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Eugenio Martinez. [Source: public domain]President Nixon's "Plumbers" unit, tasked to plug media leaks from administration officials and outsiders to the media, burglarizes the Los Angeles office of psychiatrist Lewis Fielding to find damaging information on Daniel Ellsberg, the former defense analyst and patient of Fielding who leaked the "Pentagon Papers" to the media. [Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum, 7/3/2007] Ellsberg is a former Marine captain in Vietnam and protege of Henry Kissinger who had a change of heart over the war; he then leaked a secret set of Pentagon documents to the New York Times detailing how the Kennedy and Johnson administrations had secretly escalated the war in Vietnam (see June 13, 1971). Watergate Connection - One of the burglars is Eugenio Martinez, who later is arrested as one of the five Watergate burglars (see 2:30 a.m.June 17, 1972). Martinez and two others—Felipe de Diego and the mission leader, E. Howard Hunt, who will supervise the Watergate burglary—are all old "CIA hands" heavily involved in anti-Castro activities. Martinez is still active in the CIA, as is Hunt, whom he often refers to by his old CIA code name of "Eduardo." Another Watergate burglar, CIA agent Bernard Barker, is also involved in the Ellsberg burglary. Martinez: Burglary a Near-Disaster - Hunt tells Martinez and Diego that they are to burglarize the offices of a "traitor" who is spying for the Soviet Union, and that the mission was ordered by the White House, where Hunt is now an aide. Barker tells the Cubans, "We have to find some papers of a great traitor to the United States, who is a son of a b_tch ." The men will become a unit outside the normal law enforcement and intelligence channels, operating within but not part of the CIA, FBI, and "all the agencies," Martinez will later recall. They buy photographic equipment at Sears, and Hunt and Diego use disguises—wigs, fake glasses, false identification, and voice-altering devices. "Barker recognized the name on Hunt's false identification—Edward J. Hamilton—as the same cover name Eduardo had used during the Bay of Pigs," Martinez will recall. The planning, Martinez will recall, is far looser and less meticulous than "anything I was used to in the [CIA]." A disguised Hunt and Diego, masquerading as delivery men, deliver the photographic equipment to the office; later that night, they and Martinez break in and rifle the office. Martinez will write that Hunt and de Diego looked "kind of queerish" in their disguises, with their "Peter Lorre-type glasses, and the funny Dita Beard wigs" (see February 22, 1972). Before the break-in, Barker, who does not enter, whispers to Martinez, "Hey, remember this name—Ellsberg." Martinez does not recognize the name. [Harper's, 10/1974; Reeves, 2001, pp. 369] Comedy of Errors - The burglars wait for hours until the cleaning lady leaves for the night, and find the door to the building locked. At that point, a fifth man, "George," whom Martinez learns is G. Gordon Liddy, another of the Watergate burglars also involved in the Ellsberg planning, appears and tells them to break in through a window. [Harper's, 10/1974] Three burglars—Bernard Barker, Felipe de Diego, and Eugenio Martinez—perform the actual break-in, while Hunt and Liddy act as lookouts. [Reeves, 2001, pp. 369] The burglary is quickly turning into a comedy of errors, Martinez will recall. "This was nothing new. It's what the Company did in the Bay of Pigs when they gave us old ships, old planes, old weapons. They explained that if you were caught in one of those operations with commercial weapons that you could buy anywhere, you could be said to be on your own. They teach you that they are going to disavow you. The Company teaches you to accept those things as the efficient way to work. And we were grateful. Otherwise we wouldn't have had any help at all. In this operation it seemed obvious—they didn't want it to be traced back to the White House. Eduardo told us that if we were caught, we should say we were addicts looking for drugs." Martinez finds nothing concerning Ellsberg in the office except for Fielding's telephone book, which Martinez photographs. Before leaving, Martinez spills some pills from Fielding's briefcase—"vitamin C, I think"—over the floor to make it seem as if the burglars had broken in looking for drugs. As they leave the office, Martinez spots a police car trailing them, but they are not stopped. "I thought to myself that the police car was protecting us. That is the feeling you have when you are doing operations for the government. You think that every step has been taken to protect you." Failure; Training for Bigger Mission? - Martinez feels that the burglary is a failure, but Hunt insists that they celebrate anyway. Martinez tells Diego that the break-in must either be a training exercise for a more important mission to come, or it was a cover operation for something else. "I thought to myself that maybe these people already had the papers of Ellsberg. Maybe Dr. Fielding had given them out and for ethical reasons he needed to be covered. It seemed that these people already had what we were looking for because no one invites you to have champagne and is happy when you fail," he will write. Martinez's CIA supervisor is strangely uninterested in the incident. "I was certain then that the Company knew about his activities," Martinez will write. "But once again my CO did not pursue the subject." [Harper's, 10/1974] Hunt telephones Plumbers supervisor Egil Krogh at 4 a.m. to report that the burglary was a success but they found no files on Ellsberg. [Reeves, 2001, pp. 369]
Entity Tags: 'Plumbers', Dita Beard, Central Intelligence Agency, E. Howard Hunt, Daniel Ellsberg, Richard M. Nixon, Egil Krogh, Henry A. Kissinger, Eugenio Martinez, Lewis Fielding, Felipe de Diego, Federal Bureau of Investigation, G. Gordon Liddy, Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz
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A confident G. Gordon Liddy leaves the courtroom. [Source: Bettmann / Corbis]The trial of the seven men accusing of breaking into Democratic headquarters at the Watergate hotel and office complex (see 2:30 a.m.June 17, 1972) begins. Defendant G. Gordon Liddy is confident to the point of exuberance, waving triumphantly to the jurors; the other defendants are more subdued. Prosecutor Earl Silbert's opening argument presents a scenario in which Liddy had been given money for legitimate political intelligence-gathering purposes, and on his own decided to mount illegal operations. Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward, observing in the courtroom, is dismayed; Silbert is giving the jury the "Liddy-as-fall-guy" tale Woodward and his colleague Carl Bernstein had learned of months before, and which Nixon and his aides had discussed in June (see June 21, 1972). After Silbert's opening argument, Hunt abruptly changes his plea to guilty; the four Miami-based burglars—Bernard Barker, Virgilio Gonzalez, Eugenio Martinez, and Frank Sturgis—soon follow suit (see January 10, 1973). [Bernstein and Woodward, 1974, pp. 229-231; Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum, 7/3/2007]
Entity Tags: Eugenio Martinez, Bob Woodward, Bernard Barker, Carl Bernstein, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Earl Silbert, Virgilio Gonzalez, G. Gordon Liddy, Frank Sturgis
Editorial cartoon from the Washington Post by 'Herblock,' July 14, 1974. [Source: Washington Post / Library of Congress]The Watergate grand jury indicts seven Nixon officials and aides for a variety of crimes committed as a part of the Watergate conspiracy, including perjury and conspiring to pay "hush money" to the convicted Watergate burglars. The indicted White House officials are former top Nixon aides John Ehrlichman, H. R. Haldeman, and Charles Colson; former assistant attorney general Robert Mardian; and Haldeman's former assistant Gordon Strachan. The former Nixon campaign officials are former campaign chairman John Mitchell and former campaign lawyer Kenneth Parkinson. The charges against Colson will be dropped after he pleads guilty to obstruction of justice in the Ellsberg case (see March 7, 1974). [Bernstein and Woodward, 1974, pp. 335; O.T. Jacobson, 7/5/1974 ; Reeves, 2001, pp. 607; Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum, 7/3/2007] President Nixon is labeled an "unindicted co-conspirator" by the grand jury, on a 19-0 vote. [Time, 6/17/1974]
Entity Tags: Nixon administration, H.R. Haldeman, Gordon Strachan, Charles Colson, John Ehrlichman, Kenneth Parkinson, Robert Mardian, Richard M. Nixon, John Mitchell
Former White House aides John Ehrlichman, Charles Colson, and G. Gordon Liddy, and three Cuban-Americans, including two of the convicted Watergate burglars (see January 8-11, 1973), Bernard Barker and Eugenio Martinez, are charged with planning and executing the burglary of the offices of Dr. Lewis Fielding, Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist (see September 9, 1971). Colson will quickly reach a plea-bargain agreement, promise to cooperate with the prosecution, plead guilty to one count of obstruction of justice, and serve approximately seven months in prison. [Bernstein and Woodward, 1974, pp. 335; Billy Graham Center, 12/8/2004] He will also be disbarred. In the guilty plea agreement, Colson admits to having devised "a scheme to obtain derogatory information about Daniel Ellsberg," who himself was facing criminal charges relating to the Pentagon Papers leak. Colson wanted to smear Ellsberg's reputation in the media, in essence having Ellsberg "tried in the newspapers" even though this would have an "adverse effect on his right to a fair trial." Colson also admits to having written a "scurrilous and libelous memorandum" about one of Ellsberg's attorneys. He does not admit to actually taking part in the planning of the Fielding burglary. [Time, 6/17/1974] In 2006, White House counsel John Dean will write that Colson's promise of cooperation is virtually worthless: "[I]n the end he proved to be utterly useless as a government witness, since the government could not vouch for his honesty." [Dean, 2006, pp. xxiii]
Entity Tags: Lewis Fielding, John Dean, Daniel Ellsberg, Eugenio Martinez, G. Gordon Liddy, Bernard Barker, Charles Colson, John Ehrlichman
G. Gordon Liddy, one of the "Plumbers," is convicted of an array of crimes related to the Ellsberg break-in (see September 9, 1971), and is sentenced from six to twenty years in prison. He faces concurrent charges of violating the civil rights of Ellsberg's psychiatrist, Dr. Lewis Fielding (see March 7, 1974). [O.T. Jacobson, 7/5/1974 ]
Entity Tags: 'Plumbers', Lewis Fielding, G. Gordon Liddy, Daniel Ellsberg
