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California doesn't have any manual on rainwater harvesting or much other information on it. I asked John Coleman, a Director of East Bay MUD, why EBMUD didn't promote rainwater harvesting and he said it wouldn't work here because we don't get rainfall throughout the year. That struck me as even more of a reason to put one in.
I had a new roof and gutters installed in March of 2008. I wanted covered gutters so they wouldn't clog up and require annual cleaning. During the first big rain after the new gutters were installed I noticed how much water was running out of the downspouts. I knew that San Ramon faced droughts and more were predicted and this seemed like a waste of something that could be stored and saved.
I researched how much water would come off my roof during the rainy season. The formula is roof area (sq. ft) x inches of rain x .6. My total roof area, including the garage is about 1600 sq. ft. I concluded that I could capture over 10,000 gallons from 12" of rain. My first thought was to connect the downspouts to underground pipes feeding an underground storage tank in my backyard. While not infeasible, this would be very costly.
I started looking at above ground tanks, and they are very large. I figured I could split the system in two and put a 2000-3000 gal tank on one side of the house for laundry, and one on the other side for the lawn. A representative came down from EBMUD to evaluate my lawn watering system, and told me that I needed to adjust a couple sprinklers for better coverage and water earlier in the morning. She also told me that my lawn, which is less than 100 sq. ft., requires 270 gallons of water a day. Whoa, that way 3000 gallons of water would last a little over a week. So I gave up the idea of rainwater for the front lawn for the time being.
The laundry idea seemed more feasible, but I needed to find someone who knew how to put in a system like that here. I posted messages on a couple of bulletin boards and forums, and received two recommendations. My budget for the two systems was $6000, but I found out that would only cover the laundry system. I selected WaterSprout in Oakland to do the work, because their estimate covered everything from hooking up the tanks to the gutters, draining away the "first flush" or first half hour of rain to wash the roof, installing two 1250 gallon tanks so I'd have some side-yard parking left, adding a pump to draw the water from the tanks across my garage into my washing machine, and a three stage filtration system to remove particles and contamination from the water before going into the washing machine. The only thing I plan to add is a small, point-of-use, electric tank-less water heater for the laundry's hot water. Here's a link to a video of John Russell of WaterSprout giving me a walk-through of the system.
Why laundry? Well the washer is in the garage and easy to hook up an outside system. The washing machine is connected to the water by hoses that can easily be screwed on or off. So there's no connection between my home water from EBMUD and my laundry water. Washing machines don't use a lot of water. A typical large load is 40 gallons. I do two or three loads a week, which is about 400 gallons a month. 2500 gallons of water, which should be in the tanks in May at the end of the rainy season, should last 6 months, or until November when the rains start again.
My new rainwater capture system is the first to be installed in San Ramon, but it shouldn't be the last. The first rain in October will go down the first flush, but from then on I'll hook up my washer to the rainwater tanks and sing "Pennies from Heaven," on wash days.


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Apache Commons Weaver
Occasionally, as Java developers, we encounter a problem whose solution simply cannot be expressed in the Java language. Often, the Java annotation processing tools can be used to great effect, and they should not be dismissed as your first line of defense when you need to generate additional classes. Occasionally, however, our only recourse is to manipulate existing class files. It is these situations which Apache Commons Weaver was designed to address.
Apache Commons Weaver consists of:
The Maven Plugin and Antlib are used for invoking Weaving facilities. Below you will find a graph with a high level overview of Apache Commons Weaver project.
Latest API documentation is here.
Core Framework
The Commons Weaver Processor defines a "weaver module" service provider interface (SPI) as well as the facilities that use the Java ServiceLoader to discover and invoke defined weaver modules for simple filesystem-based bytecode weaving.
Weaver Modules
A number of Weaver Modules are provided by the Commons Weaver project. Typically a weaver module may respect a set of configuration properties which should be documented along with that module.
Maven Plugin
The Commons Weaver plugin for Apache Maven aims to integrate Weaver as smoothly as possible for Maven users. Here is an example of configuring the privilizer module:
<plugin> <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId> <artifactId>commons-weaver-maven-plugin</artifactId> <version>${commons.weaver.version}</version> <configuration> <weaverConfig> <privilizer.accessLevel>${privilizer.accessLevel}</privilizer.accessLevel> <privilizer.policy>${privilizer.policy}</privilizer.policy> <privilizer.verify>${privilizer.verify}</privilizer.verify> </weaverConfig> </configuration> <executions> <execution> <goals> <goal>prepare</goal> <goal>weave</goal> </goals> </execution> </executions> <dependencies> <dependency> <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId> <artifactId>commons-weaver-privilizer-api</artifactId> <version>${commons.weaver.version}</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId> <artifactId>commons-weaver-privilizer</artifactId> <version>${commons.weaver.version}</version> </dependency> </dependencies> </plugin>
The Commons Weaver Antlib provides tasks and types to facilitate the integration of Commons Weaver into your Apache Ant-based build process. Here the user will make the commons-weaver-antlib jar (which includes the Apache Commons Weaver processor and its dependencies), along with the jar files of the desired modules, available to the Ant build using one of the various mechanisms supported. More information on this is available here. Having done this the basic approach will be to parameterize one of the provided tasks (clean|weave) with a settings element. If both weave and clean tasks are used, defining a reference to the settings object and referencing it using the settingsref attribute is recommended, as seen here:
<settings id="weavesettings" target="target/classes" classpathref="maincp"> <properties> <privilizer.accessLevel>${privilizer.accessLevel}</privilizer.accessLevel> <privilizer.policy>${privilizer.policy}</privilizer.policy> <privilizer.verify>${privilizer.verify}</privilizer.verify> </properties> </settings> <clean settingsref="weavesettings" /> <weave settingsref="weavesettings" />
Multiple weaving targets (e.g. main vs. test) are of course woven using different settings.
Custom Weaver Modules
As discussed, some modules are provided for common cases, and the developers welcome suggestions for useful modules, but there is no reason not to get started writing your own weaver module (assuming you are sure this is the right solution, or just want to do this for fun) now! When the processor framework invokes your custom Weaver, it will pass in a Scanner that can be used to find the classes you are interested in. Request the original bytecode from the WeaveEnvironment and make your changes (for this task you will save time and frustration using one of the available open source Java bytecode manipulation libraries). Save your changes back to the WeaveEnvironment. Rinse, repeat. Hint: if your Weaver uses configuration parameters to dictate its behavior, it can leave a scannable "footprint" in your woven classes. Then implement the Cleaner SPI to find and delete these in the case that the current configuration is incompatible with the results of an earlier "weaving."
The canonical example is the privilizer module.
