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The new Nature Protection Act (Official Gazette No. 80/2013) of Croatia establishes important changes regarding Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in Croatia by regulating the criteria for their import, trade and use, as well as their introduction into nature. The Act takes into consideration the risk assessment protocols which predict the species' invasiveness.
Two lists will be soon made to regulate the use of IAS:
- "Black list" for alien species whose import and placement on the market will be prohibited,
- "White list" for alien species whose import and placing on the market will be permitted without restrictions.
These lists shall be updated on a regular basis. The State Institute for Nature Protection (SINP) is working on the development and coordination of the risk assessment protocols, early warning and rapid response systems. As part of an educational and awareness raising campaign, a new website on IAS has been established www.invazivnevrste.hr. This website contains the information on IAS in the Republic of Croatia and should become a part of the country's early warning and rapid response system on IAS.
Historically, problems with IAS in Croatia have been known since the year 1910 when 11 specimens of the Small Indian Mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) were introduced on the island of Mljet. Over a 20-year period, the mongoose population eliminated all snakes on the island and began attacking other small reptiles, mammals and birds.
Introduction of alien species in Croatia had probably started even earlier, but the biggest problems appeared in second part of 20th century. The negative impact of these spieces on habitats and native species has increased due to human activities such as trade, mobility and different economic sectors. Red books of freshwater fishes, sea fishes, amphibians and reptiles in Croatia have recognized alien species as the most important or as one of the most important threats for those groups.
In February 2012 one specimen of Signal Crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) was recorded in the river Korana, after which a rapid response was initiated. Activities were coordinated by SINP and involved the Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection, the Faculty of Science of the University of Zagreb, the Public Institution for Governing Protected Natural Assets in the Karlovac County "Natura Viva" and volunteers from local non-governmental organizations. Different measures were undertaken, such as education and public awareness, field research and preparation of the eradication plan, and eradication action with 150 crayfish traps, done by 20 local volunteers. The main goal was to stop and control future dispersion of Signal Crayfish upstream and downstream. Eradication activities started after preliminary research was done and the area of occurrence was defined. The project will continue in future years.


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The September 2010 Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Mandy of "What the Fruitcake?!" Mandy challenged everyone to make Decorated Sugar Cookies based on recipes from Peggy Porschen and The Joy of Baking.
Monday, September 27, 2010
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The September 2010 Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Mandy of "What the Fruitcake?!" Mandy challenged everyone to make Decorated Sugar Cookies based on recipes from Peggy Porschen and The Joy of Baking.
32 comments:
- Koci said...
These cookies are so cool! I love how the salamanders fit together. Great job!
- 27 September, 2010
- Marcellina said...
I love your salamancas and how they fit into one another! I put a link on my post to yours. I hope you don't mind.
How do you do the words? They are great!
- 27 September, 2010
- Renata said...
Mary, your idea of the fitting salamanders was fantastic! I love the way you wrote about it! Sorry to hear that the cookie cutters didn't work for you. My first attempt with the cutter was a failure, but then I got the gist of it. I actually used a little bit of each tutorial tips. Thanks for your kind words and for linking to my blog, that was very lovely. By the way, I love your heart with the stamp!
- 27 September, 2010
- chef_d said...
Wow, these salamanders are so colorful! Love the colors you used! Great job!
- 27 September, 2010
- Linda V @ Bubble and Sweet said...
Your hear with the stamp is so cute I have always admired your little avatar cookie as well. I am hoping to make some cookie cutters from the tutorials so I hope I have some success, I really hate cutting them from templates like you had to. Lovely cookies all round.
- 27 September, 2010
- Aparna said...
A very original idea and I never thought salamanders could look cute till now. :)
I especially liked the one with the broken arm.
- 27 September, 2010
- Fabi said...
Hi dear!
Thank you for your visit and your kind words. Your cookies are fantastic, I can't belive you did those salamanders freee hand, you're so clever. Congratulations on a great performance! Big hug from Fabi in Madrid-Spain.
- 27 September, 2010
I love that you made Escher inspired biscuits! They are all extremely impressive.
- 27 September, 2010
- Suzler said...
Your salamanders are so gorgeous! What a wonderful idea to make tessellating cookies. My favourite's the blue one with the swirly effect.
Eee, mittens! I love the pattern. It's quite mesmerising! :)
- 27 September, 2010
- Mess Maker said...
I love your salamanders! Such a fantastic idea. They turned out wonderfully.
- 27 September, 2010
- natalia said...
Ciao Mary ! I really love your shapes and colours they are fantastic I wouldn't eat them but admire them !
- 27 September, 2010
- Tracy said...
Each one of these cookies is so beautiful! Nice job on the challenge!
- 27 September, 2010
- Jennifurla said...
I love the blue lizard, lovely job
- 27 September, 2010
- Valerie said...
I'm amazed that your salamanders did not come out of an actual cookie cutter! That made this a true Daring Bakers challenge. Beautiful work, Mary.
And you are too right about not making a meal out of the icing and cookies. I don't think I'll be eating sugar cookies again for a while. :0
- 27 September, 2010
- shelley c. said...
Love, love, love each of the cookies you made. The salamanders are awesome - what a great idea for those. And I like the marbling on the mitten - it looks so cozy!! Amazing work, as always!! :)
- 27 September, 2010
- Heather said...
Holy cow!!! These are AMAZING.
- 27 September, 2010
- Christina said...
Such a cute idea! Your cookies turned out wonderfully :)
- 27 September, 2010
- Pamela said...
Fabulous cookies, all of them! Really great.
- 27 September, 2010
- Deeba PAB said...
Woot Mary, these are gorgeous. I love the way Renata does her stuff, and how open hearted she is too! Your salamanders are precious cute. Love what you did with the challenge!
- 27 September, 2010
- Cheap Ethnic Eatz said...
