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TheOpinionSite.org regrets to inform its many visitors that just a day after the Justice Secretary, Ken Clarke announced he would review the politically influenced minimum sentences for murder, a weak David Cameron caved in to the Sun and other tabloids and announced that any reforms will be 'tiny'. He has run away at the first sign of trouble from the Sun newspaper and Rupert Murdoch.
In doing so Cameron has made clear that his advisor, former News of the World editor Andy Coulson has more authority than he does and that the Prime Minister is willing to have his policies decided by Rupert Murdoch and the tabloids rather than by the Coalition.
It is becoming clear that Cameron is no better than Blair and Clegg no more than a Cameron poodle .
It is now up to Ken Clarke to stand his ground and press ahead with his much needed reforms, despite the inevitable opposition they will draw.
His leader may have run away at the first sign of trouble from the Sun and Tory right-wingers but it is unlikely that Clarke will do the same. After all, he is a grown-up whereas Cameron and Clegg look and behave like spoilt children.
The entire period of New Labour was dominated by the Murdoch press interfering in policy decisions and blackmailing the government into submission with threats of prolonged, tabloid-led campaigns. If Cameron allows the same thing to happen to his administration then it will fall very quickly. Populist governments never do any good in the end and always leave countries in a worse mess than before.
If you need an example, just look at the last 13 years.
TheOpinionSite.org is saddened – though not surprised – that Cameron is so obviously a weak coward, particularly with regard to the tabloid press. It is clearly no accident that Coulson is his advisor and was put in place in return for support and to allow policies to be developed under the 'guidance' of the Sun and other Murdoch media. The Daily Mail meanwhile meekly follows on, desperately trying to maintain its position as the leading right wing paper.
The likes of John Redwood and Bill Cash often rant about the 'unelected powers in Europe' who supposedly force their will onto the UK.
The influence from Europe is as nothing compared with the regular batterings we are subjected to from Murdoch's empire, especially the Sun newspaper which believes it rules the country – and apparently does so with Cameron's blessing.
Regrettably, due to 30 years of declining educational standards, most UK citizens between the ages of 18 and 35 are too ignorant to realise what is going on. It is hardly surprising therefore that nothing ever changes and the UK continues to be a backward country which still pretends it has an Empire and that it rules the World.
TheOpinionSite.org has news of its own for Murdoch and those who run his various organisations:
There are many in this country who detest Rupert Murdoch and his determined efforts to prevent this country from moving forward. There are many who believe that an Australian newspaper owner is not the right man to shape policies that affect those who make him his money and there are many who will continue to suffer as he and his wealthy cronies continue to exploit their power over others without a care for those whose lives are affected for the worse.
But there are many more who detest a Prime Minister who is a coward, who is weak and gutless and who would rather preserve his own highly privileged position than help those that he supposedly leads.
Such a man does not deserve to be a Prime Minister, even one created by default. Cameron should remember that he does not lead a Conservative government and that he did not win the election.
We suffered for 13 years under what was a Conservative administration in all but name. We did not vote for another one, preferring instead to force a hung parliament and therefore a Coalition. Cameron therefore needs to realise that he is the leader of a Coalition government, not a Conservative government.
David Cameron does not have a mandate to force Conservative policies down the throats of those who did not vote for them; nor does Rupert Murdoch or Andy Coulson have such a mandate either.
As for the review of sentencing policy, TheOpinionSite.org urges Ken Clarke to push ahead with it and to introduce the necessary reforms.
Winston Churchill once said that the character of a nation could be judged by the way it treated its prisoners.
Well, that says it all really.


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Reviewed By Maurice H (Marlboro, NJ) Reviewed for a 2015 Subaru Outback —7/13/2016 8:57 AM
It fits perfectly, but no information is given to up or down position. Original Subaru filter is clearly marked as to the up direction. Called K&N company and they said it doesn't matter the position of filter? I wish they would have mentioned that in the general directions. Can't say how good it is yet...I will review in about a year.

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Hi, i have the computer from my uncle cause he buy it a laptop. A second computer isn't bad:). So, i have:
Windows Vista Ultimate (with license)-legal
Windows experience -1 . :(
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.06 Ghz
Memory (RAM) 1526 Mb (1 gb + 512 Mb)
System type 32 bit.
Ok. Before to instal on him Windows Vista, it was uBuntu. I don't know about uBuntu so i puted Windows XP because on the desktop says Windows XP (made for), so i instaled. But the Ethernet Controller, Video Controller, Serial Bus- USB, they couldn't work. I added drivers, try all kind of things from youtube.com to google from forums and it won't want to work. So i installed Wndows Vista uUltimate. It works well ,a bit slowly but when i installed the program System Information for Windows, i can't see what kind of RAM do i have to upgrade it and maybe to change some other parts from the computer cause it has a 3Ghz processor and i don't want to throw it or sell it.
How can i find what ram i have?
How can i know what to buy to make my computer compatible & better?
http://www.crucial.com use the "Memory Scanner Tool" software
HWINFO32 will list information http://www.hwinfo.com
Googling is quicker than waiting for an answer....
Is the system you are talking about the Lenovo A51 in your heading
The reason it runs slowly with Vista is that IBM did not release any Vista drivers for that specific system. You are relying on generic Windows drivers.
The correct XP drivers are available on the Lenovo website should you decide to revert to the operating system it was designed for.
What "other parts" were you considering upgrading/replacing? The CPU? Forget it.
The RAM? Upgrade if you wish but do not expect dramatic improvement.
Graphics? They are integrated and the system has only one PCI slot and there isn't a PCI graphics card out there that will enhance your system.
It is what it is.
Goin' Fishin' (Some day)
You don't need more RAM, just go back to using XP. You should be able to find the drivers you need from the link supplied by Richard59.


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By Lady Mary of Montevale
Features Reporter
Mistress Signy Dimmridaela (currently of Meridies), one of three people here this year who have attended all 40 Pennsics, stopped by the Pennsic Independent on Thursday to share her memories of Pennsics over the years.
Some of the features of the first Pennsic might surprise you. There were merchants, scouts, and mud. Since it was late September and the campground was located not far from Erie, it was cold enough late in the day for some snowflakes to fall, but they didn't stick very long. She agreed it was not only the first but probably also the last time for snow to fall at Pennsic.
There was a timed woods battle fought in which each side was given a length of rope from which to mark the "walls" of their fortification. The East was situated atop the hill and were winning the battle until they decided to abandon such an easily-defended position and (in Signy's words) "snatch defeat from a certain victory." In the battle she was an accidental non-combatant "fatality" when a fighter emerging from the trees with steamed-up glasses was unable to tell that she was someone in garb who was not wearing a helmet. Fortunately, it was a body shot, not one to the head.
Another of the activities on that first weekend was a live chess game. Also, Mrthton the Rotund (Middle) brought a real live duck with him to the event (almost certainly another never-repeated fact of a Pennsic War). After a number of cars were towed from where they were stuck in the mud, there was a large gathering at a nearby drive-in restaurant that offered curb service.
Everyone present agreed that the first Pennsic War had been so much fun that they ought to do it again.
Mistress Signy told how at Pennsic IV (the infamous Mud/Rain/Flood Pennsic) there was one pavilion which remained dry the entire time. It was a small round pavilion belonging to Alia (now Mistress Alia) of Bhakhail on which the roof—or a cover laid over the roof—was a brocade-print plastic shower curtain which easily shed all the rain which fell. Pennsic V was notable for many of those who attended it mostly for being so much drier.
Here at Cooper's Lake, Signy remembers pioneering Bow Street—now a merchant row one over from the open space in front of the west side of the barn. It was raining so heavily when she arrived one year and, not wanting to go down tht hill, she simply set up her camp at the most convenient spot. For many years, she was a Pennsic merchant who sold tunics she had made and was also the first merchant to carry trim. "I'm a trim-a-holic," she confessed and admitted to having owned one length of trim for 40 years before finally putting it to use.
One of her most memorable moments at Pennsic came one night as she was trying to fall asleep in her tent and heard the voices of the young King of the East and some of his squires, singing a boisterous drinking song as they came away from the Pennsic Inn. Suddenly she heard the King comment loudly enough for her to hear, "Shhh. This is Mistress Signy's tent. We have to be quiet." And they were, at least until they had passed by, when they began singing again.
Signy says she keeps coming to Pennsic because it is a combination of family reunion, international convention, and "the best medieval shopping anywhere." She still enjoys watching a good battle, although for her "Pennsic is less like a war and more like a village."
"I'm looking forward to Pennsic 50," she stated at the close of the conversation.


