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В статье освещена материальная культура стоянки первобытного человека, обнаруженная археологами в 2004 г в районе с. Каргалы (Фабричный) в Алматинской области.
Мақалада Алматы облысының Қарғалы аймағында (Фабричный) 2004 жылы археологтармен табылған алғашқы адамның тұру мәдениеті жайлы жарықтанған.
Keywords: Palaeolithic period, stratigraphy, artefact, flint, absolute
Kazakh National University named after Al-Farabi is one of the leading centres of archaeology of Kazakhstan Republic. Archaeology and Ethnology Department carries out prospecting and stationary works in monuments of the Stone, Bronze, Early Stone Ages and Medieval Period. Particularly, specialists of the Department, collaborating with colleges from Institute of Archaeology named after A.H.Margulan, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of Siberian Department of Russian Academy of Science (Novosibirsk city), carry out conjoint researches of monuments of the Stone Age of Kazakhstan.
Field archaeological seasons of 2004-2007 years on area of Kazakhstan have turned to be rich in archaeological discoveries. The implementation of the Scientific State Programme "Cultural Heritage", intended for 2003-2006 years, advanced it. Programme envisages the prospecting and excavation works on perspective archaeological projects, introduction of new materials into scientific turnover. Restoration and conservation of Kazakhstan more significant monuments is one of the parts of "Cultural Heritage" Programme activity.
In the frameworks of realization of the Programme by expedition of Kazakh National University named after al-Farabi, archaeological works were carried out in the South Kazakhstan in Koshkurgan I and named after Ch.Valihanov settlements. Works included the cleaning of sites from crumbling, as well as extra excavations with purpose of getting information, required for more precise definition of concrete dating.
Since 2004, expedition had been carried out research works in the southeast Kazakhstan. From the geographic position, this region bears the Jetysu (Semirechye) by existence of seven larger rivers of the region. Balhash Lake is the western geographical bor deriine of this area: Saryyesik-Atrau Plain, merged with sub mountain of Tarbagatay, Jungar, Alatau, Zaili Alatau to the southern part from the and in the lake and in the west-Chu-iliysk Моuntains and valley of the Chu River, Alakol hollow with located in it Alakol and Sarykkol Lakes, as well as the eastern branches of Jungar Alatau mountain ridge form the eastern frontier of the region. Ketmen and Zaili Alatau mountain ranges edge Semirechye from the South.
Till recent time, the area of Semirechye has represented the white sport in archaeology of Palaeolithic period of Kazakhstan that firstly, is connected with palaeographic conditions, existing in territory of the region. From open site it is possible to mark out the surface finds (in total 187 exhibits) of Ak-Togay deposit 1-4 in the valley of the Charyn River. It should be noted that from the beginning of 1990-s, the information has come from local specialists of local history and archaeologists about presence of monuments with buried cultural remains in region of Fabrichniy village (Kargaly). In summer of 2004, prospecting of locality was carried out and decision on starting of stationary studying of the monument was adopted.
Maybulak site is located in the territory of Almaty province (Jambul Region) in 44 kilometers distance to the western part from Almaty and 1,5-2 kilometers to the south-west part from Fabrichniy village (Kargaly) on "bottom level" of the northern slope of Zaili Alatau mountain range (Figure 1). Monument is located on loessial outlier (the absolute height is 1040 meters above the sea level) on the right bank of the submontane Maybulak River, in the place, where it flows out from the gorge of the same name. Site is located in zone of active site development. If earlier, till discovery here of the site, loam of outlier has been chosen for building needs by local population, to the present time, after carrying out here archaeological excavations during three years (2004-2007), Maybulak monument practically was completely levelled by building machinery. Cultural remains of the site have been preserved, perhaps, only in the lowest sediments of outlier.
Till the time of starting of archaeological works in site, the geomorphologic and stratigraphic situation of the region had the following characteristics.
Only the eastern slope, the length of which to the direction of north-south was 150 meters, has kept outlier. The height of outlier above the adjusting locality reached 4-4,5 meters.
Pit was put in the central part of the outlier. Within three years of research, the area of works covered 128 square kilometers. The maximal depth of trench at the eastern wall of excavation was 9 meters. Stratigraphy of the cut of the eastern wall includes:
• 0,25 m - sod stratum;
• 0,25-1,6 m - humus loam with mole cast and single stone detritus;
• 1,6-2,5 m-pale - yellow loam of porous, fissured texture;
• 2,5-8,0 m-pale - yellow loam, in some places of dense composition, including carbonate salts.
The upper part of the western side of outlier was demolished by construction works, stratigraphy of the lower bundles of sediments along the western wall has the following characteristics:
• 3,5-4,5 m - contemporary redeposited layers (sand with admixture of pebbles, humus loamy deposits, detritus, ceramics and human beings' bones from ruined burial places of the Early Iron Age are met);
• 4,5-8,1 m - pale yellow loam with carbonate inclusions, contains cultural remains;
• 8,1 -9,0 m - pale yellow loam, gradually transferring into clay sand with admixture of small gravelled pebbles.
Visual study of stratigraphic cuts of the deposit did not make it possible on the initial stage to mark out in composition of pale yellow loam, containing undisturbed cultural strata, more fractional lithological units. Layering of loams, on which the Maybulak site is located, was not noted. Monument is situated on outlier, geomorphologically corresponding to the Maybulak River's first terrace above the flood plain, belonged for Zailiysk Alatau to the Late Pleistocene period. Processes of double nature, perhaps, took part in formation of outlier. The lower part (pale-yellow loam with admixture of pebbles and covering it loam, does not containing the stone elements is connected mostly with dealluvial deposits. Overlying loam includes cultural remains in undisturbed shape (in situ), which were covered by Aeolian sediment load.
In the result of researches, three cultural horizons were pointed out.
In spite of the fact, that the first single finds of stone artefacts are fixed in humus loam, the relative concentration of goods was traced in depth of 0,7-2,1 meters in the range of which the cultural horizon is pointed out. Apparently, cultural strata of horizon were destroyed in the Bronze Age and more later. The fragments of inexpressive ceramics of the Bronze period and early Iron Age with geometrically and vegetation ornaments, found here, proves it. Besides, in squares B1, D1, E1, and ZH1 the remains of stone laying outs of burials of the Bronze epoch and Iron Age are met. The character of bedding of artefacts as well as periodically met the accumulation of coals from bonfire sites tells about long-term settlement of habitants of this cultural horizon.
In total, the collection of the first cultural horizon amounts 77 exemplars. Raw stuff for production of artefacts has mainly local origin and does not differ by good quality. They are porphyries of dark-brown, black, grey, green or red colour from the Maybulak Riverbed, as well as green, red and black siliceous rock of perfect quality, which is better yielded to treatment and evidently was delivered to the site from other places.
Pre queen cell sub prismatic, two prismatic queen cells for microplates, gallets, plates, queen cell-like chips, small microplates are among the collection of the horizon. The group of plates is not expressive. Tools' collection includes knife, end scraper of side-cut, scraper of high form and fragment of end scraper. In the bounds of horizon, the coals from bonfire sites were found. Collection of this horizon is typologically characterized by Holocene Period.
The present horizon is rich in finds and presents the great interest for research. In fact, this horizon includes powerful cultural sediments and without overstatement it is culture, containing layer of the Palaeolithic epoch. The depth of its bedding is 3,5-4,8 meters.
Peculiarities of bedding of the stone stock of the 2nd cultural horizons confidently show that articles are in undisturbed condition and bed in situ. Relatively big accumulation of the worked stones, which are the working grounds of ancient human being, testify it. Working grounds are fixed on different depth in the range of cultural horizon in squares D-1, D-2, V-3, V-4, B-4 (4, 0-4,1 m), A-2 (4,15 m), B-2, G-2 (4,0-4,2 m), A-11-12 (photo 8), 3-9, 3-1, E-10 (depth 4,2-4,8 m) and so on. In square B-2 (depth 4,0-4,1 m) (artefacts) with working ground contain big Levalloisian double-area monofrontal queen cell and number of apostates. Laboratory tests made it possible to carry out the partly remounting of core on the basis of existent articles.
The existence of hearth and hearth spots is also the most notable that by itself is characterized as rare phenomenon for the Stone Age of the arid zone of the Central Asia. Heath is fixed in square A-1 in depth of 3,5-3,7 m. and presents laid in shape of circle pebble and stone flag. Size of stones is 0,08-0,32 m (in all 14 exemplars). Stones have fragile, cracking during the impact texture, which is the result of long thermal effect. Stone laying is located in the centre of burning (ignition) of the brown-ish-bricky colour with 0,9 meter diameter. Besides, 10 hearth sports relating not large sizes have been discovered in horizon. In square V-2, in depth of 3,8-3,9 m., the subright-angled shape burning (0,5x0,3 m)of red-black colour has been fixed.
