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Well, following Yongdzin Rinpoche, JLA insists a lot on that distinction. In Bön texts, Rigpa and Marigpa are considered as "modes" (tshul) in which Mind (sems-nyid) or mind (sems) function in their respective manner. In other words, the ordinary mind (sems) functions in a mode which is that of Marigpa/ignorance (no recognition of the epiphany of the Base) while Mind itself (sems nyid) is functioning in the mode of RIgpa/knowledge (recogntion of the nature of the epiphany of the Base). In this second mode (that of Rigpa), the Mind "discerns" (rig) its own nature by spontaneously understanding and experiencing the separation of the pure from the impure (dwangs snyings phyed), pure being a generic code term for anything unconditioned or nirvanic and impure another code term for anything conditioned or samsaric.heart wrote: I certainly never heard him do that distinction, nor have I ever heard anyone else do it except for you Malcolm.
Thus in the same way our ordinary mind works in a mode of ignorance right now without the faculty to discern (rig) its own nature, our Mind (sems-nyid) discerns (rig) its own nature and, in ZZNG wording, is the Absolute Body (bon-sku) knowing itself (rang-rig) and having no (other) "object" (of course it's not an object in a literal sense even though in Bon Dzogchen logic texts, this could be explained as such). But you'll get some texts which, out of poetic license, don't make difference between Mind (sems-nyid) and Rigpa (The Twenty-One Seals for instance), but in the end this is not a mistake, it's a literary shortcut. Of course, it may create confusion but Rigpa has been nearly reified in the mind of westerners so I guess it's important to understand the subtleties of identifications (for the sake of simplification) or distinctions (for the sake of clarification), both actually leading to understanding.
However, as far as translation is concerned, I don't know why but in English Mind (sems-nyid) is often (always?) rendered by "nature of the mind". This is actually a definition not a translation. Sems-nyid is "Mind itself" or "Mind" if you want to drop the "itself". Choosing Mind or Mind itself would help avoiding ridiculous renderings when encountering sentences like "sems-nyid sems kyi rang bzhin yin/" -- "The nature of the mind (sems-nyid) is the nature of the mind (sems kyi rang bzhin)", which I guess all here would consider as silly, no?


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From Freemasonry in Buenos Aires by Ian Thum:
Freemasonry in Buenos Aires was started with the consecration of a "Logia Independencia" in 1795 consisting of young intellectuals mostly with higher European degrees. Some of the most prominent members were Juan José Castelli, his cousin Manuel Belgrano, Juan José Paso, Feliciano Chiclana, Matías Irigoyen, Nicolás Rodríguez Peña, Hipólito Vieytes, Juan Larrea, Domingo Matheu and Antonio Luis Berutti.
Going forward in time and leading up to May 25, in 1808 Don José de San Martín joined his first lodge, the "Logia Integridad" in Cadiz, where the Worshipful Master of the lodge was General Francisco Solano, Captain General of Andalucia. It was at this time that San Martin, who was only a junior Mason at the time, met Lord Mac Duff, a noble Scotsman, who was plotting the liberation of South America.
San Martín travelled to England where he was put into contact with Alvear, Zapiola, Berro and Guido who formed part of the Lodge Lautaro created by Francisco de Miranda, who along with Bolívar, were already fighting in Venezuela for its liberation.
On March 9, 1812 San Martín arrived in Buenos Aires on board the Royal Navy Frigate George Canning direct from London, accompanied by a group of high ranking military personnel such as Chilavert, Zapiola, Carlos de Alvear, Arellano and Baron Olambert.
It is interesting to note that the First Triumvirate in 1811, the Second in 1812, the Declaration of Independence in Tucumán in 1816, the Constituent Assembly in 1853 and the Assembly of 1860 were mostly formed by Masons.
By this time there had already been a large immigration from the British Isles and Europe in general and it was on 10 June 1853 in Buenos Aires, that the first English Lodge working under English rule was consecrated. This was "Excelsior Lodge" under the Mastership of Samuel Hesse.
To this day, Excelsior Lodge No. 617 continues to meet regularly in Buenos Aires.
On 5 December 1861 and thanks to the intervention of Excelsior Lodge a Treaty was signed between the United Grand Lodge of England and the Grand Orient of the Argentine Republic whereby the United Grand Lodge of England recognises and acknowledges the Sovereignty and Independence of the Grand Orient of the Argentine Republic [sic] as a true Masonic Power located in Buenos Aires.
In 1861 Silver River Lodge No. 876 in Montevideo opened, in 1864 Star of the South Lodge No. 1025 and in 1872 Lodge of Harmony No. 1411 in Valparaíso followed, all three lodges are operative to this day.
Shortly after about 27 other English lodges were consecrated and started to operate in Buenos Aires, Rosario, Mendoza, Tucumán, Córdoba, Bahía Blanca, Campana, Quilmes, Villa Devoto, Hurlingham, Lomas de Zamora and Tigre.
English Masonry continues to this day working in Montevideo, Valparaíso, Buenos Aires, Córdoba city, Lomas de Zamora and Tigre, all under the District Grand Lodge of South America, Southern Division. This District covers Uruguay, Argentina and Chile.
The Grand Lodge of Argentina is headquartered in Buenos Aires at Perón 1242.
(Photo from Afterlife blog)

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Idaho Statutes: http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/idstat/TOC/IDStatutesTOC.htm
State Library Association: Idaho Library Association
Security Breach Notification Law : Idaho Stat. §§ 28-51-104 to 28-51-107
Data Disposal Law: NA
Library Records Privacy:
Idaho Code CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE TITLE 9. EVIDENCE CHAPTER 3. PUBLIC WRITINGS
Idaho Code § 9-340E
§ 9-340E. Exemptions from disclosure — Archaeological, endangered species, libraries, licensing exams
The following records are exempt from disclosure:
(1) Records, maps or other records identifying the location of archaeological or geophysical sites or endangered species, if not already known to the general public.
(2) Archaeological and geologic records concerning exploratory drilling, logging, mining and other excavation, when such records are required to be filed by statute for the time provided by statute.
(3) The records of a library which, when examined alone, or when examined with other public records, would reveal the identity of the library patron checking out, requesting, or using an item from a library.
(4) The material of a library, museum or archive which has been contributed by a private person, to the extent of any limitation that is a condition of the contribution.
(5) Test questions, scoring keys, and other data used to administer a licensing examination, employment, academic or other examination or testing procedure before the examination is given if the examination is to be used again. Records establishing procedures for and instructing persons administering, grading or evaluating an examination or testing procedure are included in this exemption, to the extent that disclosure would create a risk that the result might be affected.


