
Paladar Atelier's warm welcome is up two flights of steps and a third to the open air balcony.
Neither has ever been to Atelier before. That's where we're going for dinner before our night at the legendary Tropicana, where $100 pays for rum, cans of soft drinks, and a cigar for each of us, but does not include dinner, just snacks (broken peanuts to keep you ordering extra cocktails).
Atelier cooks from the daily market. There's no salmon today, but the tender octopus salad is a creative heap.
The terrace is the place to sit at Atelier. That's where we are. Everyone agrees the food is very good. Pepe says he arranged it. We all share the tender octopus piled high in an excellent salad. But where is my seafood starter? Across the roof we hear shouting in the kitchen. "They're fighting," says Pepe. It seems someone dropped my dish on the floor.
I've seen filet mignon on a few menus, but Atelier's thick chewy flank steak is a first.
"Imagine if they knew you're the restaurant critic from New York," says Bette. By the time my dish does appear, I'm too full to do more than sample. I've already shared my neighbor's fajitas, a chunk of Peter's chewy flank steak, and a taste of Cecilia's ropa vieja. With no time for desserts and fewer drinks than usual, the bill is 67 Cuban "dollars" (Cucs), even though Atelier's prices are higher than most paladores. Calle 5Ta. Between Paseo y 2, Vedado. Tel 53 7836-2025
Go with the Flow at the Tropicana
The Tropicana show opens with a big production number on three stages and costumes in outrageous colors.
You think you're too sophisticated for a night at the Tropicana? Maybe you are. But we weren't. A couple of us fortified with sweet red watermelon cocktails. Others drank rum and Coke. Sure, I'd seen I Love Lucy and I knew Desi was a singer at Manhattan's fictional Tropicana. But nothing quite prepared me for the al fresco stages nestled in the six-acre garden with an umbrella of ancient palms far overhead.
For the slightly more than $100 entrance fee, you get a cigar and a pose from this welcoming beauty.
Pepe has trekked to the Tropicana twice in advance to make sure we get a good table. Twice, he was turned away with no commitment. He asks us to wear our film festival badges so he can introduce us as judges at the entrance. The receptionist does look impressed.
Sure, it can be hokey but there is magic in the legend and sitting outdoors in a six-acre park below ancient trees.
The table just off the center looks sufficiently VIP to me. Finally the music begins. The singers set the scene. But it's the dancers in their raucous colored ruffles that seize the stages. Most of the guys seem a little stiff and neuter. But the women shimmy and whirl – short ones with tight little derrieres, plump ones with jiggling rumps, skyscraper six-footers whose headdresses sweep the trees. On catwalks and elevated stages, and close in front of my right shoulder.
The six-footers dance by our table brushing my arm with net and polyester, then swivel out to the back tables.
They parade by our table, smiling and swiveling, coarse fabric brushing my arm, then through the room and back. The flesh goddesses, as they were once known. Xavier Cugat, Paul Robeson, Yma Sumac. Carmen Miranda, and Nat King Cole played here. The house band had forty musicians. The gambling tables were right near the entrance, a template for Las Vegas. Now it's noisy enough, amplified? Recorded? I can't say. And non-stop. Only the gambling is gone.
When the costumes become veils, there's less underneath. A template for Las Vegas.
On and on, one routine melts into another, costumes growing scantier. Cuban, Spanish, African. A shocking slave interlude. Nervous giggle. Gasps. Acrobats punctuate the complicated production numbers. Moving chandeliers. Towering fruit baskets. Tourist cameras capturing it all (no extra charge). Near midnight, the dancers invite customers up on the stage. I see Pepe and Bette among them. Bette shows off her rhythmic sashay.
The promised "snacks" are these broken peanuts and a chocolate. This plastic dish is for two.
I'll pack for home in the morning. At breakfast I have the last of the oatmeal Pepe brought from home, yogurt with papaya, and apricot Danish from the nearby bakery. Cecilia has given me a new American translation of The Stranger by Camus. I pass along my vintage paperback, Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger to her. Perfect reading for Cuba, just starting to emerge from the '50's.
Breakfast at Casa Nostra, our private paladar, offers pinapple, guava and papaya juice, and fruit as well.


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I heard someone say this summer that thinking is a creative's most important work.
It's already getting cooler in northern Michigan, and the trees are tinged along the edges with autumn color. The rhythm of life changes with the seasons, and as the rhythm resets the pulse of my days, I'm building in time to think.
Time spent walking, praying, thinking, and feeling. It's tempting to run away from feeling things, to drown one's own thoughts with the thoughts of others, with music, and a thousand other things. But I want to feel what life brings. To think about what it all means, or how senseless it all seems. To pour out my heart to the One who knows.
Space to think brings depth and dimension to a work of art. And to a life.


