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Perhaps the most fundamental of questions we, as sentient beings, can ask is simply: what is the meaning of life? Most days we may let that question sit in the back of our minds, allowing us to move along unhampered, but occasionally something will trigger an existential dilemma, and the question will come full force into our minds: why are we here?
Although science may seek to answer any number of peripheral questions – such as the origins of life, or the literal definition of life – the assignation of a more abstract meaning is not something within science's purview. Many scientifically-minded people will simply shuffle the question aside, choosing instead to focus on more practical matters. For some, however, the meaning of life is an incredibly practical concern. Without a deeper sense of purpose, people may find themselves adrift in a sea of depression or an inescapable malaise.
Some scientists take the view that not only is there no objective meaning to life, but that this search for meaning can in fact be easily explained by evolutionary drives. The argument against teleology – as this search for meaning is called – goes something like this: an organism which has evolved advanced abstract thinking as a competitive edge will be constantly seeking to utilize that ability to its full potential; in order to do this, every object and situation found in the environment must be deconstructed and looked at from the perspective of its use value; this drive is then deeply internalized, and manifests itself as looking for 'meaning' in all things – both physical objects and more abstract concepts such as life itself.
Others take the stance that the meaning of life is simply to procreate. From an evolutionary perspective, it seems that organisms evolve to spread their genes as best they can, to prolong their species – or subsequent species – as long as possible. Unfortunately, in the modern age humanity appears to have gotten to a point where this fundamental drive is no longer a positive force, and may in fact be counter-productive.
For the majority of people, neither of these two answers suffice. Most people are not satisfied with simply believing there is no purpose to life – indeed, that the desire for purpose is simply an error based on primitive programming – or that the purpose is as simple as spreading our genes. As science is not willing – or is perhaps unable – to delve into teleological questions, this most fundamental of questions is therefore left to philosophers and theologians to answer.
In many religions, the meaning of life could best be characterized as living virtuously in the eyes of God. In the Judeo-Christian faiths, for example, a core belief is that of an afterlife. The meaning of life therefore is to live within the bounds of the Laws proscribed by God, in order to reach that beneficent afterlife. Another perspective looks simply at living in harmony with God as bringing meaning to one's life. From this perspective, meaning is derived from feeling the experience of God – which in turn is found by having faith in God's guidance, and being open to feeling that spirit.
Other religions take the stance that the meaning of life is simply to have fun, or to play. Some look at life as a great game that we have no choice but to play, and therefore our goal is to maximize the pleasure and discovery we get from this game. Others believe that all of existence was created by God as a path to enjoyment, or as a way for Him to better discover Himself. This is a common belief in many mystic traditions, which see life as an infinite unfolding towards greater experience and understanding.
Often, when people ask what the meaning of life is, what they are actually asking is what is good in one's life. The question is not about a grander purpose, but simply how to arrive at joy and peace in one's own experience of that existence – no matter what the ultimate meaning might be. There are many answers to this question, but most spiritual and philosophical teachings agree that the meaning of life is some combination of loving, giving, and experiencing others. That it is not the things we accumulate, or the feathers we put in our caps, but rather the joy we bring to others, and the individual differences we make in the world.
Ultimately, there can never be an objective answer as to what the meaning of life is. But what seems certain is that on some level the purpose is simply to live it, and to do so in a way that feels right to you. To live every day in such a way that on your inevitable death bed, you can look back on your life and smile. To live every day, not as if it is your last, but as if it is your first: with wonder, with faith, and with goodness in your heart. Virtually everyone, from Atheists to Catholics to Buddhists to Deists, would likely agree that without fully embracing the experience of being alive, any meaning there may be is ultimately for naught.


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2006 Beneteau Oceanis Clipper 393
- Description
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A great compact cruiser
- Year:
- 2006
- Length:
- 39'
- Engine/Fuel Type:
- Single / diesel
- Located In:
- Castellón de la Plana, Spain
- Hull Material:
- Fiberglass
- 63429-2658861
- Current Price:
- EUR 100,000 Tax Paid (US$ 113,770)
The Beneteau Oceanis 393 unites comfort and services. The fluent water lines and balanced sail plan guarantee speed and safe cruises, with maximum comfort. It is easy to manage with a reduced crew..
This Beneteau Oceanis 393 has three double cabins (one forward and two aft), two heads and an in-line galley on the starboard side. Headroom in the saloon is 2.05m aft, tapering to 1.92m forward - which should be more than enough for all but the tallest.
As you come down the companionway the nav station is on the port-side with a fiddled chart table which lifts to reveal the chart storage. The area has a shelved cupboard underneath and extra storage under the comfortable seat.
Opposite the nav station is a heads with 2.05m headroom, manual marine toilet, pressurised hot and cold water to both the washbasin and the shower. There's a vanity cabinet with mirror and storage, a wooden handrail and an electric pump for the shower tray.
Turning aft there are two identical private double cabins, both with good-sized berths (2m x 1.5m), a hanging locker and shelf storage space. They are well lit and ventilated with opening portholes and hatches on the topsides, coachroof and cockpit.
In the main saloon the galley runs along the starboard-side with; 12V electric refrigeration; a gimballed stove twin burners and oven, protected by a stainless steel guardrail; twin SS sinks with hot and cold water; plenty of storage areas, drawers and work space.
