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To pretest the Comfort Women Resolution
Wikipedia was unlocked.
On the comfort women issue.
China lobby pushed the Honda resolution.
U.S. government doesn't endorse Honda resolution
"Claim damages of the atomic bombing to the United States." 72%.
There is the discussion TV program which a comedian named OHTA, Hikaru presides at in Japan.
OHTA plays the part of the Japanese Prime Minister and proposes policies. Genuine politicians and celebrities discuss the proposal. And, audiences vote by the yes and no on telephone and Internet.
The policy of "Prime Minister OHTA" tonight is so. "Damages of the atomic bombing are claimed to the United States. "
I did not see the discussion time, and saw only the last viewer's vote. Viewer's vote results are following.
Agreement 72 percent and opposite 28 percent.
It is the result that is not possible in Japan before ten years. A completely reverse result would be given.
I think that the number of Japanese who value the alliance of Japan and the United States has increased for ten years. A nuclear issue with North Korea and an explosive expansion of a Chinese army are the reasons.
However at the same time, another phenomenon has occurred to the Japanese. It is a disappearance of "Brainwash by the United States".
After World War II, the United States did thorough "Brainwash" to the Japanese under the occupation.
"In Japan, Evil Empire and the United States are countries of the justice." "Japan's war is completely evil, and war of the United States is justice." "It is all correct that the United States did."
For people knowing process of Japan-U.S. war definitely, these are mere ridiculous funny stories.
At last, these are disappearing after 50 years or more postwar days.
The start is Manga "On War" of KOBAYASHI, Yoshinori published in 1998. The American finished it up though various events happened afterwards. The comfort women issue resolution adopted by "Unanimity" by "Ten people present" in the U.S. House of Representatives the other day is it.
It is Chinese anti-Japan groups that supports assembly member Mike Honda who submitted this resolution as known well.
The leader layer in the United States will throw away Japan and ally with China. They intend to let China do what China would like in Asia. The comfort women issue resolution is outcome of the intention.
This situation is regrettable for the Japanese including me who thinks that the cooperation of Japan-U.S. is necessary for the peace and prosperity of the world.
However, there is no other way.
If you are an American, I say that congratulations.
Your new sworn friend in Asia is the country which sells poisoned pet food and a poisonous coating toy to another person calmly. China (and Chosun, that is Korea) is quite different from Japan in all respects. You had better prepare.
By the way, what should Japan do after the connection with the United States cuts?
China is a barbarous country of the former modern ages. Japan does not mean to become a dependency of such a country.
There is only one Japanese choice. It is the establishment of the independent defense system that doesn't depend on the United States.
There are people saying such a thing in Japan.
"Japan that is the only atomic-bombed nation has a right only right to be nuclear-armed. "
At present, I do not agree with this opinion. However, if the people of the United States chooses China, I can do nothing but agree with the opinion.
Nagasaki marks A-bombing
The Yomiuri Shimbun
NAGASAKI–Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue urged the government to be more aware of Japan's status as the only nation that has experienced atomic bombings and to use its leadership in the international community to eliminate nuclear weapons, at a ceremony marking the 62nd anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city Thursday.
The municipal government held its annual memorial to pray for the souls of the atomic-bombing victims and peace at the Peace Park in the Matsuyamamachi district, close to Ground Zero of the 1945 bombing. About 5,500 people, including survivors and bereaved families of victims, attended the ceremony.
In the city's annual Peace Declaration, the mayor expressed his deep concern about a recent remark made by then Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma that appeared to justify the atomic bombings, and Cabinet ministers' positive remarks concerning Japan's possession of nuclear weapons.
"Today, in the midst of erroneous interpretation of the atomic bombings and discussion of the possible possession of nuclear weapons even in Japan, it is necessary to enact the three nonnuclear principles into law, not merely state them as national policy," the mayor said in the declaration.
The ceremony started at 10:40 a.m. with the ringing of bells by high school students.
Three books, listing the names of 3,069 atomic bombing survivors in the city who died or were confirmed dead in the past year, were placed in a sacred box in front of the Statue of Peace.
The number of names now totals 143,124.
Following an offering of water to the souls of the victims by bereaved families, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba, and representatives of 15 foreign governments, including ambassadors from Pakistan and Iraq, which sent delegates to the ceremony for the first time, offered wreaths with the bereaved families. A record number of foreign governments were represented at the ceremony.
At 11:02 a.m., the time when the bomb was dropped, attendees offered silent prayers while bells, sirens and ship's horns at Nagasaki Port sounded en masse.
At the beginning of the Peace Declaration, Taue referred to former Mayor Itcho Ito, who was fatally shot in April. In November 1995, Ito spoke at the International Court of Justice in The Hague showing a picture of a deceased boy who had been horribly burned by the atomic bombing.
Taue noted that following his predecessor's appeal the international court declared that the use of nuclear weapons is a violation of international law, and said, "We vow to carry on his commitment to the elimination of nuclear arms."
The mayor urged the government to enact Japan's three nonnuclear principles–not possessing, producing or allowing the entry of nuclear weapons–into law and work toward making Northeast Asia a nuclear weapon-free zone.
He also said the government should persist with the six-party talks to persuade North Korea to drop its nuclear programs.
Abe apologizes again
After the ceremony, Abe reiterated his apology about Kyuma's remark saying, "I'm terribly sorry for having hurt the feelings of many atomic bombing survivors."
"As for the elimination of nuclear weapons, I'll continue to do my best to prevent a tragedy caused by nuclear weapons from occurring again," he said.
Abe then met with representatives of atomic bombing survivors in a hotel in the city, and reiterated his intention to relax criteria for recognizing sufferers of radiation-related sicknesses following the atomic bombings.
(Aug. 10, 2007)
The Democratic Party opposes the extension of antiterrorisum law of Japan.
This "Democratic Party" is "Democratic Party of Japan".
The DPJ won a great victory by the other day's the House of Councilors election, and the government party lost a majority.
Representative OZAWA, Ichiro of the DPJ has a sense of closeness in China and Chosun (Korea) and holds the anti-American thought.
The extension of antiterrosisum law is difficult in what the situation is.
Japanese of large majority that values the alliance with the United States including me have a big sense of crisis.
The number of Japanese who regret having voted for the DPJ getting angry at the scandal of the Liberal-Democratic Party will increase in the future.
This is an article printed in Yomiuri newspaper of Japan.
I translate this article into English if there is free time.
If you are an American, it is not a too happy article.
(2007年8月7日13時46分 読売新聞)
Machine-guned schoolchild's satchel. 62 years from the day. The guardian deity of children is open to the public also this year.
KAMIO, Akiji (nine years old at that time) in the fourth grade of elementary school died during the war by being gunned to the United States air force plane in Hachioji City, Tokyo. The statue of ZIZOU the guardian deity of children shoulders his satchel is open to the public on the eighth in the buddhist temple Sousoku-ji in local.
Hiroshima prays for peace / 40,000 commemorate 62nd anniversary of A-bombing of city
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Prayers were offered for a nuclear-free world at a ceremony marking the 62nd anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima in World War II, held Monday at the Peace Memorial Park in the city.
"Here in the 21st century, the time has come when problems can actually be solved through the power of the people," Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba declared.
Akiba said he would call for the elimination of nuclear weapons, as it is the will of humanity, at a general meeting of the United Cities and Local Governments, an international organization of municipalities, to be held in South Korea in October.
Despite international efforts to prevent nuclear proliferation, North Korea conducted a nuclear test in October.
The ceremony, organized by the Hiroshima municipal government, was attended by about 40,000 people, including the bereaved families of atomic bomb victims, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and ambassadors from 42 countries–the largest number ever.
At 8:15 a.m.–the time Hiroshima was bombed 62 years ago–Yukiko Kuroda, representing the bereaved families, and 12-year-old Ryosuke Soda, symbolizing the next generation, rang a bell for peace. All participants fell silent for a minute of prayer.
"Despite their [the survivors'] best efforts, vast arsenals of nuclear weapons remain in high states of readiness–deployed or easily available," Akiba said. "Proliferation is gaining momentum, the human family still faces the peril of extinction."
He added that old-fashioned leaders, clinging to an old worldview, have ignored the voices of atomic bomb survivors.
Akiba described efforts made by Mayors for Peace, attended by leaders of 1,698 cities in 122 countries and regions, and the Hiroshima municipal government's plan to host exhibitions on the atomic bombings in 101 U.S. cities.
Recently, former Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma made a comment that could have been taken as justifying the U.S. atomic bombings.
Akiba said the government is obliged to learn the realities of the bombings and the philosophies of the victims, and spread this knowledge across the globe.
Akiba also offered prayers for former Nagasaki Mayor Itcho Ito, who was shot dead in April during his reelection campaign.
In closing his speech, Akiba said, "Let us pledge here and now to take all actions required to bequeath to future generations a nuclear weapon-free world."
Two 12-year-old primary school students–Hiroki Mori and Nao Yamasaki–read out their vows for peace, saying that to create a peaceful world, strength and gentleness were necessary to break the chain of hate and sorrow.
"Since the war, our country for 62 years has taken the path toward international peace," Abe said during the ceremony. "We'll firmly maintain our three nonnuclear principles."
During the past year, 5,221 atomic bomb survivors have died or have been confirmed as dead, and their names were added to a monument for the victims. There are now 91 books remembering victims, containing 253,008 names.
As of the end of March, there were 251,834 living atomic bomb survivors across the nation, with an average age of 74.6 years old.
(Aug. 7, 2007)
The day of Hiroshima on August 6
Between a rock and a hard place on N-arms
The Yomiuri Shimbun
On Monday, Hiroshima observes the 62nd anniversary of the day it was devastated by an atomic bomb. Nagasaki will do likewise on Thursday.
The two cities have held a memorial service on these days every year to pass on the tragedy of the victims to future generations and to exhort the eradication of nuclear weapons that disregard the law of humanity. Despite the earnest calls of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the world is still besieged by nuclear fears.
North Korea, which defied international calls for restraint and tested a nuclear device in October, undoubtedly poses the biggest threat to Japan. Six-party talks aimed at persuading North Korea to abandon its nuclear ambitions have yet to present a clear path for the reclusive state to follow for that end.
Suspicions also have increased over Iran's nuclear development.
On June 30, then Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma said the atomic bombings were "something that couldn't be helped." His remark touched off fierce criticism as, many said, it appeared to justify dropping the atomic bombs on the two cities. However, the rebukes were mostly emotional, and did not provoke much discussion over Japan's complicated situation when it comes to nuclear issues.
Japan cannot possibly condone the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that claimed more than 200,000 innocent lives.
Two birds with one stone
The dominant view in the United States, on the other hand, says the atomic bombings were necessary for bringing an early end to World War II, averting U.S. military operations to invade the Japanese main islands and thereby saving the lives of many U.S. soldiers.
Although the United States was well aware that Japan had almost completely lost the capability to continue fighting the war, Washington used the horrific nuclear weapons without giving any prior warning.
Dropping the atomic bombings had the purpose of deterring the Soviet Union from joining the war against Japan. Testimonies given in the United States substantiate this.
During debates among party leaders just before campaigning for the House of Councillors election kicked off last month, Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa urged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to demand the United States apologize for the atomic bombings.
However, Abe responded, "It's also true that Japan needs the [U.S.] nuclear deterrent" to counter North Korea's nuclear threat.
The dropping of the atomic bombs can never be justified. On the other hand, the nation has no option but to depend on the U.S. nuclear deterrent for our national security. Japan has been tormented by this dilemma since the end of the war.
Activists divided
In 1965, Japan's antinuclear movement split into two groups–the Japan Council against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs (Gensuikyo) aligned with the Japanese Communist Party, and the Japan Congress against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs (Gensuikin) affiliated with the former Japan Socialist Party.
The breakup was mainly caused by friction between the JCP and JSP, with the former asserting that nuclear weapons possessed by socialist nations were for defensive purposes, and the latter denouncing nuclear weapons held by any state.
Japanese antinuclear activists have unbendingly called for the eradication of nuclear weapons since the years of U.S.-Soviet confrontation until today, when Japan is staring down the barrel of the North Korean nuclear threat. These activists have never squarely come to grips with this dilemma.
In a peace declaration to be made Monday, Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba is expected to strongly reject the "outdated, mistaken policies" of the United States. However, Akiba is not expected to directly mention the North Korean nuclear program in the declaration.
How can we make our calls for the eradication of nuclear weapons more compelling? We must rise up to this challenge.
(From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Aug. 6, 2007)
(Aug. 6, 2007)
Hiroshima Mayor AKIBA, Tadatoshi is known as a leftist with strong sense of intimacy in China and Chosun (Korea) . He was a member of the former Japan Socialist Party.
There is rumor that he is a descendant of Chosunese (Korean) who acquired a Japanese nationality in the Japan-Chosun (Korea) consolidation age. I do not understand whether it is true.


