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The Carnegie Institution for Science, University of Queensland, and Planet, in close collaboration with Paul G. Allen Philanthropies and the National Geographic Society in collaboration with Dr. Ruth Gates identified the following methods to supply unique data to the Allen Coral Atlas, informing deep understanding and accurate analytics for global coral reef conservation.
The analysis of the data relies on specific methodology to establish what is and isn't a coral reef. Since the bulk of the data will be satellite imagery, additional steps will be taken to correct for the effects of the atmosphere, sun glint on the surface of the water and track the depth of the water. The efficacy of these steps will be verified by field visits to the reefs during the first year of the study.
The following are illustrations and documentation about these respective methods.
Learn more about Planet's approachA high quality global coral reef mosaic from Planet's PlanetScope satellite imagery is the starting point for creating the Atlas maps. PlanetScope (Dove) imagery exhibits the following technical specifications:
Satellite data are made available to the science team in calibrated at-sensor radiance units (W str-1 m-2 s-1) as spatially contiguous orthorectified mosaics. These data require extensive processing using Carnegie algorithms to generate at-surface, sub-surface, and benthic reflectance data from the Planet radiance imagery. Reaching these three levels of processed data requires modeling of the radiometry of each Planet satellite (Dove, SkySat) used in generating coral reef coverage worldwide. Additionally, the following corrections need to be applied to Planet data to support the UQ mapping component (geomorphic zonation and benthic composition) as well as the Carnegie alert-monitoring component:
For validation of the water depth product, reference data from field measured water depths is compared with coincident locations on the map product and to calculate regression values. Field measured depth is sourced from previously collected data from existing programs.
Gao, Bo-Cai. 1996. "NDWI—A Normalized Difference Water Index for Remote Sensing of Vegetation Liquid Water from Space." Remote Sensing of Environment 58 (3): 257–66.
Lee, ZhongPing, Kendall L. Carder, and Robert A. Arnone. 2002. "Deriving Inherent Optical Properties from Water Color: A Multiband Quasi-Analytical Algorithm for Optically Deep Waters." Applied Optics 41 (27): 5755–72.
Lee, Zhongping, Kendall L. Carder, Curtis D. Mobley, Robert G. Steward, and Jennifer S. Patch. 1999. "Hyperspectral Remote Sensing for Shallow Waters. 2. Deriving Bottom Depths and Water Properties by Optimization." Applied Optics38 (18): 3831–43.
Lee, Zhongping, Alan Weidemann, and Robert Arnone. 2013. "Combined Effect of Reduced Band Number and Increased Bandwidth on Shallow Water Remote Sensing: The Case of Worldview 2." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing51 (5): 2577–86.
Li, Jiwei, Qian Yu, Yong Q. Tian, and Brian L. Becker. 2017. "Remote Sensing Estimation of Colored Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) in Optically Shallow Waters." ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 128: 98–110.
Wabnitz, Colette C., Serge Andréfouët, Damaris Torres-Pulliza, Frank E. Müller-Karger, and Philip A. Kramer. 2008. "Regional-Scale Seagrass Habitat Mapping in the Wider Caribbean Region Using Landsat Sensors: Applications to Conservation and Ecology." Remote Sensing of Environment 112 (8): 3455–67.
A hierarchical, object-based classification approach is applied to map coral reefs and their geomorphic and benthic zones from Planet Dove image data, physical attributes such as bathymetry, slope, and significant wave-height in combination with machine learning and eco-geomorphological driven classification rules.
Four levels of classification, corresponding to the four scales of coral reef environments (Figure 1), each mapped over a set range of depths, (Figure 2) are used:
The classification scheme outlined in Figure 1 and Figure 2 forms the backbone of the Allen Coral Atlas project. The classes and the rules used to define these were revised as the first part of the project and ongoing revision and improvement will take place. The revisions will take into account: Planet Dove data, Planet Dove derived bathymetry, best on offer global wave climatology data, available international community verification and validation data, and most recent regional to global scale coral reef mapping projects, as well as other past global projects and current NOAA UNEP global coral data sets.
The geomorphic and benthic mapping approach currently implemented is combining machine learning with Object Based Analysis (OBA). The satellite image and physical attribute data are first segmented into 'objects' following an OBA paradigm. Using a training data set, a machine learning classifier is then used to make a preliminary classification of geomorphic and benthic classes. Based on an established framework for OBA on the Great Barrier Reef (Roelfsema et al. 2018), the preliminary classification is then improved and refined using the relational and contextual principles of OBA.
The OBA paradigm is based on the image and other spatial data to be first segmented into groups of pixels with similar characteristics (e.g. colour or texture, or a physical property such as water depth). This is akin to how we use our eyes to segment images into objects for interpretation. Each image 'object' is then given a set of metrics based on its constituent pixels, which could be the mean or standard deviation, or something more complex like gray-level co-occurrence matrix (GLCM), texture metrics.
Training and validation data sets are created for individual reefs or small groups of reefs within a mapping region, based on the segmented image and physical attribute data. These training and validation data sets have two main origins:
The Random Forest classifier is a well-established machine learning algorithm. It is an 'ensemble learning' methods, which means it classifies the input data based on a number of constructed 'decision trees' that each have some component of random variation in the parameterisation. The output classification is the mode or mean of all the decision trees, and they are particularly useful because they balance predictive performance with overfitting, and are also robust to redundant predictor variables (Breimann et al. XXX). The classifier is trained used the curated training data set, with the input variables included both the pixel and segmented objects from the image and physical environment data.
