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The Navy's Getting a Big, Secretive Special Operations 'Mothership'
Converted cargo vessel to carry copters, commandos
by DAVID AXE
The U.S. Navy is quietly converting a 633-foot-long cargo ship into a secretive helicopter carrier with facilities for supporting a large contingent of Special Operations Forces and all their gear, including jet skis.
Yes, jet skis.
And here's the really weird thing: almost nobody is talking about the new "mothership" vessel, even though it could significantly expand America's at-sea commando footprint.
In November, Military Sealift Command—America's quasi-civilian fleet of more than 100 specialized but lightly armed vessels—awarded an initial $73-million contract to shipping giant Maersk to convert one of its cargo ships to a so-called "Maritime Support Vessel" standard.
Maersk tapped the 30,000-ton displacement M/V Cragside, built in 2011. After enduring a legal protest by rival Crowley, in January Maersk sent Cragside to the Gulf of Mexico for military modifications, most likely at the BAE shipyard upriver in Alabama.
The contract, extendable for up to four years, could be worth up to $143 million. The militarized Cragside could deploy as early as November this year.
MSC is adding a bunch of new hardware to Cragside to allow the vessel to function as a floating base for up to 200 troops and their weapons plus small boats, helicopters and the aforementioned jet skis, which the Navy and Air Force have begun buying and which Navy SEALs could use to sneak along enemy coastlines.
Cragside should be able to sail 8,000 miles at a time at speeds up to 20 knots and in 20-foot seas, needing resupply only every 45 days. The shipyard is adding a highly-secure communications room, a gym and weapons lockers. After all, you can't house all those Army Delta Force troopers and SEALs without ample weapons lockers and gyms.
The sleek, capacious ship—already fitted with a rear ramp for loading vehicles—is also getting a flight deck big enough for the largest, heaviest U.S. military helicopter, the Navy's MH-53E. Cragside will also be able to support Army Apache gunships, Navy patrol helicopters, Special Operations Command Little Bird attack copters and even Marine and Air Force V-22 tiltrotors.
Cragside's hangar must be big enough to hold two Navy helicopters at the same time for maintenance—and has to have the special, subtle lighting that allows crews to use night-vision goggles.
Add it all up, and you've got a floating air base, barracks and headquarters—all in a package that, because it looks just like a civilian cargo ship, should be able to avoid easy identification. "This is going to be a seriously capable ship," commented Tim Colton, a maritime consultant.
And a seriously capable ship that many close observers of the Navy don't even know exists. It's not the that government is covering up Cragside—the call for bids went out through normal public channels. But the vague official descriptions of the vessel's purpose have helped her escape wide notice.
When Seapower magazine called Sealift Command for comment, it got a predictably terse response. "We can't provide details relating to the ship's mission," MSC spokesman Jim Marconi said.
Mothership history
Floating bases like Cragside are all the rage in the Pentagon. Using ships as outposts is a convenient way to avoid all the dicey politics of setting up U.S. military bases on land in some foreign country. Also, sea bases can relocate quickly.
With budgets shrinking and the cost of new warships going up, up, up, the Navy is trying out a lot of methods for maintaining America's sea presence—cheaply.
Cragside's $35-million annual cost is nothing to sneeze at, but it's still less pricey than designing and building a new warship from scratch—provided the Navy's lease lasts only a decade or so. After 20 years of use, it probably becomes cheaper to own a support ship than to rent one.
And indeed the Navy already owns, or is building, several floating bases similar to Cragside. Sealift Command operates nine small Special Warfare Support Ships. One of them, M/V C-Champion, has helped supply and transport American commandos in The Philippines—and made the news in 2011 when her crew rescued five people from a capsized boat.
There's Ponce, a retired 1970s-vintage amphibious assault ship that the sailing branch brought back into service in 2012 as a so-called "Afloat Forward Staging Base" for the Persian Gulf.
Today the upgraded Ponce hosts minehunters and other specialized troops. And sometime this year the veteran ship is getting a brand-new, experimental defense laser.
Ponce is reportedly good for another two years of service, after which she will be replaced by a pair of purpose-built AFSBs currently under construction in San Diego at a cost of $500 million apiece. The new AFSBs are more than 800 feet long and displace a whopping 80,000 tons—more than twice as much as Cragside.
The Navy is also buying 10 fast catamaran transports for Sealift Command that, while smaller than Cragside, could also host commandos and helicopters.
The Navy reckons that an AFSB—and likewise an MSV like Cragside—can do much of the work of a billion-dollar amphibious assault ship. The only exception is a World War II-style beach assault, which probably calls for a more heavily armed and armored ship that can fend off determined enemy attacks.
Which means motherships like Cragside—some secretive, others totally above board—could become an even bigger part of the U.S. fleet, jet skis and all. Maybe soon people will even start noticing.

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In one of the first trailers in what is sure to be a packed conference, Microsoft unveiled a new trailer for the anticipated sequel, Ori and the Will of the Wisps.
The trailer showcases stunning new locations, enemies, and music. We loved the original game, so we hope this sequel lives up to the hype.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps hits on Xbox One and PC on February 11. It will be on Xbox Game Pass at launch.
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It's Not Too Soon to Start Thinking about Aging, So Here's What You Can do About it Now
Last week, I had the pleasure of sitting down for breakfast with Jeanne Beker, Tosca Reno, Lynn Spence, Dr. Janet Tamo and Dr. Kucy Pon at a roundtable hosted by Proctor & Gamble at Oretta. Not only are some of these ladies icons in their own right, but they are also all incredibly nice people! Needless to say, joining them at an intimate breakfast to discuss some of the most important issues facing women was very humbling and inspiring! The focus of the discussion was on health, wellness, and beauty for the aging woman, particularly women who fall into the…Continue reading


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San Francisco Police Issuing More Traffic Citations To Curb Pedestrian Deaths
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — The number of traffic citations issued by police in San Francisco has risen through the first three months of 2014 due to an enforcement effort to stem the surge of pedestrian fatalities in the city, a police captain said at community meeting on Wednesday.
There have been seven pedestrian killed on the city's streets this year, including one near City Hall last Sunday evening. San Francisco police are attempting to reverse that trend by writing more tickets.
San Francisco Police Issuing More Traffic Citations To Increase Pedestrian Safety
Police Capt. Tim Falvey, of Ingleside Station, spoke at the Muslim Community Center in the Excelsior District for a town hall meeting about pedestrian safety, said traffic citations are up more than 30 percent compared with 2013 in his district.
"I think, city wide, citations are up closer to 70 percent. It's really been a focus and I think the officers are have responded very well. They're taking it very well; they are taking action," he said.
But San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos said increased enforcement is only part of the solution.
"The real thing is: are we going to be able to make our streets safer by engineering? That' something the city has lagged on and be able to have the integration of departments to work together," he said.
Mayor Ed Lee has proposed spending $17 million to boost safety at 170 intersections.
Wednesday night's meeting was headed by the Excelsior Action Group, a community group that has called for increased safety measures for residents walking in the neighborhood.
EAG is working with Walk San Francisco, a pedestrian advocacy group, to help implement the city's "Vision Zero" program, which has the goal of eliminating all of the city's traffic deaths by 2024.
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~Steven Morrissey
As care taker of two boys, two dogs, two hermit crabs, and a hubs... a girl needs some seriously sassy boots to throw on and meet friends for sushi every once in awhile!
Loving the shoes! Becky - you are too funny! :)ReplyDelete
Great!!! I prefer bare feet:)ReplyDelete
Oops, added mine late!
LOVE your shoes everyone!
Caroline - I LOVE crocs! ESPECIALLY for my little ones, they are the BEST for summer cause we can hose them down constantly. Kort lives in mud from May to October!
: ) I want to apologize for being the WORST participant! Please love me any way! And don't give me a big fat F for forgetting. Whoopsie daisy!ReplyDelete
That photo was begging for that caption. I couldn't resist. =) We love you, Beckster! xoxoReplyDelete
Me encanta!!
Becky ur pictures is perfect!!
love ur shoes..♥
Happy to be back =)
Tressa welcome back ♥
@ stepping on Cherrios - I love best feet best of all, but your name is the precise reason I rarely have them these days ;) - Crocs are the next best thing!
I would LOVE to have a sassy set of footwear, but they just don't seem to make anything beautiful in off-the-scale width - shoes have always been my nightmare :(
Great shots friends - I envy you your lovely classy shoes, but Chocs have become my wonderful boring!
Now you girls are talking my language the language of shoes! Love shoes....! Currently living in my Ugg Slippers or Sorel snow boots....I can't wait for warm weather and pretty shoes to come back in my life! Happy Wednesday Labies!ReplyDelete
I mean Ladies! oops to quick on the send button!lol!ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness! That face is priceless. (And so is the quote beneath it. I'm feeling pretty worn. lol)
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It has been quite a week in my writing life and with another big day coming up later this week on Friday, the excitement continues. Yes, it's the crazy busy time around the launch of the new book.
But as well as being very busy with all things writing and publishing related, I've also been reading by way of relaxing.
