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In her hugely acclaimed debut Anne Donovan tells an endearing, humorous yet unsentimental story of a working-class Glaswegian man who discovers Buddhism, rejects old habits and seeks a life more meaningful, only to alienate his immediate family in the process.
Moving seamlessly between three family members, Donovan's clear-eyed, richly expressive prose sings off the page. Each character's voice has its own subtle rhythm and the conclusion is a poignant mixture of hope and lingering reservations. Buddha Da is a delight from one of Britain's best writers.
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Nov. 25 - Yemenis demonstrate against a Gulf-brokered deal in which President Saleh will leave power but be immune from prosecution. Lily Grimes reports.
Thousands fill the streets of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, angry that President Saleh looks set to receive immunity from prosecution. The deal, brokered by Yemen's Gulf neighbours, was signed by Saleh on Wednesday. It sees him surrender power after 33 years of autocratic rule and comes after ten months of protests demanding its end. But Yemenis are angry he will never face prosecution. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) (ANOTHER ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTER SAYING: "Regarding the guarantee, it is completely rejected. We will not abide by that. International laws do not allow this at all. Rights cannot be dropped like that." If the deal goes ahead, Saleh will become the fourth Arab ruler brought down by mass demonstrations that have reshaped the political landscape of the Middle East. Lily Grimes, Reuters

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The pigs have successfully chewed up the square and seem to be a little hungrier. Being greedy myself, I thought we should move the pigs to churn up a bit more ground. So it's time to move them. Consideration 1: The arc is too heavy to move (our neighbour's small tractor could hardly move it once it was in the field). Action 1: Move the fence. I worked out the fence could enclose the area between the existing square and the mature trees, which would work nicely.
Before I moved the fence I hacked a path for it through the bracken with a slasher, which is the best name for a tool I know. I find it has advantages over a strimmer on some tasks. It's quieter, you can think as you go, you can clear up as you go, and it's fun, fun, fun. Slash, slash, slash.
Next I had to distract the pigs with food, while I picked up the fence and moved it. This is easy as pigs love food and are easily distracted by it.
They were quite content for the hour and fifteen that it took me to move the fence. I was quite pleased, though I was one panel short after my pacing measurements didn't quite work; I had to do a little jiggling to move the ends closer. Now, instead of a square we have a teardrop shape, some of which has been chewed and some of which is dense bracken.


