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Yamaha Corporation of America announced that it plans to launch a DTS:X firmware update for some of its AV equipment in the spring.
For more information visit: usa.yamaha.com
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Yamaha Announces Spring 2016 Timeframe for DTS:X Firmware Updates for Select AV Receivers, an AV Processor and Sound Bars
New Formats are Designed to Elevate Users' Cinematic Experiences to New Levels of Realism
BUENA PARK, Calif. — February 17, 2016 — Yamaha today announces the forthcoming availability of DTS:X technology for select AVENTAGE AV receivers, an AV processor and a sound bar via firmware updates that will enable the latest three-dimensional listening experience at home. These firmware updates will be available in early March for the AV receivers/processor and late April for the YSP-5600 sound bar.
The CX-A5100 AV processor and the RX-A3050, RX-A2050, RX-A1050 AV receivers all currently support Dolby Atmos and soon will be more agile with the addition of DTS:X for home theater use.
Dolby Atmos and DTS:X are both object-based surround formats that place and move sounds freely in a three-dimensional axis, including overhead, as the movie sound track designer originally intended. These new formats are designed to elevate users' cinematic experiences to new levels of realism.
With the CX-A5100, Yamaha enables CINEMA DSP (a proprietary sound field processor) to be applied to both Dolby Atmos and DTS:X during playback. By applying CINEMA DSP, the user will be immersed even further and feel as if they are right in the middle of the scene.
Already the world's first sound bar with Dolby Atmos, the YSP-5600 will now also hold the title as the world's first sound bar with DTS:X technology. With this sound bar, users can enjoy immersive 3D sound reproduction equivalent to a 7.1.2-channel system. Yamaha is able to realize the enveloping sound field by using its Digital Sound Projector technology. The YSP-5600 recreates the placement of all the speakers by using sound beams that reflect off of surrounding walls and now off the ceiling to bounce back to the listener's position. This robust sound system enables users to enjoy a breathtaking three-dimensional sound experience from a single sound bar.
About DTS:X
DTS:X is the next generation object-based, multi-dimensional audio technology from DTS. Unbound from channels, DTS:X conveys the fluid movement of sound to create an incredibly rich, realistic and immersive soundscape – in front of, behind, beside and above the audience – more accurately than ever before. DTS:X offers the ability to automatically adapt the audio to the speaker layout that best fits the space, from a television's built-in speakers to a home surround theater system to a dozen or more speakers in a commercial cinema. For more information, please visit http://www.dts.com/dtsx.
About Yamaha
Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) is one of the largest subsidiaries of Yamaha Corporation, Japan and offers a full line of award-winning musical instruments, sound reinforcement, commercial installation and home entertainment products to the U.S. market. Products include: Yamaha acoustic, digital and hybrid pianos, portable keyboards, guitars, acoustic and electronic drums, band and orchestral instruments, marching percussion products, synthesizers, professional digital and analog audio equipment, Steinberg recording products and NEXO commercial audio products, as well as AV receivers, amplifiers, MusicCast wireless multiroom audio systems, Blu-ray/CD players, earphones, headphones, home-theater-in-a-box systems, sound bars and its exclusive line of Digital Sound Projectors. YCA markets innovative, finely crafted technology and entertainment products and musical instruments targeted to the hobbyist, education, worship, music, professional audio installation and consumer markets.


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it was more beneficial to have an independent IT company like BITS service everything from our internal network, our firewall and all IT infrastructure. By implementing this change, we were able to save more than $100,000 annually.
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FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski: 'The US Is Killing It On Mobile Innovation'
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski is bullish on wireless innovation happening in the U.S., but says there are reasons to be concerned about the ability to cater to growing demand for mobile applications. Genachowski stopped by TechCrunch Disrupt and shot a video with me backstage about mobile innovation and the growing need to re-allocate spectrum and make it available to wireless providers. Read More


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The ideal choice for a café-style breakfast or an indulgent dinner, Galaxy Hotel's all-day dining offers informal and comfortable dining, both in terms of decor and menu's.
The restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and offers an range of fresh and seasonal menu options with an emphasis on the best of regional Indian, continental and italian fare.
The restaurant additionally boasts live entertainment in the form of Ghazal performances by renowned local artistes every evening.
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Take part in BADGE BASH, an interactive party where guests explore and earn "badges" in unconventional ways. Badges are earned while tasting local foods, signature drinks and dancing to hot beats. Sound fun?
It's the first event of its kind for Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore. The purpose of BADGE BASH is to raise funds for programs that encourage local girls to become well-rounded leaders by teaching them essential skills and boosting their confidence. For tickets click HERE.
MEN and WOMEN are welcome. The fun night out will help you beat the winter blues with 300+ attendees to support local girls. This is a 21+ event.
A few (of the twenty-some) badge earning activities include:
- ·INVESTIGATIVE BADGE: (Celebration Cinema) Cardboard cut-outs of celebs hiding around the venue for guests to find and photograph.
- · RELAXATION BADGE: (Design 1) Chair massage, manicure and/or blowout.
- ·ADVENTURE BADGE: (GameStop) Kinect games on the big screen.
- · OUTDOOR BADGE: (OutdoorDiscoveryCenter) Turtle races.
- · COOKING BADGE: Make your own s'mores, tacos and bruschetta among other appetizers
- · SPORTS BADGE: (Griffins) Find out if you can score a slap shot past a Griffins goalie.
WHEN: Wednesday, February 26, 2014, 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
WHERE: Goei Center 818 Butterworth Nw Grand Rapids, MI 49504
WHO: The event is for those 21 and up throughout the West Michigan community. Men and women are both welcome for the festivities.
About Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore (GSMISTS):
For over 100 years, Girl Scouts has served our community as the preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls. Today, Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore proudly carries on the Girl Scouting legacy to more than 10,000 girls in 30 counties in western and northern Michigan. Founded in 1912, Girl Scouting is the leading authority on girls' healthy development, and builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. For more information on how to join, volunteer or donate to Girl Scouts, call 1.866.566.7434 or visit www.gsmists.org.


