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Alderman Sposato recently announced the new UNO charter school at 2050 N. Natchez is accepting applications for the 2012-2013 school year. The school will have 575 children in grades K through 8. According to a recent conversation with Ald. Sposato admission to the school will be done by a lottery of applicants from inside the admission boundary which is roughly Harlem Ave. east to Austin Ave and Belmont Ave. south to North Ave.
The deadline for UNO applications is June 29, 2012 but it is recommended applications be submitted as soon as possible. If you wish to apply contact Ald. Sposato's office at (773) 836-0036 or email firstname.lastname@example.com to have your name and contact information added to the list of interested applicants. The alderman also has applications at his office located at 6934 W. Diversey. If you are interested in applying stop by and fill one out.
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Matthew Lee is the Corporate Broker Officer of Lilly Enterprises, Inc. and is an Investment Associate with BRC Advisors Commercial Real Estate (a full-service brokerage firm headquartered in Downtown Los Angeles and with offices throughout Southern California). After graduating with a bachelor of science degree in business administration from the University of California at Riverside, Matthew was recruited into BRC Advisors in 2010 by managing partners and founders James Huang and Richard Enderlin. He has since specialized in multi-family brokerage and 1031 tax deferred exchanges throughout the South Bay, West Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley markets of Los Angeles County.
Since the inception of his career, Matthew has had the privilege of working side-by-side with a number of respected real estate brokerage professionals, giving him the tools and insight necessary to successfully oversee a variety of commercial sales projects. Utilizing their different methodologies, he has established his own working business platform geared towards serving his clients best interests through avid representation and ultimately helping to fulfill their primary objectives. His strong morals, market knowledge and approachable mentality truly makes Matthew a distinguished favorite to work with in the industry.
Over the last few years, Matthew has successfully closed over $60MM in commercial sales volume. He is an active member of The Asian Business League of Southern California (ABL), The National Association of REALTORS (NAR), The Multiple Listing Service (MLS), The Beverly Hills/Greater Los Angeles Association of Realtors (BHGLAAR) and The California Association of Realtors (CAR).
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Yes, yes, yes. This is also true with infrastructure beyond elections. Right-leaning people need to stop complaining about the bias in legacy media, education and Hollywood and seek out jobs in those industries. This is particularly important and attainable for those just out of college who don't already have a history of political advocacy on their resume. They should apply for jobs and internships at the major networks, universities and studios. It won't be easy to suffer in silence, but gradually as you gain the respect of your colleagues you'll be able to make a difference. We're conservatives (and libertarians) — we know life is hard. Saying it's a hard road ahead or we're already too behind are not excuses. We need to invest in infrastructure and skill training (reporting, producing, designing, etc.) that will get our people in the door.
(Here's my rant on the same subject right after the election.)


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This example extracts the form control named text from the POSTed form data, and parses it as XML.
The POSTed data must come from a form (that is, it must have MIME content type of application/x-www-form-urlencoded).
<map:generate type="stream"> <map:parameter name="form-name" value="text"/> </map:generate>
The form-name parameter refers to the name of a HTTP-POST parameter, which can be a form control. For example, the following HTML form has such a form control:
<form action="URI-for-pipeline-with-streamgenerator" method="POST"> <input name="text"/> ... <input type="submit"/> </form>
If you try this and fill in some value in the input field, you will most likely get a Content is not allowed in prolog error. This is because, as stated above, the content of the form-field is parsed as XML. If you would type valid XML into the input field, the example would work. This limits the useability of the StreamGenerator for processing forms, but you should really use the RequestGenerator for that!
Example with CInclude
The following example shows how you can use the StreamGenerator with the CInclude transformer to make a 'remote transformer'. This could be used to let two Cocoon servers talk to each other, where one is an application server and the other is a database server using Cocoon (I have done this with eXist).
On the 'server' side, you set up a pipeline with a StreamGenerator, like the one shown earlier, some fancy transformations, and the XML serializer at the end. On the 'client' side, you have a pipeline that generates a document that you would like to be processed by the server:
<map:generate src="test.xml"/> <map:transform src="wrap_in_cinclude.xsl"/> <map:transform type="cinclude"/> <!-- Process by server. --> <map:serialize type="xml"/>
Before the document is sent to the server, it is wrapped in a cinclude element by the wrap_in_cinclude.xsl stylesheet:
<?xml version="1.0"?> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" xmlns:cinclude="http://apache.org/cocoon/include/1.0" > <xsl:template match="/"> <cinclude:includexml> <cinclude:src>uri-of-server-pipeline</cinclude:src> <cinclude:configuration> <cinclude:parameter> <cinclude:name>method</cinclude:name> <cinclude:value>POST</cinclude:value> </cinclude:parameter> </cinclude:configuration> <cinclude:parameters> <cinclude:parameter> <cinclude:name>text</cinclude:name> <cinclude:value> <xsl:copy-of select="."/> <!-- Copy the whole document. --> </cinclude:value> </cinclude:parameter> </cinclude:parameters> </cinclude:includexml> </xsl:template> </xsl:stylesheet>
The effect is that the document test.xml is processed by the server, and sent back to the client.
By aggregating several pipelines that start with a StreamGenerator, you can process multiple documents in one go. You will have to wrap them in <cinclude:parameter> elements with different <cinclude:name>s.
Note: In Cocoon 2.1.6 there is a bug in org.apache.cocoon.xml.XMLUtils which prevents cinclude from using the POST method. There is a fix, which was applied in 2.1.8.
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The project will have two sites. The main project site will be located at Kimuhuro Mbarara University of Science and Technology New campus unit found on the left hand side of Mbarara-Bushenyi Highway about 7km from Mbarara Town and about 5km from the old MUST campus. Kihumuro Campus is located at S0°35'44.8" E030°36'08.2". The project offices, lecture theatres, library, pilot drug production and business incubation units will be placed on the fourth floor of the main block, block A at Kimuhuro. The site will also host the proposed project Living gene bank/herbal gardens which is planned to be in area around River Rwizi for easy water access.
The second site for project research laboratories and teaching laboratories will be established within the departments of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacology at the oldMUST campus which is 2km from the Mbarara Town along Mbaguta Street. The geographic location of the area are S0°.61'68.0" E030°65'57.6" and elevation; 1433 meters above sea level. The existing research and teaching laboratories will be expanded to cater for the activities of the PHARMBIOTRAC project for which the renovation works ESMP will have to be done before commencement of the civil works. This will be done according to the existing Ugandan legal frameworks such as the Constitution of Uganda, 1995, the Land Act 1998, the National Environment Act 1995, the Public Health Act, 1964, the Investment code 1991, the National Environmental (Discharge of Effluence) Regulations, 1999, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 2006, the National Environment (Noise standards and control) Regulations, 2003, the Wetlands, River Banks and Lakeshores Management Regulations, 2000, the Water Act, 1995, the Workers Compensation Act, Cap 225 of the Laws of Uganda and other regulatory requires of Uganda as may be put in place with time.
Site climatic, soils and geology
Rainfall: Mbarara district where MUST is located receives average annual rainfall of 1200mm with two rainy seasons, February to May and the September to December. It also has two dry seasons, with temperature range of 17°C to 30°C.
Soils: The district has sandy loam, clay loam and slightly laterite loam soils.
Geology: The district is characterized by Precambrian rock of the following four types:
(i) The Buganda Toro system---age dating over 1800 million years
(ii) Wholly granitised or high to medium grade metamorphic formation
(iii) The Kararagwe—Ankole system—aged dating varies from 1300 million—1400 million years
(iv) The granitold and highly granitised rock.
