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IN THE OPENING story of Nnedi Okorafor's debut short story collection, Kabu Kabu, a generic fantasy hero, complete with flowing blond hair and the moniker "Lance the Brave," contemplates throwing himself from the cliff upon which he stands in order to escape the terrifying "shadows" that will, should they catch him, "dirty his very soul." To his great surprise, he sees a black man floating towards him. Lance watches as the shadows attack the man, who falls to the ground bleeding from a hole in his chest. The man then turns to the shadows and says "You know what I can do to you. You ain't that stupid." Identifying himself to Lance as the "Magical Negro" (also the story's title), the man launches into a tirade against the very stereotype he represents. He is no "fuckin' shuckin,' jivin,' happy Negro" willing to die for his "massa 'cause [his] life ain't worth shit." He asks the astounded Lance (whom he will shortly wave off the cliff to the clueless man's death), "What world is you livin' in? Some kinda typical fantasy world from some typical fantasy book?"
With these words Okorafor makes clear that this book, a collection of new and republished stories, is clearly not a typical fantasy book, and in several respects, she is right. The worlds that Okorafor presents in her stories are not set in the cold white spaces of George R.R. Martin, or the Elvish forests of Tolkien: Okorafor's worlds are urban and dirty; hot and sticky. They are lush, vibrant; they are not set in a long-ago time. They are now; they are also windows through which alternate futures may be glimpsed. These moments — now and then — and these spaces — more familiar than strange —are also African moments, African spaces. Her heroes (more often than not, heroines) regularly find themselves at odds with a society fearful of difference, of magic, despite the fact that several of Okorafor's stories (as well as many of her novels) lament the loss of magic and mystery in everyday life. In that respect, Okorafor's work reflects the elegiac nostalgia that can be regularly found in the pages of fantasy; more dominant in these tales, however, is a sense of this world as a contested, conflicted space: an Africa still in the greedy thrall of the West and its own corrupt rulers; children of African immigrants both in awe of their ancestral home and judgmental of its superstitions and perceived roughness. In this Okorafor's stories move firmly past both the typical fantasy world and typical fantasy book: we are in postcolonial territory here. For Okorafor belongs just as firmly in the world of postcolonial literature as she does science fiction and fantasy; indeed, those genres are really the clay she works to show readers the many faces of Africa (Nigeria in particular), and confronts the psychological, economical, ecological, and political impact of ongoing Western inference on the continent.
She does this most directly in the stories "The Ghastly Bird," "Spider the Artist," "Icon," and "The Popular Mechanic." "The Ghastly Bird" is a poignant tribute to the extinct dodo bird, one of the early victims of Western colonialism, while the other three stories chronicle the ecological devastation and spiraling violence in the oil-rich Niger Delta region. "Spider the Artist" is arguably the collection's strongest offering, and the closest to science fiction the collection comes. Eme, a young woman in an abusive marriage living literally next door to an oil pipeline policed by sentient spider-shaped robots known as "Zombies." This is also the closest to science fiction the collection comes. The story follows the developing relationship between Eme and one of the Zombies whom she christens Udide Okwanka ("spider the artist"), who loves the music she plays on her father's guitar, and who becomes increasingly protective of Eme as the violence between humans and Zombies (who can be viewed both as stand-ins for the Western oil companies they serve as well as reflective of anxieties regarding artificial intelligence) intensifies. While compelling insofar as it focuses on the Niger Delta People's Movement, a Nigerian rebel/terrorist group, and the violence and power the group wields against both oil companies and their fellow Nigerians, "Icon," on the other hand, ultimately falls flat due to a poorly executed narrator. This is interesting given that Okorafor's strongest writing is usually in first-person. The narrator, Richard, is little more than the stereotype of the ambitious, but ignorant, journalist. To be sure, this fact could very well be part of Okorafor's intent in this tale – Richard is merely an extension of Western ignorance and arrogance, and he is brought face to face with the brutal realities of the world upon which he seeks to make his name – but his voice, more clunky than deliberately obtuse, clashes with the larger critique of both Western oil interests and the violent NDPM.
Readers familiar with Okorafor's novels, particularly Zahrah the Windseeker and The Shadow Speaker will recognize the Ginen/Windseeker mythology in five of the stories collected in Kabu Kabu: "How Inyang Got Her Wings," "The Winds of Harmattan," "Windseekers," "Tumaki," and "Biafra," the last of which is set during the bloody, terrifying days of the Biafran War. The disjointed, confused perspective of Arro-yo as she attempts to help the men, women, and children she encounters as she flies north from southern Nigeria (Biafra) is the story's strong suit and point. Arro-yo also turns up in "Windseekers," an interesting take on a love story (though Okorafor identifies "Asunder" as the only love story she has written: it's a beautifully imagined tale of a love that threatens to obliterate the separate identities of the couple who fall in love when they meet as children). Set in the parallel world of Ginen, Arro-yo is irresistibly drawn to Ruwan Sanyi, a windseeker she has met, and killed, in another life. More gently, "Asunder" presents the destructive effects of powerful love and attraction, while presenting a peaceful, though still painful, way out; for Arro-yo, nothing short of bloodshed will assure her survival.
Short story collections can be uneven affairs, and Kabu Kabu is no exception. The collection's weakest offerings are "The House of Deformities" (the first short story Okorafor wrote, back in 1993), "Long Juju Man" (which works much better as the expanded and illustrated children's tale she published in 2009), and the title story. "Kabu Kabu" – co-written with Alan Dean Foster – like "The House of Deformities," "On the Road" (Okorafor's first and only horror story, and one of the collection's tighter entries), and "The Carpet" all feature one of Okorafor's recurring character types and situations, a first-generation African transplant who has an unsettling or confusing encounter with the unexplainable while in transit to/in Africa. The unlicensed cab (a kabu kabu) that Ngozi, the story's protagonist, hails in a desperate attempt to make it to O'Hare in time to make her flight to New York City, proceeds to take her on a whirlwind trip where she shares the backseat with a kleptomaniac vampire, a masquerade, and a serial killer. Ngozi is unfortunately the least interesting character in the story: she lacks the depth of the stronger, more compelling protagonists Okorafor presents, namely, the windseeker Arro-yo, the rainmaker Dikeogu ("Tumaki"), and Eme from "The Spider Artist."
After dispatching Lance the Brave, the Magical Negro addresses the reader directly, saying, "You need to stop reading all this stupidness. The Magical Negro ain't about to get his ass kicked no more. Them days is ovah." With those words, Okorafor sets her reader up for the fantastical and worthwhile journey that ultimately is Kabu Kabu. When the Magical Negro heads off into the forest to go "find him some hobbits, castles, dragons, [and] princesses," Okorafor also signals that some changes are in order in the typical fantasy world and book. This short story collection is simply her most recent addition to a body of work that is enriching the fantasy/sf genres by linking them to the wonders and struggles of Africa.


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(visited by Yip-Bannicq Group, Xiao Baoping, Zhang Jiang, Button Zhao and Ray Yip)
11-Sep-2005 -- 38N – 106E Ningxia (宁夏), China
Visit Date: September 11, 2005
After an easier than expected hunt for 38N 107E – the first CP in Ningxia – the hunting party decided to go for the 2nd point. If successful, 50% of the CP will be completed.
We took the expressway back and before reaching airport where we started, we curved toward west, and stopped for lunch at Lin-Wu city, right before the Yellow river. We had a great meal of local specialties - boiled mutton and hand shaved noodle.
After lunch, we crossed the Yellow River and reached the nearest county capital to the confluence point - Qing-Tong-Sha, about 6 km from our objective. A short drive south on the main highway (#109), and we turn off on a small country road at 2.5 km from CP. Ten minutes and two turns later, our jeep was on top of the point. Another rather easy hunt!
Even though this CP is one degree apart from the first CP we hunted in the morning, the surrounding was totally different. Instead of sandy desert with very fragile plants, this CP is a fertile farmland. This has to do with the proximity to Yellow River and able to benefit from the irrigation. The river water made a world difference.
The ground zero point of this CP almost fell in the middle of a ditch by the road side. One side of the ditch was rice ready to harvest, and the other side was a corn field.
We visited the nearest household, about 150 meters from the CP. We had a nice chat with the grandfather, the 10 year old son, and his cousin who was visiting (photo 9).
This CP located in the Jiang-Nan village of Da-Ba township within the Qing-Tong-Sha County.
After the relaxed visit of the 2nd CP of the day, we drove south 10 km and visited a historic site known as the 108 Stupas near the bank of Yellow River. This complex was build nearly a thousand years ago and was rehabilitated recently.
