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Brad Lidge's tenure with the Phillies has been about as topsy-turvy as is possible in baseball, with an initial excellence that made fans feel safe as the final frame rolled around followed by a sophomore-effort putridity that's making fans who previously partook in Halo Effect activities wish former GM Pat Gillick never offered Lidge that three-year contract extension. After blowing nary a save last year, many were convinced that the Lidge of old-the dominant reliever who helped make Billy Wagner expendable to the Astros in 2003 and repeated the act with Octavio Dotel the very next season-had returned. Unfortunately, the so-called return to form was short-lived, as Lidge's 2009 campaign has been marred by injury and ineffectiveness, with a -1.93 WXRL mark that registers as the worst in baseball; as of Tuesday, Kyle Farnsworth ranked second worst with a -1.29. With a 7.03 ERA, 1.73 WHIP, and 62.9 percent strand rate as symptoms of system-wide failure, perhaps we need to step back and ask, what the heck has gone wrong here? How can someone go from being the best reliever in the game one year-Lidge's 7.61 WXRL led all relievers last season, and ranks among the 20 best relief seasons on record during the Retrosheet era-to the very worst a year later?
Standard Seidman protocol when researching the improvement or decline of a player involves probing the data from a wide array of performance facets in an attempt to answer several underlying questions. Is Lidge throwing slower? Has his movement deteriorated? Is his pitch distribution different? Are hitters still chasing pitches out of the zone? How do they fare on pitches within the strike zone? Can some or all be explained by fluky, regression-bound metrics? For hitters, another avenue of exploration incorporates splits into the mix, but split data is generally comprised of small samples for pitchers and relievers accrue an even smaller sample of playing time. Plus, as I have discussed before in this space, qualitative information may be more valuable with regards to certain splits. In the cage match of Brad Lidge vs. days' rest, which has sprung up as a potential cause for his troubles, common sense dictates that very, very few closers should be used three or four days in a row, whether that agrees or disagrees with his specific data.
Lidge throws two pitches: a four-seam fastball in the mid-90s, and a devastating slider that breaks sharply just before crossing the plate. The diagrams below show the flight patterns of his pitches from the first baseman's point of view. Generally, such diagrams compare different pitches as a means of accentuating the break or lack thereof on specific pitches, but instead I chose to diagram the year-by-year comparison for each pitch in order to get an idea of how the pitches have changed.
The pitches work in tandem, and since they comprise the only two weapons in his arsenal it stands to reason that, as one goes, so too does the other. As the flight patterns suggest, Lidge's slider has been moving in identical fashion to a year ago, evidenced by the fact that one year literally smothers the other. The fastball, however, has been moving differently, even if the discrepancy between the two is subtle. According to the linear-weight pitch results on a per-100-pitch basis, Lidge's heater was -0.53 runs/100 last season, while the slider proved to be one of the best pitches in the game at 2.50 runs/100. Essentially, his fastball didn't necessarily hurt him much, and it enhanced the effectiveness of the slider. This season, the data has not been replicated and seems to be moving very much in the opposite direction: Lidge's current fastball is worth -2.96 runs/100, which is one of the worst marks in the game, and as a result it has hindered his ability to get optimal results with his slider, as it's currently clocking in right around average at -0.11 runs/100.
The heat maps below show the rather drastic differences in fastball productivity of pitches delivered in and around the strike zone, documenting how someone could go from -0.53 to -2.96 runs/100 in the matter of one season:
Here we see that Lidge's 2008 fastball rarely dipped into the reddish hue, hovering right around the average mark for much of the strike zone with a fair share of the positive green tossed in. This year, a much greater percentage of the heat map is made up of the below average colors. Why has the fastball dropped off so substantially? For starters, the fastball happens to be a tick slower than its average velocity a year ago, and way down from the average velocity he was throwing it at before joining the Phillies-back in 2007, Lidge regularly reached 96 mph, yet he managed just 94.1 mph last season, an average velocity that has dropped further to 93.4 mph this season.
While a 93.4 mph fastball isn't worthy of criticism by its lonesome, it certainly doesn't reach the plate with the same force as a pitch with similar movement that is thrown two and a half miles per hour faster. In fact, a few television analysts have even set forth the idea that the difference between 94 and 97 mph is of a much greater magnitude than ranging between 88 and 91 mph, sort of akin to how the marginal wins added total of a player goes through peaks and valleys. If true, this could explain much of the issues here, as Lidge's drop of 1.9 mph from 2007-08 and another 0.7 mph since then may have turned the pitch from sneakily fast with very little time to react into a run-of-the-mill fastball that hitters are used to seeing from mediocre relievers. This would then adversely affect the slider's effectiveness, as the opposition might not be caught off guard by it as often.
Compounding this year's problems is a slight loss in horizontal movement, by about a half-inch. This may or may not be significant, but in a game of inches like baseball, that half-inch could be the difference between the edge of the inside corner and the middle of the plate. Another question then arises with this data: from 2007 onward, the velocity and movement components of his fastball have each declined, but how has that translated into the plate discipline of opposing hitters? Truth be told, the results are fairly predictable, as Lidge is inducing fewer out-of-zone swings while allowing much more contact within the zone. In fact, the opposition has made contact with 83 percent of Lidge's in zone offerings this season, which is way, way up from the 58 percent rate back in his dominant 2004 season when he also averaged right around 96 mph with the heater. We can quibble at length about the differences between 96 and 94 mph and 4.56 vs. 4.05 inches of horizontal movement, but when hitters are making contact 45 percent more often, it becomes alarmingly clear that the deltas are quite telling.
Add in that hitters have increased their propensity for swinging at Lidge's offerings in the zone, and it becomes apparent that they are now capable of staying on his once-dominant fastball, simultaneously spitting at the outside slider. A direct result of the shifting plate-discipline data is a drop in K/9 from 11.9 to 9.3 over the past three seasons that is exacerbated by a BB/9 rise from 4.0 to 4.6. Oh, and after a minuscule and unsustainable 0.3 HR/9 last year, Lidge has regressed to Eric Milton's mean, and is allowing a hair above two gopherballs per nine frames.
One area we have yet to explore is location, and the table below breaks down both the fastball and slider in each year based on zone percentages. By corners I am referring to the outer edges of the actual strike zone for a hitter, extending a bit more out of the strike zone since umpires are not what we would call consistent. However, the zones themselves are individual to the hitters at the dish as set by the PITCHf/x operators, and not normalized to one aggregate average.
Year FB-Zone FB-Corner SL-Zone SL-Corners 2008 38.1 19.7 37.6 15.1 2009 36.6 21.1 37.1 16.2
At first glance, the data presented above sort of leaves location out as being an end-all solution, since the percentages are virtually identical in both cases. One could even argue that the zone numbers this season are better than those posted last year. A caveat, however, would be that the similar locations are actually an indicator that Lidge has not yet adjusted to throwing 93 mph and not 96 mph; as in, Lidge is continuing to pitch with the approach of a pure power pitcher capable of blowing guys away and deceiving them with sliders in the dirt, when in fact he has experienced a very real dropoff in his stuff, which, while still a bit nasty, is no longer nasty enough to separate him from the rest of the reliever pool. Throwing 96-97 mph, a pitcher can get away with a mistake pitch catching too much of the plate every now and then, a luxury not afforded to those in the 92-93 mph range.
The change in velocity and movement appears to have been enough to cause hitters to lay off of pitches at which they previously made feeble swing attempts, which has also caused Lidge to alter his distribution from 43 percent fastballs and 57 percent sliders to a perfectly even 50/50 split. Lidge needs to make a very real adjustment if he cannot find the lost velocity; he needs to work the corners more and use his fastball as more than a set-up pitch for the slider. His herky-jerky mechanics lead many to believe he simply has no idea where the ball will cross the plate, but this likely isn't the case, and Lidge should be able to make appropriate adjustments once it gets drilled into his head enough that the adjustments need to be made. Based on what Lidge and pitching coach Rich Dubee have publicly stated, the in-house diagnoses deal more with mechanics and not compensating for the knee tendonitis he's struggled with, which, while valid to the point that it may be the root cause behind the dropoffs in velocity and movement, ignores the fact that the dropoffs have in fact occurred.
Another oft-mentioned factor may also be rearing its ugly head this year, as his fluky-low 62.9 percent strand rate, abnormally high .340 BABIP, and a HR/9 rate almost ten times what it was last season combine to suggest that Lidge has experienced some very bad luck. As Rob Neyer astutely pointed out, though, we can likely shave off at most one and a half runs from the ERA to counteract the negative luck, and 7.03-1.50 = 5.53 is still unacceptably bad for a closer who is yet to lose his role outside of time spent on the disabled list. In fact, finding relievers that managed to hold steady roles while posting a ERA above 6.50 entering the final month of the season is a challenge, let alone finding closers in similar situations.
All of the pertinent data suggests that, much like getting rid of the lead vampire will turn the disciples back to normal, if Lidge can alter his approach and pitch to what he has to offer now as opposed to what he had going for him two years ago, the plate-discipline data and linear-weights pitch results should revert to something closer to his prior norms. Then again, relievers accrue such small samples of playing time. We tend to ignore that these are such small samples because the innings are spread over a longer period of time. Regardless of the timeframe, 45 innings is 45 innings, and anything can happen in such a brief period. Repeat this season 25,000 times in a simulation, and even with adjustments to projections based on what we know now, he might perform admirably half of the time. For all we know, he could avoid making the adjustment discussed above and have a 2010 season reminiscent of his 2004 dominance. Tomorrow, however, we will take a look at just how bad his 2009 campaign has been from an historical perspective.