Mbarara University of Science and Technology will implement PHARMBIOTRAC an Africa Centers of Excellence project. Further, administrative capacity, from the institutions' central administration and departments will assist with the fiduciary tasks. The PHARMBIOTRAC Team will be constituted, led by a Center leader (Dr. Casim Umba Tolo) who is a recognized educator/researcher and supported by the Deputy Centre Leader / Principal Investigator, different Centre Chairs within PHARMBIOTRAC and faculty from departments directly involved. The university will be responsible for the implementation of the environment management plan.
The Uganda government will constitute a National Review Committee through the ministry or agency responsible for higher education. It is tasked with a semi-annual review of performance and implementation support, including approvals of withdrawal applications and implementation planning (but with no day-to-day implementation or approvals). This committee will include members from Ministry of Finance, as well as relevant line ministries based on the focus area of PHARMBIOTRAC (e. g health): PHARMBIOTRAC together with the management of Mbarara University of Science and Technology will comply with the national review committee's work plan as appropriate.
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Welcome to the 2017 CNPA Annual Meeting and our host city of Spartanburg, South Carolina. Spartanburg has, throughout its history, been a fruitful home to a creative community. Spartanburg is the sixth largest city by population in the state, is part of a 10-county region of northwestern South Carolina known as "The Upstate" and is located 98 miles northwest of Columbia and 80 miles west of Charlotte, North Carolina.
For three days in February 2017, you will be part of one of the best photographic gatherings where you will meet up with old friends, make new friends and share stories, plus you'll learn how to choose the best perspective, how to capture images that depict behavior and action, how to see and catch the absolute perfect moment or pose, and how to choose the right lens for the job plus much, much more.
We welcome our Keynote Speaker, Rick Sammon, and our Guest Speakers, Mike Moats and Eddie Tapp. Click over to the "Speakers" page to read their full bio.
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Canon Explorer of Light and award-winning photographer Rick Sammon loves his day job. A tireless, prolific and inspirational image-maker, Rick, called by some "The Godfather of Photography," is one of the most active photographers on the planet – dividing his time between creating images, leading photo workshops, and making personal appearances. Rick's enthusiasm for digital imaging is contagious. He is a man on a mission - a mission to make digital photography fun, creative, exciting and rewarding for others.
A natural teacher, Rick enjoys sharing his photographs and providing practical how-to advice to a wide audience of photo enthusiasts through his blog, books, how-to videos, iPhone and iPad apps, a podcast and an expanding following on social media. With nearly 900,000 Google+ followers, he has been recognized as one of the top photographers to follow on Google+. In his spare "desk time," Rick writes the "Quick Fix" column for Digital Photo Magazine.
Rick's latest book (April 2015) is Creative Visualization for Photographers.
While Rick describes himself as evolving, he hesitates to categorize his work. Per Rick "I'm an A-to-Z type of photographer. I do it all and I enjoy the freedom of not specializing."
With nearly 40 years of experience, this self-taught photographer has many accomplishments – and many more anticipated for the road ahead. As Rick suggests, "When you are through changing, you are through."
Rick's work can be seen on his website at www.ricksammon.com
[Image is courtesy of Sally Green via Rick Sammon.]
Many of you may know Mike from taking one of his macro workshops. For those who don't, Mike is an award winning, professional Nature Photographer from Sterling Heights, Michigan. Mike started in photography as a hobby in 2001 and it quickly grew into a full time business. He started out as a landscape photographer but lost interest when standing shoulder to shoulder with about forty other photographers shooting the same scene. He wanted images that could be called his own and had not been shot by hundreds of other photographers. When Mike started shooting macro he quickly realized that all of the images that were photographed only lasted from a few hours to a few days before the environment erased them. These were images that were witnessed and photographed by Mike and could be called his own, and at the same time knowing that he was the only one with that image made it special. As a Tamron Image Master, Mike will use one of three Tamron lenses for all of his photography - Tamron 18-270mm, SP 60mm and SP 90mm.
To date he has had articles and images published in magazines such as Outdoor Photographer Magazine, Natures Best Magazine, Nature Photographer Magazine, Photolife, Whisper In The Woods, Michigan Game Finder, NANPA's Expressions Books, Pure Michigan Book, and Fujifilms Newsletter (Cable Release). Mike is proud to have won numerous local and international awards, and in 2006 was asked to join the Fuji Pro Talent Team.
In 2006 Mike started offering Close-Up/Macro Photography Workshops. His first book was released in Oct 2008 and is called "Tiny Landscapes". The book is a how-to book for macro photography in nature. In 2009 I began offering online macro workshops and just released two new eBooks, "Macro Workshop eBook" and "Running A Successful Nature Photography Business."
Website: www.tinylandscapes.com and MikeMoatsBlog.com
A gifted photographer and artist, Eddie Tapp has become a tireless educator for professional photographers and a prominent figure in the world of digital imaging. His digital imaging seminars have been hosted around the world, and he's a regular consultant to businesses large and small. Today, he's recognized as one of the top experts on digital photography and Photoshop in the world. With a reputation as an authority on workflow, color management, and Photoshop, he is associated with some of the world's most prominent photographic manufacturers and distributors.
"The greatest honor in my educational career was being inducted into the Photoshop Hall of Fame in 2006. The greatest honor in my photographic career was being invited to be an Explorer of Light with Canon USA. And I am proud and blessed with the highest awards from the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) which include the Gerhard Bakker Award, National Award and Directors Award and others where I am honored with the distinction of Master Photographer, Photographic Craftsman, Master of Electronic Imaging, Approved Photographic Instructor and Certified Professional Photographer."
Lately, he's been very active in educating and consulting studios, agencies, and corporations all over the world, and his list of professional clients is quite impressive: Eastman Kodak, Apple Computer, Dynacolor Graphics, and American Color Lab, among many. Add to that the U.S. Departments of Defense and Energy, other government agencies, and a long, long list of photographic studios. Eddie has been an invited guest to various summits and a pioneer in beta testing equipment and software for the professional digital photographic industry.
No matter who he works for, Eddie's chief aim is to help fellow photographers move gracefully into the digital age, and he's put together several workshops and seminars for those who want to create beautiful photos entirely with digital equipment.
Eddie offers one- to five-day workshops, on-site staff training, one-on-one training, and an "ETime Remote" on-line training program, along with seminars in cities throughout the world.
Website: www.eddietapp.com
CNPA would like to acknowledge our 2017 Annual Meeting sponsors (as of 10/1/2016). Listed in no particular order.
Below is a high-level summary of the events throughout the weekend.
Schedule is subject to change!
Day 1 - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017
Day 2 - Friday, Feb 24, 2017
Day 3 - Saturday, Feb 25, 2017
Day 4 - Sunday, Feb 26, 2017
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Meeting Details
Thursday - Feb 23 8:00 am - 12:00
Step by step methods will be covered for color and tonal control, masking, sharpening for selective or over all enhancements. Image files will be supplied for each method covered for those who bring a laptop loaded with the most current version of Adobe Photoshop CC and Lightroom. A PDF file of each technique will be supplied for note reminders.
Starting in Lightroom, simple but important processing habits will be discussed for the Develop module working with raw files. Your first assignment will be to process an image using certain functions and from there editing in Photoshop from LR. To maintain the highest level of pixel integrity, using the option of Smart Objects to maintain a parametric raw file process will be used in for masking, sharpening and enhancement features.
Work along with Eddie step by step using your own laptop computer or follow along with note taking. Either way this workshop is designed to elevate your workflow and processing knowledge to achieve fine quality image processing.
Cost: $100 workshop fee CNPA Members ONLY
Thursday - Feb 23 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
The Macro Mini Workshop is a hands-on program where you can bring in your camera, macro lens, and tripod to shoot lots of interesting and artistic subjects. There will also be some lecture on the basics of macro techniques and composition that you can apply during the shoot. Mike will help with questions as you shoot.
