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Police Department
Lottery Scams on the Rise Again
Over the last two weeks, the Lincoln Police Department has seen an increase in fraud reports relating to lottery scams. At least seven Lincoln citizens notified LPD after receiving phone calls or letters advising them that they won the lottery. Many of the callers are persistent, calling numerous times and insisting that the "winner" must send cash to receive his or her winnings. In the letters, the winners are told to wire thousands of dollars in cash to cover the taxes associated with the winnings. The phone calls originate from the 876 area code, which is Jamaica. The callers often have thick Jamaican accents.
Fortunately, the victims in these recent cases suffered no monetary loss. They were either familiar enough with the warning signs to recognize these as scams or they were stopped by a third party looking out for their financial welfare. The Lincoln Police Department wants to remind citizens of a few of the warning signs associated with lottery and sweepstakes scams:
In another recent tactic, the callers demand that the citizen has an outstanding loan. The victim is told to send money immediately to forgive the outstanding debt. The callers dig deeper into the citizen's personal life and even call employers. These calls are frequent and attempt to wear the victim down or shame them into sending money.


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K&N 77 Series Polished Air Intake 77-3082KP
- Available with a polished, chrome-like, or a silver aluminum tube
- Mandrel bent tubing allows for less restrictive air-flow
- Guaranteed to boost horsepower, torque and acceleration
- Vehicle specific design for maximum performance, looks, and ease of installation
- Air filter is reusable - up to 100,000 miles before cleaning
- Over-size, conical air filter allows for increased air intake to engine
- Compatible with OE computer systems
- Backed by a one million mile warranty
- Mounts using factory holes for quick installation
- Some kits may not be legal in CA
The K&N 77 Series high flow performance metal air intake kits for pickup trucks and SUV's combine outstanding performance with under-the-hood style. If performance and horsepower aren't enough, the visual appeal of air intake shining under your hood should make you a believer. The metallic finishes of the 77 series air intake are bold and beautiful.
Factory air intake systems can restrict air flow between the air filter and the engine, reducing the benefit of a K&N Air Filter alone. This weak spot can seriously reduce airflow and rob a vehicle of its natural horsepower. K&N 77 Series air intakes virtually eliminate air path restriction by replacing the air filter and the entire air path to the engine with a mandrel bent aluminum tube. The aerodynamically engineered K&N aluminum tube drives a large amount of air into the engine, ultimately giving you power.
These air intakes are available with polished aluminum or gunmetal grey powder tube finishes, designed to exceed your expectations and then some. With an oversized high-flow conical air filter design, this system increases surface area and dust capacity. The oversize air filter is also designed to capture more dirt giving a longer life before cleaning and upkeep is required (up to 100,000 miles).
Most K&N 77 Series High Flow Performance air intake systems feature a heat shield, offering sealed protection to block the system from engine heat. Keeping the air that flows into the engine at a lower temperature will increase horsepower. The silicon or reinforced nylon air intake adapters are high strength, ensuring a long life. These kits come standard with powder coated steel brackets.
K & N Filters is long known to be a leader in the automotive aftermarket parts arena. K&N 77 Series high flow performance metal air intakes are going to boost horsepower, torque and acceleration, all while adding a great style to your engine.
- 2015-2018 Cadillac Escalade +10.18 HP, 6.2L V8
- 2014-2018 Chevy Silverado 1500 +10.18 HP, 6.2L V8
- 2014-2018 Chevy Silverado 1500 +12.27 HP, 5.3L V8
- 2015-2018 Chevy Suburban +12.27 HP, 5.3L V8
- 2015-2018 Chevy Tahoe +12.27 HP, 5.3L V8
- 2014-2018 GMC Sierra 1500 +10.18 HP, 6.2L V8
- 2014-2018 GMC Sierra 1500 +12.27 HP, 5.3L V8
- 2015-2018 GMC Yukon +10.18 HP, 6.2L V8
- 2015-2018 GMC Yukon +12.27 HP, 5.3L V8
- 2015-2018 GMC Yukon XL +10.18 HP, 6.2L V8
Get the most out of your car or truck - Most people are aware that our High-Flow Air Filter can increase horsepower over a traditional disposable air filter. An air filter change alone however, cannot eliminate other types of air restriction built into the vehicle at the factory. These can be found in the size of the air box and the air path running from the air box to the engine. That's where air intakes rule the road. They completely replace the factory airflow assembly including the filter, air box and air path.
Guarnteed Horsepower
K & N will not sell an air intake that does not provide a measured increase in horsepower and torque (acceleration). Our air intakes are proven to increase horsepower and torque on a rear-wheel dynamometer (think treadmill for cars). These thoroughly engineered air intakes provide huge increases in power that a customer will definitely feel when they accelerate.
K&N Intake Kits are guaranteed to Increase Power!
Every Intake Kit K & N designs has been tested on a dynamometer and proven to increase horsepower. We measure horsepower at the wheels. The horsepower rating that may have been on the window sticker when your car was new is often a measurement of horsepower at the engine and there can be a loss of horsepower through the drive train by the time it reaches the wheels.
K&N hereby warrants and guaranties to the original retail purchaser of any K&N air intake kit that the vehicle on which the air intake system is installed will gain an increase in horsepower, or K&N will refund the purchase price, including sales tax, to the retail purchaser, subject to the following terms and conditions:
- The K&N air intake system must have been properly installed on the vehicle in accordance with the included K&N instructions.
- The system must be the correct part number for the vehicle upon which it was installed.
- The vehicle must be in good running condition.
- The vehicle must undergo a dynamometer test both before and after the installation of the system, with no changes to the vehicle, except for the installation of the kit. The dyno tests must be performed by the same testing facility and must be performed within 30 days of one another and within 60 days of the date of purchase. The test results or work order for each test must reflect the name and address of the vehicle owner or operator having the test performed; the year, make, model and mileage of the vehicle being tested; and the horsepower results from both tests.
- If the dyno tests show that the vehicle did not gain an increase in horsepower, then the retail purchaser must return the complete air intake system to K&N in its original packaging, together with his or her proof of purchase, the ORIGINALS of the two dyno tests statement requesting a refund in accordance with our Horsepower Guarantee. Upon receipt of all of the foregoing, K&N will refund the full purchase price, including sales tax, to the original retail purchaser.
- This guarantee does not apply to any other costs incurred by the purchase, including, but not limited to, the dyno tests, parts and labor for the installation and removal of the air intake system, shipping costs, rental car, loss of use or incidental damages, if any, and K&N expressly disclaims any and all liability for same.
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|Sounds good and had better throttle response and more power very happy
|Just as I ordered
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|I was very surprised at the increase in power and the nice sound it put out. Seems to accelerate better when I'm on the highway going 40 to 70 and I have to punch it to move out of the way or make a defensive driving move. I keep my radio volume at a minimum so I can hear that aggressive sound.
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|Looks good under the hood in place of the factory air box. Didn't feel or notice any change in the engine performance however I did not dyno to determine if there is an increase in hp.
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|Installed without any issues and have seen an increase in my MPG and performance.
Million Mile Limited Warranty
All K&N OE replacement Air Filters - as specified below - are warranted against defective materials or workmanship for one million miles.
