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In paragraph 7.3 of its medium-term programme of work (1996-1997), adopted by decision II/18 (retired as pursuant decision VI/27, paragraph 3), the Conference of the Parties decided that the issue of measures to provide information and share experiences on the implementation of Article 14 would be considered at its fourth meeting.
At its fourth meeting, the Conference of the Parties established a process for generating the necessary information that would facilitate an informed consideration on the issue of liability and redress at its subsequent meetings. By
decision IV/10
C (retired as pursuant decision VII/33, paragraph 1), it invited Parties, Governments and relevant international organizations to provide the Executive Secretary with information on national, international and regional measures and agreements on liability and redress applicable to damage to biological diversity, including the nature, scope and coverage of such provisions, and information on experiences in their implementation, as well as information regarding access by foreign citizens to national courts potentially applicable to or in cases involving transboundary environmental harm. It also requested Parties to include in their national reports information on actions taken with respect to liability and redress for damage to biological diversity. The Executive Secretary was mandated by the same decision to prepare a synthesis report based on information contained in submissions by Parties and other relevant information, for consideration by the Conference of the Parties at its fifth meeting.
The call for information was renewed at COP 5, and the Secretariat was asked to update the synthesis report, based on submissions as well as developments in other international fora (
decision V/18
, paragraphs 6, 7). In paragraph 9 of
decision V/18
, the Conference of the Parties decided that it would consider, at its sixth meeting, a process for reviewing Article 14, paragraph 2, including the establishment of an ad hoc technical expert group, taking into account the outcome of the workshop and the consideration of these issues within the framework of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, and the outcome of the workshop referred to in paragraph 8 of the decision, in which the Conference of the Parties welcomed the offer of the Government of France to organize an inter-sessional workshop on liability and redress in the context of the Convention. In preparation of the workshop, the Secretariat prepared , in order to assist the Workshop in its discussions, document "Liability and redress under the Convention on Biological Diversity Review of relevant international legal instruments and issues for consideration" (
). The workshop was held in Paris, France, from 18 to 20 June 2001.
At its sixth meeting, the Conference of the Parties by
decision VI/11
(1) took note of the
report of the Paris Workshop
; (2) established a group of legal and technical experts composed of government-nominated experts with the mandate to review the information gathered by the Executive Secretary and undertake analysis of pertinent issues; (3) requested the Executive Secretary, with the cooperation of Parties, Governments and relevant international organizations, to continue information gathering and undertake an analysis of specific issues; and (4) recognized the importance of capacity-building and cooperation with respect to the prevention of damage to biological diversity and the establishment of national legislative regimes, and urged Parties, Governments and international organizations to cooperate in strengthening such national capacities. Regrettably, due to lack of financial resources, the meeting of the Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Liability and Redress, which had been tentatively scheduled to be held from 27 to 29 May 2003, did not take place.
The mandate of the group of legal and technical experts was to:
clarify basic concepts and develop definitions relevant to paragraph 2 of Article 14 (such as the concept of damage to biological diversity, its valuation, classification, and its relationship with environmental damage, the meaning of "purely internal matter");
propose the possible introduction of elements, as appropriate, to address specifically liability and redress relating to damage to biological diversity into existing liability and redress regimes;
examine the appropriateness of a liability and redress regime under the Convention on Biological Diversity, as well as exploring issues relating to restoration and compensation;
analyze activities and situations that contribute to damage to biological diversity, including situations of potential concern; and
consider preventive measures on the basis of the responsibility recognized under Article 3 of the Convention.
The Conference of the Parties at its seventh meeting by
decision VII/17
renewed the call to the Executive Secretary, as contained in its
decision VI/11
, to convene a group of legal and technical experts to discharge the mandate specified in that decision. The Conference of the Parties also urged Governments to make the necessary voluntary financial contributions to facilitate the convening of the group of legal and technical experts. With the financial support of the European Community, the Group of legal and technical experts on liability and redress in the context of Article 14(2) met in
Montreal, Canada from 12 to 14 October 2005
The Conference of the Parties at its eighth meeting by
decision VIII/29
welcomed the report of the Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Liability and Redress. Through its decision VIII/29.2 the Conference of the Parties invited Parties and other Governments to submit to the Executive Secretary examples of national/domestic legislation and case-studies relating to liability and redress for damage to biological diversity, including approaches to valuation and restoration, and requested the Executive Secretary to compile this information and disseminate it through the clearing-house mechanism. Decision VIII/29.3 further requested the Executive Secretary to gather and compile technical information relating to damage to biological diversity and approaches to valuation and restoration of damage to biological diversity as well as information on national/domestic measures and experiences, focusing in particular on the issues identified in the conclusions of the Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Liability and Redress and to prepare a synthesis report for examination by the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties. In response to these requests, two notifications (
) were transmitted to Parties and other Governments, as well as a letter to relevant organizations inviting them to provide information in relation to the points raised in
decision VIII/29
paragraph 2 and 3. The submissions received from Parties and other Governments are available
The Executive Secretary prepared the
synthesis report
(UNEP/CBD/COP/9/20/Add.1) called for in Decision VIII/29 and provided it to the Conference of the Parties for consideration at its ninth meeting.
Decision IX/23
the Conference of the Parties welcomed the synthesis report and requested the Executive Secretary to make it widely available through the clearing-house mechanism. It also reiterated its call to Parties, Governments and relevant international organizations in paragraph 4 of decision VIII/29 to cooperate with a view to strengthening capacities at the national level with regard to measures for the prevention of damage to biological diversity, establishment and implementation of national legislative regimes, and policy and administrative measures on liability and redress, and to provide financial resources for this purpose. It decided to consider at its tenth meeting the need for future work in this area as part of its consideration of a revised and updated Strategic Plan, as well as a multi-year programme of work for the period 2011-2020.
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So, preface, I am married to an incredible woman and with that marriage I became part of a larger family. In that family, as in all families is a cast of characters (all are wonderful, trust me – I am so very thankful for them). One particular member of that family has challenged the way that I see things, literally. After examining his work the other day, I joked about my desire to have an eye transplant to see the world the way that he does. While technology has grown by leaps and bounds this still has yet to occur.
So since transplants won't happen, I have challenged myself to learn from the images that he captures with his camera lens. Yes, my brother-in-law, Jeff (a.k.a JLB), is a photographer. No, I don't mean he takes pictures though. He is a painter of landscapes, a designer of ideas, a sculptor of imagery, a collector of memories, and a vessel of imagination. He is an artist (seriously, go check out his work)
Now, the above description, artist, will never be said about me. In fact, I might go so far as to say that my almost 5 year-old daughter is a better artist than I am (see, I told you so). For much of my life, I have focused on thinking, talking, and analyzing. I enjoy a beautiful sunset, I love the view of being on the water, but no one would ever mistake me for an artist.
