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General Hospital on 7/9/2015 – Dante & Lulu, Valerie spills to Jordan, "my name is…"
At the Quartermaine mansion, Tracy is looking for Dillon.. and introduces his father to Alice, who gives him fair warning if he hurts Tracy! Paul asks if she would do the same to Luke, when Alice tells him what happened at their engagement party… Tracy tells Paul to butt out, but to go ahead and gloat. He says he's sorry for what happened to her, and genuinely feels bad for her. He admits the same thing happened to him and tells her Jenny fell in love with someone else and left him. Tracy never liked her, and Paul says she always made him laugh.. she is exactly what he needs right now, and she says he is a welcome distraction too!
A warning from Sonny
Dillon sits down at Kellys and introduces himself to TJ when Sonny arrives! He confronts him about coming between Lulu and Dante, when Dillon explains that she is head over heels in love with Dante, and she only lied to him to save her brother. Sonny says he needs to tell Dante the truth. After Dillon leaves, TJ tells Sonny maybe he should move out so he can have privacy with his family.
Lul and Dante and Valerie..?
Lulu continues to explain things to Dante and asks what HE needs forgiveness for..? He flashes back to the night with Valerie.. he admits he was furious with her, and he is really sorry. Not for what he thought of her, but because of what he DID.. with Valerie. She asks if someone happened between the two of them when someone knocks on the door.. it's Dillon, wanting to explain. Dante doesn't know why Lulu chose to trust him and not her own husband, Dillon continues to explain how Luke didn't allow Lulu to tell him the truth. He insists he didn't do anything, and Lulu would NEVER cheat on him.. does he know how much she loves him? He quietly says yes.. he knows now. Dillon says the last thing he wants to do is hurt the two of them, and leaves them to have the reunion Lulu was hoping to have with him! Lulu quietly asks what happened between him and Valerie?? He says he trashed Lulu to her.. Lulu says it's all over now, and it's just going to be the truth from now on. She says she loves everything they have, and he never has to doubt that! He says they're okay now – she goes to have a shower to put the whole trip behind them. She wants to go pick up Rocco and asks again if they're okay..? She loves him, and he says he loves her too.. they kiss and he leaves..
At the PCPD, Valerie brings files in for Jordan – the only other thing she needs is to get her son away from Sonny Corinthos! She asks where Dante is, and Valerie says he is dealing with a personal issue, and shouldn't be contacted.. she tells Jordan his wife is having an affair. Jordan wants the details, and asks Valerie how involved she is with Dante..? She admits to Jordan she slept with him! Jordan suggests Dante took advantage of her, but Valerie tells her they have decided to be friends.. but admits she is hoping they could end up together. She wonders how strong their marriage could be if Lulu ran off with Dillon?
Carly and Liz
Liz runs into Carly at the hospital, Josslyn is there to make sure her cancer is still in remission.. and this day reminds her of little Jake. She is alive because of him. It comforts Elizabeth to know a part of him is living in Josslyn. Carly says the test results are ready, and asks Liz if she could come with her? She is worried her luck has run, and doesn't want Sonny to know how afraid she really is. She apologizes for reminding Liz of her loss. They go to see Silas together and he tells her Jossyln is in remission.. it has been five years, which is as good as it gets!
A visit to Cassadine Island!
Luke and Laura arrive at Cassadine island to find Jake – they got full access from Nikolas when Laura asked him to trust his mother. They couldn't risk him telling Elizabeth. He tells Laura he thinks Helena will give him answers if he's on his own.. and she agrees to go and search the rest of the island with Lucky. Luke loads his gun and enters the house.. Helena greets him sitting at a table.. she has been expecting him! They have a lot to discuss and she invites him to sit down. She reminisces how entertaining it was working with him, and scoffs at his new tattoo to keep his demons away. He demands to know about little Jake.. or will she force him to beat it out of her? She says Nikolas has finally taken up the gauntlet – she is so proud how much of a Cassadine he is. She tells Luke their feud has fueled her, there is only one last loose end to tie up. Little Jacob Martin Webber.. or is it Spencer? She says this might be the last time they might see each other, so she will give him a parting gift – she will tell him everything he needs to know about that little boy!
Luke is shocked by what Helena told him and wonders how he knows she is telling the truth? A remote control car hits his foot.. and she sees a little boy standing there!
Dillon arrives home just as Tracy and Paul go to look for him at the pool! Lulu calls him and thanks him… he says he may have been knee-capped by Sonny had he not talked to Dante.
Sonny tells TJ he should make up with Jordan for Shawn.. he also tells TJ he can handle her.
Jordan tells Valerie to be careful, seems like she has it real bad.. and it could break her heart.
Lulu sees the smashed family photo in a drawer.
Dante arrives at the station and sees Valerie.. who smiles at him.
Carly thanks Elizabeth, and gives her a big hug – she is so grateful, and so sorry she had to lose her son!
Helena thanks Luke for all the years of passion he gave her, and kisses him goodbye. The little boy says "my name is Jake, what's yours?".


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Japan earthquake
Live updates of developments after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, selected by Reuters.com editors and readers. To see updates from Reuters only, click "Options" and turn off comments.
I wonder if there is a terminology and translation problem with regards to the status of reactor 3. The most recent JAIF report (16:00 March 25) states that "Containment Vessel Integrity" is "not damaged", but for "Reactor Pressure Vessel Integrity", it says "Damage suspected." The prior report (10:00 March 25) says that "Reactor Pressure Vessel Integrity" is "Unknown." www.jaif.or.jp
NHK shows some pictiture of inside damage of reactors. www.ustwrap.info
Dangerous breach suspected at Japanese nuke plant
@SteveA [opinion] Very possible, but it's the level of radiation and the type of them which may indicate for mr Nishiyama that it came from the core. As spent fuel rods have been suspected to have been damaged, may be a partial "meltdown", and as it contain Mox, (so plutonium) these radiations could also come from it , with all the water pourred, as far as I understand it.
"Nuclear safety officials in Japan fear the core of a reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant may have cracked, causing a leak of high levels of radiation." "The government's chief spokesman, Yukio Edano, said 130,000 residents in the area had been encouraged to leave to improve their quality of life, not because their health was at risk." www.guardian.co.uk
@Paul Here's our story on that from earlier this morning: uk.reuters.com
@Reuters: Mark Kolmar. What does it mean "considering bailing water out of reactors as the radiation is high"? Why would this make anything better? What would they do with the water? Surely any water they replace it with would end up the same? I don't understand what problem they would be trying to fix how? Any expansion/clarification of this statement greatly appreciated.
Here's a Reuters article on the workers at the plant:
Japan's "Fukushima heroes" battle nuclear crisis in anonymity - uk.reuters.com
here is an article regarding cracking in GE BWR reactors. www.nirs.org
U.S. Pacific Command YOKOSUKA, Japan (Mar. 25, 2011) - Barge YOGN-115, carrying 1.04 million litres (275,000 gallons) of fresh water, departs Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) to support cooling efforts at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. CFAY port operations cleaned and filled two barges, totaling nearly 1.89 million litres (500,000 gallons) of fresh water. (SOURCE: US Pacific Command on Facebook)
Excessive radioactivity found in Tokyo vegetable The ministry says the radioactive cesium was detected on Thursday in a leafy vegetable taken from a field in Edogawa ward on Wednesday. The vegetable is called Komatsuna, or Japanese mustard spinach. The radioactive level was 890 becquerels per kilogram, exceeding the legal limit of 500. www3.nhk.or.jp
Earlier in the week, nuclear energy critic and author Hirose Takashi wrote : " Around Fukushima Daiichi Station they measured 400 millisieverts – that's per hour. With this measurement (Chief Cabinet Secretary) Edano admitted for the first time that there was a danger to health, but he didn't explain what this means. All of the information media are at fault here I think. They are saying things like we are exposed to radiation all the time in our daily life, we get radiation from outer space. But that's one millisievert per year. A year has 365 days, a day has 24 hours; multiply 365 by 24, you get 8760. Multiply the 400 millisieverts by that, you get 3,500,000 the normal dose. You call that safe? And what media have reported this?"
@JC Here's some Reuters pieces on radiation levels, uk.reuters.com and uk.reuters.com.
"In a telephone interview with The Japan Times, Shunichi Tanaka, former acting chairman of the commission, said it was irresponsible for the government to force people to evacuate their homes without disclosing concrete data on the calculated exposure risks they face from wind-borne radioactive materials. <...> He said the situation at Fukushima No. 1 is so serious that it is imperative for the government to bring all of Japan's knowledge and wisdom to bear on the crisis because Tepco and the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency are outmatched." search.japantimes.co.jp
"Three workers who were exposed to high-level radiation at a crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture arrived Friday at a radiation research center in Chiba city where they are scheduled to undergo specialized evaluation. <...> Electrical engineering firm Kandenko Co., which employs the men, said its workers were not required to wear rubber boots as its safety manuals did not assume a scenario where its employees carry out work standing in water at a nuclear power plant." english.kyodonews.jp
Advantages and disadvantages of BWR. Illustration of how it works. powerelectrical.blogspot.com
OPINION: Does Japan Need Assistance?