Any K&N air filter listed in our catalog or on our web site as an OE replacement air filter with a cross reference to a specific vehicle or motorcycle; except for those air filters sold for use on ATV's and motorcycles designed for dual purpose and/or off-road use.
Our warranty covers the original purchaser of a K&N Air Filter who has provided proper proof of the original retail purchase.
Any K&N Air Filter used for 1- any type of racing or competition; 2 - any off-road use, custom or modified applications; 3 - any illegal highway use, marine, or industrial applications. (These units are covered by a one year unlimited mileage warranty.)
Incorrect Service: The K&N Air Filter must be cleaned and serviced with K&N cleaner and air filter oil (or comparable cleaner and oil) per the prescribed routine maintenance procedure as outlined in the product literature that accompanies the K&N Air Filter. Use of any cleaner or oil that damages the filter or compromises its performance (gasoline, transmission fluid, motor oil, lightweight oil, or diesel fuel) will void the warranty.
No Proof of Purchase: At time of warranty claim, buyer must provide proof of purchase (original receipt or invoice).
Incorrect Use: Any damaged, abused or modified K&N Air Filter will not be warranted.
Any defective K&N Air Filter properly returned to K&N will be replaced. K&N will not be responsible for any other expenses incurred by the customer under the terms of this warranty, nor shall it be responsible for any damages consequential, special, contingent, or otherwise; or expenses or injury arising directly or indirectly from the use of the K&N Air Filter. Any K&N Air Filter returned to K&N must be sent at customers' expense along with proof of purchase. K&N reserves the right to determine whether the terms of the warranty, set out above, have been properly complied with. In the event that the terms are not complied with, K&N shall be under no obligation to honor this warranty.
K&N 77 Series high flow performance metal air intakes offer an easy installation that can be done right at home. Each intake is designed to replace the OE intake, using the same mounts and holes. Instructions and hardware will be included with each order, and install directions are also available on our site. If you have any questions, let us know at 877-216-5446.
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Creating System Rescue CD ZFS Modules
This HOWTO will show you how to create your own zfs srm or download the prebuilt zfs srm module from my website.
Compiling a compatible kernel
The first thing you need to do is decide for which version of System Rescue CD you will be building for. Each System Rescue CD version has a different set of kernels. Specifically each version has a Stable kernel and an Alternate Kernel. The stable kernels get minor version increments every release (Sometimes major ones but usually doesn't happen too quickly), the Alternate kernels tend to move up much faster. For example System Rescue CD had the following stable/alternate kernels:
Download kernel and patches
Once you decide which version you want to use, you can go to http://kernel.sysresccd.org/ and pick the version you want. After you do this, download all the stuff in that directory and put them in their own folder (a work directory). The files that are named std-sources are the patches for the regular stable kernel, the patches named alt-sources are the patches for the alternate kernel. Once you have the patches, go to kernel.org and also download the initial release of the kernel sources you want. For example, if you want to build an srm for 3.4.2 which uses the 3.4.35 kernel, just download the 3.4 (3.4.0) kernel. You just need to download the initial release because one of the patches you downloaded earlier is the patch to update the 3.4.0 to 3.4.35.
Once you download the kernel you want, let's extract and patch it.
# tar xf linux-3.4.tar.bz2 # mv linux-3.4 linux-3.4.35-std342-amd64 # bzcat std-sources-3.4-01-stable-3.4.35.patch.bz2 | patch -p1 -d linux-3.4.35-std342-amd64 # bzcat std-sources-3.4-02-fc16.patch.bz2 | patch -p1 -d linux-3.4.35-std342-amd64 # bzcat std-sources-3.4-03-aufs.patch.bz2 | patch -p1 -d linux-3.4.35-std342-amd64
Retrieve kernel configuration
Once that is complete, you will need to get the kernel config specifically for the kernel and architecture you want. The easiest way I found to do this was to download the System Rescue CD you want, and then boot it inside a VM. Once you are inside the VM, go to the /root directory, and it will be a file named kernel-<version>.conf. Copy this file over SSH and put it in a safe location. Also copy it over into the linux kernel directory and rename it to .config.
Build the kernel
Once you copy the kernel config over, do a make menuconfig to begin. You will only need to change two settings inside the config, add the proper kernel name, and remove the old initramfs source files directory. This directory doesn't exist locally. This is a remnant of upstream's build process.
Follow the below tree structure, and make it equal to what is below:
(-std342-amd64) Local version - append to kernel release [*] Initial RAM filesystem and RAM disk (initramfs/initrd) support ( ) Initramfs source file(s)
The Local version above will end up making the kernel modules directory be 3.4.35-std342-amd64. The reason the kernel modules directory has to be equal to this is because our directory will be merged into the System Rescue CD later on, so the names need to be exactly the same so that the System Rescue CD system can find our kernel modules.
If you want to build an srm (which you do), you also need to change the following inside the kernel config so that squashfs-tools can work later on:
Miscellaneous Filesystems -> <*> SquashFS 4.0 - Squashed file system support [*] Squashfs XATTR support [*] Include support for ZLIB compressed file systems [*] Include support for LZO compressed file systems [*] Include support for XZ compressed file systems [ ] Use 4K device block size? [ ] Additional option for memory-constrained systems
Now save and exit, and continue to build your kernel.
# make bzImage modules # make modules_install
If you have multiple cores, do a make -j<# of processors+1> to build faster. Example: make -j9 for an 8 core machine.
Using the portage tree
Inside the portage tree, there are ebuilds already prepared that will download the kernel, patch it, and perform any required substitutions. Afterwards you literally just go into your /usr/src/<kernel> directory, and run make. To see the available versions, run the following:
Versions available for standard kernel # equery y std-sources [I]3.4.37-r1 | o ~ o o o o o o o o o o o | o 3.4.37 | gentoo Versions available for alternate kernel # equery y alt-sources [I]3.8.4 | o ~ o o o o o o o o o o o | o 3.8.4 | gentoo
I haven't written the ebuilds in a way where it's easy to tell (at first glance) what System Rescue CD version you need. However, you can check the ebuild and you will see the version of the CD inside there. You can also check the chart above.
If you wanted to install the standard kernel sources, you just emerge it like any other application:
# emerge std-sources
Once the kernel and the kernel module are installed, you need to make the SRM.
Creating the SRM
It's time to gather the required files and pack them together in order for it to become an SRM. An SRM is nothing more than a directory that has been compressed with squashfs. You can emerge the "Bliss Initramfs Creator" which has a feature that will automagically build the srm for you.
You also need to have spl, zfs, and zfs-kmod installed on your system before you try to make the srm. Emerging "bliss-initramfs" should automatically pull those packages. If it doesn't, make sure you install them.
