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Originally posted by jjf3rd77
Isn't there a common belief among all political people that to stereotype a group of people does not mean that all people in that group are the same?
For instance if you consider yourself an anarchist meaning that you want no government control...But you are smart enough to understand that unless you own a private army of terrorists you have no business going around and harming others. (That is if terrorists ever had any business harming others in the first place).
Now, the people who claim to be anarchists here have to ask themselves if they are really anarchists. if they are not willing to go to the RNC and join their fellow Anarchist friends even after the warning which was ironically sent out by the government you apparently hate. What's the point? To whine on the internet?
It does you no good screaming and whining on here. That's a problem with anarchism on here. Because the internet is the closest form to anarchism you guys will get, and that's where your most vocal and feel most comfortable. If you were a true anarchist you'd join your stupid anarchist friends out in tampa regardless of whatever a random government agency says. Right?
*In No Way Does this post Condone anarchism or terrorism.
Like it or not, in an Anarchy only the strong survive because there are no such things as rights.
Like it or not, in an Anarchy only the strong survive because there are no such things as rights. So I can never be a true anarchist.
Originally posted by jjf3rd77
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so all of ATS is anarchist??? I find that really hard to believe.
Anarchists "see both parties as the problem," so both conventions are prime targets for them, a federal law enforcement official told Fox News.
Originally posted by jjf3rd77
reply to post by EarthCitizen23
Of course I understand and actually read the article. Now, did you actually read my post with an open mind and figure out what I was saying?
I was saying that you are a whining about nothing and if you really were an anarchist you would be down there with your friends regardless of what a random government organization says would happen to you, because you should want to advance the cause of anarchism.
Anarchists are usually people who want to see the government destroyed! They are the ones who will go out and do it to
Anarchists are usually people who want to see the government destroyed! They are the ones who will go out and do it to


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Tracks and Trails has been involved in the latest instructional DVD to be produced by the Briitsh Mountaineering Council. It's the third time I have been asked to provide the commentary for this excellent series of films and it's great to be involved in producing educational and inspirational material for outdoor enthusiasts. So far in the 'Essentials' series there has been Winter Essentials, and Alpine Essentials and now soon to appear in the shops is Hill Walking Essentials. Each DVD has a main film usually in the form of a 'day out' where we look at the basic techniques required, but they also have many 'chapters' covering each subject in more detail. You can get the DVD from the British Mountaineering Council or the Mountaineering Council of Scotland However, you may of course have heard enough of me if you have been on a trip with Tracks and Trails!!
It's only early October and the snow has arrived! I headed off to Swiss Val Ferret today for a very wintery walk. We were heading for Le Chantonet which is a wee summit near the Petit Col Ferret. It was very atmospheric as we headed up the first part of the climb with larch trees coated in fresh powder - really beautiful. I think my friend Barry and I got a bit of a shock when we realised how much snow had fallen overnight as we were up to our knees in places. The compass was out for the first time in ages with visibility down to about 20m. We successfully made our way up around 600m of the ascent before deciding that not being able to see anything was a bit of a lost cause. It was, however, a lovely day and after deciding to turn back and return to lower altitude we were rewarded with blue skies and sunshine! It certainly put us into winter mode and I can't wait for more snow to arrive and to get those snowshoes out!
Well, I spent months training for them and now I've completed them! I decided to set myself a couple of goals for 2008 and entered the Mont Blanc Marathon where I came in 13th lady and the North Face CCC (Ultra Trail) where I was 7th lady.
During my first summer in Chamonix I saw the CCC finish and decided then that I wanted to give it a go! The run takes in half of the classic Tour du Mont Blanc trail and gets it's name by passing Courmayeur in Italy, Champex in Switzerland and ends in Chamonix, France and covers 98km with 5,600m of ascent - plus you have to complete it in under 25 hours! In other words alot of up (and therefore down!) and 62 miles.....where does one start?????
So to 'get round' I knew that I would need a pretty substantial amount of training and a couple of training events to get me racing! But even so....the furthest i'd ever run was 26 miles - 5 years ago! Luckily with my job I am able to benefit from plenty of 'time on my feet' which is the key to these ultra distance events. So after winter '08, and plenty of cross country ski training, I dusted off the trainers and began running and building up the miles both in the Peak District and the Alps. My first goal was to compete in early June in the Lowe Alpine Mountain Marathon in Scotland, a 2 day orienteering event where you carry all your over night equipment and food where I was partnered with training partner, Rachel Nolan. A fantastic event, it's always set in an amazing location, fab route....just a shame about the midges!
In late June it was back to Chamonix for the Mont Blanc Marathon where the sun was shining....perhaps a little too much as it was a really hot weekend. Over the weekend they hold a 10km, 1/2 marathon and full marathon. My mum, aka Sue Smith came 1st in the her category for the 10km - back from injury, well done Mum! And I came in 13th lady for the Marathon (10th in my category) over the 42km course that has 2,445m height gain - basically 3 big hills finishing on about 1000m of up. So that got me up to 26 miles again and then I just continued run training over the summer months after/coupled with long walks until my D-Day arrived!
The CCC was at the end of August and was on yet another hot day....but unlike the June marathon I was now acclimatised to the elevation, time on my feet and supposedly the climate! Kick off was at 11am in Courmayeur town centre, the atmosphere was incredible! Our course headed straight up the exposed Mont de la Saxe ridge behind the Bertone refuge, normally a place of rest and nice coffee! It was really hot...a complete killer! The phrase, 'mad dogs and English men' come into mind! I battled with my head for a couple hours and told myself NOT to give up. "Remember your goal - TO FINISH/GET ROUND".
