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Mandrake Root (American)
Botanical: Podophyllum peltatum (American)*
Family: Berberidaceae (barberry)
Other common names: American Mandrake, Mayapple, Raccoon Berry, Wild Lemon, Indian Apple, Duck's Foot, Hog Apple, Umbrella Plant, Ground Lemon
* Not to be confused with European Mandrake, an entirely different plant of the poisonous nightshade family.
The real Mandrake (the plant) is a long leafed (nearly a foot long, and 6" wide) dark green plant with small greenish-yellow or purple bell-shaped flowers that drow on 3-4" stalks. The flowers eventually fruit into small orange-coloured fleshy berries with a strong, apple-like scent, hence the name Satan's Apples.
It is best known for the large brown root, running 3 to 4 feet into the ground sometimes single and sometimes forked into two or three distinctive branches (bifid) which gives the plant a rough resemblance to that of a human monster form.
Magically speaking, the female mandrake carries forked that look like a pair of human legs, whereas the male has only a single root.
In the old Herbals we find them frequently figured as a male with a long beard, and a female with a very bushy head of hair.
The female form is the most sought after for magic and medicinal use. It was the female form that was carved in the Middle Ages (in Germany and France) into manikins.
Element: Fire
Planet: Mercury, Uranus and Pluto.
Powers: Protection, Fertility, Money, Love, Health
A whole Mandrake root placed in the home, will give the house protection, fertility, and prosperity. Also, where there is Mandrake, demons cannot abide. Money placed beside the root is said to multiply.
Mandrake Root

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One team in NFL history has made the playoffs after starting a season 1-5, the 1970 Cincinnati Bengals. That team actually started 1-6, before winning the final 7 regular season games to stun NFL power Cleveland, who had joined the AFC that season with the merger. However, an 8-6 record, or it's equivalent of 9-7, will probably not be enough to get the Eagles in the postseason. They already have a home loss against the Giants, a team 2 games in front of them for the last playoff spot. The Eagles probably need to sweep the Redskins, currently leading the division, to surpass them.
One potentially encouraging thing is that they haven't been blown out, and have only been outscored by 7 points all year. However, when I went back and looked at the "best" teams to start 1-4 by point differential (and this would apply to Minnesota as well, which has outscored opponents for the year after the Cardinals' blowout), they don't contain teams that turned it around. Of the top 20 teams in point differential since 1978 to start 1-4, only one of them, the 1989 Saints, finished the season with a winning record (9-7).
In a further illustration of how performance in close games doesn't carry over, those teams went 6-66 in games decided by a touchdown or less in the first 5 games. They went an even 52-52-1 the rest of the year in close games. However, they still only won 40% of their games overall for the rest of the season. If you are 1-4 with a decent point differential, it's because you won one game by a large margin, and lost close games. The median result (close loss) was more indicative of the team quality going forward than one big game.
That said, looking at yards, rather than point difference, at least gives more hope for the Eagles. The Eagles are -10 in turnover margin, another notoriously fickle indicator, while outgaining each opponent this year but failing in the red zone and with turnovers. 11 teams since 1978 have outgained opponents by at least 400 yards in the first five weeks, while posting a losing record. Those teams averaged 6 wins over the final 11, and two of them made the playoffs (1990 Eagles, 1990 Oilers). The Eagles are a good candidate to bounce back, but simply winning more games than they lose at this point won't be enough.
The other issue is that same yardage rationale applies to Dallas, except I think Dallas is better at it. Dallas is 2-2 against a much tougher schedule, and with outgaining opponents more, even with key injuries at receiver and in the secondary over this stretch.
This week, though, the Eagles must win against the Redskins. One hidden positive? They play well in D.C. Several years ago, I looked at the effect of both distance and temperature differences between cities in regard to home field advantage. Divisional opponents who are in close proximity and both play outdoors show very little home field advantage when they play each other.
The Eagles and Redskins are separated by less than 140 miles and generally play in the same conditions. Over the last decade, the road team has won 13 of the 20 meetings, going 14-6 against the spread. Just last year, the Redskins won in Philadelphia in an upset, and then the Eagles destroyed the Redskins in Washington when Vick played the best game of his career.
Philadelphia won't be playing a typical road game for them, and they should be able to bounce back if they can avoid the costly turnovers. I'm making a bold prediction that the Eagles win this game outright and stay alive, tightening the East race. If they don't, it is likely too high a hill to climb. If they do, they still have to shore up the defense, or they will be looking at more 8-8 and frustration about what could have been.
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Reynolds, Jason and Kiely, Brendan All American Boys, 310 pgs. Atheneum, 2015. $17.99. Language: R (100+swears, 44Fs); Mature Content: PG; Violence: PG13 (Police Brutality)
Rashad is absent again today. He was accused of shoplifting and severely beaten by the police officer who arrested him. Rashad was reaching into his ROTC bag to get his phone out of his uniform, not to steal a bag of chips. Now he is in the hospital with a broken nose, broken ribs and internal bleeding. Was he attacked because he is African American?
Quinn plays on the basketball team with Rashad's friends. Quinn's mentor is his neighbor Paul, the older brother of his best friend. Paul is the Officer involved in the beating of Rashad which Quinn witnessed. Now Quinn is torn between loyalty and doing what is right.
This co-authored account of the aftermath of a racially charged incident is very well-written; engaging, thought provoking and disturbing. The alternate perspectives keep the story moving, and the basketball practices gives some "away from the topic" refreshing action. Too much swearing for a middle school, but the topic is important and handled fairly.
HS - ADVISABLE Lisa Librarian


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Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Review by Mr_Dooms_Day
Reviewed: 11/09/07
Best one in the series!
The guitar hero franchise has always interested many of us included myself. Heck, you think a real guitar is hard, you can instantly just pick up a plastic one and learn in minutes!
Graphics: 8/10. The graphics didn't amaze me in this one. They changed everything alot in the game. First off, the singer has the biggest chin I have ever seen. Not even kidding. The fretboard is much different. The graphics are totally different from the last three. The star power has changed and I'm not a huge fan of it how looks now. It's harder to see the notes, at least for me when your activate it. Everything else except the singer and crowd is ok. The crowd has the same movements most of the game, bobbing up and down to your song. The singer needs serious tune, but the good thing is the characters look pretty good in this game.
Song Selection: 9/10.
Alright, not the best songs in the world but a lot are very good and when you scroll through, you might find some new favorites and some old favorites. Most notably songs such as Pride and Joy, Slow Ride, Paint it Black, Welcome to the Jungle, Knights of Cydonia. I'm very pleased with most of the songs, but they could use some better ones towards the end though. Stricken and Before I Forget and notable ones, I'm not a fan of scream your head off and muttering songs. Also you have songs from different languages for the first time, Hier Kommt Alex is a good example.
Controls: 10/10.
Not much different here. Your usual guitar returns here with a twist. Detachable neck, analog stick, different fret buttons and a strum bar from heaven. Over all the guitar feels much more natural and you can get used to it much faster.
Story: 9/10
Yikes, there's a story! Everyone always though Guitar Hero was just playing a guitar. Nope, not this time. You do go your life rocking out to great songs, but at the end when you counter Lou the devil, you battle it out with all you got to ensure you don't lose your soul and end up tuning his guitars for all eternity. No pressure, right? Well, the story is rather good but Guitar Hero fans that this last boss battle will be no ordinary.
Replayability: 10/10.
This game is one of those games that once you beat you know you have to go back for. 5 Starring the songs can prove to be quite a challenge and getting 100% on them is much more of a challenge. Plus the online rules so hard, there's not many disconnectors either. Also with Leaderboards, you can assure you'll have some goals in this game.
Sound: 10/10
The sound works great on this game. If your a wii lover and have it, you'll be plugging in your Wiimote and be hearing the sound from there. The sound is like any game, you'll be hearing the music and you'll be hearing a lot of master tracks this time around.