The output classification from the machine leaning classifier is then processed using a number of automated OBA membership rules. Membership rules form the typology of a mapping class defined by different attributes. These attributes not only include the brightness of an object but also the texture, depth, slope, waves or location in relation to other objects. In marine environments, seafloor features are especially challenging to distinguish due to submerged characteristics by variation in water from tides, water column composition from water movement, and surface roughness.
To create geomorphic and benthic maps for the training set the rule sets are adjusted, developed and tested using the commercial software Trimble eCognition 9.3. This software enables highly efficient and accurate OBA mapping, but the curated training and validation data set is in no way limited to this software – any source of high-resolution and high-accuracy map or labelled segment data can be used as training and validation in the Allen Coral Atlas workflow. The machine learning mapping and the For the mapping regions, the machine learning and OBA refinement stages are implemented in Google Earth Engine, and open source and free cloud-based processing environment that provides capability to access and process the Planet Dove imagery, along with a range of other satellite image archives (e.g. Sentinel 2, Landsat). The image segmentation and OBA refinement workflow was not previously available in Google Earth Engine, so that software capability is a major output of the Allen Coral Atlas project (Lyons et al. in prep).
Wave exposure is the dominant force influencing the ecological makeup and physical structure of coral reefs. Changes in the benthic ecological community as well as some crucial metabolic and biological functions of coral reefs have been linked to variations in wave energy. Long-term geomorphic development of coral reefs is also driven by the relative exposure of coral reefs to wave processes. A thorough understanding of wave exposure is now an important component of benthic ecological surveying in coral reefs. Wave exposure on coral reefs has typically been determined using a suite or computationally onerous models which limits wave modelling to a local or regional basis which. To calculate the wave exposure for every reef in the world a wave model that is flexible, computationally fast and links with global wave models. This model uses principles of wave refraction and diffraction to determine the dissipation of wave energy from deepwater sources to shallow reef environments and through often complex coral reef regions. This provides the local wave height for every reef prior to wave breakpoint and hence the wave exposure index for each coral reef.
Datasets: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Associate (NOAA) Wave Watch III global wave model hindcast reanalysis (1979-present). Planet derived bathymetry.
The OBA protocol incorporates additional attributes: water depth (derived from satellite imagery), slope (calculated from water depth), historical significant wave height and surface reflectance. In this project's methodology, surface reflectance is considered a proxy for consolidated (dark e.g. reef matrix, coral, algae) or unconsolidated material (bright e.g. sand). Geomorphic mapping requires first the data sets to be divided for shallow reef area and reef type is mapped at final stage.
Membership rulesets to assign a dominant benthic cover type label to a segment are based on the brightness of the segments, band ratios, segment location within each of the geomorphic zones, and with visual assessment and guidance of expert reef knowledge and/or field data. Rules vary between geomorphic zones dependent upon the type of ecological relationship and/or threshold value for a dominant benthic cover type. Dominant benthic cover type labels include: Coral, Algae, Benthic Microalgae Mats (BMA), Seagrass, Rock, Rubble, and Sand. In this segmentation, Algae is dominated by macroalgae (> 2 cm), and Rock includes turf algae (< 2 cm) and crustose coralline algae. Patch reef categories represent small patches that include coral and algae (approximately 10 m - 50 m diameter) that inhabit sandy areas.
Due to increased bottom reflectance attenuation with increasing water depth, in some cases the only differentiation made is between bright and dark objects. Bright objects are assumed to represent unconsolidated material (e.g. bright = sand), and dark objects consolidated material (e.g. dark = coral, rock or algae).
To provide more confidence in differentiating between coral and algae, historical impacts could be incorporated together with local knowledge. Coral and algae have similar visual characteristics within a high spatial resolution multi-spectral satellite image, making them harder to differentiate from each other. Therefore, historical knowledge of impacts such as cyclones, bleaching, Crown of Thorns, or decline in water quality are helpful in verifying presence of either benthic type. For instance, recent severe bleaching would most likely turn areas (objects) assigned as coral to algae.
is derived from previously collected field data through existing programs, from newly collected field data as part of the project, and through citizen science data. A protocol for data collection is being created and will include a suggested capacity building process.
Field data are required for training and verification of the mapping approach and map products such as: water depth, Geomorphic, Benthic community, benthic change.
Reference data for the benthic mapping will be sourced predominantly through georeferenced photo quadrates that could be collected from boat, on snorkel or scuba or using a Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) or Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). Photo quadrates could be acquired at random points or along transects and set intervals, located around and on top of the reef, and its position synchronized with standard hand held GPS. Photos will be analyzed using machine learning to provide a consistent output of benthic mapping categories.
Additionally, field verification will be used for contextual editing in regards to the habitat information but also in regards to administrative information e.g. such as addition of local reef names. Verification data will be sourced at different levels of detail and accuracy, and at different times throughout the project (Figure 3).
Figure 3: Options for different levels of knowledge able to be collected by the communities: (top left) detailed surveys through geolocated benthic photo quadrates:, (top right) basic surveys, through descriptive characterisation in the water; (lower left) local knowledge, where the fisherman or other are asked to provide their input on what is where; and (lower right) remote surveys, where technology is deployed to gather autonomous information about the seafloor.
