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Inside the Federation at EMC World 2013
Posted by Stuart Miniman in Convergence, Flash, Wikibon on May 1, 2013
See full coverage from EMC World 2013.
EMC World 2010 was the first enterprise show of SiliconANGLE's theCUBE. Over the last 3 years, theCUBE has interviewed more than 1,000 guests at dozens of shows; EMC World is one of the most popular programs every year. EMC has expanded far beyond storage to become a "federation" of companies in the EMC family: EMC, VMware and the newly launched Pivotal. The live broadcast schedule for theCUBE at EMC World will be a full 3 days, Monday May 6 – Wednesday May 8, 10am – 5pm Pacific. Guests include many CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, thought leaders and end-users from a broad spectrum of topics. Coverage this year will include spotlights focusing on the disruptive and growth opportunities for EMC and its ecosystem. For those attending EMC World in person – our broadcast location is part of EMC SQUARE, conveniently located outside of the solutions pavilion.
EMC Marries Isilon with Greenplum Hadoop Distribution
Posted by Jeff Kelly in Big Data on January 31, 2012
EMC announced today it has integrated the Isilon scale-out network attached storage (NAS) platform with an Apache-based Greenplum Hadoop distribution to make the Big Data framework more palatable to enterprises with strict SLA requirements.
The move is designed to address a number of Hadoop's enterprise-level shortcomings by applying Isilon's backup and recovery capabilities and more efficient storage to the open source Big Data framework, according to EMC.
EMC will make Isilon an optional module of its Greenplum Data Computing Appliance, which also includes an Apache-based Hadoop distribution called Greenplum HD, the standard or high-capacity Greenplum database, and the Greenplum Data Integration Accelerator.
Dell 2Q12 Earnings Crib Notes
Key takes from Dell 2Q12 earnings call are highlighted below. The company saw weaker demand environment related to the consumer and federal segments slowing down mid-qtr. Enterprise demand still holding up across servers, storage, services and corporate PC refresh. Gross margins continue to improve on more disciplined selling (i.e. reduction in unprofitable consumer lines) as well as sales of more Dell-owned IP. In storage, the swap out of EMC revenues continues along at a good clip and margins are improving in tandem, +800 basis points in the last 12 months. Dell expects to return to absolute growth in the storage business by Jan '12 quarter. Compellent was strong in the quarter, although Equallogic saw some weakness due to supply chain issues (now resolved) and pause ahead of a recent hardware and software refresh. From a strategic initiatives standpoint the most relevant announcements in the quarter were the Force10 acquisition, as well as the availability of Cloudera and OpenStack solutions. More detailed notes from the call are below, or you can view the presentation here.
VCE: Journey and Balance Sheet
Posted by Stuart Miniman in Convergence, Wikibon on August 15, 2011
Over 18 months ago, when EMC and Cisco created a joint venture (with some involvement from VMware and Intel), there was talk of hardware (the Vblock which includes Cisco's then new UCS server), management software and even the joint support; but the purpose of the endeavor was to deliver new ITaaS solutions for both enterprises and service providers. Over the first year, there were a number of changes made to the business model, switching from what was essentially a reference model that could be assembled by VARs and SIs to single-SKU offerings that would be shipped from The VCE Company. A services option, "Acadia", that would build, operate and transfer the solution was dropped, reducing potential competitive friction with service providers who are a primary customer base. Now at over 900 employees, the significant investment in the VCE model has come under question by some. The investments by EMC and Cisco in VCE are a bet on the future of IT that is high stakes/high return. This is not a little 3-month project, but a strategic move to pivot toward the next transformation of IT that will deliver billions of dollars of hardware and services.
Oracle and IBM May Not Know Big Data, But Neither Does Ballmer
Posted by Jeff Kelly in Big Data on June 15, 2011
In a recent interview with InformationWeek, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer claimed that IBM and Oracle don't understand Big Data. For Ballmer and Microsoft, Big Data doesn't depend so much on the size of the data, but on the type of data being processed and analyzed.
Specifically, for a data processing and analytics project to qualify as Big Data, it must encompass not just internal corporate data, but also third-party data that resides outside the firewall, according to Ballmer. He said IBM and Oracle limit their Big Data approaches to internal data, thus they are not in fact Big Data by his definition.
VMware Storage Leaderboard: Who Has the Best Integration?
Posted by Stuart Miniman in Virtualization, Wikibon on June 15, 2011
While cloud may be the focus of marketing and press campaigns, VMware server virtualization is still one of the primary growth engines for enterprise data center environments today. CIOs have reaped benefits through consolidation and agility of server virtualization, but have had to deal with the ripple effects of how virtualization breaks storage (and networking). Last year, Wikibon took a close look at the integration journey that is required to allow VMware virtualization to continue its growth by creating higher performance storage solutions that can move into mission critical applications. Every storage vendor has a strong push into virtualization in general, and VMware specifically, and while it is a complex story as to who is "the best", Wikibon did extensive research to peel back the onion on storage integration with VMware. We have posted the full results of the VMware Storage Integration research; this article and others will add some color to the report.
On the Heels of the RSA SecurID Recall
Posted by jcasaretto in Security, Wikibon on June 13, 2011
A recently announced recall of RSA's SecurID product is causing waves across the industry. Navigating these events and considering the implications, we review some of the aspects and analyze where the industry stands in relation to these conditions.
The details on the various federal contractor breaches have continued to emerge in recent news. Anofficial recent announcement from RSA acknowledged the previously rumored link between the initial RSA incident to the Lockheed Martin intrusion. L-3 and Northrop Grumman are likely to have been attacked through the same vector. This alarming series of breaches has caught the attention of media and customers alike. Among other sources, China has been mentioned as a possible source for these attacks. Meanwhile, reports of major defense contractors replacing RSA SecurID tokens with other token technology have been seen.
Conclusions from Federal, RSA hacks
Posted by jcasaretto in Security on June 2, 2011
The recent eruption of reporting on federal contractor organizations and recent compromises has certainly been alarming. As a result of this there have been a number of theories and conspiracies coming forward. At the root of these theories is a commonality derived from the RSA compromise where it is believed that the cryptographic keys for SecurID may have been taken. What these events mean to the enterprise however remains to be seen. With absolute certainty, federal institutions and their affiliates will be on watch for continued attacks, and if indeed RSA related, we can be sure that they are addressing deficiencies by all technological means possible.