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I like plots. A lot. And in general I enjoy writing plots. I like creating characters, winding them up, then watching them act out stories. I enjoy treating events like open ended puzzle pieces that I can then mix and match in order to create a larger picture. So whenever I write something in which basically nothing happens it's always a scary time for me.
There is no way to know what people are going to make of it when your story takes place completely internally. When I, say, take one character and have him inject another character with deadly poison in front of your eyes, I know that this is going to come across in some way or another. At the very least you'll see the physical motion, you might not be entirely with me as far as what's going on inside of these characters, but you'll get something.
If you take away the deadly poison, though, things become very tricky. Then it's just two characters standing there. And as a writer you have no footing that you can be sure of. For all you know (and all the little voice inside your head tells you) everyone who reads what you've written is going to do nothing but ask why you thought watching a guy make muffins then watching that same guy try to sleep was a good idea for a story. Because in "You're Allowed to Order Take-Out" that's all that happens, really, as far as the stuff taking place right in front of you. They mess up muffins, they have trouble sleeping. The end.
But people were more than happy to linger with Neil in a way I never expected and it was touching for me how many of you found it touching yourselves to watch this overwhelmed father struggling with how his new daughter fit into his life while worrying about how he would fit into hers.
So the number nine spot goes to Neil as he drifted off into what I can only hope turned out to be a mouse-free sleep:
And he wondered what time it was, and wondered who else was awake, and wondered what kept the world going at this hour, and wondered if the bagel store down the street made good coffee, and wondered that his new daughter would someday be able to talk to him like Illiam and he wondered if she knew he was here worrying about her in the middle of the night. He lay down on the couch so his head was near the crib and rested a hand on one of the wooden slats, the physical nearness of her a comfort to him, and in a few minutes he fell asleep, his body relaxing deeper and deeper as the rain softly pelted the windows.


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UK welcomes more Filipinos, enhances visa application services-A A +A
Friday, August 15, 2014
THE British Embassy is enhancing its visa application services in Manila and Cebu City, as the United Kingdom (UK) has welcomed record numbers of Filipino visitors to its shores.
The British Embassy said in a press release that in the 12 months to March 2014, over 49,000 UK visas were issued to Filipinos, with a 27 percent growth in tourists and business visitors driving the increase in numbers.
"It is great to see our people-to-people links growing in such a way that we are seeing more Filipinos travelling to the UK not just for sightseeing but also to do business," said British Ambassador to the Philippines Asif Ahmad.
He said they launched last year the "Great" campaign to showcase the UK as a destination that offers a diverse range of attractions from historical sites to modern architectural designs, world-class universities and inspiring commercial enterprises.
Also last year, the European Union lifted the ban on the Philippine Airlines, allowing the country's flag carrier to fly directly to London from Manila. In April 2014, another carrier, the Cebu Pacific, was allowed entry to Europe, giving Filipinos a wider range of flight options.
With the lifting of the ban, the Great campaign, and the availability of a visa application centers in the country, Ahmad said: "We want to welcome even more Filipino visitors in the coming 12 months."
He also dismissed the belief that it is difficult for Filipino travelers to get a UK visa, saying: "Over 90 percent of Filipinos who apply for a tourist or business visit visa are successful."
He encouraged applicants to apply early and to have all necessary documents on upon their appointments.
"Be clear about the purpose of your visit. There are additional services you may want to look into, such as the priority visa service and Prime Time service, for those who need a bit more flexibility," Ahmad said.
The Embassy said in a press release that among the enhancements to the UK visa services in the Philippines to improve the customer experience and make the journey to the UK an easier one are the following:
* A bigger and better visa application centre in Manila with more facilities and Great campaign branding to highlight the best that Britain has to offer.
* A new international visa enquiry centre: www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-outside-uk
* A premium lounge for a more personalized and streamlined service
* An optional priority visa service that returns visa decisions within three to five working days
* A Prime Time service for those who need the convenience of an out-of-hours appointment
* A Passport Passback service for those who may need to travel or apply for another visa whilst their UK one is being processed
* More streamlined visa guidance at www.gov.uk/visas-immigration
Additional details on the UK visa service and on how to apply for a UK visa are available at www.gov.uk/business-visitor-visa and www.gov.uk/visas-immigration. (PR/With Edwin Joseph Castañeda/Sunnex)
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Whether you're celebrating Shark Week, looking for a rainy day activity, or in search of a costume that even kids who aren't into wearing masks can get behind, this toothy long-sleeved T-shirt is the ticket. Far from being holiday-exclusive–bust out your shirt any time you're playing a spirited round of "Top o' the Food Chain."
I stuck with gray, white, and silver to summon my boys' inner sharks, but you could easily adapt your color palette to include dragons, dinosaurs, or even a Gruffalo (and, it should be noted, it can be made in multiple sizes)!
-Long-sleeved T-shirt (in a plain color; I chose gray)
-Chalk or disappearing ink fabric pen
-Freezer paper
-Pen or pencil
-Craft knife and self-healing cutting mat
–Tulip Color Shot Instant Fabric Color (fabric spray paint; I chose white and silver)
Make it:
1. Have the intended recipient try on the shirt. Placing opposite hand on opposite shoulder, have him/her line up his/her elbows. Use chalk or a disappearing ink pen to mark an upper and lower set of teeth along each arm. Remove the T-shirt and set it aside.
2. Measure the length of one shirt sleeve.
3. Draw and cut a zigzag line the length of the sleeves on freezer paper to create a teeth template. Draw and cut a second template for the opposite sleeve.
4. Lay the T-shirt flat, line up the freezer paper template with the chalk markings from step 1, and use a warm iron to press the template onto each sleeve. (Use additional freezer paper to mask other parts of the shirt that you don't want painted.)
5. Outside, or in a well-ventilated area, spray Tulip Color Shot Instant Fabric Color. Let dry for 5 minutes, then spray again. Let dry completely.
6. Have the intended recipient(s) try on the shirt, fold up his/her arms, and CHOMP away.
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Welcome to Gherkin's Sandwich Shop!
At Gherkin's, we serve craft sandwiches with your choice of turkey, roast beef, pastrami, ham, salami and unique offerings for our vegetarian guests. Our salads are made with only the freshest ingredients and we have the best burgers in town! Try our special breakfast and frittata sandwiches made with all your favorites.
Serving Montara since 2012, locals and tourists alike have enjoyed food. In June 2013, we opened a second location in Downtown San Carlos. Stop on in, we look forward to seeing you!


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Brothers & Sisters Season 4 Episode 1: "The Road Ahead" Quotes
Scotty: Promise me you won't say anything to your family about the whole surrogacy thing?
Kevin: Absolutely. Look, I'm terrified once mom finds out, she'll want to choose the surrogate for us.
Scotty: Yeah, I'm terrified once your mom finds out, she's gonna want to be the surrogate for us.
From the minute my kids were born all I did was worry about them. I thought surely this will stop when they get older but no. What I worry about has changed but I'm still worrying. And what good has all this worrying done? None. With or without it my kids are doing just fine. They're happy and they're fine. I just need to learn to relax. I deserve to be happy.Nora


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Cameron could return for Dynamo on Thursday
Cameron targets Thursday return
Midfielder OK to practice, says knee no problem
Published 5:30 am, Monday, August 2, 2010
Attacking midfielder Geoff Cameron, who suffered what was believed to be a season-ending right knee injury in April, is likely to return to action Thursday night when the Dynamo play a SuperLiga semifinal match against Monarcas Morelia at Robertson Stadium.
After practicing this past week, Cameron was cleared to go through training with the squad Monday morning at the Carl Lewis Complex at the University of Houston.
"I'm pretty close," he said. "I practiced three times last week, and I was a full, full go today. Hopefully I'll suit up for Thursday's game."
Cameron, 25, tore his right posterior cruciate ligament in late May in a non-contact injury in Chicago, but he appears to have healed.
"It feels pretty good," he said. "I haven't had any problems."
Coach Dominic Kinnear welcomes Cameron's return.
"He's doing all right," Kinnear said. "He's doing OK. We hope to get him back Thursday.
"He's an important player for us."
In other news, goalkeeper Pat Onstad flew to Germany to undergo surgery to repair an abdominal strain.
"He's traveling to Germany as we speak to have abdominal surgery," Kinnear said after practice. "They specialize in that surgery over there. Recovery is pretty quick, like 10 to 20 days.