For more information on mapping and monitoring through remote sensing from the University of Queensland, check out this Remote Sensing Toolkit
The National Geographic Society, in partnership with the Allen Coral Atlas and, prior to her passing, Dr. Ruth Gates, is developing a strategy for field engagement with the wider coral reef science, monitoring and management community. As the Allen Coral Atlas continues to expand, key elements will include building coalitions with networked institutions, including NGOs and research and government monitoring and mapping programs. With innovative data visualization, the team hopes to build awareness and understanding of the Atlas tool so can be leveraged globally by users, who can also contribute data and provide feedback to help improve the Atlas over time.
Field teams are collecting geo-referenced data in selected representative regions to help test, develop and implement the mapping algorithms. The Society is also developing a larger program focused on local engagement and capacity development, and aligning with efforts to use machine learning to analyze georeferenced photo quadrats.
Ultimately, the goals of the habitat mapping and monitoring of the Atlas can help report on progress toward achieving international targets such as the Sustainable Development Goals and Convention on Biological Diversity Aichi targets. We anticipate alignment with existing efforts (e.g., the International Coral Reef Initiative and the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network) to facilitate planners, managers and policymakers using the findings and data from the Allen Coral Atlas to achieve conservation impact.
Coral Reef Watch (NOAA NESDIS)
The Coral Reef Watch near real-time 5km global products on the Allen Coral Atlas site are the most recent day's published sea surface temperature (SST), SST Anomaly, Coral Bleaching HotSpot, Degree Heating Week (DHW), a 7-day maximum Bleaching Alert Area, and 7-day SST Trend data from NOAA's Coral Reef Watch program. Please see their website for more information about the program. For more technical details about the 5-km products, see Liu et al. 2017and 2014, and Heron et al. 2016 and 2015. If these products are used in any way, please follow the citation guidance.


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text: I keep the usual things in my bag, you know, a wallet for instance. Lipstick, hand lotion, tissues also constitute the norm. But always, and I mean always, I bring a book, a pen with some paper and of course my phone. These items are essential to my well being. What would happen if I got stuck in a line or a waiting room with nothing to do?? Or what if I got a really great idea that would be lost in this fuzzy brain if it didn't get written down immediately? I try to never leave home without them. This weekend though some new necessities were added to my purse. A sweet pink onesie, a diaper and some wipes made the essential list as I headed out to visit the big city with my sweet heart, Lucy. There was plenty of room in my purse so there was nothing to worry about...and I knew there would be no time for reading, so the book could been removed...but it didn't. I just can't leave home without it.


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Community Service
East Shore Baptist serves our community in Lower Paxton Township
Jesus said to "go" and make disciples, and to love our neighbors, as we love ourselves.
East Shore Baptist Church is committed to loving our neighbors--and sometimes that is evidenced in unique creative ways; Christmas caroling, working alongside our Township to assist in their events, and the collection and distribution of food to families in need. We've made bandages for hospitals in Africa, held an event for the men of the Keystone Correctional Facility, and led games for children at a Township event. Ultimately, we believe that the Church should be out serving and loving others, and not just doing things, within the walls of the church building. We are putting feet to our faith!
I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
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A new bibliography for J.K. Rowling's work is reportedly revealing more about the "Harry Potter" author's writing process and including some fun facts for fans.
"J.K. Rowling: A Bibliography 1997-2013" was released in late February in the UK and is coming to the US in April. According to publisher Bloomsbury, the book has "complete bibliographic details of each edition of all her books, pamphlets and original contributions to published works, there is detailed information on the publishing history of her work, including fascinating extracts from correspondence."
One thing readers are learning from the book, according to the Guardian, is that Rowling got "sick" of the third "Potter" book, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," after a long editing process. "Finally!" Rowling wrote in a letter to her editor Emma Matthewson. "I've read this book so much I'm sick of it, I never read either of the others over and over again when editing them, but I really had to this time," writing in a separate letter, "I am so sick of re-reading this one that I'll be hard put to smile when it comes to doing public readings from it. But perhaps the feeling will have worn off by next summer."
In addition, according to "Bibliography," alternate titles to the fourth installment, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,'" included "Harry Potter and the Death Eaters," "Harry Potter and the Fire Goblet," and "Harry Potter and the Three Champions."
"Bibliography" also includes information on a song that ghost Nearly Headless Nick was to have delivered in the second book "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," a section that was cut from the narrative. (It's now online.)
The book is more than 500 pages and the author, Philip W. Errington, is director for children's books in the department of printed Books and manuscripts at Sotheby's.


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James Buchanan (New Jersey)
|James Buchanan
|Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1893
|Preceded by
|J. Hart Brewer
|Succeeded by
|John J. Gardner
|Personal details
June 17, 1839
Ringoes, New Jersey
October 30, 1900 61) (aged
Trenton, New Jersey
|Political party
James Buchanan (June 17, 1839 – October 30, 1900) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1885 to 1893.
Born in the Ringoes section of East Amwell Township, New Jersey, Buchanan attended the public schools and Clinton Academy. He studied law at Albany Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1864 and commenced practice in Trenton, New Jersey. Reading clerk of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1866. He served as member of the Trenton Board of Education in 1868 and 1869. Presiding judge of Mercer County 1872-1877. He served as delegate to the 1872 Republican National Convention. He was appointed a member of the board of trustees of Peddie Institute, Hightstown, New Jersey, in 1875. He served as member of the Common Council of Trenton 1883-1885.
