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Project Hope Bags
Project Hope Bags
God's love will find you, wherever you are
Welcome! Project Hope Bags is a nationwide interfaith outreach project initiated by the high school youth and adults at Christ the Good Shepherd Catholic Community in Spring, TX. The Project centers around the creation and distribution of Hope Bags - bags containing food, information on places to go for assistance, and personal messages of hope and encouragement. These bags are given to participants to carry in their cars so that when they encounter a panhandler or someone else in need, they can give that person a Hope Bag.
This website is designed to describe a bit about who we are and what we do, and to give those who are interested in participating instructions on how to do so. We hope this site will serve as a helpful tool for you.
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Data from: Flying on their own wings: young and adult cuckoos respond similarly to long-distance displacement during migration
2020-07-01, Thorup, Kasper, Vega, Marta L., Snell, Katherine R.S., Lubkovskaia, Regina, Willemoes, Mikkel, Sjöberg, Sissel, Sokolov, Leonid V., Bulyuk, Victor
Common cuckoos Cuculus canorus are obligate nest parasites yet young birds reach their distant, species-specific wintering grounds without being able to rely on guidance from experienced conspecifics--in fact they never meet their parents. Naïve marine animals use an inherited navigational map during migration but in inexperienced terrestrial animal migrants unequivocal evidence of navigation is lacking. We present satellite tracking data on common cuckoos experimentally displaced 1,800 km eastward from Rybachy to Kazan. After displacement, both young and adult travelled similarly towards the route of non-displaced control birds. The tracking data demonstrate the potential for young common cuckoos to return to the species-specific migration route after displacement, a response so far reported exclusively in experienced birds. Our results indicate that an inherited map allows first-time migrating cuckoos to locate suitable wintering grounds. This is in contrast to previous studies of solitary terrestrial bird migrants but similar to that reported from the marine environment.

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The Management of the Karatina University (KU) is pleased to announce the activation of students' portal for both stale students and fresh students of the university.
The Karatina University Student Portal is created for students to access results online, register courses, download e-materials, check schedule of events such deadline for registrations, and access to timetables.
HOW TO LOGIN TO THE Karatina University (KU) STUDENT PORTAL
Follow the steps below to login to the university students' portal:
- Go to https://karu.ac.ke/
- Navigate and click on 'Student Portal' on the webpage.
- Enter your username and password.
- Click on 'login'
NOTE: Once you have entered the correct login details, your opens and you can carry out any task you came to the portal for.
If you have forgotten your password, don't be anxious, this piece of information will help you reset your password successfully.
It is worthy of note that if you are unable to input the exact password for your username, the portal won't be open for you. So below guide will help you successfully reset your password in few minutes.
STEPS TO RESET Karatina University (KU) STUDENT PORTAL PASSWORD
- Go to the student portal page
- Enter your username and (Leave the password field blank)
- Navigate and click on 'Forgotten Password' once this is done, follow the instructions on the new page to get your password reset.
- Finally, once you get everything right, you will be logged into the portal.
For enquiries or more information, kindly visit the university website or contact the university via their contact address for assistance.


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Basic cut and paste gets the job done, but if you're going for speed and efficiency, you'll need a clipboard manger to keep your copy-fu strong. Let's take a closer look at five of the most popular clipboard managers.
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Earlier this week we asked you to share your favorite clipboard mangers. You responded, demonstrating that just because something is small and usually hidden from the end user doesn't mean it isn't ripe for tinkering and improvement. Increase your efficiency and cut down on the time you spend hunting for snippets of text with one of these great clipboard managers.
ClipX (Windows, Freeware)
By itself ClipX is a great clipboard manager capable of going portable with a simple command line argument. You can assign hotkeys to primary and secondary pastes off your clipboard log, but you can't assign a hotkey to a specific phrase. ClipX supports both text and image cutting and pasting. There are around a half dozen plugins for ClipX that provide additional functionality like clipboard search, a color picker that automatically dumps the color values into your clipboard, and a plugin that adds sticky clipboard entries you want to keep close at hand.
CLCL (Windows, Freeware)
If you've looked over some of the other clipboard managers in today's Hive Five and found them a bit overpowered for your needs, take a look at CLCL. It's an excellent compromise between the inadequate default clipboard and the advanced every-bell-and-whistle clipboard managers. CLCL allows you to access your clipboard history with a simple press of ALT+C or from the icon in the system tray. Frequently used clippings can be saved to the Templates category, and you can customize the paste hotkey based on the program you're using to avoid conflicts and set specify windows to ignore. Beyond that CLCL doesn't have a whole lot more functionality, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. It stores the clippings you want, retrieves them with a simple keystroke-summoned menu, and is light on your system resources.
ClipMate (Windows, $34.95)
ClipMate has, out of the five clipboard managers featured here, the most ways for you to interact with your collection of clippings. The Classic view gives you a toolbar with drop down options, the Explorer view—seen here—is the master management panel where you can group and edit your clippings, and finally the ClipBar integrates right into the Windows Task Bar to provide a quick access list to your frequently and most recently used clippings. ClipMate features encryption if you need to keep your clippings secure when not in use, advanced paste that supports structured data like tabs and delineation, and even in a built-in screen-capture tool with selective capture. ClipMate is the only non-freeware entry in this week's Hive Five. A license lets you use ClipMate on two computers plus a portable installation, which would easily cover a single user with a desktop/laptop/thumb drive setup.
ArsClip (Windows, Freeware)
ArsClip is a lightweight and portable. It supports and stores pictures, formatted text, Unicode, and HTML. You can edit your clippings to include key stroke emulation to paste text into forms and other complex arrangements. ArsClip also supports switching between groups based on the program. If you only use a certain set of clippings while editing your blog, for instance, you can set them to only appear when you're active in Firefox. In addition to support for images, ArsClip also supports files, allowing you to store frequently used/pasted files right in ArsClip.
Ditto (Windows, Freeware)
Ditto is a portable clipboard manager with a hefty feature list. Not only does Ditto support plain text, but it can also copy formatting and even images. You can search your stored text clippings and synchronize multiple copies of Ditto together to update your clippings across computers. Ditto has full unicode support, so you can paste foreign and non-standard characters without a problem. You can group together your clippings to keep things organized by task or project, as well as assign hotkeys to frequently used clippings. On top of the user-defined hotkeys, Ditto sports over a dozen built-in hotkeys for entering, searching, and retrieving your clippings.
Now that you've had a chance to look over the contenders for the best clipboard manager, it's time to cast your vote:
Never used a clipboard manager before? Inspired to try one because of this list? Shocked your favorite didn't make the cut? Sound off in the comments.


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What is the relationship between radiographic findings and neck pain and disability? This study took the cervical radiographic findings from 675 patients, and compared this information to self-reported pain and disability ratings to try to find an answer to this question.
The researchers examined the cervical spine radiographs, and recorded all evidence of degenerative findings; the study reported that most degeneration was found at C5, C6, and C4—in order of decreasing frequency. Interestingly, the authors found that spinal degeneration was not related to a history of neck trauma—although patients with a history of trauma reported more pain and disability than non-trauma patients.
The study also reported that those patients with spinal degeneration were more likely to experience chronic neck pain.
Marchiori DM, Henderson CNR. A cross-sectional study correlating cervical radiographic degenerative findings to pain and disability. Spine 1996;21(23):2747-2752.


