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Four different designs for offshore wind floating platforms will be installed off the coast of Fukushima in 2013 and 2014, as part of a demonstration project funded entirely by the Japanese government.
Eleven companies and/or organisations will collaborate on the Fukushima floating offshore wind farm demonstration (Forward) project, with Japanese conglomerate Marubeni leading the project team.
Companies contributing innovative floating platform designs include IHI Marine United, Mitsubishi and Mitsui.
The project's first stage is due to be completed by August 2013, and will involve installation of a floating substation and a 2MW downwind floating turbine, carried by a compact semi-sub.
By August 2014, two further turbines – 7MW designs by Mitsubishi – will be installed, one to be carried by a v-shape semi-sub and the other by an advanced spur.
Discussing the plans at the recent Global Offshore conference held in London, Forward project leader, Tomofumi Fukuda, explained that "we couldn't do this project without full funding from the government". The equivalent of $300m has been set aside by the Japanese department of trade, economic and industry to pursue the project.
The government hopes that the Forward project will result in the emergence of one or more commercially-viable designs for offshore wind floating platforms.
A second demonstration project, in the Goto islands, is based around a floating platform that carries both a substation and a turbine. This project is being funded by Japan's environment ministry. A small 110kW turbine was erected this month, with a plan to replace it with a 2MW turbine next year.
Steel & fishermen
A key challenge for the nascent floating offshore wind sector is the need to find ways to bring down the cost of steel used in offshore wind structures, explained Fukuda, who is a general manager within Marubeni's domestic power project department. Nippon Steel is a member of the project consortium.
Another issue that cannot be ignored is the power of Japan's fishermen. Accommodating their needs will be essential, noted Fukuda, and as a result the distance between each of the four demonstration platforms will be wide enough to allow fishing trawlers to pass between them.
However, the area in question – about 20km off the Fukushima coast – has suffered radioactive contamination, raising questions about the future of fishing there. It may be that the development of an offshore floating wind industry could provide alternative employment for former fishermen, if this proves necessary.
The port of Onahama, near the city of Iwaki, will serve the Forward project. Thinking ahead to a time when a floating offshore wind industry is a reality, Fukuda said: "we hope that Onahama port becomes something like Bremenhaven in Germany".


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|Terry T. Wagner
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Terry Wagner was elected Sheriff of Lancaster County, Nebraska, in November, 1994, and re-elected unopposed in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014. He is currently the 2nd longest serving Sheriff in the over 150 year history of Lancaster County. As Lancaster County Sheriff, he is the administrator of the 8th largest law enforcement agency in Nebraska, consisting of 77 sworn deputies, 27 civilian personnel, and a $12.5 million budget.
Prior to his election as Sheriff, Wagner served as a deputy sheriff for 18 years with additional responsibilities as a Field Training Officer, Accident Reconstruction Specialist, Tactical Response Unit team leader, and attaining the rank of sergeant. Since his election, Sheriff Wagner has pursued professional excellence by accomplishing the following:
Sheriff Wagner has three sons and three grandsons.

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Google testing new design
Google has been known to roll out new features to a limited audience in order to test the water prior to release. Flickr user Mamster is one of these lucky people, and has posted a screenshot of a new design Google are considering. It's not drastically different, but I quite like it.
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"You cannot measure the Other Side, city man, there is no way to do it. It is a reflection of our world, like the Sun is reflected on a lake, in a way the same, but so deeply different at once. It is our world, you see, but it is less and so much more. It is in our world where lie most of the beginnings, in the other are most of the ends. Yes, it is here where all dead things continue their existence, and live things that have never lived.
Take a look around, on these great plains stretching far and wide… there used to be a great forest here, it grew and lived and prospered for ages, but was brought down by fires and droughts, humans, even. Now it is gone.
But on the Other Side, it is still present, as a memory and more. And there are rivers that have dried up, tall mountains that are now mere hills, everything that is in our world now and that was once before."
(Shaman Gossney)
What does it look like?
It is like our world, but there are few cities or settlements of any kind. The sun is in the sky, but it is darker than during the day… and night there is lighter than it is here. You can see into the far, but distances are deceptive, and what you see may certainly not be the truth. The entire world is, as if, flowing a little… missing the sharp contours of our world; gently, slightly, moving around you, and through you.
A spirit of a living mortal cannot stand in one place, for it is not a part of the moving world around. As it moves around you, and as you walk or simply stand, you may discover what seem to be other worlds hidden beneath what you seem to know. Yes, it is very easy to get lost in there. Do not visit it without a guide, ever. Know that if you become lost, your body will die without your presence, and you will become a ghost.
What are the creatures living there?
All are called spirits, but there are differences. First there are those who are truly at home there - the spirits of the departed, spirits of nature and… other things, which are hard to explain or even know. For one thing, there are spirits of stillborn children that grew up here, but cannot be longer described as human.
Then, there are those who are just visiting, whether it is by purpose, like the shamans and various gifted people, or by chance, most often in dreams or with strange accidents. They come into the Spirit World, but leave soon again.
Lastly, there are those who are at home neither here nor there: ghosts. They are the dead who somehow failed to notice their state or refuse to do so. And surely, there are dead who simply need to stay behind. They stand between the worlds, unable to move in either. But of ghosts you have surely heard enough.
As you see now, there is no wall separating these two worlds. The Living are mostly here, the spirits are mostly there, both cross the borders on occasion.
What are they like?
Different laws govern the Spirit World, and the spirits live according to them. Time itself seems to pass differently for them. They can move faster in places they know well, and slower where not, or where there is resistance (see Ignorance below as one example).
Most spirits cannot change their form, but those that can, will be always recognized by those familiar with them (but that can take time…). Know however, that all spirits change with time, in form as in nature and demeanor. Some change slowly, almost unnoticeably, some merge with other spirits and become radically different. It is said that all spirits eventually loose most of their characteristics and merge into more primal forces hidden away from our senses, impacting the world in many ways though.
By contacting the spirits, the Living can gain great knowledge, but also other forms of aid. There are of course problems associated to it… and breaking promises given to spirits can get very nasty, so watch out.
Why are they not everywhere?
Really, if there are so many of them, and more join the club every day? Even if we suppose they stay in the Spirit World, its base is an extension of ours, in some places the barriers more than thin and interaction is easily possible.
- Reincarnation - very rare but happens.
- Merging is the major reason for a lesser number of spirits, over the millennia most merge sooner or later.
- The Spirit World is continually expanding, offering new localities to explore and live in.
- The spirits loose their interest for the Living. After a thousand years, it is really all the same song.
- The Living tend to push them out with the power of Ignorance (and in return, spirits push mortals of their domains).
So there are no spirits in our world?
Oh, there definitely are. Most spirits feel uncomfortable here, but some do adapt to humanity and keep living among us, exerting their nigh to invisible influence.
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It is said that some people have the gift to see the spirits. But many of those that have the gift, say the opposite: that some have the gift to ignore the spirit world.
Why? However interesting and useful can be information from the Other Side, it is still a deeply different world, and concentrating on it makes living in this world harder. Communing with ancient spirits, gleaning a fraction of their amazing knowledge, learning to fly in the sky or swim in earth is certainly a fun, but won't get you bread on your table, nor will help to see all the problems of the Spirit World spilling into ours, or enduring immortal spirits that will stop by, at any hour, day or night, just out of interest or of mischief. Be aware that those who can enter the Spirit World may enter it unwittingly in their dreams... often with serious consequences.
