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A short fable about IOTAns and blockchainians
There are two main benefits of IOTA over previous generations of cryptos: unlimited scalability and free transactions. The importance of scalability is obvious: if you want to achieve global adoption, you will need to address this issue. While the conventional blockchain can be bloated with layers of added complexity in order to push (at least to some extent) its limits of scalability, it is far more difficult, if not impossible, to replicate free transactions.
The free transactions might seem trivial. After all, why should you care paying $1,37 for a $5000 transfer. It is still cheaper than the banks, right? And there are no intermediaries, right? Why should you care about IOTAs free transactions that allow nano-payments in IoT. It only seem to benefit the machines' economy, that is still not here and might never come. Who knows!
As far as the average person is concerned, she will be happy to pay a minimal fee on her transactions as long as it is cheaper than the current alternatives. So why bother with free transactions? It seems like a tiny benefit. Why bother?
There is another implication of free transactions, apart of not spending your money. One that you might not be aware of and that is of utmost importance. Let me tell you a little story:
True cooperation
Once upon a time there was a planet called IOTA. It's inhabitants, hard working people, had a global agreement — just two rules of coexistence:
- Before asking a favour, you have to do two favours in return.
- Your own needs have to be fulfilled by someone else.
You could not cheat as a smart ledger system was keeping track of your own tasks and the favours you have done. So it was practically impossible to be picky about your choices. If you want a package to be carried from point A to B, you had to do two similar tasks for someone else.
This way the inhabitants were altruists by design. Everyone was committed to help the society, as it was the only way to be part of the system that takes care of your own selfish needs. Since you could not do anything by yourself, everything you did was for the others — for the society. This was the only way to fulfil your personal needs. And they were taken care of, as long as you took care of the others.
This is how this marvelous society worked. And it had an interesting ramification:
True equality
Nobody was above anyone else. If you wanted more for yourself, you had to do double as much for the society. Hence, in order to improve your own well-being and standing, you automatically improved the well-being and standing of the whole system. Everyone benefits. No one can exploit. Egoistic drives turned for the benefit of the whole.
As the population was still small, it is said that there was a wise, powerful man living among them called Coordinator (or "Coo" – the way he was lovingly called by the IOTAns). He took care of the favour-ledger and made sure that the rules were followed. This was important as to make sure the system worked even when sporadic alien visitors came, who didn't know or didn't want to follow the rules. As the population grew, these intermittent disturbances became relatively small to destabilise the society, so that the old "Coo" retired. But that's another story.
On the other side of the universe
There was a planet called Bitcoin with its inhabitants called blockchainians. It had a similar rule as the IOTAns: Nobody could take care of their own needs. But, instead of helping the others in order to help yourself, you had to ask the "Miners" for help.
These Miners were a separate caste, or, at least, they thought they were. They thought, they were better than the "normal" inhabitants, as they were the only ones who could do anything. And, as they were the only ones who did something, they insisted that they should get paid. Otherwise, where is the motivation to work for the "normal" blockchainians? Hence,
the blockchain society would collapse without fees
The fees were the ulterior motivator and guarantor that the system worked. The Miners were not interested in the system per se. Their interest was that the monetary system that made them rich was kept in place. They did not care about the needs of the lower-caste blockchainians. All "favours" were bought with money. If you had enough money, you could fulfil all your needs and beyond.
The spread of inequality
At some point the Miners realised that they can get even richer, if they hired even more manpower so that they could do even more "favours" and make even more money. This seemed like a good investment. Over time small Miners grew into huge companies. Almost all fees were being re-invested so that they grew into gigantic concerns. It is said that one cartel of such companies called "China Pools" was processing over 81% of all favors.
The Miner's dictatorship
These Miners have become a middleman that had all the money and power. When it came to political decisions, the cartel always followed its own interest in the first place. And their sole interest was to keep the power. And to make more money. So the concerns of blockchainians (decreasing the time it takes to complete the favours, for example) were half-heartedly solved without jeopardising the monetary system and the status quo.
This society was unequal and unfair. When the first settlers moved to blockchain, they thought, they have cut out the middleman and achieved true freedom and equality. A new, brave world! Only to realise that by incetivizing favours with money, they were incentivizing the worst in each other. The work for the sake of money created inequality, which led to the pursue of egocentric agendas. They arrived at exactly the same capitalistic system they have fled from.
Many attempts have been made to address the issues of the blockchainians (like the speed of the favours). Many thought, they could do it better and moved to other planets like Ethereum, Litecoin, etc. However, it didn't change much the situation at hand. Only few realised, that the money was the real problem.
And only a few lucky ones got this figured and moved to IOTA. But as more and more blockchainians moved to IOTA, the intergalactic Miners association felt the heat and decided to wage war on IOTA. They spread rumours about the failures of IOTA's social system, it's creators, the wise man "Coo", and many other aspects. This did not stop the migration, though, as blockchainians realised the benefits of IOTA as its society progressed further. But that's yet another story that is still being written…
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Wednesday couldn't arrive fast enough for Steven Keeney.
The incoming senior at Francis Scott Key began his third season of varsity football in the morning with a team practice, and things felt official.
They should have — Wednesday marked the first day of practice for public school high school fall sports teams around the state.
For Keeney and the Eagles, it marked more than that.
"It's definitely exciting at first, but after the season we had last year, bringing the program back, it was really good," Keeney said. "All winter long I was just striving to get back out here, get ready to get back out again and have a better season than last year."
Key won six games last fall — its first winning season since 2006 — and competed for a spot in the Class 1A West Region playoffs into the final week of the regular season. That success carried over into the offseason, said Keeney and fellow incoming senior Kane Richardson.
The players stuck to their weightlifting and conditioning regimen. Attendance increased. Josh Rutter, entering his third year as FSK's coach, said he recruited from within the school and community as best he could.
Then Wednesday arrived, and optimism sprang forth on the first day of practice.
"I think our guys are really … ready to get out here," Rutter said during a break in the morning session. "We put a lot of time in the weight room, we put in some time at team camp. But to actually be out here and see our product …"
Rutter was smiling as he looked at the practice field, where the Eagles were resuming their drills after a water break.
As an all-county running back and linebacker at FSK from 2001-03, Rutter's memories of the first fall practice are fond. He got an opportunity to experience more of them as a standout linebacker at William & Mary following his high school career, but Rutter said there's something special about leading them as coach of his alma mater.
"We started at 7:15 [Wednesday] morning but I was up at 5:30, ready to go," Rutter said. "You come in and … even though, like you said, you've done it so many times, it's still [that] you're anxious to see how some guys show up. You get everybody together, it brings that family atmosphere back to it.
"The first day is always great."
Keeney and Richardson agreed. Last fall they helped FSK's defense allow 24.1 points per game and stay competitive within the Carroll County Athletic League. The Eagles went 3-3 in county play and finished fourth in the standings.
Westminster won the CCAL championship and was one of two Carroll teams to qualify for the postseason. The Owls reached the 3A West final; Liberty played in the 2A West semifinals for a second consecutive season.
Richardson, who earned Times first-team all-county honors in 2017, said he knows what Francis Scott Key needs to do this fall to improve.
"Practice harder, and make sure we're watching more film to be prepared in the future," Richardson said. "Make sure we have more heart in the future so we can win those close games. … It feels really good to be back out here though."
Keeney and Richardson have started every game for the past two seasons, and Rutter considers them two of his team's veteran leaders. But parts of Wednesday's morning practice had a fun feel to them — the Eagles ran drills and listened to their coaches' instructions.
The opening game is a little more than three weeks away. Time for all of Carroll's fall sports teams — football and otherwise — to get their preparations in order.
But for now, the excitement seems firmly in place.
"This is a long camp, so if you ask them here in about two weeks they'll probably say they're done with it," Rutter said about his players. "But for today, we've got great energy."