We made to Yinchuan city, the capital of Ningxia by 5 pm. Thanks to our host Xiao Baoping, and driver Zhang Jiang, we had a fun day of line hunting and got a good feel for life near the Yellow River.
Rating of this hunt:
Degree of Challenge: 1 – a true drive up (1= very easy - drive to the point; to 5= a death march – glad it is over)
Scenery: 3– pleasant farming area (Scale: 1= not interesting at all; 5= take your breath away)
Culture-social factors: not applicable – 2 - rural northern central China farming areas (Scale: 1=dull; 5= most stimulating)

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Plumber in Shenandoah, TX 77380
9 Ways Shenandoah, TX Best Plumbers Near Me Prepare Pipes for Winter and Summer
When the weather shifts from mild to extreme, it takes a toll on the plumbing. The seasons change. Thus indoor and outdoor plumbing goes through changes. A Shenandoah plumber knows how to prepare residential plumbing for the seasons. Montgomery Count best plumbers near me also provide their customers with helpful tidbits to prevent harm to the plumbing before summer and winter.
As water freezes, it expands. If it freezes within your home's water pipes, it puts them in danger. Many homeowners have experienced burst water pipes after a significant cold storm swept through their area.
Indoor plumbing is among the major appliances and fixtures that require maintenance before the weather shifts. A home's heating, cooling, and ventilation system is one example. For the AC to work as intended during the warmer months, it must enter the season in good shape. Constant use puts several miles on the AC.
An AC's belt, wires, and filter must go into summer in good condition. Otherwise, the AC can stop operating. Its parts wear out and can't handle the pressure.
Residential plumbing differs greatly from a central HVAC system. However, the consequences of ignoring signs of plumbing issues are larger than a broken HVAC unit.
Water and sewer pipes can last up to 100 years, depending on the material. Cast iron, PVC, and concrete pipes last between 75 to 100 years. If you have pipes made from Orangeburg, they last about 50 years. Homes that have a septic system installed can expect it to last up to 40 years. Keep in mind that components of a septic system have different expiration dates. The system as a whole lasts an average of 40 years.
Scheduling regular maintenance on all major appliances extends their lifespan. In addition, they don't stop working at the worst moment.
You can't see the water and sewer pipes, so it's easy to ignore them. The fixtures connected to the pipes are different. You can see them and spot their wear and tear. If you see signs of leaks, drips, and damage, it's important to have a professional Montgomery County plumber assess it.
Homeowners should know that plumbing maintenance, repair, and replacement have seen several improvements. Thanks to trenchless no-dig solutions, homeowners don't need to worry about plumbing contractors tearing up their concrete walkways or beautiful landscaping.
The following are nine ways that Shenandoah, TX best plumbers near me from Extreme Plumbing & AC prepare residential plumbing for winter and summer.
Inspect for Leaks
It's important to catch leaks before the Texas heat arrives. Households consume more water when it's hot outside. Whether they take more showers or water the lawn more often, this bill increases when summer rolls around. To prevent it from increasing more than necessary, schedule a Shenandoah, TX plumber to look for leaks.
A few years ago, leaks in the walls were difficult to detect without tearing into them. Now professional plumbers use video, cables, and televisions to see inside the pipes. They can spot minuscule tears, damage, and leaks. Then they can repair them using trenchless pipe repair techniques.
Plumbers require an access point to the water pipes. Leak detection technology is accurate, safe, and precise. Homeowners can rely on the results delivered by the Montgomery County best plumbers near me.
To find out the cost of finding leaks in the plumbing, contact Extreme Plumbing & AC.
Clean the Drains
During the warm weather, things slide down the drains more easily. The heat dissolves grease, soap scum, and detergent. Thus it's less likely to turn into a clog. However, if you dispose of bacon or meat fat down the kitchen drain, you put the drain at risk. When the grease is still warm, it slides down the pipes with ease.
When it cools off, the grease hardens. If the grease doesn't make it down the entire pipe in your home and to the street, it will cause a clog. If it clogs under the sink, it's far easier to break it up with a snake. Sometimes the clog occurs in the pipe sitting within the walls. These are tougher to reach with a snake. Therefore professional plumbers use industrial-grade motorized snakes.
Septic system drain lines also require cleaning. Otherwise, waste sits within them. If waste sits in one place too long, it leads to odors emanating from the area. It can cause a backup into the home's drains and leak into the soil near the home.
Cleaning the drains annually prevents worse damage from occurring. It especially prevents a hazardous situation from occurring inside the home.
Check the Sump Pump
Homes that have a basement built into the home, often have a sump pump installed too. The sump pump's purpose is to prevent flooding in the home. It gathers water at the home's lowest point and pumps it out to the regional pipes.
Since water doesn't sit underneath the home and soil, it keeps these areas drier. When water sits for an extended period, it becomes a breeding ground for bacteria and mold. A sump pump has a lifespan of 10 years. If a homeowner cares for it, it can last longer.
Sump pumps can become overwhelmed after a severe storm. If it stops pushing water, it sits within the pump. In the winter, the pump can freeze. Therefore a homeowner can help the sump pump stay healthy by scheduling an appointment with a local Shenandoah, TX plumber.
Maintenance on the sump pump before winter prevents it from freezing. If anything else requires maintenance, the Montgomery County plumber takes care of it.
Fix Drips
In areas that experience freezing weather, professional plumbers advise homeowners to allow the faucets to drip. The action prevents the water from freezing inside the pipes.
Simultaneously, it's important to fix drips within the plumbing structure. It's one thing to allow water to drip from the faucets to prevent the water from freezing. It's another when water is dripping from the pipes within the walls.
Dripping water from pipes indicates that the pipes have damage. The moisture that rests on the pipes helps bacteria and mold spores thrive. A homeowner ends up with damaged pipes and mold in the walls.
Fixing drips is much easier in 2021. The plumbers use their video equipment to find it. Then they assess the damage. If they use trenchless pipe repair technology, they find two access points. Pipe lining is one repair option.
For more plumbing maintenance information, call Extreme Plumbing & AC.
Insulate Pipes to Prevent Freezing
A home benefits from insulation. It's an energy efficiency technique that lowers the cost to heat and cool it. In terms of the pipes, it prevents them from freezing, especially the ones that are most exposed to the elements.
Homes benefit from insulations for many reasons. Insulation creates comfort. If you heat the home, it stays warmer longer. It works the same way in the summer. Your AC becomes more efficient. In turn, insulation also helps decrease your home's energy costs and use.
Professionals can re-insulate a home. Plus they can add insulation. When your home receives an insulation upgrade, request that the exposed pipes receive the same treatment. It's possible to insulate the exposed pipes as a DIY project too. Simply purchase the right equipment.
Pipes that are located in regions where the temperature drops are at risk for freezing. By covering them with insulation, they are less likely to freeze during a cold snap.
Residential plumbing pipes are sturdy. As they age, they show it. Corrosion, rust, and wear lead to leaks, drips, and damage. Regular maintenance prevents significant damage.
Schedule a Furnace Inspection
The furnace is part of a home heating, cooling, and ventilation system. So, it sounds odd for plumbing professionals to suggest a furnace inspection. However, there is sound logic behind it.
Some homeowners seek to save on their energy costs during the winter. Therefore they use the furnace to heat the home when necessary. When you are very cold in your home, it means that the pipes are picking that coldness too. The difference is that your pipes can freeze, especially if there is still water inside them.
By heating your home, you create a comfortable environment for yourself and your family. Plus, you help heat the rest of the home including the walls. The heat reaches the indoor pipes in the walls. Thus they are less likely to freeze.
A well-working furnace is a must in the winter.
Prepare for a Cold Snap
Although the Texas weather doesn't reach freezing for too long, it's a good idea to prepare the plumbing for a cold snap anyway. Most people know that the weather is unpredictable. A cold snap can pass through the southern region too. If the pressure in the air meets with an opposing pressure force, they collide.
The result is snow in areas where it never snows or hail in areas where it never hails. Since these regions don't receive this kind of weather often, the soil isn't prepared to absorb it. This is why regions of Texas see flash floods and flooding.
If your home receives a sudden downpour of rain, ensure that the sump pump is in good shape. Double-check that the plumbing in the basement is durable too.
Seal Air Leaks
If you opt to re-insulate your home or add more insulation, hire a professional to seal all air leaks. They occur along the window and door frames the most. Over time, these frames warp. It also depends on their material.
For example, wood deteriorates over time.