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Crock-pot Chicken And Cornbread DressingFrom iamericap 8 years ago
chicken and broth
- 1 chicken (skinned, cleaned, and cut up) shopping list
- water shopping list
- salt shopping list
- pepper shopping list
- celery flakes shopping list
- parsley flakes shopping list
- onion powder shopping list
- garlic powder shopping list
- 4 pkgs of Morrison's corn-Kits (this is the brand I use, but use whatever type you like best) shopping list
- 4 eggs shopping list
- 2 2/3 cup milk shopping list
- 6 2/3 cups (4 pkgs) crumbled cornbread shopping list
- 2-3 packed cups shredded, de-boned chicken meat (depending on how meaty you want it) shopping list
- 3-4 cups of chicken broth (depending on how moist you want it) shopping list
- 1/2 cup (one stick) of lightly salted butter (melted) shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- 3 tsp poultry seasoning shopping list
- 1 1/2 tsp salt shopping list
- 1/4 tsp pepper shopping list
- 1 tsp parsley flakes shopping list
- 1/2 tsp celery flakes shopping list
- 1/4 tsp sage shopping list
- 1/4 tsp onion powder shopping list
- 1/8 tsp garlic powder shopping list
How to make it
- Skin, clean and cut up the chicken. Place into a large pot. Fill pot with water to about 1 inch higher than the chicken. Season with salt, pepper, celery flakes, parsley flakes, onion powder, and garlic powder. (Although you want it pretty salty, go easy on the rest of the seasonings.) Bring to a boil, cover, and turn heat down to medium.
- Prepare 4 packages of Morrison's Corn-Kits, according to instructions on back of package. You can do it in 4 separate pans, or one big casserole dish. Just note, that if you do one big one, it will take significantly longer to cook.
- Crumble the cornbread, and pour into crock-pot.
- The chicken is ready when the meat can easily be torn from the bone with a fork. Separate the chicken from the broth and put the chicken into a large bowl. Refrigerate chicken for 20 minutes or so, until it can be handled without burning yourself.
- Shred the chicken, and discard bones, cartilage, etc.
- Add the rest of the ingredients to the crock-pot, and stir well.
- Cook on high for 1 hour, stir, and check to make sure it isn't too dry.
- Cook on low for 1 hour, stir, and check to make sure it isn't too dry.
- Cook on low for 1 more hour.
- (Will be cooked for a total of 3 hours.)
- Serve and enjoy!
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How important is an Au pair/Nanny
Being an aupair/nanny may sound like a menial job, but your role is actually crucial to a family's well-being. You will be entrusted with the care of a family's most precious members – their children. So it is important that you can assure them that you are a person worthy of their trust.
We have compiled the 5 most asked questions during a au pairing/ nannying job interview and added some tips on how you, as the applicant, can answer them:
What do you perceive aupair/ nanny's role to be?
The obvious answer to this is to talk about the nitty gritty of the role- nursery duties, school runs, cooking, helping with household jobs etc. To make your response stand out, it's also important to show your prospective boss that you understand how much they value their children, and how you intend to show the same level of care and stewardship. At the end of the day, most parents just want someone who is going to care for, cuddle and guide their babies and make them smile!
What do you consider are your qualities with regard to looking after children?
Think about why you are passionate about children before you go to your interviews. This is your chance to tell parents what it is about working with children that you really enjoy. Talk about your particular personality and how it helps you to be great with children are you bubbly and fun? Your smiles and energy bring a positive atmosphere to the home. Are you quiet, calm and caring? Your gentle manner will naturally attract children to you and help them feel comforted.Always remember the perspective of the parents who are entrusting you with their children. You can reassure them by communicating how much you value your future bosses' trust in caring for their children and home.
First aid
What would you do in the case of: bad cuts/ burns / blow to the head / choking / fever?If you don't know the answer to this, then honesty is always the best policy. Let the parents know that your first aid knowledge needs work,and that you're planning on completing a first aid course. You must never work with children unless you have a good knowledge of first aid.
How do you see your role in disciplining my child/children?
You may have to ask the parent, your prospective boss, how they do things in their household. Ask them for their preferences: Would the like you to have a hand in the discipline of their children? If so, ask them what they would be comfortable for you to administer. Do they have certain disciplinary measures that they apply at home? Ask them if they would like you to have a hand in those. If they would prefer to do the disciplining themselves, then assure them that you would be happy to refer the disciplinary functions back to them. It's also important to talk about procedures when discipline has taken place. If you discipline a child when the parents are not present,would they like you to discuss the event with them at the end of the day?
How would you entertain the children on a day-to-day basis?
Do you have your own style of bringing fun and laughter to the kids you've worked with? Highlight that. You may also compile photos of the arts and crafts that you've worked on with the children you've worked with in the past, and show that as a portfolio. It's also good to outline how you can get the children involved in tasks around the home in a fun, engaging and educational way. Baking, tidying, hanging washing- all of these things can have an element of fun (as well as giving you the chance to get the jobs done!). Trips out and about including music classes, park visits, play dates and swimming classes are also great to mention and get involved in if the parents are interested.
In addition to the above, be prepared to answer the usual questions that prospective employers ask: about your work history, family background, personal hobbies, salary expectations, availability, and driving experience. The key is to answer truthfully, but always positively. If you have had bad experiences, practice rephrasing the experience in a neutral to positive light, and always emphasize what you've learned.
Keep a sunny, can-do attitude, and you'll certainly get the job!


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Nashville's Second Saturday Open Mic Poetry Reading
Located at
Portland Brew East
1921 Eastland Avenue
Nashville, TN 37206
Sign-up at 5:30
Reading starts at 6:00
In February the feature poet is Chance Chambers, who is steadfast in both voice and support within the Nashville arts community. Guest host is our friend, gifted writer and speaker Tricia Schwaab. We'll see you up in the loft.
February Feature Chance Chambers
Chance Chambers was a top 100 winner in the Mainstream/Literary Short Story category of Writer's Digest's 73rd Annual Writing Competition for his story "Miss October," which later appeared, along with his poem "Bleachers," in Muscadine Lines: A Southern Anthology. His short stories have also appeared in the anthologies Gathering: Writers of Williamson County and Fracas: A Collection of Short Friction. Chance has been a quarter-finalist in Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope: All-Story & New Century Writers Short Story Competition, a finalist in Glimmer Train's Poetry Open, and a three-time nominee for the Sensored Starving Artist awards in fiction and poetry. In 2015, Chance was one of seven writers/artists to be commissioned by Metro Arts of Nashville to create a piece inspired by a local public artwork as part of a grant funded by the Bonnaroo Works Fund and The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. That poem, "White Noise, Black Sky," can be heard—along with the pieces by the other commissioned artists—at Metro Arts' Explore Nashville Art website.
Originally from Paris, Tennessee, Chance has lived in Nashville since 1985. His online home is Drunken Poem Bodega. For more information: email@example.com
February Guest Host Tricia Schwaab
Tricia Schwaab has written since childhood but had never read at a poetry open mic until coming to Tennessee. She has had short plays produced in Nashville and Maryland, and her first full-length play, When the Letter Writers Have All Died, was produced in Baltimore. Her poetry has been published in journals including Calliope and Dead Snakes. She is currently working on a new full-length play about the journey to healing and finding one's self.