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Tuesday, 29 November 2016
Scaffolding Uses
- Roofing Repairs and Inspection
- Advertising
- Temporary access
- Interior building renovation
- Safety rail and edge protection
- Stabilising or shoring a structure or object
- Staging or temporary platforms
- Temporary roofing
- Suspended platforms for maintenance work
Monday, 28 November 2016
Single-point Adjustable
Boatswain's chair tackle must consist of:
- Properly eye-spliced first-grade manila rope.
- Correct-size ball bearings.
Seat slings must:
- Cross on the underside of the seat,
- Be rigged to prevent slippage which could cause.
- Pass through four corner holes in the seat.
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
Suspended Scaffold and Swing Stages
- Hoists & Accessories
- Platforms
- Roof Rigging
- Bosun Chairs
- Work Cages
- Swing Stages
Tuesday, 22 November 2016
Supported Scaffolds Frame or Fabricated
Additional requirements for these scaffolds can be found in their respective modules. Fabricated frame scaffolds are the most common type of scaffold because they are versatile. As well as the specialty scaffolds described in Supported Scaffolds. They are frequently used in one or two tiers. Except where indicated the same basic scaffold requirements that appear in this module also apply to manually propelled.
Saturday, 19 November 2016
Suspended Scaffolds Float (ship)
The requirements on this page are specific to float scaffolds only. For requirements that apply to all types of suspended scaffolds. A ship scaffold is a suspension scaffold consisting of a braced platform resting on two parallel bearers. Hung from overhead supports by ropes of fixed length.
Follwing are the gernal requriments of ship scaffold:
- Pass under the platform and be hitched again at the other end.
- Rope connections must not allow the platform to shift or slip.
- When only two ropes are used with each float.
- Platforms must be supported by and securely fastened.
- Leave enough rope for supporting ties.
- Be hitched to one end of the bearer.
- Each employee on a float scaffold must be protected by a personal fall-arrest system.
Friday, 18 November 2016
Suspended Scaffolds Single-point Adjustable
The requirements on this page are specific to single-point adjustable scaffolds only. A single-point adjustable scaffold consists of a platform suspended. The most common among these is the scaffold used by window washers to clean the outside of a skyscraper. One rope from an overhead support and equipped with means to permit the movement of the platform to desired work levels.
General Requirements of Suspended Scaffolds Single-point Adjustable:
- The supporting rope between the scaffold.
- The scaffold is positioned so swinging cannot bring it into contact with other surfaces.
- The rigging has been designed by a qualified person.
- The support rope is protected from rubbing during direction changes.
- The scaffold is accessible to rescuers.
- When combining two single-point scaffolds to form a two-point suspension system.
Thursday, 17 November 2016
Rigged to support the scaffold if the suspension ropes fail
- Rigged to support the scaffold if the suspension ropes fail.
- Independent support lines.
- Equal in number to the number of points supported.
- Supports for platforms must be attached directly to support stirrups.
- Multi-level suspended scaffolds must be equipped with additional independent support lines.
- Equal in strength to the suspension ropes.
- Suspension ropes must not be anchored to the same points.
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
Frame or Fabricated Supported Scaffolds
As well as the specialty scaffolds described in Supported Scaffolds. Fabricated frame scaffolds are the most common type of scaffold because they are versatile. Their modular frames can also be stacked several stories high for use on large-scale construction jobs. Additional requirements for these scaffolds can be found in their respective modules. They are frequently used in one or two tiers by residential contractors.
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
General Guidelines of scaffolding
- OSHA requires that scaffolding to be secured to the building.
- The bottom tie to the building must be placed no.
- Circular scaffolding erected completely around.
- Guardrails are required on welded frame scaffolds.
- Cross bracing is acceptable in place of guardrails.
- Spaces between scaffold planks must be no more than one inch.
Saturday, 12 November 2016
General Access Scaffolds
- Must be designed, erected and altered.
- Must be based on a firm, level foundation which should be capable of supporting the weight.
- The uprights should have base plates resting on timber sole boards.
- The scaffold should be braced and tied into a permanent structure or otherwise stabilised.
- All scaffolds should be provided with secure guard rails.
Friday, 11 November 2016
Scaffold Safety Tips
- Use safety belts and harnesses.
- Be mindful before you throw anything off a scaffold.
- If there is obvious damage to any part of the scaffold.
- Always follow directions when putting the scaffold together.
- If using a mobile scaffold.
Thursday, 10 November 2016
- Common goal. Shared understanding
- Described as inter-subjectivity.
- Ongoing diagnosis and adaptive support.
- Dialogues and interactions.
- Fading and transfer of responsibility
Wednesday, 9 November 2016
Proper Scaffold Erection
- For planks that are greater than 10 feet long.
- Where platforms overlap to create a running scaffold.
- Ladders that are a part of the scaffolding system.
- The maximum extension of the plank cannot be more than 12 inches.
- Stairtowers must have hand and midrails on each side.
Tuesday, 8 November 2016
Scaffolding Safety – Tips, Tricks and Things to Consider
- Slow down and consider efficient building tools and method.
- Keep workplace organized.
- Regularly inspect.
- Identify hazards.
- Proper training.
- Review the site.
- Conduct a thorough risk assessment.
Monday, 7 November 2016
- Scaffolds are temporary work platforms used in construction
- Light duty scaffolds support a few employees.
- Heavy duty scaffolds safely support workers.
- A ladder jack scaffold.
- Carpenter's bracket scaffolds.
- Medium duty scaffolds safely support workers.
Saturday, 5 November 2016
Authority and Responsibility
- Serving as the competent person.
- Directing employees who erect.
- For suspension scaffolds evaluating direct connections to support
- For suspension scaffolds.
- Reviewing this policy to ensure compliance with current regulations;.
Friday, 4 November 2016
Basic Scaffold Safety
- State the appropriate Health & Safety.
- Identify all scaffolding components.
- Recognise the damage to scaffolding that can be identified visually
- Identify different types of scaffolding.
- Identify the strengths.
- Identify different types of scaffold tower.
- Identify basic design elements of a scaffold.
- Climb a scaffold safely using harness.
- State the need to be aware of the relevant company standard.
Thursday, 3 November 2016
Why Trust Scaffold Setup To Jack Pixley Sweeps?
It is important to know that the safe. Our repair technicians have been through Occupational Safety. Proper erection of a scaffold tower takes hours of training. If you're in need of a chimney rebuild. We donot recommend hiring a chimney sweep. Doing so could result in serious injuries or structural disasters. Masonry company that is not certified to set up scaffolding.
Wednesday, 2 November 2016
- Do not work on scaffolds outside during stormy.
- Do not climb on scaffolds that wobble.
- Do not use a scaffold unless guardrails .
- Do not climb the cross braces for access to the scaffold.
- Do not lean out from the scaffold.
Tuesday, 1 November 2016
Scaffolding Safety and Tips
- Wheels make scaffolding projects a breeze.
- Never move wheeled scaffolding while people.
- If you are using your scaffolding over the course of several days.
- Wood is not always strong enough to support the weight of your workers.
- Move scaffolding near power lines due to the risk of electric shock.
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Graphic Communications Careers
Find out about the type of jobs you can pursue in graphic communications. Read on to learn about the career options along with salary and job outlook information. Schools offering Communication Design & Interactive Media degrees can also be found in these popular choices.
What Careers Are Available in Graphics Communications?
A career in graphic communications blends art and technology with business. The field is full of opportunities in areas such as art, animation, web, commercials, film and video. Graphic designers use computer software programs to design, create or layout artwork for pamphlets, reports, magazines or other advertising clients. Animators also use selected software to create motion visual effects for film, television or the web. Web developers create web pages for clients or companies. They are responsible for everything from the technical aspects to the actual artistic designs and/or animation. The table below provides a general overview about this field.
|Graphic Designer
|3-D Animator
|Web Developer
|Degree Required
|Bachelor's Degree
|Bachelor's degree
|Associate's, Bachelor's degree
|Education Field of Study
|Image creation and manipulation
|Computer graphics
|Web design
|Key Responsibilities
|Work with print, images, and digital media
|Create animation for various media types
|Create and design websites
|Job Growth (2014-2024)
|6% for all multimedia artists and animators*
|Average Salary (2015)
|$70,300 for multimedia artists and animators*
Source: *U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
What Is Graphic Communications?
The field of graphic communications is not new, but has commonly been referred to as commercial art or graphic design. Regardless of the title of your job, in this profession, you'll use visual and sound imagery to express something - information, an idea, even emotions - to a target audience through print or electronic graphical media. The process includes design, production and distribution. Some examples of the platforms graphic communications is used include:
- TV commercials
- Interactive entertainment
- Product packaging
- Magazines
- Corporate presentations
- Websites
What Skills Do I Need to Work in Graphic Communications?
With the continuous development of technology and electronics, graphic communications is rapidly evolving. To be viable in the profession, you'd ideally have a breadth of skills that includes both traditional printing and newer digital techniques. You'd also be well served by having experience in business management and organization, including pricing, accounting, marketing, sales and communications.
How Do I Learn Graphic Communications?
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), to get a job in the graphic communications industry you'll usually need a bachelor's degree, though you could qualify for assistant jobs and creative positions at advertising agencies with an associate degree in a computer graphics field (www.bls.gov). Some companies allow you to learn on the job for an entry-level position and advance with experience. Several community colleges, technical schools and 4-year universities offer degree programs in graphic communications that cover basic computer and Web design and introduce you to imaging and photo manipulation software used in the industry.
What Jobs Are Related to Graphic Communications?
Specialty jobs for every phase of the graphic communications process exist, including both its creative and business aspects. If you enjoy the hands-on work, consider a job as a graphic designer, production artist, 3-D animator, imaging specialist or Web developer. If you're good at organization and working with people, you might enjoy becoming a magazine editor, design director or project manager. Advertising and promotion managers, print buyers and customer service representatives are all business-related jobs associated with graphic communications.
Industries that employ graphic communications specialists include publishing and printing companies, advertising agencies, packaging development firms and website design organizations. You could also consider working in television or film, computer gaming, newspapers or the music industry.
What Could I Earn?
Salaries vary based on your position, employer and experience level. In May 2015, graphic designers earned a median annual wage of $46,900, as reported by the BLS. The average salary for graphic designers for the same time period was $51,640. Some of the industries with the highest compensation included the federal government; aerospace production and manufacturing; and transportation equipment manufacturing, with average salaries ranging from $66,440-$78,200.
If your interest lies more in management, the BLS also stated the median annual wage was $128,750 for marketing managers, $95,890 for advertising and promotions managers and $113,860 for sales managers during the same period. The BLS reported the average salaries in May 2015 was $70,300 for all multimedia artists and animators, and $70,660 for web developers. The same source reported the projected job growth for 2014-2024 for graphic designers is 1% and multimedia and animators is 6%. The projected job growth for web developers for the same period was much higher at 27%.
What Are Some Related Alternative Careers?
Given the scope of careers in graphic communications, there are yet more creative and technical options to consider. You will need a bachelor's degree to be a computer programmer or art director. Art directors work in media outlets like film and television, digital video, magazines, or newspapers. Their work entails the creation of digital art, layouts and animation. Computer programmers understand, write and create code. They test software and programs, or create client instructions on how to use certain programs.
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The Bible teaches us Jesus is the center of divine revelation. For all we learn in Scripture of ourselves, our world, and our sin, the message of Jesus Christ is paramount.
The angel told John, "the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy" (English Standard Version, Revelation 19:10). This means Jesus is the center of Old Testament prophetic and biblical revelation.
After His resurrection, Jesus met with two unnamed disciples. They were fortunate. Jesus taught them from Moses and all the Prophets." He "interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself" (Luke 24:27).
In a different episode Jesus told the religious leaders, "It is they (the Scriptures) that bear witness about me" (John 5:39).
That Jesus is center of Scripture is telling. Of course, many believers don't need any reinforcement to the idea that it is all about Jesus. He died on the cross for us and, like we do in miniature every Sunday, we will forever rejoice over His great salvation. We know He is the center.
Still, knowing Jesus is the center of the Bible helps us see that He is the center of all things. Jesus is the most important figure ever.
The words of Paul come to mind: "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent." (Colossians 1:15–18).
I repeat: in everything He should be preeminent.
Since He is to have preeminence in everything, it is reasonable for our church vision to be "Jesus Famous." There are, of course, many ways to say this. But we've chosen to say it as our greatest wish. What we want to see more than anything is the fame of Christ. We want His name and life and death and resurrection and promises and implications to be celebrated like nothing else. We want our whole community to become overwhelmed and infatuated with Jesus. Other communities, too. We want the fame of Christ to invade the mind of every person who is ever part of the Calvary Monterey.
But why? What does the fame of Christ produce? Why would this be so wonderful to see? Why is it a vision worth laying down our lives for? What would result?
If Jesus were famous in our entire community we would see massive healing. Perhaps "healing" is not strong enough of a word. We would see resurrection. The great resurrection is future, but when people receive Christ it's like a resurrection now. His Spirit enters them. He becomes preeminent in their lives. You begin to see results described with seemingly no other word - resurrection. Health. Restoration. Life.
Poverty begins to decrease as people become overwhelmed with a generous heart like Jesus. Marriages and families begin to grow strong as people learn to forgive and serve like Jesus. Adoptions begin to occur as people learn of the family of Jesus. Sin begins to be cast off as people learn how much God paid for them: the blood of Jesus. Worship begins to be fervent as people learn the unsurpassed value of Jesus. Prayer begins to align with God's purposes as people learn the priority of the kingdom of Jesus. Justice begins to flow as people learn of the just heart of Jesus. Disciples begin to develop as people learn to have the mind of Jesus. Those enslaved to sin begin to be loved as people learn of the compassion of Jesus. Churches begin to be planted as people embrace the mission of Jesus. When Jesus is famous the core motivations of our hearts are deepened. The applications are endless.
Perhaps another way to understand this is by thinking of the converse. If a church or a man becomes famous there are serious shelf-life issues. A church cannot satiate a human soul. A man cannot be the answer in the quiet moments of life when only the Savior can deliver. A church cannot be worshipped as it will only crumble under that idolatry. This leaves the worshipper scarred, broken, or embittered. A man cannot provide the endless motivation necessary to surrender daily to Christ.
When a man or a church is famous a semblance of fruit exists, but it is artificial. It perishes. For a vision to be beautiful enough to die for, Jesus must be King of the heart.
Growing up I knew about Jesus. When I finally began to know Jesus I began to say with Paul, "the love of Christ controls me" (2 Corinthians 5:14). He became my engine, my drive, the One for whom life was worth living. I began to see that He was to be my everything in everything. More than just a guiding light, He is to be an all consuming fire. I'm to fix my eyes and mouth and ears and life upon Him, Jesus Christ, the One who could take all of me and somehow leave me more whole than before.
So we fix our eyes on this, the fame of Christ. We know fulfillment in no other. We know when Jesus becomes famous in an individual heart or community great health flows. This is our vision, this is our prayer: Jesus Famous.