text: HISTORY 1301 LECTURE : Life in the New Republic I. Results of the Revolution A. The Treaty of Paris (Peace of Paris) ended the Revolution (1783), and created a new nation, the U.S. 1. Large territory east of the Mississippi River (except Florida) B. Americans were a confident people in 1783, and while retained many aspects of English heritage, began to tinker with the system C. A mood of democracy swept the new nation 1. Wider suffrage; wider land/property ownership 2. End of primogeniture 3. No monarchy 4. Separation of church and state 5. Limits on power of politicians 6. Beginning of anti-slavery and woman's rights movements a. Vermont entered union as 14th state & as free state b. Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire also abolished (1) 1775 first anti-slavery organization founded in Philadelphia (2) All but three states abolished foreign slave trade (Carolinas and one other?) c. Major slaveholders freed slaves - perhaps even G. Washington (need verification) d. Growing confidence among African-Americans as result of experiences during Revolution (1) both free and slaves participated (2) fought on both sides (a) British offered freedom if slaves ran away to their side; also seized slaves (b) Crispus Attucks, one of first to die in Revolutionary era (c) African-Americans at Lexington & Concord, Bunker Hill (3) But participation had been controversial (a) Oct. 8, 1776, a few months after Declaration of Independence, exclusion of African-Americans in Continental Army established (b) African-Americans already in the Army complained and were allowed to continue, re-enlist (c) But exclusion had been based on the assumption that it would be a brief war (d) By summer 1777, that assumption obviously incorrect (e) So exclusion ended because states having trouble meeting quotas of troops required (f) Also "substitution system" - could buy replacement in Army, stimulated acceptance of African-Americans (g) Still many states would not allow (1) Massachusetts did not but all other New England states did (2) In South, only Maryland allowed without restrictions (3) Virginia allowed only free African-Americans to serve; then only as drummers & fifers (4) Estimated 755 in 14 brigades in 1778 with largest percentage from Connecticut (a) most privates providing support services (b) orderlies, commissaries, drummers, waiters, cooks, guides, messengers, spies, laborers (c) In Navy, officers' boys, powder boys; in Maryland and Virginia as pilots since slaves did that as civilians (4). Continental Congress urged slave owners free for service, suggested owners be compensated $1000, slave would get freedom and $50 (a) Still Georgia and South Carolina refused e. The number of free African-Americans grew as result of war - freedom as result of military or in surge of individual owners freeing f. But the rhetoric of the Revolution and "all men are created equal" most motivating and confidence grew 6. Women reflected ideals of "republican motherhood" - simplicity, less elegance a. Women grew confident as result of experiences in Revolution, yet no moved to give political rights although few women even suggested such a radical move b. Still, women contributed to the Revolution and in the process, self-confidence increased (1) The women of Groton, Mass. defended their town in aftermath of Lexington & Concord; dressed in men's clothing; armed selves with muskets & pitchforks; captured a unit of English soldiers (2) Molly Pitcher (fictional name; probably composite of several women including Molly Hayes) (3) women served as cooks, nurses, laundresses (a) "The itch" was some skin disease that plagued Continental Army; probably related to lack of clean clothing (4) women served as guides, seamstresses, and porters (5) Many women took over running farms & businesses while men in Army (6) And a few began to question their status (a) Mercy Otis Warren - most important woman intellectual of Revolutionary era; wrote articles using man's name; said women should have rights (b) Her friend, Abigail Adams and future First Lady, went so far as to suggest the Articles of Confederation address the rights of women; said men misused political power by denying women rights D. American confidence also a product of youth of nation and the standard of living 1. 1/2 Americans after the Revolution were 20 years or younger 2. But only 1/4 the population lived to be 25 or older 3. But if made to 60, could expect to live into 80s; 60 year old in 1780s could expect to live longer than 60 year old today 4. Standard of living a. Most Americans lived better than average European b. Hunger & thirst rare c. Diet better than average today d. American men averaged 2 inches taller than European & Sudanic African men e. Also drank more - 6 gallons alcohol per year for those over 15; today 2 1/2 gallons E. An American identity was emerging - a unique culture 1. This reflected the multi-cultural nature of American society 2. This can be seen in the music and dance that reflected both African and European influences like the VIRGINIA REEL II. Not all was ideal, however; the Revolution also created problems A. Economics - taxes and debt increased B. Political uncertainty - totally experimental C. What to do about Loyalists D. For American Indians, the Revolution a disaster E. In foreign policy, the U.S. got little respect 1. dumping cheap goods on 2. Spain shut access to Mississippi River (1784) and still controlled much of North America 3. N. African (Algerian) pirates harassed, held sailors for ransom (1785) and U.S. could not afford to pay; sailors sold into slavery or died in prison G. Transportation and communication awful 1. few bridges 2. mud roads 3. Took weeks to travel from Boston to Charleston S.C. 4. A month to travel from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh in the frontier G. And for those Americans who headed off into the wilderness in search