Simply, most people do not want to see spirits. They are trained from an early age to concentrate on the vibrations of the material and ignore all this other stuff.
People that minded their own affairs were in the end better off, and their 'thickheadedness' has spread widely. The oft risky interaction was anyway done through talented and knowledgeable people, shamans, so not much was lost, besides the age-old link between The Living and The Dead. And as the fortunes of the people started to rise, they started to forget what they had once, they were loosing the very talent to communicate with spirts. And there were fewer and fewer shamans.
Ignorance is but more than a simple lack of sight (supernatural, even). It is a mindset, a set of instincts how the world works, what belongs to it and what not (as well as the thought "it belongs to us"). It is also a power of its own, a power that suppresses what is 'not proper'. A spirit is in itself a belief, a thought, an emotion, and reacts on beliefs, thoughts and emotions more than on what we consider solid matter. A commoner that thinks "this ain't" is a mere annoyance, but dozens, hundreds, or thousands of people complicate things for spirits - they become slower, their powers are harder to use and less impressive, as if the world was against them... for in a way, it is.
Borrowing of skills: a distinct spirit can imbue a Living with its skill or feature (something special it had in life); there are also other 'bonuses' and services to be gained... for a price. A great hunter could imbue you with hunting skill and luck; a warrior, with endurance and a feeling for the spear. Obviously, easier to pass on are skills based on instincts rather than knowledge itself.
Reincarnation: is possible, if a spirit manages to push itself into an unborn child, before it can create its own soul. In the process it has to shed much of the former self, but the base of its personality stays behind, with fractions of memories that will be felt during life. It is widely believed that mental disorders and diseases are caused when this process fails; therefore, many of the customs concerning pregnant women are supposed to hinder this.
Contact: is something between a friendly handshake, and a telepathic meld of two minds. It is hard to explain to those that are not spirits, suffice to say that something is shared for a while - feelings, attitudes, thoughts if they are strong enough, to a small degree strengths as weaknesses. It is very individual for spirits whether they like to make Contact or not, how often and with whom.
A physical contact may trigger a true Contact, but there must be some willingness on both parts, or, at least, no opposition to it. (Note the strange feelings when a ghost actually passes through a living body... something mortals are rarely fit to handle.) The right form of Contact can be a viable alternative to sex. More usefully perhaps, spirits in Contact can communicate without anyone being able to listen, and find lieing to another very hard.
Merging is the joining of spirits, where several become one. Spirits that are close to each other and often make contact, eventually get so near, that they cannot back anymore, and slowly melt into one.
What will be the result, cannot be told in advance. Still, there are many typical merged spirits, though they are described elsewhere. Between the singular spirits, and merged spirits (which is mostly hard to tell) is also a third, transition state:
Spirit groups are spirits on the halfway to being united into a single one. They loose much of their distinctiveness, and cannot move too far from each other. Their power, however, is united. What seems as a temporary affair, can be a surprisingly stable arrangement. Well known are tribal spirits of primitive people, flocks of birds and animal packs, where there is still a semblance of individuality, with a strong collective consciousness.
Possession is very rare, reserved for the most powerful or cunning spirits, that can force or trick a mortal's spirit out of its living body. There is however a different way for a spirit to return to life: in approaching a mortal, staying with him, possibly also helping him, contacting him many times, the two could eventually merge into one. It is very handy to have a willing spiritual servant, just be careful how the relationship ends.
Death is actually something that happens to mortals. It is still of great importance for spirits, for they are 'born' in that moment. When dying, a great trauma assaults the living part of a mortal, shutting down, even destroying organs that carry the personality and intimate knowledge of the person. The incident can cause people forget large parts of their past; the guiding principle seems to be the strength of emotions connected to memories, the stronger, the better they will be remembered after passing on. Some ways of dieing, particularly very painful ones, can produce spirits that remember little of their life save for its ending; they often become ghosts.
Ghosts are spirits with a special attachment to our world. For some reason (mostly unfinished business, but also fear of the beyond) they refuse to depart. Their will to stay is rarely strong enough, a spirit needs some "context", some anchor to reality. Thus comes into being the haunted mansion, and that is why they seem to be so obsessed with repeating of activities favoured in life.
As EchoMirage pointed out some time before, a ghost's form is created out of its mind and memories, to make the interaction with mortals easier. But at the same time, a life-like form gives more support to its existence, especially if it is seen by mortals (and believed in, above all).
Therefore, spooking people is almost mandatory for ghosts if they want to stay around - they _have_ to be seen and heard. On the other hand, a series of events that attracts a spirit otherwise not active in our world is also possible.
Ghosts are correctly percieved as dangerous, but it is not true that a mere touch could harm or kill. A spirit can't hurt your body, it is immaterial. But if it attacks, it hits your _own_ spirit. While the spirit itself is little harmed (the equivalent of subdual damage between mortals), the body is shocked: that which is supposed to be inside it, the very life's energy is violently removed. A weaker hit can cause inner bleeding, a concentrated attack can cause the whole organism collapse in disarray, cells out of control.
So ghosts can kill.
Spirits can't truly kill one another, but fights are common between the restless (and often unstable) ghosts, and some behave the same way to mortals. Many of them don't even realise they are this dangerous, some know and even prefer to do so.
In theory, a well-trained martial artist with a strong spiritual side could defeat a ghost with bare hands. Trouble is, it will be only knocked out...
(Despite warnings, a character decided to take a look into the Spirit World, and consumed a large dose of a certain herbal product that is reported to help. For a while, nothing happened... )
...you turn back to your papers, but the touch turns them into a fine dust, which turns to nothing. You jump on your feet, and on this sudden movement, the whole house evaporates into nothingness. Now you are standing on the rocky side of a mountain, the terrain looks still familiar, only some bushes and trees are placed differently. There are other differences, but you ignore them for the moment. "It looks quite normal." you tell to yourself, and try to mean it. Then you turn around.
There wasn't much of a view before here, but now, even with the trees around, you can see into the valley, and far beyond it... you see hills and forests, you see mountains far away where you have never been.
As you are looking, powerful clouds gather into a great thunderstorm, with rain and much lightning; then, moments later, the weather calms down. The clouds disperse, and move with a wind you do not feel, changing directions quickly; behind them you see the stars, although it is bright day.
And out of the clouds flew a shape, in the likeness of a bird, with feathers and wings, but there is something disturbingly human about the creature. You feel that it smiles on you from above, circles once, then leaves to look for new and amazing things, while you stay on earth. But there is more: a herd of what must be horses, rides upon a hill and grazes there. Several moving points in the distance, and even a strip of smoke suggest this world is far from empty... though you do not see cities, where you remember them to be.
Then a shadow falls on your surroundings, without any visible source... the sky is clear now. Scared without a clear reason, you instinctively back off. The shadow slowly passes and is gone. As you were looking for a firm support in the rock around, you started to realize, that it is not so solid... the whole WORLD is somehow... unstable, slowly moving and changing, changing even as you are standing here. The rock seems to soften, your feet sinking into it, you are dragged into the mountain to die!
Your panic is interrupted by a rough, coarse croak, and a gigantic raven lands on a tree nearby. Then it jumps down. hops towards you, and with something that looks like a friendly smile pecks your hand with his mighty beak.
Terrified, with an aching hand you fall on the floor of your humble abode.
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Jolt Awards: The Best Programming Utilities, July 29, 2013 The top utilities that solve annoying development problems.