Special prosecutor Leon Jaworski issues a subpoena for 64 formerly secret Watergate tapes (see July 13-16, 1973). The case will be decided in the Supreme Court (see July 24, 1974). [Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum, 7/3/2007] Jaworski also demands information concerning: The possible "sale" of ambassadorships to large campaign contributors (see March-April 1972); The Nixon administration's settlement of the ITT antitrust lawsuit (see 1969); The White House's negotiation with milk producers to artificially inflate prices in return for campaign contributions (see March 23, 1971); President Nixon's notes on his daily news summaries; Former Nixon aide John Ehrlichman's records on his dealings with the "Plumbers" (see July 20, 1971); Other Nixon conversations concerning the Watergate cover-up; and The location of the tape containing the 18 1/2 minute gap (see November 21, 1973) during the time when Nixon claimed the tapes were in his custody. [Reeves, 2001, pp. 607]
Entity Tags: US Supreme Court, Leon Jaworski, John Ehrlichman, International Telephone and Telegraph, Nixon administration, 'Plumbers', Richard M. Nixon
Former Nixon White House aide Charles Colson, later described by reporter David Plotz as "Richard Nixon's hard man, the 'evil genius' of an evil administration," is sentenced to jail after pleading guilty (see March 7, 1974) to taking part in the plan to break into Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist's office (see September 9, 1971) and interfering with Ellsberg's trial (see June 28, 1971). Colson also, according to Watergate historian Stanley Kutler, tried to hire Teamster thugs to beat up antiwar demonstrators, and plotted to either raid or firebomb the Brookings Institution (see June 8-9, 1973). Colson will serve seven months in jail (see September 3, 1974). [Slate, 3/10/2000] Colson tells the court: "I shall be cooperating with the prosecutor, but that is not to say that the prosecutor has bargained for my testimony, that there is any quid pro quo: there was not. I reached my own conclusion that I have a duty to tell everything I know about these important issues, and a major reason for my plea was to free me to do so." Colson's testimony against Richard Nixon is damning, as he tells the court Nixon had "on numerous occasions urged me to disseminate damaging information about Daniel Ellsberg." Vice President Ford defends Nixon, saying, "There's a big difference between telling Chuck Colson to smear Ellsberg and ordering—or allegedly ordering—a break-in." Colson will later become a born-again Christian evangelist, and found an influential prison ministry. [Slate, 3/10/2000; Werth, 2006, pp. 273-274]
Entity Tags: Brookings Institution, David Plotz, Stanley Kutler, Richard M. Nixon, Daniel Ellsberg, Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr, Charles Colson, Nixon administration
The Supreme Court, in the case of United States v. Nixon, votes 8-0 to uphold the subpoena of special prosecutor Leon Jaworski demanding the Watergate tapes for use in the trial of Nixon's former aides (see March 1, 1974). (William Rehnquist, a Nixon appointee, recused himself from deliberations.) The Court rules, in an opinion written by Chief Justice Warren Burger, that Nixon's claim of "executive privilege" authorizing him to keep the tapes to himself does not apply, and that his lawyers' claim that neither the courts nor the special prosecutor have the authority to review the claim also has no weight. Jaworski and one of his senior staffers, Philip Lacovara, argued the case against an array of lawyers for Nixon headed by James St. Clair. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a "friend of the court" brief on behalf of Jaworski. [UNITED STATES v. NIXON, 7/24/1974; Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum, 7/3/2007]
Entity Tags: William Rehnquist, Warren Burger, Richard M. Nixon, Philip Lacovara, American Civil Liberties Union, James St. Clair, US Supreme Court, Leon Jaworski
Barbara Jordan speaking before the House Judiciary Committee. [Source: American Rhetoric (.com)]Barbara Jordan (D-TX), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, makes an eloquent speech reminding her colleagues of the constitutional basis for impeaching a president (see May 9, 1974). Jordan says that America has come too far for her "to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction of the Constitution." Jordan reminds her colleagues that impeachment is not conviction. It proceeds "from the misconduct of public men… the abuse or violation of some public trust." To vote for impeachment, she says, is not a vote for removing the president from office. The power of impeachment is "an essential check in the hands of this body, the legislature, against and upon the encroachment of the executive." The framers of the Constitution "did not make the accusers and the judges the same person.… The framers confined in the Congress the power, if need be, to remove the president in order to strike a delicate balance between a president swollen with power and grown tyrannical and preservation of the independence of the executive." It cannot become a political tool to strike against a president that a group of partisans dislikes, but must "proceed within the confines of the constitutional term, 'high crime and misdemeanors.'" The evidence against President Nixon is enough to show that he did know that money from his re-election campaign funded the Watergate burglaries (see 2:30 a.m.June 17, 1972), and he did know of campaign official E. Howard Hunt's participation in the burglary of a psychiatrist's office to find damaging information against a political enemy (see September 9, 1971), as well as Hunt's participation in the Dita Beard/ITT affair (see February 22, 1972), and "Hunt's fabrication of cables designed to discredit the Kennedy administration." The Nixon White House has not cooperated properly with Congress and the special Watergate prosecutor in turning over evidence under subpoena; Jordan says it was not clear that Nixon would even obey a Supreme Court ruling that the evidence must be given up (see July 24, 1974). Nixon has repeatedly lied to Congress, the investigators, and the US citizenry about what he knew and when he knew it, and has repeatedly attempted to "thwart the lawful investigation by government prosecutors." In short, Nixon has betrayed the public trust. He is impeachable, Jordan says, because he has attempted to "subvert the Constitution." She says: "If the impeachment provision in the Constitution of the United States will not reach the offenses charged here, then perhaps that eighteenth century Constitution should be abandoned to a twentieth century paper shredder. Has the president committed offenses and planned and directed and acquiesced in a course of conduct which the Constitution will not tolerate? This is the question. We know that. We know the question. We should now forthwith proceed to answer the question. It is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision." [American Rhetoric, 7/25/1974]
Entity Tags: Kennedy administration, Barbara Jordan, Dita Beard, E. Howard Hunt, House Judiciary Committee, Richard M. Nixon, US Supreme Court, International Telephone and Telegraph, Leon Jaworski
The cover of 'Conservatives Without Conscience.' [Source: Barnes and Noble (.com)]Author and former Nixon White House counsel John Dean writes in his book Conservatives Without Conscience that it was never public opinion that drove Richard Nixon to resign his office (see August 8, 1974). Loss of Support among White House Officials Forced Resignation - In 1981, social scientist Bob Altermeyer wrote in his book Right Wing Authoritarianism that Nixon resigned, not because of his plummeting poll ratings, but "because [Nixon]'s attorney had forced the disclosure of evidence so damaging that it seemed certain he would be convicted of high crimes by the Senate." Dean approvingly cites Altermeyer's conclusion and adds, "This is true, but there is more to the story." Nixon had a number of legal recourses to answer any charges brought against him, Dean writes, "many of which [President] Bush and [Vice President] Cheney are promoting today under the rubric of national security and the inherent power of the presidency." Nixon finally resigned, Dean argues, not because of public opinion, or of fear of the law, or even because of the erosion of support he suffered among members of Congress. It was the abandonment of Nixon by his own defenders in the White House that finally drove Nixon to resign. "Other than White House counsel Fred Buzhardt, and possibly chief of staff Al Haig (with whom Buzhardt had roomed at West Point), no one was aware that Nixon was lying about what he knew and when he knew it once the cover-up had initially fallen apart. Nixon provided the lawyer he had hired to defend him in the House's impeachment inquiry (see May 9, 1974), James St. Clair, with false information, and St. Clair—as it happened—was a man of integrity and not a right-wing authoritarian follower. When he found out that his client had lied to him he had two choices: to resign or to join the new cover-up. He was, as it happened, interested in participating in the latter." Bush, Cheney Would Defy Law, Dean Argues - Dean continues: "Nixon at one point considered defying the Supreme Court ruling that he turn over his incriminating tapes (evidence that revealed that his defense was a sham) (see July 24, 1974) on the very grounds that Bush and Cheney argue. They have authority under the Constitution to read it and comply with it as they see fit. Once it was apparent that Richard Nixon had broken the law, he made the most significant decision of his presidency: the decision to honor the rule of law and resign.… [T]here is little doubt in my mind that Bush and Cheney, in the same situation, would not budge; rather, they would spin the facts as they always have, and move forward with their agenda. The president and vice president, it appears, believe the lesson of Watergate was not to stay within the law, but rather not to get caught. And if you do get caught, claim that the president can do whatever he thinks necessary in the name of national security." [Dean, 2006, pp. 181-182]
Entity Tags: George W. Bush, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Fred Buzhardt, Richard ("Dick") Cheney, James St. Clair, Richard M. Nixon, John Dean, Bob Altermeyer
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|On DDM flight profiles
|by Jonathan_S » Tue Jul 18, 2017 9:56 pm
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[Edit: RFC later said here that "Unfortunately, because of the nature of the "splitter plate" technology used in the current generation MDM, you can't set different acceleration rates on the sequenced drive nodes." so this whole post is moot for the moment.]