Cost: $100 workshop fee CNPA Members ONLY
The Members' Choice Contest is a chance for members to showcase their work and to allow members to vote on the best photos in two tiers and 6 categories; Landscape, Wildlife, Birds, Plants, Captive and Small Stuff.
Be sure to observe the guidelines for submission as well as what is permitted and not permitted. Note that the rules for human elements (previously called "hand of man") have changed significantly.
The contest will open for submissions at 8 am October 1 and close at 6 pm November 7.
Complete information and rules about the contest can be found here.


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Bahama overviewIf you're looking for a new favorite getaway, look no further than Bahama. Though there might not be many well-known attractions to visit in Bahama, you don't need to go far to find places to visit like Stagville State Historic Site and West Point on the Eno. You can take some time to discover the surrounding area and sights like St. Mary's Chapel and Duke Homestead.
Where to stay in BahamaWhether you plan to stay for a night or a week, Bahama has the right accommodation for you. You can shop as many as 295 deals for Bahama accommodations on Hotels.com, some with discounts of up to 40%. Our room prices start at 43 USD per night and here's a breakdown of hotels by star rating in Bahama as well as in the surrounding area:
- • 3 5-star hotels from 220 USD per night
- • 23 4-star hotels from 103 USD per night
- • 92 3-star hotels from 65 USD per night
- • 24 2-star hotels from 52 USD per night
How to get to BahamaFly into Raleigh, NC (RDU-Raleigh - Durham Intl.), 20.1 mi (32.3 km) from central Bahama.
What to see around BahamaKnown for its family-friendly sights such as:
- • Wheels Fun Park
- • Sarah P. Duke Gardens
- • Durham Performing Arts Center
- • Waller Family Farm
- • Roxboro Motorsports Dragway
- • Northgate Mall
- • Brightleaf Square
- • The Shops at Daniel Boone
- • Streets at Southpoint Mall
- • University Mall
- • Stagville State Historic Site (3.5 mi/5.6 km from the city center)
- • West Point on the Eno (6.4 mi/10.3 km from the city center)
- • St. Mary's Chapel (7.4 mi/12 km from the city center)
- • Duke Homestead (8.7 mi/13.9 km from the city center)
- • Vietnam Veterans Living Memorial (8.9 mi/14.3 km from the city center)
When to visit BahamaDo you want to know the ideal time of year to visit? Here's a list of the seasonal weather norms to help with trip planning:
Seasonal temperature averages
- • January-March: 66°F day, 27°F night
- • April-June: 87°F day, 39°F night
- • July-September: 87°F day, 53°F night
- • October-December: 74°F day, 27°F night
- • January-March: 12.20 inches
- • April-June: 11.65 inches
- • July-September: 13.50 inches
- • October-December: 10.59 inches


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Ed Eissey dreams of Palm Beach Junior College becoming the Mecca for culture in Palm Beach County, where students and the general community can benefit from a collage of arts, music and communication facilities on one campus.
``I firmly believe it`s a part of our mission . . . to bring all the cultural entities a community deserves,`` said Eissey, PBJC president.
He already has landed a world-class performing arts center slated for late 1988 or early 1989, and a smaller theater-recital hall may open by this fall on the Lake Worth campus.
Today, Eissey may move a step closer to his dream when he asks the Palm Beach County Commission to donate 10 acres south of the planned arts center to provide closer parking to the facility than now proposed.
If the commission approves, it could free up land -- the area now proposed for parking -- for both a national art museum and public radio-television station, Eissey said.
However, two other sites on the campus could be used for the museum and broadcast facilities if needed, Eissey acknowledged.
He said he has contacted WXEL, the public broadcast operation in Boynton Beach, and the Lannan Foundation of Lake Worth, regarding the museum.
Sam Marantz, president of the corporation supervising WXEL television and radio, said PBJC is among the finalists for relocating the public broadcast stations, but a final decision won`t be announced until next week.
J. Patrick Lannan Jr. of the Lannan Foundation, and Bonnie Clearwater, the curator for the foundation`s art museum in Lake Worth, could not be reached for comment. The Lake Worth museum recently received an $80 million gift.


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Join in the Guild's 70th Anniversary Celebrations 2017
The Hand Weavers and Spinners Guild of NSW is celebrating our 70th Anniversary in 2017. The Guild has been providing support and community to those who practise in the craft of weaving and spinning for seventy years. As our craft involves fibre and textiles, we have members who further use crafts like knitting, crochet, sewing, etc. as the culmination of their craft.
There are many events planned for 2017 to celebrate our 70th most of which will culminate on the weekend of 24-25 June 2017. Leading up to this date, members are invited to participate by creating works to exchange, to exhibit and for awards. During the weekend, members are also invited to attend a celebration and awards dinner.
Guild members and the public are invited to attend the Exhibition to view works created by members. There is also a Traders Hall to buy fibre, yarn, equipment, and members' handmade works.
Please Note: Though the event venues are quite close together, two of the venues (Club Burwood RSL and Club Burwood) are unfortunately named quite similarly, but are still several blocks apart. Please ensure you check the address here before committing yourself to parking if walking is an issue for you.
70th Anniversary Exhibition
The Guild's 70th Anniversary Exhibition is open to the public. It will be held at Fitzroy Hall (next to Woodstock Community Centre), Burwood on 24th & 25th June (10 till 4 pm). Members of the Guild, and members of the Guild's Network Groups, are invited to enter their handmade items for selection in the Exhibition. Entries must be received by 1st May and all entries will be judged for 10 special cash awards (exhibition handmade entry details). Some items in the exhibition may be for sale.
All entries will be assessed, based on the information submitted on the entry form, eg. fibre, technique, etc. The judging panel will make 10 awards. Initial details here, more details will be announced at the February Guild meeting:
- Excellence in spinning;
- Excellence in weaving;
- Excellence in felting;
- Best article made from alpaca;
- Best article made from black or naturally coloured wool;
- Best article made from silk;
- Miniature item (must fit in 20cm cube) e.g. braid, tapestry, knitting;
- Most innovative original design; and,
- Best use of colour in a garment.
These each attract a sponsored $100 cash prize. There will also be a Peoples' Choice award of $25 and an overall award for excellence from the Guild of $250.
Dinner and Awards Night
The Guild will be having a dinner to celebrate our 70th anniversary. The dinner, to be held at Club Burwood (this one is located opposite the train station at 97 Burwood Rd, Burwood), 6pm Saturday, 24 June 2017, will include celebrations and awards. To reserve a seat or a table for your group contact Susie John via email (firstname.lastname@example.com). Ticket costs are still being finalised. This is a Guild members and network group members only event.
Traders Hall
Everyone is welcome to join us at our 70th Anniversary Traders Hall to purchase fibre, equipment, and even members' work. The Traders Hall will be held at Club Burwood RSL, 96 Shaftesbury Rd, Burwood NSW.
Tea Towel Exchange
We welcome all members of the Guild and our Network Groups to participate in a tea towel exchange, as part of our 70th year celebrations in June 2017.
The guidelines are simple. The tea towels may be woven on any loom type (rigid heddle through to computer controlled). Tea towel should be between 16-20 inches (40-50cm) wide and 24-32 inches (60-80cm) long. Hems are more suitable for tea towels than fringes. The thread should be appropriate to the task.
- weave four (4) tea towels and keep a weaving record of them (tea towel weaving record);
- send in three (3) tea towels, each with a copy of the weaving record by 23 June 2017; and,
- include a $10 entry fee with each set of three tea towels.
We will return to you three (3) different tea towels with their weaving records in August 2017. Tea towels will be exhibited at our Birthday Weekend, 24-25 June 2017.
You may weave four tea towels all the same or four on the same warp but woven with different colours or lifts or four completely different tea towels. The choice is yours, just make sure to send your appropriate weaving records back with each towel.