A simple example could be exposing annotated methods for a REST API. Suppose you want to expose only classes annotated with @WebExposed to your Web REST API.
package example; import java.lang.annotation.ElementType; import java.lang.annotation.Retention; import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy; import java.lang.annotation.Target; /** * Marks methods that interest our weaver module. */ @Target(ElementType.METHOD) @Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS) public @interface WebExposed { }
And your POJO object annotated.
package example; /** * Represents a user in our system. */ public class User { private String name; private String surname; private Integer age; public User() { super(); } public User(String name, String surname, Integer age) { super(); this.name = name; this.surname = surname; this.age = age; } @WebExposed public String getName() { return name; } public void setName(String name) { this.name = name; } @WebExposed public String getSurname() { return surname; } public void setSurname(String surname) { this.surname = surname; } }
Now in order to scan your classpath and find the annotated methods normally you would use Java Reflection API or something similar, but the good news is that Apache Commons Weaver abstracts this for you.
package example; import java.io.File; import java.lang.annotation.ElementType; import java.util.Arrays; import java.util.Properties; import org.apache.commons.weaver.WeaveProcessor; import org.apache.commons.weaver.model.AnnotatedElements; import org.apache.commons.weaver.model.ScanRequest; import org.apache.commons.weaver.model.ScanResult; import org.apache.commons.weaver.model.Scanner; import org.apache.commons.weaver.model.WeavableMethod; import org.apache.commons.weaver.model.WeaveEnvironment; import org.apache.commons.weaver.model.WeaveInterest; import org.apache.commons.weaver.spi.Weaver; public class MyWeaver implements Weaver { @Override public boolean process(WeaveEnvironment environment, Scanner scanner) { // We want to find methods annotated with @WebExposed. WeaveInterest findAnnotation = WeaveInterest.of(WebExposed.class, ElementType.METHOD); ScanResult scanResult = scanner.scan(new ScanRequest().add(findAnnotation)); AnnotatedElements<WeavableMethod<?>> annotatedMethods = scanResult.getMethods(); for (WeavableMethod<?> method : annotatedMethods) { // The API code is out of the scope of this guide, but you can do other things here, // like modifying your class System.out.println("Expose method " + method.getTarget().getName() + " in our REST API"); } return true; } }
Before running the example above you need to tell the ServiceProvider about your custom Weaver. This is done by adding a file to your META-INF directory. If you are using Maven, then creating src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.apache.commons.weaver.spi.Weaver with

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Opera Software has released its Mobile 10.1 beta for Android, joining the battle for browser supremacy on Android-based smartphones.
The software can be downloaded from the Android Market and will be made available for download on Opera's website, the company said Tuesday. It works on Android version 1.6 or later, and is available in 18 different languages.
The company is hoping speed and ease-of-use will help set it apart from the competition, which includes Mozilla's Firefox 4, the Skyfire browser, Dolphin Browser HD and Android's standard browser.
Opera Mobile boasts faster page loading than other browsers, helped by its Turbo feature, which compresses data, according to the company. The feature is especially helpful on slow or congested networks, it said. Future versions of the browser will also use hardware acceleration to speed up panning and zooming on websites, according to a spokesman.
Features include Opera's Speed Dial, a password manager, and Link, which synchronizes bookmarks and other user data among phones and computers. The Speed Dial feature arranges nine favorite sites in a grid of thumbnails, one for each site.
Opera Mobile 10.1 for Android will also take advantage of touchscreens. The browser comes with a new pinch-to-zoom feature, which will zoom from page-width down to the text you want to focus on in one fluid motion, according to Opera. Users can also long-press — instead of just touching a link, users keeps their finger in place on the screen a bit longer — to open a link in a new tab.
Tabs along with bookmarks, settings, history and the Speed Dial start page are all accessed via a menu bar at the bottom of the screen. At the top of the screen the browser has an address field and a search field placed next to each other.
The browser will get Flash support, according to the spokesman. It will not work in this beta release, but will be included in a future release, he said via e-mail without elaborating.
Opera isn't ready to say when the final version will ship.
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Tanjung Cina Terjun
Tanjung Cina Terjun has crystal blue clear water that attracts the guest and travelers around the world, but not the only reason why it is popular. Tanjung Cina Terjun is popular for having an extraordinary underwater treasure. It qualifies as a macro photographer's wonderland. People here call it "eel and lionfish city" for having lots of eels and lionfish canvassing the area.
As you went down, you can see a bunch of sharks with different kind such as small cat sharks, bamboo sharks and leopard sharks riding the currents. On the sandy bottom, you can find a house full of stingrays, scorpionfish and stonefish lie hidden away against corals. The lionfish and porcupine fish shelter amidst a garden of sea whips. At depth of 18 meters in fairly calm waters, shine your torch into a hole or crevice at night and you will find a cluster of eels laying on a sandy floor.
Location: Near Pulau Tenggol
Conditions: Can be strong
Visibility: 10 to 30 meters
Depth: 18 meters


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Alta Delta - Carmenere (187mL)
Chile's signature grape, this red varietal disappeared from European vineyards in the mid-19th century and reappeared among Chile's Merlot vines a hundred years later. The deepest, darkest, purplest of all red grapes need a long growing season to reach its fullest potential. Rich in berry fruits and spice (think blackberries and black pepper), with smooth, well-rounded tannins, making this a very pleasing and easy to drink varietal. Enjoy it with red meats and corn-based dishes, such as Chile's favorite pastel de choclo(corn and meat pie), or take advantage of its natural fruity spiciness and serve it up with Indian curry or a Mexican mole.


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Fountain City was to be about Chabon's greatest passions: baseball, ballparks, architecture, and cooking among them. It was (is?) about an architect who wants to build the perfect ballpark; it becomes his obsession. But Chabon couldn't finish the book, because he found he didn't want to spend any more time with the book's protagonist. Turns out, the creator wanted little to do with his creation, so he ditched the book; Chabon ran into a creative wall, and like a crash-test dummy the author buckled upon impact. Even now, he doesn't quite know how the book slipped away from him, only that his failure to complete it haunts him.
"And it's going to be the question that haunts me forever, I think, because in a way, I sort of felt or persuaded myself that there was something inherently flawed with that book," Chabon says. The tone of his voice suggests there are other things he'd rather talk about; he talks about the book the same way a man might talk about the woman who got away. "It was misconceived from the beginning. No matter what I did, I was better off abandoning it, because it was inherently unfinishable."
There were moments when he felt as though his latest book, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, was just as unfinishable. Besides being so much longer than his earlier works, among them The Mysteries of Pittsburgh and two collections of short stories, it also contains dozens of characters; chief among them are a Czech immigrant named Josef Kavalier, who abandoned his homeland and family just ahead of Hitler's encroaching footsteps, and Joe's Brooklyn-born cousin Sammy Clay (née Klayman), an aspiring artist and would-be creator of comic books. The book, which unfolds over several decades, demanded extensive research: Chabon found himself buried in university libraries, pouring over blueprints for the Empire State Building, books about Antarctica, and transcripts of Congressional hearings condemning comics in the mid-1950s. He went to comic-book conventions and interviewed Will Eisner, creator of The Spirit and so many other heroes during the late 1930s and early '40s. He talked to Stan Lee, the man who helped birth Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four, in addition to so many other angst-ridden, super-powered good guys. Chabon expected it would take him two years to complete Kavalier and Clay; he wrote the book in "four years, four months, and four days," he says with the smallest of chuckles, explaining that "life got in the way."
But he would not discard this book, because he had fallen in love with his characters. Chabon wanted to know what would become of Joe and Sam, and what would become of the superhero they create, The Escapist (such an appropriate hero for European Jews in the 1930s, so many of whom longed for the magical golden key that would liberate them from the coffin). The father wanted to see his children through to the very end; he would not abandon them, not this time. As a result, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay ranks among the year's best-reviewed books, and it's worthy of such praise: Every paragraph reads like a tiny poem, and the tale only picks up steam over its 638 pages (it feels half that length, at most). It reads like the world's finest comic book, filled with heroes (writers, artists, filmmakers; even Orson Welles and Salvador Dali show up) and villains (Nazis, publishers), good guys and women (and, in Sam's case, men) who love them. What he ended up with was a tale as thrilling as leaping a tall building in a single bound.
