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I've been waiting for a game like Pacific Storm for a long time now. Like many gamers, I'm a little weary of the glut of wargames and simulations set in the European Theater of World War II, so when CDV announced they'd be publishing a strategy game based on the Pacific side of the conflict, I was understandably excited. When I learned that it combined operational strategy with real-time tactical battles and an additional action element, I was sold.
Having played through the game for the past week, I've been really impressed with the overall scale presented here. The naval war between Imperial Japan and the United States is one of the largest and, in my opinion, most dramatic in history, so it's no small task to recreate the entire thing in as much detail as you'll find here. There are two campaigns, one where the setups are based on history and one where the forces are relatively equal at the start. A series of standalone tactical battles and a battle generator offer a chance for players to try out individual actions.
One of the most appealing aspects of the game is its ability to recreate the general rhythm and flavor of the War without necessarily sticking too closely to historical events. The Japanese won't always attack at Pearl Harbor, for instance, and there won't always be a showdown at Midway or Leyte Gulf. Some games may see a massive all-out battle in the waters around Bouganville or may see the Japanese attempt to shift the focus of the war from the south to the north. Each new decision takes the game off into entirely new directions.
There are three levels of play here. At the highest level, you'll be in charge of the creation and movement of fleets, men and material, as well as the production and research goals of your country's war efforts. You'll capture and build bases, manage a vast number of resources and raw materials, create formations, upgrade obsolete units, and a whole range of other essential activities.
When your forces meet those of the enemy, you'll have the option to take control of the battle in a traditional real-time strategy format. The entire fight takes place on a full 3D map that represents the location you're fighting over, from the Panama Canal to Saigon. A wide range of orders lets you set the general tone of the battle without having to manage every single unit's actions.
Finally, there's an action mode that allows you to jump into and out of direct control of any friendly aircraft in the tactical battles. Once in the cockpit, you'll have full control of the craft and can dogfight with enemy fighters, intercept enemy bombers or launch your own bombs and torpedoes at enemy ships. The action mode also allows you to man the AA guns on any ship in your fleet.
With so much going on, it can take a few hours (or more) to get used to the basics of the game. Luckily a series of tutorials spells out the most essential elements and gives you a bit of a head start. Still, with a game this dense, the tutorial leaves a lot unexplained and you'll have to discover the game's finer points by playing it and referring back to the comprehensive manual.
The strategic level alternates between moving fleets on a tabletop map and handling logistical concerns in a series of rather bland brown windows. While it's certainly not any drier than the similar windows found in Uncommon Valor or other logistical games, some gamers may find themselves yawning at the spreadsheets that confront them at every level of the strategic game. Boring though they may be, they're absolutely essential to winning the war.


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Local media connect Roy Moore accuser to Democratic campaigns
This whole thing sounds like such conveniently timed bullshit. If I'm wrong then I'm wrong and Moore can eat a sack full of ruptured AIDS balls, but it all just seems way too convenient with the timing + her DNC ties.
Isn't Backlash the one always preaching to wait for the facts to come out? Or does that only apply when it's a democrat or a muslim?
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You had better pay your guild dues before you forget. You are 113 months behind.


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Herman Miller Launches Desk that Goes Up & Down
In the never-ending debate over what's more ergonomic, working standing up or sitting down, Herman Miller comes out with the ultimate solution -- a desk that can do both. Part of their Thrive series, the desk is designed to be able to adjust heights with a simple push of a button.
DesignMilk gave a sneak peak of the new desk, currently on display at NeoCon in Chicago.
We couldn't find much information via Herman Miller's site, but it looks like its a modification of the Envelop desk, with adjustable legs that easily lift or lower the tabletop depending on how you'd like to work. You can see a wee bit more on the desk via a video Herman Miller has released about the new line.
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A rare spasm of violence in Howard County late Tuesday and early Wednesday sent five shooting victims to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center.
Investigators believe the three shootings two in Laurel, one in Clarksville that took place within a five-hour span were not related to each other.
They were only the second, third and fourth shootings in the county this year.
"We had a very unfortunate night last night," county Police Chief William McMahon told reporters in Ellicott City. "Obviously our thoughts are with the victims and their families. It's very traumatic for them."


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Wednesday's WHL RoundupNHL.com @NHLdotcom
This battle of Western Hockey League division leaders easily went to the Vancouver Giants.
Evander Kane scored two goals and Bronson Maschmeyer added a goal and an assist as the Giants beat the Tri-City Americans 6-2 Wednesday. Vancouver has already clinched the West Division, while Tri-City is in a battle with Spokane for U.S. Division title.
Elsewhere in the WHL, it was: Swift Current 5 Moose Jaw 1; Prince Albert 2 Brandon 1 (SO); Lethbridge 7 Red Deer 1; Kamloops 5 Calgary 1; and Kelowna 4 Spokane 1.
At Vancouver, the Giants (55-7-1-3) jumped in front at 1:03 of the first period. Kane scored his team-best 43rd goal of the season after picking up a loose puck beside the net and flicking a backhand shot past a helpless Drew Owsley in the Tri-City net.
The Giants doubled their lead at 5:40 of the first without having to do any work themselves. Tri-City's Brett Plouffe skated in front of his own net and collided with teammate Riley McIntosh. McIntosh fell into the crease and knocked the puck into his own net.
Alex Rodgers was credited with his ninth goal of the season despite that fact that he was hovering out near the Tri-City blue-line and wasn't even close to the play as it unfolded.
Kane added his second of the night on the power play at 12:58 of the second. Kane led a fast rush on the left side into the Tri-City zone. His initial shot was stopped but Owsley couldn't hold it and Kane banged in the rebound from in close.
Kane's 44th goal established a new Giants record.
Adam Basford rounded off a strong second period for the Giants. Basford led a two on one rush, cut in front of the net and unleashed a quick snap shot for his 13th of the season at 16:00.
Tri City (47-17-0-3) got one back before the period was out. Brooks Macek found Plouffe alone in front of the net and it was a simple tap-in for the right-winger for his 16th of the season at 17:43.
Vancouver regained their four goal advantage within the first three minutes of the third period. Maschmeyer scored his second of the season, beating Americans goalie Brett Martyniuk, who had replaced Owsley to start the third period.
Casey Pierro-Zabotel rounded off Vancouver's scoring night at 7:58 of the third. Pierro-Zabotel was in front of the net and deflected a shot from the point. It was his team-leading 111th point of the season.
Tri-City's Justin Feser scored an unassisted goal at 11:56 to conclude the scoring.
Tyson Sexsmith made 24 saves for Vancouver. Owsley and Martyniuk combined for 27 stops.
Broncos 5 Warriors 1
At Swift Current, Sask., Mike Brown scored two goals as the Broncos won their fourth straight by beating Moose Jaw.
Jan Dalecky, Cody Eakin and Spencer McAvoy also scored for the Broncos (38-27-1-1).
Jesse Paradis replied for Moose Jaw (18-46-1-2).
Raiders 2 Wheat Kings 1 (SO)
At Prince Albert, Sask., Ryan Harrison had the only goal in a shootout as the Raiders beat Brandon.
Justin Bernhardt scored in regulation for Prince Albert (29-34-4-1).
Brayden Schenn replied for Brandon (44-18-3-2).
Hurricanes 7 Rebels 1
At Lethbridge, Alta., Carter Ashton scored twice and Carter Bancks and Dwight King each added three assists as the Hurricanes hammered Red Deer .
Colton Sceviour and Kyle Beach each had a goal and two assists for the Hurricanes (33-29-3-2), while Ben Wright, Austin Fyten and Zach Boychuk also scored.
Landon Ferraro scored for Red Deer (22-35-1-9) and broke Lethbridhe goaltender Juha Metsola's shutout bid with one minute 41 seconds left in regulation.
Blazers 5 Hitmen 1
At Kamloops, B.C., centre Scott Wasden scored two goals leading the Blazers over Calgary.
C.J. Stretch, Jimmy Bubnick and Kenton Dulle also scored for the Blazers (31-30-2-4).
Joel Broda, with his 51st of the season, replied for Calgary (56-9-3-1).
Rockets 4 Chiefs 1
At Kelowna, B.C., Jamie Benn scored twice for the Rockets, his 40th and 41st goals of the season, and linemate Colin Long recorded his 31st in a win over Spokane.
Mikael Backlund also scored for Kelowna (41-21-1-3).
Brady Calla replied for Spokane (42-21-0-3).


