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You've probably heard about Pupusas, a very popular 'Salvadorean' style food,
a thick tortilla stuffed with your choice of meat, chicken, pork or cheese, slow cooked on a comal. Well, an Empanada is basically the same, the only change is in the shape.
Thus far, the best I've tried are these ones at "El Peaje", a crossroad stop on the way to Petén.
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|Picture Notes: On 01/08/2014, during a hike to the historic Potosi Mine on the western flank of Potosi Mountain, I observed several large rocks that were embedded with various seabed-like fossils (Fig. 01), a close-up of (Fig. 02). My guess is that they may be some type of pelecypods or Brachiopoda. If anyone viewing this page can identify these, please email me at ... firstname.lastname@example.com. Even though the item in the center of (Fig. 03) appears to be some type of fossilized item, I have no idea as to what it might be. Something I find interesting is that only last year I found quite a few rocks containing sea fossils at the very top of Mount Potosi … Mount Potosi Fossils.
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The Swiss 2050 Energy Strategy envisages almost all the existing analogue electricity meters installed in Swiss households being replaced with digital smart meters.
To obtain detailed, direct breakdowns of energy consumption, individual consumers' shares of total consumption must be identified. The objective of the Bundesamt für Energie-funded (BFE, Federal Office of Energy) «SmartNIALMeter» project is to use non-intrusive appliance load monitoring (NIALM) methods for this purpose. This approach is based on the fact that every electricity consumer generates a specific signature in the power grid, thus every activation leaves behind an electric «finger print».
The project's NIALM approach is based on technologies used in the field of machine learning. Deep learning algorithms such as «recurrent neural networks» and «convolutional neural networks» in particular have produced promising findings thanks to the astonishing capabilities which these artificial neuronal networks have to recognize and extract patterns.
The project is scheduled to run for two years and started in September 2017 in cooperation with partners Energie Thun, EKZ, Landis+Gyr, smart-me and Bits 2Energy-Lab. The BFE is providing most of funding. Test data which can be trained and validated using the algorithms is currently being gathered in several households. In addition to this, a cloud infrastructure is being established to facilitate field testing of a system for some 50 pilot households in a later project phase.


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To the members of the King's University College Community,
On behalf of the Board, I would like to congratulate Dr. Sylvester on his appointment as President and Vice-Chancellor elect of the University of St. Michael's College at the University of Toronto. In order to assist Dr. Sylvester in his transition to his new position and to permit Dr. Camiletti, and Vice-Principals Mason and Major in their transition to leadership, Dr. Sylvester's last day of service to King's will be March 31st, 2018.
Please see Dr. Sylvester's message to the community regarding his departure.
Dr. Kelly Regan
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Dear King's colleagues and students,
I want to thank the King's community for the tremendous support they have shown me during my two terms as Principal. This is a very special place, shaped by decades of unparalleled student leadership, a faculty and staff that is academically and professionally second to none, and friends and alumni of King's who believe in the value of what you are doing for your students and the broader common good.
Thank you all again. I wish you all the best as you transition into the next chapter of the College's history, and as President-elect of St. Michael's I anticipate exploring with the King's community potential partnerships that will serve both institutions. And, of course, you are most welcome to visit should you find yourself in the neighbourhood of the University of Toronto.
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Much of the tsunami's havoc in Japan was in inaccessible rural areas that have barely been touched by searchers.
KESENNUMA, Japan — The Shishiori River starts life nestled between 1,500-foot hills north of here, and runs a bare 7 ½-mile course southward until it empties into Kesennuma Bay. The end is a mean one, a short trip down a 50-foot-wide culvert, shackled in by manmade banks and girdled by highway bridges.
It was on Friday that Japan's monster tsunami inundated that last concrete stretch, swamping the river with overturned cars and fishing boats and demolishing hundreds of homes on both banks. And it was this Wednesday that searchers, entering a battered home there, found the bodies of a man and his wife in their 70s — the last of 81 victims they recovered in the river basin.
The total, well over a third of the confirmed deaths in Kesennuma, testifies to the searchers' grit. But it also testifies to the enormousness of the task ahead, not just here but across northeastern Japan. To recover those 81 bodies, 300 rescuers spent four days combing a neck of land about 450 yards wide and only 5/8-mile long, in the center of a busy urban neighborhood.
Much of the tsunami's havoc, here and elsewhere, was wrought in rural and even inaccessible areas — and much of that has barely been touched.
"About 20 percent of the damaged area here has been searched," Ken-Ichi Sato, who heads Kesennuma's emergency operations, said Wednesday. "Parts we can't reach because we can't get into the area, and parts haven't been searched because there's so much debris to clear."
Japan's National Police Agency placed the disaster's toll late Wednesday at more than 4,300 dead and more than 8,000 missing, figures that are likely to rise sharply as more complete reports are compiled.
Underscoring the urgency of the crises, Emperor Akihito took the unprecedented step of addressing Japan on television on Wednesday, saying in a recorded message that he was "deeply worried" and asking people to act with compassion "to overcome these difficult times."
An official with the Imperial Household Agency said that Akihito, 77, had never before delivered a nationally televised address of any kind. Akihito expressed his concern for the survivors of the disaster and thanked rescue teams working under difficult conditions in the north.
In Kesennuma, workers began assembling a list of the missing on Wednesday, Mr. Sato said, after some electricity was restored and they could tap a computer database of the area's residents.
Yet even with computers to pinpoint the homes of the missing, officials say, finding the victims is an especially vexing task, lacking the usual clues that lead to rescues.
"In an earthquake, if it's within 72 hours and we reach them, they're likely to be found alive; and in an earthquake, you find them in place and evacuate them," said Kazutaka Hiramatsu, 48, a Tokyo firefighters' school official who was helping direct the Shishiori search.
"But because the tsunami carries everything so far away, it's very difficult to find people. And because it's a tsunami, when we find them, they are usually already dead."
Because most victims are neither in their homes nor able to call for help, the search-and-rescue teams that attend most natural disasters are less useful here. In this case, the first victims are being found and zipped into body bags by the workers sent in to clear paths through the debris fields that the tsunami has left.
"The problem," Mr. Sato said, "is that there's a lot of water, and a lot of the debris is just too big to move. So our search has become search-and-removal — we have to do it all together."
Sometimes other homeowners, coming back to pick through the rubble of their belongings, discover the dead. In Kesen-cho, a village in another tsunami-flattened area eight miles northeast of Kesennuma, journalists encountered two victims on Tuesday by a plowed roadside, laid on planks and carefully covered with a beige duvet and a Mickey Mouse bedspread. Bodies also have been recovered at sea by Japan's Coast Guard and the United States Navy, which have mounted helicopter searches.
That leaves the most difficult and painstaking work to the squads of searchers from Japan's military and emergency groups like the Tokyo Fire and Disaster Management Agency.
Here in Kesennuma, about 800 searchers are deployed in all, outfitted in mud boots and slickers and carrying the tools of their trade. "We use bars, axes and breaking tools that look like spurs to lift and turn over debris," said Keiichiro Horiguchi, one of the Tokyo agency's searchers. "We break walls and windows, and use metal cutting tools to turn over the tiles that cover the roofs to see if there is anybody beneath."