By 4pm the temperature did start to drop and I began to pick up. Again, you are required to carry all your own survival kit and food etc but the event is really well organised with good feeding stations every 2-3hours. Although we had begun in the most incredible heat is was fantastic weather without a cloud in the sky. As day turned to night all the runners put on their head torches and you can see the runners dotted along the dark mountainside which is wonderful site. When I got a chance to glance up from the trail ahead the sky was clear and stary, perfect running conditions. I ran for 9 hours in the dark, entering the feed stationes at night is really surreal. At about 3.30am I was at the top of my last climb and could finally see the lights of Chamonix below (still 1000m below!!!!) but at least my goal was in sight! The only thing left to do was to go down...with my knees beginning to feel it now and just wanting it be over I pushed on and managed to surprise myself and completed it in 18hours 6mins, coming in as 7th lady! A big surprise seeing as at 1pm I had thought of quitting! But even more impressive was Al Powell finishing in 3rd.
Lindsay was a star as the following day as she not only lent me her bath to soak in but also by acting as my personal masseuse to sort out my sore and exhausted legs because 2 days later I headed off to guide the complete Tour du Mont Blanc for us! I guess ski racing will be next then?


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Julianne Hough is known to audiences around the world for her success in the worlds of film, television and music. She became a household name as a two-time professional champion on ABC's top-rated Dancing with the Stars, before making a seamless transition into music and film.
Julianne starred opposite Josh Duhamel in Nicholas Sparks' Safe Haven, directed by Lasse Hallstrom. Her other film credits also include Diablo Cody's Paradise with Russell Brand and Octavia Spencer; Rock of Ages, with Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand and Mary J. Blige; the 2011 remake of the classic movie musical, Footloose, and Burlesque, working alongside Cher, Christina Aguilera and Kristen Bell.
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Fresh clashes between al-Qaida fighters and government forces in Yemen left 17 dead on Sunday, military officials said, as the army pushed on with an offensive to regain a key town in the county's south that fell to the militants more than a year ago.
Officials said eight al-Qaida fighters, four soldiers and five civilian volunteers fighting alongside the military were killed since the early hours of Sunday.
The army started a two-pronged attack on the town of Jaar on Friday. It is part of a broader assault to take back Zinjibar, the provincial capital of Abyan, which has been also under al-Qaida control for more than a year.
Al-Qaida-linked fighters took advantage of Yemen's 2011 uprising to overrun a swath of territory and several towns in the south, pushing out government forces and establishing their own rule. In recent weeks, the army has launched a concerted effort to uproot the militants from their strongholds _ and is closely coordinating with a small contingent of U.S. troops who are helping guide the operations from inside Yemen.
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Meanwhile Yemen's Defense Minister Major General Mohammed Nasser Ahmed, who is directly supervising the operations in the south, paid a 24-hour visit to Saudi Arabia and returned to the Yemeni capital Sanaa Sunday.
A government official said Yemen was seeking military hardware aid from Saudi Arabia to enable it to keep up the momentum of the operations against al-Qaida. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media.
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The statement by the General People's Congress didn't provide further details or say to which hospital was the 69-year-old Saleh admitted.
Saleh had spent time in Saudi Arabia and the U.S. earlier this year for medical treatment for wounds sustained in a June assassination attempt that left much of his body burnt. Saleh stepped down in February and was replaced by his deputy, Hadi.
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Not so long ago religion was a personal matter that was seldom discussed in public. No longer. Today religion is everywhere, from books to movies to television to the internet-to say nothing about politics. Now religion is marketed and advertised like any other product or service. How did this happen? And what does it mean for religion and for our culture? Just as we shop for goods and services, we shop for church. A couple of generations ago Americans remained in the faith they were born into. Today, many Americans change their denomination or religion, sometimes several times. Churches that know how to appeal to those shopping for God are thriving. Think megachurches. Churches that don't know how to do this or don't bother are fading away. Think mainline Protestant churches. Religion is now celebrated and shown off like a fashion accessory. We can wear our religious affiliation like a designer logo. But, says James Twitchell, this isn't because Americans are undergoing another Great Awakening; rather, it's a sign that religion providers-that is, churches-have learned how to market themselves. There is more competition among churches than ever in our history. Filling the pew is an exercise in salesmanship, and as with any marketing campaign, it requires establishing a brand identity. Successful pastors (qpastorpreneurs, q Twitchell calls them) know how to speak the language of Madison Avenue as well as the language of the Bible. In this witty, engaging book, Twitchell describes his own experiences trying out different churches to discover who knows how to qdo churchq well. He takes readers into the land of karaoke Christianity, where old-style contemplative sedate religion has been transformed into a public, interactive event with giant-screen televisions, generic iconography (when there is any at all), and ample parking. Rarely has America's religious culture been examined so perceptively and so entertainingly. Shopping for God does for religion what Fast Food Nation has done for food.Whata#39;s going on in those little cabals as I walk through them is close to what was going on among the first Mazda Miata owners, iPod users, early Starbucks drinkers, Manolo Blahnik wearers, Beanie Baby collectors. Stories are being told.
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Been wondering when you'll be able to snatch up AT&T's very first LTE-enabled devices? The wait is nearly over, as AT&T announced today that its USBConnect Momentum 4G and Mobile Hotspot Elevate 4G will both be launching this Sunday, August 21st, for $49.99 and $69.99. Both require a two-year contract and $50 mail-in rebate. The downside, of course, is that you won't have an LTE network to use them on, as AT&T has yet to commit to a start date for LTE network roll out. Both devices are able to fall back on AT&T's HSPA+ network when you're out of LTE range, though, so they won't be totally useless when the launch this weekend. When AT&T's LTE network does finally go live, we've been told to expect data to be priced at $50 per month for 5GB of usage, with an overage fee of $10 per gigabyte.
AT&T also announced that its USBConnect Adrenaline will be eligible for an upgrade to support LTE connectivity beginning August 26th. The software update will be available right here.
