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When you first enter Everett Butler's apartment in the Regency Assisted Living facility in Redmond, you immediately notice what was once a kitchenette has been converted into a fully functional wood shop. From the small drill press, the miniature table saw, and the homemade dust collector, to the shelves of various sizes of wood and shades of paint, it becomes abundantly clear that Butler, 95, is serious about model building. This comes into even sharper focus as you notice his Magnum Opus: a scale model of Oregon's Early 20th Century Logging Industry.
Born in 1922, Everett Butler has spent his life in the forest. A 32 year veteran of the Oregon Department of Forestry, he has worked in every aspect of the logging industry, and retired in 1997.
"It was a need I had for the preservation of a resource that my grandfather taught me to respect when I was a little guy," Butler said of his career,
"I grew up in the forest, I've always been very conscious of it, and it's been a major part of my life."
Everett spent the majority of his younger days on a 110 acre piece of land his grandfather claimed as a land grant in 1850, and was around logging from an early age.
"We had timber on my grandfathers land, and he didn't want it cut. He was always complaining, because we had to cut some of it for firewood, and he was disgusted about that," he recalled,
"Once he passed away, there was a need during the depression for funds to pay the taxes on the property, so some of it was cut."
Everett served in the navy during World War II, and upon returning, and a short stint as a machinist, got a job in Oregon's Forestry Department, where he worked in fire control, replanting efforts, running logging crews, and also as an inspector, where he was in charge of making sure companies respected the laws and the land.
He was involved in the planning and implementation of the 1971 Forest Practices Act, passed by the legislature, which has provided guidance for reforestation for the last 46 years.
Everett has always had a passion for projects and building things, and this has led him to his current passion of model making. His apartment in the assisted living facility is quite the spectacle of woodworking ingenuity and problem solving, and his model of the logging industry is no different.
Measuring about 6 feet long by about 3 feet wide, the model tells the story of the mid-20th century logging industry, from falling to the delivery to a saw mill.
The scene starts in a forest, with many fallen trees, made of thick dowels, where a servo motor powered pulley system, emulating a "high lead" logging system, hauls the logs to a landing where they're loaded onto a small, powerful train, which then takes the logs through a tunnel, to a landing where they're dropped into a fully functioning water flume, which takes them to a mill pond at the sawmill. From the sawmill, which is currently not functional, but Everett is confident they'll figure that out, the milled lumber is then loaded onto a larger train, which delivers it to market. This model is based after a lumber camp run by the Coos Lumber Company, which Everett saw a lot of as a young man.
"What we wanted to do, like dad said, is let people know what it takes to get lumber out of the woods and into the local Home Depot," Rick Butler, Everett's retired son, said.
The two have worked for 5 months on the project, which Everett describes as his passion. While they say they could tinker with it for a long time, the pair wishes to display their model somewhere it can be appreciated and used as a teaching tool.
"This is definitely something to share with other people, to get the message out about what it used to be like or what it's like in the woods." Said Rick.
To that end, The Redmond Chamber of Commerce is actively seeking a place where this amazing model can be used, appreciated, and assist in teaching people about the industry which dominated the Oregonian Economy for most of the 20th Century.
If you are interested in displaying the model, or have ideas where it would be well received, please call 541-923-5191.


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Jan Nichols came to the Justice Center in 2000. As Chief Technology Officer, Jan wears several hats – simultaneously spearheading the Center's Internet presence and, at the same time, maintaining a computer network for the Center's large and diverse staff. Prior to her arrival at the Justice Center, Jan served as Development Director for NC Equity. In her present job, Nichols draws on the varied technical experience she gained working and volunteering in the field of development and communications.
Originally from New York City, Jan's background is quite varied, having worked in live theatre as a scenic designer, and lighting and technical director and in television as a lighting director. Jan has a BS from SUNY Binghamton in Theatre, a Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Texas at Austin in Theatrical Lighting and Technical Production and a Masters of Public Administration from North Carolina State University.

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text: Meeting How Modeling Can Inform Strategies to Improve Population Health: A Workshop When: April 9, 2015 (8:00 AM Eastern) Topic Public Health Activity: Roundtable on Population Health Improvement Board: Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice On April 9, 2015, the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement in Washington, DC held a workshop exploring how modeling can inform strategies to improve population health. Modeling is a formal (e.g., mathematical) representation of ideas for the purpose problem-solving and different modeling techniques (such as statistical approaches or more complex computational models) can be used to represent those ideas depending on the problem to be solved. The workshop included a combination of invited talks and interactive discussion with all workshop attendees. The day will included dialogue between modelers from a range of disciplines and model users with a focus on making practical contributions to move modeling forward in population health at the local, state, and federal levels, including strategies to build capacity for modeling. Workshop objectives included: (1) Identify how modeling could inform population health decision makers' strategies and decision making based on lessons learned from models that have been (or not been) used successfully (2) Identify opportunities and barriers to incorporating models into decision-making (3) Identify data needs and opportunities to leverage existing data and collect new data for modeling


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The start was breathless, four songs banging up against each other like late running commuters impatient at the turnstiles: coming through, coming through, make way. I Hope You're Happy Now noisy and rollicking, Tear Off Your Own Head busy and sneakily poptastic, High Fidelity brisk soul dancing away, Uncomplicated muscular and snappy. Fifteen minutes or so, not a word said, barely a pause between final chord and first drumbeat, corrections made on the run, energy. More…
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Watchdog Management also represents the following:
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CloudPassage Halo - November 2011
New Features
GhostPorts enables strong protection of administrative network access, with the flexibility to allow authorized access from anywhere, easily and securely. This is the most secure way to control access to administrative services on cloud servers.
With Halo GhostPorts, administrators can lock down all administrative, development, or other sensitive network access. GhostPorts allows you to open temporary network access for a single, dynamic IP address after the user requesting access has strongly authenticated.
After being configured by the Halo administrator, GhostPorts will verify end-user identities using single or two-factor authentication. Until a user authenticates, server management ports remain invisible. Authenticated users will be allowed to access the server for a finite period of time, after which the access is automatically removed, returning the server to a secure state.
GhostPorts is a feature of Halo Professional. If you don't yet have Halo Professional, you can try GhostPorts for free and receive a free YubiKey® now through January 31st, 2012.
For more information on GhostPorts please see the GhostPorts User Guide.
Security Event Logging & Alerting
Halo's security logging and alerting capabilities detect a broad range of events and system states, alerting you when they occur. The platform allows users to define which events generate logs or alerts, whether they are critical, and who will receive them. Given Halo's amazing flexibility and speed, you can use groups and profiles to create virtually unlimited eventing scenarios.
Combining configuration assessment checks with security eventing provides you with the flexibility to monitor system security events both at the OS and application level. Halo provides real-time visibility, since log entries and alerts can be generated on any rule created from these checks.
The Server Event Log provides a secure and permanent record of relevant events happening in your cloud servers. Events can include anything you can detect with Halo's Configuration Security module running on your individual server instances, as well as cloud-specific events such as the creation and state change of cloud instances.
The Server event log allows security staff and auditors to track security events of a Halo-protected cloud deployment without the risk of individual servers having their own internal auditing and log data lost or tampered with. All of the Server event log data is stored in a permanent record managed by the Halo Grid, and provides very detailed sorting, filtering, and retrieval options.
Server Account Management
Halo's Server Account Management gives Halo administrators the ability to create, edit, and disable user accounts on their cloud servers through the centralized Halo administration portal, either manually or through an API.
Administrators have rich visibility and control over the user accounts on their servers, including tracking logins, privileges, and managing password policies across all systems. This gives security groups a centralized place to review user accounts that can access all systems in their cloud deployment.
Master Accounts
Halo Master Accounts enable large organizations and service providers to manage and monitor multiple Halo accounts from one location. All Halo sub-accounts linked to a Master Account will retain their own users, policies, and data. This allows for central management of and visibility into multiple discrete sub-organizations, customers, or other policy domains.
Master Accounts provide centralized visibility into the usage and operations for multiple Halo deployments, which can now be segmented for individual projects or clients. Sub-accounts can be moved in or out of a master account at any time, allowing the collection of multiple pre-existing Halo accounts under a single Master Account to help organizations manage their Halo usage.