So I thought I'd do a round up of all things bookish in today's post.
Fulfilment – book 3 in the Rachel & Jack Skye Series launches
First of all thank you to everyone of you who has shared the news of the publication of Fulfilment via your social media channels, websites and by word of mouth. It all helps so much – especially at this time of no real life book launches.
And of course, thank you too, to everyone who has either bought the paperback or pre-ordered the ebook (here) which will be delivered to Kindles this Friday on the 15th May. I so appreciate it.
And, I have to say, it was quite an emotional moment to hold my proof copy of the book in my hands and then to put it on the shelf with its two preceding novels in the series.
Special offers on the first 2 books in the series
Book 1 in the series Displacement is free for your Kindle at the moment – but this is the last day so if you haven't read any of the series so far – and you fancy doing so – now would be a good time to get started. Get it here
Book 2 in the series Settlement is on a countdown deal at the moment in the US and will available to buy for $0.99 until Friday 15th May. And in the UK it will be available at a similarly reduced price from 12th May until the 19th. Get it here
So if you haven't read them, what are you waiting for? 😊
I don't just write books. I read them too
But as I said, I've been spending some time reading too. And so I thought I'd share my three favourite recent reads with you. All are – surprise, surprise – contemporary romances.
The New Guy by Kathryn Freeman
New Year, New Guy by Angela Britnell
The Switch by Beth O'Leary
All are first class, engaging, and heartwarming reads and are available as paperbacks and as ebooks and are definitely worth checking out.
So, as always, over to you – what have you read and enjoyed recently? And if you're a writer what are you currently working on?
And remember, if you have read and enjoyed a book please do consider posting a review on Amazon. It doesn't need to be long and involved – just a couple of e=sentences will do – but it really does help an author get some sales traction.


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This is a PDF version of the 1950 book _Championship Fighting: Explosive Punching and Aggressive Defense_ by Jack Dempsey.
Jack Dempsey was a one of the greats in Western Boxing and a heavyweight titleholder. In this book he lays out his method of boxing both practically and philosophically. He clearly explains the basics of scientific fighting and generating explosive punching power. This is a must read for any boxing-history buff or serious student of martial arts. Print copies of this book are rare and very expensive.
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I was talking to a friend of mine early last week about active potential Hall of Famers - notably Phillies players such as Chase Utley and Roy Halladay - when something struck me. Going through all the guys in the majors who are locks or near locks to get in (Pujols, Griffey, Rivera, Jeter, Chipper, Pudge Rodriguez, Hoffman, A-Rod/Manny if the steroids thing doesn't hold them back, Ichiro, Thome, Sheffield, Vladdy, Rolen, Andruw Jones, Helton), there weren't any starting pitcher in the list. Sure there are a lot of great starters in the game today, but nobody* with a body of work so good that it seemed they had already punched their ticket to Cooperstown (reasonably speaking). I couldn't remember a time when that was the case.
And apparently neither could Tim Kurkjian over at ESPN, who posted an article on the exact same point - minus advanced stats, plus player quotes and story line - on Friday. I guess you could say that I'm the Isaac Newton to Kukrjian's Gottfried Leibniz. (Yeah, I went there - although to be honest, I'm a Leibniz fan myself sans the monads.)
* Assuming Pedro Martinez doesn't pitch at some point.
First, some of the active candidates. Current leaders in Wins, with seasonal age in parentheses:
Jamie Moyer (47) - 258
Andy Pettitte (38) - 229
Tim Wakefield (43) - 189
Livan Hernandez (35) - 156
Kevin Millwood (35) - 155
Roy Halladay (33) - 149
Tim Hudson (34) - 148
Derek Lowe (37) - 142
Javier Vazquez (34) - 142
Roy Oswalt (32) - 137
Mark Buehrle (31) - 136
CC Sabathia (29) - 136
Jeff Suppan (35) - 135
Barry Zito (32) - 134
Johan Santana (31) - 123
300 wins is probably out of the question for anyone here, but even 250 might be a stretch (not including Moyer). Pettitte said he may retire after this season, though it's possible the Yankees provide him with enough run support to win 21 games. Wakefield has a shot at 200, but unless he's still floating 'em up there at age 50, 250 isn't happening. Livan, Millwood, and - further down - Suppan are way too fair into their declines to get to 200. Doc can get to 250 with 20-21 win seasons through age 38 or 15 win seasons through 40. Lefties Mark Buehrle and CC Sabathia have a good base from which to start and are pretty young/durable - I suppose those would be the two I'd bet on to reach 250 wins.
Wins, of course, aren't a great way to judge pitchers. Here are the active WAR leaders, from Rally's invaluable database:
Mariano Rivera (40) - 49.9
(I know Mo isn't a starter, but he leads all active pitchers. How about that?)
Roy Halladay (33) - 47.4
Jamie Moyer (47) - 47.4
Andy Pettitte (38) - 47.1
Johan Santana (31) - 42.1
Tim Hudson (34) - 40.9
Roy Oswalt (32) - 39.5
Mark Buehrle (31) - 39.4
CC Sabathia (29) - 37.3
Javier Vazquez (34) - 37.2
Tim Wakefield (43) - 33.5
Barry Zito (32) - 31.7
Trevor Hoffman (42) - 31.5
Derek Lowe (37) - 30.2
Brandon Webb (31) - 29.2
Most of the same names, if not in the same order. I thought it might be interesting to take each pitcher's 2010 CHONE projection, work in a half win yearly decline through age 35 and a .75 win decline thereafter (otherwise guys would be pitching until their mid 40s), and see where each starting pitcher might end up*.
* For entertainment purposes only.
CC Sabathia (above 0 WAR through age 38) - 79.9
Roy Halladay (41) - 78.8
Javier Vazquez (40) - 67.0
Andy Pettitte (42) - 56.6
Mark Buehrle (37) - 55.3
Johan Santana (36) - 52.6
Roy Oswalt (37) - 52.2
Jamie Moyer (48) - 48.5
Tim Hudson (37) - 46.1
Brandon Webb (36) - 37.9
Derek Lowe (40) - 36.1
Tim Wakefield (44) - 35.2
Barry Zito (35) - 35.1
CC and Doc both look solid, but that's about it. The mid 50s is Chuck Finley/Bret Saberhagen territory (plus some HOFamers like Red Faber). Javy probably wouldn't have a good chance due to public perception, but he's a pretty darn effective pitcher. Anyway, back to the original issue; how long has it been since the no starter in baseball had a really strong body of work behind him (as proxy for Hall of Fame potential).
Looking at it by season, here's a graph of the highest career WAR by a (starting) pitcher coming into a given year in which they pitched at some point. The active career WAR leader, if you will.
You can see Roy Halladay is the last point to the right at 47.4. The only time - since 1900 (and even going back to 1884) - that there's been a season without such an established pitcher was 1944. That was right after Carl Hubbel retired and Red Ruffin wasn't in the league at the time - and Indians right-hander Mel Harder was king of the mountain with his 42.1 career WAR. Harder was 34 that year, well away from his peak seasons, and would retire at 37 with 42.5 WAR. If you exclude the WWII years - with many players serving in the armed forces and thus not being eligible here - then at no point in history* has there been a season like the 2010 one. By the way, if you want to use Mo's 49.9 WAR then the point still stands.
* Also excluding the very early years where it obviously wasn't possible for a player to have built up a career since the league just started.
The list of starting pitchers with the highest career WAR going into the given seasons:
2010: Roy Halladay
2009: Randy Johnson
2008: Greg Maddux
2007-1994: Roger Clemens
1993: Nolan Ryan
1992: Bert Blyleven
1991: Nolan Ryan (Bly didn't pitch)
1990-1988: Bert Blyleven
1987: Phil Niekro
1986-1984: Tom Seaver
1983-1976: Gaylord Perry
1975-1970: Bob Gibson
1969-1967: Don Drysdale
1966: Robin Roberts
1965-1957: Warren Spahn
1956-1948: Bob Feller
1947: Red Ruffin
1946: Ted Lyons (He hadn't pitched since '42)
1945: Red Ruffin
1944: Mel Harder
1943-1942: Carl Hubbel
1941-1934: Lefty Grove
1933-1931: Dazzy Vance
1930-1928: Pete Alexander
1927-1917: Walter Johnson
1916-1912: Christy Mathewson
1911-1902: Cy Young
1901-1896: Kid Nichols
Every single person on that list is either in the Hall of Fame, or will be (fingers crossed for Bly) - except for Mel Harder and, of course, possibly Roy Halladay.


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Admittedly 2010 was a tough year, with new waves of problems coming at us from all sides. Most people I talk with say they will be glad when this year is over. And yet is was a tremendous learning experience for each of us. We have a firm grasp on some descriptive terms now that were a little hard to recognize a year ago. Underwater is the go to phrase for a home that is worth less than its mortgage debt. As the number of homes in this condition has risen, the word has touched many more than we might have guessed in our recent past. Robo-signers, while not really a word, came to illustrate the way many of the larger lenders handled the paperwork on their foreclosure proceedings, resulting in court ordered stops and the lack of respect for their treatment of their customers. Buyer's market, while not new in any definition, continued to define the imbalance in residential home sales in most markets. Sellers mostly have to bow down to buyers who can now dictate terms to sellers on transactions.