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Julio Severo away from Brazil
Open letter to the friends of Blog Julio Severo
Dear Friends
I have arrived at a new place, being now away from Brazil and away from friends. It was not an easy decision. In fact, it was the only alternative.
Because of a 2006 complaint from the Associação da Parada do Orgulho Gay de São Paulo (Gay Pride Parade Association of São Paulo), federal prosecutors have been looking for my location. The complaint is "homophobia".
Actually, there is no anti-"homophobia" law in Brazil. Even so, federal prosecutors have recently summoned one of my friends to reveal my location. My friend tried, with the assistance of a Jewish attorney, to say that he is not the responsible for the contents of my blog.
However, federal prosecutors did not accept his defense, and kept pressing him with the only objective to get information my location.
Therefore, before this nonsense, I was forced to leave Brazil with my family: a pregnant wife and two little children. We are right now in a completely strange place for us. What choice did we have?
Beside the complaint from the Associação da Parada do Orgulho Gay, other homosexual groups and individuals also filed charges in the office of federal prosecutors against my blog because of "homophobia".
Leaving Brazil, we hope to relieve the pressures from officials on innocent friends.
I wanted to record here publicly the names of everyone that helped to make possible this hard move to another country, but I do not dare to do it, conscious that federal prosecutors did not spare even an innocent friend of mine. I will only reveal that the great Brazilian philosopher Olavo de Carvalho collaborated a lot. If federal prosecutors want to prosecute him, his location is in the US.
If they want to continue with their absurd actions against me for "homophobia", I warn that I am no longer in Brazil. Leave my friends alone.
Yet, I give another warning. I will not be silent. The voice God gave me will continue being used to warn Brazil, whether I am in India, Kenya, Nicaragua or any other nation in the world.
To serve God and speak truth involves a high cost. I pray that God may give each one of the readers of my blog the courage to pay this cost.
I invite you also to help so that my voice will not be silent. From this place of exile, in a completely strange place for us, I want to keep warning Brazil. I left Brazil physically, but not in spirit.
If you are able to collaborate with me and my family, please pray and also send your contributions, because this is a time of need for us. If God touches your heart to be a regular collaborator, accept God's challenge.
You can make your contribution through PayPal in this link: http://www.lastdayswatchman.blogspot.com
We arrived at the airport and we had the grateful surprise to see a minister that travelled by plane from another city only to welcome us. God touched him to welcome us. Only he was there, but this was a great blessing, because we know nothing here!
Today, while we were taking our breakfast, a TV set was on, and the first TV show we watched in this language was addressing sexual options and gay "marriage". In this same night, I had a dream where I saw the gay agenda obsession coming to take this country where we are. This was my first dream in this country.
Yet, we are pilgrims of God, and our citizenship is from the Kingdom of God. We are under the authority of the King of the Universe.
One day Brazilian president Lula, whose administration today summons the innocent for "crime" of "homophobia", will be forced to be before the Highest Judge, where his condemnation is certain.
May Lula not laugh of my situation, because his time and the time of his master are coming near.
I need your support and cooperation in this time.
Julio Severo
Portuguese version of this message: Julio Severo fora do Brasil
Source: http://www.lastdayswatchman.blogspot.com
Read also:
WorldNetDaily, one of the greatest conservative newssites in the world, enterviews Julio Severo
Brazilian Homosexuals File "Hate" Charges Against Julio Severo and Other Brazilian Christians
Brazilian Homosexual Leader Posts Home Addresses of Julio Severo and Other Pro-Family Activists
Are you ready for persecution at the hands of gay activists?
In Defense of Marriage: When Rights Trump Freedom


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Howdee all,
We had snow in Connecticut yesterday….
This is what we woke up to this morning.
Of the lovely white stuff..
Sicksta Dell and I helped Dad shovel and clean the snow off of the cars.
As we were shoveling I noticed an arch of color in the sky..
I called it a Snowbow
I am not sure what it is..
My Aunt said she was told it was a Sun Dog
I did see an arch..can you make it out in the photo below?
The sun was in the middle of the arch..
A sun dog or sundog, scientific name parhelion (plural parhelia) from Greek παρήλιον (parēlion), meaning "beside the sun"; from παρά (para), meaning "beside", and ἥλιος (helios), meaning "sun", also called a mock sun[1] or a phantom sun,[2] is an atmospheric phenomenon that creates bright spots of light in the sky, often on a luminous ring or halo on either side of the sun.[3]
Sundogs may appear as a colored patch of light to the left or right of the sun, 22° distant and at the same distance above the horizon as the sun, and in ice halos. They can be seen anywhere in the world during any season, but they are not always obvious or bright. Sundogs are best seen and are most conspicuous when the sun is low. via Wikipedia
Anyone familiar with a Sun dog? is this what this was?
Tomorrow is New Years Eve!
If you are reading this..you survived 12/21/12 and you are getting ready to usher in a new year.
May your New Year be filled with Love, Laughter and Good health!
Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting my blog!
Hope to see you in 2013!