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It can also be about adventuring with friends or watching the sun rise over a blocky ocean. It's pretty. Brave players battle terrible things in The Nether, which is more scary than pretty. You can also visit a land of mushrooms if it sounds more like your cup of tea.
Minecraft is split into two separate game modes. Creative and Survival. You can play both of them in multiplayer. If you're mostly interested in making huge structures from scratch with unlimited resources, Creative mode is your best bet. You won't see any enemies, and you can pull blocks of all shapes and sizes out of thin air. It's a peaceful world.
However, if you'd prefer to adventure into a world of danger, where you're crafting and creating out of necessity, you'll probably want to play in Survival mode. That comes with gangs of monsters who want to break/explode/eat your bones, one pixel at a time. You'll need to protect yourself from the creatures that come out at night.
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So I get regular emails from Aldo. Whoever puts these looks together for Aldo is amazing! Sometimes they have me looking more at the clothes than the shoes! For the first look, I was inspired by the peachy pink bermudas paired with hot pink shoes, and also the color combo of peach and cobalt. For the second look, I just love that weird neutral color paired with yellow (one of my favorite colors).
As far as posting, I'll get back into the habit again. It's just been too hot to even try to think about posing for a pic, plus me and this natural hair journey, and the outside haven't been getting along to well :(
Look one: Dress: Off Saks Fifth; Shoes: GX by Gwen Stefani; Bag: Aldo :)
Look two: Top: Love Culture; Bermudas: Target; Shoes: Express; Bag: Nicole Miller; Watch: Plato's Closet
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Birthday Gift
Human beings are, by their very nature, warm and loving. This humaneness, commonly known as Botho / Ubuntu, manifests itself in mans will and ability to be kind and altruistic to others. The Church, which is the embodiment of our Lord Jesus Christ, also possesses and displays these qualities of caring and nurturing, inter alia.
Here at St
Monnicas, one particular manner of displaying Ubuntu is where the Church acknowledges and rewards, on a weekly
basis without fail, congregants whose birthdays fall within that week. These
members, young and old, male and female, are invited to the alter to receive
blessings, prayers and good wishes. This kind gesture adds to the significance
and great value attached to a birthday where most people joyfully anticipate
and actually do get, more than on ordinary days, attention, best wishes,
presents, etc,.
In response
to this kind gesture by the Church, a project was launched at the beginning of
September 2008, namely, The Birthday Gift. This project aims mainly to
reciprocate to the generosity of the Church. It brings together those
congregants born in the same month to collaborate and to present the Church
with a birthday gift. Initially, the gift will be in the form of money.
However, as time goes on and hopefully the people get to know one another much
better, each group will decide on the form of gift they find suitable for the Church.
It is hoped that the project will generate sufficient interest that will result in a more participatory congregation, a congregation whose fellowship will be enhanced.
Lastly, and most importantly, the Church is very grateful to you all who made the project
the success that it has been. R13910 + 400 was raised in 2008 / 2009.
My request is that you kindly bring your contribution to me on any Sunday of your birth month. Your name will be taken down and all the contributions for that month will be presented to the Priest at the end of that month.
The money has been and will continue to be used to buy church vestments and other items necessary for the smooth-running of our church.


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New Courses: Feb 26 - March 26 (with March 19 "off-week")
We're excited to announce 2 Introduction to Mindfulness courses in Helena. In both 4-week courses we will explore mindfulness from three key perspectives: (1) its Buddhist ethical and philosophical roots, (2) the development of a Western, scientific, secularized practice, and (3) our own personal experience with a variety of well-known practices.
While 4 weeks is often too little to gain lasting effects, certain aspects such as developing control over one's stress levels can come about in this time. The courses are intended to give a taste of the practice along with a variety of types of meditation/mindfulness that can be further explored and integrated into your life. You will also experience the changes that begin with the development of a regular meditation practice.
Merlin CCC: 4-Week Intensive Course
Sundays: 2-4p.
We will spend four weeks learning about, discussing, and practicing mindfulness. We will discuss the meaning of 'mindfulness' as it has come into our culture and the scientific developments studying it, from the inception of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) to the current day. We also delve into what it means to practice mindfulness in our daily lives in terms of our relationships with others and ourselves, our sense of community and support, and beyond. Our practice with 'formal' meditations will lengthen through the course, and 'homework' will be assigned to allow participants to explore the practice and their experience from different angles. Registration is through Merlin CCC; link below will redirect you to the page there.
In this course we will follow a structured program, developing mindfulness practices as we deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world.
Tea will be provided.
Registration: $79
To register/pay by check or cash or for any other registration questions, Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Hot Yoga Helena: 4-Week Intro with Drop-ins
Sundays: 7:30-8:30p.
Enjoy the warmth and comfy floors of Helena's only Hot Yoga studio as we explore together the development of mindfulness in 'formal' and 'informal' forms of meditation. We'll have guided meditations each week as well as opportunities to reflect on and discuss our experiences with the practice. Advances in science over the last 40 years, especially through the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn, will be presented along with the traditional roots of mindfulness meditation in Buddhism. Registration for this course is directly through Mindful Montana; link below is for PayPal.
After this course, you will have a well-rounded understanding of the complex history of mindfulness as well as the tools and experience to make it part of your life.
Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30p.
Each Wednesday we will also hold a drop-in session to further deepen and renew our practice. These will provide time to explore at least two forms of meditation in a longer format. Drop-in sessions are free to course participants as well as members of Hot Yoga Helena ($7 for others).
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Some prominent South Sudanese have of recent been responding to the exploding situation in South Sudan. This exploding situation ranges from tribal conflicts between tribes all over the South and an appearance of banditry along Juba-Torit road, which other people say it is the beginning of another rebellion.
The prominent people – some of who are very respectable – have unfortunately misplaced their arguments. The misplacement of their arguments is represented in blaming of the National Congress Party (NCP) for what is happening in the South. "Events" does not subscribe to any political party and today it looks at the logic behind blaming the crisis in the South on the NCP.
First of all it is important to note that the prominent South Sudanese mentioned above have clearly accused the NCP of being behind the current crisis in South Sudan. The logic behind their thinking is that the NCP is using some South Sudanese to create insecurity in the South so that they could prove to the world that the South cannot govern the South.
Well, it is known to the same world that the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) gave the SPLM/A the right to govern the South, control its security and certainly manage the entire finances. Nationalists whose government is empowered with political power, security control and money could fuse the three powers to gain support from their citizens. Nationalists with a tripartite power like the one we have just mentioned would create the necessary infrastructure The South today is suffering from the problems of insecurity, governance and financial mismanagement.
Where does the NCP come in here? Did the NCP encourage the top Government of South Sudan (GOSS) officials to misgovern the South; mismanaged its finances; and support the insecurity campaign in the South? If the three questions above could be answered in the affirmative; then there is no need to blame the NCP. But if the answer to the questions above is in the negative, then these prominent South Sudanese should at least accept that the SPLM/A and GOSS have encouraged mis-governance, mismanagement of finances and mismanagement of security in South Sudan. How?
The current crisis in the South – at least the most pressing crisis of the three crises: misgovernance, mismanagement of finances and security – should be blamed on the GOSS and not the NCP. The GOSS with its security forces have guarded the South from the NCP and anybody associated with the NCP. How could anybody from the NCP, be s/he from the South get the opportunity to create insecurity in the South?
To the best of everybody's knowledge, the GOSS with its security forces have arrested people they allege support the NCP. They have never given the NCP the freedom to freely exercise its political rights in the South. In fact most of the SPLM/A members openly say that the NCP has no place in the South. That has been witnessed by the way they show their hatred towards the South Sudanese within the NCP. Which NCP member is there to carry out activities such as causing serious insecurity in the South? Who is ruling the South; is it NCP or SPLM/A?
It is now four years after the CPA and the South has received more than 6.0 Billion Dollars. With such a huge amount received by the GOSS; how much has it put in order to create an able security, which should have been given the mandate to crack down on anybody trying to bring about insecurity in South Sudan? How much of this huge amount has been given to the SPLA soldiers in order to overcome their suffering for 23 so as to raise their morale to do work? How much of this huge amount has been put to create the much needed services such as health and others?
SPLM/A and GOSS are in full charge in South Sudan. If they have failed to manage the South, NCP should not be blamed for their failures. It is true that some people in the North of Sudan had said in the past that the South cannot manage itself. This statement was not said because the South has no educated people who can run the South. They are there – many of them – but lack the direction of a leadership that is responsible. Responsibility does not entertain tribalism, corruption and insecurity in an entity governed by a civilized government. Now that the GOSS, SPLM and SPLA have actually proved beyond any reasonable doubt to the people of the North that they cannot manage themselves, they should accept the blame. NCP should be left aside and the leadership of the South now running the government of the day in South Sudan should address the crisis in the South without taking refuge in the NCP.
One South Sudanese writer once said: "Southern Sudanese need to understand that not every misfortune happening in the South is caused by the NCP. Salaries are being paid only after two months while others are running away with millions of dollars. In the market, a cowboy is exchanging dollars, and insecurity is everywhere in the South", (Loku, Tongun, S, Sudan Vision, May 12th, 2009, p. 5).
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Who is ruling the South; is it NCP or SPLM/A?
Some prominent South Sudanese have of recent been responding to the exploding situation in South Sudan. This exploding situation ranges from tribal conflicts between tribes all over the South and an appearance of banditry along Juba-Torit road, which other people say it is the beginning of another rebellion.


