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For our next camera phone challenge, we're accepting "reflection" photos. Let's see how clearly the camera on your mobile phone captures reflections.You have from now until Friday, September 24, 2010 at 5:00 PM EDT to submit your camera phone photos of reflections. Please send these original photos, along with information about what phone you used (and the model number), a little bit about your photo you're submitting (optional), and your TR username to trol at techrepublic.com.
The TechRepublic editorial staff will select their three favorite photos from all the entries, and the TechRepublic members who submitted those photos will receive some free swag!
[Update 9/27/10 - The winning photo was taken by TR member bill.andersen with a Nokia 6280 in Denmark. Click here to see the entire gallery.]
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Newly-independent KOSOVO is also just happy to be here and recognized as an independent state (the UN is still deadlocked roughly 50-50 on that issue) and has sent "Home Sweet Home" as its third national submission. "Home Sweet Home" is about a man who returns to his family home years after being reported killed in battle during Kosovo's war of independence. It's an interesting idea, but reviews have not been entirely kind with many describing it as a missed opportunity. As for LATVIA, they've also chosen a divisive film, namely the B&W "Dawn", based on a Soviet urban myth of a patriotic Young Pioneer who "courageously" informed Soviet authorities about his own anti-Communist parents and who was lynched by the town as a result. Director Laila Pakalnina is one of Latvia's most famous directors but she has been passed over again and again by the Latvian Academy. The selection committee noted that "Dawn" is an "an intellectual, not emotionaI enjoyment" while the Hollywood Reporter's mostly positive review noted that some elements of the film "will test the patience" of viewers....Seems divisive and unlikely.
LITHUANIA has selected Baltic co-production "Seneca's Day", which is probably the most obscure film on the list. This story follows a group of friends on the eve of Lithuania's independence from the Soviet Union in 1990 (Lithuania was the first republic to try to secede and they suffered greatly for it) and again 25 years later in the current-day. There's no buzz, no awards, no major festival appearances and no reason to think it will be selected.
I also don't out too much hope for these four films.
The films from Albania and Bulgaria have gotten fairly good reviews for their coming-of-age stories of post-Communist teen angst, but I don't see them coming into play here. The B&W "Losers" from BULGARIA won the Grand Prize at the 2015 Moscow International Film Festival (how many movies are in Black and White this year?!?!?) for its story of four aimless teens but it has hardly been heard of since then. ALBANIA's "Chromium" (Karlovy Vary) is said to be an improvement on Bujar Alimani's 2011 submission "Amnesty". It follows a disaffected teen living in a rural mining town, and his stormy relationship with his mute mother and the man who comes in to her life.
The films from the more established Czechs and Romanians are also unlikely choices. The CZECH REPUBLIC selected the weird, whimsical comedy "Lost in Munich", a film-within-a-film about an elderly parrot who holds the key. There are lots of topical issues here that American audiences and filmmakers will be able to relate to- the power of the media, distortions of history, the difficulties of financing and making a film- but there are also a lot of allusions to history and the Czech national character which will cause audiences to lose interest (as I sometimes did). As usual, many Oscar predictions are including ROMANIA as a contender, but I assure you it's not. Oscar has shown that they have no interest in Romania or its New Wave (The shortlisted "Beyond the Hills" was an anomaly and didn't make the Final Five) and "Sieranevada" (Cannes)- a three-hour, slow, plodding examination of a large family preparing for a funeral- has mixed reviews and is certainly not as warmly loved as "Death of Mr. Lazarescu", "Child's Pose" or "5 Months" which all notably failed to make the shortlist.
10. MONTENEGRO- "The Black Pin"
8. POLAND- "Afterimage"
So first off, POLAND is only going to get nominated if the Academy wants to honor the late Andrzej Wajda...."Afterimage" is a cerebral biopic of an obscure artist (at least in the West) who struggled under the censorship of the Communist era. Nobody says it's a bad film, but it's creaky and old-fashioned and biopics of unknown people rarely score well here. The way the voting is done is this category, you give the Large Committee gives the film a score....so you don't vote for Wajda, you give the film a number grade. And I think the Elite Committee will want to save so many films that "Afterimage" will be an afterthought.
Neighboring HUNGARY (Karlovy Vary) has selected another bizarre film...this time a crime thriller about a group of handicapped youths who end up as hit men. It's certainly a unique way to revamp the tired old "underdogs can do anything!" genre, and critics point out that the film has a fresh new voice. But although reviews are good, there's no indication they're good enough.
Finally we have two more films from the former Yugoslavia, each showcasing the region's two favorite genres- a drama about the wars of the 1990s and a sardonic, black comedy of village life. "On the Other Side" from CROATIA is probably one of the region's better "post-war" efforts, about a woman who receives a phone call out-of-the-blue from the estranged ex-husband who abandoned the family during the civil wars and who stands accused of serious war crimes. It's a psychological thriller with a fantastic lead actress performance but films about Balkan politics haven't been recognized in 15 years. Tiny MONTENEGRO had only two eligible films this year, but I think "The Black Pin" is going to be an audience pleaser though probably won't do well enough to make the Final Nine. It's a clever black comedy about a grumpy Orthodox priest who pisses off his local village by refusing to sell church land, thereby ruining the community's chance at a big real estate payout. The Balkan countries do dark comedy quite well and this is the film I most want to see this year. It's definitely Montenegro's best-ever chance at a nomination....though that's not saying much.
If Bosnia is modeling itself on "European arthouse" ESTONIA's "Mother" is channeling the Coen Brothers with this darkly comic mystery about a devoted mother taking full-time care of her comatose son who was shot by an unknown assailant who likely comes from her close-knit local community. Probably too small to get noticed, but one of this year's more interesting entries. Also in the "dark comedy" mold, we have "Train Driver's Diary" from SERBIA, which dwells on the fact that Serbian train drivers statistically kill 15-20 numbers of people during their careers. Comedy often loses something in translation and the Balkan's wicked sense of tragicomedy hasn't found favor with the Academy since the aforementioned "No Man's Land" fifteen years ago. Still, this clever Serbian film has enough interesting characters and good will to make it somewhat mainstream and there are clearly some fans out there....
4. RUSSIA- "Paradise"
These WWII films are a bit more Oscar's cup of tea.....Oscar loves watching children struggle with the horrors of war, so "The Liberation of Skopje" (MACEDONIA) and its 11-year old protagonist could be in with a chance. Though few have seen the film, this historical drama is supposed to be very good and fairly relatable though I worry that Balkan politics and intrigue (which was particularly complicated during WWII in Macedonia, with German and Bulgarian occupiers) will confuse some viewers. But they will understand the divided loyalties of a young boy whose father goes off to fight the Nazis while his mother becomes involved with a German officer. It could surprise.
RUSSIA has also selected a baity World War II drama (in B&W), about a Russian noblewoman jailed in Nazi-occupied France for helping Jewish refugees. Though reviews have been mixed, it won Best Director in Venice and is said to be a technically impressive film. The film's grim story, abstract style and odd "interview-style" scenes are not popular however, reviews remind me of Hungary's "The Notebook" which was shortlisted a few years ago despite the fact that nobody liked it very much either.
Film I'm most looking forward to seeing: Dark comedy "The Black Pin" from Montenegro! Looks great!
Hoping to make the shortlist for the first time are: Albania, Croatia, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Slovenia and Ukraine plus Slovakia which won the Oscar for "A Shop on Main Street" as part of Czechoslovakia.

