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Hawaiinewsdaily | Fukushima is going to dwarf Chenobyl. The Japanese government has had a level 7 nuclear disaster going for almost a week but won't admit it.
The disaster is occurring the opposite way than Chernobyl, which exploded and stopped the reaction. At Fukushima, the reactions are getting worse. I suspect three nuclear piles are in meltdown and we will probably get some of it.
If reactor 3 is in meltdown, the concrete under the containment looks like lava. But Fukushima is not far off the water table. When that molten mass of self-sustaining nuclear material gets to the water table it won't simply cool down. It will explode – not a nuclear explosion, but probably enough to involve the rest of the reactors and fuel rods at the facility.
Pouring concrete on a critical reactor makes no sense – it will simply explode and release more radioactive particulate matter. The concrete will melt and the problem will get worse. Chernobyl was different – a critical reactor exploded and stopped the reaction. At Fukushima, the reactor cores are still melting down. The ONLY way to stop that is to detonate a ~10 kiloton fission device inside each reactor containment vessel and hope to vaporize the cores. That's probably a bad solution.
A nuclear meltdown is a self-sustaining reaction. Nothing can stop it except stopping the reaction. And that would require a nuclear weapon. In fact, it would require one in each containment vessel to merely stop what is going on now. But it will be messy.
Fukushima was waiting to happen because of the placement of the emergency generators. If they had not all failed at once by being inundated by a tsunami, Fukushima would not have happened as it did – although it WOULD still have been a nuclear disaster. Every containment in the world is built to withstand a Magnitude 6.9 earthquake; the Japanese chose to ignore the fact that a similar earthquake had hit that same general area in 1896.
Anyway, here is the information that the US doesn't seem to want released. And here is a chart that might help with perspective.
Making matters worse is the MOX in reactor 3. MOX is the street name for 'mixed oxide fuel' which uses ~9% plutonium along with a uranium compound to fuel reactors. This is why it can be used.
The problem is that you don't want to play with this stuff. A nuclear reactor means bring fissile material to a point at which it is hot enough to boil water (in a light-water reactor) and not enough to melt and go supercritical (China syndrome or a Chernobyl incident). You simply cannot let it get away from you because if it does, you can't stop it.
The Japanese are still talking about days or weeks to clean this up. That's not true. They cannot clean it up. And no one will live in that area again for dozens or maybe hundreds of years.


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How to improve database costs, performance and value
We look at some top tips to get more out of your databases
While databases are one of the foundational building blocks of enterprise IT, many organisations may find themselves blindsided by the difficulty of running them effectively. Poorly-optimized databases can become serious time sinks, incurring unnecessary costs and distracting IT teams from other important tasks.
Luckily for database administrators (DBAs), there are various tricks and techniques that can be employed to improve and speed up database management and create more efficient and cost-effective systems. Here are our top tips.
Automate management tasks
DBAs' duties cover an enormous range of tasks, including everything from backup and recovery jobs to storage management and configuration – many of which are highly mundane and repetitive. This makes them ripe for automation. By automating these simple tasks, DBAs can free up their days for more rewarding, interesting and innovative activities that are a better use of their valuable time.
There are many options when it comes to automating database management tasks. Many DBAs will choose to write their own custom tools crafted to their specific needs, while others may rely on the automation tools that database management software vendors have built directly into their products.
Whichever way you choose to go, automating elements of your database management can help you save both time and money, as well as reducing recovery time in the event of any failures.
Deploy containers and virtual machines
Virtualization and multi-tenancy are nothing new in the worlds of enterprise IT and software development, but they can have big advantages for database management. If you're running your databases on single-tenant servers, then porting them to VMs could bring big savings.
For starters, this allows you to host multiple databases on the same infrastructure, which can cut down on licensing and hardware investment costs. It also offers more flexibility in porting, replicating and modifying databases, although some may find vertical scaling becomes challenging.
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If you want even more portability, you may wish to consider containerizing your databases. This works well as part of a DevOps environment and integrates nicely with both CI/CD pipelines and multi-cloud architectures.
The lightweight nature of containers means you can run large amounts on a single server, and they also lend themselves to high levels of automation which (as we covered above) can have big benefits for cost and efficiency.
Optimise SQL queries
Not all database queries are created equal. In fact, inefficient or poorly structured SQL queries often take longer to run, and when run on live production databases they can introduce errors and cause outages for other database users. By putting in a little more legwork in fine-tuning their initial queries, database operators can speed up their operations to improve the long-term health and performance of their databases.
For example, when selecting fields as part of a query, it can be tempting to use SELECT* to quickly select all records, or using SELECT DISTINCT to identify unique results. However, this can lead to unnecessary processing if it's being run on large databases.
Instead, thinking about the results you're looking for and structuring your query around those specific fields will cut down on the processing power required to run it. Similarly, using INNER JOINs instead of Cartesian Joins made using WHERE clauses can massively reduce the amount of work being done by the system.
Manage database growth
One of the biggest factors that affect both the performance and speed of a database is how large it is. The bigger it is, the longer it takes to search through it and deliver results from a query. Size also plays a factor in process and transaction costs for cloud-hosted databases, or in hardware upgrade cadences for on-premise systems.
The best way to ensure that your database doesn't expand at an unsustainable rate is to set up your schema and validation rules so that it contains only data which is going to be necessary to its operation. Storing large amounts of infrequently or partially used records can increase the cost and the time it takes to run queries.
Retire old or unnecessary data
As we've just covered, keeping your database streamlined is a key part of making sure they remain efficient and cost-effective. However, even if you're restricting database inputs to the bare minimum of fields that need to be there, the size of your database will inevitably swell over time.
If you're finding that your database is getting a bit unwieldy, it might be worth seeing if you can streamline it by removing old entries that no longer need to be in there.
The specifics of what records can safely be deleted and when will depend on the specific purpose of your database, but setting clear data deletion policies can help keep its size to a manageable level. Another added bonus is that this can ensure that your queries aren't returning as many irrelevant junk results, and may even help with GDPR compliance in the case of databases containing personal information.
Large tables can also be partitioned to help stop them from getting too big, and indexes should be monitored to ensure they're still being used; any that aren't can be removed to free up additional space.
Time your queries
Databases have many advantages, including that many of them can be used by a number of different applications and users for different things, and that many are multi-purpose. Despite this, it is necessary to think about the impact queries can have on performance for the rest of the business. If you're running large, complex queries, for example, that need lots of processing power, it may cause other applications and queries to run slower.
Are you planning to run any particularly heavyweight queries? It may be worth considering how time-sensitive they are as if it isn't urgent, it might be worth organizing them to run outside of peak business hours when there will probably be less activity on the database. This helps to reduce the impact on the database's efficiency and keep disruption to a minimum.
Perform regular audits
At the end of the day, it's important to remember that none of the tips detailed above will work well if you don't perform regular audits on your databases. Just like humans need health checkups, databases also need to be thoroughly inspected from time to time in order to ensure that everything is running like clockwork.
As your organization grows and evolves over time, so does the usage and purpose of its databases. Therefore, these regular audits should include monitoring elements such as input rules, data deletion policies, schema, and usage patterns, in order to ensure that your databases meet your business' needs.
Although it might seem cumbersome and time consuming to review an entire database every few months, it does benefit the company in the long run. With regular audits, you can easily identify which areas should be optimized in order to save running costs, streamline tasks, and what actions to avoid in order to minimize mistakes as well as potential outside threats, such as data breaches or thefts.
Last but not least, make sure your database logs are compliant with data protection regulations such as the EU's GDPR or the UK's Data Protection Act 2018, especially if your organisation deals with personal data.
Regular audits mean that you will be able to keep an eye on changing legislations and ensure that your organization's databases follow the rules, while also letting it reap the benefits of data storage. After all, data is nowadays crucial to delivering the highest level of services, therefore it's important that your databases are kept to the same standards.
Adam Shepherd has been a technology journalist since 2015, covering everything from cloud storage and security, to smartphones and servers. Over the course of his career, he's seen the spread of 5G, the growing ubiquity of wireless devices, and the start of the connected revolution. He's also been to more trade shows and technology conferences than he cares to count.
