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An audio-visual collaboration by Marco Douma (visuals), Roel Meelkop (sound) and Rutger Zuydervelt (sound). Pierdrie was originally presented as an installation with three monitors and four speakers, at Hommes gallery in Rotterdam. It was translated to a live performance at the International Film Festival Rotterdam this year. And now you can bring Pierdrie to your home, 'cause we just released it as a DVD. Obviously, this version is adapted for one monitor, but if you have a surround sound system, the audio will be close to as it was in the installation. Of course there's also the option to go for stereo sound.
The Pierdrie film deals with the Waalhaven harbour in Rotterdam. All video and audio material was captured at pier 3, which gives a fantastic view over the harbour. Despite the noisy, industrial surrounding, being on the pier can be an incredibly tranquil experience. Distant sounds are taken over the water, through the air, softening the clanging of heavy machinery to a immersive sound palette. The Pierdrie project is our attempt to translate our experience into an audio-visual work. More info at the Machinefabriek Bandcamp page.


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FC: By: Ray Crosby | My Years
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3: My very first picture is about me just chilling. I smelled like warm milk and honey. I was told I loved to lay around in blankets that just got out of the dryer so warm and cozy. When I was little I always loved sweet potatoes and one time I ate so much I turned orange like Snooki. While I was little I lived in the country and when I heard the coyotes barking I was always scared intill my kitty would then lay with me.
5: my second picture is about me one day at a park. When I was at the park I would always love to climb things in tell me hands hurt from me always hanging like a monkey. sometimes I would just go to the park to run around and listen to the cool wind. I never really liked to wear shoes for the always scratched like I was walking on rough rocks. some people would say that the park I played at was always smelling weird like a rotten apple. But for me, I didn't care most of the time my nose was clogged up and stuffy as if I was down with a cold.
7: Once I started to get older I started to believe that I was a bad boy. I thought this because we had a small motorcycle jacket that I thought made me like really cool. When I would get on the electric motorcycle I always loved the speed and how it felt like I was going down a highway. When I would get to the end of my bumpy driveway I would skid like as if my brake broke and I could just feel the adrenalin rush through me. I also had a jeep but in time we sold both each for a hundred bucks and I got to get a really cool bike that was the hulk bright and green.
9: This is a picture of me on my first bike. I felt so proud and strong inside because the next day I was going to be in a race. I put strips of striped hair because I always thought I was a tiger all big and strong. Once I decorated my helmet I felt I was the fastest person in the world like a cheetah. Once I was in the real race i felt so fast with the dirt I was leaving behind me. Even though I was going super fast I wanted to win and when I wasn't first I was so sad. I just thought it wasn't fair because some of the other kids had really hi-tech stuff the was really cool. But I thought 'naw man mine is way cooler' and life went on.
11: This is a picture of me graduating kindergarten. When I got the paper I felt like everyone was just staring at me. Then the principle shook my hand and when I stepped off stage I was so happy and I felt like a huge weight had just been lifted from my shoulders. after that day I felt sad because I had to leave my favorite teacher and she felt like a mother to me. I guess I enjoyed that day but the dress thing I had to wear was very itchy and I was uncomfortable the entire time.
13: This is a picture of me the first time bare back on a full grown horse. When i sat on the horse I loved to feel its strong breath as if I was in sync with his breathing.This horse was my grandma's neighbor who now owns lots of donkeys. I don't now care to much for horses because every time i went to stay at my grandma's house I had to clean their poop. Trust me you would not enjoy the smell for it smelled like a rotten dead animal from the side of the road.
15: This is a picture of me in one of my first days of school. In my hand was a really cool dinosaur lunch box but it always hurt to hold because it always felt like the plastic was digging into my hand. I never could remember wear those clothes but my mom told me that I always like to skid my knee. So she would have to sow in patches but they never stayed on for to long. Because I thought it was cool to skid on your knees. I also got a special backpack that had special numbers that I put on it. The numbers where seven and four because I was seven and I had four best friends.
17: This is a picture of me when my mom made get pictures at minnetrista. She got them taken for some reason but I had no idea still to this day. Everyone told me that my eyes always looked like a big blue sea. During this picture you can't see but I had a poweranger shirt on. I had this shirt because I thought poweranges where the best show in the world. Till i started to watch spongebob and now I realized that spongebob is truly the best show. +
19: This is a picture of me a few minutes after I wrecked on my bike. I was going around a corner really fast in the rain. Because I thought it was cool to see the water being kicked up under my wheel. I found out later that I was knocked out for at least five to fifteen minutes on the road. I was just glad that by the time I woke up no cars came by because are neighborhood is not very busy at all. I also was not very far from my house so I wheeled my bike back to my house covered in blood for I could just feel it trickling down my arm and head. I then found out that since my mom was a doctor that I had a concussion but it was very minor. Since then I have never had a big crash or been blacked out but I have no knowledge of when I blacked out or when I began to fall.
21: This is a picture of me in my front yard. I always loved to be out side but that day it was cold and a little wet. Plus we had just came back from the library where I got some really funny Garfield. So i ran to my pull barn and got a small tarp> I thought this was good idea in till the horrible wind started. It was huffing and puffing every where like the big bad wolf. So I improvised and put weights on each end. I thought wow I'm really smart and continued to read the funny comics.
23: This is a picture of me with my invention. I had to make a invention in 5th grade for a big science project that I had. So I deiced to take a common problem that many people have. and that is when a candle gets really low you can't stick your hand in with out getting burned. So I designed the match extender. I was so proud of it like when in the lion king they defeated the hyenas and took over the pride. but after a while I ended up not really caring about it and ended trowing it away without a care.
25: This is a picture of me with my one year old puppy Nigel. In this picture Nigel wanted to stick his little puffy face on the dinner table. This was while I was reading my favorite series 'Warriors' and I noticed when he started licking me. I loved the way he leaned on the table as if he was on the pride rock in the lion king and his little fluffy chest. Now Nigel is never allowed on the the bench to get to the table because he will just try to eat every thing as if it was thanksgiving.