Overall: 10/10
This game is great and I can't say much more about it. If your a true Guitar Hero fan you would have this already. You can also be sure that this will keep us die hard fans going for quite awhile, for the aspects of the game will have us pushing it to the limit when it comes to reaching your goals in the game.
If you don't have this game now I highly recommend and it's worth the money you'll pay for it.
Rating: 5.0 - Flawless
Product Release: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (w/Guitar) (US, 10/28/07)
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Hi, My daughters birthday party is in one month! November 14th to be exact.. I have done the hair and nails beauty day, skate party, etc.. I was trying to think of something unique as far as party favor gifts, games, and "theme" too. I was thinking of beauty, she loves Mary-Kate and Ashley? I need some ideas on Scavenger Hunts??? HELP! I would greatly appreciate any help! I was thinkin of maybe getting just a pedicure/manicure this year and pizza, crafts, a couple of games with prizes? What kind of prizes are typically given? Could I do a something Mary-Kate and Asley themed? Would the Manicure and Pedicure be too much like last years "beauty" theme???? THank s
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TWA772LR wrote:It looks like an F-22 got it on with a T-38. Good thing those are both good looking aircraft!
Oykie wrote:Firs flig was successfully accomplished today
Dutchy wrote:Why did they perform the first light with two people? Guess it is more then capable to fly solo in the thing. Just wondering.
RonS wrote:http://www.airliners.net/photo/Boeing/Boeing-BTX-1-T-1/4133103/L
Cheers to Boeing on a successful first flight yesterday. I think they have an excellent chance with winning the bid, especially since they have one flying compared to just a concept.
keesje wrote:Looks good at first sight.
Is there any known preference for single our dual engine?
Is it about meeting minimum requirements at minumum cost, or are additional points award for addition capability?
keesje wrote:Looks good at first sight.
Is there any known preference for single our dual engine?
Is it about meeting minimum requirements at minumum cost, or are additional points award for addition capability?
RetiredWeasel wrote:
The Air Force released it's final T-X trainer RFP just yesterday and it didn't vary from the initial requirements. The only incentive for additional capabilities is monetary if the aircraft can reach a higher sustained G level than the minimum required and higher AOAs. As previously reported on this forum, there is no mention of bonus points for combat capabilities. Personally I think it'll be a dual engine since that philosophy has been ingrained in the training comment bailiwicks for decades. We still remember calling the F-16 the 'lawn dart' in the 80's as their motor failed at an alarming rate. They did get it fixed though.
ThePointblank wrote:Would disagree that having dual engines would be a net benefit; in fact, it would very likely be something that would be considered a negative in the evaluation criteria. Costs will be a MAJOR factor in the decision criteria and ........etc
keesje wrote:It seems the Northrop TX is the lowest cost design and the LM and T-50 offerings the most capable. The Boeing design seems a kind of inbetween. All based on first looks of course..
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The Wicker Doll Stroller
There are so many doll prams out there! While strolling through Toys R Us today, this became even more evident after I saw the name 'Silver Cross' next to doll buggy.
Going right back to basics, to the 'good old days' this wicker doll pram is not like any you can find at your local toy store. Perfect for the tiniest dollies, this pram is trimmed and lined with pink gingham, on 4 wooden wheels.
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Maxi Lopez claims new boss Diego Simeone has already changed Catania in just a week at the club.
Simeone was appointed to replace Marco Giampaolo last Thursday in a shock move.
He lost his first game in charge to Parma on Saturday and takes on Milan this weekend.
"We have to win for our fans who deserve a big success against Max Allegri's team," said Lopez.
"Catania have shown that they are a match for anyone. If they leave us any space we'll manage to play good football.
"The slogan is 'strength and sacrifice' with Simeone. El Cholo has shown his character as a player, which he is now infusing in our dressing room."
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Studs in Spurs, Book 1
By Cat Johnson
A contemporary cowboy ménage
When country boys meet a city girl, everyone is in for a wild ride.
Studs in Spurs, Book 1
Slade Bower and Mustang Jackson are living the high life on the professional bull-riding circuit. The prize money is big, the bulls are rank, and the women are willing. But something is missing.
For Slade, waking up in a different city with a different woman each morning is holding less and less appeal. Even Mustang's creative attempts to shake things up don't help. Then along comes a big-city author who's like nothing they've ever encountered. Something about her makes Slade sit up and take notice—and Mustang is always up for anything.
Romance writer Jenna Block has a problem: her agent thinks a cowboy book will jump start her career. A born New Yorker, Jenna doesn't do cowboys, not on paper, and definitely not in real life. Luckily for her there are two cowboys ready, willing and able to take her out of her comfort zone in every way that counts…and some ways she hadn't counted on.
Warning: This story contains two hot cowboys, one very lucky woman, hot ménage sex, and lots of bull.
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T by Bettina Liano2:21 PM
Melbourne based deisgner Bettina liano has launched their diffusion label in missshop range in myer. T by Bettina Liano is for fashionistas that want to keep out to date without breaking the bank. Although some of the prices are still quite pricey they are cheaper then the orginal BL designs
check out the full collection : Current Collection
[images courtesy of myer]
Cut out jersey dress $99.95
Slash cut out leggings $39.95
Ponti tux jacket $149
Slash cut out leggings $39.95
Ponti tux jacket $149
Coated Black Denim Jean with Motorcycle Wash $129,
Tigerlace insert body suit $79.95
Cropped denim jacket $139
Tigerlace Tee with Rib Finish and Shoulder Pads $79.95
Mini Zebra Jacquard Skirt $99.95
check out the full collection : Current Collection
[images courtesy of myer]
Booty Call sale5:51 PM
The weathers getting colder so what better way to start off your winter wardrobe then with a new pair of winter boots.Zu Shoes currently have their "booty call" sale on at the moment. check it out click here
shoes shown above from left:
-Bono ankle boot was $200 now $150
- Poochie was $150 now $70
-Prison was $150 now $80
- Footloose was $150 now $70
[images courtesy of Zu Shoes]
Gripp jeans closing down sale11:57 PM
Gripp Jeans closing down sale.Up to 80% of RRP. All stock must go.
not sure if theyre closing all the stores but the one at Southland shopping center is gone too and now a liquidation sale. what is going on?
where: 216-218 Smith Street,Collingwood
when: April 10th till May 10th 2010
Open 7 Days.
p.s.vogues forum on the topic http://forums.vogue.com.au/showthread.php?t=358585
pepe jeans sample sale11:38 PM
one-off samples direct from the Overseas Collection.Denim from $50 ,T/shirts $20,Knits $40,Sweats $40,Jackets $100 & $150,Dresses $40 & Shirts $30
where: 87 Bay street,port melbourne
when:15th april Thrusday to the 18th april Sunday
times: thursday & Friday - 12pm to 8pm
Saturday & Sunday - 10am to 5pm
for more information check out this link
$20 off demin at GP11:31 PM
sass sale10:10 PM
SASS & FATE Clothing Massive Winter Warehouse Sale!Decjuba and Overseas Samples!UP TO 70% off.
WHEN: Thursday 15th April until Sunday 18th April, 2010
WHERE:125 Cambridge StCollingwood.VIC, 3066.
Thu: 10am – 9pm(late night)
Fri: 10am – 6pm
Sat: 10am – 6pm Free BBQ
Sun: 10am – 2pm
Mastercard, Visa, Cash, Eftpos, Paypal, Direct Deposit
for more information and to get an extra 10% off click this link
to see more images from their collection go to www.sassclothing.com.au
03 9412 5206
Satch annual warehouse sale9:52 PM
Went on their website to see what their stuff was like cant say im a big fan of their womens range seems really corporate and formally probably for much older women but their mens collection looked alright.so ladies grab ur man and if your bored sass and bide sale is just around the corner:)
SATCH annual warehouse sale with nothing over $100 (excluding coats and leather).
