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IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz said the new bill, outlined by the Shaked Committee and stipulating enlistment quotas for haredi conscription into the IDF, is discriminatory, because the majority of ultra-Orthodox would still not enlist.
"You cannot say he will serve, but he won't. We presented the committee with the big picture," Gantz said. An IDF official added that "every one (one the committee) votes for the articles that fit them and then do public relations for it."
Throughout the Shaked Committee's deliberations, the IDF's top brass was unified in its demand that everyone enlist into either the army or civil service ranks.
"We present them with our professional truth, but we don't get to vote," Gantz lamented.
The senior official in the IDF warned that "we are concerned with what final product will be, and hope something will come out of all the statements being made. We are trying our best to influence without intervening."
The source elaborated, and spoke about the IDF's interaction with committee "we told the committee: Don't play games – everyone needs to serve. I doubt they didn't hear us. Israeli society will decide who will serve through their political representatives, not through the military."
Despite the fact that the bill passed its first reading in the committee, additional revisions and deliberations are expected together with the IDF's Personnel Directorate.
The IDF claim that in addition to the fact that the bill will fail to secure enlistment for all haredim, it will also lead to short-term man power shortages.
The bill is expected to lead to a rise in overall enlistment by its full implementation in 2018, and as a result the bill stipulates a reduction in service time for male soldiers. The IDF now claim that the time-frame between the bill's implementation and the cut will lead to a shortage of manpower numbering in the thousands.
Yeshivas' arraignment
On Sunday, Ynet reported that Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon decided to overrule one of the committee's decisions and demand all new IDF-service track seminaries (arraignment yeshivas) to commit to sending their students to a 24-month IDF service.
The issue was very controversial, as the previous 18-month service track demanded of seminary students was a relic of the previous law governing haredi enlistment – or its lack thereof.
The attempt to expand the service time for haredis serving through the arraignment was perceived as unfair by haredim who felt cheated penalized despite willingness to enlist, but also by those demanding universal conscription for haredim, who claimed it was impossible the previous arraignment stand after a new bill will pass.
Yossi Yoshua contributed to this report


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A forest has a language and ecosystem of its own. Animals living there have respective rules, territories, freedom and responsibilities. It's a different world. A forest attracts me for its wilderness. It generates a feeling of fear and excitement at the same time inside me. I feel something is going to happen abruptly; I feel the adrenaline rush in my veins. After the end of each and every safari till now, I wanted to redo it again. I simply love being a part of untouched and untamed nature. Here is a list of India's top 4 forests to go for a wildlife safari.
Tag: Indian forests
When we reached the forest office to secure our passes for an elephant safari at the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, the morning was awakening. The unique smell of the forest was heightening my senses. I heard a morning sonata sung by the birds. When I tried looking at the forest from the entrance gate, I saw closely knit trees standing tall, giving the forest a boundary.


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4.80 FERROX Custom Firmware
- Base Firmware: 4.80 OFW
- Firmware Type: CEX
- CFW Type: Standard CEX
- Developer: Alexander
- MD5 Checksum: b387bb3c5c1b11208d1f82d09ed02604
- Built on the basis of 'OFW 4.80 SONY.
- PSN / SEN Enabled.
- Update from any possibility of CFW (CEX).
- Ability to Upgrade from OFW 3.55.
- Ability to Downgrade from any CFW with QA active Flags.
- QA Flags active if previously enabled.
- NEW FEATURE - New look of the XMB
- NEW FEATURE - Introduced 'CyberModding HomebrewStore' the web column.
- FEATURE - Compatibility PS2 games.
- FEATURE - Compatibility with the 'latest version of ReactPSN.
- FEATURE - RSOD Bypass Screen Console sufferers RSOD.
- FEATURE - 4.80 Key to start games signed with 4.80 keys.
- FEATURE - app_home / PS3_GAME.
- FEATURE - XMB Support In-Game Screenshots.
- FEATURE - Support Remote Play.
- FEATURE - Integrated Package Manager, replaces the classic
- Install Package Files.
- PATCH - LV1: Patched to remove the LV2 protection.
- PATCH - LV1: Patched the CoreOS Hash Check to prevent Brick
- Console Downgradate non-Dehashed.
- PATCH - LV1: Peek & Poke.
- PATCH - LV2: Peek & Poke.
- PATCH - PS3 BT Remote Patch.
- PATCH - PS3 BluRay Disc Patch.
- PATCH - Disabled Epilepsy Message to Boot.
- PATCH - Disabled Cinavia protection.
INSTALLING CFW TIPS from Alexander:
- Download the CFW at the bottom. Rename the File .pup exactly: PS3UPDAT.PUP and confrontatene the 'MD5 with what you find at the bottom! You can use the Tool md5sums.
- Take a USB FAT32 formatted, and create a new folder called PS3, inside this create another 'other still called UPDATE, and inside latter' inseriteci the PS3UPDAT.PUP File, which would be the custom firmware.