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Frank E. Schoonover's (1877-1972) legendary adventure paintings were inspired by the belief that artists should live what they paint—an adage often repeated by his noted teacher, illustrator Howard Pyle, and absorbed by his fellow student and friend, N.C. Wyeth. This exhibition will explore the breadth of this important Golden Age artist's career, beginning with Schoonover's art school experiences as a student in Pyle's classes at the newly founded Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry in Philadelphia, beginning in 1896, and his time at the Chadds Ford Summer School in 1899, where he honed his skills among other gifted Pyle pupils. The artist's historical book illustrations and dramatically staged adventure paintings will illuminate the depth of his own wanderlust. Schoonover made daring excursions to Canada and Alaska—during one such trip, in 1903, he traveled 1,200 miles almost entirely by snowshoe, dogsled, and canoe.
He lived among the Blackfeet Indians of the northern plains, and with Alaskan Eskimos to experience, first-hand, the world portrayed in Jack London's To Build a Fire, a short story about a protagonist who ventures out in the sub-zero tundras of the Yukon Territory accompanied only by his dog. The artist's wilderness experiences would inspire his art throughout his career, making authentic portrayals of the far reaches of America possible.
The exhibition will feature Schoonover's paintings for such classic stories as Kidnapped, Robinson Crusoe, Swiss Family Robinson, and Ivanhoe, as well as illustrations for the novels of Zane Grey, which included Open Range, Avalanche, Rustlers of Silver Ridge, and Valley of Wild Horses, among others. During his long career, he illustrated more than two hundred books, and created memorable portrayals of Clarence Edward Mulford's Hopalong Cassidy to the delight of the character's many ardent fans. Schoonover's long teaching career will also be examined, as will his role in establishing the Delaware Art Museum and obtaining seminal Pyle works for its collection. Eighty original paintings, drawings, and studies will be on view, as will archival photographs and examples of the artist's daybooks and personal effects.
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Game 4 vs SCP Hodor's Space Wolf/ Space Marines
Matt was running his typical Pod list but added in some nice Space marine goodness. 2 Runepriests, 3 Pods with melta and Plasma, Long Fangs in a Bastion with Run Priest support, Chapter Master on a bike with 10 bikers w/ Grav, some Scouts and a Thunderfire Cannon. We have played a million times and each of us know how the game usually goes after Turn 2.
The game was Scouring with Vanguard Deployment. I had first turn.
My first turn I kill 9/10 of his Scouts and killed a couple Long Fangs. His turn he moved his bikes forward and shot what he could. Pretty sure he wrecked a Venom. Not to make the game short or give a bad report, but the game went pretty downhill for Hodor from here. Wraithknight kills 10 Grey Hunters and the Beasts ruin his Chapter Master's squad. Shooting kill Long Fangs and by game's end I hold 5/6 objectives. I feel bad having to play Hodor because I handed him his first loss of the tournament and it was the worse mission for him to play me (Scouring). He would go on to end the tournament 4-2 and finish 7th.
Game 5 vs Anthony D'Amore's Space Marines
Anthony and his gang came up from the Bay Area and had been bending people over all tournament long. He was less than pleased to see us being matched up against each other, probably from the beat down I gave him in the 2250 CoC. Regardless, we played.
His list saw Tigurius accompany 3 Dev. Centurions in a Lnadraider, 3 Triple Melta Drop Pod Tactical Marine Squads, 2 Thunder Fire Cannons, 2 Storm Talons, and 5 Scouts. The mission was the Relic with 4 other objectives. I get first turn and he Infilitrates his Scouts onto the Relic to start.
My first turn was rather devastating. His Landraider dies, 1 Thunderfire and Techmarine go bye bye, and because I shot things out of order, I only manage to put a wound on the other Cannon. My Wraithknight jumps up onto the 6'' tall cliff in the middle of the board to say hi to the Scouts. My thinking was to get stuck in CC with the Scouts and then be able to do what I want the next turn after after i kill the Scouts. This did not happen. I make my charge and of course I kill 4/5 Scouts. (I never hit 4/5 times and then wound all 4 times. Of course I do here.) He fails his Leadership and I fail to catch him.... DOH!
Anthony then takes this opening to utterly destroy my Wraithknight with the Centurions. 2 Pods come in, Combat Squad, and kill 2 Venoms and a Ravager! Gah! Thunderfire does almost nothing of note.
My next turn sees me kill many Marines and have the Beasts move closer to the Centurions in hopes of charging. I start with an 8'' charge and with Overwatch, my charge turns into 11''. I roll a 10... Twice! The Thunderfire Cannon also dies.
Anthony would then get in his 3rd Pod and both Talons come in. My other Ravager and a Serpent go boom, as does a lot of my Beasts. My army is starting to dwindle.
Over the course of the next 3 turns, I turn the Beasts back and mop up all of his troops. The remainign Serpent and Spiders kill off his Talons. By game's end, the Centurions and Tiggy are all that is left and I hold 3/5 objectives.
Have to say, it was a tough game and the first 2 turns, even though they were devastating for my opponent, he kept going and made a good game out of it. Our friendly banter back and forth easily made this a very fun game! I know Anthony wants his revenge, and I can't wait until he gets it. I know he's gunning for my Beastpack!
After my game, I had the delight to finish watching the slugfest of a match between Omegaprime and the only other undfeated player left in the tournament, Jeremy V. In the end, Jeremy took out Omegprime by 1 objective and contesting the rest with his 50 man bike list.
Game 6 Vs Jeremy V's White Scar Bikers
I was very excited for my next game. There was 1 undefeated player left in the tournament and that was Jeremy V. Before the tournament and all throughout the tournament, everyone was crowning this guy the champ and that no one could beat him. I had been wanting to play this guy from the beginning. I thought it impossible after my first game, but after crawling back and amassing by far the most Battle Points in the tournament thus far, I got my wish. Hearing him say he hadn't been challenged yet made me want to not only challenge him, but beat him, soundly.
His list was what you would expect and one that the internet has crowned as the best of the best for the new Space Marine book. This would also be my firts time facing White Scar Bikers. His list had Chapter Master on bike, Khan on bike, Command squad with Grav, 3 6 man bike squads with double grav, 2 10 man squads with melta, 2 Stalkers, and a Thunderfire Cannon. All in all he had about 50 bikes.
The mission is 5 total obejectives with Dan of War Deployment. I have first turn. He reserves 2 squads of Grav and both Stalkers. I am not sure about this and I think he did it because he had been doing so all tournament, so instead of thinking more, he just did what he was accustomed to doing. No argument here, less targets means more bloodshed first turn. He does not wish to seize and does not Scout up anything. he does combat Squad his 2 10 man squads however.
My first turn sees me blow up both 5 man Melta Gun Squads, his Thunderfire Cannon, and then take out 3 bikes of 1 squad and 2 of another. Not a bad first turn. I did make the mistake of moving my Beasts up so he could charge me with his Command Squad.
His turn saw his Command Squad move forward and charge my Beasts. His orbital Bombardment would do nothign as the Baron makes his save, the Farseer makes his, and my Venom makes his Flickfield save. Shooting from him sees him take a Venom out and immobilize a Serpent from a Multimelta. In CC, the Command Squad chews through some of my Beasts but they are just fine and runnign at abut 80%. I elect to Hit and Run and he does not elect to do so. So I go through him and push through to his right flank to destroy all ofh is bikes over there. His Coman Squad consolidates and is staring down a Serpent, Wraithknight, Warp Spiders, 2 Ravagers, and a Venom.
My turn 2, I Doom the Command Squad and move the Beasts to charge some Bikes. I get some Dire Avengers out and move everything to shoot the shit out of his Command Squad. Shooting sees me kill off all but 1 Attack bike in 1 squad and take 2 out of the Grav gun squad. Shootingi nto his Command Squad was massive. His Chapter Master would absorb about 90% of everything. With 4 wounds, that guy is a bitch to kill. He also makes 5 Feel No Pain saves to keep him chugging along. In the end though, he would fall, Khan would take a wound and 1 member of the Command Squad would die. Beasts would mop up a squad of bikes in CC.
As a side note, there was a small rules dispute. he wanted to Look Out Sir! a wound off of his CM. Khan was closest and I told him Khan must take it. he tried to tell me that the model closest to the firing unit must take it and not the closest model to the model being shot, and then claimed I hadn't read the "new" FAQ out. No new FAQ is out and that is not how Look Out Sir! works. His response of "that's fine we can play it your way" was comical. The reply of "playing it by the rules is all" came from me. I hate when people say things like "we will play it your way" because they make it seem like you are not playign by the rules.... Cool bro!
His next turn sees both Stalkers and 1 squad of bikes come in. He shoots and does little to nothing. he charges my Spiders and my Serpent. Stuns my Serpent and wipes my Spiders. That is about it.
It would get bloody in turns 3 and turn 4. My stuff would die and a lot of his stuff would die. Another thing came up, but not a rules dispute. He claimed that Khan was Strength 5. I thought he was Strength 4, but with an Army List that has no stats, and no codex to reference I took him at his word. He was in CC with the Wraithknight, and without being Strength 5+, he could not hurt the Wraithknight, even though Khan has an Instant Death Weapon. Khan's Weapon causes Instant Death a wound roll of a 6. If you cannot wound someone, you do not get that roll. Khan really being Strength 4 and not 5 would be unable to kill my Wraithknight. He ended up not killing him anyway, but just somethign shady I didnt think a season Tournament Vet would try and pull.
Over the course of the game we would trade blows until turn 5. At the start of my turn 5, he had a full squad of 6 grav bikes, that lone Attack bike, his Techmarine, and a squad of 3 bikes. My beasts are out of position to charge anything. I stupidly do not detach my Farseer to contest the objective he is claiming. I actually have to Midn Watr the Attack Bike off of the objective in order to stop him from winning! I kill off the Techmarine and 3 of the 6 bikes left from te Grav gun squad.
His turn 5 saw 3 bikes assault 3 Kabalite Warriors on 1 of my 2 objectives. Hammer of Wrath kills 2 and I make 3 saves on my Warrior to live and contest the objective! The 3 bikes left go claim the objective the attack Bike was on. My opponent calls the game here (it would have went on as we rolled for it) because he says I will table him and he does not want that to happen.
I win holding 1 objective and i easily could have killed his 6 bikes left. My wraithknght was in position to kill the bikes contesting my objective and my Beasts could have charged and killed the 3 bikes left. A hard fought game and tournament.
Overall the tournament was very competitive. This is the first 2-day event I have ever won. I have won local Twin-Linked events and Contest of Champions and placed very well at the BAO and Bugeater GTs but never have won an out-of-state tournament. The cup is awesome!
I had a fun time. The venue was awesome! The only thing that would need to change is the rules knowledge for the TO and being able to explain ruligns instead of saying "that's my ruling" and walking away. Some claim the local bias was non-existent, if so then that's fine. But, things like 5 hour games CANNOT occur. Everyone needs to play by the same set of rules and when you start changing it for some, you have to change it for all, regardless if you know someone playing or not.
Want to give a thanks to all of my opponents, the Punishers who traveled, and Guardian Games for having an awesome store, awesome customer service, and having a bar in-store! Totally awesome!