Rather than try to recite those phrases that have become everyday talk in the real estate industry, lets focus on expectations for next year. I have not tried to come up with a consensus of opinion among the real estate experts willing to put something into print. And it runs the gamut from predictions of prices going even lower yet to a strong and measurable rebound for home sales with prices firming up and inventory coming down. Almost none of the predictions calls for a banner year in 2011; we look realistically at a flat year for sales possibly ranging upwards to increases of five percent above this year. And as this year is in the range of three to four percent above 2009, a five percent increase would be an accelerating recovery. And that against very strong headwinds.
One point I have not made clear in previous posts I would like to revisit at this time. Many can lament the down cycle (recession or worse) that we have found ourselves in over the last several years. But comparisons to the peak of real estate sales activity (generally 2005 into 2006) include a large number of sales that should never have happened. I say that because of the many transactions that were only made to happen because of the lax and guileless mortgage lending standards in place then, combined with the aggressive attempts by people to get their piece of the American Dream by becoming homeowners at any cost. This is not written in judgment of lenders or home buyers from that prior period of "anything goes". It is written to state the case that a healthy percentage of sales should never have happened if certain basic rules were in place and being enforced. Show me a lender today that can successfully argue that a couple should be able to buy a home with three percent down with a payment beginning at less than half of where it would adjust to in 3 to 5 years; all without any written verification of either steady employment or income. What sort of underwriting standards would include that scenario? Buyer/borrowers were all too anxious to take advantage also, so we ended up with a glut of homes that are underwater and buyers that today cannot qualify for a purchase money mortgage.
The conclusion I draw from the above is that we have to make adjustments to the number of sales in the peak years when we compare where we are now. No, we will not see those days again soon where Santa Fe city and county residential sales were in excess of 2800 per year. In 2010, we are on track to come in around 1280 to 1310. As that is less than half the sales volume of 2005, what is your guess on how long it will take us to regain that volume if we are gaining at 5% a year? Let's stick our necks out and say 10% a year increases. If 1300 this year, 2011 might be at 1430 (10% increase), then 2012 would be at 1573, and 2013 would come in at 1730 total sales. Three full years of 10 % increases (1730 in 2013 in this example) would still bring us only to 62% of that glory year of 2800 sales in 2005. Eight years would have passed and we still would be below two-thirds of that amazing year of 2005. This matters because continued comparisons to those high-flying years give us a nearly impossible goal to reach. Why not compare our current trends with what those years would have been like without the mistakes that buyer/borrowers and lenders made together? Just how do we arrive at that guess of what number we should use for 2005? It was not as if that was the first year that some sales came along that maybe should never have happened. That was true in 2004 and before that also. It's just that it all peaked in 2005.
A logical approach is to say that for all of the sales that were fabricated, put together with missing or incorrect information about borrowers ability to pay, those same sales happened sooner than they would have otherwise, given a steady market and a manageable trend upwards every year. If the 2800 unit sales in 2005 included say 600 sales that happened prematurely (or should not have happened at all), then we took those sales away from the future. I believe that is a way to chart what this decade should have looked like. And if thousands of sales took place early in the decade,and earlier than they should have, then the latter part of the decade will see a smaller fraction in terms of sales volume. Sales that happened three to five to seven years before the borrowers were really ready to buy homes then actually take away from today, when they might have finally saved enough to purchase a home and kept a steady income and employment long enough to impress an underwriter.
No wonder sales are down. We stole those statistics from the future back then. We robbed today's results by taking those sales years too soon, before they should have been counted. No wonder we are so below those peak years. And what does this mean? It means we can come up with an educated guess about how many sales "should have happened" earlier this decade and then compare to more realistic numbers. If we today are running at 46% of units sold from the peak year of 2005 (2800 v. 1300), then no wonder we are kicking ourselves and feeling as if the world has crashed around us. Should we be pretending that the bubble bursting in real estate never happened? No, not be a good idea. But I think we can and should come up with a new chart for the 10 years of this decade and find a sustainable growth line that we could predict would have taken place had the sky not fallen in on borrowers and lenders (and the Wall Street boys that designed the credit default swaps and split mortgages into trances that lost their connection to reality). I am going to ask here and now if anyone wants to see what the decade might have looked like had we not fallen prey to our own greed and sanctioned a bunch of transactions that were not properly structured for the involved parties. Do you care? Would you like to know where we might be today if this bubble thing had not happened? I would love to know the answer to that also. But only to try to measure where we are now compared to where we might have been. I am not interested in finding more places to affix blame. I am trying to say that maybe the volume of homes selling these days is not all that bad, considering so many factors that are working against us.
There is a strong case for something going wrong with our economy even without the real estate bubble bursting. The little piece of the pie represented by residential homes being built or being resold is nothing compared to the trillions of debt we have found ourselves saddled with as the world's leading democracy. Wherefore the value of the dollar and the addiction to China's money to purchase our debt? While the real estate problems of today are small when viewed within the big picture of the world's and America's economic difficulties, it still could be real estate that could be a strong contributor to the economic health we all wish for and are working toward. Given the opportunity, the American consumer would love to contribute to rebuilding our financial strength by purchasing homes and spending money on flat screen TVs and e-Readers. But until the imbalance in our market (too many homes and too few willing buyers) is corrected, real estate will not be the solution but will continue to be a part of the problem.
So what should we do now? I await your comments and ideas. May your 2010 holiday season be full of celebration and joy with family and friends close by.


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For several years, my school (specifically Year Four) has been working with Room to Read in a partnership that is mutually beneficial and going from strength to strength. If you are looking for a non-profit organisation to support and work with, I highly recommend reaching out to the wonderful people at Room to Read.
Room to Read was founded by John Wood who, at the time, was an executive at Microsoft. He left the technology giant to pursue his dream of providing quality education to all children. Room to Read was born. If you would like to learn more about the organisation's origin, I recommend John's inspiring book (click the image to be directed to Amazon).
Since its humble beginnings, Room to Read has benefited 12.7 million underprivileged children (and their communities) across Asia and Africa through their literacy and girls' education projects. In collaboration with local communities and governments, their work includes publishing books (in various languages), training teachers and librarians, building schools, establishing libraries and ensuring that girls complete their secondary education. They aim to impact 15 million children by 2020. Room to Read believes in the transformative potential of education. Nelson Mandela said it best:
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
Nelson Mandela
Our action
At Victoria Shanghai Academy (VSA), we hold a sponsored readathon each year to raise funds and, fittingly, to celebrate books. Since 2012, our Year Four students have raised a staggering amount of money for Room to Read:
Each year, the amount raised increases (although I have no idea how we will top HK$178,853 next year). I believe that this is due to VSA families becoming more aware of Room to Read's important work and the sense of pride in what they have been able to achieve. Our children and families give generously because even amounts that we might consider insignificant go a long way. Consider these approximate costs:
HK$8 can publish a book
HK$200 can fill a shelf with books
HK$400 can teach a child to read and write
HK$2,400 can keep a girl in education
HK$7,900 can provide a librarian, instructional materials and resources
HK$40,000 can teach one hundred students to read and write
Our impact
Now consider the massive impact that our Year Four students have had over the last five years. I calculate HK$659,465.72 since 2012. According to the estimations, our students alone have provided the gift of literacy to approximately 2,000 children who are less fortunate than they are. Over the years, this money has supported various Room to Read projects across Cambodia, Vietnam, India and Nepal. We know this because the organisation updates us with information, financial reports and photographs. It's very rewarding for the students and parents to see exactly how their donations are spent.
Ongoing work
Although our fundraising takes place around October/November, we work with Room to Read throughout the year. This has allowed us to strengthen the connection and gain a deeper understanding of the projects. As a school, we feel valued and appreciated because Room to Read staff members keep offering their time and expertise to us.
This year, Nisha (a coordinator of girls' education in India) and Neelam (a highly successful graduate of the India programme) visited Hong Kong. These inspiring ambassadors of Room to Read dedicated some of their limited time in Hong Kong to visit VSA and share their personal experience of Room to Read initiatives.
In another example, Room to Read staff members will visit Year Four classes to provide workshops around these global issues. They have also offered to work with Year Five students if any of them choose to focus on these issues as part of their PYP Exhibition.
The UN Global Goals
As a school, we have been learning about the UN Global Goals and finding authentic ways to integrate them into our units. Our work with Room to Read has given the students a deeper understanding of two goals in particular: Quality Education and Gender Equality. In a very real way, they have been able to make a difference and contribute to the eventual completion of these goals.
Goal 4: Quality Education
"Education liberates the intellect, unlocks the imagination and is fundamental for self-respect. It is the key to prosperity and opens a world of opportunities, making it possible for each of us to contribute to a progressive, healthy society. Learning benefits every human being and should be available to all."