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From our position at the confluence of human desire, technology, and business, interaction designers can make a tremendously positive—or negative—impact on the biggest issues facing us today: the sustainability of commerce, human societies, and natural systems. Despite these opportunities, software makers are discouraged from thinking outside the aspect ratio of the computer 's monitor.
This is the first in a series of articles intended to serve as an ongoing conversation about how interaction designers can move the industry toward an Ecosystem Centered Design to improve our fortunes, our relationships, and the health of our planet.
With such a late start, we best get moving
I write this as smoke obscures the sun over most of Northern California, the result of an unprecedented number of early-season wildfires that have charred hundreds of miles of land. We are visited by flames because we're in the midst of the worst drought in decades, and because we experienced thousands of dry lightning strikes in a period of days, something as common in these parts as Leprechauns and snow leopards.
These 1,700 fires have created a weeks-long pall of smoke that has forced everyone indoors… not just the very young and the very old, but everyone.
To battle the flames, firefighters are draining our reservoirs' stores of precious water, which couldn't come at a worse time, considering we are rationing water in several areas of the state. Makes you wonder what will happen next time you open the tap. Meanwhile, there aren't enough folks and equipment to fight all the fires, so many are being allowed to burn unchecked.
Weird weather or harbinger of climatological chaos? That's the question that NASA climate scientist James Hansen was asked in last week's congressional testimony. His conclusion was that the time for debate over such questions has long since passed: we are in the midst of a "planetary emergency" that requires everyone's attention, ingenuity, and good will. Now. Not whenever we get around to it after we have finished what we're doing. Now.
Last week Ford Motor Company announced the death of the SUV. Turns out that there's not an endless supply of cheap gas and piña coladas. The bill is overdue and we need to pay up.
So it's a propitious time to launch a series about how interaction design can, and must, take into account the social, economic, and environmental ecosystems on which we all depend.
In addition to whatever native wit and well-honed craft any interaction designer may possess, each of us also depends upon some form of User Centered Design (UCD) to create products, services, and systems that are hospitable and appealing. Placing human concerns at the center of the design of software-enabled systems has been quite a trick, given that doing so has meant moving technology to a role that is subservient to human needs. But this Copernican shift has led not only to better products, but better process also. That's because doing interaction design in the proper way also provides everyone greater visibility into and appropriate influence over the development, use, and impact of the systems that are designed.
The problem comes when UCD is taken too literally, for it can also promote a myopia that blurs what's outside the immediate reach of individuals, preventing us from clearly seeing the inter-woven social, industrial, and environmental ecologies within which people live and companies exist. This must change. Whether interaction designers hear it or not, we are being called upon to address the broader ecological contexts of the companies that build what we design, and those who use the product of our labors. It is, therefore, urgent for our design values, methods, and collaboration habits to evolve. Now.
What is called for is an Ecosystem-Centered Design, a shared set of ideas and methods to guide our way toward more sustainable creative endeavors that address vital social, organizational, and environmental influences upon—and consequences of—the creation, use, and retirement of what we design.


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It is widely believed that Pemberley from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice was based on Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. The architecture, landscaping and vistas are simply breathtaking and as the House is approached it's easy to see why this could be Pemberley:
"They gradually ascended for half a mile, and then found themselves at the top of a considerable eminence, where the wood ceased, and the eye was instantly caught by Pemberley House, situated on the opposite side of a valley, into which the road with some abruptness wound. It was a large, handsome, stone building, standing well on rising ground, and backed by a ridge of high woody hills;—and in front, a stream of some natural importance was swelled into greater, but without any artificial appearance. Its banks were neither formal, nor falsely adorned. Elizabeth was delighted. She had never seen a place where nature had done more, or where natural beauty had been so little counteracted by an awkward taste. They were all of them warm in her admiration; and at that moment she felt that to be mistress of Pemberley might be something!" Jane Austen (1813)
The original house dates to the 16th Century and the gardens the landscaping designed by Lancelot "Capability" Brown. On this occasion we didn't tour the house but concentrated on the gardens and landscapes. Chatsworth manages to blend both grand and informal design beautifully and throughout the gardens there are various sculptures which I believe only enhance the space. I'm not sure what Capability Brown would have made of the sculptured hares… but I loved them!
Chatsworth has a lovely gift shop partly set in the old stables which is filled with unusual gifts and books. We bought a Christmas reindeer (nicer than it sounds) a rustic heart (because a girl can never have too many hearts in the home) and lots of pretty ribbon. It's always nice to bring home ideas so this trip was no different!
1. Plant some box hedging and keep it clipped.
2. Buy a sculpture for the garden (it doesn't have to be a hare!).
3. Continue with the house renovations (Chatsworth was probably built in less time than it will take us to renovate!!).
4. Read Pride & Prejudice again (and again, and again…).
5. Get my own Mr Darcy to help me with some digging this weekend to put the garden to bed!


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Other large projects installed in 2013 include the 272MW first phase of the Seigneurie de Beaupre wind farm, developed by a consortium led by Montreal-based Boralex, and Invenergy's 135.7MW Des Moulins project.
Nextera's 124.8MW Summerhaven wind farm in Ontario was the largest project outside Quebec to be completed in 2013. GDF Suez also had a big year, bringing three projects totalling 297MW into service in British Columbia and Ontario.
Last year continued a strong growth trend for Canada, which has averaged more than 1GW additions a year over the past five years and is expected to continue to do so for at least the next three. Up to 2GW is expected online in 2014. The long-term outlook for wind energy, however, remains unclear. The industry is facing a market cliff in 2016 without continued policy support.
Current political backdrop Provincial governments are the drivers of wind energy policy, with federal government playing no role
High point of 2013 New commitments by Ontario and Quebec to buy a total of 1.4GW of wind
Low point The cancellation of Ontario's large-scale feed-in tariff programme after the WTO ruled its local content requirements contravened international trade law
Key influencer Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne has dealt with the political and trade fallout of FIT but continues to support wind development under the province's new long-term energy plan


