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Every traveller should have a way of telling the time. It's essential for being able to make sure you get to trains, buses and excursions you've booked at the right time – not to mention getting to the departure gate on time! If you don't know what time it is, you could be in for a difficult journey!
For some people the mobile phone has, sadly, become their way of keeping time. However, for those of us who still prefer an actual watch I'm going to introduce to you a watch in this blog that is perfect for travel!
For me the best, and most convenient way, of keeping time is a wristwatch. I can't leave the house without putting one on. When I don't have a wristwatch on I felt like my wrist is missing something, totally naked. A bit like when you take a collar off a dog that's worn it for years. The dog looks weird without it and is keen to get its' collar back!
There is such an endless list of different wristwatch makes and types, not to mention customisation options, that there is one for everybody.
For me though it's got to be a good old-fashioned mechanical watch. You know, the type with all the carefully made intricate little cogs inside ticking a way. The type that does't need ever any battery. Mechanical watches are usually quite expensive though (at least for a good one). You'll note I said usually because there is one brilliant exception to that rule…
The Perfect Travel Watch – Vostok (Восток) Komandirskie
The Vostok (Восток) Komandirskie. You probably haven't heard of it, but in the watch collector world the Komandirskie has something of a cult following and is a collectors item in it's own right. Links to a couple of them are below.
Vostok Russian Mechanical Tank Divison Watch
Vostok Russian Mechanical Naval Watch
I challenge you to find a better value wristwatch anywhere else in the world! It's accurate, it's robust, it's mechanical and it's priced from £30-45 new – including postage. Prices vary slightly depending on design of the individual watch and location of seller (whether it's already been imported).
Brief History: This watch has been produced by Vostok (which means "East" in Russian) since 1965 at their factory in Christopol, Russia. The Vostok company themselves have been making watches since 1942. The then Soviet leader, Joseph Stalin, had decreed that the Soviet Union must produce it's own accurate, robust mechanical watch movements to save on dependence on imports from places like Switzerland.
The Komandirskie is a solidly dependable watch, available in over 70 styles in either hand-wind or automatic mechanical guise. They should last ten years before needing a service. It was originally a watch that would have been presented to Soviet military commanders, and as such the designs have a distinctly military theme.
The only drawback is they come with a horrendously cheap faux leather strap. The first thing most people do is remove the strap, bin it, and fit their own. Which is what I've done with mine (pictured above).
Why is the Komandirskie perfect for travel?
- Cost
The only other mechanical watches you'll find at this price are cheap (probably Chinese) rubbish. An equivalent Swiss watch will set you back over £500. If you lose a Komandirskie, or have it stolen, while travelling then it's no great hardship buying another to replace it.
- Over 70 styles
As there are so many styles and colours available, not to mention endless strap customisation options, there is surely one for just about every taste. Changing a strap takes about 5 minutes.
- Reliability
These watches are simple, robust and accurate. True to the original Soviet ideal. It should only gain or lose a few seconds a day, which is entirely acceptable in the world of mechanical watches. Just wind it once a day and you'll never be worried about replacing a battery again.
The only drawbacks, that I can see, are the poor quality strap supplied from the factory and the fact it's not waterproof.
A little water (like rain) on it won't cause any damage, but you shouldn't shower in it and you definitely shouldn't go swimming with it on. That said, Vostok also produce an amphibious version of this watch for that very reason.
Quality new straps (18mm lug width) can be sourced online for a few pounds and dramatically enhance the look of the watch.
My personal favourite and recommendation are the G10 (NATO) strap designs – available in a variety of colours and materials.
So, if you want a simple, robust, accurate travel watch that is also uncommon in the Western world and makes an interesting talking point – there you have it. The Vostok Komandirskie.
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This story of an American culture is told by Evangeline, a five-year-old girl of Cajun descent who learns Cajun French from her grandfather. The book showcases language as a window into a culture and teaches Cajun French terms. Evangeline further encourages kids to take part in the traditions that keep our culture alive.
Thesis was a great opportunity for me to dabble in writing, illustrating, animating, and developing an app for the iPad. Ultimately, it was where I created my first children's book.
Designers: Katie Positerry

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McDonald's has been experimenting with mozzarella sticks in select cities for awhile, and now, they're getting ready to serve this fried cheese delicacy nationwide. In 2016, you'll be able to get three mozzarella sticks for the low, low price of $1.
Dip into marinara sauce with $1 Mozzarella Sticks at participating McDonald's. pic.twitter.com/cINgzJ9zyw
— McDonald's TriState (@McD_TriState) November 6, 2015
The fact that McDonald's blessed their menu with $1 mozzarella sticks makes me that much prouder to be an American pic.twitter.com/rfiPWFVy9A
— Lexie Van Skyock (@lexiev04) June 24, 2015
McDonald's isn't fucking around these days. What do you do to combat dropping sales? You start serving all-day breakfast and mozz sticks. You put on a full-court press to stuff customers' stomachs with a plethora of cheap, delicious, unhealthy food options, and you watch your profits skyrocket. That's how you rise like a phoenix from the ashes. McDonald's is playing chess while these other fast food jabronis are playing checkers.
via Uproxx
cover pic: Lexie Van Skyock's Twitter


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|Uptown Transit Terminal Planning
We already have the Charlotte Transportation Center on Brevard Street, between East Trade and Fourth Streets. This fine transit facility is the current hub of our local bus system. However some may question why the hub for our bus system wasnt combined with a terminal for inter-city rail and bus, and future light rail, so that we would have a seamless transfer between one mode of transportation and another.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is now working on plans for a Multi-modal Transportation Center (MMC) on West Trade Street at the Norfolk Southern railway tracks, at the point where the original Charlotte train station once stood. The MCC would combine inter-city rail (Amtrak) and bus (Greyhound and other companies) into one central location, so that the two services interface with each other.
At some point it is hoped that light rail and possibly the Trolley will run through or nearby the MMC as well. The missing link will be local bus service which may pass by the MMC, but will remain centered at the current Charlotte Transportation Center (CTC) five blocks to the east.
At the time that the CTC was being planned to take buses off crowded uptown streets, a number of transit advocates suggested that the proper thing to do was combine all our transit services into one central location. However, our city officials and transit operators seemed to think the West Trade Street location now proposed for the MMC was too remote from the Square (Trade and Tryon) and the center of activities in the Uptown area. It was pointed out to our officials that a transit center of West Trade would make an excellent anchor for future development along West Trade, and the fact that signs of that redevelopment were already beginning to occur along the street.
All of this did not change their minds, however, and the CTC was built in its present location. The fact that it is a good facility and a lot of money went into its construction makes it unthinkable now to abandon it. So we must now make do with two unconnected transit hubs. The problem now is how to connect them to make travel between them as easy as possible. We already have a free shuttle bus system circling the central business district. This could help solve the problem. Another and potentially better solution would be to extend the Charlotte Trolley and eventually light rail to loop around the uptown area, coming back to parallel the Norfolk Southern tracks passing near, if not through the MMC. This would provide a fast and nearly traffic free link between the two terminals.
