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No matter which way you cut it, the Android-based Wikipad gaming tablet -- dubbed as much despite not having any connection to Wikipedia -- is unusually expensive. As a 10.1-inch Android tablet, it's comparably priced with the leaders of the market (of the Apple and Samsung variety). The obvious problem comparatively with the big dogs: visibility. What is Wikipad, anyway? And who made it?
"This is our first product into the market," consummate salesman and Wikipad CEO James Bower told us in an interview earlier this week -- yes, the company's name is shared with its first product. "We've self-funded the whole concept to this point with a couple of us founders. No VC money or anything," he said (the company did, however, just close its first round of venture capital funding for marketing costs, post-development). Bower's company took the idea of an Android-based gaming tablet with a proprietary, physical (and removable) gamepad from concept to reality in the last year, first revealing the tablet at CES 2012. "We've been able to accomplish a lot very efficiently and very effectively to this point," Bower said, in reference to the approximately 80 people who created the device.
That said, despite our positive hands-on time with the Wikipad (even in its prototype state), $500 is a heck of a lot of money to plunk down on an unproven device from an unproven company. The argument gets harder when you remember Sony's PlayStation Vita -- an arguably much nicer device with a far larger library of gaming content that costs half the Wikipad's price at $249.99. Bower doesn't see the logic in this argument. "It's double the price, but it's also double the size," he pointed out. "If you buy a tablet that's seven inches, you can get a $199 tablet -- it's called a Google Nexus or a Kindle Fire. If you're gonna get a full 10-inch tablet, a tablet to this quality, you're gonna spend $499 to $749 ... if we were talking about a 7-inch device or a 5-inch device, and we were at this price point, then it'd be a different story." Admittedly, the tablet -- as a standalone device -- isn't too shabby. But will it woo consumers away from the likes of Apple and Samsung? Bower hopes as much, but we're not so sure.