text: Like-new Taylor Morrison "Daphene" floor plan with beautiful upgrades throughout! This home is located on one of the best lots in the neighborhood w/ conservation view & zoned for "A" rated schools! Community features pool, park, playground & fenced dog park. From the moment you arrive, you will love the charming front porch & striking elevation. Formal dining room lies off the foyer w/ a bright window & access to the kitchen. The gourmet kitchen will impress any chef in the family, w/ staggered 42" cherry cabinets topped w/ crown, corian counters, stainless appliances including gas range & a large pantry for lots of storage! Family room features soaring ceilings w/ transom windows & is open to the kitchen & screened lanai w/ beautiful wooded views, great for entertaining guests! Tucked away downstairs is the magnificent master bedroom featuring an oversized wall-to-wall window w/ more gorgeous conservation views! Down a private hallway you will find his & hers walk-in closets & a lovely master bathroom w/ dual sinks, garden tub & a separate walk-in shower! Upstairs is a large bonus space that could be used as a second living space or play room. Working from home will be a breeze in a private office behind French doors w/ pocket sliding door to a full bathroom. A two way split upstairs w/ three more bedrooms & two more full bathrooms. Outside is an extended lanai w/ custom screens, maximizing the luscious conservation views! There is plenty of room for a pool & hot tub in this expansive yard!


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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Spread
8 oz. cream cheese, softened (makes it much easier to mix)
6 T brown sugar
4 T maple syrup
1/2 c. canned pumpkin
1 t. pumpkin pie spice
1/2 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. vanilla
In a small bowl combine cream cheese, brown and syrup. Mix until creamy. Add pumpkin, vanilla and spices. Beat until smooth. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour (I didn't do this...we just ate it and it was wonderful!).


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Sailing on on the Danube or the Danube tributaries.
- Group can sail the Danube on replica of the historic Danube boat and get to know the strength of free-flowing rivers around steep banks and gravel beaches, and you can walk along the Danube meadows. The minimum number of 15 persons, approx 3 hours, option to order wine and bread
- Cruise on the Danube cruise ship Carnuntum. Cruise tours, you will see the confluence of the Morava and Danube. Number of 20-50 people, approx 2 hours, year-round trip
- Boating on the rubber boat and walk floodplain landscape. Short course rowing, sailing and mysterious swamp forest, you can see a beaver, heron or kingfisher and a salamander. The minimum number of 15 persons, approx 3 hours.
- Canoeing on Danube arm. Short course rowing, sailing on the calm surface, you will see the lush vegetation of aquatic plants and water lilies and perhaps beaver, pond turtle, kingfisher and deer. Swimming, search river pebbles or shells. Number of 9-27 persons, approx 3 hours.
Walks and hikes in National Park, preferably in the spring, autumn or winter
- Thematic walks in Lobau - steppes, orchids (spring), guides the Viennese foresters. The minimum number of 15 persons, approx 3 hours
- Thematic walks in Schoenau (floodplain habitat, habitat prrotipovodňové dykes) in Orth, Eckartsau (large English park), etc.
- Expedition through lush aquatic forest, path across the water, across the sand, in the mud, and through bushes, needed sense of orientation and a sense of teamwork, max 20 people, 3 hours
Dynamic group workshops in the nature - on request with accommodation
Train trips Mariazellerbahn, Waldviertelbahn, Reblaus Express, Wachaubahn, Schneebergbahn - for groups with program
Skiing, skating, hiking or biking in Styria, Accommodation in Ratten in Gasthof Zur Post, max 60 persons (possibility of additional accommodation capacity in other Gasthof), excellent cuisine, deluxe serving, breakfast buffet, 4-course dinner a salad buffet, a hall for a big event - seminar, weddings, ball. Several smaller ski resorts in the area 5-15 km, Discounted ski pass just with CK ŠNEK, cross country skiing right from accommodation in the valley or ridge hikes option. 100 meters from Gasthof indoor pool, bowling, bar.
First night 58 Euro, 2nd night 42 Euro, 3rd night and every other night 41.5 Euro.
Skiing, skating, hiking or biking in Upper Austria, hotel accommodation Gut Enghangen, max 50 persons (possibility of additional accommodation capacity in other Gasthof or hotel), excellent kitchen, own farming, breakfast buffet, dinner 3 course meal with salad buffet, a hall for the event - seminar, training. Smaller lift at the hotel. Ski resorts Hinterstoder and Wurzeralm 9-15 km, Discounted ski pass with CK ŠNEK, summer card will provide for the use of cable cars, swimming pools, museums, attractions, discounts on many others - price on request.
First night 59 Euro, 2nd night 45 Euro, 3rd night and every other night 43,5 Euro.


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You're marrying a witch and she'll put a spell on you! Fatima to future daughter-in-law Jess
Last night on Bride & Prejudice: The Forbidden Weddings, Ange's coming out story proved a breakthrough moment with dad John and Simon's polygraph results were deceptive.
The results from Simon's lie detector test which were supposed to appease Bobbi and Amanda's concerns about Simon's deception, proved… deceptive:
- Was the non-monogamous relationship Simon's idea? "No" ✅ NON DECEPTIVE
- Has he had sexual contact with anyone that Izzy doesn't know about? "Yes" ✅ NON DECEPTIVE
- Has he consumed alcohol in last 10 months? "No" ❎ DECEPTIVE.
Simon, who has professed his sobriety on social media remained adamant he's not a fraud despite the polygraph results. Bobbi questioned the conflict of "truths" and Simon conceded: "I am capable of lying. I'll probably lie to someone before the afternoon is out, but I won't do it to Izzy."
An ever-wise Bobbi concluded Simon is not the sort of person she could welcome into her family: "I can't offer my blessings with this. I don't believe that this is going to be a joyful marriage." Izzy left crying hysterically, overwhelmed by the love she has for her mum Bobbi, best friend Amanda and fiancé Simon and the responsibility she feels for putting them through so much pain.
An anxious Jess and Seyat managed a (mostly) united front when they met with Seyat's parents, with Fatima still convinced her son is "marrying a witch who will put a spell on you." Jess admitted Seyat had let her down on a number of occasions, but this (one) time, she was "really proud of how Seyat stood up." Fatima was not impressed.
In a therapy session, Ange shared her coming out story with dad John and it was their first breakthrough moment. "I heard some things today that I haven't heard before. I feel a little bit ashamed," admitted John. "I see the way you struggled with it and I can imagine how tough that would have been. In the end you said 'I'm just going to be who I feel I am' – and I get that," he continued. "Those hard days, she went through by herself because I wasn't seeing what she was saying. Today I'm actually seeing what she struggled with. Now, I'll just try to understand this."
Ange couldn't believe it. "It's massive for me, I never thought this moment would ever come." It was a real, feel-good moment. 😊
Hank met with parents Terry and Margaret, fuming about the offensive questions they had put to Lily. The meeting DID NOT GO WELL with Hank walking out, questioning if he actually wanted his father at his wedding.
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Don't miss: Partners take their parents-in-law on a "dream date" while it's the beginning of the end for Simon and Izzy as their relationship explodes!