Adam is an avid follower of the latest hardware innovations, and he is never happier than when tinkering with complex network configurations, or exploring a new Linux distro. He was also previously a co-host on the ITPro Podcast, where he was often found ranting about his love of strange gadgets, his disdain for Windows Mobile, and everything in between.
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New Show- I Just Love That I'm So Into You w/Mariko Tamaki – One Night Only in Toronto 8/10/12
I'm excited to announce this! I'll be trying some new things including an experiment in which I'll act as a live search engine and a dating system.
A show in three parts, created and performed by Heather Gold, Mariko Tamaki, and you.
Comedian/performer/writers Heather Gold and Mariko Tamaki promise a night of funny
and thought provoking monologue and dialogue and games with the people formerly
known as the audience at Maggie's Flying Beaver Pubaret. We won't give you any rules
about relationships but celebrates crushes, deep love and the revenge of the secret
sisterhood of kids who grew up eating lunch alone. (PS It's fucking hilarious)
Think: A little Spalding Grey, a little Sandra Bernhard, a little rec room party. Pass the
orange? I'd love to.
Bring a date! Bring an Asian or Jewish date to be entered in a drawing for a future
production of Miss Saigon on the Roof. If you come solo, we might even find you a date.
I JUST Love That I'm So Into You
August 10th, 2012
The Flying Beaver Pubaret
488 Parliament Street
Toronto, ON
Tickets are $10 Advance/$15 at the door
Dinner available before, during, and after the show
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Woodstock has a vast network of walking and hiking trails in a small area trails and sidewalks that connect Mount Tom, Mount Peg, and other conserved lands within the heart of Woodstock Village. | |
In this context, the Woodstock Trails Partnership came together in 2004 as a coalition of local, state and federal organizations and agencies to enhance the awareness, preservation and ultimately use of the network of trails in Woodstock. Most of these wonderful places are here as part of Woodstock because the original stewards of these lands were committed to making these lands accessible to the public for outdoor recreational pursuits. |
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Trails in this community are cultural and historic resources as well as recreational. Given this valuable, yet challenged resource, the opportunity is ripe for significant investment and significant success. Last year the Partnership focused on creating the Walk Woodstock trails map, and this year we are creating a comprehensive signage system throughout the trails network. These beautiful signs are being created by Vermont Handcarved Signs, and the posts have been generously underwritten by Britton Lumber Company. Our other major goal that we are pursuing is a youth trails stewardship program in partnership with the local schools and the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps. |
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According to neighbors, the home on 200 Southeast Circle went up in flames after the explosion Sunday night. Neighbors managed to get the homeowner, James Borg, 45, out of the burning home and across the street, but he was severely injured.
The fire department got the call about the incident at approximately 9:50 p.m. Officials say it took about an hour to put the flames out.
The explosion leveled the two-story home, and smoke was still rising from the rubble Monday morning.
The Will County Sheriff's Office is calling it arson. Authorities say they believe Borg, who was the only person inside, tampered with the gas line.
"There's obvious signs that a gas line had been take apart at the coupling, and the valve appears to have been left in a wide open position," Will County Sheriff's Office Deputy Chief Ken Kaupas.
Police say Borg is a strong person of interest in the disappearance of 54-year-old waitress Anne Gay, who was his live-in girlfriend. She has been missing since June 10, when she failed to show up to work at Louis' Family Restaurant in Joliet.
Her co-workers say she would never just vanish.
"Anne would not just not let us know where she's at or not contact her daughter or see her grandkids or talk to her friends. I mean, it's just not Anne," said Valerie Venegas, who also works at the restaurant.
Police say they have answered 13 calls to the house for domestic violence since the beginning of the year.
After Gay disappeared in June, detectives searched the home and said they found evidence of a struggle and confronted Borg.
"He came in with an attorney," Kaupas said. "I think it was probably obvious to him that we had honed the focus of our investigation down to him and that was just last week."
Borg suffered burns over 70 percent of his body in the explosion and fire and was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition.
He was the only person in the home, but the fire did start to spread to a neighboring home where a family of four lives. That family was able to get out unharmed, but their home has some moderate damage.
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This isn't the first criticism a Black employee has levelled at Facebook.
Oakland, California: A Black Facebook employee, joined by two others who were denied jobs at the social network, has filed a complaint against the company, saying it discriminates against Black workers and applicants in hiring, evaluations, promotions and pay.
The charge was filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by Oscar Veneszee, Jr., who has worked as an operations program manager at Facebook since 2017 and claims he has not been fairly evaluated or promoted despite his "excellent performance" at the company. Two others joined Veneszee's complaint, saying they were unlawfully denied jobs at the company despite being qualified.
Facebook said in a statement it takes discrimination allegations seriously and investigates every case.
"We believe it is essential to provide all employees with a respectful and safe working environment," said spokeswoman Pamela Austin.
Black workers account for 3.8% of all U.S. Facebook employees and 1.5% of all U.S. technical workers at the company. Those numbers have barely budged over the past several years, a common pattern across large Silicon Valley firms.
This isn't the first criticism a Black employee has leveled at Facebook. Mark Luckie, who left the company in 2018, sent a memo to his coworkers on his last day _ also posted on Facebook _ that chronicled what he called Facebook's "black people problem."
"Facebook's disenfranchisement of black people on the platform mirrors the marginalization of its black employees," Luckie wrote. "In my time at the company, I've heard far too many stories from black employees of a colleague or manager calling them 'hostile' or 'aggressive' for simply sharing their thoughts in a manner not dissimilar from their non-Black team members."
According to Veneszee's complaint, filed on Thursday, "people of color and Black workers in particular remain underrepresented at all levels of Facebook and especially at the management and leadership levels. They do not feel respected or heard. And they do not believe that Black workers have an equal opportunity to advance their careers at Facebook."
While there may be Black Lives Matter posters on Facebook's walls, the complaint says, "Black workers don't see that phrase reflecting how they are treated in Facebook's own workplace."


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- Execution of any kind of native javascript.
- jQuery is integrated, is possible to access the elements in the active tab.
- It includes an 'inspect' option, similar to Firebug's.
- Console's results are dumped in a colorful way.
- Dumped HTML elements, will allow quick inspection of the matched elements.
- Switching between recently executed scripts, with Page Down and Page Up.
- Frequently used scripts can be stored, for further use.
- Functions Window() and Document() to retrieve the document and window objects from the active tab.
- How to access the elements in the active tab
Using jQuery's selectors with no context, will match the elements in the neighboring page. So $('a') or jQuery('a') will match all the links in the page. For further information about jQuery, visit http://jquery.com. - What does inspect mean
When Inspect is activated, moving the mouse over any element in the active tab, will highlight it. When an element is clicked, the plugin will generate a selector that will match that specific element and it will appear in the console. The same applies to dumped HTML elements. - Where can I get more examples
The pack contains a file called Manual.txt which includes some examples with a short explanation. You can also check http://docs.jquery.com for jQuery related information.


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Smoking Bans Lower Blood Pressure: Local Restrictions Improve Health for Citizens
Non-smokers that live in areas that have banned smoking in public spaces such as restaurants, bars and workplaces have lower systolic blood pressure. In a Northwestern University study reported by the American Heart Association, blood pressure readings of 5,115 adults ages 18 to 30 in Birmingham, Chicago, Minneapolis and Oakland were taken over a 30-year period and correlated with changes in local laws that banned public smoking. A meaningful decrease in systolic blood pressure readings was found in non-smokers when no-smoking laws were enacted, indicating a reduction in heart disease risk.
This article appears in the April 2019 issue of Natural Awakenings.


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- Posted by Shelly on October 13, 2015
Happy Ada Lovelace Day! #MySTEMrolemodel is Dr Jane Goodall
Embodying The Spirit Of Research And Scientific Discovery For Over 45 Years
As part of Digital Science's celebrations for Ada Lovelace Day, I'd like to share a few words about my one of my female role models, Dr Jane Goodall.
"Jane has embodied the spirit of research and scientific discovery for over 45 years! Her tireless observations of chimpanzees and meticulous notes led to significant discoveries like the fact that chimpanzees make tools that they utilize – formerly only thought to be achieved by humans. Her lifelong commitment to research and discovery has inspired and resulted in a valiant volume of data, both written and visual."