By Rajib Shaw
TOKYO, March 25, Kyodo "Japan needs urgent assistance in different sectors, from volunteer management, to health risk reduction, to prevention of environmental degradation, mass relocation, shelter management, strategic planning and policy direction, to name but some. Japan is known for its reserved nature, dignity and modesty. Japan has been generous to support several countries in different disaster situations, mostly without drawing attention to itself. It is now time to reciprocate that support and to assist Japan in its time of crisis with non-monetary resources." english.kyodonews.jp
Japan's Prime Minister Kan says the government will strengthen the coordination of efforts to avoid radioactive contamination of air, food and water. He pledges to share information regarding the spread of radiation, and pledges compensation and support to those whose businesses are hurt by the nuclear plant accident.
U.S. forces to supply water to be pumped into Fukushima nuke plant: english.kyodonews.jp
The latest release of the IRSN (Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety), Paris 25 March 8: (in French). "IRSN examines scenarios possible aggravation of the situation, including possible scenarios in case of rupture of the reactor vessel 3. It will be difficult to demonstrate the reality of such a scenario, but the impact in terms radioactive discharges into the environment is being examined. In french: www.irsn.fr Will be in english and japoniase during the day.
Few more pictures relating to Fukushima Plant, contains some old pictures as well. news.yahoo.com
NEWS ADVISORY: Japan's nuclear crisis still doesn't warrant optimism: Kan (19:46) english.kyodonews.jp
"Toshimi Kitazawa told reporters on Friday that the United States urged Japan to quickly switch to fresh water, and offered to help do so. <...> The US forces and Japan's Self-Defense Forces have drawn up plans to anchor off the Fukushima coast US Navy barges capable of carrying large amounts of water, and send water via pipelines to the plant.
The US military is also to provide a high-powered pump to send water through the pipelines, and Japanese SDF vessels are to be mobilized to refill the barges with water." www3.nhk.or.jp
"More than 240,000 people were still sheltering in some 2,000 evacuation centers as of Friday. <...> According to the National Police Agency, more than 27,500 people were either confirmed dead or remain unaccounted for as of 6 p.m. Friday -- 10,066 deaths and 17,452 missing." english.kyodonews.jp
各国中銀は、ようやく金融危機がほぼ終焉を迎えたと考えられるようになったが、正念場はここからだ。 記事の全文

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LONDON — In the battle of the blonds, Boris Johnson taking back control.
The U.K. prime minister on Tuesday defied U.S. President Donald Trump's warnings about allowing Chinese tech giant Huawei to supply U.K. infrastructure.
Officials in London have barely hidden their disdain for aggressive U.S. lobbying against the Chinese firm in recent weeks, challenging the U.S. to come up with other possible suppliers.
The prime minister gave the green light to the inclusion of at least some of the firm's technology in the U.K. telecoms network, but restricted access to "sensitive core" parts of the network.
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Britain's refusal to back down has been met with some surprise. Huawei — along with other decisions such as whether to impose a digital tax and what to do about Iran — is often presented as a stark choice for the British prime minister: Fall into line behind the Americans or jeopardize the U.K.'s chances of landing a long-promised trade deal with the U.S. after Brexit.
But former ministers and officials who are familiar with the mind-set of Johnson and his top adviser Dominic Cummings say privately that modern tech infrastructure is much more important to the pair's vision for the U.K.'s future economy than trade with the U.S., welcome as a quick deal would be.
There were reports last year that U.S. negotiators had signaled the U.K.'s hopes of a post-Brexit trade deal could rest on its willingness to block Huawei.
"If you are Dom [Cummings] and the PM, you know in 10 years we want to be a high-tech Silicon Valley across the whole of the U.K. We need high speed internet across the country to do that," said one government official who has worked closely with both men but asked not to be named. "That is more important than getting slightly cheaper meat."
"While trade deals are a Tory MP obsession ... Dom would come from the school of thought that the point of trade deals and leaving the EU is to make your own domestic market more dynamic and more responsive," the official added.
In the week the U.K. exits the European Union, three years after the Brexit campaign promised to "take back control," there is also the added political benefit of a U.K. show of strength.
"The decision we make will be based upon our own sovereign right to choose. There are risks but we will make an informed decision based on the evidence and we will do so in an autonomous way," one of Johnson's senior ministers, Justice Secretary Robert Buckland, told the BBC on Sunday.
"There are certain people who worry we are going a bit too far to prove a point [about taking back control]," another official familiar with government discussions about Huawei said. "The blunt truth is, we don't want to be seen as Trump's poodle — but we don't have an election for five years."
British shrug
Johnson's decision on Huawei comes weeks before the U.K. is due to start negotiations on a comprehensive free-trade deal with the United States.
There were reports last year that U.S. negotiators had signaled the U.K.'s hopes of a post-Brexit trade deal could rest on its willingness to block Huawei, although public threats from the U.S. have focused on the two countries' ability to share intelligence rather than on future trade arrangements.
Downing Street insists it remains keen to talk trade with America, with some ministers hoping to use a quick U.S. deal as leverage while the U.K. simultaneously negotiates a comprehensive deal with the European Union.
But despite commentators' assumptions that a U.S. deal tops the to-do list for Britain after Brexit, ministers reportedly agreed to prioritize Japan for its first trade deal at a strategy meeting last Thursday.
A government official characterized the U.K.'s foreign policy objective as being an "effective bridge between the U.S. and EU position."
The first government official also acknowledged the difficulties of doing a U.S. trade deal in election year. "Every state is going to want their own thing in it."
Even on intelligence-sharing threats, ministers and officials in London appear relaxed.
Earlier this month a delegation of U.S. officials flew into the U.K. to present a fresh dossier of the security risks allegedly posed by Huawei, briefing that it would be "nothing short of madness" for Britain to allow Huawei to supply 5G mobile phone networks.
But Andrew Parker, head of MI5, told the FT he has "no reason to think" that the U.K.'s intelligence-sharing relationship with the U.S. would be hit if Britain adopted Huawei technology in its 5G mobile phone network.
"I think that so much rides on that relationship I am unsurprised they would want to put pressure on us, but I doubt if it would be a fatal flaw in the security relationship," a former minister familiar with the Huawei debate said. "You can't have a decision that is deciding, I think, to eliminate a specific country or specific company. There need to be objective rules, and if Huawei doesn't make them, then too bad."
Another government official characterized the U.K.'s foreign policy objective as being an "effective bridge between the U.S. and EU position," something that, the official said, was played out in its response to the Iranian crisis earlier this month.
The official dismissed the idea that the so-called "special relationship" could be put under threat. "The [U.S.-U.K.] relationship is so strong that it will always endure regardless of what happens," they said. "This is centuries old cooperation."
Taking back control
However, concerns remain that the prime minister is being careless with the U.K.'s relationship with the U.S.
For other U.K. opponents of Huawei, Johnson decision to allow the tech giant access to Britain's network is actually handing over control to Beijing.
Tom Tugendhat, a Tory MP who chairs the House of Commons foreign affairs committee, has long been a vocal opponent of the move, warning of security or back-door surveillance issues given Beijing's approach to the rule of law and civil rights.
"It's no good taking back control from Brussels only to hand it over to Beijing," Tugendhat told the BBC on Monday.
This article has been updated with news of the decision.
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"High security is in the mind of the beholder – that being the end user and me,†says Neal Marcus of Securus, Denver, Colo. "What we in Denver consider to be a relatively high security system, the guys back East may say, 'You're kidding.' With the end user it's the same thing.â€
SDM interviewed three companies involved in the access control business and they shared their opinions. Here's what Alan Kruglak, senior vice president, Genesis Security Systems LLC, Germantown, Md.; Joe Ingegno, senior vice president of World Wide Security/GC Alarm, Garden City, N.Y.; and Neal Marcus, vice president of sales and marketing, Securus, Denver, Colo., told us.
SDM: When a potential client initially states that their needs are "high-security,†does that have special significance to your company? What elements constitute a "high-security†access control system?
KRUGLAK: As a rule, from an integrator's perspective, the level of security can be broken down into two basic categories: standard and high security. Standard security is when only a credential, such as an ID badge or an access control card, is used to allow access into an area, facility or building. The other category is high-security, when a credential in conjunction with another action is required to access an area. The other action could be defined as the use of a PIN, a biometric device, the institution of two-man rule, or any other specific action.
Higher security applications also may imply the use of a physical barrier, which physically controls the number of personnel allowed to access a specific point. This is could be a man-trap, a revolving door, an optical turnstile with a barrier, etc.
INGEGNO: High security in card access means that corporate executives can go from location to location with one access card and any employee that goes within the building or to another location can be tracked. We prefer to use access cards with the picture ID on it so you can heighten security not only internally but externally.
