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In this veil of tears where we are marked for death
My mother decided to be blessed.
She defied a melancholic bent and worry's pull
To find pure joy in so much great and small.
In the joy of children born, she was reborn
A dark-haired Madonna with babies holy
Wholly meant, she said, to live life fully
Warning, "Don't be buried at 80, but die at 40."
She wanted us to learn! to dance, to act, to paint
To play an instrument and sing the Gloria!
To see! the Hoover Dam, Glacier Park, the seals in Oregon
And the chain gangs on the roads in California.
Experience! The kilted pipers at a Scottish tattoo
Indian powwows and countless trips to the foreign land of Canada
Chase! After Ike's car in the Seattle night
Where she sang out like a girl, "Oh, he looks so pink and bright!"
I see her in a silent vigil all my life to quell our fear
Praying under her breath as I woke from surgery, aching
And smiling, beckoning us to come stand in the door jam
As she made light of the earth's violent quaking.
Never a stoic, she swooned over each perfect grandchild
Delighting in their cleverness and nerve
Their opinions and silliness
And in their unabashed love of her.
I was not alone to love them
She and Dad were my second bests
Other arms to hold them
Hands to applaud them, voices to laud them.
To ensure the surprise grandchild was as blessed as the first
While praying special blessings on each one
She was their amazed admirer, their biggest fan!
Four times she cared for me a nursing mom
Bringing oysters and whole fresh salmon on the plane
Then conjured custards and pies and hearty stews
Washed sand-filled clothes, cleaned muddy shoes.
Acts I would repeat with my own children
Telling her how it felt so special to care for Meg and Aria and Evi
Even the cleaning and the endless mounds of tiny laundry
"Oh, yes," she said, "I always felt like the good fairy."
Good and magical, indeed!
Dear Mother may your joy increase
May you rest eternally in peace
Knowing you have truly won
For you dared to love and did become!


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This bamboo Ajiro concept bicycle rethinks both our means of transportation and the ways we manufacture our vehicles. Designed by Monash University student Alexander Vittouris, the Ajiro utilizes a production process that removes emissions instead of releasing them into the Earth's atmosphere. That's because the bamboo structure of this vehicle is grown straight out of the ground into a preformed mold. Vittouris envisions fields of bamboo gardens growing these human powered bicycles, which need only small modifications once mature to hit the streets.
"Consumption of raw materials has lasting implications – economically, socially and environmentally. This vehicle is about rethinking our approach to both design and ecological sustainability of the products we create and use," said Vittouris. Instead of depending on the energy of factories to shape material into the form of a car, Vittouris' design relies on nature for that energy.
The Ajiro is not only powered by the driver, but also has an energy storage system that allows for excess power to be stored and used at a later time. The Ajiro also provides a canopy of shelter for the driver and a reclining seat of woven bamboo stalks.
After the Ajiro is grown the skeletal structure that was used to form the base can be reused to grow future generations of this human-powered, low energy cycle.
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Pets face many unique dangers during the coldest months, but savvy pet owners can take steps to keep their dogs, cats and other pets safe and comfortable no matter how low the temperature goes.
Top 5 Dangers to Pets in Winter – And How to Keep Pets Safe
The exact dangers pets face vary depending on seasonal conditions and pets' individual tolerances, but understanding these common dangers can help every pet owner avoid unnecessary risks to their beloved pets.
Frostbite and Hypothermia
As temperatures fall, pets are at risk of lowered body temperatures, cardiac arrest, freezing tissues and other problems associated with frostbite and hypothermia. Even indoor pets are subject to these risks if they are allowed outside for walks or extended periods.
Keep Pets Safe: Provide pets with good, warm shelter and appropriate winter clothes if necessary. Minimize outdoor time on the coldest days and dry pets off when they come indoors so they can warm up quickly.
Antifreeze has a sweet, attractive taste to pets, but it is dangerously toxic and even a small amount can be fatal if ingested. Other de-icers or common winter chemicals can also pose poisoning risks, as can many holiday human foods such as chocolates or other treats.
Keep Pets Safe: Clean up any chemical spills immediately, and keep chemicals out of reach of pets at all times. Do not give pets any human treats, instead offering them special pet treats if desired. If pets show poisoning symptoms, seek a vet's care immediately.
Fire and Burns
When pets are cold, they may want to get closer to fireplaces, space heaters and other heating elements, where they risk singed fur or skin burns. When heaters are inappropriately used, pets are also at risk of being caught in home fires.
Keep Pets Safe: Do not use exposed heating elements or open flames around pets unless they are closely supervised. Avoid heated blankets in pet beds since wrinkles and folds can cause the blankets to overheat and may cause burns. In the event of a fire, take all possible steps to rescue pets without risking human life, including notifying fire and rescue personnel about the presence of pets.
Dehydration and Malnutrition
Pets need more calories in the winter months to generate sufficient body heat to stay warm, and adequate water can help them combat the effects of cold. Dry skin, dull coats and weight loss are common effects of dehydration and malnutrition in the winter.
Keep Pets Safe: Use a heated pet bowl to keep water from freezing in outdoor pens, and always have plentiful clean water available for pets to drink. Consider increasing meals slightly to provide adequate winter nutrition and compensate for calorie-burning weight loss, as well as help pets store a layer of fat for winter insulation.
Getting Lost
Winter rain, ice and snow can wash away and cover scent markers and visual clues pets might use to orient themselves and find their way home. While pets should not be permitted to wander at any time of year, if they do stray away from home in the winter, it is much easier for pets to get lost and disoriented.
Keep Pets Safe: Always keep a close eye on pets outdoors and do not let them wander without supervision. Use sturdy leashes for walks, and keep yard gates firmly fastened. Be sure pets are microchipped and wearing updated identification tags in case they do get lost, and having a recent photo on hand will help if it is necessary to search for a lost pet.
Pets face many risks in the winter, but when pet owners are aware of those risks, they can more easily take steps to keep their pets safe, comfortable and healthy even during the coldest months.