I had the random thought that I'd like to see the range vs time chart for a Mk16 DDM to see at what ranges each of the 4 possible flight profiles was best for minimal time to target.
The 4 profiles of course are whether each of the two drives is set to high or low: low/low, low/high, high/low, high/high (with the appropriate ballistic interval inserted as necessary).
I plotted out the time to range for each of these from 6 to 30 million km as can been seen here
Up to just under 8 million km high/high wins.
Between 8 and 22 million km high/low wins.
Past 22 million km low/low wins.
Low/high does edge past high/low past 28 million km, but by that point low/low has them both soundly beaten.
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|Re: On DDM flight profiles
|by Jonathan_S » Tue Jul 18, 2017 9:58 pm
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Two things.
1) All these numbers are from rest.
2) I should probably extend this by doing the same for MDMs - but that's a much greater number crunching task as you've got 9 profiles vs 4 plus much more range to calculate over. (I'm ignoring degenerate profiles like putting a ballistic segment after the 1st drive instead of after the 2nd -- that'll always be lower performance so why bother to calculate)
|Re: On DDM flight profiles
|by cthia » Tue Jul 18, 2017 10:14 pm
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Good work! Interesting.
However, the notion of dismissing the degenerate profiles because of lower performance is not recommended. Murphy and circumstance could make the profile the only option in hopes of intercepting target, e.g., when timing the appearance of a target appearing from behind a moon. Lest we overshoot.
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- How to create FTA
Just the same as creating other type of diagrams. At first, create top-level intermediate event and then use the QuickLinker to add other events or gates.
You can set basic properties by double-clicking target object.
- Add-In features
This Add-In has two features, auto-layout and calculate probability.
Select root (target) object and call features by context menu, under 'Specialize' | 'FTA'.
- Updated
2015/12/25 fixed spelling mistake, and updated installer batch file to register add-in under HKLM
2018/08/22 updated DLL to support version 14.0 or later
2019/05/13 updated batch file to install the Add-in
Enterprise Architect - Interoperability Enabler
Since 2008 Sparx Systems has been supporting international communities to improve how spatial data is held by public authorities to support environmental policy.
Enterprise Architect has been used to improve the harmonization of spatial data and facilitate the interoperability of spatial services, ensuring greater sharing of the data between public authorities and on-line access by the public.
INSPIRE was founded on the basis of five issues that were identified as presenting obstacles to this objective: missing or incomplete spatial data, incomplete descriptions of spatial data, difficulty to combine different spatial data sets, inaccessibility of spatial data and various barriers to data sharing.
Issue No 52 of the EC European Forum for Science and Industry newsletter, published in May 2015, highlights the success of the INSPIRE JRC and Sparx Systems relationship involving " technical leadership in creating this spatial data infrastructure, coordinating the work of hundreds of experts from the public and private sectors in Europe to develop the common standards for spatial data for environmental related policy making."
EA User Group; London - Final Agenda
EA User Group - London 2015
The response to the London User Group conference call to speakers has been phenomenal this year and even right at the 11th hour we've had another great speaker proposal through to finish off the line up.
So without further ado here's the official line up for May;
Obviously the massive coup for us on the organisation committee is to have Tom O'Reilly at the event to deliver the keynote!
The Venue
The venue for this conference is; the Park Plaza County Hall, 1 Addington Street, London, SE1 7RY, United Kingdom.
"Where can I get my ticket(s)?" I hear you cry, well, I'm glad that you asked! Tickets for the London User Group conference are available from the EA User Group website at a bargain £65.00 per person. Do swing by & pick up your ticket now to avoid disappointment.
We hope to see you all in London on May 19th for what is promising to be the best London EA User Group meet yet.


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Jul 15,2019 - Last updated at Jul 15,2019
The government pronouncements over the rising public debt in the first five months of the year caused a backlash from the Jordanian public. It was announced that the public debt rose to almost JD29.0 billion, or $40.5 billion.
In order to soften the negative impact on the public, the government pointed to other positive indicators such as growth in exports, improvement in corporate net profits, enhanced income from tourism, comfortable monetary indicators, etc. Yet, GDP growth of 1.9 per cent was short of the predicted annualised rate of 2.0 per cent.
People in Jordan, as indicated by the media at large, especially social outlets, are weary of hearing positive news which do not reflect what they undergo on a daily basis.
Is Jordan going through economic downturn, or are we witnessing a drastic change in business models as practised in Jordan? What is happening in the market place which is stifling economic growth?
I really feel that official data do not reflect reality. An example is women's employment. Who would accept, prima facie, that the percentage of female employment is decreasing? The modalities of women's jobs and female-owned businesses are changing. Many women are working in the non-official segment of the economy. They have started home-based industries, food preparation and catering, weaving, clothing, artful pursuits without the knowledge of the government.
Telecom companies see their income from external and international calls withering because more clients are aware of the zero-cost facilities.
Boutiques and small shops are enduring a big challenge as a result of shopping sales which are not boosted by hefty price decreases (sales). People are using e-commerce outlets making use of the JD100 tariff allowance by the Customs Department.
The acute cash crunch is countered by repayment delinquency and a large (unlawful) use of cheques instead of recognised IOU instruments.
The high and unjustified tax rates are encouraging people to use whatever means to skip tax-subject transactions. This tax avoidance came as a result of a mediocre income tax law and undeclared fees inserted here and there.
Ibn Khaldoun, Laffer and other enlightened scholars realised the reaction of people to exaggerated taxes. The case in Jordan is revealing the deep truth embedded in the bell-shaped tax curve.
Governments need to decrease expenditure. Jordan can no longer afford to over-tax and over-spend just to create jobs mostly for non-Jordanians. Such a state of affairs is not only dangerous, but also unsustainable even in the short term.
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When you made your trip to work today there's a good chance you were alone in your car, like many others on the road. According to the Houston-Galveston Area Council, about 80 percent of Houston commuters drive to work solo instead of taking a bus or a carpool.
We wanted to learn more about why commuters do what they do, so we headed out to Sugar Land when the sun was barely up. We met some people who were starting their day in a movie theatre parking lot that doubles as a park and ride.
One of the people we met was Holly Afinowicz, who was waiting under a tent that serves as a covered bus stop. She was about to climb aboard a Fort Bend County transit bus. Those buses take riders to places like Greenway Plaza, the Galleria, and the Med Center.