# echo "sys-kernel/bliss-initramfs srm" >> /etc/portage/package.use # emerge bliss-initramfs
You should now have the following directory layout inside the /opt/bliss-initramfs folder:
octopus bliss-initramfs # ls -l total 117 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6718 May 23 18:05 CHANGES -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 176 May 23 18:05 CREDITS -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 431 May 23 18:05 HELP -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1397 May 23 18:05 LICENSE -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1852 May 23 18:05 README -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3194 May 23 18:05 USAGE -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2891 May 23 18:05 createInit drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4 May 23 18:11 files drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 6 May 23 18:11 hooks drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 5 May 23 22:01 resources
Then run the createInit script and follow the instructions for the kernel you want to make the srm for (In this case it's 3.4.37-std350-amd64):
----------------------------------- | Bliss Initramfs Creator - v1.8.1 | Author: Jonathan Vasquez <email@example.com> | Distributed under the Simplified BSD License ----------------------------------- >>> Which initramfs would you like to generate: >> 1. ZFS >> 2. Encrypted ZFS (LUKS + ZFS) >> 3. More Options >> 4. Exit Program >>> Current choice [1]: 3 ↵ >>> More Options: >> 1. ZFS - System Rescue Module >> 2. Back >> 3. Exit Program >>> Current choice [1]: ↵ >>> Creating a ZFS System Rescue Module! >>> Do you want to use the current kernel: 3.8.13-ALL? [Y/n]: n ↵ >>> Please enter the kernel name: 3.4.37-std350-amd64 ↵ >>> Detected 64 bit platform >>> Checking to see if modules directory exists for 3.4.37-std350-amd64... >>> Creating SRMs for 3.4.37-std350-amd64... >>> Creating directory structure for initramfs... >>> Checking preliminary binaries... >>> Checking binaries... >>> Using ZFS >>> Checking modules... >>> Copying binaries... >>> Copying modules... >>> Copying documentation... >>> Copying udev rules... >>> Compressing kernel modules... >>> Getting dependencies... >>> Copying dependencies... >>> Configuring files... >>> Creating and Packing SRMs... >>> Complete :)
Now you should have two new files:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2068480 May 24 01:05 zfs-core-3.4.37-std350-amd64.srm -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 483328 May 24 01:05 zfs-kmod-3.4.37-std350-amd64.srm
Now all you need to do is put those two files in the root of your USB directory.
If you are making srms for both the standard and alternate kernels, you will end up with two zfs-core files and two zfs-kmod files (1 set for each kernel). You don't need to put the zfs-core that it makes for one of the kernels. The zfs-core srm only has zfs program binaries, man pages, udev rules, and a few other things. The zfs-kmod is the srm that has the kernel modules (and only the kernel modules). So you can easily just put two zfs-kmods (one for each kernel version) and just re-use the same zfs-core for both of them.
Using the prebuilt srm
Download the SRM
If you didn't build your own srm and want to use the prebuilt one, just emerge "zfs-srm" from the tree:
# emerge zfs-srm
You can check available versions just as you did above for the kernels:
Available versions of the zfs-srm
# equery y zfs-srm
[I]3.5.0 | o ~ o o o o o o o o o o o | o 3.5.0 | gentoo
(These versions match the version of the System Rescue CD).
Installing the zfs-srm will automatically pull the "bliss-isomaker" package which is just a script that assists you with rebuilding the System Rescue CD ISO so that the ISO includes the ZFS srms. The script lets you make a bootable ISO or a bootable USB.
Once it's installed, switch to the /opt/bliss-isomaker folder
# cd /opt/bliss-isomaker
You should now see a directory layout that looks similar to this:
octopus bliss-isomaker # ls -l total 100 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 5 May 24 01:41 3.5.0 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1397 May 24 01:31 LICENSE -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 312 May 24 01:31 README -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 576 May 24 01:31 USAGE -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3228 May 24 01:31 create drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 3 May 24 01:41 iso drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4 May 24 01:41 resources drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 3 May 24 01:41 srm
The layout is as follows:
- 3.5.0 - This folder contains the System Rescue CD 3.5.0 specific srms for both the standard and alternate kernel that were installed by emerge.
- create - A script to automatically recreate the system rescue cd iso or usb with the zfs stuff included
- iso - directory to place your system rescue cd iso in
- srm - directory that has the srms
- resources - the files in this folder contain function calls that the 'create' script uses. You don't need to worry about these.
Installing the SRM
There are a few ways to do this, you can either use one of the scripts, or you can do it manually. Before anything, make sure to copy the SRMs from the <Version> folder to the srm folder if you are using a prebuilt one:
# cp 3.5.0/* srm
Generating a new iso
If you just want to remake a new iso so that you can burn onto a cd or use in a virtual machine, just copy your iso over to the iso directory, and run the 'create' script. The new iso will be located in the iso directory as well with a -zfs ending.
Running the script with 1 (or iso) chooses to make an iso. You can also pass the version as well. # ./create 1 or # ./create iso 3.5.0
Creating a fresh usb
If you want to have zfs on a usb with system rescue cd, put the iso in your iso dir, and then run the usb script. It will ask you what usb you want to format (This will delete everything), and then install system rescue cd onto it. Once that is done it will copy the zfs stuff over.
Running the script with 2 (or usb) chooses to make an usb. You can also pass the version as well. # ./create 2 or # ./create usb 3.5.0
Manual installation onto a usb
Assuming that your installing to a flash drive and that the flash drive is mounted in /mnt
1. Mount your usb drive
# mount /dev/sdX# /mnt/usbstick
Where X# is the letter and number of your device. Immediately after you plug your usb in, type `dmesg | tail` in the console and you should see it.
2. Copy the zfs .srms to /mnt/usbstick
# cp zfs-core-3.4.37-std350-amd64.srm zfs-kmod-3.4.37-std350-amd64.srm zfs-kmod-3.8.4-alt350-amd64.srm /mnt/usbstick
3. List your /mnt/usbstick directory and you should see something similar to the following in your /mnt/usbstick
octopus 3.5.0 # ls -l /mnt/usbstick total 305028 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 May 23 20:51 boot drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 23 20:51 bootdisk drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 23 20:51 bootprog drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 May 23 20:51 efi drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 23 20:51 ntpasswd -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2349 May 23 20:51 readme.txt drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 May 23 20:52 syslinux -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 309252096 May 23 20:51 sysrcd.dat -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 45 May 23 20:51 sysrcd.md5 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 23 20:51 usb_inst -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 15889 May 23 20:51 usb_inst.sh -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 877 May 23 20:51 usbstick.htm -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 6 May 23 20:51 version -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2068480 May 23 20:51 zfs-core-3.4.37-std350-amd64.srm -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 483328 May 23 20:51 zfs-kmod-3.4.37-std350-amd64.srm -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 483328 May 23 20:51 zfs-kmod-3.8.4-alt350-amd64.srm
Now un-mount your flash drive and boot it into the machine that you want to use ZFS on.
# umount /mnt/usbstick
Booting into the correct kernel
If you are using the standard srm:
C) Standard 64bit kernel (rescue64) with more choice... > 1. SystemRescueCd with default options
If you are using the alternative srm:
E) Alternative 64bit kernel (altker64) with more choice... > 1. SystemRescueCd with default options
2. Run 'depmod' so that the new modules can be seen by the kernel.
# depmod
You must run depmod. If you don't, then you will get failed to load the ZFS stack error!
3. Use ZFS as usual. If you type zpool status and then type dmesg | tail,
you should see something that says:
ZFS: Loaded module v0.6.1-1, ZFS pool version 5000, ZFS filesystem version 5
If you see the above, then the modules loaded successfully!
Enjoy System Rescue CD with ZFS :)
Using the premade iso
If you don't want to do any of the above stuff but just want the ISO with the ZFS SRMs already included, simply Download the ISO.


