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According to natural health expert, Dr. Adrew Weil (What are Ultra-Processed Foods?), UPF's "include soft drinks, packaged snacks and baked goods, and reconstituted meat products such as chicken and fish nuggets. Instant noodles and commercially produced soups also qualify." But as you'll soon see, UPF's go far beyond the obvious foods seen on this list. Another study from BMJ (this one published in 2016 --- Ultra-Processed Foods and Added Sugars in the US Diet...) concluded that......
"Ultra-processed foods were defined as industrial formulations which, besides salt, sugar, oils and fats, include substances not used in culinary preparations, in particular additives used to imitate sensorial qualities of minimally processed foods and their culinary preparations. Ultra-processed foods comprised 57.9% of energy intake, and contributed 89.7% of the energy intake from added sugars. The content of added sugars in ultra-processed foods was eight-fold higher than in processed foods. High intake of added sugars increases the risk of weight gain, excess body weight and obesity; type 2 diabetes, higher serum triglycerides and high blood cholesterol; higher blood pressure and hypertension; stroke; coronary heart disease; cancer; and dental caries. Moreover, foods higher in added sugars are often a source of empty calories with minimum essential nutrients or dietary fiber, which displace more nutrient-dense foods and lead, in turn, to simultaneously overfed and undernourished individuals."
Over-fed and under-nourished. That pretty much sums up a huge and growing segment of Western society (no pun intended). And even though it's on this two year old list, the latest study is specifically about the relationship between UPF's and CANCER. Speaking of UPF's and cancer; while most people have at least heard that SUGAR FEEDS CANCER, the medical community has been slow to embrace Dr. Otto Warburg's work --- odd considering he won the Nobel Prize for Medicine back in 1931 (HERE). Once you realize that added sugar makes up the largest portion of UPF's, it's not difficult to argue that the medical community needs to step up to the plate and change the way they deal with their average patient (HERE).
An interesting "proof" of a phenomenon routinely found in EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE is that less than six months ago the American Journal of Nutrition (Ultra-Processed Foods in Human Health: A Critical Appraisal) said this about the ADDICTIVE NATURE (or non-addictive as their authors determined) of UPF's. "This commentary challenges many of the basic arguments of [the relationship between] the link between food and health. We believe that there is no evidence to uphold the view that ultra-processed foods and drinks give rise to hyper-palatable foods associated with a quasi-addictive effect." This statement becomes especially interesting once you realize the study's lead co-author, Dr. Michael J. Gibney, "had primary responsibility for final content... serving on scientific committees for Nestlé and Cereal Partners Worldwide." Here's an article about NESTLE that will make you puke, and the CPW is a joint effort between Nestle and General Mills to develop BREAKFAST CEREALS.
After looking at 105,000 people without cancer and adjusting for confounders (sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics, age, sex, occupation, educational level, smoking status, number of children, height, weight, dietary intakes, physical activity, personal and family history of diseases, drug use including use of hormonal treatment for menopause and oral contraceptives, and menopausal status) these authors determined that (quote is somewhat cherry-picked)......
"Main food groups contributing to ultra-processed food intake were sugary products (26%) and drinks (20%), followed by starchy foods and breakfast cereals (16%) and ultra-processed fruits and vegetables (15%). Ultra-processed food intake was associated with increased risks of overall cancer and breast cancer. The association with overall cancer risk was statistically significant in all strata of the population investigated. Ultra-processed foods have also been associated with a higher glycemic response and a lower satiety effect [it never makes you "full"]. Excessive energy, fat, and sugar intakes contribute to weight gain and risk of obesity, with obesity recognized as a major risk factor for breast, stomach, liver, colorectal, esophagus, pancreas, kidney, gallbladder, endometrium, ovary, liver, and (advanced) prostate cancers and hematological malignancies [leukemia]. For instance, body fatness in post-menopausal women is estimated to contribute 17% of the breast cancer burden."
And this is just for starters. The authors went on to talk about the effects of plastics, chemicals, and other "ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING" packaging materials commonly used in UPF's, as well as the effects that additives such as dyes, MSG, ASPARTAME, and several others, have on PHYSIOLOGY / HOMEOSTASIS, particularly when it comes to GUT HEALTH and MICROBIOME (remember that 80% of your immune system is found in the Gut --- HERE). Although you could correctly guess what the most common UPF's are (see pics at top of page), some might surprise you. The list included "fried potatoes, biscuits, bread, coffee, sweet pastries, dairy desserts, ice cream, fruit purée, fruit in syrup, fruit and vegetable juices, soups and broths, sandwiches, pizzas, salted pastries [crackers]." Also mentioned were processed "starchy foods (cereals, legumes, or potatoes)."
What's the solution to this mess? First, control your BLOOD SUGAR. This is done via controlling your intake of simple carbohydrates. Secondly, because generic LOW CARB DIETS can be loaded with all sorts of garbage, including TRANS or other junk fats, I suggest you go PALEO. Some of you might do great with a KETOGENIC DIET as well (click THIS LINK to watch a cool video by a researcher at Pitt using Ketogenic Diets in his lab to successfully address cancer). And for those of you struggling with serious chronic health issues and rampant inflammation (HERE), be sure and take a look at THIS POST for a nice little protocol that will at least point the average person in the right direction.


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Andes Mint Chocolate Cookies Recipe
Melt in your mouth chocolate mint cookies recipe with Andes mints, butter, and chocolate. Jump to the Andes Mint Chocolate Cookies Recipe or read on to see our tips for making them.
These mint chocolate cookies are a cross between a cookie and brownie. They're so tender, they just melt away in your mouth. We just love them.
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Easy double chocolate cookies with butter, cocoa powder and chocolate chunks. Jump to the Chewy Double Chocolate Cookies Recipe.
How to Make Mint Chocolate Cookies
Andes mint chocolates star in this cookie recipe. First, we add them to the batter. Then we melt them into a mint chocolate glaze, and finally we crumble more mints on top.
To make the batter, you will need to combine eggs, sugar and vanilla extract in a stand mixer, fitted with whisk attachment and beat on medium speed for about 15 minutes. I know it seems a long time, but it is this extra beating that makes these cookies almost brownie-like.
You are technically beating the eggs to what's called the ribbon stage. This just means that when you pull the beater out of the batter, it looks glossy and the batter slowly falls back into itself — just like a ribbon. This mixture is combined with flour and chocolate then we bake until the cookies are puffed and slightly cracked on top. After cooling, we spoon mint chocolate glaze on top and finish with the crumbled mints.
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Recipe updated, originally posted November 2012. Since posting this in 2012, we have tweaked the recipe to be more clear. – Adam and Joanne
Andes Mint Chocolate Cookies Recipe
To make the batter, you will need to combine eggs, sugar and vanilla extract in a stand mixer, fitted with whisk attachment and beat on medium speed for about 15 minutes. I know it seems a long time, but it is this extra beating that makes these cookies almost brownie-like.
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10 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 ounces chopped Andes mints or Andes baking chips (about 1/3 cup)
2 large eggs
1/3 cup (65 grams) granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup (30 grams) all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powderMint Chocolate Topping
2 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 1/2 ounces chopped Andes mints or of Andes baking chips (about 1/4 cup), plus more for topping cookies
- Make Batter
- Bake Cookies
- To Finish
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicon baking mat.
Combine the 10 ounces of chopped semisweet chocolate and 3 tablespoons of butter in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 20 seconds, stir then microwave for another 20 seconds. Repeat this process until the chocolate and butter have melted. This takes 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the chopped Andes mints until melted. The heat from the chocolate and butter should be enough to melt the Andes mints, if they do not melt, place back into the microwave for 20 seconds to help melt.
