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If you regularly update your site and want your user to know when the given article was last updated. Here is how you can do it.
When you need last updated date for posts in WordPress?
In today's scenario, things are being updated regularly and most of the website owners as well as viewers wants to have the updated information.
There are also sites like News websites who update the news commonly. So that, the readers would know when was news published.
Displaying last updated Date in WordPress
There are 2 different methods to adding last updated Date in WordPress. In both the method you need to paste codes in WordPress.
Method1: show last updated date before post content
In order to show last update date in your WordPress, follow the instruction below:
- Add the code below to your theme's function.php file or a site-specific plugin.
<?php function ib_last_updated_date($content) { $u_time = get_the_time('U'); $u_modified_time = get_the_modified_time('U'); if ($u_modified_time >= $u_time + 86400) { $updated_date = get_the_modified_time('F jS, Y'); $updated_time = get_the_modified_time('h:i a'); $custom_content .= '
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- The above code checks the published date and last modified date. If found different, it displays last modified date to the post content.
(Note: In order to make your last modified date attractive you can add custom CSS. Demo code is given below):
last-updated { font-size: small; text-transform: uppercase; background-color: #fffdd4; }
Method 2: Add Last Updated Date in Theme Templates
In this method, you need to edit specific WordPress theme files.
Most of the themes use single.php, archive.php and other template files to show information. After, opening those files you have to search for codes that display the date and time.
Now, you can copy the code below and either replace it or add it right after your theme's date and time code.<?php $u_time = get_the_time('U'); $u_modified_time = get_the_modified_time('U'); if ($u_modified_time >= $u_time + 86400) { echo "
Last modified on "; the_modified_time('F jS, Y'); echo " at "; the_modified_time(); echo "
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This will generate the last updated post on your wordpress website.


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Scottish Pancakes
|Creator: QyuBurt
|Prep Time: 20-30 minutes
|Difficulty: Easy
|Serving: Depends how big you make them, but usually about 30
|Cooktime: 2-3 minutes a pancake
- 2 cups of self raising flour
- a pinch of salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
- 6 dessert spoons of sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon of oil
- 2 teaspoons golden syrup
- Milk
Add all the ingredients except the milk to a large bowl and mix together. Start adding milk in small amount until the mixture is quite firm, but runs slowly off the mixing spoon. Use a flat griddle pan and take large desert spoons of the mixture, and let it pour onto the griddle, having about 3 on at a time. The top will start to bubble when it is turn to flip them, and make sure they are cooked to the middle before removing.
Fantastic with some salty butter spread on.
Scottish style pancakes for those that like them sweet.

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Devon Chan is a graduate of the Kinesiology program at the University of Victoria. Through her schooling and volunteering, she has developed an interest in helping others gain functional independence and confidence through their rehabilitation programs. Currently, she is engaged in a research project through the Motion & Mobility Rehabilitation Laboratory that focuses on predicting the fall risk status of community-dwelling older adults.
Devon grew up competing in studio dance and remains actively involved with the dance community. From 2009 to 2012, she had the opportunity of representing Victoria at the BC Performing Arts Provincials for stage dance. It was through dance that she developed an interest in exploring human movement and anatomy. She has a passion for learning and embraces all opportunities to expand her knowledge in health sciences and research. After graduation, she hopes to pursue a Master's in Physical Therapy with the goal of working in geriatric health.
Devon works with the team at the Gordon Head Recreation Centre Clinic, representing Shelbourne Physiotherapy and Massage, teaching pool and gym rehabilitation classes.
To book an appointment with Victoria Kinesiologist Devon Chan please call our Rehabilitation Coordinator at 250-595-5858
Shelbourne Physiotherapy, Pilates & Massage is a locally owned health company with 3 locations in beautiful Victoria & Saanich, British Columbia. Our clinics offer Physiotherapy, IMS (Intramuscular Stimulation) & Dry Needling, Kinesiology, Exercise Rehabilitation, Massage Therapy, Sports Rehabilitation, Post-Operative Rehabilitation, Vestibular, Dizziness & Balance Rehabilitation, Women's health (peri-partum and incontinence), Acupuncture, Hydrotherapy, Scoliosis Treatment, Clinical Osteofit Classes, Osteoporosis Treatment, Aquatherapy, Pool Therapy, Real Time Ultrasound, Arthritis and Osteoarthritis Treatment, Electrical Modalities, Pelvic Floor Physio, Pelvic Pain Physiotherapy, Incontinence Treatment, Sports Physiotherapy, Chronic Pain Treatment, Shockwave Therapy (ESWT), Aquatic Therapy, Yoga, Yogalates, Saanich Physiotherapy, Polestar Pilates, Stott Pilates, Clinical Pilates, PIlates Instructor Training in Victoria BC, Scoliosis Treatment and Custom Knee Bracing, Physiocanhelp.ca.
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Shelbourne Physiotherapy staff provide clinical instruction at our Victoria Clinic for students in the UBC Faculty of Medicine. We are an accredited facility for UBC Dept. of Physical Therapy Student Practicums.
Our 3 Victoria Physiotherapy clinics are modern and provide a relaxed healing atmosphere with private rooms available. Many Physiotherapy clinics in Victoria work out of a single room or a basement that does not offer the equipment, resources or space to help you recover properly. Our convenient locations make our clinics easy to access from all the neighbourhoods of Victoria, Saanich, Esquimalt and Oak Bay such as Dockside Physiotherapy Green, Fairfield, James Bay, Oaklands, Fernwood, Harris Green, Jubilee, Hillside Quadra, Gonzales, Rockland, Gordon Head, Cadboro Bay, Uplands, Downtown Victoria, Cordova Bay, Arbutus, Camosun College Lansdowne Campus and the Songhees. We offer appointment times ranging from 7:00AM to 7:00PM for your convenience.Our Multidisciplinary Health Clinic is located right across the street from the Hillside Shopping Centre. we share a building with the Shelbourne Medical Centre which has a walk in clinic and many great General Practitioners.
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Musical Director: Sarah Whomersley
Dates for Diary 2018-19 – See Rehearsal dates Link on the right
The branch was formed in 1992 and has an average membership of 25 – 30 players covering a wide range of ages, instruments and experience.
We tackle a wide variety of music and have held concerts together with other groups of musicians. We usually play at one of the Cathedral Late Night Shopping Sessions at Christmas.
The group meets at Carnon Downs Village Hall once a month on Saturday afternoons from 2:00-4:30 pm, with a tea break half way through.
Visitors are very welcome – the charge for an afternoon session is £7 for adults and FREE for students in full time education.
If you require any further information please contact the Secretary, Sue Norcross, at cornwallsrporguk (cornwallsrporguk)
Our Musical Director, Sarah, trained at the Royal College of Music specialising in Recorder and 'Cello and then went on to do a PGCE and now teaches for Cornwall Music Service Trust. She conducted the massed orchestra at the Annual SRP weekend held in Truro in 2014 and was subsequently invited to join the panel of visiting conductors for SRP. She has conducted at SuRF weekend courses in Cheltenham.
Photos below show previous concerts.


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How Aquarius Interprets Valentine's Day
Aliza Faragher
Ugh. So Corporate.
IF SINGLE: Attend Bernie Sanders rally.
True love is drawing attention to the problems plaguing our nation, and using our collective resources to actually make meaningful change. You don't have time to feed corporate America by purchasing GMO chocolate and Hallmark greeting cards for relationships that will fall apart before summer. Valentine's Day is your time to show the world what really counts: socio-political issues.
IF COUPLED UP: Rant about how stupid Valentine's Day is.
You and your boo are just one of millions of couples on the planet. You understand that while your relationship is beautiful, it's emblematic of your prescribed societal roles. You enjoy the partnership you have, but why on this one particular day should your love be more special than on all other days? This Valentine's Day, let everyone know how much you both hate Valentine's Day, and really show Corporate America who's boss by not participating in the holiday at all. What's more romantic than sticking it to the man?