EMC's Data Scientist Land Grab
Posted by Stuart Miniman in Big Data, memeconnect, Wikibon on May 23, 2011
In the IT world, there are few ideas that are truly revolutionary. Even the big waves of the Internet and latest mobile craze started with sharing text, added pictures, then music and ultimately video. VMware's CEO Paul Maritz said that anyone over 40 could think of cloud computing as a "software mainframe". One of the exciting things about technology is when an inflection point is reached that allows for great advancements and new uses of old ideas (see the history of Twitter as an example). Cloudera launched Hadoop 2009 and the first mentions of the "big data" catch phrase that I can find are in 2009/2010. Wikibon has looked closely at how the new solutions are different from traditional data warehousing (see David Floyer's definition and other free research on the Wikibon site). The explosion of data has been building for many years and while data scientists that can help turn data into usable information have been around for decades, they are coming to the forefront with the big data inflection point. EMC is looking to use marketing and financial muscle to stake a leadership position in the big data ecosystem, including an initiate to certify data scientists. While there is a need to grow the pool, true data scientists leverage a mix of math, science and hacking, and EMC is not a hacker company.
Closing the skills gap through training & education, even as the industry re-makes itself
Posted by Doug Chandler in Wikibon on May 20, 2011
One big challenge facing the IT industry as it transforms itself again is the ongoing skills gap – not enough qualified people available to hire, either for customer organizations or IT vendors. This is not a new problem but a chronic one that may get worse. A recent IBM-sponsored survey of 376 employers found that only 8% would rate their recent IT hires as "well-trained, ready to go," while almost four out of 10 reported that their IT hires were not adequately prepared to perform jobs within their companies. Another 44% said at a minimum there were notable gaps in their hires' skills. About half of the companies in the survey hire their IT employees directly out of school.


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Like a sweet reward for getting through last week's brutal heat wave, the city's newest sprayground opened Saturday at the Shot Tower Recreation Center in Queen Village. Sunday, Eyes on the Street visited to see what all the splash is about. Here's what we found:
Impressively, Shot Tower Playground had a wading pool turned spray pool since the early 1900's, but the water feature was in need of care. Friends of Shot Tower, an offshoot of the Queen Village Neighborhood Association, led the renovation beginning in 2009 with a grant from GreenPlan Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and Department of Parks and Recreation also lent critical support to the project.
Temperatures may have finally dipped below 90, but there are still plenty of hot days for neighbors to make the most of the renovated sprayground.
Want to find a sprayground or public pool in your neighborhood? Check the map below for spraygrounds and last week's Eyes on the Street post for a map of public pools.
From 2012-2014 Christine covered transportation, writing about everything from pedestrian concerns to bicycle infrastructure, bridges, trail networks, public transit and more. Her favorite assignments sent her bushwhacking through Philadelphia's yet-to-be-cleared bike trails, catching a glimpse of SEPTA's inner workings or pounding the pavement to find out what pedestrians really think. Christine also covered community news for Eyes on the Street, where her work ranged from food sovereignty to public art and urban greening. She first joined PlanPhilly in fall 2011 as an intern through a partnership with Temple University's Philadelphia Neighborhoods website.

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This Monday link is quite special!
My women's chorale, Cantilena, has set up a deal with Amazon whereby if you buy on Amazon through a certain link, a percentage of the proceeds go straight to us.
I know there are a number of non-profits who have set up this deal with Amazon, and it is such a simple way to benefit us. If you go to www.cantilena.org and scroll to the bottom of the front page, there is a button you can click that will take you directly to Amazon. Any purchase you make when arriving at Amazon from our site will be credited to our total, and at the end of each month a percentage (between 4% and 8%, depending on volume) of the monthly total will be deposited in our bank account.
Please give this a try the next time you buy anything on Amazon!


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Transmission of infection by flexible endoscopy
Release of disease by flexible endoscopy
Flexible endoscopic procedures are used for diagnostic (i.e., visualization and sample collection) as well as therapeutic purposes for lungs, the esophagus, stomach and intestine , the biliary tract and pancreas , or the large bowel . Also, included are new modalities that continue to develop and evolve such as combined ultrasound transduodenoscopy, that gives endoscopic ultrasound to endoscopy .
Infections related to flexible endoscopic procedures are caused by either endogenous flora (the patient's own microorganisms) or exogenous microbes (microorganisms introduced into the patient via the flexible endoscope and/or its accessories). The post-procedure infection rate related to inadequate reprocessing is difficult to manage, as there is no proposed research that a differentiate endogenously from exogenous infections.
Endogenous infections after flexible endoscopic procedures occur when the patient's own microbial flora gain entry to the bloodstream or other normally sterile body sites as a result of mucosal trauma or instrumentation and are not related to instrument reprocessing problems e.g. pneumonia resulting from aspiration of oral secretions in a sedated patient or bacteremia resulting from microscopic tissue trauma occurring during endoscope insertion or removal.
Exogenous infections result from microorganisms introduced into the patient's body by the flexible endoscope or the accessories used in the procedure. Such infections are preventable with strict adherence to accepted reprocessing guidelines. it may originate from:
An earlier practiced endoscope, followed by inadequate cleaning and/or improper reprocessing technique.
Contamination of the endoscope — associates, or automatic endoscope reprocessor from the environment during reprocessing —.
The reservoir for exogenous microorganisms within a flexible endoscope may be the suction/biopsy channel or any other channel in the flexible endoscope (e.g., elevator wire channel in side-viewing duodenoscopes, water/air channel inside the colonoscopes, or other auxiliary channels that can be present), the water bottle and tubing used for endoscopy procedures may also form a reservoir for exogenous microorganisms if these accessories are not properly reprocessed. Components of the reprocessing procedure itself may serve as a reservoir, such as cleaning brushes if non- examined, washed, and high level disinfected after each use; tap water diluted enzymatic detergent and tap water rinse that are not changed following each application, or if the water filtration operation is not sustained as per manufacturers' instruction. Enzymatic detergent and rinse water used during manual cleaning should be changed for each scope to ensure residual microorganisms are not introduced into the next endoscope that is immersed in the used solution. Diluted enzymatic detergents should never be stored overnight as tap water-derived microorganisms can multiply to unacceptably high levels.
Tap water used for the last rinse after disinfection/sterilization may result in water microorganisms being left in the channels.
Prion Disease
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are created by prions, that are protein particles that carry no nucleic acid, however, are able of creating a transmissible disease. All prions can remain infectious for years in a dry situation, and hold all regular sterilization and disinfection methods commonly used by healthcare facilities.
