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Lloyd Carter's blog
How Billionaire Water Buffalo Stewart Resnick works a water scheme in Kern County to make water flow uphillSubmitted by Lloyd Carter on Thu, 12/19/2013 - 20:17.
Bakersfield Californian columnist Lois Henry has written a brilliant explication of how a water deal goes down in Kern County, home of the Kern County Water Agency and water bank of Beverly Hills billionaires Stewart and Lynda Resnick. Go to www.Bakersfield.com and type in the words Lois Henry, Stewart Resnick and Root Creek. It's eye-opening.
In Memoriam: Dr. Michael RozengurtSubmitted by Lloyd Carter on Thu, 12/19/2013 - 19:44.
I was saddened today to learn of the passing of Russian hydrologist/oceanographer/fisheries biologist Dr. Michael Rozengurt. Dr. Rozengurt, who lived in the Los Angeles area, was 79. I was contacted by his son Vadim, who thanked me for writing about his father on this website last July. (Just type Rozengurt in the website search engine box and you can read the whole story.) Dr. Rozengurt, who fled Russia after sounding the alarm that Russian water officials were destroying the Aral Sea in a desert cotton farming scheme, came to America to see the same destruction happening to America's rivers and estuaries.
He wrote Gov. Brown in 1980 warning that the proposed Peripheral Canal would destroy the San Francisco-San Joaquin Estuary fishery. More than 30 years later he was railing against the proposed twin tunnels project, which he said would also destroy the Delta fishery. His message was simple: take too much water out of a river or estuary and you kill them, including the fish and other biota.
Dr. Rozengurt was a prophet in his native Russia and in America. Leaders in both Russia and America ignored his warnings but he never gave up trying to talk sense to the water buffaloes. He will be dearly missed.
Westlands officials ponder big buy-in on Bay Delta Conservation PlanSubmitted by Lloyd Carter on Thu, 11/21/2013 - 20:58.
By Lloyd G. Carter
Westlands Water District directors Wednesday (Nov. 20) hosted a workshop on the controversial Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and were told by California Department of Water Resources (DWR) officials the big federal water district in western Fresno and Kings counties may have to pony up $162 million over the next three years for pre-construction planning.
DWR Director Mark Cowin told Westlands directors DWR will need $500 million over the next three years to finance pre-construction engineering and other studies while the BDCP undergoes expected court challenges by environmentalists and Northern California/Delta farming interests. The BDCP document now runs over 30,000 pages. Westlands directors should decide by January 2014 if they wish to opt in, Cowin said. READ MORE »
Why we, in theory, protect migratory birds (which we don't really do)Submitted by Lloyd Carter on Thu, 11/14/2013 - 20:41.
Presidential Documents
Federal Register
Vol. 66, No. 11
Wednesday, January 17, 2001
Title 3—
The President
Executive Order 13186 of January 10, 2001
Responsibilities of Federal Agencies To Protect Migratory
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, and in furtherance of the purposesREAD MORE »
Westlands' 101st SenatorSubmitted by Lloyd Carter on Tue, 10/22/2013 - 19:00.
By Lloyd G. Carter
Not only is lawyer/lobbyist Norman Brownstein collecting a $20,000 a month retainer from the Westlands Water District in western Fresno and Kings counties (western San Joaquin Valley) but his law firm is heavily invested in a Mojave Desert groundwater mining scheme while simultaneously representing the San Diego Water Authority, which wants to buy that precious groundwater. Does anyone see the potential for a conflict of interest here? And do any of those hard-pressed Westland growers wonder where their money is going as they see their water supply continually cut back? Other than adding three Brownstein attorneys to the cadre of water attorneys Westlands already employs, what, exactly has Brownstein done for his fat Westlands monthly paycheck?READ MORE »
Financial support sought for research on California water and toxics issuesSubmitted by Lloyd Carter on Sun, 10/20/2013 - 15:04.
Editor's Note: Dear website visitors, the recent story about Clean Water Act problems in California, posted on this website by Patrick Porgans and Lloyd G. Carter, has drawn more than 14,300 "reads" and apparently struck a chord. A great deal of data and research findings are disseminated through Planetary Solutionaries www.planetarysolutionaries.org. The data and information are made possible from decades of self-funded research that has provided the public with unbiased and factual information, design to inform and protect the public and the planet. If you support honest research into California's water problems, please do what you can to help assist Planetary Solutionaries (PS)to get out a series of e-FACT sheets on subjects such as the Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Bay-Delta Estuary, toxics in California, floods and drought, and endangered species. The E-FACT Sheets with be concise, substantiated by the record, depicting the source of the issues and providing valuable information and solutions to the public and decision makers to remedy the issues. I have gladly posted the message below from PS. Thank you.
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Selenium impacting health of honey beesSubmitted by Lloyd Carter on Thu, 10/03/2013 - 15:31.
Selenium, a trace element that can be toxic under certain circumstances, has been linked to adverse health impacts in honey bee populations, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California-Riverside. To read the full report click here:http://ucrtoday.ucr.edu/18085. Selenium in farm drainage water generated on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley poisoned birds at the Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge 30 years ago. Despite the potential dangers from farming high selenium soils the State Water Resources Control Board has continued to allow these lands to be irrigated and drainage waters to be dumped in the lower San Joaquin River.
State and Regional Water Boards and state Health Department run afoul of Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water ActSubmitted by Lloyd Carter on Wed, 09/04/2013 - 08:48.
Editor's note: The following is the sequel to a story posted at www.lloydgcarter.com on May 22. It can be read here. The following concerns California's abysmal efforts to meet goals set by the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act.
By Patrick Porgans and Lloyd G. Carter
Forty-one years ago, a united Congress overrode President Nixon's veto of the Clean Water Act (CWA), which ordered states to limit pollutants in the nation's waterways. Coupled with subsequent amendments, the CWA required all states to assess and establish Total Maximum Daily Limits (TMDLs) of pollutants for lakes, creeks, rivers, estuaries and ocean shorelines. If the states wouldn't do it, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could step in and impose safety limits.READ MORE »
Judge lifts temporary restraining order blocking water releases on the Trinity River to protect migrating salmonSubmitted by Lloyd Carter on Thu, 08/22/2013 - 18:22.
The significantly lower volume of water now projected to be involved and the potential and enormous risk to the fishery of doing nothing, the Court finds it in the public interest to permit the augmentation to proceed." (Page 19.)
By Lloyd G. Carter
Fresno Federal Judge Lawrence O'Neill Thursday (Aug. 22) lifted a temporary restraining order blocking releases of cold water from Trinity River reservoirs intended to help migrating salmon avoid an Ich parasite infestation similar to one on the Klamath River in 2002 that killed over 34,000 adult salmon.
In a 19-page ruling, O'Neill, following two days of testimony from expert witnesses, lifted the temporary restraining order and denied a permanent injunction sought by Westlands Water District in Fresno County and by other federal irrigation districts north of Westlands.
The judge ruled:READ MORE »
Native Americans protest Westlands Water District water grabSubmitted by Lloyd Carter on Wed, 08/21/2013 - 18:09.
By Lloyd G. Carter
Around 100 Yurok and Hoopa Indians living near the Trinity River in Northern California protested Wednesday (Aug. 21) outside a federal courtroom in Fresno where federal judge Lawrence O'Neill must decide whether to risk a repeat of a massive 2002 fish kill on the Klamath River.
Following a complaint filed by the gigantic Westlands Water District, O'Neill issued a temporary restraining order blocking a Department of Interior plan to use Trinity River water stored behind dams to help salmon reach their spawning grounds without being infected by a fatal parasite called Ich, which wiped out at least 34,000 salmon on the Klamath River. The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (both Interior Department agencies) announced Aug. 5 they would use up to 109,000 acre-feet of stored water to reduce the risk of an Ich outbreak similar to that which happened in September of 2011. Releases of cold water were set to begin Aug. 13READ MORE »


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It's a girl who brings joy.
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It's a girl who is so cute.
