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With warm water and some of the longest breaks in Central America, El Salvador is known for the surfing scene. Because of this, I was anxious to dive face first into this adrenaline pumping sport. This is Part II of the ongoing series "Eric Is An Idiot" (check out "My Search for Israel" for Part I).
Taking a bus from Guatemala City to San Salvador was uneventful. The border crossing was easy, no unnecessary searches, or even questioning of that matter. Arriving in San Salvador, I hopped on a rickety old school bus (think 1960's yellow bus from the New England area) to take me to Playa El Tunco, just a few hours west of San Salvador.
Playa El Tunco is a surf town and not much of anything else, with people totting boards through the streets to hit the breaks right off shore. Honestly, I couldn't have been more out of place. I tried to pretend I knew what the surfers were talking about with all of their "surf talk," but I think they realized I'm a fake when I dropped the word "narley" in regards to the Beach Boys. Who knew that they were out of style?
Talking with some locals, they informed me that the swells (waves) were the biggest they have seen in awhile. Ranging anywhere from seven to ten feet, I figured this was the perfect place to learn…sink or swim, right? I thought about taking a lesson, but then I realized that it can't be that hard to just stand up on a board. Remember…Eric is an idiot.
Heading to the surf shop, I picked up my rental for the day. One of my mates I befriended the night before gave me a quick lesson on surf etiquette before heading out. This mostly consisted of advising me not to piss anyone off, because if so, I might get a punch in the face. Got it…don't be a jerk.
When we arrived at the beach, I had a good little walk to the break I was going to attempt to learn on. Considering my board was six times the size of myself, by the time I arrived at my desired location, I was dead. I should have taken this as a hint that I'm not in shape at all for this sport…but I can often times be quite stubborn. I ran straight for the water…pretending I actually knew what I was doing.
The rocky shoreline makes getting in and out of the water quite difficult. I finally made it in the water and began the long and tiring paddle out. Since I was on one of the longest breaks of Central America, it took me a good twenty minutes of hard core paddling to get to an area where I can rest and wait for a wave. That's my favorite part of surfing…resting out in the water. Good surfers sit on their board looking outwards to the oncoming waves. I possess the balance of…we´ll, I don´t know what has awful balance, but whatever does, that´s me. I looked like I was riding a mechanical bull when I tried to sit up, so I finally opted just to lay on my belly.
Seriously, those guys out there were serious. I was just splashing around, wishing I had a rubber ducky or a beach ball to mess around with while everyone else was intensely concentrating on what was to come. After some time, I finally regained my strength and was ready to catch a wave. When I finally spotted one, I turned and prepared myself, because I confidently knew I would master it on my first attempt while I pulled off numerous tricks and turns. As the wave started to lift me up, a million things went through my head. What foot do I put forward again? When do I stand up again? Wait… crap… how am I supposed to get off this thing? Are the girls watching me? What should I have for lunch afterwards? Obviously, I wasn´t in the game (nor ever will be).
Before I knew it, the wave lifted me up to the crest, forcing me to look down ten feet to the base. I never really paid attention in science class, but it would have helped at this moment, because I was unaware that I would be propelled at rocket speed to the bottom of the wave. My board went nose first into the water, with me tumbling along with the wave. The force kept me under for a good forty eight minutes and twenty two seconds, throwing my pants at my ankles (I´m surprised not completely torn off), allowing me to drink an excessive amount of salt water, and lastly, having sand shoved in places I didn't even know existed.
I finally surfaced in the white wash, put my pants back on, and then looked back and see another wave coming my way. I was thinking "you're kidding me, right?" I grabbed my board, held on for dear life. I think the best way to describe my scene is a comparison to a bowling alley. You know when you throw the ball, it hits the pins and they go everywhere? I was a pin. But instead of just falling into the gutter, I tumbled along with the ball hitting me the whole way.
I resurface again and said enough of this hogwash…I hate this damn sport. But I still had a good paddle in, fighting the waves and rocky shoreline. After cutting up my feet, I finally made it to dry ground. I threw my board to the side, dropped down and kissed the earth I was standing on. After resting up on the beach, I stumbled over to the bar and bragged about how I just rode the ¨narliest¨wave ever. I just failed to mention that I was riding under it instead of on top.
So enlighten me, how is surfing enjoyable?


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How unfortunate that Joe Radinovich found himself caught up in the bombshell news stories last month over the rehiring of a former U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan staffer who had been credibly accused of sexual harassment.
Although Radinovich, a candidate to replace Nolan, was able to answer for his role related to the rehiring - he acted decisively and appropriately as Nolan's campaign manager, an assessment echoed by even the victims - the possibility of guilt by association would have been unfortunate at the least and politically derailing at worst for Radinovich.
To Radinovich's credit, he emerged from the scandal instead, and he is an even stronger candidate now in Minnesota's 8th Congressional District. This after he already had been the most knowledgeable, best prepared, and most experienced in a field of five strong DFL hopefuls.
Voters from the DFL in the Aug. 14 primary can pick Radinovich to advance to the Nov. 6 general election to face a tough Republican opponent in Pete Stauber, a former Duluth police officer and current St. Louis County Board member. The Independence Party's Ray "Skip" Sandman also is running once again for the seat.
It was Radinovich who urged Nolan to fire Jim Swiderski from Nolan's 2016 election campaign immediately after learning about the allegations of harassment and repeated groping. This was after Swiderski had been allowed, the year before, to resign from Nolan's congressional staff rather than face discipline. Nolan then brought Swiderski back to work from home for Nolan's re-election.
"The more the facts become apparent about how this all happened, I think it'll reflect well on my actions and the decisive nature of them. When I was made aware, I did exactly as I should have," Radinovich said in a candidate-screening interview with members of the News Tribune Editorial Board.
"(Swiderski) shouldn't have been hired on to the campaign to begin with, and I dealt with that immediately and decisively and in a way that was to the satisfaction of the women involved," Radinovich said. "I said we have to fire him. ... I did it at the McDonald's in Elk River. It was one of the most unpleasant experiences of my life."
Radinovich first got into politics in the eighth grade - the grassroots protesting and community-organizing side of politics - when budget cuts were threatened by his Crosby-Ironton Independent School District.
His fight for funding for education in rural districts continued in 2012 when he was elected to the Minnesota Legislature. He was unelected just two years later after he supported marriage equality, which a majority of his district then opposed.
Radinovich also has worked for the American Federation of Government Employees; for rural broadband, downtown revitalization, and arts and culture as assistant commissioner of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board; and for Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
Radinovich said there's an abundance of economic opportunity on the Iron Range, despite the reality that technology and mechanization are reducing the need for workers. For example, in 1980, in round numbers, 14,500 miners on the Iron Range produced 40 million tons of iron ore. Production remains at about 40 million tons but with only 4,000 miners now. Radinovich vowed to advocate always for working Minnesotans and working Americans.
"We have to have a vision for the future," he said, listing as parts of his vision expanded broadband, more-affordable child care, and more federal investments in infrastructure and in technical colleges to help fill the good-paying blue-collar jobs that currently are in high demand.
On copper-nickel mining: "I support a process to evaluate these projects. I think they can be done safely," he said. "Then companies (need to be) held accountable to the plans they've laid out and that have been approved ... in the regulatory process."
On Enbridge's proposed Line 3 Replacement Project: "A new pipeline is safer than an old pipeline," Radinovich said. "We need to move away from fossil fuels, but we're going to have a transition period, and oil isn't only used for gasoline. It's used for any number of different products, and so it's going to continue to be around for a number of years."
Other DFLers in the Aug. 14 primary are North Branch Mayor Kirsten Kennedy; former TV news anchor Michelle Lee of Moose Lake; Minnesota House District 6B Rep. Jason Metsa of Virginia; and Soren Christian Sorensen, a blogger and self-described "citizen journalist" who lives near Bemidji.
In a strong DFL field, Radinovich is the one who has kept on getting stronger.
