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Power steamroll Saints
Port Adelaide's solid start to the AFL season continued with a 53-point thrashing of St Kilda at Football Park on Friday night.
The Power triumphed 14.12 (96) to 6.7 (43) to claim their fourth win from five matches.
Captain Warren Tredrea led by example for the home side with three goals while Brett Ebert, Shaun Burgoyne and David Rodan registered doubles.
Brett Voss was the only Saint to impress on goal with three majors, Stephen Milne the other multiple goal kicker with two six-pointers.
A four-goal opening term laid the platform for the Power, before they carried a 5.6 (36) to 3.3 (21) lead into the long break.
St Kilda went goalless in the third term while the Power kicked 6.6, to extinguish any hope the visitors had of launching any form of a fight-back.
Port Adelaide travel to Melbourne to meet the Demons at the MCG next weekend, while St Kilda face up to Carlton at Docklands on Friday night.
Port Adelaide 14.12 (96) - W Tredrea 3, S Burgoyne 2, B Ebert 2, D Rodan 2, D White, B Symes, S Salopek, T Chaplin, P Burgoyne
St Kilda 6.7 (43) - B Voss 3, S Milne 2, B Goddard
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Writer: D'Lyn Ford
LAS CRUCES--A Carlsbad woman's death following an attack by bees Thursday underscores the need for caution outdoors, a New Mexico State University entomologist said.
"If you have bees around your home, contact a pest control professional to help you remove them safely," said Carol Sutherland with NMSU's Cooperative Extension Service. "Don't attempt to handle bees yourself."
Lucille Kincaid died following a bee attack in a Carlsbad backyard Thursday. At least two other people were stung but survived.
New Mexicans must be careful outdoors because aggressive, Africanized honey bees are now confirmed in 10 counties, Sutherland said. The bees have been found in Hidalgo, Grant, Catron, Sierra, Luna, Doña Ana, Otero, Eddy and Lea counties. A hybrid colony was confirmed in Bernalillo County.
Africanized honey bees are unpredictable and defend their colonies vigorously. "When they sting in large numbers, they can temporarily blind, confuse and terrify you, leaving you too disoriented to escape," Sutherland said.
If you encounter bees outdoors, give them a wide berth, Sutherland said. Loud, persistent buzzing may indicate a swarm or colony of bees is nearby. A swarm looks somewhat like swirling cornflakes, with layers of overlapping bees, she said. Bees in flight are about the size of raisins and may move too quickly to be easily identifiable.
If bees attack, your best defense is to run away as fast as you can. Seek shelter in a building or car where you can get away from the bees.
Seek medical attention immediately if you are stung many times or if you feel faint, see hives developing on your skin or experience difficulty breathing after being stung. If you are allergic to bee stings or think you might be, talk to your doctor about precautions or medication to carry with you.
"Bees are active most of the year in the lower elevations of New Mexico, so it's always a good idea to make regular bee patrols around your house and yard to get rid of nesting sites and check for bee colonies," Sutherland said. "Look under the eaves of your home for crevices that need to be repaired and check the areas of the backyard where you haven't moved things in a while."
In residential areas, some of bees' favorite nesting sites are hollow trees, firewood or lumber piles, utility meter boxes and stacks of debris or toys, she said. "Any of these areas can be readily colonized by bees."
If you find a bee colony, call a professional pest control operator to remove it, she said. Look under the listings for pest control or bee removal in the phone book. "Removing bees is not a do-it-yourself project."
How to make a bee patrol: Fill in potential nesting sites such as tree cavities and holes in outside walls. Put screens on top of rain spouts and over utility meter boxes in the ground. Remove piles of trash and junk.
Once or twice a week, walk around your home and yard. Listen for the sound of bees. Persistent buzzing may mean a swarm or hive nearby. If you find a bee colony, don't disturb it. Call a pest control professional to remove it.
For pamphlets about bees or additional information, call your county Extension office.
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Harold McCoy
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March 19, 1932 - July 7, 2010
Harold McCoy, founder and director of the Ozark Research Institute, left this earthly plane July 7, 2010. He was a retired United States Army Major with 24 years of service. Harold traveled the world teaching and inspiring others to make this world a better place. His wonderful sense of humor will be missed. The blessings he leaves behind are many and he touched many hearts with his love. Most important to him was his family and friends, whom he loved dearly.
With full military honors, Harold's body (per his wishes) was laid to rest at the National Cemetery in Fayetteville, Arkansas. His friend, Rev. Lowell Grisham officiated. An open invitation reception followed at Ozark Research Institute, with many friends and relatives attending.
Memorials may be made to Ozark Research Institute, P.O. Box 387, Fayetteville, AR 72701, or the Harold McCoy Memorial Scholarship.
A Note From The Family and ORI Staff
Harold taught many of you to facilitate healing work with compassion and love. He planted the seeds, now it's time for all of us to sprout and grow. He will be here to help and we believe he will be able to continue his wonderful work from the other side, more powerfully and with more knowledge.
The dream you all shared with Harold will continue, with your help. Harold and the Ozark Research Institute have made a difference in many lives and will continue to do so.
As you know, teaching and training new healers was one of Harold's visions. The Harold McCoy Memorial Scholarship has been initiated. Details will be published at a later time.
Blessings to you all,
Gladys, Joyce, & Tim McCoy
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An Article by Harold McCoy
Using the Mind to Heal the Body
by Harold McCoy
In just a few years, a change has occurred, and ever-increasing numbers of people now find they have the ability to facilitate healing over long distances, to communicate with nature spirits to grow healthier plants, to relocate insects and other pests from the house or garden, to "program" thought forms around homes and businesses for some desired result...and, yes, "bend spoons." The possibilities are limitless.
If thoughts actually have power to bend spoons, divert streams of water hundreds of thousands of miles away, and cause spiritual healing to take place because someone intends with thought for that healing to happen...no matter what the distance, then we must realize that our life will never be the same. It will be better! Read on...
The Ozark Research Institute, Inc. (O.R.I.) is an educational, scientific, charitable non-profit corporation organized under article 501 (c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue code, chartered by the State of Arkansas to conduct classes and research into the "Power of Thought" as it pertains to spontaneous remission, miraculous healing, and research into all manner of mind phenomena.
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Evan received his Masters of Fine Arts from Cranbrook Academy of Art and his Bachelors of Fine Arts from University of Wisconsin Milkwaukee. His past teaching experience includes Assistant professor of metalsmithing at Rhode Island College and visiting Assistant professor of metalsmithing at Southwest Texas State University in 2001. He has received a Fulbright Research Grant, which funded His research into the relationship between national treasures (individual artists), industry and universities, which compose the culture of Korean metalsmithing.
Evan Larson has exhibited his work both nationally and internationally including venues such as the National Ornamental Museum, The Museum of Arts & Crafts, Itami, Japan, Internationalen Handwerkmesse, Munich, Germany, San Francisco Craft & Folk Art Museum in California and the Cranbrook Art Museum (2006). He has demonstrated and lectured on various topics nationally and internationally (ranging from the Netherlands to Korea). His work has been published in catalogs, magazines and books such as 500 Bracelet and Metalsmith Magazine.
His current work explores intersections and cultures of display while treating these ideas and spaces as entities that are permeable and have mutual voice through the lens of decorative arts traditions. His treatment of the gallery's physical structure as material for craftsmanship seeks to introduce ideas of the neutral and reverse the power-train of energy which frequently results in preconceived notions about the relationship between art and craft. His work delaminates the subject/object relationships between space and work through collapsing two-dimensional and three-dimensional physicality as a method to catalyzing the viewer's experience.


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Waffle Flower Crafts introduced their second release last week and joining the Waffle Flower family of products are 4 stamp sets and 4 die sets. Each of these sets was thoughtfully designed and over the next few weeks, I will be sharing ideas for each of them.
Today, I am sharing a one layer card I created with the Loved Stamp Set. Loved is a set filled with gorgeous and unique floral images that you can use to create your own floral cluster or bouquet.
To start, I created a card from a piece of rustic cream cardstock and stamped the sentiment in the center with black ink. Next I stamped the large leaves in Old Gold ink and the Laurels in Field Greens ink.