*excludes current stock
When: Friday 16th to Sunday 18th of April 2010
Where: 100 Langridge Street, Collingwood VIC
(off hoddle street)
Friday: 12pm - 8pm
Saturday: 10am - 6pm
Sunday: 10am - 6pm
Payment: Cash, Eftpos, Visa & Mastercard
*excludes current stock
When: Friday 16th to Sunday 18th of April 2010
Where: 100 Langridge Street, Collingwood VIC
(off hoddle street)
Friday: 12pm - 8pm
Saturday: 10am - 6pm
Sunday: 10am - 6pm
Payment: Cash, Eftpos, Visa & Mastercard
to veiw more from their collection go to http://www.satch.com.au
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sass and bide warehouse sale9:19 PM
Sass & Bide warehouse sale is on next week at the Collingwood town hall - 140 Hoddle street, Collingwood
Thursday 15th April 12pm - 8pm
Friday 16th April 10am - 9pm
Saturday 17th April 10am - 5pm
Sunday 18th April 10am - 3pm
for more information check out their event post
to see more of their collection or to buy online go on their website
[images courtesy of Sass and Bide]
Sportsgirl Swap Shops1:25 PM
Here's how it works:
♥ Raid your wardrobe and bring along up to 5 pre-loved items (no older than 1 year) you love but just don't wear anymore, which are valued at a minimum of $30
♥ Bring them along to the Sportsgirl Swap Shop near you - check out dates and locations below
♥ Exchange your clothes for a token - they range in value from $30 to $100 so you'll go home with a gorgeous find of the same value as the one you swapped.
♥ Get ready for a luxe fashion swap-a-rama and some good old fashioned girlie fun!
The Swap Shops will be held at Sportsgirl stores, and to amp up the awesomeness factor, we're giving all Swappers the opportunity to nab gorge Sportsgirl items at 15% off!
Check out full details, FAQ's and grab tickets at Swap My Style
Chadstone Sportsgirl, VIC
When : Wednesday 19th May 2010
Where: Sportsgirl Chadstone Store, Lvl 1, Store 6013, 1342 Dandenong Road
Times : Event from 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Entry: $10
for more information head to their website click here
[images courtsey of sportsgirl]
Rose st market swapmeet9:30 PM
The World's Greatest Swap Meet - Part 2
Easter Sunday 4th April 2010 / 11am till 5pm
The Rose St. Artists' Market
60 Rose Street Fitzroy
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Nail it1:13 AM
American apparel nail polishes. in love with all the different colours and they only cost 12 dollars. They come in18 unique shades
for more information visit the website or in store : 262 chapel street Pharan
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text: Most of our REs are from NEB. They're particularly convenient given we are in Cambridge; we can sometimes get orders the same day. We are satisfied with their products, and they have a good selection, (It's like Pokemon...gotta collect them all!) Personally, I just had a bad experience with NotI. Even at a 20-fold overdigest I found it was truly pitiful at cutting supercoiled DNA. (I wouldn't blame NEB for this, of course. They do mention it's bad at cutting supercoiled, but they could stress it a bit more.) --Jered


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Being one of the most hyped product of the year (losing only to Facebook...), Apple managed to do the unthinkable and stir the well-established mobile phone market so much that it took all the buzz away from technologically more capable product launches during the year.
iPhone showed the tech specs aren't everything -- the phone itself pales in comparison with virtually any "smart phone" produced by likes of Nokia and Samsung. Despite having sub-par camera, slow data transfer modes (no 3G), lacking some of the very basic phone functions (imagine a phone where you have to send SMS separately to each recipient), iPhone proved that with clever user interface and extremely well-thought user experience can be enough to persuade people to cough up well over $1,400 for a phone.
And having been lucky enough to have the chance to play with it -- damn, the phone actually is worth the hype (maybe not the price though :-). But obviously, iPhone's monthly sales figures are measured in hundreds of thousands, while industry giants like Nokia measure their monthly sales in tens of millions of units.
iPhone might not ever achieve the market domination Apple has in portable audio players, but the product itself is very capable of changing the mobile phone industry. It is finally a product that puts the Net to the very key position within the device -- virtually all of the main applications that ship with iPhone require Internet connection -- and that can be the major factor that can finally change people's minds about mobile Internet, making it as acceptable and commonplace as the standard PC-based Internet is.
LCD goes FullHD
Well, the title of this is wrong, we all know that LCD displays have been well capable of producing true FullHD resolution for couple of years now, but in 2007, finally even the "mass market" flat-panel TVs adopted the 1080p resolution.
Furthermore, LCD has truly become the only viable technology in the display market, underlined by the announcement by Sony that the company is ceasing the production of rear-projection displays and an announcement by Fujitsu that it'll stop producing plasma displays.
HD DVD vs Blu-ray -- the war is on
We waited the launch of "next generation" optical video storage technologies, HD DVD and Blu-ray, for several years. Both formats finally got launched in 2006, but the year 2007 was finally the year when both formats started making big gains in mass markets. We saw sales figures and press released published on almost weekly basis from both "camps", claiming the victory for most players sold or most movies sold.
The fight between the two competing camps has been a curse and a blessing for an average consumer. While it confuses the heck out of Joe Average to have two non-compatible formats fighting over the souls of consumers, the fight has also eroded the prices of players much, much faster than what they did during the first years of "DVD era" back in 1990s. HD DVD players were found for less than $100 during some sales campaigns and it is inevitable that the trend will continue also in 2008.
As we predicted last year, even if Joe Average isn't exactly shopping for a HD player, when the prices of such players drop below the certain point, the HD players will be bought as "new DVD players" for many households. It is very hard to see that there will be any "DVD-only" players available by the end of the year 2008 in the medium-to-high price range, but instead, the "DVD only" players will be the ones that Wal-Mart and likes sell for $40 and the $80-and-above market will be dominated by the high def players.
HD formats get cracked
The copy protection scheme, AACS, found on both high def video formats was cracked already in late 2006, but the first "consumer friendly" products capable of cracking the AACS were released in early 2007 when AnyDVD HD and DVDFab Decrypter HD were released.
While the cost of blank high def media discs is still too high for most consumers, luckily both high definition formats support interesting "hacks" (for HD DVD, 3X DVD) that make it possible to put their high definition material and menu structure to a standard DVDR disc and play those discs on virtually all HD DVD and Blu-ray players available on the market.
The fact that the technical solution for making inexpensive backups of HD discs is already there, it can be seen inevitable that there will be products available some time in 2008 that allow simple one-click backup of HD DVD and Blu-ray discs to DVDR discs, preserving the original AVC encoding and high resolution, while removing the gigabytes of extras, interviews, etc that the current breed of HD discs are packed with. This type of products (say, a "CloneDVD HD" or similar) might also ease the pain that consumers have with two formats if such products could allow changing the menu and disc structure in a way that a high definition DVDR backup of a HD DVD disc could be played on a Blu-ray player or vice versa.
AfterDawn in year 2007
Year 2007 was very, very good for our site as we experienced extremely nice growth throughout the year. During the year, our coders focused on improving the usability of the site, making all sorts of minor improvements to the site. The biggest update to our site was done in July when we launched our own product and price comparison service that allows our users to compare digital entertainment tech products and their prices (both, U.S. and the UK prices). The service has proven to be quite successful and we expect the comparison service to play even bigger role for our site in the future, as it allows product specs and user reviews to be stored in a centralized manner.
Our English news team experienced some changes during the year 2007, when vurbal and DVDBack23 joined our team. Both guys have helped us to widen our coverage on things related to the digital multimedia and products and companies related to it and year 2007 was the year when we published more news articles and more guides than ever before.
Predicting future has its risks, so lets play it safe. It is quite likely that year 2008 wont, once again, revolutionize anything, but instead, we'll see evolutionary steps throughout the industry.