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It causes strangers to stop and stare.
It's a girl who is a lively sprite.
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Miriam Aust's "Vase & Leuchte" (Vase and Lamp) neatly combines the concept of a vase and a table lamp. The design is a translucent glass vase which contains water, aquatic plants, and a waterproof light bulb. Reminiscent of an aquarium, the lighted vase creates an atmosphere of freshness and lush marine life. Vase & Leuchte was recently on display at Berlin's 2011 Designmai exhibition, which was set in the hangars of former Tempelhof airport.
Miriam Aust works together with designer Hanna Krüger at Wird-Etwas. Their motto is "Something emerges from something" – in german: "Aus etwas wird etwas". The designers write: "Everything new that we create as acting people in a certain social context refers to exisiting materials, objects, and ideas of this world….The emerging is always reference to the existing."
In reference to their motto, the emerging plants inside each lamp are warmed a bit by the lamp's light and at the same time comfortingly disperse it. The light also highlights the plants' appearance and their fragile form, which could be a form of commentary on the endangered state of the world's oceans.
By the way, the "Aus etwas wird etwas" motto emerged from designer Bruno Munari's italian sentence: "Da cosa nasce cosa" (not to be confused with "Da cosa nasce cosa nostra"….)


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serie AS EVO an innovative series of pellet stoves marked by the reduced depth, which makes them very versatile and capable of being installed in many architectural backgrounds. Available with two thermal outputs 6,0 kW - 9,0 kW (stove body AS6 EVO and stove body AS9 EVO, the last mentioned can be ductable in order to distribute heat to adjacent room) and in an asymmetrical and symmetrical version; the latter only can be installed also with the supporting base (optional kit) whereas all the other versions can be hung on the wall (optional kit). To operate the stove there is also a multifunctional radio control (optional kit).
This appliance is equipped with the AUTOMATIC POWER SYSTEM, which automatically modul ates the thermal output according to the real heat demand of the installation room, so as to reach and keep the desired well-being as long as possible and in any conditions, and thus avoiding uncomfortable and economically unfavourable temperature increases. The system considers the beginning temperature, the desired temperature and the time needed to reach it, adjusting itself accordingly and optimizing the fuel consumption, thanks to the combustion control kit ( KCC ). This device adapts itself to the different pellet types, to the different installation solutions, to the sea-level, to the burner and heat exchanger cleanliness, thus ensuring a more efficient and performing combustion, which optimizes consumption and reduces maintenance operations.
6kW(LP6) 9kW(LP9) N-nominalna R-reducirana N R N R Termička snaga 6,0 2,5 9,0 2,7 kW Emisija CO(izmjerena uz 13% kisika) 0,018 0,054 0,018 0,035 % Iskoristivost 90,0 85,5 86,0 91,0 % Nominalna snaga struje 420 420 W Napon struje 230 230 V Frekvencija struje 50 50 Hz Gorivo drveni pelet drveni pelet Potrošnja goriva na sat 1,40 0,59 2,14 0,59 kg/h Maseni ispuh dima 4,74 3,84 6,27 3,01 g/s Temperatura dima 188,0 126,0 253,0 111,0 °C Usis (depresija ložišta) 11,0 11,0 11,0 11,0 Pa Kapacitet spremnika goriva 18 18 kg Autonomija 12 30 8 30 h Potrošnja el.energije u radu 90 90 W Promjer dimnjaka ⌀ 80 ⌀ 80 mm Promjer usisa zraka za sagorijevanje 40x40 40x40 mm Težina tijela peći 80 80 kg Težina obloge ovisi o modelu kg
15a B-VG: this is Article 15a from the local enrvironment provisions of the Styria district applying to independent domestic wood-burning appliances.
It is a regulation defined by the Styria district government aiming to optimize the energy conservation and it was recognized by the Austrian government and came into force at a national level in July 1998 as the Austrian federal standard.
The requirements that an appliance has to meet are the most stringent in all Europe with extremely low emission rates of pollutants, including CO, Nox, hydrocarbons and dusts, and a compulsory minimum heat output of 78%.
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Newton vs Joule
Joule and Newton are two units, which are widely used in the SI system. These units are extremely important, and a sound understanding in them is required. Read on to know, what Newton is, what Joule is, what are their definitions and finally the differences between Newton and Joule.
What is Newton?
To understand what a Newton is one must first understand the concept of force and linear momentum. The linear momentum of an object is equal to the mass of the object multiplied by the velocity of the object. Since the mass is a scalar and the velocity is a vector, the linear momentum is also a vector, which has the same direction as the velocity. According to Newton's second law of motion, the net force acting on an object is proportional to the rate of change of linear momentum of that object. Therefore, net force =constant X momentum change / time. Force has the basic units kg m / s2. To eliminate the proportionality constant, Newton is defined as the force required in changing the velocity of an object with a mass of 1 kilogram, by 1 meter per second, in 1 second. (i.e. accelerating an object with unit mass, by a unit velocity, on a unit time). The unit Newton is named after the eminent scientist Sir. Isaac Newton. It is used to measure force. The dimensions of force are [mass] [length] / [time] ^2.
What is Joule?
To understand what a Joule is, a proper understanding of the concepts energy and work are required. Energy is a non-intuitive concept. The term "energy" is derived from the Greek word "energeia", which means operation or activity. In this sense, energy is the mechanism behind an activity. Energy is not a directly observable quantity. But it can be calculated by measuring external properties. Energy can be found in many forms. Kinetic energy, thermal energy and potential energy are to name a few. Energy can be given to a system in several ways. It can be given either by doing work on the system or directly as an energy transfer like heating the system. Imagine a solid mass of m kg on a frictionless flat, horizontal surface is given a net force F over a distance x. The initial kinetic energy of the system is zero and assuming the object takes a velocity v after the distance x the final kinetic energy is (mv2)/2. Since F = d(mv)/dt, by integrating both sides with respect to dx, the result F.x =(mv2)/2 can be obtained. It can be proven that the work done (i.e: the energy transferred) is F.x. Since the dot product is taken, the resultant energy is a scalar. The unit Joule is defined as the amount of energy transferred when a force of 1 Newton is applied on an object for a length of 1 meter. The basic unit of Joule is kg m2/s2. The dimensions of Joule are [mass][length]2/[time]2. The unit Joule is named in honor of the renowned scientist James Prescott Joule.
What is the difference between Joule and Newton?
• Force, which is measured in Newton, is a vector while energy, which is measured in Joule, is a scalar.
• Force is a method of transferring energy.