This endorsement editorial was determined entirely by the Duluth News Tribune Editorial Board. The members of the board are Publisher Neal Ronquist, Editorial Page Editor Chuck Frederick, employee representative Kris Vereecken and citizen representative Julene Boe.


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A Real-Life Political Lobbyist Has Been Banned From EVE Online for Corruption
April 9, 2019 - An EVE Online politician and real-life lobbyist has been banned from the MMO for corruption.
EVE Online Players Pay Tribute to Stephen Hawking by Lighting Beacons Galaxy-Wide
March 16, 2018 - The late Stephen Hawking receives a stunning video game memorial.
EVE Online Could Soon See a Battle That'll Cost Players $1 Million
January 23, 2018 - Two of EVE Online's largest factions are on the brink of the most expensive war in the game's history
Eve: Valkyrie Development on Hold as CCP Steps Away from VR Market for 2-3 Years
October 31, 2017 - CCP steps out of the VR market and restructures its studios, putting Eve: Valkyrie on hold.
Top 10 RPG Worlds of All Time
June 26, 2017 - Some of gaming's most beautiful, terrifying, and fascinating worlds exist in RPGs. Here are our 10 favorites.
BAFTA Games Awards 2017 Nominees Revealed
March 9, 2017 - 8 nominations for Drake and co., with Firewatch, Inside and Overwatch riding high too.
EVE Online Going Free-to-Play After 13 Years
August 31, 2016 - EVE is adding Alpha clones, characters anyone can use for free, forever - but with restriction.
Play a New EVE Online Minigame, Assist Real Life Scientific Research
March 9, 2016 - A new protein-matching game will reward players, and help the advance of science and medicine. Win-win.
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November 10, 2015 - Video games have a long history of awesome sci-fi worlds, and these are the best of the best.
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July 2, 2015 - We look at some of the best video game heists, from the Imperial Palace to interstellar corporate backstabbing.
Fan Remake of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Shut Down By CCP Games
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Eve Online Phoebe Update Detailed
November 5, 2014 - The update will echo CCP's "new mantra of challenging long-held assumptions whilst staying true to EVE's game design."
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The People Who Live Forever in the Games They Loved
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EVE Developer Loses Execs, Closes San Francisco Office
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Eve Online Developer CCP Hit by Big Layoffs
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Eve Online Set to Get Comprehensive History Book
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After a promising start, Grippando's eighth thriller—about an insurance scam and the Russian Mafia—stalls at midpoint and never recharges.
Grippando (A King's Ransom, 2001, etc.) begins as confidently as Miami lawyer Jack Swyteck (last seen in The Pardon, 1994) strides from a courtroom where he has just won a case. Jack's former girlfriend Jessie Merrill had sold her three million-dollar insurance policy for half that amount to a firm named Viatical Solutions. Jessie had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and given a short time to live. But her doctor later said his diagnosis was wrong, and that healthy Jessie was unlikely to die anytime soon. Viatical sued to retrieve its investment and lost. But after the verdict comes down, Jack suspects that Jessie and her doctor had scammed Viatical with fake records. And he's right—as Jessie brazenly tells him, her revenge over their break-up now complete. Then someone works revenge on Jessie: she turns up dead in Jack's bathtub in a pool of blood, wrists slashed. Grippando now works many intriguing angles: Did Jack kill Jessie? Did Jessie kill herself? Why did Jessie deposit her take from the case in an account under her name and Jack's? Is someone from Viatical the culprit? Jack digs into the latter possibility to save his hide and to shore up his shaky marriage with wife Cindy. Therein begins the drag. Cindy remains in numbing stasis, her conversations with Jack moving in wearying circles. Likewise, Jack's probe of Viatical keeps meeting itself coming around to the same question: Did someone from this front for the Russian mob kill Jessica? Intriguing, but hardly riveting when pushed uphill by flat characters—save for blunt, funny Theo, Jack's ex-con friend, who steals the few scenes Grippando gives him.
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Nigerian fintech startup Lidya has raised $1.25 million dollars in seed funding. The funding round was led by Accion Venture Lab, with participation from Newid Capital and several other unnamed angel investors.
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It comes as a ray of hope to see that various Nigerian startups like Lidya are getting seed funding. It goes a long way to show that startups are very valued in the country, and with an investment of this capacity, it is expected to see Lidya soar above great heights.
Another instance that shows how much startups are now encouraged in the country is the new startup labs that have been created in Convenant university. It is the first lab in the country and hope to see the beginning and growth of the many startups we are ready to build in this country.
READ MORE: Plug And Play's Picks Nigeria's Flutterwave and South Africa's Hepstar For Its Accelerator Programs
But come to think of it, there's an increase and an upward spiral in the emergence of FinTech startups, which further leaves us to wonder and ponder if FinTech is the future of technology. Of course it is. Now back to Lidya, the main crux of today's matter.
Lidya which joined the steady growing financial technology industry late last year was founded by Tunde Kehinde and Ercin Eksin co-founders of the African Courier Express(ACE).
The company is a financial services platform for Africans worldwide based primarily on lending. They grant individuals and African businesses access to small loans using credit scoring algorithms.
READ MORE: Meet Hebron Labs: First Startup Lab In A Nigerian University
Co founder, Ercin Eksin confirmed to Techpoint that Lydia had indeed raised that amount in seed funding. He said they [at Lydia] are looking to support the growth of Small and Medium sized Enterprises(SMEs). According to him, "The news is very accurate. We are looking forward to supporting the growth of SMEs".
It is good to know that our Small and Medium Enterprises finally have some hope and have access to loans to grow their business.


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Does your phone hang or freeze when you are operating on it? This happens to most people. Straight to the point, here are the steps to take to solve this issue. How To Solve Hanging Problems On Mobile Phones.
Note: This article only deals with phones that fully boot up and hang during operation. For phones that hang during booting and never completes booting, see my post on how to flash mobile phone. I this this should be very helpful.
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- Remove All Background Running Apps: When too many apps are opened in the background of your phone, things could get out of hands for the processor which run the task of keeping up with these running apps. Make sure all background apps are always removed.
- Remove High End App: The thing is that the most interesting games are the high end games. You need them, but they are hurting your phone. Uninstall these apps fro your device. If you want to try manage these apps on your phone, then be sure to remove other smaller apps and games from the phone. Before you open any high end game or apps, make sure now app is running in the background.
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Northern Streams 2017 - Festival of Nordic & Scottish music, song & dance
Festival of Nordic & Scottish music, song and dance
"...something out of the ordinary" The Herald
For three days in April this truly unique festival combines one off concerts with workshops bringing the finest in Nordic and Scottish music, song and dance to enthusiastic audiences in Edinburgh.
In 2017 we add Finland to our list of countries we have guests appearing from around the North Sea/Nordic regions along with guests from Scandinavia and Scotland.
Guests invited to our 14th festival are:
Lärka: Eilidh Steel & Alice Thorsell (Scotland/Sweden)
KLB: Kari – Lappalainen – Brodal (Finland/Norway)
Harta: Christine Martin – Ross Calderwood – Jack Evans (Scotland)
Reidun Berg (Norway)
Mark Neal (Scotland)
More details about the artists and other details are available at: www.northernstreams.org
Outline programme:
All events take place at the Grassmarket Centre 86 Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh EH1 2QA
Friday 21 April: Evening Concert @ 7.30pm Tickets: £12/10
Lärka: Eilidh Steel – fiddle & Alice Thorsell – fiddle (Scotland/Sweden)
Blending Swedish and Scottish fiddle music and song, new duo Lärka, delve into old music collections and draw inspiration from stories, language, history and landscape of both their cultures.
KLB: Olli Kari- accordion, Elina Lappalainen- double bass, Jon Hjellum Brodal – fiddle/hardanger (Finland/Norway)
Crispy Nordic tunes from Norway and Finland plus original compositions form the core repertoire of the KLB trio with punchy bass solos, flaming bowings and plenty of moustache wax as all part of the experience.
Sat 22 April: Northern Streams Workshops Tickets: £8/5 per workshop.