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Wan Mansor , Wan Fara Adlina and Zainal Abidin, Aishah Amirah (2011) Understanding reading in English: an analysis of students' project work. Journal of Science & Mathematics Education . pp. 1-7. (Unpublished)
This study attempts to investigate the students' understanding of reading in English by analyzing the students' project work. The objectives are to know the skills in note making the students used to assist in their understanding of reading text and how the note making help them in writing a summary. This study also looks at how the students' proficiency in English help them in understanding their reading material. Data were taken from the project work made by the students. The project work requires the students to read a piece of reading material, make notes on the reading material and write a summary of the reading material based on the note making that they have made. The students who did the project works were from the TESL and Civil in Education course in Faculty of Education in UTM. The findings show that most of the students employ some type of skills in note making. These skills are; using linear and non-linear form of note making, clear organization of idea, using simple words in the note making and also sufficient content. In addition, the students' proficiency in English also plays a role in understanding English. This study aims to help the students in their reading of English as a Second language by providing the skills that are useful in note making that can assist in understanding reading in English. It is also hoped that teachers of English as a Second language will benefit from the study where they can use the skills provided in their language learning classroom.
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Companies do not survive without marketing, and marketing cannot survive without technology
The Question we have all been asking… Which will get my business more notability: Twitter or Pinterest
Twitter vs. Pinterest
Everywhere you turn, there will be an "@" symbol followed by a name, street, park, person, business, dog, anything. We are trained by now to associate to Twitter. The twittering of our everyday lives, of our every move, our every thought, our every, well … everything!
"Tweet It" has slowly gained a competitor to some extent: "Pin It". Pin It? Pin what? Pin anything! Yes, Pinterest has revolutionized the sharing of all things graphic. For all those visual seekers out there, this is your ticket to getting noticed.
Pinterest as a social network alone drives more traffic to websites than those more established microblogging networks like Twitter. (source: http://bit.ly/xtQ3CO) Traffic? Traffic! Meaning… visitors, links, shares, basically your online presence.
As a business you want more traffic heading to your site. You want people talking about your products, your services, recommending to others, reviewing, sharing their experience. The buzz created by social media websites is of the key marketing measures today.
Which to choose? Is there a preferred one? Will one get me more exposure than the other?
Here are a few distinct differences:
It is important to achieve a balance. As a business you don't want to burden yourself with each social media site. You have a business to run! Seek out social media guru's ([email protected]) that are already doing it and can really optimize your marketing efforts.
Want to know more on how to use these networks to create more sales for your business?
Stay tuned for a series breaking down Pinterest, its features, functionality and market value.
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Hello friends! I wish I was able to post something every day, but frankly, my life is just not that interesting. It used to be, but now it's the never ending loop of cleaning, laundry, errands, kids. The only thing that changes is the order I do them in:)
As you all know by now, there is nothing "cool" about me. This tidbit of info I'm going to share with you will confirm that for those of you who were kindly holding out hope that someday I will outgrow my "uncoolness". I will not.
I love Masterpiece classics on PBS. There, I said it. I print out the Masterpiece classic schedule each season and DVR my faves. Two weeks ago, they were showing a new two-part "Wuthering Heights" adaptation. I just watched the first episode last night, and it was fantastic!
Unfortunately, it is no longer being shown on PBS, but you can watch both episodes online. This Sunday, they are having an encore presentation of "Sense and Sensibility",which I watched last year.
S&S is one of my favorite movies, so I was a little sceptical, but they did a wonderful adaptation of it as well. Highly recommended! I promise you won't be disappointed, unless you're too cool for that sort of thing. Then I suggest you go watch reality t.v. I hear all the cool kids are doing it.


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Huayna Potosi, at 6088 meters, is one of the highest mountains in Boliva. I got this crazy idea to go climb the thing. Why? I dont' know. Because I can, because it's there. So anyways, after checking around, I made arrangements to go climbing.
Leaving La Paz in the morning, you drive up to the base of Huayna Potosi, and start your climb around noon. The drive up there is amazing. Or at least it was to me. You wind your way through a few pueblos and end up in the high country which I would describe as tundra. You are well above the timber line, so no trees grow here. You'll see some scrub brush and llamas grazing all around. Off in the distance you can see the base of Huayna Potosi. This mountain is huge! Or at least it was to me! Covered in snow and glaciers, the summit can't yet be seen as it is hidden far above the clouds.
After passing by a platinum mine, you wind your way up the mountain, driving past a small lake until you reach the end of the road. The rest of the way to the summit is by foot.
At over 4500 meters, the air is thin, and your lungs can feel it with every step you take. Hiking up the trail and climbing over boulders and rocks becomes a real challenge. Climbing higher and higher, you become engulfed in a cloud, and the landscape seems surreal. Off to your left, you pass by a glacier, and the water flowing out from underneath it is almost emerald green. Nothing grows up here except for the occasional small clump of short grass. Not even enough for any animal to eat. About 2 hours later, with the temperature dropping, and the air thinning, you finally reach base camp at over 5100 meters. Here is where you spend the night before attempting your ascent, early the next morning.
The base camp consists of an outhouse, a kitchen sheltered by a tarp, and the main cabin, where you eat and sleep. There's no heat or fireplace here, so I hope you brought some warm and dry clothes. The temperatures reach -15C at night, and you never seem to be able to warm up.
I've never been this high before, and it was a real awakening for me. With most your clothes on, you lay curled up inside your sleeping bag trying to keep warm. You dare not move, because every move you make, your body finds another cold spot that sends cold shivers straight to your bones. The air you breath is cold and thin.
Imagine running a 1/4 mile at a pretty brisk pace. When you are done, you are not overly tired, but you have depleted yourself of oxygen and your breathing is deep as you gasp for air. Well, that's the same feeling you get as you sleep! Lying perfectly still, you are always out of breath. Oh yes, and did I mention it was pretty damn cold too?
There's no light here, so when the sun goes down, it's time for bed. And you need all the sleep you can get. Around midnight you wake up, have as much breakfast as you can stomach, then start your ascent to the summit well into the night.
Myself, along with 7 other guys, woke up at midnight, and started our ascent around 1am. Less than 100 yards from the main cabin, you stop and affix your crampons to your climbing boots. From this point forward, it's all snow and ice.
You climb start at about a 35-45 degree incline. And literally, you are taking baby steps. With each step you take, you gasp for air, and your legs feel like they have 50 pound weights attached to them. It's all you can do to concentrate, placing one foot in front of another. Again, and again, and again. Slowly making progress, up the steep incline towards the summit.
As your hiking, sooner or later, you hit a soft and your legs sink into the snow up to your hips! Ugh! Now you much expend even more energy, that you don't have, to pull yourself out, and start on and upwards again. This cycle repeats itself over and over again.
I remember being so fatigued that I just wanted to fall asleep. And given the opportunity, I'm sure it would have been no problem. However, if you fall asleep here, you'll die in no time. So it's not such a good idea to take a nap.
Chewing a wad a coca leaves on one side of my mouth, I would stuff chocolate in the other side of my mouth to get some quick energy. The funny thing was, the chocolate would never melt! Not even in my mouth. Maybe that will give you an idea of how cold it was up there.
At one point, I made my way over a crevice. You walk along an 18 inch path that on both sides drops off. In front of you, is a shear vertical wall that goes straight up. Upon reaching the end of the small path, you leap forward, digging your ice pick and crampons into the wall in front of you. Slowly, you scale up the wall making new foot holes with your crampons, and by placing your ice pick higher and higher. Eventually, your back on terrain that you can walk on once again.
I made it to 5500 meters before I could go no further and decided to turn back. Actually, I could have gone further, but there was no way I would have ever made it to the summit at over 6000 meters. I just didn't have it in me. I couldn't breath, I was cold, I was tired. I just couldn't do it. No excuses, the mountain won!
Later that day, I discovered only 4 of the 8 people that started actually made it to the summit. Some were just to fatigued like me. While others got altitude sickness and started vomiting uncontrollable.
Huayna Potosi kicked my butt! But it's an experience I'll never forget. And if your the kind of person who like challenges, then Huayna Potosi is definitely for you!


