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Nenets Autonomous okrug is the region with the richest natural resources potential and rapidly growing economy.Explored hydrocarbon reserves in the Nenets Autonomous okrug surpass the whole resource potential of the Western Europe. High exploration maturity, quite compact location of oil and gas deposits and their proximity to the European sales markets offer unique opportunities for oil and gas industry investments. Oil resources of the region occur mostly in small and medium-size fields, which provide excellent opporunities for small oil-producing companies.
Beside oil production Nenets Autonomous okrug has many other attractive and profitable opportunities for investors. Transport infrastructure and logistics are actively developing sectors in our region. Going forward Nenets Autonomous okrug could be one of the most important transport hubs on the Arctic coast, significant segment of Russian transport transit and raw materials export corridors.
Distinctive character and unique north nature of the Nenets Autonomous okrug are great possibilities for developing of the bird watching, primary wellness, ecological, geological, cultural-education and other exclusive types of tourism.
Vast fish stocks, animal and plant resources are competitive advantages of the Nenets Autonomous okrug. Biological resources of the region are specific because of the geographic location and climate features. They include vast fish and reindeer populations.
Regional investment incentives are the development of regional infrastructure, large scale and long term prospects for nature resources exploration. To grant most favored nation treatment to investors we are constantly improving our tax and legal framework.
We develop trusting relationships with our business partners relying on safeguarding interests and legal standards, maximum transparency, clear investment schemes.
We are looking for beneficial cooperation, open to suggestions and ready to discuss your initiatives!
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Distance to Moscow
1548 km
Moscow—Naryan-Mar — 2 hours 25 minutes
Area of the Region
176,8 thousand sq km
Geographical location and climate
Largest cities
31,7 K people
- Barents Sea
- White Sea
- Kara Sea
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- Sand
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Combustible resources
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- 1.1 billion tonnes
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- 520 billion cubic meters
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Fish Resources Virtually all water bodies in the Nenets Autonomous District are home feeding, wintering, spawning and migration of various species of fish. Ichthyofauna in rivers and lakes represented 40 species of aquatic biological resources, and in coastal waters - 64 species, of which 27 species are of commercial value
Water resources The region is surrounded by the territorial waters of the White, Barents and Kara Seas with long coastline of about 3,000 km and freshwater water bodies consisting of many large, medium and small lakes with a total area of more than 1 million. Hectares (161 lakes with a total water surface area of over 100 ha) and watercourses a total length of over 4,000 km, of which 1,542 rivers stretching 26,624 km

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Sand and sun, lemurs and chameleons- this trip is for the ocean lovers who also want to see incredible wildlife. You'll visit some national parks, see lots of wildlife, and see the famous tsingy. Then you'll head to the islands and enjoy some beach time and optional activities (such as snorkelling and diving)! If you want a relaxing time to 'get away from it all', this is the trip for you.
Arrive in Antananarivo anytime. Review of program at night.
Fly to Diego Suarez. In the afternoon, explore the city, the population, architecture, and market. Try some famous sugar loaf!
Leave early for a day of sightseeing. Start at the Bay of Sakalava, then walk along the coast through the Bay dunes, and see the former French colony with its guns and fortifications. Ending at Ramena, a small fishing village, with the traditional boats lined up along the beach.
Drive to Amber Mountain, which has a tropical micro climate and high precipitation. Enjoy a guided walk with a specialized local guide to see various species of lemurs, and the smallest chameleon in the world.We observe various species of lemurs crowned the smallest chameleon in the world.
In the morning, drive to Ankarana National Park. Again, you'll have a specialized local guide to show you the cave bats, stalactites, stalagmites and other beautiful rock formations. You'll also see several species of lemurs and birds.
Today is a hiking day! Back in the park to see the famous Tsingy (large razor sharp rock formations). A specialized local guide will guide you through the trail you choose (3-6hour trails). Rest at night.
Leave early to drive to Ankify (4 hours) with some views along the way: cocoa plantations, coffee, ylang ylang. Arrive in Ankify by late afternoon and hang out by the sea!
Leave early by boat to visit Nosy Komba, also nicknamed Lemur Island! Other than lemurs, you'll see a traditional market with handmade goods unique to this region- great for souvenirs! Continue to Nosy Tanikely, a marine reserve where you swim in clear blue water, snorkel, or opt to dive. The colorful fish and coral here are stunning! At night, take a boat to Nosy Be.
Early morning boat ride to Nosy Iranja nicknamed Turtle Island: the island is made of two small islands connected by a white bridge of sand which beautifully contrasts the turquoise water of the ocean at low tide. Enjoy a view of the island and fishing village from the top of the old lighthouse. Great picture opportunity! Hang out by the beach and try to catch a glimpse of turtles, or opt to do a dive. In the afternoon return to Nosy Be.
Free day to hang around the island.
Fly back to Antananarivo.
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For instance :Gene Simmons on suicide:""My mother was in a concentration camp in Nazi Germany. I don't want to hear f**k all about 'the world is a harsh place.' She gets up every day, smells the roses and loves life," he said. "And for a putz, 20-year-old kid to say 'I'm depressed, I live in Seattle,' f**k you then kill yourself."
Later he apologized..................Yes, I know he has freedom of speech..............
I have the freedom to be disgusted with this kind of response to depression.
Joan Rivers will be missed and adored by millions.
She was very funny but the cut throat personal attacks were not what I liked about her comedy so I
stopped watching.
"She also got into her fair share of trouble. In the summer of 2012, the Anti-Defamation League rapped Rivers for comparing retailer giant Costco to Nazi Germany. What prompted her outburst? The decision by a Costco in suburban Los Angeles not to carry her book "I Hate Everything… Starting with Me."
She and the ADL were at loggerheads again the following February, when Rivers said of Heidi Klum's Oscars outfit: "The last time a German looked this hot was when they were pushing Jews into the ovens."
I do not think this is funny. Not at all.
And it did not end there :
Joan Rivers: Palestinians deserve to die, they started this war
Later she said it was taken out of context.
I know : Freedom of speech!
Then I read about a wonderful (?) Christian pastor who responded to an old couple, desperate people, they could not tithe and could not make it so they wrote to him, telling him they had asked the Lord for help and none came.....it was a sad letter.
His respond: something like "You could get a job answering phones, look around your house for junk and sell on eBay and more suggestions ....to a couple in their 80's !!!!
How very charitable.
I am just letting go of frustrations today , this is a very mixed up world ......
Freedom of speech.
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The first two links are more in-depth than the last, which is video of the actual flight test.
The first suborbital flight should be at the end of this year. I would guess that by 2016 we'll have regular commercialized suborbital flights. They're not as big in the media as SpaceX because they're not going beyond Earth's orbit and the CEO (Richard Branson) doesn't regularly talk of Mars and Solar System colonization. This is quite an accomplishment nonetheless.
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The most common thing that I have noticed, after cars, in the United States, has been soft drink bottles and cans. Wherever I go, I see people drinking them as if they were water. It makes me wonder if this rampant consumption of colas is a superb success story of consumerism. This habit has been so entrenched in the American society that it is normal to buy a cola along with a meal. For somebody from India, this took a while to get used to. This is not to say that people in India do not drink colas. They are a huge success there as well. This is just to say that over there it is not normal to gulp a soft drink along with a meal.