Choose 1 of the 2 options per time slot
(Children aged 9+ are able to attend workshops, as long as they are at the level specified and accompanied by an adult):
Finnish Songs – Kalevala Poems & Rune Song Melodies (Elina Lappalainen): No knowledge of Finnish required. For all, including beginners OR
Norwegian Tunes (Jon Hjellum Brodal): Learn tunes that can also be used for playing for Norwegian dances. For all melody instruments – Intermediate level upwards.
Norwegian Dances (Reidun Berg): Be prepared for the evening ceilidh – no prior Norwegian dance knowledge required! For all, including beginners OR
Finnish Tunes (Olli Kari & Elina Lappalainen): Learn tunes that can also be used for playing for Finnish dances. For all melody instruments – Intermediate level upwards.
Scottish & Swedish Tunes (Lärka – Eilidh Steel & Alice Thorsell): For all melody instruments – Intermediate upwards OR
Finnish dances (Olli Kari & Elina Lappalainen): Be prepared for the evening ceilidh – no prior knowledge required! For all including beginners.
Sharing Session with all invited guest performers and participants to get a chance to share what they have learnt from the workshops and performances. (Free with any workshop or concert ticket).
The cafe/bar will stay open for food before the evening concert.
Sat 22 April: Evening Concert @ 7.30pm Tickets: £12/10
Harta: Christine Martin - nyckelharpa, Ross Calderwood - smallpipes, Jack Evans - guitar, bouzouki, and whistles (Scotland)
A new trio from Skye and Lochalsh, Harta plays an intriguing mix of old Scottish melodies and dance tunes alongside music drawn from the Nordic traditions.
The Northern Streams Ceilidh Band (Scotland/Finland/Sweden/Norway)
After last year's successful collaboration, our Festival guest musicians, including Mark Neal, will be creating another Northern Streams Ceilidh Band to give you to opportunity to try out Scottish, Norwegian and Finnish dances - which will be called - during the extended second half of our concert or you can just sit and listen to the Nordic & Scottish sounds!
Sun 24 April: Afternoon Session @ 2.00-4.00pm Free and open to all to take part or come along and listen at the Grassmarket Centre cafe - which will be open. We will be welcoming members of the Grassmarket Music Group to give us a wee taste of their repertoire!
Please click the relevant options below to purchase your tickets for the Festival.
There is a 'all-in-one' ticket option (only £32/25) which gives you entry into every event and you can save up to £16 plus on ticket/card fees! If you buy the weekend option we will contact you to check what workshops you want to attend to make sure we are okay with numbers and the room size we intend to use - thanks.
Concessions include TMSA members, EdinBal members & Young Scot cardholders.
Remember to bring your printed e-ticket or info on your phone plus any relevant concession identification to the door. Tickets are only available through booking below or contacting the organisers - they are not available to buy at the venue itself except during the Northern Streams festival time.
We are very pleased to be once again holding the festival at the Grassmarket Centre — home of the Grassmarket Community Project — a social enterprise helping many people in the city gain new skills and confidence and their profits are used to create new opportunities and activities. Their cafe/bar is open during the festival at the venue - please support this great project!
For more details visit www.northernstreams.org or email: email@example.com or tel: 0795 191 8366.
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A antecedent reveals, "Priyanka loves assuming her own stunts. Even during Don, she was agog on accomplishing all the activity herself. She has taken her role as a host and affairs to go all out." When asked about the akin of stunts she would be performing, Chopra says, "To the accomplished level! I am activity to accomplish the boys feel actual bad. They would be like 'if a babe can do this, I can absolutely do it!""
Describing her alertness she adds, "I am accepting accessible by activity to the gym regularly. And I abhorrence gymming! It's an anatomic hazard. If I wasn't an actress, I wouldn't anytime attending at the gym. But I accept to be fit, and I anticipate its added important to be advantageous than fit. Right now am alive on architecture my backbone because I will accomplish some austere stunts."
When asked why the agenda was delayed she says, "Actually there's no delay, we were consistently declared to shoot in August. We are not accepting cricketers anymore, we were declared to accept them but the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had some problems. So now we accept alone that abstraction and accept taken on celebrities from altered walks of life. My dates were consistently in August, afterwards I blanket Saat Khoon Maaf. We leave on August 15 for Brazil and September, we launch."
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I made this fun little ergonomic bottle opener for my girlfriend- who enjoys quality beer as much as I do! This was part of her Valentine's Day present, along with some local beer, of course. She's a keeper!
I did not have a specific shape in mind, so I cut it freehand on my bandsaw, then sanded the edges. I ran short of time, so I had to use screws instead of something more fitting.. They are held in place with a couple drops of CA as well. It's finished with a few coats of gloss polyurethane.
My favorite part about it is the thumb "rest" and the contrasting colors in the grain.. Time to make more!


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Land Surveying Drones
Land surveying can be tough work, requiring the ideal tools, dedicated time in the field and a lot of effort spent compiling the data.
The problem with this hands-on approach is that not only is it time-consuming, it can affect accuracy levels.
Companies are now looking at surveying drones and LiDAR to approve the accuracy of their methods and data, and the efficiency of their work.
What are the advantages of using these land surveying drones over traditional techniques?
Many companies are sure to look towards UAVs for land surveying because of the potential time that can be saved, the costs that can be cut and the safety implications that are offered.
But there is one other advantage to drones that cannot be overlooked: drones are just more accurate than humans.
This accuracy can be seen in … Read the rest


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If you want to know how important conferences such as AUSA, AFA, Navy League, AUVSI or GEOINT are, just consider the fact that Lockheed Martin chose to write this MEADS op-ed and submit it so it would appear just as AUSA opened. Let the show begin! — The editor.
Last month, a congressionally-mandated, Missile Defense Agency-funded National Research Council report stunned lawmakers by revealing the extraordinary cost to keep the Patriot missile system repaired and operating. It quoted Army sources saying that each Patriot battalion costs between $735 million and $809 million annually. So every year, the Army's 15 Patriot battalions cost taxpayers over $12 billion dollars to operate and maintain.
With requested Patriot upgrades averaging another $500 million per year, the U.S. might spend over $125 billion just to keep Patriot operating for another 10 years. It's clear evidence why Cold War legacy systems must be retired.
The solution is the next-generation Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). Because lower operating costs and reduced manpower are primary requirements for MEADS, retiring Patriot would pay for MEADS in only a few years and save billions in every year after that. Even harvesting MEADS core components such as the 360-degree radar, launcher and battle manager would pay huge affordability and performance dividends.
MEADS also saves through greater capability. Each MEADS battalion defends eight times the area of a Patriot battalion. Even with half the equipment, a MEADS-equipped Army would still have four times the capability it has in place today, at much less cost.
In recent trade shows in Huntsville and Berlin, MEADS system elements demonstrated how soon revolutionary capabilities can be put to work to protect soldiers, landing sites and cities.
Most recently, the rotating Surveillance Radar demonstrated that it is a significant departure from the massive trailer-mounted fixed radars in Patriot. MEADS radars are truck-mounted for mobility and provide 360-degree full-perimeter coverage against tactical ballistic missiles and air-breathing threats. Like all MEADS hardware, the radars can be added or subtracted from the active network as task assignments change.
These radars are the result of user experience and Patriot's severe limitations during combat in Iraq. A decade ago, Army users set requirements for a next-generation air and missile defense system that would be quickly and easily transportable. They needed full, 360-degree coverage with increased lethality and range to defeat emerging threats. But in addition to improved protection for soldiers, they also required a more affordable and capable system – software that is easy to maintain, highly reliable electronics and smaller crews to lower operating costs. This is the capability that MEADS is demonstrating in successful tests.
Last year, at White Sands Missile Range, MEADS system elements demonstrated an unprecedented over-the-shoulder launch of a PAC-3 MSE Missile against a simulated target attacking from behind. This fall, including the demonstrated missile and launcher, a MEADS unit will acquire and intercept an air-breathing threat.
No set of modifications and no amount of tax dollars spent on engineering services can make Patriot as agile, as flexible or as easy to operate and maintain as MEADS.
