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Hoyohoy Highland Stone Chapel Adventure Park
Tangub, Misamis Occidental
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Beautiful church at the top of the hill! It reminded me of some of the churches in Batanes. Very small church with 3 rows and an altar. The wooden benches give it a rustic look.
At 2,788feet above sea level, it offers a breathtaking view of the city. It was foggy when we went there mid-morning.
There's a resto but doesnt look like people go there to eat. Only our group of 5 and another group were there during our visit. They also offer zipline.
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2 weeks after Iloilo, my mom, my lola, and I visited my lola's hometown in Jimenez, Misamis Occidental.
There's actually not much to do in Jimenez, except for to eat and sleep in the house, as we did the first time I was here, 8 years ago. Thankfully, in our recent trip, we were more adventurous. We visited the Jimenez church for Sunday mass, visited the market, and, as I had in the back of my mind, visited the Hoyohoy Stone Chapel and Adventure Park.
I thought Hoyohoy was far, but when my cousin suggested it I got so excited!!!
The trip to the place was like going to Tagaytay from Manila, minus the traffic. Hehe for P500/person we were able to zipline from one mountain to another and back, ride a 4x4 on some crazy zigzaggedy trail, and have a free meal composed of rice and adobong manok!
It was my first time to zipline so that was a milestone. I wasn't scared, like I initially was. Hehe but my mom and I got stuck... So someone had to glide through the line to pick us up. Thankfully, we were already more than halfway. The 4x4 ride was the craziest! I stood up for major adrenaline rush and we just kept laughing and laughing on the way back to the restaurant and the start off point.
The food included in the package was okay. The extra order of sotanghon made up for the lack of satisfaction from the adobo. Oh and I got a glass of mango juice, which I wasn't so sure was fresh or canned, refreshing, nonetheless.
Who would've thought that in a laidback province like this you'd find this wonder! Oh and make sure to visit the beautiful Stone Chapel. MAJESTIC. Similar to the structures you might find in Batanes but in the opposite end of the country.
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Try Asia's longest zipline so far! It will be a different experience that no other zipline can do.
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The highest (500m deep) and longest (1.25 + 1.1km) zipline in Asia (as of Nov22, 2012)! Awesome sauce!
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Just a look in Me and Rora are getting a few things nailed down with the WOD. New Orleans Room. Also i will be uping those Files for people to DL in PDF format very soon. Link will be posted here when its Finished and active.
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3 Cups Baking Soda
1 1/2 Cups Citric Acid
1/2 Cup Cornflour
1/4 Cup Kaolin Clay
4 Tespoons SLSa (some people are allergic/sensitive to this and you can omit it but your bombs wont turn into bubble bath without it they'll be plain bombs)
Essential Oils (next on my list to try is a chocolate and coconut scented one) or/ 1 1/2 Tablespoons of cosmetic fragrance oil
6 Tablespoons of a good light carrier oil (i'm using grapeseed and apricot kernel at the moment)
Spritz with a sterile water (witch hazel water or actual distilled water if you have it somehow) to help it moisten for pressing into the mold you choose to use.
Put in the hot water cupboard overnight to dry out then gently take out of the molds and ice
Use a royal icing like below (remember to halve or quarter it):
3 eggs whites room temperature
1 pound powdered sugar (confectioners)
1 teaspoon cream of tarter
Combine ingredients, beat at high speed 7-10 minutes. pipe it on like you do with read cupcakes and then wait as it magically goes hard over the next hour or so.
Put on the label to toss out the frosting before putting the bomb in the bath as sugar in baths may cause irritation and or yeast infections, careful with which oils you choose if using essentials, cinnamon for a simple example can cause serious heat up of skin and could result in burns if overdosed.
I half this recipe and use mini cupcake silicone molds, place them in the hot water cupboard overnight then transfer into patty casings and ice the next day.
Box up using my envelope punch board window box tutorial in packs of two's but hated how labor some it was so went with baggies instead
Found several recipes online and youtube so this was a result of those combined haha
I found the cheapest place to get all the ingredients was my massage supplies company, they're based in Kaiapoi, Chch, NZ and have all this stuff listed on their trademe account but not on their website http://www.trademe.co.nz/Members/Profile.aspx?member=1850997
Next recipe coming soon is my body massage melts, going to do a sports one and an insomnia one 🙂
Still playing with packaging… I want a two piece baggie but this turned out sized for three… (doubled the large baggie on the punch board e.g paper increased to 12" x 6" instead of 6×6)
Need….. to go to bed so will try and do a 1.5 size of the large baggie to fit the two nicely


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The iMessage app on the iPhone is a great messaging app and there are number of reasons why people love it. The app lets you send instant message to anyone with an iOS or macOS device and it also works as an SMS app. Plus, iOS 10 brings some really cool changes to iMessage like the built-in app store. So, we aren't surprised if you are looking for "iMessage for Android". In fact, Android fans have been waiting for it to arrive on the Google platform for a long long time. However, that does not seem to happening anytime soon. Thankfully, there are a number of cool messaging apps that can really work as an iMessage alternative.
So, if you are moving to Android from an iOS device or if you are just looking for an Android app that's similar to iMessage. We have you covered and these are some iMessage alternatives for Android you can use:
1. Facebook Messenger
Facebook Messenger is a pretty well known messaging app but it does share a lot of similarities with iMessage. Along with the usual messaging features and features like voice & video calls, voice messages, ability to send payments (only in US) etc., Facebook Messenger includes its very own app store and supports various sticker packs. There are a number of cool Messenger apps like GIF keyboard, Bitmoji, QuizChat, Memes etc. Plus, you can use the Facebook Messenger app on Android as an SMS app and you can always access the Messenger from a browser on a PC or Mac. So yeah, it's a lot like iMessage.
Then there are the cool Facebook Messenger bots, which are basically accounts of businesses and pages, powered by AI algorithms to respond to your queries naturally and execute specific tasks. While Messenger Bots are still in a budding stage, they highlight the app's great potential for the future.
Install: (Free)
2. Telegram Messenger
Telegram Messenger is a great messaging app, which hasn't gotten the due it deserves due to WhatsApp being such a popular solution. However, the app is a great iMessage alternative. It's available for almost all the major platforms out there along with a cool web client, so no matter which device you use, you will able to use Telegram. Plus, the messages on Telegram are synced over the cloud, so you can access your messages from several devices at once. While it lacks any "app store", Telegram Messenger includes a sticker store and features a cool Bots platform. There are a ton of bots that you can play with and it also includes a cool Gaming platform, so you can even play games inside the app.
Other than that, Telegram Messenger is a really powerful messaging app. It lets you share files of up to 1.5 GB, create groups with up to 5,000 members and public channels. It also includes a cool Secret Chat feature, which lets you send self destructing messages in an end to end encrypted environment.
Install: (Free)
3. Google Allo
While Google Hangouts was a decent iMessage alternative, Google Allo is the new messaging app on the block and it's already a pretty interesting offering. While it's isn't available for PCs or Mac, what makes it a decent iMessage alternative is the Google Assistant integration. Google Assistant makes sure that you can do a ton of tasks right inside Allo. For instance, you can get news, get answers for your queries, watch YouTube videos, weather info, points of interest, flight info and more, right inside a chat on Allo. Plus, you can even play games and have a fun conversation with the Assistant, so who needs an App Store, right? Plus, it supports stickers, smart replies and includes the shout or whisper message feature from iMessage.
Install: (Free)
4. Pushbullet
You must be wondering how does Pushbullet fit into a list of messaging apps that are similar to iMessage. Well, while Pushbullet has been known for its file sharing, notification mirroring capabilities, people also use it to send messages from their PC or Mac. Also, what makes Pushbullet unique is the fact that it not only lets you send text messages, it also supports different messaging apps like WhatsApp. So, no matter which messaging app you use, Pushbullet will let you send texts from your PC or Mac. Also, it's available on Windows, macOS, Chrome, Firefox and Safari, so you have a lot of options.
The free version of Pushbullet only lets you send 100 messages/month, so you will have to get the Pro subscription to send unlimited messages.
Install: (Free, Pro subscription at $4.99/month)
5. WhatsApp Messenger
WhatsApp Messenger is the most widely used messaging app today and while it's not very similar to iMessage, it's still an alternative, thanks to its popularity and its recently introduced desktop clients for Windows and macOS. The Facebook owned app also offers a web version, however, the desktop clients only mirror chats from your phone and aren't a full fledged solution. Along with all the usual messaging features, sharing capabilities, the app offers free calls, with the video calls feature coming soon. What majorly works for WhatsApp is the fact that almost everyone uses it, so chances are, your contacts are using it too.
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If you are looking for iMessage alternatives on Android because you want an app that syncs your SMS to a PC or a Mac or you want to send texts from your computer, you can also check out apps like MightyText, mySMS, which bring the aforementioned functionality.
SEE ALSO: 10 Best iTunes Alternatives You Can Use
Want iMessage for Android? Check out some alternatives!
While the aforementioned iMessage alternatives for Android do lack some features that the Apple offering packs, they are still some great messaging apps. If you ask me, Facebook Messenger and Telegram Messenger are the best iMessage alternatives for Android but you can also check out the other apps on the list. So, try them out and do let us know what you think of these apps as iMessage alternatives. Sound off in the comments section below.


