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Air Kerala, the state government's airline, would be launched April 14, 2013, to coincide with Vishu, new year's day in the Malayalam calendar, says Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.
"It (Air Kerala) will be airborne April 14. The only question is whether the first flight will be an international or domestic one. Next month, we will be applying to the director general of civil aviation with the preliminary capital of Rs. 100 crore, which we will raise by then," Chandy, who is convalescing after a leg injury, told IANS during an exclusive chat.
The chief minister explained that under the rules, an airline can only fly international routes after completing five years of domestic service; there is also a stipulation about the number of aircraft that an airline operating internationally should have.
"But Air India Express was given a relaxation in rules when it started international operations. They said it was because it was a subsidiary of Air India. So, when the state government put up the application, we also sought similar exemption. Moreover, at the moment, we are given to understand that one foreign airline is allowed to fly in here, without observing these stipulations," Chandy said.
Chandy first took up the project in 2004. After he stepped down in 2006, the project lay in cold storage, during the tenure of the Left government.
On returning as chief minister last May, one of the first decisions Chandy took was to revive this project. He has received support from Malayalee businessmen in the Middle East.
"We have, in principle, decided to float shares of Rs.10,000 each and we were surprised when our own Malayalee businessmen there (in the Middle East) who employ thousands of employees agreed to take shares in their employees' names.
Each of them employ more than 20,000 employees, so the issue of raising money of Rs.500 crore is not at all a problem. We are confident our dream will soon take flight," Chandy said.
Chandy has drawn out a schedule, and fixed April 14 as the target date for launch of the new airline.
And if Air Kerala is unable to fly international, it will at least take to domestic skies.
With Air India having opened a brand new hangar facility in the Thiruvananthapuram airport, Air Kerala, on entering into a contract with Air India and paying the maintenance charges, can use the hangar here, the chief minister said.
Air Kerala will also have access to the engineering department of Air India, so it will not need to recruit engineers, he added.
Air India was given the land for setting up the hangar free of cost by the Kerala government. What this means, though, is that Air Kerala can only lease B 737-800 aircraft; these are what the hangar here is equipped to service.
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Paços de Ferreira (Port.)
Sometimes the Portuguese "ç" is misinterpreted as "c". Should be [pasoosh].
Pécs (Hun.)
In Hungarian language "cs" stands for [ch] - [pech].
Rochdale (Eng.)
Actually, it's predictable - [rochdeil], but one could suspect any way to pronounce the name of this English club.
Rotherham United (Eng.)
Once again, in "-ham" suffix the "h" is mute, while English "th" should be better renedered through [t] in foreign languages, although it's not the same: [roterem].
Ruch Chorzów (Pol.)
As we already said, the accent sign over the Polish "o" turn it into [oo]. In its turn, "ch" in Polish means [h] (not mute!), while "w" is [v]. And finally, the very tricky "rz" should be rendered as [zh] or French [j]: [rooh hozhoov].
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Talking Smart: Foreign Names
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27 Andrews Parkway
Devens, Massachusetts 01434 USA
Phone:+1 978-772-3030
Fax:+1 978-772-5030
Toll-free:+888 2879400
Sales:+1 978-772-0188 ext= 501
Sales fax:+1 978-772-4903
All public areas non-smoking
Beauty shop
Car Rental
Vending machines
Foreign exchange, nearby
Housekeeping service daily
Laundry on-site
Laundry on-site, coin operated
Local restaurant dinner delivery
Mobility accessible rooms
Newspaper delivered to room, on request
Newspaper in lobby
Safe deposit boxes, front desk
Valet dry-cleaning
Local restaurant dinner delivery
Sundry/Convenience store
Buffet breakfast, complimentary
Hot breakfast, complimentary
Biking trail (0.8 km)
Bowling (16.1 km)
Fly-fishing (8.0 km)
Hiking (1.6 km)
Horseback riding (16.1 km)
Jet-skiing (57.9 km)
Jogging/fitness trail
Kayaking (16.1 km)
Mountain biking, trail
Miniature golf (8.0 km)
River rafting (16.1 km)
Sailing (46.7 km)
Sauna (1.6 km)
Scuba diving (57.9 km)
Snorkeling (57.9 km)
Wachusett Mountain (16.1 km)
Nashoba Valley Ski Area (19.3 km)
Outdoor Courts (1.6 km)
Volleyball (1.6 km)
Water-skiing (16.1 km)
Hunting (16.1 km)
Nature preserve, trail
Rock climbing (8.0 km)
Surfing (57.9 km)
Exercise room
Indoor Pool
Red Tail Golf Club (1.6 km)
Red Tail Golf Club
Shaker Hills Country Club (6.4 km)
Shaker Hills Country Club
15 Bulge Drive
3.2 km E from hotel
4.8 km E from hotel
Nashoba Valley Ski Area
Powers Road
19.3 km NE from hotel
499 Mountain Road
16.1 km N from hotel
Mohawk Trail
Route 2
1.6 km W from hotel
Children's Discovery Museum
177 Main Street
19.3 km SE from hotel
The Butterfly Place
120 Tyngsboro Rd.
24.1 km S from hotel
Hands On Art Museum
3 Lancaster Rd.
6.4 km NW from hotel
The Mall at Whitney Field
Commercial Road
16.1 km W from hotel
Nara Park
Rt. 117
25.7 km E from hotel
National Plastic Center and Museum
210 Lancaster Street
16.1 km W from hotel
102 Prospect Hill Rd,
19.3 km E from hotel
145 Redstone Hill Rd.
32.2 km E from hotel
400 Littleton Rd.
24.1 km E from hotel
Oak Hill Country Club/Golfing & Tennis
840 Oak Hill Rd.
22.5 km W from hotel
Monoosnock Golf Course
Monoosnock Ave.
19.3 km W from hotel
Drive In Movie Theater
Summer St.
19.3 km W from hotel
Cogshall Park
24.1 km W from hotel
Sholan Farms
1125 Pleasant Street
16.1 km W from hotel
Airport Phone: +1 800-235-6426
Hotel direction: 56.3 km NW
This hotel does not provide shuttle service.
Follow signs for I-90 West (Mass Pike). Take exit 11A I-495 North and travel north to Exit 29B, Route 2 West. Take Route 2 West to Exit 37 Jackson Road. Follow approximately 2 miles; hotel is on right.
Airport Phone: +1 603-624-6539
Hotel direction: 83.7 km S
This hotel does not provide shuttle service.
Follow signs for 101 East/293 South towards Concord/Salem/Portsmouth. Merge onto I-93 South towards Salem/Boston. Merge onto 495 South via Exit 44B towards Lowell. Merge onto MA-2 west via exit 29B towards Leominster. Take the Jackson Road exit 37B towards Devens, merge left off of the exit. Stay straight for about 2 miles. The hotel is on the right hand side.
Airport Phone: +1 401-737-4000
Hotel direction: 115.9 km N
This hotel does not provide shuttle service.
Take I-95 North to I 495 North to exit 29B, Rte 2 West. Follow Rte 2 West to exit 37, Jackson Road. Follow for approximately 2 miles and go right on Ryan's Way. The hotel is on your left.
Copy service
Fax service
Full-service business center
Messenger service
Overnight delivery/pickup
For more information call the general manager of the hotel.


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Our revenue cycle solutions help our US hospital clients save cost and become more efficient in the way they operate. Our services include Medical Transcription, Coding, AR suite services, Billing and Cash Posting.
Our committed team delivers high-end data and financial analytics from our center in Gurgaon. This includes Contract Modeling, Solution Integrity, Unit Testing, Underpayments, Data Reconciliation and Data Quality Assurance.
Our Corporate functions support and enable operations in Human Resources, Finance, Audit, Legal, Compliance and Facilities. Corporate professionals collaborate to support business operations and growth.
We use leading-edge technologies to deliver innovative products and solutions for driving value for our healthcare clients. Our capabilities support the infrastructure, systems, network and telecommunications needs of the business.
Our attractive pay policy ensures that we attract and retain the required talent pool.
Our employees are able to take care of their health and wellness expenses through this scheme and ensure a safe and healthy future for their loved ones.
A robust reward and recognition program recognizes colleagues for demonstrating the right behaviors and performance. Spot, Monthly, Quarterly, Half yearly and Annual awards are instituted to recognize & reward employees on a regular basis.
Our in-house cafeteria serves complimentary meals to our employees so that they can enjoy healthy food in the comfort of our offices
Our free transportation facility provides our employees a comfortable, hassle free commute to office and back home.
Additional benefits such as Health insurance for the employee and its dependents and Personal Accident insurance are also offered by the organization.
Our success is a direct result of the passion and talent of our employees. This passion is important to us, and we foster it by offering ample learning and development opportunities, team building activities and outings that encourage relationship building. We put great emphasis on celebrating festivals and special days together to ensure that our colleagues are happily engaged.