Buchanan was elected as a Republican to the Forty-ninth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1893). He served as chairman of the Committee on Manufactures in the Fifty-first Congress. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1892. He resumed the practice of law in Trenton.
Buchanan was elected city solicitor of Trenton May 7, 1900, and served until his death. Trustee of Bucknell College in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. He died in Trenton, New Jersey, on October 30, 1900 and was interred in Mountain View Cemetery, Cherryville, New Jersey.
External links
- United States Congress. "James Buchanan (id: B001004)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- James Buchanan at The Political Graveyard
- James Buchanan at Find a Grave
|U.S. House of Representatives
|Preceded by
J. Hart Brewer
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 2nd congressional district
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1893
|Succeeded by
John J. Gardner


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Princeton, N.J.-based Church & Dwight CHD, -1.19% reported third-quarter earnings of $17.6 million, or 42 cents per share, compared to $15.2 million, 37 cents per share in the year-ago period. The latest number beat the forecast of 39 cents per share in a survey of analysts by Thomson First Call. Sales grew to $264 million vs. $238 million last year. The maker of Arm & Hammer and other household products said it sees fourth-quarter EPS of 34- to 36 cents. The current target is 38 cents per share. Th company reiterated its target of 2002 earnings of $1.58 to $1.60 per share. The current Wall Street forecast is $1.59. Shares of Church & Dwight rose 13 cents to $34.71 on Friday.
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Nightwish – "Romanticide" Live at Wacken Open Air 2013
This official live footage, filmed their performance held at the Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany on 3 August, 2013, is taken from Nightwish's live CD/Blur-ray "Showtime, Storytime" (Nuclear Blast, 2013).
* Sound source is available on iTunes.
Nightwish is a melodic heavy metal band with female vocal from Kitee, Finland formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and lead singer Tarja Turunen. Floor Jansen is the 3rd singer replaced 2nd vocalist Anette Olzon in 2012. Nightwish is the most successful Finnish band worldwide, selling more than 8.5 million records and receiving more than 60 gold and platinum awards.
- Tuomas Holopainen – Keyboards
- Emppu Vuorinen – Guitars
- Jukka Nevalainen – Drums
- Marco Hietala – Bass guitar, Vocals
- Troy Donockley – Uilleann pipes, Flutes
- Floor Jansen – Vocals
Godlove and rest my soul
With this sundown neverending
The feel is gone yet you ain't gonna see me fail
I am the decadence of your world
I am an eider covered in oil
Happy hunting, you double-faced carnivore
Tell me why
No heart to cry
Hang me high
The music is dead, the amen is said
The kiss of faith is what I beg
A loving heart 'n soul for sale
Tell me why…
Leave me be
And cease to tell me how to feel
To grieve, to shield myself from evil
Leave me be
Od of lies is killing me
Till love do me part
See me ruined by my own creations
Leave me be…
Dead Boy's alive but without sense
I need a near-death experience
Heart once bold
Now turned to stone
Perfection my messenger from hell
Wine turns to water
Campfires freeze, loveletters burn
Romance is lost
Lord, let me be wrong in this pain
Temporary pain, eternal shame
To take part in this devil's chess game
Spit on me, let go, get rid of me
And try to survive your stupidity
Written by Tuomas Holopainen, Marco Hietala
© Nuclear Blast Records


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3/30/13 NY Post, By Mitchell Madux ---Latino bank-fraud ; pizza guy really knew how to make some dough A latino Dominos Pizza employee was a key player in a bank-fraud scheme that netted a NY crime ring millions of dollars, the feds said yesterday. Elvis Rodriguez, 24, of Yonkers, was slapped with federal bank-fraud charges after he and his accomplices allegedly used phony debit cards to withdraw millions in cash from ATMs in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Secret Service agents say the ring paid Russian and Romanian mobsters for confidential financial info hacked from the computers of banks in the United Arab Emirates and Oman. Rodriguez and his pals then used the stolen data to make counterfeit cards.
The feds say they have bank surveillance photos of Rodriguez wearing a black Dominos Pizza cap withdrawing cash with the stolen cards. He also listed the restaurant as his employer on a passport application. The suspect and two cohorts flew from JFK to Romania in January to deliver $300,000 to the gang that provided the hacked bank data, prosecutors said at his Brooklyn federal court Thursday appearance. Defense lawyer Michael Anthony Marinaccio said Rodriguez maintains his innocence. A judge ordered Rodriguez detained pending trial. Dominos rep did not immediately return a call for comment.
SOURCE http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/domino_rakes_in_bank_fraud_dough_acg4r5AIIJcj6JSCuOatgP
The wife, mother and a cousin of the mastermind behind the massive NY CityTime payroll-system scam pleaded guilty today to helping Mark Mazer launder $25 million in kickbacks. Mazers wife, Svetlana, his mother Larisa Medzon, and cousin Anna Makovetskaya also agreed to forfeit more than $27 million in cash and various properties worth more than $4 million as part of their agreements ironed out before a federal judge in Manhattan. The trio last month had said they needed a separate trial from Mark Mazer because of the overwhelming amount of evidence federal prosecutors have against him and the other defendants in the case, which is set for trial Sept. 30. Prime contractor Science Applications International Corp. last year paid the city $500 million to avoid prosecution for profiting from the scandal, in which the cost of a new, high-tech municipal payroll system ballooned from $63 million to more than $600 million.
