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At competition, students model future cities around clean energy
The cities of the future will be models of efficiency and good living. They will run on clean energy and have staggeringly beautiful gardens. They will also have names like Snoopy City and Pinkville.
At least, that's the vision a few hundred bright middle school students laid out Saturday, as they competed in the Great Plains Region Future City Competition. Forty-six teams from 28 regional schools brought model cities to the Kansas Union to show off their engineering know-how and explain why their city should be chosen as the best model for future cities.
"Our houses are tall so the wind will get to the turbines," said Satori Good, pointing to a turbine atop a house in her team's model.
Her team, made up of Liberty Memorial Central Middle School sixth-graders, was jazzed up for the competition. They finished each other's sentences, chattering about vehicles propelled by electromagnets and community gardens as tall as buildings.
The focus of the competition was alternative energy, but judges also grilled the students on waste disposal and transportation for their cities.
A team of West Middle School eighth-graders tackled the energy problem by designing a city powered by the planet's heat, the way it's done in Iceland.
"I enjoyed working on new designs and making them environmentally friendly," Sydney Gard said. "Our city is powered by geothermal energy."
Gard is interested in studying engineering in the future.
An all-girl team from Raytown South Middle School had one of most aesthetically pleasing models, a city called Pinkville.
"I didn't come up with the name," insisted one team member.
The team decided to use hydroelectricity, via turbines turned by nearby water, to power its city.
"We also have solar panels that power small buildings," Kaitlyn Barkley said.
The competition was sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The Kansas University School of Engineering hosted the event. The winning team, a group from Leawood Middle School who called their city Sassafrassia, will be going to Washington, D.C., to present their model at national competition. These students were: Miles Green, Katie Hull, Roxanna Hamidpour, Joey Holliday, Julia Lytle, Sean McCray, Hannah Motley, Deven Pandya, Anna Song, Robert Tenny and Anja Tonkovic-Capin. The group from West Middle School won second place with Punarjanma. This group was: Maame Britwum, Trenna Soderling, Grace Eason, Cadence Learned and Bennett Haase-Divine. Third place went to Southwest Middle School with Palekaiko. This group was: Elliott Abromeit, Charles Burdick, Spencer Conard, Mikey Corbett, Matt Roe, Joaquin Dorado-Mariscal, Noah Christilles and Ethan Kallenberger.


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I'm very interested in getting one, I of course started by looking at their top of the line one which was a really bad idea. I'm now looking at some secondhand ones, particularly the 9000, 9500, 9700, 10000 and 10001.
If you have one of these machines or know someone who does can I get an opinion. I will mainly use it to monogram and I'd love to get one that has a big enough opening to do some quilting as well.

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Sunday, 15 July 2012
Under Her Umbrella!
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In chemistry, beakers, burettes, flasks, slides, funnels, test tubes, droppers, graduated cylinders and watch glasses are all made out of glass. They are usually made of glass that is able to withstand high temperatures due to the high temperatures of experiments.
Beakers are used to measure or pour liquid, as well as for heating or mixing in experiments. Scientists use burettes to measure liquids for experiments and to add small amounts at regular increments in experiments; they are clamped above the experiment, and they have a small valve to allow liquid through the bottom as needed. Flasks are used to contain liquid. A number of different types of flasks exists, from Erlenmeyer to Florence flasks; sometimes flasks have multiple necks to control reactions. They can also be used to distill liquids. Slides are used for viewing parts of experiments under a microscope.
Scientists use funnels to pour liquid into small-mouthed containers. Test tubes are mostly used for holding small samples during an experiment. Droppers move small amounts of liquid from one place to another, like a turkey baster but much smaller; they also allow the scientist to add small amounts of liquid at a time. Scientists use graduated cylinders for measuring. Watch glasses are for observing how small amounts of liquids evaporate.