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I used to store my moderately sized button collection in clear bottles separated by color. This is how it looked a few years ago, everything all in order. It worked well for me, I could see what I had and easily find buttons when I needed them. But...
Things are getting a little out of hand these days! I've got buttons in boxes,
Jars filled to the brim with buttons,
And buttons in other containers. Add to that the fact that my original bottles are overflowing with buttons!
I need HELP!
First, PLEASE tell me, how do YOU store your button stash? Can you share a link to a photo of your button storage? And can you share where you found your button containers?
And second, I'm trying to get crafty with these buttons! I have shared a few previous posts about button crafts, but I'm about to get serious up in here and start sharing some of my favorite button crafts with some tutorials and links. I'm hoping you'll share some of your favorite button crafty ideas with me, too! What are your most favoritest ways to use buttons?
Next week I'll start by posting about my newest favorite button obsession, button flowers, including a how-to. Here's a bunch I crafted up earlier this week. Meanwhile, give me some of your best button storage tips and keep 'em coming!


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The Bank of England has hinted at a sooner-than-expected interest rate hike as one of the key triggers for raising rates has signalled a faster than forecasted recovery.
According to the latest minutes from the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting from 8-9 October, policymakers revealed that they believe that UK unemployment would fall at quicker pace than predicted at the time of the August Inflation Report.
Newly appointed BoE Governor Mark Carney unveiled the landmark forward guidance report in August to explain the central bank's protocols on raising interest rates.
The BoE said it will raise interest rates if three conditions were met.
The most important guideline was that the unemployment rate had to fall below 7% before the BoE considered raising interest rates from a record low of 0.5%.
The other two conditions for forward guidance was that it would not increase inflation above 2.5% over the next 18-24 months, or cause financial instability.
The BoE has held rates at the 0.5% level for four years which has led to a positive impact on those borrowing money but not to those who are trying to save.
"The headline Labour Force Survey unemployment rate had fallen to 7.7% in the three months to July," wrote the MPC. Better conditions suggested "it would fall farther over the rest of the year, probably at a faster pace than anticipated at the time of the August Inflation Report".
Better UK Economy
Furthermore, the MPC noted that in many areas the British economy was gaining strength.
The drop in the jobless rate, in the three months to July 2013, not only showed that jobs were being created but more people were finding full-time employment.
"The fall in unemployment in the three months to July appeared to reflect full growth in full-time permanent jobs, and there was no reason to believe it to be erratic," said the MPC.
"It was encouraging that private sector hourly productivity had grown at close to its trend rate in the second quarter following two years of falling productivity."
However, the MPC also warned that it was too early to draw any definitive conclusions about whether forward guidance was no longer needed to help the economy.
"It remained unusually difficult to gauge the effective degree of slack in the economy," the MPC said.


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Hacking The Genome: The Brave New World Of Gene Editing
Design Exchange 234 Bay, Toronto, Ontario
Keynote talk by bioengineer Feng Zhang (2016 Gairdner International awardee) about the new gene editing technology CRISPR-Cas9. 7 pm (doors 6:30 pm). Free (pre-registration required).
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Tread Softly Because You Tread On My Dreams19:00
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This! I needed this tonight! Thank you!! :-DReplyDeleteReplies
I am so, so glad it found you at the right time then. It's been on my mind for a while, and now I'm really glad I did decide to share it. Thank you!Delete
Well said Imogen!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you! I couldn't stop thinking about this after I read Yeats' poem. I just had to write something!Delete
This is beautiful! And that poem... *flails* It's SO beautiful. Thank you for sharing these words!ReplyDelete
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It is such a lovely little thing, isn't it? I heard the line about dreams first, and ended up finding that poem when I looked up where it came from. So glad I did now!Delete
This is beautiful. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Natalie!Delete
My dreams are tread on constantly. That's why they're so resilient now.ReplyDeleteReplies
They're strong *nods* Keep chasing them! I know you'll get there!Delete
This is so beautiful. Thanks for your encouragement.ReplyDeleteReplies
You're welcome. I think everyone could do with a reminder of how precious their dreams are sometimes. I'm so glad this was encouraging for you.Delete
Brilliant post!ReplyDelete
This was such a powerful line: Because each of us treads on the dreams of other. Yes, I need to keep that in the front of my mind.. I appreciated this post, Imogen. (Also, I just have to say, it's always exciting to find fellow Australian bloggers! :D)ReplyDelete
Lovely reflection! In a weird (or not-so-weird but perhaps unintended) way, this reminded me of Tangled and "I See the Light." In a movie that is about dreams, there is indeed someone who crushes dreams, sometimes lightly and sometimes not. But there are others who are supportive of dream-making and who are supportive of one another. And it is because of "I Have a Dream" that we get to the boats and the lanterns and the happy tears. So yeah. Is nice.ReplyDelete


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With its matt black finish and bike next- door looks, no-one will give the XTC rider a second glance. The frame is a model of understated but tidily built ordinariness, right down to the integrated rack mounts on the wishbone rear end. But it's the attention to detail that counts.
Giant was one of the first manufacturers to introduce hydraformed tubing to the mass market. No surprise then, that the XTC LX sports several subtly shaped lumps at vulnerable frame junctions, providing extra strength where it's needed most.
The Feel
The XTC line-up has racing in its blood, a fact that becomes obvious the minute you step aboard and stretch out to reach the bars. But don't fret - it's a comfortable and efficient position that's just a tad longer than its competitors. And what it sacrifices in front-end flickability, it more than compensates in stability and day-long comfort.
Stretched top tube and 80mm fork aside, there's little about the Giant to suggest its race heritage. From the wide riser bars to the comfy saddle and generously profiled tyres, it could almost have been built specially for those all-day epics.
Downsides? Just a niggling feeling that it could be capable of more. The fork is superb - easy to set up, almost infinitely adjustable and with a plushness that puts it at the top of its class. Whether negotiating a rooty climb or blasting through a rock garden, it's smooth and predictable. But the big tyres and stable feel mean it's too easy to blow through all 80mm of travel at speed, and we're left wondering what the XTC would be like with a good 100mm fork. The whole thing has a slightly weighty, ponderous feel that takes some of the spring out of its stride.
Kit Notes
Giant's hardtails have always given a lot of bang for your buck, and the XTC LX is no exception. Own-brand MPH hydraulic discs are beginning to look a tad industrial next to the competition, but the simple design, easy adjustability and good stopping power are a match for anything at this price. The one bum note on the spec list is the cheesy plastic chainset protector, but that's easily removed.
The Giant boasts one of the lightest mid-range frames we've seen, and it's only the weight of the fork, brakes and wheels that make it heavy. When you've got the cash you may want to look at upgrading any one of these three.
The Giant's up against some tough competition at this price. It's well built, well specced and has a good frame and fork package, but we can't help feeling that its weight - and lack a 100mm fork - hold it back when the pressure's on. Yet, if you want a reliable, good-natured bike for long day rides, the XTC has plenty to offer.