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Sunday, March 16, 2014
Malaysia Air MH370: Pilot Factors
The fact that the investigation of the disappearance of Malaysia Air MH370 has shifted to intentional pilot actions means that it is of critical significance to identify those motives that are most likely to have caused the actions observed, in the specific pilot(s) under examination.
Such actions are typically triggered by two motives, each powerful discontinuities, either singly or in combination:
1) Change in domestic or personal circumstances: A change in relationship, such as a serious disruption with a wife or romantic partner;
2) Change in political circumstances motivating protest: A change in a primary political situation or circumstance to which the individual has considerable commitment, leading to an act of motivated protest.
Therefore, in addition to the long overdue examination of the pilot's homes, an examination of:
a) Any changes in domestic circumstances, in the case of Capt. Zaharie Ahmad Shah, an estrangement with his wife, or wife and children leaving the home;
b) A change in political circumstances that triggers action related to a strong political alliegiance, leading to an act of protest.
In that regard, in an event that surprisingly has not yet been reported as potentially related to pilot actions, we should note that the very evening preceding the disappearance of MH370, a primary opposition leader in Malaysia, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, leader of the Pakatan Rakyat, was sentenced to a five year jail term by the Court of Appeals.
Ibrahim, who has been one of Malaysia's leading proponents of democratic reform, and who has served in the past as Deputy Prime Minister, was recently experiencing a surge of increased popularity in Malaysia as the head of the PKR.
Given the fact that:
1) The trial and sentence was viewed by many Malays as an attempt to quash this rising popularity;
2) The flight of MH370 began at 12:40 am the following day--less than 8 hours after the sentence;
It is important to examine whether the disappearance of MH370 was influenced by the contiguity of this powerful and polarizing political event--an act of pilot protest.
This is particularly the case given the directly occurrence of an extremely powerful motivating trigger of the type that often precedes such actions: the jail sentence of Ibrahim--which was separated from the take-off of MH370 by only hours, and which provides precisely the degree of emotional discontinuity necessary to trigger such an act.
Many other factors, of course, still remain to be determined--psychological stability, the continuing role of technical issues and disturbances, and passenger issues.
However, the fact that the precise timing of handoffs and navigation of waypoints are among the host of factors increasingly converging on experienced pilot involvement; and that powerful political discontinuities, including a major national political event, the sentence of a leading Malaysian opposition figure--precisely the type of event that triggers such an act of motivated protest--occurred in Malaysia just hours before the launch of MH370 means that it is critical to examine the history of the pilots in terms of any prior activities that would indicate a strong political allegiance to this issue, and connection to this outcome, in order to determine whether these, in combination with the outcome of the trial, influenced either of their actions in the weeks, days, and hours preceding the flight, serving as a key trigger of pilot motivation and action.
In addition, such reactions frequently interact with and are driven by domestic factors. Family relations, particularly any actions taken with regard to the wife and children of Capt. Shah, should be examined, and interviews conducted, in order to identify any changes in domestic relations or activities that preceded the flight. These may provide vital information regarding pilot activities and reactions to the trial and sentence, as well as serving as an additional triggers to pilot actions in the MH370 disappearance.
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Fox Tales
From the moment we wake and start our day, we are bombarded with negative information: the looming threat of war, radiation in the Pacific, drugs, crime, murder. The stream of bad news can seem never-ending and put a major damper on one"s positive attitude.
Today I"d like to serve up something a little different. As you sip on that steaming cup of Joe, allow me bring you a plate of inspiration, two strips of sweet serendipity, along with a side of stoke. Savor every bite and let that feeling carry you through the day.
This story starts with a father-son spearfishing expedition under on a recent glorious, sunny Sunday at Pleasure Point. It was 74.5 degrees with a few clouds sprinkled across the Persian blue sky. The ocean was flat and the water was clear, making for the perfect diving conditions for Matt and Jordan Grenier of Santa Cruz.
With wetsuits adorned and eyes peeled, the pair meandered for an hour or so through the underwater kelp forest like graceful sea lions until Matt finally spotted an illusive lingcod sitting near the bottom. Calmly, he fired his spear gun, landing a perfect shot through the large fish. With his oxygen levels on reserve, he ascended to the surface to show his son his prize.
"Yeeewwww! Check it out — I got myself a lunker!" Matt recalls yelling to Jordan.
However, with one treasure found, another was lost. As Matt was stringing the fish to his waist, the metal spear gun slipped off the line and quickly sank into the darkness.
Staying calm and not wanting to lose this fine catch, Matt secured his lingcod to his waist. Before he could make any attempt to descend again in search for his gun, Jordan — fishing several yards away — had pulled in an even larger lingcod and successfully strung it and was kicking toward dad to claim bragging rights.
Matt gave his son an enthusiastic thumbs up. Then he told Jordan he"d lost the spear gun while bagging his own fish.
"OK, well let"s find that thing!" the teenager responded.
Now in 20 feet of water with a gentle current moving them away from where they calculated the spear gun had fallen, finding it was proving to be physically challenging and time consuming. Running out of breath-holding stamina, Matt was close to giving up when he spotted the sparkle of something metallic from within a deep crack. He quickly kicked over to investigate with Jordan in close pursuit.
It turned out to be an old weight belt with three, 4-pound silver weights attached to a faded red band. Knowing he might not be able to find it on another dive, Matt quickly snatched it up and made for the surface.
Breathing deeply from the strenuous dive, the extra weight, and being in the cold water for three hours, he and Jordan headed for shore. Walking back to their coastal home — looking like Navy SEALs back from an epic mission — they quickly caught the attention of curious onlookers.
While they stripped off their thick dive suits, local ocean-goer Phil Curtis got to chatting with them.
"Looks like you guys had a good dive," he said.
"Yeah," Matt replied, "but ended up loosing my spear gun in the process."
"Bummer. I was out last week and lost my weight belt. That thing had been with me on dives all over the world," Curtis replied wistfully.
"Really? What color was your belt?"
"It was red — a faded red. Pretty worn."
Intrigued, Matt asked, "Would this happen to be your belt?" as he pulled it out from under the pile of dive gear.
"No way! Ha! That"s my belt!" Curtis exclaimed. "Thanks so much!
Matt grinned. As he handed Curtis his precious piece of dive equipment, he jokingly pleaded, "Can you get my gun for me now?"
"Sure thing! Where were you diving when you lost it? I"ll see what I can do," Curtis offered.
Matt told him he"d lost the belt just outside First Peak in about 20 feet of water, but he knew the probability of finding it would be like finding a needle in a hay stack. The pair shook hands and parted ways, Matt turning his attention the freshly speared lingcod and Curtis still shaking his head in disbelief at the return of his weight belt.
Later that evening, Matt and Jordan headed to the grocery store to get all the necessary fish taco ingredients: avocados, cilantro, salsa, onions and limes. Dead tired from the physical exertion and hungry enough to chew their arms off, the duo pulled back into the driveway. Grocery bags in hand, thinking only about the immediate task of cooking, they simultaneously slowed their approach to the front door, eyes fixed. Dumbfounded, they squinted at what seemed to be a familiar object sitting on the doormat.
"No fricken way!" Matt blurted out in disbelief.
Upon closer inspection, there was, in fact, his spear gun, back from the deep and sitting right in front of them. Without hesitating, Matt rushed inside and immediately phoned Curtis.
"How did you find my spear gun?" he asked. "I am so happy! Thank you so much!
"It actually wasn"t that hard," Curtis said. "I took out my stand-up paddleboard and went to the exact spot you mentioned. The fact that I was standing up higher above the water, I was able to see down through the clear water. After about 20 minutes of searching, I spotted your float line and pulled your gun to the surface."
"That is so awesome! Get your butt over here for some tacos!" Matt bellowed into the phone.
And with that, the crew feasted like kings on the tastiest tacos in town that night … followed by some sweet serendipity for dessert.
Tyler Fox is a noted Santa Cruz big wave surfer and photographer and the co-founder of the website www.santacruzwaves.com. His Fox Tales surf column will appear monthly.
in the Sentinel. Send him feedback and story ideas at www.santacruzsentinel.com.