Collection of the second horizon amounts 930 specimens. Levalloisian (6 specimens), prismatic (9 specimens), multi-area (2 specimens), butt-end atypical (3 specimens), gallet (358 specimens), plates (52 specimens), plate splint (46 specimens), microplates and their fragments (13 specimens) are presented in collection of horizon. Numerous scrapers (25 pieces, end, side, round, high-shaped), scraping knives (mainly, cross-shaped ones), dentate, emarginated tools, shaped spearhead of levallois spearhead, piercing, rods, chisel-shaped implements, plates and gallets with retouch, hammer-stones are distinguished among tools. Absence of typical cutters is characteristically. Highlighting here of the marked collection of high-form scrapers is the important peculiarity of the second cultural horizon, forming the complete technical-typological look of the whole industry of site. In all, 8 pieces of suchlike goods were revealed here.
The depth of horizon bedding is 5,2-6,6 m. The distinct borderline between II and III cultural horizons were not revealed. The conditional sterile interlayer, marked in depth of 4,8-5,2 m. in lithologic aspect presents the identical upper and lower lying loams. But, the compact accumulation of stone artefacts and remains of Palaeolithic layer (burnt parts, hearths) are absent here. The distinctive peculiarity of the horizon is discovered big bonfire sites. In squares B-Dz-6-9, in depth of 5,4-5,5 meters 3,8x2,9 size bonfire site was discovered. Bonfire site has drawn to the north-south shape and its frontiers are defined thank to red-black burnt parts, presence of carbons and small (d = 0,01-0,03 centimetres) heavily burnt bonelets. The central part of bonfire site was situated in square D-E-8-9, where the great number of carbons was concentrated. Stone artefacts (wastes of production) are met in the range of bonfire site, stone laying from 6 unwrought porphyrit stones and two exemplars of coarse pebbles with traces of chips. Large by size but less intensive bonfire site was discovered in squares V-E-11-14 in depth of 5,4-5,5 meters. Sizes of bonfire site is 3,3x3,1 meter, it is also slightly drawn to the north-south direction. The visible concentration of calcined parts was noticed in depth of 5,8-5,9 meters in the western part and in depth of 6,0-6,5 in the eastern bounds of excavation. Stone artefacts of horizon are met in rarefied shape all over the excavation, but more often, in form of clusters. These clusters are nothing short of working grounds of ancient masters on treating stones, more often there is one of several queen cells, wastes of production in the shape of chips, fragments, scantlings, the rare-plates, sometimes weapons are discovered.
Thus, the total collection of the third horizon amounts 1029 exemplars Levallois (7 specimens), prismatic (3 specimens), multi-area and complex (4 specimens), butt-end atypical (13 specimens), queen cells, gallet (471 specimens), plates (68 specimens), plate splinters (22 specimens), microplates and their fragments (84 specimens) are among artefacts of the third horizon. Collection of instruments includes scraping knives (3 pieces), knives (2 exemplars), pebble and bifacial tools, scrapers (13 exemplars, end and highshaped), gallets, plates, chips, and fragments with retouch are among artefacts of the third horizon. The characteristic feature of the third horizon is distinctly distinguished here the microplate complex, which includes numerous butt-end, microprismatic queen cells, as well as microplates and tools from them.
Raw material is analogous to that what is happened from overlying horizons.
It can be drawn number of conclusions on the basis of studying of materials of Maybulak Site in 2004-2007 years, characterizing the primary and secondary treatment of industry of the location.
The great number of primary chips, gallets, plates, queen cells, finds of impingement plates and anvils tells that the primary and secondary splitting and production of tools were carrying out on area of the site. Abundance of porphyrit raw stuff in bed of Maybulak River, as well as its low technical properties shows how carelessly and uneconomically it was applied. Overwhelming prevalence of technical wastes of production from porphyrit (chips, fragments, pieces, splinters and so on) make it possible to judge about it. At the same time, the more striking specimens of stone tools (12%) are made of non-local raw materials. They are silicificated porphyrit of black colour, greenish, black and red siliceous rocks, which are better and easier, cracked for getting half-finished materials of required size and shape. Prevailing physical properties of siliceous racks were shown directly in work on carrying out different operations: retouching by flat, semi-sharp and sharp under working form the blade of required size, edge angle, facet width and so on. Besides, porphyrit working land is substantially crumbled by impacting on it. With it, collection from these two main types of raw stuff presents that single complexes of cultural deposits of site. Consequently, to study collection of Maybulak and similar materials from other monuments is necessary as comprehensive whole and taking into consideration the physical properties of raw stuff.
There were special working grounds in Maybulak Site. Accumulation of pebbles, nodules, tablets of different sizes and beddings of stone artefacts in situ in some squares. Thickness of cultural deposits of all three horizons shows that site was inhabited during long period. Unfortunately, in the course of works it was not success to discover other kinds of cultural remains in the form of dwellings, dust holes, accumulation of bones and son on, so peculiar for other Palaeolithic monuments of this circle. All above men¬tioned make us confident that the present settlement was the permanent site-workshop.
Thus, the technical characteristics of industry of Maybulak Site have the following peculiarities. In primary splitting the Levalloisian technology of treatment of core got the particular development. The group of levallauz queen cells; defined by similar strategy of getting half-finished materials, shape as well as thorough under working of cores and percussive grounds (in total 16 exemplars). Two queen cells of levallua characterize transference to protoprismatic shearing. Disc shaped core with radical principle of splitting are presented in collection to a little degree. It is 1 exemplar of micro queen cell, reminding transitional form from disc-shaped core to scraper of high form. Prismatic equipment takes significant place in industry (19 exemplars of queen cells and 5 exemplars of pre-queen cells). Queen cells of this group are characterized by various subtypes: macro queen cells for large plates, small prismatic ones for plates of medium size, prismatic queen cells for micro-plates. Notable peculiarity is the existence of micro plate complex (14 exemplars butt-end queen cells, 2 exemplars of queen cell scrapers, micro-plates, and micro-piercing) in composition of the third horizon. Micro-plate splitting of industry in site is appeared before us in enough developed form and is the first the most ancient evidence of new kinds of stone treatment in Late Palaeolithic age of Kazakhstan. It clashes with fact that article, made in this progressive technology, is deposited directly under more archaic by typology, but chronologically younger finds of the second horizon.
Reviewing wastes of primary splitting it is important to stress out that the major part of chip is presented by gallets, technical chips, fragments, debris, and so on. There are several exemplars of plates and levallois spearhead. Technological methods connected with getting of right prismatic plates with symmetric side faces did not get wide development in technology of splitting. Set of few in total, but typologically uniform specimens of symmetrically right triangular plates with size from 8 to 3-4 centimeters, though there is practically no queen cells from which suchlike work materials can be pinned together. The major part of suchlike plates are broken, few specimens have signs of repeated treatment.
There are few ancient Palaeolithic types of articles in collection of tools. Existing exemplars are typologically belong to the Mustier Epoch, but do not form distinct series, and undoubtedly, the part of presented collection, chronologically do not go out from bot¬tom level of Upper Palaeolithic Period. Single scraping knives on gallets and plate-type splinters, knives, dentate-cut, bifacial and pebble implements. Cut tools, tips are manufactured from prismatic plates. The most diversified group from morphological viewpoint is scrapers of high form (in all 12 specimens), particularly for the second cultural horizon (8 exemplars). The rest subtypes include end scrapers-on plates and gallets, with retouching along perimeter, with half-round blade, with double blades, multi-blade ones. Cutters are not numerous (side cutter) in industry of Maybulak, which is characteristic to other Palaeolithic monuments of the Central Asia. Bifacial treatment of stone articles did not get wide spread among inhabitants of the site. Thus, the following features are distinguished in technology of primary and secondary working indus¬try of Maybulak Site:
1. Development of Levalloisian technology of stone, queen cell treatment, mainly, under-quadrangle and round shape for getting gallets (raw stuff base is porphyrits from the Maybulak River bed.
2. Prismatic technology for getting 4-10 centimetre right plates did not get proper development in industry of site.
3. Fact of origin and development in Late Palaeolithic epoch of micro-plate splitting on basis of butt end chipping and production from microplates of tools was fixed on area of Kazakhstan for the first time. The similar technology is wide¬ly presented in several sites of Siberia, mainly dated to the second half of the Late Palaeolithic Era.
