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The old airstrip at the end of the Deering Creek Track, and about 5 kilometres from the Cleland Hills and Mount Winter, was most likely put there to supply food, fuel and parts for the machinery that made the seismic tracks way back in the late 1970's and early 1980's. Now totally overgrown, there are only bits of scrap to be found lying about the place, a 44gallon drum with some very offish diesel fuel in it and a bottle from the Adelaide Bottle Company with lettering on the base stating that the bottle always remained their property!
A track heading west from this point is shown on the digital government mapping that I have and taking a Waypoint to Waypoint reading via my mapping software, the distance showed up as 200km in a straight line or as the Flow Cries (Crow flies). So, taking into account most bush track scenarios, like tracking around steep dune ends and washed out sections and new tracks skirting wet areas, I considered the distance could be up to 230km. This is a seriously remote track through country which is seemingly devoid of water except when it rains.
As per usual the track was very overgrown in places but there were fresh wheel tracks (maybe a week or two old) ahead of us for a round 150km when they seemingly disappeared into thin air. At one time I had missed a turn-off and also followed these same wheel-tracks but then, as I noticed on my mapping, I was heading in the wrong direction and I saw that the previous traveller had also turned around. I then took a bearing cross country and found the original track a few kilometres on. At that point we lost Jeremy in sight and radio contact and so I had to backtrack about 10 kilometres in all to find him and lead him back to our desired route.
I carried 230 litres of diesel for our journey and Jeremy, having a petrol-powered 4×4, carried 280 litres of petrol and 70 litres of LPG. These amounts of fuel we had estimated would be sufficient, in a worst case scenario, to have a range of at least 1000 kilometres. Our distance from Hermannsburg (last fuel) to Docker River( next fuel)via all our roads, tracks, backtracks and cross –country driving was estimated at around 800 kilometres and so we decided that the estimate was good and that we should be safely within our range of fuel supplies. Things can go wrong out in remote country but if you prepare well and drive with safety in mind at all times then you should be able to complete the journey without issues. This I have done for the past 45 years with only minor incidents happening in remote country. I was able to remedy all issues in the bush over the years.
In 2006 this country was very dry as we were then in the middle of a serious drought. By 2011, with two years of good rains, the countryside had improved tremendously. But later that year devastating fires took hold in Central Australia and cut a swathe through some of the desert areas.
The vagaries of termites and fires
Fires in the modern era have a great impact on the remote areas of inland Australia. It is a well-known and researched fact that Aborigines had a fire management regime for their own tribal areas. They had 'cool' burns after the growing season, either to flush out wildlife or to regenerate the flora into new growth at an earlier period. But then the invaders came along and soon Aboriginal People lost their tribal areas and were settled on Mission Stations. The years passed and Aboriginal Land Trusts came into being encompassing the lands of many tribes and forcing them to live together in closer knit communities. The whole life cycle changed for them and soon there was no need to go out and hunt and manage the environment. Subsequent rainy seasons brought on luxuriant growth and when drier times came along a tremendous amount of dry undergrowth promoted the rapid onslaught of bush fires. With no one 'out there' to manage these large areas, the environment has been burned in 'hot fires' changing the ecological make-up of our natural world. There is no simple answer to this modern day phenomenon as the world revolves around money and its availability to solve problems.
We stopped for a bite to eat and I had to refuel from my jerry-cans in the shade of a Desert Oak. After our brief lunch and a laze in the shade we continued on our journey to the west just following along a very faint track.
My mapping showed some clay-pans coming up later in the afternoon but suddenly the track veered away from them in to an unmarked new direction. After a while tracks appeared at all angles and I managed to drive down two dead-ends. Eventually I noticed where earlier traffic and been more often and followed that way into the setting sun. Not long after, my mapping showed that we were now heading in the right direction and just before sundown we made camp on a dry clay-pan. The quiet of the bush set in with only the crackling flames of the fire denoting our presence.
Early morning and with the sun on our backs we made better progress as we started to get into an area where there has been some mineral exploration over recent years. The countryside is pretty featureless with only the occasional sand dune to cross. The flora is mainly spinifex with some low scrub and scattered eucalypt trees. We searched for Wylookarri Rockhole as denoted on our mapping but could not find it. We had crossed a rocky outcrop but most of this was covered with red desert sand. There was an enclosed hollow surrounded by sand and we figured that this may indeed be a water catchment when the rains came.
By now we could see Johnstone Hills in the north every time we crested a dune. We had come on to a wider track by now which had been graded not so long ago. At Nguman Outstation Airstrip we turned west again towards Yuwalki Outstation as shown on our mapping. We could now see Mount Rennie rising out of the mirage to the north and stopped to take some photos.
A short while later we suddenly came across a great wide graded road which ran in a north south direction via a large S-bend. At the intersection was a large sign stating that we were now on the Surprise Oil Test Well access road. The track beyond the S-Bend was graded too for a short distance but then fell back into only two wheel tracks through the bush. So even when you think you are travelling across a lost world you you find the march of progress has beaten you to it !
Where the track turns north once again I looked for the access track to Yuwalki but saw none. A subsequent Google Earth search does show some buildings there but whether the Outstation is inhabited, is a guess.
My mapping showed a track continuing on in a westerly direction but upon further investigation we could not see one at all and so I opted to take the access track to the north that eventually heads for the Sandy Blight Junction Road and Kintore. In the morning sun Mount Strickland in the Kintore Ranges loomed in the distance. We were heading right for it and the distance was 28 kilometres.
We came to the intersection of Sandy Blight Junction Road and Kintore Back Access Road around midday and turned south.
Our run across this dry and desolate terrain was done. The distance travelled from the Cleland Hills was 211 kilometres


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At opposite ends of their college basketball careers, Notre Dame fifth-year senior guard Brittany Mallory and Maryland freshman guard Brene Moseley view Tuesday night's NCAA tournament regional final at PNC Arena through much different eyes.
Mallory is looking for top-seeded Notre Dame (33-3) to erase the disappointment of last season's NCAA championship game defeat to Texas A&M in Indianapolis. Moseley is hoping to get second-seeded Maryland (31-4) back to the Final Four for the first time since the Terps won the title in 2006.
While Mallory and her teammates say they have been toughened by last year's experience and admittedly carry "a big chip" on their collective shoulder as a result, Moseley does not have the memory of Maryland's last trip to the Elite Eight, when the Terps were blown out here by Louisville in 2009.
"I know getting to the Final Four last year has definitely helped all of us with our mindset this year going into the [2012] tournament," Mallory, who grew up in Baltimore (McDonogh), said Sunday after the Irish crushed fifth-seeded St. Bonaventure, 79-35. "We all have our moments of being young and making a mistake. The fact that we were there last year is really an advantage for us."
Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw said at Monday's news conference that getting Mallory to return this season "was the best recruiting job we've ever done, the most impactful recruit in that class." Though Mallory averages only 5.8 points and 2.6 rebounds, she is a fearless defender who helped hold St. Bonaventure's leading scorer, Jessica Jenkins, scoreless Sunday.
"She does so many little things, they don't show up in the stat sheet. They don't show up a lot of places," McGraw said. "The coaches appreciate what she does, from the upbeat positive attitude she brings every day to the determined relentless defender that she brings every day. She is the most consistent in terms of her attitude and effort every day."
Moseley, who played a key role off the bench in Maryland's 81-74 comeback win over Texas A&M on Sunday, said that she is looking forward to playing against the Irish. That she will likely get matched up against a more experienced player — in her case it could be junior point guard Skylar Diggins — doesn't seem to faze her.
"I've always wanted to play the best competition," said Moseley, who averages 7.1 points. "I may not succeed the first time, but I will be back again. I don't look at who you are. I'm going to try to attack you regardless of your years [in college] or how old you are. It does help to have [fifth-year senior] Anjale' [Barrett] by my side if I make a mistake. She'll tell me to calm down, regroup, this is how you attack that the next time."
It happened to Moseley in the second half Sunday against the Aggies. After nearly completing her team's comeback in the first half from an 18-point deficit when her halfcourt shot came close to banking in at the halftime buzzer, Moseley missed a breakaway layup as the Terps were clawing back from 11 points behind in the second half.
It came with Maryland trailing, 70-63, with a little less than nine minutes left.
A few minutes later, Moseley hit a running floater to put Maryland ahead, 74-73, as the 30-second clock was about to expire.
"She's fearless, she loves the big stage, she wants to be in this moment," Maryland coach Brenda Frese said after Moseley scored seven points, along with six assists and four rebounds in 28 minutes. "She had that layup that she blew, it didn't faze her. It didn't faze me. A lot of players it would have. Then she comes down and hits that running floater to put us ahead. She's special, obviously."
Senior center Lynetta Kizer, one of three players remaining from the last Maryland team to reach the Elite Eight, said that "At her age, I didn't realize what was at stake. Bones (Moseley's nickname since she was a young child) doesn't have to worry about that. She's smiling, she's laughing, she's just going out and playing hard. All we need her to do is be a kid right now and just go out, have fun and just play. But she definitely understands what's at stake."
Said Frese: "The first time you go through the NCAA and go deep into the tournament, it's just youthful bliss. You're in uncharted territory, you don't know how to act, you don't know what you're supposed to be feeling. There's something beautiful in that flow. You can be kind of childlike and along for the ride. She kind of lifts the pressure off our older players."
So does Mallory, but for all the Notre Dame players, and in a different way.
"I try to keep everything calm in practice. I keep everyone level-headed in games when emotions get high," Mallory said Monday. "They call me 'Mom' on the team because I look after everybody."
Depending on what happens Tuesday night, Mallory might need to do it again. Aside from a handful of games this season, the Irish have not been tested deep into the second half. Given what's at stake, Mallory is mindful that Notre Dame has to put the memories of last year's loss to Texas A&M quickly in the background.
"We can't win the championship from last year by winning a game this year," she said. "We all know that. We can use it to keep that fight in us. If the game gets close … and we think about it that way and we can win a championship game from a game this year, that's going to ruin us. None of us are thinking that way."