"What's good is when you can respond to what you're writing as a reader and enjoy it and say, "These are characters I would like to read about even if I wasn't writing this book,'" Chabon says. "I hadn't ever read a novel about two Golden Age comics creators before, and so, as a reader and as a fan of comic books, it was fun for me just to be able to read a novel about these two guys as I was writing it. My goal is to try to write the kind of books I would like to read, and I do have this perfect novel somewhere in my mind, and every book that I read is held up to it. Certain books do come up to that, like Love in the Time of Cholera, for example, which is my personal, perfect experience as a reader. Another one is Lolita, which comes close. There's a Platonic ideal, and these are reflections of that, and I would like to write that book myself if I can."
But critics and author be damned; the highest praise comes from Will Eisner himself, who lived through the era Chabon has recreated in Kavalier & Clay. Indeed, Eisner lives in those two characters, the Jew shut out from work in New York's biggest ad agencies, but an artist who never believed comics were beneath his dignity. Like Sam and Joe, Will Eisner and his contemporaries--among them Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Superman's papas; and Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, creators of Captain America; and Stan Lee, born Stanley Leiber--were also Jews who wanted their heroes to fight the battles they could never win, even if that meant creating one fascist to destroy another. (The first issue of Sam and Joe's comic book features The Escapist--described as "Houdini, but mixed with Robin Hood and a little bit of Albert Schweitzer"--punching out Hitler, an homage to the cover of the first issue of Captain America Comics in March 1941.)
"I think Michael was very courageous and innovative to do a book set in that era," Eisner says from his home in Florida, where even now the 85-year-old continues to work (this week, DC Comics published his graphic novel Minor Miracles). "Michael's made a real contribution to the young cartoonists, because they write me and want to know what it's like. His book captures the feel of the time; I can see the people involved. I would applaud and agree with the approval." (Chabon, at the time of our interview two weeks ago, had not heard from Eisner and worried he had not read or did not like the book.)
Perhaps Kavalier & Clay is the perfect book because it springs from that most perfect of places: the child's desire to walk in his ancestors' past. Chabon, like so many of us in our 30s, longs for the past only because it's lost forever--a memory that disintegrates a little more each day. We've been so inundated with representations of long-ago yesterdays, but they feel hollow. They're nothing but faded portraits of buildings that have been replaced by parking lots and strip malls. They mean nothing, because they feel intangible, temporary. Chabon wanted to construct a very real past, built on the foundation of his own family's history.
Chabon's grandfather was, in fact, the first to bring comics into the Chabon household. He worked as a typographer in a printing press in New York City, and although his grandson doesn't know if he actually printed comics, he would bring bags of them home for Michael's father. Years later, Michael's dad would buy his own son comic books, reading them before handing them over. Father and son would talk about Batman and Captain Marvel and Sub-Mariner the way other dads and their boys would talk about Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris.
"It was something we shared," says Chabon, who will soon begin writing the screenplay for Kavalier & Clay. "And in a way, the book is kind of that sharing that took place between me and my father, and it was more than just comic books, because my dad really stirred my passion and my interest in the world of his childhood. He got me interested in things like radio programs and details about the New York City subway and Coney Island and going to the serials when he was a kid. He has a lot of nostalgia for his childhood, and he communicated that very successfully to me, to the point that I could actually be nostalgic for a childhood I never even had, which is not an unusual experience for me--to feel nostalgia for something I never experienced. I think it's a common feeling of our generation, because the past feels at once very real and, at the same time, totally gone and unrecoverable. I wrote the book for one reason: I wanted to travel in time."


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Featured Partner: Raiffeisen Bank International
Not in My House: Companies Take a Proactive Stand Against Fraud
With the changing mindset towards the subject of white-collar crime, corporations around the world are interested in making it clear to shareholders, regulators, the media and investors that they are taking proactive measures to prevent, detect and deter fraud. And it's no wonder, as a COSO study found that news of an alleged fraud resulted in a 16.7% stock price decline in the two days surrounding the announcement. It is only imaginable what a fraud conviction's effects are on a company. Think Enron, Olympus, Parmalat and WorldCom.
Thanks to our constant awareness efforts like the Corporate Alliance partnership, the myth of fraud not happening with us is gone.Dr. Michael Wittenburg, CFE, Raiffeisen Bank International
Head of Anti-Money Laundering
Banking & Finance
Just as the effects are becoming more profound, so are the proactive steps companies are taking to prevent fraud from happening in the first place. As the Association of Certified Fraud Examiner's (ACFE) communications director Kevin Taparauskas, CFE, said in a blog last year about the evolution of fraud over the past 15 years, "It is no longer a question of whether it is taking place within a company, but rather, what are people doing about it?"
One thing companies like Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) are doing is joining the ACFE's Corporate Alliance program. The program, which began as a pilot program with anti-fraud teams at USAA and Walmart, provides companies wanting to take a proactive stance against fraud the opportunity to partner with the ACFE to help educate and grow their fraud-fighting teams. Benefits of the program include access to exclusive resources, training and membership pricing.
"Fraud can seriously harm a company," Dr. Michael Wittenburg, CFE, head of anti-money laundering at RBI, said. "We need to fight it in every possible manner. We hope that with this alliance we will be able to significantly improve our know-how and get access to global best practices."
RBI is based in Austria and was one of the first companies to join the ACFE's Corporate Alliance program. RBI is one of the leading banking groups in Austria and Central and Eastern Europe with more than 60,000 employees servicing about 14.2 million customers. According to Wittenburg, they plan on implementing mandatory initial and continuous fraud training for employees and hosting tailor-made advanced trainings. They also plan to make the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) credential mandatory for staff in their fraud risk management department.
"In times when the economic pressure is high, fraudulent behavior is increasing," Wittenburg said. "The crisis puts a lot of pressure on people, and we need to be careful whom we lend money. This protects our assets as well as our shareholders' interest. We all long for the economy to improve, but fraud will continue to exist. We need to be able to detect fraudulent behavior and use our scarce resources to protect our customers."
As is with the Corporate Alliance's other members, many of which are Fortune 500 companies, RBI is setting a precedent that fraud will not be tolerated. Wittenburg plans to emphasize fraud prevention in his fraud risk management unit with the support of the bank's senior management.
"We are willing to learn from the past. If you do not know or name the enemy, you will never know how to fight and defeat him," Wittenburg said. "Thanks to our constant awareness efforts like the Corporate Alliance partnership, the myth of fraud not happening with us is gone."


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Release of the new « Scandinavian Crime EP » containing the four brand new songs from Army Of Lovers on the "Big Battle Of Egos" album, but with focus on the new single "Signed On My Tattoo" (a duet with Gravitonas) this time around, and brand new vocals from La Dominika and Jean-Pierre on "Tragedy" and "Rockin' The Ride".
Release of the second single from the "Big Battle Of Egos" album " Signed On My Tattoo " (featuring Gravitonas) including remixes by Alaa and Zoo Brazil.
There are two new music videos in the making from the Army Of Lovers & Gravitonas Family :
– A video to new Army Of Lovers and Gravitonas single "Signed On My Tattoo", a duet between the two bands, being shot in Malmö April 20-21 directed by Fredrik Boklund for an early May premiere (when "Signed On My Tattoo" is released as a single featuring brand new club remixes).
– A video to the forthcoming summer single "Crucified 2013", a brand new recording, with brand new vocals, of the Army Of Lovers classic produced by Niklas Bergwall with a planned June premiere. This video is also directed by Fredrik Boklund.
