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Gerald Jacobs reviews Foreskin's Lament by Shalom Auslander
Shalom Auslander's description, in this outrageously funny memoir, of the incongruous carpentry skills of his tormented father, immediately brought to mind an electrician I recently hired.
Much as Auslander senior was wont to address his hammer as: 'Piece of s***', my electrician grabbed hold of a recalcitrant cable under my floorboards with the triumphant cry: 'Got you, you f****** piece of filth!'
The startling fact is that both of these men were Jewish, shattering the cocoon of assumptions within which the average Western Jewish child grows up - which would include the notion that there is no such thing as a Jewish electrician or woodworker, let alone a foul-mouthed one.
Auslander, one of the most dazzling of New York's current array of literary lepidoptera, has certainly probed the weak spots of his particular cocoon in the city's rigorously Orthodox Jewish suburb of Monsey. If his passionately rejectionist recollections are true, he spent most of his youth rebelling in ways small and large.
The largest were based on his view of God, whose wrath he tried with forbidden acts and impure thoughts. As he puts it, 'I believe in God. It's been a real problem for me.'
The problem stems from the conventional, biblical image of the deity that the young Shalom inherited from his rigidly religious parents and teachers. This, in Shalom's reading, reveals God to be a vengeful, uncaring bully who is always poised to inflict undeserved catastrophe upon decent human beings, most notably Shalom himself.
That this has continued into adult life is made plain at the beginning of the book, at which point Auslander and his wife are expecting their first child. Auslander's head is full of the disasters potentially attendant upon this supposedly happy event.
He anxiously imagines God waiting for the right (ie cruellest) moment to kill the baby or its mother, or deform the baby and/or kill the mother, or vice versa - all of which would be 'so God'.
Despite the devastation of having lost their first child ('to a disease whose name, like Hitler's, was rarely spoken'), Auslander's own parents never question their faith or even consider softening their hard-line adherence to the most minute regulations of their religious community.
Instead, they have buried their former joy. His father has become a coarse, impatient brute; his mother retreats into a fantasy of designing a beautiful home.
While his brother and sister stay within the fold, however dysfunctional, Shalom breaks away to such an extent that, for his (completely healthy) son's first birthday he has a cake made, and iced with a message wishing the boy a happy birthday from his mum, dad, their two dogs 'and no one else in our families because they are bitter miseries who'd rather drag us into the morass of their bleak, tragic lives than share for a moment in our joy'.
The families on both sides have showered Auslander and his wife Orli with disapproval. His parents cannot bring themselves to celebrate after he and Orli, with some reluctance, agree to have their son circumcised, but surgically, after the birth, rather than ritually, on the eighth day.
Her parents live in London, 'but for most of the year, they reside in the 16th century'.
Since Auslander's relationship with his maker is akin to that of a hypochondriac with his body, he is clearly difficult to live with. But in Orli he has the perfect partner and their love story is the warmest element of his vibrant tragicomedy.
There is no contradiction here; theirs is a relationship built upon honest understanding, his quest for which was essentially what alienated him from his roots.
He has retained his integrity, trusted his intelligence when confronted with ignorance, and chosen to be literate, a reader of Dostoyevsky and Beckett, rather than literal in his interpretation of Judaism.
Foreskin's Lament is Auslander's second book; his first, Beware of God, was an uproarious collection of stories. His writing is not always elegant but he compensates with a raw brilliance infused with classic Jewish irony - targeted here against another classic Jewish strain: the acceptance of one's earthly lot as the unfathomable divine will.
During a gloriously intense Israeli interlude at the age of 18, he challenges the way this philosophy is reinforced by proverbs and rabbinical maxims.
'Man plans and God laughs,' Auslander declares in ironic reference to an old Yiddish saying. 'What kind of a stupid f******* aphorism is that? You mean He's a dick? Whatever happened to Man plans and God does His best to bring those plans to successful fruition?'
This is indeed a lament, but a lament with attitude.

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Outdoor kiosk
The outdoor kiosk introduces a slew of variables including: water, humidity, cold, heat, sunlight, airborne particles, chemicals and other elements which produce corrosion. NEMA, IP65, UL standards come into play. Getting power is just one of the crucial details as well as internet access.
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Outdoor Kiosk Considerations include:
Outdoor Design for the elements: The kiosk should be designed from the ground up as a watertight enclosure, with watertight seams and insulated inner walls to protect internal devices from heat and cold. Your provider can consult on building to the appropriate NEMA rating, with guidelines on combining the appropriate HVAC / shelter elements for the deployment environment. NEMA ratings relate to the severity of weather exposure anticipated (operating temperature range requirements, sheltered vs. direct water contact, etc.). Usually it is NEMA4 but for corrosive it becomes NEMA4X. Here is nice table.
Outdoor Display Choice: Hi Brite LCDs eliminate "sunlight washout" concerns and provide the user appropriate levels of screen readability, even on the brightest days. Touch screen integration is readily available, eliminating mandatory keyboards. Further, dual screen integration with Hi Brite LCDs affords customers low-cost advertising, branding reinforcement, and promotional attractor capabilities.
Outdoor Heating and Cooling: Integrating the correct HVAC unit maintains the optimal temperature and humidity level within the kiosk, for peak reliability. Your provider will consult with deployers on the operational environment, making recommendations for the best cost / performance selection. Outdoor-Sizing Guide and also Outdoor-eic_understanding_heatload_ebook are useful for determining how much cooling or heating is needed. TECA Cooling is a member of the Industry Group and is highly skilled in cooling. Kooltronic has a nice sizing tool as well.
The standard units are compressor based. Heating and cooling options include thermocoolers which are smaller than compressors but also more money for less cooling..
Consider the environment. Even in a closed system there will be exposure to outside air. And the kiosk enclosure itself. Is it salty? If so you might consider stainless steel. Another option is zinc-rich primer powdercoat as well as G90 Electroplated.
Choose components wisely and engineer design your unit to maximize natural cooling and heating and you can often eliminate or at least mitigate required A/C and heating requirements.
Another heat consideration is direct sunlight in a warm climate (we are thinking Arizona, Dallas or Florida). Here is fan flow device from Panel-Brite which is a fan for cooling the touchscreen. Ventilation and smart design cannot be stressed enough.
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Using touch screens of any kind in extremely hot temperatures usually requires extra airflow to move super-hot air out of the gap between the front of the panel and back of the touch screen.
For these type of outdoor applications the air gap should be increased using thicker foam tape when mounting the touch screen to the panel. This gap should certainly be more than what is used for indoor applications.
UL Testing: A reputable firm universally designs to UL guidelines, and routinely implements UL testing on first prototypes for customers who require UL Certification. UL testing is performed to certify that the units are waterproof and safe to operate rain / snow. Parallel certification testing done at the time of manufacturing can save up to 4 months in the overall project timeline.
Kiosk Installation: A reputable company can provide completely turnkey installation service, addressing all the unique requirements of an outdoor placement. This includes:
- Site preparation and securing required permits
- Ensuring state specific electrical standard compliance for watertight power cables and connections
- Power connectivity preparation (underground, if required)
- Surface leveling and ground bolting of units
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Outdoor Kiosk and Ticket Kiosk – The Mysteries of IP65, IP66, and IP67 Rated Enclosures Explained
It is often confusing for an engineer to know what type of rating they need to look for when they desire to have a "waterproof" enclosure. Much like with watches or other sensitive information, there is a big difference between waterproof, water resistant, and other descriptive but not specific labels. To help out, there are several rating systems that have been developed although and several testing agencies that verify the results. Among these, the two best known are NEMA and IP. This blog will deal only with the IP system.
For enclosures, the typical "waterproof" IP ratings are IP67, IP66 and IP65 enclosures. The chart below gives the specifics of what these ratings mean and how they are measured.
|IP Rating
|Test Method
IP65 Enclosures
|Able to protect against water jets
|Water projected by a nozzle (6.3 mm) against enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effects.
|Test duration: at least 15 minutes
|Water volume: 12.5 litres per minute
|Pressure: 30 kPa at distance of 3 m
IP66 Enclosures
|Able to protect against powerful water jets
|Water projected in powerful jets (12.5 mm nozzle) against the enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effects.
|Test duration: at least 3 minutes
|Water volume: 100 litres per minute
|Pressure: 100 kPa at distance of 3 m
IP67 Enclsoures
|Able to protect against Immersion up to 1 m
|Ingress of water in harmful quantity shall not be possible when the enclosure is immersed in water under defined conditions of pressure and time (up to 1 m of submersion).
|Test duration: 30 minutes
|Immersion at depth of at least 1 m measured at bottom of device, and at least 15 cm measured at top of device
IP ratings, or ingress protection, were developed by the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) and are most heavily used in Europe and Asia, with some adherents in North America as well. Since these are international standards, the testing is often certified by the TUV instead of UL, although both provide stringent testing. One area to note is that while these are developed to deal with harsh environments, they do not address UV protection standards (outdoor) and the engineer should look for or ask about the ability of the enclosure to include UV protection materials.
Bud's new PIP series combines the best of fiberglass and polycarbonate
There have been ongoing debates for years about the advantages of polycarbonate over fiberglass as a material for enclosures. Both are great for NEMA/IP boxes, often being able to reach IP67 or IP68 ratings. Here are a few advantages of each:
- More impact resistant
- Provides greater UV protection
- Easier to modify. With Fiberglass enclosures, there is a fine dust that can be irritating to the skin or when inhaled. Fiberglass also can splinter, ruining the box, if it is not modified correctly
- More visually appealing. The enclosures made from polycarbonate tend to be smoother with less texturing
- More true to shape with less mold variability. The glass particles will retain the rigidity through the production process, insuring that there is more consistency between boxes. This is very important as the installer tries to maintain their IP rating with a situation where wall thicknesses and slope can vary. This means it is much more difficult to create a tight seal between the box and the accessories
- Fiberglass may hold up better in extreme heat or cold. Polycarbonate has a tendency to shrink slightly when cold or to expand slightly in heat. Fiberglass maintains its original shape much more readily