By 23rd June 2017, your package of three tea towels should be dropped off at the Guild rooms, or sent to:
Andrew McCracken
71 Lalor Drive
Springwood NSW 2777
The tea towels will be displayed in June 2017 for our 70th anniversary. Your entry is taken as consent for your work being displayed and, perhaps, photographed for publicity purposes.
If you are enthused, multiple entries are not only permitted, but also encouraged!
Braid Exchange
We welcome all members of the Guild and all members of our network groups to participate in a braid exchange, as part of our 70th year celebrations in June 2017.
There is no set theme for the braid exchange. The braids may use any fibre, any technique or equipment. Possibilities include braiding, weaving, finger weaving, plaiting, cordage, passementerie, macramé or lace. Equipment can include a braiding stand or disk, weaving loom, card or tablet weaving, lucet, inkle loom, rigid heddle loom or bobbin lace pillow. Simply challenge yourself with a new technique or perfect an existing one.
Instructions for entry:
- braid any
narrow wares(a thin, narrow textile or fabric);
- keep a braiding record to be returned with each braid (braiding record);
- create a long braid, band, cord or plait that measures at least 1.3 metre/50 inches and no wider than 15 cm (no minimum width requirement);
- cut the braid into seven (7) equal sections at least 15cm/6 inches in length;
- retain one braid for yourself; and,
- send in the remaining six with a copy of the braiding record for each and a large, self-addressed, stamped envelope by 14 June 2017.
In August 2017, we will return to you (in your self-addressed envelope) five (5) different braids with their weaving records. The sixth braid will be retained for Guild archives.
If you need to discuss your braid in advance or need support while braiding it, don't hesitate to contact .
Your package of braids, record and self-addressed return envelope should be dropped off at the Guild rooms or sent to:
Rod Byatt
28 Stanley St
Tempe NSW 2044
We hope to organise an exhibition of the braid samples at our 70th Anniversary Weekend, 24-25 June 2017. Your entry is taken as consent for your work being displayed and, perhaps, photographed for publicity purposes. If you are enthused, multiple entries are permitted and encouraged.
Rare Breeds Project (This project is fully subscribed)
The project began at the August 2016 Guild meeting when all participants received their fleece packs containing the first five fleece breeds: Romney, Perendale, Cheviot, Ryeland, Lincoln X Hampshire Down and a small amount of Lincoln.
The purpose of this project is for our spinners to try spinning fibres from breeds that are just names in a book to most of us. The main thing is to experiment and have some fun!
Finished products will be displayed at the 70th Anniversary Weekend, 24-25 June 2017.


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Barry finally has a chance to go back and set right what once went wrong, but will the consequences outweigh the benefits? Matt and the GotR crew gather to go over the events of the season one finale, "Fast Enough."
The Flash returns this fall, and we will be there with you every step of the way at YouTube.com/GeeksOfTheRound. If you have any commentary for us, feel free to shoot us an e-mail at email@example.com or leave us a voicemail at 801-609-GOTR (4687). Don't forget to join the Geeks of the Round Community for further discussion on this and much, much more!


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Leman says the difference between encouragement is subtle, but significant. He starts off by pointing out that you can get children to do things by offering them some reward that is of value to them. For your three year old, that might be candy. For your pre-teen, that might be money. He then asks the question, why do you want your child to do things? For money? To know responsibility? Because he is a member of the family? Because things need to be done? Leman says three of these reasons are a different motivation than one. Money is not what you want to be the motivator.
Leman points out that we should not give our children rewards for things they should be doing anyway. You want your children to do things for the right reason. Are there times you will use reward systems? Of course! The -wise series offers different scenarios when you might use a reward. I am reminded of "Three Candy Speed" discussed in On Becoming Toddlerwise. You use this to teach your children what "fast" looks like. But the authors suggest you use the candy one time, not every time. In On Becoming Pottywise, the system for toilet training involves rewards. So yes, there are times you will use rewards to be an extra motivator, but you don't want that to be the only motivator, or even a consistent motivator.
So how do you encourage? Encouragement is a word of affirmation--one of the five love languages. Encouragement needs to emphasize the act, not the person. Leman says that this ensures the child that your love is unconditional. You don't say, "What a good boy you are!" You say something like, "What a nice job you did! I bet you feel great about it. Thank you for your help, I appreciate it." Our children need to know that they are not loved only when they perform correctly.
I must confess that I often find myself saying, "you are a good boy!" when Brayden helps out around the house. I have seen that he will seek reassurance when he helps out and says, "I am a good boy for helping you, huh Mama!" I can see where Leman is coming from. I need to work on making sure Brayden knows that he is loved no matter what. I do think he is a good boy for helping out around the house, but I can express that in other ways so he doesn't think I am only happy with him when he is helping. I don't necessarily think he thinks that, but I could see it getting there some day as he gets older and insecurities start to take a role in his life.
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Noise cancelling headphones and earmuffs for kids and babies can provide health and mental benefits. In this article we'll examine the top 5 benefits, as well as recommend some of the best headphones and earmuffs for noise reduction that are available today.
Who should consider purchasing a set noise cancelling earmuffs? The answer is anyone who might bring their child with them into an environment where there is the potential for high noise levels, and risk of noise-induced hearing loss.
These are places you might overlook in day to day life, yet contain sustained or periodic high decibel levels. Places like schools, airports, airplanes, sporting events, concerts, shopping malls, festivals, and firework displays are all good examples.
In addition to the benefit of hearing protection, children with Autism, ADHD, and sensory and auditory processing issues can benefit from the reduction of noise that a set of top noise-reducing headphones can provide. School classrooms are not always soundproofed, and the amount of noise in a busy classroom can have detrimental effects on some kid's ability to learn.
5 Benefits of Noise Cancelling Headphones for Kids
There are undoubtedly many and varied benefits to providing your child with some quiet time. If you cannot apply any soundproofing to the rooms in your home, then the periodic use of some noise reducing earmuffs may be a good alternative. Let's take a more detailed look at 5 of the common benefits of
1. Protect Developing Ears
Sound pressure from noise is amplified in the narrower developing ear canals of young children and babies, making them more sensitive and susceptible to hearing damage. Kids can perceive a noise to be up to 20 decibels louder than an adult. Hearing loss is cumulative and irreversible, and your child may not notice the effects until much later in life.
2. Provides Sensory breaks
Too much stimulation can be a harmful thing, especially for children with sensory conditions like Autism and ADHD. Headphones can provide a break from the stimulation, and prevent a 'meltdown' or sensory overload situation.
3. Helps to Calm Nervous and Uneasy Feelings
Some children feel nervous and uneasy when louder unfamiliar noises are present. What might seem like normal noise to the adult, might actually be perceived as "nails on a chalkboard" to the child. If the noise reducing earmuffs work, it can actually help you and your child to visit and experience new places that might otherwise upset them.
4. Reduce Noise Related Stress
The calming effect of wearing noise-cancelilng headphones can also reduce the stress the child may be feeling. Loud or unpleasant sounds can largely be filtered out, and possibly will prevent outbursts and meltdowns.
5. Increase Focus
Reducing background noise and distractions can help children with auditory processing issues to focus. A pair of noise cancelling headphones for kids with this type of disorder can help them pick out the important sounds while filtering out the background noise. This can help the child with listening problems and also help improve their learning skills.