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Although this is not a correct translation it might make things more clear then call it "Innoveer jij mee!"
Today I attended a free seminar sponsored by Ordina with to great speakers: Gojko Adzic @gojkoadzic en Anko Tijman @Agiletesternl
The evening started with a long row to obtain "bad" coffee. With this start everything can only improve. And it did. Sure, there are always some things which are worse or could be better. Let me start with some small notes about the impression I gained. It is not the full story, just some snap shots and ideas.
As the chairmen mentioned, "Oh, no, not that again" It was not about testers and developers. Us and them. Hearing Gojko mentioned these words I immediately thought about the song from Pink Floyd Us and Them
Looking to the lyrics it can be so true. It also start with:
"Us and Them
And after all we're only ordinary men"
Gojko did not emphasize the idea of Us and Them. What I remembered was that he want to skip the functions. In teams we don't need functions, we perhaps need roles. We should get rid of our who's to blame culture.
He started with a great statement "Why are we[programmers] going to stop telling testers how to do their job? They know testing much better than we do!"
There is still some discussion possible if developers should test or testers should test. I think we should do both. I will come back to this later on.
In my opinion he used a very strong example. (Keep in mind that these are some pieces I remember from this evening. Therefore these are my interpretation and words).
A driving instructor is not telling you: you hit that car, and that car and that pedestrian. A driving instructor is teaching you how to drive.
A similar thing we testers should also do. Teach the developers how to test, participate. If they are able to do the testing for you. You gained time to do more important things.
Meanwhile @michelkraaij tweeted a statement @gojkoadzic, you keep making the distinction between developers and testers. Testers ARE developers!
We discussed this in the short break and Gojko marked that within a role there is also persons are involved. I translated that into a thought that personality is also important how a person can interact within his role.
So I polluted the twitter sphere with this idea as response:
ppl matters,personal value creates personality help define skills 2 form attitude able to act in a role
My idea with this statement is that it is easy to think that every one should be able to test or develop or do the same. Skills should be equal. Who does is doesn't matter. If people are involved we should respect them and human beings with a certain value. People differ and therefore have different personalities. I think the personality able a person to use their values under certain circumstances which will express their skills under those conditions. When it is noticed, people will respond on it and this will influence their attitude. And now based on the attitude, the presentation of the role which is needed will be express also. (don't shoot me for these thought, it are just ideas which seems reasonable to me, I did not read a book to support these ideas)
As promised, based on this concept it should not either be developers or testers who do the testing. Testing should be done by those who care about testing. If a developer cares about testing then let him test.
This was in other words also Gojko thought; he explained that when testers were involved quality reduced as they rely on the tester and no longer on their own skills/value (testing).
I think this can also be expressed by the words from Pink Floyd from the song mentioned earlier "And who'll deny that's what the fightings all about
Get out of the way, it's a busy day"
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Planets are formed from when clouds of dust circling a star start to clump together and coalesce into a planet. At the recent Signposts of Planets conference held at the Goddard Space Flight Center, astronomers released the first photo of what is likely a planet forming around a distant star. Because the star is many light years away, the gestating planet only shows up as a smudge in the photograph, so it's hard to see its finer details, or of its surrounding dust cloud.
In fact over 100 dust clouds have been found circling around far away stars, and many of them likely have planets hiding some were inside them too. Astronomers have been scrutinizing these dust clouds to better understand how planets form inside of them, but it's hard to get much resolution on these tiny spots of light.
Fortunately though, we have an ideal model right here in our own backyard; Saturn. Really, on the cosmic scale, it's pretty much in our living rooms.
Saturn's rings are made up of tiny ice particles swirling around the planet. They're a perfect small scale model of what happens around stars when planets start to form. Well almost perfect, it applies to colder dust clouds that start forming about as far away from a star as our asteroid belt is from the Sun. , but it's really good model of them. In addition, the Cassini space craft has been in orbit around the ringed gas giant since 2004, sending back the most complete, detailed pictures ever seen of its rings.
Saturn's rings are complicated and full of bands, gaps and ripples. Sometimes there are tiny moons hiding in the gaps clearing away debris while they orbit, sometimes not. Figuring out why the gaps exist and how they're formed helps astrophysicists be able to look at similar dust rings around faraway stars and tease out possible planets by looking at how these gaps behave.
How do scientists know that the rings of Saturn actually have anything to do with dust clouds around stars? Well observations of distant stars have given hints that the structures of some of the stellar clouds resemble the rings of Saturn in important ways. If a star has a cloud of gas and dust orbiting around it almost edge on to Earth, the cloud will pass in front of the star, eclipsing it. Observers on Earth will see the light dim and by monitor its light levels, they can find structure in its rings.
Eric Mamajek observed in this kind of dimming around star J1407 between 2001 through 2009. The star darkened then brightened again in discrete jumps, exactly as if a stellar sized version of Saturn's banded rings passed between the star and Earth.
"My feeling is that this discovery will be one of the many that will be made in the next few years," said Alice Quillen, a professor of astrophysics at the University of Rochester and co-author of the paper about J1407.
The Cassini satellite has been orbiting Saturn for seven years, and it's been beaming back amazing images that tell scientists a lot about how to find moons hidden amongst its rings. The easiest way is to look for gaps, where the dust has been cleared out by orbiting moons. Near the outer edge is the Keeler gap, a thin band that's been cleared of dust. Orbiting inside it is the tiny moon Daphnis. Farther in is the Enke gap, with another tiny moon, named Pan clearing its way.
Bewilderingly, there are gaps that don't have moons inside of them but are still the result of moons. One of the gaps, the Huygens gap, is a pretty big one about two-thirds of the way out but there's nothing inside of it to plow debris away. What astronomers realized is that this gap lines up with the resonance of a moon called Mimas (which looks like the Death Star from Star Wars).
Resonance is when the orbits of two satellites, planets, moons or whatever evenly line up at the same relative point around the planet. Think of looking down at two moons lined up with each other orbiting a planet. When the outer one makes one complete orbit and returns to its original position, the inner one with less distance to cover, has orbited the planet exactly twice, and is also at the same position and again lined up with its companion.
The dust particles that would be in the Huygens gap were lined up with one of the resonances of Mimas. However over eons, the regular gravitational pull of the moon pulled all the dust out that orbit leaving a clear gap. The more astronomers understand the gaps in the rings and how nearby moons shape them, the better they can extrapolate where planets might hide near gaps in a star's dust cloud.
There are also formations inside of the rings themselves that are small scale signs of the formation of moonlets. Dubbed "propellers" these thin wispy structures inside the ring are where dust and particles swirl around and fall into each other just the way planets around stars form.
"Those things are telling you 'Hello, there is a planet here!"" said Aurelien Crida, an astronomer at the Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Planet Hunting Through the Rings of Saturn
Planets are formed from when clouds of dust circling a star start to clump together and coalesce into a planet. At the recent Signposts of Planets conference held at the Goddard Space Flight Center, astronomers released the first photo of what is likely a planet forming around a distant star. Because the star is many light years away, the gestating planet only shows up as a smudge in the photograph, so it's hard to see its finer details, or of its surrounding dust cloud.
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Winter Dragon NEW Release
Doodle Dragon has a new release. It is now available in the store. 5 new images with a wintery theme. Here is one of the new ones. Check out the blog for some peeks at the others. Or go straight to the store.
Dudley is conquering the white stuff we call snow. Not that I have seen any for a while here in Arizona. I call this image "Monty" after my son who is a snowaholic. For those who snowboard you might even recognize the logo on the shoes. it is all about the details.
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Walk: Wee Buachaille
|[View along the ridge from Stob Dubh to Stob Coire Raineach]
Buachaille Etive Beag (Little shepherd of Etive) is the shy and retiring little brother of famous Buachaille Etive Mòr. Taking the form of a long ridge stretching back from the Pass of Glencoe, it doesn't look particularly impressive from the roadside start. But climbing up onto the ridge reveals a wonderful traverse between two separate Munros. Decent paths throughout probably make these the two easiest 3,000-foot summits to reach in the region, though with the usual precautions necessary in wild or winter conditions. Stob Dubh (at the south end of the ridge) is the main highlight, by virtue of its superb views directly down Glen Etive to the loch of the same name.
|[Stob Dubh's south summit has wonderful views down the glen to Loch Etive]
📌 Walk: Wee Buachaille ★★★★☆
▶ 8 km / 5 miles | ▲ 900 metres | ⌚ Full day walk
Main summits: Stob Coire Raineach (925 metres, Munro); Stob Dubh (958 metres, Munro)
Start / finish: Car park on A82 just east of The Study, Glencoe, G.R.: NN 188562 ///pans.grandest.charge
Route: Car park - Buachaille Etive Beag ridge at Mam Buidhe - Stob Coire Raineach - return to Mam Buidhe - Stob Dubh - return by outward route
Terrain: Good, rocky hill paths - fairly steep and loose in places, particularly on Stob Coire Raineach.
Wildlife today: Red deer on Stob Coire Raineach, with roars of stags echoing around the glens from surrounding coires.
Weather today: Mostly cloudy at start, becoming sunnier through the day. Windy at times, but almost calm on the summits; only a few degrees above freezing on the ridge.
|[Stob Dubh from the path up Stob Coire Raineach]
Route credit: Scotland off the beaten track


