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A federal district court judge ruled yesterday that a retailer may be sued if its website is inaccessible to the blind. [...] The suit charges that Target's website [...] is inaccessible to the blind, and therefore violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)[...]. Target asked the court to dismiss the action by arguing that no law requires Target to make its website accessible. The Court denied Target's motion to dismiss and held that the federal and state civil rights laws do apply to a website such as target.com.
I see this is a significant first ruling, even if the case is far from over. It makes it quite clear that website owners have a direct responsibility to consider accessibility when creating their sites.
The Court denied Target's motion to dismiss and held that the federal and state civil rights laws do apply to a website such as target.com
if this isn't paraphrased from the judgment, then these actual words "to a website such as target.com" means that any large ecommerce website is possibly the next one on the list - if it isn't accessible.
In my opinion, if the revenues of an ecommerce site are important, it's the site's ownwer legal responsability to make it accessible as they would their brick and mortar store.
I hope the ruling doesn't get overtturned, it's not as if making a website accessible would cost as much as making your store accessible (if it was built properly)
If this is an issue maybe you need to open a public business and try it, what makes the internet any different and your business.
Personal sites are not affected Govt. and commercial sites are.
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I suggest you read these paragraphs and consider whether your website has the same issues.
25. Target denies the blind access to goods, services and information made available through Target.com by preventing them from freely navigating Target.com.
26. The Internet has become a significant source of information, for conducting business and for doing everyday activities such as shopping, banking, etc., for sighted and blind persons.
27. The blind access websites by using keyboards in conjunction with screen-reading software which vocalizes visual information on a computer screen. Except for a blind person whose residual vision is still sufficient to use magnification, screen access software provides the only method by which a blind person can independently access the Internet. Unless websites are designed to allow for use in this manner, blind persons are unable to fully access Internet websites and the information, products and services contained therein.
28. There are well-established guidelines for making websites accessible to blind people. These guidelines have been in place for at least several years and have been followed successfully by other large business entities in making their websites accessible. The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), a project of the World Wide Web Consortium which is the
leading standards organization of the Web, has developed guidelines for website accessibility.
The federal government has also promulgated website accessibility standards under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. These guidelines are readily available via the Internet, so that a business designing a website can easily access them. These guidelines recommend several basic components for making websites accessible, including, but not limited to: adding invisible alttext to graphics; ensuring that all functions can be performed using a keyboard and not just a mouse; ensuring that image maps are accessible, and adding headings so that blind people can easily navigate the site. Without these very basic components a website will be inaccessible to a blind person using a screen reader.
29. Target.com contains access barriers that prevent free and full use by blind persons using keyboards and screen reading software. These barriers are pervasive and include, but are not limited to: lack of alt-text on graphics, inaccessible image maps, the lack of adequate prompting and labeling; the denial of keyboard access; and the requirement that transactions be performed solely with a mouse.
30. Alternative text (�Alt-text�) is invisible code embedded beneath a graphical image on a website. Web accessibility requires that alt-text be coded with each picture so that a screen reader can speak the alternative text while a sighted user sees the picture. Alt-text does not change the visual presentation except that it appears as a text pop-up when the mouse moves
over the picture. There are many important pictures on Target.com that lack a text equivalent.
The lack of Alt-text on these graphics prevents screen readers from accurately vocalizing a
description of the graphics. (Screen readers detect and vocalize Alt-text to provide a description
of the image to a blind computer user.) As a result, blind Target customers are unable to
determine what is on the website, browse the site, look for Target locations, investigate Target
programs and specials, and/or make any purchases.
31. Similarly, Target.com lacks accessible image maps. An image map is a function
that combines multiple words and links into one single image. Visual details on this single
image highlight different �hot spots,� which, when clicked on, allow the user to jump to many
different destinations within the website. For an image map to be accessible, it must contain Alttext
for the various �hot spots.� The image maps on Target.com do not contain adequate Alt-text
and are therefore inaccessible.
32. Target.com also lacks prompting information and accommodations necessary to
allow blind shoppers who use screen readers to locate and accurately fill-out online forms. On a
shopping site such as Target.com, these forms include search fields to locate products, fields that
specify the number of items desired, and fields used to fill-out personal information, including
address and credit card information. Due to the lack of adequate labeling, blind customers
cannot easily make purchases or inquiries as to Target�s products or programs, nor can they enter
their personal identification and financial information with confidence and security.
33. The lack of navigation links on Target.com makes attempting to navigate through
Target.com even more time consuming and confusing for blind consumers
34. Target.com requires the use of a mouse to complete a transaction. Yet, it is a
fundamental tenet of web accessibility that for a web page to be accessible to blind people, it
must be possible for the user to interact with the page using only the keyboard. Indeed, blind
users cannot use a mouse because manipulating the mouse is a visual activity of moving the
mouse pointer from one visual spot on the page to another. Thus, Target.com�s inaccessible
design, which requires the use of a mouse to complete a transaction, denies blind Target
customers the ability to independently make purchases on Target.com.
If I'm hearing impaired can I sue radio stations? What about Target's television ads? They rarely use words and often just have people jumping around or dancing.
How about the poor? Are they being denied access because the Internet is not fee?
Where does it end?
Well, I don't use image maps and I use alt text most of the time, and my sites can be (cumbersomely) operated with the keyboard. So it looks like I have my bases covered as far as the complaints against Target are concerned. But what happens when, based on this precedent, someone sues a company for not having a high contrast stylesheet available on their website, or any of the many other little things that could be brought up?
I know first-hand of hundreds of small businesses that could be put out of business by this ruling. These are family-owned businesses, for the most part, and many of them are only supplementary to outside employment. There's no way most of these people could afford to have their websites overhauled for accessibility. So by all means, let's put them out of business so nobody gets to have the truly great resources many of these businesses produce...
My biggest issue with the decision is the fact we really don't have a set of standards in place. We will most likely see a group of professional plaintiffs in the coming years push the envelope on what is discrimination and what isn't. My fear is that it will be pushed so far that it hurts small business online and sets a higher barrier of entry.
What other forms of discrimination will come next is the question we should be asking and preparing for online. Will those with carpal tunnel be discriminated from because they can't scroll down on your site, click a mouse, or type in their credit card number?
Webwork's posting of the details of the plaintiff's complaint was very helpful to me and a real eye-opener on the issues of blind people using the Internet. It seems like what's being asked for by the plaintiff is that website developers take the time to be sure that a mouse is not required to use their websites.
Is that too much to ask? The comparison of making radio broadcasts accessible to the deaf is interesting. I don't think it's valid because radio is exclusively audio in nature, unlike television, which is both audio and visual. Accomodations for the deaf to watch TV are made in the form of captioning.
Does the government have the authority to dictate website design standards? That's a tough one... I personally favor software the can be operated by the keyboard alone, but I wonder if the fault in this case lies with Target or with the maker of the reader software?
If the outcome of this case is that it raises awareness on the part of developers to help handicapped users, then that's a good thing. If the outcome is a big effort by government to police the Internet then I will not be happy. I wonder how it was decided that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to Internet commerce sites.
So we'll need to find another test. But then those not hearing all to well can sue, or those with a below par IQ, or ...
or ...
And there's plenty of stuff you want/need CAPTCHA for. If giving an alternative (like call me and I'll let you through) is not good enough...
I would love to learn more about the screen vocalization software and how it works with HTML in order to really form a solid opinion.
The question is, how will this change general coding standards? For example, many things cannot be read in Javascript, will we have to curb our use of this language?
Maybe there should be a .blind domain alternative site for these people to go to...
It's clear that the Americans with Disabilities grants the blind the right to access to retail spaces. This ruling simply affirms that e-commerce websites are included in the definition of retail space.
If I'm hearing impaired can I sue radio stations?
There is simply no comparison between a purely auditory medium and the web. The text quoted by Webwork is a good summary of the complaint. It is important to understand that the web is overwhelmingly a text-based environment, and as such is inherently accessible because the data can be displayed on a screen, resized, displayed in different colors, read out by a screenreader or displayed on a braille device. Problems occur when you take that accessible information and present it in a way which reduces its accessibility.
The lawsuit didn't come about because the site was a bit difficult to use, but because the way it was built actively discriminated against blind users by failing to cater for "very basic components" - alternative text for images and - to quote - "the denial of keyboard access". This is active discrimination, not passive inaction.
The legislation doesn't mean that you have to switch to a 100% valid text-only table-free big text high contrast javascript-free site. Is it too much to ask a large company with a professionally-developed website to make a reasonable attempt to retain basic accessibility?
This is an important step, an excellent decision, and I hope the case goes forward and the case for website accessibility wins in the long term.
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I have found that without exception, paying better attention to the labels and layouts that improve accessibility has corresponded with improved ranks in the SERPs.
Moaning that the cost of becoming accessible might put some folks out of business overlooks the fact that it can bring benefits in return. Consider it an investment, not an expense.
Is it too much to ask a large company with a professionally-developed website to make a reasonable attempt to retain basic accessibility?
Those that want a free market economy don't believe that the government has any right to tell a business that they need to have ALT tags
Some of us believe in a free market economy BUT not at the expense of throwing basic social justice out the window.
So, if I have the choice, now exactly WHY would I want to host in the states?
Some of us believe in a free market economy BUT not at the expense of throwing basic social justice out the window.
I'm not siding with either one, just saying that regulations like this are against the beliefs of a free market economy.
They have other sales channels they can use to shop at Target.
That doesn't fly in brick and morter, though.
"Sorry, this store is not accessable to the disabled. Please patronize our other store at..."
Anyway, this isn't going to bankrupt anyone. It costs almost NOTHING to implement the guidelines. Web designers just need to be aware of it when they implement their designs.


