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Head Research Group
While I have been investigating human decision making for several years I have become increasingly fascinated by the richness of human cognitive capabilities. When looking deeper into the mechanisms of the mind, a complex interplay between automatic and deliberate processes unfolds that is highly efficient and adaptive. The phenomenon that is called "Intuition", namely that we have sometimes a feeling concerning a certain decision or that we have an insight, is only one observable sign from this complex system, it is just the tip of the iceberg. I propose that the same mechanisms are the core operational processes of all decisions, but we become aware of them in these very few situations only. By increasingly understanding these mechanisms we are able to differentiate our prescriptions for the design of legal rules, institutions, organizations but also for personal and professional decision making.
Senior Research Fellows
Stephan Dickert and Marc Jekel
My research focuses on information processing and judgment and decision making. Of central interest is the role of affective and deliberative information processing in the construction of value and perception of probability. In my dissertation I investigated the factors that determine the willingness to donate money to charitable and humanitarian causes. In a second, related line of research I investigate the role of dual processing in decision quality and experience-based decision making. Other interests include the attentional determinants in the generation of emotions, the perception and function of moral values, and neural economics as it relates to dual information processing in decision making.
Research Fellows
After finishing our studies in psychology, we have joined the Junior Research Group "Intuitive Experts" as Research Fellows. We investigate the role of intuitive decision making in lay people and experts. Our fascination with this field of research derives from the possibility to apply scientific insights to the design of institutions like the German legal system. Furthermore, we support an interdisciplinary approach of research which is realized in our group through the collaboration of psychologists and jurists.
Susann Fiedler, Angela Dorrough, Berenike Waubert de Puiseau
Undergraduate Research Assistants
(v.l.n.r.): Maximilian Schareck, Jeronim Morina, Elisabeth Neumann, Marie Hellmann, Ramona Allstadt Torras, Mieke Feldmann
Johanna Lukate & Sara Garcia Arteagoitia


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Set in a peaceful and green area, Villa Ambra is only 10 minutes by car from Wysockie Lake. Guests are welcome to use free Wi-Fi throughout the property, a shared computer and a free private parking on site.
Ambra offers tastefully and warmly decorated rooms and apartments with a TV, a phone and a bathroom. Some feature exposed wooden beams on the ceiling and a balcony.
It is possible to order breakfast at Villa Ambra. There is also a café available on site. Guests can relax in the lush garden with a gazebo or in the common TV room. Guests can use a computer at the reception desk.
Several shops, restaurants and beauty parlours can be found within walking distance from the Ambra. The distance to Gdańsk International Airport is 4.3 miles and Gdańsk Osowa Railway Station is 1.2 miles away. The airport can be reached by a bus running from a bus stop located 3 minutes away from the property. The sandy Baltic Sea beach can be reached in 20 minutes by car.

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We'd like to extend our warmest welcome to the team at SKODA Eccles who have recently joined Lookers Motor Group.
Claybank Motor Group was founded in Greater Manchester in 1981 by friends Andy Ambler and Gary McMahon who began selling cars from the Peel Green Filling Station. From there they went on to buy the then Ford retail outlet "Whalley Motors" in Irlam and continued to sell used vehicles. In 1990 the Irlam garage was sold and the partners returned to their old selling space. As the Skoda brand continued to grow, Andy and Gary opened an off-site workshop facility in March 2005, expanding their retail sales operation with another outlet where they hold over 100 new and used vehicles.
Back when it all began:
We're extremely proud of this addition to our Lookers Skoda division. Why not pop by or call the team at Lookers Eccles to see how we can help.
Address: 718 Liverpool Rd, Eccles, Manchester, M30 7LW
Tel: 0844 659 8389


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Want to join our team? Explore our current job openings below.
We are always looking for full-time college students interested in internships in Marketing, Editorial, Graphic Design, Photography and Sales.
Send your resume to firstname.lastname@example.com with "INTERN" in the subject line.
Account Executive
Charlotte Parent Magazine a division of Morris Media Network is looking for an exceptional advertising sales professional to join our team. Charlotte's No. 1 resource for parents is seeking a sales dynamo that will represent our powerful media products and is ready to be our next superstar.
MMN is an international company publishing products in the travel, lifestyle and enthusiast space. You'll enjoy working with a team calling on local and regional business in a supportive environment. We are seeking pleasant, outgoing individuals with passion, urgency and willingness to go above and beyond. If you have a strong work ethic, the ability to work independently and the desire and drive to succeed this might be the job for you!
What's in it for you?
- Base salary + commission.
- On-going sales training and personal growth opportunities. If you bring the attitude, ambition and guts, we will provide the know-how!
- Health coverage.
- Leadership Development Program.
- Our rewards:
- Unlimited commission opportunity. Downside--your friends will expect you to pick up the tab.
- A career path. MMN has many opportunities and will promote the right person from within.
- Make business to business prospecting calls. A lot of them.
- Create a business plan. AND DO IT!
- Be honest and proactive in your communication to customers. Pretty simple stuff.
You need the following to get in the door:
- We prefer a college degree but we have successful sales reps without one.
- Hall of Fame work ethic, a backbone, and the ability to handle conflict.
- Basic computer skills.
- We prefer prior sales experience, but we are willing to train you if you are ambitious and gutsy
For a quick look at who we are: http://www.morrismedianetwork.com
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he was googed the other night trew??
by MC factor April 04, 2009
to violently ejaculate or any negative connotation towards ooey, gooey, sticky stuff.
Last night, he googed all over my face.
I put on my sweatshirt and there was googe all over the front.
I put on my sweatshirt and there was googe all over the front.
by keriannthology March 04, 2010
To get drunk and or stoned.
Marked by acting out of control or just extremely out of it.
Marked by acting out of control or just extremely out of it.
"She was at the concert last night - totally googed !"
by MJM's sista April 29, 2007
To see a page of crap unrelated to your obscured ass search for something while using Google to do so. This commonly occurs for etards.
by drd79 January 04, 2010
(When used by a man) To put a woman in her place by justly correcting unintelligible emotional confusion with sound logic and reason.
Jenny complained to John and Joe that her crying made sense because if her boyfriend Bob is happy with their relationship he should not want to go to the gym. John explained, calmy and logically, how this made no sense and she should seek therapy. Jenny asks Joe to explain what John's trying to say. Jim clarifies to her "You just got googed."
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Has the Game Changed When it Comes to Dating in 2014? Are You Ready to Change with the Times and Find the Love of Your Life?
Dr. Roselyn Aker-Black and Kelly J. Rahsann
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Harold T. Fisher is a broadcast journalist and author. He is currently the host of the news/talk program, "The Daily Drum" on WHUR-FM and H-U-R Voices, Sirius/XM Channel 141. Highlights of his journalism campaigns include the aftermath of the earthquake in Port Au Prince, Haiti; coverage of the 2008 Democratic and Republican conventions; the Jena 6 protests in central Louisiana; the Midwestern floods of 1994 and hurricane Andrew in 1992.


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Tomorrow would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday. Back in 1971, he gave his famous interview with Rolling Stone, saying the following:
"I was different, I was always different… A couple of teachers would notice me, encourage me to be something or other, to draw or to paint — express myself… And then the fuckin' fans tried to beat me into being a fuckin' Beatle or an Engelbert Humperdinck, and the critics tried to beat me into being Paul McCartney."
And now they've made him into a "Google Doodle." Joining the likes of Vivaldi, Sartre, and Jackson Pollack, Lennon's image was today's Google emblem design. Which, according to the Daily Mail, is "the ultimate tribute." Okay, so the Awl is right… it's cool, but not that cool.
But perhaps it would have made Lennon happier, at least, than this:
Fresh off the gottahaverockandroll.com auction circuit, fingerprints taken from John Lennon on a 1976 residency application were seized this week by the FBI, who claimed them as "governmental property." Peter Siegl, owner of the music auction site, was shocked the FBI would maintain interest in the fingerprinted documents, but more so in their continuous interest in John Lennon:
"Here he is, one of our greatest musicians ever, and they just don't stop investigating this guy."
Sorry, Lennon, maybe next year we'll bring better presents to your party.