It may seem kind of strange that AT&T is launching LTE-capable products before getting its LTE network up and running, but I suppose the good news here is that buyers of the Elevate 4G and Momentum 4G will be able to ride the LTE airwaves the day that AT&T flips that switch. That is, of course, if those owners live in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, or San Antonio, the first five markets that'll get AT&T LTE later this summer. Anyone planning on picking up one of AT&T's new LTE mobile broadband devices this weekend? Or are you waiting on the carrier's first LTE smartphone, which is due out later this year?


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Lot of 10 round wooden buttons, decorative button with 4 holes, brown button, natural creative material, scrapbooking button,17 mm button
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Lot of 10 round buttons app. 17 mm of diameter. The holes size is about 2 mm. Button made about 3 mm ok thickness.
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Nippersink Trail is a 1.3 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near Round Lake, Illinois that features a lake and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
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Hike, bike or cross-country ski along 3 miles of trails circling the lakes and adjoining woodlands. Hike, bike or cross-country ski along 3 miles of trails circling the lakes and adjoining woodlands.. The trail also features a bridge, boardwalk and scenic overlooks. A short woodchip trail winds through open oak groves. Extensive shoreline restoration efforts and improved fish habitats make Nippersink a great place to fish. Anglers can fish from shore or from two wheelchair accessible fishing piers. The lakes and streams here are open only for catch-and-release fishing. Live bait is permitted. You'll also find five picnic shelters here, four of which can be reserved for special outings. Gatherings of more than 25 people require a permit.
a great trail for a walk. not great for trail for a hike. but awfully pretty. walking on gravel which is nice and the whole preserve is very well maintained. would be great for the whole family, storyboards along trail a treat to find.
Well maintained gravel loop trails. Has a little of everything—lakes, prairie, woods. Plenty of foot traffic but it's a gem that's close to home.
Nice short trail for morning run or walk
Great trail to get a few miles in.
Well I go there every week so it's great to do all kind of things like volleyball, parties, walks, and running!!!


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Recall Expansion: Zebra Technologies Recalls 1.37 Million Power Supply Units for Thermal Printers
The power supply units can degrade and corrode over time when exposed to moisture and overheat.
8 Fireworks-Related Deaths and Nearly 13,000 Injuries in 2017
CPSC releases new data and urges consumers to #CelebrateSafely
It's Hurricane Season!
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CPSC releases new public service announcement ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
Harbor Freight Tools Recalls Over 1 Million Chainsaws
The chainsaws can continue to operate after being turned off.
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Capricorn 2017 Love Horoscope
Mars is in your love sector March through mid-April, and this can be a period where you focus more on your love life and sharing the love you feel with others, being more romantic, and wanting to connect with your heart. If single, you can be more sociable and want to meet new people but keep things casual at first. If in a relationship, you can make it feel fresh and try to make it feel like it did when you first met.
Mercury retrogrades (appears to move backward) in April in your love sector, and you can experience some issues in your love life and with loved ones. You may not have as much time for them, lack the romance you want, or have difficulty with communication. You can see the return of an old flame, but it may not be the best idea to go into anything during the retrograde.
Mars is in your relationship sector June through mid-July, and you can have more energy and drive to focus on your relationships, the people in your life, and trying to have the healthiest relationships you can. If single, you can be interested in a committed relationship with an equal now. If in a relationship, you can strengthen your commitment to one another and take things to the next level.
Mars is in your intimacy sector late July through August, and you can work on trying to strengthen your emotional bonds with others, wanting to take your relationships more seriously and have the kind of intimacy you desire. You can be helped by a solar eclipse in your intimacy sector in August, and you can find it easier to focus on opening up emotionally, but Mercury retrogrades in this sector the first week of September, and you can experience difficulties with intimacy, have trouble opening up emotionally, or see the return of an old lover. A lunar eclipse occurs in your intimacy sector in February, and this can be a good time to wrap up issues with intimacy or take intimate relationships to the next level.
Capricorn 2017 Career Horoscope
Jupiter remains in your career and life path sector until mid-October, and you can continue to work on pursuing your goals, making the most of the opportunities in front of you, and working hard toward achieving success and reaching a high point. You can experience some success when you do things the right way, making smart decisions, and working hard and being responsible. Mars is in your career sector mid-October through early December, and you can feel more ambitious, driven, and focused on your goals and direction. You can make a lot of progress professionally this year, so make the most of it.
Mars is in your work sector late April through May, and you can be more productive and efficient with your time, focus on the smaller projects that you want to work on, have an eye for the details, and feel good when you get things done. The more you do, the more energy you may have, so you need to be careful you don't push yourself too far.
A lunar eclipse occurs in your money sector in August, and you can settle financial issues, be rewarded for smart financial decisions, or walk away from financial projects. You can see some financial projects pay off while you lose steam with others. You can work on improving your financial situation long-term.
Capricorn 2017 Home and Family Horoscope
Uranus remains in your home and family sector this year, so you can continue to experience changes at home or with your family, and some of it may be your choice while some may be out of your control and you have to remain flexible. Mars is in your home and family sector for February, and this can bring a lot of focus on your home life and family connections. You can make changes at home or with your living situation, move, or plan a family gathering or spend more time with your family.
Come March, Venus retrogrades in your home and family sector, and you can have difficulty getting along with your relatives, be lazy with home improvement projects, stall real estate transactions, or lack a connection to your home. Try to give yourself space. Mercury retrogrades in your home and family sector the second half of April, and you can have difficulty communicating with relatives, dealing with real estate transactions, completing moves, or see the return of old issues at home or with family. Try to reconnect with family or focus on picking back up old home projects. By the time May comes, thongs can quiet down at home.