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Three luxuriously fitted out rooms await you at Birkfield House. Each one is individually decorated with a slightly different style. All rooms include full tea and coffee making facilities (Nespresso & kettle) as well as complimentary luxury toiletries.
Free Prosecco when you book direct on our website or over the phone
Book now – you can cancel anytime up to 3 days before arrival with no charge.
King Room with Bath
The King Room has a full en-suite bathroom with freestanding bath and large walk-in shower. King sized bed, beautiful hand-made built in wardrobes, seating area, LCD television, tea & coffee making facilities including a Nespresso coffee machine. There's also complementary […]
Double Room, En-Suite
Our superb Double room actually features a King Sized Bed (!) and triple aspect views over the gardens, as well as an en-suite shower room with large walk-in shower. A Nespresso machine, tea & coffee making facilities are included and, […]
King George Room, private bathroom
The King George room features a luxurious French king sized bed, seating area, tea and coffee making facilities (including a Nespresso coffee machine). Complementary luxury toiletries will be found in the adjacent full bathroom featuring a separate pressurised thermostatic shower […]


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Camera Type:
Digital SLR camera with built-in flash and interchangeable lenses
Image Capture Sensor:
23.6 x 15.8mm (APS-C type) with primary colour filter
No. of Pixels
Total: 10.8 megapixels; Effective: 10.2 megapixels
ISO : 100 to 3200 (in 1-stop increments, Recommended Exposure Index)
File Format:
JPEG (DCF2.0, Exif 2.21), RAW (Sony ARW 2.0 format), RAW + JPEG
Noise Reduction:
Long Exposure: Available at shutter speeds longer than 1 sec. High ISO: available at the ISO set to 1600 or above
White Balance Settings :
Automatic, Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light, Flash), Colour Temperature (2500 - 9900k with 19-step Magenta / Green compensation), custom
Display :
LCD Monitor
2.7-inch (100% field of view), 230,400-dot TFT, hybrid type (Clear Photo LC )
Focus Modes:
Auto-focus / manual focus selectable (auto-focus modes: AF automatic selection, one-shot AF, continuous AF)
Exposure Modes:
Program AE (Auto mode / P-Mode, with program shift), aperture-priority AE (A-Mode), shutter-priority AE (S-Mode), manual (M-Mode)
Scene Selector :
Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports, Sunset, Night view / Night portrait
Metering Type :
TTL metering (Multi Segment, Center-Weighted, Spot)
Metering Sensor:
40-segment honeycomb-pattern SPC
Metering Range:
1EV - 20EV (+3EV to +20EV with spot metering), ISO 100 equivalent with F1.4 lens
Exposure Compensation:
+/- 2EV (1/3 EV increments)
AE Lock :Yes
Built-In Flash Type :
Built-in Auto Pop-up
Shutter Type:
Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane shutter
Speed Range:
1/4000 sec. -30 sec., bulb
Flash Sync Speed:
1/160 sec
Viewfinder Type:
Fixed eye-level, penta-Dach-mirror
Shooting :
Exposure Bracketing
3 continuous or single exposures selectable, in 0.3 or 0.7-stop increment
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Dimensions (W x H x D)
Approx. 130.8 x 98.5 x 71.3mm (excl. protrusions)
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It looks like in this day and age, we see the reveal of a new digital camera that is designed to please digital photography devotee -- newbie and expert -- all over the world. Earlier this year, Sony revealed its latest Alpha digital SLR, A200. The company published the Sony Alpha 200 as an entry-level model but with serious objectives. The digital camera is developed a tool for those photographers that like to take their shooting skills to a higher level and grow to a higher segment.
Like many mass marketed digital cameras from company as big as Sony, they advertise upon the high resolution that is offered and how high the image condition produced. The Sony Alpha 200 has the set up 10 megapixel Sony CCD but come into the Alpha 700 image parameters and noise reduction through BIONZ image processing. Sony A200 autofocus improvement is on the list of changes from the Alpha 100 that it replaces. Aside from its high image quality, the A200 also offer some great options to improve photography skill.
The DSLR-A200 is a valuable challenger in the entry-level market, offering amazing picture quality, strong performance, great ergonomics and loads of useful exposure options. One feature that stands out is the Super SteadyShot option. This option is designed reduce blurry picture taken from shaky hands, thus reduce the worries for those digital photography enthusiasts with unsteady hands.
As you can probably tell by now, even these are just SOME features that Sony A200 has to offer. In spite of the high pixel and steady shooting feature it has, do keep in mind that the Sony Alpha 200 (A200) is an entry level digital SLR and shall not be compared with mid-range digital SLR such as Olympus E3, Canon 40D or Nikon D300.
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The College of Education is made up of some of the best faculty, staff, and students
at the University of West Georgia.
We look to celebrate the accomplishments of all who make the College of Education great!
August 2018 Points of Pride
Adam Pullen, COE UTeach program graduate and current physics teacher at The Westminster Schools, is the 2018 PhysTEC Teacher of the Year for his local coalition. The award recognizes teachers who are bringing their love of physics to a whole new generation, encouraging higher enrollments, supporting extracurricular activities, and actively participating in both the physics and physics education communities.
Dr. Danilo Baylen received the Distinguished International Service in Educational Communications and Technology award from the Association for Educational Communications & Technology (AECT). The award is given in recognition of outstanding and continuous contributions to the field of educational communications and technology and dedication and involvement to the International Division and AECT at large.
Dr. Jill Drake, the current Department Chair for Early Childhood through Secondary Education, has been recently selected to be the new Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs! Dr. Michelle Frazier Trotman Scott has been appointed to be the interim Department Chair for Early Childhood through Secondary Education.
The College of Education, for the second year in a row, has been recognized by Colleges of Distinction for our first rate programs and recognized professional accreditations in the field of education.
Dr. Lara Willox, Department Chair for Educational Technology and Foundations, was selected as one the Fall 2018 UWG Center for Diversity & Inclusion Resident Scholars. She will collaborate with other UWG Faculty to deliver unconscious bias training for the campus and community.
COE Speech-Language Pathology student and National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association President (NSSLHA), Kevante Drew, has been selected for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Minority Student Leader Program. This opportunity will allow Drew to grow as a leader and open amazing networking opportunities.
The COE's Master of Education in Early Childhood Education has been ranked as one of the best online programs by TheBestSchools.org.
June/July 2018 Points of Pride
Dr. Jill Drake, Department Chair for Early Childhood through Secondary Education, and Dr. Lara Willox, Department Chair for Educational Technology and Foundations, were selected as the new Engage West Fellows. The programs fortifies leadership abilities, broadens exposure to the university as a whole, and provides an opportunity to apply newly developed leadership skills through an experimental project/activity.
Camille Reid, COE Academic Advisor, was selected as one of five mentees for the NACADA, the global community for academic advising, Region 4 Mentoring Program Class for 2018-19. The selection was based on her dedication to moving the advising profession forward, as well as her potential to pursue leadership roles within advising and in NACADA.
The COE Department of Sport Management, Wellness, and Physical Education (SWP) was selected as the June 2018 Georgia Shape partner of the month, for making strides in preparing future educators to be leaders in developing healthy habits in elementary and secondary education students. Specifically mentioned in the recognition was Dr. Brian Mosier, Department Chair for SWP, and Ms. Jennifer Heidorn, COE Instructor, for their work with Power Up for 30 Physical Activity Specialist Certificate for UWG elementary and secondary education teachers.