Jolt Award: VMware Workstation 9.0
VMware has become such a powerhouse vendor in IT and the commercial parent of the the virtualization revolution that has brought us the cloud that it's hard to remember that it started out, years ago, as a developer utility vendor. The early versions of VMware Workstation were sold to programming teams to use as porting verification tools that could be run on the developer workstation. Only later did the IT implications of hosting virtual machines become apparent, and then the juggernaut was born.
The recent releases of VMware Workstation show convincingly that the company has not forgotten its developer roots. For a while, the product has had the ability to capture and log all events in the VM, then play them back. This is a really useful feature when trying to track down hard-to-duplicate bugs or unexpected anomalies. VMware Workstation 9.0 enables you to more easily save VMs and share them with other teams. They can be sent as encrypted and locked VMs, or they can stay hosted and you can simply use the browser to access them remotely via a Web interface (even if the VM is not running a Web app). This newest version adds enhanced support for hardware and new OSs such as Windows 8. It also now offers OpenGL support on Linux.
Finally, Workstation has deeper integration with cloud deployment. As shown in the image, it's easy to set up entire configurations of VMs including clients, servers, and all the supporting infrastructure on a single machine and transition those VMs to production using Cloud Foundry containers. Integration with Visual Studio and Eclipse makes this strategy of local test and deploy easier to accomplish than at any previous time.
VMware Workstation has won Jolt Awards in the past, and it's clear from this latest release, that VMware still understands developer needs well and is committed to serving them.
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A World Full of Women
Pearson Allyn and Bacon, Jul 1, 2005 - Social Science - 291 pages
This revision of "A World Full of Women" will appeal to instructors and students in anthropology, or any discipline looking for a global approach to the study of women. ""Reading this book is like sitting down for an intellectually stimulating, yet thoroughly comfortable chat,"" according to one reviewer.
Written by an anthropologist who has taught undergraduates for more than 30 years and designed the first official women's studies course in Louisiana, this book has been fueled by the explosion of research on women since the 1970s. A new co-author, Monica Edelstein, brings to the Fourth Edition a wealth of ethnographic experience and research with peoples of North Africa and the Middle East.
Another reviewer describes this text as ""one of the few books that analyzes cultures through a gender lens. . .the book tackles and successfully dismisses many cultural-sexist illusions. . . .""
New To This Edition The revised Introduction now includes a section entitled, "Speaking of Women" that ties together issues of power and language as the jumping off point for the rest of the text. Revised and reorganized, Chapter 1 now focuses more tightly on women and work. Revised Chapter 4, now includes analysis and ethnographic examples about comparative childrearing in place of the material on female primatologists, with particular attention to breastfeeding as practiced around the world. In revised Chapter 5, the section "Questioning Romance" has been replaced with "Love Marriages and Lavish Weddings." This new section includes new research on the prevalence of the culture of romance and the increasingly elaborate weddings as global phenomena, as well as other new ethnographic and comparative materials with an emphasis on women's choices, realities, and activities in relationships. Chapter 8, "Life's Lesions: Suffering and Healing," includes a new section, "Paths to Authority," which incorporates much of Edelstein's own research.
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Enjoy! This is Tanya's Birth story – I just posted about how she uses Hypnobabies not just for birth but for LIFE!
Great new Hypnobabies Birth Video
April 7, 2010 by enjoybirth
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What an incredibly beautiful birth video. LOVED IT! Probably one of my favorites!
on April 8, 2010 at 9:30 pm Emily Packard
That was a beautiful birth. Thanks for posting and helping me get excited about my upcoming Hypnobabies birthing time!
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Absolutely beautiful! I have 9 weeks left and I read the hypobabies book from the library but it did not come with the cd so I'm still very nervous and yet excited.


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Setup operations include 12/24hour clock, bar tachometer scale, shift warning RPM, numbers of engine rotation per signal, wheel circumference, units, odometer adjustment, units of temperature, temperature warning and fuel meter input resistance selection. These must be set up step by step. The computer will automatic reversion to main screen if no button operation for 75 seconds at any setting screen. 2. Press both MODE & RESET buttons to go into setting screen. In setting screens, press RESET button to add the flashing digit by 1 or convert units, press MODE button to confirm the digit setting and jump to next digit or next setting screen to be set. Press MODE button for 2 seconds at any setting screen to finish the setting and go to main screen. 3. It displays "12 or 24H and XX:XX-XX" symbols and AM/PM in case you select 12H. Operates buttons as descriptions of item 2 to finish clock and jump to 8,000/16,000rpm scale setting. 4. It displays 8,000rpm scale, presess RESET button to convert 8,000 or 16,000rpm. Press MODE button to confirm the setting and jump to shift RPM warning setting. 5. It displays " RPM rXXX00 ". Follow the item 2 of button operation to finish the shift RPM warning setting and jump to engine specification setting. 6. It displays "SPC-X.X RPM", the default value is 1.0; there are 4 options: 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 0.5. It means the numbers of engine rotation per signal. For example the value 2.0 means the engine rotate 2 turns to output a signal. 7. Press RESET button to move in loop sequence from one to another value of the 4 values. Press MODE button to confirm the setting and go to wheel circumference setting screen. 8. In "cXXXX" display, "c" means "Circumference", following 4 default digits; flashing digit is digit to be set. Follow the item 2 of button operation to finish the wheel circumference setting and jump to unit setting. 9. It displays KM/h or MPH, each press of RESET button converts unit; press MODE button to confirm unit setting and jump to odometer setting. 10. It displays "ODO & 00000Xkm", the "X" is tested odometer in factory, follow item 2 to setting a desired odometer and jump to thermometer unit setting. The setting screen will disappear when the odometer is over 30km or your setting is over 30km and returned to main screen. 11. It displaysm " , or oFF", each press of RESET button converts , or oFF; press MODE button to confirm temperature setting and jump to temperature warning setting. 12. It displays " XXX" and the selected unit. Follow the item 2 of button operation to finish the temperature warning setting and go to fuel sensor input resistance setting. 13. It displays "100r and fuel tank symbol", follow the item 2 to select 100, 250, 510 Ohm or oFF and return to the main screen. The fuel meter bar will disappear if you select oFF mode.


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This post is a follow-up to Pakistan Media Watch's scrutiny of an apparent campaign against well-known journalist and television anchor Najam Sethi, which raises some very valid questions about who is behind the vilification and to what end. They are obviously mainly rhetorical questions since we can all tell what the possible motivations are when one looks at some of the illustrious names involved and the means employed. However, the PMW post also includes links to two television appearances by current Dunya TV talk show host Mubasher Lucman, wherein he attacks Sethi by name almost without provocation, and this is what prompted sharing this story.
Here is the first of them, from Lucman's own programme Khari Baat - Lucman Ke Saath from September 26. The relevant bit begins around 8:45 into the clip when Lucman suddenly diverts a discussion about US-Pak relations into an attack on Sethi:
For those who cannot understand Urdu, here is a brief transcript of the relevant comments between Lucman and his guest, the reporter Sami Ibrahim who until recently covered the US for Geo in Washington and now works for Dunya:
Sami: ...Evidence exists with the Pakistan army that the CIA is involved in Balochistan and in the Tribal Areas and that India is fighting its proxy war. But the Pakistanis have not yet presented this proof [publicly].
Lucman: The problem is because of people like you, journalists like you who want to take favours from the US, and for which they are selling Pakistan and denigrating it... For example, people like, a name I took this morning in a programme too, Najam Sethi sahib...Look at how much he has maligned Pakistan just to get [American] nationality for himself and his children.. can you justify that?