Combine eggs, sugar, and the vanilla extract in a stand mixer, fitted with whisk attachment. Beat on medium speed for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, the eggs should be pale yellow, thickened, and glossy. At this point, the eggs and sugar will be at the ribbon stage. This means when you pull the beater out of the mixture the mixture will slowly fall back into itself, looking like a ribbon. If the eggs and sugar do not look this way, continue to beat until they do.
Place a sifter over chocolate mixture then add the flour and baking powder. Sift over chocolate. Gently stir the sifted flour and baking powder into the chocolate. Gently fold in the beaten egg and sugar.
Spoon a heaping tablespoon of the cookie batter onto the lined baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches between each cookie.
Bake until the cookies have puffed and cracked on top, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool completely on baking sheet. As the cookies cool, they will deflate a little.
When the cookies have cooled, make the chocolate glaze. To make glaze, combine chocolate and 1 tablespoon of butter in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 20 seconds, stir then microwave for another 20 seconds. Repeat this process until the chocolate and butter have melted. (This takes about a minute). Stir in the Andes mints then spoon about 1 teaspoon of glaze onto each cookie and spread into a thin layer. Top with crumbled mints.
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December 7, 2015, 7:15 am
How long will these keep and do they freeze well? Thanks
December 22, 2014, 7:10 pm
These were very bitter. I tried to save them by stirring in more sugar right before baking but they ended up crumbling apart. What a waste of ingredients. Bummer 🙁
December 7, 2014, 2:25 pm
These cookies are to die for. I've made these cookies for the past two years for a variety of events (including a plate for his work – his boss asked me to make them for a future event), I can't wait to bring them to a cookie exchange tomorrow, if my husband can stay out of them!!
January 28, 2013, 5:29 pm
I have always wanted to try the Donna Hay recipe..this is such a great spin on it. Pinned!
December 27, 2012, 12:13 am
Hi I was just wondering if the chocolate glaze on top on the cookie would set up and become hard. Thank you for posting this recipe!
December 25, 2012, 7:34 pm
GREAT! They do spread so watch out, and stick with the time even if they feel too moist, they will most likely set perfectly. Whipping the butter, sugar, vanilla didn't do any noticeable change to the recipe so I would skip it next time.


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I don't know a lot about my 2nd great grandmother, Fannie Goldstein Gunzendorfer, but my interest in all things Gunzendorfer has been piqued this week due to connecting with not one but TWO Gunzendorfer cousins. I wrote last week about my first connection here and through her, I've connected with her first cousin – both are descendants of Jacob Gunzendorfer, younger brother of my great grandfather, Abraham Gunzendorfer. Their grandmother, Irene Gunzendorfer Sherwin, was my grandmother's (Mildred Loraine Gunzendorfer Levy) first cousin. I remember hearing about Irene and her daughters (and even met the daughters) but I never paid too much attention to how they were related. But that's changed now!
Our direct ancestors are Fannie Goldstein and Ferdinand Gunzendorfer, our 2nd great grandparents. One of my first blog posts was about Ferdinand (here) so now it's time to add Fannie to the mix.
I've seen quite a few birth dates and places for Fannie but I'm going to go with 6 March 1848 in Poland since that's what it shows on her death certificate and grave. I've also seen 1846 and 1847 and Prussia and Germany. According to the Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California (Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1893), Fannie was united in marriage with Ferdinand Gunzendorfer in 1863, which means she was somewhere between 15 and 17 years old. And then there's a big gap of Fannie on her own – just census records and City Directories showing her with Ferdinand. Which isn't really nothing since she was with her husband and children but it doesn't really tell me much about her.
While sharing photos with my new-found cousins, I came across this.
Look closely –that's Fannie and Ferdinand in the buggy! Fannie is driving and Ferdinand is sitting in the back seat - could he be giving her a driving lesson? I love thinking about them out for a Sunday "drive" and wonder where they might have gone.
Uh-oh, Fannie had a bit of a checkered past. What would have made her dump the contents of a slop jar (ewwww) on Miss Johnson's trunk? It would be interesting to know THAT story!
Santa Cruz Sentinel
30 May 1897, page 3
A few months later, Fannie's mother, Sarah Frankel Goldstein, died. It is this obituary from the San Francisco Call that helped me determine that Sarah's maiden name was Frankel. I also find it interesting that the Goldstein's had daughters by the names of Fannie and Francis – I can imagine that got confusing.
San Francisco Call
27 December 1897
By 1907, Fannie was on her own after Ferdinand's sudden death on 20 October 1907 in Monterey. Fannie left Monterey for San Francisco, maybe because it was too painful for her to stay in Monterey and several of her sons were in San Francisco. It looks like she bought property on Clay Street from Mr. and Mrs. Warren G. Bailey.
San Francisco Call
23 June 1908, First Edition
And by 1910, she was listed in the City Directory at 3126 Clay Street. I haven't been able to find her (or the house) in the 1910 census enumerated on 15 April 1910 – the census page lists 3124 Clay Street and then skips to 3126. Was the house empty so no one stopped? Where was Fannie?
A few months later, 22 July 1910, Fannie Goldstein Gunzendorfer died at Mt. Zion Hospital from an Incarcerated Hernia with a contributory cause of death of Peritonitis. I'm sure today a patient with that type of diagnosis would be rushed into surgery but I'm guessing that option wasn't available in 1910. What's interesting to note, and this if for my new-found cousin, is that in that time period Mt. Zion Hospital was strictly a Jewish hospital. The hospital had been formed in 1887 by 43 members of the San Francisco Jewish Community and remained a Jewish hospital for nearly 100 years. Which makes me believe that Fannie was a practicing Jew at the time of her death, although I don't know if she was Jewish by birth or marriage.
Fannie is interred in the Gunzendorfer plot at Hills of Eternity Cemetery in Colma, California.


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Hello there. How was your Thanksgiving weekend? Mine was fantastico! Family, food, and shopping, but not on Black Friday. I am crazy but I am not foolish ;) Just kidding...
Well, we are smack dab in the middle of the Holiday season and things might get a little stressful. When stress occurs in everyday living, we gotta get back to the basics.
The basics of stress relief are eating right, exercising, getting plenty of rest, and enjoying life.
All of these particular behaviors/habits help increase our energy and happiness.
There is a very special woman that I have been working with for a very long time. One of my very first clients. She is a paramedic. In the past, during the holiday season, she had a very difficult time because she was juggling her career, her family, and going to school, so that she could advance. She felt very overwhelmed by her busy schedule, which is very common among our society.
The very first thing we did was evaluate her fundamental habits. And the questions that I asked are...
How are your eating habits?
Are you exercising?
Are you getting plenty of rest?
Are you having fun and enjoying life?
The answers were terrible, no, no, and no.
Then I asked...
How can you eat better?
How can you exercise more and what can you do to exercise?
What would have to happen for you to get more quality sleep?
And what can you do to have fun and enjoy life?
Her answers were, eat more fruits and vegetables, quit fast food, every morning I could run, every night I could practice deep relaxation before I go to bed, go to bed at a decent hour like 9 or 10, and plan more activities with my family on my days off.
Sounds very simple but, not necessarily easy, especially when your schedule is so inundated. Although she didn't perfect the basic stress relief habits as much as she would have liked, she did improve on her behavior, which increased her energy and happiness.
The point I am trying to make here is this... The holiday season can be taxing on top of our regular schedule so try to evaluate your basic habits that will help you destress yourself. Rate your behavior on a scale of 1 to 10. One being the worst and ten being the best.