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ARABIC CONFLUENCE FROM CONSTANTINE TO HERACLIUS: The Preparation for a 7th Century Religio-Racial Explosion
Grayson, Timothy R.
Published online, April 1, (1999)
Among religious extremists, history undergraduates, various other sycophants, and the interested population a propagated myth or half-truth is manifest in the descriptions "Muslim explosion" and "Islamic conquest." These descriptions refer to the single-generation religio-political tsunami called Islam that rolled from its origin in the western Arabian Peninsula to the extents of Spain, North Africa, and Persia. They imply Islam as being the critical factor, diminishing the import of the Arabic people and their circumstance vis à vis Byzantium prior to this expansion. I would contend that Islam's importance—certainly its religious aspect—is overemphasized by these descriptions; that the explosion, such as it was, was Arabic; and that, in fact, the Arab "race" was on the verge of exploding in any event.
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DAVIE — The Dolphins went on a spending spree this offseason, handing out $117 million in guaranteed contracts.
Coach Joe Philbin said Monday that the team wasn't trying to do a complete makeover but that the Dolphins needed some drastic improvements, especially on defense. Enter linebackers Dannell Ellerbe (5 years, $35 million), Philip Wheeler (5 years, $26 million) and cornerback Brent Grimes (1 year, $5.5 million). Then there's receiver Mike Wallace's 5 year, $60 million contract.
"The thought process defensively was we've got to get more takeaways and we've got to limit explosive passes. That was the thought process," said Philbin at Monday's third and final Organized Team Activity before next week's minicamp.
"First you've got to examine what you did and didn't do well. We did a thorough evaluation to see ways we can improve this football team. It wasn't like we were doing an extreme makeover.
"Offensively we felt we had to become more explosive on offense. We had to do a better job on third down situations and in the red zone … We had to get better upfront. Those were the dominating thoughts we had heading into the offseason. It wasn't we had to spend X amount of money or get this particular player."
After a breakout season with the Raiders last year, Wheeler said he still has a lot to learn with the Dolphins.
"I improved my total game (last year) but there's way more to come," Wheeler said. "There's much more improvement needed. It was just a good year for me last year. I'm trying to be a total player. Every time I come on the field I get better and I'm taking each day at a time."
Miami's offseason spending spree did not include its running game. The team chose not to re-sign Reggie Bush, instead relying on a pair of relatively unproven young running backs in Lamar Miller and Daniel Thomas.
Philbin said he's comfortable so far with the team's running game. The Dolphins also drafted former Gators back Mike Gillislee in the fifth round.
"It's a good group, we were just talking about that when we watching film as an offensive staff," Philbin said. "They have different skill traits, dimensions physically and those types of things.
"The proof will be in the pudding but it's an area we felt like at the running back position we had to do a better job protecting the quarterback. At least at this stage of the game in terms of their blitz recognition and fitting in to the protection scheme we feel good about some of that process. We'll know a lot more when we put pads on them."
Despite Miller going from an early season afterthought a year ago to a potential No. 1 back this year, he said Monday that he doesn't feel any added pressure this year.
"I wouldn't say it's pressure. You've just go to do your job, do what you were coached to do," Miller said.
Miller said he has to improve in pass protection and being more physical and consistent.
Philbin praised Thomas who has suffered through two injury filled seasons with Miami after being drafted in the second round in 2011.
"I think (missing practices) can hinder progress a little bit and young players I'm totally convinced they need a lot of practice time," Philbin said. "Running backs need to see the fronts the defense calls and that they're going to run the ball against as well as their protection responsibilities. His ability to stay healthy will help him."
Gillislee said his goal is just to make the roster.
"I just want to make the roster and pick up on this offense," said Gillislee, who praised the team's other running backs as "great character" guys who are unselfish.
While Miller and Gillislee starred at Miami and Florida respectively (leaving school one year apart), Miller said they didn't know each other but are cyber friends.
"We're friends on Facebook but we never used to talk," Miller said.
Philbin is looking for defensive consistency this year and it's beginning off the field.
Defensive end Jared Odrick said he went to Game 5 of the Heat-Pacers series with a group including Wheeler, RJ Stanford and Reshad Jones.
Odrick said the idea came from defensive tackle Randy Starks who signed his franchise tender in the offseason but wants a long-term contract and is sitting out OTAs.
"Starks is so bored, so bored," Odrick said. "I get a group text from him every five seconds. So it was his original idea but we were waiting on a rookie to get down here, we wanted him to pay for our seats. We all got together as a group and said, 'hey, let's do this.'"
Of course that trip was nothing compared to an offseason visit to the Dominican Republic for some of the defensive players.
"It was very good team building," Odrick said. "It was more of a cleansing trip than anything. I can tell you the main ingredient: It was a good time."
Odrick said they "had a few good stories" from the Dominican but joked that he wouldn't reveal them to avoid getting fined.
Philbin called the offseason bonding great for his team.
"The chemistry of a football team is critical," Philbin said. "The locker room is the most important room we have in the building and the players are more important than the coaches. If they can do some of that and we don't have to orchestrate it, I think that's great."
– Quarterback Ryan Tannehill went 4-for-5 on a drill with simulated crowd noise, hitting new tight end Dustin Keller twice. Tannehill's lone incompletion was to Brian Hartline in the end zone. Tannehill hit Hartline earlier on the drive.
– Kicker Dan Carpenter, in danger of losing his job to rookie Caleb Sturgis, missed a field goal of about 47 yards during the simulated crowd noise. He also hit a field goal of about 45 yards.
– Tight end Michael Egnew, last year's third round pick, had a disappointing rookie season and didn't record a reception. Phiblin said he's noticed Egnew's improvement.
"He feels more confident about his ability and he's starting to understand his role in the offense better," Philblin said. "Maybe we know a little bit more about him. We put him in a position when he can make some more of those plays. It's been encouraging."
– Third round draft pick Dallas Thomas participated in individual workouts on Monday for the first time as he recovers from shoulder surgery. First round pick Dion Jordan is not with the team yet. The University of Oregon is on a quarter system and Jordan cannot join the team until classes end.
– Philbin wore a shirt to practice on Monday with the old Dolphins logo. He said he'll wear a shirt with the new logo when someone places one in his locker.
There have been some questions since this blog was posted. Yes, I am the new Dolphins beat writer for The Post. I will begin full time in July but I will stop by from time to time until then including next week's mini camp. Feel free to reach out to me anytime. You can reach me at firstname.lastname@example.com and you can follow me on Twitter @


