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Samad Behrangi has always been one of my favourite authors since I was a little girl –we spell his name as Samed Behrengi in Turkish, by the way. You may have spotted one of his books in my previous post; My Favourite Books Growing Up. If you haven't, you can read the post here.
We have a saying in Turkey that children who'd been brought up with Samad Behrangi's books turn out fine no matter what life throws at them. It is no surprise since Behrangi's books portray the lives of children from poor villages of Iran who remain good in the face of poverty and hardship. Well, I have been brought up with Samad Behrangi's books and I guess, it is safe to say that I too turned out right despite all that injustice I had to face through a large portion of my life.
Behrangi's Life
Behrangi was born into a lower-class Azerbaijani family in Tabriz, Iran in June 24, 1939. He graduated from a teacher training school in 1957 and he obtained his degree in English from Tabriz University while teaching Persian in rural Azerbaijani schools.
He was mostly famous for his children's books, especially The Little Black Fish but he was also a teacher, translator, social critic, poet and folklorist. He wrote many pedagogical essays, translated Persian poems into Azerbaijani and collected and published several samples of oral Azerbaijani literature.
Behrangi's Children's Books
Here's a list of some of Behrangi's children's books. Why some? Because I don't know the English titles for many and finding all the book titles is a bit of a drama because at the end of the day, these are not Harry Potter books, are they?
The Little Black Fish (this is my favourite Behrangi book, ever!)
The Tale of Love (the very first, full-size, non-curriculum book I have ever read)
Oldooz and the Talking Doll (also one of my favourites)
Oldooz and the Crows
The Little Sugar Beet Vendor (loved that little guy and how he peeled the sugar beets)
One Peach and One Thousand Peaches
24 Restless Hours
I read all of Behrangi's books and I read them all in Turkish. At that time, as a child, I believed that there was goodness in the world. Only light, no darkness. I truly believed that until one day I turned over one of his books and found out that my favourite author was actually killed by Shah Pahlavi's men and thrown into Aras river to make it look like he was drowned in there. It was exactly three years one day before I was born. I remember how my child brain struggled to process this. At that moment, my whole perception of life was shattered. In the photo below, you see Behrangi being carried out of Aras River.
Then came the military coup in Turkey when I was ten and my Behrangi books were screaming communist or leftist —both were equally bad at the time. I wondered if the police or gendarme came to our flat and searched for banned material and found my books, would they take me into custody and beat the sole of my feet with sticks until they split off, then make me walk on prison floor washed with salty water like they had done to one of my parents' teacher friend?
As a final note, I would like to leave you with one of Behrangi's profound quotes.


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One of the big truth is so simple: If you want to be successful, copy the people who are successful. It is that simple. I know, it is also painful, because this truth hurts the ego. But its your choice, your current ego …, success … . Do not allow your ego to block your personal development.
What is Success?
This is not so simple. There are a few hurdles, hidden traps. The first one: Success is a word with many different meanings for different people. It means actually only, that you reach your goals, but it does not say anything about your goals. If you define the wrong goals, which do not correspondent to your needs, you will be successful and miserable. And do not think, this is a rare occurrence. Many are in that state.
One more hint: Success is a state of mind. It is not about having things, but about being what you are, living your own life. There are successful gardeners, successful dentists and successful musicians. Each of them may have very different things, the dentist has possibly more than the gardener etc. But there are also miserable dentists or lawyers who have all the money they ever dreamt of, but still unhappy.
Find People to Copy
After you defined what success means for you, look for people who are successful in that sense. Find people, whom you like. This means people, where you can say I would like to be like them, to behave like them, to think like them, to live like them. Study them and copy them. Do what they are doing. Over time you will get their results.
Possible Role Models
If you are looking for success in internet marketing, I want to suggest a few people whom you should study:
Take Your Time. Do Research.
These eigth are a good beginning. Look at them, what they are doing, how they behave, their results. Watch them over some time. Suscribe to their newsletters. Read their free materials, watch their videos.
After some time, maybe you find a person, whom you want to copy. Or one of them leads to to somebody, whom you want to copy. Then just copy the behaviour, thinking, actions of the person, who is like you want to be.

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Every night during NXNE, our music writers hit the town, taking in as much as they can. The next day, their NXNE Crawl diaries report the good, not-so-good, and out-and-out weird at this year's fest.
It turns out cruising around Lake Ontario at 2 pm is a lot more civilized than crawling along Queen Street at 2 am.
For the third consecutive year, the M For Montreal festival organized an afternoon Bruise Cruise showcase featuring a lineup of mostly high-energy rock acts. The passengers that turned up at 1 pm for the three-hour nautical excursion were largely a low-key and orderly lot; half spent the afternoon on the upper deck chatting and soaking in the smog while the rest attended the show two decks below.
First up was Fat Tony, a buzzy rapper from Houston whose slyly humorous rhymes about dating and politics are alluded to in the title of his latest album, Smart Ass Black Boy. As frequent production partner Tom Cruz played a mix of mellow hip-hop and Reggaeton beats, he spat sardonic verses with a party-starting energy that out-stripped the blown-out bass sound gasping from the speakers.
Post-punk rockers We Are Wolves fared much better sound-wise. The Montreal-based trio emphasized their scuzzy garage side over their 80s new wave influences, and ended with a Black Sabbath cover that provided a suitably squalling lead-in for Odonis Odonis, who kept the heaviness going with a blistering set that moved deftly between groovy psych-rock and thrash punk.