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Fennel flowers. Photo by Steve Andrews
The fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a common medicinal and culinary herb often found growing wild by the sea. It is a tall plant with umbels of yellowish flowers and produces finely divided feathery foliage that is very aromatic and smells like anise.
Fennel is native to the Mediterranean, parts of Europe and the UK but is found in many other parts of the world, including America, Canada and Australia. It is a perennial plant and likes to grow in grassy areas and on waste-ground near the sea and is often to be found when foraging in coastal areas. It is very common in the north of Tenerife in the Canary Islands and can be found on the other islands.
Fennel is included and recommended in Richard Mabey's Food For Free, which is an excellent book on edible plants that can be found while foraging and that has been republished over and over and is now in its fortieth year after its first publication.
The aniseed aroma that fennel produces is a very good way to identify this herb which is in the Apiaceae or parsley family, a group of plants that also has several very poisonous species such as the hemlock.
Fennel, from Koehler's Medicinal-plants (1887) in Public Domain
Fennel seeds are good in curries and other spicy dishes and can be used to make fennel tea. In Spanish the herb is known as hinojo and teabags are commonly sold in grocery stores and supermarkets under this name.
Fresh fennel leaves can be eaten in salad, used as a garnish or made into sauces which are very good with oily fish. Fennel is actually very good for indigestion so using it in your cooking makes a lot of sense.
There is a variety of fennel known as Florence fennel or finnochio that has a bulb at the base and this is popular as a vegetable to be eaten raw or cooked.
In herbal medicine fennel is recommended for digestive problems and is said to improve the vision. It is also said to be an aid to slimming.
Fennel can be grown easily in the herb garden and will produce large clumps. There is a bronze fennel too with attractively coloured foliage.


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155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry
From FamilySearch Wiki
155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry
Brief History
This Unit was organized at Indianapolis April 18, 1865. They mustered out August 4, 1865 in Delaware and Maryland. [1]
For more information on the history of this unit, see:
The Civil War Archive section, 155th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 25 May 2012).
Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.
- Officer and Non-Commissioned Office - see Roster
- Company A - many men from Fulton County - see Roster on page 636
- Company B - many men from La Porte County - see Roster on page 637
- Company C - many men from Cass County - see Roster on page 639
- Company D - many men from Allen County - see Roster on page 640
- Company E - many men from Hamilton County - see Roster on page 641
- Company F- many men from Madison, Wells, Elkhart, Hamilton, Howard, Steuben, and other counties - see Roster on page 643
- Company G - many men from Fulton, La Port, Lake, White, Benton, and other counties - see Roster on page 644
- Company H - many men from St. Joseph, Marshall, Benton, and other counties - see Roster on page 645
- Company I - many men from St. Joseph, Marshall, and Benton counties - see Roster on page 647
- Company K - many men from Miami, Benton, and White counties - see Roster on page 648
The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 155th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 05 Feb 2011 2011)
Other Sources
- Indiana State Digital Achives for Civil War can be searched by soldier's name (accessed 1 May 2011)
- Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Indiana in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).
- National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.
- Indiana in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Indiana, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
- United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans' censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
- The Civil War Archive. (accessed 13 Dec 2010) Brief history of the 155th Regiments, Indiana Infantry.
- Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.
- Union Army Regimental History Index (accessed 14 Dec 2010) Index Of Regimental Histories: Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, and other units, states Alabama to Indiana
- 155th Indiana Infantry Regiment (accessed 30 Dec 2010) timeline
- Company "I", 155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (accessed 31 Dec 2010) was principally made up from St Joseph country and some Company "G","H". On page 728 on this book, give person from St. Joseph Country. Howard, Timothy Edward, A History of St. Joseph County, Indiana (Chicago, Illinois : Lewis Publishing Company, 1907 ) FHL US/CAN Book 977.289 H2h v.2 pt .2 FHL 1550208 Other libraries with this book
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 4 January 2011).


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someone asked me on my 17th birthday, "so how does it feel to be 17?" i say, "not too different." someone asked me on my 19th birthday, "so how does it feel to be 19?" i say, "...not too different." someone asked me the all too predictable question this year, "so how does it feel to be 20?" this time, to my own surprise i say, "i feel different." or more accurately...
if you'll recall with me from a tweet by my florentine chum @h_kimpossible -> "@erinykim re: turning twenty "BUT I FEEL DIFFERENT LIKE I FEEL LIKE A KIWI LIKE IT'S KIND NEW AND TANGY"" and that's literally what i felt like. not figuratively. literally. i felt the antennas of my soul tingling and i was fruit-ily evolving inside as if a warhead was sewn into my heart--ok maybe not that literally. i am by no means "older" in the mental sense. and that's why i'm not scared of getting "old," because i know my mind is still fresh, as proven by the weird ways i wear clothes (i'm pretty confident the quirky way i dress and some function of my mind have a correlation with each other).
to be older, to me does not mean to be a grandma, to sleep early, to eat oatmeal, to pay taxes, to knit in a rocking chair, to stay in play my queue on netflix when everyone is out. to be "old" rings in a different negative connotation: the basic idea that the mind is not open. no matter how old i turn each february 26th, i know that i'll vie to keep my thoughts expansive, mind fresh, the world curious and keep things NEW AND TANGY LIKE A KIWI. i aim to never be afraid to say yolo. (BECUASE YOLO) to me that characterizes youth. a fearless, creative vision, essential to living.
so to illustrate my teen transcendence, naturally i found myself wearing the brightest stuff in my wardrobe and sparkly loafers and a peter pan collar. i must say, i am intrigued at how i never end up wearing the same outfit despite repeating the wear of these articles. i have actually been wearing like at least one of these pieces every/other day. and i'm quite satisfied with the birthday suit.
this pose was inspired by the gap ad campaign for the the new 1969 skimmer. gap's ads are always so agreeable. i thought me mock-modeling would be fun/funny.
can i tell you these cords have been my favorite pants ever. my other fav leg covering apparel (i.e. stuff that's not skirts, or shorts) would be my jcrew chinos that are lax and loose. these cords in comparison, are essentially the tightest pants i own, besides jeggings which are their own breed not to be compared with. when i visited previously free people, i found myself holding five pairs of corduroy pants to try on. the sales lady called me the "cord queen." i actually only own two pairs of cords, but i will nonetheless proudly be crowned the cord queen. thank you soho free people kind sales lady.
shirt-zara, sweater-jcrew (surprisingly not crewcuts!), cords-free people, loafers-american apparel, socks-american eagle
song of the moment
suit & tie - justin timberlake (should be more like "cords & stripes" according to my life)
ok originally that was simply going to be like the punchline of this blog post, but i got serious and starting writing lyrics tailored to my lifestyle. if you decide to read these lyrics (i recommend it, i am mostly happy with the results. they are my fav part of this post. actually maybe not, i really like my pants.) then listen to the actual song whilst reading. here we go
"cords & stripes"
~*~i be on my cords n' stripes, sh*t, stripes. sh*t, stripes
i be on my cords n' stripes, sh*t, stripes, sh*t
can i show you a few loooooks? x2
i can't wait til i get on my peter, pan collar.
goin out spiffed up, jus like a blogger
i'll choke myself, but i just had to button it.
it's so fly (it's so fly) and it's all mine (and it's all mine)
hey baybeh, we don't mind all the bloggin
cause if they study close, real close
they might street photograph somethin
it aint nothin but a blog post when the sartorialist does it
she so fly (she so fly) tonight
and as long as i've got my cords and stripes
imma leave it all on my blog tonight
and you got sucked in with my beehive
let me show you a few looks
all pressed up in shirts and brights
and i'm dressed in these pants that're tight
petite style is swingin in the air midnight
lemme show you a few looks~*~
i must say so myself, this is pretty freaking brilliant. or maybe i'm just elusively excited.
potentially to be continued...i thought this song was just a repeat of the same verses but there are actually a lot of diff verses and lines so maybe i will continue this and even parodize jay z's (i think pathetic) feature. stay tuned ya'll.


