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Two years ago, at age 32, Debbie Horwitz learned she had breast cancer. Debbie wanted to know what the process - double mastectomy and reconstruction - would look like, and no one could show her photos of a mastectomy and reconstruction on a young woman's body. So Debbie began a scrapbook to detail her physical changes Then she enlisted the help of a professional photographer to document it. The result is a photo book called Myself: Together Again.
Like many Americans who are now middle-aged, Maggie Steber has to provide care for her aging mother. Complicating the matter is Maggie's profession: she's an award-winning photojournalist who's often traveling abroad. Another complication is that Maggie has always had a troubled relationship with her mother, Madje. And their relationship only got harder once Madje developed dementia. But after her mother's mental health started to decline, she tells Dick Gordon that something surprising happened. Dementia gave her the mother she always wanted.
We hear fom Amanda, who learned to connect with her schizophrenic father through photography.
A retiree finds his calling as a photo safari guide in the Yosemite wilderness.
Demetria Williamson found out about microloans after she suffered an injury that made it impossible for her to stay on in her job as an oncology aide. Not knowing what to do after she lost her job, she went to sleep and dreamt about a product that would help chemotherapy patients get affordable and attractive wigs. Demetria talks to Dick Gordon about how microcredit loans built her self-esteem and her business. Dick also talks with a photojournalist who documented a microloan group in Eritrea that provides donkeys. Also on the show: navigating the Vietnam War.
Camille Seaman's Shinnecock Indian ancestors hunted whale in the Atlantic Ocean. Maybe that's why she was drawn to explore the ice. She took a trip and began to photograph the wonder of icebergs through her camera lens.
Shigeko Sasamori was 13 years old on August 6, 1945. At 8:15 AM she was working with her junior high classmates clearing the streets of Hiroshima, Japan. She looked up into the clear blue sky when she heard a plane flying overhead and saw something white dropping to the earth. Shigeko was less than a mile from the center of the explosion caused by the world's first atomic bomb. Somehow, Shigeko survived. Also in this episode: photographer David Spear.
Clyde Butcher's color photographs of natural settings were a commercial success. After he moved his family from California to Florida, he got curious about taking black and white photos in the swamps, but he shied away from doing so because he feared those photographs would never sell. Then Clyde's son Ted was killed in a traffic accident. A few months later, Clyde went to the dump with $300,000 worth of commercial color photography equipment and threw it out. Clyde went straight to the swamps of the Everglades and started photographing in black and white. They were among the most successful photographs he's ever taken. Also in this episode: writer Cynthia Barnett, author of the book "Mirage: Florida and the Vanishing Water of the Eastern U.S." And, a man who admits to committing mortgage fraud.
In the cold northern waters of the Labrador Sea, the first of this year's icebergs have been spotted. Camille Seaman's Shinnecock Indian ancestors hunted whale in the Atlantic Ocean.
A month after the fall of Baghdad, photographer Molly Bingham met a friendly middle-aged man who offered to give her a tour of a mosque where she had been taking pictures. As she was leaving, the man told Molly's translator he was with the resistance. Over the next 10 months, Molly met and talked with the Iraqi men and women who were beginning to join the insurgency. The result is a documentary film, "Meeting Resistance."
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A drainage project at the Suffolk County-owned North Fork Preserve that started last Monday has sparked controversy with local conservationists.
The $200,000 project, expected to take about six months to complete, is to stop flooding from the 307-acre preserve onto Sound Shore Road by building three large sumps inside of it. To the north of the road is the Long Island Sound. READ

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Recharging in tyrolean charm
An elegant hotel in the charming tyrolean style situated on a hill top near Seefelt. Great for tennis, hiking, biking, skiing, golf, and horseback riding propecia prix. And for recharging your batteries in the enormous SPA. Whatever your activity during the day, you'll enjoy a gourmet dinner in the great atmosphere of the hotel restaurant. [Read more…]


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We show the demonstration video of our research in YouTube:
We proposed a new type of drone called "Dronet." A dronet is composed of many drones. Each drone of a dronet is connected by cables with neighboring drones. Drones of a dronet are taking distributed control for stabilizing the dronet and reaching the target place. The flight for reaching a target place is realized by stabilization of a dronet against a vertual and external force additionally introduced. A dronet can realize new functions which are not realized by a group of conventional drones.
Two types of dronet are proposed, that is, a dronet with a power supply cable from the ground, and a dronet without power supply from the ground. The latter type of dronet has drones which are used for only carrying batteries. Both types of dronet are robust against external forces like the wind for capturing video data of scene by cameras, and able to carry a heavy object by summing up payload of many drones.
A drone with a cable for supplying power from the ground is able to stay in the air for a long time. Therefore the dronet with line shape can enter the internal space of buildings or bridges so that cameras or laser sensors can work for a long time in the space for obtaining necessary sensor data.
The sub-images indicate the simulations of dronet motion: 1) doronet carrying an object, 2) dronet with a broken drone, 3) dronet with line shape. A hardware under construction is also shown.
Reference :Ryuichi Oka, Keisuke Hata: "Dronet --Drone Network Connected by Cables," Journal of The Society of Instrument and Control Engineer, Vol.56, January, pp.40-43, 2017. (in Japanese)
The patent of this method is now pending.


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|source: Seaworld
clockwise from top centre: king, emperor, Magellanic, Adelie, and gentoo. King and emperor penguins incubate eggs on the tops of their feet. The elliptical shape fits snugly. If the egg happens to fall off, it will roll in a circle instead of a straight line away from the parent bird.
The Emperor's Egg
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What a fun post! I love all your penguin things, but especially the kids pretending to be penguins. "regurgitate" is a fun word!!ReplyDelete
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Dressing up like penguins is a pretty low prep-high impact activity.Delete
I think the kids' fascination with regurgitation may come back to haunt me!
Sold! I haven't seen this one and I have read a lot of penguin picture books!ReplyDeleteReplies
There are so many fun (and informative) penguin books out there.Delete
This book is waiting for me at the library. I can't wait to get over there to get it. Another one I adore is Penguin Chick by Betty Tatham http://1stinmaine.blogspot.com/2012/10/ppbf-penguin-chick.html It also teaches so much about them.ReplyDelete
You are such an inspiration for how teaching grows over time.
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I thought that I had enough penguin books - but there is obviously another one that I need to acquire! Do you know and love Tacky the Penguin? My kids have had a lot of fun with his crazy antics this year.Delete
Your sensory tables are always great! Thank you for sharing!ReplyDelete
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I have so much fun putting the sensory tables together. And then watching what the kids bring to the materials that I have put out - they think of things that I had never even thought of considering.Delete
I love this book! But I love the way you guys acted out the story even more. That must have been so much fun.ReplyDelete
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Penguin day is a kindergarten tradition. I would not be able to change things up without incurring the wrath of five year olds (and their mamas who would inform me that their wee ones have been waiting to eat fish and krill since older brother/sister was in kindergarten a couple of years ago.) It's fun. So, it's all good.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 26, 2013 at 9:16 PM
Boy penguins are sure cute! And those kids sure make cute penguins! Looks like y'all had a lot of fun. They do penguins at our school too, but I don't think I've ever seen them dress up that way!ReplyDelete
Wow! Love this book. Loved the movie "March of the Penguins." So important for kids to learn about different species. Love you videos and photos!ReplyDelete
What great learning ideas for penguins. I adore the costume and those penguin socks are adorable! I love how you learn about using many different learning opportunities. Brilliant!ReplyDelete
We love penguins...those costumes are too cute! We just may have to try to make those. Thanks for sharing at Share it Saturday!ReplyDelete
We're penguin lovers too. Once all the hippos (er, hippo books) leave the house, we can focus on penguins. Thanks for suggesting this one.ReplyDelete