Afinowicz told us she's been riding the bus for about six years now. She said she drove to work before that but finally decided to leave her vehicle at home.
"It's so nice to be able to just get on the bus and go and not have to be concerned with traffic," said Afinowicz. "And it's reliable as far as when I'm going to get there."
But despite those advantages, Afinowicz and her fellow bus riders are still in the minority. But why aren't there more commuters like her? We decided to ask some experts.
We caught up with H-GAC's Veronica Baxter-Lamb at an outreach event at Metro's Downtown Transit Center, just a few feet away from where commuter buses were rolling in from all over the region.
Baxter-Lamb was there to promote Commute Solutions, an effort to get people to try other modes of transportation. But in Houston, it's not always an easy sell.
"I think people love driving their cars because they've gotten used to it over the years," Baxter-Lamb told Houston Public Media.
But over those years a lot has changed. The region is home to many more people and it continues to grow. H-GAC says by the year 2045, the area could have close to eleven million residents. That translates into a lot more vehicles on the road.
Even with those overwhelming numbers, Baxter-Lamb said individual choices can make a big difference. If you're carpooling with just a couple of other people, that means two less cars on the freeway.
"And if I'm riding the bus, you have your driver but you've taken those passengers, those 54 other riders that are on that bus, you've taken that many cars off the road," added Baxter-Lamb.
But there's another thing that's changed that could influence commuters' habits. And that's where people go to work.
With new employment centers spread out across the region they're not just headed to downtown Houston. We talked about that with Robert Benz, a research engineer with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.
"You might have a lot of access if you lived in Katy to downtown," said Benz. "It's a little more challenging to get to The Woodlands from Katy. So how do you do that? There are alternatives but it may not be the most direct route."
But despite those challenges, Benz feels many commuters simply come to a breaking point.
"There's a lot of different factors and most of them come down to if they've had enough," said Benz. "And I think it comes down to that time. Are they tired of driving? Do they value their independence versus getting in that carpool, getting in that vanpool, and doing those alternatives?"
Meanwhile back in Sugar Land, bus rider Holly Afinowicz is encouraging fellow commuters to consider those alternatives, even if they're not ready to make a full commitment. She recommends giving it a try for a week or two to see how you like it.
H-GAC is also planning more outreach events to mark Commute Solutions Month. Representatives will be at the Cypress Park and Ride on the morning of August 27. They'll be at the Kingsland Park and Ride in Katy on August 29.


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One surprising finding of Flexera's RightScale 2019 State of the Cloud report is that 84 percent of enterprises surveyed have a multicloud strategy. No, it's not surprising that the number is so high. Rather, it's surprising that the number isn't 100 percent. After all, the cloud has been driven by developer convenience, and those same developers are choosing services from different clouds, running them throughout an enterprise.
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Thom Hogan reviews the Nikon V1 at his website, http://www.sansmirror.com.
He writes:
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"The Nikon V1 is the "high end" model to the Nikon 1 lineup. The words "high end" are in quotes mostly because "high" is relative to the J1, not necessarily to mirrorless cameras in general."
Overall the view is positive but the product is still very "version 1.0" (Thom's statement) and not without significant handling flaws and a price that does not match the product.
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text: This paper reports a study in which we investigated whether individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more likely to follow gaze of a robot than of a human. By gaze following, we refer to one of the most fundamental mechanisms of social cognition, i.e., orienting attention to where others look. Individuals with ASD sometimes display reduced ability to follow gaze [1] or read out intentions from gaze direction [2]. However, as they are in general well responding to robots [3], we reasoned that they might be more likely to follow gaze of robots, relative to humans. We used a version of a gaze cueing paradigm [4, 5] and recruited 18 participants diagnosed with ASD. Participants were observing a human or a robot face and their task was to discriminate a target presented either at the side validly cued by the gaze of the human or robot; or at the opposite side. We observed typical validity effects: faster reaction times (RTs) to validly cued targets, relative to invalidly cued targets. However, and most importantly, the validity effect was larger and significant for the robot faces, as compared to the human faces, where the validity effect did not reach significance. This shows that individuals with ASD are more likely to follow gaze of robots, relative to humans, suggesting that the success of robots in involving individuals with ASD in interactions might be due to a very fundamental mechanism of social cognition. Our present results can also provide avenues for future training programs for individuals with ASD.


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The moon rises and sets over the wheezy woods and windy hills with fuzzy haystacks.
Chilly frost bites the fallen leaves while the puffy pumpkins dream of a golden chariot's track.
In the misty distance the fire put it's tongue out in the window of a wavering shack.
Crowgazing scarestars in a spiderrain's dance are hugging in the muddy web.
The wood rises and sets over the windy moon and wheezy haystacks with hillish fuzz.
Frosty chill bites the leafy fall while the dreamy chariot's pumpkins track the golden puff.
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{project} Learning How To Treat Plantar Fasciitis
If you are suffering from plantar fasciitis, then you might be in the process of looking for treatment and management. Plantar fasciitis can be very discomforting and frustrating. This is the reason that knowing How to treat plantar fasciitis is very important.
But before jumping right into treatment, it is a must to get a little background of what plantar fasciitis really is.
A Walk through in Plantar Fasciitis
Located at the sole of the foot, lies the plantar fascia that connects the heel of the foot with the toes. During normal circumstances, the plantar fascia acts as a shock absorber to prevent the foot muscle from being crushed and damaged. But because of prolonged standing, running, or walking, the plantar fascia may undergo great stress that will eventually lead to pathological process. If the condition is left untreated or not getting the right attention, plantar fasciitis may be hard to treat.
Plantar fasciitis may be diagnosed with just physical examination. The healthcare provider may observe how the patient behavior and interview the patient to identify possible cause. If the possibility of plantar fasciitis is not yet clear, imaging diagnostic procedures may be required such as x-ray, MRI, and ultrasound.
Treatment and Remedies
Now that you know general information about plantar fasciitis, it is important how to manage it especially on how to treat plantar fasciitis at home. Course of treatment may start from non-invasive to invasive. The following can be done to alleviate or restore normal plantar fascia.
Know the cause – identifying the cause will determine the solution. For instance, if you develop plantar fasciitis because of your work, then it is better to modify your workplace to lessen plantar fasciitis or better yet, if possible, look for another job.
Rest – this is necessary to lessen the stress and pressure on the foot. With adequate rest between activities, pain and other accompanying symptoms may significantly be reduced.
Massage therapy – visiting a massage therapist can help you to relax and stimulate blood flow in your foot. This will hasten recovery. Furthermore, massage therapists are good in providing advice on how you can take care of your foot.
Weight loss – since the foot is part of the weight-bearing bones and joints, weight loss can relieve the plantar fascia from undue weight.
Splints – most splints are worn during sleeping. Splints can help in maintaining dorsi-flexion of the foot to avoid pain when you wake up in the morning. The splint can correct abnormal anatomical structure of the foot.
Cushioned footwear – shock absorbing and slippers or well-cushioned shoes for plantar fasciitis can give not only comfort but also preventive measures in developing plantar fasciitis.


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<sigh> I live with a punster…. As we were pulling out of the driveway this morning Tempus had his window open so he could see to not drive off the side of the driveway. Suddenly, he spluttered and shook his head because an evergreen tree branch had slipped into the car and gotten water from the light rain all over him. I said, "I guess you're feeling spruce?" He said, "No, because I've just been pitch-slapped!"
Open Circle for Beltane! Friday 4/29. Meet at Ancient Light at 7pm and we'll carpool to the Sabbat site!
Today's Sewing Workshop is going to move down the street to Made by the Beach! That's 3-5pm at 205 Sw 101. No evening session today. Those will still happen at Ancient Light.
55F with almost no wind and going back and forth from watery sunshine to cloud to sprinkles.
Once I got the newsletter out yesterday we started in on the previous night's boxes. Tempus got sidetracked by a friend of Jeanne's for a while and they talked for a bit… over an hour. 🙂 After that he took the sorted stuff to storage and grabbed another load. I was working steadily on inventory and stock and trying to get the work table area cleaned enough to use.
In between working in back I was printing out cards and tagging some of the things we've been making in the Project Days. We got the 2nd load sorted and then went across the street for supper. After that we hurried back, loaded the car and took the stuff to storage.
There wasn't much left of the evening at the point and first he fell asleep, fully clothed, then I conked out, and we kept taking turns being awake and asleep!