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Of the 332 species of parrots, 27 are commonly known as Amazons. The term Amazon refers to the scientific group they are collectively housed in; the genus Amazona. These parrots are distributed widely throughout Central and South America and the island groups of the Caribbean Sea.
In size, they range from 25-46cm (10-1 8in), so are a medium-sized bird. Although some are quite colorful, none can be said to compare with the birds of Australia. Most Amazons are basically green, with other colors on their head and wings. Their particular claim to fame is that they are the best mimics of the human voice among all of the parrot species, apart from the Arican Grey. However, this reputation can be the source of great disappointment to a potential owner if the bird fails to live up to this.
In order for any bird to become a good mimic, a number of factors must come together at the same time. Very often they do not and the bird never talks, so becomes neglected by its owner. If a person is obtaining a parrot simply as a potential talking bird, they may end up being disappointed.
On the other hand, if you are looking for an avian extrovert that will make a super companion, then you could not have any better than the Amazon. If you devote much time to one of these birds it will reward you with amusing antics, obvious devotion, and as a consequence, is more likely to become a mimic as a bonus. Amazons are also excellent birds for the person who would like to try and establish breeding them. Like many parrots, these birds are greatly under threat of extinction in their native habitats. This is due to deforestation and the general disturbance to their lifestyle by humans for many reasons, chief among them the desire for personal wealth regardless of what this does to the environment.
The Family of Parrots
Parrots form a quite readily identifiable group of birds by virtue of their beak shape--they are often referred to as hookbills. Of course, birds of prey also have a similar shaped beak, but parrots are always more colorful and have zygodactylous feet. Zygodactylous means that two toes face forwards and two face backwards.
Amazon parrots are found in a wide range of habitats from rainforests to open savanna. They live in groups that may comprise of just a few individuals, or larger flocks of maybe one hundred or more. All are stocky and possess short tails and powerful beaks. Their diet consists of a wide range of seeds as well as fruit. Fruits are very important to these birds' livelihood, as they come from regions where many fruits are plentiful year 'round. Although a few species perch on the very brink of extinction, hopefully most Amazons will still be with us in the years to come. Simply by ensuring that you know how to care for these birds will help in this direction. It means that you will not so readily need to replace a bird because of its untimely death resulting from improper care-a fate that many parrots have endured.
Please visit the "Bird Care/Buying Info." on Pete's site to find all the basic information you will need to provide the perfect home for one of these avian jewels. Such a pet may well live for 50 or more years with you, so its proper care will be well-rewarded by the companionship it will surely give to you.
Before describing the Amazon species it will be useful if you have a basic understanding of what a species actually is, and how the system of scientific naming is effected in order that every living organism can be referred to quickly, and without any confusion as to which animal is being discussed. This just could be very important to you when it comes to purchasing your Amazon.
A species is any group of animals that, in their wild habitat, will freely interbreed and produce offspring that will ultimately resemble themselves, or their gender if there is a visual difference in the sexes. When, for reasons of some physical barrier (river, mountain), or other cause of separation, a group of animals lose contact with their own kind,they may, over many, many years, and through mutations that are constantly happening, begin to change in both their appearance and lifestyle. At this point in the formation of new species(speciation), such animals are identified as subspecies.
When the differences between the subspecies of a species become more obvious and constant, they can then be said to have formed a new species, and the process of evolution marches on. Within a species there is always some variation in the appearance of individuals. The line that separates individuals of a species as being just that, and those which can be regarded as a subspecies is a fine one. The same may also be true even of species. You may find one authority regards a given bird as subspecific to another, whereas another expert may feel the two birds are quite distinct species.
Scientific Nomenclature
All animal organisms are identified in scientific circles by being given two names that together create a binomial name that is quite unique to that species. These names are in Latin, or a Latinized name if it is of another language. The first name indicates the genus the species is in and always commences with a capital letter. The second name always commences with a lowercase letter and, if it is translated, is an adjective, or a noun treated as an adjective (as when a person's name or a country is featured in the species name). This second part of the binomial is called the trivial or specific name. A subspecies is identified by the use of a trinomial. This is done by adding a second trivial name to that of the species. At the same time the original form on which the species was based becomes the nominate form or race. Its trivial name is repeated in forming the trinominal. This then indicates it was the form on which the species was based (but note that this does not always imply it is typical of the species because time might show it was actually rather untypical when compared to the other subspecies as they are discovered and identified).
As an example of scientific nomenclature we can look at the Blue-fronted Amazon. This has the scientific name of Amazona aestiva, which is the species. As soon as a subspecies was recognized the trinomial was needed. The original form identified is thus named Amazona aestiva aestiva, while the subspecies received the name of Amazona aestiva xanthopteryx. The Amazon breeder, especially, should be conversant with scientific names because these overcome any risk of confusion with regard to which species or subspecies is being discussed (as when buying or selling stock).
Common Names
All Amazons are given common names in the language of any given country. However, because there are no guidelines and regulations which control these names (as there is with scientific names) they can often be confusing and misleading. An animal can be given any number of common names. Only tradition may associate one common name with a given species. For example, the common name Blue-fronted Amazon is "correctly" only applied to A. aestiva, but using that alone for species identification could result in confusion. If you saw the Orange-winged Amazon, it may have more blue on the forehead than the Blue-fronted. Further, the Orange-winged is often advertised as being the Blue- fronted. Because of the possibility for confusion between common names, you should make sure that the bird you want to purchase is the exact species that you desire.
If an Amazon is labeled as a given species in a pet shop do not assume this is correct. The pet shop may not be aware of what species they have. They are not always experts on this subject. They may label the bird based on what it was sold to them and it may be named incorrectly. You should be aware of the full description of your favored species (and of its juvenile plumage) so you can check for yourself that it is, or isn't, what it is being sold as.Go to the top
All twenty-seven Amazon species are described in the following text. However, less than half of these are readily available to you to choose from as pets. The scientific name is followed by the person who first described the species and the date this was published. Parenthesis around the author indicate that they placed it in a different genus. The common names are cited, the first of these being the one most generally used. In all instances the sexes are similar except, possibly, in A. albtfrons (Spectacled Amazon). The basic plummage color of all species, with the exception of the A. guildingii (St. Vincent or Guilding's Amazon), is green.
1. Amazona coflaria (Linne)1758; 28cm (1 lin):Yellow-billed, Jamaican, or Red-throated.
No. Subspecies: None.
Distribution: Jamaica.
Juveniles: A paler version of the adult.
Comment: Exports from Jamaica are banned, but illegal shipments have provided a nucleus of stock outside of that country. Although many breedings have taken place in captivity, the first being in 1963 (USA), this is not a commonly available species, nor a popular choice as a pet. This, no doubt, is due to its rather bland coloration.
2. Amazona leucocephala (Linne)1758; 28-32cm (11- 12.5in); Cuban or White-fronted.
No. Subspecies: Five.
Distribution: Bahamas, Cuba, Cayman Islands.
Juveniles: Similar to adults but less extensive red and white.
Comment: This is a very pretty Amazon but not one that is readily available. It was first bred in 1956 (UK), but most success has been achieved in Florida and what was formerly East Germany. Stock from former Soviet countries may start to filter into the Western countries, so the situation with this species is promising.
4. Amazona albrfrons (Sparmann) 1788; 26cm(1O.25in); White-fronted,
No. Subspecies: Three.
Distribution: Mexico to Costa Rica.
Sexes: Primary coverts of male are red, but this is not always a reliable guide. Red of lores is less in the female, and she is often smaller, but these too are unreliable guides.
Comment: The Spectacled has become progressively more popular as a pet over the years. It is one of the less costly species, at least in the the USA. First bred in Japan (1922), its small size makes It a good pet candidate, with nice colors to add to its appeal.
5. Amazona xantholora (Gray) 1859; 26cm (10.25in): Yellow-bred.
No. Subspecies: None.
Distribution: SE Mexico, Belize and Honduras.
Juveniles: Blue (but occasionally green) replaces whlte on the forehead and crown. Lores contain green feathers. Cheeks green with some red feathers.
Comment: Rather rare, the species was only first bred as recently as 1980 (Switzerland) but, as with most Amazons, should become more readily aviailable with the passage of time.
6. Amazona agilis (Linne) 1758; 25cm (lOin); Black-billed, Active, or All Green.
No. Subspecies: None.
Distribution: Jamaica.
Juveniles: No red in wing edge, and generally paler green.
Comment: One of two Amazons native to Jamaica, this species is very rare outside of its homelands, First bred in 1978 (USA). Even if the species were to become more readily available (through breeding in captivity) it is doubtful that it would attain any degree of popularity as a pet due to its rather somber coloration. Juveniles similar to adults but with primary coverts green.
7. Amazona vittata (Boddaert) 1783; 29cm (11.5in); Puerto Rican, Red-fronted.
No. Subspecies: Two.
Distribution: Puerto Rico.
Juveniles: Similar to adults.
Comment: You are unlikely to ever get the opportunity to purchase this bird, which is arguably the most endangered Neotropical parrot. It still remains to be seen if the present gene pool in Puerto Rico, which is administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, is large enough to enable the species to survive.
8. Amazona tucamana (Cabanis) 1855; 31cm (12in); Tucaman.
No. Subspecies: None.
Distribution: SE Bolivia to N.Argentina.
Juveniles: Forehead is green flecked with red or orange.
Comments: Once quite scarce, this species is now much more readily available in all forms-meaning hand-reared pets, breeding pairs, and unproven birds of both sexes. First bred in 1981 (USA), it has proved to be an excellent pet and a reliable breeder once established. Not the most glamorous of Amazons, it makes up in chacter what it may lack in color.
9. Amazona pretref (Temminck) 1830; 32cm (12.5in); Red-spectacled, Pretre's.
No. Subspecies: None.
Distribution: S.Brazil, N.Argentina, N.Uruguay.
Juveniles: Less red on head, no red on wing edge.
Comments: Not well known in aviculture, the species has, in the wild state, declined dramatically in recent times. This is largely attributed to deforestation. It is a quietly attractive species, and is certainly in need of being established in breeding aviaries.
10. Amazona viridigenalis (Cassin) 1853; 33cm (l3in); Green-
cheeked, Mexican Red-headed Parrot.
No. Subspecies: None.
Distribution: NE Mexico.
Juveniles: Red of head restricted to forehead or with some scattered red on the crown.
Comment: Frequently for sale in the USA, but less so in Britain. This is a very colorful-looking bird that achieved a high level of popularity before losing some devotees when it gained a reputation as being too raucous. This is unfortunate because it is hardly more true of the species than of any other Amazon. First bred in 1970 (USA).
11. Amazona finschi (Sclater)1864; 33cm (l3in); Lilac-crowned, Finsch's.
No. Subspecies: Two.
Distribution: W. Mexico.
Juveniles: Similar to adults but with brown irises.
Comment: Like most Mexican species the Lilac-crowned has been imported into the USA in large numbers, but is less frequently seen in Britain. First bred in 1951 (USA) this is an attractive Amazon that is quite well established in aviaries, so should not be unduly difficult to obtain. These are trusting birds that leard to imitate sounds. The quality of their voices ins't considered as good as some of the other Amazons. Some are good talkers and some do not speak at all. They are gentle birds with a quiet demeanor.
12. Amazona autumnalis (Linne) 1758; 34cm (13.25in); Red-bred, Yellow-cheeked, Salvin's, Lesson's, Lilacine, or Diademed, according to subspecies.
No. Subspecies: Four.
Distribution: E.Mexico to Ecuador, Columbia and NW. Brazil.
Juveniles: Less red on forehead. Iris dark brown.
Comment: This is a deservedly popular Amazon much admired as a pet. It is colorful in plumage and character. In A. a. hiacina the yellow is much paler, verging light green, and the bill is all black. This is advertised as Lilacini or Lesson's. In A. a. salvirn the yellow of the cheeks is absent This is sold as Salvin's. The Diademed, A. a. diadema, is similar to Salvin's.
13. Amazona brastliensis (Linne) 1758; 36cm (l4in); Red- tailed, Brazilian Green.
No. Subspecies: None.
Distribution: SE Brazil.
Juveniles: Undescribed.
Comment: Although not rare in Brazilian aviaries, the species is almost non-existent outside of its native homelands, so is not likely to be a species you will be able to include in your selection list.
14. Amazona dufresniana (Shaw); 35cm (13.75in); Blue-cheeked, Dufresne's, Red-crowned.
No. Subspecies: Two.
Distribution: SE Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, E.Brazil.
Comment: Although this species is not especially rare in its homeland countries, where it is often sold cheaply in street markets, it is quite rare outside of its homelands. This is unfortunate and highlights the dilemma of serious breeders. Each year its range probably diminishes because of deforestation, yet no accommodation is made by its homeland governments for its future by allowing worthwhile numbers to be exported. Though it is true that western parrot keepers have "consumed" many species for many years, it is also true that governments in countries where parrots are native, but are in decline, are themselves now guilty of allowing the "wastage" to continue in their own lands. First breeding was probably in 1980 (UK). The largest collection of the species outside of its native lands is probably in Florida.
15. Amazona festiva (Linne) 1758; 34cm (13in); Festive, Red- backed.
No. Subspecies: Two.
Distribution: Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador.
Juveniles: Less blue on head, and rump is mainly green with scattered red feathers.
Comment: Not a very popular nor readily available species. First bred in 1980 (USA), it was an inexpensive species some years ago but the situation has dramatically changed and no Amazon is cheaply purchased these days. The subspecies A. fbodini (Bodin's) is more attractive, having more red on the head and a more distinct and extensive area of blue-green on the cheeks-but it is also less frequently available.
16. Amazona xanthops (Spix) 1824; 27cm (10.Sin); Yellow- faced, Yellow-crowned.
No. Subspecies: None.
Distribution: East & Central Brazil.
Juveniles: Less yellow on head, underparts green. Irises brown. Comment: This is a very rare species indeed, and is in desperate need of being established in avicultural circles where there appears to be no breeding records. Needless to say you will not obtain a pet specimen unless you move to Brazil!
17. Amazona barbadensis (Gmelin) 1788; 33cm (l3in); Yellow-shouldered.
No. Subspecies: Two, but these are believed to be color morphs of the same species by a number of experts.
Distribution: Coast of Venezuela and offshore islands.
Juveniles: Similar to adults, but head colors more restricted. Irises brown.
Comment: This is not as yet a commonly available species. It was first bred in 1982 (USA & UK) and more successes have been attained since then, so a small nucleus of breeding stock is being established.
18. Amazona aestlva (Linne) 1758; 37cm (14.Sin); Blue- fronted.
No. Subspecies: Two.
Distribution: E. Brazil, N. & E. Bolivia, Paraguay, N. Argentina.