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|SIX Cocktail Bar, Bangsar
SIX Cocktail Bar, Bangsar
Words by Manveen Maan
Photos by The Yum List (Monica Tindall)
There seems to be a never-ending list of choices for some after work bar chill out spots in Bangsar, and its newest addition looks to be giving its rivals a run for their money.
Set up only a few weeks ago, SIX is the latest bar to open up in the area, this time cornering a market that hasn't quite found its footing in KL yet – quality cocktails (at a reasonable price). The brainchild of six close friends, (hence the name), the idea was to set up a space that featured everything they liked about the places they frequented, while eliminating everything they didn't – a genius move if there ever was one. Expect nett prices on the menu (always a plus), a fair price range (especially for the Bangsar area), and a relaxing atmosphere. Think your friendly neighbourhood bar type vibe – in a swisher setting with cleverly coined drinks.
|SIX Cocktail Bar Lounge Area
The signature cocktail menu features the word 'six' in all the drinks, paving the way for some potentially dangerous drinking games. We are introduced to bartender extraordinaire Imran who whips up a special The Yum List cocktail for us – a glimpse into his extensive repertoire. Rum, fresh lime juice, bitters, egg white and homemade passion fruit syrup set the bar high and we're excited for the next drink on the menu, the Sweet 6teen. Bourbon, lavender and homemade cucumber syrup don't exactly match the 'sweet' moniker the name has, but this cocktail is a hit all around for its unique lavender flavour.
|The Yum List Cocktail
|Sweet 6teen
The rather worryingly titled 6 Nights Stand is up next and we wonder if we're making it home in one piece. A whole host of ingredients (Ketel One, Aperol, Campari and Herbal Yellow Chartreuse) blend wonderfully with homemade orange bitters, lemon and gomme to create a seductively smooth mix. We down this tangy drink way too easily, seeing the name potential in it all.
|6 Nights Stand
6 Wrongs Do Make a Right reminds me of the sort of drink I'd have by the beach. Fruity, fresh and with the right amount of sugary goodness, this cocktail of Aperol, homemade grapefruit bitter, Gula Melaka, lime juice and green apple foam definitely quenches the thirst.
|6 Wrongs Do Make a Right
For those after a creamier concoction, the seemingly odd mix of Guinness and condensed milk is your best bet. Topped with Angostura 7 and nutmeg, we were more than intrigued by the dizzying mix of tastes. If you prefer your drinks to have a hint of the heavier, creamy flavours, the Guinness Tarik is for you.
|Guiness Tarik
The quintessential 'sweet' cocktail had to pop up at some point, and it appeared in the form of Snow White and the 6 Dwarves. Much like dessert, Baileys, Dom Benedectine and Galliano guarantee a creamy, sugary mix but the best part is you get to share this drink with others, in an added 6 shot glasses. Who needs a birthday cake when you can have birthday shots?
|Snow White and the 6 Dwarves
SIX also serves up 22 different types of whiskeys and a host of non-alcoholic drinks for those designated drivers. Food hasn't quite hit the menu yet, but it will be happening in the near future. In the meantime, you can get some grub from La Creperie de Caroline (downstairs) and enjoy some nibblies with your tipple of choice.
With plans for acoustic music (the entire place is soundproof so you'll actually have to go in to hear any of this) and maybe even open-mic or comedy nights, you can be sure we'll be back… perhaps with 6 friends in tow.
|Mixologist whipping up something special for The Yum List
Tip: Come early on a weekday if you'd like Imran the mixologist to make you a customized cocktail.
Reasons to visit: duh – awesome cocktails for nett prices – what's not to love here?
SIX Cocktail Bar
33A, Jalan Telawi 3
Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur
+603-2202 0029
Open Tuesday – Sunday, 5pm – late.


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Contractor Vents About BP's Shady Spill Response (Video)
Adam Dillon was a contractor for BP, and worked to help coordinate the spill cleanup of effort. His first appearance on television found him chasing reporters of a spill-impacted sight in the middle of a news segment for WDSU in New Orleans. Now, the tides have turned, and Dillon is willfully going to the press himself. After seeing firsthand how BP is orchestrating its cleanup effort, and bearing witness to some of its more secretive policies -- and getting fired for photographing sensitive sites -- he's decided to go public with the story. Video is after the jump. This is the first part of an interview Dillon did with WDSU (yes, the same news organization that he previously shooed away), and even though it has more than a hint of the disgruntled-employee factor, we have plenty of reason to believe he's telling the truth (via Mother Jones).
After all, another leading narrative throughout the spill (besides the questionable use of the dispersants, the offshore drilling moratorium, and the regulation question) is turning out to be the shutting out of the press by BP and the federal government. Plenty of such reports have already surfaced -- journalists turned away from public beaches, employees sacked for taking photos, reporters threatened with felonies and fines for getting to close.
This man's testimony offers another window into that prevailing culture of secrecy the spill response has cultivated. Also interesting are Dillon's thoughts on BP's priorities:
They're not worried about cleaning up the spill as it is... I will never have loyalty to this company. I will always have loyalty to my country, and my country comes first. And what this company is doing to this country right now is just wrong.
More on the BP Gulf Spill
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Premier Cashback Salustra Health Products
- 1 The Salustra Health Products Launch
- 2 How Does Salustra Compare With Other Companies?
- 3 Cashback and Loyalty Rewards – The Principle
- 4 Cashback Rewards On Salustra Purchases
- 5 Salustra – Cardiovcascular Support
- 6 Gracilia – For Weight Loss
- 7 Purifica – Digestive Support
- 8 Salustra As A Part-time Business
- 9 Future Products
- 10 The Full Health Products Video
The Salustra Health Products Launch
I am delighted to report that the launch of the new product range within the Premier Cashback buying club was very successful.
After a short downtime to integrate the health products into Premier Cashback, the site is "up" again, the shipping process has been underway for a week and people are receiving their orders.
I have an excellent video and a free download I can share with you to explain more about the products.
I hope you will have time to listen to the video, to get a real feel for the ethos behind the company and the products.
However, if you're in a hurry, click here to download free information about the Salustra Health Supplements range.
How Does Salustra Compare With Other Companies?
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- One purchase qualifies you for life
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So before I get into details about the products, I'd just like to share with you the cashback rewards available when you buy through our club.
Cashback and Loyalty Rewards – The Principle
We're mostly familiar with loyalty programs – when you go into certain well-known coffee chains, you buy your coffee, they stamp your card and when your card is full of stamps you get a free coffee.
Suppose that instead of getting a free coffee you got $10 – and suppose further, that your card accumulated stamps when other people you didn't even know bought coffee (or tea, or water filters or ….) I bet you wouldn't want to buy your coffee anywhere else!
The process above is, broadly speaking, what happens with cashback rewards when you buy through a Premier Cashback partner such as Salustra.
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A one-off purchase of £50 plus P&P (which varies according to your country) qualifies you for cashback rewards of up to £100 when sufficient purchases have been made within the company – whether you are an active or a passive member. You will be paid in the currency of your local country.
I KNOW that sounds impossible but as the slide below shows, the cashback is completely funded by product purchases. Each block represents a £50 product purchase that will have been made by you or any other customer.
The £800 that funds the reward payments + the company's production costs + profits is generated by the final 16 £50 purchases represented by the 16 brown blocks on the top row.
For eagle eyed readers there is even an allowance for entry into our Omega program, where the process continues, but I don't want to over-complicate this!
Obviously passive members have no control over how long their rewards will take to be generated by other people's activity – but they will receive the product they purchased and be qualified for life in the program.
Active members can speed up the reward process by sharing the opportunity and making further purchases, but all at their own convenience. There are no compulsory auto-ships, no monthly targets and you never lose any rank you attain.
If you'd like to place an order and / or get involved as a distributor, please get in touch with me via the contact form or on Facebook. For cashback on Salustra products you need an invitation to Premier Cashback, unfortunately if you order elsewhere we can't help you with cashback.
Having briefly explained the advantages of buying through our club (more details below), let's look at the products.
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The flagship product is Salustra. This isn't just for people who already have cardiovascular problems – it's for anyone with a heart and blood circulation system!
The company has enhanced their products over 11 years by observing results in their clinic. These are NOT new, untested products. They are well developed and already have many happy customers. That is why we now welcome them under the Premier Cashback products umbrella.
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Gracilia is a weight loss program designed to work in the ways below, by including these ingredients:
- Water soluble fiber to clean out the system and curb appetite to make you feel full
- Chromium to help balance blood sugar – important for everyone, not just for diabetics
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Learn more about how Gracilia can help you lose weight in the video at the end of the post.
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One of the reasons for poor health is that nutrients are inadequately digested – which means they cannot be absorbed, so you don't get the full health benefit from them.
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Feeling sleepy or gassy after meals may mean your digestion is poor because you have an insufficient supply of digestive enzymes, which decline as we age.
If this sounds like you, or someone you know, take a trial of Purifica for digestive support.
Salustra As A Part-time Business
If you would be interested in becoming part of our team, full-time or part-time, here's a video that shows you how the compensation plan works for the Salustra health products and where it fits into Premier Cashback.
For most people it takes a little while to sink in, but once it does, you'll realize that you can be as active or as passive as you like. It really does fit in with your existing life-style and other commitments. You are "qualified for life" by making just ONE product purchase of £50 plus P&P, available worldwide. No auto-ships, no monthly targets.
If the products or the business have piqued your interest at all, the simplest thing to do is open a Premier Cashback account (below), buy a Salustra product, try it out and see how you feel about everything. Here's what to do…..
- Open a free Premier Cashback account here – Premier Cashback is the parent company of the retail partners and is the organization that will ultimately return cashback to you.This account lets you monitor your "points" and progress towards cashback rewards.
- When I am notified that you have registered I will get in touch so that I can give you further help learning about the business, and – when you are ready – ordering your first product. (The products and business are available world-wide, so long as your country's laws permit.)
- You won't be left alone to flounder, I will add you to the team's support group on Facebook where you can ask questions, attend webinars and watch videos to your heart's content until you decide if this for you.
- I will also add you to my training email series to get you started as quickly as possible. AND, you are welcome to use the same training emails to send out to anyone you introduce to the business.
- When you've asked all the questions you want, you can order your Salustra product secure in the knowledge that you have registered for cashback, when the time comes, whether you continue with the business / products or not.
Future Products
Once this launch has settled down there will be future products – both in the Salustra range and under the Premier Cashback umbrella. I have had "teasers" but I don't want to speculate. I prefer to deal only in the "here and now". When I can touch and feel it, I'll let you know!
The Full Health Products Video
This is a fairly long video, it's the full presentation by Colin Smith at his July 2015 UK tour. Apologies for the quality of the video in some places, but it is reproduced with permission.
I hope the information above has been of interest, and clarified why I have been so excited about Premier Cashback over the last few weeks.