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Today, grateful for expat friends,
Separated by A Common Language (or Everything Tastes Like Chicken)By: Betsy
I came to London to pursue an MA in autumn 2009 and, after a brief hiatus in DC for a job offer, returned to London to work in June 2010; I have lived in London for 17 of the past 27 months. I identify as a Washingtonian, as a Londoner, and definitely as an expatriate, and I don't think that there's any contradiction in belonging to more than one place at a time. That being said, sometimes the intersection of different cultures, homes, and languages can prove a bit tricky...
Earlier this January, I caught a flight to New York to spend a long weekend with my grandmother, who is very unwell. (As my family is Jewish and doesn't celebrate Christmas, my big annual trip to my parents' house falls over Thanksgiving, and so this jaunt was unplanned though unfortunately not entirely unexpected.) My mother and sister and I went out to lunch for Thai food on my first day in Manhattan where, surprisingly, I hit a snafu.
I had decided to order the shrimp pad see ew, but when the waitress came by I realized that I had completely forgotten the word for "shrimp." The only word I could think of was "prawn," which is generally what "shrimp" are called in the UK. I grasped around my mind, but simply could not come up with "shrimp." For some reason, I grabbed the closest word I could think of that an American might understand: chicken.
"But, Betsy," my sister said, confused, "didn't you say you wanted it with shrimp?"
"Yes!" I gasped. "Shrimp! I want the shrimp pad see ew!"
Everyone - the waitress included - looked at me, bewildered as to why this had been so difficult for me and why I seemed to have needed my sister to translate.
When I explained later, my mother and sister laughed, but didn't see it as a big deal. It might not be, in the grand scheme of things, but it shook me up a bit because I thought I had been able to firmly compartmentalize my American and English lives and I was proved mistaken. I did see the humor in the situation, though, and finally I truly understood that English and American are not always the same language!


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Goedman Lijstenmakerij
Den Haag, Zeeheldenkwartier
A poster, photograph, painting or drawing is not truly complete unless it has its own matching frame. This is why you should stop by Goedman Lijstenmakerij! Not only will you find beautiful frames, but they will professionally frame your work of art for you. You can also ask for a beautiful customized passe-partout to give it that finishing touch. Also available are different types of glass and mirrors.
Goedman is known for its expertise and great price to quality ratio. The staff members come from an artistic background, or have extensive experience in their craft, which ensures that everyone knows what they are talking about. Speedy service and delivery are some of their other strong points.
Welcoming, friendly and service oriented. The staff is very knowledgeable and is trained to use the professional machines in the workshop. The mid-sized store draws in a diverse crowd, ranging from young to old.
Professional, great-looking frames are available for any budget.
Frames by Barth, Mavanti KWH and Nielsen. Cardboard by Moorman. Artitec mountings. Stas.


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In an effort to develop an early love for running among Manatee County students, Bradenton Runners Club offers financial assistance for attendance to summer running camps. Applications for the 2017 summer season are due Saturday, May 20th. The BRC Board will carefully review all applications and award up to $250 each to attend a summer running camp.
Applications are open for 2017 BRC Summer Running Camp Financial Assistance. Applications will be due on Saturday, May 20th.
Any rising or current Manatee County high school student will be eligible to apply for running camp financial assistance. Please contact
email@example.com with any questions. Check back to the BRC website and the club's social media outlets – Facebook and Twitter – for updates.


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ABANDONED DISNEY: Haunted Mansion Hitchhiking Ghosts
Take a look behind-the-scenes of a four-decade favorite that is no longer what it used to be.... Magic Kingdom's Haunted Mansion Hitchhiking Ghosts.
How it worked
It is no secret that holograms were never used in The Haunted Mansion. Old stage techniques including Pepper's Ghost effects and the use of two-way mirrors are about as low-tech as you can get while still accomplishing jaw-dropping "how'd they do that" illusions.
You'll notice in the above diagram that the "ghosts" were on a revolving track lined up with the Doombuggies on the opposite side of what look like normal mirrors. Light reflecting off human guests would reflect off the surface of the mirrors. At the same time light shining on the hitchhikers behind the mirrors would be visible through the mirrors, allowing both ghosts and humans to be seen together. Get it? It's like walking by a highly reflective office building and seeing yourself in the windows and seeing electric lights inside the building all at the same time.
The right lighting conditions were needed to pull off the illusion. If the house lights in the room behind the mirrors were to turn on, the mirrors from the other side would look more or less like clear glass.
Disneyland or Magic Kingdom?
Seen here are two fantastic pics from Long-Forgotten where we learn that Disneyland's Hitchhiking ghosts on the "ghosty-go-round" have no hands. Hands were included in the Magic Kingdom and Tokyo Disneyland versions.
Dark Beards?
You'll notice the handless Disneyland figures happen to have white hair. And these Magic Kingdom figures have dark hair. They both are supposed to have white hair as to better reflect light through the mirrors. As was mentioned in a previous post, oil, grease, and dust cake the artificial hair of the Haunted Mansion ghosts and the hair becomes far less visible especially in the Ballroom and with the Hitchhiking Ghosts. Occasionally fresh hair could be spotted along side old dingy hair, illustrating the importance of clean, white hair.
So long, fun illusion that entertained us so well for all those years.
For the time being, we still have Disneyland's low-tech, high-entertaining, original effect:
Related posts:
The Haunted Mansion Like You've Never Seen It
I Miss Paul Frees
Little Box of Treasures
ABANDONED DISNEY: Country Bear- Max
ABANDONED DISNEY: MK Fantasyland Skyway Tower
If This Doesn't Scare You.....
Pirates of the Caribbean Like You've Never Seen It
Carousel of Progress Like You've Never Seen It


text: Eleanor Cavitt is celebrating her birthday Aug. 25. She is turning 103 years old. Cavitt was born Aug. 25, 1908 in Sacramento. She was born to an immigrant German family who settled in Sacramento in 1895. The children learned English when they entered school. She married James Henry Cavitt, a local cattleman. She had three children — Betty Cavitt, Jessica Cavitt Bradley (both deceased) and Dorothee Cavitt Mull, who resides in Sacramento. All the children graduated from Folsom schools. Eleanor was active in the Native Daughters of the Golden West, the History Museum, the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and the Folsom Rodeo. She was grand marshal of the rodeo many times, according to her daughter. She was also involved in the Folsom Chamber of Commerce. Eleanor has six grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren. ~ Staff report


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Thy Kingdom Come
Churches Together in Wendover is joining the world wide initiative to pray for God's Kingdom to come. From Ascension day (Thursday 10th May) to Pentecost Sunday (20th May) we are inviting all Christians in and around Wendover to join us in prayer. Through St Anne's, St Mary's and Wendover Free Church, we will be distributing prayer resources for this global movement. They are also available on the 'Thy Kingdom Come' website (www.thykingdomcome.global).
From Friday morning 18th of May to Saturday morning 19th of May there will be a 24-hour prayer vigil. This will start at St Anne's Church at 9am where there will be interactive all age prayer stations to help you to pray, until 7.30am on Saturday. There will always be someone available to pray with you, to help you or keep you company if you wish. Come and go as you please all day and night. On Friday (18th May) we will be gathering for prayer at 9am, midday, 7pm and midnight. On Saturday (19th May) we will be gathering for sunrise prayers at 5am at St Anne's. This will be followed by a walk to St Mary's at 7.30am where we will finish with breakfast at 8am and a final prayer gathering at 9am. More information about the event can be found on our facebook page (www.facebook.com/ChurchesTogetherWendover) or the Wendover Free Church website (www.wendoverfreechurch.org.uk).
Pentecost Praise Service - 20th May
To celebrate Pentecost together there will be a Praise Service at St Anne's Church. We will start with refreshments at 6pm in the Christian Centre. The service will start at 6.30pm and everyone is very welcome to join us and celebrate the birthday of the church with us. If you are musical or like singing and would like to take part in the service we would like to invite you to bring your instrument (or voice!) and come to practice at 5.30pm that day.