As predicted above, I assume the high end DVD players will disappear from the markets during the year 2008 and will be replaced by HD DVD and Blu-ray players. It is also quite safe to bet that the prices for both "next gen" video formats and their players will continue to drop and that this falling price trend will also attract new companies to test waters with relatively inexpensive dual format players. My prediction is that once the prices of dual format players drop below $200, the "war" between the two competing formats is over -- at least in the minds of consumers. Obviously the stakes are too high for competing formats to actually call it quits (companies behind the formats licensing fees for every player and movie sold), so it is quite inevitable that we'll see both, HD DVD and Blu-ray, movies released also in future. But if the players can handle them both, consumers wont even think about the formats any more.
Furthermore, it might be that the year 2008 will give the first glimpses of a future where all the digital entertainment products will finally work seamlessly together, whether it is your brand new TV, DVR, high def player, PC or NAS storage. We all know that vendors like Microsoft have tried to achieve this goal in the past, but maybe it is time for the manufacturers and software vendors to develop a new, truly open form of communication between devices that'd allow us to have one, unified user interface, one remote and one, sleek and functional user experience between all the multimedia products rather than the current chaos where people have more and more complex products connected together, each with its own remote, user interface and logic.
For AfterDawn, the year 2008 will mean some major changes. First of all, we plan to expand to new language areas and have already some beta tests running related to this goal. So, instead of now having the English and Finnish flags in the top-right corner of the site, you might see several new flags appearing there during the year 2008 if everything goes as planned. Furthermore, we obviously will continue to focus on providing all the news, articles, software downloads and guides that relate to digital multimedia. Our big goal for the year 2008 is to make the site and our content more accessible to even casual visitors and it'll mean that we'll need to find a way to reorganize the content we have to more meaningful manner. This is a major goal for us and you can expect to see some changes to be made to the navigational elements of the site as well as to the categorizing of the content sometime in Spring 2008.
But that's it really, plenty of stuff was left out of this short "summary" of mine, but hey, that's what the news archive is for.
On behalf of AfterDawn Ltd, I thank all of our staff members, moderators and users for the year 2007 and wish a very happy new year 2008 to everybody.
-Petteri Pyyny, webmaster


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State regulators and attorneys representing the Local Government Center argued over sharing documents today.
The Local Government Center faces charges that it violated multiple state laws and owes cities and towns upwards of $110 million.
To date, the Local Government Center, or LGC, has produced nearly 12,000 documents for state regulators.
Charges against LGC include overcharging municipalities for health insurance.
But lawyers with the state Bureau of Securities Regulation are frustrated by redactions between LGC and its former attorney Robert Lloyd.
The Bureau's Roy Tilsley says that information could be critical to the state's case.
"Our concern is that we don't want to get to a hearing and suddenly find out all of this redacted information is the basis for somebody's defense. "
LGC maintains any communication with their former lawyer is protected under attorney/client privilege.
The Local Government Center wants the state to handover any correspondence its had with outside parties, including the firefighter's union.


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"Once in a training retreat with Morocco I learned from the tactical meeting that I wasn't going to play. So I waited for the team to start training, called the Fulham secretary and got them to book me a ticket from Marrakech to Marseille. I escaped for two days in France and they were looking for me all over Morocco!"
Adel Taarabt upped the glamour factor from leaving QPR mid-game by bus to find a pub
"A pledge if we manage to get second place? How about we cut the hair of all the journalists present at this conference?"
Rafa Benitez would pledge to cut his own hair, but it wouldn't be much of a sacrifice
"Would I bet €1 on Lazio getting into Europe? I'd bet €2!"
Brave words from Edy Reja – that's their entire summer transfer budget
"I have always said that in me, during a game and in the 20 minutes afterwards, there live two contrary souls. There is the soul of the fan who participated in the victory or defeat of his team and the soul of the President."
Aurelio De Laurentiis is President Jekyll and Mr Hyde
"It's also true that here every time I go outside, someone immediately warns Adriano Galliani. I cannot take a step without him knowing what I've been up to. I will be a good boy until Milan sign the contracts, then we'll see! But don't write that down!"
Never blab to a journalist, Taarabt
"Juve are strongly against video evidence during a game."
Beppe Marotta prompts a chorus of cynics to shout: 'We bet you are!'
"If Zlatan loses just one game between ranks in training, he's furious! This pushes you on to give your best, partly to avoid Ibra getting angry..."
Marco Verratti reveals the greatest motivator at PSG is fear, otherwise Ibra SMASH!
"I regret now that tonight I told the players they were in control and to stay calm. I should've smashed up the locker room!"
Walter Mazzarri channels his inner Ibrahimovic
"If we qualify for the Europa League preliminary rounds, then I might only sign on August 31, so at least I can keep my summer vacation!"
Taarabt still has his priorities in order
"I came here in order to become a champion with Milan. It's a long road, but there is a great project here and the Japanese are patient people."
Keisuke Honda is quickly learning Italians are the polar opposite of patient
"The more you win, the less people like you. Of course, I hope next year they'll like us even less..."
Giorgio Chiellini says it's good to be the bad guy
"I don't like someone saying some teams are like a Ferrari and here it's like driving a Fiat 500. I am proud to have been driving this 500 for many years. This little car has been stable in Serie A for 11 years. Some phrases certainly irritated us. There ought to be more respect for the players. We do feel offended."
Cagliari captain Daniele Conti warns Massimo Cellino that Leeds will be a shocking fuel guzzler
"Of course I did not want to disrespect anyone, if anything I am the one that has been questioned as a driver."
At least Cellino can't steer Leeds off a cliff, considering they're already in a ditch
"It would be nice that all Italians would support Juve against Lyon, with the hope that the Bianconeri can then conquer the Europa League."
Said Cesare Prandelli as 'Imagine' played in the background
"Nobody gives a damn about the UEFA ranking in Italy. They are either Juventini or anti-Juventini. Let's not beat around the bush, it's a question of local pride. We wouldn't expect Juve to support Inter, so we're not so hypocritical as to say we want Inter fans to cheer on Juventus."
Antonio Conte brings Prandelli's idealistic vision crashing back down to earth
"If the opposition fans insult me, then it means I played well!"
Either way, Christian Abbiati is getting abuse hurled at him
"Once it took me an hour to get out of a butcher's and another time I didn't get into the cinema in time because I was signing autographs for fans!"
Faouzi Ghoulam is such a star at Napoli the cinema would probably hold the film until he arrived
"One of them saw a photograph of me on the wall from when I still had hair and asked why I didn't have a transplant."
Not only was Serse Cosmi was robbed at gunpoint in his own home, but he was also told to find Conte's specialist
"Europe? I don't even want to hear that word. I am not thinking about Europe, it is the only thing that can make me feel bad."
Verona's Vangelis Moras is voting UKIP
"It's a shame they interview you and don't know what to say! They have to introduce photos of me and Wanda!! Hahaha!!!"
Mauro Icardi replies to Maxi Lopez via Twitter with all the class and dignity we have come to expect from a man who stole his friend's wife
"I am convinced that the presence of children dissolves any tension."
Cesare Prandelli has never seen Honey Boo Boo
"I think I've shown what I'm worth."
You've definitely done that, Kevin Constant – about £5 and a packet of crisps
Keep up to date with the latest news and action from Spain's Primera Division with Football Espana - from the team behind Football Italia.
See the latest Serie A predictions and betting tips with Eurotips.co.uk


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Now it is time to blow the whistle. There is not a single world-famous black person who is openly gay. Young black lesbians and gays need role models. Who better than Malcolm X, one of the inspirations of my activism and one of the great modern heroes of black liberation?
Malcolm X was bisexual?
Guardian recently reported about some facets of Malcolm X's life that the Nation of Islam fellows aren't too proud of. Apparently he wasn't as robustly heterosexual as they'd like him to have been. The article documents teenage masturbation and oral sex as well as the black leader's history as a male hustler. I completely agree with the last paragraph of the article:
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Political Notebook: Spanjian tries to break gender barrier in D8 supervisor race
by Matthew S. Bajko
If history is any guide, the next District 8 supervisor should be gay, male, and Jewish. Those are the CliffsNotes characteristics of the two men who have held the seat since 2000, when the supervisors reverted to being elected from districts rather than citywide.
