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Batik Block Swap 12.5!
The blocks from the last batik block were inspiring so now it's time to make them in 12.5".
Block rules:
Blocks are to be made in sets of 6, one of which will be returned to you. No duplicate sets without prior permission, and each set of 6 must be of the same design, but the fabrics may vary.
You may make up to 6 sets of 6 blocks each for a total of 36 blocks.
Block sizes should be 12.5 inches, so if you make 36 blocks, your top would be at least 72x72.
All skill levels are invited to participate. Be sure to use quality 100% cotton fabrics & appropriate threads that will withstand repeated washings, and your fabrics MUST be pre-washed. ** If youre using jellyrolls that wont be pre-washed, please make a note of that on your block labels.
All block styles are encouraged and should be either traditional pieced or paper pieced.
Please do your best work and make something that you would want to have, because you WILL be getting back a block of your own, so use colors and themes that you are proud to send in and will be happy to get back.
Make sure all blocks are labeled with your user name and real name if you wish, and that they have no holes or tears or have too small of seam allowances that would make them unfit to swap, and that they are the size they are supposed to be, in other words, 12 1/2 inches means 12 1/2 inches, not 12 3/8 inches, etc.
Signups will be opened until May 31, 2013, blocks need to be completed and to me by July 31, 2013. Blocks received after that date (without approval) will be returned to you unswapped. I will swap them out and get them back in the mail to you by the following week.
PM me to sign up:
Board Name
Real Name
Mailing address
Phone (in case of problems)
Number of sets
Mailing and postage:
Please put your blocks in a gallon size ziploc bag for shipping and put your name and address on the bag. This will protect your hard work in case the mailman leaves a package outside and will get your items back to you in the event of a mailer malfunction.
Please also include a self-addressed label along with a $6 money order or well concealed cash to cover return postage to you (I use the $5.95 padded priority mailers). These will be sent priority mail with delivery confirmation. If proper postage is not sent, your package will wait until it is received.
In addition to the above, please follow all the basic rules, found here. http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-20154-1.htm
- Up to 6 sets of 6 blocks
- Each SET of 6 must be of the same block design
- Each SET must be of different design than other sets
- Include enough postage
- Mail BY 7/26, after 7/26 use Express mail.
Questions? Suggestions? Problems?
PM me any time
This swap was approved by PatriceJ


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PlayStation 4 Debuts With Big Crowds, Short Supplies
Fans Lined Up Outside Retailers, But Some Came Away Empty-Handed
Sony Corp. had no problem attracting crowds Friday for its new videogame console, a high-stakes launch accompanied by signs of solid demand for the long-awaited hardware.
Videogame fans lined up outside outlets of retailers such as GameStop Corp., many of whom appeared to have just enough PlayStation 4 consoles for the initial wave. In other...

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Scandal: Who You Callin' a Black Bitch?
[There was a video here]
ABC's new legal-ish drama, Scandal, boldly runs the risk of being despised. Its protagonist, Olivia Pope is so almighty, she can make women cry for making women cry. She bulldozes the men who get in her way. She confronts other guys rabidly and condescendingly. ("You're pretty. And smart. So pretty. So smart," she says to a co-worker who questions her process.) She breaks yet another down, getting an on-record homophobe to reveal his homosexuality, using her will as her magic lasso. She runs her own company (a crisis-management firm, whatever that is), sets the rules, milks her employees 24/7, doesn't believe in, "I don't know." All the while, she is black.
You need to look no further than the pearl-clutching that has resulted from Michelle Obama expressing an opinion about virtually anything to know that the "black-bitch" stigma is alive and crippling. On TV, supposedly badly behaved black ladies are segregated, if not by race then at least by gender. Every once in a while, a domineering black female character will pop up on a show (think The Good Wife's Wendy Scott-Carr, as portrayed by Anika Noni Rose); I can't think of an instance in which one been made the center of a series. (I can't recall that with good reason, it turns out). Watching Scandal, I couldn't help but wonder how much of herself the show's co-creator Shonda Rhimes sees in Olivia. I wonder how often Rhimes has been accused of being a bitch because she is a powerful black woman, and I wonder if that had anything to do with her interest in adapting Helena Andrews' Bitch is the New Black into a film. I wonder how often the show's inspiration, Judy Smith, has been accused of it as well.
On last night's Scandal premiere, Olivia was initially presented as a superhero whose powers lie squarely in her intuition ("My gut tells me everything I need to know"). As the pilot went on, though, we were treated to her humanity, specifically in a turn reminiscent of Carrie Mathison's character development on Homeland. We learned that Olivia previously had an affair with her boss, who's married and just happens to be the president of the United States. What's more, she still isn't exempt from his charms. The only thing that makes Olivia more potentially unlikeable than her strengths are her weaknesses.
She does show considerable empathy, though. And Kerry Washington spits out Olivia's lines in a Sorkinesque cadence that's proven satisfying for TV viewers. There are things about Olivia for latent racists to latch onto. Far more important, though, is that it is nothing less than revolutionary to have such a damaged black female character carrying a primetime show on a major network. Scandal isn't perfect – it feels carved from one-hour-drama marble and accordingly stilted. As it breezes by, we're pummeled with Olivia's character but everyone else evaporates as soon as the words come out of their mouths. Those words are often really dumb, too ("I am publicly anti-gay…I am a hero! I can't be gay!"). Despite the considerable turmoil in Olivia's life, the pilot still managed to produce a happy ending. How tacky.
And yet, I found myself rooting for Olivia, just like I'm rooting for the underrated Washington who's get to get her due, just like I'm rooting for the show itself. I'd never call Olivia a bitch, but I'm not begrudging her the right to be one, either.


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CableCARD: What Happened?
Point the finger almost anywhere you want. After all, there's plenty of blame to go around. Cable companies didn't really support it. TV manufacturers charged extra for it. The people who designed it left out a few things. And the federal government - it started the whole mess.
I'm talking about CableCARD. Never heard of it? That's not surprising. It was supposed to make your TV-viewing life better, but it ended up just making things more frustrating and expensive.
Like most fiascoes, CableCARD started with the best of intentions. The FCC decided that consumers needed "digital cable-ready" TVs, which would do away with traditional set-top cable boxes. These TVs would have onboard cable tuners - and they'd also have a slot for a CableCARD, which would handle customer ID/authorization and decode premium channels. Because the government can do anything it wants, especially when that thing is for "the public good," the FCC forced CableCARD onto the industry by banning cable companies from offering set-top boxes at some future date. (The actual date keeps changing. For now, it's July 2007.)
Complying, TV manufacturers started making sets with tuners and CableCARD slots. Cable companies started providing CableCARDs - physically, the footprint of a PCMCIA Type II card. And what a technological wonder it was. The card simply plugged into the slot, and the set-top box was gone forever. Clearly, your life was suddenly immeasurably better. Except for one thing. CableCARD sucked.
The first thing that customers noticed: Their CableCARD-ready TVs were expensive. Early on, the price difference was truly staggering. One Pioneer plasma TV with CableCARD cost almost $1,000 more than the identical model without it. Price differences did drop to about $40, but something extra is never free.


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Any time you have a camera at an event these days—with the probable exception of weddings—you should think be thinking to yourself: "Why aren't I broadcasting live?" It's inexpensive and easy, but your client likely doesn't know that, and might be willing to pay a premium for the service.