At the Shishiori River, officials first divided the debris field into sections, then deployed the searchers at the end, working slowly toward the ocean. Using a long rod, sometimes with two points at one end, they gingerly poked through the wreckage, first exploring the buildings that were still standing and inspecting the river's flooded automobiles for bodies, then moving to the surrounding rubble.
Then, upon reaching the sea, they went back and started over.
"The truth is that there are many bodies around the damaged area," said Toshiyuki Yoshioka, 46, a Tokyo riot police director who serves with the fire and disaster agency. "If we look for people in the same area again and again, there's a greater possibility to find them. We'll look two, three, as many times as we can in the time allowed us."
That painstaking approach is what led searchers on Wednesday to the elderly couple, who had been overlooked during previous searches. "It's very hard and dangerous work," Yuri Tsurugasaki, 45, a Tokyo fire officer with the searchers, said Wednesday. And not just physically, he added; recovering the victims of such cruel deaths has led to more than one case of post-traumatic stress disorder, he said.
"But it's even harder for the families who are waiting for their dear ones to return," Mr. Horiguchi said. "So it's nothing compared to what they feel."


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Everton manager David Moyes: I will go the extra miles
NO SOONER did the final whistle sound on Everton's season than the daunting quest to infiltrate England's upper echelon began again in earnest.
Topping up aburgeoning squad that David Moyes is convinced will be capable of challenging for a Champions League berth next season with new talent will be an arduous assignment, though one with which he is now becoming familiar.
In fact, Moyes knows exactly what is coming. "I've heard the 'dithering Davie'cracks and I've thought, 'Aye, OK'," he said. "I said when I came into management that every player I sign, I want to see. I'll watch videos but, unless I've seen them live, I won't take them – and I haven't changed. It's what I do.
I put my hours in and, if that means taking a bit more time, I'm going to do it. If I miss a player, so be it. A couple of weeks ago, I must have been abroad three times in a week and, by the end of it, I was on my knees physically.
But when Everton make a signing I think we get scrutinised more because we don't have much cash. Every penny I spend here becomes very precious. For Joleon Lescott, we had 21 written reports and I went to see him live eight times. I needed to do that."
In many respects, what is supposed to be Moyes' biggest weakness is arguably another of his strengths.
There cannot be a manager in the Premier League who has not wondered why he did not pick up Tim Cahill for £1.5million, Mikel Arteta, £2m, Phil Jagielka, £4m, or Steven Pienaar for £2m. And yesterday Moyes tied down Cahill, who has 56 goals in 209 appearances since his move from Millwall in 2004, to a new contract until 2014.
But there have been mistakes. Yet the fact Per Kroldrup, who made just two appearances before being spirited out of the exit door within 12 months of his arrival in 2005, has played in the Champions League with Fiorentina this season and will go to the World Cup with Denmark, suggests that Moyes' biggest error was not giving him breathing space to acclimatise to England.
That Moyes is now able to mention Lescott without screwing up his face underlines how a season that looked like imploding at one stage recovered, despite there being no European football next term.
Manchester City's brazen pursuit of England defender Lescott ended with his £22m move to Eastlands amid bitter acrimony last summer, as Moyes' stand against the nouveau riche was undermined by player power. England's elite will cast admiring glances at the likes of Pienaar and the precocious Jack Rodwell, who is about to sign a new five-year deal, along with Arteta and Jagielka.
Moyes is philosophical: "I am not bitter now about Joleon, but I don't think anybody realised what it did to us," he said. "It had a massive effect, but we got over it. It showed me that the team is bigger than any individual.
"Are we susceptible? Of course we are, because people look at us and think, 'We can go to Everton and take their best players'.
"But if they do, they know they are going to have to come with a very big cheque. If they come here, they know it is going to be very expensive and our intention is not to let any of the players go. I expect them to be here next season."
For three months Everton drifted aimlessly, hampered by seemingly never-ending injuries, until matters culminated at Hull at the end of November, when a grim-faced Moyes watched as his team trailed 3-0 inside 28 minutes.
"At half-time, I was probably as angry as I have been in my time at Everton," he said. It was not the tongue-lashing that said everything about Everton, rather the response of the players who immediately clawed back two goals and should have claimed at least a point.
When Arsenal were losing 1-0 at half-time at Liverpool before coming back to win 2-1 this season, Cesc Fabregas claimed he had never seen Arsene Wenger so combustible. "Isn't it good that I can still surprise them after all these years," was Wenger's measured response.
Moyes, now in his eighth year in charge, understands the importance of keeping his squad on their toes. "I said we were in a relegation battle after that Hull game – and mentally that is where I was at," he said.
"A few days later, thinking about the way the players reacted, made me realise they really do care.
"It's important they don't get too used to me. I hear them saying that the gaffer is mellowing but, behind that, they know what is expected and they knew there would be no way I was putting up with that. It was as bad as it gets for half an hour at Hull. What has happened since shows me they do know, care and understand."
Everton were beaten at home by Liverpool a few days later but lost just twice in 24 league games until the end of the season, having recovered from being a goal down against both Chelsea and Manchester United to record landmark victories.
There is pressure to maintain those standards, but Moyes is optimistic. "I say to the players, 'If I wasn't here one week, I'd expect you to turn up and know exactly how to play, what to do'," he said. "We are getting to a level and the players know the level that we want.
"In a way, the players are young managers themselves. Tim Cahill, Phil Neville and Leon Osman, they see how it is and, in the future, they could go on to become good, young managers. I'm optimistic.
"There's no European football for us next season, so we'll concentrate on doing well in the cups and the league. I believe in them and they have earned that with the football they have played.
"I use the word progress a lot at Everton because, if we don't make small steps every year, how are we ever going to get there? We may be the tortoise and the others are the hare, but I still think we can do more.
"We have to be careful that we don't fall into the trap of thinking we need a £25m player to make all the difference. Maybe that wouldn't work here, maybe his cut wouldn't fit what we need." You can be sure Moyes will leave no stone unturned in trying to find out.
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So I had to make new samples of the winter beanie styles because the old ones were getting a bit ratty. And then my supplier sent me fleece fabrics in the most delicious creamy caramelly shades – they looked practically edible. And then I thought they would be so yummy mixed and matched. And then a scarf made it's way into the middle of everything. And the Cafe Collection was born.
My favourite is the Deluxe Hot Chocolate with whipped cream and a cherry on the top.
The kids are quite taken with the foamy capuccino and it's sprinkles of chocolate.
I spent most of yesterday afternoon working on the display and was surprised by how energised I felt when it was completed. I guess it's been quite a while since I did anything creative – life has been more about plodding from one day to the next – it feels good. Mittens to follow shortly!


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The internet can be used for the greater good, but there are people who come in and ruin it by being total, utter berks, for use of a better word.
When something bad happens, you can guarantee some people will jump on the chance to start trolling in some way or another.
The latest meme comes after legendary TV comedian Barry Chuckle died at the age of 73.
News of Barry's death was announced just last week. He'd enjoyed a very successful career in comedy and television, spanning over 50 years.
Barry, whose real name was Barry Elliott, was born in Rotherham, Yorkshire, in 1944 and at the age of 23, he and brother Paul – as The Chuckle Brothers – won the talent show, Opportunity Knocks, in 1967.
