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Today's guest blog comes courtesy of Victoria's Daniel Loxton. Anyone interested in writing guest blog can submit a proposal to the editor, skepticnorth [at] gmail [dot] com
Today is Darwin Day, the occasion set aside to celebrate the breakthrough insights of Charles Darwin, whose research revealed the hidden natural forces that shape life on our planet.
Darwin's theory was revealed 151 years ago. Since that time, it has been continuously tested, probed, confirmed, expanded, and reconfirmed.
Beyond any doubt, Darwin was right. But you'd hardly know it, to listen to the endless news reports of "controversy" and opposition to basic biology.
As some of you may have heard, I have a brand new illustrated kids book out this month, entitled Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to Be. Based upon Junior Skeptic (the kids critical thinking section bound within Skeptic magazine), Evolution is published by leading Canadian children's publisher Kids Can Press (a division of media giant Corus, and home to Franklin the Turtle and other well-known franchises).
It's my first English-language hardcover, and years in the making, so I hope you'll forgive me if I'm a bit giddy about the release. So giddy, in fact, that I've taken to some new-author habits I'm a little embarrassed to confess: checking the Amazon and Amazon.ca listings (it's doing well!), reading reviews (I heart Phil Plait) and checking local bookstores to see if they have my book in stock.
Regarding that last, I had an experience a few days back that took me completely off guard — and which I think may surprise you as well. My dad and I were strolling through Victoria's downtown core, and popped into the huge children's section of the Chapters mega-bookstore to see if Evolution was in yet. While I scanned the shelves, my father did the obvious:
Excuse me, he asked the woman on duty. Do you have any evolution books for kids?
She checked. Sure enough, there was my book on pre-order. And "Yes," she said. "We do have one evolution book for kids."(That was the evolution volume of Dorling-Kindersley's ubiquitous Eyewitness series.)
And that was it. In the largest kids' book section in the largest bookstore in British Columbia's provincial capital, they had exactly one kids book about biology's central concept. A whopping three copies, in fact.
As we walked out of the store, that astonishing fact started to sank in. I said to my father, "You know, I've been saying in interviews that there are many high-quality kids books about evolution, with ours distinguished by its skeptical pedigree. But I think I may have underestimated the rarity of this project.
Perhaps I should have known that. Kids Can Press notes that Evolution has "Very little competition (topic highly controversial in the US)." But somehow I didn't quite believe that the field could be quite so open.
This didn't quite believe that experience is very, very common for skeptics. It's human to assume that most people feel as we do, but that assumption is wrong. Skeptics are routinely shocked to discover that their close friends see ghosts, or believe in aliens, or consult psychics, or use homeopathy. For me, it's utterly obvious that evolution is a fact, but half the people we pass on North American streets disagree. Even rarer is the down in the bones feeling that evolution matters.
Can we change that? I think we can.
The first step is simply making the facts of evolution available. When even the largest bookstore chains carry just one or two kids' titles about evolution when the largest children's book publishers believe that evolution is "too controversial," you know the topic is not reaching many families.
The second is to make the facts of evolution easy to understand and enjoy. That means clear writing, snappy production values, and pretty pictures. I believe we've achieved that with Evolution, creating something that can compete effectively in the marketplace of ideas.
I'm humbled to say that early reviews of Evolution are very positive. The literary review Quill & Quire calls the book "A full-throated defense and explication of Darwin's theory kept light and accessible by Loxton's sense of humour and breezy prose style". Over at Discover magazines' Bad Astronomy blog, Phil Plait gives the highest praise any kids' science writer could hope for: "I would've loved this book when I was a kid. It would have made me want to be a scientist."
That's not entirely my doing: the elegance, power, and simplicity of evolution just are inspiring. The problem is that we hardly ever share that perspective on the natural world.
But Darwin understood. 151 years ago, he ended his Origin of Species on an unabashedly romantic note. There is grandeur in this view of life, he wrote, openly awed that "from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved."
It's no accident that my new children's book closes with a similar sentiment. It's how I feel. It's the message I pass to my own four-year-old son; it's the understanding I see sparking in his eyes when he tells me that birds are really dinosaurs.
And here's the spine-tingling thing: You're related to every species, every person, every living thing that has ever existed on this planet. Every single one.
All creatures, from the lowliest bacteria to the blue whale, are branches that have evolved on the great tree of life!
As a writer, I hope this book will succeed. As a skeptical activist, I also have wider goals.
One is to ensure that the Skeptics Society is able to support educational outreach well into the future. You can do that by purchasing copies of Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to Be at Skeptic.com. (Even better, you can get Evolution as a free thank you gift with any donation to the Skeptics Society of $100 or more.)
I also hope to reward Kids Can Press for throwing their full weight behind an uncompromising kids evolution book. You can do that by buying copies of the book; reviewing Evolution on Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, or your own blog; by linking to the book from your website; and, by sharing the book on your Twitter feed or Facebook profile.
Creating an illustrated book is something like making a movie. It's a huge process with many cooks and all too many opportunities for the project to lose its way. But my experience with Kids Can was wonderful. My editor Val Wyatt (veteran of over 100 kids books!) bent over backward to ensure that Evolution reached bookshelves with undiluted scientific accuracy and integrity. (The scientific content is first-rate, according to bestselling evolution author Donald Prothero.) Where US publishers felt the topic was too controversial, Kids Can Press boldly made Evolution a featured release. They gave it top production values, a Learning Resource Materials booklet for teachers and homeschoolers (download the free PDF), and a marketing budget. They even showcased the book in a full spread in their Spring 2010 catalogue.
Finally, and most importantly, I want kids to learn from this book, about science in general, and about evolution in particular. For that to happen, kids, parents, and educators need to be able to find the book in the first place. That means getting it on shelves.
Amazingly, many people have already written to tell me they've bought multiple copies to donate to schools and libraries. I've even learned of a grassroots book drive campaign to donate copies of Evolution to every one of Vancouver's 75 regional elementary schools! (That just knocks my socks off. It's a perfect example of the power of "Skepticism 2.0″ to undertake organic, networked activism.)