Jeanne was out working in the garden when we left this morning, looking rather damp around the edges, but dressed for it.
Today we're going to spend some time in the workroom, then I have more tagging to do and he has shifting to do in the back. At 3pm I'm heading for Sewing and then he's going to take a turn at tagging and packing some of the projects. I'm not planning on an evening Sewing session because I'm hoping to have another load of boxes go away during the early part of the evening, again.
A photo by Ken Gagne (on 4/24/16) of the spouting horn along Yachats Wayside Ocean Road with Yachats behind it and a beautiful clump of Sea Pink (Thrift) in the foreground.
Today's Plant is Bleeding Heart, lamprocapnos spectabilis (which Cunningham has as dicentra spectabilis, an older designation). Other names are: old-fashioned bleeding-heart, Venus's car, Lady in a bath, Dutchman's trousers, or Lyre-flower, which all have various folklore attached. They're native to Asia, but are common garden ornamentals and so suited to our climate that I assumed that they were native here! You see them all through the woods at this time of year. – Feminine, Venus, Water – Used in magick mostly as a divination. Crush the flower. If it "bleeds red" there is love. If it "bleeds white", either love has died, or there is no hope of it. Be careful if you bring the live plant indoors because it can produce irritation and anger between people in the household. To forestall this push a silver bead or a dime (standing in for silver) into the soil, and say, "Lady of the Moon, give us peace, in your honor, and we honor you!" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamprocapnos_spectabilis
[Edited from Wikipedia] Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations" and "the contribution and suffering of all those who have served." Originally 25 April every year was to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who fought at Gallipoli during World War I. Anzac Day marks the anniversary of the first campaign that led to major casualties for Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. After the First World War, returned soldiers sought the comradeship they felt in those quiet, peaceful moments before dawn. With symbolic links to the dawn landing at Gallipoli, a dawn stand-to or dawn ceremony became a common form of Anzac Day remembrance during the 1920s. With the coming of the Second World War, Anzac Day became a day on which to commemorate the lives of Australians and New Zealanders lost in that war as well and in subsequent years. The meaning of the day has been further broadened to include those killed in all the military operations in which the countries have been involved. One of the traditions of Anzac Day is the 'gunfire breakfast' (coffee with rum added) which occurs shortly after many dawn ceremonies, and recalls the 'breakfast' taken by many soldiers before facing battle. Later in the day, ex-servicemen and ex-servicewomen meet and join in marches through the major cities and many smaller centers.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anzac_Day
The shop opens at 11am! Spring hours are 11am-6pm Thursday through Monday, although the time that we're there is drifting later with the longer days. Need something off hours? Give us a call at 541-563-7154 or Facebook or email at email@example.com If we're supposed to be closed, but it looks like we're there, try the door. If it's open, the shop's open! In case of bad weather, check here at the blog for updates, on our Facebook as Ancient Light, or call the shop.
Love & Light,
Today's Astro & Calendar
Waning Moon Magick – From the Full Moon to the New is a time for study, meditation, and magic designed to banish harmful energies and habits, for ridding oneself of addictions, illness or negativity. Remember: what goes up must come down. Phase ends at the Tide Change on 5/6 at 12:30pm. Waning Gibbous Moon – Best time for draining the energy behind illness, habits or addictions. Magicks of this sort, started now, should be ended before the phase change to the New Moon. – Associated God/dess: Hera/Hero, Cybele, Zeus the Conqueror, Mars/Martius, Anansi, Prometheus. Phase ends at the Quarter on 4/29 at 8:29 p.m. PDT.
At nightfall, Jupiter high in the south and Arcturus >>>>> high in the east-southeast are the two brightest points on their side of the sky. The brightest star below them is Spica.
Uranus is hidden in the sunrise.
Goddess Month of Maia runs from 4/18 – 5/15
Celtic Tree Month of Saille/Willow, Apr 15 – May 12
Runic half-month of Mannaz/ Man, April 14-28 A time when the archetypal reality of the human condition should be meditated upon. Nigel Pennick, The Pagan Book of Days, Destiny Books, Rochester, Vermont, USA, 1992, 1992 Runic half-month of Laguz, April 29-May 13 – Stands for: Water (or Lake) Color: Black & White (Green) Casting meaning: Laguz represents the power of water and its easy flowing nature. We must learn to "go with the flow" when this rune shows up in a reading so that we can take full advantage of our powers.
Sun in Taurus
Moon in Capricorn
Mercury Retrograde at 10:20am
Jupiter (5/9), Mars (6/29), Saturn (8/13) and Juno (9/20), Pluto (9/26) Retrograde
Color: Green
Planting 4/27-28
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Celtic Tree Month of Saille/Willow, Apr 15 – May 12 – The Willow in the Tree alphabet stands for the female and lunar rhythms of life. She is water-seeking, thriving from preference on the damp margins of lakes and streams or across the low-lying water meadows. Water and the tidal movements of the sea are governed by the pull of the moon. The moon in its monthly rhythms is female, contrasting with the male sun's daily and yearly turnings. In several ways, the Celts held women in higher regard than we do today. On the material level, women were property owners, and whoever controlled the property controlled the marriage. Women of all types and ages appeared in the Celtic pantheon, the spiritual strength and life-giving qualities given by both female and male recognized equally. There were colleges of Druidesses – learned women and teachers – respected equally for their gifts of see-ship, often expressed through dreams, or night visions.
Magical Associations: Romantic love, healing, protection, fertility, magic for women.
Saille – Willow Ogam letter correspondences
Month: February
Color: listed only as bright
Class: Peasant
Letter: S
Meaning: Gaining balance in your life
to study this month – Ohn – Furze Ogam letter correspondences
Month: None
Color: Yellow Gold
Class: Chieftain
Letter: O
Meaning: Information that could change your life
Tides for Alsea Bay
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
~ /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
Th 28 High 4:31 AM 6.8 6:10 AM Rise 1:14 AM 73
~ 28 Low 11:42 AM 0.3 8:17 PM Set 11:08 AM
~ 28 High 6:28 PM 5.9
~ 28 Low 11:50 PM 3.3
Affirmation/Thought for the Day – It's no wonder the world is the way it is when people's perspective on the same events can be so different.
Journal Prompt – Auto-Biographical narrative – Do you belong/have you belonged to a club or an organization?
~ To access our psychic abilities we just need to strip away doubt and hesitation, allowing us to use our birthright. Kerr Cuhulain
~ Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning. – Erwin Rommel (1891-1944) German Field Marshal.
~ Empowerment is not so much about seeking a new life as it is seeing and using the one you've got more clearly. – Kerr Cuhulain
~ Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and the brain can conceive beyond any canon. When we love a woman we don't start measuring her limbs. – Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Spanish artist
"Have You Ever"
Have you ever looked at the sky and wondered how it goes so far?
Have you ever looked at the stars at night and wondered who you are?
Have you ever looked at the clouds and wished that you could hold one close?
Have you ever, have you ever?
Have you ever read a book and thought to mourn the loss of trees?
Have you ever eaten a honey graham and thought to thank the bees?
Have you ever stood in a forest glen and thought of other worlds?
Have you ever, have you ever?
Have you ever swum beneath the waves and wished that you could stay?
Have you ever envied fish that live without the light of day?
Have you ever stared at the waves and said "what secrets they must hold"?
Have you ever, have you ever?
Have you ever stopped to watch a bee get nectar from the flowers?
Have you ever stood outside and said "I could stay here for hours"?
Have you ever smelled a rose and felt your life become more sweet?
Have you ever, have you ever?
Have you ever danced to the breath of all the living things on earth?
Have you ever spun in the endless circle of life, death, and rebirth?
Have you ever laughed out loud in joy at the beauty of the world?
Have you ever, have you ever? ~Earthsong~ www.fictionpress.com/~greenwitch
A General Beltane Blessing Chant –http://crystalforest3.homestead.com/beltane.html
Oak and May,
On This Day,
Will both Heed
Those in Need.
Goddess Bright,
God of Sun,
Bless your Children
'Till our days are done.