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The Steve Jobs Legacies
October 20, 2011
Pancreatic cancer robbed the world of a true genius on October 5, taking Apple founder Steve Jobs at the age of 56. Today's corporate CEOs are rarely shy about promoting themselves, but Jobs has been legitimately compared to Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. His Apple Corporation changed our relationship with technology. Apple's original Macintosh popularized the PC mouse and changed the way we interact with computers. Pixar Studios set a new standard in film animation. Apple's iPod changed the way we listen to music. And Apple's iPhone, love it or hate it, has changed how millions of us communicate with family, friends, and colleagues.
Here are two more tangible measures of Jobs's success:
On July 28, Apple Corporation had more cash on hand ($76.2 billion) than the United States government ($73.8 billion).
Just two weeks later, on August 8, Apple briefly surpassed ExxonMobil as the most valuable corporation in the world.
What's next – more money than God?
Well, at least some smart tax planning. Jobs was obviously as shrewd about business as he was smart about technology. His net worth, which reached as high as $8.3 billion ranked him #39 on the 2010 Forbes 400 list of the country's richest people and #110 on their list of the world's billionaires. Not bad for a college dropout! Ironically, the bulk of his fortune came from Disney stock he received for selling Pixar in 2006 – Jobs was Disney's largest shareholder and owned 7.4% of the company, with a stake worth more than $4.4 billion. (Does it surprise you to hear that a stock-for-stock deal let him defer tax on the gain until selling the Disney shares?)
Jobs acquired most of his Apple stock in 2006 as well, when it was trading at $64.66/share and was worth $325 million. Since then it has grown six-fold, to $2 billion. If Jobs had sold it before his death, he would have owed tax of 15% on the capital gain. But by holding it until his death, he lets his heirs inherit it with a "stepped-up basis." That means they could sell it immediately and pay no capital gain on the growth during his lifetime. If they sell down the road, they'll owe tax only on the growth from the date of his death.
Of course, his estate may also be subject to estate tax. Congress dropped the ball and let that tax expire entirely in 2010 before bringing it back, for this year and next, at a flat 35% on estates over $5 million. However, just as Jobs deferred income tax on the sale of his Pixar stock, his estate can defer estate tax on any amounts left to his wife.
Jobs's estate can also avoid tax on any amounts left to charity. High-profile billionaires like Jobs typically take up philanthropy after they make their pile. Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Berkshire Hathaway founder Warren Buffett, for example, have led the way in pledging to give away the bulk of their fortunes and even established the "Giving Pledge" to persuade their fellow wealthy elites to give away at least half of their fortunes. Jobs left little hint of any charitable intentions, and in fact, Apple Corporation doesn't even match employees' gifts! But Jobs is rumored to be the source of an anonymous $150 million donation to the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of California, San Francisco. And his wife Laurene sits on several prominent boards, including Teach for America.
We realize that you don't enjoy quite the same fortune that Steve Jobs did! But the same strategies that let Jobs maximize his wealth and legacy can help you maximize your wealth and legacy too. The key, as always, is planning. So call us when you're ready for a plan!


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How To Process Photos and Videos from Digital Camera
Written by Pavan Kumar on September 3, 2009
At first, let me make it clear that this post is not from a designer point of view, but the way of thinking of any normal computer user. If you have observed photos and videos taken from high quality digicams, they occupy a lot of space on your hard disk. These days, cameras have been way cheap and every hobby photographer goes and picks the high resolution cameras like starting from 7 mega pixels.
Such high resolution photos and images are really good, but at the same time they have few disadvantages. Check out the best digital cameras – they are indeed wonderful gadgets available at not so high price. But also have a look at the images / videos they produce – an image would be some 4000 pixel width and 3MB size or a 5 minute video clip shot can be 500 MB. Don't believe in stats? Check out the images below. Don't you think its too high to handle on your system / thumb drives / optical media? Here is how to process them in simple and easy ways using free softwares.
1. Image processing for photos from high end digital cameras
Those 4000px pictures not just take your hard disk space (you can fit only 200 such photos on a single CD), but also they render processing slow on your systems especially if your graphics support is low. Use multiple image resizer software to resize every image to whatever size you need. May be your monitor size or a high resolution of 1600 * 1200px would be great both for quality and file size. If you publish them on your website, use web image optimization. Always try to keep web images in terms of 10-40kb or so and never exceed 100kb.
2. Video processing for high quality videos from digital cameras / handy cams
Recently I got a clip from friend which was shot with Canon PowerShot SX110 IS, it was a a great quality video and played very well without any dots on a 34" TV. The problem was it could not be played well using my regular player software even though I have all codecs installed, the voice was absent and video used to struck after playing few seconds. Only after reduction of quality I could watch it well, here I have to admit my laptop is not so good at graphics as I don't require much, but rest of the configuration is great for my needs. Make use of this free video format converter which is capable of converting from and to any popular video format. This also saves a huge amount of space on your storage media.
Additional tip: If you are the photographer who use camera, try using the camera in low resolution/ low quality mode for normal usage. Even the low quality would work great for viewing on computers / taking a 4 * 6" photo print.
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Michael B. Mukasey is a retired judge from New York who knows Rudy Giuliani personally (and maybe Bernie Kerik too!).
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nominate install him to replace Alberto Gonzales as Attorney General for America by any means necessary!
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Thank you for your interest in supporting the Thank You Mom (T.Y.M.) Foundation. Your contribution will help continue to promote community and caring in ours and your community. As we unfortunately will encounter a continuous stream of folks who need assistance around us and all over the world, we simply aim to make things a bit better for as many as we possibly can each year.