With high security card access systems, one of the most important things is that the end user is properly trained and knows how to update their database so they can take out on a moment's notice a card of an employee that has been terminated.
It also means the installing company is certified in the product being installed, and you do background checks on your employees because you don't want to breach the security line.
The bottom line is, a high-security system is only as good as the people operating it, because if they're not in high security mode, it will not stay at that level. If a company does not want any of their people to be involved with their security, we will do the full administration of all the cards and maintain supervision of the card access system.
MARCUS: My definition would be the use of integrated CCTV and access control. Other things may be integrated into it as well, but those are two basic building blocks of a high-security system. Restriction of visitor movement, that's what I would call a high-security environment. Tracking them throughout the building, when they came, when they left, who they visited, and identifying them with an electronic visitor badge.
SDM: Based on your client's statement about needing a high-security access control system, what are some of the areas of questioning you would pose to your potential client?
KRUGLAK: To determine what the client means by "high security,†you would have to begin by asking, "Why do you need high-security access control for this specific application or building?†In most cases, the client is implementing high security to comply with government regulations. For instance, Dept. of Defense contractors usually have to comply with UL2050 requirements or meet the security needs of their clients. Drug companies often have to comply with the Drug Enforcement Agency's requirements for access to controlled substances. In most cases, the government regulations will dictate the types of security systems that can be used for these requirements.
INGEGNO: The first thing you need to know is what the future expansion of the company is projected to be. It's important to design a system that is fully expandable, not only in card readers, but in the amount of cards that the system can handle. Also make sure that you're able to integrate it with other types of readers, for example, palm readers and retina readers, for the highest level of security.
It's also very important to discuss using CCTV to back up vital areas that can be integrated on the same platform as the card access. If somebody is opening a facility in Washington D.C. and from New Jersey they see a particular person is in there, by jumping on the network and looking at the video, they can see if it was somebody who was supposed to go in or somebody who picked up a lost or stolen card. The most cost-effective way of backing up a high-security access system is by using a CCTV system with a quality digital recorder.
They work hand in hand. The card access system is a great way of locking down the building and you don't have to worry about unlocking the building. If an employee works odd hours, it will give full security, and the video is a backup.
MARCUS: We would ask the prospect, "Do you foresee using CCTV and electronic access control?†Do they wish to track and restrict visitor movement? Access control to me is employee movement. So when you're using CCTV and access control you are tracking and restricting employee movement. Integrated CCTV and access is ensuring that the person whose card is being used is actually being used by that person.
SDM: Once you've determined the level of security your client needs, what are the major considerations you would apply to the design of the system?
KRUGLAK: The considerations would be determined by asking the following questions:
"What is your existing access control system?†This will determine if the proposed solutions can easily integrate with the existing system platform. Integration is critical for this type of requirement. For instance, if the clients needs to implement "two-man†rule software for a specific area, and their current access control system doesn't offer that option, then you have to look for another solution.
"How many people will access the restricted area?†Again, this will help in the selection of technology, solutions, and/or types of barriers (if required).
"Are there any fire code issues that need to be addressed?†For high-security applications, you almost always need to provide physical barriers to control personnel. However, they must not violate the fire code requirements or block access to a stairwell, or else the fire marshal will shut you down.
"Is the technical solution a standard off-the-shelf product from an established company, or is it a custom solution?†As a rule, it is always better to go with an off-the-shelf product due to obvious reasons. An often overlooked and ignored issue is the longevity of the original product manufacturer of the product. While new products look and sound great, if the company goes out of business next year, the solution really becomes an albatross around the integrator's neck. Any access control product used in a system should have an expected product life cycle of five to seven years.
SDM: Which particular technologies are better suited for use in a high-security access control system?
KRUGLAK: For high-security applications, the trend is no doubt toward biometrics. While smart cards are becoming more widespread (at a very competitive price), the need for smart cards with a stored biometric template is only materializing when there are large personnel populations accessing high-security areas. For smaller cardholder populations (under 1,000), many of the different biometric technologies available today store templates locally in the actual device, eliminating the need for a smart card.
Ultimately, the highest security measure is a biometric device. While the use of other card credentials or PINs can help, only a biometric can verify that you are who you claim to be.
It is important to note that for some high-security areas, biometrics alone is not sufficient. To access an area, you may need two people. This is accomplished via a software module in most access control systems called the "two-man†rule. This software feature insures that there are always two persons inside a restricted area at all times.
INGEGNO: When using a biometric reader, each employee must go to have their hand or eye scanned to be learned into the system. A card can be learned remotely and sent out to the employee. But in a very high secure area, it is critical to have the person go on site and have the biometric learned on site; depending on the facility, sometimes that's hard to do.
SDM: Please share one or two examples of unique aspects of high-security access control systems that your company has designed. How do these systems help your client maintain a high-security environment?
KRUGLAK: One of the older projects we implemented involved "smart†booths using biometrics and proximity card readers for a government agency. To access the secured area, the person requesting entry had to present their card to access a man-trap. Once they successfully entered the first door of the man-trap portal, the system weighed the person inside to insure that only one person was entering the facility at a time. To access the second door (and the facility), the cardholder has to present their eye to a retinal-type biometric device. If the person were the "correct†person, then the second door would unlock. If the stored biometric template didn't match, both doors would lock down, and a guard would be summoned.
The second type of high-security access control application is one of the more common ones we see today. One of our clients has contracts with both government agencies and commercial entities. To meet the specific needs of a specific government agency, they use biometric fingerprint readers to allow access to SCIFs. This program is integrated into their central access control system over an intranet. Since personnel traffic is very low for these applications, there is no other physical barrier with the exception of a standard door.
INGEGNO: We have used wide-range card readers that can pick up approximately 10 to 12 feet of range, and we've put them throughout hallways in an office building so that employees can be monitored for where they are in the building at any time of the day. For example, if one employee is only supposed to be working on the first floor of the building and they go to the second floor, when they walk down the hall, these wide-range readers will read their card and they will have a record that they were on that floor.
SDM: What pitfalls can you help your colleagues avoid by sharing your experiences in the design and installation of high-security access controls?
INGEGNO: The biggest pitfall in doing high security is not charging the proper amount of money. If you're in a bid situation and you strictly go on price, there is a good possibility that you will not be able to complete the job properly and you will lose a lot of money. We in the security business are in this to make an honest living. You properly survey the job, find out all your costs, take a second look at it, and make sure that you have the proper resources to do the job efficiently. If you're unable to do it, either partner with somebody that can or take a pass on doing the job.
MARCUS: A high-security access control system will probably go to bid. So you have the typical pitfalls that go to bid project. Your competition may leave out items when they can, and then change order the customer later. You may be dealing with many other contractors or subs on your project. The pitfalls are that you don't put in enough money for project management and the time it takes to go to meetings and project management meetings.
Too much information can be a bad thing. There are many customers that find new high-tech products on the internet that are untested or untested in an integrated environment. Sometimes the end user sees all this really cool stuff on the internet and it looks good on paper but doesn't work.
KRUGLAK: The most important thing to remember about high-security applications is not to over promise, and to be careful about using new products that do not have an established track record. As most integrators know for their own firsthand experience, manufacturers only tell you 85 percent of what you need to know in order to implement the system. It is the other 15 percent you learn in the field.
Second, be careful about selecting products from start-up manufacturers. If you buy a product today and the manufacturer goes out of business the following year, and you can't get support, the client will only blame one person – you.
SidebarWhen the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) raises its Terror Alert Advisory, what exactly are businesses and government agencies to do?
10 Steps to Take When Terror Alert Rises
The Treadstone Group, a consultation and investigation firm in Denver, N.C., suggests 10 measures to consider in response to a high threat (orange) condition. Systems integrators may determine that sharing these responses with their clients may be in their best interests.
Here are 10 steps from Treadstone's president Ross Bulla, CPP, aimed at business and government facilities.
1. Access Controls – Reduce the number of facility entrances, both vehicular and pedestrian, to the absolute minimum that can be positively controlled by security personnel and physical and electronic security systems.
2. Better Screening – Conduct security screening of vehicles and visitors as remotely as possible. At a minimum, visually inspect storage and passenger compartments, and limit adjacent parking to those persons having a corporate ID. Screen visitors by requiring a valid, government-issued ID, having them register as they arrive and depart, wear a visitor pass, and be escorted by their employee host. Hand-carried items and bulky clothing should be removed and inspected.
3. Physical Barriers – Enforce a standoff zone of 100 to 300 feet, using bollards, barriers and barricades. Temporarily blocking potential access points with heavy equipment and large vehicles is an alternative, though they should be parked parallel to the route to resist ramming. Even minimal standoff zones will reduce the impact of an explosive device. This can sometimes be accomplished by prohibiting parking in the most adjacent spaces (curbside, front rows, street, etc.).