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UnNews:FACT CHECK: Birthday Card not as Accurate as Hoped
4 December 2009
This article is part of UnNews, your source for up-to-the-picosecond misinformation. |
KINGSTON, Pennsylvania-- Is Kingston mom Linda Irving the greatest mother of all time? Does her son David love her more than any other son could? Did David put sincere dedication into the gift she received?
Yes, says David in a recent birthday card widely publicized throughout 407 Butler Street. In that card, David Irving, 8, aims high and claims the above — and more. However, he goes adrift of the facts in a much more jarring and noticeable manner than was expected.
A quick look at some of his statements in the card and how they compare with reality:
IRVING: "Mommy you are the bestest [sic] mommy in the palNet [sic]!!!"
THE FACTS: Irving's claim here is a curious one, considering that there are absolutely no peer-reviewed studies that confirm nor deny this. Moreover, there is very little chance that any impromptu studies that Irving himself conducts would be accurate. According to the recipient of the card, his mother Linda, David has been over to "about ten other boys' houses." Out of the tens of millions of mothers throughout the United States, let alone the world, there is considerable doubt that Linda Irving is truly the greatest mother on Earth.
IRVING: "Mommy I love you mure [sic] thaN my toy traiN set with the red traiN aN [sic] the bells aN [sic] the thinjy [sic] that plays that one soNg!!!"
THE FACTS: Actually, Irving's affection for his mother is far from perfect, and certainly not constant. Lionel Irving, husband of Linda and a source familiar to David Irving says that last week he "lost it when he wasn't allowed to stay up to watch a rerun of Chalkzone. He screamed at Linda, saying he 'hated her guts' or something like that...he was later sent to his room." It wasn't but a day later that David Irving, according to workers at Gertrude Hawk Chocolatiers in the local Wyoming Valley Mall, was "hugging his mother...begging for one of [Gertrude Hawk's] chocolate ladybugs filled with peanut butter." Irving "eventually" got his mother to buy one, leading to "countless hugs and 'I love you's'." However, Irving has shown a near constant love of his toy train set since he received it for his birthday late last July. Based on the previous, it should be clear to more than UnNews' fact checking department that David Irving's love for his mother is not more than two standard deviations of the mean from the national average, and is therefore unremarkable.
IRVING: "Mommy I hope you liKe [the gift] as much as you liKe this card!!!"
THE FACTS: Additionally, it can be shown that likely the last thing on David's mind when he wrote this was sincere hope that his mother appreciated his gift. According to Lionel, who strongly recommended that David write the card, "In all sincerity, I think he only drew up that card to prevent [Lionel] from bugging him to do it any longer." Continued Lionel, "[i]t took quite some time to coax that kid. He demanded a 100 Grand [Bar] in exchange for drawing up the card."
IRVING: "Mommy I chosed [sic] my gift for you all by myslef [sic]!!!"
THE FACTS: Irving's claim of picking his mother's gift himself is subject to considerable doubt. In fact, neither David Irving nor his father, Lionel, chose the gift that they purchased for Linda Irving. One could give some credit to the Irvings in that they set out to the Macy*s in the aforementioned Wyoming Valley Mall with the intention of choosing a gift for Linda Irving together (already disproving David's assertion.) However, Lionel Irving's declaration of "[l]ets go out and buy mommy a gift" quickly collapsed upon itself when the two men entered the purse and handbag section of the Macy*s. According to Donna Sandroski, a saleswoman, "[t]hose two poor saps, father and son, were stumbling around the salesfloor like crazed prison wardens." Apparently, Sandroski "[sees] it all the time. [She] was obliged to help, and [she] chose the plainest, most universally-accessible purse [they] had." Added Sandroski, "What was I supposed to do? Let 'em wander around for ages, and lose a sale? I think not!"
All in all, while making some intriguing points, we at UnNews believe this card could have used a couple more rewrites before it was etched onto computer paper with crayons and bestowed upon his mother.
- Joe Bosson "Greeting card causes rift in local neighborhood" Times Leader, December 3, 2009


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DIRT FEST 2016 Announces Lineup
Dirt Fest 2016 featuring Killswitch Engage, Asking Alexandria, Hatebreed, Trivium, Attila, & more will go down in it's new Metro-Detroit location on Saturday, August 13.
A newly reunited Bury Your Dead will also perform for the 10th Anniversary of their iconic record "Beauty And The Breakdown", along with Michigan natives Walls Of Jericho and Wilson.
Dozens more acts will round out the lineup of Metal, Hardcore, and Hard Rock bands performing on multiple stages at the Crofoot Festival Grounds in Downtown Pontiac, Michigan.
Tickets are on sale now. Go to www.dirtfest.com for General Admission and VIP Packages.


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My work is based on Rabbit Medicine and Production on commercial farms.
I work like external consultant for the operators of the subsector: producers, centers of selection, centers of insemination, feed manufacturers, laboratoires and slaughter houses, besides Public Administrators.
Visitors wishing to make comments on any of the subjects dealt with will find the address of this web page below. In any case, thank you for your visit!


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Phil Kerpen
President Obama opened his State of the Union address with a quote from President John F. Kennedy: "the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress." But Obama's speech that followed and the agenda it advocated indicate he failed to study JFK's famous 1963 State of the Union and its ambitious program of tax cuts and tax reform that successfully shifted the U.S. economy into high gear.
"The mere absence of recession is not growth," Kennedy said. Words that ring even more true now, with the U.S. economy mired in the weakest recovery of the post-war era. Obama's response to the challenge of slow growth? More taxes and more spending. A replay of the first term agenda that so spectacularly failed. "Broad-based economic growth requires a balanced approach to deficit reduction, with spending cuts and revenue, Obama said, with "revenue" being Washington-code for another round of tax hikes.
Kennedy knew better. "One step, above all, is essential–the enactment this year of a substantial reduction and revision in Federal income taxes," he said. "Our obsolete tax system exerts too heavy a drag on private purchasing power, profits, and employment." He went on to highlight a program of genuine tax reform, lowering rates across the board "with selected structural changes, beginning in 1964, which will broaden the tax base, end unfair or unnecessary preferences, remove or lighten certain hardships."
Kennedy knew that to spur economic growth, tax reform would cause a short-term drop in tax revenue to the government, but that "increasing the amount of our national income, will in time result in still higher Federal revenues. It is a fiscally responsible program–the surest and the soundest way of achieving in time a balanced budget in a balanced full employment economy."
Obama, in stark contrast, uses the words "tax reform," but what he really means is simply a massive tax hike. "To hit the rest of our deficit reduction target," i.e., to collect more tax revenue for government, Obama advocated what we "save hundreds of billions of dollars by getting rid of tax loopholes and deductions for the well-off and well-connected." Real tax reform uses simplification to offset some of the short-term revenue losses from lower rates. Obama's plan is a tax hike, which will damage the economy and make genuine reform more difficult by using simplification to pay for more spending instead of lower tax rates.
There is no question that the tax system is holding us back economically, especially the 35 percent corporate income tax which is the highest in the developed world. The average state corporate tax brings the rate up to 39.2 percent, versus an average in other developed countries of just 25 percent. Obama committed to bringing more manufacturing jobs back to the U.S., but his government research centers will do far less to encourage that than making our tax system more competitive.
President Obama was absolutely right when he said "It's not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth." One of the top priorities, therefore, should be real tax reform – not as Obama described it, but as Kennedy did – designed to boost the long-term growth path of the economy.
© Copyright 2013 Phil Kerpen, distributed by Cagle Cartoons newspaper syndicate. Mr. Kerpen is the president of American Commitment and the author of "Democracy Denied."