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Wendy Richard, (born Wendy Emerton July 20, 1943 – February 26, 2009[2]) was an English actress best known for playing Miss Brahms in Are You Being Served? and Pauline Fowler in EastEnders. She was first educated at St George's Primary School in Mount Street, Mayfair, west London,[2] before attending the Royal Masonic School for Girls in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, and then the Italia Conti Academy stage school in London.
She died on 26 February 2009 at the Harley Street clinic where she was being treated for a third bout of breast cancer.
Family and early lifeEdit
Richard, an only child, was born in Middlesbrough in 1943. Her parents, Henry William (died in 1954) and Beatrice Reay (1910–1972) (née Cutter) Emerton, were publicans and ran the Corporation Hotel in the town. Emerton and Cutter married in Paddington in 1939. Richard left Middlesbrough as a baby, when the family moved first to Bournemouth, then the Isle of Wight and finally to London. Here they ran the Shepherds Tavern in Shepherd Market, where Elizabeth Taylor and Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon were said to be customers. Richard attended the local primary school, St George's, but her education was interrupted when her family moved again, this time to the Valentine Hotel at Gants Hill, then in Essex, now in Greater London. Another move, to the Streatham Park Hotel in south London, followed a few months later. It was here, in December 1954, that Richard's father committed suicide. The actress, then 11, found his body. Her mother Beatrice never remarried, and died of liver cancer in May 1972.[2]
Richard was enrolled at the Royal Masonic School for Girls at Rickmansworth after her father's death, as Henry had been a Freemason, and help with fees was provided by the organisation. But she found the school rather "strict," and her art mistress called her paintings and drawings "affected, rather like herself."[3] Richard dreamed of becoming a TV continuity girl or film star from a young age and, after leaving school at 15, helped to pay her way though the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London by working in the fashion department of Fortnum and Mason.[4] It was at this time she decided to change her surname to Richard, because "it was short and neat."[5] While at the Italia Conti, Richard appeared on television with Sammy Davis Jr in the ATV programme Sammy Meets the Girls, and also in No Hiding Place.[3]
Richard first became familiar to TV audiences playing Joyce Harker, a regular in the BBC's 1960s soap opera, The Newcomers. She has also appeared in Dad's Army (first as Edith Parrish, and later as Private Walker's girlfriend Shirley), Up Pompeii! and The Likely Lads. Richard also appeared in two Carry On films, playing a small role in Carry On Matron and a supporting part in Carry On Girls (both these films featured future EastEnders co-star, Barbara Windsor). In 1962, her distinct cockney vocals also helped get her to #1 on the UK singles chart on the single, Come Outside by Mike Sarne. She also appears in a scene cut from the released version of The Beatles movie Help! (1965).
Richard's first appearance in a television series was as a teenager in Stranger on the Shore which debuted in 1961. The theme tune of the series was the Acker Bilk clarinet solo of the same name. In 1965 she appeared in an early black and white episode of "The Likely Lads", as a household cleaner saleswoman called Lynn. She also had a bit part the same year, episode ("Don't Nail Him Yet") of Danger Man (aka Secret Agent) with Patrick McGoohan. Richard's first soap role was as teenage supermarket till girl Joyce Harker in The Newcomers which ran on BBC1 from 1965 to 1969. She is probably best known for her role in the 1970s sitcom Are You Being Served? as Miss Shirley Brahms, a sales representative with a heavy Cockney accent. (Richard also appeared in the Are You Being Served? sequel Grace & Favour in 1992 and 1993.)
Richard subsequently found continued success as heroine and matriarch Pauline Fowler on the BBC soap opera EastEnders, a role she played from the first episode in 1985 until the character's death at Christmas of 2006. She appeared regularly on the BBC Radio programme Just a Minute from 1989 until 1994. On 10 July 2006, the BBC announced that Richard had decided to leave EastEnders, after nearly 22 years in the show.[6] An interview with The Sun revealed that problems with the EastEnders storyline (primarily Pauline's marriage to Joe Macer) was the main cause for her departure.[7] She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2000 Queen's Birthday Honours.[8]
In late 2006, Richard was seen as a guest presenter on the BBC's City Hospital series and on 31 March 2007, she presented the documentary A Tribute to John Inman, for BBC2. She also gave interviews for the first time in a number of years, making appearances on The Paul O'Grady Show, Big Brother's Little Brother, Loose Women, Parkinson and the Biography Channel special Gloria's Greats with Gloria Hunniford amongst others.
In April 2007, Richard announced that she would be appearing in a new role for the first time since leaving Eastenders, playing a part in a new sitcom penned by David Croft called Here Comes The Queen. The project came about after she personally asked her good friend Croft to write something for her. Richard had commented that "the part is like an older version of Miss Brahms".[9]
In September 2007, it was announced that Richard was to join the second series of ITV1's sitcom Benidorm playing a "loud-mouthed, rude" wheelchair-bound character; the episodes aired in 2008.
In 2007, Richard was awarded a British Soap Award for 'Lifetime Achievement' for her role in EastEnders.
In January 2008, adverts for The Post Office featuring Richard (as a human cannonball) began to be shown. In February, she landed the role of Mrs. Crump in the episode "A Pocket Full of Rye" of the Marple TV series starring Julia McKenzie. This was to be her final role, airing in 2009.
Personal life Edit
She was a supporter of the Conservative Party. During the premiership of Margaret Thatcher, Richard was a frequent and conspicuous supporter of Thatcher's policies and accomplishments. At one point the EastEnders script writers gave Richard a script in which Pauline Fowler launched into a vicious tirade against Thatcher; Richard refused to perform this sequence.[10]
Richard was married four times. Her first marriage was to a music publisher, her second to an advertising director. Her third marriage, to a carpet fitter, took place in Westminster, London;[11] Her first three marriages ended in divorce. Richard later lived with John Burns, a painter and decorator 20 years her junior, in the Marylebone area of London. They lived together from 1996, and married on 10 October 2008 at a hotel in London's Mayfair.[1] She had no children.[12]
Richard was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996; she had an operation and apparently recovered. She had a recurrence of the disease in 2002.[13][14] Her cancer went into remission after years of treatment. She was given a clean bill of health in 2005.[14] Articles about her departure from EastEnders suggest her health challenges did not play any role in her decision to leave the series and that it was because her character in the soap remarried, something she disagreed with.[7]
Richard later said she left because of stress and that she had been stress-free since leaving the show. She kept in touch with co-stars Natalie Cassidy, Todd Carty, and James Alexandrou after leaving.[15]
It was reported in the Sunday Express on 5 October 2008 that Wendy Richard had been diagnosed with breast cancer again. After seeing her oncologist in January 2008, cancer cells were found in her left armpit. Further investigation showed that this had metastasised to her left kidney and bones, including her spine and left ribs.[16]
She made a half hour programme called Wendy Richard: To Tell You the Truth, documenting the last three months of her life; it was broadcast on BBC1 on 19 March 2009.
Wendy Richard's agent Kevin Francis reported she had died on 26 February 2009 of breast cancer, age 65, at a clinic on Harley Street, London. Her husband John Burns was at her bedside.[17][18] Mr Francis said: "She was incredibly brave and retained her sense of humour right to the end."[19] On the day of her death, that evening's episode of EastEnders and a memorial programme, both dedicated to Richard, were broadcast on BBC One. Richard's funeral, on 9 March 2009 at St Marylebone Parish Church, was attended by many in the media industry, and many fans. She was later cremated at a private service.[20]
In July 2009, David Croft, the creator of Are You Being Served?, unveiled a Heritage Foundation commemorative plaque at The Shepherds Tavern in London, which Richard's parents had run. A number of entertainers were there to pay their respects on this occasion.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "'Dying' Richard marries partner". BBC News. 10 October 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7662967.stm. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Obituary: Wendy Richard". The Telegraph (London). 26 February 2009. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/4838949/Wendy-Richard.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dennis Barker (26 February 2009). "Obituary: Wendy Richard". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/feb/26/eastenders-television.
- ↑ Deans, Jason (26 February 2009). "EastEnders star Wendy Richard dies". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/feb/26/wendy-richard-pauline-fowler-eastenders-dies.
- ↑ "Obituary: Wendy Richard". BBC News. 2009-02-26. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2251337.stm.
- ↑ "Wendy Richard to leave EastEnders". BBC News. 10 July 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5165860.stm. Retrieved 2006-07-10.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Richard 'quit soap over wedding'". BBC News. 7 August 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5252028.stm.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 55879. p. 21. 19 June 2000. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
- ↑ "Richard returns to Miss Brahms style role". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a44984/richard-returns-to-miss-brahms-style-role.html.
- ↑ Lawson, Mark (2009-02-26). "A glorious double". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/feb/26/wendy-richard. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ↑ Marriages England and Wales 1837-2005
- ↑ Moore, Victoria (27 February 2009). "Wendy Richard, the Grace Brothers glamourpuss who had steel behind her smile". Daily Mail (London). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1156719/Wendy-Richard-Grace-Brothers-glamourpuss-steel-smile.html.
- ↑ "Wendy Richard's dramatic soap life". BBC News. 10 July 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5166062.stm. Retrieved 2007-03-08.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 BBC News - EastEnders star has cancer, retrieved 5 October 2008
- ↑ "Richard explains 'EastEnders' exit". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a91138/richard-explains-eastenders-exit.html.
- ↑ "Wendy Richard: My dying wish". Sunday Express. http://express.co.uk/posts/view/64625/Wendy-Richard-My-dying-wish. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
- ↑ "Actress Wendy Richard dies". BBC News. 26 February 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7912668.stm. Retrieved 26 Feb 2009.
- ↑ Patrick Foster (27 February 2009). "EastEnders actress Wendy Richard dies". The Times (London). http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article5808823.ece. Retrieved 26 Feb 2009.
- ↑ "Wendy Richard". lastingtribute.co.uk. http://www.lastingtribute.co.uk/tribute/richard/2918486.
- ↑ "Farewell to Wendy". The Sun (London). 6 March 2009. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2299350.ece?OTC-RSS&ATTR=News. Retrieved 7 Mar 2009.
- Autobiography: Wendy Richard... No 'S' : My Life Story (2000) ISBN 0-7432-1870-1.
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How do you control the hazard?
Whether it's silica dust or anything else that employees are being overexposed to, you want to control the problem by starting at the top of the following sequence. Reference T8CCR, Section 5141 for details on how Cal/OSHA requires this hierarchy of controls.
Eliminate or reduce the silica content.
"Engineer" out the exposure - i.e. use an effective local exhaust or vacuum tool system, wet-cutting and/or isolate the source of dust.
Use administrative and work practice controls, such as limiting the amount of time of exposure and working with materials in a way that reduces the generation of airborne dust.
Use personal protective equipment, such as a respirator and coveralls that keeps the dust off the clothes you wear home. Respirators may still be required if the above controls don't adequately reduce exposure levels.
NOTE: "Ventilation", "Wet Cutting", "Isolation" and "Work Practice Controls" are automatically mandatory requirements for activities that fall within the scope of Section 1530.1, unless it can be clearly established that employees will not be exposed above Cal/OSHA allowable exposure levels for crystalline silica (quartz, cristobolite, tridymite).
- Enclose the work so all dust is contained within the enclosure and all employees are outside.
- Establish a perimeter around the source of the airborne dust to keep employees away and prevent exposures.
In both cases, careful attention is needed where employees need to enter the affected area once the process has stopped or the enclosure has been removed. There may be considerable dust contamination that can easily become airborne due to traffic and other activities, such as clean up.
Use a local exhaust or vacuum tool system that removes airborne dust before it gets to the breathing zone of the operator or surrounding employees.
Some important things to watch out for:
- The exhaust system needs to be properly designed in order for it to effectively control exposure. This means an exhaust hood design that allows for effective capture of airborne dust.
- The users need to make sure it is consistently set up according to the manufacturer's specifications, and remains so throughout its use. This includes using the shortest flexible ducting with the least amount of bends.
- The system needs to be maintained to ensure optimal air exhaust. This includes ensuring the dust collectors are serviced as needed. NOTE: Maintenance of the system can result in significant dust exposures, so respiratory protection may be needed.
- User training on the proper use and maintenance of the equipment.
Use a wet-cutting system that minimizes the generation of dry dust.
What to watch out for:
- Systems meeting Nationally Recognized Testing Lab (NRTL) approval requirements for electrical systems in wet conditions, including GFCI-protected electrical sources.
- Set up and maintenance of the equipment according to the manufacturer's instructions. This will include ensuring water flow rates within specifications.
- User training on the proper use and maintenance of the equipment.
Work Practice Controls
- Work with materials in a way that minimizes the generation of airborne dust.
- Wet sweeping where possible using water or a sweeping compound.
- Use HEPA (high efficiency particulate air) filter vacuums.
- Wet materials before disturbing, unless that creates significant muscular skeletal strain, slip or other safety hazards.
- Use a water mist to keep airborne dust down.
- Work with materials dry unless you also have a good exhaust system or there is simply no other way to do it safely, in which case a good respirator protection program will be necessary.
- Use compressed air to clean dust off of surfaces, equipment or yourself.
Respirator Protection
This is your last and least preferred means of protection. If your employees are using one, then make sure that:
- They are using the right one for the type of material in question. This means
- The filter will filter out the particle size employees are being exposed to, as well as any other hazardous materials, such as solvents, that may be present. Given the hazards of silica, it's best to use a P100 filtered air purifying respirator, unless an air supplied respirator is called for.
- The respirator's protection factor is suitable for the exposures being encountered.
- They are medically approved to wear one.
- It fits them properly. This means the user needs to
- Do a positive/negative fit check every time they put a respirator on.
- Undergo a qualitative or quantitative fit-test at least annually.
- They've been trained on the respirators' limitations and how to properly use, clean and store it.
- This includes making sure they do not have facial hair that breaks or interferes with the seal between the respirator and their face.
- Someone in the organization has been given the responsibility to make sure the program is being implemented correctly.
Other Sources of Information
Respirator Protection: Guidelines on how to make sure you as the employer have an effective respirator protection program that includes:
- Selection of the appropriate type.
- Medical approval.
- Fit-testing.
- Training on how to wear and maintain.
OSHA guidance document "OSHA's Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for Construction". Note that this guide references the OSHA program and related standards. Employers in California need to abide by Cal/OSHA regulations.