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Upside-down buildings
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There are two houses named "WONDERWORKS" in Orlando, Florida and in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee that are built upside-down ;-)
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Two & a half Men filming location The "Two & a half Men" beach house flyover scene was filmed at the Malibu Colony near Malibu Lagoon. The actual film set is located at the Warner Brothers Studios http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x40l9x_two-a-half-men-behind-the-scenes_shortfilms - so unfortunately the house is not real and can't be visited. Sorry folks! Full House filming location The filming location of Full House (1987 - 1995 starring the Olsen twins) in San Francisco. Filming location of Desperate Housewives The film location "Wisteria Lane" of Desperate Housewives is located at the Universal Studios in Hollywood. House, M.D. filming location The exterior shots for House, M.D. (fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital) are filmed at the Princeton University in New Jersey. Funny and interesting Google(TM) Maps Views Here is a selection of some nice map-segments you can find via Google Maps. Please note that the "aerial imagery" database will be updated sooner or later. So it's possible that several Markers I created will be outdated sometime. Arnold Schwarzenegger's house Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife Maria Shriver live in this house in Brentwood, California. 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' House This is the house where 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' (Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie) lived in the 2005 movie. Google Maps "Getting Started" video Google has created a "Getting Started" video for Google Maps. It should help educate people about the features in Google Maps. Sheats/Goldstein-Residence The Sheats/Goldstein-Residence is a an innovative house in Beverly Hills by famous architect John Lautner. It was built in 1963. The house has appeared in several movies (The big Lebowski, Charlies Angels, Bandits, Twilight). Clark Griswold's house This is the location of Clark Griswold's house that appeared in the movie Christmas Vacation (1989) starring Chevy Chase. It is located in the Warner Bros. Ranch. Maho Beach plane landing Maho Beach in St. Maarten on Netherlands Antilles is famous for its spectacular plane landings at Princess Juliana Airport. Will Smith's house This is the Malibu residence of famous actor, singer and entertainer Will Smith. 'Father of the Bride' House This house is the family home in the movie "Father of the Bride" (1991) with Steve Martin and Diane Keaton. Sylvester Stallone's house Action star Sylvester Stallone lives in this house in Beverly Hills. Lombard Street One of the most famous streets in San Francisco is the curvy Lombard Street. It's a one-way street from west to east. Stonehenge and replicas Throughout the USA are these (funny) replicas of the famous Stonehenge stone formation. "Street View" introduction Google has created a introduction for the Street View feature in Google Maps. If you want to see Street View in action you can use the new GLOTTER Street View service http://www.glotter.com/streetview And the best of all - from now on you can even embed Street View in your own GLOTTER entries! Claes Oldenburg - selected artwork Claes Oldenburg is an artist born in Stockholm, Sweden. Here is a collection of his famous worldwide public art installations: Hat in Three Stages of Landing (1982), Spoonbridge and Cherry (1988), Free Stamp (1991), Shuttlecocks (1994), Saw, Sawing (1996), Houseball (1996), Flying Pins (2000), Dropped Cone in Köln (2001), Cupid's Span (2002) Scuba Divers chasing Google Streetview Car These two Norwegian "Scuba Divers" (Børre Erstad and Paul Åge Olsen) are chasing Google's Streetview Car in their hometown Bergen. The world's largest moose Aka "The Trojan Moose" is a plan to build a restaurant, concert hall and conference center inside a wooden moose. It is located in Sweden on top of Vithatten mountain.


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#102NotOut starring #AmitabhBachchan and #RishiKapoor is a story of a father teaching his 75-year-old son a lesson. The life of a parent never changes even at the brink of his death.
Amitabh is seen as the carefree 102-year old father who wants only one thing for his child is to be happy and Rishi Kapoor as the old child who lives by the self-developed rules and survives by medicines. The story starts with an introduction to each character and soon (Bachchan) Datta announces that he will send (Rishi) Babu to an old age home on account of being a stuck up old man. Babu who cannot bear the change of his bedsheet is appalled by the idea of any change in his surrounding.
The film is a short story taking too long to end, without giving the right amount of time to bring alive the emotional fundamentals of the film. The first half mainly focus on the tasks gives by Datta and suddenly shows a change of heart after one trip around town. Even with Bachchan and Kapoor in the frame, the only thing to watch is a few genuine laughs while the most other seem forced. The story does not follow an explained timeframe but uses dialogues to give a subtext throughout the narrative.
The predictable story goes without provoking any emotions from the audience that it aims to with the suspense after revealing Bachchan's actual purpose in the second half. For a film that talks about living a full life, Umesh Shukla's 102 Not Out is based on a trivial matter at the base of all issues.
Verdict: A short film taking too long to end.
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The first pattern - the Alpine Sunset Shawl - arrived three weeks ago and I immediately thought of knitting it in colours to remind me of my recent train trip through the Canadian Rockies.
This is the skein of Riverstone 4ply that I picked up at Wet Coast Wools in Vancouver. It has all the greens of the acres of forest that we passed.
I paired it with some Hedgehog Fibres in the colourway Typewriter, which mimics the snowy tops of the mountains and the snowstorm we came through en route to Jasper from Edmonton.
The pattern also called for some beads - I had these bronze ones in my stash just waiting for this project. They are subtle (which I like), but when the light catches them, they remind me of the sun peeking through the trees. Or maybe pine cones.
Then I added some golden brown Ripples Crafts BFL, left over from my Building Blocks shawl. This reminded me of the needle-strewn forest floors.
These are definitely not colours that I would normally knit with, but I'm really happy with the overall effect; it's a good winter colour shawl.
Two more Knitvent patterns have subsequently been released: The Boreal Forest cowl and The Juniper Socks. These both look lovely and I do plan to knit them in due course. I'm especially eager to try the socks; I'm in a bit of a sock knitting phase at the moment as I try and get some xmas gifts finished. One pair down. . . another cast on.


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SCE President Andrew House Explains 5 Million Sales Target for PS4, Mentions Gaikai Beta
Peter Donnell / 5 years ago
Speaking at the pre-show press conference at the Tokyo Game Show, Sony Computer Entertainment President Andrew House discussed the sales target for their upcoming PlayStation 4. To the surprise of many, most likely Microsoft, the number was quite bit and Sony say they plan to ship as many as five million PS4 units before the end of the fiscal year. That's 5 million consoles as their target sales in a four month period!
To put that into perspective, the most successful Sony console, the PlayStation 2 managed to pull in 1.41 million sales in the same period. Andrew took the time to discuss the high estimate with Japanese site Weekly ASCII Plus.
"At Gamescom in Europe in August we announced that at that time we had received over one million preorders. We achieved a very significant milestone. Afterwards the positive interest from the users continued to grow, so we set a large goal."
"We made such a positive assessment because the hardware is 10 times as powerful as the PS3, but it still has an affordable price. Because of that, it has received a very positive reaction in the American market that is sensitive to pricing."
"Another point is that PS4 is a full fledged multi-functional entertainment device out of the box. When the PS3 was originally released it allowed to enjoy the latest games and Blu-ray media, but it was very much limited to games. This time you can enjoy an outstanding and responsive UI and the variety of entertainment services of the PlayStation Network and the like from the get go. Because of this we think that we can increase the market share greatly from an early stage."
He also mentioned the GaiKai service which is set to launch in North America at some point next year, saying their could even be a beta for the service before it goes public.
"Probably at the beginning we'll operate it as a beta test. The actual titles and the methods of purchase are still being planned at this stage."
It is true that Sony are onto a winner here, the console is a big leap up for the current gen, it's competitively priced and it offers good value for money in terms of being a multimedia device too. Microsoft are going to do well this Christmas, no doubt it, but I think Sony are already gaining an initial lead that will be difficult to beat for some time.
Thank you DualShockers for providing us with this information.
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Positive Pressure Ventilation
http://blip.tv/play/gf9ayoMpAg November 19, 2004. Cottonwood, Arizona. A training fire goes wrong when forced air ventilation is applied to the structure during suppression activities. Video from The Bravest Online. Click on the link above and watch the video. We do not … Continue reading
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Hey guys! In this post I wanted to share with you not only my outfit, but also a small bit of Christmas mood courtesy of Warsaw shopping malls.
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Jacket - Sheinside
Turtleneck - Choies
Skirt and boots - Zara
Socks - Asos
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Tomorrow we will be having our 2nd annual Pumpkin Party. Everyone will bring a pumpkin and we will carve our designs together, then we head up to the festival. This is the weekend of The Scarecrow Festival in our town so one of the activities we will enjoy will be the "pumpkin walk". This is an evening event where there are many, many pumpkins carved and lit up along a road. The road is closed to cars and people can walk along and enjoy cookies, apple cider and a talented local singer. Then there will be fireworks to end the festivities and we will all head back home for a few drinks around the campfire.
I can hardly wait to enjoy it again this year!
Have a great weekend everyone!!
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Disclaimer: The characters in this story are from "Silent Woods", and belong to Ofelia Gränd. She has granted me permission to write senseless things with them. She is a sweetheart.
Warning: Since this is basically a sort of "what happens after?" scenario for "Silent Woods" that my inappropriate shipper mind made up, it is FULL OF SPOILERS. Basically, if you haven't read the book yet, you might not get this. If you haven't read the book yet, please do so.
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Axel checked his backpack for the last time before he zipped it up and hoisted it onto his shoulder. His violin case was a constant black shape in his vision, but he didn't pick it up.