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Mutton and Bengalis have a very strong bond. We love to have it, perhaps, every Sunday, if only our health permitted. Hence, we cook it with all our love. We prefer mutton rather than lamb because we love the fat that we get in the mutton. It adds to the taste of the curry. When it comes to cooking mutton, we are too generous about using oil and spices. When have the Bengalis claimed themselves to be health freaks when it comes to food?? Taste and Flavour of food are so important to us. And you know , we need to break rules at times, otherwise life gets monotonous.
The recipe today, Mutton Saagwala is actually a North Indian cuisine. I had it a couple of time at the Kolkata restaurants, which is quite popular in the menu list there. It is a dish where mutton is cooked with spinach paste besides other spices. It is aromatic and yummy, to go mainly with Indian / South Asian breads or of any type if you wish so. Let's proceed with it.
Mutton : 500 gm
Plain Yogurt : 150 gm + 3tbsp [beaten]
Onion : 2 big
Ginger paste : 1 tsp
Garlic paste : 2 tsp
Green Chilli : 5 ( adjust as per your requirement )
Kashmiri Mirch powder : 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder : 1/4tsp
Salt : As per your taste.
Turmeric powder : 1/4 th tsp
Coriander powder : 1 tsp
Punjabi Garam Masala powder : 1/2 tsp
Spinach : 200 gm
Oil : 4 table spoon
Bay leaf : 1
Cumin seeds : 2 pinches
Juice of 1 lemon.
Wash the mutton. Marinate with the salt and turmeric. Beat 150gm of yogurt and pour onto the mutton. Mix well and refrigerate in a sealed container overnight.
Next morning take out the mutton. Slice the onions.Roughly chop the spinach discarding the roots. Wash thoroughly. Make a paste of the spinach along with the green chillies and 3tbsp yogurt in a blender. Garlic and ginger pastes should also be done.
Heat oil in a wok. Temper with bay leaf and cumin seeds. Add the sliced onions. Fry till golden brown. Add the ginger-garlic paste. Fry well till the raw smell goes. Add salt, coriander powder, Kashmiri mirch powder. Keep stirring till the spices separate from the oil.
At this stage, add the marinated mutton to the spices along with the marinade. Mix very well. Lower the gas level and cover. Keep stirring every 5 minutes.
I prefer cooking mutton in wok instead of pressure cooking. Though it takes about 1 to 11/2 hr, it tastes great.
When the water dries almost , add the spinach- yogurt and chilli paste. Fold in well, cover again. Add salt if required. After ten minutes you will see oil separating from the gravy. Add the garam masala powder now. Stir well. Cover and cook for another 5 minutes. Add the juice of a lemon. Switch off gas.
Your mutton saagwala is ready to be served with pooris/parathas/naans/steamed rice/jeera rice.
ENJOY your Sunday special lunch with some salads and pickle as sides.


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The Persistence of a Memory: Eudora Welty, Salvador Dali, and the Making of an American Surrealist
Date of Award
Degree Type
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
First Advisor
Kenneth V. Watson
Advisor Department
This dissertation examines Eudora Welty's literary and photographic production through the prism of avant-garde surrealist theory. Critics have traditionally viewed her work solely in the context of Anglo-American modernism, but I argue that Welty's fiction, criticism, and photography reveal a theoretical program parallel to the philosophical aims codified by surrealism's founder, André Breton, and later by the verbal and visual pronouncements issued by Salvador Dalí and his agent in the United States, Julien Levy. Locating Welty in New York and Jackson in the thirties, I begin with a cultural history that recounts surrealism's arrival in the United States, its conquering of New York's art scene, and Dalí's meteoric rise to prominence. Dalí's menacing face steals the cover of Time in 1936, and his astonishing art and grandstanding succeed in reinventing surrealism for consumption in America where surrealist iconography penetrates the world of high fashion and Madison Avenue advertising. I place Welty, the one-time New York advertising student, in this historical context and read her critical essays alongside surrealism's major statements in order to foreground a series of philosophical and technical correspondences. In successive chapters, I use surrealist theory and a range of metaphors drawn from the plastic arts and from her critical essays to explore the surreal imagery of Welty's fiction and photography of the thirties, forties, and fifties in order to describe the highly visual language that she uses to simulate the pleasure, paranoia, and panic of dreams. Throughout, I contend that this heavily pictoral language creates moments of surreal uncertainty that challenge expectations for the genre of fictional realism, subvert rational categories of thought, reveal desire's de-centering of the subject, and open avenues for the expression of feminine sexuality, resistance, and renewal.
Recommended Citation
Fuller, Stephen Martin, "The Persistence of a Memory: Eudora Welty, Salvador Dali, and the Making of an American Surrealist" (2004). Dissertation Archive. 2027.


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Check out these ideas to get you started with the upcoming Urban Grown Tour
With the Urban Grown Tour coming up the last weekend in June, it's time to start thinking about how you want to experience the farms and gardens.
The beauty of a self-guided tour is that you get to craft your own adventure. The potentially intimidating downside — especially if you're a tour newbie — is that you have to figure out how to do that.
Fear not. While exploring your urban food community during the Urban Grown Tour, you can take whatever time and path you choose.
If you're new to the tour or looking for some new perspectives on how to experience it, here are some suggested options and navigational tips to get you started:
▪ First, think about how much time you have to spend exploring the 30 farms and gardens on the tour. You can have an amazing experience in the one to two hours you can squeeze into your weekend, or the full days spent soaking it all in.
Budget about 30 minutes on average for each site. You could be as quick as 15 minutes or as long as two hours engaging in conversation, listening to music and participating in workshops. Now take your total available time and figure out about how many stops you think you can make.
▪ Stick to a neighborhood. Explore the diversity of growing taking place in one community — be more efficient with your time and see more sites with less driving. Suggested clusters include downtown Kansas City, Kan., (sites such asNo. 4-8) or northeast Kansas City (No. 10-14).
▪ Visit the farmers you shop from at market or enjoy on the menu at your favorite farm-to-table restaurants: Nos. 1, 2, 5, 8, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29 and 30.
▪ Interested in engaging youth with gardening? Check out the school gardens and community projects that focus on growing with youth: Nos. 3, 7, 15, 17, 18, 22, 23 and 24.
▪ How can gardens feed those in need of fresh food? These garden projects focus on giving back to their community: Nos. 4, 9, 13 and 16.
▪ Want to integrate food into your landscaping at home? These sites can give you some inspiration and knowledge: Nos. 3, 10, 12, 13, 19 and 27.
▪ Food brings people together — see this in action on the tour with these community-oriented farms and gardens: Nos. 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18 and 20.
▪ Are you a workshop and live-event junkie? Check out the full weekend schedule and plan your visits around when you can watch others in action.
▪ Ready to ditch your car for your bike? Join a group bike ride on Saturday or Sunday.
The most important part of your Urban Grown Tour is the experience you create exploring Kansas City's food landscape. Pick an option above that sounds the best to you and go for it. For more information, check out the Cultivate Kansas City website tour guidebook or Facebook page for updates. Recruit your family and friends, and get out there June 27-28 to celebrate good, urban grown food in Kansas City.
Tickets cost $8 for individuals and $20 for families if purchased in advance or $12 for individuals and $25 for families if purchased on the tour weekend. Group tickets cost $5 for each person for groups of 10 or more. For more information about tickets, pressclick here.
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Client Services Representative/Project Manager
- Employer
- Texada
- Location
- Guelph, Ontario
- Salary
- Based on experience
- Starts
- Closes
- Job Function
- Customer Service and Technical Support, Project Management and Business Analysis
- Job Type
- Full time
- Salary Estimate
- 40,000 - 59,999
- Company Size
- Scaling (20-499)
About the Role
The Client Services Representative (CSR) is an ambidextrous ninja who works mainly with sales and product development and has the ability to demonstrate our full product suite to prospective clients while influencing the decision to develop the next wave of features and upgrades. This person will travel at least 50% of the time across North America, working hand in hand with sales to land complex deals, visiting clients to coordinate product integrations, and presenting at trade shows and conferences. Areas of expertise include: Business Analysis, Data Migration, Application Configuration, Training, Remote Support, and Project Management. Superior communication skills are required along with the ability to work independently and part of a larger team.
Analyze business opportunities, uncover gaps in the client's business process where our products can provide demonstrable value
Design, document and articulate client requests for application customization
Demonstrate all products and features in person or online while tailoring each demo to respond to the challenges of different clients
Help troubleshoot any client issue and communicate feedback to the product team for upgrades and new features
Develop training programs for clients as well as for internal use within the team
Plan, execute and test application migration projects
International travel will be required, with main travel within North America
About You
Because this is a key hire for the organization, we are looking for someone unique and special – who will help bring in new customers to Texada products, and ensure that they are delighted with our technology. Below are some qualifications and characteristics we are looking for:
You have at least 2-4 years of experience and success in technical pre-sales, account management, and/or client services in the technology industry, or equivalent education.
You are foremost a people person. You love interacting with people – and people love interacting with you.
You are someone with a curiosity to learn. When something has always been done a certain way, you wonder why nobody has begun to do it differently
You are someone who refuses to believe "no, we can't do that" is an acceptable answer to a question, and inspire eye rolling from to how much you ask the question "why not" of your colleagues
You are seeking a highly collaborative and team-oriented culture. You go out of your way to help your colleagues, in the effort to help them and the organization as a whole.
You have technical expertise and are looking to join a different kind of company that values people, has a positive culture, and one where you can make a tangible difference. You might not have a background in the asset management or rental industry – but you are curious to learn more.
You believe that information and data is essential to helping you better identify potential customers, and better building relationships with existing ones.
You are highly entrepreneurial and thrive in a fast-paced environment with minimal guidance. You embrace the unknown, thrive in ambiguity, and aren't too nervous when you don't have all the details. But you like some direction.
You're looking for a competitive salary, commission incentive, comprehensive benefits, financial opportunity to participate in the success of the company, a positive work environment, and an opportunity to make an impact.
You are located in Guelph, Ontario. Remote applicants need not apply.
About us
Texada is building a technology-driven company to better service the hundreds of thousands of construction contractors and field service businesses around the world. Our mission is to provide a seamless combination of technology built on a unique platform that delight and empower our customers to help build a better world.
We are a rapidly growing company consisting of a group of bright and passionate folks who are looking to dramatically change and improve the nature of the construction and field service industry. We pride ourselves on thinking and acting differently. We believe we are building something special, and think this is a special opportunity to join a fantastic company.
Texada provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression or on other bases prohibited by law.