Along with the citys recovery last year of $500 million from the vendor, this case continues to move forward yielding results for the taxpayers, said city Department of Investigation Commissioner Rose Gill Hearn following the hearing. Having turned the tables on this criminal network years ago when DOI found their shell companies and the millions salted away in the hidden accounts, DOIs work on this case will continue through its conclusion, including a commitment of extensive resources.
Svetlana Mazer, 47, pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of justice, admitting that in June 2010 she filed fraudulent documents with the citys VENDEX system while disclosing companies she owned. She has agreed to serve 10 to 16 months behind bars and shell out $3,000 to $30,000 in fines as part of a signed plea deal. Medzon, 68, through her Russian interpreter pleaded guilty to structuring transactions to evade currency reporting requirements. She admitted withdrawing $200,000 from multiple banks citywide between June 2006 and June 210 but in increments of $5,000 or less to avoid scrutiny.
She agreed to spent 24 to 30 months in jail and pay $5,000 to $50,000 in fines through her plea agreement. Makovetskaya, 42, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to make false statements to a bank. Shes agreed to spent 18 to 24 months in jail and pay $4,000 to $40,000 in fines. All remained stone-faced and mum while leaving Manhattan federal court yesterday. Mark Mazer also remains out on bail. His three relatives have asked that their sentencing be held after Mazers case is decided.
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Closed for some holiday celebrating with friends and family. What an amazing time to reflect on all that we're grateful for in the past year. Mostly we're just happy to have spent it with all of you! XOXO
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text: Wait, They Longboard?! by [cw] webmaster | Dec 17, 2016 | Lifestyle, longboard, longboarding, skateboard | 0 comments Like many of you, I am staring down 2017 with a mix of trepidation and excitement. I dread to see another world war but at the same time, I am excited for the future. This upcoming year is going to be filled with an enormous amount of great things in skateboarding…I can feel it. You want proof? Ok, Vin Diesel returns as Xander Cage the SAME DAY Trump is sworn in! Without sounding too cliche, I have admit, change is difficult, but it's worth embracing. Recently, my family and I changed our lifestyle. Nothing too radical but definitely different. We downsized from quite a large house to an apartment. On the plus side, no more worry about squirrels eating parts of my windowsill and no more driveway to shovel. At the same time, when you downsize, space becomes a premium. There wasn't room for the boxes of magazines I had published over the years. My extensive skate quiver was also going to be a challenge to fit into our new place. I spent most of November giving away most of what I had collected, bought, produced and/or hoarded in the past four decades. The joy of downsizing was matched only by the pain I thought I was going to experience through eliminating 90% of my stuff. It's hard to say good bye to something you have truly given your heart and soul to. But, as Yogi Berra famously said: "nostalgia ain't what it used to be." Curiously enough, as I was going through my journey of minimizing, I spotted a documentary on this very subject on Netflix. Here's the trailer: Minimalism is now playing on Netflix.The film resonated with me on a profound level. Minimalism isn't about giving up stuff. It's about embracing the things that really count. You don't give up technology or clothing…you simply have less things. The old saying "less is more" is at the heart of a minimalist philosophy. At this point you're probably thinking to yourself, "what the hell does this have to do with skateboarding?" Well, it turns out that one of the key people featured in the documentary is a skater. Ryan Nicodemus owns a Santa Cruz complete. His partner in the minimalist adventure is Joshua Fields Milburn. I am not sure if he skates, but his story is just as compelling as Ryan's. I was so taken with the film that I wrote to the Minimalists (as they are known by). I explained that I ran a skate magazine and that I was intrigued to know more about Ryan's skate background. Pushing around Montana, Ryan's hometown. The publicist got back to me pretty damn quickly and I had an opportunity to ask Ryan some questions. You'll have to wait until our March issue to read them. Meanwhile, I encourage you to open up to the ideas of minimalism. You might be very surprised at what it can do for you. Ryan only owns ONE longboard…but it does the job! Learn more about a less is more lifestyle here. Related Submit a Comment Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.


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You are all most likely aware of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. The consequences of this regime are still being felt today. From this genocide many of the brightest people were killed to stop any uprising and because of this massive brain-drain, once the regime ended the country had to rebuild with under educated citizens.
Some of the soldiers involved in the Khmer Rouge were put to trial and sentenced, however, some people still believe that even though they were punished, it is the locals that are still being punished more for what they and their ancestors were put through.
It is quite a scary thought that this was still very recent. After learning more about their history while in the country, I found out that the faces of the regime were out there in meetings with the UN, however, what was actually happening to their countrymen were so well hidden that the rest world wasn't aware of the devastation that was happening at the same time.
The Cambodians will not let their people forget the suffering they endured as they believe it will make them stronger. They have turned former fields used for the massacres and prisons as memorial grounds and museums to educate the younger generation and visitors wishing to know more about their culture and what makes them who they are today.
Your hostel should help you get to both the places below. We paid between the three of us about US$10 roughly each for the tuktuk driver to get us here. Although, you can haggle with other tuktuk drivers instead for a better price.
1) Choeung Ek Killing Fields Memorial / Genocide Centre
There is a small entrance fee and you get given headphones and a recorder which will narrate what happened at each stop. They come in difference languages too, otherwise you could pay for a tour guide. You will need a good two hours at least here, depending on how quickly you want to walk through the grounds.
2) Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S-21 Prison)
This high school was converted into a prison by the Khmer Rouge and used between 1975 to 1979. Here the prisoners were tortured and coerced to release names of associates, family members and friends who the Khmer Rouge thought were against them. In turn, they were then captured, tortured and killed.
This is a chilling site as they still have many records of all the prisoners that went through this place. Headshots and disturbing images line some of the rooms and they have kept the cells the same since the last day this prison was used. Dried blood spots still stain the floors and in some areas there are still footprints of the last prisoner that was kept in that cell.


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ATTENTION, MYSTERY LOVERS! All events featured in this, Randy Craig's long out-of-print first appearance, are included in and form the basis of the much-expanded 2015 novel ANOTHER MARGARET. Get all the details here.
The very first Randy Craig Mystery was published in 1994 and is the "lost book" of the series. It is no longer considered to be part of the official "canon" of published novels, which begins with STICKS + STONES.
We first met Miranda "Randy" Craig here as she was returning to grad school to do an MA in English literature at the University of Alberta. Her decision is motivated by the discovery of a new "Great Canadian Author," Margaret Athers, whose second novel, Two for Joy, reads like "Pynchon and Thurber and Stoppard and Calvino all rolled into one." Athers is reported to be a reclusive figure who can only be contacted through her publisher, but all is not as it seems. Soon, Randy must use her literary deductive skills to prove that the Department of English is harbouring a killer.
The first book sets the pattern (or running joke) of Randy Craig as the polar opposite of those "Ivory Tower" academic mystery series. Randy, like a great many brilliant minds in academe today, never quite lands that coveted tenure-track position. Instead, she moves from job to job on the periphery of the university system — with a real knack for finding trouble wherever she goes!


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No one may better appreciate the value of family than grandparents. And, the relationship between grandparent and grandchild can be a uniquely rewarding one.
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"Nothing is more satisfying to me than watching patients go from a life of feeling tired and worn down every waking moment, to energized and full of enthusiasm. And better yet, as a dentist and a surgeon who specializes in obstructive sleep apnea and sleep medicine, I'm amazed to see this happen 95% of the time for patients who are fitted with some of the latest oral appliances – no CPAP, and, best of all, no surgery."
Dr Sall obtained his DDS from Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery. While at Columbia University he spent a year working in the Temporomandibular and Orofacial Pain Clinic under the direction of Dr. Joseph Marbach.
After dental school, he completed a general practice residency in Hospital Dentistry and then joined a private practice in general dentistry.
Due to his interest in facial pain and temporomandibular joint disorders he decided to return to medical school for additional training. He attended SUNY Upstate Medical Center and received a MD in 1987, followed by a 5-year residency in Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery.
Since 1992, Dr. Sall has practiced in Syracuse, New York as an Otolaryngologist and Dentist with an emphasis in TMD, facial pain, general Otolaryngology, and the diagnosis and surgical treatment of sinonasal disorders and allergic rhinitis. In addition, he maintains an active practice in the surgical management of sleep disorders.
In 2000, Dr. Sall obtained a MBA from SUNY Binghamton with an emphasis in healthcare and healthcare policy. His business skills and training have led him to numerous roles in health care and as a consultant to dental and medical companies in both otolaryngology and dentistry.
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This light weight and stylish little knife looks like it might be a mini cleaver, however it isn't. It's called the Senzuo Usui and it is adored across Japan as being the best knife for cutting vegetables. The stainless steel blade is almost entirely flat, with only a slight bend to increase sharpness. And the bevel is at the front of the blade to allow a finer, more precise cut, and to aid in chopping or slicing vegetables without cracking them.
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Brass 24-Arm Sputnik Chandelier, circa 1960s
Brass 24-Arm Sputnik Chandelier, circa 1960s
Nice example of the classic sputnik style chandelier, this one with 24 arms. Fully restored, polished and lacquered; new wiring. Pictured here with clear prismatic bulbs (included). New canopy: domed polished brass.
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@united @FoxNews @CNN not a good way to treat a Doctor trying to get to work because they overbooked pic.twitter.com/sj9oHk94Ik
— Tyler Bridges (@Tyler_Bridges) April 9, 2017
United Airlines caused public outrage after footage was posted of airport security ejecting a doctor from an overbooked flight by violently pulling him from his seat and physically dragging him along the aisle.
Since then, the focus has shifted from the videos themselves, to the people who were recording it.
Technically, it is a punishable offence to record video on board a United Airlines flight, but the airline seems to have chosen not to enforce their rules.
#flythefriendlyskies @united no words. This poor man!! pic.twitter.com/rn0rbeckwT
— Kaylyn Davis (@kaylyn_davis) April 10, 2017
The official United Airlines line is:
The use of small cameras or mobile devices for photography and video is permitted on board, provided you keep the purpose of your photography and video to capturing personal events," according to its 'Electronic device policies'. "Photographing or recording other customers or airline personnel without their express consent is prohibited.
United have a history of throwing people off flights and out of airports for filming what they perceive to be injustices, the Independent reports.
It is not clear what 'personal event' means but it is possible that they could ban the infamous and horrifying videos because they were taken of their customers and crew without their permission.
@united @CNN @FoxNews @WHAS11 Man forcibly removed from plane somehow gets back on still bloody from being removed pic.twitter.com/njS3nC0pDl
— Tyler Bridges (@Tyler_Bridges) April 10, 2017
United have faced huge backlash over this decision and strangely the CEO Oscar Munoz defended his staff.