4. Before-high-Palaeolithic forms of implements (scraping knives, dentate, cut, pebble and bifacial tools) and typically high- Palaeolithic articles (scrapers, piercing, rods, micropiercing, cutter, and plates with retouching), that is generally characterized for Siberian-Chinese zone of the Late Palec Era.
5. Scraping knives: end on gallets and plates, double-end, with retouching along perimeter, multi-blade are the most typically manifold group of tools. Displaying here, particularly, in the second cultural horizon, collection of scraping knives of high form, are important technical-typological characteristics of Maybulak's industry. In total, the image of stock of this horizon displays significant "Aurignacian" signs.
Thus, for the time being, the Maybulak site is the single investigated studied stratified monument of the Palaeolithic epoch on vast area of the South-East Kazakhstan. Besides, monument demonstrates that multilayer cultural deposits (with capacity above 3 meters) are included in loessial strata of outlier and bedded in undisturbed condition (in situ), i.e. in that shape they were left by primitive man. According to tentative dating, based on technical-typological and comparative methods, monument belongs to Late Paleolithic epoch, most probably, to its middle period. It should be noted that definite parallels to inventory of Maybulak are observed in Late Paleolithic sites of the central Asia (Samarkand, Shugnou), Siberia (Shestakovo, Afontovo), and Gorny Altai (Anuy-1-3, Tyumechin-4, Ust-Karakol-1-2).
The number of radiocarbon dating was got on the basis of testing, taken from site for the first time for Paleolithic of Kazakhstan.
The earliest date, got according to carbons of the third horizon (5, 8 meters), equals to 34970+/-665 years ago. Tests, selected in the second horizon from depths of 4,8 m., 4,4 m., and 3,8 m. have corresponding dates 30062+/-415 years ago, 29116+/-329 years ago and 27880+/-280 years ago. And dating in 24330+/-190 years ago was got for the first horizon. In whole, the received absolute dates confirmed conclusions about periodical habitation here of primitive people and development of the Late Paleolithic industry of Maybulak. Radiocarbon dating confirm the technical-typological characteristic of stock of the site and corroborate the relative dating, got by comparative-historical method by correlation with materials of sites of adjacent areas.
The main directions, requiring additional study on Maybulak site, are elabora¬tion of geomorphology of site's region, stratigraphy, and palynological data. But, taking into consideration the recent building works, the major part of site turned out to be destroyed and in the nearest future will be developed. It should be said that bottom cultural layers of the monument will be remained, perhaps, undisturbed. Though, Maybulak has already entered into the history of the Paleolithic epoch of Kazakhstan as one of the most interesting and perspective monuments for disclosure of many issues of the Stone Age of the Central Asia.


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K-Pop stands for 'Korean Pop' and despite it only blowing up on social media in recent years, it's actually had a strong fanbase since the 90's. K-Pop has grown into a popular subculture amongst teenagers and young adults across Asia and is even gaining fans in the western countries. Let us introduce you to what could be your new music obsession…
K-Pop groups are quite big in comparison to our pop groups. For example, boyband EXO have a total of nine members and girlband Girls' Generation has eight members. Imagine Little Mix with that many girls in the group!
They may be big in numbers, but they're also big on social media. Back in 2013, EXO won the EMA for Social Buzz which meant they actually beat One Direction, who we all know are the biggest boyband of our generation. It was a neck and neck competition but the Korean cuties came out on top.
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The wrap itself is quite supportive (I wish I had more time with it to really give it a final verdict). I carried my Afraz (14kg, 4 years old) in it for about 15mins, and it was perfectly fine. I'd say the cushiness factor is about mid-level...comparable to Storch stripes. Same goes for thickness...mid-level. Some people have asked me about my color preferences, so here goes:
- Espresso - The colors look extra vibrant
- Pale pink - For some reason, this weft makes the color look really shimmery!
- Violet - Pretty average
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It's been an age since I blogged, if you're reading this and have a question or a topic in mind, please feel free to ask. I'm an open-minded kind of guy, I'll be put on the spot and suck it up, so go ahead and ask! Today however I am briefly going to ask you guys some questions with a hope that it stimulates some debate or at least questions back to me!
Firstly when I was a young bloke, a looooong time ago, I learnt about the elements of the periodic table. All those letters making up the 100+ elements science has discovered from ancient times (lead, tin, silver etc) through to very recent discoveries some of them in the 1980's. I was given an interesting book several years ago as a matter of fact. The book is entitled, "Nutritional Medicine" and is written by Dr Stephen Davies and Dr Alan Stewart (Pan Books). Page 44 of the book has a table listing all the elements and their amounts in an optimised human body! Everything from what you would expect, oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen….through to zinc, fluorine, chromium even chlorine!
All of these elements perform vital functions in the human body. I'm sure most would appreciate calcium helps form bones but what about say chromium? Well it turns out chromium is vital in balancing blood-sugar so the implications for diabetics is huge. In fact a lot of nutritional supplements for diabetics have chromium as a major ingredient.
What does this mean? Does it mean boost chromium levels and don't get diabetes? Well the food companies tell us to drink milk (cos it has calcium) for stronger bones. Actually spinach has more calcium and unlike cows milk, our bodies can digest and process spinach far more successfully than milk! But I'm hoping you're seeing the point here.
A lot of our health issues can be tracked back to deficiencies in our nutrient profiles – yes we need fats, protein and carbohydrates, which is what most of us focus on food-wise but just as essentially we need vitamins and minerals. In fact as food becomes less nutritious (see earlier blogs re white rice, bread, pasta etc and the role of poor soils, pesticides/insecticides and added hormones and steroids), supplementing vitamins and minerals becomes ESSENTIAL!!
A guy who I have much repect for is Patrick Holford. He is an author, speaker and founder of the Centre for Optmium Nutrition in London. He states that nutritionists will become the doctors of this new century. Why? Because he says the medical profession has been hijacked by Big Pharma, the guys that make the drugs which we continue to gulp down at an (increasingly) alarming rate. Well, I don't. But many do.
How many of you readingthis want to eat organic as much as you can? And similarly don't like what Monsanto and others are doing with Genetically Modified Oganisms (GMO's)? But do you continue to take drugs? And give them to your kids as well? Do you see a conflict there? You should because it's there staring at you! Drugs alter gene expression and they mask our hormonal responses to illnesses. So they interrupt our bodies attempts to heal itself which in the right environment does happen. Chemotherapy smashes all targetted cells, healthy and cancerous and then the body takes over and heals itself – that's how it works, seriously.
Why not eat healthy, now. Why not supplement, now. RESTRICT animal fat (contains insecticide/pesticide residue plus saturates), eat more fruit and vegetables, look for alternative medicines and drink more water!
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Breaking eggs to make picklets
Yesterday I noticed that the Picklet Store previews weren't working. It's happened before that my in-progress back-end development deployment breaks the current version of the Picklets app. A real engineer would have a) unit test coverage to catch the regression, b) monitoring of the live server that flags the service failure or c) both of [...]
Did you mean 'pikelets'?
Hell no!
Over the past 18 months I've occasionally googled the words 'picklet' and 'picklets' just to monitor my search engine findability. From the start 'picklet' has been consistently pointing to one of my project-related domains (picklet.net or picklets.net) but searching for the plural, 'picklets' returned recipes for 'pikelets' and offered a link to [...]
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This week being my last in Berlin (for now) I have some technical goals I'm determined to hit.
At the end of this week I'll send out the first beta of the Picklets app to any testers who've registered their device here;
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I won't mention the weather. #disappointing
This is what the whooshing sound of July's deadline for the Picklets iPad app sounded like;Development-related
Through July I worked a couple of days a week at a coworking space called Co.up in Berlin Kreuzberg. Excellent environment for my style of quiet, self-driven software development.
During one of [...]
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I wanted to share an image of what I'm working on. It shows a picklet called 'What Goes Around' that isn't a real picklet, just two panels of rotating text that I'm using for development. The picture shows the same picklet content, served from the same URL — one in a browser at 320×480 and [...]
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Covering a wall or two with chalkboard paint is all the rage right now, but don't limit your creativity! A layer of chalkboard paint can make even the most mundane items interesting. Write a message on a pumpkin or create your own world on a chalkboard-painted globe.
It's simple! Take any basic object, mix your own paint and then let the creativity begin! Black is classic, but don't be afraid to experiment with different colors and finishes. Do you like the classic matte look, or would glossy go better with your décor? All you need to make your own special brand is a can of paint – any color – and unsanded tile grout.