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Medical Solutions
3D LifePrints provides medical 3D printing manufacturing and service capabilities for key UK NHS hospitals & academic institutions where they partner with clinicians, healthcare providers and academics to identify new applications of 3D technologies and provide a variety of innovative 3D printed products in order to reduce operational costs and enhance patient care.
Research & Educational Solutions
3D LifePrints works with a range of academic and research institutions providing 3D technologies services with a wide variety of educational products, often on long term research projects.
Humanitarian Solutions
3D LifePrints utilises 3D technologies in order to provide a range of products and services for humanitarian purposes. Their main focus is to provide 3D printed prosthetics & orthotics for Developing nation purposes alongside the provision of in-country sustainable operational frameworks and the provision of 3D printed products for countries affected by conflict.


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Not sure what to do this weekend? Try a couple of these activities to liven things up a bit!
"Blithe Spirit" performed by the Second Street Players
From Second Street Player's Website: "The smash comedy hit of the London and Broadway stages, this much-revived classic from the playwright of Private Lives offers up fussy, cantakerous novelist Charles Condomine, re-married but haunted (literally) by the ghost of his late first wife, the clever and insistent Elvira who is called up by a visiting "happy medium", one Madame Arcati. As the (worldly and un-) personalities clash, Charles' current wife Ruth is accidentally killed, "passes over," joins Elvira and the two "blithe spirits" haunt the hapless Charles into perpetuity.
Riverfront Theater is located at 2 S. Walnut St. in downtown Milford. Enjoy the play Fridays, Sept. 9 & 16 at 8 p.m., Saturdays, Sept. 10 & 17 at 8 p.m. and Sundays, Sept. 11 & 18 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $17 and can be purchased at brownpapertickets.com or by calling the box office at 800-838-3006.
Annual Fire Prevention Day – Houston Volunteer Fire Company
Saturday, Sept. 10 – This fun-filled day will run from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Activities include a parade, bucket brigade and extraction drill along with free hot dogs, soda, popcorn and Snow Cones. The Delaware State Police and Kent County SPCA will be on hand for the event.
Enjoy a night out on Friday night or bring the kids along Saturday for an all-day fun-fest! The festival begins Friday night in Bicentennial Park with entertainment, free meals for veterans and fireworks to top off a great community gathering. Festival goers can then come back out on Saturday to hang out in the Kids Korner, watch the Petriotic Parade, participate in Milford's first lip sync contest, hunt Pokemon in the fishing tournament and many other exciting activities. Saturday events begin at 9 a.m.!
See our insert for more information, a map and schedule.


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SIGCHI Member Judith Olson Named ACM "Athena Lecturer"
Professor Olson is being recognized for her internationally acclaimed research into the factors that contribute to the success of collaboration among remotely distributed teams. Her work combines computer science with social sciences to develop a rigorous foundation for driving technical and social innovations, which can create widely effective, usable collaborative systems. The Athena Lecturer award celebrates women researchers who have made fundamental contributions to computer science. It includes a $10,000 honorarium provided by Google Inc.
The Athena Lecturer is invited to present a lecture at an ACM event. Olson's lecture will be delivered at the 2012 ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), which takes place February 11-15, 2012, in Seattle, WA.
For more details, see http://www.acm.org/press-room/news-releases/2011/athena-award-2011/view
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When Democrat Strategist Hilary Rosen accused Ann Romney of never working a day in her life because she made the choice to be a stay at home mom and raise her 5 boys, all hell broke loose. I thought the Dems were all about choice? But Democrats are only advocates for choice when it suits their social engineering agenda which requires that children be turned over to the state for total indoctrination. Raising free thinking children is verboten. In any event, Hilary Rosen is a powerful operative with access to the White House. Even more disturbing, it appears that Rosen is just another typical political operative lining her pockets with corporatist cash and selling access for the purposes of securing a slice of Fedzilla's Money Pie. Pure and simple, Rosen is a corporate pimp. Who's got the moral high ground? Ann Romney the stay at home mom or Hilary Rosen the corporate pimp?
Hilary Rosen, a Democratic lobbyist and pundit for CNN, found herself caught up in 24-hour news cycle controversy after she made some inflammatory comments about Ann Romney's work as stay-at-home mom. Rosen has apologized for her off-the-cuff comments. But the entire story may set off a greater, more substantive inquiry about the nature of Rosen's consulting firm, SKDKnickerbocker, an unregistered lobbying firm that has become one of the biggest names in the influence business by using its ties to President Obama and leaders in Congress. Predictably, Republicans have noticed that Rosen is a frequent visitor to the White House. While Democrats are arguing that Rosen is not an advisor to the Democratic Party or President Obama's reelection campaign, then what are the meetings about? Today in the Politico's "Morning Money," reporter Ben White flags a deeper concern: Per a senior Dem: "Serious Dem operatives are aghast at Hilary Rosen's misguided attack on Ann Romney's work history. She and others at PR firm SKD Knickerbocker have represented many clients that have raised hackles with senior White House staff. It's an open secret in the Dem consultant community that SKD has been signing up clients based on 'perceived White House access' tied to prior relationships and employment." As we've reported, SKDKnickerbocker is led by a team of former Democratic operatives and key White House figures. But instead of promoting a progressive agenda, or even an Obama agenda, these consultants score huge contracts by helping corporate interests lobby for policies that are not in line with the public interest. We've compiled a partial list of SKDKnickerbocker's clients. Since the firm refuses to register as an ordinary lobbying firm, we don't know their full roster of clients....
Read the rest here
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Twin Turbos
For father-son duo Doug and Brad DeBerti, custom car building isn't just a hobby, it's their life. From creating a truck modeled after a fighter jet to developing the first ever drift racing truck, the DeBerti's have been building one-of-a-kind cars and trucks for more than two decades, winning over twenty awards, and turning the family business into a household name.
Views: 1188
Genre: Documentary, Reality
TV Status: Returning Series
Release: 2018
Country: USA
Networks: Discovery Channel