Top 10 Baby Headphones and Noise Cancelling Headphones for Kids
To make a quick comparison we made this chart of the 10 top rated baby headphones and hearing protection headphones for kids.
|Noise Reduction
|Our Rating
|Baby Banz - Baby Hearing Protection Earmuff
|0 - 2 years
|31 dB
|Baby Banz - Kids Hearing Protector
|2 years +
|21 dB
|Baby Banz - Noise Protection Earmuffs
|6 months - 2 years
|21 dB
|Em's 4 Bubs - Hearing Protection Earmuffs
|0 to 18 months
|22 dB
|Em's 4 Kids - Hearing Protection Earmuffs
|6 months +
|21 dB
|Peltor (by 3M) Kids Hearing Protection Earmuffs
|2 years +
|22 dB
|Peltor Optime 105 (by 3M) Hearing Protection Earmuff
|2 years +
|30 dB
|Snug Safe n Sound Kid Ear Defenders
|6 months +
|Pro Ears ReVO Hearing Protection Earmuffs
|2 years +
|25 dB
|Howard Leight QM24 Headband Earmuff
|2 years +
|25 dB
Baby Banz Baby Hearing Protection Earmuffs
Baby Banz earmuffs are specifically designed for newborns (3 months per the manufacturer), but are suitable for kids up to 2 years old. They are lightweight, at 6.7 ounces, and are compact in size to fit into your purse or bag.
Baby Banz are known for their soft padding around the cups, making it comfortable for your baby to wear for several hours at a time when needed. Many parents have discovered that by traveling on airplanes is much easier when they bring a pair of Baby Banz along for their baby.
The headband is designed for a nice balance of a snug fit over the ear, but not so tight that it will hurt your baby's head. Baby Banz come in multiple colors for both boys and girls so your baby will be stylish as well as protected.
Em's for Bubs Baby & Newborn Hearing Protector Earmuffs
While Baby Banz are for babies 3 months and up, the Em's for Bubs is truly meant for newborn infants.
Bubs are unique in that there is no plastic headband, using a soft stretchy fabric instead. The fabric headband and 6 color designs also make for a stylish baby on the go.
This type of headband is better suited to spread the pressure of the ear cups around your baby's head, making it more comfortable and safer for infants' still developing skull. Some parents have found this headband is more prone to slipping down their kid's foreheads and requiring more adjustments than traditional over the headbands.
It really is a matter of preference for both parents and the baby. Due to being so inexpensive, many parents buy both Baby Banz and Em's 4 Bubs to test which fits their child the best.
Em's 4 Kids Hearing Protection EarmuffsWhen your baby reaches 1 year to 18 months, they can graduate from the Em's for Bubs to the slightly larger Em's 4 Kids that feature a full headband yet remain remarkably light weight. These hearing protection earmuffs can fold up into a compact and convenient size that fits in your bag or purse. Choose from Pink, Silver, and Blue colors for whatever suits your toddler best.
One nice thing parents have remarked about these earmuffs, is that while they definitely reduce the louder noises like fireworks, concerts, or loud restaurants, your child will still be able to hear you speak to them. The comfort factor on the Em's 4 Kids is pretty high. Parents have noticed their kids can wear them for hours without discomfort, or as one parent put it "They must be comfortable or he would throw them right off."
Snug Safe 'n Sound Kid Ear DefendersThe Snug Safe n Sound is a great alternative to Baby Banz, for 6 month and up babies.
This pair of noise cancelling headphones has an adjustable and foldable headband that provides maximum comfort.
This feature also means they can fold up into the smallest size possible, making it easy to pack and take with anywhere.
The Snug's come in 7 different colors, and the manufacturer fully stands behind their product with an awesome 5 year warranty and guarantee.
Pro Ears ReVO Hearing Protection HeadphonesThe Pro Ears ReVO are a top rated passive noise cancelling headphones for kids 2 years old and up. With 13 different colors, anyone can find a color to match the personality of their child.
The ReVO has an adjustable, and padded, headband, to make a snug but comfortable fit for different sized heads. They may cost a little bit more than other brands, but you do get a higher Noise Reduction Rating of 25 decibels, compared to the average NRR of 21 dB.
After giving a pair of ReVO's to their kids, many parents have discovered how much they like them, even asking to use them at home when they want some quiet time. Other reviewers have given the Pro Ears good ratings for their ability to block out most of the strong bass sounds at concerts.
Peltor (3M) Optime Hearing Protection HeadphonesThe Peltor Optime 105 is the #1 bestselling passive noise cancelling headphones on Amazon.
They provide superior comfort with the over-sized foam padded ear cups and padded stainless steel wire headband. The wire is more flexible than a plastic band, creating less pressure on kids' heads.
The Optime's are sized for small children ages 2 and up, but are adjustable enough for adults with smaller heads. The other standout feature is the noise reduction rating of 30 dB. This is far and above the average NRR of 21 dB found on most other brands of noise reduction headphones. We highly recommend the Peltor Optime for loud environments.
Soundproofing as an Alternative to Noise Cancelling Headphones
As great and cheap an investment that noise cancelling headphones for kids are, you definitely don't want to overuse them. Be sure to set a specific schedule when your child will use them for quiet time at home or in the classroom.
If you are able to, a low-cost way to get the benefit of noise reduction in your home is to use sound dampening curtains or soundproofing foam panels. Placing these products in your room can help reduce the amount of sound and echo in the room making it easier for your child to concentrate.
Another possible solution is to buy a white noise machine for your home. White noise machines produce a low level background noise, intended to mask the obtrusive sound. White noise has been shown to help adults and children relax and sleep, as well as increase productivity.


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The Boston Celtics announced today that they have signed forward Shavlik Randolph to a multi-year contract.
According to WEEI, "As they did with Chinese Basketball Association imports Terrence Williams and D.J. White before him, the Celtics signed Shavlik Randolph for the remainder of the season. The deal includes an option for next season."
Randolph, a 6'10" forward, has appeared in three games for the Celtics this season averaging 3.3 points and 4.3 rebounds in 12.0 minutes per game. He posted highs of six points, eight rebounds and two steals against Charlotte on March 16.


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Buyer's guide to bed linen; What to look for when shopping for bedding.
Don't know your sateen from your percale? Confused over thread counts? Update your bedroom in a flash with this need-to-know guide to eight different types of bedding.
1. Cotton bedding
Classic cotton bedding feels cool and comfortable against the skin, and there are plenty of styles and patterns to choose from. It's easy to launder, versatile and affordable.
2. Cotton percale bedding
The cotton yarn is specially combed to give it a crisp, luxurious feel. Cotton percale is lightweight and cool to the touch, and with proper care will last for years.
3. Poly-cotton blend bedding
An affordable and low maintenance alternative to pure cotton – it won't crease, dries quickly, and doesn't need ironing. Some people complain that it feels warmer than pure cotton at night.
4. Cotton sateen bedding
A special weaving technique gives cotton sateen a fabulous sheen, and it's softer and smoother than regular cotton and percale. Costs considerably more than plain cotton.
5. Egyptian cotton bedding
Egyptian cotton is generally considered the ultimate bedding material – it comes from the Nile Delta region, and is prized for its strong, lustrous fibre. Durable and easy to care for, but costs more.
6. Natural linen
Linen is made from the fibres of the flax plant, and is heavier and more textured than cotton. It drapes beautifully on the bed and feels cosy and snug at night. It's a durable material and with proper care will last for years. Costly, but often comes mixed with cotton to make it more affordable.
7. Bamboo bedding
Bamboo is the eco-friendly bedding choice, and it's also suitable for allergy sufferers. It's made from the world's fastest growing plant so there's little or no impact on the environment in its construction, and it's also hypo-allergenic and mould resistant. Bamboo is thermal regulating, so keeps you cool in summer and warm in winter.
8. Silk bedding
Silk bed linen comes with a hefty price tag and it's easy to see why – it's made from fibres produced by silk caterpillars, which are twisted together and then woven into fabric. It feels divine next to the skin, but requires careful looking after.
A beginners guide to thread counts and ply
The thread count refers to the number of fibres woven into square inch of material – the higher the thread count, the better quality it will be. Thread counts vary from 80 to around 1000, with most shops selling bed linen with a thread count between 150 and 400.
