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A bipartisan group of senators put aside the battling that often prevails in Annapolis to announce Thursday a common agenda of bills that Democrats and Republicans can rally around.
The bills would preserve scholarships for veterans, protect children from identity theft, promote social studies in public schools, help high-tech workers with the cost of security clearances and shield family farms from estate taxes.
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller started the news conference in the Senate's lounge with an endorsement of the idea of bringing together lawmakers of both parties on issues that do not excite partisan passions.
The Calvert County Democrat said that while there are many issues that divide the parties, he wanted to emphasize some that unite them.
"On the issues where we can find common ground, we're going to show people we talk together, we work together and we're going to have their interests at heart," Miller said.
Senate Minority Leader E.J. Pipkin said the GOP leadership in his chamber is behind the legislation.
"The Senate president reached out and offered the opportunity to co-sponsor this legislation," the Upper Shore Republican said.
The event was sponsored by senators, though some House Democrats also spoke.
Four of the bills are unrelated to the issues of spending and taxation that often divide lawmakers in Annapolis. The exception is a measure that would relieve family farms of the burden of Maryland's estate tax. It would exempt from the tax family farms valued at up to $5 million when they are passed down to family members.
The $5 million figure matches the federal standard and would replace the $1 million level now in Maryland law. For farms worth more than $5 million, the tax would be reduced to 5 percent. The tax is currently up to 16 percent.
Sen. Ronald N. Young, a Frederick County Democrat, said the legislation would keep family members from being taxed off their farm after the owner's death.
"It's also one of the best land protection policies. If we keep the land in farming, we protect it from development," Young said.
Two of the contenders for Maryland's 6th District seat in Congress — Republican state Sen. David R. Brinkley of Frederick County and Democratic state Sen. Robert J. Garagiola of Montgomery County — appeared together in support of the measure. Each is seeking his party's nomination for the seat held by Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett, a Western Maryland Republican.
Last year, Gov. Martin O'Malley, a Democrat, signaled his support for a similar bill that did not pass.
Val Connelly, government relations director of the Maryland Farm Bureau, said the legislation was the top priority of delegates at the group's recent convention.
The other bills in the package would:
•Provide protections against the theft of children's identities, a crime with the potential to ruin the credit of young people long before they seek a credit card or a loan. The law would let parents or guardians create a credit report in their child's name and then put a lock on it, effectively preventing thieves from gaining access to children's identities.
•Restore the state's recognition of social studies as a core discipline in K-12 education. Proponents said the role of civics, government and other social studies has been de-emphasized in the decade since the No Child Left Behind Act stressed reading, science and math. The bill would not, however, restore the state assessment that used to be given in social studies.
•Create an income tax credit of up to $3,000 for the cost of obtaining a security clearance. Supporters said the bill would help Maryland high-tech workers qualify for skilled jobs with federal contractors, giving them an edge in hiring.
•Extend a program giving a tuition discount at Maryland public colleges to veterans who served in Iraq or Afghanistan. The bill would extend the law, set to expire in 2016, to 2020.
State Sen. Nancy Jacobs, a Harford County Republican running for Congress in the 2nd District, welcomed the chance to work with members of the other party.
"In Washington, they tend to highlight our differences," she said. "In Annapolis, it's important to come together whenever we can to work together to represent the people in our communities."
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The "Black (Negro) Wall Street" was the name given to Greenwood Avenue of North Tulsa, Oklahoma during the early 1900's. Because of strict segregation, Blacks were only allowed to shop, spend, and live in a 35 square block area called the Greenwood District. The "circulation of Black dollars" only in the Black community produced a tremendously prosperous Black business district that was admired and envied by the whole country.
Oklahoma's first African American settlers were Indian slaves of the so-called "Five Civilized Tribes": Chickasaws, Choctaws, Cherokees, Creeks, and Seminoles. These tribes were forced to leave the southeastern United States and resettle in Oklahoma in mid-winter over the infamous "Trail of Tears." After the Civil War, U.S.-Indian treaties provided for slave liberation and land allotments ranging from 40-100 acres, which helps explain why over 6,000 African-Americans lived in the Oklahoma territory by 1870. Oklahoma boasted of more all-Black towns and communities than any other state in the land, and these communities opened their arms to freed slaves from all across the country. Remarkably, at one time, there were over 30 African American newspapers in Oklahoma.
Tulsa began as an outpost of the Creek Indians and as late as 1910, Walter White of the NAACP, described Tulsa as "the dead and hopeless home of 18,182 souls." Suddenly, oil was discovered and Tulsa rapidly grew into a thriving, bustling, enormously wealthy town of 73,000 by 1920 with bank deposits totaling over $65 million. However, Tulsa was a "tale of two cities isolated and insular," one Black and one White. Tulsa was so racist and segregated that it was the only city in America that boasted of segregated telephone booths.
Since African Americans could neither live among Whites as equals nor patronize White businesses in Tulsa, Blacks had to develop a completely separate business district and community, which soon became prosperous and legendary. Black dollars invested in the Black community also produced self-pride, self-sufficiency, and self-determination. The business district, beginning at the intersection of Greenwood Avenue and Archer Street, became so successful and vibrant that Booker T. Washington during his visit bestowed the moniker: "Negro Wall Street." By 1921, Tulsa's African American population of 11,000 had its own bus line, two high schools, one hospital, two newspapers, two theaters, three drug stores, four hotels, a public library, and thirteen churches. In addition, there were over 150 two and three story brick commercial buildings that housed clothing and grocery stores, cafes, rooming houses, nightclubs, and a large number of professional offices including doctors, lawyers, and dentists. Tulsa's progressive African American community boasted some of the city's most elegant brick homes, well furnished with china, fine linens, beautiful furniture, and grand pianos. Mary Elizabeth Parrish from Rochester, New York wrote: "In the residential section there were homes of beauty and splendor which would please the most critical eye." Well known African American personalities often visited the Greenwood district including: educators Mary McCloud Bethune and W. E. B. DuBois, scientist George Washington Carver, opera singer Marian Anderson, blues singer Dinah Washington, and noted Chicago chemist Percy Julian.
T. P. Scott wrote in "Negro City Directory": "Early African American business leaders in Tulsa patterned the development of Tulsa's thriving Greenwood district after the successful African American entrepreneurial activity in Durham, North Carolina." After the Civil War, former slaves moved to Durham from the neighboring farmlands and found employment in tobacco processing plants. By 1900, a large Black middle class had developed which began businesses that soon grew into phenomenally successful corporations, especially North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company. Charles Clinton Spaulding was so successful with the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company that he was able to create a real estate company, a textile and hosiery mill, and the "Durham Negro Observer" newspaper. Durham Blacks also created a hospital, Mechanics and Farmers Bank (1908), North Carolina Training College (1910), Banker's Fire Insurance Company (1920), and the National Negro Finance Company (1922). However, living conditions in Durham were so substandard and working conditions so poor that the 1920 mortality rate among Blacks in Durham was three times higher than the White rate. As of 1926, 64% of all African Americans in Durham died before the age of 40. These perilous working and living conditions were not present in Tulsa.
On May 31, 1921, the successful Black Greenwood district was completely destroyed by one of the worse race riots in U.S. history. A 19 year old Black male accidentally stumbled on a jerky elevator and bumped the 17-year-old White elevator operator who screamed. The frightened young fellow was seen running from the elevator by a group of Whites and by late afternoon the "Tulsa Tribune" reported that the girl had been raped. Despite the girl's denial of any wrongdoing, the boy was arrested and a large mob of 2,000 White men came to the jail to lynch the prisoner. About seventy five armed African Americans came to the jail to offer assistance to the sheriff to protect the prisoner. The sheriff not only refused the assistance but also deputized the White mob to disarm the Blacks. With a defenseless Black community before them, the White mob advanced to the Greenwood district where they first looted and then burned all Black businesses, homes, and churches.
Any Black resisters were shot and thrown into the fires. When the National Guard arrived, they assisted the others by arresting all Black men, women, and children, and herding them into detention centers at the Baseball Park and Convention Hall. As many as 4,000 Blacks were held under armed guard in detention. Dr. Arthur C. Jackson, a nationally renowned surgeon and called by the Mayo brothers (of Mayo Clinic fame) "the most able Negro surgeon in America," was shot at the Convention Hall and allowed to bleed to death. The "Chicago Tribute" Newspaper reported that Whites also used private airplanes to drop kerosene and dynamite on Black homes. By the next morning the entire Greenwood district was reduced to ashes and not one White was even accused of any wrongdoing, much less arrested.
The race riot of Tulsa, Oklahoma was not an isolated event in American history. On May 28, 1917, a White mob of over 3,000 in East St. Louis, Illinois ravaged African American stores, homes, and churches. Eyewitnesses reported that over one hundred Blacks were gunned down as they left their burning homes including a small Black child who was shot and thrown back into the burning building to die. Seven White police officers charged with murder by the Illinois Attorney General were collectively fined $150. During the "Red Summer" of 1919, over twenty-five race riots, where White mobs attacked Black neighborhoods. were recorded. In the 1919 race riot at Elaine, Arkansas, White mobs killed over 200 African Americans and burned their homes and businesses. Federal troops arrested hundreds of Blacks trying to protect their possessions and forcibly held them in basements of the city's public schools. Twelve Blacks were indicted (no Whites) and convicted of inciting violence and sentenced to die. The NAACP persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court for the first time in history to reverse a racially biased Southern court.
Director John Singleton exposed the horror of the Rosewood, Florida massacre of 1922 in his film entitled "Rosewood." A White mob burned down the entire town and tried to kill all of its Black inhabitants. In April 1994, the Florida legislature passed the "Rosewood Bill," which awarded $150,000 to each of the riot's nine eligible Black survivors.
After the Tulsa riot, the White inhabitants tried to buy the Black property and force Black people out of town. No Tulsa bank or lending institution would make loans in the riot-marred Greenwood district, and the city refused all outside assistance. However, racial pride and self-determination would not permit the Greenwood owners to sell, and they doggedly spend the entire winter in tents donated by the American Red Cross.
Rebuilding was a testament to the courage and stamina of Tulsa's pioneers in their struggle for freedom. Most of the buildings along the first block of Greenwood Avenue were rebuilt within one year. Henry Whitlow wrote: "A little over a decade after the riot, everything was more prosperous than before." In 1926, W. E. B. DuBois visited Tulsa and wrote: "Black Tulsa is a happy city. It has new clothes. It is young and gay and strong. Five little years ago, fire and blood and robbery leveled it to the ground. Scars are there, but the city is impudent and noisy. It believes in itself. Thank God for the grit of Black Tulsa." Like Black Tulsa, African Americans can continue to survive by self-pride, self-help, and self-determination.
Brown, R. (1975) Strain of Violence: Historical Studies of American Violence. NY: Oxford Univ. Press.
Butler, W. (1974) Tulsa 75: A History of Tulsa. Tulsa: Metropolitan Tulsa Chamber of Commerce.
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Mod Edit: The option to create games for no points has been suggested dozens of times under numerous monikers including: Unrated games, Unranked games, No Points games, Sparring games, Friendly games and Recreational games. Each time it has been REJECTED. The simple reason for this is that it undermines the scoring system. If people were allowed to play all the games that they weren't very good at "for fun" or "for practice" and only play games that they could likely win points on "for realsies" or "for keeps" then all of a sudden everybody would be a farmer of sorts. Perhaps you think this would be a good thing. However, as it stands now, there appears to be almost zero chance that Conquer Club will engage in this experiment anytime in the foreseeable future.
This thread is related to the separate suggestion of allowing players to "stake" or set the amount of points that a game is worth. That idea, too, has been rejected countless times as you can see here: https://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewt ... 471&t=9694. Other related topics that I found, but felt they were distinct enough not to warrant a merge were for Anonymous, no points games and not allowing (as in not a user option) points to be collected for certain game types, e.g. freestyle games. However, this thread does include discussion of allowing "pointless" games within the Society of Cooks.
If, however, you would like to lend your support to the idea of unrated games, please do so here rather than creating yet another thread, which the moderators will have to merge with this one. If you see another thread that should be merged here, please inform a moderator. Thank you. --agentcom
Per agentcom's request- This suggestion is partially filled by the bots update, allowing for players to compete against a "computer" player with no loss of points. This is also partially filled by the "guide games" available through Game Requests and the Society of Guides -James K
I think it would be great if you had the option to select ranked or unranked when creating a game. That way you can play a friendly games against your friends without tempers running high. Some people take ranks and points way too seriously.