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These splendiferous illustrations are taken from a book called Heads, Bodies and Legs by Dennis Wirth-Miller and the appropriately named Richard Chopping, published by Puffin. I stumbled across it one day at the glorious Camilla's bookshop in Eastbourne and had to own it. It's not just one of my favourite books in the world, it's one of my favourite things. If only I could draw like this.
We took a family holiday, just a week in Cornwall. It was fun, and the kids loved messing about on the beach but it didn't really deliver everything I'd hoped it would. I hoped it would give me some time, some perspective, some time to talk things through, some time to breath the fresh sea air, to heal and become stronger but this thing is tougher than I'd ever imagined. Perhaps I underestimated what those pills were doing for me, because right now, at this moment, I feel wretched beyond belief and drained. So drained.
At these times it's important to remember that every day the sun rises anew. You've just got to keep on getting up in the morning, keep trying to make things better and one day, they will be. Or that's what I keep telling myself. It's not much, but it's all I really need. Here's hoping.
Lionheart issue four: shapes
Lionheart is possibly my favourite magazine ever (and I'm a real mag-nut, so that's saying something). It's got pretty much everything I look for in a mag: clean lines, lovely thick matte paper, a good smell (years of working in book production have turned me into a passionate paper sniffer – don't judge), beautiful design, incredible illustrations, a community feel, REAL ACTUAL WRITING YOU CAN ACTUALLY READ the list goes on and on.
Issue four is all about shapes, a theme I found really interesting but hard to interpret when I was trying to come up with ideas for my contribution. In the end Hels (the wonderful editor) asked me to interview the fashion designer Helen Bullock, and I'm so glad she did. I love interviewing artists about their work, especially when they share my obsession with colour and pattern. I knew instantly I was going to really, really like her – and I was right.
We met at Cafe Oto in Dalston, which is my favourite place to drink tea and do interviews. I interviewed Simon Costin from the Museum of British Folklore there a while back and it went really smoothly, although, this time around, I could barely hear a word when I sat down to transcribe it afterwards. There's a top tip for aspiring journalists – never sit too close to the coffee machine! You'll regret it later. You can read my interview with Helen, whose work is so so inspiring, on pages 12-15 of the mag.
Helen decorated the spreads herself, I love the result – makes me want to get my paints out.
There's so much more to read though, and I mean actually read – there's real content here, which makes a nice change. I particularly enjoyed Hels' interview with Oana Befort. Her floral watercolours are so beautiful.
Hannah Bullivant's piece on Margate really made me long for a cheeky weekend visit and Daria Hlazatova's illustration for the architecture article is just… Daria is the BOMB.
So, what are you waiting for. Head on over to the website and buy the mag here. I promise you won't regret it.
Breathe more deeply
For a very long time (years now) I have been taking one shiny little green and yellow capsule before bed every night. A simple act designed to help me not-want-to-throw-stuff-at-other-stuff so much. Depression – though I am not sure I really want to call it that, because that word just doesn't feel real to me for some reason – has bothered me from time to time ever since I was a kid, but back then it was just called 'moodiness'.
On a good day I am a perfectly balanced and normal human being. I can laugh and dance and feel joy as keenly as the next person. I have lots of good days. But on a bad day I am disorientated, confused, lost, tearful, sad, irritable, angry.
A handful of times it's been more or less impossible to function. I've stood rooted to a single spot in a busy supermarket completely paralyzed and unable to speak, because I didn't understand what was going on in my head and felt scared to move in case I was forced to interact with another human being. That day I almost walked out into traffic. That was the worst day. Most bad days don't get anywhere near that bad because I keep my family close and they give me all the love and support I need to stay on the pavement.
I haven't had a bad day in ages. The pills have worked. They've worked well, but sometimes I have felt a bit… numb. The lower register of emotions hasn't been as apparent, but neither have the upper ones. I haven't cried at a wedding, or a birth, or at Eastenders, or cried at all, it seems, for an eternity. Recently my lovely Gramps died and I knew I felt very sad, but it was a bit like straining to listen to someone speaking from inside a soundproof booth. You know someone is saying something, you can see their lips moving, you just can't quite make out the words. It's like that dream you have sometimes when you go to run or punch someone but your limbs won't move and when they do finally stir it's like you're dragging them through quicksand. Solid air.
Don't misunderstand me. I'm not coming out against Antidepressants – I believe they're useful and necessary in a lot of cases, but there is a price to be paid for pharmaceutically-imposed tranquility and I was no longer sure I wanted to pay it.
So last week, at the advice of a doctor, I started phasing out the drugs. Quite suddenly things began to feel more raw, more alive again. I shifted gears. I've found myself saying things and posting things on social media that, in retrospect, sound like the ramblings of a frazzled and cranky old cat lady. It's quite possible that this post is one of those things. This is NOT ideal because I rely on my ability to communicate for my living. But, and this is a big but, I figure I'd rather live as a flawed and slightly damaged human being than as a fabulous and shiny, wipe-clean robot. I need to find a way to embrace this weird and inconvenient element of my identity and learn to work with it rather than drug it into submission. Maybe it's all about yoga and meditation, perhaps it's about CBT and crochet (which, by the way, I've always found extremely helpful), perhaps I just need to breath more deeply. I'll let you know how it goes. xx
Hello everyone. Long time no see. There's more than one reason I haven't been blogging (or making) much recently. The first, and most tangible, is that I managed to land myself a really amazing job editing a children's magazine. I'm really, really enjoying it. It involves surrounding myself on a daily basis with all the things I value most – positivity, inspiration, ideas, history, talented writers and illustrators and books…lots and lots of books. I'm very lucky indeed.
The second reason is that I've started to feel a little bit disenchanted with blogging in general, and with lifestyle/crafty blogs specifically. Beautiful lifestyle blogs and sites like Pinterest encourage us all to measure our success as human beings against a bunch of pretty pictures instead of focusing on what's important. The more time I spend pouring over other people's photos of that trip they took to Copenhagen, or the £90 espadrilles they bought (or were gifted!), the more hollow and dissatisfied I find myself feeling. I've spent my writing career trying not to engage with that school of thought and I have no intention of contributing to a culture that makes people feel bad, and so I have decided that any blogging I do should be 100 per cent honest and real. I'll still make things – a lot, and post them on here, and I love seeing the stuff you guys produce, but I am no longer competing against anyone to see who can be the most picturesque, because that's not who I am.
The truth is that my house is a damn mess, my kids are constantly scruffy as hell (and not in a cute way), I no longer own a piece of furniture (vintage or otherwise) that hasn't been scribbled, dripped, chewed or spewed on and when I wake up in the morning I look like Hatty Jacques crossed with Mark E Smith. That's the truth. I'd rather it wasn't but there it is. So this blog is probably going to evolve into something a bit different pretty soon. There will still be craft, though, oh yes, and the usual lolz, so do pop by and check it out. In the meantime have a look at this film which has really made me smile lately.
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I Love, You Love, Johnny Loves June
Do you have plans this Saturday?
Would you like some?
Then why not head down to Johnny Loves June's Vintage and Handmade fair at The Shoreham Centre. It's going to be awesome! Stallholders include my fabulous friends at Doris Loves, who will be dishing out temporary tattoos (in exchange for money) from their beautiful temporary tattoo station, and the lovely, adorable Sarah at Sitting Comfortably, the veritable Simon Pie-man of gorgeous homeware (but much more attractive, obvs). Throw live music, jive demonstrations, a pop up tea shop and… AND a vintage beauty parlour into the mix, and by jingo, you've got yourself a party! I am so excited, it's almost obscene.
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HP QuickTest Pro 10 Beta: The End?
Yesterday I said, "I hope I don't find out tomorrow that QTP 10 is not compatible with QC 9.0."
Guess what? QTP 10 is not compatible with Quality Center 9.0 — at least as far as saving Business Components, scripted or otherwise!
It does allow me to save QTP scripts, function libraries, and other low level resources. But not Business Components.
Game Over, Man!
"A warrior does not live to Hope; a warrior lives to Fight!"
There was one last chance. A couple months ago, HP had opened up an evaluation site for Quality Center 9.2 so that we could try out some web services testing tools. Was this still available? It was still in my list of IE Favorites. I tried it. It was.
With my last few minutes of available beta-tesing time, I verified that QTP 10 could save business components to QC 9.2. It does.
The larger problem still remains: my company has no intention of upgrading Quality Center any time soon, so a QTP 10 upgrade would be useless.
Will Greg's company finally upgrade?
Will HP relent and make patches that make old and new work together?
Watch for future episodes of this blog to find out!


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Hotels in Viña del Mar
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With beautiful views from all of its rooms, after enjoying an unforgettable sunset, the guests will be able to enjoy the amazing...
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Gala Hotel y Centro de Eventos is a great property with exclusive facilities that will help you to have a wonderful stay in Vina del Mar....
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When you stay at Rent A Home Viña del Mar in Vina del Mar, you'll be near the beach and minutes from Acapulco Beach and Vergara Dock....
Hotel Bosque De ReñacaViña del Mar 6.2 km from city centre 523 reviews
Property Location Located in Vina del Mar, Hotel Conference Town is convenient to Renaca Beach and El Encanto Beach. This spa hotel is...
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Minimalist, yet comfortable décor fills each of the 142 guest rooms and suites. Step onto the balcony and soak in the fresh air and...
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With a stay at Panamericana Hotel O'Higgins, you'll be centrally located in Vina del Mar, steps from Plaza Vergara and Teatro Municipal....
Bianca's House Hotel Spa&CafeteríaViña del Mar 6.1 km from city centre 101 reviews
Located in Vina del Mar, Posada BellaMare is by the ocean, minutes from El Encanto Beach, and close to Renaca Beach. This guesthouse is...
Hotel Domus MareViña del Mar 2.5 km from city centre 0 reviews
With a stay at Domus Mare Luxury Hotel in Vina del Mar, you'll be by the ocean and convenient to Caleta Abarca Beach and Quinta Vergara...
Bed and Breakfast Bed&Breakfast Casa Del SolViña del Mar 1.8 km from city centre 30 reviews
Location This hotel is located opposite the bathing resort of Caleta Abarca, near restaurants, tearooms, pubs, discos, karaoke, the...
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Over the past few years a variety of documents ranging from contemporary media to more serious research efforts have addressed the cost of auto ownership and use. These estimates are often used to address two important transportation issues, the household benefits of using transit in lieu of auto ownership and/or the consideration of household location decisions in the context of the total cost of housing and transportation. Two often referenced sources of research on these issues are the Center for Neighborhood Technology's (CNT) initiatives in developing a housing and transportatio


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Located on the main strip of Clarence Street closest to the cross street of Barrack Street, 100 Clarence Street is in walking distance to Wynyard Station, Town Hall Station, Darling Harbour & much more.
Somare Haus, formerly known as the I00F Building built in 1936 is an eight-level building. Comprising of ground floor and basement retail space with office suites on the upper floors.
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Progress in 2015: Bringing Co-op Development to Urban Communities
With support from foundations and donors like you, CDS has taken on the challenge of urban development, and in 2015 initiated projects in the Riverwest neighborhood of Milwaukee, Northeast Minneapolis, and several neighborhoods in St. Paul.
A historical challenge for cooperative developers has been the absence of government support for cooperative development in urban and suburban communities: no federal or state programs exist to support non-profit organizations like CDS for work in these places. (The USDA does have a program for work in rural communities). But support is emerging in other places.
This work was further advanced in November when CDS was chosen by the City of Minneapolis to inventory the co-ops working in the City; gather information about the experiences and needs of co-op start-ups; and design and test a curriculum to support co-op entrepreneurs. We will be delivering our work between January and June 2016, and will be sharing more with you in upcoming newsletters.


