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heat 11 GmbH & Co. KG
based in GERMANY
The range of product and service of heat 11 comprises hot oil heaters and heat transfer plants in the temperature range from – 100 up to + 400 °C. These are the following products in details: Thermal oil boilers in a capacity ranging from 100 to 30.000 kW, fired with liquid and gaseous fuels Waste heat-fired thermal oil boilers (industrial waste heat recovery, ...
based in Austin, TEXAS (USA)
AEREON, headquartered in Austin, Texas, is a global leader in the supply of high-quality technologies and services for gas and vapor handling, combustion and recovery for the oil and gas industries. AEREON was formed in 2012 when Flare Industries, LLC acquired Jordan Technologies. Under the two brands, AEREON offers the broadest product line of engineered flare systems, ...
based in Noerresundby, DENMARK
DESMI is a global company specialised in the development and manufacture of pump solutions for marine, industry, oil spill combating, defence & fuel and utility both locally and globally. Our product range supplemented with agency products from other leading, world class manufacturers – is completed by related services such as the design and installation of pump plants, ...
REDWAVE a division of BT-Wolfgang Binder
based in Gleisdorf, AUSTRIA
In order to make an efficient use of increasingly scarce raw materials we are developing new opto-electronic recycling technologies called REDWAVE. The REDWAVE guarantees economic operation, high capacity and superior quality in the sorting technology. Advancement through technical progress. REDWAVE is your reliable partner for profitable solutions in the recycling and ...
Tecam Group
based in Llinars del Vallès, SPAIN
Tecam Group offers advanced environmental technology for Emissions Treatment and for Industrial Waste Incineration. Tecam Group designs, manufactures and installs several technology solutions, such as Thermal Oxidizers (TO), Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers (RTO), Regenerative Catalytic Oxidizers (RCO), Zeolite Rotor-Concentrator + Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers (RTO), ...
Chemisch Thermische Prozesstechnik GmbH / CTP Air Pollution Control
based in Graz, AUSTRIA
CTP (Chemisch Thermische Prozesstechnik GmbH) is one of the world`s leading companies in air pollution control for industrial applications. CTP was founded in 1985 and since then, its engineers, chemists and researchers have been developing individual technologies to serve customers worldwide, covering all industrial sectors. At CTP, we adhere to high quality standards ...
Exothermics Inc.
based in Toledo, OHIO (USA)
Exothermics is a leading source of reliable, high-efficiency industrial heat exchangers including, air to air, plate type, stainless steel, and dimple plate heat exchangers. Each offers robust construction, outlasting many competing products and delivering the lowest total cost of ownership. Designed and built by highly-certified and highly-trained employees, Exothermics ...
TTNA Energy Systems
based in Wilmington, DELAWARE (USA)
TTNA Energy Systems offers state-of-the-art technology and a complete range of products & services for process steam and power generation needs. TTNA`s core strength lies in providing innovative solutions with combustion & steam generation systems of the most appropriate design and configuration, judiciously tailored to suit your fuel and steam parameters. Our portfolio ...
Clarke Energy
based in Liverpool, UNITED KINGDOM
Clarke Energy is a multinational specialist in the engineering, installation and maintenance of gas-fuelled power plants. Our facilities deliver fuel efficiency and help reduce carbon emissions. Applications include combined heat and power (CHP) with natural gas, biogas, landfill gas and coal gas. We are a the largest authorised distributor and service provider for GE's ...
BÜCHI Labortechnik AG
based in Postfach, SWITZERLAND
Determining pollutants in environmental and food matrices requires efficient sample preparation.BUCHI offers a wide range of solutions for reliable, efficient, flexible and safe sample processingprocedures in the laboratory work flow to enhancing productivity and quality.
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Microsoft Office may be the most used piece of software outside of Windows itself. That being said, there might come a time when you would like to uninstall Office. You might need to do this to upgrade to a new version, or if you are selling your computer, or need to move the Office license to your new machine. If you do find yourself in a situation where you need to uninstall Office, here's how.
Things We Assume
You're running Office 2013 (this should work on previous versions too, however there will be a few steps you don't need to do).
The instructions below are meant for Windows 7, but work for Windows 8 as well. In WIndows 8 you'll get to Control Panel in another way.
Things You'll Need
Office installed (how else would you uninstall it?)
Step 1
Microsoft changed the way it does Office in 2013. Now everything is basically a subscription, which means that if you are getting rid of your computer or want to install Office on a new computer, you need to go in and deactivate the license from your current computer.
You can do this by going to office.microsoft.com and signing in. You then go to the My Account page, and click "Deactivate" next to the computer you are uninstalling Office on.
Step 2
Once that's done, uninstalling Office is relatively the same as it has always been. First, back in WIndows, go to the Control Panel. This can be done in the Start Menu along the right hand side.
Step 3
Once in the Control Panel, you need to find the section that says Programs. Click on "Uninstall a Program".
Step 4
Find Office 2013 in the list of programs. This may have a weird name depending on what version of Office 2013 you're running. For example, it will probably say something about Home Premium. Click on the Office Name.
Step 5
Next, Click on the uninstall button that appears at the top of the screen.
Step 6
Office will ask you if you're sure you want to uninstall. Click Uninstall.
Step 7
The Office Uninstaller will do its work. It may ask you to close other programs, if it does, go ahead and do so. Once it is done, it will alert you. Save all your work in other programs, and then restart Windows.
Step 8
There are other programs associated with Office that you might also want to uninstall. You can do so in the same fashion as above. Simply click on them, and choose uninstall. You may have to restart your computer. These programs include:
- Skydrive
- Visual Studio WARNING: Only uninstall this if you know it isn't being used by other Microsoft programs. We recommend leaving it installed.
Basically, the only thing that separates Office 2013 from previous Office installs is the necessity of deactivating the license online because of the subscription nature of the software. So there it is, if you need to uninstall MS Office 2013, that's how!
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what specs should i be looking?
Posted 06 May 2013 - 10:22 AM
i'm looking at different security camera options, and i'm curious which specs are the most important for live viewing?
for example, what is a "good" lux value? 0.1? 0.0017??
what is sens-up and is it important?
s/n ratio?
tv lines?
sorry if some of these are dumb questions. i've been doing a lot of reading, and i'd just like some clarification.
Posted 06 May 2013 - 12:56 PM
Lux - smaller is better. .001 and smaller is the area where the cameras start to be effective for DSO viewing.