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M1's data offerings include directory assistance information that telephone companies give 411 providers daily. Adding this capability, Melissa Data will offer current names, phone numbers and addresses of recently moved businesses and residential consumers in the U.S. within the company's data quality Web services, data enhancement services and mailing lists.
M1 was launched in 2006 by Metro One, based in Beaverton, Ore., to provide data analysis tools for enterprises.
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Welcome to the inaugural Maker Places Conference being held August 7-9 at the Burlington VT Hilton by the waterfront, where experts in the field of creating makerspaces and places will be convening to share their experience, designs, and recommendations. This event will allow you to share and discover ways of incorporating making in whatever you do, whether you are in secondary education, college or university, community, library, museum, adult program, urban planning, economic development, corporation, or home makerspace. Part of the conference will include a Champlain Maker Faire Organizing Partner's reception where sponsors of the Champlain Maker Faire and other CMF activities will convene to discuss ways the maker movement can help you.
Maker Places Conference at the Burlington Hilton
August 7-9, 2016
Burlington, Vermont
What Will I Get From It
- More schools, companies, and individuals will start makerspaces and run local maker faires.
- Leave motivated and inspired to try something out – "Yes, I can do that!"
- Become aware of resources – who and where to go.
- Become connected to a local network of creators and doers.
- Appreciate making as being central to the community ecosystem in cities, towns, schools, libraries, companies, and other institutions.


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With the World Cup fast approaching, we thought you'd appreciate a bonus 76-page guide on how to make the most of this football bonanza, on top of our already content-filled May issue.
Hey, it's just extra work purely for your benefit, right? Yes, you're most welcome.
Seeing the future
Why be a slave to scheduled TV programming when you could have it all, on demand, wherever you are? Netflix is making a pretty strong case for itself as the definitive platform for the next generation of content viewing, so read on to find out more about it including how to get it here in Singapore.
Stuff World Cup Gadget Guide
Seems like only yesterday that we were trudging in to work, bleary-eyed from all that late-night football watching. Four years later, and World Cup season has descended upon us once more, complete with annoying time differences.
If you're going to watch, you might as well do it in style, right? We've got everything you need to make the most of the tournament in our bonus guide.
Testing Notes
This month's slew of reviews was carefully aged over the past month, resulting in the fine brew seen in our pages today. Readers will find that it's full-bodied with a good strong dose of HTC One M8, complemented by a generous serving of Nikon D4S, and rounded off nicely by a complex bouquet comprising of the Fujifilm X-T1, Toyota Corolla Altis, and some Bluetooth speakers.
Immaculate conception
If all that wasn't enough, there's also our feature on the 25 best concept cars never made. Way ahead of their time, these cars show us just how creative the car industry can get. Hopefully, all these will lead to something groundbreaking for us real soon, preferably tomorrow.