It seems rather ironic to us that the site of the future Multi-Modal Transit Center on West Trade, once deemed as too remote, might soon become virtually the center of everything that is happening in the uptown area. With Ericsson Stadium, the proposed new coliseum and/or baseball stadium, the Gateway complex, and all the new residential developments in the vicinity, there could be no better location for a new transit center!


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Winter wheat is planted in the fall, and grows for about six weeks (looking very much like grass). During the winter the plant goes dormant and starts growing again in the spring. Eventually, a green stalk will emerge with a few smooth dark green leaves. A head emerges at the top of each stalk and begins to develop kernels. Different varieties of wheat vary greatly in the number and color of the kernels in a head. Once the kernels are mature, the plant will begin to dry, turning dark gold before harvest. Because winter wheat grows for so much longer than spring wheat, it ripens sooner in the summer and produces more grain. Winter wheat is primarily a dryland crop.
Wheat is the third most produced cereal grain in the world. Hard red winter wheat, the most common form of winter wheat grown in Montana, is used extensively to make breads and rolls. Hard red wheat is also blended with soft white wheats to make the all-purpose baking flour found in most homes. Montana wheat is exported for use around the world, and sold locally.
Planted September and mid-October. Dormant during the winter. Harvested mid-July to mid-August.
24.715 million bushels of winter wheat in Cascade, Chouteau, and Judith Basin Counties. 81.7 million bushels of winter wheat in Montana.
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We are a family that likes to dine out in restaurants, but as new parents this isn't always possible. Sometimes Dinky just wants to be a tinker, and on those occasions we'll order in if I haven't managed to get to the supermarket. The vegan makes this a perilous task, and there have been many times we've been assured a takeaway was vegan-friendly only to find they haven't quite grasped the concept of 'no animal products AT ALL'.
One place we've had no such trouble with is Gringos. We first encountered them at Gibside Christmas Market, and Mr. Canny was positively giddy at textile as they were the first vegan 'convenience food' producers locally he'd encountered. Normally found at food markets, we were pleased to hear they'd branched out into Takeaway Tuesdays.
We were offered the opportunity to try out this out as delivery is normally restricted to the Jesmond, Heaton and Gosforth areas of Newcastle. Living in Gateshead means we often miss out on the good takeaway options, so we were thrilled to be able to try something a bit different that I knew would be suitable for Mr. Canny.
A burger and sides is only £6, but we ordered a Clean Shake and vegan-friendly cake too for just £10. My Earth Burger was topped with caramelised onions and tomato relish, while Mr. Canny chose to have his Garden Burger with the onions and dill pickles. Served with sweet potato chunks and a special slaw, it was decent portion size. The burger was still piping hot as it was wrapped in foil, and because of this it had also retained a moistness.
My Earth Burger was made from mushrooms and walnuts, which gave it an almost meaty texture. Even the Teen was surprised it wasn't a 'proper' patty! It had a woody taste, and the sweetness of the onions and relish worked well with the nuttiness of the burger. The buns were good too, demonstrating that you don't always need brioche when assembling a decent burger.Made with kale and lentils, Mr. Canny's Garden Burger was delicious. I was shocked at how tasty it was when he proffered me a bite as I'm not a huge fan of lentils. He preferred mine as he said it tasted like a proper burger so we really should have swapped. He made his choice so he had to stick with it 🙂
I find that dairy-free chocolate cake is usually not to my taste as it can be quite bitter, but this was not the case with Gringos. The Teen tried to steal it from us, but as he hadn't been keen on ordering as it was 'too healthy for a takeaway' he wasn't allowed! I topped with some Alpro cream I had in the fridge for extra decadence, but it wasn't necessary. The cake was moist enough regardless, I just fancied an extra treat.
After all that food we didn't have space for the Clean Shakes, so they were saved for breakfast the following day. Mixed with almond milk so dairy-free, these superfood-packed shakes are great for taking in nutrients on the go. Mr. Canny usually whizzes something up in his Nutribullet, so this saved him a job. The passion fruit was my particular favourite.
Gringos was a healthy takeaway treat, and that is not a misnomer. It was definitely an improvement on the greasy pizza and chips we usually order. Dairy-free and meat-free food can be tasty and exciting, as Gringos have proved with their menu. Taking orders from 5:30pm on a Tuesday, I hope this is something that becomes more readily available if demand grows.
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Any help appreciated
I really could use some advice here as to what to buy to build a M100 HDe system. I've been editing on a G4 1.42 for several years, and the time has come to move on. My plan is to have a dual boot G5 with both Media 100 HDe and Final Cut Pro, both using the same AJA OEM.
Currently I edit on Beta SP and DV, with the hope of editing on HD in the future. But for now let's say Beta SP. Should I wait for the Mac Intel desktop?
If you were building this system, what would you buy?
Would G-Raid drives work for me?
What else would I need to buy as far as any sata cards or ATTO? How much RAM would I need?
Thanks for all of your help.
Hi Greg,
Again, no answers as such, but more observations.
1. RAM - get as much as you can afford. I would say at least 2gb but the more the merrier.
2. I would look to a SATA drive solution like the G-SATAs rather than the G-RAIDs. I would imagine that two G-SATAs (i.e. four discs) raided together under OSX with a 4-channel SATA card would give you enough bandwidth for uncompressed SD (Beta SP and DV) and probably have a good stab at the new compressed HD available in V11. This is the route I am planning to go, but I have no direct experience - perhaps someone else can jump in here ?
3. The MacIntels - I know it is tempting and in fact I too am dithering about waiting until Aug 7th, but consider these points,
a) The Media 100 application is not yet universal and the "road map" hasn't mentioned it, so you won't get the full benefit for media 100 (you will for universal FCP though). It may even have issues as Quicktime would probably need to run under Rosetta (anyone with SW and a Macbook Pro want to jump in?)
b) No-one has had their hands on a "Mac Pro" to test hardware configs - not even AJA. Sure it might work straight away, but why have the grief of waiting for updated drivers etc ? Add to that the fact that media 100 has always been slow to approve new hardware configs, prefering to soak test. Again why have the hassle of being an unpaid test site ?
c) Even with Apple's high standard of build quality, first generations are often fraught with design flaws that get ironed out over time.
So my advice would be wait until Aug 7th and see what happens. Boris himself told me that he didn't reckon that Mac Pros would be a factor for them until next summer. If they do get released, weigh the pros and cons with all the facts at hand.
I myself am nervous about buying effectively out-of-date hardware like the ppc G5, but it is proven technology, and the sum of several years development. It is the hardware V11 is running on right now, and has been approved by media 100.
i would go further
wait until the WWDC announcement and then pick up yourself a cheaper G5
with more RAM than you had expected.
G6, so what really!
Will it make any difference for the first 6-8 months? Hardly likely.
Quicktime will be buggy and Media 100 will be kept in the dark like
AJA as to what can be delivered. We know what G5's can do right now
obviously, my five cents worth
Thanks for all of your input. You've been a tremendous help! I do have another question for you.