Capricorn 2017 Mental State Horoscope
Saturn remains in the sector ruling your subconscious mind until mid-December, and you can continue to work on dealing with baggage, facing the past, and understanding your subconscious motivations and issues. Focusing on this can be good, though you may not feel like you're making much progress at first. Not focusing on this can be bad, and Saturn can punish you with more problems and more isolation. Mercury retrogrades in this sector for a few days in January, and you may feel a little off or have issues from the past come back into your life to be dealt with before we get further into the year. Mercury retrogrades in this sector in December, and you can settle old issues once-and-for-all, and move forward from the past.
Mars is in the sector ruling your mind to start the year, and Neptune remains in this sector all year, and you can have more mental energy and come up with more ideas. You can be more open with communication, and want to share what's on your mind with others. You can think about new ways to communicate, and work on being more open and clear.
A solar eclipse occurs in this sector in February, and you can have new ideas that you're excited about and can't wait to pursue, and you can have a more positive outlook and be enthusiastic about life.
Venus retrogrades in this sector the first half of April, and you may be mentally lazy, lacking mental discipline, and lack any tact, not caring if you say hurtful things, but this gets you in hot water that can be difficult to get out of afterward, so avoid that and watch what you say.
Capricorn 2017 General Horoscope
Saturn, your ruler, enters your sign in mid-December, and you can embark on a whole new journey of your life for the next 30 years. Pluto is already in your sign, and you can have incredible discipline, control, and focus on yourself and what you want for your life. You can work on making major changes with yourself or your life over the coming years, and you can have a stronger will and get through more difficulties. It might be difficult at first to have both of these planets in your sign, but it can be a transformative experience.
Mercury retrogrades in your sign the first few days of the year, and you can feel like you may be starting to year off on the wrong foot or have a lot of issues to deal with, but it doesn't last for too long and you can right the ship again.
Jupiter enters your hopes and dreams sector in mid-October, and you can focus more on your future, what you hope it will be like, and the dreams you have that you;'d like to pursue. If you do things right while Jupiter is in your career sector, you can set yourself up for new opportunities to make your dreams a reality. You can benefit from stepping outside of your comfort zone, and from expanding your social network to have more people to go to for help and resources.
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While the month may feel like it starts off on the wrong foot, you can have a better attitude about it than you'd think, and try to focus on the bright side. You can be excited about your short-term plans and ideas, and can share what you're thinking with others, wanting to connect mentally.
You can balance being more serious with being more positive this month with the eclipses, and you can settle an issue with something you hold deep inside of yourself that gets you a little emotional, but you can find that it frees you up to focus on something new that you think can work out well for you.
You may be lazy emotionally this month, not wanting to tend to your emotions, your internal foundation, or your core. You can be indulgent when you feel emotional, and you may have a hard time being considerate when you're wrapped up in what you're feeling. Give yourself space to relax and take a load off.
You may not have the time for fun that you'd like this month, and can long to enjoy yourself but not have the opportunity to do so, or you may have too much time on your hands and this can create other problems. Allow yourself to embrace your creative side so you can use that as an outlet for whatever is happening.
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This can be a good month to start a new work project, pursue new employment, or rediscover your love for what you do. You want to be doing work that you feel passionately about, and you can focus on trying to implement that if you don't feel it right now. When you're passionate about it, you can be more driven.
You can work on bringing more balance into your life this month, and you can focus on the areas of your life where you haven't had the time or energy to focus, and when you feel you have greater balance, you can feel calmer emotionally and have more energy and drive for what you want to be doing.
The people in your life can be your focus this month, and you can spend more time with them, working on your commitment and intimacy, trying to feel closer to them. When you feel that you're close, you can feel driven elsewhere in your life, and you can set up your relationships to last for a long time.
You may have a hard time seeing the bright side of thing this month, or you can see it too much and aren't terrible realistic about what's happening. You may need to work on trying to find a happy medium for how optimistic or pessimistic you are, and not get stuck in one mood over the other.
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You can work on expanding your life in new ways and have new experiences this month, and you can be excited about the prospect of doing so. If you get the chance to travel, this can be a good time for it, or you can go back to school or take up a course of study to explore using your mind.
You've been taking a more traditional and practical approach to your goals over the last year, but now you can start to have a more original, unusual approach, willing to step outside of your comfort zone and try things that are different. You can find new opportunities for yourself when you do this.
You can set new goals for yourself this month, and you can be excited about pursuing them, ready for something new. You can feel like you're hitting a high point with something in your life, and you can work toward achieving success. You can feel good about your direction when you do.
Issues from the past can come back into your life this month, and you can focus on trying to eliminate them for good. You may feel unsettled at times, but it can be good to deal with it now so you can let go of baggage that's holding you back before you start a new journey in your life.


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Hanshin Tigers: March 4, 2010
by Gen on Mar.04, 2010 @ 2:11 pm, under NPB, Spring Camp
...Minoru Iwata is scheduled to throw a simulated game at Ni-gun on the 5th.
...Kenji Johjima played in his first exhibition game of the year on Wednesday; he batted fourth and was the starting catcher. Johjima also picked up his first hit in the 1st inning with a runner on first and 1 out.
...Akinobu Mayumi wants to see Casey Fossum throw a little longer before deciding whether he belongs in the starting rotation.
...Takashi Toritani, Masashi Nohara, and Ryo Asai all went out to dinner (ジンギスカン) on the Tuesday.
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Smart Agriculture Market Poised for a High Growth in the Years to Come
Press Release • Aug 01, 2017 16:59 EDT
Global Smart Agriculture Market: Snapshot
The demand for smart technologies such as Big Data, cloud-based services, GPS, and the IoT is gaining pace in the agriculture industry. Driven by the rising need for high precision crop analysis, automated farming techniques, and collection of data from the field, the world is likely to witness the agriculture industry get smarter with the implementation of aforementioned technologies in the coming years. Data thus derived from implementing smart technologies can help farmers yield high quality and larger quantity of crops. Spurred by these factors, the global smart agriculture market is projected to report a CAGR of 13.5% between 2017 and 2025. At this pace, the market's valuation will rise from US$6.55 bn in 2015 to US$23.44 bn by the end of 2025.