Juveniles: Head colors much reduced and may be green. Irises dark brown.
Comment: Probably the best known of the Amazons, especially in Europe where its fame as a pet goes back to the last century. The species is renowned for its powers of mimicry. It is a very established breeding bird, with the first being recorded as long ago as the 1803 in France. It is also famed for its longevity and claims of ninety or more years have been made. They are certainly not the least expensive of the Amazons, which might be thought based on their breeding numbers. Like all Amazons, they can vary widely in their character. Some are very outgoing yet placid, and others can be real broncos, so be sure to obtain a hand-reared baby, or at least a very young bird.
19. Amazona ochrocephala (Gmelin) 1788; 30-38cm (12-15in); Yellow-crowned, Yellow-headed, Yellow-fronted, Double Yellow-head, Yellow- naped, Natterer's, Marajo, Tres Marias, Panama, Levaillants.
No. Subspecies: Nine.
Distribution: Southern Mexico to N. Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, and many offshore islands. To make matters complex, intergrades exist. This means that there are individuals that cannot fairly be placed into one subspecies or another because they exhibit a color pattern that is intermediate between two subspecies. This often happens where there is an extensive distribution range and a gradual change of form from one to another over the range. The following are the subspecies most commonly available. A. o. ocrocephala. (Yellow-fronted Amazon). Forehead, lores, and crown yellow. The yellow maybe sparse or absent on the forehead. Bend of wing is red. Bill dark gray with orange on the basal side of upper mandible. A. o. auropaliLata. (Yellow-naped Amazon). Yellow band across nape. Bend of wing is green. Bill dark gray, paler towards base of upper mandible. A. o. oratrix. (Double Yellow-head). Entire head and throat yellow. Bend of wing pale red with some yellow intermingled. Bill is horn-colored. Three other subspecies, A. o. beLizenszs, A. o. tresmanae, and A. o. magna are often advertised as Double Yellowheads.
Juveniles: Colors usually less extensive. Bill entirely gray. Irises dark brown.
Comment: The ochrocephala complex of Amazons contains a number of subspecies that are extremely popular as pets, and which are well-established in breeding aviarles, especially in the USA. The Yellow-crowned Amazons have a fine reputation for mimicry. They are to Americans what the Blue-fronted Amazons are to Europeans.
20. Amazona amazonica. (Linne) 1766; 32cm (12.5in); Orange- winged, Blue-fronted (erroneously).
No. subspecies: Two.
Distribution: Colombia, N. Bolivia, Central and East Brazil.
Juveniles: Similar to adults, irises dark brown.
Comment: This is a very fine Amazon and has been popular as a pet for many years. Smaller than the Blue-fronted, it is often confused with it and may even be advertised as such with dealers. It is well established in breeding aviaries, so there are plenty of hand-reared babies for sale if you seek these out.
21. Amazona mercenaria Tschudi) 1844; 34cm(13.25in); Mercenary, Scaly-naped, Tschudi's.
No. subspecies: Two.
Distribution: NW Venezuela, Colombia, C. Ecuador, N. Peru, N. Bolivia.
Comment: In spite of its extensive range, this species was unknown to aviculture until 1984, when imported into Florida. It is not a speciesyou will be able to obtain as a pet, if at all.
22. Amazona zonafarinosa (Boddaert) 1783; 38cm (15in); Mealy, Blue-crowned, Plain-colored, Green-headed, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, depending on subspecies.
No. subspecies: Five.
Distribution: Southern Mexico South to northern Bolivia and central-eastern Brazil.
A. f farinosa, Mealy. The crown contains a variable amount of yellow, from a large well-defined patch, to a sprinkling of feathers. Red in edge of wings. Bill horn-colored.
A. f guatemalae, Blue-crowned, Guatemalan. Head a pale blue becoming slate one the nape. Bill gray.
A. f virenticeps, Costa Rican, Green-headed, Plain-colored. The crown is green. Rarely any red on edge of wing.
The subspecies A. f Lnornataand A. f chap mani may or may not carry yellow feathers on the crown.
Comment: The members of this species, though not the most colorful Amazons, are held in high esteem by those who own them as pets. Many are excellent mimics and can hold their own with Blue-fronted and Yellow-headed species. Do not overlook them simply on the grounds of color.
23. Amazona vinacea (Kuhl) 1820; 31cm (12.25in); Vinaceous.
No. subspecies: None.
Distribution: SE Brazil, NE Argentina.
Juveniles: Forehead red duller, chest red paler and less extensive, bill more horn-colored, irises very dark brown.
Comment: This attractive species will not be readily available to you because it is now classed as very endangered. There are a number of breeding pairs in the USA, as well as in Britain and mainland Europe, but youngsters are few and far between and normally exchange hands without ever being advertised.
24. Amazona versicolor (P.L.S. Muller) 1776; 42cm (16.~n); St. Lucia, Versicolor.
No. subspecies: None.
Distribution: The island of St. Lucia in the West Indies.
Comment: Aptly named, the Versicolor is a large, impressive, and unusually- colored Amazon. It is exceedingly rare in agiculture, and will not be seen in your local pet shop.
25. Amazona arausiaca (P.LS. Muller) 1776; 40cm (15.75in); Red-necked, Dominican, Blue-faced.
No. subspecies: None.
Distribution: Dominica.
Comment: This is another exceedingly rare species in captivity, only a few bfrds being known outside of its homeland.
26. Amazona guildingii (Vigors) 1837: 40cm (15.75in): St. Vincent, Guilding's.
No. subspecies: None.
Distribution: Island of St. Vincent in the West Indies.
Juveniles: Duller version of adults. Irises brown.
Comment: This is another very rare Amazon, so it is not a species you should consider. A few pairs exist outside of St. Vincent, where the species is in decline and at the risk of extinction unless dramatic steps are taken to ensure its survival.
27. Amazona imperialis (Richmond) 1899; 46cm (18in); Imperial, Dominican.
No. subspecies: None.
Distribution: Dominica.
Juveniles: More greenish on nape and neck. Irises dark brown.
Comment: This is the largest memeber of the genus Amazona The chances of your ever seeing a living specimen are remote, it is that rare outside of Dominica. As with one or two other large Amazons, the greatest threat to its survival is deforestation and the destruction of its habitat.
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Drafting is an immediate call to action for any capable colonist. An unarmed colony is not going to last long out in the wilderness. In order to defend yourself from armed incursion from raiders and mechanoids, and maintain order in your colony when colonists start suffering mental breaks, you're going to need to draft your colonists as soldiers. While drafted, a colonist will immediately follow your move, rescue and arrest orders while, if capable of Violence, attacking any threats in range once positioned. Drafted colonists will ignore any other duties including their own hunger and rest needs until all nearby hostiles are no longer a threat, whether killed, downed or retreated.
Drafting a sleeping colonist will immediately wake them to follow orders. Colonists having mental breaks cannot be drafted.
Basic Control
To draft a colonist, press the button marked with two crossed swords. Unlike a colonist, a drafted colonist can be precisely controlled as in deciding where he/she shall stand, what target to fire upon and so on. Draftees will also use any viable terrain features or structures they're standing next to as cover to protect themselves during a firefight with your enemies.
For ranged colonists there is a 'Fire at will' option which defaults to 'On'. When turned on the colonist will freely engage any targets within range, shooting at them. If turned off you will need to manually direct the colonist to shoot at a specific target.
Drafting works for all colonists, even those incapable of violence, however such pawns can only can do certain tasks like have their movement manually directed and capture or rescue downed pawns. A drafted pawn can be directed to consume food, but not to haul items or perform work tasks.
A draftee carrying a weapon will hold it out and ready at all times, automatically attacking any hostile characters or animals that comes within range. If you draft a colonist who does not have a weapon, you will be immediately notified of such -- it is advised to always ensure soldiers are armed, unless you want them to use their bare fists to subdue someone with a minimal chance of killing or crippling them. Note that soldiers equipped with ranged weapons can still attack with their fists (or hand/arm attachments) if ordered to engage in melee, or if engaged by an attacker in melee combat.
Additional Functions
Draftees can arrest colonists and neutral human characters, dragging them to the nearest convenient bed marked for prisoners, provided they don't resist. This can be used to arrest colonists who have suffered a non-violent mental breakdown, which can be very helpful if someone starts setting fires, binging on drugs or gets out of bed when they need medical treatment. To do so, select a different colonist, draft them, right-click the desired captive, then select "arrest <name>" from the menu.
Drafting overrides a colonist's hostility response mode setting. This can be useful to make colonists set to Flee or even colonists incapable of violence attempt to rescue a downed colonist or animal from a firefight.
Drafting and then immediately undrafting colonists has a variety of purposes.
- It wakes up the draftee, which can be useful to make sleeping colonists fight fires or attend parties or weddings. Do not abuse this though, as there is a mood penalty for interrupted sleep.
- It can be used to interrupt their current activity so that a colonist will more quickly switch to another with a higher priority, like fighting fires or tending to the wounded.
- It can be used to prevent starving colonists from immediately consuming raw food. Careful use of drafting and undrafting can give a cook time to make meals for starving colonists and avoid "Ate raw food" mood penalties.
Animal Handlers
While drafted any assigned animals will disregard their allowed areas and will follow and defend their master against nearby enemies. If the colonist has any animals trained for Release, clicking the 'Release animals' button will let animals leave their master's side to go attack enemies.
A draftee can be directly ordered to move where you want them to, and shoot what you tell them to. To move a draftee, select them, then right-click on any pathable tile on the map. If you band-box select multiple soldiers at once, you can order them all to move to the same area. Multiple orders, such as rescuing, stripping, attacking, and moving, can be queued by holding shift while selecting each action. Each action will be carried out in the order it was given. Queued orders can be cleared simply by issuing a non-queued order or movement, or by undrafting the soldier.
A draftee can train to increase their shooting skill by having them fire a ranged weapon at something that can't be destroyed, such as a grave, sleeping spot, or crafting spot. Be aware that if left drafted for too long, the colonist won't have been able to fulfill their needs and could begin to starve or suffer a mental breakdown. Undraft the colonist to allow them to rest and address their needs.
Other info
- If not given any move orders, sometimes colonists may undraft themselves after awhile if they see no hostiles in sight.
- A colonist who spends a long time drafted will accumulate mood penalties from various unmet needs, which will negatively impact their mood and increase the risk of a mental break. The potential penalties from witnessing death or handling corpses exacerbates this.
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While we may picture the iT sector as being heavily populated with young tech workers, the reality is quite different. In fact, the unique combination of fresh faces working alongside seasoned industry veterans is a more accurate industry trademark. There are a breadth of opportunities, whether you're embarking on your first, second or even third career.
Both youthful and seasoned workers find their fit in the workplace Helping to contribute a youthful feel to the sector, many high schools are offering more sophisticated training to their students. Some are even becoming certification centres - for example, by partnering with companies to deliver specialized academic programs (such as the CISCO Networking Academy and the Microsoft Academy). This gives students a head start on their technology training. Some iT colleges, such as triOS College, offer advanced standing and tuition reductions for relevant iT certifications.
At the other end of the spectrum, there is growing demand in today's technology market for mid- to senior-level experts, who bring soft skills and business savvy to their jobs. Although they're competing against a pool of younger workers, experience in a particular industry or business process can work in an established professional's favour.
Mature professionals who pursue iT training include those who already have exposure to information technology in their business but have no formal education in this area. Or they may be people with no previous iT exposure who have an interest in the field and wish to build upon their professional credentials. For mature professionals who want to complete their schooling in a short timeframe, the best bet may be a private college.
Coming together in the iT workplace, fresh-faced graduates and seasoned workers are collaborating to develop tomorrow's technology innovations.
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Ascending to 14,410 feet above sea level, Mount Rainier stands as an icon in the Washington landscape. An active volcano, Mount Rainier is the most glaciated peak in the contiguous U.S.A., spawning five major rivers. Subalpine wildflower meadows ring the icy volcano while ancient forest cloaks Mount Rainier's lower slopes. Wildlife abounds in the park's ecosystems. A lifetime of discovery awaits.
An Icon on the Horizon
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Find out current road conditions.
Operating Hours & Seasons
Hours of operation for park visitor centers, inns, ranger stations, and other facilities.
Wilderness Hiking, Camping, & Climbing
Information and permits for exploring Mount Rainier's backcountry.
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Up-to-date information on spring opening efforts, including road and utilities progress and more!
Mount Rainier Webcams
Is the mountain out? What's the weather like at Paradise or Sunrise? Take a look at our live webcams to find out!
Fees, Passes & Permits
Find out about entrance fees, passes, and special use permits.
Mount Rainier Experiences
Experience Mount Rainier National Park through this video series, featuring all four corners of the park.
From maintaining trails, protecting meadows, or researching owls, find the volunteer project that fits you!
Learn About the Park
From historic documents to current news releases, animals to plants, education programs to management, learn about the park here!
Mount Rainier Valor Memorial
Ensuring that the individuals who made the ultimate sacrifice while saving the lives of others will never be forgotten.
The secret to a great visit to Mount Rainier? Staying safe! From hiking safety to volcanic geohazards, learn how to keep yourself safe.
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The market report, titled Linear Guide Market 2016, is an analytical research done by QY Market Research study based on the Linear Guide market, which analyzes the competitive framework of the Linear Guide industry worldwide. This report "Worldwide Linear Guide Market 2016" build by the usage of efficient methodical tools such SWOT analysis, the Linear Guide industrial 2016 study offers a comprehensive evaluation worldwide Linear Guide market.
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The Linear Guide market size is estimated in terms of revenue (US$) and production volume in this report. Whereas the Linear Guide market key segments and the geographical distribution across the globe is also deeply analyzed. Various Linear Guide market dynamics such as growth drivers, restrictions, and the future prospects of each segment have been discussed in detail. Based on that, the Linear Guide market report determines the future status of the market globally.
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Kasteel van 's-Gravenwezel, a Belgian castle surrounded by sprawling gardens and woodlands, is the residence of Axel Vervoordt and his wife. Belgian antiques dealer and decorator Axel is know for mixing antiques with contemporary art and designing using the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi. This philosophy embraces humility at its core; It can be explained as a way of saying "thank you" to nature (wabi means "sober refinement" and sabi means "patina"). Wabi-Sabi looks at beauty as something imperfect, impermanent and incomplete with an inherent honesty.
"Design is more than just how something looks, it is also how it makes you feel."
Vervoordt's castle is magical and awe inspiring. There is a soft dream like existence to the castle in which boundaries between the indoors and out are seamlessly blurred, and furniture upholstered in whites and muted tones. I do hope to see this wondrous home in person some day.