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With no Downton Abbey in the U.S. for the past 10 months, viewers can be forgiven for forgetting some of the details of estate life. Is anyone in jail? Is anyone pregnant? Which kitchen maid likes which footman? Which bit of British old-timey law minutiae were we supposed to remember?
Get ready for the Jan. 5 season premiere with our quick character-by-character guide to what happened last season. (And check in here Sunday night for our recap of the new season's first episode.)
Lots of spoilers for last year below, because that is the point.
What year is it? Last we checked, it was 1921.
What's up with the Crawley family?
Matthew and Lady Mary Crawley: First, they finally got married. Matthew inherited money from the family of his late fiancée, Lavinia, but felt guilty keeping it—until he learned that Lavinia's dad knew their wedding wasn't going to work out before he wrote that will, and that the money could save Downton's future (see below). After both of them worried that they might be infertile, they finally conceived. Then, in a season-finale tragedy, Matthew was killed by a car accident right after Mary gave birth. Crazy!
Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, and Cora, Countess of Grantham: Cora's mom, played by Shirley MacLaine, visited early in the season. Robert lost a lot of money, putting the estate in jeopardy until Matthew invested in it. Sharing ownership with Matthew, however, proved tricky, with Robert devoted to the old ways of doing things and Matthew encouraging them to change to save money. By the end of the season, he was finally grateful to have Matthew's good influence.
The late Lady Sybil Branson, née Crawley, and Tom Branson: Sybil was pregnant when she and and Tom came back from Ireland to attend Mary and Matthew's wedding. They returned to Ireland, but not for long, as Tom's political leanings forced them to leave the country. They would have the baby at Downton—but, in the first major shocker of the season, Sybil died in childbirth. Tom and the baby, named Sybil after her mother and called Sybie, decided to stay at Downton, with Tom working as the estate agent. Later in the season, Tom almost got seduced by a rogue maid, Edna, but Edna got fired before they could do more than kiss.
Lady Edith Crawley: Edith got engaged to an older gentleman, but he left her at the altar for her own good. Having given up on romance, she decided to try to have some sort of life, so she wrote a letter to the Times supporting suffrage and ended up getting a columnist gig, writing about modern women for The Sketch. That job introduced her to an editor, Michael Gregson, with whom she hit it off—before learning that Gregson was married. His wife is in an insane asylum, but that's not grounds for divorce in England, so he's stuck.
Violet, the Dowager Countess: Ever as before, ever just as awesome. She would likely not approve of this post. Or that blouse you're wearing.
Isobel Crawley: Matthew's mom tried to put her do-gooding ways to work saving prostitutes from ruin and ended up helping an unwed mother who used to work at Downton, Ethel, despite potential shame it could bring on the family.
Cousin Shrimpie, Susan and Rose MacClare: Susan sends her upstart daughter Rose to Downton for some adult supervision. Rose likes jazz and dancing and drinking and is younger than the Crawley daughters. Then, at the end of the season, the Crawleys went to visit their cousins at their home in Scotland, at which point it was revealed that Shrimpie and Susan were being posted to India, so Rose is going to stay with the Crawleys at Downton.
(MORE: How Americans Almost Missed Out on��Downton Abbey)
What about their staff?
Carson, the butler: Dealt with an understaffed house.
Mrs. Hughes, the housekeeper: Had a health scare, but it was fine.
John Bates, valet to Lord Grantham, and Anna Bates, maid to Lady Mary: Bates started off in jail for murdering his wife, but Anna found his late wife's diary, which led her to a clue that indicates it was a suicide, not a murder, and Bates was framed. Jail was extra tricky for Bates, thanks to a no-good cellmate, so it's extra good news when he walks free.
Mrs. O'Brien, maid to Lady Grantham: Continued to be pretty much rotten, but a reminder of the fact that she caused Cora's miscarriage in season 1 set her back in line. Expressed jealousy of Susan's maid, who gets to go to India with the MacClares.
Mr. Molesley, valet to Matthew Crawley: Continued to be awkward and sort of pathetic.
Thomas Barrow, under-butler: He really thought that Jimmy, the footman, loved him back, and he tried to put the moves on the younger man, which majorly backfired and resulted in him almost getting arrested. Lord Grantham steps in and saves him by rehiring him in the position of under-butler.
Daisy, kitchen maid: Got a little more self-confidence, but not much.
Alfred, footman: He's tall, he's O'Brien's nephew, he's serious and he has a crush on Ivy.
Mrs. Patmore, cook: Was suddenly super wise, but not about electrical appliances.
Jimmy, first footman: He's handsome and all the kitchen maids liked him—and so did Thomas. He gets promoted to first footman to ensure he doesn't talk about Thomas putting the moves on him. He's maybe a cad and maybe just likes to have fun.
Ivy, kitchen maid: Alfred and Jimmy competed for her attention, which made Daisy not like her, but eventually Daisy came around.
And anyone else?
Dr. Clarkson: He was vindicated in his medical opinion about Sybil, even though it was too late to save her, and later tried and failed to make something happen with Isobel.
Mr. Murray, the lawyer: Continued to look like a walrus and reprimand Robert for his bad business decisions.
Anything else?
Catch up in more detail: with TIME's recaps of Downton Abbey's Third Season


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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
Presidential Proclamation -- Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2013
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In a letter to his nephew, Thomas Jefferson once wrote, "an honest heart being the first blessing, a knowing head is the second." It is a notion that rings as true today as it did in 1785: that just as we owe our children a strong start in the classroom, so must we pass on the common values that help define us as a people. On Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., we celebrate hard work, service, and commitment to learning as cornerstones of a bright future for our youth.
We know education is essential to putting our children on the path to good jobs and a decent living. It is a simple fact that to out-compete the rest of the world for tomorrow's jobs, we need to equip our sons and daughters with the education and skills a 21st-century economy demands. We need to give them every chance to work harder, learn more, and reach higher, from cradle to career.
We also know that learning does not stop when students leave the classroom. Whether at the dinner table or on the field, it is our task as parents, teachers, and mentors to make sure our children grow up practicing the values we preach. We have an obligation to instill in them the virtues that define our national character -- honesty and independence, drive and discipline, courage and compassion. And as citizens of a country where so much progress came only after we fought for fairness and equality, we must remember the wisdom of the Golden Rule by treating others as we would want to be treated.
This day recalls the memory of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, who taught generations of young men and women the importance of education and good character. His work strengthened ties between people around the world, and his legacy continues to inspire the service, charity, and goodwill he championed in life. As we reflect on the example he and so many others have set, let each of us strive to better realize the values we share.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 22, 2013, as Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A. I call upon all Americans to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand thirteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh.


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Your wiki server can allow anyone who has an account on the wiki server to create a wiki. It can also restrict who can create wikis to a specific group of people.
When you create a wiki, you become an administrator for that wiki and can then customize the wiki to suit your needs.
To create a wiki:
While viewing My Page, click Wikis.
Click "Create a new Wiki."
If this button isn't shown, you can't create a wiki on the server.
Enter a name and description for the wiki and click Create.
The line under the Wiki Name field shows a preview of the URL for the wiki. You can't change this URL later, but you can rename the wiki. If you want a specific URL, enter a name that gives you the URL you want and rename the wiki later.
The description appears under the name of the wiki in the wiki list on My Page.
When prompted to choose a theme, select a theme and then click Next.
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Phil Collins Thinks Genesis Reunion Tour Won't Go Past 2021 Shows
When Genesis announced their long-awaited reunion tour, they used the somewhat tongue-in-cheek title "The Last Domino?" — leaving their future plans intentionally vague. But if Phil Collins' latest comments are any indication, the trek will likely serve as a curtain call.
"This English and American tour, that will be enough for me," the frontman said in the November issue of Mojo, as reported by Prog. Asked if he's officially taking out the punctuation from the tour's name, he noted, "Yes. The question mark was [keyboardist] Tony Banks' idea."
Banks, however, was less firm in that finality. "I think it depends a little bit how it goes," Banks said. "How Phil stands up to it all. How the audience receive it, and how we all feel about it, really."
Collins' ongoing health struggles will prevent him from playing drums on the prog band's first run in 14 years, commencing Sept. 20 in Birmingham, England. (Their North American leg opens Nov. 15 with the first of two shows in Chicago.) But Genesis navigated around the percussion problem, recruiting the singer's son, Nic, as the sole drummer.
"I'm kind of physically challenged a bit, which is very frustrating because I'd love to be playing up there with my son," Collins recently told BBC Breakfast. His health issues date back to Genesis' 2007 reunion tour, when dislocated vertebrae in his neck led to nerve damage in his hands.
Collins noted that he can't currently play at all. "I would love to," he said, "but, you know, I mean, I can barely hold a stick with this hand, so there are certain physical things that get in the way."


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Alexis found some great cowboy cut style pork chops at Food City yesterday. She called them "meat with handles".
While the rub I used has a front load of sugar, the first thing I get from the chops is a mild heat. The peanut sauce follows up with a sweetness but also layers on more heat. The result is a moist chop that pops flavors in your mouth. I'd rank this one in the top 5 pork chops I've had.
I've said it before and I'll say it again - to me, a nice grilled pork chop is as good as any steak.
Grilled Thai Pork Chop With Peanut Sauce
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients (4 servings)
- 4 thick pork chops, cowboy cut, bone in
- 1/4 cup coarsely crushed peanuts
- 1 qt water
- 2 Tbsp kosher salt
- 2 Tbsp coconut sugar
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1.5 tsp coconut sugar
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp McCormick ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 cup Mr. Yoshidas Gourmet Sauce (or terriyaki)
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flake
- 1 Tbsp lime juice
- 2 tsp Braggs Liquid Aminos (or soy sauce)
- 1 tsp peanut oil
- 1 Tbsp water as needed to get desired consistency
- Brine the chops - NOTE: Brine is given in proportions per quart. Make enough brine to cover the chops, I had to make two quarts of it. Mix the ingredients until salt and sugar dissolved. Place chops in the brine and brine for at least 90 minutes or up to 4 hours.
- Make the peanut sauce - Put all ingredients except water in a Magic Bullet, Ninja, mini-processor, blender or other implement of destruction and blend. Check the consistency and add a little water if too thick.
- Preheat a charcoal grill to 350f.
- Grill the chops - Dry the chops and season on both sides with the rub. Grill until the chops reach an internal temp of 145f, about 5-6 minutes per side. Trust your Thermapen.
- Glaze the chops - Quickly glaze the chops with the peanut sauce as soon as they come off the grill and let the steaks rest. Top with the crushed peanuts.
- Eat the chops - My favorite step! I served it with a simple Thai style basil fried rice.
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Notice the twisted handle on the chimney starter? Someone clipped it with the car, backing out of the garage. |
Grill marks courtesy of GrillGrates. |
I was glad to get out and grill after several days of rain, sleet and snow. |
Meat handles was right. I ate mine with my hands. |
I know that many of you don't grill during the winter. Here is an alternative for you, try this recipe for Thai Pork Chops cooked in a slow cooker from Pork Be Inspired.


