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Next year's planned inaugural TCR Australia Series continues to take shape with the announcement of a seven-round calendar for the 2019 season.
The TCR Series is scheduled to run at all Shannons Nationals events, kicking off at Sydney Motorsport Park in May.
Race formats and specific series regulations are yet to be finalised; likewise negotiations over the television broadcast rights are ongoing.
Shannons Nationals director Mike Smith said he was delighted to add the TCR Australia Series to the Nationals schedule in 2019.
"There is a genuine excitement about this category coming to Australia and we can't wait to host what will be a really competitive and accessible category on some of the best tracks in Australia," he said.
"In 2019, our expanded seven-round calendar promises to deliver a really diverse range of motor sport, featuring some new categories, like TCR, as well as categories that already have a strong following.
"After significant investment in our media product for the Nationals this year, we're expecting an even better product to showcase some terrific motor sport, including TCR, in 2019 and beyond."
TCR is a quasi international touring car formula catering for small and mid-sized sedans and hatches (using production-based turbocharged engines of up to 2-litres) and employing a technical rules framework designed to keep costs down. Currently there are four internationally sanctioned TCR Series running in the world, along with 12 national or regional series which use the TCR regulations as their main rule book.
Several race-ready TCR cars – including from Audi, Volkswagen, Honda and Hyundai – have either already arrived in Australia or are on the way.
Round 1: SMP Eastern Creek, May 17-19
Round 2: Phillip Island, June 6-9
Round 3: Tailem Bend, July 12-14
Round 4: Queensland Raceway, Aug 2-4
Round 5: Winton, Aug 31-Sept 1
Round 6: Sandown, Sept 20-22
Round 7: Tailem Bend, Nov 15-17


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Leaves are falling, air is cooling, change is in the air.
Family life is back in full swing, and cold and flu season are upon us.
As we spend more time in doors amidst the hustle and bustle of daily life, cold and flu germs touch many parts of the home. Come to the shop to pick up chemical free cleaning products that give peace of mind and prevention all in one.
Here some ways to help keep your house healthy during cold and flu season:
- Wipe All Touchpoints: Some viruses can only live for a short time on surfaces, while others can linger for hours or even days. "Touchpoints" are places your hands (and germs) go. Wipe doorknobs light switches, drawer handles, cupboards, refrigerator doors, faucets and toilet handles, remotes, computers, phones. Basically, think of all the places your family members regularly touch and clean them daily. Use a soft cloth or tissue on sensitive devices.
- Focus on the Bathroom and Kitchen: Clean sinks in these areas at least once a day, as these high traffic areas harbor the most germs.
- Use a Sponge: Along one of our chemical-free cleansers, use a sponge to wipe down surfaces. Make sure to keep the sponge clean by either boiling it in water for 5 minutes, or running the sponge in the dishwasher cycle. Be sure to use the dishwasher's heat cycle to thoroughly sanitize the sponge.
- Keep Hands & Feet Clean: Nothing prevents infection and the spread of illness quite as well as hand washing. Teach kids to wash underneath their nails and above their wrists. Did you know that a thorough hand washing job should last as long as it takes to sing the Happy Birthday twice?

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In Tampa, F&L Towers LLC wants permission to exceed local height codes by 88% -- they're seeking an adjustment on the height code, taking it from 80 ft max to 150 ft max. From Anderson and Grimail:
The proposed tower is 150 feet tall ... and just a little over 80 feet from the Sunset Park condominiums. A typical lot is 50 feet in our area, so imagine this tower being less than two houses away from your property line. … At 150 feet it will be almost as tall as a 15 story building….F & L Towers also plans to ask Tampa's City Council to adjust the distance required from a tower to a residence. Anderson and Grimail write:
The minimum distance from the tower to the boundaries of a residence is the height of the tower. With a height of 150 feet, the tower would need to be located at least 150 feet from the boundaries of Sunset Park condominiums. The distance is only 83 feet, and a waiver is being requested to reduce the required distance from 150 feet to 83 feet. ... It's to be battleship gray to "blend in" with the surroundings. But it won't blend in. Remember, the tallest nearby building on Henderson Blvd is just 3 stories ...This is where Clearwire enters the story; F&L Towers revealed at a community meeting last week that the first lessee on this new tower will be Clearwire. Anderson and Grimail raise a number of interesting points we should all keep in mind:
Clearwire is a new 4th generation wireless service, and their competitors will be Verizon and AT&T. From recent newspaper articles, it appears that all of the towers that Verizon and AT&T will need to roll out their 4th generation wireless service were installed in Tampa during 2009. However, Clearwire has a much weaker signal than Verizon and AT&T, and consequently would like to install towers every 1500 hundred feet all over our city.
Clearwire has succeeded in some other cities in getting permits to install pole extensions onto pre-existing light poles and other utility poles. With these permits, they can install new poles without a land use review, because they are using the poles as if they were a utility. The pole extensions in Portland are 60 feet high, and
Clearwire has already installed 50 or 60 poles or towers in Portland , and they
want to install even more. These poles are being installed in residential neighborhoods, on residential streets, right in front of people's homes. (Note from S. Stewart, one such extra tall pole is proposed in the Beaumont-Wilshire Neighborhood in Portland, visit http://www.respectpdx.org/ to learn more about it.)
Once granted, these permits give Clearwire the rights and access of a utility. However, unlike our power and telephone lines, they are not providing universal service, but instead only to some members of the community who sign up for Clearwire's service. And unlike cable companies who only have to run wires, the proliferation of pole extensions will have a major negative impact on the aesthetics of our neighborhoods and our city.If they were to receive this permission in Tampa, this would result in a grid of poles throughout our residential neighborhoods. If we allow this to go forward, you will soon find noisy "boxes" on tall poles outside your homes and all over your neighborhood. … Furthermore, it is not known if Clearwire will be able compete with Verizon and AT&T, and could go out of business, leaving us stuck with tall poles in our neighborhoods all over town.
To sum up, we shouldn't be allowing a company to profit at the expense of our neighborhoods by harming our aesthetics and reducing our property values. We shouldn't allow this proposed cell tower at Henderson and Manhattan , and, if necessary, we need to oppose efforts to install poles or pole extensions in residential neighborhoods in the City of Tampa.


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Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Red China Premier Chou En-lai, left, and Janos Kadar, premier of Kremlin-dominated Hungarian government, sign joint declaration in Budapest today which puts Chou on the line as agreeing with the action of Russia in using armed might to crush the Hungarian revolt."
Date: January 17, 1957
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August 2, 2018
Veterans For Peace calls on the Israeli government to immediately release all occupants of the Al Awda, a vessel of the 2018 "Freedom Flotilla", and for immediate delivery of the medical supplies carried by the Al Awda to their intended recipient; civil society in Gaza.
We condemn the refusal of Israeli authorities to allow ships and ground shipments into Gaza for humanitarian aid. The occupation by Israel of Palestine has imprisoned millions of people for far too long. It has caused untold misery and must end. Stopping the blockade and human suffering in Gaza is an urgent human rights issue that must concern us all.
We call on the U.S. State Department to advocate for the release of occupants of the boats, including the U.S. citizens aboard and to work for an end to the Gaza siege.
Veterans For Peace strongly endorses this call from Israeli organizations, both Palestinian and Jewish, to support the flotilla and for an end to this humanitarian crisis
We denounce the slanderous campaign of the government of Israel against the flotilla and its participants, and warn against the government's use of these lies as justification for additional violent actions against the participants of this legitimate political protest.
The flotilla to Gaza is a brave act of political protest, which expresses solidarity with the Palestinian people and the opposition throughout the world to Israeli occupation policies, the ongoing siege on Gaza and the collective punishment of civilians.
Today the Gaza Strip is a massive prison for its 1.5 million residents, for whom basic rights are denied. The right of the Palestinians in Gaza to maintain direct contact with the outside world, their right to open their port, their right to receive and send ships, their right to import and export goods and to develop their economy, precisely as for Israel these rights exist. The state of Israel must end its direct and indirect control over the Gaza Strip, as part of its obligations grounded in international law and to end its occupation regime over the Palestinian Territory and to permit the independence of Palestine.
We emphasize that in contrast to government declarations, the very act of the flotilla is a non-violent one, and in case of an attack by the army the activists are preparing for opposition that is also to be non-violent. In an announcement from one of the members of the international coordinating team of the flotilla, which was issued in response to claims of the security apparatus in Israel, it is explicitly noted that "there are no weapons on any of the ships, and on board all of them are tens of international journalists who can attest to this. The passengers undergo training in non-violence and sign a commitment not to use violence."
We denounce attempts of the government of Israel to create an atmosphere of fear of the flotilla and to discourage participation in it. The government of Israel wishes to create an unfounded atmosphere of fear through knowingly spreading lies about the so-called preparations for violent resistance to kill soldiers, and the intention of peace activists participating in the flotilla to bring weapons with them to Gaza; in parallel, it is exerting unprecedented pressure on international journalists, lest they join the flotilla in order to cover it. This media campaign, intended to sow fear and hatred in the Israeli public, further arouses suspicion that an additional goal is to justify the harsh and dangerous results which are liable to occur in case of a violent takeover of the ships and harm to their passengers.


