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by Margaret Ann Armour, 70 PhD
Early in 1982 the late Dr. J. Gordin Kaplan, who was then serving as the vice-president (research) at the University of Alberta, attended a seminar on microprocessors. This seemingly commonplace event was to prove an important occasion for women at the University of Alberta, for Dr. Kaplan noted that although the room was packed there was only one woman in the audience. Already concerned by the low participation of women in careers in the sciences and engineering, Dr. Kaplan decided that action was necessary. Returning to campus he brought a number of people together to form a committee to promote the participation of women in all scholarly disciplines. He also contributed name for the new group: WISEST — Women in Scholarship, Engineering Science and Technology.
As it has evolved the WISEST committee has about 20 members, including academic staff, students, professional engineers, representatives from Alberta Education, the Alberta Women's Secretariat and other educators. The mandate of the committee is to initiate action to increase the percentage of women in decision-making roles in all fields of scholarship. Since women are markedly under-represented in the sciences and engineering, many of the studies and actions of WISEST to date have concentrated on these fields.
While Dr. Kaplan was the catalyst which brought WISEST together, without two other factors WISEST would not have been able to function as it has. One is the groundwork laid over the years by several dedicated women at the University of Alberta; the second is the active support of the current administration.
Once established WISEST began by gathering data. A study showed that at the University of Alberta in December 1981 only 19 per cent of the academic staff was female. In the Faculty of Science it was five per cent, and in the Faculty of Engineering, two per cent. This proportion was similar to that at many other academic institutions across Canada. Was this in any way reflective of ability? Clearly not: when undergraduate student grades during the period 1970-71 to 1981-82 were compared it was found that in every faculty — including science and engineering-females scored as well as, or better than, their male peers. But was the comparison slanted; were the females benefitting from having the top females (the small percentage who went on to university) compared to a broader cross-section of males? It seemed not, for the results held even in a faculty such as Business as the proportion of female undergraduates grew from five per cent in 1970-71 to 40 per cent in 1981-82. Armed with information such as this, WISEST was ready to take action.
Many factors are identified in the literature as affecting the career aspirations of women. Several of these factors were addressed when WISEST founded the UAYs (University of Alberta Women in Science and Engineering) to foster mutual support among women undergraduates, graduate students and staff, and to provide information and encouragement to students, helping them to set their goals and reach them. The UAYs meet monthly during the fall and winter terms and a newsletter is published regularly and sent to more than 500 people. Panel discussions on topics such as "Choosing a Graduate School and a Research Director", "Gender Role Development" and "Women in Non-traditional Occupations" have been held, as well as a number of informal discussions and workshops. The distinguished speakers that the group has sponsored include author Evelyn Fox Keller; Rose Sheinin, vice-dean of graduate studies at the University of Toronto; Nobel Laureate Rosalyn Yalow; Ursula Franklin, university professor in engineering at the University of Toronto; and Anna Harrison, the first female president of the American Chemical Society.
Another ongoing UAYs program reaches into the secondary schools where career decisions are being made. During six weeks of July and August local students, female and male, in their next-to-final year of high school are given the opportunity to be a part of one of a number of research groups at the University. The girls work in the Faculties of Science and Engineering, and the boys in the Faculties of Home Economics and Nursing. The response has been positive from both students and supervisors and the experience has led several of the girls to choose post-secondary education in engineering or science because of their summer experience.
WISEST itself has hosted three conferences: in 1984 "Steps to a Scientific Career"; in 1986, a joint conference with the Association for the Advancement of Science in Canada entitled "Confronting Technophobia;" and this spring, "Insure Your Future with RSPs: Rewarding Science Programs" for high school students. The meetings have each attracted about 400 high school students, undergraduates, and professional scientists and engineers. They provided an opportunity for those in attendance to listen to women speak of their research in the sciences and engineering, to meet informally with women in non-traditional careers, and to participate in professional development workshops.
There has been action on other fronts as well. A member of WISEST has compiled A Bibliography on Women in Pure and Applied Science. The work contains more than 2,000 entries and is maintained online on the SPIRES database management system on the Amdahl mainframe computer at the University of Alberta.
In May of 1985 WISEST, along with four other groups, became a founding member of Canadian Women in Engineering, Science and Technology. The other constituent groups are the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST),based in Vancouver; the Association of Women Engineers (AWE), based in Calgary; the Canadian Association for Women in Science (CAWIS), based in Toronto; and Women in Science and Engineering (WISE), also Toronto-based. All of these groups have similar mandates, and perhaps the most important functions of the fledgling CWEST are encouraging networking among the members across the country and providing a means to present briefs and lobby as a united group. To further these ends, joint conferences at two-year intervals are planned. The first such conference, "Alert to the Future", was held in Calgary with AWE acting as the host organization.
Why are so many people giving of their time and effort to increase the number of women in the sciences and engineering? There are several reasons. Firstly we believe in equality of opportunity for all members of our society. Secondly, especially in Alberta, dependent as we are on non-renewable natural resources, we need to make full use of our most important natural resource, our brain-power. Thirdly, many traditional women's jobs — switchboard operators, stenographers, and so on — are disappearing, and the new jobs require technological training. Fourthly, men have traditionally been expected to provide a good standard of living for their families; if it becomes accepted that women can have careers which allow them to share this role to a greater extent, pressure would be lifted from men. And finally, it is our expectation that increasing the number of women practicing in the sciences, engineering and technology will foster nurturing practices and increased concern for human values in these fields.
Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour is a native of Scotland who earned BSc and MSc degrees in chemistry at the University of Edinburgh and worked in industry prior to coming to Alberta for her PhD studies. She is a faculty service officer in the department of chemistry, responsible for that department's undergraduate teaching laboratories for organic chemistry. Dr. Armour has been involved in WISEST since its inception.
The preceding article is based on her May 3, 1988 address to the annual meeting of the Friends of the University of Alberta. At the business portion of the meeting it was announced that the Friends' newly-created Jeanne Sauvé Undergraduate Scholarship (Faculty of Arts) valued at $1,200 will be awarded annually, on a proficiency basis, to a third-year student, and that Stephen Lewis, who was Canada's ambassador to the UN, will deliver the Friends' 1988 Henry Marshall Tory Lecture on November 23 in SUB Theatre.
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South African poet seeks asylum
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In what could become a political hot potato, the fate of South African poet Dennis Brutus now lies in the hands of the Reagan administration.
Last week the black writer, an outspoken critic of South Africa's complex system of racial segregation who has been exiled in the United States for more than 10 years, filed for political asylum with a federal immigration judge in Chicago.
The petition will be taken up by the US State Department and, for the Reagan administration, it could spotlight anew the sensitive US-South Africa relationship.
Mr. Brutus's petition is the latest in a long line of legal moves between the exiled poet and the US Immigration and Naturalization Service.
A 10-year resident of the US and a tenured professor at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., Brutus has attracted national attention with his efforts to remain in this country.
Ruled ''deportable'' by a Chicago immigration judge last November, Brutus and his supporters have strenuously fought his possible deportation to Africa. Citing his ''distinguished scholar status,'' they contend that his recent immigration infractions -- working in the US without a valid passport and work permit -- were beyond his control.
Brutus was born in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, although he was raised in South Africa. When Zimbabwe gained independence from Britain last year, all British passports were withdrawn and Rhodesian citizens, of whom Brutus was one, were told to reapply for new passports from Zimbabwe. He was caught working in the US without a valid passport before he got his new passport. Thus he was unable to renew his US visa and work permit in time.
Such an infraction of US immigration law is usually remedied by leaving the country and simply reapplying for admission. But Brutus, who maintains he is not seeking US citizenship, and his supporters object to this solution on two grounds: no assurance has been given the poet that he will be allowed to reenter the US; and they see a likelihood that the poet would become a target for harassment and possible assassination by the South African secret police.
His Chicago-based attorney, Nasif Mahmoud, says the ''best legal strategy'' now is filing for political asylum. Not only does this move halt all deportation procedings, but it forces the State Department to rule on the case's individual merits and not simply on the basis of immigration law.
Such a move is what Dennis Brutus's supporters want. Dennis Brutus Defense Committees have sprung up in academic communities across the country. Other supporters, including Sen. Paul Tsongas (D) of Massassachusetts, the Congressional Black Caucus, and the president of Amherst College, where the poet is a visiting professor this year, have stepped forward to lobby for his defense.
They contend that should the poet be forced out of the US, even to such countries as Britain or Canada, he could become a target for possible assassination by the South African secret police. He has already been shot once and imprisoned several times by police in South Africa. Incarceration is automatic if he returns to South Africa, which he calls his homeland.
While it may be difficult to accurately assess the danger, supporters point to several incidents as telling:
* His continued protests against South Africa while living in the US. Considered a ''good organizer against apartheid,'' no matter where he is, Brutus has lobbied against Northwestern University's multimillion dollar holdings in South Africa, and this year was one of the first to protest the touring South African Springbok rugby team.
* The recent British publication of a book entitled ''Inside BOSS'' which is about the South African secret police. In one chapter, Brutus is described as a man considered by the South African government to be one of its most dangerous opponents.
* The murder in Salisbury, Zimbabwe, last July of former nationalist guerrilla leader, Joe Gqabi, with whom Brutus had been imprisoned some years earlier in South Africa. Zimbabwe Prime Minister Robert Mugabe has accused South Africa of the assassination.
Thus far, the State Department has made no comment on the situation, not even to confirm that the controversial writer has even filed for political asylum. But John Brahos, the chief legal officer for the Chicago immigration district, who has handled the situation thus far, maintains that -Brutus's case is ''not unusual.''
''We have only ruled that he is deportable,'' says Mr. Brahos, ''we have made no moves to actually deport him.''

