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Happy Valentine's Day! Well, at least it is for me, because I finally have someone to celebrate it with. To jump on the theme of love and relationships, let's tackle the question; Does having a significant other who speaks your target language, help your language learning skills?
The answer isn't as simple as you might think! Emily Liedel who writes at The Babel Times is going to take on that question for us! Over to you Emily!
If you've been learning a foreign language for very long, you've probably heard the "conventional wisdom" that having native-speaker lover is the best way to advance. You might even have had the thought yourself. Believe me, when I was living in Russia and feeling cold and lonely, there were moments when I thought that if only I had a Russian boyfriend, I would not only be less lonely but I would also learn so much more.
That was 10 years and several languages ago. Now I know that shacking up with a native speaker is by no means a foolproof way to advance your language learning, although it may help with the cold and the loneliness. In my own experience (and based on years of observations of other couples), sometimes having a native-speaker partner can actually hurt.
I've met some people who were astoundingly fluent in their partner's language. I've also met people who can't speak a word of their partner's language. I even know a few couples who seem to be able to communicate with each other even though neither one has a very strong command of the other's language. Here are some thoughts about what factors in a romantic relationship can help or hinder your language goals.
How A Native Speaker Spouse (or boyfriend/girlfriend) Can Hold You Back
He/She Will Take Over
My husband is from Nicaragua and his native language is Spanish. The first time we visited Spain, I spoke a little (very, very little) Spanish, most of which I had learned from listening to audio tapes. Unsurprisingly, my husband did everything language-related in Spain. He ordered in restaurants, asked for directions and bought train tickets. This was very convenient for me. It also meant that I got zero practice speaking Spanish.
The Correction Factor
It is very, very rare for a regular person to get frustrated with you for making a mistake while speaking their language. It's also quite unlikely that you will take it personally if they correct you. But if it's your significant other, things are different.
I think my husband corrects my Spanish a lot – even excessively, and it makes me not want to speak Spanish with him. I'm not usually that shy about speaking Spanish – I have done quite a bit of public speaking in Spanish – but talking to my husband is different and more stressful. I also feel like he gets frustrated with my mistakes. Maybe I'm particularly sensitive, but I don't think so, because I've seen this same dynamic play out in a lot of couples.
People act differently with their romantic partners than with friends, other family or strangers. Of course, a lot depends on both partners' personalities, but I am certain that I am not the only person who feels more sensitive about corrections from my husband than from other people.
What if He or She Wants to Learn Your Language?
If you want to practice your Russian/Spanish/Whatever Language, then shouldn't your partner be able to speak your native language with you? Does that mean your whole relationship is going to a never-ending language exchange tug-of-war?
For both the benefit of your relationship and both partners' language goals, you have to figure this question out. Maybe your partner already speaks awesome English or whatever your native language is. Maybe he or she is totally uninterested in learning your language (which is good for your language learning but probably does not bode well for your relationship). Either way, this is an issue that you need to consider. It is especially difficult if there is an imbalance in language abilities, because you will tend to use whatever language is easiest for both of you to communicate in.
Yes, A Native-Speaker Lover Can Help. Here's How:
You Talk to Him/Her All the Time
If you are speaking with your partner in the target language, you are getting a lot of practice, because you are probably spending a lot of time with him or her. More speaking = more improvement.
Family Time
In my opinion, you actually will get more language-learning benefit from your partner's friends and family than from him or her directly.
First of all, your in-laws are less likely to be interested in learning your language. While that might be quite vexing in a spouse, I don't think you'll mind if your mother-in-law has no interest in learning English (or whatever language) for your benefit.
Speaking with someone one-on-one is of course good for learning a language, but participating in group discussions – the kind that happen over holiday meals or drinks with your partner's old school pals – will help you take your language skills to the next level.
If your partner is dating (or married to) you a foreigner, he or she is probably not 100 percent typical, no matter where he or she is from. But his or her family and friends probably are. Spending time with them will give you both linguistic and cultural insights into your partner's language and culture that might not be accessible otherwise.
My husband and I rarely speak Spanish together, but we both speak Spanish with his parents and extended family. I don't think my relationship with my husband has improved my Spanish dramatically – but my relationship with his mother has.
A desire to understand your spouse's culture and family is a powerful and very concrete reason to learn a language. Learning your spouse's language will allow you to fully participate at family events and communicate with your in-laws. I think that a lot of people struggle with language learning because they don't really think the language will be relevant to their life. In most cases, the ability to speak your spouse's language will have a clear positive impact on your life that is absolutely obvious to you.
Other Considerations:
Dominant vs. Native Language
My husband's native language is Spanish. But he moved to the US when he was eight years old and he is more comfortable speaking English than Spanish. Ultimately, that is the reason we don't speak Spanish together very often. Just keep in mind that if your partner is hesitant to speak his or her native language with you, it might be because he or she is actually more comfortable in another language. This can be the case even for people who moved countries as an adult.
What Language Did You Meet In?
There's a lot of inertia in relationships. Unless you try very hard to change, you'll likely keep speaking whatever language you and your partner started speaking to each other in at the very beginning of your relationship.
Last Thoughts on Romance and Language
When I was living in Russia, I had a Canadian friend who was married to a Russian man. When the two met (at a bar in Quebec), my friend didn't speak any Russian. She decided to learn Russian after meeting her husband, but she didn't learn from him. She went to live with her in-laws in Russia for three months and spent every day talking to her mother-in-law in the kitchen, aided only by a dictionary. She insisted on going alone, so that her husband could not translate for her. When I met her, she was studying in a Russian university for a semester – while her husband stayed in Canada. She spoke excellent Russian – but most of it she had learned while in Russia without her husband.
The people I have met who speak their spouse's language well have always made an effort – outside of their time with their spouse – to learn the language. Having a spouse who spoke their target language might have helped, but it has never replaced studying.
So if you happen to be dating or married to someone who speaks the language you are learning, great. Try to speak to him or her in your target language as often as possible. Hang out with his or her family and friends. But study away as usual, and make sure not to let your partner translate for you, finish your sentences or order for you in restaurants too often. Also, grow a thick skin.
But fantasies of fast-tracked language learning are no reason to fret if you're single (or to dump a partner with the same native language as you)! If someone suggests that you should be doing more learning "in bed," remember that hooking up with a native speaker is by no means a foolproof road to fluency. It isn't even a shortcut.
Emily is from Portland, Oregon and has lived in Switzerland, Russia, Spain and France. She speaks German, Russian, Spanish and French, and is learning Mandarin and Arabic. She writes about language learning and living abroad at The Babel Times (www.thebabeltimes.com). Emily lives in Portland with her husband and two chickens. She is currently preparing for a long trip to China and is trying to reconcile her love for long-term trips abroad with her interest in gardening.
And finally... One of the best ways to learn a new language is with podcasts. Read more about how to use podcasts to learn a language.


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Wrestling Heritage A-Z
Steve Walton
When we met up with Steve Walton he described himself as part of the Don Robinson family. Don Robinson was one of the major independent promoters of the 1960s and 1970s. Other members of the "Robinson family" included Klondyke Bill and Toma Hansom. Steve trained the dolphins at Don Robinson's Marineland in Scarborough and in his spare time wrestled on the independent bills of the north of England. Steve went on to become head trainer of dolphins at Windsor Safari Park and yet this was only the start of an incredible story. With forty years experience of marine life Steve is now the world's foremost authority on dolphin training, travelling the world and sharing his internationally acclaimed knowledge of marine wildlife as an adviser on animal care, wildlife and training.