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In case none of you have seen this, this is pretty cool. He was wearing a Sonics hat during his game 4 pre-game practice against Memphis. Also was wearing a Mariners hat during the NCAA Women's basketball tournament while he was there.
I'm sorry if this has been posted, but I thought it deserved it's own thread. He's gonna be a Sonic again


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Photos by Justin Steiner
We have a ton of great coverage headed your way, but we didn't want to make you wait, so here's a sample of some of the bikes we've been taking a closer look at. We're shooting video interviews with the builders, so you'll get the behind-the-scenes details straight from them. Stay tuned!
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ONandOnScreen is poems + videos. Here videos are linked with poems and poems with videos in a shared space, widening the spectrum and essential strangeness of each.
ONandOnScreen is that conversation between moving words and moving images,
on and on.
Daffy Duck in Hollywood John Ashbery
from P R A C T I C E Laynie Browne
Jiujitsu Déçu Cynthia Arrieu-King
The Threshold Charles Bernstein
A Pattern Catherine Wagner and Timothy David Orme
Image Noise Andrew Zawacki and Jason Varone
from The Glass Age Cole Swensen
Solstice, 2012 Dorianne Laux and Richard Nace
red sky Ryan Eckes and Cari Freno
Divining My Future Gina Abelkop
Provocations Noel Black and Marina Eckler
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Were you hoping that life might slow down a bit this summer, but disappointed that time still is moving way too fast? Are you feeling increasingly harried and distracted? Does the thought of reading this entire article seem like it's just going to take up too much of your time, so you'd better just skim ahead and get the main point?
If so, you're not alone, and the cause, according to a new book (available at Mesa Public Library) called "The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains," might be the time you spend online.
Nicolas Carr, the author, was feeling the way I described in the first paragraph. So he decided to take a closer look at what might be causing him to feel so fractured and pulled in so many directions. He had especially noticed that it was getting harder and harder for him to concentrate on any one task, idea, book, or article without being interrupted or interrupting himself.
What he discovered is that brains are exceedingly plastic—they change. And as we get used to reading an article online while we also respond to incoming e-mails or texts, follow links, catch up on blogs, and post to Twitter, our brains are actually losing the ability to focus, to learn, and to remember.
Carr cites numerous fascinating studies (along with a good dose of the history of thought and the written word) to back up his claims about our changing brains. But what was most interesting to friends of PEEC were the few parts of the book where he talks about what might be an antidote to these changes: nature.
In one example, Carr talks about a group of people who were given a taxing intellectual test, one that exercised their working memory and required strict control over their attention. The subjects were then given an hour-long break. Half the group was told to walk around in an urban setting, and the other half were told to walk around in a natural, woodsy setting.
All the subjects returned after the break and retook the same test. Those who had been in nature during their break performed significantly better the second time, while there was no change among those who walked the busy streets. In fact, Carr says that studies over the past twenty years have consistently shown that "after spending time in a quiet, rural setting, close to nature, people exhibit greater attentiveness, stronger memory, and generally improved cognition."
If there were a gift we could give our children, skills that we would like them to learn over the summer to make the next school year more productive, interesting, and successful, wouldn't it be the ability to pay attention, remember what they learn, and understand more? And wouldn't we all like a bit of that gift ourselves? How lucky we are, then, to live in Los Alamos where we are surrounded on all sides by a "quiet rural setting, close to nature." Los Alamos is full of nature—real nature, not manicured city parks with a few trees scattered around.
We've got amazing canyons, beautiful trails, interesting and unusual rock formations, trickling streams and gushing waterfalls, tall, tall trees and blooming wildflowers, and it's all just a few minutes away from wherever you happen to be in town.
So the next time you or your child sit down to a computer, a smartphone, the TV, or a video game with tons of action popping out on all sides, think about how much you would both enjoy being outside instead. You could go for a walk, play in a river, climb rocks, build a stick house, get muddy, pick flowers, look at the clouds, or do a million other fun things.
And while you're doing it, you'll be building your brain muscles, making it so you can focus longer, pay attention, and retain what you learn. What could be easier and more fun than that??
Katie Watson is an environmental educator at PEEC (Pajarito Environmental Education Center), creating neat projects for the Sunflower Kids' Gardening class this summer. For information on PEEC nature programs, like our Green Hour hikes for families, visit www.PajaritoEEC.org.
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Every young person (and some of us older ones, too) has received this career advice: Do what you love. From The Onion, a funny take on that sage cliche, titled "Find The Thing You're Most Passionate About, Then Do It On Nights And Weekends For The Rest Of Your Life." — Lauren Weber
Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang is back on the Silicon Valley scene, and he's investing more than ever, according to AllThingsD. In this new chapter of his career, which writer Kara Swisher playfully dubs "Jerry 2.0," the former Chief Yahoo has invested in two dozen startups through his investment firm, AME Cloud Ventures. Yang resigned last January amid intense scrutiny and pressure. –Leslie Kwoh
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R-I-S-K isn't such a bad word, after all. In fact, after several years of layoffs and cost-cutting, managers say employees seem to have become allergic to risk, according to WSJ. To coax them out of crisis mode, some companies are getting creative. Extended Stay America, for example, is handing out "Get Out of Jail, Free" cards among its 9,000 workers. –Leslie Kwoh
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Clarence Harvey Jasper
Clarence Harvey Jasper, 87, of Stinnett died Wednesday, January 2, in Amarillo. Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday at the Church of Christ in Stinnett with Zeb Sailors, former minister, and Robert Clay, minister officiating. Interment will be at the Stinnett Cemetery under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors. Clarence was born to William Lawyer and Agnes (Chisum) Jasper on Nov. 12, 1925, in Hutchinson County. He married Mildred Plumlee on July 12, 1975, in Borger. He was a longtime resident of Hutchinson County. Clarence was a foreman at Hutchinson County Pct. 3, and a full time cowboy. He was a former member of the Hutchinson County Sheriff's Posse. Clarence was a donor and sponsor on Senior Trips. He had a soft touch for kid's organizations. Clarence is survived by his wife, Mildred; sons, Cary Jasper of Stinnett and Luke Lawrence and wife Debbie of Dallas; daughters, Beth Lawrence of Stinnett; and Desire' Keasler of Soper, Okla.; 17 Grandchildren and 16 Great Grandchildren. There will be a visitation with the family on Friday, January 4, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors in Borger.The family requested memorials be made to your favorite charity. To send condolences, sign the online guestbook at www.mintonchatwell.com.


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Bath centre Matt Banahan gets away from Worcester's Ollie Hayes at the Rec © Getty Images
Bath coach Brad Davis wasted little time in turning his attention back to the Aviva Premiership after watching his side rack up their second successive 46-point haul in this season's Anglo-Welsh Cup.
A week on from defeating the Dragons 46-16, Bath hammered Worcester 46-13 at the Rec, with Tom Heathcote, Francois Louw, Matt Banahan, Jack Cuthbert, Ben Skirving, Ollie Woodburn and Nick Abendanon all touching down for the home side.
Despite their stunning start to the tournament, Davis stated afterwards: "We're not even thinking about the LV= Cup now, until January. We've got two massive games now against London Irish and Harlequins in the Premiership."