Rate 1 to 10 on these actions
Eating habits
Exercise habits
Plenty of rest
Having fun
Now that you have evaluated them, try to improve them. Ask yourself the first and second set of questions above.
If you take time to evaluate your habits and answer the questions I promise you that you will improve because now that it is in your mind, you will be more conscious of your practices.
This is just the beginning of destressing yourself for the holidays.
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It was mid-afternoon on Wednesday by the time we got to her place, but Nerida* had been waiting patiently for us. The afternoon temperature was soaring, the sunlight blinding as we entered her neat little room to talk.
Nerida's home was a single room in a mud-brick building. She built a lean-to on the front, enclosing it with corrugated aluminum roofing and mosquito netting to have a kitchen. Floor-to-ceiling burgundy curtains lined the walls of her bedroom, hiding the pock-marked mud plaster behind. Stitched-together white grain sacs hung above as a sort of ceiling, painted in a cheerful design. I sat with a fellow missionary, Naomi, on the thinly carpeted floor to talk and pray with Nerida. In the dimness of the light that filtered through the curtain in the doorway, Nerida began to tell us more of her story.
Growing up in a southern village, Nerida was married at an early age to a Muslim man. She was pressured to convert to Islam but adamantly refused, choosing instead to stay with "her" God. She gave birth to two little girls, but tragedy struck when the first died at 20 months and the second at only eight months. Seeing that Nerida's children did not survive, her husband took another wife. Life grew difficult and abusive as a rivalry escalated between the women. Finally, Nerida's temper got the better of her. Enough was enough, and she left.
She fled to the capital city with no way to make a living and fell into the night life, selling herself to strange men. Still searching for love and belonging, Nerida eventually met a man who began to care and provide for her. He paid the rent on her room and gave her what she needed for food and clothing. They frequented bars together at night. Aware of the dangers of HIV, they got tested every so often. It was always the same: Her tests came back negative and she showed him the results. He never shared his.
It was during this time that Naomi began building a relationship with Nerida. Visiting twice a week, listening, praying, and caring for Nerida, Naomi gradually earned Nerida's trust. Little by little, the Bible stories that Naomi shared found an opening in Nerida's heart. A conviction grew in her heart. She wanted to change, but her knowledge of God and his character were limited. A spiritual battle raged within her, and she made some poor choices. Her heart cleaved to the sense of belonging and security that her boyfriend provided. Disillusioned with the life of prostitution, she clung to the hope of marriage.
That is, until the day a friend told her that her man was seeing other women and no longer loved her.
Nerida's heart refused to accept it. Against all hope, she tried to believe that he would come back to her. She became seriously ill, and eventually discovered that she was HIV positive. She was devastated.
Stuffing down the grief, Nerida pulled herself together and was able to continue a job she had found serving as house help for three days a week. With her boyfriend's support gone, she took a second job in the evenings as a waitress, working herself to exhaustion. She left that job after the manager refused to pay her, and God provided a second house cleaning job to cover the gap. Nerida saw God's hand behind her provision. Her faith slowly grew and her heart began to heal.
Then one day Nerida got a phone call. It was her mom. She told Nerida that a "crazy" aunt told her about a time when Nerida saw an evil spirit when she was a girl. Nerida had forgotten the incident and never shared it with anyone, but the memory suddenly flooded back. She was eight years old and walking home alone by a river. She recounted how a giant had appeared before her, though she could not see his face, just his body. In fear, Nerida had cried out "Lord!" and the apparition disappeared. With tears streaming down her face, the weight of guilt came crashing down as the implications of what her aunt and mother were saying played in her mind – in her cultural understanding of it all, she was the one responsible for her own children's deaths!
As we all sat there together on the floor in Nerida's claustrophobic mud house, Naomi and I shared with her from God's word. With confidence, compassion, and love, we showed her how God already knows our days before we are born. The apparition she saw, and her silence about seeing it, did not mean that she was responsible for whether her children lived or died. As believers in Jesus, one day we will see Nerida's children! Together we prayed, first Naomi, then Nerida in her mother tongue, and finally I prayed. It is our prayer that one day Nerida's mourning will be turned into dancing.
Nerida is still lonely, longing for the love of a faithful man, longing for her children – all God-given desires. Her story is not yet finished. What a privilege to walk the streets of poverty and pain bringing the love, hope, and acceptance of the gospel to these women. Though circumstances may not change on the outside, transformed hearts will bring about transformed lives for the here and now, the future and forever.
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Canada's top general this past week flushed out the biggest threats to this country's mission to Afghanistan.
In a speech last Friday Gen. Rick Hillier said MP's are endangering the lives of Canada's soldiers by delaying a decision on our role in Afghanistan. The Taliban see the debate as a weakness to be exploited by increasing attacks and casualties to frighten Canada out of Kandahar.
And, he said, "the least our soldiers could expect" is a unanimous vote of support for the troops once a decision is made in Parliament.
The counterattack from the Taliban's best allies in the country was immediate.
Huh uh, said the citizen of France who leads the Liberal Party of Canada. Wat duz zee gen-ee-rall know? The Tal-ee-ban will killing be the Canadians soldiers, debate or non.
Shut the f___ up, said the NDP's defence critic. The general is stupid and a liar, she said in slightly different words, yet eloquently summarizing her party's cut-and-run surrender philosophy.
The soldiers on the ground and their replacements en route had to be shaking their heads in despair.
It was different in-country where the Taliban launched a three-day terror blitz in Kandahar province which may have backfired big time.
Sunday the 17th a suicide bomber (possibly wearing a police uniform although accounts differ) slipped into a large crowd attending dog fighting matches. He blew himself up, killing more than 100 people, including his likely target, the fiercely anti-Taliban police commander Abdul Hakim Jan and 35 other police officers. The slaughter of civilians was so unprecedented that nobody has publicly claimed responsibility for the attack. According to Janes, locals were disgusted by the high civilian casualties "and condemned the bombing as a grave sin against Islam."
A sucide attack of this proportion without any regard to civilian casualties is so out of character for the Old School Taliban commanders like Mullah Omar, that it's a clear sign that they have been pushed aside by the more radical Al Qaeda-linked new breed. The backlash from the civilian population that the Taliban has always claimed welcomed and supported them will be punishing to Taliban fortunes.
The very next day, a suicide bomber rammed his car into a Canadian army convoy in the town of Spin Boldak on the border with Pakistan. The convoy was passing through a bazaar of small shops and roadside vendors. The explosion left four Canadian soldiers shaken up, but killed 37 civilians and wounded more than 30 more.
The dead and wounded were from the Achezai tribe, which makes up the local police force as well. The Taliban attack has made permanent enemies of the Achezai tribe, and as the Al Qaeda defeat in Iraq has shown, there's nothing more dangerous to them than the enmity of local tribesmen.
The following day, a third Taliban attack killed one civilian when a remotely detonated car bomb went off as a police car passed in a suburb of Kandahar city.
It may be a sign of the revulsion over the dogfight bombing but within days local authorities captured 7 men accused of assisting in the attack.
If the Kandahar attacks were an attempt to influence the Canadian parliament, the Taliban may have been testing another weak link in the NATO chain Tuesday when they fired five rockets at a Germany base near the northern city of Kunduz. The rockets were fired by timing devices. Two of them landed on the base but caused no damage.
On the other hand, the attack on the Germans was likely just a matter of money.
"We have intelligence information that Taliban would give 50,000 Pakistan rupees (900 US dollars) for their fighters for firing one rocket on Afghan and international forces targets. If the rocket hits the target the person would be rewarded with 100,000 Pakistan rupees," a Kunduz government spokesman told told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.
