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If you've seen our other posts regarding the upcoming fighting game based on DC characters, Injustice: Gods Among Us, you'll know that one of our main concerns with the trailers released so far is that it made it look like there's only 6 playable characters (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Solomon Grundy, and Harlequin).
The concerns about the roster count is no longer valid, as Warner Bros and DC Entertainment have revealed 2 additional characters at their SDCC booth (#1915), namely Nightwing and Cyborg, which brings the total character count to 8.
8 characters is still way too low for a modern fighting game, but it seems the devs are now aware that their demos give people the impression of a thin roster, having confirmed at the SDCC that more characters will be added along the way, giving us a lot of choices by the time the game rolls out for the Xbox 360, Wii U, and PS3 next year.


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Blue Ridge Parkway
The Blue Ridge Parkway has been called "America's Favorite Drive," spanning over 400 miles from the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, to the Smokey Mountains in southwestern North Carolina. Over 120 miles of the Parkway runs through the High Country and is a wonderful privilege to enjoy within a short drive from the Knob Hill Chalet.
Driving the Blue Ridge Parkway is a real breath-taking treat. Beautiful anytime of the year, it is especially spectacular on clear days and with the fall colors. The views are worth stopping for -- and there are many hiking trails, waterfalls, and noteworthy destinations along the way.
The Knob Hill Chalet is located between two major access points to the Blue Ridge Parkway -- going towards Grandfather Mountain in one direction (MP 300) and Blowing Rock (MP 290) in the other direction -- each about 25 minutes from the cabin. Between these access points, you can find Moses Cone Memorial Park, Julian Price Lake, and the Linn Cove Viaduct right on the parkway. Travel just a few miles further south to pass Grandfather Mountain and head towards Linville Falls, Linville Caverns (MP 316.4), and the Apple Orchard at Altapass (MP 328).
If time does not allow for leisure traveling of the parkway, maybe travel it on route to another destination rather than the main highways. If time does allow, pack a picnic and stop at the overlooks and explore some spectacular hiking trails.
For an easy, quick hike with a big payoff, the Chestoa View Overlook is located (MP 320.7) right off the Blue Ridge Parkway, near two of the most spectacular waterfalls on or near the parkway... Linville Falls (Mile 316.4) and Crabtree Falls (Mile 339.5).
Please note: It is not recommended to travel on the Blue Ridge Parkway in poor, snowy, or icy weather.
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O, Madria Rhea, Jana of Steadfastness, Temperance and Self-restraint, be with us. (Jana is pronounced Jah-na. A as in awe).
May the Pure Stream of Your Virtues flow within us, in this world and in all the worlds to come.
Tomorrow, Sunnadi, marks the first lighting of the Sunwheel for the upcoming Astrean Season.
The candles should be arranged according to their direction: Blue in the East, Red in the South, Green in the West, Yellow in the North and Violet in the Center.
The first candle to be lit is the Green candle of Wisdom. This candle represents the First Mystery of Fall, that of the Celestial Mother, Mari; She Who is the Ground and Matrix of all Being. She is Supernal Wisdom. (Mari is pronounced: Mar as in Mars, i as in ee. The emphasis is on the first syllable.)
The Green candle of Wisdom representats Fall, West, Earth, Twilight, the Apple, the Mystery of the Matrix and Ground of All Being and Madria Thema.
The candle is lit before dinner or early evening, followed by a brief scripture reading and prayer. We will continue to light the Green candle each evening of the week, although the rest of the time that we light the Green Candle, we simply say, O, Dea, Apple of Wisdom, be with us. The candle is extinguished after the meal.
Trace the Fora and pray: In the Name of the Mother, and of the Daughter and of the Great Mother.
As we light the candle we say: O, Dea, Apple of Faith, be with us.
The scripture reading for this Sunnadi and the lighting of the Green Candle of Wisdom:
From The Seed of Truth:
1)From the branch of a tree, the Holy Daughter plucked an apple and She split the apple in two halves, so that the five-pointed star formed by its seeds might be seen. 2) And, She removed the seed representing the topmost point and held it in the palm of Her hand. And She spoke, saying:
3) Like this apple seed is all the teaching that I have given to you and shall give to you. 4) Like the full apple is like all the knowledge relative to your sphere of being. 5) Like all the other apples of the tree is the knowledge relative to all the numberless spheres.
6) But, behind the spheres lies a deeper reality; changeless, beyond the impermanent flux of time. 7) For even as the apple turns from bud to bloom, from blossom to the fruit, ripens, matures, decays and is reborn; 8) so, also, shall all the spheres and galaxies, the subtle realms , the sure and solid Earth, so shall all these things, in their season, pass away and in their season, be reborn, again. 9) Thus, has it been ten thousands times before and countless times, again, shall it be.