"Do you have everything you need, Axel?"
"Yes, Dad. Thanks." He gave Anders a one-armed hug before he walked out of his room and downstairs, where his other dad was still fretting about his leaving.
"Make sure to have your phone's GPS turned on at all times, darling. And call me as soon as you get there, you hear?"
Axel smiled at Daniel, hoping to hell his dad didn't suddenly realize that he was lying and that he wasn't heading out to his friend's house after all. "Dad, I'll be fine. My phone's all charged, and so's my iPad, and my laptop. I'm going to the next city, not deep space. Relax."
Daniel's frown deepened, but he did stop pacing. Maja came out of the kitchen in her pajamas, half asleep, a piece of toast hanging out of her mouth. She gave him a wave and said a muffled goodbye before she went back upstairs.
"You should be like her," Axel quipped to Daniel.
"A parent worries," was his father's response.
Axel smiled at both his dads, grateful that he had such wonderful parents, and sorry for what he was about to do. "I'll see you guys soon. Take care."
Daniel gave him a squeezing hug, murmuring a reminder to call back one last time before he let go. Anders hugged him after, curling a palm over the back of his head protectively, giving away with body language what he hid with his words. "Bye, son."
"I'll be back before you know it." Axel gave both his dads a kiss on their cheeks, and was off before Daniel could stall him with some excuse or the other.
He walked to the station and got a ticket to where his friend lived. Boarding the bus, he felt a strange sense of apprehension welling in him, and he couldn't decide if it was excitement or dread.
Before long, the bus was traveling through the forest, and Axel felt the apprehension in his stomach curl and form into something solid and heavy. This was where he'd intended to get off all along. But should he get down? Going into the forest was sheer insanity.
He should just go to his friend's place, and forget about the forest and the strange creature that had taught him to play the violin.
But he couldn't, and before he knew it, he was stepping off the bus and onto the leaf strewn forest bed.
The bus smoothly moved away, leaving Axel all alone in the woods.
The forest was just as he remembered it: still and completely silent. His memories were fuzzy, but as he stepped onto the trail, pictures began coming back to him: a tree with a weird shaped branch, a rotted tree trunk on the ground, the rocks that he'd tripped on.
The brook that led to the gravel pit.
To where the Neck was.
As he followed the brook, he thought of the Neck, if he'd even see him this time. It was a Thursday, and it was midsummer. But he was neither a child nor a woman.
He shook his head, marveling at the height of idiocy his thoughts were taking. Here he was, worried that he wouldn't be able to meet the supernatural creature who wanted to take him to an early, watery grave when he was five.
Or had he?
It had been sixteen years since the incident that had changed him and his fathers for ever. Maja didn't remember much of it, but he did, though not the same way as his dads. Anders had never volunteered to take them camping again, and Daniel had become overprotective to the point of paranoid sometimes. They became uneasy whenever he touched the violin. They had never actually told him to keep his violin playing a secret, but he did it anyway because he could sense that it was what they wanted.
Axel hadn't given it much thought at the time, but as he grew older, he started dreaming of that night.
He dreamed of the mournful wail of the violin and the defeated stance of the Neck. He dreamed of despondent, black eyes and a terrible loneliness.
Always, that soul sucking loneliness that he was powerless to ease, despite how badly he wanted to.
The last dream had been unbearable enough that Axel had sat up in bed and cried because he didn't know what else to do. That had been two days ago.
The whole forest was cool and misty, the canopy dense enough that the sunlight only dappled though it here and there. There was no wind, and there was no birdsong. There was nothing. Just like sixteen years ago.
Finally, he was standing beside the Gravel Pit.
The forest seemed darker somehow, the trees closer together. The placid surface of the lake brought memories of the Neck's dark eyes. He could imagine hearing the violin and could remember being helplessly drawn to the beautiful man that played it. There was still that strange, magnetic quality in the air, but it was barely a whisper of the actual feeling.
The water lilies weren't as abundant as they once were. They were clustered further away from the shore, as if cowering from the land. Axel remembered what Mr. Ahlqvist had said about putting pins in the leaves to stop the Neck, and he felt an irrational stab of anger. His dads had stopped getting phone calls from Ahlqvist three years ago. The leaves should have been free to grow since then. Or had Ahlqvist passed on sentry duty to someone else?
He set his bag down on the shore, toed off his shoes and his coat. After a second's hesitation, he pulled off his shirt as well. He stepped into the icy water, and a full body shiver ran through him. He pulled a pen knife from his pocket and made a little cut on his thumb before he threw it away from the water. Anxious and nearly on the verge of nausea, he dipped his bleeding hand into the water, saw a tendril of red spread from his thumb and then vanish.
Nothing happened.
He waded further out into the water till he reached the lilies and the pads. They were unscathed. He looked around, hoping the Neck would show himself, and when a few minutes passed, he took a huge gulp of air and went under. But it was dark as pitch and he could neither see anything, nor hear the signature sound of the violin.
He shook his head, smiling ruefully at his reflection. He was being silly. Not for believing the existence of a creature straight out of folklore, but for believing that the Neck would come to him when he was the reason why he was discovered in the first place.
This was ridiculous. He should count his blessings and leave right now.
He swam back toward the shore.
He was slipping on his right shoe when he felt it: that ragged, bone-deep loneliness again, like a tug on his entire being. He whipped around, eyes wide. There was nothing to see, but the feeling…
Acting on a hunch, he pulled out his phone. He selected the recording he'd made of himself playing the song of the Neck and pressed play, staring intently at the water.
The haunting melody filled his ears, bounced off the trees and echoed, weighing the atmosphere down with its emotion.
He thought the Neck would come now for sure, but he still didn't.
Then the sound of another violin resonated in the forest, its sound clearer and sweeter, much more potent than his own.
From the middle of the lake, surrounded by the lilies, the Neck looked at him, a corner of his lips crooked upward as he handled the violin with magical dexterity. Axel's skin prickled with excitement and relief.
They started at each other till the song ended. The Neck lifted his chin off the violin and cradled it in his hands, it's glossy reddish-black sheen a stark contrast against his pale skin. Axel vaguely registered it didn't have a chin rest.
Axel dropped his phone onto his bag and walked toward the water, but he didn't step inside. "Hello," he said, and swallowed, not knowing what else to say.
The Neck regarded him with a look that was almost pleased, despite how his black eyes warped the expression. "Hello again. It is good to see you. I had been very lonely."
"I know. I could feel you in my dreams, calling me." He paused, looking at the Neck's face, tracing the delicate features with his eyes. He was a work of art, and Axel couldn't believe that he existed. "I didn't know your kind could do that."
The Neck laughed lightly. "My kind cannot do that."
Axel blinked. "Then how did I feel and see you so clearly?"
"I do not know. But I am glad you did. I have missed you, and I hoped you would return one day."
The words pulled a warm ribbon of happiness and pride through his chest. "You did?"
The water rippled and the lilies shivered, despite the complete lack of a breeze. The Neck smiled a small, fond smile. "Very much."
Axel stepped into the water, his whole being full of nothing but the need to be closer to the man that had haunted his dreams for years.
On the Neck's lovely face, the smile widened.
Well. That went somewhere unexpected. But I'm still satisfied with how it turned out.
Happy One Year Anniversary of Silent Woods, Ofelia 🙂


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"Persistence of Long-Term Memory in Vitrified and Revived C. elegans"
Natasha Vita-More, PhD
Daniel Barranco
Abstract: Can memory be retained after cryopreservation? Our research has attempted to answer this long-standing question by using the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans), a well-known model organism for biological research that has generated revolutionary findings but has not been tested for memory retention after cryopreservation. Our study's goal was to test C. elegans' memory recall after vitrification and reviving. Using a method of sensory imprinting in the young C. elegans we established that learning acquired through olfactory cues shapes the animal's behavior and the learning is retained at the adult stage after vitrification. Our research method included olfactory imprinting with the chemical benzaldehyde (C6H5CHO) for phase-sense olfactory imprinting at the L1 stage, the fast cooling SafeSpeed method for vitrification at the L2 stage, reviving, and a chemotaxis assay for testing memory retention of learning at the adult stage. Our results in testing memory retention after cryopreservation show that the mechanisms that regulate the odorant imprinting (a form of long-term memory) in C. elegans have not been modified by the process of vitrification or by slow freezing.