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Runner: Ekaterina Kulikova
My name is Ekaterina, and I can say with confidence that I live a full life! I am an active person: I snowboard, play tennis, run at the fitness club, travel fairly often, and truly love my work, because it brings me so much joy. Looking at my life, I understand that not everyone is as lucky as I am. It hurts me to think that many, many children are deprived of all this. I don't have an answer for why this happens. But I am a believer, and the Lord in His Word said that the person that helps the least of these, helps me. If running this marathon can give children relief, a smile, joy, hope, and they understanding that they are not alone, that they are not forgotten - then it gives me joy. I really want for every child to have a strong confidence that God loves them, that He has not left them. I want them to know that God loves them personally, and that I, Katya, also strongly love them. Together, we can help many, many children. I run in support of Solomon!
We are raising money - for the examination and hospitalization for a hearing operation (the operation itself is free), as well as for a nanny from the Foundation and dental treatment - in the sum of 265,000 rubles.
Little 3-year old Solomon is very sociable - despite the absence (so far!) of hearing and speech - charming, and independent. He can communicate with gestures, explain what he wants, and even involve other children in games. He still trusts and believes in adults!
Here is what one volunteer said about Solomon after he was in the clinic for examination: "Solomon can make friends, even with older kids. He had a 13-year-old friend in the clinic that played with him. He persevered through examination, procedures, and even anesthesia, never cried, and even when there was something he did not like, he would just stomp his foot. Solomon slept well, and would fall asleep in his room as soon as the lights were turned off. He also dresses and eats on his own. He is still wearing diapers, but the moment he has gone to the bathroom, he shows with gestures that he needs his diaper changed. I am sure that as soon as he can hear, he will learn how to ask to go to the toilet."
He has already come to the federal clinic for examination, and soon can have an operation so he can hear and speak. During his time at the clinic, a nanny from the Foundation accompanied him. In the summer he will come to the Foundation's rehab center to meet other children, go together with them to the theater and movies, go on excursions in Moscow, participate in a play, and finish his dental examinations and procedures. At the camp, a nanny will work with Solomon, and payment for her service also requires funding.
Solomon need a family, you can view his page in the federal data base here.
Please help this young boy to have successful rehabilitation after his operation, so he can fully hear and speak!


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General Info
- Fall 2017
- Location: | Oregon Health and Science University, main campus,
- Student discussions and preparations are Tuesdays 2-4 pm (faculty present 2-3pm). RJH 6524 (MMI area). Presentation room will also be reserved for you for practice 2-4 pm on Tuesdays.
- Presentations start at 1:30 Thursdays 1:30 to 2:30 (then students and mentors stay later for evaluations)
- The Echo recordings are nested inside Sakai in the "Echo Cloud" tab. Direct link here (have to be logged into Sakai first and then go to echo cloud)
Week-by-Week Schedule Summary
- Invited
- Sud Anand - try again next year
- Make sure each of you has at least one shot at presenter 1 and 2 and as many other roles as you can. Some people will end up doing Presenter 1 or 2 twice. Extra credit to them.


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Experienced assistant coach Leo Crowley has joined the Wellington coaching team for the 2019 Mitre 10 Cup season.
Crowley, who has worked previously as an assistant with Canada, the Melbourne Rebels, Tasman and long-term with Taranaki, as well as coaching the Chiefs Development squad, joins head coach Chris Gibbes, defence coach Cory Jane and scrum coach Greg Halford for the Premiership season.
"I am delighted to be on board with this coaching group and to have the chance to work with a talented and exciting squad," Crowley said.
"I think I have plenty to offer the management team and the squad and it's going to be a great chance to be involved in a really positive environment."
Gibbes was delighted to not only have Crowley on board but welcome back Jane following the Lions first year back in the Premiership when they made the semifinals before losing to eventual champions Auckland.
"I'm really pleased to have Leo on board as part of the coaching group, especially with the experience he brings," he said.
"He has a proven track record over a long period and I know he will continue to develop his coaching skills."
Gibbes said the overall quality of candidates was extremely high, as was the level of interest in the position, in what was a very competitive process.
Crowley was an assistant at Taranaki when it won the national provincial title in 2014 and was with Canada in the lead-up and during the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
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Notwithstanding any rule or other requirement to the contrary, whenever copies of an annual report by a registrant to any other Federal agency are required or permitted to be filed as an exhibit to an application or report filed by such registrant with the Commission or with a securities exchange, only one copy of such annual report need be filed with the Commission and one copy thereof with each such exchange, provided appropriate reference to such copy is made in each copy of the application or report filed with the Commission or with such exchange.
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The Patriot Post® · They Weren't Prepared for This
Where does raising a white flag in the battle over your core values lead? Ask the Boy Scouts of America. After throwing up their hands on 103 years of conviction, the group may finally be learning that standing on principle isn't easy — but it's a whole lot better than the alternative.
The fight to live out your beliefs can be an exhausting one. Until 2000, the Scouts had spent years in court just for the freedom to stick to its moral code. They won, but — to the organization's dismay — the battle didn't end. Waves of LGBT activists kept coming, and the pressure built until 2013, when BSA leaders gave into the lie that compromise would be their salvation. Five years later, we all can see: there's almost nothing left to save.
A half-decade into its LGBT experiment, the Boy Scouts are a step away from bankruptcy. Turns out, their defining moment may also be a fatal one. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the group has been bleeding members since it broke camp and allowed in kids and leaders who openly identify as gay and transgender. Not long after that, one of its biggest backers, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced the withdrawal of tens of thousands of young LDS from the program. Then, the paper points out, there was the fallout from recruiting girls, which not only angered its base — but pitted the organization in a legal war with Girl Scouts USA. Now, a program that used to be one of America's finest is considering Chapter 11.
Friends, if you're wondering where the road of compromise leads, this is it. This is the future of anyone in the Christian community who exchanges the truth for cowardly conformism. The Boy Scouts dropped their moral mandate to accommodate what they don't believe. In the current climate, that's called "inclusion." But if the Scouts were being more inclusive, why didn't their numbers grow? Because, when you try to appeal to a conflicting moral viewpoint you only end up attracting the conflict!
Right now, too many churches, Christian colleges, and leaders are dangerously close to making the same mistake. They're so desperate or fearful — or both — that they're willing to water down who they are to protect the small space they're standing on. There's just one problem: the gospel's truth isn't up for negotiation. And in their rush to soften the blow of its confrontation, some believers are losing their identity.
Christians in Paul's time were no different. Like humans throughout history, they craved acceptance. "I am astonished," Paul wrote to the Galatians, "that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel — which is really no gospel at all. Evidently, some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ… Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings or of God? …If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ."
The Boy Scouts wandered so far away from their identity that by the end of 2016, they even dropped their most defining characteristic: boys. In the end, it ruined them. That's the destiny of any Christian who takes the naïve view that world can be placated. It can't. True love, I Corinthians 13:6 tells us, is truth. It's being salt and light in a draining, unforgiving culture. "Come out from them and be separate," Paul said, because he understands that in the end, it's not our sameness with the world that transforms people. It's our distinction. And one of the greatest is standing for truth — even when we're standing alone.
Originally published here.
Tools of the Trade Deal
The Chinese government desperately wants to strike a trade deal with America — but how much are they willing to do to get it? A new agreement could be worth billions, but for people in both countries, the economy is only one side of the story.
While most of the world is looking at the negotiations in dollars and cents, at least a few leaders — Ambassador Sam Brownback included — have a different priority: ending the crackdown on millions of faithful across China. A new era of religious persecution has arrived, and men and women of every faith are in the crosshairs. For Christians, a favorite target of the communist regime, a new panic is spreading. Underground churches that have been in existence for years are being sealed shut. Pastors are disappearing in the middle of the night, while homes and sanctuaries are ransacked.
And the worse, human rights advocate Nina Shea points out, may be yet to come. Christians' "police records will now be used in China's new Orwellian social credit score system to deny them access to government trains, planes, schools, pensions and other benefits." The government's "repression against the churches," she writes with Bob Fu, "is being done in the name of President Xi Jinping's 'sinicization' campaign, ostensibly to strengthen Chinese culture. However, it increasingly appears aimed at removing the Bible and its teachings from Chinese Christianity."
Earlier this week, 100 Christians from Early Rain Covenant Church were rounded up and imprisoned. Some, Nina writes, are reporting that they were raped and abused by police. And the nightmare is only growing.
"Minors are now banned from entering any church. Online sales of Bibles are blocked. The Catholic Catechism is censored. Churches report that their crosses and other Christian symbols are being torn down and sometimes replaced with pictures of none other than President Xi himself. Since February, thousands of churches have been forced shut. It's particularly chilling that many of the 10,000 Protestant churches closed in one province were actually government-approved ones."
Pastor Wang Yi, speaking on behalf of the persecuted across China, wrote a powerful letter that he asked his followers to release if he were ever detained for more than two days. This week, he was. "As a pastor, my disobedience is one part of the gospel commission. Christ's Great Commission requires of us great disobedience. The goal of disobedience is not to change the world but to testify about another world… I hope God uses me, by means of first losing my personal freedom, to tell those who have deprived me of my personal freedom that there is an authority higher than their authority, and that there is a freedom that they cannot restrain, a freedom that fills the church of the crucified and risen Jesus Christ."
And Christians aren't the only victims. Satellite images are coming back to the West with new proof of World War II-type camps. "On 12 July 2015," the BBC reports, "a satellite swung over the rolling deserts and oasis cities of China's vast far west. One of the images it captured that day just shows a patch of empty, untouched, ashen-grey sand. It seems an unlikely place to start an investigation into one of the most pressing human rights concerns of our age. But less than three years later, on 22 April 2018, a satellite photo of that same piece of desert showed something new. A massive, highly secure compound had materialized. It is enclosed with a 2km-long exterior wall punctuated by 16 guard towers." Now, there are more than 1,200 of them.
Now, more than any other time, America is a unique position to speak into this crisis of human freedom and dignity — both from an opportunity standpoint and a leadership standpoint. President Trump and his entire administration have been tireless advocates for religious liberty from the moment they entered the White House. May they use this leverage to bring about greater freedom for the people of China and around the world.
Originally published here.
This is a publication of the Family Research Council. Tony Perkins' Washington Update is written with the aid of FRC Action senior writers.