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The national emblem of the Republic of Uzbekistan reflects the history, high spirituality, eternal values and way of life of Uzbek people. Each element, color and sign of the emblem has its own symbolic meaning. The emblem is set off by a garland of cotton branches with open cotton bolls and ears of wheat. Wheatears are the symbol of the daily bread; stems with open cotton bolls are the main wealth of the sunny land, which have glorified it throughout the world. Stems and cotton bolls, tangled with a ribbon of the state flag, represent the solidarity of the peoples living in the republic. There is the sun depicted on the emblem, the golden rays of which are piercing through the blossoming valley. The representation of the sun is the wish that the way of the state has always been lit up with a glare. At the same time, the sun reflects the unique natural and climatic conditions of the republic. Rivers flowing down from the mountains symbolize a sanguineous life. Inside the octagon, placed in the top of the emblem and embodying the freedom and unity of the people, there is a crescent and stars, shining against the background of the blue sky. This is a symbol of eternity, national traditions and values, high spirituality, strength of will and faith. Humo bird with extended wings, located in the center of the emblem, has long been considered a symbol of fidelity and love of freedom. Great Uzbek poet, Alisher Navoi characterized Humo bird as the kindest of all living beings. There is an inscription "Uzbekistan" at the bottom of the emblem, drawn on the base of the garland of the state flag with golden letters. The State Emblem of the Republic of Uzbekistan was approved on July 2, 1992 at the tenth session of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The state flag of Uzbekistan was approved on November 18, 1991 and since then, it is an official national symbol of the republic. It represents a multicolored rectangular cloth with three horizontal stripes of blue, white and green. Everything on Uzbek flag is symbolic and reflects the perception of the world of the Uzbek people and has a connection with their historical and cultural past. The blue stripe on the flag is the symbol of the sky, water, and traditional symbol of peace, as well as the sign of historical continuity (the flag of Amir Temur's state was also blue in color). The white line on the cloth is the color of peace in perception of the Uzbek people, which is reflected even in the ordinary Uzbek expression "ok yul!", which means, "go in peace!". The green color on the banner is the color of nature, new life and abundance in countries where the majority of is population are Muslims. Red lines - symbolize the vital energy, New half moon - reflects both the national independence of the republic, and connection with the historical past of the people, its traditions. On the banner, 12 stars are also depicted, symbolizing twelve regions of the country as well as ancient solar calendar.
The law "On national anthem of the Republic of Uzbekistan" was adopted on the December 10, 1992 at the 11th session of the Supreme Council of Uzbekistan.
Poem by A. Aripov Music by M. Burkhanov
My country, sunny and free, salvation to your people, You are a warmhearted companion to the friends Flourish eternally with knowledge and invention, May your fame shine as long as the world exists!
Refrain: These golden valleys-dear Uzbekistan, Manly spirit of ancestors is companion to you! When the great power of people became exuberant You are the country that amazes the world!
Belief of generous Uzbek does not die out, Free, young children are a strong wing for you! The torch of independence, guardian of peace, Just motherland be eternally prosperous!
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Location: City of Tashkent, Mirzo – Ulugbek district. 5 th clinic hospital.
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RFC 141 - Comments on RFC 114: A File Transfer Protocol
Network Working Group E. F. Harslem Request for Comments: 141 J. F. Haefner NIC 6726 Rand 29 April 1971 COMMENTS ON RFC 141 (A FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL) 1. A file transfer protocol is needed. Bushan's proposal would satisfy a particular current need that we have, as well as short-term envisioned needs. 2. Bushan's protocol would apear to be straight-forward in implementation, and extensible as claimed. 3. We would like to see implementations of such protocol be accomplished such that the file transfer program has general and complete access to the local file storage. That is, it should be able to access a file that it did not create. For example, if a program or user creates a file at site X (completely independent of the file transfer program), it would then be desirable to be able to retrieve the file via the file transfer program. This is not a requirement of RFC #114 but we would like to see it implemented where possible. 4. Since implementation of a subset of transaction types is specifically permitted, we suggest inclusion of the following commands (in addition to append). insert records within a file delete records from within a file replace records within a file Although these operations are not directly supported under IBM OS/360, we have used them with a non-standard file subsystem under IBM OS/360 and find them quite useful. 5. In addition to retrieve and lookup, get names of files under my access control would be useful. 6. The absence of status requests and responses is apparent. Although this is typically a function associated with a remote job entry (RJE) system, since the execute request is present it would seem appropriate to inquire about the status of the process created by the execute command. This becomes increasingly more important where the execute is implemented as an RJE-like operation and scheduling time of the job might be prolonged. 7. When requesting execute, the using host sends parameters upon receipt of the rr response. Executing a task can be implemented in several ways. The options our 360 affords are RJE at job level and the attach macro. Our preference would be the attach macro which immediately initiates an independent OS task within the partition of the program issuing the attach (presumably the File Service). Such a task normally receives parameters upon initiation and can thereafter receive parameters from a program via some mechanism such as an event control block. The second method requires special modifications to the program being executed; hence, it is not desirable. Therefore, we either need the parameters included in the execute command or will not actually start execution until parameters are received. 8. Upon abnormal termination, one should include part or all of the spurious request as well as an identify- ing code to facilitate precise error recognition. 9. We would be interested in the outcome of the MIT/ Harvard experiments with the RFC #114 protocol. What were the pitfalls, etc.? [ This RFC was put into machine readable form for entry ] [ into the online RFC archives by Simone Demmel 4/97 ] User Contributions:Comment about this RFC, ask questions, or add new information about this topic:


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Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes through twisted forests, forgotten warrens, ruined crypts, and beyond. You'll battle not only unimaginable foes, but stress, famine, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Uncover strange mysteries, and pit the heroes against an array of fearsome monsters with an innovative strategic turn-based combat system.
• Includes: The Crimson Court & The Shield breaker
• The Affliction System – battle not only monsters, but stress! Contend with paranoia, masochism, fear, irrationality, and a host of gameplay-meaningful quirks!
• Striking hand-drawn gothic crowquill art style
• Innovative turn-based combat pits you against a host of diabolical monsters
• Narration system to celebrate your successes...and failures
16 (and counting!) playable hero classes, including Plague Doctor, Hellion, and even the Leper!
• Camp to heal wounds or deliver inspiring speeches.
• Rest your weary, shell-shocked characters in town at the Tavern or the Abbey to keep their stress in check.
• Classic CRPG and roguelike features, including character permadeath, procedural dungeons, and incredible replay