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"Input Allocation for the Propeller-Based Overactuated Platform ROSPO", IEEE Trans. on Control Systems Technology, vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 2720-2727, 2019. preprint-pdf (3.05 MB)
, "Design and Input Allocation for Robots with Saturated Inputs via Genetic Algorithms", in 12th IFAC Symposium on Robot Control, Budapest, Hungary, 2018. preprint-pdf (759.54 KB)


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Do you fume when someone cuts you off in traffic? Does your blood pressure rocket when your child refuses to cooperate? Anger is a normal and even healthy emotion — but it's important to deal with it in a positive way. Uncontrolled anger can take a toll on both your health and your relationships.
Ready to get your anger under control? Start by considering these 10 anger management tips.
- Think before you speak
In the heat of the moment, it's easy to say something you'll later regret. Take a few moments to collect your thoughts before saying anything — and allow others involved in the situation to do the same. - Once you're calm, express your anger
As soon as you're thinking clearly, express your frustration in an assertive but non-confrontational way. State your concerns and needs clearly and directly, without hurting others or trying to control them. - Get some exercise
Physical activity can help reduce stress that can cause you to become angry. If you feel your anger escalating, go for a brisk walk or run, or spend some time doing other enjoyable physical activities. - Take a timeout
Timeouts aren't just for kids. Give yourself short breaks during times of the day that tend to be stressful. A few moments of quiet time might help you feel better prepared to handle what's ahead without getting irritated or angry. - Identify possible solutions
Instead of focusing on what made you mad, work on resolving the issue at hand. Does your child's messy room drive you crazy? Close the door. Is your partner late for dinner every night? Schedule meals later in the evening — or agree to eat on your own a few times a week. Remind yourself that anger won't fix anything and might only make it worse. - Stick with 'I' statements
To avoid criticizing or placing blame — which might only increase tension — use "I" statements to describe the problem. Be respectful and specific. For example, say, "I'm upset that you left the table without offering to help with the dishes" instead of "You never do any housework." - Don't hold a grudge
Forgiveness is a powerful tool. If you allow anger and other negative feelings to crowd out positive feelings, you might find yourself swallowed up by your own bitterness or sense of injustice. But if you can forgive someone who angered you, you might both learn from the situation and strengthen your relationship. - Use humor to release tension
Lightening up can help diffuse tension. Use humor to help you face what's making you angry and, possibly, any unrealistic expectations you have for how things should go. Avoid sarcasm, though — it can hurt feelings and make things worse. - Practice relaxation skills
When your temper flares, put relaxation skills to work. Practice deep-breathing exercises, imagine a relaxing scene, or repeat a calming word or phrase, such as "Take it easy." You might also listen to music, write in a journal or do a few yoga poses — whatever it takes to encourage relaxation. - Know when to seek help
Learning to control anger is a challenge for everyone at times. Seek help for anger issues if your anger seems out of control, causes you to do things you regret or hurts those around you.


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Does British Airways have online check-in?
Yes, British Airways allows you to check in 24 hours before your flight departs from the UK and 23 hours before your flight departs from the U.S.
Check-in now for your British Airways flight
NOTE: Only departures out of some airports allow you to print your own boarding pass, while others will require you to print it from an airport Kiosk. More information on these locations.
What are the requirements for using Online Check-in?
- Check-in 1-24 hours before your flight is scheduled to depart if traveling anywhere but to/from the U.S.
- Check-in 2-23 hours before your flight is scheduled to depart to/from the United States.
- You have booked your ticket directly with British Airways, or via a Travel Agent.
- You are not a special needs passenger (ie. Unaccompanied Minor).
Make sure you leave enough time at the airport to get through security, check your bags, etc.
Can I use Online Check-in if I have bags to check?
Yes, you but will need to drop your bags at Fast Drop or Self Service Check-In Kiosk at the airport before the cut-off time.
Can I change/select my seat with Online Check-in?
Yes, when you use Online Check-in you can select or change your seat. Everyone can select their seat beginning 24-hours before departure. If you are a Bronze member, you can reserve your seat beginning 7 days before traveling (excluding Exit Row seats). If you are a Silver or Gold member, you can reserve your seat at time of booking. Click here for more information about choosing your seat.
Does British Airways have mobile check-in?
By visiting ba2go.comon your mobile phone you can select seats and check in individuals, groups and families for departure or return flights. Once you have checked in, you can choose to:
- Pick up your boarding card from the airport (from a check-in kiosk or check-in desk)
- E-mail the boarding card for printing later or send it to a fax machine
If I plan to check-in at the airport, how much time should I allot?
As check-in times vary by airport, British Airways provides specifics by airport and destination on their website. View Check-In Times
What time should I be at the boarding gate?
As boarding times vary by airport, British Airways provides specifics by airport and destination on their website. View Boarding Times


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A fascinating example of the latter can be seen in the robber fly Wyliea mydas, which mimics lethal spider wasps, Pepsis formosa and Pepsis thisbe, known as tarantula hawks.
Like Pepsis formosa and Pepsis thisbe, the robber fly has brilliant orange wings, nature's "red flag" to other species. Bright colors—red, orange, yellow—tend to be poisonous warning colors throughout the animal world. The scientific name for this kind of warning is aposematism, which from its Latin roots means "signal from a distance." (This phenomenon and other aspects of poison in nature are explored in the Museum's special exhibition The Power of Poison, which opens Saturday, November 16).
The robber fly's deception goes even further. While it has a short proboscis for injecting toxic saliva into prey, it doesn't sting. Nonetheless, it makes stinging motions, brandishing genitalia at the tip of its abdomen as if it had a stinger.
There are differences, of course, if one looks close. Flies have two wings, while wasps have four. Antennae are short on the fly and long on the wasp.
But the stinging "act" and the orange wings are enough to lead many birds and lizards that might otherwise make a meal of it to bypass the fly for fear of being stung, since tarantula hawks are at the top of the list in the intensity of their sting.
The wasps are also a particularly insidious parasite.
The female Pepsis formosa or Pepsis thisbe attacks a tarantula and other large spider by paralyzing it with its sting, dragging it into a burrow or nest, and depositing a single egg on the prey's abdomen. The larva hatches, bores through the abdomen, and feeds on the host, keeping it alive as long as possible by eating vital organs last.
The robber fly's wingspan is 2 inches, the tarantula hawk's, slightly longer. Both are distributed worldwide (in the U.S., mostly in the desert Southwest). Though the mimic fly does a great impersonation of the wasp, the name "robber" is not an allusion to identity theft—it's a description of how they hunt. They are aerial predators, snatching insects out of the air.
A version of this story appears in the Fall 2013 issue of Rotunda, the Member magazine.