"Several Jane Goodall research centers, such as the Jane Goodall Institute Research Center at Duke University and the Jane Goodall Research Center of USC, care for and offer access to this data to benefit current and future scientists."
"Just as Ada Lovelace was an example of how one mathematician can make a big difference, Jane Goodall is a living example of how just one person, one scientist, can make a HUGE difference in the world! Jane continues to travel around the world spreading her message about the importance of conservation and preservation, empowering young scientists, modeling actions toward the betterment of the world, and instilling hope."
Check out my video for Ada Lovelace Day on the Digital Science blog post, and find out how you can get involved below!
About #MySTEMrolemodel
Digital Science are celebrating Ada Lovelace Day by running a series of blog posts throughout October where inspiring women in STEM are sharing their personal role models. Anyone can get involved and we encourage you to share your role model on social media using the hashtag #MySTEMrolemodel - please share your stories and experiences!
Digital Science are also sponsoring Ada Lovelace Day Live! 2015 and are hosting a free event on women in STEM on October 14th at their London office. Find out more and register for it here.


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In ancient Rome, physicians treated sore eyes with the same active ingredients as today. So suggests an analysis of pills found on the Relitto del Pozzino, a cargo ship wrecked off the Italian coast in around 140 BC.
"To our knowledge, these are the oldest medical tablets ever analysed," says Erika Ribechini of the University of Pisa in Italy, head of a team analysing the relics. She thinks the disc-shaped tablets, 4 centimetres across and a centimetre thick, were likely dipped in water and dabbed directly on the eyes.
The tablets were mainly made of the zinc carbonates hydrozincite and smithsonite, echoing the widespread use of zinc-based minerals in today's eye and skin medications. Ribechini says there is evidence that Pliny the Elder, the Roman physician, prescribed zinc compounds for these uses almost 250 years after the shipwreck in his seminal medical encyclopaedia, Naturalis Historia.
The tablets were also rich in plant and animal oils. Pollen grains from an olive tree suggest that olive oil was a key ingredient, just like it is today in many medical and beauty creams, says Ribechini.
The tablets were discovered in a sealed tin cylinder called a pyxis (see image above). The tin must have been airtight to protect its contents from oxygen corrosion.
"Findings of such ancient medicines are extremely rare, so preservation of the Pozzino tablets is a very lucky case," says Ribechini.
The cargo of the wreck, discovered in 1989, is rich in other medical equipment, including vials and special vessels for bloodletting. This suggests that one of the passengers may have been a physician.
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Smooth-On is one of the worlds leading manufaturers 3D modeling materials such as mold-making, casting and special effects materials but also industrial casting resins, adhesives and equipment. FormX is main distributor of Smooth-On products in Europe.
Safe to use Alja-Safe™ is the world's first alginate that does not contain crystalline silica (a known carcinogen). Alja-Safe™ is perfect for making single-use molds of the face, hands and other body parts. It captures detail better than other alginates, giving you a more accurate reproduction of your original.
Certified Skin Safe - Material is skin safe and certified by an independent laboratory to OECD TG 439.
Alja-Safe™ is easy to use and cures quickly. It reproduces fine detail and makes an excellent temporary mold – good for one or two reproductions of any body part. You can then cast plaster, Matrix™ NEO™ (polymer modified gypsum) or Smooth-Cast™ 300Q ultra-fast urethane resin into the mold to make a reproduction.
For making re-usable molds of any body part, use Body Double™ silicone rubber.
IMPORTANT: This product has not been tested and should not be used for dental applications.
Preparation - Store and use Alja-Safe™ in a dry environment at room temperature. Alja-Safe™ powder may get warm in storage/shipping during the summer months which will cause the powder/water mixture to set too fast. To remedy, store Alja-Safe™ in a cool area (60°C - 70°F or 15°C - 31°C) for 24 hours before using. Alja-Safe™ has a limited shelf life and should be used as soon as possible. Do not allow moisture to come into contact with unused Alja-Safe™. Use only with adequate ventilation.
Practice: Make a mold of your thumb – make a mold of something small before going on to larger models. You'll gain a lot of experience with a small test.
Applying A Release Agent – Alja-Safe™ will not stick to most surfaces. When making a mold of the head, a release preparation is recommended to prevent mechanical lock to the hair. CHOLESTEROL Brand Hair Conditioner (available at most pharmacies) can be applied to hair-covered areas prior to applying Alja-Safe™. It can be washed out of the hair easily after use.
Measuring – Alja-Safe™ is mixed 1 part water to 1 part powder by volume (1 cup + 1 cup, for example). You can vary the water level somewhat to change consistency of the mixture. Less water will make Alja-Safe™ thicker. More water will make the mixture thinner and easier to pour. Be careful…too much water will may result in the mixture not curing.
Water Quality – Water that has a high mineral content (calcium, phosphate, etc.) may cause any alginate to become "lumpy" or not set properly. A small-scale test is recommended prior to mixing large amounts.
Temperature Of The Water - At 80° F / 27° C, Alja-Safe™ will have a working time of 8 minutes and a demold time of 10 minutes. Warmer water will cause the material to cure faster (less working time). Colder water will give a longer working time and slower demold time. For best results, sift Alja-Safe™ powder into water and mix as directed.
Mixing – Alja-Safe™ can be hand mixed, but best results will be obtained using a power drill with a mixer attachment. Attach a Jiffy Mixer or Turbine Mixer to a power drill and mix for one minute (depending on volume) to a gel-like consistency – smooth without any powder lumps. Jiffy mixers are available at many hardware stores. Turbine Mixers will yield the best mix and are available from Smooth-On or your Smooth-On distributor.
Alja-Safe™ can be poured around an object or applied to vertical surfaces.
Pouring Around An Object - Once mixed, Alja-Safe™ can be poured around the hand, foot, fingers or other model in a fixed position inside a container. Suspend the model just above the bottom of the container and have at least ½" (1.27 cm) space between the model and the side walls of the container.
For Best Results: Apply a thin coating of Alja-Safe™ to the surface of the model by smoothing a small amount of material on by hand. Pour Alja-Safe™ into the container at the lowest point and let the material rise around the model. Make sure your model has a good clearance distance from the bottom and sides of the container. Keep your model still until the Alja-Safe™ sets up. You will know the Alja Safe has set when it is firm and no longer gel-like.
For Vertical Application – You may want to experiment with the amount of water added to Alja-Safe™ to find a thicker consistency that is right for vertical surface application. For example, some customers mix 1 part water to 1.5 parts Alja-Safe™. Work Alja-Safe™ into model detail with your hands and let cure.
Applying A Support Shell - Once the alginate cures, a support shell will be necessary to support the alginate mold. "Gypsona" bandages are ideal for this purpose, and are available from Smooth-On or your Smooth-On distributor.
Casting Into The Mold - All alginate molds will deteriorate quickly. It is recommended that you cast into the mold within 4 hours following demold. Materials commonly cast into alginates include Matrix NEO (polymer modified gypsum, available from Smooth-On), plaster, wax, clay and very fast urethane resins (such as Smooth-Cast 300Q). For Soft "Skin-Like" Castings – You can cast Dragon Skin 10 FAST soft silicone rubber into Alja-Safe™ molds to make realistic hands, limbs, etc.
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Bath time is a real blast when you're the captain of your own Bath Rocket! This floating, pouring, spinning rocket provides many interactive water explorations. Simply dunk the rocket under water to fill it up, counting down from ten as the water level rises. Then 3-2-1 it's lift off time! As your little one simulates the rocket launch, water rushes out, cascading from the spinning jets and creating a supersonic dome shape.
A wonderful way to introduce sensory play into bath time, Bath Rocket encourages kids to get their hair wet and enjoy the feel of water pouring over their heads. For a bit of extra fun, watch the little astronauts through the rocket window as they bob and float 'in space', moving as the water level rises and falls.
- Age: 18 months
- Approx package dimensions: 24 x 15 x 4 cms
- Contents: Bath Rocket is made from durable ABS matt plastic (phalate and BPA free). Dimensions 24.2cm tall.