Sealing air leaks helps the home retain heat and cold air after running the central HVAC unit. Plus, it helps the plumbing remain at a good temperature. When it's hot, the pipes expand. In the cold, they compress.
The goal is to prevent constant expansion and compression of the pipes and other home structures such as the roof.
New homes built in the last decade are the most efficient on the market. All potential air leak spots are sealed. They are not likely to create leaks anytime soon either. Older homes require extra love because they're aging.
By stopping air leaks, a homeowner improves their indoor comfort, air quality, and energy efficiency. Plus, they reduce their energy use and costs. When you save on your energy costs, you can invest the savings in other areas of your home. You can purchase new faucets and fixtures that will work as intended.
Schedule Water Heater Maintenance
Before winter arrives, schedule plumbing maintenance for your home's water heater. You want to make sure that it's still in good shape, especially if the fixture is approaching its expiration date.
Hot water heaters can last up to 12 years. Plumbing professionals believe that the heaters that make it to their teens are lucky. Nonetheless, it's worth having maintenance completed on them.
Water heater maintenance includes checking with wiring, testing the valves and thermostat. Plumbing professionals drain it too. Then they can clean the inside. Their goal is to ensure that the tank is free of sediment.
Maintenance is an opportunity to check the state of the water heater. If the fixture is at least 10 years old, it's worth exploring the alternatives. For example, growing households benefit from the tankless water heater option. Those who prefer to keep the gas water heater option can take a look at the new models on the market.
In many cases, the newest water heater versions are more energy-efficient. Therefore the homeowner breaks even on their investment faster.
To schedule seasonal maintenance for your home's indoor and outdoor plumbing, contact Extreme Plumbing & AC at (832) 621-4683. We discuss the cost to repair, replace, and install new water heaters, water pipes, and drain lines. Our Shenandoah, TX best plumbers near me take the time to listen to your concerns too. They also provide preventive tips.
You can view our full menu of services on our website. We also offer Montgomery County emergency plumbing services.
Some information about Shenandoah, TX
Shenandoah is a city in Montgomery County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,134 at the 2010 census. It is the hometown of David Vetter, the famous 'boy in the plastic bubble'. In 1986 the Shenandoah city council renamed Tamina School Road to David Memorial Drive in honor of Vetter.
Shenandoah is located at 30°10′47″N 95°27′19″W / 30.17972°N 95.45528°W (30.179855, -95.455175). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2), all of it land.
Useful links for Shenandoah, TX
Map of Shenandoah, TX
Here are some plumber-related links and associations.
- Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association
- Mechanical Contractors Association of America
- American Society of Plumbing Engineers
- International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
- PlumbingWEB.com


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Django Unchained is a long movie, but it easily could've been a much, much longer movie. Quentin Tarantino has said that a longer cut exists that he might release at a later point, and Samuel L. Jackson mentioned looking forward to the "five-hour director's cut." That suggests more than two hours of excised, blood-spraying material. So what was missing? We pored over interviews and read the script to figure out exactly what we all could look forward to if there ever comes an extended version. Here is a list of dropped and seemingly dropped threads.
The most significant difference between the script and the final film version of Django is the Broomhilda story line. Not to give too much away, but the script includes a ten-page departure that tells the backstory of how Broomhilda found herself as Calvin Candie's property. It heavily involves Scotty Harmony, a character both Sacha Baron Cohen and Jonah Hill were at one time in talks to play. (Hill went on to cameo as a different character.) Though effective in giving Broomhilda some depth, the main story line's momentum ultimately would have suffered from this extra diversion.
Ace Woody/Billy Crash
Ace Woody is one of the biggest characters in the script; he's Calvin's right-hand man and mandingo expert. Both Kevin Costner and Kurt Russell were at one time slated to play the role; however, when they both dropped out, Tarantino simply melded the part into the Billy Crash character, played by Walton Goggins. However, Goggins revealed to the Playlist that even his double-dense role lost something in the editing room: "There was a big scene between Leonardo and I that really cemented their relationship and you really saw how the inner workings of the plantation were conducted. And we had long conversations between Billy Crash and Sam Jackson's character and how they both had a vested interest in keeping the status quo because it was the only way they would retain their power."
Django and Stephen's Rivalry
Both Jamie Foxx and Samuel L. Jackson have spoken highly (and mournfully) of a cut intense scene between them that takes place right after Django and Dr. Schultz arrive in Candie Land. In it, Django berates and slaps "house negro" Stephen, and it establishes why Stephen is out to get his free visitor. It also sets up another scene that didn't make the movie, in which Stephen burns off Django's nipples. It's probably for the best that they skipped that one.
Spelling of Django
There is a big moment in one of the trailers in which Django goes, "the 'D' is silent," and it's badass and supercool. In the script, it is Dr. Schultz's decision to go with that spelling, feeling it adds "a little character."
Zoe Bell
The most mysterious character in the film has to be the female tracker played by Death Proof's Bell, who has her face covered throughout the movie; she never speaks, but gets a long, slow close-up right before she dies. And before that there is a scene in which she meaningfully looks into a stereopticon at what seems to imply that she and Django knew each other as kids. The script offers no clue, but Goggins confirmed to Indiewire that there was something cut out of that part, saying, "Yeah, you don't really get anything from her character but she's lethal" but declining to elaborate.
Australian Accents
Toward the end of the film, Django is temporarily the property of the LeQuint Dickey Mining Company, which, judging by Tarantino's distractingly terrible accent, was Australian. Moviegoers could be forgiven for wondering if they dreamed that, but in the script there is a bit that makes their Down Under–ism explicitly clear: One of the Australians explains that Dickey paid for their "passage from Australia," and they're working to pay off the boat trip, making for a possible parallel to slavery that could never possibly pull focus from Tarantino's accent.
Frank Ocean's "Wiseman"
In November, we learned that Frank Ocean wrote a song for the Django soundtrack. In early December, Tarantino revealed that he just couldn't find a place for it in the final cut. Then last week, Ocean released it on the Internet. The song is a gorgeous, restrained stunner of a ballad — maybe it can find a home in a longer version of the film.


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WebOS Internals has set up a dedicated team for:
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the webOS Community Edition (WOCE) release.
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Tenderfoot is the second rank a scout can earn. A Scout can work on the requirements for the Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class ranks at the same time, but each rank must be earned in sequence. The badge is awarded when the Scout completes requirements in the areas of Scout craft, physical fitness, citizenship, personal growth, and Scout Spirit. The badge is similar to that of the Scout rank with it adding an eagle and two stars
1a. Present yourself to your leader, prepared for an overnight camping trip. Show the personal and camping gear you will use. Show the right way to pack and carry it.
1b. Spend at least one night on a patrol or troop campout. Sleep in a tent you have helped pitch.
1c. Tell how you practiced the Outdoor Code on a campout or outing.
2a. On the campout, assist in preparing one of the meals. Tell why it is important for each patrol member to share in meal preparation and cleanup.
2b. While on a campout, demonstrate an appropriate method of safely cleaning items used to prepare, serve, and eat a meal.
2c. Explain the importance of eating together as a patrol.
3a. Demonstrate a practical use of the square knot.
3b. Demonstrate a practical use of two half-hitches.
3c. Demonstrate a practical use of the taut-line hitch.
3d. Demonstrate proper care, sharpening, and use of the knife, saw, and ax. Describe when each should be used.
4a. Show first aid for the following:
Simple cuts and scrapes
Blisters on the hand and foot
Minor (thermal/heat) burns or scalds (superficial, or first-degree)
Bites or stings of insects and ticks
Venomous snakebite
Frostbite and sunburn
4b. Describe common poisonous or hazardous plants; identify any that grow in your local area or campsite location. Tell how to treat for exposure to them.
4c. Tell what you can do while on a campout or other outdoor activity to prevent or reduce the occurrence of injuries or exposure listed in Tenderfoot requirements 4a and 4b.
4d. Assemble a personal first-aid kit to carry with you on future campouts and hikes. Tell how each item in the kit would be used.
5a. Explain the importance of the buddy system as it relates to your personal safety on outings and in your neighborhood. Use the buddy system while on a troop or patrol outing.
5b. Describe what to do if you become lost on a hike or campout.
5c. Explain the rules of safe hiking, both on the highway and cross-country, during the day and at night.
6a. Record your best in the following tests:
Push-ups ________ (Record the number done correctly in 60 seconds.)
Sit-ups or curl-ups ________ (Record the number done correctly in 60 seconds.)
Back-saver sit-and-reach (Record the distance stretched.)