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Carol singers in Covent Garden aren't taking cash donations this morning - instead they're accepting tap-to-pay credit cards, but by a lucky coincidence BarclayCard has staff handing them out nearby.
The winter warblers are from the London Community Gospel Choir, and the donated money will go to the Help a Capital Child fund, but the real purpose of the exercise is to get people used to the idea of paying by tap - even if it means giving them cards pre-loaded with a fiver. The cards can be tapped against the modified collection bucket.
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Credit cards already have contact-less payments built in, conforming to the Near Field Communications (NFC) standard. Chip 'N PIN readers in a good many shops now support the feature (look for the word "contact-less" on the front, it's surprising how quickly it's spreading) but customers (and sometimes shopkeepers) are still reluctant to use the technology.
In the early days of supermarkets, legend has it, male models were hired to push trolleys around the place to make men feel more secure doing the same. Seeing someone else doing something makes us much more confident to do it ourselves, which is the point of BarclayCard dropping £2,500 into Help a Capital Child's coffers in £5 pre-paid cards: not only do those given the card get to try the tech, but everyone watching gets a little more comfortable with the idea.
BarclayCard obviously gains through additional transaction fees, but the shopkeepers also gain as those fees are less than the cost of handling cash. What the customer gains is less clear, one might hope lower prices will be the ultimate result, or at least fewer holes in one's trouser pockets. ®


