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- Baba Ramdev prescribed penalty for couples who have over 2 kids
- "Special honours for those who, like me, do not marry," he said
- Remove voting rights for those who have over 2 kids, he said
Yoga teacher Ramdev, popular across millions of households, has said in this country with a billion-plus population, unmarried people like him should be honoured. Conversely, he prescribed a penalty for married couples who have more than two children.
"Special honours should be reserved for those who, like me, do not marry. And those who marry and give birth to more than two children, should have their voting rights taken Ramdev said at a function.
Ramdev, who is the face of the Patanjali Ayurveda, gained popularity among millions as his yoga programme was beamed into of homes by cable TV channels a decade ago.
The 52-year-old has attributed his success in life to bachelorhood.
"I don't go around with the baggage (of having a family). I have created brands. I want to make 1,000 such brands which will make India the world's biggest economy by 2050," news agency Press Trust of India quoted him as saying at a function earlier this year.
"Na biwi na bacche phir bhi dekho kitne acche (There is no wife, no children, and see how comfortable we still are)," he was quoted as saying by PTI.
The Yoga guru had said it is not easy to be a family man. "It's tough. Marriage is not an easy thing, many are yet to get married, and several are done with it. And if you have a child, then you will have to bear with them for the entire life," he was quoted as saying.
Ramdev, who supported the BJP's national election campaign in 2014, has indicated that he would stay away from the party in the next elections.
"I have withdrawn myself politically. I am with all parties and I am with no parties," added the yoga teacher, speaking at a special youth conclave organized by the NDTV.


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When Chris Cornell, frontman of the famed '90s grunge band Soundgarden, took the stage at the Balboa Theatre Friday, Sept. 18, he told the crowd that his last solo tour, two years ago, started in San Diego.
"It was the best show of the tour," he said, and explained that was why he decided to start this next one here too.
Cornell played for more than two hours, a mix of songs off his new album, "Higher Truth"; acoustic versions of hit songs like Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun," "Like A Stone" (from his Audioslave days); and several covers.
There was John Lennon's "Imagine" as well as Cornell's version of Dylan's "The Times They Are a Changin'," on which he also played harmonica.
Some didn't work as well as others: Cornell sang a snippet of Schubert's "Ave Maria," for which he has the vocal chops but not the memory -- he had to read the lyrics off a piece of notepaper. For his version of U2's "One," Cornell rewrote the lyrics, turning the song into a bleak ode to the soldiers of World War I (get it -- "One" and 1?).
But for most of the show, Cornell's signature rock & roll voice -- alternately capable of a low, slow-burning growl and the highest falsetto -- was the star. His best moments included an impassioned rendering of "Josephine" -- a beautiful song that is, essentially, a musical marriage proposal -- and a spare, lovely version of "Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart," performed with musician Brian Gibson on mandolin.
Both of those were from the new album, but even a well-worn song like Soundgarden's "Fell on Black Days" was reborn acoustically during the show as a moving and mournful rumination on depression.
Cornell, stripped down to just himself, a wooden stool and his guitars, showed the audience the full range and versatility of his talent -- as a singer, songwriter and musician.
Eilene Zimmerman is a SoundDiego contributor.

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TACOMA, Washington : A decorated American soldier was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday for killing 16 unarmed Afghan civilians, mostly women and children, in two bloody nighttime forays from his military post.
Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, a veteran of four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, has admitted to slaughtering the villagers in attacks on their family compounds in Kandahar province in March 2012. He pleaded guilty to the killings in June in a deal that spared him the death penalty, and a sentencing jury of six military personnel deliberated less than two hours on Friday before deciding he should spend the rest of his life in prison. Bales, who appeared in a military court in Washington state in blue military dress, showed no emotion as the verdict was handed down, but his mother cried and rocked back and forth.
Army prosecutors said Bales acted alone and with premeditation when, armed with a pistol, a rifle and a grenade launcher, he left his outpost twice during the night, returning in the middle of his rampage to tell a fellow soldier, "I just shot up some people."
The killings marked the worst case of civilian deaths blamed on a rogue US soldier since the Vietnam War and further eroded strained US-Afghan relations after more than a decade of conflict in Afghanistan.
"He wiped out generations and he ruined lives forever," prosecutor Lieutenant Colonel Jay Morse told the jury in his closing arguments. "He should be known by one official title from this day until the day he dies: inmate."
In arguing for life without parole, Morse told jurors that Bales lacked a moral compass, and played video in which Bales could be seen returning to base on the day of the killings, cloaked in a blanket snatched during the rampage.
"This is the walk of a cold blooded killer," Morse said.
Defense attorneys had contended that Bales carried out the killings after suffering a breakdown under the pressure of the last of his four deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. They said he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and a brain injury even before shipping off to Kandahar province.
"We won the case when we got the death penalty off the table," John Henry Browne, one of Bales' attorneys, said in a statement after the sentence was handed down, adding the defense would mount an automatic appeal.
Some Afghan survivors of the attack and family members of the victims who had been flown to the United States to testify about the impact of the shooting later expressed disappointment at a news conference that the penalty was not stronger.
"This murderer jumped into my house in the middle of the night, killed 11 members of my family and then burned them," said villager Hajji Mohammad Wazir, who lost his wife and six of his seven children, among other relatives, in the attacks.
"We were brought all the way here from Afghanistan to see if justice would be served. But not our way. The justice was served (in the) American way, their way," he said. "We wanted this murderer to be executed but we didn't get our wish."
Bales' sentencing came the same day a separate military jury convicted US Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan of killing 13 people in 2009 when he walked into a medical facility at Fort Hood, Texas, and opened fire on unarmed soldiers with a laser-sighted handgun. He could face the death penalty.
Prior to the sentencing, Bales told the jury on Thursday he had struggled with anger issues that worsened after his third military deployment, but that he had tried to disguise his problems behind a veneer of normalcy. He said he briefly sought treatment before his final deployment but stopped after he felt it was not working.
He also apologized, both to his fellow servicemen and to the Afghan villagers, for the killings, saying: "What I did is an act of cowardice behind a mask of fear, bullshit and bravado."
In seeking the possibility of parole for Bales, civilian defense attorney Emma Scanlan had tried to persuade the jury to look at Bales' life in entirety while deciding on an appropriate sentence.
"We don't throw out the first 38 years," Scanlan said. "That doesn't mean, again, that there is anything about this that is not completely horrific."
Scanlan read a letter Bales wrote to his children and family before the attack in which he compared Afghan children to his own, saying they love "to eat candy and play soccer."
"Those aren't the words of a cold-blooded murderer who likes to kill innocent women and children," Scanlan said.


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Area used in: bedroom
Time Period: end of July - mid August
Description: Escape to your dream beach with an airy mixture of coastal tiare flowers, sun-kissed driftwood and bergamot leaves
So I've ready ranted and raved how sick to damn death I am of all of these Hawaiian/tropical/beachy scents. That said I pretty much ignored this whole collection... except for this scent. I was only intrigued by it cuz it sounded...cologney. Honestly it was a desperation buy cuz I needed cologney yet summery/beachy scent for my bedroom. Betwixt yall and me, the candle is almost done and frankly I won't miss it.
Performance-wise, it was a dream, I never had any burn/wax issues. The flames were always nice and high and the wax always consistently melted into a nice deep amber colored pool. And the throw was pretty decent; I'd describe it as medium-strong. It filled my bedroom with no problem.
Sounds all to the good right? Here's the problem, I don't really like the scent!