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Some manufacturers of OEX radiators are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) for major Japanese, American and European applications. Their continuous improvement policies, combined with the lastest technology and state of the art manufacturing equipment allows them to manufacture radiators of this quality. Stringent quality control checks at every stage of production and comprehensive quality testing of all components ensure the highest performance in order to achieve the tightest defect tolerance possible.


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By Steve Tignor, Tennis.com
Novak Djokovic might not have been at his best the whole way in Miami, but you can't say he wasn't consistent. After beating David Ferrer in the quarterfinals 6-2, 7-6 (1) and Juan Monaco in the semis 6-0, 7-6 (5), the top seed completed his topsy-turvy trifecta today with a 6-1, 7-6 (4) win over Andy Murray for his third title at the Sony Ericsson Open.
In all three matches, Djokovic showed off some of his finest tennis in the opening set. But where he seemed to float through the first sets of his last two matches, this time he huffed and puffed before he blew Murray's house down. After breaking Murray's serve at 1-2, Djokovic first appeared to have a problem with a contact lens, and then appeared to have a more familiar problem with the heat and humidity. The result? He ran away with the set. Down a break point at 3-1, Djokovic hit his best first serve of the match to that stage and followed it with a swing volley winner. After that, the set was his, as Murray couldn't find the range on his forehand and was left making flat-footed errors.
Before the match, Djokovic's coach, Marian Vajda, said he was concerned that Novak had lost his focus during his last two matches. The concerns were warranted, because Djokovic again became less aggressive in the second set today. This time, though, it didn't seem to be a loss of focus that hurt him, but an inability to convert break points that began to wear on him. Djokovic had a breaker in Murray's first service game, two break points in his second service game, one in his third, and one more for good measure at 5-5. By the middle of the set, Novak was frustrated and, like Murray, making flat-footed errors.
But this is, as we've seen and I've written many times now, the Djokovic way in 2012-- he cruises, he struggles, he huffs, he puffs, he finds his best when he needs it, he wins. Today it was his serve and forehand that lifted him when he needed a lift. Through the first set and a half, he had been content to get a high percentage of first serves in; at 2-3, 0-30 in the second, though, Djokovic came up with an ace and a service winner. He also hit a double fault, but the calculated increase in risk paid off; Djokovic held. At 4-5 in the second, he went down 0-15, but again came up with a big serve and held. Ditto at 5-6, 0-15. Ditto at 3-2 in the tiebreaker. Ditto at 5-4 in the tiebreaker. On the last two, Djokovic followed those serves with two of his most aggressive forehands of the day. They were both winners. Underneath the agitation and the huffing and puffing, the confidence remains.
As for Murray, he was more risk-averse than he'd been when these two played in Melbourne. He was content to rally for much of the match, without trying to create or put himself in winning positions. It took him until very late, too late it would turn out, before he let loose with his forehand -- a shot that he and his coach, Ivan Lendl, have been trying to beef up -- and tried to dictate with it. Whether it was due to the three days off that he had after his walkover in the semis or not, Murray was flat and passive for much of this one, and served poorly -- the two shots that helped Novak, the serve and forehand, weren't there for Murray. Even Murray's vaunted return game suffered, as he earned just two break points today.
What does this mean for the winner? Just as in Melbourne, Djokovic found a way to win. Here, he didn't even drop a set, despite the concerns from his coach about his repeated loss of focus. Is this a sign that he remains as difficult to beat as ever, and that his A-game is always lurking, ready to be used when he needs it? Or is it a sign that he's ripe for an upset one of these days by a hot opponent?
In the three biggest ATP events so far, Djokovic suffered the latter fate one time, to John Isner in Indian Wells, but he came through the other two times -- when it comes to Slams, Masters, and Olympics in 2012, winning 66 percent of them is probably a record that Djokovic, or anyone else, would take. Now he moves into the clay season, and the heart of the season, with his status intact. He took a punch in Indian Wells, and got back up right away in Key Biscayne. Djokovic may not be winning every match this year, but he's still consistently the best.