The British in Helmand province suffered two dead in separate incidents last week bringing the total coalition killed in 2008 to 17. Cpl. Damian Lawrence of the Yorkshire Regiment was killed Sunday while on foot patrol in the Kajaki district and Cpl. Damian Mulvihill of the Royal Marines was killed Tuesday by a landmine while patrolling near the town of Sangin.
But the British struck back.
On Monday one of the coalition's top targets was crossing the desert by motorbike with a couple of lieutenants when soldiers from the Special Boat Service dropped into their path by helicopter. When the gunfight ended, Mullah Abdul Matin, and his pals were dead and crossed off the most-wanted list. Troops recovered night vision goggles, grenades and a detonator and some slightly shot-up motorbikes.
A few days later British and Afghan troops attacked a concentrated group of insurgents between Musa Qala and Kajaki districts. In the five-hour battle an estimated 30 Taliban fighters were killed, mainly by air support. Another 11 were captured.
Among the casualties was Taliban commander Mullah Abdul Bari.
"Mullah Abdul Barry (sic), a Taliban commander, was wounded in the attacks and later died of his wounds in hospital," said an official NATO notice.
Bari led Taliban operations against the British in northern Helmand province in the Kajaki, Musa Qala and Baghran districts. He escaped when British-led forces re-captured the town of Musa Qala in December. His former colleague Mullah Abdul Salaam, who defected to the government forces before the British push into Musa Qala, spoke to village elders about Bari in mid-January according to Afgh.com.
"Abdul Bari is our brother," Salaam said. "He can come and sit among us. He is from this land. Speak with him. But don't let him be stupid. If he is not on the right path then don't let yourself be sacrificed for him. Tell him to take his jihad somewhere else."
But there's an indication there was more than jihad on Bari's mind. Following the fight, Afghan forces seized weapons, two trucks full of explosives and half a ton of opium. They said they also destroyed a heroin-processing factory.
The battle may have been a preemptive strike against the Taliban leader who needed to sell the drugs to finance operations in the coming spring.
To wrap up the week, a suicide bomber attacked an Afghan army convoy in Khost province, killing only himself. And seven security guards died Saturday when their vehicle hit a landmine in Kunar province.
We will end the overview of the week with three developments that will affect the fighting once the winter snows melt in the next few weeks.
* The Afghan National Army (ANA) will boost troop levels in mid-March across the Taliban's traditional stronghold of southern Afghanistan, the Afghan Defence Ministry's chief spokesman has said. Mohammad Zaher Azimi told reporters in Brussels: "A year ago we had only 30,000 trained troops available. Today we have 70,000-plus weapons such as M16 and M4 [infantry assault] rifles." 2008 Jane's Information Group
*Pakistani Moderates Make Gains in Northwest at Taliban's---Voice of America News
Pakistan's Islamist political parties fared poorly in this week's elections, particularly in their traditional stronghold in the country's northwest, where the military has battled pro-Taliban militants in the past year.
In the last provincial elections in Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province, a coalition of Islamist parties - many sympathetic to the Taliban - swept into power, causing many observers to worry about a growing Islamist political force.
This week, however, the Islamist coalition called the MMA lost its majority, winning just 10 of the 96 contested seats in the provincial assembly.
*Accord for attacks by pilotless planes: NYT (from Dawn, Pakistan's most widely circulated English language newspaper)
NEW YORK, Feb 22: American officials are reported to have reached a quiet agreement with Pakistani leadership to step up secret air strikes against suspected terrorists.
The New York Times said in a report on Friday that the strikes would use pilotless Predator aircraft. The new arrangements allow, among other things, an increase in the number and scope of patrols and strikes by armed surveillance aircraft launched from a secret base in Pakistan. This is reported to be a far more aggressive strategy to attack Al Qaeda and the Taliban than had existed before.
The newspaper said that the change, described by senior American and Pakistani officials who would not speak for attribution because of the classified nature of the programme, allows American military commanders greater leeway to choose from what one official who took part in the debate called 'a Chinese menu' of strike options.
Instead of having to confirm the identity of a suspected militant leader before attacking, this shift allowed American operators to strike convoys of vehicles that bear the characteristics of Al Qaeda or Taliban leaders on the run, for instance, so long as the risk of civilian casualties is judged to be low.
One thing for certain---this ain't your daddy's war.
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The initial impression they have from the EEG is the same one the neurologist spoke to me about when we met her for the first time, last week. Gabriel has Benign Rolandic Epilepsy. He may outgrow it, but the onset of it has come a bit later than usual, so it all really remains to be seen. He will stay on medications for 2 years, and they will do another EEG to see what that looks like. If it's clear, then he will go off the medication.
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Anyways, I kinda feel like I am telling God to take the wheel, but keeping my foot on the gas pedal trying to control the speed of things where I want them to be. I know I can only do what I can, but it sure would be nice to feel I have some control in this situation where I feel helpless at times.


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Denver Council discusses police issue and street light study
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Denver Council members asked for roll call votes on three motions related to police protection at their Sept. 9 meeting.
Gensemer noted that East Cocalico is going to give preliminary budget numbers to Denver, Adamstown and West Cocalico on or before the next police board meeting, Sept. 16.
"East Cocalico supervisors also put in writing that they support a regional police force and equal representation of each municipality on a police commission," said Gensemer. "This is progress. This all takes time, and I don't think we want to rush the process."
Gensemer proceeded to introduce his motion.
"In light of the decision of East Cocalico Township to work for another year (2014) under the old contract," Gensemer moved that Denver Borough notify Northern Lancaster Regional Police Department that, at this time, Denver is not interested in becoming a charter member of NLRPD. The motion added that Denver requests that the NLRPD proposal remain open until April 1, 2014 so that time may be allowed for Denver Council to discern what is in the best interest of the citizens.
Councilman Blake Daub added a second to the motion and vigorous discussion ensued.
The motion was defeated 5-2. Voting against the motion was Steve Binkley, Jim Brewer, Mike Cohick, Walt Fink and Rodney Redcay. Voting for the motion were Daub and Gensemer.
Hession explained the next two motions, both of which passed.
"The first motion" Hession said, "is designed to extend the timeline concerning the proposal from Northern Regional from the original date of Sept. 10 until after Denver Council's October 14, 2014 meeting. It passed 5-2, with Cohick and Gensemer voting no. Voting yes were Binkley
Brewer, Daub, Fink and Redcay.
The next motion, Hession said, "is designed to make sure that after all options are evaluated, Denver Borough will have the ability to take action, if council decides, to approve the required ordinance to contract with the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department beginning on January 1, 2014.
It passed 5-2, with Cohick and Gensemer voting no, and Binkley, Brewer, Daub, Fink, and Redcay voting yes.
In other business, representatives from Suburban Lighting Consultants (SLC) and Stouch Lighting were present to discuss the street light privatization feasibility study results, options available, and to answer questions.
Redcay inquired, "Do many of these lights (LED) fail?"
"Less than one percent," said Stouch. Plus, we will file the paperwork for you to determine if you qualify for any rebates, and pass that savings along to you."
Stouch said that if Denver switched to all LED lights, a possible, annual savings of $55,782 could result. This savings could be applied to the annual loan cost for the new system.
"Internally, we need to work on financing options for funding this project," said Borough Manager, Mike Hession. Council members will continue this discussion at their Sept. 30th meeting.
"Total cost projections, in a worst case scenario," Hession explained, are approximately $484,000. It is projected that the new LED light system would pay for itself in ten years.
Stouch discussed several municipalities in southeastern PA which have switched to the new LED lights and others who are starting the switchover. He said the LED lights give more of a "white daylight" look, better illumination and a safer environment.