Davis admitted, though, that their Anglo-Welsh Cup successes had boosted confidence after a rather patchy, inconsistent start to their Premiership campaign.
"You can't always put your finger on the button as to why it clicks," he said. "In the first six Premiership games we have created the chances - but in the last two games we've finished them off too. The guys are feeling confident, playing good rugby.
"We coaches are going to have an interesting chat on Monday. There are some tough decisions to make."
Indeed, Davis acknowledged that the performances of youngsters Heathcote, who kicked four conversions and a penalty, and Woodburn, a constant threat on the right wing, had given the Bath coaching team plenty of food for thought.
"With the young players you never really know until you give them the chance and pitch them in," he said. "If they are good enough, the talent really starts to show through."
Davis was also enthused by the performance of South African flanker Francois Louw, whose 25th-minute touchdown was the highlight of a fine debut.
"He scored a try and it was a really good all-round performance," he said. "Whatever he is asked to do, he goes about his business really well."
Meanwhile, Worcester assistant coach Phil Davies felt that his side had not been as bad as the final scoreline suggested.
"I thought we played well for large parts of the game and had a lot of territory and possession," he said. "I was really pleased with the way the players reacted and adapted to the challenge in front of them.
"Bath had a lot of the first-team players out there and, while we are not pleased with the final score, we were happy with the performance and the way the guys reacted to the challenge in front of them.
"There were lots of good things to take out of the game, we were pleased with our application, just disappointed we didn't take more points out of the match."
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Hike in petroleum products across the board in the territory
Motorists — be prepared to once again pay another hike in gasoline prices after the new maximum allowable price (MAP), or wholesale price, for all petroleum products sold in the territory, was released on Thursday by the ASG Office of Petroleum Management (OPM).
As a matter of fact all petroleum products for American Samoa are seeing an increase, including diesel fuel, kerosene and jet fuel, based on the new MAP, said Petroleum Officer Sione Kava, with OPM.
"An increase across the board is mainly due to the rise in the crude oil prices — not because of increase in demand — but because of the issues with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz and Iran cutting off supply to major European countries," Kava said Wednesday.
Iran, a major oil exporter, for several weeks has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, an important waterway transport in the middle east, and national news organizations reported yesterday that oil prices rose Monday due in part to Iran cutting off exports to Britain and France.
According to Kava, the new MAP for gasoline effective yesterday is $4 per gallon, which is an increase of eleven cents per gallon. OPM plans to check with local stations later this week to obtain the new average price, based on the new MAP.
The average retail price of gas as of early this week was around $4.30 per gallon and the new MAP will have the new retail price hit the $4.40 per gallon mark.
At this time last year, gasoline hiked by 4 cents to a retail average of $3.90 per gallon, according to Samoa News archive records.
The national average of gas prices across the U.S. yesterday was $3.73 per gallon, according to The Associated Press, who also reported that gas prices have increased for twenty-two straight days.
Kava said that there is also an increase of 9 cents per gallon for the new MAP on jet fuel and kerosene, which now stands at $3.91 per gallon. (The increase for jet fuel/kerosene at this time last year was 13 cents per gallon.)
For diesel fuel, the new MAP has road diesel at $4.20 per gallon; boilers/generators (used by the Tafuna Power plant) at $3.89 per gallon; commercial fishing vessel at $3.68 per gallon and other marine diesel at $3.81 — an increase of 7 cents per gallon, said Kava.
Regarding the Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD), which is used for eleven new generators at the American Samoa Power Authority's temporary power generation system (TPGS) in Satala, the new MAP for boilers/generators is $3.92 per gallon while ULSD road diesel (used by Education Department school buses) is $4.24 per gallon — an increase of 8 cents per gallon, according to the OPM official.


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For many years it has been my pleasure to attend to the trees that I nurtured as seedlings and transplanted to our Court House. As I feed them in Feb., I have an opportunity to reflect on our surroundings, our ancestry and our future. It seems to have made a complete circle.
Early pictures show a boron landscape with trees or homes, businesses or industry. We are there today and we may be there for time to come
However, I have great hope for our community. Not just Bastrop, for Bastrop was always dependent upon the surrounding area, but for the South in general. Our climate, resources in labor, minerals, water and transportation will make this part of the world a greater place to live.
So, while forlornly look upon the last destruction of the paper mill that made this community such a great place, I am reminded of the words that "hope dies last." We do not need hope. We do not need a hand out or charity. We just need someone that will take what we have and put on the market.
We can live with the fact that people that want to be President now speak in Spanish. The world is changing around us, yet we are unable to change. We do not have a paper mill, but it was not because we did not have enough Spanish speaking people. Uncertainty is the only thing that we can depend upon to be an absolute. A bleak future, while better than non, is about all we can depend upon.
Yet, there is a chance that our natural resources, the one thing that has kept industry coming back to this area, may yet hold surprises. There may be a chance that we are sitting upon a huge amount of oil, deep and dark but there, and it is all about the money. We shall see and only time will tell.


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I am hoping to blog in detail about our many changes and get your advice. Here is a list of the changes for the library for this school year:
Staff: I am now the Head Librarian for our East Campus (7-12 grades), and we hired an amazing new librarian to focus on our Middle School needs.
Tools: We switched from InfoCentre to Destiny, subscribed to ebrary, have Axis360 and Follett ebooks, new apps for databases, and a newly restructured NoodleTools. All this to go with our new 1:1 iPad initiative in the Upper School. Also, I left EZproxy for now and have a different way for students to locate passwords (on a google doc), I have a new look for my LibGuides, and now I need to rework all of them because of this change away from EZ proxy.
Rules: Finally the students will be allowed to drink in the library, as long as the drinks have lids. We have new beanbag chairs in our redesigned (by students) Fiction Alley, and I hope the kids won't use them as gymnastics mats or cuddling areas.
Programming: We have a new piano in the library for Friday afternoon music, I have to recruit new people to my Student Library Advisory Council and Book Club (because many of my previous members graduated), and I am open to new suggestions from my community.
First teaching task: I am teaching the art history students how to use ARTStor on Friday. A new part for me will be the mobile version, which supposedly has a great flashcard feature. I will teach the kids how to access it on their new iPads, teaching from my iPad using the new Apple TV which is installed in the library Lab.
Lots to do! I am so excited for Tuesday when we start the school year!


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Teens who eat a high-protein lean pork breakfast may consume fewer sugary snacks later in the day, according to a newly released study conducted by the University of Missouri.
The recent 12-week study suggests that, for teenagers, eating a protein-rich breakfast that includes lean ham or pork sausage reduces daily hunger, increases daily fullness, improves morning blood sugar control and leads to less late-day snacking, thus reducing calories from fat and sugar. This is especially true for teens who normally skip breakfast altogether.
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"This new Pork Checkoff-funded study further validates the important role of high-protein lean pork in a balanced diet," says Conley Nelson, National Pork Board president and Algona, IA, producer. "Pork producers work hard to provide consumers with healthy, affordable protein choices for the family table. Parents can feel good about including pork as part of the morning meal because it provides healthy fuel to support their teenagers' busy day while reducing the urge to reach for empty-calorie afternoon snacks."
