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Overview of news items 2010
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Payments to farmers improve the quality of rural areas, when awarded under strict conditions
Newsitem | 21-12-2010
Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy offers options for remunerating farmers for taking measures that benefit agricultural nature, landscape, water quality, adaptation to climate change, and environmental quality of nature areas. This PBL report ... read more
The PBL at the climate summit in Cancun
Newsitem | 07-12-2010
Analyses by the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency are supporting the Dutch delegation at the climate negotiations in Cancun. In addition, the PBL also gives presentations and participates in a number of side events. On 7 December, in ... read more
Choices in climate policy important for Dutch air quality
Newsitem | 30-11-2010
Several indicative climate policy packages for 2020 have been found to result in mainly favourable co-impacts on Dutch air quality. The extent of their contribution to air quality does depend on the specific measures in the climate package. This report ... read more
UNEP report: Gap of 5 gigatonnes between Copenhagen Agreement and 2 °C target
Newsitem | 23-11-2010
It is estimated that, in order to have a likely chance (over 66%) of limiting global mean temperature increase to 2 °C, annual greenhouse gas emissions need to stay around 44 gigatonnes, by 2020. If all countries fully adhere to the pledges they made ... read more
Policies to reduce acidification in the Netherlands justified
Newsitem | 08-11-2010
In the past, no unnecessary policy measures have been taken to reduce acidification (acid rain). Although the severity of acidification has declined because of policy implementation, acidification issues have certainly not been solved, yet. These are ... read more
What is the economic value of biodiversity?
Newsitem | 29-10-2010
The economic value of biodiversity is an important subject at the meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, in Nagoya. Monday 25 October was dedicated to discussing the international study on The Economics ... read more
Continuing biodiversity loss predicted, but could be slowed
Newsitem | 29-10-2010
A new analysis of several major global studies of future species shifts and losses foresees inevitable continuing decline of biodiversity during the 21st century. However, it offers new hope that it could be slowed if emerging policy choices are pursued. ... read more
Producers hold the key to halt biodiversity loss
Newsitem | 19-10-2010
Dutch demand for products from tropical regions is influential in the rapid decline of local plant and animal species (biodiversity) in those regions. These are not only products such as palm oil, coffee, wood, or soy for animal feed, but also meat ... read more
Less risk of intestinal cancer justifies nitrate policy on drinking water
Newsitem | 06-10-2010
Research has shown that of the annual number of cases of intestinal cancer in Europe, around 3% can be attributed to nitrate in drinking water. For the Netherlands the annual figure is 2% or 100 additional cases. This would mean that health benefits ... read more
Global ecosystems heavily under pressure; the PBL identifies new strategies for the COP10 in Nagoya
Newsitem | 05-10-2010
The mere protection of valuable nature areas, although still necessary, will not be sufficient for reducing global biodiversity loss in the coming decades. To strongly reduce the rate of biodiversity loss, structural changes in consumption and production ... read more
Increasing the adaptive capacity of ecosystems can make them climate-proof
Newsitem | 30-09-2010
Nature areas in the Netherlands are vulnerable to the consequences of climate change. Under implementation of the current nature policy, sustainable conservation of all plant- and animal species in all areas will not be feasible. Nature policy could ... read more
Integration of Ecosystem Goods and Services into international policies as opportunity to reduce poverty
Newsitem | 05-08-2010
This study shows how local delivery of ecosystem goods and services (EGS) is closely linked to international policies on development cooperation, trade, climate change and reform of international financial institutions. Integrating or mainstreaming ... read more
More particulate matter from sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and ammonia than previously assumed
Newsitem | 13-07-2010
Emissions of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and ammonia are mainly from anthropogenic origin: traffic, energy production and agriculture. It was found that contributions to particulate matter from the conversion of these atmospheric compounds appear ... read more
Key findings of IPCC on regional climate-change impacts found to be robust
Newsitem | 05-07-2010
PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency has found no errors that would undermine the main conclusions in the 2007 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on possible future regional impacts of climate change. However, ... read more
Announcement: PBL will present Assessing an IPCC assessment to minister of Environment
Newsitem | 01-07-2010
On Monday July 5th, Minister Huizinga of the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM) will be presented with the analysis report Assessing an IPCC assessment, by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). In its ... read more
China and India nullify global reduction in CO2 emissions
Newsitem | 01-07-2010
Despite the continued economic crisis, global emissions of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, have remained constant in 2009, as strong increases in CO2 emissions from fast-growing developing countries, such as China and India, have ... read more
Research confirms correct measurement of wet nitrogen deposition
Newsitem | 22-06-2010
In the Netherlands, nearly all wet nitrogen deposition occurs in the form of ammonium and nitrate. Such is the main conclusion from a study of non-routinely measured forms of nitrogen in precipitation. This means that contributions to total nitrogen ... read more
Serious indirect effects of some biofuels on global biodiversity and greenhouse gas emissions
Newsitem | 31-05-2010
Many biofuels that are presently sold on the European transport market need agricultural land for their production. Effects from indirect land-use change (ILUC) have a negative impact, not only on greenhouse gases as has been reported earlier, but ... read more
'Copenhagen' target is coming closer
Newsitem | 28-05-2010
The Copenhagen Accord has proven beneficial to the efforts of achieving the target of limiting global warming to two degrees Celsius. Since the climate conference was held, countries have pledged to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. These pledges ... read more
The land use effects of biofuels lead to biodiversity loss
Newsitem | 27-05-2010
The objective of using biofuels is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In the long term, this can reduce the negative impact of climate change on biodiversity. Several biofuels are grown in existing agricultural areas. This will indirectly lead to ... read more
Models of limited value to determine indirect land use change (ILUC) factors for biofuels
Newsitem | 25-05-2010
Biofuels have the potential to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Besides direct emissions from the production chain emissions from indirect land use change (ILUC) can reduce this potential. Therefore, the possibility to include an ILUC-emission factor ... read more
CPB and PBL have analyzed election platforms
Newsitem | 20-05-2010
At the request of nine political parties, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis and PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency have mapped out the effects of the respective election platforms on the economy and the environment. The ... read more
Documentation of shipping emissions of particulate matter in the Netherlands
Newsitem | 07-04-2010
Proper estimation of shipping emissions is essential for an impact assessment of shipping on air quality and health in port cities and coastal regions. In the Netherlands shipping is an important source of particulate matter. This report provides an ... read more
By-products of biofuels reduce indirect land-use change
Newsitem | 02-04-2010
The cultivation of energy crops on arable land may lead to the displacement of food crops and to indirect land-use change (ILUC) with biodiversity loss and extra greenhouse gas emissions. Some of the energy crops for biofuels deliver feed as by-products, ... read more
Agricultural intensification may restrict indirect effects of bio-energy
Newsitem | 02-04-2010
Agricultural intensification has the potential to reduce indirect land-use change from biofuels. If such intensification is realised only by applying more fertiliser, this may lead to substantial indirect greenhouse gas emissions. Improvement of fertiliser-use ... read more
Website GLOBIO model fully renewed
Newsitem | 22-03-2010
The GLOBIO model is a tool to assess past, present and future human impact on biodiversity. As a policy tool, it is regularly applied in global, regional and national assessments. The GLOBIO model is the result of a collaboration between the Netherlands ... read more
Interaction nitrogen deposition with climate change and loss of biodiversity
Newsitem | 18-03-2010
The CCE (Coordination Centre for Effects) Status Report 2009 demonstrates that effects of nitrogen deposition are interrelated with the change of climate and biodiversity. The report proposes indicators, modelling methodologies and results addressing ... read more
Indirect effects of bio-energy worrisome
Newsitem | 18-02-2010
Bio-energy has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Indirect effects might partly or even completely undo this advantage. Indirect land use change (ILUC) – leading to emissions and loss of nature – is an important example, but ... read more
New generation climate scenarios also focus on policy targets
Newsitem | 15-02-2010
Currently, a new generation of climate scenarios is being developed to enable a better understanding of the influence that greenhouse gases have on our climate. For the first time, these scenarios will focus on the various objectives of climate policy, ... read more
Correction wording flood risks for the Netherlands in IPCC report
Newsitem | 05-02-2010
In the 2007 IPCC report by the Working group 2 (Climate change 2007: Impacts, adaptation and vulnerability) a mistake has entered the text that was supplied by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, regarding the risks of flooding for the ... read more


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Frame & Canvas: Art in Teen Fiction
Art is a powerful force. It can connect us to our past, ground us in our present, and create change in the world. Some of my favorite YA novels have shared the healing power of art, like Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, or the way that art and identity are intertwined, as in North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley.
Check out this Spark Page for more about three new YA novels with art at the center of the story.