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This hat begins with the band, it's worked back and forth in rows, but joined at the end of each round, then turned to create the ribbed effect. The rise of the hat is then worked even, in the round without turning. The crown of the hat can be made in 2 ways—lacy and open, or in ridges, matching the band. They're so comfortable and easy to make.
Designed by Kristen TenDyke.
Photos by James Clark.
Pattern is available as a single PDF download.
Sizes: Adult Small (Medium, Large)
Finished Measurements:
20 (22½, 25)" [51 (57, 63.5) cm] circumference
Yarn Requirements:
Shown in Cascade's Ecological Wool yarn
100% natural peruvian wool
250 gram hank = approx 478 yards
1 hank or approx 140 (160, 180) yards in a comparable earth-friendly yarn
Crochet Hook:
Size US J/10 (6 mm)
Or size to obtain gauge.
Gauge: 11 single crochets through the back loop = 4" (10 cm); 2 stitch repeats and 2 row repeats = 4¾" (12 cm) in rise pattern. Take time to save time, check your gauge.
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In the bars and underground magazines of San Francisco, there is political unease!
California seems to be out of step with the rest of the USA.
The state is becoming increasingly liberal and sceptical of the Bush administration.
In the recent elections it voted overwhelmingly Democratic, and bucked the national trend.
Julian Pettifer explores the changes which mean that California is once again the USA's most progressive outpost.
He meets the characters and activists who are part of this liberal trend.
Travelling across the north of California, he visits some of the new communities who are taking things into their own hands.
Correspondent: Julian Pettifer
Producer: Lynne Jones
Editor: Maria Balinska
Online Producer: Andrew Jeffrey
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Exploring the: Toolholders Zone
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Testing Measures Impact of Toolholder Interface Rigidity
Though Big-Plus and HSK share superficial similarities, they differ fundamentally in how they clamp the holder--a difference with important implications.
Alternate Coolant Delivery Method Made a Difference
Haimer's Cool Flash toolholder delivers coolant through small slits to cover the entire tool circumference.
"Spirograph" Generates Face Grooves on a Machining Center
Sandvik Coromant's unusual "SpiroGrooving" system uses an adjustable toolholder to machine API grooves on a machining center.
A Formula for Cutting Tool Success
The hardness and toughness of a tool are generally counteractive forces, and finding the right mix can be a challenge. Wouldn't it be nice to have both?
Systematic Success
A more efficient manufacturing process has enabled this manufacturer to ramp up production of its devices for the oil and gas industry.
Anti-Vibration System Improves Rigidity of Milling and Turning Assemblies
Seco's Steadyline anti-vibration damping holders are designed to improve the dynamic rigidity of milling and turning tool assemblies.
ISO 13399—A Key Step Toward Data-Driven Manufacturing
Decisions about the cutting tools used in machining operations are arguably among the most important in modern manufacturing.
Expanded Anti-Pullout System Enables Secure Titanium Milling with ER Collet Systems
Because of the extreme forces involved in machining titanium and other hard metals, it is necessary to take precautions to avoid pullout—the tendency for a cutting tool such as an end mill to gradually loosen in its holder and possibly be twis...
Ultrasonic-Assisted Machining with Standard Machines and Tools
A system to be marketed in 2015 will apply ultrasonic vibration from within the toolholder to reduce cutting force and improve the performance of the cut.
Eliminating Tool Pullout in Titanium Milling
Toolholder employs a secondary locking system to counter the high axial cutting forces encountered during the development of a tool for high-metal-removal-rate milling of titanium.


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This time I want you to show how to create a new job within bacula to backup your files. In this article I will setup a job to backup /etc from my master server which is very easy. To do this go into the bacula configuration directory and edit the jobs resource file to add the new job:
# cd /opt/bacula/latest/etc
# vi common/jobs.conf
Job {
Name = "bck01_etc"
Type = Backup
Client = bck01-fd
Schedule = "etc"
Storage = DDS-3-01
Pool = etc
Messages = Standard
Priority = 10
Level = Full
The file above is pretty easy. It contains a name directive (bck01_etc), client (bck01) and explains where to store the files (DDS-3-01). Two other important directives I use here is the schedule and the fileset. First take a look at my defined schedule:
# vi common/schedule.conf
Schedule {
Name = "etc"
Run = Full 1st sun at 04:00
Run = Incremental mon-sat at 04:00
The schedule above will perform a full backup every sunday at 04:00 AM and incremental backup from monday till saturday at 04:00 AM. Then edit the fileset:
# vi common/fileset.conf
FileSet {
Name = "etc"
Include {
Options {
signature = MD5
File = "/etc"
Exclude {
File = /etc/svc/volatile
The above fileset defines to backup /etc except for /etc/svc/volatile (which is a seperate filesystem in Solaris). After creating a new job, a new schedule and a new fileset you have to restart the bacula director:
# kill -15 `pgrep bacula-dir`
# /opt/bacula/latest/sbin/bacula-dir -c /opt/bacula/latest/etc/bacula-dir.conf
Then run the job to see if it works. First start bconsole:
# bconsole
Connecting to Director bck01:9101
1000 OK: bck01-dir Version: 5.2.3 (16 December 2011)
Enter a period to cancel a command.
Then use the run command to start the new job:
Automatically selected Catalog: MyCatalog
Using Catalog "MyCatalog"
A job name must be specified.
The defined Job resources are:
1: BackupCatalog
2: bck01_etc
3: RestoreFiles
Select Job resource (1-3): 2
Run Backup job
JobName: bck01_etc
Level: Full
Client: bck01-fd
FileSet: etc
Pool: etc (From Job resource)
Storage: DDS-3-01 (From Job resource)
When: 2012-01-27 20:15:31
Priority: 10
OK to run? (yes/mod/no): y
Job queued. JobId=17
As you can see all prior defined options will be used and the job will be started. Take a look at the messages or mails to see if the job works.


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You should calculate your tax return both ways (including and not including combat pay as earned income for EITC purposes) to determine which option gives you the best result. Alternatively, combat pay is included as earned income when calculating the refundable portion of the Child Tax Credit. - Mark Steber
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Project Lead and contact details:
Hanif Ismail
Since 1999 the cost of missed appointments to the NHS has tripled and in 2009 was estimated to be more than £600 million (Kennard, 2009; Beecham, 1999). The issue of non- attendance among BME groups in particular has been highlighted by STH Foundation Trust Equality and Diversity directorate as a local priority area. This research project will provide robust local primary evidence that will contribute initially to our understanding of health inequity and contribute towards a larger research project. The aim of this part of the study is to explore experiences and reasons for non- attendance at outpatients clinics in Sheffield with a view to providing background data for a larger NIHR bid. Focus groups will be undertaken with BME groups whom we will identify with STH as having the highest non- attendance rates. The main output of this study will be a participatory workshop where we will present our findings to health professionals involved in planning and delivering health services and a briefing paper. Other dissemination will be achieved through publication in a refereed journal


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The Arsenal of Democracy
Saluting the American Home Front
Just as officials at The National WWII Museum had hoped, visitors are enthralled by the "Road to Berlin" and "Road to Tokyo" exhibits housed within its new Campaigns of Courage Pavilion.
Next, they turned their attention to the museum's original building, which opened in 2000. In it, they wanted a new, themed exhibition that similarly blended relevant artifacts with distinctive scenic environments to create a rich visitor experience.
This one, however, would tell a different war story. Where the Campaigns exhibits focus on the European and Pacific Theaters, "The Arsenal of Democracy" would tell the story of the road to WWII and how it was fought on the Home Front.
Solomon Group was recruited to provide scenic fabrication and lighting services for the project's 8,100 square feet of exhibits. The story of the war at home is told through nine galleries designed by Gallagher & Associates, which called for our team to recreate various environments including a newsstand, factory floor, military barracks, a 1942-style home and more.
Our team worked diligently for several months in tight integration with the museum and the exhibit designer to make sure that each physical element was built as designed and as authentic as possible. The "War Affects Every Home" gallery was particularly important to the museum. Solomon Group built the house itself, sourced period furniture, installed 40s-era appliances, and even saw that the photos displayed in the home are genuine.
In addition to scenic fabrication, Solomon Group provided more casework fabrication than on any previous museum project (51 exhibit cases). We also created specialty graphics, focused over 400 individual lights, and provided full installation services for the exhibition.
On June 6, 2017, "The Arsenal of Democracy: The Herman and George Brown Salute to the Home Front" was unveiled to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of D-Day and the 17th anniversary of The National WWII Museum's grand opening.
Click HERE to watch a brief video about Solomon Group's women-led fabrication team that helped bring "The Arsenal of Democracy" to life.
For a walk-through of the exhibit, watch THIS.
What We did
- Scenic Fabrication + Finishing
- Exhibit Casework Fabrication
- Graphics Production
- Exhibit Lighting
- Project Management + Consultation
- Installation + Maintenance