Ply also determines the quality of your bed linen. It refers to how many individual yards are used to make one strand of fibre. Again, more is better. Single ply uses only one yarn, while two-ply is made of two yarns that are twisted together and then woven into fabric.
How to wash your sheets without ruining them
• Wash sheets and pillowcases at least every six days with a non-biological detergent that contains no bleaching agents or enzymes, as they could cause discolouration.
• Machine-wash bed linen following the manufacturer's guidelines, usually at 40 or 60 degrees, but no higher as this can damage the fibres.
• Line dry bed linen outside whenever possible – the sun is a natural disinfectant and brightens whites.
• Avoid tumble-drying your bed linen too often as it causes shrinkage, and be careful not to over-dry as this damages the fibres.
• If you do tumble dry your bed linen, take it out of the machine while still damp and line dry outside.
• It's easier to iron bed linen while it's still slightly damp.
• Silk sheets require washing by hand the first three or four times you wash them. After that they can be washed on the delicate cycle in your washing machine with a gentle detergent. Line dry in the shade to prevent discoloration.


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Snake River Trail is a 28 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near White Bird, Idaho that features a river and is good for all skill levels. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from March until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
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30 miles of beautiful canyon wilderness. A quiet trail with views of the Snake River. The trail is fairly hilly with flat sections in between and an excellent experience for beginning backpackers. Fairly well traveled trail, with campsites interspersed throughout the trail. Pictographs for Native American tribes line the trail, along with old homesteads from pervious settlers. Also be on the look out for wildlife on the side of the river. In the spring the flowers are beginning to bloom and streams are rushing with water from the melting snow.
The trail was nice and maintained. It's about 9 or so miles round trip. It ends at a pretty cool little camp site with an historical building and old farm equipment. Not really what I was expecting but still cool. The trail literally follows the river the entire way without gaining too much altitude. At night time you get a great view of the stars! Fishing wasn't bad either. The lake tag is misleading. There isn't a lake.
my family loves this trail,we have done this two years in a row for spring break. it seems that about the 4 mi. mark people seem to start getting burned out but after that pretty easy hike down to the ranch. great place to camp for the night but then the grade getting out is pretty steep in the morning. over all difficulty i would say med
plenty of places to filter water along trail and views are amazing
Narrow trail along the river canyon. A bit of up and down for a bit of a challenging hike. No fuel for fires even if there were fire rings, but unbelievable river and canyon views.
Do not follow the map connected to this trail, unless you have an atv. Made that mistake and walked all the way down to the bottom and had to get a ride from a side by side. It's beautiful down there though!
The trail is awesome and easy, at the near end you can camp at Kirkwood National Homestead Museum.
If you go past that you will find thousands of year old pictographs, as well as Suicide Point, which has it lore in lovers from different tribe, much like Romeo and Juliet ~smiles~
Rattlesnakes come out at the end of May, beginning of June...I have yet to encounter any there, unlike the rattlesnake dens my friends and I have walked into in the past ~snickers~
When the water goes down "Arrowheads" can be found along the shore, albeit you are not allowed to keep them ~smiles~, legally they must be handed over to the rangers or the host house at Kirkwood.
The Carson Mansion is a small excursion trail up from the Hosts house, it was a mansion in the 30's used by Bootleggers. There is a Hanta Virus Warning in the building, but I AM still alive ~chuckles~.
I do not go there in the SUMMER, too hot for my blood ~chuckles~, but a great hike none the less, I have seen 9 year old boys kick that trails butt ~smiles~
Larry H.
We run this trail each year as the last few miles of a 16 or 25 mile adventure run. This is not an "offical" race or run just a few friends that take a jet boat up the Snake and run back to Pittsburg Landing. From Pitsburg to Kirkwood it is about six miles one way. A very nice moderate hike or run. But do it early in the spring, rattle snakes come out later in the year.


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A not so 'frozen' conflict in the South Caucasus
The military attacks of the Azerbaijani army intensified in mid-July straining the status quo on the Line of Contact (LoC) between Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabkah Republic) and Azerbaijan as well as along the Azerbaijan-Armenia border.
Between July 28 and August 2, five Artsakhi and twenty-five Azerbaijani soldiers were killed as a result of these actions. The numbers of dead are higher than all of last year's deaths.
While both states were quick to blame one another, the fact remains that only Azerbaijan has repeatedly stated its intentions to restart the war in order to conquer Artsakh and force its freedom loving people to live under the Ilham Aliyev tyrannical regime. Only Azerbaijan has consistently portrayed Armenians as the evil 'other,' and only Azerbaijan has regularly refused to ease tensions on the LoC via confidence building measures such as removing snipers, or at the very least agreeing not to fire upon civilians farming near the border regions.
The high numbers of casualties among Azerbaijani soldiers suggest that they are the attacking side. Moreover, a defending side cannot leave armaments and equipment on the other side's territory.
The Azerbaijani policy of firing at the peaceful population living in Armenian border villages, as well as medical vehicles with the symbol of the International Red Cross, cynically violates core humanitarian principles, affirmed in the Geneva Conventions. Baku also sponsors and utilizes human resources to conduct sabotage and subversive acts within Armenia and Artsakh.
Such a move could accelerate the growth of terrorism in Azerbaijan, where the irrational facets of the hatred culture serve as a basis for the development of a pathological cruelty that is at the root of terrorism. Stemming from low socio-economic conditions and homelessness in many regions of the country, Azerbaijanis are an easy target for recruiters of terrorist and radical extremist groups.
Experience shows that there is an active link between terrorist attacks and a conflict zone, with the latter serving as a fertile soil for conducting such attacks. The large number of Azerbaijani nationals engaged in terrorist activities in Chechnya, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, and recently Iraq, alongside the Islamic State (formerly known as ISIS) reaffirms this notion.
The recent inhuman behavior by Azerbaijani saboteurs as part of an intelligence-diversion activity in Artsakh's Shahumyan district, resulted in the callous killing of a 17 year old Armenian. This is yet another example of the kill-mania of Aliyev's regime and the terroristic essence of the Azerbaijani party. An earlier expression of this was the hero's welcome given to Azerbaijani officer and convicted axe murderer, Ramil Safarov, who, during a NATO training seminar, hacked to death a sleeping soldier with an axe solely because he was Armenian.
Encouraging further aggression
Meanwhile, the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairmen states (US, France,
Russia) were quick to resort to their usual script of telling all
sides to respect the ceasefire, refrain from violence, and look
for a peaceful political solution.
What this policy of false parity generates is a sense of impunity for the Azerbaijani regime to continue to raise tensions, threaten war, and stigmatize Armenians in the eyes of their citizens, in other words, the exact opposite of what the Co-chairmen states desire.
The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship also lacks (thus should be granted) a mandate to conduct investigations of incidents in the conflict zone, and requires more resources to prevent and condemn such aggressive acts.
Additionally, the so-called Madrid principles of conflict settlement proposed by the mediators, which have been serving as a factor ensuring relative stability in the region, are much more unrealistic in light of Azerbaijani behavior both internally and externally.
The recent spate of attacks coincides with Baku's crackdown on civil society and democracy activists. Most recently Arif and Leyla Yunus, and Rasul Jafarov were arrested on trumped up charges of tax evasion and treason.
Official Baku aims to channel the unhappiness of its citizens away from its inept and corrupt rule toward the external enemy by escalating tensions against Armenia and Artsakh. Other than mild criticism from the OSCE, and the US State Department, no pressure has been brought to bear on Aliyev's regime for its increased authoritarianism.
The reasons are obvious enough: the West needs Azerbaijan as part of its wider plan to weaken Russia's stranglehold on energy supplies to the EU, and fears that any criticism will drive Aliyev to seek a partnership with Russia instead.