- Insert the USB in the far right of the PS3 port.
- Be sure to: Remove any disc from the player Ps3, Remove any games loaded with any Manager, Disable Internet Connection.
- Ok. You can choose to install the CFW from the XMB or from Recovery.
- On the XMB will just go into 'Settings' column, then 'System Upgrade' and choose 'With storage media'. Select the CFW and will start the process.
- To enter Recovery Instead, turn off the console. Turn it back on by holding down the Power button until the console is turned off again. Now turn it back on by holding down the Power button until you hear two beeps very close. Then release the Power button! Recovery time from the menu, select 'System Update' and follow the instructions.
- For a clean installation, you can install 2 times the CFW. You can also go back into Recovery and click Options for Rebuilding the Database and Restore the System File. So you'll have a setup more than clean and safe
Click here for additional info.(MD5: b387bb3c5c1b11208d1f82d09ed02604)
PS3 4.80 FERROX CFW - (Standard CEX) v1.00
4.80 Stadard CEX CFW by Alexander


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Comprehensive Overview: Efficacy, Tolerability, and Cost-effectiveness of Irbesartan
Written by: Dr. Jenina Anne S. Ignacio, R.N., M.D.
A Summary of Comprehensive Overview: Efficacy, Tolerability, and Cost-effectiveness of Irbesartan written by Fotini Gialama and Nikos Maniadakis
Vascular Health Risk Management. 2013; 9: 575–592. Published online 2013 Oct 7. doi: 10.2147/VHRM.S50831
Evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability profile, and cost-effectiveness of treatment with Irbesartan in hypertension.
Safety and tolerability
The overall incidence of adverse events with irbesartan was comparable with that of placebo.
Overall incidence of adverse events and tolerability for the following comparative studies did not have difference:
- irbesartan and enalapril.
- irbisartan and atenolol
- irbesartan compared with amlodipine and valsartan
- irbesartan and losartan treatment,
- irbesartan/HCTZ and valsartan/HCTZ
- irbesartan/HCTZ and losartan/HCTZ
Long-term treatment with irbesartan/HCTZ did not have a negative effect on tolerability or safety.
In irbesartan/amlodipine combination therapy, most treatment emergent adverse events were of mild or moderate intensity and only a few were considered severe.
Efficacy in treatment of cardiovascular disease
Efficacy of irbesartan monotherapy in hypertension
- Results from placebo-controlled studies show that irbesartan treatment, at doses ranging from 75 mg to 300 mg, achieves a statistically significant reduction in both systolic and diastolic BP in patients with mild-tomoderate hypertension.
- Irbesartan 300 mg in patients with mild-to moderate hypertension resulted in greater reductions in trough seated diastolic BP and systolic BP compared with losartan.
- Irbesartan demonstrated significant greater reductions in mean systolic ambulatory BP compared with valsartan.
- Compared with enalapril, atenolol, and amlodipine, irbesartan demonstrated comparable efficacy in reducing both diastolic and systolic blood pressure and normalized seated diastolic BP at dosages up to 300 mg.
- Irbesartan compared with the newest angiotensin II antagonist, olmesartan, showed similar reductions in ambulatory BP, as well as in seated systolic BP.
- Olmesartan achieved significant greater reductions in seated diastolic BP than irbesartan.
Efficacy of irbesartan in combination therapy for hypertension
- Results from three placebo-controlled studies showed that reductions from baseline trough seated diastolic BP and systolic BP with irbesartan/HCTZ combination were greater compared with placebo/HCTZ.
- In comparative studies, the fixed combination of irbesartan/HCTZ had a superior BP-lowering effect compared with valsartan/HCTZ.
- Results from the I-ADD and the I-COMBINE studies suggest greater efficacy with the fixed-dose combination of irbesartan 150 mg/amlodipine 5 mg over amlodipine 5 mg and irbesartan 150 mg monotherapies.
Efficacy in hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes and nephropathy
- Results from the IDNT (Irbesartan in Diabetic Nephropathy Trial) and IRMA (Irbesartan in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Microalbuminuria) trials show that irbesartan was associated with better renal outcomes compared with amlodipine, placebo, and other antihypertensive agents.
- Further, irbesartan provided a significantly slower increase in serum creatinine concentration and decrease in creatinine clearance and reduced the rate of progression to albuminuria.
- Irbesartan was also found to reduce microalbuminuria both in diabetic and nondiabetic patients, resulting in an increase in the percentage of patients with normoalbuminuria and in a decrease in patients with microalbuminuria.
- Irbesartan was found to reduce significantly the albumin excretion rate in both microalbuminuric normotensive and hypertensive patients as well as 24-hour mean systolic and diastolic BP.
Effects of irbesartan on left ventricular hypertrophy
- In the SILVHIA trial, patients treated with irbesartan showed a greater reduction in left ventricular mass and BP than those treated with atenolol.
- Four studies evaluated the cost-effectiveness of three alternative strategies for the management of hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes and microalbuminuria; these alternative strategies were early irbesartan treatment, late irbesartan treatment, and conventional antihypertensive treatment.