Goal 5: Gender Equality
"Gender bias is undermining our social fabric and devalues all of us. It is not just a human rights issue; it is a tremendous waste of the world's human potential. By denying women equal rights, we deny half of the population a chance to live life at its fullest. Political, economic and social equality for women will benefit all the world's citizens. Together we can eradicate prejudice and work for equal rights and respect for all."
I wonder how many of the other Global Goals we could achieve by achieving these two. The world needs educated and diverse minds to solve its complex problems. It's vital that we fulfil all children's educational needs and combat the issue of wasted human potential. Thankfully, Room to Read is working on it.
It's mind-boggling to think about the many dedication plaques around the world that, like the one above, give thanks to VSA. I am extremely excited to see at least one of them for myself when I, along with some colleagues, attend a site visit to one of the communities that we have benefitted. Look out for a future blog post on this.
I would like to offer my sincere thanks to all of our Year Four students and families for their efforts and generosity, and to Jodi, Cherry, Annie and Tijana from Room to Read for their ongoing work with us.
To make a difference, consider working with Room to Read or click here to make a donation. Your time and generosity will make a huge difference.
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Diving in Thailand
Everything you have to know and the best Dive Sites
Thailand, the "Country of Smiles", is known and acclaimed internationally as a diving destination. Both diving beginners and professionals are attracted to this place – because there are diving spots for every taste and every level of experience. Fascinating underwater worlds, wrecks, caves and sharks – all that and much more can be discovered in the sea all around Thailand.
Hobby sportsmen also like to come here to obtain their diving certificate. The hot spots on the coasts of Thailand are correspondingly frequented, and the selection of diving schools, diving excursions and liveaboards is correspondingly large in Thailand. We know which hot spots are worth it and can recommend the best diving schools on site.
Find the best Dive Professionals, Dive Centers and Liveaboards in Thailand
⇒ When is the best time for a diving holiday in Thailand?
The good thing about diving in Thailand: There is no bad time! The two large diving regions, the Andaman Sea in the west and the Gulf of Thailand in the east, have their peak seasons at opposite times:
- November to May: Andaman Sea (e.g. Khao Lak, Phuket)
- Mai to October: Gulf of Thailand (e.g. Koh Samui, Koh Tao)
Beyond the main season, it is definitely possible to dive as well. However, strong monsoon winds often blow here, whereby not all diving sites are always accessible. For experienced divers though, there are economical offers especially in the off-season and you can dive uninhibitedly.
⇒ Hot spots for diving at the Andaman Sea
The Andaman Sea in the west can be reached from both the main land (e.g. Khao Lak, Krabi) and the islands (e.g. Similan Islands, Koh Phi Phi).
Our recommendations for diving in the Andaman Sea:
- Similan Islands: The Similan Islands are a marine national park with particularly high water quality. Therefore there is a visibility of up to 30 metres and many types of sharks, exotic fish and corals can be admired from up close. Thanks to the clear water, night dives are also popular and highly recommended. The white sandy beaches are also unique, inviting you to take a stroll to relax after a dive.
- Richelieu Rock: The Richelieu Rock was discovered by Jacques-Yves Cousteau, THE diving pioneer, and is still extremely popular nowadays. Rays, barracudas and whale sharks convert this giant limestone rock into an awesome spot to experience the underwater world.
- Phuket: The island is a good starting point for all hot spots in the Andaman Sea. From here, advanced divers can go wreck diving (the ferry King Cruiser) as well as descend particularly deep (40 metres at Racha Noi) to observe rays. Having said this, there are also a lot of hot spots worth seeing for beginners, e.g. Racha Yai or the "Airport Reef" close by the airport.
⇒ The best places for diving in the Gulf of Thailand
When someone talks about the Gulf of Thailand, the first thing that comes to mind is probably Koh Tao or Koh Samui. The islands are among the most popular diving spots worldwide and are often correspondingly crowded. However, they are not the only diving sites in the Gulf of Thailand that are worth visiting.
Our recommendations for the Gulf of Thailand:
- Sail Rock, Koh Samui: Sail Rock is THE attraction in the Gulf of Thailand. This boulder stands all alone in the sea and is therefore a meeting point for a lot of sea dwellers. With some luck, you get to see whale sharks here. Turtles, manta rays, corals and a lot of exotic fish species can be observed as well. A highlight: The "Chimney", a pipe that is about 5 metres long that you can swim through.
- Wreck diving in Pattaya: Pattaya has a mild climate all-year-round and is particularly popular with wreck divers. Among others, you can dive around the HTMS Khram and the Petchaburi Bremen.
- Koh Pha Ngan: The island is considered an insider tip, in order to obtain your diving certificate there. It is especially popular with divers who would also like to dip into the night life. You can head for a lot of diving sites in the Gulf of Thailand from here.
⇒ Diving in Thailand at a glance
- Peak tourist season: All-year-round, although different regions are particularly attractive depending on the season
- Appropriate for: All diving levels, from beginners to advanced
- Water temperature: 26 – 31 degrees all-year-round
- Entry requirement: Mostly uncomplicated, a visa on site is possible
- Particular diving experiences: Wreck diving, sharks, caves, current diving, general flora and fauna under water
- Duration of trip: At least one week should be planned – you can also spend as much as 3 weeks or more diving in Thailand, without getting bored 😉
- Diving equipment: Can be rented on site in most cases
- Travelling: By plane, buses and trains. Thailand is well-developed touristically, so it is no problem getting from A to B.
Fancy diving in Thailand?
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Sharing and building Solution Focused practice in organisations
As promised I bring you some writing from the Oxford workshop "a SF approach to working with large groups".
Or... to be honest I actually break my promise but for the better.
So many good conversations with great inputs followed during, inbetween and after the workshops (I ended up doing a Opens Space on same topic) so I've decided to put on whatever I write regarding working with large groups on:…Continue
Added by Jesper H Christiansen on September 20, 2012 at 22:30 — No Comments
I'd like to invite anyone who does SF(B) work in Africa to join the ning group SOLWorld-Africa. Please share your experiences and stories. Also, let us know whether you know of any national associations for SF practitioners and if so, in which particular African country. Thanks, Svea
Added by Svea van der Hoorn on September 18, 2012 at 19:36 — 1 Comment
Wow - Elke, your workshop was so motivating. I love the way you explained to us how you work. You instantly "translate" what your coachees says into a picture with duplo figures. You use all the SF elements like treasure chest (strengths), cup (preferred future), tiny pieces of paper (little steps) etc. I can imagine that your clients benefit a lot from the way you work with them.
You really motivated me to try something new. Wow. Thanks a lot, cheers, Julia
Added by Julia Kalenberg on September 16, 2012 at 9:59 — 1 Comment
Dear Liselotte and dear Karolien
your workshop was great. You gave a very concrete and easy-to-apply example of how to apply SF in an organization. I will put the four steps of the conversation tables soon into practice
1. appreciation round "what is already there?"
2. future perfect "one step into future"
3. on which domains do we want to focus?
4. three little steps
Thanks for sharing! Your workshop was a great KISS example. Keep it short…Continue
Added by Julia Kalenberg on September 16, 2012 at 9:36 — No Comments
Dear Jesper
such a funny start into the conference. I loved the way you invited us to welcome all the countries.
And the way you made us share what "keeps us awake at night" - your questions really make curious and invite to join the experience. I also loved the idea of "No. 1 best hope" on the sheets of paper which were then thrown in the air. Would like to know more about your wonderful exercises :-)
Best regards, Julia
Added by Julia Kalenberg on September 16, 2012 at 9:27 — 2 Comments
Dear Aoki san
your blinking glasses which make us see great things are a great idea to use in small and big groups. I will try it. Thanks. Deep bow, Julia
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Dear Monica and Brenda
WOW!!! Your workshop was really interesting and very practical. I love the team-building exercise with the marble (great metaphor: marble = preferred future) and the plastic channels. See how people work together to get the marble (their preferred future) together in the basket.
I'm looking forward to try it out! Great stuff - your workshop.
Best regards, Julia
Added by Julia Kalenberg on September 16, 2012 at 9:12 — 1 Comment
Dear Jenny and Shakya
your workshop gave me great ideas of how to do it. Before the workshop I thought that I have to explain to participants and clients what I do. Now I dare to explain less and just do! Funny, much more playful and effective.
My take away from your workshop was: do SF instead of talking about it. Little steps. Give example - even if I'm the only one.
Thanks for your great workshop!! Best regards, Julia
Added by Julia Kalenberg on September 16, 2012 at 9:06 — 1 Comment
This summer has been full of busy, rewarding weeks, but the last couple have been particularly so. Last Monday I cheered myself hoarse at the Paralympics, and from the middle of the week onwards I was making final preparations for the SF evaluation workshop I was delivering at the SOL World 2012 Conference in Oxford. At the same time, both children were taking new buses to new schools – each of them excited,…
Added by Ali Abington on September 14, 2012 at 13:01 — 2 Comments
I hope all of you at the conference are enjoying yourselves. My thoughts are with you all.