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Too little attention has focused on how open access to data can be used by "nefarious interests" to distort and damage scientific enquiry, a senior academic has warned.
David Petley, pro vice-chancellor for research and enterprise at the University of East Anglia, said that the "Climategate" row surrounding his institution's Climatic Research Unit showed the negative side of open data, which was generally positively viewed as a potentially transformative resource in science.
"Bogus analysis" of "cherry-picked data", from stolen or leaked emails and data from the unit in 2009, was used to claim that UEA scientists were suppressing proof that climate change was not happening, Professor Petley told an audience at a Westminster Higher Education Forum event in central London on 7 July.
The episode, which arguably shook some people's faith in the existence of global warming, highlighted how unfettered access to complex datasets could actually damage scientific endeavour, explained Professor Petley.
"Public understanding of climate change has been really damaged by open data," he said. UEA scientists accused of manipulating data or withholding information from critics were later cleared of any wrongdoing by an independent review, he added.
While he was "supportive of open data as a concept", it was possible for certain interests to select information from it and put it out in the "grey literature" outside normal academic publishing, with such reports then used uncritically in the mainstream media, Professor Petley said.
Open data can be used by those with "nefarious interests" to cause "damage to science", he added.
"There will be people who use open data [to be] deliberately unhelpful and manipulative. We have seen some of that happening over the past three weeks," he said, in a reference to claims made during the European Union referendum campaign.
The extra cost of open data was also raised by several delegates, including Ottoline Leyser, director of the University of Cambridge's Sainsbury Laboratory.
"The cost to the researcher [in terms of] their time is relatively high…and that should be discussed, rather than just being evangelical about saying 'all must be published'," said Professor Leyser.
Professor Leyser, a former member of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, also warned that the UK's "hyper-competitive" research culture may be incentivising "corner-cutting, back-stabbing, secrecy and conservatism".
Citing a Nuffield Council review of research behaviours that she led in 2014, which surveyed almost 1,000 scientists, Professor Leyser said that "people had gone into science…interested in carrying out rigorous and accurate research" with the belief that it was a "creative initiative catalysed by a community of people working together".
But the "publish or perish" culture may be "incentivising and driving exactly the opposite behaviours", she said.
"The criteria [of the research excellence framework] are very reasonable, but the way they play out [can lead to] deeply perverse consequences," she added.
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Hampshire Workspace and our 26 serviced offices occupy 37 and 39 Southgate Street Winchester. The buildings form part of a Grade II listed terrace.
The terrace of four houses is Georgian in style although, as it was built between 1836 to 1845, it is technically Victorian. It was designed by Owen Browne Carter (1806-1859) who also designed the library building- formerly the Corn Exchange- in Jewry Street Winchester.
The terrace was named Chernocke Place after Sir Villiers Chernocke who owned the land on which it was built. The builder was William White.
At the time, Winchester was beginning to expand rapidly thanks to the arrival of the railway in 1840 which led to it becoming a popular destination for both tourists and businesses. The houses were initially occupied by well-off families. There would have been no running water, drains or street lights when the houses were built but it wasn't long before gas street lighting was installed in 1847 followed by piped water in 1856 and drains and sewers in the 1870s.
In May 1897, 39 Southgate Street provided the first home for Peter Symonds School, at that time a secondary school for boys. The school moved to its present site in December 1899.
By the 1920s commercial owners were beginning to move in. Sadly they seem to have taken less pride in the buildings and they began to deteriorate through lack of maintenance. After the war, it became necessary to remove the porches. Fortunately in the 1970s, the City Of Winchester Trust took an interest and, following a campaign, the porches were restored in 1979.
Warren's Street Directory of 1953 shows 37 as being occupied by the Hampshire National Health Service Executive Council and 39 by Bowker & Richards Solicitors and W Moss, Clerk to the City Magistrates.
By 1967, the NHS had taken over both buildings and knocked through a connection at second floor level. That year, they were put up for sale by auction through George Smith & Son. By 1971, both properties were occupied by The Condor Group of Companies, who supplied iron frameworks to the new properties.
The current owners acquired the buildings in 1982, seeing a great opportunity to provide Winchester with its first serviced offices. There are now connecting corridors at every level, not to mention superfast broadband and other modern facilities. Nevertheless many original Georgian features have been preserved including the pillared curved arch that once led to the main ground floor room and the decorative ceiling mouldings, making Southgate Chambers a pleasure to be in and far more than a just a place of work.
City Of Winchester Trust Annual Report 1977
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WORKSHOPS // The Full Circle - SNEAK PEEK!
That's a wrap! Here's a sneak peek at this past weekends Full Circle Wedding Photography Workshop. We were totally spoiled by our event designer Anna, FaBLOOMosity, our make up/hair artists Melanie and Alisha and our incredible models! Plus a HUGE thanks to all the attendees for making it such an awesome weekend! You guys rock! Lots more to come soon.


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Poland's RDP allocated a 'lump sum' funding package for LEADER Local Actions Groups to help them prepare their Local Development Strategies for the 2014-2020 period.
Projects & Practice
The Think Local development programme focuses on developing collaboration in short supply chain, by bringing together existing initiatives on farmers' markets, farm retail, food tourism, regional food and drink networks and in developing added value for rural producers.
The Danish Managing Authority commissioned an online tool used for evaluating applications for LEADER support, taking a baseline and measuring interventions, in addition to scoring against priorities.
The Canary Islands have implemented Simplified Cost Options in order to simplify RDP implementation and reduce the error rate
A LEADER measure grant helped purchase film and photography equipment and training for a rural arts festival community project.
Construction of a new, versatile building consisting of a coworking space, a cultural hall and a tourist office, enhancing the services offered to the residents of a rural municipality.
Setting up a micro-fund as an alternative way to provide guarantees or loans for small, local organisations.
Establishing a totally new and innovative crowd-sourcing concept combined with a local financial intermediary.
Awareness raising and sales promotion for organic crops and products
The Onion Route is a network of tourism service providers and a unique cultural space in the Eastern part of Estonia.


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Projecting Cyberspace onto the Stage/
I'm currently involved in a project that is working on theatricalizing the concept of Avatar and / or Cyberspace. My head has been swimming around this problem for quite some time, and after some good ol' R&D, here's some of what I came up with: [youtube]IfJOshdUhDE[/youtube]
[youtube]HL7LfX5HhiM[/youtube] These ideas are to be seen mostly as a proof of concept, and I think they'll be more compelling when they actually make it on stage.
That said, I think there's a lot of potential for choreography between the human body and digital forms. Yesterday I realized how cool it would be to crossover from machinima into theater. I wonder what that would be called.
Oh, in the vid, I mention my email. Here it is again: hwang [dot] al [at] gmail.