- Results from these studies showed that early irbesartan treatment is cost-effective compared with late irbesartan treatment and conventional antihypertensive therapy.
- Two studies evaluating irbesartan in combination with HCTZ for the treatment of patients with hypertension showed that irbesartan is a cost-effective antihypertensive treatment strategy compared with alternative hypertension therapies, losartan and valsartan.
Evidence from this review suggests that irbesartan represents not only an effective and well tolerated treatment for patients with hypertension and those with type 2 diabetes and nephropathy, but also a cost-saving and cost-effective treatment compared with other conventional treatment options.
Vascular Health Risk Management. 2013; 9: 575–592. Published online 2013 Oct 7. doi: 10.2147/VHRM.S50831
AUTHOR: Fotini Gialama and Nikos Maniadakis


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"Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."
I tried not to read too much online about this addictive Dutch novel before reading it. The initial premise was reminiscent of the French play, God of Carnage: two married couples come together for dinner to discuss some mysterious and dreadful incident that involved their sons.
The constraint is the dinner with the novel being divided into sections similar to courses–aperitif, entree, dessert, etc. Koch is excellent at presenting a normal activity (dining) that somehow goes suddenly wrong in so many ways. The story is told through the first person narration of Paul Lohman who we come to realize is not as he appears or presents himself. Information and certain character developments are held back until the right time. I wouldn't necessarily call the latter-time reveals "twists" but they were unexpected and made the story much more gripping and compelling. It was almost as if information was being leaked out and then overflowing more as the novel whisked on. The narration becomes less about the sons' deeds and more about how Paul Lohman's past can be attributed to the present.
"It might be hard for us to put the events…out of our minds, but in the course of time, they would start to exist outside of us."
It becomes quite clear halfway through the book that what has already happened even before the incident–in a way–is far more important. Bits of behavior at dinner are dropped in and the order of events that might seem insignificant at first, become key points later on. Koch is really top-notch at crafting this and the translation to English by Sam Garrett seems perfect. I do not know Dutch but I would never in a million years think this was written in any other way than the way the translator presented it. Garrett's prose makes this feel like a confessional from a reluctant narrator; that we, too, are sitting right there at the dinner table.
I also found pleasure in reading about the experience at the high-end restaurant that the two couples find themselves. Paul Lohman prefers the cafe around the corner that serves his favorite spareribs but finds himself unhappily at this lavish restaurant where every moment of the meal is described to him. In the past year, I've written and edit a few restaurant reviews for ridiculous "high-end establishments." I can't tell you enough how odd and intrusive it is being briefed and bothered at ever turn during an expensive meal. I prefer my service somewhere between "completely ignored by the unsmiling Ukranian waitress in the corner" to "attentive to my water glass." Koch is able to perfectly find the correct pitch to poke fun at the silliness of these sorts of restaurants.
The Dinner was a quick and entertaining read. Make sure not to read too much into the plot beforehand, though.
This is Number 6 on The [International] Reading List.


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By Surya
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curl -F data_file=@my_audio_file.mp3 -F model=en-US "https://api.speechmatics.com/v1.0/user/41049/jobs/?auth_token=MmQ5MTk4jdsgjhgghstOGU5YS00OWFhLWghdgjshgdhbshj017###" any ideas guys
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By Seminko
I'm trying to get data from http://poe.trade/ - disclaimer, although this site is about a game, my script will not in any way interact directly with the game in any way. The script is just to get data from the site.
To explain how it works - you submit a POST request and a custom URL is returned, then you do a GET request on that URL and you get the final URL you want.
First issue:
Now, I've tried doing so by using https://apitester.com/ and the first phase works. Here's how it looks like at APITester:
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Redirecting...

You should be redirected automatically to target URL: http://poe.trade/search/inamotezuakito. If not click the link. Great, this link (http://poe.trade/search/inamotezuakito) is exactly what we want.
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NASHVILLE — In 2004, Johnny Allen, a real estate broker in his 40s, picked up a 16-year-old girl named Cyntoia Brown at a drive-in restaurant here. Mr. Allen bought her some food and then took her to his house, agreeing to pay her 0 for sex. Ms. Brown shot him to death as he slept, taking his money and two of his handguns with her when she fled in his truck.
It's easy to understand why prosecutors at Cyntoia Brown's trial in 2006 saw this as a slam-dunk case. A prostitute, a robbery, the coldblooded murder of a sleeping man: How much nuance can there be in such a scenario? The jury apparently agreed, finding Ms. Brown guilty of first-degree murder and aggravated robbery. She was sentenced to life in prison. In 2012, the United States Supreme Court ruled against sentencing juveniles to life without parole, but last month the Tennessee Supreme Court upheld Ms. Brown's sentence on the grounds that she would be eligible for parole when she is 69 years old.