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Staffan Måhlén wrote: > - The current non-CSS-outlines used by many UAs aren't very good > since they cannot be easily overriden, and unoverridable colors like > some seem to use are not really a solution either. Aren't these just bugs in the implementations which should be fixed? > - Color-indication is a commonly used paradigm here (often used for > instance when selecting text by UAs). Indeed. > Yes, but an author writing: > <body link="blue"> > probably will not consider that. Quite frankly, there's nothing you can really do about pages like that. Given that markup, the links will also fail to show up if the UA happens to have a default blue background, for example. No need for dynamic anything. > Due to the dynamic nature of theese selectors i don't think it's > totally unreasonable to consider such a change. So what would you propose the change look like, exactly? -BorisReceived on Tuesday, 19 April 2005 19:44:54 UTC
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BSA Chair Tim Fell reports on the progress of our pilot programme with Airedale NHS Foundation Trust to deliver speech therapy over the internet.
Three weeks into the teletherapy trial to deliver speech therapy for adults and there are signs that Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is on to something big.
I called lead therapist, Steph Burgess, last week to find out how things were going, and to ask if I could sit in with her during some therapy sessions. A few days later, having got the necessary permissions, there I was sitting in her office while she talked to one of the early participants in the trial. What's different is that the chap she was talking to was in his living room at home.
What struck me was how natural the conversation was
But what struck me was how natural the conversation was. Therapist and client were talking away as if they were sitting right next to each other. I guess we've got used to talking to friends and family on the screen using platforms like Messenger and Facetime. OK, there's not quite the same intimacy, but needs must.
And the fact is that Steph's first client of the day at 9am lives in an area where there is no provision for stammering therapy on the NHS. At the age of 47 he had never had therapy before, and it appeared unlikely that he would be having therapy now had it not been for Airedale. He had heard about the teletherapy programme via the BSA website. This was his third meeting with Steph and the first part of the session explored progress over the previous week. A particular difficulty for him was saying his name, and Steph suggested using a technique for sliding in to the first syllable.
The second client had also come to the programme via the BSA website. Again, NHS speech therapy was not an option for her. Now a graduate, she had flirted with speech therapy at University and was now looking for help at a pretty stressful time in her life.
From a technical point of view, the picture on Steph's screen was very clear and the sound quality was good. And once Steph learnt how to expand the screen we got a full picture ☺. There was no delay in sound, but one small criticism was that the software didn't allow both participants to speak at once. So, for example, you couldn't hear any comments made by the client before Steph stopped speaking.
This is a pilot programme. Its purpose is to test the viability of delivering speech therapy online in terms of efficacy and practicality. At all stages, it's worth reviewing progress to try to identify any improvements that could be made. So, for example, the software being used is Webex, but are there other platforms available that provide an improved experience without compromising privacy and security? Feedback from the clients is crucial to try and match their expectations. What other technologies can we add on to exceed their expectations? Do speech therapists need to develop different skills to make the most of these technologies?
Teletherapy is a way of reaching people who stammer who find it difficult to access traditional therapy
Teletherapy is a way of reaching people who stammer who find it difficult to access traditional therapy for whatever reason. That could be because there is no NHS provision in your area. It could be because your employer won't allow you time off work. It could be because getting there is too much of a hassle. It could be because you find face-to-face meetings intimidating. Making speech therapy more accessible must be a good thing.
It was a privilege for me to sit with Steph as she talked to her clients. It was a window into other people's lives that mirrored many of my own experiences. The job of a therapist is highly skilled and, I suspect, emotionally draining. But seeing the difference you can make must be very rewarding.
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Labs Project: Webchat as a Service
The Problem
How do organisations respond to a sudden and temporary demand for advice and/or information using Skype for Business? Whether it's supporting a new product launch or marketing event, dealing with a public relations issue, regional or national emergencies, or around key dates such as tax cut-off there are times when organisations need to quickly connect their subject-matter experts with users needing answers.
The Solution
Rather than requiring organisations to invest in an expensive contact centre solution which they will only utilise at periods of peak demand (or similarly without needing to scale an existing contact centre solution to match peak demand), this Project is a hosted service allowing organisations to pick one or more experts in their organisation and instantly create a web-based chat experience for users.
Create New Endpoints in Realtime to Offer Immediate Support to Users
Fully Managed Service
As long as organisations have Skype for Business (either on-premise or Office365) they can use this service. When a organisation creates a new group a unique URL is created which can be branded to provide a consistent experience. Users are connected to experts who use the Skype for Business client and can decide whether to accept or ignore incoming conversations. Everything is logged and can be reported on.
Spin Up, Spin Down
Organisations can create groups as quickly as it takes to specify which users should be in the group. Designed for short-term burst use, groups can be quickly removed or changed as the situation changes. Add more experts to a busy group to keep up with demand or close down old groups if they are no longer needed: and only pay for groups that are active.
Project Status
We are currently prototyping this solution. If you would like more information about the solution or would like to be actively involved in testing and shaping the solution please consider applying to join the Labs Program.