Oh that is great, the mitt actually looks like it was knit. Wow you made you mold and I love how the cookies fit like that. Yes dinosaur legs grow back!
- 28 September, 2010
- Cakelaw said...
All of these cookies are very cute, but I especially love the salamanders because they are so clever!
- 28 September, 2010
- bakeinparis said...
Clever idea! I am impressed how those salamanders fit perfectly one another. And the overall color combination is beautiful :-)
Sawadee from Bangkok,
- 28 September, 2010
- Amanda said...
Beautiful cookies!! So creative! Fantastic!
- 28 September, 2010
- Manu said...
Certainlly this was the most creative DB Challenge!
Your Salamanders are great! And I love your mitten! So cute!
- 28 September, 2010
- Julie said...
Awesome--the world need smore MC Escher-inspired cookies!
- 28 September, 2010
- Renuka said...
I love your salamanders and the colors are so vibrant.....esp the red! Great job !!!!
This is my first time on daring bakers and I am so glad I joined.
- 28 September, 2010
- Di said...
Those look so cool! I love the salamanders. I really need to get better with royal icing; yours looks so professional!
- 28 September, 2010
- Sirius73 said...
Love, love, love the Escher cookies! Well done! :-)
- 29 September, 2010
- Lisa said...
Mary, as always, I am blown away by your challenge results. Your cookies are spectacular..beautiful royal icing work. I love the salamander 'puzzle' cookies. I wouldn't be looking at them long, though...LOL
- 30 September, 2010
- Nadia said...
u made those creatures look good!
- 04 October, 2010
- MandyM said...
I absolutely love your salamanders! What a great idea! I also really like the cute mitten :)
Great baking & thanks for taking part of the September challenge :)
- 05 October, 2010
These are totally amazing! I am in awe.
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Thee Bungalow served San Diegans for over 30 years and was a destination frequented to celebrate special occasions including weddings, engagements, anniversaries and birthdays.
"Thee Bungalow was such an institution," said K. Luna, BO-beau general manager. "People can still remember what they ate there so many years ago. Many locals grew up spending Thanksgiving and Christmas at Thee Bungalow, so there're memories galore here."
Luna, an Ocean Beach resident, started working at Thee Bungalow the last year it was open, where she met all the restaurant regulars. While brainstorming with BO-Beau chef Katherine Humphus, the pair came up with the idea of re-creating the menu from the former era. The two were particularly nervous about preparing the roasted duck exactly as it was before, but after the first few batches of plates were served, they received a very positive response from diners.
"No one wants to see places close," said Luna. "But we hope to get [former patrons] in the door to try us out and see that we're great, too."
On April 14, former owner of Thee Bungalow (from 1969 to 2006) Ed Moore attended the revival dinner to reunite with locals and reminisce over old memories from the famed Ocean Beach institution.
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Even President George W. Bush, who is accustomed to meeting with world leaders on the world's biggest stages for the seven-plus years of his presidency, was humbled when he met with Pope Benedict XVI in the Oval Office this week.
Speaking to 2,000 guests at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast this morning, Bush talked about the short private meeting in the Oval Office with the pope and the welcoming ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House and how much it meant to him. He was speaking even as the pope was leaving Washington for the short flight to New York City.
"This has been a joyous week," he said to a loud round of applause. "It's been a joyous time for Catholics, and it wasn't such a bad week for Methodists either," he added to laughs.
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They may conjure images of royalty and riches, but there's no reason why chandeliers can't illuminate more down-to-earth homes too.
In fact, forget six-figure price tags and humongous fittings dripping with crystals (though those are fine if that's what you fancy!), the chandeliers of bygone eras have inspired a wide range of chic and contemporary versions.
Whether you're after a design that's replete with ornate gold arms or boasting bold art deco charm, chandeliers can be the leading light of a room.
Lucy Powles, director of luxury design service Cocovara (www.cocovara.com), is a big believer in using a fabulous fixture to really make a statement with lighting.
"If you want to add a wow factor to any room, I always recommend using beautiful and unexpected chandeliers," she says.
"They become decorative elements as well as functional, and will add glamour to any size of space."
And size is all-important when it comes to picking out chandeliers, according to Powles.
"In general, I'd say opt for bigger rather than smaller," she says. "You can always hang the piece slightly closer to the ceiling so it doesn't feel so overwhelming,"
With such a flashy focus to your room, it pays to keep an eye on the type of lighting beaming out from your stunning centrepiece.
"When it comes to creating a relaxing ambience, soft lighting is key," explains Lucy.
"Make sure you install dimmer switches on every chandelier in your home, so you can create the mood and offer a more flattering light."
Chandeliers may be a bold choice, but that doesn't mean you have to play it safe and stick to just the one.
"Don't limit yourself to just one chandelier either," says Powles. "In a very large room, two slightly smaller fixtures can add an individual interest, while looking just as chic."
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It looks like several companies are learning what happens when you mess with the internet - and they're learning it the hard way. Several major companies have been hit by the collective powers of Anonymous after 4chan launched several distributed denial-of-service attacks. What many have been predicting for a long time now has finally happened: an actual war between the powers that be on one side, and the internet on the other. Update: PayPal has admitted their WikiLeaks snub came after pressure from the US government, and Datacell, which takes care of payments to Wikileaks, is threatening to sue MasterCard over Wikileaks' account suspension. Update II: Visa.com is down due to the attack. Update III: PayPal has caved under the pressure, and will release the funds in the WikiLeaks account.
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by Brunis on Wed 8th Dec 2010 14:02 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: OS news?"
Yes, because The New York Times is only about New York. Daring Fireball is only about fireballs with an attitude. Digg is about digging holes, and Slashdot is an interesting websites covering the use of slashes and dots all over the globe. The Washington Post is a newspaper for US Postal Service employees in Washington DC, and the Seattle PI is an industry magazine for private investigators working in the greater Seattle area. Time Magazine details the progress of time all over the world, and Escapist Magazine covers various means of escaping from around the globe.