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Grapevine Mills Mall is reportedly doing very well despite a tough economy. This is according to Ms. Peggy Weaver, Grapevine Mills Mall General Manager, who presented a Grapevine Mills Mall update to the Grapevine City Council on Tuesday night.
The new Legoland Discovery Center has been setting record attendance. On many occasions Legoland reaches 2,700 visitors in a single day. This is quite an accomplishment.
The recent opening of the Sea Life Aquarium in Grapevine Mills has also added to the success. Ms. Weaver mentioned that sales are up so far this year in the mall.
Recently opened stores in the mall include IT'SUGAR. This is the first and only location in Texas providing shoppers with dozens of sweet treats when they need a break from shopping the more than 180 outlet and value retail stores.
Another store that recently opened is called Crazy 8. Crazy 8 is a children's store concept from The Gymboree Corporation offering fashionable clothing and accessories for boys and girls sizes 0 to 14, at great savings.
Grapevine Mills Mall will soon add a Ross Dress for Less to its store lineup.


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National Mental Illness Awareness Week is Oct. 7-13. This week is marked by community education efforts in all 50 states to raise awareness that mental illnesses are treatable medical conditions, and that there is help and hope for children and adults with mental illnesses and their families. To learn more about anxiety disorders, depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, or to find support groups, family educational classes and other resources, contact NAMI Minnesota at 651-645-2948 or 1-888-626-4435, or go to namimn.org.
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Apparently we're almost at the half way point. Wow, hard to believe it's half way over.
So, I'm trying to reflect on things. Not unsurprisingly, I've lost some of the newness that made me aware of the mundane.
The flyers continue to show up at the house, and it no longer seems odd to me that they advertise uncooked meat. The continued desire to furnish your home with products that have the Union Jack on them does seem bizarre to me. Actually it caused me to notice that France like Italy flies a considerable number of flags. (Also like the United States). What's nice to see in France and Italy is the national and the European Union flags together. It goes a long way to making me feel like I'm at home to see the EU flag. When we visited Veuve Cliqout, they flew their flag, and the flag of France and the EU. I feel very grateful to France that they've invited me to join in their Champagne heritage. The flags you fly say a lot about what you identify with, so perhaps it's now more noticable to me how little a) Britain seems to fly the flag by comparison, and b) how you never see the EU flag when a flag is flown. While I actually like the relatively limited flag flying, I wish that the UK would embrace the EU. But I've spent my entire life wishing that, and I suspect that I will continue to spend the rest of my life wishing that.
Back to mail. We share our house with three other families. But our apartment is not numbered. Surnames and mail boxes outside with surnames on them, do the sort. Apartment numbers are irrelevant.
Surnames are capitalised here. I am not Beki Grinter, but Beki GRINTER. Mail is addressed to the sender on the front and the from address is on the back of the envelope rather than at the top left corner. I still do it the U.S. way, and no one's told me off. By contrast I always wrote my seven's the continental way, complete with the line through them, and so here I'm finally in the right script society. (The stroke through the seven is to distinguish it from the one, which if you see the continental way of writing it makes more sense).
I am also Madame here. The use of a prefix is far more prevelant here. It's impossible to purchase tickets with my name, I need a form of address too. And it's used. In those greeting cycles, it's always with an address as well as my name, when the latter is known. Hello or Hi is not enough, it's accompanied by my form of address.
I've always been used to au revoir for goodbye. I have heard far more use of bon voyage since being here. Particularly when I am potentially leaving and the other person is not. Cora is a good example, it's always bon voyage. Which used to stump me, it's silly to say bon voyage to someone who is sat behind a check out counter, but now I feel comfortable saying au revoir and merci.
I'm used to the routine of seeing signage and for K&I to start deciphering what it means. At first, it was a combination of survival and novelty. Now it's almost a form of French practice. What are they trying to tell you? Yesterday, again at Cora, we learnt that "Now at prices you've never seen before".
Now that I live in Europe I have an actual car commute, and for the first time I can really complain about traffic. (ha ha ha, sorry, just think it's funny I had to come to Europe to experience wretched commutes, at least some of the time). Metz is under construction, so commuting can be exceedingly tedious. Some days I commute in while K works from home, and when I drive alone I enjoy turning on the radio and singing along. Well I think I'm just turning on the radio, but it turns out that in fact also usually sing. It just happens. Here though it's caused some amusement. Just today for example, I was listening to Virgin radio which plays a good mix of French and English language music. Lilly Allen's Fuck You (yes, really) is huge here — and it's frankly very weird to hear it being played in some places, like in the local sommalier's shop while selecting wine . Anyway, this was an 80s tune, I can't remember who and I was singing along (I am no great singer, but it turns out that singing along to an English language song, in English, with the windows open, really gets the attention of the person in the car next to you at the intersection. I got a compliment. I don't sing along to the French songs.
I also don't sing when I am being followed by a van full of Gendarmarie. I've noticed that the French police seem to hunt in bigger packs. I've seen van fulls of gendarmarie several times now. Then there's the local Metz police (I actually don't understand the categories of French police, but there are categories, like in the U.S. where every entity appears to have its own force, I still don't understand that). So the local plod tends to hunt in packs of three. They drive peugeots and renaults with two in the front and one on the back seat. In the US this would not be possible because the backseat is where the felons travel. It makes you wonder where the French put their felons. In the boot (trunk)?
I also don't sing on roundabouts. Roundabouts have a very unique place in my driving history. I learnt to drive in the UK. I probably drove about 200 miles in total in the UK. Then I moved to the United States. I've driven across the country once (3500 miles), around the West multiple times (10000) and so forth. The net result is that I have order of magnitudes of practice of driving on the right. Except for roundabouts. The US doesn't have them (well there are a few, but you have to work to find them). So, now in France, the one thing that really has taken some practice is the French roundabout. I'm used to getting on from the left and proceeding in a clockwise direction, and instead I enter from the right and go counterclockwise. And then there's the use of the two lanes, inner and outer, along side with understanding the entry and exit protocols. Some of the lane usage and the protocols are once learnt never forgotten, but flipping them around to cope with the different directionality is novel. And critically it comes for me at a time when I don't think of driving on the right, or switching from a EU to a US system as being novel. So it's like this blip, I notice that the degree of attention I have to pay at roundabouts is much higher than anywhere else.
Well this is already quite long so I'll save how I confused the archeological dig outside the Maison d'arrete (the stopping house, aka prison) for large moles or possibly graves. And perhaps eventually I will do the appropriate length post on cheese. De Gaulle is famous for saying "how is it possible to run a nation that has 264 different types of cheese" to make the point about the challenge of being a nation when the local/regional is so well established in the cultural psyche, and he was right about everything but one thing, there are far more types of cheese than that. Over 300 I believe, perhaps as many as 350. France a nation of cheese.


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Miami-Dade County
Man killed in hit-run crash at Hialeah bus stop; police have suspect in custody
Hialeah police took a driver in custody Monday after a deadly hit-and-run near a Pollo Tropical restaurant.
Police have charged Hanry A. Paz in connection with the crash
One man was killed and another seriously injured after a car plowed into a bus stop around 9:30 Sunday night at West 49th Street and 16th Avenue. The car then sped away.
According to reports, the 2007 Toyota Camry hit the bus stop with such force that the man who was killed was thrown through the Pollo Tropical drive-through in full view of diners inside the restaurant.
The other victim, 24-year-old Manuel Corderon, lost both legs in the accident. He was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital in critical condition.
About an hour after the crash and a mile away, police said they spotted the car being towed away.
Paz is charged with leaving the scene of a crash with a death. The Camry has been impounded, Hialeah police said.
The dead man is not being identified until his family is notified.
Miami Herald news partner CBS4 contributed to this report, which will be updated as more information becomes available.