of land, life was very hard FILM III. One of the main problems that faced Americans was what kind of government they would have A. During the Revolution, Continental Congress ratified the first constitution, the ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION B. Very different than today's constitution C. Created a weak association of states 1. Weak central government due to fear of power as result of problems with England 2. Most power in the states 3. Central government powers: a. wage war, foreign policy b. run post office c. coin money d. handle relations with American Indians 4. Central government could not: a. organize a standing army b. regulate commerce c. enforce laws including taxes 5. Other limits: a. no executive department b. no federal judiciary c. 2/3 states to approve any new laws d. unanimous vote to amend Articles of Confederation 6. Very quickly, some Americans began to criticize this government as being to weak, unable to cope with problems IV. One of most pressing problems was the economy A. Money (meaning gold & silver) in short supply 1. Most common money in use Spanish dollars or "pieces of eight" 2. Often cut into quarters - or "two bits" B. Before the Revolution, still no money but not a problem due to bartering but the Revolution changed this 1. Taxes increased to pay for Revolution and other services that England had provided - couldn't barter for taxes 2. Importers also demanded gold & silver, U.S. industry still in infancy so dependent on imports 3. Shopkeepers needed gold & silver to get goods so demanded from customers 4. Most customers farmers and they didn't have gold & silver C. Debts grew and people began losing property or were thrown into debtors prisons 1. In 1780s, 70% of those in debtors prisons were farmers; no merchants 2. 1/3 all men over 16 in debt 3. Result - polarized society; set stage for class conflict between debtors and creditors D. At first debtors sought relief from state governments but dominated by business class - said debts due to laziness & wastefulness E. So farmers began to take more drastic steps 1. Since many were veterans of Revolution, they took up arms 2. Forcibly stopped auctions of farms and court actions 3. In Massachusetts, particularly severe and the violence grew 4. In 1787, the Mass. legislature raised taxes again 5. Anger erupted into SHAYS REBELLION, a 1787 uprising over taxes and debts a. Led by Revolutionary War hero Daniel Shays b. 2000 followers c. Attacked arsenals, stores, merchants and battled state militia d. Mass. government reacted by passing so-called "riot act" - ordered the rebels to desist or be arrested (1) arrests followed including Shays (2) several even executed (3) Shays sentenced to death but escaped to Vermont; pardoned 1788; died 1825 poor e. It ended when Mass. elections were held and more sympathetic politicians won control of government (1) taxes lowered (2) rebels pardoned F. To many Americans Shays Rebellion sign of impending anarchy 1. This despite the fact that the uprising was controlled without major loss of life 2. But visions of murderous mobs scared many Americans 3. They threatened private property 4. Central government could do nothing to stop 5. Many Americans becoming more conservative; the radicalism of Revolution declined; by 1787 many Americans feared the very radicalism that led to Revolution - they began to fear too much democracy 6. Only Thomas Jefferson said a little rebellion is good now and then V. Jefferson turned out to be in the minority for when delegates from the states met in 1787, they made a momentous decision A. Originally, the convention had been called to discuss needed revisions in the Articles of Confederation B. They decided to start all over although not authorized to do so C. Some historians suggest it was a second revolution D. They wrote the U.S. Constitution 1. The 55 delegates not representative of the average American a. more conservative than population at large because opponents boycotted convention b. wealthier than population at large - all but one wealthy (exception William Few of Georgia, a yeoman) c. all white males and all but two Protestants d. they were lawyers, plantation owners, businessmen, investors, and one college president 2. At same time, most Americans would have agreed that they were the "natural leaders" 3. No major protest when they referred to themselves as "We the people..." 4. Of course, most people had nothing to say about it a. propertyless men could not vote b. women, American Indians, slaves had no voice c. out of population of 2.5 million the "Founding Fathers" represented approximately 10% of the population in a literal sense d. they like the English before them argued "virtual representation" E. But it is easy to be critical of the delegates from today's perspective but that unfair - they were an interesting assembly of men 1. Included four of so-called "Big Six" of American history (Franklin, Washington, Madison, ALEXANDER HAMILTON - one of the most conservative authors of the U.S. Constitution, President Washington's Secretary of the Treasury who was killed in a duel) a. The other two, John Adams and Jefferson, out of the country - Adams in England, Jefferson in France F. Their major goals: 1. Protect private property 2. Balance a. Did not want one area of government to have too much power b. Wanted to protect the poor from oppression by the wealthy c. Reflected Enlightenment ideals - power corrupts; government corrupt by definition d. Led to system of "checks & balances" and separation of powers G. Had to make many decisions; disagreement and debate about each 1. Underlying issue - exactly how much power government should have 2. Some like Hamilton wanted a strong central government a. Representative from New York, born in Nevis, W. Indies in 1755 or 57, out of wedlock b. Went to work in "countinghouse" in St. Croix where showed talent in