Mikal Cronin and his band took the stage just as the boat returned to dock, so by this point even the most passive of passengers had ambled below deck.
The San Francisco-based musician is one of the year's breakout critical successes and thus, one of the most highly touted acts at NXNE. Though his sound has evolved from fuzzed-out garage rock to earnest and artfully-arranged guitar pop, the boat's muddy sound system was having none of his mellow material. Seeming to realize this, Cronin ratcheted up the rock 'n' roll quotient and the crowd moshed along accordingly.
UNFORGETTABLE: A lone crowdsurfer pressed against the ceiling at the end of Mikal Cronin's set in a triumphant moment of I'm-on-a-boat moshing.


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What Research Is Being Done to Find a Cure or Additional Treatments for Spina Bifida?
Within the Federal Government, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), supports and conducts research on brain and nervous system disorders, including spina bifida. In one study supported by NINDS, scientists are looking at the hereditary basis of neural tube defects. The goal of this research is to find the genetic factors that make some children more susceptible to neural tube defects than others. Lessons learned from this research will fill in gaps of knowledge about the causes of neural tube defects and may lead to ways to prevent these disorders. These researchers are also studying the role genes play in the process of neural tube closure, which will provide information on the human nervous system during development, which may result in improved clinical care, treatment, and genetic counseling.
Other scientists are studying genetic risk factors for spina bifida, especially those that diminish or lessen the function of folic acid in the mother during pregnancy, possibly leading to spina bifida in the fetus. This study will shed light on how folic acid prevents spina bifida and may lead to improved forms of folate supplements.
NINDS also supports and conducts a wide range of basic research studies to understand how the brain and nervous system develop. These studies help scientists to better understand neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, and offer hope for new avenues of treatment for and prevention of these disorders as well as other birth defects.
Another component of the NIH, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), is conducting a large five-year study to determine if fetal surgery to correct spina bifida in the womb is safer and more effective than the traditional surgery – which takes place a few days after birth. Researchers hope this study, called the Management of Myelomeningocele Study, or MOMS, will help them to know which procedure, pre-birth or post-birth, is best for the baby.
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I'm a newbie here. I have learned a lot from you guys. I'm ready to go. Have my henna, cones, carrot bag, terp, sugar, lemon juice. As I'm going thru the steps in my head I realized the one thing that I haven't seen covered.......Clipping the tip! Does rolling a cone leave a good enough opening in the tip for the henna to come out of? Do I need to clip off a bit? What do you use? I want to have a super fine line - heck, I use the finest tip pens and markers I can find - I've been called obsessive. (Really? I thought I was just picky. - Picky I can handle, obsessive, not so much!)
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Wow! While other fleets are dying off in the recession, the West Coast Farr 40's are just getting stronger all the time!
Latest to join the West Coast Farr 40 Fleet will be Chayah owned by Oscar Krinsky. Oscar's most recent boat was the highly successful 1D48 of the same name. The boat is the former Warpath, hull #106, and is expected to be launched next Wednesday in San Diego and be based out of Long Beach. Oscar plans to race the entire Fleet Championship circuit as well as the Border Run.
Chayah is the 11th active boat in Southern California – with two more boats in SF, one in Vancouver and another two in Puerto Vallarta for a total of sixteen boats racing on the West Coast.
On a separate note, we are focused on dock side social activities for 2010 so plan to continue to enjoy the camaraderie of the fleet and the company of the new crews next year! You can also expect to see one or two new clinic opportunities and some post-race debriefs.
There are more potential owners looking at boats (one came down from SF to look at Warpath last weekend before Oscar bought it), so I don't think this will be the last announcement we make for 2010! Pass the word, our fleet is the place to be for racing in SoCal in 2010!


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Short and steep, the trail to Minotaur Lake ascends through hemlock forests into a sub-alpine region of heather and huckleberries before it reaches this emerald lake filling a cirque below Labyrinth Mountain. People who like to get their climbing done quickly will love this trail through the pine-needled duff because it doesn't dillydally around. On a hot summer day this hike near the Cascade Crest is also appreciated because the route is shaded for two-thirds of the way, providing a nice escape from the heat. Furthermore, the lake provides a welcomed (though brisk) swim, if the heat has you sweating by the time you reach the shores of this mile-high destination.
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August 2015 fire update. The Wolverine Fire bordering Lake Chelan is pumping smoke into different parts of Central Washington. This lake, however, is west and south of the fire so most of the prevailing winds (westerlies or northerlies during fair weather, or southwesterly during poor weather) are not smoking up lakes like this one located near Stevens Pass.
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* The trail starts across the road from the parking pullout. It starts out steep, staying on a little riblet on the west side of the stream draining Minotaur Lake. The climbing remains steep for the first two-thirds of the trip, but as you leave the dense forest, the angle kicks back and provides a less strenuous completion to the hike.
* Once at the lake, if you immediately cross the stream at the lake's outlet and follow one of the braided trails up some 60 vertical feet, you'll get great views down on Theseus Lake some 600 vertical feet below. There is a scrambler's trail leading down to Theseus, but this is steep and exposed -- a slip could result in serious injury. This is not a trail for families or casual hikers.
* If you follow the riblet east of Minotaur Lake and dividing this lake from Theseus Lake, you can follow a well-established trail heading up towards Labyrinth Mountain (elevation 6,376 feet).
The trail is steep, narrow, and off-camber. Young children and the elderly will be challenged to safely walk this trail.
Issues. You will find a spider web of trails around the lake. The Forest Service is restoring the area and has decommissioned many of the needless spur trails and some of the unnecessary camping spots. Please respect the signage and stay off closed areas.