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Uptown White Nopal cactus leather sandals
Uptown White Nopal cactus leather sandals
- Designed and Produced in Poland
- 30 days to return
- Worldwide Shiping
Stylish sandals on a geometric heels are a must have for every minimalist.
Shoes made by hand in Poland.
Desserto® cactus leather shoes.
The interior of the shoe is made of apple leather.
Shoe sole is made of recyclable rubber.
Vegan shoes - all components are 100% vegan.
Available sizes: EU 36-41 *
Heel height: 5 cm
White colour
Production and warranty
Production and warranty
By choosing our shoes you are supporting local, sustainable production and choosing the highest quality <3
These shoes were made in a local Polish manufacturer in the south of Poland according to the principles of sustainable production, which is a guarantee of attention to every detail and the highest quality workmanship.
Each shoe comes with a 2-year warranty, which you can read more about at the bottom of the page with the Returns and Complaints tab
Shipping and Returns:
Shipping and Returns:
We ship available models within 1-2 business days. We ship custom-made models up to 9 business days.
Shipping of each model is free, and delivery options are FEDEX courier. You can return your order within 30 days.
Remember that the shoes must not bear signs of use. You can find out more about at the bottom of the page with the Returns and Complaints tab
Materials and Certificates
Materials and Certificates
We at Bohema Clothing, first introduced shoes made from innovative plant-based materials to the Polish market in 2019. <3
Since then, we have become a pioneering brand that creates shoes from plant-based materials. We were the first, not only on the Polish market, but also the world to manufacture footwear made of cactus leather.
This means so much to us because we are experts in the selection and development of plant materials for the type of footwear. When you choose our shoes, you can be sure that they are not only vegan, sustainable and fair trade, but also durable, comfortable and of the highest quality.
Take a look at what plant-based materials we use to create our shoe and accessory collections.
Vegea® grape leather
This is a sustainable vegan skin based on waste from the wine industry and bioPU.
Certificates: GRS (Global Recycled Standard), (REACH), Global Change Award
Desserto® Cactus Leather
Cactus leather is a sustainable vegan leather created from Opuntia Nopal cactus and bioPU. Cactus leather meets the most stringent quality and environmental standards. Desserto® cactus leather is also partially biodegradable.
Certificates: PETA, V-Label, ISO, USDA Organic, Agricert. Standard-compliant production UE REACH and California Prop 65.
Viridis® Corn leather
Like many other vegan plant-based leathers, corn leather is a high-quality, innovative material which is partially made from plant waste. As with all other vegan materials, corn leather was designed as a less harmful and more sustainable alternative to animal skin.
USDA bio preferred.
OEKO-TEX Standard 100.
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By buying our products you are helping
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38 | 24.9 | 5.5 | 9.8 | 7.5 |
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Israel's election, calling and history make up a big part of scripture. It could be said that they belong to the "DNA of the Bible." But why is it then that the Christian narrative about the Messiah, Israel and the nations, often seemed to have and sometimes even still las a different "genetic structure"? Does Israel - together with its election and promises – leave God's stage through a side door, when Jesus appears on stage? Does a changing of roles take place, within a different story? Does the Messiah function within it as some kind of "black hole" in which the eternal election and calling of Israel disappear? How do we read God's way?
קונקורדנציה חדשה לתורה נביאים וכתובים- The New Concordance of the Old Testament
אוצר לשון המקרא-עברית וארמית, שרשים, מלים, שמות פרטיים, צרופים ונרדפים
באריכת אברהם אבן-שושן
The New concordance is an excellent tool for studying the Old Testament.
Treasure of Biblical Languages-Hebrew and Aramaic, Roots, Words, First Names and Synonymous
Edited by Abraham Even Shoshan


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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Toy Fair 2012: DC Direct Rises
(NOTE: As a bonus for the new folks, we've provided links to pics from past cons that some of these items were shown at, so click the links for more eye candy! Enjoy!!)
Dark Knight Rises 6 inch Figures - HOLEEE DAMN!! This has to be the shocker of the year, as the one thing holding back most collectors from popping on the superior sculpts (out of production) of DCD was the 7 inch standard scale. This announcement of a 6 inch scale changes the game. (Yes..I am being overly dramatic. I am a geek. This should not surprise you.) Will they have limited articulation or match Mattel's offerings..or have any articulation at all...and will Mattel stay clear of the collector segment and just focus on mass market shiny plastics? QUESTIONS!! I HAVE SO MANY!!!! Whatever the game plan may be, this June will see Dark Knight Rises Batman, Bane & Catwoman action figures in comic shops.
NOTE: After staring at these pics for a while, we noticed there are bases involved for each, lending further proof that these may be pre-posed pvc type figures, like the Ame-Comi line. I wouldn't hold out hope that these are 6 inch action figures. Mattel seems to have a lock on that.
Dark Knight Rises 12 inch statues - This July - Bane, Catwoman (shown above) & Batman
Dark Knight Rises Busts - June: Bane, Batman and Catwoman
Batman Arkham City Action Figures - Series 2 April 2012 - Catwoman, The Riddler, Hush, Batman in Detective Mode & Jervis Tetch AKA he Mad Hatter. Series 3 September 2012 - Clown Thug, The Penguin, Ra's Al Ghul, Batman & Azrael.
Batman Arkham City Deluxe Collector Action Figures - This June: Killer Croc Deluxe, Mr Freeze Deluxe and in November Titan Joker Deluxe. This wave kills all comers. Seriously. HUGE scaled figures with amazing sculpts (save for the smaller Freeze who is no less mind blowing) all around. ..and THAT is the best Killer Croc we will ever see. (CLICK HERE for pics from NYCC!)
Superman & Batman Bronze Patina Statues - Batman in February & Superman in May
Justice League Action Figures - Superman in January, Batman in May, Green Lantern in June, Aquaman in June, Cyborg in October & Wonder Woman in October. (CLICK HERE for a bonus pic of Hawkman!) -more JL pics in the link at the bottom of the article. It is a little odd Hawkman was left out of the image though...
MAD Magazine Just-Us League of Stupid Heroes - Series 1 in July with Alfred as Superman, Green Arrow and Aquaman. Series 2 in September with Alfred as The Flash, Green Lantern and Wonder Woman. Series 3 in November with Alfred as Batman, Robin and The Joker. Whom ever did this pic is a genius. LOVE the cardboard Hall of Justice!! GENIUS. (CLICK HERE for more MAD Pictures!) -another link at the bottom of this article
MAD Magazine Spy vs Spy Vinyl Assortment coming May 2012 with both Black and White.
Ame-Come Girl PVC Figures- White Canary in February, Wonder Woman as Star Sapphire, Wonder Woman in March, Raven (Dark and Light) in March, Hawkgirl in May, Black Lantern Flash in June, Arisia in August, (and not shown) Brainiac in September, Harley Quinn V.2 in October & Holiday Catwoman in November!
Batman: Black and White statue series - Sergio Argones Batman in stores NOW, Mike Mignola Batman this February, Sam Keith Batman in March, Jim Lee Batman in March, Darwyn Cooke Batman in July, Jock Batman in August, Brian Joker in September & Kelly Jones Bane in October (CLICK HERE for more images of the Black & White series and more statues!)
Green Lantern The Animated Series statues - Atrocitus in March, Green Lantern in May and Saint Walker in August
Cover Girls of the DC Universe: The New 52 Statues - Raven in May, Wonder Woman in July, Catwoman in September & Poison Ivy in November.
DC Comics The New 52 Busts - Cyborg in July, Batgirl in August, Grifter in August, Wonder Woman in September, Blue Beetle in September, Element Woman in October, Superman in October, Supergirl in November and SHAZAM! in November.
Batman 1:4 Scale Museum Quality Statue - September 2012
Catwoman 1:4 Scale Museum Quality Statue - February 2012
The Dark Knight Returns Batman vs Superman Battle Statue - August 2012
Green Lantern VS Parallax Battle Statue - March 2012
(CLICK HERE for more images of the Black & White series, Ame-Comi, MAD, Justice League and more!)