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Director of TCCT. Pastored in Tauranga for almost 30 years. With a dedicated team has established a comprehens...Read more..
The Tauranga Youth Academy is a registered Alternative Education Program offering a full Academic and Elective program. The school caters for 17 students who have been alienated from main stream schooling. Many young people today struggle in the main stream environment and find themselves being expelled for various anti-social behaviour. In the more personalised environment of the Youth Academy they are able to deal with issues and receive the encouragement necessary to move forward.
Our staff are a mix of teachers, social workers and youth workers who combine to create a safe, positive and progressive environment for students. Tauranga Youth Academy is a drug free environment and consistent but fair discipline allows the students to gradually change wrong behaviour patterns.
The school is very strong on academic achievement and each student has their own learning program individually designed to develop their intellectual skills. Reading, Writing, Maths, Social Studies, Science are standard for all, with Maori, Sport & Recreation and other topical electives completing the daily program.
The older students are introduced to employment skills and part time work experience to prepare them for the future. Several students have completed their Studies to NCEA standards, a huge achievement for them.
The Tauranga Youth Academy teaches Christian values which enables the students to grasp a very positive hope for the future. From time to time guest speakers are invited to share their life experiences and encourage the students in their life journey.
Each year several camps are undertaken to again create positive life experiences – ski camp,a trip to Motiti Island, an adventure camp are some of the annual events. The year culminates with a Prize Giving. This is always a wonderful event for the students, teachers, families and invited guests. (see gallery pictures).
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Nolsoyis both an island reached by passenger ferry from Torshavn in the Faroe Islands and the name of the vilage on the island..
The island is one of the principal breeding grounds of the storm petrel and there is also a large puffin colony.
Get in
Get around
There is no vehicular access to the island but there is an old tractor that seems to serve as a taxi! Roads are only found in and very close to the village.
Whalebone arches are , surprisingly, not common in the islands but there is one forming an entrance to the village from the jetty.
1. There is a long walk from the village to the lighthouse at the southern tip of the island
2. The local taxidermist takes trips in the late evening to see the petrels coming in for the night. he also provides basic accommodation for those making the trip. [1]
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Although peanuts are not low in calories, they can be part of a healthy diet because they're good for your heart and they're perfect for losing or gaining weight. A handful of peanuts is a good source of protein, fiber, healthy fats, vitamins, and minerals.

Although they have 'nut' in their name, peanuts don't grow on trees so they're not related to almonds, walnuts, and other true nuts. Peanuts belong to the legume family so they're related to peas, dry beans, and soy.

Peanuts Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 oz (28 g)

Per Serving	% Daily Value*

Calories 166

Calories from Fat 126

Total Fat 14.1g	22%

Saturated Fat 2g	10%

Polyunsaturated Fat 4.4g

Monounsaturated Fat 7g

Cholesterol 0mg	0%

Sodium 230mg	10%

Potassium 186.21mg	5%

Carbohydrates 6.1g	2%

Dietary Fiber 2.3g	9%

Sugars 1.2g

Protein 6.7g

Vitamin A 0% · Vitamin C 0%

Calcium 2% · Iron 4%

*Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

A serving of peanuts is equal to one ounce, or about 28 peanuts. That's also about the number of peanuts that'll fit in your hand. That handful of peanuts has about 166 calories, most of which come from fat, plus just under 7 grams of protein.

Health Benefits of Peanuts

Peanuts are heart healthy because they're an excellent source of monounsaturated fatty acids that may help lower your total cholesterol. The United States Food and Drug Administration allows the following claim to be placed on the packaging of foods that contain whole or chopped peanuts:

Scientific evidence suggests but does not prove that eating 1.5 ounces per day of most nuts such as peanuts as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease. See nutrition information for fat content.

Peanuts are also high in a phytochemical called resveratrol that may have health benefits. Resveratrol is a naturally occurring stilbene that has potentially powerful antioxidant activity.

Common Questions About Peanuts

Are Peanuts Good for Weight Loss?

Peanuts are not low in calories because they're so energy-dense. But as long as you watch your portions, eating them may help you lose weight. Studies indicate that people who eat nuts and peanuts tend to have lower body mass indexes.