Army Of Lovers release their new greatest hits album called « Big Battle Of Egos » including four brand new tracks "Rockin' The Ride", "Crashing Down", "Tragedy" and next single and planned video "Signed On My Tattoo (a duet with Gravitonas).
The cd is available on the www.cdon.com or on the Scandipop store here
The new album is also available on the Swedish I-Tunes, on Spotify, Amazon.fr, Amazon.co.uk and WiMP.
The new incarnation of Army Of Lovers will feature La Dominika with Santa Camilla as a saint. Next will be a spectacular club performance at Kolingsborg in Stockholm on March 9. Finally « Signed On My Tattoo », one of the four new tracks from the Big Battle Of Egos album will be the next single ! The song is featuring Gravitonas.
Below an open letter signed by the Army Of Lovers members to the Queen La Camilla …
Army Of Lovers declare Sainthood for Santa Camilla – and welcome La Dominika to center stage!
Our Dearest Beloved Sister Camilla, Our Hundreds of Thousands of Fabulous Loyal Fans, and The Chosen Few of the Rest of You Out There in This Cold Cold World who dare to care.
Please accept our sincerest and most heartfelt gratitude for the hilarious months of joy and happiness we have shared with You, Our Beloved Sister, during studio recordings, rehearsals, therapy sessions, interviews, and performances in connection to The Original Army Of Lovers' participation at Melodifestivalen 2013. You are dearest to our hearts, You are forever Our Beloved Sister, You are the undisputed People's Queen of Army Of Lovers. For all this, we are to You forever grateful.
Your performance at Melodifestivalen in Malmö – from Your fabulous entrance to Your royally ignorant attitude towards even hitting the lipsynching right – make Yours quite possibly the ultimate Army Of Lovers performance ever. Who cares about rehearsing properly in advance, or hitting the right notes, when the world really revolves around the Art of Entries and Exits? And since You practice this Art with the ultimate superiority, how could Your performance possibly be improved upon in any way whatsoever? It was flawless. You are flawless.
Our Beloved Sister, what was Your Melodifestivalen performance if not the quintessential celebration of the Talented Untalented, the Victory of Charisma over Substance, the Glamorous Amateur set against the Boring Professional, the Good Bad Taste against the Bad Good Taste, the Ethic of Anybody with an Attitude is born to be a Star? You personify all these qualities better than anybody else on this planet. You are the proudest Ambassador of the Heritage of Milli Vanilli, and for this we herald You as Our Eternal Queen of Punk!
However, the show must go on! There are wars to battle and win. Army Of Lovers have a huge task ahead of them, fighting hatred and intolerance everywhere until everybody on the planet can have sex with everybody else all of the time. In this year of The Reformation of Army Of Lovers – in all its various incarnations – it is time to take the next step. Just as generously as Dominika stepped aside to let You, La Camilla, and the boys reunite as The Original Army Of Lovers for Melodifestivalen, we now thank You for stepping aside to let Dominika take center stage in the next reincarnation of Army Of Lovers in this Golden Year of 2013.
We therefore today proudly declare Dominika to be La Dominika, and in return we award You the Ascension from La Camilla to Santa Camilla, The Enlightened Global Consciousness of Femme Fatale Hysteria, Our Living Saint! We will always kneel before Your Altar on every stage we enter. You will always be with us in our hearts. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, for Everything!
The Committee for The Continuation of The Reformation of Army Of Lovers
Alexander Bard / Jean-Pierre Barda / Dominika Peczynski / Michaela Dornonville de la Cour / Camilla Thulin


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This handmade bolt action bullet pen has a real bolt action which opens the ballpoint pen!
No twisting or clicking to do. Grab the bolt action and slide it down, lock it in place and start writing.
Any shooter will appreciate how this pen works and it will be the talk of the town.
Made from real coffee beans moulded into cream acrylic to compliment the gunmetal coloured fittings. What a perfect gift idea! What an unusual idea!!!
The replica .30 calibre bullet cartridge and the chrome bullet tip both add authenticity to the look of this pen.
The pen has been made by hand turning a piece of cream acrylic containing REAL coffee beans and finishing it to a mirror polish. All external components are glossy gunmetal colour plating to provide durable and dependable service. The pen is very stylish and shows well in all lighting conditions.
This pen will make a memorable and unusual gift for any occasion, such as a Birthday, Father's Day, Christmas, Graduation Day, or Bosses day.
The cylinder was sanded six times with progressively finer grit abrasive to create a very smooth surface. The surface is polished to a mirror like shine using 12 polishing steps to create a showroom quality finish.
Comes with your choice of ink color and a velvet sleeve. Replacement Parker Style ink cartridges can be found at most stationers.
You'll also receive a Certificate of Authenticity with each pen ordered.
Product dimensions are the size of the pen inside its box.
The pen in the picture is the one you will receive. If you are interested in multiple pens, please contact us.
Since each pen is a unique work of art, exact duplicates are not possible but we will do our best to create duplicates of the pen, using the same wood and finish.
Handmade Pen Product Details
- Made in the Tamworth UK by Mike Topp
- Hand turned Real coffee beans & cream acrylic blank / High Gloss gunmetal plated finish
- Impressive .30 Caliber Bolt Action pen – impress your friends!
- Easy to replace ink refills – Parker Style Refill available at most stationers
What's Included with your Ballpoint Pen Purchase
- Includes the handcrafted pen in the pictures hown above
- Includes ink cartridge – ready to use
- Includes velvet protective pen sleeve
- Includes Certificate of Authenticity
Additional Information on Handcrafted Pens
- All of the pens on The Forest At Your Fingertips website are handmade and handcrafted on a lathe in my workshop
- Each picture of a pen is the actual pen that you will receive
- Most products will ship within 48 hours
- Each pen is unique, no two will ever be alike since they are handcrafted works of art
- All pens are shipped in boxes, and packed carefully
Not suitable for use with our Maple & Walnut wood presentation box


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Saturday, January 5, 2013
Rockets vs Cavs Game #34 1st Half Game Thread
237 comments:
Here we go!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 5, 2013 at 4:41 PM
I thought I can read McHale's lips and telling Jeremy Lin to play hard.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 5, 2013 at 4:44 PM
Announcers said Houston is wearing their Ketchup and mustard uniforms. Hahahaha. Where are the dogs and the buns?ReplyDelete
rockets are playing like they're stuck in mud, especially harden. pick up the pace please.ReplyDelete
Sigh live sie by 3s again. And parsons d smh.ReplyDelete
So does Morris get benched for shooting a 21 ft jumper?ReplyDeleteReplies
Good aggressive move by Morris there, at least one big (even if he is a tweener) is not afraid to take it to the undersized CLE frontcourtReplyDelete
there you go lets push itReplyDelete
stop dribbling so muchReplyDelete
wow asik is not rebounding the ball and no ball moment, lin needs to play more with the ballReplyDelete
the western teams are tight. please do not lose this one to the cavs.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 5, 2013 at 4:56 PM
Time to sub in Pat Pat and Greg Smith. Asik can't make a basket at close range.ReplyDelete
Lol stupid game so far asik is getting beat our d is the suckReplyDeleteReplies
thats why asik is outDelete
bring fino in already.ReplyDelete
Asik cant finish actually no on e can harden not touching ballReplyDelete
Lin is going to D up kyrie :)ReplyDelete
this is a back 2 back so the rockets do not want to dig a hole again.ReplyDelete
another stopped drive by JLinReplyDelete
if God gave Jeremy another 3-4 inches on the vertical, that weakside crash for offensive rebound would have been a put back dunk!ReplyDeleteReplies
Come on :) If god gave Lin 10 more inches he wouldnt need to jump in order to dunk :) It is what it is :)Delete
Arhh! Missed that 3 !ReplyDelete
CLE supposed to have 4th-worst offense in the league.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 5, 2013 at 5:01 PM
Lin getting decent looks. I like his intensity to start. Just not dropping yet.ReplyDelete
Wow houston shooting 28pct smhReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 5, 2013 at 5:03 PM
TD is in with 3 minutes left in the 1st quarter. I see a pattern.ReplyDelete
Lin sitting lol right on timeReplyDelete
pat needs to start to get the rockets going early.ReplyDelete
smith and 1. nice pass fino.ReplyDelete
Cant believe Smiths ball went in. He also did a good job putting Hardens miss in.ReplyDelete
Strong take by Smith. Delfino can pass.ReplyDeleteReplies
Smith needs to learn to keep his arms UP!Delete
Have you seen his arms :) Maybe they are too heavy...Delete
Everyone on this rockets team plays PG except Lin. Mchale is going to sub Harden out for Lin in the beginning of next quarter. Same pattern every game. So predictable. They brought Lin to this team to stand at the corner.Delete
Very nice fino dish to smith for a finger roll and 1ReplyDelete
I'm seeing full exertion going to the ball for offensive rebounds but then...ReplyDelete
I see passivity (waiting for the ball to drop) when going for the defensive rebounds.