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For those of you not already in the know, dotComics is the first anthology dedicated to bringing webcomics to the printed page. Attempting to reach a new audience, and offer an alternative to endless internet trawling, dotComics selects extracts from some of the most exceptional webcomics, and brings them into lush, full-colour print! We also feature interviews with creators as well as insightful critique and scholarly essays on some of the biggest questions about the digital revolution.
|Gorgeous coloring by the wonderful Mr. John Riordan
dotComics is now on sale a two of London's loveliest Comic book retailers, Gosh! Comics of Berwick Street, Soho, and Orbital Comics of Great Newport Street. If you happen to live in Leeds, you can pop into OK Comics to get your fix! Online sales are still a way off, but more comics retailers are constantly being added, so check back here regularly to find your closest seller. Alternatively, why not friend dotComics on Facebook, or follow our Twitter feed?
That's all for now! I'll be back with exciting updates about progress on Issue 2 later in the week! Until then,
Elliot x


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Here I share stories of things I'm working on or have worked on recently. I enjoy contributing to open source software, so most posts will be related to that.
I also post a chinese word every day here.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Multimedia sprint
Today lots of people arrived for the first day of the Multimedia/Edu sprint including myself. 2 hours drive to Las Vegas, 4 hour flight to DC, 7.5 hour flight to Zurich, then another 3 on the train. I would have slept on the plane, but there were crying babies (and I was excited to get here). Mario is a great host and has all our needs taken care of, it's great to be here. I've met a few developers I've only known on irc so far, so it's been good though I am tired.
On one flight I did make a todo list of stuff I'd like to get done while here so will start to work away at that now. The plan so far is tomorrow to get all together and decide what we each want to do (and do the same each morning I believe). Anyway, enough for now, just wanted to get my 2 cents in about the day 1 :)
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- Jamboarder said...
Anyone interested in starting a Google Wave for the sprint for those of us who couldn't attend?
- May 20, 2010 at 2:49 PM
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First for Alex Ringis, the sound designer at Interzone, we have SynthTube.
"SynthTube is a site that collates and reviews the best Synthesizer-related videos from YouTube and around the web, and reviews them, with a specific focus on highlighting the gear and performers involved in their creation"Alex was recently BoingBoinged for his video of the naked baby playing a synthesizer. You can relax while watching it, at no time does the baby pee on the keyboard. I was so tense the whole way through, because I was just waiting for the little tike to let go.
Second up, we Liza of the many blogs/projects/hobbies, who may have something this time if she sticks with it (poke poke). As you may know from comments on other recent blog posts here, Tech Vixen just went up this weekend
Tech Vixen is a network of blogs all about technology, written from a woman's perspective. We are currently running four blogs in total - the main blog with news and links to the sub-blogs as well as "Gaming Vixen", "Comp Vixen", and "Gadget Vixen".Head on over to the site for more information.
As we are just starting out, we are on the lookout for interested women (17 years or older) who are interested in running one of our sub-blogs (the gaming slot is already filled, but "Gadget Vixen" and "Comp Vixen" are still open). We are also looking to start new blogs regarding web development/blogging and other techy topics. Bloggers are able to monetize their sites by including ads in the content of their posts on the sub-blogs.
Liza also just put up a post about me leaving on her site. Now I'm all sad and mopey.


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Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler has recommended that the commission vote to approve AT&T's $49 billion acquisition of satellite television service provider DirecTV with some conditions.
"The proposed order outlines a number of conditions that will directly benefit consumers by bringing more competition to the broadband marketplace," Wheeler said in his July 22 announcement. "If the conditions are approved by my colleagues, 12.5 million customer locations will have access to a competitive high-speed fiber connection."
This is about 10 times the current total number of fiber connections for Internet access that AT&T has in place or is currently building. The company also announced on July 22 that it was going to upgrade Durham, N.C. to gigabit fiber as its next big project.
Wheeler said that the fiber upgrade would increase the current national total by about 40 percent. This would make the AT&T fiber broadband network more than half as large as the Verizon FiOS broadband network that currently reaches about 20.1 million users, according to a Verizon spokesman.
Further reading
In addition, the conditions for approval by the FCC would require that AT&T build on the FCC's current Open Internet order by preventing discrimination against online video competition and provide greater transparency to its interconnection practices.
The non-discrimination provision means that AT&T will not be permitted to exclude its own and affiliated video services from data caps on fixed broadband connections. DirecTV is a major source of video content that will be available to AT&T once the merger takes place.
The transparency requirement means that AT&T will be required to submit its current interconnection agreements with the FCC and file regular reports on network performance.
While the FCC's proposed approval specifically refers only to residential broadband, AT&T's practice in the past has been to offer similar fiber broadband connections to business users. The FCC conditions also require some independent oversight.
"Importantly, we will require an independent officer to help ensure compliance with these and other proposed conditions. These strong measures will protect consumers, expand high-speed broadband availability, and increase competition," Wheeler stated in his announcement.
The Department of Justice has previously said that it does not see potential antitrust law violations in an AT&T-DirecTV merger and does not plan to oppose it. This means that the FCC's approval is the last major legal requirement for the deal.


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Poor Robert Pattinson, he's got the final installment of the Twilight series just about to come out, this should be his moment of total triumph, and what is he doing? Worrying about the future. In particular he's worrying that he'll never get any more work once the series is over.
Specifically, he's concerned that the films he makes from now on have to be successes, probably on a par with Twilight, if he is to avoid being typecast as a snaggletoothed vampire fella. This is not something he has had to bother his pretty head with until now, as he told the Observer:
"I had a three- or four-month window between each [Twilight film] during which I could do another job. But whatever I did, I knew that I'd have another Twilight movie on the way, which is theoretically guaranteed to make a lot of money. So I could always afford to fail."
Not that Water for Elephants did badly, or indeed his role as Salvador Dali in Little Ashes.
As with anyone who now realises they've created a legacy for themselves, the concern is what that legacy will be: "If I do decide one day to stop acting, I just hate the idea of people going: 'Oh, did you ever do anything else besides that Twilight thing?'"
Which is not, it's fair to say, the kind of problem you or I have to worry about.
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When it comes to makeup, I always feel incomplete without face powder. It feels so wrong when I apply everything: eyebrow makeup, mascara, eyeshadow, eyeliner, blush and lipstick – without powder on my face! You can't blame me, applying face powder is one of the major or basic essentials in makeup. Things such as concealers, bronzers, contour and highlights got popular in this generation only. But in the past years, as old as the Renaissance age, face powder is already used by aristocrats.
Types of Face Powders
As time goes by, however, applying face powder becomes a complicated thing. There are already types of face powders for different purposes. Good thing I managed to catch up because when I was younger, I was already contented with my powder compact. Seems that in this generation, women are already looking for different effects on their faces such as the plain and simple type, some glamorous shimmer in formal occasions, and the tropical dewy skin.
If you're confused right now like I was a couple of years ago, find out the different types of face powders:
Loose Powder
Typically, loose powder comes in containers such as small jars. It is preferably applied with a kabuki brush because it is finer than most face powders. Its purpose is to give the face a light hint of powder. But, since it is too fine, loose powder becomes messy to use with all the puffing and spreading all over the place. That's why loose powder is meant to use at home. Loose powder is meant for a fast puff before going somewhere.
Pressed Powder
Now, this is more popular for daily use. You don't need to be a pro in makeup to use pressed powders because this is made in the form of our go-to makeup savior – powder compact. The downside of pressed powders is what we noticed in many women – a cake-y face. It is all because of how big its particles are, way bigger than loose powder. But, it is the most convenient type to use when you have someplace to go to.
Finishing Powder
Also known as HD powder, finishing powder is usually used by professional makeup artists especially for photoshoots, pageants, films and television appearances. It provides a high definition effect because of its white and smooth coverage. It is standard to use this as the final layer of powder on the face.
Setting Powder
This is probably my most favorite type of face powder. Setting powder is more convenient to use than loose powder. It has better effect than pressed powder. It is also faster to use than finishing powder. The main purpose of setting powder is to avoid an oily or shiny look on the face after using foundation. It also aims to prolong the stay of powder on the face to avoid a series of retouches that can be such a hassle. The best part about setting powder is that there are so many affordable alternatives for this, especially the setting powders sold in drugstores. Aside from its affordability many of the best drugstore setting powder are easy to pick up from local drug store and have many options to choose from.
Tips on Using Setting Powder
Because setting powder is the perfect blend of professional finish yet convenience in application and budget, I recommend not forgetting to include this in your makeup kit. To avoid mistakes in applying setting powder, I'm going to give you tips on how to use it:
The Right Brush and Technique to Use
Use a soft yet thick brush in medium or large size. Before applying the setting powder, tap it first to shake off excess. If you forget to do this, it would be a waste of powder since your face can't possibly absorb everything in the brush. Besides, it would be too messy if the tapping part is not done.
Now, don't spread the powder immediately once the brush touches your face. You have to press the brush gently on your cheek first. Then, slowly make circular motions with the brush for an even powder coverage.
To ensure smoother coverage, I use an extra brush that's small but still soft to remove excess powder on skin. But, that's just me being meticulous. If you don't have extra brushes, it is fine. Just press a soft cloth on areas with excess powder. Don't wipe the area though. Gentle pats will do.
The Right Technique under the Eyes
Honestly, I disliked this part of makeup process in the past. I found it difficult to balance substances I apply on areas under my eyes. My concealer used to look distracting because of creases and uneven color. Good thing I learned that after putting a minimal amount of concealer under my eyes, I need to use a small yet thick, soft brush basically used for blending eyeshadow. But, you should not use this small brush to blend the concealer and powder. Just press it on top of areas with concealer. For blending, use the same brush you're using for the whole face.
The Right Way to Use a Powder Puff
Powder puff is usually underestimated because it looks outdated. It is often associated with grandmothers. But, this is actually useful for oily skin types. The right technique to achieve flawless makeup with a puff is putting only a light amount of powder underneath it and tapping excess off on the back of your hand before application. Then, you just have to roll it gently and evenly all over the face. To ensure ultimate smoothness, use a brush to remove excess powder on your face.
Factors to Consider in Choosing the Right Setting Powder
Another mistake you can encounter with setting powder is not choosing the right one for your skin. Here are two important things you should think about before purchasing a setting powder:
To play on the safe side, use translucent setting powder. This type of setting powder just go for texture, not changing the color of your foundation. It is also very light, so it gives a more natural look. It is perfect for all skin tones since it doesn't have a tint. Translucent setting powder is colorless but gives a slight shine on your face.
Tint or Color
This is great for darker skin tones. If the color of your foundation is too bright for your skin, correct the tone with tinted or colored setting powder. But, it doesn't darken the skin completely. It still gives a brighter vibe but not overwhelming for dark skin. It also balances out red areas on your face due to natural or artificial things such as rash and too much blush.
Final Thoughts
Makeup gets more complicated as years pass, doesn't it? But, look at the bright side – this happens because of easy access to makeup tutorials on blogs and YouTube. Even if makeup gets complex, you will definitely learn it with patience and dedication. At least now, for starters, you already know how setting powder differs from other types of face powders.