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Grow Your Own Face/
With so many new advances in clinical skin care, the ones that excite me the most are products that encourage your own body to work hard for great skin.
What is great skin?
Skin that is clear with little to no blemishes
Skin that has normal thickness
Skin with a slight translucent 'glowing' quality to it
Clear of uneven pigmentation
Line free in the young and line appropriate in older people
good texture with minimal enlarged pores
So how would you achieve this?
A good way to think of skin care is to consider how you would target all the different layers of skin.
For the top layer (epidermis), peels are brilliants, microdermabrasion is okay and home care exfoliants are good as a top-up. This gets a big tick in getting your body to work for it!
Then the middle layer (dermis) and deeper layers, this is where a lot of wear and tear occurs and can give long lasting results. This is also where most of my excitement lies as one key component of good quality, thick skin is plenty of collagen. Top notch quality skin care products can deliver this, albeit to a lesser degree compared to other modalities. Our skin care of choice at the clinic is Intraceuticals (excellent for plumping and hydration), Neostrata (acid based, powerful and hugely effective skincare which complements our other skincare), organic non-allergenic Pinks Boutique and we will shortly be introducing Skinceuticals.
3 different modalities come to mind- the first is causing 'controlled injury' to the skin eg microneedling and radiofrequency. In microneedling, minute pin prick wounds are made in the skin which forces the skin to send all their healing soldiers to repair. This results in plumper skin with better texture, smaller pores and more even colour. In radiofrequency (RF), a form of energy is transmitted which then gets converted to heat energy to around 60-62C in the deeper layers (with our machine in any case). This causes collagen bundling which appears as immediate tightening visible straight away. The body then repairs itself over the course of 3-4 months. Results are excellent here. Then some clever people decided to combine the two- so there is RF microneedling which I consider to be the star treatment for facial rejuvenation with results constantly improving up to 9 months later. Our machine is the Secret RF.
The second is drinking the stuff eg collagen in medi-grade products like Aneva Derma (also brilliant for joint health) and Skinade- quality differs a lot for oral collagen supplements but these two products have good science behind them and evidence that they make a difference.
The third is a not-so-new concept in fillers, but surprisingly, one that has been slow to catch on- I suspect due to lack of patient education. The more well-known product here is Sculptra- which works great but is more cumbersome. The newer product, Ellanse, which works just as well, if not better, has both the qualities of a filler (immediate results visible) and the longevity of Sculptra- where desired. It has different products that have different longevity. The best part for me is that while the filler part of Ellanse decreases (just like with any filler), your own body's response to it, ie the collagen stimulation of your own tissue, continues along. By the end of the year- for the 1 year product- you will have a plumper appearance which is completely natural looking, as its your own collagen. The comments that you'll likely get is that you look 'refreshed and rested' as opposed to 'who's your doctor?'
So, very exciting developments in the industry and its great to know that its possible to look natural and more age-appropriate- which is a trend that we're seeing more and more of; and one that is my personal preference and what I would encourage anyone to aspire to.


