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We love these clever and affordable kitchen gadgets. These also make fun gifts for the food lovers on your list.
Vegetable Spiral Slicer, Cutter and Spiralizer – $14.97 (ships free with $35+)
You can easily take the work out of vegetable peeling and start turning out vegetable pastas and snacks to lighten up your meals and bring real food to the table quickly!
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- Dishwasher safe
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- Measures 7.5 Inches long
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- All-in-one tool splits, pits, and slices avocados safely and effectively
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The American road racing community is still coming to grips with the loss of Dane Westby this week, after the 28-year-old died tragically while riding his street bike in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
While his family, friends, and fans work through their grief over the loss of Dane, we can at least remember "The Wolverine" for the competitor that he was.
As such, Yamaha has put together a nice video of Dane at the MotoAmerica tire test at COTA. Set to race in the Superstock 1000 class this year, Dane clearly was measuring himself against the faster guys in the Superbike class — the true mark of a true competitor.
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Gayatri . . . the most powerful prayer in the world!
Dr. Howard Steingeril, an American scientist, has collected Mantras, Hymns and invocations from all over the world and from all religions, and tested their strength in his Physiology Laboratory. He concluded that the Hindu Vedic Gayatri Mantra is the most rewarding scientifically.
The Gayathri Mantra produced 110,000 sound waves per second. It was found to be the highest and the most powerful prayer in the world.
The combination of sound and variation in the sound waves and its particular frequency is capable of developing specific spiritual potentialities. The Hamburg University initiated this research into the efficacy of the Gayatri Mantra both on the mental and physical plane of CREATION...
The GAYATRI MANTRA is now being broadcast daily for 15 minutes from 7 P.M. onwards over Radio Paramaribo, Surinam, South America for the past two years, and also in Amsterdam, Holland for the last 6 months.
Increase Your Practice of Chanting Time
Sathya Sai Baba says it should take approx. 15 seconds to chant the Mantra each time, not rushing it. Thus, approx. 27 to 30 minutes for 108 repetitions. Try to chant the Mantra at least 108 times daily, 36 times at sunrise, 36 times at noon, 36 times at sunset. There is a special, mysterious, spiritual force or wonderful magnetic power at the time of sunrise and sunset.
It is essential to recite the Gayatri Mantra at least three times during morning, noon, and evening. This will serve to reduce the effects of the wrong acts one does every day. It is like buying goods for cash, instead of getting them on credit. There is no accumulation of karmic debt, since each day's karma is atoned for that day itself by reciting the Gayatri Mantra.
- Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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Mother Gayatri
Goddess Gayatri is worshiped as the Mother of all Gods in Hindu Religion. She is the consort of Lord Brahma and culmination of the Goddesses Lakshmi, Parvati and Saraswati. Goddess Gayatri has five faces and influences the five senses or five life forces. As She has five faces She is also called Panchamukhi. References to this Goddess can be found in Rig, Yajur, Saam and Atharva Vedas. Goddess Gayatri protects and heals all who chant Her mantra and helps the individual in their spiritual awakening or Self-realization. Mother Gayatri is typically portrayed as seated on a red lotus, signifying wealth. The Gayatri Mantra is the most powerful of all Sanskrit Mantras.
Mother of the Vedas
Goddess Gayatri is also called "Veda-Mata" or Mother of the Vedas - because it is the very basis of the Vedas. It is the basis, the reality behind the experienced and the cognized universe. The Vedas are the very breath of God and the Gayatri Mantra is at the very basis of the Vedas.
The Veda emanated from God Himself as inhalation and exhalation. The great sages, who were the embodiments of the treasure gained by long ascetic practices, received Veda as a series of sounds and spread it over the world by word of mouth from preceptor to pupil. Since it was 'heard' and preserved by generations, the Veda is known as Sruthi, "that which was heard or listened to." - Sri Sathya Sai Baba
The Gayatri is enshrined in the Vedas, the most ancient scriptures of man. - Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Bhagavan is the Vedapurusha and is therefore the Supreme Authority on the Vedas. - Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Gayatri is the Mother of the Vedas. - Sri Sathya Sai Baba


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Good day forex traders.
We continue to observe sentiments shifting towards the US dollar. US Federal Reserve officials have been reported saying that a rate hike may happen as early as April if economic growth remains. These comments probably reversed the dovish tone set during the previous US FOMC event.
As the US dollar gains, currency pairs such as the EUR/USD are likely to drop. Find below a Bloomberg update on the markets.
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was headed for its biggest weekly gain since November after Fed Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said Thursday that officials may be getting close to lifting rates again, provided growth continues as forecast. South Korea's won and the British pound led declines among major currencies on Friday as the yen hit a one-week low. Commodities were set for their first weekly loss in more than a month with crude oil having settled below $40 a barrel in New York. Financial markets are shut Friday for holidays from Asia to Europe and the Americas. Bullard is one of at least four regional Fed presidents to have talked up the possibility of a rate hike this week, comments that helped revive demand for the greenback after a dovish outcome to the central bank's March 15-16 meeting sent the dollar tumbling. The rebound in the U.S. currency spurred declines in raw-materials prices this week, helping derail a five-week rally in global stocks.
Concern about a U.S. interest-rate hike has re-emerged after most data in the U.S. show strong economic growth," said Win Udomrachtavanich, chief executive officer of One Asset Management Ltd. in Bangkok, which oversees some $2.8 billion. "The possibility of a rate hike will definitely reignite the outflows of funds back to the U.S., especially from emerging markets."
Revised gross domestic product data released Friday confirmed that South Korea's growth rate slipped from a five-year high in the fourth quarter as a surge in property transactions faded in the final three months of 2015. The U.S. will also update its GDP estimate, while inflation data in Japan showed consumer prices […]
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A week ago on Father's Day, residents in a cluster of 24 apartments in the Watkins Court development gathered outside to celebrate.
Music filled the courtyard. Children laughed together. Adults played cards and everyone filled their stomachs with barbecue.
"We didn't know that ... locked in the closet in apartment 11, a child was starving and soaking in her own urine and feces," said Jeaniea Ricks. "It just makes you sick."
On Monday, the child's mother, 29-year-old Jacole Prince, appeared in Jackson County Circuit Court on charges of assault, abuse of a child and endangering a child's welfare.
Authorities on Friday found Prince's oldest daughter, age 10 and weighing 32 pounds, barricaded in the closet. Police and state child welfare workers went to the two-bedroom apartment in the 1300 block of Highland Avenue after someone made a child abuse hotline call.
Prince wasn't home when officers entered her apartment. The closet was tied shut with rope or shoestrings and blocked by a crib filled with shoes and blankets. According to court documents and law enforcement officials, the girl, "very small for her age" and seriously malnourished, spent a "substantial" amount of time locked in the closet. She wasn't allowed regular meals or access to a restroom and, she told police, when she peed her pants her mother would strike her in the back really hard.
Prince appeared calm and expressionless in court Monday. In a barely audible voice, she asked for a public defender to represent her. Judge Margaret Sauer set Prince's bond at $200,000, cash only, and scheduled her to return to court on July 12.
The little girl, who turns 11 next month, remained in a Kansas City hospital.
"I want to get a stuffed animal or something and take it up there to the hospital for her," said Julia Legget, who has lived in an apartment below Prince for three years. "I just want her to know that we didn't have a clue she was there. We never saw that child. We knew Jacole had another child, but she told us the child was living somewhere else."