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Dangerous liaisons-an investigative report! (Part-II)
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Military, financial and diplomatic backings were given to Islamist forces, which had forced an amazing Soviet military withdrawal. Pretty soon, these forces had organized themselves into 'jihadi' outfits, ready to strike the Western targets.
After the so called 'jihad' in Afghanistan, Britain had cover dealings of one kind or another, with militants in various terrorist organisations, including Pakistan's Harkat ul-Ansar, the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, and the Kosovo Liberation Army. All of these outfits had strong links to Bin Laden's 'al-Qaida'. Secretly, actions had already been undertaken with these and/or other forces in Central Asia, North Africa and Eastern Europe.
Although the case in the point is that Britain had historically contributed to the development of global terrorism, the current threat to Britain was not simply a 'blowback'.
We know that Whitehall's collusion with radical Islam had continued in order to bolster the British position in the Middle East. Planners not only continued with their special relationships with Riyadh and Islamabad, but they were also found to be conniving recently, with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and Islamists and their supporters in Libya. In a different way, the British are now also collaborating with elements of the Taliban, in Afghanistan in a desperate effort to find an exit from an increasingly disastrous war.
The roots of British collusion with radical Islam go back to 'divide and rule politics', promoted during the Empire, when British officials regularly sought to cultivate Muslim groups or individuals, to counter emerging nationalist forces challenging British hegemony. It is a well known fact that British planners helped create the modern Middle East, during and after the First World War, by placing rulers in territories drawn up by the British planners. Hurriedly drawn straight lines on the desert maps, defined the boundaries of nations of the Middle East.
However, the British policy also involved restoring the Caliphate, the leadership of the Muslim world, back to Saudi Arabia, where it would come under British control. This was a strategy which had tremendous significance for the future Saudi kingdom, and the rest of the world. After the Second World War, British planners were confronted with the imminent loss of their colonial Empire, and the rise of two new superpowers (the United States and Soviet Union), but were determined to maintain as much political and commercial influence in the world, as possible.
Although Southeast Asia and Africa were important to British planners, by virtue of their raw material resources, it was the Middle East, due to its colossal oil reserves, over which London mainly wanted to exert influence. Yet here, a major enemy arose in the form of popular Arab nationalism, led by Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser, which sought to promote an independent foreign policy and end Middle Eastern states' reliance, on the West.
To contain the threat, Britain and the US not only propped up conservative, pro-Western monarchs and feudal leaders, but also fomented clandestine relationships with Islamist forces, notably the Muslim Brotherhood, to destabilise and overthrow the nationalist governments.
As Britain withdrew its military forces from the Middle East in the late 1960s, Islamist forces such as the Saudi regime and, once again, the Muslim Brotherhood, were often seen as proxies to maintain British interests in the region. They had continued to destabilise communist or nationalist regimes or were promoted as the 'muscle', to bolster pro-British, right-wing governments.
By the 1970s, Arab nationalism had been virtually defeated as a political force, thanks to the Anglo-American opposition; it was largely replaced by the rising force of radical Islam, which London again, often saw as a handy weapon to counter the remnants of secular nationalism and communism in key states, such as Egypt and Jordan.
After the Afghanistan war in the 1980s spawned a variety of terrorist forces, including al-Qaida, terrorist atrocities began to be mounted first in Muslim countries and then, in the 1990s, in Europe and the US. Yet, crucially for this story, Britain continued to see some of these groups as useful, principally as proxy guerilla forces in places as diverse as Bosnia, Azerbaijan, Kosovo and Libya; there, they were used either to help break up the Soviet Union and secure major oil interests, or to fight nationalist regimes.....this time, those of Slobodan Milosevic in Yugoslavia, and Muammar Qadafi in Libya.
Throughout this period, many jihadist groups and individuals found refuge in Britain, some gaining political asylum, while continuing involvement in terrorism overseas. Whitehall not only tolerated but encouraged the development of 'Londonistan'- the capital city, acting as a base and organising centre for numerous jihadist groups - even as this provided a de facto 'green light' to that terrorism.
I do have a feeling that some elements, at least, in the British establishment may have allowed some Islamist groups to operate from London, not only because they provided information to the security services but also because they were seen as useful to British foreign policy, notably in maintaining a politically divided Middle East--the long-standing goal of imperial and postwar planners --- and perhaps, as a lever to influence foreign governments' policies.
Radical Islamic forces have been seen as useful to Whitehall in five specific ways: as a global counter-force, to the ideologies of secular nationalism and Soviet communism, in the cases of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan; as 'conservative muscle' within countries to undermine secular nationalists and bolster pro-Western regimes; as 'shock troops' to destabilise or overthrow governments; as proxy military forces to fight wars; and as 'political tools' to leverage change from governments.
Although Britain had forged long-standing special relationships with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, it had not been in strategic alliance with radical Islam as such. Beyond these two states, Britain's policy had been to collaborate with Islamist forces as a matter of ad hoc opportunism, though it could be said that this has been rather 'regular'. Time and again, the declassified planning documents have revealed that British officials were perfectly aware, that their collaborators were anti-Western and anti-imperialist, devoid of liberal social values or were simple the fanatics (terrorists).
Whitehall did not work with these forces because it had agreed with them, but simply because they were useful at specific times of need. Islamist groups appeared to have collaborated with Britain for the same reasons of expediency, and because they shared the same hatred of popular nationalism as the British.
These forces opposed British imperialism in the Middle East, just as they did their current occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan. However, they have not generally opposed the neo-liberal economic policies pursued by the pro-Western, British-backed regimes in the region. Crucially, British collusion with radical Islam had also helped promote two big geo-strategic foreign policy objectives.
The first had been the influence and control over key energy resources, always recognised in the British planning documents, as the number one priority in the Middle East. British operations to support or side with Islamist forces had been generally aimed at maintaining in power or installing governments, that promoted Western-friendly, oil policies.
The second objective had been maintaining Britain's place within a pro-Western global financial order. The Saudis had invested billions of dollars in the US and British economies and banking systems, and Britain and the US had similarly, large investments and trade conducted with Saudi Arabia; hence, these were protected by the strategic alliance with Riyadh.
Since the period of 1973-75, when British officials secretly made a range of deals with the Saudis to invest their oil revenues in Britain, there has been a tacit Anglo-American-Saudi pact, to maintain this financial order, that entailed London and Washington, to turn a blind eye to whatever else the Saudis spent their money on. This had been accompanied, on the Saudi side, by a strategy of bankrolling Islamist and jihadist causes, and a 'Muslim' foreign policy aimed at maintaining the Saud family in power. That was the power of the Middle East paradox!
In promoting its strategy, Britain had routinely collaborated with the US, which also had a history of similar collusion with radical Islam. Given the declining British power, Anglo-American operations changed from being genuinely joint enterprises, in the early postwar years to ones where Whitehall was the junior partner, often providing specialist covert forces in the operations managed by Washington. At times, Britain acted as the de facto covert arm of the US government, doing the dirty work which Washington could not, or did not wish to carry out.
The British use of the Muslim forces to achieve policy objectives, goes back to the days of the Empire...thus predating the United States. Equally, in the postwar world, Whitehall had sometimes acted independently of Washington, to pursue distinctly British interests, such as the plots to overthrow Nasser in the 1950s or the promotion of Londonistan in the 1990s.
I will not say that radical Islam and violent jihadism are British or Western 'creations', since this would overstate Western influence in regions like the Middle East and Southeast Asia, where numerous domestic and international factors had shaped these forces, over a long period of time. British policy had contributed to the present threat of terrorism, although this dare not be mentioned, in mainstream British culture. It is only the anti-Soviet jihad in 1980s Afghanistan that is well-known as contributing factor, to the emergence of terrorist groups.
Even here, much more attention has been paid to the covert US role than the British. As for the rest of history, there is virtually complete silence, similar to the darkness that prevails over other episodes in Britain's recent foreign policy, where less than the noblest of intentions were in evidence. The British public has been deprived of key information to understand the roots of current terrorism and the role that government institutions, which pose as our protectors, had played in putting us all in harm's ways.
My understanding of Islamic radicalism is based on the definition of the respectable French expert, Olivier Roy. In that, it involves a return of all Muslims to the true tenets of Islam (usually called 'Salafism' - 'the path of the ancestors' - or 'fundamentalism') and a political militancy that advocates jihad, in the sense of a 'holy war' against the enemies of Islam.
These adversaries could also include Muslim rulers. Roy defines Islamism as a brand of modern fundamentalism that seeks, through political action, to create an Islamic state by imposing Islamic ('sharia') law, as the basis for all society's laws. Islamists see Islam not merely as a religion, but as a political ideology, which should be integrated into all aspects of society.
In this write up, I have endeavored to Ireveal the unreported attempts by Britain, to cultivate relations with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, particularly, after the fall of Hosnie Mubarak, the military intervention on the side of Libyan rebel forces which include pro-al-Qaeda elements, and the ongoing reliance on the region's ultimate fundamentalist state, Saudi Arabia. All this was executed with a purpose to safeguard its interest in the Middle East.
In my humble efforts, this narrative reveals the undercover (hush hush) history, of British collusion with radical Islamic and terrorist organizations. This is also a story of how Britain helped nurture the rise of global terrorism.... a story that has perhaps, never been accurately told! (Concluded)
The author is a former educator based in Chicago
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Great Niece Mia is growing like a weed. She is going on 10 weeks old now.
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To finish off the post here are a few pictures from last Saturday's hunt test. As you know Gambler was entered in a AKC Master Level test. The first picture is a photo of the test set up from way back in the parking lot where our truck was parked. The second picture is of our truck and I was standing dang near on the roof to video tape Gambler running (no I'm not in the truck in the pic). The third picture is a half ass drawing of the test so you can see what Gambler was suppose to do. I'm not at good as my diagrams as 2browndawgs is but it's a start, right?
The first series out of three series was a walk up to the handler start point on the photo, the first mark came out from that blind in the middle of the photo and fell along the shore where it says "first mark", the second mark came out of the same blind and landed on the grass where it says "second mark", and the third mark was way off to the right of the photo and that was a live flyer. Once the live flyer was shot and the judge released your dog then you could release your dog to go get the marks. Gambler stepped on each of the three marks and then had to run the land blind which was up the middle on the land where it says "land blind" he had to go just side of the old fall that he picked up. Once he delivered that bird to hand he had to do his water blind which means he should run across the land and jump in the middle of the water where I have a very thin black line drawn, he should of swam down the middle of that channel to the spot where it says "water blind" and come back. He never made it into the water as he would take off and run the right hand side of the bank of water and wouldn't get in the water as he was checking out that blind with the good smelling birds in it. For that you get a F and a thank you for your donation to our club. We will get them next time!
I have to give a big shout out and thank you to Jenna over at Owned By A Husky. I won one of her contests and got this really cool dog decal from Stylish Canine. I might just have to put this on my new car when I get it.
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Carving a niche
Juniper built on its success as a niche provider of IP networking and security solutions in the MENA region during 2006, appointing a new VP of EMEA and signing a new deal with UAE incumbent Etisalat to deploy its ESeries and M-Series routing platforms. CommsMEA caught up with regional director Mohamad Abdul-Malak to discuss the challenges and future opportunities facing Juniper in the region.
The MENA market presents particular challenges for IP networking and security supplier Juniper; the scale of bandwidth that is required in the region is markedly different from bandwidth requirements elsewhere in the world due to remnants of legacy applications and legacy services that suppliers such as Juniper still contend with.
But MENA operators, according to Juniper regional director Mohamad Abul-Malak, are still utilising the same equipment as their worldwide counterparts as, regardless of the size of the network, the primary requirement is to have a stable and robust infrastructure - and a single IP infrastructure - in order to scale and provide services.
Abdul-Malak believes what is really lacking in the MENA region is the widespread use of managed services.
"You are still seeing more private networks, versus seeing an offer from the operator to provide a complete managed solution to banks, government institutions and medium businesses, and to buy services bundled with the type of equipment that is vital for the services to be delivered to the end user. Today if I am one of those regional clients I would go to one of these operators and ask for connectivity, this is really seen as more of commodity rather than service," comments Abdul-Malak.
Juniper intends to continue focusing on IP infrastructure and security solutions, along with wire acceleration, and looks toward consolidation of services and features into a single platform in the near future. For Abdul-Malak the success of IP multimedia services in the region is heavily dependent on market positioning.
"The Middle East is completely driven by providing a product in order to stimulate market demand. In other parts of the world you look at the market requirement and then you come up with the product that meets it, but in this region it is like reverse engineering, you have to push the technology," he says.
Focusing on medium to large enterprises, government institutions and service providers has allowed Juniper to make an entrance into the airline and construction industries, offering a best of breed, on-site, service and expanding its product portfolio with its new M-Series M160 ethernet metro switch, all of which has fostered growth in region. "What is most important is the growth we are seeing from existing clients and the additional clients that we are taking on board".