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It has finally come to this! The fifth season finale of ABC's Lost. Fifteen weeks of time travel, drama, plot twists, and not to mention, cramped fingers from writing these out each week for you readers! Let's get on with the show:
Season 5 Finale: Episodes 16/17 - "The Incident"
JDW says: Wow ... where to start? Being double the length of a typical episode, there's a lot that went on this week to explain, so I'm going to try and keep it short. What you should know, is that this episodes focuses on the ever elusive Jacob, and yes, you actually get to see him throughout the episode. We are once again tossed back and forth between the 1977 Dharma era, as well as the modern day island crashers; but the scenes with Jacob take place at various points of characters' lives, which makes things very interesting. I should probably say it again, very interesting.
Once again, wow. I honestly think that more happened in the first half hour of this episode, than the entire season combined. And it always seems that way to an extent, the season has its dips and dives, but the finale always comes out on top, and up to the last second leaves you begging for more. It was great to finally get answers about that statue, and Jacob, not to mention seeing people we haven't seen for awhile; sure, Kate may still be whining, but this is what we've been waiting for.
JDW's Score: 9.7/10
Zach says: All I can say is wow. If you're like me, and have been wondering the whole season where Lost had gone, and what happened to all of the incredible twists and plot and mystique, well, it has been waiting until the finale. This is by far the best 2 hours of Lost in a very long time. Questions get answered, shit goes down, and of course, a super cliff hanger at the end.
Through all of their differences, the island gang come together and get work done, but does what they do change the future or was it supposed to happen? And what about Locke and the present-time gang? Well, stuff definitely went down with them too; some crazy ass stuff. Let's just say, things may not be as they appear, but of course, we'll have to wait until next season to see what that means ... I can't say too much, but just watch it for yourself. It's pretty much incredible and answers some of the biggest mysteries around, like who Jacob is. We'll let you in on more in our season wrap-up next week.
Zach's Score: 9.9/10
Overall Score: 9.8/10
What's this?! Yes, it happened. Whatever happens, happens, no?
JDW Says: Funny how when things come to an end they just seem to better than they ever were, instead of, you know ... just being good all of the time. That is why we felt "The Incident" deserves the VFH Seal of Approval. Not just because it's great on it's own, but through all the Dharma drama we've had to sit through week after week, the team behind Lost knew how to return the show back to what made it so good to begin with. To echo Jack, "We have to go back!", and we did.
Zach says: The reason the finale is getting the seal is two fold: 1. the episode is incredible in its own right, and 2. it's by far the best episode of the season. This episode isn't about drama or love rhombuses, but goes back to doing what we fell in love with in the first season; intrigue. This finale is what all of us Lost fans have been waiting for, and it makes waiting for the final season so much harder, but so worth it.
And that's it for Season 5. What did everyone else think? Be sure to check out VFH next week, as we'll have a special edition of This Week in Lost that recaps the entire season, and Zach and I will reveal our thoughts for where Season 6 will take us. 2010 can't come sooner!
Missed the episode? Watch it at ABC.com
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
This Week in Lost - 5/13/09
Posted by JDW at 11:59 PM
Tags: ABC, Lost, Review, Science Fiction, Television, This Week In, VFH Seal of Approval
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What exactly happened with Lost? I never really got into it, but if I'm correct it used to be an airplane of people stranded on an island? Now they got this "time travel" this, and "I can bring people back from the dead" that. I'm not saying the series is bad, I'm not one to judge something like that, but I'm just a little bamboozled about how much it has changed since the beginning.
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Have you ever kept a big secret? No, I mean a super big secret for more than six months? Well, that's exactly what Jess & Adi did! When Adi asked Jess to marry him earlier this year, he had no idea that their wedding would be taking place six months before their actual wedding in December. A few months into their engagement, Jess decided that she couldn't wait any longer and wanted to elope in July. The couple had Brilliant Event Planning help them pull off their plan. They invited their parents to join them at the Surrey Hotel for a wine tasting but when they walked in the door, they let them in on the secret! There was not a dry eye was in the room. On the rooftop terrace, Jess and Adi read aloud their very touching and tearful vows before exchanging their rings and becoming husband and wife. It was a simple, intimate ceremony and absolutely perfect. Afterwards, we walked through Central Park to take a few photos of the beaming newlyweds. Jess's gorgeous BHLDN Aiguille gown from Anthropologie looked like it was made for her! She even helped to design her own bouquet and boutonniere for Adi. Love in Central Park is simply amazing. I am so honored to have been there to photograph & witness their amazing elopement. Congratulations to Jess and Adi!!
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We've been waiting a while for the Audi Q3 to arrive in the U.S. But next week at the Detroit Auto Show, Audi will reveal the 2015 Q3 that will be going on sale in the third quarter of this year.
Now as reported back in October, Audi wanted the Q3 to be classified as a light truck. However, the model didn't meet certain criteria such as approach angle. The company decided to a mid-cycle refresh to perform these changes and the result is the 2015 Q3.
Looking like a Audi Q5 hit with a shrink ray, the Q3 will be the smallest crossover in Audi's lineup, ready to take on the likes of the BMW X1, Buick Encore, and Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class. Power will come from a turbocharged 2.0L four-cylinder with 200 horsepower and 207 pound-feet of torque paired with a six-speed automatic. Front-wheel drive is standard, with quattro all-wheel drive on the option list.
Standard equipment is very generous on Q3 with electronic stability control with offroad and hill descent settings, eighteen-inch wheels, panoramic sunroof, xenon headlights, power-adjustable front seats with heating, and leather. The option list for the Q3 features such items as navigation, Bose sound system, and a power tailgate.
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Audi enters the premium compact class of SUVs with the sporty and versatile new 2015 Q3
Q3 will join the already successful family of Audi SUVs that includes the Q5 and Q7
Q3 showcases many of the luxury and technology features found in the full-size vehicles offered by Audi
Available Fall of 2014 with a 200 hp 2.0-liter TFSI® engine and front-wheel drive and available Audi quattro® all-wheel drive
The new 2015 Audi Q3 will arrive in the U.S. in the Fall of 2014 and will join the already successful lineup of Audi SUVs that includes the Q5 and Q7. It will make its U.S. debut at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit on January 13th. The Q3 is a premium, compact SUV that pairs coupe-like looks with the utility of a SUV. Its quality engineering and advanced features offer ideal performance and functionality, but also advanced technology and driving dynamics.
"Coming off the recent A3 family announcement we are now for the first time entering into the premium compact class of SUVs with the introduction of the Audi Q3 into our line-up," said Scott Keogh, President, Audi of America. "Our growing SUV family will now offer three distinct products in the premium SUV category; and like the successful Q5 and Q7, the Q3 will continue with the established standards they started with regards to utility, technology, craftsmanship and performance."
Standard Features
The Audi Q3 comes generously appointed with a long list of standard equipment, including:
200 hp 2.0-liter TFSI® engine with six-speed Tiptronic® transmission
Panoramic sunroof with power retractable sunshade
Audi xenon plus front lighting with LED DRLs and taillights
Heated, 12-way power front seats
Leather seating surfaces
Audi advanced key
Design and Body
The Audi Q3 model's coupe-like lines are an expression of its sporty character. This is demonstrated by:
Low roof line, flat D-pillars, and a wraparound tailgate
Distinctive exterior lighting
Sharply drawn lines on the flanks frame athletically arched sheet metal surfaces - the defining shadow contour is the Tornado line
The housings of the side mirrors sport LED turn signals
Both the hood and tailgate are made of aluminum
The signature, wedge-shaped headlights house xenon plus lighting and LED daytime running lights, which are combined with LED taillights, all standard
The available power tailgate opens electrically, including via the remote key fob, and swings up to accommodate the spacious cargo area
The interior of the Audi Q3 is spacious and comfortable for all five passengers. Its elegant, ergonomic design boasts superior build quality. Evidence of the premium character of the Audi Q3 can be seen in every last detail in the interior craftsmanship, in the selection of the materials, in their processing and in the tight, consistent interior gaps.
The cargo area offers a base luggage capacity of 16.2 cu ft. Folding down the split rear seatbacks increases this capacity to 48.2 cu ft.
Standard LED interior lighting – a technology that bathes the interior in dramatic light
Efficient white light-emitting diodes illuminate the doors, foot wells, vanity mirrors, storage compartments and the air vent thumb wheels. LED light guides even accentuate the cup holders
When equipped with the BOSE Surround Sound system, the frames of the woofer/mid-range speakers in the front doors form elegant rings of white light
The Q3 comes standard with two front airbags, thorax-pelvis side airbags in the backs of the front seats and side curtain head airbags. Safety belt tensioners up front, belt force limiters and the integral Audi head restraint system. Rear side airbags are optional.
Powertrain and Performance
The standard 2.0 TFSI four-cylinder engine in the Q3 produces 200hp and 207 lb-ft. of torque.
Standard six-speed Tiptronic® transmission
Front wheel drive standard, Audi quattro® permanent all-wheel drive available
Optional Audi drive select system - allows drivers to adjust handling and response at the touch of a button. There are three drive select modes: Comfort, Dynamic, and Auto.
Chassis and Suspension
The Q3 brings more sportiness to the compact premium SUV class. Its balanced chassis combines agile handling, supreme safety and great road comfort.
The Q3 model's front suspension is a sophisticated design featuring McPherson struts with forged aluminum lower wishbones. The rear includes a four-link rear axle with a separate spring/shock absorber arrangement to maximize interior cargo space.
Electromechanical power steering with speed-dependent power assist
ESC with offroad mode and hill descent assist
Standard 18-inch wheel with optional 19-inch design available
Available Equipment
The Q3 showcases many aspects of Audi expertise found in our full-size luxury vehicles and makes that content and technological prowess available in a premium compact SUV.
Sport package including front sport seats with adjustable thigh support
Driver Assistance package including Audi side assist and Audi parking system with rearview camera
Audi MMI navigation plus with 7.0-inch color monitor
Power tailgate with a programmable preset opening angle
The Prestige trim package includes extended infotainment and convenience features including Audi connect®
Audi side assist uses radar to help make changing lanes easier
BOSE Surround Sound system. This system features a ten-channel receiver delivering 465 watts of power to 14 speakers
Audi connect®
The 2015 Audi Q3 features the award-winning infotainment system, Audi connect®, when the Prestige trim package is ordered.
Factory-fitted, in-vehicle Wi-Fi connectivity for passenger use, enabling the Audi connect system to deliver connectivity to up to eight wireless devices for passengers.
The on-board Audi MMI navigation plus system is enhanced with Google Earth™ maps for a true aerial view of the route.
Audi connect also features real-time localized weather, news and live fuel prices
Google Voice™ Local Search for detailed information about travel destinations, such as restaurant or hotel hours, pricing and customer reviews
myAudi Destination feature, which allows users to log on to Google Earth from virtually any location in the U.S. and download up to 50 destinations to the vehicle
Audi also offers real-time Sirius XM® Traffic information via enhancements to the Audi MMI Navigation plus system (active Sirius XM® Traffic subscription required).