For the last decade though, I have been growing. It is through initial interactions with JLB (then a graphic designer at a small, private college that we both worked at) that I began to appreciate the world through new eyes. No longer do I think about "creative" as some distinct group of people, instead I have learned to see the finer things about design, scope, and imagery in my work.
Starting with JLB and leading to a host of design-oriented individuals, my world has expanded to seeing a new way to piece things together. I have a continually growing level of appreciation for how design immeasurably impacts work. While you are at it, check out organizations like Work Design Magazine and IDEO. Read books like A Whole New Mind, Accidental Creative, and The Myths of Creativity. But also, explore, take photos, look at magazines, create a design wall (gosh, that might have just stuck me close to promoting Pinterest), scrapbook (that one is for you, mom), step out outside, visit new locations, walk in the park, and meet people.
We live in a time in which we are constantly moving, always bombarded by noise and images, but rarely do we stop and appreciate beauty. As we grow up, society tends to discard imagination and play as being immature and juvenile. Fight back, have fun, pretend, go hang out with children and get drawn into their world of imagination. Experience the beauty that is all around – and you will recognize that you are seeing the world with a whole new set of eyes.

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Let's go super inky with flowers !!
Posted by Rajni Chawla
Making handmade flowers for scrap booking, card making, and other paper crafting projects saves money and allows you to customize your embellishments to fit the style and colors of your papers. There are many, many ways to use and create flowers for your paper crafting projects. You can use your punches,dies or u can fussy cut or fold and create variety of flowers. Today my focus will be on making flower embellishments.
You must all be wondering what all I have in my treasure box today.
Flowers and my favorite distress inks!!
Magic Water Color Technique Check the video here by Jessica Taylor. She is using ink refills but you can use regular distress inks by pressing your ink pad directly on the acrylic block and splinting little water with mini misters.
You saw Jessica used white paper and a single color to color her flower where as I followed the same technique but again.....with a small twist. I don't know why I always try to something different what i see. I have used colored paper and instead of one i took two shades of distress inks.
Now on to my 3D paper flowers. You can make flowers with punches n dies and sometimes give shape by hand cutting. I got lots of queries about how I give crumbled look to my flowers. Today I will be sharing two of my favorite tutorial for making crumbled flowers.
Crumbled paper gardenias tutorial by Luvleescrappin
Paper blossom bloeman tutorial for assembling the paper flowerWatching a video can be helpful, but the only way to master any technique is to start doing it!!!
This is what I always love to do.
Do you want to have a look what I created after following this tutorial ??
Here is it..
Take a little look at sparkling diamond dust....amazing!!
Few days back I designed a card with flowers for friendship swap using picked raspberry,victorian valvet and vintage photo distress inks. I used perfect pearls on the edges of the petals.
I made these with Joy craft flower die. You can make the same using any retro punch with three different sizes.I have used dried marigold and aged mahogany.
just a little difference in assembling...and you get a new look of the flower.
Again joy craft flower die and picked raspbarry distress ink
Both my very favorites....wild honey distress ink and Sunflowers. This is my first try on sunflowers with a punch and paper crumble technique. I have used punch bunch mega lily petals.
I made three different sizes.
I tried using my flowers on money envelops. I have not assembled them as yet but loved the effects. Have a look.
You must be wondering what paper i have used to make these amazing flowers.Earlier i was using fabriano brusto....but this time i tried with local card stock (Neelgagan)...and to my surprise it worked better then fabriano. Actually neelgagan card stock is bit slippery..and when i misted it with water extra water got slipped and soaked the amount which was actually needed to break the fibers. It was very convenient to crush this paper..... Not even got torn once. I have worked with these two papers only...but i think any paper ,120 to 180 gsm will work well.
So...did you saw how amazing these inks are. Some times I just need a touch of a particular shade and sometimes huge backgrounds are colored with variety of shades.
Are you worried about finishing them...???
Don't worry....these will work for long :)
Re-inkers are available for these ink pads, so there is no need to worry about using up all the ink. It will probably take you quite a long time before you need to re-ink them, even if you use them frequently. I use mine often, and have had them for a year, and I have not yet needed to refresh the ink except vintage photo. Moreover, The Craft Shop is just a mail away. You can find the complete range of distress inks in our store.
That's all for today :)
Hoping to see you soon with few more inspirations of using distress inks with water.
If you like my colorful posts...do leave some love.
Rajni Chawla
(Passionately Curious)


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Academy Awards A to Z
No-one could have predicted when the first Academy Awards ceremony was held on 16 May 1929 that it would grow to the huge event it is today.
With the 86th Awards fast approaching, here is our A to Z guide to the biggest night of the movie calendar.
Created as a non-profit organisation in 1927, the original Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was made up of 36 producers and film-makers. Led by MGM studio chief Louis B Mayer, its membership included such notables as Douglas Fairbanks, Harold Lloyd and Mary Pickford. It now boasts more than 6,000 members, a quarter of them actors.
Fans desperate to see Hollywood's movers and shakers arriving can do so by sitting on the specially constructed benches erected outside - provided they register at least six months in advance - camping out overnight was banned after 9/11. The lucky 700 selected at random are told to arrive at 07:00 on Oscar day, 10 hours before the fun begins.
Every year, the studios launch elaborate advertising campaigns to persuade Academy members to nominate their pictures. Eligible voters are bombarded with DVDs known as 'screeners', occasionally accompanied by lavish promotional material. But new rules introduced in 2012 banned members from attending parties organised by film companies after the nominations are announced.
For years, the Oscar oscillated between the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Los Angeles Music Center and the Shrine Auditorium near the University of Southern California. From 2002 to 2012, the Oscars were held at the Kodak Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, although in 2012, Kodak ended its sponsorship deal with the Oscars shortly before the event. In May this year, it changed its name to the Dolby Theatre in a new sponsorship deal and the Oscars will continue to be held there for the foreseeable future.
The time-honoured practice of opening the golden envelope to reveal the winner's name is a pivotal part of Oscar lore. It has not always been so though. For the first 10 years, the Academy informed the press ahead of time in order to accommodate their print deadlines. After one newspaper broke the embargo in 1939, the decision was made to keep the results a closely guarded secret.
The Oscars have thrown up more than their fair share of fashion faux pas over the years. Who could forget the bizarre Indian headdress sported by Cher in 1986, or Bjork's swan gown in 2001 (pictured), Gwyneth Paltrow was criticised by fashionistas in 2002 for appearing sans bra in a transparent top, as did Celine Dion in 1999 for wearing what appeared to be a back-to-front white jacket.
Presenters and performers at this year's Oscars can be expected to be handsomely rewarded for their trouble with a complimentary gift package thought to be worth up to $100,000. Previous freebies have included such luxury items as mobile phones, high-definition televisions, designer clothes and holiday vouchers.