Broadcasting live involves two elements: an encoding tool and a streaming service, and both can be free. For example, Adobe's Flash Live Media Encoder (FMLE) is free, as are multiple live streaming service providers such as Livestream and Ustream, though they're advertising-supported. Load FMLE on your notebook, point the stream to Livestream, and you can be live in minutes. Viewers can watch on your Livestream homepage or you can embed the live stream into your own website, just like you do with YouTube videos.
Willing to spend a few bucks? Well, that's where things get interesting. Though functional, FMLE is simple live streaming-no flash, no sizzle. OK, it's got Flash, but not the kind you're thinking about.
In contrast, for under $500, Telestream's Wirecast lets you create titles and other graphic overlays, switch between multiple cameras, incorporate live and on-demand content into your broadcast, and generally turn your computer into a television studio. It's also cross-platform, which is nice. VidBlaster is a similarly priced, similarly featured tool to Wirecast that I've never played with so can't really comment on. Other software encoders include Microsoft's Expression Encoder (~$200; switches between cameras but no titles) and the heavy-duty Kulabyte XStream Live program.
Before buying software, you should identify the live streaming service provider you'll be using, which I discuss below. While your service provider should be compatible with most software programs out there, some of the larger providers, including Livestream and Ustream, offer their own free streaming software.
So long as you're shooting in DV or HDV, getting the video into your computer is simple; just use FireWire. When shooting in other formats without Firewire output, you need a different connection. For computers with available slots, one popular and widely supported alternative is the Blackmagic Design DeckLink family of products, which can input anything from HD-SDI, to HDMI, to component with either balanced or unbalanced audio. I've used the DeckLink for several projects with very good results.
If you're encoding with a notebook, things get more complicated. You can buy an external capture device, such as the Matrox MXO, that connects to your Mac or Windows notebook via the ExpressCard slot. Or, you can get an expansion system that connects to your ExpressCard slot and provides a PCI Express slot in an external box. Then, you can use any PC card you'd like, including the DeckLink. The Mission Technology Group sells the Magma line of expansion products that I've used extensively in testing, though there are other solutions available.
When do you turn to a dedicated hardware solution such as the ViewCast Niagara line of products or Digital Rapids TouchStream? Good question. These systems are more expensive than software-based solutions, but much easier to operate and more stable. On the ease-of-use side, with all streaming appliances, you can configure your connections and encoding options beforehand, then plug the camera in at your event and press the magic "Go" button. No software program is ever quite that simple.
On the stability front, dedicated hardware appliances typically run Windows XP or an embedded version of Windows, but since you don't surf the web or edit your videos with them, the installation stays relatively clean. I've never had a problem with Wirecast, but in the back of my mind I'm always wondering if my next NLE update or Service Pack is going to make it stop working. Basically, dedicated streaming appliances are good where you have deep pockets and are a relatively non-technical user, but if you're a technically savvy producer working on a shoestring budget, software is the way to go.
How to choose a live streaming service provider? If you're just starting out, it's best to choose a free service like Livestream or Ustream that supplies all the basics, including the landing page and Flash player. Most fee-based service providers provide just the streaming function, and you're in charge of building the landing page and player. If you don't want the ads associated with the free services, you can upgrade to an advertising-free solution.
From there, it comes to down to several simple questions. First is how many streams can you distribute and what's the maximum size? If you have the outbound bandwidth onsite, it's nice to go 848x480 or even 720p. Second is support for mobile devices, particularly for Apple iOS devices. Third is the availability of social media features such as chat, both directly and via Facebook and Twitter. These help you spread the word on the event, and add a sense of community to an otherwise simple video stream.
Next up is the availability of streaming software offered by the service, and its feature set, which simplifies the connection between your computer and the service. Make sure the software is compatible with the hardware that you're planning to use for capture. For example, Ustream's streaming software isn't currently compatible with DeckLink products, while Livestream's is. And then, of course, there's cost. Make sure you understand both the monthly cost (if any) and event-related pricing before signing on the digital bottom line.
Again, live-event streaming looks hard and expensive, but it's simple and generally cheap. It's a great skill to learn to differentiate your service, add a high-profit-margin option, or both.
an Ozer (jan at doceo.com) is a frequent contributor to industry magazines and websites on digital video-related topics. He is chief instructor at StreamingLearningCenter.com and the author of Video Compression for Flash, Apple Devices and HTML5.


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Covering a retired swim pool and spa
Well, I got tired of those empty holes in the ground and couldn't afford a "professional" solution. Took some measurements, drafted up some drawings and this was the end result. I'm a reverse "snowbird" so the pool will never be used again and now I can clean out my outbuilding and use the under space to store outside items. I also will be installing a pump with a float activated switch to pump any water that will accumulate during the summer monsoon season.
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Love your solution, but wondering if it could be used as a pool at a later date?
Very practical and beautiful. Thanks for showing all the steps.
I suppose the pool could be used again but I did remove all the exterior plumbing, pump, NG heater, and filter. It would require new plaster, plumbing, etc. And the water bills were atrocious as was the electricity. We had a couple pool companies over to estimate a resize/rebuilt. 28k-40K was the range of bids, way, way more than I wanted to spend. What you see was done for under 4K.
Very nice looking. We had the same issue with a swimming pools that would have cost too much to fix ($7k). I filled it full of dirt and turned it into a Koi pond.
Your pool is about the same size as ours. We turned ours in to the Garden Pool.
Very creative. And Beautiful!
Impressive, thanks for sharing.
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Vista SP2
I am hoping to use LogMeIn Hamachi to make a VPN.
During install of Hamachi, Zone Alarm pops up a New Network Found bdialog and wants to know which zone to put it in. Is Trusted Zone the correct answer to this?
In general how do you decide if a network or IP address should go in the Trusted or Internet Zone? I have 2 other computers networked to a router, I believe everything my side of the router is trusted, but the router IP itself and anything beyond it is internet zone.
What difference do these two options actually make?
My Zones are like this. I am unable to access this computer from the other 2, maybe I have something wrong here?
Loopback 127.0.0.1 IP Address Trusted
Router 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0 Network Internet
DHCP Server 192.168.1.1 IP Address Trusted
DNS Server 188.8.131.52 IP Address Trusted
Mapped drive DynDNS 18.104.22.168 IP Address Trusted
DNS Server 220.127.116.11 IP Address Trusted
Hamachi 126.96.36.199/255.0.0 Network Trusted
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Longoria's intensity helps East defense
Nov. 9, 2012 at 5:09 a.m.
Roland Gonzalez is not the type of football coach to heap praise on a player before the season starts.
But, in August, before Victoria East's football season started, the head coach specifically cited Albert Longoria for his tenacity and on-field intelligence. That was before Gonzalez had a chance to see the senior in game that counted.
Through nine games that assessment hasn't changed, if anything the senior has been one of the few constants in the Titans defense this fall.
"He's been a pleasure. He's been very accountable. He has a great motor and plays 100 percent on every play," Gonzalez said. "It's really important on defense and we feel that allows him to bring some intangibles to the table."
Longoria, 17, is the middle five children to Albert Sr. and Laura Longoria. He credits his parents for teaching him how to become a man and other attributes that are noticeable through football.
Albert has yet to teach too many life lessons, but he is passing along the finer tips of football to younger brother, Alex, who plays for East's freshman team.