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Spanish La Liga superstar Neymar has revealed his admiration for Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola, opening the door for a potential move to the Premier League in the future.
Neymar, 24 was heavily connected with a move to Manchester United last summer, but the Red Devils failed to finalise the deal.
Pep Guardiola's contract at Bayern Munich will run down in the summer and he has already agreed to join Manchester City next season. Mourinho, on the other hand, is without a job since he was sacked from his post as a manager at Chelsea last December.
Jose Mourinho is the major candidate to replace Louis van Gaal at United. Inter Milan director Bedy Moratti confirmed the Portuguese tactician is heading to Old Trafford.


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I am nowhere near back to normal yet, still sipping cider and eating fudge. Since Monday we have piled in the car and visited loved ones from one end of this state to the other. Grandmothers, aunts, uncles, and cousins. We saw them all...and that is what make it Christmas! That, and the ambrosia, the caramel cake, and the Fincher's Barbeque! Yes, I know....at least 5 pounds. How about you? Did you get 5 pounds for Christmas too?
We have two more sleeps before my older son heads back to Colorado, my younger one goes back home and back to work, and things are 'back to normal'. Visits with your adult children are just the best. There really is nothing better. The only thing is that it reminds you how very much you miss them. You fill that "missing" with all sorts of activities, which you also love, but not nearly so much. So when it comes time for them to go, it's like ripping the scab off once again.