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Learn about the ALOS mission, its Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), and more.
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WiTuners Connected
WiTuners Connected is a subscription based WiFi monitoring software as a service that keeps business wireless networks running at their peak performance at all time, 24 by 7. It runs on WiTuners Optimizer, the same software for WiTuners Planner and WiTuners On-Demand.
A conventional WiFi monitoring software usually only displays WLAN statistics, but will not tell issues, let alone provide any solutions. WiTuners Connected is different. It does more. In addition to "seeing" the WLAN performance, It "thinks" and provides optimization solutions in real time. It can even "acts" to automatically apply the optimization to the WiFi networks if the WLAN controller permits.
As a result, your business WLANs are always running at their maximum capacity, which leads to less disruption of WLANs, increased customer satisfaction rate, better end user experience and higher productivity.
WiTuners Connected continuously monitors WLAN performance by connecting to the wireless controller through SNMP. This WiFi monitoring software feeds the retrieved statistics into the WLAN Optimization Engine within the WiFi monitoring software, which compares the WiFi performance statistics with the WLAN capacity it predicts. Alerts will be triggered when the statistics exceeds pre-defined thresholds. What distinguishes WiTuners Connected from the rest of conventional WiFi monitoring software, however, is its unique capability of providing solutions in real time to improve WLAN capacity.
Always-on Automated WLAN Performance Monitoring and Tuning
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Monitor WLAN Performance 24 by 7
"Sees" how the WLAN performs, like any other WiFi monitoring software do and display the data in charts and tables dynamically.
Proactive Alerts on Performance Issues
Alert the administrator about a WLAN performance degradation before it affects productivity.
Automated Solutions in Real Time
While other WiFi monitoring software can only "see" the WLAN, WiTuners Connected has the unique capability of "thinking" to provide solutions in real time when an alert is triggered.
Unique Insight into WLANs
Site Survey is often inadequate and misleading for a built-in pitfall: it only shows half of the Wi-Fi, the signals from AP to client devices, but problems are usually in another half. WiTuners Connected makes the view complete.
Trend Analysis for Planning Changes
While the WiFi performance data is well kept in a database, the past data can be retrieved for a trend analysis. Reviewing how the Wi-Fi traffic has changed over a period of time can help you better plan a future change accordingly.
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Detailed WiFi monitoring results and reports show you not only the WLAN performance, but also the optimization to be applied along with the achievable improvement.


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TORONTO (AP) -The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Atlanta Thrashers yet again, this time by using their power play.
Darcy Tucker scored two power-play goals and the Maple Leafs won their eighth straight against the Thrashers, earning a 4-2 victory on Monday night.
Tomas Kaberle also scored on the power play for Toronto, which won consecutive games for the first time this season. The Maple Leafs beat Montreal in a shootout Saturday night.
Toronto scored three power-play goals during an 86-second stretch in the first period.
"I can't explain why we play so well against them. We were fortunate to get two points tonight," Tucker said.
The Thrashers lost for just the second time in regulation, and were coming off a big victory on Saturday when they snapped Buffalo's season-opening winning streak at 10.
But their troubles against Toronto continued. Atlanta has been outscored 37-9 during the skid and hasn't beaten the Maple Leafs since a 3-2 road victory on Oct. 27, 2003.
Ilya Kovalchuk and Brad Larsen scored for Atlanta.
"Sometimes coming off an emotional game like Saturday, it's tough to come back," Atlanta captain Scott Mellanby said. "But there's no excuse. We've got to be ready.
"Those first period power plays were the difference. We just couldn't claw our way back."
Toronto ended its three-game losing streak on Saturday when defenseman Kaberle recorded his first career hat trick and scored in the shootout. He'd been criticized in the past for passing up shots, but he didn't hesitate against the Thrashers when Mats Sundin found him with a pass in the first period.
Sundin tied a team record with three assists in the opening frame.
The Maple Leafs went 3-for-7 on the power play after entering tied for 21st in the NHL - scoring eight times in their first 63 chances.
Tucker has been the only bright spot on Toronto's power play - scoring seven of his nine goals with the man advantage.
"The power play gave us a boost in the first period," Toronto forward Michael Peca said. "Any time you capitalize on 5-on-3 power plays it means a lot to your hockey team because when those opportunities get wasted it's a bit of emotional let down."
Atlanta went 1-for-7 on the power play.
Kovalchuk skated over the blue line and used defenseman Wade Belak as a shield before putting a wrist shot past goalie Andrew Raycroft at 8:12 of the first.
But the Leafs scored less than a minute later on a two-man advantage.
Tucker - left alone at the side of the net - tied it at 9:18 of the first.
Kaberle put a slap shot past goalie Kari Lehtonen less than minute later on a two-man advantage.
Just 31 seconds later, Tucker gave Toronto a 3-1 lead by pushing the puck over the goal line on the power play.
Toronto's Bryan McCabe left the penalty box and skated in on a breakaway in the second, but Lehtonen made a pad save.
Jeff O'Neill made it 4-1 by scoring on a breakaway at 16:05 of the third.
Larsen cut it to 4-2 with a short-handed goal on a breakaway just over a minute later.
Notes: Toronto outscored Atlanta 22-3 in four games last season. ... The Thrashers played their fifth game in eight nights. ... Tucker has 17 two-goal games in his career but has never had a hat trick.


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Cambridge, UK, 10th November 2015: IMI Europe Ltd, the leading inkjet conference and course provider, announces a new technical conference event for its 2016 programme – the IMI Europe Inkjet Ink Development Conference, to be held in Lausanne, Switzerland on 13-14th April 2016.
The IMI Europe Inkjet Ink Development Conference is a new two day technical conference devoted to materials, equipment and techniques for digital printing ink development and manufacturing. The event is aimed at inkjet fluid developers across applications including packaging, textiles, graphics, industrial and functional printing. Topics for the event will include colorants, material dispersions, resins & polymers, photoinitiators, additives and analytical equipment & techniques. The Conference will provide information on creating stable dispersions, the impact of additives on formulation performance, raw material quality and consistency for manufacturing, and other topical themes.
The conference will be a two day event with twenty 30 minute technical talks from invited industry experts, and guided by a Technical Advisory Board consisting of key industry figures, including Dr Philip Double, Fujifilm Imaging Colorants, Dr Thomas Benen, Microtrac, Dr Holly Steedman, InduJet, and chaired by Dr Tim Phillips, Sensient.
Mike Willis, Managing Director of IMI Europe comments: "we are excited to announce this completely new event for 2016. When talking to a wide range of people in the industry, it became clear that there was a real need for a technical event focused on ink development, and this conference aims to fulfil that need. We look forward to an interesting and successful event in April."
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This taco salad is a large sharable version that is so easy to make. Pile it all up and let everyone help themselves to a bowl.
- 3 tbs vegetable oil
- 500 g beef mince
- 1 onion (diced)
- 1 sachet taco seasoning
- 2 cups water
- 1 packet corn chips
- 1/2 cup iceberg lettuce (finely shredded)
- 2 cups tasty cheese (grated)
- 2 tomatoes (diced)
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- 1/3 cup kalamata olives (sliced)
1In a frying pan, heat the oil and fry the beef mince and onion until well browned.
2Add the taco seasoning and water and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
3On a serving platter, scatter the corn chips, top with lettuce, then hot beef mixture, cheese, tomatoes, sour cream and then olives. Serve.
- This is a fast tasty meal and great for a family that is eating on the run.
- If you have time you can add some guacamole to this recipe.
- This recipe was created by Jennifer Cheung for Kidspot, Australia's best family recipe finder.