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Misha's Vineyard 'The Starlet' Sauvignon Blanc 2014 Central Otago
Fragrant, ripe and distinctive with aromas of Meyer lemon, apple and pear then a lighter layer of fresh herb and tropical fruit, a gentle lees and stony mineral combination add depth and complexity. On the palate - crisp, fresh and dry; flavours reflect the nose with citrus and ripe peach combinations, some tropical moments, loads of texture and refreshing acidity; lengthy balanced finish. Drinking superbly now and through 2019.
93 Points
Misha's Vineyard 'Limelight' Riesling 2014 Central Otago
Delightful floral and fruity bouquet with suggestions of mandarin and limeflower then crisp red and green apple then apricot stone. On the palate - an immediate burst of sweetness which is almost immediately contrasted with a crisp bite of acidity leading the palate into a drier finish; flavours of ripe mandarin and white tree fruits, lovely silky smooth texture and long finish. Delicious example. Drink now and through 2025.
95 Points
Misha's Vineyard 'Dress Circle' Pinot Gris 2015 Central Otago
Class, distinctive and very expressive bouquet of Gris with aromas of spiced pear and apple, a floral layer and even a hint of ginger spice and cider; quite complex and intriguing. On the palate - vibrant, flavourful and packed with texture; the phenolic textures throughout the palate play an important role adding contrast to the ripe fruit flavours leading to a longer finish. Drinking well now and through 2018.
91 Points
Misha's Vineyard 'The Gallery' Gewurztraminer 2014 Central Otago
Varietal, floral, very fragrant and familiar with aromas of white fruits, some tropical layers and all important spice. The bouquet also has shape and form adding an intriguing layer of complexity. On the palate - crisp, fresh, dry and quite fruity; layers of spice and warmth from the alcohol add the right measure texture and contrast to the fruit intensity. Medium acidity with a sharp focus, contrasting fruit and spice layers leading to a lengthy finish. The best example I have encountered from this producer. Drink now and through 2020.
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FLY - Sidney Leoni
"FLY" is a solo-dance-docu-fiction-film by the french choreographer and dancer Sidney Leoni that follows American actress Gena Rowlands, together with her husband director John Cassevetes, in the making of a movie centered on Russian ballet dancer and choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky. On stage and on screen, "FLY" also follows director and performer Sidney Leoni, whose itinerary gets revealed by the encounter with artists and artworks that have strongly influenced him in his life, inviting the spectator to swirl into his imaginary world, along with him.
Duration: 1h30min.
Produced, directed, edited, and performed live by Sidney Leoni
Starring Elias Girod as Vaslav Nijinsky; Halla Ólafsdóttir as Gena Rowlands as Romola De Pulszky; John Cassevetes as himself; Manon Santkin as Bronislava Nijinska; Olivier Valkeners as Freddie Mercury; Eleanor Bauer as Monserrat Caballe
Also featuring Alexandra Cismondi, Andros-Zins Browne, Christina Vantzou, Christine de Smedt, Dolores Hulan, Estelle Gautier, Guillem Mont De Palol, Jaime Llopis, Mette Ingvartsen, Steven Wendt, Stina Nyberg & Zoë Poluch
Original music score & songs written by Yoann Durant & Sidney Leoni
Cinematographer Artur Castro Freire
1st assistant camera Félix Moy
2nd camera unit Hoang-Son Doan
1st assistant camera 2nd unit Alexandre Cabanne
Sound engineers: Alban Cayrol, Hélène Clerc-Denizot, Aymeric de Palol & Aïda Merghoub
Art director Sidney Leoni
Standby art director René Leoni
Stage design for live performance David Prokopic, Anton Andersson & Jan Fedinger
First production assistants Estelle Gautier & Amandine Bigot
Costume designers Sidney Leoni, Rachel Lesteven & Marie Davin
Assistants costume designers: Jennifer Defays, Leila Bouzalmad & Quentin Levionnois
Make up: Valko
Hair designer and wigs: Mathilde Wallez Stevenson & Sidney Leoni
A project coproduced by: Weld (Stockholm), Inkonst (Malmö), Kunstencentrum Buda (Kortrijk) & Le Centre Chorégraphique National de Caen (in the frame of l'accueil-studio/Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication)
Also created in residency at Dansehallerne (Copenhaguen), Pact Zollverein (Essen), Kunstencentrum STUK (Leuven) & Howest – 'The level'/ Campus for Digital Arts and Entertainment (Kortrijk)
Administration: The artist cooperative Interim kultur (Stockholm)
FLY is co-financed by The Swedish Arts Council, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, The City of Stockholm & Sidney Leoni, and is supported by L'Institut Français in Sweden and Arts Promotion Centre Finland.
Weld is supported by Stockholms stad, the Swedish Arts Council and Region Stockholm


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Why Advanced MD at PUMS?
Effective teaching and NBME exams
Our educational model rests on two pillars: effective conveying of knowledge and proven methods of knowledge verification so that students know what requires improvement. The top tool for knowledge verification are examinations offered by the US National Board of Medical Examiners. These tests are obligatory at PUMS and are part of the curriculum from the first year of studies at the Faculty of Medicine.
Hands-on approach and contact with patients
Beginning from the 2nd year our students have contact with patients of our clinics. Practically from the very beginning, the students combine theory with practice. Those students who engage in voluntary service will have an opportunity to assist their lecturers during their duties in clinics which also involves active participation in medical procedures and surgeries.
High success rate in licensing exams and high employability
77.6% USMLE Step 1 first-attempt passing rate
78.6% USMLE Step 2CK first-attempt passing rate
67% residency first-attempt match rate in the USA
No. 1 in LEK Polish Medical Licensing Examination results
Kaplan Basic Science Prep Course
2-month basic science review course – best preparation for the USMLE Step 1 – organized in cooperation with Kaplan, Inc. Take advantage of the excellent resources: outstanding visiting professors, on-line videos and question banks, mock tests, etc. – all without any extra fees!
Graduate-entry option
Thanks to the recognition of pre-medical academic credits this program offers an accelerated pathway to medical degree. This is a great option for students with biomedical degrees allowing to save both time and money.
Top level medical simulation
With a whole building dedicated to medical simulation and standardized patients, as well as broad expertise in the field, PUMS is the leader in medical simulation education in the country. State-of-the-art equipment and qualified staff make this part of the training fun, challenging and very useful.
Highly-qualified professors & staff
Our lecturers are experts in their fields. Apart from working in the university clinics they also conduct scientific research. PUMS also hosts a number of visiting professors each year - world renowned specialists from our partner universities across the globe. Such excellent teaching staff guarantees that future doctors have an opportunity to draw from the rich experience of their instructors from the very beginning of their professional career.
Member of AAMC's VSLO
Our students can choose to undergo their elective clinical rotations for credit in Poznan or in any teaching hospital around the world. As a member institution of the AAMC's Visiting Student Learning Opportunities, we will facilitate your electives abroad, whether you decide to take them in the US, Canada or other partner institutions around the world.
Curriculum tailored to the students' needs
We keep our curriculum up-to-date and relevant, making sure it meets the requirements of international medical profession standards and licensing requirements.
Student accommodation with reliable residential advisors
Free of charge counseling and psychological services
Extra tutoring in biology, chemistry and physics provided free of charge