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NEWPORT, R.I. — The house formerly known as Belcourt Castle now has a Twitter account, a Facebook page and an American flag planted on its meticulously restored Pennsylvania slate roof. Gone are the sidewalk placards announcing the ghost and murder-mystery tours. These are some of the most visible signs that the once-derelict, nearly 40,000-square-foot folly designed by Richard Morris Hunt is under new management.
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It was almost a year ago that Carolyn Rafaelian, the 46-year-old founder of Alex and Ani, a rapidly growing, wildly successful New Age jewelry line (think bangles with inspirational charms, now sported by Olympic athletes, the Dalai Lama and millions of teenage girls), and a daughter of Cranston, R.I., bought the house for $3.6 million. It was a rather low price, except when you consider how many millions of dollars may be required to rehabilitate it.
"My dream was to own a Newport mansion: that's what I always wrote in the comment books," she said, recalling how she would tour the houses here when she was a student at the University of Rhode Island. Ms. Rafaelian, who is now divorced, was married at Beechwood, another former tour property. "Be careful what you wish for," she said. "But Joe was my insurance. He gave me the confidence."
When embarking on a renovation, it's always nice to have a good relationship with a contractor. Mr. Triangelo, 49, and Ms. Rafaelian fell in love three years ago, locking eyes in a Providence, R.I., restaurant.
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In 2010, the year he and Ms. Rafaelian met, her company, which she had named for two of her three daughters and had started in a corner of her father's costume jewelry plant in Cranston six years earlier, recorded revenues of $4.6 million. Last year, that figure had swelled to more than $79 million. Ms. Rafaelian credits her new chief executive, Giovanni Feroce, a former military officer and combat veteran whom she met at a college reunion.
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Not long after the house was finished, he fell in love with his neighbor (and friend's wife), Alva Vanderbilt, who was living in the Marble House, her own Richard Morris Hunt confection up the street. After divorcing her husband to marry Mr. Belmont, she moved into Belcourt and cleaned up his bachelor pad by adding a library and her own bedroom, and moving the horses out of the main living areas.
Mr. Belmont died in 1908 of an infection following appendicitis, and subsequent owners struggled with the place. In 1940, an entrepreneur bought it for $1,000, hoping to turn it into an auto museum, only to discover that zoning would not allow that. At midcentury, Belcourt was briefly the home of the Newport Jazz Festival, until the neighbors revolted.
In 1956, it was bought by Harold and Ruth Tinney for $25,000 and renamed Belcourt Castle. They moved in with their son, Donald, and began to fill it with the contents of other once-grand Newport homes, many of which would be demolished over the next few decades.
Belcourt became a sort of Gilded Age pastiche embellished with the fragments of lost houses, like a fantastical seahorse weather vane that is still planted on the stable roof, as well as the Tinneys' own decorative flourishes, which tended toward garish gilding and stained-glass work. Donald even made a gilded carriage, which looks like a Disney fantasy in photographs. The Tinneys led tours and rented the place out for parties. (See "no underwear," above.)
In the late 1990s, Belcourt was the scene of a much-publicized family feud as a plumber-turned-handyman named Kevin Koellisch, who had insinuated himself into the affections of Ruth Tinney, sued Donald and his wife, Harle, for a third of the house's value.
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Harold Tinney had died in 1989, and a year later, Ruth had adopted Mr. Koellisch and added his name to the property's deed. After her death in 1995, Mr. Koellisch, who had started to call himself Kevin Tinney, began his suit against his "family." All the parties in the suit were living in the house, albeit in separate quarters, along with several Rottweilers, according to news reports. It took nearly four years of litigation for the Tinneys to evict Mr. Koellisch, whom the justices of the State Supreme Court colorfully described as "a libertine and a bounder of sorts."
Lawsuits are expensive, even if you win, and Belcourt's financial health, which was never robust, grew precarious, said Kate Leonard, a member of the City Council and a broker at Lila Delman Real Estate in Newport.
Donald Tinney died in 2006, and his wife seemed to wrestle with the care of the place, said Ms. Leonard, who had the listing last year.
"The Tinneys had tried to be good stewards," she said. "But the court case wiped out their funds, and thus there was no money to keep the house in good shape."
When Ms. Rafaelian heard the property was for sale, she and Mr. Triangelo drove to Newport and took one of Harle Tinney's ghost tours.
"It turned out it was her wedding anniversary, and I gave her a bracelet," Ms. Rafaelian said. "Later that week, I got a letter from her. We started a dialogue. She said, 'I felt you were Alva reincarnated' and that the house belonged to me. She was very excited, and very quickly this happened."
Ms. Rafaelian has houses in Palm Beach, Fla.; Providence and Jamestown, R.I., as well as a condo in TriBeCa. She will not be moving into Belcourt, which disappointed Mr. Triangelo, who had his eye on the large apartment carved out of the servants' quarters upstairs.
The Belcourt rehab is the latest in a string of renovations by deep-pocketed owners of some of Bellevue Avenue's most complicated properties. In 2010, Larry Ellison of Oracle bought Beechwood, an Astor estate that, like Belcourt, had struggled as a tour house, for $10.5 million; he plans to turn it into an art museum.
In 2006, David Ford, a retired Goldman Sachs partner, bought Miramar, a stone colossus designed to resemble a French chateau, at auction, and has been meticulously restoring it as a private residence.
But of all those houses, Belcourt may have been the biggest mess. And it was filled to its rafters, said Shahin Barzin, Ms. Rafaelian's architect.
"There were layers of things attached to the walls on pilasters," he said. "Fluted, fake columns all over the place painted in gold and gaudy colors. Downstairs was dark and gloomy and covered with all kinds of religious icons. It was like a beautiful woman with very bad makeup."
There were drainage and mold issues. The slate roof was shot. Mr. Triangelo said they found all sorts of intriguing treasures, but no ghosts. "Carolyn is trying to distance herself from all that fodder," he said.
Still, Ms. Rafaelian added: "There were energies and entities, some not pleasant. I had a shaman perform ceremonies. We did a major cleansing, energy-wise. There was a lot of heaviness, but we took care of that. Now the house has a different vibration."
She estimated that she has already spent about $5 million since Mr. Triangelo started work last winter. The restoration of the roof alone cost $3 million. Soon, solar panels will be installed and a geothermal climate-control system is planned, said Mr. Barzin, who had the entire building laser-scanned to produce an accurate set of architectural drawings. That will allow him to make "incredibly accurate molds for reproduction" of the damaged ornamental plasterwork, he said.
On a recent tour of the place, dehumidifiers were still humming in every room, but the scaffolding was gone and the facade (stucco on brick) was picture-perfect. You are going to beat Larry Ellison, a reporter told Mr. Triangelo.
"Ellison's got nothing on me," Mr. Triangelo said. "Except a few billion dollars."
The thing about houses, he continued, "is they can always be fixed. It's just a matter of money."
Echoing Mr. Barzin, he added: "This one was like a neglected and abused woman. We've given her attention and love, and slowly but surely she's a new woman."
Mr. Triangelo opened a bottle of Rhode Island Red, a selection from Ms. Rafaelian's new vineyard, and poured her a glass. "I want to say that Carolyn is my angel, and that's where I come from," he said. "Everything I do here is because of that. Carolyn has taught me that you can put your mind to something and just do it."
Ms. Rafaelian said: "He calls Belcourt his mistress, and I couldn't be happier that he has one, and she's my best friend. It's pure love that's driving this."
He grinned at her. "I'm 'Sans Crainte' baby," he said, referring to Belcourt's motto, which translates as "Without Fear" and can be found in crests throughout the house. "Failure is not an option."
Then he led Ms. Rafaelian through the house, showing off the week's work (that reinforced front doorway, the freshly varnished loggia), and out onto a balcony. Below, a couple looked up from their power walk and called out, "Welcome to the neighborhood."