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A new pair of shoes charged to your credit card? A family vacation paid for with your line of credit? Dinner with friends financed by your overdraft? Whatever the expense is, charging up a pile of unsecured debt can often be a lot of fun and at times effortless.
On the other hand, paying off that debt is usually easier said than done!
Consumer debt has become a major concern in Canada. Right now, the average household debt-to-income ratio sits at an all-time high of 164.6 per cent. While the Bank of Canada and the Minister of Finance continue to warn about the dangers of carrying such high levels of debt, Canadians continue to pile it on.
As a result of this buy now, pay later consumer mentality an increasing number of debt relief organizations popped up to "help" indebted Canadians address their financial problems. And while many of these organizations do a great job in facilitating a healthy financial future for their clients, there are a number of debt relief companies that take advantage of vulnerable consumers without providing any real solutions.
Some of these companies, with slick advertising campaigns promising quick and easy ways to fix debt problems, and offering unrealistic promises of drastically lower payments, make it difficult to identify which solution will improve -- not hinder -- your financial health.
The stress of dealing with unmanageable debt can be overwhelming for most consumers. Between creditor calls, collection threats and living paycheque to paycheque, these "get out of debt fast" opportunities can be very appealing. But are they too good to be true?
Like any other financial product, doing your homework when it comes to debt relief is essential to finding the right solution for your individual financial needs. There is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all approach to debt management. By researching the various solutions provided by countless organizations, consumers can distinguish between legitimate debt relief solutions, and those that will further damage their financial future:
- Blanket Recommendations -- There is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all debt solution. Consumers should be wary of agencies that do not take the time to review their personal financial situation and discuss all available debt relief options.
- Unrealistic Claims -- Avoid debt relief organizations that make unrealistic claims to lower your debt by 80 per cent, or promise to remove negative information from credit reports. Getting out of debt is simply not this quick and easy, and accurate information cannot be removed from an individuals credit file.
- Minimum Debt Requirements -- Steer clear of any debt relief option that requires you to be carrying a minimum amount of debt. No two financial situations are the same, and the agency should be willing to help regardless of the amount of money owed to creditors.
- High Fees -- High up front fees, early program exit fees, and fees associated with consultations or financial education materials are all warning signs consumers should be aware of. A debt relief program should always be voluntary and never require payment before a consumer enrols.
- Limited Creditor Communications -- Indebted consumers should never be required to limit or cut off communication with their creditors. If a consumer is making payments to a debt relief program, they should still be able to speak with their creditors.
Before signing up to any debt relief program, consumers should determine if it's the best solution for their individual needs. More importantly, Canadians should look for options that will not only help them address their current debt problems, but also provide the tools and skills they need to change their money management behaviours and build a healthy financial future.


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Unlike the other nominees for Best Original Song, "Mystery of Love" by singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens has been stirring up fanfare since before the official release of Call Me by Your Name. From ardent Sufjan Stevens fans to those, including myself, who tracked down the song from the movie's trailer, music enthusiasts eagerly awaited its appearance … Continue reading "The Oscars: Best Original Song Predictions"
Author: Kelly Liu
Greyson Chance: Reaching High with "Low"
It was like a declaration: against a glaring white background on a mid-sized stage, before a crowd of no more than a couple hundred, attended by the faded purple hue of the venue and the faint smell of booze… The name Greyson Chance in thick, black print sits squarely in the middle of the projection … Continue reading "Greyson Chance: Reaching High with "Low""
Looking Back and Looking Forward: Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance
In light of Belle and Sebastian's newest project, a trilogy of EPs titled How to Solve Our Human Problems, it might be well worth the time to revisit their last full-length album, Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance. Idiosyncratic and whimsical in an unusual blend of rhythmic playfulness and lyrical depth, Girls in Peacetime Want … Continue reading "Looking Back and Looking Forward: Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance"


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If a Royal Commission Has Its Way, Priests Could Be Charged For Keeping The Seal of The Confessional – Perspectives Daily
Earlier this month, the board of directors of the Knights of Columbus voted unanimously to adopt a new uniform for the Fourth Degree Knights.
The Fourth Degree uniform, recognized by the chapeau with a plume, a tuxedo and cape, and the ceremonial sword, has remained unchanged since 1940. Now however, that uniform will be replaced for a modern version that includes: a blue blazer, with the 4th Degree emblem, dark gray pants, a blue 4th Degree tie, and a beret.
Many members were not thrilled about the change, and some controversy was generated, with members feeling that the new uniform loses the
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text: Amazing 141.5 ac of sub-irrigated pasture land, Timber, gravel (rock) pit. Geothermal artesian well, 180 GPM of hot water and artesian cold water well. Geothermal hot water, an older foundation of unfinished home with hot water under the foundation for possible heat. Large cinder block shop with sliding doors. Hot water at 130 degrees as it comes out of pipe There is a large pond also being fed with hot water. Also, a cold water spring feeds onto the property.


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Today's traffic: Frequent wrecks mark morning commute
A number of wreck continue to snarl the morning commute at 9 a.m.
Recent reports include accidents at W.T. Harris and University City boulevards, as well as on Hucks Road between West Sugar Creek Road and Old Statesville Road.
Reports around 8:30 a.m. included an accident with injuries on Independence Boulevard at North Sharon Amity Road, which was blocking the left lane; a wreck at North Sharon Amity and Randolph Roads; at West Sugar Creek and Cinderella roads; and at the Carowinds entrance near I-77.
Albemarle Road inbound ... Congestion; traffic moving 15-25 mph from Lawyers Road to Sharon Amity Road.
I-485 outer loop, south Mecklenburg ... Congestion and construction-related delays.
Cabarrus County
I-85 southbound, Cabarrus County ... Accident involving three vehicles at Exit 58 reported shortly before 7 a.m.


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A conservative case against 'conversion therapy'
I was on holiday when the Church of England General Synod met, and so I followed events with even less interest than I, as a Scottish Baptist, usually do. On my occasional scans of my social media feeds, however, I saw a certain amount of interest in a motion proposing that the Synod condemn 'conversion therapy', the practice of seeking to change the orientation of lesbian or gay people to make them straight. I was far enough away to have nothing interesting to say about the motion or the debate, but noticing it made me think once again what a deeply strange practice 'conversion therapy' in fact is. For the sake of the following argument, let us agree—briefly—to assume the best possible conditions: that there is no doubt that a traditional Christian account of...Read More
True Christian Manliness: On the Acts of St Andrew
Here in St Andrews, oddly enough, we mark St Andrews Day in various ways—this year I shall be at a graduation ceremony and, in best Hobbit style, at two formal luncheons. To mark it on a blog, I turn the to apocryphal Acts of Andrew, or rather to what we have left of them. Attributed by Pope Innocent I to a pair of 'philosophers' named Xenocharides and Leonidas, and a century and some earlier by Pilaster of Brescia to 'disciples who followed the apostle', we have a set of fragments in various languages, together with an apparently-garbled Latin summary by Georgius Florentius Gregorius, which together were reconstructed in the 1980s into two slightly different versions of the text by Jean-Marc Prieur (whose edition is published in CCSA 5 & 6) and Dennis...Read More
An Evangelical approach to sexual ethics
I am just back from the annual meeting of the American Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) in San Antonio, TX. It is only the second time in my life I have been to the ETS conference, but they offered a slot for us to launch a book, Two Views on Homosexuality, that I've contributed to, and I decided quickly that I owed it to the publishers (who have been very generous) and to my fellow contributors (who in the process of arguing our points have become friends) to be there. I don't suppose that it is a state secret that we were offering the launch around the conferences. If we'd got at slot at AAR/SBL, Wes Hill and I, who argued the conservative side of the question, would have been under fire, and would have looked to Megan DeFranza and Bill Loader, who argued...Read More
In memoriam John Webster
Readers of this blog will probably by now have heard that my senior colleague John Webster died suddenly yesterday morning. I had the privilege of writing a brief obituary for our School website, which reads as follows: The Revd Professor John Bainbridge Webster, DD, FRSE 1955-2016 It is with enormous sadness that the School announces the sudden death on Wednesday 25th May of our friend and colleague John Webster, Professor of Divinity. John was amongst the leading English-language theologians of his generation. Twelve monographs, four major edited volumes, and a host of shorter publications would have established his reputation on their own; when his extensive service to his discipline and the wider academy—founding the International Journal of Systematic...Read More
Our story begins in exile: 'Baptist social theology' and the EU referendum
One of the books I have recently been reading with interest and profit is Anglican Social Theology (ed. Malcolm Brown) (London: Church House Publishing, 2014). Apart from the intrinsic interest in tracing significant contributions to political theology that happened to come from within the Church of England, I was struck by the contributors' awareness that the project, or projects, they were tracing were distinctively 'Anglican'. As Brown puts it in an early prospectus: We have chosen to speak of an Anglican social theology with a deliberate intention of echoing the concept of Catholic social teaching because we recognise that the latter is much better known as a theological school or tradition that informs practice. Our contention … is that a distinctively...Read More