Psalm 12: Sweet is the Fruit of Your Wisdom
My Lady, Sweet is the Fruit of Your Wisdom and profound is the Mystery contained therein. Astonished am I, to find the secrets of the vast cosmos hidden within the tiniest seed of life. Overjoyed am I, to taste of its knowledge; the surety of its faith uplifts me. Raise me up when I am wallowing in despair. Strengthen me when doubt overwhelms. And, I will contemplate the Real of the Above hidden within the seed of the Below. Everything, in its Season, must be.
(Adapted from The Johnny Appleseed Blessing. He is a local hero of my area).
Oh,Our Lady is good to me,
And so I thank Our Lady,
For giving me the things I need
The sun, and the rain, and the apple seed.
Our Lady is good to me.
Final Prayers:
The Full Hail, Mari: (or Hail, Dea)
Hail, Mari, fount of grace, glory be to Thee. Blessed art Thou, O, High Queen of Heaven and blessed is Thy beloved Daughter. Holy Dea, Mother God, bless us, Thy children, now and unto the ages of ages, Amen.
The Eternity Prayer:
Eternal is the Light of the Mother.
Eternal is the Love of the Daughter.
Eternal is the Love of the Great Mother.
Glorious is the Eternity of Dea.
The Traditional Janite ending for the Celestial Mother:
Let us bless the High Queen of Heaven.
Blessed is She.
Let us thank the Seven Janati of Power.
Thanks be to the Seven Janati.
Trace the Sign of the Fora: In the Name of the Mother, and of the Daughter, and of the Great Mother. Blessed is She.
Reminder: Each night for the rest of the week, light the candle before dinner and pray: O, Dea, Apple of Faith, be with us.
Let us also remember that Lunadi/Mon, 1 Astrea/Nov. 28 is the Feast of Madria Sophia, which may also be celebrated tomorrow with the Great Liturgy (priestesses) or the Rite of Sacrifice (devotees).
May Our Lady bless you. Blessed is She.
ArchMadria Candra Sophia


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Yesterday evening we all excitedly learned that Obama would not repeat Jimmy Carter's fate, being unable to appointing a single member of the Supreme Court of the United States. David Souter's retirement leaves open the seat previously held by the great liberal lion William Brennan. It came as a surprise, especially to the wingnut right, when David Souter, who was appointed by the first President Bush, followed in Brennan's footsteps. Souter subsequently voted to uphold abortion rights, uphold Miranda protections, to abolish gender exclusive state schools, and he voted to afford homosexuals a constitutional right to engage in sodomy.
The Obama administration will be hard-pressed to find any individual of Souter's intellect, convictions, and integrity. The worst thing this administration could do, under these circumstances, is appoint someone too conservative (like Clinton). David Souter is among the most liberal our current Court has to offer. However, Before engaging in speculation regarding who Obama will appoint, I think it would be apt to mention the timing of this appointment.
The Administration is currently planning on reforming health care sometime in late summer. I would hazard to guess the first week of August, based on many reliable sources. This gives the administration between six and nine weeks to make the appointment, and get her confirmed. I would therefore expect a nomination by the end of May and conformation to be finished by June. Since Obama has made no nominations to the Court of appeals himself, his pool of likely nomination comes principally from Clinton era Democrats. SCOTUS blog has ,what I believe to be, the best 'short list' available:
My bet is that - this early on - it's a big and diverse list. It would have some very well known judges (for example, Diane Wood and Sonia Sotomayor), academics (Elena Kagan (now Solicitor General), Pam Karlan, and Kathleen Sullivan), and politicians (Jennifer Granholm, Amy Klobuchar, Claire McCaskill, and Janet Napolitano).
If I may add my personal preference to that list, it would be none other than Eric Holder. I doubt Obama can find anyone more liberal or qualified than Holder. However, he lacks what seems to be a necessity in this nomination, having a vagina. So Eric and I will sit and wait for John Paul Stevens to either die or retire. And I will wait for Holder to shave off that horrid mustache.
I will keep this blog updated on all things concerning this nomination as the summer continues. This is the among the most important issues the Obama administration has addresed since the his term began, and it is important that the left get excited about the Supreme Court. For too long we have let this become a conservative issue, as we watch nominations like Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito continue unabated. We must demand that whomever replace Souter be in the mold of Brennan, Marhsall or Douglas. We have waited since Roosevelt for a liberal President to play ball with the Supreme Court. It is now up to President Obama to shape the future of our Court.


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While we hear more quickly these days about seemingly every church tiff no matter how small because of the numerous media outlets and social media, congregations leaving their denominations is nothing new. During the 19th century, Presbyterians split into northern and southern factions over the issue of slavery before the Civil War. More than a century elasped before the two halves reunited.