What are you trying to say? ..I'm dense and need more examples!
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June 15, 2009
Some shade of blue
Well, I had to go back home anyway, because little H. was waiting for me to bring her to a birthday party - another one! I lost track of how many parties she went to exactly, but just over the past two months she got invited to at least one party every weekend... to the extent that she announced yesterday that she was growing tired of all the parties and needed a little break! She even agreed on having her own party postponed until September (her actual birthday is at the end of July)!
On my way back from drop-off at the birthday party, I decided to make a little detour to the vide-grenier - the only thing waiting for me at home was a big mess, as on Saturday morning, we decided to clean out our closets...
And I wanted to go check if the little pale blue vase that I had spotted from the car (traffic was slow...) was still there. Of course, I couldn't remember where I saw it. But instead, I fell for this guy: a pale blue (grayish blue? blueish gray? greenish blue? greenish gray?) vintage stapler. I didn't have high hopes when I asked for the price (they know their prices around here), but to my surprise the lady wanted a couple of euros only. I didn't have to think about that one for too long!
The nice thing about it is that it still works. Not that I actually really needed another stapler. We have quite a few. They're usually nowhere to be found when I need one, but that's a different story.
Today, I wiped it down a bit and had a closer look. I googled the information I found on the bottom and it turns out that it's from the 1950's - 1960's. Vintage, that is! French vintage!
I like the elegant design and the color, whatever its name is.
Not quite a vase, but still a nice find ...
9 comments:
- RosaMaría said...
i'm agree with you: beautiful color. i think is a really cool find!
- June 16, 2009 at 12:57 AM
Mooi "spulletje" en de kleur vind ik mooi, een zachte tint" blauwgrijs"!Vintage spulletjes zijn dikwijls mooier dan de huidige ontwerpen, ik kan het weten, heb de "fifties"meegemaakt!Ik denk daarbij ook aan de mooie koelkasten, waren meer afgerond, niet zo'n hoekige zoals de huidige, buiten één merk dat die nu maakt,afgeronde vormen vind ik persoonlijk zachter!
- June 16, 2009 at 9:25 AM
- Sherrin said...
gorgeous find, love the shape and colour.
- June 16, 2009 at 12:44 PM
- mayaluna said...
I have almost the same one! Mine is more grey... I love the shade of yours. Mine is an original vintage Swingline (USA)... wish it was French!
- June 16, 2009 at 9:07 PM
- cindy : quaint said...
i covet your stapler. it is wonderful. love the color!
- June 17, 2009 at 12:37 AM
- blue moss said...
i LOve vintage staplers......what a wonderful find
(trying hard not to be jealous :)
- June 17, 2009 at 4:59 PM
- Pascale said...
As soon as I'm done with all the paperwork (see to-do-list), and have cleared out some space I'll give it a special spot on the book shelf - I still believe it's beautiful! A great find indeed!! =)
- June 19, 2009 at 11:30 PM
Wow!! I collect art deco staplers. I have about 20. This one is new to me. It appears to be in mint condition. What a find...cherish it.
- August 10, 2009 at 7:21 PM
- Muriel OK said...
And there it is "my stapler find" as well. I got my on ebay. Mine is no doubt about it green. Check out my blog about my EM 203. (I miss named it in my video).
Love the color of yours!
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Almon is 13 and Frankie is 9 years old. Despite my repeating it for the third time, what the boys had done, the repairman was doing, and their mother would do wasn't sinking in. Almon and Frankie looked up from their textbooks and sighed. For three years the boys have been taking Russian lessons with me. This one, in conjugating verbs, was supposed to enable them to talk about all they do. For that to happen, however, it was clear I had to figure out fast what "to do" next.
It's not as if the brothers haven't accomplished much. In the grocery store they practice telling their mother that they need milk, eggs, cheese – and ice cream. They tell their puppy to sit, stay, and get off the bed in Russian. And, given their passion for trains, we play Russian Rails. The game enables them to journey through history and fulfill their home-school language requirement. As they've built their rail empires, they've also increased their vocabulary.
"Could we play the new game?" they asked.
What would it take, I wondered, to break open the real adventures that come with learning a language? We compromised.
The next week when the boys arrived, the game was set up on the table, along with Russian tea glasses and chocolates.
"If we were on a real train today," I explained, "this would be waiting for us in our compartment." I then described the etiquette and adventures of spending days in a cramped compartment with people you'd just met. At that moment, in fact, a Russian friend whom the boys love, was on one of the famed Trans-Siberian trains going from Moscow to Vladivostok. (Their "Uncle" Nikolai comes to America each year and is largely to thank for their learning Russian.)
It would take the train 6 days, 5 hours, and 22 minutes to arrive on the far side of Russia. Nikolai, I told the boys, would be getting off in Ekaterinburg. As I described his route, Frankie's forefinger plotted it out on the game board. It was working: The boys were imagining towns teeming with life beyond the hard-to-pronounce names. I put my phone on speaker and dialed Nikolai's cellphone number.
For the next 30 minutes, we "rode" the Rossiya train with Uncle Nikolai, boarding somewhere near Nizhny Novgorod. He introduced us to two of his traveling companions. The third, a man from India, was already asleep – as well as one sleeps with three strangers and a cat.
Cats are unusual on the train, but the woman occupying the lower left bunk was taking him to surprise her parents in Omsk. Rurik had ridden the entire way in Natasha's arms. It was hard for her to hold the phone, but she was pleased to talk with the boys. They told her about their puppy while the train chugged along. As I translated, they smiled.