This is an attempt to understand the various forms of soft drinks, the ill effects of excessive soda consumption, and explore the possible ways to solve the soda problem.
In one of my classes in the Culinary Program, there is a lady who said that she doesn't like water because it doesn't have a flavor. Therefore, she doesn't drink it at all. This was a shock when I first heard it. However, it was not surprising after a few weeks into the course. She is the one who often calls in sick and almost failed in a course due to lack of attendance. Why is she hooked on soft drinks? Isn't she aware of the consequences of excessive soda consumption? Hasn't anyone told her to quit or reduce soda consumption? These will remain unanswered, as I didn't dare to ask her.
Excessive cola consumption is an issue of contemporary American public controversy, because it is so entrenched that the consumers might actually get offended if they are told that it is a bad habit. They have been marketed and promoted as something "cool" for years and it might create a backlash if consumers are told explicitly to keep away from them.
There is an ever-increasing consumption of sugars in the form of soft drinks and an even greater evidence about their ill effects on human health. The continued increase in liquid sugar consumption is largely due to the fact that the industry comes up with new products, often with "healthy" names to mislead the consumers. Sadly, these, supposedly healthy drinks are equally harmful, if not more.
There are various forms of soft drinks. If there is one product that has reincarnated itself successfully, it has to be undoubtedly sugary water. Pop, soda, soda pop, a soft drink, a carbonated drink, a cold drink, an energy drink, a sports drink, fruit juice, or a fruit drink, all of these beverages, are just sugary water with a dosage of caffeine. There are over 3,000 types of sugary drinks made in the United States, and as we've previously talked about, most of them are marketed as healthy alternatives. Most consumers think that these products are not harmful or, at the very least, they are made to believe so.
The fact of the matter is, Americans are drinking way too many soft drinks. According to the book, Killer Colas, by Nancy Appleton and G.N. Jacobs, an average American drinks about 637 twelve-ounce cans of soda that can be called sugar water per year. One might be tempted to think that at least some of the drinks might be good for health, but unfortunately, all of them are bad. Sugar-sweetened soft drinks, diet soda, sports drinks, energy drinks, iced teas, fruit drinks, fruit juices, or meal replacements are all equally harmful.
It is important to look at how the body functions and why excessive sugary water consumption throws it into imbalance. Glucose, blood urea nitrogen, uric acid, and minerals should be in equilibrium for the body to operate at its peak efficiency. This is called as homeostasis. However, excessive sugar consumption, especially in the form of liquid, disrupts this balance and leads to the progression of disease.
Sugar makes the blood acidic, and the body responds to it by pulling out calcium and other minerals into the bloodstream to balance it, eventually making the cola consumer, calcium and mineral deficient. It results in a body with insufficient minerals that does not digest the food properly. This undigested food is then discarded by the immune system on a daily basis, compromising its efficiency. This is, therefore, a perfect scenario for infectious and degenerative diseases to thrive.
Is sugar that bad? As with everything else, sugar too should be consumed in moderation. However, the major issue with soft drinks is the form of sugar that is used to make them. The source and the type of sugar makes a huge difference, in determining its effect on the human body. Some of the various forms of sugar that the industry uses include, sucrose, high-fructose corn syrup, maltodextrin, crystalline fructose, honey, and maple syrup. All of these have varying percentages of glucose and fructose in them. While glucose is easily metabolized, fructose is a tough nut to crack, which explains why these ingredients have varying effects.
Cola makers are aware that not all of the public is oblivious to the ill effects of sugar. They constantly come up with supposedly healthy substitutes for sugar. These substances are even harder to digest. They are one of the several gimmicks used to sell more of the same stuff. Acesulfame Potassium, Aspartame, Neotame, Saccharin, Sucralose, Steviol Glycosides, and sugar alcohols like sorbitol, xylitol, malitol, erythrotol, and mannitol are some of the widely used sugar substitutes.
This brings us to the other additives in sugary drinks. The most prominent of them all, is phosphoric acid. It is joined by caffeine, guarana, yerba mate, carbon dioxide, caramel coloring, citric acid, sodium citrate, ascorbic acid, flavoring, sodium benzoate, ginkgo biloba, ginseng, and Bisphenol A among many other things. Almost every additive is artificial and has no nutritional value.
The phosphoric acid and carbon dioxide in soft drinks cause acid reflux, which is commonly known as heartburn. Sodium benzoate along with sugar in soft drinks can trigger asthma episodes. Sodium benzoate can cause an allergic reaction called anaphylaxis, which can result in complete closure of airways, shock, and death.
These products take water, which is the one of the essentials of life, add a whole gamut of questionable ingredients, and sell them at a huge margin to mint money. It is virtually impossible to find any redeeming nutritional value in soda or sweetened beverages.
Even the cousins of colas, like diet colas, sports drinks, energy drinks, iced teas, fruit drinks, fruit juices, enhanced waters, and meal replacements are not healthy. The diet colas have sugar substitutes which are equally, if not more, harmful. Sports drinks, energy drinks, iced teas, fruit drinks, fruit juices, and enhanced waters have high-sugar content which negate the supposed health benefits of consuming them. These specialty drinks serve the purpose, but also burden the human body with a lot of unhealthy ingredients.
One of my friends told me, more than a decade ago, that the cost of making a can or a bottle of cola is less than 5% of its retail selling price. This guy's father has a minor stake in one of the hundreds of bottling plants that Coca Cola has all over the world. This explains why the cola companies can afford to spend billions of dollars on celebrity endorsements and advertising. As colas are products that humans can do without in their daily lives, they need to be in their eye all the time. People have to be reminded day-in and day-out on how cool it is to consume colas, and that is what they do every single day.
A look at the ill effects of excessive soda consumption is startling. Consumption of soft drinks can affect health in the following ways: Obesity, liver damage, mood swings, body inflammation, diabetes, blood pressure, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, tooth decay, osteoporosis, gout, gastrointestinal distress, caffeine headaches, decreased high-density lipoproteins, metabolic syndrome, incontinence, pancreatic cancer, leach calcium from bones, preterm delivery, tics, gestational diabetes, hypokalemia, impair memory, kidney stones, lower sperm count, depression, epilepsy, early menstruation, high uric acid levels, and esophagus cancer. This is not to state that cola consumption is the only reason for these diseases. It has been proved beyond doubt that excessive soda consumption aggravates and plays a vital role in causing these diseases in consumers.
According to the study, "Pop-Cola Acids and Tooth Erosion: An In Vitro, In Vivo, Electron-Microscopic, and Clinical Report Dec 2, 2010," by Amirfirooz Borjian, Claudia C. F. Ferrari, Antoni Anouf, and Louis Z. G. Touyz, published in the International Journal of Dentistry, all the six common colas (Pepsi Cola, Diet Pepsi Cola, Coca Cola, Diet Coke, Selection Cola and Diet Selection Cola), leech calcium out of teeth, when rinsed with either of them.
This calcium leech phenomenon is also corroborated by the study, "Immediate Erosive Potential of Cola Drinks and Orange Juices" by Jensdottir, T; Holbrook, P; Nauntofte, B; Buchwald, C; Bardow, A, published in the Journal of Dental Research; Houston, Mar 2006.
Cancer is one of the deadliest disease in the world, and the link between cancer and sugar has long been established. In 1927, Otto Warburg published a Nobel Prize winning paper that explained the way in which cancer tumors actually feed off sugar, a process referred to as fermentation. Therefore, it makes sense to avoid sugary drinks to keep cancer at bay. Sugar might not be the sole reason, but it certainly is a catalyst for cancer propagation.