Sens-up - This is the multiplier for extending the exposure times. 2x, 4x ... up to 128x, 256x, 512x, or 1024x depending on the camera. The multiplier is off of the frame rate and the math is a bit convoluted but for an NTSC type of camera 128x =2.1 seconds, 256x = 4.2s, 512x = 8.4s, and 1024x = 16.8s. Generally longer is better but you also have to watch how the camera handles the longer exposures. You really want a completely manual gain to go with the longer exposures but so far it seems that for the 1024x cameras the gain is still automatic and seems to not be optimal for really faint DSOs.
s/n ratio - larger number is better
tv lines - larger number is better. In general you're looking for 500+ lines of resolution.
Posted 06 May 2013 - 01:07 PM
Second, you can't go wrong by selecting the Samsung SCB-2000, as it is has a successful track record in this endeavour.
(SCB-2000 is equivalent to the SDC-435)
For info. on this camera see this link: http://www.cloudynig...ber/4379862/...
Last, I'll leave it up to the folks with more skill and knowledge than myself to answer your individual questions.
Posted 06 May 2013 - 02:54 PM
i'm looking at different security camera options, and i'm curious which specs are the most important for live viewing?
That's like asking what sort of telescope should a I buy. Specs published by the manufacturers are about as reliable as a politician's promises. You are better off asking what equipment others are using and what they can view with it.
The camera on most video astronomers wish list is the Mallincam Xtreme. If you have $1500.00 to spend then it's the one to buy.
If you just want to get your feet wet for a few hundred $'s then look at the Samsung or one of the astro friendly webcams.
Posted 07 May 2013 - 11:55 AM
I just started in live video astrophotography. My goals were very specifically NOT to create or capture images for processing, but just to put stuff on a screen for others to view live. A Mallincam seems to be like the Televue of eyepieces: a wonderful camera that works really well, but comes with a premium price. I'm not in that price range (at least not yet!)
I dabbled with webcams, but found their image chip too small so I ended up with really high magnifications. I also didn't have good enough software to let me control the gain, so planets were totally washed out blobs due to the auto gain control.
I ended up buying a used Samsung SCB-2000 for $100 (plus $25 for a 1.25" eyepiece adapter, plus $25 for a 0.5 focal reducer, plus $10 in cables to convert from BNC to RCA) and so far, 1 night out, absolutely love it. I got great images of Saturn and Jupiter. I haven't tried the moon yet, as I've only owned the camera for less than a week.
I made one attempt at a DSO (M51) and could see the core, but that was about it. I was also at the end of my driveway under a street light with a F/10 8" SCT. I was running out of battery power, so I couldn't tinker with a different scope.
Best part: they seem to hold resale value. So rather than struggle to figure out specifications, I recommend you get one and get your feet wet. Sell it if it doesn;t meet your needs.
Posted 07 May 2013 - 01:01 PM
Good choice on the Sammy ... they are great bang for your buck. You'll find that the focal reducer will make the world of difference on DSOs. f5 is good, f4 is better and between f4 and f3 is the real sweet spot (real color and lots of details).
In addition to all the solar system objects, M51, M82, and a few other bright galaxies will be fun. A lot of globulars are great targets with your setup (M13, M3, M5, etc.), as are the brighter planetaries (M57, etc.). In a few months some of the brighter extended nebulae will also be good targets (M7, M8, M20, etc.).
Depending on your sky conditions (light pollution, moisture, etc.) and with a little experience you might also be able to go beyond the brightest objects mentioned above and start exploring all kinds of stuff ... but you'll really have to pick your nights, the conditions will really dictate how successful you'll be.
Posted 08 May 2013 - 06:22 PM
i ended up getting an samsung SNB-7001. it was only a few hundred dollars, and it'll do 1080p which i'm excited to try out.
now i just have to figure out how to attach it to my telescope!
Posted 08 May 2013 - 06:41 PM
Posted 08 May 2013 - 10:15 PM
the lux rating is pretty darn low at 0.4 and then sens-up the lux is .007.
is lux not how you determine "low light"? are these numbers not good?
Posted 08 May 2013 - 10:35 PM
Posted 08 May 2013 - 10:48 PM
Lux ratings are high compared to the SCB-2000
0.05Lux / 0.0001Lux
Integration of 1 sec compared to 8.5 sec.
Also this camera is using a cmos chip as compared to the ccd chips in the SCB2000.
The Samsung cameras that I know of that have been used are 2000 and 4000 series.
Posted 08 May 2013 - 11:03 PM
And I paid $300.00 bucks for the Polaris vs. about $80.00 for the Samsung.
Posted 08 May 2013 - 11:19 PM
the one thing that really attracted me to this camera was the 1080p. my interest is in live viewing with a group of people, and i have a large tv, and the idea of having a resolution of 400 or 500 lines seemed really awful to me.
i guess if it turns out that it's crummy, then i'll see about getting a different one.
Posted 09 May 2013 - 02:17 AM
I am new to this hobby, however I can tell you when I do the video astronomy thing via a laptop and larger LCD (24") even with the 400 to 500 lines the images were not only adequate, it was VERY clear what we were looking at on the screen. Needless to say, the groups who viewed with me were very excited what they saw - some commented the images looked like they were out of a book! My guess is those with the security monitors made for this resolution have even better views.
Still, I am more than happy with what I see and the images captured are better than I would have expected. Trust me - the 400 to 500 lines are not awful.
Posted 09 May 2013 - 08:43 AM
Still, I am more than happy with what I see and the images captured are better than I would have expected. Trust me - the 400 to 500 lines are not awful.
that's encouraging. i've got a really really big (90") screen that i'm going to send the video to, so it's a primary concern. if this camera i have turns out to be a disaster, then of course i'll try another one. it sounds like the ultimate is the mallincam, but i run a mac and there isn't software for the signature series (the higher resolution one) http://mallincam.tripod.com/id55.html
anyway, i'll report back on how this one goes. part of the fun of the hobby is to mess up and learn from experience.
Posted 09 May 2013 - 09:00 AM
Posted 09 May 2013 - 10:11 AM
I am running right now a MallinCam X2 on a Macintosh without any problems. I am using the MallinCam Control Miloslick software which is a great tool.
Basically here is the break down:
* For stars and DSO - MallinCam
* For the Sun (a star, lol), Moon, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars and Venus - Canon 60Da and its Mac based control software with "Live View". We do view the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn on the MallinCam, however the Canon 60Da does take prettier live images.
Next step is tying a headless MacMini to the MallinCam. Then I will wirelessly connect to our main network which will repeat the desktop to an AppleTV connected to a 65" Samsung Plasma (or other display). Additionally I am looking at NSN, but this seems VERY hard to join. Either way, my business runs a set of servers and we will also be feeding to all users globally from our new observatory. People will be able to right to the website to get a live feed. This should be operational in August.
Oh, wifi control of the telescope is via SkyFi and SkySafari Pro on the iPad, iPhone and Macintosh. This works wonderfully with my LX200. We will be testing next week with the LX850.
