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New TV Trends; What is Glasses-Free 3D Technology?
Unless you've been living under a rock for the last year, you know that 3D technology is this year's entertainment buzzword. But some consumers still think 3D glasses look too nerdy or aren't comfortable wearing them. I'm one such guy, who hates the idea of having to wear a 3D glass over my eyeglasses — they look weird, are irritating to wear and simply don't 'look cool'!
This is one BIG reason why consumers are reluctant to bring 3D into their own home when thinking of going for a 'big screen 3D TV'. Plus, the associated high price tags of these glass-required 3D TVs push the average TV watchers away.
In an innovative move, Toshiba is introducing a glasses-free 3D TV viewing option. At the unveiling this month at the IFA Technology Fair in Berlin, 3D enthusiasts stood on a line watching Toshiba's glass-less 3D display without glasses.
The so-called autostereoscopic displays [also called "glasses-free 3D" or "glasses-less 3D"] use special optical foils to create two different images for the left and right eyes. To allow different viewing positions – for instance, when the viewer moves his head – they need up to ten different views of an image. Eye tracking has been used in a variety of systems in order to limit the number of displayed views to just two, or to enlarge the stereoscopic sweet spot.
It's clear that 3D is going to play an important role in the evolution of video consumption. Glasses-free 3D technology could help to accelerate 3D adoption by making 3D functionality more appealing and accessible to consumers.
The current implementations still leave a lot to be desired, but they provide very clear evidence that the consumer electronics giants are heading in the right direction. Someone that figures out how to do glasses-free 3D right could own the next wave of 3D television sets.
With 3D blockbusters like Avatar scoring megabucks in the theaters, 3D cinema's jump to the living room is all but a foregone conclusion. But where does that leave all your old 2D files and DVDs? If you have some old favorite movies in 2D DVD format and would love to convert them into 3D, then there is hope. Using 2D to 3D Converter software, you can convert a normal 2D DVD/Blu-ray/video to fantastic 3D video available in a variety of formats like AVI, MP4, MKV, FLV, M2TS, TS, etc.
The output 3D of 2D to 3D Converter can be side-by-side 3D, anaglyph 3D, and two separate files, and can be played on computer, some 3D TV, glasses-free 3D smartphones, or other compatible 3D display device.
If you have some blue-ray 3D DVDs and want to take backup of your favorite movies or 3D games, you can use Blu-ray 3D Ripper applications for Blu-ray 3D to 3D video conversion. The output 3D video can be played on computer using certain software player like Stereoscopic Player and NVIDIA 3D Vision Video Player, directly on your 3D TV, and can also be played on various glasses-free 3D smartphones like HTC EVO 3D, LG Optimus 3D P920 etc.
3D technology goes beyond just TV. There's camcorders, cell phones, gaming systems and even a laptop coming out by next year.


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Now a presenter on Cumbria's Community Radio Station Indigo http://www.indigofm.co.uk/presenters/geoff-pegg.htm
In order to promote the book and involve a range of Umbrella poets and singer songwriters, Geoff organised Knotted Sheets at the Belgrade Theatre in 1970 with over 30 contributions from nine poets or songwriters. here is the programme along with the biographical details.
At the Belgrade Theatre 1970 - Title taken from Geoff Pegg's booklet of poems.
1 What I can't Properly Understand - Terence Watson
2 Communicate - Rosalyn Dack
3 Caroline Smith - Charles Fogg
4 There Should be - Norman E. Wheatley
5 The Visit - Rosemary Bull
6 Locked In - Terence Watson
7 Summer poem V1 - Geoff Pegg
8 Dinosaur's Lament - John Leopold
9 Twenty tons of TNT - Geoff Pegg
10 News at Ten - Geoff Pegg
11 The Tragic Roundabout - Geoff Pegg
12 Imagine a Cave - Terence Watson
13 The Battle of Trafalgar - Terence Watson
14 Two's - Norman E. Wheatley
15 An Another Thing - Terence Watson
16 I'm Sorry - Norman E. Wheatley
17 Ice Cream Van - Norman E. Wheatley
18 Dark Red Shirt - Norman E. Wheatley
19 The Forty First shade of Green - George Desmond
20 Simplicity of a seven Day Wonder - Geoff Pegg
21 Skinhead Calypso - Norman E. Wheatley
22 Poem for the tender of the Grave of Dylan Thomas - Mark Richardson
23 Peacocks Mating Season - Warwick Castle - Rosalyn Dack
24 Mind…For Hire. - George Desmond
25 Summer Poems V - Geoff Pegg
26 Did You have a Nice Christmas - Norman E. Wheatley
27 Summer Song - Geoff Pegg
28 How Her Hair Falls - Terence Watson
29 Summer Poem III - Geoff Pegg
30 Julia - George Desmond
31 Goodbye Now - Geoff Pegg
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An apprentice draughtsman at B.O. Morris Ltd., and the current chairman of the Drama & Literary section of the Umbrella Club. Apart from individual poems being published in magazines, he has had a booklet of poems published which bears the title of today's recital; Knotted Sheets, which is available at the door. Born in Coventry in 1950, Mr Pegg collected the material for this performance. ( additional information 2011) - Geoff was a DJ for the Walsgrave Hospital Radio in Coventry and a musician too and now a presenter on Cumbria's Community Radio Station Indigo http://www.indigofm.co.uk/presenters/geoff-pegg.htm
Norman Wheatley
|Norman Wheatley
Terence Watson
A qualified schoolteacher and one of the strengths behind the Umbrella Club at the present time. He serves on the committee of the west Midland's arts Association and has his own personal style of poetry. In the Battle of Trafalgar he shows he can also produce highly effective sound poetry. This poem is one of the highlights of today's performance.
Rosalyn Dack
Ex-secretary of the Coventry poetry society, Miss Dack shows that she too has a very individual style in which her words possess tremendous strength of image. Communicate is a very good example.
Charles Fogg
A writer who has a deep insight into today's problems. His recent work (from which today's piece is chosen) shows excellent imagery when dealing with sex, drugs, illegitimacy etc. These poems are mostly lengthy , but Mr Fogg's skill is such that the effectiveness is always captured perfectly.
George Desmond
By trade a maintenance electrician, George Desmond has written literally hundreds of poems and is now a respected poet in the city.
Rosemary Bull
Another schoolteacher, Miss Bull has an MA and a BA. She recently returned to the city in which she grew up. An ex member of the Coventry Poetry Society, which regrettably is now a thing of the past.
Mark Richardson
Another Coventry poetry Society member who since its breakdown has switched his attentions more seriously to the Umbrella Club as an outlet for his work. Mr. Richardson is a poet who takes care to be sure each word in his poems are to his satisfaction. The result is a very solid style of poetry.
John Leopold
The writer of the other song, Dinosaurs Lament. A talented songwriter and guitarist who takes personal preference to the 12-string variety. His songs are apart from anything produced by other writers and they use some excellent chord sequences.