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Bottom Line: a customizable, all-in-one solution for assisting with some of the communication and behavioral difficulties of autism that proves bigger is better when it comes to special needs apps.
When SpecialNeedsWare released AutisMate about a year ago I was less than enthused because it seemed to be nearly identical to Scene and Heard which is the app I reviewed in my quest to join Smart Apps. Fast forward a year to January 2013 when I met the creators of this app at ATIA and got a chance to test the 2.0 version. What a difference a year makes. AutisMate now contains key elements of 5-6 of the best apps and resources for managing autistic traits.
AutisMate seeks to address the communicative, behavioral, and organizational deficits commonly found in individuals with autism in a single well designed integrated package. The core piece of the app is still its Visual Scene Displays. These are pictures of places or anything really that are customized with hotspots that speak, play a video, or launch an AAC grid pop-up when activated. The hotspot icons can be resized for those with visual impairments and there are particular icons which denote the type of animation that will launch.
If your home does not have a gourmet kitchen with custom distressed antique white cabinets, Viking appliances and acres of smooth granite as displayed on the app's home page, then you can customize this scene and any others you desire with your own kitchen or bathroom or bedroom or resort style pool. The sample displays in AutisMate also include examples of language used on a trip to Walmart. The setup is very good for eliciting spontaneous language with the prompts and visual cues which can be embedded into each scene. Scenes can also be tagged with geo-location so that the McDonalds page automatically loads if the user enters his local Big Mac factory.
Version 2.0 added a customizable grid based AAC framework as well. I call it a framework because it only includes basic phrases like "I want" and top level categories. Editing is relatively easy and open ended but this feature which the developers refer to as a sentence builder is no substitute for Proloquo or Touchchat. It lacks any grammar engine or text prediction. It has more in common with So Much 2 Say which isn't a bad thing depending on the sophistication of expression the user is capable of. My concern about the use of the grids is that few parents have the background necessary to program additional language in a linguistically appropriate manner. Swapping out Symbolstix for real photos or changing the label of potty to loo is one thing. Deciding what goes where and what core language should be included is a whole other ballpark. Having access to a library 12,000 icons is great but it's also overwhelming.
One of my favorite things the update added is the routine maker. I wish this portion of the app was available as a lower cost stand-alone since it's among the best I've seen for picture schedules or task analysis. As the user completes each step, he taps the picture and a check mark appears. Some steps can be timed with a super cool shaded sweep that counts down time left. This visual makes it crystal clear just how long brushing for a full two minutes really is. There's also an ability to have the child work for a specific pictured goal or reward. This First Then model is often very effective at motivating individuals with autism.
Video modeling is also a key component of the app. There are several self-help skills and basic household chores already provided as samples. More content is available from the AutisMate Store. I saw store and immediately cringed thinking I'd be $1.99ed to death with in-app fees, but the 10-15 things available so far were all free. I was super proud of my attempt to create a "set the table" routine, until I visited the store and found there was one already made. More content is promised, and content can easily be shared with teachers, therapists and other users through email and iTunes.
One nice thing about AutisMate is that all areas are easily accessible and can be mixed up as needed. Videos can be added to schedules, stories can be added to scenes, and the AAC grid is always just a click away. There is a synthesized voice and the ability to record your own. Images can be added from the camera roll and the developers have promised a direct Google image search is in the works.
I had planned to do an Essential Apps for Autism list to celebrate World Autism Day but instead I'll list a few ways in which this single app can address the most common difficulties and needs faced by parents and teachers of those with autism:
Scheduler - Autismate has a leg up on most picture schedule apps because it allows for sub routines. A child's morning routine may include six steps including get dressed and brush teeth. Brushing teeth can be further broken down into squeeze paste, brush, spit and rinse. Real pictures, Symbolstix or videos can make up the routine. Individual steps can be timed.
Social stories - Hotspots can be customized with a distinct icon to play a story when activated. The story builder has page turn arrows just like kids are accustomed to from their book apps. Snap a picture of the dentist's office then set up a story that explains what will happen during an exam.
AAC- create word banks related to a VSD or story and use these grids to prompt answering questions about the scene or story.
Articulation/Apraxia - add pictures to target a desired sound or blend. There are many apps targeted specifically for this skill but with Autismate, it's easy to slip in a video showing tongue and lip placement for proper sound production.
Picture dictionary - acquisition of new vocabulary is something with which my son with autism struggles. He has used AAC for 7 years now. His speech generating device always doubled as a picture dictionary. AutisMate can easily be customized to serve this purpose. Before a child can use a word expressively, he must grasp its meaning receptively. Picture dictionaries also are great for learning to read when phonics isn't doing the trick.
Reinforcer - any family that has run a home ABA program knows about the importance of reinforcers to reward good behavior and compliance. For many kids videos of favorite TV shows are very effective. The ability to incorporate videos into routines, scenes and stories allows for embedding preferred videos within the app without the need to go to YouTube or another downloader app.
Video Modeling – since many children with autism have difficulty processing language, showing them how to do something is often more effective than telling them. AutisMate's ability to incorporate videos into any routine or story makes it perfect for teaching new skills like shoe tying, teeth brushing, etc.
I have an entire 16g iPad devoted to special needs apps. I'm inclined to go on a delete spree and rid my son's device of the many apps that duplicate AutisMate's capabilities. For individuals that are comfortable navigating an iPad, this app hold endless possibilities for helping those with autism and other neurobehavioral challenges navigate daily life. You can buy 8-10 apps that cost $4-99-$49.99 or invest in this all-in-one solution that can be customized to meet almost any style of learning.
Jill Goodman has a son with autism and, like AutisMate's creator, has a brother with autism. This review is part of Smart Apps for Kids' Autism Awareness Month series.


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Chris Martin
President - RSG Inc.
Mining Insights Speaker Series presentation topic:
"Life Cycle Management implemented in classifiers and grinding mills"
"Life Cycle Management implemented in classifiers and grinding mills"
About Chris MartinAlmost 25 years ago, Chris Martin founded RSG Inc. – a leader in fine particle processing technology. Since then, Chris has served as the company's president, using his 35 years of experience in the metals, mining, cement and industrial minerals industries to manage the manufacturing of air classifiers, ball mills and stirred media mills.
Before founding RSG, Chris served as a mill superintendent for Ashanti Goldfields, a minerals process engineer for E L Bateman, a senior plant metallurgist for Anglo American and a process engineer for De Beers.
Chris earned a BSc with honors in metals and materials technology from the University of Manchester.


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Ripple (XRP) has always attracted the attention of cryptocurrency enthusiasts for a good reason. This explains why the coin is taking off and this could be your last chance to come onboard. The platform usability has been tested and worked out fine and the XRP coin is usable and continues to discern the adorers.
The most interesting fact about Ripple (XRP) is an entry point coin for the individual user and corporates in the banking sector. The price of the coin has stuck below the $1. This is one of its selling points. A coin that is mass user centric comes with intrinsic value and the investor stands to gain more.
Will Company Ripple Cease Control of XRP?
With a lot of criticism coming the Ripple way, the team is set to change the current logo to distance Ripple, the company with Ripple (XRP), the coin. This is seen as a result of mounting pressure from SEC and if the rebranding takes effect, Ripple will have less control over the XRP coin price and value going forward.
Many Ripple critics have always argued that the company controls pricing to entice mass adoption and as long as the coin is not decentralized. The price will stay low despite the amount of value it gains. This also explains why XRP has been locked out from being listed on Coinbase exchange.
Why is Ripple (XRP) set to take off?
The XRP coin is spendable and its usability has been tested and the banking sector is now scrambling for a piece of pie. You cannot compare the platform with those of other Altcoins playing in the same industry. The banking sector and financial institutions have come to acknowledge the power of blockchain technology through Ripple.
Through market intelligence, Ripple has come up with functional products that the financial sector players find irresistible. xCuurent, xVia and xRapid are some of the products that will add efficiency and safe the banking sector millions of dollars. With the current inroads XRP is making in the banking sector, you will be able to access these products from your local bank.
Ripple (XRP) Confidence Boosters
Investors are known for their "let's wait and see attitude" before staking on any cryptocurrency. Ripple has proven beyond reasonable doubts that it is the platform of the future. XRP holders have every reason to smile now that the platforms technology is getting tested by key players in the financial sector and auto sector.
Standard Chartered Bank, Mitsubishi Corporation and Ayudhya Bank (Krungsri) are some of the major industry players that are testing Ripple products in Thailand and Singapore. With the good news, XRP volumes have spruced to life and these and more partnerships will enable the coin scale higher heights. This will be even better if the Ripple holdings let XRP play by market demands and dynamics. This will also let the partner liquidity input spur XRP growth both in value and volumes.
Behind Ripple Scenes; A new Business Model in the Offing
Although it is still early to predict what the Ripple team is working on, a new business model riding on Ripple's ecosystem might be in the offing. Coil is a new business outfit that will enable incentivizing top web contributors to increase productivity. This is an ideal tool for top web owners who want to pay contributor according to their input.
The expert behind coin is also Ripple's CTO, Stefan Thomas. According a tweet dated May 14;
Excited to launch @Coil, a new startup building micropayment applications on XRP and Interledger. We're creating a new business model
— Stefan Thomas (@justmoon) May 14, 2018
This seems to be part of a wide range of products that Ripple is hiding under the sleeve. This is a new concept that will make it easy for rewarding and incentivizing App and digital content development. It is a plus for the platform as it seeks to go main-stream and allow more adopters to come onboard.
XRP Trading Snapshot
The last 24 hours saw XRP trade in the read and at the time of writing the coins was trading at $0.676249 after losing ground to the dollar by a marginal 3.02%. This could reflect on the overall market slump but the coin surge is anticipated in the coming days.
Chances are the anticipated new look will give Ripple (XRP) the push it deserves to trade above the $1 threshold before a break out that should make it play with the giants in price war front. This could be the right time to for traders buy and hold.