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RIVERSIDE The first phase of a proposed fish barrier passage project along Johnson Creek will not begin construction in June as planned, but some residents are objecting to the project.
"They will not quit until they have it all," wrote Johnson Creek resident and "endangered cattle rancher" Casey Kuchenbuch in an email to The Chronicle.
Kuchenbuch, along with father-in-law and fellow rancher Rod Haeberle, were among a handful of residents who voiced their opinions about it during an April 1 meeting between Okanogan County commissioners and Bonneville Power Administration fish biologist Roy Beaty.
Beaty was seeking input on how to best involve the public in an upcoming review of draft land management plans for salmon habitat projects with the Colville Confederated Tribes.
Bonneville is not involved in the Johnson Creek project, Beaty told residents when they asked him to tell the tribe that the project isn't wanted.
"We highly object to the procedure we see being done here," Haeberle said. "Not one of us have been approached."
According to a funding request filed in July 2013 by Trout Unlimited-Washington Water Project, which sought state funds on behalf of the Colville tribe, the first phase of the Johnson Creek project would involve replacing a culvert and removing a century-old gabion structure at two points on the tributary around 201 Second St.
However, the project was not funded this year, Jeri Timm of Trout Unlimited said.
"Since then we have had other funders show interest in the project and potentially could start designing this summer," she said. "No permits have been submitted as we are in the preliminary stages. Trout Unlimited (TU) has been working very closely with the town of Riverside to ensure their support.
"TU only works with willing partners and consider all resource concerns with every project."
The funding request notes that since spring 2012, the tribes' Okanogan Basin Monitoring and Evaluation Program has found steelhead entering the creek.
"Historically, Johnson Creek was overlooked as suitable spawning grounds for ESA- listed summer steelhead as biological information on the creek was limited," the report said.
"In 2012, upon completion of summer steelhead spawning, 14 redds were counted and seven fish were detected."
Last year, six tagged fish and 11 steelhead redds were located in the lower reach of Johnson Creek. As of April 2013, six tagged steelhead in Johnson Creek and seven steelhead redds were located.
But Kuchenbuch pointed to a 2007 report completed for the Colville Fish and Wildlife Department that cited a 2004 study of Johnson Creek.
"Based upon field observations (no fish observed) and marginal habitat (lack of appropriate spawning substrate and high stream gradient, 8-11 percent) we estimate potential for anadromous fish production to be low and unsustainable (Arterburn and Kistler 2004)," the report said.
Kuchenbuch said the study "contradicts all of our wasted money trying to create something that never existed or ever will on Johnson Creek and probably many others."
The goal, according to Trout Unlimited, is to "eliminate all complete and partial fish passage barriers for both adults and juveniles from the mouth of Johnson Creek to the point of origination, opening up 9.35 miles of habitat."
Ten-year landowner agreements have been signed with Riverside, the state Department of Transportation and Omak School District, and the funding request noted Trout Unlimited would communicate with nearby property owners.
The project had been slated for completion in 2015. Phase 1 would have cost $194,000, with 15 percent matching funds would have come from the tribe.
Okanogan County Commissioner Ray Campbell, also a member of the Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board, reinforced the county's stance against land being acquired for – and taxpayer dollars being spent on – wildlife habitat projects.
"It's something that we're still going to be pushing back on, but just what effects we're going to have, it's sometimes pretty hard to get around this stuff," he said. "Without giving our hand away, we are working on some things there."
If the project moves forward, the culvert will be replaced with a bottomless culvert or small bridge.
The proposed work site is in a residential area.
Trout Unlimited noted it had submitted a proposal to the Riverside Town Council to stop access across Johnson Creek where the culvert sits, but the council declined because of potential issues with snow plowing and emergency access.
The new culvert or bridge would belong to the town, according to Trout Unlimited.
A step pool could be added in place of the gabion, which is composed of large cobble, concrete and chicken wire.
Phase 2, the details of which were not included in the funding request, would remove other barriers along Johnson Creek.
"Phase two of the project is in development, but not currently in line for implementation due to complexity and cost of replacing a (Department of Transportation) culvert with a bottomless culvert on the very busy Highway 97," the funding request stated.
"There is significant spawning and rearing potential on the upstream side of Green Acres Road, which is part of Phase 2 of this project..."
Meanwhile, the tribe and Bonneville are moving forward on salmon recovery projects.
Bonneville has purchased 13 properties – about 562 acres – for the project, but details have not been made available.
The properties were purchased using ratepayer funds, but the land is being given to the tribe.
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Librarian of Congress protects gamers with new fair use rules
The acting U.S. Librarian of Congress, David Mao, passed new exemptions to strict digital rights management (DRM) anti-circumvention laws on Tuesday that will give more leeway for fair use in gaming.
DRM is used by a large portion of video game developers to prevent people from copying or modifying their games. Many gamers have been outspoken about their distaste for DRM barriers, so Mao's fight for fair use is seen as a step in the right direction in the gaming community. After many hearings and briefs about increasing rights when it comes to fair use, it has been decided that there are a few specific instances that allow for the modification of older video games.
When a developer would abandon an old video game by shutting down its servers, gamers that still enjoyed the game were no longer able to play. Now, the new exemption allows players to modify their game so they can play online without an authentication server. However, this exemption only allows a modification to occur if the game has no offline mode. This would mean that popular older titles like "Battlefield 2" and "Midnight Club: Los Angeles" can't be legally modified to resurrect multiplayer servers because they still have playable single player features.
Mobile gaming was also given fair use wiggle room, as the exemption for jailbreaking smartphones was renewed. Rather than just continue with the existing rule, Mao expanded the exemption by allowing anyone to jailbreak "portable all-purpose mobile computing devices." This means that tablets and smartwatches can also be modified to run alternative software and games that weren't fair use protected before the ruling.
While these new fair use rules are appreciated by gamers, there is still a lot that needs to be done before the gaming community is satisfied. A lot of gamers don't want to be limited when it comes to the games they can legally restore after developers abandon them. There are also those that would like their single player mods to be protected under fair use, since it doesn't negatively affect multiplayer gameplay.
Mao has only been the acting librarian for about a month, and he's already worked towards increasing fair use rights for gamers. Now that he's shown that he's willing to address gaming related issues, many are waiting to see how he responds to further DRM and fair use concerns in the near future.
Should there be more exemptions that allow for fair use in video games? What are your thoughts on the current changes made by the librarian of congress? Leave a comment or talk to me on Twitter @Karbowski_Devon.
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text: Matthew Kyle Dawkins, infant, 535 Meridale Ave., Orlando, died Thursday. He was born in Orlando. Survivors: parents, George and Karen; paternal grandfather, Edward Jr., Umatilla; paternal grandmother, Helen Pearce, Montverde; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Frank Hodges, Casselberry; maternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W.O. Charis, Pensacola. W. Guy Black Home for Funerals, Orlando.


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Quinoa Stir-Fry Recipe
I have been a fan of quinoa for a long time now but mostly in salads so we decided to see if we could find a recipe that incorporated it more as a main dish. Quinoa has a nice nutty flavor and is packed with protein, fiber, iron, amongst other nutrients. It's also gluten-free which makes it an ideal source of nutrients for vegetarians and anyone who needs to keep to a gluten-free diet. But, mostly, it's just good for all of us and tasty, too! We found a recipe for Quinoa Stir-Fry with chicken and vegetables, that has the addition of an egg fried in with the quinoa at the end so it reminded me a little of fried rice, only MUCH healthier.
We ended up leaving out the chile since neither of us are big fans of spicy food. I also don't like cilantro so much so we left that out. Totally forgot to buy scallions, so we went without those, too! We added a little more soy sauce once we had served it up.
Overall, I would say it was a success but might benefit from a little more sauce. Or I think it would be ideal as a side dish for, perhaps, teriyaki chicken or a protein with more asian flavors.
3/4 cup quinoa, rinsed
1/2 t salt, divided
1 T vegetable oil
1 small carrot, thinly sliced
1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
2 t grated ginger
1 clove garlic, sliced
1 small red chile, choped (optional)
2 cups snow peas, trimmed
1/4 t black pepper
1 egg, beaten
4 oz grilled chicken breast, chopped
2 scallions, chopped
1/2 cup cilantro
1 T soy sauce
Add 3/4 cup water, 3/4 cup quinoa and 1/4 t salt to a saucepan and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover and let the quinoa cook on low for about 15 minutes or until the water is absorbed. Once absorbed, take quinoa off the heat and fluff with a fork and set aside for later.
Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add carrot and cook for about 1 minute or until it softens. Next add the bell pepper, ginger, garlic and chile (optional). Cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes. Add the snow peas and the remaining 1/4 t salt and 1/4 t pepper. Cook for about another minute more and then remove the vegetables and set aside. Return the skillet to the heat and add quinoa along with the egg. Cook, stirring constantly, until the egg is cooked and incorporated in the quinoa mixture. Add back the veggies, chicken, scallions, cilantro and soy sauce. Stir-fry for about a minute more and serve!
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Two educational programs designed for the public will be sponsored by the Carbon County Cooperative Extension Service this month.
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WASHINGTON — Church World Service has joined with other US humanitarian organizations to sign a first-of-its-kind agreement with the U.S. Agency for International Development to quicken the pace of the fight against hunger and malnutrition.
The agreement was signed Monday (May 19) in Washington by Dr. Rajiv Shah, USAID administrator, and Samuel A. Worthington, the president and chief executive officer of InterAction, the largest US-based alliance of non-profit groups, like CWS, working to end poverty in the world's poorest and most vulnerable communities.
The 33 InterAction members participating in the partnership, including CWS, also announced their "collective pledge" to spend $1.5 billion of their own private funds from 2013 to 2015 to advance food security and nutrition. This represents a $500 million increase over the original $1 billion commitment made in 2012.
"The task of eradicating hunger and poverty is huge and by working with partners CWS is able to further extend its reach, so we are delighted to enter into this new agreement with USAID as an Interaction member," said CWS CEO and Executive Director the Rev. John McCullough.
Since its founding in 1946, CWS has made fighting hunger one of the cornerstones of its work throughout the world. Formed to assist efforts in a devastated Europe following World War II, the agency now focuses most of its anti-hunger programming in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
One of the agency's most visible programs is the CROP Hunger Walk, held in more than 1,500 communities around the nation each year. The ecumenical, interfaith, multi-cultural Walk is the original charitable walking event in the U.S. Proceeds help fund CWS anti-hunger programs locally and in developing countries around the world.
Despite successes by CWS and other agencies, as well as by the U.S. government, hunger and malnutrition remain serious problems throughout the world. As examples, some 842 million people globally go hungry every day, and 98 percent of them live in developing countries. The problem is particularly acute among children, with nearly 4 in 10 children in the developing world malnourished, with grievous results on their bodies and mental development.
In the announcement, InterAction noted that the U.S. nongovernmental community is one of the largest donors in the world.
"Privately-funded international expenditures for U.S. nongovernmental organizations total $14 billion per year," it said. "In many countries, nongovernmental spending in the areas of food security, agriculture and nutrition exceeds that of the US government. This landmark agreement between USAID and InterAction members will help ensure that significant private spending from nongovernmental organizations enhances U.S. taxpayer investments to fight hunger and malnutrition."
InterAction also noted that groups like CWS and others "add value with their decades-long connections with local communities, and expertise working with and strengthening local in-country capacity of community organizations – critical assets given the need for development dollars to deliver lasting results."
Humantiarian groups like CWS also reach the underserved, InterAction said, as well as the "most remote and hardest-to reach and tailor programs for the community. Nongovernmental groups can help ensure that development assistance gets to the communities and families most in need." Finally, organizations such as CWS "have unique experience and credibility working with small scale farmers – many of them women – a particular focus of food security programs," InterAction said in its announcement.
"We have had a major impact on efforts to end hunger and poverty and strong involvement by the U.S. government will only serve to enhance our work in this area, much to the benefit of people struggling to get out of poverty and to achieve food security," McCullough said.