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6 Reasons We Need Kill Bill: Vol. 3 To Happen
Despite having a bevy of what Uma Thurman has said to be "awesome" ideas, Quentin Tarantino has been pretty darn yes-and-no about whether Kill Bill: Vol. 3 is ever going to actually happen. Now that the requisite 10 years the writer-director said the project would need have passed, however, the issue is very ripe for review once again.
And lo, QT has indeed dangled a fresh new carrot in front of our faces while promoting his current project, The Hateful Eight.
In an interview with What The Flick?! (via A.V. Club), Tarantino said that "Vol. 3″ is still a "possibility" but that he'd have to "stop short of saying a probability" for now.
Tarantino also acknowledged that the timehop between Vol. 2 and now fits in which his scheme since he "wanted her to have this much time for peace" and "to have some time with her daughter and not have to be in the genre-machine. She could actually enjoy her life for a while."
So, is that a yes … again? It's definitely a maybe at the very least.
There's certainly no shortage of lingering questions about the two-part revenge saga to make a third chapter worthwhile.
1. For example, is Elle Driver a survivor or what?
Elle Driver (Daryl Hannah) was the only unconfirmed death on Beatrix Kiddo's Kill List, and while it seemed like a pretty sealed fate to get locked in that trailer with exactly zero eyeballs, the end credits made it clear that the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad death count might just have one giant question mark.
2. Is Vernita Green's daughter still "raw about it"?
After slaying her mother Vernita Green (Vivica A. Fox) via sword to the chest right in front of her, The Bride promised Vernita's daughter Nikki Bell that if she's still "raw about it" later in life, she'll be waiting for her. Considering Beatrix has her own kiddo, B.B., we have a feeling Nikki's little list might have more than one name on it, too.
Not to mention, Tarantino told Entertainment Weekly in 2004 that he thinks "Nikki deserves her revenge every bit as much as The Bride deserved hers," so if she wants it, she'll get her shot (or stab, as the case may be) at it. The real question, then, is: WHO WOULD WIN?
3. Does The Bride ever get a damn honeymoon?
The Bride didn't even get a real wedding day, let alone one minute to enjoy her marriage. And even though she's taken out (most of) the people responsible for her matrimonial blues, surely she would know better than to get re-married right? If not, then, who's the lucky guy/gal? Do tell.
4. And what about Sofie Fatale?
Sofie Fatale (Julie Dryfus) lost an arm at the hands of The Bride, so she might have a little revenge on the brain herself—even though Beatrix ultimately did spare her life, if only for the selfish cause of delivering a death-is-coming message to those Vipers.
Quentin Tarantino previously told EW that he planned on Sofie getting all of Bill's money and raising Nikki to "take on the Bride." So, is Sofie ready for a fight at long last?
5. Also, what would the movie be called?
Quentin Tarantino told MTV News back in 2009 that the third instalment decidedly would not be called Kill Bill since, ya know, Bill has been axed (or so we think). Rather, "it would be Volume 3 of the story of the Bride." So … title guesses, anyone?
6. Plus, there's the matter of origins because WHY?
As in, why did that church turn into such a GD bloodbath in the first place? Surely, there's more to Bill (the late David Carradine) and the rest of the Vipers than blind blood lust for The Groom. These are the kinda need-to-knows that have haunted us for a decade, QT!


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We offer a whole load more than your typical Garden Center! in 15,000 sq ft of showroom, indoors and out
At Garden Gate Nursery we have a simple goal: Offer an outstanding selection, with expert advice to ensure a gardening success. In order to offer an outstanding selection we grow majority of what we sell in our fields located throughout the country, including: PA, NJ, OR and DE. This allows us to monitor quality, while also cutting costs for our customers.


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Sunday, 17 April 2011
Scrambled Eggs
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Let's be honest — we all want to lose weight, and if it were up to us, we would choose the most easy, effective, and fool-proof weight-loss plan possible. If it were up to us, we would live in a world where calories were never counted, and no matter how much food we ate, our bodies would only keep a steady 2,000 (or less) caloric amount. Unfortunately, however, weight loss is a lot less thinking and more doing. But what about acupuncture? Is there some way that this traditional method of Chinese can work to minimize our waist line and help us ditch the pounds? Although no wave of a magic wand is going to help you with weight loss, acupuncture addresses certain areas of your body to help you down that road if you are trying to lose weight. Get out a comforting cup of green tea, and get ready to learn how to poke and pressure-point your way to better health!
Benefits of Acupuncture
Again, acupuncture will not cause weight loss by itself, but it can definitely help when implemented into a healthy lifestyle. Here are some of the ways that it can be beneficial to you during your slim-down stage:
- Metabolism: Acupuncture will help you regulate your metabolism. Many people are overweight because they overeat, have slow metabolism, or are burdened with dysfunctions of the thyroid. Acupuncture works to stimulate your thyroid and endocrine glands to stabilize blood sugar levels and get your body in tune with new dietary and health changes that you may need to make to incite weight-loss.
- Cravings: Acupuncture is known to help food cravings by controlling your sugar levels and metabolism. If you happen to be a smoker or tobacco chewer, it can help control these substance cravings as well.
- Digestion: If you can attest to have led an unhealthy lifestyle, chances are that your digestion is not all that because of this. Acupuncture will help to harmonize and cleanse your digestive tract to keep your system and organs in balance. Soon, discomforts such as bloating, gas, heartburn, constipation, or diarrhea will be things of the past!
- Calming: A majority of people have unhealthy eating habits because they lead high-stress, anxiety-ridden, and exhausting lives. Acupuncture helps to calm and relax your body, making life's every day challenges much more conquerable and manageable.
- Cleansing: Not all cleansing methods require a detox of some sort. Acupuncture helps to cleanse your system by riding of harmful toxins that have built up overtime.
Using Acupuncture for Weight loss
Now that you are aware of all the benefits that acupuncture can give you on your weight-loss journey, let's look into some detailed steps you need to take to achieve the proper benefits that acupuncture has to offer!
- Set a goal: Acupuncture is great for helping you lose weight, but you will need to make other lifestyle changes as well. As such, it is helpful to set a goal that you want to achieve and see how you can factor acupuncture in to help you get there.
- Care: Find a qualified acupuncturist that you feel comfortable with. Search online, consult friends or your primary care doctor, or ask around for a referral.
- Chose a Plan: Once you have chosen an acupuncturist, talk with them to come up with the best plan for you. Be sure that you are aware how long you will receive treatment and how frequent you will need to visit your acupuncturist.
- Follow your Plan: No plan will work if you do not follow it. If you hit any road blocks, talk to your acupuncturist so that they can reevaluate your treatment plan.
- Keep at it!: Once you reach your goal, determine your next stage of action. You will have to continue keeping to a schedule to maintain balance in your health.
Identifying Body Parts
Before you go into your treatment, your acupuncturist will need to know where your body needs the most help. Here are the parts of your body and the reasons that it may need to be treated:
- Ear: Addressing points in the ear are popular for weight loss because they cover many parts of the body.
- Mouth: If you eat a lot or binge impulsively, using your mouth as a pressure point will work to help you control your eating habits.
- Stomach: In addition to your brain, it is usually your stomach that is the first to tell you that you are hungry. Often times, your stomach may not know when to tell you it is full. Points on the stomach can help prevent overeating and make your stomach more communicative in knowing its limits.
- Lungs: Acupuncturists like to use points on the lungs to treat people who have food addictions or tend to go a little overboard with sweet treats.
- Endocrine: The endocrine system can suffer from water retention, which plays a part in a person's weight. Acupuncture in these points will help you balance the hormones in this area.
- Ovaries: Women know that any type of hormonal imbalances or menstrual-related symptoms can lead to weight gain. Acupuncturists can pinpoint this in the ovaries to prevent any weight gain from ovary-related issues.
- Kidney: Kidneys can also be responsible for water retention when met with any stress and anxiety, which acupuncture can help to manage.
- Thyroid: Problems in a person's thyroid can lead to overeating and general slow metabolism. Acupuncture helps to treat your thyroid by controlling symptoms that are associated with hypothyroidism.
Puncture Your Waistline Down!
Keep in mind to stay realistic about your goals. An overall balance and sufficient changes in your diet and lifestyle can help your weight loss journey proceed and execute smoothly. Udemy.com provides some wonderful online courses on acupuncture and holistic medicine for any of your Eastern medicine needs. Get ready to pin-point your way to a better body, mind, and spirit!