What's your sign?
"We see it all through church history – these endless splits, mergers and reorganizations," says Timothy Beal, Florence Harkness professor of religion at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. "The splits always have to do with theology, property or worship practices."
For the 21st century church, a loss of denominational identity has contributed to these separations.
"In the United States, these conservative congregations pulling out of mainline denominations are part of a broader issue relating to the loss of denominational identity and coherence generally," says Douglas Jacobsen, distinguished professor of church history and theology at Messiah College in Grantham, Pa. "Both liberal and conservative denominations across the board don't have the kind of loyalty or connectiveness with their congregations that they had 20 or 30 years ago."
Part of that loss comes from the decrease in ethnic ties to certain denominations. "Denominational identity has become less connected to family identity, which means people no longer belong to the same denomination as their parents or grandparents," says Beal.
The trend toward innocuous, non-denominational names for churches – even if the congregation belongs to a denomination – also is loosening the national identity of denominations. "Denominational labels are seen as pushing people away and a non-denominational name is seen as more embracing," says Jacobsen.
Turns out we're branches after all.
For many Christians, denominations do not have the same meaning or place in their lives as they did in the 20th century. Thus, when a congregation leaves its denomination, most become non-denominational either permanently or for a time.
"You don't often see one congregation pulling out of one and going immediately into another except perhaps in Presbyterian circles moving from the Presbyterian Church USA to the Presbyterian Church in America, or TEC, which has to be under a bishop's authority," says Jacobsen.
No matter where the congregation decides to go, the transition out of a denomination can be rocky because of the issues of doctrine, property and worship styles. For Truro, the decision to leave TEC and go into the CANA has not been easy. TEC sued Truro over its property, and Truro has been ensnared in litigation for years, which has taken a toll on the congregation.
"It's been a huge distraction from our ministry and costly for the congregation in terms of time and money," says Thrasher. This fall, a ruling by the Fairfax Circuit Court on to whom the property belongs is expected. Until then, Truro continues its ministry and hopes for the best.
Friday, August 05, 2011
Are People Losing Denominational Identity?
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So when is a branch not a schism? A branch is not a schism only when the three bonds of unity are preserved: unity of faith, unity of sacraments, and unity of government.7 In the Catechism schism is defined as "the refusal of submission to the Roman Pontiff or of communion with the members of the Church subject to him."8 Schism always reduces to 'schism from,' because with a principium unitatis, 'schism within' can only continue as 'schism from.'
~from http://www.calledtocommunion.com/2009/07/branches-or-schisms/ (where I found your diagaram)
If this (the second sentence which defines) is the definition of schism vs. branch, then certainly Truro is in Schism with Rome, as are most other Protestants who do not accept the authority of the Pope or Roman doctrines.
The question, is Truro's case a branch or schism with TEC or the Anglican Communion a different question. Do you have unity of faith? (Define faith. Are you only referring to the creed?) Do you have unity of sacraments? Do you have unity of government?
I think I would call it schism with TEC but branch of Anglican Communion - which really makes it TEC the one is schism.
If you are interested in a history of branches or schisms I suggest the book Heterodoxy and Orthodoxy by Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick which goes through history and shows how since the great schism each group developed as a response to a previous group. It helps one understand not so much WHAT other churches believe as WHY they believe.
Christians can be a fractious lot, without doubt. It is a great shame how centrifugal we tend to be with one another when one senses that God's wish for us is that we be more centripetal around the Trinity.
By the way, the chart is fascinating. My first reaction was that some of the lines were in the wrong places, but, on reflection, I understand why they are the way they are.
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Scout, there was an error on the chart and I understand what you are saying about some lines seeming to be in the wrong places.
The chart has been changed see here: http://www.request.org.uk/main/churches/denominations/denominations01.htm
here is my letter and the publishers response:
You have an error in your denominations chart found here:
The trunk (base of the tree) is not Roman Catholic. The Roman church
was just one of 5 major churches in Christendom. The others were
Alexandria, Jerusalem, Antioch, and Constantinople.
The Great Schism is when the Roman Church, which became known as the Roman Catholic church broke away from the other four churches (which became known as Orthodox). So the base would be early Christianity, or perhaps Orthodox, but certainly not Roman Catholic as the majority of those in the early church would NEVER have identified themselves as Roman Christians.
It would seem that your chart is at best from ecclesiastical
ignorance, at worst and an attempt to rewrite history. This is a
correction you really should make.
We are grateful for your helpful e-mail. The diagram has now been amended.
As it is designed for primary school children there is obviously a limit to
the amount of detail that it can show! Thank-you for getting in touch.