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U.N. Agency: Fukushima Reactor 2 "burst" after fuel melted — Then radiation doses quickly hit highest levels of entire crisis for many places across region… went in almost every direction… then skyrocketed all at around same time (VIDEO)
Published: April 8th, 2014 at 1:00 am ET
United Nation's World Meteorological Organization, updated June 2013: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) [received] a request from the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) to assist them with the meteorological aspects of a dose assessment from the radiological releases from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. [...] Light rain was observed from the 15th to the morning of the 17th due to a weak low pressure system which moved north eastward off the east coast of Japan. In particular, rain was observed in the Fukushima prefecture during the night from 1700 JST March 15 to 0400 JST March 16 [...] corresponding with significant emissions. [...] winds were from the west [blowing any Fukushima releases over the Pacific] until the morning of 15th, but changed to a direction from north northeast [in direction of Tokyo] during the daytime of the 15th, the time when the reactor number two container burst. [...] After 1500 JST, the winds turned to a direction from east southeast, and then changed to north [blowing releases south].
Wikipedia on Fukushima Unit 2 reactor: An explosion was heard after 06:14 JST on 15 March in Unit 2 […] The radiation level was reported to exceed the legal limit and the plant's operator started to evacuate all non-essential workers from the plant. […] Soon after, radiation equivalent dose rates had risen to 8.2 mSv/h […] Three hours after the explosion, the rates had risen to 11.9 mSv/h […] Japanese nuclear authorities emphasized that the containment had not been breached as a result of the explosion and contained no obvious holes. In a news conference on 15 March the director general of the IAEA, Yukiya Amano, said that there was a "possibility of core damage" at Unit 2 of less than 5%. [...] 27 March, TEPCO reported measurements over 1000 mSv/h in the basement of the Unit 2 turbine building, which officials reported was 10 million times higher than what would be found [TEPCO] retracted its report and stated that the figures were not credible [...] following the ensuing wave of media retractions that discredited the report worldwide, TEPCO [said it actually was] "more than 1,000 millisieverts per hour", as originally reported, but the concentration of radioactive substances was 100,000 times higher than usual, not 10 million.
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Mad dash for charity
Mad dash for charity
Why walk in heels when you can sprint?By Ava Baccari Over one hundred well-heeled women (and men!) made it out to StyleSense this morning for the second annual StyleSense Stiletto Sprint to raise money for the Look Good, Feel Better charity which addresses the appearance-related issues of women with cancer. The grand prize for the 100-metre dash was $10 000 and participants happily sported three-inch heels for the sprint. No opportunity wasted, participants completed their outfits with sleek running gear. Success at last: Men's first-prize winner Mike Sawchuck, 31, from Pickering, Ont., learned from his loss last year, claiming top spot this time around with his Fioni pumps from Payless Shoes. High-heel break in: Women's champion Lilliette Davidson, 37, from Barrie, Ont., made a last minute switch in heels after her first pair didn't meet the height requirements. Her first time wearing her new shoes (which she picked up at Winners) made her $10 000 richer.
Good sport: Ten minutes before the final race, Breakfast Television host Jennifer Valentyne made a last-minute call to opt out due to persistent back pains. But like a trooper, she kept her sparkly Steve Madden pumps on to show her support.
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Concert was awsome!! Not what I usually go to see, or listen to at home. But music was great, bands were fab and met some new cool people:) Among them, the host from the burlesque show I went to on my birthday! Also had a great time with wonderful Miss E and friends!!


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The concept of allowing a company you purchase from to share your information with other companies has become very commonplace in our modern society. Information like your name, email address, phone number(s), and even physical or mailing address are common pieces of information that will get shared by companies and you usually agree to it without even knowing you're doing it. Buried within most "Terms of Service" agreements will be some sort of clause that allows the company to share your data with other vendors or even to sell your data for their own profit.
What most of us do not realize is that the definition of that information is evolving almost as fast as technology. The most recent and surprising example of this type of data sharing comes from the company iRobot, the makers of the popular Roomba vacuum. According to an article by Hacker News, Roombas being manufactured since 2015 not only vacuum but also map your entire house as they do. iRobot is apparently planning on selling and/or sharing this data with third-parties.
iRobot CEO Colin Angle stated, "there's an entire ecosystem of things and services that the smart home can deliver once you have a rich map of the home that the user has allowed to be shared."
Angle also mentioned that he is planning to push the company toward a broader vision of the smart home, and in the near future iRobot could sell your floor data with the business like Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google. He does add the caveat that it wouldn't be without the user's consent.
While I see the vision of the company and the positive aspects of sharing the data between devices inside a single home or building, the idea of data that specific about my life and my home simply scares me. I have to ask myself, as should these companies, where do we stop or how much is too much? I also worry about whether or not they will actually inform or request separate permission from their customers before they do this or if they just rely on their existing Terms of Service agreement.
Another, larger question on my mind deals with where will it go from here. What new types of information will start to be gathered and sold by all of these new Internet of Things (IoT) devices we keep adding to our lives. At what point is our privacy just not going to matter anymore? Honestly, it's not technology or progress that is to blame, but rather the lack of forethought and the lack of care about people that I feel causes these issues.
My advice, as usual, is pay attention and be careful. Be as aware as you can of the technology you use and the companies that make it. Protect your data and your privacy at all costs. If you have any doubts or questions, you can always contact us here at Cyber Watchtower and we will be glad to help in any way we can.
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Newmarket Entertainment has scored the remake rights to the 2007 German romantic comedy hit "Keinohrhasen" (Rabbit Without Ears) reports Variety.
The original followed a woman-chasing, tabloid journalist who meets his match in a children's daycare manager. The film grossed nearly $58 million in Germany, while its sequel has already taken in $40 million thus far.
Til Schweiger, who starred in and directed the original, produced with Tom Zickler through their Berlin-based Barefoot Films. No word yet on who might be cast in the U.S. remake.