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Doug Moir the Planning Officer (Archaeology) at Lancashire County Archaeology Service, Dr Gerry McDonnell of Gerry McDonnell Archaeometals and Dr John Gater of GSB Prospection Ltd and, of course, Time Team have recently been helping us out with the site. On 18th October, we all went down to watch John Gater do a magnetometry survey. The aim was to see if such a survey could locate a hearth.
John walked a 20 m square and showed us the results immediately. The area of slag was just in the corner part where we had excavated but he could pick up no trace of a furnace. He re-did the grid using a more frequent measurement but he did not have the software there to show us the results of that. It didn't look promising as the readings weren't coming up anything like what he would have expected. Gerry suggested that the furnace could have been eroded away from the side of the bank but it wasn't possible to survey there because of the proximity to the wire fence (which messes up the readings). The results will be sent to us but it looks as if all we can do now is have another dig at it in the Spring or Summer. Gerry said he would have a close look at the samples of slag to see if that gave up any clues.
This was not exactly what we were hoping for but interesting all the same. We're all quite chuffed to have had a day out with the experts and are grateful for their time and interest.
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Who in their right mind would ever think it's a good idea to cross a Housewife? If nothing else, the ladies of Bravo have proven they are not to be trifled with. I mean, they wage blood feuds with each other for a living!
Take Tamra Barney, for example. Tam's using everything she's learned about hair-pulling and name-calling to stop scammers from putting her in their ad campaigns without her consent. The poor ol' guilty party? A shady dieting fan page on Facebook. In addition to using her photos, Tam's mad because the page is implying she also uses their tips and products. We wonder which makes her angrier, the blatant theft or the fact that it's a page designed for women over 40.
Tamra's not taking this injustice lying down. No surprise there. She's the Housewife from the OC that I'd be the least eager to mess with. Second only to Vicki Gunvalson, whose 'whoohoos' haunt my dreams. Just look at how Tamra caps-locked the hell out of a recent Twitter update. You can feel the rage:
Tamra's not the only celebrity whose face has graced said page without her knowledge. A-listers like Julia Roberts have been up there, too. Although we have a feeling Mrs. Moder has enough on her plate without adding a take-down mission to it.
Would you be brave enough to go head-to-head with Tamra?
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text: IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Indiana has been the master of bad beginnings all season and it did the Hoosiers in Tuesday night at Iowa. The Hawkeyes jumped out to a 7-0 lead at the start of the game. Behind four Robert Vaden 3-pointers, IU came back from that tepid takeoff to stay in the game at 30-27 at halftime. But when the Hawkeyes scored the first 14 points after halftime, it was too much. Iowa held a 44-27 advantage with 15 minutes left in the game and never let the Hoosiers get closer than eight the rest of the way in a 73-60 victory. After losing by 30 at Michigan State Saturday, Iowa coach Steve Alford had his team rehearse the first four minutes of each half during practice. "The last two games we've had awful starts," Alford said. "The first four minutes of the game are crucial because that's when you're trying to establish who you are during the game. "This was obviously a great win for us. We needed the rebound after the Saturday performance." Vaden tied an IU record with eight 3-pointers. The other former Hoosiers to hit eight in a game include Alford, Jay Edwards, Brian Evans and Neil Reed. But Iowa overcame Vaden by drilling 68.8 percent in the second half, its best half of the year. For the game, Iowa shot 51.1 percent and IU 36.7 percent. Guard Adam Haluska led Iowa with 20 points and nine rebounds. Iowa big men Greg Brunner and Erek Hansen combined to hit 12-of-16 shots as Brunner scored 17 and Hansen 11. IU coach Mike Davis was disappointed in the defensive effort. The loss dropped the 13th-ranked Hoosiers (12-4, 4-2) out of a tie for the Big Ten lead with Wisconsin (14-4, 4-1). IU is 0-2 on the road in conference play. Iowa (15-5, 4-2) pushed its record at home this season to 12-0. "Iowa played well," Davis said. "Steve (Alford) did a great job with his team." IU played without third-leading scorer Marshall Strickland, who suffered a knee injury in practice. Strickland didn't look like his injury would keep him out for long. He participated in layup and shooting drills before the game. The Hawkeyes' held IU's leading scorer, Marco Killingsworth to 10 points and six rebounds. Killingsworth had just six points and two rebounds in the first half and was benched early in the second half during Iowa's 14-0 run. "Marco has got to play better on defense," Davis said. That left Vaden with little help offensively. He finished with 26 points, including 14 in the first half. Vaden was due for a big game after a 1-of-9 shooting performance against Illinois and 5-of-12 against Purdue. In the second half, IU hardly had an inside game offensively. The Hoosiers hit 14 3-pointers and just three two-pointers, including a Ben Allen jumper from just inside the arc. IOWA 73, INDIANA 60 INDIANA(12-4): Killingsworth 5-14 0-4 10, Calloway 2-8 0-0 6, Ratliff 1-2 0-0 2, Vaden 8-15 2-2 26, Monroe 1-5 0-0 2, Wilmont 2-9 1-2 7, Suhr 1-2 0-0 3, Allen 1-4 0-0 2, Kline 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 22-60 3-8 60 . IOWA(15-5): Brunner 8-11 0-1 17, Hansen 4-5 3-4 11, Haluska 5-9 9-9 20, Horner 2-10 7-9 13, Henderson 3-5 3-5 9, Thompson 0-0 0-0 0, Freeman 0-3 0-0 0, Thomas 1-2 1-2 3, Reed 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-45 23-3 0 73. Halftime -- Iowa 30-27. 3-Point Goals -- Indiana 13-31 (Vaden 8-12, Calloway 2-4, Wilmont 2-6, Suhr 1-2, Killingsworth 0-1, Allen 0-2, Monroe 0-4), Iowa 4-15 (Horner 2-9, Brunner 1-1, Haluska 1-4, Freeman 0-1). Fouled Out -- Ratliff, Suhr. Rebounds -- Indiana 30 (Killingsworth 6), Iowa 36 (Haluska 10). Assists -- Indiana 11 (Calloway, Monroe, Suhr 3), Iowa 14 (Horner 8). Total Fouls -- Indiana 26, Io wa 11. A -- 11,825.