In addition to its competitive prizes, the Academy has a history of presenting special Oscars to ageing stars, industry veterans and well-regarded individuals who have been inexplicably passed over. Recipients include Peter O'Toole, Kirk Douglas and Robert Redford, while regular host Bob Hope was awarded no fewer than five honorary gongs between 1941 and 1966. The 2013 recipients included Angelina Jolie, Angela Lansbury and Steve Martin.
A regular feature of each Oscar telecast is a montage paying tribute to those notables who have died since the last ceremony. A Room With A View screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, visual effects maestro Ray Harryhausen, and actors Peter O'Toole and Joan Fontaine are likely to be among those remembered this year.
An actor and sometime president of the Academy whose name was attached after his demise in 1956 to an honorary award recognising individuals "whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry". Recipients over the years have included Gregory Peck, Frank Sinatra and, inevitably, Bob Hope. However, since the mid-1980s, it has been doled out sparingly.
The first woman to win a best director Oscar for The Hurt Locker in 2010. The film also won best picture.
The Oscars cause a mighty traffic jam each year as up to 1,200 stretch limousines queue up to disgorge their celebrity cargo. In 1988, the congestion was so bad outside the Shrine Auditorium that presenters and nominees, among them Fatal Attraction's Glenn Close, were forced to ditch their cars and jog down the street to make it on time.
Fancy gatecrashing the awards? Chances are you won't get within 10 metres of the building. Police snipers are routinely positioned on adjacent rooftops, the area is declared a no-fly zone and all the local manhole covers are welded shut. That said, none of this stopped a pair of pranksters getting through in 2002 with the help of a fake limo pass.
All films must have at least a token US release before 31 December in order to qualify for the following year's awards, but it isn't until the nominations are announced some six weeks before the ceremony that the Oscar race can start proper. The nominees are revealed 0530 LA time by the current Academy president, usually accompanied by a previous recipient.
How the Academy Award of Merit came by its more familiar sobriquet is still a subject for debate, though most people attribute it to Academy librarian Margaret Herrick's 1931 remark that the award (right) bore a striking resemblance to her uncle. The nickname was in common usage by 1934, but it took another five years for it to be officially adopted.
Bob Hope holds the record here, having hosted the ceremony 19 times over the course of 39 years. Johnny Carson was a fixture in the 1980s before Billy Crystal inherited his mantle. This year chat show host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres will host the Oscars for a second time, replacing Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, whose close-to-the-bone stint divided critics last year.
Part of the host's job is to poke fun at the Oscars themselves. "Two hours of glittering entertainment spread out over four hours" is how Carson described them, while Billy Crystal likened them to Titanic: "We are huge, we are expensive and everyone wants us to go faster." In 2010, Steve Martin deadpanned: "This show was so long that Avatar now takes place in the past."
Organisers need 16,000 square feet of the stuff outside the Dolby Theatre for the annual fashion parade that, for many, is the highlight of the Oscar ceremony. The hallowed carpet is lined with seven-foot Oscar statuettes that are each given a new lick of gold paint before the event; some 60,000 flowers are grown especially for the various floral displays.
The record for the longest acceptance speech is held by Greer Garson, who droned on for over five minutes in 1943. John Mills probably made the shortest: in keeping with his Oscar-winning role as a mute simpleton in Ryan's Daughter, the British actor said nothing at all.
The awards were televised for the first time in 1953, attracting the largest audience in commercial TV's five-year history. But it was not until 1966 that they were broadcast in colour, prompting host Bob Hope to quip: "Now we can see the losers turn green." In 2005, the ABC network was so worried Chris Rock would swear it imposed a five-second time delay.
There have been more than a few of these over the years. Steven Spielberg was gutted when Shakespeare in Love was named best movie in 1999 ahead of Saving Private Ryan, while even Juliette Binoche (right) was shocked when she beat Lauren Bacall to the best supporting actress gong in 1997.
Most of the winners make a token appearance at the Governor's Ball before heading off to a swankier bash. And they don't come more exclusive than the Vanity Fair party hosted by editor Graydon Carter, which for the last few years has taken place at the Sunset Tower Hotel.
During World War II, the Academy replaced its gold-plated statuettes with plaster ones and outlawed formal wear, while concerns over the situation in Iraq were reflected by a toned-down ceremony in 2003. "You probably noticed there was no red carpet tonight," said host Steve Martin: "That'll send them a message!"
Midnight Cowboy made Oscar history in 1970 by becoming the first (and to date only) X-rated movie to be named best picture. Best actor nominees Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight both lost out to John Wayne - sweet revenge for the Western veteran, who had had his sexuality questioned in John Schlesinger's gritty New York-based drama.
Tatum O'Neal holds the record as the youngest Oscar-winner after she was named best supporting actress for Paper Moon at the age of 10. (Anna Paquin came close when she picked up the same award for The Piano at 11.) But the youngest Oscar recipient is Shirley Temple, given an honorary award at six for "her outstanding contribution to screen entertainment."
The number of awards Steven Spielberg received for The Color Purple after being nominated for a whopping 11 Oscars in 1986 - an ignominious achievement only matched by ballet drama The Turning Point in 1978. In 2011, True Grit bit the dust, failing to win a single prize despite 10 nominations. The same had happened to Gangs of New York in 2003. Richard Harris was nominated seven times without a single win, but the record is held by sound mixer Kevin O'Connell, who has yet to win a Oscar, despite being nominated 20 times.


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Sunday, February 21, 2010
To Clog or Not to Clog
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I totally agree with you! I think some clogs work, and some don't. I really like the Chanel ones! The Louis Vuitton ones.....ehh....They may be great for high fashion but I'm not really feeling them...ReplyDelete
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I'm so glad you posted your blog link, because I love it! I just read a feature in Nylon about clogs, and found it interesting that they are making their way back into the fashion scene after being shunned for so long. Although I personally wouldn't wear them, I think the sleek, high heeled ones would look nice with the right outfit. Good, informative post!ReplyDelete
thank u for leaving me such a sweet comment! im not a big fan of clogs...anyways there are some of them which i kinda like....but i guess im not gonna buy ones hehe XDReplyDelete
I agree with you! I feel like if I start wearing them now that the trend will end too soon and I'll feel like I was kinda dumb to buy them in the first place. haha I like the ones from Chanel but I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'd rather spend money on a shoe that will still be fashionable in the near future.ReplyDelete
hey thanks for the comment on my blog! It was really sweet you're so nice. Uhm i don't quite like the clogs, maybee in someoutfits will look good but i won't be spending lots of money to buy some. ;)ReplyDelete
I am loving the clogs! xo avaReplyDelete
i like this feature! I'm having the big clog debate with myself as well... I was definitely not old enough to rock em in the early 90s, and now I'd like the chance, but you nailed it when you said we dont wanna look like 90s clones! I think a chunky wedge, or the super-low heel cheapen the look infinitely. The styles with the thicker heel that you poster are absolutely gorgeous, and if i do manage to get my hands on a pair this time around, they will definitely be along those lines.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2/21/10, 5:57 PM
yay i know you..you ar from chictopia,rite??ReplyDelete
thank you for d comment.
mind to exchange link or following?
let me know ya.