accounting and commerce c. Funds collected by friends to further his education in N. Jersey and N. York (at King's College or Columbia) d. Joined Revolution as agitator - spoke, wrote articles against England e. During war, served as captain of artillery f. Impressed with Hamilton's courage and ability, Washington appointed him as his aide and personal secretary (1777) g. but, Hamilton longed for battle so resigned 1781 and went on to command a New York regiment at decisive Battle of Yorktown h. married 1780 to Elizabeth Schuyler of influential NY family i. after Revolution studied law and became one of most prominent lawyers in NYC j. wrote resolution that led to constitutional convention 1787 3. Many of his suggestions did not make the Constitution a. he wanted a very strong central government b. He feared the "amazing violence" of the common people c. believed people needed control d. wanted Presidents to serve for life e. probably least racist of "Founders" - believed African-Americans equal to whites in abilities, etc. f. Although many of his ideas excluded, threw self into ratification process g. one of the authors of Federalist Papers; probably wrote 51 of 85 essays; argued for approval h. his influence still with the U.S. as will see when get to economics of new government H. Meanwhile, the Constitutional Convention delegates worked out a plan for government 1. To Hamilton's relief decided to create a standing army although many Americans feared; might be used against the people 2. Decided on one person executive (President) rather than committee but had to face re-election every four years but no term limits 3. One of biggest controversies erupted over representation a. How should states be represented in legislature? b. Big states wanted by population c. Small states wanted all equal d. This led to THE GREAT COMPROMISE (1) established bicameral (two house) legislature in central government with each state electing two Senators while population determined the number of repre- sentatives in the House (2) Senators elected by states legislatures (3) Representative directly by people 4. That led to another controversy - how to count slaves in determining Representatives in the House a. North - did not want to count b. South - wanted to count c. Led to 3/5 COMPROMISE - established the counting of slaves as partial persons in determining a state's number of representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives (1) Indentured servants counted as whole persons (2) American Indians not counted unless paid taxes 5. Another controversy dealt with the method of electing presidents a. decided on Electoral College - a compromise b. some delegates wanted ultimate decision removed from people c. One, James Wilson of Pennsylvania, wanted direct election by the people d. Others wanted a system that would discourage political partisanship from determining the outcome e. So we got the electoral college (1) each state chose electors equal to number of representatives in House and Senate (2) These could be chosen in anyway a state decided (3) each elector voted for two people at least one not from own state (4) whoever got most became President; second Vice President (5) if tie or no majority, House would decide (6) they did not anticipate the rise of a two party system I. In some ways, however, it was what the "Founding Fathers" did not say that was most significant 1. slavery not debated and word "slave" does not appear in the Constitution (referred to "other persons" or "persons held" 2. Most delegates and most Americans believed that slavery would just go away without interference 3. And delegates knew that debate over slavery would wreck any chance of getting a new constitution a. it was easy to ignore slavery; most Americans never saw institution at worst in South due to isolation 4. Delegates did agree to abolish all foreign slave trade by 1808 5. Did recognize congressional authority to regulate territories including banning slavery - led to ban in territory north of Ohio River 6. But also established legality of pursuing runaway servants and slaves into free states and territories J. Delegates also did not say anything gender specific - women neither specifically excluded or included K. And, there was no Bill of Rights - no specific reference to freedoms, rights of individuals or states 1. This omission caused the greatest controversy when the U.S. Constitution was submitted to the states for ratification a. a system the delegates created themselves b. Required 2/3 of states approve for ratification 2. The opposition was formidable - called selves Anti-Federalists a. some opposed the power of the new central government b. but most opposed lack of Bill of Rights c. so the "Framers" promised if ratified they would add a Bill of Rights L. In 1788, Constitution ratified and took affect in 1789 M. And ever since, Americans have been trying to figure out what the U.S. Constitution really means N. Would be up to the first President to begin process of interpretation - our next topic: George and Martha Washington


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Hamilton, c. 1796
While researching for my next book, I found this snippet about Burlington Bay/Hamilton Harbour, written by Elizabeth Graves Simcoe just a few years before the 18th century:
The sand cliffs on the north shore of Burlington Bay look like red rocks. The beach is like a park covered with large, spreading oaks. At eight o'clock we set out in a boat to go to Beasley's, at the head of Burlington Bay, about eight miles. The river and bay were full of canoes; the Indians were fishing; we bought some fine salmon of them. When we had near crossed the bay, Beasley's house became a very pretty object. We landed at it, and walked up the hill, from whence is a beautiful view of the lake, with wooded points breaking the line of shore and Flamborough in the background.