4. Control Visitors – Schedule all deliveries in advance, providing the vendor and their drivers with a unique code word or password, which should be printed on their manifests for comparison by the customers' security or receiving personnel. Refuse all non-scheduled deliveries.
5. Have Disaster Plans – Review current emergency policies and procedures and business continuity and recovery plans to ensure that they remain effective and well rehearsed. Update lists of persons requiring evacuation assistance and their work locations.
6. Practice Evacuations – To expedite mass evacuations, building owners and managers should practice evacuations in darkness, using only emergency power. This will allow people to identify obstacles and choke points that impede or slow escape. Improvements that help facilitate an evacuation include additional battery-powered emergency lights; glow-in-the-dark instructional and directional signage; high visibility, light colored paint on walls;
glow-in-the-dark paint on handrails and a continuous stripe down
the middle of staircases; and the installation of a public address
system in the stairwells. Consideration should be given to the exit location of stairwells. Stairs should avoid ending in the lobby; rather, they should exit to the street or other protected structure.
7. Chart Evac Routes – Identify primary and secondary evacuation routes and muster points, in the event that one or more routes become damaged, blocked or destroyed. Try to evacuate in a direction opposite of the threat, whether at your facility or another location along the evacuation route.
8. Keep Eyes Open – Nearly all terrorist attacks are preceded by surveillance and dry-runs at the target, often over several weeks or months. Training security and law enforcement personnel in counter-surveillance techniques is an important part of the security envelope. Attention should be paid to persons that seemingly have an unusual interest in the facility, particularly those persons who may videotape or photograph the site.
9. Cooperate with Officials – Meet with local, state and federal law enforcement agency administrators, fire and emergency medical authorities, emergency management, and other responding agencies. Pre-plan and coordinate the most effective and expeditious response to your facilities.
10. Get Outside Opinions – An independent security assessment and survey should be conducted at all government and private facilities. To avoid the perception of bias, government employees (law enforcement or risk managers) or contract security vendors (guard services and systems installers) should not undertake the official analysis. Outside experts unaffiliated with security vendors should be retained to provide an objective evaluation of security policies, procedures, and practices; in turn, making recommendations to enhance the security posture. The expertise, continuing education requirements, and demonstrated competency in the areas of security solutions and best-business practices through an intensive qualification and testing program make hiring a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) obligatory.
Although a terror attack is virtually impossible to prevent, basic security practices, combined with target hardening, can significantly reduce damage, injuries, and fatalities. According to Ross Bulla at Treadstone, pre-planning emergency response and responder safety is critical to the successful management of a terrorist incident, no matter the type. Life safety is the first priority, followed by the protection of property and the preservation of evidence. These actions may not prevent a terrorist attack, but the most certainly will help to mitigate disastrous results.


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KTM's new scalpel flaunts surgical precision in a new promotional video.
KTM had a portfolio gap between the single cylinder 690 Duke and the 1290 Super Duke, and the 790 Duke is just the tool they need to plug it. While most prototypes in Auto Shows are products which are a far cry from production and will probably not be a working unit, KTM attempts to be different. If the 790 Duke prototype caught your attention with an ethereal look surrounded by smoke, this new video is set to take things further ahead.
The prototype was less in terms of showcasing the technical possibilities and more of the design capabilities. The idea was to create a light, nimble motorcycle which will flaunt really precise handling capabilities. The video emphasises on that, showing off the rider following a particular racing line and not budging for the whole video.
KTM claims that despite being a parallel twin, the bike feels like a V-twin. The parallel twin means fewer camshafts and a single cylinder block. That not only helps in keeping the mill compact but also cuts cost. The Scalpel, as what KTM calls the 790 Duke prototype, gets a 3D printed triple clamp in the front. Parts of the exhaust system have also been made using the new technology. Of course, neither will enter production.
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A new making-of featurette from the Game of Thrones Season 6 Blu-ray release shows how the crew made that extended, one-shot scene of Jon Snow in the Battle of the Bastards. Creating one of the most compelling action scenes in television history all with a single camera takes some significant prep work, it turns out.
Here's the clip starting with an introduction from director Miguel Sapochnik, via Vulture.
I love watching actors stab their swords through one another's armpits. It's deeply gratifying that the dumb sword fighting moves I did while playing around as a kid are actually useful for producing grand, special-effects assisted fight scenes. We'll see if Game of Thrones Season 7 can top the Battle of the Bastards when the penultimate season debuts in summer 2017.
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Editor's Note: Last week, after President Barack Obama endorsed same-sex marriage, Manny Pacquiao — the world champion boxer, Philippine congressman, and staunch Catholic — was asked for his opinion on the issue. He does not support gay couples' right to get married, and early reports of his stance misquoted Pacquiao in a way that led readers to believe he had quoted an Old Testament passage that says homosexuals "must be put to death." Pacquiao denies that he said those words, as does the author of the Examiner.com post that quoted him. He clarified his position on gay marriage in the Philippine press Thursday.
Dear Manny,
Hello, Kuya1 Manny. May I call you Kuya Manny? You feel like "Kuya" to me: Whenever you fight, my other Filipino American friends and I light up our Facebook feeds with pugilistic patriotism for our parents' homeland. You feel like ours. Your wins are our wins.
But today my friends had a lot of names for you. "Bigot" and "idiot" were their favorites. I keep looking inside me for some anger at you, but, weirdly, I just can't find it. Instead, I find that I just want to talk to you.
Well, Kuya Manny, I have to say, first: I'm glad it turns out that you don't want me to die. I believe you when you say you haven't read the Book of Leviticus yet.
But I have read Leviticus, Kuya. I've read it too many times. When I was in Catholic high school, and I couldn't help but know, more and more, what I was, I'd page through it in secret. I'd page through that passage in the Book of Romans, too. And I'd look at the Corinthians verse you cited. I kept looking for those passages, hoping that maybe, somehow, magically, their verdict had changed when I looked away. But the verses didn't change. So I repeated to myself what the verses meant — that I was condemned to death and/or a life alone. That I should be left outside of every good, lasting kind of intimacy. That I would never get the chance to make my own family, because I was different in a way that prevented me from getting to do so. Knowing this at age 16 made me feel OK about dying early. Knowing this at age 16 made me wonder if I should speed my own death along.
But like I said! You don't want me to die for being gay! That's good. I'm glad. (I hope you don't change your mind about that when you finally do get around to reading Leviticus.)
I know, though, that you also don't want me to be married. I know you think this is a perfectly reasonable, justified stand to take against me. You're like a lot of Filipinos: Catholic. Powerfully, post-colonially Catholic. Catholic na Catholic.
I've stood in front of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo Church that you pray to after each fight, Kuya Manny. I've felt the power and the grace of it. I get it. I get why you look at the long-suffering statue and feel the vindication of your own brutal bouts. When you grow up Filipina — or Italiapina, as I did — your parents give you Catholicism as a kind of heavy gift. A centuries-old guide for every life transition a human can go through. Birth, death, the burden of any wrongdoing, and, yes, marriage. But as I grew older and realized the dreaded word applied to me — lesbian — I realized the Church was what I'd have to feint and duck; the Church's cruel, untrue dictates about me were what I'd have to dance with and defeat.
I watched your last fight in a movie theatre in Manila, Kuya Manny. I watched it sitting between two other women who are like me. Oh, we winced and worried for you. We felt like we were at Mass, leaning forward and praying together with all the hushed Filipinos who watched you stagger and darken with bruises. We wanted you to win. Marquez looked stronger, but we wanted you to win. And when Michael Buffer declared you the winner, we got up and cheered and clapped for you. Because we love your story, Kuya. We don't love what you say about us — we don't love that you say we'll be left out of the Kingdom of God for being gay. But we love that you grew from a poor, underweight little boy on the streets of General Santos City into a champion the world knows as Filipino.
But between your time in the ring, your time in Congress, your time at your game show, your time tending to the poor crowds who gather, palms out, wherever you are, hoping you'll bless them with your wealth, I wonder if one question rings quietly inside of you: How did I survive?
It's the same question that still rings inside of me, at age 28, 12 years removed from the moments when I thought I should speed along my own death, actualizing everything the Bible said I should endure for loving the way I love. When I faced Proposition 22, Proposition 8, DOMA, Amendment 1, and too many dictates from the Church, and relatives, and leaders like you, who called me disordered, dangerous, diseased, doomed, how did I survive?
I'll tell you what helped me survive, Kuya. The team of friends, teachers, and family — even a priest! A Catholic priest! — who coached me that my need for partnership was as natural as your union with your wife. The barkada who put their hands on my shoulders in my own tough corners and taught me again and again this lesson: God did not intend for any of us to move through this life alone, gay or not.
And you know who I think about most, when I look back at this moment in the movie theater in Manila, Kuya? When I leaned forward and worried and prayed for your painful victory? I think about your wife. I think about your Jinkee. I think about how, fight after fight, she's watched you from ringside. I think about how fiercely she still defends you — how you'll probably have that defense for the rest of your life.