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The thoughts of me and my dog who used to be Harvey, but is now George, who is Harvey's great-great-great-great-nephew.
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Quick post
We're off to Surrey via Devon today but I wanted to mention the fact that Younger Son is presenting a paper at the Royal Geographical Society annual conference tomorrow in London. We're very proud of him ... and now I have to rush as Husband is nagging me!
4 comments:
- Furtheron said...
husbands don't nag... they advise ;-)
Congrats to YS - very impressive - have a safe trip
- 10:46 am
- Leslie: said...
Wow! What a coup for YS! Have a great time away - we'll miss you.
- 7:51 pm
- Rose said...
Congratulations to YS! You must be very proud of him.
- 12:49 pm
- Liz said...
Thanks all.
- 6:31 pm
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RGA Japan
RGA Reinsurance Company
Japan Branch
RGA began operating in Japan in 1995 through a representative office in Tokyo. The company became the first foreign-based life reinsurance company to be granted a full license to operate in Japan in 2003. Today, RGA Japan is the market-leading life reinsurer, with a team of more than 90 employees.
RGA Reinsurance Company
Japan Branch
Midtown Tower 41F
9-7-1 Akasaka Minato-Ku
Tokyo 107-6241
RGA Japan is the leading facultative underwriting provider in the nation, reviewing more than 73,000 cases in 2018. Globally, RGA has one of the most experienced underwriting teams of any reinsurer; the company is the worldwide leader in facultative underwriting, receiving more than 8 million cases since 1979. RGA offers:
Learn more on our Underwriting page.
RGA is well regarded for product development, with a proven record. We partner with clients and offer state-of-the-art underwriting, rating and pricing expertise. RGA offers global mortality/ morbidity knowledge and expertise and can guide you through virtually every aspect of the product development cycle, from product design to pricing to regulatory filing and distribution. RGA offers expertise in:
At RGA, we believe in the power of shared knowledge. We share the latest underwriting, claims and actuarial insights, research and trends through client seminars and training opportunities.
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Ivar can be available to speak at meetups and conferences. Contact to discuss
Hire Ivar for consultancy & contracting
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Ivar's availability for upcoming work. Alternative sub contractors are also available.
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The MTA's Subways, Bridges and Tunnels Through the Eyes of an MTA Photographer
March 26, 2014 at 1:29 pm
New York City's newest subway line is still years from opening, but the Second Avenue Subway is coming. Phase One is expected to be completed in 2016 and will run from East 96th Street to East 63rd Street. When finished, the entire subway line will connect 125th Street to the Financial District.
Patrick Cashin, a photographer for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, has been tracking the work on the Second Avenue Subway beginning in 2009. Since joining the MTA in 2000, Cashin has also documented the agency's work on projects like East Side Access and Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts. Through it all, Cashin gets to see the city in a way most of us never will. His photographs of the underground work seem otherworldly and surreal, a stark contrast from the view above ground.
"You walk down through the tunnel and bam, you walk into the 72nd Street cavern. And it just blows you away because it's just so big and so huge," Cashin told reporter and anchor Jack Ford about the Second Avenue Subway project. "Now it's starting to look like a station. Before it was just all rock and mud and dirt, but now they've got the walls up, they've got the ceiling up so it's beginning to look like a train station."
The dust and construction above ground are all many New Yorkers know about the new subway line.
"Second Avenue, because it affects the community so much, they actually have tours for the community, for the residents in the community to go down there. To see their faces when they come off the elevator, it's like they had no idea. I mean, they're inconvenienced and they get the noise and the dust," Cashin said. "So to see the look on their faces, it's just a big wow factor."
Cashin has also climbed to the top of the Robert F. Kennedy bridge, the Bronx-Whitestone bridge, and the Verrazano-Narrows bridge. When reporter and anchor Jack Ford asked Cashin if he ever felt scared climbing that high, he said that the camera gave him "a false sense of security".
"You do the grip and grins and you photograph the t-shirts just so you can get to the top," Cashin said. "You got to do the crummy jobs to get to the good jobs."
On his last trip up the Verrazano-Narrows bridge, Cashin photographed the 2013 New York City Marathon. "It's always a little different looking down and seeing all those people running across the bridge."


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This page is meant to hold some information about digital communications in support of ARES in Alberta. Although many of the concepts will work elsewhere.
Word count recommendation: If sending an important or ARES message via APRS send the word count. If using the standard message form then that's part of the form anyhow. But if an informal message then at the end of the message. The maximum length of a individual APRS message packet is 67 characters. The programs I've used so far will split these messages into as many packets as required. However as APRS is a connectionless system there are no guarantees that the entire packet has been received at the other end. Adding a word count as appropriate can greatly help. The word count shouldn't be in a packet all by itself as that packet alone might be lost.
An ARES message being sent via APRS should have a message number as well as other information as per standard messaging forms. Receipt of the complete message should acknowledged in a reply by the recipient operator. This is the same as voice messaging.
Sending emails via APRS: You can send email messages by using the following syntax
EMAIL <insert email address in @ format> Insert your email text here
however I don't think folks can reply to the email.