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United Nations humanitarian fund allocates $5 million for emergency response in LibyaMar 2, 2011
New York - The United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos has allocated US$ 5 million dollars from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to kick-start emergency efforts to help people fleeing violence in Libya.
The funds will primarily go towards immediately scaling up humanitarian operations along the Libyan-Tunisian border. As of 1 March, up to 147,000 people had fled Libya to neighbouring countries Egypt, Tunisia and Niger. The vast majority of those crossing the border are immigrant workers seeking to escape the growing unrest and return to their countries of origin.
Of the huge numbers of people crossing the border daily many are arriving with nothing, and thousands have been left stranded, with immediate humanitarian needs for shelter, food and adequate water and sanitation facilities. There is also an urgent need to scale up the onward travel of nationals of these countries, as well as nationals from other countries such as Bangladesh, Somalia and Sudan, to help them reach their homes.
The United Nations and partners are already working closely with authorities in Egypt, Tunisia and Niger to meet basic needs and facilitate onward travel, but as the situation escalates it is evident that a much larger response is required.
The $5 million allocated by the ERC will be counted against the regional Flash Appeal for Libya, which will be released on Monday 7 March 2011.
CERF was established by the United Nations General Assembly five years ago this month to make funding for humanitarian emergencies faster and more equitable. Since then, more than 120 Member States and dozens private sector donors have pledged some $2.3 billion to the Fund, which is managed by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). In the first five years of operation, CERF has allocated nearly $2 billion for humanitarian agencies operating in some 80 countries.Contact information
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But strategy games, even the most inbred, lolly-coloured ones made for the kiddies, require forward planning and a capacity to do three things at once. Real Time Strategy isn't like "older" strategy games, where players have the luxury of considered turns; nor is it the run'n'gun 3D game where everything is laid out for you to simply run over and blast anything that moves. While a lot of new games tend to simplify things and make them easier for casual gamers, there's still a lot in RTS that comes across as counter intuitive or at best, demands a few game sessions just to work it out. There's a learning curve.
The most important guys in your army are the unarmed ones - gangs of workers mining stuff, building stuff, repairing stuff and making everything else possible. If your economy's not up to scratch, you have no army. Not only do you have to use the right forces at the right place and time, you also have to build them first and make sure you can reinforce them. You're not so much an avenging champion of ultra-violence; you've become a goddamn manager!
So its not hard to see why trying to get a one off strategy LAN was a bit of a failure.
Experienced but unscrupulous strategy players will massacre beginners purely on the basis that they know where everything is. (This is known as bottom feeding in some RTS circles) Any differences in players' abilities quickly translates into lopsided routs that are just no fun for anybody. And all of this is before you can think up a strategy of your own to stay in the game long enough to enjoy yourself.
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Sven-Eric Jordt, PhD
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Yale Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science
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Dr. Jordt is Associate Professor (Adjunct) of Psychiatry and research project director and teaching faculty member for the Yale Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (TCORS).
His main affiliation is with Duke University, where he joined the Department of Anesthesiology in the School of Medicine in April 2014.
Research in the Jordt laboratory focuses on mechanisms of chemical sensing and their role in pain, inflammation, respiratory system function and in the adverse health effects of toxic chemicals.
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|Free University Berlin (1997)
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Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)President of the United States (2007)
Early Excellence AwardAmerican Asthma Foundation (Sandler Foundation) (2007)
Outstanding New Environmental Scientist Award (ONES)National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) (2006)
Young Investigator Award LectureEuropean Society for Neurochemistry (2003)
Postdoctoral FellowshipGerman National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (1998)
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Phishing Alert: Bank of Travelers Rest
Websense® Security Labs has received reports of a new phishing attack that targets customers of Bank of Travelers Rest. Users receive a spoofed email, which claims that their account will be suspended if they do not update their account information. Users are given a link to a fraudulent website where they are prompted to enter their personal information. This phishing site is hosted in the United States and was up at the time of this alert. Websense® - Security Labs Alert: Bank of Travelers RestLinked by shanmuga Wednesday, 30th November 2005 5:42AM
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Juniper Networks has unveiled a virtualised security portfolio to address security challenges for private and public Cloud.
The new portfolio, Firefly Suite includes Perimeter, a virtual version of the Juniper Networks SRX Services Gateway, as well as Junos Space Virtual Director , an application that automates the management and deployment of Firefly Perimeter.
When combined with enhancements to Firefly Host, which provides hypervisor-based protection between virtual machines, the suite secures traffic within a virtualized datacentre as well as traffic to and from it.
IT and security professionals are continually looking to deliver the benefits of virtualization and cloud technologies without undermining security.
This requires finding ways to provide robust and granular protection for virtual machines (VM) that can meet the specific security requirements of different workloads, while also being deployed as quickly as a VM instance can be created.
Juniper Networks vice-president global product marketing, Michael Callahan, said IT leaders had been seeking innovative solutions to secure both the infrastructure and data that can keep up with the rigorous demands of their business and leverage the cloud.
"Juniper's Firefly Suite allows companies to attach, create and manage security policy across physical and virtual firewalls with a high level of flexibility supporting error-free, fast scale out deployment for the most demanding environments.
"We provide complete protection for the cloud and from the cloud."
According to a company statement the Firefly Suite proactively protects virtual workloads and applications in real-time with security intelligence, automation and unified control over virtual firewalls, enabling organizations to securely leverage these new cloud computing technologies.
It can be embedded throughout the virtual environment including the hypervisor itself or as VMs connected to the various virtual networks, to provide tailored security, automation and control.
This approach accelerates service rollout and increases application agility with granular protection that is highly scalable.
Perimeter delivers high availability, granular security with segmentation capabilities between zones, organizations, lines of business and applications, as well as rich connectivity features like Network Address Translation (NAT), routing and VPN.
Juniper Networks Contrail integrates with Juniper's flagship virtual firewall, Firefly Perimeter, to provision service-chained virtual and physical security services in cloud environments, which is the first of many Juniper SDN-enabled NFV security services that performance, scale and coverage across virtualized datacentres.
Juniper Firefly Host is available today. Firefly Perimeter and Junos Space Virtual Director will be released in the next three months.
Expedient product development architect, Brian Gubish, said the new suite allowed his company rapidly onboard new tenants by provisioning virtual firewalls instead of the typical 30-60 days onboard cycle for dedicated physical hardware.
"We can now move from the design limitations of a monolithic architecture to diversified firewall implementation despite the shared public cloud environment," he said.
"We are able to offer rapid disaster recovery, personalized log information and more importantly a portal to our customers for self-service management."