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Ireland is the third largest island in Europe. It lies between the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea. A ring of coastal mountains and plains filled with lush vegetation make it a much sought after tourist destination.
Varied options for Ireland travel tours are available for the avid tourist. Those with an adventurous bent will find flexible self-driving vacation packages to be a great way of seeing Ireland. Those who prefer things to be arranged for them will find escorted bus tours to be a good option. Those who have a time constraint can use the well connected airline services to reach various destinations in Ireland.
Ireland travel tours are very popular for their theme-based feature. On this basis, the various Ireland travel tour options available are Ryder Cup, for the golfing enthusiast; Banqueting, breweries and distilleries; Bus, train and coach tours; Cycling and walking tours; And, literary, language, and painting tours.
Golf vacation packages like the Ryder Cup vacations are a much sought after option. Reservations must be made ahead of season due to its popularity. Bunratty Castle medieval banquet, Dunguaire Castle medieval banquet, and the banquet at the Knappogue Castle are the choices available to those who wish to take a peek into the lavish hospitality of the days gone by. This kind of a travel tour is unique to Ireland.
Tourists with a taste for good living might appreciate Ireland's brewing and distillery tours. Trips to destinations like the Guinness Storehouse and the Old Jameson Distillery turn out to be very informative and entertaining.
A three or six day bus tour through the flat central plains of Ireland is a wonderful way to take in the breathtaking sights. One can opt for a seven day package that will include destinations like Dublin, Killarney, Dingle Peninsula, Galway, Derry, and Belfast. A North Coast tour takes one through the National Botanical Gardens, the Casino at Marino, and the sturdy Malahide Castle.
Ireland has its fair share of chilly ghost legends. If so inclined, one can take the ghost bus tour to places reputed for ghost sightings.
The number of Ireland travel tour options available justifies multiple visits to Ireland with each trip being different from the other.