Owen Charnley
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As I look from my bedroom high over the magnificent quadrangle of Keble College, the signs are promising for a good day at the SOL2012 conference.
Yesterday afternoon, 30 people gathered at Science Oxford for our pre-conference and enthusiastically learned our 12 Things You Need To Know about Solutions Focus. They asked some great questions, which we can track through the conference, such as how much can one embrace SF in our personal lives, and does the methodology allow for…Continue
Added by Paul Z Jackson on September 6, 2012 at 6:52 — 2 Comments
Dear Solutionists
Only 4 days to Oxford!! :-) What a happy time!
And my new article "The Sprintformula" that I would like to share with you is now also available in English: http://www.godat.ch/coach_publikationen.html
See you soon and have a nice weekend!
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So why is this important? It's another sign that the communications infrastructure is migrating from a circuit switched architecture to packet based communications. Not just any packet switched protocol, mind you. IP or Internet Protocol is expanding is scope. Switched Ethernet based local area networks running Internet Protocol have become the defacto standard, pretty much pushing all other standards into obscurity. The sheer economy of scale has made Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet networking the only cost effective choice in all but the most unique applications. It's pretty hard to find a computer that doesn't come with an RJ-45 connector for 10/100 Ethernet. It's even harder to find one with another standard, unless it is something with a very short range, such as USB or Firewire. Now, IP is moving beyond the LAN edge and steadily swallowing up the WAN or Wide Area Network connections as well.
Consider your options for communicating beyond the borders of your corporate campus or even your storefront. If all you want to do is connect two distant locations together, a T1 line will do the trick at a reasonable cost. This is point to point communications. Chances are that you'll use a router on each end that connects to your location's LAN on one side and the T1 line on the other. But what if you want to connect a dozen or a hundred locations together? You can certainly order as many T1 private lines as you want and create your own WAN. That gives you the ultimate in control, privacy and, unfortunately, high cost.
A more reasonably priced solution leverages the power of private networks built by companies like Netifice and MegaPath along with that great public communications infrastructure known as the Internet. The private networks, almost exclusively built on fiber optics, link to points of presence in major cities. Dedicated private lines provide the last mile connection to your locations. ATM and Frame Relay networks have long provided this type of service, but now most networks are adopting IP and their standard protocol.
The Internet is certainly the largest IP network in existence. It is becoming thought of as a public utility, much like electric power and natural gas. Except that the Internet is loosely regulated compared to government regulated utilities. Anyone can easily access the Internet at a bargain price, but your privacy and security are left up to you. Frankly, the Internet can be a scary place to be conveying sensitive business information.
This is where managed IP services step in. One important application is the VPN or Virtual Private Network. Basically, a VPN encrypts and decrypts your private information so that it appears to be indecipherable gibberish to anyone eavesdropping over the Internet. In essence, the public network becomes your private network. Of course you are sharing this public network with many others, but they don't know anything about your data and you don't know anything about theirs. As long as you buy enough bandwidth to ensure the transfer rates you need, VPN will give you one huge network with access just about anywhere on Earth.
Another application for IP-based services is enterprise VoIP. Voice over IP is potentially a huge cost saver for businesses with dozens to hundreds of phones and phone lines. It can go bad very easily when you try to be your own phone company and don't provide for all the nuances of bandwidth, jitter, latency, priority and packet error rates that wreak havoc on voice calls and video conferencing. A managed IP network ensures that the WAN network is robust enough to support VoIP as well as electronic data transfer.
T1 Rex has been proud to offer network services from both Netifice and MegaPath through our expert telecommunications team at Shop for T1. The new, larger, Netifice will provide an even greater range cost effective managed IP services available to small, medium and larger companies. You are invited to have a no-cost review of what telecom services will work best for your business and save you the most money. Simply provide some basic contact information and what you are interest in using our quick inquiry form at T1 Rex.


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Welcome to Petradi Studios & Apartment in Levrossos, the most beautiful beach of Amorgos island, in the traditional village of Tholaria, in just 15 minutes walking distance from Aegiali.
The Cycladic-style apartments are situated just a few meters from the sea. You will need to go down a few steps to enjoy the crystal clear waters and the sun, with the comfort that provide the sunbeds and the umbrellas, that we offer you for free.
In the Petradi's beach bar you can order your coffee, refreshing drinks and juices and tasty sandwiches, so you do not need to leave at any time the beach, and you can spend the whole day enjoying the sea.
For the perfect ending of a day that you have spent in the beach enjoying the sea and the sun, you can relax on the balcony of your room, watching the sunset of Amorgos, the memory of which will accompany you back home.
"Petradi" offers two types of rooms:
– Double Room with Sea View
– Apartment with Sea View
In order to make your stay in our accommodation more pleasant, interesting and remarkable, Petradi Studios & Apartment offers:
– Check in: 14.00 / Check out: 12.00
– Reception (from 08.00 until 18.00)
– Beach Bar
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Computer simulations have been completed that describe passage of a 10-km-diameter asteroid through the Earth's atmosphere and the subsequent cratering and ejecta dynamics caused by impact of the asteroid into both oceanic and continental sites. The asteroid was modeled as a spherical body moving vertically at 20 km/s with a kinetic energy of 2.6 ?? 1030 ergs (6.2 ?? 107 Mt ). Detailed material modeling of the asteroid, ocean, crustal units, sedimentary unit, and mantle included effects of strength and fracturing, generic asteroid and rock properties, porosity, saturation, lithostatic stresses, and geothermal contributions, each selected to simulate impact and geologic conditions that were as realistic as possible. Calculation of the passage of the asteroid through a U.S. Standard Atmosphere showed development of a strong bow shock wave followed by a highly shock compressed and heated air mass. Rapid expansion of this shocked air created a large low-density region that also expanded away from the impact area. Shock temperatures in air reached ???20,000 K near the surface of the uplifting crater rim and were as high as ???2000 K at more than 30 km range and 10 km altitude. Calculations to 30 s showed that the shock fronts in the air and in most of the expanding shocked air mass preceded the formation of the crater, ejecta, and rim uplift and did not interact with them. As cratering developed, uplifted rim and target material were ejected into the very low density, shock-heated air immediately above the forming crater, and complex interactions could be expected. Calculations of the impact events showed equally dramatic effects on the oceanic and continental targets through an interval of 120 s. Despite geologic differences in the targets, both cratering events developed comparable dynamic flow fields and by ???29 s had formed similar-sized transient craters ???39 km deep and ???62 km across. Transient-rim uplift of ocean and crust reached a maximum altitude of nearly 40 km at ???30 s and began to decay at velocities of 500 m/s to develop large-tsunami conditions. After ???30 s, strong gravitational rebound drove both craters toward broad flat-floored shapes. At 120 s, transient crater diameters were ???80 km (continental) and ???105 km (oceanic) and transient depths were ???27 km; crater floors consisting of melted and fragmented hot rock were rebounding rapidly upward. By 60 s, the continental crater had ejected ???2 ?? 1014 t, about twice the mass ejected from the oceanic crater. By 120 s, ???70,000 km3 (continental) and ???90,000 km3 (oceanic) target material were excavated (no mantle) and massive ejecta blankets were formed around the craters. We estimate that in excess of ???70% of the ejecta would finally lie within ???3 crater diameters of the impact, and the remaining ejecta (???1013 t), including the vaporized asteroid, would be ejected into the atmosphere to altitudes as high as the ionosphere. Effects of secondary volcanism and return of the ocean over hot oceanic crater floor could also be expected to contribute substantial material to the atmosphere. ?? 1987.
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|Computer simulations of large asteroid impacts into oceanic and continental sites--preliminary results on atmospheric, cratering and ejecta dynamics
|D. J. Roddy, S.H. Schuster, M. Rosenblatt, L.B. Grant, Paul J. Hassig, K.N. Kreyenhagen
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Verrazano Moon
7th February 2008
Label Omnitone
Released 2008
with Frank Kimbrough
Project categories: discography - (band leader)
"Some nights there is magic. Some nights you record. It is a rare event when the magic happens on a night you are recording. This was one of those nights." Joe Locke
More about this album
In their concert performances, whether in the intimate environment of the Bach, Dancing and Dynamite Society's hall overlooking Half Moon Bay in California, at the Boston Conservatory, or in a two thousand-seat festival tent at the Caramoor Jazz Festival, Frank Kimbrough and Joe Locke have succeeded in creating a quiet electricity that belies the perception of the "introspective" duo. Their playing has been described as comfortable, telepathic and warm, yet having virtuosity to spare.
"Magic is magic because it can't be explained" says Kimbrough about his duo with Joe Locke. "Joe and I have known each other for more than twenty years. Sometimes when we play, we find ourselves as surprised at our rapport as anyone who may be listening. Playing with Joe is always a beautiful experience, no matter the circumstances."
Frank Kimbrough and Joe Locke have recorded three CDs for OmniTone: their critically acclaimed 1999 debut Saturn's Child, The Willow, released in 2003, and their latest, Verrazano Moon, recorded live at the Windham (NY) Chamber Music Festival in 2006, and released in October, 2008.