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The disappearing independent
"The problem is that we don't have enough humans out there to vote for us," said GOP strategist Ed Rogers, who lists himself among those who believed Romney was going to win up until the eleventh hour. "There is a new model and it is no longer just about white swing voters — we've obviously maxed out there. We need to change the message and we need to do better at selling our message."
Figuring out the future relevance of independents is critically important for both parties because the assumption that independents drive elections has for decades dictated how campaigns spend critical advertising dollars and deploy staff.
Obama chief strategist David Axelrod said the campaign concluded it had to aggressively court the base and swing voters to stay ahead of the curve. "You have to do both," Axelrod said in an email interview with POLITICO.
"We made the registration and mobilization of our core supporters a major focus and it showed. But a great deal of effort, and message time, was spent on persuading a narrow pool of swing voters we felt were up for grabs — many of whom were folks who had been with us in 2008, but were undecided in 2012. We combined old-fashioned shoe leather and state-of-the-art technology to identify and communicate with these voters. In states like Ohio, these efforts were critical."
In truth, academics and research scholars have long been skeptical that independents were the linchpin of elections. Ruy Teixeira, a senior fellow at the liberal Center for American Progress, has even given independents an acronym: IINOs — Independents In Name Only.
"Independents, for the most part, are not some massive group of swing voters who sit in the center of the political arena and sway between parties and elections," said Teixeira, who has written extensively on electoral demographics. "Most Americans who say they are independent identify with a particular party — and vote that way. And they do not decide elections."
Going forward, the biggest challenge for Democrats, said pollster Lake, is figuring out whether the model that Obama created — i.e., putting as much effort into expanding the base and GOTV as into swaying swing voters — can be duplicated in off-year elections for Congress and governorships.
Many Democrats and experts are doubtful.
"This model is less likely to work in off-years where turnout is generally lower because there is no high-visibility contest at the top of the ballot," said University of Michigan political scientist Michael Traugott. "The presidential campaign team usually has less interest in these contests as well. Just look at what happened in 2010 in the Republican sweep.
"So I would say that Obama expanded his OWN base, but not in a way that helped many other Democratic candidates in the off-year. This is a puzzle that remains to be solved."


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Dear Mr Keith Southall
Re: Our visit on Thursday 6 August 2015
I apologize for not having written earlier to thank you for making our visit to your garden such an interesting and pleasurable experience. Had we have visited without your guidance I am sure we would not have seen the whole of the garden and would definitely have missed some of the intriguing extras. It was good to hear the reasoning of where, what and how behind the design and planting. Factual information, such as curving the path before a mirror to make the illusion more convincing, East is not necessarily where the sun rises. I have yet to get up early enough to plot the sunrise with blue tack on the window sill.
You have created gardens that awake the imagination. Fairy doors in tree trunks, elf and goblin hideaways, (fuel for the creative minds of granddaughters), the Green Man, the unbelievable portable hornbeam gazebo, streams, waterfalls, caves, labyrinths, beautiful wildflower field and our unforgettable brush with Alice in Wonderland when we stepped through the Moon Gate. All in all an awe-inspiring afternoon, completed with a nice cream tea and a unanimous resolve to make a return visit.
We wish you well with your business and look forward to seeing where your imagination takes you next.
Yours sincerely
Kath James
For Halesowen Gardeners' Club
Whitlenge Gardens
Whitlenge Lane
Tel: 01299 250720
Email: Whitlenge Gardens
Admission to the Nursery and Design Studio is free
Cyclists are welcome.
There is wheel chair access to most areas (not the Secret Garden) as well as disabled toilets. There are some areas of gravel, bark or grass.
Admission to the garden is £3.50 and accompanied children under 3 are free (children over 3 cost £1.50).
Parents beware there is open water in the show gardens.
Sorry no dogs allowed in the gardens and children's play area but very welcome on the nursery.
No picnics in the garden or play area. Only items purchased from the tearoom can be consumed in the play area but not in the main gardens.


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It's hard to believe and it blows my mind to tell you this...
Today's #Kawaii365 project (pictured below) is already the 265th one!
Let's let that sink in for a moment. Today is March 31, 2017 and 265 days ago (already? wow!) on July 10 of 2016 - I decided to start a daily kawaii art blog. I was excited with my right brain, but had very little plan in my left brain. I was led by love and joy and instinct. Not knowing how this idea would be perceived, I started out with very simple ones and began leaving them in random places around Red Deer, Alberta where I live.
I didn't know if anyone would ever find them, or if they'd even care. I am still always pleasantly surprised when I hear from someone out of the blue who lets me know they found one and liked it. Here are some examples:
|Gave these ornaments out at a restaurant before Christmas
|Then I did a blog giveaway and met an amazing woman named Silvia, when she won!
|Met an awesome sweet person named Alex, who is now a professional movie director.
|The very author who inspired me, featured me on his blog after I let him know I love his book!
And if that exhilaration wasn't enough, since starting this daily art discipline (it is a form of discipline because my own integrity and accountability are on the line) I have done some amazingly awesome art events, via invite, in this awesome city Rob & I now call home. Well, that he calls home again. He adopted me from Calgary, lol.
|This was done outside in downtown for Alberta Culture Days in October 2016
|At Bo's Bar & Grill for Art Battle [International] Red Deer. March 2017
I've met a lot of amazing people along the way, from fellow artists such as Mike V. and hosts of awesome events, and even become good friends with some of the fans because without you awesome and sweet people, this blog would be moot. It's your love & support that keeps me motivated 💝
I've really changed as an artist and as a person.
Since starting this in July '16, I was unsure. Would I still feel motivated to continue right into 2017? Would I get bored, or would I run out of motivation? Well the answer is no. If anything, I still feel excited thinking about what I'm going to do for the next 100. And after tomorrow, it will be 99, and so on...
The days go by so fast, which means that I need to cherish each and every one, and really make sure that passion is evident in each piece of art I make, no matter how small or simple.
You can see samples of my kawaii themed worked below:
It's kind of alarming to think back over the past 265 days, and then to look ahead to the next 100...
My husband asked a valid question recently:
"What are you going to do with the blog after the year is up?"
I hadn't given it much thought before, but I really love writing this blog each evening. I tend to be a very expressive person and love writing (I've been journaling for years). I also really enjoy Japanese and kawaii culture in general and get great joy from doing weekly reviews and features, so I will keep doing that as well. Not to mention our recent Japanese-inspired challenges which were fun (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧
See the #KigurumiChallenge here
See the #KaraokeChallenge here
And there will be many more challenges to come to this blog soon. Fun is important, and there are now many studies on the role of playing and having fun, on the adult brain. So it's healthy ;D
And speaking of features - today is Friday so you know what that means!
Tonight we're featuring fellow BlogSpot Blogger who goes by TokyoBunnie - her name is Courtney Vickery and she hails from California (it's nice to see how popular kawaii culture has become in the USA). Sadly, her amazing, beautiful and organized blog seems to have come to an end on March 14 earlier this year. However it's for very good reason - after over a decade of being a collaborative part of the big kawaii community - Courtney runs two awesome shops and they're quite impressive!
One is called Bored Inc. and the other is called Dissent Club (with a more feminist bend to it). Primarily Courtney sells very attractive enamel pins and charms as seen below:
So as you can see, she has worked very hard to establish herself as a professional artist (it isn't easy, as there is lots of competition, rejection, sacrifice, and financial cost) - so please show Courtney some love and check her out! She's fabulous (づ。◕‿‿◕。)づ
Have a Kawaii Weekend!