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Do I need Java to play Gamesville games?
What is Java? Why do I need it to play Gamesville games?
Java is a programming language created by Sun Microsystems, designed to run on any operating system (Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, etc.). Almost all of Gamesville's games are created using Java, so you can play them in your web browser using the Java Virtual Machine.
Notable games that do not use Java are Magic 21 and Quick-Draw Poker: Those games utilize Flash. For help with Flash games, like Magic 21 and Quick-Draw Poker, please see our Flash FAQ.
How can I tell if my computer has Java installed?
Go to http://www.javatester.org/version.html and scroll down the page until you see "Method 1: Ask Java". In that section of the page should be a pink box with some text in it; for example, the text might say something like "Java Version: 1.5.0_11 from Sun Microsystems Inc.". This shows you the version of Java you have installed. If you do not have Java installed, the box will be empty or will say something like "No Java detected".
What do I do if my computer does not have Java installed?
To play Gamesville games, you need Java installed on your computer. If you don't have Java already, don't worry; Java is free to download and is easy to install.
To install Sun Java on a computer running Microsoft Windows...
To install Sun Java on a Macintosh computer, go to http://www.apple.com/java for downloads and instructions.
I already have Java installed and the games still won't work: I can't load games, or the games display errors.
If you have confirmed that you have Java installed by following the steps above, and you are still experiencing problems, you may need to clear your Java cache or uninstall and then reinstall Java.
First, try clearing your Java cache.
NOTE: Your Java cache is different from your browser cache or other temporary files.
To delete the Java cache and objects using the latest version of Sun Java, 1.5.x, and Microsoft Windows...
To uninstall Java on a Windows computer...
If you still have problems with the games after uninstalling and reinstalling Java, please submit a ticket to our Support Representatives; be sure to let us know that you already tried these steps.
How can I make sure that the Java software is enabled and working correctly?
To verify that you already have Sun Java installed and enabled, please follow these instructions...
Customer service wants my Java Log. How do I send that to them?
If you're having trouble playing a Gamesville game, your Java log can provide clues that can help us narrow down the issue and resolve it for you or help you resolve it yourself.
Please see our Java Console FAQ for detailed instructions on how to send us your Java log.
I have Microsoft Vista; what do I do?
For help with Microsoft Vista, please go to our Vista FAQ.
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This blog entry is long over-due. Since Katy's brilliant post mid-April, we have had our hands absolutely full with plans, contingency plans, disasters, near disasters, joy, sadness, culture-shock, jetlag, and everything else in between. I'll try to do a brief re-cap of what happened the night of April 16th (the day we were scheduled to leave India).
This week in mid-April was a long, tedious, frustrating, and unfortunate week. We had begun to steel ourselves to say our painful goodbyes, get our laundry done, pack our suitcases, and clean our apartment. We did a fairly decent job of getting it all done in good time. The drama happened after we got to the airport. Later I remarked to Katy that had all the drama involved just me or even us (Katy and me), we could have handled it. The fact that Leila and Reuben were involved got more tiring and felt more personal.
We spent the day knee deep in suitcases and packing. The kids didn't really want to nap because they were excited too. We shrugged and said, "Oh well, we can sleep on the plane. They might as well stay awake now!" Our cars were packed, and we were soon off to the airport. After taking almost an hour (near midnight) to check in all 10 suitcases, get boarding passes ready, and steadying ourself with the hope that we can soon sleep once we buckle in…at the very last gate for immigration, the normally routine process went really bad.
The problem was that we came to India on a 5 month trip, so we applied for the normal 6 month visa. We applied a month before we left, which seemed like the "savvy-traveler" move to make. However, the geniuses at the Indian consulate in Chicago stamped the visa that was effective from when they actually received our application, not for when we would actually land! So the visas for Leila, Reuben, and Katy would expire on April 10… not april 17 when we hoped to leave India.
Note: I must be clear here. As soon as we saw the visa in our passports, I called the consulate and talked to them about my concern. The official on the line assured me that it was ok. He explained to me in clear terms that the visa would not be effective till we actually land in India, which made perfect sense to me. So I was happy, I didn't need to check again because this was the Indian embassy that assured me of this. This, my friends, was a BIG MISTAKE as we would discover the night of the 16th! 🙂
The immigration officer at the gate looked at us and said in a monotone, "Sir, your visas are expired." Confidently I replied, "Yes, I know. We were assured that it would be ok by the Indian embassy." I even showed him our date of entry that was stamped on the passorts. He kept saying, "But your visas are expired." I was puzzled and asked him in exasperation, "So now what? Is there a fine?" He said, "Um, you will not be able to fly tonight Sir!" I was holding myself together admirably up until that point but then I lost it. I let them face the full fury of words that I had bottled up all night. Deep down though, in all fairness, even then I knew that they were doing their job and it was ultimately our own oversight (even if we were misled by the immigration authorities).
Our flight was stopped and our luggage unloaded. We trudged slowly downstairs to the Air France desk where two valets eventually showed up with trolleys loaded with our checked bags. We had them usher us to cabs from where we made the slowest and longest trip back to our home in Bangalore. We crawled into our beds and went to sleep restlessly, disappointment writ large on our faces. Our tired bodies couldn't rest with our minds racing relentlessly.
Early the next morning, after we narrated our stories to our families, we hunkered down to re-book tickets (earliest available ones were for the 29th, two weeks away), go to the Foreigners Registration Office (the less said about this place the better), get visas regularized and exit permits issued. It was a 5 hour ordeal to get Leila's and Reuben's stuff taken care of but for Katy, we needed to get a police report. This was a wonderful demonstration of incompetency on the part of the police department. They even had to send an officer to our home to verify things and interview me for an hour. Anyway… after spending even more time at the FRO next day (no joke.. close to 8 hours), we got our stuff taken care of.
We celebrated by hitting McDonalds with Leila and having delicious gelato afterwards! 🙂 I am sparing you all the other details of this ordeal because it was pretty ridiculous. Through it all though, Leila and Reuben have been wonderful reminders of good things in this world. There were no temper tantrums or behavior issues that we had to be saddled with in this. While I have always been proud of my kids, I think the pride was kicked up a couple of notches to see how easily they rolled with the changes. Katy's previous blog post was only reinforced through all this.
We are finally all back in the US as I type this. Hard to believe that it has been almost a week since we have been home. Our memories of India are now infused with sounds of laundry, the aromas of Katy's cooking, the briskness of the Michigan air, and the comfort of our own home.
We are happy to be back.
Reuben gave us another reason to celebrate, watch and enjoy!