Not everyone has those sorts of resources, of course. Luckily, if you like Evolution, it costs nothing to tell a friend about it, or to show it to your children's teachers, or to loan your own copy to the family next door. Or, even better: call or write your local library or bookstore to ask them to stock the book. (They'll need the publisher info.) If we want kids to appreciate the sweeping majesty of the history of life, we need to give them the chance to discover it.
Daniel Loxton is the Editor of Junior Skeptic (the 10-page kids' science section bound within Skeptic magazine). He has written for critical thinking publications including Skeptic, Skeptical Briefs, eSkeptic and the Skeptical Inquirer, and contributed cover art to Skeptic, Yes mag, and Free Inquiry. He is the author of two nonfiction books for young readers Evolução (Gulbenkian Foundation, 2009) and Evolution (Kids Can Press, 2010). In a previous career, Daniel was a silvicultural shepherd for ten years (working mostly along the BC side of the Alaska panhandle). You can follow him on Twitter, @Daniel_Loxton


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Attitudes of Older African-American and White Adults toward Genetic Research on Depression
As part of the Research Network Development Core of the ACISR-LLMD, Lisa Parker and Valerie Satkoske designed an exploratory qualitative project to understand the attitudes of African-American and White elders toward participation in genetic research, including pharmacogenetic/genomic research, on depression.
A Conceptual and Social History of Behavioral Genetics
Ken Schaffner received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This grant involves researching and writing a general history of behavioral genetics with a focus on the period from 1960 to 2000. Brief backward looks at pre-1960 work and a set of forward-looking comments touching on post 2000 developments will be included. The intent is to cover both conceptual or intellectual developments as well as the social dimensions of the discipline, and the major societal factors affecting the field and the field's social implications. The work focuses on human studies, including as a standard, psychiatric genetics, and deals with classical twin, adoption, and family study methodology and results, as well as the molecular methods and results that the discipline has developed since the early 1990s.
Ethical Issues in Genetic Research
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I have posted my recipe for a regular White Chocolate Mudcake many times.
I made it as the wedding cake at Saraid's wedding;
As the Grooms' cake at Julie's wedding;
And at many more baby showers than I remembered to post about too!
I wanted to have one of the cakes be gluten free at Madeleine's bunny Birthday party and so adapted my standard white chocolate mudcake recipe to use as the little cakes to accompany the main bunny rabbit butter cake.
I dressed these ones up for the party to resemble cabbages, to represent a page in the Bunnies book talking about the naughty little bunnies who eat the cabbages in Farmer Brown's garden.
I think because the cake is a dense and moist mud cake, it can handle the different flour consistency and I couldn't tell it was different at all.
250g butter
150g white chocolate
2 cups caster sugar
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cup plain flour
1/2 cup self raising flour - - OR, if you are doing gluten free, just use 2 cups of GF SR flour
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1. Combine butter, chocolate, sugar and milk in a saucepan and stir over low heat until smooth.
2. Whisk in the flour and then eggs
3. Pour into a prepared tin and bake for 2 hours, the first hour in a moderate slow oven without a cover on, and the second hour, with an aluminium foil cover to prevent it from drying out.
When the cake is cooked it will be golden brown on top and a skewer will come out moist but dry (that doesn't make much sense I know, but it will when you try it!).
The outside of the cake will form a real crust as it cools, which gives it an awesome crunch when you bite in.
I just use regular butter cream icing, but you could add some melted white chocolate to the icing too, although I find it perfectly sweet enough as is.
Psst!! If you are looking for a little more meg-made, I'd LOVE for you to follow along!


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This time, fashion house Up2date showcased some of their designs at the Transconic 2009 fashion show in Jakarta on December 17th. Check out their website for lots more of their designs, including an adorable kids' range!
Update: Find out more about Up2date in this article:
Muslim fashion giving a nod to spandex
Breaking through the mold of sequined tunics and abaya, fashion brand Up2date has stormed the Indonesian market with comfortable pieces using fabric that was once unthinkable for Islamic fashion wear: cotton spandex.
Since the opening of their first store in Bandung two years ago, the brand has aggressively expanded, with 17 stores across Indonesia and sales representatives in Dubai and Tehran.
Introducing a mix and match concept by providing colorful clothing pieces with fashionable cuts using comfortable fabric, the fashion label makes it possible for Muslim women opting to cover up according to religious teachings in their own personal style.
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A hearty breakfast, walk in the sunshine, and my favourite chemical with some idiot box viewing guaranteed to make me laugh.
And despite the slow Sunday brain, I've just noticed that all my posts since coming to the UK are still based on Australian time. So I was actually posting in the future. And now that I've changed my timezone, every single one of my posts from the past just moved even further back into the past. Virtual nostalgic time travel? You be the judge...
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As I've now built up quite a few posts, I thought it would be a good idea to create a more user-friendly archive.
And so I have!
The link for this new archive shows up on the left side of this page (and I've provided the link below):
For those who may not have been with me from the beginning, you may find some of the earlier posts interesting. Or maybe you want to go back and read some of the ones you've missed.
And it helps me see what I've written. It's kind of nice to see that long list.


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White House pushes ObamaCare-themed e-cards for Mother's Day
Not even Mother's Day could be shielded from election-year politics.
The White House on Sunday released specially tailored e-cards touting the benefits for moms of the federal health care overhaul, urging people to send the card around to "show some appreciation for the mom in your life."
The e-card, posted on the White House website for any and all to download and share, is titled: "Happy Mother's Day From The Affordable Care Act."
It goes on to say, "Being a mom isn't a pre-existing condition."
The text of the card lists a string of stats about how women benefit under the health care overhaul, which is now the subject of a Supreme Court challenge. The card says that while insurers before the overhaul could "deny coverage for women with pre-existing conditions like breast cancer or pregnancy," they will be prohibited from denying coverage over any pre-existing condition starting in 2014.
The card also cites the millions of women who gained "expanded preventive services with no cost-sharing" last year.