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What Defines an Authentic Persian Rug?
June 25, 2013
Persian rugs are highly treasured and many consider them a symbol of luxury and taste.
Since Persia is modern day Iran, for a rug to be considered Persian, it must only be from Iran – nowhere else. Also, rugs that are called "Oriental" should not be confused with Persian rugs.
Authentic Persian rugs are made of wool, wool with silk blend or 100% silk. Wool is most common, and silk rugs are the most expensive. They are hand-knotted with designs and motifs that are unique to each region, city and village. Persian carpets include both pile rugs and flat weaves (such as kilim and soumak).
Furthermore, only the highest quality natural dyes are used; the rugs are created with designs that have been around for centuries; and an authentic rug's color and pattern should be as bright and distinct on the back as it is on the front.
Persian rugs are typically tightly woven. The Persians base their unit of measure on the "raj" or about 7 cm. Most, but not all, of the best rugs have a square knot construction or the same number of knots in both width and length. Below is a basic chart converting raj to knots per square inch.
Raj KPSI
30 118
40 210
50 329
60 473
70 675
90 1066
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One of the first lessons I got in teaching was to develop strong classroom management procedures to handle the problems that I did not want to deal with. For example, passing in papers, I have my students do "School Olympics" where each class passes in papers to the back, then to the right, then into their box. I do this activity in the first week and again several more times to keep it fresh. This way, when I say pass in your papers, the kids know which way to go and where the box is to turn papers. No more questions on where papers go, no more kids, "here" instead of passing it in to the box, just a smooth simple procedure. Technology is the same way for me, I developed my resources for the sole purpose of eliminating problems in class: forgetting assignments, forgetting work, not doing work because the student needed help, forgetting books, losing a handout and much more. By adding technology resources to my classroom I am able to build stronger connections with my students while at the same time eliminating the excuse for not doing what is expected. Continue reading
Fast Follow is more than Following Fast5 Jan
I'm always impressed with people who feel that teenagers are the tech savvy generation. Keep in mind that teens are very good at texting and Facebook, but not much beyond that (in most cases). When I first started using cell phones in the classroom, I knew that texting was the key. However, I did not want to individually text 150 students. So, in a moment of inspiration, I started using Twitter with my students. After four days and only one student signing up I was in a jam. I took a chance on Twitter Fast Follow, a service Twitter offers that allows someone to follow a person on Twitter without even creating an account. It took me two days to get 80% of my students signed up with Twitter.
Fast follow is simple, send a text to 40404 with the phrase "Follow (username)". For example, I had the kids text 40404 with the words "Follow Soethengclass". This was a great way to do informal surveys, send out information, connect with kids and make myself available for questions or help.
The first thing I did to get student involvement was start some give-a-way projects. For example, I would tweet out that the first five people who replied to a tweet would get a prize. The next day, I gave out at least one king sized candy bar in each class. My goal, to create interaction in social media. I wanted the students to know they could reach out to me and to pay attention to the tweets going out.
In class, I started backing off the amount of writing the kids had to do, especially during discussions. We spent a lot of time going over class discussions and the expectations for class discussions, and I would have a student keep track on the board of the main points that we would go over. Then, at the end of class, I would take a picture with my iPhone and tweet it out to my students. Their job, make a copy for their notes. My goal, one tweet a day as I knew if I could get my text or tweet to show up on a student's phone I could make them think about me or class. Anytime a student thinks about my class outside of school is a good thing.
Now, the evidence that supports using Twitter. About two years back I had a conversation with another teacher by the name of Corey Bess. Corey did what I did not, research. You can read Corey's blog to get more specific info, but I will boil it down. Corey created two identitcal sets of students: grades, race, socioeconomic, and class size. At the end of one year, he found that his students who used twitter socred- overall – 8 percent better on their final grade than those who did not. This number grew significantly over the course of year as students who used Twitter scored almost 10 percent better on standardized tests than those who did not use Twitter. That gap grew over the course of the year. Corey did the same thing I did, one tweet a day. And the tweets can be specific like "HW tonight on page 29, make sure you read the paragraph first," to the casual, "Happy Friday, remember to wear your Orange and Blue."
I started using my Twitter for various purposes. I would do spirit updates, pictures, assignments for that day in class, or motivational items like "do your best today." Over time, I found my students were very happy to contact me via Twitter and ask questions on assignments. In the past year, I have seen my students who use Twitter increase by fifty percent. While I used to have to explain Twitter, I am finding that less and less as kids are jumping on board and following each other or their favorite celebrities. Additionally, with only 140 characters, Twitter forces students to be concise with their communications. At the same time, the Twitter community frowns on abbreviations and misspelling, so a lot of the text speak that kids use is fairly non existent in the Twitter-verse.
One other passionate educator I know who uses fast follow is Ron Ippolito. Ron and I have had some great discussions on fast follow. On of those discussions involved using fast follow as part of a school Twitter account. Now, you have a free way to communicate with parents via text or Twitter. Granted, there are a lot of text services out there, but I don't know too many that are free. Twitter is a great way to have a conversation with your students, parents or staff. It's a great way to stay connected and gives your community one more option in getting their information or contacting you. That's a great lesson in customer service for your students to take to their professional lives.
Cell Phone Karma, It's Real4 Jan
About two years ago, right after my daughter was born, my wife and I managed to escape for a night to a movie, our first one in months. As the previews started I noticed the faint glow of Facebook on a smart phone beneath us. I ignored it at first, but it was distracting in the dark theater. When someone behind us yelled, "turn it off!" I decided to do the same and asked them to turn of the phone. About ten minutes later after the previews, the phone was on again back to Facebook. I had to ask again, got a rude reply, but did not see the phone till after the film. Constantly in social settings more and more people are oblivious to acceptable social norms when it comes to technology. Schools are not addressing the issue as many districts ban the use of phones due to fear of liability. The downside are students who enter the world with covert cell phone skills as they text like ninjas all the while oblivious to the information they have access to through their phones. Additionally, these same students are ill prepared to take jobs at corporations who expect them to be able to use the resources available to problem solve, communicate as to use professionally.
Keep in mind, that we are not only fighting the kids but the kids' parents: the ones who bought the phones, pay for the phones, expect their kids to answer anytime they call the phones, and any other number of reasons parents want their kids to have a phone. Think about how many times you have students who go to the parking lot to meet a parent during lunch or between classes? Or, a student comes up during class and says, "My mom is here can I go to the office?" even if you have not gotten a call or note from the office stating that someone is here for the student. If you were to ask them, "how do you know your parent is here," the answer usually revolves around a text. I was getting tired of this behavior, so I knew it was time for a little professional development with cell phones and my students.
My first lesson was when students could have their phones on and off. So, I would ask kids to take out their phones, and done one of two things depending on the lesson:
1. Everyone please take out your cell phone, make sure it is turned off right now as we won't be using them for a bit. Once your phone is off please put it on the left hand side of your desk so I know you are ready.
2. Everyone please take out your cell phone, make sure it is turned on, and when you are ready please place your phone on the left hand side of your desk.
The left hand side is key as most students are right handed. The motion of reaching across a desk for a phone will be awkward and noticeable, plus it was a visual cue for me to know when kids had their phones and were ready. If students felt more comfortable putting their phones in their bags while they were off, that was fine. However, if the phones were out or not where I expected them to be, the phones were mine.
In the early days I did not do much: some texting, a few surveys, definitely Twitter (fast follow is one of the best inventions ever) which I will touch on later.
One of the most common questions I get is access. When I started this, over half my students had phones, about half could text during school. So, for certain projects students partner up or work in groups. Over time, I have more students with smart phones or the ability to text so that number has gone down over the past two years. As early as 2008 Nielsen reported that over 70% of students had a phone while over 80% had access to a phone. That number has risen significantly.
Smart phones are a game changer. Where I had one or two kids with smart phones I now have over half my class with smart phones. Now, I can have the students do research, look up films, find articles or do basic research as necessary. Some studies I have read estimate that as of December of 2011, over half of all phones that students use are smart phones.
As tech savvy as we think students are, they are not as good at technology as we give most of them credit for. Students are only as good as their needs, and most of their needs occur on Facebook. Basic skills such as searching, analyzing, filtering content, or even recognizing marketing trends are deficient. Much like the old musical number from Bye Bye Birdie – it's not the phone lines that are tied up but how many text messages one person can send in a minute.
As for AUP's, I will include one I got from Ron Ippolito – a fellow teacher with an amazing blog – who is doing some great work with phones and other items: AUP Policy. After researching all over, the basics are this: you can have it, you may use it with teacher permission, it's a privilege to use your phone at school, we are not responsible if your phone is lost or stolen. Keep in mind, phones are a part of the curriculum, they are not the only way to complete the curriculum, therefore phones enhance the learning process but are note required for the learning process.
In the end, my students enjoy have greater access to me via their phones either through texting or through Twitter. I've noticed that the level of understanding, respect and responsibility with technology has gone up immensely while the lessons I am able to figure out from basic social skills to applicable career skills is astounding.
Podcasting Made Easy, Part IV: Video7 Jul
My introduction to video came in 2001 with an early edition of Final Cut. I had to work on two different computers as the file sizes – at 14 GB – were too large to use on just one Mac. This was so much better than using two VCR's to create the high-light tape for our college team. That's right, I was at a UC school and we were using two VCR's to create the high-light tape for our final awards dinner … not any more. This idea stuck with me as I began to incorporate video content into my podcasts – I needed to provide video of good quality to make my episodes interesting to watch.
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Podcasting Made Easy, Part III : The Interview5 Jul
For one of my first podcasts, I called upon Phil Boyte who lived up in the foothills two hours from where I live. He agreed and I offered to drive up and meet him. We sat and spoke for a bit, and it became clear I did not have a vision of what I wanted the subjects of my podcasts to be. I had ideas, and most of the time I left that idea choosing process up to the person I was interviewing. However, with that much choice, my subjects would often get lost and be unsure of a topic. I lost a few interviews that way, especially from people who are not used to be recorded. Phil and I eventually did a great podcast on ideas you can use for the first days/week of school – but it took a little time to get there. I began to learn – thanks to my conversation with Phil – that I needed to get dialed in to the content I was looking for in the podcast. Continue reading
My Next Scavenger Hunt20 Jun
I love QR images on so many levels. The are around us, some subtly some not so subtly, on bust stops, billboards, website, produce and even on some of the packages you receive in the mail from the postal service or UPS. Founded back in the 1990's by the Japanese Auto Industry, these images are being used by marketing companies for gorilla marketing campaigns to gain the attention of a tech savvy crowds.
I recently purchased some produce and on the inside of the label was a QR image to scan an enter a contest to see if I won the sweepstakes. I was recently at a wine tasting in Lodi where the winery was using QR images to download tasting notes. I could scan the image and I was taken to a website with notes, pricing and ordering information. I can then save the info in my scans and access this data any time I want. "What was the wine I liked again, I will look at my phone." Jimmy Fallon used an image on his Late Show during one of his comedy bits that took you to a link of the video he was making. This technology will start to pop up more and more and in many different ways, so how can I use this in education?