I don't have a wife yet, Kuya, but I hope one day I will. And you know what? I hope my wife will be like Jinkee. I hope I'll have a wife who will wait for me beyond the ropes as I step into whatever ring requires my own personal fight. I hope I'll have a wife who forgivingly remains with me, in spite of any fits of un-Catholic disloyalty that may grip me. I hope I'll have a wife who will tell everyone that she believes in my power, despite my ridiculous, laughable acts. I hope I will deserve that kind of wife. I hope I will be that kind of wife.
Kuya Manny, why would you deny this of me? In those quiet moments I imagine for you, when you ask yourself how you survived, I believe that your wife, more than anyone, is the one who helps to lessen the loneliness of your greatness. Ask yourself: Could you have survived all of this without her?
I'm glad I didn't die, Kuya Manny, and that I survived to this day, when more people in my life decry you than support you for wanting to prevent my marriage in the name of some cold, removed Church and God. Every day I am amazed by the wealth of my survival. I'm as amazed as you must be, or have forgotten to be, about yours.
So I'm going to extend an invitation to you, Kuya Manny, that I don't think a lot of gays would extend to you these days. I want to invite you to spend some time with me and my friends.
I want you to hear our love stories. I want you to eat with us. I want you to laugh with us. I want you to see our bruises. I want you to sing karaoke with us. I want you to see how we sing even though we're bruised, too. I know there's a better heart in you, Kuya Manny, that would beat with more than the repetitive ill will you bear toward us in the biblical abstract. If you spent some time with us — if you saw the specific sweetness that makes up our human pursuit of love and marriage — maybe you'd think, you'd feel, you'd change. The way my parents have changed toward me. The way my President has changed toward me. The way I've changed toward myself.
Kuya Manny, I want you to want me to win.
But maybe you never will. Maybe you'll simply reopen your Bible, find those selective passages, and recite them to me again. Maybe I'll simply have to sigh wearily and turn away from you, the way I've turned away from all of the idiotic bigots I've come across in my life, carrying a cross or a heavy book or a Constitution.
Either way, Kuya Manny. I feel too sad to celebrate your fights right now.
But my invitation is open to you.
I hope one day you'll take it.
Sincerely, your ading,2
Laurel Fantauzzo
Laurel Fantauzzo was a 2011 Fulbright Scholar to the Philippines. She's currently an Arts Fellow at the University of Iowa Master of Fine Arts in Nonfiction program. Ladies, she's also currently single.


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Why Netflix Is Poised to Pull Back
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, movie rental service Netflix has received a distressing two-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Netflix and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Headquarters (founded)
Los Gatos, Calif. (1997)
Market Cap
$9.0 billion
Internet retail
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$3.6 billion
Founder/Chairman/CEO Reed Hastings
CFO David Wells
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years)
$748.1 million / $400.0 million
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On CAPS, 19% of the 9,637 members who have rated Netflix believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, All-Star miclane05, tapped the stock's recent surge as particularly unsustainable:
[Netflix] might succeed in fending off hula, [C]omcast, and others, ink some long term content deals like the one with [D]isney, and be successful, but ... this stock has gotten way ahead of itself. This is not a high growth company and, at this P/E (or PEG) anything less than a grand slam will look like a loss. At this price, anything but the smallest position in a real-money portfolio is a pure gamble.
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Everyone knows that Arjun Kapoor shares a great bond with his sister Anshula Kapoor.
To show how much the ' Half Girlfriend' star loves his sister, the actor shared a nostalgic photo on his Instagram profile in which he can be seen posing with his sister.
He captioned the snap, "Gotta love the 90s!! @arjunkapoor #SameSameButDifferent #JuniorKapoors #ArjunHadALittleLamb #WhoDressedTheSameAsHim."
In the picture, Arjun and his sister Anjula can be seen standing in an amusement park.
The photo was actually shared by Anshula on her Instagram account and the ' 2 States' star re-gramed the snap.
On the professional front, Arjun Kapoor will be next seen in Anees Bazmee's ' Mubarakan' which also stars his real-life unlce Anil Kapoor.
They both will portray the role of Chahcha-Bhatija in the movie.
The flick is slated for a July 28 release.


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Just in case anyone was wondering. Sin Pararse is going to keep updating even though I'm doing guest posts for TWIYEH.
Also Heroescon! It's next weekend in Charlotte North Carolina! I'll have a table in the small press area with my bro, Pickles. I'll have copies of TWIYEH volume 2 and if you come you can be one of the first people to get one! It's gonna be great.


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Seamus Egan attained his greatest success as a solo artist with his soundtrack for Edward Burns' 1995 film The Brothers McMullen; it spent four months on the world music charts and included the Top Ten hit "I Will Remember You," recorded by Sarah McLachlan. Egan, however, has been an important presence on the Irish music scene for far longer. A four-time winner of the All-Ireland award (on an unprecedented four different instruments), Egan has been a member of a trio also featuring Mick Moloney and Eugene O'Donnell, an all-star congregate of Irish musicians and singers called Green Fields of America, and an Irish trad-folk band Solas, and he has also been a soloist. In addition,Egan has recorded Irish music with Eileen Ivers, John Doyle, and African percussionist Kimati Dinizulu, and even hip-hop with Vernon Reid of Living Colour.
Egan's earliest exposure to traditional Irish music came when he moved, at the age of three, with his parents and five siblings to Ireland. Settling into the small village of Foxford in County Mayo, he studied under button accordionist Martin Donaghue around the age of six or seven. His musical interests were expanded after watching a television show featuring flutists Matt Molloy and James Galway and listening to a radio program spotlighting banjo player Mick Moloney. Within a short time, Egan was playing well enough to enter and win the All-Ireland competition in flute and whistle. Shortly after returning to the United States with his family, and moving to Philadelphia in 1980, Egan met Moloney, who had immigrated to the Pennsylvania city. Egan quickly fell under Moloney's wing and began taking informal banjo lessons. Two years later, Egan returned to Ireland and won All-Ireland awards in banjo and mandolin.
In his mid-teens, Egan left the competitive world and began to play professionally with his sisters, Siobhan and Rory. Before long, he accepted an invitation to join a trio with Moloney and O'Donnell. The trio recorded an album, 3 Way Street, in 1993. After recording his debut solo album,Traditional Music of Ireland, Egan joined Green Fields of America, a large group of American-based Irish musicians led by Moloney and featuring such stellar musicians as Robbie O'Connell, Liz Carroll, Eileen Ivers, Jerry O'Sullivan, and Jimmy Keane. The group recorded an album, Live in America, in 1989.
Although Egan temporarily lived in Boston to attend Boston College, his home was in New York. In the early '90s, he formed a New York-based band, the Chanting House, with Ivers, Doyle, and Susan McKeown. Egan continued to focus on his solo career as well, releasing his second solo album, A Week in January, in 1990. Although the Chanting House disbanded before recording an album, Egan joined with Ivers and Doyle and Kimati Dinizulu to record a track, "Ships Are Sailing," on Ivers' solo album Wild Blue. He continued work to periodically with Moloney and O'Donnell as well, reuniting to perform at Bonnie Raitt's wedding. Egan's involvement with the film The Brothers McMullen was sparked when producer Edward Burns heard him performing during a tour dubbed The Young Turks of the Banjo. Although initially a low-budget project, the film was accepted into the Sundance Film Festival, where it received a Grand Jury prize. After being picked up for distribution by 20th Century Fox, the soundtrack was recorded and the film's quality enhanced.Egan's music was subsequently featured in the PBS documentary Out of Ireland. When Juniper Sleeps, Egan's third solo album, was released in 1996 and marked his debut as a nylon-string guitarist. His subsequent project was a traditional band, Solas, also including fiddler Winifred Horan, accordionist John Williams, guitarist John Doyle, and lead vocalist Karen Casey. Solas issued their eponymous debut, Solas, in 1996 and have since become a longstanding and quite popular ensemble in the world of Celtic folk, performing regularly and releasing albums from the late '90s through the first decade of the 21st century, including Sunny Spells & Scattered Showers (1997), Words That Remain (1998), Hour Before Dawn (2000), Edge of Silence (2002), Another Day (2003), Waiting for an Echo (2005), For Love and Laughter (2008), and The Turning Tide (2010).
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I don't sleep well at anchor. Maybe that will come with time. Maybe I'll grow to trust our ground tackle and our anchoring skills enough to sleep through the night. But right now, I don't. I'm up every hour or two checking out the conditions and eyeballing the other boats in the anchorage. Our current ground tackle is solid. We have a 44lb Spade on 200' of 5/16HT and another 200' of 5/8 nylon three strand. It's definitely adequate for our boat (40' long, 21,500lbs, 12'8" beam). The previous owners cruised the Sea of Cortez for six years on this tackle.
But I'm not going to sleep well with "adequate". "Oversized" will get me some shut eye. "Ludicrous" will buy me that deep puddle-of-drool beauty sleep. And lord knows, I need it.