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In January 2006, the U.S. EPA estimated that between 2,300 and 3,000 public water systems still needed to install new central treatment systems, or make other operational changes, to comply with the new 10 ppb maximum contaminant level (MCL) for arsenic. Central treatment, which ensures the water in the distribution system as well as every tap connected to it complies with the new regulation, has been a challenge for many small communities, especially small groundwater systems serving populations of 3,300 or less, mainly due to cost. As a result, many of these communities are looking to apply for regulatory exemptions. While exemptions offer temporary cost savings, they don't defend the population from possible negative health impacts.
One option for these communities is the employment of point-of-use (POU) and point-of-entry (POE) treatment technologies, which provide an alternative by only treating a portion of the water for less cost.
In order to determine the feasibility of using POU/POE technology for reducing arsenic or other similar contaminants in real-life situations, NSF International entered into a cooperative agreement with the EPA's Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water and the National Research Institute to undertake a case study of decentralized water treatment through the application of POU/POE technology.
"The feasibility study was yet another critical step forward in the consideration of POU and POE devices as suitable tools for managing drinking water compliance," said Tom Bruursema, general manager of the NSF Drinking Water Treatment Unit Program. "This concept is far from being a new application of a technology that has for decades provided improved water quality in the home. It is, however, an application that has been met with skepticism and concerns spanning many years."
According to the staff of the EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, "The basic objective of the case study was to develop and document a systematic approach to decentralized treatment by evaluating POU/POE technology and applying that technology in situations when it is economically feasible to do so."
To assist with project development, the agencies formed a project management group that included representatives from the EPA, the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators, the American Water Works Association, the National Rural Water Association and the Water Quality Association. The group outlined criteria for community and equipment selection, oversaw the project and provided comments on project results.
Project site
"We screened dozens of communities from many states," said Joe Cotruvo of J Cotruvo & Associates, LLC, who provided general project management. "We were looking for size, arsenic less than 50 ppb and more than 10, representative income level for small communities, state regulator interest, transportation accessibility, access to a nearby service provider, and community interest and support."
The city of Grimes, Calif., a predominantly bilingual, low-income community, was selected to participate in the study.
"Grimes was of the right size for this work; it was a good mix of lower- and middle-level residences; it had a school and small commercial sites; and had good support from the California Department of Health Services," said Perialwar (Regu) Regunathan, president of Regunathan & Associates, Inc., who also helped manage the project.
Grimes is a small farming community located 45 miles northwest of Sacramento. It has a raw water arsenic concentration of 25 ppb, evenly split between arsenic III and V—lower than the previous standard of 50 ppb, but higher than the revised MCL. The city adds chlorine to the water, so for treatment purposes, the arsenic was all in the +5 valence state.
Project equipment
In addition to community selection, the project management group provided criteria for equipment selection, such as performance, cost, ease-of-use, installation and maintenance. The preferred product was media-based, included an automatic shut-off device or alarm to signal when cartridge replacement was necessary and was certified against the appropriate NSF/ANSI standards. The product also had to be commercially available, come with a warranty and have an available local service representative.
"Several manufacturers were contacted and assessed, and Kinetico, Inc. fit all the criteria," Cotruvo said.
Mark Brotman, research scientist for Kinetico, said the company was consulted regarding which technology might be most appropriate. "The best choice ended up being POU filters that monitor water volume and automatically shut off at 500 gal." The selected unit features two activated alumina cartridges in series followed by a granular activated carbon cartridge. It was designed to be installed under the sink with a separate drinking water tap.
"Kinetico donated the equipment, installation supplies, labor and replacement cartridges to help the project succeed," Brotman said. "The authorized Kinetico dealer for the area, Blue Fountain Water, owned by Randy Orella, is conveniently based in Sacramento. Blue Fountain scheduled and made all the installations for the city."
The California Department of Health Services (DHS) requested the units meet a criterion of <2 µg/L, instead of the MCL, as a precaution. To confirm performance with Grimes' water, a pilot test was performed with the product. After disabling the shut-off devices, two units were run to exhaustion, and they continued to produce water with <2 µg/L of arsenic beyond 500 gal. The pilot test also ensured the safety of disposing spent cartridges in household trash.
"Understanding the necessary elements of the infrastructure to make this application work was exactly the foundation for the feasibility study, and the next logical step for NSF to assist," Bruursema said. "However, it had to go one step further in terms of stakeholder participation, as none of this would work without the cooperation of the community."
Prior to the installations, the Grimes residents were mostly unaware of the arsenic levels in their water. The project management group held community meetings to explain the project to residents and answer their questions.
"The town meetings were very good because everyone had a chance to learn about the project and get involved," said Art Olivares, board member of the Colusa County Water Works District 1 in Grimes. "It was important to educate the community about the project and its length and cost because residents would have to be present during installations and monitor the units for leaks and other problems during the first few days after installation."
Regunathan added, "Almost all of the residents were very cooperative with the study staff. There were a few who refused to have installations in their houses, but these were very small in number."
Installations began in July 2002 and included all Grimes residences except for six homes, two of which already had their own RO units installed. Business and other commercial installations included two restaurants, a store, library, school and church.
Installation challenges
The project staff encountered various challenges during installations. Initial scheduling was difficult because the project began during the farming community's harvest season. During this time, many residents were not available, working long hours most days of the week. Communication also presented some installation difficulties. Approximately 40% of the community speaks Spanish as a first language, but a Spanish-speaking installer was not available on site.
Homes with old/unique plumbing challenged installers further. Residences with standard plumbing usually require a 15- to 30-minute installation; however, installations in Grimes took anywhere from 15 minutes to three hours. This did not include the time spent locating unusual parts and fittings.
Unit performance of <2 µg/L of arsenic was confirmed at installation, and units were sampled quarterly for one year. The majority of units continued to deliver quality water throughout the study period. A few units showed arsenic levels >2 µg/L, but most of these were in high-use locations such as schools, businesses or large-family homes.
Some units that were not in high-use locations produced water with >2 µg/L of arsenic, but upon further investigation, Kinetico discovered that the contractor filling the activated alumina cartridges was not filling them completely, resulting in channeling through the media.
In order to determine the advantages of POU/POE treatment as an alternative to central treatment for arsenic reduction, the Grimes case study included a detailed cost analysis of the project. The cost analysis took into account the total cost of equipment, installation, maintenance, compliance monitoring, replacement cartridges and other miscellaneous costs.
"The analysis was based on the actual cost data incurred in using the activated alumina technology for 150 installation sites in Grimes," explained Patrick Mann, professor of economics at West Virginia University and author of the project cost analysis. "The analysis indicates that the annual connection cost for Grimes is $128, or $11 per month. This would result in a tripling of water bills for the residents of Grimes. However, centralized treatment could involve as much as a $90 increase in monthly water bills for Grimes residents."
In a survey conducted after the project, Grimes residents said they would be willing to pay $8 per month for POU treatment and $12 per month for central treatment.
"The study in Grimes, Calif., is one example that on the surface may seem somewhat isolated, but in reality addresses the issues many communities face when considering the POU/POE alternative," Bruursema said.
According to the EPA, POU treatment devices may be an option for public water systems where central treatment or even POE treatment is not affordable. This project demonstrates that the increase in Grimes residents' water bills resulting from the use of POU technology meets EPA guidelines for affordability.
The use of centrally managed POU strategies had been very limited prior to the arsenic rule, and this project identified a number of issues that small systems will need to consider as they evaluate their treatment options.
According to Olivares, Grimes community members are happy with the taste and quality of the water produced by the units. "For the most part, it was an easy transition, and overall the project was a success."