Media coverage of the duo made much of the connections between Saturn's Child and the Chick Corea/Gary Burton classic Crystal Silence, but The Willow showcases a broader pallette of sounds. Locke adds marimba to the mix, Tim Ries plays saxophones, flutes and bass clarinet, and Jeff Ballard contributes hand percussion. And of course, the distinctive and unmistakable flavor of Maria Schneider's title track adds its own dimension as well. Like Schneider, Kimbrough and Locke have created a sound that has the accessible melodies to appeal to budding jazz fans, while also having the sophistication, soul and intellectual depth to satisfy aficionados.


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UNM Performs Incomplete Abortion- Results in Inpatient Admission
By Tara Shaver,
Albuquerque, NM- A confidential informant has come forward to Protest ABQ with information about a 27 year old woman who suffered an incomplete abortion at the University of New Mexico Center for Reproductive Health (UNMCRH) abortion facility. The next day the woman was admitted to UNM Hospital with an elevated white blood cell count, rapid heart beat, fever and abdominal pain. According to the Mayo Clinic's website, Patient "A" exhibited symptoms that warrant a sepsis diagnosis.
On May 17, 2016 Patient A arrived at UNMCRH 19.6 weeks pregnant for a two day D&E abortion procedure. On this day laminaria was inserted into Patient A's cervix for artificial dilation despite the fact that she wasn't feeling well and her lab results showed that her white blood cell count was alarmingly high at 21.7. The website Perinatology.com states that a normal wbc count for a pregnant woman in the second trimester is between 5.6-14.8. An elevated white blood cell count is an indication that a patient has an infection, disease or weakened immune system. Patient A was already at a high risk for infection.
Despite the fact that this patient had a compromised immune system UNMCRH placed performing the abortion above Patient A's overall health and well being. They proceeded with the second trimester abortion procedure, and dismembered the 19 week old pre-born child. After the procedure an IUD was inserted, as is the practice of many abortionists under the guise of preventing future pregnancies for up to five years. UNM has a special research interest in this protocol and women have told Protest ABQ that they are ruthlessly pressured into having IUD's inserted after abortions and after live births at UNM Hospital.
The very next day, after a restless night of sleep and increasing pain Patient A sought medical attention at UNM Hospital, where physicians that attended her suspected post abortion endometritis (an infection of the uterus) and an incomplete abortion. Patient A's IUD was removed. She spent three days on antibiotics but on the fourth day her temperature spiked again and the UNM Family Planning Service division was consulted to provide a D&C to suction out any remaining fetal parts and or tissue.
All surgical abortion procedures are very invasive and opens a woman's body up to germs and bacteria. It is completely unacceptable and may even constitute medical malpractice, that UNMCRH performed an incomplete abortion, knowing that Patient A had a compromised immune system and then inserted an IUD. This is not the kind of "care" that puts the patient first.
On May 22nd she was scheduled for the operating room at UNM Hospital for the D&C and was then discharged the next day. It is likely that an acute infection of this kind will leave Patient A with significant uterine scarring that could prevent future pregnancies.
The University of New Mexico (UNM) has been plagued by scandals over the past few years due to its abortion involvement. UNMCRH utilizes medical residents in experimental research and also trains them to perform late-term abortions. In addition to Patient A, several women have been injured at UNM's free standing abortion facility UNMCRH.
In 2012 members of Protest ABQ reported that UNMCRH is no longer calling 911 for medical emergencies to ensure there isn't a public record of how many injuries are actually occurring. Now in 2016, this state funded institution has been implicated with a criminal referral by a congressional panel regarding the use of aborted baby body parts and is currently under investigation by the New Mexico Attorney General.
Despite all of this, The University of New Mexico is still perpetuating a radical abortion agenda and New Mexico tax payers are involuntarily footing the bill for it.
Fr. Stephen Imbarrato: The Protest Priest with Priests for Life issued the following statement, "We know in the past that ambulances have been sent to UNMCRH on several occasions. Of course, that information is now being denied the public as is much of what The University of New Mexico does. What will it take for all interested parties (Regents, students, alumni, elected leaders) to wake up, speak up, and put a stop to a business that has been wounding women while making money aborting babies at every stage of pregnancy?"
For years Protest ABQ has been exposing the fact that New Mexico continues to be a state without any laws protecting pre-born babies because of the silent inaction of New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez and other leaders who continue to turn a blind eye hoping that this injustice will just go away. The University of New Mexico is the heart of the New Mexico abortion industry, and has been given cover by corrupt politicians in both parties.
In a recent interview Congressman Steve Pearce (R-NM) echoed the concerns of Protest ABQ about the lack of leadership at all levels of government in New Mexico stating, "I'm to the point where I'm saying that you must be approving of what is happening or you would be responding. New Mexico has evolved into the largest, the most abortion friendly state in the country right under our eyes and I for one do not think it's appropriate."
Full interview recap here: NM Rep. Steve Pearce Asks, "Is This Going to Become a Political Coverup?"
Inside New Mexico's Reproductive Health Clinics: 5 years of Investigative Research
RELATED: Protest ABQ's Response To SCOTUS Decision And Its Implications On New Mexico


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As I'm writing, North London is taking a serious beating by rain and thunderstorms. Here's some more cheerful (and sometimes cheesy) reading:
Q: Why do blondes keep smiling during a thunderstorm?
A: They think they're being photographed!
Thunderstorm Company
One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm a mother was tucking her small boy into bed. She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a tremor in his voice,
"Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?"
The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug.
"I can't dear," she said. "I have to sleep in Daddy's room."
A long silence was broken at last by his shaking little voice:
"The big sissy."
from: Cybsersalt
What did Santa Claus's wife say during a thunderstorm? 'Come and look at the rain, dear.'
from: allthejokes.com
... and some extra cheese.Posted by: Heiko on August 3, 2004 06:59 PM
I have to admit, the 1st 2 were ok, but the last one just reeked of cheddar :P
Posted by: Itil on August 5, 2004 12:06 PM
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Nothing is impossible in this world not even getting a Fake receipt. The world is moving towards technological advancements and we have seen so many changes in the last 10 years. The Internet is a source of infinite knowledge and we are again here to show you it's Example. Yes! We are talking about Fake Receipt Maker/Generator Tools.
Before moving on I would like to clear one thing that This article is only for the Educational purpose we don't promote anything which will cause you problems.
Fake Receipt Maker/Generator Tools
It is possible that sometimes you lost your Gas, Fuel, Stationary receipt or seller forget to give you one. But to show your expense you need the proof and in this case, Fake Receipt Maker tools will very helpful. Using Fake Receipt generator tools you can make Fake Gas Receipt, Expense Receipt, ATM receipt even hotel receipt also. To give you the best options among all we have tested and check many tools available online and after that, we have selected few online Fake receipt tools which are totally free. You just need to enter a few details which we will show you in this post. Here all the tools we are going to discuss are totally free and you can make a fake receipt on your mobile. No need to install any apps or software which will slow down your cell.
Bucaro TecHelp Online Receipt Maker
Bucaro Techhelp is an online fake receipt generator website/tool. In order to print a receipt, you need to enter few details of Buyer and Seller. If you want to make a receipt but don't have receipt maker or computer receipt maker handy then this website is for you. Here we have generated one fake grocery receipt for reference.
Just follow the instructions to make a receipt:
- As you can see in the image that To add an item line to the receipt, click on the [Add Line] button.
- Enter Item No., Description, Quantity in the given boxes.
- Click in the Total box and tool will automatically calculate Final Amount.
- If you need to remove last item line, click on the [Remove Line] button.
- Now Enter the charge for shipping (if any) in the Shipping box. Then click in the Total box to update.
- Now Enter the sales tax rate and click in the Sales Tax box to calculate the sales tax.
- After that Enter other information in the proper boxes as desired.
- Now at the End Select CLICK HERE to Generate your receipt
The main pros of this Fake receipt tool are your information won't Save, Stored on any server or in any database online.
Fake Hoel Receipt Generator – LostHotelReceipt.com
If you want to print Fake Hotel Receipt then Losthotelreceipt.com is the perfect site for you. To print receipt first you need to make an account on the site and after Login just enter the required details and select the Hotel Photo also. To See the Sample Fake Hotel Receipt CLICK HERE.
Here are full instructions about How Losthotelreceipt works:
- Each Hotel Receipt Form consists of 3 sections. 1. Information 2. Detail 3. Summary
- The Information field is fixed and cannot be expanded or reduced.
- The Detail section can have as many detail lines as needed.
- The headings: Post Date, Description, Comment, Amount are fixed and cannot be changed.
- The amount field only takes numbers "0-9", a decimal ".", or a minus sign "-" and is right justified.
- For a payment or credit, use a minus sign.
- The Summary section is created from the Description and Amount fields in the detail section.
Adding – Click on "Credits:" in the grey bar beneath the headline.
Using – 1 credit is deducted when adding a receipt from "Saved Receipts" to "Paid Receipts".