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IRVING, Texas -- Cowboys starting middle linebacker Sean Lee will miss the regular-season finale against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night with a sprained neck. If the Cowboys win this game, they will clinch the NFC East and either a No. 3 or No. 4 seed in the playoffs.
Lee hopes to play in the postseason.
"That's the plan," Lee said. "We're going to check week in and week out and see what the doctors [say] and once they feel the stability in my neck is fine and is ready to go, they'll let me back on the field. I have seen improvement. But like I said, they have to see a lot of improvement each week to put me back out there."
Lee, who hasn't played since Dec. 9 at Chicago, gets the strength in his neck tested every week to get cleared.
With so much on the line Sunday night, Lee expressed disappointment he can't play. It's the second consecutive season Lee has missed the final game of the regular season due to injury. Lee missed the Week 17 game at Washington last season with a season-ending toe injury and now he's out with a neck issue.
"I'm very disappointed obviously," Lee said. "It's two years in a row I haven't been there when the team needed me most. There are some things you can control and some things you can't. You have to play the cards you're dealt and try to stay positive. I'm excited with the guys we have going this week. They've done a great job preparing and I think they'll be effective."
DeVonte Holloman replaces Lee as the middle linebacker and Bruce Carter, the weakside linebacker is the signal-caller.
"He's a guy who can make a lot of plays," Lee said of Holloman, a rookie. "Good athlete. Great instincts. He's a guy who with the more experience he gets, the better he will play. And I'm excited to watch him this week."


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Welcome technophobes, grease monkies, and motorheads
Welcome to a new'ish' site written by and with the imput from people who,s brains are so full of;
Technical abillity, Insane ideas, and the love of wierd and wonderfull shit, that there is no time in their over stressed brains for "CRAP" like spelling and punktuation.
Wednesday, 10 June 2015
Getting my head strait.
Im selling my flat-tracker.
It's a YZF 450 and it's bloody perfect for racing.
I was always planning on selling this bike once I had built my Triumph.
Since my accident I have been deciding weather I will be racing Flat-track again.
If a broken leg was only one week of pain then I would be back on the track tomorrow but it ain't it's 7 weeks of a massively fucked up life so far , cancelled ride into Italy, a chopper that hasn't been built , clients that could go elsewhere and scratching by because I've had to find other bods to do my work for me.
It sucks big time.
I can't afford this to happen again so I'm not flattracking again .
I know that I could have done this slipping off a curb or tripping on some timber, but the chances of it happening whilst tanking into a corner, flat out , fighting for the same small piece of muddy , slippy track as 12 other bods is much more likely.
Mrs Oily ( bless her she has never asked me to stop even though this broken leg has fucked around her life aswell) suggested that I could just pootlle around the outside , but I know me and I can't do that .
I'm keeping the Trumpet and may race it in another guise one day .
Posted by OILY RAG at Wednesday, June 10, 2015
3 comments:
- benchdonkees said...
Hard choice to make Rob, chin up and carry on!
Get out in that shed and get on with the Sweedish chopper!
- 10 June 2015 at 16:48
- stevegayton said...
A tough decision to have to make. I work for myself so I understand what life is like without a safety net. You'll have more time to build that chopper now. One suggestion why not have a go at hillclimbing on the Triumph? It's just you against the clock so should in theory mean less risk al least from other riders trying to run you over :-)
- 11 June 2015 at 06:01
- Paul said...
Sorry top hear you're hangin' up your dirttrack leathers Rob. Getting hurt does suck... especially if it screws with one's ability to earn. Hope you heal up soon!
- 21 June 2015 at 22:17
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Montevideo, December 4th 2018
Given the official confirmation of the commencement of several regional distribution projects throughout 2019, MVD Free Airport will begin the construction of phase 2 of its Pharma Hub Masterplan in Q1 2019. This will include additional capacities in +15+25, +2+8 temp ranges as well as additional areas for secondary conditioning and office space.
"We are very satisfied with the rate in which global shippers have confirmed interest and are commencing and validating pilots", mentioned Bruno Guella, Managing Director at MVD Free Airport. "When we built phase 1 of the Pharma Hub we were confident it would be well accepted, but the reality exceeded expectations what makes us feel proud considering the high level of demand of an industry such as pharma", he concluded.
Today, the pharma hub is utilized by a number of global pharma players for cross docking operations to the large regional markets such as Brazil/Argentina, for late customization and conditioning activities, as well as for their managed access distribution to South America.
Karina Sales, Head of Quality Assurance at MVD Free Airport added that "Being up to the global quality standards of leading pharmaceutical companies has been an arduous challenge, yet we've been able to live up to expectation primarily by understanding as an organization the underlying implications of pharma distribution", she mentioned. It's not only a matter of infrastructure, information systems and processes, it's a matter of caring for the product and the patient. Understanding that is key to building a total quality culture in the organization", she concluded.
MVD Free Airport is a business unit of Corporación America, the largest airport operator in the world with a network of over 50 airports and cargo terminals across 3 continents. It is a multimodal distribution center specialized in temperature-controlled supply chain, operating as the first and only free airport in South America.
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The One Facial You Need Just Landed in New York City—By Way of Japan
On a recent Friday afternoon in New York, I found myself suddenly, comically overdressed—as sometimes happens to those who gauge the weather through the bedroom window. What had been a brisk morning melted into a spring-break scorcher, leaving me peeling off my wool Supreme coat en route to the Greenwich Hotel in Tribeca. I had come on yet another pilgrimage to the Shibui Spa, the hushed subterranean enclave where guests slip on kimonos and submit to shiatsu massage or season-specific bathing rituals. This time, the newest service beckoned: a Japanese-inspired facial by the skin-care line In Fiore.
An early leader in San Francisco's indie-beauty movement, In Fiore has long been known for its garden-scented oils and balms, created using whole-plant, apothecary-style methods; its tagline, "perfumery as medicine," is a nod to the healing power and sensorial finesse of certain herbs and flowers. More recently, founder Julie Elliott has ventured further afield in terms of geography and technology. Partnering with the Tokyo-based cosmetics firm Albion—at a moment when the skin-savvy Japanese market is starting to pivot toward naturals—Elliott sought out ways to marry her botanical formulas with the laboratory innovations of her counterparts. After three years of deep research, In Fiore is finally bringing the fruits of that collaboration stateside. The first seven made-in-Japan products make their retail debut this month at the Shibui, with a few standouts showcased in the new facial.
"The whole experience is about helping you get into your body and relax, and really addressing the healing process on more of a mental and emotional level," Elliott says by phone, explaining how the treatment delivers a meditative unwind. "It's not just about the skin; it's looking at all the senses and bringing them together." To develop the protocol, her team visited the island of Okinawa for inspiration; to some Japanese people, Elliott says, the place is "like a power source or a spiritual center, where people go when they want to get back in touch with nature." That sounds enticing for anyone who has been cooped up over a drawn-out winter, with only the occasional sidewalk flower stand to punctuate the gray desert. The new products—particularly the Botanical Water Concentré, in Régénerant (for dry skin) or Transparence (for imbalanced skin)—promise to help the radiator-parched, too. "I call them 'shape-shifters' because they're so lightweight, but once you apply them, they really feel like a serum," Elliott says, detailing ingredients like a sugarcane derivative that acts as a humectant, and fermented polysaccharides that pack in the water. "The emphasis is really on the ability to bind and retain moisture in the deeper layers of the skin." That's only part of the work of the facial, she tells me. The cushiony after-glow? "That's a result of the copious amount of massage."
Magic words. This brings me to the dimly lit treatment room at the Shibui, where I am unfurled on a gently heated bed, taking balloon-like breaths of a grounding palette of earth tones: rosemary and jasmine, along with frankincense, shown to help ease anxiety. The aesthetician Christi Alldredge masterfully begins kneading the new Brilliance Cleansing Balm—a blend of oils including komenuka (rice bran), goma (sesame), and cha (camellia sinensis tea seed)—that's more about "feeding the skin," she says, citing the sapping effect of winter. After a milky second cleanse, Alldredge confirms that it's not just the Supreme coat I stand to take off: I'm due for some delicate exfoliation, first with an algae-infused powder, then with a turmeric-laced alpha hydroxy acid peel painted on with a featherlight brush.
On a biological level, that surface renewal means my skin is more receptive to all that follows: the Nourrit Complexe Face Oil Concentré (the source of that heavenly frankincense), the Régénerant Botanical Water Concentré (which, in a departure from the thin-to-thick rule of serum application, helps emulsify the oil and boost hydration), and a final application of cream to seal everything in. But has that shedding of winter excess—the coat, the skin cells—cracked the door to something else? I feel more rooted, more attuned to the ylang-ylang and rose shading my final few breaths. It's something of a spring awakening.
The Shibui x In Fiore facial is now available at the Shibui Spa; thegreenwichhotel.com