You may be wondering how a food that's high in calories can help you lose weight. Part of the reason may be that since peanuts are high in healthy fats, protein, and fiber, just a small serving can satisfy your hunger and keep you feeling fuller longer. The key to eating peanuts and losing weight is to watch your serving sizes carefully.

Next time you get hungry between meals, eat one ounce of peanuts. While it adds about 166 calories to your daily intake, it will help tide you over until your next meal, and this may help stop you from overeating when that meal is served.

It may seem a little odd that the same food can be good for losing and gaining weight. But while it's true, a few peanuts may help curb your appetite, they provide extra calories and encourage weight gain when eaten in larger amounts.

What if I'm Allergic to Peanuts?

Peanut allergies are not something to take lightly. They're not uncommon and they can be very dangerous. If you're allergic to peanuts you'll need to avoid both peanuts and products made with peanuts. Some people react so strongly that even smelling peanuts can cause a reaction.

Some people who are allergic to peanuts can eat tree nuts like almonds, walnuts, and cashews. But it's best to speak with your doctor before adding tree nuts to your diet. For more information on how to handle peanut allergies, read the peanut allergy diet guide.

Choosing and Storing Peanuts

Peanuts still in the shells can be roasted (with or without salt) or raw. They can be stored at room temperature for a month or two, but since they're high in fats, they can go rancid. It's best to store these peanuts in the refrigerator where they'll last up to a year, or in the freezer where they'll keep well for up to two years.

If you don't want to deal with shell, you can also buy peanuts that have been shelled. They're often dry-roasted or roasted in oil, salted, and may be combined with other nuts. Roasted shelled nuts are shelf stable as long as they're kept in a sealed container. Once the container is open, it's best to keep peanuts in the refrigerator to maintain their flavor and freshness.

Healthy Ways to Serve Peanuts

Peanuts can be eaten out of hand as a snack. A handful of peanuts goes nicely with an apple or another piece of fresh low-calorie fruit such a pear, a peach or a few strawberries. Peanuts are sometimes used in cooking and you may find them in stir-fries, as an ingredient in peanut sauce, or added to salads and side dishes. And, of course, peanuts are commonly served on sandwiches in the form of peanut butter.

Peanut Recipes

The National Peanut Board offers some delicious and healthy recipes featuring peanuts:

Kale & Roasted Chicken Salad with Peanut Vinaigrette

Peanut Trail Mix

Citrus Salad with Mint and Peanuts

A Word from Verywell

Peanuts are nutritious and have potential health benefits. Snack on a few peanuts every day or enjoy a grown-up peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch.

Sources:

King JC, Blumberg J, Ingwersen L, Jenab M, Tucker KL. "Tree nuts and peanuts as components of a healthy diet." J Nutr. 2008 Sep;138(9):1736S-1740S.

Mattes RD, Kris-Etherton PM, Foster GD. "Impact of peanuts and tree nuts on body weight and healthy weight loss in adults." J Nutr. 2008 Sep;138(9):1741S-1745S.

United States Food and Drug Administration. "FDA Qualified Health Claims." Updated August 11, 2016.