"As rewarding as being a mom can be, it sure isn't easy. That's part of why the Obama administration is taking steps to level the playing field for mothers and their families," the White House said in an email Sunday referring people to the card -- as well as another e-card honoring military spouses.
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Testamentary Language
If your client is considering a charitable bequest, the following may be helpful in completing their estate planning documents or may also be adapted to name a fund the beneficiary, contingent beneficiary, or remainder beneficiary of an IRA or other retirement plan, life insurance, or annuity policy or similar assets. The suggested language is provided to assist donors and their attorneys in making gifts to different types of funds at The Community Foundation. We welcome the opportunity to discuss these options with you and/or your client(s).
I hereby give and bequeath [specific amount/percentage of estate/residue of estate] to The Community Foundation Martin – St. Lucie, Stuart, FL, tax identification number 65- 0024030, to establish the [name – e.g Mary Jones or an acronym if donor would like anonymity] Fund to be perpetually recognized and administered by The Foundation in accordance with its guiding documents and its procedures for endowed funds.
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Karthi confident on Biriyani success
Karthi starrer Biriyani is slated for December 20 and the promotional campaign for the movie is on full-swing. Featuring Hansika, Mandy Takhar and Premgi Amaren in lead roles, Biriyani is produced by K E Gnanavel Raja. Venkat Prabhu of Gambler fame directed the film. more… Read More →
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Few days before I became curios to know what is I2P and what will happen if you turn it off. So started hunting NetApp site and Google for information however I couldn't find much on this. Now as obvious once you are off from vendor site and Google then start looking at your social network and then, bingo! I was able to get some information on this.
So the first question what the heck is this I2P?
Actually it's a new feature in Ontap 7.1 and later versions that maps each inode number and file name with relative path to speed up certain operations. As we all know every file, directory, soft link, hard link or any other metadata file has one inode associated with it so each inode has to go through this process and each file/directory gets 8 bits added to its metadata by Ontap whereas every hard link gets 12 bytes penalty and this happen every time you create, delete or rename file, directory or link.
Ok, but why do I need this?
As far as its usage goes there are some well known application for this like fpolicy, virus scan and file auditing which needs to know full path of the requested file whereas some are Ontap specific feature like in mixed volume it informs NFS clients for any changes made by CIFS clients; one important place where you will see difference is dump command, as having full path available for each file makes it much faster and efficient in operation, some grey areas are also there which are used by Ontap for its internal work but that's all covered deep under their IP protection policy so I couldn't get any info on it.
Now how to you get information about this from your system?
If you look closely you will see in vol options there is an option 'no_i2p' (default is off and only in 7.1 and later) to enable or disable i2p feature as well if you go to advance mode you can see few more commands related to this like 'inodepath' which shows the i2p information stored in a given inode whereas 'wafl scan status' command shows you running i2p scans which can be aborted with 'wafl scan abort scan_id' or you can also change the scan speed with 'wafl scan speed new_speed' command after you list the current scan speed with 'wafl scan speed' command.
After having these information pushed me to think that ok so most of the volumes in my systems are NFS only and they don't need any virus scan, neither we use dump, fpolicy or any other feature so why not to turn off and get extra juice out of system but speaking with chaps it turned out that turning off wouldn't be a good idea though they were also not sure what will break if you turn it off and as it has very little performance impact so better to leave it untouched.
And yes it's true it does have very less performance impact as in general we don't do so much metadata modification that it may hurt the system with i2p workload however when you upgrade your system from an earlier release to 7.1 or later family they get very busy in creating i2p information for each and every file/directory/link etc and may run in high utilization for quite some time and at that time you may wish to use these commands to quickly pull your system back in normal state and let scan run with slow speed or one volume at a time or completely stop it if you want to revert back the system to pre 7.1 release.
I think if I get some time I would like to do an extensive testing and see what comes out however if anyone else knows please share your knowledge.


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New York Times, Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Last Days of the Scrum, by William Alden
As Silence Falls Over Chicago's Once-Raucous Futures Trading Pits a Way of Life Also Fades
"Chicago– The pits where generations of sweating traders in colorful jackets once bellowed out orders for wheat, corn, and cattle contracts, using hand signals and sheer force of personality, are almost empty. The smattering of traders who hung around them on a recent day appeared listless, some glancing at table screens, others staring blankly into space.
Open-outcry futures trading, a profession that took root here in the mid-19th century, becoming part of the city's identity and influencing trading systems around the world, is going extinct. Most of the futures pits inside the Chicago Board of Trade Building, an Art Deco tower that loooms ofer downtown's La Salle street, are scheduled to close by July after being choked by a decade of technological advancement that has made face-to-face trading largely obsolete."
From Wikipedia: A scrum (short for scrummage) is a method of restarting play in rugby that involves players packing closely together with their heads down and attempting to gain possession of the ball. Starting play from the line of scrimmage in gridiron football is derived from the scrum.
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The Gassy Gnoll isn't much of a comedian. Sure, he can occasionally come up with a witty quote or spontaneously create bad puns like joke grenades (that usually fizzle), but that's about it. Farting on stage isn't much of an act, no matter how much movies like Jackass try to make it so. But as we all know, gaming is chock full of comedic gold for a particular audience. And sometimes those gags can make even the most gruesome concepts seem funny.
Many, many, MANY moons ago I went to college and lived on a dorm floor with many other geeks, some of which I still keep in touch with. We had a great time and more than a few nights were exhausted playing 2nd edition D&D. This was long before the edition wars, the rise of Paizo, and the advent of PDF publishing. Everything was done with paper, pencils, and dice. Lots and lots of dice.
One of the campaigns we ran involved a gnomish illusionist/necromancer. I don't remember the character's name, but the player was Steve, and he had an odd way of looking at things. His gnome spent time animating any dead folks we either created or caused during our travels through a dungeon. And he would designate a special animated corpse as the lightbearer, casting Continual Light on its head. Though we would eventually deplete our marching army of death, we would send them down halls in front of us to flush out any enemies, set off traps, and generally draw the attention of anything that may have ill intent towards our party. By the end of the night we were often down to just the head of the lightbearer, using it like a bowling ball in front of us.