Disinfection techniques to eliminate prion infectivity include prolonged steam sterilization and extended soaks in concentrated sodium hydroxide, sodium hypochlorite, or formic acid. Unfortunately, an endoscope cannot be reprocessed by any of these procedures without sustaining severe damage. Therefore, endoscopes used on patients with vCJD must be single use or destroyed after use.
The chance of release of any pathogen from an endoscope depends on many factors including the susceptibility of the exposed individual, the infectivity load of the tissues, the amount of contaminating a tissue and the effectiveness of the decontamination processes.
Circumstances That Add to Survival of Microorganisms in Reprocessed Flexible Endoscopes
Wet Storage
Bacteria may replicate to substantive levels even after overnight storage at room temperature if there is sufficient moisture in the endoscope channels. Some bacteria can survive drying (e.g., M. tuberculosis and Gram positive bacteria) whereas others, like Gram negative bacteria (e.g., P. aeruginosa plus E. coli), decay quickly when dried. Gram negative bacteria replicate more easily in the presence of moisture and have been implicated in endoscope associated infections more frequently than have Gram positive bacteria.
Humidity kept in the channels of flexible endoscopes is a major contributing factor to exogenous microorganisms being transmitted by flexible endoscopes and outbreaks related to inadequate drying and improper storage have been reported
Biofilm Formation and Organic Debris
Biofilms is an important part in their potential to cause endoscopy-related infections. During clinical use blood, excretions, mucus, plus another biological materials can adhere to the endoscope and its channels. If the channels are not well washed, there may be high remaining levels of organic material and microorganisms. If the endoscope remains moist for extended times, the remaining bacteria can reproduce biofilm. Microorganisms embedded within this biofilm are sheltered from the cidal activity of the disinfectant/sterilant. This assurance is moreover improved if there is residual organic material post-cleaning; subsequent exposure to aldehyde based disinfectants leads to fixation of the matrix, although the microorganisms inside the matrix (i.e., biofilm and/or residual patient secretions) may or may not be adequately killed. Additionally, biofilm formation explains why flexible endoscopes should not be left soaking in enzymatic soap overnight. Enzymatic soaps do not inhibit bacterial replication, and surely, the microorganisms can apply the enzyme proteins as an energy source. Therefore, the important step in endoscope reprocessing is bedside flushing, with following hand-operated cleaning and brushing of endoscope channels, as soon as possible after the procedure.
Equipment Design Flaws
Design flaws can contribute to if no promote microbial pollution despite adherence to proper reprocessing protocols. If the design flaw was a faulty biopsy port in a bronchoscope that could loosen, permitting patient secretions and microorganisms to become sequestered in a humid atmosphere, difficult to enough cleaning and disinfection.
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In a message to the 26th National Prayers Conference, Ayatollah Khamenei added that the pious should make it a priority to invite others to prayers, given so many recommendations in the Quran and Hadiths about the importance of prayers.
The Leader also emphasized that the country's officials should employ all facilities to serve this call to prayers.
Clerics, teachers, managers, officials, and others should all walk on this path of inviting to prayers, Ayatollah Khamenei added.
The Leader also praised the efforts of the organizers of the annual conference, especially Hojat-ol-Islam Mohsen Qara'ati, who serves as the Head of the Committee for Promoting Prayers.
The 26th edition of the conference began in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Thursday.


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Here I sit trying to update my website but I'm facing a serious episode of "writer's block."
Why? Because it can't see a single piece of furniture in my office – they are all covered up with paper – magazines, books I want to read, future newspaper columns, bills to be paid, clippings ripped out of the newspaper, recipes, bank statements, the rough draft of my latest book (okay my ONLY book). It's overwhelming and it's time to do something about it.
I just spent an hour perusing articles on the internet which is loaded with tips on how to control the paper tiger. Here's what I learned:
Everything in your physical environment should have a "home." Frequently one of the stumbling blocks is that we simply have too much stuff! I figure I have about three households stuffed into my little bungalow. It's high time I honed my skills in "Art of Wastebasketry."
One article suggested we ask ourselves "What's the worst possible thing that would happen if I didn't have this?" Depending on your answer, you must immediately file it or trash it. Now that's a subject they should be teaching in college.
Sarah Aguirre, a writer for About.com lists the following steps to make your life easier:
1. Automate.
Sign up to make payments online. Companies will continue to send statements to your home, but now these statements can be easily filed without worrying about forgetting to pay. Of course, I haven't done this yet because I don't want someone taking a chunk out of my bank account without my knowing it.
2. Access the Trash.
Open incoming mail over the trash can. Standing over the trash as you open mail, gives you easy access to the best place for junk mailings, outer envelopes, and any other paper clutter. I've been doing this and it does help.
3.File It.
Find a filing cabinet and divide your important papers into categories. File incoming papers after opening the mail. Things that need attention or action can be place in the appropriate spot in the mail center (see below.)
4. Contain the Memories.
Create a place for paper memories. Youth artwork, birthday cards, and other memories need their own storage. Me, I need another house for this stuff because I'm terribly sentimental. I still have my sons' T-ball uniforms, the locks from their first haircut and their report cards.
5. Evaluate Your Subscriptions.
Do you pay for multiple magazine and news subscriptions that you never get around to reading? Maybe you put them on the end table thinking you will find time to read them, but before you know it you have a stack as high as the ceiling to "get to." Keep only the subscriptions you read on a regular basis. Consider donating magazines to a seniors center or shelter after you've read them. We have a neat thing going on at our public library. You take your old magazines in and so does everyone else. I'm always dropping by to pick up issues of Country Home or Southern Living (never mind that they are dated in the 80s.)
6. Create a Mail Station.
Create a centralized place with stamps, pens, envelopes, paper, and slots to sort incoming and outgoing mail. Keeping all of the supplies together means you will be able to find them more easily when they are needed. Now this is a great tip. But I need to tie the pens with a string like they do in the grocery store because they seem to wander off on their own volition!
7. Have a Message system.
When the phone rings or visitors drop by, many people scrounge for the nearest scrap piece of paper to write message information on. If your address book looks like a pile of torn paper, it may be time to create a new message taking system. Have one place in your home where a pencil and a notepad are always available. Post messages in the same place every time so household members know where to look for their messages. (Lucky Dawg and Rebel would appreciate this.) Keep a household address book near the phone to take down permanent information in.
8. Cut the coupons.
Do you have a drawer full of unused expired coupons? It can be great to cut coupons and save money. But only if you cut them and use them. Keep the coupons in a regular spot so that they can be easily accessed for a trip to the grocery store.