I stamped the bow and larger flowers in Sweet Nectar and Butter Bar ink and finally filled in with a few of the smaller floral images.
I filled in a few open spots with clusters of the dot stamp- which I believe is supposed to be a flower center- but it works as a dot too. I tried to keep it pretty loose and organic looking, but these images were so fun to stamp, it was hard to know when to stop!!!
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The answers to that question is yes. From the examples given they clearly indented this to be implemented at the device hardware level, using Smart Grid Meters as the example and "... a trust framework for the identification of computer network cards...mobile phone...". Clicking on the image in the Commerce Blog shows an Ice Maker in a refrigerator, in image #4! Note that is is the one in the blog index you must click, not the one in the press release, they are the same picture, but only the first one brings up the seven flash-based images. Also take note of the comment under the press release.
Note that this NSTIC "Identity Ecosystem" system is already different than the Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management (FICAM) Roadmap; NSTIC Objective 2.3 disagrees with me. Makes me wonder why NSTIC is not good enough for them? Let the conspiracy theories begin... Why are we being taxed to pay for both? We also get to pay more in local taxes for our schools "...school also acts as an [NSTIC] attribute provider...", nothing comes for free.
- Secure authentication between the power company and the meter prevents criminals from deploying fraudulent meters to steal electricity
- Trusted hardware modules ensure that the hardware and software configurations on the meter are correct.
- The meter validates that instructions and periodic software upgrades actually come from the power company.
At least they seem to be promoting the use of open standards, do they mean Open Source?: "The effort to develop technical standards should use open, transparent fora and leverage existing, market-recognized guidance on assessing required authentication...".
Alas as of now there is no real details as to what is actually being implemented, nothing more than block diagrams of high level 'warm and fuzzy' ideas, nothing like requirements and specifications so far:
Objective 2.1:
Implement the private-sector elements of the Identity
Ecosystem. The Strategy can only succeed if the private sector voluntarily implements the Identity Ecosystem and only if it makes business sense to do so. The vast majority of the Identity Ecosystem will be built by the private sector, and almost all of the Identity Ecosystem's subjects, relying parties, identity providers, attribute providers, and accreditation authorities will be in the private sector.
The private sector is already providing many services that, if they choose, could be a part of the Identity Ecosystem We encourage these providers to participate in the development of the Identity Ecosystem Framework and the implementation of the Identity Ecosystem, to ensure that both incorporate these providers' knowledge and experience.
To support the private sector, the Federal Government will work to promote and incentivize [SIC] both innovation in the marketplace and the private sector's implementation of the Identity Ecosystem in accordance with the Identity Ecosystem Framework.
There is "NSTIC Implementation" Solicitation Number: SB1341-11-NSTIC if you want to get on the Interested Vendor List. So far no one there strikes me as representing our Embedded interests.
The following seems like more Orwellian Doublespeak to me. How do you have a trusted identity (at the network card level?) and remain anonymous?:
Identity proofing (verifying the identity of an individual) and the quality of identity source documents have a profound impact on establishing trusted digital identities, but the Strategy does not prescribe how these processes and documents need to evolve.
Lastly, the Strategy does not advocate for the establishment of a national identification card or system. Nor does the Strategy seek to circumscribe the ability of individuals to communicate anonymously or pseudonymously, which is vital to protect free speech and freedom of association Instead, the Strategy seeks to provide to individuals and organizations the option of interoperable and higher-assurance credentials to supplement existing options, like anonymity or pseudonymity.
http://nstic.us is a joint effort of non-profits, corporations and individuals to jumpstart[SIC] a wide-open, nationwide discussion of the government's proposed "National Strategy on Trusted Identities in Cyberspace" (NSTIC) system. They have the entire strategy in HTML, complete with embedded citable links to the paragraph level. In your tweet, blog post, article, etc, use their HTML version to facilitate dialog on any facet of the strategy, and include the link to the section or paragraph you are discussing so everybody
can follow along.
Also the organization Identity Finder paints a bleak picture of what can go wrong if this system is not implemented perfectly, (Do we have perfect software yet?) NSTIC's Effect on Privacy and Security:
- New ways to covertly collect personal information, and new markets to commoditize Users' identities.
- New, powerful credentials that will subject individuals to new risks of identity theft.
- Identity Ecosystem Participants may not need to comply with industry baseline security or privacy protocols.
- An enhanced Identity "Marketplace" which enables Participants to profit from the sale of human identities.
- The Identity Ecosystem "Marketplace" would continue to be opaque to users, and may create a false sense of control, privacy, and security among Users who are unaware that their identities are subject to sale without their knowledge.
- A User who opts out of the Ecosystem may also inadvertently lose privacy protections.
- New, powerful NSTIC identity credentials will enable the same functionality as an Internet "Power of Attorney," without the procedural safeguards offline Powers of Attorney provide.
The official links and pronouncements follow:
Kevin S. Xu, Press Assistant Department of Commerce Office of
Public Affairs, sent out the following email on Friday, April
15th, 2011, the traditional Income Tax Day where the government
takes more than fifty percent of your income; I'm Taxed Enough
Already how about you? What is the message they are trying to
send by tying this date to this announcement I wonder? Might have
to do with April 19th being the archival date for the
solicitation, SB1341-11-NSTIC, so fewer people can get in on the
action, which was issued in March?
Release of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace | Washington, D.C. April 15, 2011.
[Makes me wonder prepared by whom? {Paragraph spacing is all wonky is the original email, I did not try to duplicate it here.}]
Thank you, Ann, for that kind introduction, and thanks to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for hosting today's event.
I also want to welcome the many innovators, trade associations, companies, and consumer advocates that are represented here as we mark another important milestone on our mission to build a more secure online environment.
President Obama has made promoting innovation a centerpiece of his economic agenda - and there is perhaps no segment of the economy that has seen more innovation than IT and the Internet.
Fifteen years ago, we saw the dawn of the commercial Internet.
Flash forward to 2011.
Nowadays, the world does an estimated $10 trillion of business online. Nearly every transaction you can think of is being done over the Internet:
- Consumers pay their utility bills from their smart phones;
- People download movies, music and books online; and
- Companies, from the smallest local store to the largest multinational corporation, order goods, pay vendors and sell to customers via the Internet.
U.S. companies have led at every stage of the Internet revolution, from:
- Web browsing and e-commerce technology; to
- Search and social networking.
But at critical junctures, the US government has helped enable and support private sector innovation in the Internet space:
- In the early 1990s, the government opened the door for commercialization of the Net;
- In the late 1990s, the government's promotion of an open
and public approach to Internet policy helped ensure the Net could grow organically and that companies could innovate freely; and
- Recently, we've promoted the rollout of broadband facilities and new wireless connections in remote parts of the country.
Today, we take another major step - this one to ensure that the Internet's security features keep up with the many different types of online transactions people now engage in.
The fact is that the "old" password and user-name combination we often use to verify people is no longer good enough. It leaves too many consumers, government agencies and businesses vulnerable to ID and data theft.
This is why the Internet still faces something of a "trust" issue. And it will not reach its full potential - commercial or otherwise - until users and consumers feel more secure than they do today when they go online. President Obama recognized this problem long-ago, which is why the administration's Cyberspace Policy Review called for the creation of an "Identity Ecosystem," where:
- Individuals and organizations can complete online
transactions with greater confidence; and
- They can trust the identities of each other and the integrity of the systems that process those transactions.
I am proud to announce that the President has signed - and that, today, we are publishing - the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, or NSTIC.
The Strategy is the result of many months of consultation with the public, including innovators and private sector representatives like you in the audience. I'm optimistic that NSTIC will jump-start a range of private-sector initiatives to enhance the security of online transactions. This strategy will leverage the power and imagination of entrepreneurs in the private sector to find uniquely American solutions. Other countries have chosen to rely on government-led initiatives to
essentially create national ID cards.
We don't think that's a good model, despite what you might have read on blogs frequented by the conspiracy theory set.
To the contrary, we expect the private sector to lead the way in fulfilling the goals of NSTIC.
Having a single issuer of identities creates unacceptable privacy and civil liberties issues. We also want to spur innovation, not limit it.