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Hi, friends!
Thanks so much for stopping by the ol' bloggity blog! I'm having so much fun layering for Fall... and then UNlayering once the Georgia heat starts cranking back up. #thestruggle
Summer is a minimalists dream because of the simplicity in the styles but if you love mixing things up (literally) than Fall is your playground.
I know the process of layering can feel overwhelming to some but just have fun with it. I love mixing stripes with plaids. Adding a bomber jacket to an otherwise completely basic look adds immediate sass factor. And if it ever gets cold enough to justify a blanket scarf, I'm fairly certain the skies will open and some version of the Hallelujah Chorus will ensue.
|My FAV bomber!
You can't have too many puffer vests and I think the most flattering version is from J Crew Factory. They always go on sale. I've had mine for two years and it's still holding up like a dream!
I also highly recommend investing in some cutie swing dresses because of how well they pair with jackets, scarves, and boots. I get most of mine from Forever 21
And if you;re still on the hunt for the perfect pair of riding boots, I highly recommend these:
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|Collection 2016 Winter
|Collection Category Voice of Freedom
|Function 24hours, Alarm, Backlight, Chrono, Date, Digital, Timer, Timezone, Touch
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|Water Proof Meter 3
|Item Color Black
|Strap Color Black
|Strap Material Silicone
|Strap Clasp Material Aluminium
|Strap Buckle Half Buckle
|Dial Color Black
|Case Color Black
|Case Shape Tonneau
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|Case Size Large
|Watch warranty 24 months international warranty
|Width(mm) 39.00 Thickness(mm) : 11.90 Height(mm) : 52.60
Braid away. TRESS CODE (SURB121) has the curved glass dial you love, a black LCD dial, chrome numerals and red segments that require no push buttons yet all the functions of date, time chrono, alarm and backlight. All blacked up with an anodized black aluminum buckle.


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Transporter 2 – 2005 Movie BRRip Dual Audio Hindi Eng 300mb 480p HD 720p
Rating: 6.3/10
Director: Louis Leterrier
Writer: Luc Besson (characters), Robert Mark Kamen (characters), Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen
Stars: Jason Statham, Alessandro Gassman, Amber Valletta, Kate Nauta
Runtime: 87 min
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Released: 02 Sep 2005
Synopsis: Frank Martin is the best in the business. The ex-Special Forces operative hires himself out as a mercenary "transporter" who moves goods–human or otherwise. Very simple, he delivers, no questions asked. Frank has relocated from the French Mediterranean to Miami, Florida, where as a favor to a friend, Frank is driving for the wealthy Billings family. There's very little that can surprise The Transporter, but young Jack Billings has done just that; Frank has unexpectedly bonded with Jack, age 6, who he drives to and from school. But when Jack is kidnapped, Frank must use his battle-tested combat skills to retrieve the boy and thwart the kidnappers' master plan to release a virus that will kill anyone with whom it comes in contact.
Frank Martin (Jason Statham) has relocated from southern France to Miami, Florida. As a favor, he becomes a temporary chauffeur for the wealthy Billings family. The marriage of Jefferson (Matthew Modine) and Audrey Billings (Amber Valletta) is under great strain due to the demands of his high profile government job. Frank bonds with their son, Jack (Hunter Clary), whom he drives to and from elementary school in his new Audi A8 W12.[3] Later, a somewhat drunk Audrey shows up at Frank's home and tries to seduce him, but he tactfully sends her home. Frank prepares for the arrival of Inspector Tarconi (François Berléand), his detective friend from France, who has come to spend his holiday in Florida with Frank. When Frank takes Jack for a medical checkup, he realizes barely in time that impostors have killed and replaced the doctor and receptionist. A lengthy fight erupts between villains, led by Lola (Kate Nauta), and the unarmed Frank. Frank is able to escape with Jack, but just as they arrive at Jack's house, he receives a phone call informing him he and Jack are in the sights of a sniper capable of penetrating the car's bulletproof glass.
Then an armed Lola shows up, leading to a Mexican standoff. Gianni leaves Lola to deal with Frank. Frank finally manages to kill her by kicking her into a wine rack with sharp metal points. Frank tracks Gianni, who is making an escape in his helicopter to a waiting jet. Using a Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster from Gianni's garage, Frank speeds to the airport and boards Gianni's jet by driving onto the runway and climbing onto the jet's nose gear. Frank gets into the interior of the plane and confronts Gianni, who pulls a gun on him. When they wrestle for it, a round kills the pilot and the plane crashes into the ocean. Frank incapacitates Gianni by paralyzing him (rendering him immobile while preserving the antidote in his system), then pushes his captive and himself out of the sinking plane. Boats converge to pick them up. The Billings are given the antidote. When Frank visits them in the hospital, before entering their room, he sees them with Jack, who is joking with them. He silently walks back to his car, where Tarconi is waiting. He drops his friend at the airport. Alone, Frank receives a call from a man who needs a transporter.