I wonder if the HOU bigs see offensive boards as more $$$ contract wise than a defensive board. Therefore, it would be logical to exert more effort to grab an offensive board for stat stuffing when contract negotiations come up
douglas cant leave kyrie open for 3s.ReplyDelete
what's up with all these turnovers. stop it now.ReplyDeleteReplies
Kyrie can't be stopped on the break....with JLin out! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Phantom of the arena...Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 5, 2013 at 5:08 PM
Yep. Lin had very very efficient 19 and 13 on Kyrie last year. Harden is off. Hoping Harden starts finishing his drives.Delete
I wouldn't mind seeing ISO Lin attack Kyrie beginning of 2nd.... make him play some DDelete
That was a nice play by Irving. Uses one of the HOU big's body to stop his own momentum so he can lay it up softlyReplyDelete
i guess this what b2b games can do to you. slow, lackluster..ReplyDelete
Lol Getting owned by garbage team you nvr know with this teamReplyDelete
They need lin to take over but he is just dishing
That slight hesistation on the first PnR--if he were some other place than HOU, I like to think Lin takes that 15 fterReplyDelete
pats keeping rockets in the game.ReplyDeleteReplies
why is douglas the PG when Lin is in????? Lin is confused every game. "What is my position on this team?"ReplyDelete
If they are doing backside alleyoops, some body on the HOU front court is sleeping! Wake up!ReplyDelete
nice pass lin. nice dunk smith.ReplyDelete
Lazy TO. what was that 54?ReplyDelete
nice "dribbling exhibition" and then to smith for the dunkReplyDeleteReplies
that was niceDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 5, 2013 at 5:15 PM
a lot of these announcers really like Lin. great to hear from opposing teams home announcers. this one call him JlinDelete
just trailing by 3. lets squash the cavs.ReplyDelete
Always see lin has no point in first half!ReplyDelete
Rox not enough fast breaks.ReplyDelete
smith again. i love this boy right now.ReplyDelete
pat and smith are keeping the rockets in the game. of course lin to.ReplyDelete
lins shots are short tonight.ReplyDelete
good defense lin.ReplyDelete
so was that a missed shot when JLin tried to pass to Smith but hit the rim instead?ReplyDelete
No trust by Delfino. Missed pass that hit the Rim by Jeremy. Jeremy wants the ball back to reset. Delfino ignores, plays PGReplyDelete
You know that mchale is a stupid coach when he uses TD for PG and Lin the spot up shooter.ReplyDelete
lin got wacked on the dragon.ReplyDelete
D up on Livingston on one end and driving to the hoop on the other!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 5, 2013 at 5:19 PM
Cleveland announcers said Lin is worthy of his contract because he can sure play the game. Surprising.ReplyDelete
Oh my, did he get wacked on his dragon tatoo?ReplyDelete
lins free throw short too.ReplyDelete
Short FT, short 3s. Tired legs playing defense. Needs to learn superstar loafing from his backcourt mateReplyDelete
3 ptr linsanity!ReplyDelete
Ohhhh if Lin hits his 3s the game is basicly over :)ReplyDelete
Can't hit a 3 again, I can't be patient any more .ReplyDelete
Ha stupid Cleveland announcer said "he's got a mismatch here" when Lin was on Livingston. Lin forces Livingston into a brick off the back iron.ReplyDelete
Always reminds me last season when the announcer said "Lin doesn't stand a chance!" when Lin was on Deron Williams. Williams gets nothing out of it and the announcer has to go "I take that back!"Replies
Everybody remembers that. It was the first Linsanity game against nets right? At least the anouncers in NY learned pretty quickly that they shouldnt be doubting Lin. They love him ever since :)Delete
Yeah that was the very first Linsanity breakout game. I just love that line... "Lin doesn't stand a chance... I take that back!" LOLDelete
Lin Lin Lin!ReplyDelete
lin banker yes.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 5, 2013 at 5:21 PM
3 ball!!!! Lin is the honey badger!ReplyDelete
Finally! The only method to get his jump shot back is keep shooting .ReplyDelete
WHOOP! Doesn't let TO rattle him. That's Jlin!ReplyDelete
Lin steals it and Rox take the lead!ReplyDelete
lin steal yepee.ReplyDelete
all lin now.ReplyDelete
damn it lin just barely allowed the worm kyrie wiggle his way in.ReplyDelete
Kyrie with the nice finish. Slow weak side help.ReplyDeleteReplies
that has been a recurring problem for houstonDelete
Great initial PnR defense by Jlin--blitzed the screener and stayed with Irving...funnels the PG to the HOU big...except Asik doesn't scare anyoneReplyDelete
That's HOU! Sampson probably wondering if TD would net a better result
harden only with 4 points. i guess he's really stuck in mud today.ReplyDelete
Its all 2pat and smith where is harden he looks slowReplyDelete
Jeremy really needs to practice his shooting.. forget about the 3point game.. get a mid range game brother !ReplyDeleteReplies
bro When finds his shot from 3 he will spread out the defense...good for HrocketsDelete
i agree.. but his gotta hit those mid ranges before he starts knocking down 3's imo anyway !. Cause if he can shoot 1 step inside from the 3 point line he will burnt past people easier alot easier cause they gotta respect his shot, and we all know his explosive off the dribbleDelete
morris for triple!ReplyDelete
yes rockets by 1.ReplyDelete
good defense super lin.ReplyDelete
and then you will have guys guarding you so then you can burn past them alot easier !ReplyDelete
all jeremy lin announcer said. i like very much.ReplyDelete
TREMENDOUS D--WOWReplyDelete
another stop by JLin, stopping Kyrie's crossover, and then comes over to close out on zeller offReplyDelete
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cmon harden no turnovers please.ReplyDelete
Saw Lin on Zeller? When the game is over people will come out again to say JLin played "OK" defense when he was playing awesome dReplyDelete
"That was almost all Jeremy Lin there"ReplyDelete
Announcer giving jlin props for forcing 24sec violation go lin!ReplyDelete
lin can take kyrie too 1 on 1.ReplyDeleteReplies
2nd 3pointer!!!ReplyDelete
almost lazy pass there by jlin to harden. He isn't superhuman, tired from defenseReplyDeleteReplies
lin 3 ptr again linsanity!ReplyDelete
harden for 3 free throws.ReplyDelete
Go lin nother trey!ReplyDelete
Omg! 2 's 3 points shot! Very nice!ReplyDelete
12 TO's!ReplyDelete
The pace is picking up.