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Chicken Ala King in 30 Minutes
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- 8 large refrigerated biscuits (Pillsbury "Grands" Flaky Layers work well)
- cayenne powder or sweet paprika
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 2 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1⁄2 lb small white mushroom, sliced
- 1⁄2 small white onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons chopped pimiento
- 1 cup frozen green pea
- black pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- Preheat oven according to package directions for biscuits.
- Arrange biscuits on nonstick baking sheet and sprinkle with a little ground cayenne pepper or sweet paprika.
- Bake until golden, remove biscuits from oven and then cool. (10-18 minutes depending on the type biscuit you use).
- Meanwhile, in a medium skillet, bring wine & chicken broth to a boil. Add the bay leaf.
- Gently drop in chicken breasts & lower heat to simmer.
- Poach chicken for 10 to 12 minutes.
- Preheat another skillet over medium heat.
- Add oil and butter.
- When butter melts into oil, add mushrooms and onion and cook 5 minutes until tender.
- Stir in flour and cook another minute or so.
- Remove chicken from broth and set aside.
- Whisk 2 to 2 1/2 cups poaching liquid into the mushroom, onion & flour mixture. Discard the bay leaf.
- Add pimentos and peas to the sauce.
- Dice chicken into bite-size pieces and return it to the sauce.
- Add ground black pepper to taste.
- To serve: Split the biscuits, place bottoms on plates and cover with ladles of Chicken a la King.
- Cap with biscuit tops and garnish with chopped parsley.
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THE man at the centre of the most important war crimes trial since the end of World War II was a British assassination target, it was claimed last night.
Slobodan Milosevic, who is facing 66 charges of genocide and crimes against humanity at the War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague was targeted by British secret services before his alleged reign of terror began.
But instead the plot against the president was developed in a plan to kill Diana, Princess of Wales, it has been claimed.
Yesterday in a second day of evidence in his defence, Mr Milosevic accused Nato of atrocities and said he would call Prime Minister Tony Blair and former US President Bill Clinton to give evidence.
Conspiracy theorists have never been in short supply when it comes to considering the most famous road accident in history in an underpass alongside the banks of the Seine in August, 1997.
However former MI6 agent Richard Tomlinson claims he was an eyewitness to a briefing paper which plotted the murder of Milosovic when he was President of Yugoslavia in 1992.
And he claimed one of the assassination plans was so similar to the ultimate fate of Diana and Dodi that it could not have been coincidence.
The Bosnian war was only just starting but, according sworn evidence just given to lawyers in Switzerland by the rogue operative, Mr Milosevic was already the subject of an assassination plan.
However, according to Mr Tomlinson, MI6's scheme were posted on a yellow "minute board", signifying that it was a formal proposal which would be documented.
Mr Tomlinson said, "(A senior MI6 figure in the Balkans) casually showed to me a three-page document that on closer inspection turned out to be an outline plan to assassinate the Serbian leader President Slobodan Milosevic."
He went on, "This plan contained a political justification for the assassination of Milosevic, followed by three outline proposals on how to achieve this objective. I firmly believe that the third of these scenarios contained information that could be useful in establishing the causes of death of Henri Paul, the Princess of Wales, and Dodi Al Fayed."
The third option detailed how Milosevic might be killed in a tunnel if his limousine could be forced to crash into the concrete walls. The impact would be violent enough to cause death and it was suggested that a powerfully-brilliant strobe light used by SAS soldiers to momentarily blind enemy helicopter pilots could be used to disorientate the limousine's driver.
Mr Tomlinson added, "In short, this scenario bore remarkable similarities to the circumstances and witness accounts of the crash that killed the Princess of Wales, Dodi Al Fayed, and Henri Paul."
Mr Tomlinson says there are strong suspicions that Mr Paul - the security chief at the Ritz Hotel in Paris - was an MI6 mole.


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OK~ I was recently reminded that it takes all kind of people to make our world go around, including the negative people that can bring us down in an instant. The new school year has kicked off for many and according to some posts in social media, families are already struggling with how to handle the chaos. And what do I mean by chaos? The homework, friends, and just life in general. Our kids are expected to be "well rounded" by participating in activities that they may not have an interest in, but the parents do. Homework looks to be such that parents can't answer a simple question when it comes to their child asking for help. How did we get to this point?
It appears that our society has set the bar pretty high, as we expect our kids to be perfect. Well, let me tell you, there are no perfect children in this world, including mine that are now 19 and 23. I personally feel that when we let our kids be themselves and live their own lives, they will be much happier people. Now the road is not always smooth, as it can often be bumpy. But you know what? We all learn from our mistakes and grow as people from them. I see nothing wrong with that. I know that I personally have learned a lot from the mistakes I have made in my life, and there have been many. But society as a whole, tends to frown on mistakes, and that my friends needs to change. Instead of accusing and labeling, we need to reach out and help. A helping hand goes much further than an accusation.
One of the biggest mistakes I see a lot of people make is welcoming negativity into their lives. Why invite it in? Boot negativity to the curb, as it will make you a healthier, stronger, and happier person. Again, a simple way to grow from a mistake! By getting rid of the negativity you will have learned from a mistake and be able to move forward with your life.
Kids put a lot of pressure on themselves to perform well in school, so much that many pressure themselves to shut down. That's when we all need to step back and say, "Woah, too much is too much!" Families need to take charge and speak up, as they play a very important role when it comes to their child's education. By working with a teacher and a school administrator positive changes can happen. Nobody will get anywhere by accusing one party for this and another party for that. When we all work together our kids win.
So, with a new school year upon us. I challenge you, as a family, to make it clear that it's OK to make mistakes and grow from them. There is nothing to be ashamed of when a mistake is made, it's an opportunity for growth. Be the best that you can be and you will shine. Kindness goes a long ways in our society. Do you remember the last time you smiled at someone while walking down the street? Try it, you may like what you experience! After All, It's All In a Mom's Day, Right?


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It's a basic movie situation. Desperate criminals are trapped and surrounded. They have hostages. The hard-boiled cop in charge issues an ultimatum. During a long and exhausting night, the tension builds while the men consider their options. And the hostages try to reason them out of a dangerous decision. In the old days it was always Pat O'Brien as the good Irish cop, a bullhorn to his mouth, shouting out a final ultimatum.
Why did the actor Kevin Spacey choose this formula for "Albino Alligator," his first film as a director? Maybe because it's fun for the actors, who are required to move through plateaus of emotions. Maybe because by limiting the action mostly to one room, it eliminates distractions and allows for a closer focus. Maybe because he liked the screenplay by Christian Forte--even though it violates that old writer's rule: `Never quote your title in the dialogue.' Spacey does what can be done with the material, but it never achieves takeoff velocity. The heart of the problem, I think, is our suspicion that in real life these situations don't turn into long discussions. The crooks are likely to be too scared, too inarticulate or too confused for the kind of verbal jockeying that occupies most of "Albino Alligator." The enterprise seems contrived--more like an actors' workshop than a drama.
The story takes place in New Orleans, where we see a group of law enforcers on a stakeout. Three robbers--not the ones the feds are looking for--botch a job at a warehouse and try to make a quick getaway. They have the bad luck to run directly into the federal roadblock, and a cop is killed (there's a nice shot here of a book of matches; he needed a light at just the wrong time).
In the car are Law (William Fichtner), who is a cold psychopath; Milo (Gary Sinise), who seems more like your high school civics teacher than a criminal, and Dova (Matt Dillon), who is the leader of the gang but not necessarily in control. Two agents are killed when the chase goes wrong, and Milo is injured; the three stumble into an all-night dive poetically named Dino's Last Chance.
Dino is the owner, a phlegmatic old-timer played by M. Emmet Walsh. His bartender is Janet (Faye Dunaway). There are three customers in the bar: A kid playing pool (Skeet Ulrich), a guy in a suit who looks out of place (Viggo Mortensen), and a barfly (John Spencer). They all seem too sober to be drinking at 4 a.m., but if they were like most all-night drinkers, it would take Eugene O'Neill or Charles Bukowski to tell their story.
Dino's is quickly surrounded by law-enforcement officers, led by Browning (Joe Mantegna), who barks the usual orders and issues the usual ultimatums. There's no possible escape; the bar, which is below street level, has no back door and no windows. The criminals are doomed to be caught or killed, unless they come up with a bright idea. They do, sort of.
I will not be giving away plot secrets if I describe at this point the albino alligator connection. According to an anecdote told in the movie, alligators force an albino to go out first, in order to flush out the opposition, after which they pounce from ambush. It's ingenious the way Forte's screenplay employs this principle, and interesting the way he develops the characters. Walsh and Dunaway try to reason with the desperados, and the customers (who are not all exactly who they seem) have a turn. There's a dynamic within the gang involving Sinise, who begins to think of his Catholic upbringing; Fichtner, who wants to blast everyone away, and Dillon, who tries to keep a level head.
It is all done about as well as it can be done, I suppose. Hostage movies follow such ancient patterns that it's rare to be surprised by one, and this one does have some surprises, not very rewarding. Occasionally the genre will be transformed by brilliant filmmaking, as it was in "Dog Day Afternoon." Not this time.
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L. V. R. (or L.J.R.) Jones, of Ryde, New South Wales, built his first aircraft in 1907, but his own power plant for that aircraft was not successful. His Bleriot-type monoplane, which was steam powered, flew for the first time in 1911, and another one, powered by a petrol engine, flew in 1912. In 1927, Jones designed and built the Wonga, the first aeroplane in Australia which used steel instead of wood for the majority of its structure.
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- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_j.html. Details
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Between earth and table: the markets of Barcelona
Describing the subject of her book "Hungry City", author/architect Carolyn Steele calls food "the eternal engine driving civilisation". Over its 2000 year history, Barcelona has become a city where the ancient and the contemporary coincide, its human ecology fuelled by its produce markets. Resident Rachel Michel explores the shifting place of markets in her adopted city, through its fat and lean times.READ MORE