What's the difference between a G-SATA versus a G-Raid? Will both work on a Mac G5 if I have a dual boot with FCP5.1 and Media 100HDe?
The reason I ask, is I recently bought a G-SATA 320 GB with a Sonnet 4x4 card. My thought was to convert to SATA instead of replacing my failing SCSI drives on my G4 with Media 100i 8.2.
I've never made the move, as I need to update my OS, and everything has been working well on my curent system, so I've been afraid to update the OS, and add the SATA card.
I contract for a client who uses GRaid 500 drives on a FCK HD system. They seem to work flawlessly.
I'm confused as to when you would buy a Graid versus a G Sata. Any thoughts?
Hi Greg,
G-SATAs are faster so you get better throughput for demanding things like real time effects and multilayering etc. A two disc G-RAID has problems providing the throughput for compressed media 100 360kb media if it includes a real time dissolve. Even compressed HD applications are quite data hungry so I'd go for as much bandwidth as you can.
The reason that you might want G-RAIDs (I have two myself) is that they are accessible from all macs that have firewire including say a 12inch powerbook G4, whereas a SATA solution would mean putting a card in each mac and would preclude the powerbook.
As I said before, I'm no expert on drives so it might be wise to seek some other opinions before commiting. That said the G-RAIDs & G-SATAs make great portable drives (I use them to carry projects between my home & office suites) so it won't be a disaster if you end up trying either solution and then upgrading if you find it doesn't meet your needs in the future.
Hope that helps!


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Pokemon Go Eggs
The aim of Pokemon Go is to explore real world locations, armed with your smartphone, in order to collect digital creatures, known as Pokemon. There are a total of 151 of these adorable little beasts and players are encouraged to catch as many different varieties as possible. Consistent with the rest of the Pokemon universe (games and animated series), certain Pokemon are rarer than others. While new players might get excited by seeing a Pidgey or Rattata for the first time, the novelty quickly wears off and players are left wondering how to get their hands on some rarer Pokemon. Although different Pokemon often appear in different areas, some players will find it difficult to move too far from their home and will soon get tired of seeing the same creatures. One method that can yield some interesting Pokemon is by hatching eggs.
How Do Pokemon Go Eggs Work?
To begin with, you need to find an egg. These can be obtained at PokeStops or are given as a reward for reaching certain levels in the game. After you receive your first egg, you will notice that there is a distance in kilometers written beneath it. This denotes the distance you will have to travel in order to hatch the egg.
Pokemon Go Eggs come in the following distances: 2km, 5km, and 10km. Generally speaking, the longer the distance, the rarer the Pokemon you will receive. If you're from the US and are struggling with the metric measurements, check out our page on distance conversions.
Once you have an egg, it will stay in your items until you put it in an incubator, initiating the hatching process. The game provides players with one incubator at the start of their quest. More can be picked up at the store in exchange for PokeCoins and are given as rewards as the player reaches certain levels.
How to Get a Pokemon Egg
Finding Pokemon Eggs is quite straightforward. Simply go to a PokeStop and spin the icon to reveal which items you will receive. The items rewarded are completely random, so players should persevere if they do not receive an egg immediately. Once you have nine eggs in your cache, you will be unable to collect more until you use the ones you already have.
Hatching Pokemon Eggs
To hatch eggs, follow the steps below:
- To place your eggs in an incubator, load the Pokemon Go app and tap on PokeBall at the bottom of the screen.
- Click on Pokemon and the slide right to Eggs.
- Tap on the Pokemon egg you want to incubate and a list of incubators will pop up.
- Select an incubator for the process to begin.
In Pokemon Go, eggs will only hatch after the player has walked a certain distance. This distance must be covered while the app is running. The app requires users to walk the distance denoted by the egg. Any distance traveled using a vehicle will not contribute towards the egg's development. Therefore, users are not advised to rely on cars or trains in order to hatch eggs. There have, however, been reports suggesting that kilometers covered using a bicycle do, in fact, contribute to the hatching process. Once you have successfully covered the distance, your egg will hatch to reveal a new Pokemon, hopefully a rare one.
Which Pokemon Can You Expect From Eggs?
Although you cannot determine which Pokemon you will get from an egg, certain Pokemon are unique to each distance. The shorter the distance you have to cover, the higher the chance of hatching a common Pokemon. For rarer Pokemon, you will be required to walk a longer distance. Since the egg hatching process demands traveling, you should consider placing several eggs in incubators before you head out on any long missions. This may involve you buying some extras from the store.
Here are some statistics on which Pokemon you can expect from egg hatching.
Hatching a Rare Pokemon
As stated above, to hatch a rare Pokemon, you have to cover more distance. For example, if you walk 10km, you will be significantly more likely to get a rare Pokemon. Some rare Pokemon are among the most powerful characters in the Pokemon Go game. These include the highly sought after Lapras and Snorlax!
The above information has been provided to ensure that users understand the concept of Pokemon Go Eggs. Hopefully, if you were struggling to get your head around this aspect of the game, you are now a little more clued in. Pokemon Go Eggs are a great way to diversify you team of Pokemon and can yield some really cool monsters.
Happy hatching!
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The Story.
This whole issue is essentially, about the Sinister Six, challenging The Intelligencia.
Doctor Octopus, whose body is next to nothing due to his deteriorating state is revived at the start of the issue by Electro and Mysterio. Nearby, Rhino and Sandman are busy 'working out,' while Chameleon has been working undercover, spying on The Intelligencia.
Doc Ock is not impressed that he was not included with the Intelligencia ( the smartest villains of all ).As such he intends to make them pay for it. The Sinister Six break into the Intelligencia base and pretty much trash their asses, while saving the world. M.O.D.O.K is also forced to admit that Doc Ock has the superior intellect.
The issue ends with the Sinister Six walking away, planning to take over the world in 2012.
Weak story, but good re-introduction to the Sinister Six. We can definitely expect lots of trouble for Spider-Man from these guys next year. The art for the issue wasn't all that bad, much to my liking in fact.
Anyway, that's it for now. Happy New Year guys!


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Open Thread: It Happened to You
This is your place to talk about the funny, sad, outrageous things that are happening in your life -- whenever you're ready.
I am writing this from inside a Federal Prison.
I am now property of the Federal Government, Inmate 69007-054 in Victorville, California, to be exact.
I do not expect anyone to feel sorry for me. I am an adult and I made my own choices. I committed a crime and I am serving my time.
Going to prison is scary. When I learned I was going to spend the next 24 months behind bars, I was afraid. The fear of the unknown was overwhelming.
Would there be violence? Sexual assault? Abuse? What would the other women be like?
I tried googling to find answers. I didn't find very much info, which was upsetting.
I am hoping that by sharing my experience other women will learn what to expect.
Last week I was allowed to self-surrender to Federal Prison. I use the word allow because it is considered a privilege to be able to self-surrender.
I didn't realize when I was sentenced just how much of a privilege being able to self-surrender really is.
I was sentenced in October and was given roughly 90 days to turn myself in.