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Originally produced in support of the 2016 Earth Science Week theme of "Our Shared Geoheritage," this collection of articles and images from NASA's Earth Observatory looks at over 60 of America's National Parks. Learners can explore three... (View More) facets of our parks from the vantage point of space: geology, ecology and/or cultural history. Each of the three includes an introduction and guiding questions. The articles can be used to engage and generate student interest in a related phenomenon or topic at the beginning of lessons or units, or used throughout as supplemental activities. The "Educators" link at the top of each section provides additional strategies and suggestions for using the articles. (View Less)
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The four lessons in this unit build toward a student understanding of each component of the energy budget formula - and how the contribution of each component changes due to location and time of year. In order, the four lessons consist of: deriving... (View More) the formula for Earth's energy budget, analyzing data from NASA's CERES instrument, learning to code using the RStudio program, and using RStudio to explore and evaluate the energy budgets of specific locations and seasons. The unit includes a pre/post test; each lesson follows the 5E model and contains worksheets with answer keys. (View Less)
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Danish shipping and oil major A.P. Moller-Maersk reported a stronger-than-expected net profit for the first three months of 2013, owing to higher freight charges and lower expenses.
The group posted a net profit at $790m (€614m/£518m) for the first quarter, above the analysts' estimates of $726m. However, profits were down 30% from the year-ago quarter. The annualised return on investment after tax was 8% in the quarter as compared to 10.2% reported for the same period, a year ago.
Maersk Line, the container shipping business of the company, reported a profit of $204m against a loss of $599m a year ago. The annualised return on investment after tax was 4% in the January-March period as compared to a negative 12.7% a year ago.
Maersk forecasts that its 2013 profit would be lower than the 2012 result of $4bn, but said Maersk Line, the world's biggest container carrier, would exceed 2012's earnings of $461m.
"We have improved our performance in the past year and we are satisfied with our result for the first quarter. Maersk Line is much more competitive and has gained strength to deal with the challenging shipping markets. During the year, Maersk Oil has replaced its reserves successfully and we will continue with a high exploration level to develop our portfolio for the long term. APM Terminals continues to progress in growth markets while Maersk Drilling has overcome its operational issues and is back on track," said Group Chief Executive Nils S Andersen in a statement.
Lower economic activity in the recession-hit eurozone has soaked away the demand for seaborne goods, making it tougher for top container-shipping lines such as Germany's Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk Line to operate.
Hapag-Lloyd, Europe's fourth-largest container-shipping line, reported an almost 50% reduction in first quarter loss in 2013 after freight rates rose and forecasted an operating profit for 2013.


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H&M was announced today.[ that MARNI at H&M collaboration product will be put on the market in March, next year.]
MARNI is a brand of Italy. The founder of MARNI is a woman called Consuelo Castiglioni. ( The woman of the picture of the top of this report.)
This collection is due to be put on the market in H&M about 260 stores, and online store of every corner of the earth from March 8, 2012. All the dress and accessories are developed at a H&M price, and everyone can experience the world of Marni. (In Japan, it is a sale start from March 10.)
From ladies, a vivid color tone and an outstanding print are characteristic, and there are what was affected to Africa, and a simple color block. All silhouettes are the time-tested products of Marni. Even the cotton poplin in which a pleated skirt, a dress, cropped pants, jacquard knitting, and a material have tension from silk is used. In order to complete a look, a collection also develops a jewelry, shoes, a bag, and a scarf.
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The impending American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is President Obama's first step towards closing the current gap between what America is producing and what it could be producing. Without his recovery plan, CBO estimates that the United States' GDP gap will yawn to $2.7 trillion from 2009 to 2011. That's more than $8,800 in potential GDP for every man woman and child in America.
The 'GDP gap' represents workers who want to work but can't find a job, businesses who are reluctant to hire new employees, land being put to sub-optimal use, and banks and credit institutions who accumulate money instead of lending it out. It's wages gone unearned, profits unmade and revenues uncollected.
The CBO projects that the above shortfall "would be the largest — in terms of both length and depth — since the Depression of the 1930s."
But a sizable stimulus package, such as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, is only the first step towards closing this gap. The banking system must be flushed of bad or unpriced assets clogging up the credit markets and the collapsing housing market must be supported to help worthy families stay in their homes and prevent a vicious cycle of land depreciation and neighborhood devastation.
Going forward, to evaluate progress towards recovery, politicians, policymakers and citizens should take care to mind the gap.


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Prep time for the Winter Challenge has been limited over the last few weeks thanks to lots of trips to foreign places, but at least my Perry plastics are starting to come together nicely. I've been using a combination of parts from all of the different Perry WotR sets as well as a few spare heads from the Warlord plastic Commandos. So far there are 6 mounted Men at Arms, 12 unmounted Men at Arms (2 units worth), 12 archers, 12 pike and a comander with standard.
Thanks to the kind folk at Citadel6, I now have livery symbols for Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers. Prior to Warfare this year these didn't exist, but as Claire likes Magpies (to the extent that her business logo is one), it seemed like a nice idea to carry the theme through. Citadel6 were kind enough to make the magpie livery transfers for me, which you can now also buy from their shop. As she's also from Stafford, I've picked up some Henry Stafford transfers to for when I get around to making a second WotR Lion Rampant force. I've no idea if they historically fought together or against each other... but they are two different colours of livery so I've got some variation.
I also had a basing conundrum to sort out. I wanted everything to be based individually so that I could play Lion Rampant, but wanted them to be based in roughly the right size for Hail Caesar later. Thankfully Warbases do 20mm round bases and the trays to go with them. These work out to be *nearly* the recommended size for HC. I may need to pick up a load of the base rims for Lion Rampant to bring the bases up to 25mm if anyone complains about the tiny footage, but that's a problem for later.


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MC was gobsmacked to learn that several rather high profile Ron Paul supporters have endorsed Tony Sutton for Chair of the RPM. MC knows Nate Hansen, Nick Quade and Grant Cermak a little and likes them all as people who work hard and aren't afraid to get involved. MC has been a consistent supporter of them, and others who supported Dr. Paul, and we are not about to change now. Full disclosure: MC was never on board with Dr. Paul's thinking in foreign policy. Certainly, though, his critique of American foreign policy deserves to be heard. (Candidly though, MC has heard it all before from Pat Buchanan) Dr. Paul's economic analysis has always struck us as cogent and, given the events of late, prescient.
What MC does not understand is the reasoning behind a public endorsement of one of their chief tormentors in the party. The text of the letter announcing their support is below. Left unsaid in this letter is the reasoning for such a manifest change. Have they sold out? Seems too pat to MC and we know them to have strong principles. They have often taken arrows from a party that did not trust them. What, then, would cause them to endorse Tony Sutton given their previous experiences?
At least one of the signers below also supports Michael Brodkorb for Deputy Chair. Call it change MC can't believe in.
MC understands that the rest of the Ron Paul community is not pleased with their support of the Old Guard's designated heir to the ruinous Ron Carey years. MC does not speak for the Campaign for Liberty although we count its members as friends and allies. Many people have come to MC to ask what is going on with respect to this endorsement. MC is publishing this post in an attempt to answer that question.
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Friday, May 29, 2009
Dear Republican Friend,
We write today to encourage you to support Tony Sutton for State Chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota.
As relatively new activists to the Party we have gotten to know Tony over the last several months and believe that he is the best prepared candidate to unite our Party, re-build our brand of limited-government optimism and win elections in 2010.