Council heard an update on the Denver Park Boy Scout Cabin project. To date several professionals have given in kind donations or greatly reduced rates with their professional services. The committee struggled with the idea of trying to raise funds for the project versus trying to obtain contractor volunteers to help complete the project.
Hession noted that material donations have been pledged and "there's only so much we can ask."
Two ordinances related to public safety passed unanimously. The first ordinance establishes and implements a program to charge user fees for the deployment of public safety services rendered by the Denver Fire Company for the borough. The second ordinance approves policies and procedures for the program of user fees for the deployment of public safety services.
Hession announced that road work on the Weaver Road Bridge started Sept. 9th and is expected to be be completed within 45 days, if not sooner.
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text: Press release | 2010-06-15 | 09:30 AM Energy News Europe - week 23, 2010 Czech Republic CEZ earns CZK 30.8bn from foreign acquisitions Hospodarske Noviny, 2010-06-11 CEZ, a Czech energy group, has announced that cumulated operating profits of its overseas acquisitions have reached CZK 30.80bn (EUR 1.20bn USD 1.45bn) since 2005. In 2009, the revenues from foreign operations amounted to CZK 60bn and the company will receive CZK 5.5bn in dividends from these companies. The sales of new acquisitions were worth CZK 22.2bn. Total investments outside the Czech Republic amounted to CZK 73bn. The company's activities in 2009 included the acquisition of a Turkish electricity distributor for CZK 3.3bn. Together with the local partner, Akkok Group, CEZ plans to invest CZK 55bn in the next five years. In 2010, CEZ plans to launch four hydroelectric power plants in Turkey with a combined output of 285 MW. In Germany, CEZ and a Slovak private equity group J&T bought Mibrag, a brown coal mine. CEZ also completed the acquisition of the Albanian electricity distributor OSSH for EUR 102mn but still battles with widespread illegal use of electricity. In Bulgaria, the company is involved in several court cases over price regulation. Austrian media reported that Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov even threatened to renationalise energy companies. On the other hand, in Romania CEZ launched the first stage of the offshore wind power plant Fontanele. The company has said that it is in talks with European Investment Bank (EIB) on funding the Fontanele and Cogealac wind power projects. At the end of 2009, CEZ owned 65 companies abroad where it employed 16,000 people. Analysts say that the company still does not use a full potential of some companies, often due to particular problems in certain markets. © Esmerk Denmark Construction of the world's largest biogas plant to start Børsen, 2010-06-07 The construction of the world's largest biogas facility, Maabjerg Bioenergy, will start today (7 june 2010). The plant has a capacity to convert 500,000 tonnes of biomass a year to pure energy in the form of heating and electricity. The initiators behind the biogas project are local power companies in cooperation with a couple of hundred farmers who are to supply animal waste to the plant. Maabjerg bioenergy plant will reduce Danish CO2 emissions by 50,000 tonnes a year. © Esmerk New power cable across the Great Belt to be taken into use in August Jyllands-Posten, 2010-06-05 Competition in the Danish electricity market is expected to tighten as from 20 August 2010 when the Danish electricity grid operator Energinet.dk takes a new under-water 600 MW direct current cable between across the Great Belt. This is the first time a power cable connects the eastern part of Denmark with the western part. The cable will result in better power supply safety and reduced dependence for eastern Denmark on Sweden for electricity supply © Esmerk Europe Greenhouse gas emissions fall by 2% in 2008 Press Release, 2010-06-02 The European Environment Agency has published results showing that greenhouse gas emissions in the EU fell in the EU15 in 2008 by 1.9% compared to 2007, while at the same time the economy grew by 0.6%. This drop takes emissions in the EU15 to 6.9% below their base year levels. In most cases the base year in question is 1990. In the same period the EU27 saw a 2% drop in greenhouse gas emissions, to 11.3% below 1990 levels. © Esmerk Carbon capture and storage framework finalised Press Release, 2010-06-08 The European Commission has finalised a new EU-wide regulatory framework that should lead to the safe implementation of both carbon capture and carbon storage technologies. The framework includes guidelines ensuring that emissions from carbon capture and storage will be monitored across Europe at a consistent level. The framework attempts to provide regulatory certainty and finalises the most comprehensive legal framework on carbon capture and storage in the world. The guidelines are an amendment of the Commission's Decision 2007/589/EC. © Esmerk New biofuel Decision and Communications adopted Press Release, 2010-06-10 The European Commission has adopted a Decision and two Communications aimed at encouraging governments and industry to create biofuel certification schemes that include biofuels from outside of the EU. This is help in the implementation of the EU's biofuel requirements, which call for sustainable reductions in greenhouse gases. © Esmerk Finland EU Commission wants clarification on electricity sales to shareholders Helsingin Sanomat, 2010-06-06 The Finnish authorities will have to submit a response to the EU Commission by the end of June 2010 on whether Finnish power companies are guilty of tax evasion when they sell electricity to their shareholders at cost price. The law forbids the sale of products to shareholders at special prices, but the interpretation has been less rigorous in the case of electricity companies. The interpretation has been considered legal as it is supported by two decision by the Supreme Administrative Court from the 1960s. The European Commissioner for Competition, Joaquín Almunia, has requested a clarification from Finland in the issue. According to Finnish Members of the European Parliament Satu Hassi and Heidi Hautala who sent a written question to the EU about the issue, the Fennovoima power consortium would not be considered an alternative for building a Finnish nuclear power plant if the principle for selling to shareholders did not exist in Finland. According to Fennovoima, the complaint to the EU and the request for clarification are completely unfounded as there is nothing strange in the principle. Also power company Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) sells electricity to its shareholders at prices that are lower than the market price. According to the Ministry of Employment and the Economy, over one third of Finland's electricity production and some of its heat production works on the principle of cost price. © Esmerk Germany No legal certainty for nuclear energy companies Financial Times Deutschland, 2010-06-07 A spokesman for German Economy Minister Rainer Brüderle told Tuomo Hatakka, CEO of Vattenfall Europe, that the German coalition government of CDU/CSU and FDP cannot grant legal certainty to energy companies regarding the planned extension of the operating time of nuclear power stations. Due to the dispute with the SPD, the final decision may have to be made by the German Federal Constitutional Court. If the German Bundestag [the lower chamber of the German parliament] approved an extension of the operating time of German nuclear power stations from 32 to 60 years, the SPD threatens to go the constitutional court, arguing the extension requires approval by the Bundesrat [the upper chamber of the German parliament] where the current coalition government does no longer have a majority. In turn, the federal states governed by the CDU threaten to bring suit against the withdrawal from nuclear energy decided by the previous coalition government of SPD and Greens, claiming it also happened without the approval of the Bundesrat. The Federal Constitutional Court would thus have to declare both decisions, i.e., the extension of the operating time and the withdrawal from nuclear energy, as unconstitutional. © Esmerk New nuclear fuel assembly tax as of 2011 Handelsblatt, 2010-06-09 Reportedly, the new fuel assembly tax that the German government intends to impose with effect from 2011 on nuclear power plant operators E.ON, RWE, Vattenfall and EnBW is to be also implemented if NPPs' operational lives will not be extended. Resulting tax receipts of EUR 2.30bn (USD 2.75bn) a year are to be also used to cope with dilapidated permanent storage sites for nuclear waste. The government intends to also launch the latter tax with regard to additional revenues energy groups would generate if NPPs' operational lives will be extended. NPP operators oppose the planned tax. © Esmerk Ireland Rapid rise in wind farms envisaged