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6 March 2011
I have been having fun at blueparen.com, a new website that has interviews with authors of programming tools and technologies.
I posted an Interview With Andy Lester - Author of Grep Replacement Tool Ack.
And Interview With Albert Graf - Author of the Pure Programming Language.Here's a short description of Pure:
Pure is a functional programming language based on term rewriting. It has a syntax featuring curried function applications, lexical closures and equational definitions with pattern matching, and thus is somewhat similar to languages of the Haskell and ML variety. Pure is also a dynamic language, and is more like Lisp in this respect. The interpreter has an LLVM backend that does JIT compilation.
Soon I will post another interview with Salvatore Sanfilippo about Redis.


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For those of you who dont know we here at The Handbook are what you could call football fanatics. College football being no exception. While our hearts here are always behind LSU, the news coming out of Penn State over the last few days is absolutely horrifying.
For those of you who don't know Jerry Sandusky used to be the defensive coordinator and heir apparent to Joe Paterno, the winningist coach in college football history. Then this Sunday the news broke that he had molested at least 9 young boys in the last decade or so. The biggest problem for Penn State is that at least one of the attacks on a 10 year old boy took place in the locker room on campus. This was also witnessed by one of the graduate assistants named Mike McQueary who then decided to simply call his father, and leave the boy on his own while being raped by a 50 year old pedophile. He later reported this to Paterno who felt his only obligation was to report it to his boss. The problem is that this took place in 2002 and as the grand jury report states:
"a naked boy… whose age he estimated to be ten years old, with his hands up against the wall [of a shower], being subjected to anal intercourse by a naked Sandusky." After discussing with his father what he had witnessed, McQueary "went to Paterno's home, where he reported what he had seen."
As a father and a human being I could never imagine seeing that and walking away. Something doesn't add up there. Maybe its my morals or upbringing or the fact that I have a soul but I could never live with myself knowing I could have stopped that and didn't.
Exit question: Not saying there is any proof of this but McQueary went from being an unpaid Graduate Assistant to a paid Assistant the following year, and is now the wide receivers coach. Funny business maybe? Could he have been told to shut up when he noticed that police action wasn't coming? Questions like this need to be answered and answered now.


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Just some striking differences between how we celebrated this feast and how the legion celebrates its feasts.
1. The Novena.
- For nine days before the Feast of Mary's Birth, we prayed the rosary together, celebrated Mass in her honor with a homily on her virtues preached be guest celebrants, prayed the novena prayer at the end of Mass and sang song honoring Mary.
- In the legion a novena means nine days where there is a special talk preached by one of the superiors about the virtues the Sacred Heart, the Holy Spirit, the Birth of Christ, all according to the charism and methodology of the legion.
2. The Feast.
- We had a motorcade and drove through the city streets with the Statue of Mary mounted on a pickup truck; lots of holy water to bless people, their images of Mary and their homes; live music over loud speakers singing hymns to Our Blessed Mother and more than 50 cars honking their horns.
The image of Mary was brought into the Church in procession by the Legion of Mary to clapping and shouts of praise.
Our Mass was solemn, but very joyful. The songs were uplifting and exuberant.
The children were dressed as angels and sang songs in honor of Mary at the end of Mass. They crowned here as queen and tossed rose petals at her feet (and just about everywhere else).
We had booths set up outside selling hot-dogs, soups and cakes, and a live band playing Christian songs.
- In the legion the early morning Mass is after an hour of "meditation" and before breakfast. It is in Latin which very few really understand, and the homily, like the novena is about a legionary virtue faithful legionary superior. There is a big meal, and that means a lot more work, then sports until you drop and merienda-cena, which means more work.
At first I looked forward to feast days. Then I dreaded them.
3. The fruits
- Masses during the novena were full, not to mention the feast itself. People who hadn't been to church in a while came to Mass. Many of these will keep coming. Others won't. That's alright. We are all free. But a seed was planted in the heart of each and every one.
- In the legion, the younger members will be pacified for a time, until the next feast day, and won't think too much about their families, the pain they are feeling, the lack of friendship, the humiliations. Their bellies were filled with good food and maybe a little wine. They heard a moving homily on God's will, and maybe saw a documentary on the founding of the legion. As time goes by, and they are further integrated and the option of leaving becomes treason, they will no longer need these feast days to placate their consciences.