1-mile walk/run _____________ (Record the time.)
6b. Develop and describe a plan for improvement in each of the activities listed in Tenderfoot requirement 6a. Keep track of your activity for at least 30 days.
6c. Show improvement (of any degree) in each activity listed in Tenderfoot requirement 6a after practicing for 30 days.
Push-ups ________ (Record the number done correctly in 60 seconds.)
Sit-ups or curl-ups ________ (Record the number done correctly in 60 seconds.)
Back-saver sit-and-reach (Record the distance stretched.)
1-mile walk/run _____________ (Record the time.)
7a. Demonstrate how to display, raise, lower, and fold the U.S. flag.
7b. Participate in a total of one hour of service in one or more service projects approved by your Scoutmaster. Explain how your service to others relates to the Scout slogan and Scout motto.
8. Describe the steps in Scouting's Teaching EDGE method. Use the Teaching EDGE method to teach another person how to tie the square knot.
9. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Tell how you have done your duty to God and how you have lived four different points of the Scout Law in your everyday life.
10. While working toward the Tenderfoot rank, and after completing Scout rank requirement 7, participate in a Scoutmaster conference.
11. Successfully complete your board of review for the Tenderfoot rank.
Alternate requirements for Tenderfoot Rank are available for Scouts with physical or mental disabilities if they meet the criteria listed in Alternate Requirements for Ranks


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In the final capstone project you will apply the skills you learned by building a large data-intensive application using real-world data. You will implement a complete application processing several gigabytes of data. This application will show interactive visualizations of the evolution of temperatures over time all over the world. The development of such an application will involve: — transforming data provided by weather stations into meaningful information like, for instance, the average temperature of each point of the globe over the last ten years ; — then, making images from this information by using spatial and linear interpolation techniques ; — finally, implementing how the user interface will react to users' actions.
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text: Awesome news Michael about receiving the Canon 5DII for your trip, including the Nikon and the Phase One. All those cameras to test and you only have two hands... how are you gonna eat? I agree, this will be a very worthy shootout, as I like your 'hands-on', users approach towards reviews (charts and specs are not the full equation).More importantly, Merry Christmas and safe travels.


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A five-person assessment team spent about three hours aboard the grounded Shell drilling rig Kulluk yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon. Weather conditions around Sitkalidak Island improved enough that a Coast Guard helicopter was able to lower the men and an emergency towing package by hoist to the deck of the rig.
Shell's Alaska Venture Operations Manager Shawn Churchfield said the preliminary report from the crew showed a mostly intact interior.
"The salvage team was able to get to some areas below the decks. They were time limited, so they did not do the full assessment. They were able to check into some of the voids and some of the tanks. They looked into the fuel," he said. "The full report and the full assessment is being worked at the moment. Most of the tanks were mostly intact, but they did see one that was sucking and blowing a little bit one of the void spaces."
That would indicate a breech into the void, or empty, space where wave action was causing air to rush in and out. There was no indication it was a fuel tank.
Steve Russell of the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation was on an overflight of the rig on Wednesday afternoon.
"The Kulluk was drawing approximately 30 feet of water when it went aground, so it is in a deeper water there," he said. "The beach behind the Kulluk I would say is a large cobble beach, with mixed sand and gravel. In that area there's not huge rocks, at least that were visible, on the beach."
He said on the overflight that no fuel spill was spotted and the only wildlife seen was a few birds:
"We did not observe on our flight anyway, any wildlife in that area at all," he said. "And then approximately one mile, one-and-a-half north of the platform we got pretty close to the beach to try and identify anything that would give us a sign of any environmental impact, whether that was debris from the platform, as the captain has spoken (of). We did see the lifeboats there. We did not see any other debris that we could identify back to the rig."
Russell said the lifeboats from the Kulluk gave him a good idea of currents in the area, and where any potential pollution might travel.
Captain Paul Mahler, the federal on-scene coordinator, said it was too early to speculate on a time frame for getting the Kulluk off the beach OR even how that might be accomplished.
The Unified Command yesterday named Smit Salvage as the company that will attempt to free the Kulluk. Smit worked on the salvage of the Selendang Ayu on Unalaska Island in 2004, and assisted in the Costa Concordia cruise ship salvage off the coast of Italy last year.
A second evaluation team will be landed on the Kulluk today, weather permitting.
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Teaching Children Handwriting, by Audrey McAllen
Teaching Children Handwriting is not just another book about teaching block printing and cursive script. It is a reference for the whole language arts curriculum for the first three grades and beyond. It begins with the young child's orientation in space and presents written language in the context of the development of human consciousness. With practical suggestions for activities, posture, choice of writing instruments, and much more, it also gives helpful insights into learning difficulties that can be seen through writing. Teaching Children Handwriting offers guidance and encouragement; it is a real treasure for all who love the written word.


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21 And Over Will Be A Completely Different Movie When Shown In China
It may surprise a few of you to learn this, but there are quite a few people that live in China. And by a few I mean one-fifth of the world's population. It's a market that Hollywood has been desperate to invade for years now, but there's a small problem: the Chinese government isn't big on American movies. But while the country did recently raise the number of foreign movies that would be permitted in theaters annually - going from 20 to 34 - they also happen to be very strict content-wise and won't let just any film gain access. But the movie industry always finds a way to adapt...
The Los Angeles Times has learned that in the making of the new R-rated comedy 21 and Over, the filmmakers and Relativity Media have made two very distinct versions of the film: while the one shown to American audiences will be filled with all kinds of college-aged debauchery, the version that will be released in China reportedly explains the importance of embracing one's roots and the dangers of the "hedonistic west." The American version tells the tale of three college-aged friends, played by Justin Chon, Miles Teller Skylar Astin, who have a wild night of debauchery, drinking and sex, but to hear co-writer Jon Lucas talk about the Chinese version you'd think that it was a completely different story. "'21 & Over, in China, is sort of a story about a boy who leaves China, gets corrupted by our wayward, Western partying ways and goes back to China a better person,"he told the newspaper.
What's interesting is that this actually isn't the first move that the project has made to get better access to Chinese audiences. Back when the movie was about to start production, the filmmakers were informed by heads at Relativity that they would be packing their bags and heading to Linyi in Shandong province to film once production wrapped at the University of Washington. The studio's head, Ryan Kavanaugh, had brokered a deal with many big Chinese companies which led to the move. It was the footage they shot while in the Asian nation that was eventually used for the second cut.
Obviously the film industry is a business and finding new markets is incredibly valuable, but doesn't this feel a bit wrong? I applauded David Fincher when he refused to censor The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo so that it could play theatrically in India, but this situation is the complete opposite and it almost sounds like the Chinese version is a propaganda film. As a movie-goer, does it bother you that a filmmaker would alter their work like this due to censorship in other countries?
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Microsoft, like a lot of companies, adopted an internal employee review process called " forced ranking." The process, a byproduct of General Electric's turnaround, can be appropriate as a short-term measure to address a long pattern of reviews based on entitlement rather than performance.
Over the long term, though, forced rankings tend to pit employees against each other. They focus on assigning and avoiding blame, not finding and correcting problems. In such a system, it can be more lucrative to let a peer make an avoidable mistake than to avoid the mistake altogether - the peer will be fired or graded down, paving the way for a better review and higher raise for you.
In addition, Microsoft has adopted an internal research methodology that gives executives the data they want to see, not the data that reflects the real world. Decisions are often based on false facts.
Steve Ballmer, who graduated at the top of his class at Harvard and had a higher IQ than 98 percent of the folks in Microsoft, failed under these two massive disadvantages. The odds that the next guy will be as smart as Ballmer are low, but the odds that these practices will be retained are high.
Analysis: Missteps Under Ballmer May Have Hit Tipping PointMore: With Ballmer Retiring, Tech World Awaits White Smoke From Redmond
It's even more likely that Microsoft's new CEO will fail. In effect, by not fixing the reasons why Ballmer failed in the first place, Microsoft may have just assured things will get worse instead of better.
Forced Ranking Only Enforces Office Politics, Sets Firms Up to Fail
Forced ranking is a plague on business because it takes the single tool a manager has to motivate employees - the annual review process - and turns it into a problem. Managers rank their employees from top to bottom and must force out the ones at the bottom. It doesn't matter how good you are. What does is how good everyone else is; there are limited slots for rewards every ranking period, and there are also a few slots for employees to effectively get managed out of a job.