Albert started the season at outside linebacker. But recently there was a recent switch to safety. Regardless, Longoria will likely be busy Friday night when the Titans (3-6, 2-3) face Calallen (7-2, 4-1) to wrap up the regular season.
Their record may not be the most flattering, but with a win, and some help, the Titans could sneak in the playoffs as the fourth seed from District 30-4A.
"It's been everything I expected and more, just coming out and having another season," Longoria said about a senior season where he leads the team with 82 tackles. "I know we didn't do the best, but we, hopefully, will finish the season strong and continue to play. I don't' want to be the first team to not make it."
To date, Longoria's favorite memory was beating Victoria West this year. That was another situation where the Titans wanted to continue a tradition of success.
One team Victoria East doesn't have success against is Calallen. Last year the Wildcats shutout the Titans at Phil Danaher Field - the only time in 34 games Victoria East has failed to score.
"Last year we were blown out," Longoria recalls. "Going into Calallen it's a tough stadium and a tough crowd. You have to come out and play. You know what they will do and they are good at what they do. You just have to come out and execute."
Though listed at 5-foot-8 and 150 pounds, his teammates have come to rely on the diminutive, yet demonstrative, Longoria to not only execute, but instill a belief others can do the same.
"He's got a lot of leadership. He has a fire in him that the other players don't have," said senior linebacker Jace Mitchell. "He's intense and it's been fun to play with him the last four years."
"I can honestly say that your mind can do wonders," Longoria said. "Anything you put your mind to, whether it's picking up your teammates when they are down, or just leading your team."
Mitchell and Longoria played together on the freshmen team at Memorial. Then, both boys were promoted to the junior varsity, before becoming full-fledged members of the varsity last year.
When Longoria originally moved to the varsity he was a linebacker. Though the Titans have yet to play in the same defensive scheme for two straight years, Longoria said dropping into coverage as an outside linebacker in a 3-4 defense last year helped him become a well-rounded linebacker.
Longoria's teammates and coaches say he plays with an intensity that cannot be extinguished. Unsurprisingly, Longoria looks up to another linebacker whose peers say similar things about him in NFL All-Pro Patrick Willis.
"His tenacity and his effort on the field and how he goes after the ball," Longoria said. "He's not going to just make a play, but he's going after the ball and trying to make turnovers on defense. He plays with heart and you obviously see that in his stats."
What Albert doesn't realize is people say the same thing about him.
"Some players try to say 'Oh, I'm too small. He won't say that,'" Mitchell said. "He'll take on someone no matter how big they are."


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Concessions International (CI), a leading concessionaire with food and beverage outlets in major airports in the U.S. and Virgin Islands, announces the appointment of Donata Russell Major to the role of chief executive, effective immediately.
Major, who previously served as the company's vice chairman and has been a principal factor in the company's growth and has worked in a variety of jobs during her 28-year career at the Atlanta-based concessionaire.
Following in Herman J. Russell's footsteps, her business-savvy father who founded the company in 1979, Major has played a vital role in the day-to-day operations for many years. As she leads the company forward, Major will continue to manage key client and partner relationships, special projects, business development, as well as strengthening CI's leadership team. She will continue to work closely with Anthony Joseph, CI president.
"I am thrilled to be taking on this new role at the company I love, especially at this exciting time in our history," says Major. "We are anticipating a banner year, as we will be opening a record number of locations in major airports across the country, including Dallas Fort Worth, Atlanta and Miami International. We're also working very hard to bring new and exciting concepts to the customers we serve in keeping with our goal of showcasing the local flavor of the cities where we do business."
Major, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Economics in Management and Marketing, is committed to improving the quality of life in communities the company serves. A sampling of her extensive board involvement includes Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, The Whitefoord Community Program, Early Learning Property Management Inc. (ELPM), I.M.A.G.E. Afterschool Program, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. She also is a member of the board of directors of the H.J. Russell Company, the sister company to Concessions International.
Michael Russell, who previously served as CI's chief executive, is now the vice chairman of the CI Board.


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everyone out there has at least one relative that always gets them
precisely what they don't want. For Amazon.com, America's
largest online retailer, unwanted gifts also add up to extra
headaches and costs. After all, while you have to take time to
complete the return and wait weeks, Amazon loses money on shipping,
loses time, and it also needs staff to process the returns.A
new patent from Amazon gives potential gift recipients the ability to
set gifts from certain people to auto-screen or auto-return.
That way, when Grandma sends you the latest sweater -- it never ships
-- saving you and Amazon much grief.The patent [PDF]
instituted rules might include...] Convert any gift from Aunt Mildred
to a gift certificate, but only after checking with me....For
example, the user may specify such a rule because the user believes
that this potential sender has different tastes than the user.
clever idea isn't sitting well with etiquette experts, however.
In an
interview with The
Washington Post,
Anna Post, great-great-granddaughter of the late etiquette author
Emily Post and spokeswoman for the Emily
Post Institute, suggests that a boycott of Amazon may be in order
if it implements the new feature.She states, "This idea
totally misses the spirit of gift giving. The point of gift
giving is to allow someone else to go through that action of buying
something for us. Otherwise, giving a gift just becomes another one
of the world's transactions. Gift giving is not just about the
loot. It's about the fact that someone thought to get you something,
and took the time to do it. That's no small thing in this
world."Investment analysts love the idea, though, even
if miss prim-and-proper doesn't. States Carl Howe, a Yankee
Group consumer technology analyst says that 30 percent of gifts are
returned each year. He states, "It's in the millions of
dollars, and it might even be billions. If you can get the
right gift to a person the first time, this could be a huge
cost-saving invention. From a retailer's perspective, this is like
gold."He does acknowledge, "This would require a
huge shift in consumer behavior, which is always hard to achieve.
And there's really some risk of backlash here."If anyone
can do it, though, it's Amazon. The company has always been on
the bleeding edge of cost-savings and flipping
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Is this Corchorus fascicularis or tridens? family of the Okra.
I boiled the leaves at home and it goves a oily kind of liquid.
If it is what I think than I can eat the leaves when rhey are dry and make a sauce of it.
One person of the village around me siad: you can use it for washing the dishes.
Thank for an wanswer.
For other readers in English, let's just mention that Corchorus is jute.
I am fairly sure yours is C. tridens (called nzofé in Senegal, though I think that's a Bambara word).
To differentiate that from some other species of C., I refer you to this:
"The qualitative traits expressed by leaves among accessions are significant. The serration on the margin and the setae on the leaf base may be diagnostic features of Genus Corchorus in the family Tiliaceae. Accessions NHCO3 are deeply toothed serrated. This is a distinction for this accession among the others studied. Edmonds (1991) in keys to vegetative leaf structures of the species of Corchorus in Nigeria – Corchorus olitorius, Corchorus aestuans, Corchorus fasicularis and Corchorus tridens stated that;
Leaf margin serrated, leaves without basal setae...... Corchorus fascularis
Leaf margin serrated with two basal setae…… Corchorus olitorius
Leaf margin serrated with at least a set on one side or on some leaves…… Corchorus aestuans
Leaf margin serrated with two basal setae one on each side…. Corchorus tridens"
You will see from this photo that C. fascicularis has narrower leaves than yours
- http://eol.org/pages/2881978/overview.
This plate shows the capsules from various species of C.
- http://www.springerimages.com/Images/LifeSciences/1-10.1007_978-3-642-21102-7_2-3
You will see that the capsules of C. tridens are much more slender than C. fascicularis.