Another neighbor said Prince told her the girl's father had been a drug abuser and had died. Another said Prince told her the girl was living with the child's father.
Police said they had not been able to confirm whether the father is alive. Prince's boyfriend regularly stayed at the apartment, neighbors said; they knew when he was there because he always played music "very loud."
The boyfriend, who has denied knowing that the child was confined to the closet, hasn't been charged in the case. However, prosecutors have not ruled out further charges because the investigation is ongoing.
Neighbors said they were shocked Friday when they learned about the little girl in the closet, identified in police and court documents as "LP" but whom neighbors now call "that baby."
Prince has two other children, daughters ages 3 and 8. Police took them into protective custody when their mother was arrested Friday. Investigators said they didn't know why the 10-year-old girl apparently was singled out for abuse. They also don't know whether the significant amount of time she apparently spent confined caused any physical or developmental delays.
Prince "took care of the other two little girls," Ricks said. "They were kept immaculate."
Legget, whom neighborhood children call "Ms. Ann," said the youngest daughter often came to her house "to hang out."
"She would knock on my door and say, 'Ms. Ann, come out and talk to me.' We would sit here sometimes and just watch television. She was my buddy."
Legget said that one night the little one, with her mother and the 8-year-old, spent the night with her because Prince and her boyfriend were not getting along.
"I told her if she ever got in a predicament that she could come to me," Legget said she told Prince that night. "I would look after the girls. That lady came in my house and told me she was scared. She never said a word about that other baby. This is just unbelievable. I want to ask her why."
When Deborah Harris heard the charges against Prince, she had a hard time reconciling the woman accused of abuse with the loving mother Harris knew.
Harris, a family friend, babysat for Prince's now 8-year-old daughter when the child was an infant. Harris said Prince was a good mother to the baby. LP, a toddler then, tagged along with Prince only a few times.
She didn't appear to be malnourished or underweight then. She was a beautiful little girl, Harris said.
Harris said Prince told her that LP lived with a female relative. Harris assumed the child was still living with the relative until the news about LP broke on Friday. That's when she learned that the relative died about five years ago.
Kiana Smock, whose apartment is separated by a wall from the Prince apartment, said she has known Prince about four months. Her 7-year-old and Prince's 8-year-old attend a Kansas City district school together and are friends.
"She has beautiful daughters. Those girls were always clean and respectful. I thought she was a good mother," Smock said. "She and I hit it off right away. And we were kind of close.
"Jacole didn't go to work. She hardly ever went anywhere. She was always sitting outside, smoking cigarettes morning, noon and night. Even when it rained she was sitting outside."
Neighbors who have lived at Watkins Court for four years said Prince told them she had lived there about five years.
Neighbors watched each other's children go off to school, return home in the afternoons and play in the courtyard until after dark. They never saw a third Prince child playing outside or going to school.
The last time the girl was enrolled in school was more than five years ago, when she was a kindergartner, according to Kansas City Public Schools records. A district spokesperson said she was enrolled at Woodland Elementary from August 2006 to April 2007.
Prince often borrowed tissues, cleaning supplies and other household items from Smock. But that wasn't unusual. Neighbors said they were close and were always in and out of each other's apartments.
"But Jacole didn't let anyone into her apartment," Smock said. "None of us have been inside. Not even the exterminator could get through her door."
Smock said she was at a grocery store Friday with Prince when a neighbor ran in to tell them police were at Prince's apartment and asking questions. She said Prince, with her two girls and two bags of groceries, left the store with the neighbor but didn't go back to the apartment.
Smock said she cried the whole night after police found LP locked in the closet. She recalled that she'd heard tapping sounds against the wall coming from Prince's apartment on several occasions. She thought it was the two girls she knew about playing a game. Now she thinks it was LP. "I can't even sleep thinking about it," she said.
She and other neighbors said if they had known, they would have done something. "If she had come to us and said she needed help, any one of us, all of us, would have helped her," Ricks said.
"But they sat out here and partied with everyone like everything was OK and the whole time they had that baby in the house locked up."
Now, she said, neighbors are even more vigilant about watching the children. If a child isn't smiling, they want to know why.
"We are all very angry."


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Sunrise of West Hills
Watching the sunset over the West Hills of California, having an elegant meal with friends, and traveling to nearby shopping and recreation areas are just a few of the ways to spend one's days at Sunrise of West Hills senior living community. Offering senior care that is personalized through individual service plans, as wells as myriad opportunities for social outings and events, Sunrise of West Hills is a senior housing community that is truly a home.
The friendly and approachable staff at this West Hills, California-based senior living community pride themselves on giving excellent, individualized care as well as creating a welcoming atmosphere for each of their residents. A wide range of assisted living and senior care choices are available, including Alzheimer's care and short-term/respite options. A beautifully landscaped garden area and bistro are available for relaxation, as are other comforts such as an elegant dining room and even a resident dog and cat. Convenient for travel to both San Fernando and Simi Valley, California, Sunrise of West Hills is a senior living community that is at once both relaxing and exciting.
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Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English scathe, from Old English sceaþa (also sceaþu ("scathe, harm, injury"), from Proto-Germanic *skaþô ("damage, scathe"), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kēt- ("damage, harm").
scathe (plural scathes)
- Harm; damage; injury; hurt; misfortune.
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:scathe.
- Scots: skaith
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English scathen, skathen, from Old English sceaþian, scaþan ("to scathe, hurt, harm, injure") and Old Norse skaða ("to hurt"); both from Proto-Germanic *skaþōną ("to injure"). Cognate with Danish skade, Dutch schaden, German schaden, Swedish skada; compare Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (skaþjan), Old Norse skeðja ("to hurt"). Compare Ancient Greek ἀσκηθής (askēthḗs, "unhurt"), Albanian shkathët ("skillful, adept, clever"), Polish skaleczyć ("to hurt, scathe").
scathe (third-person singular simple present scathes, present participle scathing, simple past and past participle scathed)
- (archaic) To injure.
- Milton
- As when heaven's fire / Hath scathed the forest oaks or mountain pines.
- Washington Irving
- Strokes of calamity that scathe and scorch the soul.
- Milton
Derived terms[edit]
- scath in Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms derived from Old Norse
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
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Mamaroneck Schools budget, bond and Board of Trustees vote is Tuesday May 15 (7 am-9 pm)
Click here for the 2012-2013 Proposed Budget document and here to view the 2012-13 Budget & Bond Information section with more detailed information., including a fact sheet/overview on the Proposed Budget and Bond Referendum to be voted on by the community on Tuesday, May 15th at local elementary schools.
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By Hayden Wright
Demi Lovato has never been afraid to live out loud: From "Confident" to "Heart Attack" and "Really Don't Care," her signature is ballsy, confrontational pop that elevates blood pressure and dares her subjects to contradict her. Amid the toughness are flashes of vulnerability and the unvarnished truth about her struggles with addiction, mental illness and bullying.
On her sixth studio album Tell Me You Love Me, Demi dabbles in R&B and lets her softer side show. The record doesn't mark a reinvention so much as a more sophisticated, self-assured restatement of the Demi we know and love. That's a serious achievement for someone whose last album was titled Confident.
"It has a lot to do with my journey and my life and where I'm at today as a single 25-year-old woman who is living on her own for the first time [and] who has gone through a breakup that was really impactful, who is dating; you know, a bunch of stuff that you can relate to," she told NPR.