To someone outside the system, you would think that the main benefit of self-surrendering is to be able to get your life and affairs in order. And this is true to some extent.
In my 90 days, I had to get rid of my apartment and put my things in storage (although I lost about 80 percent of my possessions because I could only afford a small storage space). I also was able to file my taxes, put my student loans in deferment, save money for my commissary, and generally resolve my life to the best of my ability.
While this was helpful, I'm learning from the inside that the main benefit of being able to self-surrender is it affords you a better level of comfort as a prisoner.
When you are sentenced, the judge decides if you are instantly remanded or if you are granted the privilege of being able to self-surrender (although some charges require an instant remand into custody upon sentencing). The Bureau of Prisons then takes over to determine where you will be placed, and you are notified by mail to the date, time, and location you are to report to.
This took six weeks in my case.
After I learned I would be placed in California, I had to book my travel from New York City. I, of course, bear the burden of expense for this travel.
Many prisoners who are remanded, or are in custody at sentencing, must travel under the U.S. Marshall Service to their final destination.
It is an entirely awful and grueling process.
First, you are shackled in chains that wrap around the waist with handcuffs attached. You are also shackled at the ankles.
Then these shackles are attached to another inmate and you are handcuffed together.
Because there are not enough women prisoners to fill a bus, you are put in a coed bus with the men.
What this means is they put you in a steel cage built inside the actual bus. I had the luxury of this fun experience when I was at Rikers and it was awful.
Then . . . you ride for up to 14 hours in that bus. The bus stops every four hours so you can use the restroom, which is located on the bus, and so you can eat a sack lunch.
There are many women here who have spent months traveling within California state. They were only going 300 or so miles, yet they made countless stops through surrounding states and it took 30 to 60 days of travel.
One woman here started in San Diego. She was transported to San Luis, Arizona, and stayed there for 22 days. Then she went to Pahrump, Nevada, for seven days. Then Dublin, California, for 10 days. Then back to Pahrump for five days. Then finally here to Victorville.
It gets worse when you have to travel on Con Air.
For coast-to-coast moves, inmates travel via air in the same waist and ankle shackles on a U.S. Marshall plane. The planes take off and land at military bases and the rest of the travel is completed by bus, with many, many stops.
From what I have heard, these planes are very run-down with duct tape holding parts of it together. You ride the plane in shackles with closed windows.
Being able to self-surrender means you avoid this awful type of travel.
It also means you are processed quickly at the prison you are going to.
Because you are not officially "property" of the Bureau of Prisons until you go through the Receiving and Discharge Unit (R&D), you are processed first when you self-surrender.
When I arrived at Victorville, there were three other women who were waiting in R&D who were transferred from other Bureau of Prisons facilities. I was processed before them in under two hours, so that I would officially be property of the Bureau of Prisons.
So what is it like to self-surrender?
After your sentencing, you receive a letter from the Bureau of Prisons with the date, time, and location you are to report to.
When you get to your designated prison, there is a parking lot in front where you and your family can park your car.
You then walk into the building, and an officer tells you where to go and what to bring with you.
Most of the time, it is just the clothes you have on, prescription eyeglasses (if you wear them), a religious necklace and wedding band (under $100 in value), and any medication you are taking in a plastic bag.
Although, you might not be able to take the medication in, that will be evaluated in R&D. You also need to bring your ID card and social security card (these are kept in your file until discharge). The only paperwork they allow you to bring is a contact list of family and friends.
Anything else you can return to your car or give to your family.
I have heard of a few facilities that have a phone on the outside that you use to notify them of your arrival. An officer will tell you what you can bring inside and then a van will pick you up and transport you inside the facility. That type of check-in really depends on the facility classification (Federal Prison Camp — FPC, Federal Correctional Institution — FCI, United States Penitentiary — USP and so forth).
After that, you are able to hug and kiss your family goodbye. And you walk (not handcuffed) into the building (or van as mentioned above).
From there, you go to R&D to be officially "received" into the prison.
Here you sit, unchained, and go through the intake process, which includes a medical and psychological screening. They take your clothes, inventory them, and you put them in a bag to be mailed to whatever address you chose.
You are then given temporary clothes.
For me this was a green jumper dress, a green T-shirt, a couple pairs of granny panties, and some Ked-like sneakers (these fell apart on day 4). They also give you some sheets and a pillowcase for your bed.
During this process you are not handcuffed — and it's really not that bad. Once you go through R&D, you are taken to your housing unit and put into the Admissions and Orientation Section with the other newbies.
Where I am at in the Admissions and Orientation Section is in a multipurpose room, which holds 16 bunk beds. Each inmate has a small locker, a trash can, and their bunk.
A mentor then comes to see you. These mentors are other inmates who are there to help you acclimate to your new environment.
The mentors also give you a few toiletries to help you along until you can go to the commissary and buy things. These items are donations from other inmates. Most don't expect anything in return — they are just helping you as someone helped them. While you don't have to pay it back, remember to pay it forward to the next newbie.
From there you meet your temporary bunkie, make your bed, and try to get setup in the phone system. You must have various ID numbers in order to use the phone or email. You also have to set up all contacts into the system and have them approved before communicating with anyone.
And you also need to get setup to purchase items from the commissary. It took me four days to get this done. The process is lengthy and requires help from three or four different Bureau of Prisons staff members which is time-consuming.
However, it was helpful that I had sent myself money via Western Union before arriving.
The Bureau of Prisons website says do not send money until the inmate arrives however I sent mine three days before I got here, and it was available two hours after I arrived at this facility. If you take in cash (some prisons accept cash) it has to be sent to the main Bureau of Prisons processing facility and then credited to your account. This takes two to three weeks (so don't bring cash).
After four days here, I was finally able to go to commissary and buy toothpaste and deodorant.
I was lucky some nice inmates helped me with things until I could purchase my own. And no one expected anything in return. They were just kind for the sake of being kind.
It merits mentions that I am in what is deemed as a Federal Prison Camp. Many people think that this means this is an easy place.
It's not.
This is still prison.
Camp Cupcake, Club Fed . . . these places do not exist anymore.
The Bureau of Prisons got such bad publicity for being too easy on prisoners in the camps. They had tennis courts and weight rooms. The Bureau of Prisons did away with most of these perks years ago.
This is prison. And I am here serving time.
For anyone facing prison time, hopefully finding this information on the Internet helps you feel a little better. At least you know what to expect.
Federal Prison Camp is not great or ideal by any means. There are many things wrong with this place.
But it's probably not as bad as you think.
I will be blogging more about this, so please check back to hear about my journey.


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Scorpio Tattoos for Men
Scorpio tattoos for men have a story associated with folklore, zodiacal signs, medicinally and art. Tattoos Scorpions have many ways to be portrayed from the sexy scary. It can be done in a variety of colors, styles and details. Tattoo location is also important in the design of a tattoo. The most common location for a man in the arm, shoulder or back. A woman is likely to have a tattoo of a scorpion on his arm, back or ankle.