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Illumination Lesson 5
Past Life Therapy
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The turning of the planet in the four different motions that your Earth is moving in is not by chance! These things are all a part of a great plan, a great Cosmic Consciousness, and it is but to see from the inner side of life that these truths become evident.
From the limited perspective of the person standing on the surface of the planet looking up they can either see the fear and insecurity of the unknown or the challenge of the future.
The future is always the next step we take in which the doors of perception open up into an entirely new state of consciousness. This is basically how spiritual progression takes place as we constantly select the direction we our moving in which is either progressively into the future or backwards into the past.
The stream of consciousness is a two-way river. A river that is flowing in a circular motion spiraling into the more positively biased evolutionary progression and also recycling the negative side of this motion into positive energies that can again be reinstated into a healthy relationship with this Infinite Creative Intelligence. (A train blows its horn loudly as it passes close by,) this is a noisy world! Can you imagine a world in which there is no noise at all the audible sound is simply an attunement to what we could call the music of the spheres?
A place of continuous peace and serenity, incredible beauty and illumination, these are the worlds we have described to you as being those future levels of life of which you can attain. These worlds will take you out of the morass and the heavy handed consciousness of the material world, and you can ascend into the pure finer altruistic conditions in a world where love and brotherhood are the mainstay of the peoples lives.
This love is based upon scientific principles by which each individual has developed a sense of attunement with their creative nature. In establishing this plus positive attunement they are not allowing themselves to be pulled away from this higher frequency relationship.
They have become very selective in their thought processes and this positive attunement is the only difference between those individuals living in a lower world and those living in a higher world. Of course lower and higher is very much relative to the state of mind of each person. One person's floor is another persons ceiling.
For those of you who are here tonight, we brothers are aware that you are making those steps forward to whatever degree you have dedicated yourself to a future which will be free of many of the limitations that you are presently being affected by. And to your dedicated efforts in overcoming your past we wish to bow humbly and wish you Godspeed in your quest for spiritual attainment.
As you should know by now this quest has taken you up and down many roads, with many detours, oftentimes becoming lost in some of the darker regions of life.
At times you became stranded on the barrier reef of some regressive lifestyle which was simply the inability to move mentally beyond the limitations of the physical consciousness. This is in essence the nature of the population of your planet where everyone is functioning for the most part based on their desires for the material world and its many sensual gratification's.
There are a number of individuals such as yourselves, who have peered beyond these limitations and have begun to take those steps, which is sometimes the seemingly perilous journey into the psychic world. Yet this world is derived from what we can call the psychic centers, the chakras of the psychic body which are opening up, similar to a flower as it reaches full bloom and emanates the wondrous fragrance of its own spiritual nature. As these psychic centers are stimulated and recognized as a spiritual awakening, your life can never be the same.
These chakras are the fourth dimensional energy centers that are precipitating the energies from the psychic body into the physical body, and thus this linkage is the only thing that keeps you alive in a physical world. If you lose this linkage with any part of this psychic body the physical body will then suffer and eventually lose its life force.
This body is simply a vessel in which the consciousness of spirit has been poured into and this vessel takes on the shape of whatever that individual has built for himself out of experience. Thus this shape is based on the understanding and mental perception that each individual has established as a reality.
We are describing the principles of spiritual progression as a means of helping those people who are interested in stepping onto a higher plateau. This will allow them to see clearly and elevate themselves above and beyond the smog laden drug infested atmosphere of the lower earth and astral worlds. The minds of those people living in these lower levels cannot be focused on the crystal clear pictures of the spiritual worlds.
Their minds are full of static similar to the television when it is in between stations, and this static is the lack of integration and attunement with the transmitting source, which in this case we are referring to the psychic body. When anyone has developed an opening within the conduit of their mind the higher intelligence can flow through in an intuitive manner.
This channel is not the main instigator of the information but as we previously made the analogy of the television set, again this serves as a good example, as the channel is simply allowing his vessel to be used as the receiver of the higher frequency stations.
Thus through this scientific process the information can be brought through both in pictures and words relative to the individuals past lives and then the sub- channel relates it in the form of these readings. In the students understanding of this information and in utilizing the principles of cancellation of the negative past life experiences each one can then develop a much greater understanding of who you are.
To know thyself was the chief and basic dictum of Socrates and it still stands as the most important factor in your spiritual development. To know yourself means learning about the past, because we are all products of the past.
Our goal is to learn how to disengage our channel selector from that lower frequency and change it to the higher frequency channels of our own future, which is always existing potentially in the present moment. The ever present is where the changes can be made and the negative past can be rectified.
You do not need to continue the negative conditions that translate into the diseases, mental sclerosis, calamities, and accidents, all of the various negative convolutions that seem to happen to you with no rhyme or reason, which are products of cyclic regeneration's from past life associations. With this brief introduction as always we will open the class up to questions and answers that we hope will be helpful to you as students on this pathway of light.
Henry do you have a question? Yes, seven years ago my daughter passed away from a brain tumor, it was a very painful period for me but it brought me into an interest in spiritual things, and I wondered what karmic relationship there might have been between my daughter and myself?
Do you have recognition of your thoughts and emotions at that time when you first realized your daughter was going to die? What were those feelings? Helplessness and after she passed away a numbness, she received treatments and went into remission for awhile, then she started getting worse.
Yes Henry, we can help you to understand the full picture as you have taken many pieces of the puzzle and have tried to arrange them on the board in an effort to understand how this event could take place. In this process of introspection you have become much more interested in learning about your spiritual nature.
This is a very positive factor in your life now but do not misconstrue this as something that should be a hobby, that it is something in which you are gaining information about life that will be to your benefit. It will be to your benefit, but there has to be a stronger and stronger conviction of the importance of your spiritual development.
You have taken that big step in desiring to know the reasons why you are here- the purpose of your life. We can very easily move into the past and take you back to a time in England in which the various hospitals and doctors were quite primitive, this is back in the early seventeen hundreds. There was no real knowledge of how disease was spread especially diseases such as the plague.
There were different periods of time when devastating plagues over ran the countries of Europe, in one of these destructive periods over one quarter of the entire population of Europe was destroyed. This we believe was called the Black Death in the early fourteen hundreds.
We can see your daughter as a doctor, a male, as women were not allowed to be doctors at this particular time. In his efforts to help the various people that would come into his house he worked out of a large manor house that also served as the hospital. At this time the plague began to spread throughout England and was taking a great negative toll on the populations of the cities.
You at that time were the brother who in this past we are relating about was the doctor or your daughter in your present life. And you both worked together, although you were not a doctor but you had certain business associations in the mercantile business and when you had the time you worked with your brother and you helped each other take care of the many people who came to you for various ailments.
The great pestilence, the plague that had devastated some of the eastern European countries was brought to England by the merchant seamen who had brought back the rats that were infested with the fleas that carried the disease. Today this is known as the bubonic plague, there was a great terror that manifested and became the experience at that time, as the people had no knowledge of how this disease was spread.
Your daughter, being your brother at that time was attempting to do anything he could to lessen the pain of the people who were dying of this disease.
The patients would become feverish and within three days they would die with buboes which was the swelling of the lymph nodes in the groin, and this is how it got the name bubonic plague.
Your own position at this time was that you did not feel that you could be of help in the awful situation that was taking place. You were fortunate in being able to take one of the merchant ships that you had used in your business, and you moved to another part of the country, you moved toward the northern latitudes up near Norway.
The plague did not exist there because of the cold weather which killed the fleas that carried the disease, you had escaped the disease but your brother being a humanitarian continued to help the many people that were dying around him and he eventually contracted the disease himself. It was a painful agonizing death in which eventually the spirit was released and freed.
The belief at that time was that the soul would elevate into the heavens according to the holiness the individual had experienced in his relationship with the church or with the church officials. Of course this was and is not the way spiritual progression takes place.
The scar that your daughter incepted was one that created a great dysfunction in the psychic body. In that the brain suffered delirium and the nervous system was over heated, the connection between the brain and the psychic body was short circuited which planted the seed for the reexpression of the negative wave form structures in your daughters present life experience.
Now you have in a sense come back to workout and overcome the guilt that you felt for having left your brother behind. You made the move that saved your life, as there was nothing you could have done at that time.
The brain structures of your brother became abberated in the connection with the psychic body, which was the actual impingement of the wave forms structures in the brain which were disassociated from the healthy connection with the higher self.
This was a time when you were pulled back together, as relatives often times incarnate together over long periods of time, the names and faces may change but the psychic body retains and reexpresses the information that was and is recorded as blocks, traumas and diseased conditions.
Your daughter reattunned to this past in watching a program on television and thus the energies that were in a sense quiescent were focused and established again into her life and began this cancerous condition.
The best way you can help your daughter is to continue developing your spiritual nature and don't allow yourself to be pulled down with the guilt you may feel about a loved ones death but stand strong in your faith that life is continuos.
Death is simply a change from one state of consciousness to another and as you grow in understanding of spirit your daughter will also benefit from your own overcoming of the past.
Are there any other questions about this lifetime? None that I can think of, when she passed away I felt a profound sense of guilt and still do, and it isn't something to feel guilty about, but I sometimes feel it.
Those are the energies you had felt at that specific time when you reattuned to this past, you knew that you could save yourself but your brother would not come with you. Your daughter was and is a very beautiful soul and gave her life trying to help others.
The principles of spirit are inviolate, everyone is a product of their own experience and in learning the principles of cancellation of negative past life experiences you can eventually heal any diseased condition of the mind or body.
Jeri did you have a question? Yes I do, my question is concerning my daughter and her relationship with her father. I have a desire to interfere in their relationship, to counteract his influence over her, he has a very negative influence on her and I want to protect her from that.
Something tells me to allow her to go through this relationship so she doesn't have to go through it again in another lifetime she can maybe break away from him on her own. But I'm concerned for her safety. We can just reiterate what you just described which is the basis for each one to realize that they have the knowledge within themselves intuitively, of how to resolve a difficult situation.
It is simply a matter of understanding these relationships in a way that takes into consideration the ties from the past, from past life associations. In a similar way we were speaking about Jim and his relationship with his girlfriend and her mother, now we have another situation where the mother, yourself has the relationship with the daughter, and is concerned and wants to see the daughter grow up in a positive and healthy way.
You are concerned that this may not happen in the situation that is presently taking place. But you have to realize that your daughter, although seemingly still a child to you is actually a very old soul. A child may only be several years old in their present body and yet their psychic body is made up of countless billions of experiences from possibly thousands of lifetimes.
They have the prerogative to gain the lessons of life for themselves in the way that they need to learn them. Not that you should throw your child out onto the street, and say sink or swim. It is important to learn how to take your own desires to shape and mold this small person, and let go of the restrictions that are a misconception on your part as to the needs of your daughter.
We can say that in a past lifetime you had a situation in which you had gotten involved with a individual who was one of the mercenaries who were traveling around Europe in the fourteen hundreds when sword play was very popular. He would give his abilities to the highest bidder, and you became involved with this individual, as you were impressed with the flamboyant way that he lived his life. You did have a child together.
As this child grew you began to lose respect in your relationship to this person and you saw that he was very much involved in activities that were of a very violent nature. This was not a good environment for a child to grow up in, and he was not willing to change.
You became very concerned about your daughter and raised these problems with the father and he did not accept your concerns as having any importance. Eventually he left and took the daughter with him on a quest to another country and he gave his allegiance to a king of that distant land.
Your daughter was taken from you so now you are overly concerned with the association with the subtle psychic memory of this past. You have developed a positive polarity with this daughter as you have known each other in previous lives, and you have been helpful to each other.
In this past you experienced a great loss because you never saw your daughter again. Your husband settled in another country and you never received any word from them as to where you could find your daughter. Does this information help at all in giving you some insight as to why you feel so concerned about your daughter?
Do you have any other questions relative to this information? No. Well I believe the time is running out for this evening's session, we would again reiterate that you should allow yourself to feel the great healing love radiations of the Brothers.
Try to realize this love is simply a thought away, just a simple thought away are these angelic teachers, who only want your own best progress. They are looking out for you in all ways.
It is the purpose of each person to learn to develop and establish this attunement with these principles of energy as it oscillates from the positive to the negative pole. As the positive flows into the negative then the negative becomes the positive for the next sequence of events.
We would like to express are appreciation for your dedication toward your own overcoming of your past and we wish you the most positive radiation's of light, that they will be with you and lead you continuously forward on your own spiritual path.
Thank you.