I'm so for the clog, but it's hard trying to find the perfect kind with a style that isn't so ugly!ReplyDelete
lovelove, M.
Thanks for visiting my blog, Jenny! Yours is too cute :)ReplyDelete
I am in agreeance with you--not sure how I feel about the trend, but if it's going to happen, I like the clogs with the heels. No frumpy hippie look!
I love the clog so much...its beautiful....:)ReplyDelete
I'm a little bit afraid of this trend. They've been considered ugly for such a long time that it's difficult for me to work it out of my system. We'll see though :)ReplyDelete
wat ever shoes or heels , if a beautiful person like u wears it looks more beautiful,nice post dearReplyDelete
yes yes i want i want!!ReplyDelete
Hmmmm I think it'll take me a while to come around to clogs. I've always had an aversion to them, but we'll seeXDReplyDelete
thanks for the comment!
xx, Hayley
- Anonymous2/23/10, 9:22 PM
I think clogs with chunky heels are gorgeous, but flat or low heeled ones not so muchReplyDelete
thanks for stopping by & your comment, hope to see u again soon :)
Oohh, tough call.ReplyDelete
I think I'd have to see these in combination with some clothing. Just looking at them by themselves, I'm not a fan.
What would you wear these with?


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He stopped drinking and started running. On training runs, he was always smiling, always talking, and always pushing the pace. When everyone was done, he'd still put in a few more miles. He started doing ultra marathons, races over distances of 30 to 100 miles, and he'd do them almost monthly, sometimes weekly. It often takes over a month to recover from these events.
I suppose being addicted to running beats being addicted to alcohol. I don't know if he saved his marriage, or ever had a relapse, and have lost track of him.
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As japanese high-end hi-fi is gradually dwindling to not much, brands and new owners of old brands try to bank on the past. As japanese do not like to recollect much, this could be seen as a last desperate step before complete disparition :)
Denon and Luxman recently made such efforts and a lot of people talk about them - quite a "buzz" in fact.
However, outrageous pricetags cannot hide reality :
Denon DP-A100
Interviews on the japanese website (http://www.denon100.com/#/en/bios) teach us that the DP-80 was "the first AC Servo direct-drive with pulse magnetic field detection for professional use" and that it was "universally used by radio stations".
Apparently, the current product planners and marketing lads don't know their brand's own history - difficult to accept for a 100th anniversary product !
Or they try to avoid remembering successful past competitors who, luckily, do not exist anymore - Technics that is.
Nevertheless, the 2500€ DP-A100 is nothing more than a relooked DP-1300M (Taiwan/China-built on a... Technics rotor/platter base :) (or an Onkyo CP-1050) with a whatever/wherever tonearm sourced from any of the later Technics rippers or the myriad of OEM makers and users such as Vestax or whoever built the Marantz DJ-2550 (a plasticky ripoff of the SL-1200 made in China) or such strange items as this one http://www.hifido.co.jp/KW/G/P0/A10/E/40-10/S0/C16-05958-98067-00/.
The DP-A100 can have a taller plinth, a deep black finish, it can come with its own 100th anniversary certifcate signed with diamond-coated ink by Ryo Okazeri himself and even five-year warranty,
the DP-A100 still is nothing more than a cheap DP-1300M produced before the D&M purchase of Denon, a model which, btw, Nippon Columbia/Denon also sold to Pioneer as PL-PM2000.
(The same applies to the 220k¥ PMA-A100 integrated (2010) which is a 170k¥ PMA-2000SE (2009) in shiny black face ; 50k¥ for the color change - wow !)
Luxman PD-171
Luxman changed hands recently (again) but the new management seems to take the same route as any of the previous ones : plenty of lineups pointed at all possible directions, with limited distributions outlets and very limited brand visibility for the past 20 years.
Enter the 5000$ PD-171 which looks very pretty with its thick top plate reminiscent of several early 1970s Yamaha.
See the unboxing of one here : http://www.suansiang.com/index.php?lay=show&ac=article&Id=539376692&Ntype=1)
Naturally, the 171 is not built by Luxman per se as Lux has no factories of its own since ages... It is assembled by a "Fukusima D" which I've never seen anywhere else... And it is an obvious re-make of any of the early 1980s TTs Micro Seiki built for Lux like the very successful PD-300 series.
And it has an added low-end Jelco SA-250 300$ tonearm, the lowest you can get from them and an old 1977 design which one can see on the Marantz Model 6370Q for instance !
A tonearm also available throughout the 1980s under the CEC name with a straight wand (CST-901, as used in the 1989 ST930 'table) or Feickert (DFA-90) or Hino Audio (HA-937) or Bell Dream (TA-0919) or Koetsu (SA-1100D) or Victor (QL-V1) or in ever-marketing-efficient Sumiko guises or at Ortofon in its TA-110 (9") and TA-210 ("12) which are all rebadged Jelco SA-250. And looking at the exploded drawings of both, it is clear the 3000$ AS- and RS-309S also are basically an SA-250E !
Remember all of these Jelcos have 30mg [H] and 20mg [V] friction ratios - crazy numbers which should be compared to a Technics EPA-100 for instance (5mg) or Yamaha's YSA-1 of the GT-2000 series (7mg) !
Any Sony PUA-1500 or 1600 would pan these thingies, direct and unequivocably.
(Jelco : http://www.jelco-ichikawa.co.jp)
However, reading the "elements of language" everybody quotes, the PD-171 evidently is an absolute must-have :
"Its high output electronics offer impressive dynamics and resolution."
"A high torque synchronous AC motor drives a high inertia platter via a synthetic belt for smooth, seamless playback."
"The precision-machined spindle rests on a wide Teflon bearing to ensure frictionless rotation."
"The PD-171's statically-balanced custom Luxman tonearm glides smoothly on ball bearings for stable and reliable sound."
"The universal headshell allows easy cartridge replacement,"
"and a detachable stylus light unobtrusively enhances visibility in a mood-lit room."
Smooth and seamless playback, frictionless rotation, stable and reliable sound, easy cartridge replacement - I find the same in every low-end 1972 Kenwood KP or 1979 Sony PS-X catalog. And Micro was using Teflon bearings way back in '75 already. Mechanically or electronically, there is nothing here that justifies such a list-price. But maybe the price of teflon and milled aluminium have risen like mad ?
I for one am happy turntables are produced again but are these basic revamps worth 2500€ or 4500€ ?