Not sure if this is already widely known, but I found it interesting they've ditched the forced use of Selina Kyle in favor of straight up CATWOMAN! There are even children's books coming out that use the name, so there you go, for what it's worth. Maybe we'll hear the name spoken in the film...maybe it is just being used for merchandising for obvious reasons. Still no word on those 3 and 3 quarter inch Green Lantern Comic action figures, but we'll keep our ear to the ground for info! Keep your eyes GLUED here for the next month!!!
Pre-order the Batman Arkham City Series 2 Action Figure Set from Entertainment Earth!
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Amazing news! I can't wait for all the awesome products coming out. The Batgirl bust looks fantastic so far! My only criticisms are (1.) that the new CoverGirls statues look to be VERY different from the existing ones.. they almost look like they belong in the DC Dynamics line. The wonder woman looks like a giant heroclix. and (2.) The DKR busts should NOT say "Dark Knight Rises" on them. The emblem should be enough! Also, not super crazy about Catwoman's eyes on the bust. All-in-all i'm gonna be broke this year and i'm actally excited about it :)
ReplyDeleteDoes this mean Raven exists in the DCnU? Also, why does Catwoman HAVE to have her zipper down. Ugh. I agree though, the Cover Girls don't look like they belong with the others, and yes, that Wonder Woman DOES look like a giant Heroclix. The Batgirl bust looks good, but that's all I'd get. I hate the new DC but at least that looks really good. I also agree that the DKR Catwoman bust's eyes don't look that good; for the price it will be, overall, it could be a lot nice, but I'll get it even if it's uglier, simply to support Catwoman where she seems to be treated with a bit more dignity, cla


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Rembering the Land
Purim is not celebrated on the same day everywhere. In walled cities, we are told in Megillat Esther, the celebration is on the 15th of Adar, while in cities without walls it is on the 14th.
The reason for this is that in the unwalled cities, the Jews overcame their enemies on the 13th of Adar and celebrated on the 14th, while in the walled capital of Shushan the battle still raged on the 14th, and the Jews there could not celebrate their victory until the 15th. Therefore, all walled cities celebrate Purim on the 15th because of their similarity to Shushan.
The designation "walled city" does not depend on a city�s present situation, but rather on whether it had a wall at the time Joshua led the Jewish nation in the conquest of Eretz Yisrael. But why is Joshua�s time the criterion for the designation "walled city?" Wouldn�t it have been more logical to make this determination based on the time of the Purim miracle?
The answer is found in the Jerusalem Talmud where Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi declares that this was done in order to accord honor to Eretz Yisrael which lay desolate at the time of the Persian miracle.
Rabbi Nissan ben Reuven (Ran) explains this as follows: At the time of the Purim miracle there were hardly any cities in Eretz Yisrael with their walls still intact. Had the determination of "walled city" been made according to the situation at that time, almost all cities in Eretz Yisrael would have the status of unwalled cities. To avoid this disgrace, it was decided to base the status "walled city" on the situation of the city at the time of Joshua. This made many more cities in Eretz Yisrael eligible for this distinction.
Rabbi Yosef Karo (Beis Yosef) has a different approach. Our Sages wanted some memory of Eretz Yisrael in the celebration of this miracle which took place in a foreign land. In the spirit of "zecher lemikdash" � those laws and customs we follow to recall the Beit Hamikdash � the Sages linked the determination of "walled city" to Eretz Yisrael so that the Jews living abroad would not forget their holy land.


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Last Piece Matey
Last Piece, Matey is one of the main story missions in the Pirates of the Caribbean Play Set.
Rewards: 1000 Coins; 250 Sparks
This mission is initiated by completing speaking to Tia Dalma after completing the To Buccanneer Bay Wit' You mission.
Head towards the plaza area, fighting or evading Turtle and Driftwood Pirates along the way. Once the plaza is reached, a short cut scene will launch, then it's time for a final battle against Maccus. Maccus is the only enemy that actually has to be fought to complete this mission. Pirate Bombs will do the trick nicely and from a distance. Hit him enough times and the mission will complete, revealing the final piece of the Kraken's Bane.


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BTN.com staff, November 26, 2012
(AP) Michigan coach Brady Hoke says he expects junior Devin Gardner to get a fifth year of eligibility. Hoke says documentation for Gardner's medical-redshirt request is being sent to the Big Ten.
Gardner started the last four games of the regular season at quarterback. He was limited to three games as a freshman at least in part because of a back injury. If a medical hardship is granted, Gardner will be eligible to play during the 2013 and 2014 seasons.
Gardner was recruited as a QB and moved to receiver this year to get on the field with Denard Robinson. When Robinson hurt his right elbow, Gardner went back under center and had success until the 21st-ranked Wolverines lost 26-21 Saturday at Ohio State.
Here's a photo gallery of Gardner from the 2012 season:


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Ocean activists seem to be on the eve of winning a long battle against a controversial type of fishing gear that has been banned in most of world's oceans. But many fishermen are not ready to let go of what has been a reliable method for catching valuable swordfish.
A federal court ruling last week could lead to strict limits on using drift gillnets in California, one of the last places where the gear is still allowed. Drift gillnets are used to snag swordfish but prone to ensnaring other sea life, too. The court decision comes weeks after the state's governor signed a law that would phase the nets out of use over the next few years.
Todd Steiner, an environmentalist who has fought for stricter regulations on drift gillnets since the 1990s, believes the time has come to ban them everywhere.
"Drift gillnets should no longer be in the ocean," says Steiner, founder of the Turtle Island Restoration Network based in Forest Knolls, Calif. "Only one in six or seven animals caught in these nets is a swordfish. They're indiscriminate in what they catch."
Drift gillnets are essentially long curtains of nearly invisible mesh that hang from buoys and entangle large creatures that swim into them. The nets are notorious for catching high volumes of unwanted creatures, or bycatch — the primary reason Steiner and other activists want them banned.
But Santa Barbara fisherman Gary Burke, who has been using drift gillnets since the 1980s, says environmentalists who oppose the gear have set unrealistic expectations. "We've reduced our bycatch so much at this point that it would take some dramatic tech innovation to reduce it anymore," he says.
Since the late 1990s, federal law has required that drift gillnets be equipped with sonic "pingers" that alert dolphins to the lethal barriers and that the nets be set with a 36-foot open space at the surface for turtles, birds and marine mammals to slip through safely. These changes have helped reduce, though not eliminate, bycatch.
Activists say it's not enough. "Despite various measures to reduce bycatch, the California drift gillnet swordfish fishery remains one of the dirtiest and most indiscriminate fisheries in the country, discarding over half of all the fish they catch, including ecologically important large sharks and valuable sportfish like marlins," says Geoff Shester, the California campaign director for the group Oceana.
While gillnets are used to catch herring, salmon and halibut in parts of the United States, the mesh size used to catch such fish is small enough that the nets tend to deflect, rather than entangle, marine mammals and turtles. Gillnets set for swordfish, though, have a mesh diameter well over one foot, which allows large animals to become tangled, often around their necks.
Around the world, ocean activists have successfully made the case that using drift gillnets for swordfish is unsustainable. This has led to bans in the Mediterranean, in Russia and throughout international waters. Among U.S. states, only California still allows the nets. Here, about 20 boats deploy the gear in offshore waters to catch not only swordfish but also thresher sharks and opah. The nets may be a mile in length and 200 feet top to bottom.
But the days may be numbered for the small fishery. In late September, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 1017, which mandates that drift gill nets be phased out of use over a four-year period. The government must come up with $2 million to buy out the fishermen —money that must still be found.
California's drift gill net fishery is also the target of federal legislation sponsored by California Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein that would do essentially the same thing as the new state law.
And, Oceana won a key lawsuit against the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service and the Department of Commerce in late October which could shut down the fishery. The ruling, handed down Oct. 24 in a federal court in Los Angeles, found the federal agency's removal of strict limits on bycatch in 2017 to be illegal because that action was taken without public input. The court ruling calls for bycatch limits, called "hard caps," that will force California fishermen using drift gillnets to reel in their gear for the season, or longer, if they accidentally catch and kill too many whales, dolphins or other protected species.