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The Egyptian aircraft accident investigation committee probing the crash of EgyptAir Flight MS804 on Sunday said that the search vessel contracted by the government has recovered all the mapped bodies from the site in the Mediterranean Sea.
The statement released by the investigation committee said that John Lethbridge, the search vessel owned by Mauritius-based company Deep Ocean Search, is now sailing to Egypt's Alexandria port to hand over the human remains to the coroners and investigation officials.
The statement added that the vessel would return to the crash site "to conduct a new thorough scan of the seabed and to search for any [more] human remains," BBC reported. The process of retrieving the bodies was supervised by the Egyptian and French forensic doctors on board the search vessel. Prosecutors and forensic specialists will examine the remains in Alexandria before they are sent to Cairo for DNA inspection.
Investigators will attempt to put together parts of the frame that were found in the plane debris brought to Cairo last week so as to establish the cause of the crash, Reuters reported.
According to the report, the committee had said that the memory chips of the black box voice recorders recovered from the sea were not damaged and could be used by the investigators. It added that the box had confirmed that there was smoke on the flight.
Smoke detectors went off in the toilet and in the avionics area below the cockpit minutes before the aircraft went off radar, automated messages sent by the jet had revealed.
The cockpit recorder is still being repaired in Paris.
Both the black boxes had been recovered from the Mediterranean Sea from a depth of 9,800 feet, BBC reported.
According to Reuters, aviation officials believe that the plane's technical systems are responsible for the crash rather than a sabotage. However, no explanation has been ruled out.
The EgyptAir MS804 travelling from Paris to Cairo had crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on May 19, killing all 66 people on board.


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School enchantment (compulsion, language-dependent, mind-affecting)
Targets up to one creature/level, no two of which can be more than 30 ft. apart
Duration 1 round/level
This spell functions like command, except you can affect up to one creature per level and the targets continue the specified activity beyond 1 round. At the start of each commanded creature's action after the first, it can attempt another Will saving throw to break free from the spell. Each creature must receive the same command.


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A good stance and posture reflect a proper state of mind."
– Morehei Ueshiba
The application that I work on for my current employer is, for all intents and purposes, a legacy application with very little unit testing done on it. When I came onto the project, the majority of the functionality had been completed and it was my job, along with my colleagues, to shore it up and bring it to market. For that version of the software we relied heavily on the functional test plans defined by the project manager and QA. The software worked remarkably well given that our predecessors had only high level requirements to work with and did absolutely no unit testing.
Since that release, we have finished 3 maintenance releases and are now working on the first minor release. Over the interim we have added quite a few unit tests. Many of these were written as safety nets in order to ensure that functionality did not change as we fixed bugs, re-factored, and added new features. The practice of adding unit tests to cover current functionality and ensure we don't break things as we move forward has had the side effect of revealing many of the lower level business requirements of the software. It became apparent that it would be useful to capture these requirements in the documentation of the software before the next release, so I was tasked with making a tool that would accomplish this task.
The unit test naming convention we use for all of our tests is a flavor of the Given-When-Then naming convention. This made it trivial to construct a small console application that would reflect on the test classes in the test libraries for our application and output a list of requirements. It did present 2 difficulties however:
- Many of the unit tests cover very technical requirements that shouldn't be represented in the list of business requirements.
(i.e. When_an_arg_is_null_then_an_argument_null_exception_is_thrown)
- Some of the test names were intentionally left ambiguous in order to avoid having to rename the test methods every time a requirement on some label changed.
(i.e. When_some_string_label_is_used_then_it_meets_requirements)
Because I was already planning on using reflection to produce my list of requirements, .NET attributes were the prime candidate for resolving both the issues. Figuring out which tests define business requirements versus technical requirements is as easy as decorating each with a
[TestCategory("Business Requirement")] or a
[TestCategory("Technical Requirement")] attribute, respectively. Then the application can reflect on the
[TestCategory()] attribute an behave appropriately based on the values in the
TestCategories list.
In order to specify the value of the property that the unit tests are referring to when they are titled "[…] then_it_meets_requirements", I created a custom method attribute like so:
[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Method)] public class RequirementValueAttribute : Attribute { private readonly object _requirementValue; public RequirementValueAttribute(object requirementValue) { _requirementValue = requirementValue; } public string GetRequirementValueAsString() { return _requirementValue as string; } public int GetRequirementValueAsInteger() { return (int)_requirementValue; } /.../ }
This attribute can be used to decorate any test method that states there is a requirement and the backing field in the attribute can carry the specified value. For example, if the label for name in my application was required to be "Nombre", then the attribute decorating the test for the name label would be
[RequirementValue("Nombre")]. Likewise, if the requirement was that the value be integer 3, then the attribute decorating the test for the integer value would be
Using this method to tell what the required value is has a nifty side effect. Reflection can be used inside the test method to retrieve the requirement from a common location which makes updating requirements in the unit tests super easy. The result would look something like this:
[TestMethod] [RequirementValue("Nombre")] public void Then_the_name_label_meets_requirements() { var method = MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod(); var attribute = (RequirementValueAttribute)method.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(RequirementValueAttribute), true)[0]; var expectedNameLabel = attribute.GetRequirementValue(); var actualNameLabel = MyClass.MyNameLabel.ToString(); Assert.AreEqual(expectedNameLabel, actualNameLabel); }
Or, some other type of reflection could be used so that all the logic needed to extract the requirement value could be encapsulated; like my colleague suggested when he did this:
public static class RequirementHelper { public static string GetRequirementValue() { var stackTrace = new StackTrace(); var caller = stackTrace.GetFrame(1).GetMethod(); var attribute =(RequirementValueAttribute)caller.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(RequirementValueAttribute), true)[0]; return attribute.GetRequirementValueAsString(); } }
This makes the previous example look like this:
[TestMethod] [RequirementValue("Nombre")] public void Then_the_name_label_meets_requirements() { var actualNameLabel = MyClass.MyNameLabel.ToString(); Assert.AreEqual(RequirementHelper.GetRequirementValue(), actualNameLabel); }


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The delivery arrives overnight, in the trunk of your smart: The new smart "ready to drop" service by smart and DHL makes the dreams of online shoppers come true. The service's beta testing phase just kicked off in Stuttgart.
The new smart services herald the next era of urban mobility: As a connected car 2.0, your smart goes way beyond taking you from A to B, doubling as a parcel drop and later becoming part of private carsharing and other services.
To kick off this ecosystem of digital innovations around the car, smart releases smart "ready to drop" – a delivery service for online shopping developed in partnership with DHL. The service turns the car's trunk into a parcel delivery box – and a pick-up spot for returns.
It's a deceptively simple idea that will start beta testing in Stuttgart this fall, closely followed by trial runs in Cologne, Berlin, and Bonn.
"smart 'ready to drop' heralds our upcoming drive for a more urban quality of life and launches a new chapter in our brand's history," explains smart CEO Dr. Annette Winkler. "It helps us stay true to our pioneering role when it comes to urban mobility."
How does smart ready to drop work?
The principle couldn't be simpler. All you need is a smartphone – the process itself is like booking a sharing car via car2go. After registering with DHL and your smart dealership, you can start shopping at selected online retailers straight away.
When choosing your preferred payment and delivery options, you enter a one-off TAN, generated by the smart customer app.
Expect a quick and convenient overnight DHL delivery to the smart associated with the entered TAN – and use the smart app to check the status of your delivery, if you like.
The DHL courier uses a special delivery app that allows them to close and relock your vehicle – exactly once to carry out the delivery. Your own app then automatically notifies you of the successful delivery.
Complex, tried-and-tested tech
While the process might appear seamless and simple, it is based on complex and thoroughly tested technology. All data is handled and processed securely by the Daimler backend system, then sent to the vehicle's connectivity box. The latter is a digital windshield transmitter for remote access, tried-and-tested in over 5.5 million times as part of the car2go service.
The fast and secure service has no problem processing masses of data – it takes just two to three seconds to open a particular car once the request is sent by the smartphone app.
"This windshield box is a real treasure trove," adds Dr. Annette Winkler. "Beyond the parcel service, it could also let people share their own smart with others, allow pick-ups and returns for refueling and washing, or facilitate many other services."
The new smart lab think tank
Behind all these appealing service options is the brand new smart lab, an internal think tank inspired by start-up spirit. Its mission: Nothing less than the reinvention of urban mobility. And the connected car 2.0 – as already offered by smart – plays an essential role.
Not as standalone technology, but to put the customer front and center – solving everyday challenges like packages delivered late or dropped off at a neighbor's.
The first test, a pilot phase featuring 30 participants who received hundreds of deliveries over a period of three months, proved a resounding success. Not least thanks to the perfect partner.
"At DHL, we've made excellent progress with deliveries to specific preferred locations and parcel drop-off boxes, without direct contact with the recipient," states DHL board member Jürgen Gerdes. "The technological framework established by smart is perfect for our deliveries – and the overnight deliveries also cut down on carbon emissions."
Largest German beta phase for in-car deliveries
The beta phase of smart "ready to drop" starts in September and is Germany's largest ever in-car delivery test to date. All smart drivers are welcome to apply here.
Participants receive a free connectivity upgrade. All current smart fortwo coupe and smart forfour models as well as the previous combustion engine model (smart 451) are suitable candidates. Or wait for the new special edition smart fortwo, available this fall, which comes pre-equipped with the connectivity set-up.
While we wait, one thing is already certain: smart remains a pioneer when it comes to intelligent solutions for navigating life in the city.
After 2008, when the smart electric drive was the first electric car launched in Germany, and 2009, when smart and car2go revolutionized carsharing, smart is now set to become the ultimate multifunctional tool for today's urban jungle.