Irish Independent, 2010-06-08 New figures indicate that the number of wind farms in Ireland will rise from 117 at present to 361 by 2020, as the government looks to hit the European Union's goal by this time of generating 40% of of power from renewable sources. Kerry is forecast to have 66 wind farms, with Donegal and Cork having 52 and 46 respectively. It is forecast that 6,567MW of power from renewables will be connected by 2020, against 1,379MW at present. The Irish Wind Energy Association says that meeting the 40% goal will entail around EUR 14bn (USD 16.69bn) being invested in wind farms. Eirgrid, which operates the national grid, says that Ireland should meat the renewable energy goal for 2010 of 15%. © Esmerk Italy EON and Gdf-Suez sign nuclear memorandum of understanding La Repubblica, 2010-06-08 German utility EON and Gdf-Suez have signed a memorandum of understanding which will mean that the two companies will create a consortium that will build nuclear power plants in Italy. The EON and Gdf-Suez consortium will rival that of Enel and EdF. Also, EON and Gdf-Suez are willing to allow local utilities and industrial groups that consume a lot of energy to take part in the consortium. EON is the fourth biggest operator on Italy's electricity market while Gdf-Suez is the fifth biggest electricity company and the third biggest gas supplier in the country. EON and Gdf-Suez have stakes in 30 power plants in France, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland and out of these EON directly manages nine of them and Gdf-Suez manages seven of them. © Esmerk Norway Full implementation of EU emission trading system in 2013 Dagens Næringsliv, 2010-06-09 The Norwegian government has decided to join the EU greenhouse gas emission trading system fully from 2013. Norway is already tied to the system, but does not follow the same criteria as the EU countries when handing out the quotas. A smaller share of the quotas in Norway are free of charge for the industry. This will be changed from 2013, so that Norwegian onshore businesses will compete on the same terms as their competitors in the EU. The emission trading system will also be extended to more sectors than today, to cover most of the industry subject to international competition including aluminium. The government still wants an exemption for the oil and gas sector, however, so that it still pays for all quotas, as is the case today. © Esmerk Spain Consumer groups against any proposal of electricity tariff rise in July ABC, 2010-06-08 The main consumers associations in Spain have spoken out against a possible increase in electricity tariffs in July 2010 as proposed by the government, saying that in the current crisis situation, it is a completely unacceptable measure to impose on families. The rise being considered is 10% for domestic and small commercial customers and 5% for medium industry. No rise is being planned for big industry. The rise would also come at the same time as the rise in VAT, which for electricity will increase from a rate of 16% to 18%. © Esmerk Sweden Svenska Kraftnät determines 2010/11 effective reserve Nordisk Industri, 2010-06-09 Svenska Kraftnät has determined what the Sweden's effective power reserve for the winter of 2010/11 will look like. The reserve is split into two parts, electricity production and consumption reduction. 583 MW of 1892 MW will be delegated to consumption reduction, with Swedish forestry companies Stora Enso and Holmen accounting for 150 MW and 215 MW, respectively. For electricity production, power company Karlshamn Kraft will stand for 1,330 MW, which is by far the most of the five Swedish power companies named. © Esmerk United Kingdom Nation on track to exceed emissions goal Financial Times, 2010-06-09 A Department of Energy and Climate Change report reveals that a 7.5% decline in electricity demand in the recession means the UK is on track to exceed its greenhouse gas emission reduction goals. The nation's greenhouse gas emissions are expected in 2020 to be around 36% less than the levels for 1990, although it notes that electricity demand is expected to increase by this time by around 2%. European Union members have vowed by 2020 to reduce emissions by 20%, with the UK government keen for a 30% reduction. Meanwhile, a Mott MacDonald report states that offshore wind is likely to remain considerably more expensive than onshore turbines, as well as being costlier than nuclear power. © Esmerk Visit Newsroom


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Hey there XAMP friends
I'm having a small problem.. I'm running a PHP text-based game on XAMP, but its messaging system is not working. (that messaging is same as the Private Message on this forum or any forum)
But with others like WAMP and EasyPhp, it is working.
Can anyone try to help me with this issue?
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Event Sites
- Boston Area
- North of Boston
- South of Boston
- West of Boston
- New Hampshire
West of Boston
Arthur Griffin Museum (Winchester)
Cozy site hosts contemporary and historic photography. Beautiful grounds with pond. Accommodates 75 people.
Endicott Estate (Dedham)
A grand 19th century mansion situated on a 15 acre panorama of lush green lawn punctuated by stately trees. The manor is elegantly decorated with period furnishings and works of art. Accommodates 200 people indoors and 1000 outdoors.
Gore Place (Waltham)
Federal estate located on 45 acres of manicured farmland, gardens & lawns. The on-site tent accommodates 350; the quaint historical carriage house accommodates 75. Lawns are available for activities for up to 3,000 people.
Maynard Rod and Gun Club (Maynard)
The Fire Lite Room, the main function room, has the capacity to seat 220 people, featuring round tables and padded chairs, a hardwood dance floor, and a large fieldstone fireplace. The newly rebuilt pavilion has a full bar and clean, modern restrooms and seats up to 300 people, with additional outside space available.
The Pierce House (Lincoln)
Elegant Georgian mansion built by John H. Pierce in 1900. A unique location for wedding receptions, celebrations and meetings.
Stonehurst ~ Paine Estate (Waltham)
Historic property surrounded by 109 acres of conservation land, yet is close to major highways. Accommodates 150 people.
The Thoreau Outdoor Center (Concord)
Expansive sports field, swimming pools, basketball courts and hiking trails. Professionally trained staff will customize your outing.
Tower Hill Botanic Garden (Boylston)
508-869-6111 ex 125
The Orangerie, with its cathedral ceiling of glass, accommodates gatherings of up to 152 guests comfortably (including a dance floor) and with grand style. This dramatic space is available for wedding receptions or special occasions from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. In the Winter and Spring months when the Orangerie transforms into a jungle of subtropical flora, it becomes the perfect setting for a cocktail party or a unique backdrop for wedding photographs. There are also two other large indoor spaces that can accommodate up to 120 people.
Whittemore-Robbins House (Arlington)
A historical mansion with beautifully landscaped grounds. Indoor facilities accommodate 100 people. Outdoor facilities, preferably tented, accommodate 250 to 350 people.


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In response to questions on accuracy of my V3 Prototype that was shown here and featured on Hackaday I've been doing some testing. The most recent testing is based on comparison to the Powertap G3. This is going to be broken up into a few steps
- The Software
- ANT+ Communications
- Test 1
- Correction
- Test 2
- Calibration
- Lessons Learned
The Software
The above software looks ultimately dull, and I'll admit it is. However it's functional (though can crash if I do something stupid I suspect) and does something out there no software does. It records all data fields transmitted by a power meter (except crank frequency, but nothing uses that data page that I know of) and it does it every 0.250 second or 4hz. I'll get to why that is important in the ANT+ communications bit, but suffice to say that the data from 2 powermeters is recorded and synchronized. I rented the G3 on a Tuesday – I didn't get the software written until Friday, so 2 days of missed testing.
ANT+ Communications
From top to bottom you'll see B Watt, C Watt, W watt, C N/M, C RPM, W N/M and W RPM. This will become clear soon but suffice to say B, C, W are for Basic, Crank, and Wheel.
In the power profile for ANT+ it defines pages. There is an 8 byte message to every payload that happens every 0.25 seconds, and the first byte defines the page. Sadly this is a bit of a waste of data but necessary. A basic powermeter transmits only the basic page. This is the bare minimum for compatibility and if your receiver supports the basic profile it can communicate with ALL powermeters. That's correct. You might be wondering then what about the crank and wheel profiles? Every 4 messages these powermeters have to send a basic page!