To make chalkboard paint:
Purchase ingredients and tools: primer, paint, unsanded tile grout, and 2 foam paint rollers. You can find a roller for about $2 at your local hardware store. Make sure your roller's package reads, "very smooth finish." It's also best to use a foam paint roller instead of a brush. Even when the paint is well mixed it's a little gritty, and foam rollers distribute the paint evenly and smoothly. Use two separate rollers for your project – one for the primer and one for the chalkboard paint.
Recipe: 1 cup of paint + 2 tbsp. unsanded grout
1. Be sure your wall or surface is completely clean and free of holes or nails. Repair any damage before you start your project.
2. Mix small batches of paint, even if you're working on a large project. Stir the paint often because the thick paint dries quickly.
3. Use a primer. Be sure that your primer edges are neat and don't run, because a messy primer edge makes painting more difficult. Allow your primer to fully dry before painting. Tip: When you think it's dry, wait another hour.
4. Paint several coats for the optimal chalkboard paint project. To achieve the smoothest finish, let each coat fully dry before painting the next layer. If you're unsure if your wall is dry, a good rule of thumb is to wait two hours between painting each coat.
5. You're ready to draw! Don't buy dense school-type chalk. Instead, opt for lightweight artists chalk. We found this set on Amazon for $8.75. You can also find it at your local arts supply store. Nicer chalk makes more dust, but it's also easier to erase and will keep your chalkboard paint looking new.
What offbeat object will you paint?


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Manitoba writer W.D. Valgardson wrote a book of short stories about his family, Lake Winnipeg commercial fishermen. It recounts in poignant detail the village life of bygone days. The title story recounts the give and take between a kindly fisheries officer and an old, retired commercial fisherman who set illegal nets to feed his family. What the old fellow kept muttering as he pulled up his nets gave Valgardson his title: "God Is Not A Fish Inspector."
Today the tables are turned and it is the fish inspectors who are trying to play God. In 1999, the federal government, through Fisheries and Oceans Canada (FOC), took fish habitat protection away from the Provinces. To do it, they used Section 35 (1) of the federal Fisheries Act, arguably the most powerful piece of environmental legislation in Canada. That section makes it illegal to destroy fish habitat. That sounds good, until you consider its ramifications in practice.
The Act says, "Fish habitat means spawning grounds and nursery, rearing, food supply and migration areas on which fish depend directly or indirectly [my emphasis] in order to carry out their life processes:" Furthermore, Section 35.(1) says:
"No person shall carry on any work that results in harmful alteration, disruption or destruction of fish habitat."
Communications documents developed by FOC note that "The Act also states that no one is permitted to deposit a deleterious substance into water containing fish."
This program, explored in the most recent Frontier Centre paper, The Federalization of Prairie Freshwaters (see www.fcpp.org), introduces more uncertainty into the development process, especially for rural communities. It is now unclear as to what, if any, jurisdiction the Provinces or local communities have over natural resource development, since the definition of fish habitat now includes entire watersheds and extends the reach of the federal government into unfamiliar areas such as watershed planning.
Under the program, all fish habitat is considered "important" which removes any regulatory discretion. Our lack of knowledge about Prairie fish populations makes implementation of the program very difficult. So if there are three scrawny pike in a pool, they take precedence over you.
FOC does not consider the costs of its regulatory program to Manitoba. Staff in the provincial government estimate that the costs of maintaining or creating drainage infrastructure will increase by 25-30% in order to comply with the new fisheries enforcement efforts. At Netley Creek the Province was required to build two new channels around the existing creek, because FOC would not let the "natural" watercourse be disturbed. What happens when these new channels silt in? Will the Province be required to build two more around the now three channels? Think about this as you are waiting for health care services.
This is but one example. A municipal staff person notes that the FOC program adds a whole new layer of uncertainty to development projects. One can only imagine what kind of economic disasters may befall communities, as much-needed infrastructure projects are delayed or placed out of reach.
It is up to those communities to fulfill the terms, regardless of cost. Not only that, the new FOC program is layered on top of other regulations like the proposed Species at Risk Act, the new animal cruelty provisions in the Criminal Code, and the odious Firearms Act. The regulatory burden is therefore increasing exponentially. The FOC program may well place other environmental and stewardship programs at risk as even they will be put through this "fish screen."
The ultimate problem relates to the "stovepipe" organization of governments. The FOC bureaucrats say their job is to enforce the Act, not promote community well-being. It's clearly fish before people with this department. And rural communities will pay the price.
Seems like God is a fish inspector after all.


text: On Sun, Feb 03, 2013 at 11:22:12PM +0000, Ian Lynagh wrote: >On Sun, Feb 03, 2013 at 10:34:04PM +0000, Ben Millwood wrote: >> On Fri, Feb 01, 2013 at 05:10:42PM +0000, Ian Lynagh wrote: >> > >> >The first is suggested by "A bang only really has an effect if it >> >precedes a variable or wild-card pattern" on >> >http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/haskell-prime/wiki/BangPatterns >> > >> >We could therefore alter the lexical syntax to make strict things into >> >lexems, for example >> > reservedid -> ... >> > | _ >> > | !_ >> > strictvarid -> ! varid >> >etc. This would mean that "f !x" is 2 lexemes, and "f ! x" 3 lexemes, >> >with the former defining the function 'f' and the latter defining the >> >operator '!'. >> > >> >This has 3 downsides: >> > >> >* It would require also accepting the more radical proposal of making >> > let strict, as it would no longer be possible to write >> > let ![x,y] = undefined in () >> >> We really can't make let strict, in my view: its laziness is sort of >> fundamental. I don't see why the given example necessitates it >> though: just use case-of in that scenario. > >Well, true, that's another option. It's rather unpleasant when you have >multiple bindings, as when converted to 'case's, each 'case' requires >you to indent deeper (or to use more braces). Yes, or you could use a tuple, or you could use seq directly, but I recognise those options as having their own drawbacks. (Observation: if bang patterns are made primitive, seq can be implemented as an ordinary function in terms of them.) >> (If we do come up with a way that doesn't involve making ! illegal, >> maybe we should consider allowing ~ as an operator as well!) > >Right, if we went for option 3 then making ~ an operator in the same way >as ! would be possible. I think we should be cautious about doing so, >though, as it's a semi-one-way change, i.e. once it's an operator and >people start using it it becomes a lot trickier to revert the decision. Yeah, I wouldn't be overeager to do it, just worth remembering that that option becomes open. >> Anyway, in light of my above comments, I think I like the first >> option the best (so bang patterns only apply to variables, let >> doesn't become strict). > >So just to clarify what you're proposing, this wouldn't be valid: > let ![x] = e in ... >and I guess these wouldn't either?: > let !x = e in ... > let [!x] = e in ... > let (x, ~(y, !z)) = e in ... >but these would?: > let f !x = e in ... > case x of ~(y, !z) -> () I have two proposals, I suppose: - make bang patterns operate only on variables and wildcards - make bang patterns in let altogether invalid (with an optional third, "make bang patterns something else entirely") with the justification for the first being that it is the most common case and interferes less with the infix operator !, and the justification for the second being the somewhat weedier general notion that I think unused let bindings should be discardable, and that I think bang-lets confuse the distinction between case and let (but then, arguably ~ already does that). So, my proposal is the following definitely ARE allowed: > let f !x = e in ... > case x of ~(y, !z) -> () The following definitely AREN'T: > let ![x] = e in ... > do ![x] <- e; ... but the following are allowed by the first proposal but disallowed by the second: > let !x = e in ... > let [!x] = e in ... > let (x, ~(y, !z)) = e in ... > do !x <- e; ... > do [!x] <- e; ... > do (x, ~(y, !z)) <- e; ... I'm not committed to this plan. I can see especially why the second pattern on my forbidden list might be useful. But I don't like making operator-! special. (I still think types might be the right place to put this information). Thanks, Ben


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Our planned route north of Christchurch was somewhat disrupted by the earthquake in Kaikoura in Nov 2016. Our original plan was from Christchurch to Blenheim via Kaikoura. We toyed with the idea of getting the train – were just looking at the logistics when the earthquake hit and the train track was sadly no more!!