And we want to set a floor for privacy protection that is higher than what we see today, without placing a ceiling on the potential of American innovators to make additional improvements over time. Behind you are a number of firms exhibiting technologies and applications that can make a real difference in our future, and some are already out in the market today. At the end of today's event, you'll have an opportunity to see all of them, but let me take a minute to highlight two in particular.
Each year, medical researchers make discoveries that save lives and improve the well-being of those afflicted with disease.
Part of this rigorous scientific research is the review and approval of clinical trials, such as the Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program run by the National Institutes of Health.
To conduct these trials, paper signatures are needed for approvals at every turn.
This adds hundreds of dollars of cost - and more importantly, weeks of time that could be better spent getting patients into treatment more quickly. But the system has been stuck in paper as the world moves digital for a simple reason: because there has been no reliable way to verify identity online. Passwords just won't cut it here, as they are too insecure and the stakes are too high to risk fraud. The good news is that today, NIH has come together with private sector groups - including patient advocates, researchers and pharmaceutical firms - to eliminate this inefficient paper system through new identity technology that enables all sides to trust the transaction.
With trusted identities, patients can be enrolled more quickly in potentially life-saving therapy programs, saving hundreds of dollars per transaction. Trusted identities enable:
- Trials to run faster;
- Researchers to spend more time in the lab; and
- A faster and cheaper way to move new therapies from the lab to the treating cancer patients.
At the other end of the identity spectrum, we have the scourge of ID and data theft, with phishing schemes being among the most prevalent.
Every second, phishing emails show up in people's inboxes, asking unwitting consumers to type their username and password into a fraudulent site.
In the audience today is Kimberly Bonney, a consumer from Bethesda, Maryland, who was victimized by one of these schemes last year.
She received an e-mail that she thought was from her Internet service provider, telling her that her account was in danger of being closed. The email asked that she provide her password, which she did.
Then, her co-workers, fellow members of her church, and her landlord began receiving emails that appeared to be from her stating that she was overseas and in need of a $2,800 loan to fly back to the United States.
It was a fraudulent e-mail of course.
Kimberly had become one of the 8.1 million Americans who were victims of identity theft or fraud last year. These crimes cost us some $37 billion a year.
But companies are introducing technologies that can help us turn the tide. At least one leader in the U.S. technology sector has come up with a simple solution to stop scammers from accessing their customers' accounts with just a stolen password.
They've recently rolled out a simple tool where verification codes are sent over the mobile phone network to a user's smart-phone or wirelessly connected computer - and when they want to access their online accounts, they have this additional and incredibly simple layer of protection.
I urge you to walk around this room to see for yourself how stronger authentication technology can protect against identity theft and cybercrime.
This is a difficult challenge. We're trying to improve security, convenience and privacy all at once.
That's why it's so important that we are leveraging the power and imagination of entrepreneurs in the private sector.
And the Commerce Department - led by Jeremy Grant at NIST - is staffing up to facilitate these private sector efforts.
I'm looking forward to learning of your future successes - perhaps you can send me an email - an authenticated email - describing those successes to my new email address at the U.S. embassy in China - that is, if I'm confirmed of course. Thank you again for your support, and now let me turn it over to Jane Lute, who is the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
Jane has over 30 years of military and senior executive experience, having served at the United Nations, on the National Security Council and in the United States Army. She understands how integral cyber security is to our national security, and I'd like to bring her up here to offer a few thoughts...
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The The Commerce Blog has other related items:
- Administration Launches National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace; Submitted on April 25, 2011 - 10:00am [The Time Warp is theirs not mine. Is this why ... never mind.]
- National Identity Strategy Envisions a More Trustworthy Internet; Submitted on April 15, 2011 - 11:45am. Guest blog post by Leslie Harris, President and CEO of the Center for Democracy & Technology.
"A public-private steering group will ensure that accreditation authorities" translated, in my cynical mind, to an other 'fee', the latest way to get around Taxation Without Representation, that we must pay out of our hard-earned money.
"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'"
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Last week I received The Whisperer by Bonato Carrisi. The description (from the back of the book) reads:
Six severed arms are discovered in a clearing. Buried in a mysterious circle, each appears to belong to young girls who have been recently abducted. Alive or dead, the remainder of the girls' bodies are missing.
By-the-book Criminologist Goran Gavila is paired with Officer Mila Vasquez, whose reputation for insubordinate behavior is counterbalanced only by her ability in cases involving missing children.
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Polycarbonate - Advantage:
Durability and Impact resistance, Light Weight
Is there a potential danger of accidents from flying or falling debris, objects, tools or equipment? Are there objects in the environment that might injure the eye? Does the wearer go through regular or random motions that might put them in contact with an object that is potentially dangerous? Is there potential for aggressive physical contact with humans or objects? If so, polycarbonate may be the lens material of choice.
Progressive Lenses
Around the age of 40, most people start to have difficulty focusing at close range. Single vision lenses can no longer be used for the entire range of vision from near to far. Traditional bifocal lenses provide clear vision of objects in the distance and near ranges, but everything in between is blurred. And, the visible dividing line is a telltale sign to everyone that you are wearing bifocals!
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HD lenses are best for:
• Any patient who wants the best vision possible
• Any patient with an Rx beyond +/- 3.00
• Any patient with astigmatism (approximately 70% of the population)
• Any patient who is concerned about lens thickness (1.67 index lenses are up to 35% thinner and 30% lighter than CR39)
Polarized lenses
Polarized lenses contain million of parallel rows of tiny iodine crystals that act in a manner similar to venetian blinds. The Horizontal rows of iodine crystals contained within the polarized lens block out horizontal polarized light waves, letting only (non-polarized) vertical light waves reach the eye. This results in comfortable vision with no glare, and is the reason why only a polarized lens can block glare.
Drivewear lenses
Drivewear is powered by using two of the most advanced technologies found in the eyeglass industry today: transitions photochromatic technology and nu polar polarization technology. Drivewear provide glare protection through polarization and enhance and protect vision through photochromics which respond to both visible and UV light. By combining the strengths of two of the most important technologies in eyewear today we have developed the lens of tomorrow, Drivewear.
Autumn Gold
Autumn Gold™ lenses offer the ultimate in comfortable outdoor. The lenses are photochromic, they automatically change (darken and lighten by degree, depending on exposure to sunlight). When fully darkened they are an excellent sunglass with a pleasing brown tint. When fully lightened they have a medium golden or yellow tint. Autumn Gold™ lenses provide the unique feature of contrast enhancement, which makes fuzzy images look crisp and clear in cloudy, foggy or very bright environments. They absorb potentially harmful ultra violet rays and are excellent blue light blockers. Available in Glass and single vision trivex.
Is the wearer's environment full of flying abrasive materials? Is it dusty, sandy, dirty or oily? Will the wearer frequently have to clean the lenses? Is the wearer likely to clean the lenses without lubrication or clean cloth? In these circumstances, glass lenses may be the answer. Let's face it – glass lenses last! They perform like they were new long after the features of other lenses have fatigued, bleached, sagged, scratched or worn out. Glass lenses retain the exact, original prescription power and edge diameter under any naturally occurring temperature extremes. They even remain stable on a sizzling-hot dashboard where plastic and poly lenses have been known to deform. As a rigid material, glass lenses maintain prescribed power even if wide variations in frame eye-wire tension occur. Glass generally has a high ABBE value, low dispersion; and is suitable for the vast majority of prescription powers, particularly those between +2.50 and –2.50. Glass is more scratch resistant than any other lens material. The scratch resistance of plastic lenses coated or not, doesn't even come close to that of glass.
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Slab Off Prism
Slab off is the process used to effect base up prism in the reading field of a lens while inducing none in the distance field. This type always results in prism base up, and is ground on the lens that has the weakest plus or strongest minus in the 90th meridian.
Tips for taking care lenses:
• Wash the lenses daily with mild soap and water to remove dirt and old deposits. Always dry the lenses with a clean soft cloth.
• Never use abrasive household cleaners that contain ammonia or bleach. Never attempt to clean the dry lenses with tissues or other harsh cloths.
• Use a professional cleaning cloth or pre-moistened lens cloth by Carl Zeiss to remove smudges or fingerprints during the day.
• Keep your eyeglasses in a case for protection when not in use.