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Full Share: Sweet Corn, Onions, Cilantro, Tomatoes, Sun Gold Tomatoes, Red Potatoes, Shishito Peppers, Salad Mix, Cucumber, and Zucchini
Partial Share: Shishito Peppers, Cilantro, Sweet Corn, Tomatoes, Sun Golds, Salad Mix, Onions, Zucchini, and Cucumber
Hello CSA members!
The much anticipated week #17 has arrived! Many years, the crops are winding down at this point, fall is in the air, and the work pressure seems to drop. This year is not following that pattern. First, the weather is phenomenally summer-like. Second, with the cool summer, many crops were delayed and so now they are still in peak production rather than senescing. Third, with the cooler summer, crop yields seem to be way up. I'm not super concerned about getting everything harvested, but I am a bit worried about where to store it all. We are literally going to be buried in carrots, potatoes, and winter squash. Everyone I talk to says these are good problems to have, but they are still problems that need solving. So, if any of you have a spare 40-foot refrigerated trailer sitting around in the driveway, let us know 🙂
Another oddity is that with the summer crops still producing, it's hard to fit the fall crops into the CSA share. The way I look at it, I'm guessing folks would rather have fresh tomatoes than Acorn Squash, no? So, we're pushing some of those fall items back. I suppose there is always the year-end Stock Up Sale for those of you who feel like you didn't get your quota of winter squash during the CSA (October 10th is the tentative date, just for the record).
This week we enter the 3rd week of Sweet Corn. Because we only do one planting, this corn is reaching the end of it's maturity window. I have not been out there yet to harvest, so I'm not sure how much I'll find or what it's condition will be. There may be some "nubs" in your share, which are the cute little ears that are only half the size. Still very delicious. It also could be the time the ears enter the "dough stage", which is when they lose a bit of their pop, and become a bit starchier, but again, still delicious. So just a heads up. I figure it's Montana, and you want as much Sweet Corn as you can get, but just know the third week of corn may not be as good as the first two, and we realize this. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Last night Rebecca whipped up some delicious taco's with a corn salsa, ending a 112-day streak of sautéed vegetables for dinner…. 🙂 Basically B-Bar Beef burger with shiso, sautéed summer squash, and corn salsa in a hard corn taco shell. While we sell lots of the herb Shiso to chefs, this is really the first I've eaten it. I was surprised that it gave the burger a complex taco seasoning taste without any other spices or ingredients. And we tried to set you up this week for corn salsa. There's tomatoes, onions, sweet corn, and even cilantro in the share this week. Rebecca claims she made up the recipe, so I don't have a link for you. Basically, chop all of the ingredients and mix with some lemon juice and a pinch of hot pepper, and let it marinate a bit. Here's a recipe that takes it up a notch by grilling the corn first!
Well, enjoy the sunshine, and we'll see you at CSA pickup!!


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Good Karma by Robert & Sara Genn
The Painter's Keys – Letter
Good karma is a creative tool. By contrast, bad karma can interfere with your work, slow your progress and spoil your fun. Your words and deeds are your honour and your glory. Future power is needlessly given away every day by thoughtless moves and ignorant remarks. It's sad to realize that most of the world's evil begins with our mouths. Here are some karmic tips for artists:
Make sure you stand a reasonable chance of following through when you say you are going to do something. A legacy of unfinished or incomplete projects or promises weighs on the soul and derails further…
The Painter's Keys is published primarily by a team of volunteers, with a goal to reach as many creative people as possible.


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Kylie Jenner claims to have gained weight, but, if you can tell where, you are a more observant person than I.
In the caption for the above Instagram, Jenner initially wrote, "behind the scenes. (Yes I have gained weight there I said it so [you] don't have to.)" An obvious attempt to block online trolls at the pass, Jenner later revised the caption to say simply, "behind the scenes." Of course the comments section of the shot has become one big debate about the strengths and weaknesses of a 17-year-old girl's body.
Kylie's not the only celebrity who's been forced to "accept" her "curves" recently in light of seemingly imaginary weight gain.
Selena Gomez has been applauded for her response to speculation about her recent weight gain, calling one Instagram commenter "disgusting" after she suggested Gomez stop eating junk food and start working out. Gomez has since made several statements on the importance of self-love. It's a great sentiment but no one has stopped to ask why anyone would think that Selena Gomez has gained weight in the first place. She looks pretty trim to me.
It's no revelation that our culture as a whole places an unfair expectation on women to be physically perfect, and it's even less shocking to say that expectation falls more heavily on young women working in the entertainment industry.
But. again, if you can tell where these two women have packed on these supposed pounds, you're far more observant than I am.


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The Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School (IAL) serves grades 5-12 in the Washington Heights and Inwood neighborhoods of New York City. Its mission is to empower students to become agents for change through community-focused leadership, character development, and college preparedness.
Inwood Academy for Leadership was founded on the premise that education can help break the cycle of poverty, illiteracy, and low expectations. Since opening its doors in 2010, the school has successfully supported the range of needs that its students require to be successful. It ultimately aims to create responsible young leaders with multiple pathways to succeed in life.
A key ingredient to the school's vision and success is its commitment to training and coaching for teachers. Inwood Academy for Leadership employs teachers who possess a deep desire to understand the energy, organization, motivation, and innovation required to ensure student success. And as a new teacher, you certainly don't do this alone. Hands-on coaching lets you ask questions and improve your practice, academic intervention teams provide guidance, and extensive administrative support allows you to focus on teaching.
Student Population
Charter Initiatives
- Engage students to learn via a rigorous Common Core-based curriculum in a safe and supportive classroom environment
- Leveraging an inclusive design. IAL serves a high percentage of English language learners and students with emotional or learning challenges through a rigorous Common Core-aligned curriculum and individualized goals.
- Strong character development. IAL believes that honesty, integrity, responsibility, caring, and restraint are traits that contribute to well rounded individuals who care, give back, and lead.
- Focused on building community and leadership. IAL forms relationships with families and fosters meaningful connections for students with the neighborhood and local businesses.
The Details
As a resident, you'll work full time under a mentor teacher and have the opportunity to support students daily. Your role in the classroom increases over the course of the year – progressing from working with students one-on-one to facilitating small group discussions, and eventually lead teaching up to three periods a day. Here are some more details about being a resident in Inwood Academy for Leadership.
During Residency Year
(Resident role subject to change by Inwood Academy for Leadership) $40,000
ON-GROUND: End of August 2020
After Residency Year
The job placement offer is provided by our partners for informational and planning purposes only. NYU Steinhardt does not guarantee job placement.
The figures above are estimates provided by our partners for informational and planning purposes only. NYU Steinhardt does not guarantee these amounts.