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Viewing entries tagged with 'calgary dui'
A Calgary's Lawyer's ULTIMATE Guide to DUI / Impaired Driving Defence: Part 4
In this handy guide, a leading Calgary DUI defence lawyer recaps her advice on the laws, penalties, and defence tactics everyone should know.
A Calgary's Lawyer's ULTIMATE Guide to DUI / Impaired Driving Defence: Part 3
In this third installment of a Calgary DUI defence lawyer's top advice, learn how to best defend yourself against impaired driving charges in Calgary.
A Calgary's Lawyer's ULTIMATE Guide to DUI / Impaired Driving Defence: Part 2
The Calgary DUI defence lawyer's advice continues, moving on from Calgary's impaired driving laws to discuss the potential penalties.
Will a DUI Defence Become IMPOSSIBLE in Calgary? Part 2
In Part 1 of this article, you read about the apparent Charter violations in Alberta's strict impaired driving or "DUI" laws. Despite a significant decline in DUI rates before the law went into effect (with no evidence that the law did anything to contribute to a further decline), a new law was put in place that not only created a criminal charge for some DUIs, but that led to what many consider violations of privacy and of rights to remain free from unreasonable searches and seizures, the right to be presumed innocent, and the right to consult with a lawyer when arrested and/or charged with a crime.
Will a DUI Defence Become IMPOSSIBLE in Calgary? Part 1
If you've read this blog at all, you know I'm no fan of the new impaired driving or "DUI" (driving under the influence) laws Alberta enacted back in 2012. While I appreciate the stated intention of keeping us safe—and while I encourage everyone to stay off the roads if they've had anything to drink or taken any other mind-altering substance—this law went too far, and for too little effect.
A Calgary DUI Lawyer's Tips for Your Defence: Part 2
In Part 1 of this article, you read that your best defence against an impaired driving or "DUI" charge in Calgary is to avoid getting one in the first place. It might seem like unimpressive advice, but it's the most important thing for everyone to keep in mind, for both their legal and their personal safety. Not only is it dangerous to drive while you're intoxicated, but you're at serious legal risk—and facing serious consequences—if you drive when you even might be intoxicated or have intoxicants in your system.
A Calgary DUI Lawyer's Tips for Your Defence: Part 1
Though rates have been dropping, and despite the fact that Calgary compares favorably to many cities of its size, impaired driving or "DUI" charges still remain one of the most common criminal charges brought before the Calgary courts and laid against Calgary citizens. These charges can have serious consequences if they lead to a conviction, and in most cases will disrupt your life from the moment you are arrested and/or have charges laid against you.
The Best Way to Beat a Calgary DUI? A Defence Lawyer's Secret: Part 2
As you read in Part 1 of this article, DUI charges are among the most common criminal charges brought against Calgary citizens and filed with the Calgary courts. You also learned that the new DUI laws in Calgary not only establish criminal charges for DUIs involving a BAC (blood alcohol content) of .08 or higher, but that they also establish much harsher penalties for DUIs than previously existed and, most importantly, grant broad powers to the Calgary Police and other law enforcement agencies when it comes to invading your privacy—and arguably even your rights—in their investigation of DUIs.
The Best Way to Beat a Calgary DUI? A Defence Lawyer's Secret: Part 1
As a defence lawyer here in Calgary, I've helped more than a few clients facing impaired driving or "DUI" charges in the area. Such charges remain one of the most common criminal charges brought against Calgary citizens and filed in the Calgary courts—and yes, DUI charges can be criminal, not just administrative offences like other traffic violations and many other minor crimes. This is just one aspect of the new DUI laws at work in Calgary that many have challenged as unfair and violations of citizens' rights, but as of now these laws have been upheld and remain on the books.


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M A N U E L À L V A R E Z B R A V O : Fifteen Photographs
A portfolio of fifteen original photographs, all individually signed and printed by the photographer, and numbered in an edition of seventy-five. Each photograph printed by the photographer. Includes an essay "Understanding Still Photographs" written by Garry Winogrand especially for this edition. Edited by Lee Friedlander.
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Small group curriculum
Cru.Comm is the Campus Ministry's core Bible study content. Over 110 Bible studies, written to ensure that everyone involved in our ministry is grounded in our classic, biblical teaching and training. This content ensures continuity and transferability of our teaching from campus to campus and student to student.
Each of the studies presents classic, transferable Campus Crusade teaching through a distinctively redemptive lens. Each study is designed to first teach the leaders the passage and then provide them with questions they can use to lead their group through a process of self-discovered learning.
The process was to list all of the topics a student should learn through being involved in our ministry for four years. Then books of the Bible were selected that would best cover these topics. Finally, follow-up articles were attached to each study to reinforce the content.
Content includes book studies on Luke, Ephesians, Thessalonians, James, 1 Samuel, John, and Acts. In addition, there are topical studies on issues such as spiritual leadership, God's redemptive plan, and Old Testament character studies.
The studies are also accessible on line at centerfieldproductions.com


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Backseat Gaming Challenge 2: In Which My Boyfriend is Toast
Note: This is part two in a series where I am choosing games for my boyfriend and I to review together - he plays, I watch, we both write stuff. His comments are in bold. If you are looking for part one, feel free to check it out here.
"At first I thought this could be a fun kinda game, like Surgeon Simulator but . . . read on."
I Am Bread (IAB) is a game with a very simple premise: bread wants to be toast, and the more delicious the toast it may be, the closer each dreamy-eyed piece of toast is to reaching its own personal carb-rich nirvana. Or something like that. In other words, you play as a piece of bread and in every level you need to find more complex ways of toasting yourself without becoming wet, covered in bugs, and completely inedible.
So toast, um . . .Yeah. The game also rewards you if you are able to crash into various jams and jars to make yourself more edible and tasty, but most of the time trying to get them proves to be more trouble than it's worth. Also I don't really like jam on my toast so I let my disdain for anything other than butter keep me from getting the highest score possible. The better, more yummy stuff you spread on yourself and the quicker you toast the bread, the higher the score.
As I watched the trailer for this game, I got excited. I had visions of hilarious Rube-Goldberg type puzzles in an ever more complex quest for perfect toast. The boy and I would chortle heartily as we nibbled on delicate toast points and shared deep conversations about the art of perfect toast making, teasing each other affectionately about proper toast "doneness" and butter ratios. The reality ended up much much different, much sadder, and with significantly less toast.
Actually, the puzzles are clever in that there is often more than one option to get toasted. At one point, while I was struggling to figure out how to reach a light bulb in one part of the game, my conversation with Smal with something like this:
Boy - Ugh, isn't there any easier way to toast this bread?
Smal - How about if you use the straightening iron on that table?
Boy - What?!?!?! That'll never work. It doesn't get hot enough!
Smal - Oh believe me, as a girl who has tried to tame these curls, it will get hot enough. In fact, I might have some scarring on my scalp to prove it if you want to check it out... *almost too proud
Seeing how I was struggling to reach that damn light, I figured what the hell? If she was wrong, at least it would earn me an "I told you so" that I could save for the next MarioKart match or something (Smalerie note: That will NEVER happen. I will drive you off the Rainbow Road first...Furiosa style!). And when I reached the straightening iron something magical happened. It started to toast the bread. Of course it required a lot of flipping over and around to get the thing properly toast but it worked. (Smalerie note: Of course it did!)
In the far chance that a die-hard IAB fan finds his/her way to this site, I just want to let you know that I am fully aware that there are some aspects of this game that are supposed to be bad. I am a huge fan of something being just so bad that it whips all the way back around to good again. Seriously, when I saw that The Boy owned Killer Clowns from Outer Space on DVD, I knew I had made the right choice in life mate. But I digress, let's get down to the actual review.
IAB can seem very charming at first. The graphics are adorably old-school and simple. Play in story mode and you are treated to a story about a man who is seeing a psychiatrist not just because he recently lost his job, but because he can't understand why he keeps coming home to find a single piece of toast waiting for him. Lastly, to finish up my list of positives for this game, some of the ways you can make the toast (when there is no actual toaster around) require quite a bit of creative thinking on behalf of the player and that adds another level of game play other than just moving the bread from one point to another while avoiding obstacles.
I suppose if you're Talkie Toaster from Red Dwarf, this game would be perfection as the bread is always looking to get toasted and Talkie is obsessed with making toast. On the other hand the game has a Team Fortress 2 (TF2) level where you find The Heavy sleeping and have to sneak by him to get yourself toasted. Now anyone who knows me, knows that I really like TF2 and was curious to see how the two games would tie in together after the TF2 Bread update. Still, even with TF2 involved, it was hard to enjoy the special IAB level because no matter how you package it, it was still IAB.
And speaking of moving that piece of bread around, this is where the game can be excruciatingly frustrating. We were unable to access the tutorial for some reason, so The Boy jumped right into the first level. Almost 20 mins later, he was able to get a handle on the controls well enough to drag his soggy and bug covered piece of bread into the toaster...to hopefully die and never darken our door again. The challenge is that a slice of bread has 4 corners and each of those corners are controlled by a different button. Add the analog stick, and you get, well, The Boy - wanna help me out with this one?
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tlvrd6gt7Vg]
The controls for the game seem simple enough. Each corner of the bread corresponds to one of the 360 controllers buttons and you want to position one or more of those corners so that you can pivot and move around. For example, if you happened to have a slice of bread in front of you and you wanted the bottom right to stick to a window, you would press the A button. This would than allow you to re-position the bread however you choose using the analog stick. However, if you wanted the corners to grab instead of stick, then the trigger buttons are what you want to use. Confused? Good, you now have the knowledge to play the game. I kinda get the idea of how the controls should work in that if you want your slice of bread to swing from one part of the wall to another you grab part of it and swing kinda like swinging from monkey bars. However you if you aren't really good at coordination, (which is why I could never make it to hard mode in Guitar Hero), you'll really struggle with the controls. I could talk more about the game itself but I think I said enough as is.
So, even when I took the time to play around in Free Mode to just get a feel of the game, the movements I was able to make with my frustrated button smashing made my piece of bread act like an apathetic jellyfish with spatial relations issues. Not particularly fun, and certainly not something I am planning to play on my own either. Even watching was painful because everything was just so slow and just seemed to make The Boy sad. In the end, I would give this game 2 out of 5 succulent raspberry Toaster Strudels.
Also not for me and not something I plan to play again. 2 out of 5 S'mores flavored Pop Tarts.
So, have you ever played this game? Love it? Hate it? Think we should stop loafing around and review a particular game? Let us know in the comments below.