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Look, we tried to resist. But how often does the chance to review a decade come along? Er. Yeah, you're right, pretty much every ten years. Obviously.
And so, while it's a bit of a cliché to do it, we couldn't not.
The first decade of the 21st Century has seen the greatest quantum leap ever in gaming technology. Some will no doubt counter this with the old 1979 argument about Space Invaders, the early 80s rise of the Atari system or the arrival of computers into the home.
But consider this: if you shunned the milennium parties and decided to stay home on New Year's Eve 1999 for a bit of a games sesh, you would have been doing it with... a PlayStation. The PS2 was still a few months away, even for the earliest of Japanese early adopters, while the original XBOX didn't reach the UK until early 2002. And your average turn-of-this-century home PC basically featured a whopping 8GB hard drive and, if you were lucky, 128MB of RAM. Woo.
In parallel with these developments, games have also had a great decade. It might not always seem like that, and we will, of course, always be cursed with crappy film tie-ins and generic releases that should never have left the drawing board (a stage which, in many cases, appears to have been just days earlier). But there have been some breathtakers.
First of all, I should perhaps qualify my list. It's numbered as a Top Ten but isn't really in any order. It is also a console list as my laptop is a work machine: if I started gaming on it, I'd never see a deadline again. Hell, from what I've seen, if I ever started playing World of Warcraft I'd never see real sunlight again.
Finally, it's a personal thing. There have been thousands of games this decade so the percentage I've played is, by definition, a very small one. Some things will have passed me by and I may well have missed your favourites. So I'm sorry for that – but hey, that's what the "comments" are for...
10. Uncharted / Uncharted 2 (PS3)
Taking a tired format and giving it a revamp is standard gaming practice. Yes, Uncharted is essentially Tomb Raider with testicles but, in Nathan Drake, you've got an anti-hero that's likeable – and, no doubt, one who's also inspired endless Hollywood development meetings.
They could do worse than use the original team for the inevitable movie. A great script, challenging puzzles, lovely direction and the first game I can recall that made me go "wow" when played on a HD TV. And then they made a sequel that's even better.
9. Grand Theft Auto (XBOX, PS3)
Yes. I'm cheating. So sue me. Rather than break up the series into individual titles, I say they have to be taken as a whole. You can also ignore anything before Vice City as "close but no cigar": they were good but it wasn't until that slice of Miami Vice nostalgia that the series truly ignited.
And then GTA: San Andreas hit, confirming Rock Star's series as one of THE greats and turning so many of us into lounge gangstas for, frankly, months at a time. An enduring, quality franchise.
8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (XBOX, PS3)
There is a clue when a game truly hits classic status. Just how much does it cost? Two, three years on, you still can't pick up the original Modern Warfare at the usual heavy discounts because it's still selling.
Indeed, the first one will probably outlast the recent sequel. It's just a superb first person shooter, where everything – the graphics, the AI, the challenge, the learning curve, the feel of the controller – is close to perfect.
7. Bioshock (PS3, XBOX)
A genuinely disturbing tale, Bioshock took a standard gaming practice – who are you? Why are you here? Better shoot stuff and find out!
It was set it against an incredible (if twisted) background of jaw-dropping beauty, they threw in philosophy and ethical decisions and still made it fun. It would probably have made it on the list in terms of art direction alone. That it also delivered a genuinely – pretty much literally – immersive game is almost a bonus.
6. Resident Evil
Proving yet again that the undead clearly have an account at Homebase – "Yes, I'll have that chainsaw, please, and what do you have in the way of flamethrowers?" – the Resident Evil series is a gory delight.
The quality can vary between titles but you always know where you are with a RE title. And that's probably in a dark building, armed to the teeth, under siege from hoardes of nasties.
5. Pro Evolution Soccer (PS3, XBOX)
Yes, I know FIFA has come on in leaps and bounds but do you know how? Because they've gradually copied pretty much everything Konami's been doing for years with Pro Evo Soccer. It's flawed, it's often psychopathically evil – you can go weeks without getting a favourable refereeing decision – and I've gone entire seasons in Master League without scoring.
But that just means that when it does click, and you beat Arsenal / Barcleona / Argentina with a display of defensive grit and a goal of silky, creative brilliance, it's one of gaming's most satisfying experiences. Besides, it's nice to mention a game that doesn't involve killing things in a post-apocalyptic world.
4. Fallout 3 (PS3, XBOX)
Cut scene, game, cut scene, game, cut scene, game... Games are, by their very definition, a linear thing. You start in one place and try to make it through to the end. Many games have attempted to make things "free roaming", allowing you to move freely within their world, making decisions that affect your character and the way the game pans out.
None – and that includes GTA – have been as well realised as genre-busting role-playing-shoot-em-up Fallout 3. It's not perfect but if you've got the time to dedicate to it – and we're talking weeks and months, not hours and days – you'll find a game of truly epic proportions, and an astonishing feat of programming.
3. Wii Sports (Wii)
The Wii was a truly innovative creation. Where other consoles added greater depth, better graphics and incredible variety of movement and behaviours, it all came at a cost. Games can take weeks to complete and the complex button mashing required often needs months of study and the hand and eye coordination of a Top Gun pilot. No wonder young males drive the market.
And then along came Nintendo and the Wii to level the playing field and open up the gaming world to everyone. My mum, for example, will never score a set piece free kick in Pro-Evolution Soccer. My wife would never bitch slap someone in Vice City. But they can – and do - pick up a Wii controller and play tennis.
2. Shadow of the Colossus (PS2)
Say what? Hey, I told you this was a personal list. I'm sure you've got an oddity or two in your top ten as well.
This old PS2 title, and the earlier Ico, were just beautiful, haunting experiences. Both pushed the envelope in terms of the PS2's graphics, and challenged the grey cells more than the wrist muscles. I still live in hope that someone, somewhere will dust them off and combine them in a PS3 reissue.
And finally...?
1. The Orange Box (PS3, XBOX)
Yep. Another blatant cheat. And, while I said this wasn't in any particular order, this one is. Was there ever a better game package than Valve's Orange Box? It's not that it includes five games, it's that four of them are genuinely GREAT games. When Team Fortress 2 is the weakest link in a package, you're onto something very special indeed.
It'll be months until you even get to Team Fortress though, because three of the other four games are Half-Life 2 titles. And Half-Life 2 is the much imitated, daddy of all action games. That much lauded PC classic is here in its full form, alongside the (confusingly titled) sequels, Half-Life 2: Episode One and Half-Life 2: Episode Two. They all prove that photorealism and slick graphics don't matter if you have imaginative and engaging game play.
And as if that wasn't enough to make The Orange Box an essential purchase, they also threw in Portal, which is, simply, the best puzzle game of all time. Genuinely innovative, frequently hilarious, beautifully put together... On its own, this would be number one. Combined with the other titles? It's so far ahead of the pack, it's almost in a category of its own.


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"Give me a good canoe, a pair of Jibway snowshoes, my beaver, my family and ten thousand square miles of wilderness and I am happy." – Archie Belaney (Grey Owl)
"In a world darkened by ethnic conflicts that tear nations apart, Canada stands as a model of how people of different cultures can live and work together in peace, prosperity, and mutual respect." – Bill Clinton
Canada is one of the most amazing places in the world, there are so many reasons that make this country great but I'm going to talk about the three reasons i think are important. Canada has beautiful landscapes, is one of the most patriotic countries, and is very multicultural. These three things to me, make Canada great!
This amazing country has such an extraordinary landscape. Canada has the most breath taking mountains, so big and rocky. The mountains are great, as many Canadian's go adventuring, hiking, biking, rock climbing, ski/snowboarding and other winter sports. We have miles of prairie land used for farming. Also, we have huge coniferous and deciduous forests which create fresh air and make for a great place to go camping, hiking or adventuring. Canada has gigantic lakes, the water is so pretty and Canadians love to use them to go fishing, swimming and skating.
Our country is one of the most patriotic countries in the world. We sing our national anthem before every sport or event and we sing it with pride. We like to show we are Canadian when we travel by having a Canadian flag tag on our back packs, as Canadian's we like to show off our fag as it is such a strong symbol.
Canada is a very multicultural country, we let immigrants into our country no matter what race they are. We encourage immigrants to maintain their culture and bring it into our country for more diversity. Any ethnicity or race are welcome into our country, people from all over the world can come to Canada without being judged by where they are from. Many immigrants come to canada for freedom, safety, and a better life. Canada is one of the top ranked places to live for a better, brighter and greater life.
These three things to me make canada great. I am proud to be a Canadian.
love always,
Samantha, Miss Teenage South Calgary