So a crank will go:
If you bother to read all that you'll see an 'M'. That M is the manufacturers information containing serial numbers, manufacturer ID etc. These come sporadically working out to every few seconds.You'll notice then that a head unit has two means of displaying power. In practice I've found that the Garmin Edge 500 I have is pretty clever in what is going on in the background. If you start it up and the powermeter starts sending basic pages it'll start extracting power data from that, but if you switch to crank or wheel it ignores these pages. However if the computer starts up and sees crank or wheel data it'll calculate the power from the torque and rotational velocities presented, but if you switch to only basic power transmission then it doesn't show power – you have to reboot it or research for the powermeter. If your head unit is only seeing basic profile for a crank or wheel unit then your 1hz recording is now oversampling because you only get a basic page every 1.25 seconds.
What I've presented, changing profile types, would not be approved by the ANT+ committed, but it's worth noting that these devices expect consistency and what page they get their data from can change how fast you get your data.
I noticed the Powertap updates it's wheel page only when the basic page is updated. GASP! That means you are only ever getting data at 0.8 hz from a Powertap G3!
However, let us assume that a wheel based meter or crank based meter updated every rotation, and at high speeds at around 200+ rpm that means almost every page it sends is different. You get 4 times the data you get with the basic profile potentially. If the basic page comes around it syncs well with the wheel page but it isn't averaged for the last 4 pages you'd notice error. So if you're wheel is spinning 240 rpm or about 30.2km/hr, your data could have error – with itself! Using the ANT+ Sensor Simulator and my software I can show you this error below. Notice how the blue basic page lags the more accurate red crank page.
Below is some real Powertap G3 Data. No real error, however this means that the G3 could actually have greater accuracy potentially and may actually answer why it sometimes doesn't line up perfectly with the crank based meters. Honestly, I think that Cycleops should have the Powertap updating every revolution, but I'm more engineer than Coach – to a coach, it doesn't likely matter.
Test 1
Utilizing both the Powertap G3 and my V3 Prototype produced the graph below. Both meters follow similar trends very closely. Initially I had to restart my prototype to re-zero it a couple of times. Once that is complete and the V3 is responding well it follows much better, though offset lower.
Below is a blow up of my meter versus the Powertap G3 to highlight the differences. One of the things you'll notice is the higher response of my meter versus the G3. This again goes back to how the processing happens. In theory the wheel is spinning faster so should update twice as often as the crank but it does not.
The difference between both meters hovers around zero, however there is some offset on average. There is some larger errors coming up during the intervals.
Mapping my meter against the G3 shows good linearity, but showing a slightly greater slope. When I calculate out the average torque and gear down during intervals it appears there needs to be an 11% torque correction. The bits/torque is therefore decreased 11%.
Increasing the torque by 11% from the first test yielded the results below. The data now lines up very well.
Again, plotting my meter versus the G3 shows a better relationship, though potentially overcorrected. This is correct as we'll see in the next test.
Test 2
Using the data from the Powertap and the V3 Prototype with the correction factors yielded the following test. Once corrected they give good alignment with the G3. The blue indicates my powermeter while the red indicates the Powertap G3. One thing to note that was mentioned earlier – the Powertap G3 is updating the Wheel page ONLY after it updates the basic page whereas I am only using the basic page. The Wheel is usually spinning much faster than the crank, say approximately 2:1. But the G3 only updates once every 1.25 seconds, so I'm really achieving 2:1 more data approximately with my prototype as was shown previously. Near the end of the last interval I wanted to push it and you can see the response of my powermeter leads that of the Powertap clearly showing the advantage of more updates.
Once I implement a 1 second smoothing algorithm (that would likely be used in most cycle computers) this becomes the graph below. As you can see, it's lining up even better.
Similar to the graphs shown before, the comparison of each meter by graphing the power of the V3 Prototype against that of the Powertap we get the following. There is certainly scatter as the Powertap can be delayed in time up to a second causing offset forward or backward. The regression now indicates that the new calibrations are over estimating power compared to that of the Powertap. This is more in line with what should be expected as there is a certain amount of drive train loses to be compensated for. It is very close to what was expected based on the 11% change in terms of linear regression.
The average offset works out to be about 7 watts. I can again drive this back down. The minor slope indicates good correlation and little drift resulting from the room warming up. There is still a little. The new ADS1247 has a thermal sensor built in, and the nRF51422 also has a thermal sensor built in. I can therefore use these to do any thermal compensation needed.
Above is a picture of a $32.99 dollar strain gauge based weight scale that measures up to 5kg in 1g increments. I tested 15kg worth of weight and recalibrated. What I found was that my right crank arm calibration was somewhere between the original and the Powertap G3 Adjusted and my Left one ranged. Wait, what? How can that be.
Apparently my alignment of the strain gauge in the axel is not perfect and as a result the hard the effort on the left leg the greater the bending moment combined with the twisting moment and causes a nonlinear calibration. It's not bad, but it's certainly an issue. There was a bare hint of this on the right side, but not much.
Lessons Learned
Strain gauge alignment. This is more critical than expected. At work I've made alignment gauges, here I assumed that the self compensating nature would take care of most of it, and to an extent it does, however 2 degrees of angle better and it might never have been an issue. The right measurement using the double bending bridge arrangement is good but the left will need serious attention to alignment and installation.
Also, notice I put in the price of a strain gauge scale. If there was an easy way to combine this with a 50 dollar Garmin speed / cadence sensor you would have a powermeter essentially. I mean the scale has a microcontroller in it already and a display and fancy stainless steel flat. Powermeters aren't complicated in terms of engineering, but they have their issues to build.


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Essar Telecom Kenya (Yu) has signed a deal with Young & Rubicam Brands that consolidates all marketing communications activity behind the yu brand. Wunderman, a subsidiary of Young & Rubicam Brands has handled yu's digital advertising presence since it launched two years ago.
Speaking at the contract signing event, yu CEO Atul Chaturvedi commented, "We expect to see our brand grow as all our communication efforts will now be consolidated under one group – yu is a young, vibrant brand and we are looking forward to experiencing the expertise that Young & Rubicam brings to the table".
Young & Rubicam Brands Africa Chairman, Chris Harrison said, "We are delighted to rejoin the telecoms marketing at a time when brand equity is at an all-time low and the major players are resorting to price cuts. There is clearly a role for better differentiation in this sector and we are delighted that the senior team at yu shares this view. We believe that yu is strongly placed to be the brand of choice for a new generation of Kenyans. We are, and always have been, in the business of building great brands for our clients'


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Akamai Technologies has bought mobile services company Velocitude in an attempt to boost the company's mobile presence. According to Akamai, the move will enable to add mobile functionality to Akamai's existing suite of services and help with the delivery of video and ecommerce to mobile devices.
The move has been designed to improve the poor quality response that users have when accessing content over mobile devices. Despite, the growing use of mobile broadband and the wider interest in video, via sites like YouTube, mobile users tend to have difficulty navigating a site with mobile content, leading to many enterprises maintaining different websites for mobile and fixed line access – or opting out of providing high-quality video altogether.
Akamai is looking to build on Velocitude's mobile content transformation technology to enable website providers to deliver content without the need for separate mobile websites.
"Enterprises must overcome some specific challenges to ensure both a highly-performing mobile site and a high-quality end user experience," said Paul Sagan, president and CEO of Akamai. "We believe Velocitude has developed a powerful set of solutions to enable optimal mobile Internet experiences across a multitude of different devices. Our goal is to offer the most capable mobile delivery solution available anywhere that combines the convenience of mobile while offering readability and fast response times."