Here are five great songs from Demi Lovato's Tell Me You Love Me:
"Sorry Not Sorry"
The album's lead single was selected for a reason: It's amazing. Demi stares down her haters in brash, unapologetic form and tears into critics with blazing vocals. Like all her best singles, "Sorry Not Sorry" finds the rock and R&B shades in Demi's voice and maximizes them for pop effect. It's a bold, catchy track.
"You Don't Do it for Me Anymore"
Much of Tell Me You Love Me is an album about breaking up: With its slinky, jazz-inflected arrangement, "You Don't Do it for Me Anymore" evokes Rihanna's "Love on the Brain." Lyrically, Demi gets honest with a partner whose charms aren't enough to keep their failing relationship alive. It's the ultimate "It's not me—it's you" song.
"Daddy Issues" (Explicit)
On "Daddy Issues," Demi playfully mocks her own unhealthy tendencies in partner selection: It's a tongue-in-cheek ode to emotionally unavailable guys. The punchy beat and staccato delivery of the chorus adds drama and stakes to her exploration of the "perfect" type. "Lucky for you," Demi sings, "I've got all these daddy issues."
"Only Forever"
A stormy piano line and eclectic rhythm section make "Only Forever" an old-school, meditative ballad. Demi isn't sure whether to make a move in this potential relationship, but knows she wants to be with the person forever. Her warm vocals are luxuriously layered through the chorus, reminiscent of Imogen Heap or Sade.
"Ruin the Friendship"
Demi recruited a brass section for this meditation on ruining a friendship with sex. Her come-ons to an attractive friend might sabotage their friendship, but she doesn't care. Midcentury horns and trumpets help build flirty anticipation as Demi works to seal the deal.


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Heard about something kind of cool this week.
All Star Wrestling will be running a special event December 7th at the bridgeview Hall in Surrey, BC. This event will be a benefit for the Surrey Christmas Bureau. The idea is that rather than pay for your ticket, you bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate. These toys go to the kids of families in need. The event is bringing a lot of people and organizations together, who are donating time and resources 100% free of charge in order to offer a helping hand.
If you can make it to the show, please go and remember that toy! Go to the All Star site for more info.
It's funny how in professional wrestling you hear little things now and then. I've always chosen to avoid the more political side of things, and just enjoy my time in the ring and in front of the fans. In the past couple of weeks, I have heard that I am apparently involved in running a couple different wrestling organizations here on Vancouver Island. I can assure that I am not involved in any way with running any sort of wrestling operation. The first two lessons I was taught when getting involved in professional wrestling were 1.) Never put your own money into running a wrestling event, and 2.) Never bother trying to run your own show.
While I have always felt that my aptitude for professional wrestling far outweighed my physical abilities, I feel that aptitude, if applied behind-the-scenes, would be best utilized helping teach and develop new talent, and assure that logic is maintained in the creative process. I have been around enough wrestling shows, and been close with enough people that run them that I have seen more than clearly that it's a thankless job, and one that takes a lot more patience than I have.
On a final note, I have received a few messages from loyal readers/visitors saying they find it to be a bit of an inconvenience to have to click on the "Blog" link on the main page of the site in order to see if I've posted a new update.
near the bottom of the sidebar on the right-hand side of the page, you should see links to the last few articles. I'm trying to get a feed on ther most recent post to show up on the front page, but as yet, the code doesn't seem to agree with me. If you know your way around WordPress and know how to get this working, by all means, please drop me a line and let me know how to get it working properly!
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How do massage mats help with muscle spasms?
Almost everyone has experienced a cramp at one time or another. Maybe you woke up in the middle of the night with your calf or foot muscle feeling tight, hard, and quite painful. These cramps are due to muscle spasms which occur when one or more of the muscles in your body involuntarily contracts. Most often this occurs in the skeletal muscles. Some examples include back muscle spasms as well as cramps in the arms and legs. You can also have muscle spasms in the neck.
So, what causes muscle spasms?Well, there are a few possibilities. The leading causes of muscle spasms, at least skeletal ones, are dehydration and electrolyte imbalances. Poor blood circulation and overexertion are also big factors in spasm occurrences. Some lower back spasms can also be attributed to the passing of kidney stones, which causes the soft internal muscles of the ureter to contract sporadically, resulting in a fair amount of pain.
In terms of skeletal muscle spasms, massage is often an excellent solution. There are a variety of massage modalities that can be used. Often, hot stone massage is helpful as the heat from the stones works to loosen the tightened muscles. Trigger point massage can also be helpful for targeting specific problem areas. For those suffering from cramps due to exercise or overexertion, sports massage sessions can be quite helpful for decreasing muscle soreness both before exercising and after. Regardless of which type of massage you choose, they all promote better circulation, improved flexibility, and reduced muscle stiffness. All of these help to reduce pain.
Now, if massage does all that on its own, how does a massage mat help even more? The answer is enhancement. Yes, traditional massage, even without a mat, can achieve desired results, but using therapeutic massage mat can make those results even better. The Pranamat ECO uses an arrangement of firms spikes set in a lotus-shaped pattern. These spikes stimulate the cardiovascular system and provide improved relief for a number of muscle issues. By using this type of massage mat, your circulation will be even more improved, which will lead to faster reduction and relief of muscle pain and fewer spasms as well.


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First, you look at the fundamentals of how to value a business. The value of the underlying business will drive the value of the stock. You should look at cash flow, the balance sheet, and management. You should not be looking at some squiggles on a chart. You are buying a business. There are 10 main things to look for:
- First you look for a company with a strong balance sheet with good manageable debt levels.
- You would want a company with positive cash flow.
- You would want a company with sustainable growth (that is growing cash flows.)
- You want a company with attractive valuations (compared to its peers).
- You want a company with the potential for paying a dividend or a dividend increase. (You will be paid to wait). Small caps should have low payout rates.
- You will want the management team to have significant share ownership.
- You will want to company to be in a business you understand.
- You will want to company to operate in a relatively safe jurisdiction.
- You would want the company's industry to have a positive outlook or the company to operate in a niche.
- You would want a company with hidden values (like owning real estate that is not properly valued.)
A focused diversification in a small cap portfolio is 8 to 12 stocks. Get stocks from a variety of sectors, like management, oil, gas, financial, tech etc. Also have stocks in a variety of regions, like Canada, US, BRIC.
As far as the environment is concerned there is a hint of rationality creeping back in. There is volatility because of what Greece is doing, but this will not affect Canada in the long term.
The first stock he suggested was Exco Technologies (TSX-XTC) which is currently selling at $4.85. It is in the Auto Industry. It has good balance sheet, good governance, solid dividend, and an attractive valuation. The Q3 financials were good. It has cash of $23M, which works out to $0.56 per share. Earnings are expected to be $0.55 in 2012. The P/E is 8.81. Share price is really $4.85-$0.56 cash held. This lowers the price to 7.8 times earnings.
For XTC, the book value is $3.45. The quarterly dividend is $0.04 with a yield of 3.1%. They have a low Payout Ratio. The dividend is increasing with a 25% increase this year. Management and insiders own 35% of the company. It has a good future with good growth in tooling up better engines. See its chart
The second stock he recommended was Capstone Mining (TSX-CS). The current price is $2.40. The sector is mining, mainly copper, but also has some gold and silver. The company has a great balance sheet. Its mining operations are fully funded. There is no debt and it has a strong cash flow. 2012 results were good. It has $5M in cash or $1.27 per share. Half of market capital is in cash.