From 20 to 30% of U.S. adolescents do not eat breakfast and are dubbed "breakfast skippers," a habit associated with excess body weight, according to The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Teens who were assigned as part of the study to eat a high-protein breakfast experienced a decreased intake of about 400 calories later in the day.
However, those who continued to skip breakfast, as well as those who ate the same number of calories for breakfast but had much less protein, did not reduce daily intake. The 400-calorie decrease seen in the high-protein breakfast group was due to voluntarily eating fewer high-fat/high-sugar snacks in the late afternoon and evening.
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Farmingdale State, 74
Maritime College, 70
Farmingdale State (2-2, 1-0 Skyline) continued their regular-season conference winning streak tonight with a 74-70 victory over Maritime College (2-3, 0-1 Skyline). The Rams extended their streak to 17 tonight, dating back to February 14th, 2004 when they defeated Maritime 81-66.
Farmingdale's Dashawn Warren (Astoria, NY/W.C. Bryant) finished with a game-high 29 points, scoring 21 points in the first half. Kenny McMillan (Bronx, NY/All Hallows) scored 15 points and nine rebounds.
Maritime's Jay Gilbert (Montevallo, AL/Montevallo) led the Privateers with 18 points, while Gerard Danzy (Monroeville, AL/Hillcrest) tallied 14 points and grabbed 6 boards.
The Rams host non-conference opponent Rutgers-Camden on Tuesday, December 13th at 8:00pm.


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The Tale of My First Electronics Purchase
by a guest poster • January 30, 2013 • Tagged: electronics  • Comments
I grew up with an 7-years older brother who loved electronics, most notably home theater stuff. When he was in college, he would come back with an awesome a/v receiver, a cd player from a brand that I've never heard of, a hi-fi cassette tape deck, and the newest high quality VCR player (hey this was the early 90′s!). I would brag to all my friends that I could watch the latest and greatest movies with window-rattling volume. Looking back at it now, I can see that my brother probably racked up tons of credit card debt in his acquisition of now-vintage-in-a-non-ironic-way electronics.
Of course, back then (and let's be honest, even now) I really looked up to my brother. So naturally, his hobby of collecting electronics was passed on to me. Back then, it was fun to receive electronics catalogs in the mail to ogle over the newest and greatest things to buy. Now days, it's as easy as heading over to Amazon and clicking around to see what's out right now. It has become too easy to impulsively buy whatever electronics can fit on my credit card.
When I got to college and then got my first credit card, I desperately wanted to build a my own home theater system. I never wanted to be a luddite in the dark ages. It didn't matter that I already had a more-than-adequate stereo system. It wasn't good enough.
It started with a DVD player. I remember sneaking into my roommate's room on winter break and using his computer (I didn't have one at the time) to shop online. The DVD player was a little over $100, which at the time wasn't much, but probably ended up costing me much more in interest. After I made the purchase I got the email saying my order was processing.
After obsessively checking my email, I finally received the tracking information for the shipment. I think that it was the first package that I'd ever had delivered to myself. The anticipation was intense – it seemed as if I wore out the F5 (that's refresh for all you non-keyboard shortcut using savages) on many computers waiting for the status to change.
On the morning of the delivery, I made it a point to keep a keen ear to the door. What I didn't anticipate was how boring it is to wait for a package to arrive…you know, something about a watched pot and boiling water. I naturally fell asleep and missed the delivery! All I had to show for my waiting was a stupid slip that said that the delivery would be retried the next day.
I didn't think that was good enough. Naturally, the next course of action was to get in my car, and chase down any UPS truck that I could spot. Wow, thinking back on that, I must have seemed crazy. When I finally found a guy, he told me that it's their policy to not give out packages to people who come up to them on their route. It's probably to protect themselves against crazy people like me. I was disappointed.
In the end, I did get the delivery the next day and all was good. That started a downward spiral of more electronics purchases, which over the years included a receiver, subwoofer, speakers, VCR, and TVs. Eventually the chase for electronics waned and I moved on to other things and I learned how to fix some of the stuff that I already had when it broke. Some of those things still provide me with entertainment – my receiver, subwoofer, and speakers are still going strong after 10 years. But I wonder how much time and money I could have saved if I never caught the electronics bug.


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Anyone got anything good to say about Lodz or Esl Bell? Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Anyone got anything good to say about Lodz or Esl Bell? Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Poland View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message bootyJoined: 22 Aug 2004Posts: 94 Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2004 2:23 pm Post subject: Anyone got anything good to say about Lodz or Esl Bell? I have heard nothing but negative views about ESL Bell and Lodz. Surely there must be some good points. By the way, if anyone has worked in Lodz, what are the best bars and cinemas? Back to top nocturnalmeJoined: 11 Aug 2004Posts: 73Location: Gdansk, Poland Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2004 4:09 pm Post subject: ELS-Bell Uncle Booty! Steve here. When I was on the summer course, I heard nothing but good things about Bell schools and Poland in general. It's only on here that I've heard negative stuff, so I guess it's each to their own. We'll soon find out! Back to top bootyJoined: 22 Aug 2004Posts: 94 Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 5:07 pm Post subject: Mr Nocturnal Hi there! You are right. The only way is to find out for yourself. Many have warned me about Poland, saying it's a dull and grey country. However, I'm sure the girls are pretty and the booze is good. Poles are also meant to bne really friendly too. Will have to sort a rendezvous at some point. Booty Back to top caramelJoined: 25 Aug 2004Posts: 57Location: London Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2004 9:18 pm Post subject: I'm going to teach for bell in Lodz. Back to top steampigJoined: 27 Oct 2003Posts: 28 Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 5:06 am Post subject: I may be a few years out of date now but Lodz was the best party city in Poland. The legendary Pietrkowska Street is full of restaurants and bars. Remember Lodz is a big university city and has the famous film school that produced the likes of Wajda, Polanski and Zanussi. All these young people means plenty of action. The 'Lodz Kaliska' was the most famous bar but that was admittedly five years ago. I can't believe that Lodz has got anything but better in the last five years. It may not be the world's prettiest city but it is a good place to meet people (lots of cinemas as well). No bad place. Back to top BrooksJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 1369Location: Sagamihara Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2004 4:21 am Post subject: I have heard good stuff about Lodz. it is a place where you can have fun. Go to Baghdad cafe for a beer. The students that take the Cambridge Proficiency exam score the best in Europe. Life in Lodz isn`t easy because many people don`t have jobs and a lot of people leave for Warsaw. Lodz isn`t an attractive city. The Russians designed the architecture, and the style is very Soviet. I have heard good things about Bell in Krakow. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Poland All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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Median lethal dose (LD50)
The median lethal dose, or LD50 (originally abbreviated as DL50 for dosis letalis, 50%) is a test used in animal experiments. It was designed by the British pharmacologist J W Trevan in 1927.
LD50 is the dose of any substance tested required to kill half the number (50%) of test animals. The test shows how much of a substance must be taken before it becomes deadly. For example, a rat must be fed 50 mg of nicotine per kilo of bodyweight before it dies.
Various forms of LD50 test include feeding the substance by mouth, applying it on the skin, and injecting it into veins, muscle tissue or the body cavity.