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Continued . . . St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge extends from just below Natchez, MS southward to the Homochitto River in Adams County, Mississippi. It lies entirely west of U.S. Highway 61 and the west side of the refuge is bordered by 18 miles of the Mississippi River.
Natchez is the oldest settlement on the Mississippi River, with continuous inhabitants since 1700. The city is rich in history and world famous for its magnificent antebellum homes, which stand as living examples of another time and culture. Famous and infamous characters once frequented the gambling halls and bars of Natchez-Under-the-Hill and roamed the hills, bluffs and bayous surrounding the city. Jim Bowie was one notable denizen. And the infamous and murderous Harpe brothers terrorized travelers on the Natchez Trace which begins at Natchez and stretches all the way into Tennessee. River pirates abounded along the Mississippi River as well.
The wealthy and more refined citizenry lived on top of the bluffs in Natchez, where it was cooler with less mosquitos and other undesirable elements such as were found under the hill. Natchez was a busy and bustling port and commerce flowed freely. In fact, at one time, Natchez was home to more millionaires per-capita than any other city in the United States. The city was surrounded by sprawling plantations where cotton was king. After the heyday of the plantations faded into history, much of that land was bought and converted into deer and duck hunting clubs which continue today.
Today, the refuge manages a complete program of habitat management, wildlife management, fisheries management, wildlife research, and threatened and endangered species management. Public use opportunities include hunting, fishing, outdoor photography, hiking, wildlife observation and conservation education.
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Personal Papers
Personal Papers
The Eaton Collection contains the personal papers of many prominent science fiction writers, artists, and fans that is continuously growing as newly items donated items arrive regularly.
Finding aids for select collections can be found on the Online Archive of California.
For more information please visit the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction & Fantasy page on the UCR Library website.
Robert Adams papersThis collection contains the edited manuscripts of writer Robert Adams, author of the Horseclans, Castaways in Time and Stairway to Forever series of novels.
Paul K. Alkon papersThis collection contains the original manuscript of Origins of Futuristic Fiction.
Gregory Benford papersThis collection contains original manuscripts of novels and short stories, fanzines, press clippings and correspondence of the University of California, Irvine physicist and science fiction writer. It contains his literary and academic works and his personal collection of fanzines.
David Brin papersThis collection include manuscripts, including Uplift War, Man-Kzin Wars, Heart of the Comet, and Sundiver, personal papers, and other material.
F.M Busby papersThis collection contains manuscripts, correspondence, clippings, and other documents of this writer and influential fanzine editor.
Michael Cassutt papersThis collection features scripts and other materials from the career of the television producer, screenwriter and creator of Max Headroom.
John DeChancie papersThis collection includes manuscripts, page proofs and a screenplay.
Morris Scott Dollens papersThis collection includes photographs, negatives, slides, and other works by this artist whose paintings were widely used in books and magazines during the 1950s.
G.C. Edmondson papersThis collection contains page proofs, galley proofs, manuscripts, and correspondence.
Sheila Finch papersThis collection contains press clippings, correspondence, and other material by this author and professor of creative writing.
Robert Forward papersThis collection of physicist and science fiction writer including scientific research papers, annotated manuscripts of his novels and correspondence with publishers, agents, and consultants.
Horace Gold papersThis collection includes typescripts, manuscripts, and correspondence of the science fiction writer and editor.
Anne McCaffrey papersThis collection includes galley proofs, notes, correspondence, and other material related to her work between 1957 and 1999. It contains her best known works as well as essays, unpublished works, and books on topics including cooking, romance and horse breeding.
Jean Paiva papersThis collection contains manuscripts, notes and clippings of this sf short story writer.
William Rotsler papersThis collection contains of his original artwork, manuscripts of his novels and short stories, newsletters and newspaper clippings.
James White papersThis collection features typed manuscripts, galley proofs and other materials by the author of the popular Sector General series.
Carl A. Wiley collection on solar sailsThis collection includes original research on solar sails for his book Clipper Ships of Space.
Colin Wilson papersThis collection features correspondence, galley proofs, manuscripts, press clippings and other materials from the authors' work between 1965 and 1998.
Richard Wilson papersThis collection contains correspondence, press clippings, and other materials.
Sydney Fowler Wright papersThe Fowler collection contains floppy disks, manuscripts, and other materials.