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As the pilot calls out your arrival, you begin to get thrilled. Touching-down in Maquehue Airport, you cannot wait until your Chile holiday finally starts. You could wait in line for the bus to drop you off near your Temuco hotel or walk to the taxi stand and get there slightly sooner. But, if you desire to start your holiday in Temuco promptly, then having a personal automobile is imperative. Looking for a cheap rental car when you are in Temuco? ACE can help.
From the Terminal to Your New Ride
Once you land in in Maquehue Airport you won't have to venture far to begin your Temuco trip. You'll find your ACE rental car conveniently located in or nearby the terminal. Moreover, you will rest easy because you reserved your airport car hire through CarRentals. We work with several of the best businesses in the world. ACE has been acknowledged by J.D. Power & Associates for customer satisfaction. ACE will keep you in good hands.
When you reserve your Maquehue Airport ACE car rental with us you can:
• Select from many of the favorite brands like Audi, Buick, GMC, Toyota, and more!
• Choose the class that is perfect for you. Whether you need a full-size to comfortably escort everyone on fun trips or a compact automobile that is a breeze to park in the city, ACE has a range of choices
• Relax, knowing you'll have an easy time picking up and dropping off. Just bring the vehicle back to ACE at Maquehue Airport and be on your way
Get Your Temuco Cheap Rental Car!
Having the keys to a ride while on vacation opens numerous opportunities. If there is a splendid bistro you know about across the city, then simply get in your car rental from ACE and take off to wherever you'd like. When you reserve through CarRentals you can get the lowest rates when you prepay in advance or book using your credit card to hold your car and decide on the payment you want at pickup. CarRentals offers the liberty to travel your way.


text: I was out to breakfast this morning with my brother and sister-in-law. We were talking about the sorry state of the country and the fact that so many people seem to be clueless about our nation's past and the devastating impact of liberalism. Lyndon Johnson's war on poverty through the Great Society policies of the 60s, for example, was never about eliminating poverty. It was all about increasing dependency on government to secure votes for Johnson by handing out goodies. And it was incredibly successful... at creating dependence and increasing poverty. Johnson's welfare policies destroyed the black family by driving men out of the home and setting up teenage mothers in households with a Big Government Daddy. And Johnson knew that's what would happen because adviser Pat Moynihan told him so! Let's hope enough voters have the common sense to realize that liberals want to keep them on the liberal plantation, either as welfare slaves or wage slaves.


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ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs around 100,000 people.
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The challenge was to automate and standardize the way to handle the approval process for all major investments and divestments within ABB worldwide. In most cases this meant to replace paper-based processes.
This new electronic approval process needed to be user-friendly, and reliable so that it made absolutely sure that all major investment / divestment decisions that are made within the ABB Group are fully in line with the corporate strategy, and the business objectives of the various organizational units involved. It particularly needed to ensure that major investment proposals are only realized if the required profitability of the proposed transaction is sufficiently and reliably substantiated.
The financial planning team within the ABB Group, together with the IS Applications department in Switzerland developed a new tool to solve this.
In the beginning of 2004 ABB started the development of a new application to electronically handle the approval of investments / divestments proposals. The tool automatically involves the required approvers depending on proposal type, and amount.
"In an early stage we realized that the best solution would be to use Lotus Notes for the workflow functionalities, and MS Excel for the calculation sheets," said Roger Lingmerth, Senior Consultant / System Engineer. "At the time of the startup phase of the project SWING Integrator was a relatively new product at ABB, and had just been implemented in another system for exporting data to MS Word. After a short evaluation period we decided to use the integration function in SWING Integrator to exchange key financial data between MS Excel and Lotus Notes."
By doing so, the approvers, and decision makers could get a quick overview of the important figures, and data of a proposal without getting into details by opening attachments etc. With the integration functions provided by SWING Integrator the development team was also able to exchange other financial data in order to create reports directly in Lotus Notes.
"For the different proposal types we were also able to use different MS Excel calculation templates, which of course was a big advantage. The templates are maintained by the financial planning team, and don't need extra development work to be changed, or updated. Another important requirement for the integration tool was that we did not want to install integration components on either server, or clients."
In conclusion, Roger Lingmerth states: "The result is that we now have a complete system for electronically submitting and approving investment / divestment proposals, automating and standardizing our approach around the world. It provides the appropriate templates, and automatically involves the required approvers. Throughout the approval process, all authorized process participants can track the latest approval status at any time from everywhere around the world.
The system is perceived as very user-friendly, and since the users are used to both the Lotus Notes client, as well as MS Excel there has been almost none education of users at all. And SWING Integrator integrates these two tools seamlessly for the users. During the period we have been in production with the new tool, soon 1 year, we have had very few problems, and hardly any related to SWING Integrator. I cannot see how we would have implemented a better integration solution without SWING Integrator."


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"Machines don't fight wars. People do, and they use their minds." Colonel John R. Boyd (1927-1997) A United States Air Force fighter pilot and Pentagon consultant of the late 20th century, whose theories have been highly influential in the military, sports, business, and litigation. Boyd inspired the Lightweight Fighter programme (LWF) that produced the successful… Read More
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"In 1949, [Fred Charles] Ikle left his studies in Chicago and travelled through bombed-out Germany. The war hadn't touched his family directly, and he wanted to know how people coped with devastation on such a massive scale. One of the cities he visited, Hamburg, had suffered roughly the same number of casualties as Nagasaki [target… Read More
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"Normally, there is no ideal solution to military problems; every course has its advantages and disadvantages. One must select that which seems best from the most varied aspects and then pursue it resolutely and accept the consequences. Any compromise is bad." (Rommel, 1953, p.201). Field-Marshal Erwin Rommel (the Desert Fox), World War I junior officer… Read More
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"It is my experience that bold decisions give the best promise of success. But one must differentiate between strategical or tactical boldness and a military gamble. A bold operation is one in which success is not a certainty but which in case of failure leaves one with sufficient forces in hand to cope with whatever… Read More
Desert Warfare: Decisive Factors
"Given equal leadership, equal training, equal supply conditions and air force, the primary decisive factors in desert warfare are the number and manoeuvrability of the tanks and the range of their guns; after that comes the number of field-guns and their range; and then, finally, the number of anti-tank guns, their range and calibre. If… Read More
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A Shocking Death Hits 'Heroes Reborn'
Heroes Reborn is really not pulling any punches. Only three episodes in and we have already had our first major death (second if you count The Haitian, RIP), and this one really hurt. Molly Walker, the sweet little girl that Matt Parkman found in a hidden room under the stairs is no longer with us. More specifically, Molly Walker killed herself on Heroes Reborn, all in service of some mysterious master plan. At first it seemed incredible to me that she was all grown up and running cons on people already, and now after all this she seems so young. Her last words were "forget the past, save the future", which is very reminiscent of the old Heroes tagline "save the cheerleader, save the world" except a lot less specific.
Noah Bennent's wiped memory continues to plague him. When he, along with Taylor and Quentin find her strapped to a strange chair in the basement of The Company it looked like he was going to be able to save her. That is until she showed him the back of her head. She, along with all of the other Evos trapped down there were plugged into some sort of computer system with the cords going straight into her brain. It was all very Matrix-like and very sad. How would she be able to get out? How was she even conscious in the first place? Neither question was ever answered. As soon as Noah got close enough she grabbed his gun and dropped this bomb: Claire really is dead and Molly was there when it happened. She won't tell him any more information, saying that if he goes back he will ruin everything.
Whatever plan the two of them had worked on together had not taken into account Noah getting pulled back into this conspiracy, or her getting caught. She turns the gun on herself, and pulls the trigger. Noah, Taylor and Quinn escape and if there is any bright side to this it is that Project Epic has suffered a major setback, and can no longer track Evos. I hope it was all worth it.
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On this day in Lewis & Clark history...
The men continue final preparations to leave Fort Mandan. The Indians collect floating buffalo that died trying to cross the frozen river during the winter. Clark suspects a large ice dam has formed up the river.
From the journals...
29th [March 28, 1805]
but few Indians visit us to day they are watching to catch the floating Buffalow which brake through the ice in Crossing, those people are fond of those animals ta[i]nted and Catch great numbers every Spring
Herds of bison and elk on the on the upper Missouri
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Alert, granola lovers: Oat costs are surging as Canada's harvest wilts
Granola and oatmeal lovers in the U.S. may need to prepare for some sticker shock.
Oat production in Canada, the world's biggest exporter, is set to plunge after rain and snow delayed harvests across the Prairie Provinces. Because the crop spent too much time in wet fields, grain quality declined, which means more will end up as livestock feed and less will be suitable for making food products like Cheerios breakfast cereal.
Since the end of September, when the extent of the damage began to emerge, prices have rebounded from a seven-year low, staging the biggest harvest-season rally in a decade. More than 90 percent of Canada's oat exports are sent to the U.S., where companies including General Mills and Quaker Oats Co. use them in everything from snack bars to cereals.
"You can't make a Cheerio out of barley," said Randy Strychar, the president of Oatinformation.com, an industry researcher based in Vancouver. "It's going to be tight."
Production will drop 13 percent to 2.976 million metric tons after lingering harvest delays, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada said Nov. 17. Strychar says the decline may be as 20 percent because farmers were so far behind the normal pace of harvesting.
As of Nov. 15, farmers in Saskatchewan still hadn't collected 10 percent of their crop while Alberta had 27 percent unharvested, data from the provincial governments show. A year earlier, the oat harvest was mostly completed by early November.
Oat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade are up 25 percent since the end of September, the biggest rally for this time of year since 2006. Before the harvest delays, prices on Sept. 13 touched $1.71 a bushel, the lowest since February 2009. The most active futures contract closed Wednesday at $2.23¼.
Canada oat exports will drop to a four-year low of 1.5 million tons in the year that began Oct. 1, down from 1.6 million tons a year earlier, the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates.
American food processors are dependent upon Canadian supply because U.S. farmers don't grow enough, which means they import about 57 percent of what they use.
General Mills, the Minneapolis-based company that makes products including Nature Valley granola bars and Cheerios cereal, declined to comment. Chicago-based Quaker Oats, a unit of PepsiCo that produces its eponymous hot cereals and granola bars, didn't respond to a request for comment.
Even if farmers managed to complete the harvest this week, the grain won't be usable for foodmakers. The U.S. may have to import more from northern Europe and draw down existing inventories to manage the supply rout, according to Strychar at oatinformation.com.
It may take a few months before oat buyers start to see higher costs because supplies had been ample from earlier harvests and prices were low, said Dave Sanders, a Vancouver, Wash.-based vice president for Cereal Byproducts Co.
The company, which gets about 80 percent of its oats from Canada, markets 10,000 tons annually for use by food makers and producers of pet food.
"After the first of the year, we'll start seeing some increases," Sanders said. "It will be a significant change in the market. There is still a lot of oats being stored on-farm from last year's crop. That will temper the price a little bit."
While oat inventories in the U.S. Midwest may be as high as 21 million bushels -- enough to last five months -- not all of it is food-grade quality, so millers may try to purchase more to make sure they don't run out, said Ryan McKnight, a merchandising manager at Linear Grain Inc., a Carman, Manitoba-based company that originates, stores and transports crops.
"Mills ran out in 2014, and they don't want that to happen again," McKnight said.
Price Volatility
Ceres Global Ag Corp., a Toronto-based owner of agricultural assets, said Nov. 9 that the harvest delays created "significant quality issues" and price volatility. The company, in an earnings statement, said it will focus on increasing the volume of grain sold.
In the U.S., the oat crop was collected earlier and generally had better quality, said Frayne Olson, an agricultural economist at North Dakota State University in Fargo. Still, because American food makers rely more on imports than domestic supply, getting quality oats may fetch a premium, he said.
It's not clear how much of the Canadian crop will be usable in food, the USDA said in a Nov. 2 report. The department lowered its forecast for Canadian oat inventories in 2016-17 to 765,000 tons from 795,000 tons, according to the report.
Canada's crop will be key for American food companies because most other oat-producing countries consume most of what they grow, said Tregg Cronin, a South Dakota-based analyst for Halo Commodity Co. Food and seed demand, accounting for about half of U.S. use, is "inelastic," he said. And makers of horse feed, another big source of demand, aren't likely to switch to other grains.
"We rely on them for so much of our imports," Cronin said of Canadian farmers. "That's what makes this such a big problem."