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Introduction: Mushroom House in Minecraft
Mushroom houses are unique and cool. Here is how to build one!
Step 1: The Materials
If your not in the mushroom biome, you can make giant mushrooms from bonemeal, a mushroom and mycelium.
Step 2: Plant the Mushroom
All you have to do to make the house is place a block of mycelium, plant the mushroom then right click on the mushroom with the bonemeal twice.
Step 3: Constructing the House
Take seven wood planks and place them on the mushroom. Then place ladder from the stem up.
Step 4: The Inside
Now you can place some stuff. Like a bed, and maybe a crafting bench.
Step 5: Finished!
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The web is experiencing an explosive growth. New technologies are introduced at a very fast-pace with the aim of narrowing the gap between web-based applications and traditional desktop applications. However, these advancements come at a price. The same technologies can also be used to implement web malware able to evade common detection techniques. In our article we present some obfuscation techniques based on HTML5, which can be used to deceive popular malware detection systems. The proposed techniques have been experimented on a reference set of obfuscated malware. Our results show that the malware rewritten using our obfuscation techniques go undetected while being analyzed by a large number of detection systems. Indeed, the same detection systems were able to correctly identify the same malware in its original unobfuscated form. We also provide some hints about how the existing malware detection systems can be enhanced in order to cope with these new threats.
One of the most common attack spread through the web is the drive-by download, which developed into exploit kits. In these attacks, the unaware user visits a web page containing malicious code, typically written in JavaScript. The malicious code acquires information on the context where it is executed in order to determine which exploits can be used to compromise the system. If a vulnerable component is found, the corresponding exploit is launched. In case of success, another piece of malware, such as a trojan, is downloaded and executed on the compromised machine.
Several techniques have been proposed so far for detecting web malware. The classical approach is that based on signatures, typically used by antivirus software and intrusion detection systems. This is not very effective against web malware, which can leverage the high dynamicity of JavaScript for obfuscation. A much more effective approach is that based on honeyclients, such as Wepawet, which are able to execute the suspicious code in an emulated environment in order to inspect instructions and data at runtime.
Our obfuscation techniques leverage some HTML5 APIs in order to deliver and reassemble malicious code in a web page. As preliminary phase, the malicious code is split in a series of chunks. The chunks can be arbitrary small and individually undetectable. When the victim visits the infected web page, an arbitrary complex procedure based on HTML5 is executed in order to reassemble and execute the original malware. This approach allows to avoid typical (de)obfuscation patterns detected by static and dynamic analysis. In particular, we show 3 techniques.
This technique allows to avoid (at all or partially) the activities related to the deobfuscation phase by delegating them to the web browser internals, through the WebSQL API or the IndexedDB API. The idea is to split the malicious code into a series of chunks and to recompose it at runtime, as typically occurs for simple (de)obfuscation routines. The difference here is that each chunk is stored in a table entry on the local browser database. Then, when the attack has to take place, the retrieval and preparation of the malicious code is delegated to the database engine through a properly crafted selection query. The same result can be also achieved by means of FileReader and Blob APIs.
Typically, the operations driving the deobfuscation and the execution of a malware would look harmless in themselves but harmful if considered as a whole. The distributed preparation technique aims at deceiving detection systems by breaking-up the execution of a malware code in several simpler pieces to be executed separately in different contexts. Each piece of code would execute its part of the attack and, then, make available the result to the next part. This result can be achieved by executing independent malware activities in different threads through web workers. Moreover, in order to further confuse detection systems, the communication patterns to follow during the execution of the attack would not be established statically but decided at runtime, by evaluating a function that would decide which other web worker would be the target of a communication at the end of a certain step.
The user-driven technique is a variant of the distributed preparation technique. Here, the activities related to the preparation and to the execution of a malware are spread across the time that a victim user spends visiting a single page or a collection of pages, rather than being concentrated in few milliseconds. Moreover, in order to avoid the predictability of the sequence, the execution of the single activities is not automatic but it is triggered by the (unaware) user himself. The content of the page can be organized in such a way that the victim has to perform an exact sequence of steps in order to enjoy the content of the page (e.g., playing a game). By following this sequence, the victim unintentionally drives the execution of the malware.
All the samples published in this repository have been analyzed by means of Wepawet and VirusTotal, showing a very low detection ratio.
Using HTML5 to prevent detection of drive-by-download web malware Full paper, paywall article
Using HTML5 to prevent detection of drive-by-download web malware Preliminary version, free
HTML5 Obfuscation Examples A copy of the source code used in our experimentations
Giancarlo De Maio
Lastline, Inc.
Alfredo De Santis
University of Salerno, Italy
Umberto Ferraro Petrillo
University of Rome - La Sapienza, Italy


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The online marketplace, similar to eBay but esteemed as Amazon, takes in more than 12.7 billion orders a year from 430 million users.
Jack Ma, Alibaba group founder and executive chairman, was in Melbourne at the weekend to launch the headquarters before 300 industry, business and government figures.
Australia is the fourth highest seller on Alibaba.
At the launch, Ma spoke about Australia being a 'gold mine'.
"The clean water, the soil and the air, this is what you have, the most unique asset," he said, referring to the popularity of Australia and New Zealand's 'fresh air' bottled products targeted at Chinese consumers.
Australia Post is working with Alibaba subsidiary Lazada to expand its storefront footprint from China to Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia to help Australian businesses sell their products on the platform.
Alibaba Australia and New Zealand will be headed by Maggie Zhou, who was the 48th person employed at the company.
Alibaba's 'middleman' distribution model differs from competition to deliver the company economies of scale.
The e-commerce company's namesake business-to-business site stocks the likes of household brands including Blackmores, Jurlique and Penfolds. Another popular avenue for Alibaba is theconsumer-to-consumer Tmall platform, where it takes sales commissions and revenue from deposits and annual user fees.
While these are Alibaba's moneymakers, Taobao is the company's most used platform in China, which operates as a fee-free marketplace for sellers and buyers.
Alibaba operates a number of other entities too, including a secure payment system rivaling PayPal.
While in Australia, Ma also donated a $26.4 million bursary to the University of Newcastle - 'The Ma & Morley Scholarship Program' - paying homage to a local Newcastle family he spent time with as a teenager.
Ma is China's second richest man.
Alibaba debuted on the New York Stock Exchange in 2014, becoming the biggest IPO in history.
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Most of us struggle with an unlimited wish list but a very limited budget. So it makes sense to learn how to shop smartly so we get the most for our buck.
Here are some of my tried and tested tips for shopping on a budget:
Write A List
Writing a list and taking it with you to the shops is the first way to get your shopping right. Writing a list will save you time and money because you won't be easily distracted, and you will buy items you don't need. Prioritise your priorities and go with a list!
Go Early
I like hitting the shopping malls early before it gets crazy. I usually put off when stores are filled with customers. You won't catching me shopping in the malls on Boxing Day sales these days. I like it when it is very quiet so I go early.
Go Alone
Go shopping alone. You get a lot done quicker when you are by yourself, and you won't get sidetracked. Plus shopping with young kids is usually a complete nightmare 99.9% of the time. I usually forget what I need to get so I rather shop alone.
Have A Budget
Have a budget of what you are happy to spend and stick to it. Withdrawing the exact amount you need may help you stick to your budget instead of shopping with your bank cards. Shopping with cash feels more real than bank cards so you are more likely to stick to your budget. Also, look out for stores where you can make use of coupons and discounts. Forever21 is quite a popular fashion brand, and there are usually loads of coupons and discounts available to help save some money.
Get Your Shopping Outfit Right
There is nothing more frustrating than shopping in an uncomfortable outfit. Picture a tight skirt and high heels; recipe for disaster. Shopping in flats and comfy clothes is the way to go if you plan to get anything done. If you are getting few things, heels may work for you, but if you plan to shop for hours, you need to get the outfit right.
How do you shop smart?
In other news, I am off to do some shopping tomorrow in collaboration with a brand and I can't wait to tell you all about it. Wish me luck!
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Trim Removal System, TRS-4
The TRS-4 is the next generation of the Haeco Trim Removal System for assuring trim removal on Flexo Foldergluers. The new features include Brushless Motors to eliminate the necessity of replacing worn brushes as in the earlier versions, TRS-2 and TRS-3. The new motors include a motor direction switch and have more robust shafts and bearings. Strap replacement can now be done in less than a minute with one hand utilizing the Preassembled Hub with magnetic quick release, saving significant time at the end of the wear cycle. Most applications will be able to include the option for vertical Thumb Screw Adjustment, again with one hand, and keeping the top and bottom strap positioning center-justified with the corrugated sheet. All the new features are upgradable on the TRS-2 and TRS-3 systems with reverse polarity protection for the motors.
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Haeco has been granted a U.S. Patent on its new "Sense of Touch" technology for automatically dispensing sealant on the glazing ledge of sashes and frames in the window and door manufacturing process. This new technique eliminates problematic laser sensors that lead to equipment damage, complicated sensor re-adjustments, damaged product, and lost production.Additionally, the technology gently and evenly compensates for bowed or out-of-square frames to maintain a precise bead position on the glazing ledge. Furthermore, the technology can detect out of tolerance bowing, squareness of frames, and operational faults. Upon the very instance of a fault, the dispensing is safely stopped, and fault indicated on the HMI giving the operator all the information they need to reject the product or correct the fault and finish the glazing without mess or loss of product.
Incorporated with HAECO's new "Sense of Touch" technology is the SSV-1000 Sealant Dispense Valve. The valve can be configured for ambient silicone or hot melt and boasts the industry's most effective temperature control through to the nozzle tip. (Figure 1).
Incorporated with HAECO's new "Sense of Touch" technology is the SSV-1000 Sealant Dispense Valve. The valve can be configured for ambient silicone or hot melt and boasts the industry's most effective temperature control through to the nozzle tip. (Figure 1).