In December I looked in to how our route needed to change – I had heard mention of a detour… what I hadn't realised was that it was an 8 hour detour. I'd planned so carefully for the children – to travel just 2 or 3 hours in a day – and only every other day as a maximum…. suddenly I needed to fit what for us was a week of travelling in to 2 days… plus we'd have to miss Kaikoura…. which I a) really wanted to go to b) felt they could probably do without tourists cancelling on them in these tough times! So a new plan was born – I found flights from Christchurch to Blenheim… not too pricey and including all our luggage. The car hire place (Apex) were great and just split our booking in two & didn't charge any extra…. and so we got to visit Kaikoura – then drive back to Christchurch (again!) and fly over the effected area – missing out the detour!
We stayed at a Top 10 holiday park in Kaikoura – figured G would like an onsite playground & she might get the chance to play with other kids…. she LOVED the jumping pillow & swimming pool (Adam had to stand in for other kids to play with). She didn't give a damn about the stunning mountains that made the setting so beautiful! 😂
As usual – we looked at TripAdvisor for things to do…. and Ohau Waterfall was top of our list…. an easy walk with seal pups frolicking in the river as you pass… perfect… We asked for directions at reception – and then at the i-site travel info place – only to find out that there is no access since the quake… bugger!!! The lady in the i-site place said the shore walk should be doable with sproglets in tow… and we would likely see seal pups (yay!) I think Adam & I both got the impression of a beach walk with a few areas of rocks to hop over… afterwards we were not convinced she'd done the 'new' walk (the seabed has risen 2 metres creating new land) as we spent several hours scrambling over razor sharp shards of spiky rocks with small humans strapped to us. Totally worth it – we had fun & saw loads of seals – but it was TOUGH going!!
We climbed up the cliff steps and walked back along the peninsula… G was pretty fed up by the end and was whinging because she wanted to walk and she was tired (one of those damned if you do, damned if you don't times!)
We got back to the car… and on the way home stopped at one of the 'world famous' roadside stalls for crayfish. I believe it was and will always be the most expensive street food I will ever eat!!
We had eaten fish and chips for our first night's meal…. and had pizza for our second… Kaikoura won't go down as our top culinary adventure!
On the morning we were travelling back to Christchurch we visited a little Farm Park that we'd seen advertised in the Kaikoura guide. It was fun – but almost as if they'd not had anyone turn up before – totally ramshackle but fun. (Asked me what TripAdvisor was when I said we couldn't find them on there…. I really struggled to explain something so ubiquitous) We timed our journey to ensure we could have lunch at this little place we'd found – Mainline Station…. (We'd stopped there for coffee on our way to Kaikoura and ended up with the most delicious brunch… they had great outdoor space and toys…. and a little gift shop…. so was pretty much perfect!). Lunch was great… F had a picnic blanket to roll around on so he was happy & I had 2 hands for eating – hallelujah!
After a rock'n'roll night in Christchurch (yes folks beans on toast and 2 loads of laundry!) we were up at 7am & out by 8am to return our rental car & catch our flight to Blenheim. The plane was not quite what I expected!!! Single prop, 8 seats and the pilot did the safety briefing AND offloaded the luggage!!!!
We'd just booked a motel apartment in Blenheim as I was uninspired by the Airbnb choices. They didn't have a two bedroom apartment available for all 4 nights… so 1 night we had 1 bedroom for G and Adam & I were on a sofa bed in the living room with F's cot next to us. We spent the evening outside playing cards… and then as it grew dark… we went in for our usual bedtime cuppa… and drank it in the bathroom 😂😂😂
Blenheim turned out to be one of our favourite places (wine country – what a shocker!) Having found a blog with 'child-friendly vineyards' off we trotted to Forrest Winery… yes we were a little jealous of the carefree, tanned couples rocking up on bikes & tasting the wine… but we got to experience the vineyard for longer. After our 3 small wines (free tasting) we took a picnic blanket and a box of toys… and their incredibly friendly dog… and sat in the shade of a big tree. We got a picnic lunch (cheese, crackers, crisps, olives & pate) along with a tasting tray of 6 wines. It was such a relaxed & lovely way to spend half a day!
Another day we were recommended The Vines Village… the first thing we saw when we arrived was this sign…. and we knew we were in the right place. 2 gin tastings & a salted caramel liquor later, we wandered off to the arty shops – then for a coffee in the cafe…. with a playground and an awesome view! As it happened – they have a BBQ on Sunday – so Adam was in heaven! The 11 year old girl on the bench next to us took G off to play… so G was in heaven too… what a lovely break 😆🎉.
After a quick gelato & another wine tasting . . .
. . . (apparently it would be rude not to!) we headed home for a short nap. Later we did G's favourite thing & fed the ducks in Pollard Park… not like our local ducks… these ducks were seriously enthusiastic about being fed . . . to the point of climbing on each other to get the bread!
We had tickets for the ferry to the North Island booked for 2pm on the Monday…. and had to checkout for 10am…. whatever will we do???!! Yup – we had time to squeeze in another vineyard & visited Wither Hills Vineyard for a swift tasting and lunch! Another fabulous few hours!
In other news… for pretty much the whole of this week, F has been waking every 2 hours through the night. I thought maybe we'd broken him by dragging him around the world… but then a tooth appeared… the second is on its way…. so hopefully it was that & I won't spend the rest of the trip as a mombie!


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Your training with gladiatorial weapons gives you the upper hand when using them in performance combat.
Prerequisite(s): Weapon training class feature
Benefit(s): When wielding a weapon with the performance weapon special quality that belongs to a category of weapons in which you have weapon training, you may add the bonus from your weapon training to any performance combat checks made as a result of using the weapon.
Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Inner Sea Combat © 2014, Paizo Inc.; Authors: Dennis Baker, Jesse Benner, John Compton, and Thurston Hillman.


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Instead of seeing "firstname.lastname@example.com", you'll see "Dwight Schrute". Let's say you wanted to update this to say "Dwight K Schrute".
PS - If you're trying to change your own name, simply visit your Settings page to do so!
Here's how to change the display name of an attendee in Less Meeting.
Step #1 - Delete the AttendeeStart by temporarily deleting the attendee with the wrong name.
Hover over the name and click the red X.
Step #2 - Reenter Attendee EmailType the correct email address again in the "attendee email" input box.
Note: Do not press Tab or Enter yet
Step #3 - Enter the new Full NameCarefully place your cursor in the "full name" input box.
Type the new friendly display name.
Press the Enter key (or click the plus icon). When you're done you'll see the new display name.


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My Site Was Appearing on Page 1 in Google, Now it's Nowhere to be Found!
I spend a fair bit of time on the SEO forums, they are a great way to get the heads up on what's happening in the world of SEO and to read other peoples opinions on what's causing the fluctuations. Bearing in mind that Google alone has made over 500 changes to their algorithm already this year and we have has several significant updates, it can be pretty tricky to ascertain exactly what has caused a particular site to jump up or down the rankings. One question which appears on an almost daily basis is "My website was on page one in Google, but now it's dropped back to page 5, 10, 20 nowhere to be found etc".
There can be an almost limitless number of reasons for this to happen, but very often the answer is quite simple. If it's a new website it could be the honeymoon period. What I mean by this is when a site has very recently been launched it can jump up onto page 1 in Google for several of it's keywords (in some cases quite competitive ones), then suddenly plummet down to the depths of page 10 or worse. Occasionally it keeps it's positions but it is very rare. So why would this happen?
My Theory
Google wants to present searchers with good relevant results, this keeps them using their search engine as opposed to Bing, Ask etc, all the time people are using Google, they are also likely to click on paid advertising which makes Google money, which, like any other commercial business is their ultimate goal.
When a website is relatively new and Google finds and crawls it, there are probably certain signals which they look for to decide if this is good site which people may want to visit, things like good original content, easy navigation, privacy policy etc are all likely to play their part. If they find these things they may award the site this honeymoon period and suddenly the site appears on page 1, with little or no SEO work being done at all.
Happy days" thinks the site owner "what's all this SEO lark about? I launched my site and it's already generating enquiries", this lasts for a couple of weeks, then it suddenly drops away again. This is the point when they appear on the forums asking "why has my site suddenly dropped out of the Google search results?".
The answer is probably quite simple. Google gives the site a chance to shine to see how users would interact with it if it were at the top of the SERP's. If, as is common, the website isn't completely finished, the user clicks on, doesn't find exactly what they are looking for and clicks the back button Google sees this in many cases and that would be considered a black mark against the site. If however the user clicks on several pages and spends a reasonable amount of time there (no, I don't know what's reasonable and it probably varies from niche to niche and across different types of websites) this is a positive signal.
I suspect that Google keeps track of various signals to decide if the site is worthy of a top placement, if it is it continues to improve their results pages and in turn keeps people using their search engine and possibly clicking on their adverts.