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Camille Paglia on Democratic detachment:
Why did it take so long for Democrats to realize that this year's tea party and town hall uprisings were a genuine barometer of widespread public discontent and not simply a staged scenario by kooks and conspirators? First of all, too many political analysts still think that network and cable TV chat shows are the central forums of national debate. But the truly transformative political energy is coming from talk radio and the Web--both of which Democrat-sponsored proposals have threatened to stifle, in defiance of freedom of speech guarantees in the Bill of Rights. I rarely watch TV anymore except for cooking shows, history and science documentaries, old movies and football. Hence I was blissfully free from the retching overkill that followed the deaths of Michael Jackson and Ted Kennedy--I never saw a single minute of any of it. It was on talk radio, which I have resumed monitoring around the clock because of the healthcare fiasco, that I heard the passionate voices of callers coming directly from the town hall meetings. Hence I was alerted to the depth and intensity of national sentiment long before others who were simply watching staged, manipulated TV shows.
Why has the Democratic Party become so arrogantly detached from ordinary Americans? Though they claim to speak for the poor and dispossessed, Democrats have increasingly become the party of an upper-middle-class professional elite, top-heavy with journalists, academics and lawyers (one reason for the hypocritical absence of tort reform in the healthcare bills). Weirdly, given their worship of highly individualistic, secularized self-actualization, such professionals are as a whole amazingly credulous these days about big-government solutions to every social problem. They see no danger in expanding government authority and intrusive, wasteful bureaucracy. This is, I submit, a stunning turn away from the anti-authority and anti-establishment principles of authentic 1960s leftism.


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Christian Services for the Blind and Hearing Impaired
In 1973 Christian Services for the Blind and Hearing Impaired (CSFBHI) was organised to help the totally and partially blind, and for sighted people who are unable to read normal ink print conveniently due to physical handicaps. CSFBHI is listed by the National Library of Australia in its library services for the handicapped and also in the directory of services for the Australian National Council for the Blind.
All services of the CSFBHI are free to the client and are funded by personal gifts and donations, and the resources of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia–New Zealand.
Our vision
To maximise the potential of vision and hearing impaired people to participate fully in society.
Our mission is to
- Facilitate the spreading of the gospel of Jesus Christ in both its helping and saving aspects, to visually handicapped, hard of hearing and deaf people
- Provide services to enable vision- and hearing-impaired people to overcome the barriers that inhibit independence and participation in society
- Enable vision- and hearing-impaired people to take charge of their own lives and to enjoy the same rights and responsibilities as their sighted and hearing peers
- Promote awareness of the unique needs of the vision and hearing impaired people to others
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- We acknowledge the value, worth and dignity of every individual.
- We acknowledge that all people have the right to choose how they will seek personal fulfilment and the environment in which they will do so.
- We believe that vision and hearing impaired people have the right to a lifestyle comparable to other members of the community.
- We deal respectfully, honestly, fairly and courteously with members, donors, volunteers, staff members, suppliers and the public.
- We respect the privacy of individuals and comply with all legal requirements when dealing with personal information.
The CSFBHI Personal Pursuit and Empowerment Scholarship
CSFBHI annually offers two $2000 scholarships for the visually and hearing impaired. The Personal Pursuit and Empowerment (PPE) Scholarship gives cash assistance to qualifying visually-impaired persons particiaping in self-improvement vocational or recreational programs in support of their life goals.
The basic conditions include:
- aged 16 or older (no limit)
- planning to or already attending a recognised training/recreational program or entity
- be connected to the Christian community
- be legally sight impaired
- have a demonstrated need
- provide outcomes of the pursuit or program
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CSFBHI is a ministry of the Adventist Media Network of the South Pacific Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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The Long Blondes Biography
UK indie rock band formed in 2003 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, by Kate Jackson (1976, England; vocals), Dorian Cox (guitar, keyboards), Reenie Hollis (bass, vocals), Emma Chaplin (guitar, keyboards, vocals) and Screech Louder (drums). Drawing equally from 60s pop and later new wave band such as Blondie, the quintet made an immediate impact with a series of declamatory live shows. Their avowed disinterest in the established rock canon, combined with the studied disinterest of lead singer Jackson and Coxs chiming guitar work, caused some excitable critics to hail the Long Blondes as one of the years most significant new bands.
They made their recording debut in summer 2004 with the thrilling Autonomy Boy on the Angular Recording Corporation compilation Rip Off Your Labels. The track was subsequently re-released on a split 7-inch single with the Boyfriends. Another independent release, New Idols, followed on the Sheffield-based Thee Sheffield Phonographic Corporation label. Two further Angular singles, Giddy Stratospheres and Appropriation (By Any Other Name), generated widespread acclaim in the independent music press. After a brief foray on the Good And Evil label, the Long Blondes signed a recording contract with established UK independent Rough Trade Records. Steve Mackey, formerly of Sheffield favourites Pulp, produced their debut Someone To Drive You Home, which was released at the end of 2006. Despite the rather derivative nature of some of the material, the album offered up just enough catchy choruses and acerbic lyrics to win widespread approval.
Source: The Encyclopedia of Popular Music by Colin Larkin. Licensed from Muze.


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When it comes to exercise, most of us think more about the workout than we do the warm-up or the cool down. Hey, we want to burn calories, right?

Losing weight may be your ultimate goal, but getting your body ready for exercise is crucial for not only keeping your body injury free, but making your workout the best it can be.

The Warm-Up

An effective warm-up has a number of very important key elements. These elements, or parts, should all be working together to minimize the likelihood of sports injury from physical activity.

The Benefits

It prepares your body and mind for more strenuous activity.

It helps increase the body's core temperature, while also increasing the body's muscle temperature.

Warming up helps make the muscles loose, supple, and pliable.

It increases both your heart rate and your respiratory rate, which helps prepare your body for exercise

It increases blood flow, which in turn increases the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the working muscles.

All this helps to prepare the muscles and tendons for more strenuous activity.

Structuring Your Warm-Up

When warming up, you want to start with the easiest and most gentle activity first, building upon each part with more energetic activities, until the body is at a physical and mental peak. This is the state in which the body is most prepared for the physical activity to come and where the likelihood of sports injury has been minimized as much as possible. So, how should we structure the warm-up to achieve these goals?

You start with the general warm-up, the first step towards your best workout.

1) General Warm-Up

The general warm-up is the first place to start and basically consists of light activity. How long and how hard you work is based on your fitness level and your goals, but for the average exerciser, you want to work for about 10 minutes and end your warm-up feeling, well, warm, and sweating lightly.

The purpose of the general warm-up is to raise the heart rate and your breathing. This in turn increases the blood flow and helps with the transportation of oxygen and nutrients to the working muscles. This also helps to increase the muscle temperature, which means your muscles are ready for more vigorous activity.

Example: Brisk walking, gradually increasing speed/incline or both to work at about a Level 4 on this Perceived Exertion Chart.

2) Sport Specific Warm-Up

Now, if you're an athlete, you'll want to move from a general warm-up to one that leads you into the activity you'll be doing.

Obviously, the warm-up you do will depend on your sport. Runners, for example, may start with running drills or, on my case, just a light jog. It's during this part of the warm-up that you should up the intensity, doing the same movements you'll be doing in your workout or event.

Getting the Most Out of Your Warm-Ups

If you're the average exerciser, like most of us are, your main goal is to simply prepare your body for your workout. If you're doing a very high intensity workout, you want your warm-up to be longer and more intense so your body is ready for the hard road ahead.

If you're doing a lighter workout, your warm-up can be lighter as well. Try to match your warm-up to the level of workout you're going for. Either way, always give yourself plenty of time to warm-up. Your body will thank you!