And just in case you are more of a visual person, here's a before and after.
Simcoe's description jolted me. I guess, with all the drives I've taken over the bay bridge, with all the jokes about Hamilton's smog and grit, it's easy to forget that this area wasn't always the centre of industry it's been for so long. Thank you, Elizabeth Graves Simcoe, for this reminder.
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NEW YORK STORIES – The Shows Pt 1.
I was in New York for a total of 29 days and 28 nights. I managed to catch 21 productions in total. Some shows were brilliant, others downright stinkers. I was there whilst the Tony awards were being presented – live. Fun that I had seen a few of the productions that were nominated and honoured. I'll give my opinion of them all in coming posts but let me just say that Lloyd Webber & Rice musicals need good productions and that playwright Kenneth Lonergan should not write & direct he also needs a good script editor…………
The Tony awards red carpet
Stinker # 1
Don't cry for me Ricky Martin.
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It's been all quiet on the blogging front the past few weeks. Life gets like that sometimes. I am easily overwhelmed by the endless tasks, plans and responsibilities of life, and blogging is often the thing that takes a back seat. I'm ok with that. I hope you are too.
The last few weeks have been particularly busy. We started last week with a funeral, ended it with a christening and sandwiched a massive three-day church conference in the middle. I've then needed a week to process, reflect, recover and to get up and go again.
But my heart is full.
My heart is full, knowing that God, in all His glory, chose to sacrifice His Son so that I could have a relationship with Him.
My heart is full because I know how woefully inadequate, unworthy and insignificant I am. I know what I'm like. I know that I am so far from perfection. I know that I am a total work in progress, sometimes a wreck, and yet God knows me better than I know myself and still chose to make a way for me to have a relationship with Him.
My heart is full knowing all of that, because not only did He want a relationship with me, but He also decided to call me, equip me and gift me so that He might use me for His purposes.
My heart is full because 10 years ago He planted me in a church that had more vision than I could ever have for myself. A church that encouraged me to live a full and expansive life, a life worthy of His sacrifice. A church that taught me to reach for the moon, dream big and trust God for the impossible.
My heart is full because despite my failings God wove my life into His plan so that I might participate in a purpose beyond my wildest imaginations.
My heart is full because I live in a day where 10,000 people can fill the O2 Arena for three days and lift the name of Jesus over London, over Europe. That as a result, the eternal destiny of many individuals, families, churches and nations are changed.
My heart is full because we are now living in days and seeing things come to pass that 10 years ago we only dreamed of and believed to be impossible.
My heart is full because even though we are no longer a part of this particular church, we carry its legacy wherever we go. Our lives are changed, and the lives of other people are changed because of the investment of many wise, visionary and amazing people who have gone before us.
My heart is full because those wise and visionary people knew me as an awkward, shy and lost 19 year old and still saw something in me that was worth investing in.
My heart is full because many of those people are still investing in us today - their legacy is in us as our legacy will be in future generations.
My heart is full because despite suffering losses, God has blessed us beyond our wildest dreams. I would have been happy with any child, and yet God saw our loss and entrusted us with a child who is the embodiment of His blessing.
My heart is full knowing that my children will be raised to believe for the impossible, and it will come to pass.
My heart is full because I'm only now seeing the impact of our own lives over people that we have had the privilege of leading over the years - to see their lives move forward has been one of my greatest joys.
My heart is full because God continues to have a plan and a purpose for my life, one to give me a hope and a future. I am only scratching the surface when I think of what has been before and try to imagine what is in our future.
My heart is full because the best is yet to come.


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Monday, November 30, 2009
monday thoughts...
This morning the sunrise was beautiful over my city. It's supposed to be kind of dark and rainy today, so it was such a wonderful surprise to see the vibrant oranges and pinks peeking out over the skyline.
As I drove to the gym, I was so struck by how beautiful God's creation is - and how loudly it proclaims His glory. I think Psalm 19 sums it up perfectly:
The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they display knowledge.
There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard.
Their voice goes out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world.
On the theme of God's creation, I feel the need to give one more nod to the beauty of fall before jumping headlong into this Christmas season. (Totally listened to Christmas carols yesterday and loved every second of it!!)
Since it's been so warm and fallish these last few days, I feel justified in sharing this post with you, which blew me away with the gorgeous colors and shapes.
Speaking of holidays, Thanksgiving was fabulous. I spent a couple of great days at home with my extended family (and got to play with my sweet little cousin!) and then spent the rest of the weekend at my place with my immediate family.
We had a couple of small projects to do together around my apartment, but for the most part just enjoyed spending time together. I feel so blessed to be able to just soak up their company and have fun with them. There was lots of laughing and chatting, and it was wonderful.
Now I am counting down until I get to see them all again for Christmas...only a few weeks!