First of all, I need to rant for a second...
What is BBW's obsession with "driftwood"? Seriously, it's in everything now! It started off with Ocean Driftwood aka Mahogany Teakwood...come on need I say more?! Then they put it in this scent, then Nantucket Sails, then Sun Tan...when will it end?! I know it's just a marketing ploy to make wood notes sound more summery and beachy and appealing to the womenfolk..but come the f*** on!!! Enough is enough! Attention BBW, driftwood is wet rotting wood chunks..I repeat...WET ROTTING WOOD CHUNKS!!!
Ok now that that is out of my system, on to the review...
So looking at the notes, you would think this would smell very fresh, like last year's Beach Day? Yeah no! When I smelled it in the store before I bought, I thought for sure it was failed test scent from the Coastal Cool collection called Pacific Coast Highway (ocean mists, vetiver woods and pacific breezes) but nope I was wrong. There's nothing fresh or watery/oceany or beachy about this scent at all..just a sweet, almost cloying resinous cheap men's cologne...which I hate describing things as "cologney" cuz that's cheap and lazy but honestly that's the best way I can describe it. I don't really smell any of the notes. I don't get powdery floral notes at all. There's definitely wood but it ain't no damn driftwood! Mahogany maybe? And I get the same ...cologne" bergamot note that you get in all the other bergamot based scents - Black Pepper Bergamot, Villa Bergamot/Bergamot Woods, Flannel, etc. It almost reminds me of last fall's Tailgate aka Mad About Madrid, a very warm, borderline spicy/peppery, sappy/resinous wood heavy scent with cologney bergamot.
The wf bulb was pretty strong too..though the bulb was a little weird. I would walk by it and occasionally I get a hint of..wait for it...Autumn Night. It's the strangest thing!
This for me was definitely a one time only scent; I'm not gonna miss it when it's gone and I won't get it again if it makes a reappearance in future summers. It's not a bad scent, but it's not a good one either. And the name and notes are very misleading; nothing about this scent makes me thing of white sand beaches! for those of you who missed this and was curious, don't be!


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As you might imagine, our business would not exist without the internet, and neither would hundreds of thousands of other companies and organizations throughout the world. A new documentary called Silcon Prairie: America's New Internet Economy turns its lens to the Midwestern US, where a number of internet-based startups are highlighted. St. Louis is well represented in the film, thanks to Scarlett Garnet, T-Rex and yes, STL-Style. Catch the St. Louis screening of the documentary on Wednesday, March 27 at 6pm at Lab 1500 downtown, which will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with some of the folks who appear in the film. STL represent!
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Michelle Obama Hilariously Breaks Down Why Melania Trump's Inauguration Gift Exchange Appeared So Awkward
The former FLOTUS also explained to Ellen Degeneres how Barack stepped in and saved the day.
University of Maine running back Zedrick Joseph was arrested in connection with a double stabbing in Florida that led to the death of a man, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Wednesday (March 12).
At press time, Joseph, 23, was being held in Richmond, Ga., where he will stay pending extradition to Palm Beach for a single count of murder and two counts of aggravated assault. It is not known if he has legal counsel.
The altercation occurred last Friday (March 7) when police responded to a stabbing call in West Palm Beach, the city where Joseph is from, according to the UMaine website. One victim, Vashti Laurore, 23, was stabbed in the hand. Another person, Ricardy Chery, also 23, sustained several stab wounds. Both were taken to St. Mary's Medical Center where Chery died from his injuries. Laurore was treated and released.
UMaine suspended Joseph one day after the violence. "We were very saddened to learn that a University of Maine student has been arrested in connection with the death of one person and the injury of another in Florida," Kenda Scheele, the university's assistant vice president and associated dean of students, said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with those whose lives have been forever changed by this horrific incident."
Joseph transferred to UMaine from community college in 2011. The child development and family relations major has been questioned by university police in five separate run-ins dating back to October 2011.
He was never charged in any of the incidents, which include a broken window and a verbal argument, but was subsequently suspended from school after a domestic assault arrest.
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The former FLOTUS also explained to Ellen Degeneres how Barack stepped in and saved the day.
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Today's shot comes for the 3DS version of the upcoming Smash Bros titles. At first I thought the left image was from the Wii U version, but it is in fact simply a view of Mario and Link with their black outlines turned off. On the right we get to compare the same characters, but this time with the outline.
No word whether this will be a feature you can alter in game or if Sakurai is just showing us how much easier it is to locate your character with the bold outlines. I would be nice if there was an option.
Which do you prefer?
EDIT: Seems it IS going to be a customizable preference. Thanks Bonny.


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If we were the betting type, we wouldn�t put much money on seeing a casino in Massachusetts in the next several years. According to a timeline released this week by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, the first casino license isn�t likely to be issued until early 2014. And the license is only the first step.
Given the commission�s various missteps to date, we�ll be surprised if they meet that goal.
Back in February, commission chairman Stephen Crosby took some heat for attending a lavish reception to mark his appointment to the post. The event was hosted and paid for by the very Boston law firm that had just won a state contract to negotiate a casino deal.
Then, in May, C. Stanley McGee, a Patrick administration official, withdrew from consideration as interim director of the commission after it was learned that sexual assault charges had been filed against him in Florida in 2007, resulting in a settlement with the family of a 15-year-old alleged victim.
Mr. Crosby at the time vigorously defended the selection process that led to consideration of Mr. McGee. But all that was needed to uncover the Florida case was a simple computer search of newspaper databases.
The latest word from the commissioners is that they will need at least nine months to conduct background checks on applicants for casino licenses, as well as checks on the hundreds of subordinates and employees that would come with would-be casino operators. We certainly hope they are more thorough than they were in checking Mr. McGee�s background.
Also, it has been reported that some commissioners, including Mr. Crosby, will be taking junkets to Las Vegas in the coming week, and then to Singapore and Macau, to see for themselves how high-end casino operations are conducted. Those trips are being paid for by the casinos.
Some have been critical of the gaming commission for these projected delays and expensive junkets. However, we think they should take all the time they want and need. Background checks cannot be thorough enough, and making sure the door is barred to corruption and that casinos are well-run from the start are more important considerations than fast-tracking a few more unneeded gambling options for Massachusetts residents.


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Uppsala University is a comprehensive research-intensive university with a strong international standing. Our mission is to pursue top-quality research and education and to interact constructively with society. Our most important assets are all the individuals whose curiosity and dedication make Uppsala University one of Sweden's most exciting workplaces. Uppsala University has 44.000 students, 7.100 employees and a turnover of SEK 7 billion.
The Center for Interdisciplinary Mathematics (CIM) at Uppsala University conducts interdisciplinary research between the mathematical sciences and other areas of science and industry. CIM offers training and expertise in mathematical modeling and computer simulation, see www.math.uu.se/cim. We are now looking for up to three PhD students to work within the center. These PhD students will join CIM's graduate school in interdisciplinary mathematics, which started in 2011.
Duties: A PhD student should mainly focus on her/his own graduate education, which comprises four years of study. The position can also include other departmental duties (up to 20%), in which case the position is extended accordingly. The PhD student will work with an interdisciplinary research project, with at least two advisors representing different scientific areas, or one from a company or a research institute and one from academia. One of the advisors should be active within the mathematical sciences, which includes mathematics, statistics, scientific computing, and the more theoretical parts of image analysis, system identification, and automatic control. The area (which must be different from the first) of the second advisor should guarantee the interdisciplinarity of the project. Some examples of relevant areas include physics, chemistry, biology, earth sciences, engineering, economics, finance, medicine and pharmacy.