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GRFF is excited to partner with the student-run Bridge Center for Design from the University of Waterloo School of Architecture for an exhibition of film related works. Position, an exploration of what it means to be an architect through various media will combine the components of film and design. Work Media accepted: Installation, film, sculpture, painting. Must fit through a 36" x 84" door and be ready to hang or place in the space. Films should be DVD or BluRay. @BRIDGEarch
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Most who fear fascism's immanent takeover of the US government, see a political danger akin to the Nazis takeover of Germany. To my eyes, existential conflict engulfs us. Our final conflict isn't narrowly about national politics, or hate, or even war. Corporate entities are structured to degrade our planet's ability to sustain human life, and their parasitic global infrastructure is basically invisible to the public. One aspect of corporate takeover brings this into focus, the expanding power of The Energy Charter Treaty.
The Energy Charter Treaty and the power it gives corporations to halt the energy transition
A new report from CEO and TNI exposes how the little-known Energy Charter Treaty (ETC) gives corporations the power to obstruct the transition from climate-wrecking fossil fuels towards renewable energy. And how it is being expanded, threatening to bind yet more countries to corporate-friendly energy policies.
... provisions ... regarding foreign investments in the energy sector – also known under the infamous acronym ISDS or investor-state dispute settlement – are the ECT's cornerstone. The ECT's ISDS provisions give foreign investors in the energy sector sweeping rights to directly sue states in international tribunals of three private lawyers, the arbitrators. Companies can be awarded dizzying sums in compensation for government actions that have allegedly damaged their investments, either directly through 'expropriation' or indirectly through regulations of virtually any kind.
Corporations claim compensation for loss of 'future profits'.
Governments have been ordered or agreed to pay more than US$51.2 billion in damages from the public purse* – roughly equalling the annual investment needed to provide access to energy for all those people in the world who currently lack it. Outstanding ECT claims* have a collective value of US$35 billion ...
The ECT is prone to abuse by letterbox companies, which mainly exist on paper and are often used for tax evasion and money laundering. For example 23 of the 24 "Dutch" investors who have filed ECT-lawsuits* are letterbox companies.
The ECT is increasingly being used by speculative financial investors such as portfolio investors and holding companies.
The ECT is a powerful tool in the hands of big oil, gas, and coal companies to discourage governments from transitioning to clean energy. They have used the ECT and other investment deals to challenge oil drilling bans, the rejection of pipelines, taxes on fossil fuels, and moratoria on and phase-outs of controversial types of energy. Corporations have also used the ECT to bully decision-makers into submission.
Law firms have been key drivers of the surge in ECT cases, relentlessly advertising the treaty's vast litigation options to their corporate clients, encouraging them to sue countries.
Third party funders are becoming more and more established in ECT arbitrations. These investment funds finance the legal costs in investor-state disputes in exchange for a share in any granted award or settlement.
There are concerns about self-dealing and institutionalised corruption in institutions that administer ECT disputes.
Polluting companies and for-profit investment lawyers enjoy privileged access to the ECT Secretariat,... [yellow emphasis mine]
Investor-state dispute settlement under the Energy Charter Treaty cuts off your right to vote at the knees. It cuts off your hope to stop Climate Destabilization, because foreign companies rights to future profits takes precedence.
In short, human life is worthless compared to prospective profit for speculative financial investors.
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In Selection for Gaia across Multiple Scales, the authors explain the Gaia Hypothesis: "… global regulation can emerge by a process of 'sequential selection' in which systems that destabilize their environment are short-lived and result in extinctions and reorganizations until a stable attractor is found."
The backside of Gaia! I couldn't stop laughing when I read this.
It's obvious that the Energy Charter Treaty is a system that "destabilizes its environment" which will bring about "extinctions and reorganizations", ultimately leading to a simpler stable ecosystem (perhaps of microbes and small invertebrates).
image source( a microbial mat)
Global selective pressure favoring corporate fossil fuel profit over sustainable energy transition - that's our clever invented mechanism of Climate Chaos self-extinction.
Our evolutionary role seems to be self-limiting.
(Again "liking" your reporting and sharing, not these facts!)
"Interesting" how the political conservatives who are usually up in arms about any perceived threat to national sovereignty have no problem with Investor-State Dispute Settlement preempting treaties, laws, and regulations that protect actual people, subjecting them to unilateral veto by unelected arbitration panels of corporate lawyers who'll strike down anything that threatens even a corporation's anticipated profits!
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Mr. Lordi, frontman for Finnish monster hard rock act LORDI, has been keeping busy in 2007 with both the upcoming North American release of the album "THE AROCKALYPSE" (March 20, 2007, The End Records) and the brand new LORDI-themed restaurant (also known as the 'rocktaurant'), which opened December 15, 2006 in Rovaniemi, Finland."Everything on the menu that is related to LORDI is our own ideas. Like everything with this band, we always have our hands on all projects," states Mr. Lordi. "I opened the restaurant with my childhood friend (Arto Koivuharju). My friend used to run a restaurant and he wanted to open another. He asked me for an idea and I suggested the LORDI-themed restaurant. Everything we start working on seems to get bigger and bigger. We wanted to open in restaurant earlier in the summer but the whole concept just grew and we finally opened it last month. It is a unique place, especially from a European point of view." He adds, "I like the Ox item - the rare beef with chocolate chili sauce and sesame seeds over bull steak. People can order it medium, but I like my steaks rare."With LORDI-themed entrees and memorabilia lining the restaurant's walls, it appears the restaurant is doing good business, having only been open a month."Business has been very good I hear. I'm not there much with all the LORDI stuff I am doing, but I'm sure LORDI fans go there to the restaurant. Lots of tourists go there too, as it's in the town square. If this works for a year or two, maybe we can expand it. The new restaurant has lots of LORDI memorabilia - old costumes, etc - so it would be difficult to open a new one with the same concept. It wouldn't be the same experience for fans if they were just replicas of sets or costumes and not the real thing.""The people at City Hall were excited to have the restaurant open - almost too excited," he laughs. "It's not just a restaurant - it is a sightseeing attraction for people to come out and enjoy the atmosphere and the food. I find it funny that the people in city hall are making a big fuss but I guess it means good business for them. I'm excited to be involved."The final track listing for "THE AROCKALYPSE (Special Edition)", which features guest appearances from LORDI fans / heavy metal superstars such as Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider (who acts as the party's MC, infiltrating the radio broadcast that opens the album ("SCG3 Special Report"), Twisted Sister guitarist Jay Jay French, former KISS axeman Bruce Kulick and Accept legend Udo Dirkschneider, is as follows:1. "SCG3 Special Report"2. "Bringing Back the Balls To Rock"3. "The Deadite Girls Gone Wild"4. "The Kids Who Wanna Play With The Dead"5. "It Snows In Hell"6. "Who's Your Daddy?"7. "Hard Rock Hallelujah"8. "They Only Come Out At Night"9. "The Chainsaw Buffet"10. "Good To Be Bad"11. "The Night Of The Loving Dead"12. "Supermonstars (The Anthem Of the Phantoms)"13. "Would You Love A Monsterman? '06" [Bonus track]14. "Mr. Killjoy" [Bonus track]15. "EviLove" [Bonus track]+ Bonus DVDLORDI will embark on a string of North American tour dates in support of THE AROCKALYPSE this Spring. The Monster rock n' roll outfit has been confirmed to perform at both dates of the 2007 Bamboozle Festival, set to take place May 5 and 6 at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, NJ.Due to the band's enormous stage set and spectacular pyrotechnics, LORDI will perform on their own custom stage and close both nights of Bamboozle, together with My Chemical Romance and Linkin Park.LORDI's anthemic, hard rock songs appeal to both younger audiences and the older rock crowd that enjoys arena-sized acts as KISS, Twister Sister, Accept and Scorpions. With an over-the-top, unstoppable live show that combines the theatrics of horror movies and pyrotechnic-fuelled rock 'n roll, LORDI knows how to bowl over<
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Pieter de Reuver stopped by Arrowsmith Lodge last week to see one of the beds bought with a $10,000 donation from the Pieter de Reuver Foundation.
The Arrowsmith Society was able to buy four special bariatric beds which are 30 centimeters longer and 20 cm wider to accommodate today's taller, heavier residents.
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Unfortunately, none of us were prepared for Jordan's death & are all still in shock, to say the least. I have never in my life been to a wake & funeral & have witnessed so much love for someone. I knew what I felt for him as my nephew & how proud I was of him but I NEVER realized how many he affected in his short life. I will always cherish my memories of him & will always be thankful to his mother for the "gift from God" that she gave us. As I type, I am still in shock & it's just NOT REAL. I still feel my nephew with me. I had big plans for my little blog this summer so I will try my hardest friends to post as much as I can. As I write, tears are flowing about my nephew but it's bringing me comfort to write about the kind of person he was.
This is Jordan & his girlfriend of 9 years!
My ring bearer & flower girl.
As much as I would love to continue to write about my beloved Jordie I promised I would write about Daily 5.....................................
I originally set up questions to ponder & I changed my mind about discussing each of them. I am just going to discuss the foundational principles of the Daily 5 structure (trust, choice, community, sense of urgency, and stamina).
When I first read the part about "choice" I got goosebumps & shivers down my spine. I can be a bit of
In college, waaaaaaay back in the day, STRUCTURE....STRUCTURE....STRUCTURE...ROUTINE...ROUTINE...ROUTINE were ingrained in my educational philosophy.
The one thing that really stood out to me in this section was PURPOSE+CHOICE=MOTIVATION....pure genius! As an adult I battle with having a choice in things. When I was young I struggled with choice. Would you rather clean your room or fill the dishwasher??? Well, neither but I was happy to have a choice.
My students would grunt & groan this year when I had them read the boring basal reader that we had to teach. BUT, when they had the choice to read from their own book boxes they were ECSTATIC...no grunts & groans. Giving our children choice is highly motivating even with our most challenging unmotivated students.
I think it goes without saying that belonging to a community you learn more than alone. When students are accountable for their learning in a supportive and positive community, they learn and want to learn. I have always prided myself on building a community with my students, it's not MY classroom it's OUR classroom and they believe in themselves & they believe in me. A positive community is built on trust, and when they have trust the students take ownership by having a choice in this positive community we have built TOGETHER. The experiences we share together form a community bond. Building a classroom community together provides them with a sense of ownership and accomplishment which in turn instills a sense of pride in themselves and awareness of their behaviors. We all know we have certain students that unfortunately set the example of behaviors that are not tolerated. When we rejoin as a group and discuss what exactly what went wrong, everyone learns from the experience and knows what NOT to do. When the child that breaks "stamina" is called out we all learn as a group and encourage and celebrate when we reach our next goal.
One of the lessons I teach my students when we are discussing our community is bucket filling.
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I have always had a sense of urgency. Maybe not for reading but for a new pair of Converse, Vans or Pumas. I always wondered how will I create a sense of urgency for learning with my students. I'll be honest, it has taken me years to create a love of reading with my students. I believe I did before D5 but I did see a difference this year, I saw the difference with my struggling readers. They wanted to read like the others, so bad it hurt. The only difference this year was that I implemented D5. As teachers we are always in such a hurry to teach the skills from week-to-week.....I admit, I'm guilty. After reading the book I thought, do I give my students a sense of urgency to learn a concept? The answer was no. After giving my student the proper mini-lesson on a concept or task that we were learning I noticed a difference in me & in them. They were finally understanding why they had to learn what I was teaching & why. They would get excited & would ask "Mrs. Dillard, are you done yet so we can practice this during D5?". Not kidding. With the choices that I provided, they were eager to go into D5, I had created a sense of urgency for them to WANT to learn, read & write. I created a daily habit for them which also provided them with the structure they so desire.