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Table Scraps for Astro
On "The Jetsons," when George got hungry, he just pushed a couple of buttons on the Food-a-Rac-a-Cycle on the kitchen counter. In seconds, a freshly synthesized meal appeared on a plate, prepared to his exact specifications. In the real world, food-synthesis science is only in its infancy, as you know if you've ever tasted fake blueberries in a muffin. But there is a machine that could be the Food-a-Rac-a-Cycle's great-great-grandfather: a new countertop appliance called the Ikan.
The mission of this $400 device is to eliminate trips to the grocery store. The hardware component is a bulbous bar code scanner, dressed up in Any-Décor White and mounted on a countertop stand, an undercabinet bracket or a wall mount. It offers a color screen on the front, a laser scanner underneath and a Wi-Fi antenna inside that connects to your home wireless network.
Each time you're about to throw away an empty container – for ketchup, cereal, pickles, milk, macaroni, paper towels, dog food or whatever – you just pass its bar code under the scanner. With amazing speed and accuracy, the Ikan beeps, consults its online database of one million products, and displays the full name and description.
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Get Smart
Fang Lethargic, mangy dog on the spy spoof GET SMART/NBC/CBS/1965-70. Fang worked for the spy organization CONTROL. His code names was K-13; his under cover name was Morris. Fang frequently helped bumbling secret agent, Maxwell Smart (Don Adams). When Fang retired, the Chief of Control (Ed Platt) assigned him to burying evidence. The dog who played Fang was eventually written out of the show because of his inability to take commands. Consequently, the dog's undisciplined behavior caused the director to do multiple takes and run up the cost of each production.
Barbara Feldon who played Agent 99 on the series related a small anecdote about Fang in the book The Life and Times of Maxwell Smart by Donna McCrowan:"I was in a rowboat, and he had to untie my bonds. At first he (Fang) wouldn't jump into the boat, and he wouldn't do what he as supposed to do with the ropes. Finally, someone had to stand off camera and throw Fang into the boat. But still he wouldn't go for my wrists, not until we put meat between them, This time we couldn't keep Fang off camera long enough. And then, he didn't stop at nibbling the meat from my wrists. He began to search me. He was thinking, 'You never know where else there might be meat. So I had to fend off Fang."
Fang appeared with Don Adams and Barbara Feldon on the front cover of TV Guide (August 27, 1966). "Red" the dog who played the role of Fang was owned by Rudd and Frank Weatherwax (of The Studio Dog Training School) but trained by their brother Bill Weatherwax. Red also played the role of Jasper in the TV series BACHELOR FATHER replacing the older dog, Tramp, who first played the role of Jasper. Red's breed has been reported to be part briard as well as a Labradoodle (a cross between a Labrador and a poodle). TRIVIA NOTE: Fang was also the name of the basset hound of police detective Lt. Columbo on the NBC police drama COLUMBO/NBC/ABC/1971-91.
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Myself , though from the land of Matta Rice / Parboiled brown Rice / Kuthari , was never a fan of it.....I always used to fancy the long grained white rice or Basmati rice.....And spolit by my mom, who always used to make white rice for me separately , I never had to have brown rice at all while I was in Kerala.....
Better late than never....So Matta rice is there in my shopping list now and has turned out to be my son's favorite too..... After all, the taste of Kerala is there in his blood too....
- Matta Rice / Brown Rice / Kuthari - 1 cup
- Powdered Jaggery - 1/3 cup
- Grated Coconut - 1/3 cup
- Cardamom pods - 5 nos [ Else use 1/2 tsp of cardamom powder]
- Wash and drain the rice.
- Heat a wok / a large pan and roast the rice in it. No need to add any oil. Please remember to keep the flame on medium.
- The rice will start popping and it will turn brownish in color. It takes about 15 - 20 mins.
- Transfer the roasted rice to a plate and allow it to cool.
- Meanwhile add coconut in the same pan and lightly roast it. For about 5 mins and keep aside.
- Now grind the roasted rice to a fine powder in a mixer and transfer it to a mixing bowl or a plate.
- In the same mixer take the roasted coconut , Jaggery and cardamom pods and grind them to a paste.
- Transfer this mix to the bowl with the rice powder.
- Mix them all together. Take handful of the mixture and start shaping to small balls.
- Ariyunda / Rice laddus are ready to be munched on.
- You can store them in a clean and air tight container to enjoy later.
|Ariyunda, Ready to Munch on
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South Hayward Parish serves nearly 10,000 individuals each year. 95% of every dollar directly serves individuals in need. Even with all our efficiency and effectiveness, there are still some items we are unable to secure. You can help! Make a tax-deductible contribution of items or funds today. For more information, please call (510) 785-3663.
South Hayward Parish Wish List
- Food Scale
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Date: 14-15 May 2017
Venue: Tüyap Palas Hotel, Büyükcekmece/Istanbul (Turkey)
The main theme of Büyükcekmece 1st International Local Goverments Congress which is organized by Büyükcekmece Municipality and Marmara Municipalities Union that will take place in Büyükcekmece/Istanbul on 14-15 May 2017 will be the Future of Municipalities and New Approaches. During the Congress, effects of changes and developments that are to take place in the 21st century on municipalities will be discussed from the view point of interdisciplinary studies and examples of good practices.
Deadline for the submission of abstract proposals: 24. 03. 2017, Deadline for article submission: 21.04.2017
Please send your proposals to firstname.lastname@example.com
Turkish version: 14-15 Mayıs 2017 tarihlerinde Büyükçekmece Belediyesi ve Marmara Belediyeler birliği iş birliğiyle, İstanbul/Büyükçekmece'de düzenlenecek olan Büyükçekmece I. Uluslararası Yerel Yönetimler Kongresinin ana teması, Belediyelerin Geleceği ve Yeni Yaklaşımlar olacaktır. Kongrede, 21. yy. da dünyadaki değişim ve gelişim süreçlerinin belediyeler üzerindeki etkileri, disiplinlerarası çalışmalar ve yerelden küresele iyi uygulama örnekleri perspektifinde tartışılacaktır.
Bildiri Özet Kabul Tarihi: 24. 03. 2017 Tam Metin Gönderme Tarihi :21.04.2017
Başvurunuzu firstname.lastname@example.com aadresine gönderebilirsiniz.
Posted in ANNOUNCEMENTS on July 30, 2016|
Dear Changing Turkey readers,
It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we inform you that the father of ChangingTurkey initiative and an excellent role-model for young researchers on globalization, cosmopolitanism and Turkey, Professor Chris Rumford has passed away.
Chris is a world-leading scholar, dedicated to always helping young researchers from different parts of the world, and he successfully presided over the UK Global Studies Association for many years. He always supported Changing Turkey events by personally attending many of them, aiding and sponsoring their organization. He is the one who first inspired and encouraged us to develop ChangingTurkey blog and he was a senior advisor to ChangingTurkey research group. We are sure that you will feel his loss as much as we do.
As ChangingTurkey team we extend our sincere condolences to Chris's family, friends, and colleagues.
Chris' departmental profile is available here: https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/chris-rumford(5901db04-0f97-411a-87b5-787a7c7dd95a).html
Chris' funeral will take place on 2nd August at 2pm at Easthampstead Park Crematorium, Wokingham.
Chris' family has decided to set up a just giving page in memory of Chris, so that people can donate money to the Multiple System Atrophy Trust, which is a trust for the condition that Chris had suffered with. Any donations, small or large would be greatly appreciated as this would've been something that Chris would've wanted. Thank you in advance. The link for this is justgiving.com/fundraising/chrisrumford
Chris will be missed dearly.
Posted in ANNOUNCEMENTS on June 5, 2016|
Posted in ANNOUNCEMENTS on April 26, 2016|
Paris, 1-2 December 2016.
Submission Deadline: 15 June 2016.
The Centre for International Studies (CERI) at Sciences Po, together with the Consortium of European Symposia on Turkey (CEST), is delighted to invite paper submissions for a Symposium to be held from December 1-2, 2016 at Sciences Po in Paris, France.
The Symposium on Politics from Below in Turkey and beyond seeks to identify and discuss, in comparative perspective, the dynamics, effects and modes of "politics from below". We use the broad wording "politics from below" in a heuristic fashion, in order to question classical definitions of the "political". This framing aims to suggest different understandings of politics. Political science on Turkey and the wider region has long been dominated by top-down and macro approaches, addressing mainly national institutions, political leaders, public discourses and legislative productions.
However, sociology has shown that taking in account the implementation of policies by lower administrators, as well as their reception by citizens, challenges common perceptions of political processes. Anthropology has widely challenged the institutional and formal definitions of politics. Gender studies, as well as subaltern studies, have called for broader conceptions of politics. New conceptualizations have been proposed, like "infrapolitics" (Scott), "politique par le bas" (Bayart, Mbembe, Toulador), "vernacular politics" (White) or "low politics" (Bayart). Constructionist approaches have addressed the question from yet another perspective, suggesting that there is nothing "essentially" political, and that "the political", on the contrary, is constructed and contested.
The aim of this symposium is to open up the very definition of "politics" and discuss multiple social practices whose "political" dimension is at stake. Approaching politics from below encourages us to question the shifting borders and conceptualizations of politics. The symposium therefore encourages several pathways: firstly, to get away from event-driven and institutional analyses of politics by giving more attention to the everyday and the ordinary; secondly, to analyze the multiple social uses of institutions and devices in general; thirdly, to account for a wider range of actors (not only "professional" politicians but also citizens, consumers, residents, lower bureaucrats or activists, street-corner shopkeepers, hackers, etc.) and a wider range of practices (registration, consumption, migration, gossip and denunciation, but also aesthetics, etc.).
How does taking in account politics from below challenge our understanding of power dynamics? "Politics from below" is easily equated with resistance, subversion or autonomy – especially in times of growing authoritarianism. However, politics from below does not necessarily mean contestation, and may as well consolidate domination. Do larger transformations impact politics from below? For instance, does growing authoritarianism lead to the politicization of social phenomena or to the contrary to depoliticization dynamics – may be both at the same time? Does neoliberalism impact ways of doing politics, for example fuel the informalization of politics? How does this dimension challenge our understanding of power dynamics in contemporary Turkey and beyond?
Abstract submissions should engage with one or several of the following themes:
Which are the main conceptual debates on politics from below? What is the explanatory and heuristic power of concepts such as "infrapolitics", "low politics", "politique par le bas", "vernacular politics", etc.? Is politics from below a mere residue or does is challenge core meanings of power dynamics?
How is politics entangled in presumably non-political phenomena (personal networks, solidarity ties)? How does taking in account those dimensions alter our understanding of politics? To what extent do visible politics (party politics, state policies, etc.) rely on such informal networks and to what extent are they autonomous from them?
How are public but also organizational (party, NGO, etc.) policies implemented in practice? How can we analyze the multiple social uses of institutions and public policies? To what extent does a look at street-level bureaucrats or activists change our understanding of policies or politics? Which kinds of negotiations and transactions do institutional and formal policies give birth to? To what extent do these negotiations change the meaning of those initiatives?
Which (new) areas are contested as a political domain – for example as spheres of public policy and contest? Do political cleavages get into new spheres of practice (economy, professional organizations, education, lifestyle, reproduction)? How do different actors reframe issues or actions as being political or not? How does the label of "political" impact the legitimacy of issues, actors or initiatives?
What are the effects of these forms of politics from below – do they fuel resistance, accommodation or consolidate domination? How to assess the subversive dimension of politics from below?
We welcome applications from all fields related to the study of society and politics, with a particular interest in comparative work. We would also like to stress our interest in historical studies and a critical debate on the conclusions, which can be drawn from those historical cases for our understanding of politics from below today. Our regional emphasis is on Turkey and its region, but we welcome comparative or conceptual work from other world regions, as long as it promises valuable insights for our regional angle.
Applicants are invited to submit:
The submission deadline is 15 June 2016. Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered.
Convenor: Elise Massicard
Who can apply: PhD Students, Post-Docs and academics. Advanced Master students may apply, if their proposal is based on fresh empirical work.
Submission deadline: 15 June 2016
Submission requirements: 300 word abstract, 300 word CV, publication list.
Submission mailbox: email@example.com
Expenses: Accommodation for two nights and travel expenses will be reimbursed. Travel expenses will be reimbursed according to the country of your institution, i.e. for Europe (incl. Turkey) up to 300 Euro.
Submission of papers: Draft papers will have to be submitted by mid-October.
Publication: We will support the publication of the best papers.
Successful applicants will be informed mid-July 2016.
Please consult Dr. Elise Massicard for further information: email@example.com
This Symposium is convened as part of the Consortium for European Symposia on Turkey (CEST) which is funded by Stiftung Mercator. CEST is committed to the study of modern Turkey by bringing together the expertise of leading European research institutions: Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, London School of Economics, SciencesPo Paris, Stockholm University, Universität Hamburg, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Leiden University, Network Turkey.
Posted in ANNOUNCEMENTS on April 15, 2016|
Stiftung Mercator and Istanbul Policy Center at Sabancı University invite academics, journalists and professionals to apply for a fellowship program that aims to strengthen academic, political and social ties between Turkey and Germany, as well as Turkey and Europe. The program is based on the premise that the acquisition of knowledge and the exchange of people and ideas are preconditions for meeting the challenges of an increasingly globalized world in the 21st century.
Mercator-IPC Fellows work at Istanbul Policy Center (IPC), an independent policy research institute with global outreach located in the center of Istanbul. IPC's mission is to foster academic research and its application to policy making. The Center is firmly committed to providing decision makers, opinion leaders, academics and the general public with innovative and objective analyses of key domestic and foreign policy issues.
IPC offers Mercator-IPC Fellows access to a broad network of academics, civil society activists and decision makers as well as a unique platform for sound academic research to shape hands-on policy work. Fellows benefit from Sabancı University's exceptional intellectual capital and vast reserves of scientific knowledge.
In the 2016/17 round, Mercator-IPC Fellowships will be available to outstanding academics, journalists and professionals with significant work experience who work in one of two thematic areas.
| EU/German-Turkish relations
| Climate change
The fellows will be expected to work on academic or practical projects at IPC. A Master's degree (or equivalent) is required for this position, but a PhD degree is strongly preferred. Applicants without a PhD degree will only be accepted if their work experience and expertise meet the program requirements to the jury's satisfaction. Projects that focus on the German-Turkish nexus are likewise preferred. Applicants cannot apply for fellowships to fund their PhD dissertations.
The deadline for applications is April 25, 2016. The 2016/17 fellowship begins on September 5, 2016.
Please send your completed applications by email to Mercator-IPC Fellowship Coordinator Ms. Cigdem Tongal (see below for contact details). Feel free to share this information with your friends, colleagues and students. For full details, see the Mercator-IPC Fellowship Program guidelines at http://ipc.sabanciuniv.edu/en/about_fellowship/.
With kind regards,
Prof. Dr. Fuat Keyman
Istanbul Policy Center, Director
For further questions please contact:
Çiğdem Tongal, Mercator-IPC Fellowship Coordinator
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Tel.: 90 (0) 212 292 49 39 ext. 1418
Gülcihan Çiğdem Okan, Mercator-IPC Fellowship Program Officer
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Tel: 90 (0) 212 292 49 39 ext. 1433
Posted in ANNOUNCEMENTS on April 6, 2016|
Politics & International Studies
£28,982 – £37,768 pa.
University of Warwick, Coventry.
Closing Date
6 May 2016
Vacancy Overview
This post is full-time, on a 2 year, fixed term contract from 1 September 2016 until 31 August 2018.
Applications are invited for a Research and Teaching Fellow in Middle East Politics in the Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) at the University of Warwick.
You will be joining one of the UK's leading Politics Departments – PAIS was ranked 4th on 'intensity' in the 2014 UK Research Excellence Framework and recorded 92% student satisfaction in the 2015 National Student Survey. We seek to appoint the best candidate in the field of Middle East politics, broadly defined to include cultural politics, political economy, political sociology, political anthropology, media studies, gender/feminist studies, international relations and/or contemporary history of the Middle East region.
You will be an early career researcher and teacher, committed to developing your research skills, writing for world-leading research publications and delivering excellent research-led teaching. You will balance your time between research assistance on the AHRC-funded project, 'Politics and Popular Culture in Egypt: Contested Narratives of the 25 January Revolution and its Aftermath' and teaching a module on Middle East politics (to be shaped by your research interests).
For an informal and confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact Dr Nicola Pratt, email@example.com, Reader in the International Politics of the Middle East.
Applications from women candidates and those from a minority ethnic background are particularly welcome as these groups are currently underrepresented within the department.
If you have not yet been awarded your PhD but are near submission or have recently submitted your PhD thesis, any offer of employment made to you will be an under-appointment to the post of Research Assistant at Level 5 in the University's grade structure and with a salary of £28,143. Once your PhD has been awarded and we have evidence of this from you, you will be appointed to the substantive post of Research Fellow at Level 6 and with a salary within the range stated above.
Job Description
Middle East politics is broadly defined to include cultural politics, political economy, political sociology, political anthropology, media studies, gender/feminist studies, international relations and/or contemporary history of the Middle East region.
You will be an early career researcher and teacher, committed to developing your research skills, writing for world-leading research publications and delivering excellent research-led teaching. You will balance your time between research assistance on the AHRC-funded project, 'Politics and Popular Culture in Egypt: Contested Narratives of the 25 January Revolution and its Aftermath' and teaching a module on Middle East politics.
1. To provide research assistance on the AHRC-funded project, 'Politics and Popular Culture in Egypt: Contested Narratives of the 25 January Revolution and its Aftermath', specifically, the collection, review and analysis of research data for the project, which consist of Egyptian popular culture texts; and coordinating with those responsible to create and develop the project website and database.
2. To publish, both individually and with other project members, project research findings in appropriate scholarly journals of international standing as well as via the project website and other appropriate ways.
3. To attend and present research findings and papers at academic and professional conferences.
4. To design and be responsible for the content of specific areas of teaching and learning within the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
5. To give lectures, seminars, tutorials and other classes as appropriate in support of the required teaching obligations.
6. To supervise undergraduate and postgraduate project work.
7. To ensure that student feedback on teaching is sought through questionnaires and other sources, and to respond constructively to such feedback.
8. To maintain a broad knowledge of up-to-date research and scholarship in relevant fields to ensure that teaching meets the standards expected within a research-led University.
9. To undertake academic duties (i.e. setting examination questions, marking, invigilation and pastoral support of students) required to sustain the delivery of high-quality teaching.
10. To support and comply with the University and Departmental teaching quality assurances standards and procedures, including Equality and Diversity policies and practice, and the provision of such information as may be required by the Department or the University.
Other Activities
11. To participate in relevant professional duties.
12. To engage in continuous professional development and training relevant to research and teaching duties, including training in relevant computer software.
13. To ensure compliance with health and safety in all aspects of work.
The duties and responsibilities outlined above are not intended to be an exhaustive list but to provide guidance on the main aspects of the job. You will be required to be flexible in your duties.