Bottom line - you can control your MallinCam (and most other cameras) from a Macintosh.
Posted 09 May 2013 - 10:53 AM
I'm surprised nobody picked up on your HD requirement - to my knowledge HD and cam night-time sensitivity, essential for DSO imaging in video exposures with sens-up, don't match :o
maybe i made my first of many mistakes by buying that camera! the one thing that really attracted me to this camera was the 1080p. my interest is in live viewing with a group of people, and i have a large tv, and the idea of having a resolution of 400 or 500 lines seemed really awful to me.i guess if it turns out that it's crummy, then i'll see about getting a different one.
Posted 09 May 2013 - 12:36 PM
Even if you have an Ultra HD TV you won't be able to capture detail anywhere near that resolution.
I have what is probably the only camera that can do video Astro Photography in near real time and output it at 1080p @ 60 FPS. That being said I usually output at 480i simply because there really isn't that much detail that is that small in apparent size in these objects. Even with a large scope most cameras will out resolve the object, the sky conditions, and the scopes capabilities.
If you really are that worried about resolution then you should also be worried about diffraction. Diffraction decreases the resolution of the captured image more than anything else. Diffraction affects depend on the sensor size.
Therefore, smaller chip sensors are much more susceptible to diffraction affects than larger sensors.
However, in reality even diffraction doesn't decrease your perceived resolution in deep space objects because they simply don't have that much really fine and small apparent size detail. You can get outstanding images from small low resolution sensors and you can get similar results from large high resolution sensors.
Posted 09 May 2013 - 01:45 PM
Posted 09 May 2013 - 07:01 PM
thanks for all the advice. i really appreciate it.
i ended up getting an samsung SNB-7001. it was only a few hundred dollars, and it'll do 1080p which i'm excited to try out.
now i just have to figure out how to attach it to my telescope!
While that Camera may not get you the "Astro" usage, it DOES have some nice features that lend itself to a DIY Weather cam mounted on top of your house. Just don't make it a lightning attractor. You will need an enclosure (circa $30 USD). An old TV rotator adds a bit of value to the installation.
Night time use, sadly...just isn't there.
Posted 12 May 2013 - 09:43 AM
Night time use, sadly...just isn't there.
well, i tried it last night. mixed results. the primary enemy seemed to be atmospheric turbulence.
here's a screenshot from the 'live' view:
Posted 12 May 2013 - 09:49 AM
Posted 12 May 2013 - 01:58 PM
How is this connected to the computer?
Are you viewing on a seperate monitor?
How's the software?
Posted 12 May 2013 - 02:10 PM
I've never successfully recorded Saturn's sats and the disk in the same exposure eg use ~1/500s for disk and 2s for sats and 10s for faintest sats. Then composite disk image onto sat image
and here is another screen shot with 60x sens-up active, but of course it's horribly over exposed and the software does not seem to be able to have controls to reduce it (or i can't figure them out.)


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Beyond Good & Evil HD producer Wang Xu has given a slight update on the production of Beyond Good & Evil 2, encouraging gamers buy the PSN/XBLA HD re-release of the original title if fans want to see more Beyond Good & Evil titles.
"Keep the faith [in Beyond Good & Evil 2]," wrote Wang Xu, in a recent email discussion with Eurogamer.
Development on Beyond Good & Evil 2 continues — at a turtle's pace, it seems. Asked if Beyond Good & Evil HD sales would impact the sequel's development, Wang Xu stated, "Yes it is true; please buy Beyond Good & Evil HD if you want more BG&E games."
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Recently, I was invited by Meagan Francis who coordinated a Girlfriends Getaway weekend sponsored by Experience Grand Rapids. I've never been to Grand Rapids, Michigan but when you add "girlfriends" and "getaway"…I was in.
And…what a fabulous weekend it was. There's nothing like taking time away from your busy schedule to enjoy a little time with girlfriends. I was blessed to be able to bring one of my best friends, Leslie Jones from Junior High to experience Grand Rapids with me, along with some other social media women for a fun-filled weekend.
We had no idea what to expect but we were in for exploring a city just a little over three hours drive from Chicago. As we pulled into downtown Grand Rapids, I couldn't believe how quaint, clean and easy it was to get around and find our destination. I immediately noticed the city's architecture had a lot of character and charm; and the scene at night was pretty lively. Leslie was just as impressed.
It's not a hick city that I had envisioned; it certainly gave off a good first impression, but we had a whole weekend to find out what Grand Rapids had to offer its visitors.
Because of heavy traffic coming from the northwest suburbs of Chicago, unfortunately, we missed dinner with our group at the Grand Rapids International Food & Wine Festival. However, with the many restaurants in the area to choose from, we opted for a quiet- intimate dinner at the Chop House across from our hotel.
We began our weekend early on Saturday at the Grand Rapids Art Museum, with a tour of the Princess Diana exhibit, "Diana a Celebration." I was in awe and moved throughout the exhibit as I caught a glimpse into her life and work as a compassionate humanitarian. Collections of her personal belongings were showcased (journals, gemstones, the royal wedding gown, her crown & hand written notes to name a few of the 150 objects exhibited).
Tears welled up as I watched Princess Diana's funeral with Elton John singing Candle in the Wind and recalling the tragedy that shortened the life of an amazing human being; an ordinary woman who became extraordinary, full of grace, and had a global impact on the lives of many.
The Princess of Wales' legacy continues to live on and the world gets a peak as Diana, a Celebration goes on tour to select art museums around the world and currently at the Grand Rapids Art Museum until February 16th.
We had a fabulous lunch at The Green Well which is known for serving healthy entrees such as the Quinoa salad, which was out of this world. Speaking of Green, I was surprised to learn that Grand Rapids is known for being one of the Greenest cities in America!
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We wrapped up our day with a delicious dinner at Sanchez, a Tapas bistro. The ambiance was perfect as we tried several unique tapas dishes. The Gran Paella-Oman Lobster also known as Lobster Casserole (lobster tails, shrimp, assorted sea food, chicken and saffron rice) is one of the entrees that I recommend.
Grand Rapids, Michigan is full of surprises. Big names like Amway and Frederick Meijer (founder of Meijer grocery) are seen on buildings around the city. It's also the home of Chris Van Allsburg; author of the popular Christmas book, Polar Express (Grand Rapids was in the movie).
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How Swansea and Chile Are Linked by the Bells of Santiago; Three Giant Church Bells Cast in Spain in the 1750s and Taken to South America Eventually Found an Unlikely Home in Mumbles, Swansea, Following One of the Worst Fire Tragedies in History and Have since Returned to Chile. Robin Turner Reports
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THEY are a symbol of death, worship and latterly, co-operation and sympathy between South America and South Wales.