It also sums up Harvey Milk, who in 1977 became the city's first openly gay politician by winning the then-District 5 seat, which covered the burgeoning gay enclave of the Castro as well as the Haight. When the district was redrawn nine years ago, the seat not only covered the Castro but also included Noe Valley, Diamond Heights, and Glen Park.
Already Scott Wiener and Rafael Mandelman, two gay men who are both Jewish, are running to replace Supervisor Bevan Dufty, who is termed out of office next year.
Now Laura Spanjian, an out lesbian who is second generation Armenian American, is betting her years of political experience will help her break through District 8's gender barrier. Last week Spanjian officially entered the race, becoming the first female candidate to file her paperwork with elections officials.
She told the Bay Area Reporter that her gender should not be a handicap with voters.
"Absolutely, I think a woman can win in District 8," said Spanjian, who turns 38 next month. "District 8 responds to authentic candidates running grassroots campaigns and that is exactly what this campaign will be about."
Another out lesbian, Rebecca Prozan , who also is Jewish, is expected to enter the District 8 race but has yet to declare when she will officially file her paperwork. Should either Prozan or Spanjian capture the seat, they would be the first out lesbian to win a district-based supervisor election.
"There is a double standard of what a woman needs to bring to the table. She will need to get up earlier and stay up later walking precincts, but I think Laura is going to do great," said Emily Drennen , who identifies as bisexual and recently completed a training program for Democratic women looking to run for public office called Emerge, on whose board Spanjian sits. "She is going to have a lot of support from other women."
Female candidates have tried to win the District 8 seat but three times now have come up short. Back in 2000 Eileen Hansen , an out lesbian who is now a member of the city's Ethics Commission, ran and lost against Mark Leno , a sitting supervisor appointed by then-Mayor Willie Brown. In 2002 Hansen ran again and came out on top in the general election with 36 percent of the vote but fell short by nearly 2,000 votes in the December runoff against Dufty. [Leno that year won election to the state Assembly, leaving his supervisor seat up for grabs.]
Dufty easily bested his opponent Alix Rosenthal , a straight attorney, to win re-election in 2006. Writing on a local political blog earlier this year, Rosenthal said any woman running for the District 8 seat will "have an uphill battle based on their gender" because of the heavy percentage of male voters in the district.
In an interview this summer Rosenthal, who is backing Mandelman, told the B.A.R. that she wasn't saying she lost her race "because I was a woman" but that "this seat is hard for a woman to win."
But former Supervisor Susan Leal doesn't buy into such arguments. An out lesbian herself, and a former District 8 resident, Leal said when she successfully ran citywide for re-election to her supervisor seat in 1994 – a year after being appointed to fill a vacancy on the board – her largest base of support came from voters in the Castro, Noe Valley, and Glen Park.
"I think you are selling gay men short to say they always vote for the guy. They go for the smartest candidate who is a good guy and is hardworking. That describes Bevan and Laura is a candidate in Bevan's mold," said Leal, who joined other Spanjian supporters August 6 to see their preferred candidate officially kick-start her campaign.
Spanjian worked on several of Leal's political campaigns, and later, went to work for her at the city's Public Utilities Commission as an assistant general manager for external affairs, a position she still holds, when Leal served as its general manager. Leal used a sports analogy to best describe Spanjian.
"She always leaves it on the field. She gives it her all," she said.
The woman Leal succeeded on the board, Roberta Achtenberg , also was on hand to support Spanjian last week. An out lesbian who lives in Noe Valley, Achtenberg also dismissed any notions that a woman could not be elected District 8 supervisor.
"I don't see any reason why it should be hard for any woman or person with the competence to win this election. I am confidant she is going to do what it takes to win this election," said Achtenberg, who has been in the same book group with Spanjian for 11 years and first met her in 1994.
Spanjian has already won over Paul Day , a gay man who lives in the district and works for the University of California at San Francisco. He said he first met her during last year's No on 8 campaign and believes her "fresh approach" makes her the best person to be the next supervisor.
"I think she has a strong shot. She has a vision," said Day, adding that he likes the fact that of the four candidates, she is the only one who is not a lawyer. "I find that refreshing."
Two dozen family members and friends, including her girlfriend Susan Christian and her father Philip Spanjian, showed up outside City Hall last Thursday morning to support Spanjian, who pledged to be an "independent, reform-minded supervisor" should she be elected. Also among the crowd was former Supervisor Leslie Katz , an out lesbian who hired Spanjian as a City Hall aide.
Spanjian unveiled a campaign theme of "Smart City, Sustainable Neighborhoods" with the J and I in her name dotted by green leaves. She said her focus should she be elected would be on strengthening San Francisco's eco-friendly policies while at the same time ensuring the city is not only for the "eco-elite."
She also denounced the tendency for San Francisco political races to be seen as moderates versus progressives.
"I will be an independent, reform-minded supervisor who puts smart solutions ahead of divisive politics and the factionalism that all too often prevails at City Hall," said Spanjian. "There is too much 'us and them' infighting today at City Hall, instead of arguing whether it's our city or their city, we need to work for a smart city."
So far none of the sitting supervisors have endorsed her supervisorial bid, but state Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto); Assemblywoman Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco); and San Francisco school board president Kim-Shree Maufas are backing Spanjian in the race.
Campaign cash at issue in D8 race
Along with jumping into the District 8 contest, Spanjian issued a challenge to her opponents in the race to limit political donations to $150 per person. When Dufty first ran seven years ago he capped contributions at $100 per person and only accepted donations from people who lived or worked in San Francisco.
He also refused to accept any money from political action committees, corporations, and registered lobbyists. He imposed the same restrictions during his re-election campaign.
Spanjian told the B.A.R. she will not accept money from PACs, corporations, or registered lobbyists, however, she will not decline donations from people who work or live outside the city. She also said she plans to accept public financing for her campaign and adhere to the spending cap doing so will require. As of now the spending limit is set at $140,000, though it may be raised to $143,000 for next year.
"I am prioritizing contributions to people who live or work in San Francisco," said Spanjian, explaining that she will accept money from people who reside outside the city but will not be proactively "asking them for money."
She said she imposed the low dollar amount to ensure her campaign is accessible to the public, particularly during an economic downturn.
"This is a tradition that was started by Supervisor Bevan Dufty and it has worked well for our district and our city," she said.
Mandelman and Wiener said they were unaware of Spanjian's challenge until informed about it this week by the B.A.R.
Mandelman said he is willing to consider it, adding that he already had pledged to stick to the public financing cap in the campaign. He is not restricting himself from taking money from PACs, corporations, or lobbyists, though he said it "sounds like a very good idea."
"I do think as the lefty in the race I am going to have historically a harder time at raising money. I have to figure out how to raise money to run an effective campaign and I think that is the most important thing," said Mandelman, president of the more left-leaning Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club. "I think taking public financing is the most important pledge. Unless the cap comes off, I will not spend more than that."
Wiener told the B.A.R. he sees no reason to limit donations to less than the $500 cap per person that candidates for local office are already required to meet. And he said he would be "extremely reluctant" to take money from PACs or lobbyists, but would not rule it out.
"I think that is a reasonable limit and I am going to comply with that and all other campaign finance laws," said Wiener, adding that so far he had not taken any PAC or lobbyist money. "I am going to work with Laura and the other candidates to have a transparent and open campaign."
For the time being, he said he has not decided on whether to accept public financing.
"It is very likely I will take the public financing and adhere to the cap," said Wiener, "but I will be making that decision down the road."
Web Extra: For more queer political news, be sure to check http://www.ebar.com Monday mornings around 10 a.m. for Political Notes, the notebook's online companion. This week's column looks at the absence of SF's state legislators at the recent AIDS budget cut rally.
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Calendars & Time
Due to current circumstances, this page has been updated but will no longer be added to or maintained until further notice.
calendar [n.]