View & Print
Clicking View will open a window displaying a printable receipt.
When viewing from "Saved Receipts", SAMPLE RECEIPT will appear in several locations.
When printing from "Paid Receipts", SAMPLE RECEIPT will not appear.
Fake ATM Receipt Generator
If you want to SHOWOFF and show your Fake Account Bank Balance then FRABZ is the perfect site to generate Fake ATM Account Receipt. You just have to enter Date, Time, Account Balance, City and state and you are good to go. You can see an example of Fake ATM receipt in given pic how it looks like.
Custom Receipt Maker
Custom Receipt Maker is very easy and handy tool to make fake Grocery receipt. There are total 14 boxes where you need to enter the details. The first three fields you need to enter the receipt name with full address. The second part of the receipt contains details about items/products/grocery details you want to mention. Four blank fields are available for items names along with item prices. And by filling the two bottom lines, you can download your receipt.
Expres Expense [Paid]
Express Expense is a PAID online FakeReceipt Generator. You need to follow three steps to generate fake receipt:
- Select Receipt Template among Free and Pro receipt Samples.
- Customize your receipt by providing details
- Download your receipt
In the above image, you can check out how Free express expense Free Template receipt looks like.
Final Words!!
We hope that your search for Fake Receipt Generator has ended by reading this post. We tried our best to provide you with the best tools after using many based on user-friendliness, interface, functionality, and features. Let us know which tool you are using to generate fake Receipt in the comment section and if you are using any other tools let us know so that we can add them in our list.


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Last Updated on October 4, 2018 by Karma Hill
With laughter dancing on the breeze, mingling with the sweet sounds of the ukulele, Ann and Khaled enjoyed an Oahu Destination Wedding to remember. Leaving their California home behind for a little romance in the islands, the cute couple were on cloud nine as they took the next steps in to their future together. Not wanting to see one another before the ceremony, this dashing groom was blown away by his stunning bride as she floated down the beach towards him. With loved ones flanking them, they exchanged the vows that would find them declared partners for life and sealed the moment with a kiss.
While the mysterious mountains held court in the back ground, the sea teased the shore beside them. With a soft cloud cover creating a dreamy scene, the lovebirds strolled hand in hand down the perfect beach and reveled in the romance of the moment. Ecstatic to begin the next chapter of their lives, they were all smiles and the joy was practically tangible. Thank you, Ann and Khaled, for letting our team capture the magic of this moment. What an honor it was getting to know you both and share in the happiness of this time in your lives. We wish you all the best in the years to come and hope you'll find your way to these islands again one day.
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Tesla's Model 3 may be joined by a second car at March event
We've known for months Tesla plans to introduce its more affordable Model 3 sedan at an event in March, but reports today suggest the company has a surprise up its sleeve.
Electrek reports Elon Musk's firm will show off at least two versions of the Model 3 during the yet-to-be-scheduled showcase.
According to the article, that second car is likely be the Model Y crossover strongly hinted at by Elon Musk in October last year.
Thursday's report is supported by a photo from a presentation in Hong Kong, showing two cars under wraps, lending credence to the thought a second model could be on the way.
Beyond the $35,000 price tag and the 200-mile range Tesla explained little about the Model 3, much less about the Model Y.
However, it has been suggested the company build them both on the same platform as it had done previously with the Model S sedan and Model X SUV.
The Electrek report also believes the Model 3/Y will feature the same iPad-like centre console and boast the cabin site of a BMW 3 series.
Related: Six features that'll make you want a Tesla Model X
It also claims the company will look to cut costs by charging drivers for supercharging costs, which have been free for Models S and X.
The next-generation of Tesla vehicles will be the first to sit within the price range of mainstream drivers.
With the Chevy Bolt announced at CES 2016 and slapped with a similar price tag, the Model 3/Y will face some serious competition.
Will you be buying a Telsa car? Let us know in the comments below.


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Travel with your partner without killing each other!
Sure, couples who travel together, stay together.
It's can be romantic, adventurous, and exciting. But when you're together 24/7, things won't always be so utopian, especially when you're traveling in a foreign country and confusion, anxiety, and stress arises.
Let's face it, we're all human, we're not perfect. Things happen and tempers rise, you can't obviously pretend that every trip you take with your partner is going to be perfect.
I remember one of the worst feuds we had while traveling was in Singapore when he booked a room at a hostel that was so small, dark, uncomfortable and completely out of his norm, I was livid that he wasn't as diligent as he usually is when booking a room for us. Let me be clear, the room he booked for us was like a jail cell. It was like a 10 x 10 room, with 2 sets of bunkbeds, barely any room for our luggages (backpacks). The door to our room barely opened because the beds were in the way. Because of this, we literally fought (more like I pouted like a spoiled brat) the entire first day we arrived to this amazing city. Looking back, yes, I overreacted but to my defense (give me a break, ok?), it was towards the end of our 16 day travel through Southeast Asia, and I just wanted to be comfortable.
So how do you avoid the risk of having your trip ruined by disagreements? Here are some tips:
Easy, right? Everyone believes they are the most patient person in the world. Yeah, right. Let's be real, we all have tempers, especially when things don't go your way. There's a reason why you are with your partner, it probably isn't because you love fighting with them. So why not practice a little patience. Whenever I feel my temper rise, because I'm a woman and our hormones are pretty much like an unlit firework, I try to just step away for awhile. I look ahead and think about how I want to remember the trip and then once I've calmed down a bit, I go back and talk it out with my partner (see Tip #6).
If something doesn't go your way, COMPROMISE. Chances are, if the two of you come to an agreement that will somewhat satisfied both your needs, you will come out of the situation a lot happier than you did if you had just been stubborned about it.
If you are traveling for long periods of time, there will come a time when you and your partner will get on each others nerves. So why not seek out activities that you would like to partake in but you know your partner would not, this way it gives both of you the opportunity do things you both want to do without feeling the guilt for doing it anyway or the regret for not ever having experienced it. If I want to get a cheap massage in Cambodia for $3.00, knowing my partner doesn't, I tell him why not go explore a bar with some good beer (he loves beer) and cheap cocktails. This way I don't feel pressured to always be consuming alcohol just because he would like to imbibe a little more than I do, plus I get my cheap little massage and relax for awhile.
tip #4 be flexible
Don't be stubborn. Period. Everyone has their stubborn ways but when you are in a relationship, you acknowledge that you are willing to take that person's needs and wants into consideration. Don't always be so set in your own ways, listen to what your partner wants and try to understand the Why behind it. If you are planning on a multi city trip and you come to a disagreement on what cities/countries you want to visit, sit down with your partner and work out the pros and cons. Being flexible means you will come to a compromise that you will both enjoy (see Tip #2).
tip #5 Communicate!
Communicate! Communicate! Communicate! I hate to say this, Ladies, the silent treatment doesn't work! And to the Men, listen and don't assume! One of the main issues in relationships, not just in travels, is lack of communication. When one person assumes or expects something in particular or arguments arise due to lack of communication, it can certainly be a relationship killer! So please practice communication. If you want to visit the Red Light District in Amsterdam but you know your partner has absolute no desire for it, do not just plan a day trip there in hopes that s/he will just get over her disapproval and enjoy it anyway.
What are some of your tips for traveling with a partner? Comment below!


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For field recording, sampling, recording practices and performances, video production, and a lot of other purposes, just about everyone wants an ideal digital mobile recorder. If you haven't been following comments, we've had an extended discussion by readers on the Zoom H4 mobile recorder, its upcoming smaller sibling the H2, and competitive devices like Edirol's R09.
Now, the excellent new blog bleeps has had some hands-on time with the H4 in movie production:
10 reasons a Zoom H4 is handy on a movie set!
Interestingly, the main issue other readers have had with the H4 — difficulty accessing mic level controls — wasn't really a problem in this application. The basic internal stereo mics did just fine for stereo imaging. And there's no shortage of uses:
- Recording primary on-location sound in stereo (even with the built-in mics, though the H4 also has XLRs)
- On-the-fly foley / sound effects
- Ambient audio, room tone, etc.
- On-location audio playback
- Lots of storage for interviews, extra tracks
- It's not a camera.
Be sure to check out the full writeup for more details.
"It's not a camera" may seem an obvious point, but you might be surprised by how big an issue this is, even on larger productions. Video production staff have a nasty habit of trying to record everything to cameras. That means pricey cameras dedicated to nothing but recording audio, with non-standard batteries (the H4 does AA's) and extremely limited storage on arcane storage formats. That and, of course, most cameras are lousy audio recorders.
Those of you doing on-location video production, what do you use? Some readers here are using higher-end recorders for audio from Marantz and others. What readers are not doing is fancy SMPTE sync to the cameras, because virtually no productions have the time or interest in fiddling with something like that.
In other news, I bought the bullet and bit an H4 — wait a minute. Reverse that. Anyway, I'll let you know how it goes; I'll be using it on location for a couple of things later this week I think you'll enjoy. More soon.