The PhD students are expected to engage actively in the activities of the center, i.e. seminars, scientific consultation, and workshops. They will be required to take at least 30hp (6 months full time study) PhD level mathematics and modelling courses offered by the mathematics and information technology departments.
Eligibility: The candidates are expected to have an interest in applied mathematics and/or using models in an interdisciplinary context. A PhD student position requires a Master of Science in a field that is relevant for conducting research in applied mathematics, e.g., mathematics, engineering physics or scientific computing. Candidates with a background in another area of science, e.g. chemistry or biology, with a strong competence and interest in mathematical modeling are also encouraged to apply.
Application: The application should include a short description of research interests. The application should also include Curriculum Vitae (CV), copies of diplomas and certificates, a copy of master´s degree dissertation.
The position is for a maximum of five years and includes departmental duties at a level of at most 20% (typically teaching). Acceptance as a PhD student within the Center for Interdisciplinary Mathematics will be subject to the condition of acceptance by an appropriate Uppsala University department into a PhD research programme. The successful candidates may start between June to September 2018 or according to mutual agreement.
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Candidates of all nationalities may apply. Uppsala University strives to be an inclusive workplace that promotes equal opportunities and attracts qualified candidates who can contribute to the University's excellence and diversity. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people of all backgrounds.
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Examples of ongoing PhD student projects are presented at CIMs research page www.math.uu.se/cim/research/ and the page www.math.uu.se/cim/education/doctoral-projects/ lists potential new projects that have been suggested by supervisors.
Applicants should contact a potential supervisor at Uppsala University to discuss potential research projects before submitting their applications.
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Salary: According to local collective agreement for PhD students.
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'He was obsessed with giraffes & Thomas the Tank Engine': Song for Jack pays tribute to four-year-old who died of incurable brain tumor
Streaming services surpass DVDs in popularity - so are we entering the next generation of home cinema?
iPhone 5s launch: Thousands of Apple addicts brave 'unruly' 5am queues at Manchester shopping centres
Piccadilly Pulse: Following Margaret Thatcher's death should 'Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead' be played on air?
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The concept of blogging works only when one is posting relevant and quality content. To most bloggers, curating quality content means that you need to spend most of your time researching and developing content for your readership.In most cases, this has proven difficult since it appears that one will miss other things in life such as going out with friends.
Blogging as a career consumes a lot of time since one is required to create content, market the content on social sites, send out newsletters and many other things that a blogger or marketer does on a daily basis.
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The King and I
Reviewed: November 13, 2016 by SquirtyPanda, a Straight Single Female
I am a huge fan of the King Cock range, and when I saw this pop up on the tester list I was so excited. When I read the email that I was chosen to review it I was ecstatic. Thank you for choosing me!
Why am I a huge fan? Because their dildos are amazingly lifelike. The texture, the firmness, the colouring and those beastly veins! Yum. Oh and the girth, is just heavenly.
The packaging is very good it comes in a big (as you can imagine) strong and sturdy box. Modern white colour with the King Cock dildo, full length on the front. Bullet points to the side boasting about its posable spine, multispeed, waterproof, powerful suction cup and strap-on compatible. There are no instructions as everything is laid out for you on the outside of the box. This would make a very kinky gift for your loved one.
The dildo itself certainly is king. It is gorgeously chunky but also heavy - this is a serious dildo. The colouring is perfectly lifelike, the markings around the tip and down the shaft to the testicles. This dildo really is arousing just to look at.
There is a distinct plastic PVC smell, so be prepared for that. But I do own the original King Cock dildo 8' and the smell went away after a few uses and washes.
So, having the original I can compare the two for you. This one is way better because of the posable spine, vibrations and the removable suction cup.
Onto the posable spine - this is just great for personal and direct stimulation that is right for you. You're free to bend it forward and back, left and right. I prefer to have it bent forward and use it so the testicles are facing away from me, so it really hits my G-spot. The amount of bend you're given, I'd say, from standing up straight, a good 30%. Which once inside you does make a huge difference. On my sex toy journey I have discovered that larger dildos hit my G-spot easier, so don't be put off that bigger dildos are scary and for advanced users. It is because they are good at giving you intense orgasms.
The vibrations are very powerful. I can rest my hand on the tip of the shaft and still feel the vibrations. Squeezing the shaft I can feel the internal vibrater, but the shaft is still firm yet comfortably squidgy.
I am a power queen and my favourite go to is my magic wand - and the power this offers surprised me. It isn't too loud either. I have smaller vibraters that are louder than this. Once this is nestled inside me and tickling away at my G-spot, turning the scroll wheel to the comfortable vibrations is just an amazing sensation and gives me plenty of messy orgasms. You can also feel the vibrations in the testicles - a surprising benefit I didn't expect. This offers wonderful clitoral stimulation (if you can get that far!).
Problems - when something is too good to be true it usually is. So, the only problems I had was the suction cup failed a couple of times. I put this down to the sheer weight of the thing. Which can be amusing, but once I had thoroughly cleaned it and lubed myself up, it wasn't uber fun chasing after a dildo that was seemingly trying to run away. ''Oh no you don't'' I said and quickly put it back in position.
Problem 2 was the battery compartment. Screwing the thing on was troublesome. It has a certain knack to it and if you don't get it just right it won't screw back on correctly. By the time I did the lube had dried out on me, it took that long. But once everything was tickety-boo it was all good to go.
So, there are very good points and somewhat bad points to this dildo. My opinion of it is mixed. This definitely gave me that full feeling and took no time to get me to climax. This dildo is fun and offers that kinky stretch you may be after, with the compliment of a powerful vibrating shaft which I haven't seen before.
I don't usually masturbate in the shower or bath, so I cannot comment on the waterproof side of things. Just ensure that you tighten the battery compartment properly and that it doesn't come loose when your at full hog. I recommend this dildo to those who are looking for something new, interesting and fun. It is great value for money and I'm sure you won't regret it!
- Pros
- Girthy and lifelike.
- Cons
- The smell, suction cup could be improved. Fiddly battery compartment.
- Bottom line
- 7/10. There could be improvements, but I have good fun with this dildo!
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Great toy with some set backs
Reviewed: July 16, 2019 by Ellis Disney, a Straight Engaged Male
First thing you notice, other than the size and aesthetics (which are great!) is the smell very strong smell, which is unpleasant.
The vibrations - my other half really does enjoy the variance and power it but the flip side is that the control is too easy to adjust whilst it's being used.
Size is very girthy as described but more than we imagined so isn't a good fit for my partner. The look is great, though, and the texture is really good and lifelike especially if warmed up.
The battery compartment is hard to get into without any instructions included and so hard to find an online tutorial/description elsewhere for us to get the batteries in.
The suction cup isn't the best so we don't tend to use that much really.
Besides this, overall, it looks great feels great and as long as you are after a further fit this toy is definitely fit for purpose with great results... just a shame about the time we spent trying to the batteries in and the smell.
- Pros
- Great that you can bend and perfect angle of it!
- Cons
- Smell is unpleasant and very strong.
- Bottom line
- Okay, could be better, though.
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Dedicated to realistic looks but not much else.
Reviewed: October 12, 2016 by ThrowMeToTheLesbians, a Bisexual Single Female
Firstly, I would like to say thank you to Lovehoney for sending me this item in exchange for an honest review.