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Is it better to refer to the timeline rather than reading about the events of World War II?
It will be better to see the whole history of the war but if you only need some of the facts and important events that happened, you should refer to the timeline and summaries. Everything depends on what you need to learn or what you want to learn. Either way, we have all the information that you need. You only have to explore the resources page to see the list of what we have on offer. Just remember that we have exhibits arranged per category, a listing of events and shows, meetings and conferences and more.
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"On the way home I clutched the new prescription in my hand. I had been an actress and a dancer for twenty years. From my work in the clinic I knew a little about the disease; I listened to what patients experienced and I read about it in consult letters - but not once did... Continue Reading →
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PurePoint Golf – Golf instruction DVDs
The PurePoint DVDs cover all aspects of the game and allow you to learn at your own pace.Golf is one of the sports a lot of natural left-handers play right-handed (including Anything Left-Handed owner Keith). Keith has been grinding away at golf for years at a 28 handicap, getting down to 24 when he started playing a bit more. Over the past year or so, he has managed to reduce his handicap down to 14 and is playing steadily off that and hoping to improve further.
|If you are a golfer, playing left or right-handed, we are sure you will see a big improvement in your game from using the PurePoint methods.PurePoint Golf have now produced a series of DVDs with instruction on the various parts of the game using the Simple Swing Methods.
These all show right-handed golfers but the principles are the same for left-handers.
They offer a full money back guarantee for 30 days PLUS they will send you a check for $100 if you try their methods for 90 days and still think you have wasted your money!
You can get a free swing plan on their site to give you an idea what it is about.
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Each week you will get tips, practice drills, instruction, discussion and more on a given golf subject like the short game, or putting, or the full swing. Best of all, each month, you'll be able to take part in a live teleseminar with PurePoint Golf Head Pro, Bobby Eldridge. Ask him personally for help with your swing either during the teleseminar or anytime using the members only forum.
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The range of DVDs is always being extended and there are often special offers on the site where you can buy combinations of the various training DVDs at discounted prices.
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Action Alert: Support TPS for Filipinos in the U.S.
Impact of Typhoon Haiyan Persists
Friends, before you leave for the holidays, please take a moment to add your support for TPS (Temporary Protected Status) for undocumented Filipino nationals currently living in the U.S.
Organizations may go here to read the sign-on letter and add your endorsement information.
Individuals, please sign-on here to a MoveOn.org petition. We are looking to collect all signatures here by this Friday, Dec. 20 in advance of a delivery of the letter to the White House and to the Department of Homeland Security on Monday.
As you know, the monster Typhoon Haiyan that hit the Philippines last month wreaked damage over a wide area of the country, leaving more than 6,000 people dead, some 1.9 homeless and more than 600,00 displaced. The infrastructure damage and recovery cost are enormous and longterm. (We previously commented on the role that climate change played in this disaster.)
The Philippine government recently made its request to the U.S. for TPS for Filipino nationals here, and a coalition of community, legal and allied groups has stepped up its support. As you may know, TPS is a temporary form of humanitarian assistance and has been provided for certain populations here when their home countries face a state of emergency (like the massive earthquake in Haiti), which makes it nearly impossible to "re-absorb" those who might be deported back. TPS would ensure that undocumented FIlipino nationals would be protected from deportation and could have work authorization so that they could work and take care of survival needs here.
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darker shades of metal, hymns of goth and post-punk ...all for the worship of darkness
Monday, March 20, 2017
Mastodon : "Emperor of Sand"
Living in Atlanta it's hard to gauge just how big of a deal a new album from Mastodon is outside of the microcosm here. It feels like more of a fully realized vision that the past two albums.
"Sultan's Curse" doesn't find the band returning to the death tinged sludged fury of "Remission", but they do deliver what fans of the band have come to expect from them over the years. When I say "Show Yourself" is the band's poppiest song yet, it's not disparaging considering I love Taylor Swift, and this is one of my favorite songs on the album. To their credit it is poppy in the same way as Queens of the Stoneage can be. there is a really good groove to "Steambreather" . Brann seems to get the spotlight on the vocals for this one, and is a little more soulful of a vocal than I typically expect from him. "Roots Remain" finds Sanders more typical baritone bellow doing a call and response with the drummer's now more soulful tenor. While this song is not prog in the same way the term once described the kind of mathy ventures they embarked on. There are now longer passages that defy the formulaic arrangement motif, with guitar solos sprouting out around them.
They get more metallic on " Word to the Wise". It's concise and a more straight forward rocker than most on this album. The guitar solo finds a section where you find they have more room to stretch out and dig into their playing. There is a more prog metal tendency on "Ancient Kingdom" which also recalls others songs from other albums. I think they are had already raised the bar higher for themselves by the time we get to this song. Some of the mathy riffs that seemed like they were missing earlier in the album crop up in the more upbeat "Clandestiny". While there is nothing new the vocal trade off, everything fits really well on a melodic level. Two minutes in things the break down further shine light on their prog tendencies. There is a robotic voice that being to murmur. "Andromeda" which eventually features a guest vocal from Kevin Sharpe of Brutal Truth, has a heavier under current to it. The vocal hook plays out nicely on the chorus and there is a well balanced blend of the elements you expect from these guys.
The obligatory appearance of Scott Kelly happens on "Scorpion Breath". Kelly's performance is more of a metal growl than anything we have heard recently from Neurosis. "Jaguar God' might be the band's first power ballad. It's a half a shade darker than the bulk of the album and takes me back toward some of the more compelling moments of "Crack the Skye" which likely the album I got the most repeat listens to. The signature angular picking of Brent Hinds is allowed to take center stage midway into the song when things pick up. Overall this might be the band's best album since "Crack the Skye" so it will be making the much envied trip over to my iPod and then I will see how it stands the test of time. For now I'll round it up to a 9.5 as some of the songs that didn't hook me in as strongly as the groovier poppier numbers still have room to grow on me.
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Dr. Steinberg is a visiting Professor of Sociology at Chapman University and Director of Community Research for the California Center for Rural Policy. Steinberg taught and conducted research at Humboldt State University for 11 years. She completed her bachelor's degree at the University of California, Santa Barbara; her master's at the University of California, Berkeley; and her doctorate at The Pennsylvania State University.
Her research interests include community, sociospatial research, applied sociology, research methods, health inequalities, ethnic communities, poverty, policy and environmental sociology. She has conducted field research in Nepal, Guatemala, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and California.
The theme throughout this research has been the examination of people and their relationship to space and place. Recently, she has co-authored a chapter on this topic entitled "Geospatial Analysis Technology and Social Science Research." in the Handbook of Emergent Technologies, Sharlene Hesse-Biber, Editor, Oxford University Press 2011. Another recent publication is a book chapter entitled, "Global Women Superheroes: Place, Space and Action," in Chapter in: Women's Encounter with Globalization. Samir Dasgupta, R. Driskell, N. Yeates and Y. Braun (Eds.), London: Front Page Publishers 2010.
In 2006, Dr. Steinberg co-authored a book for Sage Publications entitled, GIS for the Social Sciences: Investigating Space and Place. Her research examines the intersection of community, people, place and the environment through a policy lens. In 2011, she joined Chapman University where she now teaches courses on research methods and human interactions with the physical environment at the local, regional and global levels.
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The budget negotiations continue, with yet another Big Five negotiating session scheduled for today.
Meanwhile, environmentalists will hold a teleconference today to blast legislative Republicans for what they say are closed-door budget demands over environmental rules they wanted eased in order to support tax hikes.
"It is one thing to have an honest debate about taxes and spending," said Paul Mason of Sierra Club California in a prepared statement. "But to bargain away the lives of Californians and the legacy of the California landscape is a dishonest political game that threatens this administration's international reputation and the lives of thousands of Californians."
Is that all?
In non-budget news, Sen. Ellen Corbett will wade into the politics of car buying, announcing new legislation today that she's calling the "California Car Buyers Protection Act."
The San Leandro Democrat will unveil the legislation alongside some consumer advocates in a Capitol press conference this morning.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell will brief the media on what the impact of the federal stimulus package making its way through Congress could be on California's public schools. Read the rest of this entry »