Sami: Look Mubashar sahib, any journalist who keeps getting invitations from the US, whose earning comes from the US, he will obviously call Pakistan bad names and try and put American interests front and centre and try to justify it. And now if Sethi sahib is trying to do that...
Lucman: He's been doing it for such a long time and all of you are silent, all of you have made a lobby [for him], all of you America promoting journalists...
Sami: No, but I think the Pakistani people have understood these things. Whether it's such a journalist or politician or intellectual or whoever, I think they stand exposed. And now the way the Pakistani nation has expressed itself in a united way against the US, I don't think I am wrong in my understanding that the Pakistani people have understood these underhand tactics.
I will come back to Lucman (whose claims that Sethi says what he says to get US nationality for himself and his children could easily fall foul of defamation laws) but just want to point out a couple of things about what Sami Ibrahim says. For those who cannot tell the nuances from the translated transcript, Sami is obviously very much in on the diatribe against Sethi, the fake berating by Lucman belied by the unabashed smile on Sami's face. Secondly his attack on those journalists whose earnings are tied to the US is a bit rich coming from someone who represents a channel that has taken US funding to set up a bureau and pay the salary of its correspondent there.
In any case, coming back to Lucman, here is the other clip that PMW linked to, this one from the morning show on Pakistan Television earlier that same day, hosted by former film star Noor, in which Lucman is a guest. The relevant bit begins around 2:00 into the clip:
Here, once again, is a translated transcript of the relevant portion:
Noor: Which anchors are there which you think [present a constructive point of view on television]...?
Lucman: Better you not get me started... I can tell you the ones that I dislike intensely. I'll take the names too, I have no problems.
Noor: Ok, tell us.
Lucman: The one I dislike the most is Najam Sethi. Anyone who promotes America, I don't like. Those who earn from Pakistan, who have been made by Pakistan and then go and defame Pakistan, I curse such people. There are many such people.
Now, Lucman's dislike for Sethi and Sethi's views can be justified as his opinion and aside from the potential slander pointed out earlier, the principles on which Lucman professes his antipathy to Sethi cannot be called into question. Many 'nationalist' Pakistanis would feel the same way in theoretical terms about anyone who was promoting the agenda of some other country because of some vested interest. But note that I am NOT going into the actual content of what Lucman finds disturbing about Sethi's views - personally I have never considered Sethi's criticism of the Pakistani state as denigrating Pakistan, rather perfectly valid critiques that any right-thinking person needs to make - and as PMW has shown, there seems to be far more to this campaign than the simple views of a man who equates critique of the establishmentarian mindset with bad mouthing the country (and it should be remembered that Mubashar Lucman's father was, after all, in the military).
But what I find rather rich is the self-righteous claptrap about "defaming Pakistan" Mr Lucman is able to consistently spew on television (he has vigorously defended match-fixers such as Salman Butt and attacked rape survivors such as Mukhtaran Mai on his programme), given his own rather chequered past. I want to relate a small anecdote that should show how much he actually has done to keep Pakistan's flag flying high.
In 2005, before his advent on TV, Mubasher Lucman directed his first and (thankfully) only feature film, Pehla Pehla Pyar. The hype was immense but when it was finally released in 2006, it turned out to be the biggest flop of the year. However, the controversy that simultaneously engulfed Lucman was far more problematic. It turned out that Lucman, who had had post-production work done at a lab in Thailand had fled from there without paying off his bill, valued by the studio at around US$80,000. In fact, he had defrauded the lab by taking a work-print (which is sort of an unfinished draft print) on the pretense that he needed to have the film censored in Pakistan, and then used that print to make cinema release copies from other labs in India. (Labs generally do not release prints or negatives until their bills are settled.) The result of this fraud was not only that the release prints were of very poor quality (made as they were from an unfinished work print rather than the original negatives which were still with the Thai lab), but that Thai studios collectively banned all Pakistani filmmakers from using their facilities. In addition, the Thai lab then wrote a letter to Pakistani film associations detailing the fraud. Under the threat of legal action and immense pressure from film associations in Pakistan, Lucman finally, ostensibly, settled the dues, allowing Pakistani filmmakers from accessing Thai facilities once again.
And that is how Mr Lucman contributed to raising the stature of Pakistan himself. Ostensibly this was not considered when he was conferred Pakistan's third highest civilian award, the Sitara-e-Imtiaz this year. But what's that they say about those living in glass houses?


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A Morrison family was disheartened to discover that their two prized llamas had been killed at their home April 12 by a mountain lion.
The animals were nowhere in sight when Larry Cummings went to feed them early that morning in a pen about 400 feet from the family's house. When he searched the property, he discovered they had been killed.
"They were born and raised here, trained here, we showed them — they have just been wonderful animals," Susan Cummings said Monday. "It's just hard to get used to the idea that they are gone."
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HP anoints Mayer in global networks boss role
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HP has confirmed that Bethany Mayer - caretaker of its global networking biz for the last four months - will get the job on a permanent basis.
Former Mirapoint and Blue Coat exec Mayer arrived at HP in March 2010 as veep for marketing and alliances in the Enterprise Server, Storage and Networking (ESSN) division but got the networking role in June.
Dave Donatelli, HP senior exec veep and general manager for ESSN, said snaffling market share from rivals was the grand plan laid out for the new networking boss.
"During her interim leadership of HP Networking, Bethany exceeded performance goals resulting in our seventh straight quarter of double-digit growth. She is the right leader to accelerate this business," said her boss, Donatelli.
Mayer will hope she lasts longer on the HP Networking conveyer belt than was the case with the outgoing UK head Barry Bonnett or indeed EMEA networking chief Carlos Sartorius, who HP claimed was given the global role at the start of June.
Bonnett is now negotiating an exit from the UK networking job while Sartorius has left to run Citrix in EMEA. ®


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The AutoXBiax –- is an automated, high- precision measurement device that measures both axial and transverse strain simultaneously and is designed specifically to measure the plastic strain ratio (r-value) for steel. The AutoXBiax exceeds current standards, including ISO 10113, ASTM E517, and JIS Z 2254 and is designed for use on Instron electromechanical 5900 testing systems.
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- Automatic arm-opening eliminates the need to pause your test for transverse extensometer removal
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- Repeatable automatic attachment eliminates operator influences, removing a source of inconsistency in results
- Automatic centering improves repeatability by positioning in the center of your gauge length
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- Damage from shock loads is avoided because the system detects peak stress and automatically removes the arms before failure
- Device durability improved due to the use of an optical measurement system that is more robust than linear displacement or strain gauge transducer
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The AutoX 750 is a high-resolution, long-travel automatic contacting extensometer. It can be mounted onto any electromechanical 3300, 5500, or 5900 table top and floor model systems, as well as LX, DX, HDX, and KN static hydraulic testing systems. It is well suited for applications involving plastics, metals, biomedical, composites, elastomers, and more. The AutoX has a maximum travel of 750 mm and accuracy of ± 1 µm.
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Plans for new middle school approved
Bond to Valdez voters this fall if state passes ed specs
A milestone in the 10-year quest to build a new middle school in Valdez was reached Thursday night after both the city council and the board of education approved a rough design of the proposed facility. The approved plans are drawn at 10 percent of the actual blue prints and need to pass muster with the Alaska Dept. of Education before Valdez voters will be asked whether to pass or flunk funding for the project.
The "budgetary cost analysis" of the project came in at a cool $41,769,052, which is not a firm price tag for the new school. Nor did that figure include a last-minute addition of a 2,400 square foot dedicated mat room the district's various wrestling programs that was added by the school board during the marathon meetings and work session.