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The main processes supporting the management and development of people are evolving according to the Company's values and Leadership Model.
These include the performance appraisal process, which strengthens the dialogue and relations between people and their Line Managers and allows thorough assessment of the employee's competencies in order to identify the most suitable career path for every individual.
Ariston Thermo has introduced a structured process to identify the most talented employees and to "fast track" their development.
The appraisal system integrated with the evaluation of the employee's potential, allows us to appoint the best people to key roles within the organisation.
In our Development Committees Top Management shares and makes decision on Talent Management, incorporating:
- Identifying individuals with strong potential and promoting their growth via organizational opportunities
- Planning appropriate development actions
- Building effective succession plans
- Defining where external hiring of talent will support the existing talent within the Group
Training programs, individual coaching, mentoring, inter-functional projects and international assignment are some of the key ways we manage and grow talent.


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Single of the Week: Joan as Police Woman - 'Chemmie'
- Lauren Mayberry
- 3 August 2011
Charlie Simpson, Howler, Letters, The Last Battle and more reviewed
We are to be assured that Charlie Simpson is well and truly out of short trousers on 'Parachutes' (CSM Records ●●●). Lyrically, things have matured past his chart-friendly pop-punkster days and his light rock would perhaps appeal to admirers of piano-grubbers like Keane or Coldplay.
Howler sound very 'of the minute'. 'This One's Different' (Rough Trade ●●●) is basic, riff-heavy pop that doesn't necessarily inspire on record but has enough jangly guitars and Strokes-style cool to find fans live, not least whilst supporting The Vaccines on tour later this year.
Edinburgh's Letters have been busy, releasing early-Idlewild-esque single 'Flash! Lights!' (White label ●●●) only months after beginning gigging. Meanwhile, The Last Battle show that we're still doing nu-folk on 'The Springwell EP' (White label ●●●) which should please fans of Fence babies Kid Canaveral or Fence papa (and Mercury nominee) King Creosote.
'Got It All (This Can't Be Living Now)' (Atlantic ●●●●), the first single off Portugal. The Man's new record, In The Mountain In The Cloud, comes with a bitchin' speaker-panning guitar solo and proof that Alaska-then-Portland based John Gourley can really nail a falsetto line. Elsewhere, Death Cab For Cutie further cultivate an ever-more commercial fanbase with 'Codes and Keys' (Atlantic ●●●).
But Joan As Police Woman (Play It Again Sam ●●●●) outwrites and outsings them all, making this our Single of the Week. 'Chemmie', from latest LP, The Deep Field, outlines a more uplifting style for Joan Wasser, with sultry Philadelphia soul leanings and vocals which purr from the speakers.


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Aaron Israel is the co-chef and co-owner of Shalom Japan in Williamsburg, along with his wife, Sawako Okochi. Aaron grew up in Great Neck, NY and started experimenting with cooking at a very young age. Before opening Shalom Japan, Aaron was the opening sous chef at Torrisi Italian Specialties and then the chef of Mile End. The concept for Shalom Japan came from Aaron and Sawa's mutual interest in exploring and sharing their respective cultural backgrounds. Like their marriage, the food at Shalom Japan is a union of their Japanese and Jewish heritages. The lox bowl may be the most straightforward embodiment of their melding; sushi rice topped with house cured salmon and all the fixings somehow makes perfect sense. Just like them.GET THE RECIPE>


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A BBC documentary on one of India's most gruesome rape incidents which is banned in the country has received backing from Hollywood star Meryl Streep for an academy award. 'India's Daughter' made by British filmmaker Leslee Udwin narrates the horrific rape and violent death of a young girl on a bus in India's capital New Delhi in December 2012.
"I'm on the campaign now to get her nominated for best documentary," said Streep. Streep said she was left speechless after seeing the film at the New York premiere and will actively "campaign" for it to be nominated at the Oscars. The film will be released in the US on 23 October.
Udwin's documentary was banned in India in March. The reason cited was it shows the convicted rapists being interviewed. The government felt the interviews tried to show the rapist's point of view with one of the rapists justifying the heinous crime. The BBC aired the documentary on 4 March disregarding a government request.
Following the ban, Udwin had said that opposition to her work in India stemmed from 'misogynist' cultural traditions and 'misplaced' national pride. "Like many countries on Earth, national pride comes into the decision, but I think it's a misplaced notion. I think it has boomeranged and backfired. It breaks my heart that India, the world's largest democracy, opted to engage in the very un-democratic act of banning a film," she said.
Activists had slammed the Indian government for the ban as they felt the documentary portrayed the real picture of what was going on in India which needed to be shown. Public opinion, however, was divided as many felt the government's move was necessary as the documentary provided a platform to such criminals and might incite others who think likewise.


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AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. - A TV to Comic Book Guide
The On-Screen Heroes
When one of the characters in the debut episode of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. called their world weird, they weren't lying. But that's why fans love the inter-connected world that makes up the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And after they deal with years of movies, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is taking viewers like you and I on a tour of the greater MCU and showing that you don't have to be super to be a hero. Agent Coulson (played by Clark Gregg), whom Joss Whedon calls Marvel's quintessential everyman, leads a cast of elite secret agents in Marvel's premiere spy organization as they work to stay ahead of the curve as superhumans in all shapes and forms, dubbed "gifted," pop up all over the globe.
Mixing the classic fiction tropes of a police procedural with the supernatural elements of X-Files on the playground that is the Marvel Universe, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has quickly racked up the fans, charting 11.9 million viewers on its first outing, becoming television's highest rated debut since 2009. And with the track record Marvel's films have had from Iron Man to Marvel's Avengers and the talents of Joss Whedon behind the show, it looks like Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will be hard at work for years to come. And although most fans of Marvel Studios can trace back the origins of S.H.I.E.L.D. to Coulson's first appearance in 2008's Iron Man and Tony's recruitment by Nick Fury (played by Samuel L. Jackson), S.H.I.E.L.D.'s true origin is much, much older.
Comic Book Origins and Influences
Long before Marvel started making movies, S.H.I.E.L.D. was the quintessential and key espionage organization for Marvel Comics. With its long-time leader Nick Fury, S.H.I.E.L.D. acted as the police, protector and enforcer of things behind the scenes – and sometimes on the big stage – not only in the United States but all across the globe. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby back in 1965 and inspired by the likes of James Bond and The Man From U.N.C.L.E., S.H.I.E.L.D. starred in Marvel's Strange Tales series for several years and followed the cat-and-mouse game between Fury's organization and their adversaries in HYDRA.
It's All About Fury
In many ways, the story of S.H.I.E.L.D. is the story of Nick Fury. Nick Fury came of age in World War 2 as the leader of a U.S. Army special forces squad called the Howling Commandos, who he debuted alongside in 1963, also at the hands of Kirby and Lee. Many of those same soldiers (sans Fury) were seen fighting alongside Captain America in Captain America: The First Avenger, but in the comics Fury led "Dum Dum" Duggan and the rest of the squad – sometimes even working alongside Marvel's super soldier. But after the end of World War II, a new war began – the Cold War – and Fury was called into service once more, but as a super-spy to launch S.H.I.E.L.D. Through stories in Strange Tales and later his own series like Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., Fury was the point man as the United Nations-sanctioned organization fought Nazi holdovers, terrorists, and organizations like HYDRA.
Similar, but Different
Although the differences between the live-action version of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the original in comics are slight, they are noticeable. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Agent Coulson is an integral part of the S.H.I.E.L.D. organization but in comics he was only introduced after his appearance in the Iron Man movie. And the most notable difference between the Nick Fury on screen and that of the comics is the fact that comics' original incarnation is Caucasian rather than African-American. The idea of Nick Fury being black only came about fairly recently when artist Bryan Hitch drew him to look like Samuel L. Jackson in the 2000 series The Ultimates which was part of a new offshoot line of comics Marvel published called the Ultimate line, designed to be a twenty-first Century introduction to Marvel characters and concepts. Jackson is a long-time comics fan and approved of the use of his likeness, and it played a small-but-pivotal part in his casting as Fury in the surprise post-credits scene of Iron Man some years later. In the mainstream Marvel Comics continuity, the elder and white Nick Fury was revealed to have a previously-unknown son named Marcus Johnson that eventually takes over his father's role in S.H.I.E.L.D. along with his name.
The comics have also opened up the idea that S.H.I.E.L.D. is not just the superspy organization we know, but also one that dates back centuries as a secret society that includes amongst its members Galileo Galillei, Imhotep, and Leonardo da Vinci.
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Regardless of these changes, there are many touchstones within Marvel comics for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. fans to reach for to better know this secret spy organization and its agents. They are:
Secret Avengers: Although it says "Avengers" in the title, this is a S.H.I.E.L.D. book through and through. This currently ongoing series stars Fury (Jr.), Coulson and Maria Hill as the lead agents in S.H.I.E.L.D. in their ongoing efforts to police, patrol and protect Earth. In this book, the trio recruits other heroes like the Hulk, Black Widow, Hawkeye and War Machine to work in different capacities to fit the needs of each mission. So far the series has tackled real world threats like Al-Qaeda, Marvel classics like the Masters of Evil, and even the scien-terrorists known as A.I.M. that movie fans were introduced to in Iron Man 3. A collected edition of the first arc, titled Secret Avengers, Vol. 1: Reverie, is on-stands now and the series is also available with new single issues each month.
S.H.I.E.L.D. by Jim Steranko: The Complete Collection: Although it's Lee and Kirby that created Nick Fury and the organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D., it's the evocative work of writer/artist Jim Steranko that really catapulted the concept into being a major force in Marvel Comics. Mixing the artistic energy of Pop Art with legendary comics artist Will Eisner, Steranko told stories of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the 1960s that cemented Fury as a hard-luck, smooth talking super spy. James Bond he's not, as Fury's shown that he isn't afraid to get his hands dirty – although he shares Bond's penchant for female companionship.
Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.: Fury is best known as the leader of S.H.I.E.L.D., but in this epic 1980s 6-part story he's out in the cold and on the offensive as he's fighting back against the corruption that led to his departure from the spy organization. This series, written by Bob Harras with art by Paul Neary, holds up well as a spy vs. spy type thriller showing S.H.I.E.L.D. acting in a rare negative light.
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. airs Tuesday nights on ABC