By the marketing ballyhoo in play : it seems to be !
By the hardware displayed : certainly not , to say the very least.
If old and respected japanese brands try to come back with the very tools which plague so much of the contemporary european and american high-end brands and products, the writing is definitely on the wall.
I'll avoid going into the happy mood so many websites and mag' reviewers write about these products : mere variations of the press releases.
Actual sales will tell but with such overblown prices... Marantz was actually more honest in pricing its Taiwan-made TT-8001 at 125k¥ because TT-8001 = Pioneer PL-PM2000 = DP-1300M = DP-A100 = etc :)
Making rebadges isn't the problem here but selling rebadges at full-development prices is.
Luxman wisely started production of a PD-171 sans crappy Jelco tonearm in november 2013. It's the "PD-171AL", as in ArmLess.
The cost of it is 395,000¥, vs. the 415,000¥ of the original PD-171 ; this very slight price difference tells how much the Jelco arm did cost in the bundle :)
Especially since the price of the Jelco-bundled 171 has been in the meantime cut down to... 395,000¥. More transparent than this, you die.
This AL version is delivered with a blank armboard (OPPD-AB6) and four pre-drilled boards can be optionally purchased (OPPD-AB1 > 4) covering the most popular tonearms in Japan (SME 3009R/3010R, SAEC WE308 series and Fidelity Research FR64 series) and one other, OPPD-AB5, added for the old Ortofon AS-212S / RS-212D (which were both, you guessed it... JELCOs in disguise !).
These armboards are made of milled aluminium and cost 25,000¥, or 20,000¥ for a spare blank, should you wish to not follow the usual and the standard.
It is a good thing Lux decided to get rid of that sub-par arm, sub-par on a 400k¥ object that is, but is the brand selling many PD-171s ? Not really and apparently very few. At 6400$ (2013 list price), there's a limit to BS.
And maybe the price of teflon and milled aluminium have risen like mad indeed.


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Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 12:26 pm
I too though that there could be another level to the matrix , but I soon realized one flaw in that idea. If there was another level to the matrix or even if there was 1000000000 other levels , then NEO MORPHEUS TRINNITY all of them would still be plugged into a pod somewhere , and would be absolutly no threat to the program. They would still think there in reality , and not be, same as anyone in any level of the matrix.
So with that im going to have to say that neo has somehow connected himself to the bots , and can now in some ways control them . He is part of them . And same goes for him and Smith , something happened at the end of th first movie , and its like they imbedded themselves into the code of the matrix.
just my thoughts....
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Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 12:32 pm
heh, i just started a post about this called "is enlightenment even possible" and my thoughts on that in detail are there, but heres a summary for this thread:
if indeed the matrix is infinite, then enlightenment isnt really possible, because when one becomes enlightened and breaks away from one leve, they have to start over again and break through that one, and then the next, and then the next and so on. and with that theory, enlightenment is impossible, as is freeing oneself from the matrix.
you can almost think of the matrix as a MMORPG this way, because you can go to many different areas, and in and out of those areas, so is this just a game to the machines? and is it a game to the humans that are plugged into the matrix? and if it is, do they even know about it? and if they do, did they themselves choose to do it rather than stay in the broken world that covered the surface?
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Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 12:41 pm
The idea "There is no spoon" literally says it all. Neo is only as enlightened as his mind will let him be . He realized that Nothing is real , thats the first step . If he fully realized that , he would then realize that he doesnt even need to fight things like agents . If he could realize it he could destroy an agent by blowing on him , or looking at him. Possibly even bring down the entire matrix and or matrixesss just buy realizing the idea "There is no spoon " to its fullest.
The only things neo does have to worry about are people like agent Smith because he has somehow broken away from the matrix and become his own entity , maybe like his own self matrix because he is also not real.
If u notice smith is now somewhat like a virus within the matrix , hes slowly taking over the matrix person by person. man this is wierd everytime I think up one thing , it bring a million other possibilities to the table . I wonder if the wachowski brother even realize all the possibilites .
Trippy !!!!!!! ps I know I cant spell
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Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 12:45 pm
yes, thats it exactly (once again i say this) he is only as enlightened as he lets himself be. maybe he just doesnt want to be so extraordinary that he can blow on things and erase them from the system, because then he would be on par with (a) God. and humanity is afraid of any God that has been presented to them thoughout history, because they seem capable of superhuman feats in terms of both violence/hate and peace/love.
and also, there are always going to be limits, regardless of how hard you work. its exceedingly hard to truly become one with the universe.
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Posted: Thu May 29, 2003 6:15 am
heh, dont worry, the editing is the best thing here!
and i just thought of another thing: what if not only agent smith is a virus, what if neo is as well? perhaps he is just as much of a problem to the system as any one/thing that exists? if he actually was it would be quite ironic how their savior that can end their suffering is in fact a simple virus that got a physical body.
one can use agent smith logging out into someone else's body as an example of this.
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Posted: Thu May 29, 2003 11:21 am
There are still laws within the Matrix.
When Neo and the others choose to enter in the Matrix they enter knowing that there are laws that are inherent to the program that cannot be broken. The program itself has boundaries. The agents weren't able to do things the "enlightened" Neo was able to do simply because they weren't programmed with all knowledge of the laws of the matrix. Agents are only programmed to do certain things within certain boundaries.
This is an anology of the same physical reality we exist in.
Phenomena is governed by certain laws that cannot be broken.
There is a specific manner in which things materialize.
It's a person's level of awareness that determines what they are capable of within the structure of physical existence.
The more of an understanding and knowledge you have of how the physical is an illusion and how it simply reflects whats going on spiritually,
the "higher" your level of awareness.
Even in our reality, there is no such thing as a spoon.
At a quantum physics level we all break down to one constant flow of atoms/energy. There literally is no seperation between me and you.
That's why when they show Neo's point of view in the Matrix it all looks like flowing code.
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Posted: Sat May 31, 2003 6:00 pm
really? i prefer to think of it in a different light. the matrix, at its core, is a computer program, nothing more, nothing less. the primary factor OF a computer program is its ability to....REprogram it.
it seems to me that Neo can see the code simply because thats how he chooses to see it, and is able to alter it based on it. for all we know he could have chosen to see porn ads floating up and down everywhere, and he could still change it accordingly.
and regarding the agents, they can do the same things that Neo does, yet they simply have not broken their program and begun to experiment for themselves yet. if they did do things and think for themselves, then THAT would truly suck for the free humans. however at least the guys that the agents posess would live longer...
i guess theres a pro and con to every equation.
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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 3:57 pm
exactly, otherwise what would an equation be???? smith is neo's opposite, but maybe neo is smiths opposite, which is the nagative and which is the positive, the virus and the cure, in the last film we are told that they are opposites, but which way around???