I'm not going to go into the pros & cons of all the different anchor types out there. Anchors are pert near religion to sailors and they get right bent out of shape if you suggest their anchor isn't up to snuff. So the only thing I'm going to say about anchors is this:
We're getting a Rocna.
We love our Spade anchor. It's never done us wrong ever. Ever. But it's not big enough to be considered "ludicrous" and Spade anchors are wicked expensive. Rocna's get rave reviews from owners and sailmags alike. We're sold. I've been waffling between the 25kg (55lb) or 33kg (72lb) Rocna. The money isn't much different and the weight difference doesn't bother me. I'm fine with an extra 17lbs on the bow. We're not racing here. But I don't have a sense of how the bigger Rocna will fit on the bow roller. But that's the direction I'm leaning right now.
Our current setup:
|Spade anchor
|200' 5/16HT chain
|CQR anchor
|80' 5/16HT chain
I've read an interesting idea when it comes to primary vs. secondary ground tackle and it's been confirmed by a few other cruisers out there. Secondary anchors almost never get set. So if they almost never get set, why keep them on the bow where you don't want any extra weight? Rather than keep two anchors and two rodes on the bow, I'd rather take all that weight and sink it into one single oversized anchor and rode that worked for all situations except the real serious shit. I'd still keep the secondary anchor and rode, but store it away in the cockpit locker to be pulled out only in the gnarliest of situations or in a tight anchorage to limit the swing radius.
The setup under which I would sleep the best:
|Rocna 33
|300' 3/8HT chain
|(45lb Spade and rode kept as spare in cockpit locker)
That's a lot of weight to be hauling around - an extra ~110lbs to carry in the bow. Not the best place to be keeping all that weight. Keeping a 300' all chain rode but paring the chain down to 5/16HT rather than 3/8HT would look like so:
|Rocna 33
|300' 5/16HT chain
|(45lb Spade and rode kept as spare in cockpit locker)
This still gives us the security of an all-chain rode but keeps the weight in the bow basically the same as it is currently. We'd be sacrificing working load limit on the chain. 5/16HT WLL is 3900lb where 3/8HT WLL is 5400lb. How serious would the conditions be before I become worried about exceeding the safe thresholds of 5/16HT chain? I will say this: I've never heard of someone losing a boat because their chain parted. Anchor dragged? Nylon rode chafed through? Yes and yes. Never heard of chain being the weak link in the system. And to add some credibility to this scenario, I did an informal survey of Caliber 40 owners and the ground tackle they were hauling. All of the Caliber owners that got back to me were using 5/16HT. Not a single one was hauling around 3/8HT anchor rode. We'd have more catenary with the heavier 3/8HT chain but that doesn't concern me too much though. When you really need spring in your anchor system is exactly the times when catenary is going to disappear on you. So you better have a snubber (or snubbers) on the chain anyways.
Another option is going with a mixed rode like we have now. I'm throwing this out there as an option but I don't like it. The connection between the anchor and nylon line is one more connection being made - possibly incorrectly - that can cause the whole system to fail. And having nylon line be the final connection between the ground and your boat opens up a host of chafing problems that become very serious very quickly.
|Rocna 33
|200' 3/8HT chain
|(45lb Spade and rode kept as spare in cockpit locker)
It's lighter than what we're running with currently. We'd have decent catenary with lots of heavier chain near the anchor. The weight of chain doesn't really do any good near the boat except that it's awfully hard to chafe through chain. You've got bigger problems if you do. However, you don't have much catenary on your chain when it's sitting in a pile on the bottom of the sea along with the remnants of your chafed-through nylon rode as your boat hurtles towards a lee shore. (These are the things I think about while I'm laying in bed waiting for sleep to come.)
If you've read this far down in the post, you are very likely an experienced cruiser or perhaps you have a mild fetish for anchor talk. Either way, I'd love to get feedback from you. I'd love to hear some real life out there cruising stories to prove or disprove my theories and book knowledge. Please drop a comment below and tell me why you think I'm nuts/on the right track/devilishly handsome.
(Epilogue - once we swapped out the old anchors and rodes with our new single storm anchor and rode, we lightened up the bow to the tune of an inch and a half of waterline. So now we have ludicrous ground tackle AND a lighter bow. Sweet.)


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Better start foundation
managed by o. sualihu
About us
We are non profit organization operating in the rural communities of Ghana .
We care for orphans and also the education of poor deprived children from the the rural communities whose parent cannot afford their education. The children are from early basic school up to high school level.
Better start foundation pay for their school fees and provide other materials needed like books , pens , school bags and relevant materials.That we offer these deprived children the opportunity to get the better start that will enable them have healthy growth to be bale to contribute their quota in building responsible society.
We also as part of contributing to bettering the life of others in the society offer some financial assistance to poor widows to help them and empower hem with the opportunities of enriching their lives.


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LeBron James to Open UNKNWN, His First Clothing Boutique
With the NBA lockout in full effect--and looking bleaker by the hour--LeBron James is focusing on other things. Like style. LeBron has tapped a crew of designers, tastemakers, and hometown friends for a clothing boutique. The shop, called UNKNWN, is set to open December 1st in Aventura, Florida's high-end Aventura Mall, and we've got a sneak peek at the logo outside the storefront.
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I don't know where to start with this story. I would just like to say that condoms are not as helpful as one might think.
I got pregnant in the beginning of March right when I left a year and a half long treatment for anorexia. I don't say that to get sympathy, but only to say that my recovery is fresh and was very fresh still, being pregnant was not in the best interest of my health or well-being. The man who I slept with was also a drug dealer, which complicated matters of my safety and the baby's safety.
Within two hours of finding out I was pregnant, I already had a date scheduled for my abortion. I moved quickly, panicked and almost in a daze. My whole life had done a 180 in a matter of minutes. I was scared, ashamed, I felt guilty and foolish. I made a grown up decision and I needed to deal with the consequences.
Two weeks later, my mom, my best friend and I went to the clinic early in the morning to prep for the procedure. After doing the ultrasound we realized I was not far along enough for the surgical procedure and would have to do the medical one instead. Meaning that I would have a forced miscarriage in my home rather than in the clinic.
I was shocked and terrified. I didn't plan on having to do this, all the processing I had done with my therapist did not prepare me for what I actually went through. We had about a 15 minute class on how to insert the pills and what to expect. Sheets were given out and the medicine was passed out in a very cold, matter-of-fact way. There was no sympathy, compassion or understanding from the staff... just shipping us out of there with a little information and a lot of fear.
What I experienced that night can only be described as hell. The cramps were worse than I knew were possible-- I was sweating, sobbing, and screaming. My mom had no idea what to do, all I wanted was a morphine drip to stop the pain. Three hours later I passed the pregnancy in the toilet. I looked down and there it was.
At the time, I didn't think it really affected me. But now I have crippling depression, overwhelming anxiety and a fear of the nighttime. I can't fall asleep without crying, hyperventilating and reliving my whole experience again.
I know I made the right choice, but why does it have to be so hard to get over?


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633259752771480782.post7010679643848714092..comments2023-07-04T05:04:45.433-07:00Comments on Picnic At Marina: Confession of a Bookworm Marinahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633259752771480782.post-44618460113434240352013-01-27T22:24:19.106-08:002013-01-27T22:24:19.106-08:00These days I love going to the library with my chi...These days I love going to the library with my children who love reading! Lately I found out that my 6 yo son is a very fast reader (I thought he's just flipping pages without reading) and he loves reading, and I feel blessed as I am a very slow reader who still likes to read books. :) I hope that he will gain lots of knowledge from reading books. I'm enjoying reading books with my 4 yo daughter who started to read on her own. It's such an amazing process how people start reading! :) Nami | Just One Cookbookhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633259752771480782.post-28421078540517970902013-01-26T05:56:35.744-08:002013-01-26T05:56:35.744-08:00Marina, I have always thought that reading is so v...Marina, I have always thought that reading is so vital as water or food in order to survive, not an addiction! I wouldn't fall asleep if I didn't have a pile of books on my bed table. Unfortunately I don't go to libraries but I buy buy and buy... I started to buy second-hand books (partly at least), but it doesn't solve the space problem: I cannot get rid of the books I have enjoyed and appreciated... I also love reading cookery books or food-related so I will look for the one you have mentioned. (Have you ever read The Egg and I (by Betty MacDonald) and the whole series? (it's the first in a 3 or 4 book series). I have greatly enjoyed it.Sissihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633259752771480782.post-15915442508332934712013-01-25T09:10:04.139-08:002013-01-25T09:10:04.139-08:00I, too, have always loved reading. As a boy, a fri...I, too, have always loved reading. As a boy, a friend and I spent many a Saturday at the library. And today, a great afternoon is one spent in a bookstore. ChgoJohnhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633259752771480782.post-6081751387501685342013-01-25T05:06:44.114-08:002013-01-25T05:06:44.114-08:00Oh I was the same as a child, I used to hide under...Oh I was the same as a child, I used to hide under the blankets and read with a torch. I get so engrossed in the characters that I almost feel as if they are my friends, I am always devastated when good book ends because I have to say goodbye to the characters.