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LESLIE: Well, if you're a big drinker of bottled water, you may have noticed that the price never seems to go down and you might be ready for an alternative to the cost and all that waste.
TOM: But there are alternatives. You can save money and go green with an under-sink water filter. Richard Trethewey, the plumbing-and-heating expert for TV's This Old House is here to explain.
Welcome, Richard.
RICHARD: Hey, guys.
TOM: It's good to see you again. And Americans, boy, we drink a lot of bottled water and those expenses can really add up.
RICHARD: You know, it's about a $6 billion-a-year industry, this bottled water.
TOM: Wow.
RICHARD: It is – there are a lot of those little bottles going around. And the rest of the planet uses about $29 billion. I mean it is a big industry. What is the Earth, two-thirds water?
TOM: Yeah.
RICHARD: We're going to drink it all sooner or later, so …
LESLIE: Right.
TOM: Now, why do people think that the water in those bottles is that much more cleaner than what comes out of their sink? There are regulations that water authorities have to follow.
RICHARD: Yeah. Right.
TOM: They're respected all the time.
RICHARD: Right.
TOM: The water in this country, for the most part, is pretty darn good.
RICHARD: That's right. We feel like we can trust in this country – when you go to a faucet, you at least feel, if it's a municipal water supply, that that water is trustworthy. But what's happened is people, I think, are still nervous. There's a few things I think every house will have, sooner or later. One is water filtration, both under the sink and potentially coming into the building. A couple of solar panels will be on the roof, I think, on most houses.
TOM: Right. Mm-hmm.
RICHARD: And I think every house will have some sort of way to bring fresh air into the building, some sort of mechanical ventilation device.
TOM: Yeah, that makes sense.
RICHARD: Those are the three things I think …
TOM: We're all feeling that much more health-conscious.
RICHARD: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
TOM: Well, in terms of the sink filters themselves, there are a number of different types of filter technologies out there.
RICHARD: Yeah.
TOM: Talk to us about how they actually work. And which ones are most effective?
RICHARD: The most common one, by far, is a thing called "granulated activated carbon." That is the – it's a carbon-block filter and the water goes through it. Carbon is a great filter to get taste and odor under control.
If that's what you're trying to do, just to sort of cosmetically clean up that water for taste and odor, you can't beat a granulated activated carbon filter.
TOM: Now, is that under-sink? It's an under-sink filter.
RICHARD: Yeah, most of these are under-sink.
RICHARD: You have to decide: "Am I trying to deal with the whole house? Am I trying to deal with the water that I drink?" And so, in most cases, there's so much water coming into the house that you're going to use for bathing and for toilets. You really don't often have to do a whole-house filter. You've really got to think about that water that people are going to drink with, cook with or to make ice cubes with.
LESLIE: Cook with.
RICHARD: And so, under-the-sink filter is what most people should have and do have.
LESLIE: Mm-hmm. And is that something that you can do yourself, as far as installation?
RICHARD: They have made the installation pretty darn easy nowadays. You're still dealing with plumbing, so you've got to make sure you turn the water off and make those connections. But so many of them are these really do-it-yourself-able connections.
First of all, you – if you want to have a separate spigot at the sink, you have to use one of the holes that are on the sink. You have to drill a new hole so you have that separate spout coming out for your filtered water.
TOM: Right. Mm-hmm.
RICHARD: Some people will do it on the cold water going to the faucet and do everything out of sight. I like to have a dedicated faucet where I know that that's the water I can trust. And that's what I go to.
And then you mount it underneath the kitchen cabinet. We've done it on This Old House, Ask This Old House a couple times. They should be maintained. The ironic thing is the better the filter is …
TOM: The less maintenance you need?
RICHARD: No, the more.
TOM: Oh, really.
RICHARD: The more it'll clog, meaning – so it has a better filter.
TOM: Oh, interesting.
RICHARD: And so people will say, "Oh, that thing's clogged in." Well, guess what? That means it took out a lot of stuff that would have – you would have been drinking.
TOM: Right.
LESLIE: Mm-hmm. And not even known about.
RICHARD: That's right.
TOM: Right. Yeah, yeah.
RICHARD: So, you really – you've got to look at it the right way. That if it's doing its job, sooner or later it's going to clog and that stuff, you avoid it. If you put one in that's got such low filtration capacity, you'll never have to maintain it but you might as well not have done it.
LESLIE: So is the clog the indicator that the filter needs to be changed? Or do some of these fixtures have maybe a light that comes on or something that will tell you now is the time to change the filter?
RICHARD: It's going to clog. I haven't seen any fancy – I'm sure there's a few on the market that have sort of some filter – or you could do it on time. But I think you're going to see that there's a drop-off in the performance because that filter media is getting more and more clogged with particulates that we would have drank.
TOM: We're talking to Richard Trethewey. He's the plumbing-and-heating expert on TV's This Old House.
Richard, one of the common complaints that people have about water is this sort of rotten-egg smell that comes from water. Can that be solved with a filter?
RICHARD: Well, that's sulfur and that is usually an indication that something else is going on in your system.
RICHARD: And what we most often find when you have that sulfur complaint, it's usually on hot water. And it is that inside of the water heater, down in your basement or wherever it is – inside that tank, there's an anode rod – a sacrificial anode rod – that is taking the electrolysis that would have eaten the tank and becoming sacrificial to it.
Now, if that anode rod fails, sooner or later you're going to start getting hydrogen sulfide in the water because it's really the beginning of the breakdown of the tank. So it means that you should think about changing that water heater; it's beginning to give that sulfur smell.
TOM: So that's a good point.
RICHARD: That's right.
TOM: So if you actually tried to deal with it with a filter, you might, in effect, be masking (inaudible at 0:26:45).
RICHARD: You might mask it but sooner or later, that basement is going to be flooded.
LESLIE: Mm-hmm. And I think you know what we're talking about, this entire under-sink filtration system. Generally, we're talking about municipal water supply.
RICHARD: Yeah, yeah.
LESLIE: What about well water? Are you able to filter that, as well, or is that a whole different animal?
RICHARD: You don't have any idea what the water is coming out of the ground. You don't know where your neighbor's septic system is in relation to the water, so I think you can't filter the water enough when you're coming out of the ground with a well. So, potentially, you're going to have a whole-house iron removal, you're going to have some sort of prefilter for the water coming through. And then by the time you get to the kitchen sink, you want to be sure to have a granulated activated carbon filter.
TOM: And that is definitely a pro project. You've got to test that water and build the filtration system around what you find, correct?
RICHARD: Yeah, yeah. Yeah. There's a lot of great pros in the water-quality industry in this country. You've just got to find a local guy that knows what they're doing.
TOM: Good advice. Richard Trethewey, the plumbing-and-heating expert on TV's This Old House, helping us keep our water clean, safe and smelling nice.
RICHARD: I'm thirsty.
LESLIE: Alright. You can catch the current season of This Old House and Ask This Old House on PBS. For local listings and step-by-step videos of many common home improvement projects, visit ThisOldHouse.com.
TOM: And This Old House and Ask This Old House are brought to you by GMC. GMC, we are professional grade.


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AA Thought for the Day:
When I was drinking, I was absolutely selfish. I thought of myself first, last, and always. The universe revolved around me. When I woke up in the morning with a hangover, my only thought was how terrible I felt and what I could do to make myself feel better. And the only thing I could think of was more liquor. To quit was impossible. I couldn't see beyond myself and my own need for another drink. Can I now look out and beyond my own selfishness?
Meditation for the Day:
Remember that the first quality of greatness is service. In a way, God is the greatest servant of all, because He is always waiting for us to call on Him to help us in all good endeavors. His strength is always available to us, but we must ask it of Him through our own free will. It is a free gift, but we must sincerely seek it. A life of service is the finest life we can live. We are here on earth to serve others. That is the beginning and the end of our real worth.
Prayer for the Day:
I pray that I may cooperate with God in all good things. I pray that I may serve God and others and so lead a useful and happy life.