For CS, the 2012 cash flow is $0.30. Price is only 8times the cash flow. The P/E is 3.76. The book value is increasing. It has growth in its future. The payback period of recent projects is 3 years.
The last stock he recommended was Athabasca Minerals (TSX-ABM). It is on the TSX Venture stock exchange. The sector is industrial materials, aggregate (gravel and sand). The stock price is $1.50. It is a basic and boring company. The balance sheet is improving. It has an attractive valuation. The P/E is 10. The 2012 earnings estimate is $0.175, giving it a P/E of 8.5. Management owns 45% of the company. Their aggregates are used in the Oil Sands. This stock was originally recommended 2 years ago and it is still cheap.
This blog is meant for educational purposes only, and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. See my website for stocks followed and investment notes. Follow me on Twitter or StockTwits.


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Disney's release of Studio Ghibli's The Secret World of Arrietty hits North America February 17th. The movie was previously released in the UK with a different English dub—Americans will be hearing actress/singer Bridgit Mendler as Arrietty along with Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, and David Henrie instead of Saoirse Ronan, Tom Holland, Mark Strong, Olivia Coleman, Phyllidia Law, and Geraldine McEwan.
The Hiromasa Yonebayashi directed movie, also known as Arrietty the Borrower, adapts Mary Norton's novel The Borrowers, about the little people secretly living in human dwellings. Studio co-founder Hayao Miyazaki wrote the film's script.


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The Oxygen Tank has a quick interview with Minh Le, project leader of the Counter-Strike mod for Half-Life. It doesn't really provide a whole lot of new info, as Minh Lee really didn't seem to be all that interested in talking about Counter-Strike... which made for a kind of funny/ kind of rude interview.
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The Yamaha YM2612 (also incorrectly called YM-2612) is a sound synthesizer integrated circuit by Yamaha known to have first appeared in the late 1980s. The chip implements Yamaha Operator Type-N (OPN) frequency modulation synthesis, and is given the designation OPN2, however it is not the second OPN chip — the YM2203 (OPN) and YM2608 (OPNA) are known to precede it, with possible others as well. A CMOS version, the YM3438/OPN2C, was also manufactured by Yamaha.
By default, the chip can generate six simultaneous tones, each with their own configuration of FM operators. As with all OPN chips, the third channel can be modified to have each operator run at a different frequency — this is often called "special" or "multifrequency" mode. The sixth channel can be swapped out for a software-controlled 8-bit PCM channel mixed directly into the output waveform. Finally, there is a single LFO which acts on all FM channels, but each channel can be set to be affected by it differently.
The YM2612/YM3438 was only notably used on the Sega Mega Drive game console, Sega System 32 arcade board, and the Fujitsu FM Towns computer. However, its use on the Mega Drive meant it was also used on hardware derived from it — including arcade boards, where the YM3438 was used. Several Mega Drive 2s also used the YM3438 core.
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OPN FM synthesis is similar to other forms of Yamaha FM synthesis, in that it consists of a number of operators connected in a variety of ways, each operator consisting of a modified ADSR envelope, rate scaling, frequency multiplication, detuning, and a SSG envelope generator (the YM2612 does not include the YM2149 [AY-3-8910 clone] core found in other OPN chips, but the envelope generator remains).
The YM2612 does not have a separate address and data bus. As a result, communication with the YM2612 is multiplexed on the 8-bit parallel bus. Each parameter the chip provides is accessed by first sending a register number to the chip, then the register's value. Because Yamaha's register layout only allows four channels on a single register map, the YM2612 uses two ports to access each group of three channels.
The YM2612 also contains two timers — the high frequency Timer A and lower frequency Timer B. While the YM2612 can be set to interrupt a CPU when a timer reaches zero, sadly Sega did not make this connection on the Mega Drive, requiring timers to be checked in software.
When Channel 6 is in DAC mode, the controlling CPU must stream 8-bit unsigned PCM data to the YM2612 fast enough to be played back at the optimal playback speed. The maximum sample rate depends on the sample rate of the chip, but keep in mind that register writes must be synchronized to when the chip is ready — this is checked by polling the YM2612's status register and seeing if its Busy bit is set or not.
External links
- YM3438 information, including official manuals (Japanese, link is now dead.) (Archived, not complete)
- A transcription of Sega's incomplete, sometimes incorrect YM2612 documentation from the sega2.doc file


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During their attempt to grab the rock, the robbers triggered an alarm that alerted authorities who swarmed the museum but were unable to apprehend the thieves.
At least two robbers wearing hoods and armed with pickaxes threatened workers during the heist Friday at the California Mining and Minerals Museum in Mariposa, the California Highway Patrol said.. The site is home to more than 13,000 artifacts.
No suspects have been identified.
Authorities said the unique pieces would be easily identified, which could make it difficult for the robbers to sell them.
"It is uncommon for most citizens to possess such minerals," the CHP said in a statement.
It was the second heist this year of rare, valuable metals in Northern California. In February, thieves made off with large chunks of gold that were on display in a Siskiyou County courthouse.
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CBS has just announced that THE BIG BANG THEORY has been renewed through 2017!
THE BIG BANG THEORY, TV's most-watch comedy, has been renewed for an additional three years.
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Title - Web 2.0 & Accountability
Goal - A mapping of web 2.0 applications that are or could be used as a form of interactive accountability between companies and their stakeholders in society.
Description - This project involves scoping research to map the forms and usages of web 2.0 applications that might most beneficially be used to enhance interactive accountability between companies and their stakeholders. It will focus on identifying and assessing web 2.0 applications that are:
Background - Web 2.0 applications – interactive web-based resources and communities such as Wikipedia, Facebook and Flickr – have had a significant role in empowering individuals to network and share knowledge, ideas and resources. Their use for social and activist organizing is well-known and has become an effective means of galvanizing campaigns. As such, these applications can be an accountability tool employed by civil society groups against companies deemed to be acting inappropriately.
Much less explored is the role web 2.0 applications might play as a means of interactive engagement and accountability between companies and their stakeholders in society – a vehicle in which both sides have an interest in engaging. Early emerging examples of this mutually beneficial use of web 2.0 for enhanced accountability are as:
Outputs - A written report for CSRI:
Timeline - July to December 2009
Project Researchers - Bill Baue, Senior Researcher and Co-Director of Sea Change Media. Marcy Murningham, Senior Researcher
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KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - A court in Ukraine on Saturday adjourned the tax evasion trial of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko until May 21 due to the ill health of the opposition leader who is already in prison on an abuse-of-office conviction condemned by the West.
Judge Kostyantyn Sadovsky told the court in the city of Kharkiv it would be impossible to conduct hearings in the absence of Tymoshenko, who says she is suffering from chronic back pain.
The European Union saw Tymoshenko's jailing last October as politically motivated and has said its members would not ratify an association agreement with the former Soviet republic while she is in prison.
European politicians were also alarmed by Tymoshenko's allegations she was beaten by prison guards this month which prison authorities deny while state prosecutors are investigating her complaint.
Germany has offered to arrange for her treatment in a Berlin clinic but Tymoshenko's family says she will not leave Ukraine and it is not clear if the Kiev government would let her go.
Tymoshenko, 51, who was found guilty last year of abusing her powers as prime minister in brokering a 2009 gas deal with Russia, now faces charges of tax evasion and attempted embezzlement dating back to the 1990s.
She has dismissed all charges in both cases as part of campaign by President Viktor Yanukovich to destroy political opposition.