Sugar, caffeine, and phosphoric acid soften bones. According to the study, "The effects of corrosive substances on human bone, teeth, hair, nails, and soft tissue." by K.M. Hartnett, published in the Journal of Forensic Sciences, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, lye, bleach, organic septic cleaner, and Coca-Cola corroded bone, tooth, hair, fingernails, skin, muscle, and fat in equal measure. Can you believe this? Coke is in the company of "elite" cleaners!
According to the American Health Association, the maximum limit of sugar consumption is six teaspoons for women and nine teaspoons for men. Drinking just one 12-ounce can per day will put you at risk, because it has 10 teaspoons of sugar. Can sizes are increasing and consumers are gulping many more times the permissible limit per day. No matter which drink one chooses, it is always important to recognize the size of the serving. Remember, these beverages come in various sizes and if you drink the whole container you could be getting two to three times the amount of sugar, caffeine, and other questionable ingredients stated on the label.
Well, why has soft drink consumption become so common? Why has it replaced water as the primary source of hydration? The first reason is that they are cheap and are readily available. In the book, Salt, Sugar, Fat, the author Michael Moss, explains in great detail the methods employed by Coca-Cola to make their products ubiquitous. He narrates the strategies that were employed by Coke, from the perspective of Jeffrey Dunn, a former executive. Dunn's work in the fountain sales division at Coke is considered pioneering. He laid the strategy to make sure that the cola giant's fountains are present at every conceivable location. Therefore, the success of colas companies, in no less measure, can be attributed to their ubiquity.
According to Moss, success did not come easily to Coke. They had to hitch the patriotic bandwagon to taste their initial success. Their association with the armed forces during the World War II was critical in laying the foundation for cola consumption becoming normal. In her book, "Killer Colas", Nancy Appleton elaborates on this by saying that, this association with the armed forces made sure that Coke had a steady supply of sugar for its beverages, while the general public had their sugar supply rationed. The alliance with the armed forces is considered a major milestone that changed the fortune of Coke for good, forever. In the guise of being nice to the men and women defending the country, by giving them a Coke for five cents, it actually helped itself.
The other big marketing coup that Coke pulled off was to successfully influence children. They figured out that getting the attention of consumers at the youngest possible age was a sure recipe for success. Therefore, they strategized and succeeded in placing themselves amongst the family moments that defines the childhood of millions of Americans. They made sure that Coke was readily available everywhere. For example, they are present when parents take their kids to their first baseball game. This helped build a clientele base that is hooked to it for life.
Moving on, the major money-spinner for colas is their presence in restaurant chains. Combo meals in restaurants were devised and institutionalized by Coke between the1980s and 2000s. This latent strategy ensures that there is a steady stream of revenue, with minimal effort. They arrived and conquered the meal space too. They made it normal to have a soft drink along with a meal. They present themselves as benefiting the consumer by offering unlimited refills, when they are actually making sure that the consumers remain attached to their drinks.
The other big issue that Michael Moss talks about is the tremendous brand recall enjoyed by the cola brands. This is achieved by the industry's association with sports and entertainment. Jeffrey Dunn, was again the pioneer of this marketing strategy at Coke.
This completes a full circle. A consumer first gets introduced to the colas at a young age during one of those special family moments. He then has ready access to it at schools, college, grocery stores, malls, and sports venues. His entertainment space is crowded with endorsements. His meal choices are flooded with combos offering drinks. There isn't actually any space, private or public, that is devoid of intrusion by the cola industry. This "in your face" presence makes sure that consumers never forget the brands, ensuring constant revenue.
According to the study, "Outdoor advertising, obesity, and soda consumption: a cross-sectional study" by Lenard I Lesser, Frederick J Zimmerman and Deborah A Cohen, published in the journal BMC Public Health, the higher the percentage of outdoor advertisements promoting non-alcoholic beverages within a census tract, the greater the odds of obesity among its residents.
Is soft drink consumption a case of addiction, then? The answer is a definite yes. Soft drink addiction occurs like any other. People begin by drinking one or two sodas a week, build a carving for them and eventually reach a point where they need to have a soft drink in order to feel well. There are withdrawal symptoms, just like with any other addiction, when one is away from it for a while. Soft drink consumption is a potent mix of multisensory experience and psychological comfort.
The success of the colas is due their success in creating a product that balances the extremes of an exciting first sip and the taste of the familiar. This is science at its manipulative best! People tend to buy food and beverage products based on how they expect them to taste and feel in the mouth. The happiness that is experienced is proportionate to the sensory pleasure the food or drink provides. The optimum point of this pleasure is called bliss point. The cola companies have mastered the formula to hit this bliss point with drinks, and hence the results followed.
In his book, The Five Soft Drink Monsters, Mike Adams mentions the various sensory components that are at work to keep the consumer hooked on soda. They are:
- The feeling of wrapping your hand around a cold soft drink can or bottle.
- The distinct snap of opening a carbonated beverage.
- The clinking of ice cubes in a glass of soda.
- The tingling of the carbonation on your tongue.
- The intense sweetness of taste.
- The cool sensation in your mouth and throat.
- The sound of gulping a soft drink.
All of these components hook consumers to soft drinks. Soft drink addiction is real. Period.
Cola majors go to great lengths to safeguard their interests. How often does your physician inquire about your soft drink consumption, when treating you? In 2009, the American Academy of Family Physicians signed a marketing agreement with Coca-Cola for $500,000. This partnership was created to educate consumers on the subject of sugary beverages such as soda so that they might make informed decisions while trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle. How phony? This is a classic case of paying off potential adversaries to downplay any new information that might hurt sales.
In the article, "Sugarcoating THE TRUTH" in The New York Times Upfront periodical, author Patricia Smith writes about research that talks about, how the sugar and beverage industries paid for dozens of studies that concluded their products don't pose health risks.
I'm sure that by now, one sees the need to reduce or eliminate soft drink consumption. Let us discuss the ways to achieve that. The first step is to make a strong resolve to kick the habit. One should tell their friends and family that they are giving up soft drinks. They should start by cutting back soda consumption slowly. Water should be substituted for soft drinks. Soft drinks should not be purchased during grocery shopping. As a challenge, one should go one week without a soft drink, and reward themselves at the end of it. One should constantly read about the negative effects of soft drinks. Soft drink addiction is as serious as any other addiction and there is professional help available. Just as Alcoholics Anonymous, Food Addicts Anonymous and Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous can help in kicking off the habit.
Physicians, nurses, dietitians, and nutritionists should make a point to ask their patients about their soda consumption habits, and advise them to reduce or kick the habit. Health advocacy groups should continue to push the soft drink companies to not advertise for children and adolescents. Health-conscious people can help by not investing in cola stocks.
The government can do a great favor to the public if they end the sugar and corn subsidies. These subsidies are the ones that help keep sugar, in all its myriad forms, low. This is the reason the prices of colas are similar to that of bottled water. A prohibitively higher-priced cola has a potential to act as an effective deterrent in reducing its consumption. The government is burning a hole in its revenue collections by subsidizing sugar, while filling the corporate pockets, at the expense of the entire public. However, this legislation is easier said than done because these industries contribute immensely to political campaigns.