It doesn't stop there. Under forced ranking, a truly great manager who's able to choose the best people is at a huge disadvantage to a political manager who instead builds a team that fits his or her bell curve. Granted, this manager still have to get things done, but if you're good with setting expectations - something a politically focused manager is always good at - you can get ranked highly even if you have a poor team, as long as your team doesn't complain and you set your group's goals acceptably low.
The folks who are good at keeping managers happy get the good reviews, while the deadbeats get the bad ones. Meanwhile, one of three things happens to top performers. Some catch on to the forced ranking system and flee to work for your competitor. Others, particularly those who are task-focused and not career-focused, stick around. The politically competent employees stick around, too, and often thrive. Unfortunately, then often kill your firm in the process.
Let's apply this to Microsoft. When you release a disastrous product such as the Zune, Kin, Windows Vista or the Surface RT tablet, you fire some of the people involved and move on to the next disaster. The organization never improves, as a good chunk of it was either intentionally hired to fail or is being encouraged to fail. Potential hit products - such as the Courier Tablet, Chrome Effects or the smartphone that should have been released instead of Zune - are killed off when the risk that the person behind the project would outshine his peers becomes too high.
Analysis: Ballmer's Replacement Must Be a Product Person if Microsoft Wants to ThriveMore: Why Windows 8 Isn't Ballmer's Biggest Regret
Forced rankings also pit departments against each other. Look at Office and Windows. From Windows 95 to Windows XP, Office was the killer app driving Windows adoption. With Windows Vista and Windows 8, though, the app worked better on the prior OS, making it far more likely that Windows would fail but Office would hit its numbers. In the world of forced ranking, a strategy that both moves more of your product and less of a peers' is truly golden.
Bad Data Leads to Bad Decisions, Bad Products
What's funny about this problem being so prevalent in technology companies is that one of the first sayings taught in programming is "garbage in, garbage out." Put bad information into an application and you'll get bad results. So many CEOs fail, though, because their source of information has been intentionally compromised.
This is especially true in blame-based cultures, as there's a tendency to shoot the messenger. Years ago, I created a report highly critical of the vice president of sales. He turned around and gave the report to a competitor, who cancelled a big deal and pointed to my report as the reason. Fortunately, I tracked the leaked report back to the VP - I owned security for the division and am naturally sneaky. The VP was the messenger who got shot, not me, but it was a very close call.
Analysis: Ballmer's Exit Revive Demands for Office on iPad, Android TabletsNews: Microsoft Declares Windows 8.1 Ready for OEMs, But It's Not Finished Yet
Ballmer, as noted above, is incredibly bright and was hand-selected by Bill Gates, who isn't a dim bulb either. Yet Ballmer is known not for his bold moves but his bad ones. (How the heck did Yahoo ever look good?) When you give executives reports showing them that what they want to do is brilliant, you get better promotions and raises, but the company makes more catastrophic mistakes.
I performed the postmortem on John Fellows Akers, the only CEO ever fired from IBM. You know the cause? He was being fed bad information - so much so that he maintained until the very end that IBM was still in great shape. IBM spends more time grooming and selecting CEOs than any other company, but even the best can't succeed if they're separated from reality.
Zune Will Never Kill the iPod, But the Next Microsoft CEO Will Try Anyway
Ballmer couldn't get the support of a blame-oriented culture and couldn't make good product decisions from bad information. However, he was a numbers guy who could make good financial decisions. Throughout his reign, Microsoft turned in strong revenues and profits.
The man or woman who replaces Ballmer will be determined to build the next iPod. He or she will still have the same bad information and blame-based culture but won't have the same focus on financials that Ballmer did. This means the part of Microsoft that's actually working is likely to fail, while we'll get a few more Zunes. As much as I liked the latest version of the Zune, I doubt a higher volume of them will make for greater success.
Therefore, Microsoft's next CEO will be more of a failure than Ballmer - unless Microsoft fixes the cause of Ballmer's failure first. Can Microsoft do that, or is the company doomed to embody Albert Einstein's definition of insanity and keep doing the same thing but expecting a different result?
Rob Enderle is president and principal analyst of the Enderle Group. Previously, he was the Senior Research Fellow for Forrester Research and the Giga Information Group. Prior to that he worked for IBM and held positions in Internal Audit, Competitive Analysis, Marketing, Finance and Security. Currently, Enderle writes on emerging technology, security and Linux for a variety of publications and appears on national news TV shows that include CNBC, FOX, Bloomberg and NPR.
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As part of our series exploring the UK we have written some guides on visiting Cornwall, focusing on what to do while you camp in the area. We will be adding articles regularly, and exploring different areas over the next year. We have some more detailed information on staying in specific areas of Cornwall:
If you're traveling with a big group, you can also find a special page of our website that includes all the campsites and caravan parks that accept bookings for larger groups.
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I decided to join in on Jeff, The Detroit Runner's Virtual 5k. I had hoped to run it outside on Monday, but we had an unexpected snow day, so with the kids home, it was kind of hard to fit it in. So this morning while Eliza was occupied with stickers and princess dolls, I got on the treadmill to pound it out. My legs were still a little tired from the hills on Saturday, so I kept the incline at 0.5, and started watching Kathie Lee and Hoda. They crack me up, but I needed music, so I flipped between all the MTV and VH1 channels, and tried to avoid as much Charlie Sheen coverage as I could.
When I was finished, Eliza gave me a purple sticker, that read WOW, as a running prize. I know I beat Johann, but I'll bet plenty of people beat me : )
Well, my Biggest Loser weight loss challenge is on. My friend Heather and I both want to drop ten pounds by summer. Some of the weight I lost marathon training has crept back on, which is annoying. But I really want to improve my performance running wise, and I know if I dropped this extra weight it would make a difference. So here are the details:
- we're starting tomorrow, Wednesday March 9, and ending Wednesday June 1. That gives us 11 weeks to lose 10 pounds.
- Heather is following Weight Watchers, I'm doing the "pay attention to what I put in my mouth" program. I'm giving up chocolate for Lent, and I'm going to stop picking at the kid's plates, or if Mike asks me if I want a bite of whatever he's eating, I'm going to say NO.
- We're keeping up the running, and I'm determined to get some time in the pool. Besides the Cupcake Marathon, we're going to start doing the weekend training runs for the Mountain Goat 10 miler that takes place on May 1.
- We're going to encourage each other, and hold each other accountable. Heather is also my neighbor, so just by looking at her house, I'll get motivated.
- If one of us doesn't make our goal, the have to give the other a $20 gift card, to either Fleet Feet or Sports Authority.
- If anyone else wants in, (Annie?) just let me know.
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Apple on Wednesday released a pair of updates to exterminate lingering bugs: one for Boot Camp, and one for the firmware in iMacs' graphics processors.
Boot Camp—OS X's utility that allows users to install Windows on their Macs—received an update that brings critical bug fixes and hardware support. Boot Camp 3.3 is a 199.75 MB download that requires Windows 7 and Boot Camp 3.2; it's recommended for all Bootcamp 3.2 users.
The 482KB iMac Graphic FW Update 3.0 fixes a bug experienced by some iMac users who upgraded to Lion and found that their systems would freeze during the playback of certain videos, leaving them with no option but to restart their machines. The patch updates the firmware in iMacs' graphics processors to correct the problem.
Both updates are available from Apple's Support Downloads site or via Software Update on applicable machines.


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Markets with specific deadlines are listed first, "Until Filled" markets are at the bottom (although there aren't any this month). There are usually more details on the original site; always click through and read the full guidelines before submitting. Note that some publishers list multiple guidelines on one page, so after you click through you might have to scroll a bit.
Note that It's Come to Our Attention, a Third Flatiron anthology, has had its deadline pushed back. They're currently closed to submissions; don't send anything in until 15 October.
31 August 2015 -- Enchanted Soles -- Less Than Three Press
ENCHANTED SOLES — Bisexual Anthology Call — Many a tale is filled with enchanted objects that help to overcome insurmountable challenges. Swords, mirrors, pots, books—but none is more famous than the enchanted shoe, from a slipper made of glass to boots that walk seven leagues in a single step.
Less Than Three Press invites you to submit your tales of people assisted on their way by magical footwear.
==Deadline is August 31, 2015 (give or take, we won't kill you for sending it off the following morning).
==Stories should be at least 10,000 words and should not exceed approx 20,000 words in length.
==Stories must revolve around the theme of magic shoes, feature a bisexual character, and contain a romance*.
==Stories must have a happily ever after (HEA) or happy for now (HFN) end.
==Any sub-genre is gladly accepted: sci-fi, mystery, contemporary, steampunk, etc.
==All usual LT3 submission guidelines apply.