Opposite is a U-shaped settee and a small central seat, providing seating for six adults around the saloon table.
Forward of the main bulkhead is a large double cabin with ensuite bathroom in the forepeak. There is a double berth to port (1.95m x 1.45m) with a hanging locker and bench seat to starboard. There is shelf space along the hull on both sides and storage is completed with shelving in the hanging locker and two drawers under the bed.
The moulded GRP heads encloses another manual marine toilet, vanity unit with washbasin, hot and cold pressurised water supply to basin and shower.
Back on deck, the Beneteau Oceanis 393's masthead rig is set up with a deck-stepped, anodised aluminium mast supported under the deck by a stainless steel cabin post. There are two sets of swept-back spreaders, with SS wire standing rigging (shrouds, lowers, forestay and baby stay, plus twin backstays).
The deck layout is designed to make the boat easy to handle short-handed. The sail control lines are led back to a pair of self-tailing winches on the coachroof either side of the companionway and a pair of self-tailers on the cockpit coamings complete the layout.
Besides the furling genoa and quick reefing main, there is a rigid kicker (adjustable from the cockpit). The primary winches are easily accessible from the steering position, and the mainsheet and traveller are set up on the coachroof to provide an uncluttered cockpit.
There are slatted teak bench seats and floor, with a teak drop-leaf table which can be fitted to the front of the substantial steering console. This also houses the stainless steel grabrail, a binnacle compass, the engine throttle lever, room for wind/speed instrumentation and the leather-covered stainless steel wheel.
The engine instruments and on/off controls are housed behind a perspex shield in the port-side cockpit coaming, immediately adjacent to the steering position.
Under the cockpit seats is locker space for sails and associated gear as well as a separate area for two gas bottles to one side. Liferaft stowage is opposite. There are two more lockers aft, plus access to the teak transom boarding/diving platform. There is a stainless steel swim ladder with teak steps and a cockpit shower with hot/cold supply.
Peter Preston is an experienced sailor, Yachtmaster Offshore and transatlantic sailor. Peter is equally at home in racing, cruising and power boats and has been helping clients in many walks of life realise their ambitions for many years. He has built and sold several successful small IT startups and run consulting and media businesses for others. Peter looks after owners and their boats in the West Country and around the world. Peter brings an attention to detail and creativity that will help you find, acquire and maintain the boat you are looking for.
Please contact Peter Preston at +44 (0)1752 876 366
Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:
Builder: Beneteau
Designer: Cabinet Berret-Racoupeau
Flag of Registry: Spain
Keel: Fin
Hull Shape: Monohull
LOA: 39 ft 2 in
Beam: 13 ft 0 in
Dry Weight: 17152 lbs
Engine 1:
Engine Type: Inboard
Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
Fresh Water Tanks: (125)
Fuel Tanks: (35)
Number of double berths: 3
Number of cabins: 3
Number of heads: 2
Number of bathrooms: 2
CD player
Wind speed and direction
Battened mainsail
Furling genoa
Steering wheel
Inside Equipment
Battery charger
Hot water
Manual bilge pump
Marine head
Electrical Equipment
Shore power inlet
Electrical Circuit: 12V
Outside Equipment/Extras
Outboard engine brackets
Teak cockpit
Swimming ladder
Cockpit shower
Cockpit table
Electric windlass
Spray hood
Mainsail cover
The hull is a single-skinned GRP construction. A structural inner moulding is bonded and laminated to the hull at various points. Its structural role is important as it takes and absorbs the stresses at pressure points (chain plate tie rods, keel, rudder, etc.) spreading the loads and so guaranteeing reduced stress on the hull. The surface of the inner moulding makes cleaning easier and provides a better finish. The propeller shaft is protected by a moulding in the hull. The hull is white with blue and gold decoration.
Nicolle Associates offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
- This vessel is VAT Paid
- As always, photographs do not do justice so viewing is highly recommended.
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Strenght Through Unity.
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Thursday, April 22, 2010
A Desert Retreat Part II - Sharq Village & Spa in Doha, Qatar (Dining & Spa)
Posted by Alkemie at 10:54 PM
Labels: Exotic, Hotels, Middle East, Travel
7 comments:
- Jill said...
- April 23, 2010 at 7:17 AM
- SPLENDEROSA said...
Definitely Middle Eastern, isn't it? Haven't been to Qutar, but almost everywhere else in the ME.
Qutar is like a "new world" isn't it? How do you like it?
- April 24, 2010 at 9:29 AM
- RG ART & DESIGN Inspirations said...
I have one word: CINEMATOGRAPHIC!
- April 24, 2010 at 8:20 PM
- Karena said...
I think it is utterly fabulous. I would truly enjoy a dream vacation here!
Art by Karena
- April 25, 2010 at 9:01 AM
- Francine Gardner said...
We both share a passion for middle East Design.. This images are so beautiful...I just feel like jumping on a plane and checking into this desert retreat.