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A new toad discovered in Brazil might look cute, but it's definitely not since it's poisonous.
Known as 'pumpkin toads' the newly-identified species was found in the Mantiqueira mountain range of Brazil.
According to a study published Wednesday in Plos One, the amphibian measures just under an inch long.
The tiny, neon orange toadlet was actually first found in 2016, but they initially thought it belonged to an existing species, the B. ephippium species.
Researchers said they are a unique Brachycephalus species.
It is poisonous, but the threat to humans is minimal.


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California is releasing thousands of inmates early due to the pandemic without adequate transportation, support services or housing once they get out, statewide prison advocates and reentry service providers say.
"Absolutely do not stop folks from coming home, but we need realistic resources," says London Croudy, with Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, a nonprofit that advocates for inmates' rights and the formerly incarcerated. "We want to be there for these folks, but we need help!"
The pandemic has prompted the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to start expediting the release of some 3,500 nonviolent inmates with up to 60 days or less to serve on their sentence to parole and what's known as Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS).
So far, the state has released nearly 2,000 inmates with the remainder expected to be released on Monday. The department has also suspended the intake of inmates from county jails for up to 60 days. The moves will free up nearly 6,500 beds to help better protect staff and inmates from the spread of the virus, CDCR says. The coronavirus is spreading in prisonsacross the world including at least 33 cases among staff and inmates in California's prisons.
Frontline reentry programs in California, mostly nonprofits and faith-based groups, are strained and under-resourced in normal times. The state releases about 40,000 inmates a year. But during the pandemic, the people who run these support programs are sheltering in place along with everyone else.
"This is a really important time to examine what we mean by 'essential services,'" says Lenore Anderson president of the group Alliance for Safety and Justice.She says these groups are not getting the help they need during the pandemic. "This should be a top priority for state and local officials: to bring forth the reentry service providers and connect them directly with the local and state criminal justice system and empower those organizations to play the role that they can play."
Others point to a lack of coordination verging on disarray on the releases.
"Across the state, we have warm hand-off reentry programs. It's a great program. Why don't we use that? And connect that to a housing program? Why aren't we coordinating those systems together right now so they work as one?" asked Pastor Troy Vaughn, who has worked on this issue for years as executive director of the Los Angeles Regional Reentry Partnership.
Normally, nonprofits contract with counties and sheriffs' departments to help reintegrate former inmates back into society. But Vaughn says the pandemic and inadequate planning make it tough for the community to absorb them without setting up an adequate network.
"There are structures in place," he says, "but they need more support."
The prison system acknowledged the problems in a recent email blast to several nonprofits obtained by NPR. In it, the CDCR's chief of external affairs, Krissi Khokhobashvili, asks groups to send in names and phone numbers of people "who may be able to assist, either with coordinating rides or other services to help people get home or to their reentry sites." Khokhobashvili wrote "as you know, several public transportation locations and other service providers have either canceled or eliminated services..."
Reached by phone, the CDCR's Khokhobashvili declined to comment to NPR.
The email request alarmed advocates such as Vaughn and others, who worry about basic, unmet safety precautions.
"Are they giving people masks? What kind of mask? They're not testing people," Vaughn says. "They're putting people in harm's way those on the receiving end and those getting out."
Ken Oliver, the policy manager Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, says its unreasonable to ask the staff of community-based organizations — who are stretched thin and sheltering in place — to be a car service for people who may have nowhere to go.
"You want us to pick these people up and do what with them?" Oliver asks. "They really don't have any indication of where these people are going to go. It's unrealistic...and I don't think it's fair at all."
CDCR spokesperson Dana Simas says the memo to community-based organizations (CBOs) was meant to open up a line of communication.
"In 'normal' times, many offenders relied on public transportation to get back to their communities. With the suspension of many local mass transit options, we invited the CBOs to help address the gap in transportation. We have opened up the use of CDCR phones — not just those in the collect calling network, but land line phones — to inmates to help them coordinate with the family/support system and CBOs to work out pick-up logistics," Simas wrote in an email.
State prison officials say they're particularly focused on helping recently released inmates at risk of homelessness or housing instability. The CDCR says it's offering existing contractors additional funding for increased capacity.
"For those released to county supervision, reentry programs need to be working with local agencies to appropriately address these concerns," Simas says.
Under an order from Gov. Gavin Newsom, the state — with help from FEMA and the counties — has contracted with hotels to start providing thousands of beds to temporarily help the homeless during the pandemic.
But only a tiny number have been set aside for newly released inmates.
"It's not nearly enough," says Pastor Vaughn. "Once again formerly incarcerated persons are left out of the conversation."
Oliver says the CDCR has not offered his group or others that he knows of any housing vouchers, gas money or incentives for landlords or others to help. "I mean, if there's no housing available for them or there's no reliable form of transportation now, what are you really asking? And at what cost?" he asks.
"We're seeing people come out faster than ever before, that is a very good development," says Anderson with Alliance for Safety and Justice. "But there's a need to provide much more flexibility, more funding and less red tape to these organizations that can help [the formerly incarcerated] safely shelter," she says.
She says these groups have never been equipped to operate at scale "and right now, they're facing added barriers to safely operate in the context of a virus."
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.


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With smart fittings you bring heavy and large-surface windows into a tilted position with very little effort. The window fittings satisfy high requirements regarding robustness and stability. At the same time, a fitting such as the F 1200 satisfies the requirements of upmarket living comfort. Comfortable operation comprises variable adjustment of the ventilation position - from gap ventilation to the tilted end position, safe locking and prevention of misuse.


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Texas hold'em poker online is a variation of the card game of poker online. Two cards, known as the hole cards or hold cards, are dealt face down to each gamer, and then 5 community cards are dealt face up in three stages. Each gamer seeks the best five card poker online hand from the combination of the community cards and their own hole cards.
Even if you aren't from Texas, learning this difficult game to master can be a lot of fun. In fact, getting to grips with favored Texas Hold'em poker online terms such as "bluffing", "having position" and "going all-in" are number of the most appealing things about the casino game.
At the start of every hand, each gamer is dealt two hole (face down) cards. To win, all you ought to do is to form the best 5-card hand, using your 2 hole cards along with five community cards called the board. The 5 community cards are made up of three flop cards, 1 turn card, and 1 river card.
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Website monitoring is an automated process of checking availability of a site. The main goal of it is evaluation of possibility to access the site by clients. It is clear, that a site is efficient when an interested person can load the page and make a purchase or look for some information. If this action fails for some reason - the site does not execute its mission, and a client will find what he needs somewhere else.
There are many solutions of this problems, and all of them could be divided into passive and active ways. The result of monitoring is the value of uptime, measured with some accuracy. Having it, one can conclude how long is the site broken during some period of time (usually, for a year). Low uptime usually means that the server where the site is hosted, or internet connection to it, is unreliable and is required to be changed.