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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Katie Stettler knocked in the game-winning run on a two-out single through the right side in the top of the seventh inning as UNC Greensboro softball (20-12, 4-2 Southern Conference) swept Chattanooga (23-11, 2-4) with a 4-3 victory Sunday afternoon at Jim Frost Stadium. The Spartans scored four runs in the last two innings for the comeback victory.
In the last inning, the Spartans had two runners in scoring position with no outs after Delaney Cumbie was hit by a pitch and Marisa Sholtes hit a double to left center before Stettler delivered.
UTC struck first in the fourth inning. After a leadoff single to right field, their first hit of the game, the Mocs hit a one-out homer to left field.
UNCG took its first lead in the sixth inning. The Spartans loaded the bases with no outs as Marisa Sholtes drew a leadoff walk, Gabi Howard hit an infield single and Stettler was hit by a pitch. After two fielder's choices that got the runner out at home, the Mocs' centerfielder was unable to make a catch on a ball from pinch-hitter Hannah Kincer that brought home Stephanie Bryden and Stettler, and pinch-runner Breanna Butcher then jogged home after a throw went errant at third base.
The Mocs tied up the game in the bottom of the inning with a leadoff homer to right field.
UNCG returns to action with a home Wednesday matchup with NC State at 5 p.m.
News and Notes
- Bryden (14-6) threw her 12th complete game of the year and second of the series, allowing three runs, five hits and one walk with 11 strikeouts.
- Bryden moved into fourth-place in career strikeouts (444) in school history ahead of Raeanne Hanks (2010-14) at 437.
- Bryden recorded her 43rd career win to tie Amy Poole (2000-03) for eighth-most wins in program history.
- Bryden has thrown six 10+ strikeout outings this season and 13 in her career.
- Sholtes reached base three times with her double and two walks. Stettler and Howard were the only Spartans to reach more than once.
- UNCG has won the last four years' series by a combined record of 11-2, including the last six games.