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(This post has been updated; please scroll below for the latest!) Later this morning, President Obama will unveil his budget request for FY 2013. A number of budget briefings by Federal funding agencies are scheduled throughout the day, including one at 3:30pm EST at the National Science Foundation (NSF). Our colleagues at CRA's Policy Blog will have a complete breakdown of the numbers for those agencies with ties to computing research. And we'll highlight a few specific research priorities here later in the day. Stay tuned! *** Updated Monday, Feb. 13, at 1:00pm EST: The FY 2013 budget request has been released. More details on the Policy Blog, including this handy summary of the […]
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The goal of the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is to catalyze the computing research community to debate longer range, more audacious research challenges; to build consensus around research visions; to evolve the most promising visions toward clearly defined initiatives; and to work with the funding organizations to move challenges and visions toward funding initiatives. The purpose of this blog is to provide a more immediate, online mechanism for dissemination of visioning concepts and community discussion/debate about them.
Archive for February 13th, 2012
UPDATED: The President's FY 2013 BudgetFebruary 13th, 2012 / in policy, research horizons / by Erwin Gianchandani
UPDATED: This Thursday, a Symposium on the Impact of NITRDFebruary 13th, 2012 / in CCC, policy, research horizons, resources / by Erwin Gianchandani
(This post has been updated; please scroll below for the latest!) Since the dawn of the digital age, fundamental research sponsored by the Federal government has supported U.S. leadership in information technology — from the first supercomputers, to the foundations of high-speed networking, to global positioning systems and wireless technologies. Much of the progress in the last 20 years has been enabled by the Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program, the oldest and largest of a small number of formal Federal programs that engage multiple agencies. This Thursday, the Computing Community Consortium (CCC), working with the National Coordination Office (NCO) for NITRD, will mark two decades of the NITRD Program at a daylong Symposium to […]


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The Xbox 360 sold 160,000 units during the month of May, which represents "a 45 percent share of current-generation console sales" in the United States, according to Microsoft's statement based on NPD data. This makes May the fifteenth consecutive month in which the 360 claimed ownership over 40 (or more) percent of stateside console sales, and the seventeenth month in which Xbox 360 is the best-selling console in the US, according to a statement at The Official Microsoft Blog.
When looking at all Xbox 360-related hardware, software and accessories sales for May, the nation spent $209 million on the platform; more than the combined amount spent on "the other two current-generation consoles" over the same period. Save for Diablo 3, nine of the ten best-selling titles during May were available for Microsoft's baby, which probably had something to do with it.
Those same nine games were also available on Sony's PlayStation 3, though the Japanese hardware giant has refrained from releasing specific hardware sales information for the period. It did say, however, that PS3-exclusive titles like Starhawk and MLB 12: The Show "again posted strong results," though what "strong" means in numerical terms is anyone's guess. Neither title was featured on NPD's combined platform top ten sales list for the month of May. Sony's complete statement can be found after the break.
Update: Nintendo has weighed in with a statement of its own, announcing that the company sold "more than 285,000 units of portable and console hardware" during May. Nintendo's 3DS was the only console that didn't suffer a year-over-year sales decline for the period, according to NPD analyst Anita Frazier.