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Starlight Xpress USB adapter serial port hack
The Starlight Xpress USB adapter is a wonderful device. It is extremely flexible and make slow image downloads a thing of the past. However, during my excursion into reprogramming the device, it dawned on me that the full features of the 8051 (the built in microcontroller) were not being used. My big pet peeve is the amount of cabling required for a simple imaging session. Cables to attach the PC to the telescope, ccd camera, and the color filter wheel became too much. I had to buy a PCMCIA serial port adapter (for $70!) just so my poor laptop could connect to everything. With the Starligh Xpress USB adapter, the perfect interconnect was used to attach the camera. With a little hackery and some clever device drivers, I could export the serial port on the 8051 to Linux, thus freeing up a port on my laptop, but more importantly keeping the cable rat's nest down to a dull roar. Now my color filter wheel connect directly to the USB adapter by way of an RJ-11 connecter instead of the DB-9 used on the laptop. The TrueTech filter wheel that I have uses telephone cable for the serial line, so this make a nice connection between devices.
The Hardware Hack
The big problem with hooking up the serial port is that the EZUSB chip is already soldered down on a PCB, and never meant to be changed. Of course, making this change will totally void any warantee on your adapter. If you screw it up, don't blame me. Having said that, its a pretty easy hardware mod. All you need is a soldering iron, some solder, a few short pieces of wire, a 7404 inverter, and an RJ-11 wall jack from Radio Shack with the colored wires inside. Soldering wick is also a very good idea.
A 7404 is not an RS-232 port driver. However, it does seem to work well enough for my simple device connections. I flattened the pins on the '04 and glued it to the top of the EZ-USB chip. Connect power and ground to it. Both the TxD0 and RxD0 go through an inverter, but in different directions. The TxD0 hooks to the input of an inverter and the output connects to the serial line Tx. RxD0 hooks to the output of an inverter of which the input came from the serial Rx line.
EZUSB Pin Description
The Software
The real magic comes in the new Linux device driver and EZUSB firmware. I've added more functions to the EZUSB for serial port I/O. The Linux driver now registers itself as a TTY device as well as a CCD camera. The driver controls access to the USB device to allow multiple functions to exist from the operating system standpoint. I did have to make a small modification to GCCD, the imaging application, to add support for TTY devices named ttysx? instead of ttyS?. GCCD just talks to the filter wheel through the TTY driver, never knowing the difference between the 16550 compatible serial port and my new USB creation. There are some limitations to this serial port, however. It is stuck using 8-N-1 @ 9600 baud. Every astronomy device I've found uses this configuration. As long as you don't plan on using the serial port for some high speed communication, you should be fine.


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Peoria teachers join national outcry over pay, resourcesBy Elise Zwicky for Chronicle Media — May 9, 2018
Peoria Public Schools teachers and their supporters joined the nationwide outcry over teacher pay and resources recently by staging an informational rally outside the district's administration building.
Jeff Adkins-Dutro, president of Peoria Federation of Teachers Local 780, called it a positive rally that was meant in part to "bring some notice to Peoria, Ill., especially with the rallies going on in all the other states where they're marching to the capital."
Adkins-Dutro estimated that 400 to 500 people participated in the rally, including teachers, community members, parents and members of the Peoria People's Project, a group committed to fighting for community schools and services.
"This was the first time in a long time we've done a rally like this with this many people," he added.
The PFT is currently in contract negotiations with the district, a process that started in February. The current contract expires June 30.
Specific concerns being addressed by the union in the contract campaign are more time for teachers to prepare quality lessons, better learning conditions for all students and adequate compensation for all teachers, Adkins-Dutro said.
"I don't think most teachers get into teaching for the money. Overall, they get into teaching because it is their calling," he said. "We have had 40 (teacher) openings in Peoria because every year we lose as many teachers as we gain, largely due to working conditions. It's important to note that teachers' working conditions are our students' learning conditions. We are ready to unite with our brothers and sisters in Illinois and across the nation to demand funding for our schools and respect for our profession."
Adkins-Dutro said it's been encouraging to see teachers in other states march and fight for their rights. "It's made me realize that if you don't battle for public education funding it will become the last thing on the priority list, and that's kind of what we've seen in the other states," he said.
In the latest surge of what's becoming a nationwide teacher protest movement, thousands of teachers in Arizona and Colorado walked out of their classrooms in late April to demand more funding for public schools. Teachers in West Virginia, Oklahoma and Kentucky have also led rallies and walkouts.
In his 24th year of teaching, Adkins-Dutro said he's not seen such a widespread public outcry among teachers before, but added, "I'm not surprised by the reasons why it's happening in regards to low benefits, low wages and outright disrespect from a lot of politicians."
While the PFT hasn't ruled out marching to the state capital as teachers in other states have done, he noted that a big difference between Illinois and right-to-work states such as Arizona is that "the unions aren't nearly as strong there as they are here and collective bargaining isn't nearly as strong. They really have no options but to go directly to the capital and fight for a raise, whereas here we can go directly to the administration building as opposed to Springfield. But I suspect if the state funding doesn't shake out like it's supposed to or something else dramatic happens, we'll have teachers across Illinois doing the march."
During a Peoria Public Schools Board meeting after the rally, several people spoke on behalf of the teachers and asked board members to find a way to show teachers they matter through pay and other benefits, which they said would increase the retention rate and make the district more attractive to new teachers.
"I think most teachers just want to know they're being respected for the job they do every day," said retired teacher Charlie Thomas.
Associate Superintendent Alexander Ikejiaku, who was filling in for Superintendent Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat at the meeting, said, "We're at the (bargaining) table, and we will definitely stay there in good faith."
Adkins-Dutro said the PFT also supports a resolution passed by the board asking the Peoria City Council to abandon the River Trail Apartment development proposal and end the Northside Riverfront tax-increment financing (TIF) district. The TIF district is set to expire this year, and dissolving it could mean $300,000 in property tax revenues for the school district.
School Board member Dan Walther stressed that the action does not reflect on the board's willingness to work collaboratively with the council. "We have to do what's in the best interest of our district and our students," he said.
—- Peoria teachers join national outcry over pay, resources —-


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Taupo for foodies
Taupo has long been a popular holiday destination for North Island residents wanting to get away for a couple of days.
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Taupo has long been a popular holiday destination for North Island residents wanting to get away for a couple of days.
Along with the Coromandel, Tauranga and Rotorua, it's probably one of those places that every Kiwi kid raised between Auckland and Wellington has been to at least once in their lifetime, and for good reason.
When the sun is shining and the water glistening, Lake Taupo is easily one of the country's most scenic spots.
The last time I visited was about five years ago, and that was only for a night while returning to Auckland during a week long trip.
When I decided to take a four day holiday in February, the first place I wanted to get back to was Taupo and its magnificent lake.
I tend to walk a lot when I get to somewhere new and one thing I like about Taupo in this regard is the flatness of its central city, something it shares with Wellington and Christchurch.
A tourist can throw on a pair of comfortable shoes, stuff a map in their pocket, and strike out to explore their new surroundings without getting burned out the first day from having to slog uphill.
My routine upon arriving anywhere new is to head out and see the sights on foot, and that's exactly what I did after arriving in Taupo on a sunny Friday afternoon.
The city's commercial district is spread around half a dozen streets, with many bars and restaurants situated along Roberts Street, just over the road from Lake Terrace, which offers a spectacular view of the water.
After building up a thirst, my first stop for refreshment was at the Pub 'n Grub in Roberts Street.
It's a friendly establishment offering cold drinks and hot meals, and as I wasn't yet hungry, I decided to down an ice-cold beer in record time, before hitting the pavement again.
Later that night I tried my luck at the Thai Delight restaurant in Tamamutu Street, which is about a ten minute stroll from where I stayed at YHA Taupo on Kaimanawa Street.
I devoured a very tasty tofu vegetarian red curry, which is one of my favourite dishes in the world of Thai food.
The next night my meal of choice was a burger and fries from Burger Fuel, also in Roberts Street.
The biggest problem a foodie faces when staying is Taupo is choosing where to eat any given night, as there are quality choices in categories including Thai, Chinese, Indian, traditional English pubs and more.
On my last day in Taupo I took the opportunity to enjoy a stroll through the scenic Tongariro Domain and then spend a quiet hour lying on the grass beside the lake.
It was great to see littlies playing in the water and digging holes in the sand with plastic buckets, as well as people swimming, paddle boarding or boating on Lake Taupo.
All in all, it was an enjoyable and relaxing two nights spent in one of the prettiest parts of New Zealand.