9. Regulate collections regularly.
Update your files, tossing outdated information yearly. Get rid of items you do not need to create room for the next year's flood of paperwork. Yeah, right.
10. Get rid of receipt mania.
Receipts kept for tax purposes can be filed under the appropriate heading. For those people who like to track all of their expenses, create a receipt "dropping point" that will temporarily hold the receipts until your weekly session of adding and evaluating them.
The key to cutting back on paper problems in your home is to reduce the incoming paper and then to create regular places to store the necessities that find their way to your door. Whether you toss it or file it, it won't find its way to a pile anymore.
Now I know what to do. But will I do it? Nah. I think I'll wait for a rainy day.
Recommended reading: Go to www.About.com and click on Organizing 101. You'll be glad you did.


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I post on the passing of Marxist scholar Ellen Meiksins Wood and recommend her analysis
Ellen Meiksins Wood: Some Personal Recollections by John Bellamy Foster
In my graduate class on Political Economy at the University of Oregon this term we are reading two books by Ellen Meiksins Wood: The Retreat from Class and Democracy Against Capitalism Renewing Historical Materialism.
Ellen Meiksins Wood argues that with the collapse of Communism the theoretical project of Marxism and its critique of capitalism is more timely and important than ever. Current intellectual fashions of the left which emphasise 'post-modern' fragmentation, 'difference', contingency and the 'politics of identity' can barely accommodate the idea of capitalism, let alone subject the capitalist system to critique. In this book she sets out to renew the critical programme of historical materialism by redefining its basic concepts and its theory of history in original and imaginative ways, using them to identify the specificity of capitalism as a system of social relations and political power. She goes on to explore the concept of democracy in both the ancient and modern world, examining the concept's relation to capitalism, and raising questions about how democracy might go beyond the limits imposed on it by capitalism.
Democracy against capitalism talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZLY3bVhMSk&feature=youtu.be
"The separation of the economic and the political in capitalism" – Ellen Meiskins Wood
The Retreat from Class (1986), she argued that, without an organic connection to the needs and aspirations of working people, socialism becomes rudderless, a dream without an agent that might realise it.
Democracy Against Capitalism (1995) dissected the conflict between capitalism and democracy. Ellen showed that by legally relegating issues of property, ownership and work to the private sector, capitalism confines public power to electoral politics. In so doing, it empties democracy of its original meaning as the power of the common people, leaving workers precariously exposed to market forces. In order to counter this, she advised that we need to reimagine democracy as containing freedom from the dictates of the market. This would require democratic control by those who produce the wealth over the conditions of its production and distribution.Read here
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The UCLA Office of Media Relations and Public Outreach and many other units across campus will close or operate with reduced hours during the annual winter closure, which begins Saturday, Dec. 23.
UCLA police, fire and other incident responders will maintain emergency response capabilities. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center will remain open.
The closure, designed to save energy and money, runs through Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. The campus will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 2.
Members of the news media seeking assistance on urgent matters can reach an on-call media relations representative by calling 310-825-2585.
During the closure, heating, cooling, ventilation and hot water will be turned off in many buildings on campus, but they will remain on in buildings that house research projects that require power. Due to the time-sensitive nature of some research, certain faculty, staff and students may be working in some buildings. Researchers have been cautioned not to work alone on projects involving hazardous materials or other physical hazards.
Any accidents, spills, fires or other emergency incidents — regardless of size — should be reported immediately by calling 911. Serious injuries should be reported to the Office of Environment, Health and Safety, which will monitor its hotline at 310-825-9797.
Other key dates and information:
- The UCLA Police Department will provide 24-hour patrol, take reports and maintain emergency medical services. Safe-travel escorts will be available from dusk until midnight.
- Facilities Management will staff its trouble call center, reachable at 310-825-9236, continuously.
- The UCLA Store in Ackerman Union will be closed beginning Dec. 23, but will be open Dec. 29 and Dec. 31 coinciding with basketball games scheduled at Pauley Pavilion.
- Parking at campus pay stations (excluding medical parking areas and event/basketball parking) will be complimentary from Dec. 23, 2017 to Jan. 1, 2018. Parking kiosks serving the medical area parking facilities will be in operation on Dec. 27 and Dec. 28 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. All other kiosks will be closed during winter closure and will reopen at their standard times on Jan. 2. Parking structures will be open to serve permit holders, with the exception of Luskin Conference Center Parking, which will be available only to permit holders for that specific area. The Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center valet parking and cashiering lobby will be open 24 hours/day throughout the closure.


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Letting Go
By Marie-Paule Sanfaçon, m.i.c.
Life is filled with surprises, both good and bad. How should we approach them? Our deepest self doesn't always react well to changes that disrupt our daily routine. Letting go is realizing that, while we can't change life's unexpected events, we can change our perception of them. Letting go is about being flexible, accepting the inevitable, resisting internal struggles, and saying yes to life. During hard times, our faith is a bottomless well of happiness and inner peace. When we chose the current issue's theme, What Remains?, we were thinking about all the difficult moments that eventually occur in one's life: the death of a loved one, a sudden illness, an unexpected move, a disagreement, etc. These moments leave scars. The Lord himself experienced it in the Garden of Olives: "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will" (Lk 22:42). This was more than a mere acceptance; it was an acceptance in faith. Presently, a page of our MIC history is being written—the sale of our Mother House. What remains? A multitude of memories are written on these walls, and especially in our hearts. We could cry and complain, but we won't. Today, life calls us to move forward, and we need to welcome it with unwavering trust. Let us rekindle our faith and look to the future. Each article in this issue asks us to let go and find enduring happiness. Soon, we will be preparing for Christmas and celebrating the arrival of God incarnate, who came among us to share our joys and our pains. How many displacements did he experience? Very many! When he became a nomad, he rarely had a place to rest his head. (Lk 9:58) When we are confronted by life's difficulties, let us turn to the One who understands our distress. Let us go with Him in good faith towards a better tomorrow. What remains? Good memories, forgiveness in our hearts, and shared loved. These are our wishes for the New Year – Let 2017 be filled with joy, faith and spontaneity. A Blessed Christmas and Happy New Year!
In Focus – WHAT REMAINS?
Out of Necessity
By Marie-Paule Sanfaçon, m.i.c.
When time comes to plan the future it means looking reality in the face, studying the situation, making the right decision, and following through, sometimes at a heavy cost. Nowadays, many seniors must go through this difficult process. The same goes for us missionaries. Today, we are saying goodbye to our Mother House, located at 314 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec.