Jim Wango
The 6'5" heavyweight French based Congolese was a sensation when he was brought to Britain by promoter Atholl Oakeley.He would bound over the top rope and mesmerise opponents with his bulging eyes. An immensely colourful attraction but it was all to end in tragedy. We will tell no more of the Wango story here, but direct you to our extended tribute "Wrestling's First Martyr."
Read our extended tribute on www.wrestlingheritage.com in 1930-1945 Pioneers - The First Martyr of Wrestling?
Otto Wanz
The giant Austrian Otto Wanz weighed in around the 25 stones mark, Born in 1943 his first sporting love was boxing, and he had a nationally successful amateur boxing career.
He turned professional around 1970, establishing himself in European rings. He is mostly remembered by British fans for his epic clash with Ray Steele in the 1984 Royal Albert Hall Spectacular, when he successfully defended his CWA championship against the Yorkshireman. Otto subsequently gained international acclaim in North America, the Far East and Europe, winning the AWA World heavyweight championship. He later returned to Britain to work for promoter Orig Williams. Following retirement Otto settled back in his native country, Austria, promoting, acting and organising strong men competitions.
Johnny War Eagle
American Indian who visited Britain in 1974 to 1975 and gained victory in his sole Royal Albert Hall appearance over Johnny Yearsley.
Bearing a remarkable physical similarity to the more renowned Mohawk Billy Two Rivers, War Eagle was a harder hitting no-nonsense wrestler and we witnessed his humourless style in an angry televised clash with Johnny Czeslaw as well as live. In fact War Eagle had tagged with Two Rivers in North America in 1970.
Another North American tag partner familiar to British fans was Billy White Wolf . If that's not enough add Linda, the wife of Adrian Street, who was Johnny's partner in a mixed tag pairing when whe wrestled as Blackfoot Sioux.
In view of his name, hardly going down as one of the all time greats, we have to classify him as grossly under-rated - and possibly under-promoted due to the exaggerated nostalgic reverence the promoters had for Two Rivers' initial impact.
A hard-hitting 16 stoner in the Jon Cortez and Albert Wall school of very realistic fighters. When back in the USA he drew with big name champions Dory Funk, Eduardo Carpentier and Gene Kiniski before going on to take the North American tag titles alongside Billy Two Rivers.
Related article: Polish Polish in Armchair Corner on www.wrestlingheritage.com
Buddy Ward
The first time we saw Buddy Ward in action he struck us as a bit of a hard nut. We weren't wrong. An unsurprising assessment to those who saw the shaven headed whirlwind in action, but a little more surprising when we tell you he was facing Bob Sherry, one of the hardest men in the game. Liverpool born Buddy turned professional in 1959, and never went out of his way to make friends in the ring. Not the most scientific of wrestlers he was, nonetheless, a man with some skill who could hold his own with anyone in the ring. Some early bouts saw him billed as Woody Ward (reference to his family name of Woodward) and in the early sixties a frequent opponent was a young "German" who went on to become Steve Viedor, also from Ellesmere Port, the town that Buddy adopted. During the 1960s Buddy worked mainly in the opposition halls, but also made some appearances for Joint Promotions, and was a frequent traveller to the continent and Australia. In recent years he worked with Bob and Jean Bell, organising the Ellesmere Port Wrestlers Reunion. In April, 2010, Buddy surprised the wrestling fans when he came out of retirement, aged 75, to wrestle Johnny Saint in his local hall. A swift ending failed to subdue Buddy, phoning us the next day to tell us he was satisfied to have made the fans happy. No doubt just another of life's experiences that will add to Buddy's latest career change, that of after dinner speaker.
Buddy Ward died in June 2015, he was 81. One Heritage member was at the funeral and reported: "Buddy's big day was as good as he would have wanted it to be, great stories, loads of old Ellesmere Port Wrestlers that some I have not seen in 20 odd years.. A lot of the guys were saying how much they liked what you did for him on the site and contact info to your website on the huge photo board of his life starting when he was very young and definitely better looking, through his army days, early wrestling, heydays and some just 3 days before he left us. I was amazed at the numerous messages from wrestlers old and new thanking him for the help and encouragement he had shown right up to his passing. All in all as nice as those things can be and I am sure he will remain firmly in the folklore of British Wrestling for a long time to come."
Jock Ward
The dark, wavy haired heavyweight was a post war protege of Athol Oakeley. He wrestled Ed Bright in 1952 for Oakeley's version of the British Heavyweight Title at the Royal Albert Hall and faced Tiger Joe Robinson at Harringay in another high profile match. Other memorable opponents included Bert Mansfield, Al Hayes and Gerry Hoggarth. It was against Hoggarth, at the Royal Albert Hall in April 1953, that Jock finally dropped his British heavyweight championship. Many of Jock's contests were for promoter Atholl Oakeley who, following the end of the second world war, strived to revive the all-in style of wrestling he had introduced to Britain in 1930, which included a twenty count for a knock-out.
Max Ward
The iconic Max Ward brought a touch of American style razamatazz as the referee wearing his trademark striped shirt. Before his unmistakable refereeing style was unleashed on the unsuspecting public by promoter Paul Lincoln Max Ward was a 1950s heavyweight wrestler working throughout Britain and travelling to Sweden, Germany and France. Coming from Halesowen, seven miles from Birmingham on the edge of the industrial heartland Max had the geographical legitimacy for his billing as Midlands Heavyweight Champion, but we have yet to find any reference to any championship matches. Max continued wrestling until the early 1960s, mainly for Paul Lincoln, one of the main independent promoters. In the early 1960s the bumps were beginning to take their toll on Max's body and he turned referee for Paul Lincoln Management, a role at which he excelled. With the 1966 merger of Paul Lincoln Management and Dale Martin Promotions Max became a popular tv referee and, around 1967 or 1968, became one of the regular referees at the Royal Albert Hall. Fans did witness Max back in the ring for a series of referee versus wrestler matches, in which he faced Cyanide Sid Cooper. In 2012 Wrestling Heritage bestowed upon Max Ward the title of Wrestling's Number One Official.
Sharky Ward
The big, bruising Australian Sharky Ward made his way into British rings during the winter of 1980 - 81. He faced an odd assortment of opponents ranging from Jeff Kaye to Wayne Bridges, losing to the kent wrestler in a World Heavyweight Title eliminator at the Royal Albert Hall in October, 1980. Sharky was Australian Phil Ward who used a variety of names in Australia, USA, New Zealand and Japan. In New Zealand he was appointed coach of the national sumo wrestling team.
The Warlord
1970s wrestler for independent promoters that frequently worked for Jackie Pallo. The Warlord was Tony Taylor of Brighton, trained by Bert Assirati alongside his brother Alec, Terry Cristel and Ray Luxford.
Bill Warner
Chatham's Bill Warner survived a world war two prisoner of war camp and an 800mile trek through Germany to take his place in British wrestling rings as a light heavyweight in the post war revival. Born in Chatham in1919 Bill became interested in wrestling and joined the Luton Amateur Wrestling Club when he was sixteen years old. In 1939 on the outbreak of war he enlisted with the Royal West Kents and in 1940 was captured by the Germans. He endured the prisoner of war camp for five years, weighing just seven stones when the camp was liberated. On his return to the United Kingdom Bill pursued his career as a professional wrestler. Our last recorded match for Bill Was in 1951. His interest in wrestling continued, with Bill opening a gymnasium in Gillingham, with Alan Kitto and Tony Bates amongst his proteges. Bill Warner passed away in May, 2001, aged 82.