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Men and fathers going through a Colorado divorce face an array of challenges that threaten to upend their lives. Cordell & Cordell's Colorado divorce lawyers focus on representing men during the divorce process and that gives them a better understanding of how the state's laws affect them and their families.
Read through our Colorado divorce and child custody articles to gain a better understanding of the road ahead. Educating yourself about the divorce process in Colorado will improve your ability to communication with your divorce lawyer, which goes a long way toward helping your reach your goals in Colorado family court.
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Frequently Asked Colorado Divorce Questions
Colorado Family Law Attorneys provide answers to frequently asked questions with regards to Colorado divorce.
What are the grounds for divorce in Colorado?
Colorado is considered a "no fault" state. This means that you do not need the consent of your spouse to obtain a divorce, nor are the reasons why you want a divorce considered in granting the divorce. In Colorado, the courts can enter a divorce decree (referred to as a decree of dissolution) upon showing that:
- One of the parties has lived in the state for 90 days prior to the commencement of the proceedings;
- The marriages is irretrievably broken;
- And those 90 days or more have elapsed since the court acquired jurisdiction over the other party either as a result of process or by the other party entering appearances.
Related Article: The No-Fault/Fault-Based Divorce Debate
What is a divorce going to cost me? Can I afford it?
Unfortunately, there are no set numbers on how much your divorce will ultimately cost. You do have several options in lieu of trial that will cut costs such as mediation and settlement discussions.
Related Article: The Million-Dollar Question: How Much Will My Divorce Cost?
Do I really need to hire a Colorado divorce attorney?
It is possible to complete your divorce without representation by an attorney. However, it is not recommended as this process is emotional and often more difficult than originally expected. An attorney can ensure that your interests are protected during the process as well as give you valuable advice on the overall proceedings.
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Does Colorado grant divorces based on marital fault?
No. Colorado is a no fault state.
Related Article: The Pros And Cons Of At-Fault Divorce
Can I get maintenance or will I have to provide maintenance to my spouse?
Maintenance is never a guarantee in divorce cases as there is no set formula for determining the length or amount of the awards. The court will look at all relevant factors in determining the appropriateness of a maintenance award, including:
- The financial resources of the party seeking maintenance;
- The time necessary to acquire sufficient education or training to enable the party seeking maintenance to find appropriate employment and that party's future earning capacity;
- The standard of living established during the marriage;
- The duration of the marriage;
- The age and physical and emotional condition of the spouse seeking maintenance; and
- The ability of the spouse, from whom maintenance is sought, to meet his or her own needs while meeting those of the spouse seeking maintenance.
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Can I change my name at the time of divorce?
Yes, though you must request your name be restored prior to the finalization of your decree. Your name can only be changed to one that you previously used.
Related Article: Can You Force Your Ex To Change Her Last Name
Can I get an annulment in Colorado?
Annulments occur where you or your spouse can show that your marriage is invalid. Marriages can be invalid under the following circumstances:
- A party lacked capacity to consent to the marriage either due to mental incapacity or infirmity, the influence of alcohol, drugs, or other incapacitating substances;
- A party lacked physical capacity to consummate the marriage and the other party did not at the time of the marriage know of the incapacity;
- A party was under the age as provided by law and did not have the consent of his/her parents or guardian or judicial approval as provided by law;
- One party entered into the marriage in reliance upon a fraudulent act or representation of the other party which act or representation goes to the essence of the marriage;
- One or both parties entered into the marriage under duress;
- One or both parties entered into the marriage as a jest or dare;
- Or law prohibits the marriage.
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When can I file for divorce in Colorado?
In Colorado, you must have been a resident of the state for 90 days prior to the filing for divorce.
Related Article: I'm In A Hurry: How Fast Can I Get Divorced?
When is my case going to be over?
The court may grant your divorce on the 91st day following the filing of your Petition for Dissolution.
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Do I have to go to court?
In Colorado, if an attorney represents you and the other party it is possible to file an Affidavit of Non-Appearance allowing you both not to show up to court to finalize the divorce. However, there are several appearances that are required in your divorce proceeding whereby you will be required to appear before the judge.
Related Article: Why It Pays To Settle Your Divorce Out Of Court
If attempts to serve my spouse do not work, what is my next step?
If you have attempted to serve your spouse but are unable to complete service, depending on the circumstances you may be able to provide service by publication upon the court's permission.
Related Article: Serving Divorce Papers To A Missing Spouse
At what point during the process can a spouse remarry or start dating?
Legally you cannot be married to more then one person at the same time. Therefore, until your divorce decree is entered (no sooner then 91 days upon filing for divorce) you cannot remarry. The decision to begin dating again is a personal decision that only you can decide when the time is right.
Related Article: How Soon Can You Remarry After Divorce?
What if my spouse does not want the divorce?
In Colorado, you do not need the consent of your spouse to obtain a divorce. You simply need to show that the marriage is irretrievably broken. If your spouse is denying this requirement, be prepared to attend court-ordered mediation or even possibly counseling.
Related Article: Collaborative Divorce vs. Contested Divorce
Do the other issues – child support, child custody, alimony, and property – have to be decided before the divorce is final?
Generally, yes. However, in certain situations it is possible to bifurcate your divorce proceeding and have the court retain jurisdiction over the remaining issues while entering your divorce decree.
After I file for divorce, do I have to continue to live in Colorado?
Once the divorce is filed, you must obtain permission from the court prior to relocating. Colorado will still retain jurisdiction of your divorce proceeding even if it grants you permission to leave the state.
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What if I am in the military and out of state?
There are special rules concerning military personnel and it is recommended if you are in the military and would like a divorce that you consult an attorney.
Related Article: Divorce residency requirements for active duty military
What forms do I need to file for a divorce in Colorado?
You will need the Petition for Dissolution, Case Information Sheet, Summons and any fee waiver document in order to file for divorce. You will then be required to have your spouse personally served with these documents.
Related Article: What Legal Information Do You Need To File For Divorce?
How and where is a divorce complaint filed?
The Petition for Dissolution is filed with the clerk of the court, in the jurisdiction where you live or where most of the marital property is located. You go to the courthouse with the Petition, Case Information Sheet, and Summons and pay the clerk the filing fee for the action or your attorney can file the documents for you. Find the clerk of the court in your jurisdiction.
Related Article: What To Know When Filing For Divorce
How do I serve the divorce complaint on my spouse?
The easiest way to serve your spouse is to use a private process server, the sheriff's department, or have anyone that is over 18 and not an interested party to the case give your spouse the documents. However, any of the above methods do require an affidavit of service to be filed with the court.
Related Article: Was I Properly Served?
How is a divorce granted? Will I have to go to court?
Once you have met all the requirements given by the court in your divorce proceedings (i.e. mediation, parenting class, etc.), the court will review your file – if non-contested – and enter your divorce. If there are still matters that require court assistance to resolve, you will have to have a Permanent Orders Hearing, otherwise known as a trial, where you will need to appear before the judge and present evidence and testimony.
Related Article: 10 Steps For Succeeding In Divorce Court
How do I prove fault for divorce?
Colorado is a no fault state, therefore fault does not need to be and should not be proven.
At any time can a parent change a minor child's last name without the other parent's permission?
Related Article: What Is The Process For Changing My Child's Last Name?
Can a couple become legally married by living together as man and wife under the state's laws (common law marriage)?
Common law marriage is valid in Colorado. However, simply living together will not be enough for the court to recognize a common law marriage. A common law marriage is established by the mutual consent or agreement of the parties to be husband and wife, followed by a mutual and open assumption of a marital relationship. Living together by itself will not establish the marriage, but the court will look to other evidence in establishing the relationship.
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But that's a closer to reality image. And there were plenty flat lulls too.
Much more of yesterday's action in a album by Jimmie Hepp. Here's a big punt at Lanes.
The buoys graph below shows the peak of the new large NW swell at around 4am at the NW buoy at around 14f 15s, which leads me to predict a peak of the swell in Maui in the late afternoon.
It also shows that that buoy is not as sensitive as the Waimea and Pauwela ones. Or at least, the surfline software can't extrapolate the long period energy out of the raw data as well as it does for those last two. Might have to do with the fact that it's more out there in the ocean and it probably receives more energy from all kinds of swells and directions.
Check instead that 25s readings at the Waimea and Pauwela (I circled them) that started the series of long period readings (I underlined them).
At 6am Pauwela is reading
5.4ft @ 20s from 330° (NW)
5.1ft @ 12s from 324° (NW)
4.6ft @ 13s from 320° (NW)
4.4ft @ 15s from 323° (NW)
which makes me think that the ocean will be a mess. But hopefully not at Jaws, where the only energy breaking should be the new long period one. It should be a good show with surfing in the early hours (Kelly Slater is in town, btw) and wind sports later on.Wind map shows a nice NW fetch for continuous provisioning of waves. Also shows a residual of possible light trades for today.
The messiness guess is confirmed by the Surfline Pipeline cam. You can see the long period waves breaking at the third reef, but the inside is an absolute mess.
So it should be Maui's north shore (other than Jaws, again), so pick the west side if you want to see some cleaner lines.
The messiness guess is confirmed by the Surfline Pipeline cam. You can see the long period waves breaking at the third reef, but the inside is an absolute mess.
So it should be Maui's north shore (other than Jaws, again), so pick the west side if you want to see some cleaner lines.
MC2km map at noon shows that wind.
Injury update: the shortboard test failed. The foam protection worked beautifully though, in fact I was able to paddle all the way out at Kanaha with my lower ribs not touching the board at all. But then when it was time to paddle vigorously to catch a wave, the cartilage started clicking. So I went from "great, I'm back on a short board!" to "damn, I'm not" in a matter of a wave catching attempt.
I had to paddle back in (no clicking in that) without even catching one wave (you guys know how crowded Kanaha is and being on a a 5.10 didn't really help).
So what do you do if you're a semi-depressed passionate surfer who just found out you can't go back to your passion yet? You go to Honolua to take photo, of course...
Fortunately I came back for a sunset SUP session and that one went fine with no clicking.
So out of the three disciplines I practice I can do two (SUP and windsurfing), which is great. Third and favorite one will require more time and more patience. Much better than being in jail.