From Fiction to Reality
Perhaps you've seen The Passion of Augustine (La passion d'Augustine), a French Quebec film directed by Léa Pool and starring Céline Bonnier? It was well loved by audiences and won several awards. The movie depicts a very relatable experience: when the music school she has devoted her life to shuts down, Sister Augustine finds herself at a crossroad. This fiction is a reality for our aging population; unfortunately they are faced with these kinds of displacements every day.
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Credit: NAMI Advocacy Update November 5th, 2013
When the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") was signed in 2010, it created the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) as a temporary program to make health coverage available to uninsured people with pre-existing conditions until key parts of the law that preclude insurance companies from denying coverage (or charging more) based upon a health condition take effect in 2014.
Coverage via PCIP will end on December 31, 2013 and that enrollees must enroll in a new health plan before December 15th to prevent a lapse in coverage.
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Welcome to the University of Idaho Extension—Clearwater County web site. We are currently transitioning our web presence to new software, and plan to add many resources in the near future, so please stay tuned. In the meantime we want to briefly describe our major programs and services in the county, and invite you to use the contact information below to get in touch with us.
The major Extension programs delivered out of the Clearwater County Extension office are 4-H and Youth Development, Community and Economic Development, and Natural Resource Education. For 4-H and Youth Development our office coordinates the county-wide 4-H program, as well as conducts other youth development programs throughout the year such as the Fifth Grade Farm and Forest Fair and the Sixth Grade Forestry Tour. In Community and Economic Development we provide leadership education and consultation to community groups and community leaders, facilitate the identification of community projects and the acquisition of funding for those projects, and incorporate an economic focus to natural resource education. For natural resource education we offer adult education workshops, seminars, and field days related to forestry, pasture and rangeland management, fish and wildlife, ponds and wetlands, horticulture and small-scale agriculture, and other topics that deal with land and resource management in the county.
In addition to our major programs, or office provides access to publications on a variety of agricultural, natural resources, youth development, and family nutrition topics. We also process soil samples, and obtain diagnoses of plant diseases and insects, and provide information and technical services on food processing and preservation.
As many of our programs are new, and we are continually in the process of developing new programs and services to meet the needs of Clearwater County clients, please check back with our web site and let us know what programs or services you are interested in.
About This Department
Our office address:
University of Idaho Extension - Clearwater County
2200 Michigan Ave.
Orofino, ID 83544
Our Office Staff:
Meladi Page
Extension Administrative Assistant
Erin Rodgers, 4-H/Youth
Bill Warren, Extension Educator
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So sorry for for not updating my Blog for awhile now. This is indeed a busy year again for me. With the coming of my second grandchild this october, I will be even more tight up on being a Grandpa.
Anyway, here's one Article I had to share with some of my friends, students and followers. As with most seniors, Facebook is the easiest way of sharing some quick thoughts and happenings around us. I will in the coming months write or rather post an article on the '' Revival of Film Photography ''.
But For now, I shall share an eye opening event that changes my views of the word '' Fable ''. Here below is an excerpt of my Facebook posting this past week as it happen on the 1st of october 2017. Included are some Pics from my video clips of the Croc itself.
'' Hi Folks ... After some time consuming clippings, my son Alvin Moh, finally mange to select 3 minutes of video from the full 20 minutes of video of both of the Crocodiles. It took nearly 2 hours just to upload to youtube and another 3 hours to edit and trim. This is an amateur video by all means with minimal effects added as its basically a documentary that's meant to inform rather than publicized. Relax and enjoy the short video and you're all welcome to share ... Thanks, Uncle James. ''
Finally, here's my YouTube post of the Video that has to be trim down to around 3 minutes for the upload. My Intro below :
A video made possible thanks to the availability of drones. Thanks to The Dji Spark and my Lucky day, my family finally got to see the fabled '' White Crocodile '' of The Tua Pek Kong Temple at Parit Kassim, Batu Pahat. Most B.P. folks has heard of the story and always considered it a folklore . Legend has it that the White Croc will appear every year on the Birthday of Tua Pek Kong ( 15th of the eight lunar month ), which happens to be The Mid Autumn Festival and comes near to the temple to pay homage. But for those who lived near here, especially the fisherman and traders, its something real. There are so many stories and Fables from all walks of life and races, that one can't help but wonder whether to believe in it or otherwise. But for me , ever since I heard of it from older folks back in the 70's , its something i have to see for myself. Sure enough, after traversing this path with my children ( for more than 40 years ) and now grandchildren, I finally saw it this year, three days before the date on a cool sunday evening. It was the thought of Flying the Spark and bringing along my Granddaughter Audrey for some fresh air that made my day. We saw 2 crocs, one White & one Black '' crocodylus porosus '' . A total of two flights were needed for both the sightings.The term White is only a phrase to describe the lighter colored crocodile, it's of course not totally white at all. The white croc is believe to be more than 50 years old. Original video was more than 20 minutes and my son had to trim it down to around 3 minutes for the upload. Just seeing the pair of crocodile alive and well itself is a joy as they were thought to be extinct along the Batu Pahat river for a long time. What a sight it was for my family and the 20+ others who where there that day ... Thanks, uncle James.
Thanks for being here and you're welcome to share .
Cheers !! ... Uncle James.


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text: So we all know that I love fashion. I've noticed fashion going from adult to children a lot, and then I came across unbelievable fashion for pooches. That's right, designer dog clothes! Have you seen them, the designer dog fashion that has emerged with celebrities like Nicole Richie. Dogs are becoming more and more fashionable everyday. I found the cutest tweed coat for a little pooch and absolutely fell in love with it, I wanted one like it for myself :)


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Sunday 23rd of April 2017
Norway's Petter Solberg set the fastest time in Q3 at the second round of the FIA World Rallycross Championship at the Montalegre circuit in Portugal, to move to top position in the Intermediate Classification, as Johan Kristoffersson won the race but like Bakkerud on Saturday didn't take his joker lap.
The resulting 30 second penalty put Kristoffersson last of the drivers to set a time, but he remains second overall. Sweden's Mattias Ekstrom climbed to third after winning his race and Timur Timerzyanov moved to fourth with to fifth fastest time in Q3.
For the second qualifying session in a row Peugeot-Hansen's Timmy Hansen and EKS's Topi Heikkinen battled on track, Hansen again finishing ahead of the Finn. France's Sebastien Loeb and Sweden's Kevin Eriksson had been third and fourth after Q2 but Eriksson spun in Q3 on lap two before being collected by Loeb. Both drivers got going, Loeb 19th fastest and now ninth overall, as Eriksson retired but is still 10th.