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"Gorilla Beach" by Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi.
Gallery Books 325 pages, $25.
As I was climbing onto the elliptical machine at the gym with this book in hand, a friend approached and said it should be under brown paper wrapper — that I should be embarrassed to read it.
Let's get the obvious digs out of the way. Yes, Snooki of "Jersey Shore" wrote a book.
In fact, this is her third. (It's written with established writer Valerie Frankel, and Nicole Polizzi — Snooki's real name — gives Frankel props in the acknowledgements, though Frankel's name is not on the book jacket.)
Snooki, however, is — in all of her "Jersey Shore" glory: Small bathing suit, gigantic platform heels, a high pouf and full make-up. It's not exactly how I go to the beach, but I'm not the breakout star of a reality show.
Like her last novel — which I read before interviewing her last year — this one focuses on two women; the JWOWW (real name Jenni Farley) stand-in is Bella and Snooki is Gia. They're cousins. Everyone finds Gia adorable because she's pint-sized, terminally optimistic and forever in need of aid. Others sigh over her gross incompetence, which includes causing fires and car wrecks.
Bella has a harder, more realistic edge and it's her no-nonsense approach that often saves the day. Bella has had an awful year. Her mom had cancer and while she was struggling, her dad left. Bella, who always worked at her family's deli and as a personal trainer, has been taking care of her mom.
It's not a bad premise, and if your beach reading mandates light material, this will suffice. But no one will ever confuse it with literature.
"Gorilla Beach" like "Jersey Shore," can be vulgar. Early on, the book combines vulgarity with a cavalier approach to English that could stop the finicky from reading any further. She has a level of comfort with body parts that many of us were raised to not talk about.
As far as her approach to English, which would not always pass a middle school language arts test, Polizzi writes: "She didn't want to complain on their first day of summer vakay."
Even ignoring the description, which I someday hope to erase from my memory, one must pause to consider "vakay." That was only on page 4. The vulgarities and strange assaults on the language continue. But there is an engaging story in here, and it's believable, in keeping with these characters.
The cousins head to Seaside Heights for the summer, and wind up evicted from their apartment because Gia wrecked the bathroom trying to give herself a home tan. She needed to, by her standards of beauty. "Her skin was barely darker than a paper grocery bag."
They become mixed up with mob wives and take under their tanned, muscled wings, Fredo, the smothered, confused son of a mobster. In Atlantic City, Fredo gambles, and everyone in the casino is convinced Gia is lady luck incarnate. In this scene, she's at the roulette table.
"She settled into the seat as if it were a throne. This was more like it. She was the center of attention, exactly where she belonged.
"Gia closed here eyes and waited for the colored curtain in her mind to appear. When it did, and she shared her vision. A dozen gamblers scrambled to place their bets."
The young women just want to have a fun summer and fall in love. Both do. Bella's beau, Will, an artist, is a diversion from the "gorilla juicehead," as they refer to their usual picks among men.
The book has fun with names, such as Fongul Industries, and characters named Ponzi (a swindler) and Erin GoBraugh (a croupier). There's even a poke at Snooki's popularity. Bella leafs through caricatures that Will has done — he works from a stall in Atlantic City — and comes across one that should be familiar.
"Bella squinted at another cartoon of a girl with big eyes, a huge pouf, caterpillars for eyelashes, a cocktail in one hand, and a can of hair spray in the other. "Who's that?"
"Snooki from "Jersey Shore?"
"Never heard of her."
Most, especially in New Jersey, have, and like my friend at the gym, have an opinion before they open the book.
The book is pretty much like eating that fried Oreo down the Shore — you know what you're getting and you know it's not good for you. But it's a summer treat and if you indulge just every so often, it won't harm you.