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Los Angeles Paul Pierce spent the morning of July 6 shuttling between local television and radio stations, promoting "A Midsummer Night's Dream," the charity event he co-hosted with Baron Davis last weekend.
With friends and former teammates Antoine Walker, Ricky Davis, and Mike James in town, minor surgery on his left elbow planned for August (that will keep him from Team USA tryouts), and talk of Allen Iverson joining the Celtics, Pierce talked to the Boston Globe about his career and wondered about his legacy.
The former Kansas University standout wants to be mentioned among the greatest NBA players, like his childhood idol, Magic Johnson, who previously hosted a charity weekend benefiting several LA-based and national foundations.
But Pierce knows that kind of legacy rarely comes without a championship, something he might have to chase somewhere besides Boston.
"I think about (legacy) all the time, probably more this year than other years," Pierce said. "I realize I'm going into my ninth year, and I've probably only got five or six years left to play. If I can just get that opportunity, to be on a team where I have a chance to compete for a championship, that's all I can ask for.
"I guess the teams that I've been on pretty much my whole career we've been fighting just to get in the playoffs. I want the opportunity to go deep into the playoffs just to show people what I can do."
When asked if he would leave the Celtics if the opportunity to compete for a championship doesn't present itself in the near future, Pierce said, "Maybe so, down the road. I'd definitely consider that. If I don't see the opportunity in the near future, then maybe it's my time. It's hard to say.
"Everything right now is based on our potential. We're one of the youngest teams in the NBA. I'm happy with the potential we have, and I think those guys can be really good players, if not superstars in the NBA.
"My only thing is, how soon will they be good enough to win a championship? That is the veteran question that crosses my mind when I think about continuing my career as a Celtic and pursuit of being one of the best players."
Last season, Pierce frequently said he wanted to retire a Celtic and see his No. 34 raised to the rafters as it is at his alma mater, Kansas University.
Downtime in L.A. this summer might have changed his perspective slightly. Plus, watching Walker win a championship with the Miami Heat also made Pierce think more critically about the direction of his career.
"You get a chance to come home and be around your family, and I've got people coming at me from all type of sides," said Pierce, who grew up in Inglewood. "I've got people telling me this is what you need to do.
"A lot of people say, 'You need to be in L.A. You won't win a championship in Boston,' and 'By the time you all (in Boston) are ready, you'll be retired.' It does get to you at times, and it's something to think about."
Pierce met with executive director of basketball operations Danny Ainge in Boston recently to discuss concerns raised by family and friends and Pierce's view of the situation.
He plans to meet with Ainge again soon.
One of the topics of conversation will be a contract extension, though the five-time All-Star feels no sense of urgency to complete a deal. He will wait for the offer and watch the moves Ainge makes.
Pierce essentially dismissed the Iverson rumors, called the Celtics' draft-night deals "a step," and doesn't hold much hope for free agency.
Pierce's thoughts came with a healthy dose of realism.
On Iverson: "It sounds good right now, but every year you get big trade rumors. Everybody knows trade rumors are just rumors until they really happen. How many teams was I traded to last summer?
"I think it would be great to get Allen Iverson. The thing about being young is you're inconsistent. You know Allen Iverson is going to bring it every night. If you've got two players on your team like that and a lot of different role players, it doesn't matter which one steps up, as long you get one."
On the draft: "It helped our team financially. Who knows how many more wins we're going to have with the trade (which included his college buddy, Raef LaFrentz, headed to Portland)? I don't think it's made us instant contenders. Regardless of the trade, we knew next year we were going to be a very competitive team with what we had already.
"The trade did make us better. We got a point guard. We got a shot-blocker. We're still a couple pieces away from becoming a contender."
On free agency: "We're not a team that free agents come to. Let's just be realistic. For us to get better, we've got to do it through the draft and trades. It's not like guys who become free agents say, 'Boston is the place I want to be.' Everybody knows the free agent spots are Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York."
On the optimistic side, Pierce recognizes one big deal can dramatically change the Celtics' outlook for next season, bringing to mind players such as Kevin Garnett and Jermaine O'Neal, in addition to Iverson.
Pierce is friendly with Garnett and O'Neal and would welcome either one in a blockbuster deal.
When asked whom he would like to see in Boston uniform, Pierce said, "Shaquille O'Neal, but that's unrealistic. Realistically? It's hard to say what realistic trades are out there. You hear rumors about K.G., Jermaine O'Neal, Allen Iverson. How true are they?
"Everybody would love to play with those type of guys. We're all in the same position. We're All-Stars on struggling teams that need help. I think K.G. probably needs me as much as I need him. The same with Jermaine. The same with A.I."
Unless the Celtics pull off a blockbuster trade with Minnesota, Indiana or Philadelphia, Pierce, Garnett, O'Neal and Iverson will have just one thing in common this summer: for various reasons, the All-Star foursome will not participate in the Team USA tryouts.