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Another change-log post, and the drill is the same: bullet points detailing the changes and in bold what is still to be done on that feature.
Let me start by apologizing for the mistake I did in the last change-log post: I showed an untextured screenshot with ambient and diffuse claiming that it was only ambient. Here is how the engine looks with ambient only:
And ambient plus diffuse:
- Cleanup terrain editing functions. This feature was present for quite a while, but now it is more bug-free and robust, with better UI support A new API is also in place to facilitate editing. Let me show you what it takes to make keys '1' though '4' change terrain texturing under cursor and keys '5' and '6' change terrain height:
Texturing changes are fully real time and take next to no CPU to finish. Height editing is not so robust because both normals and tangents must be recomputed. Editing height lowers your FPS and mouse becomes sluggish. It will be a real programming challenge to optimize this in such a way that only the affected vertices are recomputed and thus it can run in real time without impacting game performance.
- Moved the camera and physics based character controller to the library. There is still a lot of to work on these, improving robustness and feel, but they will have to do for now. Library source size is 361 KiB and going up.
- Implemented skybox. There are still some problems with it, like being able to see the borders:
I won't bother fixing this for now because I'm sure it is an easy fix. Famous last words yet again. What is not that easy to fix is the view distance. Without a skybox, just an uniform color and strong fog, you can get away with a very irregular distant landscape having a chunked look and strong pop in. The non-uniform nature of a skybox makes this pop-in and chunked look very disturbing. To illustrate this take a look at this screenshot with a black sky for contrast:
A chunked distant look. Take one step and massive pop-in:
I improved this by lowering the view distance and adjusting fog parameters, making it that distant chunks that pop in near the border of the visible area do so before they reach the far plane. View distance is worse, but pop-in is less noticeable. A far better solution for view distance is needed.
- The bloom component is no longer a XNA Component and it has been moved to the library. It is now a plain class that implements the functionality without complying to any interface dictated by a framework When some day in a distant future the engine will move away from XNA, its replacement won't have to emulate the XNA Component class in order for bloom to work. Or any other effect.
- Terrain uses a world matrix. In the past the terrain vertices used absolute coordinates and the world matrix was set to identity. Now they all are local coordinates and the world matrix is used both for rendering and physics. It is a central point of terrain now and if I want to do something with it there is just one entity to change. I did some tests and made the world centered around zero, but I am not sold yet on this solution. It might double the range of shadows because smaller numbers have less rounding errors, but it makes the conversion form logical to physical coordinates and vice-versa more complicated and less intuitive. So for now I'm leaving the world corner at zero. This can also allow me to speed up chunk creation since local coordinates are the same for each chunk. The first creation takes exactly the same time, but further creations will be faster. Not implemented yet.
- Implemented point lighting as seen in previous post. Currently only one point light is used for the character light source. I will detail the exact powers and abilities your character will have in a future post, but for now let's say that abilities will be physical and magical, and for the magical some will be selectable, like choosing that the hotkey '1' will trigger some spell you selected for that slot, and some will have a predefined key and behave more like an ability you have acquired. You will still have to invest skill points into these, but once you do the special hotkey will become active. 'F' is personal light, Shift is you skiing ability, 'B' you blink spell and so on. The number of intrinsic hotkeys won't be that large and are used to portray the special nature of your character that allows him to naturally do out of the ordinary stuff and have superhuman mobility. The light spell actually causes you body to emit light. It will be upgrade-able with different abilities, like threat highlighting and "stealth light", allowing you to sneak with the light on at the cost of mana. If you don't want this power, you will have to carry a torch with you. Torches will expire and their use takes up one free hand.
- Created new entity hierarchy to represent mesh instances. I am still not happy with the design. It is very hard to come up with a general solution that has near perfect batching at the same time. A few more redesigns will probably come, but the Draw method of the engine is a lot cleaner now.
- Cleaned up render target support in the engine. Things are still not perfect because with 3 different AA options, bloom and post processing effects, the number of permutations is very high and some combinations still don't work. This being and engine you can turn on any of the effects and their associated render targets on the fly and if you not wish to have 50 render targets and isntead reuse them cleverly, this becomes quite complicated.
- You can now change the level of MSAA on the fly. There is a debug key that goes though 0, 2, 4, 8 or 16 MSAA. The debug text displays the intended level of MSAA and the actual one if the GPU can't handle it. It also displays the type of post-processing AA used. You can have both one at the same time for ultimate visual quality, but I don't recommend MSAA + FXAA. Or FXAA. Period. Keyboard handling has been split in two parts, one handling the debug functionality of the engine and one for gameplay. In the final game you probably won't want a hotkey for tuning on bloom or wireframe, so you just turn off/fine tune debug keys. Debug keys have been restructured to use Ctrl-Fn keys so they don't interfere with normal game keys. Some exceptions are present, like Alt-Enter to toggle fullscreen. The text is also less verbose, showing information only if it relevant. There still needs to be added a mode to choose FXAA/SMAA quality. I'm still pretty sure that you can't have CSAA with XNA, but I need to confirm it. And see about TXAA.
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Green Space Alliance
Formed in 2014 as an informal industry group to provide a united voice on green space issues to the Western Australian Government, the GSA has matured into a representative alliance with the following vision:
To live in a community that values green spaces at its core, which deliver benefits to everyone through improved health, wellbeing and liveability by using innovative water and urban planning solutions.
The Western Australian government and industry stakeholders are committed to the creation of better green space in Perth, however there are some significant challenges. At present some areas of Perth suffer from a lack of green space and this will only become an increasing concern as opportunities to provide green space are reduced due to increased urban infill and reduced water availability. Western Australia therefore needs to take immediate action by developing progressive policies which address green space challenges and promote an environment of innovation which supports the development of green space for Perth.
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Three chamber design
In this day and age where Ship Owners are expected to be more environmentally "green" in their operations and choice of equipment onboard, the humble incinerator is often overlooked. This is partly due to the relatively low energy consumed by the incinerator when compared to the main engines (less than 1%).
Nevertheless Atlas Incinerators have always used a multi or 3-chamber design in an effort to make a more environmentally friendly incinerator. This unique 3-chamber design achieves a longer retention time than conventional 1-chamber designed marine incinerators, and by extending the time that the waste is subjected to 850-950°C lower dioxins (SOX and NOX) emissions are achieved, well below the IMO emission standards and often acceptable for Land applications as well.
Extra combustion air is injected into the after-burning chambers, ensuring destruction of all unburned particles. This extra flow prevents any unburned particles or flames from escaping the incinerator and entering the flue gas funnel.
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http://www.siliconera.com/2013/03/27/devil-survivor-2-break-records-new-scenario-is-the-length-of-a-full-rpg/You can choose the new scenario right from the start. Also, its length matches that of a "full length RPG".
I would have but it's $60 in Canada. The new Atlus tax plus publishers fucking over Canada on game prices means I won't be getting this for quite a while.


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Congratulations to Oleg Dorman, whose documentary "The Note. Rudolf Barshai, a lifelong quest for one single note" has made it on the list of the best and most interesting publications of the last three months of Schallplattenkritik in the category DVD/Video.
Bernt Feuchtner on Rudolf Barshai: "Rudolf Barshai conducted the Tenth with the Austrian Radio Orchestra at the end of the 1980s, in Vienna and Montpellier, but soon discovered that the dissatisfaction he felt could not be dispelled by a few corrections here and there. Changing details was pointless: he had to make his own revision. [...] Such refinements, which of course critically determine the overall musical form, could only have become first apparent to a musician like Rudolf Barshai, who has devoted his life to the interpretation of the great European symphonic tradition and lived with Mahler's music for several years." (Read the full text).
Listen to an excerpt of the finale from a recording of Barshai conducting the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie in September 2001 at the Konzerthaus Berlin:
A trailer for the DVD is available on YouTube:
Naxos: Rudolf Barshai: The Note – A lifelong quest for one single note


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Scientists have discovered that the reason why Dogs seem to be protecting kids against asthma and allergies could be because of the bacterium that thrives in their gut. A new study revealed that sufficient exposure of household dust to mice where dogs are let out showed changes in the composition of the gut microbes in mice.
When the mice were exposed to further well known allergy triggers, they has reduced the responses to the allergies in a big way; this is when compared to the mice that had been given exposure to household dust without the presence of dogs or without any exposure to dust either.
Susan Lynch, senior author of this study and an associate professor, division of gastroenterology at University of California, San Francisco stated that in the presence of dogs within the house "might inoculate the GI tract" of infants which leads to matured response of immunization; this makes them less sensitive to various allergies. The study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Dr Lynch further explained, "We develop this great diversity of organisms [in the gut] over the first couple of years of life." The gastrointestinal micro biome is now a large body of research that shows bacteria playing key roles in immunity, metabolism, and a number of biological processes.
Though the study examined mice, Dr. Lynch stated that the discoveries are the same throughout including research that included human observation and that are most likely to apply to human beings as well.
This new study recognized one particular species of bacteria, Lactobacillus Johnsonian that has a strong link to protecting against allergic responses. When this bacterium was removed from one group of mice and injected into the guts of another group of mice, "those mice were protected." said Dr Lynch. "The immune response was significantly reduced in those animals and they looked healthier."
But they weren't protected as well as the mice that have a more diverse micro biome which suggests that other similar organisms in the micro biome could possibly effect the immune responses.
Dr. Lynch and her colleagues who included researchers from the University of Michigan, the Georgia Regents University, Augusta and the Henry Ford Health System are gradually extending the research to human beings. Dr Lynch described the aim as developing "microbial based therapies" or probiotics that could be used to treat or prevent asthma all together apart from other allergies.
A part of the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases funded the research and analysis.