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It is important to have a plumber by your side always, especially in a place like Melbourne where weather conditions may change without prior notice. There are times when you need a plumber in emergencies too. Thus, we have some of the essential guidelines for you to choose the best Ayan emergency plumbing company in Melbourne.
Ayan emergency plumbing company in Melbourne?
When you wish to find the best ayan plumbing experts in your location, ensure that you are connected to some national or local trade unions or associations. Trade associations are formed to ensure that plumbers are well-informed about the changes in the plumbing industry and they are to follow the compliance as well as trained to work on the latest tools and techniques.
Associating with trade associations is also beneficial as plumbers are reliable, trusted, and well trained by them. It is because they have been sent to multiple houses to fix different types of plumbing issues. Thus, they are highly experienced in knowing what they are doing. We have some of the essentials for you that will help you to plumbers wisely, especially in a place like Melbourne where the options are more and thus confusing. These tips will come in handy for you.
Tips to select the best emergency plumbing company in Melbourne:
- Experience:
As we mentioned check the experience of the person. By his level of experience, you can guess the level of commitment the plumber carries in his work. Finding a local plumber is not an issue, but finding an experienced plumber may need some research and homework for you.
- Cost:
Once you have found a few good recommendations through word of mouth or online research now is the time to contact them and ask them for a quote. Take an estimate from them on how much they charge for the respective services. Also check their payment terms, warranty, guarantee, customer service, and online reviews.
- Insurance:
Before you decide to hire a specific plumber, ensure that he has insurance coverage. As a practitioner, he must have insurance coverage. It helps in reducing the financial risk that occurs under unexpected circumstances and malfunctions. Insurance is mandated in some places as that protects the plumber, his company, as well as the customer from any damages.
- Homework:
This is not the last but the most essential point. Everything needs good homework. You cannot afford to call anyone randomly and give the keys to your basement or house for plumbing services. Some homework on his background check, his qualification, and the associated company is essential. Don't do the mistake of hiring the first plumber you call. It would be wise to check a few, compare them, compare the rates, negotiate, and then finalize.
Hopefully, this information will help you select the best Ayan emergency plumbing company in Melbourne. Take a decision only after you are completely satisfied as you cannot afford to have recurrent issues on your piping systems in your basement. Leave your reviews and post the plumbing services for others to know your experience.


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Florida Tech Travels To Baltimore To Face Wheeling Jesuit At Legendary Homewood Field
By Florida Tech // March 7, 2016
Monday's game will be a nice homecoming for 22 of the Panthers who are from the state of Maryland
BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – On Monday, Florida Tech (3-1) will have the opportunity to do something that most young laxers only dream of, to play a game at Johns Hopkins' legendary lacrosse stadium.
Homewood Field has seen a wealth of lacrosse over the past 110 years and tomorrow it will house the Panthers match up against Wheeling Jesuit at 7 p.m. ET.
The contest is part of a three-game road trip in which FIT will also square off with Seton Hill on Wednesday, March 9 at 4 p.m. in Greensburg, Pennsylvania before concluding the voyage the following day against Alderson-Broaddus at 1 p.m. in Philippi, West Virginia.
Monday's game will be a nice homecoming for 22 of the Panthers who are from the state of Maryland.
Florida Tech is coming off a 10-7 victory over Mars Hill on Feb. 28 at Florida Tech Panther Stadium. The Panthers controlled the first half and took a five goal lead into the break. The offense struggled in the second half, however, scoring just two goals in the frame compared to four by the Lions.
Freshman Tyler Covey bull-dodged his way to the first score of the contest and followed it up with an assisted goal off a feed from Grant Hughes. Covey ended the contest with a team-high four points on two goals and two assists. Brian Bacarella notched a hat trick in the game while Charlie Morrisette added a goal and two assists.
Defensively, the Panthers were stout, forcing 19 caused turnovers in the game. Jake Berger and Addison Abramson led the charge with five and four caused turnovers, respectively.
In between the pipes, Christian Koch (1-1) recorded his first win of the season after making four saves against MHC.
The Panthers opponent, Wheeling Jesuit (0-2), is coming off consecutive road losses to ranked opponents, No. 14 Molloy (13-11) and 10th-ranked Mercyhurst (11-10).
Dereck Downs leads WJU with seven points on five goals and two assists. Sam Horning has five goals this season while Bryce Brochu has three goals and two assists. Mike Stillings and Matt Lee recorded three goals apiece in two games.
Landon DelPrince is in his first season at the helm of the Cardinals' program. The former standout attacker for WJU ended his playing career as one of the program's all-time leading points-getters with 147 total points on 87 goals and 60 assists in four seasons.
Links to live coverage will be available for the matchup between Florida Tech and Wheeling Jesuit at FloridaTechSports.com


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Epic Rides – Part 2
Another Parksville ride has come and gone. As always, this epic ride had it's high moments (tailwind and sun all the way home) and low moments (periods of hail and headwinds on the way there), but thankfully it ended with everyone safe and smiling. Since this is a ride that we do every year and it is always Epic I thought I would start with this one.
Victoria – Parksville
Most people think that this ride is simply a trip up the Trans Canada Highway. This would be the most direct route so we choose not to take it. Instead we stay on back roads and try to hug the eastern coast of Vancouver Island as much as possible. This route offers some amazing views and some very short steep punchy climbs.
If leaving from Victoria the first big impediment is the Malahat. While sketchy on good days, widening construction is making the Malahat a little more dangerous than normal at the moment so the Mill Bay Ferry is an option to cut out this stretch. However you get there, once over the Malahat you pop down into Mill Bay and travel along the water before a very short distance on the Highway. Once onto the back roads again you roll through country fields and vineyards. Cherry Point, Cowichan Bay, Maple Bay and Crofton are dotted along the way before an obligatory stop at the Willow Street Cafe in Chemainus which is the half way point of the ride.
After Chemainus, you travel through Ladysmith. Those looking to put in a little more distance can add in the rolling Yellow Point section on the way to Cedar. Once through the village of Cedar you pop onto the Nanaimo Parkway where you have a nice wide smooth lane off to the side. This stretch is deceivingly uphill on the way to Parksville, but at this point you are only about 45km from your destination. After Nanaimo you have a couple short climbs on Hwy 19 before hitting Nanoose Bay and one final longer grind up to Parksville. If leaving from Commonwealth Pool and traveling to the far side of Parksville the total distance of the ride is 177km (with the Yellow Point Loop).
If you have ever raced or ridden in Kona and you have approached Hawi at the north end of the Island you have seen a big Volcano off in the distance. This is Haleakala on the Island of Maui. I had always seen and heard about this climb that starts off at sea level in the small town of Pa'ia and climbs to over 10,000 feet at the summit.
A couple of years ago while on vacation Sandy and I decided to rent bikes and finally give it a go. I am very glad we did as this is truly one of the most epic climbs in the world. A couple of things about this climb; it is extremely long at 56km and weather conditions can change immensely. We were told to start out early in the day as clouds and rain usually come over towards mid day. While we had a pretty much perfect day, it was still very windy and chilly at the top. This is another ride where it pays to have someone meet you at the top with some warm clothes. The descent down from the top is worth it. Once past the park entrance at the 7000 foot mark the road really smooths out and you get some amazing switch backs that allow you to ride fast back down to Pa'ai and warmth (and some amazing Mai Tai's).
Kohala Ridge
Another Hawaii Ride, but this time on the Big Island. While most people are familiar with the Ironman course and the turn around in Hawi, many don't get a chance to take the right turn just past the turn around and venture up to the Kohala Ridge. This ride will take you away from the stark desolation of the lava fields and up into some of the most beautiful, lush country side that is full of cattle ranches and horse farms.
Once you reach Hawi, you turn up highway 250 and this will take you all the way along the ridge towards the cowboy town of Waimea. The climb up from Hawi is steep, but once you make the initial ascent you get more rolling roads along the top. It is very important to note that this ride can be very windy and wet. If the trade winds are up you might want to delay doing this route. I remember it being un-rideable due to the strong winds at one particular camp.
Once you reach the end of highway 250 you make a right on highway 19 and this will take you back down to the Queen K which is the main highway to Kona and makes up most of the Ironman course. Highway 19 is a busy road with no real shoulder. You will be going fast, but it is still a pretty dangerous stretch so it is best to plan for this one on a Sunday.
This is an extremely long ride from Kona. My recommendation is to start from the resort area of Waikoloa where the round trip is just over 100km. The views on this ride more than make up for any of the pain you might encounter in your legs along the way!