lin is playing solid 2day. he could have 11 pts if that last layup went it.ReplyDelete
good D j LinReplyDelete
clean it up morrisReplyDelete
yes lin and whoever else..it was morris that finshed.ReplyDelete
lets build the lead rockets.ReplyDelete
asik with blocks in two straight possessions. not bad :)ReplyDelete
CLE frontcourt taking it strong--not afraid of anybody on HOU frontcourt. Asik and his 1 block?they are like PFFFTTTTReplyDelete
lin 3 ptr again and again. linsanity!ReplyDelete
linsanity on fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111ReplyDelete
Hahahaha lin killin it go lin! Harden is out?ReplyDelete
oh no offensive foul?ReplyDelete
did Morey spill his sode? a mid range no hesitation jumper???ReplyDelete
Jlin needs more eff it to "philosophies".
Wow - Lin kicked someone in the balls :) on a jumper... eveybody was kungfu fighting!!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
don't think that was intentional thoDelete
Nah, it was...haha, that's why I like it.Delete
He's trying to make teams PAY for taking dirty cheap shots at him.
Got caught on that one, though!
OK - somebody ran into Lins foot with his balls first! Everybody was kungfu fighting!!!Delete
@zxcvb - haha, that's one way of protecting himself :)Delete
JLin's d tonightReplyDelete
lets protect the lead cmon rockets.ReplyDelete
Jeremy is Linbarrassing ME with his hot outside shooting, including 3 treys!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 5, 2013 at 5:36 PM
Whoa. Lin playing psycho mode today. Unstoppable. I thought his shot was totally off. Nearly airballed a free throw and now hes going nuts.ReplyDeleteReplies
ppl need to be patient once JLin shot becomes silk he will be virtually unstoppableDelete
no kyrie for 3. damn it.ReplyDelete
eh what can you say, he made it great shot on a contested look.ReplyDelete
Did Sampson signal for TD on that?
i want to give lin a big juicy kiss. he controlled the tempo, scored, and played solid defense.ReplyDelete
Smith with 9 rebounds. Is someone finally going to out rebound Asik?ReplyDeleteReplies
J Lin with 14 5 3 1 stl 1 to in at the half. I think they are going to try to get Harden his in the third.Delete
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highest pts, astDelete
Pat 11 points, 5 for 8 in 9 minutes already, Morris 9 points, 4-5 in 14 minutes... gonna be a fun season watching these two battle it outDelete
Jeremy getting some love on CF:ReplyDelete
"What's so special about Kyrie Irving? Hasn't done anything so far tonight. People are calling him the next superstar, and Lin a "joke", but Irving hasn't shown that he's superior at anything. "Replies
At the half:ReplyDelete
Lin 21 min/ 14pts/ 5-9/ 3 reb/ 5ast/ 1 stl/ 3 TO
Irving 19 min/ 10 pts/ 4-9/ 4 reb/ 0 stl/ 3 TO
- AnonymousJanuary 5, 2013 at 5:42 PM
Suddenly Rockets philosophy looks brilliant. Lol. Keep taking those 3s until you can make them.ReplyDelete
JLin's shot look smooth tonight. When he didn't think about the shot, he somehow shoot it so well. Hmmm, I hope he will look at this game's film and reminisce on why he made those jumpers look so easy and effortless and build his shooting touch from there.ReplyDelete


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Golfers apparently have it so hard these days that a pro-golf lobby group called "WeAreGolf" is urging Senator Marco Rubio to refrain from discussing President Obama's "passion for golf" in the future.
"As we enter the final stretch of campaign season," the group writes, "we write to make a request we hope you will receive in the same spirit in which it is offered. Please reconsider your political strategy of criticizing President Obama's passion for golf." (Emphasis theirs.)
The concerns apparently stem from Rubio's speech during the GOP convention in Tampa last month.
"Our problem with President Obama isn't that he's a bad person," Rubio said. "By all accounts, he too is a good husband and a good father and — thanks to lots of practice — a good golfer. Our problem is not that he's a bad person. Our problem is that he's a bad president."
(By all accounts, the president is an avid golfer. He played his 100th round of golf as president this June.)
According to their website, "WeAreGolf" is a coalition led by the Club Managers Association of America, the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, the National Golf Course Owners Association, and The PGA of America. (SEE ALSO: Two women busted for 'exposing their sexual organs' on golf course)
It's unclear how many other elected officials have received similar letters, but the group says they are "asking all elected officials to abstain from political strategies and tactics that denigrate golf, directly or indirectly, because we think they're unnecessary and undermine the industry at large, not just the individual target."
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A 39-year-old German man had his penis tattooed with the word "Mini" to win a new Mini Cooper in a radio contest. Naturally, he did It on the air, accompanied by his screaming in agony. What a cock.
The Austrian Times reported that the man, Andreas Muller of Saxony-Anhalt, won the contest by devising the craziest Mini-related stunt. That's nothing, buddy. Want to impress us? Make it a calligram.
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The Late Movies: Simon & Garfunkel's Concert in the Park
31 years ago today, Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel reunited for a concert in Central Park. It was September 19, 1981, and the concert was free -- the plan was to use TV and home video royalties from the performance to renovate Central Park itself, which was in bad shape at the time. New York mayor Ed Koch only came around to the idea of the concert after proposing that the park simply be closed. After "Homeward Bound," Simon ironically thanked Ed Koch, garnering boos from the crowd and a smirk from Garfunkel. It became clear that Simon was joking when he proceeded to thank the guys selling "loose joints," suggesting that half their proceeds would go to the park that night.
Roughly ten years after this concert, Paul Simon returned for a solo performance. I wrote about Simon's Concert in Central Park a few weeks back -- well worth a look if you're a fan. Now settle back, watch the sunset, and enjoy.
The Full Concert
Here's the entire concert in one video. The playlist, complete with start times:
01/ Mrs. Robinson 0:01:20 02/ Homeward Bound 0:04:40 03/ America 0:09:04 04/ Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard 0:13:40 05/ Scarborough Fair 0:17:10 06/ April Come She Will 0:20:55 07/ Wake Up Little Susie 0:23:15 08/ Still Crazy After All These Years 0:25:40 09/ American Tune 0:29:30 10/ Late in the Evening 0:33:45 11/ Slip Slidin' Away 0:38:00 12/ A Heart In New York 0:42:45 13/ The Late Great Johnny Ace 0:45:10 14/ Kodachrome/Maybellene 0:49:30 15/ Bridge Over Troubled Water 0:54:40 16/ 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover 0:59:30 17/ The Boxer 1:03:50 18/ Old Friends 1:10:25 19/ The Sound Of Silence 1:13:20 20/ Late In The Evening 1:19:40
There is an odd moment just after 48:30 when Simon mentions John Lennon's death while performing "The Late Great Johnny Ace" for the first time in public. The song is a tribute to Johnny Ace, JFK, and John Lennon. Lennon had been murdered the year before, nearby, and his ashes were scattered in Central Park. During the performance, a man rushed the stage, yelling "I need to talk to you!" and very nearly reaching Simon. The man was hurried offstage by security guards, and Simon finished the song, only mildly rattled.