His manager, Phil Dale, and brother, Paul, paid heartbreaking tributes following news of his death.
Manager, Phil Dale, said in a statement to the Press Association:
It is with great sadness that the family announce that Barry passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his wife Ann and all his family.
The family would like to express their thanks to the many people who have been fans of the Chuckle Brothers and they know that they will share in part the great, great loss they feel.
In other recent news – and stay with me, it's relevant – Ant McPartlin announced he won't be presenting I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!, alongside Declan Donnelly this year.
He has been undergoing rehabilitation since March, this year, after a relapse into an alcohol addiction, which culminated in a drink driving charge.
In a statement to The Sun, McPartlin confirmed he would be taking an extended leave of absence – at least until 2019. Which rules him out of any filming commitments, including I'm A Celeb, and the next series of Saturday Night Takeaway.
The 42-year-old, who rose to fame on BBC's Byker Grove with Donnelly, stated:
My recovery is going very well and for that to continue having spoken to Dec and ITV, I have made the decision to take the rest of the year off.
I'd like to thank both Dec and ITV for their continued support and I look forward to getting back to work in the new year.
Ant and Dec agreed they did not want to jeopardise the show's quality in McPartlin's absence and felt putting the show on hiatus until his return was the best course of action.
So bearing all this news in mind… what has somebody gone and posted out there?
One person wrote:
That is just sick that people have done that. Paul is going through a hard time because he lost his brother, his best friend and the other half of the Chuckle brothers double act. [sic]
Another added:
Chuckle brothers are irreplaceable and Ant and Dec are irreplaceable. Dec will always have Ant. They are best friends. And you do have to remember someone died here. [sic].
Is it too soon? Problem solved for Ant and Dec and Barry Chuckle. I'm a Celeb Get Me Out of Here! pic.twitter.com/Y9A3y83Yhl
— Quintessential (@Damian_Quinn666) August 10, 2018
Probably leave this one alone, yeah?
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US secretly shipped plutonium from South Carolina to Nevada
By SCOTT SONNER
Associated Press
Thursday, January 31
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy revealed on Wednesday that it secretly shipped weapons-grade plutonium from South Carolina to a nuclear security site in Nevada months ago despite the state's protests.
The Justice Department notified a federal judge in Reno that the government trucked in the radioactive material to store at the site 70 miles (113 kilometers) north of Las Vegas before Nevada first asked a court to block the move in November.
Department lawyers said in a nine-page filing that the previously classified information about the shipment from South Carolina can be disclosed now because enough time has passed to protect national security. They didn't specify when the one-half metric ton of plutonium was transferred.
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak said he's "beyond outraged by this completely unacceptable deception." He announced at a hastily called news conference in Carson City late Wednesday the state is now seeking another court order to block any more shipments of plutonium as it pursues "any and all legal remedies," including contempt of court orders against the federal government.
The newly elected Democrat said he's exploring options for the plutonium that already has arrived and is working with Nevada's congressional delegation to fight back against the U.S. government's "reckless disregard" for the safety of Nevadans.
Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen called the government's move "deceitful and unethical." Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, also a Nevada Democrat, said she would demand department officials come to her office on Thursday to explain how they made the "reckless decision" in such "bad faith."
Democratic Rep. Dina Titus said the Trump administration has repeatedly tried to use Nevada as a dumping ground for nuclear waste. Trump revived a decades-old proposal to store the nation's nuclear waste at another site outside Las Vegas, Yucca Mountain, after the project was essentially halted under the Obama administration.
Justice Department lawyers said in new court filings Wednesday that no more shipments of weapons-grade plutonium are planned from South Carolina to Nevada. They said they believe Nevada's lawsuit aimed at blocking the shipments is now moot.
But lawyers for Nevada said late Wednesday that their bid for an emergency injunction is more critical than ever after the Energy Department misled them about the shipments. They say the government has created the "palpable suspicion" that more shipments are coming to Nevada.
Sisolak described the months-long negotiations with Energy Department officials over the plutonium leading up to the new disclosure as a "total sham."
"They lied to the state of Nevada, misled a federal court, and jeopardized the safety of Nevada's families and environment," he said.
U.S. District Judge Miranda Du in Reno already is considering the state's earlier request to block the Energy Department's plans — announced in August — to ship a full metric ton of plutonium to Nevada from South Carolina, where a federal judge previously ordered that the plutonium be removed from a Savannah River site by 2020.
Nevada argues the department has failed to adequately study the potential dangers of moving the material that still has the potential to be used to help develop nuclear weapons to an area that is subject to flash floods and earthquakes, and that the state's lands and groundwater may already be contaminated with radioactive materials.
In January, Du declined to immediately block the plutonium and indicated she wouldn't rule until February. "I hope the government doesn't ship plutonium pending a ruling by this court," she said at the time.
Nevada and the Justice Department filed their latest briefs Wednesday at the request of the judge, who questioned whether the case should go forward. Justice Department lawyers said any additional plutonium removed from South Carolina would not go to Nevada.
Meanwhile, the states of Nevada and South Carolina are continuing to argue over where any legal challenge should be heard. Each said in briefs filed in Reno last week that theirs is the proper venue.
Nevada's experts testified that the material likely would have to pass directly through Las Vegas on the way to the Nevada National Security Site. They fear an accident could permanently harm an area that is home to 2.2 million residents and hosts more than 40 million tourists a year.
The Energy Department's plan approved last August called for the full ton of material to be stored at the Nevada nuclear security site and the government's Pantex Plant in Texas, two facilities that already handle and process plutonium. The department says it would be sent by 2027 to the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico or another unnamed facility.
Associated Press writer Ryan Tarinelli contributed to this report from Carson City.
By Robert C. Koehler
Seven-plus decades ago, as humanity was snarled in a monstrous world war, its instinct to win — to dominate others above all else — achieved ultimate manifestation: the capacity to annihilate all life on Planet Earth.
Nuclear weapons are, you might say, the logical outcome of the 10,000-year journey of civilization: "God blessed them and said to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.'"
And so we have. And now we're stuck with ourselves, as are all other forms of life.
When the issue is nukes, and what to do with them, I think the first mistake we make is to put them into too narrow of a context, within which they seem "necessary" (because others have them) and "usable" (just in case, you know, a really evil country or terrorist organization starts threatening us) and there's no larger sense of how to be alive and what survival actually means.
In the us-vs.-them consciousness of nationalism — the cage in which most U.S. political and opinion leaders are trapped — there could hardly be a concept more worthy of eyeball-rolling contempt than disarmament.
And once nuclear disarmament is deemed out of the question, or "unrealistic," the nuclear playing field remains wide open. Thus, among other fragments of incendiary news from the Trump administration, there's this: "The U.S. Department of Energy has started making a new, low-yield nuclear weapon designed to counter Russia," as NPR reported a few days ago. The weapon, known as the W76-2, would also, I fear, free the generals and war planners from the straight jacket known as Mutually Assured Destruction, or MAD, that cruel paradox of national defense: that possession of humanity's most powerful weapon doesn't mean you can use it. Nukes have no purpose other than to prevent their use by others who possess them.