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Well here we are trundling towards the buffers that mark the end of the year.
Just two more running days before the new year. After the semi break of the Santa's it will be nice to get back into a routine at the station.
It's been a funny old year and not one of the best for the railway, but we can soon kick it goodbye and look forward to 2014.
As to how good the coming year will be for the railway I have honestly no idea, but I am safe in the knowledge that nobody else does either.
What I do know is that it's important we get in every penny from the visitors we can, certainly we need to get the permenant lookers to part with some cash, the railway can't survive on those who come and spend nothing, despite what some may think on the railway we need to get those who pay nothing to pay something, even if it's for a cup of tea.
We will get nowhere pandering to the non-paying lookers. The people who we need to look after better than we have ever done before are those who pay to travel and those who support the railway when they visit by making a purchase, no matter how small. Bums on seats equals pounds in the till, you can't run a business looking after the free loaders, it is a sure way to bankruptcy.
So if you're one of my non-paying visitors to the station or for that matter to the railway generally, try and break the habit of a lifetime and part with a little cash, because remember that if everybody did as you do and spent nothing then there would be no trains for you to look at, that is the simple fact.
Happy New Year to all readers of this blog without exception, and I look forward in 2014 to relieving you of some of the weight in your purse or your wallet.


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Field Notes Interview #47: Henry The Rabbit, Marmoset Band
Strange and mysterious sounds are coming from Henry The Rabbit, and they like to keep things that way. This Copenhagen ensemble finds inspiration and instruments from unusual places. As a self-proclaimed "Psychedelic Ukulele-Skiffle" band, they mix together organ, ukulele, glockenspiel and various pieces of kitchen equipment —what they create is a sound that's otherworldy.
Using mainly acoustic instruments, their music evokes a playful, woodsy atmosphere in their unique take on folk. Their compositions are mostly instrumental with flourishes of beautiful vocal harmonies that create stirring sounds from sources that feel unknown and exciting at the same time.
Their music provided the soundtrack to the short film The Walrus by featured filmmaker, Luke Randall. We chatted with frontman Craig Martin Wood about his thoughts on music and film and his plans for traveling to the moon.
M: When did you start writing music?
CW: I guess 4 or 5 years ago was when I started to crawl from behind the drum kit, and started to build tunes with a ukulele, and layer it up with whatever I could find. The earliest home recordings are full of kettle, frying pan and wine bottle percussion moments.
Since being in my teens I was always getting involved with bands, but just accompanying them on the drums. Making my own tunes is a fairly recent development.
M: What does a day in the life of a working band look like for you?
CW: As a layered laptop DIY kind of guy, it would be difficult for me to describe being in a working band. It has always been a voluntary pursuit of passion rather than work.
I've recorded, toured and gigged for more than half of my life, but it's still minus profit. That's not work.
M: What role do you feel music has in film?
CW: Music can enhance moods and atmospheres, but depending on the filmmaker's vision it can also contradict and totally confuse the scene. I remember being blown away by No Country for Old Men for it's minimal use of music and full use of the sounds of nature or the urban sounds. And then again, I only have to play over the ending scene of Zabriskie Point in my mind to get a massive buzz for the incredible force induced by the vision of Antonioni to the sound of Pink Floyd at their loudest.
M: How do you feel your song complemented The Walrus?
CW: This particular song was created in a fit of depression during a weekend of heartbreak after a break up. The snare drum barely survived, and the speakers were cranked to melting point. To see a depressed walrus have his moment of revelation, and to walk away from his misery was just beautiful for me.
M: What's your favorite album this year?
CW: Oh, I haven't listened to anything new for a while. I'm still hooked up on Lee Hazelwood, Moondog and other cats from the other side.
M: What are you excited about for the future?
CW: Trips to the moon, the expansion of our cult, astral travel. I plan to get into a time machine and save Vincent Van Gogh, at least long enough to get another ten years of painting out of him. I guess in the meantime, I'm looking forward to next week when our French friends (Tara King) come over and play a couple of festival dates with Halasan Bazar, who I play drums with.


text: I had one amazing time hanging out with Heather & Blake. Always excited to get to do destination engagement sessions. We bounced around uptown Charlotte and had some amazing latte's at one of their favorite coffee shops called Not Just Coffee, it was the best! Looking forward to their super duper wedding in Charleston, SC later this fall. You guys rock! Enjoy!