"Ultimately, this is an incentive for the drift gillnet fleet to shift away from this gear and phase it out," Oceana's Shester says.
Proponents of the fishery, though, say the impacts are being exaggerated. Michael Milstein, a public affairs officer with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, says the Endangered Species Act as well as the Marine Mammal Protection Act already impose strict protections for imperiled species — protections Milstein says are working well.
"Bycatch has gone way down since the 1990s," he says.
This is partly because there are far fewer boats using drift gillnets now, down from 141 off the California coast in 1990 to 17 in 2017. However, a 2017 fishery analysis produced in part by National Marine Fisheries Service shows that the rate of bycatch per net has also declined.
Drift gillnets are not the only gear that can catch swordfish. Some fishermen use harpoons, for example, and a handful of California fishermen are testing out a new system called deep-set buoy gear. Consisting of baited hooks deployed rapidly to 1,000 feet or more underwater, where swordfish hang out during daylight hours, deep-set buoy gear is very unlikely to catch air-breathing mammals, birds and turtles.
"We studied the movement patterns of swordfish to help us design gear that targets the fish when they're physically segregated from species that we don't want to catch," explains scientist Chugey Sepulveda, who has worked with commercial fishermen to innovate and design the new system. Sepulveda, the director of the Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research, says that in 1,200 days of test fishing he has accidentally caught – and successfully set free – only two elephant seals.
But Burke says he knows other fishermen who are using deep-set buoy gear and finding it difficult to catch swordfish.
"In 50 sets [of the gear], they've caught six fish," he says, adding that the catch must be sold for two times the price of gillnetted swordfish to offset the reduced production.
Burke says drift gillnets are the only economically viable way to catch affordable swordfish and that banning them in California will cause more harm than good by generating more demand for imported swordfish. He says foreign fleets catch swordfish using nets and longlines and with fewer regulations than those governing the California fishery.
"The idea is to reduce imports of seafood," he says. "We're doing the exact wrong thing here by talking about a ban."
But where Burke sees economic hurdles and unnecessary hardships for fishermen, Shester sees progress.
"It's taken a long time, but we're shifting in the right direction," Shester says. "By signing the state legislation, the governor has said it's time to move on."
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World War 3 Could Very Easily Turn Into The Very First Nuclear War In The Middle East
Saudi Arabia already has nukes, Iran probably does, and the Russians are one of the two great nuclear powers on the entire planet. So if Saudi Arabia, Turkey and their Sunni allies do decide to conduct a full-blown ground invasion of Syria, could someone ultimately decide to use nuclear weapons when their backs get pushed up against a wall? As you read this article, there are thousands of military vehicles and hundreds of thousands of troops massed along the southern border of Turkey and the northern border of Saudi Arabia. If the command is given and those forces start streaming toward Damascus, it is inevitable that the Syrians, the Iranians, Hezbollah and the Russians would fight back. It would literally be the start of World War 3, and the Saudis and the Turks are trying very hard to convince the United States to be involved. But the truth is that we don't want any part of this conflict, because it could very easily become the very first nuclear war in the history of the Middle East.
Perhaps you didn't know that the Saudis already have nukes. Of course the official position is that they don't, but it is a fact that they were the ones that funded the development of Pakistan's nuclear program. It is an open secret that the Saudis have the bomb, but nobody is really supposed to talk about it.
That is why it was so alarming what Saudi political analyst Dahham Al-'Anzi told RT just recently…
Earlier this week a Saudi political analyst told RT's Arab network the kingdom has a nuclear weapon.
Dahham Al-'Anzi made the claim while saying Saudi Arabia is engaged in an effort to "minimize the Iranian threat in the Levant and Syria."
Although Saudi Arabia has officially denied it has a nuclear weapons program and has publicly stated it opposes nuclear weapons in the Middle East, it has funded a military nuclear program and received scientific assistance from the United States and Pakistan.
You can watch video of this exchange right here…
If you don't want to believe him, perhaps you will believe the former director of the CIA counter-terrorism operations center. He told Fox Business that everyone in the intelligence world knows the Saudis have nukes…
If the fur started flying in Syria and Russia and Iran decided to start bombing Saudi airbases, would Saudi Arabia resort to using their nukes?
Let's hope not.
In the event of a massive ground invasion by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and their allies, it is actually more likely that Russia may decide to be the first one to use nukes. An invasion force of hundreds of thousands of troops would vastly outnumber the relatively small Russian force that is already inside Syria, and so the Russians may feel that the only way that they can keep the Sunni powers out of Damascus is to use tactical nukes.
Russia has more tactical nukes that anyone else in the world by far, and there are some reports that indicate that Russia may be prepared to use them in Syria. For example, former Associated Press reporter Robert Parry, the author of America's Stolen Narrative, says that a source has told him that the Russians have already warned Turkey that this could potentially happen…
If Turkey (with hundreds of thousands of troops massed near the Syrian border) and Saudi Arabia (with its sophisticated air force) follow through on threats and intervene militarily to save their rebel clients, who include Al Qaeda's Nusra Front, from a powerful Russian-backed Syrian government offensive, then Russia will have to decide what to do to protect its 20,000 or so military personnel inside Syria.
A source close to Russian President Vladimir Putin told me that the Russians have warned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Moscow is prepared to use tactical nuclear weapons if necessary to save their troops in the face of a Turkish-Saudi onslaught. Since Turkey is a member of NATO, any such conflict could quickly escalate into a full-scale nuclear confrontation.
Given Erdogan's megalomania or mental instability and the aggressiveness and inexperience of Saudi Prince Mohammad bin Salman (defense minister and son of King Salman), the only person who probably can stop a Turkish-Saudi invasion is President Obama. But I'm told that he has been unwilling to flatly prohibit such an intervention, though he has sought to calm Erdogan down and made clear that the U.S. military would not join the invasion.
Are you starting to understand how serious this is?
With all of the talk of a potential invasion in recent days, the Russians are on high alert and are rapidly preparing for a direct conflict with both Saudi Arabia and Turkey. The following comes from Infowars…
Still, the Russians are taking no chances and they have put all their forces into high alert. They have very publicly dispatched a Tu-214r – her most advanced ISR (Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance) aircraft. You can think of the Tu-214R as an "AWACS for the ground", the kind of aircraft you use to monitor a major ground battle (the regular Russian A-50Ms are already monitoring the Syrian airspace). In southern Russia, the Aerospace forces have organized large-scale exercises involving a large number of aircraft which would be used in a war against Turkey: SU-34s. The Airborne Forces are ready. The naval task forces off the Syrian coast is being augmented. The delivery of weapons has accelerated. The bottom line is simple and obvious: the Russians are not making any threats – they are preparing for war. In fact, by now they are ready.
In addition, it is important to remember that it is quite likely that the Iranians have nuclear weapons as well.
Of course the U.S. government and the Iranian government both insist that Iran does not have nukes, but many of those in the know insist otherwise.
For instance, you may want to consider what retired U.S. Army Major General Paul Vallely and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Dennis B. Haney are saying. The following comes from an article that was authored by Jerome Corsi of WND…
In a joint statement, Vallely and Haney say an accumulation of available evidence shows a coalition of Russia, China and North Korea have assisted Iran since 1979 in achieving a nuclear weapon, despite sanctions, under the guise of a domestic nuclear energy program.
Vallely explained to WND that he and Haney have taken a systematic approach to evaluating each component needed to deliver a nuclear weapon, from the development and testing of a ballistic missile system, to the design of a nuclear weapons warhead, to the development of the weapons-grade uranium needed to produce a bomb.
"To come to our conclusion that Iran is a nuclear weapons power right now, we supplemented publicly available research, plus information from intelligence sources, including Iranian resistance groups such as the National Council of Resistance of IRAN, NCRI," Vallely explained.
I happen to agree with Vallely and Haney. I cannot prove it, but all of the intel that I have received indicates that Iran already has nukes.
Hopefully I will not be proven accurate any time soon.
It had been hoped that a cease-fire could be negotiated that would at least temporarily defuse tensions in Syria. Unfortunately, it does not look like the shooting is going to stop, and this is going to put immense pressure on both Saudi Arabia and Turkey to do something to rescue the radical Sunni militants that are on the verge of defeat. The Saudis, the Turks and their allies have poured enormous amounts of money and resources into this war over the past five years, and now they are faced with the choice of either accepting defeat or directly intervening in this conflict themselves.