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International Business Assistant Editor
On Friday April 7, five finalist teams gathered on stage in the Jubilee Hall auditorium to compete in the seventh annual Pirate's Pitch competition. Seton Hall has hosted this competition since 2010 to provide its student entrepreneurs an opportunity to show-off their business ideas and for a chance to win a portion of $10,000 in capital to go towards making their dreams a reality.
Pirate's Pitch has earned a reputation since its inception for being the initial driver behind the success of many of the companies presented. For many students, Pirate's Pitch is the first time their business is examined publicly. However, after all of the hard work and nerves of getting up on stage, all participants walk away feeling enriched with what they learned along the way.
Before the teams presented, the crowd welcomed back Shaaliayah Lyons, one of the winners from last year's Pirate's Pitch. Last year, she presented her pitch on her idea for Together We Conquer Life Skills Basketball Camp, which aims to inspire young athletes in all aspects of their lives. Since Pirate's Pitch, Lyons has partnered with local teams to do workshops and officially initiated her non-profit starting with a 1 week summer camp. Lyons mentioned that one of the important lessons that she learned from Pirate's Pitch and from the judges was to take baby steps and not do too much at once.
The judges listened to this year's five pitches before commending their merits, giving feedback, and providing mentoring to the students. The panel of judges included: partner at One-to-One Corporate Finance Patrick Cozza, founding and managing partner at Adison Partners Jim DiPietropolo, host of CEO Radio WCBS 880 AM Ray Hoffman, partner at Connell Foley Angela Iuso, staff accountant at MIU & Co. Erin Miu, and founder and CEO of Wolfe Roofing and Sheet Metal Gary Wolfe.
The event began with Sports Armor Innovations LLC, a sports equipment company that aims to make putting on protective gear easier. "Where safety meets efficiency" is founders' Kyle Hilliard (Physics), and William Sayegh (Biology) tagline for the company.
Their flagship product is the Orion B1, a single piece body armor suit which is, for now, designed specifically for hockey. Hilliard is himself a hockey player and knows the market very well. The next company presented was Rephone, a cell phone repair company founded by Anthony Laverde (Marketing) that works directly with independent shops to provide a cheaper and faster solution as opposed to shipping phones out to China. Laverde aims to gain market share by providing a win-win-win situation with customers, shops, and himself. The company is already functioning and profitable, Laverde even plans to expand his visibility at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this January in Las Vegas. Laverde donates 10% of revenues to the Nellie Mae Education Foundation which aims to transform public education to teach the necessary skillset for the technology era.
The third company to present was CampusGo, founded by Ian Campbell (Mathematical Finance) and Thomas J. (TJ) Merighi (Management). The company is a bike rental service specifically aimed at college campuses. It provides students with alternative transportation to get around campus and it also may help alleviate parking congestion.
The company is targeting campuses with 15,000 plus students and is currently in talks with the large campuses in the south to get the company jump started. The company also plans to make use of smart locks that can be accessed by an app in lieu of a usual bike docking station which makes for an easier docking situation for students. The fourth pitch was for BUBLS LLC founded by Anthony Woodard, a company hoping to capitalize on the fast growing trend of bubble teas. Woodard's product is unique in that it is pre-packaged and is able to be sold in stores as opposed to having to go to a bubble tea specialty shop. The fifth and final business presented was Divvi, a group messaging app founded by David Webster (Marketing). Webster aims to provide a service that targets productivity from a messaging app. The app has a shared calendar and many organizational features allowing groups or teams to get work done efficiently. The judges were moved by the incredible potential for Divvi, allowing the app to take first place and earn $6,000. Anthony Laverde and his company RePhone took second place and $3,500. Ian Campbell and TJ Merighi and their company CampusGo impressed the audience and took home the Audience Choice Award and $500. The judges stated that it was a difficult choice as every year, the students and companies presented get more and more impressive. For the seventh year straight, the Stillman School of Business put together an event that was as challenging as it was fun and enriching to presenters and judges. While not every company can be a winner at Pirate's Pitch, all of the teams valued the experience and gained invaluable mentorship from judges throughout the experience.
As Pirate's Pitch 2017 comes to a close, the real work began for the entrepreneurs. The students gained insights into how to take their innovative ideas to the next level and reach their full potential.
A version of this article appeared in the Tuesday, April 25th, 2017 print edition.
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On our way back, we will stop by this bay at Lumut in remembrance of my other grandfather, who passed away years ago. His ashes were scattered in this bay area.
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Postural hypotension is a common problem in older people, it can present with clinical symptoms of dizziness, syncope and falls when the patient changes position
Jevon P (2001) Postural hypotension: symptoms and management. Nursing Times; 97: 3, p39
Phil Jevon, BSc, PGCE, RN, is a resuscitation officer, Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust
Postural hypotension is defined as a reduction in systolic blood pressure of 20mmHg or more after standing for at least one minute (Miller, 1999). Also known as orthostatic hypotension, it is a common problem in older people, affecting 10-33% of them (Harris et al, 1991; Patel et al, 1993).
The prevalence of postural hypotension increases with age and it arises as a complication of a number of diseases, for example diabetes. It can present with clinical symptoms of dizziness, syncope and falls when the patient changes position.
Although it may seem to be a relatively harmless phenomenon, patients' safety and quality of life can be seriously affected. An understanding of the causes, together with appropriate nursing management, is essential.
Maintaining blood pressure
The body needs to maintain blood pressure to ensure adequate perfusion of organs, particularly when an organ's functional demands increase. This relies on the integrity of the heart and blood vessels, maintenance of intravascular volume and various circulating and local vasoactive agents (Mathias and Kimber, 1999).
Blood pressure is regulated in part by baroreceptors, which are located in the aortic arch, carotid arteries and carotid sinus. By influencing the heart rate and peripheral vascular resistance via the autonomic nervous system, these help to compensate for transient changes in arterial pressure, maintaining it at a constant level.
Age-related changes in the baroreflex mechanisms can precipitate postural hypotension. The baroreflex-mediated heart rate response to both hypotensive and hypertensive stimuli can become impaired.
In addition, blood pressure regulation can be affected by age-related and disease-related cardiovascular changes, such as atherosclerosis. Arterioles are less able to constrict in response to rapid changes in position, for example when standing up, which makes older people more susceptible to postural hypotension (Andresen, 1998; Miller, 1999).
Causes and risk factors
Although the condition can occur in healthy older people, it is more common in those who have additional risk factors (Miller, 1999). It particularly affects people on prolonged bedrest and those aged over 74. However, it is not confined to the older population.
It can be caused by:
- Hypovolaemia;
- Diabetes;
- Peripheral neuropathy;
- Parkinson's disease;
- Anaemia;
- Adrenal insufficiency.
There are also a number of drugs that can cause postural hypotension (Box 1).
Clinical features and diagnosis
The clinical features of postural hypotension relate to the degree of the fall in blood pressure and hypoperfusion of the brain and other organs.
The symptoms may vary from dizziness to syncope, which are both associated with visual disturbances ranging from blurred vision to blackouts (Mathias, 1995).
Other possible manifestations include weakness, angina, low backache and lethargy (Bleasdale-Barr and Mathias, 1998). Sometimes the patient may not have any symptoms.
One of the most common complaints older patients present with is a history of falls. Other symptoms include confusion and continence problems.
Diagnosis of postural hypotension involves demonstrating a postural fall in blood pressure after standing. The patient's lying and standing blood pressure measurements should be taken, preferably in the morning (See Practical procedures, p41).
In a patient who has unexplained syncope and falls, the symptoms need to be reproduced to make a diagnosis. Assessing for the presence of postural hypotension is particularly relevant in older people with a history of falls (Jordan and Torrance, 1995).
Further investigation in a dedicated laboratory using a tilt table may also be necessary to ensure that patients with profound postural hypotension or with associated neurological disabilities can be returned to a horizontal position rapidly and safely (Mathias and Kimber, 1999).
Non-invasive 24-hour blood pressure monitoring may determine whether the patient has hypotension when standing and night-time hypertension when lying down. After eating a meal, the patient may experience a significant fall in blood pressure that may be a symptom of the condition. Again, this can only be diagnosed by measuring the patient's standing blood pressure after a meal (O'Brien et al, 1995).
Nursing management and lifestyle advice
For patients with symptomatic postural hypotension, it is important to alleviate the symptoms and prevent them from recurring so as to minimise the risk of injury and maintain the patient's quality of life. Key aspects of the nursing management of a patient with postural hypotension are described in Box 2.
It is of primary importance to provide patient education before discharge. Advice to the patient should include, for example, taking care when changing from a sitting to a standing position and when taking medication that could precipitate postural hypotension (Box 3).
Medical management
In patients with chronic postural hypotension the aim is to ensure appropriate mobility and function, prevent falls and provide low-risk treatment while maintaining a suitable quality of life (Mathias and Kimber, 1999). If possible, the cause should be treated.
When non-pharmacological treatment measures are not wholly successful, drugs that help to raise the blood pressure may be considered: for example, although fludrocortisone is not licensed for the treatment of postural hypotension it is usually the drug of choice (Mathias and Kimber, 1999). Its actions include volume expansion and the promotion of arteriole vasoconstriction.
Postural hypotension is a common condition in older people. The lying and standing blood pressure measurements of all older patients should ideally be taken routinely. If they are taking hypotensive-inducing medication it is essential to monitor their lying and standing blood pressure (Mader, 1989).
Nurses have a key role in monitoring, maintaining and promoting a safe environment and providing lifestyle advice for patients with postural hypotension.
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Is typography an art? That's like asking if photography is an art. Certainly there are photographers and typographers whose ideas and techniques raise their work to the level of art. But at their core, both photography and typography perform a utilitarian function. The aesthetic component is separate. Being an effective typographer is more about good skills than good taste.
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CSLB Uses Team Approach in Santa Monica Contractor Sting
City agencies help with 15 illegal contractor arrests
SACRAMENTO — The California Contractors State License Board , city of Santa Monica, and Santa Monica Police Department caught 15 individuals suspected of illegal contracting during a two-day undercover sting operation last week at a Santa Monica apartment building. The agencies joined forces after experiencing an upswing in illegal contracting activity in that community.
CSLBs Statewide Investigative Fraud Team (SWIFT) investigators used the eight-unit complex on August 6 and 7, 2014, after contacting potential suspects to bid for painting and hot water heater installation. The Department of Consumer Affairs Division of Investigation also participated in the sting.
Seven unlicensed individuals were nabbed on the first day; eight were cited for illegal contracting on the second day. The highest bid of $8,900 was submitted for painting far in excess of the $500 legal limit. Any work and/or materials that cost more than $500 require a CSLB-issued license (Business and Professions Code section 7028(a)).
CSLB Registrar Steve Sands commended the Santa Monica agencies efforts to combat illegal contracting, noting that the operation is an example of the multi-agency approach CSLB uses throughout the state to protect consumers and ensure fair competition among contractors.
We have excellent partnerships with law enforcement and district attorney offices around California that share our interest of enforcing contractor laws and making sure consumers are not scammed, Sands said.
All 15 suspects were cited for contracting without a license. Nine face an additional misdemeanor charge of illegal advertising (Business and Professions Code section 7027.1). State law requires contractors to place their license number in all print, broadcast, and online advertisements. Those without a license can advertise for jobs valued at less than $500, but the ad must state that they are not a licensed contractor. One of the men showed investigators a contractor license number that did not belong to him and was cited for an additional charge (Business and Professions Code section 7027.3).
In addition, Santa Monica Code Enforcement officers cited six of the suspects during the two days for operating without a city business license.
Suspects received Notice to Appear citations for 8:30 a.m. on November 5 or 6, 2014, in Los Angeles County Superior Court, 11701 La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045 (Map) to answer to illegal contracting charges.