Here are detailed descriptions of your two species:
C. fascicularis:
"Annual, suberect, 50-60 cm tall herb. Stem woody, with scaly bark, glabrous. Leaves 3-costate, elliptic-oblong or lanceolate to narrowly ovate, 1.5-6 cm long, 0.5-2.0 cm broad, glabrous, serrate, basal serratures not prolonged into filiform appendages, obtuse; petiole 3-15 mm long, hirsute; stipules subulate-filiform, c. 5 mm long. Cyme a fascicle of 2-5 (-8) flowers, antiphyllous, very shortly pedunculate. Flowers yellow, 5-6 mm across; bracts minute. Sepals linear-oblong, c. 1.5-2.5 mm long, apiculate. Petals oblong-obovate, as long as sepals. Stamens as many as or twice the number of petals, filaments c. 1.5-2 mm long. Carpels 3; ovary oblong-ovate to linear, 3-loculed, hairy; style short, stigma capitate. Capsules 2-5(-8) in each fascicle, sessile, 1-1.5 cm long, with 1-2 mm long entire beak, somewhat triangular, pubescent, 3-loculed, locules without transverse septa. Seeds wedge shaped, c. 1.5 mm long, angular, black, obliquely truncate at both ends."
Note that its distribution does not include Senegal
- http://eol.org/pages/2881978/maps
C. tridens:
"Branched annual herb, up to 60 cm tall, erect when young, older branches spreading. Young branches compressed and angular hairless or sparsely hairy. Leaves oblong to lanceolate, up to 11 cm, hairless or sparsely hairy on the veins; margins crenate-serrate with a long bristle on the 2 lowermost teeth. Flowers in 1-3 flowered leaf-opposed clusters; sepals linear, pointed, as long as the petals. Fruit a more or less erect, cylindric capsule, straight or slightly curved, up to 4 cm long, with a finely rough surface and 3 spreading apical horns."
Note that its distribution does include Senegal
- http://eol.org/pages/483659/maps
Good description of C. tridens
- http://database.prota.org/PROTAhtml/Corchorus%20tridens_En.htm
That includes description of its use in foods (its mucilaginous nature is useful in thickening soups).
More description and photos
- http://www.jircas.affrc.go.jp/project/africa_dojo/FakaraPlants/Contents/Species_pages/Corchtri.html
At the start of this reply, I wrote 'I am fairly sure'. I cannot be certain, from the research I have done, because there are other species. Of the two you suggested, I am sure it is not C. fascicularis, and C. tridens seems very likely, but I cannot rule out other species. For a full list of C. species, see http://eol.org/pages/61159/names.
I leave you to consider the other species (since you have access to the actual plant material, and at various times of year, you can look at characters such as the setae much more efficiently than I can).
Hallo Mike, I think it is the Tridens after reading the information you gave me and the link with more information. Next time I will study the plant better. Thanks very much.
Also this plant on the photo I think I have found the name but again I am not sure is this Martinia Annua?
It is really beautifull to see this piece of earth changing in the time of rain.
Since English is not my native language, (I am from Holland) sorry for my bad writing in English.
Mike did you study in Senegal?
Thanks in advance
First, we have a problem with names...
I can't find a proper Martinia annua.
Often, that is a mis-spelling for Martynia annua, which is itself a synonym for Proboscida louisianica.
That looks like your plant in general character, but yours has very different flowers, and the leaves are also wrong. Pictures:
- as Martynia - http://www.robsplants.com/plants/ProboLouis
- as Martinia - http://www.culturegrid.org.uk/search/2437513.html
The only Martinia in The Plant List is M. polymorpha
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/gcc-127339.
That is also not closely related to your plant, because its flowers are very different
There is a drawing of it (as synonym Kalimeris indica) here - http://frps.eflora.cn/frps/Kalimeris%20indica%20var.%20indica.
Second, I cannot ID it, sorry.
I don't have a flora of Senegal to refer to, either online or in printed form.
Please can you check your spelling of 'Martinia annua', and tell me where you found that name. Maybe you have a spelling mistake. And if you can correct that, maybe you and I can take this further.
Otherwise, I hope somebody else can help you.
No, I have not studied in Senegal. The closest I have been is Gabon.
However, I lived in The Netherlands for a few years (when I was working for BP).
So ik spreek een klein beetje Nederlandse! (zeer klein)
Gelukkig Nieuwjaar
Hi there Mike voor jou ook gelukkig nieuwjaar, very good.
It is like you said written wrong Martynia is the right way of spelling. I found it on the Westafricanplants database
of Senckenberg. You know why I am not sure, the English name is cats claw and if you search cats claw than you find other pictures and they don't look like my flowers. Please take a look at the database.
It was a lot of work to see al the pictures if you don't have any idea of what it is, picture by picture about 7000
I have seen. But it helps me a lot.
Dank je wel.
I tried http://www.westafricanplants.senckenberg.de but I did not succeed (the closest I got was Pedalium murex).
I tried various other resources, such as a database of lepidoptera hostplants,
and online floras of nearby countries, such as http://www.liberianfaunaflora.org/FFI/Document.aspx?p=30&ix=25&pid=3021&prcid=4&ppid=3021,
and RBG Kew (http://www.kew.org/plants-fungi/species-browser/ - Senegal not listed)
...No luck, usually because of inadequate keys/search systems.
If you wait, you may get an answer on this forum from one of the staff at the NHM.
Other suggestions:
- books, such as the Flora of West Tropical Africa (http://www.nhbs.com/flora_of_west_tropical_africa_sefno_41150.html)
- university research projects/teams, such as the Department of Plant Biology at Dakar University (http://fst.ucad.sn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=131&Itemid=295)
Please, if you find out, let us know!
Veel succes,
Mike you have spend a lot of time I think, thank you very much for your help. Until next time.
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Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) has introduced federal legislation that would crack down on soring while preserving what the bill calls the "traditional" Tennessee Walking Horse industry.
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Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) has introduced federal legislation that would crack down on soring while preserving what the bill calls the "traditional" Tennessee Walking Horse industry. The bill expands on similar legislation introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this year.
Last year, U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.) introduced HR 1518, the Prevent All Soring Tactics Act, which would increase penalties for anyone who sores a horse, and would require the USDA to assign a licensed inspector if Tennessee Walking Horse show management indicates its intent to hire one. The bill would also forbid trainers from using action devices, including metal chains, and stacks and pads used in performance packages. That bill is pending, while a twin bill is pending in the Senate.
In February, U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced HR 4098, the Horse Protection Amendments Act of 2014. Blackburn's bill would create one horse industry organization (HIO) to manage horse shows where Tennessee Walkers would be exhibited. Under HR 4098, that HIO would be composed of equine veterinarians and industry experts who would develop and implement protocols, guidelines, testing policies, and inspection policies for the industry. Under the legislation, these industry experts would be drawn from states most impacted by the Tennessee Walking Horse industry.
The bill also requires that testing used during horse inspections be done "though objective, science-based methods and protocols," and preserves the oversight structure between the Walking Horse industry and the USDA. The bill does not ban the use of metal chains or performance packages. That bill remains pending in the House's Energy and Commerce Committee.
Both the American Veterinary Medical Association and the American Association of Equine Practitioners oppose HR 4098 on grounds that the legislation does not prevent the practice of soring.