This isn't a toy for beginners by any means. The size and length will be a challenge for anyone, whether you plan for vaginal or anal. It gives a lovely stretch on insertion, but due to the length full penetration to the balls will be almost impossible for most women who wish to use it vaginally.
The detail is wonderful. Delicate veins that are pronounced but without looking fake, and the colouring is just beautiful.
The slit on the head I have issue with for hygiene reasons. It is quite deep, and whilst you can wash it to your hearts content it is just far too much of a bacteria hog for me to feel it is fully sanitizable; especially if you decide to use this anally.
It does have a smell once you open the box, but I have found it diminished after numerous cleanings. But it hasn't gone away completely.
The texture also became quite tacky even after its first wash before use; it's definitely a toy that needs powdering after every use. An inexpensive solution is to use corn starch as it's almost the same as what is in the specialised tubs anyway; but I do strongly recommend a patch test first. And research it yourself, as excess cornstarch or powder on your toys is a bad thing.
It features a poseable spine that allows you to bend the shaft to the desired angle to hit the sweet spot; however, I've found that vaginally this made no difference. But I do firmly believe that for men wishing to use this anally it would allow you to shape it to hit your P-spot every time.
With an embedded vibrator that actually runs the entire length of the toy, and it is pretty powerful to boot, you can be sure that it will feel fantastic once you've slotted in a few triple As.
I did have trouble locating and opening the battery compartment. No instructions were included, and I scoured the internet before I actually managed to pull the vibrator cap off with a twist.
Unfortunately, due to the suction cup being attached to the vibrator, it means that if you want to turn the vibrations on during use - whilst you're also using the suction cup - it means you'll have to reattach the suction cup to the surface you're using again.
I have also found that the use of the vibrator dial can allow the battery compartment to twist off and consequently let the battery holder fall out - a big fail, in my opinion.
Also, the 'waterproof' claim to this toy seems to stem from the fact that the battery compartment is encased inside the material; the material in which I can fit my finger inside with the vibrator - thus water can easily get in there too.
Overall I can't give this a glowing review because of its faults. They're just too much of a letdown for me.
I would surmise that this would be fantastic for anal use to feel the vibrations more intensely and utilise the poseable spine to get the perfect angle. But again, for hygienic reasons you might want to use condoms to prevent any nasties harbouring in the recessive slit - lubricated ones, as the silicone lube on most condoms will destroy this quickly.
- Pros
- Thickness, shaft detail and texture after powdering.
- Cons
- Deep slit, dangerously unwaterproof, tacky without powder.
- Bottom line
- Great product for a user with specific criteria.
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The concept of "one man, one vote" is a fundamental democratic principle in the United States, but when you look at recent City Council election returns in San Antonio, you might wonder whether the concept is being ignored.
There are ten City Council districts in San Antonio. Attached below are the election returns in the two most recent elections, plus the number of registered voters in each district:
2009 2007 Registered
votes votes voters
- 6,670 5,534 56,337
- 4,442 3,471 57,193
- 3,611 2,493 57,692
- 3,912 3,896 56,831
- 5,153 3,164 50,826
- 6,272 5,130 75,871
- 10,251 9,242 75,855
- 10,487 11,627 86,557
- 11,972 8,629 94,447
- 8,514 9,140 79,818
Obviously, the voters in Districts 7-10 have diluted votes because 40,000 voters elect four councilpersons whereas the voters in District 1-6 have steroid votes because 25,000 voters elect six councilpersons. There are two factors that lead to this defective electoral process:
Ten-year interval between adjustments
The council districts are drawn every ten years, following the decennial census, to comply with the City Code, which requires the districts "shall be as nearly equal in population as practicable." Because the growth in each district varies dramatically, the population in each district will vary significantly by the end of the ten-year interval. The last drawing of district boundaries occurred in 2002, following the 2000 census, and the population variations in that census were astounding:
|2000 Census Total Population
|Total Population
|% of Total
Districts 7-9 had approximately the same number of people as did Districts 1-6, and District 8 had almost twice as many people as District 5. Incredibly, the 2002 drawing of district boundaries did not completely correct the inequity. Whereas each re-drawn district should have contained 115,000 people, re-drawn District 6-8 actually contained 120,000 people (+4% deviation) and Districts 2-5 contained 111,000 people (-4% deviation). I am assuming that 4% is an acceptable deviation for most courts, but it doesn't make sense in San Antonio for the plus-deviations to be assigned to the high-growth districts and minus-deviations to be assigned to the low- or negative-growth areas. That only exacerbates the inequity. When new district boundaries are drawn in 2012, based on the 2010 census, the minus-deviations should be assigned to the high-growth districts.
Apportioning is based on number of people, not number of voters
If each vote is to have the same weight, apportioning should be based on the number of voters in a district, but historically it has been based on population. This practice is becoming more problematic, not only because voter registration is dropping significantly in various parts of the country, but also because there are becoming huge numbers of illegal inhabitants in certain parts of the country.
A sound basis for apportioning based on population can be found in the U.S. Constitution. Article I provides – "Representatives … shall be apportioned among the several States … according to their respective Numbers…." The Constitution goes on to require that Congress count "the whole number of persons in each State… in such manner as they by Law shall direct." Furthermore, key Supreme Court decisions usually refer to "population," "people," or "inhabitants," even though courts have indicated in dicta the need for equity among voters:
- "And, if a State should provide that the votes of citizens in one part of the State should be given two times, or five times, or 10 times the weight of votes of citizens in another part of the State, it could hardly be contended that the right to vote of those residing in the disfavored areas had not been effectively diluted…. With respect to the allocation of legislative representation, all voters, as citizens of a State, stand in the same relation regardless of where they live…." Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U.S. 533(1964).
- "Whenever a state or local government decides to select persons by popular election to perform governmental functions, the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires that each qualified voter must be given an equal opportunity to participate in that election, and when members of an elected body are chosen from separate districts, each district must be established on a basis that will insure, as far as is practicable, that equal numbers of voters can vote for proportionally equal numbers of officials." Hadley v. Junior College Dist. of Metropolitan Kansas City, 397 U.S. 50 (1970).
In the short term, it makes sense for Congress to instruct the decennial census to distinguish between legal and illegal residents. The Constitution appears to give the Congress such latitude, and there is no good reason for granting representation to people who are in this country illegally.
In the long term, I think it would be a good idea to amend the Constitution to apportion districts based on prior voting numbers. This not only would most closely resemble the ideal of one-man, one vote, but would also encourage people to register and vote.


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Big Briar MF-102/DACS FREQue
FIG. 1: Deceptively designed to resemble a stompbox, the MF-102 gives you instant control over a number of useful modulation parameters.
For more than four decades, venerable and quirky ring modulators have been purveyors of blessed angularity to electronic, jazz, and pop music. Valued for their ability to transform ordinary source signals into wilder, inharmonic timbres, ring modulators were considered an essential part of the earliest electronic-music studios. Popularized in the 1960s and 1970s by jazz artists such as Don Ellis, they've shown up on numerous recordings, from early releases by Can to remixes of Brazilian artist Tom Ze. Voltage-controlled synthesizers featured them prominently, and manufacturers such as ARP, EMS, Moog, Oberheim, and Roland included them integrally or as an option.
Though stand-alone units are nothing new (PAIA continues to sell a ring-modulator kit that Craig Anderton popularized years ago), the Big Briar Moogerfooger MF-102 and DACS FREQue represent inventive twists that, respectively, refine the basic design and try to stretch its application. I'll look at each in succession and explore their sonic weirdness. But first, some quick basics for the uninitiated.