To answer your questions, yes these are my sons in Burma. I have tried to expose them to other cultures, relate to different people,adapt to any situations the world hands us.I try to travel at least once a year to Asia (my great love) and a shorter trip to Europe, South America or the US. I always have a journey for myself and these are my hiking trips, this year i will be going back to the Himalayas, to Bhutan..will keep you posted...meanwhile i am working non stop trying to get my newly relocated showroom off the ground...Hope you will be able to visit if you are planning to come to New york. Francine
- April 25, 2010 at 3:27 PM
- Mike said...
Question was does the pool water look green?
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- Mike said...
Question was does the pool water look green?
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Moorland and Blackburn Rovers partnership has become extremely strong and both the club and the school have developed a unique relationship. Moorland School is fast developing an international reputation for helping and nurturing first-class footballing talent, with a number of boys going through the school whilst progressing through Rovers' Youth ranks.
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Our partnership with Moorlands has enabled us to develop a first class education programme linked with a first class football programme for pre-18 players.
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The Cheetahs have thrown their Springboks straight back into the mix for their must-win clash with the Stormers at Newlands on Saturday.
This approach is understandable considering the importance of the game. Within the Cheetahs starting XV there are four players that got game-time for the Springboks during the victorious four-nations tournament campaign. Trevor Nyakane was the other player to get match experience for South Africa – but he starts from the bench.
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Cheetahs: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Willie le Roux, 13 Johann Sadie, 12 Robert Ebersohn, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Riaan Smit, 9 Piet van Zyl, 8 Philip van der Walt, 7 Pieter Labuschagne, 6 Heinrich Brussow, 5 Rynhardt Landman, 4 Lodewyk de Jager, 3 Lourens Adriaanse, 2 Adriaan Strauss (Captain), 1 Coenie Oosthuizen.
Replacements: 16 Ryno Barnes, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Petrus Vermeulen, 19 Johannes Prinsloo, 20 Sarel Pretorius, 21 Elgar Watts, 22 Howard Mnisi.
Date: Saturday, 29 June
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Kick-off: 19.15 (17.15 GMT)
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Thursday, October 27, 2011
The year is going so fast...here's the start to my holiday crafts!
Well, most everyone is having fun, planning for Halloween and creating exciting, fun works of heart. Not me, I skipped right over Halloween, even though I love the fun, and am starting to make my Thanksgiving and Christmas crafts.
Here are a few pictures of the Vintage Holiday Tags I made for Lori's swap for "thescrapbeach" ning site. If you are not already a member, be sure to stop in and see all the fun going on. Lori is an incredibly talented member and has lots of great tutorials. You'll love her youtube channel, which is: klipngirl. Her swap "on the beach" is listed under Swaps Galore and is the Vintage Christmas Tag Swap.
One of my favorite things about youtube and the ning sites I love, are the challenges and inspiration I soak in. The latest one I am looking forward to is an idea of Sue on her yt channel: sue7777000. Her idea is for everyone to make a mini, with the cover being a "window" looking into a toy store or Santa's workshop. Sounds cute, and I can't wait to get started!
Well, I hope you and yours have a fun, safe Halloween and if you find you just have toooooo much chocolate, just give me a ring and I'll be glad to take it off your hands. After all, can anyone really scrap without chocolate? Have fun and please, keep sharing your creativity with us all!
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Naomi Wolf was born in San Francisco in 1962. She was an undergraduate at Yale University and did her graduate work at New College, Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.
Her essays have appeared in various publications including: The New Republic, Wall Street Journal, Glamour, Ms., Esquire, The Washington Post, and The New York Times. She also speaks widely to groups across the country. The Beauty Myth,, her first book, was an international bestseller. She followed that with Fire With Fire: The New Female Power and How It Will Change The 21st Century, published by Random House in 1993, and Promiscuities: The Secret Struggle for Womanhood, published in 1997. Misconceptions, released in 2001, is a powerful and passionate critique of pregnancy and birth in America. In 2002, Harper Collins published a 10th anniversary commemorative edition of The Beauty Myth.
In The Treehouse: Eccentric Wisdom from My Father on How to Live, Love and See (2005), Wolf shared the enduring wisdom of her father, Leonard Wolf, a poet and teacher who believes that every person is an artist in their own unique way.
Wolf is co-founder of The Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership, an organization devoted to training young women in ethical leadership for the 21st century. The institute teaches professional development in the arts and media, politics and law, business and entrepreneurship as well as ethical decision making. She lives with her family in New York City.


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By Justin Palmer
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) - It has taken time for American Lolo Jones to get to grips with the nuances and technical demands of bobsleigh but the marquee recruit from athletics to winter sports believes she is now at the right end of a "steep learning curve".
Jones, competing at her first Winter Olympics as a brakeman in the USA-3 sled, said making the transition from hurdles to a bobsled track was not easy.
"It's been a steep learning curve, Besides learning how to push a bobsled, then there is maintenance on the bobsled ... we are coming from individual sports so learning to work with someone else can be a challenge," she told reporters.
"I'm a very technical person because I'm a hurdler, that kind of helped me to break it down but I don't think it's easy as people assume.
"USA bobsled has just done a great job in recruiting some of the top track and field athletes in the world - we make it look easy but there have been moments in practice where we were pretty frustrated in trying to get the technique down."
Former Olympic relay and world 100 meters champion Lauryn Williams will push Elana Meyers in the USA-1 sled in Sochi.