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1,367 downloadsA Minimal and Super Fast Kext Installer and Repair Permissions for Mac OS This app is written in SwiftDescription : Drag one or several Kexts,Bundle,Plugin,PPP on the application (not a folder) Double Tap on "Drop your kext here" to select several Kexts,Bundle,Plugin,PPP on the application manually Change destination as desired (LE or SLE) Backup is created at Desktop Option to save log Choose auto-mode , when automode is not selected you have to press Install button after dragging files Use Drag-Drop or manually browse (click on drop section) files to select Note : for Mac OS 10.12 and greater sudo spctl --master-disable for EL Capitan and Sierra disable SIP or use 0x03 For Yosemite use kext-dev-mode=1 Restart is required after installation
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16,356 downloadsAtheros AR5B195 (AR9285+AR3011 Combo) El Capitan & Yosemity half size mini pci express combo wifi + bluetooth working great on el capitan unzip it just drag & drop on System/Library/Extentions On el capitan S/L/E are hidden so you needed to unhide them first also kext utility 2.6.4 is need before restart.... thanks to all devs i only upload them in on place for easy finding... by nikkpap
ALC 887 - Sound Problem
Eurofighter_Ty posted a question in AppleHDAHi, I have a ALC 887 audio chipset and it's not working right: I used this patch: audio_cloverALC-120_v1.0a0.command On Audio ID: 1,2: I get sound on front panel and that's it ! On Audio ID: 3: I get sound on front panel and microphone on the back panel. if I use just AppleALC patch then: Audio ID 1: I have audio on back panel but no mic on front or back panel Audio ID 2: I have audio on front panel but no mic on front or back panel Audio ID 3: No audio but mic on back panel. How can I fix the layout so at least the back panel to be fully working ? Thank you very much !
ATI RADEON HD 3870 PC Version Mac 1.1 el capitanModel Name: Mac Pro Model Identifier: MacPro1,1 Processor Name: Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processor Speed: 2 GHz Number of Processors: 2 Total Number of Cores: 4 Memory: 20 GB OS X: El Capitan 10.11.6 Hi there I'm new to working with macs like this so please bare with me.. Used to work with pc's a lot so i'm little clued up on certain things. I just bought a ATI radeon HD 3870 512mb pc version for my mac the other day, I installed it into my mac with power cable into slot 1 where my old card was, turned it on and i'm getting no signal to monitor (stays on stand by) So I installed my old card into slot 2 and plugged my monitor into that card, when the mac booted I had the expansion slot utility pop up saying there was two cards installed and the options of performance for them both ( as shown in pictures) I also checked system information, graphics and displays and it also shows the cards being there (also shown in picture) I came across a page on this site with loads of kext's for ATI radeon but i'm not 100% sure what one i should be using if any at all and don't want to try it incase it damages the mac. can anyone please help me as i'm completely stuck on what to try next or if it will ever even work. as far as i was aware, any pc video card should work without given you a boot screen. I'm given the mac enough time to load to desktop and still nothing happens. any help would be massively appreciated. thanks


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Readers of this blog know that we love Nikki McClure's artwork and books. Not only does she live and work in the Pacific Northwest, but her themes revolve around nature. She just published a new book, as author and illustrator, that really speaks to us.
Sometimes it can take a little effort to open that front door and head outside. There are things inside that are nice to do. But once that hurdle is overcome, being outside is wonderful. Nikki McClure's In (New York: Abrams Appleseed, 2015, 36 pp) follows a young boy, accompanied by his toy giraffe, as a he plays on his own inside, outside, and then back inside again. She uses the words in and out throughout the text, and her papercut scenes of reading, splashing in puddles, and spotting owls at night capture the will of a child exploring and determining their own playtime.
In is a gentle reminder, as parents read to their own kids or kids read it on their own, that all is needed for play is one's imagination and active bodies. No electronics or over-scheduled afternoons required!
McClure will be in Portland on May 30th for a book talk at Powell's City of Books, at 4pm.