When Nikolai came back on, the train was pulling into a station. He decided to take us onto the platform. In the darkness, the station lamps barely illuminated the babushki (grandmothers) selling their wares. Nikolai wanted to buy some pickles. Within seconds, several babushki were at his side. He held out the phone so we could better hear their bartering. The boys then recognized the word "potatoes." Nikolai bought six. To our delight, he handed the phone to the hard-bargaining babushka while he fished more rubles out of his pocket.
"Who's there?" she asked.
"You're talking to America!" I replied.
"I don't have time!" She handed the phone back to Nikolai.
As happens at a station when there's someone on the platform buying, the scene intensified:
"Please, you can see for yourselves, I can't hold any more. That's all. I only have 10 rubles left. What am I going to do with a chicken? No, thank you. I already bought pickles from you. I'm cold. The train's leaving."
As Nikolai leapt up the iron steps, one last babushka decided that for 10 rubles she'd make a deal.
Nikolai handed the phone to the attendant who serves tea on the train. She was from Blagoveshchensk in the far east. Ludmila chatted with the boys as if she'd been expecting their call and invited them to visit.
The train suddenly lunged forward. Two hardboiled eggs, five rubles each, were now nestled on top of Nikolai's steaming potatoes, salted pickles, dried fish, and mandarins.
As the train left the station, the boys reluctantly said good-bye to Uncle Nikolai.
For a few minutes, they had been transported across the world and carried on a real Russian train. They'd met a kind lady with a cat, bought pickles and potatoes, and were invited to Siberia by the woman serving tea. This was their world opening its arms to them.
The next day their mother sent me this note:
What a special day in our lives! The boys have told everyone about it:
"We felt like we were there!"
"The tea lady was really nice and invited us to visit."
"We talked to a woman with a cat!"
"We were all laughing."
The noted ended, "If peace was a language, I believe that today we heard the voice of peace."
The next lesson in conjugating verbs felt like it had a whole country urging us on, even if it still wasn't easy "to do."


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Ion Audio's iCade Jr may have beaten it to the punch, but since it uses the dock connector to talk to your iPhone instead of Bluetooth, the iAppCade cabinet doesn't need its own power source.
Of course that means iAppCase leaches off your iPhone's battery which you also can't charge while you're playing classic arcade titles, but if you hate swapping batteries this could be the teeny cabinet for you. It also appears to provide a slightly more authentic retro gaming experience by only showing the top half of the iPhone's display, while the equally tiny joystick and buttons are actually used to press a game's on-screen controls on the lower half.
Unfortunately, limited game compatibility could make it a less popular option. It works perfectly with the banned MAME4all app, which you'll need to jailbreak your phone to play, but besides a handful of classic arcade title playalikes, that's pretty much the only titles it's guaranteed to work with when it goes on sale for about $US24 later this year. So unless you're a stickler for authenticity who's happy to overlook a 5-inch tall cabinet, the iCade Jr might still be the better option. [Pocket-lint]
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dparekh needed a new stationery design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 25 designs submitted by 8 freelance designers.
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Local ReMax real estate company trying to create a new brand to differentiate from the rest.
High-end, classy. People with high disposable income. Large scale investors for commercial properties like high-rises, agricultural land, new condo development etc.
I have created a mock-up of the brocure with my limited and low creativity mind! Please have a look... and use this as a guide...but its up to you to use nice pictures..and layout to make this awesome!
Some Comments:
- Please show us different colour combination, possibly even having a picture as the background instead of a solid colour.
- Please find different pictures or art work instead of the ones chosen. Choose pictures of buildings, with a close up shots, not from a distance.
- The pictures should have some flow, for instance,if you've used 4 pictures, three of which has a blue shade and one doesn't. (ie: use all blue shades, or no shades)
- On the front page it should say "Development Land, Retail, Industrial, Multi-Family"
This brochure is going to be a full page in size: 9 by 12, Full Bleed. I like dark colors to match my new site that is coming up.
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— This photograph was taken by an Icelandic farmer, delivered to a local newspaper, toned to increase contrast and saturation and then moved by various agencies. We published the version on top until Reuters moved this correction with the version below: "ATTENTION EDITORS - QUALITY REPEAT FOR SIN500 TRANSMITTED ON APRIL 15, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 GMT. WE HAVE OBTAINED FROM THE SOURCE THE ORIGINAL FILE OF THIS HANDOUT IMAGE. AN UPDATED, CORRECTLY TONED VERSION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWS THIS ADVISORY. WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED. REUTERS." We prefer the corrected version from Reuters, and think the first version was a bit heavy-handed, but would not say that the original is a flagrant foul in the world of digital photography toning. What do you think?
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Behind the Wall
By now you've probably seen the Nike 6.0 "Wall" ad campaign in Alliance Wakeboard. Perhaps you wondered how they did it? If you really cared, a little research and you probably discovered that info on the Nike 6.0 Insider website.
"The Wall build was an idea myself and Josh Letchworth came up with to add a different look to our sport," explained 6.0 wake mentor Silas Thurman. "We wanted something different and new. Greg Necrason came over and built the Wall for us in Josh's backyard. The idea was to have a studio-style shot. We didn't want anyone to recognize the area and have a spot that every kid would want to hit."
The inspiration for the wall was actual more organic than that though, Ben Horan told AWS. "We figured that we're always looking through skate mags and there's always different scenery, it's not just blue sky and water in every picture," he said. "We wanted to do some more street-oriented stuff. We actually tried to find a winch spot with a wall, where we could build a ledge, but that didn't work out. So we thought, why not just build everything?"
A few sheets of plywood, some 2 x 4's and trex, and the wall was born. "It was pretty much perfect," Ben said of the set up. "We had trex on the corners so the box slid perfect. We had our winch out there, which is one of my favorites to ride behind."