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Greek Christmas Bread
1 package (or 1 tablespoon) active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water (110 to 115 degrees)
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp ground cardamom
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup golden raisins
1/4 cup walnuts, chopped
Dissolve the yeast in the warm water. Combine the sugar, cardamom,
salt, egg, milk and oil in a large bowl. Mix well. Add the yeast
mixture, flours, raisins and nuts. Mix well. Add enough extra flour
to make soft dough. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and
knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Shape into a round
Put the dough into a lightly-oiled 8-inch-round cake pan. Cover with
a damp towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk,
about 1 hour. Bake in a 350-degree oven 35 to 40 minutes, or until
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Monday, March 21, 2011
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Awesome position. I had something very similar come up once in a blitz game, but didn't find the right solution until analyzing it with the computer afterward. Very neat stuff.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 22, 2011 at 9:47 AM
Looking at some variations, Black can win the pawn endgame even if the White rook captures both passed pawns. Therefore, the only viable defense for White has to come from creating a passed pawn of his own. The direct Rg6 is not enough by one tempo, which suggests Rg1+ as the solution, forcing the Black king in front of his pawn: 1 Rg1+ Kb2 2 Rg6 Kc2 3 Rxh6 b2 4 Rb6 b1=Q 5 Rxb1 Kxb1 6 h6 and White wins. Nice one!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 22, 2011 at 10:18 AM
Duh. 1...Ka2 is enough for Black. Then I think the striking Rg5 could give White a draw.ReplyDelete
I think 1.g5 right away is necessary so the h-pawn can queen with check in the 1...hxg5 lines:ReplyDelete
1...gxh5 2.h6 b2 3.h7 b1Q 4.h8+ (if 4...Qb2 5.Qxb2+ Kxb2 6.fxg5 1-0) Ka2 5.Qa8+ K-any 6.Qxb7+ K-any 7.Qxb1+ Kxb1 8.fxg5 1-0
1...b2 2.Rxf5 b1Q 3.Ra5+ Kb2 4.Kb5+ K-any 5.Rxb1 Kxb1 f5 1-0
[Note: K-any = any of the equally good best king moves available.]
1. Rg5 and white wins.ReplyDelete
Totally agreed! 1.Rg5 saves the day for white!ReplyDelete
I would like to pose a problem...it's interesting...ReplyDelete
White: Kd6, Rg6, g2
Black: Kh8, g7,c4, d3
White plays... and... what's the result?
rateodoro, very interesting. I could not spot white's resource here without an engine. In fact, it took a depth of 14 ply for it to find white's win: Ke7. Definitely something I'll look into when I have the time.ReplyDelete
Heyas dude,ReplyDelete
I would like to add that one of best ways to try to solve this kind of example is by method of ''elimination''. The problem was composed by great Paul Benko and I think deserves a good view :-D
Best regards,
Like has been pointed out, 1.Rg5 is the move!ReplyDelete


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Toot! Toot! Tootity-toot-toot! "Goodness me! who is blowing the horn?"asked the Talking Doll, as she sat up on the shelf in the toy shop. "This isn't Friday; and we don't want any fish!" "Speak for yourself, if you please," said a large, white China Cat, who had just finished washing a few specks of dirt off her shiny coat with her red tongue. "I could enjoy a bit of fish right now." "I should rather have pie," said the Talking Doll. "But who blew the horn? That is what I'd like to know…"


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Pushing for a global resurgence, Spyker has unveiled the B6 Venator Concept at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show.
The hand-crafted 2-door sports car is being herald as a sign of the revival of the once troubled brand and a unique alternative to the high-end luxury market.
The face of the Venator features Spyker's trademark radiator grille which references models of the previous century. The 1903 Spyker logo is reminiscent of the days when Spyker built racers such as the Spyker 60HP.
Design cues include bespoke materials and aviation-inspired elements, which have always been a core part of the Spyker DNA. Even the car's Latin name, "Venator," which means "Hunter," is a nod back to Spyker's Hunter fighter aircraft of the early 20th century.
The all-carbon fiber Venator also features 3D LED rear lights akin to the iris-type propelling nozzle of a jet engine from a modern fighter aircraft and 19-inch Turbofan wheels.
Powering the car is a mid-engine V6 with over 375 horsepower.
Inside, the Venator is highlighted by a glass roof, a special high grade of leather produced by the Royal Hulshof Dutch Tanneries in Lichtenvoordev and a dashboard that lights up as part of the "pre-flight check."
Production is set to begin in early 2014 for Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and India, followed by the US in autumn 2014.
Pricing will be $125,000 to $150,000 in hopes of luring in more luxury buyers than some of the company's pricier cars in years past. And with all the details being released on the Venator, don't expect the actual production model to deviate too far from the vehicle being shown in Geneva.
Spyker needs a hit and the company has little time to toy with reworking concepts.
Either way, convincing consumers to buy into the idea won't come easy considering the financial challenges the company has faced over the years.


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In the Summer of 2015 Briggs LJ was asked to review the structure of the civil courts in England and Wales. His review is to be completed by the end of July 2016. He published an interim report ("Report") on 12 January 2016.
The Report covers a wide range of topics. This update looks how it may affect commercial litigation.
Online Court
The introduction of an Online Court is proposed. This would take the court system into a completely new direction. The current proposal is to limit the Online Court to claims worth £25,000 or below, but some commentators have observed that, if successful, such a system could eventually encompass higher value claims too.
Rights and routes of appeal
With a 54% increase of incoming work in the last six years, LJ Briggs is rightly concerned with the current burden on the Court of Appeal ("CA"). He summarises a number of possible solutions:
- Increase the CA's resources by employing more judicial assistants or for High Court judges to sit part time in the CA. However, this could mean the burden of work merely shifting to High Court judges;
- Reduce the CA's workload, with suggestions of making it a second tier of appeal only (save for first instances decisions from the High Court);
- Improve the CA's efficiency with a more focused use of judicial assistants and shorter written submissions to appeal; and
- Deliberately reducing the quantity or quality of the service.
Enforcement procedures
Briggs LJ indicates that the pending digitisation of the Court Service could lead the way in rethinking enforcement procedures: High Court judgments need not necessarily be enforced in the High Court - there is a case for unification of enforcement procedures across all courts. He suggests that the strengths of each of the current enforcement processes be identified.
All these proposed change may in due course have an impact on commercial litigation. Speeding up the appeal process and making enforcement more efficient would be very welcome. Although an Online Court could save both the parties involved and the judicial system a huge amount of cost, it seems unlikely (and undesirable) that it should be used for anything but the most straightforward claims.