Tymoshenko was one of the leaders of the 1994 Orange Revolution protests that doomed Yanukovich's first bid for the presidency, and served twice as prime minister before losing the 2010 presidential election to Yanukovich.
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The United Nations has extended its mission in Western Sahara after
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over the strip of land that lies between Morocco and Mauritania.
A small wind-blown desert territory, with little water and virtually no arable land, Western Sahara is at the center of the longest territorial dispute in Africa. Since Spanish colonizers withdrew more than 30 years ago, Morocco and an Algerian-backed independence movement have fought over the land.
UN reiterates call for negotiations
The U.N. Mission in Western Sahara was due to end Friday without agreement between the two sides.
Rabat has proposed an autonomous territory under Moroccan rule. The Western Saharan independence group Polisario wants its own country.
The United Nations is urging both sides to continue negotiations.
"The secretary-general recommends the Security Council reiterate its call upon the parties to negotiate in good faith without preconditions and to show political will to enter into substantive discussions and ensure the success of the negotiations," says Farhan Haq, a deputy U.N. spokesman.
The U.N. mission began in 1991 to monitor a cease-fire that marked the end of a guerilla war between Moroccan forces and Polisario fighters. But since then, negotiations have come and gone without resolution.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says change will only come with "realism and a spirit of compromise from both parties".
Brahim Ghaly, who represents Polisario in Algeria, says the group welcomes the recommendation that both sides engage in informal negotiations before the next round of talks, but he adds that the United Nations should take into consideration human rights issues.
Almost half of the indigenous population of Western Sahara lives in refugee camps across the Algerian border, near the town of Tindouf.
Issue is key to regional security, development
U.S. foreign policy analysts say the Western Sahara is a major obstacle to regional security and economic development.
"This is the rock on the road that stands in the way of greater cooperation among North African countries. Cooperation among the North African countries is mutually beneficial for all of the countries in the region which are suffering right now from lack of cooperation, particularly economic ... So it is crucial to get this rock off the road," said William Zartman, a Middle East and Africa specialist at the Johns Hopkins Conflict Management Program.
Zartman says if North African countries better cooperated with the United States and Europe there would be a billion-dolllar increase in trade throughout the region.
He says Washington should push for a compromise in the form of an autonomous Western Sahara state within Morocco.
"The question is can we bring the two sides together on a compromise solution. Not Morocco's total integration. Not Algeria's independence for the region. But rather a compromise solution which can meet the demands, the needs and the interests of both sides," he said.
But Polisario has always rejected the offer of an autonomous state. The group wants a referendum to determine the future status of the territory, that includes the option of independence.
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- Butterflies – of every colour and design, they flutter in small prints across elegant jersey dresses, spread their wings in bold splashes of contrasting colour on eye-catching sun dresses, and appear to be touched with gold as they fly across an exquisite white evening dress. A favourite butterfly print dress is a semi-transparent ruffle hem mini in dark grey with a cream butterfly print worn over a jersey top and black leggings.
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The essence of our work in Friedel-Crafts chemistry is the discovery that one can use this reaction to cross-link polystyrene, at a temperature above that at which the polymer is processed, i.e., under fire conditions, and this cross-linked material shows a much reduced rate of heat release in a cone calorimeter. The identification of the most suitable catalyst, which will not effect reaction under processing conditions but will under fir conditions is at the heart of this work. The catalyst of choice is a material which will undergo a decomposition reaction at elevated temperature and be converted from a benign, non-catalytic material, into the catalyst. The compound of choice is an alkyl, diarylphosphate ester; depending upon the substitutions on the aromatic ring and the structure of the alkyl group, decomposition can occur in the range of 200 to 300EC to give a diaryl phosphoric acid. This acid will effectively catalyze the reaction and leads to cross-linking. From a radiative gasification experiment one can warch the formation of char in this system; it should be noted that in the degradation of polystyrene no char is formed.
Our initial work began using a copolymer of styrene and vinylbenzyl alcohol and this proved to be very effective. We now use polystyrene with a difunctional Friedel-Crafts alkylating agent which will give a functionalized polymer under processing conditions and will cross-link under fire conditions. The same reduced rate of heat release is seen in this system. A scheme showing the details of the reaction available. We have applied this technology to polystyrene and co- and ter-polymers of polystyrene, such as ABS, HIPS and commercial copolymers of styrene and butadiene. Current work is directed towards optimizing this work to make it more useful for societal purposes.
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The Department of Industrial Economics and Organization of Production
The Department of Industrial Economics and Organization of Production, the oldest economic Department of former Institute of Refrigeration and Biotechnology was founded in 1947.
The Department was run by Associate Professor M. R. Goncharov (1947-1951), Associate Professor N.V.Zenenko (1951-1953), Associate Professor P. F. Lovikov (1953-1969), Professor N.V.Krylov (1969-1982), Professor, Doctor of Economics I. S. Minko (1982-2007), since 2007 till now– Professor, Doctor of Economics M. A. Makarchenko.
The Department faculty includes 4 D.Sc., Professors; 6 PhDs, Associate Professors.
The Department members have published 28 monographs and over 400 scientific articles, 15 textbooks and manuals.
The textbooks "Economics of Refrigeration Industry", "Organization and Planning of Production at the Enterprises of Refrigeration Industry" and a manual with tasks on these courses, written by L. I. Grishin, N. V. Krylov, P. F. Novikov, A. M. Billic, I. S. Minko and other professionals had 2 editions and for about 20 years were the main textbooks in all engineering universities of the country preparing engineers for the refrigeration industry.
Over the past 5 years three PhD and one doctoral dissertation have been successfully defended.
Graduates of the Department work at the largest enterprises of food industry in the city and the North-West, such as JSC beer brewing company "Baltika", JSC "Karavai", the company "Unimilk" and many others.
The Department of Management
The Department of Management was set up in 1995 on the basis of the oldest Department of Industrial Economics and Organization of Production trained students of all technical majors in the areas of production economics; organization, planning and production management.
Since 1968 the Department was headed by D.Sc., Professor V. A. Petrov – the founder of a new scientific trend "Organization of Production and Operational Management". The Department had three sections: Industrial Economics; Organization and Planning of Production; Safety and Labor Protection.
In 1986 the Department started training specialists in "Organization of Production" majoring in "Instruments Manufacturing" at the vocational department of accelerated learning and had three years of graduates - engineers and production managers.
In 1992 it underwent reorganization and became the Department of Enterprise Economics and Management, later - the Department of Management and started training of bachelors and specialists in the field of "Management". In 1997 the first bachelors and "Manager" specialists graduated from the Department.
Over the period since 1997 the Department has trained over 900 managers.
Its faculty has 16 teachers, including 2 professors, 10 PhDs, one honored worker of education and two members of the International Academy of the Theory and Practice of Production Organization.
The Department staff provided teaching for more than 20 organizational and managerial disciplines, carried out teaching-methodological as well as research and development activities (5 textbooks and manuals were classified by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation), trained post-graduate students in the corresponding fields.
Department of Production Management and Technology Transfer today
The ITMO Department staff includes 32 employees, 6 having the title of Professor, among them 4 D.Sc., 11 PhDs.
The Department employs both acting entrepreneurs and managers and well-known scientists who are members of the dissertation councils of the ITMO and other universities in St. Petersburg, members of editorial boards listed in the HAC; members and corresponding members of the Russian and international academies. Many of them have honorary titles and awards (Honorary worker of higher professional education) medals and diplomas.