But in the case of teenage criminals, even teenagers guilty of the most hideous crimes, there are no slam-dunk cases. Ms. Brown's attorneys argued that she had killed Mr. Allen in self-defense, fearing for her life, and that she had taken his guns and his money out of fear of her pimp. (A 2011 documentary, "Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story," details her enslavement to the pimp, who was known as Cut Throat.)
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"If you look at Cyntoia's original transcripts, they are peppered with the phrase 'teen prostitute,'" Derri Smith, founder and chief executive of the nonprofit End Slavery Tennessee, told CNN. "We know today there's no such thing as a teen prostitute … because this teen may think that she decided this was her idea to be raped multiple times a day and give money to someone else, it's pretty clear there's an adult behind that who's manipulating and exploiting her."
On Jan. 7, Gov. Bill Haslam, a Republican, commuted Ms. Brown's sentence. She will be paroled on Aug. 7, exactly 15 years from the date of her arrest. "Cyntoia Brown committed, by her own admission, a horrific crime at the age of 16," Mr. Haslam said. "Yet imposing a life sentence on a juvenile that would require her to serve at least 51 years before even being eligible for parole consideration is too harsh, especially in light of the extraordinary steps Ms. Brown has taken to rebuild her life. Transformation should be accompanied by hope."
It was an unexpected move. Harsh sentences aren't exactly rare in the blood-red states, and Republican governors, even relatively moderate ones like Mr. Haslam, are generally loath to intervene. Last September Mr. Haslam declined to commute the sentence of Edmund Zagorski, a death-row prisoner who, like Ms. Brown, had lived an exemplary life in prison. In Mr. Zagorski's case, transformation was accompanied by execution.
There are differences here, of course: At the time of the murders, Ms. Brown was a minor being kept as a sex slave, while Mr. Zagorski was an adult dealing drugs. Politically, though, there are risks in showing compassion to any murderer. Mr. Haslam will soon be leaving office after eight years, it's true, but he is also the heir apparent to the United States Senate seat that will be vacated by Lamar Alexander in 2020.
In commuting Ms. Brown's sentence, Mr. Haslam was bucking a huge law-and-order contingent in this state. The six-member parole board who presided over Ms. Brown's clemency hearing last May was divided, with two recommending that her sentence be commuted to time served, two recommending parole after 25 years and two recommending no clemency at all. The police detective who investigated the murder urged Mr. Haslam not to pardon her. "First and foremost, Cyntoia Brown did not commit this murder because she was a child sex slave as her advocates would like you to believe," he wrote in a letter to the governor. "Cyntoia Brown's motive for murdering Johnny Allen in his sleep was robbery."
It doesn't help Mr. Haslam's prospects that most of the voices calling for him to pardon Cyntoia Brown are political liabilities. Like Memphis, Nashville is a blue dot in the red sea of Tennessee, and the state legislature's highest priority seems to be passing laws that undercut liberal policies enacted by its two largest cities. So when the Metropolitan Council in Nashville unanimously voted to urge the governor to pardon Cyntoia Brown, and when Nashville's mayor, David Briley, later praised the governor's decision to offer clemency, they weren't doing Mr. Haslam any favors. Neither were celebrities like Ashley Judd, Rihanna, Amy Schumer and Kim Kardashian West, all of whom have taken up Ms. Brown's cause over the years, or Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a newly elected Democrat from New York, who tweeted her praise of Mr. Haslam.
He commuted Ms. Brown's sentence anyway.
It was an "act of mercy," according to Ms. Brown, and she thanked the governor in a statement: "I will do everything I can to justify your faith in me."
In this country we like to profess outrage at the primitive understanding of justice at work in other parts of the world — at the hangings, at the beheadings, at the murder sentences for extramarital affairs. But we live in a country where children can stand trial as adults and where our immigration policy includes separating nursing infants from their mothers pleading for asylum. Not everyone in other parts of the world adheres to such harsh notions of justice, and not everyone here adheres to the harsh border-control measures our president celebrates. There will always be disputes about what "justice" means.
As a country, we continue to get many questions of right and wrong entirely wrong. We seem to be a long way from knowing the difference between a crime motivated by evil and a crime motivated by profound fear, or desperation, or mental illness, or cognitive disability. We're a long way from understanding that the death penalty is not a deterrent to crime. A long way from recognizing that racial bias pervades our criminal justice system so thoroughly that despair is more common in many of our communities than justice will ever be.