Mike Strange
Thanks, AC.
Wouldn't it be loverly if the diagram looked less like a tree and more like an upside down funnel? The sin of pride makes men think that they know God's mind better than the next man. That's why the diagram looks like a trunk with myriad sprouting branches. The logical end is billions of churches of one, each one believing that he/she knows best what God wants.
We are a divisive, disputatious flock.


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Your Voice – 5 Ways Gaming Communities Positively Impact the Users
Technology and the internet have a very big impact on society, as they have become a great influence in diverse populations. And as a result of these two great worlds, we have seen innovations that have become a trend and practically a necessity in people, such as smartphones, computers, video games and much more.
But especially video games, these have a great reach between people, has even developed a success in the market that has dominated even the world.
And since there are many gamers worldwide, various communities have been created so that video game fans can also interact with knowledge, techniques, information and much more. So here we have found some ways gaming communities positively impact the users:
Make Friends
Through the games, a community is a good way to make friends, since there you will find different personalities, but they're passionate about the same thing, which are video games.
There are even friendship relationships that become more solid because the communication advances and they begin to share any opinion of interest, advice, start playing together and much more.
Always Updated
Another positive thing about joining a gamer community is that you will always be updated on any news or information about a game. Like release, new tricks, information about history or origin, and many other things.
You Can Help and You Get Help
Nobody is born being a brainer or being an expert in something. Starting in this world, particularly in some community online, it's the ideal way to delve into the world of video games if it's something you want to try and learn a lot.
Since there are usually people who are veterans playing, and that can help you in great ways to serve as guides or give you some advice. As well, you can offer your help and your knowledge in case someone needs it, and so stay the satisfaction of being able to help without something in return.
Through video games, you can also have various benefits since there are some computer games that are even being paid for the number of points and extra things you earn.
In addition that many people, who acquire knowledge about the gamin, even come to create their own game programs, which then many sells and earn great money with it.
Increased Technology
As time has passed, it has been seen how the video game industry has grown in an incredible way, evolving during the 80s era and that even for many have become a pastime to a lifestyle, a game or a way to escape from reality.
At a technological level, we can see how it has grown so much, even surprising the innovations that have been created in just this decade, go from playing in game consoles to feel that you're playing in real life, that you're one of the game, with the new development of virtual reality more related info at vikingslots norsk.


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Packaging firm Litecool has opened a clean room facility in the UK, for conducting research on LED packaging technologies, resulting in in-house transition of conception into pre-production.
The new unit, armed with the equipment for mounting bare LEDs into packages, chip-on-boards (COBs) and arrays, will build a prototype and assess LED packaging technologies.
The laboratory is expected to help the company device its own LED packages and lighting arrays by completing the R&D cycle.
Litecool CEO James Reeves said: "There aren't many packaging R&D facilities in the UK so we decided to open our own. It will significantly reduce the lead time for us to get concepts to market. Prototypes can now be made in a matter of days not weeks.
"We have a number of exciting concepts to put through the labs so expect to see some great things come out soon."
The new facility will undertake research programs for LED packaging Lumen Block, dielectric and die attach materials.
The Lumen Block facilitates assembly of LED arrays with no circuit board. The LED package is put directly on the heat sink for thermal performance and economical use.
The new laboratory, which houses wire and die bonding machines, along with encapsulation and curing capabilities, will also expedite Litecool's marketing initiatives for its services, the company said.
Besides, the company has put in place a thermal testing unit and set up a thermally controlled integrating sphere to offer optical testing.
Litecool chief packaging engineer Elwyn Wakefield said: "I haven't seen investment in such a facility in the UK for decades. It is great to be part of it and to help push through some exciting new packaging technologies."


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The World List of Tangibles of Tourist Attraction
The Gravensteen is a castle in Ghent originating from the Middle Ages. The name means "castle of the count" in Dutch. The Gravensteen is situated at an altitude of 9 meters.
The present castle was built in 1180 by count Philip of Alsace and was modeled after the crusaders castles that Philip of Alsace encountered while he participated in the second crusade. Before its construction, there stood a wooden castle on the same location, presumably built in the ninth century. The castle served as the seat of the Counts of Flanders until they abandoned it in the 14th century. The castle was then used as a courthouse, a prison and eventually decayed. Houses were built against the walls and even on the courtyard and the stones of the walls were used to erect other buildings. At one time it even served as a factory. At the end of the 19th century, the castle was scheduled to be demolished.
Location: Ghent, Belgium
The year of entering to the World List of Tourist Attractions: 2018


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Airlines reject criticism of air fares after oil price drop
[SINGAPORE] Global airlines countered allegations of profiteering from low oil prices on Monday after renewed criticism that air fares have failed to come down in line with tumbling fuel costs.