Don't think though that the guys had it easy because of the near-perfect set up. Wakeskating is hard work, especially when you are trying to get the shot, without getting the cops called you on a public lake. The ad shoot lasted two nights during the first Toe Jam in April. Night as in "middle of the." "We didn't want to get busted on Josh's lake for having this huge wall contraption, so we rode at midnight," Ben said.
Ben was the first one to hit the box. "I pretty much tested out the whole deal in the freezing water, but I didn't get a shot the first day because Josh was trying to get everything set up. Nick rode that night and got a shot second try. But the next day I went out and got a shot in a couple tries."
Although the set up was perfect, the water temp and timing weren't especially conducive to riding, so pretty much only the tricks that went down are the ones you'll see in the ads. Nick did a back lip, Matt a frontboard, and Ben the back nose pictured above.
"We didn't really get to try and cool tricks because it was freezing and we were trying to get photos," Ben said.
After everyone had gotten a shot, the wall was torn down, securing its legacy as secret-spot forever. "It was one of those ideas that you talk about and usually goes nowhere," Silas said, "but this one did and actually worked out exactly how we had talked about."


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FERC, Colorado sign agreement on small hydropower development
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the State of Colorado have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to simplify procedures authorizing the development of small-scale hydropower projects in Colorado.
FERC has seen rising interest among entities seeking to develop small, low-impact hydropower projects, and federal surveys have identified several hundred potential small hydropower projects of smaller than 5 megawatts (MW) in Colorado with a combined capacity of more than 1,400 MW. These projects have the potential to make a significant contribution to Colorado's renewable energy mix, to help meet Colorado's new Renewable Energy Standard and to create related business opportunities while reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change.
"I want to thank Governor Ritter, his staff and FERC staff for their tireless efforts in making this agreement a reality," FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff said. "Small hydropower has an important role to play in the future of renewable energy in this country and I am pleased that Colorado is committed to this cause."
"I commend Colorado's leadership for recognizing the great potential for hydrokinetic resources in their state," Commissioner Philip Moeller said. "This clean and renewable source of electricity can provide a valuable contribution to powering the state's future."
"Colorado's leadership in spearheading the pilot program is an important step to encourage the development of small hydro facilities," Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur said. "There are opportunities in many regions of the country to develop small hydro facilities that help meet renewable energy goals and contribute to economic development."
Under the MOU, FERC and Colorado agree to the following:
- Colorado will develop a pilot program to test options for simplifying and streamlining procedures for authorizing conduit exemptions and small 5MW or less exemption projects while ensuring environmental safeguards;
- Colorado and FERC will identify a single point of contact for implementation of the pilot program;
- Both parties will hold quarterly teleconferences to discuss the development and implementation of the pilot program;
- Both parties will share and make publicly available all relevant economic, environmental, and technical data.
- FERC will waive certain consultation requirements when all relevant resources agencies agree to do so.
FERC has signed MOUs with four other states recently on the development of hydrokinetic projects: California, Washington, Maine, and Oregon. Related to today's announcement, the Commission soon will unveil a new web page devoted to small hydropower licensing at www.ferc.gov.
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Multiseat on Dual ATI and Dual NVIDIA Sat, Feb 7. 2009
I haven't had a clear picture of where the current X drivers stand in terms of multiseat and multicard support. So, after a week of fighting with drivers, video cards, feisty GPU power cables and hard disk drives mounted in such a way that they block PCIe slots, I've compiled this table of the state of current ATI and NVIDIA drivers (excuse the width of the table):
|Dual ATI R710 (Asus EAH4550)
|radeon (xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.10.0-1.fc10.x86_64)
|System locks up on X server exit, otherwise works with multiseat configuration
|freedesktop.org bug 19956
|radeonhd (xorg-x11-drv-radeonhd.x86_64 1.2.4-1.1.20081212git.fc10)
|Multiseat configuration starts, but requires setpci command, has has image corruption on 2nd display at resolutions above 1280x1024, and becomes progressively slower on 1st display over time. Text VT is unusable after X server terminates
|(List server for radeonhd list not functioning?)
|Dual NVIDIA 9800GTX (Asus EN9800GTX+)
|vesa (xorg-x11-drv-vesa-2.0.0-1.fc10.x86_64)
|Kernel oops
|Didn't expect to work
|nv (xorg-x11-drv-nv-2.1.12-6.fc10.x86_64)
|System lockup
|Known not to work by upstream
|nouveau (xorg-x11-drv-nouveau-0.0.11- 1.20081119git65b956f.fc10.x86_64)
|Kernel oops
|Known not to work by upstream
|nvidia (xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-180.25-1.fc10.x86_64 from rpmfusion via kmod-nvidia)
|Works without error
|Proprietary driver
Testing was performed using Fedora 10 and Xorg 1.5.3 on an Asus P5E3 Premium motherboard with an Intel Q6600 processor, using BusID sections in X server configuration files to start a separate X server for each seat, turning off AutoAddDevices, using the evdev driver with device lines for each manually-configured keyboard/mouse input device (/dev/input/eventX), and starting the X servers with --sharevts. Initial tests did not use a display manager; later tests on drivers that passed the first tests used xdm (with mixed success).
At this time, the radeon driver appears to be the Open Source driver closest to being able to run a multiseat, multi-card system. I tried to find out more about the cause of the radeon lockup, but single-stepping with gdb yielded the only successful exit from the X server (!!!), and in every other case the system lockup has prevented me from getting useful information.
Some notes:
- xdm causes SELinux AVC denials in this configuration as packaged in F10 (writing a temp file), and displays a message on the login dialog about the displays being insecure (?).
- Current console policy assumes a single seat. This has an impact on sound use; it probably also affects removable storage, but I did not test this.