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THE SPORTS DOCTOR- Why not? Think before you ask the computer
Who I am to question Robert Kennedy? After all, I'm just a little girl from Virginia. I'd say Kennedy's claim that "I dream of things that never were, and ask why not" ranks near the top of inspirational sayings, and sometimes, for some of us, it's the only way to go.
Of course, Robert Kennedy didn't intend to encourage irresponsible behavior. You've never put ground glass in your salad, and why not? Gucci never built a Compton boutique– what the heck? Sometimes the "why not" is pretty formidable. In that spirit, I'm sure Senator Kennedy might have reconsidered passing his advice along to the Bowl Championship Series.
For readers unfamiliar with college football, the one thing important to know about the BCS is that it claims as little human involvement as possible. Earlier this week, it was announced that Florida and Oklahoma will be meeting in the national championship, and anyone who doesn't like it can take it up with the computer. (Fox Sports columnist Dave Borst is leading the charge.)
See, the BCS rankings are an average of three components: two polls and a composite computer ranking based on six separate computer tallies. The college football powers-that-be like to pretend it's a system born of necessity. Since 1869, human beings decided who would be the national champion, and the team rotation was pretty limited. In fact, from 1869 to 1913, there was only one year (1904) that didn't see Princeton, Harvard, or Yale take home the cup.
For most big-time football programs, human bias was A-okay. Notre Dame had no problem with how the championship was run. It's a little hard to find fault with a system that provided 13 national titles. But in 1984, Notre Dame, along with other powerhouse teams like Alabama, Penn State, and Oklahoma witnessed (to quote Led Zeppelin), "what is and what should never be."
Ah, Brigham Young U, the straw that broke the camel's back, the final nail in the coffin, that last grain of sand that tipped the scales. In 1984, the little-Mormons-that-could defeated Michigan in the Holiday Bowl, 24-17. It wasn't just the last game of Steve Young's college career; it was also the last time a piddly little conference like the NCAA Division I-A Mountain West could hope to produce a national champion.
The subsequent formation of a Bowl system wasn't a necessity, but rather a knee-jerk reaction to pure embarrassment. From the initial incarnation of the Bowl Coalition to the current Bowl Championship Series, the major conferences (ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-10, and SEC) have managed to develop a system of nepotism, self-interest, and exclusivity unmatched in college athletics.
What's it called when the powerful few impose their will on everyone else? Oh yeah, an oligarchy– or maybe a junta. I reckon it's no coincidence that Big-10 giant Michigan State has a Spartan for a mascot.
Suffice to say that if a team isn't a member of one of the six major conferences (independent Notre Dame excepted), that team is shafted is almost every possible way. Utah is this year's BYU, an undefeated team from the Mountain West Conference. They might have had a chance at being national champions 24 years ago, but not today. The best Utah can do is play Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, which, according to BCS standards, should be honor enough.
The BCS has its fair share of critics. Every year hundreds of columns are written complaining about strength of schedule, preseason rankings, and geographical location– basically any criteria the computer system takes into account (not to mention what's not included, i.e. margin of victory). The BCS just isn't fair.
Why doesn't the BCS take the bull by the horns and institute a playoff system? Isn't that more fair than computer rankings? How many times have you heard that argument? Even Barack Obama pressed for a playoff during and after his campaign. If the President-elect is dissatisfied, how can the BCS fail to recognize the problem?
The BCS knows but doesn't care. The BCS is so unfair that the NCAA doesn't formally recognize it. Prior to 1984, no one had dreamed of so blatantly stacking the proverbial deck. But after the BYU debacle, the big boys of college football got together and said why not?
Why not indeed? Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Poor Robert Kennedy. How could the Harvard end have known that his own stirring philosophy would ultimately render his team virtually ineligible for a national title?
No playoff system will change that.
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Steve Young was not on the BYU 1984 team, he graduated in 1983. The quarterback in 1984 was Robby Bosco. Otherwise, good article. I agree with you completely.
In 1984, BYU was a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Mountain West Conference--where BYU is currently a member--was formed in 1999
Don't forget the BCS forerunner - The Bowl Alliance which BYU blew up in 1996 by beating heavily favored Kansas State in the Cotton Bowl and went 14-1 for the season. The BCS is also a money grab by the big six conferences and is also being attempted in basketball by calling "lesser" conferences mid-majors. As usual, follow the Benjamins.
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I was trying to find this web page again and came across it tonight so I wanted to bring it to the attention of the forum. It is a long description about how Jack Davis became a breatharian. Very interesting. He is still alive and healthy in Hawaii. Here is the link:
One interesting transition tool that people who have studied breatharianism talk about is the "yellow foods" method. One of my housemates tried it for a month but gave it up. It is supposed to be an excellent transitional diet because its proponents say that it affects certain energy centers in the body which will help with the process. This is also a technique Jack used, among others.
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Judy, thank you for this link. Interesting for me.
Would you like to ask him to join our forum?
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I am not exactly sure how to reach him. Perhaps I will try going through Joan Ocean who hosts the web site of his html page. Will let you know if he responds.
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Hello friends:
I sent an email via a friend of Jack's and here is his response:
Judith, So nice to hear from another living human who believes that we can (and do) live on air. I started the return to sanity in January of 1981, after attending lectures by Wiley Brooks. These past 23 years I have done many total fasts of varying lengths of time. Finally, I settled on a gradual reduction of physical food. For years I have consumed little more than 12 to 16 ounces of potato or corn chips and a quart of juice, grape or apple. Currently I consume only steamed potato and occasional juice. My social age is 70, though I do not live that life style. Four or more times each week I swim one to two miles in ocean, during which time I also gaze into sun, my nutrition for the day. When possible, I also gaze into setting sun from my tree house at setting. Total sun food for day is 30 to 45 minutes. Don't currently have electricity or computer, but intend to go online in near future.
Also, in a separate email is:
Judith, Read your message on Joan Ocean?s e-mail. I do not currently have connection. I live in jungle in west Hawaii. I began practice in 1981, though I have never totally eliminated intake of so-called food. The psyche seems to enjoy it. I eat about 16 oz of potato (steamed) and occasionally, 12 ounces of grape or apple juice during the day. This intake usually occurs around 2 P.M. I enjoy my privacy and have no desire for attention, but I do honor any opportunity to serve Truth and fellow human, and Planet Earth. Aloha, Jack Davis
He gave me his P.O. Box address but for purposes of privacy please contact me offline for it.
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Jack Davis
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 10:00 pm
Post subject: Breatharian
You may post my mailing address. I am happy to be of service. Jack Davis, Box 44, Honaunau, Hawaii, 96726. Aloha
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 11:34 pm
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a secluded life. My Respects, and admiration to you, Jack Davis!
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Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 3:58 am
Post subject: Breatharianism
Currently, I am not "On Line", on the internet. If I may be of assistance to anyone seriously interested in the practice, you may contact me at: Jack Davis , Box 44, Honaunau, Hawaii, 96726. Aloha, Jack
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So this sounds like 600-700 calories per day. This is in keeping with Dr. David Jubb's definition of Breatharianism which is "someone who eats very little most of the time" rather than someone who never eats.
I want to live in a treehouse too!!
I bet he gets to swim with dolphins on occasion too. 70 something is sounding pretty fun.
Thank you Jack for being an example of light and sharing your experiences with us.
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text: This video comes to us via good old Jimmy Traina, and god damn. Sunday's Rock Lititz Tour in the heart of Amish Country was highlighted by this brutal crash, and maybe your turn is too sharp when the two race leaders both hit the barricades. According to the YouTube uploader, the first cyclist was up and walking, but taken away in an ambulance for good measure.


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"Proclaim LIBERTY throughout all the Land": The King James Bible and the Liberty Bell
Perhaps the most surprising fact about the Liberty Bell is that it was first cast many years before the American Revolution, in 1751—not in 1776, as one might assume. Pennsylvania's colonial assembly ordered a bell for its state house, specifying that the London company making the bell place on it a passage from the King James Bible, Leviticus 25:10: "Proclaim LIBERTY throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants thereof." That phrase was apparently a reference to the liberties established in the Pennsylvania colony by its Quaker founder William Penn, including religious freedom and the powers of the legislative assembly. Anti-slavery advocates later gave the Liberty Bell its name based on the biblical words, and used it as an abolitionist symbol starting in the 1830s.
As explained by the National Park Service, the first bell cracked almost immediately after it reached Philadelphia. The same metal was used to cast a second bell, with the same biblical language, in 1753. That one—the bell we know today—lasted until 1846, when a crack appeared and another followed, retiring it from service. What would the Liberty Bell sound like if it had never cracked? For that matter, what would it sound like if it were rung today, as-is? Thanks to a computer model described in this article on a National Park Service website, you can hear it for yourself. Just select the audio links for the "unbroken" or "cracked" Liberty Bell.
Manifold Greatness: The Creation and Afterlife of the King James Bible, is a joint project of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, and the Bodleian Library of Oxford University, with assistance from the Harry Ransom Center of the University of Texas at Austin, that marked the 400th anniversary of the 1611 King James Bible. A traveling exhibit to 40 libraries around the United States is now at the 40th library, the Nancy Guinn Memorial Library in Conyers, Georgia, through next Friday, July 12. Manifold Greatness also includes an extensive website with image galleries, original videos, interactive timelines, and more.


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I haven't moved in 32 years.
I moved.
I'm glad I work out.
Oh, we've taken a year Sabbatical to a foreign country. But that isn't moving. That's not downsizing. Downsizing, divesting of your belongings to get out of your house, is mental and physical torture. And I'm a sixties kid.
It's the work, the constant rearranging, reorganizing, revising, rethinking, more than anything, that kills you, and the thought of the shlepping.
Not that we didn't hire movers; a wonder, these professionals. You sign on the dotted line, agree to pay for their time and effort, and for the bubble wrap, the wardrobes, boxes and tape, if you're not careful. Then you watch, spellbound, as they pack your cherished possessions at lightening speed. You feel you're on a reality TV show, keep looking at your watch.
People tell you to make three piles, but you knew that, learned that lesson moving your mother to her retirement home: one to donate, one to pitch, another to sell. Your piles seem very high, your trash overflowing. You can't believe that you can really live with a third, perhaps a quarter of the things you thought you needed to live a quality life.
You forget things like extension cords, your jacket, coffee filters, the 1/8 measuring cup for the beans, travel mugs. Your partner keeps asking you where questions, and you shrug, have no idea. The loss of control is fun. Your attitude about these things is positive. In other circumstances, having no idea where your travel mug might be would unravel you, send you into a finding frenzy.
When the van gets to your new destination, and the men begin to haul things inside, you have to make the big decisions-- what goes where. You change your mind a few too many times, in your empathetic opinion. At some point feel sorry for the guys, stop asking them if they wouldn't mind, just one more time, moving the bedroom dresser, the armoire, even the dining room table to yet another spot then back to the original.
You remember measuring several times to be sure everything fit. When it does, you feel brilliant. But your calculations aren't 100%, and when you can't cram a nightstand into the corner you are up late at night with your partner, working a new solution.
It is something you didn't think you really needed, but then you decided you did need. He disassembled then reassembled it hours after the movers have come and gone. Together you attempt to move the bed so the piece will fit, but you are moving it on thick carpet, not the wood floors you had at home. The screws holding the headboard together (a three piece monstrosity) disengage. Things get crazy. The headboard is too heavy, reattaching what has now perhaps permanently detached is going to be impossible tonight, if ever.
No marital conflict here. You look at one another, the panic in all four of your collective eyes. You are both very tired. You do your best, use the box from the new microwave with the annoying flashing clock to support the part of the unit that might otherwise crash, wake the entire building in the middle of the night, perhaps kill you. Tomorrow you will get a better box.
The apartment lets in more sun than your old house ever did, and for this you are grateful. Because the heat is paid for in the assessment, it pours into the bedroom and you can sleep with the window open, even though it is in the forties outside, so you sleep like a rock.
You would anyway, of course.