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Welcome from the Chairman
To All:
Welcome to Yale's Department of Neurology website. There are many reasons for visiting our website. Some of you may be interested in Yale for continued training as a neurologist or scientist; others will visit because of neurologic problems in loved ones, searching for an answer. I wish to take a moment to provide an overview of our department and web site, so that we can direct you to sites that will be of assistance to you. Please visit us in New Haven, a vibrant college town with active theaters, museums, and music to visit for a day or stay for a career.
For Trainees interested in Yale Neurology:
The Yale Neurology Programs traditional excellence in research has been complemented by a major investment by Yale-New Haven Hospital in Clinical Neuroscience. This has allowed true excellence in medical science and education to be combined with a University Hospital serving an extremely large and diverse patient population. I encourage you to visit and explore our department. The mission of our Neurology Residency Program is to train the leaders in the field of neurologic disease. Our program is dedicated to the tailoring of training programs for the goals and aspirations of our residents. The program is based on three tracks besides the expectation of clinical excellence where a wide range of general and specialty neurology divisions that are described below.
- Medical Science. Providing an environment for physician-scientists such that if you have an MD/PhD, Yale University will be open to you such that when you are done, you will be prepared to write an NIH grant and to transition to a faculty position. Please visit the Clinical Neuroscientist Training Program (CNSTP) page in Yale Neurology for details. If you are not trained in science but are interested in a career as a physician scientist, Yale has a variety of options to provide you this postgraduate training, including a special PhD program for residents for you to explore (see Investigative Medicine website).
- Clinical Research. We are dedicated to training the next cadre of clinical scientists well schooled in computational biology and clinical trial design. Residents can apply to the Robert Wood Johnson Fellowship program or develop individual programs with the Yale School of Public Health.
- Physician Educator. While natural skills as a communicator facilitate teaching, the art of medical education requires training in education with development of educational tools and processes. We have developed a Residency Teaching program to train the future neurologist in the clinical educator track.
For Patients and families with neurologic problems:
The question often becomes whether I should leave the familiarity of my hometown to venture into a tertiary medical center with international renowned physicians that from the outside, may be perceived as a complex labyrinth. This depends upon the complexity of the problem facing you and your family. In many instances, we work with local physicians to provide education about the latest procedures for disease treatment, and a visit to New Haven may not be necessary. In other instances, it may be worth seeing a Yale physician either in New Haven or in one of our satellite clinics. In some situations with acute neurologic emergencies, your loved ones may be transferred to our Neurology Intensive Care Unit with highly specialized care, the only such ICU in the state of Connecticut. My own specialty is Multiple Sclerosis, where we are among the best MS Centers in the US. Our center is a place where new therapies are constantly being explored while providing caring physicians who understand how to treat MS.
So please click here and go to our clinical web site that will direct you to the physician who specializes in the problems facing you and your family.
With best wishes,
David A. Hafler, MD
Professor, William S. and Lois Stiles Edgerly Chair of Neurology