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|Prime Minister Netanyahu on Yom HaShoah
His educational history speaks to his broadminded approach to issues of the day. He attended Yeshivas Chaim Belrin and Ner Israel where he received Semicha and then went on to get his bachelors and masters degrees from Johns Hopkins and a doctorate in religion from Emory University.
One of his greatest achievements was taking a pulpit in a Shul where only 2 out of forty families were Shomer Shabbos and which had no Mechitza. A couple of years after he became the rabbi there, he managed to install one. His courage in putting his job on the line after the Mechitza was removed - insisting that he would not continue as their Rabbi if it were not re-installed has made him a hero of mine… and should have served as an example to many Traditional rabbis who took non Mechitza Shuls. While I cannot judge them as a whole, I think more than a few simply did not have the courage to do what Rabbi Feldman did. I have to believe that at least in some cases they could have done so without losing their jobs. But I digress.
Rabbi Feldman (who is the brother of R' Aharon Feldman, Rosh Hayeshiva of Ner Israel) has written a critical article in last week's Mishpacha Magazine about media bias against Charedim in Israel. His focus was on their reportage of Charedim ignoring the solemnity of Yom HaShoah – Israel's Holocaust Memorial Day.
There is hardly a family in Israel that has not lost a relative in the Holocaust. It is a solemn day in Israel. There are no picnics or barbecues on that day. There are instead many events that deal with the pain of loss. One of the things they do on that day is turn on a siren. Most of entire country stops at that moment. People driving their cars stop many get out and stand in silences while the siren sounds as a sign of respect for the dead.
While there is some criticism from the right about the 'Jewishness' of this custom, there ought not be nay question about what to do during that time. Nor should there be any question about whether to join in the day's solemnity by not holding any 'fun' parties or picnics.
Rabbi Feldman is very clear in his condemnation of the Charedim who ignore this day in spite! – having picnics and barbecues in the park while the rest of the country mourns. Whatever their complaints about the government or when and how such days are observed, the fact that some Charedim are so callous that they treat it like the fourth of July is like spitting at the survivors and their families.
Rabbi Feldman's problem is that the same media the rightly objects to the way some Charedim behave on this day, does little to report on the reverse when it happens:
(D)o the ever-vigilant secular watchdogs get into similar high dudgeon when non-religious Israelis display their own brand of insensitivity toward sacred religious days? On Tisha B'Av, the historic day of national Jewish mourning for the sacking o Jerusalem and the HolyTemples, do the media scour the countryside in search of Israelis who carry on normally: shopping, going on outings, attending pork-serving restaurants and pubs? …And on Rosh Hashanah, when millions of Jews are in synagogue returning to G-d and praying for a good year for everyone, is there editorial indignation at those secular Israelis who spend the day at the beach, or fly off to the garden spots of Europe?
I do not see this as the same thing at all. As a matter of fact, Rabbi Feldman answers his own question?
Granted, such people are a tiny minority who don't know any better, and the vast majority of Israelis do honor the High Holidays.
But then he hedges:
But then again, the chareidi disrespecters of Yom HaShoah were also a tiny minority — which did not prevent bitter condemnation of all chareidim.
He goes on to explain why such people exist. I agree that it is in part the fault of the secular education system which is woefully lackin if - as he says - the typical teenager thinks that Moshe Rabbenu and Moshe ben Maimon (the Rambam) are one and the same person.
Where I part company with Rabbi Feldman here is that a religious Jew should have compassion for fellow human beings. They know about the Holocaust. They are not disrespecting an ancient tradition that they have little if any knowledge of. Ignorance may not be an excuse for secular Jews to ignore Tisha B'Av. But the willful indifference – which this tiny minority of Charedim do when they have picnics on days where the rest of the country mourns is much worse. They are salting fresh wounds.
And just like Rabbi Feldman can justifiably lay some of the blame for secular ignorance about Tisha B'Av or Yom Kipur at the door of the secular educational system, so too should he put the blame for those Charedim whose indifference to the suffering of people who lost loved ones in the Holocaust at the door of Charedi education.
In fact I suggest that the willful and constant condemnations of Israel's founders and leaders does far more damage to the fabric of Judaism than the absence of religious education in the secular educational system. Not knowing something at least leaves you with a Tabula Raza – a blank slate. A blank slate can learn in unbiased ways. But when one is indoctrinated with hatred – it is much more difficult to unlearn that hatred and becomes sensitive to the feelings of those you hate.
Yes, I know that hate goes both ways. But hate – breeds hate. Besides, the last election in Israel shows very clearly that secular Jews do not really hate religious Jews. The record number of Kipa wearing Jews in the Kenesset surely shows that.
I think if Rabbi Feldman would step back; look at two communities objectively and see what I see, he will have a change of heart.


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|Search machine (Repeat of 2377)
|Air date
|March 27, 2011
|Cold Opening
| Wolle is sleeping in his chair and at first he doesn't hear his boss asking him to start Sesamstrasse. The boss starts an alarm, waking Wolle up, who hastily hits the red button.
(First: Folge 2520)
|Pferd is searching for some delicious carrots, when he overhears Rumpel claiming that he is building the world's best search machine. Pferd hurries over to Rumpel, to hear more about the machine. Rumpel tells Pferd that the machine is able to find everything a Grouch would want. Pferd is certain that the machine would also be able to find him some carrots.
|Pferd asks the machine where his carrots are. Rumpel tells Pferd to move out of the way so he can start his machine and he is excited to see what Grouchy things it will find. The machine starts and right away it begins to collect various things from the ground, including Nils's new sneaker. Rumpel is happy his machine works.
|Pferd is convinced that Rumpel's machine seeks the wrong things. Meanwhile, Rumpel are making a few adjustments to his machine. Nils tells Rumpel to get his shoe out of the machine, as he is in a hurry. Pferd tells Rumpel that he thought the machine could find him some carrots as he is very hungry. He tells them that the machine is set to find old junk, all the things a Grouch likes. Nils tells Rumpel that his shoe was not old and starts to see if he can find a way to get his shoe out. Pferd decides to help Nils Rumpel tries to stop them, but they pull the machine away. Rumpel pulls a lever and the machine starts to spray its content over the entire street, including Nils's shoe. Also, it blows away some hay that was covering Pferd's carrots.
| Five outlines of people dance.
Artist: Keith Haring
|Ernie has trouble sleeping, so he decides to play his bugle to make himself sleepy. His bugle playing wakes up Bert, however, and Bert tells him to think before he plays the bugle, so Ernie decides to play his drums, but then Bert tells him to think before he does anything.
| Wolle has put on a tree costume, as his boss asks him to start the next segment. Wolle is having difficulties reaching the red button. Then he gets an idea, he yells "timber!" and as he falls down he hits the button.
(First: Folge 2519)
|Kids talks about their bags.
|Kingston Livingston III tells a story of a party, where all his friends were surprised at the different way Kingston danced.
| Ernie and Mr. Sock wants to play with Bert.
(First: Folge 2377)
|Bert plays a computer game where he has to match socks.
|Ernie plays "Ernie sings"
|Reporter Wolle visits a circus.
| Wolle declares the day to be over and pushes the black button, all the lights in the control room go out, and he fumbles towards the door.
(First: Folge 2519)
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I was using this simple skin care system for around 2 weeks only at night, washing skin just with water in the morning as excessive use of cleansing products washes away natural sebum. I am pretty satisfied with it (and it is very good for me as I hate spending so much time for skincare procedures >_<). Soap doesn't foam so much, but as for organic products you should be aware it might not lather that much and as I mentioned before, it doesn't mean it doesn't clean as good as not organic ones and this soap cleaned very well! But if your skin is oily you might want to use cleansing gel. My skin type is a bit dry type so this soap left my skin a bit tight. Thats why I used toner right after washing my face which left it more balanced – not too oily not too dry, very supple and soft. I don't know if it is just a coincidence but my skin felt much brighter and clearer after the first time of using it. I also like the smell of both soap and toner which is very light and natural.
Here you can see how well toner cleaned after I lightly wiped my skin with a cotton pad:
All Tomoe Kobo products are made from Dokudami, which is used in Japanese medicine and it is 100% chemical free (isnt't it great?). I might think of continue using it as it is simple, gentle, refreshing and organic:)


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Nicole Hatley on Ace, competing at the preliminary level.