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Open the IIT World map
IIT scientific plan encompasses 11 programs relating to 3 main areas (Technology oriented, Core and Cross Disciplinary programs). Each program is developed by a number of fully independent Principal Investigators (PIs) working in the main laboratory or the IIT research centers.
Each center is coordinated by a director and its PIs and teams may contribute to one or more Programs while developing their research lines according to the Research Matrix developed by the Institute.
There are currently approximately 72 independent PIs at IIT developing the 11 programs in a fully cross-disciplinary research environment. Scientists with 21 different profiles (spanning from medicine to engineering) work together to implement the Institute's strategic plan 2015-2017.
The network currently consists of 11 laboratories throughout Italy (which in total occupy 45,000sqm) at some of the most important Italian universities (University of Trento, Polytechnics of Milan and Turin, Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, Federico II University of Naples, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna of Pisa, Sapienza of Rome, Università del Salento of Lecce, Ifom-IEO of Milan, University of Ferrara), and 2 oustation in the USA in collaboration with MIT and Harvard.
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In 2013, I landed in Shanghai for a few meetings. My first few minutes walking around the city led to a conversation with a stranger I met in a bar after his long day of work. We discussed life in Shanghai, where he lived, how long he'd been in Shanghai, and what he did for a living. He told me he had just landed a new job with a programming consultancy in Shanghai, and said it all started with a website— Codecademy.com — through which he'd learned to code.
This scene repeated itself months later in Dublin, where I was meeting James Whelton of CoderDojo. We talked about programming education and noticed the couple next to us were talking about programming too. It turned out that they were both Dublin-based programmers – he for Facebook and she for a software consultancy. She talked about how she was planning to leave her job writing Apex (for Salesforce) to take a job writing Ruby, which she had just learned on Codecademy.
These stories aren't unique — in fact, they're a reality for most Codecademy users, 70% of whom live outside the United States. From the beginning, we've watched with amazement as Codecademy spread. The day we launched, we expected traffic to die down overnight in California, but we hadn't taken into account that people were just signing on in other parts of the world. Since then, we've kept our global audience in mind with everything we've built, realizing that the power of an education transcends borders beyond the city we build Codecademy in and the language we speak.
Codecademy: Bringing Skills to You, Wherever You Are
Today, we're bringing easy access to a world-class skills education to even more people across the world — hoping they'll benefit from Codecademy in the same way that our more than 24 million existing learners have. We've worked to translate Codecademy to Spanish, Portuguese, and French, with more languages on the way. But that's not all — we're working closely to create communities and become embedded in new countries to help new learners all over the world become empowered with the skills they need to succeed in the 21st century. We've got amazing partners to help us bring Codecademy to five new countries (along with those that speak their languages!).
United Kingdom
The UK made news as the first G8 country to mandate programming education for all primary and secondary schoolers. We've worked hand-in-hand with many organizations in the UK over the past few years — sponsoring Code Club as they bring programming education to after school groups, working with the Computing At School network to help connect teachers with resources, and with the government itself to bring programming to classrooms — and we're now doubling down on our commitment to the UK by opening our first international office in London, headed by Rachel Swidenbank.
Libraries Without Borders (Bibliothèques sans Frontières) has worked tirelessly over the past few years to expand access to literacy across French-speaking countries, among them Haiti, Cameroon, and others. Today, Codecademy is working with Libraries Without Borders to translate Codecademy into French and to implement pilot programs to reduce unemployment and including programming in schools. In addition, Codecademy will be a component of the recently announced Ideas Box (designed by Philippe Starck), a project that will be deployed in refugee camps and disaster zones across the world to empower individuals with the skills to improve their lives. Grants from the public and private sector in France helped to make all of this possible.
The Lemann Foundation is the largest education foundation in Brazil, funding innovation on the K-12 level and elsewhere by fostering innovation inside the country and by bringing international technological developments to students. Codecademy is available in Portuguese today thanks to close work with the Lemann Foundation and will soon launch in several Brazilian pilots. One of our proudest moments was talking to Brazilian teachers a month ago in São Paolo about today's launch of Codecademy in Portuguese, their native language.
Argentina and Buenos Aires
The Government of Buenos Aires, led by Mauricio Macri, has made an ambitious commitment to bringing skills and programming education to all of their citizens by working together with Codecademy. Jorge Aguado, the head of educational technology for the City, has worked to make sure that Buenos Aires is one of the first cities in South America (and the world!) to make a statement about its digital future, tying programming into every school in Buenos Aires, pursuing a campaign to provide skills to the unemployed, and to train government workers with technology. Both we and the government of Buenos Aires think this is the first commitment of its kind in the South American region and think it's a terrific template for other cities (and governments) moving forward. Buenos Aires' commitment is particularly notable given that its Spanish translations will be available to the entirety of the Spanish speaking world.
Estonia's Tiger Leap program has helped it become one of the most advanced digital economies in the world. We hope to support this commitment by working with the Estonian government to help every Estonian K-12 student learn to program.
Codecademy Speaks Spanish, Portuguese, French, and more!
It's often said that code is the "language of the 21st century." We at Codecademy think that code is a language that's cross-border and truly international, and that our new work internationally is an essential step towards bringing advanced digital skills to people all over the world. We can't wait to hear stories from the millions of new Codecademy learners to come and from the additional partners we'll be announcing soon!
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Early findings from a national study of discharges from 32 National Health Service medium secure units revealed that nearly twice as many patients than expected were discharged back to prison.
To compare the characteristics of those discharged back to prison with those discharged to the community, and consider the implications for ongoing care and risk.
Prospective cohort follow-up design. All forensic patients discharged from 32 medium secure units across England and Wales over a 12-month period were identified. Those discharged to prison were compared with those who were discharged to the community.
Nearly half of the individuals discharged to prison were diagnosed with a serious mental illness and over a third with schizophrenia. They were a higher risk, more likely to have a personality disorder, more symptomatic and less motivated than those discharged to the community.
Findings suggest that alternative models of prison mental healthcare should be considered to reduce risks to the patient and the public.
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WILTZ: I'm not normally a gloom and doom guy, but …
That we are a nation in decline is fact. It is not merely the fault of Congress. We have stood back and watched. Apathy is our greatest problem. The "wake-up" call related to our massive deficit spending rings louder every day as our dollar's buying power plummets. If you do the grocery shopping, you know exactly what I mean. The cost of a new pickup truck has doubled. Burger King's "Whopper Jr." cost $1 not long ago. What does this have to do with hunting and fishing? Plenty!
Friends in the grocery business tell me we are on the brink of $4 a pound hamburger. The cost of seafood will follow closely. I'm going to suggest within the year, many of us will begin to look at hunting and fishing as more than sport. I just might be our state's leading authority on this subject as Betsy and I have lived on venison and fish for all 49 years of our married life.
Am I being realistic? Let's put sport hunting for big antlers aside. Any of us can apply for and receive an antlerless deer (doe) tag for our home county or neighboring county. Getting land-owner permission to hunt antlerless deer is relatively easy. Bagging a doe is also relatively easy. There's also a bonus. The eating quality of a doe is generally better than that of a buck.
What do you do with your doe? One can butcher, grind, bag and freeze the deer yourself. Or one can take the deer to a locker where a professional will do the same for $60-75. He will also mix some beef tallow with your ground meat if you ask. This makes it taste more like beef. Bottom line? Your ground venison will cost you less than $1 a pound. Are you squeamish about the taste of venison? Use it in chili or spaghetti sauce. I think I'm being very realistic.
Now let's run fish through this same scenario. If you and a partner go to the river and back for the fillets of eight walleyes, you're paying big bucks for your fish. Add some tonnage to your take. I'm talking smallmouth bass, white bass and catfish. There is no limit on the number of catfish you take. All of these fish are excellent table fare. For a great mixed bag, I like fishing beneath the Randall Dam. The tail-waters at Fort Thompson are also excellent.
For numbers, size and variety, Oahe Reservoir is hard to beat anywhere on our planet. With the same technique, one can take walleyes, smallmouth bass, white bass, catfish and northern pike on Oahe. I won't call my friends or me great fishermen, but when we go after a mixed bag, our fillets more than pay for the gas. Take my suggestions for what they're worth.
Africa is calling
As you probably know, I've been fortunate enough to hunt in some neat places. I have one regret. I have seldom taken advantage of the great fishing those places offer. This was true of Africa, Argentina, Australia and New Zealand. I totally blew it when it came to Patagonia's pristine trout rivers or the giant sharks off of the Cape of Good Hope. While in New Zealand, I had an extra day, and the coastal fishing was right in front of me. Getting there was the most expensive part of these trips, and I wasted the opportunities. I'll not make these same mistakes again.
At the Safari Club International convention in Las Vegas last month, I booked an African safari for August, the dead of their winter. In visiting with outfitter and professional hunter Jamy Traut about my safari, I thought about what I just said in the preceding paragraph. My actual questions of Jamy went like this.
Will I be able to fish the South Atlantic along the West Coast during my hunt? More importantly, will I be able to fish the great Zambezi River for tiger fish during my hunt? Traut answered both questions in the affirmative. My anticipation for fishing among the crocs and hippos is almost beyond my control.
One of the great hunts I've ever been on was a caribou hunt in the far north country with the best of friends. We had an equally good time fishing for Arctic char and lake trout. The absolute frosting on the cake was the great ptarmigan hunting. Ptarmigan are a northern grouse. Related to this, I also asked Traut if I'd get an opportunity to hunt African sand grouse. I'm taking my shotgun along.
In order to pay for my safari, I have already sold a number of my personal firearms. Some of my coin collection will have to go. Also, I don't plan to send any trophies home — an expense with shipping and taxidermy that can easily equal the cost of the safari. A good tiger fish might be one possible exception.
Trophy fees will be minimal as I plan to hunt non-trophy animals. Wouldn't stalking an otherwise trophy gemsbok except for a broken horn be just as exhilarating as hunting one with good horns? I certainly think so. I believe the experience is what matters most. None of the meat will be wasted.
I have a further aspiration. I've never before read a story about a hunter who made his safari possible by implementing my above mentioned plan. Writing and selling my story, along with great photography, could go a long way in paying for my hunt. I'm confident I can do it.
The truth be told, I don't have any more wall space in my trophy room for skulls or shoulder mount heads. My little trophy room, an extra bedroom, is just fine the way it is.
Talking over my cull hunt plans with various outfitters at SCI was interesting. One particular outfitter offered me the opportunity to thin out zebras, ostriches and springbok. In fact, he talked about a hundred springbok. I'm about hunting, not killing.
I promise I'll get more down to earth again with next week's column.