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Alliance Two By Sea
Use the Forsaken Catapults to board the Forsaken ships and slay Captain Morris and Captain Anson.
The Forsaken catapults are kicking the snot out of us, <name>. And even if we do take care of them, they've two ships with rows of cannons at the ready.
I've a plan to kill two birds with one stone. You're the stone in this plan.
Take out the machinists manning the catapults. After this, use the catapults to launch yourself aboard the Forsaken ships.
If your aim isn't terrible, you should be able to land safely. Once onboard, go below decks and take care of each ship's captain. Good luck, <class>.
You will be able to choose one appropriate item for your class from the following rewards:
|"Flying" Worgen Robes
|Gloves of the Two Birds
|The Stone's Gauntlets
You will also receive:
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One of the fundamental elements of many a picturesque landscape, first in painting then in photography, is a windmill. And the people apparently love them. It's difficult to imagine a Dutch landscape without a windmill here and there. So, what's wrong with the new generation of wind turbines sprouting around our landscapes?
I won't delve into the opposition between eolic energy investors and protectors of landscape. But, one must admit that there is something uncanny to the sight of wind turbines in the landscape. They cause mixed feelings. It takes some time to get used to their sight. Not because of their shape, which is basically identical to any household fan, but because of their sheer height. Even if they are far smaller than many urban structures, is highlighted in their context – flatlands or bare hilltop. We are impressed by them because of our human (or, at least, masculine) fascination (or obsession) with verticality.
Connected with this vertical impact, wind farms put in crisis our still deeply rooted mental and emotional separation between urban and rural environments, or, more precisely, between culture and nature. Wind mills are ultimate man-made artefacts, and they are perfectly urban, so what are they doing amidst the "nature"?! One needs then to put them in perspective with other practices of terraforming. Agriculture has been profoundly changing landscapes for millennia now, but we pretend that we're just collaborating with nature. Other huge extra-urban structures, such as superhighways or railways are designed in such a manner as to (try to) blend into the landscape. Summing up, these are all essentially horizontal structures, and as such figure less in our orthogonal way of looking.
Not stopping at hilltops, wind farms are now colonising open sea, the protected realm of horizontality (if we forget about oil rigs for a second). In another era, let us say in modern times, it would have been a sign that the man has finally fulfilled his crazy dream of the domination of nature, having now all the resources and elements under control (that is, usufruct). But, although the renewables are in fact paving the path towards sustainability, they still attract critique from all sides of political spectrum and stir the public opinion in terms of their visual impact.
Still, there is a sublime beauty in wind turbines, a beauty which signifies our rethinking of the way we live with the environment. They embody and make visible the bond between the man and wind, in this sense they are symbolic. (Solar panels can be analysed in similar terms, too.) Precisely because of this, there is a strong aesthetic potentiality in the renewables. But, it seems like it is not actualised. Putting aside the sublime and symbolic notes, wind turbines are a bit dull or anonymous. In terms of design, there are other sexier solutions, and vertical axis turbines are very attractive. But, in terms of the relationship of wind generators with the surroundings, what can be thought up?
First option would be camouflage, thus to make them less visible. For that purpose, efficient tactics have already been devised to merge industrial architecture with their surroundings. A masterful example is JoritTornquist's painterly camouflage of the most polluting chimney in the province of Brescia. On a clear day, this smokestack, the output channel of Brescia's waste incinerator, poetically embraces the blue sky, and the aesthetic impact is such than one forgets what its real purpose is. Apart from implicitly causing a detour of public consciousness, it is still an interesting example. We could think of wind turbines covered in vegetation patterns literally disappearing in the landscape. But, there are strong security issues requiring them to be highly visible, in order to prevent or minimise the damage to flying beings and vehicles.
Second approach would be informational transparency, thus diffusing measurement or hard facts about the production, as near to the site as possible. Visualisation of data in situ would no doubt arouse deep interest and even fascination in the public. Now that we are moving towards smart computing, why not make turbines data intelligent? One can think of displays or billboards on the ground, or indicators positioned on turbine towers (e.g, in form of LEDs, which would turn wind farms in thematic parks). Other, softer way of doing it is, of course, the use of smartphone apps or augmented reality glasses, now that they are about to hit the market. But, it is a mystery whether eolic energy producers would be interested in opening their numbers to the public.
|LEGO Vestas Power Functions Windmill set in a landscape.
Third approach, connected with the previous one, is playful-educational, or chromatic fancy. Let's look at someone who is specialised in education plus play. Namely, LEGO has been producing wind turbine sets since 2008. In parallel, the toys company invested a vast sum of money in offshore wind farms (not built out of LEGO bricks). Apart from environmental and community concerns, the intent of the company is to become 100% powered by renewables until as soon as 2020. Back to the bricks, the importance of LEGO and its plastic models in forging urban, social and political conscience of the young should not be under-estimated. The renewable energies sets will certainly contribute to the fostering of positive and playful imagery around the renewables. And not only imagery, but technical knowledge as well. A nerdier Education series offers fully operative wind turbines and solarpanels, so new crops of renewable energies engineers won't lack.
But, wait a second, LEGO wind turbines and solar panels look as near as possible to the real ones. They replicate the actual turbines and panels in terms of proportions (some sets contain yellow men/women figurines and trees, so the size is evident), design and colour. The colour. They are of the same shades of greyish white as the real ones. For me, LEGO, first and foremost recalls a rainbow spectrum structures.
So, why not make real wind turbines adopt some of genuine LEGO style?
What I mean by this is that real wind turbines could be colourful, lighting them up in fanciest of LEGO colours – sunflower yellows, tomato reds, electric blues and so on. And why limit ourselves to colouring wind farms only? The whole of renewable energies structures, and especially infrastructures, could become as vivid as pointillist paintings. But why should they? Because colours are one of the best means of conveying knowledge. What kind of knowledge? The knowledge about the energy, where and how it is produced, how it is transported and how it arrives to our homes. This is one of the knowledges that have been rendered opaque to the citizens by traditional centralised energy complexes. Everything, from rotor blades to electric wires can be colour coded and painted, so anyone could follow the geography of their energy. On a sunny Sunday morning, a family, instead of going to a shopping mall, can engage in a game of "infrastructuraltourism" and retrace exactly where from their fridge is being powered. This way, the citizens would also be empowered to decide about the paths of their energy, and decide to which supply network they would like to connect, or construct their own power generators. Not to speak of sparkling the fantasy in the public sphere, in both adults and children alike, and creating a fantastically real vision of sustainability.
By making them more than visible and vibrantly so, and transforming landscapes of energy into wonderlands, the renewables could make a clear cut from the previous energy industries and invent a new poetic, social, and environmental world-view, thus view of the world.
Mirko Nikolić


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Posted: Sep 13, 2018
TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts men's soccer team will host the Gonzaga Bulldogs Friday, September 14 at 7 p.m. inside the Case Soccer Complex.
Fans may also follow Live Stats, Live Video or the @ORUMSoccer Twitter page for in-game updates.
Important Links
Live Stats: vs. Gonzaga
Live Video: vs. Gonzaga
Stats (2018): ORU
Summit League Notebook: Week Four
Quick Hits
- ORU is currently 3-2-1 overall this season and is second in the Summit League standings.
- The Golden Eagles defeated Incarnate Word 3-0 Sunday afternoon in San Antonio, Texas.
- Miles Motakef is first in the league in overall save percentage with 86.1 percent and is leading the league in saves with 31. He is currently third in goals-against with an average of 0.76.
- Dante Brigida is tied for fourth in the Summit League with two goals scored this season.
- The Golden Eagles hold a 1-1-0 all-time record against Gonzaga. In their last matchup, ORU fell 1-0 on September 1, 2016, in Spokane, Wash.
- Head Coach Ryan Bush is back for his sixth season at the helm for the Golden Eagles. Bush currently has a 34-46-14 record at ORU as the men's soccer coach.
- Overall, the Golden Eagles return 11 players and add 19 newcomers to the 2018 squad.
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- The Bulldogs are currently sixth in the West Coast Conference standings.
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Making a Meal of It
Writing about Film
Brian McFarlane
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For more than forty years, readers of Melbourne newspapers and journals – and radio listeners – have learned about the latest films through the interpretations and judgments of Brian McFarlane. Over that time McFarlane's reviews of and articles on film have featured in The Age, Australian Book Review, Cinema Papers, Inside Story, Meanjin, Metro, Screening the Past, Senses of Cinema, Sight & Sound, and many other sources online, on air and on paper.
This selection of McFarlane's writings on film, taken as a whole, tells a story about what has brought us back to the cinema again and again, from recent times to a now more distant past. In his attuned but easy style, sprinkled with wit and insight, our guide brings back memories, fills gaps in our knowledge, triggers conversations, and inspires delight and enthusiasm.
Making a Meal of It is a first-rate resource for film buffs and excellent dinner-table company.
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With sales of €44 billion in 2017, Continental is among the leading automotive suppliers worldwide and currently employs more than 240,000 employees in 61 countries. The Chassis & Safety division develops and produces integrated active and passive driving safety technologies as well as products that support vehicle dynamics. The product portfolio ranges from electronic and hydraulic brake and chassis control systems to sensors, advanced driver assistance systems, airbag electronics and sensorics as well as electronic air suspension systems all the way to windscreen washer systems and headlight cleaning nozzles. The focus lies on a high level of system competence and the networking of individual components. Thus products and system functions are developed along the SensePlanAct chain of effects. They form the foundation for automated driving. Chassis & Safety employs more than 47,700 people worldwide and generated sales of approximately €9.8 billion in 2017.
We're looking for a project manager, with experience in leading and manage a project within the specified time, budget and quality framework to the satisfaction of the customers, ensuring economic success for the company and profitability of the product over lifetime; provide solutions, prioritize and implement the changes to meet the business, customer, development and production related goals. The main responsibilities would be:
* To plan and to control the project time schedule including all major project activities (PLC/MLC release planning, sample builds, customer deliveries, test events, etc).
* To ensure execution of work packages on time, to initiate countermeasures in case of deviations and escalates as needed.
* To control project scope via project target definition and subsequent change management (CCB).
* To lead and to own overall change management and change approval activities within the project; to be responsible for project costs resulting from changes and to ensure either reimbursement or recovery measures.
* To lead and to own the project budget including project budget planning, execution within the defined budget and efficient cost management
* To ensure the product cost and the profitability which are within project targets.
* To lead overall sample planning activities including Sample Loop Plan and input for sample VRM.
* To prepare and to perform gate releases in order to ensure all necessary activities that are performed, including the required release documents that are available for final release by the Gate Release Director.
* To serve as primary customer interface for project related issues and to define project level customer strategy with IPT and the management.
* To report the progress of a project to internal and external stakeholders.
* University degree in a relevant field (i.e. Electronics, Computer science)
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With children heading back to school, motorists should expect to see more children riding to and from school on their bicycles. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) would like to remind the public that on September 16, 2014, a new law affecting motorists and bicyclists takes effect.
According to the law, a driver must allow three feet of distance when overtaking or passing a bicyclist. If three feet is not available, a driver must then slow to a safe speed and pass when no danger is present.
"Motorists are reminded to pay close attention as the school year approaches and exercise caution when they see bicyclists on the road," said CHP Commissioner Joe Farrow. "Be sure to move over or slow down to pass when you see a bicyclist on the road and help keep our roadways a safer place." …Continue readingFull Article