The teachers participate in national and international congresses and conferences. The Department organizes the international scientific conference "Russia in the WTO: opportunities, objectives, problems" and international scientific-practical conference "Strategies and Instruments for Managing the Economy: Sector and Regional Aspects".
The participants in the conference were experts from different cities of Russia, Belarus, Estonia, Czech Republic, etc.
Currently the Department is implementing the bachelor program in "Management" and master program in "Innovation" and "Management", it also deals with admission to post-graduate course.
The Department staff actively participates in scientific research and social projects.
The Department of PMiTT in the framework of the strategic partnership interacts with the academic units of the ITMO University (International Research Centers), ITMO Department of Scientific-Educational Marketing Research, enterprises and organizations that implement innovative projects within the priority areas (areas of science) research activities of the ITMO University, including JSC "Sberbank of Russia", JSC " CSRI Concern Electropribor", PLC "Gazprom gas motor fuel" PLC, "Fruit & Vegetables Company "Shcheglovo", and others that have confirmed their interest in the specialists trained within the program, and the opportunity to participate in the educational process, including practical training and masters' scientific research.
The Department relations with scientific and industrial centers in Germany, Finland, Great Britain, USA and the Czech Republic, implementing innovative projects within the priority areas (areas of science) and research activities of ITMO University provide opportunities for international internships for students.
Much attention is paid to the organization of students' research activities. Students are actively involved in doing research both on state-run and private company projects. The results of their scientific research are published in the intercollegiate, national and international conferences and symposia periodicals as well as implemented in the economy (results of course and diploma projects). In addition, students act as co-authors of scientific articles and reports.
Since 2007 the Department actively participates in the competitive selection of graduation projects commissioned by the government of St. Petersburg.
The educational process is focused on the successful employment and ensuring graduates' career. To achieve this goal the Department has established business contacts with enterprises, organizations, and management structures with the aim of using their potential in training and scientific research activities. The Department has signed long-term contracts with major companies in the region such as PLC "Unimilk" LTD., "Sigma", interdistrict IFTS № 17 of St. PETERSBURG, JSC "Nevsky Bank", JSC "Karavai", representative office of LLC "Begarat Vertriebs und Service" in St. Petersburg, PLC "Krona trade", etc. All that allows an optimal implementation of scientific developments into the production process and graduates have opportunities to gain practical experience.
During studies students get both professional expertise, and realize themselves in the field of social design and entrepreneurship, form leadership skills, fostering personal growth and the realization of creative potential.
Address of the Department
- Teaching: Chaikovsky str., 11/2 lit. A, office. 408;
- Computer class: Chaikovsky str., 11/2 lit. A, office. 422;
- Methodological study: Chaikovsky str., 11/2 lit. A, office. 424, phone: +7 (812) 458-92-03.


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Bruins boys Basketball
The Bruins boys basketball team traveled to North Bend last Friday to face off against the Bulldogs, resulting in a 68-44 loss for the Bruins and breaking their five-game win streak.
The loss drops the Bruins to 2-1 in the Far West League, tied with North Bend and Douglas for second place. The Bruins are now 8-9 overall for the season at rank No. 16 in the OSAA 4A rankings.
The Bruins hit the road for South Umpqua on Tuesday to play the Lancers and will face the Marshfield Pirates at home 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Bruins girls basketball
The Bruins girls took a big win against the North Bend Bulldogs on Tuesday, 51-29.
The win keeps the Bruins undefeated at 3-0 in the Far West league, tied with the Marshfield. The Bruins are now 9-8 overall for the season at rank No. 19 in the OSAA 4A rankings.
The Bruins went to South Umpqua on Tuesday to face the Lancers and face the Marshfield Pirates at home on Friday at 6 p.m.
Bruins wrestling
The Bruins wrestling team competed last Saturday in the Eagle Point Wrestling Invitational with Tanner Wyatt placing seventh overall in the 138-pound weight bracket after losing his first match and winning the other three .
Jonny Zebadua won all three of his matches but was ineligible for placement as a junior varsity wrestler.
The Bruins traveled to Illinois Valley for a dual meet on Tuesday and head to Marshfield on Friday for the Bay City Duals tournament.


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text: DigitalBusiness 2.0: Where Are They Now?By Joe Ciarallo|September 29, 2008ShareBy Joe Ciarallo|September 29, 2008ShareIt's been one year since Time Inc.'s magazine on startups and technology companies, Business 2.0, folded. Despite a Facebook group and other efforts to keep the publication going, in inevitabley went to the chopping block after a quick decline in ad pages.So, one year later, where did all the writers and editors end up? Sebastien Provencher, who helped start the "Save Business 2.0" group, put together a handy list, available at his blog, or after the jump. • Josh Quittner is now Executive Editor at Fortune Magazine • Michael V. Copeland is Senior Editor at Large, Fortune • Lindsay Blakely is Associate Editor, BNET • Joel Stein is a Freelance Columnist for the Los Angeles Times; he's also a Contributing Writer to TIME magazine • Robert Levine is a freelancer and Television/Radio/Cable Editor • Michael Myser is a freelancer. He also co-hosts the Gelf podcast • Chris Morrison is a reporter for the VentureBeat blog • Michal Lev-Ram is a reporter at Fortune Magazine • Michael Kaplan is a Contributing Editor at Cigar Aficionado • Erick Schonfeld is a blogger & Co-Editor at TechCrunch • Pia Chatterjee is a writer & freelance journalist • Anuradha Kher is an online news editor at Multi-Housing News • John Tayman is Editorial Creative Director at Men's Health • Andrew Tilin is a freelancer • John Heilemann is a contributing editor at New York Magazine • Paul Sloan is a senior writer at Fortune magazine • David Jacobson is a freelance journalist • Jeffrey Pfeffer is Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford Graduate School of Business • Todd Woody is Senior Editor at Fortune magazine • G. Pascal Zachary is a journalist, author and teacher • Tom McNichol is contributing Editor at WIRED • Kara Newman is a freelance food, wine and spirits writer • Loolwa Khazzoom is a freelance writer for several magazines • Geoff Keighley is a host at G4 TV • Melanie Haiken is a writer, editor, project manager & national magazine journalist • Shailaja Neelakantan is overseas correspondent at The Chronicle of Higher Education • Peter Viles is a senior producer for Real Estate at LATimes.com • Chris Taylor is West Coast editor at Fortune Small Business • Paul Keegan is contributing writer at Money • John Gaudiosi is a freelance videogame industry reporter • Sidra Durst is Contributing Editor at Splendoar Sharehttp://adweek.it/2l0RliT copy Adweek Adweek


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Iran Population 2018
Iran, which is also called Persia or the Islamic Republic of Iran, is located in western Asia. Adjoining Iran to the north are Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Armenia, with Kazakhstan and Russia to the north across the Caspian Sea. Iran's east is bordered by Pakistan and Afghanistan, and its south is bordered by the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf. It is bordered on the west by Iraq and on the northwest by Turkey. Iran is the 18th largest country in the world with a population estimated at 82.01 million in 2018, which ranks 17th in the world.
Iran is home to many different cultures and religions, and Iran offers freedom to practice and carry these out in their own ways. Moreover, Iran has the fourth largest petroleum reserves and largest natural gas reserves. Iran is one of the oldest civilizations in the world dating back to 3200-2800 BC.