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Many Atlanta businesses are in search of ways to rein-in wasted time by their employees. Some are finding the solutions they need, while others continue to suffer the adverse effects of employees spending too much time on social media, as one prominent example. So, where can you find better business intelligence solutions in Atlanta?
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The Veriato 360 employee monitoring tool keeps staff members with "wandering eyes" on task and appropriately focused. Many companies that had serious issues with decreased employee productivity and who installed Veriato 360 on their networks are now enjoying the benefits this product is having in their workplaces.
Veriato 360 will also cause your staff to think twice about loafing on mobile phones and social media when they know they have a general conduct review approaching and they're being watched!
And because employees, in many instances, are not taking seriously their responsibility to keep email communications formal instead of casual or personal, a more proactive effort to teach workplace cyber safety should accompany the use of tools like Veriato 360.
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The informality of email can encourage its users to lose their sense of propriety and to communicate with an unusual degree of reckless candor. Which, of course, can soil the company image at best. At worst, it opens the door to a cyber breach by the fact of employees' casual and cavalier attitudes towards email propriety and safety.
"Employees' misunderstanding of email in the workplace has in part stemmed from employers not being direct about the need to monitor it. By being clear and straightforward, companies can reduce [worker] misuse and ultimately the need for such intrusive email monitoring." (Source: Orange, a student journal of technical communication.)
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Category: Atlanta IT Service Articles, Date: 28th March 2017, Author: Chris Chao