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The only way to get good at making pie is by making pie. Making lots of pie. For the last five months, Nicole Mournian has been making at least eight pies a day. And Saturday it paid off big. She took home four blue ribbons in the fourth annual Good Food Pie Contest put on by public radio station KCRW and "Good Food" host Evan Kleiman.
Of course, it helps that Mournian makes pies at work – she's the general manager at Gjelina Take Away in Venice and helps out in the pastry kitchen. "I've been in training," she laughed.
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California Auditor: State Has $127 Billion Net Asset Deficit
April 3, 2013
The California State Auditor has released the state government's audit for the 2011-12 year (PDF). The state collected $218 billion (including $60 billion in federal aid, $104 billion in state taxes, and $51 billion in various fees and charges), but spent over $225 billion, a deficit twice the size of the year before. On the books, the state has $199.9 billion in assets but $215.4 billion in liabilities; eliminating assets unpledgable against obligations results in an unrestricted net asset deficit of a staggering -$127 billion. Put succinctly, the state has booked $127 billion more in promises and liabilities than it has assets to pay for them. (Part of this is because the state borrows to build things for local governments but turns title over to them, which is running up debts.) It's been getting deeper every year.
The report did not include the full cost of state retiree health and pension costs, so the real amount is probably much higher.
In November, California raised its top income tax rate to 13.3 percent, now the highest in the country. The change was retroactive to the beginning of 2012 (as was a recent clawback of a business deduction), so a burst of revenue will likely happen in the short-term. In the long-term, it depends on your worldview: does a high level of state spending promote economic growth, or will high taxes drag economic growth?
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- Episode 15 - A Math Emergency and Perky Palms
Sheldon and Dr. Sturgis have their first fight when Dr. Sturgis marks a question wrong on Sheldon's test. Also, Mary takes over for Pastor Jeff when he's out sick.
- Episode 14 - David, Goliath and a Yoo-hoo from the...
Sheldon uses his new friendship with the school bully to boss Georgie around. Also, Missy steals Meemaw's makeup for picture day.
- Episode 13 - A Nuclear Reactor and a Boy Called Lo...
Sheldon attempts to build a nuclear reactor. Also, a university cocktail party gets heated when Dr. Sturgis' colleague, Dr. Linkletter, flirts with Meemaw, and Georgie is heartbroken when he learns Veronica has a boyfriend.
- Episode 12 - A Tummy Ache and a Whale of a Metapho...
When Sheldon has to spend a few days in the hospital, he turns into the world's worst patient. Also, Missy gets a taste of what life would be like without her twin.
- Episode 11 - A Race of Superhumans and a Letter to...
Sheldon experiments on Missy, and Georgie joins Mary's bible study to spend more time with his crush, Veronica.
- Episode 10 - A Stunted Childhood and a Can of Fanc...
When Sheldon learns that people with stunted childhoods can turn into social outcasts, he tries to act like a kid. Also, Meemaw and Dr. Sturgis' relationship is tested when she teaches him how to drive.
- Episode 9 - Family Dynamics and a Red Fiero
Sheldon studies his family for a psychology project, and Thanksgiving dinner turns into a family fight when George Sr. is offered a job in Oklahoma
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A video game takes over Sheldon and Meemaw's life. Also, George Sr. is jealous when Georgie bonds with Herschel at the auto shop.
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Sheldon gets into trouble with fellow child genius Paige at the science museum. Also, George Sr. is forced to play therapist to Paige's bickering parents, and Mary, Georgie and Missy help Meemaw with a garage sale.
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Mary clashes with Sheldon's drama teacher (Jason Alexander) over plans for a Halloween fundraiser for the church. Also, Georgie falls for a rebellious teenage girl that Sheldon is tutoring.
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Recommends Sheldon and Missy for a university research study on twins, and Mary is unhappy when the test results go to Sheldon's head.
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When Mary's faith is shaken by a tragedy in the community, Sheldon becomes an unlikely ally.
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- Episode 12 - A Computer, a Plastic Pony, and a Cas...
Sheldon asks for a computer and unknowingly sparks a heated argument between Mary and George Sr. over the family's finances.
- Episode 11 - Demons, Sunday School, and Prime Numb...
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- Episode 10 - An Eagle Feather, a String Bean, and ...
When Sheldon moves to Dallas to attend a school for gifted children, the family struggles to cope with his absence.
- Episode 9 - Spock, Kirk, and Testicular Hernia
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- Episode 8 - Cape Canaveral, Schrödinger's Cat, A...
In an attempt to bond with Sheldon, George Sr. takes the boys on a road trip to see a space shuttle launch. Also, Mary, Missy and Meemaw have a girls' weekend at the salon.
- Episode 7 - A Brisket, Voodoo, and Cannonball Run
The kids brainstorm ways to resolve a family feud when Meemaw refuses to give George Sr. her brisket recipe.
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Sheldon struggles with newfound popularity after utilizing statistics to help the football team.
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A young boy with a once-in-a-generation mind capable of advanced mathematics and science finds it isn't always helpful in a land where church and football are king. As he deals with the world his very normal family must find a way to deal with him.
- Episode 3 - Poker, Face, and Eggs
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- Episode 2 - Rockets, Communist, and the Dewey Dec...
When George Sr. is rushed to the emergency room, Meemaw comes to babysit, and the kids have an adventure getting to the hospital on their own.
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Sheldon learns that his high intelligence isn't always helpful growing up in East Texas, where church and football are king.
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A couple of bits and bobs to mention today...
Love birds? You can now buy a full set of seven British garden bird ornaments over in my Etsy shop:
If you buy them as a set instead of buying the individual listings in my shop, you'll save about £9 (and the postage works out cheaper too). My mum has a set of these - her Christmas tree is full of felty things I've made :)
To make room for new things, I'm continuing to clear out some old designs at bargain prices. Lots of items are now only £5 including these large flower brooches made from eco friendly recycled felt...
... and these eco friendly flower combs, which are now only £4 each!
Finally, here's a quick snap of a custom flower headband I stitched last week - ready to get packed up in candy stripe packaging and posted to a (hopefully) happy customer.
I do love those pink and white stripes!
Tuesday, 26 July 2011
Posted by Bugs and Fishes at 12:49
9 comments:
- Linda said...
Very nice work!
- 26 July 2011 at 14:07
- Poorrobin said...
LOVING the birdies!
- 26 July 2011 at 15:21
- Любонька said...
Очень красивые птички и очень аккуратно сделаны.
И еще мне нравится цветовая гамма твоих игрушек.
- 26 July 2011 at 15:58
Love the birds! :o)
C x
- 26 July 2011 at 17:24
- Irina said...
Amazing! coal tit, blue tit, robin, goldfinch, bullfinch chafinch and greenfinch! know them all!!! they're absolutely beautiful, great work!
- 26 July 2011 at 19:43
- Suvi said...
I found your blog just recently and I have to tell you I just love your works! Such beautiful colours, so great forms. You are a real artist!
And thank you so much of those tutorials, too.
- 27 July 2011 at 10:09
I don't seem to have a coal tit. Christmas is coming though.ge
- 27 July 2011 at 17:38
- Embroidery Designs said...
Cute Birds!!
- 28 July 2011 at 12:13
- debs said...
Your crafts are so adorable, I have just found your blog and will be returning, very inspirational
- 28 July 2011 at 12:36
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Detail of "Room with a View", oil and postcards on wood panel by William Wegman, 2010, scanned from Hello Nature: How to Draw, Paint, Cook And Find Your Way.
"I had daydreams and fantasies when I was growing up. I always wanted to live in a log cabin at the foot of a mountain. I would ride my horse to town and pick up provisions. Then return to the cabin, with a big open fire, a record player and peace." —Linda McCartney
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Now that you've added a new view to your application, you can start building out the details of that view.
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text: Edinburgh Place, Hong Kong Part 2 Project 1999 Matthew LowtherCarla James Mackintosh School of Architecture, UK The site is located in central Hong Kong, immediately south of Star Ferry Pier, extending from the busy harbour edge passing Hong Kong Shanghai Bank and terminating at the Peak Tram Terminus. The site is defined as a north/south strip, tracing a series of reclamation lines, which form one of the few remaining open public spaces and historical and social heart of the city.The proposal for a transport interchange incorporates the Star Ferry Terminus, underground stations, bus, taxi and tram station, hotel, shops, kiosks, cafes, restaurant, park and urban square. The design strategy is to extend and reinforce specific existing connections and relationships within the city, to cope with the extreme volume of traffic and define human movement; through the synthesis of architecture, infrastructure and landscape.The narrative is considered as a north/south route connecting the mountain, city and water, recalling the traditional Chinese dragon promenade ritual. Two primary routes originate from the Peak; one excavated, 'flooded' urban square, below grade provides direct and expedient connection to the waterfront, the other a displaced earth plate, gently rises above grade, upwards above the sea line, providing a promenade walk and seafront park. Building 'shards' connect key transport nodes to existing east/west routes at grade. Matthew LowtherCarla James A year out in Hong Kong prior to undertaking the final year at the 'Mac' resulted in this First Class graduate student undertaking a major study into the transport facilities in the Hong Kong harbour area.Carla's ability to manipulate large scale ideas resulting in delicate but robust design solutions separate her from the normal student body.Her responsive, controlled output reflects her ability to grasp 'big' ideas and be able to positively control them.At the detail design level she shows again a great controlled ability to produce beautiful images of her intended spaces. All the time the work is based firmly in the believable.