The head of the International Air Transport Association told an audience of airline chiefs and regulators in Singapore that industry profitability remained fragile despite a record US$36 billion in airline industry profits forecast for 2016. "Certainly lower oil prices have helped, but that impact has been delayed and diluted in many parts of the world due to forward hedges at higher than market rates, as well as the rise of the US dollar against local currencies," IATA director general Tony Tyler said on the eve of the Singapore Airshow.
Politicians and consumer groups in the United States and Europe have called on airlines to cut air fares as Brent oil prices tumbled from US$114 in mid-2014 to around US$30 today.
A year ago, as Brent hovered around US$53 a barrel, UK Finance Minister George Osborne tweeted: "Vital this is passed on to families at petrol pumps, through utility bills and air fares".
On Sunday, Graham Stringer, a member of the UK parliament's transport panel, told Britain's Sunday Telegraph airlines were exploiting passengers by failing to pass on lower fuel costs.
"It is nonsense...It is simply not the case that anyone is profiteering," Mr Tyler told Reuters, asked about the report. "While fuel is still a big element of airline costs, there is still a huge chunk that is not affected, so to expect fares to tumble just because fuel has come down is wholly unrealistic," he said. "Look at the market in the UK and the number of airlines all competing. As costs come down so will fares, and the public is getting an extremely good deal from the industry right now."
Airlines argue they are only starting to develop a sustainable profit for their investors due to high capital costs, regulatory constraints and intense competition.
But the industry is facing mounting consumer and political pressure as some airlines seem slow to unwind fuel surcharges.
The majority of this year's industry profits, or US$19.2 billion, will be generated in North America, IATA says.
Tyler reiterated a warning over the profitability of carriers in Southeast Asia, home to cut-throat competition between low-cost carriers. While fuel has fallen, the dollar has risen by 20 per cent against regional currencies in the last 18 months, he told a pre-air show conference.
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Four of the Best Pedal Power Supplies with Isolated Outputs for Noisy Pedalboards
Before I recommend pedal power supplies, I want to mention one of the most important "issues" you'll need to consider when buying one.
It's simply this:
Isolated power matters a lot. If you have a noisy guitar rig and you're not using isolated power, it's likely that your problem will be resolved with an isolated power source for each stompbox.
Thus, the four power supplies I'll highlight and recommend in this story all provide isolated power.
The Importance of Isolated Power Supplies
When power isn't isolated, you tend to have a lot of noise issues, especially if you have a lot of pedals, which I'd define as anything above three.
As the number of pedals go up and something like a daisy chain (which almost always provides unisolated power) gets longer, noise issues tend to rise as well. This is why I won't be recommending any kind of daisy chain power supply in this writeup.
Or ever.
They're just not reliable sources of power.
In fact, you'd be better off to use a 9V battery on every single pedal, at least from a noise reduction perspective.
Why? Because that's a form of isolated power.
Then again, no one wants to run 9V batteries all the time. The good news is that we can get power supplies where each power source is isolated, thereby saving us from having to deal with the inconvenience of batteries.
Other Issues to Consider
Other than power isolation, there are a few additional factors I've taken into consideration.
1. Price
I'm avoiding the super cheap and (for the most part) the super expensive. In my experience you get value somewhere in the middle, so we'll aim for the best combination of quality and low(ish) retail cost.
2. Number of pedals
Most power supplies can handle between eight and 12 pedals, with varying voltage measurements. Usually you'll have the lion's share of slots taken up by 9V ports, with a couple 18V options thrown in.
3. Size and footprint
While space is a less critical matter, smaller power supplies are often a welcome solution to crowded pedalboards. It's not a deal breaker, but something to keep an eye on if space is an issue.
Now that we've established some shopping criteria, I'll highlight four of the best pedal power supplies that isolate each output and help reduce noise. Make sure to check pricing and used options, as they often dip far below retail since most folks selling used power supplies are trying to unload an entire pedalboard.
They can routinely be had at steep discounts.
As we cover each power supply, I'll address the above concerns and highlight other notable features as well, to provide as much context as possible for the "optimal" purchaser.
Good luck.
1. T-Rex Fuel Tank Junior V2
By far, my favorite pedal power supply to recommend is the T-Rex Fuel Tank Junior.
First, it's not terribly expensive (usually under $109).
But moreover, it's just a perfectly small and simple power solution, provided you don't run a lot of pedals. What I've found is that most people don't need to power a lot of pedals at one time, so this is frequently an ideal solution for smaller pedalboards and the "average guitarist."
Each port is isolated and provides five 9V DC outputs with cables included.
2. Walrus Audio Phoenix 15-Out Isolated Clean Power Supply
For larger pedalboards, I'd have a hard time recommending anything aside from the Phoenix by Walrus Audio.