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Hello World!
I have been in Tokyo with my sister after visiting our uncle near Nikko (a city north of Tokyo famous for its temples & shrines). This city offers never ending crazyness and love for Anime and Manga as well as the tranquility of many parks and temples. Unfortunetly we had to leave before the cherrys where fully blossoming, so wie only saw a few early-starting ones 😉
Here is what I enjoyed most in Tokyo:
1.) Shinjuku Station
The biggest train station in the world.
If you are travelling in Tokyo, you can't probably NOT pass through it, as its connecting subway, trains, railway and busses from all over the city. It's huge and always buzzing with people. As a girl living in a really rual area, this was like stepping into another world, I just took a stroll and watched all those thousands of busy people around me 😉
In this area you´ll find the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building as well, from which you can get an amazing view of Tokyo´s Skyline for free!
2.) Yoyogi Park
Nothing better than a sunday afternoon stroll through Yoyogi! It seems like anyone with a talent in Tokyo wants to express himself here at this time. Just enjoy watching comedians, musicians, artists, theatre groups und many more. We spent four hours there without getting bored 😉
There are many festivals held there as well, espacially during cherry blossom time.
3.) Harajuku
The area around Harajuku Station is famous for little vintage and souvenir shops as well as for cosplay! In weekends you'll find loads of Japanese dressing up like Manga Characters vor anything similair. And they love getting asked kindly to be taken a photo with!
4.) Ueno Park
This huge lovely park provides a perfect break from the loud city and has amazing picnic spots as well!
The park grounds were originally part of Kaneiji Temple, which used to be one of the city's largest and wealthiest temples and a family temple of the ruling Tokugawa clan during the Edo Period.
There are loads of museums like the Tokyo National Museum, the National Museum for Western Art, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum and the National Science Museum, all having really cheep entrance fees and really worth visiting!
5.) National Museum
After strolling Ueno park, we choose this as we wanted to find out a bit more about the history of the country we are in and can't really manage more than one museum in a day 😉
Best thing: students & under 18's go free!
6.) Akihabara
This part of Tokyo is especially interesting for anyone familiar with the world of Manga and Anime as well as anyone looking for cheap electronical goods. There are endless shops offering merchandise of all kinds of Mangas and ridiciosly cheep I-Phones. We just got lost browsing around there 😉
If you are ready for a little crazyness, try a Maid Café, where waitresses are dressed up in ridiciolus "cute" maid-dresses, everything is pink and they call you "Master" or "Princess".
My sister got dressed up like a maid at the Café and we found loads of Studio Ghibli & Nintendo fan stuff in Akihabara.
7.) Partying in Golden Gai
Golden Gai is just like a hidden town full of Mini-Bars near Shinjuku Station. Here, I certainly won't recommend a specific bar like other travel guides do, as it's simply best to just walk down the small street and have a look at the handwritten signs which one's cheepest. That's because they often change prizes, owners or opening times. If you are lucky you' find one with a all-you-can-drink offer! Just don´t be surprised that the average bar has room for about 8 people 😉
8.) Karaoke
As this is one of the favourite pasttimes of the Japanese you really should try it! Even if you, like me, can't sing at all, just get crazy with everyone else 😉 Best thing about it: most of them are open 24/7 so you can go there after the bars close if you want to keep partying!
I don´t put in a picture or video of us singing Karaoke, as they all are way to embarassing 😉
9.) Tsukiji Fish Market
The biggest Fish Market in the world is simply perfect for a Sushi breakfast, as the restaurants there usually get their fish the same morning directly from the first traders. Officially opens at 9, but for a good Sushi Breakfast you should be there around 6:30.
Also, if you are motivated enough to queue up from 3:30 you can participate at the famous tuna auction for free! They only let 160 people on a first come- first serve basis though. We didn't make it but simply enjoyed the market 😉
10.) Roppongi
Great place to shop or have a coffee during the day and party during the night, as they do great pub crawls! Also, the famous Tokyo Tower (which kind of looks like a red-and-white Eiffel-Tower fake) is there as well as a Hard Rock Café.
Another thing we really wanted to do was visiting studio Ghibli, but you have to book like weeks in advance, and our trip was way to spontanous for that.
I hope my tips inspired you, if you have been to Tokyo already, let me know your fave spots in the comments below 😉


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Here's the info I was discussing in IRC tonight:
This is the free training materials for the Linux Professional Institute (LPI for short) certifications. I'm taking the LPI-101 test tomorrow morning, and hope to take the LPI-102 to complete my LPIC-1 certification within a few weeks.
The one thing you won't find there is the necessary materials for the LPI-199 test for Ubuntu Certified Professional. I bought a book on that off of eBay for $28. I'll have my UCP by the first of October if I can help it.
If anyone has any questions, please hit me up.
- Dave (aka myrtlebeachbums)


text: Located in a luxury resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Passion is a fine dining restaurant that uses local ingredients from the Mexican Caribbean. This luxe tropical restaurant is run by one of the world's finest chefs and winner of seven Michelin stars, Martin Berasategui. Visitors can enjoy a plethora of options from the sophisticated menu, including a la carte choices, full-sampling plates, and wine pairing. Wander from the glistening lobby to the chic dining room and the private library room, all styled with a romantic resort elegance that enhances the dining experience.


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If you move to a new place to live or if you wish to change the political party that you are affiliated with you will need to change your voter registration. While most US Post Office locations have the paper voter registration forms available, you can also change your voter registration online.
Go to the Secretary of State website for your state. The Secretary of State is who handles all voter registrations for each state.
Look for "Register to Vote" or "Update Voter Registration" once you get to the website for your state's Secretary of State. Once you find that link, click on it to be taken to a page to update your information.
Change your name, address or party affiliation on the provided online form. Most states will only let you change your address if you are remaining within the county in which you are already registered. If you change counties, you will be required to fill out a new voter registration.
Submit the form. Some states require that the form be printed out, signed, and sent through the mail. Once you get to the end of completing the form online it will tell you if it needs to be mailed or it if can be transmitted electronically.
Wait for your updated voter registration card from the state. It will take thirty days for changes to go into effect.
Rock The Vote has a website that takes voter registration updates for all states.