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Table of Contents
 Google Summer of Code 2013 Office Web Site
RTEMS is a participating organization of the Google Summer of Code in 2013! Please use this page as a jumping off point and ask questions. The most important thing is becoming a part of the community and participating.
Potential Students: Read through all the material on this page, and be sure to add yourself to the table in the Student Information section. Remember to fill out an official GSOC application in addition to the informal application we request. We also require you build RTEMS, create an application, run it and post the result to the RTEMS mailing list. The Configure and Build RTEMS page has the details on how you do this. Information on what to post are found on the Prove You Can Work On RTEMS page. For new comers to RTEMS we recommend you use a proven Virtual Machine image.
Potential Mentors: Share your knowledge and pledge to help a student. Visit the [1] URL for GSoC 2012 to register as a mentor and then add yourself to the list of RTEMS Mentors.
Information for prior years:
- See RTEMS Summer of Code 2012
- See RTEMS Summer of Code 2011
- See RTEMS **NAME** Summer of Code 2010?
- See RTEMS Summer Of Code 2009 and Google Summer of Code 2009
- See RTEMS Summer Of Code 2008
General Information
General Program Information and Guidance
- Google's Starting Page for the Summer of Code
- GSoC Student Guide - This is a community developed book.
RTEMS Specific Information
- Fedora 14 RTEMS 4.10 and 4.11 Virtual Machines? are pre-configured RTEMS development environment on Fedora 14. They are virtual machines playable with VirtualBox. For students who do not have a dedicated Fedora 14 installation, this is a great way to work with RTEMS with a minimum of pain and setup.
- RTEMS University - included are presentations on GSoC and RTEMS as well as a presentation on GSoC from the RTEMS Project perspective.
- GSoC Getting Started - getting up to speed with RTEMS development for GSoC students.
- RTEMS User Documentation (git daily)
Be sure to add yourself to the table below.
Project Ideas
Open Projects contains the open projects list for RTEMS. It is by no means an all inclusive list and we are open to suggestions. Submissions of ports to new architectures, new BSPs, new device drivers, and test improvements are always welcomed.
Student Information
Visit Open Projects to find an interesting project, or propose your own! Ask about your project idea on the email list or IRC. The project descriptions often require additional knowledge to flesh out a project proposal.
We want you to hit the ground running, so you need to build RTEMS, modify it a little, and run samples as a prerequisite. Please visit the GSoC Getting Started page for details.
RTEMS is an operating system targeting embedded systems, which are developed cross-compiled, meaning that you develop on a host system and run programs on a target system. In general, students working on code require no special hardware, because RTEMS runs on simulators like gdb, skyeye, and qemu. The development can all be done and tested using a GNU/Linux or other suitable host.
RTEMS is designed to operate under tight resource restrictions. Some of the projects focus on breaking existing linkages between subsystems so those limits can be lowered further, or to help RTEMS fit into smaller systems.
Even though it is targeted to embedded systems, developers still expect as many features as possible. RTEMS provides a robust set of POSIX primitives and what is now known as the Classic API which provides hard real-time functionality. Some of the projects are focused on implementing a few missing pieces of POSIX functionality.
Not all of the projects necessarily run RTEMS or target an embedded system. Some of the projects are focused on improving the development experience by improving developer tools and environments.
- Advice for Google Summer of Code Students from GSoC pageHow
- HOWTO: Write a Summer of Code application from Drupal.
- How Not to Apply to GSoC
Students Proposals
The final version of your proposal must be submitted via Melange at Google. We have provided a Google Docs template for the Student Proposal. Feel free to copy it and invite potential mentors to review. Please be aware that this is NOT the official form to submit your proposal on. Your official application must be submitted through the GSOC Melange system. Periodically copy and paste your proposal into the student application form and save it in Melange to avoid any last minute problems. Until then, please use Google Docs and put the link in this table. That way any mentor or RTEMS community member can request access and comment on your proposal. Students.. please don't peek at each other. :)
  GSOC STUDENTS! PLEASE FILL IN THE APPLICATION AT http://www.google-melange.com! YOU CAN EDIT UNTIL THE DEADLINE! BUT YOU WILL NOT GET A SLOT IF YOU DO NOT APPLY THROUGH Google!!!
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|CAN driver and API for CAN stack
|Supercore Scheduler
|Link to Google Docs for proposal |
|Enhance low-level API of libmm (Memory Protection & Caches)
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|Atomic Operations and SMP lock debug tool for RTEMS
|Link to Google Docs for proposal |
|Better RTEMS Support in GDB
|Link to Google Docs for proposal |
|Link to Google Docs for proposal |
|Application Configuration GUI for RTEMS.
|Link to Google Docs for proposal |
|Paravirtualization of RTEMS
|Unified API
The Student column is for your name.
The Completed Hello column lets us all know whether or not you completed the require Hello World project. Based upon our experience, students who have successfully compiled and run an RTEMS application have a MUCH MUCH higher chance of success on the proposed project.
The IRC Handle column is your handle on IRC. RTEMS folks hang out in #rtems on freenode.net.
The Proposal Title should be self-explanatory. If approved, we will ask you to create a code.google.com project to host your work and link to it here. You will need to give at least your mentor and Joel Sherrill? read/write access.
The Google Docs URL is your proposal in Google Docs that can be reviewed and commented on by mentors.
RTEMS Mentors
See our RTEMS Mentors page for a list of potential project mentors.
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From July 1-31, BarraShopping in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), will operate a fun filled mini-golf course. Children from four years old can play and there's no age limit. The paid attraction costs R$ 15 per round, covering all the 11 holes available on the course. Instructors will be on hand to help, answer questions and pass along the basics.
As of July 4, the ParkShoppingCampoGrande, also in Rio de Janeiro, has a gigantic Ferris Wheel set up on its premises, one of the largest traveling toys in Latin America. Some 30 meters tall, the equivalent of a ten-story building, and with 20 closed cabins with capacity for six people each, the attraction is equipped with LED lighting, offering a real light and color show. Pets can also enjoy in on the fun: animals up to medium-sized have a place guaranteed in a specific cabin. Tickets range from R$ 10 to R$$190 (in the VIP cabin for 6).
The ShoppingVilaOlímpia in São Paulo (SP) is offering the Crayola House attraction with free activities until July 30, for children from 3-11. The small fry will have access to a number of Crayola-branded products, such as pens, colored pencils, crayons and colored inks in different recreational settings. Over at ShoppingAnáliaFranco, also in São Paulo, children – and adults – can play in a giant inflatable Bounce House with the theme "The Enchanted Forest" as of July 4. The novel 150 m² attraction was developed especially for the Mall and is also free.
The aroma of popcorn is going to permeate ParkShoppingSãoCaetano in São Caetano do Sul (SP) until July 30. The "Arena Popcorn Gourmet" event will delight children up to 12 years at no charge in the mall's Events Square featuring many different themed activities. Among them is a photo booth in the shape of a giant popcorn-bag, a crafts workshop for painting and decorative drawings and the Popcorn Bar, a table full of goodies available for customizing gourmet popcorn. And, because popcorn demands a movie, the space also has built a cozy corner from which to watch special films.
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Also in Belo Horizonte, DiamondMall is offering, from July 18-30, the "Inventing Fashion" event. The activity will feature free fashion workshops for children 4 to 12 years old that present aesthetic methodologies and promote awareness about one's own clothes.
At ParkShopping in Brasilia (DF), an interactive sensory experience circuit offers the entire family a futuristic way of having fun. Totally free, the Lemonade Experience is available through July 23 offering interactive experiments, allowing the public to get to know the newest global marketplace gadgets and learn a little more about the principles of technology and robotics.
ParkShoppingBarigüi inaugurated its traditional ice skating rink on July 6, marking the opening of the winter vacation season in Curitiba (PR). During 55 days, local residents and tourists to the city can enjoy the attraction that is now in its 12th year. Skating sessions can last 30 or 60 minutes and cost R$ 40.00 and R$ 65.00, respectively. Children 2 to 5 years of age can play on the rink in the Big Ice Car (a sled) for R$20.00.
BarraShoppingSul in Porto Alegre (RS) has also assembled an Ice Skating Rink to welcome children and adults who want to venture out on it. The event is open through August 27. Tickets cost R$ 40.00 and entitle use of the rink for 30 minutes. Furthermore, the Big Ice Car costs R$ 20.00.
Have a happy vacation season in Multiplan's shopping malls!


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Yesterday, I popped into Rough Trade West record store to purchase the new Pink Floyd album. That isn't something I expected to say in my lifetime, but 20 years after their 14th album The Division Bell, one final album has been added to the band's canon: The Endless River. Although this laddie does not think of himself as a professional music critic, I like to think I know my Floyd so here is a quick take on their new release.
The Endless River is not on a par, and nor should it be, with the following albums: Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, The Wall, The Division Bell or anything else Pink Floyd have released. Firstly because it is nearly all instrumental, secondly because of drawn out incubation. Brought together from incomplete sessions in 1993, the band's two remaining members reformed last year to compile just under an hours' worth of new music. By polishing off the sessions with some modern production, The Endless River emerges as timeless release, instantly recognizable as a very Floydian.
Listening to the album on double vinyl captures the individual nature of the four sections. In order of preference, side three is the strongest — containing the most melodic and memorable parts, including the Royal Albert Hall's pipe organ. Side two is eerily reminiscent of the band's mid-70s instrumental passages while the fourth side is notable for the presence of 'Louder Than Words', the only track nearing a 'song'. Most critics have labeled this as the album's highlight. Oddly, I found it doesn't particularly fit with the rest, yet adds an understated comforting finale to the band's recording career.
Detractors have found plenty to dislike — it is not a hip album, sorry NME — but The Endless River is fine piece of work. A handful of listens in and I have found little that does not tick the boxes of a Pink Floyd record. It will never be lauded as the band's strongest work; it's a footnote in a celebrated career. But such a spectacular career deserves this gratifying conclusion.