It is a sad commentary on the state of affairs to know that soft drinks can be purchased with food stamps. According to the article, "In the Shopping Cart of a Food Stamp Household: Lots of Soda," in The New York Times, which quotes a United States Department of Agriculture report, sugary drinks account for approximately 6% of the purchases made with food stamps throughout the country. For example, in New York City, where 1.7 million people receive food stamps, the government essentially subsidizes $75 million worth of sugary drinks every year. This is another great example of much needed change in government policy.
Getting rid of the soft drink habit is not easy, however, it is certainly not impossible, if one makes the personal commitment and seeks appropriate help. More and more research continues to expose the ill effects of soft drinks and other sweetened beverages. While the exact reason behind the association between the products and disease is unclear at times, there is an easy way to test this theory. Stop drinking this stuff and see what happens. Based on my research for this paper, I truly believe you'll feel better. I also truly believe that you will improve your immunity against disease more than you think. I conducted a simple experiment on myself. I drank a soft drink only a handful of times in my whole life, and I drank my last one more than a year ago. I walked into a store last week, straight up to the beverage aisle. I picked up Canada Dry Ginger Ale, lying next to the Coke cans. I never drank it before, so felt like testing it. I drank two half cans of it over two days. As a result, I experienced headache and heartburn on both those days and couldn't sleep on both the nights. It took me two more days to become normal. Being clean of soft drinks could be the reason for the profound impact on me, but this experiment allowed me to experience firsthand the immediate harmful effects.
To be realistic, it is an enormous task to change the society's attitude towards soft drinks. Even though they have been sincere efforts to make the products healthy by a few individuals at the top of these companies occasionally, the real impediment for them is Wall Street. Any decrease in sales/profits due to focus on healthy products is met with heavy resistance. Profits, and more profits are the only driving force.
Therefore, in their effort to keep the products cheap, manufacturers continue to invent newer and cheaper alternatives, which are often unhealthy. They continue to aggressively advertise and associate their products with all the aspects of life. This ensures that drinking an inexpensive cola remains a normal thing to do.
Low income, less personal time, and cheaper food and beverage options are the vital cogs in this vicious soft drink epidemic of enormous proportions. Employers want more out of their employees for perpetuity. They might not state this explicitly, but this forces the employees to take the shortest and minimal number of breaks possible. This drives the employees towards fast foods. The enormous amount of pressure and cutthroat competition ensures that personal time is barely available even after work hours during the week. A quick meal is again the only option for dinner too. The fast-food chains that serve these huge populace, keep the prices at the lowest possible level by using the cheapest available ingredients and paying minimal wages to their employees. These cheap and artificial ingredients in turn damage the consumers' health and result in increased healthcare costs, which again is a huge financial burden.
With the food costs being low forever and an almost non-existent inflation, employers have the perfect reason to justify their paltry salary raises to their employees. This ensures that the corporations and their investors are making more and more profits, at the expense of lowly-paid employees. People are being made to believe that they are doing well for themselves, but in reality it is only the unhealthy and cheap products that is allowing them to sustain at such low income levels, by keeping their food bill low.
As you can see, cutting down or eliminating soft drinks from your diet could be one of the best decisions of your life and also the greatest gift you could give yourself. I reiterate, stop drinking this stuff and see what happens. I truly believe that you'll feel better, and your health will improve tremendously.
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Archive for July 6th, 2009
Progress Report, in which there is some profanity
Notched another 5.1K words on Wet Work last week. Magic Meter say:
Easier going this time, now that I have some idea where I'm headed for the next few pages. I even got a hint about what's going to happen in the second act (gasp and swoon!). As always, the solution was blindingly obvious, just sitting there, right in front of me.
A "duh" moment, to be sure. But you know, I'll take it. Sometimes you live for the "duh" moments.And hey, just to prove I've been working, and because it's kinda fun, here's a little snippet from the work (rated PG-13, for those of a delicate constitution):


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In case you haven't seen this chart before, this is a look at rental income, which has been updated after today's personal income and spending report.
There are basically two things going on here:
One is that a huge swath of the home-dwelling population has transitioned from being a homeowner to a renter.
The other is that rent prices are surging (which you would expect given the transition in demand).
Either way, if you own property that you collect rent on, you're doing pretty good.


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Before we begin informing you about ways to control high blood pressure, let us start by simply explaining what is termed as high blood pressure. It is a regular ailment in which the power of the blood against your artery walls is high enough that it may eventually cause health problems, such as heart disease.
But even though the explanation is simple enough, treating high blood pressure requires planning and discipline. Ignore this condition and one could end up with severe heart issues and physical discomfort. And yes, high BP could be fatal and it contributes to millions of deaths per year.
Before you start panicking, take a breath. There is a way to control the situation without relying on heavy medications and doctors. You can easily moderate your lifestyle and eating habits to keep high blood pressure under control.
If you are not sure where to begin then keep reading as today, we are providing you with some simple home remedies to treat high blood pressure.
Everyday Home Remedies
Stick to Eating Only Healthy Foods
Attempt to tackle high blood pressure with diet and focus consuming fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy foods. Make sure to include ample of potassium, which can help prevent and control high blood pressure.
Decrease the Intake of Salt
It is very important that you cut down your salt intake. Squeeze half a lemon into your food to replace salt but without compromising on taste.
Maintain a Healthy Weight
Join a gym, do yoga, go for brisk walks but ensure that you lose weight if you are bit on the heavier side. Maintaining a healthy weight is must for people with High Blood Pressure.
Limit Alcohol
It's ideal if you give up alcohol altogether but if that's too much. The limit consumption to about one drink a day for women and everyone older than age 65 and two drinks a day for men
Take it Easy
We know that it's easier said than done but avoid stressful situations as much as possible. Also, get plenty of sleep, practice relaxation or slow, deep breathing
Keep Check
It is greatly advised that you invest in a good blood pressure monitor. It will be help you keep a check your on your pressure so that you can take precautionary measure immediately without relying on the doctor too much.
Adopting a lifestyle change cause be challenging initially specially if you don't see or feel the symptoms s of high blood pressure in an obvious manner. If you need motivation, remember the risks associated with uncontrolled high blood pressure. It may help to enlist the support of your family and friends as well.


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Forbidden Caverns
Crazy lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.
Tucked below English Mountain at the eastern edge of the Great Smoky Mountains sits a picturesque series of caves. They are not unlike many of the 8,000-some-odd caverns that dot the Tennessee landscape, but for the fact that these caverns are lit up like Oogie Boogie's lair in The Nightmare Before Christmas.
The Forbidden Caverns stretch for a half mile and feature eerie and arresting mineral formations, echoing grottoes, silent reflecting pools, and a clear cool stream fed (most likely) by a nearby underground lake.
The caves have been hospitable to human activity for centuries, from the indigenous peoples who frequently sought shelter here from mountain winters, to moonshiners who operated stills here from the early 1920s to the early 1940s. One chamber boasts a remarkably large wall of flowstone or "cave onyx"—a type of rock formation highly prized as an architectural ornament in the 19th and 20th centuries, left thankfully intact.
The caves were outfitted as an inviting edutainment venue and opened to visitors for guided tours in 1967. Groups are conducted through places like the "Grotto of Evil Spirits" and the "Grotto of the Dead" while trained guides, light shows, and sound presentations highlight the history and legends associated with the Forbidden Caverns. The temperature, reportedly, is always 58°F (14.4°C).