Besides rising population, which triggers demand for food, the global smart agriculture market is expected to gain from favorable government initiatives. However, the journey is likely to be more difficult in underdeveloped economy where the agriculture sector is reeling under lack of knowledge among farmers. The high cost of smart devices is making the matter worse. Nevertheless, in the coming years the market is likely to gain from the rising penetration of high-speed internet even in remote areas.
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North America Emerges as Leading Market for Smart Agriculture
The smart agriculture market is segmented on the basis of solutions, application and geography. Regionally, the global smart agriculture market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa. Of these, the dominance was with the smart agriculture market in North America, which held over 44.14% of the overall market in 2016. Extensive researches funded by governments across the region to minimize human involvement and boost crop yield has fuelled the demand for smart agriculture technologies in North America.
Europe emerged as the second-leading and is expected to continue exhibiting lucrative market opportunities. In the U.K. especially the market is forecast to witness accelerated pace of gains as the government make huge investments in the research and development of robust technologies. Besides this, rate of growth in Italy is predicted to remain high through the forecast period.
During the same time, the Asia Pacific smart agriculture market is forecast to rise at an influential rate. Countries such as Japan, China, and Australia will strong agriculture sector are expected to emerge at the fore of the regional market. China held the leading share in the Asia Pacific smart agriculture market. However, in the forthcoming years Japan is expected to showcase more attractive opportunities for the market.
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On the basis of application, the smart agriculture market has been segmented as precision agriculture, livestock monitoring, fish farming, smart greenhouse and others. Of these, the precision agriculture segment held the leading share of 49.09% in the overall market in 2016. The practice helps farmers grow high quality crop with less human effort, which are key factors fuelling the demand for precision agriculture around the world.
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BC Freshman Happy to Be Among Newest US Citizens
In a ceremony replete with civic rituals, historical meaning and profound emotions, Boston College — and the United States — officially welcomed 94 new American citizens who took the oath of allegiance on March 21 in Robsham Theater.
Hosted by BC and the Graduate School of Social Work as part of the University's Sesquicentennial celebration, the hour-long naturalization ceremony gathered immigrants from 42 countries — including Albania, China, Congo-Kinasha, the Dominican Republic, France, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Spain, Turkey and Vietnam — who were ready to take the final step toward citizenship.
Although held under the authority of US Citizen and Immigration Services, the March 21 event had a strong Boston College presence — not least in the person of freshman Chuda Rijal, who spent most of his childhood in a Nepal refugee camp before his family immigrated to the US five years ago. Administering the oath to Rijal and the other 93 citizens-to-be was 1969 alumnus US District Court Justice George A. O'Toole Jr.
In addition, University President William P. Leahy, SJ, made brief remarks to the audience, which included family and friends of the immigrants, as did GSSW Dean Alberto Godenzi — who noted that he and his wife and daughter had been naturalized three years ago — and Westy Egmont, director of GSSW's Immigrant Integration Lab.
"Those individuals who desire to be citizens of the US are animated and sustained by the promise of a better life," said Fr. Leahy. "We participate with you, because this is an opportunity for you, and for us, to build a better nation — and a better world."
Members of the BC community also contributed to the rites and pageantry of the ceremony: Vice President and University Secretary Terrence Devino, SJ, gave the invocation; Undergraduate Government of Boston College Vice President Kudzai Taziva '13 (whose family was from Zimbabwe) led the Pledge of Allegiance; members of BC bOp! sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" as well as other appropriate musical selections; and the BC ROTC Color Guard presented the American and Commonwealth of Massachusetts flags.
Speakers touched on Boston College's legacy as a school founded to serve the children of Boston's immigrant populations, and its continuing interest in social and humanitarian issues related to voluntary and forced migration — the subject of a two-day symposium at BC that kicked off in Robsham later in the day [see separate story on page 1].
As the ceremony progressed, Rijal — who, along with the other immigrants taking the oath, held a small American flag — occasionally turned around to smile at his mother Devi, father Dilli and younger brother Yogesh seated farther back in the theater. Interviewed earlier, Rijal talked about his family's resettlement in Concord, NH, after leaving Nepal, where his parents had gone after being forced to flee their native Bhutan due to sectarian tensions.
"My parents didn't speak much English, so I had to take on adult responsibility," recalled Rijal, who was 14 when his family arrived in New Hampshire (he prefers not to discuss the years in the refugee camp). "Fortunately, we had a neighbor friend who helped us a lot with the acclimation, as did Lutheran Social Services. It was a very welcoming community."
His parents worked an assortment of jobs to support the household, Rijal said, and did everything they could to help him and Yogesh adapt to life in the US. And there was one thing above all they emphasized, he said.
"Education. My parents value education very much, because they didn't have as much as they would've liked. So they made sure we worked hard at our studies."
Rijal picked up English quickly, enough to test out of the high school ESL classes, and made the honor roll regularly; he later became the first Bhutanese refugee to be inducted into the National Honor Society. There was no question of him going to college, and Boston College appealed to him immediately.
"I liked the campus, the academics seemed challenging, and on the whole it was a welcoming place," said Rijal, who also was swayed by the fact that an older school friend was attending.
"It's going very well," he said of his BC experience: He's active in the Southeast Asian Student Association and FACES (a student organization exploring issues of race, identity and systems of power and privilege), and is likely to major in biochemistry.
Later in the March 21 ceremony, after administering the oath, O'Toole invited the new citizens to stand as he recited their respective countries of origin. Some stood and sat down quickly, waving modestly to the applauding audience; others took time to revel in the moment. When he heard "Bhutan," Rijal stood, looked back at his family again and gave one of his ever-present smiles.