Though both sick and wrong on so many levels, we got plenty of enjoyment out of our gnomish lord of zombies. And it has made me ponder the ways that others might stand in this gnomish explorer's shoes to do something similar in more modern editions of D&D like D&D 3.5e/Pathfinder and D&D 4e.
Note that any of these ideas could be used by a GM to lighten the mood or by a player seeking a laugh in a dark situation. I'm not suggesting that EVERY campaign involving undead becomes one pratfall after another, but that they could certainly be used in other ways than the serious among us might suggest.
What are my three main elements of comedic necromancy?
- Failure is Always an Option
- Some NPCs (or PCs) are better off dead (or at least more fun to be around)
- Puddles of Goo are Tough on Your Shoes
Failure Is Always An Option
When you look at many of the masters of classic comedy such as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, The Three Stooges, Abbott & Costello, Laurel & Hardy, and others, one of the key elements is always pain and failure. I'm a clutz. If I trip and fall on the floor, I often end up laughing at myself as a way to deflect it and make it more bearable. If you watch a Charlie Chaplin movie, his characters always barely succeed at anything he attempts and other people suffer the results. The Three Stooges exaggerated that even further. Ash in Army of Darkness and Evil Dead 2 manages to hurt himself horrifically to defeat the "Deadites" in scene after scene – and yet it's funny!
Why not use the undead's lack of serious brain power to good comedic effect in your campaigns? Zombies make perfect lemmings – marching off into space if they think there's a meal waiting there. Mummies also fall into this category, with a single-minded focus that really can be toyed with.
Some (N)PCs Are More Fun After They're Dead
Have your PCs ever met an NPC during a campaign and just really disliked them? Why not give them an undead makeover!?
If they were surly, mean, or brutish during life, why not give them a new personality when they die and come back in some form? Demon possession is always a good way to reboot a personality. Maybe you turn them into a wight or even a vampire to reduce them to a feral, snarling beast hungering for blood. Or make them a zombie and lose the personality entirely.
Plus, won't the PCs feel better knowing that they're killing an undead version of the unlikeable NPC and not the NPC him or herself?
Puddles of Goo are Tough on Your Shoes
Sometimes old gags are the best. Do your zombies (or other undead) drool or lose body parts? Wouldn't it be embarrassing if one of the PCs stepped in a puddle of the stuff prior to encountering the beastie? Potential fluids include: blood, saliva, gastric acid, urine, dissolving internal organs such as the liver, kidneys, lungs, and so on.
If you think dog poop is tough to get off your shoes, try stepping in a pile of entrails…
And a few others…
- Though re-animating the dead might be a messy, gory affair, think about how much fun one can have with relatives, friends, acquaintances, or even important historical figures if you brought them back from the dead – even briefly. Finally tell that bully from the 3rd grade just what you think!
- Casting Continual Light on a zombie's head means someone will always leave the light on for you.
- Zombies are great listeners so long as they're tied up or chained to a wall… Not much on conversation however.
- Even the most clumsy wizard looks graceful when compared to the dead feet of an animated corpse.
- Why not re-enact major events in history? Raise your own private armies to replay major battles! Haunt castle walls with the skeletons and corpses of fallen heroes in a pinch. Bring back your favorite pet for one more play date in the graveyard!
In Conclusion…
I'm not a funny gnoll. I know that and accept my limitations. But I don't go for the whole "undead should be scary and serious all the time" approach. Inject humor occasionally and see where it leads. Don't force it unless you're going for "punny" instead of "funny", but roll with the corpses.
If you need a few inspirational films, check out these: Shaun of the Dead, Army of Darkness and Evil Dead 2, Zombieland, Dead Snow, numerous Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck cartoons, Thundercats (Mum-ra has some great one-liners), Michael Jackson's Thriller, Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (not great, but has some fun concepts), and many many more…
Do you have any favorites or tips of your own? Include them in the comments!


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A few months ago I had come across this great Getting Started with Mobile Testing Mind Map by Ministry of Testing.
This mind map simply blew me away and I've decided to comment lengthly and share my insights, based on my vast expertise in the Mobile Testing domain.
Then after reviewing Rosie's (the author) response, asking for my collaboration with future mind mas, it was only a matter of time until I raised the glove and started brainstorming.
I've been introduced with Nick who has a vast experience in mobile testing in general and iOS testing in specific, which wished to have a platform specific mind map.
Nick & I started the collaboration process and the iOS testing mind map started to grow bigger and bigger to the point that we had to break it down.
We managed to drill-down to so many specific test cases and we believed that these should be referenced in a dedicated mind map or maybe a series of mind maps as Rosie suggested.
At the end we narrowed this mind map to a digestible and practical one which will be easy to follow and will cover the fundamentals of iOS testing as we see it.
So without further notice I now present to you our iOS Testing Mind Map / Check-List:
Should you feel that there are missing test cases or ones which are irrelevant to you – you're more than invited to grab the project file and adjust it to your needs.
Thus, you'll be happy to hear that Rosie was kind enough to make this handy zip file which hosts this mind map in a handful of useful formats:
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The application we used was SimpleMind Desktop, though you'll need to get the pro version to import an existing mind map.
The full version costs money, however could be used free for a period of 30-days and I highly recommend it!