So if there's one thing to take away from this, it's when you are launching a new site, don't publish it until it's likely to achieve the type of user activity that Google will like, if it does, you just might become one of the easy winners on the web.


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Appetizers, Mains, Quick and Easy, Soups, Vegetarian
Step 1Spray a 5-quart saucepot with the nonstick cooking spray. Add the olive oil and heat over medium heat until hot. Stir in the onion and cook, stirring, until tender, about 2 minutes. Add the garlic and cook an additional minute, stirring. Add the zucchini and cook 2 minutes, stirring.
Step 2Stir in the vegetable broth and the water and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until the zucchini is quite tender, about 15 minutes.
Step 3Puree the soup mixture in a blender. Add the cream and blend again. Add the salt, blend and adjust seasoning if needed.


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By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The game had it all; a pitcher's duel, clutch hitting, superb defense, broken records and even a home run robbery. After the dust settled, Tennessee Tech came out on top, defeating No. 15 Florida State in the first round of the NCAA's Tallahassee Regional, 3-1.
The Golden Eagle baseball team (41-19) overcame a sluggish start with the sticks and a 1-0 deficit, rallying in the eighth and ninth frames to upend the region's top-seeded Seminoles (39-21) at historic Dick Howser Stadium. With the victory, Tech will face off against the No. 3 seeded Auburn Tigers Saturday evening at 6 p.m. CT. Florida State will take on UCF in an elimination game at noon.
From the very beginning, the starting pitchers set the tone for the night. Florida State's Drew Parrish kept the Tech offense off balance for much of the contest, striking out 12 batters over seven and a third innings. He held the Golden Eagles to just two hits and nearly off the scoreboard.
Golden Eagle hurler Michael Wood turned in one of the better outings of his career, holding the Seminole bats to just four hits and one earned run. He walked two and struck out two while completing six innings on the hill, but his approach leaned on of the regional field's best defenses, and it came up huge several time throughout the night.
"It was a good pitching game," head coach Matt Bragga said. "I think pitching and defense played a huge part for both sides. [Michael] Wood and Mo [Travis Moths], they were phenomenal for us. When you get good pitching, you got a chance to stay in the game, as long as the defense is good, and we have good defense. That kept us in the game, even when our bats were not doing very good because [Drew] Parrish was doing such a good job. We hung around, we continued to pitch and defend, did just enough offensively to get to the bullpen, and then we were able to expand and get ahead. Then Moths shut it down in the ninth [inning]. It was a good win. They're resilient, they fight, that's what they do, that's what they've done all year, and that's just who this ball club is."
The Tech defense started its incredible display in the third inning, after Florida State led off the frame with a base hit by Matt Henderson. Wood struck out the J.C. Flowers for the first out and then induced a line drive off the bat of Taylor Walls. Shortstop David Garza was quick to snatch the ball clean and then flip the ball over to Chase Chambers at first base for a double play to end the inning.
In the fourth, Florida State put runners on first (Dylan Busby) and second (Jackson Lueck) to kick off the frame, with the Quincy Nieporte working a 3-0 count at the plate. Determined not to be rattled, Wood spun quickly around and a fired the ball to second baseman Matt Jones, who applied a tag to pick off the Busby at second. Wood then dug deep, fighting back at the dish to strike out Nieporte. A ground ball out to Chambers ended another threat.
The Seminoles threatened again in the sixth, this time starting with a leadoff walk to Flowers and single by Walls. Wood worked a fly ball to Kevin Strohschein in right field for the first out. Lueck came to the plate and put a charge into a ball to left field that seemed destined to just clear the wall for a three-run home run.
Sophomore left fielder Nick Osborne made a beautiful play on the ball, snaring it just as it looked like it might clear the top of the wall and saving the Golden Eagles from a 3-0 deficit. Nieporte did single in the next at bat, driving in one run, but the FSU first baseman made a base running error, getting caught in run down to end the frame and limit the damage to one.
Junior reliever Travis Moths took over on the hill for the Golden Eagles in the seventh, making things look easy with a pop up, a ground out to first base and strikeout for a 1-2-3 frame. On the other side, Tech used a rarely seen commodity among its offense; small ball.
Senior catcher Chris Brown led off the eighth inning by singling to left field. In need of a run and some momentum on offense, Bragga brought in freshman Cody Littlejohn to pinch run for Brown. Jones laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt to move the runner over and convince Florida State into a pitching change.
Drew Carlton took the mound for Florida State, facing off against Osborne. On the third offering, Osborne laid into one, crushing a ball off the top of the 30-foot fence in right field for a double. Littlejohn initially didn't move, holding just long enough to see if he needed to tag. Once he got the green light, however, it was off to the races as he rounded third and dented home plate for the tying run.
In the bottom half, Moths again finished three-up and three-down, fanning the first and third batter of the frame with Trevor Putzig making a nifty play for the second out. Flowers attempted to reach on a bunt single, but the junior third baseman charged the ball hard and rocketed it over to Chambers at first for the out.
The ninth was where the Golden Eagles made their mark, with Putzig kicking things off with a nice, seven-pitch at bat that resulted in a single to center field. Three pitches later, Strohschein ripped a double down the right field line, putting two runners in scoring position with no outs and the always dangerous Ryan Flick coming to the plate.
Florida State opted for another pitching change, turning to southpaw Alec Byrd to try and stave off Flick. The Tech designated hitter had other plans. On the second pitch, he blasted a shot down the first base line just past the outstretched glove of Nieporte, driving in both Putzig and Strohschein for a two-run double and 3-1 lead.
The Seminoles would escape the inning with no more damage, but the Tech offense woke up just in time to take the lead and turn it over to the fantastic pitching of Moths and stellar defense.
"We never feel like we're out of a game," said Flick after the contest. "I've said that all year. If you don't come through a certain night, you feel like the guy behind you is going to. It took us a while tonight, but we did finally break through and do just enough. But man, what a performance by our pitchers. They're the MVPs tonight."
Moths forced a ground ball to shortstop to start the ninth, with Chambers saving an error with a spectacular play at first. As Garza made a play on the ball, he made a small bobble right before his throw, causing Chambers to have to come of the bag up the line. The junior first baseman snared the ball and in the same motion swung around to tag Busby for the first out.
Chambers then secured a soft ground ball and flicked it over to covering Moths for the second out of the frame, a bang-bang play that was made due to his incredible defensive skills. Fittingly, Moths overpowered Nieporte for the final out, getting the slugging first baseman to whiff on a high fastball to clinch the Golden Eagle victory.
Moths was perfect in relief, facing the minimum of nine batters in three innings of work. He struck out four Seminoles while moving to 5-1 on the season.
The victory represented Tech's 41st of the season, breaking the program record of 40 set in 2013 and tied in 2014. The win also marked the first time since 2001 the Golden Eagles won on the first day of a regional, the last time coming in a 9-7 victory over Wake Forest in the Knoxville Regional.
Head coach Matt Bragga and the Golden Eagles will match-up with his long-time friend and former colleague Butch Thompson and the Auburn Tigers Saturday evening.
"It's special," Bragga explained about the match-up. "There is this unwritten rule that Coach [Brian] Schoop [Former Birmingham-Southern Head Coach] taught me, 'You don't like playing your friends because someone has got to lose'. So you might as well beat them pretty well because then it's not a big deal. That's the only bad thing about tomorrow is that someone has got to lose. It is fantastic to go against Butch Thompson, who I admire as a baseball coach but more as a human being."
Fans can follow Tech's contest against Auburn either on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app or on the radio on FM 107.7 / AM 1400 The HUB with Dylan Vazzano on the call for the latter.
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Microsoft Wants to Strong ARM Windows Beyond x86
Well here's an interesting development. According to a Bloomberg report, Microsoft plans to announce a version of Windows that will run on ARM processors for the first time ever.
Assuming Bloomberg's sources know what they're talking about, Microsoft will make the stunning announcement at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month. The sources say the specialized version of Windows would be customized for battery-powered devices, like tablet PCs and other handhelds.
This would be great news for ARM, whose stock rose 6.6 percent after word got out, but what about Intel? The upcoming software will also work with Intel and AMD processors, both of which would like to tap into the emerging tablet market. Intel has already made a push with its Atom processor line, but this would clearly benefit ARM more than any other chip maker.