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The beach isn't only a good place to make art, but the special light we have there in the late afternoon, when the sun is almost gone, can be perfect to take photos.
In my last trip to the beach (looking to Mount Etna on the left and Ionian Sea on the right) I photographed the last thing I made for my shop: a tiny coin purse.
I like to take photos of my items outdoor.
I get better images than indoor, because the light is more clear and "clean" and spreads gently all around the object.
Of course I'm writing about the light you have in the shade or when the sky is cloudy; you will have very ugly photos (in my opinion) if you take photos under the burning sun.
Of course I'm writing about the light you have in the shade or when the sky is cloudy; you will have very ugly photos (in my opinion) if you take photos under the burning sun.
I like so much the light and the sharpness I get in my outdoor photos that I started to bring my handmade items in the country, in the garden and even to the beach hoping to capture a good image of them.
And sometimes I'm very pleased by the result, expecially when I find a beautiful and rustic background like in this photo and in this one.
About taking photos of my new coin purse... I'm not 100% satisfied.
Although the light was just perfect (clouds!), the color of the sand and the stones was too much similar to to beige cotton of the purse.
So I went on using the sky and the sea as background: they give an interesting contrast, but these kind of photos aren't the best choice to be published on Etsy and be included into treasuries (although some buyers use beach photos: this is lovely).
But, since I have no time to take photos again, I uploaded them the same in my item's page.
It's a little coin purse I made sewing together by hands two of the granny squares I crocheted last summer (of course I've been inspired by my mp3 readers' case, always with me in my bag).
I added a beige lining (cotton fabric) and a zipper.
I've also added a new embroidered moleskine cover in the shop some days ago:
Photos taken indoor this time.
This cover is one of my favourite pieces in the shop now. I've experimented with monocromatic embroidery for the first time and I love it!
Flowers are a very common subject of my drawing and my embroidery and, as usual, I realized these without a pre-traced pattern on the fabric. The embroidery is improvized at the moment. This is my favourite way to embroider: I simply "draw" with needles and threads.
I'm selling this cover with its journal inside:
So these are the news about my shop. But I'm going to leave my home to spend the holidays at mum's home, so I think I have to set the shop in vacation mode for a while.


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The truth will set you free/
My wife put my three year-old son, Charlie, into timeout after he hit his sister. Ten minutes later, she returned. "Do you know why I put you in timeout?" she asked.
"No," Charlie replied, defiantly.
"Fine, then you'll stay in timeout until you can remember."
My wife turned and took one step before Charlie shouted, "Okay! I slugged Clara!"
Folded like a cheap suit.


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Bangladesh is the largest delta in the world with a population of 160 million in an area of almost 150,000 square kilometers, and almost a third of the country less than five meters above sea level.
Bangladesh is dealing with floods, cyclones, droughts and poor water quality, combined with climate change, population growth and developments in up-river countries. By 2050 an additional fourteen percent of the country will be extremely vulnerable to floods and more than 35 million people will be dislocated in coastal districts.
Bangladesh's economic growth has exceeded six percent over the last five years and the country aims to become a higher middle-income country by 2041. So there is a need to improve living conditions through better water management.
In response to the above challenges, the Government of Bangladesh, in cooperation with the Government of The Netherlands and more recently also the World Bank, is currently in the process of formulating a Bangladesh Delta Plan (BDP) 2100. More information about the Bangladesh Delta Plan is available at http://www.bangladeshdeltaplan2100.org


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Your close friends say a lot about you. I don't mean they talk about you I mean they are a reflection of what you value. It's not uncommon to get comfortable in a group of friends and the entire group can flow to decisions that change your values. Often, our fear of isolation keeps us in a group of friends who influence us but we'd prefer to be making other choices.
Do you ever evaluate your friends? You might look back on this time and realize you were living out something you're not proud of (kind of like those awkward family photos, which is one of my favorite sites).
Here are a couple of questions I have begun to ask myself about friends who influence me:
1. Does their faith have action? - This might not apply to you but I am looking for friends who believe in something and therefore act. And this has to be outside their own address, meaning they care about others outside their own family. Faith without action is dead so do I see my friends being a blessing to others?
2. Do they ever have enough? - I'd prefer to have friends who add value to my life. By value I don't mean more expensive stuff. I find value in encouragement, conversation, support, challenge, and laughter. It's difficult to be friends with someone who never has enough possessions. Not one of us is void of wanting more but having influencing friends who constantly want more just increases our discontent. Which brings me to my next question...
3. How do they spend money? - Could it be true your financial peace is a reflection of your friends? Sure it can. Most people I know who would like to be debt free are stopped short in their effort by the fear of what their friends will think of their lifestyle. And so we spend money to keep up an appearance of a group of friends.
4. Are they consumers or producers? - I greatly enjoy friends who push me to create. To do something new. Friends that stretch my assumption of what could be. It stirs something in me to be around people who want to be creative and bless others through their creativity.
Friends have a significant influence on our lives. It's important that we ask ourselves good questions about our friends because it's easy for a group of people to drift into a lifestyle we feel like we have to keep up with even though it's not something we want.
What questions do you ask about your friends? What kind of questions would you hope your friends ask about you? Please leave your comments below!


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West Sussex, 8 May 2016
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
As with most insects, butterflies do the majority of their growing and eating during the larval stage. Nevertheless, the adults still require nutrition. This is predominantly obtained in the form of floral nectar, along with tree sap and other sugar-based foods for flight energy, with other micronutrients being required for egg maturation and successful reproduction. It is these that are gained from a number of apparently strange sources including urine, human sweat, rotting fruit, fermenting juices from timber, dead fish, animal carcasses, honeydew (sugar-rich excrement produced by aphids), dew covered embers from fires and animal faeces.
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Edmund Boey is a secret agent with multiple secret identities. He is the Visual Designer at Bluecore by day, and a creative adventurer by night. Dabbling in illustration and sculpting, he wants to experiment with all mediums of art and design. Not much is known about him other than that he Graduated from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, and that he spends most of his time in his secret lair.
Motion in Bluecore
Motion has an immense impact on the design of a product, and has taken a backseat within the Bluecore product suite. My goal was to bring delight throughout the product while making the user interface feel like it's loading faster, aiding users on their journey, and providing visual feedback on their actions.
Explore Summit
Bluecore's current logo was one they strongly identified with, so without too much of a departure, the final mark is a simplistic twist on the company's current logo to reveal a mountain summit. The colors used are from the company's current logo, allowing the final logo to integrate seamlessly with the existing brand guidelines.
A simple way to pace any physical activity, now we've got no excuses for not going on that run...


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I purchased this 50's ranch because it had great bones and my plan was to use materials that were trendy, yet durable.
As this home was built on a cement slab, I chose a durable manufactured flooring with a cork backing. This product provides a nice cushion as well as a moisture barrier. The tile in the master shower and guest bath is high quality subway style porcelain tile. The bath fixtures and toilets are all Kohler, which I like for their beauty and durability. Carpet in the bedrooms is a high traffic, dense pile that is also velvety soft and has a modern appeal.
The kitchen was originally cut off by a small peninsula, which was removed, along with a window, to make room for the refrigerator on back wall which I removed off the wall and off of the traffic pattern coming into kitchen from living room.
The living room was dark and separated from kitchen and hall by small closets. I had the walls removed and then moved the front door 4' to the left to allow for large barn door closet and soundproof washer/dryer closet.
For the family room I lowered a vaulted ceiling to accommodate new HVAC and recessed lighting. I also added a much needed coat closet area as well as a bar area with beverage refrigerator.
The master bedroom closet was removed and the wall pushed out in order to make room for a 60" double vanity. I used a pocket door as an additional space saver. The tub area was turned into modern shower with glass barn door and modern rain head shower.
Want to learn more about my home renovation and space planning projects?