Also, i agree with ace bandit that if neo believed enough he could simply just blow on the agents, but thats no fun is it, you need action in a film, lots of fighting and guns!!
And something iv said before, if any free human believed enough they could be like "the one", if they believed they could fly like neo etcetc, whats stopping them???
the only thing that is, is the fact that noe is called the one, its all hyped up and therefore if every one believes he is meant to be special and he believes he is special he will be, but everyone else could just put this all aside, he only believes he is special because the oracle told, him - you know like she told him what he needed to hear to make him determinned..... everyone had the ability to be like neo, only they werent "the one" so the believed they couldn't.
my head teacher always says:
you think you can, your right,
you think you cant, your right
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Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2004 12:56 pm
nah, i rekkon i know what it is, its like when your really excited to go on holiday and you save up all your money n stuff, and when your there you forget how much effort it took to save up and..........actually no, you still rememer, thanks if you can figure it out thoth, ur me *
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Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2004 5:57 pm
no one cares about the actual trouble you went through to get somewhere or make something, they just care about the end product. like no one cares how much practice it must have taken Bruce Lee to be the baddest bad ass ever publicized, but they sure do love his movies.
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Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2004 12:26 pm
In the very first post of this thread, whoever wrote it (sorry, in my excitement to share my opinion I didn't notice the author's name) stated that the world Neo and Trinity thought was real (the darkened sky, Zion, the Squidies) could not be another Matrix. You said there was not a Matrix inside another Matrix because if Neo and Trinity were in a Matrix (which would explain Neo stopping the Machines with his hand) than they would still be plugged into pods somewhere and would not be a treat to the Machines. If the Machines are in the same world as Neo, then those Machines would not be real, in a sense, they would be part of the Matrix. Maybe there is the real world, a Matrix, and a Matrix. The real world has... well, we don't know. The Matrix has Neo and Trinity and the rest of Zion plugged in, believing that they are in a war against the Machines. Then there is the Matrix that the people all ready plugged into the Matrix go when they want to meet, or feel like they're in the real world. I think that there is only one Matrix at a time. I don't think that there is a Matrix inside another Matrix, but I do believe it is possible.
Take Care
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Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2004 12:53 pm
yes but, whats the need of 2 matrix's if the architect only controls one of em, there is no need
yes the real world and the matrix are connected, but theres no need, for 2
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Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2004 1:11 pm
Ya, that is a good point, there is no need for 2.
Here's a question, why (in The Matrix Reloaded) did the Architect (forgive my mis spelling) tell Neo to gather 17 people from Zion? The People in the Matrix would be fine in the Matrix, and the Architect shouldn't want Neo to rebuild Zion because the Machines are trying to kill Zion. Unless, we recognize both wars. The war between the humans and the Machines, and the war between the programs and the Machines. Like how the Oracle explains that a program can go back to the source, or can choose to live in the Matrix. I forgot my point.... oh, so the Program, the Architect, doesn't mind people being outside of the Matrix. Just the Machines mind the city of Zion. (You see, the Machines made the Architect which is a program, to create another program, the Matrix.) Why does Neo have to choose 17 people to restart Zion. Will Zion be destroyed by the war between humans and machines? Why choose 17 people to do... what exactly?
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Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2004 1:28 pm
ye, the architect plays both hands, its like a game hes playin, like if you ever try to play chess on your own, you try to do it fairly but you alweays end up makin one side win,
(not that iv ever played chess on my own, just an example)
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Clarifying shampoos are something that I'm kind of crazy about. I use them once a week and I love how soft, shiny and clean my hair looks and feels after that.
I'm pretty sure I've tried a few Kérastase products before but I don't remember which ones exactly. I was really looking forward to getting some of their Spécifique products which is a series that improves scalp concerns. Unfortunately, they didn't have the shampoo for oily scalp and dry ends at the salon that day, so I got the one for oily scalp and hair. At first, I was a bit scared and wasn't sure if it wouldn't make my hair too dry and irritate my scalp but luckily, I was pleasantly surprised.
Kérastase Spécifique Bain Clarifiant contains Glycine and Salicylic Acid to purify the scalp and hair and Vitamin B6 that has nourishing properties. The consistency is clear and runny and the scent is very nice. I love how clean my hair gets with this shampoo but it doesn't feel dry and my scalp isn't irritated. Kérastase Spécifique Bain Clarifiant gives me a lot of volume and shine while I feel my hair soft and light. It's a great choice if you want to have really clean hair but without the stripping feeling.
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For over a year now, a far-right political group originating in nearby Dresden have been organizing protests against immigration, Islam, and other policies that, in their view, cause detriment to the German people. The group is called PEGIDA (Patriotische Europäer gegen die Islamisierung des Abendlandes, or "Patriotic Europeans against the Islamisation of the West"). Though they started as a small group, their numbers steadily increased, at one point boasting over 20,000 participants at their weekly protests.
The protests spread beyond Dresden to neighboring cities in eastern Germany, including here in Leipzig. Starting even before the immigration crisis became a popular topic of conversation, the Leipzig PEGIDA branch, LEGIDA, was shutting down the city center every Monday night for protests. More recently, the protests have slowed to only the first Monday of every month. Luckily, most of the demonstrations have been relatively calm, with only a few arrests. However, there have been issues in the past with rioting and stone throwing both with this group and the counter-protests against them.
We have mostly been able to avoid the demonstrations by staying away from the city center on demonstration days, since we live 10 minutes away by foot. However, this past week's demonstrations hit a bit too close to home for comfort. As we were commuting home, we saw hundreds of police cars gathered around neighboring Westplatz in preparation for the demonstrations. After we sat down to dinner, Craig glanced out our back windows and noticed some commotion. In the enclosed courtyard behind our apartment, there were dozens of German policemen in SWAT outfits corralling Legida protesters.
While I was happy to see that the Leipzig police were prepared for the demonstrations and kept the protesters under control, it's a scary thought that these protesters were right outside our window, especially knowing the damage they are capable of. It's also upsetting to see these bigots shutting down large parts of the city and commandeering city resources on a regular basis. Thankfully the group is now only gathering once a month, which I'm sure relieves a large burden from the citizens and the city, but personally I'll be happier and feel much safer when the number of monthly protests reaches zero.
Have the Legida protests interrupted your life in Leipzig? Share in the comments.


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Into The Woods
I advance onwards
Deeper, deeper into the woods.
A search for, an escape from.
To chase, or to run away.
To seek
Deeper, deeper into the woods
To try to understand. Perhaps.
I leave the familiar landscapes
Of my every day roads ~
The street signs,
The white marks, and yellow.
The lamp posts in the corner of the street,
The structures that lined my way
Like the waving of your hands
That used to beacon me home
In my every day travels,
Now fading in the background
After I let go of your grip
That changed gestures driving me away.
Tears clouded my vision
But I need to move forth
Deeper, deeper into the woods.