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Having your own website is a great idea but it can be expensive. You have to hire a website design team, work with them, and then pay for hosting, and so on. For new business owners, this is difficult as they are trying to make ends meet. In fact, cash flow problems are common in the first few years of business and companies shut down due to low finances. Setting up a brand new website from scratch may be difficult when cash reserves are low, but now websites are essential for business. They act as business cards online and customers from all over the world can learn about your business.
If you want to raise awareness and publicity for your product and your company, a website is essential. However, is there any way for you to save money and still ensure that your website is the best available?
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WordPress has been popular with internet users for several reasons. However, one of the major reasons for this popularity is that the platform is free. You can use the basic format to set up a website in less than 20 days and connect it to a cheap eCommerce solution. The basic WordPress platform is so easy to use that developers have now created more than 200 different types of plug-ins like the WooCommerce POS integration plugin to ensure that small business owners could set up their website as shopping websites. If you are seriously considering WordPress as an eCommerce website option, then you don't really have anything to worry about. However, do take the time to go through these simple tips.
- There is a free and a paid version of WordPress and both versions are quite good. Both versions are also very simple and easy to use and even beginner users can easily set up a website in less than a week.
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- POS integration for your website is also possible through plug-ins. Ecommerce is probably the most important feature, as you want your shopping cart system to work perfectly online and ensure quick and easy sales. WordPress makes this simple and easy as it is probably the easiest site to connect with a point of sale software. At present, WooCommerce is the most popular eCommerce plug-in offered with the website as it is free. Most users prefer this plug-in as it offers several great features in the free deal like payment gateways, shipping options, email marketing, inventory management, tax and payroll management, reporting, etc. The WooCommerce plug also has more than 200 different features you can choose and add to your basic shopping cart system. You can choose from Product Add-Ons, WooCommerce Instagram, WooCommerce Conditional Content, Product Vendors, PDF Product Vouchers, etc. However, these are all paid options but they can prove helpful.
- There are thousands of resources online that will help you set up a WordPress website quickly and efficiently says Smashing Magazine. You will have to read up a bit before you actually start setting up the website.
- WordPress is great for generating content. WordPress also helps you generate user-friendly and Google-friendly SEO-rich URLs to make your website rank better on search engine rankings.
- Almost everyone knows that WordPress has incredibly responsive website design. The website will automatically resize for mobile and tablet viewing and this ensures that there is no need for additional software updates.
- However, it is not all good as WordPress does have its drawbacks along with its advantages. The website is quite stringent about monetization but eCommerce websites do not have a problem due to the several unique plug ins already available. Just so you know, Google AdSense and Affiliate marketing is not allowed on WordPress but the company does show Google ads on websites infrequently.
As you can see setting up a WordPress website and a POS solution is quite easy. If you are a beginner, just make sure you research the process as much as possible. Once you know what to do, you can easily set up a good website in 21 days or less. With expert help, it is possible to set up the website in less than a week and it is good to go.


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Jaffe Has No Problem With Remaking His Old Classics
Remakes are great for discussions and debates these days. Now that Square-Enix has said they'll actually consider a FFVII remake, everyone is all sorts of excited.
And let's not forget that other developers and game designers have expressed their interest in creating remakes of their classic titles. Take David Jaffe, for instance; the man who initially gave us the likes of Twisted Metal and God of War. We keep assuming that Jaffe and Co. are still toiling away on a new Twisted Metal at the relatively new Eat Sleep Play studio but as of yet, there is still no official confirmation. So, let's talk about remakes: might he be willing to look into it? Well, if his latest blog post is any indication, the answer is a definite, "hell yes."
"And to answer a question that I imagine someone may be thinking: yes, I'd LOVE to see a remake of a game I've worked on in a few years. Take God of War I. Do it with better graphics, add new puzzles and characters, twist the story a bit, fix the stuff that sucked, redesign Kratos (bad ass in 2035 is gonna look a lot different than bad ass in 2005). I got NO issues with this and think it would be very cool. Ideally they would retain the core of the game (violent action with a strong central character and a blend of accessible combat mixed with some puzzles and platforming all set against the backdrop of the ancient Greek myths). As long as they didn't walk away from that core, I'd have 100% no issues."
We've already seen the high-definition overhaul of the first two GoW titles in the God of War Collection but we'd certainly be interested in seeing an altered remake of the original classic. But we'd almost want a remake of TM2 more. Of course, that may be unnecessary if they are indeed about to give us a new TM title but even so, a remake of one of my favorite PlayStation games of all time would be most welcome. What say you?
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Hollywood Libs Want Lower Taxes
by Big Dog on Feb 18, 2014 at 19:38 Commentary
Liberals, particularly wealthy ones, are always screaming about the need for higher taxes. The wealthy love when taxes are increased because they generally find a way to pay less than the average person in this country.
Liberals scream for higher taxes to fuel the beast of government and then do things to avoid paying them. This includes moving to tax friendly states like Texas. The problem is that liberals run from the hell holes they created and then infect their new digs with the same brand of liberal lunacy that they tried to escape. It is like all the aliens who come here and then demand that we do things the way they did them in their home nation.
If you like it that way then don't leave.
The Hollywood wealthy are begging the state of California to lower taxes in a move to keep the film industry in the state. It seems that many other places are offering tax incentives for the industry to move.
Liberals in Hollywood know they can't compete so they want the state to step in and make staying more appealing.
The question I have for these liberals is if lower taxes is an incentive for you to stay then does that not mean lower taxes are good and will cause people not to look for a way out?
And if that is the case why do you continually scream for higher taxes?
After all, won't lower taxes for everyone (and not just you liberal elites) provide incentive for everyone (people and businesses alike) to stay and contribute rather than looking for the exit?
Government has to be paid for so taxes are a necessary evil. But if we make everyone pay their fair share (like 10% for all income) and limit government by making it smaller and getting it out of our lives won't it need less of people's hard earned money?
And won't people then have a reason to stay and contribute rather than suckle at the teat of government (read the taxpayer)?
If you don't think so then please quit whining and for goodness sake don't go to a tax friendly state and take your liberal madness there.
They don't want it and do fine without it.
Otherwise you would not be worried about losing industry to them…
Cave canem!
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It was a lot fun to put this piece together, simply using scrap pieces of wood. I think it's a bit abstract and modern, so it keeps the space balanced out with all out thrifted pieces!
Be sure to come back and let me know what you think! Is it awesome or awkward?!
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This video is like the twisted surveillance footage of how long it takes my friend Kathy to get ready before she actually leaves her apartment to come meet me on a Saturday night. I'm pretty sure this exactly what she does for 4 hours. The song's great too!
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Sony open to Windows Phone, but waiting to see actual demand for it
During our meeting with Sony's Product Marketing Manager for the Xperia line, Stephen Sneeden, at MWC, we decided to try our luck and see if we can unravel anything about Sony's position with regards to Windows Phone. Of course, no specific announcement was made, but we were assured that Sony is indeed open to working with Windows Phone, although it didn't sound like the company has any specific plans currently. And if you're asking yourselves "Well, why not?", the answer goes something like this: because no one really cares about WP, at least for the moment.
As you know, this hasn't stopped other manufacturers from crafting a Windows Phone handset or two. Samsung, HTC and LG have already released a number of offerings with the platform, although things are still going pretty slowly. And, apparently, Sony is not in the mood for experiments right now, seeing that it is still struggling to get into profitability.
Some of you may recall that we recently saw some leaked pictures of a Sony Ericsson prototype running Windows Phone. The thing is that we can't be sure if this is an actual product the company is working on, or simply a device meant for testing and evaluating purposes. Last, but not least, it may be a cancelled project, judging by its "Sony Ericsson" branding.
And there you have it, guys: Sony - keeping Windows Phone in its eyesight, but not quite ready for a move yet. No one really knows when the company may come up with a real product, but our best guess is "when those Windows Phones finally start moving from the shelves".
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1. tward291 (Posts: 559; Member since: 14 Feb 2012)
by the time they see a demand for it other oems will have a grip in that market so once again sony will be behind i mean they cant catch a break microsoft knocks them off as a gaming console competitor now this there always a lil to late
2. cepcamba (Posts: 717; Member since: 27 Feb 2012)
In case they do venture into the MS thing, they should name their devices with something like Windows XPeria :)
25. karanstyle (Posts: 188; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
Or why not name it VAIOs because VAIOs have always carried a Sense of Sexiness, and Windows!
3. cornerofthemoon (Posts: 602; Member since: 20 Apr 2010)
It's a shame that WP7 isn't catching on. I'm a recent convert from Android and I'm a believer.
4. JSern (Posts: 282; Member since: 22 May 2011)
You must be living under a rock
16. Cwebb (Posts: 501; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
Bro, YOUR living under a rock
19. u-suck-more (Posts: 529; Member since: 26 Aug 2011)
You're *
20. Cwebb (Posts: 501; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
Damn, I'm usually the grammar police. Cue Miley Cyrus? And by cue I mean load the shotgun?
23. u-suck-more (Posts: 529; Member since: 26 Aug 2011)
hahaa xp
5. Bluesky02 (Posts: 1439; Member since: 05 Dec 2011)
I think the new guy at Sony Global, Kaz Hirai said that Sony hardware business excluding playstation is in trouble and he has a lot of work to do in order to turn it into profitability. Perhaps if Windows Phone start moving significant numbers proving sales and profits, this may attract new manufacturers. Right now its like try and see.
6. Glim12808 (Posts: 394; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
As much as I love my WP, my advice to Sony is stick with Android and put that house in order and bring it to profitability in 2012. They have been loosing money with Android so they should focus single-heartedly there and try to turn it around this year. I think there is a glimmer of hope with their new phones so they cannot afford to take their eyes off the ball at this time, even for just a moment. If they succeed, then, and only then, should they start thinking about WP7/WP8. But then again, they'll probably be late in the WP game by then. But at least they'll already have a thriving Android business.
9. snowgator (Posts: 3609; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
I agree with you. Sony has great potential as a hardware maker. Turn that red to black first, though. Although there is a side of logic that says gamers would EXPLODE for a gaming mobile phone with both Playstation and XBOX live on it like what @r41nier suggested.
7. ivanko34 (Posts: 617; Member since: 04 Sep 2011)
They are going to wait forever
8. r41nier (Posts: 70; Member since: 13 Oct 2011)
They are gonna put PlayStation Certified phone with an Xbox Live.
10. cepcamba (Posts: 717; Member since: 27 Feb 2012)
how come I didn't think about this. :p
26. karanstyle (Posts: 188; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
Which would make the other devices Suck on it!! Cant wait to see it...
11. cyborg009 (Posts: 116; Member since: 17 Sep 2011)
i would buy sony with windows phone 8 !! Reality display on 720p screen and dual core processor .. tasty :D
12. andro. (Posts: 1999; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
Its most likely Sony won't ever have a wp out as demand is little to none,we will prob end up trying to find a way to try offload all our unsold wp stock,nobody asks to buy one
13. Jyakotu (Posts: 860; Member since: 12 Dec 2008)
I think Sony should at least just make ONE Windows Phone and see how it does and then decide from there. Windows Phone is still new, so of course it's going to take time for people who are used to iPhone and the 100s of new Android phones coming out every week take a look at a new OS.
14. vishalvenky (Posts: 79; Member since: 12 Feb 2012)
always searching for success.. sony will never change.. This is the only thing i hate about sony
15. 7thspaceman (Posts: 1587; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
I agree with Jyakotu Sony should make at least 1 Windows smart phone but it should be a Windows Phone 8 because if you make good stuff People will look at your Product but
if Sony made a single core, 8 gig main memory,mid resolution screen with a. 5 megapixel camera 2nd Generation Windows 7.5 Mango smart phone Sony would be wasting their time and money to make one. Sony has to make a Window 8 smart Phone that has a dual core CPU, 16 gig main memory, high def screen, front facing camera,. 8 megapixel rear Camera. NFC capable Smart phone to compete with the Big boys out there. if they put an app that allows a windows 8 smart phone to play play station games modified wo run on a windows * smart phone or Windows 8 tablet wow they would have a super powerful product that many would buy just to play the Games on.believe me it would sell well because it would have Sony music, Sony Pictures, Sony Play station games, Microsoft Xbox games, Microsoft office. any Mobile device with all that would be a monster good smart phone or Tablet to own. Go Sony Go
17. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
The last Windows phone SONY make was the Xperia X1 that was the only best Windows phone SONY ever make. But like they say they will only make the OS in their hard ware. But I prefer SONY sticking to Anroid and I can't wait til their iON hits AT&T that's the phone I'm dying to get
27. Thohean (Posts: 3; Member since: 19 Jul 2012)
Last windows phone from Sony Ericsson was the Xperia X2 not the X1 and the X1 was built/designed by HTC. I've always had an Ericsson/Sony Ericsson phone and would love to stay with Sony, but I don't want an Android phone. I'm looking at the Fujitsu IS12T. Now if Sony could make a copy of that phone, I'd buy it right now.
18. lubba (Posts: 1313; Member since: 17 Jan 2011)
Three years from now the CEO will say, "oops we didn't take WP seriously." Behind the game yet again.
21. nanozander (Posts: 97; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
In a way i would rather they concentrate on their android and PSVita products.. Leave WP7 to Nokia.
22. lubba (Posts: 1313; Member since: 17 Jan 2011)
I'm sure lots of people would love to see a Sony WP, aside from from fanboys here.
24. jy20051992 (Posts: 13; Member since: 09 Jan 2012)
if sony will make it i will definately buy that phone.