We are faced with new challenges that come with new opportunities. The battle lines have been drawn and the nature of this battle can be most clearly summarized as increasing command and control of the population versus individual liberty. Where Democrats and other leftists have never seen a new law, government power, tax or other oppressive intrusion that they find unacceptable, our party is experiencing a re-invigoration of one of its old and sometimes forgotten cornerstones: individual liberty. Whether you are a long time party leader or a new activist sharing these values, our country needs you and our party needs you.
A few folks are skeptical about Tony Sutton, and cite his long-time party involvement as a black eye rather than a feather in his cap. Tony Sutton was not chair of the Republican Party in 2007 and 2008; he was the Secretary/Treasurer. He did not have the executive privilege to make the decisions some folks thought should have been made over the past few years. However, the job history, service and character of this man are very important when considering him for the position of State Party Chair.
Tony became involved in Republican politics as a young man in Hibbing in the 1980s. He later moved to the Twin Cities and was involved with the Republican Party of Minnesota in varying capacities until 1998 when he became Executive Director of the State Party. Under Tony's direction, this party took back the majority in the State Legislature. Tony has pounded signs and broken bread with activists all over this State. After serving as Executive Director, he went on to serve as Deputy State Auditor under Pat Anderson. In this capacity, Tony garnered the respect of his colleagues and a deeper understanding of the operations of state, local and municipal governments. Tony has rounded out his experience by running a successful business in a very competitive market sector. He is the CEO of Baja Sol Restaurants, a company with nearly 300 employees and numerous franchises. He resides in Inver Grove Heights with his wife Bridget, and their four children.
Tony is an affable, kind, hard-working and caring individual. If someone tells you otherwise, they have probably not spent much time with him. In order to implement our conservative liberty agenda, we need to win elections. Winning elections is certainly about ideology and ideas. But at a practical level, it is also about running and managing campaigns successfully, which requires experience - and Tony has this experience. Tony has a proven track record of successful organizing, raising capital and funds, list development, management, and marketing and that will move us significantly toward victory.
In 1978, two years after Jimmy Carter took office, Minnesota Republicans picked up a net 37 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives. If we are to have a chance at accomplishing a similar feat we must have someone of Tony's skill-set and experience at the helm.
Tony is a successful organizer, experienced leader, conservative activist and decent man. We hope you join us in supporting him for State Chair. Thank you for your time and let's take our State and Country back together!
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US House Republicans are poised to raise $1.2 trillion in tax revenue through the Border Adjustment Tax, but is it really necessary?
Taxation ensures that the government's revenue is independent of the outcomes it achieves, leading to ineffectiveness, waste, and even corruption in government services.
Give people a say in where their tax dollars go, allowing them to send them to where they will do the most good. This will improve the accountability of government and, most importantly, practical outcomes for real people.
Most of our human needs are met by non-governmental entities, many of which deliver services more effectively and efficiently than government agencies. Introducing choice into taxation will allow us to send our tax dollars to wherever they can do the most good and to whomever can do the most good with them.
A non-profit is a corporation whose shareholders do not make profits and which measures its success in terms of a benefit it provides to the community it serves.
Whereas a charity acts as a third party that receives donations from some people, which it uses to the benefit of other people, a mutual society or co-op involves multiple people coming together for their collective benefit. Typically, members put funds in to a pot when they can afford to, to take them out when they need to.
The overwhelming majority of the products and services that Americans require are provided by for-profit corporations, which directly provide a needed product or service for money. Since a company must provide value to customers to make a profit, its interests are aligned with those of the people that it serves.
The idea of a "voluntary" tax system that is truly voluntary may seem like a huge jump from where we are today.
But it really isn't. In fact, not only is such a thing feasible: It's already being implemented in various ways in our country and elsewhere.
For each dollar you give to an NGO performing a social or economic welfare function, you pay a dollar less to the government in tax.
"Opt-in" to give your tax dollars to a government agency which is doing a great job or a program that is particularly effective; "opt-out" to withhold your tax dollars from a wasteful agency or program that is doing more harm than good.
Our country has multiple layers of government (federal, state, county, city, ward, district) and jurisdictions. Japanese taxpayers foster inter-governmental competition by choosing which layer of government and even which city receives their tax dollars.
US House Republicans are poised to raise $1.2 trillion in tax revenue through the Border Adjustment Tax, but is it really necessary?
TRI's Dan Johnson pokes holes through the Republicans' so-called "tax reform" plan, noting the various empty promises they made during the last election.
The mission of the EPA is to "protect human health and the environment," and while they do the exact opposite of that, they are wasting your tax money.
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families is the prototypical example of government failure and why Americans need to rethink how their tax dollars are spent.
What if the American public could put an end to the federal government's war on marijuana by voting with their tax dollars?
With our federal tax code and regulations now topping the 10 million-word mark, the costs associated with compliance are going through the roof.
TRI Senior Advisor Jeff Lewis hosts a webinar on the IRS targeting of free speech, featuring TRI Executive Director Dan Johnson and Kimberly Strassel of the Wall Street Journal.


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ASUS makes its PG279Q monitor official, QHD with 165Hz and G-Sync
ASUS has just officially announced its exciting new ROG gaming monitor, the PG279Q, at its Republic of Gamers Unleashed event in San Francisco. The PG279Q is a 27-inch successor to the super-popular ROG Swift PG278Q, but with some nice upgrades.
The new ASUS ROG PG279Q has a 27-inch QHD (2560x1440) panel, with a 144Hz refresh rate (where you overclock it to 165Hz) with NVIDIA's G-Sync technology. We have a WLED + IPS panel with 1000:1 contrast ratio, 350 nits of peak brightness, 4ms delay, and 178-degree viewing angles. It's an 8-bit panel with DisplayPort 1.2 and HDMI 1.4 inputs with two USB 3.0 and 3.5mm audio backing that up.
ASUS is pricing the delicious new gaming monitor at a not-so-bad price of $799, and we can't wait to get our hands on a sample for review to see how driving a 165Hz monitor is for those fast-paced first-person shooters.


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Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Cuong met Mr. Rick Howarth, the General Manager of Intel Products Vietnam
At the meeting, Mr. Rick Howarth, the General Manager of Intel Vietnam shared with Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Cuong the progress of the company in Vietnam, which is doing very well. Since its opening in 2006, Intel Vietnam has recruited more that 1,000 employees and will reach 5 - 6,000 employees when it goes to full production. In 2010, Intel Vietnam's export turn over was 130 million USD.
As part of its growth strategy, Intel Vietnam is implementing two training programs with the objective of contributing to the development of Vietnam corps of engineers that would man-power the growing information technology industry of the country as well as strengthening the company's teams of engineers. For the last two year, the company has sponsored groups of Intel Vietnam Scholars to come to study at American universities. And recently, Thang Duy Vo, Anh Viet Ngo, Hoa Van Nguyen and Hung Minh Nguyen, seniors who came to Portland State University through the Intel Vietnam Scholars Program, successfully challenged 23 other finalist teams from other top national engineering schools such as UC Berkeley and MIT to win the $10,000 top prize May 5 at Walt Disney World in Florida. The second program, Higher Engineering Education Alliance Program (HEEAP), through which the company entered into partnership with the government agencies and academia to help modernize Vietnamese public higher education in engineering. In the first phase, Intel Vietnam has joined with USAID and Arizona State University in 2010 with a USD $5M, three-year commitment. After 2 year's time, HEEAP has helped to bring more than 100 faculty members from 5 participating universities to the US. Given the program's success, Intel Vietnam and its partners will expand this project over the next five years.
Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Cuong was greatly encouraged to learn of Intel Vietnam's strong progress. He commended Intel Vietnam's intiatives and its public-private approach to help further develop the skills and number of IT engineers in Vietnam, to meet the growing demand of both foreign and domestic businesses. He assured that the government of Vietnam will continue to improve the business enviroment for companies doing business in Vietnam.


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I remember posting something here before... DOES IT WORK MEOW.
I think whomever is topping the steam leaderboard should have the trophy show up on their profile and also unlock a permanent title. I WILL COME UP WIF SUMFIN!