Steve Warren
See entry for Billy Sigworth
Earl Warwick (Tony Royal)
Tom Gaddas was born in Stockton on Tees in 1933. A carpenter by trade the man with the brown curly hair was known to the wrestling fans of northern England as Earl Warwick and Tony Royal. Trained by Jim Stockdale at his gymnasium in Stockton. He and his wife, Audrey, are the parents of actor James Gaddas.
Eric Wasburg
Franco-Finnish wrestler visited Britain in 1957 and 1959, working for Joint Promotions, mainly in the midlands and north of England. First rate opponents included Bob Archer O'Brien, Ken Joyce and John Foley. He did venture south, in February 1959, to face Cliff Belshaw at the Royal Albert Hall. He returned twice more, in 1961 and 1962, this time working for Dale Martin Promotions in the south of England.
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So it finally comes out! Colbey screwed Arthur over completely by being a damn whistleblower. OH THOSE PEOPLE WHO DO THE RIGHT THING, UGH.
But if you were Arthur, and the best of your people left because they found out you were One Bad Dude, I think you'd hold a grudge too! Took him YEARS to build himself back up.
There's only one last infobomb to drop in this chapter, and this blasted conversation can finally end. Giant dialogue chapter, whhhyyyy. I WANTED to make it more dynamic, have them walking around the town and such, but I realized the volume of what needed to be said would result in massive wordbubbles and just cover the background up anyway. But since this arc is over in 6 more pages, we will quickly get to action, explosions, and a hopefully AWESOME climax of Volume 1!
This week's SpiderForest Comic of the Week is Keys! This comic is one of SF's hidden gems, so to speak. Nicoli
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Partner Jeff Blumstein recently argued and won two significant mesothelioma appeals in the Appellate Division of Superior Court.
First, on March 3, 2015, the appellate court reversed a lower court decision granting summary judgment dismissing the Federal statutory and common law claims of our client, a long-time ship worker who died of mesothelioma. Although our client had worked as a deck hand and general maintenance worker on various of Defendants Weeks Marine's and American Atlantic Company's dredges from 1962 through 1978, the trial court had held that there was insufficient evidence of his exposure to asbestos on those dredges. The Appellate Division disagreed. Based on our arguments, it found that there was in fact a triable issue for a jury based on the evidence presented. The case was remanded for a trial.
Secondly, on March 27, 2015, in another case that Jeff argued, the Appellate Division affirmed our clients' $1.6 million dollar verdict against Whittaker, Clark & Daniels. The company was the primary supplier of raw talc for a plant that produced Old Spice and Desert Flower talcum powder that was contaminated with asbestos. Our client's father had worked at the plant that produced these products and brought home asbestos on his work clothes from 1967 through 1975, when our client was an infant. Our client subsequently developed malignant peritoneal mesothelioma as an adult. He was forced to undergo extensive surgery and four months of chemotherapy. A jury found Whittaker, Clark & Daniels liable for his exposure to asbestos-containing talc and his resulting illness. The $1.6 million dollar verdict consisted of $1.4 million dollars for our client's pain and suffering and $200,000 for his wife's loss of consortium. Whittaker, Clark & Daniels challenged the verdict on numerous grounds. However, the appellate court agreed with our arguments and affirmed the verdict. It is believed that this is the first New Jersey asbestos verdict involving cosmetic talc that has been upheld on appeal.
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The truth is that the village is under siege of the undead that wake up after a long time. They kill anyone without control. See a big rock ahead? The best way to stop their destruction is to control the rock everywhere so that it can squash them in piece. Be careful as other obstructions along the way can prevent the rock's movement. These include fences, planks, windmills, trees, and so on! Hope that you may fulfill the target easily.
The mission of Rock Vs Zombies is hard to complete, I bet! But, you are quite able to do that by your ability and effort!
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I work from home, off-grid, with a somewhat shaky satellite connection. There's a good chance that when uploading web files, it will hiccup, and the upload starts over.
Until recently, our company server was Win 2003 using Windows FTP. When my sat connection hiccuped, the file would just start over, but it would upload fine...irritating, but I could get work done.
We recently upgraded the server to Windows Server 2008 R2, still using Windows FTP, and using the same version/setup of Filezilla that I was using previously.
Now, intermittently, when a file has to re-upload, I get a critical transfer error.
"550 The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process."
I have to log into the server using remote desktop, manually delete the 0 byte file left there, and then reupload. (Though if I wait a few minutes before trying to upload it again, I can upload successfully.)
This doesn't happen every time I get a hiccup; sometimes the file overwrites no problem. The file is nearly always a 0 byte file, with an occasional multi-byte file in there, just to confuse me. I had the guy who set up the server try various settings to fix this, but the problem is, it's intermittent. So he would try something, we'd wait until it happened again, he'd try something else...it was like spitting into the wind.
I upgraded to the newest version of Filezilla, but that didn't help. One of the things my consultant said he tried was to allow uploads to continue after an error, but that didn't help either. It's something on the server that is different from the Win 2003 server.
Thus far, our staff members (that all have regular DSL connections) don't have this problem. It's only with my sat connection, and only since our server upgrade.
What server settings might temporarily lock a file after a bad upload, so that an FTP program is unable to overwrite it?
I have a section of Filezilla log showing the error, if that would help.


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4. All administrators, Custodians, and any other "staff" are accountable to the community for their actions or lack thereof, and are subject to removal from office by the will of a simple majority of votes.
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7. Posts: Members own their posts. Period. Deleting or editing a member's post by anyone else, no matter how lofty their position, is prohibited and will probably result in impeachment. However, members do NOT "own" their posts placement. Staff have the right to move or copy posts to other sections, so long as they state the reason for the move. As with any staff action, it can be repealed by simple majority vote.
8. Threads: When one starts a thread, they "own" it until someone makes a reply. At that point it becomes the property of the community, subject to the will and governance of the community.
9. Moving and copying posts, and moving and splitting threads fall under the category of housekeeping and not moderation, with two caveats; the ideas expressed in the posts/threads are unchanged, just in different locations, and anyone taking these actions must explain the reasoning behind the actions. As always, such actions are open to appeal and over-turning by the will of the community.
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1995 – Safe Zone Initiatives of the mid-1990s, including the TDSB's Triangle Program
I am including education initiatives of the 1990s under my list of the five most important cultural developments (or events) for numerous reasons. First, prominent LGBT scholar Miriam Smith heralds the TDSB's initiatives as some of the more important local movements impacting LBGT rights and the public's general perspective about the LGBT lifestyle. Prior to these initiatives, cultural manifestations of LGBT support groups in the form of posters and a modified, more diverse curriculum were virtually non-existent.
The Triangle Program is as much an example of cultural importance as much as it is social, because it is making visual the existence of LBGT youth, and takes into consideration a number of culturally significant rites of passage for teens—prom nights, for example (Sears 767). Culturally, then, the Triangle Program is essential because it brings together LBGT youth in a single, protective, educational setting. It has also had an impact on university campaigns that followed, including the Positive Space Campaign which began in 1998. These cultural campaigns are essential developments, because programs like TDSB'S Triangle and the University of Toronto's Positive Space Campaign do their part as cultural manifestations and visual disseminations of this support, often in the forms of posters on public buildings.