...your addiction is shared ;)Gourmet Getawayshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633259752771480782.post-44844970538029720472013-01-25T02:45:04.852-08:002013-01-25T02:45:04.852-08:00Reading can give such a great pleasure. I enjoyed ...Reading can give such a great pleasure. I enjoyed this post Marina and loved your photos too XAlidahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633259752771480782.post-21267949891793341532013-01-25T01:35:27.043-08:002013-01-25T01:35:27.043-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jeane M.https://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633259752771480782.post-74317727085585628082013-01-24T22:50:47.249-08:002013-01-24T22:50:47.249-08:00A very very healthy addiction my friend (though if...A very very healthy addiction my friend (though if teamed with chocolate chip cookie obsession, it is not the best :P)
Your addiction truly sounds like a love :)
I share it with you!

Cheers
Choc Chip UruChoc Chip Uru @ Go Bake Yourselfhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633259752771480782.post-15720827347234027492013-01-24T17:46:27.095-08:002013-01-24T17:46:27.095-08:00reading is truly a very healthy addiction. i used ...reading is truly a very healthy addiction. i used to love reading until i discovered cake decorating...heheh. now, i have a new hobby and ready fiction has taken a backseat ;)cakewhizhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633259752771480782.post-60403652258081282402013-01-24T17:28:39.850-08:002013-01-24T17:28:39.850-08:00Marina, it's great that you're a reader to...Marina, it's great that you're a reader too! I always have been since I was a little kid. Then later, my mom would have a fit because I was reading instead of helping her clean, etc. I am deeply into fiction and reading Peter Robinson's latest book in the Alan Banks series now, even though I read cookbooks like a novel and love autobiographies, etc. I love books, libraries and could browse around book stores forever!!! Happy reading, my friend!Pamhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633259752771480782.post-33427700629104318092013-01-24T14:58:24.078-08:002013-01-24T14:58:24.078-08:00Reading is a great way to recharge your batteries....Reading is a great way to recharge your batteries. As Lizzy has mentioned reading many other posts does cut into your reading time but too much time on the computer screen is bad for you. I love to unwind and read before bed, even if it is just for a few minutes. Do you belong to a book club? I love those close up pictures they are so delicate and post card worthy. Take Care, BAMBams Kitchenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633259752771480782.post-22043986844209907852013-01-24T13:38:52.284-08:002013-01-24T13:38:52.284-08:00One of the few things I dislike about food bloggin...One of the few things I dislike about food blogging, is that it cuts into my reading time! Happy to know you have found the right balance...I need to do the same!Liz That Skinny Chick Can Bakehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633259752771480782.post-55532861605134715632013-01-24T12:27:04.411-08:002013-01-24T12:27:04.411-08:00Marina, I live in Pennsylvania, in small historic ...Marina, I live in Pennsylvania, in small historic town, very interesting place, like from the books-) I love to read also, and I try to teach my kids to spend more time with books, so I hear every word you are saying here. I love the berry photo! I wish for a spring-)Anonymoushttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633259752771480782.post-77630829823094968762013-01-24T11:24:47.766-08:002013-01-24T11:24:47.766-08:00No shame in being a huge fiction junkie! The one t...No shame in being a huge fiction junkie! The one thing that does get me occasionally bummed out about really reading lit for a living is that there are so many things that "need" to be read, and so little time for so much more that I really really want to read--but of course, I always try to make time. Enjoy email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633259752771480782.post-82364031680487099182013-01-24T10:24:53.182-08:002013-01-24T10:24:53.182-08:00I read your post with a big smile on my face I kno...I read your post with a big smile on my face
I know EXACTLY what you are talking about and love the term "clean my hard drive"
I call it "losing myself" in a book but it is more like "finding myself"
I love fiction too and lately read the hunger games books in 3 days, my husband had the same reaction your dad did :)Sawsan@chef in disguisehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633259752771480782.post-78522800848643867792013-01-24T07:29:31.568-08:002013-01-24T07:29:31.568-08:00I was thinking a lot regarding this topic, so than...I was thinking a lot regarding this topic, so thanks for bringing it up here. You certainly have a good writing style i like, so will be subscribing to your blog.
meigancam01https://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633259752771480782.post-34322648782273764202013-01-24T07:01:42.887-08:002013-01-24T07:01:42.887-08:00Books are so wonderful. I used to tell kids that o...Books are so wonderful. I used to tell kids that one can sit in a comfy chair in the library and travel the world without leaving the library. I think some of the kids looked at me as if I was nuts.Norma Changhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633259752771480782.post-12467741175558539782013-01-23T23:53:38.713-08:002013-01-23T23:53:38.713-08:00I love reading too! What a great story and beautif...I love reading too! What a great story and beautiful pictures!Jesshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633259752771480782.post-44144946699632373432013-01-23T22:50:25.527-08:002013-01-23T22:50:25.527-08:00What a wonderful, delightful post, Marina. I didn&...What a wonderful, delightful post, Marina. I didn't know you love to read. I love books. Love libraries and book stores. People that don't like to read do not know what they are missing : )Sheilahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633259752771480782.post-82036880111455054532013-01-23T21:39:21.051-08:002013-01-23T21:39:21.051-08:00I love how books can transport you to other places...I love how books can transport you to other places! I look reading too although I have to try and make time to do it nowadays!Not Quite Nigellahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633259752771480782.post-60565396986644550072013-01-23T20:17:49.544-08:002013-01-23T20:17:49.544-08:00I read everything! Mainly nonfiction these days, ...I read everything! Mainly nonfiction these days, although I greatly enjoy 19th century English literature. And of course cookbooks and blogs. ;-) Fun post, nice photos - thanks.Kitchen Riffshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633259752771480782.post-54783699003583748442013-01-23T19:29:38.868-08:002013-01-23T19:29:38.868-08:00That sounds like a delightful book! I love to read...That sounds like a delightful book! I love to read also and was nicknamed "the bookworm" when I was growing up. Now my obsession is cookbooks and food magazines, my husband always teases me that I read cookbooks like normal people read novels!Anonymoushttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633259752771480782.post-143421582854075992013-01-23T18:31:27.115-08:002013-01-23T18:31:27.115-08:00I love reading.. I liked this entry and your photo...I love reading..
I liked this entry and your photos..I will refer back here for that book title one day:-) La Table De Nanahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633259752771480782.post-83158639743216593032013-01-23T17:50:34.483-08:002013-01-23T17:50:34.483-08:00I too have an addiction to books... all sorts of b...I too have an addiction to books... all sorts of books actually but espacialy fiction, cooking and baking books!Kimhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633259752771480782.post-79607871743319134932013-01-23T17:28:55.343-08:002013-01-23T17:28:55.343-08:00How interesting. I always loved to read but no one...How interesting. I always loved to read but no one else in my family did. So they would all sit in the family room and watch TV in the evenings and I would sit on my bed and read. I loved to walk to the library and I still love the feeling of a big bag of books from the library. You never know what you have or where it will take you! I'll put this book on my list to read! Hugs!~Lavender Dreamer~https://firstname.lastname@example.com


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The "Save Publishing" Campaign
A few times, I have read "The Fun They Had" by Isaac Asimov with my students. In the story, two children marvel over an actual book one discovered in an attic. They don't attend school anymore and have not ever read a book printed on paper. Instead, they are taught by a personalized robot-computer-teacher. Some of my students laughed it off, calling it far-fetched, but as we know, science fiction often becomes reality. After all, submarines did not exist when Jules Verne wrote 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Books, actual books on paper, may eventually go the way of the VHS tape and DVD. The big hope, of course, is that the publishing business adapts and survives, which means people need to continue to buy reading material and maintain or start a daily reading habit.
This is the idea behind author Sean Cummings' online campaign called "Save Publishing–Read a Book at Bedtime." He has established a Facebook page and website. Within a short time, the Facebook page has 900+ fans. Today, he has posted a "Buy the Book: 24 Hours to Save Publishing" event on March 7, which I will also share with you.


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Scenes from the Weekend
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I cannot wait for the Blogger Christmas!! So fun! It sounds like you had such a fun weekend! I'm sorry to hear about Billy's grandpa. Hopefully these symptoms are temporary and he'll regain memory soon! Keeping you guys in my thoughts!! xoxoReplyDelete
looks like you had a fabulous weekend! Soon sorry about Billy's Grandpa. I'll be praying! My husband just lost his Grandpa last Wednesday, I know how precious they are!!ReplyDelete
Your outfit is adorable! You always look so cute! Glad you had a fun weekend!ReplyDelete
MUST have that oreo recipe! They look amazeballs!ReplyDelete
The oreo balls look AMAZE! And I adore your OOTD! Super cute!ReplyDelete
Love all of the festive pictures & the oreo balls look delicious! mmmReplyDelete
So excited for the 12 Christmas Give-Aways!! So precious.ReplyDelete
And so sorry to hear about Billy's Grandad. Yall are in my prayers.