This thing (like most of what Walrus Audio makes) is an absolute beast, giving you isolated power that can handle 9, 12 and 18V power in a total of 15 different pedals. Four 300mA outlets are available and made to handle larger pedals while keeping your signal clean and noise-free. Toroidal transformers assist in this process by providing noise filtering and clean power.
Hovering around $279, it's still cheaper than many high-volume power supplies with a similar stat line.
If you're in a situation where you need to run a lot of pedals at once, have noise problems or plan to expand your board, this is a solid Number 1 draft pick.
3. Accel FX Power Source 8
Winner of the "Gotta Stock It" award at the 2016 NAMM Show, this power supply from Accel provides eight outputs that are each completely isolated and regulated.
One feature that I love is that you can switch every single output to 9V. Otherwise, you can set it up to be a mix of 9, 12 and 18V outputs, depending on what your pedalboard looks like.
For the mid-sized, perhaps "likes-to-switch-pedals-out-frequently," pedalboard it's an accommodating fit.
4. Voodoo Lab Pedal Power ISO 5 and Power Supply 2
Both the original Voodoo Lab Power Supply 2 and the Power ISO-5 isolate every output, making either box a great solution for noise-plagued boards.
The ISO-5 is smaller and more compact, designed for space saving and a low pedal count.
Voodoo Lab gives you eight outputs on the VL2, all of which can be used for 9V pedals and a DIP switch that allows you to change currents for different pedals.
Again, smaller boards and a small number of pedals are better fits for the ISO-5; however, it is cheaper than the VL2, under $110. Both pedals stem from one of the most popular and long-standing power supply lines in guitar-playing history.
It's hard to go wrong with either one.
Non-Isolated Pedal Power Supplies That Are Worth a Look
As mentioned, you don't necessarily need an isolated power source, especially if you aren't experiencing any noise problems.
Personally, I'd rather have it, just to be on the safe side.
But that doesn't mean there aren't some great power supplies out there that can do the job for quiet boards.
Here's a quick list that I'd recommend:
• T-Rex Engineering Fuel Tank(only 300mA outs are isolated)
• MXR M237 DC Brick
All of these power supplies are excellent and reputable options, especially if you're running higher quality pedals.
They also might be better (and in some cases cheaper) fits if you have an external noise gate that's keeping noise issues at bay.
There's always more than one way to get it done.
What about the cheap-out options?
It's true. There are a lot of really cheap pedal power supplies out there these days. Under $40, and even under $25, are not uncommon price tags.
However, I don't typically recommend them because you still get what you pay for. While some of these power solutions can be decent (the Donner DP-1might be an exception), I tend to avoid recommending them for the following reasons.
1. I've little to no experience with them
2. They're usually not isolated or regulated
3. They wreak of haphazard mass-production.
So sure, it's largely speculative on my part. But I can't, in good conscience, tell you that the $21 power supply is as good as the $160 power supply.
Choose wisely, friends.
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Legal & Ethical Issues in Counseling
3 Units | Term 1
This course addresses the field of professional ethics and related professional conduct issues and explores legal issues in the fields of counseling and applied psychology. The combination of lectures, seminar discussion, and problem-solving exercises prepares students to develop and maintain a school counseling program by developing in them a professional identity and giving them an understanding of the scope of their responsibilities. School counselors have a responsibility to uphold the standards of their profession, including adherence to ethical standards and practices to protect their clients, and this course helps students fulfill that responsibility.


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New Haven
PERHAPS the only thing more surprising than President Obama's decision to give an interview for "America's Most Wanted" last weekend was his apparent agreement with the program's host, John Walsh, that there should be a national DNA database with profiles of every person arrested, whether convicted or not. Many Americans feel that this proposal flies in the face of our "innocent until proven guilty" ethos, and given that African-Americans are far more likely to be arrested than whites, critics refer to such genetic collection as creating "Jim Crow's database."
In truth, however, this is an issue where both sides are partly right. The president was correct in saying that we need a more robust DNA database, available to law enforcement in every state, to "continue to tighten the grip around folks who have perpetrated these crimes." But critics have a point that genetic police work, like the sampling of arrestees, is fraught with bias. A better solution: to keep every American's DNA profile on file.
Your sensitive genetic information would be safe. A DNA profile distills a person's complex genomic information down to a set of 26 numerical values, each characterizing the length of a certain repeated sequence of "junk" DNA that differs from person to person. Although these genetic differences are biologically meaningless they don't correlate with any observable characteristics tabulating the number of repeats creates a unique identifier, a DNA "fingerprint."