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I have chosen to get rid of everything on the blog and go for a bare – and sparse minimalist look.
Focussing more on design and so this is better.
I have chosen to get rid of everything on the blog and go for a bare – and sparse minimalist look.
Focussing more on design and so this is better.
It was the day of the annual rickshaw race from Mathura to Agra, a distance of approximately 70 kms. Something out of the ordinary was about to happen that day that would have significant implications. Dayal Singh came first in his rickshaw but was really significant was that he reached Agra 45 minutes before any of the others. He was riding the 'rani ki palki' (the Queen's palanquin) and this was seventh prototype made by the project – and by this stage the weight savings had reached about 40% over the original. In 1998 the Institute of Transport and Development Policy (ITDP – New York) was looking for help to keep their project alive in India. Their Agra Cycle Rickshaw project was funded by USAID and had an Indian partner the Asian Institute of Transport Development (who then became a source of many funding for students wishing to work on transportation problems like – a sky train for Delhi). It was June and typically I was at this time looking for a funded project for my thesis students and said we would be interested in the design and development of the rickshaws. Two students worked on this project producing prototypes and tested them on the roads with the rickshaw wallahs of Agra (the Dayal Singh race story is from the first year of the project). In time the government departments and a host of manufacturers got involved with the project. And the project worked out a robust methodology to propagate the new design – this it involved training manufacturers to make the rickshaws, changing perceptions of the judiciary and the police, fuelling a lot of press and publicity, working directly with the wallahs for testing and feedback, getting city and state governments to support the fledgling businesses with seed funding and finally identifying new cities for implementation of the project. In year two the project team developed a new design for the Becak in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The project has changed the lives of roughly 100,000 people in four cities in north India – Agra, Mathura, Delhi and Ajmer. It has brought down the weight of the rickshaw by half. For the first few years I operated a fleet of 12 rickshaws on IIT campus. These were initially prototypes and were for testing, but the system survived and began to be seen as a live exhibition. Suresh a Rickshaw-Wallah worked on the project and now earns a living running the fleet.
A part of a recent grant application is a project to look at a small increase in human power practice – and to do a prototype project with a city council in Victoria. Meanwhile Ban a Masters student (I was on his supervisory team for a while) has successfully completed his project on the bicycling system for Melbourne. And in this process have developed a shared interest with two of my colleagues (Mick and Malte) in the program with an interest in bicycling – which is a similar interest in Human Power – I have taken to cycling as my mode of transport to understand the culture of cycling in Melbourne as an act of coming closer to their understanding of things.
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I sat watching tin tin and drew cars from the video image – and then started doodling to follow the lines as they loop around. Maybe a car design lurks here.
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The engagement with China and India takes a new turn in my head as I think more about the discussion with Paul James. He mentions Shanghai and Chennai. It takes me a while to begin to appreciate the potential in these two locations. I am am going to go now to these two cities in November – change things around a little bit.
More interestingly for me both UMAP and New Endeavour for next year can be turned towards these two cities. And into that I can feed the three projects: Waste, Spending Habits and Diabetes. With the credit structure being 12+12+24/ Studies+Elective+studio and a few options of what happens in which course. I now need the local context and collaborators in those cities. For Shanghai it looks like it has to be Shanghai University. I now have to start finding links to interact with them.
On the cards is a linking up the Hi Tech Park and the possibility of setting a link with an incubator, or a starting a project on design development in Diabetes.
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It was 11.30 and Mark walked in with the 3D drawings of the 'hobby horse'. It was amazing. Now here is what happened:
1. I post the jpg of the illustrator files on the net. No dimensions.
2. I ask Mark over the phone if he would like to join the group. He says yes and asks if the images are on the reflection blog. I say yes and we set up to meet on wed.
3. Mark arrives with a 3D CAD model.
The important thing here is that we haven't discussed the details and the dimensions. And he does a cad from an elevation jpg.
IA little later Liam and I sit over coffee and talk about this being a possible methodology. A way to go about doing competitions collaboratively.
I must also mention that I have no CAD skills, and rusty drawing skills. I can do illustrator drawings – basic ones – but find the experience confronting. So now I feel liberated – which is always very good.
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The year started with loads of writing – collaborative writing. At the end of which I was happy to confesss to myself that I found writing a bit difficult – not all that much fun. And as a designer the 'fun' element in my work/practice is somethign I have to protect. Also too much writing – makes one a writer.
So I stepped back and asked myself what I really wanted to do. And it looked like drawing won.
Looking back from here the past three years – after I moved from India – appear to be driven by a desire to establish myself among my peers. And this took the form of both lots of work and lots of left of centre initiatives. And then of course I had to have acknowledgement – a award would be good. So that was acheived. And in the process I found myself in a place where I expected myself to deliver things – papers, books, research grants – which I didn't really enjoy.
I am now looking forward to indulging in design – and doing this thru competitions.
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Then I did another one – which actually works better if used for a trike. And this ended up looking like a Hobby Horse – so that what its called.
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By ignoring calls from several activist investors to take a more holistic approach to the problems plaguing it, Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) decided to go it alone and sell off only its Red Lobster seafood chain, meaning it's placing a big bet on the turnaround of its Italian eatery, Olive Garden.
Yet there are a lot of risks with that route. The slide show below clues you in on whether Darden can pull up a seat at the table or will be left outside looking in.
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Finally we can unbutton our coats and jackets, Spring is knocking… I don't like winter and prefer to spend this part of the year at home (with a big cup of hot chocolate). So now I'm feeling alive and have a few ideas for my blog.
Was in rush of preparing for my trip, sorry for the week long hiatus! But if you follow me on IG you'll know I was posting quite a bit… stay tuned for those photos!
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- Overall Length:8.50"
- Blade Length:3.75"
- Blade Thickness:0.15"
- Blade Material:RWL-34
- Blade Style:Drop Point
- Blade Grind:Hollow
- Finish:Polish, Stonewash
- Edge Type:Plain
- Handle Length:4.625"
- Handle Thickness:0.49"
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- Color:Gray
- Weight:4.83 oz.
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- Model:Tighe Drip
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I've been asked by several people where to give money to best help people in Japan. I did a little research, and this seems like a good site:
I also thought I'd share part of this email from a family friend who lives in Japan, who had to evacuate his house because he lives in a town near the plant. For someone directly affected by what's happening, he is remarkably hopeful:
I think it was 2000, wasn't it?, when the World Cup was held in France (?) The workers responsible for cleaning the stadium complained about the Japanese fans who picked up after themselves, leaving their seating section as clean as they'd encountered it. Japan will be fine in the aftermath. They've got an amazing group work ethic.
In a country that experiences natural disaster after natural disaster, they've developed a spirit of resilience. One of their sayings is "fall 7 times, get up 8 times.
As I type this, I almost wish I'd stayed behind to help pick up at my school today, which is Monday. We've been given Monday and Tuesday off, though, and a rest in the mountain hot springs away from potential radiation isn't a bad thing.


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As of 2015, Ohio law requires that licensed practical nurses and registered nurses complete 24 contact hours worth of continuing education units to renew their licensure every two years, although those with endorsements up to one year old just need 12 contact hours, mentions OHNurses.org. Additional requirements apply for the types of courses nurses can take and where they can come from.
For registered nurses, the 24 required contact hours need to be done by the licensure renewal that takes place on every odd-numbered year, while the contacts are needed by every even-numbered year for licensed practical nurses, notes Nurse.com. Part of the required hours include one hour of courses related to nursing board rules and laws for both registered nurses and licensed practical nurses without endorsements and two hours for those with endorsements.
The continuing education units need to be completed through an organization the Ohio Board of Nursing has approved for education, and nurses can contact the board for information about whether an education provider is approved. Nurses should keep records of the units they complete, although they do not need to submit documentation unless they get audited, mentions OHNurses.org. However, they still need to indicate on the renewal application that they have completed the required hours. If audited, information about the completion date, provider name and contact hours is required.


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