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VICTORIA — The B.C. Liberal Party went silent Thursday about a revelation that Sukh Dhaliwal is facing charges, raising questions about the political future of the party's high-profile candidate in Surrey.
The Vancouver Sun revealed Thursday that Dhaliwal, a former MP and B.C. Liberal power broker, is facing six charges under the Income Tax Act for failing to file returns for a company of which he is president.
B.C. Liberal campaign director Mike McDonald said in an email late Wednesday that Dhaliwal "has made us aware of issues concerning a company in which he is a director and will be keeping us up to date with his progress."
McDonald added that Dhaliwal "assured the party that he is working to resolve it as expeditiously as possible and fully intends to fulfil any and all obligations."
But on Thursday, McDonald refused to respond to repeated calls from The Sun asking exactly what the party knew about Dhaliwal's case and what it plans to do now that the issue has been made public.
Dhaliwal's Canada Revenue Agency case, related to a company called Genco Consultants Inc., was back in Surrey Provincial Court Thursday and was put over until Feb. 21.
His wife Roni Dhaliwal, who along with her husband is a director of Genco and another company, is facing 14 charges under the Income Tax Act.
Premier Christy Clark refused to comment Thursday.
Minister of Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux — who freed up the Surrey-Panorama riding for Dhaliwal by moving to adjacent Surrey-Cloverdale — said Thursday she knew nothing about the charges.
"The information you are providing me with is something I have just learned about today, and as I understand it, is an issue that's before the courts," she told reporters in Victoria Thursday.
"It would be inappropriate for me to comment on that."
New Democratic Party leader Adrian Dix said Thursday he most likely wouldn't have approved a candidate facing charges as Dhaliwal is, but added it will be up to the voters to make the final decision.
"I guess the premier decided that this wasn't an issue, and she was happy to have Mr. Dhaliwal as a candidate. I think it's going to be a challenge for him," he said.
"Mr. Dhaliwal is one of her closest political supporters. Presumably she has a lot of faith in him and she made the decision accordingly," he added.
"I'm not sure this would have worked for us."
Dix also stressed the process is not complete, and wished Dhaliwal well.
"He's been charged, but the issue hasn't been resolved," he said. "In fairness to him, I hope he resolves it."
Amrik Mahil, the NDP candidate running against Dhaliwal, said he was shocked by Thursday's news.
"All I can say is I'm working hard to win the riding," he said in a brief interview. "I think the due process should take place."
Genco was founded on Nov. 26, 1999 as a numbered company, according to the B.C. corporate registry, adopting its current name in 2001.
The two-page indictment says Dhaliwal violated section 238 (1) of the Income Tax Act six times when "on or about Dec. 23, 2011, (he) did unlawfully direct, authorize, asset to, acquiesce in or participate in Genco Consultants' failure to file a completed Corporate Income Tax Return or T2."
Dhaliwal told The Sun in an emailed statement that both his personal income tax and taxes for his other company, Dhaliwal and Associates, are up to date.
Corporate records list him as president of both Genco and Dhaliwal and Associates, which was incorporated on Aug. 27, 2002.
His wife is listed as secretary of both companies. There are no other directors listed.
Surrey city council minutes indicate Sukh Dhaliwal appeared before councillors on Jan. 7, 2003 on behalf of Genco to get a parcel of land rezoned to allow for single-family housing.
A public hearing was held on the rezoning on Jan. 20, 2003 and council passed a motion approving it. A development permit was passed at another council meeting in January 2004.


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Cost is $65 per player or $260 per team, which includes golf, cart and dinner. Only one player with an 8-or-better handicap is permitted per team, and teams must have a minimum handicap of 40.
First place pays $800, and more than $4,800 in prizes are at stake.
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May 21, 2007
Pomelo Salad
The pomelo salad, like most yams (Thai salad) showcases Thai cuisine's four basic flavors: tangy, salty, sweet and hot. The blast of lime provides the tang, the fish sauce infuses in the saltiness, and if the pomelos are in season they would make the salad juicy and sweet. But the real secret is in the dressing, a blend of contrasting ingredients dominated by the naam plaa or Thai fish sauce. The naam plaa is the main source of salt for the Thais, used in cooking and as a condiment. It is fermented into varying grades and colors and is used in practically all Thai dishes.
I was really excited about this and was very happy with the outcome. The only thing I would do differently is separate the pomelo into smaller segments, add more chili paste (I held back for my mom's sake) and make it sooner so it has time to cool in the fridge longer. Pomelo Salad (Yam Som Oo)
1 tbsp thinly sliced garlic
1 tbsp thinly sliced shallots
2 tbsp grated coconut, roasted
1 cup (150g) pomelo segments
1 to 3 cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 tsp chopped red chilies
1 tbsp ground roasted peanuts
2 tbsp coriander leaves
For the dressing:
1/2 cup (125 ml) coconut milk
2 tsp grated palm sugar (I used muscovado sugar)
1 tbsp naam plaa or Thai fish sauce
2 tbsp lime juice
2 tsp roasted chili paste
To prepare the dressing, boil the coconut milk, palm sugar, fish sauce, chili paste and lime juice in a wok for 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
Stir-fry the garlic and shallots separately for 1 minute, the combine them in a bowl. Add the roasted coconut, pomelo, shrimp, chilies and ground roasted peanuts. Dress the salad and garnish with coriander leaves.
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MMMMM! I share your love for this salad :) Thanks for sharing the recipe! Will make it next time I make Thai curry :)
- May 21, 2007 12:38 PM
What a fabulous looking dish! I bookmarked it in my newsfeed even before I read the entire post. Now I'll be urging my cilantro seedlings to grow, grow, grow! This salad is just begging to be enjoyed on a nice sunny day.
- May 21, 2007 11:05 PM
This is one of the VERY few salads I totally adore. And yours looks delicious; I want to eat it off the screen! I can't wait to taste it in its native land. :-P
- May 22, 2007 12:09 AM
- christine said...
You're welcome, Jo! :)
Hi Rowena! It's most perfect on sunny days, that's for sure. Pomelos are so refreshing, especially when they're in season and so juicy! How nice that you grow your own cilantro from seedlings! I buy my herbs planted in pots already, I'm lazy like that heehee. :)
My gosh, Katrina, you'll go nuts! If you think it's good here (like in People's Palace), boy you're in for such a treat! :)
- May 22, 2007 12:37 AM
- Oggi said...
I'm tempted to buy this cookbook! I already own 2 Thai cookbooks which are very well used. I guess one more to add to my collection can't be that bad.:)
Your pomelo salad looks so yummy!
- May 22, 2007 7:32 AM
- Watergirl said...
I love Thai salads, mixing in seafood with vegetables like your recipe, or green papaya salad (eaten with coconut sticky rice). Everytime I think of pomelo in Thailand, reminds me of a dinner where they mixed fresh pomelo with a hot omelette, it was really good, and surprising.
- May 22, 2007 3:31 PM
- christine said...
Hi Oggi! Since you make good use of your cookbooks, then you definitely can afford to get another. :) Which books do you have and what would you recommend?
Mila, how interesting, pomelo in an omelette. I can't even begin to imagine what that tastes like, but I'd love to try!
- May 22, 2007 5:13 PM
- Sidney said...
Yummy !
- May 23, 2007 7:14 PM
- vina said...
Hi Christine! I sent you an email, and I hope you'll be able to read it today. It's related to cooking, of course! :)
Haaay...I miss Thai food. There's not much good, authentic Thai restaurants here, don't you think? Or do you know of a few?
- May 24, 2007 10:26 AM
- Señor Enrique said...
Can't explain it, but I prefer the Thai restaurants in NYC.
You should open your own restaurant!
- May 24, 2007 4:29 PM
- P said...
OMG that shrimp is HUGE! looks juicy too. lucky me, i found an excellent thai resto near my apartment. no frills, but yummy food. they have a raw papaya salad! perfectly refreshing for hot days.
- May 24, 2007 9:54 PM
- Oggi said...
The book I can recommend highly is The Love of Thai Cooking published in 1978 and is still available used at amazon, I think. The book does not specify any authors, it says tested & proven by The Culinary Division of Vista Productions Test Kitchens. The recipes are simple, authentic Thai, no fusion cooking here and accompanied by large photographs.
The other cookbook I have, The Thai Cookbook by Pannipa Dibbayawan & Guy Cox, also available used at amazon is okay, not as good as the above.
Sorry for the long comment:)
- May 24, 2007 10:59 PM
- christine said...
Hi Sidney, it sure was! :)
Vina, you're the best! I'm so excited for Saturday, thank you thank you! :) For Thai restaurants in Manila I have two favorites - Soms near Rockwell, and People's Palace but of course there are others. Just not sure how authentic they really are.
Senor Enrique, be careful what you wish for! hehe I bet they had amazing Thai restaurant there, NY is like the restaurant capital of the world isnt it? Like London. Practically every cuisine is represented there, how lucky you are. :)
Hey P! So nice to "see" you here. :) I got the shrimps at S&R and they were not even the jumbo ones, they were already so big! Oohh a neighborhood Thai resto, lucky you!
Oggi, please don't apologize! Thank you so much for the recommendation. I'll be adding that to my wishlist over at amazon. :)
- May 25, 2007 12:31 AM
It's hard for us heat lovers to satisfy both our desires and those of our non chili loving friends!
Ari (Baking and Books)
- May 25, 2007 1:16 AM
- Unknown said...
I am slowly building my Thai recipe book from your posts. :-) The picture you have is lovely.
- June 04, 2007 3:44 PM
- christine said...
Ari, that's true! And that's always the case at home, most of us our heat lovers, it's really just my mom that stands alone. And the poor woman has had to endure some torture in that respect, but of course most of the time we adjust to please everyone. :)
Hey orange pixie, thanks! :) When I like the Thai recipes I try I'll post about it so you can add them to your collection.
- June 05, 2007 2:01 PM
Excellent pomelo salad - really tasty and so simple to make! Thank you!
- December 01, 2008 10:40 AM
- christine said...
You're very welcome. I'm so glad you liked it! :)
- December 03, 2008 11:15 AM