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Bill Snyder
KSU Preseason Awards Watch List
The Kansas State Wildcats placed a school record 15 nominees for major college football awards, breaking the mark of the 1998 team. The nominations ended with Collin Klein being named to the Manning Award Watch List, which honors college footballs best quarterback. Linebacker Arthur Brown led the way for the Wildcats with five nominations. He was nominated for the Bednarik, Butkus, Walter Camp, Lombardi, and Nagurski Awards. Cornerback Nigel Malone had four nominations. He was nominated for the Bednarik, Walter Camp, Nagurski, and Thorpe Awards. Quarterback Collin Klein had three nominations, those were for the Manning, Maxwell, and O'Brien awards. Tyler Lockett, B.J. Finney, and John Hubert all had one nomination each.
They were nominated for the Walter Camp, Rimington, and Doak Walker Awards, respectively. Overall, this shows that Kansas State's talent level this year isn't as low as many media members suspect. Put this into perspective, this team has 15 nominees. The 1998 team, which was at one point late in the season the number one team in the country, only had 11. This team has a lot of talent and is destined for a very special season. Oh, and yes this is on a predicted sixth place team.
Sam Young
Sixth Place?
The Preseason Big 12 Media Poll was released the this past Thursday. The first two spots in the poll were not much of a surprise. The Oklahoma Sooners were picked first, and the West Virginia Mountaineers were picked behind OU. The most puzzling selection was putting the Kansas State Wildcats sixth. Let that sink in for a moment. A team that returns the second most starters in the league behind Texas Tech, and is coming off of a season in which they won 10 games and finished second in the conference standings, is picked sixth?
It has become very apparent that the media does not respect Kansas State and the job that Bill Snyder has done there. It is also very apparent that the media does not watch very much football. This is a team that has proven that they have what it takes to win close games. This is a team that returns essentially every piece to the puzzle that they had last year.
This is a team that has had 15 players placed on preseason award watch lists, which is a school record. You would think that the media would have learned their lesson last year when the predicted KSU to finish eighth, and they finished second. This is going to do nothing but light another fire under the players and they will come out as motivated as ever. All in all, this is just another example of how no one respects K-State. K-State will once again prove everyone wrong this Fall and finish much higher than sixth in the Big 12.
No Respect (KSU)
In 2011, the Kansas State football team exceeded everyone's expectations. They were predicted by the media to finish 8th in the Big 12 and win 4 or 5 games. By now, everyone knows Kansas State football is getting back to the way it used to be. Entering the 2012 season, Kansas State returns the second most amount of starters on any team in the Big 12, behind only Texas Tech. It seems odd that many media members are continuing to discount the Wildcats in the Big 12 Title race for the upcoming season. Yes I understand they won 8 games by 7 points or less. Yes I know Collin Klein needs to work on his passing.
Yes I know the secondary needs to replace two starters. It's also hard to understand the media's reasoning for thinking the "ball won't bounce" K-State's way as much this year. Do they not realize that last year was Collin Klein, Arthur Brown, Consensus All-American Tyler Lockett, and second team All-American Nigel Malone's first year as full time starters? Yes it took an interception of Robert Griffin to beat Baylor. Yes it took four overtimes to beat Texas A&M. With a full year starting under their belts for the four previously mentioned, how can this team not be drastically improved from last year. I don't think people realize that. Another point of confusion is that usually when a team loses many close games in one year and returns many starters for the next year, they are picked by the media to win more games.
So how is it that a team that returns many starters that proved they could win close games, is predicted to win less? I am not even mentioning other key role players returning from last year, such as Chris Harper, Ty Zimmerman, Meshak Williams, B.J. Finney and countless others. Oh, and i haven't even mentioned the greatest piece to the puzzle, the reigning National Coach of the Year, Bill Snyder. You think this is his first rodeo? All in all, I find it extremely puzzling that the national and local media are back to their old ways of discounting K-State and Bill Snyder. All of these preseason rankings are nothing more than bulletin board material that will ignite a fire in the players. I'm by no means upset by all of this talk, because deep inside we all know it means nothing and is just fuel for the program. As long as this talk keeps up, Bill Snyder's players will continue to use it as motivation, and they will prove the media wrong, just like they did last year.
Sam Young
Kansas State's Signing Class
This past Wednesday, Kansas State signed their 2012 Football Recruiting Class. As usual, Bill Snyder's recruiting class isn't filled with 4 or 5 stars or any highly ranked recruits. However, the 2012 recruiting class has some of Bill Snyder's system players that will make a huge impact either immediately or down the road. Let's look at some of the future stars from K-State's recruiting class.
Biggest impact next year: Marquez Clark
Marquez Clark is a wide receiver from Navarro JC. This past season he set the NJCAA records for receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns in a season. With sub-4.4 speed, expect him to work his way into the top 4 of K-State's receiving core along with Chris Harper, Tyler Lockett and Tramaine Thompson.
Biggest Impact Down the Road: Tavarious Bender
Tavarious Bender is a 6-3 dual threat quarterback from Lincoln, Nebraska. Rated by Rivals as the 20th dual threat quarterback in the country and the Top recruit in the state of Nebraska. Watching his highlight film is like a man amongst boys. He runs a 4.47 election 40 and throws the ball with nice accuracy and touch. He fits Bill Snyder's prototypical quarterback mold.
Sleeper: Judah Jones
Judah Jones is a wide receiver from Shreveport, Louisiana's historic football program Evangel Christian. He had offers from Arkansas and a few others but chose to go to KSU on NSD. The reason I'm picking him as a sleeper is because he plays for an awesome high school program and he was a vastly underrated recruit
Overall Grade: B
As stated before, this class isn't filled with superstars. It has a few JUCO players that can come in and contribute right away and some players that can be very productive down the road. This is Coach Snyder's best class in awhile, and while people may be very critical of it, I see a ton of potential with this class.
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Ryder Spectacular!
Ryder crater is rather oddly shaped; is it two craters or one? It is 17 km in the long direction and 13 km in its shortest dimension. The western floor of the crater is about 1500 meters below the western rim, while the eastern rim is 3000 meters above the same floor. The eastern shelf, seen in today's Featured Image, is 5000 meters above the western rim!
Ryder crater is named after Graham Ryder, a planetary geologist (petrologist) who made many important contributions to our understanding of the Moon. It is fitting to remember him this week as the annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference unfolds. Many new results concerning the Moon, Mars, Mercury, and other bodies in the Solar System are being presented.
The WAC stereo dataset gives an awesome look at global topography. However, to really unravel the history of Ryder crater scientists need topographic maps with 10 meter contours, or better. As the LRO mission progresses Ryder crater will be imaged in stereo by the NAC, providing scientists with a higher resolution look, and thus the opportunity to model how this unique crater formed.
In the meantime, enjoy the view of Ryder crater!
Revisit some earlier LROC oblique views of the Moon:
Tycho crater
Aristarchus crater
Hadley rille
Vertregt J crater
Aitken crater
Bhabha crater
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Here's the latest roundup of events for developers here in the northeast for the rest of November into December.
As always, if you know of a missing event, please let me know.
November 19
Linked .NET User Group – (online)
"Scott Guthrie Talks Shop VII" – Scott Guthrie (registration)
November 8
Build Guild – Simsbury, CT
November 9
Connecticut .NET Developers Group – Farmington, CT
"Data Stream Processing: Parallelism & Performance with PLINQ, C#/.NET and Native Code" - John Hart
November 15
New England Silverlight Guild – Farmington, CT
"Introduction to Windows Phone 7 Development" - John Garland
December 3
Fairfield/Westchester .NET User Group – Stamford, CT
"Introduction to Visual Studio Team System" – Steve Andrews
December 13
Build Guild – Simsbury, CT
January 29
SharePoint Saturday Hartford – Bloomfield, CT
A free day filled with a wide variety of SharePoint-related sessions. The Call for Speakers is now open through December 3rd, and the Call for Sponsors is open as well.
Schedule TBD
Hartford SQL Server Users Group – Farmington, CT
Agile Connecticut - Farmington, CT
Fairfield/Westchester SQL Server UG - Stamford, CT
Connecticut DotNetNuke User Group - Bethany, CT
November 11
Maine Bytes User Group - Portland, ME
"An Introduction to Windows Phone 7 Development with Silverlight" – John Garland
Schedule TBD
Bangor Area .Net Developers (BAND) - Bangor, ME
Maine Developer Network - Augusta, ME
Maine Microsoft Certification Study Group – Online!
November 9
Build Guild – Salem, MA
November 10
Boston Area SharePoint Users Group – Cambridge, MA
"SharePoint 2010 Integration and Interoperability: What You Need to Know" – Richard Harbridge
November 11
Boston .NET User Group - Waltham, MA
"SharePoint 2010 Development for .NET Developers" – Bob German
November 11
New England SQL Server User Group - Waltham, MA
"Baselining, Benchmarking, and Assorted Goodness"
November 11
Boston Web Design Meetup – Cambridge, MA
November 12-14
Startup Weekend Boston – Cambridge, MA
November 17
New England ASP.NET Professionals – Waltham, MA
"Tracing, Debugging and Troubleshooting the Greater ASP.NET Environment: From Novice to Ninja" – Christopher Morley
November 17
Boston .NET Architecture Study Group - Waltham, MA
"Domain Specific Languages (DSLs)"
November 17
New England Windows Phone User and Developer Group - Waltham, MA
"Windows Phone 7 Hands-On!" – Anthony Kinney
November 18
Boston Azure User Group – Cambridge, MA
"Why Choose the Azure Cloud?" – Chander Khanna & Nazik Huq
November 18
Boston WebsiteSpark Group – Cambridge, MA
"ExpressionEngine and 2011 Schedule" – Guys Ruthie
November 18
Boston BizSpark Meetup – Cambridge, MA
"Startup Marketing Tips" – Mike Volpe
"ConversationMedia & netBlazr Live Pitches"
November 23
Lean Startup Circle Meetup – Cambridge, MA
November 24
Boston XNA Developers Group - Waltham, MA
"Kinect Baby!": Food, fun, and games
November 30
MSDN Windows Azure Firestarter – Waltham, MA
A full day of content for developers interested in moving to the cloud with Windows Azure.
December 1
jQuery Boston Meetup – Boston, MA
"jQuery Mobile" – Todd Parker
December 2
New England Visual Basic Professionals - Waltham, MA
"Windows Phone 7 Development" – John Garland
December 2
Beantown .NET User Group - Cambridge, MA
December 6
New England F# User Group – Cambridge, MA
December 9
New England SQL Server User Group - Waltham, MA
"Tool Time"
December 9
Boston Web Design Meetup – Cambridge, MA
December 14
DotNetNuke Boston Meetup – Cambridge, MA
December 14
Build Guild – Salem, MA
December 15
Boston .NET User Group - Waltham, MA
December 15
Boston Area SharePoint Users Group – Cambridge, MA
December 15
Boston .NET Architecture Study Group - Waltham, MA
December 16
Boston WebsiteSpark Group – Cambridge, MA
"Holiday Event – Show & Tell Night"
December 23
Lean Startup Circle Meetup – Cambridge, MA
Schedule TBD
Boston Cloud Services – Waltham, MA
Cape Cod .NET User Group - Hyannis, MA
Agile Boston User Group - Waltham, MA
Boston JavaScript Meetup – Cambridge, MA
Boston Business Intelligence – Waltham, MA
Cape Cod XNA User Group – Hyannis, MA
IASA New England – Waltham, MA
North Shore Web Geeks – Newburyport, MA
Refresh Boston – Cambridge, MA
Western Mass Microsoft Technology Users Group - Chicopee, MA
New Hampshire
November 11
Nashua Scrum Club – Nashua, NH
"Why Agile Implementations Fail" – Michael de la Maza
November 16
Seacoast SQL Server Users Group – Portsmouth, NH
"Giving Back to Great Bay College": Working to help Great Bay With a Database Design & Application Need
Schedule TBD
NH .NET User Group, Nashua – Nashua, NH
NH .NET User Group, Concord – Concord, NH
New York (Upstate)
November 9
Tech Valley .NET Users Group - Latham, NY
"WCF in .NET 4" – Andy Badera
November 11
Rochester SharePoint User Group – Rochester, NY
"Introducing SharePoint 2010" – Chris Bortlik
November 13
Western NY SQL Server PASS – Amherst, NY
"Business Intelligence Using SQL Server 2008" – Jaime Smith
November 16
Upstate NY PowerShell Users Group – Rochester, NY
Upstate NY PowerShell Users Group – Syracuse, NY
Online Event: "PowerShell Best Practices" – Ed Wilson (via the Atlanta PS UG)
November 18
VDUNY - Visual Developers of Upstate NY - Rochester, NY
"Visual Studio TFS" – Kyle Korndoerfer
December 1
Rochester Javascript – Rochester, NY
Schedule TBD
Refresh Rochester – Rochester, NY
Build Guild – Troy, NY
Central New York .NET Developer Group - East Syracuse, NY
Western New York .NET Users Group - Amherst, NY
Rhode Island
November 17
Providence Geeks – Providence, RI
December 15
Providence Geeks – Providence, RI
Schedule TBD
Southern New England SQL Server User Group, Warwick, RI
Providence Geeks – Providence, RI
Rhode Island .NET User Group - Bristol, RI
November 8
Vermont .NET User Group – S. Burlington, VT
"jQuery for .NET Developers" – Victor Castro
December 6
Vermont .NET User Group – S. Burlington, VT
"Guidelines-based UI Design – A Developer's Guide to Intuitive UI" - Everett McKay
Schedule TBD
Vermont SQL Server User Group - Burlington, VT
[Update 11/11/10 – Rochester Windows Azure Firestarter canceled, CT NE Silverlight Guild meeting added]