- The radeon driver runs glxgears at about 100-200 fps on each of two seats. The nvidia driver runs glxgears at about 600 fps on each of the seats. Oddly, glxgear startup under the nvidia driver complains about /dev/nvidiactl being unwritable, but it runs; however, making /dev/nvidiactl writable prevents glxgears from starting successfully.
Next round: layered (Xephyr-on-X) servers for multiseat on a single card.
#1 - axet 2009-02-07 16:59 - (Reply)
Please ty kmod-fglrx drivers. Also gnmoe xrandr toolkit (gnome-display-properties) to avoid xorg config
#1.1 - Chris Tyler said:
2009-02-07 20:55 - (Reply)
You suggest avoiding using an xorg config file -- at the present time, this is not possible for a multiseat system because of the need to limit the X server to a single card and to select the input devices.
#2 - Stephen Carter said:
2009-02-08 00:35 - (Reply)
"nvidia (xorg-x11-drv-nvidia) - Works without error - Proprietary driver "
And that is why I use an nvidia card + the proprietary driver on my desktop. Would I prefer an open source alternative? Of course! There are a whole host of problems that come with having a proprietary blob driver like nvidia's, but the fact of the matter is, in this particualar case, it "just works"(tm), and it's the only thing that works. If you want to actually make full use of your graphics card under Linux, you just need the proprietary driver. I hope this changes in the future, and it makes me uncomfortable, but until then I'm going with the thing that makes it work.
- Stephen
#3 - Erich Reichel 2009-02-16 07:51 - (Reply)
I NVidia dual seat setup with proprietary driver working fine with Slackware,KDM/KDE. Only really annoying thing is users are logged out every time a system bell is invoked.
Any ideas on how to fix this?
#4 - matt price said:
2009-02-20 21:15 - (Reply)
i'm not totally clear after reading this -- is this multiseat on a single card, or are you talking about having 2 similar cards and running one seat per card? I notice you use BusID's to distinguish the two seats; is there one busid per output, or one per card?
thanks for this!
#5 - Martijn Bastiaan said:
2009-02-21 12:46 - (Reply)
What do you exactly mean with 'setpci'? When do you execute it? And with which arguments?
Thank you,
#6 - Martijn Bastiaan said:
2009-03-05 13:11 - (Reply)
Hi Chris,
Can you tell me what your setpci lines look like (and when do you execute them)? And your xorg.conf?
Thank you,
#7 - Joachim Zobel said:
2009-03-28 12:33 - (Reply)
This means 4 out of 5 tested free drivers can't do multicard multiseat. This is really really bad. Any idea why this is?
Why didn't you include fglrx?
#7.1 - Chris Tyler 2009-03-29 14:09 - (Reply)
I didn't include fglrx because I couldn't even get it to do single card/single seat on this particular hardware.


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Nothing says siren better than a pair of Opera gloves. They are the epitome of timeless elegance. Every girl should have at least one ( or 3!) pair in her wardrobe.
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Brown Opera Gloves and buttoned Cowl Set made with Artesano Alpaca 4 ply, shade SNF33 Cocoa, 3 balls (150g, 555m total) exactly.
Opera Gloves shown are 16.75 inches long. Directions are included for making the gloves longer if desired but more wool will be required for any upwards adjustment to the pattern as written.
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Mid-length Blue pair shown made with Mystic Alpaca 4 ply, 1 ball (50g or 180m total).
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Big and Small: Using Two Rigid Heddles for Two Densities
We receive frequent questions about what structures can be woven on a rigid-heddle loom. Here's Jane Patrick, former Handwoven editor and author of The Weaver's Idea Book to tell you about a technique she's been exploring to create mixed-density scarves using two rigid heddles.
I've been weaving a lot lately with knitting yarns for my new scarf book that Interweave will publish in June of next year (Woven Scarves eBook by Jane Patrick and Stephanie Flynn Sokolov). Working with friend and colleague Stephanie Flynn Sokolov, my coauthor, we've been experimenting with many unlikely candidates that I don't know that I'd dare to try on my floor loom. Somehow it seems we can get away with more on the rigid-heddle loom; perhaps it's because there's a shorter distance that the yarn needs to be supported, or maybe it's because the yarns are not under as much tension as on a floor loom. Thus far, for warp (you can about weave anything in the weft,) we've successfully tried a felted roving, yarns with tendrils, and thick and thin woolies, to mention a few. And man, oh, man, is there a plethora of great knitting yarns out there that just want to be woven!
Along the way, I've also been revisiting two-heddle weaving using different- sized yarns for two densities. I learned about different densities a few years ago on a trip to Oaxaca, Mexico. The backstrap weavers attached sections of flexible heddles made from finishing line to the backs of their rigid heddles as a way to create areas of higher warp density. Using two rigid heddles gives the same effect and is easy to do. Though you can weave with two heddles on most rigid-heddle looms, it is easier if the loom is designed for two-heddle weaving. (I used the Flip loom from Schacht here.)
For this example, I used knitting yarns from Mango Moon. The warp is a combination of a ribbon yarn from Crystal Palace alternated with 2-ply merino wool (Bulu) in dark blue and white. The weft is a softly textured novelty yarn, Bueno, from Mango Moon blends. I measured 18 ends of ribbon on a warping board and then made a warp chain of these. Then I measured the blue and white Bulu together on the warping board for a total of 64 yards (32 of each color). I made a warp chain of this.
Two 5-dent heddles yielded sections threaded for 5 epi and 10 epi, perfect for my intended yarns. I tied the warp chains to the front of the loom and threaded the heddle starting with Bulu, threading 2 blue ends and 1 white end in the slots and 1 white end in the holes for a total of 16 ends. I then carefully laid down that warp cross and picked up the ribbon and measured 1 end in a hole and 1 end in a slot for a total of 6 warp ends. I repeated this pattern until all warps were threaded, ending with Bulu.