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One of the hardest decisions I've had to make as owner of Lindy's Stamp Gang is to change how we have designers and a design team. I have decided to take our designing & artistic inspiration in a totally different direction, so that you the audience benefit, the artist/designer benefits, and the Lindy love spreads all over the place. Instead of having an actual team, we will eliminate the Design Team as it stands, but rather create what we call a Guest Design Team and a Featured Artist program. This doesn't mean you won't see these amazingly talented ladies with Lindy's, it just means you will see them on a regular basis with us, but possibly in a new capacity in the future. Hopefully all these changes will create oodles more inspiration for you!
I am so incredibly grateful to these unbelievable ladies for being such an integral part of spreading the LSG name for the last 8 months that I cannot thank you enough. Your time, effort, and amazing talent is so appreciated & I know we will see lots more from you! You are all amazing artists!


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Brisbane Tourism And Travel Guide
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April to June
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Brisbane International Airport (22 kms)
Brisbane is one of the most attractive destinations in the Australian state of Queensland. Tourism in Brisbane will mean equal doses of lazing in the sunny beaches and delving into adventurous activities. From high rises with top-notch restaurants and eateries to local breweries in the outskirts of the city, this is sure to be a gastronomical experience. For children and adults alike, Brisbane has a lot on offer. Read on for a compact travel guide to the vibrant city of Brisbane.
How to Reach
The most populous city of Queensland, Brisbane attracts tourists from all across the world all year round. Brisbane is accessible by air, rail, road and sea.
By Air:
Brisbane International Airport is the third largest in Australia and caters to over 25 million people annually. Located 20 km from the city, Brisbane is connected to all Australian capitals. A number of flights from the Gulf also terminate at Brisbane. You can reach the main city from the airport via AirTrain, CoachTrans or public transport.
By Rail:
While rail network isn't extensive, the NSW Trainlink operates two daily services connecting Brisbane to Melbourne and Canberra. The Queensland Rail Travel has services connecting all parts of the state to Brisbane.
By Road:
The New England, Cunningham and Pacific Highways connect Brisbane to the southern states. The rest of the continent is connected via the Bruce Highway, the Pacific Motorway and the Warrego Highway. Roadways are extensive and excellently maintained. A number of buses and coaches run on these routes including Greyhound Australia and Premier Motor Services.
By Sea:
Portside Wharf, the recently opened cruise terminal, located in the north of Brisbane, is capable of accommodating large ships. It is home to some of the P&O cruise liners as well as the Pacific Sun. It is the second largest port in the country and services over 55 ships annually.
Weather and Best Time to Visit
Brisbane is a sunny city with pleasant weather all year round. However, despite this, the best time according to us would be the months of April and May.
Spring (September to November):
Travellers will experience a marked rise in temperatures during these months. With very little increase in the humidity levels and very low rainfall, a spring trip to Brisbane won't disappoint you. However, carry a few warm clothes for early spring and an umbrella for the late spring showers.
Summer (December to February):
Characterised by Summer Storms, travellers must always be prepared with an umbrella or raincoat during this period. An increase in humidity through the day will give you a hint of the brewing storm which generally lashes across the city in late afternoon. Though heavy, the showers last only for a short time. Considering the weather conditions, this is the least popular time to visit Brisbane.
Autumn (March to May):
Autumn is the period of transition. While March and April are slightly on the warmer side, May brings in pleasant cooler evenings, making way for the approaching winter. With very low humidity and negligible rainfall, this is the ideal time to visit Brisbane. Carry light airy clothes for early autumn and a couple of warm clothes in case you are visiting in the month of May.
Winter (June to August):
Winters will show you the beauty of nature, with crisp mornings and evenings, clear azure skies and very little rainfall. If travelling by bike or foot, this is the best time for local sightseeing. Most tourist places are within the CBD and the weather makes it a pleasure to roam about on bike or foot. Outdoor activities too are more pleasurable in this weather. Carry warm clothes for the cool evenings.
Things to Do
A vibrant and diverse city, Brisbane has a lot to offer to all its guests. From adventure sports to a relaxing walk on a beach, you name it and Brisbane's got it. A full family destination when travelling in tow and a fun party place when in a group of friends, Brisbane is sure to please you.
Brisbane Festival:
If travelling in September, make sure your dates coincide with the Brisbane Festival as this will surely be the highlight of your trip. The festival takes the city by a storm with theatre, dance, music and thrilling events spread all across the city. Booking a place in the South Bank for the Sunfire River Festival is a must.
Whale Watching and Water Sports:
If you're a water baby, Brisbane is sure to attract you. Be it watching whales and dolphins from up close from your catamaran, or going windsurfing in one of the many beaches around the city. For those of you who like a lazy afternoon at the beach, Street Beach, located right in the middle of the city it the place to be in. With many options like kitesurfing, windsurfing, parasailing, snorkelling, etc there is no dearth of options for the adventure seekers.
Theme Parks:
Australia is home to the largest theme parks in the southern hemisphere. Luckily, the theme parks are just an hour's drive away from Brisbane in the city of Gold Coast. Your trip to Brisbane will surely be incomplete without experiencing the thrill of the largest death-defying rides or the fun movie world parade. An exciting day-long outing for kids and adults alike. Each of the water parks has lockers on rent to store your belongings. They also have a number of restaurants and pubs to take meals at. Before leaving, hop into the souvenir store to take back memories from your exciting day at the park.
Abseiling Down Story Bridge:
The only bridge abseiling experience in the entire world, getting to the top of Story Bridge will be a memorable experience. Post a briefing session, small groups of climbers ascent to the top with all safety equipment. You can take in the beautiful panoramic views of Brisbane's cityscape before abseiling down from the other side. This one is for the moderately fit adventure seekers.
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary:
Probably the first, and then, the only, of its kind in all of Australia, Lone Pine is home to over 130 Koalas and over a hundred species of other indigenous fauna. The sanctuary allows you to see these animals from up close in their natural habitat. There are a few interactive shows with the animals as well which will be enjoyed by children and adults alike. Attending a feeding session for the animals will be another memorable experience at the sanctuary.
Places to Eat
Brisbane is quite a delight when it comes to gastronomic satisfaction. With a variety of cuisines available all across and excellent chefs at work in restaurants, the food here will definitely not disappoint. Keeping in line with the year-round weather, many restaurants here go the al fresco way, with delicious locally sourced ingredients for all dishes. Head to California Native for Mexican, 1889 Enotica for the best pasta, DA'Burgers for the best burgers in town and there is always Punjabi Place if you're missing your favourite homely spicy curry. Brisbane is known for its Breakfast culture, and while here, do not miss a hearty breakfast at one of the many joints. We'd like to go ahead with Deedot Coffee House at Holland Park or Lucy Duck in Highgate Hill. For strict vegetarians, there is Govinda's.
Places to Shop
Heading to the markets to lighten those pockets? Brisbane sure won't disappoint. Brisbane offers plenty of variety in shopping styles and goods on offer. From large shopping centres to standalone luxury stores, from art markets to farmers' markets, Brisbane has it all. While Queens Street Mall houses a variety of shops and several shopping centres together, Queens Plaza is where you should head if you're looking for high-end luxury brands. Edward Street is another destination for luxury brand shopping. Valley Markets will be a good shop if you have to purchase trinkets and souvenirs for near and dear ones.