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The glaciers atop Mt. Everest are melting at an unprecedented rate and anthropogenic global warming is likely to blame. The news comes on the heels of reports that CO2 levels have reached their highest in human history, surpassing the 400 parts per million mark, and climate change is shifting the location of the North and South Poles. Researchers from the University of Milan say that ice coverage on top of Earth's highest mountain has shrunk by 13 percent in the last five decades.
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Speaking recently in Cancun at the Meeting of the Americas organized by the American Geophysical Union, lead researcher Sudeep Thakuri said that glaciers smaller than one square kilometer are melting faster than the rest, while temperatures in the region have increased by approximately 0.6°C. PTI reports that the snowline has moved 180 meters upwards and that the retreating glaciers have unveiled rocks and debris that were previously hidden.
While the researchers believe that human-induced climate change is behind the rapid melting, Thakuri was reluctant to draw a definitive relationship between the two. The news is especially troubling for communities living at the base of the mountain, who depend on meltwater for drinking water, irrigation and even energy.
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If I were to ask you which thread, or Sticky on our RWFF is the most widely read you will probably scratch your head and say something like, "Gee, I don't know, have no idea!" I will resolve this mystery for you right now. It is the Sticky for "Home For Fish and Fish Ideas" with a whopping 3878 views over a period of two years. Now that is a lot of interest and views on a topic. A unexpected surprise? Heh?
Actually this Sticky was a brainchild of Chuck who is a very knowledgeable fisherman in real life and knows his fish really well. (I always thought he would have made a great ichthyologist, or a fish biologist). The original purpose of this Sticky was to give everyone some interesting information on the various fish found in different parts of the world, and also to suggest some new fish for our fish library. When RWFF was first released it had only a handful of fish in it. Now, at least according to my own fish folder, we have more than 450 game fish in our library. Now that is a very sizable library and some countries in our world may not even have that! Our outings now reaches almost every corner of the world, it is only appropriate that we have the right fish for these new locations. This makes the fishing experience more authentic, not to mention the thrill of catching something so exotic that it might only happen in our wildest dreams.
Why all the fuss and bother with so many different kinds of fish? To some, a fish is something that swims in the water and can be caught by a hook and line or a net, or bow and arrow, some might even taste good on the table. To others, like Chuck and myself, we like to see things done right. Why not? When one sets about to do something he has the chance, and the option to do it right. Half right and three quarter right will not be good enough for people like Chuck and myself.
Not too long ago Chuck pointed out the difference between a Black Crappie and the White Crappie, and felt that our fish files did not accurately reflect the difference. He also show a picture to demonstrate his point.
Not too long ago I built a new Black Crappie, now I also finished a new White Crappie. You see see the images and the difference here.
The new Black Crappie
The new White Crappie
Now Chuck should be happy and we will benefit from have both of these fish in many of our future outings.
If you should think of any fish that we don't already have in our RWFF library please make a post on the "New Fish and Fish Development" thread. We would love to hear from you, and if possbile, we will try to build these fish for you in the future.


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Mops: instructions for use or how to clean more efficiently with their help
Today millions of different cleaning products and tools can be found on the market. There is a great variety, there are too many commercials trying to convince you to buy a particular one. And indeed it is all about the choices you make – would you buy the cheaper one or that, which is more expensive? Do you need another cleaning tool or a new vacuum-cleaner? Do you need one all-purpose cleaning product or ten specialized ones, and what would be more effective? Questions, too many questions, you ask yourself in the supermarket, facing the shelves full of new things. But in fact what you should do is make an informed choice, which means that you have to make a little research first, you have to be aware of the differences of the things offered, you have to know which one would be the best for your situation and here we come to the main topic today – the mops. They are all popular and wide-spread and nowadays there are too many modifications, but you should know well at least the main ones.
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The traditional mop
This one is indeed one of the best inventions of all time. You are using it with some water and some detergent (dish one, for instance) and you might clean every type of floor at home except for the wood and the carpeted one. Everything is thus disinfected and perfected. The bacteria is gone, the air fresh, the floor – shining, the efforts made – not too many. If you don't have one, buy it instantly, you won't be sorry, I promise.
The microfiber mop
This one is just magical. With it you can remove all the dust and dirt from the floor easily and quickly. It is something like a substitute for the vacuum-cleaner, but the clean-up with this tool might be done in 5 minutes only. So if you want to have perfectly clean home every day, buy one of these and use it regularly. The results would be impressive.
The dry mop
This is the newest trend and maybe the best solution for wood floor. It is used with some wood care detergent: you spray it on the floor and go through the whole surface with the dry mop then. The whole floor is shiny and clean; it looks perfect and will thus remain in a good condition for a long time. So, yeah, it is worth it.
And yet having the right mop is still not enough. You have to know how to use it effectively and skillfully. Here are the main rules you have to know:
- always vacuum first – instead of the cases you are using the microfiber one. Otherwise the mop would be stuck with dust and the floor still dirty.
- the balance between water and detergent – the rule is simple: do not overdo. You don't need much water or much cleaning product, you need the right technique and assiduity.


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Sunday, January 15, 2012
Finished another page for my new zine the other night...seedpods are one of my favourite things to draw and paint at the moment. This one's done in watercolours, on watercolour paper. I've got another waterlily seedpod that I bought at the op shop (seems like a strange thing to buy for some reason) but unfortunately it was too giant to fit in this collection. I must put my Dunedin photos onto the 'puter...we had a great time roaming around that lovely city last week!
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I have also done some baking today, whipping up a batch of chestnut and brandy jam and my first round of marzipan mince pies. I thought you might like the mince pie recipe for any easy last minute bakes this weekend...
220g plain flour
100g unsalted butter, cubed
Pinch of salt
3 tbsp cold water
Mincemeat mixture
• Preheat oven to 200*c/gas mark6
• Sift flour and salt into a bowl. Rub in the butter to create a rough sand texture.
• Sprinkle water in to the bowl and lightly work mixture into a ball.
• Wrap in cling wrap and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
• Roll out to a thickness of approx. 3mm and cut out enough circles to fill your greased tray (usually 12).
Press the pastry discs into the tray.
• Roll the marzipan out thinly and place a small disc in each pastry cup. Spoon a teaspoon of mincemeat on top of the marzipan.
For the lids I cut star shapes from the rolled out pastry and placed them on top of the mincemeat.
• Finish with a milk wash and bake for 20 minutes, or till golden.


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The first of three upcoming DLC expansions for DICE's phenomenal gun-shooting/jet-crashing simulator Battlefield 3 now has a trailer. This expansion, dubbed Close Quarters, focuses on infantry-only action, with tighter map design, a host of new weapons and more on its list o' features. Watching the trailer obviously kindles thoughts of that other modern military shooter with tight map design and an infantry-only focus. The kicker is that with Frostbite 2 and its environmental destruction, things are obviously much, much more explosive and covered in rubble. Makes me think of the original Red Faction. Just without, y' know, Mars.
Delve deeper for a little info on the other two expansions, as well as the trailer of Close Quarters in all its destructible glory.
After Close Quarters lands in June, we've then got Armored Kill and End Game to look forward to later in the year. Armored Kill, as the name suggests, is all about the vehicles. There'll reportedly be new tanks, ATVs and mobile artillery (this excites us). Most importantly, the expansion will also include "the biggest map in Battlefield history." Considering the immense size of the maps this franchise has boasted in the past, this should be interesting.
Finally, there's End Game. And it's going to do and bring and add… something. Unfortunately, details on End Game are being kept under lock and key for the time being, but we'll obviously learn more about it as the year shuffles onwards.
Now, as promised: the trailer for Close Quarters.


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bank account, Con Game, Confidence trick, Internet security, Newbies, Oldie Newbies, Oldies, Phishing, preying, request for information, scam, Social Security number
Part Two: Common Scams that Oldie Newbies should look out for.
Yesterday I talked about A Con Game.
Today let's look at
Confidence games are old, but the internet has made it possible not only for the old con games to flourish, but for new, more technically challenging, games to begin. Phishing is when you receive a request for information through an e-mail or other sort of online contact.
In addition to preying on greed and loneliness, con artists also prey on fear. Phishing is successful because the person doing it creates a sense of urgency in the "mark." In the world of scams, the "mark" is the victim who will soon, if he or she is not careful about internet security , be parted from their money.
Those who are phished often do not even know that anything has happened because it all occurs so suddenly. As I discussed in the previous chapter, it usually starts with an e-mail that is very urgent. Your bank account has been frozen. All your checks have bounced. They believe that someone is using your account. Can you verify your password?
In some cases, the phishing can be for other information instead of a password. They may look for your social security number and birthday. With this information, they can open up accounts in your name. I saw one email that said that you can get 10 percent interest on your Paypal balance if you just filled out a form. Of course, the first three things that they asked for is name, birthday and social security number.
Never give out information to anyone who contacts you by email. Even if it is someone you know, you should never give out this information. You never know if their account has been compromised and someone is using it to phish for information from others on their email list.
If you get a request that you believe is phishing from your bank or other secure site, you should forward the request to the site as long as you have virus protection on your computer. You should never open up an email from someone you do not know if you do not have virus protection on your computer. Virus protection is part of your internet security.
Yesterday I said, "Never give anyone money." Today I am recommending that you
Never give information to anyone who contacts you by email.
When we make serious business accounts we have to give those companies
our information so that they can check us out, but they won't contact you by email at first. You will have to sign up on their website.
So if anybody contacts you by email and wants your information,
Don't Give It To Them. Have you got it? I sure hope so. Stay Safe.
Wishing you the best of luck.
Fred Horstman
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- Why the FBI is warning the world about spear-phishing attacks (itproportal.com)


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The Listies were formed in 2008 by professional idiots Rich Higgins and Matt Kelly as an alternative comedy act. They switched to performing for younger audiences in 2011 and are now the most sought after live comedy act for kidults (kids and their adults) in Australia. To date, they have written seven award-winning and critically acclaimed live shows, recorded two incredibly annoying but moreish comedy albums, and published two funny but inedible books. They're currently on a world tour of Straya.