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Firefox 13 has been in beta for a while now, so this blog post is a bit overdue. Here's an almost comprehensive list of the changes that went into Firefox 13 that can affect add-on compatibility. There is more information available in Firefox 13 for Developers, so you should read that too.
- New Tab Page. This is a major new feature, but can also break add-ons that overlay about:blank. The good thing is that this feature makes it easier to create a customized new tab page. All you need to do is set the browser.newtab.url preference to the chrome URL you prefer.
- Remove "lateness" argument for setTimeout and setInterval. This was a non-standard feature, where an additional argument was passed to setTimeout and setInterval callback handlers, indicating how late they were being called. For example, if you call setTimeout with a waiting time of 0, the callback will always be called late because there's a minimum waiting time of a few ms.
- Remove support for globalStorage. window.globalStorage is no more. For local storage alternatives, please read this article.
- Replace livemarks with asynchronous load-on-demand livemarks. nsILivemarkService is now deprecated, in favor of the asynchronous mozIAsyncLivemarks.
- Remove excludeItemsIfParentHasAnnotation query option. This is a query option that could be used on Places queries. It has been dropped now.
- Implement HTML to plain text conversion as a DOM walker. nsIScriptableUnescapeHTML is now deprecated in favor of the new nsIParserUtils.
- Drop support for prefixes from border-radius* and box-shadow. This means you should no longer use -moz-border-radius and -moz-box-shadow. If you do, make sure that you are also using the non-prefixed equivalents.
- Markers in places popup views are broken. This makes some significant changes in how Places popups work internally, so if you overlay or override them, you need to look into this.
- Merge nsIPrefBranch2 with nsIPrefBranch. The very commonly used nsIPrefBranch2 is now deprecated. If you have preference observers, you're using this interface. It still works as it always has and there are no plans to drop it in the near future. However, it's best that you begin moving away from it.
- Mandatory ASLR on Windows for binary components. This is very important if you have binary components. My understanding is that the default compile options include ASLR, but you should still verify that your components load correctly. More details in this blog post.
- Merge nsIAccessNode and nsIAccessible. nsIAccessNode no longer exists.
- Remove FileError. nsIDOMFileError no longer exists.
- Add about:compartments page. This makes it much easier to hunt for zombie compartments, which you should always do when testing your add-on. Instead of the very verbose about:memory, the new about:compartments shows a simple list of existing compatments, which is much more easy to follow and understand.
- Allow the source code editor of Scratchpad & StyleEditor to be themed.
- Split -new-instance flag out of existing -no-remote flag. This separates the idea of starting a separate Firefox instance and allowing that instance to receive command-line input after being launched. It might still not be fully finished according to the latest comments.
- Provide internal API to get canvas image data as nsIInputStream. This creates a nice new shortcut for getting image data out of a canvas.
Please let me know in the comments if there's anything missing or incorrect on these lists. If your add-on breaks on Firefox 13, I'd like to know.
We will be doing an automatic compatibility validation and upgrading for add-ons on AMO that are compatible with Firefox 12, sometime in the next 2 weeks. I'll also be working in Firefox 14 compatibility so that it doesn't come in as late as this one.


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A facial recognition system will be used across an Olympics for the first time as Tokyo organizers work to keep security tight and efficient at dozens of venues during the 2020 Games.
The NeoFace technology developed by NEC Corp. will be customized to monitor every accredited person — including athletes, officials, staff and media — at more than 40 venues, games villages and media centers, Olympic and company officials said Tuesday.
Local organizers said Tokyo will be the first Olympic host to introduce the face recognition technology at all venues. The system is expected to effectively eliminate entry with forged IDs, reduce congestion at accredited waiting lines and reduce athletes' stress under hot weather.
Tsuyoshi Iwashita, Tokyo 2020 executive director of security, said venues that are spread within and outside of the capital would be a big burden in achieving high levels of security.
"By introducing the face recognition system, we hope to achieve high levels of safety, efficiency and smooth operation at security check points before entry," he said, adding that the system would contribute to less stressful environment for athletes.
Iwashita said a test last year showed gate checks using the facial recognition was more than twice the pace of the conventional system using X-ray with visual siting by security guards.
The facial images of every accredited person for the Olympics and Paralympics will be collected after the approval process and stored in a database to be used to verify identities at accreditation check points.
NEC says its biometric identification technology is used at airports and elsewhere in 70 countries, including Japan.