A Sweet Woodruff Spell for Prosperity – Pagan Studies:
At dusk in my woodland garden, sweet woodruff sends out its fresh haylike scent, and its white flowers glow in the June twilight. In June, sweet woodruff reaches the height of its magical power, and is valuable in attracting prosperity. The prosperity spell which follows should be concluded next month, beneath July's Blessing Moon. On a June evening, just before nightfall, gather some woodruff flowers, leaves, and stems. Cut them all, and put them in a darkened room to dry on a hook or beam. When July's Moon is at its height, and the woodruff has dried, bury it with a dollar and a copper coin. Now, with what you've sown your wealth will increase. By: James Kambos
)0( GrannyMoon's Coventry of Healing Arts and Pagan Studies
A Love Charm –http://www.chroniclesofavalon.com/beltane2003print.html
A Love Charm by Seraphina-m'Anat
Caveat – this is a charm that should not be used on a random "target," but rather as an enhancement to an established relationship. The reason for this is that, in my experience with this charm ::nudge, nudge, wink, wink::, the essence of the two partners become intertwined, and the charm will happily ensnare you as it bewitches your mate. Spring normally gets us all happily randy, and this charm adds a little more passion and intensity to this feeling. Now, some may call this manipulative of another's will, but let me offer the witch's perspective….my hubby knew full well I was a witch when he married me and hasn't complained so far of any effects of "boosting" so to speak, LOL. Effective enhancements to this charm are self-pampering, as well as spouse pampering; candle light dinners, foods traditionally know to be aphrodisiacs, and exotic music. Silks, velvets, and satins don't hurt either ::impish grin:: A reliable baby-sitter for any wee'uns in the house is a plus too, if you have children. Is it any wonder that this is one of the witches favourite holidays?
The charm:
By all that lives on land, in sea,
By the ebbing and the flow,
Each time that you do think of me,
Your love for me shall grow.
By numbers odd and numbers even,
By the sacred power of three times three,
Passion for me in your thoughts weave in,
All thy thoughts shall be of me.
By velvet cords of longing,
Your heart to me belonging,
By the white rose and the red,
I am the fire in thy head.
No peace nor increase shall you find,
Until your hand is joined in mine.


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The word couple typically refers to two people who are evolved with one another, however, there can be other players within a relationship. This happens when we allow our friends to get too involved in every detail. We have to decide early on how significant of a role should outsiders play in ones relationship.
During my first semester of college one of my friends started dating a guy she met. He happened to be her first boyfriend which made her nervous because she was unfamiliar with being in a relationship. So she relied on some of her friends for advice on how to handle it.
The more details and advice she accepted the more her girlfriends started to get involved in her relationship and telling her what to do, say, and except from her boyfriend. This soon caused a lot of problems for her with her boyfriend and friends.
Since she reached out for guidance on how to handle her relationship she unknowingly invited people to become members of it. Even though she was inexperienced on how to handle it she shouldn't have consulted so many people. Asking for advice on a subject is normal and fine, but there's a limit on the number of people one should consult.
A woman can ask for someone's opinion on a situation, but she has to make the final decision on how to handle things. In the end the relationship is between her and her boyfriend, and no one else.


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USDA: Corn supplies jump, easing shortage worries
Allch Chcar replied to HuskerFlex's topic in Ethanol PoliticsSo the VEETC is inflating Ethanol prices? ??? I definitely disagree with raising the additive rate. 5-10% should be plenty for regular gasoline. The real contender should be E85 IMHO. O0 I would rather see more work to mandate Flexfuel engines even if it was only to make it so more cars could run higher blends of Ethanol out of the factory. But I wasn't completely aware of the effect the VEETC has on prices. I figured that the blending mandate was more of a inflating factor while the VEETC would reduce Oil and Ethanol prices at the pump. At a cost of multiples in taxes I might add.
US House members introduce Open Fuel Standard Act
Allch Chcar replied to HuskerFlex's topic in Ethanol PoliticsThere is a guy on Autoblog who is a big advocate of the Flexfuel mandate and is always pushing that it include compatibility for 100% Ethanol and 100% Methanol. His goes by Carney and he has mentioned a book called the "Methanol Economy," I believe? He puts forth the idea that adding FFV for E85 is $100 and FFV compatibility for Gasoline to 100% Methanol is only $130 total. He is constantly on Autoblog evangelizing to the anti-biofuel crowd. I could probably ask him about and get the name of the book if anyone was interested enough. I've never got around to looking up the book myself.


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Gingergrass is more like a homely herb, during any big family get together, when the food had to be home cooked, I saw this herb being used several times (though I'm still not sure of the reasons my aunts used it), but in totality, they were quite big crusaders of the herb.
Ginger Grass is a perennial growing herbaceous plant which has long slender stems and terminal flowering tops. The grass source of this essential oil and is very fragrant. The distillation of Ginger Grass began in the eighteenth century.
Gingergrass Essential Oil has a sharp, green, peppery aroma with lemon undertones. It is used in perfumes and blends especially well with rose or rose scented oils. Gingergrass Oil is used in skin care preparations to reduce scares, wrinkles, acne, and dermatitis.
Gingergrass Essential Oil is used primarily for circulation and stress reduction. It calms and soothes so good in bath therapy or massage. Energetically it sets the mood of being happy and doing nothing. Gingergrass oil is a euphoric. Gingergrass is often distilled with palmarosa which many think helps the quality of the gingergrass, but lessens the quality of palmarosa. Grasses are very important to the planet. They act much like the hair on our body. Seeds from grass produce cereals and various flours, food for animals, both green and dried (hay), roofing and mat materials, medicine and scented oils for perfumes.
The application of this oil improves blood circulation, provide relaxation from stress. In the perfumery industry Ginger Grass Oil is added to give a sharp, green scent particularly in men's colognes. From a spiritual perspective Ginger Grass Oil is viewed as mood uplifting, euphoric and as aphrodisiac oil.
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Stories From the Arabian Nights
Nottingham: Hodder and Stoughton for Boots Pure Drug Co., Ltd.,, 1923. Item #03574
Boots 'Cheap' Trade Edition [1923]
Containing Twenty Mounted Color Plates from Three of Dulac's Best Books
[DULAC, Edmund, illustrator]. HOUSMAN, Laurence. Stories From the Arabian Nights. Retold by Laurence Houseman. With Drawing by Edmund Dulac. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [ca. 1923].
Cheaper trade edition.
Quarto (9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in; 247 x 191 mm). 319, [1] pp. Twenty color plates, including frontispiece mounted on cream paper with captions printed below.
Publisher's brandy colored cloth, decoratively stamped in gilt and black with four thin black lines forming border at outer edge of front cover, spine lettered in gilt with Boots symbol in gilt at bottom, plain cream end-papers. Neat ink inscription on front free end-paper. A near fine copy.
An interesting early 'compilation' edition containing twenty Dulac color plates including fourteen from The Arabian Nights, two from Princess Badoura, and four from Sindbad the Sailor.
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Kate Hudson Pregnant With Muse's Matthew Bellamy Baby!
It's a baby hail storm!!! Babies everywhere! Hide your mom, hide your sister, and hide yourself… there's babies all over the place!
Newest in the baby race is Nine's actress Kate Hudson. Kate is pregnant with her new boyfriend Muse frontman Matthew Bellamy's baby.
"It was not planned, but they are excited and embracing it," the source reveals to Us.
Kate and Matthew have been together for about 9 months now, and the source is saying that Kate is about 14 weeks pregnant. (How in the world did they get that detailed of information????)
This will be Hudson's second child. She has a 7 year old son, Ryder, with Black Crows singer Chris Robinson.
"She is happy for Ryder to finally have a brother or sister," says the source.
Congratulations to Kate and Matthew!
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Very innocent and very favorite actress of now a days and former VJ, Sanam Jung is born in Karachi, in Muslim family in 24 Oct, 1988. She completed her education in Karachi at IOBM than Masters in Business administration (MBA). Sanam spent long time working as Vj on Aag TV and made her first debut appearance on drama screen with Imran Abbas on HUM TV, in drama serial Dil e Muztar. She rise steeply to fame with her debut serial Dil e Muztar, grabing the highest TRP among the shows during the period. Merely 3rd for HUM after Humsafar and Zindagi Gulzar Hai. This drama got her the Hum award of best television sensation actress.
Earlier this year, Sanam Jung stated that marriage in on the cards. Now it appears that she is going to be married very soon in 2016. We will update you the details and Sanam Jung married pics soon after news spread out. Enjoy out sweat hart Sanam Jung wedding, hot pics and complete drama profile.
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Sanam is commercially successful actress in drama industry and gave all the hit series to the television including Muhabbat Subh ka sitara h, Alvida and Mere humdum mere dost. The actress is still far away from film industry as she said she is doing OK with her drama line. She is also hosting a morning show on Hum TV really well and got both critical reviews plus favoritism. Her morning show on Hum TV named "Jago Pakistan Jago" is famous among girls and married women.