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Keep App Stores Indie/
Last week, Rene Ritchie wrote a great article, where he lamented the decline of indie apps in the App Store and passionately spoke out against its pop-ification.
In the article, Rene compared indie apps to the wooden toys of his childhood, which, for the most part, have lost out to cheaply made plastic toys.
App stores, like all markets with tons of cash, have seen that money flow from the small independent businesses to big name brand corporations. This market is now dominated by chain stores, putting many mom and pop stores out of business.
The next day, Daniel Jalkut wrote a response blog post, where he encouraged developers to continue making "wooden toys". Much like wooden toys, Daniel argues there is still a market that values indie software.
Daniel's post led me to tweet the following:
@danielpunkass @reneritchie Start something similar to Austin's anti chain-store movement, "Keep Austin Weird"? - Keep the AppStore Indie— yono mittlefehldt (@yonomitt) March 12, 2016
I promptly gave it no further thought.
Until the next day.
Keep Austin Weird
I used to live in Austin, Texas. Austin has a different feel to it than most places I have lived.
The unofficial slogan of the city has its origins in 2000. The city was growing at a rapid pace. The growth attracted more and more chain stores to move in, hoping to capitalize on the wealth. Some Austinites were worried the city was losing its unique feeling.
Keep Austin Weird was adopted to encourage people to support the small businesses of the city. It grew into a movement the helped define the personality of Austin itself.
There is even an annual Keep Austin Weird Festival going on 14 years now.
Keep App Stores Indie
Inspired by Keep Austin Weird, I started thinking more about what a Keep App Stores Indie[1] movement might look like. What's the digital equivalent of bumper stickers and t-shirts? How do you inspire consumers to care about indie developers? How do you promote indie apps. How do you define an indie dev?
Digital promotion could be as simple as adding wording to an app's website proclaiming it as an indie app and displaying a Keep App Stores Indie banner.
This might sounds a little like the old geocities webring tactics, but I am sure it could be done more tastefully. Further customer education could be done within an info section in the actual apps.
Word of mouth would need to be a key component for spreading such a movement. The more often someone comes into contact with participating indie apps, the better the odds of convincing them to support indie devs.
Indie devs already do a great job of helping out other indie devs. Is there more we can do? I don't know if I have an answer to that one yet.
It could be useful to develop an online database of indie developers and their apps through an opt-in mechanism.
The website could contain the same or similar information as the App Store for each indie app in its database. This info would need to be searchable, but that's something we've always wanted anyway, right?
The site could be a non-profit and use affiliate links to pay for hosting. I actually have not done any calculations to see if this would be sustainable. Just making a guess.
indieappstore.org anyone?
For Android – this is not just an iOS problem, after all – there could theoretically be a separate app store just for indie apps. It's nice in theory, but I imagine that would be a humongous undertaking. Although, I suppose an online database of indie devs and apps would also not be trivial.
There are, of course, issues that go along with this project. A big one revolving around how you define an indie dev and an indie app?
Just bear with me. I don't think it's as trivial as you think it is.
I'll bet you could get most people to agree that VC funding disqualifies an app from being indie. Fine.
What about limiting team sizes? A team of one is surely an indie dev. What about a team of 3? 10? 50? Where do you draw the line.
Another indie metric could be revenue. Surely an app that grosses $50 million is no longer indie, but where is the cutoff?
Then there are transitional considerations. What if a dev or app meets all of the indie criteria and then grows their team or revenue passed the agreed upon cutoff points? Are they no longer indie? What if an indie sells his app to a large company? Is it no longer indie, even if it is the same product? What if an indie entered a branding deal with a big company? Are they still indie, but not the app?
If the movement were to catch on, how could you prevent big players from capitalizing on it just like they did with the App Store?
This is currently just a thought experiment. To bring a project like this to life would take buy-in from a lot of the indie dev community. Would it be worthwhile? I don't know.
Would you participate? Let me know on Twitter. I'm @yonomitt. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts.
Have a nice day,
One note… I am not a designer. I created the example logo to have some pictures sprinkled throughout this blog post. If I visually offended any designers, my apologies.


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Charlotte attorney Julius Chambers said Wednesday the 1965 Voting Rights Act should be extended because the fight for voting rights and civil rights isn't over.
"In 1981, many people think that we have achieved all that we need to achieve in assuring civil rights throughout the country," Chambers said. "We can't seem to imagine that anyone ever discriminated in the past."


text: Seeing someone cry about a blog post written about them hurts my heart really badly. I'm not being facetious. On last night's episode of The Rachel Zoe Project, Rachel went to fashion week in NYC and was featured on a number of blogs that covered the shows, since she's a prominent front row figure at such events. One of the blog posts, from New York magazine, brought Rachel to tears, even though I've seen far worse stuff written about her (including content and comments on this site). No amount of "You need to have a thicker skin" or "They're just jealous" makes one feel any better in these situations. In the clip above, Rachel talks about the rumors that she distributes diet pills from Mexico to her clients so that they will look better in clothes.


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These graphic bookmarks are made from thin sheets of stainless steel and are available in a variety of clever designs. A perfect stocking stuffer or as part of a larger gift: I'm thinking some fun wrapping paper, a brightly colored ribbon, mod gift tag, and one of the winter designs would make a lovely presentation! Check out all the available bookmarks here.
Shortly after receiving a graduate degree at RISD, Chelsea began to pursue her interest in sustainable design, craft culture, and process. By creating everyday accessories through manufacturing techniques usually reserved for industrial products, Pink Tank Ltd has created a hybrid of both product and design. The goal is to appropriate materials and processes from other industries and then incorporate them into her interpretation of mini mass production. Chelsea's design aesthetic is bold yet simple while integrating form and pattern.


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New York, September 22, 2014 – The Wholesale Markets Brokers' Association, Americas WMBAA, announced today that Timothy Massad, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, will deliver the keynote address at SEFCON V, the Association's fifth annual conference taking place on Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.
Chris Ferreri, Chairman of the WMBAA and of SEFCON V and Managing Director and Head of e-Commerce Americas at ICAP, said: "The WMBAA is delighted to have Chairman Timothy Massad as the keynote speaker for SEFCON V. It has been a little over a year since trading on SEFs started and we look forward to having Chairman Massad join us when we gather to review their performance, effect in the markets and the challenges faced and still to come."
Hon. Timothy Massad was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 3, 2014, to serve as the Chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Mr. Massad joined the agency after serving as the Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Prior to joining Treasury, he served as a legal advisor to the Congressional Oversight Panel for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, under the leadership of now Sen. Elizabeth Warren. He was also a partner in the law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York.
The 5th Annual Swap Execution Facility Conference is a day-long event which brings together leading policy makers, regulators, legislators, and the financial trading marketplace. The event is hosted by the Wholesale Markets Brokers' Association, Americas (WMBAA), www.wmbaa.org, an independent industry body representing the largest inter-dealer brokers (IDBs) operating in the North American wholesale markets.
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Rebel Yell
If you're the kind of girl who feels naked without a smudge of eyeliner, this look is for you. A smoldering wraparound cat eye courtesy of HOLT Eye Pencil in Black gets a multi-dimensional kick when layered with IMBE Eye Shadow in Blue Granite. It's an elevated take on biker chic that strikes a balance between hard and soft with TAGAROT Lipstick in Apricot and a bold stroke of SUNNE Lifting Modellage Powder in Leve. But the real secret is this: Instead of the expected power brows, lighten your arches – and transform your entire face – with TUNKAL Concealer 03.