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Our family lawyers in Melbourne can support you in resolving your property dispute. We believe that reaching an agreement with your ex and applying for consent orders is not only often more cost efficient, but almost certainly less stressful and painful than going to court. By engaging our skilled lawyers to deal with your matters of family law in Melbourne, we will make sure that all reasonable attempts to reach agreement have been exhausted before you need to take matters further.
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Children are often the worst effected by a relationship breakdown and unfortunately, with the stress of separation, their needs are frequently overlooked. Studies show that it is the conflict children are subject to, not the separation itself that harms children. We encourage parents to come to agreement between themselves through a process called 'Family Dispute Resolution' a type of mediation, or through lawyer assisted negotiations if mediation is not possible. The law is quite complex and detailed with regard to parenting arrangements, and rushing to court without first getting advice can see parents (and their children) unnecessarily entangled in the court process for years.
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"Enigma" may be the nickname of the latest release of the Netrunner Linux distro, but there's actually nothing enigmatic about it. In fact, Netrunner 13.06 -- also known as "Netrunner 5" -- delivers one of the most satisfying out-of-the-box desktop experiences I have had in quite some time. I spend an inordinate amount of time testing and using different Linux distributions. My experiences with these sometimes-obscure distros and other Linux applications are the subjects right here in this weekly Linux Picks and Pans report.
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Members of Occupy Wall Street may welcome the conclusions of a study published last year titled "Has the U.S. Finance Industry Really Become Less Efficient?" by NYU Stern professor Thomas Philippon. [h/t The Huffington Post]
Philippon's study analyzes the payments and money that goes into the financial sector against what assets and liquidity services—things that actually benefit society—are produced as a result, and concludes that the financial industry is becoming less efficient, thus more wasteful. The study was published in November last year, but is the talk of blogs again this week.
That report would definitely be liked by Occupy Wall Street, whose members often like to cite the fact that bankers are useless and produce nothing for society at large—Philippon's study essentially concludes that the industry should be much smaller considering their output. In addition, the industry wastes about $280 billion per year.
Philippon points out that it is puzzling the financial sector should become more inefficient over time because the advent of advanced technology should have significantly lowered the cost of certain services. It appears that the advent of high frequency and high volume trading, he concludes: "improvements in information technology seem to have been cancelled out by increases in trading activities whose social value is difficult to asses."


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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (May 29, 2015) —The SMG-managed Chesapeake Power Arena will host the Massive 12 Women's Basketball Championships by means of 2019, in conjunction with the Oklahoma City All Sports Association. His designs supplied a looser style that released girls from stiffly structured tailored garments. With over 80 spectacular plus size swimsuits to pick from I am sure you will uncover some thing in a style that you will really like. Numerous black ladies will go to church all day every single Sunday but won't take one day out of the year to get a Pap test and mammogram accomplished. Their footwear are further wide-fitting and and will save you getting to put on shoes which hurt your feet. That would be hard to do, as now plus-sized females account for about 50 % of the all round marketplace.
At the conclusion of this agreement with the Huge 12, Oklahoma City will have hosted the women's basketball championship seven occasions. You can find enormous discounts of up to 75% on your favorite large shoe brands which includes large size designer shoes from higher end designers like Stuart Weitzman and a lot of other normal bigger size shoe brands like Ninewest, David Tate and J. Renee. We're attempting to make shoe purchasing much better for females like us with huge feet by telling you exactly where to locate stores that stock your size.
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AMMC Ambulance Service is a 24 hour a day/7 day a week/365 days a year, Advanced Life Support Service with four total bases; two located in Paragould, one in Rector and one in Corning. We have a central dispatch center located in Paragould for dispatching all bases. All EMT's and Paramedics are State Licensed and/or National Registered and trained in advanced care for all ages. All Paramedics are trained in advanced courses such as ITLS (International Trauma Life Support), ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) and PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support). AMMC Ambulance Service personnel strive to maintain continuous advancement in their skills to provide the highest level of pre-hospital care to the community. The community can be assured that when they call for an emergency that they will receive prompt and proficient care starting at the place of injury or sickness until they arrive at the appropriate healthcare facility. In An Emergency, Call 911 Immediately.
The ambulance personnel initiate treatment and maintain breathing while transporting patients to Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. Many people feel they can get their loved one to the hospital before the ambulance can arrive to the house. However, the ambulance service is important not so much for speed as for the interventions personnel can accomplish en route.
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Cry Baby & the Hoochie Coochie Boys
BJ's Rock in the Blues, The Minstrel
Stoke on Trent's Cry Baby and the Hoochie Coochie Boys returned to BJ's Rock in the Blues Club to give a brilliant show to a packed house.
The Boys are Rob Wilkinson on vocals and harmonica, Vince Cutcliffe on guitar, Mark Hargreaves keyboards, Chris Bevington bass, and Andy Carr on drums.
They kicked off with some great blues, I Don't Believe and I Got News , bringing in Rob's amazing blues harp, before moving on to an up tempo Nine Below Zero track, Don't Point Your Finger At Me, again with superb harp.
This was followed by great guitar work on More Than I Can Take, then one of their few ballads, A Long History Of Love, both King King numbers.
The set continued with country blues on Living It Down, then a great take on the Muddy Waters classic I Want To Be Loved before a self-penned superb slow blues called Come Fly With Me, with great vocal input.
Rounding off the first set, some more King King, One More Time, giving us a nice bit of wah wah on the guitar, and to finish a great harp-led Chicago blues number.
The second set kicked off with a rockin' number, Personal Jesus, then a great take of the Alabama 3 track, Too Sick To Pray.
Upping the tempo brought a rockin' rhythm & blues Squeeze Me In and a Nine Below Zero number Soft Touch.
All Your Life was followed by a brilliant compilation of Anyway You Want Me and Bright Lights.
There was some great slide guitar from Vince on Elmore James' classic blues Wild About You Baby, with excellent blues harp from Rob.
Raising the tempo again, we had a Dr Feelgood classic, Back In The Night, before Turn It On-Turn It Up and Take My Love led on to the last number, a Cry Baby classic Zydeco Boogie – a brilliant track with Vince on mandolin giving us a walkabout in the audience, and excellent work on keys, giving that authentic Cajun flavour, superb.
A well-deserved encore of Gimme Some Lovin' and Can I Get A Witness completed a buzzing night.
The musicianship of the band is amazing and all are involved in other projects.
This well-recommended band also have a new CD in the making, hopefully available later this year.
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I hope ya'll had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! Jersey Boy, the littles and I shunned the beach and stayed busy here at the homestead. We did yard work, tended to our little garden (I'll give you a garden update soon) and finally focused attention on our lovely front porch.
I'm dedicating this post – which I named Front Porch Love – to one of my favorite DIY home design blogs that is no more – Young House Love. They inspired me for years with their fresh and colorful taste, before mysteriously withdrawing from the blogging world while they were at the very top of their game. They achieved a level of success that most bloggers only dream of, with two book deals and product lines at Target and Shades of Light. And when they quit, it was such a big deal in the blogosphere that their departure was covered by the New York Times.
I miss you, Young House Love. Tear. I hope that this thrifty front porch zhushing would make you proud.
Here is our sad, lonely porch in her bare state:
For a gal with Southern roots and a strong affinity for front porches and all that they represent, our neglected front porch has been a scandal. When we bought our house two years ago I was pregnant and ravaged by morning sickness, too busy hanging my head over the toilet bowl to give a hoot about the front porch's appearance. So she sat and waited patiently, feeling neglected but holding out hope. Until this past weekend, when we finally gave her the attention that a lovely front porch deserves.
First, I enlisted some helpers. Armed with scrub brushes, we got down to shining her up.
Can these boys just stay this way forever?
I cleaned her ceiling, where a number of creepy crawlies had taken up residence.
And after we scrubbed, shined and swept, it was time to decorate. These rocking chairs arrived earlier in the week, and Jersey Boy put them together on Saturday:
We bought them from Amazon, where they were $139 each with free shipping. We had an Amazon gift card, so we paid $78 out of pocket for two rocking chairs.
They are solid wood and seem to be well made. Time will tell.
I picked up the indoor/outdoor rug from Target for $50.
I already owned the blue planters and I snatched the baskets from my neighbor when she decided to throw them away.
We've owned the little Ikea table since the early days of our marriage, and the pillows are oldies from Crate & Barrel.
All told, this project cost us around $140, including $78 for the rockers, $50 for the rug and roughly $12 on flowers.
Jersey Boy and I plan to spend our summer evenings rocking on our lovely front porch, beverage in hand. And I think that she is finally feeling the love.