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Re: 1276th engr combat bn
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I don't know how much information you have on
Harry J. Lindemann,but I found the following at
Harry J. Lindemann
Private, U.S. Army
Service Number 32096233
Entered the service from New York.
Died 3 May 1945
(How ironic and sad, only a week to the end of hostilities in Europe.)
I foundanother referenmce to the 1276th EC BN.
It was attached to the 405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division, during the crossing of the
Roer River, 23 Feb 45.
The Regiment and its attachments, including the 1276th, received a Presidential Citation for extraordinary performance under extreme enemy fire.
I still haven't uncovered the unit's activities 3 May 1945.
More another time. OK ?
Good night,
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The state is getting $41.4 million in federal highway aid that will help with a variety of projects, officials said Thursday.
The money stems from the fact that Louisiana obligated all of its federal road and bridge dollars during the financial year that ended on Sept. 30.
States that do so are then eligible for additional assistance.
"The staff at DOTD works hard each year to obligate our entire allotment of federal funding," Sherri LeBas, secretary for the state Department of Transportation and Development, said in a prepared statement.
Projects that will benefit include one costing $5 million to $7.5 million to patch the bridge deck of the elevated portion of Interstate 10 in St. Charles and St. John the Baptist parishes and Interstate 610 in Orleans Parish.
Others include work of up to $2.5 million to build a roundabout at the intersection of U.S. 190 and Eden Church Road in Livingston Parish and a project of up to $2.5 million to improve lighting, construct left turn lanes and traffic signal upgrades at the intersection of La. 44 and La. 934 in Ascension Parish.
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A group of vibrant, talented and joyful single women are visiting Philadelphia from across the United States this week. Sorry gentlemen, these ladies are definitely already taken.
The 43 consecrated virgins who joined an information day Wednesday, July 30 at the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center see themselves as brides of Jesus Christ. They were in Philadelphia July 28-31 for the convocation of the United States Association of Consecrated Virgins.
Consecrated virgins are not nuns but rather women working and evangelizing in the world. The order of virgins traces back to the early church and although it fell out of use as monastic communities flourished over time, it has been revived by the church in recent years.
The women do not live in community as nuns do but their lives are characterized by joy, austerity, acts of charity and prayer, explained Judith Stegman, president of the association.
The virgins at the Wednesday gathering ranged from young to middle-aged women and in professions as diverse as health care, finance and ministry. All share a love for Christ as passionate and committed as that of a wife and husband.
Dating a man here on earth and marrying him is out of the question. "It would be like cheating on my husband. I'm married to the Lord, I'm his," said Joanie McCann, 41, a college campus minister in Salem, Mass.
She recalled the date of her consecration five years ago to the order of virgins — a recognized vocation in the Catholic Church apart from religious women and men, married lay people or ordained clergy — as easily as a married person would remember his or her wedding day.
Once she stumbled upon information concerning consecrated virginity on a website, she found herself drawn more and more to the vocation. "The more I found, the more I knew it was for me," she said, and conceded "it's something most of the church doesn't know about. It's hidden."
That fact is one reason for the "meet and greet" session at the Philadelphia Archdiocese's central office building in center city on Wednesday, led by Father Dennis Gill, director of the archdiocesan Office for Divine Worship who said a discernment retreat for 25 women considering the vocation will be held next week at Malvern Retreat House in Malvern.
After a presentation by Stegman on the history of the order of virgins and a review of the rite of consecration of virgins that was revised in 1970, each of a panel of eight virgins gave prepared answers to common questions people might have about consecrated virgins. They also fielded questions from curious members of the local media.
Stegman estimated 230 consecrated virgins live in the United States — including two in the Philadelphia Archdiocese — and about 3,000 worldwide. The figures were estimates because the women are not organized under a centralized authority, such as nuns and brothers in a religious order.
The women are under the authority of their local diocesan bishop, who they consider their spiritual father, Stegman said. Consecrated virgins typically meet with their bishop about once a year for a give-and-take conversation in which the bishop offers prayerful support and encouragement to the woman, while she informs him of situations in his diocese in ways he might not be aware.
That includes conversations the women have in workplaces and homes with people who can express thoughts or questions about religion where they would not encounter a bishop or priest, or might otherwise feel intimidated by doing so.
Elizabeth Lee of Fall River, Mass., said a consecrated virgin living in the world "knows the needs of people and can bring them to the bishop, while also assisting him communicating to the diocese."
Her "ministry of presence" includes encouraging the bishop by "praying for him, supporting him and standing by him," she said.
A virgin also can be "present to a parish and to those who are outside the community of the faithful," she said.
That echoes the sense of "spiritual maternity" for all people that women like Linda Ann Long of St. Paul, Minn., expressed. People engage her in spiritual conversations whether at work or in the many visits for meals at her home, which means her social life is not lacking.
"I'm living alone but I'm never lonely, unless I take my eyes off my spouse," she said.
For another consecrated virgin, Katherine Reda of Boston, fellow staffers at the hospital emergency room where she works as a nurse are always amazed that she knows every saint's feast day and other facts about the church.
It helps that her husband is the boss, of course.
"When you know the CEO, you know these things," she said.
Consecrated virgins are "overflowing with love," she added, so they are attractive to people as evangelizers in a non-threatening way through everyday situations.
"Sometimes we're the only Bible people will ever see," Reda said.
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Mayobridge camogs complete U14 treble.
Tuesday, 10 October 2017
MAYOBRIDGE Camogs completed a Down U14 League and Championship double in a whirlwind winning week.
On Tuesday the Sky Blues beat neighbours Clonduff 6-06 to 3-04 in a thrilling contest played at Kilcoo, to clinch the League title, which followed their championship win only two days previous.
From the first touch the Sky Blues dominated, driving the ball forward giving multiple chances for scores but it was Clonduff who pointed the first score onto the board followed closely by a goal. Mayobridge overcame their early nerves and midfield challenged the opposition and shifted play towards Caitlin Coulter who soon found the back of the net, followed closely by another cracking goal from Grace Cunningham.
Play moved from one end of the pitch to the other with both teams tagging on scores. Caitlin, Ella Gribben and Grace fired over a few points but Clonduff did not hold back and soon busted the net, going into half time level pegging.
Mayobridge upped their tempo in the second half as their defence played brilliantly and went through a mountain of work to get the ball to the forward line.
Aoife Trainor worked tirelessly and was rewarded with two points followed by a wonderful goal showcasing her determination. With fantastic team work heading up the field Caitlin buried two more goals tallying up a fantastic 3-01. Mayobridge restricted Clonduff to scoring 1-01 in the second half and Grace topped off a fine performance with a superb point.
And Ella Gribben finished the night with a well deserved goal, which secured the title. This was a true display of talented camogie players from both sides.
Clonduff have been Mayobridge's biggest threat this year and have come out deserving runners up.
The Sky Blues won the Championship title only two days earlier in Fontenoy Park, where they were convincing 9-10 to 2-0 winners over Castlewellan.
Mayobridge started off brightly from the throw in.
Grace Cunningham gained possession and with the first touch she opened the scoring for the Sky Blues.
Great tackling and pressure ensured that the 'Bridge girls were on top in every position. Caitlin Coulter (3-3) led by example in full forward, however her team mates have to be praised for providing her with quality balls and Ellie Carr (1-0), Ceri Magone (1-0) found the target too.
Castlewellan replied with two goals but Mayobridge held firm with Ella Rice in goals provided some great saves and her poc outs were magnificent.
Mayobridge began the second half in the manner they finished the first. One highlight from the second half, that did not go unnoticed was from a puck into our defence, landing in the hand of Rachael Green, she effortlessly cleared to midfield and passed into the front line to be popped over the bar by Coulter.
It was these skilful and simple passes that saw futher success with Laura Greenan, Grace Cunningham (0-3) and Ella Gribben on fire gaining possession in midfield tallying up further scores. Aoife Trainor (3-0) worked tirelessly and scored three unbelievable goals. Aoibeann Woods dominated the defence and in true Aoibheann fashion she hassled for each ball and did not disappoint, she has been a consistent performer throughout the season and a true example of a captain.
These girls worked so hard all over the field and each played a vital roll to become deserving champions.
Mayobridge double winning team: Ella Rice, Rachael Green, Aoife Martin, Leah O'Hare, Aoibheann Woods, Laura Greenan, Grace Cunningham (1-02), Ella Gribben (1-2), Aoife Trainor (1-2), Ellie Carr, Ceri Magone, Caitlin Coulter (3-1).
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Yesterday marked exactly one year since I embarked on my first long term adventure abroad. One year exactly since I boarded a plane at Heathrow airport with my boyfriend and said a tearful goodbye to my family. One year ago today that I landed in Bangkok and explored more of what Thailand has to offer. One year has gone by; the plan was 6 months abroad so I never thought we would get to mark this occasion.
It's crazy how fast a year can go, and it's amazing to look back on the amount of things I've done over the course of this past year. I've moved abroad and become an expat in a foreign country. I've travelled more of Thailand in one year than I have in my entire life back home in England. I've moved into two different apartments in Chiang Mai. I have my own swimming pool and gym to use every day to my heart's content. I've become a Teacher and taught some truly incredible children for the past year. I've made friends. I've become confident standing up and speaking in front of people. I've learnt all about the Thai culture and even learnt how to speak some basic words in Thai. I've become a blogger and written all about my travels and experiences. I've washed, fed and ridden an elephant. I've swam in waterfalls, hiked through mountains, ridden on the back of a motorbike, visited and donated to a Thai hill tribe, felt lost, felt homesick, felt amazing, happy and content all in one.
I've achieved so much just in one year, it feels incredible. This has shown me just what it means to achieve your dreams and so much more. You hear people say, "I wish I had done that when I was younger", or "you need to settle in the real world". But this is the real world. I'm exploring it as much as I can, I'm living my life to the full and I have no regrets. I'm 23 years of age, I've seen so much and yet I'm hungry to see so much more.
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I've had an amazing year. My first teaching experience has been more than I would have hoped for. I didn't think I would find something that I would love to do for the rest of my life. Standing up in front of 25 students and teaching them for a year is an amazing achievement, one that I will always remember. I wish I could pick the kids up and take them to a new place. They are the highlight of my job and it has been great getting to know each of them. We played games, we've had parties, we've grown and learnt together and it was very hard to say goodbye.
Moving to Thailand and becoming a teacher here has been the best decision I have ever made. We've explored a new culture and found a job we both enjoy. Teaching will be my future but for now, I want to carry on exploring the adventurous world we live in.