[pl. calendars] 1. a chart or series of pages showing the days, weeks, and months of a particular year, or
giving particular seasonal information. 2. a list of days or events of a specified kind. 3. a book in which to note daily
- ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French 'calendier', from Latin kalendarium 'account book', from kalendae [see calends].
Oxford Dictionaries
We all use calendars for a wide range of reasons. Where did they come from and why were they created ? Do they use the same calendar all around the world ? Are we still using the same calendar they used centuries ago ? Did other cultures use different calendars ? If they have changed, why have they changed ? …
These questions and more will find answers through the links below. As well, you will find ways to create calendars, discover information about special features such as solstices and equinoxes and convert dates between different calendars.
Calendars provide the big picture in terms of how we arrange time, but we also need to understand time each day, how we measure it, why time zones are important and how some features, such as daylight savings, have come into existence. Do we measure time in the same way as in the past ? If not, why has this changed ?
Find information about time, how we measure it, how this has changed, what tools we use and more by using the links provided.
Calendar Creators & Printers
- New !
'Calendar Magic is an easy-to-use Freeware Windows based program that is entertaining, informative, educational, and of equal applicability in the home and in the office'. Information more than a creator.
- Canva Free Online Calendar Maker
'With Canva's collection of calendar templates coupled with our easy editing tools, you'll have a perfectly designed, unique calendar in no time'.
- Custom Calendar Maker
'With this online web app you can make your own custom calendars, personalise it with your photos and download it as a Pdf file for easy printing. It's free !'
- Make a Customised Calendar
From TimeandDate.com. Online calendar creator that allows you a wide range of options in terms of month/months/year, set out, holiday inclusions [covers Australia] and more. In addition, there are related calendar resources available from the site.
- My Free Calendar Maker
'Allows you to generate and print free calendars for use around your home, office, or just about anywhere'.
Calendar Templates
- New !
Blank Calendar [2018]
'Printout blank calendars and year-round planners all completely Free. Use a blank calendar to plan ahead'. Do these for 2016.
- Excel Calendar Template
'This Free template allows you to create a monthly calendar by simply choosing a year and month. You can also choose a colour scheme for your calendar using simple form controls'.
- Free Printable Calendar Templates
'We provide professional-looking printable calendars in a matter of moments. Every download is a perfectly formatted Microsoft Word® document that contains the finished calendar - you'll never need to fill the dates in yourself'.
- Perpetual Calendars
in Excel
'Our One Month and One Year perpetual calendars are listed below. These Excel file calendars do not use macros and can be used in OpenOffice or other Excel compatible software'.
- My Free Calendar Maker
Online calendar creator using a PDF format. Multiple options.
- TKexe Kalender
'TKexe Kalender enables you to create printable calendar pages from your personal photos or designs. You can add up to 20 images to each monthly display and customise the page layout via drag and drop of elements. The design can be applied individually to each page or the entire year. Other features include support for personal events, public holidays [10 countries], image effects, gradients and more'. Home page is in German, but program will run in English.
- UK's Kalender
'UK's Kalender is a Windows program intended to remind you of upcoming events and "to dos". There are several views for your dates that are organised similar to a calendar sheet. Dates and appointments can be entered into the calendar via an input form. You can enter a forewarn time, so as long as UK's Kalender is running in the background you'll be reminded of your dates as soon as the forewarn time is reached. Independent from the calendar function there is also a to do list where you can enter tasks with a deadline and a forewarn time'.
General Sites
- Updated !
10 000-Year
Calendar !
'With this calendar you can view a month or year calendar for any year 1 to 10 000 A.D. All leap years and calendar changes are accounted for'. Clear instructions provided.
- Calendar
Calendar systems, solar calendars, other types, uses, current calendars, Gregorian calendar, Physical calendars, calendars in computing, list of calendars, references, further links. Wikipedia.
- Calendar Converter
- Calendars and Their History
Quite a lengthy presentation from an introduction through to the Julian calendar.
- Calendar Zone, The
all kinds of calendars, Calzone recipes, calendar quotes and poetry.
- Updated !
Calendar, a History
Origin of calendars, the Western calendar, Gregorian/Julian/Roman calendars and more.
- Updated !
Calendar Studies - Hermetic Systems
Has a special emphasis on lunar and lunar related calendars, information on ISO dating, date converter, Julian and Gregorian calendars and more.
- Frequently Asked Questions about Calendars
'This document is available in three formats : as a set of web pages, as a single text file [or] as a PDF file'.
- Rosetta Calendar
'Rosetta Calendar is named after the Rosetta Stone, an ancient tablet found in Egypt. It allowed scholars to decipher hieroglyphics, just as the Rosetta Calendar displays the same date in multiple calendar systems'.
- The Time Now
'The Time Now provides accurate synchronised time and accurate time services in Current local time, Daylight saving time, Time Zone, Currency, Weather and several other areas.'. You can also print year calendar templates for a number of years. WCAG 2.0 compatible.
- Time and Date Calendars
Create calendars for almost any year. Varying styles.
- Solstice
Extensive information with embedded links. Covers all solstices. Wikipedia.
- Solstices & Equinoxes
Information on both topics. Also covering both is Equinoxes.
- New !
Summer and Winter
Geoscience Australia.
Summer Solstice
- Celebrating the Summer Solstice
Understanding the solstice, celebrations by a range of peoples and more.
- Summer Solstice
Scientific information.
- Updated !
Summer Solstice : How and Why
Seasons Change
Information from Space.com.
- Updated !
The Summer Solstice
Understanding the solstice from a scientific viewpoint. Graphical presentations in addition to the text.
Winter Solstice
- Updated !
Winter Solstice
The beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
- Winter Solstice Celebrations
Christianity, Judaism, Neopaganism, etc.. Multiple topics are covered including links to a wide range of websites on this topic covering celebrations, history and more.
Special Calendars & Formats
- Calendars
From Scienceworld. Covers multiple calendar systems and has other links to related calendar information.
- Calendars through the Ages
[Calendars from the Sky]
'Explore the fascinating history of the human endeavour to organise our lives in accordance with the sun and stars'. Sections on calendars, timelines and more.
Chinese Calendars
- Chinese Calendar
Information on early history, Taichu calendar, true sun & moon, calendar rules, year markings, hours of the day, twelve animals, solar term, holidays, relevance today, influence on others, references and links to further information. Wikipedia.
- Mathematics of the Chinese
Information that goes beyond the mathematical aspect including characters, Chinese New Year dates, sexagesimal cycle, software Java Applets, articles, papers and student projects.
Gregorian Calendars
Modified from the Julian calendar and forming the basis of our present calendar. Not universally accepted when introduced.
- Gregorian Calendar
Lunar aspects, Gregorian reform, adoption information, differences to the Julian calendar, beginning of the year, dual dating, proleptic Gregorian calendar, months of the year, the week, its accuracy, numerical facts, references, links to further specific information. Wikipedia.
- Gregorian Calendar [Answers]
Compiled information from a range of sources, including the above site.
- History of Our Calendar
Poses questions and then provides answers that explain some of anomalies that seem to exist in our calendar.
- Updated !
The Curious History of the Gregorian
Text articles, with embedded links, from Infoplease.
Julian Calendars
Initial development of the Roman calendar which was, in turn, modified to become the Gregorian calendar forming the basis of today's calendar.
- Julian Calendar
Covers motivation for development, the reform, leap year error, month names and lengths, year numbering, New Year's Day, transition to the Gregorian calendar, notes and links to other information. Wikipedia.
- New !
The Julian Calendar
Text-based article covering a range of information.
- The Roman
Follows development of the Roman calendar through to the Julian and Gregorian follow-ons.
- Updated !
The Julian and Gregorian Calendars
Extensive information presented in 8 sections and covering the Julian calendar and its transition to the Gregorian.
Lunar Calendars
- Updated !
Lunar Calendar [1]
Displays moon phases for each month of the year.