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*pun intended* LOL!
So, I couldn't really find anymore people to draw for the Pay it Forward challenge, so I'm drawing for people whether they're going to continue it or not muahahaha! *shot*
My first one out of the lucky 6 is for Natsu nii! Her OC, Plague! It was such a different character to draw, but super duper fun! 8D I'm starting in my huge sketchbook, so my drawings won't be so textured now, yush~! ^^b
Hope you like it, Natsu-chan! OH! And I didn't really know if Plague had a scar on his face or not, cuz he has a mark in this one, but I wasn't really sure~ Sorry if it's wrong~ ^^' ENJOY!


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School choice surges in Washington state and beyond
School choice is the term for giving families the ability to choose the school that is the best fit for their child. Families with economic means already enjoy school choice. They can afford private school tuition or homes in districts with good schools. Other families must accept the public school they have been assigned by zip code, even if the school is overcrowded, unsafe, or failing at the task of educating children. School choice programs give families various options and tools so they can direct the education of their children.
School choice offers families a full menu of options, including traditional public schools, public charter schools, online education, and private schools. Public charter schools are the fastest-growing school choice program in the country. In only ten years the number of charter school students has nearly tripled, to 3.1 million students. These students attend over 6,900 public charter schools across the country, while another 1 million students sit on charter school waitlists.
Washington state became the 42nd state in the nation to offer parents the option of enrolling their children in a public charter school. In the fall of 2015, eight public charter schools opened in Seattle, Tacoma, Highline, Kent and Spokane, serving about 1,000 students. Today, two years later, charter school enrollment has jumped to 2,500 students. This fall, 2017, two more charter schools in Seattle will open their doors to students. In 2018 two more charter schools will open in Walla Walla and Tukwila. About two-thirds of Washington's charter school students come from low-income, minority families.
School choice is not limited to public charter schools. Many states have created ways to help families enroll their children in private schools. These programs include vouchers, tax credit scholarships and education savings accounts. For example, North Carolina provides disabled students with a private school voucher worth $7,000. North Carolina just passed a new education savings account program, providing $9,000 to families with special needs, military families and students in foster care.
Today 30 states and the District of Columbia offer 61 different school choice programs, and every year states consider and pass new programs. Today about 400,000 children benefit from school choice programs across the country.
Families want more school choice. A January 2017 poll shows 68 percent support for school choice. The pro-school choice coalition is bipartisan and diverse, with majority support from Latinos (75 percent), African Americans (72 percent) and Millennials (75 percent). Eighty three percent of respondents support offering scholarships to children with special learning needs.
Families are hearing and reading stories about families helped by school choice. For example, Deanne Hilburn of Kent, Washington, is the mother of an eighth grade boy, Austin. Deanne enrolled Austin at Excel Public Charter School the fall of 2015 when his assigned public school was not meeting his needs. Deanne describes how the individual attention Austin received from Excel's teachers changed him:
"Austin has gone from being an angry, frustrated boy to a wonderful, responsible young man."
Deanne says school choice has made "a world of difference" to her family.
Washington state's new charter school law is helping mothers like Deanne and young men like Austin. Equipping and trusting individual families with school choice is the best way to help students find a quality school, so every child learns.
Liv Finne is the Director of the Center for Education at the Washington Policy Center. She can be reached at (206) 937-9691 or firstname.lastname@example.com
NCW Media Newspapers
- The Leavenworth Echo | Leavenworth, WA
- Cashmere Valley Record | Cashmere WA
- Lake Chelan Mirror | Chelan, Manson, Entiat, WA
- Quad City Herald | Brewster, Pateros, Bridgeport, Mansfield, WA
- Wenatchee Business Journal | Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan Counties, WA


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[o]Skylar Kehr Van's Park Series came to Vancouver on their world tour this past weekend. I'll be the first to say this was some shit I have never seen before. Last years stop in Van had some big names but mostly the North Westerners and a few random Yankee's scattered throughout the field. This year the squad was mental. From heads like Greyson Fletcher and Grant Taylor, and also some Euro dudes like Ivan Federico and Robin Bolian to mention a few. I made it on the deck at Hastings just in time for the semi finals. Shit was popping...Read More
Jason Wilson - Hardflip. [0] Ty James When was the last time a cross Canada video was done? Like, 10 years ago? Maybe more. There have been tons of great local videos that have been released over the last few years. Shortboarding, Contact High, the list is practically endless. I love it, I love that skateboarders everywhere are committed to putting their stuff out there. In a day and age where the internet can turn out what amounts to hot garbage and call it "content", the people who care about this little corner of the world are trying to do...Read More
Jack Perry Photo Support Group is a Vancouver based homie video featuring: Reid Spak, Jordan Marowitch, Jack Perry, Marcus Samji, Liam Dawson, Corey Teskey, Ty Klassen, Ryan Fyfe-Brown, Tyjae Armstrong, Jesse Belrose, Jesse Loutitt, Cam Burrows and many more. - Jack Perry I asked Jack a few Questions about the video and what is to be expected. If your'e in Van this Saturday April 16th come peep the Video at Vancouver Art and Leisure located at 1965 Main Street Vancouver! Marcus Samji with some support from the group - Jack Perry Photo Support Group. thats a pretty tight video...Read More
Taylor Senft - Bs Flip Photo: Ty James In today's society if you don't have a digital camera the average person tends to look at you like "you're wasting your time", but those who know, know too well. Film is one a kind, it cannot be duplicated by any digital device ever made. you can try and even get pretty close in certain situations, but when it comes to an artistic eye you can pick out a film photo within seconds if its next to a digital photo. A lot of skaters gravitate to art in some form or another....Read More
The Zone 3. Pretty much the only place you don't want to be in the lower mainland. Not to say there isn't some nice areas in Surrey… wait, no there isn't any nice area's in Surrey haha. Zone 3 is a staple in the BC skate scene, raising Rippers like the Decenzo brothers, John Hanlon and Magnus Hanson. Clearly, there is something in the water down there. I spent the last 8 months rolling around with Dave and all the homies putting in work for his video dropping January 9th called ZONE 3. I roll with a bunch of different...Read More
Dillon! My G, how's things? Things are the best they've ever been. Super stoked on life. Yes! When did you decide you wanted to move out here? During my bus ride to Vancouver, to do a demo in price George with the Timebomb guys. I decided Vancouver is where I wanted to live! Where did it all start, and who were your main influences? I started skateboarding when I was 7 years old living in Oshawa. My main influence was Ryan Robitaille. Who did you usually roll with in Toronto? When I'm there I roll around with Michael Kazik, Ben...Read More
Skylar usually skates things other people have overlooked or choose not to fuck with. This spot was made by a few locals Graeme Betts, Ali Yaq and Sheldon Barr. There was a small concrete hill on the other side of the basketball court that people used to try and skate. After building the quarter pipe the spot started seeing a few more people. On this day I was talking to mickenzie an hour or 2 prior to the sesh and he said he was rolling there with Doyle and Sky. I live a block away so I grabbed my bag...Read More
Seth Cardinal - Kickflip Seth is the dude you wish you had when you find those perfect hidden gem spots. The day we shot this Kickflip we most definitely didn't plan it, pretty much like every other day I roll with Seth. we ended up at UBC where there was a capped manny and a couple of the homies started taking the caps off with a skate tool. I wondered off for a bit and found this gap over pole right by a couple other well known spots, after the manny session we rolled down and Seth popped a few...Read More
Dakota Alison is a Local VX Filmer from Vernon BC. I first met Dak about 3 years ago threw some homies I worked with, I ended up going on a few sessions with him and a few people he was filming with for a video called Outhouse Squid, his first Vancouver video, which is a quality piece of Vx mastery if I must say myself. After outhouse, Dak started filming with more people and went on a few significant trips and decided to make Shortboarding. I asked him a few questions about Shortboarding and the struggle behind filming a Vx...Read More
Tyjae Farrugia-Armstrong – Sugarcane The Skate Loft. Exactly what the dot has been missing threw the rough winters of the East Coast. Living in Vancouver we get those few random days a month to get out and skate, but even when it's nice here in the dot, there's still 3 feet of snow to deal with. Times is hard styll, that's why the homey Evey and a few other contributors came together and copped this spot… The Skate Loft. Dillon Moore – Kickflip I recently took a trip home to Shwa city this winter and realized the only thing keeping...Read More