A ring modulator, or balanced amplitude modulator, is a circuit that modulates two separate input signals, the carrier (c) and the program (p), generating sideband frequencies at a single output. (Some implementations call the signals the carrier and the modulator. For this article, however, we're adopting the terms used by both manufacturers.) The catch is that neither of the input frequencies appears at the output. Rather, the sideband frequencies generated are the sum (c+p) and the difference (c-p) of the input frequencies. If we were to introduce two sine waves with respective frequencies of 500 Hz and 200 Hz, for example, the ring modulator would generate sine waves of 700 Hz and 300 Hz at the output. The input frequencies would be suppressed; they would not appear at the output. (In the past, poorly designed ring modulators often allowed the carrier to leak through, thus ruining the effect.)
Most ring modulators use AC coupling to get rid of any DC component in the incoming signal, thus balancing the signal. Also, ring is an old electronic-music term referring to how the circuit is configured around a diode ring. (For more on modulation synthesis, see "Square One: Modulation Synthesis Methods" in the March 1999 issue of EM.)
As many readers know from my review of the MF-101 Lowpass Filter in the June 1999 issue of EM, I'm a fan of the Filter's Minimoog knobs and overall style. The same goes for the MF-102. In fact, the two chassis share the same configuration of knobs and switches.
The controls on top are distinct and divided into two sections: a low-frequency oscillator (LFO) section on the left and the Modulator section on the right (see Fig. 1). Between them are a Drive knob and three LEDs that indicate the level of signal being driven, the rate of the LFO, and bypass state.
The Modulator section features a Mix knob that crossfades smoothly between a clean signal at the audio input and a fully modulated one when turned completely clockwise. A Frequency knob lets you adjust the pitch of the built-in carrier oscillator. The Frequency knob has two ranges, 0.5 Hz to 80 Hz and 30 Hz to 4 kHz. A blue Lo/Hi switch above the knob selects between the ranges.
The LFO section is a mirror of the Modulator half. The top knob controls the LFO amount, and the bottom controls the rate at which the LFO oscillates. The action of the LFO is to frequency-modulate the carrier oscillator-a cool addition that increases the range of modulation options. The amount of LFO oscillation covers a range of 0 to 3 octaves. A switch between the Amount and Rate knobs selects whether the LFO produces a square wave or sinelike wave. Square LFO waves will typically introduce trill effects, and sine waves give a vibrato character to the sound.
The back panel provides input and output on 11/44-inch unbalanced connectors; four expression-pedal inputs to control Rate, Amount, Mix, and Frequency; an external carrier input; and LFO and carrier outputs to control other analog synths or another Moogerfooger. There's also a wall-wart power-supply jack to feed juice into the unit.
FIG. 2: The MF-102 flowchart
The block diagram of the MF-102 shown in Figure 2 gives a good overview of the unit's layout. Note that the external carrier input defeats the signal path from the MF-102's built-in carrier oscillator. This means that the action of the LFO is limited to the internal carrier and won't influence external carrier signals you might plug in, such as a synth or a sampler. No big deal, but worth noticing.
In action, the MF-102 is lovely and warm sounding for a beast that can also warp your most cherished material. Using the internal triangle-wave carrier lightly modulated by the LFO sine wave, I dialed in sweet vibrato to kick back and strum my Strat through. But I also craved a crazed, mechanical weasel sound. So I spun the LFO section fully clockwise, switched it to a square wave, set the carrier frequency to 1 kHz, and cranked the Mix to 10. Bingo-a melody crusher, metallic and harsh. Sure, it's borderline behavior to savagely attack your pickups with an EBow and spend an hour twiddling knobs with your free hand or foot. But that's exactly what this box invites: anarchy with drool on its chin. You might as well run a DAT and record a piece.
What about bass guitars, you ask? If you want to approach the sound of an old gong, look no further. You'll want a sampler nearby, too. I found myself backing up numerous sounds and documenting their settings as I wrote this review.
My first experiments with the MF-102 started with a relatively uncomplex sound at the audio input-a droning, filtered triangle wave off a Minimoog-and tweaks to the internal carrier and LFO. Things got pretty wild when I defeated the internal carrier with a fast, eight-step loop off my old Oberheim's built-in sequencer. Combined with another half-speed loop at the audio input, the effect was wicked. Next, I fed the inputs some industrial sound effects, talk radio, and foreign-language fitness-instruction records. Eventually I lost sleep.
You can hit the MF-102 pretty hard before the distortion starts to bug you. The unit has a three-stage LED, illuminating from green to yellow to red. Around yellow, the sound had pleasant harmonic distortion, and occasionally pegging the red wasn't a problem. Also, I found no leaking through of either the carrier or audio input.
I used the Moogerfooger EP-1 expression pedals ($40) with the MF-102, and they worked well. Since they free up your hands, you should have at least one for studio or live work. However, when pressing down almost all the way, I did seem to have less range of control over the upper registers of the carrier frequency. My style was to use the MF-102 as a tabletop unit, but you'll find your favorite approach.
The manual is excellent. It's wonderfully brief, but detailed enough to teach you about the unit. It also includes a few sample settings to let you get a feel for all the features.
Okay, what do you do when one ring modulator is not enough? The folks at DACS in England figured they'd stack two of them together in their FREQue, a deliciously insane box. "Chaos through broken horn-rimmed glasses," a friend was inspired to say.
FREQue is the flagship of DACS's FwS series of ring modulators released in 1998. Designed by British engineer Douglas Doherty, the family of ring modulators ranges from the stripped-down Module8 ($735) and ColOscil ($875) to the tricked-out FREQue. With two ring modulators, two built-in oscillators, CV inputs, internal frequency modulation, and a frequency shifter, the FREQue provides an excellent hybrid instrument for the analog synthesist. It also sports a chassis built of heavy-duty plastic, making it very portable.
You can't miss the front panel of the FREQue: it's an inescapable fractal soup of color with black knobs and red buttons jutting out. The exact purpose of this unit will initially elude most folks. This mystery factor is a smart ploy by DACS to make the unit stand out in a rack and to hint at its weirdness. The focus is on knobs, tempting the user to come hither and twiddle.
The back panel features the same swirling motif as the front. There is a CV input and oscillator output for each FREQue module, as well as independent carrier (Mod) and program (Music) inputs. Note that the two outputs (Out) are also labeled FS Down and FS Up. We'll cover that feature later.
FIG. 3: The FREQue front panel offers plenty of knobs for the tweakably inclined. Note that we've removed the front panel's psychedelic color in this illustration for clarity.
As you can see in Figure 3, the FREQue stacks two identical modules-ColOscil modules, to be precise-and includes some FREQue-specific features. At the far left are input-level meters labeled Mod and Music. The lower LED registers green for an input above -40 dB, and the upper shines yellow if you're around +2 dB. For better performance, DACS recommends staying between +2 dB to +12 dB at the input. However, there is no input-gain control. Depending on your source, you may need a decent preamp for your material. I had no complaints with introducing material slightly below +2 dB, but below 0 dB, the noise floor became an issue.
The cryptically labeled Weight and Edge knobs vary the spectral content at the output of the ring modulator. The two controls act on the music input, providing bass and treble filtering at 80 Hz and 8 kHz. A red button activates and deactivates the effect, but treatment is also bypassed when the knobs are centered. The effect is not as pronounced as you might imagine because it's entirely dependent on material at the Mod input. I tended to get a harsher quality with Edge boosted and more support on low end with Weight cranked.