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New Reusable Plastic Container Designs Deliver Higher-Quality Perishables From Farm to Store
NEW ORLEANS, LA–(Marketwire – May 3, 2011) – IFCO SYSTEMS is pleased to introduce three new additions to its existing portfolio of reusable plastic containers (RPCs) for three different commodities: bananas; eggs; and strawberries. Each of the new containers was specifically designed to meet the unique needs of its respective product, ensuring higher quality at the retail store and greater supply chain efficiencies. These new RPCs are current examples of how IFCO creates value by providing innovative returnable transport packaging solutions to retailers.
IFCO's new RPC for bananas protects product better than traditional packaging and provides faster cooling and better temperature management for fruit ripening and freshness at retail display. In addition, its ergonomic design and secure stacking ability generate supply chain and handling efficiencies. Grocery retailers and banana shippers alike are excited by this RPC's performance and are eager to continue its implementation in the market.
IFCO is the first to commercially introduce an RPC designed to address the unique needs of strawberries within the industry standard 60cm x 40cm footprint. IFCO's berry RPC facilitates faster cooling and protects delicate product better through the supply chain, delivering superior quality strawberries to consumers. Anthony Gallino, Vice President of Sales at California Giant Berry Farms (CalGiant), said: "We tested the new 6408N RPC extensively, from field harvesting to cooling to loading and distribution center receipt. The collaborative effort between CalGiant, IFCO and retail resulted in a very positive start up with early shipments a real success."
In addition, the RPC accommodates a pack of nine one-pound clamshells, a 9% increase in clamshells per pallet delivered versus the conventional corrugated pack. The new strawberry RPC also cross-stacks to build a strong pallet and eliminates the need for tie sheets and other packaging materials.
IFCO also offers innovation to fresh egg producers and retailers by introducing a new RPC that provides advanced technology to improve protection and quality of eggs from source to consumers. The results from an extensive commercial trial show that the new egg RPC reduces egg breakage shrink by more than half. The RPC reduces store labor in merchandising activities as one side of the crate opens fully for display, enabling a "one-touch" system from the farm to the dairy case.
Additional Information
IFCO is an international logistics service provider with more than 210 locations worldwide. IFCO operates a pool of over 116 million Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs) globally, which are used primarily to transport fresh produce from growers to leading grocery retailers. In the United States, IFCO also provides a national network of pallet management services. IFCO is the market leader in this industry with almost 200 million pallets sorted, repaired and recycled annually. IFCO is part of Brambles Limited.
WORLDWIDE RESPONSIBILITY is an IFCO initiative, under which IFCO not only continues to assume its social and environmental responsibility but, working with strong project partners, expands its sphere of responsible activities. With the initiative's first social-engagement project, IFCO supports Food Banks worldwide in their honorable effort to provide food to the needy through the provision of reusable containers and by co-financing delivery vehicles.


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We must keep these Churches and the Pastor in Prayer that Church was Arson
Great Miracles Temple Apostolic Holiness Church in Tallahassee Fla.
College Hill Seventh Day Adventist in Knoxville Tennessee
Briar Creak RD. Baptist Church in Charlotte North Caroline
Glover Missionary Baptist in Warrenville South Caroline
Fruitland Presbyterian Church in Gibson Country Tennessee
Saints, we are called to be the watchmen for the people. America need our prayer. A computer virus is out there that can set off our nuclear bombs,
In June last year, a computer virus called Stuxnet was discovered lurking in the data banks of power plants, traffic control systems and factories around the world.
Pandora's box has been opened; on the new battlefield the aggressors are anonymous, the shots are fired without starting wars and the foot soldiers can pull their triggers without leaving their desks.
Last week the United States government announced they would retaliate to a cyber-attack with conventional force. The threat is real, and the age in which a computer bug could cost lives has begun
Saints its time be careful. The Devil have found a new way to kill us. But we know our God. If Jesus keep Apostle John who was put in the boiled oil and he survived to tell his testimony. You to will over come this Test !
Smart Meters - are wireless digital meters that transmit electricity and gas and water meters can talk to a central computer system. It`s SENDING ELECTRICAL SHOCK through your brain cells. At 3am and 4 am in the morning when they communication with their central system. Look at the health effects it cause disrupt the blood to the brain barrier, contributing to diseases such as Dementia, insomnia, heart palpitations ,muscle pain, disrupt cell reproduction, seizures, nausea, increased blood pressure, immune problems, physical weakness, eyes problems, urinary problems. hair loss, depression, suicidal and headaches and many more effects. It hurting children, elderly and You. Our brains and hearts are electrical conduction systems. Go check it out for yourself - SMART METER !
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Court Says Church Cannot Keep Tithes, Part 1
On December 16, 2013 the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a bankruptcy court's decision and ruled that a church had to turn over to a bankruptcy trustee the tithes and offerings it received from a couple because they filed for bankruptcy. Shortly after the couple filed for bankruptcy, the trustee in charge of the bankruptcy went after the church to which the couple had given their tithes for the previous two years. The trustee claimed that the law, under 11 USC 548(a)(1)(B), authorized him to recover all the contributions made by the couple to the church in 2008 and 2009 because the couple contributed more than 15% of their gross annual income to the church (Word of Life Christian Center). The church agreed that the couple gave more than 15% but also held that the law protected the church from having to forfeit 100% of the contributions to the trustee. The church cited section 548(a)(2) and claimed that it was required to return only the portion of the contributions that exceeded 15% of the couple's gross annual income. The court disagreed with the church. It ruled that the language of the law was plain; that even if the contributions exceeded 15% of the couple's annual gross income by just one cent, the church would have to forfeit to the trustee all of the contributions it had received from the couple. Most churches in America do not know that the law allows bankruptcy trustees to render void the tithes that churches receive from its members if the member later files for bankruptcy if the members tithes and offerings combined is greater than 15% of their income.
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
The Apostles died many ways
Andrew - crucified on a shade cross
Matthew - stabbed with spear and behead
Bartholomen - he was whip to death
Philip - impaled by iron hooks in his ankles and hung up side down to die
James (son of Zebedee) - behead by King Herod
Jude- crucified
Matthias (one of Jude replacement) -he was stoned and behead
Judas - hang himself
John - natural death
James - throw from the pinnacle of the temple and then beaten to death
Simon - crucified
James ( Jesus brother) - throw some 100 feet off a wall and still alive then enemies circled him and beat him to death with clubs
Get up and prepare for action, Go out and tell them everything I tell you to say. Do not be afraid of them or I will make you look foolish in front of them.
Be A WITNESS FOR JESUS CHRIST !
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Headbands and hair clips are all the rage and honestly, THANK THE LAWD! You see, i have been rebuilding my hair these past few months from all the damage of going platinum last Summer! Literally, the entire crown of my head including my bangs just fell off! So thank goodness for the major hair accessory trend happening right now! Gimme all the cute headbands and hair clips because they've made it so much easier to get through that awkward stage of growing out my hair!
OK so even if your hair is perfectly healthy, there is nothing better than sweeping a beautiful headband on and boom, your look is instantly elevated! The great thing is that you don't have to break the bank when it comes to stocking up on cute hair accessories. I recall falling madly in love with a velvet, pearl embellished headband that cost upwards of $150! What?! Well, i scored a similar version for pennies and have since added a few more colors to my collection!
I've been having so much fun with hair clips as well. The thing is you can wear one or 5 all at once and still look super cute! It's all about your personal style and what works for you! I say experiment and have fun with this trend! From designer clips to super affordable options, the possibilities are endless! Here's a fun tip, find an online vendor that personalized hair clips (like my FMM clip that stands for Fashion Maven Mommy) and you can easily create a luxe clip without the fancy designer prices. Think Chanel, Dior, Fendi etc.... these clips can be personalized to say whatever you want them to so go for it!
Thank you so much for reading and HAPPY SHOPPING!
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Home affairs ministers express solidarity with the EU member states at the border with Belarus
Today, the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU organised an extraordinary videoconference meeting of interior ministers within the framework of the Council's crisis response mechanism (IPCR), which was chaired by Minister of the Interior Aleš Hojs. The ministers expressed solidarity with the affected states - Latvia, Lithuania and Poland - and supported additional assistance to the member states at this section of the external EU border.
Lithuania, which was the first member state to be hit by this crisis, has received several kinds of assistance from member states, the European Commission and EU agencies. "Due to the rapidly changing situation on the ground, Lithuania needs additional assistance, as do Latvia and Poland," Minister Hojs said. "We agreed to deploy additional experts and agency teams as well as the necessary technical equipment to these member states, to help increase reception capacities, to call on the European Commission for additional financial assistance and, above all, to strengthen EU external border control." Ministers also underlined the importance of cooperation between countries of origin and transit in return and readmission, while the Presidency will organise discussions of Article 25a of the Visa Code on issuing of a visa with limited territorial validity in exceptional cases as a matter of priority.
"Member States again strongly condemned the Belarus' attempts to instrumentalise human beings for political purposes," stressed Hojs.
The Presidency, together with the European Commission and the agencies, will continue to closely monitor the situation on the ground.
The Slovenian Presidency is also keeping a close eye on the situation in Afghanistan. "At today's meeting, High Representative Josep Borrell briefed us on the conclusions of yesterday's foreign ministers' meeting, while Commissioner Ylva Johansson presented the migration preparedness and crisis blueprint," said Minister Hojs, noting that "the international community must now do everything possible to ensure adequate humanitarian assistance and to protect the most vulnerable in Afghanistan." Due to the situation in Afghanistan, the Slovenian Council Presidency is working on the next steps and actions to prepare for possible migration pressure on the EU and other threats in the near future, to ensure a common EU response.
Minister Hojs added that Mediterranean states are also faced with migration pressures, especially from North Africa, which was something he discussed with his Italian counterpart Luciana Lamorgese a few days ago. At the end of August, the European Commission will present a migration preparedness plan for this part of the Mediterranean, and the Slovenian Presidency will accordingly organise further discussions and prepare an appropriate response.