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Their needs are plenty. But with limited cap room, upgrading isn't the goal.
It's more about plugging holes on the cheap.
With nine starters set to become free agents Tuesday and his team roughly $8 million under the $123-million salary cap, new Jets general manager John Idzik will have to rebuild his depleted roster on a serious budget. The Jets' past Saks Fifth Avenue spending has gotten them here: searching for basement bargains in a free-agent pool that is devoid of their most important need -- top-tier quarterback talent.
"There's a negative connotation associated with rebuilding," Idzik said during the NFL combine in Indianapolis, "but honestly, I think every NFL team retools or rebuilds to a certain extent."
Aside from quarterback competition for incumbent Mark Sanchez, the Jets need a running back, two guards, two safeties, two outside linebackers and a tight end.
The Jets, who have the bulk of their salary cap tied up in eight players, could save some money by getting receiver Santonio Holmes to restructure his contract, which currently would pay him an $11-million base salary in 2013.
They also must figure out what to do with Darrelle Revis.
The star cornerback is under contract next season, but it's no secret that owner Woody Johnson isn't keen on paying Revis a salary commensurate with his status as the top defensive player in the NFL.
While trade rumors have run rampant involving three-time All-Pro Revis, who tore his ACL last season, he has maintained that he wants to be a "Jet for life." But despite reports that say Revis will be as good as gone in 2013, he seems neither worried nor flustered by the trade speculation.
"None of the trade talks matter if I am not healthy and back to All-Pro form," Revis said in a recent NFL Network interview.
Once the dust settles during free agency and teams have secured pieces for their secondary, it'll be easier to determine what the Jets might be able to get for Revis. But with most teams refusing to shell out big money given the minimal salary-cap increase from last year and the influx of cheaper cornerbacks hitting free agency, it's unclear what offers the Jets will field.
There's also the issue of his health.
"The fact is he's an injured player who has not proven yet that he is what he was before he got hurt. So that's point A," ESPN NFL analyst and former NFL executive Bill Polian said in a conference call last week. "Point B is that he is entering the season prior to his free agency and he cannot be tagged, so he either reaches a long-term agreement with the club or he becomes a free agent. Those are the facts. How you balance them is the difficult part. How can you negotiate when you don't know what the player is likely to be? You can surmise, but you don't know until he gets on the field.
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
Kale, Walnut, Plum Salad with Plum-Walnut Dressing
So I thought I was going to be all smug and self righteous this summer and not post a salad. Since salads weren't really floating my boat these past few weeks... For some reason, I apparently thought this made me rebellious. I am unable to account for how I got this notion. I picked up some kale at the farmers market recently, and thought to myself, I'm going to make some fresh pasta and then toss it with the kale and some other things. That sounds yummy! Then it got hot. And stayed hot. Like, oh my god, I wish I had an air conditioner hot. We live near the ocean; we're not supposed to get hot like this! Come back ocean breeze! My tolerance for heat must have plummeted since moving here... But anyway, I realized that rolling out some homemade pasta would be like a mild form of midieval torture, which cooking really shouldn't be. So I made a salad to use up the kale, and surprisingly (or not surprisingly), I really liked it!
For the salad:
1 bunch curly kale, stem removed and chopped
2 pieces of bacon
1 scallion, chopped
1 plum, pitted and sliced
bit of shaved Parmesan cheese
bit of shaved carrots
handful of toasted walnuts
For the dressing:
1/4 cup toasted walnuts
2 plums, peeled and pitted
1/4 cup canola
1 tablespoon walnut oil
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
For the salad: Fry up bacon slices on a griddle over medium heat. Once both sides have crisped, remove from griddle and place on a paper towel. Place kale, scallions, plums, Parmesan cheese, carrots, and walnuts in a medium-sized bowl. Chop the bacon pieces, and those into the bowl as well. Toss everything together.
For the dressing: Place everything in a food processor and pulse a few times until it all comes together. Then drizzle over the salad and mix together.
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Now this sounds just plum good!ReplyDelete
I'm glad you broke your own rule. This salad is beautiful!ReplyDelete
It's so pretty! I wish I posessed the ability to just eat kale--it's just too bitter for me. I need to hide it and use small amounts of it in stuff lolReplyDelete
Your refusal to post a salad is totally amusing! I don't post them super-often, but sometimes a salad is the perfect answer to the dinner conundrum. What a great use of kale!ReplyDelete
I'm so glad you broke the trend and posted this marvelous salad! I'm really intrigued by the amazing sounding dressing. Smart move to delay making pasta till a cooler day :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 24, 2012 at 1:46 AM
This kale salad looks so good and healthy!ReplyDelete
Plum salad dressing? That sounds delicious!!!ReplyDelete
I'm glad this salad worked for you! At least it shouldn't be hot for too much longer.ReplyDelete
Love the idea of using plum in this salad! Bet it adds the perfect touch of sweetness to balance it!ReplyDelete
I love this dressing, and such a great salad! Happy that you broke down and did this, but sorry about the heat. I am at the ocean as well, and really it has been bizarre with the heat lately.ReplyDelete
Of all the salads we had at home, we have never incorporated plums. And this is definitely something I like to introduce to my family. Super light and tasty too. Has Yumm factor written all over it. Have a good weekend Jenn!ReplyDelete
I love the combination of flavours and colours in this!ReplyDelete
Great way to use the kale! The salad looks amazing! :)ReplyDelete
I love everything about this salad. I'm a total kale junkie!ReplyDelete
I hear you about the hot. Ours has finally broken but I'm still eating salad. GREGReplyDelete
This salad looks crazy delicious :DReplyDelete
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This is such a great salad and so healthy. I especially love the dressing.ReplyDelete
Lovely salad. I love the dressing, too - it sounds really good!ReplyDelete
Love the idea of pairing kale with plums and your dressing sounds incredible!! A must try for sure :) thanks for yet another lovely 'recipe!!!ReplyDelete
I am definitely a salad person. This kale salad looks particularly delicious with stone fruit and nuts!ReplyDelete
Love this salad - plum dressing is very unique.ReplyDelete
I love kale salads! And, I've been going crazy for plums lately. That makes this a win-win!ReplyDelete
I seriously love everything about this salad. It definitely screams summer!ReplyDelete
Wow, I love this! Such a unique flavor that I wouldn't be able to come up on my own. I love how you put all these ingredients together and I'm very interested in trying this. Plum in dressing, this is a must try for me!ReplyDelete
Haha love your resolve. ;) I don't post salads much, but it is still winter where I am. Your salad is a keeper! I'll remember to try it when it gets to summer here.ReplyDelete
I really, really need to finally try kale. I think I'm the last person ever to try kale. *hah* This salad looks so yummy! Plum dressing is a great idea! :)ReplyDelete
I don't know how I missed this lovely salad, I am a huge salad lover and you used kale, wonderful. That dressing is fantastic.ReplyDelete
Seth, what an interesting salad. Thanks for starting the collection off so well. cheersReplyDelete
Here from Carole's site. You got me at the kale.ReplyDelete
This is such a nice addition thanks!!!ReplyDelete
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text: These single element (Best Form Shape) singlets are designed to yield a minimum spot size using 632.8nm light. They will also work well for most visible diodes up to 670nm (focusing only). The coating (λ/4 MgF2) is optimized for 632.8nm to provide maximum transmission. Dopt was designed to accommodate 99% of the 1/e2 beam profile of the most commonly available HeNe lasers. Each element is pitch polished to minimize scratch/dig defects and to provide low surface scattering. All dimensions are in mm.