Hope your Monday is lovely and that you're still enjoying all the Thanksgiving leftovers - I know I am!
*images via GoogleImages, A Life More Fabulous, Sister, GoogleImages
Labels: creation, fall, family, God, Thanksgiving
Saturday, November 28, 2009
While I am a devout reader and lover of books, I must say that this photo tempted me to buy a house someday with a library...just so that I could pull all the books off the shelves and line up my shoes.
Pretty enticing, isn't it?
(Don't worry, I'm pretty sure the books will win out. Emphasis on pretty sure...)
*image via Pink Wallpaper
Pretty enticing, isn't it?
(Don't worry, I'm pretty sure the books will win out. Emphasis on pretty sure...)
*image via Pink Wallpaper
Labels: shoes
Friday, November 27, 2009
happy friday!
This is another one of the animal photos that I've been sitting on for a while and can't seem to come up with a reason to post. So I figured that on this day when I'm at home with the family, still digesting all that turkey & pie, I would show off his sweet face. Just because I can.
Today Sister and I plan to go take artsy photos up at our old family property for her thesis project, and she's asked me to be her model. While that's weird and I feel completely unqualified, I'm all about it...so I'll report later how my first modeling experiment goes!
Hope your Friday is filled with lots of leftovers and joy!
*image via This Is Reverb
Labels: family, maine, photography
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
hit the road, jack...
I'm off to a (hopefully) short day at the office and then heading northward for most of the long weekend for some time with the family!
(I'm bringing them all back to my place for the tail end of the weekend, yay!)
May you have many things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, and a wonderful time with those you care about most!
Labels: family, food, Thanksgiving, travel
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
they're coming...
Does anyone else feel like the holidays have sneaked up on us this year? While I am slowly getting excited for both Thanksgiving and Christmas, I feel a little ambushed by how fast everything has arrived.
It's not just the stores who put out Christmas decor in October that have thrown me for this loop - it's everyone around me who is already doing crazy things like listening to Christmas carols (before Thanksgiving!!) and making holiday party plans. Plus, there's a definitely a house on my drive to church that is fully decked out in Christmas lights, blow up creatures, and has a fully decorated tree in the window. I mean, wow...two weeks before Thanksgiving is a little early, people.
But for fear of sounding like a scrooge, I will admit that I am started to get excited for this season - but we must have Thanksgiving first!!
I am excited to go home to see my wonderful family this week for all of our traditions. I can't wait to hear all my grandparents' cute stories that they store up for these sorts of occasions, and I'm thrilled to see how much my little cousin has grown up in the last year. I can't wait to cuddle up next to Daddy after we've eaten too much turkey and pie (oh pie!) and drink tasty coffee and listen to all the family conversations...both the good ones and the bad.
(For some reason during the big Thanksgiving meal, I feel like I'm allowed to revert to that childhood position of listening in without being required to contribute too much of value...and it's kind of lovely, actually.)
And once Thanksgiving has had it's chance to shine, I think I'll be ready to get excited for Christmas. This morning I did have a passing thought about when we could put up our white twinkle lights, and I have definitely started my Christmas shopping, so it will be fun to get into the full swing of finding the perfect thing for the people I love. Plus I just marked the remainder of my vacation days on the calendar at work, so I'll have six glorious days in a row to celebrate!
What about you? Are you ready?
*1st image via Taste{Full} & others via my friend google image search
Labels: Christmas, family, Thanksgiving, traditions
Monday, November 23, 2009
a song of praise & gratitude
God - you're my God!
I can't get enough of you!
I've worked up such hunger and thirst for God,
traveling across dry and weary deserts.
So here I am in the place of worship, eyes open,
drinking in your strength and glory.
In your generous love I am really living at last!
My lips brim praises like fountains.
I bless you every time I take a breath;
My arms wave like banners of praise to you.
I eat my fill of prime rib and gravy;
I smack my lips. It's time to shout praises!
If I'm sleepless at midnight,
I spend the hours in grateful reflection.
Because you've always stood up for me,
I'm free to run and play.
I hold onto you for dear life,
and you hold me steady as a post.
Psalm 63:1-8 (the Message)
*image via Shutter Sisters
Labels: God, gratefulness, Pslams
Saturday, November 21, 2009
sweet saturday
I love how quiet the world is on Saturday mornings - there is less traffic rushing by outside, and someone everything seems a little more serene. It's such a welcome break, and I don't know how we could sustain the pace we do without these wonderfully quiet moments.
All quietness aside, I'm off to work shortly (boo) and then heading out to a concert tonight with friends. I am less excited about the working part, and more excited about the concert part!
What's your Saturday look like?
*image via A Life More Fabulous
Friday, November 20, 2009
happy (soggy) friday
This is about what Sir H. and I look like at the moment. (Pretty glam, huh?)