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As everyone knows, the Republican Party is in serious trouble with Latinos. If Mitt Romney gets any less popular with Hispanics, he'll disappear from their consciousness altogether.
The reasons for Latinos' antipathy toward the GOP include the endless insults that Republicans have lobbed at Hispanics, along with the fact that Latinos are not as socially conservative as people think.
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Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Monday called for an open-ended protest until the Gaza Strip siege is lifted. "Our actions that will start on Friday will not end on that day, but until the Gaza siege is lifted," Nasrallah said in a televised speech broadcast on Al-Manar TV.
He called for a demonstration to be held next Friday in Beirut's southern suburbs. "The Gaza siege is aimed at defeating the will of the Palestinian people so that the Zionists can impose their conditions," Nasrallah said. "It's our duty today to move and continue work to end the siege," Nasrallah stressed.
He slammed Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni for saying Israeli-Arabs who had national aspirations should move to a Palestinian state when it is established. "What Livni said was not a slip of the tongue," Nasrallah said.
Nasrallah said there are two scenes in Gaza today -- hunger, cold and shelling facing steadfastness. He called on Egypt to open Rafah border crossing permanently.
Addressing Arab and world countries, Nasrallah said: "From a humanitarian position I tell them that there are one and half million people in Gaza who face sickness and death."
Turning to the Arabs, he asked: "where is the Arabian courage today?'
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The South had an opportunity to win its independence in the War between the States as late as 1864, but its Confederate leaders blew it
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Many interesting stories from the past are forgotten or repeated erroneously. Author Eddie Rollins wants to write a book about some of the stories he knew about—some big and some small—so they would not be forgotten in "An Old Coot's Essays About an Earlier Georgia and Other Topics".
Since the middle of the twentieth century, Atlanta has risen from a city of the Old South to a great international city with major league sports teams and one of the world's busiest airports. However, in the process, Atlanta has lost its quaint old Southern charm. The South had an opportunity to win its independence in the War between the States as late as 1864, but its Confederate leaders blew it.
Abraham Lincoln was a great man and a great statesman but a poor commander in chief, as evidenced by the excessive length of time required to win the Civil War and the huge number of casualties. The lynching of Leo Frank was one of the terrible tragedies in Atlanta history, but he was not another innocent Alfred Dreyfus. The United States reached its peak of power and influence during World War II and the Cold War. Future historians will chart the beginning of the decline and fall of the country with the advent of the decadent baby boomer generation.
"An Old Coot's Essays About an Earlier Georgia and Other Topics" is a book of essays about stories from the past which Rollins thought might be of interest to future generations. This book revolves around the stories that are worth remembering. It is a not a work of fiction. American presidents, Civil War generals, and individuals accused of murder in sensational cases are obviously of interest to some people and are important to humanity.
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In part one, I showed the problems of the Church of Corinth. Add to that, the people were obviously oblivious to it, and that is common today as well. Paul rebuked that by telling them in 1 Cor. 5:2, "ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned" and in v.6, "Your glorying is not good." They prided themselves in being a loving, accepting Church where no one felt condemned. There are many of those around in our time. Here are some of the statements concerning the seeker sensitive, mega churches from the Fox article dated February 3, 2004 by Amy C. Sims.
"These massive holy houses attract churchgoers by the thousands with celebratory services that tout contemporary music, television screens and sermons that aren't 'churchy'...but critics say the sin-free pep rallies don't encourage personal transformation and reflection, keystones of religion."
"Instead of a pulpit, pews and a group of familiar faces found at traditional community churches, mega churches can resemble a campus."
"They are so large you can select the activity that you like...If you want to lose weight Jesus' way, you can join the weight-loss program or join a basketball team...Not everybody can afford to join a country club."
"Pastor Joel Osteen preaches to some 25,000 people each week--and sin is not on the menu." "We believe in focusing on the goodness of God," Osteen said. "Critics say mega churches' party-like atmosphere takes the spirituality out of Sunday services." Ken Woodward of Newsweek said, "It tends to be a guilt-free, sin-free environment...These places are a bit too bubbly...It's very chummy with God." Osteen defends his Church saying, "the lively and inclusive atmosphere is attracting a whole new generation of parishioners... The seriousness of traditional Churches scared many parishioners away...I think it's a place of life and victory...they want to be encouraged and uplifted."
Last week, I asked, "Back to what?" Here is the answer. They are attracted back to Church, but not to Christ nor to the life of a Christian as outlined in God's Word!
Now listen to Paul's charge to Timothy in 2 Tim. 3:16, and 4:2-5, "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:...Preach the Word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned into fables."