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Monday, September 22, 2008
Park(ing) Day in Seattle
Park(ing)Day took place on Friday, September 19, and was a "one-day, global event centered in San Francisco where artists, activists, and citizens collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spots into "PARK(ing)" spaces: temporary public parks." The Trust for Public Land hired CORE GIS to create a map of the park locations in Seattle, to hand out to curious passers-by and help people find the various parks.
This photo of one of the parks was taken by Jeanine Anderson.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Sustainable Ballard: Local Food Production and Population
CORE GIS is located right on the edge of the Ballard neighborhood in Seattle. The non-profit Sustainable Ballard has been active in numerous sustainability and environmental issues, and each year at this time they ramp up their "Eat Local" campaign by promoting the 100 mile diet.
This seems like a great idea, for a number of reasons--it supports local farmers and local economies, reduces fossil fuel consumption, builds community, and encourages all of us to think about where and how our food is grown.
I decided to take this idea to its logical extreme--what if everyone in Seattle decided to follow the 100 mile diet? Do we have enough agricultural land to support that many people?
I started with 2000 U.S. Census data, specifically the SF1 100% population count at the block group. Then I used 2001 NLCD land cover data and extracted the two agricultural classes--cultivated crops and hay/pasture. I arbitrarily chose a spot in the middle of Seattle, created 50 mile and 100 mile buffers, then counted up the number of people and the acres of agricultural land within the two distance bands.
As it turns out there is far less acreage in cultivated crops than in hay/pasture, and within 50 miles, each acre of cultivated crops would need to feed 172 people! If we assume that all of the hay/pasture can be converted into cultivated crops, the number of people supported by one acre drops to 22. Moving out to 100 miles improves the situation, with just under 31 people per acre of cultivated crops and just under 7 per acre for all agricultural land. (The cartographic and tabular results are shown in the thumbnail image to the right; if you'd like to download a screen-resolution PDF of the 30"x36" poster, just click here. Please contact me if you'd like a printed version).
However, according to one study, a meat-based diet requires 9 acres per person! A diet that is primarily plant-based (with some milk, cheese, and eggs) requires 3/4 of an acre. Clearly, we still have far too little agricultural land within our 100 mile radius to feed our entire population.
This suggests to me that our region has a lot of thinking to do about our food security and food sovereignty. What happens if there are shortages of fossil fuels, in particular diesel, for transporting food across the vast distances it currently travels? Are there areas within our region that have prime agricultural soils that are not being cultivated? What policies can/should be put in place to ensure that we have the capacity to feed a much larger proportion of our population from local farms? How should our food distribution network change to make it easier and more efficient for local farmers to get their produce to market?
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Monday, March 31, 2008
Stemilt Partnership
For the past several months I've been working with the Trust for Public Land on the Stemilt-Squilchuck Community Vision. Our client is Chelan County, and we've been working closely with a large citizen group known as the Stemilt Partnership. This photo was taken just after our most recent Partnership meeting last Wednesday at the Malaga Fire Hall. The project started in response to a proposed land exchange in which the Washington Department of Natural Resources was planning to divest itself of four sections in the upper part of the basin. As it happens, these four sections form the central core of many of the land use and land management activities that affect the entire watershed. The Partnership was formed to help the County determine what should happen with the land in light of all of the stakeholder groups that are using these public lands.
This project has been particularly interesting for me to work on, because it contains all of the elements that I really love about my job--interesting data and modeling challenges, lots of cartography, the opportunity to meet with and learn from a wide range of citizens and agency people (farmers, real estate developers, wildlife biologists, policy wonks, etc), public speaking and lots of travel to the watershed. The timeline is fairly compact for a project of this size and complexity, but I think the fact that so many community members are heavily engaged will help us produce an excellent result.
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Saturday, February 23, 2008
Chuckanut Mountains Park District Map
I recently completed work on a map for the Chuckanut Mountains Park District. This was a quick, fun project I did for Ken Wilcox and the other folks involved in establishing a more coherent and comprehensive land management approach for this unique region. The Chuckanut Mountains are the only place where the Cascade foothills come all the way to salt water.
The map shows 2006 NRCS NAIP 1 m color orthophotography, major public land owners (derived from the Snohomish and Skagit County parcel databases), as well as all private parcels 10 acres or larger in size.
I wish the CMPD well, and I hope this large poster (40" x 60") is helpful in accomplishing their mission.
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Saturday, February 9, 2008
Mauritius--A Projection Challenge
Recently, I was asked by one of my clients to project a bunch of data for the island nation of Mauritius in preparation for some wetlands-related field work they will be doing there. They received the data from the national government, and there was no projection information included with the data.
As it turns out, Mauritius has its own grid, which is independent from all other geographic coordinate systems and is not natively supported by ArcMap. According to a map I found on the Government of Mauritius web site, the projection is as follows:
Grid : Mauritius
Projection : Lambert Conical Orthomorphic
Spheroid : Clarke 1880
Unit Of Measurement : Metre
Longitude of origin : 57°31'18.58" East of Greenwich
Latitude of Origin : 20°11'42.25" South
Scale Factor at Origin : Unity
False Co-ordinates of origin : 1,000,000m Easting
1,000,000m Northing
Unfortunately, Lambert Conical Orthomorphic is not available in ArcMap, but through my research I determined that Lambert Conformal Conic is a very close approximation. So, converting the above description into ESRI lingo, it looks something like this:
Projected Coordinate System: Mauritius
Projection: Lambert_Conformal_Conic
False_Easting: 1000000.00000000
False_Northing: 1000000.00000000
Central_Meridian: 57.52183000
Standard_Parallel_1: -20.19507000
Standard_Parallel_2: -20.19507000
Scale_Factor: 1.0
Latitude_Of_Origin: -20.19507000
Linear Unit: Meter
I punted on the Standard Parallels, assuming that the island is small enough for the latitude of origin to suffice for both parallels. This sort of worked, and I placed the GTOPO global DEM in the map frame with the newly projected data, resulting in the first image. Seems close, but a bit hard to tell.
So I downloaded SRTM data for the island, which has much higher resolution than GTOPO, and the result is the second image. Clearly, pretty far off. At this point, I was getting in over my head with respect to creating custom datum/spheroid combinations, so I called the good folks at ESRI and after an hour on the phone, they helped me to build a very solid projection and transformation for Mauritius (this is the actual PRJ file, please feel free to use it, just remove the carriage returns after each comma before saving as a PRJ):
The custom datum comes from the Le_Pouce_1934_TO_WGS_1984 transformation ESRI helped me to create, which is here (again, remove CR after commas, save as a gtf file):
The result is a very nice agreement between the red coastline vector and the SRTM topography, shown in the third image.
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Welcome to our new laboratory, designed to analyze walking and running styles. And not only for sportspeople.
It is estimated that 90% of the population walk and run incorrectly. In our laboratory,
we will film how you walk and run on the treadmill and the computer will analyze your movements. Your physiotherapist
will explain to you all the problems with your movement, problems that can cause your leg, knee
or back pain.
What happens during the study?
You will need approximately one hour for this study, and because you will be running, please bring your sneakers and shorts with you. You will only be running at your own speed and the camera will be shooting from behind you. After, the analysis we may recommend Formthotics insoles, and together with our expert advice, we will have you walking and running properly in no time.
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What happens after analysis:
After you finish your time on the treadmill, we will show you a graphic analysis of your movements and our physiotherapist will then offer you her advice how to improve your walking and running movement, which exercises you should use, what sport shoes will be appropriate for you. We will want to see you for another analysis in six months' time to see all the improvement.
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The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found that a police officer was justified in using a PAVA spray to subdue a man who began to struggle during his arrest.
Commissioner Kate Frame said the use of the incapacitant spray allowed the police to gain control of the 27-year-old and arrest him quickly and safely during the incident at a public house in Annan in March 2017.
The man was later charged with a number of offences and has since been convicted of possession of an offensive weapon and resisting arrest. He received a prison sentence of nine months.
She concluded that while the use of PAVA spray was justified in the circumstances to control the man and arrest him quickly and safely, there were inaccuracies in the information provided by Police Scotland to the PIRC during the investigation.
The incident highlighted that more than a third of CS/PAVA spray referrals made to the PIRC by Police Scotland require to be returned to Police Scotland due to inaccurate or insufficient information being provided to the PIRC.
The Commissioner recommended that Police Scotland take immediate steps to ensure that officers give a full account of the circumstances surrounding officers' use of CS/PAVA spray during arrests.
Commissioner Kate Frame added:"When police approached the man they knew he was a violent individual who routinely carried weapons.
"When he began to struggle during the arrest the discharge of the PAVA spray was justified in the circumstances, to allow officers to control the man quickly and safely.
"However, inaccuracies in the information provided to the PIRC investigation has again highlighted an ongoing problem in relation to the accuracy of information provided by Police Scotland.
"Throughout the last four years guidance and advice has been provided by the PIRC to Police Scotland on this issue but despite this, difficulties persist with the accuracy and sufficiency of the information provided by Police Scotland."