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I just updated my website!
The main page looks the same, but if you click on thumbnails of my characters/props, it now links to a new page. These pages include way more detailed info, photos/ break-downs. Hopefully it's clear and helpful for you guys.
You are more than welcome to leave feedback in a comment. I take all C&C to mind :).


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On March 7, Nissan Canada invited Auto123.com to come and try out the fantastical Nissan 370Zki, a snowmobile coupe ready to explore all-winter terrain using its front skis and rear tracks in place of the performance tires we're used to seeing on this iconic sports model. The winter tamer had first been unveiled a few weeks earlier at the 2018 Chicago Auto Show.
We headed to Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci in the Laurentian mountains of Quebec to discover it up close and put it through its paces. We got a bonus once we arrived, though: also waiting for us was a Rogue Warrior, sitting on four tracks. It was a great day of outdoor motorized fun, one that took us all out of our comfort zone and on to snow-covered terrain. It also gave us fresh insight into the performance capabilities of Nissan's vehicles.
Speaking with the friendly representatives on hand to welcome us, we learned of the many challenges presented by the project. We also learned that, contrary to what many of us had assumed, neither vehicle saw its transmission or mechanics altered. In the 370, much attention – and no little effort - was given over to devising a customized height-raising system to elevate the vehicle by three inches, so that the tracks could be installed. The rear wheel arches were also enlarged for the same reason. The original brakes were retained, with only some minor displacement of components and configuration changes. In short, what we drove was a genuine Roadster 370Z mounted like a snowmobile – an innovative concept, to be sure!
We asked whether 370Z owners could modify their own vehicles similarly. We were told that it was, in fact, possible. But at what cost? From what I gathered, taking your 370Z and putting skis and tracks on it would likely set you back somewhere north of $30,000. And of course, there would be the personalized maintenance costs that come with it. All of that is largely academic, as Nissan's goal with this exercise was clearly not to launch a new kit for transforming your sports car into a recreational vehicle! The real aim of this day frolicking in the snow was to satisfy the urge to create something different, all while putting on bright display the capabilities of the Nissan vehicles involved.
As for the Rogue Warrior, a creation conceived and put together entirely in Canada, the manufacturer was obviously intent on showcasing the capabilities of the model's original CVT transmission and all-wheel drive system. At an event earlier this year, Nissan sent the modified Warrior up a 30-degree slope at a Quebec ski hill – a challenge it met with ease! The Warrior can also plow through up to 40 cm of fresh snow.
On this fantastic winter day, we were in for some pretty sensational driving thrills. We drove the Rogue Warrior on superb trails deep in the woods (though I found myself pining for some less well-maintained ones).
Check out our video below, filmed on site as we piloted the Nissan 370Zki and the Rogue Warrior!


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News about reggae music, artists, culture and more...
After the acclaimed Crystal Woman riddim in 2005, German label Rootdown comes back with I Love, another great modern roots reggae riddim. An interesting line up for this production with 9 cuts as the deep Jah Deliver Us From All Evil from Luciano or the two great cuts from singjays Anthony B and Natural Black. The serie will be released next week on five 7'' and is already available for download.
Ziggi - Need To Tell You This / Version
Natural Black - Be Careful Of Your Enemies / Nosliw, Mono & Nikitaman, Nattyflo, Maxim - Komm Zu Uns
Luciano - Jah Deliver Us From All Evil / Natty King - Slew U In The Open
Anthony B - Can't Stop The Fire / Ginjah - Society So Mess Up
Million Stylez - Oh Jah Jah / Jah Mason - Yours Forever
|Posted by Camille on 02.18.2008
|Luciano begins 2008 in top form. After a good version on Buggie Heart riddim and a great new album, here is another good song !
|Posted by Edus on 06.19.2010
|Very gooood.
Inna de Yard by Ken Boothe
By Erik Magni
Mr Money Man Riddim
By Angus Taylor
New Albums from Etana and Protoje
By Erik Magni
R.I.P. Noel "Bunny" Brown
By Howard Campbell
Inner Circle 50th Anniversary Celebration
By Howard Campbell
Denzil Williams Jr, a bridge between Swedish reggae and Jamaica
By Howard Campbell
Tmrw.Tday Culture Fest 2019
By David Katz
R.I.P. Jo Jo Hoo Kim
By Howard Campbell
Open Arms Project - Reggae Can Help
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Wow! Sunshine 2024 will be our 15th year!
Wait until you see who we have booked!
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The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim saw their three-game winning streak snapped Sunday night in Houston as they lost 4-1 to the Astros. The defeat put the Halos at 69-87, still in fourth place in the American League West.
Daniel Wright (0-5) pitched well in the loss, working six innings and giving up seven hits – two of them home runs – and three runs. The sole Angel run came in the top of the fourth when C.J. Cron doubled and then scored on Rafael Ortega's single.
On Monday the Halos will be in Oakland to take on the fifth place A's. Jered Weaver (12-12) will get the start for the Orange County team.
The Rams win, are tied for first place
Finally, the Los Angeles Rams scored a touchdown. In fact, on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the road, they scored five of them, then hung on to win 37-32 in a game interrupted by lighting. The Rams are now 2-1, tied with Seattle for first place in the West Division of the National Conference of the NFL.
Case Keenum had a good day, throwing for 190 yards and two scores. Todd Gurley rush for two touchdowns and 85 yards. The defense got highlight on a 77-yard return by Ethan Westbrooks for a touchdown.
The Bucs made it close, as Tampa Bay quarterback Jameis Winston –who threw for 405 yards and two touchdowns – was tackled on the Rams' 5-yard-line as time ran out.
Next up for the Rams will be another road game on Oct. 2 against the Arizona Cardinals in Phoenix.
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Scammers come up with all kinds of convincing stories to get your money. And many of them involve you wiring money through companies like Western Union, MoneyGram, and your financial institution.
Why do scammers insist that people use money transfers? Because it's like sending cash: the scammers get the money quickly, and you can't get it back. Typically, there's no way to reverse a transfer or trace the money, and money wired to another country can be picked up at multiple locations, so it's just about impossible to identify or track someone down.
In some cases, agents of the money transfer company have been in on the fraud. In fact, the FTC found that between 2004 and 2008, agents of one wire transfer company helped fraudulent telemarketers and other con artists trick U.S. consumers into wiring more than $84 million within the United States and to Canada alone.
What You Need to Know
Money transfers can be useful when you want to send funds to someone you know and trust – but they're incredibly risky when you're dealing with a stranger. Remember:
Wiring money is like sending cash; once it's sent, you can't get it back. Con artists often insist that people wire money – especially overseas – because it's nearly impossible to reverse the transfer or trace the money.
Never wire money to strangers or someone you haven't met in person. That includes:
- Sellers who insist on wire transfers for payment.
- An online love interest who asks for money or a favor.
- Someone advertising an apartment or vacation rental online.
- A potential employer or someone who says it's part of your new online job.
- Someone who claims to be a relative or friend in dire straits – often in a foreign jail or hospital – and wants to keep it a secret from the family.
Never agree to deposit a check from someone you don't know and then wire money back. The check will bounce, and you'll owe your bank the money you withdrew. By law, banks must make the funds from deposited checks available within a reasonable period of time, but it can take weeks to uncover a fake check. It may seem that the check has cleared and that the money is in your account. But you're responsible for the checks you deposit, so if a check turns out to be a fake, you owe the bank the money you withdrew.
Examples of Money Wiring Scams
Money wiring scams can involve dramatic or convincing stories. New scams, and variations of existing scams, are constantly being created. Here are some examples you may have heard about:
- Lottery and Sweepstakes Scams: The letter says you just won a lottery. All you have to do is deposit the enclosed cashier's check and wire money for "taxes" and "fees." Regardless of how legitimate the check looks, it's no good. When it bounces, you'll be responsible for the money you sent.
- Overpayment Scams: Someone answers the ad you placed to sell something and offers to use a cashier's check, personal check or corporate check to pay for it. But at the last minute, the buyer (or a related third party) comes up with a reason to write the check for more than the purchase price, asking you to wire back the difference. The fake check might fool you, but it will eventually bounce, and you'll have to cover it.
- Relationship Scams: You meet someone on a dating site and things get serious. You send messages, talk on the phone, trade pictures, and even make marriage plans. Soon you find out he's going to Nigeria or another country for work. Once he's there, he needs your help: can you wire money to tide him over temporarily? The first transfer may be small, but it's followed by requests for more – to help him get money the government owes him, to cover costs for a sudden illness or surgery for a son or daughter, to pay for a plane ticket back to the U.S. – always with the promise to pay you back. You might get documents or calls from lawyers as "proof." But as real as the relationship seems, it's a scam. You will have lost any money you wired, and the person you thought you knew so well will be gone with it.
- Mystery Shopper Scams: You're hired to be a mystery shopper and asked to evaluate the customer service of a money transfer company. You get a check to deposit in your bank account and instructions to withdraw the amount in cash and wire it – often to Canada or another country – using the service. When the counterfeit check is uncovered, you're on the hook for the money.
- Online Purchase Scams: You're buying something online and the seller insists on a money transfer as the only form of payment that's acceptable. Ask to use a credit card, an escrow service or another way to pay. If you pay by credit or charge card online, your transaction will be protected by the Fair Credit Billing Act. Insisting on a money transfer is a signal that you won't get the item – or your money back.
- Apartment Rental Scams: In your search for an apartment or vacation rental, you find a great prospect at a great price. It can be yours if you wire money – for an application fee, security deposit or the first month's rent. Once you've wired the money, it's gone, and you learn there is no rental. A scammer hijacked a real rental listing by changing the contact information and placing the altered ad on other sites. Or, she made up a listing for a place that isn't for rent or doesn't exist, using below-market rent to lure you in. If you're the one doing the renting, watch out for the reverse: a potential renter will say she wants to cancel her deposit and ask you to wire the money back – before you realize the check was a fake.
- Advance Fee Loans Scams: You see an ad or website – or get a call from a telemarketer – that guarantees a loan or a credit card regardless of your credit history. When you apply, you find out you have to pay a fee in advance. If you have to wire money for the promise of a loan or credit card, you're dealing with a scam artist: there is no loan or credit card.
- Family Emergency or Friend-in-Need Scams: You get a call or email out of the blue from someone claiming to be a family member or friend who says he needs you to wire cash to help him out of a jam – to fix a car, get out of jail or the hospital or leave a foreign country. But he doesn't want you to tell anyone in the family. Unfortunately, it's likely to be a scammer using a relative's name. Check the story out with other people in your family. You also can ask the caller some questions about the family that a stranger couldn't possibly answer.
- Long-Lost Inheritance Scams: A lawyer contacts you to inform you that one of your long-lost relatives has died overseas, often but not always in Nigeria. The relative allegedly was an oil industry worker who died in a car crash or had a heart attack. The deceased relative, according to the lawyer's message, has left a large amount of savings in a bank account which needs to be repatriated to the next-of-kin in the States. Apparently, all closely related family members are also deceased or untraceable – hence the unexpected contact with the long-lost relative. Since you are apparently the closest next-of-kin, you are entitled to take control of the one million or so US Dollars that the deceased has left. For you to obtain the financial windfall, you must first pay a money transfer fee of $200 and the lawyer's fee of $500 to $1000. You will lose the money you send if you respond to this scam.
- Online Job Scam: If you are looking for a job and you post your resume online, watch out for a phony job offer in which you are asked to act as a financial go-between and "process payments" or "transfer funds." This scam begins with an e-mail that says a company is recruiting American citizens to process payments for employees or clients overseas. You will be instructed to deposit checks into your own bank account, take a small commission, and then wire the proceeds elsewhere, often overseas. The checks are later found to be counterfeit, so you will lose the money you wired.
For more information, go to the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Money Matters website.