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The city is located west of Milan and close to the French border. It is part of the Piedmont region and has a population of almost 1 million people.
It is sometimes called the "cradle of Italian liberty" as it is the birthplace of many politicians, specifically Cavour, who were key people in the Risorgimento or Unification of Italy. It is also home to University of Turin and Turin Polytechnic. These universtiy connections, as in Lecce, give this city a very young and vibrant feel as you walk around. It was the first capital of the unified Italy in 1861, and has a rich and varied historical past.
I have never visited here before, I am very sorry to say. Being from Detroit, I saw Turin as just another automotive city, with Fiat having their headquarters located here. I expected a commercial, industrial, charmless city. Boy was I wrong. Turin is a city not to miss. First of all it is beautiful with wide, expansive piazzas that are pedestrian only. The architecture is such that you can almost imagine that you are in Paris. Besides architecture, it is filled with fascinating museums and palaces.


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Talisker Players Presents Time and Tide
Time and Tide
History, Memory, and the Meaning of Lives Lived
Tuesday & Wednesday, March 5 & 6, 2013 at 8PM
Trinity St. Paul's Centre
For Immediate Release – Toronto, February 5, 2013: As spring approaches, with its promise of renewal, the inventive Talisker Players offer Time and Tide, a reflection on the meaning of lives lived. Presented on March 5 and 6 at Trinity St. Paul's Centre, this production explores the inevitable loss that time and change will bring, but also the way in which memory and history enrich our lives. The musicians of the ensemble share the stage with a trio of splendid performers: soprano Carla Huhtanen and baritone Peter McGillivray, as well as by theatre artist Stewart Arnott.
Time and Tide features two rarely-heard gems of the early 20th century. Gerald Finzi's By Footpath and Stile is an early work by one of the great masters of English song-writing. A lyrical setting of poems by Thomas Hardy, for baritone and string quartet, it expresses a gentle nostalgia for times past and a deep faith in the natural order.
Ernst Toch was arguably one of the greatest and most original composers of the last century. Forced into exile from Nazi Germany in the 1930s, he settled in California but never entirely adjusted to North American culture – although his music is now finally enjoying something of a revival. Poems to Martha is a setting of simple and touching verses by Joseph Haft, a businessman and amateur poet (and a close friend of Toch) on the death of his wife.
Talisker Players proudly include music by two Toronto composers. Deuil engoisseux, by Scott Good, confronts the loss of a loved one. The text is from the deeply personal diary of Christine de Pisan, a 14th century writer - the earliest professional woman writer whose name has come down to us - after the death of her beloved husband. Good's setting, for soprano and string quartet, is a brilliant modern take on baroque style.
Walther Buczynski's Three Songs looks at the passage of time from an entirely different perspective. Based on poems by Dorothy Glick, and set for soprano and string quartet, it is a lyrical and light-hearted reflection on watching her teenaged son grow up and become independent.
Solveig's Song, a lovely old favourite from Edvard Grieg's incidental music for "Peer Gynt", rounds out the evening. The arrangement for soprano and strings is by Laura Jones.
As always, this Talisker Players production blends instrumental music, song and the spoken word. Talisker Players welcome back Stewart Arnott. The acclaimed actor and director will perform passages from some of the most graceful memoirists in the English language, such as the celebrated American writer William Maxwell, who writes hauntingly about the lives of great and ordinary people, in ways which "refresh our idea of existence, and hold oblivion at arm's length".
Soprano Carla Huhtanen is in demand internationally for her soaring, translucent voice, her winning stage presence, and her diverse repertoire, gracing stages throughout Europe and across North America. The versatile singer appears regularly with Opera Atelier. A leading interpreter of modern and contemporary music, she is a member of Tapestry New Opera's Studio Ensemble, where she has developed and premiered many roles. Among her many recent engagements, Carla has appeared in Queen of Puddings' acclaimed production of Ana Sokolovic's Svadba - Wedding, which was premiered in Toronto in 2011 and recently toured nationally and internationally.
Since he burst onto the scene in 2003, the award-winning baritone Peter McGillivray continues to win acclaim on opera, oratorio and recital stages across Canada and internationally. An alumnus of the Ensemble Studio of the Canadian Opera Company, he has appeared frequently with the COC. In addition to his many concert performances, Peter is invited to work regularly with Tapestry New Opera Works, and with the opera companies of Calgary, Saskatoon, Ottawa, Québec City and Victoria.
Time and Tide
History, Memory, and the Meaning of Lives Lived
Carla Huhtanen, soprano, Peter McGillivray, baritone, Stewart Arnott, actor/reader
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 & Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 8 PM
Trinity St. Paul's Centre: 427 Bloor Street West
Individual tickets: $30 / $20 (seniors) / $10 (students)
Box office: 416-978-8849
Information: 416-466-1800
Talisker Players Chamber Music offers one of the most imaginative and exciting concert series in Toronto. In collaboration with some of Canada's finest young singers, Talisker Players present the rarely-heard repertoire for voice and chamber ensemble. Their unique programming includes readings that illuminate the music and delight audiences with a stimulating, theatrical concert experience. The music, engaging and varied, includes both celebrated works and unknown gems from all styles and periods, with a strong presence of Canadian compositions.
Talisker Players Upcoming Event
On the Wing: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 & Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 8 pm
An exploration of the magic of birds
Erin Bardua, soprano, Vicki St. Pierre, mezzo soprano, Graham Abbey, actor/reader
Trinity St. Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor Street West
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I have to admit, I got this book when it was on sale and I can't remember how I came to even look at it in the first place - probably someone on Twitter, which is where most of my unexpected book recs seem to come from nowadays...
Anyway, other than my annoyance at the end about the massive cliffhanger we're left with and a question about how soon the next book will be out, I enjoyed City of Strife much more than I initially thought I would. It starts out relatively slowly and with a lot of different characters introduced, so there was definitely a moment where I wavered over continuing or not.
The main character in the book is Arathiel, who we first meet literally dragging himself out of the river as he returns to Isandor, the city of his birth which he left over a hundred years earlier. Bad things have happened to Arathiel in the interim, as a result of which he's been seriously affected - for example, he can't feel any kind of touch so it's very easy for him to be injured without realising it, while a lack of sensation also means that he can damage himself by eating food that's way too hot. Unwilling to get in touch with his (naturally noble and well-off) family, he finds refuge in the seedier part of Isandor in a shelter run by others who have reason to keep away from the better off families of the city.
Alongside Arathiel and his new-found friends, we also have the major culture clash of two societies, as the newly-powerful Myrians have come to town and seem intent on doing whatever they like. One of the noble families of Isandor takes exception to how the Myrians treat even their own and attempts to rally support to kick them out of the city, a quest that becomes personal when a member of their family disappears in suspicious circumstances.
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12 FLIGHT, 1 January 1954 THE SOPWITH PUP . . . The prototype S.8.3D, with wings and under carriage folded. (Below) Salvaging a Naval Pup after ditching trials. a simple beauty of line which stamped it as the little masterpiece it was. It looked right and it was right. This has been said before, many times and by many people, but it will bear repetition: the Sopwith Pup was the pertect flying machine. PUP AND S.B.3D DATA Power Plant—Pup : 80 h.p. Le Rhone 9C (max. output 93 h.p. at 1,200 r.p.m.); or 100 h.p. Gnome Monosoupape. Beardmore S.B.3D : 80 h.p. Le Rhone 9C. Manufacturers.—The Sopwith Aviation Co., Ltd., Canbury Park Road, Kingston-on-Thames. Other Contractors.—The Standard Motor Co., Ltd., Coventry, known batches, A.626-A.675, A.7301-A.7350, B.1701-B.1850, B.5901- B.6150, C.201-C.550; Whitehead Aircraft, Ltd., Richmond, Surrey, knownbatches,B.2151-B.2250, B.7481-B.7580, C.I451-C.1550, D.4011- D.4210; William Beardmore and Co., Ltd., Dalmuir, Dunbartonshire (Pup and Beardmore S.B.3D), known batches, N.6100-N.6129, N.6680- N.6749. Production.—1,770 built; 64 in 1916, 973 in 1917* 733 in 1918. DIMENSIONS. WEIGHTS Span Length Height Chord Gap ... Stagger Dihedral Incidence Span of Tail... Incidence of tailplane Airscrew diameter... Wing area ... Area of each aileron Total aileron area ... Area of tailplane ... Area of elevators ... Area of fin ... Area of rudder Weights and Performance: Weight empty Military load Fuel and oil Weight loaded Max. speed at s.l. at 6,500ft ... at 10,000ft ... Climb to 5,000ft to 6,50Oft to 10.000ft to 15,000ft Service ceiling Endurance AND PERFORMANCE, PUP AND S.B.3D Pup 80 h.p. Le Rhone 26ft 6in 19ft 3Jin 9ft 5in 5ft 1±in 4ft 7|in 18in 3 deg 1 deg 30 min 10ft 1in 1 deg 30 min 8ft 6.34in 254 sq ft 5.5 sq ft 22 sq ft 23 sq ft 11.8 sq ft 3.5 sq ft 4.5 sq ft 787 lb 260 lb 178 lb 1.225 1b 108 m.p.h. 106j m.p.h. 94 m.p.h. 8 min 14 min 24 sec 30 min 6 sec 17,500ft 3 hr Pup Mono soupape 26ft 6in 19ft 3Jin 9ft Sin 5ft Hin 4ft 4|in 18in 3 deg 1 d^q 30 min 10ft 1in 2 deg 30 min 254 sq ft 5.5 sq ft 22 sq ft 23 sq ft 11.8 sq ft 3.5 sq ft 4.5 sq ft 856 lb 1,297 1b 110 m.p.h. 104 m.p.h. 100 m.p.h. 5 min 42 sec 12 min 24 see 23 min 24 sec 18,500ft 2 hr S.B.3D 25ft 20ft 2±in 8ft Uin 5ft 1±in 4ft 9in Nil 10ft 1in 8ft 6in 243 sq ft 5.75 sq ft 23 sq ft 23 sq ft 11.5 sq ft 3.5 sq ft 4.5 sq ft 880 lb 300 1b 110 1b 1,290 1b 103 m.p.h. 88 m.p.h. 9 min 24 min 2J hr Allocation.—To the Expeditionary Force, France: 216; to the 14th Wing, Italy: 1; to the Middle East Brigade: 79; to Home Defence units: 73; to Training units: 823. Distribution of Pups and S.B.3Ds on October 31st, 1918.—With the Expeditionary Force in France: nil; with the 14th Wing in Italy: 1; in transit to Eastern stations: 12; Egypt and Palestine: 46; Mediterranean: 5; in transit to and at Aeroplane Repair Depots: 27; Training units: 98; Home Defence units: 34.; various Home Establishment stations: 293; with con tractors and at Aircraft Acceptance Parks: 1; In store: Pup, 348, S.B.3D, 18; with the Grand Fleet: Pup, 23, S.B.3D, 37. Total numbers on charge: Pup, 878; S.B.3D, 55. Tankage.—Pup: Petrol, 19J gallons, oil, 4J gallons. S.B.3D: Petrol, 18 gallons. Costs.