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Local SEO Experiment – Google's Change Location
Posted by Dr. Pete
Special thanks to Joanna Lord, Michael Cottam, and Lindsay Wassell for helping me collect data. Also, thanks to Danny Dover for explaining to me how all my initial ideas were wrong ;)
Back in October, Google added the ability to easily change the location from where you search. It's located just under the search verticals – click on "Change Location," and you'll see something like the screen below (lower-left):
Obviously, this is of tremendous value to anyone doing local SEO, but given Google's uneven support for opting out of personalization, I had to wonder whether the location feature was really accurate. If I set my location to another city, would I really see what my clients and prospects were seeing?
Obligatory Disclaimers
What I'm about to describe isn't the most scientific experiment; it's just an initial exploration of whether Google's "Change Location" feature matched up across different cities for different users. Your results may vary. If your experiences differ, we'd love to hear your comments.
The Basic Experiment
I grabbed 3 of the finest minds in SEO (or, at least, that's what I told them so they'd volunteer) from 3 US cities other than mine (we kept this domestic to avoid any complications from ccTLDs). I'm in Chicago, Joanna is at Moz HQ in Seattle, Michael is in Portland, and Lindsay is in Tampa.
For each city, we picked a one-word query that had a distinct local flavor (suggested by the respective localite). We kept it to the realm of food and drink, because who doesn't like to eat and drink? The final queries were:
- Chicago – "pizza"
- Seattle – "coffee"
- Portland – "pubs"
- Tampa – "seafood"
Each of us started with our own city, ran the query, and recorded two things: (1) where the local search results began, and (2) the URLs for the local search results. If there were 3 organic results prior to the first local result, they started at position 4, for example. The new, integrated results are a bit tricky, but we counted any results with a letter (A)-(G) as a local result, whether it was specifically a "Places" result or not. We repeated the process for each of the 4 cities/queries.
Prior to running searches, we each logged out of our Google accounts. We tested adding the &pws=0 parameter to remove personalization, but there was no case where this had any impact on our results. City order was rotated across the 4 participants.
The Basic Results
I was all set to develop some really complicated math to determine how 2 sets of queries matched each other, but the real results ended up being so black-and-white, that I've just created a grid of how the 4 participants' results matched up. If I had Site X in position (D) and someone else did, too, that's a match, plain and simple:
The table shows how each person's results match up to the local user's results (represented by the city name). The diagonal (grayed-out) is always a 100% match, since that person is the local user. For these searches (being fairly popular), all local results were 7-packs. Chicago, Portland, and Tampa local results started after 3 organic listings (position #4). Seattle local listings started in the #1 position (more on that below).
The short takeaway – Florida is trouble. Our results matched completely, except for Tampa, where each of our results were completely different from Lindsay's (although our 3 sets of non-local Tampa results all matched). Digging deeper, it turns out that Lindsay is out in the burbs a bit, and her results tended to be more local to her area. The rest of us are located closer to the city centers.
Local SEO Implications
If you're a city dweller, the results were fairly promising. It seems that Google is taking the location setting at face value and not adding much personalization into the mix. Even though we had logged out, anecdotal evidence suggested that logged in results were similar. The good news is that the "Change Location" feature should be a useful tool for SEOs who do a lot of local work with clients in other cities. Of course, it never hurts to sanity-check your results in any given situation.
One Last Oddity
The latest Google SERPs seem to be integrating organic and local results in some cases, and I suspect that a domain's overall authority could be impacting the placement of their local result. In our mini-experiment, the Seattle/"coffee" results exhibited an odd behavior, as shown in the screenshot below:
The Starbucks "local" listing appears in the #1 spot, even though the second local listing isn't until #4. This seems to be a factor of Starbucks' overall authority. If I change my location back to Chicago, Starbucks is still #1, but I see a local Starbucks address.
It's clear that a lot is changing in local search, and I think we can expect to see more integration of the overall organic and local algorithms (while local retains some unique factors, like citations and reviews). Whatever happens, though, the new "Change Location" tool seems to be a real window into the local algorithm and should be a welcome addition for local SEOs.
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Scores die in Khyber drone raids
At least 10 suspected militants have died in the second strike in as many days by US drones in Pakistan's Khyber tribal district, local officials say.
The missiles, fired from unmanned drones, hit houses in the villages of Speen Drang and Shandana, in the Tirah Valley, the officials said.
An unmanned aircraft strike killed five militants in the valley on Thursday.
Such drone strikes are credited with killing many top militants, but have roused Pakistani nationalist anger.
There have been more than 100 attacks by pilotless US aircraft in 2010, the majority of them in North Waziristan.
Pakistan publicly criticises drone attacks, saying they fuel support for militants.
But analysts say Pakistani officials privately condone and probably provide intelligence for such strikes.
Pakistan's military has launched offensives in parts of the north-west, but the insurgents continue to mount attacks.
The US military and the CIA do not routinely confirm that they have launched drone operations, but analysts say only American forces have deployed such aircraft in the region.
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
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Rev. Dr. Merritt's Sermon for February 12, 2012
The Gift of Healing
Rev. Dr. Jim Merritt
February 12, 2012
Trinity MCC
Healing and Casting out Demons. What do you think about it? Have you ever experienced it? Do you believe in it? Is Jesus the only one with the power to heal? Can people still be healed today? Do you believe in miracles? What needs to be healed in your life? Would you pray with me? God, we have experienced your presence here all through this weekend. We give you thanks and praise for every moment we have enjoyed here. Speak to us now through your word, teach about healing and casting out demons, give us ears to hear, minds to comprehend and courage to follow. In Jesus name we pray. AMEN.
Today I am taking a break from my usual method on analyzing the Biblical Text in order to share some stories with you. Listen to them. First this one by an unknown author.
Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation. And every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window. The man in the other bed began to live for those one-hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside. The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color of the rainbow. Grand old trees graced the landscape, and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As the man by the window described all this in exquisite detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scene. One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man couldn't hear the band - he could see it in his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words. Days and weeks passed. One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away. As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone. Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the world outside. Finally, he would have the joy of seeing it for himself. He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed. It faced a blank wall. The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window. The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall. She said, "Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you."[1]
Listen to this one, called The Smell of Rain. A cold March wind danced around the dead of night in Dallas as the Doctor walked into the small hospital room of Diana Blessing. Still groggy from surgery, her husband David held her hand as they braced themselves for the latest news. That afternoon of March 10,1991, complications had forced Diana, only 24-weeks pregnant, to undergo an emergency cesarean to deliver the couple's new daughter, Danae Lu Blessing. At 12 inches long and weighing only one pound and nine ounces, they already knew she was perilously premature. Still, the doctor's soft words dropped like bombs. "I don't think she's going to make it," he said, as kindly as he could "There's only a 10-percent chance she will live through the night, and even then, if by some slim chance she does make it, her future could be a very cruel one."
Numb with disbelief, David and Diana listened as the doctor described the devastating problems Danae would likely face if she survived. She would never walk, she would never talk, she would probably be blind, and she would certainly be prone to other catastrophic conditions from cerebral palsy to complete mental retardation, and on and on. "No! No!" was all Diana could say. Through the dark hours of morning as Danae held onto life by the thinnest thread David walked in one day and said that we needed to talk about making funeral arrangements. Diana remembers "I felt so bad for him because he was doing everything, trying to include me in what was going on, but I just wouldn't listen, I couldn't listen." I said, "No, that is not going to happen, no way! I don't care what the doctors say; Danae is not going to die! One day she will be just fine, and she will be coming home with us!"
Danae clung to life hour after hour, with the help of every medical machine and marvel her miniature body could endure. Danae's under-developed nervous system was essentially 'raw', the lightest kiss or caress only intensified her discomfort, so they couldn't even cradle their tiny baby girl against their chests to offer the strength of their love. All they could do was to pray that God would stay close to their precious little girl. There was never a moment when Danae suddenly grew stronger. But as the weeks went by, she did slowly gain an ounce of weight here and an\ounce of strength there.
At last, when Danae turned two months old, her parents were able to hold her in their arms for the very first time. One day Danae went home from the hospital, just as her mother had predicted. Today, five years later, Danae is a petite but feisty young girl with glittering gray eyes and an unquenchable zest for life. She shows no signs, what so ever, of any mental or physical impairment.