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"I use to base my self worth on a number on the scale
and my pants size."
However, I was never thin enough, in my mind, no matter how successful the diet of the moment was. I could never be perfect.
After baby #3, I just couldn't get the weight to come off. That's when I discovered weight training and eating to fuel my workouts. I loved lifting weights! This gave me confidence and grounding that I had never experienced with my other exercise programs. I started to run, too. This led to competing in a natural bodybuilding competition at age 40. You see, I was called 'fat' by my peers as a kid and a teen. I was always the girl on a diet. Competing at 40 was my way of "flipping the bird"to all those who had called me names and been a part of my disordered eating and low self esteem history as well as telling myself I WAS enough! I competed for 5 years. I often refer to this time as the best of times and the worst. I learned so much, had a blast and made some of the best friends a person could ever have.
But when I walked off the stage, it was a living nightmare for me. My adrenals were shot, my thyroid was out of whack, my weight was rebounding like crazy and I couldn't get off the couch except to drag myself to the gym. And then my immune system started to go crazy. Everything I ate caused an allergic reaction, I had severe bloating/gas, joint pain, and I couldn't sleep no matter how exhausted I was. I started to fear driving for long distances. I was embarrassed to leave my house because of my weight. I couldn't find happiness in anything.
I had to climb back up from depression. I had to figure out how to make me healthy and happy again. I wanted to do it the natural way.
This led me to the Institute of Integrative Nutrition where I received my health coach certification. By applying whole food principles, attending continuing education courses, working with naturopathic healers and beginning a soulful practice of mindfulness and awareness, I began to heal emotionally and physically.
Once I was able to work on healing my body and emotional health, I began to search for ways to feed my soul. I felt empty inside and lacked purpose. My two older children were out of the house, I was no longer training for competition, I was allergic to most of the foods I was used to eating and I was left not knowing what to do with myself. I knew I had to pick myself up, find my purpose, my balance, and learn from the lessons I had been blessed with. My spirit was calling me. I took a sort of sabbatical and retreated. I became quiet and began to practice the art of stillness. I began to listen to what my soul and my body needed and I began to practice an attitude of gratitude in all that was in my world. I discovered my "soul food." I had my rough days, but it was a battle I desperately needed. And as hard as it was at times, I knew another diet wasn't going to fix what was broken.
"I gave up wine and chocolate for 5 years while I was competing and I never want to go back to that kind of deprivation."
By nourishing mind, body and spirit, I began to find my passion for life again. I started to love who I am, where I am.
It came to me one day when I was walking, "There is perfection in the imperfection!"
My biggest hope and dream for my life is to make a difference. To create change and make the world a better place. To get back to basics of self reflection and simple foods.
I'm now on my biggest mission yet. To help women learn to love themselves exactly as they are, to see their inner beauty, to radiate and shine from within, to prepare simple whole food meals that taste good and to have FUN doing it!
Life is not about deprivation and starving yourself. When you starve yourself from food, you are also starving yourself of fun. We can not evolve if we are caught in a spiral of self criticism and judgment. When we can stop this cycle, listen to our highest self, we can begin to believe in ourselves and beautiful things happen.
So now I help women going through a life transition, lose weight, feel great about their body and love their life - without having to give up their favorite things like wine and chocolate.
I had this idea that I had to be perfect. I could not 'eff up and if I did - omg there's nobody harder on myself than me. What this health coaching journey has taught me is our lesson is in our mistake, but in order to learn, we must drop all judgment and just observe.
"Oh my…. it is okay for me to make mistakes! I'm still worthy."
I have a bachelor's degree in psychology. I've been a certified personal trainer and diet coach. I'm a graduate of IIN, member of the American Academy of Drugless Practitioners and a transformational health coach. I'm a doTERRA Wellness Advocate.
I'm a learning geek! I love doing research for natural healing. How whole foods can help us overcome physical issues or raise our moods. I wade through the information overload and take the guesswork out of what healthy means. I guide my clients to discover the best food options for them. If I'm learning, my soul is happy.
I'm very empathic and intuitive. It is very important to me to connect with my higher self and spirit on a regular basis. This is my "soul food."
I'm a detox enthusiast. Detoxing seasonally has changed my life and improved my health. I am always learning more and more about detoxification.
I'm an entrepreneur, farmer's wife, mother of 4, pet owner, and wellness warrior! I'm not perfect. And that's ok.
I've been where you are. I get it. And I can help you manage to find the light at the end of the tunnel if you, too, are ready to ditch the diet mentality and create a bliss filled life!


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Esalen Institute
The Esalen Institute was founded in 1962 as an alternative educational center devoted to the exploration of what Aldous Huxley called the "human potential," the world of unrealized human capacities that lies beyond the imagination. Esalen soon became known for its blend of East/West philosophies, its experiential/didactic workshops, the steady influx of philosophers, psychologists, artists, and religious thinkers, and its breathtaking grounds blessed with natural hot springs. Once home to a Native American tribe known as the Essalen, Esalen is situated on 27 acres of spectacular Big Sur coastline with the Santa Lucia Mountains rising sharply behind.
There are various ways to experience Esalen, ranging from an overnight visit to a long-term stay as a seminarian. Prior Reservations are always essential. The weekend and five-day workshops described throughout the Workshops section of the catalog are the standard route for coming to Esalen. The Experiencing Esalen workshops, scheduled periodically, offer an introduction to practices such as Gestalt, massage, sensory awareness, and meditation. From such a sampling, participants can then choose those approaches they are most attracted to and pursue them in subsequent seminars.
Another way of being at Esalen which allows a greater involvement at a lower expense is the Work Study Program, an intensive twenty-eight day work-oriented program for individuals who want to make a directed, personal commitment to self-exploration and growth, and a contribution to the Esalen community.
For those who wish an extended stay, there are periodic long-term programs which involve didactic seminars or professional trainings as well as experiential workshops.
Finally, there are other events that enrich life at Esalen. There are occasional forums in which writers and thinkers, both visiting and resident, share their ideas with the community. On Wednesday nights there may be lectures, films, dance performances, or other events. Bodywork of various kinds is available by appointment with individual practitioners. There is also a community event schedule offered. Please check the bulletin board when you arrive.
Esalen is a center for experimental education. We offer neither psychotherapy nor assurances of change.


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The Electric Power Research Institute has published this reference card to illustrate the trade-offs associated with various electricity generation technologies – wind, solar, hydro, coal, geothermal, biomass, natural gas and nuclear. It shows their relative benefits or impacts in terms of construction costs, electricity costs, land-use, waste products, availability and flexibility. Looks like hydro, geothermal and natural gas come out on top with the most favorable marks.
Look how many wind turbines and solar photovoltaic installations it takes to equal the amount of electricity produced by a nuclear or coal-fired power plant 2,000 to one and two, respectively). This may help explain why 46 percent of our power still comes from coal. Also, note the trade-offs in the number of days per year each power source typically operates (69 for solar?):