"All this is all a best estimate," John Hozey, the city's manager said when questioned by the public on the cost of the project. "This is not a firm cost estimate."
According to Hozey, a true cost estimate will not be known until architects do further work on the project - well before bonding for the project reaches ballots in the October elections.
Before the project can move forward, it must meet with the approval of the state's Dept. of Education to ensure the conceptual drawings and plans meet Alaska's educational specifications, or ed specs.
If the current concept is found to meet state ed specs, the state will fund 60 percent of the project's cost. Voters will still have to approve bonding for the full amount because the state reimburses its share back to municipalities a little at a time rather than in a lump sum.
"It's our debt," Hozey explained, "the state's not on the hook."
Some questioned the scope of the project, including its high school regulation gym at 14,600 square feet.
"You can't really say 60 percent of what," former board member Dolores Gard said when council convened to pass the resolution. She worried the state might renege on paying for 60 percent of the cost and questioned the wisdom of asking approval for a plan without firm cost estimates. "I don't want to be shot down later, because the moon, we can't have it all the time."
If the plans passed Thursday are approved by the state, they will be presented to the council, school board and public again when architects do more work and present a schematic at 30 percent completion. It will also contain a firm number for bonding purposes according to Hozey.
"If you're looking for cost savings, that would be the time to do it." Hozey said, noting the architect and planners hired by the city to bring the project to its current point feel confident the $42 million figure quoted in the cost analysis will be very close to the final number for the new school.
The current cost analysis, with a price tag of $41,769,052, does not include the cost of relocating the current bus barn which will need to be torn down and relocated for a new facility. That is currently estimated to cost a little over $1.5 million and Hozey said it is unlikely the state will pay any percentage of that.
If the current estimate proves true, the state will pick up $24,343,831 of the tab, and Valdez pay $16,229,221 plus another $1.5 million for a new bus barn.
Valdez voters have been down a similar path before. A $17 million bond was passed by voters about ten years ago. However, the bond was approved by voters before plans had been submitted for state approval and city officials found out after-the-fact its plans did not meet the state's ed specs and was also under-budgeted. The bond language also included new roofs for the district's other schools and a hodge-podge of other educational projects. The city sold approximately $2 million of the approved bonds on a new roof for Hermon Hutchens Elementary School, with the remaining $15 million still open.
Hozey said the state recommended the older bond approval be closed by the city and the full cost of the new school be presented to voters at its real cost in a new bond election, a lengthy process in itself.
The next regular city election is scheduled for Tuesday, October 2.
"We need that much time to do all that," Hozey.


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Skype is set to introduce an audioconferencing service that will allow for conferences with as many as 500 callers.
The popular VoIP service currently allows only five users on a call at one time, but that will expand when Highspeedconferencing.com gets certified as a Skype service, expected in the next few weeks, according to Skype. When that happens, and the service emerges from beta testing, it will become available through Skype's home page or the Skype Store site.
Highspeedconferencing.com is a service operated by Vapps, a vendor of audioconferencing equipment in New Jersey. It operates on the Vapps CB1000 conferencing platform, already in use by customers including Amazon, which uses it for internal conference calling, according to Ben Lilienthal, chief executive officer of Vapps. Skype, which operates a peer-to-peer voice calling service, was acquired last year by eBay.
The audioconferencing service will offer a cheaper alternative to conventional conference call services, Lilienthal said. The company's initial target market is home offices and small businesses, but it expects enterprise users eventually to adopt the service. Highspeedconferencing.com is currently available free in beta form but should emerge from beta testing in about two weeks, he said.
The standard service, called High Speed, will cost US$0.035 per minute and will let hosts use a phone keypad to control volume, muting, announcing of participants and locking out of additional callers, Lilienthal said. A premium service, High Speed Plus, will cost $0.06 per minute and will make all those controls available via a web interface. High Speed Plus will also include the ability to record a conference call and make it available later via call-in, .wav file download or AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) podcast, Lilienthal said. Users of High Speed Plus also will get their own lifetime Skype conferencing number so they don't have to get a new identification number for each conference call they set up.
Skype users who call in to the Highspeedconferencing.com sessions will be charged through their Skype credit accounts, Lilienthal said. Although the service is intended primarily for Skype customers, it will allow other participants to call in or initiate High Speed conference calls free from any conventional phone. However, there are only two numbers for them to call today: a local US number in Ohio and a premium-charge number in the UK. Highspeedconferencing.com may set up call-in numbers in other countries in the future, Lilienthal said. Alternatively, a Skype user could call out to the participant's landline or cell phone via the SkypeOut service and bring them in to the conference.
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Court's 'Pontius Pilate' move to open abortion challenge?
'Bizarre': 'It's remarkable and goes contrary to decisions' in other states
By Jack Minor
A "bizarre" and unexplained state court decision that was contrary to normal procedures may have given pro-life supporters the perfect storm that could prompt the United States Supreme Court to re-visit the case that legalized abortion in the first place.
Citizens of Oklahoma were in the process of gathering signatures to place a personhood amendment on the ballot for this November's elections, when the proposal was challenged by abortion advocates.
In Oklahoma and many states with initiative processes, groups and individuals opposed to a proposed initiative are allowed to challenge the proposal. The ACLU and Center for Reproductive Rights challenged Oklahoma's plan, arguing that the declarative statement in the amendment violated federal constitutional law.
In what Personhood USA called "a rare move against the people of Oklahoma," the state Supreme Court sided with pro-abortion groups and ruled on the constitutionality of the amendment before it was passed by the voters.
Steve Crampton, vice president for legal affairs and general counsel for Liberty Counsel, who represents Personhood Oklahoma, told WND the court's decision was totally "bizarre."
"Typically in legal cases, courts refuse to issue a ruling until a law is actually passed. The reason has to do with standing, before the proposal becomes a law, no one is been affected by it," he said.
The Obama administration has even acknowledged this principle. Justice Department lawyers asked a judge in Pittsburgh to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Geneva College challenging Obamacare regulations requiring employers to offer birth control coverage that includes so-called morning after drugs that abort fertilized embryos on the grounds the regulations have not taken effect yet.
"It is highly unusual for a state court to decide immediately on the federal constitutionality of a state initiative before the people have had a chance to vote on it," he said.
"It would be akin to a person interrupting debate on a proposal in the legislature and telling them they could not go forward in the legislative process because it was unconstitutional."
He said, "If the Supreme Court can stop the legislative process from taking effect then who exactly is the one passing the laws?"
He says he believes the state Supreme Court was attempting to avoid tackling the actual issue of abortion itself.
"I believe they were looking to pull a 'Pontius Pilate' and simply wash their hands of the issue," he said. "They issued their decision before the ink was even dry on our briefs and the decision was a simple page and a half decision.
"It's quite a remarkable move and goes contrary to decisions by other high courts that have been faced with similar issues. In Mississippi the same pro-abortion groups opposed 'Personhood' last year, but in that case their high court said 'who are we to rule on this half-baked process. It is too premature and inappropriate; we don't have that kind of power.'"
He said. "The same thing happened in Ohio where their Supreme Court said the issue needed to be passed by voters before they would consider the issue."
Even in California, where an openly "gay" judge declared a constitutional amendment defining marriage as being between a man and a woman unconstitutional, the court waited until the amendment actually passed prior to hearing the case.
In another unusual twist, the court's decision is surprisingly short and provides no reasoning as to the basis of the decision.