Now, the historic 'Bells of Santiago' have spawned a book and a series of songs contained in a new DVD which will be sung in Chile and Swansea this weekend.
The bells were originally housed in the church of La Compania de Jesus in Santiago, Chile. On December 8, 1863, the church caught fire during the Catholic feast of the Immaculate Conception.
More than 2,500 people died, mostly women and children, in the worst blaze in Santiago's history.
In fact, it was the largest loss of life the world has known in a single accidental building fire.
Because of the festival, the temple was adorned with a profusion of candles and oil lamps and wall coverings.
In the main altar, a large statue of the virgin Mary stood over a large half-moon that itself was a huge candelabra.
It is thought the fire began when a gust of wind blew the doors inwards, blowing lit candles through the building, igniting wall coverings, lamps and other easily flammable items. The church in Santiago was completely destroyed by flames except for its five, extremely heavy metal bells.
Three of the bells were bought as scrap and then shipped to Swansea by Welsh businessman Graham Vivian, who had extensive business links with South American in the copper ore trade.
They found a new home in the seafront All Saints Church in Oystermouth, Mumbles, Swansea, where the powerful Vivians had a family pew. This was to be their home for almost 150 years. It was in 2009 that the then Chilean Ambassador to the-Canon Keith EvansUK started negotiations with the Church in Wales to return the bells to Chile. …


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After months of clamour by Congressmen to give him a larger responsibility in the party, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi was Saturday appointed vice-president, formally giving him the number two position.
The decision was taken at the Congress Working Committee meeting at the end of the parys two-day chintan shivir here. Defence Minister A K Antony moved the resolution proposing Rahuls elevation and the entire CWC endorsed it. The late leaders Arjun Singh and Jitendra Prasada are the others who have held this position.
The decision came as the ruling party concluded its deliberations at the brainstorming session, which witnessed a chorus by party leaders for a larger role for Rahul in the organization.
Janardhan Dwivedi, the partys chief spokesperson who made the announcement, told reporters that Rahuls exact role in the next elections and whether he would lead the poll campaign will be decided later.
Rahul was appointed Congress general secretary in charge of the Indian Youth Congress and NSUI in September 2007 and his elevation to the number two position has been anticipated for some time now.
With his appointment as vice-president, Rahul is expected to virtually take over the reins of the Congress with his mother and party president Sonia Gandhi expected to play the role of a patron and supreme leader as a Congress spokesperson had put it recently.
After Sonia underwent a surgery abroad in 2011 for an undisclosed illness, there had been pressure on the young general secretary to take up a larger responsibility in the party.
Before formally naming him the number two in the party, Sonia had recently appointed him as head of the prtys election coordination committee for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
In preparation for his elevation to the post, the party had invited about 120 elected Youth Congress and NSUI leaders, about one-third of the total delegates, to the chintan shivir in Jaipur.
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This grant was made available by CalRecycle to public entities involved in activities and applications that resulted in reduced landfill disposal of used whole tires and reduced illegal disposal or stockpiling of used whole tires.
On October 25, 2011, the City of Walnut applied for this grant for the Temple Avenue resurfacing project. The Temple Avenue project begins just east of the intersection of Grand and Temple Avenues and ends at the eastern City limit. The Grant was awarded to the City by CalRecycle on January 20, 2012. The project was completed in June of 2012. Use of RAC material in this project diverted 8,997 California waste passenger tires from landfills.
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Yvo de Boer is a worried man. As chief of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), he is leading the global climate change negotiations. The concluding session in Copenhagen is less than six weeks away and the major issues are still unresolved. In his own words, the summit would succeed only if there is a clarity on four major issues. These include greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for industrialised countries, action plans of major developing countries like China and India to limit the growth of their emissions, provision of financial support by industrialised countries to developing countries to undertake adaptation and mitigation measures, and an institutional framework for leading global action on climate change. If any one of these issues remains unresolved, the summit would be a failure because all these issues have a bearing on one another. He spoke to FEs Rajiv Tikoo during his recent visit to India. Excerpts:
Given the state of negotiations and the time constraint, is it realistically possible to achieve a robust agreement in Copenhagen?
I am not a prophet. Its very difficult for me to say. We do have the architecture under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol. So, I believe its technically possible to get an agreement finalised in Copenhagen. The problem is not the technical issue. The problem is the political will.
What is the biggest issue in achieving a deal?
The emission reduction targets announced by developed countries are not ambitious enough. But fixing targets is a relatively simple job. For example, getting the US, which has not ratified the Kyoto Protocol, on board is a more complicated process.
What about financing? Isnt lack of progress a big cause of concern?
Earlier, there were many countries that thought financing could be resolved at the end. But is no longer so. Its not a question of signing cheques. Developing countries want to have the confidence that the money would be put on the table. Many countries, including the EU, have already come forward.
UNFCCCs Adaptation Fund has not taken off till now. Developing countries say that rich countries prefer to channel money through World Banks climate funds because they can control them better. How are you going to resolve the issue?
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I've tried to integrate with AppTrace (with all the components latest versions) but I can't continue, since I get this error:
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Referenced from: ../apptrace/guppy/sets/setsc.so
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A large number of member nations will back SL :
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India's Janatha Party leader Dr Subramanian Swamy expressed his
conviction of a positive outcome for Sri Lanka in Geneva on the basis of
its outstanding feat of ending three decades of terrorism and
safeguarding the lives of its people.
Sri Lanka need not have any fears about the outcome of the United
Nations Human Rights Council sessions, since a good number of member
countries will back Sri Lanka, Dr Swamy said.
"Sri Lanka has been able to safeguard the lives of millions of
ordinary people by defeating terrorism. The countries appreciating and
valuing the strength shown by the Sri Lanka government in defeating
terrorism is ready to back the country at the UN," he said in a special
statement to the media.
"There is politics in a good number of decisions taken at
international level by the Indian government. Those decisions are
clouded and unclear because they are politically motivated," Dr Swamy
The Janatha Party leader said some decisions of the Indian government
in respect of Israel were naive.
"In respect of Sri Lanka, the majority are not in favour of the
American proposal and they will not back America but Sri Lanka," he
said. While underscoring the fact that America acts purely based on its
geo - political interests, he said its Human Rights record is left much
to be desired.
Dr Swamy said no one needs to take seriously the utterances of the
DMK since it has nothing to show before the people of India.
Sri Lanka need not entertain fears at all about the noise made by
such political parties, he said.