Despite his protests (refusing to step outside or get out of the car) I took him for our morning walk in the pouring rain...and he was miserable the entire time. Not only did he give me dirty looks every time he splashed through a puddle, he also tried to hide under anything that looked like it could provide shelter - bushes, cars - or even rocks!
But since it's finally Friday and we're home and drying out now, I thought I'd share a few fun links with you - something to make Friday go a little faster and the weekend show up a little sooner!
Hope your weekend is happy!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
a happy addiction
Hello, my name is Amanda and I am an addict...to this television show.
On the whole, Twin and I don't really watch a ton of tv - we have many other things that keep us busy, and we only have basic cable so that we could get our internet at a cheaper price. (I'm still trying to figure out how that one makes any sense at all...)
However, we do follow a few shows religiously, albeit in a slightly strange way. Thanks to our two-year stint without tv in the apartment, we started the habit of buying entire seasons of shows on dvd. While this means we're always a season behind everyone else watching it the normal way, it also means that we can devour an entire season in a very short amount of time.
And thus enters the addiction.
We just finished watching Season Four (and no I won't tell you how quickly we powered through 22 episodes because quite frankly, it's a little embarrassing) which was great until the very end of the season...when they left us stunned with a pretty serious cliff hanger.
See these characters? They're the reason the show is so darn good. Yes, the plots of each episode are great, and yes, I think they do a good job with sets and costumes and all of that, but it's the character development that has me hooked.
Now for you people who are too good for tv addictions, or for those of you who haven't ever had to tell yourself that a character is indeed fictional, you should probably just stop reading before you completely judge me.
For anyone left reading (welcome to the loony bin) I have to tell you that I was so distressed about how they left us hanging that I actually dreamed about these characters after watching the season finale.
Yep, I am that lame. Maybe even a little pathetic.
(Alright, it's a lot pathetic...let's not rub it in.)
But that's okay, I recognize my addiction, and that's a healthy step, right?
So for anyone still reading and wondering why, here's a summary & some take away points from this long and rambling post:
1 - I love this show, and am perhaps a little too interested in completely fictional characters.
2 - If you do watch the show (in the normal, weekly way), please don't tell me anything about Season Five...because I'm pretty sure the anticipation of waiting an entire year is good for my addiction.
3 - And finally, if you don't watch this show and you like crime fighting duos with a great sense of humor, then you should probably join me in this addiction...I'll even lend you the dvds.
Happy today, everyone!
Labels: addiction, fictional characters, fun, tv
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
I can not resist the sweet face of a cow.
It's true - I'm completely powerless when I see pictures like this one. (Come on, look at those wispy eyelashes! No beast that large should have such delicate eyelashes!!)
So yesterday when I saw this great series of photos (below), I immediately saved them onto my computer, thinking that I would use them someday.
Well, someday is today, because I couldn't wait to look at them again.
I told you - completely powerless...
Heh heh heh...
It kills me.
Have a great day, everyone.
And remember to laugh at something foolish...It makes all the difference!
*images via Pioneer Woman
Labels: cows, photographs
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
spiffy bathroom makeover
I found images of this bathroom makeover, and couldn't help but be impressed with the dramatic results!
As someone constantly wanting to tweak our place (in both big & small ways) I love seeing such a successful project - very inspiring. Isn't all that crisp blue and white lovely? And how about the rubber duckies on the shelf...so quirky and adorable!
*images via Design*Sponge
Labels: bathroom, interior design, makeover
Monday, November 16, 2009
coffee & wisdom
*images & quote via A Life More Fabulous
Sunday, November 15, 2009
A Poem
I am Now Ready to be Offered
Lilias Trotter
Measure thy life by loss
and not by gain,
Not by the wine drunk, but
by the wine poured forth
For love's strength standeth in
love's sacrifice,
And he who suffers most
and not by gain,
Not by the wine drunk, but
by the wine poured forth
For love's strength standeth in
love's sacrifice,
And he who suffers most
has the most to give.
This week a dear friend passed along this poem with the following explanation:
Lilias Trotter was a missionary to Muslims in Algeria for 38 years (as a single woman too!) in the Victorian era. She was also an artist and poet.
Good food for thought, huh?
*image via le love
This week a dear friend passed along this poem with the following explanation:
Lilias Trotter was a missionary to Muslims in Algeria for 38 years (as a single woman too!) in the Victorian era. She was also an artist and poet.
Good food for thought, huh?
Saturday, November 14, 2009
and we laughed...
I bought this book yesterday, and it has already proved itself to be worth every penny of my $12.99. (It probably was worth it before I paid for it, since I stood in Borders laughing out loud by myself for about five minutes, scaring other patrons away from the cooking table, but that's another story...)