"The measure is clearly unconstitutional pursuant to Planned Parenthood V Casey," the high court decision says. "Twenty years ago, this court was presented with an initiative which facially conflicted with the Casey decision. This court held: 'the issue of the constitutionality of the initiative petition is governed by the United States Supreme Court's pronouncement in Casey.'"
Typically when a court issues a decision judges provide specific reasoning, explaining how they arrived at their conclusion. However, in this case, the court provided no explanation as to how the personhood amendment violated the 1992 Casey decision.
Casey involved a challenge of several provisions in the Pennsylvania Control Act that would among other things require doctors to provide women with information about the health risks and possible complications from an abortion, a 24-hour waiting period prior to an abortion and a parental consent requirement.
In a 5-4 ruling the U.S. Supreme Court established a new standard for determining abortion issues, such as whether the legislation posed an "undue burden" on the mother.
In addition to establishing the new standard, the court upheld the state's 24-hour waiting period, and informed and parental consent requirements, stating that these restrictions did not create an undue burden.
Crampton said amendment supporters are planning to appeal the Oklahoma decision to the United States Supreme Court, noting that there is nothing in any personhood amendment that would violate Casey.
Liberty Counsel is attempting to get as many organizations as possible to submit amicus briefs in the next 90 days in an attempt to persuade the court to re-visit Casey and possibly Roe v. Wade, the 1972 case that legalized abortion.
Crampton points out that the personhood amendment is not even a law and does not in and of itself make any type of abortion illegal, but simply defines the term person.
"This amendment does not outlaw abortion or criminalize any conduct," he said. "If as a result of this amendment, lawmakers were to subsequently pass legislation outlawing abortion, you would still have a long way to go before abortion would finally be illegal."
He said, "Casey never said anything about personhood. All it did was set forth a standard for prohibitions in abortion. It doesn't say anything about declarations such as what is happening with personhood legislation.
"By claiming Casey as the justification for its decision, they have unwittingly given us the perfect opportunity to formally petition the court for a re-consideration of Casey and Roe," he said.


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Citations or business profiles are becoming more and more important to Penguin, Google's newest algorithm update. Since Penguin now gives more value to business profile /citation they have become very important in improving your website and company ranking with the search engines. Citations or business profiles are also valuable for referring potential clients or customers to your website because these profiles show up in Google searches and help your business's Google+ and map listings rank higher. Citations/business profiles are essential for branding as well. The more mentions you have of your business across the web on quality sites the better.
What is a Citation Listing/Business Profile?
This is a business listing that includes your business name, address, and phone number. Some citation listings include even more details like a link to your website, photos of business or products, videos, business category, description, products and services, and social profiles. They are essential if you want to rank locally in search engine results because they create trust for your business name and reputation. Basically they're like the old phone book listings, but online.
How to Find Local Business Citation Opportunities
First, make sure you've got the big listings covered: Google+, Yahoo, & Bing Local. Then you can start creating or claiming the big name local citation listings online: City Search, Yelp, Yellow Pages, Info USA Listings, Super Pages, Brown Book, and Map Quest. If you get stuck you can always head over to White Spark or Bright Local (mentioned below) and do a citation search for your business. Alternatively, you can Google competitors' phone numbers that are ranking well locally to see where they're listed. Make sure you perform searches of their phone numbers with brackets, dashes, and with just the number because they will all yield slightly different search results.
Best Third Party Business Listing Sites
If you don't have time to submit your business to business profile citation sites there are a few quality and affordable listing submission sites to consider: Localeze, Yext, and City Grid.
Citation/Business Profile Submission Tips
While it's important to have a consistent name, address, and phone number across multiple sites, make sure you use unique descriptions when you can. Also, be sure to have your business's logo, product, and other images saved to your computer. Once they're saved right click on each image and select properties, then details. Then you can add a title, subject, tags, and copyright information for each image. Also make sure you have a word document or spreadsheet saved with the following information ready to cut and paste:
1. Business Name
2. Address
3. Phone Number
4. Website
5. Description
6. Business Email Address
7. Link Building Email, Username, & Password
8. Social Profile Links: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+ & Maps
9. Business Categories
10. Business Tags
Make Sure Your Business is Not Already Listed
Check to see if your business is already listed on the site to avoid duplicate listing issues. You can do this by using some easy search operators on Google: (inurl:listingsitehere "your business name"). So if you want to see if SM Business Solutions was listed on Super Pages you would type the following in a Google search: ("inurl:superpages "SM Business Solutions"). Another way to search for your business on a specific website is conducting a search using your phone number and the site name. If you're not familiar with search operators you can learn more about them from Google here.
If you find an existing profile with inaccurate information, just claim it and update the information. If your listing has already been claimed you can usually contact the listing company and make a request for them to release the listing so you can claim it. Other times they will simply delete the incorrect listing information and you can create a whole new one.
Start Creating Business Profiles
Now you're ready to start submitting your business profile listings. Just remember to track the progress of each listing and be sure to safe your login details should you ever need to update your listings. Let me know if I missed any good citation building sites in the comments or if you have any local listing questions.


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By virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed to Secure Debt from Edward Donald Surrency to Queensborough National Bank and Trust Company dated July 27, 2005, and recorded in Deed Book 406, pages 251-254, Appling County, Georgia records, said Deed to Secure Debt having been given to secure a Note dated July 27, 2005, in the original principal sum of One Hundred Ten Thousand Four Hundred Eighty-Eight and 54/100 Dollars ($110,488.54), with interest from date at the rate stated in said Note on the unpaid balance until paid, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder from cash before the Courthouse door at Appling County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in December, 2011, the property described on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The debt secured by said Deed to Secure Debt has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, non-payment of the monthly installments on said loan. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, including attorney?s fees.
The individual or entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Queensborough National Bank and Trust Company, 549 West Hill Street, Thomson, Georgia 30824, (706) 597-8500.
Said property will be sold as the property of Edward Donald Surrency, subject to a prior Deed to Secure Debt in favor of Queensborough National Bank and Trust Company dated July 27, 2005, recorded in Deed Book 406, Pages 251-254, aforesaid records, to the outstanding ad valorem taxes and/or assessments, if any, and all easements and restrictions of record, if any, having priority over this Deed to Secure Debt.
Queensborough National Bank
and Trust Company
As Attorney in Fact for
Edward Donald Surrency
John C. Hammond
Hammond & Hammond
Attorneys at Law, P.C.
Post Office Box 1137
Thomson, Georgia 30824
(706) 595-1008
Legal Description, from Security Deed of Property
Property located at 338 Luther Surrency Road, Baxley, Appling County,
Georgia 31513;
Tax Map 78, Parcel 023
ALL that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the Third Land District of Appling County, Georgia consisting of 33.4 acres, more or less, of Lot of Land No. 398, and being bounded as follows: North by the original lot line of said Lot; East by lands of C. H. McTier; South by State Hwy. 144; and West by lands of Millard Surrency, formerly of Lecie Bell Estate and having such shapes, metes and distances as will more fully appear by reference thereof to a plat made by W. L. Woodard recorded in the Office of Clerk of Superior Court, Appling County, Georgia in Plat Book No. 2, Page 243; the acreage above set forth is exclusive of 2.1 acres in Rachel Baptist Church lot which is excepted from this conveyance.
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Browsing the web, I came across a group of great aerial photographs of Georgetown, made by midcoast photographer Dave Cleaveland. His organization, MaineImaging.com, has photographed all but 30 miles of the New England coastline from the air. Here's a shot of Seguin Lighthouse:
There are more beautiful photographs of Georgetown and the entire coast of Maine (and beyond) available for purchase on their website, http://maineimaging.smugmug.com/Aerials/Kennebec-River-toaugusta.