Ahead of Q4, Latvia's Janis Baumanis, Sweden's Kevin Hansen, Latvia's Reinis Nitiss, Finland's Niclas Gronholm and Germany's Timo Scheider are also in semi-final qualifying positions. American's Ken Block and Finland's Topi Heikkinen are 13th and 14th, ready to battle for a top 12 position in the Intermediate Classification in Q4. Bakkerud won the first race of Q3, fighting back from troubles yesterday and was sixth fastest, but is unlikely to make it into the semi-finals.
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I've been playing some games during my lunch hour at work. I chose No Thanks! as the first game to introduce to my colleagues, but Coloretto was the game that first came to my mind when I was considering short and simple games for non-gamers. I think German designer Michael Schacht is a genius. He has designed many of my favorite games, like Patrician, Hansa, and Web of Power, and I think if I had the opportunity to meet any of the big name game designers, I would choose him. He designs games like I would like to design games, featuring simple rules with a good depth of strategy. My own attempts at game design have created interesting activities that are inexplicably devoid of any type of strategy, or for that matter, fun.
Coloretto is a set collection card game that features a mechanism that Schacht later used in Zooloretto, the 2007 Spiel des Jahres winner. Coloretto was first published in 2003 by ABACUSSPIELE, and the version that I own is from Rio Grande Games. The game will accommodate two to five players; although, I like it best with four or five. I think I taught my son to play it when he was seven, and he didn't have any trouble with it. I think it was his favorite Michael Schacht game, until he played Zooloretto. You can play a game in less than 30 minutes, so it's a really good filler or lunch game.
Coloretto is a set collection game, but it's built upon a clever drafting mechanism that breaks a player's turn into two choices:
- Add a card to the space available in a holding area. -or-
- Take all of the cards in one of the holding areas.
Holding areas can hold a maximum of three cards. Since space in the holding area is limited, a player must take all of the cards if there is no more space to add a new card. Players will score points based on the number of cards of a particular color that they collect. The more cards you collect, the more points you score; however, only three colors of cards may be collected for positive points. If you have more than three colors, then the additional cards will reduce your final score.
The fun of Coloretto all boils down to this one choice each turn. Do you take what is in front of you, or do you add a card to the selection and hope that you will get what you want on your next turn? Remember, the number of holding areas is equal to the number of players. The trick is to add to the holding areas in a way that will hurt your opponents and still leave yourself with a reasonable set of cards to choose on your next turn. I love it when I draw a card that I really want and then have to try and second guess what holding area will be the least enticing for my opponents.
Once you make the choice to take the cards in a holding area, then you are out of the round. You simply add the cards to the sets you have in front of you and wait until all of the holding areas have been taken. A new round will begin with the last player to take a holding area. Play continues until a card is drawn near the bottom of the deck that signals the final round.
Coloretto went over well with my work group at lunch. It's a really good filler, and it travels well. You could play it on a small table if you are careful about how you arrange the cards. I like it quite a bit; in fact, I actually prefer Coloretto over its award winning child, Zooloretto. I like them both, but I like that I can play a game of Coloretto so quickly with no set up.
You can find Coloretto at your friendly local game store, or through a quality online retailer like Funagain.


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The plaster started falling from the ceiling of the synagogue of Congregation Beth Elohim, a block away from us, just in time for the High Holy Days of Yom Kippur. They had a problem, but Rabbi Bachman knew that all he had to do was ask . . . .
So Old First has been delighted, thrilled, and gratified to host this congregation in our building for their Yom Kippur services. (You can read all about it in the newspapers. Just Google "brooklyn church synagogue".) And they filled the place. Our own Old First volunteers worked like crazy on Friday and Saturday to get the sanctuary ready for 1200 people.
Rabbi Bachman said in his sermon for Yom Kippur: "God did this." We say "Amen."


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Victoria & Albert Halls in Ballater have two musical events coming up in July to raise vital funds for the hall refurbishment.
The first musical event will take place this Sunday July 5 at 3pm and will see the return of popular fiddler and composer Alastair Savage.
Alastair will be joined by Pete Clark, the director of the annual Niel Gow festival in Dunkeld. Also playing with them will be Euan Drysdale.
Marybell Macaulay said: "We are continuing fundraising for ongoing repairs and refurbishment of the halls which are such an integral part of the community, housing not only a wide range of community activity, but also the library, Cairngorms National Park office, Marr Area Partnership office, and now providing a home for the Visitscotland office following the devastating fire at Ballater Old Station building."
The second musical event will take place on Sunday July 26 were the groups afternoon Tea Party will welcome youngsters from the annual Aberdeen International Youth Festival. Coastline – 15 youngsters, 12 fiddles 2 cellos and a piano. Tickets £10/£8 concessions from Yule's Newsagents, phone 013397 55745.


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The other weekend our friends introduced us to Spaghetti Squash as a pasta replacement. As soon as I saw how simple and noodle like it was, I knew I'd have to try it out in my faux pasta quest. Last time I used Cabbage as a pasta replacement and it worked out pretty well. For this recipe you cook the Squash and shred it with a fork and it creates a very noodle like substance.
Here is the finished dish. It tasted just like Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo!
Here is what the cooked pasta looks like after shredding. To prepare the squash, cut it in half and lay it in a rectangular baking dish with about an inch of water in the bottom and cook for 30-45 minutes at 400 degrees. Then shred the squash much like you were shredding pork for pulled pork.
Fair warning: I just built a Sous Vide machine so I will probably be cooking every meat imaginable using this technique even if it makes absolutely no sense 🙂 If your not familiar, Sous Vide is the process of cooking food in a hot water bath a the desired done temperature for long periods of time. You generally vacuum seal the food before cooking. I just picked up a vacuum sealer last week for this purpose. Salt and pepper the chicken, put it in the bag, and cook at 140F for 2 hours.
Here is a picture of the initial setup. Basically its just a pump, some heating coils, and a controller to keep the temperature steady. Once I get all the bugs worked out I'll post a separate article on how to build one yourself.
Here is the finished chicken. It was definitely one of the most moist chicken's I've ever eaten! Alternatively you can just cut the chicken into strips and pan fry.
For the sauce, start by heating a jar of Alfredo sauce in a pan.
Add in some salt, pepper, and garlic. Stir this to combine and heat.
Add the cooked spinach. I just took some of my frozen BJ's spinach, popped it into the microwave and hit frozen vegetables. Stir this in really well. You want the sauce to basically be green with spinach.