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A friend of mine recently posted the following link: http://www.mrconservative.com/2014/06/43128-churches-now-legally-obligated-to-perform-gay-wedding-ceremonies/
Which got me thinking.
I've come to the conclusion that given that we live in a secular world now, that people should be free to do as they like (within reason) in this secular world. Legislation Gay Marriage secularly is one of these things. However, having read this article I find it disturbing that secular society is enforcing its law upon the Church.
I'm not going to discuss gay marriage again. It's a controversial topic and discussing it tends to cause more harm than good. What I do have an issue with in this case is the law forcing a church to do something that, more than anything, is contrary to the beliefs of that church. Why is the law not doing the same thing to other religions?
It's the same issue I see all the time: the contradiction of the world. The concept that is trying to be brokered is equality and yet there is a distinct inequality when you are forcing one group to do one thing and yet not others. I may be ignorant, and there may be other groups who are required to - but this article does not mention them and I have heard of no such cases in other locations.
It's the same issue I have with the laws for Torres Straight Islanders and Aboriginal Australians. I appreciate the attempts being made to help these groups out - to repay some of the centuries of damage done by 'white settlers' (of which sadly my ancestors are included). Yet to provide groups of people with special rules and not others? That to me is wrong. It's bias - only reversed and with the understanding that 'we're really helping these people'.
Yes, there are many times where wrong has been done to minority groups and to other groups of individuals. But I actually no longer see the concept of providing 'special laws' to help these groups as correct and proper. The Holocaust and Nazi Germany is often used in relation to such things - now did you ever see specific laws be created to help out the Jewish people? I haven't really - but then again I could be missing something because the one thing I'm realising the more I learn is how much I have to learn.
When specific rules are created to help one group of people out and not the other - I see it as creating a specific schism of inequality, even when those laws are for equality's sake. And as I've argued before, I believe equality is a flawed notion - that we need to fight less for equality and fight instead to recognise the strengths that each person (and groups of people have). Labels and laws don't help these causes in my views.
Let me finish by saying this - secularism was intended to help protect religious freedom. In many ways it's being used to prevent specific religious freedoms (though this also depends on observation and point of view). Whatever you believe about the issues raised in relation to the law and Churches (euthanasia, abortion, LGBT rights etc.) there is one thing I'm merely trying to state here. Governments and individuals say that we should keep the Church out of government decisions (lobbying, policies and so on) - but why is the government then allowed to make decisions which affect the Church without allowing them a say in the matter? It seems very opposite to the type of democracy that we all should be striving for.
I'm not trying to merely defend the Church. As a Christian I've seen Churches do plenty of terrible things - like this: http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/29127/20100617/church-wants-taylor-henderson-to-renounce-tv-stardom.htm
But that doesn't mean that faith and belief aren't important - because radicalisation is something that can also be a danger. What I am saying is that if you want both Church and State to be separate then they need to be separate. In other words - the Church should have its own laws and the Government should have theirs (and never the twain shall meet and so on). Pardon my sarcasm though (I tend to use irony and be cynical more than I should - though I'm a positive cynic).
Obviously that type of separation doesn't work out. So all I'm saying or trying to say is that if you want true equality, then stop imposing laws on one group but not others. And when the Church wants to have its say on particular issues, then don't deny them the opportunity to do so as a Government or society. All people should be allowed their say and nothing - gender, religion, ethnicity, values or so on - should be a deterrent for hearing that voice. Unfortunately though, this is not always the case...


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How can I get my net interface Uplink/donwlink speed and save it to futher performance analysis?
I´ve looking for a way to do it via SNMP and have a couple of programs (netmeter, dunwatch) that show the chart I need but don´t allow me to save it to analize it later. I also tried analyze sniffer and it has a beautiful database interface, but it saves only network load and not uplink/downlink separatedly.
I want this to check how good is the speed I´m getting from a wireless Internet Service.
I´m using windows XP and could handle technical answers. I have researched for a software to do it without success.
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Don't know what OS you are using but the best possibile advice I can give you without getting too technical is to go to download.com and research the program Benchmark. It should be able to help you do what you are asking....junzfour
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I use http://www.dumeter.com/
Provides download speed and upload speed.
It also saves everything to a .csv (comma separated values) file based on the day/month/year.
Here's a website I created in PHP that parses out the .csv file for data checks. :) http://xinil.no-ip.info:3000/dumeter/


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Jørgen "George" Johansen Damm and Madsine Madsen -- 51 years
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Jørgen "George" Johansen Damm and Madsine Madsen -- 51 years.
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Jørgen was born in the Danish province of Slesvig. When he was twelve his home area became part of Germany after Denmark lost the Dano-Prussian War of 1864. A few years later the Germans requisitioned a team of horses, a wagon and a driver from each farm to haul army supplies for another conflict between Germany and Austria. Not wanting to be in the German army, Jørgen left for Denmark, got a job on a ship and worked his way to America, where he arrived in 1871, making his way from St. Louis, to Iowa, and then to Yankton, South Dakota. Madsine came from Thisted County, on the opposite end of Jutland, rejoining her parents and siblings in Kingsbury County in 1879. She and Jørgen married the following year in a double wedding with her sister, Marie. They took up residence in a sod shanty on homestead land on which Jørgen had filed the previous year. Their first years were hard, since they experienced the snowy winters of '80 and '81, but they managed to prosper. The shanty gave way to a timber home with all the conveniences which were then available. They became the parents of 9 children, all of whom lived to celebrate their parents' golden anniversary in 1930.


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With the Duke Blue Devils getting all of the recruits as of late, people have naturally turned to Kentucky Wildcats coach John Calipari for his thoughts on the matter.
Most known as the man exploiting the one-and-done rule and being transparent as to its purpose, Calipari met with reporters who were eager to hear his thoughts on everything recruiting related.
With Duke landing the sort of players (en masse) Kentucky had previously, Calipari was asked about kids not going to Kentucky and if something had changed.
"No," he said Monday. "Some of them do well. You'd have to look at who we've lost and how they've done in the NBA. I don't know. Some of them have done well. I haven't looked that way, but if they do, I wish them well. I'm not wishing ill will on any of these kids. This is about them and their families.
"My concern is whoever we get here, how do we help them get to be the best version of themselves both on and off the court? How do we send them off from here after a year, two years, three years, four years, whatever, with a basis to have success on and off the court where they can be involved in their communities, where it's not just solely basketball? How they can count on themselves."
As for people who want to read too much into the Calipari-Coach K recruiting rivalry, here is a nugget that might lead you to believe the former was taking a shot at the latter.
"I don't sell, like, 'When you come here, the university and the state will take care of you the rest of your life,' " Calipari said. "You may buy that, and I've got some great property in some swampland down in Florida to sell you, too."Advertisement
The idea that Coach K is out Calipari'ing Calipari stems from Duke landing nine top-10 recruits over the last three recruiting classes, with Kentucky getting "just" three.
For what it is worth, it isn't like only three-star prospects are joining Big Blue Nation or anything. Kentucky has three top-35 commits for the 2018 class. Calipari also landed the No. 10, No. 12, No. 17, and No. 24 ranked recruits in last year's class as well as two other four-star recruits.


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I've watched this one before, along with the next two serials, thanks to the New Beginnings boxset – as with The Key To Time, I bought it due to the appeal of watching a continuous story unfold over several episodes. I remember all the big things that happen, which isn't surprising considering they're some of the biggest things in the show's history, but none of the little details.
For instance, I was surprised when Nyssa was left behind at the end, considering I know for a fact that she's in Logopolis. It's odd, and I'm looking forward to (re-)discovering how and why she joins the crew full time. As of right now, I don't have any particularly strong opinions on her based on this serial. She seems pretty handy to have around, and she works well with Adric, although I'm not sure I'd have picked her out as a potential companion on the strength of her debut.
It was tricky to know what to make of her father too. I didn't trust him at first, but I can't tell whether that was deliberate, or just because he has the same face as Anthony Ainley. However, once he was on the run with The Doctor and Adric, he simply became a great one-shot companion, and it's a credit to Ainley that he can play loveable just as successfully as he plays evil. Tremas is great; so much more than just a body for The Master to take over.
Yes, The Master is back, and I'm very happy about this. It's been so long since he was a regular part of the series that his return comes across as a breath of fresh air, rather than an attempt to recapture past glories. He looks a lot better than his last appearance even in his emaciated state, and the slowly-building, fleeting glances are very effective. I kind of wanted him to reveal himself a little earlier, but that's just because I knew it was coming and I've missed him so much.
And ultimately, the story had enough going on to justify delaying the inevitable for as long as possible. There was an interesting framing device, effectively filling in the backstory on VT in order to get to the action quicker. Traken is a very interesting place, and Melkur would still be a great villain even if he didn't turn out to be an even greater villain in disguise.
It's interesting to compare it to Utopia, which does a lot of the same things – spending the majority of the running time telling a seemingly standalone story which doesn't quite add up, leaving a few clues for the characters and viewers to pick up on, before unveiling The Master just as the audience has finished figuring it out. He then finds a new body and we're left with the promise of huge adventures to come. Bring it on – I just hope my banner rotation can cope.