On April 1 Alexander, along with senators Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.), introduced legislation modifying HR 4098 bill to require the HIO created in Blackburn's bill contract with "equine veterinary experts"; those experts would advise the HIO on the methods of testing for banned substances and about the interpretation of test results. Alexander's bill also creates a 30-day suspension of horses found to be sore for the first time; penalties rise to 90-day suspensions for each subsequent offense. Finally, the bill would establishe a 4-year term limit for anyone who serves on the HIO board of directors.
In a written statement Alexander said the entire Tennessee Walking Horse industry should not be punished for the cruelty of some of its members. Instead, legislation should find a way to stop cruelty while preserving the Tennessee Walking Horse tradition, his statement said.
"In baseball, if a player illegally uses steroids, you punish the player—you don't shut down America's national pastime," Alexander said. "With Tennessee Walking Horse shows, when trainers, owners, or riders illegally sore a horse, we should find a more effective way to punish and stop them—not shut down one of Tennessee's most treasured traditions."
In a written statement, Whitfield said Alexander's and Blackburn's bills fail to strengthen the current Horse Protection Act to eliminate soring in the Tennessee Walking Horse Industry.
"Any legislation that does not ban stacks and chains, does not eliminate the failed self-policing inspection system, does not increase criminal penalties to provide a truly effective deterrent, and does not strengthen the USDA's ability to enforce the Horse Protection Act will only continue to perpetuate the horrific practice of soring that has plagued the Tennessee Walking Horse for more than half a century," Whitfield said.
Alexander's bill remains pending in the Senate.
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Pat Raia is a veteran journalist who enjoys covering equine welfare, industry, and news. In her spare time, she enjoys riding her Tennessee Walking Horse, Sonny.
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Beautiful quilt Nana.
do any of you ever sleep? I am amazed at the amount of work being done there.
kris with all the reporting you do I can't believe you have time to sew! Beautiful redwork by the way.
i love Patti's fracture block, Deb's baby quilt, Nana's blocks, Elizabeth's new quilt, Gini's fall color blocks, and Donna's tiny log cabin...wow that is small!
Angèle from NWO
Wow! Loving all the quilts! You guys rock at quilting! Thanks for keeping us updated, Kris!
I've had fun this morning catching up with you busy bees! Looks like you're all having a great time & making beautiful quilts. Glad to see all of your smiling faces including Spud. Keep having fun & thanks for sharing it with us :-)
Wonderful reporting! Wonderful work! Wish I were there.
Agnes in NW Ontario
Now's the time for Gremlins to get to work, show them what you can do girls then show us.
Now's the time for Gremlins to get to work, show them what you can do girls then show us.
I never thought to 'gremlinize" the neighbors. And I never looked at the site until after they were back. Opportunities missed everywhere. I got a major amount of work done on a quilt I have been saving for some time. Turns out the measurements are not quite correct so I'm going to take my 20 or so precut, presewn columns home and figure it out. I'll probably have to take every other block, rip it and cut it down a half to a quarter inch. I am working on a much less problematic project.
Those snowmen are just too cute! You guys all do absolutely beautiful work! Can't wait for the Iowa retreat to start tomorrow! You all have a great time!!!!
Kris and All the Leavenworth retreaters--
Just caught up with your posts and must admit to feeling a little homesick. Looks like y'all are having the usual great fun and getting lots of beautiful projects done. Miss you all very much.
Kissimmee, FL
Thea:Kris - is this the quilt you are doing -
Yep Thea,
I have had two kits of this quilt for about 8 to 10 years, one blue one red. I'm making this one for a friend who expressed interest in the red one. I'm contemplating colours for the embroidery but I'll keep the blocks one colour.
It's taken me this long to do it because I really detest tracing.
Thea:Kris - is this the quilt you are doing -
Yep Thea,
I have had two kits of this quilt for about 8 to 10 years, one blue one red. I'm making this one for a friend who expressed interest in the red one. I'm contemplating colours for the embroidery but I'll keep the blocks one colour.
It's taken me this long to do it because I really detest tracing.
Kris, I think you and I have the same taste completely - lol - we do so many of the same quilts - same with Helen from Canada... I miss seeing her here - I think you need to get this quilt finished... Both my SILs have made this quilt too but I am the only one who made it scrappy. I also added that outside border to mine - didn't like it ending with the blocks - and had that cute snowmen fabric - Get yours done girl - with all these retreats you are going to - you need to get the sewing done and have someone else do some of the reporting... lol
Kris, Nana's quilt is a TENT if Nancy had to stand on a chair to hold it up.
Millbury, MA
I am just amazed at all the work you ladies are putting out -
Nana your batik quilt top is going to be just gorgeous - love those colors - and your finished top is very very pretty...
those little log cabins are giving me a headache - my poor eyes - the meticulous work you are doing is just awesome.
the baby quilts are absolutely gorgeous - I have to start making some of those for the new Grand baby due in April - better get my butt in gear - can I hire you...teehee...
I can not wait till tomorrow to get to Walnut Creek and meet back up with our retreat ladies... and to meet all of you Leavenworth ladies that are coming to Branson next year - whoo hoo - party time...
Please continue giving me all the eye candy that your are showing me - I am truly loving seeing it all from the distance...
Barbara is getting ready to take me shop hopping here in MO as soon as Elaine arrives. I slept well on her couch last night although the change in temperature from OK is driving my arthritis into over drive...teehee - too bad for the arthritis - lol - I will continue on - just wasn't ready for the damp cold yet - still 90 in OK... the temp last night here I think was down in the low 50s...brrrrr... I can't imagine the temps werhe you are...
Vivian, 1st opportunity missed, get ready for the next one is my advice. : )
It does my heart good to see Spud, and looking so well and happy. Please give her a hug from me.
Y'all are really creating some beautiful quilts out there. We look forward to seeing more.
(((Hugs))) to all
Spud, it's nice to put a face to the name. You are looking well my friend! I wish I could be there to give you big hugs and welcome you but cyber hugs and welcomes will have to do. I Love your DGS quilt. The quilt Nana made for you must be very special, it's beautiful!
Pat, your fractures block is beautiful! Will have to look that method up, looks complicated.
Donna your Goose Tracks quilt is incredibly beautiful, WOW!
Jacy, your Scrap Squad quilts are amazing! Especially love the fish quilt.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- Some sights and sounds that had recently gone missing returned to the Giants' clubhouse after Tim Lincecum's no-hitter on Wednesday.
Back was the loud postgame music, back was the abundance of smiles and back, the Giants hope, were the winning ways that catapulted them to a Major League-best 42-21 record and a 9 1/2-game lead in the National League West on June 8.
"The team needed this, particularly here at home," manager Bruce Bochy said after Lincecum's second career no-hitter carried the Giants to a 4-0 win over the Padres. "These things are hard to explain, how we've had our struggles here at home. After winning two in Arizona, you'd like to think you come home in front of your home crowd and get on a roll, and we got shut down. We needed this one."
After the Giants lost a fifth consecutive home game and their 11th out of 14th overall on Tuesday night, Bochy put the onus on his starting pitching. His scuffling starting rotation began the team's slide; the pitchers would have to regain their previously successful ways for the team to return to its winning ways.
Lincecum throwing a no-hitter less than 24 hours later wasn't quite the recovery Bochy had envisioned, but it's certainly mission accomplished.
"The last thing we wanted to do was get swept again after getting swept by Colorado, so we needed a good pitching effort," Bochy said.