Pierce will not take part in the competition because of a sore left elbow that forced him to miss the final three games of the season.
After playing pickup games last week and absorbing contact for the first time since the season ended, Pierce decided he needed elbow surgery.
According to Pierce, team physician Brian McKeon will operate in August, leaving the captain more than enough time for rehabilitation before training camp starts in October.
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With their economies slowed by high energy costs, the U.S. and other countries were hoping that OPEC would raise production levels and bring down the price of oil.
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries didn't come to the rescue, however. In a contentious meeting in Vienna on Wednesday, the 12-nation group failed to agree on new production targets. That sets the stage for higher prices for oil and gasoline later this year as global demand for oil rises faster than supplies.
Saudi Arabia lobbied for an increase in output, which likely would have likely lowered oil prices. But countries like Iran resisted, arguing that oil supplies are adequate to meet demand and current prices are appropriate.
"We are unable to reach consensus," OPEC Secretary General Abdullah Al-Badri told reporters after the meeting in Vienna ended. Saudi oil minister Ali Naimi called the meeting "one of the worst ever."
Traders were surprised and oil prices climbed. Benchmark West Texas Intermediate for July delivery gained $1.65 to settle at $100.74 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In London, Brent crude added $1.07 to settle at $117.85 per barrel on the ICE Futures exchange.
Many analysts were almost certain that OPEC would increase production. OPEC not only supplies 34 percent of the world's oil — about 29.7 million barrels per day — it has the unique ability to crank up production as needed. Other oil-producing countries, such as Canada, Russia and Mexico, don't have that flexibility.
Global oil consumption is expected to increase by 2 percent this year to an average of 88.4 million barrels per day.
While the Saudis and the Iranians are frequently at loggerheads over pricing at OPEC meetings, member countries usually fall in behind the lead of Saudi Arabia, which produces most of the group's oil. This time the Saudi-Iranian rivalry resulted in a deadlock.
The International Energy Agency in Paris had urged oil producers to put more crude on the market. "Ongoing supply disruptions, as well as the fragile state of the global economy, call for a prompt increase in supply," the agency said.
The oil market has been worried for months that unrest in Libya and Yemen could destabilize larger oil-producing nations in the region. The two countries normally produce less than 4 percent of the world's oil needs. Saudi Arabia and others have boosted output to make up for much of the shortfall, but concerns remain that unrest could intensify across the region and disrupt supplies.
Oil prices jumped 25 percent from January through April as global demand grew to the highest level on record while violent uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East threatened oil fields and cut off Libya's oil exports.
The price of gasoline soared as well. The national average in the United States grew 28 percent to record levels from January through early May, nearly topping $4 per gallon. Motorists reacted by driving less. Consumer confidence suffered as more money went to the pump. Though gasoline prices have dropped 21 cents in the past month, they're still above $3.70 per gallon and analysts say they'll continue to squeeze budgets this year.
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Rep. Ed Markey of Massachusetts said the U.S. must be prepared to use its Strategic Petroleum Reserve to "head off an economic collapse from continued high gas prices." Most experts agree that tapping the reserve wouldn't make much difference in prices, since the U.S. already has one of the largest petroleum surpluses on record, not including the strategic reserve.
The EIA's weekly report on petroleum supplies showed a drop of 4.8 million barrels of oil, but supplies are still more than 2 percent above year-ago levels. Much of the decline happened in the Midwest, where problems with a pipeline system temporarily halted deliveries from Canada. Gasoline supplies grew by 2.2 million barrels, while the four-week average demand number inched up for the first time in 11 weeks.
Gasoline pump prices dropped another 1.3 cents on Wednesday to a national average of $3.748 per gallon, according to AAA, Wright Express and Oil Price Information Service. A gallon of regular is 21.2 cents cheaper than it was a month ago, but remains $1.03 higher than the same time last year.
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Scientists propose revolutionary laser system to produce the next LHC
An international team of physicists has proposed a revolutionary laser system, inspired by the telecommunications technology, to produce the next generation of particle accelerators, such as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
The International Coherent Amplification Network (ICAN) sets out a new laser system composed of massive arrays of thousands of fibre lasers, for both fundamental research at laboratories such as CERN and more applied tasks such as proton therapy and nuclear transmutation.
The results of this study are published today in Nature Photonics.
Lasers can provide, in a very short time measured in femtoseconds, bursts of energy of great power counted in petawatts or a thousand times the power of all the power plants in the world.
Compact accelerators are also of great societal importance for applied tasks in medicine, such as a unique way to democratise proton therapy for cancer treatment, or the environment where it offers the prospect to reduce the lifetime of dangerous nuclear waste by, in some cases, from 100 thousand years to tens of years or even less.