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Women's Month events this March begin with a free "Keeping Women Safe: Guidelines for Protecting Ourselves from Danger" presentation with Robert Martin, an expert on the prediction and management of violence, set March 1 at Lone Star College-CyFair.
"Robert Martin's presentation is relevant to all women who wish to keep themselves safe as well as to anyone who wants to help empower the women in their life - mother, sister, daughter ," said Brenda Rivera, committee co-chair with Rebecca Stasney. "Our 2012 Women's Month theme is 'Empowering Women to Be All We Can Be' and violence against women is only one issue that will be addressed throughout March at numerous free events open to the community."
Martin's presentation will cover how women can protect themselves, from trusting their instincts to using fear, an emotion that can be her greatest ally or work against her. He will address the issue of violence against women from strangers as well as signs of potential violence in romantic relationships. There will be a Q&A throughout the presentation.
A member of the prestigious National Speaker's Association, Martin retired from the Los Angeles Police Department after 28 years. He is currently Vice President at Gavin de Becker & Associates, an organization that provides "protective security, support and advice to public figures, prominent families, government officials, government agencies, police departments, universities, large corporations and at-risk individuals."
Martin's presentation will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Stage Theatre, in the Center for the Arts building on the Barker Cypress campus at 9191 Barker Cypress.
Among other events set for Women's Month are an expert on recognizing and preventing verbal abuse, a self-defense crash course, speakers on health and wellness from wholistic and traditional perspectives, a panel discussion on breaking gender boundaries in the workforce, a film, a concert and more.
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So the increased gold/research cheats appear to not function for me. My map and gold/research total readouts both say I should be getting 150+ research a turn, but instead at the end of every turn I seem to get 50g and 30 research. Did I over-do them and there's a cap or some such? IDK. Curious if anyone else is having this trouble.
I haven't had that problem happen before. But I can say that after overusing those cheats causes my game to crash.
probably becasue it exceeds the limit that you can have at any time.
all in all its a good trainer. having the ability to turn a single unit into 54 units is a godsend but because of this the game goes short and I missed out alot of the interactions with the crew. :\
oh well good thing I can go thru again and enjoy the game the regular way.
thanks for the trainer CH crew. Keep up the good work.
better when needed.
So it's just a CH. 1 thing.
Secondarily, no this trainer should work with single player, most of the campaign functions are the ones assigned to the F keys.
Trainer update sent.
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Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for American teenagers.
More than 23,000 teenage drivers and 14,000 of their passengers have been killed in car crashes in the last ten years.
New driving programs, which enable teens to secure an Enhanced Driver's License, or EDL, are beneficial when it comes to keeping younger teens alive, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
"The idea is to let them get some experience under their belts before we expose them to the full risks of driving in the environment," said Scott V. Masten, Ph.D., who authored the study and who works at the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
Dzeneta Delic took the course, she said, because she felt it could help her gain better driving skills and reassure her parents.
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Yes, you are welcome to attend Commencement at Montgomery County Community College.
During your final semester at the College, you must indicate your intention to graduate by completing the Graduation Application form by logging into your MyMc3 portal and choosing Graduation Application under the Academic Profile Menu.
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TransAqua – the Greater Moncton Wastewater Commission –announced in November 2016 that the current unit rate of $210 will remain the same for 2017. Unfortunately, recent media reports have incorrectly linked increasing water and sewer rates in the Greater Moncton Area to TransAqua's Project.
The recently announced three level funding agreement between TransAqua, the Province of New Brunswick and the Government of Canada means that TransAqua will not be required to borrow any money to complete this project based on the current engineering cost estimates. TransAqua recognized many years ago the requirement for secondary treatment to meet federal regulations by 2020. A rate increase schedule was initiated in an effort to prevent 'rate shock' to its ratepayers upon completion of the Project as has happened in other jurisdictions. Unit rates for wastewater treatment remained at $110 from 1994 to 2004 and gradually increased to $210 by 2016 representing an average annual increase of $8.30 representing the ratepayers portion of paying for the Project.
In 2017, TransAqua is initiating an Asset Management Program that will identify when major process equipment, buildings, collection pipes and structures should be replaced and strive to ensure the funding is in place such that borrowing is not required in the future. By 2020, this initiative will be fully implemented and will provide the detailed information required to ensure that the rate structure is fair and equitable for ratepayers while ensuring TransAqua is providing the highest value for money while remaining financially sustainable.
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TransAqua, the Greater Moncton Wastewater Commission (www.transaqua.ca) was established in 1983 to support the wastewater collection and treatment needs of the Dieppe, Moncton and Riverview tri-community. Since then, it has developed a 31-kilometre collection network and a treatment facility to best deliver on this mandate. It has also become a leader in the reuse of bio-solids through the generation of type 'AA' compost (the highest grade currently achieved in Canada) as opposed to disposal in a landfill site. The organization has positioned itself to upgrade its facilities to provide an enhanced secondary treatment approach that will allow it to meet the mandatory federal regulations prior to the 2020 deadline.
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CFD in the Azure Cloud
The term 'Cloud Computing' is a rather nebulous term that is open to interpretation, filling some with fear and others with delight. So in an effort to define what the cloud could mean for Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations, we undertook a feasibility study, sponsored by the Microsoft DPE team, to see how to couple Caedium with a cloud-based CFD simulation service. We chose to harness the strength of Caedium's interactive simulation setup and results visualization by keeping them close to the user on a local machine, and then outsourcing the intensive numerical CFD simulation as a Windows Azure cloud service.