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I woke up from my dream with tears in my eyes.
I can't remember if I was crying, or if I had been crying in the dream, but I certainly woke up with a silver sadness lining the bright morning sunlight.
I felt watery and adrift.
I quickly forgot, as one tends to forget dreams.
But then, someone asked me: where do you want to go?
Everywhere, I thought.
Sometimes, we think we are talking to just another person, when we are actually talking to a prophet. This person tells us what we often thought we had already heard, but never really listened to.
This person spoke of his longing for the sky. I had just seen the sky, I foolishly thought, back home in Minnesota. I saw the sky there, and I had even appreciated it. I appreciate it for being vast and Midwestern and very blue, unlike the sky here in New York, pock-marked as it is by skyscrapers, and muted by smog.
But no. He spoke of the stars: when was the last time you saw stars? he asked, which is maybe the second most important question I have been asked in the past nine months. It is an important question, because it leads us to the truly most important question: when will you see them again? Once you have seen the stars, how will you see them again?
He hadn't seen the stars for something like eleven years. Right then and there, I vowed never to let eleven years pass between my star-gazings. Eleven years is too long. You can forget the stars in eleven years.
That was when I remembered that I'd woken up that morning with tears in my eyes, and the taste of crying in my mouth.
Someone asked me: Have you gotten to say good-bye to all these different places that you love here in the city? It had not yet occurred to me to press pause on the quest forward to see always more and more of everything, and to take the time to bid good-bye to all the places that have been more than muses for me.
The first good-bye hit me in the face when I walked towards Starry Night. It was crowded by the MOMA Friday night tourist crowd.
And I remembered when I first ever walked towards it; and that I was saying good-bye to it now. Starry Night was my first friend in the city--a comforting touchstone, when I felt like there were no stars to be seen, before I'd seen Orion hanging above the Reservoir on a clear winter morning, when nothing was familiar, and nothing seemed to speak to that deep well of beauty inside of me that was longing for starry nights.
Van Gogh's infinite swirls of light and darkness reminded me of the past--of fond, comfortable memories of late-night couches and soft voices, of beaches and endless expanse of oceans--and it held a promise for the future.
Good-byes are really thank yous. They are acknowledging that someone has given you a part of themselves, or a part of yourself back to you. Good-byes are mostly thank yous for that.
The second good-bye was to Monet's water lily murals. The water lily room is a haven. A haven where your eyes can go when they are tired of being punished by city wind carrying city dirt, or straining for the next train around the dark subway corner, or avoiding eye contact with sidewalk passers-by.
The water lily room is where you can go to think and see clearly, and write down what you behold. It is one of those places you can sink into and stay forever. Time stops there. And I wish I could always be in the water lily room.
In the water lily room, I haven't made any missteps, or said all the unkind things I say, or been impatient, or lazy, or wasted precious time. I have not fallen short in here, or fallen in love. I have never broken anyone's heart or my dignity, I have not wounded what I love, or wounded by my love. In this room, I am not hurt or injured, or mistaken. In the water lily room, the past hasn't happened yet, and the future is the present.
There is one place I will not say good-bye to until I am seventy-five and living in my hobby farm in the West Village, and that is the Impressionist wing of the Met, where I fell in love over a Degas statue, an endless successions of painted points on canvas, and the drum-roll-thrill of seeing stars awakening the sleepy dog days of late July.