—Pup airframe (Le Rhone version), less engine, instruments and gun, £710 18s; Shipboard Pup, less engine, instruments and gun, £770; 80 h.p. Le Rhone engine, £620; 100 h.p. Gndme Monosoupape, £696. Armament—Standard production Pup: One fixed 0.303in Vickers machine-gun mounted centrally on top of the fuselage, synchronized by Sopwith-Kauper interrupter gear to fire forward through the revolv ing airscrew, and fired by the manual depression of a short horizontal firing lever which projected backwards from the rear of the gun. Various experimental installations of a Lewis machine-gun on the centre section were made but were not successful. Eight Le Prieur rockets could be carried, four on each pair of interplane struts (e.g. as on N.5186). Four 25-lb bombs could be carried in external racks under the fuselage. Shipboard Pup: One 0.303in Lewis machine-gun on tripod mounting in front of cockpit. A special aperture was cut in the centre section, and through it the Lewis gun fired forwards and upwards over the airscrew, or could be mounted to fire almost vertically upwards for anti-Zeppelin work. Beardmore S.B.3D: One Lewis gun mounted above the centre section to starboard of centre, firing forwards and slightly upwards over the airscrew. (On the prototype S.B.3D a vertically mounted Lewis gun was fitted.) Service Use.—Pup: Western Front: R.F.C. Sqns. No. 46, 54 and 66; also used by Special Duty Flight; R.N.A.S., "A" Sqn. at Fumes; No. 1 Wing; Naval Sqns. No. 3, 4, 8 and 9. Home Defence : R.F.C. Sqns. No. 61 and 112. Other R.N.A.S. use: Aircraft carriers Manxman (4 Pups), Furious (numbers varied; at first 5 Pups, later 14 S.B.3Ds), and Campania. Seaplane carrier Vindex. Light cruisers Yarmouth, Caledon, Dublin, Cordelia and Cassandra. Battle cruiser Repulse. R.N.A.S. Station, Great Yarmouth. Fighter flight at Walmer. Sea plane Defence Flight at St. Pol. (N.B. The Pups of this unit were replaced by Camels in September, 1917, and the Flight was expanded into the Seaplane Defence Squadron. In January 1918 the unit was named No. 13 Naval Sqn. It is therefore incorrect to state, as has been done, that the Pup was used by No. 13 Naval Sqn.) Medi terranean: Naval "C" Sqn., Imbros. Italy: One Pup with 14th Wing in 1918. Training: Widely used at training aerodromes. Known tc have been used at C.F.S. TJpavon; School of Special Flying Gosport: London Colney; No. 63 Training Sqn., Dartford; Cranwell; Schools of Aerial Fighting at Turnberry, Marske, Frieston, Sedgeford and East Fortune. S.B.3D : Flown from aircraft carrier Furious. Known Serial Numbers and Notes on Individual Machines.— 9496-9497; 9898-9900, built by Sopwith; 9901-9950 built by Beard more, 9350 modified to become prototype Beardmore S.B.3D; A.626-A.675, built by Standard, A.635 machine "D" of No. 66 Sqn., A.653 had 100 h.p. Gn6me Monosoupape; A.6150-A.6249; A.7301-A.7350 built by Standard; B.1701-B.1850, built by Standard, B.1751 claimec by Germans as shot down in November, 1917, pilot, Lt. Thompson B.1795, Manfred von Richthofen's 61st victory, pilot Lt. A. F. Bird B.2151-B.2250, built by Whitehead; B.5251-B.5400; B.5901-B.6150 built by Standard; B.7481-B.7580; C.201-C.550, built by Standard C.1451-C.1550, built by Whitehead; C.3707-C.3776; D.4011-D.4210 built by Whitehead; N.5180-N.5199; N.5186, with 8 Le Prieur rockets N.6100-N.6129, Beardmore S.B.3D; N.6190, Pup with rigid skid under carriage; N.6430-N.6459, built by Beardmore, all with skid under carriage; N.6454 was flown from Furious; N.6460-N.6479, built b; Sopwith, standard undercarriage; N.6680-N.6749, Beardmore S.B.3Ds
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Here's here statement [along with my assessment of her claim].
"I have worked in the Rowan County Clerk's office for 27 years as a Deputy Clerk and was honored to be elected as the Clerk in November 2014, and took office in January 2015. [Okay...] I love my job and the people of Rowan County. [Okay... Apparently her definition of "loving the people of Rowan County" includes not issuing some of those people marriage certificates because of her personal religious beliefs.] I have never lived any place other than Rowan County. [Irrelevant point to the capacity of someone fulfilling their duties.] Some people have said I should resign, but I have done my job well. [Not doing your job and ignoring a court decision about you not doing your job is not what I would call doing your job well.] This year we are on track to generate a surplus for the county of $1.5 million. [Irrelevant. But consider how much more money you could generate for the county if you issued same-sex marriage certificates!]
In addition to my desire to serve the people of Rowan County, I owe my life to Jesus Christ who loves me and gave His life for me. [Irrelevant. Your job is not to serve Jesus Christ.] Following the death of my godly mother-in-law over four years ago, I went to church to fulfill her dying wish. [Irrelevant. The death of your mother-in-law over four years ago should not affect your capacity to do your job now.] There I heard a message of grace and forgiveness and surrendered my life to Jesus Christ. [Irrelevant. The "message of grace and forgiveness" should not affect your capacity to do your job.] I am not perfect. [Irrelevant.] No one is. [Irrelevant.] But I am forgiven and I love my Lord and must be obedient to Him and to the Word of God. [Irrelevant. Your being forgiven by your deity should not affect your capacity to do your job.]
I never imagined a day like this would come, where I would be asked to violate a central teaching of Scripture and of Jesus Himself regarding marriage. [Irrelevant. The job of county clerk could well change to include things that previously weren't part of the job.] To issue a marriage license which conflicts with God's definition of marriage, with my name affixed to the certificate, would violate my conscience. [Irrelevant. If you personally have a problem with fulfilling the new duties of your job, then you have a choice of seeking to delegate that duty to someone else who doesn't have a problem of fulfilling the requirements of the law, or you can choose to resign your job, now that it contains duties that you would not wish to fulfil if you were to choose whether to run for this office now.] It is not a light issue for me. [Irrelevant. The "heaviness" of whether a county clerk is required by law to sign marriage licenses for same-sex couples is not yours to question beyond that of whether you wish to keep your job and do your duty or quit your job and keep your conscience.] It is a Heaven or Hell decision.[Irrelevant. Your perception of outcomes in your afterlife are not included as a metric for fulfilling the duties of your job.] For me it is a decision of obedience. [Irrelevant. If you cannot fulfill the duties of your position, then your obedience to your deity should not trump your duty to the law.] I have no animosity toward anyone and harbor no ill will. [Irrelevant. The issuance of marriage licenses requires neither animus toward anyone or harboring good or ill will toward anyone.] To me this has never been a gay or lesbian issue.[Irrelevant. Questioning the basis of why the government issues marriage certificates is not the point of your job; your job is to issue marriage certificates.] It is about marriage and God's Word. [Irrelevant. Your job is not about determining how your deity will wish to enforce his will upon others; your job is to fulfill the laws of men.] It is a matter of religious liberty, which is protected under the First Amendment, the Kentucky Constitution, and in the Kentucky Religious Freedom Restoration Act. [Irrelevant. Religious observance is allowed only to the extent that it does not diminish the personal freedoms and religious liberties of others. This is why religious human sacrifice is not covered by religious liberty, the state constitution, or the various religious freedom restoration acts.] Our history is filled with accommodations for people's religious freedom and conscience. [Irrelevant. Serveral levels of judicial decisions have been specifically clear on the specific issue of same-sex marriage rights, just as judicial decisions have been specifically clear on the specific issue of mixed-race marriage rights. Both of these specifically explain why religious beliefs held by certain people were inhibiting the freedoms of other citizens who didn't share those religious beliefs and why religious freedom and conscience were not adequate arguments to continue to deny equal civic rights to others.] I want to continue to perform my duties, but I also am requesting what our Founders envisioned - that conscience and religious freedom would be protected. [Irrelevant. This is a red-herring argument. "Our Founders" also envisioned a nation that included slavery as a fundamental part of life, but specific amendments to the Constitution and specific Supreme Court decisions have moved the nation away from "what our Founders envisioned" ... which is exactly a system that others of "our Founders envisioned."] That is all I am asking. [You are asking for special rights to impose your religious beliefs and motivated morality upon people who don't share your personal religious beliefs or motivated morality. Just like they are not allowed to use an office of government to foist their beliefs and moral judgments upon you, you don't get to use your governmental office to do it to them.] I never sought to be in this position, and I would much rather not have been placed in this position. [You specifically did seek to be in the position of county clerk. You ran for the position and won an election, so you are lying to say that you didn't seek out the position of county clerk. While the specific duty of issuing marriage certificates to two men or to two women who want to get married was not part of your job when you started, it did become part of your job. And considering how same-sex marriage has been wending its way through the court system well before you even ran for office, it is likely that you had a suspicion that county clerks might well be required to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. ...but if the possibility never even crossed your mind, then you were either massively naive or horribly uninformed as to the larger socio-political forces in the country. But all that is irrelevant to the question of your capacity to fulfill the duties of your office at the present time, based on the present law to the people you were elected to serve.] I have received death threats from people who do not know me. [That is truly unfortunate, but an irrelevant argument as to why you have not and are not doing your job.] I harbor nothing against them. [Repetitive and still irrelevant.] I was elected by the people to serve as the County Clerk. [You are not serving the people as the county clerk.] I intend to continue to serve the people of Rowan County, but I cannot violate my conscience. [Irrelevant, and you are creating a false choice. You always had the choice to resign from your position, and you still retain that choice.]"What I get from her statement is that she thinks that failing to do her job and ignoring a court order in so doing is somehow actually doing her job. What I get from her statement is that she doesn't understand that she is not allowed to use her government office to impose her religious beliefs upon other people who don't share her religious beliefs. What I get from her statement is that she wants people to know that she is a "good person" instead of being a good county clerk (and that the two are somehow in opposition to each other). What I get from her statement is that she doesn't consider it to be her job to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, because it wasn't part of her job when she won her election. Finally, what I get from her statement is that she seems to prefer serving her version of her deity more than the people of her county, despite her statements to the contrary.
And to that last point, I actually applaud her. She is completely wrong on every other point, but - at least according to what I see - she is being consistent with her internal logic.
If her office were up for re-election, though, I hope that the citizens of the county choose to vote based on how she fulfilled her role as County Clerk, and not that of religious arbiter.