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This article will describe how the Analytics monitor behavior can be configured for different scenarios by creating it using various customized settings.
Creating the monitor
The monitor can be created in one of two ways (shown in pseudo-code):
Either with default settings:
monitor = Factory.CreateMonitor(productKey, version)
Or with custom settings:
settings = Factory.CreateSettings(productKey, version)
// adjust the settings for creating the monitor
settings.Something = something;
monitor = Factory.CreateMonitorFromSettings(settings)
The former create-method is simpler, but in practice many users end up using the latter, customized create-method.
The reasoning behind this approach is to enforce that mandatory settings are always provided and certain other settings can only be modified up to a certain point:
- The
versionon some platforms) is mandatory and cannot be omitted. They are therefore passed as mandatory parameters to the create-method.
- The settings-object can be used to configure monitor behavior prior to creating or starting it. For example whether to use HTTP or HTTPS for network traffic.
- Once created, the only accessible API methods are those on the monitor-object itself. For instance, at runtime you can still set and change the
InstallationIDbut changing the properties on the settings instance has no effect on monitor behavior.
Monitor Settings
The remainder of this article will elaborate on each property of the settings object individually. Note that some properties may not be available on some platforms and that the code examples below are shown in pseudo code
settings.DailyNetworkUtilizationInKB = 1024;
Explicitly set a limit on the daily network utilization of the monitor. The utilization is accumulated based on the size of the payload for both upstream and downstream data and is enforced on a daily basis which resets at midnight (client time). If the limitation is reached, no data communication is attempted and the data is pending until the next day.
See also Data Lifecycle.
settings.Location.Latitude = 55.669996;
settings.Location.Longitude = 12.539145;
The location of the monitor as GPS latitude and longitude coordinates. Use this property if you have access to GPS coordinates for the location of the application. If provided, these coordinates will be delivered to the servers as part of the data payload.
If provided, the GPS coordinates will be used to determine the geolocation of the session. If not provided, the Analytics servers will use a geolocation database to resolve the location based on the incoming IP address.
IAnalyticsMonitorLog log = new MyLoggingImplementation();
settings.LoggingInterface = log;
The integrated monitor is designed to provide error isolation and not propagate internal errors to the calling user. However, it is possible to get access to these internal errors as well as the internal status messages by assigning an appropriate implementation of the
IAnalyticsMonitorLog interface to the
LoggingInterface property. Note that on most platforms you can easily obtain a simple logging interface through a convenience method on the
AnalyticsMonitorFactory class.
If assigned, the implementation will receive both error and informational logging messages that can be used for troubleshooting issues or for forwarding to an existing application log.
See also Logging Monitor Activity.
settings.MaxStorageSizeInKB = 2048;
On some devices the disk space available may be limited or your application may decide to post some restrictions on the amount of disk space used by the monitor for storing the meta data. By assigning a value to the
MaxStorageSizeInKB you can effectively limit the amount of data used for storing monitor meta data. You cannot assign this value below 1KB as the monitor requires a minimum of space for storing the most essential meta data.
Please note that the monitor also limits the amount of memory consumed while the application is running by removing excessive, un-delivered data from memory to avoid affecting the hosting application. This only applies in scenarios where there is no connectivity to the Analytics servers.
See also Data Lifecycle and Local Data Storage
ProductKey property is a read only property for retrieving the value of the key by which the settings instance was constructed.
See also Add Analytics to Your Application
settings.Proxy.ProxyConnectionString = "MyProxyServer:8080";
settings.Proxy.ProxyUserName = "foo";
settings.Proxy.ProxyPassword = "bar";
Where available the monitor instance will use the available proxy setup configured for the end user device. For some platforms it is possible to setup custom proxy settings to match specific deployment environments and in these cases the
Proxy property is not exposed.
See also Network Traffic.
settings.ServerUri = new Uri("http://specialized.example.com");
By default, the monitor library will generate a default url to the server endpoint on the Analytics servers which is valid in almost all situations. This default url can be retrieved through the
ServerUri property. However, your application may be deployed in a scenario where there are e.g. specific internal DNS rules or corporate settings applied to internet connectivity and for those scenarios you can assign to the
ServerUri property to circumvent specific infrastructure concerns.
Make sure that the assigned value is redirected to the Analytics servers located at http(s)://monitor-eqatec.com. Hitting that url should return a simple textual document for verification.
See also Network Traffic.
settings.StorageInterface = AnalyticsMonitorFactory.CreateStorage("path/to/desired/storage/folder");
By default the monitor library stores data locally on the end user device. This data include both meta data as well as the not yet delivered session data. Independently of other activity the monitor will make sure to persist the collected data to storage at least every minute to make sure all collected data is not lost in the event of e.g. application crashes. All data is also stored on calls to the
Stop method.
The default location for this storage is dependent upon your specific platform. However you may need to take control of this storage location if the default location does not work for you for various reasons:
- The default location is typically per user on the device and you may decide that you need to have all users share the same location and thus the same meta data about the monitor. Read more about how sharing the location for multiple users affects your installation data and statistics here.
- Your deploying your application in a virtualized environment (like Citrix) and you need the monitor data to roam with the logged in user (which it does not do by default).
- You want the stored data to be removed if you are uninstalling the application so you need to control precisely where the data is stored so that you can remove it as part of the software removal process.
As shown in the pseudo-code above, the
AnalyticsMonitorFactory exposes a few convenience methods for creating a storage implementation, typically on the local filesystem or in isolated storages. You can, however, provide your own storage interface by implementing the
IStorage interface, though this should not be needed in most cases.
See also Local Data Storage.
settings.StorageSaveInterval = 60sec;
StorageSaveInterval defines the maximum allowed time before the internal state of the monitor is persisted to the storage interface. The monitor does persist the internal state as part of the background processing so this interval defines the maximum allowed time between these calls. As such, this interval defines the amount of data that would be lost if the application or device crashed without any shutdown procedure being executed.
By default, this is set to one minute. If you set the property to 0, no periodic persisting is performed.
See also Data Lifecycle.
settings.SynchronizeAutomatically = true;
By default, the monitor will autonomously control when data is delivered to the Analytics servers in the background. Your software should not have to care about this aspect as the monitor will handle disconnected scenarios and local caching of the data.
However, there may be certain scenarios where you want to explicitly affect when the monitor attempts to deliver data to the servers. Use the
SynchronizeAutomatically flag (where available) to specify if the monitor should only begin to synchronize on explicit calls to the
ForceSync method. Please note that the call to
ForceSync only schedules a delivery of data and is not a blocking call.
See also Data Lifecycle.
settings.TestMode = true;
By default, data is not marked as test data when sent from the monitor. Use this flag to mark this data as testing or internal data and this will affect the visibility of the data in the Analytics client.
See also Public and Internal Origin.
settings.Version = new Version(1,2,3,4);
This property allows you to assign the version of your software when tracking data. Tracking the version allows you to better filter your data and understand trends and regressions in your software. On some platforms, this Version property is pre-filled with the version of the calling software while on other platforms the API requires you to explicitly specify the version as part of the construction of the monitor.
The version format is limited to the Major.Minor.Build.Revision format and only accepts numbers for all the four parts.
settings.UseSSL = true;
By default the monitor communicates with the Analytics servers on the http protocol using port 80. If the
UseSSL property is set to true, the default communication to the Analytics servers will be using the https protocol on port 443 instead.
Please note that if you have assigned the
ServerUri property explicitly, the
UseSSL property is ignored.
See also Network Traffic.