You are so cute! I love love love that outfit! :)ReplyDelete
Those cake balls look YUMMY!
Can't wait for the 12 days of Giveaways! :)
Your holiday festive weekend looks amazing! Such cute outfits and delish little holiday treat- I love it! :)ReplyDelete
Definitely excited for the 12 days of giveaways... such a great idea!!
I'll keep Billy's Grandpa in my thoughts and prayers.ReplyDelete
Those cake balls look soo good!
ahhh, just love Christmas lights ... everything about Christmas is so perfect!ReplyDelete
loving your outfit too.
i'm making oreo balls this week too! i only make them during Christmas so i am so excited to stuff my face with them!
Looks like you had a nice weekend out and about! this weekend I studied for finals but had time to go out for breakfast with Santa with my family!ReplyDelete
Can't wait for your giveaway! What a cute idea!ReplyDelete
I hope you hear good news about Billy's grandpa. So sorry to hear about that last night :(
How did I miss your super, stinkin' cute outfit for the cookie exchange?! I'm stealing your maroon skinnies...please and thank you!
And we're currently accepting cookie donations at the Ritter household.
That is all.
So much fun!ReplyDelete
Praying for Billy's Grandpa!
Sorry to hear about G-pa...I'll be thinking of all of you.ReplyDelete
Looks like another great weekend---those lights are gorg.
sending love and hugs and prayers to you all and billys grandfather <3 <3ReplyDelete
your cakepops came out AMAZING!! I love making them except everytime I do, I get frusturated and have a temper tantrum haha!
you are gorgeous!
Sounds (and looks) like a great weekend! Sending well wishes Billy's grandpa's way. Hang in there!ReplyDelete
I'm so sorry to hear about Billy's grandpa. We will definitely be praying for him and his family. Great pic's of all the lights in Cbus. Are you really going to eat all those cookies? Geez, girl. You need to have a girls night or something with all those!ReplyDelete
lovely! I think I need to make these oreo cake balls! ;)ReplyDelete
I'm so sorry to hear about Billy's grandfather. Will be keeping your family in my thoughts! I love easton t Christmas time. Derek and I will be there on Friday for our annual dinner at ocean club, yum!!ReplyDelete
So sorry to hear about your husband's grandfather :( Thoughts and prayers being sent your way!ReplyDelete
I LOVE Easton this time of year, it's so pretty! It's super hard to convince my hubby to go there though b/c of the shopping crowds!
Wow, looks like you had a nice time and love your OOTD as well! New follower :)ReplyDelete
i'm totally raising my hand for the best giveaway idea in history EVER!!!!ReplyDelete
you totally have me hooked on urbanog...just got my second pair of boots from them and i've told my best friend and sister to ge ton the site ASAP!
and i have been on the mad prowl for some hunter or maroon skinnies! love them!
cookie exchange? nom nom nom!!
I love loveee your blog. I spent a lot of time reading past posts this weekend (due to being on bed rest) and we have the same blog theme. Come stop over if you want!ReplyDelete
ive never been to a cookie swap! i'm totally jealous.ReplyDelete
I just started following your blog and love it! You're too pretty!ReplyDelete
I love Christmas and also wish it lasted longer! It goes by too quick. I will be in Cbus this wknd/wk coming up. My dad lives up there (I live in KY) and I'm taking a lil pre-Christmas visit up there& going to Easton is always on my list of the many things I want to do while I'm there!
Prayers and good thoughts for your husband's grandpa.
<3 Emma
sorry about your grandpa...i'll be praying for you. The 12 days of christmas looks awesome though! :)ReplyDelete
Sounds like a seriously wonderful weekend! Can't wait for blogger Christmas! :)ReplyDelete
I looove your outfit! So cute! And those oreo cake balls look mouth watering haha.ReplyDelete
SO excited about the 12 days of Christmas giveaways!
Love your maroon skinnies. And the huge blue Christmas tree is gorgeous!ReplyDelete
Oreo Balls are my FAVORITE!!! Hands down... I'll fight over them!ReplyDelete
Loved your weekend recap, & that LARGE Christmas Tree - so pretty!
If you find the time ... or energy head over to Stilettos & a fishing pole and join the Accessory Swap!
oh my goodness! you got tons of cookies. good luck with those around the house! I came home from my cookie swap last weekend and had the toughest time resisting. Oh these holidays!ReplyDelete
And I like your outfit! Very holiday spirited!


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MAMAMOO's Moonbyul Is Up Next To Open Personal YouTube Channel
Fans are excited to see what kind of content she will be revealing!
MAMAMOO's Moonbyul has announced that she will be opening her own YouTube channel! On December 20 KST, MAMAMOO's official Twitter posted a photo with a message that read, "Moonbyul's YouTube 2021.12.20 8 PM COMING SOON".
In the revealed poster, Moonbyul is sitting in a room filled with tools and is holding a camera remote control. She is smiling softly at the camera exuding her sweet yet charismatic visuals..
Previously, member Solar opened her YouTube channel and continues to communicate with fans through various online content. Moonbyul also recently released a free single, G999, in collaboration with Mirani. She is also set to release her third solo mini album, 6equence, in January of next year.
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By Tooker Gomberg, Pincher Creek, Alberta.
Wind as a clean energy source.
Everybody talks about the weather. Occasionally I curse it. Frankly, I get a bit uptight trying to pedal when the wind blasts my face for hours on end.
So my ears perked up recently when a fellow cyclist tried to teach me his technique of angling one's bike and body so they act like a sail. He claimed he could zigzag across windy roads using the wind to speed him along. Didn't work for me.
But he was on the right track. When you have lemons, make lemonade. That's what they're doing in Pincher Creek, Alberta – turning some of the best wind in Canada into a profitable resource.
On a ridge outside of town are fifty two elegant wind turbines (each with three, 16 meter-long blades) spinning silently, creating electricity. Cycling by them, in the wind, can be a grunt, yet it's great to know that there is electricity being generated in Alberta that doesn't come from burning dirty coal.
With all the international concern about climate change and CO2 emissions, the Alberta Government is under growing pressure to lessen the province's output. As the largest emitter of any province in Canada (responsible for almost one third of Canada's CO2 emissions), the Alberta government is supporting voluntary measures to address the problem.
Yet at the recent international climate meetings in Geneva it was concluded that voluntary measures aren't working and mandatory steps were recommended. There is serious talk of a carbon tax. Alberta industry's knee-jerk response: tales of horror and destruction.
Into the breach comes a timely proposal. A major German wind turbine manufacturer is prepared to set up a manufacturing plant to build wind turbines in Pincher Creek for local installation and export across Canada, the USA, and beyond.
The initiative has broad support. As Dale Johnson, President of Wind Power Inc. says: "It's a real coup to see the environmental community, industry and government on the same side, especially on an energy issue."
Roy Davidson of the Pincher Creek and District Economic Development Board puts it this way: "The Pincher Creek wind initiative proposal can assist in cleaning up our environment, contribute $5.5 billion of economic development and create 2,000 new jobs (over 30 years)". The jobs are particularly important and timely as the nearby Shell natural gas plant is in the process of laying off up to 200 people. Wind energy creates jobs. For a given amount of electricity, wind creates five times more employment than coal.
As non-renewable resources dwindle, renewables can kick in and create a more sustainable local economy. And they can do it cleaner than fossil fuels. This project alone would keep four million tons of CO2 out of the atmosphere annually if it replaced coal fired kilowatts.
What about cost? The utilities say that wind isn't competitive, yet increasingly research proves that wind is actually cheaper. The California Energy Commission concluded that wind is less costly than coal, gas or nuclear energy when fuel and operating expenses are calculated over the life of the plant.
This doesn't even include so called 'externalities' such as air pollution, acid rain, respiratory problems and associated health care costs resulting from burning all that coal. Add in the potential costs of climate change, and the ecological damage of strip mining, and wind easily breezes ahead of the competition. Studies show that if you included the environmental and social costs of coal combustion the cost of a kilowatt hour could double.
Public support for wind power in Canada enjoys overwhelming support. A poll conducted in 1995 indicated that almost 80% of Canadians believe that wind generated electricity should be a utility priority in Canada.
So what's standing in the way? It appears that the big utilities aren't too keen to share their monopoly. Is all the talk of 'free enterprise Alberta' just so much wind in the poplars?
These thoughts swirl through my head as I pedal along. Now if I could only figure out how to harvest the wind while cycling, I'd be cruising. And whistling. Remember how Dylan crooned: "The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind." The question? "How could Alberta create employment, reduce air pollution and address climate change for fun and profit?"