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Fruit Smashing Comedian Gallagher is Apparently Still Alive, New TV Commercial Proves It [VIDEO]
Comedian Gallagher suffered a heart attack in Rochester, MN in 2011 and another one just a few days later in Texas, that may be the reason why after seeing this new GEICO TV commercial I thought to myself, isn't he dead?
Well unless GEICO paid a lot of money to create a computer generated Gallagher, you're looking at the real deal, much to the disappointment of fruit everywhere.
Is there a celebrity that you were surprised to find out they were still alive?


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International Journal of socio-legal analysis and Rural Development (IJSARD) ISSN: 2455 4049 is an Online quarterly peer reviewed international journal on 'Law' and 'Rural Development', published by Sikshalaya Educational Society. As the name suggests the journal will focus on the analysis of different laws for better understanding and research. The society needs the laws for proper functioning and thus the journal focuses to draw a special emphasis on various disciplines of social sciences, rural development and analysis of various aspects of law to improve the quality of research and explore the more realistic aspects of civilization's sustainable developments. Establishing equilibrium between the society and law it will find the present and futuristic scope of growth and prosperity. Rural development is an essential part of a sustainable society.
The journal focuses on developing deep insight in the relevant fields. In this spirit, the journal's main purpose is to publish outstanding articles related to the fields and spread knowledge by reaching out to maximum number of readers. Our aim is to make quality research accessible to all and in the process enrich our own knowledge banks.
The journal is an endeavor to promote high quality legal research. It aims to provide a highly readable and valuable addition to the literature which will serve as an indispensable reference tool for years to come. The coverage of the journal includes all new theoretical and experimental findings in the fields of law.


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A new study in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) has shown that women from poorer areas are nearly twice as likely to give birth to a premature baby as mothers from affluent areas.
The researchers, from the University of Leicester, followed the progress of almost 7,500 premature infants born between 1998 and 2007, all of whom were given a 'deprivation' level based on their mothers' postcodes.
The study found that deprived areas had nearly twice as many deaths due to pre-term birth as the least deprived.
A pre-term infant is one with a gestational age lower than 37 weeks. A 2006 BMJ study found that the number of babies not carried to term was increasing in England and Wales, and that these infants accounted for most newborn intensive care admissions and three-quarters of newborn deaths.
Despite this geographical disparity at birth, the University of Leicester study found that neonatal care was of a similar quality, regardless of postcode. This is in contrast to many other health indicators, which suggest a substantial variation in healthcare quality across the country.
However, the larger applicability of the findings is questionable. The study's data were gathered from babies in one English region only, and therefore only accounted for one-twelfth of UK births.
The study calls for further research to be conducted into the link between deprivation and pre-term births. If the reasons behind the relationship can be established, then action could be taken that might have a substantial impact on the country's pre-term birth rate.