Welcome to Southern Hills Riding Academy, Inc. We have been teaching the English forward hunt seat and the classical dressage seat to students in Tulsa since 1994. Our students come to us with a variety of riding abilities; both children and adults who have never been on a horse to those who are accomplished riders, but wish to continue to improve their skills.
In addition to these riders, we are also a designated and accredited health and physical education class for students at Oral Roberts University.
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Congratulations to Nicole Hatley and Ace for competing on the US Team and coming home with a silver medal!


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Clover's Regret (officially known as Sword Art Online Alternative: Clover's Regret (ソードアート・オンライン オルタナティブ クローバーズリグレット)) is a novel-format SAO spin-off by Watase Sōichirō that is serialised in Dengeki Bunko MAGAZINE as part of the Dengeki Bunko Resurrection Series project. According to the synopsis released with the announcement, the story is about a certain SAO survivor who is a "detective". The first chapter was released on the 10th of June, with the second chapter to be released in August. The first chapter is actually kinda long - about 1/4-1/5 of the size of a regular light novel or about 3 regular SAOAGGO chapters.
Since I had some free time, I decided to give this latest SAO spin-off a try. And so, I'll be doing a translation of the first chapter as a teaser project. As it would be hard to manage both SAOAGGO and Clover's Regret concurrently, I'll use the first chapter to gauge interest in the series to see if it's worth it. If I see enough interest, I may take up more chapters in the future. I have already finished translating the chapter and it will probably be released in one go as soon as editing is done.
For those interested, I'll include some info about the characters and plot. Some spoilers ahead, so read at your own risk. :P
Credits to the SAO scans project for the raws and illustrations, including the cover.
SettingThe story is set in Asuka Empire (a Japanese-style game introduced in Sisters' Prayer). Specifically, a newly implemented area in the game that comes with a Halloween-ish town.
Nayuta (the girl in the middle of the cover). Seems to be the protagonist. A Battle Miko (an advanced version of the Miko class, I suppose) who focuses on agility, despite most Battle Mikos usually choosing to be more of a tank class. She's a level-headed, shy and modest character. In real life, she's a high-school student named Kushiida Yurina. Possibly a former SAO player.
Koyomi (the girl in the front of the cover). Nayuta's friend who she met when an NPC waiter mixed up Nayuta and Koyomi's orders (that's apparently a pre-programmed character trait for the NPC) at a bakeneko (mythical cat monster) restaurant, and have frequently partied since then. She's a Ninja. Usually rather blunt, outgoing and comical (e.g. she keeps pestering Nayuta to marry her and comments about her huge boobs; maybe she's related to Lisbeth?), but can't handle scary stuff. Loves Nayuta for her manly bravery, but has no problem falling for handsome NPCs for their looks. In real life, she's a working adult, which is kinda ironic since she looks more like a kid in the game.
Clevel (the guy in the background of the cover). Supposedly a detective, but he apparently handles anything from in-game tourism and helping people with quests to in-game market scouting. For a price (in real money) of course. Although he's a high-levelled player, he has allotted most of his skill points to Luck. He is confirmed to be a former SAO player.
Yanagi. An old man Monk who has just started the game. Desperately wants to complete a certain quest in the game within a week for unknown reasons.
More detailed synopsis
Nayuta and Koyomi are in the aforementioned restaurant, preparing to take on a quest, when an old man suddenly enters the bar and asks whether they know the way to Mitsuba's Detective Agency. As the old man is a new player and doesn't know the way around, the two girls decide to guide them to the detective agency he's seeking. There, they find out that the old man is desperate to complete a certain quest within a week and decide to help him.


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Dementia! A term to reckon with. Dementia - a horrible disease,
not something we want have ourselves and for which we pity
others who do have it. Dementia - demented, frightening, a
person with a mental disease that conjures up all sorts of
frightening mental images. Even the relatively benign,
"children's" book Harry Potter deals with Dementors; beings who
suck the soul out of the body and twist and warp the mind till
there's nothing but an empty shell left.
Dementia! My Oxford English Dictionary defines it thusly:
"A mental illness in which there is a loss of reasoning power."
Further: "Dementia prae-cox: schizophrenia."
A more modern definition probably goes thusly:
"Dementia: A mental condition in which there is a loss of
reasoning power."
So once we look at "dementia" in real terms it no longer seems
quite so frightening. But how does it happen, when does it
happen, and just who gets it? And lets keep in mind that this is
"a condition" and not "a disease" or "mental illness". As such
it could respond to aromatherapy, diet or other medical
Its onset can be the result of an injury, as a reaction to a
medication of some sort or simply the normal deterioration of
old age - which we used to call senility. Hmmmmm - there's
another word worthy of checking out.
Senility: my Oxford English Dictionary defines it thusly:
"Senile: suffering from bodily or mental weakness because of old
age. 2: (of illness, etc.) characteristic of elderly people."
Hmmmmmm, they do sound a lot alike, don't they?
The underlying cause is likely a chemical imbalance in the brain
which basically has no effect unless and until triggered by an
outside influence. That outside influence could be as simple as
deterioration from old age, or as traumatic as an unexpected
injury, or from an outside and very unrelated cause.
Here're three examples from my own personal, family observations:
My Aunty Mame: a wonderful woman but the older she got the more
she seemed to not only forget things but the more she seemed to
become disoriented to her surroundings. She lived into her 90's
and the last few years were frightening to us all. The
degeneration of old age.
My sister-in-law: A wonderful woman, mother of three devoted
sons, wife to the same man for more than 60 years, as she got
older she needed surgery for some minor conditions and the older
she got the worse her reaction to the anesthetic. She would come
out of anesthesia and "see things" - pots, dishes, silverware -
and try to pick them out of the air and put them where they
belonged. She was dumfounded when she couldn't pick them up -
"they're right there but I can't get hold of them"! The older
she got the worse her reaction to anesthesia. A reaction to a
drug or medication.
My brother-in-law: He had a bad fall out of a tree when he was
pruning it. He fell about 15 feet off a ladder, landed on his
shoulder, broke his collar bone and a few other internal
injuries. He was laid up in bed for six months and my wife (his
sister) noticed toward the end of this time that his mental
responses seemed to be deteriorating. It has now been 15 years
since the fall and he has no cognizance of "what has been". His
long term memory is fair at best. His short term memory is
virtually non-existent. He can no longer drive because he has no
idea of how to get where he wants to go, or even of where he
wants to go. In a conversation he will repeat himself every
couple of minutes forgetting that he has just said that same
thing - even 5 to 10 times in the space of a quarter hour? His
physical appearance: handsome, rugged, vigorous, he appears to
be a healthy and vigorous man of 60ish. He is actually 82. A
reaction to a severe injury.
Me, personally: In march of 2000 I had a mild stroke and again
in May I had a second mild stroke. They were so mild I put them
down as "pseudo-strokes", one of which I had in the summer of
1988, and did not couple them with "real strokes" until I was
reading an article in Readers Digest in August about strokes.
But...both I and my sweetie (my wife June) had noticed that my
memory seemed to be getting worse. Oh, I've always had the
ability to forget what I'm talking about in mid-sentence, and to
forget a word I was trying to use before I could remember and
use it! But now it was getting noticeably worse. And it remains
worse. I struggle often with words I know and use everyday,
including the street where I live, the connecting street to it,
names of people, places and things. A reaction to strokes.
The wife of a close friend: She was a bright woman, mother of
three, housewife, teacher and good friend. She got Type II
diabetes and suffered from it more than most. It got much worse
than Type II diabetes usually gets, she was totally losing her
ability to function in the kitchen and had to be told not to
cook or use the stove. But a check when it kept worsening
provided a clue: she was suffering from a degenerative brain
disease which would 1) destroy her short term memory (1 second)
but 2) leave her long-term memory. She is fully aware of the
fact that she no longer functions like she used to: she just has
no grasp of the present and she is now totally physically
dependent upon 100% care support for all physical functions.