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Maui Shuts Down B&Bs and Rentals
Affordable lodging is now much harder to find on the island, and other islands may follow suit.
California teacher Rebecca Vallejo had planned a two-week stay at the Haiku Plantation Inn on Maui. When the inn said it couldn't honor her reservation, she couldn't find lodging for under $350 per night. She had to cancel the trip.
Haiku Plantation had no choice: Maui officials decreed in July that B&Bs and vacation rentals without permits must cease operations or face fines starting at $1,000. A study funded by the Realtors Association of Maui put the number of properties without permits at 816. The number of properties with permits is 21.
There had been a long-standing tacit agreement between the county and property owners that the rules wouldn't be enforced except when complaints were lodged against a property. County officials have drafted a bill that would streamline the permitting process for B&Bs (and also prohibit vacation rentals in certain areas). It's unlikely that any legislation will go through before early 2008. A list of properties with permits would be helpful, but county agencies can't agree on who should distribute it.
Why the sudden enforcement of a dormant law? Hotels certainly have much to gain from the crackdown. Locals, meanwhile, blame the lack of affordable housing on the number of properties that are being used to house vacationers instead of islanders, and they say that parking and crowding problems are worse because of the high concentration of B&Bs.
Other islands may follow suit. On Oahu, residents of the Kailua area are agitating for similar enforcement. And on Kauai, a bill restricting the number and type of vacation rentals island-wide was introduced at the County Council late last year.


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Today the International Living Building Institute announced that the Energy Lab at Hawaii Preparatory Academy, on the big island of Hawaii, has been certified under the Living Building Challenge (version 1.3). Completed a little over a year ago, the 6,000 sq ft sustainable learning center had to undergo a year of operation in order to meet the imperatives of the rigorous green building certification program. The Energy Lab at Hawaii Preparatory Academy is now only the fourth building in the world to receive the certification, possibly making it one of the world's greenest schools.
Designed by Boston-based Flansburgh Architects, the Energy Lab provides both indoor and outdoor classrooms to educate students on sustainability, renewable energy, the environment and more. It includes computer labs, conference areas, project rooms and a workshop where students can track and manage the systems which run the building. Solar panels on the roof and a wind turbine on a nearby hill generate more than enough power for the lab, and the building collects rainwater and uses an innovative radiant cooling system.
In December of 2010, the building was awarded with a LEED Platinum certification and today it was also awarded certification under the Living Building Challenge (1.3), which means that the building generates all of its own energy from renewable resources, captures and treats its own water through ecologically sound techniques, incorporates only nontoxic, appropriately sourced materials and operates efficiently for maximum beauty.
Energy Lab Director, Dr. Bill Wiecking commented, "What makes the Living Building Challenge so powerful, and so perfect for schools, is that the students have to participate in it fully if they want certification. It brings out their playful and competitive spirit. Now they're so invested in it, they understand everything about how the building functions, and they're the first ones to notice if we're using too much energy or wasting water. Our kids want to lead; they love rising to a challenge. This project has made them sustainability leaders in their homes and in our community. We hope that this is the first of countless schools worldwide to adopt the Living Building Challenge."
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Volume 20, Issue 1 (1992)
Of 'Nam, Nixon, and a New Law Review
Cass D. Vickers
Inheriting the Wind: The Supreme Court and Capital Punishment in the 1990s
Franklin E. Zimring
Justice Scalia's Death Penalty
Steven G. Gey
Starting from Scratch: Rethinking Federal Habeas Review of Death Penalty Cases
Joseph L. Hoffmann
Death Penalty for Battered Women
Victor L. Streib
Death-to-Life Overrides: Saving the Resources of the Florida Supreme Court
Michael L. Radelet and Michael Mello
The State Constitution's Cruel or Unusual Punishment Clause: The Basis for Future Death Penalty Jurisprudence in Florida?
Donna E. Blanton


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Hey guys!
Ready for some more Halloween nails? I figured it's been a while since I've done any stamping manicures so I took out the stamping plates to see what I could create! Bundle Monster has so many amazing designs, and even s few plates dedicated to just Halloween! Ready to check out what I did?
I started off with a base of The Little LacquerBean Glow-Stly. When it dried I used the cool Halloween text image on Bundle Monster BM-H07 and L.A Colors Black. I sealed it all in with Essie Good To Go and that's it!
|Ooooooh holo-y goodness!
I actually like how the image didn't transfer cleanly on each nail, I think it gives it an even spookier look! What do you think?
Oh! And if you want to purchase Glow-Stly there's never been a better time, I'm running a 50% off sale in my store to get rid of my older style bottles! Plus for every bottle you purchase your name gets put into a raffle and when I run out of bottles I will randomly select one winner to receive 2 polishes of their choice from my shop for free!! Just use code 50bottles at checkout!
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Thursday, May 29, 2014
I have been meaning to do this for quite a while; after painting for a number of years, you get a back log of paintings, studies, sketches and the like piling up in the studio... Some are smaller studies for larger paintings that went to galleries, some are things returned from galleries that haven't sold -- a lot of competition pieces from various shows, and some are things I just never let go of because....who knows why?
Of course the dogs and failures I toss or paint over, so everything in this sale is frame-worthy (according to me anyway). There are between 350 to 400 plein air paintings, figure studies and some pastel drawings (even some old illustrations if you're interested)...
The studio is the big building behind my house in Tigard, OR on Saturday, June 14th -- come by for a snack and a free poster if you're in the area!
9am to 5pm 7311 SW Pine Street 97223 -- hope to see you here!
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When I started running it was a means to an end. I needed to get healthier and be more active, and running seemed liked the easiest way to do that. I downloaded a Couch to 5k training plan, and I took off. It didn't take long before I was hooked. I Run the District because running makes me feel better about myself. I feel accomplished, healthy, energized, and motivated – and I get to experience that pretty much in my backyard. It doesn't get much better than that!
If you follow me on social media at all, you've likely seen me excited about being chosen as a Run The District Ambassador. Everyone has been offering congratulations - quickly followed by the question, "What does that mean?"
In a nutshell, this means you'll be seeing me post a lot more about running than usual! Basically, I'm going to help promote and support the running events by providing updates, talking about my training, and sharing my experience participating in the races.
There are several reasons why I wanted to be an ambassador. As many people know, I love the neighbourhood in London where we live - Old East Village. The "district" part of Run the District, is the Western Fair District - a great entertainment area, and one of the many perks to living in OEV. Our house is a mere block away from the Western Fair District, and we attend events there regularly. I'm always letting people know about things going on in the District, and how awesome it is to live in OEV. So this position seemed like a natural extension of that.
Second, anyone who knows me - really knows me - knows that I'm an externally motivated person. I've always wished that I were more internally motivated, but that's just not the case. I've learned to use this to my advantage and find ways to provide external motivation to keep me on track for certain goals. Running is one of those things that, for me, requires some external motivation. This usually comes in the form of registering for races. Once I've invested money in something, that's a powerful motivator for me. I was already planning on participating in these events to help me maintain a running routine over the summer/fall. This ambassador position is another way to maintain that motivation. I'm going to be sharing about how my training is going and encouraging people to run with me. That's a lot of accountability, which means this will likely be the best running season for me since I was a member of the Fayetteville Running Club!