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Strider 12" Pro Balance Bike
Full-Aluminium / High-End Model
The lightest Strider bike in the world! Suitable for all children from 18 months to 5 years. Aluminum for ultra lightweight of 2.2 kg and adjustable from 27cm inside leg to 48 cm.
Ergonomically designed around a toddler to be the perfect geometry. Super lightweight; easy for an 18-month-old to handle but strong and quick enough for our speedy 5-year-olds. Featuring the new injection molded mini performance seat. Designed to accommodate the narrow hip spacing of young children and ensure a smooth comfortable ride.
Unique 12.7mm swaged-aluminum handlebar is 43% smaller than standard to allow better control with tiny hands. Custom logo mini-grips are soft urethane with protective ends. The machined-aluminum quick release allows "No Tools" height adjustment from 46-56cm (18-22").
The included number plate features custom Pro graphics for that hi-performance look.
Please note: the new model has BLACK grips.
Strider-exclusive, ultralight one-piece wheels sport a raised-letter, five-spoke design with 10 bearing support gussets for maximum strength at the lightest weight possible. Top-quality sealed cartridge bearings roll smooth and never need adjustment.
EVA polymer (industrial foam) tyres are super light and durable yet offer a smooth ride. These are another Strider-exclusive and best of all, they never need air and will never go flat.
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India Vs Srilanka
India beat Sri Lanka comprehensively by seven wickets in Cuttack with 44 balls to spare. With this emphatic victory, India now lead the five-match series 2-1.
India's chase was a perfect instance of the team rallying around the master. Sachin Tendulkar's sublime unbeaten knock of 96 was aided by small but important cameos by Sehwag (44), Gambhir (32), Yuvraj (23) and Karthik (36). But it was Ravindra Jadeja who laid the foundation for a huge victory as he contributed significantly in reducing a once rampaging Sri Lanka to a modest 239. He was hence, rightly awarded with the player of the match prize.
The youngster bowled splendidly well to finish with 4 for 32 in 10 overs. He rustled up some unplayable beauties and kept the pressure with his nagging line and length.
The Sri Lankan innings had two contrasting halves. The first belonged to the batsmen, who went on rampage and carted bowlers with as much ease as disdain. But the second half, bowlers came roaring back. Result: From 165 for one after 22 overs, Sri Lanka plunged to 239 all out inside 45 overs.
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Another case in the Technology and Construction Court has highlighted the risk of 'smash and grab' adjudications - although this time the employer was able to defeat the contractor's claim.
Recent judgments by the Technology and Construction Court such as ISG Construction v Seevic College, have highlighted the risk to both employer and contractor of 'smash and grab' adjudications, whereby an employer who fails to serve a timely payment or pay less notice may find that it is ordered to pay the full amount claimed in a contractor's payment application - even if the application considerably over-values the works. The dangers are well illustrated by the latest case in this line: Henia Investments v Beck Interiors LTd [2015] EWHC 2433 (TCC).
Henia Investments (the employer) entered into a JCT Standard Building Contract 2011 with Beck Interiors for fit out works to a Knightsbridge property. In accordance with the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, this contract provides that a contractor's interim payment application becomes due by default if the contract administrator fails to serve an interim certificate.
On 28 April 2015, Beck issued an Interim Application 18 for £2.9m. The contract administrator subsequently issued an Interim Certificate 18 for £226,000. However, both the Interim Application and the Interim Certificate were issued late.
The following month, Beck did not issue an interim application at all, while the contract administrator was late in issuing an Interim Certificate 19 (by three minutes).
Perhaps seeing a 'smash and grab' opportunity, Beck argued that, in the absence of a valid interim certificate for May, the Interim Application 18 should become due by default in respect of the May payment due date.
Beck also argued that Henia's subsequent pay-less notice was not valid to the extent that Henia had challenged the valuation of the works (rather than merely deducting liquidated damages).
The court disagreed with Beck:
- A pay-less notice can deploy the employer's own valuation of the works in addition to raising deductions and set-offs.
- In any event the Interim Application 18 was clearly intended for the April due date, rather than the May payment due date and therefore it could not become due by default for May, even if no interim certificate had been issued.
So in this instance, the contractor was unable to capitalise on the contract administrator's failure to issue interim certificates on time (no doubt to the great relief of the contract administrator). However, it is likely that the result would have been very different if the contractor had issued an effective interim application and the employer had served an ineffective pay-less notice.
Again, the Technology and Construction Court has provided a clear warning to employers and contractors alike that both the timing and content of contractual notices must be correct, otherwise the financial consequences can be significant.