Know Before You Go
No flash photography, if you are too tall you may have to duck a lot. Bring a light sweater as it gets a little chilly and wear comfortable sneakers. It is not open all year round so make sure you plan your trip when you can visit it.Open Monday - Saturday, April through November at 10 a.m. Last tour leaves at 5 p.m.Closed Thanksgiving Day, December, January, February and March


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Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón's Roma, set in the early 1970s, has been hoovering up awards nominations – and has already nabbed a few. Here, he takes us for a tour of modern day Roma, Mexico.
We see several locations as they are now, and how they appeared in the movie. Once you get over the fact that the town isn't actually in black and white, the effort that went into creating the world of the movie Roma becomes apparent. (For the silly-impaired, we're kidding about thinking that the town would actually be black and white in real life.)
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Excerpt from I Left My Gift at the Alter
"I sped down the winding hill from our house, my 14-year-old daughter sitting beside me. I tried to take each little curve with just a little jerk, just so she would know just how angry I was with her. I cranked up the Christian music station, just so she might "think" about her rude behavior toward me that day.
We were on our way to church and, oh, how I hated to go to worship with such an angry heart—but she was just so impossible this day.
I felt like leaving her at home. But, NO, I wanted her to go to church! After all she NEEDED it!
I needed it more."
To read what happens next…hop on over to LifeWay Women All Access because I was FEATURED!!!! I KNOW, I KNOW I'M SOOOOO EXCITED…I think you will like the ending AND it would sooo bless me if you would leave a comment.
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WUSR to host radio play Saturday
WUSR 99.5 FM will air the University of Scranton Players' presentation of the radio play "The Water Engine" Saturday at 6 p.m. as part of Parents Weekend celebrations.
"The Water Engine," written by David Mamet, revolves around a young inventor who creates an engine that runs entirely on water rather than gasoline or diesel fuel. It runs through the difficult and sometimes violent troubles he encounters trying to patent the device.
Originally created as a radio play, the "Water Engine" has been presented in many formats, including a television drama.
The University of Scranton Players will present the play live on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the McDade Center for Literary and Performing Arts. The play is directed by Jose Zayas.
WUSR 99.5 FM, the radio voice of the University of Scranton, is housed within the Department of Communication. The station is also streamed live on the Internet via Windows Media or Real Audio.


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Inside Miami's Luxury Car Hustle: Fake It 'Til You Make It
You think of Miami you think of fast cars flashy jewelry in the clubs, you know
The routine is is to show off to stunts and they just want to show their ass that's what it is
Look at me look at me. Look at me.My industry survives on strives on that lives off that
Car business in general is a tough business
so the car rental business even more so .Anybody that finds out that you can make money and drive a Ferrari I
Mean they're diving in to hit first
There's so many real celebrities out here. Everybody wants to be a celebrity
You know I'm saying so you get a little lambo will get a little Ferrari people
Look at you, you know people go crazy with celebrity I'm saying who's down wonderful that is you know money attracts money, man. And
That's the lifestyle period you know, I mean if you don't got it, you gonna act like you got it
The game is finessed everybody in this room has lied one time in their life
Well, I just fuckin I just fuckin told you but he always liked that stupid oh you waste time doing that
Dougie we paid Maddie because Maddie took care of it. He's the one that stole them from them
So we're paying it technically they're not is any more
Did we get paid technically till we get $1,000 for a wreath or four days are they go where you going?
So this is it one of the only companies out here with an actual showroom, we're not just in a warehouse
Got every toy you can think of starting with the rolls-royce Wraith one of our most popular cars
Take you guys down to the 488 one of our newest cars and one of the nicest cars in the fleet. Boom
2018 488 spider
almost a $400,000 window and
If you came to spend the real money, this is what it looks like
You know
If you come to the city visit Miami Beach and you see a car on the road most likely it came from here
So we cater to just about anybody and everybody here athletes music artists producers
And then just your guys from your neighborhood blocks that want to come stun in Miami. I
Want to give a shout out to Instagram as a matter of fact, I think if it wasn't for Instagram
We probably wouldn't be as busy as we are today
But I mean when you come to Miami, you got a you got a snap you got to post a picture
Sometimes sitting on the damn car, which I hate be more creative. Everybody can sit on the car. Take a picture get creative
I don't know, you know, but yeah, thanks Instagram. We do a lot of business
I mean the culture it is what is that? You can't come to Miami and say you were in Miami
Unless you drove a Lambo a Rory a Rolls Royce
I mean, it's like going to the golf course everybody got to get a cough card, you know
But we definitely understand our clients and that's just where it's at today, you know
These guys rap about the Bentley truck now the belly truck is my most popular car. Is that easy?
You know, we know what our competitors
Do we know who our competitors are?
Not everybody's playing
Everybody's playing fair. And like I said last year and a half the business has grown
We're kind of able to
Not worry about what everybody else is doing
But yeah
There's definitely some competitors out there and guys that are in the business
that probably shouldn't be in the business or just not doing the business right a
Lot of these artists a lot of people man they all do something to
Stay up to 8:00 in the morning and then start it all over again I'm saying
All of it, though
You know, we about to go out I better go have some fun
Go me to meet up with a couple of my clients and shit, bro. And
you know just
This is the time that miami turns up
When I am this is this just started long as night boy ain't even start yet. I got one minute of sleep
One minute, you know i'm saying like if you're gonna get it, you got to work real real hard to get it, you know
I'm, no sleep fine, you know a couple days. No, sleep whatever candy today. That's fine
You know i'm only money money over everything money is the motivation
Period if I have 32 cars and thirty of them don't go out the whole day. I don't feel right
You know
I'm gonna go out there and do what I got to do if I have his hand to hand if it's face to face yo
What's up, man? You know I
Because cars out here will it will forever be that's Miami
This is what we work for man, you know, I'm saying like
I'm 23 years old if they would have told me two years ago
I'd be sitting in a Lambo let alone owning one. I would have laughed at you
The cars came out of nowhere never was I ever thinking about
Lamborghinis and Ferraris, I always saw them, but it wasn't I
Know he's way out of my range. I know I'll never drive a car like that. Let alone own a car like that and then
It was somebody's birthday or something like that and I called somebody and I said hey, man
what does it cost to rent one of these came all the way down to Miami to pick the car up and
People just went nuts. It's like I was a real celebrity. It wasn't readily rose a drug
I'm like damn like this is awesome. This is awesome. So as much as I could I'm writing out random Mountain renting them out
I started taking pictures posting them once I started taking pictures. I was getting hit up a man
Yo, you know nice car. Where can I get a car like that? And then I
Started making money Oh cuz I started subleasing him
I would rent a car and I would bring it to somebody else because they couldn't rent it
And then I would charge him a lot more
So it was a nice little side hustle at the time cuz I'm like, all right, cool. I saved up
Nine hundred and eighty thousand dollars between me my brother and my other partner I got that nine hundred thousand dollars from music
club promotions drugs
My company down here in Miami is South Beach exotics. I own 50% I partner with a private
Person to help me ensure the cars
Really my thing is when they come into town
They come to me because I'm not dude. I look out
You know I'm saying I'm not dude that oh, what's up though? You know the insurance ain't good. All right, man
I'm gonna take that risk that nobody else would take
It's a facade man, it's a facade people come down here spend thousands of dollars just to be seen and notice, you know
people want to feel what it feels like to be a millionaire for a day, you know, and I just applied in
Miami's fall a lot of fakes, you know, I already like talking down on anybody
But it's full of a lot of a lot of people that say they they do what they don't you know
We got I just got called last minute to pull up at the video shoot so they're shooting a little music video
Shit like this happen all the time sometimes, you know, I get to call my boy called me yo wassup man
You don't pull up. Sometimes it's sketchy and in the middle of
nowhere, but
it is what it is money talks bullshit walks and
Sometimes you pull up on people that I actually got a decent amount of followers a decent amount of clout
I mean the cars and the music go hand-in-hand so, you know
And then he becomes a potential client and boom added to my clientele. I
Always wanted to do music. I started as a rapper and that kind of picked up down here
I was kind of like a childhood star for a while. I got signed to Interscope
I got signed to them. I was signing in for about three years. I got shelved
I'm signing what we do best, which is a DJ calles label
Producer production I recorded a couple real big Grammy award-winning songs and
I'm signed a non-disclosure. So I guess I can talk about mean I'm allowed to talk about what I produce right?