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"Litigator Apps" Our Top Post of 2012
Our top post from 2012 will come as no surprise to our regular readers who frequently check back on this popular page for the latest Litigator Apps. Originally published July 4, 2012 as iPad Apps for Litigators & Trial Teams, we made the post a "page" on our site as a solution to the challenge of uncovering the growing list of apps made with litigators and trial teams in mind. We're glad this resources has been helpful to you.
If you know about an app missing from our round-up that would appeal to litigators, trial teams and law students considering litigation, please let us know. We are also looking for practicing litigators, paralegals and trial consultants to share legal app reviews with the LITIG8R TECH community. If you are inspired to write about an app, please do not hesitate to contact me for our simple App Review Submission Guidelines.
Have a great New Year and Happy App-ing!
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Following on from Part One, here they are... Our favourite nine albums of 2010:
9. Crooks & Lovers - Mount Kimbie
This year saw dub step evolve. Having previously felt like an excuse for people who should know better to listen to garage some of the genre's pioneers began to, well, actually pioneer. And the innovation really came from combining the music with other genres. Mount Kimbie's debut is a perfect example - tempered with a bit of intelligent soul you suddenly had a classic on your hands, particularly on the standout 'Before I Move Off'.
8. Total Life Forever - Foals
It shouldn't really have worked... Following their acclaimed status prior to the release of their debut album (and subsequent fall from grace when it disappointed some), Foals returned with a more melodic, accessible and populist album. And it was also the best thing they have produced yet.
Criticism has been levelled at Total Life Forever on the basis that it contains too many songs to appeal to summer festival goers. Which basically means it has too many songs people will actually like. Go figure.
By stripping back the math-rock and building some actual songs Foals made an album containing several of this year's best songs. And it isn't just the sings that shine - the production work from Luke Smith is sublime - a gorgeous, melancholic, sun-bleached feeling runs through the record from the dip-in-the-pool-refreshment of 'Blue Blood' through to the desperate 'What Remains'. With not just one but two completely killer tracks ('Spanish Sahara' and '2 Trees') Total Life Forever is already shaping up to be one of 2010's most overlooked albums in the end of year roundups.
7. InnerSpeaker - Tame Imapala
Whatever you think of Tame Impala - little more than plunderers of the past or innovators kick starting a new genre - it's difficult not to get caught up in it all. Sure, the production is epic - thick basslines, rhythms punched out of solid steel and guitars that encircle the listener in proggy bliss - but it is the songs that will keep you coming back, particularly the apathetic bluesy closer 'I Don't Mind'... It's the stoner equivalent of La Roux's 'Bulletproof' and the weird rave bit halfway through never fails to surprise. Genius.
Potentially Dear's magnum-opus, Black City builds on everything that has come before and turns it into something original. Darker than ever, it straddles a variety of emotions, at turns alienated, sexually depraved and wounded and needy. 'You Put A Smell On Me' is like Nine Inch Nail's 'Closer' re-made for 2010 - pure, unadulterated filth of the sort that will have you singing things you really shouldn't in public.
5. The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
BlackPlastic still isn't sure if The Suburbs is as good as either of the last two Arcade Fire albums but the fact that the question even lingers means this is an album that deserves a place on the list. A cleaner and sparser record, but potentially all the more weighty for it. On first listen it seemed to lack stand out moments but repeated listens just demonstrate that this is simply because every track is a highlight.
Not an album but still one of this year's most significant releases, James Blake seems to be making it his personal mission to upset hardcore dub step fans by tearing up the rule book, taking the genre's best ideas and running off to make something entirely new with them. 'I Only Know (What I Know Now)' is the sound of a man learning from his past mistakes. It is also this year's most emotive five minutes.
3. Vampires With Dreaming Kids / Color Your Life - Twin Sister
Not an album but really a double pack EP, this nonetheless was the sound of one of 2010's most promising bands. With the stripped back aesthetic of the XX, the rawness of early Yeah Yeah Yeahs and what sounds like sterling taste in 1980s pop music at their best the influences combine to make something marvellous, as on the slow burning 'The Other Side of Your Face'. Twin Sister will be ones to watch in 2011.
2. This Is Happening - LCD Soundsystem
If albums were judged on artwork alone This Is Happening would have owned this year. With its minimal type combined with that picture of James Murphy flying through the air in his suit it really felt like a statement of intent.
Whatever. This Is Happening is regardless one of the best things to come out of any stereo this year. With greater focus than Sound of Silver LCD's latest release felt more like a proper album. And with the monstrous bass of 'Dance Yrself Clean', the middle-aged-guy-having-an-epiphany gut-wrencher that is 'All I Want' and the subtly epic 'Home' it also had the tunes. It may not have another 'Someone Great' but it's the sound of one of our times' best bands all grown up.
It says a lot when a record has increasing amounts of praise heaped on it the longer it has been out. He may not have won a Grammy but he has made 2010's best album - a record that fuses genres like they don't even matter. The J Dilla comparisons are perhaps inevitable but Cosmogramma is no mere re-tread - it demonstrates that Flying Lots is one of the most innovative producers of our time.
So what are your thoughts? What did we miss?


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For those that are regular readers, and for those that have stumbled onto this blog and have read a few of my previous posts regarding the no-touch knockout controversy, one may wonder why I care.
I ask myself that very question all the time. I mean why does it bug me so much? Why can't I just overlook the nonsense, and just forget about it? WHY!?
Well the answer isn't because I'm such a fine upstanding citizen or that I want to see truth and justice prevail. It's not because I think my purpose in life is to expose fraud and corruption where and when I can. And its not because I receive accolades from my martial art contemporaries, martial art students, fellow workers, family, or friends because I'm willing to fight the good fight. To be honest most don't care.
No, the reason is more personal; I simply take offense to the idea, and feel this affects the credibility of the martial arts in general. Clearly with the current state of martial arts, where schools exist that churn out black belts like McDonalds sells burgers, we in the industry don't need this.
The last thing we martial artists need are people discrediting what we do, and giving the public further ammunition to ridicule what we do. Hollywood has done enough of that already, by highlighting the flash and the fluff, as well as the mystical more-than-real world fighting techniques that work.
I learned a long time ago that credibility is everything, and one's reputation is all one will ever truly possess in this lifetime.
Now some will laugh at the above, once again questioning the legitimacy regarding the history of my school. However, I'm the first to admit that what little information I've pieced together has enough holes to leave room for lots of speculation and suspicion.
I for one would carefully scrutinize someone else with the same story as mine. However, I would never be flipped enough to call them an outright fraud in public forums as others have done to me. Without meeting the person, seeing their skills first hand I wouldn't be comfortable or feel justified making any assertions.
Anyone who knows me will tell you I'm the first to stringently question the information my teacher gave me, but it's all I've got to work with. I'm also the first to say there is absolutely no proof to verify anything. I'm not trying to deceive anyone by saying there is. I tell people what I do and do not know and let each individual believe what they want.
With that said, back to my point.
As any student of mine will tell you, I'm a big proponent of vital point striking. I believe understanding the various methods of applying vital point striking and other elements of Kyusho Jutsu is extremely important in maximizing the efficiency of ones martial art techniques.
My honest opinion is that you can't call yourself a martial artist if you have no concept of them, or at the very least some basic tools to utilize them. All real authentic martial arts attack weak points of the body, and that is all the art of vital point striking is about.
I also realize that relying on vital points alone in a real fight is ludicrous. It's borderline suicide. The art of vital point striking is nothing more than an enhancement system to viable techniques. The art of vital point striking is sort of like adding the whipped cream to the milkshake. You don't need the whipped cream to make the milkshake taste good, but you want it anyway. It's that little extra zing that makes the milkshake so much better.
So what is the connection between the art of vital pint striking and no-touch knockouts? The answer is simple; most proponents of no-touch knockouts are also proponents, even major figures—dare I say modern day pioneers—in the art and dissemination of vital point striking.
Given the fact that many people already questioned the validity of vital point striking as they presented it, and believe these proponents were frauds regarding that topic, imagine what they must think now.
Clearly, there is more proof to substantiate that vital points exit. Just spend a few minutes at a vital point class/seminar and your opinion regarding their existence will quickly change (note I didn't say one's opinion on their application in a real fight would; that requires a little more time).
My problem, the reason I'm so adamant regarding the topic of no-touch knockouts and extolling the insanity of this belief, is that those who perpetuate martial art myths such as this discredit all the real hard working martial artist who spend numerous years enduring physical hardship to hone their craft.
The martial arts are nothing mysterious or supernatural. They are all based on applied sciences. They were all tested and refined during a time when warriors actually utilized these skills.
To make martial arts something they are not, to take these skills and try to place them in a position akin to supernatural powers is just wrong. It's a lie. It's dishonest.
I can't tolerate dishonesty, and I guess in the end that's what really bothers me about this topic the most. Clearly, it's the reason I can't put this topic to rest.
Lastly, I dislike having to dispel preconceived notions potential students bring into my school. Explaining to someone that their belief, that what they're searching for, does not, nor ever did exist is just not good for business.
No one likes or respects somebody who "bursts their bubble."