- Lunar Calendar [2]
Covers lunisolar calendars, start and length of the lunar month, the Old English 13-month lunar year, references and links to other information. Wikipedia.
- Paula Burch's Lunisolar Calendar
A completely different approach and one which provides you with a range of options to try lunisolar style calendars. It is North American in orientation but still interesting to check just because it is different.
- Universal Lunar Calendar
Calendars for different cities, months and years plus a wealth of other information in tabbed sections.
Other Specific Calendars
- Aztec Calendar
Clear description including graphical presentation. Date calculator [get your Aztec name] and a very clear introduction to the calendar.
- Babylonian Calendar The
First inclusion in a group of calendars including Jewish, Iranian, Lunisolar and more. Provides textual information and several tables of ideograms.
- Islamic Calendar
'The Islamic calendar (or Hijri calendar) is a lunar calendar. It contains 12 months that are based on the motion of the moon, and because 12 lunar months is 12 x 29.53=354.36 days, the Islamic calendar is consistently shorter [11 Days] than a solar year'. Other information can also be found at the Islamic calendar - Wikipedia.
- Kaluach - Online Hebrew Calendar
Calendar, Jewish holidays, specific times and more.
- The Mayan Calendar
Considered to be central to the whole Mayan way of life, this site provides information about the calendar and a study of Mayan civilisation as well. 'The Mayan Calendar's ancestral knowledge guided the Maya's existence from the moment of their birth and there was little that escaped its influence'.
Clocks, Watches, Sundials, …
- A Walk
Through Time
Ancient time keeping, clocks through the ages, world time scales and zones, bibliography, a revolution in timekeeping and time in the atomic age.
- New !
A History of
Find out about clocks and watches - sundials, water clocks and the variety of modern clocks.
- New !
Horology - The Index [Clock Watch and Time
'Horology is the Science of Time, Timekeepers and Timekeeping'. Internet links to Horological Museums.
- Quartz Clocks and Watches
Actually covers how both ordinary and quartz types work. You might also like to view a short video on How a quartz watch works.
- Speaking Clock
Multilingual shareware. Could be used with people having visual difficulty or with younger children.
- Sundial Links
Before clocks there were sundials and other time measuring devices. This site provides links to information about sundials including construction and history.
Other Sites
- Current Time
Gives access to current time wherever you are, alarm clock, timer, stopwatch and countdown.
- Exploring Time
Linked to a 2 hour television presentation. Several sections are still useful including the Classroom, Playground and Video Archive areas.
- Keeping
Article from ABC Science [Australia]. Covers from the past to the future.
- Royal Observatory Greenwich
The place in the world where time is measured from and what occurs there. Also check this site.
- Seven Things
You Need to Know About Time
'Seven articles about the nature of time and the way humans relate to it'.
- Time
Temporal measurement, definitions & standards, religion, philosophy, physical definition, Time & The Big Bang, time travel, judgement of time, newsgroup, further reading, links, more. Wikipedia.
- New !
The True Nature of Time
Created by the Discovery Channel. Nearly an hour long. Links to other time-related videos on the right.
- Time and Date
Covers calendars and time. Time section has the world clock, time zones and a personal clock while the calendar section has a calendar generator, calendar customiser, duration between dates, etc.. There is also a "countdown" section.
Specific Time Information
Daylight Saving
- About Daylight Saving Time
US based but it includes sections on worldwide daylight saving and the rationale and original idea behind the concept.
Great Moments in Science - Daylight Saving
Information from Dr Karl about Daylight Saving, and daylight saving & accidents.
- Earth Viewer
Find regions of the world in night or day in real time.
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How Time Works
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Godzilla (2014) Review
With the advent of the Summer Movie Blockbuster season of 2014; Godzilla is back, rampaging his way into the hearts of adult and child alike.
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'American Mary' Review
"American Mary" is one of those horror films that everybody raves about. I've had so many people tell me that it's a great movie, that I decided to sit down and watch it for myself.
I'm not sure if it's the fact that it's a slasher film made by women, (namely the infamous Soska Sisters), or it's taboo topic of extreme body modification that made people fall in love with it. Many people find the film appealing because it's subversive; it puts some rather unsettling taboos right out there for everyone to see.
"American Mary" presented an extreme social taboo in a way that makes it fashionable in horror subcultures; much like the sado-masochistic bondage, and the religion of experiencing pain as pleasure that the Cenobites from Clive Barker's "Hellraiser" did in the 1980s.
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The last thing we need to do in the yard is knock down the last remaining brick wall and then the crew can come in for the patio/fence/stairs work. When it comes down to the renovations we have done I can't help but be overwhelmed by all the choices. This one proves no different. While I decided on flagstone for the patio, I had to choose the design I wanted. Done. Now we have moved onto the fence, which I have now chosen:This image is of a stained fence, ours will be regular cedar or pressure treated wood. My original goal was to get all the yard work done by July 15th. Not so much. I think we are looking at August 15th now.
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In-Home personal training has become a way for those with busy schedules to maintain or increase their fitness levels. Many find that having a personal trainer come to them opens up time in their schedules that was previously spent in transit to fitness facilities. FindMyTrainer provides a solution to finding suitable personal trainers who provide in-home personal training services. "We have seen an increasing number of requests for personal trainers who are willing train two people at one time for a decreased price per person," said Dorlig. "In order to adjust with the economy and make personal training more affordable we have decided to offer partner training where clients can split the cost of a personal trainer with a friend or loved one."
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The phrase "performing at grade level" is one that you likely have heard from teachers many times over the years. It has become a term that teachers all across the country use to let parents know that their child is advancing according to the expectations of the grade he or she happens to be in. But challenging and encouraging your child to achieve beyond grade level expectations will instill a powerful desire to achieve above average results in everything he or she does. Check out these tips that we developed to help you motivate your child to reach for the academic stars.
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Some children believe that, like oil and water, smart and cool just don't mix. Students can sometimes be their own worst enemies in this respect. As children get older, the social pressures of "being cool" can detract from the real reason students attend school: to grow and learn. Showing children that being well-educated is, in fact, the coolest thing anyone can be will help them deal with these powerful social pressures. Set the stage for this conversation differently than for others. Take your child out for ice cream or a fun activity with just the two of you. Once you're settled into a comfortable chat, casually ask your child if he or she ever feels pressure from other students to choose between being smart and being cool. Then ask, "Have you ever let the pressure from peers to be cool affect your school performance?" Be sure to ask this in a conversational and easygoing tone. Reassure your child that he or she isn't going to be scolded or get in trouble for sharing honestly. If he or she answers, "yes" be sure to respect the answer and then reveal your own childhood experiences of feeling similar pressure. Explain to your child that the most admired and successful people are those who are smart and well-educated. Give them examples of people in history, people in current events or even celebrities who excelled as a result of their commitment to working hard in school. If your child is passionate about video games, share with him or her the varying skills, education and schooling required to become a video game developer. If your child loves fashion, illustrate how much time and energy the president of his or her favorite brand spent in business school to become the person he or she is today. While the conversation might end with quiet thought and contemplation, don't let it be the last time you discuss this topic. Use your everyday visits to stores to revisit the notion that "hard work pays off." Upon seeing a new video game released, remind your child of what being smart can lead to. Showing your child the tangibly cool things created by people and brands he or she admires will give him or her a concrete example to hold onto when faced with adversity over being too smart to be cool. Another concrete reminder of this ideal could be a small token, such as a keychain or small item that he or she can carry during school, that represents his or her long-term goal and acts as a reminder that excelling in school is the path to achieving that goal. Tell your child that whenever he or she feels pressure from other students to be cool rather than smart, he or she can pull out this token as a reminder that being smart is being cool. You can also come up with a code word you can use whenever you want to remind your child how cool he or she really is.