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If Gary Waters was told that Norris Cole and Tre Harmon would combine for 49 points, he'd ask, "where do I sign up?" If Gary Waters was told that he would get 13 unexpected points off the bench from SG Josh McCoy, he'd be beyond thrilled.
Waters would assume that with those contributions, his team would end up on the winning side of the coin. Instead, his front court was completely worked over and the team once again was killed on the glass, causing a devastating 87-83 home loss to Milwaukee. Its just the second time the Vikings have lost at the Wolstein Center this season.
And they couldn't have had worse timing.
The loss sends CSU into a tailspin, which could ultimately result in the Vikings going from hosting and grabbing the top seed in the Horizon League tournament to third place. Its been said many times before but it bears repeating – the top two teams in the standings receive a double bye into the semis. The others must win four games to win the tournament. Only a miracle Milwaukee loss at Youngstown State or a Butler home loss to Loyola can provide CSU with said good fortune.
They had their destiny in their own hands yet failed to close it out.
"You've got to win at home," Waters said. "It's a disappointment when the door is open for you. The thing I don't like is, we've got to go the long route [to win the tournament]. And this team is not built to go the long route."
Like their loss in Detroit earlier in the month, the thin CSU front court was taken to school all night. Tony Meier scored a game-high 28 points while grabbing eight boards. It was easy for Meier and for Anthony Hill (16 points in 17 minutes) because once again Vikings Center Aaron Pogue was in foul trouble. He picked up two fouls in the first five minutes, putting the short-benched Vikes at a major disadvantage.
Not having their top low-post threat, CSU relied on the three ball, and that turned out to be a nightmare. Even though Cole scored 27, he was 0-6 from deep, Harmon was just 1-7. On the night, the Vikings were an ice cold 4-21 from three and that just cannot happen if they are expecting to win, especially against a hot team like Milwaukee.
"When you make those shots, you look good," said Cole. "When you miss those shots you look bad. And when you give up 3s on the other end, it looks worse."
Milwaukee hit eight threes on the night and out-rebounded CSU 34-26. They were never able to get into a flow once Pogue picked up that second foul early. At that point, they led 7-5. They would never see the lead again. Milwaukee led by 16 with just under nine minutes to play and the Vikings looked like they were dead in the water. A three by McCoy with 3:35 left brought CSU to within five at 73-68 and it seemed as though the tides were turning. But Milwaukee hit nine free throws down the stretch. McCoy hit two free throws to cut the deficit to 86-83 with nine seconds left, but Meier hit one of two free throws to put the nail in the CSU coffin.
The loss is just a killer for a Cleveland State team that has played so well all season long. Now they must beat Green Bay in Norris Cole's home finale on Saturday and hope for either a Butler or Milwaukee loss to get that coveted double bye.
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According to a recent marketing email from Microsoft, the next Xbox is set to be revealed on May 21st at 10 AM PDT. The event will be live streamed on Xbox Live and on Xbox.com.
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September 8, 2013, is Grandparents' Day, a special day for grandparents not only in the Philippines but in other countries. Most Filipinos call them "lolo" and "lola," or "tatay" and "nanay," terms of endearment for grandparents who, through their sacrifice and experience, have imparted to the young life's valuable lessons. Families take the opportunity this day to make grandparents feel – and enjoy – the love and concern of their children and grandchildren. It is customary to give them the gift of time, as a gesture of gratitude and appreciation, or treats as family visit or reunion, a restaurant meal, shopping, picnic, movies, gifts, cooking their favorite food, greeting them with flowers or letters.
Because of their strong family ties, Filipinos regard grandparents with honor and respect, caring for and showering them with affection, especially in their twilight years. Most Filipino grandparents stay with their children to assist in nurturing and molding their grandchildren. It is said that grandparents would secretly give their grandchildren the things they may not get from their own parents.
Schools, churches, communities, and senior organizations honor grandparents with special activities to bring families together. Malls and restaurants lay out the red carpet for grandparents, through special sales, discounts, free movies, gift giving. Hospitals give free check up and free medicines.
The Philippines started to celebrate Grandparents' Day in 1987, which it adopted from the United States of America. In 1970, housewife Marian Lucille Herndon McQuade of Fayette County, West Virginia, campaigned to set aside a day for families to visit their elderly relatives. Her campaign, supported by civic, business, church, and political leaders, was successful and a resolution was filed in the USA Senate to make Grandparents' Day a national holiday. The first Grandparents' Day was observed in 1973. The resolution declaring the first Sunday of September after Labor Day as National Grandparents' Day was signed into law by President James Earl Carter Jr. in 1978. The month of September was chosen to signify the "autumn years of life."
The Manila Bulletin, led by its Chairman of the Board of Directors Dr. Emilio T. Yap, President and Publisher Atty. Hermogenes P. Pobre, Executive Vice President Dr. Emilio C. Yap III, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Cris J. Icban Jr., Business Editor Loreto D. Cabañes, Officers and Employees, Congratulate and thank all grandparents and the elderly for their invaluable contributions to society and for the selfless sharing of their wisdom to young people, especially to their grandchildren. Happy Grandparents' Day. MABUHAY!


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Sorry to remind everyone of mortality when we're all just trying to have a nice, light holiday week but, sadly, there are some late editions to the Who We Lost in 2012 montage.
Character actor Charles Durning died on Christmas Eve in his Manhattan home, his daughter has confirmed to The New York Times. A decorated U.S. Army man drafted during World War II, Durning fought on Omaha Beach long before earning Academy Award nominations for supporting roles in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and To Be or Not To Be. He also memorably appeared in the films Dog Day Afternoon, Tootsie, The Sting, O Brother, Where Are Thou?, and State and Main, while in TV he earned Emmy nominations for Death of a Salesman, Homicide, Rescue Me, his regular role on Evening Shade, and more. All in all, he appeared in over 200 titles, and no one is happy to see him go except perhaps a jealous Brian Dennehy. He was 89.
Also on Monday, actor Jack Klugman reportedly passed away in his California home, says his son. Klugman most famously played and earned some Emmys as one half of television's The Odd Couple opposite Tony Randall, and long pre-dated the modern interest in televised coroners with an Emmy-nominated role on Quincy M.E. He also won Emmy for a 1964 guest role on The Defenders, and appeared on The Twilight Zone four times. In film, he perhaps most famously played one of the dozen titular roles in 12 Angry Men. He was 90.
Finally, yesterday brought the death of Gerry Anderson, the marionette-loving man responsible for Thunderbirds, Stingray, and, completely indirectly, Team America: World Police. Anderson had reportedly suffered from dementia, having already suffered and survived through Jonathan Frakes's 2004 attempt to adapt Thunderbirds into a Bill Paxton film. He was 83.