The Windows OpenFOAM solvers that serve as the basis for the Caedium RANS Flow add-on were configured as a hosted service on Azure. The service is accessed through a Web Role, which first validates a request and then stores the simulation case as a CloudBlob in a CloudBlobContainer and adds a corresponding unique job to the job queue - an Azure CloudQueue. The job queue is independently processed by one or more Worker Roles, which extract the simulation case from the CloudBlobContainer and perform the CFD simulation using OpenFOAM. The service can be scaled up or down as needed by simply adding more instances of the Worker Role.
Instead of running the OpenFOAM job locally, Caedium automatically packages up the relevant OpenFOAM directory configuration files into an archive and sends it to the Azure service (specifically the Web Role) for processing. Caedium then enters a wait state until the Azure service indicates the CFD simulation is complete, at which point Caedium automatically downloads the results archive. The results and simulation telemetry (e.g., residuals) are unpacked and the results extraction process continues as if the CFD simulation had been performed locally.
While not yet ready for a full release, the integration of Caedium with the Windows Azure cloud-based OpenFOAM service provides a glimpse of the future. Providing the option to perform CFD simulations on a hosted cloud service means CFD simulations that are too large or would run too slowly on a local machine can be handled as if you had your own personal on-demand High Performance Computing (HPC) platform. Having such a HPC capability without the associated IT management and hosting overheads is likely to bring unbounded CFD within the reach of anyone with a great idea in need of analysis.
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This sounds like it could be extremely useful for small consulting engineering groups such as the one I work in where we only use CFD occasionally.
We have been searching for months for a cloud based HPC solution to run CFD simulations. However, the ones we contacted were very expensive and either required that we have an existing license for one of the major commercial CFD codes or that we have expert knowledge on running OpenFOAM.
I hope that Caedium with Windows Azure provides affordable, scalable, easy to use HPC solution for CFD. Can you give an indication of when this offering may come?
Still Under Development
The full potential of Azure as a delivery vehicle for HPC hasn't yet been realized. However, it's rapidly approaching a tipping point in terms of the platform and the hardware capabilities. I would guess within a year you should see something interesting...
Small consultancies are an ideal target audience for such a service. In pursuit of this capability I can assure you that it will be priced in line with the Symscape mantra: Computer-Aided Engineering for All.
Caedium v3.0 has cloud capabilities
For more on Caedium's cloud capabilities see "Hybrid CFD Modeling and Cloud Computing".
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SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - A bill to make Illinois the 13th state in the country to recognize same-sex marriage failed to win final approval on Friday before the state legislature adjourns until the fall.
The measure, which the state Senate approved in February, did not come up for a vote in the state House of Representatives before it adjourned. Its chief sponsor vowed to seek a vote on the bill later this year.
The bill would have made Illinois the third Midwestern state to allow same-sex couples to marry, after Minnesota and Iowa.
Minnesota lawmakers approved same-sex marriage earlier in May and Iowa allows same-sex couples to marry under a state Supreme Court ruling in 2009.
"Several of my colleagues have indicated that they would not be willing to cast a vote on this bill today," Representative Greg Harris, a Chicago Democrat, said in announcing on the House floor that no vote would be taken.
"I have never been sadder to accept such a request, but I have to keep my eye, as we all must, on the ultimate prize," Harris said.
Legislative sources said the bill may have gotten caught up in the end-of-session scramble to negotiate compromises on state pension reforms and the expansion of gambling.
Harris said lawmakers he talked to had asked for time to talk to their constituents and told him they would return in November prepared to support the legislation.
"We will be back and we will be voting on this bill in this legislature, in this room," Harris said. "Until that day, I apologize to the families who were hoping to wake up tomorrow as full and equal citizens of this state."
Illinois state senators voted on Valentine's Day, February 14, to legalize gay marriage, but the issue had not been brought to a vote in the state House because of opposition from Republicans and some Democrats, especially in African-American districts. Democrats control both legislative chambers.
The Human Rights Campaign said in a statement that Friday's development was "a prime example of why the U.S. Supreme Court must rule in favor of full marriage equality nationwide to ensure the security and welfare of these and countless other American families aren't left to chance in future political battles."
Governor Pat Quinn, a Democrat who had said he would sign the bill, said he was disappointed the state House "in the Land of Lincoln did not pass a historic measure that would have guaranteed equal rights and benefits for all citizens."
Gay rights activists have won a series of victories in the past year, with same-sex marriage approved in November by voters in Maine, Maryland and Washington state and in May by legislatures in Rhode Island, Delaware and Minnesota.
Same-sex couples are also allowed to marry in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and the District of Columbia.
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Nashville, TN (Jan 21, 2012) - Award-winning singer/songwriter Lee Brice has been honored with a nomination for "New Male Vocalist" by The Academy of Country Music. For the fifth year in a row, fans can voice their choice at VoteACM.com and GACtv.com/ACM. Voting begins today, Monday, January 21, 2013 at noon ET.
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In short, the posts didn't schedule properly and so none of them posted the times I wanted them to. Enough excuses: let's talk about the pancake and doughnut-filled month I had!
// Blog Designing? My return to the blogging world would have been sooner, but I decided to help a "new" blogger converting from Wordpress by designing her blog. It's still a work in progress, but isn't her header pretty? I ended up lettering a lot of her decorative text. Go say hello to Allie Taylor, everyone!
What's more terrifying than a film adaptation of majority-voted Mary Sues? Waking up to the alarm clock going off at five in the morning and the Breaking Dawn screen selection lighting the wall on a Saturday.