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You are given a matrix that contains only ones and zeros. Think of the ones as columns in an otherwise empty floor plan. You want to fit a big square into the empty space (denoted by zeros). What is the largest empty square sub-matrix you can find in the given matrix? You will return the row and column extent of the sub-matrix. The answer may not be unique. We will test that your sub-matrix is square, that it is empty, and that it contains the correct number of elements.
Input a = [ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ]
Output si = [ 2 3 2 3 ]
That is, the square indices are a(2:3,2:3). We verify that sum(sum(a(2:3,2:3))) is zero, and that it has four elements.
There appears to be an error is Test Suite #3.
Agree, len for Test Suite 3 should be 4 not 3.
Yes. Fixed it.
Very exciting, as always with Ned
Good puzzle!
Challenging like all the other problems set in the ASEE Challenge
Wow! Size 10.
@Informaton: Oh, it's nothing; just a cheating script ("gaming the test suite answers") combined with the well-known 'regexp' trick. A proper small solution was first submitted by Tim (Solution 97452 - size:51) and was later optimized in size by Alfonso Nieto-Castanon (Solution 181060 - size:48). My alternative Solution 1198643 (size:63), which uses for-loops instead of conv2 or filter2 function, is also much better than this 'regexp' cheat.
3292 Solvers
Which values occur exactly three times?
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University of Hawaii awarded $100,000 in re-entry scholarships from Bernard Osher Foundation
Grants will aid Manoa and West Oahu students returning to complete baccalaureate degreesUniversity of Hawaiʻi
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HONOLULU — The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation is pleased to announce that the Bernard Osher Foundation has awarded the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and West Oʻahu campuses $50,000 each in grants as part of a national program for students returning to complete a university degree after an absence of at least five years.
"The Osher Re-entry Scholarship Program is one of the most important initiatives of the Bernard Osher Foundation," said Mary Bitterman, president of the Bernard Osher Foundation. "We are delighted that the University of Hawaiʻi submitted proposals for re-entry scholarships, and we hope that the students receiving these scholarships will enjoy both success and happiness in the years ahead."
UH Mānoa Chancellor Denise Konan noted, "Many of these returning students are working parents with families to support. They face special challenges in resuming their educations after a long hiatus as they juggle the pressures of working, studying and raising a family. This gift from the Osher Foundation will be a tremendous help to these committed students."
For UH Mānoa, the Osher Re-entry Scholarship Program will be administered by the Bridge to Hope Program, a unit within Student Affairs. The Bridge to Hope Program specifically addresses the needs of low-income re-entry students and has grown from a pilot project into a nationally recognized program that provides access to college for single parents. While the program continues to target low-income adults, it also offers support services for all re-entry students at the UH Mānoa campus.
At the UH West Oʻahu campus, where the average age of its students is 33 years, the need for financial assistance for returning students may be even greater.
"This grant from the Osher Foundation is of tremendous value in helping to better accommodate the special needs of our mostly non-traditional student population," said Gene Awakuni, chancellor of UH West O'ahu. "A survey of UH West O'ahu shows that more than 70 percent of our students report having to provide care for dependents living with them. About 80 percent work while attending classes, with 51 percent working 36 hours or more a week."
Donna Vuchinich, president of the Foundation, said, "We thank the Bernard Osher Foundation for their investment in Hawaiʻi's workforce. Privately funded student aid such as their grant is critical to ensuring access to public higher education."
About the Bernard Osher Foundation
Founded in 1977 by Bernard Osher, the Foundation provides scholarship support to colleges and universities across the nation and funds selected integrative medicine centers on campuses in the U.S. and in Sweden. It also supports more than 100 lifelong learning institutes at American institutions of higher education and makes arts and humanities grants to non-profit organizations principally in the Greater Bay Area and the State of Maine. Hawaii resident Mary G. F. Bitterman is the Foundation's president.
About the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation
The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation is an independent, university-related, nonprofit organization whose purpose is to raise private funds according to priorities determined by the academic leadership of the University of Hawaiʻi and approved by the Board of Regents. Founded in 1955, the Foundation provides a full range of fund raising and alumni relations services for all 10 UH campuses. For more information on the Foundation, visit www.uhf.hawaii.edu.


text: The Staggers 29 January 2013 Morning Call: pick of the papers The ten must-read comment pieces from this morning's papers. Sign UpGet the New Statesman's Morning Call email. Sign-up 1. My plan to save the NHS – in the nick of time (Guardian) All is not lost, says David Owen. We can still shield our health service from the ravages of a full-blooded external market. 2. A big play from Osborne could stop Labour hijacking his legacy (Daily Telegraph) There is just about time between the March Budget and election day to make a difference, says Benedict Brogan. 3. Rising populism is worthy of Nixonland (Financial Times) At a time when elites are popularly resented, a silent majority is there for the taking, writes Janan Ganesh. 4. Why the 'ethnicity effect' terrifies Tories (Times) (£) The statistics are inescapable and the implications huge: black and Asian voters are wary of voting Conservative, writes Rachel Sylvester. 5. HS2 shows that investment is not such a dirty word after all (Independent) When the coalition first came to power, nothing much happened on high-speed rail, writes Steve Richards. So this sudden burst of energy is welcome, even if the impact remains years away. 6. A conspiracy of reasonable people (Financial Times) If China stops playing by Davos rules, the golden years of the WEF will be over, says Gideon Rachman 7. When the rich are born to rule, the results can be fatal (Guardian) I was schooled in a system that separated me from ordinary people's lives, writes George Monbiot. The same fate has befallen the global elite. 8. This bold vision will keep Britain on track (Daily Telegraph) High-Speed 2 is a long overdue declaration that Britain still has ambition, says a Daily Telegraph leader. 9. High-speed rail is not the best way to spend £32bn (Independent) With so much uncertainty as to both the costs and the benefits, this is no time for vanity projects like HS2, argues an Independent leader. 10. A welcome U-turn over secret courts (Daily Mail) Ken Clarke's U-turn over some of the more sinister provisions of his plan for secret court hearings shows he has heeded crucial objections, says a Daily Mail editorial. › Travels in the underworld Subscribe To stay on top of global affairs and enjoy even more international coverage subscribe for just £1 per month!


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Kitsap Octoberfest Offers Look at New Peninsula Brewers
Have you ever taken the Kitsap beer trip? We have – its worth the boat ride.
Kitsap now showcases Silver City Brewery, Hales Ales, 7 Seas Brewing, Hood Canal Brewery and newcomers Der Blokken Brewery, Valholl Brewing and Grove Street Brewing. Close by, Jefferson County is the home of one of our faves – Port Townsend Brewing.
Recent expansion brought Silver City a second location in Bremerton, Hales Ales across the Sound to Silverdale and upcomer Der Blokken to the Kitsap fold (Bremerton). Remember, Hales is fresh off a gold medal at this year's GABF!
So, lets celebrate the Peninsula with the coming of the Fall – Octoberfest! This Saturday, September 25, 2010, the Kitsap Mall will host the Kitsap Octoberfest. The party is billed as an all day family affair, filled with the Peninsula's greatest brewers. Check out the list of breweries (and wineries) that will be pouring on Saturday.
This event is a one dang good deal – free. You will need to purchase your beer pours, but the festival will give you a great chance to sample a multitude of great West Sound beers from some brewers that you typically do not get a chance to see. We are particularly excited to finally sample Der Blokken, Valholl, and Grove Street.
Head on out Saturday morning and grab some breakfast in Bainbridge before heading West to Silverdale for the festival. The beer begins pouring bright and early at 11 AM and the weather is billed at 70 and Sunny. No better weather to be outside, drinking local beer and eating bratwurst.
Hope to see you all there!