Determine the size and location of the tattoo. Use a ruler to measure the height and width of the scorpion on a piece of paper. Mark the paper with a pencil to remember the size with which you are working. Draw the picture of a scorpion next to your paper. You will use this as a reference in developing the tattoo. Draw the basic shape of the Scorpio tattoos for men. Let's call them construction lines. Draw lightly, as these lines will be erased later.
By focusing on the tail, outlines the basic rectangular shape. Add tail lines for starters, the spacing of the lines away from the body, so that narrows as they reach the sting. Erase the construction lines and connects the separate lines to form the oblong shape of the tail segments. Outlines the heel shaped legs ligament. This should be seen as small circles and ovals. Fill in as much detail claws. Note that the upper claw is greater than the bottom. Draw the mouth of the scorpion. Two segments on the front of the head that is similar to but much smaller claws. Erase the construction lines and darken your permanent lines. Filled with shading or color you want as the Scorpio tattoos for men.


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Curators Pull Out of Tel Aviv Art Biennial Over Gaza War Protest
Two international curators were scheduled to take part in ArtTLV, an art biennial taking place in Sept.
Two international curators who were to participate in the planning of ArtTLV, an art biennial taking place in Israel in September, have pulled out of the project after their Israeli counterparts refused to publish articles condemning Israel's Operation Cast Lead in Gaza and to arrange a symposium on art and war.
The two curators, Viktor Misiano from Russia, and Zdenka Badovinac from Slovenia, had visited Israel prior to the three-week-long operation in Gaza, which began in December 2008.
After the pair pulled out, the curatorial responsibilities were transferred to veteran Israeli curator Edna Moshenson and her colleague Maayan Sheleff.
One of the event organizers, Irit Sommer of Sommer Contemporary Art gallery in Tel Aviv, said the idea for an international collaboration came up in the initial planning stages. But she said this week that she understands Misiano and Badovinac's decision.
"We decided to invite international curators to participate in the project, but when they arrived war broke between us and they decided they weren't able to curate an exhibition under the conditions we set. Despite it we're still on good terms. We have even expressed some interest in an alternative project they've suggested with Israeli artists aimed to serve as a platform for public appeal with anti-war references. The idea is great but we currently lack the finances to back it. We've invited them to attend the September opening at our expense and I hope they will."
The project manager, Medi Shavid, said that an international biennial doesn't require international curators, as it's enough to display art from around the world.
"It was our decision to terminate the collaboration due to their conditions," said Shavid. "We chose not to go through with it, and also realized that their budget demands were beyond our means. So we rolled up our sleeves and created an excellent international exhibition by ourselves."
"It's a tremendous opportunity to be able to team up with international curators and I hope next year our budget will enable us to expand the project," said Edna Moshenson, the Art TLV curator. "This year the exhibition is collaboration between foreign and Israeli artists."
Viktor Misiano and Zdenka Badovinac are unavailable to respond.
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Enforcement Directorate Seizes Mehul Choksi Firm's Jewellery Worth Rs 85 Crore
The agency has seized over 34,000 pieces of jewelry from a organization owned by Mehul Choksi. (File)
The agency explained the jewelry was "brought from Dubai" and has been seized beneath the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act or PMLA.
"ED seizes over 34,000 pieces of jewelry well worth Rs 85 crore beneath PMLA of Mehul Choksi controlled Gitanjali Group brought from Dubai," it explained in a assertion.
Choksi, along with his nephew and millionaire designer jeweller Nirav Modi, is being investigated by the ED for allegedly defrauding PNB, the country's 2nd biggest lender.
Modi, Choksi and other individuals are being investigated by the ED as perfectly as other probe businesses immediately after the fraud arrived to light this calendar year pursuing a complaint by the PNB that they allegedly cheated the nationalised lender to the tune of over Rs 13,000 crore, with the purported involvement of a handful of staff of the lender.
The Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI and the ED have registered two 1st info reviews every single in the case.
The CBI has this 7 days submitted two demand sheets in the case in advance of a Mumbai courtroom although the ED is expected to file its own prosecution complaint quickly.
The ED complaint or demand sheet will emphasis on the revenue laundering aspect and the part played by the two and other individuals in perpetrating the alleged fraud.
Both Modi and Choski are explained to have left the nation in advance of felony situations were lodged towards them


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Welcome to another Fusion challenge! As soon as I saw the latest photo inspiration, I thought of a particular patterned paper called Peacock Palace from Cristina Re. I had a single piece of this paper left, so I did some fussy cutting around the peacock image and came up with this:
The sentiment from Clearly Besotted is white embossed on black card stock.
(It's with cards like this one that I wish photos could capture glitter and sparkle better. This really looks special in real life!)
Fusion to check out the creations of all of the design team, and decide whether you will use the photo, the sketch, or create a fusion of both!
Thursday, 17 September 2015
Fusion - Peacock Dynasty
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What a beautiful background you created for your glorious peacock Michelle! I bet it does look wonderful IFL - I can just catch the sparkle on your close up! Julia xxReplyDelete
How fabulous to have the DSP and what a wonderful background xReplyDelete
So beautiful. Love the swirly, sparkly background and that peacock is just fab.ReplyDelete
This is gorgeous! Your background is amazing and how perfect is that patterned paper!ReplyDelete
This is really special in bloggy life too, Michelle! Peacock perfection~ReplyDelete
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The 2017-2018 School Year at The American International School of Monrovia
AISM Community, Prospective Parents, Partners and Friends …
It is hard to believe how quickly time flies, as I start my sixth year here at the American International School of Monrovia, and my 25th year in International Education.
AISM is a unique community, with a unique history that I am indeed very fortunate to be a part of. The school (and its historical campus) is a vital part of the country of Liberia's reconstruction efforts, after a period of civil war and the Ebola Crisis of 2014. As her Excellency, the President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirelaf wrote in May of 2006, authorizing the reactivation of the school:
"As you know, the Government of Liberia considers the re-opening of the American International School of Monrovia an important demonstration of confidence in the future of our country." She went on to write: "The resumption of school activities at AISM would also remedy a major constraint on the repatriation of Liberian Professionals who want to return home with their families and children.
It is with great confidence, and with great purpose, that AISM brings in our10th year of operation, the return of a quality, and fully accredited program (Middle States) International Education program to our historic school site.
This is AISM!!!
Who we are!
The American International School of Monrovia receives support from the U.S. State Department Office of Overseas Schools. The goal of this support is to ensure that we are able to offer "an accredited international school, which provides a meaningful, rigorous American curriculum in a global context."
The American International School of Monrovia is one of 193 schools in the world, and one of 41 schools in Africa that receives financial assistance from the Office of Overseas Schools. The purpose of this assistance is to ensure that the families of U.S. Government employees have access to high-quality schools throughout the world. Here at AISM, this support, as well as "support in kind" benefit our entire community equally, not just our American students. Presently, we have students from 23 different nationalities studying at AISM.