However, there are two major hurdles that prevent the high-intensity laser from becoming a viable and widely used technology in the future. First, a high-intensity laser often only operates at a rate of one laser pulse per second, when for practical applications it would need to operate tens of thousands of times per second. The second is ultra-intense lasers are notorious for being very inefficient, producing output powers that are a fraction of a percent of the input power. As practical applications would require output powers in the range of tens of kilowatts to megawatts, it is economically not feasible to produce this power with such a poor efficiency.
To bridge this technology divide, the ICAN consortium, an EU-funded project initiated and coordinated by the École polytechnique and composed of the University of Southampton's Optoelectronics Research Centre, Jena and CERN, as well as 12 other prestigious laboratories around the world, aims to harness the efficiency, controllability, and high average power capability of fibre lasers to produce high energy, high repetition rate pulse sources.
The aim is to replace the conventional single monolithic rod amplifier that typically equips lasers with a network of fibre amplifiers and telecommunication components.
Gérard Mourou of École polytechnique who leads the consortium says: "One important application demonstrated today has been the possibility to accelerate particles to high energy over very short distances measured in centimetres rather than kilometres as it is the case today with conventional technology. This feature is of paramount importance when we know that today high energy physics is limited by the prohibitive size of accelerators, of the size of tens of kilometres, and cost billions of euros. Reducing the size and cost by a large amount is of critical importance for the future of high energy physics."
Dr Bill Brocklesby from the ORC adds: "A typical CAN laser for high-energy physics may use thousands of fibres, each carrying a small amount of laser energy. It offers the advantage of relying on well tested telecommunication elements, such as fibre lasers and other components. The fibre laser offers an excellent efficiency due to laser diode pumping. It also provides a much larger surface cooling area and therefore makes possible high repetition rate operation.
"The most stringent difficulty is to phase the lasers within a fraction of a wavelength. This difficulty seemed insurmountable but a major roadblock has in fact been solved: preliminary proof of concept suggests that thousands of fibres can be controlled to provide a laser output powerful enough to accelerate electrons to energies of several GeV at 10 kHz repetition rate - an improvement of at least ten thousand times over today's state of the art lasers."
Such a combined fibre-laser system should provide the necessary power and efficiency that could make economical the production of a large flux of relativistic protons over millimetre lengths as opposed to a few hundred metres.
One important societal application of such a source is to transmute the waste products of nuclear reactors, which at present have half-lives of hundreds of thousands of years, into materials with much shorter lives, on the scale of tens of years, thus transforming dramatically the problem of nuclear waste management.
CAN technology could also find important applications in areas of medicine, such as proton therapy, where reliability and robustness of fibre technology could be decisive features.
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Whisper & Venom goes Hardcore, er... Hardcover
+Zach Glazar , he of Lesser Gnome, sent me the hardcover Whisper & Venom Compendium. It's the boxed set in a convenient book size.
The paper is high quality and the product itself is excellent (I am also a proud owner of the boxed set). If you want an affordable version of the boxed set without the bells and whistles (dice, minis, monster cards, map booklet. amazing regional poster map), this is the way to go - 30 bucks compared to 60 for the boxed set.
Whisper & Venom is written for Labyrinth Lord but converts to the old school rules of your choice without issue (OSR for the win). There is also a Pathfinder version in the works, which I am sure will increase the page count (just an observation - not a criticism - kinda.)
If I can get my wife properly acclimated to RPGs and the OSR in general via Scarlet Heroes, I suspect this would make a nice one on one campaign, as there is a richness in roleplay opportunities (and a crapload of swords swinging, dice rolling opportunities too.) Then the wife and I get to play in +Zach Glazar 's game at NTRPG Con in June ;)
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Knowing when to let go
I am having to learn some hard lessons about giving my daughter some breathing room and let her learn some things on her own.
A little background – Ariel has a mild neurological condition called Sensory Processing Disorder. In layman's terms for her it means that signals from her brain to her body can get jammed up in delivery. For example she has always been super sensitive with clothing – no tags, no scratchy stuff and things have to be soft and comfy.
Additionally it has affected her in physical activity and we did a round of Occupational Therapy to help her get more comfortable with every day chores and stimuli like loud noises, crowds, new people etc without her getting on overload sensory wise.
So that brings us to now – I am really trying to get Ariel caught up on some physical activities and sports. I know from my own experiences that having physical outlets is a big part of being healthy and also a great stress reducer. Since she is transferring to a school next year for academically gifted kids, I want to arm her with good stress management skills.