Munoz incredibly apologised for 'having to re-accommodate these customers' but not for leaving an elderly man bloodied on his flight.


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Starting this season, users with a current Satamap subscription can access imagery inside Precision Crop Technology (PCT)'s online AgCloud and iPad app AgMap.
Importing Satamap imagery into the PCT platform allows you to view data scaled across individual paddocks and generate variable rate maps, plus more.
There is a one off fee of $100 per grower to setup your account with PCT which includes importing your paddock boundaries as this does take some work. Once set up, as long as your Satamap subscription is current you can use the Satamap Importer to load up the latest satellite imagery (and old imagery too!).
PCT has been providing services to agriculture in Australia and internationally since 2001. PCT offer several other quality precision agriculture tools inside the above mentioned applications.
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Following outline planning approval for 31 homes in 2015, we have submitted a Reserved Matters application which evolves the detailed design for the development ahead of construction works.
From the outset this scheme has been to designed to reflect its location, enhance the setting of the listed farm house and ensure connections are maintained with the open countryside beyond.
Proposed homes range from 1.5 to 2 storeys across the site which reflect the scale of houses throughout Whitminster.
Houses have been designed to create a contemporary approach while referencing the agricultural nature of the site and wider area.
By reflecting the local area and designing houses with generous proportions new houses will fit with their surroundings while maximising views and light suited to modern living.
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The EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has said yet again that no changes will be made to the Prime Minister's Withdrawal Agreement.
Following talks with Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay, Mr Barnier said Theresa May's Withdrawal Agreement was not open for renegotiation.
Brexit secretary Mr Barclay met Mr Barnier for dinner in Brussels on Monday night. Both sides claimed "constructive" talks were held, however the government is no closer to breaking the impasse.
Mr Barnier told reporters afterwards: "It's clear from our side we are not going to reopen the Withdrawal Agreement, but we will continue our discussions in the coming days."
Mr Barnier said Theresa May should endorse a permanent customs union - as proposed by Labour - to break the impasse over their looming divorce.
"I found Corbyn's letter interesting in tone and in content," Barnier said earlier in the day in Luxembourg. "Something has to give on the British side."
Barnier said he understood May did not want to delay Brexit to win more negotiating time and reiterated the controversial Irish border fix - or "backstop" - in Britain's withdrawal agreement was an insurance policy the EU hoped never to use.
"This time that remains is extremely short," Barnier told the joint news conference with Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel. "The withdrawal agreement which we agreed with Theresa May's government ... remains the best way to ensure an orderly withdrawal of the UK."
"We are determined to organise an orderly withdrawal. This orderly withdrawal is the prerequisite that we need to build a ... future relationship," said Mr Barnier.
Michel Barnier after meeting UK ministers tonight: "We will not open the Withdrawal Agreement but we will continue our discussions in the coming days." pic.twitter.com/ZA9zOglq25— Mark Johnston (@MarkJohnstonLD)February 11, 2019
Back in London, meanwhile, Brexiteer Cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom insisted there was "no chance" of Prime Minister Theresa May accepting Labour's vision for Brexit.
It followed speculation Mrs May could soften her stance on customs union membership – a key aspect of Jeremy Corbyn's demands.
But she told the Press Association: "I think she's making quite clear that what Corbyn is demanding is actually not as good as what the Prime Minister's deal is offering.
"So he wants a customs union and he is unclear as to whether that means he also wants an independent trade policy.
"He's unclear as to whether he also wants to stop free movement, and of course the EU's view would be well if you're in the customs union then you have free movement and you abide by the common external tariff.
"I think there's no doubt that what the Prime Minister is offering is better than what Corbyn is demanding, which simply begs the question: if they like it, why don't they vote for it?"
She added: "The Prime Minister has been absolutely clear we're leaving the EU, we're leaving the customs union, we're leaving the single market.
"We're taking back control, we won't be paying money over, free movement will end, and we will have our own independent free trade policy. So I definitely don't see the Prime Minister agreeing to Corbyn's world view."
Mr Corbyn faced fresh scrunity over his Brexit stance on Monday, after more archive footage emerged of him slating the EU. It prompted leading Brexiteer Nigel Farage to remark: "I feel like a Europhile compared to Corbyn. Wow!"
On the government's side, meanwhile, Chris Grayling faced fresh calls to resign in the Commons as he defended the government's decision to issue a £13.8million ferry contract to a company - Seaborne - which had no ships.
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London's coolest choir are going all out with a night of Hollywood glamour and grandeur at historical South West London locale, The Grand. A 300 strong choir and band are set to rework iconic and much-loved classics from the silver screen. Think Tarantino to The Greatest Showman, it's Hollywood hits all night long. Dress to impress and we'll see you on the red carpet.
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Sony India has announced the launch of sony smartwatch in India.The watch has Social Apps like Facebook and Twitter.The Watch based on Andriod .
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Tang Guiying
Chinese Name: 唐桂英
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Mrs. Tang Guiying, 62, was from the No. 6 Geology Department in Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province. After July 20, 1999, the Chinese Communist Party began persecuting Falun Gong and broadcast programs on TV that slandered Master and Dafa. She could not handle the pain and suffering she felt, seeing such a great master and Dafa being defamed. She died on July 23, only three days after the persecution began.