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T-Mobile has won exclusive rights to sell the Apple iPhone in Germany. The Deutsche Telekom-owned subsidiary will launch the handset on 9 November, the same day that hordes of Brits are expected to flock to Carphone Warehouse, Apple or O2 UK stores for their Jesus phones.
T-Mobile announces its exclusive iPhone deal to Germany
The 8GB handset will cost €400 (£280/$560) in Germany, but T-Mobile does not have to share the exclusive sales limelight with a handset retailer - unlike in the UK where O2 must share it with Carphone Warehouse. T-Mobile customers are expected to sign a two-year network contract to secure the must-have handset.
T-Mobile's announcement was greeted with much less fanfare than yesterday's O2 UK's iPhone love fest. T-Mobile's website currently carries just a simple front page with an image of the handset and its 9 November launch date.
Apple is keeping mum on which networks will win the rights to sell the handset in Spain or France. The rumours are that carrier Telefonica SA may be the lucky network in Spain - because it's the parent company of O2.®


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Here's Khloe Kardashian, clad in all black and white, arriving to film a scene for Keeping Up With The Kardashians at a restaurant in Studio City, CA. (Yes, it's STILL on, and they're STILL filming more episodes.) She's carrying a Chanel Lego Mini Flap Bag, which is a leather shoulder bag version of the $10K Chanel Lego Clutch that was so popular from Spring 2013. This bag is from Chanel's Fall 2013 collection, which has just arrived in stores.
It's hard to talk about the Kardashians these days with even half of the usual frivolity we usually employ when discussing all things Kardashian, mostly because of all the legit drama involving Khloe's hubs, Lamar Odom. Frankly, I don't know how Khloe manages to put herself together in the morning and get all this on camera every day. I would be hiding out at home in my bathrobe with the shades drawn at this point.


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|Artist: Dawn
|Date Added: January 28, 2012
|Steps: 11
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|Tags: draw chibi, how to draw aliens
Description: Well, I guess I can submit another chibi since I haven't drawn any in a while. Today we will be learning "how to draw chibi Predator", step by step. This chibi version of Predator is going to be so cool and fun to tackle. I actually made this tutorial after members have been asking me to make a chibi version on one of the best alien warriors ever created. The most complex aspect of recreating my chibi version of Predator is probably going to be the head and weapons on the arms. I think I managed to capture the real appeal with the overall design, but if there is something that feel I'm missing, feel free to add the detailing you like. Either way, I do believe that you will enjoy drawing chibi Predator because he is one bad azz alien creature. Well that's about it, I have to get out of here because there is more lessons for me to submit. Have fun, and don't forget to rate, comment and fav. Peace out people!