Do you remember when I blogged about this crazy funny blog a while back? Well, let me tell you, the book is even better! The cakes are hysterical, but her snarky commentary totally takes it over the top.
Last night a few of our favorite ladies came over for a relaxed dinner night (eggplant parm, yum!) and we spent pretty much the entire night laughing hysterically at this book. And the best part was that whenever someone new showed up, we would all look through it again and still find it funny.
Here are a few recent cakes off her blog, just to give you an idea of what we were giggling at:
Go buy the book, people - it would make a great Christmas present that will definitely have everyone laughing around the tree. (Or you could just keep it, like I'm going to do!)
Happy weekend!
*images via Cake Wrecks
Friday, November 13, 2009
we could play hookie...
I'm thinking that today would be a great day to run off to the beach and play.
It's crisp and cold, but it looks like the sun will come out and we could drink gallons of coffee and hot cocoa to stay warm.
Or we could run and dance, just to be silly.
Who's with me?
*image via le love
Thursday, November 12, 2009
diy bulletin board project
A few weekends ago, I tackled a small project that I've been thinking about for months - and I couldn't be more happy with how it turned out!
Due to some changes to our living situation, Twin and I now have a designated office space, which is pretty exciting. We've been shifting furniture around for a couple of weeks now, and are having so much fun getting everything settled in new configurations. And, as you know, new furniture arrangements and new spaces mean that there are new walls to fill!
This brings us to my little DIY project - a bulletin board!
I started with this very blue frame, rescued from our frame shop at work. (A definite perk of working there) I popped it apart, but saved the backing & glass to use for later.
I bought a package of cheap corkboard squares at Target - the ones meant to hang directly onto a wall. (If you were really good, you would go buy a roll of cork, which would be wider so that you could have one continuous piece. I couldn't easily find any of those, so this worked out just fine.)
After measuring the inside dimensions of the frame, I trimmed a couple of the corkboard squares with a utility knife so that I could fill the entire frame. Measuring carefully is important here, because you really don't want uneven pieces that will leave gaps and look messy. (I found that putting the pieces against the backing that I pulled out of the frame made measuring much easier.)
Then, using regular clear packing tape, I put all the corkboard together. It's hard to see in this picture, but make sure you tape in at least two directions on each seam. This will help prevent the pieces from pulling apart when you hang stuff on them.
Before painting, I roughed up the surface of the frame with some sandpaper. If you have a brightly colored frame like I did, make sure you cover the carpet or do this somewhere where you don't care about bright blue dust. Then wipe down the entire frame with a damp cloth.
I happened to have a large jug of gesso hanging around from all my art classes in college, so that was my paint of choice. (translation - it was free) I'm sure you could use pretty much whatever paint you want to, although keep in mind that the lighter the color you are using, the more coats you'll need to cover up whatever was underneath. I did two coats, which didn't cover completely, but since Twin and I both liked the slightly distressed look, we decided that a third coat wasn't necessary.
When you're painting, make sure to paint inside the rabbet of the frame so that you don't have the old color showing through next to your corkboard.
Once the frame is completely dry, assemble the bulletin board by putting your corkboard into the frame first, then the glass and backing you took out earlier. An alternative to putting the glass back in would be to use a piece of foam core or gator board (found at your local frame shop) for stability and to fill the depth of your frame.
(I didn't think to grab either of these before leaving work, so just put the glass back in. Also, I wasn't patient enough to wait for the globs inside the rabbet to dry, so when we put it all together, some oozed out onto the corkboard. Oops.)
If you have small finish nails, use these to secure the pieces into the frame by putting them around the edges of the back. I used the packing tape again to hold everything together. Then add either a wire or hooks to hang on the wall!
Here's mine, happily hanging above Twin's printer. Isn't it cute?
Labels: bulletin board, diy project, home office
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
fall color!
Some delicious & cheerful color for your Tuesday...
And, let's please note the adorable shoes in the top left corner!
*image via delight by design
Monday, November 9, 2009
for twin...
Yesterday, I get an email from Twin, linking to this picture:
"I so wish I could get this into my classroom somehow...cool huh?"
How could I not love this girl?
Hope your Monday is happy!
*image via the mogg blogg
Friday, November 6, 2009
Happy Friday!
Thank goodness today is Friday. For some reason this week has felt super long and I'm so ready for the weekend!
I get to end my work week a few hours early tonight and am heading up north for an overnight retreat with some of my fellow church leaders. We're going to stay at the lake and spend some quiet time together away from all the distractions, which should be excellent.
For today, a random post full of some fun links that I've been enjoying:
I love maps!
A sweet post...
(image via decorology)
Interior design & fashion...love these images together!
A sweet post...
(image via decorology)
Interior design & fashion...love these images together!
Happy weekend, everyone!
*happy cloud image via le love
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