So it doesn't make sense to continue spending billions of dollars on a 40-year-old Patriot system. Not when you can see the future of air and missile defense on test ranges today.
Dave Berganini is president of MEADS International, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary.


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Founded in January 2001, the Charles Simeon Trust seeks "to promote the growth of the gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world by training up the next generation of Biblical expositors." Today, Simeon Trust Workshop on Biblical Exposition are held in over 40 countries all around the world, helping pastors and Bible teachers to learn methods of expositional preaching, to be encouraged through sitting under God's Word, and to gather in small groups with the aim of sharpening each other's teaching.
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Since 1990, KCC Next Gen has trained over 14,000 next generation gospel leaders to faithfully pass on the gospel to others. It is a ministry of Katoomba Christian Convention (KCC), a Bible-preaching convention ministry that was founded in 1903 the tradition of the Keswick Convention in the north of England.
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Meet The Relatives by Lynda Williams, is the touching story of very Demish Dela's adventures in Red Reach. Illustrations are by Richard Bartrop.
Fital's dirty secret gets out.
Fital looked Vras up and down, ignoring Frog. "You've grown since I last saw you," she drawled, invoking a murmur from the listeners at her choice of a masculine pronoun. "In fact, you're old enough, I'd say, that we ought to be working on curing you of your poor taste." Her glance flicked towards Dela and her supporters took up the suggestion, pointing, as she folded her well muscled arms. "Liege Vrel will thank me more for that, I'm sure, than sending you home dead."
"Answer the question, Fital," Vras Vrel asked again, denying male-female address. "And we will see about the rest after, if you've done nothing dishonorable."
"Vras," Fital sneered. "You're not going to be tediously righteous are you?"
"Tell me what deal you made!" Vras exclaimed, excited.
Someone broke ranks among Fital's vassals. "She's selling children!" he shouted. "Highborn orphans! For drugs!"
Vras said, simply, "Challenge."
Fital's sword cleared. The whistle-blower among her followers went white as he tried to back away from her onto the challenge floor. She sprang. He stumbled. A woman screamed. Blood sprang from the betrayer's arm as he went down. But the next instant Sert was there, blocking Fital's killing stroke. People shuffled, taking sides or blocking exits.
And then it was silent.
Vras said, simply, "Challenge."
Sert stood her ground.
No one moved.
Fital glared at the traitor on the floor, but the odds would be against her if the twins and Harn teamed up. And the highborn with her had failed to join her on the challenge floor. Fital looked hatred at the representatives of Red Hearth, and cast a look of disgust at her own, shirking kinsman who had failed to back her up.
Then Fital abandoned revenge, forgot Sert, and stepped out onto the challenge floor, sword drawn.
Demish champions had seconds who checked for dishonorable body armor beneath an opponent's clothes. The Vrellish fought, instead, with skin exposed.
Vras shed his red vest. Fital shrugged out of a long, decorative vest studded in braid and small devices.
Someone whispered beside Dela, in a child's voice, "See those trophy icons? They're for the highborns she's killed, before, in duels."
Dela's could not look down. Her eyes were riveted on Vras and Fital.
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text: Cynthia BartokPhD, RDDepartment of Nutrition & Exercise ScienceCurrent Roles Dr. Bartok is a core faculty member in the Department of Nutrition and Exercise Science. Education BS in clinical nutrition from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY MS in sports nutrition from Auburn University, Auburn, AL PhD in human nutrition from University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI Dietetic Internship at University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Past Experience Dr. Bartok's clinical experience covers both inpatient and outpatient settings, with a focus on weight management, sports nutrition, and lactation support. Dr. Bartok's research activities in the area of sports nutrition, body composition assessment, infant growth, and lactation have resulted in 19 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Bartok has taught traditional classes (five to 300 students), hybrid/online classes, laboratories, and intensive discussion courses at several public universities before coming to Bastyr. Her teaching interests span both nutrition and exercise science. Classes Taught Maternal Infant Nutrition; Life Cycle Nutrition; Nutrition Education Practicum; Nutrition Assessment and Therapy 1; Clinical Dietetic Practicum; Nutrition, Physical Activity and Disease; and Perinatal Nutrition 1 (Midwifery Program) Interests Dr. Bartok's professional interests include weight management, health promotion, public health, sports nutrition, maternal infant nutrition, and nutrition research. Philosophy Dr. Bartok's instructional philosophy includes the following core beliefs: A college education should challenge students to gain new knowledge and skills, consider them with and against previous experiences and personal perspectives, and integrate these pieces into a new "whole." Learning experiences should be aimed not only at gaining knowledge and skills that directly related to future professional goals, but also providing experiences that help you learn "who you are" and how you fit into the world around you. Learning is increased when students are challenged to think deeply and critically in a safe and supportive environment. Learning never stops – my time in the classroom is an opportunity to continue to grow and learn as well! Washington


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Welcome to the Keene High School Bands Web Page!!!
Congratulations To The Newly-Elected Officers For The 2000/2001 School Year!!!
|Doug Lepisto (Senior/Trumpet)
|Brad Proctor (Junior/Trumpet)
|Jocelyn Gardner (Senior/Trumpet)
|Sean Anderson (Sophomore/Trumpet)
The Keene High School Band is off to a busy start this school year. They have completed the fall parade season participating in the Keene High School Homecoming Parade on September 23, 2000 and marched in the Keene Fireman's Parade on October 8th, in which they took first place for the best appearing junior band.
The Pep Band, made up of a group of volunteer students who enjoy showing off their school spirit, has been cheering on the KHS Football team at the home games. The Pep Band also took a trip over the river to Brattleboro in September and helped the Blackbirds move on toward victory against the Colonels.
The band is now hard at work preparing for the Holiday Pops concert to be held on Tuesday, December 5, 2000 at Keene High School.
DISCLAIMER: This is not an official page of Keene High School and does not necessarily reflect the views of Keene High School. Any questions should be directed to the Webmaster.
Copyright 2000 Doug Lepisto


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Final thoughts
Or maybe that should be finals thoughts. A weekend of sliding up and down ladders leaves the Bulldogs in the top eight, the Tigers in the top four, and the Crows with a handful of splinters. It's shaping up to be a thrilling September. I'd also like to put my Super Netball hat on, purely so I can tip it in the direction of the Magpies, who beat the odds to sneak into fourth spot. And a final nod to the Sea Eagles for a battling victory over the Raiders. There's still some ladder shuffling to come in the NRL, but Des Hasler will have his eyes locked on cementing that top-four spot - tough run-in or not. Well played one and all. Thanks for joining me everyone, catch you next time.
AFL: Full-time: Port Adelaide 15.20 (110) v Fremantle 10.7 (67)
And the final siren sounds on the home-and-away season. A strong finish to a disappointing campaign for Port. They were helped along by a listless Dockers, who left their desire in the sheds at half-time.
AAP: Port Adelaide completed their season with a 43-point trouncing of a lacklustre Fremantle in Sunday's twilight clash of the AFL also-rans. Port triumphed 15.20 (110) to 10.7 (67) at Adelaide Oval and finish 10th on the ladder. The Dockers, in what looms as star winger Brad Hill's last game for the club as he eyes a return to Melbourne, were over-run after quarter-time and end the season in 13th spot. Port's chances of sneaking into the top eight were extinguished by the Western Bulldogs' win earlier on Sunday. But the Power convincingly downed Fremantle, under caretaker coach David Hale.
Cricket: The good news is there's guaranteed excitement just around the corner as Australia head into the fourth day at Headingley chasing seven more wickets to retain the Ashes. You can follow all the action with Jonathan Howcroft on our blog below...
AFL: Q4: Seven minutes remaining: Port Adelaide 13.19 (97) v Fremantle 7.7 (49)
Into the final few minutes and there couldn't be less at stake (I've never been one for hyperbole). The result isn't in doubt and the ladder is all sorted. Nineteen-year-old Connor Rozee kicks another goal to the delight of the Port fans. He looks pretty thrilled himself.