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It's middle of summer here in Seattle and we are trying to enjoy as much outdoor meals as possible. I made this salad for a barbecue party the other day and it was a hit, so I decided to post the recipe here. I wanted to make a pasta salad that would be substantial enough to please vegetarians and meat eaters alike, but didn't want that kind of mayonnaise-based pasta salad I often see at barbecue tables. I used fresh ingredients and herbs and seasoned it with a simple but always effective combination of olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. Nothing complicated. The lemon zest is in my opinion what makes this dish taste especially fresh. This salad is better the day it is made and I like to serve it at room temperature. In fact, this salad is never chilled. It is made and served at room temperature.
You can use fresh mushrooms, sautéed and cooled, instead of the jarred ones. The halloumi cheese can be replaced fresh mozzarella or feta cheese.
Summer Pasta Salad Recipe:
serves 8
You will need:
1 box of rotini (fusilli) pasta
1 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of black pepper
2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar
6 fresh, ripe tomatoes
1 1/2 cup of halloumi cheese, crumbled or diced
1/4 cup of olives, pitted and chopped
4 oz of jarred button mushrooms, larger ones cut in half
1/2 cup of chopped fresh parsley
1/2 cup of chopped fresh basil
1 generous teaspoon of lemon zest
Bring a large pot of well salted water to a boil and cook the pasta for 6 to 7 minutes, until al dente. Drain the pasta, season it with half of the salt and pepper and add the olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Mix well and set aside to cool to room temperature.
While the pasta cools, chop the tomatoes and place them in a large serving bowl. Season with remaining salt and pepper. Add the cheese, olives, mushrooms, parsley and basil. Mix well.
When the pasta is at room temperature, transfer it to the serving bowl, add the lemon zest and toss it well with the other ingredients.
Taste and re-season if necessary. Serve at room temperature.
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Yesterday was the seventieth anniversary of the allied liberation of Auschwitz at the end of the Second World War. Orchestras around the world, including the Richmond Symphony, commemorated the event by playing often neglected music by Jewish composers who were affected by Nazi atrocities.
Music was performed frequently in the concentration camps. At Terezin, near Prague, prisoners defiantly performed Verdi's Requiem sixteen times as a veiled condemnation of the Nazis. The conductor Raphael Schächter taught his fellow prisoners the music by rote, using a single score. As prisoners were moved to other camps, Schächter painstakingly began the process again.
In 1936, Jewish Polish violinist Bronislaw Huberman founded the Palestine Symphony Orchestra (now the Israel Philharmonic). Huberman helped nearly 1,000 Jewish musicians flee the Third Reich. He is often credited with helping to preserve the Jewish musical tradition.
Violins of Hope by James A. Grymes examines the importance of the violin in Jewish culture.
Erwin Schulhoff's String Quartet No. 1
Czech composer Erwin Schulhoff (b. 1894-1942) was mentored by Antonín Dvořák and later studied with Claude Debussy. You can hear both Czech folk music and the wispy sounds of Impressionism in his brief but powerful String Quartet No. 1. Schulhoff died of tuberculosis at the Wülzburg concentration camp on August 18, 1942.
This piece contains ghostly and ethereal voices. Listen to the way the final movement fades into eternity.
Here is a performance by the Kocian Quartet:
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Korngold and the "Hollywood Sound"
We thought of ourselves as Viennese; Hitler made us Jewish.
-Erich Wolfgang Korngold
In one of the great ironies of music history, Hitler was partly responsible for the lush, colorful sound we associate with the golden age of Hollywood film scores. Jewish composers, including Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Max Steiner, Dimitri Tiomkin, and Miklós Rózsa emigrated to the United States as the film industry was blossoming. Had these composers been free to remain in Europe, many of the greatest film scores would likely have become symphonies.
Korngold created film scores for movies like The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), The Sea Hawk (1940), and Kings Row (1941). The later score seems to have subconsciously (or consciously) influenced the Main Theme of John Williams' Star Wars as well as Superman. Listen to a suite from the score and then a back-to-back comparison of the two themes here. This music can be heard as a continuation of the late Romantic tradition of Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss. In the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Brendan G. Carroll writes,
Treating each film as an 'opera without singing' (each character has his or her own leitmotif) [Korngold] created intensely romantic, richly melodic and contrapuntally intricate scores, the best of which are a cinematic paradigm for the tone poems of Richard Strauss and Franz Liszt. He intended that, when divorced from the moving image, these scores could stand alone in the concert hall. His style exerted a profound influence on modern film music.
Korngold's Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, written in 1945, draws on music from the movies Anthony Adverse (1936), Another Dawn (1937), The Prince and the Pauper (1937), and Juarez (1939). The concerto was dedicated to Alma Mahler, the widow of Gustav Mahler, who served as a childhood mentor to Korngold. There are moments where the spirit of late Mahler briefly surfaces (in the first movement at 6:44 in the recording below). Jascha Heifetz gave the premiere with the Saint Louis Symphony in 1947.
Some concertos open with a long orchestra introduction before the solo instrument is heard. By contrast, in this concerto the violin greets us from the start; the expansive, open intervals of the theme suggesting endless possibilities. Waves of colorful sound leap from every corner of the orchestra throughout the outer movements. At moments, the violin becomes a solitary voice, venturing towards the wilderness of atonality before the orchestra pulls us back.
The Romanza enters intimate new territory. Listen carefully to the subtle conflict in the second movement's opening chord. This is an instance where one note changes everything. The music seems to be searching. We hear high, shimmering voices followed by a dark and icy low chord. Notice the splashes of color which sparkle around the violin's lamenting melody.
Here is a performance by Hilary Hahn and the Kölner Philharmonie, conducted by Heinrich Schiff. Hahn talks about the music here.
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South Of Reality, The Claypool Lennon Delirium's epic sophomore album might be just the antidote this sick world needs. Music so potent it could repel an asteroid impact from space. These seasoned warriors of psychedelia have crafted timeless songs that may as well be chiseled in stone.
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Two worlds have collided, and what glorious and odd worlds they are. After a successful summer tour, pairing Primus with Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, the two bandleaders, Les Claypool and Sean Lennon, have decided to combine their abstract talents into a project called The Claypool Lennon Delirium. Their efforts thus far have spawned the upcoming, full-length release called "Monolith of Phobos."
"Sean is a musical mutant after my own heart," said Claypool. "He definitely reflects his genetics--not just the sensibilities of his dad but also the abstract perspective and unique approach of his mother. It makes for a glorious freak stew." After some impromptu, backstage jams and an epic live sit-in on Primus's psychedelic opus, "Southbound Pachyderm," Claypool approached Lennon about doing a recording project. "I was trying to wrangle up an Oysterhead reunion since Primus was taking a rest for 2016 but the planets just wouldn't align for that," said Claypool. "I don't like sitting around, so when Sean said he didn't have plans for this next year, we started kicking around the notion of making an old-school, psychedelic/prog record. Next thing I know, he's staying in my guesthouse, drinking my vino and banging on my drums."
Lennon responded, "I told Les that I was Neil Diamond's nephew. I think that is what really sold him on the idea of working with me."
Over the course of six weeks or so, the two wrote and recorded a total of ten songs with both of them sharing various vocal and instrumental responsibilities, going beyond their core instruments of bass and guitar. Claypool explained, "Usually I play the drums and percussion on my records but Sean has such a different feel than I do, it just made more sense for him to man the kit on most of the tunes on this project. I took the helm at my old vintage API console and let him bang away. He was happy as a piggy rolling in shit every time he grabbed the sticks…his drumming is like a cross between Ringo and Nick Mason. But I think folks will be most surprised by what a monster guitar player he is, especially when you prod him a bit."
"Monolith of Phobos" is just how the title implies--an old-school approach to a psychedelic space rock record.
Lennon added, "It's been an honor and a challenge playing with someone of Les' caliber, but luckily the Gods of Pinot Noir shone favorably down and granted us a bundle of devilish tunes about monkeys, outer space and sexual deviancy."
The Claypool Lennon Delirium "Monolith of Phobos" record is slated for a spring release and the band will be touring through the summer.
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Saturday, October 14, 2017 8:00 am to 5:30 pmLane Community College Longhouse
4000 E 30th Ave Building 31, Eugene OR 97405 Purpose We believe health care is a right, not a privilege. Access to holistic health providers as well as healthy food is often limited to those who can afford it. Poverty and trauma, including historical trauma, create toxic stress in our bodies that research has shown promotes problematic health conditions. Herbal medicine, acupuncture, energy healing, mindfulness, movement, massage and other body work, should be accessible to everyone, including the poor and traumatized who cannot afford such beneficial pathways to health. The objectives of this conference are to learn mind-body-heart-spirit tools that professionals can integrate into our practices to further the healing of those we serve. Target Audience This one-day conference is designed for healers and health professionals, including MD, DO, ND, DC, RN, LAc, PA, NP, Herbalists, Midwives, Energy Healers, Counselors, Community Health Workers, LMT and body workers, as well as students entering the healing professions. Cost $75 includes lunch. $40/student or low income, with work trades available. For those only wanting to attend the lunch and the panel discussion, cost is $12.00 Lodging As this is a one-day conference, we have arranged no lodging. However, some in our group have Airbnb, or we may be able to help find people willing to host overnight guests. Please contact us for more information. Venue We are honored to be able to use the Lane Community College Longhouse for this event. The parking is excellent on a Saturday, it is the furthest building when entering the main parking lot. LTD bus runs regularly. This is a special place, please respect the following guidelines for its use. Lane Longhouse Code of Conduct