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Camper Calling boasts a beautiful lake central to the show and this year it will be hosting a great new activity!
We are looking for 8 teams of 6 to take part in our first ever Camper Calling Boat Race! If you are a close knit team of family or friends and fancy a challenge then this is your chance to shine! Taking Place on Saturday morning we'll have heats for placings and then the all important final!
Want to take that Trophy home?
Enter today and we'll be in touch if you're successful in securing a spot for your team! You'll get extra points for a theme and enthusiasm :)
Send an email to email@example.com with your TEAM NAME, ALL TEAM MEMBERS NAMES AND AGES, A SHOT OF YOU ALL TOGETHER and your camping order id (all those taking part must be weekend campers) and we'll be in touch soon!


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While attending a television reality show, one of the participants misspelled her name and called her 'Almaa'. Alia took it sportingly and said that she liked the name and would call her daughter (when she have it) with the same name, Almaa.
Alia and Ranbir are currently dating each other. Though both of them have refrained from talking much about it, Alia recently talked about her relationship. For the wedding, she said people have been busy last year seeing weddings of two beautiful stars of the Industry and now they need to chill and take some rest.
On the work front, Alia will be seen in 'Gully Boy', 'Brahmastra', Kalank' and 'Takht'


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We traveled to the mountains of Tennessee to be a part of a very special couples wedding day. Brielle has been close to our family for years and we were thrilled she asked us to be there. The landscape, vineyards, and weather were perfect and the day went off beautifully.
Venue: Castleton Farms, Knoxville,TN
Photography: Dani Rose Photo
MUAH: Brittany Massey


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so ladies in celebrating the new remodle that is happening on my scrap room ive got a little bit of a rak happening here. I figure brigtening someone elses day might make mine a bit better so ladies leave a comment i want to know your favourite brands and friday i will pick a winner and email them to get there addy
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- SkyeMJ said...
my favourite brand changes ALL the time!
At the moment I love Pink Paisley and Hambly!
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I love basic grey and hambly at the moment...
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I was lucky enough to get an opportunity to make some pieces for a seriously fun Mexican wedding shoot for Tidewater & Tulle's blog, inspired by Cinco de Mayo. Shot by Andrew and Tianna at the Planter's Club of Suffolk, this shoot was so colorful and coordinated perfectly by Holly Coriell of Just Dandy Events. I had to brush up on my high school Spanish for these projects! Holly wanted something fun to put on the tables so I took some neutral fabric, put it behind small frames I painted in a tropical blue, and hand-lettered "esposo" and "esposa," Spanish for husband and wife. I also created a sweet sign where I hand-lettered "por siempre y para siempre" in gold. My favorite was definitely the festive directional sign! Anyone else ready for Cinco de Mayo??
Venue: Planter's Club of Suffolk // Photographer: Andrew & Tianna Photography // Styling Help: Courtney Jordan// Dress: Maya Couture on Main // Signage: Water's Edge Design // Furniture: Paisley & Jade // Rustic Detail Rentals: Styled. Decor// Invitations: The Girl Tyler // Makeup: Beauty & Baubles // Hair: High Voltage Hair by Crystal Casey // Cake: Sweet Emma Lou // Flowers: C&J Floral Design // Model: Maria Spady of Maria Grace Photography


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Race report by Ricardo Monteiro
Round 4 of the Regional Championship (and the last round before the Euros at Creta) was held on June 21-22 in Torres Vedras. There were 57 drivers, 13 of whom were XRAY drivers. On Saturday we woke up with very nice weather and ready to begin to race.
On the track, I was testing tires for Sunday and trying to obtain the best set-up I could get. I had a few problems, though. In some parts of the track but I was able to overcome those obstacles by rolling on the track.
Sunday morning we awoke to the same weather. I went to the first qualification very confident and trying to have consistent driving. With a few mistakes I got up into 5th in the first round, up into 3rd in the second round due to an consistent driving…but a mistake on the last lap cost me 1st place. The TQ was going to be disputed in the last, where a few drivers could win that prize.
I went into the third round knowing that I had to drive smoothly with no mistakes so that I could take TQ. I made a few mistakes but ended up with the 6th best time from all rounds and the #3 spot in the B main final. In the semi-final B, I was 2nd with a few driving mistakes and so I was bumped up to 2nd in the final.
In the final I drove well, which guaranteed me another victory for this regional championship. only one more to go!!! Now my thoughts will be on the Euros; this will be my first Euro and I hope to learn a lot from the top XRAY drivers.
1. Ricardo Monteiro XRAY XB808
2. Tiago Parreira
3. Ricardo Martins
4. Helio Lopes
5. Pedro Brites
6. Alexandre Couto
7. Paulo Marques
8. Nuno Lataes XRAY XB808
9. Renato Freitas
10. Pedro Figueiredo XRAY XB808
Ricardo Monteiro Winning Set-up sheet.
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Should Spartan abilities stay for halo 6?
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Totally agree, Spartan charge is trash...i can live with the rest.RUL MonkeyxMoo wrote:Remove Spartan Charge keep the rest.
The Thing is how to balance it, sure it feels badass but i felt an AVP2010-treatment for melee in a future game could eliminate issues concerning the lethality of spartan charge. If Halo happened to shed new abilities like they did with Dual-wielding but i hope clamber and groundpound can stay TBH.DarkMile3 wrote:I don't mind too much, Spartan charge should go though
Yeah, if dual-wielding (even with the Flagnum still present) happened to be reintroduced then it still has to be worked around the new spartan abilities (and/or new sets of hypothetical gameplay abilities), it's really tough knowing what to do about it, though.Spectre Unkown wrote:Keep them.
I'm with this sprint ideaBudderBot9000 wrote:I say remove Spartan Charge, Ground Pound, and limit Sprint (Halo 4 Sprint but, with a meter so we know when it will run out).


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Each year TASIS photography students study and report on different photographers - past and present. It is no surprise that many of the Brazilian students choose to report on Sebastião Salgado, a Brazilian social documentary photographer and photojournalist. This fall there were two trips to Milan to view Salgado's exhibition at the Palazzo della Ragione.
Sebastião Salgado might be one of the most important documentary photographers of our time. His exhibition, Genesis, includes more than two hundred photographs from the tropical forest of the Amazon, the Congo, Indonesia, and New Guinea to the glaciers of Antarctica, and the deserts of Africa. Genesis is a photographic journey across five continents with beautiful black and white images. The students who were lucky enough to get a seat on the van said "it was an amazing exhibition - there were almost too many photographs to take in."
As it happens the exhibition also opened in Brazil this past month, and former TASIS student Pietro Lago sent a photograph of himself with Selgado and his wife. Lucky guy!