The largest city and capital is Tehran, which has a population of nearly 8.4 million. The larger Tehran metropolitan area has a population estimated at 14 million, which makes it the largest city in all of Western Asia and one of the three largest cities in the Middle East after Cairo and Istanbul. Tehran has a population density of 11,887 people per square kilometer (30,790/square mile).
Iran Population History
From 1880 till 1920 the population of Iran remained at 10 million or below. From 1920 on it increased steadily, and the population rate reached 20 million by 1955. Then, according to the statistics, the drastic increase made the population reach 50 million in 1985. After increasing to 60 in 1995, it grew straight up to 70 million in 2005. The population statistics graph shows how dramatically the population had been increasing from year to year, and now the population of Iran is over 78 million.
Iran Demographics
The major part (89%) of the population in Iran is Shi'a Muslim, 10% is Sunni Muslim, and the remaining 1% are Christian, Zorastrian, Baha'i and Jewish. Judaism has a very long history in the country, although the Revolution and the establishment of Israel has left just under 9,000 Jews in the country. Christians are the largest minority religion at 250,000 to 370,000. Most Christians have an Armenian origin.
Iran has one of the largest refugee populations in the world, containing more than one million refugees, mostly from Iraq and Afghanistan. Iran also has a sizeable dysporia as over 5 million Iranians emigrated to other countries following the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
Iran is a very diverse country although the Iranian government does not collect information about ethnicity through its census. The largest ethnic groups are the Persians and Azerbaijanis. About 79% of the population belong to an Indo-European ethno-linguistic group. Persians account for 61% of the population, followed by Kurds (10%), Lurs (6%), and Balochs (2%). Other ethnicities account for the remaining 21%, including the Azerbaijanis (16%), Arabs (2%), Turkmens and Turkic tribes (2%), as well as Armenians, Assyrians, and Georgians.
Iran Population Growth
The population of Iran is increasing at an alarming rate. This is also due to the people migrating from the surrounding countries (Afghanistan and Iraq) for security reasons. The population of Iran changed and increased drastically during the past years, but now it is expected to drop by 2101 according to the deputy health minister of Iran, Fatima Rakhshani.
Iran's young population is expected to reach 14 percent of the total population in 2050.
Components of Population Change
|One birth every 25 seconds
|One death every 1 minutes
|One net migrant every 10 minutes
|Net gain of one person every 37 seconds
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The aim of this thesis is to explain why differences arose between Norwegian, Danish and English towns with regard to their economic functions
The economy of Norwegian towns c. 1250-1350
Merchants' attitudes to work in the Barcelona of the later Middle Ages
The debate concerning the attitude to work of medieval and renaissance merchants has been one of the most intense in twentieth-century historiography.
Bankers and Banking in Medieval Italy
Banks as we have come to know them in today's world owe their origins to the innovative credit mechanisms developed in medieval Italy.
Merchants' Marks in Medieval English Books
Merchants' marks were used initially as a tool of commerce, on consignments of goods, in the Middle Ages.
Japanese medieval trading towns: Sakai and Tosaminato
Trade was essential to the development of urban forms in medieval Japan.
Before the Florin: The origins of Florence's economic boom
The minting of the gold florin in 1252 is commonly considered to herald the beginning of Florence's economic boom.
BOOK REVIEW: Medieval Medicine: Its Mysteries and Science by Toni Mount
Our review of Toni Mount's fascinating look at medicine in the Middle Ages in – Medieval Medicine: Its Mysteries and Science by Toni Mount.
Crusaders, Pilgrims, and Relics – Bearers of the Cross: Material Religion in the Crusading World 1095-1300
The Museum of the Order of St. John is hosting a series of events and talks to promote their project: Bearers of the Cross: Material Religion in the Crusading World 1095-1300.
Fair Trade?: A Look at the Hanseatic League
In the 14th century, an ongoing feud ensued between the Hanseatic League and non-Hanse merchants. Here's a quick look at the rise and fall of the one of the most powerful organizations of the Late Middle Ages.
Can Florence in the Quatrocento Help Shape Tax Policy Today?
I therefore decided to apply what I knew about tax policy—the only subject on which I was conversant and which seemed remotely relevant—to Florence in the days of the Medici, and see what happened.
BOOK REVIEW: Genoa 'La Superba': The Rise and Fall of a Merchant Pirate Superpower by Nicholas Walton
While most books about Italy have been dedicated to tourist hubs like Milan, Florence, Rome, Sicily and Venice, Genoa with its rich history, rugged landscape, and tenacious residents, has been given only a passing mention.
Prostitution in the Medieval City
Prostitution was a vice that was was considered a necessary evil because of "men's lust". Ecclesiastics felt that if brothels weren't available to men in cities, they would find other inappropriate outlets for their entertainment. In an effort to curb potential problems, civic officials permitted prostitution to function within the city walls so long as it was regulated and turned a profit.
Cracking down on illegal gambling in Medieval Livonia
Just like their modern day counterparts, medieval cities had to deal with their own criminal underworlds – the sex trade, gambling, and violence taking place within their walls. At the International Medieval Congress, held earlier this month at the University of Leeds, these issues were explored as part of session #706: Perceiving and Regulating Vices.
Papers on Medieval Prosopography: Session #47 at KZOO 2015
Three fantastic papers on Prosopography from #KZOO2015.
Environmental Crusading: The Teutonic Knight's Impact After the Baltic Crusades
Environmental archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at Reading, Dr. Aleks Pluskowski, examined Malbork and several other sites across Eastern and Northern Europe in his recent paper, The Ecology of Crusading: The Environmental Impact of Holy War, Colonisation, and Religious Conversion in the Medieval Baltic. Pluskowski is keenly interested in the impact the Teutonic Knights and Christian colonisation had on the region. His ambitious 4 year project on the ecological changes in this area recently came to a close at the end of 2014.
A Fifteenth-Century Merchant in London and Kent: Thomas Walsingham (d.1457)
In 1424 the London citizen and vintner Thomas Walsingham acquired the manor of Scadbury, then in the parish of Chislehurst in north-west Kent.
Move over Milan! Late Medieval and Renaissance Fashion in Venice
Milan may be Italy's current fashion capital, but Venice had an important role to play in the development of the Italian fashion and textile industry since the late middle ages and renaissance period.
CONFERENCES: Arnold Fitz Thedmar: an Early London chronicler
Another fascinating paper given at the Institute for Historical Research in central London. For those of you interested in chronicles, urban history and London, this paper was definitely for you. Ian Stone discussed his dissertation about thirteenth century London through the eyes of wealthy Alderman, Arnold Fitz Thedmar.
'Appropriate to Her Sex?' Women's Participation on the Construction Site in Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Although it is true that the majority of day labourers and craftsmen at any given site were male, there is evidence in many regions of Western Europe that women were commonly employed alongside the men, albeit in the most menial tasks
A First Escape from Poverty in Late Medieval Japan: Evidence from Real Wages in Kyoto (1360-1860)
This paper offers a first investigation of long-term trends in Japanese living standards from the mid-14th to the mid-19th century using urban daily wages and price data for a number of basic commodities.
Did Purchasing Power Parity Hold in Medieval Europe?
This paper employs a unique, hand-collected dataset of exchange rates for five major currencies (the lira of Barcelona, the pound sterling of England, the pond groot of Flanders, the florin of Florence and the livre tournois of France) to consider whether the law of one price and purchasing power parity held in Europe during the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries.