AFL: Not to kick a man while he's down but I'm sure I'm not the only one who wants to know what Adelaide coach Don Pyke had to say after that meek end to the Crows' campaign. The odds were against them but I thought they'd at least make a game of it.
We just got into a bit of a funk to be honest. We got to the bye in reasonable shape, sitting at 8-5 with a lot to play for, then never really got going in the second half of the season. So we need to go away, lick our wounds and have a real look at what's transpired, what we need to change and fix. We've got some great people at the footy club ... but we've clearly underperformed against our own expectations. We now need to own that and work out exactly what we need to do to get ourselves back to playing the way that we're capable of. Don Pyke
AFL: Q3: Port Adelaide 11.17 (83) v Fremantle 6.6 (42)
One more quarter of the home-and-away season to go, although this is pretty much over already. Port are 41 points to the good against a distracted Dockers. They knew going into today that they'd need a big score to qualify for the finals. Results conspired against them, but they're on track for a big margin anyway.
Apologies to Robbie Gray for posting the clip below. Couldn't resist.
AFL: Q3: Four minutes remaining: Port Adelaide 10.14 (74) v Fremantle 5.6 (36)
Well it's been one-way traffic pretty much since the end of the first quarter. Certainly since the start of this quarter. If the Power are disappointed at missing out on the finals, it's certainly not showing in their play. They're keen to finish on an upbeat note. The Dockers look like their minds are already on the plane back to Fremantle.
NRL: The players' union has taken aim at the NRL over its attempt to introduce a "punishment matrix", accusing the governing body of freezing it out of discussions. Rugby League Players' Association CEO Ian Prendergast was angered after details of a proposed schedule of penalties for poor off-field behaviour were leaked to the media. On Sunday, he contacted NRL chief Todd Greenberg and ARL Commission chairman Peter Beattie to express his frustrations. The NRL has revealed to clubs a draft plan for a stringent penalty regime in an attempt to introduce consistency. While the RLPA is not necessarily opposed to the idea of codifying punishments, it says there are several "red flags" in some of the leaked potential sanctions. However it is most disappointed at not being invited to the table to discuss the proposition. AAP
AFL: Q3: 17 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 8.11 (59) v Fremantle 5.6 (36)
Now back to Adelaide, and a chance for the rest of the AFL to take a breather, sit back and watch a dead rubber after an intense few days of jostling for ladder positions. Not a bad game either, and a lovely setting sun over Adelaide Oval. How fitting. Port Adelaide are finishing the season with a flourish. A Dixon goal (his second) takes their lead up to 23 points.
NRL: Full-time: Raiders 14-18 Sea Eagles
And the Sea Eagles hold on in Canberra... even without Morgan Boyle, who was sin-binned for the final couple of minutes. A big, big win for Des Hasler's side.
AAP: Manly made the most of an eight-point try to keep their spot in the NRL's top four with a crucial 18-14 win over Canberra. In a heavyweight battle, punctuated by 26 penalties, Manly held on desperately for the final eight minutes to keep out the fast-finishing Raiders. Down to 15 men for the majority of the match with Joel Thompson (suspected broken arm) and Moses Suli (ankle) injured, Manly had Morgan Boyle sin-binned in the last minute. But they made a number of last-ditch tackles on their line in the game's final minutes.
AFL: Full-time: Richmond 12.10 (82) v Brisbane 8.7 (55)
It's all over. The result was in the bag for a while but we were just waiting on confirmation of finals positions. Richmond make the top four (third) just behind the Lions. Well played to the Tigers, the Lions were in it almost all the way though.
AAP: Richmond are one step closer to the AFL premiership after locking away a top-four finish with a 27-point win over Brisbane at the MCG. Sunday's 12.10 (82) to 8.7 (55) victory means the Tigers will finish third on the ladder and face the second-placed Lions at the Gabba in a mouth-watering qualifying-final rematch. Minor premiers Geelong will host Collingwood at the MCG in the other qualifying final. Richmond dominated early on Sunday afternoon to lead by 26 points at halftime, but were made to fight tooth and nail in an electric third quarter during which the Lions pared back the margin to seven points. But as they've so often been able to do, the Tigers found another gear and wrestled the game back onto their terms to prevail in front of 76,995 fans.
NRL: 76 mins: Raiders 14-18 Sea Eagles
Another Croker try means we're in for a grandstand finish in Canberra. The Raiders have their tails up as the clock ticks down. The Sea Eagles defending valiantly... so far.
AFL: HT: Port Adelaide 7.9 (51) v Fremantle 5.6 (36)
The pendulum swings all the way back to Port with a strong finish before the main break. They were nine down after the first quarter but now have a 15-point margin.
NRL: 70 mins: Raiders 10-18 Sea Eagles
The Green Machine is just starting to stall. Fair play to the Sea Eagles who have taken full advantage on a long slog of a day. They get another try - this time from Jake Trbojevic - and another Garrick kick gives them a crucial eight-point lead as we head into the final 10 minutes. Can the Raiders respond?
AFL: Q4: 8 mins remaining: Richmond 12.7 (79) v Brisbane 7.6 (48)
It's been a low-scoring quarter so far, which won't worry Richmond too much... depending on how you view the ladder. The Lions still haven't added to their tally since the break.
NRL: 62 mins: Raiders 10-12 Sea Eagles
Tommy Trbojevic tries to put pressure on the ball over the try line through a crowd of Raiders players - and fails. Just. No try is the call, quite correctly. Kind of sums up the game: hardly a classic and very little in it.
AFL: Q4: 15 minutes remaining: Richmond 11.7 (73) v Brisbane 7.6 (48)
Dusty collects and kicks to give the Tigers a bit more breathing room at the start of the final quarter. The Lions need to respond quickly to keep themselves in this.
NRL: 54 mins: Raiders 10-12 Sea Eagles
A little bit of controversy as Manly take the lead for the first time courtesy of an eight-point try. Garrick with the try after an intercept nine metres out from the Manly line. Still plenty to go but I suspect this is going right down to the wire. You certainly can't write off the Raiders. Just ask the Storm.
AFL: Q3: Richmond 10.7 (67) v Brisbane 7.6 (48)
It's three-quarter-time and the Tigers have weathered that early storm and fought back to give themselves a useful margin as we head into the final quarter. We could be in for a bit of a thriller to (almost) end the regular season.
AFL: The AFL has broken its attendance record for the third-straight year. Sunday's crowd at the MCG for the Richmond-Brisbane game took the season total to 6,894,771, with the Sunday twilight game at Adelaide Oval between Port Adelaide and Fremantle to come. It tops last year's regular season total of 6,894,770, while the 2017 figure was 6,732,601. AAP
AFL: Q1: Port Adelaide 3.4 (22) v Fremantle 5.1 (31)
Fremantle have fought back well after an early surge from Port Adelaide. Still tight though. It's actually a pretty good game. Funny how often that happens when the pressure is off.
NFL: Another disappointing day for Valentine Holmes as he chases his NFL dream. He didn't get much game time for the New York Jets in their 28-13 pre-season loss to the New Orleans Saints. He was given punt-and-kick-return duties but struggled to put his hand up for a place on the 53-man roster. Despite that, he's not heading back to the NRL just yet.
I miss it a bit (rugby league), but I'm still excited and glad I made the decision to come here. It's pretty cool to be able to share a locker with these guys. Some of these guys I used to watch a few years back. A lot of the (Cronulla) boys watch it and we all kind of aspire not be like these guys, but they're cool athletes and very talented and to be able to train alongside them and play whenever I can, it's special. So I guess that drives me in itself and just being over here on one of the biggest stages. Valentine Holmes
AFL: Q3: 11 minutes remaining: Richmond 8.6 (54) v Brisbane 7.5 (47)
The Lions are clawing (no pun intended) their way back into this, and the Richmond fans can sense it. They're not happy. Plenty of booing today - but Brisbane have the blinkers on. The Lions have come roaring out (no pun intended) in this third quarter.