Animal rights activists oppose LD50 animal testing because the death from poisoning is slow and painful. The LD50 test is also controversial among scientists because of doubts about the usefulness and reliability of the results it gives. Some types of LD50 test, especially oral, have been phased out or banned in the UK.
A chemical compound that forms 0.6-3.0 per cent of the dry weight of tobacco. Nicotine acts as a stimulant in mammals, and is one of the primary reasons for smoking addiction.


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Every June we join communities worldwide to celebrate World Environment Day, and this year the focus was on climate change and deforestation
Every June we join communities across the planet in celebrating World Environment Day, and this year was no different.
This time around the focus was on climate change and deforestation, both issues that are of great concern here, both to the people living in the North Kivu area and the wildlife of the region, including, of course, the magnificent gorillas.
On the day itself I was lucky enough to attend a special conference at the Free University of the Great Lakes. Here, the Provincial Minister for the Environment Anselme Kitakya put forward the government's plans to do more to protect the wonderful forests we live alongside. Plus, we also heard of the latest biodiversity and conservation projects happening elsewhere in the world thanks to speakers from other big NGOs.
But my highlight was the competition the Gorilla Organization held for students across the city of Goma. In all, we incited 64 schools across the city to take part and share their ideas on how we can best stop deforestation. A number of prizes were awarded for the most thoughtful ideas, and it was really encouraging to see these young people using their minds to think of ways we can halt the worrying loss of gorilla habitat.
The interest in the competition shows just how much Congo's youth care about their country, including its animals. I hope that, just as our radio shows and our Wildlife Clubs have help inspire a new generation of gorilla guardians, our work in June will have done the same.
Here are some pictures from some of the events that took place on and after World Environment Day. I hope you enjoy them!


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Beverly Hills [40] is an enclaved city in Los Angeles County in Southern California, surrounded almost entirely by Los Angeles. Since the 1950s, Beverly Hills has marketed itself as a high-end shopping paradise and home of the rich and famous, which still rings true today; its reputation has even been the basis of a few popular TV shows such as The Beverly Hillbillies and Beverly Hills, 90210. Santa Monica Boulevard bisects the city, with most of the businesses being in the south, the north being primarily residential. Most visitors come to shop or dream of shopping.
Others try to hunt down their favorite celebrities' homes, but be careful as many celebrities consider that stalking. Thanks to their friends in the state legislature, California has strict anti-stalking laws.
Note for Bevenly Hills, 90210 fans, there is no West Beverly High; the program was filmed in Torrance High in Torrance.
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|2012-01-11, 12:07
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While true to an extent, the last few chapters before the skip seemed to imply that Dofla had quite a few (shady) connections amongst the WG's upper echelon, so it's not at all far-fetched to think that he was the one Caribou was referring to.
BTW, it's cool to see more reptilian zoans. I wonder if Pekoms uses armor haki to make the turtle shell as hard as diamond? If so, that would probably mean he has the greatest non-logia defensive ability next to Jozu.....
Oh, and of course, I also wouldn't doubt that our furry friend has an Awakened form, as well.
|2012-01-11, 12:14
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tashigi is so tsundere :3 but i do hope Oda not making 90% women to have hourglass shape. it kinda tired now. need some flat chest
also notice that Tashigi use Mihawk technique, probably she also student of him during time skip along with Zoro. we probably learn "relationship" between 2 later
well smoker now have new bigger jutai (?).
anyway other than that we dont get much this week. luffy try to use treasure to persuade big mom. usual comedy. enemy ability show.
|2012-01-11, 13:27
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|2012-01-11, 14:28
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sure as time goes one people more mature and so does the body. but i do hope oda bit more creative
i just miss my tomboy short hair girl
to be honest teaching Zoro and Tashigi probably easy. Mihawk so a technique. then they told both of them to copy. or he just make crazy exercise and and let them do it while he sipping a coffee behind the window.
and aim for Tashigi is not arresting Zoro (that Smoker which one to capture luffy) she just want to defeat him. beside now way Tashigi can capture Zoro by herself. smoker wont be there since he have his own business (in fact he probably order her to go for training for preparation to go to new world) and pretty sure Tashigi go to there solely for training
|2012-01-11, 14:39
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I'm kinda irritated tho, it didnt look like Pekoms was able to use any movement, let alone offensive one, while "turtling", thats obviously an extremely large downside, compared to jozu, who actually can punch stuff with his enhanced defense.
Also, with the power he displayed, there shouldnt be an issue in dodging the bullets, rather than using his DF and doing basically nothing while in his shell. So i take it for now, that Oda just used that to show us what interesting DF Pekoms had... really wondering how he will go about that turtle=| movement stuff once we see him fight seriously (which I don't doubt, seeing the latest turn of events)
|2012-01-11, 14:47
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|2012-01-11, 15:14
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Y'know, that reminds me..... for a long time I've clung to the theory that Zoro's final opponent in the series wouldn't be Mihawk or whoever replaces him as the greatest swordsman, but Tashigi. Somehow, I just find it fitting for his final battle to be against the one who reminds him so much of his departed rival.....
That being said, I highly doubt that Mihawk trained Tashigi (why would a marine seek help from a pirate when she could have her senior officers train her instead?). I'm also sure that she managed to level up considerably after spending some time in the NW with Smoker.
And back to Pekoms.... heh, while I would have cited Marco as an example of an ultimate defensive power, I kinda consider him to be a special case since he's able to heal himself. Also, we can't be sure that he's immobile while in turtle mode. After all, since it was possible for some CP9 members (well, just Jyabura, really) to move around while using a defensive technique like Tekkai, then I see no reason why Pekoms' power would hinder his mobility.
As for being a Tarasque zoan..... while that's definitely a unique idea, I'm a bit unsure about that. I mean, he COULD be one, but that would most likely make him a dragon-type user, and I sort of doubt that Oda would make multiple dragon fruits (just like how I kinda doubt that we'd see a Fenghuang zoan since we already have the phoenix). I think it's more likely that Pekoms is a plain ol' turtle zoan, but it's not like Oda can't make references to the Tarasque with some of his techniques.....
|2012-01-11, 15:30
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|2012-01-11, 16:20
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Well, this was an okay chapter. There weren't any real stand out moments (the best was Nami complimenting Luffy on being a man, before viciously beating him), but the chapter was still quite solid. It's nice to see Smoker (and I guess Tashigi), and the continued history of the original Fishmen pirates is interesting (not only is Big Mama a Furry, but she likes all the woodland and sea critters). But, ultimately, this was a filler chapter. (I say that not to overly critique this week's chapter; we are currently in between arcs, so of course the chapter will feel a little less fulfilling compared to previous and future chapters.)
|2012-01-11, 16:39
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Just because she used a technique we've seen Mihawk use, doesn't mean she learned it from him...
|2012-01-11, 16:45
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I'm so excited to see Smoker again. I can't wait to get a good view of his new look. I like the little we've seen (the shades!).
|2012-01-11, 17:08
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then again i do think mihawk don't mind to let Tashigi to do zoro practice. is not like the practice is they battle mihawk everyday. probably something like mihawk show how to vut the rock and ask them to copy.
reason being why he let tashigi do that is because he want to see next generation of swordsman. if they are stronger than him. he must be proud
also i dont think Oda give Tashigi bullet bending and simply saying "oh she actually learn it from other pirate not mihawk". that is soo not oda-like
in fact probably zoro loss eye becouse of tashigi.
anyway thats my crack theory
|2012-01-11, 17:23
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It was also said that the whole team of marines with Tashigi were specialists at stopping cannon fire...so does that mean they learned it from Mihawk too?