*Aromantic & queer platonic relationships are accepted; email the editor for more info.
Enchanted Soles is a general release anthology, which means authors will receive a flat payment of $200.00 once LT3 has a signed contract. Authors will receive one copy each of the ebook formats LT3 produces and two copies of the paperback compilation.
Stories should be complete before submitting, and as edited as possible—do not submit a first draft. They can be submitted in any format (doc, docx, rtf, odt, etc) preferably single spaced in an easy to read font (Times, Calibri, Arial) with no special formatting (no elaborate section separation, special fonts, etc). Additional formatting guidelines can be found here.
Questions should be directed to Sasha L. Miller at email@example.com (or you can ping her on twitter @nikerymis). Submissions should be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com. Include the following in your email:
==Put SUBMISSIONS: ENCHANTED SOLES in the subject line! Emails without this subject line run the risk of not being seen or read, so please, do not forget this!
==Your real name, pen name (if you use one), and preferred email address.
==The approximate total length of the completed story.
==A brief summary of the story, not to exceed approximately 200 words in length.
==Attach the complete manuscript in .doc, .docx, or .odt format.
31 August 2015 -- Futuristica -- Meta Sagas
We are currently accepting submissions for our first anthology of short fiction, Futuristica Volume 1.
Submissions Guidelines & Payment Information:
== We pay 6 cents per word against a pro rata share of royalties.
== We buy first rights and exclusive eBook rights for 6 months after the date of publication.
== We do not purchase reprints.
== We accept simultaneous submissions.
== Manuscripts should be in standard manuscript format.
== Manuscripts should be between 3,000 and 10,000 words.
== No prior publishing experience is required.
Story Criteria:
== Story content must be original. We do not accept fan fiction or derivative works.
== We prize diversity, specifically stories that include multicultural backgrounds or lead characters of atypical ethnic origins. Basically, while we have nothing against heterosexual white American males, we feel they are already adequately represented in science fiction and we want stories about the rest of humanity.
== We are interested in character-oriented fiction.
Women Positive:
== We want stories with awesome female protagonists.
== Zoë Washburn? YES!
== Princess Leia? Definitely!
== That blonde girl from The Temple of Doom? No!
== Bella? Hahahaha. No.
Sex Positive:
== Can the story contain sexual content? Absolutely! However, the sexual content should be integral to the story, but not the whole story.
== Does there have to be sex in the story? Nope.
== No demeaning sex acts.
== No rape. Period.
Science Positive:
== Stories should explore science fiction, scientific fantasy, space opera, emerging technologies, etc…
== We have a preference for near future, near Earth settings.
== No high fantasy, please.
== No dragons or dinosaurs, unless they also have lasers.
We are committed to responding to submissions as quickly as possible. Manuscripts will be evaluated in the order in which they are received. We will update [the guidelines] page regularly with the date for which we are currently reviewing manuscripts.
If the review date listed at the top of this page has passed the date on which your manuscript was submitted and you haven't heard from us, you may query us using the Contact page. Please include a subject line of "Submission Query" and the author and title of the manuscript.
1 October 2015 -- Myriad Lands -- ed. David Stokes; Guardbridge Books
An Anthology of Non-Western Fantasy
Beyond the familiar tropes of knights and dragons, there is a whole world of possibilities for fantasy literature.
This collection seeks to explore the stories available in non-traditional fantasy.
We are looking for secondary world fantasy, where the world building and story telling is based on sources other than medieval Europe.
These can be based on other Earth cultures, examples such as Barry Hughart's fantasy China in Bridge of Birds, or Aliette de Bodard's magical Aztec Empire in Servant of the Underworld. Alternately, they could have a totally original setting, such as M.A.R. Barker's Tekumel, N.K. Jemisin's Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, or China Mieville's Bas-Lag.
LENGTH: 1000-6000 words. We will consider a select few longer works, but query first.
RIGHTS SOUGHT: First Worldwide print and electronic English Language rights. Exclusivity for 1 year from date of release. Non-exclusive rights to keep the anthology in print afterwards.
PAYMENT: £0.03/word (approx. 5¢/word US). Contributor's copy. Payment will be made when story line-up is finalized.
PROCEDURE: attach an RTF or DOC or Plain Text file in an email. Send to firstname.lastname@example.com
In the e-mail include your:
== Legal Name (to whom a payment would be made out)
== Pen Name (if any - how you would like to be credited in print)
== Mailing Address
== Word Count
== Brief summary of publication credits (no need to list them all)
We will judge submissions based on the writing, not on your cover letter, so don't spend too much effort trying to impress us with it.
Please make the file name the same as the title of the story. (ex. TheLordOfTheRings.rtf, although, please, keep your stories shorter than that!)
Please, no simultaneous or multiple submissions. In other words, don't send them to me while you are sending them to someone else, and send only one story at a time.
We will review stories continuously as they come in. If we reject one submission and there is still time, you may submit another. If we like your story, we may ask to hold for final consideration once all submissions are in.
Reprints of previously published material might be considered for exceptional stories, depending on original publication and copyright issues. Please make it very clear in your cover e-mail if your story is already published elsewhere. We will not include many of these and payment will be negotiated individually.
If there are additional elements, like special formatting, illustrations or maps, absolutely necessary for the story, please mention them in the e-mail.
We welcome submissions from writers from a diversity of communities. Writers with experience of Asian, African, Latin American, Oceanic, or indigenous cultures are especially encouraged to apply.
== Stereotypes or clichéd portrayal of cultures.
== Stories based purely on showing the strangeness or exoticism of a culture.
== Standard sword-and-sorcery plots with foreign sounding names.
== Explicit and excessive depictions of violence, torture, or rape. (A fight scene is fine, a full page describing the blood and entrails pouring from a wound is excessive.)
== Modern day or urban-fantasy.
== Engaging stories with interesting characters.
== Unique stories that flow from the modes of life in their subject cultures.
== Social structures and Governments other than medieval European feudalism/monarchy, cultural traditions other than European.
== Vivid descriptions of lands, peoples, customs (but avoid infodumps or travelogues where possible).
If you have any questions, contact email@example.com .
I hope to see lots of great stories. Good Luck!
1 October 2015 -- Untethered: A Magic iPhone Anthology -- ed. Janine A. Southard; Cantina Publishing
iPhones are magic.
I mean, do you know how yours works? Could you take it apart and put it back together? We can't go out without our smartphones. They organize our lives, find our locations, and sync with all our other tech. We sleep with them beside our pillows. Yet… their workings are a mystery.
What does "magic iPhone" mean to you? Consider the supervillain who mind-controls a city's populace, or the employee who stamps the runes that make your iPhone 8s so lightweight.
This anthology is based on the success of anthology editor Janine A. Southard's recent novel, Cracked! A Magic iPhone Story, which stars an explicitly magical iPhone (found by story gamers in modern-day Seattle). That iPhone comes pre-loaded with a romance finder app of dubious morality that not only sends its users on terrible dates, but also sucks their life forces.
Editor's Note: I'm looking for stories that cleverly incorporate the idea of a "magic iPhone" into any setting you like. I will, of course, be psyched to read variations on my crazy romance app, but I'm also excited to read something totally different. I'm accepting all genres except straight-up erotica or hard-core horror. (We're aiming this anthology at general audiences, after all.) I think the idea lends itself well to comedy and dark fantasy, but… I guess that was obvious already.
How to submit: Send your story in .doc, .docx, or .rtf format to Janine A. Southard at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Note about brands: In Cracked! A Magic iPhone Story the titular device was, clearly, an iPhone. Cantina Publishing acknowledges that not everyone rates an iPhone as their favorite device, but the concept of the magic iPhone is the element which will tie together stories in this anthology. You are welcome to feature alternate devices in addition to the iPhone, but be respectful in the event of brand/model comparisons. "iPhone" is a registered trademark of Apple Inc.; Cantina Publishing is not affiliated with Apple Inc. (aside from having listings in the Apple iBooks Store); Cantina Publishing has received no incentive from Apple Inc. for featuring their product in this anthology.
Rights and compensation: Originals only, no reprints. We will purchase first publishing rights for inclusion in this anthology (ebook and print) and one year of exclusivity for $100 (further funding may be possible, subject to Kickstarter project fund availability). Authors retain the rights to the individual stories; Cantina Publishing exercises rights to the anthology as a whole. Each author will also receive a POD copy of the finished work.