NRL: HT: Raiders 8-4 Sea Eagles
Two very late penalties for Manly, including one on the siren, keep them breathing down the necks of the Raiders - who had stretched the lead to eight at one stage. It's been pretty scrappy so far, a few too many penalties by either side, but Canberra will probably feel they should be a further ahead.
AFL: Q1: 17 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 1.0 (6) v Fremantle 0.0 (0)
When play began today, it was always the longest of long shots for the Power to finish in the eight - and so it's proved. It's all a matter of pride for Freo and Port now. Marshall opens the scoring with a straightforward one. First blood to Power.
AFL: HT: Richmond 8.6 (54) v Brisbane 4.4 (28)
We're at the main break and it's the Tigers very much in control. After the season they've had, you can never rule out the Lions, but Richmond look well up for this one - and so are their fans. Jack Riewoldt doing the damage with four goals.
NRL: 21 mins: Raiders 6-0 Sea Eagles
Ha, the Raiders go over as soon as I press launch on the previous post. Croker with the try. It was coming. He kicks the extras too.
NRL: 20mins: Raiders 0-0 Sea Eagles
Chances at either end. A no-try call against the Raiders. It's a big one too. Arguable from both perspectives. DCE getting underneath the ball as Wighton tried to touch down. Very, very close but the Sea Eagles survive. Seconds later, it looks like Walker makes a line break and is clean through for a try - but it was suspiciously easy and, sure enough, the officials call it back for obstruction. You can sense a try coming.
Basketball: Fresh from toppling Team USA, Andrew Bogut now has the Herald-Sun in his sights.
NRL: 11 mins: Raiders 0-0 Sea Eagles
It's a real tussle in Canberra, as you'd expect from two teams right at the top of their games just before the finals. Nothing on the scoreboard so far. Some solid Manly defence keeps the Raiders at bay from a couple of sets. The visitors have been under pressure but look unruffled.
AFL: Q2: 10 mins remaining: Richmond 6.6 (42) v Brisbane 3.1 (19)
It's official - Richmond are ON today. Calculators at the ready. We're beyond 4pm on the final Sunday of the regular season and it's still all to play for in the top five. Which, of course, is entirely how you'd want it to be. The only thing you can say for sure right now is that it's been a good year for clubs named after felines. If only they'd been called the Gold Coast Ocelots.
Richard Gadsby
Thank you and au revoir to the tireless Jonathan Howcroft, who will return later to kick off our Ashes coverage. He's basically the Steve Smith of bloggers - almost impossible to remove. I'll put up an Ashes link nearer the time. And a nice start to the shift for yours truly - the deciding clash at the top of the AFL well under way, and the NRL's match of the round up next.
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Right, that's all from me for the time being. Richard Gadsby will steer you through the conclusion of Richmond v Brisbane and prepare you for a nail-biting night of Ashes action.


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I have started working on my thesis project now in the Bioelectronics group. My aim is to develop a multi-channel level crossing ADC that will be used to record bio-signals. As part of the thesis project I am doing a literature review in which I read up on different research papers about the topic I am working on. This will give me an idea about the work that has already been done and what I can do further in this domain.
I have planned the milestones and a rough timeline for my project. This helps me to keep track of my progress and to ensure I am on track to finish my work on time. I have meetings with my thesis supervisor periodically to review my work and to get tips on how to proceed further. I have daily supervisors as well who help me in finding solutions to the problems I face. So far my work has been going well.
I have developed a simple behavioral model of the ADC which I will use for developing my whole system. After getting the desired results with the behavioral model I will start designing the circuit of my whole system. The circuit design will have added complexity because of the realistic constraints that would not have been considered in the behavioral model. So I would need to consider these problems and find ways to solve them. Then I would need to create a layout of the whole circuit i.e. the way it would be actually fabricated on the Silicon wafer. After all these steps I would be able to do simulations and find the way my chip will work in the real world. I would then collect the results and derive conclusions. When all this is done I can complete my thesis and submit for the green signal from my supervisor. After the final approval I can defend my thesis and get my degree.
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Why 'Nairobi Half Life' is a big hit
Sunday January 20 2013
Nairobi Half Life has become the biggest theatrical success for a local film, grossing over $82,000 (Sh7 million) in local ticket sales alone, according to distribution company Crimson Multimedia.
The success of the film directed by David "Tosh" Gitonga has breathed fresh air into the Kenyan film industry.
Nairobi Half Life tells the story of an aspiring actor who travels from his rural home to Nairobi with the hope of achieving his dreams but instead ends up tangled with a mob of criminals. (Obbo: Nairobi Half Life: When I grow up, I really don't want to live in this city)
Touches on homosexuality
It's a tale of struggle, ambition, crime, prostitution, corruption and even touches on homosexuality.
The movie has received international attention equal to no other local production. (Read: 'Nairobi Half Life': Kenya's first entry in Oscar race)
It became the first Kenyan film to be considered for an Oscar while locally it grabbed four trophies at the Kalasha awards. (Read: Kenya's best on screen feted at Kalasha Awards)
One of its cast, Joseph Wairimu, also won the Best Actor Award at the Durban International Film Festival last year.
The director partly attributes the film's success to the massive social media campaign that the production company, One Fine Day Films, took but adds that it could have been much greater if proper distribution mechanisms were in place in Africa.
"A few cinemas are screening the production in Kenya. You can only imagine if we were able to distribute in the entire continent," he says.
In the West, for instance, films are showcased at festivals then studios buy the rights, market and distribute them all over the world.
"We're learning along the way though," says Tosh, adding that Kenyan filmmakers have to take their time in producing, other than rushing and expecting to come out with a good movie. (Read: Nairobi Half Life: Undoubtedly the year's best)
Jayesh Patel, the general manager of Century Cinemax, Junction, on Ngong Road, says the company did not foresee the film's success.
"The first time they (the producers) approached us, I remember watching the movie on DVD and I thought it was quite good. We agreed to take it on. We knew it would sell but we did not know it would be this big," he says.
The film has been showing at the Century Cinemax since September last year and has attracted a crowd of 10,000 to date.
On what sets it apart from other movies, Patel says people want to watch good movies with good stories.
When you attend film screenings, it's a product you're paying for and Nairobi Half Life, in his view, is brilliant. The creators did their research well so the film is believable and the story is entertaining. This is something you don't see very often in Kenya films.
"When you have such a film, even the distributors go the extra mile to promote it," says Patel who keeps a rolled-up Nairobi Half Life poster with autographs from the main stars. He intends to hang it next to an antique Star Wars poster, the only one on his office wall.
Century Cinemax advertised the movie on all its online and social media platforms since its release.
Not all films that hit the screens fair well though.
Perform very well
Last year, Cinemax Plaza screened only one other Kenyan production: Keeping it Together, which did not perform very well.
"We sold less than 100 tickets for the three weeks that it ran. As much as we might want to promote local movies, if people are not buying tickets, then we cannot do so," Patel says.
Nairobi Half Life has set the bar quite high and filmmakers need to invest more thought and money into their films in order to make them a success. In the recent past, Starflix Cinemas has screened two Kenyan films: Leo and The Captain of Nakara. Nich Mwole, who is in charge of customer care at the movie theatre at Prestige Plaza, says most local movies don't do well.
"We are now showing Captain of Nakara and each show attracts about 10 to 15 people. Each of our theatres sits about 229 people so this is a letdown," he says. (Mutiga: Movie casts a harsh light on yawning inequalities that threaten stability)
Unlike Patel, Nich believes that what Kenyan films lack is not so much quality as marketing.
"When people leave the theatre after watching the local movies, they'll say they were good. I have also watched the movies and they are quite entertaining but they are not well marketed on other platforms like television and radio. Most people out there simply do not know they exist and maybe if they did, they would come and watch them," he says.
He says they have rejected some local movies because they feel screening them would simply bring losses.
Colombian-born filmmaker Joan Poggio, 35, who came to Kenya about years ago while working for the Discovery Channel's Animal Planet programme, says the biggest challenge for film lovers today is differentiating between good and bad films.