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Friday, 28 September 2012
Today Is THE Day!!
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Friday, 21 September 2012
1 Week Until Big Small Day!!
1 Week Until
Big Small Day!!
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Friday, 14 September 2012
Love Stories ♥ Karen & Jen
With just two weeks to go until our civil partnership (OMG!), we thought we'd spread the love with another love story! Yet another couple who has found true love via the internet. This story shows that love does really conquer all and we can make it through anything life throws at us.
Love Stories ♥ Jennifer & Karen
JenJen and I "met" on-line. Our first face-to-face meeting (date) was for coffee at a local diner after work. As soon as I saw her, she took my breath away. I was so nervous because she is so beautiful and I thought she was way cooler than I am. We hit it off and made plans for dinner the following weekend. By the second date, I knew I was in love with her. We wanted to spend every minute we possibly could together. We laughed all the time and were so silly.
However, life is never all fun and giggling, unfortunately. I was in the process of an extremely ugly divorce. We both have two children. Neither of us had come out to anyone. But everything seemed possible, if we were together. Then one night, Jen shared with me that she had a best friend named Colleen. She told me Colleen was a beautiful, femme lesbian who was known as "the flipper" because she could turn any straight girl gay. Colleen clearly was a funny and amazing girl who was a positive influence in Jen's life. Jen told me so many funny stories about Colleen and the fun things they did. I couldn't wait to meet her.
Then Jen started to cry and told me that Colleen had been diagnosed with breast cancer. She moved from Pennsylvania to West Palm Beach, Florida so her parents could care for her. She fought cancer, beat it and they were so happy and hopeful. Colleen had even fallen in love-with her oncologist. She had told Jen that her doctor was hot and she was going for it. Her doctor had even proposed. Colleen didn't marry her, though. Her cancer came back. Jen told me then that Colleen had died seven months before I met Jen. Jen never got to say goodbye. We were both crying then and right there, I decided to get tickets to West Palm beach and give her the chance to say goodbye to Colleen, which we did the following summer.
We went to Colleen's favorite beach in the middle of a hurricane. We were at the beach for two hours. When we got there, the skies cleared, the sun came out and we swam in the ocean, walked on the beach. We held hands, cried for her friend and felt that she was there with us. When we left the beach, the hurricane weather started back up. It really was miraculous that we were able to have that time.
That was six years ago. Since then, we have had a long, bumpy road. We both came out. Our ex-husbands found each other on Facebook and caused a ton of legal problems. We even had a homophobic judge rule that Jen wasn't allowed to live in our home while my children were here-because my ex-husband said so. We have had two more beautiful friends pass away. Our kids have had issues with one another. We even broke up for a year.Through all of that, though, I always remembered our beautiful, miraculous day at the beach. The day the hurricane stopped for us-and I knew the hurricane of trouble would eventually stop. There was always a tie and just never let go. The hurricane has stopped. We stick together and we are stronger for all we have endured. I have never been happier in my life. We are engaged and planning a wedding-just the two of us and I know that it will be beautiful, just like Jennifer.
Posted by Wegan at Friday, September 14, 2012
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Wednesday, 12 September 2012
Ola! Back From Portugal!
We ventured slightly further afield to Praia Sao Rafeal beach- right next to a 5 * hotel which looked amazing!
We also enjoyed heading to the bar in the evening for a cocktail with everyone
Look at my girls cute freckles!! (She hates them, I think they're adorable).
We also witnessed the most stunning sunsets
We celebrated our 3 years and 11 months anniversary on 5th September. That day we headed into the Marina where they had many cafes and restaurants.
We decided it would be a great idea to do a boat trip to see the coast and caves... for three hours. After about 10 minutes Whitney and I started to feel sea sick.. as well as Lauren, Bethany, Harry.. and it seemed majority of the boat. Bad idea!!!
Before the sea sickness...
Sea sickness time!! :(
The funny thing is we decided to get off the catamaran to go on a smaller boat that takes you to the caves to see if this would help us feel less sick- which it did. In doing so however I stubbed my big toe really bad, and it still hurts to this day!! We should have just stayed at our villa...
The majority of the week we ate in, as my mother loves to cook. On the thursday we all went out to dinner at Sardinia. Despite it being very be be achy and relaxed, we took it as our chance to dress up!
Before we knew it, our last day had sadly arrived. We were certainly not ready to leave and longed for more days there! We absolutely loved where we stayed and will definitely be taking a trip back there... soon!!
Posted by Wegan at Wednesday, September 12, 2012
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text: Emcore Corp. has acquired the product line and intellectual property of Soliant Energy Inc. of Monrovia, Calif. A developer of concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) systems for commercial rooftop applications, Soliant's rooftop CPV systems combine best-of-breed module design with patent-pending TipTilt Tracking that offers a high-energy-density, lightweight, low-profile, low-cost solution, Emcore said. The company has acquired Soliant's equipment, inventory, software, licenses, intellectual property and tooling for the product line. The acquisition was completed as part of an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors process. It did not assume any liabilities of Soliant. Emcore plans to integrate the former Soliant research and development and pilot production line into its facilities in Alhambra, Calif. The commercial manufacturing operation is expected to transfer to Emcore's manufacturing joint venture, Suncore, which is in Huainan, China. To facilitate the integration, product and business development, and customer support, key members of the former company will join Emcore. Emcore provides compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber optic and solar power markets. For more information, visit: www.emcore.com


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Recreation on Federal Lands
Publication Date: April 2005
Publisher(s): Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Series: IB10141
Topic: Environment (Parks, nature reserves, and open spaces)
The growing and diverse nature of recreation on federal lands has increased the challenge of balancing recreation with other land uses, and balancing different types of recreation. Motorized recreation has been particularly controversial, with issues centering on access and environmental impacts. The 109th Congress may consider legislation and conduct oversight on issues involving recreation on federal lands, including traditional recreational pursuits and newer forms of motorized recreation. The Administration is likely to address these issues through budgetary, regulatory, and other actions. The courts also may continue to intervene. Several prominent issues are covered in this report.
Motorized Recreation in the National Forests and on BLM Land. The use of off highway vehicles (OHVs) on Forest Service (FS) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands has been particularly controversial. Both agencies decide the extent of allowed OHV use through their planning processes. The FS proposed new regulations (July 15, 2004) governing OHV use that would require designation of areas open for OHV use and prohibit OHV use outside designated areas. The BLM issued a national management strategy (2001) governing motorized OHV use on BLM lands and is addressing related transportation issues through other national strategies. In some cases, OHV use is being addressed jointly through interagency plans.
Personal Watercraft and Snowmobiles. Personal watercraft (PWC) and snowmobile use in National Park Service (NPS) units has fueled debate over the balance between recreation on, and protection of, park lands and waters. Regulatory actions restricting use of these vehicles have been especially controversial. The NPS currently is evaluating PWC and snowmobile use in several areas. The 109th Congress conducted an oversight hearing on snowmobile use in the National Park System on April 11, 2005.
Aircraft Overflights. Grand Canyon National Park is at the center of a conflict over whether to limit air tours over national parks to reduce noise. The NPS and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) continue to work to implement a 1987 law that sought to reduce noise at Grand Canyon as well as a 2000 law that regulates overflights at other park units. Recent regulations require air tour operators to seek authority to fly over park units; the agencies then must develop Air Tour Management Plans at those park units. Additionally, the FAA is developing regulations to provide safety standards for commercial air tours.
The National Trails System. While designation of trails is often popular, issues remain regarding funding, expansion, and quality of trails. The 109th Congress may consider a variety of trail measures, including adding routes to the National Trail System, authorizing studies of routes for possible additions to the system, authorizing land acquisitions from willing sellers, and creating new categories of trails. Legislation has been introduced to create a new category of trails, called National Discovery Trails.
Other Issues. Other federal land recreation issues of possible interest to the 109th Congress include recreational uses within the National Wildlife Refuge System, recreation at federal water sites (Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation), recreation fees, and Grand Canyon Colorado River management.