The Positive Space campaign, along with other school campaigns in the 1990s, is essential to LGBT cultural history largely because of the posters it uses; these posters act as visual manifestations of acceptance. Imagine how school spaces would be perceived by LGBT youth if these posters were not posted on school walls.


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Earth Day 2017 focuses on environmental and climate literacy. The theme calls attention to the importance of educating ourselves and our children on the needs of Earth's environment and how humans can reduce the negative impact our species has contributed in the past and move forward with the knowledge of how fragile the environment is.
With that knowledge, we can make better choices every day that might seem small—like daily recycling—but lead to a big impact—reducing the size of our landfills. When we raise our kids to be mindful of their environment, they will grow up to be more environmentally conscious than the generation before them and can develop processes and plans to live smarter, more efficiently, and more Earth-friendly for future generations.
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Why should you support this initiative? The Earth Day Network says,
"With children spending two-thirds of their waking hours inside schools, benefits like pure air quality, healthy lighting, safe outdoor spaces, and high quality cafeteria food aren't fancy extras—they are essential."
Think about air quality alone.
The air quality indoors can be up to 100 times worse than outdoors, and roughly 50 percent of classrooms have poor indoor air quality, according to Earth Day Network. Many school classrooms have low ventilation rates, where respiratory illnesses have increased between 50 to 370 percent, according to research provided by Lawrence Berkely Labs. American students miss about 14 millions school days each year due to asthma, according to the Green Education Foundation.
Those statistics are a rallying cry to use this Earth Day as an opportunity to change. You can start by further educating yourself on the Green Schools Campaign.
These are the first steps to enacting change. Educate yourself, talk to others, and learn what's already being done. Then think of what else you can do to help current efforts or lead the charge yourself. Change for the future starts with one person. Change for your child's future starts with you.
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France, U.S. Celebrate First Transatlantic TV Broadcast
50 years ago, on July 10, 1962, Telstar was launched by NASA. Two days later, it relayed the world's first transatlantic television signal, from Andover Earth Station, Maine in the United States, to the Pleumeur-Bodou Telecom Center in Brittany, France.
To celebrate this milestone in the history of telecommunications and television, the National Air & Space Museum in Washington, DC hosted the "Telstar 50th Anniversary," with a satellite television connection to the Pleumeur-Bodou Telecommunications Museum in France commemorating the first transmission.
- Telstar: very first image received in France.
Secretary of the Smithsonian Wayne Clough started up the satellite connection between the two museums. Mrs. Christine Albanel, Orange Executive Director and former French Minister for Culture and Communication, French Ambassador François Delattre and US Consul Robert Tate spoke, alternately from France and from Washington, DC.
- Amb. François Delattre
"Fifty years ago, indeed, Telstar was a technological breakthrough that produced a true revolution in the information and communication world, allowing any human being on earth to potentially communicate with any other wherever they may be," said Ambassador Delattre. "In this respect, ladies and gentlemen, Telstar truly made science fiction a reality. Its technology helps save lives all over the world, avoid conflicts and promote better understanding between people. So diplomacy and telecommunications go hand-in-hand together, and Telstar deserves the title of honorary ambassador."
- Mrs. Christine Albanel, Orange Executive Director and former French Minister for Culture and Communication, speaks from Pleumeur-Bodou, France.
Following the satellite connection, historians and experts from industry and government discussed Telstar's historical significance; its impact on commercial space endeavors; and the birth of global communications. Footage from the original 1962 broadcast between France and the United States on July 12 were shown at the symposium. Concluding remarks were delivered by State Department Assistant Secretary Kerri-Ann Jones.
- A technician working on Telstar at Bell Telephone Laboratories in Hillside, New Jersey.
- Yves Montand singing 'La chansonnette' broadcast in the U.S through Telstar
For those who couldn't attend, a live webcast of the event is available at this address: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/23940708


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From FIFE development wiki
This article is meant to summarize and evaluate the current features of the FIFE editor client. If you have any suggestions for features please follow the instructions in the Feature Requests article.
If this article is lacking any information please feel free to add it.
- Hiding GUI-widgets
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- Maploading (several per session, but see #Bugs for limitations)
- Mapsaving (save, save as)
- Mapcreation (Map wizard)
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- Screenshot
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All known bugs should be reported as tickets. Please follow the filing a bug report guide to report any bugs.
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This sweet little guy has been my nephew for the past 15 months. My sister is involved in foster care and had this little guy since he was born.
I happened to be visiting in FL when he arrived and was able to catch some of his newborn-ness.
This past summer we had some vacation time with him at the beach. He is now 15 months old and a little bundle of energy! I have never been able to share pictures of him on here before, because of the privacy rule through the FL foster care system.
Last month, the judge ordered him to return to his birth mother who currently lives in a rehab facility. Even though our family knew it was only a foster situation, the story unfolded in a way that the possibility of him being a permanent part of our family was very likely. When he arrived, he had been abandoned at the hospital - surely he was meant for us.
God surely has a plan for his little life - but it's so hard to not understand it. I can share his sweet face now that he is technically no longer in foster care. My sister does still get to see him once a week for now, but it's been very difficult for her.
He will always hold a special place in our hearts - and we will always pray for you little man!!
to look after orphans and widows in their distress ...... James 1:27
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- TunaCat29
- 5 years ago
- Wedding: October 2015
Maybe I'm being crazy about this, but now that we're about to move in together, something is really bothering me about my guy.
He never disagrees with me. I mean never, we've never argued, disagreed, fought or anything and it's really starting to make me questiom things. I always though I wanted a guy just like him. Our values & morals line up, we think the same on kids we love each other's families, he's been extroardinarily patient with me etc. We've been together 7 years, planning to be wed October 2015. He agrees with EVERYTHING I say and I'm starting to realize that I don't want a guy like that. I want a guy who challenges me, who makes me think differently about some things and Fiance doesn't do that.
Like I said, he agrees with everything I say. Literally everything. We've only started to have disagreements about the wedding, but I know that once we wed, his doormat status will return and I don't know if I can handle that. I have a very strong personality and he is very much like his father, he's very passive and he just goes along with everything I say. I've told him multiple times that if he disagrees with me on something, he can tell me. But he continues to agree with me on everything.
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Kanpur. With cuss words i.e. "gaalis" becoming acceptable and valuable in public life thanks to movies like Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap and Delhi Belly of late, the hunt for "gaali capital" of India has started. And the city of Kanpur appears to have taken the lead with local youth laying a claim over the title.
"At least 68% of the currently used gaalis in movies and parks have their roots in Kanpur," Rajjan, the newly appointed president of Kanpur Youth Association, Bachelors Edition (KYA-BE) claimed, "and the average age of people in Kanpur who employ maa-behen dialect in day-to-day conversation is nine for males and twelve for females."
KYA-BE was formed last week to help Kanpur city and dehat win the status of "gaali capital" of India just like Bangalore had earlier won the status of "IT capital" and Kolkata was crowned the "bandh capital" of the country.
"No father in Kanpur gets out of his family car to give gaali to Ravindra Jadeja," Rajjan said, referring to the television ad for Volkswagen Passat, "Little kids join their dads here and call all cricketers chutiyaas in bindaas style."