But in order to conduct a full-fledged ground invasion, they are going to need justification for doing so. There are some that are suggesting that we could soon see a false flag attack that would provide that justification, so that is something to watch out for.
I can't remember a time when our planet has been so close to World War 3 potentially beginning.
And if it does break out, I believe that it is quite likely that nuclear weapons will be used.
So what do you think?
Do you agree with me?


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Chemotherapy Following Radiation Treatment Slows Disease Progress and Improves Overall Survival in Adults with Low-Grade Brain Cancer
MIAMI — A chemotherapy regimen consisting of procarbazine, CCNU, and vincristine (PCV) administered following radiation therapy improved progression-free survival and overall survival in adults with low-grade gliomas, a form of brain cancer, when compared to radiation therapy alone. The findings were part of the results of a Phase III clinical trial presented today at the Society for Neuro-Oncology's 19th Annual Meeting in Miami by the study's primary author Jan Buckner, M.D., deputy director, practice, at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center.
"On average, patients who received PCV lived 5.5 years longer than those who received radiation alone," says Dr. Buckner. "These findings build on results published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology in 2012 and presented at the 2014 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, which showed that PCV given with radiation therapy at the time of initial diagnosis prolongs progression free-survival but not overall survival."
The trial, RTOG 9802, enrolled 251 patients with low-grade gliomas between October 1998 and June 2002 to address the role of chemotherapy following radiation treatment. Patients enrolled were at high risk compared to other low-grade glioma patients because they were 40 years of age or older or had a less than complete surgical removal of their tumor if they were under 40.
Investigators also found that patients with oligodendroglioma had better outcomes than those with astrocytoma or oligoastrocytoma, as did females.
"RTOG 9802 involved a network of investigators across the United States and Canada working through the National Cancer Institute's National Clinical Trials Network," says Dr. Buckner. "This trial could only have been conducted through a publicly-funded national clinical trials network." He says the next step is to study tumor tissue from participating patients to identify biomarkers that will allow researchers to determine which patients will benefit the most from specific therapies.
According to the American Cancer Society, approximately 23,000 people will be diagnosed with primary brain tumors in the United States in 2014 and, of those, 10 to 15 percent will have low-grade gliomas. Gliomas are tumors that begin in the brain or spinal cord. They are the most common form of primary brain tumor.
Funding for the trial was provided by the National Cancer Institute, and the trial was conducted by investigators at institutions participating in the Radiation Treatment Oncology Group, the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group and the Southwest Oncology Group.
About Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adolescent girls in braids and pigtails and teenage boys wearing jeans and sneakers sat alongside their parents in the courtroom of Immigration Judge Frank Travieso to hear how long they might be allowed to stay in the United States.
Travieso grabbed four thick books and dropped each one on his desk with a thud, warning the families in his Los Angeles courtroom about the thousands of pages of immigration laws and interpretations that could affect their cases and urging them to get a lawyer.
"This is even smaller print," he said of the 1,200-page book containing regulations during the hearing last month. "I am not trying to scare you, but I'm trying to ensure your children get a full and fair hearing."
He then sent them on their way and told them to report back in February.
The scene is one that could become more common as already backlogged U.S. immigration courts brace for a deluge of tens of thousands of Central American children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border in recent months.
The court system is so overwhelmed that it can currently take three years to get a hearing, and many believe the delays will only get worse in the months ahead. For many immigrants, the delays in the court system work in their favor because they know they have so long before their cases are resolved.
"This situation just happens to be a magnitude unlike anything we have ever seen," said Lauren Alder Reid, counsel for legislative and public affairs at the U.S. Justice Department's Executive Office for Immigration Review, which runs the courts.
Immigration courts in the United States have long been troubled. The courts, overseen by the Department of Justice, have more than 375,000 cases being handled by just 243 judges, according to the agency.
It can take months or years to get hearings for immigrants who aren't in detention facilities, let alone a resolution. Immigration lawyers said judges are already setting hearings for 2017.
The Obama administration has said it will move quickly to process thousands of immigrant children and families arriving on the Texas border fleeing violence and extortion from gangs in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Since October, more than 57,000 unaccompanied children have reached the U.S., prompting the government to set up temporary shelters and fly immigrants to other states to be processed. Officials have asked Congress for $3.7 billion in emergency funding to cope with the crisis, including the hiring of more judges.
After Central American immigrants are apprehended at the border, they are usually processed at one of several facilities that have been set up across Texas and the Southwest.
Children are placed in shelters and reunited with family members in the U.S. before being told to report to an immigration office and ultimately given a date before a judge in a process that can take years.
In immigration court, many immigrants fail to attend their hearings and are issued deportation orders. More than one in five immigrants not in federal custody were given court orders in their absence during the 2013 fiscal year, according to court statistics.
Obama administration critics say the huge delays only encourage more immigrants to try to come here and turn themselves in at the border, knowing they'll be allowed to wait years for their cases to be resolved.
"The system is so dysfunctional," said Jessica Vaughan, director of policy studies at the Center for Immigration Studies. "They get to stay, and the more time they spend here, the more difficult it is to get them removed."
Vaughan said courts ought to handle cases in reverse order, tackling those on the border first to speed up deportations and deter would-be immigrants and stem the surge.
Since the influx, the immigration courts have temporarily reassigned seven judges to hear cases in southern Texas and three judges to handle hearings at a recently created New Mexico detention facility via teleconferencing, Alder Reid said. She could not say how many cases have been postponed but expects the latest influx of immigrants will have a significant impact.
"The number of non-detained backlog cases is going to rise from overwhelming to overwhelming times ten," said Bruce Einhorn, a retired immigration judge in Los Angeles. "Until we enlarge the court system, we should brace ourselves for a bloody mess."
The huge flow of immigrants into the court system has also created legal issues for the immigrants themselves.
Attorneys are typically not provided at government expense or required in immigration court, and children may end up in court on their own with only a relative to vouch for them.
Megan McKenna, advocacy director for Kids in Need of Defense, said her organization's offices in Houston and New York were flooded this month with requests for pro-bono lawyers. She estimates the number of children lacking attorneys has jumped from about half to at least 70 percent since the influx began three years ago.
Immigrant advocates fearing the administration may try to curtail children's access to the courts to cope with the crunch sued this week to try to get the government to give them lawyers.
At the border, adults who fail to prove they have a fear of returning to their country could be deported more quickly and without seeing a judge. Government officials and lawmakers are debating ways to handle the children's cases more swiftly, much like they do with Mexican youth, who often don't get a hearing in court.
Unaccompanied children from Central America, however, are reunited with family members in the U.S. and given a court date. Those abandoned or abused by their parents may apply for a special legal status, and those fleeing violence can apply for asylum at a government office.
The immigration courts currently have more than 41,000 juvenile cases, including those involving unaccompanied border-crossers as well as long-time residents facing deportation and adults who were initially apprehended as children.
In immigration court in Los Angeles, Marta Vasquez, 55, was told by Travieso to bring her teenage daughter back next year with an update on her application for asylum. Vasquez, who says she came here fleeing an abusive husband in Guatemala nine years ago, left the building without fear that her family would be torn apart by deportation — at least not any time soon.
"These are the first court dates," Vasquez later said. "Only God knows if this is going to be short or is going to be long."
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So you may remember a while back about the story of the so-called "Godless Dollars" where some of the early Presidential dollar coins missed the machine that added the edge-lettering, which in turn left them devoid of "In God We Trust." The media fiasco was enough that the Mint moved "In God We Trust" to the face of Presidential Dollars from that point on to avoid such accidents in the future.
Well, I just found one searching through some $1 coin rolls, and it's genuine. It's not a so-called "Buffy" dollar (i.e. a fake "Godless Dollar" where some enterprising idiot took a dremmel to the edge of the coin to buff off the edge lettering) as it's weight is completely to spec and the edge is rough in the manner it should be.