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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Justice Department proposed yesterday regulations outlining steps that businesses such as restaurants, stores and theaters would have to take to comply with the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act.
The rules would require businesses that function as public accommodations to remove barriers in existing facilities and make other reasonable changes to give disabled people equal access.
Stricter standards, requiring a "high degree of convenient access" for the disabled, would be imposed for facilities being altered and buildings that open after Jan. 26, 1993.


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After spending 6 years in the classroom teaching high school art, I took a brief hiatus from instructing to focus on my art career. Now, after a few years, I've found myself back in teaching mode, this time with a virtual classroom!
My teaching style is much like my personality: creative, fun, and approachable. So check out my online classes or my book on hand lettering, I'd love to help you learn a few new things!
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Click HERE to learn more about my latest class, Funky Florals!
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I have a series of 3 online classes for aspiring hand-lettering artists. These classes are hosted by my friend and fellow artist Alisa Burke, who has been creating and teaching online art classes for nearly a decade. The classes combine video, photos and text, in a private blog format, and are designed for you to work at your own pace.
Drawin' Letters with Makewells: This class will introduce you to creating a variety of stylistic letterforms through exercises, prompts and practices, all based on the principles of drawing. I will also show you ways to draw printed type and cursive scripts, how to transform letters, words and phrases into creative works of art, and will share tips on discovering your own unique lettering style!
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Get Scripty: Script style lettering is my absolute favorite, so in this class, I'll be sharing tips and tricks on how to make your letters extra fancy and free! From flourishes and swirls to embellishments and illustrations, together we'll explore the infinite ways to sketch, draw and paint gorgeous, scripted letters, words and phrases, and we won't be afraid to get a lil funky!
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Letter Outside the Lines: Take your lettering to the next creative level in this fun, "outside the box" class where I'm bound to help you break a few rules! Using a wide variety of materials and techniques, I'll share my favorite ways to take original, hand lettering artworks beyond the pencil and pen, while walking you through my process of experimenting with letterforms and materials in my sketchbook.
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In my book, "Hand-Lettering: An Interactive Guide to the Art of Drawing Letters," I'll teach you the basics of drawing letters and words using my fun, accessible and interactive book – created in collaboration with Peter Pauper Press. Practice pages allow you space to master each letter in every style, while you learn five major hand-lettering styles, and then transform your writing into art. Sections also demonstrate how to embellish your letters, mix different styles for emphasis and flare, add decorative effects like shading, and combine text and illustration.


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Up to speed on all your Sonic comic book knowledge? As the longest running video game-inspired hit comic ever, Sonic the Hedgehog has come out with hundreds of issues since its debut in 1992 -- and that's a lot of ground to cover. Such as it is, Archie Comics is now releasing its first official comprehensive source for all things Mobius: The Complete Sonic Comic Encyclopedia.
Featuring 192 pages of content, this 6x9 trade paperback book includes new, exclusive information not yet revealed in the comics as well as character and location listings that definitively explain Sonic's world. Who is Sonic? Do you know why they call Dr. Robotnik "Eggman?" What is a Chaos Emerald, and what does it do? And what the heck is an echidna? It's all here.
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The Complete Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclopedia will retail for $16.99/$18.99CA, and hits shelves October 30.
Max Nicholson is a writer for IGN, and he desperately seeks your approval. Show him some love by following @Max_Nicholson on Twitter, or MaxNicholson on IGN.


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A bill to help Maryland's troubled dairy industry came back from the dead last week, after a state senate committee voted to kill it in early March. It was revived for several reasons, including:
- the need to give farmers a concession in exchange for new runoff rules they'll face,
- the fact that it's a good fit with Gov. Parris Glendening's "Smart Growth" program to discourage sprawl development in outlying areas, and
- metro-area legislators realized that not going along on this issue might cost them rural support later on bills like the $250-million-plus bailout of Baltimore City's school system.
But now that the bill has been passed, we see a need to monitor its effect on the dairy industry and not assume that all of the problems have been solved in an industry which has lost 25 percent of its farms since 1991 - 82 in the past year alone.


text: I just swapped out my old router (SMC Barricade) for an Apple Extreme. I am keeping my old LinkSys WAP54G wireless access point for the older "G" only stuff in my house. I configured the AEBS to run an "N-Only" 5Ghz network which I was assuming that the ATV would be able to see. So far, no joy, the ATV only sees my "G" network (2.4Ghz) and a neighbor's 2.4Ghz "N" network. I poked around the menus on the ATV, did a reboot, but I can't find anything that says how to get the ATV to see the 5Ghz network. I have an Airport Express that is linked to the AEBS on that 5Ghz network with no issues. (I have it connected to a 5 port hub and running in ProxySTA mode so that all of my office stuff + the mini serving iTunes to the ATV will be on the 5Ghz "N" network. That part seems fine. The tech specs on the Apple web site don't provide any insight. I thought that people were using their ATV on a 5Ghz "N" network without issue after the "wide channels" problem was fixed in 2.0.2 firmware. Am I wrong here? Any clues for the clueless? Thanks