General Guidelines:
Do send: Your story with your contact details, name (and pseudonym, if applicable), and word count on the first page of a .doc, .docx, or .rtf document. Please use italics instead of underlining. Cantina Publishing recommends using a really common workhorse font like Times New Roman or Calibri at whatever the default setting is for your word processor. (Font selections are subject to change before publication. Still, the submissions reader will remember you as "the jerk who sent something all in wingdings." So we don't recommend that particular level of creativity.) 3,000-7,000 words recommended.
Don't send: Fanfic of any kind. (Unless specified by the call for submissions.) Grotesque horror. Anything over 10,000 words without querying first.
15 December 2015 -- It's Come to Our Attention -- Third Flatiron
[***Updated -- was 30 September. Do not submit before 15 October.]
Under the radar: things that are happening quietly, without a lot of fanfare, that may still be extremely significant or make a big difference.
Stories should be submitted in either Microsoft Word (using double spacing), RTF, or plain text. They should be between 1,500 and 3,000 words. Flash humor pieces (Grins and Gurgles) should be short, around 600 words.
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Due to unforeseen circumstances, this workshop will now take place on Wednesday 26th September.
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Carol Dweck has recently called for a more nuanced understanding of Mindsets, to combat the common misinterpretations and misapplications of her work that pervade social media.
In this insightful workshop certified Growth Mindset trainer James Anderson will take you deep inside Dweck's work. He will address many of the common misunderstandings, help you avoid the common pitfalls, and ensure you are equipped to move forward confidently and successfully in your classroom and develop increasingly growth-oriented mindsets in your students.
You will be taken beyond the Fixed / Growth dichotomy to develop an understanding of the reality experienced by most of our students that lies somewhere between these two extremes. These new insights help us explain why working with Mindsets is not a "one-size-fits-all", but rather that we have to tailor our pedagogy to students at different points along the Mindset Continuum.
A core part of the workshop develops a deep understanding of the worldview that leads to different Mindsets. You will explore the concept of "Greatness Gap". You'll discover how a misunderstanding of the process that leads to the acquisition of talents and abilities, ultimately, pushes individuals towards a more fixed oriented mindset, and how to address this in your classroom.
You will learn about the False Mindset, and explore ways to identify and combat this in your school.
To counter the unfocused "Praise Effort" movement, we'll unpack what we mean by Effective Effort. You'll learn to distinguish Effective Effort from Low Effort, Performance Effort, and Ineffective Effort in order to develop a deep practical process for accurately and effectively praising effort for a more growth-oriented mindset.
James will show you how a Growth Mindset is foundational to student success, but how ultimately it is only the invitation to grow, not the growth itself. He will draw on recent research in the area of Acquisition of Excellence show you how we combine Beliefs, Actions and Process to build Learning Power, build Potential and build Efficacy. Only when combined do we develop the type of 21st Century Learners that are able to achieve greater growth in their abilities.
At the end of this one-day workshop you'll come away with a deep understanding of what it means to "Think Like A Growth Mindset Teacher". You'll be equipped with a range of practical and powerful strategies to help you develop increasingly growth-oriented mindsets in your students. Importantly you'll have developed the deep and nuanced understanding of this work that Carol Dweck is calling for, in order to move forward confidently in your classroom.
September 26, 2018
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Venue: Centro CBD Wollongong


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HTML5, a groundbreaking upgrade to the prominent Web presentation specification, could become a game-changer in Web application development, one that might even make obsolete such plug-in-based rich Internet application (RIA) technologies as Adobe Flash, Microsoft Silverlight, and Sun JavaFX.
The World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) HTML5 proposal is geared toward Web applications, something not adequately addressed in previous incarnations of HTML, the W3C acknowledges. In other words, HTML5 tackles the gap that Flash, Silverlight, and JavaFX are trying to fill.
[ The InfoWorld Test Center investigates how well the new Microsoft Silverlight 3 and Adobe Flex 4, Flash 4, and Catalyst rich Internet technologies measure up. ]
The rich promise of HTML5
"HTML5 is really the second coming of this Web stuff -- of the Web," says Dion Almaer, co-founder of the Ajaxian Web site and co-director of developer tools at Mozilla. The specification boasts capabilities covering video and graphics on the Web, as well as a slew of APIs, Almaer notes.
HTML5 technologies such as Canvas, for 2-D drawing on a Web page, are being promoted by heavyweights in the Internet space such as Apple, Google, and Mozilla. (Although Microsoft itself has given a thumbs-up to certain aspects of HTML5, it has not backed Canvas.)
"HTML5 features like Canvas, local storage, and Web Workers let us do more in the browser than ever before," says Ben Galbraith, also co-founder of the Ajaxian Web site and co-director of developer tools at Mozilla. Local storage enables users to work in a browser when a connection drops and Web Workers makes "next generation" applications incredibly responsive by pushing long-running tasks to the background, he says.
Web applications will become more fun, says Ian Fette, project manager at Google for the Chrome browser: "They're going to be faster and they're just going to provide overall a better user experience and make the distinction between online apps and desktop apps blurred."
HTML5 features already appearing in browsers
After five years of work, a draft of the HTML5 specification was released in 2008. Parts of it are showing up in browsers, but the complete HTML5 work won't be done for years.
"For example, video support is new in HTML5 and new in Firefox 3.5," notes Vlad Vukicevic, technical lead of the Firefox project at Mozilla. Google's new Chrome browser also has some capabilities, including video tags, derived from the HTML5 specification. And Microsoft has several HTML5 features in Internet Explorer 8, such as local storage, AJAX navigation, and mutable DOM prototypes.
Opera supports Canvas and plans to add capabilities such as video to its browser, says Molly E. Holzschlag, a Web evangelist at Opera Software. Meanwhile, Apple supports HTML5 audio and video tags in its Safari browser, as well as the Canvas technology (which it invented).
The case for HTML5: Get rid of proprietary add-ons
While Adobe, Microsoft, and Sun Microsystems (soon to be Oracle) duke it out with their own technologies to implement multimedia on the Web, HTML5 has the potential to eat these vendors' lunches, offering Web experiences based on an industry standard.
Therefore, Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight could see their turf invaded by HTML5, Almaer says. "Essentially, what it does is lays the groundwork to have equivalent functionality that Flash or Silverlight provides," says RedMonk analyst Michael Cote. It also could threaten JavaFX, he adds.
One of HTML5's goals is to move the Web away from proprietary technologies such as Flash, Silverlight, and JavaFX, says Ian Hickson, co-editor of the HTML5 specification. (Hickson is a Google employee, while his co-editor David Hyatt works for Apple.)
"They're single-vendor solutions [and] they don't really fit well into the Web platform," Hickson says. "It's always a problem when you're stuck with a single software provider -- what if they decide to abandon the product you're using? What if they decide to start charging? With an open platform, there's no such risk, since we have true competition, many vendors, and an open standard that anyone can implement."
Hickson adds, "It would be a terrible step backward if humanity's major development platform [the Web] was controlled by a single vendor the way that previous platforms such as Windows have been."
Mozilla wants the Web to stay open and ensure that capabilities such as video are not beholden to corporate entities, says Firefox lead Vukicevic. But whether HTML5 and Canvas displace Flash, Silverlight, and JavaFX "really depends on what developers do," he adds.
Lack of support for some HTML5 technologies in the popular Internet Explorer is an issue for developers, says Vukicevic. "The fact that IE doesn't support a lot of these advanced features really holds back Web apps," because developers must instead do extra work such as supporting Microsoft-specific APIs or writing a portion of their application in Flash, he says.
The case for proprietary add-ons: They're better and available today
Although all three companies are involved with the W3C's HTML5 efforts, Microsoft, Adobe, and Sun each defend the need for their technologies.
"HTML5 is still a standard in progress and the makers of it say it will be five to ten years at least before it's done, so it's too early to make any comparisons at this time," a Microsoft spokesperson says. "Silverlight will still be necessary as it provides more advanced features -- such as a richer and faster programming model (C#), 3-D, and out-of-browser capabilities. With those features, Silverlight will ultimately provide a richer Internet experience."
"HTML5 faces many challenges," says Dave Story, vice president of developer tools at Adobe. "The browser market remains highly fragmented, and incompatibilities between browsers reign. The HTML5 timeline states that it will be at least a decade before the evolving HTML5/CSS 3 efforts are finalized, and it remains to be seen what parts will be implemented consistently across all browsers. In the meantime, the Flash platform will continue to deliver a ubiquitous, consistent platform that enables ever richer, more engaging user experiences."
Sun vice president James Gosling, often considered the father of Java, says JavaFX "has much more advanced rendering, performance, and behavior than HTML5."