But there is hope when the governor of Tennessee chooses mercy and understanding over the strict letter of the law. There is hope when a young woman can walk out of prison into the light of freedom after 15 years behind bars for a crime she committed as an endangered and exploited child. We may never agree on what real justice looks like, but we will always know mercy when we see it. And mercy will do.B:
【何】【珍】【珠】【无】【功】【而】【返】,【挂】【电】【话】【的】【时】【候】【力】【求】【更】【加】【冷】【静】【不】【让】【儿】【子】【看】【出】【任】【何】【其】【实】【她】【在】【说】【服】【他】【的】【痕】【迹】。"【浮】【生】,【下】【周】【有】【空】【的】【话】【就】【回】【来】【陪】【妈】【妈】【逛】【街】【聊】【天】【啊】。【妈】【妈】【可】【想】【你】【啦】。【晚】【安】【啦】。" "【没】【什】【么】【特】【别】【的】【事】,【我】【就】【不】【回】【来】【了】。【我】【现】【在】【挺】【好】【的】,【你】【放】【心】。【晚】【安】。"【宋】【浮】【生】【的】【眉】【头】【总】【算】【舒】【展】【开】【来】。【他】【其】【实】【不】【喜】【欢】【这】【样】【和】【妈】【妈】【打】【电】【话】,【因】【为】【两】
【虽】【然】【宁】【远】【觉】【得】【这】【种】【方】【式】【太】【麻】【烦】,【也】【浪】【费】【时】【间】,【但】【受】【限】【于】【拍】【摄】【方】【式】,【很】【多】【时】【候】【都】【不】【可】【避】【免】。 【只】【有】【两】【方】【拍】【摄】【角】【度】【都】【隐】【蔽】,【不】【影】【响】【对】【方】【镜】【头】【的】【情】【况】【下】,【才】【可】【以】【在】【两】【边】【都】【架】【设】【摄】【像】【机】,【同】【步】【摄】【录】,【后】【期】【再】【进】【行】【剪】【辑】【拼】【接】。 【不】【过】,【这】【种】【情】【况】【还】【是】【少】【数】。 【更】【何】【况】,【尽】【管】【大】【部】【分】【时】【候】【都】【是】【这】【么】【拍】,【但】【未】【来】【还】【有】【很】【多】【演】【员】【还】【能】
"【有】【人】【注】【意】【到】【咱】【们】【了】。" 【忽】【然】,【那】【一】【直】【沉】【默】【不】【语】【的】【孔】【雀】【开】【口】【说】【了】【一】【句】【话】。 【此】【刻】,【修】【炼】【界】【里】【面】【注】【意】【这】【一】【场】【战】【斗】【的】【人】【不】【少】。 【虽】【然】【很】【少】【有】【人】【亲】【自】【到】【场】【来】【观】【看】。 【但】【是】,【无】【数】【强】【者】【的】【精】【神】【力】【都】【注】【意】【着】【这】【里】。 【现】【在】,【自】【己】【这】【一】【行】【人】,【似】【乎】【进】【入】【了】【不】【少】【人】【的】【视】【线】【中】。 "【注】【意】【到】【了】【又】【能】【够】【如】【何】?" 【林】【行】【淡】【然】六合印象高手论坛【国】【米】【这】【个】【赛】【季】【成】【绩】【出】【乎】【意】【料】【的】【好】,【目】【前】【多】【赛】【一】【场】【领】【先】【尤】【文】2【分】,【暂】【时】【排】【在】【榜】【首】,【但】【球】【队】【的】【短】【板】【也】【显】【而】【易】【见】,【就】【是】【板】【凳】【深】【度】【不】【够】,【在】【森】【西】【等】【球】【员】【受】【伤】【后】【进】【攻】【没】【有】【之】【前】【打】【的】【流】【畅】,【如】【何】【补】【强】【中】【场】【成】【了】【冬】【窗】【头】【等】【大】【事】。
【两】【起】【爆】【炸】【之】【后】,【刚】【飞】【动】【起】【来】【的】【十】【多】【辆】【直】【升】【机】【立】【即】【停】【了】【下】【来】。【最】【先】【起】【飞】【的】【几】【辆】【直】【升】【机】【稍】【作】【盘】【旋】,【也】【降】【向】【了】【地】【面】。 【地】【面】【上】【炸】【开】【了】【锅】。 【无】【数】【人】【向】【坠】【落】【点】【奔】【去】,【抢】【救】【未】【死】【的】【伤】【员】。 【爆】【炸】【的】【是】12【号】、16【号】【直】【升】【机】。18【号】【直】【升】【机】【只】【是】【因】【爆】【炸】【冲】【击】【波】【晃】【了】【几】【晃】,【如】【今】【在】【稍】【远】【离】【其】【它】【直】【升】【机】【后】【降】【至】【了】【地】【面】。【徐】【盛】【立】【即】【以】


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Propane Tank Log Hauler
I finally found a tilt trailer that was used to move propane tanks. I just welded a lifting frame on the back to get the end up. The winch cable goes over the top and rides on a wide bearing (a piece of steel bar with a pipe nipple over it) to get the log onto a roller at the back of the trailer (a solid steel shaft with another piece of pipe over it).
The little test run log is just a 19" x 9' hackberry I had laying around and it worked like a charm. The little 12v winch I am using is a 2000lb winch I had for a pontoon boat that was hard to trailer. I just wanted to check my design, and I may end up getting a better winch.