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Some 2008-2009 Scion xD vehicles may exhibit an abnormal noise and vibration during acceleration from a stop and while shifting gears. This applies to vehicles produced in the Takaoka plant prior to VIN JTKKU104*9J046814.
The fix requires replacement of the LH engine mount insulator, using new P/N 12372-37021.
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Thanks to Kathy at The $30 Weekly Grocery Challenge for compiling a list of the best deals to be found at Food Lion this week.
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About the Nazi Holocaust, one Christian historian has written: "The fact that it could take place in the heart of Europe, in the middle of the 20th Century, carried out in the name of what had seemed to be and in many ways was the most developed of nations, called into question every notion of Christendom, of European civilization, of enlightenment, of progress."
There was a grisly lobby of six million ghosts floating above the East River.
November 29 marked the 70th anniversary of the United Nations Security Council's passage of the much-overlooked and thoroughly misunderstood Palestine Partition Resolution. The UN was new, the thermal heat of the European Holocaust of the Jews still pressed, and the global Christian conscience was reeling from the truth.
The Resolution, dividing the British Mandate of Palestine into two states, one Jewish and one Arab, was passed by a vote of 33-13. It was the only the time that the United States and the then-Soviet Union ever cast the same vote (Yes) in the history of the UN. There was a grisly lobby of six million ghosts floating above the East River.
For a flash, it was morally incumbent upon the nations of the world to understand some virtue in Jewish yearnings, to hear some truth in Hebrew folk songs. We need to point out that the soul-searching of the Gentile world, especially the Catholics, on this subject, and its fascination with the reborn Israel, has been a significant element of recent Christian liturgy and principles. Some of them are really trying.
But meanwhile, the blessing of the greater world would have been fruitless without the sharp preparedness of the Jewish people to seize the moment – and this remains the singular achievement of Zionism. The Jewish Agency was ready in Palestine: It had sustained a provisional government under the British there even with arid conditions, poor resources, meager support, civil war in the land, disaster in Europe. It turns out that the Jewish people, especially the tattered pioneers of modern Israel, were not dead – we were prone.
You have to think about this! Let us honor the triumph of Zionism exactly 70 years after the UN made Israel its own child. It was only 35 months after the liberation of Auschwitz. What other ethnic group might have done it? What other nation in human history has remade itself, literally and physically, on desert land, after losing not one million, but six million of our family, including nearly two million children?
It is a stunning accomplishment, and it stands in stark contrast to the general failure of the Palestinian Authority to create a real national home for its very deserving people in the selfsame region. We were handed ashes and we made a home. They are handed territory, tools, guns, resources, and the benefit of our experience.
Perhaps it is not for us to judge them, when we should fulfill Zionism's greatest hope by learning to live with them and we should honor the Torah's constant teaching about welcoming and including the stranger. But one thing is for certain: The Palestinian Authority is no Jewish Agency.
Now, meanwhile, on this significant anniversary of Jewish yearnings fulfilled, Israel is not altogether a folk song, nor is it a biblical verse. It is a real place, with a budget, intense security issues, and a traffic pattern, born of an inspiring Zionist movement that is a resounding success.
Yes, you can say that Zionism has not made the world a totally safe place for Jews. Yes, you can remember that most Jews have not made aliyah to the land, but thank goodness that Diaspora Jewry, especially in North America, is proactive in the protection of the state.
There have been, and remain, significant issues. Israel remains mired in a human rights crucible exacerbated by the now fifty-year occupation of the West Bank. The fact that the situation was created by the combined invasion of five Arab armies in June, 1967 no longer exonerates the Jewish State from responsibility to the innocent Palestinian children living in the region. They want books, not blockades. They require milk, not military. Israel has been so exceptionally innovative in so many areas—where is that inventive spirit in this painful matter?
You can bemoan the fact that more than half a million Israelis now live outside of Israel, that Los Angeles is the fourth largest Israeli city by population in the world today, and that the Hebrew language is now actually spoken by more Arabs than by Jewish-Americans.
And yet: who are we without Zionism, even if Zionism is not exactly what it originally was?
Israel is the modern realization of the melodies of David's harp, the military songs of Deborah, the love lyrics of Solomon. The fact that its founding movement, now well over a hundred years old, born of pain, chutzpah, and a million eucalyptus trees, has reinvented itself time and again, is a tribute to its endurance and glory.
The Romans were supposedly an eternal dominion. The sun never set, they said, on the British Empire. The Third Reich was to last a thousand years. All three of these powers have, at one time or another, subjugated the Jews. Zionism, that special expression of Jewish life that has turned the Psalms into action, has succeeded.
It says to every Jew: we're still here. And it speaks to everyone else: know the history before you judge the present.
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Titusville Jet Fast Clinic
March 29, 2019 12:00 AM EDT to March 31, 2019 12:00 AM EDT
CJAA Jet Fast Clinic
Titusville, FL
The CJAA Southeast Regional Jet Blast at Titusville KTIX on March 29 - 31 2019 is an exclusive, members only gathering and fly-in for aircraft owners and pilots of Classic Jet Warbirds. Join us in Titusville for a weekend of flying, fun and all things Classic Jets!
Sun n Fun starts on April 10th in Lakeland, Florida.
- Single ship and formation flights and instruction
- Formation flying and photos with F-86 Sabre, A-4 Skyhawk
- Tour Classic Fighters jet Warbird restoration shop at the airport.
- We will have a "Recce Route Challenge" with a $500 prize for the winner. Hone your low-level, point-to-point navigation skills!
- Tour the Valiant Air Command Museum, probably one of the best non-government owned military aviation museum!
- Five minutes away is the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex: the only place in the world where you can walk under the largest rocket ever flown, touch an actual moon rock, meet a veteran NASA astronaut, experience the International Space Station and stand nose-to-nose with Atlantis – all in the same day.
Mentorship - Are you new to the Jet Warbird community and looking to learn more about the people, the planes, and get to know others who enjoy aviation the way you do? The CJAA Jet Blast is the best place to meet like minded pilots and become part of our fraternity.
Formation Training - The Jet Blast is an excellent training environment for FAST - Formation and Safety Team. We will have briefs, designated airspace, and a flight schedule to assist in getting you the best formation training offered in the Southeast. There will be many lead and instructor pilots at the event who are ready to mentor you as a formation pilot. Join us to learn the art of formation training or just dust the rust off your old formation skills. Safety and proficiency is emphasized from the briefs through the debriefs. We will have check pilots at the event if you are ready for a FAST checkride.
Not interested in formation flying? - No problem! Each afternoon we have flying events that will challenge your flying skills while still having fun. The fun doesn't stop after the planes are put into the chocks. We have evening events that highlight the fun from our flying which gives you plenty of time to hangar fly and catch up with old friends.
The event is all inclusive and most meals are included in the event fee.
Fairfield Inn
4735 Helen Hauser Blvd
Titusville, FL 32780
Phone: (321) 385-1818
Arrival Instructions - Please plan on arriving during normal business hours for the FBO in order to access your rental car and exit the airport. Jet Blast operations will be based on taxiway F on the west side of runway 18/36. See the map.
U.S. Aviation
365 Golden Knights Blvd.
Titusville, FL 32780
(321) 385-2919
Hours of operation: M-F 0800-1900, S-S 0800-1600.
If you are driving in, please navigate to: Classic Fighters of America 7030 Center Lane Titusville Airport, Titusville, FL 32780 Upon reaching the gate on the left side of the road, call Doug on his cell phone 561-309-7728 for access.
Jet Blast operations will be based on taxiway F on the west side of runway 18/36. See the map.
$195.00 Member
$150.00 Guest Ticket