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The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the second review under the Policy Support Instrument (PSI) for Uganda. In completing the review, the Board approved waivers for the nonobservance of the end-December 2010 assessment criteria on net domestic assets and net international reserves.
The PSI for Uganda was approved on May 12, 2010 (see Press Release No. 10/195) and aims at maintaining macroeconomic stability and alleviating constraints to growth. The IMF's framework for PSIs is designed for low-income countries that may not need, or want, IMF financial assistance, but still seek IMF advice, monitoring and endorsement of their policies. PSIs are voluntary and demand driven (see Public Information Notice No. 05/145).
Following the Executive Board's discussion on Uganda, Mr. Naoyuki Shinohara, Deputy Managing Director and Acting Chair, stated:
"Thanks to generally sound macroeconomic policies, Uganda withstood the global financial crisis and other shocks. Economic growth has recovered and is expected to strengthen, although inflation risks, mostly related to rising food prices, have increased. Modest intervention by the central bank has mitigated volatility of the exchange rate, and the financial sector remains sound.
"The main challenge facing economic policymakers at present is to adjust fiscal and monetary policies to safeguard macroeconomic stability and rebuild policy buffers, including international reserves. Scaling up infrastructure investment will also be key to faster growth over the medium term.
"To restore fiscal space, the authorities plan to raise domestic revenue by eliminating some tax exemptions, improve spending efficiency by strengthening investment project selection, and enhance budget formulation by revising the Public Finance and Accountability Act. "Going forward, the government's recourse to central bank financing will be strictly limited to foster macroeconomic stability and strengthen the operational independence of the central bank.
"The Bank of Uganda is committed to tighten the stance of monetary policy if price pressures intensify. Over the medium term, reforms to the monetary policy framework—including the proposed adoption of inflation targeting—may be appropriate. The upcoming FSAP update will review financial system stability and chart the path for further financial sector reforms," added Mr. Shinohara.


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There are things in life that you may convince yourself are unattainable. As impossible as they may seem, we strive to seek them out. These things (love, success, fulfillment) are much like a set of lost keys that you can't find. The harder you look, the more elusive they become. Only when you stop searching and let things happen naturally will they manifest themselves to you.


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2005-07-19 11:44Computer Space 2005 prizes, October 21-23As usual, Computer Space will give you an opportunity to gain international acknowledgement for your project and the chance to win some of our prizes. This year prizes include:
- Digital cameras for the first place winners in the nine categories. The prizes are provided by ICT Development Agency and SCAS.
- The official statuettes of the forum for the first prize winners in the nine categories, a symbol of professionalism and quality in new media and computer arts. The statuettes are created by Ivo Arnaudov.
- E-government prize (a statuette) for the best project in this field.
- Big prize for the best project created with Microsoft development products (offered by Microsoft Bulgaria).
- Software and hardware will be provided by Microsoft Bulgaria for all participants nominated for the second and third place in the nine categories.
- Two special prizes for the best students participated in the competition - training in a leading company. The prizes are provided by Information Services Plc.
- All nominated projects (five in all nine categories) will be included in the programme and the forum catalog. The winners will be invited to participate in the award ceremony and in the forum events.
- Also, a number of additional prizes will be provided - year's subscriptions for leading IT newspapers, calling cards, etc.


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It's an Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Fighting Wheel gaming aid. These were published here in the UK in 1981, but didn't take off - probably because they look fiendishly complicated. Accordingly, only a run of 1000 of the Number 1 Wheel (Fighters, Paladins, Rangers and Bards) was produced.
The eBay listing is here. There is no buy-it-now option on it.


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Today my haiku is from my new book A Haiku Book of Days for Spiritual Seekers, Dreamers, and Other Lovers of Magic & Mystery. You can now purchase this book on Amazon here.
The haiku topic for today is "Dark":
December 19
you would never know
covered by a cloak of dark
the Light is coming
It's Haiku Friday again. For the past twenty years or so, it has been my practice to write one haiku every day. Every Friday I share a haiku here, about whatever topic I happen to choose. I invite you to write a haiku on this topic too, and share it with me and the readers of this blog. Just write it in the Comments below. The only rules are: 1) your haiku must be about the named topic; 2) you must follow the 5-7-5 syllable format; 3) no obscenities or hate (I will delete those). That's it.


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Flaked barley adds a rich, smooth, grainy flavor to your beer. It is high in protein and beta glucans. As a result, it will improve the body, head formation and retention of your beer. However, it can also increase the haze potential.
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Flaked Barley are barley grains that have been steamed and rolled to gelatinize their starches, making them accessible for conversion to sugars. Because the grain is un-malted, it does not possess the enzymes required for this conversion by itself and it must be mashed with malted grains.
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If you are wondering how to make this, it's super easy and inexpensive!
I printed a 20" x 30" enlargement of our printable file at Sam's Club. It was ready in an hour and cost less than $10! I used spray adhesive to mount the photo on to a piece of cardboard. I then cut out the hole for the face using an Exacto knife.
Helpful insider party tip, I had fun prizes ready for each child after they got their picture taken. It was great motivation to get everyone to show their fishiest faces for the camera!
Fish-In-A-Bag Soaps made great prizes!


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Sharon Kilzer grew up in Berkeley, California, and has since committed herself to life as a gypsy. She has lived in England and the Pacific Northwest. She currently lives in New Zealand, where she has family who sometimes admit they know her.
In addition to being a writer, Sharon is an artist. She is planning to develop her next Riki Storm book as a graphic novel.