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This was not the present
it never is
no man stands still for time
he is a creature of creation
built for speed
on a race to doomsday
the never-when
where he hopes to win
a bleak, pessimistic dream
to achieve victory
only outside of time and space
the faith of the born loser
is to be born again a winner
but for rebirth a price is paid
a loss – life, light and possibility
all reduced
for one last fanatic drive to the end
Archive for March, 2013
And That's What Christianity's All AboutMarch 31, 2013
This was not the present
To DieMarch 30, 2013
I will die
and men in khaki shorts will mow their lawns
bulging grey-haired bellies
jiggling to the machine's vibrations
beer sloshing in guts
as growing grass gets the blade
I will die
and women in hot baths will shave their legs
long and smothered in lather
scented candle burning at the tub's edge
relaxing music on the laptop plays
as growing hair gets the blade
I will die
and I would be glad to know
if I could know
how people continue to dance and sing
and pop microwave popcorn
searching for recipes online
asking Google questions about caramel
all of that will be mighty fine
the steadiness of our unyielding race
knowing it goes on as always
I won't be bothered in the least…
BeatMarch 29, 2013
my beating heart beats me down
with everyone
hit after hit
like the swing of a bat
it is assailant
we are victim
struck to the ground
defenseless, frightened
eager, excited
it is a dominatrix
a whip crack
the lash to the back
enslaved to it
tied to it
in need of it
wanting it
doing anything for it
to keep it going
to maintain the flow
the pump, the thrill
it is the driver
we are the stolen car
taken for a joy ride
throttled, over-heated
leaking fluids
venting steam
treads worn bare
tires blown
engine ticking, cooling
a final sputter
and that's all there is… is that all there is?
CranklessMarch 28, 2013
Limping out of the gate reluctant
it's how I live
as if wound too far, a spring gets blown
there's nothing I agree to do
in advance
that I want to do
by when the time comes
to do it
"I'd rather not"
chisel it on my gravestone
a summation of who I am
as good as any other
a man of zero enthusiasm
pained by fun
wanting the party over before the start
turning the ignition
to sit and idle in the driveway
head pressed to the wheel
gas burns
exhaust fumes catch the breeze
the same tape in the deck for a year
feeds through the spindles
as ready to snap as I am
cut the engine, music over,
out of the car
why bother going anywhere
when anywhere is a place like here
or slightly worse
or only marginally, minimally improved
and that's worst of all
no time is better than a good time and
anytime is better than a bad one
so I choose none
Ritual SkinMarch 27, 2013
snake head bris, rabbi sucking cobra
spit down throat skinless
like a Yule log for santa claus
fiery bite to butt, to tongue
wee willy wiener misbehaved
hegemonically enslaved
grasp and twist and tear and suck
rituals are never enough
genital warts and saxophones
childish bits left unblown
where you meet at the goblin market
gullible cretins are your target
smile, laugh, shake hands, commend
entreaties and treacheries never cease
as friends embracing enemies feast
fleshly ringlets freshly severed
fruit-loop-dick-hoop immobilized moan
for foolish tribe a slaughter done
merrily, merrily, life is a jubilee Jews
walls up, cocks out
waggle it at intruders come
rag on, women out
superstition lives in blood and skin
The Sting of ImpotenceMarch 26, 2013
Whether under church, law, bank or state
the sting of impotence lashes down
upon the back of everyman
the whip strikes
crisscrossing lacerations
skin, muscle, sinew, all
flayed open to bone
it's the feeling as you open the electric bill
when the bottle's redemption value
cannot be redeemed
as taggers spray paint walls
neighbors blast party music to dawn
and the police come to ticket you
for an unweeded garden
the adrenaline of powerlessness
storms the circulation
in enragement and confusion
hog-tied, deprived and laughed at
by your captors
for the witch tried and convicted
burning and death comes fast
but today, the modern man
twists and agonizes
suspended meat over the tiger pit
you are food
nothing but fuel
for the delight of the rich
burning to keep them warm
faggots on the fire
furs for the shoulders
your misery is their economy
when you succeed
experience comfort
feel happiness for but a moment
to them
it is a failure of their oppression
the machine has gotten lax
allowed the screws too long to be loosened
and their duty sworn
is to double-down
stamp out any temporary joy
a peasant in good cheer
is a peasant undisciplined
spared the rod and spoiled
a reprieve from sweat and anxiety
an hours clear-minded thought
one day spent not agonizing over finances
not guilt-ridden and ashamed
seething in sickness and frustration,
crying for no reason
or filled with dread
is a day of failure
under church, law, bank and state
Political ProctologyMarch 25, 2013
"grand" and "old," the words
in the title
grant an air of venerable respectability
something sorely needed, as of late, by any G.O.P.
a Grand Old Practitioner of medicine
faces many prejudices
seems young people today have no faith
in applications of wormwood and exorcism
just watch how they react
to a poultice of powderized tiger penis
with skepticism like theirs
it'll be a wonder
if every man in the land isn't impotent
in four and twenty fort nights
–remove your britches and lie down, please–
scientific method
facts and evidence
a good G.O.P. has no call for these
a course of quick silver's what they need
drink the magic potion
chant the incantation
do the wellness dance
that's tradition
tried and true methods they are
for restoring balance the humours
–roll onto your belly, please–
a pox upon modernity
and their microscopic bugs
the germ theory of illness
it is just a theory
what bollocks all this hand washing
sterilizing of instruments
such fanciful wastes of time
money needlessly spent
–hm, this isn't looking right–
the United States has the best healthcare in the world
what a waste of public funds
genetic tests on fruit flies
experiments on meth addict monkeys
these zealots of progress
they're the ones making everyone sick
with their insalubrious fretting
over sugars and salts and fats
–hold still–
counting calories like fastidious accountants
–hold still–
mark my words
their big ideas will be the end of us…
–quit squirming
this infection of your lower bowel won't heal itself
and these leeches aren't going to pound themselves up your ass–
MothMarch 24, 2013
Unsteady eye vibrations
see a rattling world
tremors ripple through
frenzied edges sizzle
vision quakes
distorts perception
a minute shaking of reality
warps eagerly inward
until the body
ill at ease
is a reflection of sight
pitched disharmoniously in reverse
a mind turned against matter
febrile anxieties
nervous contemplations
energetic shivers rack the limbs
destabilize system rhythms
muscles compulsively flex
dyssynchronous heart beats
measure inverse seconds
out of time
edges of self dissipate
me, I
not me, not I
definition collapse
fluttering peripheries
a light bulb's inescapable
halo of darkness
error in guidance
a miscalculated moon
from here to there
is no way out
DeutschlandMarch 23, 2013
You are half asleep and listening
lying upon a vinyl squat sofa in Hamburg
in Germany
German voices seep into your subconscious
as does cigarette smoke and stale bier
you are hearing sounds
foreign tongues speaking soft and urgent
it's like hypnosis
on the couch
the language of Freud
so lovely, so gentle, so homely, so harsh
they sing an alien song ushering you to slumber
adrift in rocking nonsense
a lullaby from another world
pissing through a wormhole
bored into the great void of mind
pink and flapping
straight on to gray and quivering
you do not comprehend the words
understand the sentence handed down
but be assured
in a prison you have been placed
sequestered by illiteracy from decent society
and in your cell there is safety to feel
the serenity of impotence
the bliss of ignorance
none of the futility of resistance
you hear the voices speak as you do not
you want to surrender to this dream of sounds
sleep and comfort – a fantasy of helplessness
a return to infancy
a desire for a master, a mother
beyond the grasp of intelligence
so superior, so absolute
supreme ruler über alles
consent is easy as you drift away
and then you wake up
to yourself
to what you became under
failed by the meaning
Of Opium and PeopleMarch 22, 2013
"Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people." – Karl Marx
Of religion, all Marx said, we are
the heart, the sigh, the soul: we are
the oppression, soullessness and heartlessness: we are
the creature, the world, the condition: we are
and that's pretty much what's so fucked about it
without us, it'd be perfect and unquestioned
the cause of no strife or division
without our sighs, souls and hearts
our heartless, soulless oppressions
without us creatures
the condition of the world
would be opium without people
a flower freed from fate's fire


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Sand Slam and Luau 2012
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Registration Form
As of 11 AM on Friday October 7 Diggs finally opened its door. That you very much for your patience, and come out a help us enjoy this great event.
Well, if you're here and reading this then you probably already know–the new web site for Diggs Bar and Grill has gone live to the interwebs. We'll be working on adding some content here in the very near future. If you see any technical issues with the site, please feel free to shoot me an e-mail at email@example.com.
Keep a look-out here on the blog for the latest news and updates.


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World AIDS Week, through Saturday, various venues around Jacksonville. (904) 356-1612, ext. 17, or northeastfloridaworldaidsweek.com.
■ Today — Community Connection/Education Day Health Fairs, throughout the day at local colleges. (904) 253-2985.
■ Wednesday — Community Connection/Education Poetry Competition, 6-8 p.m., Edward Waters College, 1658 Kings Road. (904) 253-2985.
■ Thursday — National AIDS Quilt Opening Display, ceremony, noon-12:30 p.m., Jacksonville City Hall, Duval and Laura streets, email firstname.lastname@example.com; Memorial Service, 6:30-9 p.m., Bethel Baptist Institutional Church, 2115 Bethel Baptist St. (904) 722-3000, ext. 219.
■ Friday — Community Awards Luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Omni Hotel, 245 W. Water St. Speaker is Juan Carlos Riascos. $30. (904) 739-7016.
■ Saturday — Community Connection/Education Day, 1-4 p.m., Bethel Baptist Institutional Church, 215 Bethel Baptist St. (904) 253-2985.
Zoo Fit, 7-8 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, 370 Zoo Parkway, off Heckscher Drive. Instructor led 3-mile walk at an aerobic pace, with a 2-mile option. $4 members, $8 nonmembers, per walk; $25 members, $65 nonmembers, 10-walk pass. (904) 757-4463 or jacksonvillezoo.org.
"The Magic School Bus" for children 5-8, 10:15 a.m., Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, 283 College Drive, Orange Park. $8. (904) 276-6750.
Open House, 5-7 p.m. Tuesdays, The Foundation Academy, 3675 San Pablo Road S. (904) 241-3515 or foundationacademy.com.
A Night With the Stars to honor advocates and caregivers of elders in the Jacksonville community, reception and auction, 5:30 p.m.; dinner and awards, 6:30-9 p.m.; Marriott Southpoint, 4670 Salisbury Road. Speaker is Mayor Alvin Brown. Delores Barr Weaver will be recognized for her compassion for elders. $50. (904) 391-6617 or myeldersource.org.
"The 904 Project" Town Hall event, 6-8 p.m., University of North Florida's Student Union Ballroom, Building 58W, Room 3703. Graduate criminology students present "The 904," a film examining Jacksonville's high crime rate. Film followed by a discussion of local coverage of crime issues. (904) 620-2758.
Sustaining Beauty: The Life of Ninah Cummer, 7-8:15 p.m., The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Ave. (904) 356-6857 or cummer.org.
Clarinet Recital, 7:30 p.m., University of North Florida's Recital Hall. Features Guy Yehuda's students. Free. (904) 620-2961.
Bone Marrow Drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, University of North Florida's Student Union Osprey Plaza. (904) 620-1638 or getswabbed.org.
Sky Walk, presented by an educator from the Bryan-Gooding Planetarium, 7-9 p.m., Bird Island Park, 101 Library Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach. Features a guided tour of the night sky on the boardwalk. Telescopes optional. (904) 396-7062.
"Organized Chaos," one-act plays produced and directed by Flagler College senior theatre arts majors, 7 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, Flagler College auditorium, 14.
Fax to (904) 359-4478 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Complete listing at jacksonville.com/calendars.


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Interested in becoming a member of Rainier Valley Church?
1) Read and agree to the Membership Covenant (view printable version) and
2) Attend and be part of a Community Group. If you are not in a community group, you can fill out a Connect Card here or ask a greeter at church on Sunday
3) Contact your Community Group leader if you have any questions regarding the Membership Covenant or Doctrinal Statement
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