And then the ceremony was over, and the new citizens exited the auditorium to celebrate with friends and family members in the Robsham lobby. But Chris Mulumba, who has been in the US since 2003 after fleeing turmoil in his native Congo-Kinasha, went straight to a voter registration table that had been temporarily set up.
"It is a great honor to be a US citizen," said Mulumba, a registered nurse, when he was finished registering. "Being able to vote is very important to me. I look forward to my first election."
Rijal, meanwhile, was busy having his picture taken with his family and accepting congratulations from various well-wishers, some of whom he hardly knew.
How did he feel, now that it was all over — at least his journey to obtaining citizenship? Once again, a smile spread over his face, and he patted his chest lightly.
"Happy," he said. "Very, very happy."


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Everything you need to understand or teach Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins.
Author Rachel Hawkins' novel Hex Hall is a young adult novel in the paranormal genre. When 16-year-old Sophie Mercer botches yet another spell, threatening to expose her status as a witch, she is sentenced to live at Hex Hall, a reform school for Prodigium like herself. Trying to find her place among fellow witches as well as shapeshifters, faeries and Hex Hall's only vampire -- who happens to be her roommate -- Sophie uncovers a plot by a secret society to destroy all Prodigium, and she is their primary target.


text: splc Justice Storytellers Event Tonight in Montgomery By Alex AuBuchon • Jul 16, 2018 Those in Montgomery today can hear the personal accounts of people who have dedicated their lives to social justice. The event Storytellers: How I Became Justice Involved is being held tonight by the Middle District of Alabama Federal Defenders Program. It's scheduled on the birthday of Robin "Rocky" Myers, a death row inmate in Alabama who many believe was wrongly convicted. Advocates are hoping to raise awareness of Myers's case while also sharing their own work on social justice issues. AL Prisons Back In Court Over Mental Health By Alex AuBuchon • Nov 29, 2017 Alabama's prison system is on trial once again starting today. The next phase of hearings regarding health and mental health care for Alabama state inmates begins today in Montgomery. Back in June, U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson ruled the system was "horrendously inadequate" and had to change. These hearings are all about how Alabama's Department of Corrections plans to make those changes. Prison Reform: Health Care in Alabama's Prisons By Alex AuBuchon • Oct 24, 2017 SPLC Alabama's prison system has been in the news a lot this year, and not for good reasons. Violence, inmate riots, allegations of mismanagement and corruption and a failed prison building plan in the state legislature have all pointed out plenty of problems. The Alabama Public Radio news team spent several months in a national award-winning effort examining what happens as people go into the state's prison system and what happens when they come out. SPLC's Mark Potok on Extremist and Hate Groups By Alex AuBuchon • Feb 20, 2017 SPLC The news headlines over the past year have been dominated by tensions. Conflicts over illegal immigration, refugee resettlement, terrorism and community race relations all led to deep divisions nationwide. Those conflicts also became the center of a bitterly contested Presidential election. The Southern Poverty Law Center recently released its latest list and analysis of extremist and hate groups nationwide, and it appears that climate bred new hate groups. Mark Potok is a senior fellow with the SPLC. He's the primary editor of their HateWatch list and wrote an analysis of this year's results. SPLC on Chief Justice Moore, Lane Cake named State Dessert By MacKenzie Bates • May 10, 2016 Alabama's Chief Justice could soon be kicked out of office, again, due to his defiance of a federal court order. APR's Alex AuBuchon has more about the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission's investigation. The commission is investigating six counts of judicial ethics violations against Chief Justice Roy Moore. The charges stem from an order Moore issued in January instructing all of the state's probate judges not to issue same-sex marriage licenses, defying a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. SPLC Responds to Lawsuit, Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Weather Tax Holiday By MacKenzie Bates • Feb 20, 2015 archive.constantcontact.com A company financially backed by the Retirement Systems of Alabama is on the hook for nearly all of a 14 million dollar lawsuit. Five Indian guest workers have been awarded the money for damages by a federal grand jury. The workers were defrauded and exploited in a labor trafficking scheme by the gulf coast marine services company Signal, an immigration lawyer and an Indian Labor Recruiter. Richard Cohen is the president of the Southern Poverty Law Center who filed the suit. He says R-S-A head David Bronner should have done his homework… SPLC Warns School Systems on Immigration By Associated Press • May 23, 2014 The Montgomery Advertiser The Southern Poverty Law Center has warned 96 Alabama school systems that they are violating federal guidelines by discouraging enrollment based on immigration status. The group sent a letter to state schools Superintendent Tommy Bice. SPLC attorney Jay Singh said Thursday that all children have a right to attend public schools regardless of immigration status. The letter asks Bice to ensure that all schools comply with federal mandates by the start of the 2014-15 school year. Lawsuit Filed to Block Ala. Accountability Act By The Associated Press • Aug 29, 2013 Maggie Martin/APR News State lawmakers and education officials have filed a state lawsuit to have the Alabama Accountability Act ruled unconstitutional. The Montgomery Advertiser reported Wednesday (http://on.mgmadv.com/15yhreh) that the suit was filed on behalf of Democratic state Sen. Quinton Ross of Montgomery, Lowndes County schools Superintendent Daniel Boyd and Alabama Education Association president Anita Gibson. Mobile Schools Settle Lawsuit Over Suspensions By The Associated Press • Jul 4, 2013 Press-Register file/Victor Calhoun The Mobile County school system has agreed not to suspend students for minor infractions such as not tucking a shirt in or being late to class. The agreement was part of a settlement of a lawsuit filed by the Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center challenging the Mobile system's past practice of sometimes giving students lengthy suspensions for minor infractions. The settlement requires approval of the superintendent for a proposed suspension of longer than 20 school days. Gay Rodeo Supporters React to Alabama Efforts By Maggie Martin • Jul 9, 2012 Early on a Saturday morning in Fort Worth, Texas, today's gay rodeo is slowly picking up pace. Competitors quickly move to make it to their event and spectators wander about the arena. William Edlin of Austin, TX is bright-eyed and ready to go. In his eight years on the circuit, Edlin says he hasn't seen too much conflict and anticipates a gay rodeo in Alabama will have a positive impact.