The 31-year-old Jones, in her second season in bobsleigh, will push Fenlator as the United States goes in search of a first gold medal in women's bobsleigh since Jill Bakken and Vonetta Flowers won the inaugural title in 2002.
For Jones, bobsleigh is all about having fun.
"It's fun just because I'm riding a bobsled. What can't be fun about that?
"It's absolutely different. There is no pressure - it's Jaz's first Olympics so she's all about having a great experience and just wanting to execute.
"For me, it's all about being the best team mate, and giving her the most amazing push and velocity. Whatever Jaz needs, my focus is on her.
"I don't have to drive the bobsled but I know what it's like to have pressure and to think about 10 different things."
The former world indoor champion has twice walked away from the Summer Olympics empty handed - when she was expected to win at least a medal.
She had Olympic gold at her mercy in Beijing in 2008 when she powered to the front in the 100 meters hurdles final, only to hit the penultimate barrier and lose all momentum and staggering over the line in seventh.
While team mate Dawn Harper celebrated victory, a forlorn Jones was face down on the track crying.
Four years later in London she produced a season's best in the final but that was only good enough for fourth, one tenth of a second outside the medals.
"I was the underdog in Beijing, even though I'd run the five fastest times in the world, it was my first Olympics - I think everyone gives you grace at your first one," she said.
"And the next one they just expected so much."
There have been moments of self-doubt in her bobsleigh journey but carrying her through has been the realization that "someone else is relying on me".
Her selection to the U.S. team was not without controversy - with critics saying the often outspoken athlete was picked on popularity and looks - rather than experience and performance.
Emily Azevedo reacted to being overlooked by expressing her disdain, saying: "I should have been working harder on gaining Twitter followers than gaining muscle mass."
At a news conference at the start of the Games, Jones said she had been "thrown under the bus" over her selection.
Fenlator's support, she said, had been key.
"Jaz has had some pep talks with me, kind of gearing me in the right way.
"When you have somebody who knows is counting on you it's more motivation."
(Editing by Peter Rutherford)


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Originally posted by rickymouse
reply to post by Junkheap
All that money gone to waste in Texas. Oh well, maybe it will be a safe haven for people if something happens. It's probably made into bunkers now, I suppose it was a coverup so the government heads could have bunker cities.
Originally posted by rickymouse
reply to post by buddhasystem
I've read about three articles about this collider in Texas after chatting with a guy online from Austin. That was a couple years ago I think. It got me interested in why it was scrapped. I read the reason the collider was scrapped was it was way over projected overall cost and wasn't even half completed yet.
Originally posted by Aim64C
reply to post by buddhasystem
I'm unfamiliar with the project and admit to being somewhat lazy at the moment as I'm not looking this up... however:
Is there a possibility we could re-fund the project and see the facility used for its intended purpose?
While, perhaps, some would see it as yet more waste - it wouldn't necessarily be a bad idea to seek to confirm the discovery of the Higgs with another collider working with a completely different team and independent set of data.
That... and America could stand to have a top-notch particle accelerator again. It seems we're letting the world pass us by. I understand we can't expect to always be at the top of everything - but... well, no space program to speak of, particle physicists have jumped ship to the bigger collider
Would be nice for our government to fund something worth rallying around rather than throwing money into various holes that never produce anything.
Originally posted by AfterInfinity
So...what have we established regarding the HB particle?
What does this do for our current universal theories?
Originally posted by AfterInfinity
reply to post by buddhasystem
I just absorbed an extremely succinct description of the Higgs Boson and its function in the universe. So basically, we have a theory, we just needed to prove the component before we could verify the effect?
Originally posted by rickymouse
reply to post by buddhasystem
Neutrino thing sounds interesting, I'll have to research more on that. I know neutrinos can pass right through the earth. Would communication have to be in sequences of released particles? ... .... .. How do you make a T with neutrinos?
Originally posted by AfterInfinity
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Easy...Morse code. Detect the existence of neutrinos going at a specified speed or whatever, keep track of the time pattern, then work from there. Fine tune it enough and you could possibly send a few terabytes in the space of a half hour.
I'm half guessing here, but it's a workable theory...I think?


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Thank you for your generous donations of mittens and hats! Our tree is looking fuller and fuller! These lovely gifts will be sent to our sister school and will make someone with cold hands very happy to have warm hands!
As you know, we are collecting items for our Christmas hampers. A letter should have been sent home last week. We are trying to complete 21 hampers. As students are bringing food items, the school staff are purchasing gifts that will accompany the food hampers. All these generous donations will help make Christmas a little brighter for all these families.
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review: cerave renewing SA cream.
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once the weather starts shifting into winter mode (cold and dry) i need my body cream to be clinical. floral and fruity lotions are repulsive on cracking skin, they leave a sticky film that just sits atop of parched hands. ewww.
this tub of cerave renewing SA cream is my daily post-shower must, at least for the next 3 months. it's no nonsense efficacy feels very ski bunny. the SA stands for salicylic acid, which helps to slough off dead skin, the key to effective moisturization. it also contains niacinamide to minimize redness and irritation.
$22.99 a tub.
tip: cerave also makes a renewing SA foot cream for that particularly tricky dry skin situation, however it's currently only available podiatrist's offices (cue sad music).