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Makisada Ceramics was created by two people. Two visions on the ceramic incarnation of their creative dreams.
One may ask why we do it, but we dream about things and answer 'Why not?'
"Imagination is the beginning of creation.
You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last, you create what you will"
– George Bernard Shaw
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Germany's African Slaves: The untold story of African refugees in a hostile climate is a new book documenting the plight of African refugees in Germany is an important resource for historians, policy makers, and anyone else interested in this vast but under-reported movement of people.
In a fascinating look at a vast movement of people from Africa to Germany over the second half of the 20th century, journalist Kwaku A. Poku documents these trends on a very personal level. An African refugee himself, he reports from "the inside" with access to people who came to Germany out of desperation to make a better life, yet they find something far from "ideal". In a narrative that is sometimes chilling, and other times heartbreaking, the reader will be left with a better understanding of the struggles that people undertake in search of a better life.
This work fills an important void in the history of refugee movements and will undoubtedly be a valuable resource for historians, academics and anyone else interested in this topic of African refugees in Germany.
This book also presents essays by the author based on his research on the lost tribes of Israel and the Akan tribes in Ghana.
About Kwaku A. Poku
Formally the assistant editor for the Ghanaian Brocasting Corporation, Kwaku A. Poku worked as a correspondent for the Africa Press Service in Germany and contributed several articles for the Daily Graphic (Accra, Ghana), the Ghanaian Times and West Africa magazine (London). He now lives in Orlando, Florida with his wife.
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The ANC's new national executive committee had been named. President Jacob Zuma and his top five officials were on stage. On the last day of the ANC's Mangaung conference, delegates sat in the sweltering tent, ready to hear Zuma give his closing address. The ANC's chaplain Reverend Dr Vukile Mehena, it's chief praise singer, was stoking the crowd. It's a once in five year moment. Then, the lights went out. By GREG NICOLSON.
Photo: While little explanation was offered, the lights reportedly went out in the ANC's plenary tent after the diesel powering it run dry. By Branko Brkic/NewsFire
Photo: After the lights went out, some in the ANC top six were escorted out of the tent by bodyguards. Former ANC deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe also left, but returned to sit in the dark like everyone else. By Greg Nicolson/NewsFire
Photo: Daily Maverick and NewsFire journalists Sipho Hlongwane and Ranjeni Munusamy continue to work in the dark. By Greg Nicolson/NewsFire
Photo: Some ANC delegates left the tent while others, particularly those from KwaZulu-Natal, stayed inside and defied the dark by singing struggle songs. By Greg Nicolson/NewsFire
Photo:ANC chaplain Reverend Dr Vukile Mehena was blessing the ANC's conference when the lights went out. He continued to preach, with no microphone and no lights. By Greg Nicolson/NewsFire
Photo: From right, ANC NEC members Lindiwe Zulu, Joyce Mabudafhasi, Tina Joemat-Pettersson are lit by the glow of the ANC centenary flame. By Greg Nicolson/NewsFire
Main photo: ANC delegates study a list of newly elected national executive committee members using the light of a phone. By Greg Nicolson/NewsFire
Some firing squads are all issued with blank cartridges with the exception of one person. This helps alleviate personal responsibility for the execution squad.


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Northeast Ohio has already seen its first snowfall, but that doesn't mean you have to reach for your favorite pair of sweatpants and go into hibernation mode. Learn more about the many exciting ways to enjoy the winter season in "The Plus" region.
December 2013
November 2013
Learn about Northeast Ohio's innumerable strengths when it comes to polymers, plastics and advanced materials.
October 2013
As Ohio is on track to export nearly $50 billion worth of goods this year, learn more about what makes Northeast Ohio an exporting powerhouse. All of that and more!
September 2013
See how global companies help fuel economic growth, learn about some of the region's leadership programs and discover how business incentives assist job creators in the region. All that and more!
August 2013
Northeast Ohio's culinary scene is booming! In this month's issue, learn about the many microbreweries popping up across the region, discover what food festival is taking place in your neighborhood and embark on a culinary tour through Northeast Ohio. All that and more!
July 2013
Learn more about Northeast Ohio's green buildings and industries and see how you can celebrate this year's Burning River Fest. All that and more!
June 2013
Celebrate lesser-known holidays in Northeast Ohio, learn how the tourism industry advances our economy and discover how collaboration among economic development organizations and chambers of commerce is helping our business community prosper.
May 2013
Learn about Northeast Ohio's vast park system, discover how urban farming is changing the face of the region's agriculture industry and see how after one year the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland is making an impact on the economy. All that and more!
April 2013
As the Cleveland Plus campaign celebrates its 6th anniversary on April 26, learn how the campaign has evolved over the last six years. Plus, see why the tourism industry is on the rise. All that and more!
February 2013
See why Northeast Ohio is a high-tech hotspot in the making, learn about LEEDCo's efforts to make Lake Erie the nation's first freshwater wind farm, and discover what's in store for the Cleveland Plus campaign in 2013. All that and more!