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García Márquez's early short stories were written in the late 1940s and early 1950s, when the author was in his early twenties. Many of them, including "The Woman Who Came at Six O'Clock" (1950), were published in the Bogotá, Columbia, daily publication, El espectador. However, it was not until the author achieved fame through novels like One Hundred Years of Solitude that his earliest short stories were reprinted and translated into different short story collections, thereby reaching a wider audience. It was at this point that critics began to notice the stories.
Although "The Woman Who Came at Six O'Clock" was first collected in Ojos de perro azul (translated as Eyes of a Blue Dog) in 1972, most reviewers didn't notice the story until it reappeared in Innocent Eréndira and Other Stories (1978) and Collected Stories (1984).
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The fine collection of young NHL talent displayed by the Panthers and Colorado on Friday at the BB&T Center likely won't include Panthers rookie center and leading scorer Aleksander Barkov.
It will include Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2013 NHL Draft and this season's leading rookie scorer with 33 points. It will also include Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog, the No. 2 overall pick in 2011, No. 2 on Colorado in scoring and Colorado's captain despite being only 21 years old.
Leading the Avalanche in scoring is comparative old man Matt Duchene. Duchene turned 23 last week.
The Panthers counter with last year's NHL Rookie of the Year, Jonathan Huberdeau, taken one spot in the 2011 draft after Landeskog. And they will throw out rookie center Nick Bjugstad, on a roll of points in five of his last six games.
They also would counter with Barkov, but he wasn't at practice Thursday two days after leaving Tuesday's win at Buffalo with the mystical lower-body injury. Panthers coach Peter Horachek offered only that he had no update on Barkov. Horachek also doubted winger Tomas Kopecky would be back Friday.
Barkov's absence means more ice time for Bjugstad, center Drew Shore (23 next week) and Jesse Winchester. Shore picked up his three points, all goals, in the last five games, but Horachek saw improvement in him earlier in the 11 games since Shore's recall from San Antonio.
"Even in his first few games, he had some attention to detail, energy," he said. "He's a very good penalty killer, and he worked hard in all areas of the ice. He's put in a couple of goals, obviously added to his positive feeling and confidence."
Bjugstad thinks the major difference between the Panthers now and the Panthers that got Kevin Dineen fired as coach is, simply, confidence. Their winning streak in December, Bjugstad believes, convinced the team there's enough talent in the locker room to win.
"That's what it comes down to a lot of the time, no matter what you're doing," Bjugstad said. "Even if you're the best player in the league, if you're not confident at certain times, you're not going to do anything. So if everyone's confident on the team and confident we can win, buy into the systems, it's a whole different mentality."
The Panthers' last two wins, in which Winchester had one goal and three assists, coincided with Winchester's return from missing 14 games with an "upper body injury."
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Although acknowleding Winchester as a player who brings energy, he said, "I expect them all to be energy guys. That's the fallacy. You say, 'OK, the third- and fourth-line guys are supposed to work hard, and the other guys are supposed to skate around in circles.' The skill guys have to work just as hard as the other guys."


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6 SPICA songs you have to hear before KCON 2014
Named after the brightest star in the Virgo constellation, members of the K-pop girl group SPICA certainly have the pipes to shine like stars. After debuting in 2012, they have made quite a name for themselves. This year, Jiwon, Bohyung, Boa, Juhyun, and Narae will be visiting the US for the first time as part of the lineup for KCON! If you aren't familiar with them, or even if you are, here are 6 SPICA songs you should definitely listen to before KCON 2014!
1. You Don't Love Me
"You Don't Love Me" certainly has a retro vibe to it, from the music itself to its pin-up girl concept. This is also their latest single, released in January of this year. The song is definitively sexy, but SPICA excels at sexy without being overly revealing, making it my personal favorite song from the group.
2. Tonight
If you need an anthem for going out and having fun, then you have found it! The video even features the girls running around and having the time of their lives as the song features lyrics about letting go of things that don't go your way and finding hope.
3. Lonely
Slightly jazzy and slightly dancy, "Lonely" is all about dealing with the aftermath of a break-up.
4. I'll Be There
"I'll Be There" is definitely more of the cute, pop-oriented side of SPICA, but the song is addicting. You'll find yourself dancing around to it in no time!
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5. Painkiller
Despite its rebel concept and hard beat, the ballad feel of the vocals makes this one of the groups slower songs... However, slow doesn't mean any less powerful!
6. Russian Roulette
With a somewhat light feel to it, "Russian Roulette" was their debut song and it definitely had an impact on the K-pop world. (Warning: The video is true to its name and does feature the girls playing the game with a fake gun.)
7. Bonus Video: Cover of Anna Kendrick's "Cups" in Korean
We all know the music world can be a little heavy-handed with the auto-tune feature. I wanted to make good on my claim that these girls can sing, and they provided all the proof I needed when they did a cover of the song "Cups" in Korean where they are singing a capella.
What you think of SPICA? What's your favorite song from the group? Will you be attending KCON 2014? Tell me all of your thoughts in the comments below or, as always, you can send me a tweet @Hallyu_Tanya!


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Every Phillies starter, including Roy Halladay, finished the day with at least one hit. Jimmy Rollins looked to be back to his 2007-08 self, notching two hits, two walks, and a stolen base in six plate appearances. Ryan Howard, after an off-season in which his handling of breaking pitches was analyzed from every conceivable angle, launched a John Lannan slider into the seats in right field to start the Phillies' scoring in the fourth inning. Overall, the Phillies drew nine walks to complement their 11 hits in an easy win over the Nationals.