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would mr. armintrout have the courtesy to email me at firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com, regarding posting new contact information for my painting service in the Painting Services section. i have attempted to contact him a total of ten times; he apparently doesnt like to answer his mail
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Apparently celticfury missed these threads:
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He was too busy asking over on the Frothers site for Bill to email him.
mr. armintrout, thank you. to the best of my knowledge, at the time i posted my original request, you had not updated my information. i thank you, ditto bird, for bringing his condition to my attention, and i apologize to him for being unaware that he has been ill. starfury, at the time i posted my request, i had attempted to reach mr. armintrout 9 or 10 times at the email addresses listed at "comments or corrections?", with no apparent response: i'll grant the possibility of an email going astray once; maybe even twice; but not three or more times. altfritz, i asked him to contact me on the frothers site because of the apparent lack of response on this site; and your lack of civility does you no credit whatsoever.
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Phase 3A of the Golden Gate Bridge Seismic Retrofit Construction Project is underway at the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge. The current work involves the installation of a new roadway at the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge. This work requires nighttime lane closures on the Bridge.
Since spring 2012, to facilitate the replacement anchorage housing roof which serves as roadway for this section of the Bridge, we have been working only at night, and we have been keeping the roadway open to traffic through selective lane closures.
Since the nighttime work began in spring 2012, under normal nighttime working conditions the lane closures have been occurring as follows:
Northbound out of San Francisco: If the roadway needs to be reduced to 1 northbound lane, the lane setting of this lane configuration will not start sooner than 11 pm Mondays-Thursdays, and no sooner than midnight on Fridays.
Southbound into San Francisco: If the roadway needs to be reduced to 1 southbound lane, the lane setting of this lane configuration will not start sooner than 9 pm Mondays-Thursdays, and no sooner than 10 pm on Fridays.
SPECIAL NOTICE – Effective July 1, 2012
If lane closures are needed to occur EARLIER than the times indicated above for the lane reduction to 1 northbound and/or 1 southbound, we will post specific closure information on this web page by 9 am the morning of the day that an earlier closure is needed AND we will send an email alert to everyone that is registers to receive convenient email alerts by signing-up here:
This work will continue through to the end of 2012 and involves the replacement of the North Anchorage Housing roof/roadway deck with a pre-cast concrete slab-on-steel stringer deck system to be followed by welding the pre-cast deck system together, replacing existing expansion joints and asphalt paving on top the new deck.
June 28, 2012
Last night, June 27/28, the Golden Gate Bridge traffic diversion that closed the northbound traffic down to just one lane going north out of San Francisco at 9 pm was not the right decision to have made for the traveling public. We apologize for the resulting traffic jam.
Additionally, we will not allow this lane configuration to occur the way it did last night again. This decision was made based on traffic numbers that indicated a lighter pattern than was experienced last night. The Seismic Retrofit Construction project that has been ongoing at the north end of the Bridge required this earlier than normal lane closure configuration to be able to do the work that was required last night, and be sure that the Bridge reopened on time this morning.
We made an incorrect call most certainly, and we are hearing that loud and clear from the public. Please accept our most sincere apology.


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The 1000cc sportsbike market is highly competitive, with four Japanese manufacturers making bikes that seem pretty alike on paper. Peter Mackenzie samples Kawasaki's ZX10R to see if anything makes it distinctive.
Looking over the specifications of Japanese litrebikes, they seem to have similar outputs, features and dimensions.
If you painted them all the same colour they'd almost look like cookies from the same cutter, but their differences each attract a certain following based on more than just brand loyalty.
Each one's engineering and fit-out represents the preferred emphasis of certain parameters over others.
I sense Kawasaki wanted a lighter, sharper steering, slightly more race-honed feel, skewing design decisions firmly towards the track and tuning the motor more for top-end performance.
That's not to say the ZX isn't right at home eating up highway or tractable enough for town.
It does both with ease.
The spec' sheet reveals what you notice about the bike visually: it's pretty mean and lean.
Spartan in terms of accessories, the engineering's squarely applied to matters of performance.
It starts with breathing, which both for induction and exhaust noise is surprisingly quiet.
Look closely and you'll notice the bike's angular nose has a black bit under the windshield.
That discreet throat is where engine induction starts, with ram air streaming through it and around the steering head directly into the airbox, then on through new oval throttle bodies.
Primary fuel injectors give precise response for calmer, normal running, while secondary injectors cut in at high revs to really light the candle on wide throttle openings.
Surging top-end power is awesome; strong enough to elevate the front end, but without being peaky.
The ZX10R is fast.
It has an evenly spaced sequence of six gears which allow the 141.3kW (that's 190 horses) motor to sprint from a standing start to 300kmh without letting up.
At that speed it's not all used up either, and could pull slightly higher gearing to go even faster.
That's wickedly quick.
Try pacing out 90 strides: this bike flat out could cover that distance in one second.
On-tap power for overtaking or pulling hard up hills is exhilarating.
The mill redlines at 13 grand, producing peak power at 12,200 revs.
From idle to middle revs the engine is predictable and can get off the mark as quick as you'd like, but a bottom-end puncher, it ain't.
The tuning emphasis is on-demand response higher up the range.
In the power band between six and 12 thousand revs the bike feels unquestionably made to race.