Yesterday she took her first gymnastics class ever. She is about to turn 8 in July and we had to withdraw from classes in the past as she would get dizzy doing somersaults or any activity that required her to flip around. I was more nervous I think than Ariel was walking into that class. I did explain to the teacher that she was just starting and for now could not do somersaults and why.
I watched from the sidelines and saw my girl working so very hard to do the basic movements – jumping up onto a platform, executing a full turn on a long trampoline, walking on the balance beam. I saw her struggle and it took every single fiber of my being NOT to run in, grab all 63 pounds of her in my arms and go home.
But as the 50 minutes wore on, the serious face started to soften (on her as well as Mommy here) and a smile began to emerge. She asked the teacher if she could try to walk the balance beam on tip toes and did it, landing on the mat at the end with a proud look of accomplishment.
So while it is not likely I have a future Olympic gymnast in the house, I need to step back and let Ariel decide what she can do and not do. Let her communicate with her teacher and not jump in to help navigate the class for her.
In closing, holding on to Ariel has always been easy. I love my girl with all my heart. The path of beginning to let go and allow her to find her own way in the world is so, so much harder. But I am going to be learning something every week at that gymnastics studio too by stepping back a bit.
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I've been seeing some repeating themes as of late. We have the hard left calling for the revolution. We have people on our side lamenting the fact that there are millions of Americans that have not seen Obama and the left for what they really are. That, in spite of overwhelming evidence, we didn't win both houses of Congress by record margins. And that Obama has any approval rating at all. All of these snippets made me go back to one of my favorite sets of videos.
The videos were made in the 1980's and feature Yuri Bezmenov, the highest ranking KGB official to ever defect to the West. Take a listen to how our proud useful idiots will meet their end. Also not the personality traits that Bezmenov attributes to them.
It's freakin' uncanny if you ask me. This man, back in the 80's, was describing, in great detail, so many of the useful idiots that we vote for every month. And he was saying it over 20 years ago.
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As for the people that won't wake up, there is a reason for that…
There is much more to Bezmenov's interviews. They can be found on both YouTube and Google Video ( for longer versions). But again, when we look at reality, and see things fall into place just as we predicted, or, even as our opponents said they would, and people don't get it at all, there is a reason for that. The simple answer is that they aren't supposed to get it, and they probably never will. Until, that is, they are about to be lined up against the wall. That is why I have not advocated a ton of outreach to the left. They are programmed to deny reality, rendering them useful only as idiots, and temporarily at that.
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Lions and Tigers and Bears…oh, my!
Let the insane, stupid witch hunt begin. A weed dealer – lord save the planet and shoot him fast – sold smoke to some KU Student Athletes.
What's the world coming to? Let's ruin their lives, their careers – we'll show 'em.
Overland Park weed man Samuel Villeareal, 32, tried to distribute 1,000 kilos of the devil herb. They didn't catch him with much of anything, but informants, math and phone calls put the number up there.
But it's weed folks…legal in many states already, just not here.
Villeareal was seen with several KU basketball players and police surveillance had KU players at his pad. Oh, and he was seated behind the KU bench at Sprint during a game. O.K., so he sold weed too several players. No doubt.
And yes, Jeff Withey when contacted said, "Never heard of the guy."
I'm sure the players bought and smoked pot. It will all come out now.
This was the 2010-2011 team.
But guess what, most players and certainly black players, love the weed.
They do. If you busted every player in college or pro sports for smoking marijuana or other illegal substances you couldn't field a roster for a single team. No way.
"Oh Glazer, you're a jerk. Not all the players do drugs. How do you know asshole?"
Trust me, I've got excellent sources and I believe it to be a fact.
The players I knew from the Chiefs almost all at least smoked weed, except maybe a couple. In the case of some, to a fault. But hey, they are young men and that's what young people do. They just do.
Sorry, EVIL DO GOODERS.
I'm talking about the '90's Chiefs. We all know today's guys are clean, right?
Kansas is an elite basketball program, so this will be a ton of fun for the authorities to go after.
Headlines, messed up careers, lots of fun for them. If your name is Jim Jones and you are a clerk at Walmart, and you bought way more weed from this guy – who cares? We don't want that guy, he's just a victim.
But if you're a name basketball player, "You must die, bastard, criminal."
What a bunch of B.S.
All of us these young guys are under a ton of stress so they drink, smoke weed and some do a lot more. Is it legal? Often, no. Is it the way it is and has been for years? You bet.
In this case we need to look the other way.
Now if players are involved in selling large amounts of powder, that's a different matter, but smoking weed? NO. Let it go, people.
I know several of you never smoked a joint, never drove drunk or did anything illegal.
Well ,God bless your boring asses.
P.S. I don't believe you.
Maybe you did all this years ago and not now -still you did it – and years ago you were their age.
Be fair, just let it go.