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When I was in nutrition school I was totally amazed when I learnt about how stress hormones affect the entire body – especially the relationship cortisol has with other hormones.
Cortisol is a stress hormone that has a direct impact on the entire hormonal system. It affects thyroid hormones, blood sugar hormones (insulin) and sex hormones (progesterone, oestrogen etc.)
Personally, I have been affected by this my whole life. My own cortisol levels were sky high for many years. I was living on adrenaline, over-consuming caffeine (which spikes cortisol!), over-exercising, dieting, not sleeping well and was totally disconnected from my own body – all creating huge amounts of stress. As a result, I had a terrible relationship with my body – I felt awful. I woke up exhausted every day with a pang of anxiety in the pit of my stomach. I felt anxious/guilty/fearful around food. I developed PCOS (Poly-Cystic Ovary Syndrome). I found my weight very difficult to control/manage and my menstrual cycle was all over the place.
It was not a pretty picture.
Stress and hormones
People often ask me, "How can I balance my hormones?". My response is, "You need to take care of your stress levels – first and foremost".
Stress directly affects the synchronicity of your hormones. If you're feeling stressed, your hormones will be out of whack. When cortisol levels are constantly high, they affect the production of sex hormones, slow down thyroid function and imbalance blood sugar levels. They also make it hard for your body to create those 'feel good' hormones like serotonin.
The first step to re-balancing your hormones is to minimise stress.
Stress and weight gain
It breaks my heart when women walk into my office or write to me via my blog saying "I'm doing all the right things Jess. I'm eating well, exercising daily and I've given up processed food – but my weight still isn't going down! Why?"
My mind immediately goes to stress. While digestion and liver health play a role in weight gain, usually high stress levels keep them from reaching their optimal and healthy weight. And they don't even know it.
From a physical perspective, high cortisol levels are linked to lower thyroid function as well as weight gain, especially around the stomach area. Cortisol also throws off our blood sugar levels, which triggers cravings and overeating. Ever wondered why you eat more when you're stressed? Or crave chocolate? This is why. Some people lose their appetite when they're stressed, but then tend to overeat later when their appetite returns. On the other hand, low cortisol levels occur when your stress levels have been high for so long and then crash – aka adrenal fatigue. This can also make it harder to lose weight, as your energy levels lower (who has motivation to exercise then?!) and you start to crave sugar. Low cortisol can also impact healthy thyroid function.
From an emotional point of view, I believe that when we worry and stress about our weight – like so many women and men do – we are more likely to gain weight. Worrying spikes our cortisol levels. Personally, I've noticed that when I'm fixated on my weight, it seems to go up. When I relax and forget about it, my body feels lighter. It's fascinating.
Stress also takes a toll on your energy, which makes it much harder to get up and exercise and make healthy food choices.
So what can you do?
- Take a break from excessive and intense exercise – try swapping one or two of your High intensity exercise classes for gentle forms of exercise (e.g. yoga, Pilates or walking). Do this for a trial period of two to four weeks, to see if it lowers your stress.
- Include good fats and good-quality organic protein sources in your diet – healthy fats (think avocado, nuts, extra-virgin olive oil, tahini, oily fish like salmon, anchovies etc.) and good quality proteins (chicken, fish, lean red meat, tempeh and legumes) can work wonders in balancing your hormones. My blog is full of delicious and healthy recipes to help!
- Breathe – make a conscious effort to relax and breathe deeply for 10 minutes every evening. Pop your legs up against the wall while you do this.
- Try my daily stress-reducing exercise - Every night, I pop my legs up on the wall. Literally. It's the easiest (and cheapest) way to restore balance to the body and hormones after a long day. Give it a go! And don't worry, my husband always thought I was nuts – until he tried it for himself...
Jessica Sepel is a clinical nutritionist, author and blogger. For more information, visit http://www.jessicasepel.com.
If you are concerned about your health, book an appointment with your GP who will be able to advise a correct treatment plan.
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body+soul's Rosie King shows you five simple ways you can improve your posture and fix your back problems.