KYA-BE president has called on all political parties to support his organization's demands and help Kanpur get the much deserved recognition.
The response to the call has been mixed.
Samajwadi Party is all in favor of this social uprising and sources suggest that the party is already mulling over launching a "gaali do" campaign against the Mayawati government for having neglected Kanpur.
This has led BSP to oppose the demand while BJP, as always, has still not been able to make up its mind on the strategy to adopt in Uttar Pradesh.
On the other hand, Congress seems to be having some reservations over the issue. Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh was quick to express his dislike, "I am all in favor of keeping a check on one's tongue (sic.)!"
"Bhaad mein jaaye woh," Rajjan responded when Faking News informed him of Digvijay Singh's opposition. The youthful KYA-BE president is hopeful of impressing Rahul Gandhi and is planning to invite Rahul to Kanpur to witness slew of impromptu gaalis that Kanpurians can come up with.
"Let Rahul Baba come, we will show him our talents and force him to join us," said a confident Rajjan mixing his Chaini Khaini, "If he wishes so, we can arrange for an exclusive group of dalit youths coming up with gaalis. Kanpurians, whether Dalits, Brahmins, Muslims, or belonging to any community, are all one on this issue."
Activists belonging to KYA-BE claim that if the city successfully wins the title of "gaali capital" of India, this could be its biggest achievement since hosting an international cricket match in 2009. "We are confident and planning for huge celebrations," said a panting Chhotu who had just chased out a dozen pigs into captivity.
However the going may not be so easy and smooth for the city as motley youth groups in various other cities are gearing up to challenge Kanpur. Sources inform that some groups in Patna and Varanasi have already started circulating 'gaali cards' on the lines of 'greeting cards' among the residents to set up the mood for the final showdown.


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On a day filled with compelling storylines, Casey Mears and Germain Racing were the "never say die" team of Speedweeks 2015. After an impressive, fourth-place finish in the opening Sprint Unlimited and a solid performance in qualifying, the GEICO Chevrolet team suffered an early engine failure while running in the Top-10 of their Budweiser Duel Qualifier.
"We thought we were done," said Mears afterward. "The chances of us earned a provisional starting spot were so long, we thought we had failed to make the Daytona 500."
Mears' longshot dream came true, however, when a series of on-track incidents plagued enough competitors to put him into the "Great American Race" by the hair of his chinny chin chin.
Starting 41st in Sunday's Daytona 500, Mears once again proved himself to be one of NASCAR's best restrictor plate racers, surging to the lead in just 22 laps before utilizing crew chief Bootie Barker's conservative race strategy to conserve his car for the finish. He returned to the Top-10 at crunch time, contending strongly for the victory before eventually settling for a sixth-place finish at the drop of the checkered flag.
"It was a really solid day," said Mears, who finished 10th in last year's Daytona 500 and fourth in the July Coke Zero 400. "We've run up front at a lot of these things and today, we showed how strong we are on these tracks.
"We are getting a little bit greedier," he said. "We definitely want to win one of these races. I think our standards are getting higher. We went from possibly not being in the show to finishing sixth in the biggest race of the year. That's definitely a good way to start the season. I'm proud of the guys on this GEICO team and happy to give all of the GEICO associates a good finish."


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3 Tips for a Memorable Thanksgiving 201611.02.2016
I love the holidays. But I hate how commercial they can get. Of course, I know this is just the world we live in. But my littles are growing up in it, and I don't want them to think that this time of year is only fancy dinner parties with expensive dishware, extravagant food, festive outfits, and everything else that society wants you to think this time of year is about.
As my littles grow, I want them to know that this time of year isn't about acquiring the finer things in life, but rather be grateful for what we already have and helping those in need. So to incorporate this for Thanksgiving 2016 (and even Christmas too!) I came up with a few things I could do to help my littles, and anyone else who visits for Thanksgiving dinner, have a memorable holiday season and really remember what this time of the year is all about.
3 Tips for a Memorable Thanksgiving
1) Thankful Card Station:
This is one of my favorites! I have always loved snail mail because it retains that human element that quickly gets lost in text messages and e-mails. So, on Thanksgiving day, why not encourage your guest to spread some love to those in need by setting up a card station somewhere in your home so your littles and other visitors can write thank you notes, love letters, etc. to people they are grateful for. AND...if you are looking for some incredible stationary to use, my absolute favorite is Robert and Stella!
2) Hands-on Gratitude Table Runner an/or Place Settings:
Instead of buying an average, factory produced table runner for your Thanksgiving dinner, opt to do this kind instead. Simply buy a few yards of fabric from your local fabric store (or buy a plain white/cream table runner from the store), use a sewing machine to turn it into a table runner, place it on your table and then lay out a few black fabric markers. As guests sit down to eat Thanksgiving dinner. Or even while they are still waiting for the food to finish cooking, encourage them to pick up a marker and write down a few things they are grateful for. Then, once everyone is well into eating, go around the table and ask each person to share/point out what they wrote, and why.
3) Spruced Up Left-Over Food Boxes:
When it comes to Thanksgiving day, there always seems to be an excess of food. So, why not encourage your family members and guests to think of someone who could use a nice Thanksgiving dinner and then pack up some of your leftover in a food storage box that they can decorate with ribbon, festive tags, and other beautiful trimmings and then deliver to their person in need on their way home? Not only will everyone have a fun time making up their parcels, but they will also love the feeling they get of knowing they helped someone in need.
Halloween has always been my favorite holiday. But the older I get, the more I fall in love with this time of year because it helps me remember what life is all about. So here's to Thanksgiving 2016 being filled with gratitude, love, and service!
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Good point. But isn't java.lang.UnsupportedOperation the standard exception to use for not implemented methods?
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Thanks a lot.. Changing the IntelliJ behavior saved me lot of repetitive work :). You can remove the #if check, so that methods with void type also throw exception.
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On June 28th I had the pleasure of working with DJ Rue whom I ran into a week earlier by total coincidence. Her DJ skills were legit, and she had people going all day at the fashion premier block party event I was doing a video for. It was cool to meet her in person, as this


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The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems and the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms. Every flower has a cordial word which nature directs towards him.
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Hair: Wasabi PIlls– Tiffany
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Degrafa Quadratic Hermite Spline
The quadratic Hermite spline is now available in the Origin branch. It works pretty much like any of the other splines with the exception of the method to manually assign the start tangent. The default is automatic selection of start tangent, which uses the reflection discussed in this post. A screenshot is provided below.
The blue curve results from plotting the low-level utility upon which the Degrafa spline is based. It is plotted old-school, point-to-point with manual start tangent. The red curve is the Degrafa spline fitting the same set of points in MXML with automatic selection of start tangent, and approximated by quadratic Beziers in the Degrafa command stack.
The relevant MXML is
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" xmlns:paint="com.degrafa.paint.*" xmlns:splines="com.degrafa.geometry.splines.*" layout="absolute" width="600" height="500" > <mx:Canvas id="quadSpline" /> <paint:SolidStroke id="redstroke" weight="2" color="#FF0000"/> <splines:QuadraticHermiteSpline id="hermiteSpline" graphicsTarget="{[quadSpline]}" stroke="{redstroke}" knots="90,250 250,230 330,320 410,250" />
The next screenshot shows what happens if the start tangent is arbitrarily set to the point (100,100).