Finally add in the chicken and the pasta and combine / heat it all!
I had some fresh Parmesan cheese sitting around from another recipes so I grated that onto the pasta and it was all done! Overall I thought this was a very tasty pasta dish. Although I have to admit I could probably eat this without the pasta given the amount of stuff that goes into just the sauce and the chicken.
- Serves: 4
- Serving size: ¼th
- Calories: 304
- Fat: 13
- Carbohydrates: 14
- Fiber: 7
- Protein: 30
- 1 Jar Alfredo Sauce
- 2 Chicken Breasts
- ½ Squash
- 1 Tbsp Minced Garlic
- To Taste Salt and pepper
- 255 g Spinach
- Start by splitting the squash in half and cooking face down in water for 30-45 minutes at 400 degrees
- Using half of the squash, shred the meat of the vegetable with a fork to form noodles
- Cut the chicken breasts into strips and pan fry
- Heat the Alfredo sauce in a pan with salt, pepper and garlic
- Thaw and heat the spinach in the microwave and add to the sauce, stir until fully incorporated
- Stir in the cooked chicken and Squash
- Serve with fresh grated Parmesan!
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Sous Vide was one of my first forays into extreme stunt cooking. I made my own DIY Sous Vide machine but you can skip all that trouble and just pick up a commercial model. The prices have dropped dramatically and its insane how nice cuts like prime rib cooked for 10 hours come out!
|FoodSaver V3835 Vacuum Food Sealer
A Vacuum Sealer is more like an enabling technology in the CMK kitchen. Its necessary for a Sous Vide setup but once you get one you'll find yourself resealing half eaten bags of pork rinds, or buying bulk meats at BJs and freezing them in perfectly sealed, pre-portioned bags.
This probably shouldn't be the first thing you buy for your keto kitchen, but eventually, you'll end up buying this thermapen. It seams ridiculous to blow $80+ on a temperature probe but once you go through 5 other cheap ones, or burn your hand waiting for the temperature to stabilize, you'll wish you just picked one of these up. Its way faster and more accurate at reading temperature and I now almost exclusively cook meat to a done temperature rather than a specific time.


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We all know that it is imperative to have a strong grip when lifting weights or in daily life to have the ability to grip objects safely. But what is the best way to produce gains in strength for this area?
The forearm muscle group is the one responsible for grip strength. There are several functions of the forearm muscles including gripping objects, curling the fist upward and lifting the hand backward in a reverse motion. Therefore, we have to train each of these areas for complete forearm development.
To build gripping and crushing strength, pinch grip a barbell plate on the outside rim and hold it off the floor for as long as you can. Increase the weight as strength gains permit. To do this safely, hold the plate over a floor that is protected by gym padding and leave an open area in case you happen to drop the weight.
Another great tool is a gripper. Use a quality, professional one like Iron Grips or one of the other brands available in a weight lifting store and avoid the ones being sold in department stores as they don't give sufficient resistance and wear out quickly. Since forearm muscles are used to high reps squeeze the gripper for 20-30 reps per set. Do one set using an overhand grip, one using an underhand grip and one with an extended, or straight grip.
A tennis ball is a great tool to use to build crushing strength. Squeeze the ball as hard as you can for 15 seconds then release. Do a total of 15 reps per hand.
To increase your curling strength, use a barbell or dumbbell to do wrist curls, curling the weight up as far as you can. Repeat for 15 reps. Use a reverse wrist curl to build up the outside portion of your forearm. Reverse barbell curls are a nice alternative to reverse wrist curls and train the attachment between the forearm and biceps muscles.
A great exercise to build up overall forearm strength is wrist roller wind-ups. Use a handle with a rope attached. Clip a weight plate to the end of the rope and wind up the rope until it is fully wound. Let the plate back to the floor and repeat. Do three complete wind-ups.
A sample workout for complete forearm and grip development is:
- Plate pinch grips- 3 pinch grips per hand
- Gripper squeezes-1x 25 each underhand, overhand, straight grip
- Tennis Ball Squeezes- 1x 15-15 seconds each hand (alternate hands)
- Reverse Wrist Curls- 1x 15 reps
- Wind-Ups- 3x complete cycles
David Groscup has over 35 years of training experience in HIT, or High Intensity Weight Training. He is certified as a High Intensity Trainer by the IART/Med-Ex Group and has trained many people successfully in this protocol.
He has authored several books on the subject of high intensity training, which are available at: http://www.amazon.com/author/davidgroscup
You can read his blog on High Intensity Training at: http://drhitshighintensitybodybuilding.blogspot.com/


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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Creative Quilts From Your Crayon Box, by Terri Linn Kygar
"Creative Quilts From Your Crayon Box: Melt-n-Blend Meets Fusible Applique'", by Terrie Linn Kygar and published by Martingale/That Patchwork Place is a perfect book for quilters of all interest (art, traditional, contemporary) and all levels (beginners, intermediate, advanced).
Are you wondering what the Melt Blend technique is? Watch this video:
Isn't this an amazing technique that produces brilliant results?
Learn to use crayons, markers, colored pencils and more to create designs on fabric to make beautiful and unique quilts. Insights are shared on supplies, preparing Applique' for Coloring, Learning to Color, and Assembling and Finishing your Quilt. There are also four easy to follow instructions for six different coloring exercises.
The possibilities of what you can create with insights from this book are truly endless!
There are seven delightful projects in this book that range in size from 11"x12" to 28 x 30", each with easy to follow instructions and great visuals.
And, there is a Quilt Gallery which includes photos and insights on many spectacular quilts made by Terrie Kygar, that are all inspirational!
SewCalGal recommends this book as a "must have" book for anyone interested in learning techniques for creating your own quilted pieces of art using crayons, colored pencils, and markers.
I hope you get a chance to check out this book at your local quilt store or at the online store for Martingale & Company. I think you'll have fun creating with this book!
18 comments:
- Trish said...
Wow, those look beautiful! Thanks for sharing! That's definitely on the "to do" list.
- August 22, 2012 at 1:59 AM
- Ann Marie @ 16 Muddy Feet said...
WOW! Maybe I need to save all those crayons I have been throwing in the trash while purging the house in anticipation of moving. Kids are in college, figured I didn't need any more crayons laying around.
- August 22, 2012 at 2:06 AM
- Dana Gaffney said...
Beautiful and I love the creativity, that book is now on my list. Thanks.
- August 22, 2012 at 3:49 AM
- Jacqueline said...