The FREQue features two built-in sine/cosine wave oscillators as modulation sources. Activating them bypasses signals at the Modulator inputs. Each oscillator has broad and fine-tune controls as well as a four-range switch that selects among 0.1 Hz to 28.5 kHz, 5 Hz to 153 Hz, 30 Hz to 1.3 kHz, and 111 Hz to 16.5 kHz. You get desirable LFO frequencies for gating and tremolo effects, as well as a warm low end, with clean mid and high frequencies in the audible range. In the box that I used, the output of Osc 2 tended to be hotter than Osc 1, but I believe this was an anomaly in my unit.
FREQue includes a front-panel routing switch that disconnects Osc 1 and sends Osc 2 to the Mod inputs of the bottom module. This lovely feature allows Osc 2 to modulate both channels, which is useful for controlling stereo effects from one knob.
Next to the Osc 1 switch is a frequency modulation (FM) switch. When engaged, Osc 1 modulates the frequency of Osc 2. A knob to its right functions as a mix knob, increasing modulation as you turn it clockwise. In general, this setting tends to impart a grittier sound due to the increase in sidebands. A low setting can yield a vibrato or phasing effect.
The last router is the FREQue button, which engages Frequency Shift mode and deactivates the Osc 1 switch. This feature requires both Osc 1 and 2 to be activated and employs both outputs. The treatment shifts frequencies upward at FS Up and downward at FS Down by a fixed number of cycles per second. The degree of modulation is determined by Osc 2, which can be controlled internally or via CV. This makes a great subtle stereo treatment. The only downside is that my unit made an unpleasant click in the monitors when I pressed this button. (The manufacturer is currently addressing this problem.)
As with the MF-102, most of my test source sounds came from a Minimoog, radio, guitar, bass, an Oberheim 2-Voice, and lots of sampled oddities. I punished the FREQue with sound, and it responded well. Generally its quality was less warm and more metallic than the MF-102's, but more radical and unpredictable given the doubling up of modulators and increased routings. Also, having CV inputs to control both modulating oscillators was a smart design choice. Those of you who own MIDI-to-CV converters will be able to finely control both oscillators from your sequencer. This is useful for phrasing (and for freeing up your hands, too).
Items on my wish list include a Mix control to vary the intensity of modulation at the outputs, peak-level meters, and a footswitch. Also, the unit has no power switch, though turning it on from a power strip didn't bother me.
DACS includes a concise manual that reviews all the functions of the FREQue. The company's Web site mentions downloadable application examples, setups, and sound files, but as of this writing none were there. The company has published DACSData, a useful newsletter that includes tips on drum, delay, vocal, and multiple modulation. Perhaps they'll move that information onto the Web.
Both the MF-102 and the FREQue excel as signal processors, and I would be hard-pressed to choose one box over the other. More than just a throwback to earlier days, both units include enhancements that make them quieter and more flexible instruments than their predecessors. I've also listened to lots of ring-modulator algorithms on synthesizers and computer workstations, and these boxes blow the digital versions out of the studio.
Although the $299 MF-102 costs a mere fraction of the $1,099 FREQue, the latter features two ring modulators with a larger set of modulation features and possibilities for stereo manipulation. Besides the cost factor, the main issues really are the interface and the character of the sound you get. The MF-102 has well-marked, clearly readable controls on a portable chassis. It's a high-class stompbox for guitarists and makes a great addition to any electronic-music studio. The FREQue is just that: a psychedelically clad anomaly that makes sounds which defy description. Markings are scant, however, so you might get a little irritated with the free-form approach that the designer has imposed on you. But you'll probably be the only kid on your block to own one.
If what you want is a warmer sound, you might lean in the direction of the MF-102. If you're looking for more edge, try out the FREQue. My vote is to let your budget point the way. You won't be disappointed with either choice.


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Michael Lewis is not a huge fan of Silicon Valley, America's capital of high tech. At least, he's not into the culture of Silicon Valley.
"It's basically a bunch of autistic people wandering around," Lewis said on Bloomberg TV.
He was asked whether he would ever write another book about technology. He wrote The New New Thing, which covered the tech industry in the late '90s. Since then, his books have veered towards business or sports.
"I find it's such a hard place to write about," said Lewis of Silicon Valley. "'The New New Thing' was the single hardest book I wrote. It's a hard place to write about because there's a lack of emotional content. It's a cold place."
Lewis says he needs to feel some sort of emotional connection to write. And it's just not there for the tech business. He said people in the Valley get artificially excited about technology — "it doesn't feel warm or hot."
He also took at shot at Palo Alto, which is in the heart of the Valley.
"It's a nice place to visit, the streets are clean, and everybody's rich — it's hard to find something you love there."
Lewis lives in Berkeley, which is near there, but he says Berkeley is funky. If all he knew was Palo Alto, he probably would have left California.
For what it's worth, he's not totally negative on the industry! He says Silicon Valley has always lived in its own tech bubble, and it's "fantastic" because we get all sorts of great companies.
He also has this great anecdote:
"At the end of The New New Thing, Jim Clark, who has made a fortune out of the internet bubble, says he's getting out because he's scared. Why's he scared? Kleiner Perkins, the VC firm, has given $25 million to this startup called Google, which he thinks is outrageous. Why would anyone give $25 million to Google? A search engine is just a commodity, everybody knows that, it's a silly name."
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A state investigator believed to have pleaded no contest to a first degree murder charge as a teenager resigned Tuesday from the city's Public Safety Commission after more than a year of service.
Brian Baudendistel, who did not respond to requests for comment, submitted his resignation letter Tuesday after a reporter made inquiries. "With much regret, I am resigning my appointment as Public Safety Commissioner effective immediately," Baudendistel, whose two-year appointment was confirmed in April 2011, wrote. "It has truly been a pleasure and an honor to serve the City Council and the residents of Temple City." The letter, dated July 27, did not state why he resigned.
Baudendistel, a senior special investigator for the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration, become the focus of criminal proceedings against UCLA chemistry professor Patrick Harran in the accidental death of a lab worker in 2008.If this is what it seems to be (and nothing really does, these days), then it seems uncontested (contra his earlier statements to the LA Times) that Investigator Baudendistel was involved in that crime when he was younger. I fail to see how this has bearing on the Sangji/Harran case from a moral or ethical perspective, but it will undoubtedly have bearing on the legal aspects of it -- the defense notes that the arrest of Professor Harran is deeply tied to Mr. Baudendistel's report on the case.
Also, the #SheriSangji case continues to percolate through the internet (and in print?):
- Jim Morris publishes his Sangji story in Mother Jones.
- The esteemed Deborah Blum talks about the case in her blog on Wired.
- Janet Stemwedel talks about her thoughts on the case, and asks: does it take one lie to destroy credibility?


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9th Annual John B Keane League
It's that time of year again with the excitement at fever pitch as Emmets young hopefulls square off against each other in the 9th annual John B Keane League. This year we have some new referees to keep the boys and girls in check and as always the we will have our annual fundraising table quiz on the night of the finals for our end of season trip in October, hosted by Billy and Mary Keane in John B's.
The dates for the league are as follows
Round 1 - Monday 14th May at 6.45pm
The opening round of the 9th annual John B Keane League has three great games on the cards with Kaci Jo Nolan's and Darragh Lynch's Listowel Independent's meet with Niall Lynch's and Valerie Guiney's Blackcock Feathers while the Rural Rangers jointly captained by Cliona Pierse and Gearoid Stack take on Aimee Mason's and Finley O'Brien's Ashes team. The third game on the night will be served up by The Boro captained by Ava Grimes and Sean Healy and An Gleann capatined by Saidbh O'Callaghan and Cillian Rodriguez. It will no doubt be a great night of football and we wish all the teams and manager every success.