Also there is an iPhone, iPod & iPad versions of SimpleMind for iOS which makes the Mind Mapping process accessible at any point of your busy day life! 🙂
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In June of 2008, along with other family members, I took a cruise on NCL's Majesty to Bermuda. The ventilation ducts in our cabin were very noisy from the time we arrived until the time we disembarked, complaining got us nowhere. At ... Read More
In June of 2008, along with other family members, I took a cruise on NCL's Majesty to Bermuda. The ventilation ducts in our cabin were very noisy from the time we arrived until the time we disembarked, complaining got us nowhere. At the elevator bank/ stairwell closest to our cabins (on deck 6), was a terrible odor of raw sewage, which was present the entire length of the cruise. At the poolside bar where our grandchildren went for sodas, they were regularly ignored until the adults there had been served. I said I would never sail with NCL again. In June of this year,I gave in to other family members and agreed to try again, BIG MISTAKE. NCL ships now dock at "Kings Wharf" in Bermuda, it's the middle of nowhere. One has to walk about 1/2 mile to the bus stop and ferry dock. NCL will tell you they have a "train" type thing that will transport you back and forth, good luck with that. I saw it twice in three days, it carries about 30 folks and services two ships carrying a total of about 3 to 4 thousand passengers, do the math. The closest popular beach is about 1/2 hour ride from the ship, they PACK the buses. FOOD: The buffet is not at all good (breakfast is decent), meals in main dining room area mediocre at best. Wait staff however are very nice.What bothered me the most was the men's room just outside of the buffet area, necessity took me there a number of times. The toilet bowls were stained and the floor around them was wet with what had to be urine. Nice that people stepped in this and then walked back through a dining area, not very sanitary and explains why there have been breakouts of illness on some cruise lines. The men's room on the pool deck, near the ice cream dispensing area, was pretty much the same, ignored and disgusting. If the ship is underway and the sun is out, good luck trying to get a deck chair and a spot in the sun.The pool deck and the deck above it were elbow to elbow with folks.CASINO: Bring your oxygen bottle, place smells like a dirty ashtray, poor ventilation. Gaming table coverings (cloth tops) are worn and dirty. Have never seen such a dingy casino on a cruise ship. Prior to disembarking, my account was paid in full using my credit card, the bill matched my charge slips to the penny. Several days later they attempted to place additional charges on my credit card, I refused to pay them. Suggest you check your bill closely and do save your signed charge slips. We have sailed with a number of cruise lines, in my opinion, NCL is the worst. Aside from the crew staff, I don't have anything good to say about my cruise on the Dawn to Bermuda this past June,or on NCL in general. NEVER AGAIN. Read Less
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Jet Ball is a powerful breakout game packed with amazing graphics, stunning visuals, tons of dynamic levels and lots of fresh ideas. Probably the most challenging brick-breaker in the app store, taking things to a whole new level. More than 2.5 millions of gamers play Jet Ball on iOS devices, and now Jet Ball is available for Mac! All 145 levels are included in Mac version, all future levels are free.
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Warrants are the first step in the land patenting process. They identify how much land may be surveyed, the reason for the warrant's issuance, the date of issuance, and the name of the warrant purchaser or recipient. Warrants do not identify land location.
Warrants may be sold, traded, or reassigned in whole or in part. They may be divided to authorize more than one survey of unappropriated land.
There are several different types of warrants. Some of them include preemption, treasury, certificates of settlement, warrants for finding salt or for making a road through the wilderness. Only a small percentage of Kentucky land patents were authorized by military warrants.
In his Proclamation of 1763, King George III of England introduced the bounty land warrant system (land patenting process) as a method of paying soldiers of the French & Indian War. Several hundred patents authorized by the French & Indian War Warrants are filed with the Kentucky Land Office.
To research warrant recipients & assignees, see A Calendar Of The Warrants For Land In Kentucky, Granted For Service In The French & Indian War, by Philip Fall Taylor, ISBN 0-8063-0327-1.
Military Warrant issued to William Peachy for 3,000 acres for "his services as a captain the regiment of regulars commanded by Col. Washington in the late war between Great Britain andFrance according to the terms of the King of Great Britain's Proclamation of 1763." Dated March 16, 1780. Assignments would be written on the back of the document.
After the Revolutionary War, the United States adopted the same method of awarding bounty land to soldiers as payment for military service. The Virginia Land Law of 1779 set aside a portion of southwest Kentucky as a military district for soldiers who had served out of Virginia. After 1792, Virginia veterans had to use their military warrants in the Ohio Military District along Little Miami River.
County Commissioners issued warrants/certificates to applicants who met age and residency requirements under the South of Green River Series.
On December 21, 1820, the Kentucky General Assembly approved legislation for the benefit of "poor widows…with numerous helpless children, destitute of homes." Widows were allowed up to 100 acres of land. Fees and taxes were not assessed on the life estate.
Many Kentucky patents were authorized by Acts of the General Assembly. An example is the Act for the Relief of Certain Poor Personsand other acts awarding land to certain individuals. In some cases, the Kentucky General Assembly authorized warrants to be sold by county commissioners appointed to oversee academies and seminaries and roads and construction projects. Kentucky's early infrastructure was funded by the sale of vacant and unappropriated land.
When researching patents, study copies of all available records, including the warrant. This will help you determine why — and to whom — the warrant was issued. Although the warrant/certificate may differ in form, the purpose was still the same. The document authorized a survey or surveys.
Step 2- Entries
Once a warrant is obtained, a filing is made in the county surveyor's Entry Book reserving the land for patenting.
Marginal notations listed the date of entry. The entry included the name of the person, the type of warrant used, the location of the land to be surveyed, including the closest watercourse, if known. In some instances, historical information, such as "Heir of…." or "Near the encampment of 1776…." is mentioned. Entries protected applicants' claims until surveyors plotted the tract. Kentucky county entries, or entries prior to October 1780, are listed as Jefferson County entries in OLD KENTUCKY ENTRIES & DEEDS, by Willard R. Jillson.
On August 20, 1781, Nathaniel Hart reserved several parcels for patenting. All tracts were authorized by treasury warrants. Marginal notations indicate which entries were later withdrawn.
Entry books for early Fayette & Lincoln counties are housed in the Secretary of State's office. The original entry books for Jefferson County are located at Jefferson County Archives, Louisville, Kentucky. Surveyors' entry books for counties formed out of Jefferson, Lincoln, and Fayette counties are kept on the local level. They are available on a limited basis from the county surveyor, county clerk or the Department for Libraries & Archives, Frankfort.