Your timing is perfect. My youngest granddaughter and I just started her on a quilt project using crayons.
- August 22, 2012 at 4:52 AM
- Joanna said...
I definitely want to try this technique. Those quilts are gorgeous.
- August 22, 2012 at 5:24 AM
- Belinda said...
That looks like so much fun!! I'd love to try that.
- August 22, 2012 at 5:36 AM
- Gene Black said...
I had seen this video before but wasn't interested at the time. Now I find that I would really like to try this technique. Ha ha..just what I needed- something else to do.
- August 22, 2012 at 5:40 AM
I have seen something similar years ago but never pursued it...."Timing is everything" is the phrase that comes to my mind. Looks fascinating!!! and easy to accomplish.
- August 22, 2012 at 6:55 AM
- Linda said...
Thank you for showing us this. I need this book!
- August 22, 2012 at 8:04 AM
- LynCC said...
That looks really interesting. Putting this on my wishlist. :)
- August 22, 2012 at 9:58 AM
- Barb said...
That is soooooooooooooooooooooooo amazing. I love it!!! Thanks so much for this info.
- August 22, 2012 at 12:38 PM
- Jean said...
Wow! What a cool technique! Thanks for sharing the info on the book!
- August 22, 2012 at 1:38 PM
- The Quilted Dog said...
Wow, this is an amazing technique for blending colors. But how stable is the color on the quilt, eg. is it washable, or is this strictly for decorative purposes only?
- August 22, 2012 at 7:28 PM
- The Quilted Dog said...
And second question: can you sew over this? It looks like she hasn't from the photos of her quilts.
- August 22, 2012 at 7:30 PM
- Carrie P. said...
I watched the video and it looks like such a cool technique.
- August 23, 2012 at 4:45 AM
- free indeed said...
THanks for these reviews you do. There is so much out there that would remain hidden gems if it wasn't for reviews like yours that open up the possibilities. What a very cool technique and I've wanted to try some small art projects like this.
- August 23, 2012 at 5:23 AM
- Marjorie said...
This looks like so much fun. And imagine being able to color fabric exactly the way you want it, even if you can't find the color at the quilt shop. Great review.
- August 23, 2012 at 8:18 PM
I've used crayons on fabric before, but not where I melted and painted with them. The method that I used before would wash away in time, where this looks a bit more permanent. Thanks for the video showing how she uses them.
- August 25, 2012 at 10:51 AM


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Angry Birds Review
- Publisher: Rovio Entertainment Oyj
- Genre: Arcade
- Released: 11 Dec, 2009
- Size: 295.9 MB
- Price: FREE!
- Lots of levels in three different areas to conquer.
- Fun 2D cartoon art and animations.
- Trajectories left by previous shots don't necessarily help much.
As a child you may remember how fun it was to build with blocks and watch them tumble apart or the thrill of kicking apart your sand-castles. There's fun inherent in destruction so Angry Birds will always be appealing to some.
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Angry Birds is the kind of physics sim come castle demolisher that follows on from games like Crush the Castle. Clickgamer.com may not have evolved the game too much, but smashing the defenses of your sworn enemy can be fun even if things do require a bit too much trial and error.
Birds are launched at your foes via a slingshot you control simply through drag gestures. You can scroll the screen via dragging, but this is most useful after your first shot to follow the line of trajectory left in the wake of your last "missile". Despite leaving a trajectory, it's hard to replicate shots you've made and due to the nature of physics simulators even a hair's width of difference can result in an unpredictable result.
This throws strategy out the window for all but the most basic of plans. Thankfully the destruction is a joy to watch and experience, so even if you can't get that perfect shot you're almost always guaranteed an amusing result. Angry Birds uses a simple, clean style of art with amusing animations for the birds, pigs and the destruction that occurs around them.
There are 63 levels to quickly plow through and enjoy, but it would have been nice if players could craft and share their own levels to give the game a bit more longevity. Angry Birds has a lot of character and is a fun and simple game to enjoy, but it may only strongly appeal to physics junkies or casual gamers after a quick time-waster.
DescriptionUse the unique powers of the Angry Birds to destroy the greedy pigs' defenses!
The survival of the Angry Birds is at stake. Dish out revenge on the greedy pigs who stole their eggs. Use the unique powers of each bird to destroy the pigs' defenses. Angry Birds features challenging physics-based gameplay and hours of replay value. Each level requires logic, skill and force to solve.
If you get stuck in the game, you can purchase the Mighty Eagle! Mighty Eagle is a one-time in-app purchase in Angry Birds that gives unlimited use. This phenomenal creature will soar from the skies to wreak havoc and smash the pesky pigs into oblivion. There's just one catch: you can only use the aid of Mighty Eagle to pass a level once per hour. Mighty Eagle also includes all new gameplay goals and achievements!
In addition to the Mighty Eagle, Angry Birds now has power-ups! Boost your birds' abilities and three-star levels to unlock secret content! Angry Birds now has the following amazing power-ups: Sling Scope for laser targeting, King Sling for maximum flinging power, Super Seeds to supersize your birds, and Birdquake to shake pigs' defenses to the ground!
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Ice axes, crampons, 4 ice-crews, 6 pegs, some nuts and friends. Do not forget the Helmet.
January until March. ATTENTION !!!!! Due to its eastwards orientation it is not very often in good shape. It is mandatory a very early start with very cold temperatures.
Climbers: Pedro Álvarez, Gorka Hernández, Javier López and Adolfo Madinabetia. Date: January 30th, 1983
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This practical handbook is designed for everyone interested in supplying cut flowers to the EU. It is divided into four sections. Section 1 covers the markets of the 15 EU member states and Switzerland, looking at what they have in common and their differences, and covering six major markets in detail. Section 2 features production, post-harvesting handling and markets for the following selected products which offer potential for Commonwealth exporters: alstroemeria, carnations, eustoma, gypsophila, roses, zanthedeschia, bulbs and corms, summer flowers, orchids, tropical exotic flowers and foliage. Section 3 presents concise specialist articles on topics common to all markets and products: marketing, new product formulations, air freight and handling, audit and traceability, pack houses, crop and product development trials. The final section gives details of regulations, standards, contacts and trade fairs.
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The Control Yuan is very concerned about the increasing numbers of Taiwanese students attending universities in China, and it nay invite the education minister to give a briefing at the Control Yuan in the next few days, according to a Control Yuan member.
The certification of universities in China has become a thorny problem for educational establishments in Taiwan, as increasing numbers of students are pursuing their advanced studies across the Taiwan Strait.
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