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White girls. Black girls. Latinas and Asians. Mr. POV loves 'em all, and he thinks -- hands down -- Vicki Chase might one of the hottest girls working the porno circuit. Why this girl isn't under contract by one of the larger studios is beyond any of us here. Wait til you have 20 minutes of free time before you delve into this one, cause once you start in with Vickie, you're not gonna wanna end it...til she does, which is all over her pretty face.


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It's not only because it's beautifully illustrated by a Trinidadian illustrator, Vanessa Soodeen;
It's not only because I have been working on these three stories of undersea friendship for a few years;
The best part isn't even the fact that I was able to include illustrations from a talented teenager, Hanan Lachmansingh.
The aspect of this book that makes me most proud is the fact that I am finally publishing something that I wrote with my Dad. Some of you may know that he nurtured my creativity, encouraging me to think outside of the box when I was a child. I came up with the idea for the poem and I threw it to him.
"Come up with some strange sea creatures. Oh, and by the way, it has to rhyme and have a rhytmic meter."
We passed the poem back and forth, he recruited my daughter into the process and the result was Fishy Food. I will include just two verses here, buy the book to read the whole thing!
[The next few verses of the poem go on to suggest some rare and interesting seafood that the children would find more enticing. The poem ends with their mother's response:]
The book includes three short stories, 'Fishy Food' and a word search, so read and enjoy!


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Tag: J.C. Hutchins
The Gearbox: Conflict with J.C. Hutchins
by Alex White on Nov.19, 2009, under Podcast, The Gearbox
It was my honor and privilege to step into the studio with the incomparable J.C. Hutchins, author of the 7th Son trilogy and Personal Effects: Dark Arts. As a thriller novelist, Hutchins understands conflict better than most, and he is eager to share his knowledge. So sit down, pour a cup of tea and enjoy, as we bring you the secrets behind conflict.
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J.C. Hutchins's "7th Son" on Sale
by Alex White on Oct.27, 2009, under News
I just want to take a moment to tell you that you should all buy J.C. Hutchins's new book "The 7th Son: Descent," available now from St. Martin's Griffin. It's a techno-thriller-conspriacy-action-super-explodey-pile-of-awesomeness with a side order of clones. But hey, if you're reading this, you probably like podcast fiction, and you probably already know J.C. Hutchins's work better than I do.
The reason I'm writing this is that we should support him. We need to support him because he's one of us, someone who loves serialized podcast fiction, and a pioneer in his field. Don't get me wrong, the beginning of "7th Son" has me intrigued as all get out, but I would buy it anyway. I would buy it to prove that Hutchins should be taken seriously.
I would buy it to prove to major publishing houses that we should all be taken seriously.
We podcast authors are not like other authors. We are tested in the marketplace of ideas, against thousands of dedicated competitors, and our success or failure does not depend on some agent or publisher, but on the quality of our work. There is no nepotism in podcasting. If you can succeed here, it's because you have a real product. I care about J.C. Hutchins's book for that exact reason. He is showing the writing world what's up. He has survived the frontier, and now he deserves our respect, if not our patronage.
So please, if you plan on buying a book sometime soon, head over to Amazon.com and pick up "The 7th Son: Descent." It won't disappoint.


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OK, this one is not in Brisbane, but we happened upon it on a recent visit to the Sunshine Coast – on the Eumundi-Noosa Rd – and it proved to be a must-visit location -both for the food and the wonderful relaxed ambiance.
Run by Tom and Wakako Cochrane
It has a great menu featuring vegetarian, organic, and byodynamic food and of course great coffee. It also features massage and yoga classes up stairs.
Make time to stroll around the large permaculture garden. The café has a close connection to the garden with a produce store and permaculture classes. The café is a creation in progress as it has an events venue in the works. The owners Tom, Wakako, Neale and Sharina provide fresh produce for the kitchen which is also available f0r purchase in the store.
This café is sure to be a hit with the Doonan locals who pass through on the way to the Eumundi Markets or to Noosa Valley.