Round 2 - Monday 21st May at 6.45pm
Round 3 - Thursday 24th May at 6.45pm
Round 4 - Monday 28th May at 6.45pm
Round 5 - Tuesday 5th June at 6.45pm
Finals - Friday 8th June at 6.30pm
The Teams for this year's league are outlined below.
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American Idol Tour Scrap Book
From a waffle house pit stop to a trip to the White House, the Idols share snapshots of life on the road
"I love touring," Chris Daughtry (onstage) says. "You get to hang with people you know."
"You've officially been princessed!" said Paris Bennett, who celebrated her 18th birthday with the other Idols at home in Minnesota Aug. 21.
"I never thought I would give an autograph on a parking ticket." —Ace Young (with a local cop after a 3 a.m. run to a Belmont, N.C., Waffle House)
Every gig, "it's nice to look out in the stands and see everyone who voted for us," says Kellie Pickler.
"There's fun moments, then there's moments when you can't wait to get off. The bus smells really weird!" —Katharine McPhee
"I could get used to this," says Taylor Hicks (in the Cross Hall at the White House), who gave the President a Soul Patrol T-shirt.
"Just another day hanging out with my sisters in the White House."
—Kellie Pickler (right, with Mandisa, Lisa Tucker and Paris Bennett)
Look, the White House
- For more photos of your favorite Idols, go to http://www.people.com/idolscrapbook
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The Different Types of Porpoises
Porpoises are members of family phocoenidae and are unique type of cetacean. They are small animals since no species grows more than eight feet. They have spade-shaped teeth, blunt snouts and robust bodies. Many porpoises are shy and most species are not well-known. Below is a list of the porpoise types.
- Harbor porpoise
- Vaquita or Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise
- Dall's porpoise
- Burmeister's porpoise
- Spectactled porpoise
- Indo-Pacific Finless Porpoise
- Narrow-ridged finless porpoise
Harbor Porpoise
It is also known as the common porpoise and it is probably among the well known porpoise species. They grow to about 4-6 feet in length and they can grow weigh 110-130 pounds. Male harbor porpoises are often smaller than females. They have a white underside with mottled flanks and on their back; they have a dark grey coloration. Other distinguishing features are a small triangular dorsal fin and a stripe running from their mouth to the flippers. These porpoises are mainly found in both offshore and inshore waters in small groups. They are widely distributed living in cold waters in the Black Sea, North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans.
Vaquita or Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise
It is the smallest cetacean and it is one of the most endangered. Vaquitas have a very small range and they live in inshore waters of the northern end of the Gulf of California of the Baja Peninsula in Mexico. They grow to about 4-6 feet long and weigh 65-120 pounds. They have a lighter grey underside and a dark grey back, black ring around their eye and black chin and lips. They are shy and may stay underwater for a long time making their sightings very difficult.
Dall's Porpoise
It is the fastest of all the cetaceans since it swims very fast at a speed of about 30 mph creating a 'rooster tail'. These porpoises is mostly found in large groups of about thousands members unlike other porpoises species. They have a striking coloration consisting of a black to dark grey body with white patches. They also have a white pigmentation on their dorsal and tail fin. They are fairly large and can grow to 7-8 feet in length. They are found in subarctic to warm temperate deep oceans of the Pacific Ocean.
Burmeister's Porpoise
They are also known as the black porpoise. They were named after Hermann Burmeister who described the species in the early 1860′s. This species grow to a maximum weight of 187 pounds and a length of 6.5 feet. They have a dark grey to brownish grey back, a light underside and a dark grey stripe which runs from their chin to the flipper although it is wider on the left side. Their dorsal fin is set on their body far back and has small hard bumps on its leading edge. They live in the western and eastern South America.
Spectacled Porpoise
Much of what is known from this species is obtained from stranded members who have been found on the Southern tip of South America. It has a distinctive coloration which deepens with age. Adults have black backs and white undersides, while juveniles have light grey undersides and grey backs. Their name was obtained from their dark circle around their eye which is surrounded by white. They grow to about 6 feet and weigh about 250 pounds.
Indo-Pacific Pinless Porpoise
This species was originally called the finless porpoise but recently, it was divided into two species; the indo-pacific and the narrow-ridged. This was after a discovery that the two species cannot breed. This species lives in more tropical waters and it is more wide-ranging than the other one.
These porpoises live in shallow coastal waters and the western and northern Indian Pacific Oceans. They have a ridge on their back rather than a dorsal fin which is covered by tubercles. They are grey to dark grey with a light underside and can grow to a maximum length of 6.5 feet and weigh 220 pounds.
Narrow-ridged Finless Porpoise
It has a ridge on its back rather than a dorsal fin which is covered by tubercles just like the Indo-pacific finless porpoise. It is darker grey than the Indo-pacific finless porpoise. Some of its members live in fresh waters while others live in coastal waters of Taiwan, china, Korea and Japan.


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In addition to operating RZSS Edinburgh Zoo and RZSS Highland Wildlife Park, we support education, research and conservation projects in the UK and around the world. Our work ranges from working with local communities to conserving chimpanzees in Uganda to engaging Scottish school children in taking steps for nature closer to home.
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Uncle Amon con Bedtime Stories for Kids: Short Bedtime Stories For Children Ages 4-8 (Fun Bedtime Story Collection Book 1) (English Edition)
Are you looking for a children's book that is highly entertaining, great for early readers, and is jam-packed with bedtime stories? This children's storybook has it all!
This is an excellent read for beginning and early readers. Each story is easy to read and exciting. Cute and bright illustrations for younger readers!
This book is especially great for traveling, waiting rooms, and read aloud at home.
- 5 cute bedtime stories for kids
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- Cute short stories that are great for a quick bedtime story
This story is great for a quick bedtime story and to be read aloud with friends and family.
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Ines Freedman leads Part 3 of guided meditation about Pain in Meditation & Daily Life. Ines Freedman had a condition in growing up that inflicts pain on her body.
Step-by-step guidance for developing mindfulness for your health, relationships, career, meditation and more!
Discover the world's most popular mindfulness meditation scripts that make a positive impact on people's well-being.
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We couldn't believe how many hard-to-find designer bags are on sale. Here's Valentino Rockstud patent leather bag that comes to $1200 from $3158. The blue Jil Sander market totes are a steal for $400 from $1275 and even a fashion street style fashion blogger can afford to rock this Kenzo bag at fashion week with a price of just over $300 from almost $1000. Check out this European-feel Leonardo del Fuoco iPad bag that comes to $1020 from $2520. The bright-green, embossed croc, against the hard black leather, is as eye catching as a Celine bag and it's perfect for work-- even if you work at Vogue. This Philipp Plein black studded bag is also a great value for $710 from $2215.
Although it's hard to get past the markdown on handbags without breaking the bank, you should also check out these Loriblu studded biker boots for $310 from $780 and these McQ Alexander McQueen bumble-bee yellow and black heels are $220 from $675. A Valentino leather Rockstud bracelet is $160 from $345 and this Zadig & Voltaire studded belt is a good price too at $150 from $278. Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh--the John Galliano skinny scarf is perfectly on trend for fall 2014 (see Prada's runway) and it's less than $80 from $186.