CEU – 8 hours or 8 units of Continuing Education is offered for Health Professions by Lane Community College at no extra fee. Certificate given at the end of conference. Make your entire weekend an herb fest!We specifically scheduled our Decolonizing Natural Medicine conference to coincide with Mountain Rose's herbalism event to encourage people from out of this area to conveniently attend both. Mountain Rose Free Herbalism Project | Sunday, October 15 from 12-5 pm | Mount Pisgah, Eugene Special event open to all. The Mountain Rose Free Herbalism Project will be held at Mount Pisgah in Eugene not far from the LCC Longhouse. This is an interactive community event with botanically inspired lectures from experts in the field, live music, vendors, and plenty of free organic herbal tea! Conference Schedule7:30 – 8:30 am Registration & Continental Breakfast 8:30 – 9:30 am Movement Therapeutics; The Diagnostic Skills of Tai Chi — Michael Vasquez Practice and discussion around the framework for returning to Natural Intelligence, how traumas are released, and the ways to recognize and work with imbalances. Movement Therapeutics is a primary tool in Mind/Body centering, behavioral changes, cognitive repatterning, and the overall release of cellular constriction. QiGong/Internal Practices give us a foundation to develop and evolve our nature, a self-learning tool that develops our diagnostic sensory intelligence; the ability to feel and interact with an imbalanced area/problem. This naturally develops a deep foundation for working with others. As we choose to face the traumas and imbalances within ourselves, we develop the capacity to work well with others and respect all forms of life. When we consider working with decolonization, we know that we will need to work with others, play well with others, and find and share our common connections. Learning to appreciate different perspectives, being generally flexible and open, harmonizing and shifting in timely manners, and looking for "workable solutions" is what one might refer to as primary evolutionary skills. Michael Vasquez After over 30 years as an executive chef, Michael currently works full time teaching in the arts of Tai Chi, QiGong, Yoga, herbs, diet, and Traditional Chinese Medicine. He is the Director of Transformation Arts which provides educational presentations, online instruction, and instructor training programs to schools, corporate wellness programs, non-profit organizations, and Native programs, as well as community, senior, and child wellness programs. He is the Co-Founder of Red Earth Descendants and is currently the lead in the Golden Garden Elder Lunch Project. 9:30 – 11:00 am Healing Community with Plants — Shelagh Brown What does it mean to decolonize? Recognizing provider privilege, unpacking and providing real tools to provide the most effective and just holistic care should be the cornerstone of our practice. We all live at various intersections of both privilege and marginalization, so learning how to best navigate that will allow us to truly practice in a way where we do no harm. We will also discuss being culturally humble, understanding the population you serve and understanding non-compliance in your clients and how to address it. Using group visit models many integrative practices are using, Shelagh will discuss how she has found giving herb walks is a phenomenal way to bring patients together in community to meet one another and spark and interested in nature and have a more vested interest in their healing. Shelagh Brown, MSc Shelagh holds a BS in Herbal Sciences and a MS in Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine from Bastyr University. She also has completed a yoga teacher training at the Samayra Center for (Human) kindness as well as additional training in Integrated Movement therapy (a yoga based therapy), medical qigong, craniosacral, and aromatherapy. Shelagh approaches all aspects of care through an anti-oppression lens and is deeply dedicated to carrying forward conversations about race, privilege, and institutionalized oppression and how these things affect health as well as access to care. 11:00 – 11:15 am Break 11:15 am – 12:15 pm Creating New Healthy Traditions — Jakob Sletteland Evolving from foraging in the wild to foraging in grocery stores, we have lost knowledge of indigenous foods, understanding heredity diets, food traditions, and lost food security. Diet and lifestyle related 'diseases of civilization' such as metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease have reached epidemic proportions globally.. This disproportionately affects people of color and the poor, and can only be described as a public health disaster. Informed by traditional medicine and modern research, this session will introduce participants to the etiology and politics of insulin resistance, and provide a no-nonsense natural therapeutic approach. Jakob Sletteland MSc RH(AHG) In addition to a background in ecological defense and social justice activism, Jakob Sletteland is a practicing registered herbalist and clinical nutritionist with ten years of experience in the field. Jakob regularly volunteers his time as a practitioner with Occupy Medical in Eugene, a free integrative medicine clinic, and has organized and run back-country bush clinics at annual indigenous ceremonies in the Pacific Northwest over the last eight years. His private practice, Vital Force Natural Health, is located in Eugene/Springfield. 12:15-1:15pm Lunch Plant Based Buffet Lunch focusing on Indigenous and Locally Grown Organic Foods Tickets for lunch only are available on the registration page for guests who do not want to attend the conference. 1:15 to 2:15 pm Food Grows Community Panel Facilitated by Clare Strawn Modern research indicates what Indigenous peoples have always known: That growing and harvesting food has incredible health benefits, such as soil microbiomes that have antidepressant and antioxidant properties; access to fresh organic non-GMO foods; valuable exercise; and a connection with the earth that is healing to the spirit. This panel will discuss several innovative community garden programs. Clare Strawn, PhD puts her PhD in Urban Studies and Master's in Education to work using collaborative action that empowers communities. Her perspective is that health and resilience reside with individuals in community. She is the vice chair at Zaniyan Center. PANEL MEMBERS Golden Garden Elder Lunch Project – Michael Vasquez – Reality Kitchen is a nonprofit café and bakery in the River Road area which hosts a weekly free lunch for Elders. The Golden Garden project uses a donated plot and volunteers grow food to support the Elder lunch as well as the local food banks. Volunteers from across the community gather and contribute time and talents to harvest and help prepare food. The convergence of organic food grown within a few miles, together with enthusiastic volunteers and young adults in conversation with elders, has created a lively and growing community worlds away from institutionalized free lunch programs. Eagletree Herbs – Daphne Singingtree – Located in a North Eugene suburban neighborhood on less than ¼ acre, this permaculture urban homestead focuses on growing medicinal herbs, but it also has over 15 different varieties of fruit trees and berries, vegetable gardens, mushrooms, bees, and chickens. Eagletree offers a program for interns to learn to grow and harvest herbs as well as make herbal products. To date Eagletree has trained more than 100 student interns at no cost. Food Gathering Traditions from the Northwest Tribes –– Stephanie Craig The knowledge of gathering and harvesting of plants for food, medicine, baskets, and items for everyday life was in danger of being lost completely with the cultural genocide of the native tribes of the Northwest. Stephanie will share knowledge of plants from her tribal heritage the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Kalapuya, Umpqua, Takelma Rogue River, Clackamas Chinook and Iroquois. Stephanie Craig, MA is a traditional basket weaver and owner of Kalapuya Weaving. She has a Bachelor of Arts in cultural anthropology with an emphasis on Northwest Native American cultures, an interdisciplinary Masters of Arts degree comprised of coursework in cultural anthropology, cultural museum studies and folklore studies. She is passionate about giving back to the community as part of the next generation of Tradition Bearers, teaching foraging for native foods and medicines. Eugene Avant Gardeners – Plaedo Wellman – A Eugene organization focused on using artistic and innovative approaches towards creating a resilient local food network, that uses permaculture techniques to encourage and inspire people to grow food together. The Avant Gardeners have given away over 10,000 plant starts, hosted over a dozen workshops and over a hundred work parties, given away hundreds of pounds of food, assisted numerous other organizations and have published a series of popular zines. Plaedo Wellman is a philosopher, artist, activist gardener. Check out his TEDx talk "Find your Farmily with Community Gardening" linked from his website plaedo.com. 2:15 – 3:15 pm Herbal Pain Relief; Effective Alternatives to Opiates — Daphne Singingtree A look into the physiology of pain and the herbs and categories of herbs that can be used to treat pain. How herbs can be used for chronic pain management as alternatives to opiates. Daphne Singingtree, MEd, is a Medicine Maker and owner of Eagletree Herbs, a retired midwife, the author of The Birthsong Midwifery Workbook and numerous other midwifery publications. She helped write the Oregon Midwifery Law for Direct Entry Midwives and is a co-founder of the Midwifery Education and Accreditation Council. She is the founder of Zaniyan Center. Her heritage includes Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and she is active in the Water is Life movement. She is in the process of developing an Holistic Community Health Worker Program. 3:15 – 3:30 pm Break 3:30 – 4:30 pm Moving Toward Trauma-Sensitive Healing Arts Practices — Elaine Walters Individual and collective experiences of violence, abuse and other trauma are at the root of many of our most challenging health and social problems. These problems have existed throughout human history, as have efforts to survive and heal from them. Many modern approaches to treating or healing trauma have roots in traditional healing systems that have been in use for thousands of years. At the same time, many practitioners have not been adequately trained on how best to organize their work in ways that are sensitive to the needs of survivors in their care. This presentation will introduce participants to new research on the connections between early life adversity and later life health problems (the ACE Study), and provide an overview on trauma-sensitive practice, including information on preventing and managing vicarious trauma and promoting workplace safety. Elaine Walters is the founding Executive Director and lead trainer at the Trauma Healing Project, an organization that provides professional and community training and direct healing support for survivors. Prior to this position she coordinated the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program for the Attorney General's Sexual Assault Task Force in Oregon and the Domestic Violence Intervention Project in Lane County working within two large healthcare organizations. For the last 20 years she has been a consultant, trainer and community organizer working to address and eliminate intimate violence. She has designed and facilitated workshops and trainings on many related topics and has provided direct services and support to youth and adults impacted by violence, abuse and other forms of trauma and oppression. She is involved in the effort to expand accessible trauma healing resources and to implement trauma-informed care practices regionally and statewide. 4:30 – 5:30 pm Occupy Medical; Bringing Herbs to the People — Sue Sierralupé A free clinic which evolved from the Occupy street protests, recognizes the role that stress, poverty and lack of access has on health. This clinic provides integrative care to all using conventional medical care, herbs, energy and body work, behavioral health as well as social services. Sue Sierralupé RH, is a Certified Master Herbalist, Master Gardener, professional writer and Sustainable Landscape Specialist. Sue also volunteers as the clinic manager and herb team leader at Occupy Medical clinic. She is the co-author of The Practical Herbalist Herbal Folio series and author of The Pocket Herbal: Medicinal Plants that Changed the World. Follow her blog at HerbalistManifesto.com for commentary on herbs, parenting, nutrition, and a whole lot more or find her on Facebook at Sue Sierralupé. Registration https://www.eventbrite.com/e/decolonizing-natural-medicine-increasing-access-to-holistic-health-for-all-tickets-37571160352?ref=ebtn |
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Feng Shui Ruler
The Feng Shui Ruler
Above: An actual Feng Shui Ruler: Wordings in BLACK is not auspicious;
but wordings in RED is good
The Feng Shui Ruler is used to measure the length, breadth and height of rooms, doors and furnitures as certain dimensions and proportions encourage good fortune.
The Feng Shui Ruler shows which measurements are auspicious, and which ones should be avoided.