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We are pleased to announce that Triumphal Feast, recorded 15 years ago, is now available online at the following locations:
All proceeds go to support Harmony Plains Singing School.
We are pleased to announce that Triumphal Feast, recorded 15 years ago, is now available online at the following locations:
All proceeds go to support Harmony Plains Singing School.
Dear Harmony Plains Singing School friends,
I pray I have the blessing of seeing you this July 16th to the 21st at the 54th session of Harmony Plains Singing School. The joys of being together, visiting, and singing are indeed a rich treasure of the Lord. Our theme for 2017 is Jesus His Name It Shall Be Called, our text is Matthew 1:21, and our hymn is #176 from the Old School Hymnal, 11th Edition.
The angel announced to Joseph that Mary was with child and would bring forth a Son by the Holy Ghost and his name was to be called Jesus. The name Jesus means Savior. Jesus Christ came into the world and saved his people from their sins.
Sin turns us inward. Sin makes life be about things I want, things I need, all the things I feel. Sin make us shift the blame. We pray to God and say remove the people, change the circumstances, alter the results, and we'll be OK, but our problem is different than we think, deeper than we imagine. Sin shrinks us down to the confines of our wants, our desires, our needs, our feelings. Sin is self-obsessed, self-focused, it inserts us into the center of our own world, it makes us full of ourselves.
We are all tempted to demote God to a power who is to cater to our every whim or is to meet our every need. "Not happy? Not married? Not attractive? Not fulfilled? Not successful??? Come to Christ and he will give you everything you ask for!" God, though, is not primarily in the business of meeting our needs, and Christianity must not be reduced to a God meeting our needs; to do so distorts the heart of the Christian message.
Sin is more than rebellion, more than immorality. Sin in the human heart takes good things and turns them into ultimate things. Our hearts deify them in the sense that they become the center of our lives. We will do anything to achieve them, anything at all. It drives us to break rules we say we honor, harm others we say we love, and deceive ourselves to get our desires. Sin is actually our heart's fondest desire, and ends up being our soul's most slaving addiction.
Sin is whatever you look at and say, in your heart of hearts, "If I have that, then I'll feel my life has meaning, then I'll know I have value, then I'll feel significant and secure." Such a relationship to anything or anyone is worship. The greater the experience, the more likely we expect it can satisfy our deepest needs and hopes, and it is often the very best things in life.
Old pagans may have understood more than we give them credit. They had work gods: money gods, sex gods, nation gods, etc. Anything can be a god if it rules the heart of a person or their life. If we don't face this, we will never understand ourselves. We say, "Clean up your life; just do it." This doesn't work. We must ask what is going on inside of our heart. The sin underneath all our sin is the sin of unbelief that "Jesus Is All We Need."
Whether you know it or not you need the text and hymn and theme for 2017, because each reminds us of Jesus, our actual need. Jesus has saved us from the just punishment for our sin eternally, and this truth delivers us from the pursuit of justifying ourselves through any other means daily. It is said you must see yourself as worthy, see yourself as good, and see yourself as successful. Instead, the gospel says Jesus Christ has amassed a perfect record in our behalf, and he has given it to us. He lived the life we should have lived and died the death we should have died in our place, so that our sins are pardoned and we are counted righteous in his sight. Now, completely accepted and loved by the only One in the universe whose opinions really count, we can site Mt 1:21 and joy in the ultimate victory even though we face ongoing difficulty.
The point here is that your self worth, your self image, is not based on what an individual or any circumstance is saying about you or doing to you. To the degree we have genuine gospel belief, to that degree we are not disabled by life because we understand we are deeply loved in Christ. In genuine gospel belief, we can afford to be generous and forgive when wronged by others because we have been so generously loved and forgiven in Christ.
Without Christ gospely massaged deep into our hearts, we will be driven by all kinds of fears, desires, and needs. If I look to any person, thing, or circumstance to fill my heart, I will always be sinning; I will always deduce that God is not loving me well enough, not respecting me nearly enough, or not supporting me half enough.
What if we were so immersed in Christ's love and care, his promises and accomplishments, his counsels and encouragements, that they dominated our inner life, capturing our imagination, and bubbling out spontaneously when we faced some challenge? Then, my friend, we would say as the last verse of our hymn, "O blessed Jesus my dear Friend, Alone I look to Thee; And when my little life shall end, I pray remember me."
In Him alone,
Brother Dickie
Thanks to Allison Barr, we have many photos to share with you from the 2016 session of Harmony Plains Singing School.
Precious Friends,
Harmony Plains 2016 is just around the corner. Oh what joy to anticipate a week of respite from a frenzied and frantic world. We all desire a perfect world and struggle with the fact that the address where we live is anything but perfect. So we plan much, hope much, and dream much, yet at the same time groan much, and cry much because we are not perfect, no other person is perfect, and the world is not perfect. Singing at HPSS for a whole week, however, reminds us of the joys of heaven and a perfect world to come.
We long for heaven because we have heaven programmed into us. Adolescent, your angst; parent, your toddler's whimper; empty nester, your if onlys; employer/employee, your frustrations; and mourner, your despair, are all a cry for heaven. Heaven is more than a dream; it is the spiritual longing in the here and now.
Of course this is not always a conscious awareness; I am just saying the longing and hunger for paradise is part of being God's children. We cannot escape the desire for heaven; it is downloaded into our very essence. It is not just a matter of the doctrine we believe; it is a matter of who we are. This is why each of us struggle, why we groan for eternity. Romans 8:18-27.
We believe in the afterlife; the problem is that it is not functionally the way we live the everyday life. We live in a constant state of heaven forgetfulness, when life is to be structured in the here and now by a heaven rememberness. Heaven is not pondered, discussed, or noticed in magazines, media, universities, or at work. The joy of one week of singing praises can help this.
Heaven is not a category that our culture takes seriously. The impact is seismic. News casts do not close with, "Nevertheless, this is not all there is; we anticipate eternity where all will be righted". In our culture the impact of heaven is not correlated to emotions, behavior, or our mental state. This is not just tragic; it is debilitating.
The now was intended to be lived in the constant awareness of the hereafter. Heaven bound people travel earth's roads, but they must breathe heaven's air. The heaven of our destination must rule over the earthliness of present situation. Did you ever see a fish swimming in a tree, or a bird perched under water? Just as that will never work, it will never work for us to live in an atmosphere unmindful of heaven.
Our song for Harmony Plains 2016 will be "Hark! Ten Thousand Harps," OSH #11, hymn 32. The HPSS theme for 2016 is "Hallelujah! Hallelujah!" Harmony Plains' text for 2016 is Revelation 5:11-13. Thomas Kelly, reflecting upon this passage, captured the need for us to immerse ourselves in heaven thoughts when he wrote this hymn. He knew as Christians we must reflect upon the anticipated bliss of heaven—Jesus reigning, the Lord smiling, grace enduring, and all rejoicing (see the hymn's themes).
With the eye of imagination he saw the thrilling scene in heaven with ten thousands times ten thousands giving praise to Christ for His victorious redemption. The thrust of this hymn though, is not just that someday we redeemed will join that heavenly chorus, but that our occupation now is singing "Hallelujah! Hallelujah! "Glory, glory to our King!" This is a heavenly minded triumphal hymn for the here and now.
"Hark! ten thousand harps and voices sound the notes of praise above; Jesus reigns and heav'n rejoices; Jesus reigns, the God of love. See, He sits on yonder throne: Jesus rules the world alone. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Jesus rules the world alone."
"King of glory, reign forever! Thine an everlasting crown. Nothing from Thy love shall sever those whom Thou hast made Thine own: Happy objects of Thy grace, destined to behold Thy face. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Destined to behold Thy face."
Glory to our King,
Brother Dickie


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Have Any Info Re: James Pinion - Jackson Co., NC ?
I'm searching for any information about the James Pinion that married Sarah Frady on 9 April 1882 in Jackson County, North Carolina?They had a daughter that's listed in delayed birth registrations; Tallie Pinion born 5 July 1884 in Webster Twp., Jackson Co., NC. According to the record, James was born about 1862 in Tennessee.
Since Jackson County is so close to the reservation for the Eastern Band Cherokees, I'm hoping his family line is among those that filed a claim with the government.Does anyone have any information about James & Sarah or their descendants? I'd also like to know who his parents were and where they lived but any information will be appreciated.
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