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Tagged: drawing
In our words
Hi guys, gals, gents, ladies, dudes, dames, anyone and everyone!
I'm certain a good bunch of you will have never heard of me before, so first off- hello, my name is W, and thanks for checking this page out 🙂 I'm a student, a blogger and a cultural magpie (i.e. gets easily excited by anything bright and shiny).
I'm not too shabby with a pen and some paper, either, and below is the sort of thing I can do:
So far, so broody. I can draw other things, like this…
…and I'm always looking at ways to improve what I can do. The only thing I need is a Byro and some paper; everything else is made up as I go along, and I can draw like this pretty much anywhere.
Here's the important bit: I draw like this for fun, because for the longest time drawing was my only way of fighting the anxiety I get from being around other people. I've spent a lot of time around mental illness, as a support worker and as a patient, and recently I've seen a lot more people start talking about it online. I've linked this post to several of them in the hope that they will help me reach more people 🙂
I believe 100% that the more we talk about mental illness, the more people are going to start listening, and the more we listen the less isolated we as individuals are going to feel. I know just how easy it is to feel worthless and forgotten, and the only reason I'm here writing this is because I was lucky enough to be reminded by other people that none of us should have to face our feelings alone. I'm well aware that other people aren't so lucky, who deserve our respect and support as much as the next person, and I want to do something about that too.
So here's what I'm going to do. Right now I have a piece of blank A3 paper, and I want you to help me fill it with thoughts and feelings about what it means to live with a mental illness.
Once I've got enough words I'll post again with the concept I've come up with (if you want to know my current ideas please comment, and I'll do my best to respond), and as soon as I've finished the piece I'll take a picture (using the best means available) and upload it onto this site. I'll also email a copy to anyone who gets in touch over email 🙂
Anything you want me to include can be as personal as you want. For now, I'm not going to include names, but if enough of you respond then I'll include a list of everyone who contributed in the drawing itself (with everyone's express permission). I will put down exactly what you say, but obviously nothing offensive- I'll reply to confirm that I got the email, and if I'm unsure about anything (like, for the sake of argument, a possible spelling mistake) I'll get back to you first before using it.
That's it, more or less.
This is an idea, and it's only as big as you want it to be. If no one responds, I'll draw something entirely to do with my experience of mental illness; if five or six respond, it'll be to do with those people (and I'll probably spend more time planning with them to make sure it turns out alright).
If lots of you respond, who knows- I'll do as I've just said, and after that it's entirely up to you what you do with the finished drawing. I'd be grateful if you let me know before using it for anything, so I can follow things and spread the news if anything interesting comes of it. In the past I've made T-shirts for people, and I'd love to get charities involved to help support those suffering from mental illness, but right now I have no idea what to expect from this post. By all means share it!
Serious bit: I'm always going to be trying new things so if any of this does get intentionally misused or misappropriated, it's not really going to impact on my end (although I'd be leery about trying this again in the future, as you'd expect). Please don't, is all I can say. I'll do my best to be open, considerate and clear with my ideas and views on this, so it's not unreasonable to expect the same from everyone else 🙂
This is my message to anyone else who has suffered from mental illness, a friendly reminder that you are not alone and that the world is listening.
Who wants to shout with me?
Email to contact me on: firstname.lastname@example.com
P.S. Apologies if anything about this has upset or offended you- it was totally unintentional, and I'm not all inclined to criticize anyone for having a different opinion. Stay honest, stay safe and stay awesome.
Preview: new threads!
Right after I wrote the post last night, I drew this, because writing on this blog helped me feel a bit more like W again and W draws stuff. It's about damn time!


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Nowhere are the advantages of fiber optics—low loss, high bandwidth and immunity to electrical interference—more important than in security systems, especially surveillance cameras. As crime and terrorism have become more worrisome around the world, a major deterrent has been continuous monitoring of public places like streets, airports or subways looking for suspicious behavior and recording actions to deter or capture perpetrators.
Utility companies use cameras to watch the perimeter of power plants and substations. Sea- and airports are fully covered with cameras. Roadways are monitored by video cameras 24/7 for traffic control, and many are accessible over the Web for drivers who want to know what to expect when they hit the freeway. You can even see what conditions are like on ski trails with Webcams in parks. Most of these applications are made possible by optical fiber cable connections.
Video monitoring and recording are not new, having been used in retail and banking for many years. But monitoring of public spaces has become widespread only in the last few years, a result of new technologies applied to video systems. Connecting a camera inside a small building is easily done with a coax cable, and recording can be done on videotape.
But coax cable has a limited distance capability, about 1,000 feet (300 meters), and storing and scanning videotape can be tedious. Surveillance camera recording has moved to PC-based systems with mass storage, allowing easy access to video footage, and image processing software allows identifying and tracking objects. The use of fiber optic cables has allowed virtually unlimited range for cameras, centralizing recording and monitoring functions for convenience.
How pervasive is video monitoring for security? The United Kingdom probably holds the record for installed video cameras with an estimated 4 million surveillance cameras. A person going to and from work and walking out to lunch in London may be recorded on as many as 4,000 cameras per day. These cameras helped identify the terrorists who attacked a London subway in 2005. Lower Manhattan already has several thousand cameras in Greenwich Village and Soho alone. Most office buildings have surveillance cameras inside and out. On a visit to Las Vegas recently, I counted 45 cameras in the ceiling of the gaming floor of one casino, not so much looking for criminals as cheaters. Wherever you are, look up. You may find you're on a camera.
Connecting video cameras with fiber is quite easy. Many manufacturers offer cameras with direct fiber optic connections. Inexpensive adapters allow conversion of the analog or digital electrical signals from the cameras to optical signals. These signals can be transmitted over multimode fiber for several kilometers in premises applications and single-mode fiber for longer distances in municipal or transportation applications. Control of pan/zoom/tilt of the cameras can be controlled by signals sent in the opposite direction on the same fiber or a second fiber.
Where many cameras are used in an area but monitored remotely, multiple cameras can be multiplexed on a single fiber, or a multifiber cable can be used. A cable containing dozens of fibers is smaller than a single coax cable, simplifying runs in areas such as airports or subways, where cables are run in conduits. Cameras also can be digitized for transmission longer distances, multiplexing or formatted as Internet protocol (IP) for Web monitoring.
Recently, reports have appeared that encourage unshielded twisted pair (UTP) copper cabling for video and local area networks (LANs). UTP has less distance capability than coax, even when the highest bandwidth Category 6 is used. While it may be convenient in some cases to use UTP in a structured cabling system for surveillance cameras, the distance limitation can be a big problem if cameras are located in places where computers are not.
Besides connecting video cameras, fiber can be used either for connecting other security devices or as a sensor. Almost any security device, such as intrusion alarms, can be connected on fiber using adapters called media converters. Depending on the remoteness of the device, media converters using multimode or single-mode fibers can be used.
Fiber is sensitive to stress, which causes optical loss at the point of stress—a characteristic normally reduced by cable design, but it can be used as a sensor by exposing it directly to stress. For example, fiber can be woven into a fence where it will be stressed if someone tries to climb or cut the fence. It can be buried in gravel where weight on the surface will stress the fiber and create loss. More than 20 years ago, we developed perimeter alarms that could determine the location and approximate weight of the intruder, distinguishing a person from a vehicle, for example. Unlike copper-based systems, a fiber intrusion alarm is undetectable, making it difficult, if not impossible, to find and disable.
Design and installation
One of the reasons fiber has become so popular for surveillance cameras is the familiarity of contractors with fiber optics and its installation processes. Cameras use the same types of fiber, multimode (50/125 micron or 62.5/125 micron) or single-mode and the same connectors (generally ST or SC) that are used in other fiber optic systems. If spare fibers are available, video may be sent over the same cables that carry LAN, telco or CATV signals. Thus, in a corporate network or utility power generation facility, for example, currently installed cabling may be available for security system usage.
While fiber optic cable is hard to tap and impossible to jam (see sidebar), it is possible to disrupt links by simply cutting the cable. Therefore, most security systems run fiber optic cables in conduit, usually metal, for protection.
Pulling fiber in conduit is not difficult, but does require following some basic guidelines. Remember to pull fiber optic cable only by the strength members, not the jacket. Properly attached, premises fiber cable can be pulled at tensions of up to 200 pounds. Pulls should go through only two 90-degree bends at a single pull, and the bend radius should be greater than 20 times the cable diameter.
If pulling tension is high due to friction in the conduit, use a suitable lubricant, which means compatible with the jacket of the fiber cable and the conduit. Different lubricants are needed for outdoor and indoor usage, since indoor lubricants are designed not to drip out of conduit. Special dedicated lubricants for fiber cable are available, and lubricant manufacturers should be consulted for advice on choosing and using these lubricants.
Not following these installation guidelines can cause serious problems. For example, an installer on an airport project pulled a cable through a long distance and a large number of 90-degree turns without lubricant. When the fibers were tested with a LED test source and power meter, all had higher than expected loss at 850 nm, but some had an even higher loss at 1,300 nm. Remember that fiber shows higher stress losses at longer wavelengths, so the higher loss at 1,300 nm showed the cable had been overstressed during installation, probably affecting its long-term reliability. Replacement was the only reasonable fix.
You may be able to run power for the equipment in the same conduit as the fiber according to most codes. Check the local inspectors for clarification on this issue. Custom composite cables with power conductors and fibers are an option worth considering if a large number of systems is being installed. EC
HAYES is a VDV writer and educator and the president of The Fiber Optic Association. Find him at www.jimhayes.com.