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San Francisco, May 14, 2001 - Advent Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADVS) the leading provider of Enterprise Investment Management solutions, announces that its Learning Products department has won two international awards of merit and four regional awards in the 2001 Society for Technical Communication (STC) Competition.
Advent Software is a leading provider of software for investment professionals, offering stand-alone and client/server software products, data interfaces, and related services that automate and integrate mission-critical functions of investment management organizations. More than 6,500 firms have licensed Advent Software solutions. Advent's Learning Products department creates material to facilitate the use of Advent's software products, including online Help and printed manuals, Web-based documentation, computer and Web-based tutorials, and training materials.
The winning submissions from Advent for this year's STC awards were: Moxy Computer-based Tutorial; Managing and Trading with Moxy; Axys for Busy Professionals; and Understanding Partnership Accounting. Understanding Partnership Accounting, a book for professional asset managers involved with investment partnerships, and co-written with the Financial Services Industry Group of the New York office of American Express¸ Tax and Business Services, and Moxy Computer-based Tutorial, both received the STC international award of merit.
"The awards from the STC are significant because they provide a measure for us to gauge how we are doing in relation to our peers," said Stewart Florsheim, Director of Learning Products for Advent Software. "To achieve recognition in that context provides professional feedback to let us know that we are giving our customers excellent tools."
The Society for Technical Communication is the leading professional organization of technical communicators worldwide, with a membership of 25,000 writers, editors, Web designers, graphic designers, and translators. The STC competitions, held at local and international levels, identify the best in technical communication every year, in a variety of media.
About Advent
Advent Software, Inc. is the leading provider of Enterprise Investment Management solutions. The company provides a suite of complementary products for the front, middle and back offices of investment management organizations. The company's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol ADVS.
Kathleen Golden
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Damageplan Singer Speaks Out About Dimebag's Death
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DAMAGEPLAN frontman Patrick Lachman has spoken exclusively to Fuse "Uranium" host Juliya about the shooting incident earlier this month in Columbus, Ohio that left five people dead, including DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. In a brief interview conducted on the day (Dec. 14) of the public memorial service for Abbott in Arlington, Texas, Lachman said:
"I want people to understand that the reason that we're all here is because of Dimebag — I mean, he brought us all together. But there were people that sacrificed everything, including their own fucking lives, to try and protect him, to try and protect us. Jeff Thompson — 'Mayhem,' as everyone knows him. He was our personal security, but more importantly, he was a good friend to all of us. And he even stated, 'I'd take a bullet for you.' The way he said it, it rolled off his back, like, 'I'd take a bullet for ya.' And he kept his word. He gave our fucking band everything we ever wanted, including his fucking life to save ours. It's pretty fucking amazing. He gave the ultimate sacrifice to take care of the people that he loved. He's part of the family.
"So many other heroic things happened that night.
"Our tour manager, Chris Paluska, tried to stop the guy that created this nightmare, took a bullet in the chest. Pretty fucking brave thing to do. I put him on the fucking stretcher myself. That was the only thing that I could do, you know.
"John Graham, a.k.a. Bushman, a.k.a. Pete High, saved Vinnie Paul's life, pushed him down to the floor, jumped on top of him like a goddamned CIA, fucking Secret Service agent. That's why Vinnie Paul's alive today. Thank you.
"John Brooks, a.k.a. The Kat, everybody knows. Best dude. Fucking saved so many lives. Took three fucking bullets and lived to fucking tell about it. Bad motherfucker.
"An innocent fucking person, a fan from the audience, tried to come up and help, took a bullet [and] died.
"A security guard that worked for the venue in Columbus took a bullet and died.
"These people should not be forgotten. It's not just about Dime. But Dime brought us all together, and he will always be remembered."
Watch a video clip containing Lachman's statement at this location (Windows Media).
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my whole life poeple have judged me for my music,my style of clothing and my outlook on the world.dimes music gave me hope,strength in my dark times and a soundtrack for the best moments in my life.now i hear those same peoples voices in my mind.this tragedy is not what metal is all about.this music has a stigma attatched to it and has for so long that sometimes i think maybe we are just a bunch of phsyco alchoholics with pissy attitudes.but when i get down in the front row and i look beside me and i see faces with no fear of rejection written on them and i see people who have to run to class just so some prick wont have a chance to stomp on them or their dads kick their a$$ at night I BELIEVE IN THIS MUSIC!to me its the rally cry for those people like myself who just dont fit in the mainstream AMERICAN way of thinking and lifestyle.until the world wakes up,until the day when an american president lives up to his promises i promise you all,every one of my disposessed brothers and sisters i will keep one fist in the air for all o us.you do the same.
I met dime bag and internviewed him at a NAMM show a few years back. He was a typical Leo Horse/cool dude. He was down to earth, but had an emense amount of experience in the music business. One could tell chatting with him for a few minutes. Only a few are eligible enought to keep up with his karma. Yes, he was cool. He was exactly the WRONG PERSON to kill.
All in all Dimebag, from a dog gemini to a leo horse, "I think it was a good day to die, you and I understand you were the WRONG PERSON to kill, but karmic paths were crossed."
The rest of us will keep treading water until it's our turn.
I applaude the insanity of the moment when psycho Man made a decision to eliminate Dime quickly and efficiently. In my opinion the hit was accurate and predictable. The kill method eliminated the possibilities of Dime living life in a wheel chair with a severed spinal cord.
Equally impressive was the quickness the police eliminated psycho Man by a single shotgun round to his head. No one in the club, or any musician friends of mine, would have allowed him to live after killing Dime. It was fitting and necessary that pieces of psycho Man's scull and brain were splattered against the bar wall.
To Patrick Lachman, thanks for the thoughtful essay about the other souls who shared Dime's karma.
Negative and Positive have become equal again.
It was cold and raining that day.
It's still raining... Do you hear the sound of the water drops on the roof?
What i have to say now isn't bold, isn't loud, and better not be seen as an oppurtunity to start bullsh** like the anselmo video thread. this statement from patrick just goes to show what caliber of people live in our metal world. people who stand up for each other regardless of what might happen to them. people who are good friends, good husbands, good fathers, who died for what they believed was right. if not for one lunatic with serious issues, all of these people would still be rocking with us to this very day. the only good that can come from something such as this, is the fact that now more good people will stand and take up the metal cause. this was all a terrible terrible event, and though nathan f**king d**khead gale may have wounded metal, he in no way, shape, or form, killed metal. i'm kinda choked up right now so i'll shut up for a while and smoke a bowl for our comrads lost. HIMMM!!!!
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What's the Difference Between Condensed and Evaporated Milk?
Until recently I was constantly confusing evaporated and condensed milk, especially at the grocery store when trying to remember which one a recipe called for. It didn't help that the cans look nearly identical. The differences are small, but they can have a big impact on your recipe.
Do you know the difference between condensed and evaporated milk?
The Difference Between Condensed and Evaporated Milk
Both condensed milk and evaporated milk are forms of concentrated milk in which approximately 60 percent of the water content has been removed. The major difference that sets these two canned milk products apart is sugar content; sweetened condensed milk, as the name implies, is always sweetened, while evaporated milk is unsweetened.
More About Condensed Milk
Condensed milk is referred to as both condensed milk and sweetened condensed milk; the names are synonymous. This shelf-stable product is a form of concentrated milk in which about 60 percent of the water content has been removed, after which sugar is added before canning. Condensed milk contains 40 to 45 percent sugar. It's rich and thick, with a caramel color and a super-sweet flavor.
You won't see any products labeled as unsweetened condensed milk, since that's essentially evaporated milk.
Condensed milk can be found in kitchens around the world, from the U.S. to Europe to Latin America to Asia. Sweetened condensed milk is commonly used in baked goods and desserts — like pie, pudding, ice cream — and as a sweetener in coffee and tea.
Recipes with Condensed Milk
More About Evaporated Milk
Similar to condensed milk, and as the name implies, evaporated milk is also made by heating milk until about 60 percent of its water content has evaporated. It is then homogenized, packaged, and sterilized. The result is a dense, creamy, ultra-concentrated milk that can be canned and stored for several months. The high heat used in processing also adds a slightly caramelized flavor and darker color than regular milk.
There are skim, low-fat, and whole milk varieties of evaporated milk.
Evaporated milk is used in dishes that seek a creamy texture, but not necessarily any added sweetness. It's used in both sweet and savory recipes.
Recipes with Evaporated Milk
Substituting One for the Other
Even though these are both shelf-stable, concentrated forms of milk and have some similarities, evaporated and condensed milk cannot be used interchangeably. Substituting one product for the other would either result in a very bland dish (if evaporated milk is used in place of condensed milk) or a dish that's way too sweet (if condensed milk is used in place of evaporated milk).
The sugar in condensed milk becomes concentrated, adding a caramelized flavor during processing, so it's not quite the same as combining evaporated milk with sugar. We recommend sticking to what the recipe calls for.
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Saw (2004)
Every puzzle has its pieces.
Rating: 7.7/10
Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller,
Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell, Danny Glover,
Delhi Safari (2012)
Rating: 5.5/10
Cary Elwes, Christopher Lloyd, Jane Lynch, Jason Alexander, Troy Baker,
Ella Enchanted (2004)
Get enchanted
Rating: 6.2/10
Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance,
Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Cary Elwes, Aidan McArdle, Joanna Lumley,
The Princess Bride (1987)
Scaling the Cliffs of Insanity, Battling Rodents of Unusual Size, Facing torture in the Pit of Despair. - True love has never be
Rating: 8.1/10
Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance,
Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn,
Liar Liar (1997)
Trust Me
Rating: 6.7/10
Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Justin Cooper, Cary Elwes, Anne Haney,
Kiss the Girls (1997)
A detective is searching for a deadly collector. His only hope is the woman who got away.
Rating: 6.5/10
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller,
Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes, Alex McArthur, Tony Goldwyn,
Twister (1996)
The Dark Side of Nature.
Rating: 6.2/10
Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller,
Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz, Philip Seymour Hoffman,
Flying Lessons (2010)
Rating: 5.6/10
Maggie Grace, Cary Elwes, Jonathan Tucker, Joanna Cassidy, Ian Anthony Dale,
Days of Thunder (1990)
You can't stop the thunder.
Rating: 5.8/10
Action, Drama, Sport,
Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes,
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
The legend had it coming... Find out where Robin Hood put his Little John, what made Will Scarlet, and what did Friar Tuck into
Rating: 6.7/10
Adventure, Comedy, Musical,
Cary Elwes, Richard Lewis, Roger Rees, Amy Yasbeck, Mark Blankfield,
Anna Nicole (2013)
Rating: 5.3/10
Biography, Drama,
Agnes Bruckner, Martin Landau, Adam Goldberg, Graham Patrick Martin, Cary Elwes,