Onset of a degenerative disease of the brain and of unknown
So five cases, five different causes, similar results but
differing degrees. Simple words with frightening visualizations
but not so bad when we try to understand just what it is:
Dementia: Senility: two terms probably similar in meaning. More
in the article Dementia: Will I Get It?
Loring Windblad has studied nutrition and exercise for more than
40 years, is a published author and freelance writer. Contact
June or Loring at


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BlackBerry 10 devices are just around the corner and the boys at RIM are going to make sure that the devices are a hit. The focus, it seems, is on delivering well-polished apps instead of going after numbers with respect to the apps in AppWorld. With quality as the central point of developing apps, RIM has still set a lofty "100,000 apps-by-launch" target for itself.
The last few years have not been kind to Research In Motion in so many ways. BlackBerry usage has definitely seen a decline due to the pervasive nature of the modern smartphone and the way it has delivered content to the user. The Android phones and iPhones have taken over BlackBerry's regime, mostly due to the variety of excellent hardware complimented by a great OS along with a nice buffet of apps to choose from. RIM has never really been able to match up to those lofty 700,000 number of apps, but as RIM CEO Thorsten Heins said "We don't have 1,500 Solitaire apps. That is not what Blackberry is about", further cementing RIM's notion of quality content over quantity.
Heins has been traversing the globe in an attempt to get a feel for the markets where BlackBerry could make a name for itself (and redeem itself ) with the focus of understanding the local market so that localized apps can be developed and distributed through AppWorld. "The tactic we are deploying is by country and by region. We are aiming to have the most important 200 to 400 apps available, because many applications are regional and they really do have a regional flavour," Heins said.
BlackBerry 10 devices will launch on January 30, 2013, alongside apps for most popular social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Foursquare). More on the consumer end, there will be games from makers like Gameloft and Halfbrick along with music and movie content by tuneIn, Nobex and Popcornflix. RIM has not forgotten about its core market, as BB10 will also offer business centric apps from the likes of Cisco, SAP, Box and WebEx.
BlackBerry 10 is being regarded by many as the last string RIM can tug at in order to revive their business. After having sustained losses for several quarters in a row, along with a tablet that was discontinued a few months after release, Research In Motion really could use a break. Will BlackBerry 10 be the "hail Mary" RIM hopes it to be or will it underwhelm the consumers? We shall find out come January!
Also read,
- Six intriguing features in BlackBerry 10
- BlackBerry 10 set for January release; phones will hit stores in February
- BlackBerry 10 OS-based Aristo, Laguna and London specifications leak


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This is the new Ford Evos concept that they will be debuting at Frankfurt soon. It is powered by a hybrid powertrain and has four seats. Now that the boring details are out of the way, lets talk about the Evos' real party piece: its looks.
Good God it is beautiful. A natural progression from their "kinetic" design language, this new look smashes the cliches that have abounded recent car design. For instance, the headlights are slim and svelte (not bulging monstrosities that look better on cartoons than cars), the grill is not obscene in size, and there are curves in the place of slashes and edges. Luckily, we don't have to wait long to see its influence. The first model to receive these styling clues will be revealed in four months.
But seriously Ford, if you want to win hearts, shrink the car up, keep it rear wheel drive, and give it an Ecoboost four cylinder. Mustang who?
Look for the debut in Frankfurt for this stunner soon
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It was an evening at the end of the month, and Jude had just returned home from hearing a lecture on ancient history in the public hall not far off. When he entered, Sue, who had been keeping indoors during his absence, laid out supper for him. Contrary to custom she did not speak. Jude had taken up some illustrated paper, which he perused till, raising his eyes, he saw that her face was troubled.
"Are you depressed, Sue?" he said.
She paused a moment. "I have a message for you," she answered.
"Somebody has called?"
"Yes. A woman." Sue's voice quavered as she spoke, and she suddenly sat down from her preparations, laid her hands in her lap, and looked into the fire. "I don't know whether I did right or not!" she continued. "I said you were not at home, and when she said she would wait, I said I thought you might not be able to see her."
"Why did you say that, dear? I suppose she wanted a headstone. Was she in mourning?"
"No. She wasn't in mourning, and she didn't want a headstone; and I thought you couldn't see her." Sue looked critically and imploringly at him.
"But who was she? Didn't she say?"
"No. She wouldn't give her name. But I know who she was — I think I do! It was Arabella!"
"Heaven save us! What should Arabella come for? What made you think it was she?"
"Oh, I can hardly tell. But I know it was! I feel perfectly certain it was — by the light in her eyes as she looked at me. She was a fleshy, coarse woman."
"Well — I should not have called Arabella coarse exactly, except in speech, though she may be getting so by this time under the duties of the public house. She was rather handsome when I knew her."
"Handsome! But yes! — so she is!"
"I think I heard a quiver in your little mouth. Well, waiving that, as she is nothing to me, and virtuously married to another man, why should she come troubling us?"
"Are you sure she's married? Have you definite news of it?"
"No — not definite news. But that was why she asked me to release her. She and the man both wanted to lead a proper life, as I understood."
"Oh Jude — it was, it WAS Arabella!" cried Sue, covering her eyes with her hand. "And I am so miserable! It seems such an ill omen, whatever she may have come for. You could not possibly see her, could you?"
"I don't really think I could. It would be so very painful to talk to her now — for her as much as for me. However, she's gone. Did she say she would come again?"
"No. But she went away very reluctantly."
Sue, whom the least thing upset, could not eat any supper, and when Jude had finished his he prepared to go to bed. He had no sooner raked out the fire, fastened the doors, and got to the top of the stairs than there came a knock. Sue instantly emerged from her room, which she had but just entered.
"There she is again!" Sue whispered in appalled accents.
"How do you know?"
"She knocked like that last time."
They listened, and the knocking came again. No servant was kept in the house, and if the summons were to be responded to one of them would have to do it in person. "I'll open a window," said Jude. "Whoever it is cannot be expected to be let in at this time."
He accordingly went into his bedroom and lifted the sash. The lonely street of early retiring workpeople was empty from end to end save of one figure — that of a woman walking up and down by the lamp a few yards off.
"Who's there?" he asked.
"Is that Mr. Fawley?" came up from the woman, in a voice which was unmistakably Arabella's.
Jude replied that it was.
"Is it she?" asked Sue from the door, with lips apart.
"Yes, dear," said Jude. "What do you want, Arabella?" he inquired.
"I beg your pardon, Jude, for disturbing you," said Arabella humbly. "But I called earlier — I wanted particularly to see you to-night, if I could. I am in trouble, and have nobody to help me!"
"In trouble, are you?"
There was a silence. An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude's breast at the appeal. "But aren't you married?" he said.
Arabella hesitated. "No, Jude, I am not," she returned. "He wouldn't, after all. And I am in great difficulty. I hope to get another situation as barmaid soon. But it takes time, and I really am in great distress because of a sudden responsibility that's been sprung upon me from Australia; or I wouldn't trouble you — believe me I wouldn't. I want to tell you about it."
Sue remained at gaze, in painful tension, hearing every word, but speaking none.
"You are not really in want of money, Arabella?" he asked, in a distinctly softened tone.
"I have enough to pay for the night's lodging I have obtained, but barely enough to take me back again."
"Where are you living?"
"In London still." She was about to give the address, but she said, "I am afraid somebody may hear, so I don't like to call out particulars of myself so loud. If you could come down and walk a little way with me towards the Prince Inn, where I am staying to-night, I would explain all. You may as well, for old time's sake!"
"Poor thing! I must do her the kindness of hearing what's the matter, I suppose," said Jude in much perplexity. "As she's going back to-morrow it can't make much difference."
"But you can go and see her to-morrow, Jude! Don't go now, Jude!" came in plaintive accents from the doorway. "Oh, it is only to entrap you, I know it is, as she did before! Don't go, dear! She is such a low-passioned woman — I can see it in her shape, and hear it in her voice!
"But I shall go," said Jude. "Don't attempt to detain me, Sue. God knows I love her little enough now, but I don't want to be cruel to her." He turned to the stairs.
"But she's not your wife!" cried Sue distractedly. "And I — "
"And you are not either, dear, yet," said Jude.
"Oh, but are you going to her? Don't! Stay at home! Please, please stay at home, Jude, and not go to her, now she's not your wife any more than I!"