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Ariana Grande's team yet to make a decision about suspending her tour
The 22-year-old "has not yet been formally identified and I won't comment further", said Chief Constable Ian Hopkins of the Greater Manchester Police force. ISIS is taking credit for the attack which claimed the lives of 22 people. The Manchester Arena, which has more than 20,000 seats, is one of the largest indoor venues in Europe, according to its website .


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Welcome to the Virus Encyclopedia of Panda Security.
Windows XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95
Delf.HG is a Trojan, which although seemingly inoffensive, can actually carry out attacks and intrusions: screenlogging, stealing personal data, etc.
Delf.HG prevents access from programs to websites of several companies related with security tools (antivirus programs, firewalls, etc.).
Delf.HG redirects attempts to access web pages of certain banks to spoofed pages, with the aim of logging information entered by the user in these pages.
Delf.HG redirects attempts to access several web pages to a specific IP address.
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Founded in 1982, Humanscale is recognized as the leading manufacturer of ergonomic products for the office. Their diverse product range helps ensure that individuals who spend hours each day in front of a computer do so in maximum comfort and with minimal long-term health risks. Hence their philosophy: "Technology can make simple things complicated or complicated things simple." They believe in the latter approach and strive to design products that combine uncompromising function and honest aesthetics with ultimate ease-of-use. Humanscale's Liberty chair is the only task seating solution featured in the National Design Triennial at the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Liberty joins the Apple iPod and Boeing's 787 Dreamliner jet, among others, as one of the most important design innovations of the past three years.
It has been Humanscale's latest mission to create a new solution for improving hazardous indoor air quality and does so with it's new product called the Humanair unit. As identified by the EPA, indoor air quality is one of the top five most urgent environmental risks to public health. Humanair operates in virtual silence and with no noticeable draft to create a Clean Air Zone around users where they spend the vast majority of their time—at work and in bed.
The Humanscale exhibit space in the IHCD includes the Slim Desk, a revolutionary concept desk designed to offer space savings and integrated technology while supporting a suite of ergonomic tools for a healthy and comfortable workstation experience. Also exhibited is the Humanscale the Access Rail. The Access Rail is a unique, infinitely configurable rail system that adds space to any desk or workstation, creates better organization of desktop tools, and improves the user's access to and interaction with those tools for better working comfort. Made out of over 98% recycled material, the Access Rail is as environmentally friendly as it is user-friendly. Also exhibited are the Diffrient Task Light, the 5G Keyboard arm and platform, the FM500 Foot Machine.
The IHCD conference room and library both house Humanscale chairs. Once you sit in a Humanscale chair, you will quickly be converted!
Come into the IHCD to test the Humanscale products and office design, or check them our at: Humanscale (www.humanscale.com)


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The Longhua Pagoda, lies about a half hour walk (c.2km) south of the old French Concession in Shanghai. It is the largest and oldest temple complex in Shanghai dating back as a foundation to the 3rd century CE and is a Ch'an (or Zen) foundation. However nothing seems to have survived from that time and the pagoda - although very heavily restored in the Qing - is a Song period edifice (977CE).
The temple was famous for its peach blossoms and the viewing of them in the temple gardens was one of those annual outings on everyone's calendar in the surrounding countryside and towns.
Martyn Gregory, China and the East Indies, catalogue 55, no.112
The British artist William Montague Smyth was a painter of atmospheric landscapes, born and based in London, who spent several childhood years with his mother in New Zealand, returning to live with his grandmother. He was educated at Leamington College and Cambridge University, abandoned the idea of an Army career, then studied art alone on the continent. His only lessons were from Fred Brown at Westminster School of Art and in Italy. Smyth had early success, in 1894 joining the RBA and showing at R.A; having a solo show at Dowdswell Galleries in 1899; in 1894 joining the ROI. He became its president, also of the London Sketch Club of which he was a founder member in 1898.
In 1905 Smyth travelled through China and Japan, resulting in pictures that illustrated books on the countries and forming the basis of a solo exhibition at Baillie Gallery, 1906. In 1914 Smyth falsified his age and served with the Artists' Rifles. Supported by a small private income Smyth, a keen sportsman, continued active as an artist until he died. His last one-man exhibition was at The Fine Art Society in 1921. Belgrave Gallery organised a touring show in 1978.
David Buckman, Artists in Britain since 1945, Goldmark Gallery, n.d., pp.139-145


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There are still a lot of great reasons to buy pre-loved or pre-owned car. There are still several convincing options to get a used car even though there are a lot of great and brand-new options now.
First of all, maybe now you could get a certain model at its devalued price if you could not afford a certain model you wanted a few years ago. Secondly, perhaps you have the money to purchase a second-hand vehicle and do not want to deal with few years of payments like you generally would with a new vehicle. Lastly, perhaps you just find more value in a secondhand car than in a new vehicle, especially if you operate a small business and find yourself saving more money in that way. Before you purchase your car at Buy Here Pay Here OKC, here are several things that you should consider:
- More parts will need to be replaced if the car has higher mileage. Usually, parts begin wearing out at about 65,000 up to 75,000 mark. These could be inexpensive relatively like fuel filters and brake pads. However, it could get bigger steadily such as a new A/C compressor, new radiator, or transmission overhaul. To know what you are having, have a copy of the periodic maintenance schedule of the car.
- Do not go cheap. Yes, you could be thrifty. However, delaying the repair or replacement of damaged parts would cost you more. This is really true of the system of cooling where replacement delaying could only make a domino effect.
- Prepare Two Budgets. The first budget is for the initial cost of the car. The second budget is to make the vehicle worthy for the road. This means that you must have a budget for fixing. Let us say, around 20% of the car cost. Meaning, you must have a budget of around $2,000 for the parts that would need to be replaced if you purchase a car worth $10,000. You would be really stressed out when a new A/C compressor is needed, a new rack ends, or if the temperature needle starts increasing if you don't have a budget for fixing.
- Do some research about the car. Talk to your family or friends who have owned a certain model that you are planning to buy. Google the reputation of that car.
- Completely Inspect the Car. For you to see the quality of the paint, check the car during daytime. The car has been painted over, scratched, or bent if you see some spots that do not match quite the other parts. Generally, these are just small issues. However, look for signs of filler when checking the engine bay. If you spot one, it is a sign that the vehicle has been involved in a collision. And of course, it is not good. Tug on seatbelts to know if they work and examine the seats if they have still cushioning. Also, examine the instrument panel to know if all lights and gauges work. Check the windshield washer and wipers too.


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Fresno Construction -Structural Roof Repair
Fresno Construction Company, Kershaw Construction Co. , has been solving structural issues in various homes and commercial buildings for over 30 years. There are times when a new building is not necessary and a structural repair can bring an old building back to life.
There are many Fresno contractors providing Fresno Construction services but what sets Kershaw Construction Co., apart is the builder, Kent Kershaw. His strong design/build background and attention to detail is crucial in tackling structural projects.
This Fresno Construction project was a total church structural reconstruction: This complete new engineered roofing system with associated lateral and foundation system, restored this local church to structural soundness. The new composition tile roof, stucco, new doors, structural repairs to the front entries and a new paint coat made this Fresno Construction project an example of what a structural repairs can do.
Contact Kershaw Construction Co., a dedicated Fresno Construction Company, for your structural and design/build questions. Kershaw Construction Co. is proud to serve the residents of Fresno, Clovis, and surrounding cities.
Kershaw Construction Is Here To Help. My name is Kent, and I am here to help make your next remodel or construction project easier. Call me for a custom designed remodel or commercial project. (559) 322-9222