Mutually Assured Destruction, a.k.a. mutual vulnerability, has been the ruling principle of a nation-divided planet for the entirety of my lifetime. It's a sophisticated advancement beyond mere conquest, which was the ruling principle of empire. MAD represents an acknowledgement, of sorts, that our instinct to conquer has a limit. We still want to dominate each other, and playing conventional war, especially against impoverished and indigenous peoples, and exploiting their resources, is still permissible, but the development of nuclear weapons is humanity's apex. We can have them but we can't use them.
It's a way of sort of getting along, and it's a cornerstone of political centrism. It's also a brilliant way to marginalize the proponents of disarmament and keep the cash flowing endlessly to the military industrialists of the world. Even though nukes must never be used, we have to keep upgrading our stash.
Robert Dodge of Physicians for Social Responsibility, for instance, writes of "the new arms race initiated by the United States plan to spend over $1 trillion in the next three decades to rebuild our entire nuclear arsenal. This plan has been duplicated by every other nuclear nation, not wanting to fall behind in the mythological idea of 'nuclear deterrence.'"
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis put it a little more politely: "America can afford survival."
Mattis (maybe I finally get his nickname, MAD Dog) is quoted by Republican Sen. Jon Kyl and former CIA acting director Michael Morell in a recent Washington Post op-ed, in which they defend the development of low-yield nukes. In the process, they make this fascinating comment:
"As the government's mind-set shifts from waging counter terrorism and counterinsurgency wars to a return of great power competition with Russia and China, nuclear weapons must continue to maintain their deterrent effect."
So we're done with the war on terror now? Does that mean we've bombed evil out of existence, or simply that it's time to abandon our quagmires and move on — or rather, move back, to the good old days of the Cold War?
Russia, they write, "is intent on exploiting what it perceives as a U.S. nuclear capability gap on the lower levels of the escalator ladder. That is because a high-yield, long-range U.S. response to Russia's first, limited use of a low-yield nuclear weapon against a military target is not credible. The Russians believe we are not likely to risk a global thermonuclear war in response to a 'tactical' nuclear attack by them."
We're good, they're evil, but damn, we need to beef up "the lower levels of the escalator ladder" so that Russia knows we have the ability to smother them with usable nukes if they toss some at us.
This is how the Consensus talks and thinks and acts, ever on the hair-trigger, which happens to be lucrative in the extreme. Survival means a tough posture and endless military, including nuclear, investment. We're ruled by our paranoia, by the worst of who we are: by our domination complex.
Two crucial matters play no part in this caged thinking.
One is the ultimate realism of nuclear weapons, as relayed to the world by survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. I've quoted Setsuko Thurlow before. She was a 13-year old schoolgirl when Hiroshima was hit:
"They were naked or tattered, burned, blackened and swollen. Eyes were swollen shut and some had eyeballs hanging out of their sockets… . Strips of skin and flesh hung like ribbons from their bones. Often these ghostly figures would collapse in heaps never to rise again. With a few surviving classmates I joined the procession carefully stepping over the dead and dying.
"At the foot of the hill was an army training ground about the size of two football fields. Literally every bit of it was covered with injured and dying who were desperately begging, often in faint whispers, 'Water, water, please give me water.' But we had no containers to carry water. We went to a nearby stream to wash the blood and dirt from our bodies. Then we tore off parts of our clothes, soaked them with water and hurried back to hold them to the mouths of the dying who desperately sucked the moisture… ."
The second is the fact that, in 2017, most of the world — 122 nations — passed a resolution in the United Nations calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons: "…each State Party that owns, possesses or controls nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices shall immediately remove them from operational status and destroy them, as soon as possible."
For some reason, the debate on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons treaty was boycotted by all nine nuclear-armed nations, along with the armed West's NATO allies. The vote was, of course, instantly forgotten so that disarmament, as a concept, need never be a part of the official discussion of how to achieve deterrence.
Robert Koehler, syndicated by PeaceVoice, is a Chicago award-winning journalist and editor. His book, Courage Grows Strong at the Wound is available. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit his website at commonwonders.com.
Lack of Pipelines Raises Energy Costs in New England
By Erin Mundahl
It's a cold week for the U.S. — so cold, in fact, weather maps have been forced to adopt new color schemes. Another polar vortex has swept through the country, bringing winter storms and frigid temperatures to people living across the Midwest and New England. Mother Nature's brutal blast is both a reminder of the need for reliable energy infrastructure and a warning that renewable generation methods have limited effectiveness in the dead of winter.
Government policies promoting green energy and discouraging — or even forbidding — the construction of natural gas pipelines and generators have left many New England states under-prepared for periods of sustained cold.
Last year, ISO-New England, the independent non-profit that manages the six state's power grid, released a sobering report on the future of the grid. The report analyzed different scenarios of how fuel supply and demand might play out in the winter of 2024-2025, finding that "all but the most optimistic case resulted in load shedding, also known as rolling blackouts or controlled outages."
In response to both the report and the experience of last year's sustained cold snap, ISO-New England began working to change its operating procedures to better ensure a secure fuel supply. Using a system called Pay for Performance, generators are contractually obligated to provide a certain amount of energy. If they are unable to do so, the generator pays a fine which goes to whichever other generator picked up the slack for the coverage gap.
New England hasn't seen blackouts in this cold snap, but strains are showing. The lack of pipeline infrastructure has a direct effect on the energy options available to customers. On January 18, ConEdison, a New York utility company, announced a moratorium on new natural gas customers in the Hudson River Valley, saying that "new demand for gas is reaching the limits of the current supplies to our service area." This means that residents and businesses in New York City, Long Island, and Yonkers will face more limited energy options.
To prepare for winter demand, the region is bringing in foreign natural gas at a rate not seen in other parts of the country. Although four out of eleven American LNG terminals had taken shipments of foreign LNG through October, the import terminal in Everett, Mass. alone accounted for 84 percent of the reported volume, some 48 billion cubic feet.
January temperatures could push those numbers even higher. Wind and solar combined only comprise less than 5 percent of the energy mix. Short winter days push these numbers even lower, making renewables a poor choice for emergency generation to meet demand spikes.
Limitations in energy supply are particularly serious during midwinter cold snaps, since natural gas is used to both heat homes and generate power. A new digital dashboard launched by the Energy Information Association (EIA) shows that the region is bringing in 3.38 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas. Natural gas consumption is rising in New England, but the transition isn't complete.
In New York, where half of the state's generating capacity runs on natural gas, with 70 percent of these facilities capable of switching over to burn oil. If temperatures remain low enough, long enough, utilities would be forced to switch back to burning the dirtier fuel. One of the main limitations preventing an overall switch to natural gas is concern about fuel supply. Data for this week shows at least four pipelines running at near capacity, leaving little room to increase shipments.
Winter shows the need for fuel security and a mixture of generation sources. Unfortunately for New England residents, environmentalist groups continue to resist not only pipeline construction, but even the consideration of fuel security.
"ISO has presented the region's choice in a biased way, with clean energy discounted as speculative or far off and paths relying on pipelines or bailouts or polluting energy as more reliable or certain." said an Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) press release last spring, when ISO New England last pushed for new construction.
A lack of infrastructure is pushing New England utilities to rely on surge pricing and other emergency measure to ensure enough power at critical times. It's just another way in which the scarcity of pipelines is raising consumer prices.
Erin Mundahl is a reporter with InsideSources.com.