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PrEP stands for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. The goal of PrEP is to prevent HIV infection by taking ONE pill every day.
This study aims to learn about the success and challenges that men face when taking Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP).
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Be the first to learn about new tours & upcoming events. Get inside info on destinations, preparing for your tour, training and nutrition - plus get in on special pricing on select tour dates! *Bicycle Adventures does not sell or give out your personal information.
Mountain biking Washington's High Cascades is a religious experience. It's the best riding in the world. Experience the very best of the best on this trip. Big climbs. Big descents. Challenging trail and enormous reward. The best possible time to see the rare Western larch turn to golden fire before losing its needle-leaves. Ride through forests of cedar, pine and Douglas fir. Watch for hawks, jays, mountain bluebirds, eagles, camp robbers, vultures. Not to mention mountain goats, deer, elk, bear, timber wolf and marmot. The scenery is profound, unapologetic and constantly changing. Ride enormous mountains, deep valleys and rolling hills. Soak up views of alpine lakes and rivers of all sizes. Are you adventurous and ready for a challenge? This is the best riding in the world.
Meet in Seattle. Shuttle to Roslyn for a bike fit, suspension tune-up. Ride a local favorite off Cle Elum ridge.
Meet in Seattle. Shuttle to Roslyn/Cle Elum to ride a favorite local trail - Rat Pac - along the West Fork of the Teanaway River. Says the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance: "Rat Pac is a 4-mile fast, swoopy downhill trail with exciting gravity drops, jumps, a gravity bowl, various skinnies, ladders, and a few pucker-inducing features, including the infamous Rock - an elevated ladder-to-boulder with severe consequences." Catch glimpses of some of this week's ride spots as you descend. Lunch today will be at Roslyn's Basecamp Books & Bites. Dinner tonight is at The Brick, Washington's oldest continually operating bar.
Ride a classic: the Kachess Ridge Loop, one valley over.
Hop in the van for a short shuttle to the next valley over. Ride the Kachess Ridge Loop, a local classic. Start with a long flat warm-up lake ride on Forest Service roads. Then it's time to climb. Head away from the lake, catching views of Mt Rainier to the south and the towering peaks above. Once on top, traverse a short distance to a perfect prairie. Lunch here with time to enjoy the views. Then it's time for a nice long descent with a couple of creek crossings, lots of shade and loose rock, both afoot and 'awheel.' Dinner tonight: the Roslyn Cafe, better known as 'Roslyn's Cafe' from the TV series Northern Exposure.
Ride a Cascade alpine sampler: Esmeralda Peaks.
Today is a big ride. Pack and head out early, shuttling deep into the Teanaway valley woods. From the trail head, circle a mountain, climbing to the highest point of the trip so far. Keep climbing! The challenging single track takes you above treeline to the bald mountain top. After a brief descent, there's another double climb before a long descent back to our starting point. The Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance (EMBA) calls it "...a nice backcountry ride with a solid long singletrack climb and a technical descent full of tricky switchbacks, plenty of root systems and even a bit of exposure to keep you honest."
Ride Angels Staircase - "a physically demanding, epic loop that takes you far from civilization" in the North Cascades' Okanagan National Forest.
Another big day today. Ride the highest singletrack in the state - arguably the most challenging Washington Classic trail. "This is THE Methow Valley Ride for the serious mountain biker," says the MTB Project. "The suffering is worth it."
From a start point low in the woods, take a long, strenuous climb past Cooney Lake and up above the timberline. Just keep climbing. Once on top of the world, stop to take in views of your long journey getting up this side...and the countless mountains on that side. Time to ride down a 'staircase' trail. Watch the tight switchbacks and narrows until you reach the next scenic lake and the start of the next big climb. Time for a snack here on Horsehead Pass: the other side is a very long descent. And not too technical so you will fly!
Explore Mazama: hike or ride the local Winthrop trails, or climb Harts Pass.
Enjoy the upper end of the Methow Valley today. Stroll the nature paths near the Mazama Country Inn. Or go for a hike: the Pasayten Wilderness and North Cascades National Park offer miles of trails that will take you away to lakes, waterfalls, wildflowers and wildlife. Watch for the deer and marmot that are common here. Climb to Harts Pass on the Pacific Crest Trail. Rather ride? That's an option too.
Starvation Mountain Loop: Ride remote singletrack through the Okanagan Valley to alpine elevations with stunning views. And down again.
Starvation Mountain is a huge loop: 5000 feet of climbing; 30+ miles of biking. You choose: shuttle to the top and ride downhill singletrack. Or go for the full sufferfest and earn your turn. By this point the in the week, your legs might be ready to fall off, so a day to descend 5000 feet might be quite welcome.
Ride Cutthroat Pass this morning. Then head back to Seattle.
Pack up and head back over the North Cascade Highway this morning, with one more stop on the way. Today's ride is another classic: Cutthroat Pass. It's an out and back so you get to pick your lines while on the grind uphill. From the top, look deep into the heart of the North Cascades Mountains. High fives and photos. Then it�s time to descend.
Make your reservation now or (800) 443-6060.
As an optional extra, a person traveling solo on any inn-to-inn trip may reserve a room for his or her exclusive use. This will guarantee you a private room and private bath every night. Unlike other tour companies, if you're willing to share a room, there is no extra charge for coming solo, no matter when you sign up for the tour - even if you wind up with a private room by default.