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By Diogenes (articles ) | Aug 27, 2004
Try to guess: Who's the speaker, and what's the audience? (Hint: the speech was vigorously applauded.)
We need to be aware that a certain threat to women's rights is also posed by the resurgence, particularly in the United States, of Christian fundamentalism, and the alliance of countries influenced by fundamentalist thinking evident at recent world conferences.
Hillary Clinton speaking to a Democratic fundraiser? No. Read on.
After some hesitation I accepted the invitation in order to bring home the threat posed to women's health and reproductive rights.
Ah, "reproductive rights;" we all know what that means. This must be Kate Michelperson, at a NARAL rally. Sorry, wrong again.
To combat the resurgence of fundamentalisms, I believe it is necessary for faith adherents to place the empowerment of women at the centre of their own strategic thinking. Women must be enabled to participate fully and equally in decision making within the faiths themselves..
Hmm. Obviously a feminist, talking to a feminist audience. Maybe Helen Reddy, at the Women's Ordination Conference? Close, but still not quite right.
The speaker is Mary Robinson, the former president of Ireland and UN Human Rights Commissioner.
Oh, I remember her! She's the one who went out of her way to "dis" the Pope during a private audience. That figures. But what was the audience?
The leaders of women's religious orders in the US.
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Posted by: Fr. William -
Sep. 01, 2004 11:57 AM ET USA
Yes, leaders of women religious continue to actively practice vocational contraception. They & their orders are dying out & will die out. In the meantime, we need to minimize damage that they continue to do in their attempts to mislead & misguide the people they are "serving": hospital patients, parishioners & school children. Meanwhile, the major superiors of women religious & their traditional orders that focus on poverty, chastity, obedience, community, apostolate, & wear a habit, flourish.
Posted by: -
Aug. 30, 2004 8:02 PM ET USA
It is as likely that religious orders will be suppressed as it is that they will shut down seminaries controlled by the lavendar mafia.
Posted by: -
Aug. 29, 2004 2:21 PM ET USA
It seems to me that the greatest threat to women's rights and human dignity comes from those females who do not wish to be LADIES, and who try constantly to become men, or at least to act like certain men, particularly longshoremen.It almost looks as if the "longshoreWOmen" have infiltrated and taken over many (most ?) of the "women's [?] religious orders in the US. If such is the case, these orders should be disbanded, suppressed, ended, and the members sent packing to cool off in Antarctica.
Posted by: -
Aug. 28, 2004 9:32 AM ET USA
Bob, I'll bet many faithful religious would agree that the solution to this perennial problem is a dramatic pruning of the orders. Suppression of most and consolidation of the few Catholic religious who remain into smaller more relgious religious orders would be a service to the Church and all humanity. To do this we will need a pope with the faith of St. Athanasius, the strength of St. Pius X and the tact of St. Jerome to show these spotted toads the door. Harpies depart!
Posted by: -
Aug. 27, 2004 2:09 PM ET USA
We should not forget there are truly religious women and men in these orders. You should not generally paint all religious in such broad strokes because of the stupidity and heresy of others. Instead, we all should request a Mass be said for the loyal and selfless members of religious orders who serve Jesus in and out of season. That they stay strong and hold the line while serving Christ.
Posted by: -
Aug. 27, 2004 1:36 PM ET USA
On the LCWR web site, there is actually a picture of nuns wearing habits. http://www.lcwr.org/photo_cuba_formation.html
Posted by: -
Aug. 27, 2004 1:09 PM ET USA
When the LCWR was trashing the religious orders they had such speakers as Mary Daly who wrote BEYOND GOD THE FATHER: A MANUAL FOR WOMEN'S LIBERATION. She blames 'patriarchy for everything.' These women glorify victimhood because it gives them power. (see Tammy Bruce's THE DEATH OF RIGHT AND WRONG: EXPOSING THE LEFT'S ASSUALT ON OUR CULTURE AND VALUES. Bruce is a self-identifed lesbian who is calling for a return to Christian values although she is pro-choice. Still, its pathetic.
Posted by: -
Aug. 27, 2004 12:51 PM ET USA
Why am I not surprised!? These nuns now creaking thru AARP and beyond were raised on Betty Friedan and Simone De Beauvior, a drunk ,and a procurer, respectively. Why should they not clap for Mary whose ideas of a tolerant, loving, child-raising society might be found in the dimmer writings of Solzhenitsyn. Did they have liturgical dancers at this hootenany, I wonder?
Posted by: -
Aug. 27, 2004 11:17 AM ET USA
I guess it all depends on your nationality. Mrs. Robinson mentions her 'Jewish friends' in Ireland. I suspect she doesn't have many 'Jewish friends' in Israel - or here in the US. Think: UN Durban Conference Against Racism in 2001 chaired by Mrs. Robinson, which sought to label Israel as the most racist state in the world. Funny, I don't recall our Mary 'picketing' there or objecting to the blatant racism being advanced by Arab delegates. Threat...? What threat...?
Posted by: -
Aug. 27, 2004 10:20 AM ET USA
These religious are a "thundering disgrace" Fr. Pat Dowling
Posted by: -
Aug. 27, 2004 9:44 AM ET USA
I notice that the footnote in the article refers to everyone's favorite old woman in a man's body -- Hans Kung. It does give one pause. My German is quite rusty, but is Hans Kung a teutonic translation of Helen Reddy? I am theologian here me roar, in numbers too big to ignore. I am theologian.