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By By Andrew Drwiega, International Bureau Chief | July 10, 2013
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Eurocopter on Wednesday advised that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has validated the safety measures the company has recommended in connection to its EC225 shaft failures. The main focus of the investigation has been to prevent cracking in the main gear bevel shaft.
It is understood that the fix involves a partial redesign of the bevel shaft as well as additional software and cockpit warning indicators. Eurocopter is preparing to help customers with the necessary modifications and maintenance training.
Operators of Eurocopter's Super Puma EC225 fleet serving the energy industry in the North Sea have had their aircraft grounded since October 2012, when a CHC helicopter ditched off Shetland Islands, north of the Scottish mainland. This followed the April 2009 tragedy, when two crewmen and 14 oil workers were killed when their Bond AS332L2 had catastrophic gearbox failure and crashed into the sea. Two other lesser incidents involving the aircraft type also occurred.
A statement from the company reads: "Following this decision, CAA UK has lifted their operational restrictions and it is our understanding that the other national aviation authorities (Norway and Denmark) will also lift their restrictions shortly."
Eurocopter predicts that it will be able to start the process of returning all customer helicopters to full flight status in July. Further information can be found at the following website: www.ec225news.com.
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HARARE, Zimbabwe – Mass demonstrations forced out rulers in Egypt and Tunisia after decades in office, but in Zimbabwe — whose leader has been in power for more than 30 years — even watching video footage of those uprisings can lead to treason charges punishable by death.
Longtime African rulers like Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe are trying to prevent people's revolts like the ones that have roiled North Africa from igniting in their own countries.
So far, they have kept the revolts at bay with tear gas, intimidation, arrests, censorship and handouts. State-controlled TV stations in Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Uganda and Zimbabwe are not allowed to show video footage from North Africa favorable to the protesters.
In Cameroon, where 77-year-old President Paul Biya has ruled since 1982, the government ordered cell phone companies to suspend mobile services for Twitter. This came after people used the social networking site to report the mass deployment of troops to prevent a "Drive Out Biya" march.
Sub-Saharan Africa shares many of the root causes that have prompted the uprisings in the north: rising food prices, youth unemployment and repressive regimes that subvert democracy by rigging elections. Before the Tunisian uprising, 18 African rulers or their families had held power for more than 20 years.
Analysts point to the cohesion of people in Egypt and Tunisia, and contrast it to sub-Saharan Africa's tribally based politics that leaders use to win allegiance, divide and rule. It's a tribalism that helps sustain Libya's Moammar Gadhafi and Zimbabwe's Mugabe.
Still, Na'eem Jeenah, director of the Afro-Middle East Center, said the revolts in Arab nations have sparked Africans' belief and hope in the power of mass action.
People in Swaziland, a tiny mountain kingdom in South Africa's northeast, staged a mass protest Friday over freezing civil service wages while King Mswati III, who has 14 wives, awarded himself a 24 percent increase in his budget allocation.
"There is no doubt that the Swazi people ... have been inspired by the democracy campaigns in Egypt and elsewhere, and have understood the importance of mass democratic action to change things for the better," said the Congress of South African Trade Unions.
Jeenah, whose center is in Johannesburg, said even if the revolts in North Africa have not yet caught fire south of the Sahara, governments are concerned.
Those concerns have often translated into crackdowns aimed at snuffing out opposition protests before they flicker into life. Angola's ruler of more than 30 years, President Eduardo dos Santos, has used mass troop deployments and arrests to quash a planned pro-democracy protest. Opposition politicians and human rights lawyers in Angola, a virtual one-party state, have been receiving anonymous death threats and the cars of two lawyers were set ablaze.
In Djibouti, riot police moved against an estimated 6,000 people at an opposition political rally on Feb. 18, and opposition politicians said five people were killed and dozens wounded. A second rally planned for March 4 didn't happen after security forces filled the streets. Opposition leaders have been jailed.
"There is no way anybody can win against him," opposition leader Abdourahman Boreh said from exile in London, referring to President Ismail Omar Guelleh. "He uses all the power, all the police, all the government instruments and resources, and he uses brutality."
Uganda's Conservative Party leader John Ken Lukyamuzi said "it is very possible" the protests will spread to sub-Saharan Africa. In his own country, police fired tear gas against people protesting alleged rigging in last month's presidential vote that saw incumbent Yoweri Museveni, 66, who has been in power since 1986, win again. He threatened his opponents.
"I will deal with them decisively and they will never rise again," Museveni said, promising at one point to "bang them into jails and that would be the end of the story."
Some have used the carrot to quell unrest.
Ethiopia's 22-year government announced a cap on basic food prices within days of President Zine al Abidine Ben Ali's flight from Tunisia. Opponents said Saturday the government has rounded up some 200 opposition members in the past week "in a preemptive action to prevent the popular uprising that is sweeping through northern Africa."
In Zimbabwe, Jeenah said, people are held back from taking to the streets by fears of the beatings and torture meted out to dissenters, while Mugabe is sustained by the lack of criticism and even support demonstrated by other African leaders.
Ivory Coast threatens to slide back toward civil war since Laurent Gbagbo refused to accept that he lost November elections. As Gbagbo's intransigence turns the commercial capital, Abidjan, into a war zone, African leaders have been hesitant to intervene militarily. Some who side with Gbagbo are themselves anti-democratic.
If Gbagbo prevails, he would be the third African leader to refuse to accept election results, following the lead of Mugabe and Kenya's Mwai Kibaki.
It's a dangerous precedent. More than a dozen presidential elections are scheduled across Africa this year. If winners of free and fair elections are prevented from taking office, the people's discontent can only build.
(The Associated Press)
Faul reported from Johannesburg. Associated Press writers Jason Straziuso in Nairobi, Kenya; Godfrey Olukya in Kampala, Uganda; Divine Ntaryike in Douala, Cameroon; and Phathizwe-Chief Zulu in Mbabane, Swaziland contributed to this report.
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Thursday, March 5, 2009
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Here's a recent commission starring Iron Fist.
I'm tired. I think I'm gonna go to bed now. Digital Tech Specs on Monday. Watchmen tonight. Have a great weekend!
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- AnonymousFriday, March 06, 2009
I was just thinking about your poster this morning when I was contemplating when to see the Watchmen movie. Funny how this was the first thing to pop into my head.ReplyDelete
I saw it last night at midnite and to quote Danny Glover..."I'm getting too old for this sh*t".ReplyDelete
Overall, I think the movie would have been better served as a 12-part HBO series. Doing a 12 issue comic book as a three hour film is like taking all the episodes of the first season of "24", and making them one movie. Sounds absurd, right?
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Breyer Group is a family business. Founded as an asphalt roofing contractor by Fred Breyer in 1956, the business is run today by his son, Tim, who is Managing Director of the Group.
Operating from its head office in Romford, Essex, the company now has more than 500 employees. The Breyer Group has become a very well-known and respected name in the construction industry, providing roofing and refurbishment services alongside responsive repairs and maintenance. Resident and client satisfaction is at the forefront of what they do as the Breyer Group exists to improve homes, enhance lives and create stronger communities.
The responsive repairs and maintenance service is delivered by the B-Line division of the Group. B-line serves clients in the housing association and local authority sector and has grown significantly over the last five years.
The Breyer Group fleet comprises 265 commercial vehicles and 20 cars, primarily in the B-Line division.