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Moving your child from the mindset of "doing just enough" to that of "academic overachiever" requires commitment, creativity and a lot of coaching. Use every day as an opportunity to inspire your child to take charge of his or her education. A journey of 1,000 miles begins with one step. Take that step with your child today and begin the journey toward excellence.


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How I Learned to Love Olives and Hate Their Pests
"Reflect that I may be an acquired taste. You probably did not like olives the first time you tasted them. Now you probably do. Give me the same chance you would an olive."
--P.G. Wodehouse, Leave it to Psmith
I've always hated olives. I'd pick them off pizzas and out of salads. And as for eating one whole? Forget it! But in the last few weeks, I've actually started eating them on purpose. It could be because I'm pregnant, a condition which has me craving salt--and few foods are saltier than a nice olive.
Olives, of course, don't come off the tree salty. But they also don't come off the tree edible. Lye can leach out the raw olive's bitterness in just a few days, but it's not exactly flavorful, so the cured olives must be washed and transferred to brine. If you're willing to wait for weeks, you can also bypass the lye and just cure the olives in straight brine. Plain water and plain salt are other alternatives for patient olive-curers.
Curing, as I've learned, is only one of many factors that determine the nature of the final product. Do they pick the fruit unripe or ripe? It's not as obvious as you might think--some olives are ripe when green, and some unripe olives are made black by processing. Do they treat the olives with vinegar as well as brine? That's how to make kalamatas--which I still haven't warmed up to, despite my newfound affection for this 7000-year-old crop. No, I'm loyal. I love my California olives.
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Olive trees were brought to California by Fransciscan missionaries in 1769; the Mediterranean climate must have reminded them of home, for they flourished. In fact, depending on which story you believe, California olives may have debuted in the original martini, named after the city of Martinez. I only mention this because yesterday was National Martini Day, if you're into that kind of thing. (For obvious reasons, I'm not.)
Olive trees in California managed to live free of their native pest, the olive fruit fly, for over 200 years. But the persistent parasite finally arrived in the New World in 1998, and within a few years spread across the state's olive groves. It lays its eggs in olive fruits, ruining them for both oil and eating, and it can perform this trick every 30 days when summer temperatures are ideal. Best for the little maggots is a range of 68 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit, which means California can fight back with hot summers.
Unfortunately, the fruit flies won the 2011 round. Not only was last summer relatively mild, but the table olive crop was light. When the crop is light, sometimes it's not worth picking an orchard, so farmers also don't bother to spray for fruit flies. The triple play of cool summers, fruit left on the trees, and no spray gave olive fruit flies a field day.
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Starting with the recent heat wave across the Bay Area, I'm wondering if this summer might deliver a fruit fly smackdown. That's something pleasant to think about as we sit around sweltering and sucking on ice cubes.
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Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word interactivity.
The quality of being interactive
In the fields of information science, communication, and industrial design, there is debate over the meaning of interactivity. In the "contingency view" of interactivity, there are three levels: ⁕Noninteractive, when a message is not related to previous messages; ⁕Reactive, when a message is related only to one immediately previous message; and ⁕Interactive, when a message is related to a number of previous messages and to the relationship between them.
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The numerical value of interactivity in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
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The numerical value of interactivity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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We've been active in the mobile messaging space, we believe the next generation is about instant video chatting and interactivity.
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Hey boys, I am an ordained minister in the ULC and I am happy to, no, anxiousto , no DESPARATE to perform any and all gay weddings i can anywhere in the USA. All I ask is for a cot to sleep in for a day or two, and maybe a few bottles of coke, yeah I'm a total coke whore. yes you can tell your kids that you both were married by a coke whore!!


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The property me and my husband live in is in my name, he moved into my house. We got married 4 years ago and his behaviour is drinking and he sometimes stays out all night. Can I get him to leave? He had nothing when I met him and now he part owns a business. I don't want him to take the one thing I have worked so hard for. The property is in my maiden name.


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Much to my dismay, my hot stamping machine, a Kwikprint model 55, started having problems. The head where the type and dies are set had become frozen. I was unable to lift the head, and letting the machine get up to 300 degrees only resulted in me dragging the head upright with my two oven-mitted hands. This could not stand.
My first move was to try out some anti-seize lubricant I picked up at a hardware store, and grease up all the moving surfaces. This did not work. I fretted and searched on-line for a solution.
Then I called Kwikprint directly to see if they had any tips on trouble shooting this problem. A wonderful representative named Jay gave me some great guidance!
I wanted to remove the pivot pin to clean and grease the interior, but the pin was very stubborn. I got out a hammer and gave it a few half-hearted bangs, before I stopped, realizing this could be a terribly bad idea.
Jay encouraged me, hammering out the pin is a good idea! This is actually how you get the pin out. It's quite snug, and says a lot about the precision craftsmanship on this machine. Holding a screwdriver and a hammer made it impossible to hold the unit steady while I hammered out the pin (I haven't bolted my machine down, tsk tsk!). Jay explained how to locate the screw to release the whole head assembly, and that's what I did.
After the head assembly was off, I took it into the basement workshop to get set up with a vice.
I tried to hold the assembly in a way that wouldn't damage the type holder too bad.
I sprayed some of a grandfathered can of liquid wrench on for good measure, and got to work. After a while the pin got loose, and I managed to get it out. Helpful hint, the pin is pushed out from right to left, so pound on the right side.
I brought the disassembled head back upstairs for a thorough cleaning with steel wool!
I admit, I got a little carried away cleaning, and didn't take any photos. Jay suggested Red Bearing grease for lubricant. You can purchase this at the usual auto part stores. Unfortunately, the auto supply store I went to didn't have anything that was called Red, or was the color red, so I had to settle for this bearing grease:
It was viscus, but not as thick as the original anti-seize tube I purchased. I greased everything up, pounded the pin back in, returned the head assembly, and put the screws back in their original locations. Then I carefully tried to raise the head.
It worked! In fact, better than before! Much smoother! I've already returned to stamping! Hooray!
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ToneConcepts Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of Steve Lukather's signature pedal, "The Luke", developed in collaboration with one of the world's most respected guitar players. "The Luke" is the first pedal in our upcoming ICON series of signature pedals developed with the world's foremost guitarists.
Lukather was an early tester of ToneConcepts' award-winning pedal, "The Distillery", which quickly became an essential component of his sound and earned a permanent place on his pedalboard.
"The sound wizards at ToneConcepts blew me away with "The Distillery", so I went straight to them to develop an enhanced version for my first-ever custom pedal," says Lukather.
"The Luke" is an innovative and musical tone-shaping preamp boost with unparalleled power, transparency and tonal flexibility that takes any guitar and amp combination to the next level of musical bliss.
"The Luke is my secret weapon that helps me sound great onstage and in the studio. And it will do the same for you," says Lukather.
Extensively tested by Lukather, "The Luke" features hand selected components for an open and refined sound. The new pedal also features an improved control layout with custom pot tapers resulting in improved control, fine tuning and usability whether you're playing in a garage or a stadium. "The Luke" is housed in an octagonal pedalboard-friendly roadworthy case that features a unique cartoon by 'Astro'. From subtle enhancements to drastic tonal changes, "The Luke" unleashes your guitar's range of possibilities.The Luke was designed to help gigging and recording guitarists in several ways:
As a transparent preamp, The Luke provides up to 20dB of pure volume boost, as well as sophisticated tone-shaping options to consistently bring out your best sound night after night.
Many players love the natural overdriven sound of their tube amp but need to quickly switch between clean and dirty tones. With 20dB of boost at your feet, The Distillery easily pushes your amp into sustain heaven. (Go cat, go!)
Tired of switching guitars between songs or taking your guitar to the shop to swap pickups? We are too. With its unique tone circuit, The Distillery can give your humbuckers a singlecoil edge and your single coils some humbucker body & punch.
It is particularly effective in the studio and can deliver a wide palette of usable tones!
The aluminum casing and industrial-strength switches and knobs will withstand years of rigorous touring. And of course, it's true-bypass so it disappears from the signal chain when inactive.
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