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The Alaska Junior Miss Scholarship Program held its annual competition Nov. 17 at the Renee C. Henderson Auditorium in Kenai. Seventeen high school seniors from around the state converged on the Kenai Peninsula for a week-long stint in preparation to compete for the title of Alaska's Junior Miss 2002.
Because we are a nonprofit organization, it takes the generosity of others to make our program a success. Therefore, I would like to thank the following individuals and businesses for their contributions:
Alaska Junior Miss Board: Rhonda Orth, Rory Dabney, Linda Schirmers, Kathy Gensel, Sharon Merrill, Teresa Gamble, Kathy Painter; "The Power Within" workshop: Janet Boyce; Drivers: Sharon Merrill, Don Moock, John Steckel, Bruce Schirmers, Ed Painter; Judges: Barb Burgener, Robert Jackson, Krissi Alsworth, Michelle Fischer, Becky Moore; Mock Judges: Kathy Tarr, Steve Horn, Bob Lambe, Rosie Reeder, Marjorie Torgerson; Tabulator: George Stein; Scholastic Panel: Barbara Dilley, Chuck Crapuchettes, Dr. Roger Pearson, Marlene Pearson; Essay Panel: Jane Arneson, Mary Rowley, Bill Reeder; Fitness Choreography: Trish Kopp; Taryn Reese, "Little Sisters" Choreography: Lauralee Smart;
Host Families: Michael and Linda Dubie, Pete and Heidi Iverson, Dan and Kathy Gensel, Dr. Nels and Carla Anderson, Fred and Gloria Hammon, Doug and Stephanie Green, Dr. Bob and Molly Bauder, Larry and Esther Harvey; Hair/Makeup: Halcyon Spalon: Gina Kiel, Abbie McGahan, Lynda Moody, Diane Webb, Cathy Norgren, Tamara Anderson, Tonna Naylor, Sherise Collins, Angie Young, Kami Ulrich, Summer Collins, Judy Keck-Walsh and others; Backdrop Design: Sherrie Sather; Balloon Artistry: Debbie Dominic; Construction Crew: Robert Burgess; Light/Sound: KCHS tech crew; Ticket Sales: Linda Cusack, Jennifer Cowan; Program Hostess: Kelsey Cusack, Jacquelyn Cowan, Ricki Jackson, Brittany Gardner; Official Photographer: Magic Moments; Transpor-tation: Seekins Ford; Intermission and After-Party: Keesha Freeman, Nicole Simpson, Kayla Fowler; Little Sisters: Brittany Hicks, Rachel Grabowski, Josie Smart, Vonna Smart, Angel Spicer, Brittany Bush, Angeleah Woods, Rachelle Forbes;
Donors: BP Exploration, Inc., Magic Moments Photography, Tesoro Alaska, Allan and Alfie Norville, Arby's, Wells Fargo Bank Alaska, N.A., Dr. Marshall Dotson, IBEW Local 1547, Unit 101, Sweeney's Clothing, The Fitness Place, Peninsula Internal Medicine, Rotary Club of Soldotna, First National Bank of Alaska, G&S Construction, Soldotna Dental Clinic, Coca-Cola of Kenai, Kenai Senior Center, Soldotna Chamber of Commerce, Healthy Changes, Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center, Coach Dan Gensel and KSRM Radio 92, Printer's Ink, Best Western King Salmon, Steve Horn and Lisa Parker, Soldotna High School -- Sylvia Reynolds, Isabel's Fine Catering, Signal Communi-cations Inc., Krog's Kamp, Tony Lewis, Dave and Shirley Wallingford, Scottie Turvin, Air Gas, Mike Navarre, Gail Phillips, Jim Steffy, Godfather's Pizza, Soldotna Senior Center, Three Bears, Safeway, Soldotna Church of God, Bruce & Co. Real Estate, Kaladi Brothers Coffee, The Moose is Loose Bakery, Fred Meyer, Jersey Subs, Peninsula Clarion, Grossl Photography, Grace Merkes, JB Stor 'N Lok, Allen Auxier, Red Cabin B&B, Cook Inlet Academy, Debra Howell, city of Soldotna, city of Kenai, Peterkin Distributing, Kenai Mayor John Williams, Judy Salo, Anita and Dan Hakkinen and finally, the patrons who braved the weather to come out and support the event. Thank you all!
Mary Green, state chair
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A website of their very own
Hong Kong is one of the world's most exciting cities. There is an endless variety of things to see, eat and buy.
Or then again, is there?
Taking a closer look at major food and entertainment providers, we discover that fun in the city is the preserve of a few big businesses.
The same big brands lord it over shopping malls built above MTR stations so that they can be accessed at ease. As a result, most residents do their shopping and have their fun in giant malls.
You will have to look hard for those small, corner stores that were once the pillars of our society.
But four youngsters have done just that. Worried by the disappearance of small shops, four friends - David, Riceball, Alex and Big V - have decided to step in and help.
They set up a website for small, local stores to help popularise them. The website contains information about more than 400 such shops around town. They sell a wide range of products from groceries to toys to pieces of furniture.
The website went online in February and is already popular.
'When we began, the four of us visited the shops ourselves to collect information about the stores,' says David. 'It was not efficient at all. But soon the news of [our project] began spreading.
'We have many people posting information about small shops on the website. Now more than 80 per cent of the information has been provided by netizens. The four of us now focus on managing the site.'
The four friends have found what we have long suspected: small shops are being pushed out of the best locations by chain stores, which can afford expensive rents.
But if consumers are willing to look beyond MTR stations, they can find much more.
'Small shops are located in less connected areas but the services and goods they provide are often more affordable than those in chain stores. We hope that through our website consumers will get to know them and support them. If we do not support small shops, they will be phased out, leaving consumers with fewer choices,' David says.
Riceball says she makes a point of shopping for groceries at small convenience stores and not at supermarket chains.
'If similar goods are on offer in small shops and supermarkets, I will choose small shops every single time. Things are much cheaper at small shops. A can of coke costs HK$6.50 at a chain store, but you can get it for around HK$3 at a small store,' she says.
All four members of the team have full-time jobs. They find time after work to maintain the website, Hong Kong Small Shop.
David stresses that the site is simply a platform to promote small stores. The four friends do not plan to make any profit from it.
'When we approach some small store owners to talk about putting information about their store on our website, they ask us how much it costs,' he says.
'I want them to understand that we are not doing it for money. We're just a bunch of people who share the same passion to preserve small shops. We are doing this for their sake and for the sake of the community'.
To share information about small stores in your area, visit www.hkgoodstore.com. You can also visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/hkgoodstore
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When Baby was a little younger she was all about playing princess dress up. There was always glitter everywhere in the playroom from the dresses, wands, fairy wings, and tiaras. The glitter didn't bother me, as I knew she was learning valuable skills to inspire imaginative play. Allowing little ones to have the tools to have their imaginations flourish is important too. That's why I wanted to share this review and giveaway from Mom Powered Media and Real Mom Reviews.
My Fancy Princess is your online store for princess dresses, gifts, jewelry, tea sets, toys, furniture and much more! MyFancyPrincess.com strives to provide an enchanting experience for little girls through imagination and creativity.
Some of their best selling products include comfortable princess dress up clothes by Little Adventures. These dress-up costumes are made from soft, machine washable fabric that is designed to withstand every day play. Their selection includes favorite Disney inspired princess costumes and other fairytale styles for little girls ages 2-10.
The newest collection includes three traditional style dresses: Belle, Winter Belle and Bride.
Belle Dress:
Transform into the Belle of the Ball in this charming fairytale classic. The stretchy yellow velvet bodice is gracefully designed with sparkling gold trim and an elegant collar adorned with red rose accents. The printed gold rose overskirt adds a dash of dazzle to the princess in you.
Bride Dress:
Princess bride is perfect in her wedding gown with a white velvet Parisian style bodice and adorable rosebud trim. The sleeves are also complimented with the rosebud trim.The beautiful organza over lay looks creates a romantic look. The dress is finished with a beautiful white waist trim and gathered ruffles on the skirt. You can even add a wedding veil to complete the ensemble!
Winter Belle Dress:
A classic design for Fall and Winter holidays or any time of year. The deep red stretchy velvet bodice is detailed with a quilted print, golden trim and a red rose. The mid-length sleeves with gold trim end in a beautiful white gathered ruffle design. The red skirt finishes the luxurious look of this gown with the addition of an ivory panel in a glitzy gold swirl .
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Disclosure: In The Kitchen With KP chose to share this review and giveaway for the benefit of readers. The opinions expressed are not mine, and In The Kitchen KP is not responsible for sponsor prize shipment.


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Montreal, Que. (Jul. 13)
The Jewish bar roster has been increased by eleven names as a result of bar examinations held in Quebec.
Candidates who have been granted the right to practice in the Province of Quebec are Benjamin Louis, S. Schneiderman, Albert Marcus, M. S. Kaufman, Murray Kussner, Louis Stein, Max J. Burmaise, L. W. Feigenbaum, Harry H. Haris, Louis Levin and A. Feiner.


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The Science in Our Food
39 North Innovation District Plan Unveiled
Dmitri's research is focused on understanding how the circadian clock is integrated with environmental signals to control growth, physiology and development. This increased understanding of the mechanisms underlying plant growth and development will help improve their use as feed, food and fuel stocks.
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
New Publications from the Nusinow Lab
Dmitri Nusinow and lab members have had three research papers published in 2015, underscoring the purpose and validity of their circadian research.
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Monday, 30 March 2015
Student Lab Intern Develops Automated Plant Imaging System
High school intern was a key player in the Nusinow lab at the Danforth Center over winter break.
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Friday, 07 March 2014
(The Week) How the tick-tock of a plant's clock could help fight the effects of global warming
Humans aren't the only ones that are jarred when their Circadian rhythms are disrupted. Plants, too, live by a finely tuned time-keeping system. In St. Louis, Mo., scientists are studying these processes so they can learn how to hack into a plant's clock and create more resilient crops and faster-growing biofuels.
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Plant Pulse
The Plant Pulse is a feature of the Danforth Center Roots and Shoots Blog that includes a sampling of interesting stories about world hunger and malnutrition, food security, climate change, biofuels, agriculture, the environment, conferences and events, and the impact of plant science.
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Thursday, 27 February 2014
Ask A Plant Scientist: Dmitri Nusinow, PH.D.
Dmitri Nusinow, Ph.D. joined the Danforth Center in 2012 as an Assistant Member and Principal Investigator. His research is focused on understanding how the circadian clock is integrated with environmental signals to control growth, physiology and development. This knowledge can be used to improve the productivity of crops.
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I am delighted to join the board at Lanetix and look forward to playing an active role in developing products for the logistics industry.
San Francisco, California (PRWEB) June 12, 2014
Lanetix, the San Francisco-based leader in cloud-based CRM and workflow solutions for the transportation and logistics industry, announced today at EFT's 3PL Summit & Chief Supply Chain Officer Forum that industry veteran Reinhard Lange will join the company's board of directors.
Lange is a highly accomplished industry veteran, with an impressive 40+ year career at Kuehne + Nagel Group. As CEO of Kuehne + Nagel International AG, he led the company to become one of the most successful logistics companies in the world.
Kuehne + Nagel, with approximately 63,000 employees at more than 1000 locations in over 100 countries, is one of the world's leading logistics companies. In 2011, Lange was named Manager of the Year by the German trade magazine DVZ (Deutsche Verkehrs-Zeitung) for his "entrepreneurial spirit" and "thorough industry knowledge," according to a statement released at the time.
Lange's decision to join the board is a testament to the value provided by Lanetix's cloud-based CRM and workflow system for transportation and logistics. It also ensures that future product development will benefit from the insight and expertise of a key industry leader.
"I am delighted to join the board at Lanetix and look forward to playing an active role in developing products for the logistics industry," Lange said (click here for a video). "Lanetix has shown a commitment to solving some of our industry's most pressing problems, and I look forward to its continued success."
Lanetix's solution addresses a key pain point within the industry: the need for a user-friendly customer relationship management system that leverages mobile devices, tablets and social media to provide global visibility to commercial leaders.
"The logistics and transportation industry is global and highly complex," said John Golob, CEO and co-founder of Lanetix. "Our industry-specific solution enables business development teams, operations managers, solutions and product groups around the world to collaborate and take action on customer-related information—all within an intuitive user interface."
Lanetix, a Salesforce.com partner, sells a suite of sales productivity apps which run on Salesforce1, the industry-leading Platform as a Service (PaaS). While traditional CRM software can be costly and difficult to customize, Lanetix's focus adds value to a changing industry, equipping companies to compete globally and in real-time—as current clients, such as global 3PL leader Neovia (formerly Caterpillar Logistics), can attest.
About Reinhard Lange
Lange began his career in Bremen, Germany, and worked for the Kuehne + Nagel Group for more than four decades. Before becoming CEO, he served as the company's managing director in Canada and led sea freight and air freight business units as a member of the group's management board. In 1999, he was appointed to the management board of Kuehne + Nagel International.
About Lanetix
Lanetix provides cloud-based CRM and workflow for logistics and transportation. Based on Salesforce1, our solutions help 3PLs and ocean carriers evolve from relationship-based selling to creating value for their customers. With Lanetix, sales and operations management gain global visibility across account teams and the ability to forecast based on metrics that matter to their business—profit margins, capacity, and volume. Lanetix was founded by Aaron Sasson and John Golob; its investors include Salesforce.com, Primera Capital and Vertical Venture Partners.