Maybe after I work out the bugs.
Sounds good. I would assume it would be a later feature once the leaderboards and all that jazz is kinked out.
My plans for the steam score was to finish up the various sections we have now. For example the full game list needs to be linked to the various game pages, and I want to add the ability for a user to request a refresh of their score so they don't have to wait for the next update, which could be up to 7 days from now for a full refresh or 2 hours for a minor refresh. There are a few more little things like that as well as making some speed improvements.
You notice there are leaderboards for each individual game on their respective page. If you go here: http://notanothercastle.com/SteamScore/Game.aspx?id=49, you can see the l4d2 page and leaderboard. On the users profile page I want to add a list of trophies. So, there would be a 1st 2nd 3rd place trophy for each game, and a 1-10th overall. These would just be a cool little thing that you could see on there.
We could also tie points/leaderboard positions to titles, but I'm not sure how it would work w/ people who unlock the title, would it be unlocked forever, or would it go away if you fell out of your spot? I think it would be kind of weird to have it stay forever for the per game leaderboard stuff, but it would make sense for maybe a "got 10k steam score" one. Also, I think anyone who makes it to the top spot in the leaderboard should probably get some kind of permanent title.
Keep in mind that the points change depending on how rare the achievements are and changes to the algorithm, which I'm still working on. You could have 35k points right now and 34.5k tomorrow, without getting/losing any achievements.
If anyone has an opinion on the algorithm, I wouldn't mind discussing new ideas with how to calculate the achievements, but there are some points that I am pretty set on. My goals for the algorithm were:


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Hey hey.
Wow what a battle. Rigging tiny ships isn't for the feint hearted! I screamed at all the gods, cursed every member of my family and laughed at the four winds. But alas i prevailed. Think i may have a weeks break till i attempt a frigate, the frustration was great. All being said though im pretty happy how she turned out.
Cheers Matt
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Prevent Constipation and Other Health Ailments with Papaya
By Sandra Kim Leong
Constipation is a condition whereby the fecal matter traveling through your colon remains too long in your colon before traveling out of the rectum. You become aware that you are constipated if you have difficulty passing motion or take a few days to do one purge.
That said, if you are suffering from constipation, you have been advised to eat more fruits and vegetables to increase your fiber intake.
For fruit, have you considered having papaya as a constipation remedy or including it as part of your regular diet?
As a natural remedy, papaya not only aids digestion but also helps prevent constipation. It provides relief from piles and also has anti-cancer properties. Papaya has also been shown to lower cholesterol levels, prevent the formation of urinary stones, prevent intestinal infection by parasites, and aid in the proper functioning of the body�s immune system. For lactating mothers, according to traditional beliefs, papaya also helps to stimulate milk production.
Papayas contain papain, an enzyme that helps digest proteins (especially food with gluten). Concentrated amounts can especially be found in unripe papaya. This enzyme helps prevent the accumulation of mucoprotein (partially digested protein) in the body and lymphatic system. In fact, papain has been extracted to make dietary supplements for digestion. Thus, the unripe papaya is considered to have more healing powers for constipation than the ripe one.
Papayas are a good source of fiber. Its fiber is able to keep cancer-causing toxins in the colon away from the healthy colon cells. Those who are experiencing constipation or at risk of colon cancer should consider taking more papaya. Papaya�s folate, vitamin C, vitamin A, beta carotene and vitamin E have been linked with reduced risk of colon cancer.
Additionally, the antioxidant nutrients found in papaya have also been proven to reduce muscle inflammation and heal the of burns and wounds.
The papaya fruit is slightly sweet, with a musky smell to it. It is now mainly cultivated in the warm tropical parts of the world but can easily be found in many supermarkets.
To prevent constipation and for all stated health benefits, here are three simple papaya recipes:
Sandra Kim Leong aims to educate her readers on natural food diet and nutrition remedies for common health ailments. For more information, please visit her site http://www.food-diet-remedy.com.
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My plans for the half-term went pretty well. Although not up to the 10k-a-day writing extravaganza described in my last blog post (for which I should probably be thankful, quality-wise), I did manage to produce four and half chapters over the week, coming it at a little over nine thousand words total.
Considering a good week is normally when I manage to complete one chapter, I do feel like I achieved something.
Compare it to this past week, now back at work. I've just managed to complete Chapter 15. Yes, back to just the one chapter. *sigh* It's a bit of a talky chapter too, so it might have to be heavily edited once I read it in the context of the whole novel but for now, I'm just trying to get the story down.
It was good - if slightly exhausting - to write so much during the half-term week. Now that I've returned to work, and my output has shrunk back down to only a few hundred words a day, I'm really missing that sense of accomplishment which came with completing a chapter within a day or two.
Is it bad that I'm already counting down to the Easter holidays? Five weeks to go...


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Friday, August 15, 2008
Insights into the Craft of Qaballa
Now all of this is just fine and dandy, and to those with some inside knowledge, makes clear and perfect sense, even to those whose conclusions are still quite errant. There are issues to be debated over what Pike was advancing, but first let us discuss where we agree.
1) The Construct is indeed simple and absolute, and its logic, albeit "intutitive", once grasped, remains ingenious and exceptional. One may attribute to the Philosophy the term "admirable".
Example: there are two "1's", which we may define as A and I. A is Osiris is Able in that it may stand on its two feet. I is Seth is Cain (cane) in that it stands on 1 foot. The former is as the Compass and the Square, the latter is as the Square only. As each of these are technically "1's", wherein A = 1 = I, this reality brings about confusion. So as the Hanged Man of the Tarot is Odin is "the Letter El" is Osiris, so too is the Letter El referred to as Saturn.
The former brings enlightenment and lifts the spirit, the latter brings about death and despair. Hence, the individual as "the Ka", or letter K, may seek after "the 1", and either be caste further into the morass of matter, or find themselves becoming more enlightened and attuned with the Universe.
Es Ka Later lifts one up = hence an "escalator".
El Evader lifts one up = hence an "elevator".
2) The Philosophy is based on the necessary union of ideas and signs.
This is really not so esoteric once you break it down, hence it could also be inferred to be "rather simple". In order to communicate a sound in written form, it is necessary to codify the sound. In order to communicate the idea in written form, it is necessary to codify the idea.
"Primitive characters", be they written representations for numbers and letters (to include signs of the ZODIAC signs, and so forth), contain within them, therefore, a fusion or union of ideas to signs. In a modern context, we may say that the written formats of numbers and letters (and other signs) carry with them archetypal coding, very much at the root core of DNA, which the Occultist could describe as "a consecration of the fundamental properties by the "primitive characters".
A subtle key here is that to the Occultist, the "primitive characters", being type coded into DNA, remain wholly outside of DNA, and hence have their own existence.
What this means is that "the primitive characters" have been "discerned" or "discovered" and remain powers and force unto themselves.
3) The Philosophy is as simple as an Alphabet, a fusion of Letters to Numbers to Sounds.
Aleister Crowley wrote in "Magic without Tears",
"No one has ever found out why the order of the letters is what it is. Probably there isn't any answer."
Of course, he could not be further from the truth and more incorrect. In truth, the Philosophy IS the Alphabet, and indeed is a fusion of Letters, Numbers, and Sounds. Where Pike inferred a Trinity of Words, Letters, and Numbers, technically, this is incorrect. The Trinity remains of Letters, Numbers, and Sounds, for the Sounds have to too be set into their proper mathematical matrix before the WORDS can arrive at their intended esoteric constructions.
SUN shows a value of
The U must have a Temurah component, for the Sum of 1:6 is 21 is the U Letter. If U as a sound were not placed at 21, then the sound pattern relative to the esoteric construction of SUN = 3(sum of 1:)65, or SUN = 365, would be destroyed. If L were not set and given a value of 50, then the word SOL as
L = 50; would too be destroyed. The Construct or Philosophy remains absolute and unerring.
4) The Philosophy is as profound and infinite as the Word; theorems more complete and luminous than those of Pythagoras.