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Chibok Girls Remain Our Global Goal
While the U.N. charges forward with seventeen wonderful Global Goals (http://www.globalgoals.org/), 200+ girls, their families, and countless others are pleading for World leaders to stand up and f'ing do something about the goals we've not yet met – specifically, rescueing our Chibok girls from the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram.
Boko Haram, which calls itself Wilāyat Gharb Ifrīqīyyah, and Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād', is based in northeastern Nigeria, also active in Chad, Niger and northern Cameroon (Wikipedia). *According to Africa Check, a project of the AFP Foundation, the armed Boko Haram insurgents, on April 14, 2014, took over a government-run boarding secondary school in the town of Chibok in Borno State in northeastern Nigeria, and abducted the girls from their dorms.
Over a year later and after numerous vigils and global marches, we are still hopeful that our girls will return home. But I can't help but ask HOW we can be so impossibly powerless, that we cannot figure out how to stop a regime that nobody with any sense or dignity even likes?!!!!! It makes ZERO sense to me. It took 10 years to find Osama Bin Laden, but he was just one man. Surely finding 200+ captive girls should be a simpler task.
Like so many others, I cannot – I WILL NOT lose faith or stop pushing forward for answers. Losing the battle to find our Chibok girls is losing the battle for humanity. In everything we do – every goal we set – let us not forsake those who are depending on us to keep searching until they are found. Let us #BringBackOurGirls – and let their safe return be everyone's Global Goal. Sincerely with all my heart, ~KD♥
For democracy to function, public figures need to be held to account for what they say.
~Mike Smith, Lagos bureau chief for AFP news agency from 2010-2013. His book, "Boko Haram: Inside Nigeria's Unholy War" is available from IB Tauris. Mike Smith's quote originally appeared in an article written for Africa Check, a non-partisan organisation which promotes accuracy in public debate and the media. Twitter @AfricaCheck.