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MMWormhole was released two days ago and the response has been phenomenal. It feels like many iOS developers who jumped into extension development were dealing with this challenge already, and this library seems to solve that problem for everyone. That's really great to see!
The main challenge that MMWormhole could not overcome though was opening the containing app in the background to deliver a message. Many developers requested this feature and to Apple's credit the WatchKit team has been very receptive. Today with the release of WatchKit Beta 2 we got -openParentApplication:reply: that will wake up your containing app in the background to allow it to handle a request. This is exactly what so many developers needed to build more innovative Apple Watch apps, so it's exciting to see Apple taking those requests seriously.
Given the timing of just releasing MMWormhole a few days ago, I was curious whether or not it had jumped the gun. Does this new API in WatchKit obviate the need for MMWormhole? I don't think it does. I think that the two actually work really well together.
One of the areas where we are finding MMWormhole to be so valuable is passing information to the extension that is used to setup the UI on the watch. That includes things like the title or date of a label, or the contents of table cells. If the wormhole represents a set of mailboxes, the messages passed to mailboxes on the extension are a great way to tell the watch app what it's UI state should be whether the watch app is awake or not. It can check the contents of those mailboxes when it wakes up and setup it's UI accordingly. This is a case that can be handled all sorts of ways, including NSUserDefaults or Core Data persistent store sharing, but I think this method of passed JSON or NSCoded messages is a simple and elegant solution.
The other area that MMWormhole tends to make more sense is passing large chunks of data between locations. Because (we assume) the openParentApplication method passes data via XPC, that implies data isn't being written to disk. MMWormhole now supports NSCoding and writes objects straight to disk, and only passes a notification to check the contents of that data to the other side.
Finally, there is the case of informing the extension of change from the containing app. This may be a relatively rare case, but I think it still bears mentioning. One example of this could be a network request on the containing app to download a list of items that need to be populated on the watch in a table view. Rather than frequently check to see if the contents of changed with a timer in the extension, MMWormhole can notify the extension of a change, and the extension can repopulate the table.
The way I plan to use these tools in the apps that I am working on is to use MMWormhole to pass information and updates to and from the extension, and to use openParentApplication to invoke critical commands on the containing app. For example, lets say that the watch app needed to trigger a background save request to update a web service, and that request needed to happen immediately because the user would expect that change to be reflected in real time. Or if having fresh data is essential to the experience on the watch, then waking the app up to provide that may be required.
I think it's important that developers consider carefully when to open the parent application and when not to. Opening the parent app every time you want to transfer data is likely not a good use of this method. Using it to invoke critical commands or beginning a user-initiated background task, like location tracking for a navigation or fitness app, seem like great examples. Imagine having a runners stopwatch app that required you to pull out your phone to start the run, rather than just tapping a button on your watch. This API is a perfect way to provide that user experience. But you wouldn't really want to use the reply block to tell the watch how far you've travelled. That's where I think MMWormhole still provides a lot of value.
It's great to see this much progress on WatchKit already. If you haven't already, please file radars on WatchKit and participate on the WatchKit Developer Forums. There is a lot of exciting activity already happening there.
This thread on the WatchKit Developer Forums outlines the expected means of communication between the containing app and its extensions. The official response includes using using Darwin notification center to communicate with a running iOS app or a running extension. That makes me feel even better that MMWormhole will continue to be a big help for building extensions, because it directly addresses several communication scenarios for sharing data between an app and its extensions.


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This Christmas instead of giving presents on top of more presents why not give the gift of giving?
Through Unicef you can buy gift aid presents, called inspired gifts from £8. You can buy vaccines, clothes, food and other emergency gifts for children and people in need all over the whole. When you buy them online you choose your gift and a card that you write your own personalised message in. Would be a great gift for someone who has everything or someone who says they don't need anything.
They also sell ethical, fair trade, hand made gifts starting at £1.95. I really like this hare necklace, it's £19.95 which is a great price and you can feel good about buying it.
A Christmas blog giving tips on how to make a magical, beautiful Christmas on a cheap budget. Ideas and advice on home made and shop bought shortcuts for Christmas decorations, Christmas wrapping, Christmas presents, Christmas crafting, Christmas baking, Christmas preparation, well all things Christmas!
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12th December 2018, 12:29
North Wales Origin announce trial dates for 2019
The North Wales Origin side have announced trial dates for their 2019 side.
This representative outfit is an important part of the community development programme in Wales.
As well as playing friendly matches, organised by the North Wales Origin staff, they will also play representative games against line-ups from South East and South West Wales, this in turn leading to potential selection for Wales' community international side, the Wales Dragonhearts.
The two trial dates are Sunday 3rd February at Deeside Leisure Centre and Sunday 10th February at Menai Bridge RUFC, starting at 1pm each time.
For more information, please email Billy Forrester at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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As 2016 comes to a end, here's a beer that will close out your year on a memorable note. Every once in a while, we see amazing value in a beer. I think High Westified Imperial Coffee Stout, part of Lagunitas' 2016 OneHitter Series, fits the bill. It was brewed with coffee, aged in High West Whiskey Barrels for over a year, and weighs in at 12.2% ABV and 40 IBUs. Here's Lagunitas' description:
"This beer couldn't have been done without the help from our friends at High West Distillery in Park City, UT and Chicago's-own Metropolis Coffee. We brewed a rich, malty Imperial Stout with some of Metropolis' Spice Island blend, then let it vintag-ize in High West Rye and Bourbon Barrels for up to 17 FREAKING MONTHS. It's good to have friends!"
While that sounds great, you can pick up a barrel-aged stout an any decent bottle shop—at a price of $10-$20+ for a bomber (22 oz. bottle). I bought this six-pack for $12, which equates to $3.67 for a bomber! So it's ridiculously inexpensive for a spirit-barrel aged beer, but is it any good? Here are my tasting notes:
Poured into my Speiglau wheat beer glass (my stout glass was dirty). Aroma and flavor start with sweet chocolate and espresso. In the middle, notes of whiskey emerge along with vanilla and subtle oak. It's medium bodied, has a creamy mouth feel, and finishes with lingering hop bitterness and sweet chocolate. While it's 12.2% ABV, the boozy heat was surprisingly subdued. I expected it to be fairly hot. It drinks great now, but I want to see how this beer ages. I plan to cellar (crawlspace, really) my 5 remaining bottles over the next few years and see how it evolves. I'm patient...
I stopped rating beers a long time ago, but if I rated this, it would have earned one of my rarely awarded 5-star ratings. High Westified Imperial Coffee Stout should be available through January—if it lasts that long. If you see this on the shelf, snap up a six-pack. While it's tempting to hoard, save some for your fellow beer lovers!
Wishing you an excellent 2017. Happy New Year!