The planned withdrawal from Afghanistan also requires Azerbaijani support, since some NATO equipment will require transit through Azerbaijan.
Moreover, since the West knows it has no chance of prying Armenia away from its alliance with Russia, it is not willing to expend much if any of its political capital to force Azerbaijan to behave.
After all, the West prefers Azerbaijan's hydrocarbons to anything Armenia may have to offer them.
The aforementioned resulted in the inclusion of Azerbaijan along with several other countries in a new US Senate bill called the "Russian Aggression Prevention Act" aimed at "preventing further Russian aggression toward Ukraine and other sovereign states in Europe and Eurasia, and for other purposes."
If enacted the bill authorizes substantial increase of "military-to-military interactions" of the US armed forces with the ones of Azerbaijan "includingspecifically increasing the current tempo of military exercises and training efforts and exchanges" as well as "strengthening existing, bilateral and multilateral defense cooperation agreements including agreements related to cyber defense cooperation."
The irony here is that the bill would encourage Azerbaijan to continue its aggressive policies, since it is the most militarized and warmongering party in the region, and the primary obstacle to the creation of regional security architecture.
From the other side, Russia, which is preoccupied with its internal economic situation due to Western sanctions, and the civil war in Ukraine, might be loath to see another conflict flare up so close to its borders. Although there is a possibility of the Kremlin stimulating these tensions in order to find a pretext to station its 'peacekeepers' in the area, officials in Yerevan and Stepanakert have repeatedly and categorically eschewed such a prospect.
Hence, at the end of this week, Sargsyan and Aliyev will meet Putin in Sochi. Although Moscow aims to control a region of its so-called "exclusive zone of interests" with only one meeting, nothing of substance for conflict resolution will come out of the Sochi talks.
However, President Sargsyan must use the occasion to bring up the topic of Azerbaijan's militarization with a strong notice of criticism toward Russia's willingness to sell billions of dollars in armaments to Baku, and how this is directly contributing to a rise in bloodshed. Therefore Sargsyan ought to press for a halt in sales of weaponry to Azerbaijan.
Nevertheless, tensions will remain high along the LoC with further escalations and incidents initiated by the Azerbaijani side. If things continue as they have, it is only a matter of time before one side miscalculates, likely Azerbaijan, and ignites a new round of war.
Even if a rational war is not predicted, an adventurous one is likely. The situation could get out of hand as a result of misinformation stimulating policymakers within the Baku regime to remain belligerent and escalate the conflict.
Due to the effective and accurate policy of Armenia's Ministry of Defense, which is releasing cautionary statements, holding meetings with foreign military attachés, ambassadors, and providing up-to-date information on the developments along the LoC, an appropriate information environment has been set for an Armenian counter-attack. Thus, if Azerbaijan continues to keep tensions high, the Armenian military response would be intense and unexpected.
In any scenario the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmen states, and other interested actors, such as the UK will bear as much responsibility as the instigating party. One cannot arm the aggressor on the one hand and expect peace on the other.
Vahan Dilanyan and Vilen Khlgatyan for RT
Dr. Vahan Dilanyan is a recognized expert on regional security and conflict resolution. He serves as the Chairman of the Political Developments Research Center (PDRC), a think-tank based in Yerevan.
Vilen Khlgatyan specializes in integrated strategy and national security with an emphasis in the geopolitics of energy. He is the Vice Chairman of the PDRC.
The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RT.


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The Mantle Site was not a separate civilisation in and of itself...it was a large Huron/Wendat settlement dating to protohistoric times, about 1500 CE. The axe in question has been traced back to the Basque who were very likely at Red Bay and other maritime sites before Columbus. But the Mantle Site is notable for its size, rather than any other cultural distinction. Personally, I know of a larger site north-east of there.
Originally posted by andriod
Well with North America including Canada, I didn't notice anything about Canada here but I did find a piece of info about a ancient city along the north shore of Lake Ontario. Also in the page they mention a documentary called "Curse of the Axe' in which Ancient or midevil Spaniards had pre-contact before the Early Europeans. The Mantle people or Wendat(Huron) lived in the area for about 30 years, that's a really short time compared to other ancient civilizations.
I've been there...no it doesn't.
Originally posted by andriod
Oak Island is another North American anomoly in that the entire island appears to be manmade.
Oak Island? Forgive me...different poster and I got confuddled in building the post.
Originally posted by andriod
reply to post by JohnnyCanuck
I don't remember saying anything about Oak Island, but please do tell! As for the topic at hand it does fit the criteria as being lost, even though its the site and not the people. Maybe I should have used settlement.
Here's the straight poop on that...Oak Island
Originally posted by AGWskeptic
Oak Island is another North American anomoly in that the entire island appears to be manmade.
Might I suggest why it's a good idea for the government to keep a lid on such things?
Originally posted by chachonee
Pretty interesting stuff and no doubt the way the Government silenced data in the early 1990's makes it more difficult to find anything to findings.
Like for example, not long ago there was a flood along the Root River and the Mississippi River and one day was walking along them hills and stumbled on to some caves, and by the way they were positioned I knew they were sacred area's, was going to let others know, but I know they will be closed off to anyone but U.S. Government. In this cave was drawings on the wall and had some very big skeltons wrapped up and in a sitting position to the east and other star constellations.
Originally posted by Plotus
Of course there's accounts by the Mormons in their 'Book of Mormon' which some subscribe to. Dated later in time however.
Thats not to say that I subscribe to this, in fact I had always believed it a work of fiction originally written by a Dr. Anton as a Novel.
But I'm always keen to see if recent discoveries happen to correspond with any LDS claims relating to their ancient peoples that were said to exist.edit on 24-2-2013 by Plotus because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by chachonee
Most people know, that if something important is found, let say, goes against the grain of the current theory of the day, then it is lost. Like a conspiracy or something. Ennit?
I agree that respect for the dead is paramount. My concern is that there are those who think nothing of desecrating a sacred site and selling grave goods on ebay. So, protection from looters is important, too.
Originally posted by chachonee
I understand what you are saying, same time respect for the dead is more important....
Most people know, that if something important is found, let say, goes against the grain of the current theory of the day, then it is lost. Like a conspiracy or something. Ennit?
Couple of years ago, I heard an elder talk recite his oral tradition that his people were in North America before the end of the last ice age. Crazy talk...but looks like he was right, and that paradigm shift is playing out right this very day
The elder I refer to is Anishnaabe, and the story of the ice wall was similar. I have also encountered a comperable version in Elaine Dewar's book Bones: Discovering the First Americans. This is actually a book well worth reading. It is written by a knowledgeable journalist, and while I first heard it referred to as dubious, its observations are gaining more and more credence in the field. I was amused when reading it as I recognised an un-named source as a friend of mine.
Originally posted by punkinworks10
Which tribe did the elder belong to? There is a story among the southern piute, they lived on the east slope of the sierra Nevada in Nevada and California, were a great chief gathered warriors from the surrounding bands to go north and fight. They travelled to the valley of the snake river, but could go no further as their way was blocked by a wall of ice " as high as the sky".
That I don't buy, but nothing is impossible. A physical anthropologist, I am not.
I have come to believe that at least one of the native American lineages is truely indiginous, they evolved in the new world into modern humans, likely from Asian homo erectus, who made a very early entrance into the new world.
Called 'glottochronology', it has been applied to the New World as well. Just off the top of my head, I can say that the dates generated certainly come in much older than Clovis, though I can't say how they compare to mDNA and other genetic tools. We live in changing times.
In the old world ,linguistic diversity is an indicator of age depth, the more variations of languages there are the older the occupancy. The new world held 2/3 of the worlds languages, and California half of that.