Yeah, yeah, yeah
well, uh, I
Got I got paid really good in the beginning. I got paid really good as the label grew and
Got a lot more exposure. They just hired new people. I guess not that they were better than me. Just that
I'm used when they need me
The money that I have now now is all up cars
everything that I have now, every dollar I make now is all off cars since 2015 I've made about
four point five five million dollars just off exotic cars
Running to celebrities running to regular people pulling up two music videos
We've done videos
with every pretty much every rapper you can think of I
want you to meet the second man our
In-house photographer I call him the shooter
Matt's kind of a dick in the office. So he kind of gets along with the rap artists
So for that reason, I think they understand each other
I kind of do have that reputation as being the one that has the most attitude here
And then we just doing a late-night pickup and then the car doesn't make it back to the store
All you have to do is track it and you'll find it at the local strip club
That's where he spends most of his kids after-hours. But in his defense, he does meet a lot of people out there he
Socializes the networks while he's out there
So, you know, he does bring us in some good clients from there to spend money and make money. Yeah, Maddie is the night crawler
Yeah, it's going out for one day and then the Maserati is um, yeah, it's just coming back to the office
I don't know if he's taking at home or what the funds to doing. I don't know. I'll figure it off
All right, so we just got to win would we left his shop? This is where everyone meets up pretty much meeting up
That's how I first got into the car scene was hanging out with all these guys if it wasn't for
The regular cards the tuner cars, I would probably never be in this exotic car scene
Yeah, you guys ready?
Honestly, I'm not gonna lie erase them I go race cars all the time I mean I
Guess you can say I like speeding
I've got in my few shares of tickets in these cars, which is kind of awkward conversation having my boss
Like hey, I got a ticket in the Ferrari
Mm-hmm. Well, yeah, you know how that goes
My boss might hate it
But I take the cars with me to either the strip club or I go to the clubs with some clients
But if I'm not in the car, then they probably won't take me serious
It's it's kind of a lifestyle whether it's little pump to the your local d-boy in the neighborhood
They see in the car. They want to ask you a question, man. How you driving that car and I don't lie to them
I told him hey, look, it's a rental if you want to rent one. Here's my number
And they just from there there. I got a new client
Yeah, I own this car outright I got in my name in my company's name
I got about 16 cars in total between everybody all of my partners. We got 32 cars
About to go to listen Jones, they go kick it with a Busta Rhymes along boy kill the links
It's important for me to come out because our network, you know
I mean a lot of people that I don't know throw the people I know so
Especially the celebrities and different things the nightlife out here. It's about how you pull up, you know mean to these clubs
so, you know I say man, if you ever need cars ever need something I
Can do it if I'm out on the street and I run into whoever future little Wayne
Busta Rhymes Kent Jones, whoever I know all of those guys, you know
I know a lot of the people my relation I'm still building a lot and that's why I go out. I
Go out to network, you know to meet these people
You know where
Dangerous no strangers wanna be famous
Of course people do crazy thing it's all social media now that's it social media is the biggest
Bullshit that's out there. These celebrities are nothing like
What you think they are?
If somebody really wanted to get to know the real me
I'm not a good person, bro. I'm not
Part of it. Yeah, I
Mean this game is a
Lot of it's fake
With royalty exotics owns this with I
Work with them real close I
Think a lot I make a lot of money for for being 23 years old. Is it all clean money? No
Have I have I robbed a lot of people yeah
Not gunpoint not violently. My mind is something that never stops working
I've burned so many good bridges
Being selfish
Do I Drive exotic cars every day? Yes. Do I rent exotic cars out illegally?
Yes, do I get to go and chill with celebrities every day? Yes. Am I a celebrity myself? No
Maybe that's just what it is. I don't know. I just wanna be liked still to this day
I'm a nobody and wants to be a somebody I guess
But I'm gonna be a somebody
With or without you guys with or without the world
I'm gonna be successful period and whatever it is I want to do
and I'm sorry, I'm sorry for
For making this harder than it had to be I guess
It's a very competitive business and sometimes the people that we're competing against
They shouldn't even be on the court with us and I know a little bit about that because I didn't start the business
the way I'm running it today, I
Opened up a dealership first put it ten tag on the car or a dealer tag and sent it on its way
No trackers, but yeah back then I didn't know what I was doing sending it out
not verifying insurance, you know, I'm not gonna throw Shane or stop anybody from doing it, but there's definitely guys out there that we see
on their Instagram
You know saw the car rental company and they're sitting there with four or five cars that they got from
Whoever and they're trying to build the fleet off, you know, I'd started just like that
So, you know here we are today with was something real. Sometimes you see people get into business for the wrong reasons, but
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We're a hawk on the issues.
Biden to Trump: It's Time to 'Grow Up'
Joe Biden believes that Donald Trump will need to become more mature if Trump is to become an effective politician in Washington.
The Hill reports:
WATCH TONIGHT: @VP Joe Biden tells President-elect @realDonaldTrump, "Grow up, Donald … Time to be an adult." pic.twitter.com/hhpIaIDhRo
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) January 5, 2017
Vice President Biden is calling on President-elect Donald Trump to "grow up."
In an interview on "PBS NewsHour" released Thursday night, Judy Woodruff asked Biden how he feels about Trump's use of Twitter during the transition period.
She noted that Trump referred to Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) as the "head clown" in a tweet Thursday and referred to "inflammatory President O statements and roadblocks" in a tweet last month.
"Grow up, Donald. Grow up," Biden responded on PBS. "Time to be an adult. You're president. You've got to do something."
"Show us what you have. You're going to propose legislation. We're going to get to debate it. Let the public decide. Let them vote in Congress. Let's see what happens," he continued.
Biden said he imagines it will become easier to understand what Trump will do in office once he gets there in two weeks.
"It's going to be much clearer what he's for and against and what we're for and against now that it's going to get down to actually discussing in detail these issues that affect peoples' lives," Biden said.
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Progress achieved: working with women
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The Staffordshire and West Midlands Community Rehabilitation Company (SWM CRC) and the Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland Community Rehabilitation Company (DLNR CRC) announce the commission of region-wide programmes to stop women re-offending.