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"Wetin You Gain" crooner, Victor AD follows up with the huge success of his last single by dishing out this love party jam he tagged "No Idea".
The south south singer can actually fall in love as he sings his heart out on this record. Victor AD is really talented and definitely the next artiste to watch out for.
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Jean Gallagher's 2005 FIELD Poetry Prize-winning Stubborn, as Mark Jarman wrote, "shows us how it feels for the human and the holy to interact." Now, in Start, she enters the world of classical myth to explore the meanings of motherhood, loss, grief, and renewal. Her brilliant concision and riveting music bring the ancient narrative sharply into the present, transforming it to a vision that feels thrillingly contemporary and personal.
"Jean Gallagher plunges us into the mystery-shrouded chthonic rites of Demeter and Persephone in a stunning postmodern Homeric hymn, stepping into the company of other reinventors of the ancient myths like H.D., Anne Carson, and Louise Gluck. In her haunting, spare, mystical enactments of ancient rites of loss, descent into the earth and underearth, and ecstatic return, she leaves readers like one of the initiates at Eleusis who 'came out of the mystery hall feeling like a stranger to myself.' We're ungrounded by these poems, cast among the mysteries and ecstacies: reading Start, I felt—as Gallagher's Persephone herself says—'the ground I never knew / could open did.'" —Bruce Beasley
Hymns for Birthmothers: Aphrodite
I couldn't help myself sleeping with what I knew would go kablooey. I thought n was constant but now my mind off its leash is crowded with the calculus for what undoes next. The name I chose for it means unerasable mark where I touched down but that will change. I just won't know to what. My name will be new then too turned to nothing but not. ***** Hymns for Birthmothers: Leto
I went from rock to rock but each said not here. I finally sat on some stone steps leading up to nothing but a little market where found and needed and lost were the one apple. Please take what I have to give you I said and that's when I knew what I wanted to put down was the arrow in me always
pointing somewhere else.
Hymns for Birthmothers: Semele
I wanted for a change to see what was true and the world said if you insist. I knew it might burn but not how much or how fast. I didn't have the chance to say world, keep this one unfinished thing safe a little longer. Sew this into yourself. But the world did anyway.
Copyright c 2012 by Jean Gallagher. May not be reproduced without permission.
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Emits logical particles. More...
Import Statement: | import QtQuick.Particles 2.15 |
- acceleration : StochasticDirection
- emitRate : real
- enabled : bool
- endSize : real
- group : string
- lifeSpan : int
- lifeSpanVariation : int
- maximumEmitted : int
- shape : Shape
- size : real
- sizeVariation : real
- startTime : int
- system : ParticleSystem
- velocity : StochasticDirection
- velocityFromMovement : qreal
- emitParticles(Array particles)
Detailed Description
This element emits logical particles into the ParticleSystem, with the given starting attributes.
Note that logical particles are not automatically rendered, you will need to have one or more ParticlePainter elements visualizing them.
Note that the given starting attributes can be modified at any point in the particle's lifetime by any Affector element in the same ParticleSystem. This includes attributes like lifespan.
Property Documentation
emitRate : real |
Number of particles emitted per second.
Default value is 10 particles per second.
enabled : bool |
If set to false, the emitter will cease emissions until it is set to true.
Default value is true.
endSize : real |
The size in pixels of the particles at the end of their life. Size will be linearly interpolated during the life of the particle from this value and size. If endSize is -1, then the size of the particle will remain constant at the starting size.
Default value is -1.
group : string |
This is the logical particle group which it will emit into.
Default value is "" (empty string).
lifeSpan : int |
The time in milliseconds each emitted particle should last for.
If you do not want particles to automatically die after a time, for example if you wish to dispose of them manually, set lifeSpan to Emitter.InfiniteLife.
lifeSpans greater than or equal to 600000 (10 minutes) will be treated as infinite. Particles with lifeSpans less than or equal to 0 will start out dead.
Default value is 1000 (one second).
lifeSpanVariation : int |
Particle lifespans will vary by up to this much in either direction.
Default value is 0.
maximumEmitted : int |
The maximum number of particles at a time that this emitter will have alive.
This can be set as a performance optimization (when using burst and pulse) or to stagger emissions.
If this is set to a number below zero, then there is no maximum limit on the number of particles this emitter can have alive.
The default value is -1.
shape : Shape |
This shape is applied with the size of the Emitter. Particles will be emitted randomly from any area covered by the shape.
The default shape is a filled in rectangle, which corresponds to the full bounding box of the Emitter.
size : real |
The size in pixels of the particles at the start of their life.
Default value is 16.
sizeVariation : real |
startTime : int |
If this value is set when the emitter is loaded, then it will emit particles from the past, up to startTime milliseconds ago. These will simulate as if they were emitted then, but will not have any affectors applied to them. Affectors will take effect from the present time.
system : ParticleSystem |
This is the Particle system that the Emitter will emit into. This can be omitted if the Emitter is a direct child of the ParticleSystem
If this value is non-zero, then any movement of the emitter will provide additional starting velocity to the particles based on the movement. The additional vector will be the same angle as the emitter's movement, with a magnitude that is the magnitude of the emitters movement multiplied by velocityFromMovement.
Default value is 0.
Signal Documentation
This signal is emitted when particles are emitted. particles is a JavaScript array of Particle objects. You can modify particle attributes directly within the handler.
Note: JavaScript is slower to execute, so it is not recommended to use this in high-volume particle systems.
Note: The corresponding handler is onEmitParticles
Method Documentation
Emits a number of particles, specified by count, from this emitter immediately. The particles are emitted as if the Emitter was positioned at (x, y) but all other properties are the same.
burst(int count) |
Emits a number of particles, specified by count, from this emitter immediately.
pulse(int duration) |
If the emitter is not enabled, enables it for a specified duration (in milliseconds) and then switches it back off.
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Thursday, December 20, 2007
'Tis the Season: Broguiere's Egg Nog
One of my favorite treats of the holiday season is Broguiere's supremely rich and creamy egg nog from Montebello. With a smooth, nutmeg taste and a consistency of melted ice cream, there is simply no better store bought egg nog, and I've tried a lot of them.