You get the impression that with higher gearing and maybe an aftermarket exhaust, 320kmh (200mph) would be no problem whatsoever.
It comes from the factory set up for the racetrack.
With pull-hard gearing and firm suspension, it's clearly targeted at motorcyclists keen to enjoy track days.
Slowing down is a big part of that and the ZX's stoppers are potent.
The Tokico set-up had fine feel, but could shave off a lot of speed with light lever pressure.
Squeezing harder to grasp the wavy 310mm twin front discs delivered stopping power up with Brembo anchors.
The rear brake worked fine but needed little use.
The 12.9:1 compression is almost a back braking system in itself, with downhill speed control easily achieved by rolling off the throttle, or chopping down gears for really steep descents.
Comfort is both a matter of fit and suspension.
I liked the weight balance between wrist and hips, with the bars not too low or far away, so not overloading the hands.
I like a compact bike and appreciated the ZX's narrow-nosed low seat, which still has a wider bum pad and generous capacity for a bigger person.
The tank contours around the knees nicely and the flared top panel provides steadying forearm bracing.
Kawasaki clearly rate the value of ergonomics.
Suspension is on the firm side as you'd expect, providing direct road feel.
The downside is tight, uneven roads can be a choppy.
Smooth tarmac is sublime and makes the bike feel totally planted and in its element.
The test bike had new Pirelli tyres with their profiles in perfect shape for laying the bike over.
It leans down easily, comfortably holding its lines, despite mid-corner bumps that would upset more flexible mounts.
The frame's rigidity seems to be the foundation for the suspension's effectiveness, and the bike has a real knack for turning large bits of landscape into expansive, consistently tracked arcs.
It steers accurately, carving through complex asphalt terrain at whatever radius of turn you choose, despite road irregularities.
It can get you exactly where you point it in very short measure, so riders have to be vigilant about getting entry speeds down to manageable levels entering corners.
This bike delivers more power than most riders could put to good use.
Power's transmitted via an easily shifted gearbox and through a slipper clutch that smooths out torque loads and prevents engine compression causing rear-wheel lock-ups if you back right off from high revs.
But there's another trick that keeps the green beast from spitting off the overconfident: electronic traction control.
The engine management keeps a lookout for wheelspin by monitoring engine revs 50 times a second.
If a rider's wicking things on so fast unintended lack of traction is detected, ignition timing is retarded.
This cuts power output to prevent the expensive and injurious situation where scrapey bits rather than the sticky bits make their way across the ground.
It also functions to prevent exhaust catalysers from being fried, by richening up the mixture at full blast.
That's the sort of useful feature that can save a bike and rider a lot of grief.
Kawasaki ZX10RPrice: 19,995.Engine: In-line liquid-cooled, 16-valve DOHC four-cylinder with 76 x 55mm bore and stroke. 43mm Keihin throttle bodies with oval sub-throttles, and two fuel-injectors per cylinder. Transmission: Six-speed with slipper clutch.Weight: 208kg.Wheelbase: 1415mm.Wheels, tyres: Cast alloys with front 120/70-ZR17 and rear 190/55-ZR17Suspension: Front: 43mm inverted fork with carbon coating, adjustable rebound and compression damping, adjustable spring preload and top-out springs, 120mm of travel. Rear: Uni-Trak with top-out spring, stepless, dual-range (high/low-speed) compression damping, stepless rebound damping, fully adjustable spring preload, 125mm of travel.Brakes: Front: Twin 310mm petal discs. Rear: single 200mm petal disc.Fuel capacity: 17 litres.
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Mill on Liberty was first published in 1983 and has become a classic of Mill commentary. The second edition reproduces the text of the first in full, and in paperback for the first time. To this, John Gray adds an extensive postscript which defends the interpretation of Mill set out in the first edition, but develops radical criticisms of the substance of Millian and other liberalism. The new edition is intended as a contribution to the current debate about the foundations of liberalism, and it looks closely at the recent seminal contributions to liberal thought by Raz, Feinberg, Rawls and Berlin. Central to its argument is Gray's contention that, like other liberalisms that ground themselves on an ideal of autonomy or individuality, Millian liberalism has a Eurocentric bias that cannot be given rational justification. Gray addresses the question of whether any form of liberal theory, can, in fact, avoid the bias, and concludes that it cannot. This book will be indispensable both to those familiar with On Liberty and to those coming to it for the first time. In addition, the book will also be of great interest to moral and political theorists, to students of law and jurisprudence and to intellectual historians.The Idea of Freedom, Oxford University Press, 1979, pp. ... Mill: a collection of critical essays, London, Macmillan, 1968, pp. ... X, Toronto University Press, 1969 , pp. lxii-cxiii; Richard B.Friedman, a#39;A New Exploration of Milla#39;s Essay on Libertya#39;, anbsp;...
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This Grasmere barn wedding can also been seen in the Winter 2017 New York edition of The Knot. This Hudson Valley event was the epitome of rustic elegance. The barn was designed using globe lighting and Cage fixtures and we dramatically up lit the barn exterior to showcase the stunning stonework. We created a bourbon lounge area with the Coro Bar and linear Edison bulb pendant. The outdoor cocktail hour was enhanced by our Tin bar and live edge hightop communal tables.