ICE force-feeding detainees on hunger strike
By GARANCE BURKE AND MARTHA MENDOZA
Associated Press
Thursday, January 31
Federal immigration officials are force-feeding six immigrants through plastic nasal tubes during a hunger strike that's gone on for a month inside a Texas detention facility, The Associated Press has learned.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says 11 detainees at the El Paso Processing Center have been refusing food, some for more than 30 days. Detainees who reached the AP, along with a relative and an attorney representing hunger strikers, said nearly 30 detainees from India and Cuba have been refusing to eat, and some are now so weak they cannot stand up or talk.
Another four detainees are on hunger strikes in the agency's Miami, Phoenix, San Diego and San Francisco areas of responsibility, said ICE spokeswoman Leticia Zamarripa on Wednesday.
The men say they stopped eating to protest verbal abuse and threats of deportation from guards. They are also upset about lengthy lock ups while awaiting legal proceedings.
In mid-January, two weeks after they stopped eating, a federal judge authorized force-feeding of some El Paso detainees, Zamarripa said. She did not immediately address the detainees' allegations of abuse but did say the El Paso Processing Center would follow the federal standards for care.
ICE officials say they closely monitor the food and water intake of detainees identified as being on a hunger strike to protect their health and safety.
The men with nasal tubes are having persistent nose bleeds, and are vomiting several times a day, said Amrit Singh, whose two nephews from the Indian state of Punjab have been on hunger strike for about a month.
"They are not well. Their bodies are really weak, they can't talk and they have been hospitalized, back and forth," said Singh, from California. "They want to know why they are still in the jail and want to get their rights and wake up the government immigration system."
Singh's nephews are both seeking asylum. Court records show they pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge in September after illegally walking across the border near El Paso.
There have been high-profile hunger strikes around the country at immigration detention centers in the past, and non-consensual feeding and hydration has been authorized by judges in court orders. Media reports and government statements don't indicate immigration detainees actually underwent involuntary feeding in recent years, opting to end their hunger strikes when faced with nasal intubation. ICE did not immediately respond to queries about how often they are force-feeding detainees.
To force-feed someone, medical experts typically wind a tube tightly around their finger to make it bend easily, and put lubricant on the tip, before shoving it into a patient's nose. The patient has to swallow sips of water while the tube is pushed down their throat. It can be very painful.
The El Paso detention facility, located on a busy street near the airport, is highly guarded and surrounded by chain-link fence.
Ruby Kaur, a Michigan-based attorney representing one of the hunger strikers, said her client had been force-fed and put on an IV after more than three weeks without eating or drinking water.
"They go on hunger strike, and they are put into solitary confinement and then the ICE officers kind of psychologically torture them, telling the asylum seekers they will send them back to Punjab," Kaur said.
Eiorjys Rodriguez Calderin, who on a call from the facility described himself as a Cuban dissident, said conditions in Cuba forced him and other detainees to seek safety in the U.S., and they risk persecution if they are deported.
"They are restraining people and forcing them to get tubes put in their noses," said Rodriguez, adding that he had passed his "credible fear" interview and sought to be released on parole. "They put people in solitary, as punishment."
Those "credible fear" interviews are conducted by immigration authorities as an initial screening for asylum requests.
ICE classifies a detainee as a hunger striker after they refuse nine consecutive meals. Federal courts have not conclusively decided whether a judge must issue an order before ICE force-feeds an immigration detainee, so rules vary by district and type of court, and sometimes orders are filed secretly.
In Tacoma, Washington, where immigration detainees have held high-profile hunger strikes in recent years, courts have ordered force-feeding at least six times, according to court records. In July 2017, a federal judge refused to allow ICE to restrain and force-feed a hunger striking Iraqi detainee who wanted to be housed with fellow Iraqi Chaldean Christians detained Arizona facility.
Since May 2015, volunteers for the nonprofit Freedom for Immigrants have documented 1,396 people on hunger strike in 18 immigration detention facilities.
"By starving themselves, these men are trying to make public the very suffering that ICE is trying keep hidden from taxpayers," said Christina Fialho, director of the group.
While court orders allowing force-feeding have been issued in cases involving inmates, Fialho couldn't recall a situation when involuntary feeding actually occurred in immigration detention facilities because the inmates opted to eat.
The force-feeding of detainees through nasal tubes at Guantanamo Bay garnered international blowback. Hunger strikes began shortly after the military prison opened in 2002, with force-feeding starting in early 2006 following mass refusals to eat.
After four weeks without eating, the body's metabolic systems start to break down, and hunger strikers can risk permanent damage, including cognitive impairment, said Dr. Marc Stern, a correctional physician at the University of Washington in Seattle who has previously consulted with the Department of Homeland Security.
"You can become demented and lose coordination, and some of it is reversible, some of it isn't," Stern said. "The dangers are not just metabolic. If you are very weak, you could very simply get up to do something and fall and crack your skull."
Force-feeding raises ethics issues for medical professionals who work inside ICE facilities.
The American Medical Association has expressed its concerns about physicians participating in the force-feeding of hunger strikers on multiple occasions, and its own principles of medical ethics state "a patient who has decision-making capacity may accept or refuse any recommended medical intervention."
The association also endorses the World Medical Association Declaration of Tokyo, which states that when prisoners refuse food and physicians believe they are capable of "rational judgment concerning the consequences of such a voluntary refusal of nourishment, he or she shall not be fed artificially."


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Sunday, December 7, 2008
A Generation Later and Still Unrepresentable, The Baader Meinhof Complex, dir. Uli Edel
Before even seeing this film, the first obvious question is "why now?" and the second, "why in this form?"
The Baader Meinhof Complex comes at a time when "terrorism" is on the mind. So that's the simple answer to why a narrative film that follows the events of the rise and fall of the RAF in the late 60s and 70s in Germany would be made twenty years later. But this is also where the problems with the film begin. Because, as the RAF themselves insist when they are being trained in Jordan, they saw themselves as urban guerillas, with very different goals, and different actions, than the terrorist actions of the twenty-first century. It is true that the German State labelled the Baader-Meinhof group and successive generations as terrorists, but it's a term that is highly problematic in this context. And The Baader Meinhof Complex makes no attempt to address, or even reflect on this.
This kind of unself-conscious narrativization of the RAF story is typical of the film, and it's what, ultimately, makes it troubling throughout. Perhaps most problematic is the fact that it is never makes clear what the point of this film is. What is it that we can now learn from this historical moment that we have hitherto been too close to see and know? Or, to put it another way: why do we need to re-look at the RAF and its activities? Thus, at the most basic level, this film fails to do or say anything political.
Its indecision around the RAF's violent actions as a response to the political and social injustices of the West German State in particular, and the West in general is also troubling. It's true that the most admirable representations of this dark period in German history have been those with an ambivalent, undeclared stance towards the highly complicated issues of the RAF vs. the German State. See, for example, R.W. Fassbinder's contribution to Germany in Autumn, or the Andres Veiel's Black Box BRD from 2001, in which the respective filmmakers' refusal to take sides opens up the space for the spectator to take responsibility for the continued thinking about the events. But The Baader Meinhof Complex oscillates uneasily between sympathizing with the cause of the young radical extremists - usually through quotation of their philosophical and political beliefs - and horror at the bloodshed that was their response to the perceived injustices. This material is way too charged, and way to important, to spectacularize without a sustained interrogation of the issues at stake.