Step- 3 Surveys
The third step in land patenting is the survey. The survey certificate includes a plat drawing and a description of the property. Surveys could be traded, sold, or reassigned any time during the patenting process. Researchers should check the back of the survey document for possible assignments.
The Jackson Purchase is the only area in Kentucky mapped in ranges, townships, and sections. The remainder of the state used the metes and bounds system. 'Metes' defines distance, usually in poles. 'Bounds' defines the next corner or point. Trees, stakes or rocks are frequently cited in the survey description. Each survey includes the following information:
- Name of person having survey made
- County in which land is located
- Type and identification number of warrants along with previous owner of warrant, if applicable.
- Nearest watercourse
- Metes & Bounds description, often includes adjacent property owners (joiners)
- Date of survey
- Signature of surveyor (DS = Deputy Surveyor; SFC = Surveyor Fayette Co.)
- Names of surveying party (CC or CM = Chain Carriers or Chainmen Mk = Marker of trees or corners; Hk = Housekeeper); Director or Pilot of Survey (usually the Housekeeper)
- The back of the survey may include assignments, the patent number, and the date of grant issuance.
Surveying Measurements:
1 pole or 1 rod = 16.5 feet or 25 links
1 link = 0.66 feet or 7.92 inches
1 chain=100 links, 4 rods or 66 feet
80 chains = 1 mile, 320 rods, 1760 yards or 5280 feet
1 acre = 10 sq. chains, 160 sq. rods, 4840 sq. yards, or 43,560 sq. feet
1 square mile = 1 section of land or 640 acres
Township = 36 sq. miles (36 mile sq. sections)
Surveys depict the tract being patented . The surveyor may include notations of historical interest. For example, on June 3, 1785, Daniel Boone, deputy surveyor of Fayette County, plotted a tract for John Ellis "by virtue of a certificate granted by the commissioners on account of corn made in the year 1776."
Under the Virginia Land Law of 1779, a Fincastle/Kentucky County, Virginia, resident prior to January 1, 1778 could purchase a 400 acre Certificate of Settlement if he or she had built a cabin or planted a crop. An additional 1,000 acres adjacent to the settlement tract could be patented by purchasing a Preemption Warrant.
The Jackson Purchase in Western Kentucky was mapped in townships, ranges and sections by William Henderson in 1820.
Surveyors and engineers were among Kentucky's first historians. Countless entries and survey descriptions include notations and drawings of great importance to the history of the Commonwealth. The Wilderness Road (or Old Trace), for example, is depicted by drawings of footprints on early surveys. Daniel Boone is one of many surveyors who worked the Kentucky frontier. Others, to name a few, included John Floyd, William Preston, John Crooke, William Croghan, Richard Anderson, Robert Todd, James Thompson, Thomas Marshall, and George May.
Step 4- Grants
Issuance of the governor's grant finalizes the land patenting transaction. The document names the person receiving the patent, previous assigns, the type of warrant used, warrant number, date of survey, exact location, grant date, and the governor's name.
The Commonwealth officially conveys title with the issuance of the grant. The landowner receives a signed and sealed document from the Commonwealth and a copy of the grant is recorded in the Land Office Grant Book. Subsequent conveyances, or deeds, are filed with county clerks' offices.
The first governor to issue a grant for land in Kentucky was Thomas Jefferson. While Jefferson was governor of Virginia, the Virginia General Assembly passed the Land Law of 1779 pertaining to Kentucky territory. This act had many provisions, including the establishment of a military district in Kentucky for Virginia veterans of the Revolutionary War, authorization of certificates of settlement and other warrants, and appointment of a land commission to settle title disputes.
The Virginia Series of Kentucky land patents includes several grants approved and signed by Governor Thomas Jefferson, Governor Patrick Henry and Governor Benjamin Harrison. After the 1792 separation from Virginia, the first patent issued by a Kentucky governor was signed by Governor Isaac Shelby. The most recent patent, County Court Order #70238, conveyed title to land in Lyon County. The grant was signed by Governor Paul Patton and Kentucky Secretary of State John Y. Brown III declared the warrant "satisfied."


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Sport a Versatile Pageboy Hairstyle for a Trendy and Elegant Look
Rimlee Bhuyan
May 10, 2019
The pageboy hairstyle has been made popular by many celebrities, and is one of the best hairstyles for short hair. There are many different variations of this hairstyle.
The pageboy hairstyle was inspired and named after traditional English pageboys who used to sport this particular style of hair. It was very popular in the 1950s, when leading Hollywood ladies started to sport this funky hairdo. It is one of the best hairstyles for short hair, and it is not very hard to maintain.
In this hairstyle, the hair is cut up to jaw length on the sides, and left a little longer at the back. It is often combined with straight bangs. This type is great for women with straight and silky hair. It is similar to bob hairstyles, and there are many variations of the basic style.
Short Pageboy Hairstyles
Natalie Portman
is one of the celebrities who sports this hairstyle. To create a Portman style hairstyle, ask your stylist to give you a haircut that is cut very close to the nape at the back with three-inch layers at the crown. The sides should come just below the ears. Also ask for eyebrow grazing bangs that are not too thick or choppy.
For styling this modern hairstyle, you need to wash and condition your hair and then blow dry the hair straight. Create this layered hairstyle with side swept bangs by parting the hair to the left or right.
The hair at the sides should also be blow dried to fall flat over the ears. This will give a very soft and feminine look which looks flattering on all women.
Retro Pageboy Hairstyle
If you are in love with this feminine 1950s' hairstyle, then you can recreate this style at home. To create the retro pageboy hairstyle, ask your stylist to cut your hair a little longer at the back without any layers and keep the hair at the sides just below the ears.
Also ask for straight bangs that ball just above your eyebrows. To style it into a retro hairstyle, wash and condition your hair and blow dry.
Now make an extreme part on the right side and clip the hair to one side. Take a hair roller and roll the hair above your forehead. Make sure that you roll hair backwards towards the crown. Now use six to seven hair rollers to curl hair at the right side. These curls should be towards your face, so roll the hair accordingly.