text: Balthasar Hens, bass clarinet player of the Stuttgart Philharmonic, studied in the classes of Ulrich Wurlitzer, Johannes Peitz and Ralph Manno at the Colleges of Music in Wurzburg, Hanover, and Cologne and before that he was taught by his father, the clarinettist Bernhard Hens and by Prof. Hans Pfeifer. He was awarded a scholarship to the Orchestra Academy of the Essen Philharmonic and one of his first jobs was in the Orchestra of the State Theatre in Saarbrucken where he discovered the joys of playing the lowest members of the clarinet family. As a soloist Balthasar Hens performed, amongst others things, the world premiere of Werner Heider's The Unexpected for Bass Clarinet Solo and Chamber Orchestra during the International Summer Academy in Pommersfelden. He also performed, together with the Stuttgart Philharmonic, the rarely heard Concerto for Bass Clarinet by the composer Josef Schelb. Alongside his job as an orchestra musician, Balthasar Hens also plays in the Stuttgart Philharmonic's "Philharmonic Wind Quintet" and regularly appears with the pianist Hsiao-Yen Chen as the "Duo Bathyphon". From 2011 he has taught bass clarinet at the Cologne University of Music and Dance. In 2014 he released his first recording which was commended for its expressive sound by local and international press.


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KSNF/KODE — For many communities across the United States, a true celebration includes a town parade. Whether for the winter holidays, Memorial Day, or 4th of July, it seems like almost any occasion is cause for a downtown march. Parades have given communities a chance to come together in celebration, whether it be for a national holiday or smaller town affair.
Some of the most memorable tales from parades of Christmas past, including how Christmas parades have evolved into what most look like today, are combined into a publication called, "Forward, March: America's Holiday Parades." For a summary on U.S. holiday parades, Arcadia Publishing picked out some of the best Christmas parade material from a collection of books, such as, "Tulsa Christmas Parade" and "Chicago's State Street Christmas Parade." Books like these, as well as many others published by Arcadia, highlight Christmas parades across the U.S. Here's a look into their publication, "Forward, March: America's Holiday Parades:"
The Traditional Christmas Parade
Santa Claus parades, also called Christmas parades, are parades held in some countries to celebrate the official opening of the Christmas season with the arrival of Santa Claus who always appears in the last float. The parades usually include themed floats, dancing or marching groups, and bands playing Christmas songs.
While smaller community parades are not uncommon, many American towns have used the holiday season as a cause for celebration. These parades are unique to their town and often feature community traditions. In Larchmont, California a group of young schoolgirls play the role of Santa and his reindeer.
For some towns, a parade is considered the main event of festivities, rather than just the start. In Cedar Rapids, the holiday season hasn't truly arrived until the annual holiday parade, which started in 1983. The parade is preceded by a whole day of winter-related activities across the city before the big event in late November or early December.
In larger cities, parades have been known to command large crowds, and feature elaborate floats. Many of these large parades have their roots in a smaller community celebration, but have grown over time. The State Street Holiday Parade in Chicago is one of these larger parades, and has been conducted every year for nearly a century.
The Unofficial Start To The "Holiday Parade Season"
While some holiday parades are held throughout December, many towns begin their holiday celebrations with a parade on Thanksgiving Day. These Thanksgiving Day parades are often very elaborate, like the Thanksgiving parade in Detroit. Held since 1924, the Detroit Thanksgiving parade features several marching bands.
Perhaps the most well-known of holiday parades is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which is televised nationally each year. The parade is known for its unique balloons, often as large as the buildings they float past.
A Christmas Time Staple In Cities Across America
Some parades are so highly anticipated that they'll be advertised for far in advance. The Granada Hills Holiday Parade has been organized each year since 1984, but had existed previously as the "Youth in Action" parade.
Aside from the standard marching bands and floats, some towns have gone the extra mile to bring unique entertainment into their parades. During the holiday parade in Royal Oak, Michigan, unicyclists fill the streets and perform tricks for onlookers. The town is known for its holiday parade in the fall, and its Memorial Day parade during late spring.
Above all, parades have brought a sense of community to towns, letting neighbors and strangers alike come together for a celebration. Whether for the holidays, or just for fun, a parade is a sure way to keep a town's spirits high.
You'll find more information on America's holiday parades, including photos from holiday parades gone by, HERE.