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June 2016 Newsletter
I really thought I would be sending you news and pictures of the completed fencing project but a few PNG cultural issues got in the way of our getting the last 40 hardwood posts we needed from the village of Ipiko. There was a death of an important land owner in the village. The "haus krai" – an extended wake and funeral – went on for several weeks. No work was done. Then, it also so happened that the man who died had owned the land where the trees for the posts were being cut. The logger that took my contract had to renegotiate with new family members and supply them with a lot of food for their extended haus krai in order to get permission to continue cutting. He finally came to see me last week, and we are supposed to get our final posts in two deliveries over the next two weeks. We have been having a lot of rain, as is expected this time of year, and I am not sure if these posts will be able to be properly set. I would appreciate your prayers for the project as I would very much like to see it wrapped up. We are SO CLOSE to the finish!
Trina has tremendously enjoyed having an everyday class with the women students this year. She has been so pleased with what they have been able to do. Here are her thoughts: "What a blessing it has been teaching the women students each day. They are really improving at writing lessons to teach to women and children. I let them choose several stories from the gospels for their first lessons so they could pick a story they were already familiar with. In the more recent weeks, they have been writing a series of lessons on the life of David. They are getting so much better at making life applications. For example, when they saw David's initial angry response to Nabal's rudeness, they were quick to tell me a good principle to teach from this story was the fact that when we are angry, we are likely to make poor decisions. I asked them for a Bible verse to support this idea and they gave me James 1:20, a verse they memorized when Wil was surveying the book of James with the entire class."
We sent invitations to the graduation weekend to churches in the area. It is less than 5 months away! (That word "sent" may give you the wrong idea. There is no postal service our here. We find people traveling by boat to these villages and send the letters with them.) The graduation will be held on Saturday, November 12th, and an ordination service on Sunday, November 13th.
The students are doing well overall. Some came with a specific plan in mind of what they would do after graduation; some did not. I have challenged them all to make that a matter of prayer. They have grown in the Word and their understanding of the ways of God. They need to see His will for them through the Word. I covet your prayers for them too in the important decisions that face them next.
When we first came to this country, our money, time, and energy went into the property at Ihu Station. Though I now realize that land was not sufficient for a Bible School campus, I have always wanted to see a strong local church there. We started at Ihu Station and then God said, "Let that be for now", and had us get this school going in Baimuru. Even though 4 years seems long to us, it is short to Him. It seems He is burdening one of our students to go to Ihu to work at building that ministry. After looking at it, it would make common sense to wait until one trained a man, and then sent him out into the work. That is the purpose of the school! I would be thrilled to see God lead in this way!!
I am including pictures from a recent baptismal service. The pictures show the two saved that I mentioned in the March letter, and two others saved since then: Naomi Murphy, the daughter of one of our students, who got saved in a time of family devotions, and Robert, a young man from Karurua, led to the Lord following a Sunday morning message!


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I hope we can make an impact – and maybe even some music – together for the common good. Until our paths cross, love yourself and others, and let the tunes forever flow.
Thanks so much for your interest, and I look forward to hearing what's on your mind!
All the best and keep on rocking.
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The way people get around now has changed dramatically. Where once hopeful riders would be left to hail a cab or grab a bus, social media and innovative smartphone technology have allowed people to get rides through car-share services like Lyft. Lyft is definitely aimed at the young professional crew, so it only made sense for Honda to appeal to them with the 2015 Honda Fit which is also aimed at those who are just entering the work force! Let's see how the Honda Fit and driver Nick do with the Lyft service.
This "ride-sharing" idea aims to foster a fun relationship between driver and passenger and it's a great way for people who don't have cars to get around the city. Right now the Lyft service is available in the greater Columbus area but we can see the possibilities of it moving to the entire state including Fairfield County. Meanwhile consider the new Fit for your own personal ride to get you where you need to be.
Would you ever consider being a Lyft driver or perhaps using the service to get where you needed to be? Let us know on our Facebook page or in the comment section.


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CES 2014 in Las Vegas Highlights: Force Sensors from Interlink Electronics
The much awaited Consumer Electronics Show (CES), also known as International CES is just only a few days away from now. We have been eagerly waiting for this event since last and can't wait anymore to see what new products, gadgets and gizmos will be launched in this internationally renowned electronics and technology trade show. As usual, it will be full of excitement and surprises and the trade show will be hosting lots of events, shows, awards, conferences and many more. But the people will be mostly engaged in new products and technologies that will be launched at this event to be held January 7 to 10, 2014. The organizers have already confirmed us that almost all the major companies and industry professionals will participate in this trade and bring up their newest innovations in electronics and technology.
The organizers and exhibitors are thinking really big in 2014 and it is true for the companies who are involved in motion tech solutions. There are a number of companies who are coming up with new additions, including sensors, chips in this event. Among those, Force Sensors from Interlink Electronics is the most prominent one in the CES 2014. Force Sensing Resistor technology from Interlink Electronics is the most versatile force sensing technology on the market today. These innovative sensors provide a response in resistance with an increase in applied force. Interlink's standard range of sensors provides engineers and designers with a durable, reliable, easy to measure, thin form factor and low cost solution for human machine interface (HMI) touch solutions and analog data capture for machines. The sensors are available in a range of sizes, shapes and lengths. Several connection options are also available as standard.
Click here to know more about Force Sensors from Interlink Electronics
This is indeed a great thing to watch out for on the CES 2014. But this is just only a single product from a manufacturer and there are many more to explore. We will also try to keep you updated on those new products in the coming days. So keep in touch and regularly go through our I4U posts to know about the CES 2014 and the new products which will be launched at this trade show. We are sure that, we our research and help, you will get the best gift in no time.


text: All choices we make, linguistic choices as well as others, are to some extent choices of identity. Through our choices of clothes, food and language varieties, we create identities that show those around us how we converge with or diverge from various groups. This, I argue, is also true for choices of first names for children. In the case of immigrants and multilingual/multicultural families, it is most visible. For these families, the choice of first names often becomes a choice between several lingual and cultural identities. They might choose to adapt to the onomasticon of the surrounding majority language/culture, or conserve the onomasticon of their own language/culture, or try to find a way of combining these. In this paper, I explore the choice of first names in a number of multilingual/multicultural families in the city of Göteborg, Sweden. The results are based on a postal survey conducted in 2007, which is part of a doctoral thesis concerning the choice of first names and social identities. Approximately 150 multilingual/multicultural families responded to the questionnaire which contained questions on both name giving practice and sources of inspiration, as well as underlying motives and attitudes towards different name characteristics.


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Lughnasadh/ posted in: Religion
Happy Lughnasadh everyone! For the first time I can remember I'm not working on a Sabbat so I'm going to go to a farm stand and buy some fresh produce and cook a nice meal. I'm not usually big into the celebrating of holidays but this should be fun.