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John 18:19-40 New International Version (NIV)
The High Priest Questions Jesus
19 Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching.
20 "I have spoken openly to the world," Jesus replied. "I always taught in synagogues or at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret. 21 Why question me? Ask those who heard me. Surely they know what I said."
22 When Jesus said this, one of the officials nearby slapped him in the face. "Is this the way you answer the high priest?" he demanded.
23 "If I said something wrong," Jesus replied, "testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why did you strike me?" 24 Then Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.
Peter's Second and Third Denials
25 Meanwhile, Simon Peter was still standing there warming himself. So they asked him, "You aren't one of his disciples too, are you?"
He denied it, saying, "I am not."
26 One of the high priest's servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, challenged him, "Didn't I see you with him in the garden?" 27 Again Peter denied it, and at that moment a rooster began to crow.
Jesus Before Pilate
28 Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness they did not enter the palace, because they wanted to be able to eat the Passover. 29 So Pilate came out to them and asked, "What charges are you bringing against this man?"
30 "If he were not a criminal," they replied, "we would not have handed him over to you."
31 Pilate said, "Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law."
"But we have no right to execute anyone," they objected. 32 This took place to fulfill what Jesus had said about the kind of death he was going to die.
33 Pilate then went back inside the palace, summoned Jesus and asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?"
34 "Is that your own idea," Jesus asked, "or did others talk to you about me?"
35 "Am I a Jew?" Pilate replied. "Your own people and chief priests handed you over to me. What is it you have done?"
36 Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place."
37 "You are a king, then!" said Pilate.
Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me."
38 "What is truth?" retorted Pilate. With this he went out again to the Jews gathered there and said, "I find no basis for a charge against him. 39 But it is your custom for me to release to you one prisoner at the time of the Passover. Do you want me to release 'the king of the Jews'?"
40 They shouted back, "No, not him! Give us Barabbas!" Now Barabbas had taken part in an uprising.
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8 May he rule from sea to sea
12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out,
15 Long may he live!
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- DGCA to seek credible revival plan from Jet Airways, says official
After weeks of uncertainty, Jet Airways on Wednesday announced temporary suspension of its operations as it did not receive emergency funds to stay afloat. The DGCA would be asking the company for concrete and credible revival plan to restart the suspended operations, the official said. The watchdog would also endeavour to do its best to help the company.
- DGCA to issue fresh safety measures for flying Boeing 737 Max soon
"DGCA is reviewing the matter regarding safety issues post accident of Boeing Ethopian Airline B737-800MAX on Sunday. We shall issue additional safety instructions Monday night or Tuesday morning in this regard for Indian operators," said a senior Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) official.
- TOI impact: DGCA inspector, who turned test flight into 'spirited' joyride for relatives, resigns
Capt Anand, a deputy chief flight operations inspector (DyCFOI) with the DGCA had carried out an "examiner release check" on two pilots of a Delhi-based charter company, even as in the passenger cabin his family members partied with the director of the said charter company and his wife.
- Jet Airways wants DGCA to relax crew timing curbs
Jet Airways has sought relaxation in flight duty and rest-hour norms from the regulator DGCA due to the closure of the Pakistani airspace and subsequent rerouting of the west-bound flights amid escalation of tension between the two nations. The dispensation has been sought as these west-bound flights will now have to be operated over the sea.
- DGCA exams to licence pilots, engineers to go fully online
Currently, DGCA conducts a mix of "computer and paper based" exams periodically at its designated centres. Now, a new combined portal for flight crew and AME, pariksha.dgca.gov.in , has been developed for DGCA by the National Institute of Electronics and Information technology (NIELIT).
- Get ready to just smile to board domestic flights as DGCA notifies rules for 'digi yatra'
Travellers will need to generate a unique DY ID number using the aviation ministry's portal. And after a physical verification during first time use at an airport, in future passengers will need to give this number while booking tickets and then go paperless for domestic flights at smart airports which do biometric-based verification.
- DGCA asks Jet, SpiceJet to act on sensor-related issues with B-737 MAX
A DGCA official said if the condition is not addressed, it could cause the flight crew to have difficulty in controlling the airplane. The condition can even lead to "excessive nose-down attitude, significant altitude loss, and possible impact with terrain," the official noted. Currently, Jet Airways and SpiceJet fly Boeing 737 MAX planes in India.
- Lion Air crash fallout: DGCA issues advisories to Jet Airways, SpiceJet for operating Boeing 737 Max
After Indonesian budget carrier Lion Air's Boeing 737 Max crashed on October 29 soon after take off, killing 189 people on board, there have been concerns about lack of awareness of the functions of MCAS, a software on the B737 Max to prevent it from stalling. Indonesian investigators also said that this system was not detailed in Lion Air's flight manual.
- In a first, Air India flight lands in Hyderabad with no additional fuel
On Monday, an Air India flight from New Delhi touched down Hyderabad's airport without the provision of additional fuel, a paradigm shift in the way we fly. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which usually carries 16 tonnes of fuel to cover this distance, flew with just about 13.5 tonnes.
- Free change, cancellation of some Air India domestic tickets from May 1
Last May, the aviation ministry had proposed that people be allowed to cancel their domestic air tickets within 24 hours of booking the same without any cancellation charges for flights that are at least four days away from departure time. Airlines had requested Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to make it seven days, instead of four.
- DGCA plans to impose fines on airlines, airport operators for violating norms
"As of now, we can suspend licences of personnel like pilots and aircraft engineers and of airports for any violation or non-compliance of safety norms. However, taking action against an airport is very rare as shutting it down means taking away aerial connectivity from that place as all Indian cities currently have one airport each," said the official.
- 'Bonanza time': Foreign carriers savour rising India demand as Jet Airways crumbles
Due to rising demand, even before Jet's lessors grounded planes, carriers such as British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd, Singapore Airlines Ltd and United Airlines saw up to 27 per cent increase in passenger numbers from India in the last quarter of 2018, data from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) showed. That is the latest period for which the data is available.
- Aviation regulator DGCA starts probe into Rahul Gandhi plane incident
The plane on way to Patna was forced to return to Delhi on Friday after experiencing "engine trouble". The senior Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) official said the Hawker 850 XP aircraft VT-KNB returned back to Delhi after take-off due to a technical snag.