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Bradley Wiggins Gold – Olympic Time Trial in Teddington
As a keen cycling fan I couldn't help sharing a few moments from this week's Men's Olympic Time Trial event that passed us here in Teddington & Twickenham. A proud moment! – For this event I was trying out a Lumix G2 on manual, not a bad result but there was still some shutter lag. Thanks for looking – Ian (LBIPP)
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Microsoft's monolithic vision
This column originally ran in ComputorEdge on October 11, 2002
You've probably seen the new ads on television for MSN's high-speed Internet access.
If not, you will. MSN is the Microsoft Network, and Bill Gates has nothing if not money (witness how much he's losing on the doomed X-Box, already being dropped by some retailers due to poor sales).
In the ads, MSN encourages AOL subscribers to switch to the Microsoft service.
In and of itself, it's hard to argue that point for far too long, AOL has pretty much had the Internet access market to itself on a national level.
Still, if AOL has been the Microsoft of the online world, it's difficult to see how making Microsoft the Microsoft of the online world is going to help consumers.
Too much control
Letting Microsoft become a major player in the Internet connection sector would be a disaster for consumers even if we're the ones stupid enough to sign up with MSN.
Allowing MSN to dominate Internet access the way its parent company dominates operating systems would be like letting GM and Ford run the highway system their cars run on.
Actually, it would be worse imagine GM and Ford also owning most of the nation's hotels, department stores and gas stations. Because Microsoft either outright owns (Expedia) or partners with a growing number of online retailers (MSN Visa card, MSNBC news) often with links built right into Windows. And if the link isn't in Windows (often in Internet Explorer), then it's sure embedded loudly, prominently into the MSN and Microsoft Web sites the first sites most folks will see when they log on.
An opportunity for abuse
Now you have an idea of what Microsoft's corporate strategy is about: control every aspect of your online experience: the operating system will steer you to Microsoft-owned or controlled retailers; if you ignore that "advice," then the default Web sites on your system will reinforce the message.
The frightening thing is that if one company has that much control, then it could conceivably start taking away our ability to defy its will. Microsoft could change its Internet Explorer Web Browser to simply refuse to go to Microsoft's online competitors.
We've already seen something similar earlier this year when MSN.com started refusing to allow Mozilla and Opera browsers to connect instead redirecting those users to a page where they could download IE.
At first, Microsoft claimed it was because those browsers weren't fully HTML-compliant (although given IE's spotty adherence to standards, that claim was farce at best), but then some tech-savvy reporters looked at the code on the MSN pages and found that the servers were told to look for Mozilla and Opera browsers specifically not to look for HTML compliance.
The next day, MSN worked just fine with all browsers.
Eternal vigilance
Which shows that when its shenanigans are exposed, Microsoft will back down. And given the Bush administration's lack of stomach for corporate oversight, we're unlikely to see the feds discouraging Microsoft from violating antitrust law.
So perhaps we should be grateful that Gates is still sensitive to public shame that he can be coerced into behaving somewhat decently.
Because MSN's Internet connectivity business is likely to grow giving Gates yet more control over our online choices.
Keeping the non-Microsoft choices available may depend on our willingness to be vigilant, and to publicly expose any abuses that may arise.
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Mandy Patinkin has won a Tony Award, an Emmy Award, and the hearts of millions as Inigo Montoya in "The Princess Bride." So it's shocking to learn there's one thing he's never been asked to do—a movie musical. "No one has ever spoken to me about doing a movie musical except you," he says. "I have never been asked to be in a movie musical. Other than 'Yentl,' which I didn't sing in." It seems impossible that no one would have asked the the first name in musical theater to sing onscreen —so is Patinkin open to it? "If a movie musical came along and the part was right and somebody wanted me to do it, I would do it in a heartbeat," he says.
In the meantime, he's still finding ways to sing. Fans can catch him in one of his many concerts throughout the year, and Angelenos will have the opportunity to see him perform with the Pasadena POPS Symphony on June 9 at the Ford Ampitheatre. It will be a large-scale production for the artist, who usually performs an unscripted show with only his pianist Paul Ford by his side. But as the actor explains, he's always up for a new challenge. He offered some advice to Backstage readers on how to maintain a long career.
Try something new.
Patinkin is used to doing concerts with his pianist Paul Ford, but with the Pasadena POPS he'll be backed by more than 50 musicians - which means some adjustments in his performing style. "I always like to just do whatever I feel like and I have 12 hours of material, but here we have to have a set list," he says. "It's also a lot more rehearsal because when you do it with just the piano, you just need to show up." He can reveal that he will be doing some of his favorite tunes like "Trouble" from "The Music Man" and "It's Not Easy Being Green." Of course, there will be plenty of Stephen Sondheim, and Patinkin reveals he'll be doing a piece by Queen for the very first time, which he promises "will be a big surprise."
Surround yourself with talented friends and teachers.
Patinkin is currently shooting the third season of the Showtime hit "Homeland" in North Carolina. When that finishes filming, he's due in Australia and New Zealand for a series of concerts with his friend Nathan Gunn, the opera singer. Two days after that tour finishes, he goes into rehearsals with Stusan Stroman for a new off-off-Broadway show with Taylor Mac called "The Last Two People on Earth: An Apocalyptic Vaudeville." And he's working on another two-person show with his good friend Patti LuPone. "The great fun for me is these collaborators," says Patinkin. "I'm nothing by myself. Being with these people, whether it's the 'Homeland' cast or stage collaborators, they make you everything you are. They make you come to work. They make you be alive. They make you hear things that you never imagined and they teach me everything I know, and when I leave work I come home, my wife teaches me the rest and when she gets tired, my two sons Isaac and Gideon are my real teachers in life now."
Embrace your fear.
After all these years on stage and screen, Patinkin confesses that he still suffers from stage fright. "My wife will tell you that if you feel my hands before I walk on for a performance, you could chill a bottle of wine," he says. "No matter how many times I've done it over—I'm 60 years old, I've been doing it since I was 14, maybe even actually 7 years old from the boys choir at temple. And still, fear is my middle name." He adds that he actually designs his shows so that he's allowed to be nervous in the beginning. "Then I pick things I can relax with and let the show flow from there. But I give myself the right to put my foot in my mouth and get nervous in the middle of it," he says. "That's what keeps it spontaneous and fresh."
Laugh at yourself.
Despite the intensity of "Homeland," which will return for its third season on September 29, Patinkin says the cast and crew have a great time making the show. "The more dark and serious the scene, the more hilarious we are in between and even during the takes," he says. "Although all those end up on the cutting room floor." And did he happen to catch the recent "Saturday Night Live" sketch where Anne Hathaway played Claire Danes and Bill Hader imitated him? "Oh yes, we all sent it around to each other, we all loved it! It's a great honor to have 'Saturday Night Live' send you up," he says. And he has nothing but praise for Hader. "My son Gideon said, 'What do you think of this?' I said, 'It's not funny, it's accurate!' If I'm ever so lucky that someone does my life story, I'd like him to do it because I think he'd dead-on!"
Learn to keep a secret.
So, can Patinkin reveal everything that's going to happen on the new season of "Homeland," which returns to Showtime on September 29? "I would love to tell you," he says. "But then I'm afraid your life would have to be cut short."


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In yet another all-Egyptian final, Egypt's Nour El Sherbini and Ramy Ashour claimed the winning prize at the 2017 J.P. Morgan China Open.
El Sherbini, the women's world number 1, and Ashour, former men's world number 1, claimed the top honour after defeating fellow Egyptians Nouran Gohar and Ali Farag respectively.
"I'm happy with the way I played and the level of my performance. I had no real expectations today – I was just focusing on my game plan and I think the first game gave me a lot of confidence," said 21-year-old El Sherbini following her 3-0 win over 19-year-old Gohar.
El Sherbini defeated Gohar 12-10, 11-7, 11-9 in a match that lasted 39 minutes.
In the men's final, Ashour and Farag faced off in what became a 60 minute final. After a captivating performance, Ashour managed to claim victory 3-2, defeating Farag 11-3, 11-8, 10-12, 2-11, and 11-5.
"I've enjoyed being here this week – it's my first time competing in Shanghai. I always seem to play well in the Far East, I'm not sure why but I feel comfortable in this part of the world," said Ashour following the match.
The China Open marked the first major event of the 2017/18 PSA World Tour season.


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Where Does Our Body Heat Come From?
Mystery Hour Question
Where does the heat come from in our bodies? Is it from a central point and then carried around by our blood, or is it heated across the body?
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Qualification: A-level biology
Answer: Your body has exothermic chemical reactions going on in various organs. A by-product of those chemical reactions is heat is given off and the blood absorbs the heat and re-distributes it amongst the organs. This evens out the spread of the heat and ensures all our body is the same temperature.
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Answer: Every cell in the body produces heat as they burn up energy. Some organs will be on more than others, such as the brain, or muscles if you are exercising, therefore they get hotter. This needs to be spread around the body and this is done by the blood, which heats some organs and cools others.


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