Analyst Cote sees no immediate threat to these rich Internet app browser plug-ins: "It would take many years to reproduce the functionality in those plug-ins." And he expects the concept of plug-ins to continue to be useful when HTML5 does ship.
Google's Fette agrees. HTML5 is only a starting point, he says, and companies such as Google will add their own advancements, such as the ability to drag and drop images to a browser.
A few industry players may be conflicted
Most companies involved in the HTML5 effort are browser developers or rich Internet application tool developers, but not both. The exception is Microsoft, which therefore is in a difficult situation, says Almaer. The company has heavy investments in trying to propel Silverlight to dominance. "That's a big elephant in the room for them because you can imagine the Silverlight team [whose] whole existence is to add [this] functionality in. [But] if Internet Explorer puts it already in there, why do we have Silverlight?" he asks.
Google may also face some touchy decisions. For example, its YouTube subsidiary uses Flash for its video, but the inclusion of HTML5 capabilities in browsers might cause YouTube to rethink that decision, notes Fette. "It's a cost/benefit analysis that they'd need to make."


text: As you have gathered im am brand new to LINUX, and to ISPConfig but i love a challange and i have always wanted to have a secure working web server , butI think im just gonna give up LOL! I have been converted to using the linux platform for a server by a friend, and to be honest i am a little bit lost in text entry, but it's a bit like my old MS-DOS V2.6 days! i have be reading all the threads for about a week and i just can't grasp it, and i was wondering if anyone have the time, to help me to get this to work? Don't worry im not looking for a perminant system engineer, but if i can get it to a working state, i know whatever happens i can always get it back to that by follwing the guides and a bit of luck!!!. I have listeded my major points below, Kind regards Bill Lightstone This is my setup (1) Smoothwall V2 fix 8 Hostname: smoothwall (should i change this)? Green DHCP 192.168.0.100 - 192.168.0.200 Orange(DMZ) NIC:192.168.1.1 Red ADSL though USB Speedtouch FIXED IP: 22.214.171.124 (2) Fedora core 4 and ISPConfig on P4 3Ghz on DMZ (ORANGE) at IP:192.168.1.2 (eth0) IP:192.168.1.3 (eth0:0) Subnet:255.255.255.0 Gateway set to :192.168.1.1 (as per smoothwall instructions) Primary DNS : 18.104.22.168 (My ISP's primary DNS) Secondary DNS: 184.108.40.206 (My ISP Secondary DNS) (3) Ports forwarded from Smoothwall to 192.168.1.2 are: 53 tcp & udp, 80 tcp 81 tcp and all others listed in the ISPConfig firewall (any others please help)???????? (4) i have a domain registered called www.chelsev.com with www.1and1.co.uk ready and waiting for use for as you say in one of your threads "technical issues"! (5) i have a fixed ip address with BT (my ISP) for example call it : 18.104.22.168 (6) i would like to know the following points if possible. im sure it would solve a lot of problems for a lot of other users as well as myself and maybe these questions could be posted onto a "howtoforge" thread afterwards ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have no problems following the basic fedora core 4 HOWTO for ISPConfig (well i must do a bit)!, but there are a few things that you could clarify if possible please. (Q1) when we set the hostname in the first page of the setup guide (your example): " server1.example.com " do i have to relate this to a NS address say: ns1.chelsev.com, or do i just put chelsev.com or does this name have no relivance to anything and is only relivant to local network? (Q1a) do i have to register ns1.chelserv.com with the www.1and1.co.uk reg company or do i just enter it in to the "YOUR DNS SERVERS" boxes for www.chelsev.com with www.1and1.co.uk reg company? (Q1b) when we setup fedora and enter up to three DNS servers, do i have to set one DNS server to my fixed ip address? (Q2) Also when we set the hostname on page3 is it nessesary if we have done the above in (Q1) if it is, Setting The Hostname echo server1.example.com > /etc/hostname /bin/hostname -F /etc/hostname Should this read for me echo ns1.chelsev.com > /etc/hostname /bin/hostname -F /etc/hostname or echo chelsev.com > /etc/hostname /bin/hostname -F /etc/hostname (Q3) These 2 warnings come up, do i ignore them? quotacheck: WARNING - Quotafile //aquota.user was probably truncated. Can't save quota settings... quotacheck: WARNING - Quotafile //aquota.group was probably truncated. Can't save quota settings... (Q4) When installing BIND i get the error Updating : bind [3/8]warning: /etc/rndc.key created as /etc/rndc.key.rpmnew Do i have to do anything with this new file before i go on follwing on with the DNS setup steps? (Q5) openssl req -new -key smtpd.key -out smtpd.csr When this is typed in i am asked lots of questions. Are any relivant to the install and working of ISPConfig I.E:Servers hostname should this be "WWW "or "ns1.chelsev.com"? (Q6) when installing perl CPAN for the first time, it ask for PROXYS of FTP Etc Etc. Do i just put in the smoothwall gateway address of 192.168.1.1 and are these proxy's just for the installation of perl CPAN? (Q7) Warning: prerequisite Net::IP 1.2 not found. Writing Makefile for Net:NS ---- Unsatisfied dependencies detected during [O/OL/OLAF/Net-DNS-0.57.tar.gz] ----- Net::IP Shall I follow them and prepend them to the queue of modules we are processing right now? [yes] Y/N here?????????????????? Thats all questions on the FC4 basic setup (Thank God)! Questions on ISPConfig installation (Q8) STEP 5: Generating X.509 certificate signing request for SERVER [server.csr] You are about to be asked to enter information that will be incorporated into your certificate request. What you are about to enter is what is called a Distinguished Name or a DN. There are quite a few fields but you can leave some blank For some fields there will be a default value, If you enter '.', the field will be left blank. ----- 1. Country Name (2 letter code) [XY]:GB 2. State or Province Name (full name) [Snake Desert]:Gloucestershire 3. Locality Name (eg, city) [Snake Town]:Cheltenham 4. Organization Name (eg, company) [Snake Oil, Ltd]:Chelserv 5. Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) [Webserver Team]:Technical 6. Common Name (eg, FQDN) [www.snakeoil.dom]: Do i have to put in www.chelsev.com as a awnser to the highlighted line? (Q9) Please enter the IP address of the ISPConfig web (e.g. 192.168.0.1): WHAT I.P. ADDRESS DO I PUT HERE? My internet gateway or ISPConfig server address? (Q10) Please enter the host name (e.g. www): Please enter the domain (e.g. xyz.de): What whould i put in these two boxes? www & chelsev.com or www & ns1.chelsev.com MY Kind Regards Bill Lightstone


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Was Chrome OS developed before Google Chrome? Jeff Nelson, a former Google engineer, says that he started working on a Google OS prototype in 2006. The goal was to make Firefox run faster, so he used this browser.
"It was a chopped down Linux distribution - as so many 'new' operating systems are, these days. I wrote the first version as early as July 2006 and showed it around to management. Instead of launching a project, the response was extremely tepid. My boss complained, 'You can't use it on an airplane.' Actually, you could as, under the covers, it was still a bare-bones Linux distribution and could execute any Linux program installed on it," Jeff explains. "The main priority when I started constructing the operating system was the need for speed - to create a super-fast operating system."
Jeff was developing web apps at Google and he had to restart the browser frequently. "Restarting the web browser was a particularly slow operation, often taking 30-45 seconds, whether IE or Firefox, Linux or Windows. However, even simple tasks such as displaying a directory in a file explorer were unreasonably slow operations, requiring several seconds for a task that should be nearly instantaneous. (...) The solution? Move the entire desktop operating system into RAM. By moving the entire operating system into RAM, that immediately took off the table the largest performance bottlenecks in the operating system: File I/O."
Most tasks were now completed almost instantly, Firefox restarted in 1 second and even the code compiled faster. The problem was that RAM is a volatile memory, so you could lose data if you didn't save it to the disk. He solved the problem by only using web apps and performing some backups to a local storage media. Web apps solved many other problems: avoiding software installation, using less storage, many apps weren't available for Linux.
"Thus, tracking down web apps to replace any and all functionality normally found on a desktop, became a priority. That's how the seeds of the webapps on the Chromium desktop, albeit originally written in HTML and running on Firefox, were planted," concludes Jeff.
Google released a lot of web apps in 2006: Google Chat, Google Page Creator, Google Calendar, Google Spreadsheets, Google Docs, Picasa Web Albums, Google Apps for Your Domain. Chrome was launched 2 years later and the first prototype Chromebook (Cr-48) was available in December 2010.
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