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Price: £14.00
Where : MAC counters, MAC Online
Ok, the truth is I walked into the MAC shop to buy foundation and ended up buying foundation, eye liner, blusher and something else I've now forgotten about (probably didn't need it in the first place!) Truth be told, I had run out of liquid eyeliner and wasn't going into town anytime soon, and (gasp!) I just simply cannot go without eyeliner; it would be like wearing un-matching bra and knickers – totally unacceptable. Anyway, I trust MAC – I've been a fan for a very very very long while. I get the non-waterproof one, as I've always had issues with waterproof ones – something about my eyes being red tsk tsk very unfashionable tsk tsk. Anyhow, its smaller than I would have hoped for – oh well. Once again – you can't actually see how much is in this – so very frustrating!
I try it out the very next day and first thing I notice is it's not a brush tip, it's quite rigid felt tip one and its one of those tips that's meant to be very porous, soaking up as much black ink as it can to draw the perfect Amy W as humanly possible. The results? Well, they're in and I am not impressed at all. Its porous hard tip struggled to contain as much ink as a brush could and the first line drawn is far from dark enough, prompting me to go over the already faint line, causing it to almost disappear altogether as the ink takes so long to dry, and therefore heaping more misery and annoyance on me (patience is not a virtue I was born with unfortunately) finally, after 4 lines (I had to wait in between the first few for it to dry before re-applying) I got the closest I could get to my normal eyeliner. Far from perfect but I guess we got there in the end.
To top it all off, my eyes itched all day and I developed a weird allergic reaction it (never has happened before, and I've tried a lot on my poor face, a work colleague said the same happened to her too – but we both could have just had extreme reactions) I think this one might not get a look in next time unfortunately – ill stick to my other MAC things, but definitely not their liquid eyeliner. Try it at you own risk my lovelies – I wouldn't recommend this at all.
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Modern Languages
Our aim is to share our passion for languages with our students and inspire them to use them at home and in their lives outside of the classroom walls. We believe in the power of learning a language. Where else will you be given opportunities to meet and build friendships with people that live thousands of miles away in a different part of the world? Learning languages open doors to a world of different cultures, traditions, food, music, history… the list is endless. The skill you learn here will stay with you for years to come.
Our Languages Department offers French, German and Spanish as Modern Languages and our team comprise of six teachers and two native speaking language Assistants. We offer exchange trips for all three languages. Our lessons are innovative and diverse, using a range of up to date resources from authentic materials to the latest technology.
We are very pleased to share our pupils' outstanding results.
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Key Stage 3
Our current Year 7 pupils learn either French or German. Some of them will also take up Spanish as a second language in Year 8 and continue with the two until the end of Year 9 when they will be able to continue to choose one or both languages to GCSE and then onto A Level. All three languages follow current courses that use interactive technology and workbooks. We encourage our pupils to bring workbooks and dictionaries to lessons to aid them in their language learning. We aim to ensure that as many pupils as possible have access to two languages throughout their time in Key Stage 3. The exchange trips take place in Year 9 and we offer the following trips:
- An exchange trip to Geneva, Switzerland
- An exchange trip to Cáceres, Spain
- An exchange trip to Halle, Germany
KS3 Banding
Students will follow national guidelines throughout Key Stage 3 to support and prepare them for their Key Stage 4 courses. The school operates a banding system of 1-9 (9 being the highest band). Students will be given a target based upon their Key Stage 2 scores and baseline assessments on arrival at Edgbarrow. The band they are awarded at the end of the Key Stage is intended to be indicative of the grade they may achieve at GCSE.
Key Stage 4
We follow the Edexcel course in all three languages. We study topics such as health, media, leisure, fashion, education and work. We will study the vocabulary and grammar that builds the GCSE foundations of the language, whilst building on speaking, reading, listening and writing skills through group and pair work, use of the internet and film, articles and many other materials. The skills our pupils learn at GCSE prepare them thoroughly not only for their exams but also should they wish to take on their chosen language(s) at A-Level. We off a Year 10 trip to Normandy, France.
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We are very pleased to be able to offer all three languages, French, German and Spanish, to A Level. A Level languages are an incredible course for our students to take on. We follow the Edexcel course and as well as learning about current topics such as media, music, sport, relations and health, we also study cultural topics and the works of musicians, directors, authors and artists originating from the country of the studied language. Our linguists build in confidence rapidly and in Year 12 and 13 develop the skills to speak spontaneously and fluently. The course not only fosters a love of language but also a love of culture, through watching a film, music, literature and history, as well as in-depth discussion of current affairs. The skills that the course builds on range from communication and presentation skills to independent learning, essay writing, debate. Our students are given the tools to actively use their language in their future travels….the hard work at GCSE pays off and they feel the wonders of being able to speak fluently in a foreign language. Trips are also offered to our A Level students to France, Germany and Spain, an opportunity to put their language to use!
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- Charges appear on your phone bill that you did not authorize, it's called cramming. Companies can simply charge AT&T for services you never ordered, never requested, and you have to pay them or your phone will be disconnected for non-payment. One of the biggest scammers or crammers is: ENHANCED SERVICES BILLING INC. Phone: 800-570-0269, 7411 JOHN SMITH DR. STE. 200 SAN ANTONIO, Texas, 78229 U.S.A.