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No. 288 NAI DT S5340 Annex 7
Dublin, undated October 1929
[matter omitted]
[I]f the Irish Free State were an absolutely independent State, in the sense in which France or Italy is an independent State, all that would be necessary would be to declare by law (a) what persons are Free State Nationals and (b) the status of aliens when resident in the Irish Free State.
This brings us to the heart of our present difficulties and to the question to which this memorandum is really addressed, viz: how are we affected, in this matter of Nationality, by our past history, our present relations with Great Britain and our partnership in the British Commonwealth of Nations.
3. POSITION AS ALTERED BY CREATION OF THE IRISH FREE STATE [matter omitted] Since 1921, however, the position at home has completely altered. There has come into existence - not into a doubtful and belligerent existence but into an existence the legality and completeness of which no Power questions or can reasonably question - an Irish Free State which makes and administers its own laws and which is represented abroad by its own representatives. It is desirable, however, before proceeding further, to recognise fully and candidly that there are still certain points which are held by the 'Imperial'publicists to differentiate the Irish Free State in international law from such a nation as France, or, to take a case more analogous from the British point of view, from the United States of America, which also arose from the revolt of a British 'colony'but which succeeded in pushing its revolt to the stage of absolute independence.
These points may be stated thus viz:-
|1. The Irish Free State Constitution is considered by the British merely as a delegation of authority by the British Parliament (or as they sometimes call it the 'Imperial'Parliament) to a subordinate Parliament: a delegation of the most extensive kind, but not a complete abdication on the part of the 'Imperial'Parliament, which still retains, in their view, the right to legislate for the Irish Free State. Section 4 of the British Statute entitled Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922 reads as follows:-
|'Nothing in the said Constitution shall be construed as prejudicing the power of Parliament to make laws affecting the Irish Free State in any case when, in accordance with constitutional practice, Parliament would make laws affecting other self-governing dominions.
|2. The status of the Irish Free State in the 'British Commonwealth of Nations' is stated by the first Article of the Treaty of 1921 to be the same as that of Canada: Canada, according to the Imperialist lawyers, is still a 'dependency'.
|3. The oath prescribed by the Constitution to be taken by members of the Oireachtas pledges fidelity to
|'King George V. his heirs and successors by law in virtue of the common citizenship of Ireland with Great Britain and her adherence to and membership of the group of nations forming the British Commonwealth of Nations'.
|4. By the Constitution the executive authority in the Irish Free State is vested formally in the King.
|5. In International Affairs, the King is still bound according to such writers as Keith, to take the advice of his 'Imperial'(i.e. British) advisers even when e.g. appointing a Representative for the Irish Free State abroad.
As against this, it may be remarked that:
|1. Article 1 of the Constitution states that the Irish Free State is a 'co-equal member of the Community of Nations forming the British Commonwealth of Nations'. It is difficult to imagine how a co-equal member can at the same time be a 'dependency'or be liable to be legislated for by another 'co-equal' member.
|2. The reference to 'common citizenship'in the Oath means little or nothing. 'Citizenship'is not a term of English law at all. There is not, in fact, 'common citizenship'throughout the British Commonwealth: the Indian 'citizen'is treated by the Australian 'citizen'as an undesirable alien.
|3. By Article 2 of the Constitution 'All powers of government and all authority, legislative, executive and judicial in Ireland are derived from the people of Ireland'. No clearer statement of the right to complete independence of action could be made.
|4. We have, since the Constitution, made our position clearer by becoming a separate member of the League of Nations and having separate diplomatic representatives abroad and by the declarations obtained at the Imperial Conference 1926.
In practice it is, however, idle to analyse the Treaty, the Constitution, and the British Acts implementing them, for any final statement of the position. An armed contest of the most savage and irregular kind was being waged between the two countries and it was imperative to make an immediate peace: the English were prepared to grant full and unequivocal powers of self-government: they were not prepared to break all connection formally. They insisted on such phrases as 'common citizenship', 'British Commonwealth of Nations'and on the idea of the King as the theoretical head of the State. The leaders on both sides had to try to conciliate angry and excited followers. In this frame of mind vague and ambiguous language which could do no practical harm was used to cover the points upon which immediate agreement could not be secured and upon which, in fact, the happiness and prosperity of either side did not immediately depend.
The English Imperialists consoled themselves with the reflection that some phrases indicating 'unity'and monarchy were inserted in the agreement: the Irish Nationalists consoled themselves, with more reason, on having achieved a success which a decade before would have appeared incredible, and they regarded what was left as ambiguous or unsatisfactory as matters to be settled at leisure by future negotiation when the atmosphere of anger and distrust had abated.
It would appear, then, to be the case that when questions arise between the Irish Free State and Great Britain on any point arising out of the assertion by the former and the denial by the latter of the former's right to have a separate Nationality or to do anything which an independent sovereign state can do, the solution of such questions is to be sought not in a legal debate as to the precise meaning of certain phrases in the Treaty and the Constitution and the British Acts implementing these documents (as if these documents represented some unalterable law of nature or the final decision of a superior Power) but by negotiation between reasonable men bearing in mind the real facts of the position and bearing in mind particularly:
On the British side
That an obdurate adhesion to outworn 'Imperial'principles, an attempt to insist on the supremacy of the Westminster Parliament over the Dublin Oireachtas, an undue insistence on the 'unity'of the Commonwealth, will (apart from its effect on the other dominions) be a strong provocation to the less patient of the Irish to embark on a policy of complete secession, which while it might not profit the Irish would create a serious problem for the British.
On the Irish side
That before embarking definitely on the policy of reducing our association with England and the 'Commonwealth'to a minimum and of reducing the 'Commonwealth'to a number of independent States, without any common bond except such agreements as may be arranged from time to time for mutual convenience, it is necessary to realise that there are advantages as well as disadvantages for the Irish Free State in the present arrangement and to be quite sure that the separation policy does not involve more loss than gain. [matter omitted]1
In a British Memorandum circulated as a preliminary to the Conference to be held in October it is stated that this Act of 1914 was passed after consultation with and in agreement with the Self-Governing Dominions and that it was anticipated
|'that Parts I and III would extend to all those Dominions without reenactment by the Dominion Legislatures and would be the only general enactment of the principles and rules governing British nationality. It was further contemplated that as regards naturalisation (Part II of the Act) each Dominion would, in pursuance of the power given by Section 9 of the Act, adopt that Part by a simple statutory enactment.'
If the intention was, as stated, that Part I of the Act was intended to be an 'Imperial'Statute binding on the Dominions, it is somewhat singular that that intention should not have been expressly stated in the Act itself. It is of course possible to argue that Part I is binding on the Dominions by reason of its general tenor and of the nature of the subject, but on the other hand there is a very strong presumption that legislation by the Westminster Parliament does not bind the Dominions unless it expressly purports to do so (this is of course apart altogether from the constitutional point of how far the Westminster Parliament should now legislate for the Dominions at all). In this connection it is to be noted that the present Judge O'Byrne, then Attorney General, in a minute addressed to the Minister for External Affairs on the 2nd April, 1925 (A.G's. reference 98-25), expressed the opinion that Parts I and III of the 1914 Act do not bind the Dominions. 'They purport', says the Attorney General, 'to be general in their nature but like any other general enactment their operation is limited to the area of legislative jurisdiction of the British Parliament'.
Without presuming to throw any doubt upon the correctness of this opinion (which carries on its face strong evidence of its correctness), it may be stated that it was probably given at a time when the Attorney General was not in possession of full information and it immediately follows an observation - in the same minute - of the Attorney General's to the effect that he 'does not think that the British Government has taken up the position that the British Parliament has power to make laws binding Self-Governing Dominions'. It seems probable that the attitude of the British Government on this point is that the British Parliament has power to make laws binding the Dominions, but that it would be wrong to do so without first obtaining the concurrence of the Dominions in any particular case. In this particular case the British Government assert that the necessary consents were given and Professor Keith, at least, states explicitly that Parts I and III of the 1914 Act are binding through the British Commonwealth.
The Dominions, however, either shared our Attorney General's view that Parts I and III were not binding on them in law, or they thought it expedient (whether to remove doubts or to assert their independence) not to allow Parts I and III to operate proprio vigore in their territories, and they proceeded to enact laws of their own[.]
[matter omitted]
It seems fairly clear from the action taken by the Dominions that there is a general objection in the Dominions to relying on Imperial Legislation for a definition of the status of Dominion citizens as British subjects.
As regards the operation of the 1914 Act in the Irish Free State, there is of course no doubt that the Act applied in Ireland (as part of the United Kingdom) from 1st January 1915 (when it became law) until the setting up of the Irish Free State, but the question arises as to how far the Act continued to be operative in the Irish Free State after its establishment. On that point the then Attorney General in a note to Mr Finlay (then Assistant Secretary to the Department of Justice) on the 2nd April, 1925, expressed the opinion that Part I of the Act continued to operate in the Irish Free State. As regards Part II of the Act, he considered that Sections 8 and 9 did not apply but that Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 did apply. On this subject, however, see separate Memorandum on Imperial legislation and its application to self-governing dominions.2
There is at present, and has been for several years, in contemplation by the British Government a further Bill to amend the 1914 Act in certain particulars. Most of these particulars are of no interest to the Irish Free State but one of them, dealing with the status of female British subjects who marry aliens, was the subject of a statement by Mr. O'Higgins on behalf of the Irish Free State at the Imperial Conference in 1926. The proposal in question arose from the fact that in certain foreign states, e.g. the United States of America, an alien woman marrying a national of such foreign state does not thereby acquire automatically her husband's nationality. For example an Englishwoman who marries a United States'citizen does not immediately thereby become herself a United States'citizen, but in British law she loses immediately on her marriage her British Nationality, with the result that from the time of her marriage until she acquires American nationality (if she ever does) she has no nationality. In order to avoid placing such women in this awkward position the British proposed to enact that a British woman marrying an alien should not lose her British nationality unless and until she acquired another nationality. The Irish Free State delegation opposed this proposal but offered the following compromise, viz:
That a woman who is a British subject, upon marriage to an alien shall become an alien, except that where by the law of her husband's country she does not acquire his nationality upon marriage she should retain her nationality until the date of her acquisition of her husband's nationality or until six months after the expiration of the minimum period within which under the law of her husband's country she may acquire such nationality, whichever may be the earlier.
No decision was taken by the Imperial Conference and the matter will come up again for decision at the forthcoming Conference.
In the meantime the British Government has despatched to the Irish Free State and has repeatedly asked for the observations of the Irish Free State Government upon a draft Bill to amend the 1914 Act in certain other respects, viz:-
arrangement which, if it could be secured, would be entirely to the advantage of the Irish Free State, but which it is to be feared would not readily be accepted by the British. That arrangement may be summarised as follows:
|Every Dominion to have its separate nationality defined by its own laws, precisely as if every Dominion were an independent State.
|The expression 'British Subject' either to be dropped altogether or if continued to be continued as meaning merely a citizen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland considered as a Dominion.
|An agreement not in law but in practice that (except in special cases - e.g. coloured immigration to Australia from India) no irritating restrictions should be placed on citizens of one Dominion entering another Dominion: that special facilities should be offered to citizens of one Dominion wishing to be citizens of another Dominion: and that citizens of any Dominion travelling in a foreign country where such Dominion is not directly represented should be entitled to receive advice and assistance from any 'British'representative in that country.
Article 3 of the Constitution relates to Citizenship and reads as follows:-
|'Every person, without distinction of sex, domiciled in the area of the jurisdiction of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann) at the time of the coming into operation of this Constitution, who was born in Ireland or either of whose parents was born in Ireland or who has been ordinarily resident in the area of the jurisdiction of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann) for not less than seven years, is a citizen of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann) and shall within the limits of the jurisdiction of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann) enjoy the privileges and be subject to the obligations of such citizenship. Provided that any such person being a citizen of another State may elect not to accept the citizenship hereby conferred; and the conditions governing the future acquisition and termination of citizenship in the Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann) shall be determined by law.'
The following points may be noted as regards this Article viz:-
|The meaning of 'citizenship'is defined only to the extent of saying that the citizen shall 'within the limits of the jurisdiction of the Irish Free State enjoy the privileges and be subject to the obligations of such citizenship'. There appears to be here a suggestion that the status of citizen of the Irish Free State carries no privileges or obligations outside the jurisdiction of the Irish Free State: that the Irish Free State citizen when he goes to France has no 'privileges or obligations'as such. This may not have been intended at all: on the other hand it may have been deliberately inserted in pursuance of a British theory that the citizen of any Dominion, once he gets outside his Dominion, must rely for support on his 'Imperial'status as a 'British Subject'. The specific rights and obligations of the citizen within the Irish Free State, are, of course, to be defined by law and many of them have already been so defined, e.g. under the Constitution itself 'the citizen'is given certain rights (see for instance Article 7 and 8) which are not given to mere residents: by the Electoral Act 1923 citizens, only, are entitled to the vote: by the Juries Act 1927 no person who is not a citizen can be a juror.
|Article 3 states that certain existing persons are citizens but it does not make any provision for the future except to say 'the conditions governing the future acquisition and termination of citizenship in the Irish Free State shall be determined by law'. No such law has been passed, nor has any Bill on the subject been introduced in the Oireachtas. It is, of course, perfectly clear that every person born in the Irish Free State whose father was a citizen should be declared by law to be himself or herself a citizen but even this has not been done. A draft Bill on the subject was discussed several years ago but was not proceeded with. The delay is of course due to a reluctance to legislate on the subject of citizenship until the allied questions of Nationality and the 'British Subject'have been put in a more satisfactory position, and, in particular, until answers are forthcoming to such questions as
|Is every Irish Free State Citizen also, automatically, a British Subject (1) while in the Irish Free State (2) when out of the Irish Free State?
|What is the difference, or the relation, between (1) Accepting an alien as citizen of the Irish Free State and (2) Making him a naturalised British subject pursuant to Part II of the 1914 Act.
|What is to be the policy, as regards citizenship, towards the English, the Canadians, or the Australians? Are they to be admitted to citizenship here only on the same terms as the French, the Germans, or the Russians? Or - going to the other extreme - are they to become citizens, on request, the moment they arrive in the country? Or is there to be a middle course ... special facilities?
|At present immigration is controlled on the basis of admitting all 'British Subjects'without question, and excluding 'aliens'- that is, non-British subjects, at pleasure, following the English practice. In future are citizens only to be admitted without question?
A contributory cause for the delay has been that there has been no real necessity in practice, to do anything in a hurry. The present position might continue for a long time without giving rise to any Departmental difficulties: the real urge towards change arises from considerations of sentiment or National dignity.
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Reviewed by: Jay Levitz
Starring: Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, Abraham Benrubi, Robert Duvall, Michael Gambon | Directed by: Kevin Costner | Produced by: Kevin Costner, David Valdes, Craig Storper | Written by: Craig Storper, Lauran Paine | Distributor: Touchstone Pictures (Disney)
Kevin Costner's third directorial outing, "Open Range", pairs the younger actor-director with veteran Robert Duvall in one of the only Westerns you may expect to come out of Hollywood this year. Judging by the fruits of Costner's efforts herein, the genre has yet to be rejuvenated.
Charlie and Boss (Costner and Duvall, respectively) are two free-range cowboys who run into trouble after a wealthy landowner, Baxter (Michael Gambon), hinders their cow-herding trek with violence via hired killers and a corrupt Marshall.
Based on a book with the same title by Lauran Paine, director Costner's epic features beautiful scenery (filmed in Alberta, Canada), plus solid acting by Duvall, Costner, the late Michael Jeter, and Annette Bening. But the plot of "Open Range" does not bear the weight of such talents expended here, and its predictability may leave you looking at your watch, waiting for the inevitable shoot-out climax.
Costner's Oscar-winning directorial debut, "Dances With Wolves", was compelling for three hours, as we watched its main character slowly, fascinatingly, make changes in his attitude toward the Sioux Indians. The film showed how a man could grow to love people whom he once considered enemies.
For a good film on forgiveness, "Forgiven"]
In Costner's latest movie, a "bad" man is just a "bad" man who deserves to be killed. A "good" man can do many things, like killing nearly all of his enemies, while he still remains "good" because he is administering justice. Such is the logic of "Open Range" and, perhaps, the overwhelming majority of Hollywood products. Still another rule is closely followed: those who are "good" can't be killed by evil—no matter how outnumbered. The good always seem to attract local beauty quickly as well, hence Annette Bening's character, Sue, exists to service this clich.
Fans of John Wayne films may enjoy "Open Range" for its humor, beautiful vistas, and salty cowboy dialogue full of single-syllable words. Those who may be looking for a little more depth should look elsewhere, since this is a mere revenge fantasy. Costner puts a great deal of care into the final blood bath that "cleanses" the town of its evil influence, making the scene exciting to watch, realistic, and loud.
If the same amount of care had been put into developing the love story between Costner and Bening, perhaps showing parts of Charlie's dark past, "Open Range" might have had some depth. But the filmmakers settle for warm, fuzzy, and bloody, rather than take risks like Clint Eastwood did 11 years ago with the genre-bending "Unforgiven".
From one perspective, Costner is simply giving audiences what they expect with this Western: a love story, a shoot-out on Main Street, and great photography. From another perspective, he is cheating himself and everyone else by producing a film so basic and forgettable as "Open Range", especially after the intelligence, maturity, and storytelling ability Costner demonstrated within 1990's "Dances With Wolves", which was released on DVD recently and includes an extra hour of story, plus many extras.
"Open Range" is a disappointing Western, selling an old story with hardly an idea to add, at a time when our country, perhaps the whole world, needs to witness forgiveness and real sacrifice in this particularly American genre of films, rather than more revenge and anger.
Open Range is rated R for violence. It also contains a fair amount of profanity, including several misuses of God's name. One character even goes so far as to characterize "the man upstairs" with an expletive, due to his bitterness. Children of any age should not be taken to this film for entertainment. Mostly because they will likely only enjoy the ten-minute shooting scene and will likely be asleep due to boredom once the movie arrives at that moment.