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Analyzing and Forecasting Output Gap and Inflation Using Bayesian Vector Auto Regression (BVAR) Method: A Case of Pakistan
We attempt to forecast inflation and output gap of Pakistan using Bayesian VARs. We implement three different priors for this purpose. Analysis in this paper is conducted using Monetary Aggregates and Credit macro variables in order to forecast Output Gap and CPI Index based measure of Inflation. Output Gap used in our analysis is estimated in a State–Space framework using Kalman filter. Literature suggests that Bayesian shrinkage is an appropriate tool for forecasting using large number of Macro Economic variables. In addition, appropriate Prior selection is fundamental to robust forecasting in Bayesian VARs; in this backdrop, the 3 types of Priors implemented in our analysis are; 1: Minnesota Priors, 2: Independent Normal–Wishart Priors and 3: Independent Minnesota–Wishart Priors. Estimation and forecasting is conducted in conformity with Koop and Korobilis (2009). Diagnostics of Bayesian VAR models and robustness of forecast estimates show that Bayesian VARs provide robust forecasts and have suitable structural interpretation. This conclusion is especially relevant considering that Bayesian methods provide inherent solution to circumvent the problem of multicollinearity and over parameterization.
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Lady of Mazes
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Book Description: Karl Schroeder is one of the new stars of hard SF. His novels, Ventus and Permanence, have established him as a new force in the field. Now he extends his reach into Larry Niven territory, returning to the same distant future in which Ventus was set, but employing a broader canvas, to tell the story of Teven Coronal, a ringworld with a huge multiplicity of human civilizations. Brilliant but troubled Livia Kodaly is Teven's only hope against invaders both human and superhuman who would destroy its fragile ecologies and human diversity. Filled with action, ideas, and intellectual energy, Lady of Mazes is the hard SF novel of the year.
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Friday Fitness: Finding Your Washboard
If you are serious about taking charge of your body, start by focusing your attention on your core and spine. The key word being "core. " I'm not talking about just your abdominal region but all the muscle groups that support your pelvic girdle, including the deep muscles of your spine. Today's "Friday Fitness" will be focusing on core training simply because I cannot emphasize the importance of strengthening your stabilization muscles. Strengthening the core helps with posture, stability and balance, prevention and treatment of low back pain, and the list succeeds. Did you know that about 80% of individuals develop low back pain at some point in their lifetime? We can work to reduce this statistic just by engaging in a regular core strength regiment, which minimizes the long term breakdown of your body and spine, therefore promoting better health and body sustainability!
So what can we do to build better core strength?
The simplest way to work your core is to introduce instability into every exercise you do. For instance, when doing squats, attempt to do them on the bosu ball. When engaging in upper body strength exercises, try performing them while standing on one leg. If you have worked with me in the past, you may have already been gracefully handed this core-tastic challenge. If not, your challenge begins today. In honor of Friday Fitness I would like for you clean your dirty laundry (aka. stop being lazy). Start by integrating instability into your current workout regiments. Whether you opt to utilize available balance tools (BOSU balls, indo boards, fit-balls, balance plates, etc.), and/or you simply attempt to stand on one foot when working out or while performing everyday tasks (brushing teeth, cooking, folding laundry, etc.)… your chore of core cleaning starts TODAY!


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Jay Leno's first guest will also be his last, when the lantern-jawed comic says good-bye to the "Tonight Show" on Thursday, Feb. 6. When Leno began his tenure as host of NBC's late-night show on May 25, 1992, his first guest was Billy Crystal, who will also be, with Garth Brooks, a guest on Leno's finale.
Those with long memories will remember that Bette Midler and Robin Williams were Johnny Carson's final guests when he left the desk at the "Tonight Show," moving Carson to get misty eyed with her rendition of "One For My Baby."
NBC announced the guest list for Leno's final week, beginning with his successor, Jimmy Fallon, and Betty White, making her 19th appearance on the show on Monday, Feb. 3.
Golden Globe winner Matthew McConaughey and basketball legend Charles Barkley will appear on the Feb. 4 show, along with musical guest Lyle Lovett.
Oscar nominee Sandra Bullock will guest on the Feb. 5 show, along with country star and "The Voice" judge Blake Shelton.
Lots of other news from NBC as it struts its stuff before the TV Critics Association at the group's winter press tour in Pasadena. Universal Television has signed a three-year production deal with "Parks and Recreation's" Amy Poehler, newly minted Golden Globe winner. She's also among the producers of the new Comedy Central series "Broad City," launching this week.
Poehler's first project will be an untitled comedy pilot starring the great Natasha Lyonne, back from wherever with such a stunning presence in "Orange Is the New Black." Lyonne will play a young woman trying to find her own direction in life while working as an aide to the elderly. Sounds a bit like Ricky Gervais' "Derek."
For those wondering how NBC will follow its ratings-winning live performance of "The Sound of Music," the answer is: Another show popularized by the late Mary Martin, "Peter Pan." No word on casting yet, but the musical version of JM Barrie's classic is the stuff of TV history. Back in the day, Martin starred in a Broadway version which was directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins, of "West Side Story" fame. Martin starred as the boy who wouldn't grow up, with Cyril Ritchard (not "Richard," as NBC's teenaged PR department has it) as Captain Hook. The live broadcast of the show aired on NBC in 1955.
The new live broadcast will air on Dec. 4.
NBC has also ordered a pilot called "State of Affairs," which will star Katherine Heigl as "A CIA attaché who counsels the president on high-stakes incidents around the world. She balances her intense political responsibilities with a complicated personal life." Any resemblance to "Scandal" and "Covert Affairs" will be strenuously denied, you can be sure. Heigl is among the show's executive producers.
Finally, NBC is following the well-trod Yellow Brick Road for a 10-episode series "Emerald City," described as a "re-imagining" of the books by "Frank L. Baum," as NBC's crack PR department "re-imagines" L. Frank Baum.
Again, any resemblance to "Once Upon a Time" will be strenuously denied.
Playwright Jon Robin Baitz (surprised they didn't spell it "Bates") will write a new eight-episode miniseries called "The Slap," based on a 2011 Australian show of the same name.
It's about what happens after a man slaps the face of another couple's child.
Whoever the guy is, maybe he should pay a visit to the NBC PR department next.


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One month from tomorrow the Chicago Cubs will open the Major League Baseball season at home on Sunday Night Baseball versus their division rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals. There will be beer. There will be cheers. There will be a full house of Cubs fans overflowing with optimism. Well, not quite full as a major chunk of seats and the fans (known as Bleacher Bums) who crowd the outfield section will be noticeably absent.
While we have known this for a few months now, the Cubs announced this week that delays in construction could force the opening of the bleachers in their entirety until mid June. Walking by the stadium today, things don't look much different to the casual observer than they did 4 months ago. A markedly cold winter bears much of the blame, leaving Bleacher Bums to shrug as alternative seats are thrust upon them with little choice.
Cubs brass understand the inconvenience but have admirably stuck to the plan which upon completion should be quite the sight to behold. It beats the alternative, such as a report today from Cubs president of business operations Crane Kenney that the Cubs considered playing a full season in Milwaukee at Miller Park in order to expedite the construction, giving new meaning to the Cub's fans taunts of "Wrigley North" at Brewer's fans (in reference to the large attendance of Cubs fans at Miller Park when the Cubs are visiting). This plan was ultimately nixed and rightfully so as the Cubs realized that a 90 mile drive would leave many fans at home.
Instead, we focus on the imminent season and the questions that lie ahead: When will Bryant get called up? Who will catch John Lester on Opening night? How will the batting lineup shake out? Who is the Fifth starter in our rotation?
These are the questions Cubs fans have been waiting to ask in earnest since 2008 and the new season is almost upon us.
Now we get to find out some answers.


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Firstly, thanks to Selwyn, Bill and (unknowingly to him) Brian Dill. I have been on the 3dprintedradioyachts site on countless occasions and have been inspired (basically stolen lol) ideas from the layouts and angles used on the decks etc.
And with regards to Selwyn in particular - I have been as blunt as "I have this problem. Have you figured it out so I don't have to waste my time trying to re-invent the wheel?" and he has been on point with the answer.
There are also some guys who have done some crazy CAD stuff on Facebook RG65 group.
EDIT - Forgot to thank Claudio for the design/rig plan!!!!
I thought I'd start loading some pics of my progress so far.
Everything is going well in terms of weight and strength. My method seems to be rather complicated compared to some others but I've been having a blast
I've got a hull done and floated it without any keelfin and it's sitting really well in the water already.
Keelfin is made and the bulb and rudder are in CAD almost ready to go.
My main considerations while designing the files for print were to maintain the alignment of the mast, keelfin and rudder.
So the hull and internals for it would ideally be printed as a single piece - this would mean that I cannot use "Vase mode"
I'm using Marlin firmware with Slic3r Prusa Edition for slicing the CAD file.
Behold the outcome in all its glory..... not.
This was one of my first attempts on my new printer.
The finish was terrible as I hadn't calibrated my extruder and setup my firmware correctly at this point - but I just couldn't wait.
There was horrible over extrusion but it proved that I could get an actual section printed!
This test also showed up some issues with my design......
I was attempting to get a rounded profile to make printing easier. When I used fillet on the CAD file I didn't pay attention to that section which lies horizontal to the horizon when printing. The printer didn't stand a chance.
It also showed up the following issue which bothered me. It's an artefact of from printing a single wall hull and internal structure at the same time.
What's happening is two issues.
1. If I was using a solid body and using "vase mode" in the Slicer program, the printer would do a continual loop one layer wide around the hull shape. I can't do this as I want an internal structure.
So it prints the main hullshape and then stops, makes a small blob and goes to the internal structure. It's not that bad and could be sanded but it kind of defeats the point.
2.If you look carefully there are holes in the hull, right next to the rudder trunk, top right. I believe that this was down to getting the extrusion width wrong on my Slic3r settings (It's actually quite illogical but worked). I'll go into this later as it has an incredible impact on the print.
To be continued.....