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|Delivery Time:
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Model No.: MC-495
Age: Adults
Displacement: 400CC
Maximum Speed: 60-90 km/h
Transmission: Shaft
Start-up: Manual Start-up
Usage: Game
Kind: Gear
Certification: EEC, CE
Color: Red
Condition: New
Tranmission Mode: CHAIN
Packaging: STEEL PACKING
Productivity: 5000/MONTH
Brand: BODE
Transportation: Ocean
Place of Origin: ZHEJIANG
Supply Ability: 5000/MONTH
Certificate: CE
1) Type: single cylinder, air-cooling,4-stroke
2) Transmission: 390CC honda engines
3) Ignition mode: CDI
4) Displacement: 390ml 5) Start mode: electric
6) Tranmission mode: chain
7) Min.ground clearance: 30mm
8) Max.speed: 390cc>100km/h
9) Power source: 12V,4AH
10) Fuel tank capacity: 4L
11) Chassis
Front wheels: 10x4.50-5
Rear wheels: 11x7.10-5
Break type(F/R): disc/disc
12) Dimensions
product dimensions: 1830x1330x585mm
carton dimensions: 1570x1090x500mm
wheelbase: 1070mm
The distance between two front wheels 940mm
The distance between two rear wheels 960mm-1050mm
13) Other
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One Fat Guy on a Big Orange Bike riding and loving it. Here I talk about biking and everything related to it.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Photo Credit: Anders Adermark
Well this winter has been a tough one. I will admit that I am not one of those who ride all year. while I did enjoy riding much later into the winter than I usually do I just am not all about the wind chill and frostbite. So I have had to find other things to occupy my time.
Relax, Have a Homebrew
That is just what I have been doing. I like 2 million other people got a MR. Beer for Christmas, and if you are one of those people who turn up their nose at Mr. Beer, that's fine the world needs narrow minded stuck up a$$holes. Im not sure what the world needs them for but then that is neither here nor there. So i have spent the last month and half with something in the MR. beer constantly. and I have gotten to drink a surprisingly small amount of beer.
This must be remedied.
After all I have standards to maintain.
Still what got me thinking about this is just how similar this hobby is to my cycling hobby, and perhaps this is a common factor in most hobbies but it seems like all spring, summer and fall I always had that one more thing I needed to buy. just one more tool, one more part. one more brake cable/innertube/bottle of lube. I kept telling myself that I would eventually achieve a critical mass of sorts where I wouldn't have to run out to the LBS everytime I wanted to do anything with my bike.
That Never happened.
Still now as I go about switching watt output and gear ratios for Specific gravities and IBUs I find myself facing the same creeping problem. Just like in the summer when I couldn't walk past kraynicks without being sucked in and spending about 20$ more than I had planned, 'discovering' that i just had to get that left handed penny farthing spoke tightener 'just in case'. I now find that my new cash flow nemesis is South Hills Brewing Supply. Bottle capper, bottles, oak chips, yeast energizer (think red bull for a fungus) hydrometer refractometer eleventy dozen little bits of plastic can upon can of sticky stuff (I think you get the picture)
Of course after reading what I just wrote I'm not sure if this a common factor of the hobbies or is it just me?
Posted by Terry Bruce at 8:40 AM
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Thanks for doing a terrific job on our house exterior and garage Keith. We've had many compliments from neighbours and are very pleased with the quality of the work. We especially appreciate the fact that there were no hidden costs and that the project was completed on schedule and in a timely fashion. We also want to thank you for your advice and recommendations along the way, and also for your continued interest – you are still happy to answer our questions and deal with any follow–up that arises. We'll certainly use you in future projects. Kudos to you, your crew and your contract workers."
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For the Other Half's first Father's Day two years ago, not quite three months after Little Miss was born, I wanted to make a big fuss. It was my way of saying thank you for everything he'd done.
I came up with this grand idea of a past, present and future gift for him (yes, with a newborn in tow on very little sleep).
The OH has this tradition of framing gig posters and tickets (there was a point he had them all on the walls – and he's been to a lot of gigs over the years. I've slowly persuaded him to only showcase his favourites…).
The night I went into labour, he was actually at a London Grammar gig (The gig had been rescheduled from earlier in the pregnancy due to band illness. At eight days overdue I insisted he went, hoping Sod's Law would move things along if he wasn't around!) Obviously, in the weeks after the gig we had had other things on our mind and he had never got round to arranging getting it framed. Win. I would get it framed for him.
We were actually on our first holiday with Little Miss for Father's Day. And at that point, he wore suits to work. So I got him cufflinks, one with a map featuring Mile End (our home at the time; our first as a couple and as a family) and one featuring where his family's house is in the South of France (pretty much his favourite place in the world).
I had this great idea to get a map on a corkboard so he and Little Miss could chart our adventures together on the map. We had always said that having a baby unexpectedly wouldn't stop us from living the lives we had always said we would, and part of that was travel. This was sort of a way of committing to that.
Well, of course, it all went horribly wrong.
I couldn't find the gig poster or the ticket so I decided to give it as an IOU. Two years on, they're still not framed.
The map arrived days before we left for France and wasn't at all what I had expected. For one thing, it was huge. Second, the frame was hideous. Third, the map was an antique style map with mostly countries that didn't exist anymore and almost impossible to read. So I decided to send it back… Which wasn't cheap. And left me with another IOU.
Take Two:
So last year, although we had agreed that after the first Mother's/Father's Day it would be a low key affair, I decided I'd redeem myself.
He'd made a few throw away comments earlier in the year about not having a tool box of his own. Whenever his parents visited we would ask them to bring their's and do odd jobs for us.
So, after a bit of research, I put together a DIY Daddy Starter Kit.
- Clarke tool box, £15.59
- Clarke 34pc fearless screw driver kit, £19.99
- Clarke 3pc plier set, 6.59
- Hammer, £3.59
- Tape measure (we had this already, we weren't totally inept)
- Screws and picture hooks, £3
- Masking tape, £1
He loved it.
In seven and a half years, I've never seen him so happy with a present I've got him – except maybe the popcorn machine.
So what have I learned about buying Father's Day gifts?
- Less is more.
- While it is the thought that counts, try not to overthink (or over complicate) it.
- It's true: forget sentimentality, men are all about the practical gifts.
This year, thankfully, we agreed that from here on out, Father's and Mother's Days are a more low key affair, more about spending time together than the present.
So I'm stopping on my high last year and the OH can make do with a card and a cuddle like everyone else… And maybe a cup of coffee in bed in the morning…
(Awkward, last night the OH asked if he was getting any additions to his tool box this year… Oops!)
NB: Finding Our Feet is not associated with MachineMart.com or Clarke. But I was really impressed with both the quality of the Clarke products and Machine Mart's wealth of choice and fast service. Delivery for all of the above was only £4.99 (June 2015).


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At Vaughan's Jewelry, we offer the following services:
Watch Battery Replacement while you wait:
We will test and replace your battery on the spot, while you wait. If the battery is not the issue, we can send out your timepiece to receive an estimate to repair it so it will keep on ticking.
Remounts & Custom Creations:
Bring in your unwanted or outdated jewelry to be re-purposed into a piece of jewelry that you will love. Our knowledgeable staff will walk you through the process of finding a new setting or design for your stones and our jeweler will set your new piece in house.
Our jeweler is on site for consulations on all of your repair needs from simple chain repairs to stone replacement and prong work.
Personalized Gifts:
We offer a large assortment of personalized gifts and home decor for every occasion. Most items can be monogrammed or engraved onsite making these items the perfect last minute gift.
Monogrammed Glasses:
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Nine Radiant Case Study Buildings Demonstrate Energy Efficiency and Occupant Satisfaction
As part of a four-year study on the design and operation of radiant systems, CBE in collaboration with the New Buildings Institute (NBI) and TRC Energy Services have completed case studies of nine commercial buildings that demonstrate good performance in terms of both energy performance and occupant satisfaction in buildings with radiant systems. These include commercial, government, and higher education buildings, and all but one were built, or underwent major renovations, since 2010. The projects represent diverse approaches to radiant system design, including in-slab and ceiling panel solutions. Eight projects are located in western U.S. states, and one in British Columbia. Read more →