"These are very exciting times for the film industry. Now you can do so much more with just a camera and laptop than was imaginable 10 years ago. Unfortunately, everyone wants their five minutes of fame. Having the equipment to do it does not matter. What matters is the story," he says.
Joseph Wairimu, who plays Mwas in Nairobi Half Life, says his newly-found fame has got him into a bit of unexpected trouble.
"I had never been robbed before in my life but this happened right after the film's premiere. I was attacked one evening on my way home by some youths who were convinced I had a lot of money. People don't understand that we made Nairobi Half Life back in 2010 and the pay was not very good," he says.
Despite the film's commercial success, Joseph still lives in Mathare. But it has raised his hopes of getting to Hollywood.
Nairobi Half Life is intended to be released on DVD. But Tosh is disappointed that it has already been pirated.


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26 Mar2008
This is another comfort food for me. We had this at home as a kid. My mom didn't make it as often as chicken or pork afritada, but I did like Beef Mechado. Actually, more than eating it at home, it was always my default viand at lunch when I worked at a bank on Ayala Avenue right after college. It was almost always on the cafeteria menu and I just loved to soak my rice with the sauce. I gather it isn't on cafeteria menus as often these days, beef having become somewhat pricey, but it was a mainstay in my days. So it surprised me a bit when I realized I hadn't eaten this dish in years, and decided to make some at home. Oddly, I have never cooked it myself. So this is an attempt to recreate a Beef Mechado that has the taste I prefer, with no apologies if it strays from an authentic recipe, if one does exist. The way I view this dish, it was an island adaption of a more common Western beef stew, probably replacing the wine with vinegar, and adding in a splash of soy sauce to complete the local version…
To make, start with say 2 kilos of beef, I just purchased the packages at S&R labelled "mechado," and cut them into roughly 3/4 inch cubes. I found the ones from S&R were a bit big so I cut them in half. Next, heat up a large heavy enamel cooking pot such as a Le Creuset, add a couple of tablespoons of olive oil and sear the beef and brown the cubes, doing this in 2 or 3 batches if necessary, then removing the beef to a plate and setting this aside. When all the beef is seared, add it back to the pot, add some chopped garlic, several cups of chopped or crushed tomatoes or passata, some bay leaves (I used 2 fresh, 2 dried), a tablespoon or two of white vinegar, a couple of tablespoons of soy sauce and let this simmer for roughly 1.5-2.0 hours or until the beef is tender. You may also add a little water and some folks like to add a beef bouillon cube to give the sauce more depth or flavor.
Meanwhile, peel and cube some potatoes, I used 6 large ones, and two large onions and set them aside. When the beef is tender, add the potatoes and onions and cook another 30 minutes or so until done. Season with salt and pepper to taste. I also added several tablespoons of roasted red peppers, cut into strips which provided a disctinct flavor and thickened the sauce. I also added about 1/2 a teaspoon or slightly more of sweet paprika. The results? Exactly how I like it… beefy but with the slight tang or acidity from the vinegar (which I suspect acts as a tenderizer), that probably unique mix of tomatoes and dark soy sauce and the mushy potatoes as well… Yum. Perfect with huge serving or two or three of boiled rice… I love to smush the potatoes and tomato sauce in with my rice…
This looks really good. I definitely will try it soon. I do buy my meats from S&R because they are handled properly. Thanks for the mouthwatering photos.
Mar 26, 2008 | 3:34 pm
I didn't realize it's easy to prepare. I normally cook beef asado but I'll try this to have something different. Thanks for the recipe, MM.
Mar 26, 2008 | 3:45 pm
I just had beef stew using my crockpot…and mechado was a common staple as well. I've relied a lot on crockpots and pressure cooker to save time (hehe, sourgrapes…don't have a le crueset:) ) Is there a difference in using fresh bay leaf as against dried or using it both? I wonder if you can get them at the markets only…That Mechado definitely looks yummy.
Mar 26, 2008 | 4:15 pm
Pardon my ignorance but what is the difference between a beef mechado and a beef caldereta? I do love both dishes
Mar 26, 2008 | 4:21 pm
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Mar 26, 2008 | 4:24 pm
I love such dishes (stews, or tomato sauce based dishes)..
Isn't this the same as Sinarsahan?
Mar 26, 2008 | 4:53 pm
Pardon my confusion too—what IS the difference between beef mechado and caldereta. I also notice a similarity with that of the beef goulash (except that it is spicier)?
Mar 26, 2008 | 5:46 pm
I also love mechado. When I prepare it, I would first marinate the beef in toyo-kalamansi before searing the meat.
The traditional way of cooking mechado, as I was told by the senior cooks in the province, is to actually "mitchahan†the beef. This is done by inserting strips of pork fat through the length of the beef. And that is how I prepare mechado when I cook for special occasions.
To prepare: take a slab of beef, around 2 kilos (I prefer using kenchi or kalitiran) and about ½ kilo of hard pork fat. Divide the beef into 4 parts, roughly the size of an average forearm. Slice the pork fat into ½ inch strips . Note: the pork fat should be as long as the length of the beef.
Using a sharp, thin-bladed knike, make a 1 inch, and end to end, lengthwise incision at the center of the beef. A bread knife is handy for this purpose. Insert a strip of pork fat into the hole. An easy way to do this is to spear one end of the pork fat with a barbeque stick then slide the fat into the hole with the aid of the stick, until the pork fat emerges at the other end of the hole.
Marinade the "na-mitchahang†beef in toyo-kalamansi for 2 hours or more. Proceed to cook as was describe in the post. That is: sear the meat in hot oil until golden brown. Remove some of the excess oil and on the same pan, sauté lots of chopped garlic, onions and tomatoes, add the browned beef and marinade. Put some bay leaf, add water and simmer for 2 hours or until tender. When almost done, add cubed potatoes, carrots and bell pepper. Season with salt and black pepper to taste and simmer further until the vegetables are done.
To serve: Slice the beef crosswise and ladle the sauce on top. The pork fat at the middle of the beef makes the dish visual appealing, well at least to me, he he
The slow cooking would have rendered the pork fat, moistening the beef and enhancing further the flavor of the meat.
Mar 26, 2008 | 6:07 pm
As far as I know, mechado is a type of beef stew so that makes it a kind of caldereta. Caldereta being a generic term for a stew.
Mechado is so named because it is traditionally made with rib eye steaks with a "mitsa" or lardon of pork fat placed in the hole where the rib used to be. thus the name mechado or "mitsado" (as in: "linagyan ng mitsa")
Mar 26, 2008 | 6:19 pm
Not to say that your Mechado does not look delicious, but the way the fat makes your photos glisten, it is just screaming: "clogged arteries!" Got to love the old Spanish/Filipino recipies– they may not be the healthiest or the easiest to prepare, but they sure taste good.
Mar 26, 2008 | 7:11 pm
MM, Siopao, Sonnysj- we often do a shortcut and just put in a few slices of fatty pork (belly) in the stew to add flavor (i.e. fat!) to our mechado. The pork becomes super soft and almost dissolve into the sauce, thus making it even more delectable and sinfully rich. Rice please!!!!
Mar 26, 2008 | 7:36 pm
MM, the Mechado of my childhood always had fat on lardon on the center. My Aunt starts with a log beef, a slit made in the center to which a strip of fat is tucked in. The vendor at the wet market would happily do that first step. The log of beef is browned then stewed in whole. Once the meat is tender and the sauce reduced, the beef is then sliced just before serving. You could see the juice rolling down as you slice the meet into 1/2 inch thick discs.
Thanks MM for making me remember my Aunt today. She has long passed away but she is well remembered for the fabolous feasts and healthy meals she made during my younger days. Anything with a "do" in the end of the viand's name is one of her specialties harhar. :)
Mar 26, 2008 | 7:49 pm
Pork in an armor of beef.