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27 Feb 2014
25 Feb 2014
Granny in Brussels!
My beloved granny came to Brussels to visit me and we had the best time together - discovering the city, going on trips around Belgium and enjoying each other. Hope she´s gonna visit me soon again!
As always, my grandma forbid me to show her pictures on the blog so I won´t do that (such a pity!) except of this photo of us which even she agreed is too nice to be left apart. :-)
23 Feb 2014
DVF in Winter Time
When I got these mirror sunglasses, I thought I would only wear in summer but eventually they became my favourite shades for this winter. But how can I resist them? They somehow fit with almost everything, from denim to a classic wrap dress, like this one from Diane von Furstenberg.
21 Feb 2014
Blanket? Scarf?
What do you think of my new maxi scarf? I got it recently in sales in Zara Men and it´s a highly practical piece which can be used also as a blanket. :-) Photographed just before I got sick.
18 Feb 2014
Dear Ralph (Lauren)
As I´m still sick and stuck in bed, the only things that save me from a total boredom are watching the Winter Olympics and the ongoing fashion weeks. When checking the photos from New York, I came across the new collection of Ralph Lauren. And I would like to tell Ralph and his team that if ever they don´t know what to do with that beautiful powder-pink furry coat, it would do great in my wardrobe. :-) Btw, I wouldn´t mind those beautiful white pants and turtleneck, too. And, dear Ralph, the same goes for any other piece from your wonderful the collection. ;-) Simply stunning!
17 Feb 2014
My Boyfriend´s Fashion Blog
That´s what I call a serious competition... :-) Some days ago, my boyfriend, dressed and (unlike me) ready to go, super bored, looks at me as I´m standing in the front of the wardrobe deciding what to wear, and says:
15 Feb 2014
Valentine´s Nails
Hey guys, how did you spend St. Valentine´s Day? Me, I couldn´t enjoy it at all as I´m sick with a terrible tonsilitis... So, I got my nails beautifully done on Thursday and now I can only look at them while staying in bed... Can´t be fed up more! Thank God for the Winter Olympic Games, at least I have something to watch... Go Czech! :-)
14 Feb 2014
Dots, Hearts, Houndstooth
Black and white - what a timeless and elegant combination! In this outfit I decided to spice it up a little with three different patterns - polka dots, houndstooth and hearts on the bag...
Happy Valentine´s Day everyone! :-)
12 Feb 2014
Hey guys, how have you been? Sorry for the break, but I swear I have a good reason for that! These days I have been studying for a defence of my doctoral thesis - a last step to obtain a Doctor of Law degree at the Charles University in Prague - and I succeeded! Yeahhhh I´m sooo happy!
4 Feb 2014
Hello Rocco Baby
My thrill for the Rocco bag from Alexander Wang is not a new thing... The problem was that I longed for Rocco in "elephant gray", a last-season colour which is not that easy to get anymore, especially in Europe. Finally I was lucky enough to find mine on Monnier Frères. This eshop offers a great choice but delivers only to the UK, Italy, France and Germany, but fortunately I have a network of understanding fashion enthusiasts who are ready to help. ;-) My BIG THANKS to everyone involved!
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"Full-stability technology works, it's affordable, and it will help us continue our track record as an industry leader in accident reduction." -Jeff McCaig, chairman, Trimac Transportation
You'll be hearing about Bendix Commercial Vehicles Systems LLC a lot this week. The company is not only playing host to John H. Hill, head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), for a speech he's giving on the U.S. Department of Transportation's new plan for reforming the federal approach to the nation's highway and transit systems, but is also releasing a new white paper - entitled "Road Map for the Future" - that touts the safety benefits of advanced safety systems, such as its electronic stability program (ESP).
(A concrete mixer test truck equipped with Bendix's full stability control package.)
More than a few commercial fleets decided to add Bendix's stability control package to their trucks, with bulk commodities carrier Trimac Transportation being the latest back in May to green light this technology for its Kenworth tractors.
And as Jeff McCaig, Trimac's chairman, noted above, the reasons are very compelling for buying such systems just from the monetary standpoint alone. That's because U.S. government studies show that vehicle accidents involving injury can cost an average of more than $200,000 per event, while the cost of accidents involving fatalities can average more than $3 million per incident.
Yet Bendix - like its competitor ArvinMeritor, which offers similar safety systems - is finding full-stability control technology and new air disc brakes, designed to vastly reduce the stopping distances for tractor-trailers, remains a tough sell.
I bumped into one such reason earlier this year at an ArvinMeritor safety demonstration, where a fleet manager literally had to bribe his insurance agent with a round of golf in sunny Florida to get him to witness the potential benefits these kinds of technologies can provide - the greatest being not only the reduction in accidents, but in their severity as well. Yet it is still proving to be a tough sell to the insurance industry - giving fleets discounts based on their adoption of safety systems.
(A compelling Bendix braking demonstration showing the benefits air disc brakes offer in terms of shorter stopping distances.)
Why is this? Insurance companies should be able to see the benefit these systems bring to the table for truckers. I've included several clips from Bendix that show how stability control systems plus new brake designs improve vehicle handling and maneuvering in emergency situations. For without some sort of incentive, fleets are hard pressed to commit ever-scarcer dollars to adopt these technologies.
A telephone survey conducted by FMCSA back in August 2003 with 19 different fleets - both private and for-hire - starkly illustrated that conundrum.
The three most important safety technology issues for the motor carriers FMCSA interviewed were the accuracy and reliability of the system, the cost to install and maintain the technology, and proven effectiveness to improve safety. Calculating a return on investment (ROI), in particular, stayed uppermost in the minds of most of the carriers, according to FMCSA's survey.
(This fast-moving Bendix video shows how stability control improves the handling of tractor-trailers, vocational trucks, even buses, in all sorts of bad weather.)
"ROI is a factor unique to carriers, but almost all carriers emphasized its importance in their deciding to adopt on-board safety technology," the agency reported. "They want quantifiable data on costs and benefits. One carrier presented the following scenario: To install an $800 item into a fleet of 3,000 vehicles, costing $2.4 million, requires breakeven payback in six to eight months - and there must be ongoing payback as well. Other carriers stated that they looked for payback in the 12 to 18-month timeframe. None indicated a payback greater than 24 months as being acceptable."
A wrote a story about this issue a few years back and talked with David Melton, director of transportation technical services for insurance firm Liberty Mutual, to get some insight as to what's holding things up.
"Payback analysis in terms of [truck] safety systems isn't so much a science but an art form," he told me. "That's because the biggest problem is that payback analysis misses the entire point. In order to calculate payback by traditional means, you only look at crash costs and these are 'lagging indicators' - you're waiting for something bad to happen so you can justify the investment."
The real key to payback analysis, said Melton, is to measure changes in driver behavior: what is and is not occurring behind the wheel. "In this case, you do not get the bottom line figures business owners want to see, but you are doing something far more important: you are lowering your level of risk," he noted. "Because as the level of safe driver behaviors go up - slower speeds, greater following distance, less aggressive braking - the severity and frequency of crashes go down. That must be included in your payback analysis in addition to measuring reduced crash costs."
(The outriggers you see on these test trucks prevent rollovers from occuring when the Bendix stability control systems are turned off.)