Although this is European, the VAT has already been removed and shipping is free with a $150 purchase. The site's gift wrapping is expensive at $7 but some times the presentation is as valuable as the gift. In this instance, I would say the extra price is worth it.


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Find your flow in these men's running shoes designed for a comfortable, flexible ride. A lightweight mesh upper and a textile lining give them a sock-like fit, while BOUNCE delivers energy-filled cushioning for enhanced comfort and long-distance support.
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Writhlington Trust appoints Pulse to complete £170K gym upgrade
PULSE Fitness has been appointed by Writhlington Trust to complete a £170k gym upgrade of Midsomer Norton Sports Centre, which the Trust secured on a 99 year community asset transfer from Bath and North East Somerset Council.
The investment will turn the space into a cutting edge gym, fitted out with the latest technology and as part of the refit the centre will benefit from brand new equipment from Pulse's top-of-the-range Series Three Fusion Cardio and Evolve Strength lines.
The gym will also be one of the first sites to have all equipment fitted with Pulse's innovative member management software, PulseMove.
Managing director at Pulse Chris Johnson said: "We are delighted to work with the Writhlington Trust once again with these new installations at Midsomer Norton Sports Centre.
"We have liaised closely with the Trust to select the perfect mix of equipment to attract a broad range of the community into the centre."
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Part of my free gift with purchase was this Hypnôse Drama Mascara. I was super excited to try this, I've heard great things about the Lancôme mascara lines and you know I love my Lancôme products. I had to hold myself back from testing this until my mascara I kept at work ran out.
This sample of the Hypnôse Drama mascara in Extreme Black is 0.135 Fl oz. The full size is 0.22 Fl oz and is available for $25.00 just about anywhere Lancôme is sold. This sample (as with the "Blues" palette) is a very generously sized sample.
Ok – great size sample- but how does it work you ask?
Lets start with the brush. This has to be one of the scariest looking brushes ever, it curves every which way. As you rotate it around some areas have long dense bristles and other areas have short dispersed bristles (and everything between those extremes seems to be there too!). Even with the daunting shape I jumped right in (almost forgetting to take my before pictures). This wand is scary – and scary easy to use. Wiggling and twisting up was a breeze and the slight taper at the end of the brush worked great for detail work at the corners of my eyes and on the lower lashes. When I got a clump I'd simply rotate the brush a quarter or half turn, try those new bristles, and inevitably the clump would be combed out!
Lets take a look at the before and after photos while I get into the formula.
Can we say wow?!
The formula is nice. It is thick but not clumpy or overly dense. It goes on really smooth and any clumps it does leave come off nice and easy. For whatever reason I'm used to my mascaras leaving my lashes still somewhat flexible. These were hard after application almost as if I had taken hairspray and sprayed my lashes with it.
This mascara is great.
Would I buy it again? Probably, but I'm going to keep sampling other mascaras first, but this will live happily at work replacing my old mascara.
What do you think?
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- Name: 335 Place;
- Location/Address: North Dzorwulu, Airport Area Accra Ghana;
- Size: 11,047m²;
- Floor Plate Size: 1,250m²;
- Use: Office;
- Floors: 14;
- Developer: Momentum Africa Real Estate Fund (MAREF) and 335 Place Limited (Local Partner)
- Project Duration: Jun 2016 – Jan 2018;
- Cost: $45 million;
- Development Managers: Eris Property Group;
- Project Managers: GHC Africa;
- Architects: Boogertman & Partners, Local Partner – MultiCad;
- Mechanical and Electrical Engineers: CKR;
- Structural Engineers: HBS Africa;
- Quantity Surveyors: Pentad;
- Parking Bays: 404 Bays, 4 per 100m².
335 Place is a new office development located in North Dzorwulu within the Airport Area of Accra, Ghana. It is one of two flagship office projects in Ghana by the Momentum Africa Real Estate Fund which Eris Property Group is acting as the Development Manager for. As most institutional real estate investors in SSA typically approach their investments, the developers partnered with a local firm, 335 Place Limited.
Designed by Boogertman & Partners and MultiCad, the 14-floor development will offer 11,047m² of leasable office space with 404 parking bays and cost $45 million to complete. Construction will commence in June 2016 and completion is expected in Q1 2018, however it is already 65% pre-let to 4 large corporate tenants in the energy and telecommunications sectors.
The site for the project is on the N1/Accra-Tema Motorway/George W Bush Highway and is in close proximity with Kotoka International Airport, Accra Mall and Fiesta Royale Hotel. The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation and Tullow Oil that are located in the neighbourhood also mean the region is often regarded as the oil and gas hub of Accra.
In the Airport City close by, other investors such as Actis, RMB Westport and state owned SSNIT have developed their trophy assets, namely One Airport Square, Stanbic Heights and the SSNIT Emporium respectively. Average rents for Grade A buildings in Accra typically range between $35-$40/m²/month, however this is trending lower as the economic environment becomes tougher.
The developers are promising great views of Accra City and a modern Grade A+ finish with sustainable features.


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— I.F., UK Shipyard Assistant General Manager
— P.F., Project Manager, US Naval Shipyard
— R.W., Assistant General Manager, Ship Repair Yard
— T.M., Project Manager, Major US Shipyard
— O.K., Vice-President, Gulf Coast Ship Repair Yard
— Contract manager, Gulf Coast Shipyard
— O.C., Production Manager, Major US Shipyard
— O.K., Assistant Project Manager, US Naval Shipyard
— G.L., Program Manager, US Naval Shipyard
— G.W., Project Manager, Canadian Shipyard
— H.M., Fund Manager, US Naval Shipyard
— I.D., Assistant General Manager, Canadian Shipyard
— I.D., Project Manager, Canadian Shipyard
— M.C., Assistant General Manager, Newbuilding Shipyard
— R.C., Assistant Project Manager, US Naval Shipyard
— R.G, Assistant General Manager, Major US Shipyard
— R.H., Repair Manager, US Shipyard
— Vice President, Canadian Shipyard
This course is a lessons-learned, custom-designed program for shipyard personnel and subcontractors to shipyards. The topics of discussion have been selected from common sources of shipyard errors, disagreements or disputes analyzed in numerous prior contracts. The lessons learned by others through their mistakes are used to create positive, problem-avoidance practices for shipyard personnel. The result for the shipyard is an enhanced ability to identify costs which are the Owner's responsibility and sell them to the Owner instead of absorbing those costs.
Do your job responsibilities fall into any of the following categories? If so, our Shipyard Management course may be right for you.
Dr. Kenneth Fisher is recognized worldwide as the leading authority on the development and management of complex contracts and specifications for ship construction, conversion, repair, and design. He is the author of the 2004 RINA publication, Shipbuilding Specifications: Best Practices Guidelines, and of the 2003 SNAME publication, Shipbuilding Contracts and Specifications.
Dr. Fisher draws on his wide experience as an arbitrator, expert witness and mediator to analyze the causes of errors and disputes that have befallen shipyards. He and his colleagues at Fisher Maritime Consulting Group are the recognized experts on practical and commercial aspects of contract management for ship construction, conversion, and repair. Our programs on shipyard contract management have been presented by Dr. Fisher over 250 times to more than 3500 persons from 24 countries and over 350 organizations. The continuing demand for these programs is a testament to their usefulness and accuracy.
Due to its customized nature, the Shipyard Management course is only offered as an in-house training program. To start setting up an In-House Shipyard Management Course tailored to suit the needs of your company, see our Schedule An In-House Course page.


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