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The only really good new pizzeria to emerge in Portland lately, East Glisan Pizza Lounge comes courtesy of the former sous chef of NW Portland's Oven & Shaker (which I really need to get around to reviewing one of these days, because they're pretty great). It's certainly the only good pizza in the Montavilla neighborhood.
Read my impressions of the pizza at East Glisan Pizza Lounge at The Oregonian's website, OregonLive.com.


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The upcoming Halo 4 live-action series will cost between $5-10 million to produce, reports the Los Angeles Times today in an excellent new feature about Microsoft's ambitious new project.
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, which will preview this Thursday at Comic Con and launch October 5, is a prequel that re-creates the first invasion of the game's enemy alien force, the Covenant. Unlike the now-dead Halo film, Forward Unto Dawn is actually happening: it was produced and shot this spring in Vancouver, Canada.
"We want this piece to do all the things that a game, by virtue of being a game, can't," ex-Warner Bros. and current Forward Unto Dawn exec Lydia Antonini said to the LA Times. "When you have real people, you can have real stakes and make connections."
The series, which stars Canadian actor Daniel Cudmore, will be broken up into five 15-minute segments that will eventually be combined with extra footage to make a 90-minute feature film.
"It's really important to us that this is a stand-alone product that can make money on its own," said Matt McCloskey, director of franchise business management for Halo 4 developer 343.
Check out the LA Times article for more photos of the upcoming series.
'Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn' will be the first 'Halo' movie [LA Times]


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Two Rings by Millie Werber & Eve Keller
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Eve Keller, a professor of English at Fordham University in New York, is an acquaintance of Millie Werber's son Martin, who suggested Keller interview his mother about her wartime experiences. Two Rings offers itself up as a love story but, despite an extraordinary tale of love beating at the book's core, the real story here is the Holocaust.
Werber was raised in Radom, Poland, a ghetto. Work at a nearby munitions factory, despite the slavery and constant danger of being shot, delivers salvation in the form of Heniek, a kindly Jewish police officer. They fall for each other and manage a discreet and rapid courtship, then marriage. When a scheming colleague wheedles his way into the camp with his family, an equal number of others must be removed to compensate and Heniek is seized in the compound and taken away to certain death.
All Werber has are the two gold rings they exchanged in a brief ceremony, and a photograph. She secretes these into a hidden pocket in her panties; they are later transferred to a special compartment in the sole of her Aunt Mima's shoe. At Auschwitz.
The munitions factory would break most slight 15-year-old girls. She says this of the end of her time there: "Those several weeks during the winter of 1943-1944 were, for me at least, an eruption of the worst humankind was capable of; they tore from me any sense I may have had that life was for living. It felt almost an affliction to live, an emptiness to be endured."
But it was nothing compared with what was to come. On a three-day march in the blinding heat, July, 1944, 100km from Radom to Auschwitz, Werber starts to witness the true, insane horror that the camp would unleash. A young boy stoops to drink at a puddle, he is shot in the back of the head. A man, exhausted from carrying his young
children, puts them on the wagon supplied by the Germans for anyone needing relief, supposedly. Werber does not see them again.
Then: Auschwitz. Werber says: "It looked like death there - skeletal bodies, sunken eyes, black smoke. And the stench, the stench of what was burning. Nothing grew at Auschwitz. Auschwitz was the end of the world, death's domain."
Aunt Mima protects her with a sense of self-sacrifice that beggars belief. Women were chosen for transport to work elsewhere - and anywhere was better than Auschwitz. Twice Mima was chosen, twice she slipped away and stayed behind when she realised her niece had not also been accepted. At one such roll call, with the air filled with acrid smoke, Werber is told the Germans are burning the bodies of the Jews and collecting the fat that drips from the flesh to make soap. She had been given soap at Auschwitz: "They had offered us a cleansing with the corpses of our fellow Jews."
How can you make sense of this? Werber says you can't. "Even cruelty, even when unjustified, it should still be possible to explain it according to some rationale ... but in Auschwitz, nothing made sense."
Finally, toward the end of 1944, she is sent to Lippstadt, Germany, to work at another munitions factory. Late in March 1945, on yet another march, she is liberated from her captors by American paratroopers.
"They [German guards] had been standing above us just moments before, their guns pointed at our backs, readying themselves to shoot. But then, instead of shooting, they ran. It was only a minute, a second, that separated my life from my death. The edge between life and death is so sharp, so arbitrary, so senseless."
Senseless. This book, by revealing what unfolded with humility and an utter lack of self-pity, is that much more affecting because of it.
What can we do at history's remove? Read this, and never forget.
Michael Larsen is an Auckland reviewer.