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Very few days have been anticipated more in pop culture more than October 21, 2015. That's the date that Doc and Marty McFly travel to in Back to the Future II, and it's now right around the corner. In honour of such an auspicious event, I wanted to take a look at the tech that was mentioned in Back to the Future II, and see where we compare to actual technological advances that are available today!
In Back to the Future II, we find a digital cookbook in Marty Senior's kitchen. While there's no standalone product, today's tablets make it easy to pull up recipes while you're cooking. If you don't want to risk dropping your tablet into the stew, you can always purchase a smart refrigerator (both Samsung and LG have one on the market) with a touch screen, allowing you to check your favorite recipe with just a swipe. Make sure and clean your hands first; that heavy cream is difficult to wipe off a touch screen!
Advertising aimed at the user was forecast during the memorable scene where Marty gets up close and personal with the shark from 'Jaws 19.' Today, cookies and retargeting allow websites to track our digital presence, making it easy for them to continue to try to get the sale long after we've left their website.
One of the biggest technological advances of our time, Siri, was foreshadowed in Back to the Future, II. In the movie, people talk to their devices-kitchen appliances, televisions, etc. Today, Siri sends text messages or retrieves driving directions for us. We can even talk to our computer to conduct a search on Google.
In Back to the Future II, Marty Senior takes a video call with a work colleague. Today, we use Skype for video conferencing anywhere, whether with someone in the next room, or on a different continent. Most new laptops come with a video camera as standard equipment, so it's easy to be able to set up a conference with anyone. The only constraint is finding a time that works on everyone's overbooked calendar.
That brings us to the next piece of tech. When Marty takes that call, he takes it on the flat panel widescreen TV in the den. Not only is he able to take a phone call over his television, he's able to watch multiple channels at once, as we can do today. Apple TV, available now, syncs together all of your devices, which means you could, theoretically, take a Skype call over your flatscreen TV while you're hanging out in the den.
Marty Junior watches TV at the dinner table through his TV glasses. In 2013,Google Glass was released, allowing us to wear our tech. Wearable tech has also been a game changer, spawning such devices as the Apple Watch and Fitbit. Wearable tech allows doctors and medical technicians to more accurately diagnose patient symptoms or monitor vital signs.
Older Biff pays his taxi fare by using his fingerprint on the driver's screen. Today, the Samsung Galaxy S5 has a fingerprint scanner that allows users to unlock the phone or authorise online purchases. Fingerprint scanners are commonly used as a way to log into and out of a time clock, preventing fraud.
Unfortunately, everyone's favourite Back to the Future II technology, the hoverboard, is one we haven't quite managed yet. We're close. The technology is there, but much like the early days of anything that's ground breaking, it's having some rough moments. I'm guessing that we'll see a hoverboard that's capable of carrying a human within the next several years.
What Has Actually Come True
Wireless video games. Yeah baby, Nintendo Wii and Oculus Rift are just wonderful! Unless you develop an addiction, I guess. Just imagine MMO role-playing games in ten years or so, using Oculus Rift and everything…
Tablets. Remember the scene in the Hill Valley Preservation Society, when a guy holds out a tablet for Marty to sign? Well, that's a pretty trivial thing nowadays, isn't it?
Video conferences. I can't brag too much about this one – I gotta call my auntie via Skype.
Hoverboards! apparently so, I haven't seen one however Lexus claims they've invented the first one. We do have UWheels, which is a segway without the front handles.
What is Still Fiction
Flying cars. Yep, it's still not like in the "Fifth Element" outside. Yet.
Dehydrated food. Not a big deal, considering everyone's modern obsession with the healthy organic super-natural pure 100% clean beneficial food.
Laserdiscs. Haha, well, they're in the past already.
Double ties. Even if someone would cram me into a suit (which I would violently resist), making me wear a double tie would be simply impossible. Fortunately, there are none of them around anyways. Whew.
Self-lacing sneakers I already mentioned above. They were announced, but they aren't here yet. But personally, I don't mind lacing my shoes manually.
Back to the Future Part II the American film came out in 1989
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Posted: December 28th, 2008
Date: 1968 (recording)
Release: Repertoire #4940
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If you weren't fortunate enough to hear this music when it first appeared in the mid-Sixties, you will never know the extremes of its magic.
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Since the rise of Oasis and Brit-Rock in the mid 90s, critics have been handing out Beatles comparisons with the mindless frequency of meter-maids writing parking tickets. This runaway praise-inflation has reached the point where just about any new British band to cross the Atlantic is automatically heralded as either Beatles-esque or Nick Drake-ish. Fortunately there are a few free thinkers in rock journalism, a small uncompromising minority who still define themselves by the music they recommend, steadfastly refusing to serve as stooges for the record industry.
With the old breed of critics we find legends like Dave DiMartino, a man more likely to jump in shit barefoot than to loosely compare bands to the likes of Beatles or Nick Drake. When it comes to rock 'n roll, this former editor of Creem Magazine and current editor of Launch Media (Yahoo! Music) has pretty much seen and heard it all. Immune to hype, he distinguishes himself by never gushing frivolously. So I was a little startled when Dave D. told me that some album I never heard of by the Zombies entitled Odessey And Oracle was not only comparable to anything recorded by the Beatles, but was also on his All-Time Top Ten list.
Now when Dave D. talks, people listen, particularly when the subject is vintage British psychedelic pop. Prior to hearing Odessey And Oracle, I had known the Zombies only as an oldies radio-friendly two-hit wonder group ("She's Not There" and "Time Of The Season") that ingloriously came and went. With a healthy dose of scepticism, I decided to check out this supposed masterpiece for myself. I went to the record store, bought the cheapest (no bonus tracks) copy, and put the CD into the car player for the ride home, innocently waiting for the music to start like some unsuspecting driver moments before being plucked up by the spaceship. I really had no idea that this fabled relic of an album from such a poorly named band would actually provide one of the most exhilarating first listens of my life. The CD repeated and my head spun as I drove in circles around the block. This was too good to stop.
From the moment the album introduced itself to my ears with the opening grandeur of "Care of Cell Block 44," it was clear that Dave D. was not overstating the facts. The song's intricate harmonies, unconventional lyrics, catchy riffs, complex chord progressions, and dense orchestrations indeed make it comparable to anything off of the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds or the Beatles' Revolver. The rest of the album, for all its psychedelic experimentation and dark pop lyricism, sustains this incredible level of greatness from beginning to end. Unprecedented for the band but no lucky accident, this magnificently tuneful psychedelic pop/rock long-player turned out the way it did for a reason.
Sensing that the album would probably be their last, the Zombies had decided to make Odessey And Oracle their artistically uncompromising farewell, ambitiously exploring new ideas and dramatically expanding their sound without the expectation (or pressures) of superstardom. So, in 1967, when their first few singles sunk in the UK without a whisper, the guys shrugged their shoulders and split up. The story could have ended there, were it not for the efforts of Al Kooper, who persuaded CBS (his then employer) to domestically release the album in July of 1968. Expectations were six-feet under by the time the fourth single, "Time Of The Season" was released, but in early 1969 the Zombies reputation had arisen from the dead as the song topped the charts. A blue-eyed soul classic, the song was such a massive commercial success that CBS extended fat cash offers to lure the band into a reunion. But by this time Zombies keyboardist and songwriter Rod Argent was busy launching own band, Argent, so sadly, there would be no follow up.
Oddly enough, dying young and achieving posthumous fame did not guarantee that band would be immortalized. As the Sixties passed, the Zombies were returned to the dusty crypt of undeserved obscurity, and Odessey And Oracle dropped out of print. Their failure to achieve more widespread success is mystifying, particularly when you hear (which you must) Colin Blunstone's breathy and soulful vocals, the band's gorgeous backup harmonies, Rod Argent's melodic piano and Mellotron wizardry, and Chris White's utterly unique style of song writing.
Lacking the equivalent of a cute Beatle and looking a bit square, they were probably too adventurous for the radio and not sexy enough to sell posters. Whatever the case, their influence has extended further than their legend, with their music enjoying a legion of followers, from Teenage Fanclub to Elliot Smith. But even with the recent upsurge of interest in the band (culminating in 1997 with the release of the 4-disc boxed set entitled Zombie Heaven), Odessey And Oracle still remains one of the most underrated albums in rock history.
- Chris White – Bass, Vocals, Producer
- Rod Argent – Organ, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals, Producer, Mellotron
- Colin Blunstone – Vocals
- Paul Atkinson – Guitar
- Hugh Grundy – Drums
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- Maybe After He's Gone
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- Hung Up On A Dream
- Changes
- I Want Her She Wants Me
- This Will Be Our Year
- Butcher's Tale
- Friends Of Mine
- Time Of The Season
- I Call You Mine (bonus track)
- Imagine The Swan (bonus track)
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Lima, Peru Rescue teams struggled on foot through rugged mountains Friday searching for a missing Peruvian airliner with 46 people aboard as heavy fog and torrential rain kept reconnaissance helicopters from the skies.
TANS Airline flight 222 was three minutes from landing at the Chachapoyas airport when radio contact was lost with the plane at 8:43 a.m. Thursday. It was not raining when the plane disappeared but low-hanging clouds covered the mountains near Chachapoyas, meteorologists said.
The missing state-owned airliner carried four crew members and 42 passengers, including eight children -- one of them a baby. TANS spokeswoman Carmen Mayorca said three foreigners were on the plane -- Spaniard Isabel Perez and a Belgian husband and wife, Christophe Dubois and Sofia Porfirio.
The weather around Chachapoyas, the city near where the plane went down, was clear Friday morning as three rescue squads began a difficult trek into the jungle-covered mountains. But a heavy downpour began at mid-morning and continued into the afternoon.
Chachapoyas, a city of 20,000 people, is some 400 miles north of Lima.
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I think that there may be a bit of confusion here. You might want to read the article in the Wicca Forum on what Wicca is and what it is not at http://www.spellsofmagic.com/read_post.html?post=637268 . Wicca has nothing to do with casting spells, in fact many Wiccans seldom if ever cast a spell. Wicca is a religion with specific beliefs and practices. You can find a great deal of information about Wicca at http://www.spellsofmagic.com/read_post.html?post=580909
It seems to be a common misconception that Wicca is all about casting spells, and I suppose we have the TV series "Charmed" for a lot of that misinformation. You can easily cast spells without being Wiccan at all. But if you're going to be Wiccan it would behoove you to investigate the beliefs and practices of the religion to see whether it fits with your own views regarding the Gods, etc.
But if your Mom has all of these books on Wicca and spells, why don't you start by asking her to help you understand what you are reading and help you out?
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OverviewT-Time Technology (光譜資訊) is a Taiwanese game developer and publisher based in New Taipei City. The company was founded on April 11, 1992. In 1996 they opened a branch in Beijing, in 2003 in Hong-Kong, and in 2004 in Shanghai and Singapore. As a developer, they are best known for their card and board games. They also publish Japanese PC games (primarily visual novels) in Chinese-speaking countries.
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