The only change to the MXML is the line
<splines:QuadraticHermiteSpline id="hermiteSpline" graphicsTarget="{[quadSpline]}" stroke="{redstroke}" knots="90,250 250,230 330,320 410,250″ startTangent="100,100″ />
A very wide variety of interesting curves can be created by changing knot coordinates and the start tangent point. Update your SVN and enjoy 🙂
Quadratic Hermite Curves Part 6
Part 5 of this series introduced the mathematical foundation for a quadratic Hermite spline with segments comprised of individual quadratic Hermite curves (C-1 continuity at the joins). Since the system of equations for the start tangent of each curve is underdetermined, a start tangent for the first curve is required.
Selection of an initial tangent is entirely arbitrary. For the Degrafa spline, I intend to have a method that provides an automatic selection. This allows the spline to fit a set of knots without any further user interaction. It is important to understand that no matter what algorithm is chosen, there is no theory that makes any one method 'better' than any other. It's entirely a method of designer preference.
This is a feature that I really like about this type of spline. Because of the 'coupling' in the upper bi-diagonal system shown in part 5, the selection of a start tangent for the first segment 'ripples' through the entire curve. This allows a wide variety of interesting curves to be created under the control of a single parameter.
To see what I mean, two screenshots are provided from the program I'm using to test the base utility on top of which the Degrafa spline will be created.
Two dramatically different curves are obtained from the same set of knots by adjusting one parameter; the start tangent of the first quad. Hermite segment.
Quadratic Hermite Curves Part 3
In part 2 of this series, we looked at the geometric interpretation of the end tangent of the quadratic Hermite curve. There was an issue in terms of relating the vector endpoints in the parent coordinate system to the tangent vector that is computed based on delta-x and delta-y from the point P0. Compensating for this issue was necessary in order to draw the tangent vector.
I also suggested computing a unit vector in the direction of the tangent as an exercise so that it could be drawn at constant length. The two questions addressed in this post are
1) Do we constantly have to adjust for the deltas between T and P0 in order to draw a tangent to the curve at any parameter value in [0,1]?
2) How exactly do we compute a unit vector in the tangent direction and draw a constant-length tangent segments?
The answer to question 1 is no. The compensation, if you want to call it that, is already accounted for in the polynomial coefficients which are computed based on the delta-x and delta-y between T and P0. So, we can use P'(t) = b + 2ct (review the computation of the 'b' coefficient in the code). In part 2, we substituted for b and c in terms of the endpoints of the original vectors. Once the polynomial coefficients are computed, we can use them directly for the derivative at any parameter value.
This raises the question of why part 2 in the first place? The geometric formula for the end tangent in terms of the original points (and T) will be important in part 4 when we discuss joining quadratic Hermite segments.
For question 2, the unit tangent vector is P(t)/||P(t)||, where ||.|| is the vector 2-norm. Let dx = x'(t), dy = y'(t), and ux = x-component of unit tangent vector, uy = y-component of unit tangent vector.
Then, we can write
ux = dx/sqrt(dx*dx + dy*dy)
uy = dy/sqrt(dx*dx + dy*dy)
Since this is a unit vector, multiply by any amount to draw a constant-length vector of that amount. For example, to draw a tangent segment of 40px length,
moveTo( x(t), y(t) ), then lineTo( x(t)+40*ux, y(t) + 40*uy )
This concept is illustrated in a simple demo, a screenshot of which is shown below.
The slider adjusts the parameter value for the tangent segment between 0 and 1. (As an aside, these demos require the F10 player).
In the next post in this series, we will see how to join two quad. Hermite curves with continuity at the join. In the mean time, think about what is the maximum continuity that could possibly be enforced at a join point? Hint: What degree is the derivative of a quadratic polynomial?
Curve-Constrained Scrolling in Actionscript
I've received a few inquiries in recent weeks regarding parametric curves used as paths for a nonlinear scrolling UI element. Essentially, a sprite is constrained to be dragged along a curve representing an outline of some part of the UI. I've had to do this for more than one project, so some time ago I authored a TechNote on the process.
The TechNote starts with a simplistic timeline-based approach and then discusses some different approaches for handling the problem entirely in script. This allows the method to be expanded to UI elements that are dynamically created.
Recently, some of the projection computations were used in the Degrafa quadratic Bezier join method.


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City destroys fruit puree during kitchen inspection
City health inspectors used bleach to destroy hundreds of pounds of frozen fruit puree and threw out other food in a West Town kitchen on Thursday night, citing not safety violations but a lack of proper licensing.
The fruit — apples, plums, raspberries, pears, blueberries and peaches from local growers harvested and frozen last summer — belonged to pastry chef Flora Lazar, who valued it at thousands of dollars.
Lazar had rented space for her business, Flora Confections, at Kitchen Chicago, a shared cooking facility for small artisan bakers, candymakers and caterers. A second business, the caterer Sunday Dinner Club, said it lost more than $1,000 in discarded cassoulet, granola bars and baking supplies.
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Dengensha America recently opened a customer-service office in Cincinnati, OH, primarily to provide more timely response for resistance-welding customers in the company's southern territory.
Dengensha America, based in Bedford, OH, offers automotive, agricultural and general manufacturers a resistance-welding product line that includes projection and spot welders; weld guns, feeders and controls with consumables; and spare parts.
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Junior and Senior Musical Ensembles from Bolton School have been out and about across the local area, performing to local schools. The Joint Junior Orchestra, directed by Miss Deady, performed at Beaumont Primary School on Tuesday 14 June. The ensemble performed 'The Toreador Song' and 'Rum-Bah' for the audience, before introducing the instruments of the orchestra. They then invited the Beaumont students to join in and play along with both pieces, first on a variety of percussion instruments and then on violin and cello. The morning concluded with a performance of several themes from the Harry Potter movies.
The Boys' Division Brass Ensemble, directed by Mrs Hughes-Williams, performed at Holy Infant & St Anthony RC Primary School on Monday 27th June. Highlights of the performance included 'Uptown Funk', 'Let Me Entertain You' and 'Uptown Girl'. The musicians in the band gave very entertaining demonstrations of their instruments which included trumpets, cornets, tenor horns, trombones and a tuba.
The Junior Concert Band performed at Prestolee Primary School on 28th June and Markland Hill Primary School on 29th June. Once again there were demonstrations of instruments and the band's highlights included 'Skyfall', 'Firework' and 'YMCA' which featured all the pupils and staff doing the actions.
Boys' Division Director of Music, Mr Bleasdale, said: "A big thank you to all pupils who have rehearsed and performed at these concerts which are organised in partnership with Bolton Music Service."
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The Joint Junior Orchestra performed at Beaumont Primary School
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This practice shall be used when ultrasonic inspection is required by the order or specification for inspection purposes where the acceptance of the forging is based on limitations of the number, amplitude, or location of discontinuities, or a combination thereof, which give rise to ultrasonic indications.
The ultrasonic quality level shall be clearly stated as order requirements.
1.1 This practice covers the examination procedures for the contact, pulse-echo ultrasonic examination of steel forgings by the straight and angle-beam techniques. The straight beam techniques include utilization of the DGS (Distance Gain-Size) method. See Appendix X3.
1.2 This practice is to be used whenever the inquiry, contract, order, or specification states that forgings are to be subject to ultrasonic examination in accordance with Practice A388/A388M.
1.3 Supplementary requirements of an optional nature are provided for use at the option of the purchaser. The supplementary requirements shall apply only when specified individually by the purchaser in the purchase order or contract.