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Consultants receive excellence awards5th April 2013
Almost 900 consultants in England and Wales have received clinical excellence awards for 2012.
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Date: 25th September 2017
We've just returned home from a full-on few days at Xerocon Melbourne, where 3,068 attendees from 19 countries immersed themselves in industry advice and updates. With Xero hitting some big milestones in the last year, such as surpassing a million subscribers and processing NZ$1.5 trillion worth of transactions, we were thrilled to be part of the action!
Adding to the excitement were the annual Xerocon awards. This year, with a network of more than 100,000 Xero advisers worldwide, they were to be the most hotly contested awards to date – and we were in the running for the coveted 100% Xero Award!
The 100% Xero Award highlights the partner practices that goes above and beyond to champion cloud-accounting. By operating entirely on Xero the nominees had to demonstrate the value of their streamlined ecosystem every day.
Some of you may remember that we scooped the 100% Cloud Award at Xerocon back in 2014, and since then we have gone even further to immerse ourselves in cloud accounting. Part of this was the establishment of our own outsourcing company in the Philippines, The Back Room, only conceivable by the suite of Xero offerings and the rigorous Xero training and certification all of our staff obtain.
We didn't get the award this year but our business manager, Margaret Gimpel, was feeling extremely positive after returning from the conference:
"Xerocon is always so much fun, and this year was the biggest and most spectacular yet. Although we didn't come away with the award this time, to be one of just four finalists out of so many exceptional nominees, was a huge vote of confidence. We're elated, bring on next year!"
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Music: Leonard Cohen Announces New LP 'You Want It Darker'
[sarcasm] Have you guys heard of this young rising talent called Leonard Cohen? He's been quietly releasing albums since 1967 [/sarcasm]. Yes, the legendary singer-songwriter returns with his fourteenth studio album, aptly titled You Want It Darker.
The album arrives in "fall" or Autumn to normal people, and swiftly follows his 2014 release Popular Problems. The album has been produced by Cohen's son Adam and been dubbed "haunting" - so don't go expecting Leonard to be strutting around disco balls for his latest LP.
The nine song album's tracklist:
1. "You Want It Darker"
2. "Treaty"
3. "On the Level"
4. "Leaving the Table"
5. "If I Didn't Have Your Love"
6. "Traveling Light"
7. "It Seemed the Better Way"
8. "Steer Your Way"
9. "String Reprise/Treaty"
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Follow-up on Managing Sporadic Development Projects/
Way back in December of 2012 I wrote a post Keeping Track of Sporadic Development Projects about methodologies for keeping track of personal software engineering projects that might go a month or two between spurts of work. At the time I stated that I was going to try using MacJournal and that I'd post an update on my progress. It's been over a year so I figure it's time to write the follow-up.
I did try MacJournal for a time. It's a great program for journaling but it didn't meet my needs for this use. What I really needed was a more comprehensive project tracking solution. Keeping a journal of my thoughts on the project is a component, but I also needed a way to document the architecture more comprehensively and I wanted issue tracking.
For a while I switched to running a Redmine instance on an EC2 server but it was a hassle to manage Redmine, Jenkins, Gerrit, etc. So about six months ago I switched to Atlassian On Demand for Confluence, JIRA, and BitBucket. This has actually worked out really well.
In a perfect world I'd prefer not to have to pay the $40 per month, or whatever it works out to be, for a service that I only use off and on, but in truth it's a good deal and it meets my needs. I can keep the larger architecture and planning documents in the Confluence wiki. The source lives in BitBucket. I've started doing proper branch-per-issue development with JIRA and git.
I'm not sure if it's due to having better project management tools or just life circumstances but I've found that after moving to Atlassian I'm actually doing a lot more development work on my personal projects than I was previously. Having a Kanban board of JIRA issues with feature development decomposed and actionable tasks certainly doesn't hurt.
The Atlassian suite seems to hit all of my workflow requirements, with the possible exception that they don't have iOS apps for Confluence or JIRA yet. I expect I'll stick with this toolset for the foreseeable future.


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Sam Hidalgo-Clyne leads Edinburgh to victory
It was a busy weekend of sport for #teamredsky with our athletes competing all over the World!
Mark Robertson and Fraser Lyle put in some stellar performances in an enthralling HSBC Sevens World Series Event in Cape Town – finishing in 4th position. Hannah Miley battled to a 4th place finish in the 400 Individual Medley at the World Short Course Championships in Windsor, Canada. Craig Benson was also in action at the Scottish Short Course Championships here in Edinburgh, racing to three Scottish titles in solid early season times.
However, despite an all-round inspiring weekend of sport, our #teamredsky athlete performance of the week was that of Sam Hidalgo-Clyne. Sam showed his grit and resilience in returning to the starting line-up for Edinburgh in a 28-23 victory over Stade Francais. Sam scored a try and went on to win man of the match, a fantastic performance. It's been a frustrating period for Sam of late but this performance proves his driven approach is beginning to pay off and we look forward to seeing him maintain a starting berth for Edinburgh going forward.


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On 2 November 2017, the Ministry of Energy and Mining issued the Resolution No 419/2017 (Resolution), which amended the "Incentive Program for the Production of Non-Conventional Natural Gas" created by Resolution No 46/2017 (Program) to accelerate the development and production of natural gas from non-conventional reservoirs in the Neuquina Basin (Concessions).
The Program will have the following characteristics after the amendments made by the Resolution:
1. Beneficiaries: Companies holding Concessions that (i) decide to accelerate the passage from the pilot stage (production less than 500,000 m3 per day) to the development stage (production greater than or equal to 500,000 m3 per day); and (ii) being in the development stage, decided to increase their production. The Program will consider the average monthly production calculated between July 2016 and June 2017 to determine the level of production.
2. Incentive: Minimum price of: (i) USD 7.50/MMBTU for calendar year 2018; (ii) USD 7.00/MMBTU for the calendar year 2019; (iii) USD 6.50/MMBTU for calendar year 2020; and (iv) USD 6.00/MMBTU for the calendar year 2021 calendar year (Minimum Price).
3 Calculation of the Incentive: The Secretariat of Hydrocarbons Resources (Secretariat) will pay a monthly compensation when the average sale price of natural gas in the country published by the Secretariat is lower than the Minimum Price. This compensation will be multiplied by the production included in the Program (which in the pilot stage will include all the production and in the development stage will include the increasing production). The compensation will be distributed between the company (88%) and the province where the Concession is located (12%).
4. Payment of the Compensation: The Secretariat will pay the compensation through a provisional payment of the 85% of its amount according to the companies and the Secretariat's projections. This will be adjusted according to the affidavit to be submitted by the company (between the amount of the provisional payment and the final amount declared by the company). Payments will be cancelled in Argentine pesos according to the exchange rate of the Banco de la Nación Argentina on the last business day of the corresponding month.


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One of numerous marketing posters designed and produced for events run by the Student Government Association.
A poster designed and produced for a long-running program at UNT's student government.
A t-shirt designed and produced for the Student Government Association. As the first design of the year, it was printed on tank tops that were given out to incoming students.
This was a mocked-up seal for possible SGA gear to tie the freebies together.
Ironically, the seal itself was not approved.
Two of the apparel pieces designed for UNT's Student Government Association. (Me on the left, the then-president on the right.)
A poster in a series of works designed and produced to advertise interaction between students and their student government representatives.
The "Meet Your Senator" campaign in action.
A flyer in a series of works created for "Operation: Bleed Green", a promotional program a UNT student government senator and I organized with the UNT Bookstore. (The bookstore was subsequently bought out by Barnes & Noble, so the program was quickly scrapped.)
One of the many posters designed and produced for the student government's campaign to get students to participate in the student government elections.
The presidential debate was telecast in front of a student audience and moderated by UNT's debate organization.


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