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text: On 10/01/12, Bob- W7LRD<w7lrd at comcast.net> wrote: > to my AO-7 afictionados...what is the maximum distance one can work edge to edge, and how did you figure that out? > 73 Bob W7LRD Bob - Here's my take on your question. In addition to the orbital variations, there are at least two other considerations: the altitude of the stations and the elevation angle of their horizons (whether they can work down to zero degrees elevation angle or even lower). There are many variations on this, but let's look at a simple case where the stations are each at zero altitude (relative to the earth's radius) and both can work down to exactly zero degrees elevation angle. At any given moment, the in-view area of a satellite will be almost exactly a circle drawn on the earth's surface. (If the earth were perfectly round, it WOULD be a circle, but variations in surface altitude create minor distortions. So let's assume the earth is perfectly round, at least within the in-view region.) The maximum distance question you ask becomes "what is the diameter of this circle?" The diameter of the circle (call it D) is a function of both the altitude of the satellite (call it A) and the radius of the earth (call it R). For two points on the diameter of the circle (and the satellite directly above the center of the circle), this three-dimensional question degenerates into a two-dimensional problem. [Okay, here I'm going to describe a geometry problem and use trigonometry to solve it. After all, Bob asked "how did you figure it out?" and this is the way I solve these problems at work. If you want to skip the derivation and get to the answer, jump past the end of the brackets. This would be easier if I could draw a picture, but I'll try to explain in words. Also, see the PPS below. For the case where the ground station elevation angle is zero, the 2D view becomes two right triangles. For each triangle, the vertices are at the satellite, the center of the earth, and the ground station. The zero degree elevation angle results in the right angle being at the ground station. So the two legs of the right triangle are the slant range to the satellite and the radius of the earth. The hypotenuse is the radius of the satellite's orbit, equal to its altitude plus the radius of the earth. The two triangles are positioned hypotenuse to hypotenuse. What we need to determine from each triangle is the included angle between the hypotenuse and the leg that goes from the earth center to the ground station. Trig tells us this angle (call it B) is represented by the following equation: B = Arccos( (earth radius) / (satellite radius) ) Substitute R for earth radius and A for satellite altitude, and this equation becomes B = Arccos ( R / (R + A) ) Once we have this angle, we double it to determine the earth-center angle between the two ground stations. Divide this angle by 360 degrees to determine what fraction of a circle this represents, then multiply that fraction by the circumference of a perfectly circular/spherical earth to determine the distance between the two points along the surface of that perfectly spherical earth. Thus the distance between the two points (call that D) is represented by the following equation: D = (2 * B / 360) * (2 * pi * R) Replace B with the equation above to get: D = (2 * Arccos( R / (R + A) ) / 360) * 2 * pi * R which simplifies to: ] <<<<<----- End of derivation!!!! D = (pi * R / 90) * Arccos( R / (R + A) ) I put this equation in an Excel spreadsheet, so let's plug some numbers in. AO-7 is listed on the AMSAT web page with an apogee of 1459 km and a perigee of 1440. Wikipedia says the earth's radius varies between 6353 km and 6384 km, but most models come up with a mean radius of 6371. So plugging in R = 6371 and A = 1459 results in a D of 7904.7 km. At perigee (A = 1440), this drops to 7861.2. In reality, you have to subtract a little bit from these distances; since the satellite is moving, you need to be able to complete a QSO while both stations are in coverage, so it's not quite as wide as the full diameter of the coverage circle. But as I said earlier, there are additional variations. Propagation might let your signal work below your actual horizon. The distance from your station to the center of the earth may/will vary from the average of 6371 km. The big kicker is if your antenna is at the top of a mountain so you can see below zero degrees elevation angle; then the earth-center angle widens and the distance increases. But the geometry becomes more complex. And the trick is to find mountains of just the right height, just the right distance apart, with a satellite at apogee exactly between them. [More geometry: I typically solve this by adding more right triangles to make the trig easy. For example, you define a grazing point where the signal "hits" the surface of the perfectly spherical earth. Then you have one right triangle from the ground station to the grazing point, and a second from the grazing point to the satellite. I'm sure there's a way to do this with non-right triangles, but the trig is easier for me to remember this way.] Steve Melachrinos W3HF P.S. Nothing in this derivation is satellite-specific, so it works for anything with similar geometry. Plug in AO-27's altitude to see its max range (6076.2 km, subject to the same limitations and assumptions). Or geostationary altitude. Or the height of your repeater's tower to determine its coverage area. Or put in the nominal six-foot height of a human to show that the distance to the visible horizon is about 3 miles. P.P.S. So I just Googled "human visible horizon" to verify my recollection that the visible horizon for a six-foot-tall person is about 3 miles away. And I came upon a web page, linked below, that does a similar calculation. His objective was to determine the distance to the horizon from the observer's eyes, which in our model is the satellite slant range. But he has a picture that is similar enough to what I was trying to describe that it should help. Just imagine the head of the stick figure is really AO-7. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/01/15/how-far-away-is-the-horizon/


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The legendary physicist visits a friend and shares a message about Passover and voyaging to the stars
Hawking at the Seder
After helping launch the Breakthrough Starshot initiative, Stephen Hawking was a guest at his friend and colleague Avi Loeb's Passover celebration—and gave this short speech:
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you to Avi and Ofrit, for hosting this evening's Passover celebrations.
It's a pleasure to be back in Harvard. I remember visiting in 1990 when I received an honorary degree. I was last here in 1999 when I gave the Loeb lectures, and wrote a paper with Andy and Juan Maldacena. Thanks to Avi, Andy, and Yuri Milner, I am here again, and hope to return one day to see how the Black Hole Institute is doing. I rubbed John Harvard's shoe yesterday for good luck.
As you may know, last week Avi and I announced a new initiative that is about our future in interstellar space. Breakthrough Starshot will attempt, within a generation, to build a spacecraft that can reach twenty percent of the speed of light. At that speed, my trip from London would have taken less than a quarter of a second. Though longer if you count customs at JFK.
Why do we need to go so fast.
The nearest star to us is called Alpha Centauri. It is four light years away. When we look at it, we see it as it was during the last election cycle. If there is anyone living there, I hope in four years' time they won't be watching this year's election.
The technology that Breakthrough Starshot will develop, light beams, lightsails, and the lightest spacecraft ever built, could get to Alpha Centauri just twenty years after launch.
This marks a new moment in our relationship with the cosmos. Up to now, we have gazed at the stars, studied them, told stories about them. Now, for the first time, we can reach them.
So, ladies and gentlemen, please join us in celebrating Passover. Pesach Sameach.


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Headlines and statistics shape our moods and views. Some of us think that India has a bright future as we have the greatest number of youth below 25. This means more energy, more manpower, and more ideas, we say. But then, a dissenting voice points out that we also have a huge number of poor whose lives have changed little in the sixty years since the birth of our nation.
An economist says that the Indian tiger will never catch up with the Chinese dragon. But a political leader asserts that China can never match us, as we celebrate people power through democracy. Who do we believe then? Should we be proud to be Indian, or admit that we have not seen much progress?
The debate continues and our mood oscillates as per reports of the latest calamity or success, the fall of the stock market or the rise of the rupee. But ultimately, most of us admit that we have been fortunate to have been born Indian, for there is much we have learned from being part of this huge melting pot:
Respect for diversity
We fight noisily and endlessly over resources and languages, leaders and borders. But we know in our hearts that we are united by this great nation, whatever our religion, language, caste or creed. And we are secretly delighted that we continue to function and forge ahead, carrying our millions with us.
We may not have trillions in cash reserves or governments that are models of efficiency, but we tackle challenges by being flexible, inventive and indefatigable. When a linear approach will not work, we try out options and thrive because we remain alert and aware.
Nothing can match the heat, the fervour, and the joy of life that our people exhibit ― in politics or business, sports or movies, melas or festivals. There is a zest to succeed, to create, to make our vote count. Our systems may fail us, but our passion carries us past obstacles. This focus is inevitably followed by success. As our sports icon Sachin said, when he took guard, everything else in the world receded to the background: "Then it is just the bowler, his hand and the ball coming at you. Nothing else."
India is one of the few countries where bonds of family and community still prevail. Our attachment to our roots, our values and our culture remains strong. Ours is the land of thinkers and sages, seers and prophets. Spirituality gives us the equilibrium to face disaster and move on regardless. We believe, we hope, we struggle onwards. And when we hear our national anthem, we surge to our feet as one, our hearts uplifted and our minds inspired by the idea of this great nation that is India.
Jai Hind!
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Foreign husbands for Colombian women
American man Josh, a friend of mine, was chatting for time with Colombian girl via Internet messenger. He described her as intelligent, but very poor girl from the Country, she probably should not live in because she deserves better. That was his opinion on Laura. He was giving her emotional and economical support and often sends money for family needs, as she told. One day she wrote some of her close relatives died, and she needs money to organize the funeral. Josh very quickly transferred money through «Western Union». As the result or honor, respect and willing to express condolence he ordered flowers at the international flower deliver agency and what was his surprise when he found out Laura's home address didn't exist and phone was turned off probably forever. He was scammed.
If to talk about types of Colombian girls, there is one category of extremely ambitions. They have a lot of authoritative men near who give them presents and want to get their attention. Those women are naturally beautiful and because of that are completely sure they deserve princess life and behave themselves like that.
Read also: Where to find good Colombian woman to marry her?
Some Colombian girls say they are not going to sacrifice themselves to Colombian simpleton. They think if rich man wants to have beautiful wife he has spend money to get her. Some girls self-esteem is to high and they do not find understanding that if man is reach, he could find himself tons of such pretties and not Colombian for sure, because there are prettier and easily accessible. They have such small intellect level that do not understand rich foreign man is looking not for private prostitute, but for beautiful, intelligent and feminine girl, who could be loving wife and would give birth to their children.
We also would share interesting story, told by American businessman. Stan was happy to enjoy the experiment by which he has created two types of profiles. For the first one, he wrote he is successful USA businessman and put the ugly picture of old man whose face even had some defects and scars. For the second profile he used his true picture, but informed he has low unstable income in Colombia. He wrote to Colombian beauties using both pages and sent each girl two letters. The first from the rich but ugly USA guy who runs big business and the second one from the nice good looking, but poor guy from Colombia. About 25 women wrote back to ugly guy, and only 3 Colombian girls had desire to wrote back for pretty but poor Colombian guy.
Yokoshiro, young man from Japan, told he had chats on the Internet with many Colombian, Bolivian and even Peru girls. Some conversations were very interesting and desirable, but it was more exception than the rule. Because mostly they were complaining to the hard Colombian life, poverty, sicknesses of relatives sometime and used different tricks to ask for money. For example, some were telling they have to pay the Internet bill, have to put some money on the cell phone and such style tricks. After receiving the sum of money the communication usually was finished.
Canadian businessman Hardy tells he went on business trip to Colombia just right after he got that opportunity. He used the service proposed by marriage agencies and found 10 Colombian girls to choose from. Hardy tells most of them are available and easy so there is nothing weird such visits were logically finished at his hotel room. Hardy did not forget to inform the Agency that he didn't find what he was looking for. He calls in humorous manner his Colombia travel sex tourism.
Surely there are many foreigners who visit Colombia to find a true love. Perhaps, not most of them, but many foreigners find true love. We do not know the statistics but let us think about 30 percents. Let us imagine being in this men's shoes. He did not come to Colombia having desire to get romantic pleasure or find the oldest profession girls. He came here in search of a possible bride but proposed to access easy love instead. There is also a fact Colombian girls are do not think of safety measures and go for date with every foreigner in hope to leave Colombia soon as his wife. But foreigners are also different; there could be some such ones and even perverts, that's why girls should be aware as well.
Read also: Percentage of Colombian women who want to marry foreigners increased
Colombian women expect life overseas is very nice and easy and everyone is rich and has do less for that. This is not Colombian girls should avoid foreigners, but have to be smart enough to treat them as usual people with the only difference: they grew up in a different cultural environment. There are heroes and villains among foreigners as among Colombians, as well as respectable people and those who does not deserve for that. In any case always remember about safety whether it is online safety or street safety.
Maria met Greg on the web. He was attractive tall American. Four times he took a flight to Colombia to visit her for few days and it was very romantic. Everything was leading to wedding as Maria thought. But once Greg visited Colombia once more and told Maria he had documents, money and credit card stolen. He told he needs to transfer 5000 dollars for business contract and if not he will be in trouble. Kind hearted Maria was from rich family as for Colombia and had friends who were earning good money so she helped Greg. She asked friends and parents for money to help her future fiancé. Greg was very thankful and promised to return the money back, just after he comes back to USA. After he got on a plane, Maria has never seen him again.
Protect yourself from Internet scams while communicating on the web. There are many tools for that. But low self-esteem of Colombian women sometimes pushes those nice attractive women to the embrace of foreign fraudsters.