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It's 2018 and fathers day is just around the corner. I haven't covered fathers day in three years so I thought it's time for me to throw some fresh eyes on it and see what we can bring together this time around. Now I was pretty happy with what I put together three years ago. My favourite of the collection was the Zombie survival kit. This year I am looking to take it further but first lets have a quick recap of what I have already covered. Just click on the pics for more details.
Lets kick off this years fathers Day guide with the top five gifts you can buy for dads this year. In no particular order here we go
With the popularity of the MCU and Guardians of the galaxy, not to mention the story from a galaxy far far away. This T-shirt is killing it at the moment.
Engraved Hammer, great gift for builders, carpenters or even the casual DIY, also a great gag gift for someone who lets say has had some unfortunate accidents with their repair jobs.
Apple AirPods, a huge success that is looking to be bigger than the Apple Watch. Yes it's one of the most expensive gifts you can give but any tech loving dad is going to love them and lets face it when looking at tech gifts it's actually one of the most affordable gifts available.
Magnetic Wristband, another one for the fixer of the house. I'll be honest, these actually look super helpful and I wouldn't mind owning a set myself.
Sonos Playbase, I don't think I have ever met a man that didn't enjoy a bit of TV wether it's watching sports, music, TV, Movies or playing Fortnite, this will enhance the experience to the nth degree. I prefer the black but it's also available in white too.
So there you go, my top 5 fathers day gifts. let me know if I'm well off base in the comments below. Lets move on with some super simple colouring pages and activity sheets. First I have put tighter a great poem for you, use this as a gift on it's own, you could even frame, have the kids copy it or use it for the front of a card or something.
Fathers Day Fact Sheet
Print this sheet off and have the kids fill it in, just click on it to print it off. You may well get some hilarious responses. Please do post pictures of them on our face book page which you can find over to the right of this page. I have also included some colouring pages too for the kids to get busy with, again just click on them to print them off.
Sweet Tags
Following the success of my sweet message that I posted three years ago and now has over 120K! re-pins on Pinterest, how about this as a cool option. You could even combine the sweet message onto these free print out tags. Just click on any of the pics below to print them out.
Maker Dad Book
In my long search for ideas, I came across this book and thought sounds great. Ive ordered a copy to try out ideas with my daughter. Let me know in the comments if you would like me to post a review of it. here is the description
As the editor in chief of MAKE magazine, Mark Frauenfelder has spent years combing through DIY books, but he's never been able to find one with geeky projects he can share with his two daughters. Maker Dad is the first DIY book to use cutting-edge (and affordable) technology in appealing projects for fathers and daughters to do together. These crafts and gadgets are both rewarding to make and delightful to play with. What's more, Maker Dad teaches girls lifelong skills--like computer programming, musicality, and how to use basic hand tools--as well as how to be creative problem solvers. The book's twenty-four unique projects include:
- Drawbot, a lively contraption that draws abstract patterns all by itself
- Ice Cream Sandwich Necklace
- Friendstrument, an electronic musical instrument girls can play with friends
- Longboard
- Antigravity Jar
- Silkscreened T-Shirt
- Retro Arcade Video Game
- Host a Podcast
- Lunchbox Guitar
- Kite Video Camera
Innovative and groundbreaking, Maker Dad will inspire fathers to geek out with their daughters and help girls cultivate an early affinity for math, science, and technology
Fathers Day Jackpot
I love these, they are very simple to make, you can use these to create a treasure hunt where you need to scratch off every clue, to reveal prizes or activities throughout the day or just to reveal nice messages. Watch the video below for the full how to, here is what you need:-
- Three card stock different designs and cut to size
- Silver paint
- Washing up liquid
- Foam Brush
- Sharpie
- Clear tape
- tea spoon
- plastic pot/dish
- glue/glue dots
Ok, so how are we doing so far, some great simple ideas so far, these next ideas are just genius. i'm a huge fan of hampers as gifts or products. Like my Wonder Kids Party In a Box kits where I combine everything needed to put together a small kids birthday party. In this case, these kits look stunning are super impressive and are actually very affordable. I have included amazon links below but if you have the time then raid the pend shops for bargain. A lot of the stuff included is available for just £1 each.
B.B.Q Kit
Included in this kit:
- A box container
- Apron
- 2 cans of his favourite beer
- meat rubs or flavoured salts
- Branding Iron
- BBQ set
- Small Squeeze Bottle
- Special Ketchup
- Nice ribbon (finishing touch)
I have included links below to as much as possible. Just fill the squeeze bottle with the ketchup and you can add an optional nice sticker to it, add in all the other contents. Wrap with a ribbon and tie a bow on the front.
Cosy Kit
Following on from the Bbq Kit above how about a cosy kit? Once again I have listed everything needed and linked to as much as possible below.
- Slippers
- Various Snacks
- Lip Balm
- Black Ribbon
Thats it for the gift side of things, check out the gallery below for even more hamper kits ideas that you could put together it really is a great idea. Now before we leave fathers day 2018 it wouldn't be complete without at least one brilliant recipe. I have a great lunch or dinner idea below.
Tex Mex Skillet
This super tasty dish makes enough for two 6" dishes. Here's what you need:
- 1 white onion
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 jalapeño
- 1 green bell pepper
- olive oil
- 1 cup of black and pinto beans (mixed)
- 15 oz. can of diced fire-roasted tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons cumin
- 2 eggs
- cilantro
- Cotija cheese
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Chop onion, garlic, jalapeño and bell pepper, and divide into each cast-iron skillet with olive oil. Saute on stovetop until soft.
2. Add 1/2 cup of bean mixture to both skillets, continuing to saute for 3-5 more minutes (Image 1)
3. Add 1 tablespoon cumin and half of a can of fire-roasted tomatoes to each skillet, allowing to reduce down and thicken (Image 2).
4. Crack one egg onto each skillet (Image 3), and place into the oven for 15-20 minutes. Top with fresh cilantro and Cotija cheese. Serve in skillet.


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April 29, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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First iPhone Photos
My first photos with the iPhone! I finally got an iPhone because Apple finally opened it up to Verizon. As an Apple girl, I've been waiting for a long time for this.
I've needed a new phone for about two years but held off and here is an example of how just being patient will pay off.
I've barely had a chance to play with it, although, I delete a bunch of emails by mistake not realizing that deleting them from the phone would delete them off the server. Gotta fix that. And as soon as I find my internet password I'll be visiting the app store. So there will be more engaging photos to come off of this thing. But you gotta start somewhere so why not with the cats.
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Films for the Feminist Classroom (FFC) is hosted by the Department of Multicultural Women's and Gender Studies at Texas Woman's University. FFC, an online, open-access journal, publishes film reviews that provide a critical assessment of the value of films as pedagogical tools in the feminist classroom. Special features, such as interviews with filmmakers, reviews of film festivals, and discussions about pedagogy, further promote engagement and discussion and support our aims to serve as a resource for educators and librarians and to enhance feminist curricula, bringing film into the classroom through thought-provoking, relevant, and dynamic content. Formerly, the Rutgers-based editorial offices of Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society and the Rutgers Women's and Gender Studies Department hosted this journal.
Issue 8.1-2
We are thrilled to announce that issue 8.1-2 of Films for the Feminist Classroom is here!
FFC 8.1-2 is an exciting double issue, featuring a wealth of film reviews for you to consider for your teaching in spring 2019 and beyond.
The issue opens with a lesson plan about Beyoncé's Lemonade. Janell Hobson explains that it "stimulates class discussions and assignments as a highly visible pop project striving to create deeper conversations on the meanings of blackness, womanhood, and feminism." Bringing in a range of readings and other media, Hobson gives educators a rich archive for exploring the intersections of race, gender, class, sexuality, religion, spirituality, and nation.
Wander through the sixteen film reviews covering thirty-eight films about topics such as gender and sports, beauty, LGBTQ+ identities and racial/ethnic identities, environmental justice and reproductive justice, and creative activism.
Identity is the topic of a number of films. How Racism Harms White Americans and Invisible Roots: Afro-Mexicans in Southern California push us to examine the complexity of race and racism in the United States. We learn about LGBTQ+ activism in the Philippines in Out Run. And several films highlight the way gender—through stereotypes, visual representation, and ideals—shapes how bodies are read and given access to various spaces and communities. Gender Troubles: The Butches and Light Fly, Fly High, for example, offer insight into manifestations of female masculinity, while On Beauty and To Be a Miss take us into the archetypes of femininity.
Explicitly drawing connections between identity, community, and activism, Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek, Profit and Loss, Reflections Unheard: Black Women in Civil Rights, and Lesbiana: A Parallel Revolution provide examples of the way that politics emerge from people's lived experiences. These films show the complexity of struggles for justice by contextualizing them in relation to place/space, other communities/identities, and economic, social, and legal institutions.
Three reviews consider specific issues where the dynamics of power and privilege play out on contested terrains. Unafraid: Voices from the Crime Victims Treatment Center documents the ongoing process of survival for people who have been sexually assaulted; reproductive technologies take center stage in Beautiful Sin, which looks at the politics of in-vitro fertilization through Costa Rica's 2000 ban on this process; and in Housemaids the director interviews domestic workers across Brazil, putting the textures of their daily lives in sharp relief.
Together She Makes Comics and SheWrite take us into the world of art through a transnational lens. They feature different genres and individuals to illuminate the various projects that artists have created to resist oppressive regimes and the obstacles artists have faced as they try to practice their craft.
Films for the Feminist Classroom welcomes proposals for film reviews, special features, and lesson plans that include film or video media as well as suggestions about regional and international film festivals to cover in future issues. Please see our call for proposals and contact firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.