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Enlil prodded Enki to make us smarter so we'd farm and herd better. Enki decided to raise our intelligence and, at the same time, enjoy himself.
In his African reserve, "Enki in the marshlands looked about. With him was Ismud, his vizier, who secrets kept. On the river's bank, frolicking Earthlings he noticed; two females among them were wild with beauty, firm were their breasts. Their sight the phallus of Enki caused to water, a burning desire he had.
"A young one to him Enki called, a tree fruit she offered him. Enki bent down, the young one he embraced, on her lips he kissed her. Sweet were her lips, firm with ripeness were her breasts. Into her womb she took the holy semen, by the semen of Enki she was impregnated." Enki then coupled with the second young Earthling.
One of the girls bore a boy, Adapa; the other, a girl--Titi. Enki kept his fatherhood secret. Enki's wife, Damkina, "to Titi took a liking; all manner of crafts was she teaching.
"To Adapa, Enki teachings gave, how to keep records he was him instructing." Enki boasted, "A Civilized man I have brought forth. A new kind of Earthling from my seed has been created, in my image and after my likeness. From seed they from food will grow, from ewes sheep they will shepherd. Anunnaki and Earthlings henceforth shall be satiated."
Adapa and Titi begat the twins, Ka-in (Cain) and Abael. Enki schooled Adapa. He had Adapa then teach his descendants--the enhanced Earthlings--to run farms, herds, estates and how to run less enhanced Earthlings. Enki brought more Earthlings from Africa to Sumer for Adapa to train for the Expedition bosses' homes and facilities.
Video: Annotated Slideshow by Anthropologist Sasha Alex Lessin.
Learn more about the Anunnaki version of Cain and Abel at:http://enkispeaks.com/2014/12/24/how-the-anunnaki-came-to-raise-cain-annotated-slideshow-by-anthropologist-sasha-alex-lessin/


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Hi there possums and a very Happy Sunday to everyone.
Can I just say that I have been completely overwhelmed by all the message of support and good wishes from so many people regarding my good news. I am humbled by it all, I truly am. Thank you all so much - it means a lot to me that so many of you took the trouble to email, or send me a message via my blog and FB page so hugest of thanks from the bottom of my heart :) xxxx
I have a little sneakie peekie for you today which features one of the brand new Lili of the Valley Christmas Images which are due for release next week. Aren't they sweet :)
The image I've used is called
Squirrel Snack
And I can't decide if she is actually my fave from this release!!!
So ....
... here's the card, and ....
... here's the image .
I coloured it using Copics and these are the colours I used -
Skin - E000, E00, E11, E13, R00, R02
Hair - E321, E35, E59, E50
Squirrels - E07, E08, E50, E97, E99
The rest - C00, C01, C02, E30, E31, E35, E39, G99, R02, R05, R17, R27, R59, YG00, YG03, YG95
Aren't those cheeky squirrels cute!!!
But sorry about covering the poor kid in glitter - her hair is full of it (note to self - BRUSH the card before you photograph it, you dope!!)
The papers I used are from the Classic Christmas 8x8 paper pad which have been designed by Laila and these are just what they say they are - all very traditional but with a modern twist.
In the paper pack there's a sheet of green paper and I used this to create the 'pine branches' which I made using a Martha Stewart punch. The pine cones were made using a sheet of brown paper from the Krafty Christmas paper pad. They are ever so easy to do and are made using a scalloped rose die. Now I cannot and will not take the credit for these because I saw them on the fabulous blog that belongs to Kitty. I adore her work and the way she uses dies just blows me away. Anyway there are some really nice tutorials on there and you will find the one for these pinecones right here.
I think they are awesome and I will be doing this technique again without a shadow of a doubt!!!
Some beautimous goodies from The Ribbon Girl - 25mm Red No 15 Small Check Ribbon, a Dark Green Small Polka Dot Spotty Button, a double bow made from the Card of Brown Earth Mix Hemp Twine and all topped off with a 5mm Red Crystal
The sentiment is from Set 18 - Greetings Postmarks
So there we are all done and I will be back tomoz with another sneakie peekie - I am a bit late with them this time so I am trying to catch up. But my teamies have been on the case and haven't they made some crackers!!!
Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and indeed the weekend and I'll see you back here in the morning.


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Viruses, molds and harmful bacteria could cause imbalance within the intestinal flora, creating the proper conditions for disease, according to "The Probiotics Revolution" by Gary B. Huffnagle and Sarah Wernick. Common strains include B.bifidum, B. Lactobacillus acidophilus is considered the most commonly sold probiotic used to treat diarrhea, allergies, respiratory infections and vaginosis, according to Drugs.com. Probiotics have not been evaluated or approved for the effective use of preventing or treating any medical problem. The application of probiotic supplements is considered generally safe for many when used as directed. If you develop complications after choosing a probiotic supplement, call your medical professional for evaluation. Making "bicycle feet" with the baby's legs will also help increase circulation on the gastrointestinal system preventing constipation. Call your pediatrician if your baby is constipated for over four days. Your doctor may recommend the application of laxatives or stool softeners.
serving of fruit yogurt packs about 27 g of sugar–which is the equivalent of nearly 7 tsp. The improved calories from added sugars greatly decreases, as well as perhaps even outweighs, the many benefits of eating yogurt. The Two-percent-fat Fruit at the base yogurts contain 160 calories, 3 grams of total fat, 2 grams of saturated fat, 19 to 21 grams of carbs, 18 to 20 grams of sugar, 14 grams of protein and 65 to 90 milligrams of sodium. Eating yogurt is a quick way of incorporating many of these nutrients in what you eat. Included Active Cultures Like all kinds of other yogurts, Yoplait Light has got the live bacteria cultures L. Commonly seen in enriched milk and yogurt products, L. are certainly not as stringently tested as prescribed drugs, and standards vary with different manufacturers, in accordance with the Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide. It's also worth noting that different strains of probiotic offer varying benefits.
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Other agencies, just like the World Health Organization (WHO), have gone on to show some evidence may demonstrate that probiotics will benefit other medical problems, just like allergies or simply some kinds of cancer. Soy yogurt contains no milk or lactose, but individuals allergic to soy may suffer digestive symptoms, hives, swelling, wheezing or dizziness. Fermented cabbage is often a vegetarian probiotic food. Probiotics may actually prove beneficial like a strategy to constipation. The University of Maryland Medical Center reports that probiotic treatments have demostrated improvements during the severity and length of constipation in older individuals. It could surprise you to be aware that as a possible adult, you likely convey more microorganism cells than human cells, depending on the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Healthcare. Your body, specially the lower a part of your digestive tract, plays host to complex bacteria colonies www.krbo.info. The American Heart Association calculates by using the normal 2,000-calorie-a-day diet, you ought to ingest no more than 56 to 77 grams of fat a day. Bear in mind that breakfast should take into account rather less than the usual third of the total daily consumption of calories and fat.
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Thus, antibiotics like clindamycin can inhibit this process, causing more cholesterol to generally be absorbed and transported into your blood. This research also learned that taking probiotics helped keep levels of cholesterol from rising during antibiotic therapy. bulgaricus, plus a streptococcus bacteria called S. When milk is kept at a warm temperature of 104 F to 113 F, these bacteria reproduce rapidly and make it acidic. The acidity subsequently acts to coagulate the proteins on the milk, setting them towards a soft gel. The situation is usually a result of eating a food that is contaminated with bacteria, drinking water which includes parasites from it or through contact with a person who has a viral infection. Many cases of gastroenteritis will not be addressed with medication, rather diet modification. Enzymes break carbohydrates into pieces called monosaccharides; proteins into aminos; and fats into two essential fatty acids plus a monoacylglyceride, note Campbell and Farrell. Probiotics, on the flip side, have a variety of functions that changes with all the type of organism.


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CTA Noise Abatement (Fall 1999) IPRO 597-029
Chong, Chung-Ook
Danko, Michael
Takaoka, Alan
Banks, Christian
Erdman, Scott
Pai, Uday
Randhawa, Gaganpreet
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Determine noise generation sources and parameters affecting noise production. • Produce samples of noise absorbing and noise barrier materials and evaluate them for effectiveness. • Develop skill in assessing the effect of barriers and buildings on noise propagation. • Develop designs for barriers of a variety of types: in building walls, free standing, and attached to something.


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Group company – Industrial Door Engineering has just finished the manufacturing and fitting of a new I.D.E 3(E) at the Halewood Operations site for Jaguar Landrover Cars in the North West, UK.
The job posed many different issues for our team of fitters. One of the biggest ones being, that the location of the new door was on the first floor of the factory, and the only access point was via a 8m high loading dock.
Using a specialised lift, the work was completed the same day that the old shutter was removed. The new door was handed over to Brett Moor from Acer Engineering who manages the site for Jaguar Landrover.