The genetic privacy risk from such profiling is virtually nil, because these records include none of the health and biological data present in one's genome as a whole. Aside from the ability in some cases to determine whether two individuals are closely related, DNA profiles have nothing sensitive to disclose.
But for law enforcement, the profiles are hugely important: DNA samples collected from crime scenes are compared against a standing database of profiles, and matches are investigated. Obviously, the more individuals profiled in the database, the more likely a crime-scene sample can be identified, hence the president's enthusiasm to expand the nationwide repository.
The current federal law-enforcement database, the Combined DNA Index System, or Codis, was designed for profiles of convicted criminals. When it became operational in 1998, only certain classes of convicted criminals (for instance, sex offenders) were profiled. Over the past decade, the list of qualifying crimes has quietly grown (states make their own laws on collection). And last year, the F.B.I. joined more than a dozen states and moved to include DNA profiles from arrestees not yet convicted.
There are several key problems with this approach to expanding the database. First, the national DNA database is racially skewed, as blacks and Hispanics are far more likely than whites to be convicted of crimes. Creating profiles of arrestees only adds to that imbalance.
Second, several states, including California and Colorado, have embraced a controversial new technique called familial DNA search, which exploits the fact that close relatives share substantial fractions of their DNA. If efforts to find a DNA match come up empty that is, if the perpetrator is not yet profiled in the database the police in these states can search for partial matches between crime-scene samples and offenders in their record base. If they find a partial match, they can zero in on relatives of the profiled person as possible suspects.
This sounds elegant, and it occasionally works: in Britain, a handful of high-profile cases have been solved using familial search. But this approach is crippled by a very high false positive rate many partial matches turn up people unrelated to the actual perpetrator. And it raises serious legal questions: how can we justify the de facto inclusion in DNA databases of criminals' family members who have been neither arrested nor convicted?
Moreover, familial search threatens to skew racial bias further still: by effectively including all close relatives of profiled individuals, the database could approach universal population coverage for certain races or groups and not others. Even if this bias is found to be legally permissible, it may still prove politically unpalatable.
A much fairer system would be to store DNA profiles for each and every one of us. This would eliminate any racial bias, negate the need for the questionable technique of familial search, and of course be a far stronger tool for law enforcement than even an arrestee database.
This universal database is tenable from a privacy perspective because of the very limited information content of DNA profiles: whereas the genome itself poses a serious privacy risk, Codis-style profiles do not.
A universal record would be a strong deterrent to first-time offenders after all, any DNA sample left behind would be a smoking gun for the police and would enable the police to more quickly apprehend repeat criminals. It would also help prevent wrongful convictions.
As a practical matter, universal DNA collection is fairly easy: it could be done alongside blood tests on newborns, or through painless cheek swabs as a prerequisite to obtaining a driver's license or Social Security card. Once a biological sample was obtained, its use must be limited to generating a DNA profile only, and afterward the sample would be destroyed. Access to the DNA database would remain limited to law enforcement officers investigating serious crimes.
Since every American would have a stake in keeping the data private and ensuring that only the limited content vital to law enforcement was recorded, there would be far less likelihood of government misuse than in the case of a more selective database.
Provided our privacy remains secure, there is no excuse not to use every bit of science we can in the fight against crime. The key is making sure that all Americans contribute their share.


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We get a lot of calls and emails asking us what we think are the best styles of hardwood flooring. While we're always very flattered, we know that sometimes our opinions aren't the opinions of everyone on the market for new hardwood floors. That's why we've put together this brief list of the top five flooring varieties most talked about over the past three months. We gathered data from our website, phone call and email inquiries, and Google search volume trends to develop this list, and we hope it helps you in your search for new hardwood flooring material. Enjoy!
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Many people call us wanting information on just what engineered flooring really is. Well, here you go! Engineered hardwood floors are made of multiple ply layers or various materials that have been cross-layered, glued, and pressed together. Engineered flooring is often preferred over solid wood flooring because they are more resistant to moisture and less likely to buckle or warp. Engineered flooring is available in almost any hardwood species and is often much easier to install than traditional solid floors.
2. Laminate Flooring
Because of its low price point and excellent durability, laminate flooring has become one of the hottest trends in residential flooring. Most laminate products these days do a great job of mimicking real wood floors, providing a touch of natural beauty to homes on a budget. Laminate is also lighter and easier to install than solid hardwood, making it a perfect choice for second story applications.
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Oak hardwood has been a tried-and-true flooring choice for generations, and for good reason. It is attractive, versatile, durable, and less expensive than most exotic hardwood species. Fantastic Floor carries many different varieties of both red and white oak flooring, all at reasonable prices.