Why Crowley was brooding that "no one has found the reason for the placement of the Alphabet" is rather puzzling for someone who displayed an intuitive and working insight into the larger aspects of the Construct. The Alphabet, being the Philosophy, is too an adumbration, or reflection, of "the Word". What this means is that it must by default represent clearly this "Word" through the very nature and intent of its design.
By taking the Symmetrical and Asymmetrical shapes of the Letters, for instance, we can infer from the pairings of symmetrical and asymmetrical letters that the word as Pi is inferred and designed in. The asymmetrical letters are BCDEFGJKLNPQRSZ. They can then be paired up as follows: (BCDEFG)(JKL)(N)(PQRS)(Z). The pairings show the number of letters per pairing as (6)(3)(1)(4)(1).
With Pi (314) in the center, it is readily apparent that the pairings are encoding Pi, or 3.1416. This is a basic and clear design for which it is puzzling that Crowley feigned ignorance. The Value and Placement of the English Alphabet was and remains very well known, guarded, and protected.
This is no secret, however, within secret societies. Manley P. Hall describes the fusion of this philosophy to an Alphabet as being that of an Acroamatic Cipher.
5) The Construct is a theology summed up by counting on one's fingers; an Infinite which can be held in the hollow of an infant's hand; ten ciphers and twenty-two letters, a triangle, a square, and a circle,--these are all the elements of the Kabalah. These are the elementary principles of the written Word, reflection of that spoken Word that created the world!
You can attempt to "mystify" the above, or you can find a rational explanation for same. The Construct is a THEOLOGY. The root of the word THEOLOGY is the word THE. Rather than assume the definition as offered, it is often best to peer a bit deeper into words in order to gain an insight into their esoteric contruction.
In the case of the word "THE", we have a word that preceded all things (nouns), i.e., "the" birds and "the" bees, or "the fish in the water". THE is rooted too in "monoTHEism", "thespian", "theoretical", among many others. So having a distinct and comprehensive understanding of the word THE from an esoteric construction might prove beneficial.
When we break down the word THE, we note that it is comprised of two distinct sound features, "th" as a compound sound (comprising two letters with their own unique sound set), and the vowel ending of "e". Breaking it down constructively, you need to keep to the compound sounds as a single number unit, forming a word or mathematical formula of (TH)(E). How it is added, multiplied, and so forth, is the intuitive logic of the theology.
In this case, we use the Isisian Codes to reveal that:
The formula, therefore, is (T*H)+E = (10*36)+5 = 365 = SUN.
The word THE, as it should be expected, is simply a cipher for "the SUN", having as its core Gematria the value of 365. Note that this "theology", or "belief" as you may have it, does not follow precisely the rules taught in a profane way regarding letters and numbers and values and esoteric constructions.
There is a simple genius to the Construction, a result that provides its own self evident truths. The Philosophy is as simple as "counting on the fingers of one's hands. 1+2+3+4+5+6+7 and so forth, on up to 36. Crowley has taken the summation assumptions to absurd lengths, for instance, but for all practical intents, the system is set against the 6, 66, and the 666.
In the case of the INFANT, we too can reduce this to a series of Letters, Numbers, and Sounds.
The word "IN" is a preposition. Prepositions often say precisely what they mean, meaning that they are "pre-positioned" into the larger Philosophy known as "the Construct". Hence an INTERPRETER could be seen as an INTER PRE T (ER), the root of the word being the Letter T, which would then contain the vast bulk of the esoteric construction to the word.
The Letter F is as its says, the "6", which then becomes the Dreidle or the Cherub or the Hexagon, which is the Cube. Another way to show this aspect of the Philosophy (theology) is in the word "VISITOR". Your time here on Earth is transient, meaning that you come, but you will go. You are a VISITOR.
SITOR = Sitter; or a "6 sitter"
ANT is often a suffix to imply a "person", for reasons which a comprehensive understanding of English Qaballa well expresses.
An IN-F-ANT and a VI-SITOR really are expressing very comparable realities to the design of the Construct as "existence" is often reduced to that of a CUBE within the larger Philosophy.
Where all of these things hold true, what does not hold true is a reliance on the 22 Letters of the Hebrew caste against a 10 set cipher system known as "sepherahs". The 22 Letter Hebrew System is an adjunct to the 26 Letter System of English. Basic research into Continental Masonry would show that they were wholly relying on a 26 digit system (and for clear and obvious reasons to anyone who tries to decipher the meaning of these things). The whole of the system works when the disparate systems are integrated into a larger and composite whole.
You cannot, for instance, make the system work without a comprehensive knowledge of the Roman Numbering System. To assume you can is to assume in error.
The System is based on Pi. The word ILLUMINATUS is comprised of a massive set of Roman Numerals.
1+100+1001 = 11.001001 = Binary Pi
Do you really think this is a coincidence? Do you really think that the U of ILL(U)MINATUS, when removed and divided by itself as ILLMI_NAT(U/U)S to reveal NATAS = SATAN is a coincidence?
Or is it evidence of a higher intelligence working and constructing its Philosophy and Theology into the language, both to conceal and to reveal?
ConclusionQaballa, in all its varies spellings, is first and foremost a study of the Letters. The Letters are a manifestation of the "spoken word", the Word being Pi, and the Alphabet is a hyper-dimensional representation of Pi as a representation of "the Word". There is too much to tell in a format as a blog, but to those who read to gain insights and knowledge, I trust this piece will provide a new perspective on this most critical of Occult sciences.
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i know im playing but i found it quirky?
and if the E wants to play silent
and if i play more i get:
the foot
which ironically = 89
and if theft of a foot then one needs a cane
you like? :)
- August 22, 2008 at 9:41 PM
if you have two foot
you have feet.
mirror this you have "TE EF"
TF which is 26
which is the 26 letter alphabet of the English language.
(feet also = 56 which goes with "speech" = 56)
talk the walk and walk the talk?
and how interesting is it that 26+26=52 which could be ET / 520 (with E properties)
as well with EF which is 5.6 / 56
then i have V's and E's and such and other values but ... numbers letters and sounds...they all add up somewhere revealing some "thing"
i dunno i was just doodling
- August 22, 2008 at 9:52 PM
- Scan Der Berg said...
Something about Cain. Cane in Italian means dog, dog-god (Dogon and many other). The concept of the barrel is linked to that of kunna, the gun, the vagina. The Romans were defeated by Hannibal in CANNE. c-anni-BAL
The names are descriptive and this applies to all, cities. nations etc. A small example: Yugoslavia yoke (yoke, yuko, jugo, jogh, jok, juk) yoke-slave
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So....I'm excited to share a decision I made for myself.....I have taken the plunge into re-opening my ETSY store once more....After talking with my awesome husband about it, he and I agreed I should give it a go if it brings me happiness.....because I enjoy creating and the Lord is blessing me with that desire once again I want to take advantage of it....Why not...right???
SO I've been working like a mad woman to get some items made up to list......I've decided on making some of my handmade flowers, stencils and mixed media pieces as I create them....so if you are needing supplies for your creating...I hope you'll jump over to my ETSY store and see if there is something which might work well for your creative needs/wants....Here's a sneak peak as to what I'm starting with on my store.....
If you feel led....I would love for you to hop on over and give me a follow to help spread the word a bit...I know I have my work cut out for me to get my name out there again....but I'm going to give it the best go I can....I know it's something that truly gave me happiness in the past and I'm wanting to get back to that point with my creating again!!!!
I'm working on a mixed media piece now.....can't wait for it to be completed so I can share it with you....believe it will be the next piece I work on til complete so I can share it and get it listed....then I'll begin working on more flowers!! Feels SO AWESOME to have a direction for my art once more!!!
Okie Dokie...that's my news for this evening....I hope you're excited for me!! ;) I know I'm excited for me!! ;) I want to THANK YOU so much for stopping by to visit with me...I wish you all a very blessed Memorial Day and week again...and I hope you'll stop by again very soon...until next time!!!