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Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Of all the types of games that exist today, one of the oldest is the platformer. Since the early Eighties players have been furiously double jumping from ledge to ledge collecting items and powerups while under attack from a multitude of weird and wonderful enemies. It's a testament therefore to Jak and Daxter's cheeky charm that although it recycles many of the genre's clichés wholesale, it still manages to be as fresh and enjoyable to play now as it was on its release in 2001.
The story begins with the humanoid Jack and Daxter exploring an island near their home. Daxter manages to fall into a vat of malevolent purple goop called Dark Eco and is transformed into a small weasel like creature. Understandably upset by this turn of events, Jak and Daxter decide to journey across the land to find the planets foremost expert on Dark Eco for advice on changing Daxter back.
Before they can travel to the next village/level hub however, they need to upgrade Jaks "Zoomer" (a rather cool flying jet powered motorbike) and that means collecting powercells. These valuable items can be acquired in two ways. First you can find them dotted about the various levels and completing the objectives set for you will result in gaining one as a reward. The second way is to pay the various NPCS with ninety Precursor Orbs per cell. These egg shaped items are found scattered about the place and there are two thousand in total to collect.
As well as powercells and orbs there are also temporary powerups to grab in the form of different sorts of Eco. Green Eco replenishes Jak's health. Yellow Eco allows Jack to fire energy projectiles. Red Eco increases Jak's physical attack power and most important of all is Blue Eco. This activates Precursor switches and platforms and is a key part of solving many of the puzzles you'll come across on your journey. Dark Eco is best avoided as it will sap Jak's life if touched and kill him outright if he falls into a pool of it.
Roaming the levels are enemies called Lurkers. Just about all the nasties you fight in the game are types of Lurker. Whether they be the flying Lurkers in the Precursor Basin, drill wielding ones in the Spider Cave or the yet like ones on Snowy Mountain. This gives the game a pleasing feel of continuity as you progress with the design work overall convincing you that you really are exploring diverse areas of the same planet. The fact that there are no loading screens between levels and the way you can see across one level into the next also adds to the feeling of total immersion. "Realism" in videogames tends to date very quickly, but the brash, cartoon graphics of Jak and Daxter have a timeless quality to them and still look crisply fantastic to this day.
The game of course contains those two mainstays of the platformer, the ice and lava levels. The ice level is played straight, but the lava levels have a delightful twist to them. Instead of exploring them on foot Jak must ride his Zoomer through the hot, smoky tunnels. If you dally to long the heat shield will overload and explode send you back to the nearest restart point. So it becomes an exhilarating dash, with some nimble fingered driving required, made pleasurable by the fact the Zoomer handles beautifully.
Talking of restart points, it should be pointed out that although Jak can lose all his energy and "die", all that happens is that you'll be sent back a little way. As these invisible checkpoints are plentiful , you'll never be more than a short walk from where you come a cropper. This means you'll only need to save when you end your session and won't ruin your immersion in the game by constantly having to save and reload. Because the game camera behaves so well, there shouldn't be too many deaths that aren't foreseen; no leaps of faith in this game. Those parts that do require repeated tries will usually see you progress enough on each attempt that you never feel frustrated or punished by the game. The learning curve is perfectly balanced in that respect.
In fact that leads us to one of the downsides of the game; it's not long enough! The compulsion to keep playing – to get to that next powercell to see the next level – is so strong that most will see the ending roll round in just a few evenings. Getting all the orbs and powercells will take a little longer. But you're really left wanting more time in Jak and Daxter's bright and colourful world. You'll have to keep wanting though. Although the two sequels are decent games in their own right, they sacrificed Jak and Daxter's cartoon vibrancy for a more gloomy and gritty GTA style aesthetic. A pity.
The sound is another disappointment. While the speech is well acted and scripted and the effects satisfyingly meaty, the music is not up to the same standards of the gameplay and visuals. It's blandly inoffensive muzak which doesn't irritate but doesn't impress either. Some might find Daxter's comedy shtick a little wearing too. But that's it really for negatives.
Jak and Daxter remains one of the best platform games to appear on a Sony console both then and now. Smart, funny, lovely to look at and a joy to play it should still find a home in anybody's collection.