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The president is Alan Campbell. Alan is from the Lambton Branch of the OGS.
The vice president is Patti Mordasewicz. Patti is from the Leeds and Grenville Branch of the OGS.
The Directors-at-Large are Shannon Brown-Desrosiers, David Clark, Charles Godwin, Penny Plunkett, Roger Robineau, and Louise Sabourin.
The Returning Officers are: Vice President, Finance – Steve Clendenan; Corporate Secretary – Douglas Skogstad; and now, Past President – Shirley Sturdevant.
Congratulations to everyone!
Many thanks for all that you have done for the Society, and for continuing in the footsteps of your predecessors in securing our future!


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808 Mafia is an American record production and songwriting team, founded by record producers Lex Luger and Southside that is signed to Brick Squad Monopoly.The group also includes producers, TM88, Purps, Tarentino, Be-Bop, YK, Fuse, MP808, Tre Pound, OG Taxx, Chris Fresh, DY, Hussein, Taliban Ju, Gezin, The Swede, Steve Lean, Merlin The Blue Tie and Nonstop Da Hitman.
Sound Kit Contains : Trap Bell Stuff 808 Piano Soundfonts Sounds Kicks Snares Hi Hats, Crashes & Percs FX Transitions FX Claps Channel States Chantz 808's 808 Drums
This drum kit is a big compilation of tons of drums and instruments used by the producers of 808 Mafia and is great for anybody who makes trap beats in general. I got questions from a few people asking where did I get the "Southside on the Track 808 Mafia Drum Kit" from and I later found out that every link for it was no longer working. So, I decided to upload it myself so you guys could download it again. It has alot of 808's, kicks, snares, etc. with alot of soundfonts.
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Latest commentby: SoulmartyrI'm not sure about anyone else, but in VB 2005 Express Edition, things seem to run just as fast as VC++ when you compile them and run the stand-alone.Is anyone else seeing this? I made two different .DLL libraries, one in VB2k5, one in VC++. The method in the libraries did a calculation of the SIN(30) *2 in a for-next loop for five-thousand repitions. I saw an average difference of .0000002 seconds in running the two different versions. I used QueryPerformanceCounter to time everything.
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February 2nd, Doha, Qatar – Trixi Worrack took the first UCI Stage win for 2012 for Specialized-lululemon on Thursday, winning the second stage of Tour of Qatar from a two person break.
Worrack, who also made the break of the day on Wednesday in Stage One, was able to make the break again in the famous cross-winds that make the Tour of Qatar what it is.
"I'm really happy with the way the team raced today," said Team Director Jens Zemke. "Yesterday we had three in the break but made some tactical errors, but today they made up for it."
The Specialized-lululemon women along with the Green Edge team forced the race into the gutter from the stage start with the winning break escaping from the front group with 15km remaining in the race. Worrack and Judith Arndt went away with Adrie Visser and Kirsten Wild but were able to drop them with 12km to go and arrive at thefinish line for a two-up spring. Worrack won from Arndt and now sits in second place overall behind Arndt with one stage remaining.
"I'm really happy to win a stage here in my first race with Specialized-lululemon," said Worrack. "It's hard and fun racing here and we're really enjoying racing together."
Worrack's team-mate, Chloe Hosking wears the Best Young Rider's jersey and Specialized-lululemon leads the team classification.


text: The Pains of Being Pure At Heart are an indie pop band from New York, NY. Their first album was a self-released EP which came out in 2007 through the Painbow label. Their debut self-titled full length album was released on February 3, 2009 via Slumberland Records. The band name comes from an unpublished children's story that Charles Augustus Steen III, a friend of singer Kip Berman, wrote of the same title. In Spring, 2009, the band released a second single, "Young Adult Friction" from their debut album and plan a non-album release called Higher Than the Stars in Fall 2009 with an 'a' side which is called '103'.


text: Millions of Indians, while agreeing that Mahatma Gandhi represented all that is noble in the countrys spirit and soul, would insist that it is Subhas Chandra Bose who was Indias man of the 20th century. Millions, irrespective of their religion, caste, language and regional affiliations, were captivated, entranced and fascinated by Bose. He received from his followers an unabashed hero-worship as a kind of unifying national symbol; an embodiment of the secular modern aspirations of the nation.