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Tried the new rides at Universal and it was a w e s o m e zzzz!!! you should try
Transformer 3D
Roller Coaster ( Human & Cyclone )
p.s ! human is good, enjoyable and fun
Cyclone ? well, if you think you hv done enough sins, you may try, bcs this ride is extremely lunatic and insane. but try! its fun though :b
i look like a games reporter eh?
This is what most people do and took when they were at the universal studio. lol
The Madagascar crew.
Try this popcorn if you visit universal. this popcorn taste GOODDDD!!!!!!
Last night at singapore, a little bit exited but a little sad. i haven't hv enough time to spend at the mall :(
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Brian.leon.mcbride needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 70 designs submitted by 29 freelance designers.
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The mission of the Greenwich Autism Alliance is to provide support and services for individuals with autism. We are currently in the process of developing our web presence, and are looking for a great logo for our organization.
from corporate partners to private donators, logo has to be eye catching and professional at the same time.
looking for something clean and simple yet professional , would like to have a logo that would fit in and could be comparable to the biggest charity organizations out there on print material etc.
Will need to have logo created and able to be used on top of website, and for print materials.
We have been using the "puzzle piece ribbon" as a logo for a few years now, I have attached the file we have been using, however as you can see the quality of the file is not good, and will need this to be redesigned to make it more clear and visible and eye catching. We would like to see you create a logo with this style of ribbon involved, but will allow you to submit your own creations besides this if you wish.
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New York Times - Neil M. Gorsuch was sworn in on Monday as the 113th justice of the Supreme Court, placing a devoted conservative in the seat once occupied by Justice Antonin Scalia and handing President Trump a victory in his push to shape the court for decades to come.
Justice Gorsuch, 49, took his judicial oath in the White House Rose Garden with Mr. Trump looking on. It was the fulfillment of a vital campaign promise made by Mr. Trump — one that allayed the reservations of many Republican Party stalwarts, who were otherwise repelled by his candidacy — to make the appointment of a strict conservative to the Supreme Court a top priority.
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, 80, often a swing vote on the court, presided, a reminder that Justice Gorsuch's ascendance may not be this president's final chance to influence the direction of the high court.
"Justice Gorsuch, you are now entrusted with the sacred duty of defending our Constitution," Mr. Trump said. "Our country is counting on you to be wise, impartial and fair, to serve under our laws not over them, and to safeguard the right of the people to govern their own affairs."
Justice Kennedy's presence was symbolic personally for Justice Gorsuch, who served as a clerk for Justice Kennedy and considers him a mentor. It is the first time in the history of the Supreme Court that a sitting justice will serve with a justice who had been his clerk.


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How To Capture Streaming Music From Your PC
I subscribed to the music service Deezer a few weeks back. With a monthly subscription of US$4.99 (NGN800), Deezer gives you unrestricted access to about 30 million+ music files for your listening pleasure. You are able to stream any music track or if you prefer, you can even save the tracks to your device (PC… Read more How To Capture Streaming Music From Your PC


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Google's Ngram Viewer: A time machine for wordplay
Lancey Whitney. CNET News. 17 December 2010.
Lancey Whitney. CNET News. 17 December 2010.
Courtesy of the folks at Google Labs, Ngram Viewer can work its analysis as a result of Google's sometimes contentious digitization of vast quantities of books--more than 15 million since the project began in 2004. The Ngram tool draws on what the company calls "a subset of that corpus" totaling more than 5 million books, around 4 percent of all the books ever published. By tracing the 500 billion or so unique words that show up in those 5 million books, the tool can offer a glimpse into their history and popularity over the years.This has the potential to be a great quantitative research tool. Here are some of the more interesting graphs I've developed after fiddling with Ngram for the better part of an hour:
Ngram Viewer works rather simply. After you enter a word or phrase (up to five words), the tool displays a graph charting how frequently your term has appeared in books over that half a millennium. By default, the Ngram Viewer taps into books written in English. But you can change that to a different "corpus" or category of books, such as American English, British English, English Fiction, Chinese, French, German, Russian, or Spanish.
You can vary the years tracked, all the way from 1500 to 2008 or anywhere in between. Providing a wide range of years gives you more of an overview, while narrowing the years lets the tool graph a word's usage in a more granular fashion year by year.
You can enter multiple terms to compare their popularity. For example, typing the two terms "frankfurter" and "hot dog" shows that frankfurter's usage has remained steady over the years, but the hot dog has continued to jump in popularity since the early 1920s.
International Affairs
|Berlin, Moscow, Tokyo, and Beijing, 1900-2008
|Communism, 1900-2008
|Deterrence and Detente, 1950-2008
Social Change
|Negro and African American, 1900-2008
|'hat', 1900-2008
|IBM and Microsoft, 1940-2008
|Thee, Thou, Ye, and You, 1550-1700
Intellectual Change
|Clausewitz, Sun Tzu, On War, and the Art of War, 1830-2008
I encourage my readers to play around with Ngram for a bit and report any interesting findings.


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Silvermex reports Mexico Assays of 424.6 g/t Silver, 4.32 g/t Gold over 2m
Silvermex Resources Inc TSX:SLX announced results from its La Guitarra property in the Temascaltepec mining district, Mexico. Assays include
4.32 g/t gold and 424.6 g/t silver over 2 metres
229.7 g/t silver over 3.4 metres
7.99 g/t gold and 424.2 g/t silver over 1.2 metres
2 g/t gold and 813.9 g/t silver over 1.4 metres
199.4 g/t silver over 1.4 metres
1.64 g/t gold and 91.2 g/t silver over 1.1 metres
1.1 g/t gold and 91.3 g/t silver over 2.9 metres
308.6 g/t silver over 2.6 metres
92.1 g/t silver over 2.7 metres
61.5 g/t silver over 1 metre
CEO Duane Nelson stated, "Management is pleased with the initial results of the current surface drill program. This program has been very successful in complementing the results of previous drilling and has helped to improve confidence in vein continuity and grade, as many of the previous holes were widely spaced. Additional drilling is justified both along strike and to depth and is currently in progress."
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Title: The Innocent Mrs. Duff
Author: Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
Cover artist: Gerald Gregg
Yours for: $20
- Love this cover, mainly because I had No idea what I was looking at at first (and still get vaguely confused every time I look at it now). At first I thought the shape inside the bottle was some kind of high-heeled shoe. Then I thought the shot glass was the barrel of some gun that the man had laid on the table. Now I understand that it's really just a depressed drunk guy slouching forward on some kid of bar, but the strange arrangements of shapes is still really intriguing. The twinkle of light on the rim of the glass is my favorite part..
- Also love the extended flourish on the capital "T" in "The"—makes the word seem as if it has emanated from the bottle.
- Ooh, "crime map on the back cover"—let's check it out.
Best things about this back cover:
- Love the excessively detailed Floor Plan. No toilet in the place, but ... minor detail.
- That is a very, very odd place for a carousel.
- The text boxes marking locations are comically unnecessary. Surprised there aren't "Tree" and "Grass" boxes. Of *all* the things in this painting, the *one* thing I'd expect to get a text box explanation (the carousel) is the one that doesn't have one.
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Locked in his room, he lay down on the bed and fell asleep at once. He waked with a start, in a flame of anger against Reggie. She wants to leave me here, does she? All right. Let her go. Let her go to hell.
When I read this, all I hear is the voice of Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes."
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There are even those we cross knowing full well it may be wrong, but would rather go with the majority than
to stand up for what is right. We may even make the bad choice of crossing anyway knowing there may be danger on the other side, lured by self gratification.
Did you know that a spider has different silk that he puts in his web? One is sticky to catch his prey and the other is not and is carefully woven in so that he can walk in his own web without getting tangled in it himself.


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A monotonic sequence is a mathematical term that refers to a function that preserves a given order between ordered sets. For a sequence to qualify as being monotonic, it must always decrease or increase progressively.
To establish whether or not an equation in a series is monotonic, the differential must be found. If the differential value is always decreasing (positive) or increasing (negative), then the sequence is monotonic. However, if some of the differential values are positive while others are negative, then the series is not monotonic. The sequence is most often used in probability theory as it has a limit at either the negative or positive infinity of a real number.


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Memorials in Ottawa
Lest we forget.
Saturday, September 26, 2015
1st North American Scout Troop
A cairn with a plaque on the northwest corner of St. Lawrence Street and Main Street West in Merrickville commemorates the first scout troop in North America.
1st Merrickville Scout Group
Established in 1908 by Ernest Thomas
Pastor of the Methodist Church
Merrickville, Ontario Canada
The first Scout Troop in North America
It was founded under the 1908 promise:
"On my honour, I will do my duty to God
and the King.
I will do my best to help others.
I know the Scout Law, and will obey it."
Erected by the Village of Merrickville-Wolford, 2010
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Earn 100 Chope-Dollars at this Restaurant (?)
American, Modern European
Tue-Thu: 11am-2pm, 5-11pm
Fri-Sat: 11am-2pm, 5pm-12am
Sun: 11am-4pm
200 Sukhumvit Soi 16
Sukhumvit Road, Khlong Toei Nuea
Watthana, Bangkok
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Polished and sleek, Kean Bar & Bistro is a little slice of heaven and tranquility for days when you want to escape the maddening crowds and city life. This restaurant, with its gleaming marble tables, black-tinged furniture, and polished industrial loft-styled decor serves up artful plates of Europe ...More
Crab & Squid Balls, Quinoa Salad, Bacon Fettuccine, Crab Sandwich, Lychee Soda


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The other day, a customer asked me to setup an FTP account for his clients to use in uploading files to his machine. And while the built-in file serving of Leopard is nice, it's not made for this sort of thing. For instance, creating a "Sharing Only" user account will only allow AFP and SMB connections.
PureFTPd is a free FTP server and PureFTPd manager is a nice Mac GUI to getting it installed and setting it up.
When you start the application, there are just a few general questions that are asked to help the setup. You can then create users, assign them to certain folders or directories.
There are plenty of options and it makes it real easy to have a powerful file server. The app is free from the developer's site, though donations are appreciated.