You can find Broguiere's at most premium and gourmet markets, including Bristol Farms and your higher end Ralph's stores.
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Richland Operations Office (RL) and the Office of River Protection (ORP) have released the 2016 Hanford Lifecycle Scope, Schedule and Cost Report (Lifecycle Report). The Lifecycle Report is a milestone requirement (M-036-01) under the Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order, also known as the Tri-Party Agreement (TPA). The Lifecycle Report reflects the cleanup work that must be completed by both of the DOE Environmental Management Project offices (RL and ORP) under the TPA and other environmental obligations.
The Lifecycle Report serves as a foundation for preparing federal budget requests and for informational briefings to affected Tribal Governments and Hanford stakeholders. The report shall also serve as the basis for discussions with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology).
The 2016 Lifecycle Report is available at www.hanford.gov on the rotating banner. The Lifecycle Report information reflects scope, schedule and cost status that is current as of August 31, 2015, and the costs shown have been escalated for inflation by DOE. The ORP planning case in this report is the same as that presented in previous reports, based on the River Protection Project System Plan (ORP-11242, Rev. 4) in order to remain consistent with ORP's last certified baseline and approved baseline change request. ORP expects to update the cost and schedule planning case in the Lifecycle Report when a new baseline is approved and in place.
DOE will collect public feedback on the report. All feedback on the report needs to be submitted in writing by April 15, 2016.
Please e-mail feedback to: firstname.lastname@example.com
Or mail to:
Shannon Ortiz, Lifecycle Report Project Manager U.S. Department of Energy – Richland Operations Office P.O. Box 550, Mailstop A7-27, Richland, WA 99352
2016 Hanford Lifecycle Scope, Schedule And Cost Report Final Fact Sheet (PDF)
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- One * before line, make list.
- One ! before line make <h1> - big title
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- Three !!! before line make <h3> - small title
- Two * before and after words or sentences will make them bold
- Two _ before and after words or sentences will make them underlined
- Two ' before and after words or sentences will make them italic
- Two : before and after words or sentences will make them boxed
You can click Edit link above this page to view this page's source.
- Wikepage used Wiki_word type links whish used '_' as whitespace. For make a new page just make a link in a page like Word and then save and use the link. When you use link, page'll created.
- If you want to link to something external, you could just type the url like http://www.wikepage.org/ and if it is valid, it will be clickable
- To make external links more beautiful, there is another version link can be used to create something like this , or to a static page like this
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- Information in Last_changes page is created with writing < lastchanges > (without whitespaces) in source of page.
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Wikepage system has commands set. There are three of them recently:
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For example blue writing. Click edit of this page to view.
File Uploads
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16" Script "Just Married" Cursive Balloon Letters
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"The Mediterranean has the color of mackerel, changeable I mean. You don't always know if it is green or violet, you can't even say it's blue, because the next moment the changing reflection has taken on a tint of rose or gray." -- Vincent Van Gogh
The "Onda Verde" hotel, situated in the heart of the Amalfi Coast, offers an unforgettable stay for nature lovers in search of tranquillity.
Like a perfectly set diamond, Onda Verde is in an enchanting location among the beautiful inlets of the coast; 7 km (4.2 miles) equidistant from the towns of Amalfi and Positano.
The Hotel boasts an exclusive panorama of the Amalfi Coast;
views include the Saracen Tower of Praiano, and that of the Conca Promontory, as well as Paestum, Capri and the Point of Campanella.
The hotel is very near the cliffs and the beach. Its facilities and amenities enable guests to enjoy the sea and soak up the sun in the most inviting, friendly and relaxing atmosphere.
When each guest arrives, they are greeted by a friendly reception.
The Hotel has twenty five (25) private rooms nestled in five (5) mountainside villas as pictured here with bathroom, hair dryer, safety deposit box, minibar, telephone, free Wi-fi connection, satellite TV, air conditioning and breathtaking panoramic view.
If you are a lover of beauty and nature, and you wish to watch breathtaking sunrises and romantic sunsets, Onda Verde is the place for you.
Onda Verde has a quaint and lovely restaurant over looking the Mediterranean sea. The outdoor table settings are on the hotel's cliffs. Enjoy traditional and regional tastes by experiencing a sumptuous dinner prepared by the hotel's first class chefs.
The Hotel's services include a bar, in the lobby internet point and wireless connection, parking (reservation is necessary), solarium, lift from the parking to the reception and all the rooms, beach facilities, and just under the hotel (30 m) a landing-stage for boats to Positano and daily excursions to Capri and Ischia.
The pool of the Hotel Onda Verde rises like a true oasis in the thousands terraces and coloured flower that characterize our little sea view paradise corner. Escape the summer heat and the crowd, and let yourself go to authentic moments of relax cuddled by water jets or a waterfall, surrounded only by tranquillity and the sky.
Meeting almost every genre of reading, we have an interesting library of books for you to borrow for your enjoyment while staying at Onda Verde.
The Amalfi Coast has some of the richest culture and history in all of Italy. One of the advantages of staying at the Onda Verde Hotel is the variety of possible daily excursions followed by the peace and quiet of 'home' at the Onda Verde.
The Hotel Onda Verde is well connected with all the most interesting places of the Amalfi Coast. The local bus called Sita with bus stop on our parking takes you to the center of Amalfi, Positano, Ravello, Sorrento, Pompeii and many other places on the Amalfi-Sorrento Coast.
For those who prefer English guided tours (Capri/Anacapri, Pompeii & Vesuvius, Herculaneum & Sorrento, Naples, Paestum and Rome) there are travel agencies who make available their professional services with guide assistance.
The Hotel Onda Verde is owned and operated by the Milano family. "We want our guests to feel comfortable and relaxed in the hotel. We want guests to feel the beauty of the Amalfi Coast. We are very pleased and proud to offer our guests some of the best experiences they will ever have on their vacation. We welcome our guests with open arms.
When you come to Onda Verde, it is like coming to your home away from home.