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From the original questioner:
With the log pulled up, I just wrap the strap winch (that came with the trailer, they pulled the tanks up with it, too much work for me, I moved it to the side for a tie down) around it and the center frame and it's road ready. I got the trailer for free, and spent $60 on the steel. I will need a bigger winch though. For one or 2 little ones I think it will be just the ticket. It is only 36" wide, but it is long. A 14' - 16' log should fit alright.
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From contributor D:
This is great. I really need something like this too. I see you have an arch over the back of the trailer, and I understand that after the arch is positioned over the log, that you can winch the end of the log up. What I don't understand is that now that the end of the log is up, how do you back the trailer up further to get the log onto it?
From the original questioner:
I had planned on building one that you back over the log and pick it up, but couldn't find the right running gear. This one you just back up to the log, put the truck in park and drag it on with the 12v winch. The pictures are deceiving as they don't show the truck it is hooked to. You can see the front of my other truck. The power cable wasn't long enough to reach the battery on the tow vehicle, so I pulled up next to it and used that battery for the test.
From contributor C:
Once you have the log end lifted, chock the front of the wheels on the trailer and give the log a tug with your truck. No need to buy another winch.
From contributor J:
If you built a roller at the rear of the trailer that you could raise and lower you might be able to push/pull it the rest of the way onto the trailer without even having to disconnect the trailer from the truck. At worst you might need a block and tackle.
From the original questioner:
Here is a closer shot from the back. You can see the roller on top to throw the cable over when lifting, and the wide roller on the bottom for the log to move on. I don't really want to unhook the truck (I will spend money on a bigger winch to save the work). The only hard part for the winch is lifting the 6"-8" to get it started on the trailer. If you hook it back a ways the end swings right on (or with it in the air you can back up a few inches). I am only going after small ones with this trailer.
If I need a bigger log moved, my buddy with a backhoe gets them. Or if I have several I will take my skidsteer and trailer. It is the exact width of my bandmill which is 36". It is built for one purpose - getting 1 or 2 small logs that aren't worth loading up the skidsteer for. I have a guy coming down soon who has an ash log he wants sawed, but there is no way to pick it up (and I wasn't loading all my stuff and going 25 miles after it for $30 worth of sawing). I can go get one for myself or let a customer use it to bring one to me.
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From contributor K:
When I have gone out to get a single log with no more equipment than you are showing here, what I do is cut a large branch into a wedge shape, and with a cant hook roll the log up a little to one side of the center of balance point. Then when I back the trailer under it, it is almost half way in.
While your trailer has some good points, I would be a little cautious about going very fast especially through curves, and or braking. It looks like it would be pretty easy to lose your load with that thing, and a loose log making its own way through traffic could be dangerous.
From the original questioner:
They won't fall off. They are strapped down (and if you look close there are stake side pockets on the trailer). We don't go fast around here anyway and there isn't much traffic either.
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Academic study has become a more significant part of a conservatoire education in recent times, but it has not always informed performance as effectively as it might. There is a need for further development of an academic curriculum that is specifically relevant to performers, in which the links between theory and practice are made explicit rather than expecting students to construct these for themselves. This article reports on research into the integration of theory and practice at Leeds College of Music, UK, using jazz improvisation as a case study. Pilot teaching sessions within two modules explored ways in which students can be encouraged to engage actively with an appropriate academic curriculum that is embedded within a holistic learning experience.
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Esteemed New York Times restaurant critic Pete Wells stepped out of the Big Apple last summer to visit restaurants around the country for starred reviews, a first for the Times
His first visit took him to Cassia in Santa Monica, California, for his latest, he visited Austin's own Franklin Barbecue. The long and short of it, he liked it quite a bit. He gave the restaurant two stars, which translates to "very good" in New York Times restaurant criticism parlance, the same score he gave Mighty Quinn's Barbecue in the East Village in 2013. He begins his review of James Beard award-winner Aaron Franklin and wife Stacey Franklin's restaurant talking about the famed and very long line before moving onto some backstory and then descriptions of the food.
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One of Mr. Franklin's apostasies from old-school central Texas barbecue technique is wrapping meat midway through smoking to keep it from drying out. All his products are noticeably juicy; the turkey is helped by a quick dip in a pan of butter and juices. He swaddles brisket in butcher paper, which lets some steam out. Other meats are sealed inside aluminum foil. I wondered if this was the reason the marbling inside the brisket was more appetizing than the fat on the pork ribs and pulled pork, which could be a little wet and squishy.
Wells says he doubts he'd trade Franklin's brisket for anyone. Is the experience worth the wait? Wells responds, "The answer, like many things in life, depends on what else you could be doing with your time."
Read the complete review here.