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The Raspberry Pi is a hot, inexpensive, new platform for learning computing skills. The Raspberry Pi is a credit card sized, single-board computer developed in the UK by the Raspberry Pi Foundation with the intention of stimulating the teaching of basic computer science in schools.
We'll walk through the process of ordering, installing and configuring the Raspberry Pi. In addition to describing the platform design, we'll provide an overview of Embedded Java and demonstrate how you can install and utilize the Raspberry Pi for Java applications.
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Scott Seighman is a Principal Sales Consultant with Oracle where his primary focus is architecting open solutions that span the computing landscape, from embedded devices to cloud architectures. Based in Cleveland, Scott is tasked with cultivating the technical staffs within Oracle's Partner community through training, workshops, webinars, product evaluations, and demos. Prior to joining Oracle, Scott spent 12 years with Sun Microsystems as a systems engineer, promoting Java technologies (ME, SE, EE) throughout the Midwest.
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The Raspberry Pi platform is really cool. It's more than cool. It will most likely change the computing world - especially in the minds of those who have been unable to spend $400 or more to own a computer. The applications of this platform are truly far reaching. Thanks for the awesome presentation, Scott.
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The Brit awards celebrate….something British! More importantly they are a chance to check out some star studded fashion.
Lady Gaga clearly stole the show with her Alexander McQueen outfit tribute. It makes Courtney Love's crazy figure skating outfit/Easter dress just look half ass.
Geri Halliwell's age is a bit of a mystery, which she keeps up by dressing young (is that a Spice Girls special edition clutch?). I still think she is underrated as one the hottest ladies around, be it "for her age" or not.
Ke$ha's dumpster divining scored her a rug from Ikea and some Mardi Gras beads (I was hoping someone would get use out of those.)
Boy George keeps bleeding red and black glitter where Leona Lewis' dress hit him, but thank god he wore a matching bedazzled shirt and blazer.
While I feel I should find model Abbey Clancy's one-shouldered, sequined, army fatigue print dress tacky the girl looks hot. Good thing she went for subtle peep toes and no accessories.


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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture says in a new report that the number of farms in Iowa continues to slide.
In an annual report released Thursday the USDA says Iowa farms fell to 88,000 last year, 500 fewer than the year before. Most of the decrease came in the small farm category, those with annual sales between $1,000 and $10,000.
The number of Iowa farms has fallen 1.2 percent since 2010, while the average farm size is up 1.2 percent in the same period, a reflection of national trends.
The average farm in Iowa is 347 acres, up one acre from the year before.
Iowa had 30.5 million acres in farms last year, down 100,000 acres from the year before.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture says in a new report that the number of farms in Iowa continues to slide.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Farmers and farm businesses in 20 states have filed more than 360 lawsuits against agricultural chemicals-maker Syngenta, and hundreds more may be coming as a federal judge in Kansas City coordinates the cases so they can proceed.
The dispute centers around Syngenta's Agrisure Viptera, a corn seed genetically modified to contain a protein that kills corn-eating bugs. China hadn't approved it for import, and boycotted U.S. corn once Viptera was detected in its grain shipments in 2013.
Farmers who did not plant the seed, grain handlers and exporters claim the boycott cost them money.
Syngenta says it plans to seek dismissal because there's no legal authority barring the introduction of a U.S. government-approved product simply because it wasn't approved for sale in a foreign country.
China approved Viptera in December.
(Le Mars) -- Corn prices are low, as are gasoline prices, so how is the ethanol industry faring? An Iowa State University agricultural economist says the ethanol industry is facing a good news - bad news scenerio with profit margins becoming very slim.
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Chad Hart spoke at a Crop Advantage seminar in Le Mars on Tuesday. He says ethanol is able to compete when oil prices are high, but times like today, the ethanol industry still needs support from subsidies.
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Hart says there isn't much optimism for improvement in the grain prices for this next marketing year.
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(Le Mars) -- An Iowa State University Extension Climatologist believes 2015 should be a decent year for farmers and their crops. Elwynn Taylor spoke before nearly 200 farmers in Le Mars on Tuesday. He says subsoil moisture levels have for the most part, been replenished across the cornbelt, giving farmers some optimism for having another good yield, despite what appears to be a dry winter.
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Former No.1 Kim Clijsters defeated Venus Williams 6-3, 6-3 in her ceremonial farewell match in Belgium. As a thank you to her fans, Clijsters held today's exhibition at Antwerp Sports Palace with 13,000 attendees.
Also in attendance were Belgium's Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde, who honored Clijsters' career.
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Online shopping, or "e-commerce," is increasingly attractive to shoppers who'd much rather shop in their pajamas than endlessly search for the last parking spot at the mall. The 400-employee team at Dallas-based SpeedFC Inc., led by CEO Jeff Zisk, works to help merchandisers connect to their customers with end-to-end e-commerce services, aiming to create a stress-free experience for home shoppers. "Single-source provider" SpeedFC handles every aspect of online shopping—from setting up web sites and housing and shipping products to running call centers and even handling returns. Last year, the company shipped $350 million worth of merchandise.
Founder, chairman, president, and CEO of SpeedFC Inc.
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After spending less than a year in Procter & Gamble's management training program, Zisk partnered with Dallas billionaire Ross Perot to establish American Wholesale Club in 1985. After selling the retailer, he served in various management positions before founding SpeedFC in 2000.
Earned a degree in engineering from Vanderbilt University after attending St. Mark's School of Texas in Dallas.
I've been married to my wife for 24 years. We have two daughters who both attended Highland Park schools. My older daughter recently graduated from Vanderbilt and is now in the Teach for America program. My younger daughter is a sophomore at the University of Georgia.
First Job
Paperboy, when I was 10 years old. Sunday mornings came awful early.
Worst Job
Between my sophomore and junior year of college, I decided I wanted to be a waiter and started out as a busboy. After watching what the waiters had to go through, I figured it wasn't worth it. I lasted about two hours into my first day on the job. It just wasn't for me.
I like to exercise, and get into different things. I climbed Mount Rainier almost 10 years ago, and recently I've been going on 20- to 30-mile bike rides. I love biking around White Rock Lake, and especially the White Rock Creek Trail that ends up at LBJ Freeway and Hillcrest. I also have my black belt in taekwondo, which is something I decided to get into five or six years ago and still really enjoy.
Growing up in Dallas
When I was growing up here, there was a restaurant called Kel's in Preston Royal, but now it's on Forest. There were very few nice restaurants in town, but I loved going to places like Kel's and The Egyptian.
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Seeing the Mavericks play. The games are really exciting to see in American Airlines Center, and they've done a great job of making it a good time to go down there and see the game.
Seinfeld is my all-time favorite show on TV, but I loved
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One of my favorite movies is Chinatown.