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Samburu Sopa Lodge is built overlooking the wildlife-rich banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River within the ancestral lands of the Samburu people, who are close relatives of the Maasai people.
The lodge is set atop raised ground allowing panoramic views of distant Samburu hills to one side and El Ndonyo Keri (Samburu name for Mount Kenya) on the other.
The public areas are airy and spacious with views of the surrounding terrain. The reception is decorated with local artefacts, and rich earth colours typical of the Samburu area have been well-blended
At Samburu Sopa Lodge there's a swimming pool to cool you down in the warm Samburu weather and loungers which are much-needed after a long dusty safari.
Game viewing activities include guided nature walks and nightly wildlife feeding. Rare wildlife species like the Beisia oryx, gerenuk and Grevy's zebra can be seen here in one of Keny's most famous wildlife areas.
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Harper must release details of secret TPP side deals
Canadians deserve to know what jobs Harper has traded away with his TPP backroom deals
NDP auto critic Brian Masse says Stephen Harper must be straight with Canadians about what other jobs he's sold-out as part of secret side deals he's cut with his TPP partners.
"Stephen Harper has already tried to hide from Canadians how many jobs his secretive TPP deal will cost Canadians," said Masse. "Now, we learn the Conservatives cut backroom side-deals that could put even more jobs at risk."
Behind closed doors, the Conservative side-deals with numerous TPP countries that could mean that even more Canadians across the country could see their jobs traded away. The Conservatives have, so far, refused to release the details of these backroom deals.
"The Conservatives have already shown they're not coming clean with Canadians on critical parts of the TPP that will cost Canadian jobs," said Masse. "It's just not fair to expect Canadians who are worried about their jobs to wait until after the election to get the fine print. Tom Mulcair will fight for jobs and won't be bound by Harper's bad deal."