In March 2007 Baroness Corston published her report that highlighted the case for a different integrated approach to the treatment of women in the Criminal Justice System. The Corston Report explores the idea that if many women prisoners are mentally ill, then should they be there at all? The proposed new approach argued that offending women should be treated both holistically and individually – a woman-centred approach.
In March 2017 the SWM and DLNR CRCs are working in partnership with local women's providers to deliver a specialist provision, which is based on research and theory, and is accessible to all of its female service users.
Paula Whelan, Head of Diversity, Equality and Women's Services in both CRCs, said: "This means that the same, high standard programmes are available from each of our providers and no matter where a female service user lives within the East and West Midlands region, they will be able to access women's services if they meet the criteria. The female participants are referred into the programme as part of their Rehabilitation Activity Requirement – an element of their community order or as a condition of their licence when they leave custody."
Both CRCs are owned and managed by the Reducing Re-offending Partnership (RRP).
The providers working with the CRCs in the community are:
- The Mariposa Project operating across Birmingham, Sandwell and Dudley areas
- Changing Lives – Walsall and Wolverhampton
- Fry Housing (Springboard) – Coventry and Solihull
- Brighter Futures – Staffordshire
- Women's Work – Derbyshire
- The New Dawn New Day Centre – Leicester
- The Nottingham Women's Centre is based in the city, but the women's programme is also available in Mansfield.
The provider Changing Lives is also working with women prisoners in HMP Foston Hall, Drake Hall and Peterborough.
Four women specific programmes have been commissioned to develop the skills that will help individuals to make positive changes in their lives and increase. The four options are:
- 10 session Change Programme
- 5 Session Healthy Emotions
- 5 session Healthy Relationships
5 Session Positive Parenting.
Paula Whelan added: "The 10 session Change programme has been introduced for women service users and can be delivered in a group setting or in one to one sessions for women on supervision, who live in rural locations and are unable to attend the city centre locations.
"The Change programme covers a range of themes including improving self-esteem, management of emotions, boundaries, communication skills and healthy relationship awareness."
The recent national report into Women's Community Services by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) explains that – nationally – women make up 23% of people sentenced in Court. But their requirements are usually very distinct from male defendants. They are far more likely to have complex emotional needs, relationship issues and be single parents.
Statistics on women in prison
- 81% of women entering prison have committed a non-violent offence. Theft and handling stolen goods account for 37% of women entering custody
- 49% of women prisoners in a Ministry of Justice study were assessed as suffering from anxiety and depression. This can be compared with 19% of the female UK population who are estimated to be suffering from different types of depression
- 53% of women in prison reported having experienced emotional, physical or sexual abuse as a child, compared to 27% of men
- 46% of women prisoners have been identified as having suffered a history of domestic abuse.
*Figures published by the Prison Reform Trust (summer 2013)
Extracts from the Corston Report:
– Relationship problems feature strongly in women's pathways into crime
– Coercion by men can form a route into criminal activity for some women
– Drug addiction plays a huge part in all offending and is disproportionately the case with women
– Mental health problems are far more prevalent among women in prison than in the male prison population or in the general population
– Self-harm in prison is a huge problem and more prevalent in the women's estate
– Women prisoners are far more likely than men to be primary carers of young children and this factor makes the prison experience significantly different for women than men
– Because of the small number of women's prisons and their geographical location, women tend to be located further from their homes than male prisoners, to the detriment of maintaining family ties, receiving visits and resettlement back into the community.
Paula Whelan is available for interviews. Please contact Fiona Buchanan in the Communication Team on 07711 160685 or 0121 273 5023.
The DLNR and SWM CRCs are managed by the Reducing Reoffending Partnership (RRP) to provide supervision and a range of interventions to enable offending men and women to successfully rehabilitate.
The RRP is comprised of Ingeus, a major provider of people-centre services, CGL, the largest substance misuse provider in the UK and St Giles Trust, a leading criminal justice charity.


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We were back in New York City for a little holiday last week. We had such a good time on our last trip that we basically booked almost the exact same trip to do it all again. We got an Airbnb a few streets down, re-hit some favourite spots, did the same old walk-eat-shop daily…
New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn
Pretty late in posting about this – took so many photos there that it was a bit of a task editing them! We visited the New York Transit Museum on our last day in town, a roasting hot day where we took the ferry down to Brooklyn Bridge, walked some of the riverside promenade (sadly…
Brooklyn on film
I got back the photos I took on my film cameras in Brooklyn: some from my OM-10 and some from my Lomo Diana. For once nothing jammed or went wrong, so I got lots of good ones. I really like how they get across just how sunny our time there was.
Kings County Distillery
One of the more unusual things we did in Brooklyn was a visit to New York's first new whiskey distillery since the Prohibition era, Kings County. Tucked away in the paymasters' building at DUMBO's Navy Yard, the distillery has only been open since 2010. It's starting to get a reputation for small-batch quality and the…
Brooklyn shopping
We went to the famous Brooklyn Flea, but to the Saturday one at Fort Greene, not the main Williamsburg one. It was pretty good – quite small (I guess the main one is bigger) and a lot of vendors selling new stuff but a few gem stalls with that awesome Americana I was hoping to…
Brooklyn & NYC Eats & drinks
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Seems a long time since we posted on our blog but we've been rather busy enjoying ourselves....
Thanks to my cousins, Gordon and Michael Moon and their families we have had the opportunity to visit Tasmania and explore much of the country by car, walking and sailing and also take a short break in Sydney.
So for now, please bear with us and we will post again in the near future.
In the meantime, here are some photos to whet the appetite...
There'll be many, many more to follow! But if you'd like to see more in the meantime please feel free to check out our facebook pages; Elizabeth Young or Colin Young
Thanks, Gordon, Sonya, Michael and Terri for making us so welcome. xx
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Tuesday, 19 January 2016
Where Have We Been?
Posted by Colin and Elizabeth at 09:07
Labels: Tasmania
3 comments:
- Susan said...
Welcome home and I'm pleased to hear you had a good time. I'm looking forward to hearing more. Lovely photos so far!
- 19 January 2016 at 09:24
- Colin and Elizabeth said...
Hi Susan, We're still out in Tasmania - I guess I worded the title badly! It's a wonderful part of the world and we are totally hooked! Will be in touch. x
- 19 January 2016 at 11:50
- Le Pré de la Forge said...
Those pix you've been posting are wonderful...
but I must have missed the birds...
that parot is crackers!!
Keep enjoying yourselves...
- 21 January 2016 at 10:39
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Having grown up in Asia my entire life, I expected a degree of culture shock when arriving in the United States a year and a half ago. The sun setting at 4:30 p.m. in the winter months, the tendency to label Super Bowl winners as "World Champions" when only 2.56 percent of the league's participants are international, and larger portions at dinner are several minor differences that come to mind.
Yet, I find it particularly confusing when a scale tells me I am twice my normal weight, and when someone exclaims that the temperature will be in the 70's. International students of different nationalities and cultural backgrounds seem to have one definitive unifying factor: relishing in their disdain for customary units. Those from other parts of the world are expected to check their grams and meters at the door and learn the seemingly arbitrary system of United States customary units.
When I asked other international students about their opinions of American units, many were not pleased. One student expressed high disdain for the system, using language not fit to print.
Another student, who wishes to remain anonymous, rolled her eyes, and said: "It's stupid."