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"a brilliant and shocking exposé" — Publishers Weekly
Environmental journalist Leahy delivers a brilliant and shocking exposé on precisely how much water we use, not just for personal hygiene but to create the products we wear and consume.
Who knew, for example, that it takes 7,600 gallons of water to make one pair of jeans, 56.6 gallons to produce 1kg of tomatoes and 449 gallons to make a single chocolate bar? Leahy's text is illustrated with graphics depicting the quantity of water required to produce each item discussed, from sugar beets to leather shoes to iPhones to meat consumption. A meat-based diet, he says, consumes the equivalent of 15 large bathtubs of water daily. A vegetarian diet by contrast consumes just eight.
Filled with color pictures, statistics writ large and easily comprehensible comparisons, Leahy warns that the future, in terms of our water usage, looks dire. "The success and prosperity of many parts of the world are directly linked to overdrawing of their water resources," he writes. "This can't continue."
He concludes with water-saving tips in the bathroom, kitchen, laundry and our general lifestyle, and iterates not to "worry if the savings are minimal. Every drop counts."
— Publishers Weekly Nov 29 2014 (pay-walled)
Your Water Footprint: The Shocking Facts About How Much Water We Use To Make Everyday Products
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5-story skilled-nursing facility would add to existing service at Village at Skyline
A five-story building that will ōtwinö an existing 52-unit structure at the Village at Skyline senior living facility will go before Colorado Springs Planning Commission
Aug. 9.
The skilled-nursing facility proposal has received no negative comments from nearby residents and is being recommended for approval by city staff, according to City Planner Ryan Tefertiller.
The request by the owner, Brookdale Senior Living Inc., is that the city change the 8,966-square-foot site from its current planned unit development (PUD) zone to a PUD that allows skilled nursing and assisted living.
Construction would be managed by a division of Brookdale, which is a national corporation headquartered in Tennessee that specializes in senior communitiees, according to Larry Kirk of Brookdale
The building will be so identical to the existing one that the floors will line up and people can walk between them, explained James Nakai, owner of Nakai & Associates. He noted that he has been the architect and planner for Village at Skyline since the senior-living complex broke ground more than 10 years ago (then owned by the National Benevolent Association).
The site is north of Lower Gold Camp Road between 21st and 26th streets. The actual address is 2365 Patriot Hts.
The Nakai plan submittal to the city shows a property currently built to house 419 residents in three multistory buildings on approximately 22 acres. The plan also shows the existing one-story community center. The plans indicate the only Village living area offering skilled nursing is the current 52-unit facility.
According to Tefertiller, earlier plans for Village at Skyline had called for a building at the proposed site, but it was later deleted. Citing an increasing need nationwide for skilled nursing care, Brookdale asked to put the twin building on the site after buying Village at Skyline in 2005.
ōMarket studies reveal the need is there,ö Kirk said. ōWe will have one floor of memory care and three of skilled nursing. The first floor will be common space, including offices, theaters and a bank.ö
Although the new building is to be placed where a parking lot is now, the Village facility will still easily exceed city parking requirements, plans show. The exact number of additional employees that will be needed is not yet known, but it will likely be minimal, Tefertiller said. There are now about 150 employees in the entire facility, plans state.
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We see it all on HOT ROD Power Tour. New, old, and every make and model you can wrap your car-loving brain around. So it was no surprise when Jason Amos rolled in with wife, Becky, in their 1970 Ford XL. What was a surprise was learning the couple had covered over 1,000-miles of the trip on propane.
Jason bought the car on Craigslist in 2012 from the head of the automotive shop department at Burbank high school. "I'd been looking for an XL," he said. "I like big-blocks and I like odd balls." At the time of purchase, west-coast gasoline prices near Jason's Los Angeles, California home had spiked to over $4.00 a gallon and propane was just $1.50. The car made sense, and satisfied his inner car guy.
While it works well, the propane conversion on the car is a bit of an enigma. According to Jason, it was supposedly installed sometime in the '80s in Mexico, but little else is known about its origin. The purpose of bringing the car on Power Tour was to raise awareness of alternative fuels. "I wanted to open up a little bit of a dialogue about alternative fuels and Hot Rodding," said Jason.
Jeff Hall, Business Development Manager at IMPCO Automotive, is tagging along with the Amos's to promote propane vehicle conversions.
We asked him about the system installed on the car, to which he laughingly replied it predates him by about 30 years. Impco, which has been around since 1958, manufactures equipment to allow internal combustion engines to run on propane. The company focuses primarily on large-scale fleet vehicles and trucks, but does have a few car offerings. However, they never made a conversion for a Ford XL and certainly not in 1970.
The car is capable of running on gasoline or propane, and a simple switch under the dash allows Jason to flip between the two. He's run about 85-90 percent of the Power Tour on propane, but had to fill up with gas in rural Louisiana when he couldn't find propane.
So while the conversion's actual whereabouts may be a mystery, after spending a few minutes under the hood, its basic function seems pretty self-explanatory. We spotted a solenoid inline with the carburetor fuel inlet that we assume opens and closes via the under-dash switch to shut off fuel flow while the car is operating on propane. "If I'm running gasoline and want to switch over to propane, I have to blow the gas out of the carburetor or it runs like it has two dead cylinders for about 5-minutes," said Jason. We imagine that when the propane comes on, leftover fuel in the float bowl causes the car to run pig rich, in conjunction with the propane, and stumble until it burns off. "When you switch from Propane to gas, you don't have to do anything", added Jason. "You could do it at 55 MPH."
The tank that holds the propane is mounted in the trunk of the car and, according to Jason, holds enough fuel for about 250 miles of driving. It's also good to the last drop, as Jason has run it on fumes for over an hour. From the tank, propane flows to the engine bay where it hits what appears to be an atomizer. There is a T-fitting on the heater hoses that routes hot coolant to the atomizer, likely to provide a heat source and keep it from freezing over. As propane phase shifts from a liquid to a gas, it expands and rapidly cools, hence the need for heat.
From the atomizer, propane flows into a mixing device after the air cleaner. There is a cable linkage coming off the mixer that we assume is referenced off of throttle position to either increase or decrease propane flow through the carburetor, which in propane mode has no gasoline flowing to it. Despite its "from-places-unknown" condition, the old Impco system works, and well.
Jason is an independent filmmaker from the Los Angeles Area who actually acquired the car for a movie he is making, called Marathon. Originally, the car was set to be crushed for a scene in the film. However, after driving the car, Jason fell in love with it and it will now assume more of a "hero" role.


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It was DLSU Animo Squad's Halloween Party that my co-rookies and I organized, we all had a blast and came in cute costumes! From CWTS (civil welfare training service service) to Powerpuff Girls, almost everyone was in character! I'm happy to say that the party was a success. 🙂 I'll share some pics:


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More bits of good news about Iraq. Key quote from the article:
Today, morale is high. The soldiers and marines told us they feel that they now have a superb commander in Gen. David Petraeus; they are confident in his strategy, they see real results, and they feel now they have the numbers needed to make a real difference.
After four bloody, wasteful years, have we hit on something that works? I'd give anything for them to be right.
But I keep remembering those fateful words of Gen. Douglas MacArthur:
The history of the failure of war can almost be summed up in two words: "too late."
* Too late in comprehending the deadly purpose of a potential enemy.
* Too late in realizing the mortal danger.
* Too late in preparedness.
* Too late in uniting all possible forces for resistance.
* Too late in standing with one's friends.
Here's hoping we find an exception to MacArthur's "too late" rule.


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Consumers are continuing the trend of holding onto their vehicles longer than ever, according to IHS Market. As of the end of 2015, the average length of ownership measured a record 79.3 months, more than 1.5 months longer than reported in the previous year. For used vehicles, it is nearly 66 months. Both are significantly longer lengths of ownership since the same measure a decade ago.
In conjunction with Valspar, The Custom Shop will have 3 new vehicles highlighted at this hears 2016 SEMA. Valspar will hightlight the Custom Shop's new Ruby fire a customized 1977 Trans AM in its North Halls Booth 10851
Gibson Performance announced a new consumer rebate promotion to increase brand awareness and stimulate sales. The company is now offering a rebate up to $50 and a free limited edition T-shirt for Stainless Steel product purchases including: Stainless Catback exhaust systems, Stainless headers and Stainless mufflers.
The Car Hacker's Handbook is the first book of its kind to take an in-depth look at the computer-based systems in modern cars that make them vulnerable to attack and exploitation.
The SuperFlow Dyno Academy will be hosting another free seminar for SuperFlow Engine Dyno customers on the advanced features found in the WinDyn Data Acquisition System.
Shelby American, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc. (CSBI:PK) is continuing its global expansion by introducing its first international turnkey small block racing Cobra.
Gibson Performance Exhaust Adds to its high performance Mufflerline with the introduction of their M.W.A Muffler Series for Maximum Sound and the Best Muffler Flow PERIOD!
A1 now offers its REV™ Series carbon fiber driveshafts for 1979-2004 Mustangs. These award-winning carbon fiber driveshaft's are designed for vehicles with up to 750 HP with a max rated torque of 500 lb.*ft.
Excessive under-the-hood heat generated by exhaust pipes and headers robs horsepower, puts electrical components at risk and reduces overall performance. DEI, the leading thermal specialist for the automotive aftermarket, now offers a quicker and easier way to ensure a cooler air charge for improved performance.