No turning back.
I left the compass, and the map behind,
Safe in a chest where I keep the memories.
I brought only, an empty pouch
To stock things I would collect
From places unknown,
And strings to bind together
The twigs, and pieces of woods
I come to gather,
As I journey to the territories untamed
Deeper, deeper into the woods.
I am here to forget,
And also to find a place to re-call the past clearly.
To connect the fragmented pieces
Of the quilt of the story
And to toss away what's not needed.
To find time to sew the vignettes together.
To find out how the complete picture appears
With new eyes, how the story goes
From a different perspective. Perhaps.
Here I am, a woodsman in a modern world,
A hermit in the jungle of people,
Wandering around the untamed highways;
Lost in the towering reeds of concrete and steel
Finding refuge in the man-made caves
That cost me my savings
To pay an over-night stay ~
Even the kindly service tagged with a price. Sigh.
The discomforts I paid to purchase comfort
In my entry to the lush forest of new discoveries
Where some keys are scattered
That would open me new doors of understanding
Deeper, deeper into the woods.
In the grounds of the forest are small packages
Of seeds that encapsule wisdom.
They are gifts of the towering trees
From their fruits that mellowed with time.
They have seen both
The wider view of the lowlands,
And the best view of the heavens.
I am here to collect the seeds
To fill the pouch I carried for that purpose.
From these seeds I wanted to grow another forest
Where another wanderer from onother time
Would collect and sow them again, on and on
I trod deeper,
Deeper into the woods
Picking remnants of beauty of the past
Blending with the modern aesthetics,
Like an architecture
Built along the shore.
The reflection of its glass structure
Captured by the placid lake
At noon time
Create such a lovely contrast ~
Like a bird perched on a metal pole,
The blooms against the skyline,
A fountain in the middle of a busy street,
Like me, a waif in this streets away from home
Trying to blend in the landscape
Gathering woods in the not so common place
For a woodgatherer,
But I have used up my strings
In the bundles of woods of ideas
I gathered, enough to fuel my creations
From here
For you
It is time to return home.
Jeques, Milwaukee. July 30 to August 1, 2010. From his "Traveler's Soliloquies" poetry collection.


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Dec. 30, 2003
NEW YORK CITY - Santa Clara University women's soccer team member Leslie Osborne was named to the inaugural CSTV women's soccer All-America team, which was announced Sunday night within the CSTV Primetime live studio show originating from the CSTV Fieldhouse in New York. Freshman goalkeeper Julie Ryder was honored on the second team. The CSTV All-America team was selected by the CSTV and CSTV.com editorial staff.
A junior from Menomonee Falls, Wis., Osborne was a leader for the Broncos this past season. She was named the West Coast Conference Player of the Year, marking the sixth time in the last seven years that the honor has been received by a Bronco. She was also named to All-WCC first team, becoming only the 10th player in the league to earn the honor three times.
A team captain, Osborne was one of three players that started all 24 contests. She played mostly at holding midfielder, but also saw time at forward, and netted11 goals and six assists for a team-leading 28 points this past season. She earned her first career hat trick against seventh-ranked Pepperdine. Against Portland, Osborne scored in the 24th minute, becoming only the second opponent to notch a first-half goal against the Pilots, while also marking the 100th point of her career.
Ryder, of DeKalb, Ill., is also a first-team All-West Coast Conference honoree, and with that recognition, became the first freshman goalkeeper to garner first-team honors since 1997. Ryder started 17 contests and ranked 12th in the country with a 0.574 goals-against average. She posted nine shut outs, including three in the NCAA Tournament, and boasts a 12-2-3 record, her only losses to second-ranked Notre Dame and NCAA Champion North Carolina. Ryder made 52 saves on the season and will be one of four goal keepers on the roster.
CSTV, the first 24-hour college sports network, is available to more than 15 million homes nationally on cable and satellite. For information on CSTV availability in particular markets, consumers can log on to www.cstv.com or call their cable or satellite operator.
CSTV Soccer Night, the first national regular-season soccer television offering, presented men's and women's soccer matches this fall, featuring 18 teams that competed in the NCAA Division I Championships. Among the features on CSTV's telecasts was all four games of the Broncos' Santa Clara adidas Classic in September.
2003 CSTV Women's Soccer All-America First Team
Iris Mora, UCLA, Sophomore
Caroline Smith, Kansas, Sophomore
Lindsay Tarpley, North Carolina, Sophomore
Lori Chalupny, North Carolina, Sophomore
Lindsey Huie, Portland, Sophomore
Joanna Lohman, Penn State, Senior
Leslie Osborne, Santa Clara, Junior
Nandi Pryce, UCLA, Senior
Catherine Reddick, North Carolina, Senior
Melissa Tancredi, Notre Dame, Senior
Leisha Alcia, Illinois, Junior


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The Importance of Disability Insurance
Disability insurance is designed to protect and sustain income should a policyholder become critically ill or injured and, as a result, be unable to work for a certain length of time. It includes coverage for injury to any part of your body, including such critical components as eyesight, limbs, hands, hearing and even for mental illness.
Who Benefits
Just about everyone can benefit from this kind of protection because anyone can be injured or fall sick at any time, which can make one unable to perform his or her employment duties. This kind of coverage is often provided to owners of their own businesses, the self-employed, employees and even those who presently are unemployed.
How It Functions
Payout levels will vary depending on the choices of coverage, with each policy renewable annually. Should one become sick or hurt and as a result, be unable to work, then the policyholder simply files a claim for financial compensation from the insurance provider. The extended payouts will continue until they are once again ready to resume normal work duties.
Kinds of Coverage
There are generally two kinds of disability insurance policies: Short-Term Disability (STD) and Long-Term Disability (LTD). STD policies usually have waiting periods of 14 days, with a maximum period of benefit payout of no longer than two years. LTD policies will normally have a waiting period of a few weeks up to several months and the maximum benefit period for this type of coverage will generally range from three years up to remainder of one's lifetime.
Big Benefits
Life is uncertain. We never know what may happen. Having disability insurance will ensure that you and your family are protected, come what may.


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Virginia Beach, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Chesapeake Indians
Erected 2008 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number KV-13.)
Location. 36° 53.937′ N, 76° 3.8′ W. Marker is in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Marker is on Thomas Bishop Lane near North Great Neck Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Virginia Beach VA 23454, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Meeting of Three Commanders (approx. 1.2 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1371 Seashore State Park (approx. 1.4 miles away); First Landing State Park (approx. 1½ miles away); Land Ho! (approx. 1½ miles away); Church Point (approx. 2.8 miles away); Adam Thoroughgood House (approx. 2.8 miles away); First Landing (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Virginia Beach.
Categories. • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers •
More. Search the internet for Chesapeake Indians.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2018. This page originally submitted on October 24, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 424 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 27, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.