Counting AISM, there are 41 US supported international schools in Africa (full list here: https://www.state.gov/m/a/os/c58172.htm). Like us, they provide a high quality, American-Accredited education that is both American and International in context, by using a curriculum that is standards-based. These standards are intended for international contexts and diverse student populations, but they also align with the common core standards, which are currently used in more than 40 states. This means that skills and concepts that students learn at AISM would be very similar to what they would learn in other Office of Overseas Supported Schools, and in the U.S. through common core.
"This school year, as others, will allow for the continued expansion of our individualized student-centered approach. As a staff we will continue to maneuver to best meet each student's needs. We want to continue to ensure that if anyone asks about transferring to Liberia, we can all tell them: "don't worry, your children will get an excellent education."
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Volunteers Week at tsiMORAY
Volunteers Week (You Make the Difference!) gets underway 1st-7th of June and tsiMORAY wants to help you celebrate, learn and of course recognise your incredible volunteers.
Get Out of Your Office…and into Someone else's…
We are looking for volunteer co-ordinators/managers who want to engage in a day or half day of peer learning — kind of like a swap — you go to someone else's place to see how volunteers are involved in their service and then they come to you. At the end, we'll be capturing what you have learned. If you are interested in taking part on June 1, 2, 5, 6, please email email@example.com.
TSI Moray will cover any travel expenses incurred.
(And yes, Sue is up for a swap!!)
PVG Training – Ask the Experts, Tuesday 6th June, 9.30am-3pm, Small Inkwell, Elgin
Volunteer Scotland is coming to Elgin to run essential PVG training. This is your chance to understand the why's, when's and how's of PVG's. If you have had any queries or questions about the PVG scheme this is your chance to get the answers from the experts! Please email email@example.com to book
A National Recognition Scheme for Adult Volunteering – Road Test the National Ideas! Wednesday 7th June, 1.30-3.30pm, Williamson Hall, Duff Avenue, Elgin
How do we formally recognise adult volunteering? Is it through certificates, badges, qualifications or do we need something else?
Many organisations have identified a gap in our national recognition and celebration of volunteering: while we have Saltire Awards for 12-25 year olds, there isn't a similar national volunteering recognition scheme for anyone outside of this age bracket.
With support from the Big Lottery Fund, Voluntary Action Scotland and Volunteer Glasgow we have a few designs ready to be tested in this specific workshop and we need your feedback.
Your thoughts are so important, but space is limited for this workshop, we ask that you book the workshop through our Eventbrite here.
Postcards that make a Difference…
tsiMORAY has produced some pretty nifty 'thank you' post cards for you to send to your volunteers in celebration of Volunteers Week. This is an opportunity for you to tell your volunteers they make a difference in a personal and simple way. The postcards are for you and your volunteers, so they are with our compliments, and you can pick them up from our office on Friday 26th May or we can get them to you if you can't come to us!
Of course, if you have a story you would like to share about your volunteers or a volunteer please also let us know, we are looking to share these in the wider community and press for Volunteer's Week. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com


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Fixed Gear/Track Bike Conversion Answered
Hey guys. I just stumbled upon this group. Good stuff here. But lately I've been working on an old Schwinn Le Tour I have, and could you some help. I've stripped it down, cleaned it all up, but before I go and put it back together id like to find out a thing or two about converting it to a fixed gear track bike. It's got horizontal drop-outs, and in great condition. I just need some tips on how to do it, and opinions on the pro's and con's of the conversion. Thanks to everyone who can help me out.
watch bob's garage at fixedgeargallery.com - very informative:
Pro's - Nice riding on a track Con's - Punk's like me on 28 speed hybrid's are even gonna waste you on the street. I'm pulling apart an old racer, refurbed it and am about to re-assemble... I'll be tuning in to see what people have to say... :)


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Letter of Recognition for Masters & Associates Insurance
I am most pleased to have this opportunity to recognize the Miamisburg based independent insurance agency Masters & Associates .
For well over twenty years, the Masters & Associates Insurance agency has comprehensively insured the Miamisburg School District with coverage against property, fleet and liability risks. During my eighteen year tenure as Assistant Superintendent / Business Manager for Miamisburg Schools, the District experienced exceptional quality service from the Masters team!
The Masters team, lead by Mr. Bob Getty, excelled in every facet of providing assistance to the business operation. Specific areas of support included: annual policy coverage reviews in the District business office, immediate phone response with direct agent contact, thorough explanation of all contract terms, comprehensive educational programs regarding insurance topics both on-site and at underwriter sponsored conferences, immediate response to loss/ claim situations, knowledgeable and understanding assistance with cost control decisions and constant oversight with the implementation and maintenance of quality facilities and vital safety programs and documentation.
The District's insurance coverage through the Masters & Associates agency has always been cost competitive. Public school business operations are always acutely concerned with maintaining through insurance coverage at the best available price.
The Masters staff always stayed on top of new liability concerns and always demonstrated a genuine commitment to the best interests of the District.
Without reservation, I enthusiastically recognize the Masters & Associates Insurance agency as a valued partner in the safe, secure, and successful operation of the Miamisburg School District!
Retired Assistant Superintendent / Business Manager
Mike McCabe
My family and I had been with our previous insurance carrier for 10 years. The contact personnel for the office we went through was always very nice, but we were never quite satisfied with the service, price, or operations of the company. I recently decided to part ways with my former company and searched for a new carrier. That was when I contacted Kelly Gault with Masters & Associates Insurance Agency. On the phone Kelly is very personable and outgoing, you feel as if you have been friends for many years and you hear the professionalism at the same time. When I arrived at their office it was very clean and well maintained without making me feel as if my premiums were paying for a lavish office. During the policy quote my wife and I were pleasantly surprised to find that our auto and home policy was MUCH cheaper at Masters and with better coverage and service! Kelly really represented the company and her agency in a professional manner and we signed to make the switch then and there.
Within a couple of weeks of changing policies, a major storm struck our area. Afterwards I was painting my house and I discovered that we had wind and hail damage to our roof! I placed a call to Kelly who also handles our claims as well. My wife and I had never had to make a claim so we were really not sure of how the process worked. Kelly explained the process to me and told me to contact a roofer we trusted and to get an estimate for the damage. I called back with the estimate and the rest is history. Masters Insurance and Kelly had the check for the roofer THE day I called with the estimate!
Needless to say we know we are in excellent hands! We really did not know how poorly our former carrier ran the company before we switched to Masters & Associates and witnessed how an excellent insurance company operates with a caring and courteous staff. I cannot speak highly enough about how pleased we are with the company and service that we have received with our roof damage. We look forward to a long and happy relationship between my family and theirs!
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Since 1995 my wife and I have used Masters & Associates Insurance for all of our home and automobile insurance needs. Bob Getty and Tuesday Ross have been the members of the Masters Team that have provided excellent assistance and conscientious service to us over the years. They have always been there for us whenever we have needed their assistance.
As in all families, there have been the occasional bumps in the road as relates to home and auto insurance. In the instances where we have had to make claims, these claims have been handled in both a professional and reassuring manner. My wife and I agree that our home and auto insurance concerns are certainly one area in our very busy lives that we have supreme confidence. Calling on the Masters & Associates team will always result in quality and dependable service. Like a good doctor or dentist, or a great mechanic, Masters & Associates fills our insurance needs in a manner that gives us "peace of mind". Our now grown sons have both selected Masters for their insurance needs as well. Masters' prices are competitive, but the reassurance to their clients that they "bring to the table" is "priceless". We would highly recommend Masters & Associates for all your insurance concerns.