The film draws heavily on Stefan Aust's authoritative Der Baader Meinhof Komplex, 1985, mainly for the historical details - all of which were very accurate in the film. However, what the film doesn't manage to do, and therefore, does injustice to Aust's indispensible volume, is to convey this history with detachment. Objectivity is not "untranslatable" on the screen, but unfortunately, Edel and his team have chosen audience entertainment over responsible reflection, or dare I demand it, a polemical statement.
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Social housing asset dataLondon Borough of BarnetUnder the Local Government Transparency Code we are required to publish details on the value of social housing assets within our Housing Revenue Account. Information to be published using the specified value bands and postal sector: · Total number of homes · Aggregate value and mean value of the dwellings for both existing use value (social housing) and market value, And · Percentage of homes that are vacant and that are tenanted. ...
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Parking & Traffic PCN revenue dashboardLondon Borough of BarnetThis dashboard contains information on all Parking PCN revenue generated in London Borough of Barnet since April 2014. Analysis of issued PCNs can be carried out by filtering the following fields: Day of the week Month Year Revenue date Controlled Parking Zone Contravention code Street name Campaign type Payment method Please note: The data contained in this dashboard is a snaphost of the data contained in our systems as of Friday...
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Cambridge Education ContractLondon Borough of BarnetContract between London Borough of Barnet and Cambridge Education for the provision of Education & Skills services.
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Barnet School Funding Allocation 2017/18London Borough of BarnetData dashboards outlining funding allocation for maintained schools in Barnet for the 2017/18 financial year. For more information see the School Funding and Finance page on the Working With Children in Barnet website.
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London Borough of Barnet - Staff establishment headcount & FTE 2017/18London Borough of BarnetThis data shows the staff headcount for the London Borough of Barnet for the 2017/18 financial year. Data is provided on a monthly basis for comparison purposes, and an Excel version including visulaisations is provided alongside the raw data.


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Willy's Rock
August 19, 2013
No first-time visit to Boracay's White Beach would be complete without taking at least one picture of the famous Willy's Rock. You can either just take a photo of the intriguing rock formation from afar, or up close (like at the Marian grotto), or with yourself in the picture either... (read more)
Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral
July 8, 2010
Since I've featured Iloilo City's Jaro Belfry more than 2 years ago, I guess now it's time to do a post about the belfry's associated church itself, the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral (Wikipedia article). I've said before that the Jaro Belfry is among the minority of belltowers that stand apart from... (read more)
January 17, 2010
Located in the southeastern part of the Visayan Sea, between Bohol and Leyte, is the really fascinating island of Dawahon. This island is actually a barangay of Bato, Leyte and it is the only barangay of the town outside the Leyte mainland. Along with the nearby island of Hingotanan in... (read more)
The Ruins (Talisay)
June 29, 2009
I've heard about the famed The Ruins in Talisay City, Negros Occidental (just north of Bacolod) from various travel and photo blogs (such as this blog post by Byahilo). Well, I got even more interested when Jayvee disclosed that the first owner of the house, Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson, a... (read more)
Panaad Park and Stadium
July 21, 2008
The Panaad Park and Stadium is one of the most modern sports complex in the Philippines and it is found in Bacolod City. This 25-hectare sports complex has been the site of the Mens' Football Event of the 2005 SEA Games as well as the location of the qualifying tournament... (read more)
Jaro Belfry
June 6, 2008
The first sight we'll feature from the new satellite imagery added by Google last May 13 is the Jaro Belfry, located along E. Lopez St. in the district of Jaro in Iloilo City. This belfry, affectionately called the kampanario by the locals, is associated with the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral across the... (read more)
Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol
May 22, 2008
Leandro Locsin, possibly the greatest Filipino architect, supposedly considered the Provincial Capitol Building of Negros Occidental in Bacolod City as the most beautiful capitol building in the country. Well, he may have been quite biased since he grew up in Silay, Negros Occidental, but I would have to admit that... (read more)
Bacolod Public Plaza
December 28, 2007
One of the several notable landmarks in Bacolod City is the Bacolod Public Plaza, which is found very near the city hall and right across the San Sebastian Cathedral. The plaza is a trapezoidal park with a belt of trees all around the periphery and a gazeebo/bandstand at the center.... (read more)
Robinsons Place Bacolod
July 7, 2006
Our second featured shopping mall is Robinsons Place Bacolod in Negros Occidental (the first one is SM City Bacoor). Bacolod City is one of the few places Robinsons Land Corporation, which is probably the country's second-largest shopping mall operator, has SM Prime Holdings beat to put up a shopping mall.... (read more)
White Beach (Boracay)
March 3, 2006
It's time to explore the low-res world now and see what interesting places there are to see (at least from a satellite) in the Philippines. First up is the famous White Beach in Boracay Island. This 3-kilometer stretch of white sand is arguably the most desired vacation spot among Filipinos.... (read more)


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Summer Wages Series
In a very short time our iconic Cedar top / Mahogany back and sides solid wood guitars have won praise for sound quality and playability. From the initial model, Tofino, we have expanded the line to include Dionisio, a cut-a-way body with an on-board electric pickup. We wanted to give the guitars an identity - a name that would evoke images of Canada's west coast. At the same time we wanted to pay tribute to a great Canadian songwriter. "Summer Wages" struck a chord with us. Click on the image to view the models in this series.


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There's something so delightfully British about a Sunday high tea. Imagine the scene: you've had a huge dinner at Grandma's house, with roast lamb and overcooked vegetables. Then you've had a bit of a snooze, followed by a lazy game of cricket in the garden. Before you know it, half-past 4 has rolled around, and it's time to tuck into the spread of sweet food laid out for Sunday Tea. Scones, bread and butter, teacakes, crumpets, muffins, and a slice of light fruit cake! Nobody does excess better!
Afternoon Tea Cake
Adapted from a Rachel Allen recipe
5oz/125g dried fruit (whatever you've got!)
2.5floz/75ml Grand Marnier/Cointreau/brandy/apple juice
7oz/200g butter
5oz/125g caster sugar
1 tbsp oil
3 eggs
9oz/250g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
4oz/100g almonds (flaked, or whole and chopped)
sugar for dusting
- Line and grease a 8in deep cake tin. Preheat the oven to 160'C (fan).
- Put the dried fruit and alcohol/juice in a pan and bring to the boil. Then take off the heat and cool.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar, then beat in the oil and eggs.
- Fold in the flour, baking powder, fruit and liquid, and almonds.
- Put the mixture into the cake tin, and bake for about 45 minutes, or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
- Cool on a wire rack, and dust with sugar once cool (I used caster sugar for a bit of crunch, but icing sugar would be fine too). This is best eaten fresh, or as the French would say "à consommer rapidement!" – though do take care if you decide to consume rapidly not to choke on a crumb, because that's a sure-fire way to ruin a Sunday Tea.
Throwback: Carrot and walnut cake


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Bauhaus Cafe CIC is a pop up art and music collective, based in Ashford, Kent, offering free inclusive spaces in the community in which to meet, network, collaborate and produce work that is original, unique and uses local talent available.