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Willie Ray Hoff, 80, of Burlington, died Wednesday, July 8, 2015, in a Temple Hospital. Services were held July 12 in Salem Lutheran Church near Barclay with Rev. Terry Atkins officiating. Burial followed in Salem Lutheran Cemetery. Mr. Hoff was born June 9, 1935 in Rosebud to Edwin and Ida Fabianke Hoff. He lived all of his life in the Burlington area. He married Joyce Glaser on June 9, 1956. He worked for Alcoa in Rockdale for 30 years and farmed from the time he was a small child until his death. He was a member of Salem Lutheran Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Otto Lee Hoff and Eugene Hoff and by one grandson, Brian Reinders. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Hoff; two sons, Johnny Ray Hoff and Ricky Dale Hoff; daughter, Janice Reinders and husband Donnie; two sisters-in-law, Glenna Hoff and Nancy Hoff; and four grandchildren, Randy Reinders, Rhett Hoff, Savannah Hoff, and Jacob Hoff. He is also survived by a number of nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Salem Lutheran Church. Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud handled the arrangements.


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Android Games – Racing
Gentleman, start your engines! We have the latest running, platform and racing games for Android Smartphones and Tablets. Download notable titles like Temple Run and EA Racing Games.
Click on the title of this section to expand the list and show you every app in our system!
Fast Moto Racing 3D« Games - Racing « Downloads
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The new play, a new gaming experience; use the touch screen and the gravity sensing operation to control your motorcycle, 3D view has shocked expression. let your moto boom in the street, experience the extreme pleasure!
《Fast Moto Racing 3d》 is for the game player who most loved to play racing game to play rough, simple is a racing game of choice.
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★First: This game is a classic racing game , and add some changes. Set up a straight road to enjoy the sprint, characteristics of the fusion of parkour running as far as possible is our purpose. On the road have random distribution of props, get and use them make the game more fun. The moto control by the touch screen and the gravity sensing operation. Just shake your mobile phone, can let you better enjoy the game screen.
★Second: Use the touch screen and the gravity sensing operation to control your motorcycle. Let mobile phone become the steering wheel, click on the button you can use props props.
★Third: Super real moto battle, with perfect trees and buildings, motorcycle speed sense and background factors combined, excellent performance.
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Collect coins as much as possible in the game. Collect more gold then game time is longer, the better performance.
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Meatball Muffins
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These muffins will surprise everyone! Great Italian taste, simple to make!
Prep Time: 20 min
Bake Time: 25 min
Skill Level: Beginning
Servings: 12
- 12 Rhodes� Dinner Rolls or 1 Loaf Rhodes� Bread Dough, thawed and risen
- 1/4 cup marinara sauce
- 12 frozen cooked Italian style meatballs
- 3 sticks mozzarella string cheese, cut in fourths
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
extra marinara sauce, if desired
Spray counter lightly with non-stick cooking spray. Flatten each roll into a 5-inch circle. Place 1 teaspoon marinara sauce in the center of each circle. Top with 1 meatball and a piece of string cheese cut in half. Place a piece of cheese on two sides of the meatball. Pull dough up around filling to completely enclose and pinch to seal. Place one seam side down in each cup of a sprayed 12 cup muffin tin. Brush each one with butter and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning. Cover with sprayed plastic wrap and let rise 30-45 minutes. Remove wrap and bake at 350�F 20-25 minutes. Serve warm with warm marinara sauce, if desired.


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British film maker among LUX Prize 2015 selection
A British film maker has the chance to have his work screened in more than 40 cities across Europe after being nominated for the European Parliament's LUX Prize on July 5th.
Andrew Haigh, who worked as an assistant editor on the movie Gladiator, was named in the 2015 Lux Prize selection announcement at the 50th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic, for his film 45 Years.
Since 2007 the LUX Prize has recognised European cinema which highlights social and political issues, fosters a strong European identity and puts a spotlight on the European public debate. Aiming to tackle the so-called 'Achilles heel' of European cinema, the prize focuses on overcoming organisational, economic and linguistic barriers.
Previous successful LUX selections, such as Pawel Pawlikowski's Ida have gone on to achieve international acclaim.
Andrew's film, which stars Sir Tom Courtenay, explores the story of Kate and Geoff Mercer, a childless couple who are preparing for their 45th anniversary. However, as the celebration draws near, the two are given some shocking news - that Geoff's old girlfriend, Katia, who vanished on a hiking trip 50 years previously, has been found preserved in a block of ice. Suddenly, the idea of Geoff's former lover eternally frozen in youth, unchanged, capsizes the couple's bearings.
If 45 Years is selected as one of three Prize Competitors at the end of July, it will form the core of LUX Film Days, meaning it will be screened across the 28 EU member states and subtitled into 24 languages.
The overall winner will then be unveiled at the end of the year in Strasbourg, and will be made available for the visually and hearing-impaired.
Although the winner is chosen by a pan-European panel of cinema professionals, audiences at the LUX Film Days are also able to vote for their favourite titles in the Audience Mention category.


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I couldn't wait to show you these pictures including my first autumn purchase. This ASOS longline coat that I showed in a previous post seemed to get the most attention from you guys. I've been a bit obsessed with plaid and checks recently (ok, since they are everywhere it's hard not to) and definitely want some more!
coat, shoes - asos, shirt - monki, skirt - topshop, bag - oasap;


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The Marriage of Opposites
By Alice Hoffman & Alice Hoffman
Narrated by Gloria Reuben, Tina Benko & Santino Fontana / 13 hours 36 minutes
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Dovekeepers and The Museum of Extraordinary Things: a forbidden love story set on the tropical island of St. Thomas about the extraordinary woman who gave birth to painter Camille Pissarro—the Father of Impressionism.
Growing up on idyllic St. Thomas in the early 1800s, Rachel dreams of life in faraway Paris. Rachel's mother, a pillar of their small refugee community of Jews who escaped the Inquisition, has never forgiven her daughter for being a difficult girl who refuses to live by the rules. Growing up, Rachel's salvation is their maid Adelle's belief in her strengths, and her deep, life-long friendship with Jestine, Adelle's daughter. But Rachel's life is not her own. She is married off to a widower with three children to save her father's business. When her husband dies suddenly and his handsome, much younger nephew, Frédérick, arrives from France to settle the estate, Rachel seizes her own life story, beginning a defiant, passionate love affair that sparks a scandal that affects all of her family, including her favorite son, who will become one of the greatest artists of France.
Building on the triumphs of The Dovekeepers and The Museum of Extraordinary Things, set in a world of almost unimaginable beauty, The Marriage of Opposites showcases the beloved, bestselling Alice Hoffman at the height of her considerable powers. Once forgotten to history, the marriage of Rachel and Frédérick is a story that is as unforgettable as it is remarkable.
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The standard line on the career of Luchino Visconti is that he went from being one of the founding fathers of Italian neorealism to a master orchestrator of sumptuous historical melodramas. This shift is often viewed as a contradiction — one of several that defined Visconti, a bisexual Marxist aristocrat — and some even called it a betrayal, a turn from the present-day, working-class environments in which such early films as "La Terra Trema" were set to the titled, moneyed world of the past from which he came.
To the extent that Visconti's filmography can be said to have a turning point, it would be "Senso" (1954), the heady story of a tortured romance set during the Risorgimento, the long struggle toward unification that convulsed the Italian peninsula in the 19th century. (Digitally restored by the Film Foundation in 2009, the film is being issued in regular-definition and Blu-ray formats by the Criterion Collection this week.)
Visconti's family fortune meant that he could avoid artistic compromises, but he faced his share of professional obstacles, from battles with Italian censors to botched and butchered releases of some of his major films. "Senso" did not even open in the United States until 1968 — years after the more successful "Rocco and His Brothers" (1960) — and it has always been overshadowed by what for many remains Visconti's greatest work, "The Leopard" (1963), set a few years before "Senso" in 1860, during the twilight of Sicily's rule by the Bourbon nobility.


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Sunday, May 9, 2010
I am woman - Helen Reddy (Tribute to mothers)
This song "I am woman" was recorded by Helen Reddy who also co-wrote the song with singer/songwriter Ray Burton. Released in 1972 the song made Helen the first ever Australian to have a Billboard number 1 hit.
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