After threading the first heddle, I threaded the second heddle (see illustration). When threading two heddles, it is important to begin correctly. Starting at the right side (working from the back of the loom), find the slot in the unthreaded heddle that corresponds to the threaded heddle and then move out to the side 1 slot. Begin threading here. Remember always that the three threads in the slots in the threaded heddle will be placed slot, hole, slot in the unthreaded heddle. You'll place the hole thread in the same slot as the last of the three slot threads. When you begin with the next three threads, one will go into the same slot with the last two, and so on, so that there are always 3 threads in a slot. To keep my dark and light threads alternating, I threaded the white thread from the slot in the first heddle into the hole in the front heddle.
When you thread the ribbon yarns, place a hole thread and a slot thread together in the next slot. You'll notice that a hole is skipped. This is as it should be.
Once you have the heddles threaded and the warp wound onto the back beam, you're ready to weave. You'll just use the heddles together and weave up, down, up, down for plain weave. To create a float pattern I wove as follows beginning after a down shed: heddle II up, heddle I down, heddle I up, repeat.
If you find that the threads are crossed behind the heddle and this is causing yarns to hang up on each other, place a "keeper" string across the back of the warp. This keeps the crossed threads at the back of the loom away from the heddle. To do this, open the shed and insert a smooth string into the shed behind the heddle. Change sheds and weave the string back through this shed and tie the ends together. You'll need to occasionally slide the string to the back as you advance the warp. (I learned this handy little trick from the good folks at Yarn Barn in Kansas.)
If you've never woven with two heddles before, you might check out my book, The Weaver's Idea Book, chapter 5, that talks about threading and weaving with two heddles. I hope you'll give it a try.
Happy weaving,
Jane Patrick
Originally posted on August 15, 2012. Featured Image: Photo by George Boe. The pattern for the Classic Houndstooth Placemats is available in Easy Weaving with Little Looms 2017.


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Trevecca Nazarene University
Trevecca Nazarene University is a Christian community providing education for leadership and service.
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Nashville, Tennessee 37210
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Open Admissions: Yes
Sector: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Carnegie Basic: Doctoral/Research Universities
Religious Affiliation: Church of the Nazarene
Accrediting Agency: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Locale: City: Large
Open Admissions: Yes
Sector: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
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Religious Affiliation: Church of the Nazarene
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— With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it's time to sign up for Thanksgiving food boxes.
Interfaith Outreach United (IOU) offers the gift of a holiday feast, with turkey and all the fixings, to low income families living within a 12-mile radius of Callicoon.
To receive a food box, a member of the family must register in advance at the Main Street Thrift Shop in Callicoon, no later than Saturday, Nov. 17. The Thrift Shop is open everyday except Sunday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Anyone wishing to donate a turkey or contribute cash for purchase of turkeys should call IOU President Herb Bauernfeind (845-887-5637) or The Thrift Shop (845-887-5919).
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When I met Trey, even though I loved him when I met him, I also saw a potential Amazing Race partner.
Q. Gina, RealityWanted: The twins have taken a lot of heat this season for some of their actions, one of them being the money that they took from James and Abba. Do you regret being a part of that or do you feel like it was portrayed worse than it actually was?A. Trey: The money situation was definitely portrayed in such a wrong light. We're such good people. We would never take anything. The money was left on the ground where everyone had passed through. When the girls picked up the money, we didn't know whose it was. People may think, "Oh of course it has to be James and Abba's". Amazing Race fans know you can't touch other people's things so we weren't penalized. We didn't know.A. Lexi: I called Abba the next day after the episode aired and explained what happened because it probably caught him off guard. Even though it's The Amazing Race, for the most part, everything you see is exactly how it happened. Unfortunately in that episode, it was shown in a way that wasn't a hundred percent factual. After our conversation, he understood.
Pet peeve about your teammate: She talks too loud on the phone and she never puts things back where they belong.
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Getting Around China's One-Child Policy
Chinese officials are investigating whether film director Zhang Yimou violated the country's one-child rule, prompting a debate about population control and how wealthy people are able to get around the policy.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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I mean is that it's a very interesting question I mean the the the biblically the way that ... they would monitor this is true ... the household registration or the awful decision systems also Kobo Coco system in China ... to that we wouldn't I was born the isthe ... is a person to did obviously but then if you want your child be able to attend public schools to ... enjoy a other social services you need to get them a residence permit ... um ... and so we are only allowed to get a residence permit or urban resident in China are only allowed ... one urban ... cocoa for you for ... your child ... I'm ... so but it becomes difficult because after that you know you can have another child theoretically ... just not ... apply for residence permit and I would make it much more difficult for the authorities to citrus that ... kid that presumably viewpoint of a second child didn't have a lot of costs in their right that including everything from medical school ... and didn't do a lot as ... well here couples in urban cities like Beijing and Shanghai actually violate the one child policy ... it's not uncommon ... new neural of cases of of of wealthier families a mean ... to do what happens is even if the child was found out that the BPF ion ... which for of for most wealthy families is not that I'm not prohibitively expensive ... I'm and that he can afford it you know the the the ... the second child will be able to go to public school but there are plenty of private schools ... 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May 12, 2007
Lipscomb shortstop Ben Williams was presented with the 2007 Ken Dugan Award, the highest honor awarded to a Lipscomb University baseball player.
In a ceremony prior to the second game on Saturday, members of the Dugan family presented Williams with the award for his contribution to this year's team. Along with Dugan's daughter, Christie Dugan Turner, two of Dugan's grandchildren, Blair and Chase, helped in the presentation.
"Ben Williams is the heart and soul of this team," Lipscomb Assistant Coach Brian Ryman said. "He has the leadership qualities that you can't teach a baseball player. If I had nine players just like Ben, my job would be a lot easier."