Citie Calls for Beere: The Introduction of Hops and the Foundation of Industrial Brewing in London 1200-1700
This paper examines the impact of hopped beer on the brewing trade in London between the years 1200-1700.


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Cedar Grove Cemetery
Bealeton, Fauquier County, Virginia
Rte 17 at Rte 28, Bealeton, VA 22712
Lat: 38° 34' 52"N, Lon: 77° 46' 05"W
Contributed by Linda Hiross, Oct 08, 2011, last edited Oct 10, 2011 [firstname.lastname@example.com]. Total records = 1,235.
This cemetery on the eastbound side of Rte 17, a block east of where it intersects with Route 28 in Bealeton. It is .64 mile north of Bealeton on west side of Marsh Road/Rte 17.
This is an active cemetery on about 2 acres in a commercial area. It is grassy with some trees, mowed, manicured and in good condition. A large metal arch says "Cedar Grove Cemetery". It is easily accessible from a side entrance road.
The office of the town of Bealeton, Virginia maintains a list of most of the people buried here.
I walked the grounds and recorded all gravestones and markers Sep 19-30, 2011.
- Linda Hiross
Records Index:
Virginia Death Records
- Virginia Newspapers, Full Search (1735-1986), 208 titles - GenealogyBank.com
- Virginia Obituary Search - (1985-current) - GenealogyBank.com
- Virginia Funeral Notices - GenealogyBank.com


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stupid show,Reynolds and Jackson tried way too hard to be funny and failed.don,t waste your money,
Self-indulgent plot. Seems like every other self promoting tripe produced by actors for actors. I thought Jackson was leaving the country if Trump got elected. I guess these movie types have more financial conviction than political.
Action was great, a FEW too many F-bombs
It was a waste of 118 minutes of my life.
Stupid, stupid movie. Don't waste your time or your money on this one or .... just wait for the video. The entire movie was the two of them "trying" to be funny. Instead of funny it was nothing short of ridiculous or maybe more of what an 8 yr old would appreciate. Silly. Ryan Reynolds is a talented actor and deserves better gigs than this crap.
Loved every minute of it, so much so I can't wait to see it again.
If I could give this movie 10 stars I would!!! It was the best movie of the year!! Ryan Reynolds & Samuel L. Jackson were perfect for this movie and their chemistry was off the charts!! Great action and the funny lines from these two, you can't get enough. They should do more movies with these two because I and my family would definitely watch them again!! You out done yourselves fellas!! Kudos!
I really enjoyed the chemistry between Reynolds and Jackson in the movie and Salma Hayak was hilarious! A good balance of laughs and action. Some of the camera work was a little too fast and jumpy, but overall I enjoyed the movie and will happily watch it again.
Excellent Action and Acting from Samuel L, Ryan R, and Selma H. Rated R with lots of swearing like "motherf***er. Leave the kids at home and remember it's only a movie. Just relax and you will enjoy this one. Worth the money.
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Tate has launched a new e-commerce site aimed at increasing sales and driving more revenue to support the organisation's galleries.
The previous version was almost 10 years old, so Tate Enterprises redesigned the site with a focus on better interaction with old and new customers - while making the site easier to navigate.
Tate has been testing and developing the site with e-commerce provider Venda for more than a year.
It says that the shop offers "larger product images, enhanced zoom, look inside functionality, reviews and a quick-shop experience."
Allowing people to view interactive content on individual products is something Dune also relied on heavily when introducing catwalk-style videos to its site last December.
The new design also aims to introduce a stronger sense of consistency between the e-commerce offering and the main Tate website.
Tate Enterprises CEO Laura Wright said that the company regularly commissions artists, designers, illustrators and authors to create books and exclusive products, so wanted to deliver an exceptional shopping experience for customers.
We have ambitious plans to grow our sales in the future so that we can continue to support Tate's activities."
The updated online shop from Tate is easy to navigate, product pages are well laid out and upsell similar items - a good way to increase basket size.
The checkout also allows users to make a transaction without creating an account, which we highlighted as a key way of avoiding basket abandonment this week.
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They seemed to have missed something pretty basic here. For Checkout without registering you have to provide address details before knowing cost of shipping.
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Hydraulic Drive System
A hydraulic drive-system is a drive or transmission system that uses hydraulic fluid under pressure to power hydraulic machinery. Hydrostatic is a term that refers to the transfer of energy from flow and pressure, not from the kinetic energy of the flow.
A hydraulic drive system consists of three parts: The generator (a hydraulic pump), driven by an electric engine, a combustion motor or a windmill; valves, filters, piping etc. (to guide and control the system); and the actuator (e.g. a hydraulic engine or hydraulic cylinder) to drive the machinery.
The video below explains how a simple hydraulic system works with animated simulation.
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6D was developed to enable the rapid understanding of any enterprise and then to align the tools that are purchased to the organization's processes.
Nashville, TN (PRWEB) July 13, 2012
Northway Solutions is proud to announce the release of its free webinar on the 6D Methodology. 6D is a streamlined methodology for the development of workflow which leverages a standardized set of tools, techniques, and templates for discovering, defining and designing ALM/Quality Center workflow while treating the effort like any other software or package development project. Developed and implemented by a team of seasoned Quality Assurance veterans, 6D was designed to drive consistency and efficiency, resulting in higher quality workflow solutions.
"One of the things we often hear from our clients is that they have different project methodologies, different fields and customizations and they struggle to support and maintain them. Often the administration of those projects are left up to individual teams who customize and configure Quality Center to such a point that it is very difficult for the origination to manage and support. The 6D Methodology solves these problems." says Brian Copeland, Practice Director of Northway Solutions
The 6D methodology is an organized approach to the definition and development of workflow and results in a better understanding of the client's needs. 6D is designed to help the client "visualize" the solution prior to implementation. This methodology provides the organization with the ability to build a very stable and consistent project template that can be used to drive standardization across the organization, thus improving adoption and ensuring the value of the tool is realized in the fastest possible timeframe. This methodology reduces the amount of rework and change requests by delivering the "right" solution the first time.
6D was developed to enable the rapid understanding of any enterprise and then to align the tools that are purchased to the organization's processes. One of the biggest challenges facing organizations is investing heavily into a testing solution only to struggle to obtain "buy in" and penetration into the organization. The 6D methodology assists these organizations by bringing the tool to the process and ultimately having the product implemented their way!
A detailed webinar/video that explains in detail how 6D works is available to view at any time, just visit NorthwaySolutions.com.
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Northway Solutions Group is a technology solutions provider that provides consulting services around HP's IT Performance Suite of products. As an HP Elite/Specialist software partner, we specialize in the sales, implementation, education and support of HP's Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) platform, which includes Quality Center, Unified Functional Testing, Performance Center, LoadRunner, and Service Virtualization. Northway employs only the most qualified certified consultants and instructors with real-world experience and who can provide long-term solutions to the toughest business challenges.


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Mushroom hunting - October
My youngest daughter and I spend a lot of time looking for mushrooms. It's excellent to be in the woodlands and forests. My advice for novice mushroom hunters is learn the five most deadly mushrooms (they ALL grow in the UK) and learn the five easy to recognise common edible mushrooms. So you are researching fungi from the opposite ends of the scale. Once you are happy that you recognise the poisonous ones so that you won't be killing yourself by mistake (...there's a saying that goes you can eat any mushroom at least once!) and you are familiar with some good eaters, choose another five edible and poisonous mushrooms to search for and learn about.