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So it\'s gone gold!
Let's hope it's good fun. Although we are going to have to wait a while for it in the Uk as the European release seems to be a whole month later. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]
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gone gold already? man that was fast
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Yes, it was a 3 month development cycle because all of the technology was built. Ritual is very fast and good at developing games and even better when the core tech isn't something we have to concern ourselves with. We just concentrated on the fun gameplay BHD:TS can offer.
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Is the process currently requesting us to publish a draft so that comments can be gathered from the public? paul Le 29 mars 2011 à 13:37, Arthur Barstow a écrit : > This is a Call for Consensus to publish a new Working Draft of Hallvord's Clipboard API and Events spec: > > http://dev.w3.org/2006/webapi/clipops/clipops.html > > If you have any comments or concerns about this proposal, please send them to public-webapps by April 5 at the latest. > > As with all of our CfCs, positive response is preferred and encouraged and silence will be assumed to be agreement with the proposal. > > Please note that during this CfC, Hallvord will continue to edit the ED and will create a Table of Contents before the spec is published in w3.org/TR/. > > -Art Barstow >Received on Tuesday, 29 March 2011 14:23:04 UTC
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Jeff,This is simply great - I've been reading all the Verilog tutorials I can find and non of your tips came up in any of them. I am sure that many of us newbies appreciate the effort that you went to in making these suggestions.
I'm making very good progress with the full implementation of the Wolfson interface and will have it ready for critique very shortly.
Just a few questions:I will need to use the 24.576MHz clock from the Wolfson/TI A/D as the means of changing states. It would be useful to frequency double this to allow me to add more states in the future if needed. I could use the PLL to do this but would rather keep this free for something more exciting in the future. If I were doing this in hardware I would simply use an XOR and delay the clock to one input, is it this approach sound in an FPGA?
Phil C advised that I need to attach the 24.576MHz clock to pin 66 of the Xylo FPGA - why can't I use just any pin?
When running a simulation I can choose either Functional or Timing. Until you pointed out the Functional option I've been using Timing mode which allows me to generate the simulation waveforms by simply clicking on the Blue Squarewave button. What are the reasons for the two modes and when should each be used?
Thanks in advance for your help.73's Phil...VK6APH
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A senior strategist to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign wrote top advisers in early 2015 to express concern over the "threat" Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida could pose in a general election, leaked emails revealed Wednesday.
"I'm beginning to worry more about Rubio than the others," pollster and Democratic strategist Joel Benenson wrote in an email to senior staff members, including campaign manager Robby Mook and chairman John Podesta.
Benenson, who did work for both of President Barack Obama's campaigns, said Rubio, who unsuccessfully ran for this year's Republican presidential nomination, was "playing this very smart."
"He has stronger right wing red than Jeb and he's finding a way to the middle enough for now and he will be the most exciting choice to Republicans," he wrote. "Could pose a real threat with Latinos etc."
"Just my anxiety thought of the day," Benenson concluded.
While Benenson was worried, Democratic pollster Mandy Grunwald was not. She wrote back arguing that the Florida senator was "very inspiring at his best."
"Feels kind of like a light weight in a lot of interviews — but I take your point," she wrote.
The leaked Podesta emails do reveal the Clinton campaign was paying attention to Rubio. In one particular case, senior staff members emailed back and forth in a lengthy exchange about how to best respond to a tweet he posted.
Rubio is now running for reelection to the US Senate in Florida after his unsuccessful bid for the presidency.


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A research conducted by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) in 12 countries through the MDG3 project revealed that the incidence of technology-related violence against women (VAW) is increasing. The most common cases documented were cyberstalking, sexual harassment, surveillance and the unauthorised use and manipulation of personal information including images and videos. A major concern is that women and girls who fall victim do not know what to do to stop the abuse, what charges they can report, who they should report to and what help they can get. In these countries, policies, regulations or services that respond to these new forms of violence do not exist or are inadequate. It is urgent to formulate effective policies that protect the rights of individual users and develop remedies to the increasing incidence of technology-related VAW.
Work on technology-related VAW continued from 2012-2015 through the APC Funding Leadership Opportunities for Women (FLOW) project. The project built on the work of seven countries: the Philippines, Pakistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Mexico, Columbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The project supported national activities within the countries through global campaigning, capacity building, research and policy advocacy efforts. It enabled NGOs, individuals, policy-makers and state and private actors to develop a deeper understanding of and response to technology-related violence against women and ICT.


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Is now a good time to sell a home in Springfield MO? Selling a home in Springfield MO. What a difference a couple of years makes! A few years ago the best-selling homes were foreclosures and short sales. If you were a buyer bargains were everywhere; especially if you were willing to do a little work to a distressed property. This dampened home prices across the board. Many homeowners who wanted to sell a home in Springfield MO sat on the sidelines and watched the market go lower and lower. New construction was nowhere to be found.
Today's real estate market in the Ozarks has shifted and is much better than before.
This includes Ozark, Nixa, Highlandville, Rogersville, Willard, and Republic. Home sales in all price levels are up with homes priced $90,000 to $150,000 currently selling the best. The real estate market in Springfield is now a more balanced market, not really favoring buyers or sellers. Of course location and condition are still very important as well as price.
We sell a lot of homes to locals and are still seeing people relocating to the area from other states. We are truly in exciting times. There are several reasons we sell so many homes in the area... Springfield and Branson Missouri have been appreciated by tourists for many years and it's also a great place to raise a family or retire. The Ozark Mountains are a treasure and have trails for walking, jogging, biking and horseback riding. The lakes and rivers only add to its exquisite beauty and are so much fun! All this makes our area very popular with people from all across the country. Folks come here to visit and decide to stay!
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National Prayer Breakfastby Representative Steven M. Palazzo
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Mr. PALAZZO. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow morning, right here in our
Nation's Capital, your country's leaders will meet to gather in prayer.
Yes, I said ``in prayer.'' For 60 years now, Presidents, Members of
Congress, and other leaders have gathered every year for the National
Prayer Breakfast.
So today I want to take a moment to stand here and say it is time to acknowledge the importance of faith in God within our Nation and the importance of prayer in our lives. Our Founding Fathers were men of faith, believing that America should be a shining city on a hill for the world to see.
So as we participate in this year's National Prayer Breakfast, I call on our leaders and all Americans to pray for our country. Pray for our men and women in uniform and their families as they sacrifice to help protect our Nation and ensure our freedoms. Pray for our President and our elected officials, that they may remember the people they are elected to serve. Pray not just tomorrow, but every day.
As we gather tomorrow morning for the prayer breakfast, let us pour out our hearts to God, lift one another up, and commit to working toward a better America.
My prayer will be simple. I pray that God will continue to bless the United States of America.