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Have any of you noticed that roughly half of the "guests" on this site are offshore? For instance this morning I noticed 196 users from Baidu, a Chinese access provider. I think we can understand that not all of those are just curious kids. If someone wanted to keep abreast of the potential of an army, tracking a site like this would be a great way to do that.I've noticed the moderators have done a great job of making sure anything that compromises the CF and Canada is removed quickly. The problem is that once it's posted; it's in the public domain.I encourage everyone (including myself) to ask a simple question before hitting the POST button. "Does anything in this post violate the site's rules or DND's security?"We all play a part in information security.
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Bingo. It is my firm belief that everyone in the CF should have to complete annual online training in this area.
F*** that. Well I agree infosec, persec, and opsec are important, I loathe to see another useless DLN online mandatory course suck up more time. Those mandatory courses are useless except for putting a stat on someone's Powerpoint.
Whilst I agree that some of the online training courses we do today may be superfluous, few (if any) would be more important than this one, particularly in todays info age. If done properly, they are not useless (unless, of course, you simply don't give a f*** anyway).
Yup important, you will get no argument from me. I say people( and by people I mean leaders) just get a bit of intestinal fortitude and be leaders and lead when they see transgressions, rather than subletting that responsibility to an online crse. I am using strong language not to attack you but the idea that more online crses will some how fix certain issues.
This is one of those issues that IMHO we cannot beat people over the head with often enough. It can't be left to leaders to correct indiscretions when they see them because with the way technology is so omnipresent in our daily lives today, it's literally a 24/7/365 thing. It doesn't have to be an online course - pick your poison - but it has to be ingrained and reinforced. I don't like it either, but it is the reality of daily life nowadays.
There are two reasons by you are required to do the DLN online mandatory courses, (1) to enable you to carry out your duties and act in a somewhat reasonable and responsible manner, and just as important (2) so that when you do cross the line and step on your lower appendage, someone can say "Charge em or commence Admin Measures! They had the mandatory training and therefore, should have known better!"Too much training in any area outside of your "primary duties" on a repetitive basis, has the tendency to result in complacency. The first time around should be sufficient and then reinforced every 3-5 years but when done annually, it just loses it's intended effect. Besides, we can't babysit people 24 hrs a day.
There are two reasons by you are required to do the DLN online mandatory courses, (1) to enable you to carry out your duties and act in a somewhat reasonable and responsible manner, and just as important (2) so that when you do cross the line and step on your lower appendage, someone can say "Charge em or commence Admin Measures! They had the mandatory training and therefore, should have known better!"
Once annually can hardly be considered repetitive and every 3-5 years on this topic is insufficient. And I would argue that infosec is one of your primary duties; it is one of the underpinnings for everything else you do, regardless of trade or MOC.
I don't disagree with your point about infosec being important, I am merely explaining what I have seen first hand when it comes to "annual" types of training, similar to this, which are delivered online.Login, commence the training, go about your regular job while returning to your computer to tap on the spacebar every 1-2 minutes to advance to the next slide/scenario, print certificate, log out. The alternate option is delivering the training in a classroom environment, in which case it is usually "good luck getting people to attend", mandatory training or not.
One has to admit, the majority of CAF members are just as complacent now of Security as the General Public.
.....foreign parties are in fact trolling Army.ca ....
One single department of the CPC employs 2 million public opinion analysts to monitor the web. It would be hard to find a place on the net where they don't have a presence. Back in the day it was fun to tease them that we lived in an actual communist country and tell them how much people here were paid on welfare or pensions and then throw in what was covered by our state health care. If I was in charge there I'm not sure I would want the troops seeing how much better it is here. The cleanest air, water and food in the world. Pensions, health care, low corruption(in comparison), a free press, decent wages, etc, etc.


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I decided a while back I wanted to start drinking hard liquor. I was talking to David about this last night while waiting for our table at Hampden's Holy Frijoles!. We were out celebrating with them settling on their cute new home in Hampden. I wasn't sure if he thought I was crazy or he just didn't really take in what I was talking about. I am moving forward anyways!
So it seems everyone drinks beer and after that movie, wine was popular for many. And it seems that many people drink hard liquor, except me. I've never really had a favorite nor have I tried many. Occasionally I would drink a shot of Jim Beam in college when I got sick. Maybe it just cleared the lining of tobacco smoke goo going down my throat/lungs – I don't know. But it sure felt better afterwards.
We have a pretty well-stocked liquor cabinet, so at the crack of 3 o'clock today, I decided to start my quest to find my "drink". I started with a Devo glass filled with 4 standard ice-cubes and a shot of Loretto, Kentucky's Maker's Mark bourbon whiskey. I liked it. It was strong. Sorta syrupy with a hint of sweetness with a tangy aftertaste and a moderate burn down the drink chute. The aftertaste disappeared before my next sip. It's wasn't too bad. In fact, I sort of enjoyed it!
Tomorrow, I am planning on trying Jack Daniels. I am aiming for the same bat-time.


text: Remember the "Samus Settles Down" entry? Well, that was us, and now we're married as of November 5th (and yes we milked the V for Vendetta references)! It was more Lord of the Rings themed though: he got the groomsmen little sword replicas from the movies, and got me an Arwen necklace. This pic is of the groomsman's cake his mom made (she is incredible), complete with a dragon and a peacock (big symbols for us), and writing in Elvish around the top, saying our names, the wedding date, the locati


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The spokesman for the National Hurricane Center has been placed on furlough due to the government shutdown, but all other operations remain functional as Tropical Storm Jerry churns in the Atlantic.
A message on Public Affairs officer Dennis Feltgen's voice mail says, "I am currently out of the office on furlough due to the shutdown of U.S. government operations."
Forecasters, technical staff and front desk staff will remain at work during the shutdown, said Chief of Forecast Operations James Franklin.
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"Forecasting staff is not affected," he said.
As of 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Tropical Storm Jerry was nearly stationary with maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour. It was located about 1,185 miles west-southwest of the Azores.
However, Feltgen could be recalled in the event of a significant storm, Franklin said.
"My guess would be that if we needed a media pool we would use the same normal rules for a media pool, which I believe is a hurricane watch or warning scenario," he said.
Meanwhile, Feltgen is unable to answer phone calls or emails until government funding is appropriated and the shutdown ends.
The NOAA website is also unavailable because of the shutdown, but the hurricane center's site is working.
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Despite the rising usage of emails in the business world, the importance of fax machines haven't diminished. Apart from being faster and cheaper than the regular mail, fax machines are a good way of sharing contracts, proofs, and other written documents.
How does fax machine works?
A fax machines scans the document and converts those images into a series of light and dark dots. The pattern is then sent in an audio format via phone lines. The receiving phone line again converts the audio file into the documents and prints it in black and white copy. You can also opt for color faxing; however, it's not so popular currently due to its unreliability and poor quality.
Types of fax machines
There are three types of fax machines and all of them offer clear printing on plain paper. Thermal transfer tax machines and inkjet fax machines are at a longer rung, making them suitable for home office use; while laser fax machines are heavy-weight champions, designed to withstand the daily stress of heavy business operations. Let's look at each of them in detail.
Inkjet fax machines: Cheaper to operate and maintain, inkjet fax machines are ideal for businesses having the need of less than 30 faxes on daily basis.
Thermal transfer fax machines: These fax machines are fairly reliable and economical, making them ideal for home office use. However, the printing quality is mediocre and it does make a bit of noise while in operation.
Laser fax machines: Laser fax machines are perfect for heavy usage. These machines use toner to produce high-quality images at faster print speed. Although costlier than the other two, businesses prefer laser fax machine for its superior performance.
What to look for while buying fax machines?
Fax machines, like other electronic gadgets, come with several features. As not all features are required by every business, it's better to evaluate your need and then select the model accordingly. Basically, you need to look at the following features to choose a right fax machine:
Sending speed: Although fax machines with higher sending machines are expensive, you can save a lot on phone charges. A good fax machine will transmit at a top speed of 36.6 kbps, while low-end model will have a speed of up to 14.4 kbps. Needless to say, the former will result in low phone charges.
Data compression protocols: Data compression protocols reduce the time it takes a fax machine to send a page by describing it with a minimum amount of data. All fax machines comes with a basic compression protocol called Modified Huffman; the advanced models have Modified Read or Modified Modified Read protocols to send documents as much as 25% faster. Also, few models use proprietary compression protocols to further enhance the speed of transmission. However, remember that these protocols will only work when sending to or from same-brand models.
Memory: Like emails, fax machines too can store incoming and outgoing pages internally. Generally, 512 KB of memory space can store up to 20 to 25 pages. If this isn't sufficient, you can always use additional memory cards.
If you are looking for reliable fax machines, you can consider brands such as Brother, Ricoh, Samsung, HP and Canon. Before making any final buying decision, do not forget to match and study the models' features with your requirements.


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We're counting down the days to our exclusive cycling weekend break here at Bluestone National Park Resort with double Olympic gold medallist and Team Sky pro Geraint Thomas MBE.
Last year's event was a great success and such was feedback that we quickly agreed with Geraint to host another event in 2012 - and it happens between 19th and 22nd October.
What an experience to socialise and ride out with such a guy as Geraint and just weeks after his record breaking triumph at the London 2012 Olympics where he clinched his second gold medal.
Geraint will lead two ride outs over the weekend along the spectacular Pembrokeshire lanes, as well as hosting social activities and providing tips of making the most of your cycling.
Even if you don't want to ride out on the 70 mile runs, you can join the weekend as part of a social package.
Also, we've teamed up with Cycling Weekly and British Cycling two offer two places at the cycling weekend. But places are limited, so book soon to, as they say, avoid disappointment.
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