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Hello from sunny San Diego! Yes, I'm blogging from my beach chair while on vacation, but I'm tied to the house while the kiddo naps, so I can't go on any adventures just yet. Yes, there's a frosty glass of something yummy sitting very close by. And yes, there's a book that may or may not get cracked, but in the meantime, let me share this dish with you.
Traveling by plane is always tricky when it comes to the food department. Depending on what time you have to catch your flight will determine if you can have a fulfilling breakfast to help you start your adventure. Or if you miss breakfast and end up two hours early for your flight, you have to pick carefully at the airport food offerings. Or, if you have an adorable toddler in tow, you never know when hunger will strike and you must be prepared.
So I packed lots of snacks – nuts and seeds and carrots and fish crackers, but I knew we would need something really filling by the time we landed. So, here's a great salad that can be eaten cold or room temperature, or even on an airplane without filling the whole cabin with delicious aromas but still making your seat-mates jealous.
"Sho-shu noo" is what my little man calls this dish (roughly translated to: tofu noodles) and he dives right in with his hands every time we make this dish. So good, even a toddler will eat it.
cold soba noodle salad with sweet chili tofu
inspired by Yotam Ottolenghi's Plenty Cookbook via Serious Eats
1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
3 tbsp. honey
1 tbsp. liquid aminos or soy sauce
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1dried red chili, seeds removed, sliced thinly
1 tsp toasted sesame oil
grated zest and juice of one lime
extra virgin olive oil
2 Japanese eggplant, cut lengthwise into four pieces
8 oz soba noodles
1 large ripe mango, cut into 1/4 inch think strips
1 cup basil leaves, washed and torn into pieces
1 green onion, very thinly sliced on a bias
8 oz very firm tofu, drained, diced into 1/2 inch squares and dried on a clean towel
1 cup sweet chili sauce
In a small bowl, combine the vinegar, honey, aminos, garlic cloves, chile, sesame oil, lime zest and lime juice. Whisk to combine and set aside.
Heat up a grill. Lay the eggplant out a plate or tray and drizzle a bit of olive oil over both sides. Grill the eggplant until cooked through and slightly crispy – turning the eggplant halfway through the cooking process. Once fully cooked, remove from the grill, allow to cool and slice on a bias, into 1/2 inch thick slices.
Cooke the noodles in plenty of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally. They should take 5 to 8 minutes to become tender but still al dente. Drain and rinse well under running cold water. Shake off as much of the excess water as possible, then leave to dry on a clean dish towel.
In a small bowl, place the tofu and the sweet chili sauce and toss to combine – careful not to break up the tofu. Heat a cast iron skillet or nonstick pan over high heat. Add the tofu to the pan (with the sauce) and leave everything to cook for a good five minutes before turning it over. (The longer you leave the tofu alone, the better the crust will be on the tofu. If your tofu sticks to the skillet or the sauce gets too thick, add a bit of water to the pan before turning.) Once the tofu has developed a crust, remove it from the pan and place it on a plate to cool.
In a mixing bowl toss the noodles with the dressing, mango, eggplant, half of the herbs and the onion. You can now leave this aside for 1 to 2 hours. When ready to serve add the rest of the herbs and mix well, then pile on a plate or in a bowl. Top with the chilled sweet chili tofu.


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On 5th September I got a reply from the editors who were going to contact the writer for clarifications, and explained the making and purpose of the handbook.
On 21st October the editors informed me that," Within our limited possibilities we want to 'disseminate your remarks/concerns as much as possible'. For that purpose we have put a reference to your blog on our website at: http://www.uni-klu.ac.at/frieden/inhalt/1028.htm. " and that they would continue mentioning it whenever they present the book.


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Love at first sight. This is the most common feeling you can experience in the archeological area of Ostia Antica. A breathless walk through history, a stunning place full of well-preserved roman ruins. This was the location of the harbour city of Ancient Rome, close to the River Tiber and the sea.
It's a really interesting visit for the whole family: both children and adults can easily imagine how this fortified citadel, founded in the IVth century BC, used to be.
There are five main parts you can still admire: the commercial street, with official buildings, methods and sites of production. The sacred buildings, of different religious communities. The city centre: the baths, the market and the forum, which was the political heart of Ostia. The river-port quarters, with its paintings and mosaics, and the area of Ostia Antica's "modern buildings".
There is also a Museum which holds some of the finest city's statuary.
About 34 hectares of beauty, the equivalent to two thirds of the city's original extension. The theatre is so well preserved that nowadays it is used for theatrical performances. And it's simply fabulous.
Let your imagination take you back 2,000 years!
Words cannot explain the atmosphere you can breath around there. It's a really nice surprise: it even seems to hear voices and see the ancient Romans busy with their daily activities. This site is worth seeing: it's a small, intimate Rome, which keeps the same magnificence.


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I was recently smugly viewing the landscape of bands that are near and dear to me, that just happen to be approaching or surpassing that dreaded 20-year mark in music. It seemed--to me--that many of the bands I came of age with in the late-80s / early-90s have sidestepped the sort of traps that befell so many of the classic rockers when they hit the same milestone.
Remember David Bowie dancing with muppets in Labyrinth? Paul McCartney had suffered in fits and starts ever since he went solo, but Ebony & Ivory was a death knell. The Stones steadily plodded towards boring irrelevance. Dylan floundered with weak albums and misguided production, bottoming out with the nadir of Knocked Out, Loaded (after already flailing through a 'born-again' phase in the late 70s). Neil Young was in a category all his own for daring-do that shouldn't be done; churning out weird genre albums from Trans to Old Ways to Everybody's Rockin'--all to the point that he got unceremoniously dumped by Geffen Records for violating his contract by releasing "uncharacteristic albums".
In comparison, look at Sonic Youth. They've made it 30+ years and the worst that could be said about any of their albums is that maybe NY Ghosts & Flowers reached a bit too far for their wider audience. They quickly learned to relegate their wilder impulses to their sidebar SYR self-released label. Pavement (and their principle: Stephen Malkmus) have enjoyed a measured consistent career. Fugazi (and all their related projects) continue to inspire. Robert Pollard is spotty (I suppose) but that's more like carrying on in his case; he was always more about quantity crossed with occasional inspiration, than consistency.
How is that these bands that are second tier--sure they're popular, but Beatles and Stones popular... no--have managed to do what every one of the most classic rock-n-rollers could not? Does it mean they are better, as I was thinking for one self-satisfied moment?
On second thought, it may say more about our musical culture since the early 90s than it does about the artists themselves. I don't particularly want to to diminish their greatness, but I do think it helps to inform their continued, unbroken relevance.
Mainly, I ask: What tectonic shift has happened in popular music since grunge broke out?
I don't mean the ascendancy of any single star, Kanye West or what have you... What has happened that fundamentally changed rock-n-roll, and how we hear it? Consider that in the 70s, AOR and progressive rock (along with a nascent heavy metal scene) were ambushed by punk rock and disco, which was followed by post-punk, new wave and the inception of hip hop. This even leaves off what was happening the fringe-y background (krautrock et al). People like McCartney and Neil Young who had been instrumental in defining what we fundamentally think rock-n-roll is could only watch horrified as scruffy kids kicked it over and wrote an entirely new manual.
There's also a maturity problem. As bands get older, they can't help but get more experienced and accomplished. It's perhaps sad to say, but many ways of expressing nuance, skill and insight are antithetical to rock-n-roll. I'm not saying there are no sophisticated rockers out there--mind you--but that it takes a rare panache to make it work with the primacy of the form. Furthermore, even when you can cram more than three chords into a song, every now and again you are still going to come up short against the 'immediacy' of some 'back-to-basics' upstart rocker churning out two chords with attitude to spare... Right as the aging classicists were beginning to grapple with questions of immediacy vs intricacy, punk was left on their doorstep like a flaming bag of shit: they couldn't just let it burn but they couldn't stamp it out, either.
This of course leaves off one other major factor: burnout. The gist of the 'sophomore slump' is that a band sharpens their craft for years, writing and playing songs live before they get to record their debut... Then, due to contracts or market expectations, they need to turn around and write / record as many songs in less than a year. Hence, the second album is almost always a pale comparison to the first. What happens then 20 years down the road? Sure you've maybe found a way to produce material, but does the work of being a rocker start to finally feel like a job? Do you start to tire of it at that point? Does the material start to sound like assembly-line, prefab pop?
Let's not even talk about the toll of 20 years of the rock-n-roll lifestyle. Living on the road, drink, drugs and sex may all sound awesome... but two decades?!
Some of this, of course applies to the crowd that started in the 80s and 90s. There have certainly been plenty that could not go the distance. That these outliers have managed to not fall flat--even briefly--is significant. What it really comes down to (the more I think about it) is that they've never had the rug pulled out from underneath them. The music of the last 20 years and still today, is directly related to the groundwork they laid, even sometimes downright derivative of them.
Once again, context is everything...