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24th August 2014
Computer program recognises emotions with
Researchers in Bangladesh have designed a computer program able to accurately recognise users' emotional states as much as 87% of the time, depending on the emotion.
Writing in the journal Behaviour & Information Technology, Nazmul Haque Nahin and his colleagues describe how their study combined – for the first time – two established ways of detecting user emotions: keystroke dynamics and text-pattern analysis.
To provide data for the study, volunteers were asked to note their emotional state after typing passages of fixed text, as well as at regular intervals during their regular ('free text') computer use. This provided researchers with data about keystroke attributes associated with seven emotional states (joy, fear, anger, sadness, disgust, shame and guilt). To help them analyse sample texts, the researchers made use of a standard database of words and sentences associated with the same seven emotional states.
After running a variety of tests, the researchers found that their new 'combined' results were better than their separate results; what's more, the 'combined' approach improved performance for five of the seven categories of emotion. Joy (87%) and anger (81%) had the highest rates of accuracy.
This research is an important contribution to 'affective computing', a growing field dedicated to 'detecting user emotion in a particular moment'. As the authors note – for all the advances in computing power, performance and size in recent years, a lot more can still be done in terms of their interactions with end users. "Emotionally aware systems can be a step ahead in this regard," they write. "Computer systems that can detect user emotion can do a lot better than the present systems in gaming, online teaching, text processing, video and image processing, user authentication and so many other areas where user emotional state is crucial."
While much work remains to be done, this research is an important step in making 'emotionally intelligent' systems that recognise users' emotional states to adapt their music, graphics, content or approach to learning a reality.
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Mmm Monday // Kelsey Kettner Guest Post // Be Mine Brownies/
What you will need:
1 c. unsalted butter
2 ½ c. sugar
4 large eggs
1 ¼ c. Double-Dutch Dark Cocoa or Dutch-Process Cocoa (If using regular cocoa, brownies will be more bitter and the texture will be denser)
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. espresso powder
1 tbsp. pure vanilla extract
1 ½ c. all-purpose flour
2 c. chocolate chips
1 icing writer in red
1 heart-shaped cookie cutter (the bigger, the better)
1. Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C). Lightly grease a 9x13" pan.
2. In a pot on medium heat, melt the butter. Then add the sugar and stir to combine. Continue to heat briefly, just until mixture is hot but not boiling.
3. In a separate bowl, crack the eggs and beat with the cocoa, salt, baking powder, espresso powder, and vanilla until smooth.
4. Add the hot butter/sugar mixture, mixing until well combined.
5. Add flour and chocolate chips, stirring until smooth.
6. Pour batter into the lightly greased pan and bake for 30 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean (edges should feel set and center should look very moist, but not uncooked).
7. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
8. Once cooled, take the heart-shaped cookie cutter and cut out as many hearts in the cooled brownie as you can.
9. Stick in the refrigerator and let cool for an hour or so. (while cooling make the Creamy Vanilla Bean Frosting)
10. Remove from refrigerator and frost each brownie a different color (pink, green, orange, yellow, purple, etc..)
11. Take the red icing writer and write whatever sayings are your favorite from the Conversation Heart Candies.
12. Put on a nice platter and serve to a loved one!


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Congratulations to Narmada Guruswamy, from Aberdeen Toastmasters, who has achieved her DTM award (Distinguished Toastmaster). A celebration dinner was held in Aberdeen on Friday 23rd November and was attended by Toastmasters and guests from Aberdeen and beyond.
This being a Toastmaster celebration, we were not going to miss a speaking opportunity! We heard from members who delivered their own tribute or who read tributes from past Presidents and Area/Division Governors; we heard a message from Joe Gibbs, Past D71 District Governor, who awarded Narmada the prestigious Area Governor of The Year award in 2009/10: "you demonstrate a willingness to listen and analyse before acting, also diplomacy and a readiness to understand the concerns of other; through your leadership roles you continue to lead by example and contribute much to Toastmasters and to D71". Narmada gave an inspiring acceptance speech chartering her journey in Toastmasters with reference to Alice in Wonderland!
DTM is awarded to members who have achieved both the Advanced Communication Gold and Advanced Leader Silver awards, comprising service and leadership at the club and area (or higher) levels and the delivery of at least 40 speeches. Narmada has been instrumental in the development of Area 43 and led Division E to achieve Presidents Distinguished Division in 2011/1
Congratulations to Narmada for her well-deserved DTM


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Situated on an extraordinary property in Westchester County, this passive solar home is remarkable for seamlessly integrating the house with the landscape. Large boulders, sourced from the property, firmly anchor the main entry and wrap around porch with a level lawn.
Large windows in the primary living spaces look out toward a massive rocky ravine, which inspired us to create a fifty-foot recirculating waterfall. The sight and sound of water gives enormous pleasure from the great room, master bedroom suite, kitchen, and extensive terraces along the southern side of the house. The waterfall's soothing cascade can be heard from the entire house and property.
A large overhanging roof, which seems to float above its shadow, and a spacious shady wrap porch unify the house and communicate substance. These deftly designed architectural elements discreetly lessen the visual impact of a 9,000 square foot house with six bedrooms and even more baths.
Luxurious materials and custom detailing throughout the house provide a sophisticated level of design detail that is to be expected from Riverside Design.


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Daily Archives: 18 October 2011
Eleven More Rehearsals To Go
My friend Tim Read did an excellent job with the poster, don't you think? Hard to believe we have only eleven rehearsals left. Am I getting nervous? Not really. We ran most of Act I and the first three songs … Continue reading
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Spinning Assisi
And I don't mean very bright celestial objects turning silver and rotating overhead. The Vatican is trying like heck to pacify the Temple Police (some of whom are ready to excommunicate the last pope) and you have to love this … Continue reading
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The Armchair Liturgist Considers Sing-Along Priests
I had a chat today with our associate pastor. He reported that at a diocesan workshop, the clergy were discouraged from singing the Mystery of Faith with the people. That got me thinking about the rubrics in the Order of … Continue reading
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GIRM 4: Ministerial Priesthood
Two sections discuss the priesthood. Tomorrow in GIRM 5, the priesthood of the baptized. But today, that of the clergy: 4. In truth, the nature of the ministerial Priesthood proper to the Bishop and the Priest, who offer the Sacrifice … Continue reading
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GDC 34: "The missionary mandate of Jesus"
Starting today, we dive into the heart of the General Directory for Catechesis. Part One, "Catechesis in the Church's mission of evangelization," covers numbered sections 34 through 91 in three chapters. This Scripture-heavy section introduces the response to the first … Continue reading


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My Blog: "I Hated Myself"
A few weeks ago I was leaving church and a woman comes up to me and says "I love your hair, I wish my husband would allow me to wear my hair like that." I thanked her for the compliment but then I digested what she said. It is not the first time I have heard women talk of how their husbands or significant others do not like them to wear their natural hair texture; but this is the first time I really pondered the totality of that concept.
My first reaction was of distain for her husband and all other husbands out there who hate their woman's natural hair texture; and then I dug a little deeper. I realized that like the husbands that hated their wives naturally textured hair, I too at one time hated my own hair. On the surface it didn't appear that way. For years I straightened by hair religiously. Starting from age 12 when I got my first relaxer; to age 16 going natural but then relaxing again because I couldn't get my hair straight enough; to age 24 deciding to go relaxer free but continuing to straighten my hair until I burned whatever trace of my natural texture that existed. I remember for years seeing women with naturally textured hair and thinking to myself "Oh that looks cute, but it is not for me." How could I honestly look myself in the face and say that my God given hair texture was not for me? That was the hair that God so preciously picked out for me, along with my physique, my humor and the many other things that make me uniquely special. Yes, it sounds ridiculous when you put in that context, but it is true.
The issue much deeper than a particular hairstyle, was the fact that for a majority of my life I did not believe I was beautiful unless my hair was something else. I only believed I was beautiful if my hair was straight. Straight, flipped and curled looking like a mainstream model on the cover of some magazine. Those were the only times I believed in my own beauty, and that revelation was startling. It wasn't until recently when I cut the last of my damaged hair off, and finally after many years saw my natural texture and I cried. I couldn't believed that I tried so hard to stifle all this awesome hair, and that I was in fact beautiful just being me. This was not about a natural hair movement, main stream ideas of beauty or anything like that, it was about me and my identity. The ways I had subconsciously believed my beauty existed in one very narrow definition. I wept, because I realized for so long I tried to deny who I truly was.
I began to have compassion for that husband. I realized that maybe like me, he had this very narrow view of beauty and his view was based on the environment and culture that we live in. It wasn't until I experienced the full circle moment for myself that I understood what it meant to hate myself.
This post is bigger then my hair it has to do with life. There are many narrow views of success, love and beauty that we define our lives by that challenge the very nature of who we are meant to be. Unless we endeavor to take a journey upon a road less traveled to redefine everything we think about ourselves, then and only then will we see who we truly are. Self hate is real, and it manifest itself in so many ways like never saving money and always struggling, to starting relationships with people who are destructive to staying at a dead end job because we don't believe we deserve success. Our narrow view of what is good keeps us in a prison of self hate. Break free and redefine your life! You are special, unique and beautiful; there is no one on earth like you or was created to do that thing that you are here to do!
Have you overcome self hate? Is there something in your life you are struggling to love about yourself? Share your thoughts and comments below.