The Feng Shui foot is 43 cms (approximately 17 inches) and almost identical to the standard imperial foot.
The Feng Shui foot was derived from the side of a square, where the length of the diagonal of a square is the square root of two. Western mathematicians called this the "Magic Square" and this was considered by the Chinese as "mystical".
The Feng Shui foot is again divided into eight, each to correspond with one of the Eight Trigrams:
Question: have a set of antique furniture which was given by my mum. I measured the furniture and it fits the good measures of the Feng Shui Ruler. Is this good? Can you also elaborate more on the Feng Shui Ruler?
Yes most `true' antique furnitures (Chinese influence) do have a set of measurements that follows the Feng Shui ruler. As the furniture was given by your mum (to confirm: from her home?) if so, it is OK.
For other antique furniture that you want to purchase, where possible check it's origin. This is because it is said that furnitures do absorb the Qi from its surroundings and for example when we purchase a home, a FS Master would normally also ask who were the previous owners especially if the house has been built for quite some time. This is the same rationale used to check on the antique furniture's origin.
For the dining table, one of the best materials is still wood. New furniture needs sometime to absord Qi from it's surrounding. Glass and marble are less favoured dining table material because of it it's "hard surface" (which is Yang). Do note that "plastic " or polycarbyte are also considered " hard " and Yang. Yin materials is considered to provide generally a more `cosy' especially for the home.
2. Feng Shui Dimensions and the Feng Shui Ruler
- Under Yin Feng Shui or Feng Shui for the dead, great importance is placed on measurements e.g. of the grave tombstone etc. Currently, not many Feng Shui Masters know this skill as Yang Feng Shui or Feng Shui for the Living is `more widely' used today. This is mainly because of land scarcity and the need to cremate the dead. Cremation is said to have a neutral effect on the decendants of the dead. Secondly, Feng Shui for the living is `more lucrative'.
I understand that most users will ask this question: Is it important to follow Feng Shui measurements?
Lets look at these points:-
In the present day, there are many furniture designers and furniture makers. It is not possible to use the measurements on the Feng Shui ruler. Even if som e furniture makers are aware of it, they may not believe in Feng Shui.
Most of us are not able to custom design home furnitures. Even if we do, we may only custom design e.g. built in cupboards but not possible for every furniture in the home e.g. dining table, sitting room table and chairs etc.
So what should we do?
I like to point out there are a few Schools of Thoughts regarding this matter:-
(1). Some Feng Shui Masters may say. use your six sense or the " Intuitive " form of Feng Shui and buy what you like and " meets " your needs. This is a sensible approach and the most practical in today's world. Simply go get what you like. I agree with this.
(2). Some Feng Shui designers (through their learning of Feng Shui) have incorporated some Feng Shui friendly features e.g. furniture with `rounded' corners. Do note: not "wavy" furniture as in the water element but furnitures that are `suppose' not to give off poision arrows from it's edges. I also agree with this.
This is equally acceptable as most of us do read about poision arrows from nearly every FS website to nearly every FS books. You can consider the use of Feng Shui dimensions as `secondary' importance to Feng Shui.
In fact, today, because of commercialisation of Feng Shui so little has been paid to Feng Shui dimensions i.e. what can you earn from teaching FS dimensions?
When we do research at Geomancy.net, we believe as far as possible to bring up two sides of the coin and let users be the judge for themselves. No hidden agenda on this.
One interesting point: In Singapore, it is a little known fact that the main doors of practically all Housing Development Board Flats which more than 90% of Singaporeans are living have the main door dimensions that fit Feng Shui dimensions. Most FS Masters do talk about the importance of the `mouth' of the house i.e. the main entrance door. As mentioned above, this is considered a `little known fact' because of the racial diversity in Singapore. The `worry' is that this may offend other races especially the e.g. Malays who are Muslims and may get the wrong idea that Feng Shui is a religion.
Cecil Lee
Centre for Feng Shui Research
February 1999
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Mikola: In 2009, we started to develop Sopima Online Contract Bank-a software application that simplifies the steps of creating, managing, and approving business contracts, including negotiations processes among stakeholders. It helps companies collaborate and negotiate easily and helps avoid sending documents back and forth through e-mail.
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Mikola: We knew that a cloud-computing solution was the best way to launch our contract life-cycle management solution. We are a small company, so we needed a low-maintenance, low-cost solution. At the same time, we also needed to provide customers with a highly scalable, high-performance solution that they could trust.
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Mikola: We evaluated other vendors but went with Windows Azure because it offers a full-scale platform. We developed Sopima with tools and technologies that we're already familiar with, like Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server development system and the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5. We use Microsoft SQL Azure to manage contracts and contract information that helps customers track the commitments within the contracts based on any chosen criteria. We also use SQL Azure to store all deadline and project milestone reminders for users involved in the contract creation process. We used the Microsoft Silverlight 3.0 browser plug-in as the basis for the user interface.
MSDN: What makes Sopima unique?
MIkola: Sopima Online Contract Bank revolutionizes the way organizations create, negotiate, and control their contracts by taking the contract management process online. It helps shorten the time it takes to negotiate deals, saves time in daily administration tasks, and takes risk management to a higher level. As a small company, we have built this global solution with a minimal investment thanks to the Windows Azure platform.
MSDN: Have you been able to reach new customers as a result of using Windows Azure?
Mikola: We launched Sopima Online Contract Bank in May 2010 together with our pilot customers. Simultaneously, we are taking in new organizations-we estimate to have 3,000 users by the end of 2010. This is partly due to our membership in the Microsoft BizSpark program, which I would recommend for any startup company. Through membership in the BizSpark program, we've gained visibility with potential investors, clients, and partners-we now have a network of potential customers that would have cost a significant amount of money to build on our own.
MSDN: What are some of the key benefits Sopima has seen since implementing Windows Azure?
Mikola: In addition to the cost-avoidance that we see in terms of infrastructure and personnel needs-approximately U.S.$500,000 in salaries alone-we're also able to pass those savings on to our customers and provide a reliable, affordable solution. Customers can scale the service according to their own usage. Our market intelligence tells us that our customers can save as much as $2,000 per user in setup fees for hosting and approximately $15,000 a year per company in maintenance and hosting fees, using our application and Windows Azure.
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March 8, 2012 - Christie Administration Marks Grand Opening of 40-Unit Affordable Housing Complex in Camden
Christie Administration Marks Grand Opening of 40-Unit Affordable Housing Complex in Camden Project to Provide 10 Supportive Housing Opportunities for Homeless and Disabled Military Veterans |
CAMDEN, N.J. – New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) Executive Director Anthony L. Marchetta today joined Camden Mayor Dana Redd, Camden County freeholders, and other local officials to celebrate the grand opening of Meadows at Pyne Poynt, an affordable housing community that will set aside some units for homeless and disabled veterans. The HMFA, an affiliate of the Department of Community Affairs (DCA), provided financing for this project through the Special Needs Housing Trust Fund and an allocation of federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits. Additional funding came from the DCA's State Rental Assistance Program.
"In this current economic climate, the DCA and HMFA are excited to help support this worthwhile affordable housing project," said DCA Acting Commissioner Richard E. Constable, III, who is Chair of the HMFA. "The men and women who helped develop Meadows at Pyne Poynt should be proud of the initiative and the permanent housing it has provided the area's military veterans."
The three-story, newly constructed Meadows at Pyne Poynt features 40 affordable units of which 10 will provide housing opportunities for homeless and disabled veterans. All units are affordable to households at or below 50 percent of Camden County median income. The rents for the 10 units set aside for veterans will be provided through State Rental Assistance Program vouchers from DCA. Amenities include hardwood floors in the living rooms, ceramic tile baths, wall-to-wall carpeting, air conditioning and a full appliance package for the kitchen. The ten units designated as supportive housing units for veterans are fully furnished.
"Unfortunately, many of the homeless in our communities are military veterans who have fought for our country only to find no one fighting for them and their needs. This project will help some of our veterans move into safe, affordable housing befitting their service," said HMFA Executive Director Marchetta. "We thank everyone who was involved in making the Meadows at Pyne Pyont the success that it is."
For the development of this project, the HMFA provided a combination of funding that included $1 million in construction and permanent financing through the Special Needs Housing Trust Fund and an allocation of tax credits that generated $9.2 million in private equity through the Federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit program. Funding was also provided from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Affordable Housing Program, JP Morgan Chase, and the City of Camden through their Neighborhood Stabilization Program II Funds.
The Special Needs Housing Trust Fund is administered by the HMFA and provides capital financing to create permanent supportive housing and community residences for individuals with special needs. The purpose of the fund is to develop special needs housing and residential opportunities as alternatives to institutionalization or homelessness for those who would benefit from these programs and to ensure the long-term viability of such housing.
The DCA's State Rental Assistance Program provides rental assistance grants to elderly and disabled people who were either living in sub-standard housing units or were severely cost-burdened, paying over 50 percent of their limited income on housing costs. It also helps formerly homeless households who were either living on the streets, in emergency shelters, or in transitional housing facilities.
The Ingerman Group, an award-winning affordable housing developer in the Mid-Atlantic region teamed up with local non-profit Respond, Inc. to produce this project. Respond, Inc. has a strong track record in providing homeless and social services in North Camden since 1967. The support services plan will include transition support, case management, peer support and leadership, and employment services. The service plan also includes coordination with community-based resources and plans to operate transportation services to assist residents with access to needed medical services and community resources.
For more information on HMFA programs, please call 1-800-NJHOUSE or (609) 278-7400, or log on to www.nj-hmfa.com.
For more information on the State Rental Assistance Program, please log on to www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/dhcr/offices/srap.html on the DCA website.