The authors identify the morphological features that set Longlin and Maludong apart from modern humans. Among them is supraorbital torus. The authors mention that supraorbital torus is very rare in recent human populations and becomes more frequent among Pleistocene humans. But it's precisely among American Indians that we find examples of supraorbital torus. Marta Lahr ("Patterns of Modern Human Diversification: Implications for Amerindian Origins," Yearbook of Physical Anthropology 38 (2005): 163-198) identified this feature in 8% of Fuegians. 57% of Fuegians in her sample had brow ridges. Paleoindian skulls such as Lagoa Santa and Jalisco also have well-developed ridges.
Originally posted by JohnnyCanuck
reply to post by punkinworks10
Sounds interesting. I promise to look into the links you provided and report back. Right now I'm tracking down FN trailways on the north shore of Lake Ontario. Wish me luck...lol.
I wish I could say I am doing this on horseback. I am riding the internet, instead, scoping out source materials for a project I am working on. All the actual pathways have been paved/ploughed/developed by now, so the issue is kinda moot for me...though I might be able to work out a rationale to do some shovel tests pits when I'm through.
Originally posted by punkinworks10
Originally posted by JohnnyCanuck
Right now I'm tracking down FN trailways on the north shore of Lake Ontario. Wish me luck...lol.
I have walked and ridden many miles of native californian " highways".


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In the (unofficial) #i3 IRC channel on freenode, someone recently asked if i3 has a command to switch between display outputs. Somewhat suprisingly, i3-msg doesn't have such a command, but I realized that one could be written pretty easily by getting the list of workspaces and finding which one is visible but not focused, then switch to that workspace. Here's the command I came up with, shown as a full binding from ~/.i3/config:
bindsym $mod+Next exec i3-msg workspace $(i3-msg -t get_workspaces|jq '.[] | select(.visible == 'true') | select(.focused == 'false') | .name')
You'll need to have 'jq' installed.
The logic for this is pretty simple:
- Get a list of all workspaces
- Iterate through the list
- Find workspaces that are visible
- Find workspaces that are not focused
- Print the workspace names
With two displays, you can only have two visible workspaces, and only one of those will be focused. I simply find a visible workspace that is not focused.
This won't work as-is if you have more than 2 monitors, but you could easily have a different binding for each display, filtering for a specific "output" in place of the filter that looks for the non-focused workspace.
With a little more work, you could rotate through displays by parsing things out with python or awk (or whatever) and enumerating all the displays to determine which should be "next" or "prior".
But, if you only have two displays, like I do, the above binding will let you easily jump back and forth between outputs.


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Sammie had Peter Jackson on the brain all last week and so when Universal sent me a freebie we grabbed the two annuals and took the Zaner to check out the new King Kong 3d part of the Studio Tour.
Worth it? Yeah, definitely. I would have paid the no-lines rate for it.
Oh.. as we were leaving I looked up and saw the Airship Ventures Zeppelin!
Two days before riding the 757 bus to Boulder for the 11th Mars Society convention, my boy and I took a real plane ride.
Zane loves the Boeing Museum of Flight ... or maybe he just knows that if he asks for a toy related to daddy's interests he'll be more likely to get it, and the Museum of Flight has a great big well stocked gift store :)
But for whatever reason we seem to end up on Boeing Field about every other week this summer. And after all of the times of seeing the classic plane rides being offered, I decided that we were just going to do it.


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York Times columnist Thomas Friedman outlined his support for U.S.
military action in Iraq and highlighted some of his suggestions
for the successful rebuilding of this pivotal Middle East country,
during the Baird Pulitzer Prize Lecture Sept. 29 in Koury Center.
The three-time
Pulitzer recipient told the audience of 2,000 that his support for
the war came after a great deal of personal struggle. He said that
while he did not believe the Bush administration's claims that Iraq
had weapons of mass destruction, the war was justified because regime
change is the best way to secure Iraq's future and it is one way
to help diminish the threat of terrorism.
"I knew
that war was no way to midwife democracy in any country, yet I knew
that the Iraqi people alone had no chance of standing up against
the tyrannical regime of Saddam Hussein," Friedman said.
The foreign
affairs columnist said western cultures' ignorance and lack of effective
grassroots policy in the Middle East were the impetus for the September
11 terrorist attacks and added that "doing nothing was not
an option."
He explained
how difficult it was for him to take a stand and defend the U.S.
military deployment in Iraq, saying that while his wife opposed
the war, he was bolstered in his decision to support it by letters
and e-mails from young people in the Middle East. "In the end,
those voices were probably that one percent that tipped me over,"
he said. "Every column was a struggle, but in the end, I let
hope triumph over experience."
Friedman said
the Middle East is a fertile recruiting ground for terrorist groups
like al Qaeda due to a wheel of consistent negativism that has held
that part of the world back in technology and economics. He said
the entire region is run by illegitimate, unelected leaders who
stay in power by limiting educational opportunities, stifling free
speech and progressive ideas, and limiting women's rights.
Osama bin
Laden finds his followers, Friedman said, by recruiting from "a
large pool of young, frustrated, angry, humiliated Arab youth. Always
remember that 9/11 was not about the poverty of money. It was about
the poverty of dignity."
Friedman said
the leaders of the 9/11 hijackings were in Europe shortly before
the attacks and experienced "cognitive dissonance." He
explained that these young people had been indoctrinated to believe
that their culture was superior to others, and found themselves
disappointed and confused when encountering a culture that was thriving
yet did not follow Islam. He said this made it easy for a powerful
personality such as Bin Laden to convince them to unleash terror
on America to "level the playing field."
Friedman called
terrorism one of the "three great bubbles" of the 1990s,
falling after the technology bubble and the Enron-corporate-ethics-trouble
bubble. He said the real reason we went to war with Iraq was to
"burst that bubble" and prevent terrorism from threatening
our freedom.
"We invaded
Iraq for one reason: because we could," Friedman said. "We
did burst that bubble and everyone in that neighborhood got the
message." The challenge now, he added, is to keep the terrorism
bubble from re-inflating. "Because if it re-inflates we will
have accomplished nothing at all."
How can this
be accomplished. Friedman proposed his ideas, saying that first,
Arab leaders need to establish and support progressive Islamic governments.
"We need a war within Islam. We cannot fight the war of ideas
with Osama bin Laden. Without that vision there will be no war of
ideas within Islam." Second, Friedman said, we have to be "the
very best global citizens we can be." The U.S. cannot continue
to oppose environmental reforms and other key global movements and
expect the support of other nations in the war against terrorism.
Third, he said, the U.S. must help resolve the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict, which Friedman called "toxic" and a threat to
Israel and American interests in the Middle East. And his final
point: America needs to "get back to who we are. Since 9/11,
we've gotten into the habit of exporting our fears and not our hopes.
As a result we are importing everyone else's fear back."
Friedman was
critical of the Bush administration's pre- and post-war planning,
which he called "pathetic." The Iraq the U.S. inherited
was more impoverished than our government projected. "Folks,
we defeated the Flintstones and we inherited Bedrock," he said.
"We have dug ourselves into a mighty, mighty deep hole."
He said the U.S. must spend the billions needed to build a strong
technology, education, water and power infrastructure in Iraq in
order to keep the terrorism bubble deflated.
He added that
the way America is viewed by the world in the future will depend
on what happens in Iraq. "We have got to get Iraq back,"
he said. "I am an optimist, and I'm still an optimist about
Finally, Friedman
said liberals and conservatives must join forces to save Iraq to
ensure the safety of future generations.
a long-term project," he said. "I supported this war for
my grandchildren."
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On Friday, two unsuspecting newlyweds were being snapped for some post-ceremony photos when photographer Ruthie Hauge captured an unexpected subject in the background: Hawks forward Patrick Sharp.
"We didn't know he was going to skate up and photobomb them," Hauge said. "They were thrilled. They are huge Blackhawks fans."