Still, one would think after looking at the videos I've included here that fleets and their insurance providers could see some real benefits to adopting new safety systems, from new brake designs all the up through full stability control packages. Maybe it is an "art form" to calculate the fiscal incentive - but I still think "seeing is believing" when you look at how tractor-trailer operations can become much safer with new technology on board.


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Please Note: There are several recipes listed on this page. Please scroll down the page, to find the recipe you are seeking. Thank you!
Tofu Ranchero
Makes 3 to 5 servings
4 whole-grain or gluten-free tortillas
2 large or 3 medium tomatoes, roughly chopped
1 medium onion, sliced
1 teaspoon dried cilantro or 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil (optional)
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
1 yellow or orange sweet pepper, sliced
14 to 16 ounces firm or extra-firm regular tofu, drained
1 teaspoon turmeric
1/4 teaspoon regular or reduced-sodium tamari
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Wrap the tortillas in foil.
Put the tomatoes in a blender and process until the texture resembles a chunky sauce. Put the tomatoes, onion, cilantro, ground cumin, 1/4 teaspoon of olive oil (if using), cayenne pepper, and sea salt in a large skillet. Bring to a simmer and cook for 7 minutes over medium-low heat. Add the sweet pepper, cover, and simmer for 5 to 7 minutes.
Put the tortillas in the oven and heat for 5 to 10 minutes or until they are warm.
Meanwhile, combine the tofu, turmeric, tamari, and 1/4 teaspoon of olive oil (if using) into a medium bowl and mash with a potato masher or large fork until the tofu resembles the color and texture of cooked scrambled eggs. In a nonstick skillet, cook the tofu mixture for 5 to 7 minutes, or until heated through, stirring frequently.
Remove the tortillas from the oven. For each serving, place a tortilla on a large plate. Spoon one-quarter of the tofu mixture over the tortilla and then top with one-quarter of the tomato sauce. Serve immediately.
Cornbread and Sweet Pepper Mini-Muffins
Makes 12 mini-muffins
1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons fine ground cornmeal, plus more as needed (see note)
1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 cup diced sweet red pepper
1 cup sliced banana
1/3 cup nondairy milk
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 cup maple syrup
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Oil a twelve-cup mini-muffin tin. Put the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl and stir with a dry whisk to combine. Add the red pepper and stir gently to coat.
Put the banana, nondairy milk, and chili powder in a blender. Process until the mixture is smooth. Pour the banana mixture into the flour mixture and stir just until incorporated. Add the maple syrup and stir briefly to incorporate. The batter will be quite thick. If the mixture seems too runny, gently stir in more cornmeal, 1 heaping teaspoon at a time, to achieve a thick batter that holds soft peaks when stirred.
Divide the mixture among the oiled muffin cups. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Put the muffin tin on a wire rack and loosen the sides of each muffin with a knife. Cool for about 10 minutes. Carefully remove the muffins. Serve warm or at room temperature.
NOTE: Make sure to use fine-ground cornmeal, not coarse ground cornmeal, or your muffins will be inedible!
Pineapple-Banana-Strawberry Smoothie
Makes 2 to 3 servings
2 very large frozen bananas
2 cups chilled nondairy milk, plus more as needed (vanilla variety is preferable)
1 1/2 cups cubed pineapple, chilled
1 cup frozen strawberries
1 tablespoon maple syrup, plus more as needed (optional)
Put all of the ingredients in a blender and process until smooth and creamy. Taste and add more nondairy milk or maple syrup, if desired. Pour the mixture into pretty dessert dishes or glasses. Serve immediately.


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If you're headed to the Marin County Fair next week, a top civil liberties lawyer advises leaving your Oakland A's and other ball caps at home along with your Ralph Lauren Chaps gear – and in any case avoid wearing red or blue garb, even on the Fourth of July.
Marin's new ordinance cracking down on gang attire at the fair means that "hundreds, and probably thousands" of fairgoers will run the risk of violations, according to a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union, adding that as a practical matter Latino youth are the real targets of a code that in effect formalizes racial profiling.
"Given this county's identified gang population, it is Latino youth who will be taking a risk … not white youth
wearing the identical items," declared Alan L. Schlosser of Mill Valley, legal director of the ACLU of Northern California.
Undersheriff Mike Ridgway begged to differ, saying the county law does not discriminate and was "carefully crafted by attorneys to pass constitutional muster" while providing a more transparent process that includes advance notice of the gang insignia at issue.
"We welcome everyone at the fair," said fair chief Jim Farley, adding that fair ticket takers intend to wear red and blue Mardi Gras beads on the Fourth of July.
County authorities say gear ranging from a bandana to the color of rosary beads or shoelaces can signify gang membership and prompt turf war among rivals. People who decline to remove
such items can be turned away from the public celebration that begins Wednesday. The fair runs July 3-7.
Law enforcement experts skilled in recognizing gang garb will make decisions on whether clothing or related gear, in combination with other items or factors, signals gang membership. Only those who refuse to cover up or remove offending items will be turned away.
Officials contend the new law simply spells out past procedures involving clothing, colors, insignia, numbers and related "identifiers."
But Schlosser renewed earlier criticism of the Marin law after receiving from the county a list of gang "identifiers" that are prohibited.
"What this list does is to substitute the vagueness of your prior apparently unwritten policy for a sweepingly overbroad written policy, while leaving intact the unfettered discretion of the officers on the scene, and therefore the susceptibility and in fact near certainty that this ordinance will be enforced based on stereotypes and racial profiling," Schlosser advised the county in a June 21 letter.
"It is my considered legal opinion that the county faces the potential of legal liability if anyone is detained or ejected based on this overbroad and vague policy," he said.
Schlosser noted the county's list includes 69 prohibited items that might be worn by 50 gangs. Among gang insignia are the colors red, blue, red and white or black and white.
"It is ironic that the colors red and blue will be forbidden on the fairgrounds on July 4," Schlosser noted, adding with tongue in cheek: "Caution would suggest leaving your American flag decals at home."
Sports teams on the list include Oakland A's, Colorado Rockies, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, as well as teams whose hats are red or blue, such as the Dodgers or Cubs. Red or blue bandanas, bracelets, rosaries, shoe laces, as well as gear with numbers including 13, 14, 18, 20, 81, 113, 276, 415 and 707, may raise official eyebrows as well.
"Under this ordinance, if one person is wearing an A's hat or a blue bandana or Chaps by Ralph Lauren, and they are walking with or talking with another person" wearing a listed item, "then each of them 'violates the Marin County dress code policy,'" Schlosser observed.
But, he added, the ordinance will not be enforced as it is written. Instead, those technically in violation will be confronted only if "in the subjective judgment of the officer, they appear to be gang members. … In the real world, the criteria for actual enforcement actions under this ordinance are purely subjective and unwritten." The result is a "vacuum" where "stereotyping and racial profiling come into play."
In the end, the message is that not all are welcome at the fair, especially young people of color, the attorney concluded.
County lawyers said fears of discrimination are baseless and added the new ordinance makes formal and legally defensible policies that have been in place for years.
Deputy County Counsel Ed Kiernan has noted a list of banned gang insignia will be posted on the fair website and available at the gate. "There is no restriction on gang members attending the fair," he said. "The bottom line is no one is being racially profiled."
The dress code was unanimously adopted by county supervisors despite worry about racial profiling that Supervisor Steve Kinsey said was a "legitimate concern." The county board asked for a detailed analysis of how the policy works this year.
Contact Nels Johnson via email at email@example.com. Follow him at twitter.com/nelsjohnsonnews
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