I love the books Giant and Atlas Shrugged.
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Management Style
I would say that I'm pretty direct with my employees, and that my goals for the company are easy to understand. I'm very communicative with my managers, so we're all working toward the same goals. And because we're somewhat lean as a company, everyone here is able to make a contribution and feel connected and involved.


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The second annual collaborative report between all 35 of California's air quality management districts will be released April 17.
California's Progress Toward Clean Air details progress and challenges individually and collectively toward attaining federal health-based air quality standards, statewide.
"This is an important document that not only provides a current, objective assessment of the state of the air throughout this most diverse state, but also illustrates the complexity of the air quality issues we all face," said Kenneth Koyama, executive director of the association.
The report contains statistical information, trends and programs within each air quality agency. Among the highlights are an analysis of the past winter, which saw historically challenging air quality conditions in several air basins, and the attainment outlook for new, more stringent particulate matter standards.
California, the most populous state in the union, includes regions with pristine air quality as well as regions with the nation's most challenged air quality. The state has the strongest regulatory program in the nation, and coupled with significant public and private investment in voluntary, incentive-based measures, has had widespread improvements in air quality throughout the past 20 years.
This multifaceted strategy serves as a model for the rest of the nation and throughout the world.
"The San Joaquin Valley air basin is an excellent example of the importance of not only using regional solutions to regional challenges, but also the benefits of collaboration with a network of agencies that share the same objective: clean air," said Seyed Sadredin, the Valley Air District's executive director and air pollution control officer.
CAPCOA invites media to participate in a conference call at 11 a.m. on April 17 as the new report is released to discuss its contents.
For a copy of California's Progress Toward Clean Air, visit www.capcoa.org. For more information about CAPCOA and the state's air districts, call 916-769-7769.


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The 104 Twin Cities music photographers you nominated
We asked, and you nominated your favorite Twin Cities photographers like crazy over the past week. With 675 comments and nearly that many emails to work with, we received more than 100 serious submissions. Now, with the help of a local panel of writers, editors, musicians, and others, we'll discuss and come back with a shortlist -- soon.
Below, you'll find an alphabetical list of every music photographer nominee and their website (for most) to check out what they've done.
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Adam Bettcher (website)
Adam Bubolz (website)
Adam DeGross / Subculture Photography (website)
Adam Grim (website)
Adrienne Chaya / Seven Four Photography (website)
AJ Schara / ApplJax Photography (website)
Alexa Jones (website)
Amal Flower Kay (website)
Angela Lundberg (website)
Angie Lembo (website)
Anna Gulbrandsen (website)
Arlen Hanson
Ayanna Muata / Waning Moon Photography (website)
Ben Clark (website)
Billy Briggs / BBGunBilly (website)
Brian Doyle (website)
Brian Grenz (website)
Brian Pfeffer / Cranial Industries Design and Media (website)
Cameron Wittig (website)
Carmen Bernu (website)
Chad Rieder (website)
Chris Anderson
Chris McDuffie Photography (website)
Christine Wisch (website)
Chuck Ryan (website)
Colin Kopp (website)
Colton Otte / BlueG Productions (website)
Cori Miller (website)
Courtney Perry (website)
Dan Corrigan (website)
Dan Norman (website)
Daniel Brakke (website)
David McCrindle (website)
Dylan Randolph (website)
Eamon Coyne (website)
Elliot Malcolm / Dharma Hype (website)
Emanuel Suarez (website)
Emily Utne (website)
Eric Elvendahl (website)
Erik Blume (website)
Erik Hess / Fivesixzero (website)
George Roedler (website)
Graham Tolbert (website)
Izzy Commers (website)
Jake Handegard (website)
James Risser (website)
Jamie Miles / Xpressive Images (website)
Jeff Mozey (website)
Jenn Barnett (website)
Jessie Lyn Matz / Koolaydium (website)
Jim McFarlane / One Man Tough Crowd (website)
Joe Lemke (website)
Jon Behm (website)
Joshua Schave (website)
Julian Ochoa (website)
Kalei Dawn Bumatai / Down Spout Photography (website)
Kasey Jean Noll (website)
Kelly Bakke / Kix (website)
Keri Zimmerman (website)
Kime Cieszynski Photography (website)
Kyle Hansen (website)
Kyle Kotajarvi (website)
Lars Kommienezuspadt / Made in Eighty (website)
Leslie Plesser / Shuttersmack (website)
Lisa Ophoven (website)
Marc James (website)
Marcos J. Soria / Wicked Pixel Photography (website)
Mark N. Kartarik (website)
Mark Walentiny
Matt Vogel (website)
Maxwell McGruder / Dapperman Studios (website)
Melissa Hesse (website)
Meredith Westin (website)
Michael Radke / deafening eyes photography (website)
Mike Minehart (website)
Nate Ryan (website)
Neza S.G (website)
Nick Patton / North Bass Media (website)
Nick Wosika (website)
Oliver Kriston (website)
Pamela Diedrich (website)
Peter Jamus (website)
Rebecca McDonald / B Fresh (website)
Rick Fisher (website)
Ryan Cutler (website)
Ryan Siverson (website)
Sara Montour (website)
Sara Simple (website)
Scott Welsch / F5 Entertainment (website)
Serah Sauser (website)
Shane Flanery (website)
Spencer Flohr (website)
Stacy Schwartz (website)
Steven Cohen (website)
Steve Poons / S. Poons (website)
Susannah Prewitt (website)
Tanner Morris (website)
Tim McGuire / Helium Dolphin (website)
Tommy Williams (website)
Tony Nelson (website)
Tyler Ringhand (website)
Uche Iroegbu / Uchefotography (website)
Wally Agboola (website)
Zoe Prinds-Flash (website)
Finalist Methodology: We'll narrow this list by looking closely at the portion of a photographer's work that relates to music events and musicians. Some of these photographers are/were employed by City Pages, but they will not participate in our discussions regarding finalists.
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Behold, Mystic Island, the mysterious, cosmic island that shifts its location about the south Pacific Ocean. Legend tells of a living river of silver on the island.
The 4, square "windows" in the map display the four known locations of the moving island and the schedule of when it will appear at each. Also at each date, the 3 other windows display a variety of dangers. Readers of the map must have both pieces of the 2-part map, as having only the top, windowed map WILL show the locations, but wont show what is at each spot at a given time of year. This could mean doom if a Capt. choose the wrong spot at the wrong time of year. And having the lower disc portion would provide no information except what the dangers are-not when or where they will be.