"It's just so arbitrary," said Costel Voica '21, who professed that his knowledge of inches and feet stems from watching the NBA in his native Moldova.
Indian student Attul Jakkampudi Venkat Sai '20 seemed annoyed when asked about the subject.
"I hate it," he said. "I hate it so much. I think it's so inconvenient, only like four countries in the world use it."
He was close. As of the time of this article's writing, only three countries in the world have not adopted the metric system: Myanmar, Liberia, and the United States. The customary system that the U.S. uses is based on English units, which originated in the British Empire and in the American colonies before American Independence. Imperial units, which were used throughout the British Empire after 1824, are very similar to our own customary units. The customary system thus is the product of evolved units of the Roman and Anglo-Saxon origin.
The metric system, also known formally as the International System of Units, was derived from concrete constants of nature, designed to be easily used. This fact is apparent in its coherent and easy-to-understand conversion system. Beyond its practical use in most countries around the world, the metric system has become the standard for nearly all fields of science and technology.
So why does the U.S. still use an outdated system of measurements? To some degree, we have adapted. The ever-gaining traction of the metric system persuaded the government to change the standard of customary units, essentially defining common standards of, for instance, a pound and a yard according to the equivalent metric units. As a nation, we have continuously flirted with the metric system. Thomas Jefferson decided against the use of metric system because he found it "too French." But the outright adoption of the metric system has evaded the U.S. Several attempts to make the teaching of the metric system mandatory, such as the Metric Conversion Act of 1975, failed to coordinate the implementation of the metric system nationwide. In spite of a begrudging adherence to older units, the U.K. wholly adopted the metric system in the 1970s. But in the U.S., riding on the heels of public opinion, Ronald Reagan dismantled the United States Metric Board in 1982.
Today there are a host of potential reasons why the U.S. still hasn't converted to metric. Many businesses would have to redesign machines to meet the new metric standards, and a massive public undertaking would have to take place in order to teach the metric system and update things like road signs. Perhaps other practicalities of customary units fuel the collective American push away from metrication.
One ardent supporter, Thomas Hanes '20, argues customary units are more intuitive to humans.
"The reason, for example, Fahrenheit is better than Celsius, is that Fahrenheit is designed for humans," Hanes said. "Zero is too cold to be outside, 100 is too hot to be outside. 90 is about as unpleasant as 10."
Indeed, measures of lengths in customary units (hint: the foot), are measured in respect to the human body. There is also a certain novelty with being the last major power to use a different unit of measurement. Perhaps these units have become a wholly "American" system.
But these arguments are not only outdated, given societies' advancements with technology, but also out of step with the rest of the world. In day-to-day life, the different systems can become increasingly difficult for the American abroad or foreigners coming to the U.S. In science and technology, several noticeable blunders have occurred on behalf of American companies failing to adhere to the metric system. The most notable case is that of the Mars Climate Orbiter, in which Lockheed Martin provided data in pound force seconds rather than newton seconds, leaving the $125 million orbiter to disintegrate upon reaching the Martian atmosphere. Ultimately, adopting the metric system wholly eases international trade and other aspects of business, not to mention NASA projects.
It's a small change in day-to-day life, but it is an important one. Given the greater interconnectedness of the world and the standards on which technology and industry operate, it is a foregone conclusion that America will eventually switch to the metric system. The question, now, is when.
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We're taking part in a unique event designed to showcase academic makerspaces and to promote a growing makerspace community! UNIMAKER is taking place the 12th and 13th of September here in the Diamond and will be attended by iForge reps old and new who will be talking about setting up and running student led makerspaces, the vision for the iForge and the employability opportunities that this amazing space can offer.
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Fantastic opportunity for a DVB Systems Engineer to join a leading broadcast services company based in London, on a permanent basis.
As Systems Engineer you will be responsible for both projects and related support work, focused around their DVB compression systems and video related equipment. You will also cover pre-sales working directly with clients and sales teams to provide accurate technical design solutions and costings.
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Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainability is incorporated in our business. This intrinsic value throughout the entire organization gets more and more attention because of the increasing damage to the environment worldwide. This is why sustainability fits perfectly in our best-in-class strategy to make sure our environmental footprint is as small as possible.
After strategic deliberations, we set targets on environmental, social and economic level for 9 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG). These targets have been set voluntarily as we strongly believe in the fundamentals of corporate sustainability. Apart from the UN SDGs we also have an annual report: The 2018 GRI report, based on the GRI standards guidelines.
Our sustainable strategy ensures that we collaborate with partners and suppliers that are organizations which also work towards a more sustainable world. We want to encourage any corporation and individual to help to achieve this goal.
The UN SDG targets for 2018 that we achieved and to what extent are outlined below:
The targets, at their current extent of contribution, are presented in the pie-chart below for a comprehensive review. The 9 selected UN SDGs have been highlighted and their corresponding contribution by Pincvision is shown by the extent of the UN SDG colors.


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Ophcrack is one of the Windows password cracker, whose working is based on rainbow tables (precomputed table for reversing cryptographic hash functions). Ophcrack is free and open source software which is available under GPL license.
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Duration of Mobility
Mobility is conducted according to the minimum and maximum duration of time determined by the European Commission. Study mobility should be minimum 3 months or 1 trimester, maximum 12 months. KU students usually are able to spend a semester (3 to 5 months) at one of the partner universities.
A student may receive Erasmus mobility grants for a maximum of 12 months in any study cycle (Bachelor/ Master/PhD).
Extension of Mobility
Extension of exchange semester could only happen if the following conditions are met:
- Semester extension can only take place from Fall to Spring. There cannot be a break (except for official holidays, semester break, etc.) between semesters.
- The student should inform Koç University OIP team regarding the extension request in Late September in Fall Semester.
- Extension can only take place if there is available student quota for partner university.
- The student can extend his/her term as a "zero-grant" student if first three conditions are met. It is possible to participate in the program as a zero-grant student but the student accepts not to receive grant for the extended exchange duration.
- Based on the availability of Erasmus fund, OIP may decide to provide Erasmus grant to selected students for the extended stay at the host country.
- Extension requests are evaluated at the same time and students are placed based on their initial placement score.
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- Mobility should be completed without any interruption. For study mobility semester breaks and official holidays are not counted as interruption.
- In case the mobility is interrupted due to a force majeure*, the grant is paid just for the actualized period of the mobility if the force majeure is documented.
- If the mobility is interrupted without any force majeure, the mobility is cancelled and the grant already paid has to be fully refunded (70% of the total grant) to Koç University.
(* Force Majeure is an unforeseeable exceptional situation or event beyond the participant's control and not attributable to error or negligence on his/her part and prevents participant from fulfillment of liability under the Agreement)
- If there is a "Force Majeure" (mücbir sebep) situation, the student should immediately get in touch with OIP and OIP will seek Turkish National Agency's advice and approval on the matter. If Turkish National Agency approves the situation as "Force Majeure", then OIP will inform the student and the student will be able to return home before the end of the mobility period.


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Uwell Blocks Squonk Mod is powered by a single 18650 battery, supports 90W maximum output. It is built-in a 15ml e-juice bottle and features a patented juice pump on the top of the mod. Just need to pump the juice by pressing the top button. The mod also features a juice window for easy checking the juice level. The Blocks equips with a big fire button for easy to press. And it has 0.008s fast firing speed. The leak-proof 510 connector prevents the juice leaking into the mod.
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