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Daily Mail
December 7, 2017
Humans may have reached their peak – and could soon start moving backward, a chilling new report has warned.
Experts analysed 120 years worth of historical information, and concluded maximum limits for height, lifespan and physical performance have been met.
In fact, they warn human impacts on the environment – including climate change – could mean we will soon never reach these limits again.
Published in Frontiers in Physiology, the review is the first of its kind spanning 120 years worth of historical information, while considering the effects of both genetic and environmental parameters.
It concluded there may be a maximum threshold to our biological limits that we cannot exceed.
'These traits no longer increase, despite further continuous nutritional, medical, and scientific progress,' said Professor Jean-François Toussaint from Paris Descartes University, France.
'This suggests that modern societies have allowed our species to reach its limits.
- A d v e r t i s e m e n t
'We are the first generation to become aware of this'Rather than continually improving, we will see a shift in the proportion of the population reaching the previously recorded maximum limits.
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Dear Youenn, Ah, now I understand. This seems to me very similar to the comment made earlier by Robin Berjon. Most of the proposal that I have supplied is concerned with binding abstract properties, rather than constraints on abstract properties. In other words, the proposals currently on the table suggest a syntax for describing the location for storage of particular abstract properties for a particular service operating over a particular protocol. Protocol documents (such as the email binding) may establish additional constraints on abstract properties that they require, just as they may establish fixed or default storage locations. Currently at issue in discussions with Chris Ferris, Jean-Jacques Moreau, and Glen Daniels is the question of whether a service ought to be able to override protocol-suggested storage locations. This proposal addresses value-space constraints, and suggests that while a protocol may provide additional constraints on a value space, a service ought to be able to add to those constraints. To take your example, a security signature feature might describe the algorithm as xs:string. A protocol binding might further constrain this to an enumeration, as in your example. A particular service, however, may support only one of the algorithms listed, so it could redefine the content, allowing only one of these values. Robin Berjon's example had to do with compression over HTTP. By the same token, it could be represented with a compression feature, for which the algorithm was of the form "xs:string". Bound to HTTP, the storage location might be fixed (protocolHeader Content-Encoding), with a set of enumerated values taken from RFC 2616 (are they in there? I haven't checked), including zip, gzip, compress. A service could then further constrain, by reducing the enumeration to only gzip (or gzip and the empty string, to indicate that uncompressed messages are also accepted?). I agree that this seems useful. It isn't something that I had considered, but it seems to me that it parallels, in value-space constraints, the current proposal's flexibility to redefine storage location constraints. Would you like to provide a modification to the document that I produced? Or would you like me to add such a thing? It seems to me that it could be integrated fairly comfortably into that proposal (and would remove the item, under issues, raised by Robin Berjon, perhaps). Amy! On Mon, 04 Nov 2002 17:24:51 +0100 "FABLET Youenn" <email@example.com> wrote: > > > > > >On reviewing the proposed outline (in your original response, which set > >forth a schema-pattern for these things), so that the email binding > >could use that model, I discovered the property definition section. I > >think that these are not necessary; only bindings of properties are > >necessary, their characterization in XML is not. I can expound on that > >if you wish (it took more senior architects here a couple of days to > >convince me that an XML description of a feature, while possible, is > >either superfluous or insufficient, but that seems to be the case). > > > > I am not sure exactly why there is no good in a characterization of > properties in XML/XML-Schema. > I agree that it is not feasible to build a parser that will implement a > feature from an xml description. > However an xml description of a feature might be useful for other > purposes: it allows for instance to say how are implemented features. > Let's have a signature feature with an algorithm property. This property > tells the server which algorithm (SHA/RSA, MD5/RSA....) to use in the > signature process. It might be useful for the server to advertise which > algorithms it supports. > A general xml description of the algorithm property would be for instance > <property name="algorithm" xsi:type="xsd:string"/> > There is no "useful" information in this description since the client > has to implement this feature to use it.. > The xml description of the server would be something like: > <property name="algorithm"> > <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string"> > <xsd:enumeration value="SHA/RSA"/> > <xsd:enumeration value="MD5/DSA"/> > </xsd:restriction> > </property> > In this case, the server clearly indicates how to use the feature (I > understand SHA/RSA and MD5/DSA signatures). > An xml description of a feature is therefore useful when using a subset > of a feature and /or when using an extensible feature. > Schema validation tools can test whether the values that are assigned to > features in the wsdl file are allowed by these features. > It is also interesting to note that feature schemas are already almost > written for most of (all ?) known features. Why not reusing them ? > > Also to be noted that this mechanism (plus the use of a wsdl:protocol > element that is referenced from the wsdl:binding) can be useful for > interoperability purposes: an organisation can produce an XML profile/a > protocol description with all the necessary features that must be > supported plus the way they must be implemented (like use HTTP + support > feature FOO + the property POO of FOO must have one of these values...) > > Youenn > > > -- Amelia A. Lewis Architect, TIBCO/Extensibility, Inc. firstname.lastname@example.com on Tuesday, 5 November 2002 13:39:46 UTC
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Speaking and Events
Hour of Code–Africa Tour(0)
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U.S. Tightens Visa-Waiver Program
I understand the process of tracking migration and visitation while finding a balance for security of citizens is complex and not easy however I do think these new restrictions are unfortunate. Most often what happens next is these countries will enforce similar new restrictions and the result is limited travel in the world. Surely these travel restrictions and… Read More ›
Preparing for Speaking at SharePoint Conference in Sweden
This was fun to make but I need a professional!
Travel to Stockhom, Sweden for #ESPC2015
I had fun making this video during the long journey from Puerto Rico to Sweden for the European SharePoint Conference.
Final November Europe Tour Dates
We finalized my Europe tour dates this morning! I am looking forward to making stops and catching up with friends and colleagues in London, United Kingdom; Vienna, Austria; Zagreb, Croatia, Terme, Slovenia and Munich, Germany. The final stop will be in Slovenia! Are you interested in the latest trends from the SharePoint 2016? Would you… Read More ›
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AT IDS we understand this! I believe video is important in establishing your personal brand for career, dating, education and so on. We are always selling ourselves to others and video works! Harnessing content created by the user is not just an affordable marketing strategy; it's also pretty powerful stuff. Source: How GoPro Is Transforming Advertising… Read More ›
Road to European SharePoint Conference 2015 Stockholm and Slovenia SharePoint Conference
Over the next few weeks in addition to working to build a team in Puerto Rico for Intelligent Dating Solutions I'll be preparing for my presentations at the European SharePoint Conference in Sweden and Slovenia SharePoint Conference. Throughout the month of November I'll demonstrate some of the cool stuff we have been working on this Summer…. Read More ›
Review: Sony Exmor vs. GoPro 4k HD
At IDS we have a need for 4k HD video to build video teasers for our marketing campaign as well as video for an upcoming media tour. This weekend I decided to begin a comparison of the Sony Exmor 4k and the GoPro 4k. This post will be a short series sharing what I learn… Read More ›
Video – My Lamborghini Fun in Paris
This was safer than it looks, I only opened up in the tunnels. The idea was to try and shake the tunnels with 600HP. Needless to say it was a great day in Paris!
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My new theme for this fall is; Inspire! Teach! Awe! The remainder of 2013 I'll be traveling 80 days and visiting 14 countries to inspire, teach, and awe. As part of the tour, I'll be speaking at six major conferences around the globe in addition to smaller community events. My discussions will focus on… Read More ›


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Banks County Kids at Play, Inc. has been established as a non-profit organization with a purpose of promoting the physical health and total wellness of the youth of Banks County. The initial project is to secure funds to purchase and install playground equipment at the elementary school.
Committee members are: Brandy White, Greta Carver, Patty Williams, Joe Leftwich, Herbert"Bo" Garrison, Carlton Speed and Jerry Loftice.
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What's a theme night, you ask? It's our equivalent of the ultimate costume party. Theme nights are totally optional, but it's way more fun if you participate! They always provide the best people-watching, so be sure to join in and add to the fun.
Rep Yer Warped RootsSaturday, October 28
The best way to get to know each other on the first day is by reppin' our roots! Connect with the fam by wearing a shirt, hat, or flair from your hometown, your first Warped Tour, or the first band that made you fall in love with all things Warped. Want to take it even further? Dress in throwback attire to rep' the decade you discovered Warped!
Goth NightSunday, October 29
Tonight we're getting sad as f*@k. If you weren't a goth kid back in the high school and MySpace days, now's your chance. This one needs no explanation – all black everything and more.
Pajama Jammy JamMonday, October 30
It's a pajama party...on a boat! Break out the flannels, stripes, onesies, or t-shirts & undies - whatever makes you the most comfy to get your jammy jam on. And where there's Pjs you know there's late-night pizza, pillow fights, sing-alongs, and who knows what else...
The Dead Will Rock AgainTuesday, October 31
This Halloween we're partying like rockstars….DEAD rockstars! Bring your favorite deceased artists back to life or create zombified looks with your costumes. We'll pay tribute on board with a themed dance party!
Rockstar vibes not your thing? It's Halloween and it's your vacation, so you do you! Wear whatever makes you happy (or spooky) and get ready for a Halloween night full of hellish hits and freaky fun!