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March 22nd saw The Icehouse celebrate its ten year anniversary at the Pullman hotel in Auckland.
"We brought together a wide range of people from our network including entrepreneurs, past graduates, current residents, angel investors and our corporate partners," said the company.
For those who don't know, The Icehouse is a business growth centre which offers growth programmes for SMEs, a business incubator for Kiwi start-up companies and New Zealand's largest group of Angel Investors.
Guest speakers included Murray Thom (Personalised Plates and The Great NZ Song Book) and BNZ chief executive Andrew Thorburn.
You can find a detailed playlist of interviews from the party here and a highlights clip below:


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Merhaba, dear readers!
In preparation for our upcoming Taste of Turkey event, with Turkish Airlines and the Turkish Consulate General at Sofra Bakery, we decided to brush up on our Turkish cuisine knowledge and share our findings with you. Whether you managed to get a ticket (tickets sold out in 24 hours!) or just want to learn more yourself, read on!
Turkish cuisine is a fusion cuisine – taking influence from the surrounding countries, but adding unique twists for a vast array of specialties.
"Similar to other grand Cuisines of the world, it is a result of the combination of three key elements. A nurturing environment is irreplaceable. Turkey is known for an abundance and diversity of foodstuff due to its rich flora, fauna and regional differentiation. And the legacy of an Imperial Kitchen is inescapable. Hundreds of cooks specializing in different types of dishes, all eager to please the royal palate, no doubt had their influence in perfecting the Cuisine as we know it today. The Palace Kitchen, supported by a complex social organization, a vibrant urban life, specialization of labor, trade, and total control of the Spice Road, reflected the culmination of wealth and the flourishing of culture in the capital of a mighty Empire. And the influence of the longevity of social organization should not be taken lightly either. The Turkish State of Anatolia is a millennium old and so, naturally, is the Cuisine. Time is of the essence; as Ibn'i Haldun wrote, "the religion of the King, in time, becomes that of the People", which also holds for the King's food. Thus, the reign of the Ottoman Dynasty during 600 years, and a seamless cultural transition into the present day of modern Turkey, led to the evolution of a grand Cuisine through differentiation, refinement and perfection of dishes, as well as their sequence and combination of the meals." (Turkish Cultural Foundation)
You might most easily recognize Turkish desserts, which have become extremely popular in many western cultures, like baklava and Turkish delights, but the savory delights of Turkey are not to be trifled with and bang a pretty hefty flavor punch – just think about kebabs or kofte! Some common ingredients that you'll find in Turkish food are: ground beef, eggplant, lamb, beef, fish, chicken, and nuts among others. For additional flavor, they use olive oil, onions, tomato paste and cheese. Some common grains include rice, white flour, and bulgur. You can learn more here: Turkish Cuisine by the Turkish Cultural Foundation.
In general, Turkish food is very delicious and nutritious. With a vast variety of ingredients, spices, textures and traditions, Turkish cuisine is absolutely something that we all should be enjoying more. I hope that you will be joining us on the 21st, and if not, be sure to stop by Sofra (or its sister restaurant Oleana) at your own leisure.
Interested in brushing up on your Turkish knowledge outside of food? The Guardian and CIA World Factbook are full of facts and interesting stories. Also, want to read about something really cool? Sunken vessels were found under Istanbul by Dr. Ufuk Kocabas…he will be joining us in Boston in April, so get properly prepared for the event by reading about his findings!


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One time, instead of getting ready for school (8th grade, I think), I locked myself in the bathroom and tried to kill myself. I laid at the bottom of the bathtub as it filled up, not resolved but terrified. I don't think I was scared of dying, I was scared of myself…that I could have that much hate and anger in me, to take a life. I've thought of suicide before and after this episode, but this was the only time I ever actually attempted it. Thankfully I screamed my intentions to my dad, who was furious and broke down the door. Strangely, I don't remember what happened next.
This is the problem I have with writing a memoir, or any story. I have gaps in my knowledge of the events. I think it has something to do with the bipolar, but it's very inconvenient.
I don't know why I'm thinking about this today. Probably because I'm still trying to figure out exactly what went wrong in my novel writing last night.