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A big thanks to Joe Phillips (TGC) for putting out another great reference book for the benefit of the hobby. A lot more missing Rawlings catalogs were obtained since the Glove Catalog Source Book was printed and added to this Rawlings only edition. This edition caters not only to the vintage collector but the modern collector as well as the catalogs go to the year 2000. It is sprinkled with articles about Rawlings as well as one from Mike Tinney and David Seideman. He also printed the previously sold out pocket price guide due to the influx of new collectors and increased demand in reference material.
Joe can be contacted directly at email@example.com to order the new Rawlings Catalog Source Book or the Vintage Pocket Price Guide.
Thanks again Joe. If we all ask nicely can we please get a Wilson & Nokona only book next!


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What a wonderful addition to narrative!
I love characters in books who talk too much. Despite their annoying chatter, they advance the storyline. Fiction requires dialogue. Without it, the story would read as boring. Now comes the "however."
However, as most people do not speak perfect English, a writer needs to adapt to the accent/ class/tone/logic of the character who is speaking. A simple example: no English cockney character would speak in an affluent manner, unless that person had deliberately changed his style; in which case, that scenario should be added to the storyline.
Writing Tips: Dialogue
Look, for a moment, at the following characters. One says, "Yesterday, I called on you, but you appeared not to be at home." The other replies with, "That's strange. I know I was in." Two different class of characters: the first completes his sentence with "at home"; the second leaves the preposition "in" hanging. If both characters were considered of the same class they would either say, "Yesterday, I called on you, but you weren't in." with the reply being "That's strange. I know I was in." Alternatively, the first would say, "Yesterday, I called on you, but you appeared not to be at home." with the reply, "That's strange. I assure you, I was home all day."
Speaking styles reveal all. Amazingly, from how the character speaks, the reader can tell where he is from; his mode of upbringing; his class status; his principles; his personality, and his attitude. Invariably, readers are less drawn to a character by what he does, and more by what he says, and the way he speaks.
That is why authors should read books. Dissecting other authors' work is part of being a good writer. It helps to avoid obvious mistakes when writing a manuscript. It also helps to learn how a character's personality is revealed through their dialogue.
Keep Writing!


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Ex-Roslyn School Officials Collect
Frank Tassone earns $1.05 a day working as a porter at the Mid-State Correctional Facility in upstate Oneida. Cleaning toilets and shower stalls, he is far from his comfortable days as the superintendent of the Roslyn school district, where he enjoyed lavish meals on the taxpayers, gambling junkets and frequent conferences in such playgrounds as Las Vegas.
But Tassone, 61, needn't worry about having enough spending money for the prison commissary. In spite of his conviction for stealing $2.2 million from the school district, which put him behind bars for 4 to 12 years, Tassone can count on his annual New York State pension of $173,495 arriving at regular intervals in his bank account. He gets that in monthly installments of $14,457.92.
And, New York State law being what it is, he'll continue to get that public pension for the rest of his life.
"It is unconscionable that a guy like Frank Tassone can collect a six-figure income while he's in jail for stealing from his employer," said E.J. McMahon, a pension expert from the Empire Center for New York State Policy, a pro-business think tank in Albany.
State records show that Tassone is one of the top 20 pension earners among school administrators in the state. And as a felon collecting a generous state pension, he is not alone.
Four of a kind
Pamela Gluckin, the Roslyn schools' former business official who admitted to stealing $4.3 million from the district, continues to get her $54,998 annual pension while she serves a 3-to-9-year prison sentence at Albion Correctional Facility near the Canadian border. As part of Gluckin's plea agreement, she sends half of that amount directly to Roslyn toward her restitution.
Even though former William Floyd school district treasurer James A. Wright pleaded guilty to stealing approximately $777,000 from the district, he still collects an annual pension of $142,807. Former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi, who pleaded guilty to a felony for misusing state personnel by having them drive his wife around and perform other family chores, keeps his annual pension of $104,123.
Like Tassone, all of them will receive these funds for the rest of their lives.
Pension guaranteed
These felons benefit from a New York State constitutional guarantee that says if a public employee is entitled to a state pension for his or her years of service, those retirement benefits cannot be diminished or taken away, even after a felony conviction. Unlike several other states, New York has no statute providing for the forfeiture of pension benefits if someone is convicted of a crime.
Several attempts by Republican lawmakers to change that to allow forfeiture of pensions for public officials convicted of crimes have for years gone nowhere in the State Legislature in Albany as employee unions have fought against them, experts say.
"I don't think, when you violate the public's trust while you're in public office, that you should be rewarded with a very generous pension system, primarily provided by the taxpayers of New York State, the very people you violated," said State Assemb. Daniel Burling (R, C, I-Warsaw), the sponsor of one of three pending pension reform bills.
"It's absolutely scandalous," said Pete Sepp, spokesman for the National Taxpayers Union in Alexandria, Va. "It's a crime committed twice on the people of New York. The public trust has been broken; now the public purse has been broken, too."
Unlike federal Social Security checks, pension checks can be deposited directly into an inmate's prison account so that the inmate can pay restitution, court fees or child support, state corrections officials say. They can also use the money for biweekly purchases in the prison commissary, where they buy items such as socks, soap and reading material.
In addition to Tassone and Gluckin, three other district employees or vendors were jailed for their involvement in the $11- million Roslyn scandal that spanned a decade and included stolen funds spent on home mortgages, furnishings, vacations, jewelry and artwork.
Districts still paying
Tassone made full restitution — $2,213,257 — to the school district by March 2007, just 18 months after he pleaded guilty. State officials wouldn't say where Tassone's pension check is sent.
Meanwhile, Roslyn school district officials said they will pay about $7,037 this year for Tassone's health insurance benefits, which he also will collect for the rest of his life. Tassone's portion is about $710 a year.
"To think that Frank Tassone and Pam Gluckin continue to receive their pensions and in a few years will have paid their debt to society and will then enjoy the benefit of hundreds of thousands of dollars a year paid by the taxpayers of Roslyn and the state of New York for the rest of their lives makes me sick," said Bill Costigan, former Roslyn school board president.
Tassone is eligible for parole in 2010. If he behaves in jail, and continues his participation in anger management training, he can shave eight months and four days from the minimum time he has to serve, moving up his parole date.
Gluckin, 62, also earns $1.05 a day working as a clerk in the chaplain services department of the all-women's prison. She still owes more than $2 million in restitution, records show. District officials say they receive a check for $2,050 every month from Gluckin, who has paid back $1,914,994. At that rate, it will take Gluckin an estimated 100 years to pay back the money she stole.
If she successfully completes her prison program, which includes daily therapy sessions, she can shorten her sentence by six months and three days. She's eligible for parole in September 2009.
The school district will have paid about $6,646 this year toward Gluckin's health benefits. Her portion is $38.49 a month, or $461.88 for 2008.
District officials said that neither Tassone nor Gluckin has missed a payment.
"Their positions gave them the ability to steal millions of dollars from the taxpayers and then they get rewarded with a pension for the rest of their lives?" asked state Assemb. Thomas McKevitt (R-East Meadow). "I think that in the private sector nothing like that will ever occur."
Neither Tassone nor Gluckin could be reached for comment.
Gluckin's attorney did not return calls. Tassone's attorney, Edward Jenks, when asked about Tassone's pension said simply, "It's automatic."
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