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President Trump to nominate Christopher Wray as Director of FBI
Trump described Wray as "a man of impeccable credentials" in a tweet on Wednesday. "I wish him luck", Mr Trump said of Mr Comey, as he met with Republicans on Wednesday. Christie is an occasional member of Trump's circle of advisers, but he was shut out of the White House - reportedly by first son-in-law Jared Kushner, who's never forgiven Christie for prosecuting Kushner's father.
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Trump to nominate ex-Justice Department official to lead FBIBush . Wray is a partner in the law firm King & Spalding. President Donald Trump surprised Washington on Wednesday with his choice to replace James Comey a day ahead of the ousted Federal Bureau of Investigation director's blockbuster congressional testimony, tapping a white-collar defense lawyer with strong law enforcement background.
Cops warned: Opioids can be deadlyIn 2015, there were 52,404 drug overdoses in the US. It pointed to several cases in which police officers experienced extreme reactions after inadvertently touching or inhaling fentanyl-spiked drugs. This is not because fewer people use drugs there, but that the distribution of deadlier ones - especially fentanyl - is not as high. This exponential growth in overdose deaths in 2016 didn't extend to all parts of the country.
White House Downplays Trump Tweets On Gulf FeudSome Twitter users say he's violated the First Amendment by doing so. President Donald Trump's tweets take center stage after another morning of quips criticizing the media. The revised travel ban , set to take effect on March 16 before it was blocked by a court, dropped Iraq from the list of covered countries, removed a provision exempting religious minorities from the ban and made clear it doesn't apply to legal permanent US residents, also known as "green card" holders.
Iran's Interior Ministry confirms end of terrorist attacks in TehranIn the mausoleum attack assailants killed a security guard and injured at least four others at the mausoleum in southern Tehran , state television said. A second attacker was shot dead, he said. Washington condemned the attacks, with State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert saying: "The depravity of terrorism has no place in a peaceful, civilised world".
With Bills CB Shareece WrightBuffalo Bills cornerback Shareece Wright made an expensive, eight-hour Uber trip to NY on Monday just to ensure his presence at a voluntary team practice, according to ESPN . He spent four seasons with the Chargers before playing the next two with the Baltimore Ravens. The price of the ride was a cool $632.08, but Wright's agent jumped back into the conversation to assure onlookers that there had been a generous tip involved in the transaction as well.
Intel officials won't publicly discuss private conversations with TrumpBut he later demurred when asked whether he was prepared to say that he had never been asked to influence an ongoing investigation, saying, "What I'm not willing to do is to share confidential information that I think ought to be protected in an open hearing".
Flynn to Turn Over Some Documents to Senate Intelligence CommitteeMueller's is a criminal investigation, which has been granted wide power to pursue leads wherever they might go. Kushner is under scrutiny in the FBI's Russian Federation probe. And in a Tuesday tweet he charged: "Russian officials must be laughing at the U.S. & how a lame excuse for why the Dems lost the election has taken over the Fake News".
Ex-NY mayor Mike Bloomberg leads mass coalition to support climate dealThe Paris pullout comes on the heels of President Trump's decision not to reaffirm explicitly the central tenet of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation alliance. He had put the U.S. in league with two other nations - Syria and Nicaragua - who have not signed onto the deal agreed by over 190 other nations. More than 1,200 U.S.
Coroner: Nevada woman says child's body in Illinois garageThomas said police believe the child was killed in Belleville and dumped in the garage. Police found those children, who Spencer said were in their early teens, at the couple's home. The victim said during their time in Illinois Quate killed one of their three children. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the child's mother, who now lives in Las Vegas , was the person who called the tip into police.
North Korea 'poses a threat to us all': MattisAt one point, the North called on the local government to live up to the historic June 15th North-South Joint Declaration, an inter-Korea agreement promoting peace between the two countries. One questioner asked if the United States president was an "unbeliever" in the rules-based regional order. Mattis has sought to keep a low profile on his trip, declining to do customary interviews with reporters traveling with him on his plane.
Parkersburg student shines at spelling beeHer winning word was "jnana", which means "knowledge". It is an adjective. The preliminary process for this year's competition was started eight months ago and the 291 spellers were selected from 11 million participants from the classrooms across the United States.