1.4 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.
1.5 This specification and the applicable material specifications are expressed in both inch-pound units and SI units. However, unless the order specifies the applicable x201C;Mx201D; specification designation [SI units], the material shall be furnished to inch-pound units.
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1: He who can reach a child's heart can reach the worlds heart. ~ Rudyard Kipling ~
2: Our Letter to You -- Thank you for considering adoption! We know that by making this decision you only want what is best for your child ... and we respect your desire to find the right family to love and cherish your baby. It's very important to us that we provide you with a sense of comfort and peace, should you choose our home for your child. We can only imagine the difficult decision you have to make and our thoughts and prayers are with you. There's so much we'd like to tell you about ourselves to help you in your decision, but most of all we want you to know that we have more than enough love for your baby. We hope that after reading our book, you will consider us to provide a secure, loving and happy future for your baby. We understand what a loving sacrifice it is to create an adoption plan for your child and we'd be honored to be a part of your plan.
3: Our initial fertility tests proved to be inconclusive ... and we soon realized that our most joyful path to parenthood should come through adoption. We're so excited to share our values and the lessons we have learned with our children. Some of those values include the importance of a good education, working hard for what you have, learning to appreciate the simple things in life and treating others with kindness and respect. We are grateful for your time in considering us. We do hope that you would like to explore this relationship further and we would be thrilled with the opportunity of meeting you. Please know that our prayers are with you. We wish you well and hope that you find peace and confidence in the choice that you make for your child. Sincerely, Amy & Jeff
4: About Amy | I hope to re-create that magical time for my own family. I enjoy my job as a Program Manager at a travel company but I plan to work part-time after adopting. I love photography and music. I enjoy getting lost in a good book and love exploring new cities. But I most look forward to being a good mom. | I am the oldest of three girls and grew up in the Midwest where most of my family still resides. I grew up on a street full of neighborhood kids where summers were full of cookouts and days by the pool.
5: I am the youngest of four children in a loving and stable family. Although we are all spread out a little bit now, we all get together several times a year, often at the house where we all grew up and where my folks still live. I studied journalism in college, but soon after discovered graphic design and have yet to look back. | About Jeff | About 10 years ago I left my job and started a freelance graphic design business. I love the freedom & opportunities freelancing provides. I enjoy playing golf and softball ... and love traveling to explore new destinations, whether by car, air or rail. I am very excited to become a father and know that I have many gifts to share.
6: About Jeff by Amy | Jeff is the funniest person I know which is what attracted me to him from the very beginning. He brings such joy and light into our lives every day. He is an extremely hard-working and dedicated person but is also very playful and loves adventure. Watching him with his nieces and nephews makes me excited to see him as a dad. He has a very curious mind, is incredibly smart and very creative. I can't imagine my life without him and I am so thrilled to begin this part of our journey together.
7: About Amy by Jeff | In so many ways, Amy is the best version of what most people strive to be: honest, caring, compassionate, funny and a very good friend. She has a remarkable ability to be goofy when appropriate, serious when necessary and always remain true to who she is. She keeps our household organized and running smoothly ... and I look forward to seeing her hand off those (and so many other) important life skills to our children. Amy is very close to her family and I know she is so very excited to build a family of her own. I would never be able to travel down this path without her and I am so excited to see where it leads. With her by my side, everything is possible.
8: Amy's Family I am the oldest of three girls and my parents have been married for 44 years. All of us still live in the Midwest, which is a good thing, as everyone is over the moon to have a little niece or nephew/granddaughter or grandson nearby. We love holiday celebrations that include lots of laughter, good music and delicious food!
9: Mom & Dad | Sister Emily and her husband Steve | Amy, Dad and sister Kelly at Moonlight Bike Ride! | Mom, Grandma Sue and cousin Suzie | Football weekend with Mom & Dad
10: Jeff's Family My parents have been married 52 years and I am the youngest of four kids. Our entire group is pictured below at a casual 50th wedding anniversary cookout we had for them a couple of years ago, including my six nieces and two nephews. It seems like there are several events a year where we all get together, whether it be holidays or graduations or weddings. Everyone is so excited to welcome a new grandchild, niece/nephew & cousin! | Mom & Dad | The whole crew of parents, 3 siblings (& spouses) and 8 nieces and nephews
11: Goddaughter Stephanie at her confirmation | Niece Danielle and her boyfriend Josiah | Uncle Roger and Aunt Carol
12: Our Wedding We were married in 2009 and it was a wonderful celebration with friends and family. The church where we married holds special memories for us as we first attended Christmas Eve candlelight services there when we were dating.
13: Our House Situated on a tree-lined street, we have a fenced yard and the neighborhood is full of children. It's a true neighborhood feel with lots of block parties, backyard BBQs and Father's Day camping trips. We love spending time outside gardening and enjoying the large front porch. Our street ends at a huge city park full of trees, playgrounds, fountains and walking paths.
14: Activities and Friends | Swimming with dolphins on our honeymoon | We love overnight camping trips and following our favorite teams on the road! | Amy and childhood friend Laurie | Friends Shelly and Julie with Amy after their half marathon run! | Our friends' daughter Kate
15: With friends Mary and Julie on a baseball road trip | Friend Warren and Jeff at the bobsled track | We enjoy biking on the trail by our house | Jeff and college friend Mike | Amy and friends after dinner | Amy and Nico | Will regularly beats Jeff at chess
16: Parenting & Discipline We both feel that a good parent provides a road map for how to live a productive and healthy life through the example of their own life. A good parent strikes a balance between love, guidance, affection, discipline and humor. Having both been raised in Christian households, we recognize the value and importance of a spiritual upbringing and plan to pass that on to our children. Above all, we recognize the importance of providing structure in a child's life, but feel it's equally important to create a home filled with lots of laughter and love.
18: Our Promise | We respect the careful consideration you are giving your decision and we know that you will make the best choices for yourself and your child. We wish you both the wisdom to make a decision that is best for you and your child and the support you need to carry you through this journey. We promise that we will always love your child unconditionally, and do everything we can to make sure he or she is healthy and happy.
19: We will be there for them in every aspect of life and promise to always encourage him or her to follow their dreams! We will teach them to be open, honest, and loving. They will always know your plan for adoption was based on your love and commitment to give them the best life possible. We would like to thank you for taking time to learn more about us. We cannot express enough the gratitude we have for you in considering us to raise your child. We look forward to meeting you if that is your desire. Amy & Jeff


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However, the tribunal said the Telecom Enforcement, Resource and Monitoring (TERM) Cell will examine the form required for subscriber verification if RCom deposits 15 per cent of penalty demand and submits the document to the department within a fortnight.
The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal observed that RCom neither intimated the TERM Cell about the reason for non-submission of CAF within the timeframe as laid down by the department nor sought any extension.
The tribunal, therefore, decided that RCom should face the penalty for the procedural lapse of the audit process.
"We accordingly set aside the impugned demand of penalty and direct that if the petitioner deposits 15 per cent of the impugned penalty amount and submits the CAF in question within a fortnight from today, the TERM cell authorities will duly examine the CAF and take a decision in accordance with law," the TDSAT Bench chaired by Justice Aftab Alam said in an order dated October 28.
The tribunal also said the TERM cell should consider extending time for submission of CAF if the telecom operator informs it about the reason for its inability to submit the same and shows "substantial reason" for delay before the submission due date.