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- Polanco became the 14th player in Major League history to drive in six or more runs on Opening Day. The record is seven, held by Corey Patterson (2003) and Brant Alyea (1970). Adam Lind drove in six runs last year with the Jays. No Phillie has ever driven in six runs on Opening Day.
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- Halladay's start, while good, does not even begin to crack the list of best Opening Day pitching performances. His game score of 68 ranks only 18th-best among Phillies Opening Day starts. Chris Short lays claim to the two best starts in 1965 and '68. However, the Phillies haven't had an Opening Day start as good as Halladay's since Curt Schilling in 1998 when he threw eight shut-out innings.
- The Phillies drew nine or more walks eight times last year. Unsurprisingly, they won all eight and scored double-digit runs in four of them.
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****************This is a guest post written by Eliane Sainte-Marie of Coaching For Wholeness. ****************
I was honored to be asked to submit a blog post on Love Parenting's beautiful website. I love Sam's message and am thrilled at all the support and information made available to parents through her work. We are completely aligned in our approach and philosophy to parenting, but my children are a lot older than hers (15, 18 and 21.) So I thought you might enjoy reading about the results of this parenting approach in one family, to get an idea of what you might have to look forward to if you also commit yourself to this approach.
It can be very challenging to parent in a way that's different from the mainstream, as I'm guessing you're doing if you're reading this article. It's also challenging, sometimes overwhelming, to spend a large part of each day focused on meeting a little ones' needs. I hope my experience can give you some inspiration to keep doing it, as well as some reassurance that it's worth it beyond what you can even imagine! My 3 daughters and I are a living proof of it.
When my first daughter was born, I went on a quest to find a parenting approach that would insure that she would grow up feeling whole, loved, and knowing that she was intrinsically good. It just was not an option for me to have her experience even a smidgen of what I lived and still struggled to heal from: growing up feeling unloved and believing I was deeply flawed.
For the first 5 years of my parenting journey, all my attention and energy went into finding and integrating into my family an approach that felt 100% right. Some of the things I did were:
- Having all my interactions with them come from a knowing that they are intrinsically good, treating them as allies.
- Being a strong leader they could learn from and in whose guidance they could relax and feel safe.
- Trusting them.
- Supporting them in fully being who they are.
- Not imposing my agenda on them or putting my needs ahead of theirs.
- Being honest with them and seriously taking their perspective into account, changing when I needed to.
- Knowing that they were a lot more capable than what most people would believe.
- Never using punishments or rewards as a way to change their behavior.
- Never deciding for them what they should learn, but supporting them in following their own interests, which lead to unschooling.
And as little children:
- Allowing them to organically become independent instead of pushing them to it.
- Co-sleeping, babywearing, breastfeeding on demand for several years.
- No separation from me until they were comfortable with it.
Once I felt solid in my parenting, I shifted my focus to personal growth and emotional healing, wanting for myself what I was seeing in my daughters. I lost interest in studying and talking about parenting, pursuing other interests.
Until my first daughter Cassandra turned 18.
This was a profound day for me, a huge milestone. I found myself reflecting a lot that January 21st 2011. Thinking about what it meant to be the parent of an adult. How our relationship would change. How I felt about sending her out into the world on her own, given that she'd picked a college 1200 miles away from home.
And I realized something: I had absolutely no concerns about her future! No concerns about her ability to find her way and her happiness in the world. No concerns about her ability to keep herself safe. And I was struck by the contrast with what I imagined all her friends' parents must be feeling. And then further struck to realize I felt the exact same way relative to my 2 younger daughters!
That day birthed what's become one of my missions in life: to give as many parents as possible a vision of what's possible with children. And information and support in achieving it.
Now before moving forward and talking about all the positive things I experienced in my family, I want to stress that I am in NO WAY a perfect parent, nor are my children perfect! I could say a lot more about this, but this isn't the topic of this article. You can read my full confession to that in an article on my website.
So here's what I HAVE experienced in my family:
I truly felt like I was done parenting with each of them somewhere between the age of 12 and 14. By that age they were fully able to make their own decisions and take responsibility for their lives. I may have conversations with them, offering my opinion, or reminders, but they were fully in charge of their lives.
Academic success in school: They each chose to start public school at ages 10 and 11. I never made them do homework, expected that they attend every day, or pushed them to have 'good' grades. Yet their report cards showed a large majority of A's.
I experienced no teenage rebellion or 'acting out.'
There was very little conflict in my home. Though my daughters are full of life, are very talkative, and were at times very rambunctious, people often commented on how peaceful our home was because of the ease and harmony between us all.
They were incredibly well behaved. We could take them anywhere, from a very young age, and know that not only would they behave appropriately but that we could as adults have a good time without having to closely monitor them.
I've fully achieved my goal! What I most wanted for my daughters was for them to have an unshakable sense of self, to be self-confident, inner motivated, self-sufficient and have the ability to find their own happiness in the world. I can say with a resounding 'YES' that I've achieved it, in spades, with all 3 of them.
I SO want to encourage you to pursue this parenting approach if it resonates with you! In many ways it's a lot of hard work in the early years. And it takes a lot of determination to unlearn our conditioning and transition to a loving, instinctual and natural way of parenting. But I am so grateful now that I did, because it's paying off for me, my daughters, and all whom they'll touch a million fold!
Please visit my website to request the free recording of my recent talk "3 Unfortunate Mistakes Mindful Parents Make that Prevent Them from Having Truly Happy Children and Experiencing Harmony in Their Family."
As a Parenting and Healing Coach, Eliane Sainte-Marie works with conscious parents who want to honor their children's spirits and need practical and effective guidance to parent in alignment with their values AND want to do the inner work needed to eliminate what's causing them to act in negative ways with their children. Read her blog and find out about her services at www.CoachingForWholeness.com.
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