With the help of a curling iron, create tight curls at the back. Curls at the back should be only at the end of the hair.
Fix the style by spraying with a strong hold hairspray.
Layered Pageboy Hairstyle
This hairstyle works well on women who have slightly wavy hair. This hairstyle is very versatile and suits both young as well as mature women. Ask your stylist to give you short eight-inch layers at the crown with shorter layers at the back.
The hair at the sides should just about cover the ears with no layers cut through it. This will give hair at the sides movement and a swingy style. You can opt for fringes at the front which just graze your eyebrows. To style, shampoo and condition your hair with a volumizing shampoo and conditioner. Apply a bit of hair mousse and blow dry hair straight.
This hairstyle is very versatile but you need to make sure that it suits your face structure. Women with delicate features and gamine face structures look best in this hairstyle. Styling short hair in this way will make you look trendy and elegant.
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City of Oak CreekHome Menu
Farmers Market
About Our Market
June 1 – October 19
Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
With a nod to Oak Creek's agricultural roots, the Oak Creek Farmers Market offers the best of a classic farmer's market while being located in a contemporary community gathering space. Our wide-open market offers locally grown farm fresh foods, such as vine-ripened produce and fruits, cheeses, eggs, meats, honey, and flowers. Seasonal items, such as strawberries, apples, and sweetcorn, are also available at their peak of freshness. The proximity to Pizza Man, Cubanitas, and BelAir Cantina, as well as Gigi's Cupcakes and Valentine Coffee, offers patrons a wide variety of food and beverage options to enjoy before, during, and after their time at the market.
In addition to vendors, the Oak Creek Farmers Market features:
- Live music (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
- Oak Creek Sprouts, kids educational program
- Senior programming and seminars
- Makers Market on select Saturdays (June 15, July 27, August 31, October 5)
Become a Vendor
We are looking for quality farmers and retailers to provide handmade and homegrown products for our community. If you are a Wisconsin-based farmer or producer, we invite you to become a vendor at the Oak Creek Farmers Market.
Food Assistance Program
The Oak Creek Farmers Market is now accepting SNAP & WIC. Everyone can enjoy the freshest produce from the Oak Creek Farmers Market. Double your dollars (up to $10/week)! We're proud to partner with federal assistance programs like SNAP & WIC to ensure residents and visitors get important nutrition. Visit the SNAP/WIC info booth at the market for additional information.
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One milion TEU at DCT Gdansk
30-th June 2011
DCT Gdansk, Poland's leading container terminal handled its millionth TEU on 29th June 2011.
This is an important milestone for DCT Gdansk as after just 3 years it is already one of the most important container terminals not only in Poland but in the whole Baltic Sea Region.
DCT started its rapid growth at the beginning of 2010 when the Maersk Line AE10 service extended its route to Gdansk. This boosted DCT Gdansk's development as it became a Baltic Sea hub and was further enhanced when Maersk Line decided to upgrade the AE10 string to the biggest container vessels in the world in May 2011.
Boris Wenzel, DCT's CEO adds "the maritime spirit of Gdansk is awakening. In the Middle Ages Gdansk was a major port on the Baltic Sea, now we are contributing to the next golden age for Poland and its maritime industry. By bringing E-class vessels to DCT in regular weekly calls we managed to handle almost 733 000 TEUs since 2010 which is 75% of all handled capacity from the beginning of the terminal. It will not take long till we handle our second million TEUs at DCT."
DCT celebrated its 1 000 000 TEU container with special splendor as this container was unloaded from Emma Maersk, the flagship vessel of Maersk Line during its maiden call at DCT Gdansk.


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I missed the 14.3 announcement because GoGo in-flight wireless refused to live stream it for me. That's some malarkey because I really wanted to see Alessandra Pichelli kick some major ass. My name is Alessandra, her name is Alessandra. I'm 27, she's 27. This workout made me giddy with excitement, she schooled this workout like nobody's business. This is what I call fate because back in 1986, our parents' clearly named us with this moment in mind.
WOMEN - includes Masters Women up to 54 years old
Complete as many reps as possible in 8 minutes of:
95-lb. deadlifts, 10 reps
15 box jumps, 20-inch
135-lb. deadlifts, 15 reps
15 box jumps, 20-inch
155-lb. deadlifts, 20 reps
15 box jumps, 20-inch
185-lb. deadlifts, 25 reps
15 box jumps, 20-inch
205-lb. deadlifts, 30 reps
15 box jumps, 20-inch
225-lb. deadlifts, 35 reps
15 box jumps, 20-inch
The 24-year-old texted to say that he got 91 reps on Friday. I was going down to the box for a trial run during the afternoon WOD and I had one goal - beat the 24-year-old. Ninety-three reps later, I had. BAM.
The math was kind of a pain in the ass for this workout. I used a 45 lbs men's bar with two 25# plates. Then I added two 20# plates to either side. I added a 10# plate on each side for the next set and then a ten# and a 5# plate to either side for my final set. I made it up to 185# deadlifts.
My 1RM on the deadlift is 225#. I wasn't sure I could even get to the 185# deadlifts after already completing 45 deadlifts, but I'm glad I got those extra plates ready. The desire to beat the 24-year-old is a strong motivator.
|My WOD partner Steph and I post 14.3.
I got those sweet Reebok socks as a thank-you for being a good person.
It was beyond awesome to be home for an Open workout. I was there with my friends and we were cheering and screaming and growling and it was great. Check out the photo up top taken by the extremely talented Laia Marti. That's exactly how it felt - like I was lit up in a blaze of color, kicking ass, and taking no prisoners. I lucked out and had my close friend Clarissa judging me. She is awesome and I knew she wouldn't bro rep me. I worked very hard for each of those damn lifts.
Tonight we learn what 14.4 has in store for us. Word on the street is that Castro's serving up a chipper.


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What's the best way to celebrate a landmark birthday? Well, if you are a museum, opening 10 fabulous new galleries seems like as good a way as any to mark the big 1-5-0. The National Museum of Scotland first opened in its Victorian building on Edinburgh's Chambers Street in 1866, and since then it has welcomed millions through its doors to see world class collections of fascinating objects.