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P.O. Box 9435, Brooks, OR 97305
1. I am a U.S. citizen or lawfully admitted permanent resident (i.e., green card holder).
2. This contribution is made from my own funds, and funds are not being provided to me by another person or entity for the purpose of making this contribution.
3. I am making this contribution with my own personal credit card and not with a corporate or business credit card or a card issued to another person.
4. I am at least eighteen years old.
5. I am not a federal contractor.
6. Contributions or gifts to Angela Roman For Congress are not deductible as charitable contributions for Federal income tax purposes.
7. Federal law requires us to use our best efforts to collect and report the name, mailing address, occupation, and name of employer of individuals whose contributions exceed $200 in an election cycle.
8. The maximum contribution is $2,800 for individual --$5,600 per couple – per election.
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Taco is a 2 year old
handsome and lovable male brindle and white Am Staff mix. He has a good sturdy
build and weighs about 75lbs. He is an all-around awesome dog who does great
with kids and other dogs (cats unknown but he showed no interest in the shelter
Taco just wants to be loved and is eager to have a family of his own that will
give him lots of attention, play time, and cuddles!
He walks well on leash, a pretty mellow boy. A 'dude with truck'
would suit him well to truck around with, while at the same time we think he'd
do well with a family with yard as well.
A country spot.. great! he wont run away.. looooves his humans!
He is somewhat trained, communicates well, and will do just about
anything for food!
Taco was at an over-crowded high kill Socal shelter and his time was up
right before Thanksgiving! The shelter volunteers knew he was a special boy
that deserved a second chance at life, so they contacted our rescue to help at
his final hour. We could not let him die and knew we needed to save him
before the holiday or he would have NO chance! Thankfully we were able to get
him out of the shelter and transported to Norcal into temporary boarding, just
to save his life.
Now Taco needs a loving home to call his own — either an adopter of a foster
See his sad face in his first photo that was taken while still at the shelter,
and now he is already looking happier in the other photos which were taken on
his first "Freedom Day"!!
We want to see him with a loving family ASAP that will give him a permanent
happy face!!
If you think you could be a good match for Taco to foster or adopt him, please
contact us ASAP.
Please send us an email to email@example.com. It is best to contact us via email first as the Dog Shack is run on a volunteer basis.


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With fall here now and the cooler evenings it actually feels pretty good right now. I'm just dreading the cold months ahead. Winter was hell for me last year with the way my arthritis is. The other day I had a very uncomfortable day with my lower back. I was sitting in a chair and I moved just a little and it was,all I could do to keep tears coming in my eyes and down my cheek. That was last week that happened. But still by the end of the day I'm beat. All I want to do when I get home is just strech out on my couch so I can get off my feet. It seems the only shoes that my feet are the most comfortable in are my moccasin slippers. I wish I could ware those to work every day. Oh what I would do to feel comfortable again and not be hurting everyday from arthritis pain.
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Learn more about Teaching Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness»
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Middle School: 6 Cross Cutting Concepts, 2 Science and Engineering Practices
High School: 4 Disciplinary Core Ideas, 5 Cross Cutting Concepts, 2 Science and Engineering Practices
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- Can be complemented with related graphics, videos and activities on Milankovitch/orbital cycles and their role in the climate system. For example, http://www.learner.org/courses/envsci/visual/animation.php?shortname=anm_polar_icecores.
About the Science
- Graphic is slightly dated (2000) and could benefit from the inclusion of more recent ice core data going back 600K years from EPICA (Dome D).
- Comments from expert scientist: This webpage offers a graph of Vostok CO2 and Antarctic surface temperature, the latter reconstructed using deuterium (a hydrogen isotope) data. The graphs appear accurate and it is nice to have a simple figure showing these two datasets.
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Related URLs These related sites were noted by our reviewers but have not been reviewed by CLEANAlso see comparison with EPICA ice core: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EPICA_delta_D_plot.svg
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MS-C1.2: Patterns in rates of change and other numerical relationships can provide information about natural and human designed systems
MS-C1.3: Patterns can be used to identify cause and effect relationships.
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MS-C3.1:Time, space, and energy phenomena can be observed at various scales using models to study systems that are too large or too small.
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HS-C2.4:Changes in systems may have various causes that may not have equal effects.
HS-C3.4:Using the concept of orders of magnitude allows one to understand how a model at one scale relates to a model at another scale.
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Why is compressed breathing air used?
Compressed breathing air is produced by a breathing air compressor and purification system. The air protects workers engaged in tasks like sandblasting, spray painting, chemical spill clean-up, welding, grinding, pipe and tank cleaning and similar activities where repeat exposure can pose a health threat.
What is a compressor?
What are the different types of compressed breathing air systems?
- Constant flow: Air is passed continuously through the respirator to minimise leakage and entry of external contaminants into the respirator, to ventilate the respirator and to provide Grade D breathing gas
- Demand flow: Air is supplied to the respirator only as the wearer inhales or demands air. Air flow adjusts automatically to the users breathing rate. This system is used for short duration work and is usually supplied by compressed air cylinders or an online compressor
- Pressure demand: Positive pressure is maintained in the respirator at all times by providing a constant air flow, with increased air flow upon inhalation. It requires a tight fitting respirator and is supplied by an online compressor or compressed air cylinder
Why do you need a compressed breathing air analyser?
Relevant standards including BS EN 12021, DEF STAN 68-284, Navsea SS521-AK-HBK-010 and BS 8478 require adherence to specific limits of constituents in breathing air.
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Sridhar Krishnaswami in Washington | September 25, 2008 09:11 IST
Last Updated: September 25, 2008 09:13 IST
The Senate version of the bill of approval of the Indo-United States nuclear agreement was introduced on Wednesday in the House of Representatives, giving boost to efforts to push the agreement hours before a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [Images] and President George W Bush [Images] in Washington.
The bill was introduced by the Ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Florida [Images] Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.
A top Congressional aide to the Florida Republican said that the introduction of the legislation in the House did not mean that the matter will be taken up immediately but suggested that perhaps the matter may come up for discussion today.
Indo-US civilian nuclear agreement
The introduction of the Senate version of the India-US Bill in the House comes on the eve of the visit of Dr Singh to Washington for a crucial meeting with President Bush at the White House.
The introduction in the House of the civilian nuclear cooperation agreement came after the House Rules Committee in an emergency session voted that certain specified measures may be considered under the suspension of the rules on the legislative day of September 25.
The Rules Committee approved the suspension of rules on 44 measures, including the ninth on the list -- "A Bill relating to India nuclear cooperation".
There is still no word on how leaders of Congress are going to manoeuvre the United States India agreement on civilian nuclear cooperation with all kinds of speculation still going around including as a part of a bigger package involving a Continuing Resolution.
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