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Does Your Business Have Magic Pencil Syndrome?/
Many years ago, as I was starting out in this business, I remember talking to a friend who, at the time, worked for a well-known auditing firm. We were talking about all the many foibles of people that he dealt with and the worst, he affirmed, were those who had "magic pencils."
I'd never heard the term before and asked him to elaborate.
"Oh, you know, magic pencils – the ones that suddenly make a "5" into a "15" to be able to run a better number."
How it Usually Happens
A magic pencil has been the first step in the demise of many, many companies. Magic pencils usually show up in a company after a period of time where they have been creating (or not creating!) accurate financials. Perhaps they have to show cash flow reports for a prospective partner or a loan. Maybe they are pressed for time one month so the end of the month reconciliation isn't as thorough as they normally are.
All too often, those inaccuracies originate not out of malice or an intentional misrepresentation of the numbers as they are, but out of desperation – not enough time, not enough money, or just trying to keep the doors open for one more month.
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The real problem is that many times, once inaccurate financials begin to be used, owners often never reconcile the bogus financials with the correct ones. This, of course, leads to the owner or entrepreneur making critical decisions and assumptions based on inaccurate numbers from their own mistakes. This is one of the critical control points where a good, third-party bookkeeper can keep honest people honest and offer the advice needed to truly affect positive change in a business to make it successful.
If you have a magic pencil on your desk, you need to throw it away right now if you wish to continue doing business and make your business successful.
Not all inaccuracies stem from magic pencils
Sometimes they are just busy owners. Some of the myriads of examples that we see all the time at BookKeepWithUs are:
- Buying items or services for the business with personal monies and not making the necessary reconciliations
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- Failing to classify expenses based on the department or property which generated them
Stop The Pain
The best news is that you can stop the pain. Right now. It might hurt a little, but in the long run, you will be operating at a much higher level since you have truly accurate numbers from which to base your actions.
More importantly, you'll be able to take that information and make the most of it when it comes to building and growing your business – one based on facts, not guesses.
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Catalina pilots
I am considering a Catalina Channel crossing attempt end of July this year.
The CCSF lists 4 reputable boating companies so I am spoilt for choice. Some of the boats have recently changed captains.
I'd like to hear your experiences, good or bad (PM me if you prefer), with any or all of them, and any advice you may have for me in picking the one that would suit me best. To be taken into account: I am a reasonably though not excessively fast swimmer (EC in 10.5 hrs), will come with a very small crew (if at all), & I usually keep the escort vessel to my left (unilateral breather).
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Given that the two established boats (Outrider & Bottom Scratcher) are under new ownership & operation, there are effectively no differences in swim piloting experience among the four options.
There used to be some interesting differences in personality and navigation style between Outrider (Pittman) & Bottom Scratcher (Elliot), but again, not relevant anymore given the change in ownership. As the new pilots establish themselves, I'm sure there will be more to discuss.
All four are roomy, well-appointed vessels.
I know the new Outrider owner was fulfilling some contracts left over from Pittman for a while, but I'm unsure of his interest going forward in escorting channel swims. I think he's more into fishing charters. The SBCSA removed Outrider from our list of pilots due to nonresponsiveness.
Lynnkub Charter Member
The new owner of Bottom Scratcher, Kevin Bell is great! He has been making some long-needed improvements and repairs. (yay! they fixed the heads). The food was pretty good last year.
Magician was new last year. The bunks are air conditioned (good for the crew and ride out to the island).
Pacific Star was wonderful last year for the large 3x relay I was on and the food was good. Food (galley) is a nice consideration for crew on solo swims. Unless you are a super fast swimmer, it is good to keep your crew properly fueled...just a note.
Outrider was my old favorite, so sorry to see it retired to fishing trips.
ssthomas DenverCharter Member
I had some really great communication from The Pacific Star on a swim I'm wanting to do (and now have had to postpone). He was really supportive, responsive, reasonable, helpful, etc.... things you don't always see from boat pilots. Since I haven's swum with him, I'm not sure on that aspect, but the initial contact was great! I used the Bottom Scratcher under Captain Greg, so I can't comment at all on the others.
Webstem67 Rapperswil, Switzerland Member
KatieBun CornwallSenior Member
I used the Bottom Scratcher for a solo in August and it was wonderful. The exhaust on that boat is up high as opposed to at water level so I never had even the slightest whiff of boat fumes and they usually stay to the swimmer's left side. Just remember that Catalina requires a kayaker as well as an escort boat. If you need crew when you get there, the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation has a large number of people whose assistance you can request/pay for.
evmo San FranciscoAdmin
@jnewton116 said: Just remember that Catalina requires a kayaker as well as an escort boat.
Bottom Scratcher may require a kayaker (and other boats where the deck is high above the water), but that's not a CCSF rule.
evmo said:
@jnewton116 said: Just remember that Catalina requires a kayaker as well as an escort boat.
Bottom Scratcher may require a kayaker (and other boats where the deck is high above the water), but that's not a CCSF rule.
You're right, thank you for correcting me!
Thanks all!
Duganaddy Needham, MAMember
How much does it cost to hire an escort boat for the Catalina swim on average?
I have experience on all 4 boats, Captains and crews.
And I have distinct opinions.
PM for more details.
CathyInCA Martinez, CAMember
I crewed on Magician this past season and it was a great boat. I've been on Bottom Scratcher and Outrider as well. As a crew member I really liked Magician. The cook was AWESOME!
Sweet! :-)))
It is on my list Mike. One day.... And you'll be the first to hear about it!


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