Prior to Lincecum's no-hitter, Giants starters had the second-highest ERA (5.05) of any staff in June and had been tagged for 72 earned runs in 128 1/3 innings in the month. Combined with the team's dip in hitting with runners in scoring position, the problematic pitching helped slash 6 1/2 games off the Giants' NL West lead in a 16-day span.
"To be a part of whatever we did to kick-start this and put it in the right direction, I'm glad to do it," Lincecum said.
Reasons for concern -- not panic, but legitimate concern -- were appearing throughout the clubhouse. Lincecum and fellow starters Matt Cain, Tim Hudson and Ryan Vogelsong have each struggled immensely in their past few starts. Catalyst Angel Pagan hasn't played in more than a week, and he was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday morning. The team's 2-8 record in its past 10 games prior to Wednesday came against four teams that are below .500. The Dodgers have gained ground and done so in a hurry.
"To get the no-hitter … this club needed something," Bochy reiterated. "We've gone through some tough times here, so this is good for the whole club, to have something this nice happen. Things like this can bring a club together."
Wednesday's historic victory can eventually be looked back upon as the day the Giants got back on track is their hope, at least.
"We'll see," outfielder Hunter Pence said when asked if this was a turning point for the season. "It's definitely a spark. I can't read the future and I have no idea what's going to happen in the future, but it's a feel-good [moment], it's uplifting and it's a lot of fun to be a part of."
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While the weather is certainly warming up and spring is here, there is one hearty dish that we have been making this winter that I will miss making during the warmer months.
Of course, we can still make it, but it is a stick-to-your-ribs kind of meal that might not feel so good during the hot summer months.
The only ingredient in it that appeals to half of my family is bacon, so this is a 50 percent dish in my household. Half of us eat it, half do not.
It is called tartiflette, and it is an old, traditional French recipe made with potatoes, cheese, onions and yes, bacon. Healthy? Certainly not, but a little goes a long way, and with a green salad on the side, it is a delicious supper.
The traditional recipe calls for reblochon cheese, but I could not find that, so I substituted raclette.
Emma, 12, has taken this one as her signature dish. I help with some of the prep work, but she is pretty in control of putting this one together on her own.
Ahead of time, peel, dice and boil the potatoes. That is the dull task. While they are cooking, we dice the bacon, chop the onion and start cooking those together in a large pan. Cook until the bacon is crispy. Remove the bacon and onion and set aside. I help pour off some of the bacon fat, leaving about a tablespoon in the pan.
Once the potatoes are tender, but not falling apart, add them to the bacon pan, stirring and seasoning with salt, pepper and a pinch of dried herbs, such as rosemary or Italian herb mix.
Next, you need to add some liquid. Traditionally, white wine is used. Chicken broth is a fine substitute, if you want to avoid alcohol, even though any alcohol is cooked off in the process.
After simmering the liquid for about 5 minutes, return the bacon and onion to the mixture and combine well. Have a pretty casserole dish ready, and add half the potatoes to the pan. Make a layer of grated cheese, then add the remaining potatoes.
Bake in a preheated oven for about 20 minutes. Serve the tartiflette with a green salad.
Lucky for my non-potato and non-cheese eaters, we always have salad on the table, but Emma and I love this dish. Try it before the weather gets sticky hot. It is a winning recipe.
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That's about the same kind of thing I saw when I tried it out in January.
Note that I upped the number of iterations to 1,000,000. Does Rakudo have inline C capability? For something that is numeric intensive, you might want a sharper tool.
#include <stdio.h>
main() {
int i=0;
int limit=1000000;
int array[limit];
while (i<limit-1) {
//printf("I is %d", i);
phred@harpua ~ $ time
real 0m0.015s
The original poster is not asking for the best way to solve the problem of counting up to 100,000.
For the most part, Rakudo development has been focused more on speed than features. We're also somewhat hampered by the fact that Parrot doesn't have many good profiling tools so that we can figure out where the bottlenecks are. Those are supposed to be in place for the next major release in July.
This post generated a lot of very fruitful discussion on #parrot today. Many people speculated about why the loop might be as slow as it is, and offered suggestions about improving Rakudo's code generation. Wha
For the most part, Rakudo development has been focused more on speed than features.
Oops, I obviously meant to write "...focused more on features than speed."
As mentioned previously, I'm reporting back with our status. In the course of investigating this program, we discovered that postfix:<> was in fact very badly implemented, making it far more expensive than it needed to be. Fixing this ended up requiring quite a few internal changes to Rakudo, and I've discovered even more things we want to fix/avoid when running Rakudo in Parrot.
That said, here's where things stand now. I used the following code as a bench mark (basically same as original, cut the
I have a suggestion, which is to try implementing at least some of the benchmarks over at the The Computer Language Benchmarks Game http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/ [debian.org] in Perl 6. Is there someone around here who is interested in trying this out? Perhaps we could make a challenge out of it or something
I'd really like to see this happen. There's already a shootout/ directory in the perl6-examples repository [1] -- I'll gladly give commitbits to anyone who wants to work on this or anything else in that r
I would be very interested in seeing regular outputs and graphs from such a thing, and would put some effort into writing code as tuits become available.
One thing to consider is having more than one way to do it -- i.e. including multiple versions of a benchmark in regular runs. This would show when things like "$var += 1" and "$var++" have performance gaps or convergence.


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super whip flip mike! keepin it real as usual guys! cant wait to see what goes down. Gonna attach my computer to the big screen when I watch the real vid so I dont miss a thing
BMX calls them windshield wipers
I want to see T-Macs pendulum whip get stomped. Is that what you'd call it? that's what I'd call it.
so looking forward to this!!!
Mike Montgomery: 1080
Tyler McCaul: Bike Flip
Mike Montgomery: 720 Tailwhip
Tyler McCaul: Double Downside Tailwhip
These Tricks should be landed on Dirt with a Dirtbike
sick trailer ... !!!
taking it to the next level, I'll like that. looking forward for some 1080 to dirt?? anyway bigger jumps are allways better ;-)
I can smell the progression!!
progression is great to see... but this is turning into too much of a bmx :/
um...did he just revert a tailwhip?
i don't even understand this.
sick trailer!
Burly! 1080 to dirt?
sick !! gnarly triks !!
steppin it up! props
you spin me right 'round...
can't wait, looks sick!


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This maybe childish and useless....but i just noticed that there are quite a few coincidence when most of the guys/gal here talks about their fan-hood such as
1) below 15 yo = Mostly they likely to have crush on Sakura, Hinata, Sasuke and Naruto, or driven into the love triangle story
2) above 15 and below 25 = Kakashi, Gai, and a lot of other matured characters, but still some are very fond of matching pairs.
3) above 25 = Despised love story, hunger for more action and bloodbath, crazy for things like Madara/Obito and more tense situation, love older character woman or man etc.
And please, dont hate me, this is just a random opinion, i maybe wrong but i know no one really cared about this......have a nice day....:D


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Summaries of EU Legislation
Summaries of EU legislation: direct access to the main summaries page.
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State aid in short-term export-credit insurance
The Commission aims to remove distortions of competition due to state aid in the short-term export-credit insurance sector where there is competition between public or publicly supported export-credit insurers and private export-credit insurers. This communication states that, as a general rule, marketable risks cannot be covered by export-credit insurance with the support of European Union (EU) countries.
Commission communication to the Member States pursuant to Article 88(1) of the Treaty applying Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to short-term export-credit insurance (Text with EEA relevance) [Official Journal C 281 of 17.09.1997].