The Bench ruled that non-submission of CAF by the due date amounts to its non-availability which, in turn, is not in conformity with relevant guidelines.
"This approach may be unexceptionable if the object of the CAF audit is to earn revenue, but it cannot be justified if the object is to ascertain the identity of the subscriber from the point of view of national security, which is the sole objective of the CAF audit," the tribunal added.
The order asked DoT to devise a scheme making a distinction between any procedural lapse by the service provider in the monthly audit process and the substantive non-compliance with the guidelines to fill in CAF and other necessary documents.
"Further, in case the service provider does not submit the CAF without any good reason, the authorities should not close the case by simply imposing penalty for the non-submitted CAF. The service provider should be compelled to produce CAF or give reason for non-production," the order made it clear.
The tribunal said that in any case, all efforts should be made to ascertain the identity of the subscriber, either by means of the database maintained by the telecom operator or, if necessary, even by contacting the service provider personally.


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The video above by James Williamson provides an excellent overview of how the Widget Browser works. The application is powered by Adobe AIR and the Flex SDK.
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Since it emerged, the term transitional justice has been applied in divergent geographical and political contexts. This has brought a number of different perspectives to bear on the question of how states deal with a legacy of violence and trauma. However following the years in which the 'field' was established, there is now a rich vein of critique that seeks to subject not only the operation but also the foundational assumptions of transitional justice to critique. These critiques have exposed the limits of the field, and with them its constitutive inclusions and exclusions. This chapter maps the existence of critique in the transitional justice literature. It is structured around two core questions: where do we find critique of transitional justice; and what do these critiques add to our understanding of transitional justice as both a field of inquiry and/or practice? By approaching critique in this manner, the chapter emphasizes the importance of adopting a critical approach to transitional justice and explores the contribution that critique can make to its evolution as a field of inquiry and practice. Law; critique; silence; invisibility
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This is a Damon Tucker Weblog Message :roll:
I just happened to stroll upon the Hawaii County Civil Defense Website and I see the following message that was posted yesterday in regards to the Fire that was reported a day before on BIVN, Hawaii24/7 as well as Twitter long before the Civil Defense even posted it :
"This is a civil defense message
Akoni Pule Highway is open, but please be on the alert for emergency vehicles.
Thank you and please drive safely.
This is YOUR Hawai'i County Civil Defense."
A few quick comments:
What the heck is this! A freaking radio announcement posted to the web?
I know "this is the civil defense"… I clicked on the site!
So your now telling us the Highway is OPEN… BUT YOU NEVER TOLD US IT WAS CLOSED.
I thought these things were supposed to be warnings… Not hearsay after the incident.
Did phonecalls go out on the Civil Defense "Phone Tree"? And why are the notices being posted after the incidents instead of DURING the incidents?
When it comes to an emergencies here on the Big Island, I have the feeling that relying upon the Government for survival… may just get us killed instead!
This is YOUR Damon Tucker Weblog :roll:
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For those of you who are unfamiliar with this super versatile meatless product, seitan is basically cooked wheat gluten that has been marinated in tamari sauce, soy, ginger, and a whole bunch of other good stuff. The result is a chewy, "meaty" alternative to chicken or pork (I have yet to meat seitan that reminds me of steak). I wouldn't necessarily say it tastes like chicken (because according to some folks EVERYTHING does, lol), but you can fool around with spices & herbs to make it taste pretty interesting. Seitan is extremely high in protein too, making this a wonderful source for those who do not eat meat for one reason or another. Though it still hangs out in places like health food aisles or natural food stores, seitan is gaining a bigger following so you will see it crop up in stores more often. Technically you can make your own seitan too, but I've heard it's an extremely long, involved, and boring process, so for now let's just stick to the prepared seitan.
As I mentioned before, it's really versatile so feel free to get really creative with it. I am just starting to branch out from my standard stir fry seitan dishes myself, but I've had these fajitas numerous times and enjoyed them tremendously. As you can see by the photo, you can add as many of your favorite fajita accoutrements to this dish as you like! Salsa, avocados, sour cream, you name it -you're having the same delicious basic, just with a different protein source.
So what's it cost to get this fabulous faux foul? A 10 oz. package at the Sac Natural Foods Co-op will run from $3.99 to $4.99, and you will be able to get enough for four people from one package. Not a bad option when you're craving meat & it's just too expensive, or if you're just trying to cut back on extra calories by eating a more vegetarian type diet. Altogether - excluding fixin's - you're only spending about $10 to serve 4 people with these super simple fajitas. That works out to around $2.50 per serving! Make these for a fun weeknight meal and rest assured that you will be able to make something all of your guests will eat, without having to take out a 2nd mortgage on your 2nd mortgage. :)
*Note: If you have any wheat or gluten related allergies such as celiac disease, please, PLEASE use real chicken. Or some very well marinated tofu. Or don't make this at all and choose from one of the other 88 recipes (can you imagine!?) on the site! I don't want you getting sick!
Quick & Easy Seitan Fajitas (serves 4; total cost per serving: $2.50)
1 10 oz. package of seitan
1 c bell pepper strips
1 small yellow onion, cut into strips
1/2 t salt
1/2 t cumin
1/4 t chili powder
1/4 t ground black pepper
1/2 t cayenne pepper
2 T canola oil
4+ flour tortillas
Salsa, sour cream, guacamole, etc. (optional)
Cut the seitan into 1 1/2" strips of a moderate thickness. Add the salt, cumin, chili powder, and both types of pepper, and toss together until evenly coated. In a large skillet heat the canola oil. Add the onions and pepper strips and stir fry quickly over medium high heat until they barely soften. Add the seitan and cook for about 2-3 minutes, or until seitan is warmed through! Do not overcook! Because seitan is already "cooked" all you need to do is just add it at the very end.
Warm the tortillas and keep them covered so they don't cool off & dry out. Serve these buffet style with a wide array of items like sour cream, salsa, guacamole, chopped cilantro, beans, etc. As always, enjoy!


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Get your meatballs ready, set up the IKEA chairs and pour your friends a round of vodka – Sweden is hosting the 2013 edition of the famous Eurovision Song Contest!
Possibly one of the only benefits of living in Azerbaijan, is that they are eligible to enter the Eurovision contest each year. (Indeed they won it in 2011) And by technically being in Europe, they too can feel the national pride exhibited by parading around a stage dressed as Astronauts, Pirates, and… whatever these guys are…
In all seriousness though, millions of fans 'worldwide' are in love and are passionate about this contest. With good reason too! Between the sequin capes, tight shorts, wind machines and excessively complicated light shows, there is actually some decent talent on display. Who can forget the good old days in 1974 when a bright-eyed bunch of 4 Swedes sung a catchy glam-pop number called Waterloo and then went on to become the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop.
And who would've thought that 39 years later, the show returns to Sweden, to be hosted by Malmö. A quaint city famous for unnecessary architecture and some guy who plays soccer in Paris.
After two semi finals, and way too much glitter, 26 acts remain to fight it out for the shot at the greatest song-based contest in the world and especially Europe. War and politics are put aside, for one night of global public embarrassment, that can be conveniently watched in one 21 minute youtube video. Njut!
Oh yeah and there's an infographic too!
Watch Eurovision on SBS this weekend. The second semi is broadcast on Saturday 18th at 7.30pm, and the final on Sunday from 7.30pm.
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