One blistering afternoon in the summer of 1996, Danae was sitting in her mother's lap in the bleachers while her brother Dustin's baseball team was practicing. Suddenly, Danae fell silent. Hugging her arms across her chest, Danae asked, "Do you smell that?" Smelling the air and detecting the approach of a thunderstorm, her mother replied, "Yes, it smells like rain." Danae closed her eyes and again asked, "Do you smell that?" Once again, her mother replied, "Yes, I think we're about to get wet, it smells like rain." Still caught in the moment, Danae shook her head, patted her thin shoulders with her small hands and loudly announced, "No, it smells like Gof. It smells like God when you lay your head on His chest." Tears blurred Diana's eyes. Her daughter's words confirmed what Diana and all the members of the extended Blessing family had known, at least in their hearts, all along. During those long days and nights of her first two months of her life, when her nerves were too sensitive for them to touch her, God was holding Danae on His chest and it is His loving scent that she remembered so well.[2]
We have heard many storied like these throughout our lives. Our readings today and all of scripture is filled with stories of miraculous healings. Healings from illness, healings from mental distress, healings from hurts too deep to mention that we've carried with us for far too long. My sisters and brothers, today can be your day of healing, too. As in all of these situations, God is a healer. Jesus is a caster off of whatever and everything that holds you back. God invites you to lay down your burdens, your hurts, your illnesses and to rest on God's loving chest today. You can be healed. Rise and be healed in the name of Jesus. He will make you every wit whole. God bless you this morning. AMEN.
First Reading 2 Kings 5:1-17
Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man and in high favor with his master, because by him the Lord had given victory to Aram. The man, though a mighty warrior, suffered from leprosy. Now the Arameans on one of their raids had taken a young girl captive from the land of Israel, and she served Naaman's wife. She said to her mistress, "If only my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy." So Naaman went in and told his lord just what the girl from the land of Israel had said. And the king of Aram said, "Go then, and I will send along a letter to the king of Israel." He went, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of garments. He brought the letter to the king of Israel, which read, "When this letter reaches you, know that I have sent to you my servant Naaman, that you may cure him of his leprosy." When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, "Am I God, to give death or life, that this man sends word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? Just look and see how he is trying to pick a quarrel with me." But when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent a message to the king, "Why have you torn your clothes? Let him come to me, that he may learn that there is a prophet in Israel."
So Naaman came with his horses and chariots, and halted at the entrance of Elisha's house. Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, "Go, wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored and you shall be clean." But Naaman became angry and went away, saying, "I thought that for me he would surely come out, and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, and would wave his hand over the spot, and cure the leprosy! Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them, and be clean?" He turned and went away in a rage. But his servants approached and said to him, "Father, if the prophet had commanded you to do something difficult, would you not have done it? How much more, when all he said to you was, 'Wash, and be clean'?" So he went down and immersed himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God; his flesh was restored like the flesh of a young boy, and he was clean.
Then he returned to the man of God, he and all his company; he came and stood before him and said, "Now I know that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel; please accept a present from your servant."But he said, "As the Lord lives, whom I serve, I will accept nothing!" He urged him to accept, but he refused. Then Naaman said, "If not, please let two mule-loads of earth be given to your servant; for your servant will no longer offer burnt offering or sacrifice to any god except the Lord.
*Gospel Reading Mark 1:40-45
A leper came to him begging him, and kneeling he said to him, 'If you choose, you can make me clean.' Moved with pity, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, 'I do choose. Be made clean!' Immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. After sternly warning him he sent him away at once, saying to him, 'See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself
to the priest, and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.' But he went out and began to proclaim it freely, and to spread the word, so that Jesus could no longer go into a town openly, but stayed out in the country; and people came to him from every quarter.
[1] http://www.humanhealing.com/stories/hospital-window.php, Accessed February 10, 2012.
[2] http://www.thehealingpowerofprayer.com/insp10.htm. Accessed February 10, 2012.


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From January 1 , there will be no requirement of interview for Group D,C and B non-gazetted posts in central government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Sunday as part of efforts to put an end to the menace of corruption in jobs. All central Government Ministries and their Public Sector Undertakings have been told to dispense with the requirement of interviews for selections at junior level posts within next two days.The decision to discontinue interview for recruitments is for all Group C and Non-gazetted posts of Group 'B' category and all such equivalent posts. In his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat', he recalled that he had suggested in his Independence Day address that the practice of holding interviews for recruitment at lower levels in governments could be done away with
The government has completed the entire process to do away with interviews for lower rank jobs. There will be no requirement of interview for Group D,C and B non-gazatted posts in central government. It will come into effect from January 1, 2016," Modi said.
In his Independence Day speech, Modi had said he had seen youth often looking for 'sifarish' (recommendation) after getting an interview call. "Even poor widows are compelled to look for recommendations for interview of their children," he had said then. Recently, Minister for Personnel Jitendra Singh had written a letter to all Chief Ministers asking them to identify such posts which could be exempted from interviews. "The governments view is that the interviews should be discontinued for recruitment to junior level posts where personality or skill assessment is not absolutely required.
The objective behind abolition of interviews for such posts is that it will curb corruption, ensure more objective selection in a transparent manner and substantially ease the problems of the poor and resourceless aspirants," he had said in his communication to the CMs


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Chicago's Pizza
1919 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 348-1700
(773) 348-1700
6434 Ogden Ave, Berwyn, IL 60402
601 E 170th St, South Holland, IL 60473
|Mon - Sun:
Phone: (773) 381-8245
Phone: (773) 938-1445
Fax Number: (773) 381-8245
Fax: (773) 381-8245
Pizza Pasta
Good For Family: Yes
Cuisines: Caterers, American, Sandwiches, Italian, European, Continental, Pizza
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Price Range : Average
Good for Kids: Yes
The best pizza in town! After leaving my office, I always stop here for some pizza. I know when I leave my stomach will be happy!!
The meals in here are fantastic and somehow a bit spicy for my taste but undeniably tasty and very hearty. They also have a great set of desserts.
What can you say about an establishment like this? Clean? Timely? Delicious?
This is the best Pizza in town... I came to Chicago on an outreach with a few of my friends, we came to this resturaunt and had the best in town. The service was fantastic, it was handicap accessible, and the food was something to remember.
05/02/2007Provided by Citysearch -
The more you drink the better the pizza is. Isn?t not terrible, but in Chicago there are better choices of pizza places. Ex. Lou Malnati?s
03/20/2004Provided by Citysearch -
Why Chicago's Pizza isn't more renowned for it's pies I will never understand. Their stuffed pies are virtually perfect, at least for my preferences.
Start with the crust, flaky but still solid with a little cheese built into the base of the outer crust.
Then the sauce is tangy with a spicy undercurrent, absolutely perfect.
Ingredients are generously portioned, with vegetables not being cut too big.
Finally, the overlooked element, cheese. Unlike the bland cheese they use at most places, Chicago's cheese is saltier with a texture that snaps. This brings out the flavors of the other ingredients even better.
Add to all that their excellent prices and the fact that they deliver very late, and it all equals the ideal pizza spot, especially for delivery.


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I had been blogging with Wordpress for over two years, and while Wordpress has some great features like the statistics and comments engine, the core writing experience was never completely smooth for me. The online editor has a tendency to get spacing wrong and reformat blocks of text on a whim. Editing with Windows Live Writer is a improvement, but doing simple things like adding snippets of code or XML was always more difficult than necessary. I had to install a plug-in to get the formatting right.
Well, this week I switched Blog providers from Wordpress to Ghost. The driver behind the move was the fact that Ghost uses Markdown as its mark-up language. I have some experience using Markdown on Github and have come to love it. Delimiting code either inline or as a block is dead simple. Lists, block quotes, headers are also easy. And if Markdown doesn't give you what you want, you can fall back to inline HTML. To make writing even easier, Ghost provides a preview window next to the editor. It really is the best writing experience on the web.
I'd been looking for a Markdown-based blog engine for a while, and after seeing Ghost in action, the decision was easy.
That's not to say that Ghost is perfect. It's far from perfect. It is still a new platform, having launched in September, and is missing a few features one would expect from a blog engine.
The first and most glaring omission is the lack of comments. If you're hosting ghost, you can tweak it to add Disqus or another third party service. If you go with the hosted solution, I'm not aware of any way of adding comments. For me, this was disappointing but something I could live with for now.
Another missing feature is Ghost doesn't allow uploading media like images or videos. I worked around this by using a separate server for media hosting.
Finally, Ghost has weak support for custom domains. I was able to get joebuschmann.com pointed to my blog correctly, but because the hosted solution doesn't support A records, I had to switch DNS services from Network Solutions to CloudFlare. CloudFlare allows the configuration of CNAME records for a root domain whereas Network Solutions does not. In the end it was a good move. The CloudFlare site is less cluttered and easier to use. The Ghost team has a good walkthrough for adding custom domains.
Despite these limitations, I'm very excited about Ghost. The excellent Markdown editor and preview pane make the other annoyances worthwhile. Now, time to uninstall Windows Live Writer.