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Former managing director of Jumia Nigeria, Tunde Kehinde, is about flagging off a first of-its-kind project in Nigeria. Come October 2016, The Harvard Business School graduate will float Lidya, Nigeria's first online-only bank.
The digital bank which will be based in Nigeria's capital, Lagos will offer small and medium-sized businesses unsecured loans of between N152,000 ($500) and N4.5 million ($15,000).
"There are no real products catered to these customers today. What we're trying to do is introduce a lot of technology, algorithms and machine learning to industrialize the credit assessment process." Kehinde maintained.
He also revealed plans to partner with other Nigerian banks to allow them to use it as a platform to target small businesses and offer financial services at such low cost to its customers.
"Because of how the banks are set up, with bricks and mortar networks, they're more inclined to service multinationals and large government institutions. Their cost structure isn't favourable to servicing small businesses. Because we're using technology and algorithms to assess the risk, it allows them to offer financial products to these customers at a low cost." He added.
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A few months ago IdentityMine was approached to participate in TechDays 2009 in Belgium. Laurent took up the challenge and put together two great presentations for the event. The video was recently which you can find embedded below. Great job Laurent.
.NET continuum: ASP.NET, AJAX, Silverlight and WPF
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With the release of Silverlight in 2008, Microsoft put in place the last piece of the client application puzzle and completed the .NET continuum: From very thin clients (running HTML code created by ASP.NET) to 'richer thin clients' (using AJAX) to rich interactive applications (RIAs with Silverlight) to very rich clients running on the Windows desktop (Windows Presentation Foundation). In this session with few slides and much code, Laurent demonstrates how to implement and configure a single Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service. Then, a continuum of client applications consuming this service is created. For Silverlight and Windows Presentation Foundation, Laurent also shows how to reuse as much code as possible, and how to optimize the development. Finally, services located on external servers will be consumed too and the problem of cross domain communication will be inspected.
Live coding Silverlight and WPF
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Does Windows Presentation Foundation's learning curve intimidate you? Did you hear about Silverlight but didn't have the occasion to try it yourself? Are you afraid that, though it is using well known .NET languages and libraries, it has specificities that are difficult to understand? Discovering these two platforms on your own can seem like a frightening step. In this very interactive session, Laurent will code Silverlight and WPF in front of you, and will let the audience's questions guide him in this journey through rich user experience. Simple tools like KaXaml and SilverlightPad will be used, as well as the powerful development environments Visual Studio and Expression Blend. Depending on the audience's desires, this session can take you into Expression Design, Designer-Developer workflows, the Model-View-ViewModel pattern, web services communication, Animations and Transforms, Multimedia integration, and many other topics. Samples will be made in both WPF and Silverlight in a fun way that should allow everyone to overcome their inhibitions and to get started without pain!


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Metallic, tissue or vinyl, solid color or multi-tone – at SpiritLine we have parade float fringe you want to add the finishing touch to your entry. At 14 to 15 inches long, depending on the style, our fringe is ample enough to cover wheels, axles, ensuring that parade watchers notice nothing other than a gorgeous display floating down the street. Most fringes are sold in 10-foot-long strips, making it easy to completely cover a side of many trailers without piecing strips together.


text: About Us AboutIndonesia's youngest Phinisi superyacht has been born, and is making waves the sailing scene.Rascal, both by name and nature, will take you on an experiential journey around Indonesia's stunning archipelago. A skilled design team exercised century old techniques to handcraft the 100ft vessel, a true combination of East meets West. Rascal is a cutting-edge contemporary superyacht that possesses the soul and secrets of a traditional Indonesian Phinisi sailing boat.Five handcrafted cabins stretch across two expansive decks, creating an entirely above-water accommodation experience with high ceilings, ocean views, en-suite bathrooms, private terraces and fitted out with cutting edge technology.The Rascal hospitality experience is one of the region's most sought-after waiting lists. The menus have been exclusively created by Bali's renowned Watercress Restaurant, cocktails crafted by the mixologists behind award-winning Proof & Company. An extensive range of on-board activities and sports including surfing, snorkeling, diving, hiking, Island exploring and water sports will keep guests entertained throughout the journey. Each trip is tailored exclusively and offers our guests complete control.From off-radar island destinations to under surface marine life immersions, on-deck degustation to rooftop midnight stargazing, everything is provided with casual, barefoot freedom and fun. No two charters are the same and each Rascal voyage dares to defeat her last. Rascal operates with just one rule - If coconuts don't grow there, we won't go there!


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They are a group that represents an interpretation of Islam. They do not represent all Muslims, or all interpretations of Islam as a whole. Just like the Westboro Baptist Church is a crazy offshoot of xianity, or really any fundamentalists of any religion... They represent their brand of that religion.
There are even fundamentalist Buddhists in Myanmar! No one would claim they represent all Buddhists, but they do represent their own brand of the religion. It just happens to be insane.
ISIS has been found by America and Israel. They just want to stop Islamic awakening and replace it with islamphobia.
Unluckily, the people in the west see Islam as a religion of violence, hate, and terror. But that is completely wrong. If you really think about it 1.6 billion Muslims around the world are following the religion of violence, hate and terror. Do you really think that? Do you really believe that?
Many non-Muslims with knowledge or without knowledge, claims that Quran/Islam orders Muslims to kill disbelievers and who refuse to embrace Islam. This is false, Quran/Islam actually says that "If anyone slew an innocent person it would be as if he slew the whole mankind and if anyone saved a life it would be as if he saved the life of the whole mankind " Quran chapter 5 verse 32.
Islam is a religion of peace, love and compassion like any other religion.
I wish people could look back and understand before blaming Islam and Muslims for everything.


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Another VERY hot day rebuilding the Jamie Bell Playground in High Park. Thanks to all the volunteers who braved the heat with us! If you're in the area tomorrow (July 7) stop by for the Community Build Day. For more info visit www.ward13.com
(I think Mike posted an incorrect website. I think it's suppose to be http://www.ward13.ca/)
As far as the heat goes, yesterday was suppose to be a record setting pretty hot day in Toronto. Here's the weather conditions, according to the CTVnews website:
Toronto broke its previous high temperature record for July 6, after the mercury hit 35 C at Pearson Airport around 3 p.m.
Previously, the hottest July 6 on record in Toronto was in 1988, when the temperature reached a sweltering 34.7 C. The lowest recorded temperature of 5.6 C was recorded in 1965.
An extreme heat alert was issued in Toronto for the third-consecutive day as a heat wave continued to wash across the city.
35 degrees C is about 95 degrees F. Not too terribly bad I guess, considering it was over 100 degrees today where I live. 95 is a nice mild summer day in my part of the world. Of course, I got to sit inside an air conditioned house all day, and Mike and crew didn't. The high humidity probably didn't make for pleasant working conditions either.


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N.A.T. announced a new MicroTCA.4.1 low level radio frequency (LLRF)backplane for the distribution of high precision RF and clock signals in embedded computing systems aimed at high energy physics research and other applications: the NAT-LLRF-Backplane.
Originally developed by DESY, the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, and now licensed by N.A.T., the NAT-LLRF-Backplane provides three extra slots for RF/clock signal generation and distribution modules. It provides high-frequency signal distribution in the range of DC to 6GHz (27 single-ended channels, star topology) and low-jitter CLK channels (22 differential pairs, star topology).
The backplane supports two RTM power modules, such as the NAT-RPM-PSC, and delivers a high-performance and managed power source for up to 12 MicroRTMs (μRTM) and three extended RTMs (eRTM). For cost-efficiency, the unit can also operate with no RTM-PM if the rear of the chassis only needs a limited amount of power.
The NAT-LLRF-Backplane also provides low noise separated analog bipolar power distribution (+VV, -VV) for μRTMs and unipolar power distribution for eRTMs. The NAT-MCH-RTM-BM-FPGA module provides system management functionality and the backplane provides three LVDS data communication links per slot to eRTMs. An on-board user I²C interface can be used for system management and communication among other functions.
The NAT-LLRF-Backplane can be mounted in a 9U chassis, such as the NATIVE-R9, and it includes a dedicated shielding board which protects against electromagnetic interference induced by the AMC backplane. The backplane ground can be connected to/isolated from the chassis ground using screws. N.A.T. and the DESY research institute have studied the signal integrity of the design and optimized it to achieve best performance.