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This is where I write all my stuff on taxation and democracy, mostly my PhD thesis.
This is Maximilian Held's dissertation at BIGSSS.
The spirit of a people, its cultural level, its social structure, the deeds its polity may prepare – all this and more is written in its fiscal history, stripped of all phrases. He who knows how to listen to its message here discerns the thunder of world history more clearly than anywhere else.
–– Joseph Schumpeter (1918: 6)
Reaching understanding, (...) the inherent telos of human speech.
–– Jürgen Habermas (1987: 287)
Why, in the most prosperous of economies, are we plagued by widening inequality, underfunded states and persistent unemployment?
Why, in the most enlightened of times, are we thoroughly confused about governing our mixed economies and perilously disaffected with the results our democratic rule produces?
What if there were alternative taxes, which afforded us more attractive tradeoffs between economic efficiency, equity and sustainability or other ends?
What if we could agree on such alternative taxes, but would not, because we lacked the necessary information or suitable fora, and because our capacity for mutual reason-giving had been diminished by alienating inequality or clouded by special interest?
The first CiviCon Citizen Conference was undertaken to put these questions to a tentative, quasi-experimental test, hosting 16 diverse, self-selected citizens for a week of deliberating taxation in the summer of 2014. Citizens were tasked to design a tax system "from scratch", choosing among possible combinations of tax base and schedule. During the conference, participants
Citizens were reimbursed for their travel, received €50 compensation and were provided with free room and board at the conference venue. Proceedings were recorded on video, moderator and investigator daily debriefings were taped and participants invited to provide feedback.
Both before and after the conference, citizens sorted 79 statements on taxation and the economy according to their subjective viewpoint. Following q-methodology, shared viewpoints were extracted by factor analysing a rotated correlation matrix, with participant sorts as variables and 79 statements as cases. Six extracted factors were interpreted as ideal-typically scored statement sorts:
Participating citizens expressed resentful, radical and moderate viewpoints on taxation before the conference, including some apparent inconsistencies between beliefs, values and preferences on taxation. After the conference, citizens shared decommodifying, pragmatic and critical viewpoints on taxation, with fewer apparent inconsistencies. Moreover, factor models after the conference yielded greater explanatory power, indicating a simpler, lower-dimensional structuration of subjective viewpoints.
While citizens considered themselves ill-prepared yet to recommend a tax, they felt more confident in deciding on tax policy and advocated for more and longer citizen participation on such abstract matters. If not necessarily a better tax, results indicate that deliberating taxation does indeed strengthen viewpoint consistency, and better structure subjectivies to avoid malaggregations. Deliberative democracy may or may not yield rational consensus on taxation, but at least, it should help reduce the rough-and-tumble of economic ideologies to fewer, deeper and reasonable disagreements, more amenable to last resort majority decisions.
This give-and-take on the small print of our social contract may never end, but in time, it may be the best antidote for us disaffected democracts, and bring us a little closer to just policy, for our time.
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5 SEC quarterbacks that need a successful spring
Though it may be early to talk about quarterback controversies, there are some programs in quite the predicament when it comes to which player will eventually lead their offense. From transfers to incumbents, these five passers will be under a far more intense microscope than their peers as spring practices get underway. They'll have to set themselves apart if they're to remain (or become) starters in September.
Luke Del Rio, Florida
Florida's quarterback situation is far from settled after Will Grier announced his transfer intentions and Treon Harris' transfer of positions, but Del Rio is considered the front-runner for the Gators' quarterback job.
After sitting all of the 2015 season, the Alabama and Oregon State transfer is the longest tenured Gator, which puts him under a brighter spotlight. Unfortunately for the redshirt junior, it won't be because he has tons of game tape go off. He's appeared in just three games in his career, going 8-of-18 passing for 141 yards.
If he's going in as the front-runner, he's going to have to impress early and often to keep that status.
Blake Barnett, Alabama
Another season, another early quarterback battle for coach Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide. While junior Cooper Bateman and sophomore David Cornwell have spent more time practicing in the system, redshirt freshman Blake Barnett isn't too far off in that category and is the most talented quarterback of the trio.
Last season, Saban took the battle down to the wire, neglecting to name a starter until September. Barnett has the opportunity to solidify his status early, giving the rest of the offense ample time to develop cohesion.
Brandon Harris, LSU
Brandon Harris can be expected to start the season atop the Tigers' depth chart. That doesn't mean he can't end up being supplanted due to a bad camp showing or the emergence of another competitor. Though he started every game for the Tigers, Harris was wildly inconsistent, completing just 53.8 percent of his throws while passing for 2,165 yards, 13 touchdowns and six interceptions.
LSU coach Les Miles on TH South Grad Danny Etling: "His competition will definitely elevate the room at the quarterback spot. No question,"
— WTWO NBC2 Sports (@WTWOsports) January 5, 2016
If Les Miles' projections of Purdue transfer Danny Etling were any indication, Harris will have to set himself apart from the rest of the pack and lead an evolving LSU offense.
Jeremy Johnson, Auburn
Whether Johnson is the frontrunner for Auburn's quarterback job remains to be seen. After last season's game of musical chairs under center, it's nearly impossible to project what coach Gus Malzahn will do. It'll be up to Johnson this spring to make sure that doesn't happen again. Improving on his ability to find receivers downfield (6.7 yards per attempt) and his touchdown to interception ratio (10 touchdowns to seven interceptions) will help on that front.
Austin Allen, Arkansas
The younger brother of Brandon Allen may have the pedigree, but he hasn't been given the keys to the offense yet. That's because coach Bret Bielema has a growing stable of capable quarterbacks, including freshman Ricky Town. Town, the No. 6 ranked pro-style quarterback in the class of 2015, is nipping at the heels of Allen. He'll need more than being the only player to have thrown a pass for Bielema in a game to create distance between himself and Arkansas' newcomers.


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For 25 years Dr. Belloso Medina directed successfully the Presidency of URBE. Nowadays he is the Founder and President of the Superior Council, and has led important projects oriented towards teaching, research and extension of this institution, as well as the creation of an important communication media in Zulia, Venezuela, like URBE 96.3 FM.
Some of the institutions created by Dr. Belloso are the following:
- March,09th ColegioUniversitario Dr. Rafael BellosoChacín (CUNIBE).
- October, 05th Universidad Dr. Rafael Belloso Chacín (URBE).