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Mercedes-Benz enjoys a reputation as a state-of-the-art automaker -- some say the state-of-the-art automaker -- but in light of the advances other manufacturers are making, is it possible for Mercedes to hang on to its reputation without a serious challenge?
Evidence, in the form of the Mercedes-Benz 300E, the German company's latest ace, makes it clear that Mercedes intends to yield its status to no one. In virtually every way, from comfort to performance, the 300E is superlative.


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Queen's Baton Relay: Pakistan's new comic book heroes
Nofal Khan and Ramish Safa are two young men from Karachi and are responsible for one of the latest chapters in Pakistan's cultural scene - the emergence of an indigenous comic book.
Kachee Goliyan is Pakistan's first mass-produced comic. Launched in 2011 it has given young people in the country a new voice and means of expression.
Kachee Goliyan follows the stories of JC and Sufi, two street smart teenagers tackling the issues of everyday life.
Printing thousands of copies and with over 122,000 likes on Facebook, the work has captured the imagination of the country's comic fans.
Ramish and Nofal came up with the idea for the comic during their long commutes to university. Now a team of graphic artists and designers work on the product with them.
Heavy things lightly
Like all good art, the comic allows the creatives to express an opinion on the world around them.
Asked if he uses Kachee Goliyan to say things he couldn't say in person in Pakistan, Nofal responds: "Normally, people would come and do bad things to us if we stood up and started saying things, but in comics there is this way of saying very heavy things in a lighter manner."
With the Pakistan leg of the Queen's Baton journey coming to an end, Nofal said he may be inspired to include some sporting stories in future editions of Kachee Goliyan as we look forward to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next year.
In the meantime, they have done a good job creating an image of Mark Beaumont and the baton. It is definitely one for his scrapbook, as he continues his journey around the Commonwealth for the BBC.
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Annual Membership Meeting --
Americans United for Separation of Church & State--
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Americans United For Separation of Church and State (AU) is a nonpartisan educational organization dedicated to preserving the constitutional principle of church-state separation as the only way to ensure religious freedom for all Americans. Americans United represents over 70,000 individual members and 5,000 churches and other houses of worship nationwide.
It's a shame that the Obama administration isn't with Americans United, but it's reassuring to know that not everyone in the federal government shares the administration's interpretation of the Constitution.
Twelve members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed onto a brief arguing that local board meetings are fundamentally different from sessions of Congress, which begin with prayers.
"The Greece Town Board is not a purely legislative body, however, and its citizens do not observe its proceedings in a purely passive capacity," the brief argued. "Rather, the Board makes quasi-adjudicatory decisions regarding the property rights of individual citizens appearing before it (e.g., by granting or denying business licenses and zoning permits) and the citizens advocate their views directly to the Board on legislative issues. Private citizens are therefore active participants in Board meetings."
"Many Founders, including [Thomas] Jefferson and [James] Madison, steadfastly opposed any official government religious proclamations directed to the public," the brief reads. "Even those Framers, like [George] Washington, who accepted some form of government religious speech believed that it should never have the purpose or effect of endorsing a sectarian position or excluding members of the political community based on their religious beliefs, because such outcomes were also inconsistent with individual rights of conscience."
"[C]itizens who wish to participate in their local governments could be forced to accede to overtly sectarian prayers that are not a part of their own faith tradition," the groups assert. "Nothing would prevent local governments across the country from sponsoring prayers that ostracize religious minorities. It would be acceptable for local governments to invite prayer givers to offer prayers invoking specific Christian names for God, asking for forgiveness for sins, and proselytizing. Attendees could be asked to stand and participate in the religious ceremony by bowing their heads and saying 'amen.' But members of minority religious faiths should not be forced to participate in another faith's religious observance just to attend a local-government meeting."
"Religious liberty is for people, not Big Business," Lynn asserted. "No corporation should ever be able to tell its employees that they can't have access to contraceptive coverage simply because it offends the boss' religious views."


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The key to managing other people is learning
how to manage you.
As the leader of any group, problems are inevitable.
So...how do you react? Do you lead with your gut or your head? This is the dilemma that the host of Managing Me grapples with.
When problems arise at work, he can choose to react with either impulse or reason. As each situation plays out, the better reaction is clear. Viewers recognize that how you react often has a far greater impact on morale, on retention, on productivity than any specific problem ever could. The key to managing other people is learning how to manage you.
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Bit Literacy is a book about using your computer.
If you've ever heard of Bit Literacy you probably don't need to read Bit Literacy. Did you get here through a feed reader? Then this book is not for you.
Sure, you may benefit from it, but you could skim through pretty quickly if you're the kind of person who uses keyboard shortcuts. Or knows how to set up search folders in your email software. Or can perform mail merges in Microsoft Word. Or name your documents something other than UntitledFile1.extension.
You'll probably skip whole chapters, like the one that's almost completely about the Todo webapp developed by the author. You probably use something else – perhaps a GTD app or plain-old Outlook tasks – that blows it away.
You could buy it, skim it, and give it to people who really need it…maybe tear out the pages you don't agree with before you do. The point is it's 2010 and there are people who still don't understand what you and I probably take for granted everyday.
That's who this book is for.


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Kids from all over town got to join their classmates and ride their bikes to school yesterday - as part of Go By Bike Day.
St Mary's Catholic School pupils met at Arawa Bowling Club in the morning before all rode the few blocks to school, with parents in hi-vis vests along the way to guide them.
Teacher Sheryl Todd said she thought it would be good to have a drop-off point near the school so everyone could participate.
"We have a lot of kids who live outside the area and we thought we would start up here [bowling club] so they could join in. It's been great and there have been heaps of parent helpers."
She said they had a great turnout with 240 kids, five staff and "heaps of parents".
Sisters Sara, 9, and Lina Stahlhut, 10, both said they were excited to bike to school because they lived in Owhata so weren't normally able to.
"I like biking because it makes me have more exercise and it's fun," Sara said. Lina said it was cool the school made this happen and she wished they could do it every day.
Parent helper Cindy James said she often biked to school because it promoted not using cars and "it's good for the kids because it raises bike safety awareness".
Go By Bike Day kickstarted the Rotorua Bike Festival by encouraging people to bike to work, school or play. There were four checkpoints where people could pick up a spot prize as well as go in the draw for one of three $100 vouchers.
-The Rotorua Bike Festival runs until February 21. Visit the event website www.rotoruabikefestival.com
-Check out video of the kids biking to school at www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz


text: Microsoft announced that Aces Studio, the publisher of Flight Simulator, has been closed. Right now, the future of the simulator is very unclear. The announcement says MS "remain committed to the Flight Simulator franchise", but also "will provide more synergy with our ongoing investments in Games for Windows - LIVE as well as other Windows entertainment technologies" - what it really means is yet to be seen, but it's not promising.