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Clean Water to the Rescue!
$380 of $2,500 goal
Raised by 5 people in 11 months
What's a Nice Girl from New Jersey Doing in Tanzania? As Much As I Can!
Our recent trip to Africa became much more than a holiday when my husband and I learned of the devastating crisis facing people in Tanzania who don't have to access to clean drinking water.
Along with a small group of travelers, we visited Safe Water Ceramics of East Africa (SWCEA) and were both dismayed and encouraged by what they told us. 46% of Africans drink unsafe water, often because they don't know of an alternative. To help, SWCEA produces ceramic water filters for distribution throughout Tanzania (read more about the production of the filters here). Through donations (each filter costs only $40) from visitors such as our group, one filter can supply a family of six with clean drinking water for five years. Pretty amazing!
Our group of 14 purchased filters that we distributed during our two-week journey through Tanzania. The next day, en route to Tarangire National Park, our guide spotted a group of Maasai women and children with their herd of cattle, donkeys, and goats, gathering water from a pond. Our trip leader and drivers slowly and patiently educated Wife #1 and the other Maasai women of a nearby village about how these filters could help them. After a bit of time, they were very happy to accept the filter. One of the many inspiring moments of this encounter was the request from Wife #1 for a filter for Wife #2, who was not present. She wasn't thinking only about herself, but the entire tribe.
We did this a few more times during the trip until all of our filters had been distributed, and it was incredibly moving to think that our little donation of $40 could literally change and improve lives. I encourage you to visit the SWCEA site and perhaps make a donation if you are able.
In 2018, it is shocking that so many people are without access to clean drinking water. We are working directly with SWCEA and their partner, Safe Water Now, to raise funds and that is why we've started this GoFundMe page.
"Can one person make a drop of difference to a huge problem?"
The Problem: Dirty drinking water
In Tanzania, the fourth most populated country in sub-Saharan Africa, half the people (27 million) don't have access to safe water. In many cases, women and children collect water where animals drink, urinate and defecate.
Only 34% have access to decent sanitation, something we take for granted.
Boiling, which uses expensive fuel, can increase fluoride to potentially harmful levels, and most Tanzanian families use no water treatment method at all.
The Result: Dangerous and preventable levels of diarrhea
Over 4 billion cases of diarrhea occur worldwide each year, resulting in over 2 million deaths. Approximately 86% of those deaths occur among children under the age of five. Diarrhea also contributes to other significant health problems, such as malnutrition.
Approximately 88% of diarrheal disease is related to unsafe water and lack of sanitation facilities, something YOU can help prevent.
The Solution: A cheap and easy-to-use water filter
Designed and created in Tanzania, one $40 filter can supply a family of six with safe water for five years.
A $1 gift buys safe water for 1 person for 1 year. YOU are the solution.
Please help us help the people who need it most! Thank you! Click here to donate .
$15 Deliver a purchased filter with education and training to a family in need
$40 Purchase a complete filter to supply a family of six with safe water for 5 years
$55 Deliver a filter with education and training to a family in need
$100 Fund a ½ day community education workshop about safe water
$500 Purchase 10 filters and a ½ day education workshop
Other Choose your gift. Any amount truly makes a difference in someone's life.
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Thank you, all, for your contributions! Please continue to spread the word because everyone deserves clean drinking water!
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Merrill Lynch analyst Henry Blodget is suddenly worried about Internet valuations. Blodget downgraded Inktomi (Nasdaq: INKT) from an intermediate term "accumulate" to a "neutral" after the company posted a smaller-than-expected fourth quarter loss.
Shares of Inktomi fell 17 3/8 to 103 1/8, or 14 percent.
In a research note, Blodget said Inktomi is still a long-term buy, but in the near term shares are pricey. Valuation hasn't been much of an issue for Blodget, who made his name by putting a $400 price target on Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) before a stock split.
"When a hyper-growth company such as Inktomi is significantly exceeding top and bottom-line forecasts, valuation is usually not a factor in stock performance," he said. "When the company begins to merely meet or reduce future estimates (top or bottom line), however, valuation usually comes back into play."
Blodget added that Inktomi is trading at nearly 50 times his fiscal 2000 revenue estimate $145 million.
Inktomi posted a smaller-than-expected loss in its fourth quarter Thursday, losing $4.9 million, or 9 cents a share, on sales of $26.2 million. First Call consensus expected the Foster City, Calif. company to lose 10 cents a share in the quarter.
The $26.2 million in sales represents a 217 percent improvement compared to the year-ago quarter when it lost $8.5 million, or 18 cents a share, on sales of only $8.3 million. For the fiscal year, Inktomi lost $24.2 million, or 48 cents a share, on sales of $71.2 million.
Blodget, however, also noted that Inktomi management may be losing some of its focus by chasing new opportunities such as it shopping engine, value-added services and the corporate market. The competitive landscape is also changing, forcing Inktomi to "invest more in sales and marketing and product development than we expected to maintain its leadership position and growth rate."
Blodget upped his revenue estimates and operating loss estimates for 2000. Revenue goes from $130 million to $145 million, but the operating loss estimate doubled, from $12 million to $24 million. Earnings per share estimates went from 10 cents a share to 17 cents a share because of interest income.


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7:00 AM | Cool front to bring showers/thunderstorms to the region and some of the rain can be heavy at times; nice second half of the week
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Mostly cloudy, warm, humid, showers and thunderstorms likely later today and some of the rain can be heavy, highs near 80 degrees
Mostly cloudy, mild, evening showers and thunderstorms likely, some of the rain can be heavy, lows near 60 degrees towards morning
Becoming mostly sunny, more comfortable, upper 70's
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, cool, mid 50's
Mostly sunny, pleasant, upper 70's
Mostly sunny, pleasantly warm, near 80
Partly sunny, warm, more humid, low 80's
Partly sunny, very warm, humid, chance for showers and thunderstorms late, mid-to-upper 80's
Low pressure will form along a cool front today as it approaches the Mid-Atlantic I-95 corridor and this will set off some shower and thunderstorm activity with some of the rain likely to be heavy at times. High pressure will build in behind the front later Wednesday and take control of the weather for the second half of the week with plenty of sunshine, comfortable temperatures and humidity levels in the Wednesday PM through Friday time period. Heat and humidity will build this weekend throughout the Mid-Atlantic region as high pressure shifts off the east coast with high temperatures likely to climb right through the 80's by Sunday afternoon.


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A Singles Cruise on a Budget
A singles cruise is a very economical choice for a vacation getaway because it provides you with an all-inclusive vacation. Your accommodations, meals, entertainment, amenities and singles cruise program are included in the basic per-person price, making it so much easier to stick to your vacation budget.
Before selecting your singles cruise itinerary, it may be more cost effective to look for an upcoming cruise that is departing out of a port near your hometown. If you can drive to the port of embarkation, you can save on air travel, hotel costs, and transfers to and from the cruise terminal.
Another way to save money before you set sail is to plan to share a cruise cabin with another solo traveler in the group. SinglesCruise.com provides a complimentary roommate matching service for all of their guests. This can help you take advantage of the lower double occupancy cabin price. Sharing a cabin with another cruiser also allows you to meet someone new right away at the start of your vacation who is in the same boat as you.
Once onboard, you can participate in as many of the organized singles activities included in your cruise price as you like. During your days at sea, you will meet your single counterparts at complimentary cocktail mixers, dance lessons, board game sessions, speed meeting, ice cream socials, wine and chocolate get-togethers and more. After the sun goes down, you can dress the part for several fun theme nights while you enjoy open table dinner seating within the singles group.
There are plenty of other free recreational activities and events to participate in on the ship to keep you entertained all day and night. In your free time, you can spend time together with your new unattached friends sunning at the pool, playing games on the sports deck, meeting up for a work-out, or taking in a show at the ship's theater. To keep your budget in line, be sure to watch spending on extras such as alcohol, spa treatments, specialty dinner clubs, and souvenirs which can hike up the cost of your cruise vacation.
Once you reach your ship's ports of call, there are often a number of affordable ways to see the sights. Many cruise travelers opt to explore as much of their destination as they can by foot to take in the city's unique flavor and offerings. For warm-weather itineraries, many cruisers simply ask the locals where the best beach is and take an inexpensive bus or cab ride there. Depending on the port, you can often take the same low-cost transportation to a number of nearby attractions.
A singles cruise is a rewarding and affordable vacation where you can enjoy shipboard life and the company of new people while staying within your budget.<< Back To List


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Nanocomposite materials could resist the superheated helium bubbles that eat away at conventional metals.
Probably nothing good.
The new startup Apollo Fusion promises to provide clean, safe nuclear power for a fraction of the cost of traditional nuclear reactors.
The Wendelstein 7-X reactor, which uses a complex design called a stellerator, is performing just like it was predicted to.
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The pyramids conjure up images of ancient mystery, of the secrets of a long gone era, of a certain spine-tingling strangeness. We're sure you understand what we mean.
While the pyramid concept in checkers is somewhat less spine-tingling, nevertheless, there has for decades been a certain mystique, if somewhat short of mystery, surrounding it. As set forth by its colorful proponent, Julius D'Orio, we are asked to believe that maintaining a pyramid formation at the bottom of our side of the board is the key to success. But alas, checkers is never so simple, and to paraphrase checker pundit Jim Loy, "Sometimes it wins, sometimes it loses."
This month's speed problem contains a mini-pyramid of three white pieces in the middle of the board, and at first glance, it surely looks like it isn't exactly favorable. But, like the pyramids of old, the checkerboard conceals many secrets. Can you--- in fifteen seconds or less--- find the secret of this position?
When you're ready, click below to display the setup and start the clock; then come back and click on Read More to verify your solution.
August 2010 Speed Problem (easy, 15 seconds)
15-10 19x12 10-6 12-16 6-2 16x7 2x11 White Wins.