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Sam Smith and John Legend top UK Singles Chart, Kendrick Lamar tops UK Album Chart
Sam Smith and John Legend spend a second week at the top of the UK Singles Chart; US rapper Kendrick Lamar tops UK Albums Chart. Holly Rubenstein reports
British singer-songwriter Sam Smith has topped the UK Singles Chart for a second week with his John Legend collaboration, 'Lay Me Down.' The track was released in aid of the charity Comic Relief. British electronica trio Years & Years held on to the number two spot with 'King', while Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney's 'FourFiveSeconds' climbed two places to number 3, claiming the title of the week's most streamed-track, with 1.98 million streams. US rapper Kendrick Lamar scored his first number 1 on the UK Albums Chart with 'To Pimp a Butterfly'. The rapper's sophomore record held off fierce competition from Sam Smith's 'In The Lonely Hour', finishing just 572 chart sales ahead of the singer-songwriter. Dire Straits guitarist, Mark Knopfler came in at number 3 with 'Tracker', earning him the highest-charting album of his solo career.


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Chicago native wordsmith, Mpulse is back at it. The wordsmith has been keeping busy lately, and today he returns with the 19th installment of his ongoing 52 Weeks campaign. Today Mpulse drops off a brand new track called "The Storm" once again produced by Keef Boyd. The track, "The Storm" is pushed by some snappy, menacing drum work while paired up flawlessly with some fitting, addictive melodies.
The new track finds Mpulse showing off his lyrical prowess while serving up another solid track to rock with in the process. This dude never disappoints and certainly doesn't start today. Press play on Mpulse's new single in the stream below and speak your mind on it after the jump. Stay Tuned for much more from Mpulse coming very soon!


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Chris Evans Ready to Leave Captain America Behind
It was a matter of time before Chris Evans would hang up his shield and it seems, according to a new profile in Esquire, that the end may be nigh for Evans' portrayal of Captain America.
Evans seemed to reveal that his contract with Marvel would be fulfilled after he finishes filming Avengers: Infinity War and the untitled sequel:
Settling in on the couch, he groans. Evans explains that he's hurting all over because he just started his workout routine the day before to get in shape for the next two Captain America films. The movies will be shot back to back beginning in April. After that, no more red- white-and-blue costume for the thirty-five-year-old. He will have fulfilled his contract.
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Although his contract will be fulfilled when the untitled sequel is done filming, there can always be a new contract. Marvel may try to reach out and negotiate a deal with him so that he can stay on. However, considering Evans had previously negotiated his original contract down from a nine film deal to a six film deal and has previously mentioned how time consuming working for Marvel has been, it may be safe to assume that he may be retiring the character as soon as that contract is up.
For those unfamiliar with the Captain America comics, I wouldn't be concerned about the complete disappearance of the character. Bucky Barnes aka the Winter Soldier has taken over the mantle of Captain America previously, so Marvel could go that route if they choose to keep the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
However, it really all depends on where Kevin Feige wants to take the MCU after the conclusion of Phase 3. Until then, we can only guess where the MCU may go.
What do you think of this news? Are you surprised? Are you mentally preparing yourself as we speak? Let us know in the comments below.
Source: Esquire


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In a victory for religious freedom, the Supreme Court ruled today 5-4 in favor of Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. in the case Burwell v. Hobby Lobby (formerly named Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby). The case was the strongest legal challenge to Obamacare since 2012.You can read the SCOTUS opinion here.
The case concerned the HHS Contraception Mandate, which mandated that employers provide certain forms of contraception at no cost to their employees.
While still a legal victory for Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., the decision is limited to closely-held for-profit corporations, not non-profits such as Little Sisters of the Poor. The decision is also strictly limited to the issue of the contraception mandate, not other medical practices.
Naturally this is interpreted by leftist kooks as religious fanatics trying to take away their birth control. But in this particular case, the founders of Hobby Lobby had serious convictions over providing coverage for specific contraception, namely abortion inducing drugs. The fact of the matter is that HL provides coverage for sixteen types of contraception.
The chanting point that is often put forth by the likes of Sandra Fluke is that it's none of her boss's business regarding her birth control choices. THAT IS EXACTLY THE POINT!!!! Yet Fluke et al claim that their bosses should subsidize such things which violate their conscience thus making it their business. Hobby Lobby wanted nothing more than to remove themselves from that situation altogether.
For a sample of unhinged leftists, check out the Twitchy post from shortly after the decision was announced.


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National existence: the German question
Feb 4th, 2018 by Unamused
When an Arab Muslim from North Africa murdered twelve Germans with a truck at a Christmas market in Berlin, the editorial board of The New York Times [1] lost no time identifying the real threat to Germany: German people! Specifically, the sort of German people who don't want to be replaced by Arab Muslims from North Africa: a "populist right," or perhaps "far" right, whose "dangerous — if predictable — reaction" was "to slam Chancellor Angela Merkel for her humane asylum policy and to push its xenophobic agenda" by "viciously," sadistically writing about it. Thus, "the Berlin attack risks igniting in Germany an already charged debate on refugees." Like a rape victim blowing on her stupid whistle: why does she insist on igniting an already charged debate? A dangerous — if predictable — reaction.