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The Financial Times article predicts 2010 3D TV global sales will total 3%, the WSJ predicts that 2010 will have 3D TV sales around 5% of global totals. Gary Shapiro, head of CES thiks 3D TV is over-hyped. Direct TV thinks 3D TV will be a niche service.
So why doesn't Cameron get it? For three reasons.
He's rich. He's not that old. And he has relatively good eyesight.
Let's take the last first. Relatively good eyesight is required, for all 3D TV variants, glasses-based or not, because it works by fooling the brain that each eye gets a shifted image. Much like the old Stereoscopes of the 19th and early 20th century. Particularly as people age, they tend to have better eyesight in one eye than in the other. Extended 3D viewing tends to produce headaches and eyestrain, and for those with fairly limited eyesight in one eye, 3D TV can be viewed for only a short time. Other people find 3D screens, regardless of glasses or passive systems, nausea inducing.
Cameron has good eyesight. He can't understand those who don't, and find 3D image viewing a strain.
Cameron is still relatively young. He has yet to suffer the infirmities of age. Leaving him unable to grasp the reality, that an aging White America (and a very poor Mexican one) will be unwilling to part with money to buy a new TV when their old one works perfectly well, is paid for, and is easier to view to boot!
But the dominant factor in Cameron not understanding that it is not lack of content, but the technology itself, limiting 3D TV adoption, is his wealth. His vast amount of wealth has left him simply unable to comprehend life on a budget. Carefully parsing what is spent and what is not, particularly in a recession, particularly with stagflation, rising gas and energy and clothing and food prices, and stagnant wages. If 3D TVs were $10 in today's money, then yes, people would mostly buy them. Even at $200, replacing a fairly workable TV, with one that only does 3D images, and thus suffers from limited viewing angles, most likely glasses, and is uncomfortable for those with less than robust vision, would be a questionable decision for most consumers.
Probably not even porn will drive adoption of 3D TVs. Sports and movies, are just not that compelling in 3D to drive considerable outlays (it is likely that 3D TVs will be more towards $2,000 than $200) for … what amounts to 3D viewing of say, "Celebrity Apprentice" and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
SCTV had it best:
Cameron has no equal in spending ten years to bring a stunning spectacle from conception to screen. His scripts however might as well be written in crayon. Nevertheless the man has amazing visual talent. But his visual talent no more transcends that narrow boundary than programming talent makes one a business genius. For all his ability in one narrow area, Cameron is no Steve Jobs or Bill Gates. His failure in making 3D TV a dominant force in consumer video is assured.
Cameron recently signed an open letter advising against early release by studios of Video on demand.
"I do feel it's not wise to erode your core business," said Mr. Cameron. The problem, he said, is not that on-demand offerings will overlap with the theatrical run, since most films are out of most theaters within a month. Rather, he said, many potential viewers might skip the theatrical experience, knowing that a movie would soon be available at home.
Earlier this week, Jim Gianopulos, a co-chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment, defended the on-demand plan as a tool that would help bring viewers to certain movies that, like his own company's "127 Hours," were well reviewed, but didn't fully connect with an adult audience that is hard to get out of the house. Mr. Gianopulos, in an interview, made clear that Fox had no intention of diminishing the impact of big event films like Mr. Cameron's "Avatar," but needed more revenue from movies that were being swept off screens anyway.
"For me, it's enlightened self-interest," countered Mr. Cameron, who voiced concern that early video-on-demand would weaken the theater industry, making it harder to release even films as grand as his own. [Emphasis Added]
Well yes of course. Consumers want lower quality but more convenient music. First Cassette Tapes instead of LPs, then CDs, and finally MP3s, which are very convenient but lose quality. Consumers want cheap and easy e-books, instead of finely bound hardbacks. Consumers prefer McDonalds or Taco Bell or KFC, to fine dining experiences.
And movies and serial entertainment will be the same. Amazon has released its cheaper, ad-supported Kindle (on the home page and screen savers) because that is the wave of the future. Eventually the devices will be even cheaper.
The business model that supports Cameron's every ten years epic is slipping away. People would rather watch on even a non-High Def TV through Netflix or some other service, for a very modest fee, than pay expensive prices for movies. And withdrawal from public spaces is part of the fruit, the harvest of diversity. Robert Putnam's Harvard Study confirms, that with more diversity, people go out to public spaces less. Who wants to go to movie theaters over-run by the equivalent of those who kicked in the head of Bryan Stow?
Cameron may make one more spectacle, and that's it. Movies are rapidly moving towards what happened in books and music. Cheap, ad supported content aimed at economically stressed consumers, who avoid public spaces like the free-fire zones (against vulnerable targets like Whites) they have become.


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Local people could be offered a share in ownership of new renewables projects as "the norm" from next year, as part of plans to help communities take more control of their energy supplies and bills.
Communities will also be able to take advantage of a £10 million fund to develop their own renewable schemes in England, under the new Government strategy to help people come together to reduce their energy use or purchase and generate their own power.
The urban community energy fund will provide grants to support work to see if clean energy projects are feasible and to help with planning applications and developing business plans.
The Government is also launching a £100,000 competition for developing innovative approaches to saving money and energy, and backing a "one-stop shop" providing information for people who want to set up local energy schemes.
The community energy strategy is being launched during the "big energy saving week", in which people are being urged to check if they are on the best deal, switch if they are not, and to insulate their homes this winter.
It has been welcomed by a coalition of groups pushing for more community energy, although Friends of the Earth said more needed to be done to make local projects "more than a sideshow in the UK's energy mix".
The renewables industry has already committed to significantly increasing shared ownership of onshore developments, and the Government has asked a taskforce to report this spring on how they intend to achieve greater community involvement in projects.
The Government said it expects that by 2015, it will be the norm for interested communities to be offered some level of ownership of new, commercially developed onshore renewable projects such as wind and solar farms.
In addition, energy generation schemes involving the local community, such as solar panels on social housing, could power a million homes by 2020, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) said.
Community energy projects can also save money on bills, put pressure on suppliers to cut prices, create warmer homes and cut carbon emissions, and the new strategy aims to remove the barriers faced by communities who want to take action on energy.
Two fifths of people are already interested in joining a community energy group, and taking part in collective switching or collective purchasing schemes, research for Decc suggests.
And more than half of the 1,089 people surveyed by Decc said that saving money on energy bills would be their main motivation for getting involved with a community energy scheme.
At least 5,000 local groups have run energy projects since 2008, such as the Ashton Hayes Going Carbon Neutral project in Cheshire which saved households £300 a year on average by encouraging changes in behaviour and installing energy efficiency measures.
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey said: "We're at the turning point in developing true community energy.
"The cost of energy is now a major consideration for household budgets, and I want to encourage groups of people across the country to participate in a community energy movement and take real control of their bills.
"Community-led action, such as collective switching, gives people the power to bring down bills and encourage competition within the energy market."
Decc also announced a £1 million boost for the big energy saving network, a scheme which supports volunteers to help vulnerable people to cut energy and bills by taking action on tariffs, switching and using energy efficiency offers.
Russell Gill, head of membership and social goals at The Co-operative, one of more than 25 organisations in the Community Energy Coalition, said: "The Government's new strategy is positive news for the vibrant and growing community energy sector.
"As its supportive measures are realised, we are optimistic that a huge increase in community and co-operatively owned projects will be forthcoming, giving people the ability to bring down household energy bills."
Patrick Begg, National Trust rural enterprise director, said: "At a time of rapidly rising energy bills and growing concerns over the impact of energy infrastructure on our precious landscapes, community energy can offer people a chance not only to take more control of their energy - where it comes from and what it costs - but also feel confident that the places they love have not been sacrificed to generate it."
Friends of the Earth's planning campaigner Naomi Luhde-Thompson said: "This new pot of money is a useful first step in helping more people to generate their own clean power, but more needs to be done if we're going to make community projects more than a sideshow in the UK's energy mix.
"Imagine whole streets and villages producing their own energy with wind and solar power, creating jobs while helping to tackle climate change - it's possible within the next few years if the Government removes the barriers.
"This year ministers should also require larger energy developments to have mandatory share offers for local people - making energy bills more affordable for many of us."


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Homecoming 2015 Recap
The weather was beautiful, the Tribe won the football game, and the Biology Department was pleased to open its doors to alumni returning this year. The tradition of having alumni give the Department Seminar the week before Homecoming continued. This year two alumni spoke at the seminar: Lou Burnett (WM '73) and Karen Burnett (WM '72). Karen is a Research Associate Professor and Lou is a Professor of Biology at the College of Charleston and spoke to a large group of students, faculty, staff and other alumni on "Ocean Acidification Enhances Performance in Crustaceans: The Physiology and Transcriptomics of Resilience".
On Saturday, the department hosted alumni in several venues, from the second floor SEM room, the length of the Integrated Science Center (ISC) third floor, and Millington. This is the last year some of the Department is in Millington, so next year our Open House can show off the new teaching labs and other spaces in the last wing of the ISC--"ISC 3".
Highlights of the Open House included a poster presentation by the internationally award-winning iGem Team, Emeritus Faculty member Norm Fashing's hands-on insect display, and the last hurrah for the Millington Greenhouse. Check out the photographs above to see if you recognize anyone!