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Does it really help to give kids caffeine for ADHD treatment?
At first thought, you might think a parent might have lost all sense of reality. Giving coffee to my kids?
They are already hyper! Won't the caffeine in coffee cause them to be even more hyperactive?!
True. Caffeine is a stimulant and that is what it will do in most adults if taking in large quantity. But it can have the opposite response in some children.
Keep in mind that prescription ADHD medications such as Ritalin, Adderall and Concerta are all stimulants as well. Yet they have the opposite effect in children with ADHD.
There is growing belief that using the appropriate dose of caffeine for reducing ADHD symptoms in kids might actually work. It was reported in news websites saying that, "Mom gives a cup of java to his kid to help with his ADHD symptoms."
Let's move away from the hype in the news reports. Let's take an objective look at this and find out if you should try caffeine for ADHD treatment in your child. We will also suggest an appropriate dose to use based on a related study in using caffeine in children.
So are there any good studies done on the use of caffeine to help with ADHD symptoms?
Unfortunately, not much.
There are one or two clinical studies on the use of caffeine in children. There's practically none that looked at the use of caffeine for treating ADHD symptoms.
However, animal studies do exist and they show that caffeine seems to work to reduce hyperactivity symptoms in rats exhibiting ADHD-like behaviors.
The full research discussion along with references to these and other studies can be found in our detailed article Drinking Coffee for ADHD Symptoms Reduction.
Let's see what would be a suitable dose of caffeine to use in children with ADHD symptoms. We will draw our conclusion from the following study related to hyperactivity in kids:
This very large study looked 19,984 children. The research group found that caffeine reduced post-sedation hyperactivity symptoms in 41% of the children when they were given Mountain Dew.
The dosages used in the children were 1 to 2.5 mg/kg of body weight. That translates to 0.455 to 1.14 mg per pound.
Mountain Dew contains 54 mg of caffeine in a 355 mL (12 oz.) can. (Note: Mountain Dew is high in sugar content, so be aware of this fact.)
Below is a conversion chart you can use.
Caffeine dosage used in paradoxical hyperactivity study
|Body weight (lb)
Lower range (mg)
|Upper range (mg)
|Dosage used in clinical study (1 to 2.5 mg/kg or 0.455 to 1.14 mg/lb)
While this particular study was not focused on looking at the effects of caffeine on ADHD, the paradoxical hyperactivity symptoms are similar to the symptoms seen in kids suffering from ADHD.
These dosages used in this research study form a good basis for recommending an appropriate and safe dose to try out in children with ADHD.
Many parents on the internet have reported success in using coffee for ADHD in their children. No doubt, that this would work.
There is one slight drawback.
Caffeine content in coffee can vary significantly depending on the coffee beans used, the brand and the exact method for brewing the coffee.
Also, the children may not like the bitter taste (unless you add some sugar or use a natural sweetener like stevia).
Once you find a suitable amount to give the child, stick with the same brand and method of preparing the cup of coffee.
Perhaps as a better alternative, use caffeine tablets instead.
Why? Because you can accurately adjust and calibrate the dose. After all, you want to know how much caffeine you are giving to your child and at what dose it worked right?
If you can buy low dose caffeine tablets, that would be the ideal solution. Most pharmacies sell caffeine tablets. The standard dose is 100 mg of caffeine per tablet, much higher than we would like to start a child on. You could cut it in half to get a 50 mg dose or cut it into quarters to get a 25 mg dose. That's about all the useful dosage you can expect to get from a 100 mg caffeine tablet.
Another very practical (and recommended) solution is to dissolve one 100 mg caffeine tablet into 100 mL of water. You can purchase an empty plastic bottle from any pharmacy along with a dosing syringe.
Once the tablet fully "dissolves", you will have an accurate solution with an easy-to-use concentration of 1 mg/mL. (Note: It takes several hours for the tablet to dissolve. However, it will be much faster if you first crush the tablet.)
So, if you need 30 mg, just give your child 30 mL, or if you need 23 mg, just give 23 mL. Easy. Always shake well before measuring out the amount. This caffeine solution should be kept in the fridge and it should be used within 30 days. (The 30 days "freshness" is just a general rule-of-thumb.)
Many products contain caffeine as well and these may be a good alternative to giving to your child coffee in the morning. See Foods Containing Caffeine for a quick list of popular items.
As always, it is recommended that you seek help and advice from an experienced health care professional when you are attempting to treat ADHD in your child.
Thinking of give your kid caffeine for ADHD symptoms?
It's not as crazy as some people might think and there is evidence that it can make a significant difference in some children with ADHD.
Caffeine in a usual cup of coffee is acceptable, although you'll have to experiment with the amount to give.
Moreover, the amount of caffeine in each cup may vary from batch to batch, making it hard to find the correct dose to use each time.
Using the specially prepared caffeine solution described in this article will ensure accurate dosing each and every time.
It is highly advisable that you consult your doctor when taking this approach to treating your child's health condition.
Focus Formula uses several herbs selected by a clinical psychologist for managing ADHD in adults and children.
This herbal remedy will help to improve concentration and attention. It will encourage normal energy levels and promote blood flow to the brain.
It is professionally formulated using the Full Spectrum Approach (FSA) to ensure maximum benefits from the herbs. The FSA manufacturing method ensures the highest quality, safety and effectiveness.
Moreover, it comes highly recommended by those who are currently using it to improve attention span and concentration in their children. It can be used together with caffeine for ADHD symptoms for an enhanced effect.
Native Remedies, a well respected and established natural remedies company, backs up all their products with a 1 year money-back guarantee, the absolute best in the industry.
For maximum value, get 2 bottles and the third bottle is provided free of charge. Really, you take no risk in trying it out. The positive results could surprise you.
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References for Caffeine for ADHD
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So You Like Shock Films?
I have been watching a variety of really sick and twisted movies in order to find the holy grail. The one movie that is truly shocking, while at the same time, has a compelling story that you want to tell your friends about. Watch my bite-sized reviews of four movies with bad reputations and see if any of them hold up.
- Irreversible
- Martyrs
- Salo: 120 Days of Sodom
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I was on the phone in the living room just a moment ago when I saw this raptor landed on the roof of the HDB opposite to my flat.
Can anyone ID just based on this picture?
It looks like a bird of prey. Some sort of eagle or kite perhaps?
Oriental Honey-buzzard
juveile of brahminy kite/white bellied fish eagle? - Louise
Lophotriorchis kienerii (Rufous-bellied Eagle) ? Sample ImageNeed to see the front as well.
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But enough on that! Normal, sensible people prepare for a trip abroad by reading travel guides and packing bags. I re-painted Monster High dolls. Because I can.
I have a pile of pictures from China, and lots from yesterday's bloggers' meet, but I'll start with the doll pictures :)
|Skelita and Cleo with the original face ups. I've rooted some pastel hair on Skelita.
|After my treatment. Cleo's hair needs some TLC and I might curl Skelita's fringe, but I'm quite happy with the faces.
|Custom Cleo de Nile
|Custom Skelita Calaveras
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According to the myth, Jupiter the father of all gods in the disguise of a bull abducted the beautiful phoenician princess Europa and brought her to the european continent! In this way the continent of Europe was "inaugurated"! Every myth is rich in symbolism and this specific one is recounting to us the fact that the current European continent was bound to become a blessed land, a land that would display at its fullest the archetypes of royalty, of joviality and of taurean stability and prosperity.
Fast forward some thousand years and Europe today is indeed the most prosperous, serene and cultured continent worldwide. Or at least it used to be. Because in the last few months things seem to have radically changed, due to a series of ferocious terrorist attacks that ultimately spred a lot of terror (deadly attacks and killing sprees both in northern and southern France, in Belgium, in Germany). It seems that the careless years have gone away, no more romantic walks along the river Seine in Paris or anywhere else in Europe, since everywhere now there is an odor of gun-powder on the air! Everybody looks suspicious and each corner (no matter how cozy or romantic) is fraught with danger! The enemy is within and everywhere a potential terrorist is lurking! That's a rather unnerving sensation, causing massive paranoia throughout the European citizens! Their cities are transformed into over-extended prisons! So, what is the astrological reason that brought over this blick, disruptive and fearful "zeitgeist" to the old continent?
Definitely Pluto in Capricorn has a lot to do with it. You see the sign of Capricorn is somehow rapresenting the structured and organized societies - our urban landscape, our cities. And Pluto (the "grim ripper", the bearer of primeval fear) is transiting for 9 years now in the sign of Capricorn (and over the "World's MC" - you may read about the importance of this phenomenon here). Additionally, Pluto is a planet intimately connected to the masses and to the tragic collective events. Of course Pluto transited several times in the last two-three millennia over the sign of Capricorn. Βut its impact upon humanity was rather minimal back then. You see, the disruptive and transformative effect of Pluto in Capricorn escalated from the moment our structured, industrialized societies and mega-cities appeared in the horizon (mostly from the 19th century on. So, humanity is actually experiencing this Pluto in Capricorn effect for the first time ever!)
Pluto has to do with the so called "agoraphobia" too - the fear of crowds. If you are currently in Europe and you walk among many people or if you stand amidst a crowd (i.e. in a concert) then definitely the - not that absurd by now - thought of being shot or even bombed will be repeatedly crossing your mind! And there are other factors contributing to this paranoia: the current Saturn - Neptune square aspect, which is not facilitating us in stop thinking irrationally and in coming to our senses. And of course the overall Jupiter - Saturn - Neptune T-square (with the "double whammy" element of Saturn being in the sign of Sagittarius and at the same time squaring planet Jupiter! That's par excellence the fear of the unknown, of the person standing beside us whom we don't know, the fear of anybody belonging to a different ethnic background or religion...)
Rebellious planet Uranus in the ultra-individualistic sign of Aries has its fair share too! It brings forth the uprising of the individuals. That would be a good thing, if creatively channelled. But if we put in the mix the newly found planetoid Eris then things are getting more dynamic and complex. You see Eris has to do with the people who are "uninvited", "unwanted". To the Europeans these "uninvited" people seem to be the muslims (who on their turn perceive the Europeans as invadors and usurpers of their own lands and goods (they call the Europeans "the infidel crusadors"). And the fact is that we are currently in the middle of a volatile triple conjunction between the planets Uranus and Eris, a conjunction that is ever more exacerbating the tension between the uninvited muslims and the european christians! It's not by chance that with this Uranus -Eris conjunction the phenomenon of "the lonely wolf" kind of terrorist appeared! In their perspective, the atrocities they commit on european soil are nothing more than mere "retributions" for the sufferings inflicted upon them by the Europeans!
I've done some research on the impact of the Uranus – Eris conjunction over the human history. Of course it is preliminary to draw any definite conclusions but apparently this conjunction is coinciding with some rather odd and "out of the norm" periods of our history! It coincided i.e. with the outbreak of many revolutionary movements (especially in China). And with the implementation of rigorous dictatorships - where one man/woman is seizing absolute control over his/her entire country (the "lone avenger" seems to be a favorite theme to Eris). It was the case of Stalin back in 1927 (during the previous time planet Uranus was conjuncting Eris in Aries) and it is so far (in July 2016) the case of Erdogan in Turkey - who is apparently seizing absolute control over his country, disposing of (or even executing?) his opponents!
Finally, there are two more elements that I personally think that they have somehow contributed to the current hectic "zeigeist" in Europe. The first one is the long stay of planet Mars in the third decan of Scorpio. That's pretty significant on its own but it gets more significant if we notice that Mars is actually forming an opposition aspect to the mysterious, "harsh" planetoid Sedna - that is located in the 3rd decan of Taurus.
The second element is rather a wild guess of mine: planet Nine. If this legendary mega-planet exists at all then chances are it is transiting now (according to the famous astronomer's Mike Brown calculations) somewhere between the signs of Aries and Taurus.Thus, it might very well be in the third decan of Aries, forming a unique triple conjunction with the planets Uranus and Eris! Undoubtedly, such a conjunction would create a very particular "zeitgeist" worldwide!
In any case, the decade of 2010's seems very reminiscent of the 1930's decade (astrologically speaking). Thus, some even larger-scale events might be coming over within the next few years to this old, aristocratic continent consecrated to Jupiter and Europa!
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Chelsea in bizarre outburst to back up Mourinho
Jose Mourinho appears to have the full backing of Chelsea after the club released a bizarre statement backing up his claims of refereeing mistakes in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Burnley.
The Portuguese was giving little away in his post-match press conference, refererring in all interviews to four key moments that he believed went against his side.
Mourinho - who has spoken of a "campaign" against Chelsea already this season - believed Ashley Barnes was guilty of two red-card offences and that his side should have been awarded a pair of penalties.
Chelsea's official Twitter account posted pictures of the incidents in question after the game, before a strongly worded statement appeared roughly four hours after full-time at Stamford Bridge.
In a notable departure from the norms of club statements, Chelsea claimed both denied penalties were "clear", while blasting Barnes' "potentially leg-breaking tackle" on Nemanja Matic, who was in turn sent off for an angry reaction toward the Burnley man.
Mourinho has previously been fined £25,000 for his comments about officials this term.