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Hoyer: Reauthorization of the U.S. Export-Import Bank Helps Companies Compete, Create Jobs
Katie Grant, 202-225-3130
WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor today in support of a long-term reauthorization of the U.S. Export-Import Bank. Below are his remarks and a link to the video:
Click here to watch the video.
"I'm pleased to be here today. We are here as the result of some work by some extraordinary staff people, and I want to start by mentioning them. First of all I want to congratulate and thank Mr. Miller and his staff. I want to thank the staff of the Banking Committee. Mr. John Hughes of my staff, formerly of the Banking Committee – the Financial Services Committee – has worked tirelessly with an extraordinary policy director, Neil Bradley, who works for Mr. Cantor. We have worked on this matter in a bipartisan fashion. This bill comes to the floor as a bipartisan bill, and I am hopeful and believe it will pass with an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote.
"Mr. Speaker, today we are ending the uncertainty for American manufacturers waiting for Congress to act by coming together to re-authorize the U.S. Export-Import Bank. I want to thank the Republican leader, Mr. Cantor, and his staff – I mentioned Neil Bradley before – for working with Democrats to find common ground and reach an agreement that is supported by both business and labor, Democrats and Republicans. I also want to commend Ranking Member Barney Frank of the Financial Services Committee and Carolyn McCarthy who's done such an extraordinary effort on this effort as well. She's the Ranking Member – Mr. Miller chairs it – of the International Monetary Policy Subcommittee. Their hard work has been important to make sure this agreement will help American businesses save and create jobs.
"I also want to thank Representative Rick Larsen for his tireless advocacy for his long-term re-authorization of the Bank. In addition I would be remiss if I did not mention my dear and good friend who is the Ranking Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, but who has been an extraordinary leader on making sure that America creates jobs and exports products around the world, Mr. Norman Dicks. Congressman Dicks from Washington State has been working with me every day that we have been at these negotiations. I want to thank him for his contributions to this outcome.
"For two years, Mr. Speaker, House Democrats have been promoting a comprehensive jobs plan called Make It In America. Mr. Don Manzullo was on the floor. He has focused on that. So many Republicans have been focused on it – you may not use my phrase, but they been focused on trying to build jobs here in America. We have been promoting a Make It In America agenda. This is part – and has been in our published Make It In America agenda – this has been part of it, the Export-Import Bank financing. By financing American companies to export their products overseas, the Export-Import Bank plays a direct role as the Chairlady McCarthy has pointed out, a direct role in helping our businesses expand and hire more employees for well paying jobs – jobs that will not be shipped overseas.
"The Export-Import bank doesn't cost taxpayers a single penny. In fact, it has generated $1.9 billion – $2 billion rounded as the Chairlady said – in excess revenues for U.S. taxpayers over the past five years. And it provides a critical service that our companies need to access foreign markets on a level playing field.
"I'm encouraged that we were able to reach this agreement to increase the exposure limit to $120 billion for the end of this fiscal year and raise it to $140 billion over the next two years. In 2011, financing helped create nearly 300,000 jobs at 3,600 private companies across America. This is a jobs bill. A jobs bill for Americans. Yes, I said 3,600 companies. An under-mentioned fact is over 85% of the Bank's transactions are for small businesses. We talk a lot about the large business, Boeing in particular, one of our best exporters and job creators, but 3,600 businesses, most of which are small businesses.
"The products American workers make are the best in the world. American workers and American entrepreneurs can compete with anybody in the world if they have a level playing field. This helps get there. When that happens, our workers succeed, and that means more of our people can make it in America. That's what Americans want to do, they want to make it. They want to succeed. They want to have their kids have opportunities. And they want them to make it. And one of the ways we are going to make it in America is to Make It In America. Manufacture it in America, grow it in America, and sell it here and around the world. And create jobs here – good-paying jobs for our people. They'll feel better about that.
"I urge all of my colleagues to support this legislation. I hope this vote is unanimous. It's a vote for America, America's workers, and America's ability to compete globally."