We strive to make art affordable for everyone and offer an Affordable Art Scheme where art can be purchased by monthly installments; we sell original and prints of work by our young artists which can be ordered to size and we can organise for them to be framed for you. A variety of designs and pieces can be reproduced on mugs, scarves and glass under our Artware range.
We offer:
- free creative workshops for all ages
- Free Erasmus + Youth Exchange opportunities to 13 to 30 year old creatives or wannabe creatives
- Free 1 to 1 mentoring sessions for young artists and musicians
We work with schools, colleges, businesses and community groups to deliver events and unforgettable cultural experiences.
We offer themed exhibitions, talks and presentations, workshops, courses, advice and information, volunteering and networking opportunities, and events around town. It is also a place for artists and creatives to exchange ideas and work together on collaborative projects and events, and a place where artists can come and produce work.
We are always looking for volunteers to bring us a variety of skills so if you would like to help at the gallery whilst gaining experience in the creative sector, send us your CV or simply bring it to our office and have a chat with us.
Come and visit us at Bauhaus Cafe CIC, Ashford to find out how to get involved.
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Freelance make-up artist Faye Lauren
Tell us your story?
I used to wear a ton of makeup. I'm talking about glitter. It was terrible but it got me interested in makeup. I got a job at an Estée Lauder counter with no experience doing makeup on 50+ mature women. MAC didn't want me. Funny enough I've never worked for MAC ever. I've worked with multiple other brands. Went to makeup school for a month on a scholarship while living in Florida at the time. Already doing some photo shoots at that point. I got a job over the phone working for Make Up For Ever in New York City. I moved in two weeks where I lived in my Grandmother's basement apartment for a year and a half traveling two hours a day to work. Eventually I booked a lot of work here and put down roots in New York City. Started assisting senior artists and booked low rate clients of my own. I think I really got lucky in the beginning of my career. I have a go-getter personality and introduced myself to people. Knocked on every door until I turned many no's into a few yes's. It's an ongoing journey.
What element of your job do you like the most?
I would say showing someone how to look like their best self. It can be really rewarding. I love connecting with people in my chair and making them laugh is the best!
What are some jobs that stick out for you the most?
I got flown to London, Chicago, Miami, LA, Turks and Caicos, and the Hamptons for work before. All wonderful experiences! I've had some great jobs that make me smile to look back on.
What is in your make up bag? What can't you live without?
I can't live without Stila long wear lipstick and liners. NARS brow pencils. Charlotte Tilbury foundation. Kett clear powder. Jack Black lip balms. Into this Maybelline waterproof mascara right now. All my goodies I can't live without. If I had to leave my house in 5 minutes… I would say brow pencil and curled lashes with a touch of peach concealer by Chanel or Bobbi Brown.
What do you enjoy more, shoots or shows?
I've done many seasons of fashion week. Although a great experience, totally not for me anymore. They are very stressful. I prefer my shoots and video production gigs now.
What has been the biggest challenge working in the industry?
The biggest challenge is shaping who you are and want to be as an artist. Keeping up with what people know of the name you've made for yourself. Networking correctly.
Lastly any tips or tricks you can share?
My favorite tricks are under eye skincare patches in the morning. They are THE secret. And 360 curling your lashes to make more of a wave as opposed to a bend. Prep your skin would be the best advice I have to give!


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If there's one subject that seems to be continually revisited over the course of cinematic history, it's the story of Frankenstein and his creation. It's been done as horror, comedy, action, or an amalgamation of all three. Some were good, some were okay, a lot were bad.
The newest installment in the sordid Frankenstein tale has a new official trailer. Starring James McAvoy as Victor Frankenstein and Daniel Radcliffe as his non-hunched assistant Igor, the two rob graves for body parts in an attempt to play God and bring their creation to life.
You can check out the trailer above for the full effect, and catch the film in theaters on November 25th after giving thanks for Daniel Radcliffe's neckbeard.
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As a loss prevention agent in a major metropolitan city, I've seen my fair share of what attracts shoplifters. Items close to the door or without clothing security tags allow thieves to think they can get away scot-free with your product. However, one of the easiest ways to discourage shoplifters with minimal disruption to your loyal customers is to place security tags on clothes.
One thing that amazes me is the deterrence effect of clothing security on potential shoplifters. I have lost count of how many times I have spotted a suspect sift through items with clothing alarms to find the one item that did not have any clothing security tags, which becomes the item they steal. I've even had shoplifters bluntly tell me that the hassle of removing a clothing alarm is not worth the effort!
Recently, a female attempted to do a grab-and-run out of my store. She picked up a stack of jeans totaling $1300 and ran out the front door, which activated the clothing alarm. She immediately threw down the clothes and left. You can bet I was thankful we had clothing security on those jeans that day!
The different types of clothing security tags make it very easy to find the right fit for each product. Several of the clip-on clothing alarms work great for shirts and bottoms, while the cable locks are excellent for jackets and sweaters and are useful for the bulky items that are too thick for clip-on security tags.
To purchase clothing security tags or a clothing alarm, please visit the loss prevention store.
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St. Anthony offers tuition assistance to families with demonstrated financial need. Families are required to complete a financial aid application in order to qualify for tuition assistance.
St. Anthony School Tuition Assistance Fund
Funded by private donations, fundraising, grants and The Marianist Province of the United States, St. Anthony offers tuition assistance to students with demonstrated financial need. Awards are granted to both Catholic and non-Catholic students in grades K-12.
Tuition Aid Data Services (TADS) will be conducting the financial need analysis for St. Anthony School students in grades K-12. Families applying for financial aid will need to complete an application, pay the application fee of $42 (per family), and submit the necessary supporting documentation to TADS by March 10, 2019.
Please apply by clicking here.
A.P. Sereno Scholarship Fund
Funded by alumni and managed by the Hawai'i Community Foundation, this is awarded to students in grades K-12 that demonstrate financial need and are of Hawaiian ancestry. No separate application is needed. A copy of the student's birth certificate may be required.
Augustine Educational Foundation Tuition Scholarship Program (AEF)
Funded by donations, parish collections and an endowment, this diocesan foundation offers scholarships of up to $1,000 per middle school student. Awards are based solely on financial need. Catholic and non-Catholic students in grades K-12 are eligible for these grants.
Click here for instructions on how to apply and for application
Maui Catholic Student Tuition Assistance Fund (MCSTAF)
This need-based assistance is for students grades K-12 who are active parishioners of a Maui Catholic Church. Students must apply for the Augustine Educational Foundation in order to be eligible for the MCSTAF.
For frequently asked questions about financial aid click here.
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Concentration Camps: From the Boer War to Yarls Wood
Immigrants are not to blame
Yarls Wood immigration removal centre, in Bedfordshire, is one of 11 similar centres in the UK. In fact is nothing less than a concentration camp. Targeted groups of people are forcibly imprisoned in the camp to await deportation. There have been suicides, some of the women detainees have been victims of rape and there has been a number of hunger strikes.
Concentration Camps from the Boer War to Yarls Wood
Concentration camps are not new. Concentration camps were formed by the British army to contain men, women and children of the two Boer republics following the British of South Africa invasion to secure the gold fields of the Rand.