The most prestigious award given to a Lipscomb baseball player, the Ken Dugan Award was established in 2001 to honor the former Lipscomb Hall of Fame baseball coach Ken Dugan. The legendary Dugan led the Bison program from 1960 through 1996, winning two National Championships and more than eleven hundred games.
"The first thing we talked about in the steering committee was Coach Dugan and what he was all about as a person and a coach," steering committee member Randy Bostic said. "We then talked to the coaches to see who had those qualities, and Ben Williams was the overwhelming choice."
The Ken Dugan Award recipient is selected by the Lipscomb Baseball Steering Committee, and is given each year to the player that best displays the following characteristics:
1 .A commitment to excellence as a baseball player
2. An uncommon display of Christian character
3. A burning desire to be a true champion
4. Outstanding leadership qualities
5. A player with an unbridled passion for the game of baseball
All of these characteristics were important to Ken Dugan in helping cultivate a player into a true champion.
Despite only being a junior, the Hahira, Georgia native has made a significant contribution to a very young Bisons team. Starting in every game this season for the Bisons, Williams ranks in the top five on the team in 12 different statistical categories for the Bisons.
Williams ranks first on the team in total plate appearances (225), total at bats (200), steal attempts (24), and is tied for the lead in walks with 21 this season. Williams posted both a seven and a nine game hitting streak this season.
"Ben Williams is well-deserving of the Dugan Award," Lipscomb Athletic Director Steve Potts said. "He has all the qualities that the award entails, and is the type of player that Coach Dugan always wanted at Lipscomb."
Williams transferred to Lipscomb this season after playing for Gordon College his freshman and sophomore years. Ben Williams is the son of Gary and Louise Williams.
Three former Dugan Award winners, Seth Kuwik (2005), Jeremy George (2002), and Larry Nesbitt (2001) were also honored during the ceremony.
Other Dugan Award recipients are the 2003 winner, Chris Parker, who graduated Friday night from the University of Tennessee School of Law; the 2004 winner, Derek Caraway; and the 2006 winner, Tadd Brewer, who is playing professional baseball in the Los Angeles Angels organization.
Dugan Award Winners:
2007-Ben Williams
2006-Tadd Brewer
2005-Seth Kuwik
2004-Derek Caraway
2003-Chris Parker
2002-Jeremy George
2001-Larry Nesbitt


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Terrific movie. It's a slow burn Sci-fi film noir.
You have to see this movie if you like sci fi at all. I'm going to see it again, and buy it.
beautifully made!
Not for the instant gratification millennials of today.. Good plot and tried to pay homage to the original Blade Runner.
What a risky film. It's about ideas. Themes. Consequences. Questions of existence. It's like a Humphrey Bogart film, slow paced, but rich in character and story. It's an old fashioned picture made in modern times. And what a risk that paid off! 95% of this worked so well. 5% required some minor improvements. But tell me, what doesn't? Blade runner 2049 is fantastic.
The plot was good. I will repeating this movie again soon.
An entertaining sci-fi thriller movie. It really helps to have seen the original movie, simply to get you oriented to what's going on a bit quicker.
Thought the plot was v. good, the acting well done and the computer generated graphics were outstanding in their ability to create that unique "Blade Runner" atmosphere. Background music was extremely loud (unnecessarily so) at times, to the overall detriment of the movie and to ones' hearing. Overall I liked the first movie and I liked this one as well. Glad I went. 4 1/2 Stars. RAN
Loved this movie, the multi-levels intrigued me. Characters were intense and fantastic at the same time. Casting was excellent. Special effects equal to the best. Classic music of the past mixed with fifties icons. Simply the Best!!!!!!!!!
I love this reboot. Slowly but had all the elements for me. The after effects were okay.
It was a dreadful waste of money and time. I felt ill the next day recalling the images and sound effects from the movie. Not even remotely thought provoking or entertaining. Stay home.
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Dundee is one of Scotland's great smaller cities - a place that offers a warm welcome, riverside views and loads of things to see and do; the accommodation in Dundee is just as varied.
What can I expect?
- Enjoy 5-star luxury at a city centre hotel, book a self-catering break or even stay in a farmhouse.
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Bradley Cooper to remake German comedy Kokowaah
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- 28 February 2013
Bradley Cooper has signed up to produce an English-language version of German comedy 'Kokowaah' and is also thought to be stepping behind the camera for the first time
Bradley Cooper is making a 'Kokowaah' reboot.
The Oscar-nominated actor has signed up to produce an English language version of the hit German comedy for Warner Bros, which he is also rumoured to be directing as well as taking on the lead role.
The film tells the story of carefree bachelor Henry and devoted husband Trevor, who have to re-evalute their lives when they discover the real paternity of Trevor's 8-year old daughter Maddy.
'Kokowaah' was a big hit in Germany and became the highest-grossing film of 2011, with the sequel recently opening to box-office success.
Chris Shafer and Paul Vicknair are working on the script and Sheroum Kim will executive produce alongside Bradley, who is considering making the movie his directorial debut.
Should he choose to do so, he would be following in the lead of the comedy's orginal writer, director and actor, Til Schweiger.
The actor is coming off a wave of nominations for his role in David O'Russell's 'Silving Linings Playbook' and will be reuniting with his Best Actress Oscar-winning co-star Jennifer Lawrence in David's new project.
The busy star is due to begin shooting 'The Hangover Part III' this year as well as Cameron Crowe's new film and developing 'American Sniper' and 'Dark Invasion'.


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2000 Real Property Abstract by Taxing
Real property tax abstracts are filed with the Tax
Equalization Division annually by each county auditor. The
attached self-extracting file compiles the taxing district
abstracts of all 88 counties into an easily usable DB4 file.
The file shows data by type of real property (residential,
agricultural, industrial, etc.) for items such as new
construction, reappraisal, and other changes in values for
both land and buildings. When downloaded, the database will
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