"Well, she is, rather more than you, come to that," he said, taking his hat determinedly. "I've wanted you to be, and I've waited with the patience of Job, and I don't see that I've got anything by my self-denial. I shall certainly give her something, and hear what it is she is so anxious to tell me; no man could do less!"
There was that in his manner which she knew it would be futile to oppose. She said no more, but, turning to her room as meekly as a martyr, heard him go downstairs, unbolt the door, and close it behind him. With a woman's disregard of her dignity when in the presence of nobody but herself, she also trotted down, sobbing articulately as she went. She listened. She knew exactly how far it was to the inn that Arabella had named as her lodging. It would occupy about seven minutes to get there at an ordinary walking pace; seven to come back again. If he did not return in fourteen minutes he would have lingered. She looked at the clock. It was twenty-five minutes to eleven. He MIGHT enter the inn with Arabella, as they would reach it before closing time; she might get him to drink with her; and Heaven only knew what disasters would befall him then.
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7th Pay Commission – Union leaders to meet Arun Jaitley, major announcement on allowances expected today
Around 47 lakh Central Government employees are eagerly waiting for a final decision on higher allowances under the 7th Pay Commission.
New Delhi, May 15: On Tuesday a delegation of Union leaders of central government employees are expected to meet Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and will seek an update on allowances on 7th Pay Commission, NDTV reported. After the meeting, the report further suggests that a major announcement on allowances is expected tomorrow. Almost 20 days have been passed, as the Committee on Allowance headed by Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa submitted its final report to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. The committee also had Secretaries of Home Affairs, Defence, Personal & Training, Health and Family Welfare, Post and Chairman, Railway Board as Members and Joint Secretary (Implementation Cell) as Member Secretary.
In some allowances the Ashok Lavasa committee has suggested some modifications that are applicable universally to all employees as well as certain other allowances which apply to specific employee categories, the finance ministry said in a statement. As the report has been submitted it will now be screened by an Empowered Committee of Secretaries (E-CoS) which will look into the recommendations of both – Lavasa committee findings and 7th Pay Commission recommendations. Once the screening process in completed by the Empowered Committee it the report will be then kept in front of Union Cabinet for final approval. Also Read – 7th Pay Commission Allowance news: As government promises hike on allowances, May 23 strike postponed by employee unions.
Under the 7th Pay Commission, Justice AK Mathur committee had recommended that the House Rent Allowance of HRA be paid at the rate of 24 per cent, 16 per cent and 8 per cent of the new basic pay, depending on the type of city. The 7th Pay Commission had also recommended that the rate of HRA to be revised at 27 per cent, 18 per cent and 9 per cent when Dearness Allowance crosses 50 per cent, and further revised to 30 per cent, 20 per cent and 10 per cent when the Dearness Allowance reaches 100 per cent. The National Joint Council of Action, a joint body of employee unions, have demanded HRA at the rate of 30 per cent, 20 per cent and 10 per cent.
Justice AK Mathur led committee had recommended that of a total of 196 allowances, 52 be abolished altogether and 36 be abolished as separate identities by subsuming them in another allowance.
More than 47 lakh Central Government employees are waiting for a final decision on higher allowances under the 7th Pay Commission. The decision will also benefit from millions of pre-2016 defence pensioners and family pensioners.
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Although Rare's biggest achievement on the SNES will always be the Donkey Kong Country series (and, to a lesser degree, Killer Instinct), Battletoads in Battlemaniacs is a respectable beat-'em-up that should please fans that weren't satisfied with the Double Dragon crossover. The SNES allowed rare to increase the size of the Battletoad sprites, giving them much more detail and animation than both the NES games and even the Double Dragon crossover on the SNES.
The final Battletoads game debuted in 1994, but it was not for the SNES nor the Genesis. In fact, it wasn't for any console. Electronic Arts tried its hand at the arcade business by publishing Battletoads as a coin-op, three-player beat'em-up. Freedom from consoles let Rare have a little extra fun with the violence. Whereas you would never see a splash of crimson on the NES, the arcade Battletoads will gore and decapitate enemies. Rare even sexed up the Dark Queen a bit for the allegedly more mature arcade crowd. There is certainly a cartoon-ish element to the arcade Battletoads' violence, but it was a pretty sizable departure for the series. It never made the transition to a home console in 1994, nor has it appeared in any compilation.
The Battletoads made a game attempt at cartoon success in the midst of their videogame adventures. In 1992, DIC Entertainment produced a pilot episode for a Battletoads animated series. The show reconfigured the backstory a bit, turning the Battletoads into three children that transform into the toads at will. The series was never picked up, but the episode was released for sale on VHS and can be found online.
The chances of a Battletoads resurrection are unknown, but assumed slim due to fates of key players in the toads' creation. Tradewest was bought by WMS Industries in 1994. Rechristened Williams Entertainment, the company was moved into Midway only two years later and fashioned into part of Midway Home Entertainment, which was arcade giant Midway's console division. As we all know, Midway recently suffered a series of misfortunes that resulted in its sale. Rare was bought by Microsoft in 2002 and has been making games for the Xbox 360 and the Nintendo DS since. Rare certainly loves its classic characters, such as Banjo, but if the developer hasn't yet touched Killer Instinct, arguably more of a fan favorite than Battletoads, then hope for seeing Zitz and his Smash Hits in action again is not exactly warranted at this point.
That unfortunate's, because every old is new again. Franchises are being re-birthed, such as Capcom's Bionic Commando. Battletoads may not necessarily be best suited for a full retail game (after all, Golden Axe: Beast Rider didn't fare so hot). The beat-'em-up genre's fortunes are tough to measure now. But perhaps the success of Mega Man 9 as a retro-refresh could serve as a blueprint for the return of the Battletoads.


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A $12,000 Smartphone May Already Be in Your Pocket
The key to these savings lies in apps: By enabling users to perform tasks like checking email and browsing the web from any location, smartphones can save people a fair bit of time. In fact, according to the survey, people who use their smartphone to check email save an average of 35 minutes per day. Those who use it for web browsing saves an average of 33 minutes, those who use weather apps save 17 minutes, those who use map programs save 24 minutes, and those who use calendar apps save 23 minutes.
This value is even further increased when one considers the low entry cost. The average smartphone runs customers about $174, about 1.5 percent of the yearly savings that the phone can potentially yield. That's only part of the equation, but even factoring an average yearly cost of about $1,700 for a data, texting and voice plan, smartphones are a pretty good deal.
Of course, this assumes that all that time on the smartphone is used productively, and that users spend the spare time they gain on productive pursuits. Unfortunately, the opposite may often be true: The survey also noted that 26 percent of users played games on their phones, 39 percent spent time on social networking, and 42 percent engaged in texting. In other words, for people trying to keep their mind on work, that little gadget can be a big temptation -- and a pretty major time waster.
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Last night we sat in their living room and listened to music, and it turned out to be an object lesson in Mindfulness.
They played old Blues, Ragtime, Gospel by Elvis Presley, and of course, Classic Rock. The sound was so clear and distinct, the experience so intense and powerful, that when they played the live Joe Cocker song from the mid-1970's, I'm pretty sure that, as I sat there on the sofa, I was drenched in the singer's 40 year-old sweat.
The audio experience was magic. From that speaker came a blues harmonica or jazz saxophone. From the other speaker, an electric guitar or boogie-woogie piano. From the speakers behind me, the lush harmonies of girl group-style, back-up singers backing up Ray Charles, Leonard Cohen, and again, Joe Cocker. Before long the three of us were leaning our heads back on the couch, closing our eyes, and tapping our feet to the various beats.
The magic I experienced last night, I realized, could be carried over into my classroom. Why not think of each concept as an individual instrument and focus on each lesson as Mindfully as I did with one of my parents' songs? Concentrate on commas in this lesson, focus on dependent clauses in that lesson, hear just the concerns of this student this day, be present for just my own needs on another day.
And finally, why not let my life experience and personal teaching style be the mindful speakers through which my music plays? TZT


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Today I got back from Galway, I went up there for my sister Laura's university graduation ceremony. She received a BA in Arts from NUIG :) I am very proud of her and her giant brain!