Under no circumstances will Germans be permitted to notice the invasion and destruction of their homeland, much less do something about it, according to the editorial board of The Washington Post [2]: "What Germans cannot and must not do is permit terrorists to sow internal division, much less succumb to the siren song of the anti-foreigner right wing." Instead, Germans will have to adapt: population replacement will accelerate, through "better, swifter screening," along with "better integration" of the foreign invaders (more handouts and younger rape victims). Meanwhile, the conquered populace will be forcibly re-educated; call it an "attitude adjustment toward security." Germans will now be subject to "video surveillance" in "public spaces," and never mind your old-fashioned "privacy concerns."
"Unavoidably," The Washington Post continues, "the burden of proving that democratic values are not only consistent with society's safety but also, in the long run, its best guarantee now belongs to the chancellor" [2]. Naturally, The New York Times affirms that "if Europe is to survive as a beacon of democratic hope in a world rent by violent divisions, it must not cede" the democratic "values" of "tolerance, inclusion, equality and reason" [1], one of which is not like the others.
As long as we're on the topic of "democratic values," not to mention "hope," and their role in the safety of society and the survival of Europe: those are not the lessons I would draw from current events. Consider, again, Henry Sumner Maine:
The advanced Radical politician of our day would seem to have an impression that Democracy differs from Monarchy in essence. There can be no grosser mistake than this, and none more fertile of further delusions. Democracy, the government of the commonwealth by a numerous but indeterminate portion of the community taking the place of the Monarch, has exactly the same conditions to satisfy as Monarchy; it has the same functions to discharge, though it discharges them through different organs. The tests of success in the performance of the necessary and natural duties of a government are precisely the same in both cases.
Thus in the very first place, Democracy, like Monarchy, like Aristocracy, like any other government, must preserve the national existence. The first necessity of a State is that it should be durable. Among mankind regarded as assemblages of individuals, the gods are said to love those who die young; but nobody has ventured to make such an assertion of States. The prayers of nations to Heaven have been, from the earliest ages, for long national life, life from generation to generation, life prolonged far beyond that of children's children, life like that of the everlasting hills. The historian will sometimes speak of governments distinguished for the loftiness of their aims, and the brilliancy of the talents which they called forth, but doomed to an existence all too brief. The compliment is in reality a paradox, for in matters of government all objects are vain and all talents wasted, when they fail to secure national durability. One might as well eulogise a physician for the assiduity of his attendance and the scientific beauty of his treatment, when the patient has died under his care. Next perhaps to the paramount duty of maintaining national existence, comes the obligation incumbent on Democracies, as on all governments, of securing the national greatness and dignity. Loss of territory, loss of authority, loss of general respect, loss of self-respect, may be unavoidable evils, but they are terrible evils, judged by the pains they inflict and the elevation of the minds by which these pains are felt; and the Government which fails to provide a sufficient supply of generals and statesmen, of soldiers and administrators, for the prevention and cure of these evils, is a government which has miscarried. It will also have miscarried, if it cannot command certain qualities which are essential to the success of national action. In all their relations with one another (and this is a fundamental assumption of International law) States must act as individual men. The defects which are defects in individual men, and perhaps venial defects, are faults in States, and generally faults of the extremest gravity. In all war and all diplomacy, in every part of foreign policy, caprice, wilfulness, loss of self-command, timidity, temerity, inconsistency, indecency, and coarseness, are weaknesses which rise to the level of destructive vices; and if Democracy is more liable to them than are other forms of government, it is to that extent inferior to them. It is better for a nation, according to an English prelate, to be free than to be sober. If the choice has to be made, and if there is any real connection between Democracy and liberty, it is better to remain a nation capable of displaying the virtues of a nation than even to be free.
If we turn from the foreign to the domestic duties of a nation, we shall find the greatest of them to be, that its government should compel obedience to the law, criminal and civil. The vulgar impression no doubt is, that laws enforce themselves. Some communities are supposed to be naturally law-abiding, and some are not. But the truth is (and this is a commonplace of the modern jurist) that it is always the State which causes laws to be obeyed. It is quite true that this obedience is rendered by the great bulk of all civilised societies without an effort and quite unconsciously. But that is only because, in the course of countless ages, the stern discharge of their chief duty by States has created habits and sentiments which save the necessity for penal interference, because nearly everybody shares them. The venerable legal formulas, which make laws to be administered in the name of the King, formulas which modern Republics have borrowed, are a monument of the grandest service which governments have rendered, and continue to render, to mankind. If any government should be tempted to neglect, even for a moment, its function of compelling obedience to law — if a Democracy, for example, were to allow a portion of the multitude of which it consists to set some law at defiance which it happens to dislike — it would be guilty of a crime which hardly any other virtue could redeem, and which century upon century might fail to repair.
On the whole, the dispassionate student of politics, who has once got into his head that Democracy is only a form of government, who has some idea of what the primary duties of government are, and who sees the main question, in choosing between them, to be which of them in the long-run best discharges these duties, has a right to be somewhat surprised at the feelings which the advent of Democracy excites.
Henry Sumner Maine: Popular Government (1885)


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