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As many are painfully aware of, Oracle continues to not only bundle the Java installation with the useless Internet browser toolbar from Ask.com, but also enable its installation by default. In addition to the toolbar, Ask also replaces your favourite search engine in your browser with Ask.
Furthermore, the Java installation goes as far as to actually recommend installing this useless junk, meaning that any non IT-savvy person is more than likely to leave it checked and install it (after all, it was enabled by default and the friendly Java installer did recommend it, right?).
To add insult to injury, even if you remove the Ask Toolbar, you can be sure to see it again soon, when the next Java update hits you (which seem to happen quite often lately, due to loads of security fixes for Java, but that's another story).
I'll duly remove the check-mark to install Ask Toolbar, whenever I update Java, but when supporting my family and friends, it's obvious they don't.
How can I prevent the pesky Ask.com Toolbar from being installed in the first place?


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Forbes.com suggests a shift in consumer perception, with health and wellness now more important than material possessions
Looking great, feeling good and sleeping well are the new luxuries that consumers want to enjoy and flaunt according to a recent report by global retail analyst and top retail influencer Deborah Weinswig.
Writing on Forbes.com, Weinswig argues that the definition of health and wellness has evolved – something the spa industry should be poised to capitalise on. The phrase no longer refers simply to a lack of illness and disease, but to a more holistic state of being, where mental, physical and emotional health are all in sync.
Jack Ma, Chairman and Founder of Alibaba, says: 'Today's customers want to be healthy and happy, no matter who they are. Owning the most expensive goods has taken a back seat to looking and feeling good, and consumers are showing an increasing preference for participating in activities and indulging in experiences that promote their wellbeing.'
According to Euromonitor International
According to Euromonitor International, the global market for health and wellness offerings reached £535 billion in 2016 and it is expected to grow to £632 billion by 2021. Weinswig believes wellness is a trend that can only grow; people are increasingly participating in fitness classes and activities that improve wellbeing; frequenting spas and using spa products, eating organic and natural foods, taking health supplements and following special diets.
Millennials, she states, are driving its growth. Born between 1980 and 1999, they've grown up in a time of rapid change, so their priorities are different from previous generations. According to the Harris Group, 72% of millennials would rather purchase experiences than material goods. Wellness is a daily pursuit they're willing to spend on.
For spas wishing to harness this trend, diversification is key. Weinswig highlights changes made at Saks Fifth Avenue New York City flagship store – a first-of-its-kind retail space dedicated to health, beauty, wellness – as an example. Called the Wellery, it combines traditional shops with unique in-store experiences; customers can purchase beauty products or luxury workout gear, take fitness classes, get spa treatments such as manicures, facials and makeovers. The store has even introduced a salt room where4 shoppers can schedule a 20-minute 'Breathe' treatment session.
'Consumers are shifting away from purchasing luxury goods in favour of splurging on wellness as a luxury,' she says. Now is the time to evolve.


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I just ran into a sort microcosm of this phenomenon. I happen to be co-director of something called the Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy, the organization that sponsored the Wendy McElroy-Harry Brighouse event the other day. Someone I know, a conservative activist prominent in the area of academic issues, called me to ask me to write a letter in support of a bill now passing through a committee in the US Senate. I had to warn him that I am not a political conservative; I'm basically an anarchist. With that understood, go ahead and make your pitch. I figured I would interrupt him if I realized that he was wasting his time on me. The bill, it turned out, would make public funds available to centers like ours. The idea seemed to be: ones that are doing things that conservatives can support. He was telling running through the names of some good people from my own state who are behind the bill when I interrupted him. I'm sorry, that's not the sort of thing I can support. "May I ask why," he said politely. Well, I'm against governments giving tax money to things like this (for several reasons, but I didn't go into that), and I'm also against the Feds getting any further into education than they already are (notice the tactful understatement!). I admitted that if such a program already existed, I might apply for funds, but that's only because, having been subjected to the injustice of being forced to pay for such things, I would want some of my money back... He interrupted me. I think he could remember hearing this line of thinking somewhere before.In the 1994 Contract with America, conservatives declared that they would deliver "the end of government that is too big, too intrusive, and too easy with the public's money." Then in 2000, for the first time Republicans took control of both houses of Congress and the White House. At last, conservatives believed, they would be able to deliver on the agenda they had been advancing for decades.
What happened? Republicans increased federal spending by a trillion dollars in six years. They passed the biggest expansion of entitlements since the LBJ years. They federalized education. They gave unprecedented power to the executive. They launched a massive nation-building project thousands of miles from home, to do in Iraq what conservatives would never expect government to do in the United States.
Even worse, the conservative intellectual movement abandoned its limited-government roots. The neoconservatives, who drifted over from the radical left, brought their commitment to an expansive government intimately involved in shaping the social and economic life of the nation. They transformed conservatism from rugged individualism to "national greatness." The religious right demanded that government impose their social values on the whole country.
After we hung up, I realized what was so odd about this: a conservative promoting what basically amounts to a welfare scheme.
Back in 1959, when Buckley wrote Up from Liberalism, American conservatism was lean and scrappy. They had some good ideas -- less government, with constitutional limits on state activity and more individual initiative -- and they took a lot of abuse for it. It was the heroic age of their movement. Over the years they forgot about self-reliance and the constitution, and morphed into one more gimmie-group, another piglet sucking at the teats of the welfare state. What the hell happened to them?
They came to power, of course. Acton, as everyone knows, said that power corrupts. I'm starting to see why it does so. It's not just because power is power. It's also because with power comes loot, and loot corrupts.
States are giant extraction devices. They enable one to consume the products of human effort without producing anything oneself, and without winning the voluntary consent of the producers. Once you start living this way, it is very hard to stop. State power is one of the most highly addictive substances known.
After 14 years with its snout in the public trough, the American conservative movement stands, hideously bloated, sadly no longer what it once was. They say that Buckley died after a long illness. Maybe it was a broken heart.


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My second batch of beer will be a basic wheat beer and I will rack half with peach puree and half without to see the difference.
I am looking for suggestions of other additives for wheat beer. People use fruit based additives like lemon peel or orange peel, but what about spices like cinnamon?
What qualities make for a good wheat beer additive?


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John McCain
John McCain's primary personality pattern is Dauntless/dissenting, with secondary features of the Outgoing/gregarious and Dominant/controlling patterns. The combination of Dauntless and Outgoing patterns in McCain's profile suggests a risk-taking adventurer personality composite. Leaders with this personality prototype are characteristically bold, fearless, sensation seeking, and driven by a need to prove their mettle.


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Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet sales for the Nintendo Switch have exceeded 10 million units in the first three days since their global release on Nov. 18. With its recent blockbusters, Nintendo has gained investors' trust. This year, the company's shares have risen more than 11%, outperforming Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index.
In the meantime, Sony announced on Wednesday that God of War Ragnarok, its first-party game, sold 5.1 million copies in its first week. Nintendo announced that Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet for the Nintendo Switch broke all-time sales records. Nintendo's most popular and longest-running franchise is Pokemon. Nintendo said its Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet games for the Nintendo Switch hit an all-time sales record for the company. Nintendo's most popular and longest-running franchise is Pokemon.
Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet games for the Nintendo Switch sold over 10 million units in the first three days after their global launch on Nov. 18. Nintendo has never seen such high sales for a game's debut before. Pokemon's success comes two months after Splatoon 3 hit a record in domestic sales in Japan, in a sign Nintendo is hitting its stride. Nintendo's Pokemon franchise is one of its most recognizable and longest-running franchises. Three years ago, Nintendo released Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield, and last year it released Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet are open-world games that allow players to explore the game environment without having to complete missions in a linear fashion. As people were stuck at home during lockdowns during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, the video game industry boomed. However, as the economy has reopened, the video game industry has begun to normalize, which has put pressure on giants such as Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft.


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St Patricks Day in Castletownbere 2015 was a great event. The weather was with the crowd and lots of floats turned up for the day hoping to take the first prize for the best dressed up team. There was the normal inter school competition to see who would be the top of the bunch and some of the principals were fighting for the top position…
I still don't know who won. In any case I put together a video of the floats and did it twice, one with the natural sound of what was going on and the second backed by the Lehanmore Community groups playing in Mac Carthy's bar after the event.
Pictures are good but a film makes it real
Looking forward to next year. In any case I reckon Bike N Beara should have it….
St Patricks Day
watch the videos here below and try and spot your self
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