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How to Prepare and Protect Your Pets from a Natural Disaster
As terrifying and devastating as natural disasters may be, everything will be alright in the end, as long as you and your family are safe and sound. Property damage can be restored and ruined possessions – replaced, but the loss of a loved one cannot be fixed or compensated for. Therefore, it is the safety and well-being of your family members that you need to ensure, above anything else, in the event of a disaster. Creating an efficient emergency preparedness plan is one of the first things you can do to increase your chance of survival and quick recovery, should the unthinkable happen. Just make sure you develop a detailed, reliable plan that will allow you to keep everyone in your household – including your dear pets – safe and healthy.
Without a doubt, you consider your beloved animal companions part of the family and would make every effort to ensure their well-being. In the event of an emergency, however, your pets will be at great risk, as well as everyone else in the home. To successfully avert the danger and keep your animals friends safe and secure, you need to be well prepared.
Pet Disaster Preparedness
To protect your pets from a natural disaster, you need to take some crucial precautionary measures well in advance:
1) ID your pet. Provide your pet with reliable identification (a microchip or a collar ID tag). Make sure the information included in the chip and/or identification tag is correct and up-to-date. Don't forget to add your name and telephone number on your pet's collar tag. Proper identification will ensure your reunion with your animal friend in case you get separated during an emergency.
It is also a good idea to keep a current photo of your pet with you for identification purposes.
2) Prepare a pet emergency kit. An emergency supply kit for your pet will allow you to ensure your animal companion's well-being during a disaster and provide for their specific needs. Your pet disaster kit should contain:
- Transportation carrier or cage, clearly labeled with your contact information;
- Leash and harness (if applicable);
- Pet food and water supplies for about 5 days, as well as bowls and dishes (or other adequate food and water receptacles) and a manual can opener;
- Your pets' medications and a first-aid kit;
- Copies of your pet's medical and vaccination records, as well as your veterinarian's name and phone number;
- Copies of important documents, such as micro-chip numbers, registration information, proof of purchase, adoption records, etc.;
- Litter box and litter, paper towels, newspapers, plastic trash bags, and other sanitary materials;
- A few of your pets' favorite toys, blankets, etc.;
- Any specialized pet items, such as spray bottles (to hydrate birds' feathers and lizards' scales), blankets (to cover the cages and keep them warm), heating pads (for snakes and other reptiles), bedding material (for small rodents), and so on.
Store your pet's emergency supplies in a water-proof container and keep it in a safe and convenient place, so that you can easily grab it on your way out during an evacuation. Don't forget to replace food supplies at regular intervals, so that they are always fresh. Medications should also be checked and replaced a couple of months before their expiration dates.
3) Find appropriate shelters. When a disaster strikes, it will be too late to begin searching for pet-friendly hotels or emergency shelters that allow pets. You are strongly advised to find safe places where you can stay with your pet in the event of an emergency well ahead of time:
- Call your local emergency management office to get all the relevant information you need;
- Find out if certain shelters in your area will accept pets in an emergency situation;
- Locate pet boarding facilities in your area (search for some good boarding facilities outside your local area as well, because local facilities may have to close during a disaster). Make a list of boarding kennels, veterinary clinics, and animal shelters that will care for pets in emergency situations (make sure you have their addresses and phone numbers). Have in mind that boarding facilities will need your pet's medical records;
- Find pet-friendly hotels or motels where you will be able to take shelter in the aftermath of a disaster – contact them in advance and ask about any restrictions on the number, size, or species of pets they accept;
- Ask friends and relatives who live outside your immediate area if they are willing to shelter your animal friends in the event of an emergency.
4) Take precautions in case you are not at home when a disaster strikes. If you have to leave your pet at home alone, you are recommended to:
- Never leave your pet tied up outside;
- Confine your animal friends to a safe area inside your home – leave them loose in an interior room with adequate air flow and no windows;
- Provide enough food and water for several days;
- Leave a dripping faucet as a water source (make sure the sink drain is open);
- Give a neighbor or a friend (someone who is familiar with your pet) a spare key to your home and ask them to take your animal companion to safety in case of emergency (provided that there are no risks involved, of course). Show your emergency caretaker where your pet is likely to hide and where your emergency supplies are stored. Designate a meeting place where you can find that trusted person and your pet after the disaster;
- Put a pet rescue sticker on your front door to alert people that there are pets inside. Make sure the rescue decal includes information about the types and number of pets in your home, their most probable location, and your contact information (as well as your veterinarian's name and phone number).
To be fully prepared, make sure your pet emergency plan covers pet safety during a disaster as well.
Pet Protection during a Natural Disaster
Your pets won't be able to survive a disaster on their own – you need to take proper care of them during the emergency situation.
If you need to evacuate:
- Take your animal friends with you – pets left behind in a disaster can easily get lost, malnourished, injured, or even killed;
- Allow plenty of time to catch and load your pets in their carriers – your animal friends will be frightened by all the commotion and alarming sounds and smells around them, which will make it difficult to load them into their carriers. It is a good idea to learn where your pets like to hide in your home (they will certainly hide when they are scared), as finding them quickly will help you evacuate faster;
- Make sure your pets have identification securely fastened to them;
- Take your pet emergency kit;
- Call your chosen animal evacuation site and make reservations;
- Evacuate early – if your area is on alert for a natural disaster, evacuating before the conditions become severe will ensure everyone's safety and will make the process less stressful. Besides, the earlier you leave the disaster area, the easier it will be to find shelter for you and your pets (especially if you don't have reservations).
If you stay home:
- Designate a safe area of your home where you can stay together with your pets – it is advisable to identify this "safe room" well in advance and keep your emergency supplies (including your pet disaster kit) there;
- Secure the area – close off unsafe nooks and crannies where frightened animals may try to hide; take away dangerous items such as tools or toxic products; close off any openings (vents, pet doors, etc.) with plastic sheeting and strong tape; etc. – take every precaution that is applicable in your case;
- Bring your pets indoors – take your animal friends inside as soon as you learn of an approaching disaster. Your pets will feel safer in the familiar surroundings, especially if you are there as well;
- Place your pets inside their carriers or cages – this will prevent them from running away, will help reduce their stress and will allow you to evacuate faster if it becomes necessary;
- Make sure your pets have some sort of identification fastened to them;
- Feed your pets moist or canned food during the emergency period, so that they don't need to drink too much water;
- Listen to the radio for updates and important information and don't come out of your home until the danger has passed.
Our pet emergency preparedness checklist ends with several useful tips on how to care for your pets after a disaster.
Pet Safety after a Natural Disaster
The post-disaster period may be quite stressful and chaotic – you may have to hire professional disaster restoration and cleaning services to restore your home to its previous good condition, you may not be able to resume your normal daily routine for a couple of months, etc. Your pets will be scared, disoriented and stressed in the changed environment, so you need to be very careful and very patient with your animal friends in the period after an emergency.
1) Prevent pets from escaping and/or getting lost. Don't allow your pets to roam loose in the post-disaster period (keep dogs on leashes, cats – in carriers, birds, reptiles and small rodents – in their cages, etc.). Familiar landmarks and smells might be gone which will confuse and frighten your pets – under such circumstances they may try to escape or get lost, so make sure you maintain close contact with them all the time.
2) Prevent pets from getting injured. Keep your pets away from dangerous areas (such as flooded basements, for example) and potential hazards (like downed power lines). Have in mind that snakes and other dangerous animals may be brought into the area in case of flooding. Wildlife can pose a threat to you and your pets, so you need to take quick and efficient precautionary measures.
3) Prevent emotional traumas and health problems.
Your pet's behavior may change after an emergency – normally quiet and friendly pets may become aggressive or defensive, otherwise healthy animals may lose appetite or may experience trouble sleeping, etc. Watch your pets closely and make every effort to get them back to their normal routines as soon as possible. If possible, keep your pets confined to a safe and familiar place for several days after the disaster – a fenced yard with access to shelter and water, an interior room, etc. Spend more time than usual with your animal friends, show them your love and care, and try to reassure them that everything is fine. If behavioral problems persist or if your pet seems to have any health problems after the emergency, contact your veterinarian without delay.
Proper disaster preparedness may mean the difference between life and death for you, your family, and your pets. So, spare no effort and prepare well in order to stay safe and successfully weather the storm, whatever happens.