Amended by:
Communication of the Commission to Member States amending the communication pursuant to Article 93(1) of the EC Treaty applying Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty to short-term export-credit insurance [Official Journal C 325 of 22.12.2005].
Communication of the Commission amending the period of application of Communication of the Commission to the Member States pursuant to Article 93(1) of the EC Treaty applying Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty to short-term export-credit insurance [Official Journal C 329 of 7.12.2010].
In some European Union (EU) countries public or publicly supported export-credit agencies insure short-term export risks for the account or with the guarantee of the state by financing transactions in the EU and with a large number of non-EU countries.
From a competition viewpoint, the fact that these credit-insurance agencies enjoy certain financial advantages granted by the state enables them to offer better credit-insurance terms, and this may distort competition in relation to private insurers. This communication aims to remove distortions of competition due to state aid in the export-credit insurance sector.
This communication applies to state aid in the short-term export-credit insurance sector. It does not, however, deal with the insurance of medium and long-term export-credit risks, which are largely non-marketable at the present time.
Definition of "marketable" risks
Marketable risks are risks for which in principle a market exists, i.e. there is a private insurance capacity available to cover these risks. The definition of which risks are marketable may evolve over time.
At present, marketable risks are defined as commercial and political risks on public and non-public debtors established within the European Union and in certain of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries. They are linked to short-term export credits with a maximum risk period of less than two years. All other risks are excluded from the definition of marketable risks and from the scope of this communication. Despite this definition of marketable risks, if and to the extent that no private insurance market exists in the EU country, commercial and political risks incurred on public and non-public debtors established in the countries listed in the annex to this communication are considered to be temporarily non-marketable if incurred by small and medium-sized enterprises with a total annual export turnover not exceeding EUR 2 million.
Factors distorting competition and measures to be taken to restore the free interplay of competition on the market
The communication identifies the factors that may distort competition in favour of public export-credit insurers, including:
- state guarantees enabling insurers to borrow at rates lower than the normal market rates or making it possible for them to borrow money at all;
- any difference in the obligations on public insurers and private insurers as regards the maintenance of adequate provisions;
- relief or exemption from taxes normally payable;
- grants of aid or provisions of capital by the state.
In order to remove distortions of competition in this sector, EU countries are called on to eliminate the following types of state aid:
- state guarantees for borrowing or losses;
- exemption from the requirement to constitute adequate reserves;
- relief or exemption from taxes or other charges normally payable;
- the granting of aid, the provision of capital or the granting of other forms of finance in circumstances or on terms that a private investor acting under normal market conditions would not accept;
- provision by the state of services in kind (such as access to and use of state infrastructure, facilities or privileged information) on terms not reflecting their cost;
- reinsurance by the state on terms more favourable than those available from the market.
Exceptionally, where export-credit insurers are temporarily unable to cover marketable risks because of insufficient insurance or reinsurance capacity, those temporarily non-marketable risks may be covered by a public or publicly supported export credit insurer with the support of the state. In such cases, the insurer shall, as far as possible, align its premium rates for such risks with the rates charged elsewhere by private export-credit insurers for the type of risk in question. Any EU countries intending to use the escape clause must notify this to the Commission and wait for a Commission approval.
The agencies will, in addition, have to keep a separate administration and separate accounts for their insurance of marketable risks and non-marketable risks for the account and with the guarantee of the state.
Monitoring by the Commission
The Commission will monitor at all times national reinsurance schemes on the basis of six-monthly reports presented by EU countries. The communication will remain in force until 31 December 2012.
In December 2008, as a consequence of the financial crisis, the Commission adopted the Temporary framework for State aid measures to support access to finance in the current financial and economic crisis ('the Temporary Framework'), which introduced a temporary procedural simplification to point 4.4 of the 1997 communication, regarding the demonstration of the unavailability of cover for short-term export-credit. This procedural simplification will be valid till 31 December 2011.
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The only character I've crossplayed as over the years. First convention was Katsucon 2 in 1996.
Why Shampoo? Because Ranma 1/2 was my favorite series and I didn't see any cosplayers doing Shampoo justice.
I've staffed many anime conventions and ran my own (Nekocon) for many years so I didn't have much time to do other costumes and never got together with a cosplay group, there were few in the late 90s.
Married in 2004 with a 4 year old daughter and 2 year old son. Costume stays in storage most all the time. Wife doesn't mind the costuming too much.
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What can you say, it was a great win. I hope they can keep it up. I really wish that they would stop this annoying habit of going down double digits before they play better.
Big ups to David Lee. This is a solid core the Knicks have. They've got to keep it up. We rank 12 in the east. We need this Chicago win badly. It's up to Eddie and Steph now.
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CARSON, Calif. – Once the Galaxy kick off on Sunday, it will have been 182 days since Landon Donovan tied up Jeff Cunningham's MLS all-time regular season goal scoring record last October against Chivas USA. Now Donovan will have an opportunity to gain sole possession of the league's goal scoring record against that same Chivas side.
The 32-year-old has yet to find the back of the net in LA's two MLS regular season matches or their CONCACAF Champions League series against Club Tijuana, but has tallied a great strike record against Chivas with 12 goals in all MLS competitions. Donovan is expecting to be in the lineup on Sunday despite suffering from tendonitis in his knee during his time with the U.S. National Team earlier in the week which prevented him from starting against Mexico.
Although the SuperClasico is always a heated match despite LA's dominance in the series standings, Donovan downplayed the idea that breaking the league's goal scoring record against the cross-hall rivals would mean any more to him.
"I don't think it would mean more because it's against them, but I just like to score goals," said Donovan after training on Friday. "I feel like I've played pretty well in the first four games and I played okay the other night [against Mexico]. I feel like I'm doing well and moving well, but it's always nice to hit the goal and I want to hit the goal."
Donovan admits that he needs to be more selfish toward goal, but was quick to dispel any notion that the hunt for goal 135 is wearing on the attacker.
"I'm in a different phase. I don't judge how I play based on if I score," Donovan said. "I've played a lot of bad games where I scored then thought 'oh, I'm great' but I'd rather continue playing well and not score. I deserve for myself, I deserve to score. I deserve to score and I'm looking to score."


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Group 8 (part 2)
Ghuznee Medal, Gwalior Campaign Star (Maharajpoor) & Sutlej Campaign Medal (Aliwal 1846), awarded to Cpt. Lawrence Fyler 1839-1846
Group 8 (part 2): Ghuznee Medal, Gwalior Campaign Star (Maharajpoor) & Sutlej Campaign Medal (Aliwal 1846)
The circumstances of award and the history of the individual medals are discussed on the following three pages, q. v..
The group is attached by a triple clasp through which their ribbons are threaded as with a normal single clasp. The ribbons are secured at the back by a long pin across all three bands. The other part of Major-General Fyler's medal group, not counting its two loose components, are similarly connected; he most likely wore them in two rows.
These were as this implies the medals of Major-General Lawrence Fyler, though he held a lesser rank at the time of their award. He served with the 16th Lancers for all of these campaigns. Some account of these services is given with the entries for each individual medal. The Lester Watson Collection includes his entire medal group, purchased as one by Lester Watson from the London dealers Seaby in 1929.