Saying it now then, if:
A- Zoro lost his eye to Tashigi
B- Mihawk taught Tashigi along with Zoro
C- "Bullet bending" techniques are Mihawk only
D- All of the above
I will personally quit OP, because Oda clearly died and was replaced by a lesser being without our knowledge :|
|2012-01-11, 18:44
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That night Camille had a strange dream that Vincent drew a marvelous picture of the stars at night. One morning there was a terrifying knock on the door that woke Camille up. It was a few people from the village. They brought a note for Vincent. The note said "You must pack up your paints and leave our TOWN!" Camille thought the people needed to think a bit before they sent Vincent packing.
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Mammoth Mountain has a grand opening
Woolly wore a tuxedo. Everyone else wore smiles.
Mammoth Mountain Ski Area opened its 2010 season on Thursday and, as a bonus, the ski area unzipped the top at Cornice Bowl, as well as Center Bowl under Facelift Express/Chair 3.
You could hear the woo-hoos, hollers, whistles and oh-yeahs all over, from the bottom at Broadway Express to the top at Cornice Bowl.
At liftoff, skiers and boarders had bluebird skies with a temperature of 21 degrees at Main Lodge and 15 degrees at the top of the 11,059 ski hill.
Wind at Main Lodge was minimal. At the top, the average wind speed was 33 miles an hour at liftoff, which happened right on time at 8:30 a.m. Instruments at the top clocked one gust at 45 miles an hour – not bad for the funsters who are accustomed to getting blown right off the ridge on occasion.
The snowpack was lovely on Broadway, with man-made snow on top of a bed of one-to-three feet of natural snow that arrived, as manna, last Sunday. Cornice Bowl was fine, too, no rock skis needed.
The ski area opened the upper gondola, along with Chairs 1, 3, 6 and 11.
Open trails included Broadway, Saddleback, Main Park, Sesame Street and Center Bowl.
By press time, there was not an actual count of how many individuals crowded up to the lifts, but it was a prodigious opening, said Opening Day war horses of the past.
Many people had the day off on account of Veterans Day, including students from Washoe Valley, who arrived in their big school bus with snowboards and skis on racks, festooning the sides of the bus.
Meanwhile, snow guns began blasting the area around Stump Alley/Chair 2. Ski area spokesman Dan Hansen said Stump Alley will receive the lion's share of the snowmakers' attention next.
Although Stump Alley has a covering of snow, it could use more, everyone agrees. Sadly for the skiers and boarders, it might take a bit more time before Mother Nature cooperates.
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Giant Plane Accidentally Lands at Tiny Airport, Is Unable to Take Off
A 747 LCF Dreamlifter — the largest plane manufactured by Boeing today — mistakenly touched down at Wichita's Jabara Airport late last night while en route from New York's JFK to McConnell Air Force Base.
The plane, which is designed to transport parts used in the construction of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, was heading for McConnell AFB because of its proximity to Dreamliner parts manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems.
According to air traffic control audio posted by BuzzFeed, the pilots of the Atlas Air cargo freighter apparently believed they had landed at nearby Beech Factory Airport.
Here is the 747 Dreamlifter's flight information from FlightAware -- Atlas Air #4241 http://t.co/HYspvO2d3l pic.twitter.com/JK1mmqFHdE— Michael Rusch (@weeddude) November 21, 2013
While it may be embarrassing to land at the wrong airport, it's not nearly as embarrassing as landing at an airport you may not be able to take off from.
Jabara's solitary runway is 6,100-feet in length; the Boeing 747 LCF Dreamlifter requires some 10,000 feet in order to get off the ground.
The latest update from airport officials is that the plane will attempt to take off from Jabara at noon today after being turned around by a tug sent over by Boeing (which briefly broke down on the way).
The plane's remaining cargo will not be offloaded nor will fuel be removed ahead of the takeoff attempt, as officials believe the aircraft's current weight and the runway's length will not be an issue.
Update 2:50 p.m.: The Dreamlister cargo jet has successfully taken off from Jabara, landing safely at McConnell AFB just a few minutes later.
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Blog of Dr. Miland Brown that features different aspects of world history. Not everything can be covered but sites dealing with any historical issue or topic are possible future posts. Also includes sites which discuss teaching history. Dr. Brown is an academic in North America.
Saturday, November 01, 2008
A Royal Pardon for the British Witches?
The site http://www.pardonthewitches.com/ has some more details:
On 28th of August 2008, the Swiss Parliament granted an official pardon to Anna Goeldi who in 1782 was the last person to be executed as a witch in Western Europe. It is time the British government followed this example and this Halloween offered a symbolic pardon to those people who were punished for witchcraft in Britain between the Sixteenth and Eighteenth Century.
Angels, the UK's largest Halloween retailer, has consulted with historian and witchcraft expert John Callow to prepare eight historical test cases that aim to remove the suspicion and fear that continues to surround these innocent women (and one man). Please fill in the petition below to see your name added to the list that will be presented to Justice Minister Jack Straw MP on Halloween 2008 asking him to recommend the Queen issues a posthumous pardon.
Over 400 women were executed in England alone following accusations of witchcraft. These women - often on the margins of society on account of their sex, poverty and age - found themselves used as the outlet for a wide range of unrelated social issues, from religious tension sweeping the nation during the Civil War to more localised problems such as crop failure. Often it was enough for a child to fall ill for a local woman to become the subject of a whispering campaign that could lead to an accusation of witchcraft. During the period, trials were conducted using official assizes presided over by the same circuit judges that tried people charged of non-supernatural crimes. They often used evidence obtained by duress or torture to justify the death sentence.
Eight test cases are being advanced to help with the pardon request. I am convinced this is worthwhile even if the victims can not appreciate it. Miland Brown has added his name to the petition.
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Since Miland Brown has added his name to a petition for the pardon of witches there have been no further posts on his blog. As a regular reader I am bereft, there has been nothing since early November & it is now past Christmas. Would the anti-witch lobby holding him hostage kindly release him or for our sake give him access to a computer?
- M said...
I plan on coming back very soon and returning to regular posting. My apologies for not posting a "on vacation" message. Some events have come up in quick succession in my life which have made blogging seem a bit unimportant lately. I did not plan on such a long break.
I value this blog and will return. I appreciate your message of support.


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Apple's new iPod touch 5 makes the already nearly 2-dimensional iPhone 5 look thick by comparison, but we knew that already. Now that they've finally hit stores in all their multi-colored, looped up glory, we can finally get a good look at everything else.
In addition to Darth Vader black and Storm Trooper White, I picked up an Imperial Guard red and Leanna got a Max Rebo blue. (I'm still waiting on my Yoda green nano!) They all look great, at least fresh out of the package. The loop is the only slight let down. It's leathery, which is nice, but thin and, at least to my eyes, not very Apple-like. Something like the old iPod lanyard might have been a better choice.
We'll be back soon with a full review, but in the meantime, here's the unboxing and the hardware tour.