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The time has come again: The Role Play Convention (RPC) will take place at Cologne this weekend, from 05-16 to 05-17 2015.
You will find me in hall 10.2 at the ArtCorner, where I will offer art prints, canvases, buttons and of course character sketches and motives of your choice drawn on site.
This year something new and special will await you at the ArtCorner: We'll have limited Theme Hours! Saturday and Sunday from 12 o'clock, it's all about Steampunk, Saturday and Sunday from 15 o'clock is about Zombies. I will have special offers every day for both topics – let yourself be surprised!
I look forward to seeing you!


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This documentary was aired on Swedish national television in 2008 and 2009. Ambres is delivering a message using the "Instrument", Sture Johansson.
Part 1(6) Vodpod videos no longer available.
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You can get the DVD (with 72 minutes extra material) here: http://ambresfilm.com/eng/en_ambres.htm


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Erin and Shawn's style was very clean and simple, white and coral were the colors of her décor. Erin is a professional event planner, so she planned every little detail of her special day, with the help of wedding blogs and bridal magazines.
They had their beautiful ceremony at the beach on the Post Card Inn Islamorada, in company of family and friends. To see more on Style Me Pretty here
Wedding Venue: The Postcard Inn, Islamorada, Florida | hair and Make up: Ana Baidet http: www.amakeupartist.biz | Officiant: Reverend John Edgar Caterson and Pastor Dean Inserra | Wedding Planner: The Bride | Floral Designer: Petals with Pizzaazz | Catering: The Postcard Inn, Islamorada, Florida | Invitations: Urban Coast | Wedding Dress: Ivy and Aster (Sparrow) via Malindy Elene, Tampa, Florida | Men's Attire: Jos. A Bank | Bridesmaids' Dresses: J. Crew | Shoes: Giuseppe Zanotti | Musicians: Daniel of Event My Way


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I've seen a lot of estate sale signs lately. Either it's an indication of the changing demographics of my part of Austin or folks are trying to fancy up their garage sales.
An estate (or renamed garage) sale basically is a way to dispose of most of an owner's property either because family doesn't want their deceased relative's items or the goods need to be sold to make a move easier.
Uncle Sam regularly holds his own versions, but in many instances these government sales are to settle tax debts.
Nationwide asset auctions: Each year, says the U.S. Treasury's auctions website, 300 or so public auctions are conducted throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.
Upcoming auctions on the Internal Revenue Service's seizures-for-sale online page primarily feature real estate and you can get some bargains.
The Arizona home pictured at the top of this post and the view from the back of the house at right, for example, has almost 3,400 square feet of living space parceled out among four bedrooms, three full baths, a living/dining room, den and family room (not sure the difference in the last two …), along with a three-car garage and pool on just more than three acres.
The minimum bid on the home built in 2005 is $230,000.
That's almost enough to make me put a for sale by owner sign in my current Austin front yard and start packing.
It's also enough (or little) to earn this week's By the Numbers recognition.
More locations, more items: Not a fan of the desert? No problem.
The IRS also is looking to sell homes in Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Wisconsin and West Virginia.
There also are federal tax auctions on homes here in the Lone Star State. There are a couple in towns not far from Austin, including one that's closer to my mother.
In addition, the IRS is looking to unload commercial property and a selection of vehicles.
Treasury's other auction items: The Department of the Treasury, under the auspices of the Treasury Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture (TEOAF), also is in charge of other auctions of property seized or forfeited due to violations of federal laws enforced by Treasury and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
At these additional auctions you might be able to pick up for some spare pennies such things as high-speed watercraft, like the hydrofoils shown below, or a private plane.
Check out the links on Treasury's main auctions page. They provide details on the property on the block, as well as locations of the sales and those in which you can participate online.
I live close enough to several lakes for some of the watercraft to pique my interest, especially with Texas' new tax break for yacht owners. Then I remember that a boat is a hole in the water into which you pour your money. I'm already doing enough of that with my house maintenance!
So for the time being I'll probably stick with in-person perusal of nearby local estate sale tchotchkes that folks are selling of their own volition, not because they have to pay Uncle Sam.
But if you're interested in some of the feds' items up for auction, have at 'em. The U.S. Treasury would appreciate your contribution.


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New member Hertle wins Scholar of the week
Bowling Green State - Epsilon Kappa
1 October by Ryan Bissman
New member Aaron Hertle won scholar of the week for Epsilon Kappa for getting a 98 on his calculus test. Impressive score considering Calculus is a difficult subject and requires a lot of studying and practicing. Great job Hertle and keep striving to stand out and inspire others in the classroom!


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vegan, nutritious and delicious 2-ingredient red lentil bread with optional spices
Iran has long been renowned for its culture, architecture and its rich cuisine. But when it comes to "vegan Persian food", I am really not sure... Without a shadow of a doubt, Iranian dishes are unique and rich in flavor and of course, incomparable to any other type of cuisine. Having heard from my vegan foreign friends who traveled to Iran, I now understand their struggle to find a vegan dish in restaurants thereby perpetuating this idea. Knowing tons of dishes from all around Iran inspired me to start creating my smallest share of impact here to bring to people's tables some of the authentic Persian vegan dishes. For some dishes in this category, I have only been inspired by those dishes adding a modern halo and contemporary appeal to replace those ingredients that are hard to come by. And some are completely non-Iranian vegan dishes that have been my healthy food staples for years.


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The Grattan Family web site is owned and operated by Mike Grattan. This site is dedicated to my family, members of which reside in California and Washington State currently, and originally in Plymouth, NH and Winthrop, MA.
If you are a Grattan and would like to be a member of this website, please go to our Contact page and send me a note; tell me something about yourself, your Grattan ancestry, and what type of content you would like to contribute. If you're approved, I will set you up with a free email address on grattans.net or grattanfamily.com and a login to our web site so you can contribute content if you so choose.
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Google makes search more relevant
Google now includes real-time content such as breaking news and updates from blog posts
Google has revamped its search to finally offer real-time results from micro-blogging sites such as Twitter and FriendFeed, Jaiku and others.
The news comes months after Microsoft announced its own foray into real-time search by serving up Twitter messages through its new Bing search engine.
As part of the Google Search overhaul, live updates from people on popular sites such as Twitter and FriendFeed, as well as headlines from news and blog posts, will now also be included in the search results list.
"Our real-time search features are based on more than a dozen new search technologies that enable us to monitor more than a billion documents and process hundreds of millions of real-time changes each day. Of course, none of this would be possible without the support of our new partners that we're announcing today: Facebook, MySpace, FriendFeed, Jaiku and Identi.ca - along with Twitter, which we announced a few weeks ago," wrote Google Fellow Amit Singhal in a company blog post.
A full page of live tweets, blogs, news and other web content will be available on the 'Latest results' tab from the search options menu, which can be further refined to only view updates from Twitter and other micro-blogs. The new features will be rolling out in the next few days and will be available globally in English.
As part of the real-time search launch, the company has added a new 'hot topics' tab to Google Trends that will show the most common topics people are publishing to the web in real-time.
But that's not all; Google has also announced some major milestones in mobile search - new features based on the location of a user's mobile phone and the ambitious Google Goggles, a visual search application that lets you search for objects using images rather than words, using your camera phone.