"Bridge Over Troubled Water"
Because this is a Late Movies post, I've gotta come up with some more videos. So here we go with greatest hits from this performance. The standout for me is this rapturous performance by Art Garfunkel. I literally get chills listening to it. Get ready, folks:
"The Boxer"
There's a sweet moment in the first verse when Garfunkel gets ahead of Simon. They smile and carry on. But it's clear from this (and other parts of the show) that they were suffering from serious disagreements -- the men rarely even look at each other.
"Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard"
I can never hear this song without thinking about The Royal Tenenbaums. That's a good thing, in my book.
"The Sound of Silence"
"We'll make our own fireworks." Damn straight.
What are Your Favorites?
Share your favorite Simon & Garfunkel performances in the comments. Also, this concert is out on DVD and CD if free YouTube videos aren't your thing. Also well worth a read: Wikipedia's page on the Concert in Central Park.


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CNP, Team Sky team up to offer Tour de France nutrition 'to everyone'
The Team Sky range, which will be available in the UK from June 2014, consists of two high-protein smoothies and two high-protein porridge products.
Available in Coconut & Pineapple and Orange & Mango variations, the 330ml smoothies are, according to CNP, low in fat and contain less than 180 calories.
While the Team Sky porridge offerings, which are presented in packs of five 35g sachets, are available in Superfruits and Fug & Honey flavours.
Cheshire, England-based CNP, acquired by British dairy First Milk in 2012, has been an official supplier of Team Sky since its inception in 2010, and claims to have "helped power the team" in the 2012 and 2013 Tour de France, when Sir Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome respectively rode to victory.
By teaming up with CNP, Team Sky hopes to make this "same nutritional expertise available to everyone."
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"These products will also enable us take the Team Sky brand to new audiences as we go through an exciting period of growth in the fan base of the team," he added.
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Tim Berners-Lee, in full Sir Tim Berners-Lee, (born June 8, 1955, London, England), British computer scientist, generally credited as the inventor of the World Wide Web. In 2004 he was awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and the inaugural Millennium Technology Prize (€1 million) by the Finnish Technology Award Foundation.
Computing came naturally to Berners-Lee, as both of his parents worked on the Ferranti Mark I, the first commercial computer. (See computer: The first stored-program machines.) After graduating in 1976 from the University of Oxford, Berners-Lee designed computer software for two years at Plessey Telecommunications Ltd., located in Poole, Dorset, England. Following this, he had several positions in the computer industry, including a stint from June to December 1980 as a software engineering consultant at CERN, the European particle physics laboratory in Geneva.
While at CERN, Berners-Lee developed a program for himself, called Enquire, that could store information in files that contained connections ("links") both within and among separate files—a technique that became known as hypertext. After leaving CERN, Berners-Lee worked for Image Computer Systems Ltd., located in Ferndown, Dorset, where he designed a variety of computer systems. In 1984 he returned to CERN to work on the design of the laboratory's computer network, developing procedures that allowed diverse computers to communicate with one another and researchers to control remote machines. In 1989 Berners-Lee drew up a proposal for creating a global hypertext document system that would make use of the Internet. His goal was to provide researchers with the ability to share their results, techniques, and practices without having to exchange e-mail constantly. Instead, researchers would place such information "online," where their peers could immediately retrieve it anytime, day or night. Berners-Lee wrote the software for the first Web server (the central repository for the files to be shared) and the first Web client, or "browser" (the program to access and display files retrieved from the server), between October 1990 and the summer of 1991. The first "killer application" of the Web at CERN was the laboratory's telephone directory—a mundane beginning for one of the technological wonders of the computer age.
From 1991 to 1993 Berners-Lee evangelized the Web. In 1994 in the United States he established the World Wide Web (W3) Consortium at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Laboratory for Computer Science. The consortium, in consultation with others, lends oversight to the Web and the development of standards. In 1999 Berners-Lee became the first holder of the 3Com Founders chair at the Laboratory for Computer Science. His numerous other honours included the National Academy of Engineering's prestigious Charles Stark Draper Prize (2007). Berners-Lee was the author, along with Mark Fischetti, of Weaving the Web: The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web (2000).


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DENVER — Aug. 20 update: In August, the Harrison family learned Kinley was accepted to participate in a clinical trial through the National Institute of Health. She will be the first patient ever to undergo this type of treatment.
Editor's note: The video above was provided by the Harrison family.
A Denver couple is raising money and awareness to help their daughters fight a fatal genetic condition called GM1 gangliosidosis.
Kyle and Kylie Harrison know that the odds are not in their favor.
"We're in a fight that more than likely we're not going to win," Kyle Harrison said.
But that's not keeping them from trying to save their daughters' lives.
The Harrisons have three daughters: Kinley, age 7, Kennedy, age 4, and Kieran, who was born in early June.
Kyle and Kylie first noticed some delays in Kinley's development from the time she was young.
Though Kinley was walking and speaking normally during the first few years of her life, Kyle and Kylie noticed a regression in her motor skills and speech around the time she turned 3. She developed a stutter, slurred her words and had trouble balancing.
Unsure what was causing the changes, they began a long process of seeking answers.
Kyle and Kylie took Kinley to specialists like psychologists, speech therapists and occupational therapists.
"We turned over every rock we could," Kyle said.
Kyle said the experts agreed that Kinley had some type of developmental delay, but told them not to worry too much.
But soon it became impossible not to.
The couple became increasingly concerned when their second daughter Kennedy started experiencing eerily similar symptoms.
At age 4, she started having speech problems that mirrored Kinley's. At that point, they worried the delays might be caused by a genetic problem.
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It took some urging before doctors agreed to do a full genetic test on the girls because the likelihood of finding a problem was so rare, Kyle said.
But in April 2020, the whole family completed a genetic disease test.
Meanwhile, the family welcomed another daughter, Kieran, who was born on June 4. The very next day, the Harrisons had a virtual appointment to discuss the results of the genetic panel.
Nothing could have prepared them for the results.
The test showed both Kinley and Kennedy have GM1 gangliosidosis, a fatal disease which destroys neurons in the brain over time. Eventually, the disorder will rob Kinley and Kennedy of the ability to walk, talk and eat.
Most people with the disease do no survive past early childhood. Currently, there's no cure and no approved treatments because it's found in only about 1 in 100,000 to 200,000 babies, according to the National Institute of Health.
"Something this grave never crossed our minds," Kyle said.
"It was pretty surreal."
But both parents decided they needed to do everything they could to help their daughters, even if the chances of finding treatment were low. And so, less than a month after the birth of Kieran, who tested negative for the condition, they've started an ambitious fundraising campaign.
The Harrisons hope to raise $2 million, the amount of money it would likely take to sponsor clinical trials for both girls. They're donating the money to the Cure GM1 Foundation in hopes that the money could fund much-needed research.
They know the odds of a clinical breakthrough coming in time to help their daughters are low, but they hope their efforts could also help other children living with the condition.
In the meantime, the family is cherishing every second they have together.
"We will still show them the world, provide experiences even seasoned adults have never had, and make sure every moment they have on this earth is not taken for granted," they wrote on GoFundMe.
You can support the family via their fundraiser here.


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Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba Found Present In St. Bernard Water Supply
The state Department of Health and Hospitals has confirmed the presence of a rare brain-eating amoeba at four sites in the St. Bernard Parish water supply.