Dont blame Immigrants: abolish capitalism
Socialists do not blame immigrants legal or otherwise. They are not the problem but capitalism is. Capitalists are in competition with one another for market share and profits. If a business can cut its costs by paying lower wages and giving itself a competitive edge, then it will do just that. This forces competing businesses to follow suit. The result is the constant attempt by employers to drive down the wages of workers just as it is to use labour-saving machinery to displace workers, to de-skill and to move businesses abroad, what Marx called the class struggle.
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All through the universe, I've found none deserving of God's blessings. Man is fashioned in a way that he has little power over his flesh hereby causing him to sin. If we look closely at the reasons why we sin, it is all in a bid to fulfil the desires of the flesh. The flesh is so greedy that it wants everything good. It wants to grow fat and fresh, so it needs the best of meals. It wants to look beautiful and be praised, so it needs the most expensive creams, soaps and clothes to adorn it. The flesh is so greedy that it wants you to always fulfil its own desire. It is in the process of giving the flesh what it wants that you sin. Our desires are not illegitimate. It is not wrong for us to want to look good at all times, drive the best of cars and live in beautiful mansions after all the bible says when we ask God, he will give us what we asked. He is a giver of good gifts, so therefore we deserve beautiful things. Sin is taking off a legitimate desire. Because you want to drive a car so bad, you steal. Because you want to use the latest phone and wear the expensive clothes and hairs, you sell your body. You go extra mile getting your legitimate desire at the wrong time doing illegitimate things; that is sin.
No man is perfect and free of sin. Roman 3 vs 23 says that for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. This verse did not say some or a group of people, it say for 'all". Everybody is a sinner. Daily, we commit sins out of omission, commission, the deeds of our hands, the words of our mouth and even through the thoughts of our hearts. We are so filthy that no one deserves the mercy of the Lord but God in his infinite mercies sent His son to die on the cross of Calvary for our sakes. Romans 3 vs 24-25 says: " and we are freely justified by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented Him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in His Blood. He did this to demonstrate His justice because in forbearance, He had left the sins committed before hand unpunished. His skin was torn by whips and He was nailed to the cross of Calvary for our sakes. His dying on the Cross means He has found us all worthy enough to lay His life for us. He made a public ridicule of the devil when, alongside Jesus, our sins were nailed to the cross. He gave us dominion over the gates of Hell. He ripped the curtain of the temple into two giving us a direct access to the Most High God.
Jesus did all of these because he found you and I worthy. God does not look at the physical being. When He looks at you, He sees himself because when God breathe Himself into man, He passes to him god qualities. According to Psalm 82 vs 6 that says I have said that ye are gods and all of you are children of the Most High, God confirmed that truly we are gods. Understanding who we are gives us the dominion over sins. Understanding the qualities and abilities of a god gives us a great consciousness of staying away from sin. Knowing a god does not succumb to the little distractions posed by the devil gives us the self control to attain dominion as Jesus had done for us on the cross of Calvary. Patience is a virtue that every god must posses, the patience to wait upon the Lord to fulfil all our needs according to His riches in glory at the appropriate time. They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint (Isaiah 40 vs 31).
God understands sin is very deadly to us. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 6vs23). He gave us free-will to choose whatever pleases us but common sense to choose rightly. Who are you? A god or a commoner? A commoner begs and strives before he eats but a god lives in plenty and divine peace. A commoner lives like a dog on the street but a god lives above a king, he communicates with God directly because of the father-son relationship. A god understands faith in God is everything he needs; the Joy of the Most High is His strength but a commoner will be pushed about by the devil like a leaf blown by the wind. You decide what you get. Eternal life celebrating with the Lord Jesus Christ or death and gnashing of teeth? The choice is all yours to make, choose.
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Spurs Make a Huge Statement with Win Over Thunder
Heading into last night's game between San Antonio and Oklahoma City, you probably thought that Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili would be the key factors in the Spurs successfully defending their home floor, but you were wrong.
Without Tony Parker in the lineup, most NBA fans have begun to believe that the Spurs will crumble and fall. The biggest test of this idea yet came in the form of the defending Western Conference champs on Monday, but as usual, Gregg Popavich's team proved worthy of the test.
The Spurs have long had a reputation for their depth and the way they play, but the truth is that you could take any number of NBA players and put them in Popavich's system successfully. It's a system that breeds team success rather than highlighting individuals and pulls the best performances out of players from the depths of the squad.
Looking at the stats from Monday, the Spurs system proved victorious again. Six San Antonio players hit double figures in the game with Tiago Splitter leading the way with 21 points. Splitter combined with Danny Green and Kawhi Leonard to score 54 points and cancel out Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant's combined 51 points.
The clear favorites to play key roles in a game like this are Duncan and Ginobili, but the two finished with 13 and 12 respectively. Without Parker, there is no one man that carries the Spurs. Names mean nothing and no one's stats are more important than ball movement and the open shot.
Right now, the Miami Heat own the best record in professional basketball and the consensus amongst fans and analysts seems to be that's how the season will end. While the Heat have a good number of easy games, they lead the Spurs on winning percentage alone. If the Heat were to lose just one game, it brings the two back to level pecking.
While the Heat schedule is favorable, San Antonio doesn't face a game that could be called anything other than winnable until they hit a three game stretch at the end of the month that includes Denver, the Clippers and the Heat themselves. Calling the race to the NBA's best record now is like calling the Kentucky Derby before the final straightaway.
San Antonio is doing just fine without Parker who is doing better than expected in his recovery from a sprained ankle. He'll likely be back in two to three weeks, in time to give the Spurs a lift before the postseason and provide a fresh spark. If the Spurs don't get the top spot, they still pose one of the biggest threats to King James and Miami, a fact that will be proven when they face him on Mar. 31.


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Secure network architectures need to constantly evolve to keep up with the latest advanced persistent threats. There are two ways to find out if your solution isn't keeping up—wait for a breach to happen or Run Vulnerability Test.
This Network Vulnerability Assessment Test can help you better understand following facts of your Network:
- Security and Threat Prevention – Which application vulnerabilities are attacking your network, which malware/botnets were detected, and which devices are "at risk"—for firewall assessment and security breach probability.
- User Productivity – Which peer-to-peer, social media, instant messaging, and other apps are running—for application visibility control.
- Network Utilization and Performance – what are your throughput, session, and bandwidth usage requirements during peak hours—network utilization and monitoring tests for performance optimization.
Salient Features of VAT
- Quick: Less than 7 days of monitoring
- Easy: No interruption to your infrastructure
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Commercial lighting users have gained yet another means for collecting valuable data from luminaires and for controlling lighting scenes, as Dutch controls specialist Nedap introduced a small node that adds Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities to fixtures. The electronic device plugs into any brand luminaire, and draws power and data from the electronic driver. It is the latest addition to Nedap's Luxon lighting management line. Its radio antenna sends data about lighting performance and conditions such as temperature, motion, and electricity grid information. The node also receives signals that tell the lights when to turn on, off, dim, and brighten. It also boosts lighting-as-a-service opportunities, in which lighting vendors don't sell hardware per se, but instead guarantee lighting levels and support functions such as facilities management based on IT. http://www.ledsmagazine.com/articles/2017/11/controls-specialist-introduces-iot-node-for-any-luminaire.html
Controls Specialist Introduces IoT Node for Any Luminaire
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