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A diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis can seem like a death sentence. Knowing that what is ahead of you is a life of diminishing capabilities. Since we are in Denver, which is a MS hot spot (much greater levels of MS) we have seen many patients who have been diagnosed with MS. We have been able to help many of these people maintain a good life, stopping the downturn and in many cases reducing the symptoms they came with.
The best way to explain what can happen is the following in the patients own words.
My experience with Classical Homeopathy has been life or death, literally. Death was being totally paralyzed in a wheel chair with MS, and Life is physically healthy.
At age 35, I was very ill with Multiple Sclerosis for two years. I could barely walk, had to sleep 50% of every day and mentally my brain couldn't focus- I couldn't even read books. I was considering getting a wheelchair. While having a chair would have been very helpful, I knew if I didn't it would be downhill from there for me, resulting in eventual paralysis of my body. Life looked like being alone in an institution, not being able to care for myself. Who wants that from life? Not me!
In deciding to heal myself from MS, I had to change my entire life. Classical Homeopathy was and is a big factor. Five years later I have none of those symptoms. I consider this a miracle! I only know people who continually get worse from the symptoms I had, not better!
Now, I look forward to Homeopathy helping me heal symptoms of allergies and scoliosis. And of course, any other imbalance I have.
Steve and Aviva and incredible!!!!!!!
Wendy L. Grell
Age 41
In this example you see the difference between homeopathy and other approaches for treatment of multiple sclerosis. After the right remedy we expect to see everything getting better in the person's life.
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text: Tomas Maier began his eponymous label in 1997 as an elegant and sophisticated brand renowned for it's effortless shapes. With a focus on impeccable craftsmanship and informal, luxurious clothing, the German born designer has given a graceful edge to functional clothing, and has a cult following because of it. Whether you choose a calfskin bag or an east west canvas and leather shopper, Tomas Maier's tote bags perfectly embody sophistication and class. In structured silhouettes and lavish fabrics, you'll treasure these totes forever.


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Shooting locations for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 have not been very secretive. We've previously reported on their plans to film in Rochester as well as photos from their shoot in Chinatown. Today, OnLocationVacations has learned the film will shoot in Times Square tonight (April 15) and in Union Station tomorrow (April 16). They've also revealed that extensive shoots will take place at SUNY Maritime College Community in the Bronx starting today and lasting until Sunday, April 21. Check out their website for specific filming locations and anyone in the area should keep an eye out for any photo opportunities!
In the sequel, Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) finds life is busy – between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen (Emma Stone), high school graduation can't come quickly enough. Peter hasn't forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen's father to protect her by staying away – but that's a promise he just can't keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro (Jamie Foxx), emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past.
Also starring Shailene Woodley, Colm Feore, Paul Giamatti, Sally Field and Chris Cooper, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 hits theaters on May 2, 2014.


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THIS MAY BE HARSHCoventry were down near the bottom with just 3 points before this game and us in a play-off spot could have went top. That didn't happen as we laboured to get anything from this game. Once again we were better 2nd half but nowhere near a performance that may have got us the three points, we may have fluked it if we had a bit more luck but even that was lacking.
Keep plodding away
I hope this is right I have checked it twice, our last defeat at home in a league game was a 2-0 defeat against Scunthorpe on the 16-2-16 so we must be doing something right and I think I know what it is. "A dogged resolve to keep plodding away and a desire not to be beaten.
Millwall: Archer, Martin, Craig, Williams, Worrall, Thompson (Butcher 76m), Onyedinma (Ferguson 60m), Romeo, Webster, Morison, O'Brien (Philpot 88m)
subs not used, King, Wylde, Nelson, Abdou
Goal: O'Brien 71m
Coventry: Charles-Cook, Willis, Turnbull, Bigirimana, Lameiras (Jones 75m), Reid (Agyei 79m), Gadzhev, Page (Kelly-Evans 64m), Sordell, Ricketts, Sterry
subs not used, Burge, Wright, Harries, Stevenson
Goal: Sordell 23m


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Block 3 is another busy block. Just like Block 2, we are put into groups of five, and we rotate through four stations again - sauces, stocks, soups, and cold salads.
I started off in Sauces. I am working with a totally different group of people from last block, but so far, we haven't really had to work together quite like last block. And somehow, I am in a group of four again.
Each day, we have three or four sauces that we need to make individually. We make each of the mother sauces (bechamel, veloute, tomato, espagnole, and hollandaise), and then use them to make secondary sauces.
The first day, I made tomato sauce and espagnole sauce (brown sauce). I was also supposed to make a chasseur sauce (a mushroom sauce), but the first day was filled with orientation-type things, and I just ran out of time. It was additionally stressful for me because I was the sous-chef. Each day, one student is the sous-chef, and it is their responsibility to get the orders from the store room and put them away first thing in the morning, as well as write down what everyone did each day, clean the fridge, and put together a new order list for the next day.
The second day, I started off behind because I had to make the chasseur sauce that I didn't make the day before. I also had to make provencale sauce, demi glaze, and glace de viande. Provencale is essentially tomato sauce with some white wine, garlic, shallots, and herbs - pretty delicious. Demi glaze is a 50/50 mixture of brown sauce and brown veal stock that you reduce by half, and glace de viande is brown veal stock reduced by 90% until it becomes very gelatinous and flavourful. Both are used to add flavour and colour to other sauces. It would have been a pretty easy day if I hadn't started off behind, especially because the demi glaze and the glace de viande were cooked in one of the big stock kettles, so it took probably half the time it would have had I cooked it on the stove.
The third day, I made chicken and fish veloute, and then used them to make supreme sauce and saffron sauce, respectively. The supreme sauce is my favourite - chicken veloute mixed with onions, white wine, and whipping cream. So good.
Thursday I made bechamel sauce. Our chef made a bet on the first day of the block that someone would burn bechamel this month. I definitely did not want that to be me. It's a really easy sauce to make, basically milk thickened with a roux, but you really have to just stand there and stir it until it's done. The milk wants to stick to the bottom of the pan, so you literally cannot leave it alone for a minute. Thankfully, mine turned out great, and not burnt :) I then used the bechamel to make mornay sauce (bechamel with gruyere and parmesan cheese) and cheddar cheese sauce.
Friday was an easy day - I just had to make hollandaise sauce and garlic butter.
Our class is definitely getting closer too, which makes the days at school fun. I was nervous when starting school that everyone would be younger than me and that I'd be the only one taking school seriously, but while most of my class really is younger than me, we all get along really well. I laugh a lot at school. It's great.
Next week - cold salads.