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Inegma, Orient Planet in PR joint venture
Dubai, July 8, 2014
Dubai-based Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis (Inegma), a strategy and security consultancy, research house, and leading conference organiser in defense, security, and risk industries has entered into a joint venture with Orient Planet, a growing integrated marketing and communications company in the Middle East.
Under the joint venture, a new unit called 'Orient PlanetInegma' is being established. It aims to deliver public relations (PR) and strategic communication campaigns targeting the defense, security, and risk domains.
Orient PlanetInegma's well-developed PR and marketing solutions will be infused with insights and analyses to ensure focused and comprehensive strategies.
It will leverage on its expertise, resources, and extensive knowledge of the Middle East region to provide thorough approach to the communication needs of its regional and international clients.
The new unit will offer a range of services including media relations, publicity, marketing communications, crisis management, event management, research, brand marketing, community relations, corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes, media training and monitoring.
Riad Kahwaji, CEO, Inegma, said: "At Inegma, we recognise the importance of having focused and powerful communication strategies that are tailored to fit the needs of security and defense industries. These strategies must be consistent and properly delivered through most effective means. This is why our partnership with Orient Planet is a welcome development. Its outstanding track record of providing relevant communications and PR strategies fully complements our commitment to excellence and high quality service.
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Nidal Abou Zaki, managing director, Orient Planet, said: "Orient PlanetInegma is the first of its kind PR unit in the region to offer a diverse range of communication-based services in highly specialised industries of defense, security, and risks. We are pleased that we are bridging this gap in the market with Inegma whose expertise in these three areas are widely recognised. Orient Planet Inegma will help companies in these domains to further establish their brand and identity and effectively reach their target audience." - TradeArabia News Service


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Lol. True Story. Anyways You guys are doing a great job. Hopefully you get some time to relax between bouts of us screaming like new borns. I like that you folks take the time to do things right, rather than fast. Kinda wish the game programmers would follow the same methods.
But as eager as I am to get back into the game, I'd rather wait for a few more patches while they get their act together.
Seriously, Volition/Deep Silver's QA is horribly questionable.
In the future I hope it will be possible for you guys to just ignore the bad-mouthing, and realize there are many people who greatly appreciate all your work!
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text: Share: Comments Print December 12, 2012 at 4:00 PM Pac-12 Tournament tickets on sale now and other basketball notes Posted by Jayda Evans Logo for KeyArena's 2013 site of the Pac-12 tournament The Pac-12 didn't let Wednesday's apropos number sequence escape them. The 12-team conference is offering two general admission tickets for one session of the four-day tourney for $12. The 12-12-12 special holiday offer is only available on pac-12.com/tickets between 10am and 10pm (PST) on December 12. In addition to the deal, all-session strips for the tournament are on sale to the general public starting at $50. The tournament is scheduled for March 7-10 at KeyArena – a first in the conference's 12-year history. The Storm ownership group's side venture, Force 10 Sports Management, is a joint partner in marketing and ticket sales. KeyArena will have the same upper-deck black curtains as with WNBA games, making capacity 9,686. But, as with Storm games, there's the option to expand if needed. The championship game between Stanford and California last year at Staples Center drew 1,845 and the total attendance was 7,720 for combined games at USC's Galen Center and Staples. The declining attendance numbers since San Jose, Calif. held the four-day tournament, attracting a combined 19,004 fans in 2008, prompted a move to an area more supportive of women's basketball. Below is a look at the tournament's promo video. [do action="script" url="http://player.ooyala.com/player.js?embedCode=1xY3R4NjrbUJW7X_b49HrbntuGCnqkk2&width=450&deepLinkEmbedCode=1xY3R4NjrbUJW7X_b49HrbntuGCnqkk2&height=253″/] RANK 'EM: The polls were published earlier this week. I was on vacation, but submitted my picks while on honeymoon anyway. My Week 5 National Rankings 1 Stanford (8-0) 2 Baylor (7-1) 3 Connecticut (8-0) 4 Duke (8-0) 5 Notre Dame (6-1) 6 Kentucky (8-1) 7 Tennessee (6-1) 8 Louisville (9-1) 9 Georgia (10-0) 10 North Carolina (8-1) 11 Kansas (8-1) 12 UCLA (5-1) 13 Ohio State (6-2) 14 Penn State (7-2) 15 Texas (5-1) 16 California (7-1) 17 Maryland (6-2) 18 Purdue (9-1) 19 Dayton (10-0) 20 Oklahoma (8-1) 21 Florida State (7-1) 22 Miami (7-1) 23 Delaware (5-2) 24 South Carolina (10-0) 25 Nebraska (7-3) TV ALERT: No. 1 Stanford (8-0) and Colorado (8-0) remain two of the undefeated teams in the nation and the Pac-12 conference continues to have three teams nationally ranked since November 2007. So, things are looking good headed into conference play this month. Washington (6-1) is in the midst of finals week, but here are some other big games around the Pac-12. No. Louisville (9-1) visits Colorado (8-0) at 6pm (PST) on the Pac-12's Live Stream on Friday. No. 23 Texas A&M (5-3) plays at USC (3-4) at noon on Live Stream on Saturday. Nationally, No. 13 Tennessee plays at Baylor at 11am (PST) on Sunday on FSN. Comments


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