She wore a beautiful dress with a purple, green and teal butterflies and flowers on it. Here's a nice picture of her with our mother and step-father.
|Paul, Laura, Mam
Here's a closeup of her heels, they are sooo cute!
|They're by Ruby Shoo. The prettiness almost justifies the pain!
|So pretty!
I didn't line the top lid because she normally doesn't. Since she doesn't normally wear much eye makeup she might have thought it a bit much. I filled in her eyebrows a little with the paler shadow in the Essence Eyebrow Stylist Set. She doesn't normally fill in her brows and I didn't want to scare her, so I just lightly filled them to add more definition to her eye area. What makeup looks 'normal' to me would be quite dramatic for her, so I tried to keep that in mind! I was very proud of my work on Laura. I think the makeup really added to her outfit and enhanced her natural prettiness so much. She said that she liked the look and had at least one compliment that I know about :)
Products used:
Maybelline Dream Satin Liquid Foundation - Porcelain
Maybelline Dream Matte Powder - Rose Nude
No7 Natural Blush Cheek Colour - Cool Pink
Sleek - Nougat, Cappuccino (Au Naturel palette)
Soap & Glory - Dandy Plum, Wild Blue (Off the Wallflower quad)
Soap & Glory - The Daily Double - Velvet Pink/Brownie
Essence mascara - I Love Extreme Volume
Essence Eyebrow Stylist Set
Revlon Lip Butter - Peach Parfait
In other news; I broke my nail polish ban while I was in Galway and it's all Nikki Lou's fault for her review of the Models Own Winter Wonderland collection here: http://nikkiloub.blogspot.ie/2012/10/models-own-wonderland-collection.html
I really needed Jack Frost. I didn't like the rest enough to buy them, but I had to get Jack Frost so I can layer it over black like that, it looks fantastic. Expect it in a nails of the week post soon! I also bought three other polishes..
Also, my wonderful husband Jim returned home last night from Arizona where he was visiting family, and he brought me gifts! I'll feature them in tomorrow's post :D
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How To Be A Traffic Building Superstar
Once you have created your Internet marketing strategy and plan, it's time to execute this plan and start to build traffic to your website. In order to get a steady and constant flow of traffic to your website, you will need to use many different forms of online content, have relevant information leading viewers back to your website and be everywhere online.
Forms of Online Content
There are many different content types to choose from: videos, blog posts, articles, social media, social bookmarking, emails marketing and directory submissions. You should try to position your website so it appears in many different forms of content in order to appeal to the many different types of people in your target market.
If you are unsure of which type of content to start with, why not start with something you enjoy doing (because you will be doing a lot of it). If you enjoy writing, then try blogging or writing articles about your business and services. If you like showing off your creativity then maybe creating whiteboard animation videos is more your style.
Whatever content type you choose, make sure that you come up with a plan that will help you get many videos, articles, blog posts etc., out there as possible so you have a better chance of getting ranked in the search engines and building traffic to your website.
Relevant Information = Quality Traffic
When writing your content or making your videos, it's important that your content is relevant to what your traffic is searching for. In order to build good quality traffic, you will need to make sure that your content is relevant and provides helpful information to your viewers.
You will need to appear as though you are an expert in your industry and your viewers should trust you. In order to know what your customers want from you, you will need to do some keyword research and see what questions your target market need answered and what types of information they are searching for online.
If you can help answer their questions and provide them with help and benefits, they will be more likely to click on your website and keep coming back for updates or come to you with questions about your products and services.
Be Everywhere Online
It's not enough to have just a few articles on one site. Try using different article sites to post the articles to, but remember that Google and other search engines don't like duplicate content. You will need to write a lot of unique and relevant content, that relates to your niche so that you can build traffic from multiple sites.
Use social media to help build your brand and spread the word about your business. Some of the most popular social networking sites right now are Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. Pick one social media network to start with and post relevant tips and helpful information. Once in a while, include a promo, coupon or some type of incentive that will help you get more traffic to your website.
As you build your following on your social networking sites, the more helpful tips you post, the more traffic you will get to your website. Remember to not always sell but be helpful. A good rule for status updates is to post relevant, how-to, tips, quotes or funny information 80% of the time, and only promote your products or services 20% of the time.
When you put out your quality and highly relevant content, you need to make sure that you have a call-to-action at the end of your content so your viewers know where to go next. In order to get more traffic, it would be helpful if you added a benefit to your call-to-action at the end of your content so that the viewer will be more inclined to check out your website to see what you are offering.
Some good call-to-actions include:
Do you want more helpful tips from us? Subscribe to our blog!
Do you want to see more awesome videos about _________ subscribe to our YouTube Channel!
Need some free tips on ______? Check out our website here!
Using different forms of content, posting relevant content, being everywhere online and using call-to actions will help you build a steady flow of quality traffic to your website and help you convert that traffic into buyers of your products and services.


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Natural Self: organic and vegan skin care
In one of my previous posts, I talked about Natural Self, a range of natural skin care products. The packaging is just amazing, I was super excited to try them out! This week I received the 'all night, starlight' night cream and I am very happy to share my thoughts with you guys. When I received the product, I was so excited. I couldn't wait to try it out. When opening this jar, a great scent surprises you. I love the scent, it is special and I have no products that smell as good as this on. The scent is fresh and I can…Bekijk bericht


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Mike Rayhawk
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Art Director of Illustration, LEGO Consumer Marketing Agency
LEGO Systems, Inc., 2012-2017
Creating packaging artwork, marketing illustrations, and comic books for LEGO's novelty and licensed IPs, including LEGO Super Heroes, Ninjago, Star Wars™, Bionicle™, Jurassic World™, and Friends™. Providing art and concept support for marketing initiatives, events, and LEGO Club.
Led and directed small teams in producing 160 trading card illustrations for the LEGO Legends of Chima
Work conducted almost entirely in Photoshop, with supporting work in Maya and Illustrator, and a lot more Excel spreadsheets than you would probably guess.
Concept and Marketing Illustrator for "LEGO Universe" MMO
LEGO Play Well Studios, 2009-2011
Created concept and inspiration paintings in support of development, marketing, and community efforts. Following successful game launch in October 2010, created marketing illustrations and key visuals to accompany each new content release.
Lead Artist for "Tech Deck Live" MMO
Spin Master Studios , 2006-2008
Assembled and led the art team for development of online games based on Spin Master toy properties, from working solo at studio launch up to a team of eleven artists in full production. Core game development duties included
art pipeline development and management,
concept development, low-poly level and character modeling and texturing in 3DS Max for Shockwave output, vector art and scripting for 2D Flash games, and finalizing all art assets for consistency.
LEGO® Concept Design and Product Development
The LEGO Group, 2002-2006
Concept development for a wide variety of LEGO toys and products, including Minifigures
, Architecture
, Vikings
, Exo-Force
, Creator
, and Knights Kingdom
. Product development for Knights Kingdom, including early model-building, playset design development, and visual and story development for the Knights IP.
Knights Kingdom won the Toy Industry Association's Toy of the Year Award in 2005 in the Boys' Toy category, and was among LEGO's top-performing themes in 2004 and 2005.
Lead Illustrator for LEGO® Knights Kingdom
The LEGO Group, 2003-2005
Responsible for production of illustrations for package exteriors, in-box comics, trading cards, magazine pages, and other promotional artwork for LEGO's Knights Kingdom theme, both working solo and leading small art-production teams.
Freelance Illustration and Design
Past clients include LEGO Systems Inc., The Jim Henson Company, TBWA/Chiat/Day, Scholastic Inc., ROBLOX Corporation, and C2C Studio.
BrikWars Game and Community Development
Design, production, and maintenance of the BrikWars wargame and website through twenty-one years and six editions, and managing diverse BrikWars player communities scattered across five continents.
Web and Media Development
Rayhawk Systems Corporation (no relation, I swear) 1999 - 2002
Website design and engineering, brand development, and content and media production, with an emphasis on DHTML and Flash coding. Pitching in occasionally with C++ coding, digital music production, and mentoring of interns.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration, with Honors
Art Center College of Design in Pasadena
Pasadena, California
Two years' study in Mathematics and Software Engineering
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
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