From 8 July, you can step inside and see more than 3,000 items across the new galleries. Four of the galleries will cover decorative art, fashion and design while the other six will be themed around science and technology. And, with it being Scotland's Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design, it couldn't be a better time to showcase these new collections.
Here's a sneak peek at some of the incredible objects to look out for:
Dolly the Sheep
Perhaps the most famous sheep in the world, Dolly was born on 5 July 1996 and made history as the first cloned mammal ever to be created from an adult cell. An icon of genetics, she can be found in the Explore gallery.
1930s cocktail tray
Made of chromium plated copper alloy, this design is by Norman Bel Geddes and was probably in production from about 1935.
Court mantua dress
This a spectacular example of a formal court dress dating from 1750 – 1770, as seen in the Fashion and Style gallery.
Grand piano
Designed by Sir Robert Lorimer in 1909, the piano was decorated by the influential Scottish artist Phoebe Anna Traquair in 1910.
Harris Tweed Suit by Vivienne Westwood
From the designer's Time Machine collection from autumn/winter 1998 – 1999, it's made out of one of Scotland's most luxurious fabric, Harris Tweed, which is only produced in the Outer Hebrides.
Wooden pattens
Protective overshoes, this pair of ornate wooden pattens, with borders and scroll-work inlaid in bone, are from Southern India and date from the mid – late 19th century.
Holden Motorcycle
This original Holden Motor Bicycle, built 1895, has undergone careful conservation by experts at the National Museum of Scotland. It was the first motorcycle to be made in Britain and the first in the world to have a four-cylinder petrol engine, with a top speed of around 25 mph.
Model of neural pathways in the brain
This beautiful laser-etched model in crystal is of the white matter – neural connections – in the brain and has been printed in two halves.
Meissen lion
Made from porcelain, the Meissen lion is part of the animal menagerie commissioned by Augustus II the Strong in the early 18th century.
13th century reliquary casket
This reliquary casket was made in Limoges, France, to house the relics of saints. Both rare and beautiful, it is decorated with the Journey and Adoration of the Magi, or Wise Men.
Mackintosh Willow Tearooms panel
Designed by the famous Charles Rennie Mackintosh, this sculpted plasterwork panel was commissioned for the Willow Tearooms in Glasgow around 1903.
EMAS: The first bionic arm
The world's first bionic arm, Edinburgh Modular Arm System (EMAS), was created in 1998 and fitted to Campbell Aird at the Princess Margaret Rose Hospital.
Triumph of Prudence tapestry
Woven from silk, wool and linen, it was made in Brussels during the early 16th century and belongs to a Flemish set of tapestries known as The Triumph of the Seven Virtues. It's one of the largest textile objects in the National Museum of Scotland's collections.
Travelling service of the Emperor Napoleon's sister
Belonging to Princess Pauline Borghese, this special item comprises more 100 silver-gilt items intended for washing and dressing, eating and drinking, and anything else that a lady might need when travelling. An astonishing 250 hours of conservation time was required in preparation for putting it on display!
Mackintosh oak bookcase
Another of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's stylised works, this white painted oak bookcase was created for Dunglass Castle in 1900. It was commissioned by Charles Macdonald, the brother of Mackintosh's then future wife, Margaret Macdonald.
Did you know that over 75 percent of the objects on show will be displayed for the first time in at least a generation?!
And as well as an enormous range of items to look at, you'll find plenty of interactive displays to get your hands on, from touch point screens to working models. There's even a giant, human-sized hamster wheel where you can attempt to produce enough kinetic energy to power electric lighting!
Learn more about the opening of the National Museum of Scotland's new galleries, including special events. If visiting the new galleries, share your favourite treasures with us via our social media channels using #BigDiscoveries and #IAD2016!
Find out about other fantastic museums across Scotland, or read about the most fascinating exhibits in Scotland's museums on the iKnow Scotland community forum.


text: Japanator's Hiroko Yamamura writes, "When I heard Gainax was going to be behind the anime adaption of the popular manga Medaka Box, I jumped the opportunity to check it out. Slowly as details came out, and I took a peak at the manga, my heart sank a bit. Definitely not the kind of show I generally enjoy. Obviously there i a crowd for this kind of thing, and I'm trying to broaden my entertainment horizons a bit, so I thought I'd look at it with an open mind."


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Halloween Spooningon October 29, 2018 at 00:00
Happy Halloween! Be sure to protect your head from spoons during this dangerous season.
Edit November 2: Oof! I've been sick for most of the week, so no comic for today. But don't worry, I'm recovering (I think) so expect new comics to return next week.


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All police services in the province of Alberta are responsible for reporting to the Director of Law Enforcement (DLE) any incident that may fall under ASIRT's investigative mandate.
Section 46.1(1) of the Police Act states:
The chief of police shall as soon as practicable notify the commission and the Minister where
ASIRT does not have the authority to accept complaints about police behaviour from the general public. Public complaints must be made directly to the involved police agency. If the incident falls within the guidelines to report to the DLE, the DLE determines whether ASIRT should be assigned to investigate the file.
ASIRT's investigation commences when the DLE assigns ASIRT the responsibility to investigate the incident. During the course of the investigation, the Team is deployed to the scene (where applicable); gathers and assesses evidence; and completes a thorough, independent, and objective investigation. A final report is prepared and submitted to the Executive Director for review and decision.
The Executive Director reviews the findings of the investigation to ensure completeness and fairness. The Executive Director may forward a copy of the investigation to the office of the Crown prosecutor requesting an opinion on whether charges should be laid. After taking into consideration the complete investigative file and the Crown's opinion, the Executive Director decides whether to lay charges. Should charges be laid, it is the Executive Director who determines what criminal charges apply.
The Executive Director may also engage one or more members of the affected community to act as liaisons between ASIRT and the community. Their role is to observe, monitor, or review the ASIRT investigation to ensure independence in the investigative process and to enhance confidence in its result.