Several weeks ago, I reexamined the series fixed plot points and realized Sam needed to become aware of one aspect that in previous drafts he was oblivious of to help the growth of his relationships. His growth comes into play to pacify the silent destruction one of the four makes.
The internal groans cannot be loud enough already, but again, if one would like to protect their novel, it's essential to take care of your characters. In short, certain dialogue will be scrapped and replaced. His featured chapters will be edited and scattered in with a more cohesive plot line, and the obscurity of his backstory will be clarified. I am ready to put my characters in a world of turmoil-- oh, wait, right. Authors shouldn't take joy in destroying their characters, but a tiny fraction of them do to allow their growth.
// I'm super pumped for Beauty and the Beast and Anne: the Series! They're some of the strong independent fictional heroes I looked up to as a kid, and my friends have been fangirling over Gaston's high tenor voice.
WAITING FOR THIS IS TWICE AS HARD AS WAITING FOR CAST LISTS. This is something I really want. I want to learn and improve while meeting like-minded people all at the same time. The best way to pacify the wait is studying for AP Calculus and reading novels.
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Supporters decry exit of NPR's Ellen Weiss in Juan Williams firing
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People at NPR and in public radio reacted with shock and anger Friday over the resignation of NPR's top editor for her role in firing commentator Juan Williams, with one official telling colleagues that NPR's response amounted to "capitulation" to conservative critics.
Some blamed congressional conservatives and Fox News - which had repeatedly denounced NPR since the October firing - for inflaming the situation, which led to the resignation on Thursday of Ellen Weiss, NPR's senior vice president for news. Weiss was the NPR executive who terminated Williams for saying he was "nervous" flying on a plane with people in "Muslim garb" on Bill O'Reilly's TV program. Since his firing, Williams signed a three-year contract with Fox for almost $2 million.
"We have allowed Fox News to define the debate," wrote Peter Block, a member of the board of Cincinnati Public Radio, in a posting to an e-mail group consisting of public radio managers. He added, "I do not think this kind of capitulation [by NPR] assures the future of an independent press. . . . Democracy is on the line and NPR is one of the last bastions of its possibility." Block said in an interview that NPR's reaction "lacked integrity." NPR's ombudsman, Alicia Shepard, also pointed to Fox, noting in her column, that the Williams "incident has become a partisan issue in Washington's hothouse atmosphere, with Republicans (egged on by Fox News) using it as a rallying cry to demand that NPR be 'defunded' by the federal government."
Following a two-month internal investigation, NPR's board questioned the "speed and handling" of Williams's firing, which Weiss carried out with a phone call and without a face-to-face meeting. As a result of the investigation, the board also voted to deny NPR President Vivian Schiller, who approved the termination, a bonus in 2010. Neither Schiller nor board members have commented in detail about the reasons for her disciplinary action or for Weiss's resignation.
NPR hadn't set a bonus for Schiller this year when the board voted to deny her one, but the sanction seems costly, given previous bonuses.
According to tax records released by NPR on Friday, Schiller received a bonus of $112,500 in May 2010, about 17 months after she was hired by the Washington-based organization. This was in addition to a base salary of $450,000. The bonus was included in her hiring package, NPR said.
The preceding year, before Schiller's arrival, NPR paid out $1.22 million in salary, bonuses and deferred compensation to Schiller's predecessor, Kevin Klose, who retired that year. It paid another $1.22 million to Ken Stern, its president, who was forced out. Stern's compensation was swelled by a early buyout of his contract, according to NPR.
People at NPR said resigning may have preserved severance payments that Weiss would have had to forgo had she been fired.
NPR's journalists and others in public radio offered effusive praise for Weiss, a highly popular figure who worked her way up from a job answering phones in 1982 to become the organization's top editorial manager. Over the years, Weiss, 51, served as executive producer of NPR's evening news program, "All Things Considered," and ran NPR's national desk, among other assignments.
"She's the greatest," said Ira Glass, the host of "This American Life" who worked with Weiss when he started as a 19-year-old employee at NPR (Glass's program is distributed by Public Radio International, an NPR rival). "As a journalist and a manager, she's an ally for everything good in public radio. It's a shame that she's having to go out because of this one decision. It's bad for public radio and bad for everything we believe in as journalists."
Glass said Weiss was instrumental in forming "Planet Money," a special reporting unit that has won major awards for its work explaining the economic crisis. The unit, which reports for NPR programs and for "This American Life," is unusual because it is an editorial collaboration between NPR and PRI.
Glass suggested that Weiss was a victim of political forces aligning against public broadcasting in a newly conservative Congress. "The only possible way to understand her resigning is to prepare NPR and public radio in general for this fight that will happen over funding in the coming months," he said.
Guy Raz, who hosts the weekend edition of "All Things Considered," called Weiss "the finest journalist I ever worked for. . . . She's a pretty legendary figure in the newsroom. For many people, she's an inspiration that you could start at the bottom and make it to the top if you worked hard it. It's a cliche, but she really set the standard for integrity."
Some employees interviewed Friday steered clear of criticizing NPR's upper management, but Raz said there was some anger in the newsroom. "It's a pretty natural reaction," he said. "Yeah, I think we're angry because she was such a good leader. She really knew how to lead this organization," he said.
Economics reporter Adam Davidson said Weiss had "the single most important role in the development of NPR over the past 20 years. . . . I don't think there's anyone in the history of public radio who has had as positive an impact. I'm shaken and shocked" by her exit.