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'Nature knows no boundaries' is an often stated slogan, but most relevant in Europe with its dense pattern of political borders which frequently follow natural features such as mountain ranges or river systems. Regarding the European Green Belt, nature does not only know no boundaries, nature is uniting across borders: people, organizations and states, large pristine areas throughout the continent, animal and plant populations as well as Europe's history and future.
Along the Iron Curtain, which separated the European continent in East and West for nearly 40 years, an outstanding ecological network and living memorial landscape developed. Despite its inhumanity, the Iron Curtain granted nature a pause for breath along more than 12,500 kilometres from the Barents Sea, along the Baltic Coast, through Central Europe and the Balkans to the Adriatic and Black Sea.
The vision of a Green Belt connecting the very North with the very South of Europe was officially discussed for the first time ten years ago during the international conference "Perspectives of the Green Belt" in Bonn (Germany) conducted by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) in July 2003.
Currently there are four sections of activity to be distinguished: The Fennoscandian Green Belt, the Baltic Green Belt, the Green Belt Central Europe and the Balkan Green Belt. For each of the four sections of the European Green Belt a Regional Coordinator is appointed and in each country National Focal Points are nominated.
The setting up of a Coordination Group has been the first milestone within the new project "Advancing the European Green Belt Initiative", which is financially supported by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation with means of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, and jointly implemented by EuroNatur and the BUND Green Belt Project Office. IUCN is a member of the Coordination Group and supports the initiative. The project started in September 2011 and has a duration of three years.
The main activities of the project to further enhance the European Green Belt Initiative are to:
- develop the organizational structure of the Green Belt Initiative
- generate a sustainable model for financing the Green Belt Initiative
- develop a functioning communication strategy, addressing both internal and external aspects.
All aspects are followed by a core project team led by the BUND-Project Office Green Belt and EuroNatur. Results will be elaborated in the Coordination Group and then presented at international conferences.
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The UI Libraries have arranged a trial of a new resource, the EBSCOhost eBook Academic Collection. This collection contains a large selection of multidisciplinary eBook titles representing a broad range of academic subject matter. There are nearly 120,000 eBooks in this package, including titles from leading university presses such as Oxford University Press, State University of New York Press, Cambridge University Press, University of California Press, MIT Press, Harvard University Press and many others. Additional academic publishers include Elsevier Ltd.; Brill Academic Publishers; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Sage Publications, Ltd. and John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
The trial ends on December 9, 2013. Please send comments to Michael Wright.


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The Netflix lobby in Washington spent $1 million in two years
Netflix has spent over a million dollars on lobbying in Washington, DC, some of which went to pushing through legislation that will allow its users to share their video watching habits on Facebook, according to a report from The Next Web. Though its overall profitability is still shaky and its revenue hovers around a billion dollars per quarter, the companys spending in Washington is not far out of the leagues of tech companies many times its size.
Netflix formed a Political Action Committee (PAC) earlier this year that aimed to work on issues like the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA). VPPA reform has been the PACs priority since its formation, and success came when Congress passed the reform on December 20. Now, services like Netflix can integrate with social media vectors like Facebook without the explicit written consent from customers that was formerly required by law.
But Netflix has many more policy issues on its plate, including net neutrality and bandwidth caps. While its half-million-dollars-per-year spending may seem like peanuts on the grand scale (Netflix posted $905 million in revenue for the third quarter), the company is ramping up to the level of participation of bigger tech players.
For example, Amazon pulled in $13.18 billion in revenue for the third quarter of 2012, and has spent just over $4 million lobbying in last two years. Facebook, which often finds itself at the center of policy issues of late, approximately matches Netflix for revenue but has nearly matched Amazons much larger lobbying budget at $4 million. Comcast, which often stakes out the opposing position to Netflixs stance on issues like net neutrality, has outspent many larger companies' lobbying: its revenue for Q3 was $16.54 billion, but its spent $32 million advocating for itself in Washington in the last two years
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OCEAN CITY – City officials are becoming skeptical of next summer's proposed High Tide Music Festival, asking this week for staff to work closely with the event organizers to get the facts straight.
On Tuesday afternoon, Tom Russell of Founders Entertainment presented an update of the long-awaited High Tide Music Festival and asked the Mayor and City Council to consider renting the Inlet Parking Lot during the event.
The High Tide Music Festival has been on a roller coaster ride since it was first proposed in October of 2011 when it was presented to be held on June 2-3, 2012 on the beach in downtown Ocean City. It was to consist of four stages and aimed to target talent such as Paul Simon, Tom Petty, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mumford and Sons, Florence & The Machine, Adele and more.
In March of 2012, Russell returned to the Mayor and City Council asking for a date postponement to June1-2, 2013 after having trouble scheduling targeted talent. Then, in November 2012, Russell requested the event become a three-day series of live country music on the beach with a targeted date of summer of 2014.
This week Russell presented the High Tide Music Festival as a two-stage music festival on the beach set for May 31-June 2, 2014. The event is estimated to bring in 20,000-25,000 attendees per day. Along with the music, the festival will include art, craft vendors, sponsor activations, and food and beverage concessions that include beer and wine. Targeted talent for the festival includes nationally recognized country acts that typically play arenas and other large-scale venues.
Founders Entertainment is estimating a $20 million economic impact to Ocean City. Russell proposed the town will receive 7.5 percent of all food and beverage concessions from the promoter's share of the revenue after taxes and expenses, and $1 per every three-day admission ticket sold, 66 cents per every two-day admission ticket sold, and 33 cents per every one-day admission ticket sold.
Russell requested the town consider renting the entire Inlet parking lot during the entire event. Founders Entertainment is prepared to pay the Town of Ocean City the average earned income over the past five years for use of those parking spaces, which is about $40,500.
The request includes the use of Inlet Lot rows AA-D for production vehicles from May 26 until June 4, as well as the ability to upsell parking spaces to event VIP attendees during event days.
"Country music fans are used to driving in and parking and going to the show," Russell said. "There are not very many country music festivals like this that are on the beach and in a destination that does not have tons of parking and camping."
Mayor Rick Meehan was quick to point out the Inlet Parking Lot prohibits overnight parking and will not become a camping ground. He also recognized the financial agreement was not what Founders Entertainment had initially proposed, which was Ocean City would receive a $1 per two-day ticket sold.
"As the event has grown and the model has changed … as we explore what country festivals are doing nowadays in what sort of tickets they are offering we see they offer single-day tickets and two-day tickets," Russell said. "We thought this was a fair and equitable way to share revenue on each ticket sold to the Town of Ocean City at the same time helping our model work because our expenses are so high."
The mayor questioned what expenses would be deducted from the revenue before Ocean City received 7.5 percent.
"I can see 7.5 percent less certainly after taxes but I don't know you start to deduct those expenses," he said. "It is clear as mud. I don't understand how that can be calculated. I could understand if it would be 7.5 percent of the net proceeds you receive from the promoter."
Councilman Brent Ashley questioned ticket prices acknowledging the weekend of the event is the first weekend high school graduates will be coming into town.
"The more your tickets are, particularly with country music, it is going to be a hard sell," Ashley said.
Russell responded as of right now tickets may be around $170 for a three-day ticket but is subject to change.
"The big mystery here is the talent," he said. "Talent is very expensive and it depends on how big we want to go. We want to go very big … the ticket prices have to go with what expenses look like and the competition in the market place."
Ashley made a motion to have Founders Entertainment work with City Manager David Recor to work out the specifics of the financial agreement before approval and the council unanimously agreed.