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With DOJ Stonewalling on New Black Panthers Case, Civil Rights Commission Asks for Expanded Powers
In an explosive and raucous hearing on August 13, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights voted 5-3 to officially ask Congress to expand its investigatory powers. This action came as a result of U.S. Justice Department stonewalling regarding the dismissal of a voter intimidation case against members of the New Black Panther Party.
The commission meeting was dominated by discussion of the DOJ's continued muzzling of career attorney Christopher Coates, who was head of the DOJ Voting Rights section when the case was dismissed. The commission has been unable to force the DOJ to allow them to talk to Coates.
Among the commission's recommendations was a proposal to give the commission new powers to appoint a special counsel and a proposal to provide the commission authority to hire its own counsel and proceed independently to federal court if the attorney general refuses to enforce a subpoena or other lawful request.
Commissioner Ashley L. Taylor said the entire controversy raised a question about the independence of the commission itself:
This whole debate goes to that fundamental question -- and I think we should discuss openly what we think we are. Are we an independent commission, or are we a commission that can ask any question and when rebuffed, we go away?
Inflaming the tone of the meeting was Commissioner Michael Yaki, a San Francisco political consultant who once served as a senior advisor to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi appointed Yaki to his six-year term in 2005.
Yaki repeatedly interrupted the proceedings, and remarked that the meeting was "a joke." Yaki also charged that in January -- when two commissioners' terms expire -- they would be replaced by President Obama and the entire issue would go away. He said the search for additional teeth to investigate was "a last gasp" effort by conservatives who currently hold a majority on the civil rights body.
The case originally came to public attention when two members of the New Black Panther Party wore menacing uniforms, harassed voters, and wielded a club outside a voting precinct in Philadelphia during the 2008 presidential election. The Voting Rights Section of the Justice Department originally indicted them, and a judge found them guilty when they did not show for their hearing.
But the case was later dismissed by Obama political appointees, over the objections of career attorneys.
Voting Rights head Christopher Coates was removed from his post, reportedly after he objected to the decision to dismiss the case. In January of this year, Coates was transferred to South Carolina where he is working for the U.S. attorney, but he is still under Justice Department control. The commission has tried to subpoena Coates to testify about what happened inside the DOJ, but to no avail.
Triggering the meeting was an August 11, 2010, letter from U.S. Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez, denying Coates to the commission. Commissioner Todd Gaziano opened the meeting by calling the Perez letter "breathtaking and insulting." He asked whether there was a double standard at the Justice Department:
We have sworn testimony before the commission that Deputy Assistant Attorney General [for Civil Rights] Julie Fernandes instructed the management ... to never file another voting rights law suit against a black or national minority.
In the letter, Perez told the commission that since Mr. Coates no longer worked in the Justice Department's main headquarters, he no longer would be available to testify before them:
We do not believe that a Civil Rights Division attorney who has been on detail to the United States Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina since mid-January 2010 is the appropriate witness to testify regarding current Division policies.
Commissioner Peter N. Kirsanow said the Department of Justice was "contemptuous":
We have a witness, who testified under oath that in fact there is a policy, a culture in DOJ not to enforce voting rights laws. ... Christopher Coates would corroborate all those things if he would be permitted to testify. ... And then they went even further and said: "Guess what? We transferred this guy outside the jurisdiction of your subpoena authority and you can't get him either." It's extraordinary. This is contemptuous of this particular process. ... This is an abomination of the process. It's an abomination of civil rights laws. It's an abomination of the enforcement of our laws. It's an abomination of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. It's an abomination of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.


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Named after the Proud Son of Munger and the First Chief Minister of the Bihar state Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha, Srikrishna Batika, is a very beautiful enclosed garden just opposite to Kashtaharni Ghat. To have the pleasure of both a green place and the holy river Ganga this is one of the Must Visiting place for the peoples coming to Munger.
Sri Krishna Vatika is also one of the most interesting as well as adventurous venue available in Munger as it has two "Surangs" (tunnels). Some efforts in the past had been made to pass through the tunnels also known as- Mir Kasim's Surang but these have only proved to be life taking. There are some tombs of Gul and Bahar, wards of Mir Kasim Ali.
It is said that Princess Gul and Prince Bahar used to hide under the tunnels by the riverside in order to weak vengeance upon the British officers. They used to clothe themselves with tiger skins during the nights. Once Bahar, on his rounded in a dark might was caught sight of by a British officer who instantaneously shot the Prince dead. The truth was reveled next morning and the Prince was said to have been buried by the darga of Pir Shah-Nafah-Gul. The Prince was found dead in a man's attire by the side of her brother's tomb, where she was also buried. The officer, responsible for Bahar's and incidentally Gul's death ordered for a daily salute of guns in the evening to mourn the loss of these children.


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It is time for the Holiday Reds in your closet to come out for the parties and dinners happening this month. Jennifer from Just Add Glam invited me and a couple of bloggers to a holiday event she was hosting in Marin. I dressed up in this Diane Von Furstenberg dress and invited my arm candy aka Armando to "Meet Me Under the Mistletoe." Armando and I had a blast on this date. We took our photos in a booth, won gifts in a raffle, and even had our tarot cards read! And we ate yummy mini bundt cakes from Nothing Bundt Cake. The best part was hanging out not only with Armando, but also with my blogger friends! We were the loudest group during the whole event and we were joking and laughing the whole time (and it was a dry party!)
I went to a flower shop to buy some mistletoe earlier that day, but they did not have any in stock yet. I tried a Christmas tree lot later that evening and still nothing. (It's almost Christmas, these places need to step it up pronto!) Instead I came out of the flower shop with the red Poinsettia flowers. Back home, my mom will buy a big pot of Poinsettias around the holidays, so to me these flowers really do say Christmas and are part of my family's tradition. I put them in the center of our meeting table to spread some holiday cheer in the office after using them in my outfit shoot.
I painted my nails with the Dimepiece silver nail polish by Floss Gloss. I've tried it before when I've had a mani/pedi at Beauty Company and love how it reminds me of the glitter on Christmas ornaments. I never would paint my nails before and it is now something I don't mind trying on my own. All my money would be directed to clothes but I like that I've discovered a beauty product that makes a statement and is inexpensive. I should note I am not getting paid for sharing this product, but it is something I genuinely love. Who doesn't want sparkle in their day-to-day life?
Hope that you are having fun dressing up for your holiday parties! My office will be having is Holiday Party this week and I am already planning my outfit.
Until next time,