From the same box of coins I also pulled my first contemporary counterfeit that I've found in the wild: A 2000-D Sacagawea dollar. The strike is horrid in odd spots, it's not worn properly, and it's almost a half-gram underweight. My guess is that it's one of the infamous South American counterfeits (from either Ecuador or Colombia) as there were more enterprising individuals who produced several large stashes of fakes due to the fact that dollar coins circulate widely there.


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A pleasant-sounding voice is an essential need for a good voice-over. You may be feeling limited here if you do not have the kind of voice required to record audios, or the language could be a barrier. Outsourcing to a professional certainly gives good results, but it is expensive. Turning to an online speech-to-text generator is a highly affordable and time-saving option. However, selecting the right converter is challenging, given the HUGE number of products seemingly offering the same thing!
Here we take a detailed look at Speechelo, a highly-rated automated voice-over generator available via the ClickBank Marketplace.
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Speechelo is an online Text to Speech converter software that converts the text you enter into a human-sounding voice-over. You can select from male and female voices as well as adult and child voices.
The software is pretty straight-forward and easy to use. All you need to do is enter your text in the space provided, select the voice and language you would like, and hit 'generate'. The text will be automatically converted to speech and is available to download immediately. You can check the audio and make changes if necessary. You can download the audio file in an MP3 format.
There are also options to add empathy to the voice. For example, you can select a joyful tone, a serious tone, or a neutral one. You can also choose to add breathing sounds to make it sound exactly like a professional human voice-over.
There is a bit of a learning curve when you start using the software, I realized. For example, you would need to pay close attention to punctuation and spaces. For example, not entering a space after a full stop will end up with the voice-over speaking the word 'dot' instead of giving an end-of-sentence pause.
After a few quick attempts, I quickly got the hang of how it interprets text (it's pretty easy). My suggestion is to include several punctuations like commas, so the text is well rendered with pauses instead of a hurried – sounding speech. Another handy tip for you is to enter numbers in words and not digits for better results. For example, write 'one hundred' instead of '100'.
Basic Version: There are 30 voices available in a total of 24 international languages, including English. You have a 700-word limit here, which I found to be a little constraining. 700 words are just about a page and a half worth of content when you think about it.
Pro Version: With the upsell Pro version, you get access to another 30 voices, so you have a total of 60 voice options to choose from. Here the word limit also increases to 5000 words in 30 days.
The Positive Highlights
- Speechelo has a simple and clean interface, which makes it very user-friendly.
- The whole creation of text to voice-over file is a quick 3-step process, and it can all be completed in under 5 minutes.
- There is a huge variety to choose from. You have 30 different voice options in the basic and 60 options in the pro version. It is more than most other converters I've seen so far.
- You can choose to add enunciations and modulations in the voice over. It is the only software that offers this particular feature.
- There are 24 different languages available, and that makes Speechelo a truly global product. It also makes Speechelo a terrific tool to generate money via Youtube videos using Speechelo Tube (this is another optional upgrade). The languages available are: English, Arabic, Mandarin, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, and Welsh.
- You can choose to add longer pauses, breathing sounds etc., by yourself, or you can let the software do it for you. I tried both options and honestly, the software does an outstanding job of it!
- Speechelo is compatible with all video creation software, be it Camtasia, iMovie, Adobe Premier, Audacity, and the like.
- The converter is cloud-based which means its all online. You do not need to download and install any software on your machine. This is not the case with many of its competitors. The only download that you will need to do will be of the final voice-over audio file.
- The price is a one-time fee that's affordable and is protected by a money-back guarantee.
Speechelo has a lot going for in its favor and here are some of its features that make the product stand out:
The Negative Side
- There is no mention of any word limits on the sales page. You only get to know about it once you start using the product. I find this feature quite restrictive. It also slows down my usage of the software since the limits are replenished every 30 days.
- The software does not allow you to upload any files. So, if you have your text in a Word file or a PDF, you will need to paste it into Speechelo's online text editor to work with it. Having an option to upload text files would've been a welcome time-saving feature for me.
Here are some things to consider before buying Speechelo (basically what I found to be the weaknesses):
Final Verdict
I found Speechelo to be an excellent text to voice converter software. In fact, I'll go on to say that it is the best one I've seen so far. The voice-over does not sound robotic and if I didn't know better, I would say the audio is actually done by a human. If there was another product as good as Speechelo but with unlimited usage and no upsells, I would be thrilled! So for now, I'll say that the basic version is a good investment if you need to work on training or educational videos. You would need to upgrade to the Pro version if you are plan to use it for commercial purposes.
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Calamities don't arrive on schedule, but for a punch-drunk New Jersey, still struggling to get back on its feet after the assault by Superstorm Sandy, the next big blow could be timed to the minute: 1:20 PM on Wednesday afternoon. That's when the first high tide that will coincide with the fast-approaching nor'easter will clobber the coastline. That could be very bad news for communities that already lost miles of beach, dunes and berms to Sandy. Flooding can be bad enough when those natural barriers are in place, but once you strip them off, even moderately high waves can be devastating.
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"The beaches took extensive damage during Sandy," says meteorologist Mitchell Gaines of the National Weather Service's Mt. Holly, NJ, office. "Because of that, some of our coastal sections may be fairly compromised."
(More: Manhattan Goes Dutch: Guarding Gotham With Levees)
Fairly compromised is a measured way to put it. But the televised scenes of inundated coastal homes fronted by just a ribbon of surviving beach, while five foot sand drifts filled the streets behind them illustrate just what a devastating job of terraforming Sandy did last week. Even as the rest of the nation turned its attention to the drama of yesterday's presidential election, the approaching nor'easter sent towns like Point Pleasant, Brigantine Beach, Margate City and Long Port scrambling to build temporary berms, bulldozing the displaced sand back onto the beach, where it can provide at least a speed bump against the incoming waves.
The new storm won't be a Sandy, but it's more than able to deliver a world of hurt. Meteorologists expect it to bring sustained winds of up to 40 mph (65 k/h), gusts of 65 mph (105 k/h), and waves that could be 8 ft. above normal. Those will be lower than last week's peak tides, but with less beach to protect the towns, they could do almost as much damage. Beaches are supposed to take a hit during winter storm season. Natural coastal defenses usually establish a sort of double line of protection: berms sit closer to the water, built up by sand carried in with each tide. Dunes sit behind them, the result of both tidal deposition and wind. Dunes are less fragile, not just because they're higher and slightly more inland, but because they stick around long enough for vegetation to take root in them, reinforcing them like rebar in construction concrete.
(More: Sandy: What a Coastal U.S. Can learn From Other Storm-Threatened Cities)
Neither of those seawalls withstood the ravages of Sandy, and the emergency berms being built along the coast won't last very long in the face of the nor'easter either. But they should be just enough. "Right after Sandy, the state Department of Environmental Protection tested the sand [in the streets] to determine if it was fouled with fuel or other contaminants," says Linda Gilmore, spokeswoman for Atlantic County's Office of Emergency Management. "We were very fortunate that it was clean and could be put right back on the beaches." And back to the beaches it's going, with one hurried berm in Point Pleasant stretching a mile from end to end.
With a few meteorological breaks, New Jersey will make it through the week with its flickering power grid still working and its sodden towns only a little more storm-tossed. But after the latest emergency has passed, the Jersey shore and the coastal communities all over the U.S. will have to do some long-term planning for the large-scale changes that are inevitably coming as the world warms and sea levels rise. Climate change and the storms it causes can be slowly reversed over time, but for now we'll have to develop a lot of new ways to adapt — and fast. Like it or not, there are more Sandys coming.
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"As a designer, I believe firmly in the transformative power of fashion. It has the ability to not only change how you look, but also how you feel," said Joseph Altuzarra, the brand's designer and creative director. "I've admired the elegance that Target brings to fast fashion. By working together on this capsule collection, we hope to instill a sense of power, confidence and beauty in women everywhere."
Fans of the brand include celebs like Lady Mary (aka Michelle Dockery), Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Rihanna, Cameron Diaz, among many others, and I am really looking forward to seeing what the collab will actually look like. I've wanted to buy a pair of Altuzarra heels for a while now, and perhaps now, I can get a pair on the cheap! Are you excited about this collab? Share in the comments!
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