Sanam has 3 sisters and 1 brother who are younger than her. Sanam is unmarried and is planning to be married very soon. She is one of the most innocent actress with very clean background from controversies.
Till now Sanam attracted the producers who need someone who looks as cute and innocent for poor girl in sense of 'Bechari larki'. And we really hope her to change this image about her and perform something new and different despite her gorgeous and attractive looks.


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2 Day Kinetic Shift Event, Hypnosis and Therapy Foundation Training
2 Days of exciting, informative and interactive training.
You'll Learn Rapid and Instant Hypnosis and the incredibly powerful Kinetic Shift
2 Days of fun, informative, practical and exciting training.
A CPD accredited course, accredited by the same agency that accredits our very own NHS.
Some of the ways Kinetic Shift has been described is
Powerful, Energetic, Fun and Informative
Over these amazing two days you'll learn:
The 5 stages of Hypnosis
A minimum of 7 rapid and instant hypnotic inductions
How to use Hypnosis & Kinetic Shift safely and brilliantly
Hypnosis Do's and Don'ts
Hypnosis Myths debunked
Kinetic Shift, including a full break down of every part of the technique
A rudementary understanding of the neurology of anxiety, trauma and stress
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This technique originating in the UK has been taught Internationally, including as far away as Australia, so it is a truly Global approach. You will be amazed how quikcly you can help people make fantastic and powerful changes in their lives.
This technique has been taught to GP's, Dr's in Psychology, CBT practitioners, Counsellors, Hypnotherapists, NLP practitioners, Nurses, Coaches and Care workers plus many more. If youre in the field of helping people, this course could be for you.
Held at the Premier Inn, George Square Glasgow. Simon Jones has previously ran Kinetic Shift training at this very hotel and can speak first hand at this being a lovely place to attend. Attendees will also get free tea and coffee including still and sparking water over the two days. We are also offering discounts for group bookings of 4 or more people. To arrange group bookings or for more information please call one of the Associate trainers below.
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What Is Atopic Dermatitis?
Atopic dermatitis, also known as atopic eczema, is a type of inflammation of the skin that results in irritated, itchy lesions. This can occur anywhere on the body, but is typically found on the arms, face, legs, and neck.It is diagnosed most often in childhood and can occur as an isolated case or a chronic condition. Atopic dermatitis is very common, affecting over 20% of the population at some point in their life.
The exact cause of atopic dermatitis is unknown, but it has been linked to the following factors:
- Genetics
- "Hygiene Hypothesis"
- Environmental factors
- High levels of calcium carbonate in water
- Dust mites
- Cold weather
- Immune system dysfunction
- Dietary allergens
- Gluten sensitivity
- Dairy allergy
- Staphylococcus aureus bacteria
- Chemical irritants
- Soap
- Cosmetics
- Perfume
There is only one type of atopic dermatitis.
- Dry skin
- Flaky skin
- Dark skin around the eyes
- Patches of itchy skin
- Clear discharge from the affected area
- Skin creasing on the palm of the hand
- Splotchy, raised lesions
- Red, irritated skin
Your primary care physician can diagnose atopic dermatitis, but they may refer you to a dermatologist to confirm and treat the condition.
There is no cure for atopic dermatitis, so treating the symptoms often depends on the cause. If certain factors such as chemical irritants or food allergies are causing the eczema, avoiding these products and foods can resolve the condition. If cold weather brings on your atopic dermatitis, using a daily moisturizer that is formulated for sensitive skin can reduce the likelihood of the condition. For persistent cases, your doctor may prescribe topical steroids or antibiotic ointments to alleviate the severity of the skin inflammation.


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Meet Local Soap Makers
A few years ago, Kathy Ramsay started raising chickens and encouraged her husband Bob to purchase some goats. Bianca, Journey, and Esther, three "girls" full of personality and charm now greet visitors in the first pasture at Wynott Farm. The mini-Nubian goats are kept company by a flock of free-ranging hens and Lucy and Ethel, two Karakachans, livestock dogs originating from Bulgaria.
"We are breeding for conformation and milk," says Bob. "We love their great personality, the farm fresh, sweet, creamy milk they provide for our table and for us to make soap, and of course the long ears and roman noses for which Nubians are famous." Alongside their jobs away from their little farm, the Ramsays enjoy the twice-a-day milkings and making the soaps in the evenings together.
The soaps are made by hand in the traditional 200-year-old cold-process method—each bar taking a little over a month to produce. The Ramsays start with their proprietary blending of goat milk, oils of olive, coconut, jojoba and rice bran, butters of Shea and cocoa as well as essential oils in a large bucket. And once Kathy's expert eye determines the soap has reached "trace," the perfect consistency, she and Bob pour the soap into the mold to set for 24 hours.
After 24 hours, the soap is soft enough to cut into logs, followed with another 24 hours of aging before cutting into the bars. The bars are then aged for a few weeks at minimum before being dressed with a wide hand-cut ribbon, upcycled from burlap coffee bean bags, and a charming Wynott Farm sticker. Now, they are ready for sale.
In addition to being carried in several area boutiques, Bob is at the Charlottesville City Market every other Saturday, chatting with all who pause to admire the beautiful bars. The Ramsays look forward to sharing their adventures with their children and grandchildren.
Wine & Country celebrates elevated living in the heart of Virginia Wine Country. Charlottesville Wine & Country Living, a semi-annual magazine of Life & Style in Jefferson's Virginia, and Charlottesville Wine & Country Weddings, an art book celebrating elegant country weddings in Jefferson's Virginia, are accompanied by the Charlottesville Wine & Country Shop in Ivy, VA, a beautiful lifestyle boutique featuring over 40 Virginia artisans with everything from tailgating essentials and Dubarry attire to locally made foods, award-winning Monticello AVA wines as well as craft beverages for your next event. Wine & Country Experiences are now also available and include exclusive tours and hands-on classes with leading professionals in the local farm-to-table and vineyard scenes.


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What Can One Benefit through CBD Oil?
One who knows of the importance of health might know that he or she should work very hard to improve it and to take care of it. These people, then, might be careful to spend time exercising, as well as to spend time preparing food that is healthy and free from harmful substances. You will be happy to know that there are great ways through which you can improve your health even more, and one of these is through taking CBD oil, which is known to be very great for the body and even the mind. Taking CBD oil, then, is certainly something that you should do, as when you do so, you can be sure that you will be able to enjoy a lot of things, all of which are wonderful.
Taking CBD oil will no doubt benefit you in a lot of ways, one of which is the fact that when you do so, you can be sure that you will start sleeping so much better than you usually do. If you are a person who suffers from sleep problems, you might want very much to cure them, as sleep problems can really get you down, and make the day very exhausting and difficult to get through. One will be happy to know that there are substances that can be taken to improve the quality and the length of sleep, and one of these is CBD oil.
Another thing that people will be able to gain when they take CBD oil is the benefit of getting rid of the problem of stress and anxiety. One might know that stress is something that is truly terrible for the health, and that it can destroy both his or her physical and mental health if it is not eliminated. One will be happy to know that when he or she decides to take CBD oil, it will be possible to relax more, and to get rid of stress in a great way.
One who starts taking CBD oil is also sure to benefit, as when he or she does so, it will be possible to have a pain reliever that is very effective and quick. What is more, they can be sure that such a pain reliever will not have any harmful side effects in the long run, which is sure to be a relief to them.
Those who take CBD oil, then, can be sure that when they do so, they will be able to enjoy a lot of benefits, and all of them will be wonderful and worthwhile altogether.