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Manley Stacey Civil War Letters
April 1 & 2, 1863
Camp Hayes
6 AM April 1st 63
Dear Father
I received yours of the 24th & 27th yesterday, One with a $1,oo Bill & some Postage Currency, & the other 4 Stamps in. I received the Ague Pills, & will take care of them. I want you to keep a full account of all the money you send me, for in these hard times, I do not want you to be anything out. I think I have received all the Postage currency, you have sent, for almost every Letter, I have got some money. You ask me who I think opened my Letter, I am certain it was not the Boys in my Squad. I think it was done, by Catlin who carries the Mail. I have no Proof however.
I am hoping to get a Furlough, but am placing no dependence on it. The Col & all the officers might sign one, & then Heintzman refuse to sign it. However I shall hope.
Today I go on Picket, with 6 men, so I have but little time to write. There would be no such thing as Borrowing the Money, I should like to be Paid off, first. Those letters that I sent home, I made here, from a Rebs Bone, found on the Battle Field, 17th Georgia CS Army. That was the Inscription on the Head Board.
I do not, nor have I calculated, when I return home, to come to Lyons, I have never Calculated, on that.
Night before last, one of the 125th guard Shot one of the Keystone Battery Boys, for not Halting when challenged. the Ball went through his ankle. You could hear his Cries, all over the Ground. This is the way, shoot our own men, but not the Rebs.
I will write again on my return from Picket
Love to all
(in the top margin of the first page) H Carr has got his Discharge & is home
On Picket, Reserve Post
2nd Section, april 1st
Charles Henry Augustus
I will now answer your last letter, in which you threaten so much, if I ever write such insulting letters as you call them. Now Charles, you will live to know the Truth of what I write. When your Brother, who is older & has seen more of the World, than you gives you advice, you should be very grateful. Now I do not want you to be too Obstropulous, or I may order you in Irons. Now will obey Me. Talk about your Family I think they trouble you a great deal, by your wanting to come off & leave them, You have got all you can [to] tend too [sic], if you see that my Family do not suffer.
Well things are moving off in Camp, about the same as usual, the same Routine, Picket, Camp Guard & Drill I never liked Rainy days until I enlisted, now they are Holidays, if we are lucky enough not to be on Duty. Talk about a man, getting lazy in the Army, it is just possible. I am actualy [sic] tired all the time, Come off Picket at PM, go on Battallion Drill from 2 to 4,30 PM, Double Quick at that, then Dress Parade at 5 PM, when you must have your Boots Polished & Gloves White & clean. And then to cap it all, it almost always happens, that we have an alarm in the middle, of the night.
Then there is another thing, we have to sleep, with Pants & some times Boots on. how do you think a mans Rest can do him any good, under such circumstances. If I ever should, come home, I expect I should, be getting up in the middle of the night, & think the long Roll was beating. I should most likely, pull you out of Bed, & tell you to fall out. Charlie, this Picketing is lovely business, the orders, strictly forbidding, a man to sleep, so I have to write to keep awake. Now of all times, we have to keep wide awake, It was reported that the Rebs, are falling back this way, & so we must be prepared for them.
Enclosed I send you in this a Piece, of the Wooden guns that the Rebs, manned the Forts, around here with. They were, made of Oak logs shaped like a Canon, then scorched Black, These were the Pieces since called Quaker Canon, that Frightened McClennan [sic] so. I would give a small Farm (not my 160 Acres) if you could see the miles of Earth Works, the Rebs have thrown up here, also the Forts, around here.
My Post this time, is Head Quarters in an old House owned by a Good Union Man, Flagler. He was confined in Richmond Prison 6 months. He had 300 Acres of land, but everything is Destroyed., the Gov, even had to move him to Washington. This House was Built in 1803. there is a Fire Place in every Room. It was once an old mansion, but is now almost destroyed. Talk about chimneys, how would you like, to see some, 4 feet through, & 10 feet wide. All of the chimneys here are built on the outside of the Houses. Now Charlie, I have taken a great deal of pains, to write this Letter, I am sitting in the Corner, by an old Fire Place, with a very poor fire, writing to you, Now see if you can do as well by me
Remember me to your Friends
On Picket April 1st
Reserve Post 12 midnight
Dear father
I have written quite a long letter to night to Charlie, & shall hope that all trouble is settled in that quarter.
This is lovely Business, sitting up all night, & keeping awake. We have just been visited by the Grand Rounds, they told us, that the news, had come to Camp, that a Rebel [Mail] had left there today, & would most likely try to pass our lines, somewhere. what is the use of that, they can go through if they chose. we have just got news from a Post on our Left, that a man had come up, to their Post Mounted & that they had let him Pass most likely it was that Mail. See what the [Carelessness] of that Corporal has done.
I was very glad to hear, that DuTassi had been Dismissed the Service. Prehaps [sic] you have not heard all the charges, that was preferred against him. In the first place, he drew Pay, for his Brothers, 6 months before they left, Germany, 2nd Sergts acted as Lieuts, & he drew the Extra Pay, he also picked up about 50 Guns, on the Battle field, had them cleaned up, then sold them out to Visitors. I could not write all the charges against him. Did I ever tell you of the Trip I had once with him, I was his Orderly one day, on Provost Guard & he wanted me, too [sic] Black his Boots, I told him I did not enlist to black boots, so I would not do it. He said you no Black my Boots Hey, Says I, no Sir. Our Col, reduced a Corp in the Regt, for that.
6,15 AM April 2d. All had been quiet during the night, it was a Beautiful Moonlight night, clean & Still, just the night, for Picketing. Now the wind is blowing up again, & will soon snow. Now while I write this, I & the Sentry are the only ones awake on the Post. Lieut Granger, being fast asleep. To be sure it is Daylight, but then all had not ought, to sleep at once.
It is now pretty certain, that the Mail did go through, yesterday afternoon. the man that they passed through, had a Pass signed by Heintzman & Casey, Dated yesterday, now when you see we are at least 40 miles from Washington, that He went through about 4 PM, that these Officers, sign no Passes, before 11AM, you will see the thing is impossible. This man had no Side Arms on, & that he pretended, to be one of the cavalry, who just wanted to go out a short distance, to make some Cavalry Picket Posts. The Regulations, strictly says, a man, must have his, side Arms on, when on Duty. so you see, what a Fool, that Corp, was, & how much depended, on his doing his Duty. Even Corporals have some Responsiblility on their Shoulders. Thank God, it was not our Regt, it was the 125th NY. They never will get me in such a Scrape. I know my Duty, too well. The Capt who had Comand [sic] of the Section, will most likely get, Cashiered, through it.
There is some talk of our being Paid off, this week, I hope we may.
Last Sunday, I took a Stroll around Centerville, I called on an old Slave holder who has always lived here, he Professes to be a Good Union man. He has three Daughters, but they are out & out Secesh. One of them Said, My husband is Fighting for the CSA, & I glory in it. Dont you think that Strong. I had a very interesting talk, with the old Gentleman, & learned a great deal, about this Place. His House was Head Quarters, for both Federal & Rebel Officers.
7,15 PM April 2nd
Father I was Relieved from Picket this AM, at 10, got to Camp, at 12. This PM we had a very hard Battallion Drill, we marched, about 2 miles in a rough woods, then Fired about 20 Rounds of Blank Cartridges, being drawn up in line of battle. We then Drilled in marching in Retreat, Changing Baynets &c &c, till I was completely tired out. No sleep last night, & then Drill hard this PM. Today Lieut Green said we, should be Paid off, tomorrow, or next day, I think we shall get it this week certain.
Lieut Green told me to night, that he had read a letter, from You, asking a Furlough for me. He said he spoke to the Col, about it, & the Col said, if I could get a Certificate from the Doctor, he would give me the Furlough, Green spoke the the Doctor, & he says he cant do that. Green says he thinks Col, will give me the Furlough, that he would do his best to get it for me. I think that if there is any such a thing, Green will get it. However do not expect me, till you see me. I should like to be paid off, & the get it. Green says I could not get one for more than 20 Days. I told him if I could not get one as long as that I should not go. I shall go & see the Chaplain tomorrrow.
I will write you as soon as anything turns up.
Love to all Manley
got a letter from J [Voak] today all well
I will write to Rosa next time
Kiss Maggie for me.


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I just added the pictures from February to the Ye Olde Photo Gallery. I still have one hour and 12 minutes left before March starts. How you like them timely apples?
I figured I better go ahead and get them up there as I am about to get slammed with a bunch of side projects. That is a good thing though. They all seem to come at once, and really haven't let up much since October or so.
At my day job I finally got Apache 2 talking to Tomcat via the mod_jk connector. It has been a problem that has had me befuddled for the last couple of weeks. Turned out to be not anywhere near as simplistic as it was in the Apache class I attended a few weeks ago. I found it odd that not until I was a week into this did I learn that mod_jk2 is depricated, and that mod_jk is what I should have been dealing with all along. Seems like they would have mentioned that in the class. The silver lining in the cloud is that I am now much more familiar and confident with both Apache and Tomcat now.