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On cars, old, new and future; science & technology; vintage airplanes, computer flight simulation of them; Sherlockiana; our English language; travel; and other stuff
AS NOTED yesterday, it was Renaissance artists who learned to transform flat renderings into more realist images through perspective. Four centuries later, the invention of photography presented new challenges of representing reality. Today, John Pile, editor of Drawings of Architectural Interiors, continues his commentary of my favorite drawings in this book.
Architects often strive for the spirit of a design, not necessarily photographic realism. Pile observes, "It is the least formal sketches of Le Corbusier or Kahn, or the more self-conscious but perfectly expressive drawings of Wright that give us the strongest sense of direct communication from a powerfully creative mind."
"All too many architects," Pile writes, "see their art mostly in terms of exterior masses…." However, he notes, "It is impossible to think of Ronchamp [Notre Dame du Ronchamps, 1950, a stunningly modern Catholic church by Le Corbusier], the Johnson Wax Office Building or the Dulles Airport terminal apart from their interiors. Such buildings stand out from the mass of rabbit-warren towers in a way that is recognized by every layman."
"All too many architects," Pile writes, "see their art mostly in terms of exterior masses…." But, fortunately, others excel within as well.
Pile observes, "This attitude [about interior renderings] seems to be connected with a peculiar embarrassment about 'interior decoration', a trade and/or art that has had a long history as a kind of camp-follower to architecture. The very term "decoration" implies something superficial, transitory and dispensable."
Admiring the River Seine from a Loewy stateroom. Or enjoying a good book with the sounds of the ocean nearby. Yes, these would put things in perspective. ds
© Dennis Simanaitis, SimanaitisSays.com, 2017
Very interesting observations, never thought about the challenge of duplicating a scene drawn with photography. I've always been a fan of architecture at all levels. The lobby of the State Theatre is a sight to behold in and of itself!
Hey, is there an architecture of curves , the closest we get seems to be the odd dome, or wait for trees to grow to make most building interesting. Other than nature of course. Regards Andrew Robinson


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It's the last day in September and the last post for Lunchables month. Cheese sandwiches, especially ham and cheese sandwiches are another lunch time favorite. There is something to be said about two buttery crispy pieces of bread with gooey cheese in the center. Just for a little something extra I decided to 'grill' mine in my waffle maker. An interesting twist I think the kids would love.
As kids we had our very own kitchen appliance; "the snacker sandwich maker". It's like our mother purchased it and handed it over to us, because we were the only ones who used it, especially my brother. Bread and cheese, callaloo and cheese, sausage and cheese, you name it and any sandwich you can think of went into that snacker sandwich maker. That's what gave me the inspiration to put the cheese sandwich in the waffle maker as opposed to grilling in a pan on the stove top.
Truly any type of grill press will work, waffle iron, sandwich press, Panini etc. All will yield a very crunchy garlicky bread with the delicious cheese. The only downfall with the waffle iron is that if you put too much cheese it runs out on the side (but escaping crispy cheese is the beauty of a grilled cheese sandwich). The garlic butter then complements the cheesy flavors and makes the bread special all on its own. You can use any cheese you like, i used a mix of mozzarella, Parmesan and pepperjack cheeses.
Ingredients (printable recipe)
2 slices of bread
¼ cup of shredded cheese (I used Parmesan, pepper jack and mozzarella mix)
1 garlic clove
2 tablespoon butter
- Shred your choice of cheese
- Grate the garlic clove and combine with the melted butter
- Once your sandwich press is heated butter both sides with the garlic butter
- place one bread slice down fill with cheese and place the other slice on top
- Press down an cook for the recommended time for your waffle iron or until golden brown and crispy
In case your wondering all month long I used these lovely lunch trays to display all my lunch ideas as you can see below.
Left is a small 7x9 on the right is a large 9x11
In case you missed it....
Curry chicken wrap
Pesto Pasta salad
Sweet and sour chicken & potatoes
Grilled Zucchini sandwich
Honey rosemary sausage
Tuna Roll
Beefy button top mini pies
Avocado lettuce wraps
Xoxo Greedygirl


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Looking for a quick snack or something to grab and go? Our Ship's Store is stocked full of cold drinks and snacks as well as logo apparel and accessories, fishing supplies and boating supplies.


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Digitrad is a telecom service provider specializing in Unified Communications. Digitrad mission is to replace phone numbers with names. Digitrad changes the way we communicate and improves the user phone call experience.
Today you have two industries that watch each other closely but can't talk to each other. On one side you have the mobile Telecom Operators market with close to 4 billion users. And on the other side, social networks, online communities, Instant Messengers with more than 700 million users. Telecom Operators use phone numbers as an identity, but we don't remember phone numbers anymore. Social networks, online communities, IMs are multiplying usernames every day but cant deliver voice to their users. By consolidating social networks profiles, online directories, leveraging the .tel domain infrastructure and delivering our own patent-pending technologies, Digitrad enables any social network or mobile phone user to call–by-name®.
Digitrad's call-by-name platform provides a much-needed convergence of wireless and online applications to create an integrated VoiceWeb. The Digitrad platform delivers context-aware and intelligent routing of calls from any browser or mobile phone. Users can now receive and make calls anytime and anywhere - on traditional fixed or mobile call, IP call, IMs, on blogs, on personal spaces, on social networks, via their hand-held devices, fixed PC, and laptops. So to make it easier to make a voicecall, digitrad uses your real name, as a universal identifier.
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What Are The Advantages Of Using Quality And Professional Web Design Services
Is the cost of hiring a web design agency worth the services rendered? Is quality web designing important in the development of a website? If you have a website or manage one, then you must understand the great need of hiring a professional web designer. Ideally, a good-looking well designed and developed website is very attractive and consequently competitive among other websites in its league. Quality web design especially responsive web designing has become an important aspect in creating a unique browsing experience for internet users. Such a website provides an optimal viewing experience and is easily navigable on smartphones, tablets, and PCs. Here are some of the benefits of using a web design agency for high-end web designing:
Consistent brand identity
One unique characteristic of professional designers is that they think outside the box; visualize a big picture. These designers create an exclusive brand visual language that is consistent and coherent in the website, business cards, logo and social media accounts. This consistency in visual language has a memorable on internet users thereby making the business and its products easily identifiable.
More traffic that stays for long on the page
The ultimate goal of marketing and advertising your website on search engines and other platforms is to have traffic that explores your website rather than those who will leave the site as soon as they get there. You want visitors who will navigate all the aspects of the site, understand who you are and buy the goods/services you are offering. It takes something incredible and special for internet users to remain interested in your site and the products you are selling. This is why professional web design is the way to go when you want to have a website that will help you in transforming visitors into loyal customers.
Distinction from competitors
Using quality website design and development is one of the most-efficient ways of standing out from your competitors. It is worth noting that websites with basic and standard features rarely impress internet users. Distinction from competitors means that you have to go the extra mile and have a website that is different from others. Quality services from a web design agency are designed to help you identify strength in your website and major in it. In the present times when web design has been taken to a whole new level, it takes more than sparkly graphics to have a website with a difference.
Objective perspective
You cannot be good in everything and you are only an expert in your business. If for instance you are a merchant who sells products online, your experience and knowledge only applies to what you are selling. As such, you should not attempt to compromise the quality of your website by settling for poor quality web design services from inexperienced designers. Quality web design and development comes from experience and understanding the skill of transforming ideas and visions into web pages.
Quality design from a web design agency helps in building a solid foundation that makes it possible to add improvements and advancements in the website when the need arises in the future. Whether you are adding a new service or product, you will have a reliably strong aesthetic that saves you the trouble of having the website redesigned again.
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Founded in September 2003, Kamoro Maxima Integra is an IT consulting company based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Our objective is to be the provider of choice of integrated custom application development using latest technology available in the market.
Kamoro Maxima Integra has completed many projects which enable an integrated enterprise by providing the capability to merge and extend the diverse information assets of large enterprises. This integration leads to enhanced operational, marketing, and customer service efficiencies.
Since 2005 until today, as an outcome of our excellence service and solutions, we become the provider of choice for world's largest mining company where we provide solutions, develop integrated custom web applications and provide day to day support to their 55,000 users around the globe. In 2010 until today, we become IT solution provider for Indonesian's largest automotive spare parts dealer which has 20 branches and 2,000 employees around Indonesia. The following years, we earned trust from various big companies to help them to develop various applications ranging from desktop to cloud applications.
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