Mar 26, 2008 | 8:21 pm
Definitely falling under single-use implements, I picked up a mean-looking larding iron some twenty years or so ago to simplify the insertion of wicks (mecha) of pork backfat into slabs of beef, saddle of venison or oxtongue (for lengua mechada). Using this tool was as difficult as doing it with a piece of bamboo which mother used at home so it thereafter got relegated to a corner of a kitchen cupboard. One day the person finding it will probably seek counsel from Cooks Illustrated to find out what sinister use it might have been designed for.
Mar 26, 2008 | 8:39 pm
So the strip of pork fat is "artificially" inserted through the meat? I had the impression that the pork fat was there because it was that sort of cut of meat; the type where there was white fat in the middle. Mitsa, micha means wick, right? So in a Mechado, the pork fat is like the wick of the candle. :)
Mar 26, 2008 | 9:52 pm
What a coincidence to find this post tonight, that's what we had for dinner! But we call that calderetang baka.
'Round here "mechado" has more than one "mitsa". A large piece of beef is rolled up, maki-style, stuffed with the pork fat, pickles, chorizo de bilbao, cheese, and *gasp* Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdog. The long rolls are secured with twine and then browned, thereafter simmered in the tomato-based sauce (which, weirdly, we like with cilantro). When cooled we fish the beef rolls out of the sauce, wrap tightly and then freeze (separate from the sauce) if it's to be eaten later. The rolls have to be sliced into 1/2 inch thick discs while semi-frozen, with an electric knife so they don't fall apart. Then the sauce is ladled on top and the whole thing heated through. With hot rice, this is my comfort food. My son eats it with spaghetti noodles :)
Mar 27, 2008 | 12:33 am
I favor tomato stewed meat with bay leaf. Honing/sharpening steel is my choice of tool in making a tunnel in meat to fill in with pork fat or crushed/whole garlic in roast beef, pork loin or in this case mechado.
Mar 27, 2008 | 12:39 am
we also marinate the beef in toyo-calamansi…instead of vinegar, we add pickles….
To michelle, that seems to be Morcon…
Mar 27, 2008 | 3:52 am
I gather that mechado meat is cooked in whole like a log with pork fat inserted in the middle as per the comments :). See, I haven't cooked Mechado as yet. It's interesting to know that caldereta and mechado looks the same, however they are 2 totally different dish. Mechado having the least ingredients but somewhat complicated to cook (with the incision of pork fat). While Caldereta calls for more ingredients, but the beef is simply cut in cubes, then browned before adding the liquid and the rest of the ingredients! And oh yeah let me not forget, I cook the potatoes separately in a pan first before adding it to the meat. I cooked Caldereta quite a lot, but I could never achieved the "right taste†just the way my (deceased) uncle makes it. I tried, but he never revealed his secret ingredient (s), he would just say to me with a smile on his face that it's his connection with his pan and some "whisper" will do it's magic!
I would try this recipe soon and I'll make sure to remember sonnysj's pointers for this dish! Thanks!
Mar 27, 2008 | 5:22 am
Is mechado the same thing as stew beef? I tried a very similar recipe recently, and the beef came out quite tough.
I seared the beef chunks, then simmered for about two hours…I wonder if I used the wrong cut of meat?
Mar 27, 2008 | 7:59 am
michelle, what you describe sounds almost like what I remember as 'morcon' and I can't remember the last time I had that!
My dad was the expert goat caldereta and bacalao chef in our household. Nobody was allowed to cook those 2 dishes but him. I remember that both dishes required a long list of ingredients and tons of prep work like browning potato wedges in olive oil which were sooooo good, he had to make triple extra because we would steal them quicker than he could cook them. We would also feast on the stuffed olives which both dishes required.
I can't remember the last time I had either dish either – this is making me reall sad – sigh. Actually, I did have bacalao in Madrid when I was there in the 70's but man, that was a loooong time ago!
Mar 27, 2008 | 8:22 am
My Mom puts kalamansi juice in her Mechado.
Mar 27, 2008 | 9:20 am
one MAJOR difference between kaldereta and mechado is that kaldereta is PERFECT with bones (whether goat or beef) while mechado is DEFINITELY boneless.
goat kaldereta is the best! with papaitan soup– goat skin (i think) soup soured by goat bile– to end.
Mar 27, 2008 | 10:22 am
delicious!!! with white rice its perfect!!
Mar 27, 2008 | 1:55 pm
Yes, mechado should be a solid piece of larded beef. Hence the name mechado, from Spanish – mechar, "…introducir mechas de tocino gordo en la carne que se ha de asar o empanar."
I find that this preparation is more presentable when having company over for dinner. You can carve half of it into slices and place the other half on the same serving platter. Surround the meat with the potatoes, and maybe even some baby carrots. I also like to cook (fry) the potatoes separately like dhayL, otherwise they get too mushy.
Mar 27, 2008 | 2:39 pm
looks super sarap! my husband likes our version with lots of onions…i saute and caramelize the onions before browning the meat…then we just put everything in a crock pot and wait til the meat is fork tender…easy
Mar 27, 2008 | 9:14 pm
Question: Instead of larding the meat, can one just use more marbled cuts like short ribs? Would that work?
Mar 27, 2008 | 10:51 pm
MM, you're right, kaldereta is similar to mechado but with other add on ingredients, plenty of onions esp if using goat's meat say a kilo of onions for a kilo of meat, whole pickles/or relish,queso de bola/or quick melt cheese, chopped pork liver/or liver spread, bell pepper, worcestershire sauce, and siling labuyo for that hot chili taste. for shortcuts, i pressure cooked the meat for 10 min and then simmer it using slow cooker or other pot.
Mar 28, 2008 | 12:50 pm
Isn't what you described (your dinner) morcon? It sounds like morcon to me than calderetang baka..
Mar 28, 2008 | 6:01 pm
Yummy, this looks good. I wish to try your recipe, so I have a question. Do you use "filipino" soy and vinegar (e.g. silver swan or marca pina brands and cane vinegar like datu puti?) or do you use kikoman soy and regular distilled white vinegar? What's passat?
Thank you.
Apr 5, 2008 | 4:07 pm
Thank you! I will try this soon, though we eat more chicken. So I'm guessing this is similar to afritada chicken.
Apr 6, 2008 | 2:15 pm
you are describing morcon, not mechado.
Apr 10, 2008 | 5:28 am
your mechado looks really savory and delicious. must try it soon. keep all the great info/recipes coming.
Apr 10, 2008 | 5:32 am
Does anyone add or ever heard of whole boiled eggs being added to mechado? I came across this interesting addition many Christmases ago. With or without the eggs, though, the mechado was excellent, it was the heartiest, richest mechado that I had ever tasted. The lady who cooked this also made the best spaghetti bolognese I had ever tasted, as well. I came to know this lady through my ex and only got to enjoy her culinary masterpieces once a year at her Christmas get-together. Sadly, when my boyfriend and I broke up, I lost access to the best bolognese sauce and mechado that I had ever had. Marketman, I will definitely try your mechado recipe. Do you have a super-rich bolognese sauce recipe you could share? Last but not least, people look at me funny when I rave about a box of puto-flan that a friend brought back from the Philippines. I hope that someone else out there has tried them. Hopefully, they're available here in the U.S. Thanks and peace….
Apr 10, 2008 | 5:50 am
thanks for sharing your recipes.ill try it!
May 22, 2008 | 11:52 pm
Hey, MM! I tried this with French fried potatoes, the store-bought kind. Adds a nice touch because of the different texture, and also hubby has an aversion to boiled potatoes for some reason.
Yuuuuummmeee mechado recipe, and I will definitely use this again.
Jun 2, 2008 | 3:15 pm
the recipe sounds so simple and yet looks very yummy on the picture. I am going to try to cook it for the party tomorrow. Haven't tried it before so fingers crossed i hope it turns well for me and for the the people who are going to eat it.
Keep the recipes coming and I shall keep an eye out for them.
Sep 6, 2008 | 1:20 pm
"mechado" is for beef and "caldereta" is for goat meat..\:D/
Jan 12, 2009 | 11:09 pm
Thanks for the recipe, Marketman! This definitely looks yummy. I'll be cooking this for my Mom and Dad's anniversary this sunday.
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