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Targeting PDK1 in cancer
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Abnormal activation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) signalling is very common in cancer, leading to deregulation of several intracellular processes normally controlled by this enzyme, including cell survival, growth, proliferation and migration. Mutations in the gene encoding the tumour suppressor phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN), which leads to uncontrolled activation of the PI3K pathway, are reported in different cancers. Among the downstream effectors of PI3Ks, 3-phosphoinositide- dependent protein kinase 1 (PDK1) and protein kinase B (PKB)/Akt have a key role in several cancer types. More recent data indicate that alteration of PDK1 is a critical component of oncogenic PI3K signalling in breast cancer, suggesting that inhibition of PDK1 can inhibit breast cancer progression. PDK1 has an essential role in regulating cell migration especially in the context of PTEN deficiency. Downregulation of PDK1 levels inhibits migration and experimental metastasis of human breast cancer cells. PDK1 activates a large number of proteins, including Akt, some PKC isoforms, S6K and SGK. Data also reveal that PDK1 is oncogenic and this is dependent on PI3K pathway. Therefore, accumulating evidence demonstrates that PDK1 is a valid therapeutic target and suggests that PDK1 inhibitors may be useful to prevent cancer progression and abnormal tissue dissemination. This review will focus on published data on the role of PDK1 in cancer and approaches used to inhibit PDK1. © 2011 Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
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From steel to stage with Theater Alfresco
GRANITE CITY — Fifteen years ago, Brenda Whitaker had a good job that she was grateful to have at what was then National Steel (now U.S. Steel) in Granite City.
She spent 15 years as a coiler operator, but she knew, deep down, she wanted to try something new and different.
"I was at the age, that I thought it had to be then — or never," she said.
She opened the Golden Gate Tea Room in Granite City in 2000. For two years, she continued to work at the steel company while building the restaurant, reluctant to give up the security of a steady paycheck until she knew Golden Gate would survive.
Survive and thrive it did, and in 2002, she took off her hard hat, and dedicated her time to developing and expanding the tea room's offerings.
A few years later, she formed Alfresco Productions, a cultural and arts events organization, orchestrating and hosting affairs in Granite City, like the Blue Collar Blues and BBQ Festival, The Six-Mile Sculpture Works, and the Melting Pot Market.
But that wasn't quite enough for the entrepreneur. In 2011, she purchased the historic First Baptist Church in Granite City and transformed it into a center for the arts, a dream she had held onto since high school.
The church, built in 1921, had great bones, beautiful, stained-glass windows, and a sanctuary that was well-suited for transformation to a "theater room." It just needed some updating and a little tender loving care.
"We had all the plumbing and wiring redone and brought up to code, and most of the rest was cosmetic," Whitaker said.
She took the formerly white walls to bright colors that set off the patterns of the stained glass windows, the wide woodwork, and the cornices that grace columns that are two stories high.
Stage lights, spot lights, a new soundboard, dressing rooms, complete with brightly-lit "Hollywood" mirrors, a green room where actors can monitor what's going on onstage, an extension to the alter to enlarge the stage, and stage ingress and egress, and it was almost ready.
Whitaker also designed a welcoming box office, a concession room and on the second floor — Club 21 — a cocktail lounge with a decidedly "speakeasy" feel, backed by a gorgeous wall of curved, stained glass windows.
With the completion of the building in 2012, Alfresco became a theater production company that still arranges special events around town, but now produces a full calendar season of musicals, comedies and dramas.
"We have a very diverse lineup of shows to appeal to a broader demographic," Whitaker said. "And we keep pricing reasonable so we can offer affordable, yet high-quality productions."
The goal of the organization is "to create, stimulate and perpetuate the arts."
"I don't perform onstage myself, but I direct some shows, and I oversee all the productions and events," said Whitaker who had been involved with the arts and Summerstage Productions, always in a "behind the scenes" capacity since high school. "And we incorporate visual arts at the center with the performing arts."
An upstairs gallery space houses the beginnings of a permanent collection that artists have donated to the center, and rotates exhibitions that theater goers can peruse before performances and during intermission.
Other local theater companies also have utilized the space for various productions.
Alfresco Productions is a 501(c)(3) organization with a 16-member Board of Directors.
"We also have about 70 volunteers, and are always looking for more," Whitaker said.
Actors and actresses come from around the bi-state area.
Auditions for Alfresco's upcoming production of "The Addams Family, a New Musical Comedy" are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, June 28. The production is scheduled to run Thursday, Oct. 15, through Sunday, Oct. 18.
The center's next production, currently in rehearsals, is "Jesus Christ Superstar," which will be presented Friday, Aug. 14, through Sunday, Aug. 16.
Alfresco's fifth annual Blue Collar Blues and BBQ Festival will run from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, in downtown Granite City.
Alfresco Arts Center is located at 2041 Delmar Ave. in Granite City.
Visit www.alfrescoproductions.org of call 844-248-9780 for more information.


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Ipswich Labour have been delivering junk mail in Gipping Ward. A copy of which has been obtained by Ipswich Labour's favourite blogger.
The front of it has a picture of Jeremy Corbyn's Candidate, Sandy Martin, outside the Garrett Anderson Centre. The Garrett Anderson Centre that the NHS has to pay extortionate amounts of rent to HSBC to allow Ipswich Hospital to have an A&E because of the last Labour government's awful PFI, NHS privatisation policy that has the legacy of the NHS having to pay HSBC £500 to have a light bulb changed.
Jeremy Corbyn's Candidate says that this General Election gives us the chance of a fresh start for Ipswich and the country. Yes this country would benefit from a fresh start but the fresh start it would benefit from is Brexit through strong and stable leadership in the national interest, led by Theresa May.
Naturally being a labour leaflet it contains some Lies. It claims that the Tories only look after that rich. This is not true. The Tories care for everybody hence the lowest earners in this country have been taken out of tax altogether. Sandy's statement proceeds with the Labour Party's campaign slogan which is basically about screwing a few people to help some other people rather than doing what is in the interest of the country as a whole by helping everybody and not screwing anybody.
Jeremy Corbyn's candidate claims that his priorities are five things which naturally are uncosted. Four of which are rather ambiguous.


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Curious as to what was cut out of the liberty smashing HR 1913, what is being called the "Hate Crimes Act?"
A little portion that helped keep Freedom of Speech protections in place.... Wonder why that was removed before passage?
Reading the list of sponsors makes one think you've entered a Bar Mitzvah.
Another curious part of this piece of crap is the number, 1913. 1913 is the year that the ADL and the Federal Reserve were created. We're getting this rubbed right into our faces and don't even realize what is going on.
Here's what was cut out of this act before it was voted on, the bold portion. Sure are concerned about Free Speech, aren't they?
Text of H.R.1913 as Reported in House Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009
Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, shall be construed to prohibit any expressive conduct protected from legal prohibition by, or any activities protected by the free speech or free exercise clauses of, the First Amendment to the Constitution.
These modern day Bolsheviks are doing Lenin proud!
Look for this act to be used to go after bloggers who don't goose-step to the ADL's tune or write puff pieces about how great a country that Apartheid nightmare Israel is.
They won't go after you directly, that's not their style. They'll go after your ISP and threaten them with loss of access to the 'Net unless they drop your blog.
Let's see how Americans like living on a Zionist run kibbutz.
"Prison Awaiting Hostile Bloggers
Proposed congressional legislation would demand up to two years in prison for those whose electronic speech is meant to "coerce, intimidate, harass, or cause substantial emotional distress to a person."
Instead of prison, perhaps we should say gulag....
Sanchez's bill goes way beyond cyberbullying and comes close to making it a federal offense to log onto the internet or use the telephone. The methods of communication where hostile speech is banned include e-mail, instant messaging, blogs, websites, telephones and text messages.
We can't say what we think of Sanchez's proposal. Doing so would clearly get us two years in solitary confinement.... "
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By Melanie Brown
I've never done lab research before. When I signed up for this class I didn't know what to expect. Actually, the first time I saw this class listed on the JHU ISIS course listings for the fall semester, I disregarded it. I figured it wasn't something within my reach. But as I was painstakingly crafting the perfect freshman year fall semester, I found "Project Lab: Phage Hunting" repeatedly grabbing my attention. It even fit with the rest of my schedule! So I decided to try and register for this class, and I got in.
Before classes even started I had my first phage hunting assignment: collect a soil sample. I got mine from right outside my dorm and on the first try (through a method called direct plating) I found signs of phages: plaques! Despite my confusion over sterile technique, the procedure, etc., I managed to actually produce results.
Sadly, after streaking these plaques onto new plates, I didn't get any more good plaques. After multiple attempts to streak these plaques I gave up and used the plaques I got from my enriched sample from the JHU garden. I am currently still working on getting multiple generations of plaques from streaking. Hopefully by the end of this week I can get past this stage and progress in my hunt to isolate a pure phage.
Despite my initial reservations about this class, I am so glad I'm taking it. I have learned so much about research lab procedures, tools, and materials in this first month. In the Phage Hunting lab I feel like a research pro! This class is relaxing, oddly enough. I love the experience I'm getting from being a Phage Hunter and I hope I can keep doing it this next semester!


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