How long the island stays at each location varies and is completely unpredictable, prompting the sailing vessels searching for it to make haste as the date of it's appearance approaches. Ships are advised to carry ropes long enough to reach from ship to shore. Should a crew find the island and go ashore, they must tie the ship off to the island itself. If they do not, the ship will be left behind should the island suddenly disappear, taking with it any crew on shore, and basically marooning them.
Five more windows cut into the map, display a starry night sky filled with planets and galaxies that slide continuously as the arm moves around the map.
The map measure 12"x16" and is hand drawn on grocery bag with graphite, ink, and oil pencils. The disc apparatus is the same as above but also uses a cereal box and bent steel wire.
This was so fun to do and has sparked numerous plans for upcoming projects.
A couple side notes:
As I was plotting the Lat/Long. I choose a place on my globe that has all the geographic features obscured by the globe logo and scale. Nearing completion of the piece, I looked at different "real earth" maps of the area I had mapped and discovered that the real Easter Island (Rapa Nui) lay directly between my 2 fictional islands; Graybeard I. and Faraway I.
Pitcairn I. also showed up almost directly under the finder arm hub.
Kalimatos (far western edge) is a land mass roughly the size of Tasmania, that at the time of mapping, was solid. It is now broken into hundreds of small islands by volcanic activity.
The scale is nearly exact; i.e. mileage on the scale to distance between lat. and long.
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Filmmakers Anurag Basu and Vikramaditya Motwane are set to guide 15 budding directors as part of a new initiative.
The duo will mentor 15 fresh filmmakers, who will get to show a 10-minute short film each as part of 'Humara Movie Mentor Talent for Filmmaking' -- a section at the Wassup! Andheri festival, which begins here Feb 28.
Anurag Basu, who won awards for his film "Barfi!", said he was jealous of the talents who will get a chance to showcase their work through the initiative.
"Unfortunately, when we started off, we didn't have anybody to guide us. We wanted to make films, but we didn't get proper guidance.
"I used to wait for many hours to meet the directors and I had a real tough time. These kinds of initiatives will help these new breed of talents," Anurag Basu told reporters here Wednesday.
"I'm so jealous that we didn't have this kind of stuff during our times," he added.
Agreeing with him, Motwane, who got his first big Bollywood break with "Udaan(2010)", said: "We had a bad time. Back then, it was not easy to make a mark. I wish we had these kind of initiatives in our times. We will take these talents under our wings."
He said earlier it was difficult to make a short film, but the situation has changed.
"Earlier, it was so tough to make short film... to hire cameras was so expensive! But now one can shoot a short film on a phone and get it edited. Things have changed, and for the better," said Motwane.
Wassup! Andheri is a four-day fest which will celebrate the socio-cultural spirit of the city of Mumbai and serve as a platform for different art forms such as filmmaking, painting, photography, theatre, literature, fashion, culinary, music and dance.
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text: Taiwan's special municipality elections have been viewed by many as the "mid-term" for the Ma Ying-jeou presidency, bearing important political significance for the 2012 presidential election. In this special seminar, Professor Yun-han Chu, one of the leading political scientists in Taiwan and also President of the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation, will analyze the recent special municipality elections and their implications for Taiwan's future political trends. Professor Chu will provide firsthand information about these recent election campaigns and what they reveal about the state of democracy in Taiwan. In analyzing the election results, he will also shed light on how the race for the presidency in 2012 is shaping up.


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If it had Rain the four drivers ahead of Lewis are not fast in the rain...
Theirs a strong Change Kimi finding himself en-route to the airport than staying on the race track
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text: Salons of the Year Salon of Distinction: Tangles of Evans July 10, 2011 | 5:39 pm EDT UpvoteClick if you like this articleOne upvote per userLog in to upvoteComments Tangles of Evans Evans, Georgia tanglesofevans.com Owners: Tracy Penny Gambrell, Bob Gambrell Salon established: February 2008 Salon style: Modern, relaxing, chic Square footage: 2,600 Styling stations: 14 Treatment rooms: 1 Equipment: Takara Belmont Furniture: Columbia Beauty Supply, Tangles of Evans Total design investment: $300,000 Top retail lines: Kerastase, Bumble and bumble Design: Tangles of Evans, Stephen Michael, Reddoor Design Architect: Bob and Tracy Penny Gambrell <b>Judges comments:</b> "The separate shampoo room and hair spa room are centrally placed and yet isolated for maximum relaxation and comfort." — Soukhopalov "We strive to create a big-city feel that clients desire and deserve. The shampoo room and hair spa rooms are separated from the busy salon and color bar to allow the client to have a relaxing, pampered, spa-like experience. The color bar provides a community feeling and the cutting stations are beautifully appointed to finish with the exhilaration of getting a new, beautiful look." 1 2 3 4 5 6


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Hey people I'm back again with a new piece of information just for you! We all want to look, dance and act like Hrithik Roshan and be as popular as him. Won't it be great if we could get the secret of his stardom out from him? Ask him about this and you will find him pointing towards Kishore Namit Kapoor.
Yes! This is the man behind the amazing talent of Hrithik Roshan. He has been giving the industry some extra ordinary talent ever since 1983. Of course Hrithik's not the only product of this great man. Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Ranveer Singh are a few big names associated with Mr. Kishore School. In spite of giving such fine products to the industry he refuses to take credit for any of their success. He says "I'm just a tool to polish and bring forward whatever is already in an actor. But yes, the love and affection I get from my ex- students makes me feel proud of them."


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Reversible Lace Scarf by Elizabeth Ravenwood
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Reversible Lace Scarf
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You can make this elegant scarf with just one ball of laceweight yarn. If you have two balls of yarn, you can lengthen and widen it easily into a shawl. Beautiful way to use that one special ball of laceweight yarn in your stash. This scarf can just as easily be made with a heavier weight yarn by increasing the needle size.


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Blackberry Thyme Margarita
A fresh twist on a favorite summer cocktail.
- 16 large fresh blackberries, divided
- 4 small fresh thyme sprigs, divided
- 6 tablespoons 100% blue agave silver tequila
- ¼ cup simple syrup
- 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 tablespoon Cointreau or other orange liqueur
- 2 cups ice cubes, divided
- ¼ cup chilled sparkling wine
Place 14 of the blackberries and 2 of the thyme sprigs in a medium bowl. With the back of a wooden spoon, press firmly on the solids until mashed. Mix in the tequila, simple syrup, time juice, and liqueur, then add 1 cup of the ice. Stir to blend well.
Strain into a large glass measuring cup. Mix in the sparkling wine. Divide the remaining ice between 2 tall glasses. Pour the margarita mixture over the ice. Garnish each drink with 1 blackberry and 1 thyme sprig.
Source: Adapted from Epicurious.com via Keri Glassman of The O2 Diet.
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