While the water is safe to drink, there is a risk if the amoeba enters the nose. There are basic precautions that families can take -- such as chlorinating their pools and avoiding getting water in their noses -- to protect themselves, though infection from this amoeba is very rare. - State Health Officer Jimmy Guidry
An investigation into St. Bernard Parish's water supply came after a 4-year-old boy from Mississippi who was visiting St. Bernard Parish died after contracting the amoeba, likely after playing for a long time on a slip-n-slide.
Louisiana State Epidemiologist Dr. Raoult Ratard says water must travel all the way up the nose for the amoeba to enter the body. Ratard warns that St. Bernard citizens should avoid dunking their head underwater while taking a bath, but says large, chlorinated swimming pools should be safe.
La. health officials have released the following precautions to decrease the chance of residence ingesting the amoeba:
- Don't allow water to go up your nose or sniff water into your nose when bathing, showering, washing your face or swimming in small hard plastic or blow-up pools.
- Don't jump into or put your head under bathing water. Instead, walk or lower yourself in.
- Don't let kids play unsupervised with hoses or sprinklers, which may accidentally squirt water up their nose. Avoid slip-n-slides and activities where it is difficult to prevent water from going up the nose.
- Run baths, shower taps and hoses for five minutes before use to flush out the pipes. This advice is most important the first time you use the tap after the water utility raises the disinfectant levels.
- Keep small pools clean by emptying, scrubbing and allowing them to dry after each use.
- Use only boiled and cooled, distilled, or sterile water for making sinus rinse solutions for Neti pots or performing ritual ablutions. In 2011, the amoeba was linked to deaths of two Louisiana residents who used contaminated water in neti pots.
- Keep your swimming pool adequately disinfected before and during use, mainting proper pH and chlorine levels.
[Via CBSnews.com]


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|Boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips, seasoned and dusted with flour, dipped into beaten egg, and rolled into well crushed saltine crackers - a southern favorite!
Crunchy Saltine Chicken TendersI guess we all have a go-to chicken strip recipe since you can really stretch out a chicken breast by cutting it into strips. Two or three large chicken breasts literally will make a huge platter of strips. When made at home with whole chicken breasts purchased on sale, they are economical and a super thumbs-up kid favorite (even for us big kids)!
Crunchy chicken tenders can be done in a number of ways - coated with plain self rising flour, or dusted and then rolled in panko bread crumbs, corn flake cereal, and even potato chips - but I think my most favorite way to cook them is this one. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts, sliced into tenders and seasoned, lightly dusted in flour and then dipped in beaten egg and rolled in crushed up saltine crackers. My mama used to love to use finely crushed crackers and cracker meal, so it's old school I guess, but then so am I!
I love using my deep fryer, which cooks them quickly and evenly and doesn't leave them greasy. I've also baked them first, then flash fried them, which cuts down on fat absorption but adds another step that a lot of folks don't care to deal with.
You can also still use the cracker coating but change this up a bit by flattening the breast for a chicken fried chicken, or by cutting them into larger tenders or planks. Add variety by using your favorite seasonings or adding different herbs to the flour.
Serve these tenders with a glass of iced tea, a nice mixed garden salad, and the always fabulous Mississippi Comeback Sauce, the lovely spicy honey mustard dipping sauce I just featured, or a dressed up store-bought barbecue sauce, or homemade marinara dipping sauce.
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Recipe: Crunchy Saltine Chicken Tenders©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep time: 10 min |Cook time: 35 min | Yield: About 4 to 6 servings
- 1-1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon Cajun seasoning (like Slap Ya Mama), or to taste
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup self-rising flour
- 2 sleeves saltine crackers, crushed (about 4 cups, Nabisco Original recommended)
- Cooking oil, for frying
Cut chicken breasts into strips and season both sides lightly with salt, pepper, garlic powder and Cajun seasoning. Dredge each piece into the flour to coat lightly; shake off excess. Dip each strip into the egg, then roll in the crushed saltines, pressing crumbs into the strips; set aside.
Heat 1 inch oil in a large skillet over medium to medium high heat or preheat deep fryer to 375 degrees. Carefully slide the tenders in the oil, frying until browned and cooked through, turning at least once.
Serve with Mississippi Comeback Sauce, barbecue sauce, spicy honey mustard, homemade marinara, jalapeno dipping sauce, or your favorite dipping sauce, a nice side salad, and a glass of southern iced tea.
Variations: Also works well with pork chops and a firm white fish - catfish, grouper, haddock, cod, halibut and swordfish are good options. May also substitute panko bread crumbs, crushed corn flake cereal, pretzels or potato chips for the saltines. A couple of additional coating suggestions from our Facebook readers - try cheesy crackers like Hot and Spicy Cheez-its or Goldfish crackers, coat them with crushed French fried onions (like French's), or try a combination of saltines, goldfish cracker, and a little Parmesan cheese for a change! May also cut the tenders into nuggets.
Tailgate Tip: Cut chicken into thin strips and fry as above. Thread chicken on wooden skewers for an easy handle. Serve cold, or toss on grill over indirect heat, just to warm through if desired. Serve with one of the above dipping sauces.
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DUBLE REEL Royal blue clutch
Brand: Breatley
Product Code: 011502
Color: Royal blue
Weight: 290 гр
Materials: Genuine leather, oakwood, metal fittings, polyester
Dimension: 26.5 см х 15.5 см х 5 см
Time of manufacturing: 40 hours of manual labor
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Clutch DOUBLE REEL of enhanced size in color "Royal blue" solidly sewn by hand from thick leather and solid wood, and the valve clasp securely closes on two metal lock color aged brass. Thus, we have a beautiful, very roomy and stylish accessory.
All those things that you want to have with you, take a comfortable place in it. After all, the size of the interior space is not inferior to a medium-sized bag! Also inside there is an ergonomic zippered pocket, which can be unfastened if necessary, turning it into a cosmetic bag and getting additional space inside the clutch. Thanks to the removable chain-strap clutch DOUBLE REEL can be worn in the hand and on the shoulder.
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Color Royal blue
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Time of manufacturing 40 hours of manual labor
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While combing through the tables and displays set up by artists, book publishers, periodicals, small press bookstores, non profit arts organizations, collectives and presses who participated in the NY Art Book Fair over the weekend, I could not help but recall this past summer's No Soul For Sale festival. Both events succeeded in fostering a feel good environment, while also serving as an inspiring reminder of the number of independent, DIY initiatives out there.
I managed to take some photos yesterday, below. Even if I had camped out in P.S.1 for the entire fair, I would not have been able to see everything. Perhaps the subheader for this post should be "Incomplete Highlights" or "Some Stuff I Saw." As always, if readers want to share information or link to projects I missed, please do so in the comments section.
"FREE TRADE" was a "program of videos exploring economies of exchange in a globalized world: the circulation of art, ideas, information and capital."


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The Magic of Summer in Lancaster County
Maybe it's the early morning dew shining in the sun, the corn leaves blowing in the breeze, or the never-ending succession of blooming flowers.
It could be the sight of an Amish farmer plowing his field, Amish children running down the lane, or produce bulging from the bike baskets of our Old-order Mennonite neighbors.
Perhaps it's the song of the birds, the sight of a buggy crammed full of giggling girls, young Amish boys in straw hats, or young girls tending the family garden.
There's corn on the cob, fresh tomatoes and basil from the garden, and ice cream at a nearby dairy farm.
But sumer doesn't last forever….don't let it slip away.