AT&T says they are powerless to do anything to stop this and must collect the charges, even though they know they are fraudulent charges. It showed up as enhanced services on my bill $12.95. I thought for months it was the 3-way calling, call waiting, and call forwarding I had on my service with AT&T. To try to stop this according to ATT. You must call the company and tell them that you did not order service, do not want service of any kind, and want the charges reversed. The company then must agree to this and authorize a credit, give you a reference number for your refund or charges.
Good luck, the numbers will usually say they are closed or you're put on hold and never pick up again. I was told by an AT&T employee who thought it was the consumer's fault, that this type of problem was because people did not vote or pay attention to the FCC. She said she hears complaints like this every day. Said it was not AT&T's fault, that AT&T just billed for these services. Over 200 hundred different companies and made no money whatsoever for these services or the billing of these services. When was the last time AT&T gave you something for free??
She did say, if you called and could not reach the crammers, that you could then call AT&T back and dispute the charges, again, and that they could put them in a pending file and you would not be charged. However, if you don't pay the charges and do not have authorization to not pay for services that you never ordered. The company Enhanced Services Billing, could then send you paper bills and even turn your account over to a collection agency for the amount not paid.
How is that for a business, free billing by AT&T, you get your phone service cut off if you do not pay, and you get sent to a collection agency if you dispute the bill. Only in the USA would the FCC and the PUC get together to allow a business that must be the best scam going on in America today. Now it is possible for you to use a pay phone, yes they still have these, or you may accept a collect call, a few ways these are legitimate charges. But, this would be a one-time event. These people have been ripping me off for months and many other people. AT&T claims no responsibility, yet will cut off your phone for not paying, that's great. AT&T is helping to perpetuate the scam.
Anyone capable of capturing a consumer's telephone number can cause charges for a product or service to be included on that person's phone bill. Using Automatic Number Identification (ANI), a system similar to "caller ID," they can capture the phone number from which a call to the party originates. Thus, the only thing needed by scam artists that have ANI is a method of inducing you to call them. You don't even need to divulge credit card or other account numbers in order to be billed.
Similarly, phone numbers can be obtained, without high-tech equipment, through purported sweepstakes that require a phone number on an entry form, or even through simply drawing numbers at random from the telephone directory. The FTC, which accused San Antonio Texas-based New Century Equity Holdings Corp. and two of its subsidiaries of "cramming" or hiding unauthorized charges for Website design and "other enhanced services" on the phone bills of thousands of unsuspecting consumers has settled its complaint.
New Century and its subsidiaries, Billing Concepts Inc. and Enhanced Services Billing Inc., agreed to a settlement of the complaint which alleged that the companies attempted to force consumers to pay for website design services and calling cards that the consumers did not ask to receive.
It was noted that New Century and its subsidiaries did not sell the services in question, but rather acted as "billing aggregators", serving as intermediaries between the fraudulent vendors and the phone companies. As such they provided the portal into the telephone billing system, without which crammers would have no way of placing charges on consumers' phone bills. The FTC has also filed complaints against several of the crammers who used New Century's services.
Tips to help you avoid cramming scams. Be aware that your local telephone company may bill for services provided by other companies. Be especially wary if you're told to enter codes, leave your name, or answer "yes" to prompts. Unscrupulous entertainment providers may use this ruse to send you a bill. All 900 numbers cost money, even if you're calling to claim a "free" prize. All 900 numbers that cost more than $2 must give you a brief introductory message about the service, the service provider, and the cost of the call. You have three seconds after the message ends to hang up without being charged.
Consider getting a 900 number block; it stops calls from going through to 900 number services. Blocks also are available for international, long distance, and local toll calls. Call your phone company for details. Examine your phone bill for recurring monthly charges. These charges typically appear as "Miscellaneous Charges and Credits". They may be so small, or described in such general terms, that they're easy to overlook or confuse with valid services you may have ordered from another provider. Watch for fees described as "Min Use Fee", "Activation", "Member Fee", "Voice Mail", or some similar phrase.
If you find an error on your bill, instructions on your statement will tell you whom to call or write to dispute the charge. Follow up any phone conversations with a letter, sent by certified mail, return receipt requested. Keep a copy for your files. This is a big scam going on since 1998 on the research I have done. To fight it, hit AT&T with the fact that you did call the listed number for the company, send the company a letter and demand that AT&T put these charges in the disputed file. Contact the FCC and PUC to see what can be done.
Think of how much these people are making. 1 million customers, which is a minimal figure would be worth 12 million dollars in just one month, and this has been going on for years. Nothing is free and I am shocked that the telco industry, and this affects internet users, cell phone users, would allow this to continue.
So you can be assured if AT&T allows this to go on for 8 or 9 years, they are making money somewhere for billing for these services or we would not have it. I told them I was going to get Vonage, they said "fine go ahead", so they don't care. I have just put over 3 hours in to researching reading, talking to AT&T over a $12.00 bill for this month. However it's an illegal business that is worth billions and no one, no one but us, the people being robbed will stop this HUGE scam. Geez who needs to do anything illegal to make money, just get some phone numbers and send them to AT&T and put some charges on them. The numbers can come right out of the phone book. What a scam.