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> > >I would love to have at least Horn logic in "standard" RDF, but I'm >> >guessing it's not going to happen. So we have layered standards. One >> >standard specifies the simple syntax, and some others, layered on top of >> >it, specify how to convey information about particular domains in that >> >base syntax. >> >> That doesn't seem to make sense. The syntax itself conveys no >> information at all; any language conveys information by virtue of its >> semantics. What is the sense of 'layering' that allows the base >> syntax to convey more than can be said in its own 'base' semantic >> theory? If you are writing RDF, what you mean is what is specified by >> the RDF semantics. If you want to say more than that, you have to >> use some other language (which may be an extension of RDF, in the >> sense that FOL is an extension of propositional logic; but it is >> still a different language.). No amount of 'layering' is going to >> make the RDF syntax mean anything more than it means already. Even >> if you manage, by some notational miracle, to 'use' the RDF syntax or >> data model to encode your new language, the result still isn't RDF; >> it just *looks* like RDF, but it *means* something different. That >> introduces ambiguity deliberately as a design strategy, which seems >> like a bad idea to me. > >Perhaps the confusion is in calling RDF a language. I don't care for >the word "Resource" in the acronym, but "Description Framework" seems >pretty good. Seems like a language to me. (If your point is that using graphs as a syntax is unusual, I agree; though not unprecedented. ) > >RDF says: when you want to convey information, do it in <object, >property [relation], value> triples. And it gives an XML syntax for >those triples, and some more details. > >And it provides some guidance (which may do more harm than good) about >what symbols one should use in those triples to denote certain >important objects, like the 'type' property, or web pages. > >But maybe calling that a "language" is overblown. To have a language, >you really need to define what objects are being represented by your >symbols, I wouldnt say that was a defining criterion. (Russell once said that mathematics was the subject where people didnt care what they were talking about or whether or not what they were saying about it was true. ) >I guess, and RDF sure doesn't do that. The ppople using RDF >for particular applications do that -- but in doing so they are >defining *in english* what their symbols mean. And therefor making >some language (probably with informal semantics). > >But because they are using RDF syntax, their language and someone >else's language can be combined meaningfully. No. If they are using the same syntax, then they can be combined. For them to be combined *meaningfully* they had better be using the syntax in the same way, ie with a common semantics. If they are using the same syntax in different ways and don't know it, they will just be producing mutual confusion. If machines rely on that mutual confusion, chaos will be produced. >I wish I knew a good way to for us to be clear about this with each >other. There may well be real, fundamental problems with the system, >but damn if it isn't hard to tell amongst all our linguistic >confusion. > >> RDF IS NOT A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE! ASSERTIONAL DESCRIPTIVE LANGUAGES >> ARE FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT FROM PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES!! THEIR >> SEMANTICS DON'T WORK THE SAME WAY!!! > >Sorry, I understand the difference between imperative and declarative >systems, but I don't see why that's relevant in discussing >modularization. I wonder if I can summarize this in an email message. Here's one way to put it; why would you *expect* to get modularization? If you look at the semantic theories of almost any logical language, the 'meanings' of any nonlogical symbol depend, in general, on the meanings of all the other symbols. They combine to restrict the possible interpretations, but any kind of syntactic modularization is the exception rather than the rule. In programming languages the situation, typically, is different, and this is possible because programming languages rely on the underlying assumption of domains consisting of finite entities with recursive definitions. These domains have the basic character that their entities are *completely* defined by their code, rather than being *partially* characterized by the descriptions that are true of them. It is this characteristic 'totality' of a recursive definition - captured in essence by the second recursion theorem, the one that says that every set of equations has a unique minimal fixedpoint - that makes it possible to completely characterize the computational meaning of modules in C libraries, independently of what uses those modules may get put to in other code: it makes sense of the define/call distinction (there is no such distinction in a general logical language, you may have noted.) >In particular, the appeal to C, which is of course a >very different language, was to the idea that external modules can be >written in a more expressive language (eg one capable of doing I/O). >(In fact in C that's done via the asm language construct, but normal >programmers never use that; it's hidden in the library.) The key point is the interface between the 'modules'. If you can define an interface between two logical languages, one more expressive than the other, which works only 'one way', then maybe you could build a kind of modular library extension. It would be hard to characterize the expressiveness of the combined language, but that's a theoretician's worry. > >> >It seems very natural to put the vocabularies for things like colors >> >and breeds of dogs "above" the language, and I think it's a good goal >> >for world-wide standards to put as much as possible above the >> >language. >> >> I have no idea what you are talking about. Can you expand on this >> idea of "above" ? > >above = layered above = not expressible in the language, but >expressible in the language with some extensions. OK, thanks. Sometime, could you say why you think it is good for a world-wide standard language for interchanging content to be *unable* to express as much as possible? > >> > I would not have chosen to put logic (and numbers) above >> >the language, and I'm still wondering what kind of a system we can >> >really build if we do so. >> > >> >There are so many usage scenarios..... >> > > > >I want to be able to say "a" and "a implies b" and know that the >> >receiving agent will infer "b". >> >> Interesting point. I don't think that you can possibly know that they >> WILL make any inference, no matter how obvious it is. What you should >> be able to say is that they COULD make that inference. > >Yeah, I really do want "should" for some applications and that's a lot >more like imperative programming than declarative. I'll need to >think about that some more. > >> > If we can't know that with some kind >> >of likelyhood, maybe there's not much point to it, and we should just >> >say "a" and "b" in the first place. >> > >> >Anyway, we can pick a few ontologies, including ones for numbers and >> >first-order-logic (and maybe description logics and DAML research >> >groups :-) and call that "The DAML Standard Set of RDF Ontologies >> >v0.1" (or just "DAML") and hope that's what ends up being implemented >> >everywhere. >> >> That doesn't make sense. An ontology is a set of assertions *in a >> language*. What language are you going to write the 'ontology for >> first-order logic' in? And what would it *say* about first-order >> logic, in any case? (Would it define the model theory? ) > >In English, or whatever you'd use to define FOL in a textbook. Maybe >I'm misusing the word "ontology" and should stick with "vocabulary" or >something. OK, never mind the terminology. The more substantive point is the idea that the meaning of logic is given in English. This curious misapprehension seems to be widespread. Since about 1945, the meanings of formal logics have been given in mathematical terms (usually set theory), not English. That is why it is possible to manipulate logic using machines. (If the computers had to first understand English, we wouldn't even be able to send email to one another.) >....> > >> >If we had a more expressive language, we could define some terms >> >inside the language, which would be nice, but we can't. >> >> Surely the moral should be, that we should use a more expressive >> language. There are plenty available. (Exactly how expressive is >> admittedly a matter for reasonable debate, but the sweet spot for >> machine utility and human usefulness is almost certainly nearer to >> DAML+OIL than to RDF, no matter what your criteria are. If you are >> chiefly interested in proof-checking rather than proof generation, as >> Tim B-L seems to be, then the sweet spot is probably the other side >> of FOL, somewhere in type theory.) > >How can we possibly standardize this? ?? What's the problem? The usual way: form a committee, have it collect views, argue a lot, come to a decision, etc., then publish a standard. In fact its already been done several times (KIF 3.0, CGs (an ISO standard), IEEE-KIF (still going on, but..), etc.) > Maybe we should just >standardize on a syntax and let people use a few different logics? >(And maybe call that syntax "RDF".) > >> >The question >> >is, would it really matter, since we could never define colors and >> >breeds of dogs in the language, and that's what we really want to talk >> >about anyway? >> >> We can't *define* them in the sense of giving necessary and >> sufficient conditions, but we can *describe* them well enough to do >> some useful inferencing. Really, we can, nothing exotic or >> challenging about it, it's old technology, widely deployed. All that >> needs to happen is that the W3C needs to actually learn about this > > stuff instead of re-inventing wheels with their spokes missing. > >Oh, oh, I think I finally get the gist of the W3C well enough to >answer that! :-) Answer: the W3C doesn't invent technology like this. Oh, crap. Forgive me, but the W3C is just another bunch of folks like all other bunches of folks, and it works exactly the same way. It invents things and gets all huffy and protective about its own inventions, just like everyone else does. It invented RDF and RDFS, and it probably wishes it had invented XML. >It just facilitates others in trying to come to some working >consensus, to allow interoperability, when the technology is mature >enough to make that possible. (RDF was ready for the application of >labeling web page content, which is how it became a W3C >Recommendation. So did RDF just fall down from the sky? The entire RDF effort embodies technical terminology that are only found in W3C documents (eg the term 'resource'). It was invented by W3C, not by the world wide community. The rest of the world is waiting impatiently for W3C to get its act together. Which reminds me, I ought to be doing other things than answering email..... Pat -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- IHMC (850)434 8903 home 40 South Alcaniz St. (850)202 4416 office Pensacola, FL 32501 (850)202 4440 fax firstname.lastname@example.com http://www.coginst.uwf.edu/~phayesReceived on Wednesday, 12 September 2001 15:17:19 UTC
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So here is the obligatory post-Convention write-up post. Though I'm never sure why these things are obligatory - to remember what happened, perhaps? I am as likely to forget the enormous hug by my collective Clarion class as I am to forget the early morning phone call from my most excellent pet-sitter, saying the police were in the yard because the insurance company forgot (!) to tow the hurricane-smashed PugBug as I am to forget being chatted up with my excellent friend Maria Dahvana Headley by the Jagermeister Spokesstrippers as I am to forget opening weeping while Neil Gaiman read "The Man Who Forgot Ray Bradbury" or gasping with laughter as Nalo Hopkinson read from her forthcoming YA novel, The Chaos.
That was pretty much my World Fantasy Convention. I saw the people I loved, never for long enough. I met new friends, and heard some excellent stories (I strongly prefer to go to readings over panels, as I love being read to.) I had dinner with my agency, and realized how very lucky I am to be part of such a terrific and talented collective of people. Throughout the weekend, I felt like a professional writer, not just in my own eyes, but in those of others.
And while I was gone, the seasons shifted. The last gasps of summer well and truly became fall, with pieces of winter sneaking through. These are the days of the dead, of saints and souls and turnings of the year. Endings and beginnings, and I cannot settle back in. I feel stretched too thin, and I cannot say why. Not lost, because I know where it is I need to be going, but off-kilter.
I cannot say if the two things are related, if I am still disoriented from travel, from flinging myself at a place and people and dreams, or if it is simply the time of year, which has always felt like a haunted one for me. Or if it is simply that, like the time of year, there is so much that is almost ready to happen, and I need to lay the ghosts before I can reap the harvest.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Reflections on the turning of the year
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I saw Neil & Amanda in San Francisco tonight, &I started tearing up at the title of "The Man Who Forgot Ray Bradbury" &I didn't stop crying until the end.ReplyDelete
It's such a beautiful story. And, at least for me, it's not so much sad as it is powerful because it slide into being true.ReplyDelete
I think your emotions are related to the time of the year - the sense of everything slowly coming to rest and going into hibernation. And I think you're describing it wonderfully.ReplyDelete
Yes, so many things are almost ready to happen - spring will come! (And Christmas before that...)
Thanks, Steffi! And I am enjoying it being the Season of Drinking Hot Chocolate a great deal.ReplyDelete
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Tok Tok Tok
Tok Tok Tok Hires Former Carrefour CFO Eric Reiss To Head The European Delivery Startup
Conventional wisdom has it that Tok Tok Tok is an idea that can't work. In a few taps, you can order anything you want in Paris, but it will cost you between €5 or €10 depending on where you are. So why would you order a fine burger from Big Fernand if there is a 30 percent premium on the final price? Some users already order dozens of times per month, but the startup has bigger… Read More
Tok Tok Tok, The European Local Delivery Platform Similar To Postmates, Raises $2M To Expand To London
Tok Tok Tok, a French startup that's tackling a similar problem to U.S.-based Postmates — having somebody shop on your behalf and deliver the item within the same day or even hour — has raised its first round of funding. It's taken $2 million in investment from undisclosed, mainly European, angel investors; money the company plans to use to expand beyond Paris where… Read More


text: Module Name: pkgsrc Committed By: reed Date: Fri Sep 23 22:05:17 UTC 2005 Modified Files: pkgsrc/graphics/gwenview: Makefile PLIST distinfo Log Message: Update to version 1.3.0. This is a leaf package. This will close PR #31299. Thank you,Ian. PLIST slightly different than in the PR though. A few more directories to remove. This version brings a few bug fixes to the latest development release, version 1.2.92. Here is the list of fixes: * Keyboard shortcuts for file operations now work even if no image is selec ted. * Pressing Enter to enter a folder works again. * On the image view, the "hand" cursors have been replaced with standard cursors. * The click/double-click behaviour of the bookmark view has been changed to match the behaviour of the folder view. * Icons of the folder KPart have been enhanced. * Authentication dialogs should now always appear over the main window. * Folders are no longer included in the image list of KIPI albums. * A crash which could happen when loading indexed XCF files produced by rec ent versions of GIMP has been fixed. * A bug introduced in the previous version which caused EXIF information to be removed after editing a comment has been fixed. * The external tool dialog has been made a bit easier to use by disabling the detail widgets when no tool is selected. * Avoid rare cases of the image KPart getting stuck. * Double clicking on a thumbnail or the image view now toggles fullscreen instead of browse mode. To generate a diff of this commit: cvs rdiff -r1.12 -r1.13 pkgsrc/graphics/gwenview/Makefile cvs rdiff -r1.8 -r1.9 pkgsrc/graphics/gwenview/PLIST \ pkgsrc/graphics/gwenview/distinfo Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the copyright notices on the relevant files.