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Unlock With WiFi 2.3.2 Apk
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Requires Android:2.1 and up
Unlock With WiFi unlocks your phone when you're connected to your home WiFi!
V2.3.2 update:
Bug fix for unnecessary warning about other apps preventing the phone from unlocking. Particularly in the case of Notes Traveler.
Full change log: http://benhirashima.com/unlockwithwifi/change-log
Hate entering your password every time you turn on your phone? Unlock With WiFi unlocks your phone when you're connected to your home WiFi network. What does "unlock" mean? It means you don't have to enter your password/pattern/PIN when you turn on your phone. When you're at home, or work, you don't need to worry about losing your phone, so why should you have to enter your password?
How does it work?
When you get home and connect to your WiFi network, your device will unlock. Then when you leave, and the WiFi disconnects, the device will lock again. You have to enter your password the first time after you connect to your WiFi network. This is so that if someone steals or finds your phone, they can't just bring it to your house to unlock it. After you enter your password once while connected to your WiFi network, you won't have to enter it again until you leave/disconnect. This is great for SMS texting!
What else does it do?
You can also set a lock delay, for when you're not at home. The default delay is set to 5 seconds (you can adjust it), so when you turn the screen off, the device won't lock until 5 seconds have passed. That way, if you remember something you forgot to do, you can turn it back on without entering your password. This feature is considered experimental at this time. It works on most devices, but isn't guaranteed to work on all devices.
There are also battery saving options to:
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Turn on GPS when you leave home*
Turn off GPS when you get home*
Turn on Bluetooth when you leave home
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Turn on Auto Sync when you get home
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* This feature is experimental, and not guaranteed to work on all devices.
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Island Company News
november 2016
Island Company Adds Two New Stores
Island Company announces two new stores at Harbour Island, Bahamas read more
november 2016
IPWatchdog.com highlights Kendall Jenner amongst other celebrities sued for trademark infringement
The leading Intellectual Property Law blog, IPWatchdog.com, points out a few celebrities that have been sued for trademark infringement. read more
july 2016
Island Company at the Miami Swim Show
Introducing the Resort 2017 Collection. read more
june 2016
Lights, Camera, Action!
Behind the scenes with Island Company Creative Director, Spencer Antle, and the Resort 2017 Collection. read more
may 2016
Island Company Launches at the Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale
Resort and lifestyle brand changes resort retail. read more
january 2016
Unafraid to fight, Island Company continues to protect its trademark
Resort lifestyle apparel brand Island Company continues to fight to protect its highly coveted trademark "Quit Your Job, Buy A ticket, Get A Tan, Fall In Love, Never Return. ®" read more


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If you've been dreaming of a way to send your little one to sleep in style and comfort, our new collection of boys' pyjamas and nightwear could be just the thing. Crafted in super soft cotton and in an array of eye-catching colours and prints, getting him ready for bed is about to become a lot easier. Don't forget to keep them warm and toasty with a boys' dressing gowns and a pair of boys' slippers.
Roban Dressing Gown
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Mother coming home with a basket
stinking with severed heads and crying in her sleep.
Father cracking the galvanized iron sheet
shaped into his skull like a second
layer of scalp. Brothers and sisters
peeling their cold masks like plastic
wrappers from grocery meat.
Churning half-children from the soft-
hard bone, I join them in offering
all our separate pain to the god of sadness,
the god of the lost, dying families
whose solitude is a refrigerator.
We all grow tired of making
our sad art as we cringe and crawl
farther from each other,
blaming the lonely god we've created,
crushing it beneath our soles.


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A Woodland Adventure 22 December 2009
Meeting 15 December 2009 7 December 2009
The next meeting will be on Tuesday 15 December 2009 at 7.00pm, at Gorran Church School Rooms, parking in the Barley Sheaf car park.
We will start by discussing the post-it-note comments made after our recent screening of The Age of Stupid, and exploring how we can bring our ideas to fruition. Then we will share a feast to celebrate Life, Christmas, Winter Solstice, 15 December, anything else…. Bring food and/or drink to share.
The Age of Stupid will be shown on BBC4 on Monday 14 December at 22.00-23.30. I believe we have had our digital switchover already so BBC4 should be available to all. Watch it again or for the first time, encourage your friends to watch it and then come to the meeting the following evening…
If anyone would like to car share, please contact me and I will try to put you in contact with others living nearby.


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Thursday, December 11, 2008
YouTube <3's Developers
There's been a small flurry of announcements lately about things the YouTube APIs team has done to make life easier for our developers, and we wanted to make sure you heard about them!
Backwards compatibility guidelines
Since we just launched V2 of the API, we also published some guidelines and best practices to help ensure that breaking changes aren't introduced into your app with new versions. Read more in our "Mandate For Change" post.
Test your apps against new builds
A week before new builds are pushed to production, they'll go up on stage.gdata.youtube.com. Subscribe to our announcement forum to get notified about new builds, and do regression testing by pointing your app at stage.gdata.youtube.com. Read more in our "All the World's a Stage" post.
Interactive query generator
We released a helpful tool to play with API requests in the browser so you can get a feel for the mechanics. Because we show you the raw request and responses, it's also an easy way to do some quick testing and debugging. Read the full announcement in our "Try Before You Buy" post.
YouTube App Gallery
To help get you get some exposure and to help new developers get some inspiration, we launched the gallery. Browse, comment, and rate projects as well as submit your own. Read the full announcement here.
We hope this helps both new and old YouTube developers alike. Let us know how it's going in the discussion forum.
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October 19 was chilly, but thanks to our unusual but amazing dry fall, the skies were clear and bright! Of course the colours on the trees were beautiful as well.
Lina & Kyle had a first look before the ceremony. Kyle must have been in shock, because he kept saying "You look amazing!!"
After we went down to Devonian Harbour Park, just outside of Stanley Park for their photos, which were taken by Hayley Rae. They had their wedding ceremony at St. Andrew Wesley's United Church in downtown Vancouver. They had a lovely afternoon reception at the popular Brock House Restaurant on Jericho Beach.
As Lina & Kyle entered their reception, they were followed in by a live Mariachi band, and lead right into their first dance.
Let me just say this; Mexicans LOVE to dance! (Why can't us white people be as care free?! We seem to need a couple drinks in us first. lol!)
(Note: If you're thinking about having your wedding ceremony at St. Andrew Wesley's United, as videographers & photographers we were quite restricted and weren't allowed to move around or get very close to the couple)


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Charles Chesnutt published his first novel, The House Behind the Cedars, in 1900. It takes place "a few years after the Civil War", tracing the lives of John Warwick and his sister, Rena—two light-skinned blacks who pass for white in the deep South (1). The white world appears to offer limitless possibility for the siblings. Warwick becomes a lawyer and Rena becomes engaged to George Tryon, a white aristocrat who seems to offer a love that is sincere and redemptive. But when Tryon discovers Rena's racial history, tragedy ensues, and what appeared to be a land of opportunity becomes the site of tyranny and sadness.
As it portrays the complexities of a shifting racial system that is paradoxically both rigid and …
Ritzenberg, Aaron. "The House Behind the Cedars". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 07 July 2012
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Kilos of Cookies by Beerbliotek & Benchwarmers
Thursday, 30 March 2017
Beer Name: Kilos of Cookies
Brewer: Beerbliotek, Gothenburg, Sweden & Benchwarmers Brewing Co., Helsingborg, Sweden
Date Sampled: 30th March 2017
Serving Type: Can
Location Sampled: Home
The craft beer wave has washed over most of the globe and Scandinavia is no different... in fact some of the most innovative breweries hail from this corner of Europe. Mikkeller, Ominpollo and To Øl are just three that are blazing a trail and wowing hop fans around the world.
This exciting collaboration brings together two Swedish brewers, Beerbliotek and Benchwarmers.
Kilos of Cookies (named after the dogs of two of the brewers) is an Imperial Oatmeal Stout and I picked up this can as part of an order from Beergium.
With a heavy pour Kilos of Cookies produces an impressive mocha coloured head sat atop a jet black glossy liquid.
The nose is full of dark cocoa and vanilla with just a hint of the alcohol that lays beneath.
There is very little carbonation and the large quantity of oatmeal added during the brewing process has given it a lovely silky smooth mouthfeel.
It isn't subtle when it comes to tasting. Up front there is a strong dark hit of dark chocolate, softened slightly by a drop of vanilla, before a boozy bitter finish leaves you with no doubt that you're drinking an imperial stout of 8.6% ABV.
I've had some great stouts and this is just how I like them; full of rich dark flavour and warming alcohol. I bloody love this.


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Released 1995
During the gap between "The Love Of Hopeless Causes" and "Strange Brotherhood" Justin and Dave jumped into the motor and took themselves off on a tour of the clubs of Northern Europe and Scandinavia.
This collection of stripped down NMA songs (plus Neil Young's Freeworld) was recorded on that tour. This album also features the only official release of "Turn Away", one of Justin's most emotive songs.
Not just for die-hards or completists, this is New Model Army's music at its purest.
Track Listing:
- Modern Times
- Ghost Of Your Father
- Turn Away
- Changing Of The Light
- No Pain
- Bad Old World
- Living In The Rose
- Whitelight
- All Of This
- Space
- Inheritance
- Vengeance
- Freeworld
- 225