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Rice University Department of Mathematics Colloquium
Mirror symmetry for affine varieties via geometric topology and Legendrian knot theory
4:00 pm Thursday, September 15th, 2016
Emmy Murphy (MIT)
Abstract: Pretty scary title, but the talk will be accessible for a general audience. Mirror symmetry is something of a large and impenetrable theory coming from mathematical physics, which is some sort of duality between complex algebraic geometry and symplectic geometry. Currently we don't have a completely clear understanding of why this phenomenon occurs, and there are dozens of perspectives of how to view mirror symmetry. Part of the mystery stems from the fact that in order to see mirror symmetry even in fixed examples, you need to have a very thorough understanding of the symplectic manifold in question: essentially understanding all pseudo-holomorphic curves with boundaries on all possible Lagrangian submanifolds. For this reason, most approaches to mirror symmetry focus on manifolds with large symmetry actions, and everything reduces to the algebra of the symmetry group. This talk will focus on the opposite approach: you understand the manifold from a topologist's perspective, as a Legendrian handlebody, and once you have a picture of the manifold's structure you can play with it, simplify it, and eventually see all the algebra of mirror symmetry visually.
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Great hike that would fill a morning or afternoon! We hiked it right after a thunderstorm so the bugs were awful, except at the peak because of the breeze. 100% worth it! It can be done with little to no technical gear. Athletic apparel is completely acceptable, just be carful with footing!


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The League of Women Voters of Lexington is hosting an after-hours wine tasting for members and citizens interested in membership from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 27 at Equus Run Vineyards, 1280 Moore Mill Road, Midway. League membership is open to women and men, 18 years of age or older who are U.S. citizens. This event is free but reservations are required by calling (859) 494-3203.
University of Kentucky Alumni Association Job Club will meet from 9 to 10:15 a.m. Aug. 25 at Fayette County Cooperative Extension Service, 1140 Red Mile Place. Topic: TED Talks for the Next Level in Your Job Search. Presenter: Diane Kohler and Caroline Francis with UK. Info: (859) 257-8905 or Ukalumni.net/jobclub.
The Kentucky Bluegrass PMI Chapter will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 27 at the Jefferson Davis Inn, 319 Cedar Street. Topic: People Manager or People Leader: The Project Manager Role. Presenter: Bobbie Newman. Cost: $15-$22. Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com. Registration: Pmibluegrass.org.
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The Central Kentucky Computer Society offers the following workshops at 160 Moore Drive, Suite 107. Info: (859) 373-1000 or at Ckcs.org.
■ Database, 7 p.m. Aug. 24.
■ Photo Coffee, 9 a.m. Aug. 27 and Sept. 3.
■ Unix/Linux, 7 p.m. Aug. 27.
■ Word Processing, 1:30 p.m. Sept. 1.
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■ Facebook Insights for Business, 10 a.m.-noon, Aug. 24.
■ Starting a Business in Kentucky, Sept. 3, Sept. 22, Oct. 8 and Oct. 20.
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"The community support has been amazing and have really stepped up," said Diane Declercq, chair of the Brooks and District Health Foundation.
The foundation is halfway through a five-year campaign to raise $1.5 million for the unit that Alberta Health Services has scheduled for the Brooks Health Centre for 2020.
To date, $797,000 has been raised by local service clubs, businesses, youth groups, individuals, and one very generous donor who wants to remain anonymous.
"A generous, anonymous donor said he would match up to $85,000 with $25,000 going to the dialysis unit and the rest going to some of our other projects," said Declercq, adding that as of the end of January, they had surpassed the $90,000 mark and the anonymous donor increased his ceiling to $100,000.
The overall cost of the project is set at $3.6 million, with the foundation and province each contributing $1.5 million. $600,000 above that is being earmarked for the operations budget.
The foundation is also planning the first annual "Hooked on Dialysis" Denim & Boots fundraising event scheduled for June 1, ahead of the Brooks Kinsmen Rodeo.
They are planning to have bands, live/silent auctions, dinner, and a dance and are hoping to have 500 people attend.
At this time they are looking for donations for the auctions, particularly donations of "experience packages".
"We have things like fly-fishing lessons and guided hunting; lots of fun stuff being donated," said Declercq. "We're trying to make it unique and create public awareness to some of the things in our area that people may not be aware of."
Besides the fundraising for the six-bed dialysis unit, the foundation is also planning to do upgrades to the A1 Lounge and to the solarium at the long-term care facility.


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The Rhodes Food Group is one of the oldest food producing companies in South Africa. The Group has eight production facilities and two agricultural farms. The ready-made meals and dairy (Ayrshire) facilities at Groot Drakenstein in the Western Cape participated in the IEE Project for energy systems optimisation interventions. The plant produces a diverse range of chilled and frozen fresh ready-made meals; and milk, cream, cheese, fresh pasta and sauces are produced here for leading South African retailer, Woolworths.
Gastro Foods, a family business that first opened its doors in 1995, manufactures meat and related products for the catering and hospitality industry in South Africa. It employs 70 people and has an annual turnover of R 90million. The size of the factory in Parow Industria is 2 200m2 (with an additional 2 000m2 under construction).
Consol Glass South Africa manufactures glass-packaging solutions for a number of industries, including beer, wine, food and spirits, as well as tableware and packaging for pharmaceutical and cosmetic products, to a range of local and international customers.
In 2013, the Industrial Energy Efficiency (IEE) Project introduced the Wadeville plant to the new industrial energy-efficiency concepts of energy-management systems (EnMS) and energy-systems optimisation (ESO). As a result, a specific fan system was identified for optimisation.
Altech UEC SA is a manufacturing plant for Satellite and Terrestrial decoders and other consumer electronics. The primary processes are plastic injection moulding and electronic manufacture and assembly, and is based in Mount Edgecombe, KwaZulu Natal.
Electricity is the main source of energy, and rising costs combined with irregular supply necessitated a reduction in consumption.


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Soft-World, the publisher of World of Warcraft in Taiwan, is developing a microtransaction-supported virtual world. Xenjo Online is notable because it's Soft-World's first cross-platform MMO. On top of the PC version set to come out later this year, Soft-World plans to release an Xbox 360 version in 2009. Few original console games come out of Taiwan. If Soft-World pulls this feat off, they will become Taiwan's largest Xbox 360 developer. Besides announcing the game for Taiwan, there is no information about any plans for an international release.
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hello there and happy monday! here's another project i worked on in october. i designed and installed a simple autumnal window display at tranquil space yoga studio in dupont circle.
tranquil space is a really special yoga studio. the atmosphere is welcoming, positive, familial, and supportive. the space has an eclectic style, mixing raw brick , patterned wallpaper, old textured wood, and crystal chandeliers. not your typical yoga studio decor! when you first walk in there's a small boutique space, followed by a community area where they provide complimentary tea and cookies. they have multiple studio spaces where all levels of yoga are taught throughout the day. all of these wonderful things made me so excited to be able to work with them.
the ladies who run the yoga studio wanted something warm, inviting, and a nod to fall without using leaves. the available budget was also on the smaller side, so we worked together to figure out a creative solution. i found them some inspiration images of pretty paper garlands, and they loved this direction.
this display combines four paper punches to create the two designs used to make the garlands. i spent one mellow day punching the paper and threading the pieces onto the garland, and only a couple hours installing the window.
the materials are simple, the time investment was minimal, the budget was small, but the impact is BIG.