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Michael Dirda
By Haruki Murakami
Translated from the Japanese by Jay Rubin
Knopf. 191 pp. $22.95
Last year, Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore won the World Fantasy Award for best novel. This shouldn't come as a surprise. Ever since the Japanese writer began publishing in America -- The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, A Wild Sheep Chase-- Murakami has been out front, riding the zeitgeist, investing his work with an aura of the surreal, uncanny and fantastic. Over the past 25 years, literary fiction has increasingly disdained the strict tenets of social realism. Our finest writers are now producing what is essentially science fiction (Cormac McCarthy's The Road), alternate history (Michael Chabon's The Yiddish Policemen's Union) and absurdist fantasy (the short stories of George Saunders). A hot author such as Jonathan Lethem proudly introduces the work of Philip K. Dick for the Library of America. Neil Gaiman, creator of the Sandman series, has achieved rock-star status. We are living in an age when genre fiction -- whether thrillers or graphic novels, children's books or sf -- seems far more exciting and relevant than well-wrought stories of adultery in Connecticut.
After Dark is a short book, hypnotically eerie, full of noirish foreboding, sometimes even funny, but, most of all, it's one that keeps ratcheting up the suspense. At times, the novel recalls those unsettling films of Jean-Luc Godard or Michelangelo Antonioni where something dire seems always about to happen, even as attractive young people, full of anomie and confusion, meander aimlessly through an ominous urban landscape. The entire action of After Dark takes place over the course of just one night, starting at four minutes to midnight and ending at 6:52 a.m. That action is conveyed to us from a hovering eye-in-the-sky viewpoint, as if a camera were floating invisibly through each chapter, recording what it sees but sometimes also talking directly to the reader.
What the camera lens first zeroes in on is a Denny's in Japan. The restaurant is crowded, a jukebox is playing. Soon we swoop down on one particular customer: "She sits at a four-person table, reading a book. Hooded gray parka, blue jeans, yellow sneakers faded from repeated washing. On the back of the chair next to her hangs a varsity jacket. This, too, is far from new. She is probably college freshman age, though an air of high school still clings to her. Hair black, short, and straight. Little makeup, no jewelry. Small, slender face. Black-rimmed glasses. Every now and then, an earnest wrinkle forms between her brows. . . . The music playing at low volume is 'Go Away Little Girl,' by Percy Faith and His Orchestra. No one is listening, of course."
Mari Asai is her name, as we discover when an old friend of her sister's recognizes her. That sister, Eri, we soon learn, is cover-girl beautiful. She is compared to Snow White and later to Sleeping Beauty. Even before he runs off, Takahashi, carrying his trombone, tells Mari that he'll be jamming in a basement not too far away. By this time, the jukebox is starting on Burt Bacharach's "The April Fools."
Why is Mari here in the middle of the night? This isn't a safe neighborhood. Nearby is a love hotel named Alphaville, where couples can rent rooms by the hour. Is she waiting for someone or fleeing something? We just have to wait and see. But when we turn the page, the point of view has suddenly shifted location, and we now hover in the bedroom of Eri Asai. The beautiful young woman sleeps so soundly that she hardly seems alive. So deep a sleep isn't normal. The room itself appears sparsely furnished, except for a television. As we observe Eri in her coma-like state, the TV begins to flicker into life, even though it is clearly unplugged. An image starts to form on the dark screen, the image of a man sitting in a chair, staring into this very room, unblinkingly focused on the sleeping Eri.
Meanwhile back at Denny's, the clock reads 12:25 a.m. Mari is still hunched over her book, when suddenly a large powerful woman, dressed in a leather jacket, storms in. She goes right up to the studious girl and asks her to come to Alphaville, where something terrible has happened to a young Chinese prostitute. According to Takahashi, Mari speaks Chinese. Can she help communicate with the frightened girl?
By this point, the unnerved reader is beginning to worry. What kind of intrigue is going on around Mari? Can she -- or we -- trust the fat Kaoru? And what's in store for the sleeping Eri? Why, too, is there so much mask imagery and so much talk of invisible barriers and of waking up? Soon other, increasingly disturbing characters begin to appear. What organizing principle links all these disparate scenes and people? The sense of menace escalates:
"A motorcycle comes to a halt at the front entrance of the Alphaville: a big, tough-looking Honda sports bike. The man driving it wears a full-face helmet. He leaves the engine running as though he wants to be ready to get out fast if he has to. He wears a tight-fitting black leather jacket and blue jeans. High-top basketball shoes. Thick gloves. The man takes off his helmet and sets it on the gas tank. After a careful scan of his surroundings, he takes off one glove, pulls a cell phone from his pocket, and punches in a number. He is around thirty. Reddish dyed hair, ponytail. Broad forehead, sunken cheeks, sharp eyes. After a short conversation, the man hangs up and puts the phone back into his pocket. He pulls his glove back on and waits."
Through his short enigmatic chapters, Murakami -- aided by Jay Rubin's perfectly pitched English -- manages to convey something of the interconnectedness of city life and its constant air of expectancy and danger. As one character says to Mari: "Let me tell you something. . . . The ground we stand on looks solid enough, but if something happens it can drop right out from under you. And once that happens, you've had it: things'll never be the same." *
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Oh, hello! Lovely to see you all after a long, hot summer. I've been off being fabulous, doing fabulous things. That is, if you count touring the West Wing of the White House fabulous. Or lake swimming in Maine. Or white water rafting on class 5 rapids and cliff diving from 20 feet up. The cliff diving falls under "scary" and "things I NEVER need to do again" more so than "fabulous," but whatevs! Perhaps the best thing I've done is celebrate my 10th wedding anniversary. This has been a summer for the record books, but I've been remiss in blogging and have lots to catch up on.
Let's get started with Raj & Jessica. They married this past weekend at Normandy Farm in Blue Bell, PA. It was an emotional outdoor ceremony. Jessica wore her mother's veil. In this first image, I used the veil as a sort of filter, shooting through it to capture Jessica's gorgeous red lips. The reception was an awesome DANCE! DANCE! REVOLUTION! Seriously. Raj & Jessica are really really good dancers. In fact, they are such good dancers, the pronunciation of "real" should be changed to "RULL" to drive the point. Everyone was on the dance floor. It took some restraint not to bust out some sweet moves of my own.
I'll post more tomorrow. For now, I sleep. It's bedtime for Bonzo.
Love, Brandy


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Hi Guys,
I'm heading off on the 1st of October to KL for two days, into BKK and from there we want to do North & South Thailand, Cambodia, Laos & Vietnam.
We had been planning on the following itinerary
Bangkok - Chiang mai - Laos - North to South Vietnam - Cambodia phnom penh to Siem Reap - South Thailand, Islands
We are thinking of now going the opposite way, straight to Cambodia from bangkok & working our way through vietnam, laos, northern thailand & then down south to the islands.
Can anybody tell me which way they think is best?
Any help would be great!!!


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The Free Press has some new advocacy, which, true to form, moves the Net Neutrality goalpost yet again. You see, no one really knows what Net Neutrality is, so, out of the kindness of their hearts, they've stepped in to fill that void…with an even lengthier definition.
Originally, the FCC's Net Neutrality policy guidance covered just four principles:
To encourage broadband deployment and preserve and promote the open and interconnected nature of the public Internet, consumers are entitled to access the lawful Internet content of their choice.
To encourage broadband deployment and preserve and promote the open and interconnected nature of the public Internet, consumers are entitled to run applications and use services of their choice, subject to the needs of law enforcement.
To encourage broadband deployment and preserve and promote the open and interconnected nature of the public Internet, consumers are entitled to connect their choice of legal devices that do not harm the network.
To encourage broadband deployment and preserve and promote the open and interconnected nature of the public Internet, consumers are entitled to competition among network providers, application and service providers, and content providers.
Then last October, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski proposed two more principles for network providers to follow – a "nondiscrimination" principle, and a network transparency principle.
And then that changed again.
In May, seeking to accommodate an unfavorable court ruling which put into doubt the FCC's ability to ensure any Net Neutrality principles, Genachowski proposed his "Third Way," a plan he said that would act as a "a legal anchor that gives the Commission only the modest authority it needs to foster a world-leading broadband infrastructure for all Americans…"
The "limited" plan would:
Recognize the transmission component of broadband access service and only this component as a telecommunications service;
Apply only a handful of provisions of Title II (Sections 201, 202, 208, 222, 254, and 255) that, prior to the Comcast decision, were widely believed to be within the Commissions purview for broadband;
Simultaneously renounce that is, forbear from application of the many sections of the Communications Act that are unnecessary and inappropriate for broadband access service; and
Put in place up-front forbearance and meaningful boundaries to guard against regulatory overreach.
As late as this August, the Free Press said all of this was sensible and supportable. Keeping the Internet open in this manner wouldn't harm anyone. Content providers could reach users without being shut out. Users could get the services they wanted. And network providers could still take risk, innovate and make plenty of money.
What's all this talk about the slippery slope of regulation? The "Third Way" was all perfectly reasonable, the group griped.
Well, the other shoe dropped yesterday.
Over a year has passed since Julius Genachowski arrived at the FCC, and nothing along the Net Neutrality front has happened. This is not a bad thing, of course. Net Neutrality regulations aren't warranted. But for the Professional Left they are. It was a campaign pledge of President Obama, so it's destined to occur.
Tired of waiting, the Free Press unleashed a new campaign to put pressure on the FCC to "do the right thing." In doing so, it basically says network providers have only limited rights to manage their networks. Thus, the new definition of Net Neutrality covers seven points, each more restrictive than the other:
There is only one Internet: Rules must apply to wireless and wired services.
ISPs must not block applications, content, services or devices.
Strong non-discrimination rules are key to preserving the open Internet.
Paid prioritization is harmful because it allows ISPs to pick winners and losers online.
"Reasonable Network Management" cannot be a loophole that undermines the open Internet.
"Managed services" cannot be allowed to stifle the growth of the open Internet.
Users, not ISPs, should determine which applications need Quality of Service treatment.
So, we move from four principles, to six, to seven…to infinity and beyond (to borrow a phrase from Toy Story). Boy, that goalpost keeps moving southward.
It kind of reminds me of the 14-point, Section 271 Bell long-distance checklist, which at one point was estimated to entail over 600 different regulatory requirements before any Bell was able to enter into the long-distance market.
America deserves more than this type of game. The goalpost is already set. We have a working market that satisfies consumers and promotes openness of the Internet. America does need, nor does it desire, the regulatory con game engaged by the radical Free Press.