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Latino rocker and Austin's premier electric violinist VITERA announced the forthcoming release of the Tequila Rock EP today. The long-awaited follow up to 2010's debut Súbete features five new rock-fueled, Latin-infused tracks in English, Spanish and Spanglish laced with VITERA's signature 7-string Viper violin riffs. Highlights include the hard-rocking lead single ("That's Just La Vida") and a collaboration with San Antonio's famed all-female Mariachi Las Coronelas ("Que Pasara"). The EP will see a formal release on January 5 and a corresponding Tequila Rock Tour kicks off with a performance at Historic Live Music Venue Stubb's in Austin onSaturday January 9th. A slew of spring shows and special appearances planned in Texas, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York will follow.
"The future of Rock Latino in America is Rock Latino made in America. Whether we sing in English, Spanish or both, we are American artists who wholeheartedly embrace our Latino roots while taking great pride in the fact that we live, make music, and chase our dreams here in the United States." said VITERA. "I am beyond excited by this new collection of tunes and can't wait to get out there and fly the flag for the American Rockero!"
The Tequila Rock EP will be available on iTunes, Spotify and all major digital platforms. Listen to the advance playlist on SoundCloud here.
About VITERA: Since blazing on to the scene in 2007, Austin Latino Rocker/Electric Violinist VITERA has made his mark sharing the stage with headliners as diverse as Grammy winners Los Lonely Boys, Rock En Español pioneers Los Enanitos Verdes and 80's rock legends Dokken. His music has been featured in various on-screen projects including Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series. VITERA has shared the stage with the legendary George Strait and the iconic Stevie Wonder and most recently, has joined the Electrify Your Strings program as an Artist Mentor, traveling nationwide to empower and expand the horizons of middle school and high school orchestra students along with program creator Mark Wood, electric violin visionary and co-founding member of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
Track Listing
- "That's Just La Vida" — (Alejandro / Vallejo / Vitera)
- "iTeWatcho" — (Vitera / Vitera)
- "Que Pasara" — (Franco / Vitera)
- "Poison & Wine" — (Alejandro / Vallejo / Vallejo / Vitera)
- "Livin' For The Ride" — (Alejandro / Vallejo / Vallejo / Vitera)


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Some battles are just too important to not fight for with one's life, even though the odds against emerging victorious (or even alive) may seem insurmountable.
The fight against online piracy is one such seemingly unwinnable war front for the entertainment industry, with the deadly cocktail of PCs, smart phones and the Internet making the illegal distribution and consumption of films and music literally child's play.
Given that bleak ground reality, the recent court orders secured by the Indian Music Industry (IMI) signify a rare and critical victory for content owners in their do-or-diewar with digital pirates.
In essence, the two ex-parte orders issued by the Calcutta High Court direct a staggering 387 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) all across the country to block 104 websites, which have been identified by IMI as hosting content of IMI's constituent members without any permissions/licences.
The orders are significant in at least two respects. One, the fact that instead of going after the websites themselves, it seeks to put the onus on the gateways used to access them i.e. the ISPs. This is critical because with pirate websites' ownership and servers strewn across multiple geographies and easily replicable in some other location at the first whiff of prosecution, trying to crack down on them posses huge logistical and jurisdictional issues. Conversely, it is easier to enforce the law with ISPs who are registered and identifiable corporate citizens in India.
Second, instead of a general 'John Doe' order, the likes of which we have seen in a few film-related cases recently, the Calcutta High Court orders specifically mentionby name and URL, the 104 websites that are sought to be blocked; there by making verifiable fulfillment of the orders by the ISPs much easier to enforce and monitor.
So, is this the magic bullet that will end digital piracy of music in India? Of course it isn't. A mere Google search for free music downloads will tell you that the number of pirate sites out there is far in excess of 104. And it doesn't take too long for www.piratesite.com to morph into www.piratesite.info.
However, there is no such thing as the perfect solution when it comes to online piracy, and this victory secured by IMI, though not an end in itself, is a hugely significant accomplishment that the industry will now need to tirelessly and constantly build upon. The legal precedent set by the two orders will hold content owners in good stead, particularly when the full impact of the Internet is unleashed with the rapid growth in computer and smart phone penetration and the imminent 4G broadband rollout.
The film industry ought to take advantage of the important headway made by the music industry and seek similar action against the many sites that are known to offer downloads and streaming of films.
The billion-dollar question, quite literally, is who will bell the cat? A critical determinant behind IMI's legal success was the fact that the body represents the vast majority of music content owners and therefore can take decisive action on behalf of the industry. Our film fraternity, alas, is a hugely fractured and factionalised lot, and very often, the most intense battles are ranged against each other rather than against the many external factors threatening the industry.
When it comes to online piracy, we would do well to remember the remixed adage:United we ban, divided we fall… into millions of illegal downloads libraries.


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