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Lenovo is set to release several PCs including All-in-Ones (AIOs), phones, laptops, and tablets as we have previously reported on. They are also not forgetting their business customers with several interesting products including a cheap 4K monitor. Of course, all of these devices are nothing without content which means storage is a necessity. Lenovo briefed us on two such products however one is curiously absent from the show floor (and subsequent press decks).
The Lenovo Beacon Home Cloud Centre, properly spelled in the Queen's English, is a remote storage device and a home theater (not Queen's English) hub. The device, pre-loaded with XBMC, is based on Linux and can hold up to 6TB of internal hard drives. Up to two disks can be loaded into its bays and it does not care whether they are 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch form factors. The Beacon supports either RAID 1 or RAID 0 if you cannot remember our old meme with Colleen.
For performance, the Beacon can be powered by "up to" an Intel Atom dual core processor and up to 1 GB of RAM. They do not specify the type of Atom processor. That said, it does not have to do very much. As long as it can keep a stutter-free stream out of its HDMI plug while delivering content to other devices over the network, I doubt anyone could load it any harder.
The Lenovo Beacon will be available in April for $199 USD.
The other product mentioned was the LenovoEMC px4-400d Network Storage. This device is a small form factor computer fit with a dual core Intel Atom D2701 processor from 2011. It can be fit with up to 16 TB of storage (or sold empty). It is, or at least was, expected to launch this month from $649 USD (which we assume is the "bring your own drive" model). We are still unsure what happened with it.
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morals and ethics
The Basic Law of Civilization
Most major religions of the world contain a system of morals and ethics, and many of them will claim that these rules were handed down from on high by their deity. The deity's authority is therefore behind the rules and the deity or deities will mete out punishment or reward depending on the degree of adherence to the rules by the individual, group, or society. The deities, for the most part, are metaphysical syntheses beyond the reach of the five senses. They have no direct base of evidence in the physical world so they tend to be quite different from one religion to the next. However, if you toss all these religions in the air and let all their differences winnow away in the wind, are there any basic similarities that drop out, any kernels of truth? It seems to me there are.
When all the chaff is blown away, their systems of morals and ethics, at least on the very basic level, seem to be remarkably similar. Why is that? Could it be that all the various societies governed by all these various religions have some common problems dealing with life in the real world? And could it be that this set of common problems has generated a set of practical remedies which is necessarily very similar from society to society ("like conditions produce like results")?
Well, if that is the case, then the systems of morals and ethics did not really come from a supernatural source. They were generated here on earth! It would appear, therefore, that civilization has been pretty much a bootstraps effort and its rules were not gifted upon us. We got them the old fashioned way. We learned them.
The Sun, beneficial as it is shining down upon us, did not provide for civilization. It provided the setting and climate in which life could begin and it sustains life, but what we do with life is up to us. We have to figure out how to get along, and all the other life forms must do the same. Civilization is an attempt to assure survival through cooperation.
The next question appears to be, what are the rules that comprise the code for living in a civilized society? The enabling legislation for civilization if you will. Can they be distilled to some essential expression which is succinct and easily recognizable as true? A number of philosophers have had a go at this, and I paraphrase three who are often cited below:
Immanuel Kant came up with what he called the Categorical Imperative:
You should always act in accordance with the principles which you desire to be universal.
John Stuart Mill blessed us with the Doctrine of Utilitarianism:
That course of action is most just that does the most good for the greatest number of people.
But, the one I like best, the one that says it the clearest for me is often attributed to Jesus Christ but probably predates him. It's the good old-fashioned Golden Rule:
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
I have also heard this referred to as Reciprocal Altruism which sounds a little less folksy. Reciprocal Altruism, however, implies that your actions toward others should always be positive, and yes, that would be included under the Golden Rule. But simply refraining from negative actions towards others would also be included under the Golden Rule and yet would seem to be excluded from Reciprocal Altruism. Those who expound on Reciprocal Altruism suggest a evolutionary or genetic basis. I would argue, however, that the Golden Rule is derived from experience. It's memes not genes.
I note that all of these are based entirely on practical considerations and have nothing whatsoever to do with any deity. It would appear, therefore, it is possible to be a good and moral person in the eyes of civilized society without subscribing to any of the orthodox religions. Bigots may deny you, but society in general will not be able to fault your actions if they are always in accordance with, for instance, the Golden Rule.
I would like to raise this Rule to the position of eminence which I think it deserves, free it from the doldrums of Sunday School dogma. I would do this by renaming it. I propose that it should be known as the Basic Law of Civilization. However, I will refer to it from here forward as the Rule.
You cannot have a civilized society unless the members of that society, individually and collectively are, for the most part, guided in their thoughts and actions by the Rule. If it is not expressed explicitly by a society then it is at least observed implicitly and when observance of the Rule is neglected to some extent, then civilization will break down to the same extent. In fact, there is a relationship between the Rule and civilization which is "hand in glove." One almost defines the shape of the other. If a civilization springs into existence from the whole cloth of some previous jungle state then the Rule is bound to be operating to some degree, and the greater the adherence, the higher the civilization. That's my personal view at any rate.
Is civilization worthwhile?
Professing adherence to the Rule assumes that the result, namely civilization, is worthwhile. Is it? In some ways this is a more difficult question to answer than how to bring it about and maintain it. In 1986 as I traveled through Alaska, I read John McPhee's book, Coming Into the Country, in which he describes the lives of the "river people" living along the Yukon River between Eagle and Circle. Many of these people were trying to get away from it all, to get back to nature, to basics. However, none of them are able to go completely native. Even the natives were no longer capable of that, because to do without civilization entirely is an extremely difficult way of life. You must become almost an animal. I met some of these river people and they had managed at least for a period of time to distance themselves from civilized society, but they still enjoyed the products of civilization. They had their rifles, outboard motors, chain saws, and they bought bulk foods processed in some distant factory to supplement their hunting.
Humans are not well equipped to lead an animal existence. We do not have sharp teeth and claws like a cat, and we cannot run as fast. Humans must rely on their intellect and the tools we develop are reflections of that intellect. We are tool using animals.
If you are attempting to live off the land, then a large portion of your mental and physical effort must be directed to simply surviving. Just obtaining your subsistence occupies the majority of your time. This can be very rewarding, but you don't have time to stop and build a rifle even if you were capable. A rifle is a complex product of other tools that must be built first.
The products of civilization make life a lot easier. Hence, civilization makes life a lot easier. When you are part of the warp and woof of civilization you can afford the time to think about things other than surviving. You can take a trip, write a book, create a work of art, or anything else that gives you pleasure or satisfies your curiosity.
I have read that during the siege of Moscow by Napoleon, and later during the siege of Leningrad by Nazi Germany, men of great learning, philosophers, musicians, and scientists, were reduced entirely to thoughts of survival. Civilization was breaking down and every waking moment was spent trying to figure out how to provide subsistence for themselves and their families.
I think it is fair to conclude, therefore, that civilization is worthwhile, and even though distortions will always exist to some degree, the very mechanism that permits these distortions, namely freedom from the drudgery of survival, also provides for the best that the human race has to offer. Culture and the advancement of knowledge are enabled allowing us to better understand our place in the Universe. In short, since civilization makes life easier, it is in the best interest of each individual to insure that it continues, and that is the real reason for being a person of good moral character, someone who adheres to the Rule. It is simply intelligent, long-range self-interest.
Isn't it strange that this reason for being a person of good moral character is so seldom taught? You always get those other reasons, the threat of punishment, or the promise of reward, either here on earth or in some life hereafter. As if we were all small children. It seems to me that even a child could understand the practical reason, if we just took the trouble to explain it.
Civilization, to the extent that it exists today, has been hard won over a long period of time, but is probably more fragile than most people realize. We are still "proving up" here on the home star homestead. One way of looking at the history of the human race is as a progression of learning to live together in successively larger and larger organizations. First there were families. Then there were tribes and clans, followed by feudal states. Nations arose and eventually gathered together into alliances or blocks of nations, but attempts at gathering us all together, such as the League of Nations and the United Nations, may have been premature for our current state. I hope not.
If the Rule is the Basic Law of Civilization, then it applies to intelligent entities of any kind, and the degree of their adherence could be considered an indicator of their wisdom. For instance, it should apply to legal entities such as nations in their dealings with each other. Unfortunately, one does not have to look long or hard in this sphere to find violations of the Rule. Some of the most influential nations, the ones that should be pointing the way, keep slipping back to jungle mores such as "might makes right." I'm afraid the world will not become a civilized society of nations until we choose as our leaders human beings who understand the Rule is The Basic Law of Civilization.
R.L. Mason
Mendocino, California
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LOS ANGELES — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has told Oprah Winfrey how "liberating" it was to speak to her without any input from the royal family or their staff.
Meghan's remark was included in a new clipof the interview released on Friday.
Meghan was replying to a question about why she was speaking out now. She said during an earlier conversation in 2018 with Oprah, she needed to have other people from the "comm" team present during conversations.
"It's really liberating to be able to have the right and the privilege to say 'yes,'" Meghan said, adding she is able to "speak for yourself."
Winfrey's two-hour interview with Meghan and Prince Harry airs Sunday in the United States on CBS and will air the following day in Britain.
The interview comes a year after Harry and Meghan stepped back from royal duties and moved to California, seeking more privacy and independence.
During an interview with James Corden on "The Late Show" Prince Harry said he left the U.K. because the "toxic" press was "destroying" his mental health.
"We all know what the British press can be like, and it was destroying my mental health," Harry said. "I was like, this is toxic. So, I did what any husband and any father would do and be like I need to get my family out of here."