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The dynamic and exciting look of Tigerwood hardwood has caused it to rocket in popularity among homeowners looking for a unique and stylish flooring material. Its rich colors and distinctive striping add a bold accent to any room. It is also an incredibly durable hardwood species, meaning one flooring application can last for decades.
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Monitoring and evaluation of success
Monitoring and evaluation of community-based forest monitoring projects is important for understanding how effective they are, what improvements can be made, and whether they will lead to undesired or unexpected impacts. Even if an initiative is short-term or if community-based forest monitoring is a small component, it may be important to design a long-term monitoring and evaluation system, or to ask questions early on about how you would know if the project or initiative were successful. After all, the objectives of international forest agendas are generally long-term and may take years to emerge or be detected.
Our report from Phase 1 of the Forest COMPASS project in North Rupununi, Guyana (see the final case study here), provides a summary of the collaborative project evaluation that was undertaken during that period (see section 5 of the report). The same evaluation was repeated at the end of the project. A similar evaluation was carried out for the Forest COMPASS project in Brazil, covering themes such as skills attained and perceived impacts. See our Resource Library for guidance and examples of M&E.


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Hi Craig,
I guess he became the new official figure of Havana, after the old lady died. His name is Ermenejildo Arencibia Griñan and I have him in my gallery as well. Lonely Planet have bought this photo when I came back from Cuba, so he might have appeared in one of their guides since then.
I like your version, which I found original, but was he posing for someone else? If you took him from this angle, it must have been to put emphasis on the big cigar. I also like the church in the background, creating a monochromatic image.
Well done!
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Hi Andre
thanks as always for your critiques...they're welcome anytime.
the man is posing this way because i positioned him this way. There's no way i was going to photograph him straight on....i wanted 3 things.....a unique angle of his cigar, the best bg to avoid an overly bright sky, and the brown colors of the cathedral to match his clothing.
personally I think it worked out very well. Especially because i'm a photographer who is just beginning to learn and experiment with peope as a subject. Gotta say, i'm very proud of this photo
Thanks again!
Hi crazy Canucks!
Of course you can be proud of this shot! And even if you consider yourself a beginner in people photography, you already have an instinctive approach and lots of merit if you can direct your subject and get their collaboration to achieve the best results.
People very rarely happened to be in the best position and best location when you spot them, so unless you want to have a candid photo, it's up to you to find the right background and flattering angle to optimize your image, and this is what you've done here.
Now, the challenge is to do that with ordinary people who aren't standing in touristic spots, expecting to be paid in exchange of photo opportunities. It might need extra efforts in terms of persuasion, but the interaction is highly rewarding at a human level, with the privilege to connect with people that you probably wouldn't meet without the intermediary of your camera.
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1 Corinthians 12:7-11 King James Version (KJV)
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
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Eminem is back with his new single The Monster featuring Rihanna produced by Frequency. This will appear on Eminem upcoming album The Marshall Mathers LP 2, which will be available in stores on November 5th.
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Cynic Plot 2014 North American Summer Tour
After releasing their latest album 'Kindly Bent To Free Us' earlier this year, progressive legends Cynic will be embarking on a North American tour in support of the disc (dates below).
The band has a handful of concerts in July, with a few more in August, including the Heavy Montreal festival. Lesser Key will be opening on all dates. We Are The City will be on the July shows, with The Reign of Kindo playing the ones in August.
Cynic made headlines earlier this week after members Paul Masvidal and Sean Reinert publicly come out as being gay in a new interview.
"Gay people are everywhere, doing every job, playing every kind of music and we always have been," Reinert says. "It's taken me years to finally be brave enough to say, 'If you have a problem with that, then throw out our records. That's your problem, not mine.'"
Bandmate Sean Malone (bass) was also quoted in the L.A. Times interview, saying, "What I'm proud of is that Paul and Sean know that this isn't really about them — it's about the kid out there who is struggling and suffering in silence, and that for him or her, this conversation might be a source of encouragement."
Cynic Summer 2014 Tour Dates:
7/6 -- Vancouver, British Columbia -- The Imperial
7/8 -- Seattle, Wash. -- Neumos
7/10 -- Portland, Ore. -- Hawthorne Theater
7/11 -- San Francisco, Calif. -- The Filmore
7/12 -- Los Angeles, Calif. -- El Rey
8/7 -- Philadelphia, Pa. -- Theater of the Living Arts
8/8 -- Boston, Mass. -- Brighton Music Hall
8/9 -- Toronto, Ontario -- Opera House
8/10 -- Montreal, Quebec -- Heavy MTL
8/12 -- New York, N.Y. -- Gramercy Theater


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After nearly four months since the first websites started to be monitored, we thought it would be interesting for their webmasters to graphically view the monthly uptime and downtime. So, to achieve this we added a new monthly graph under the Uptime Graph tab of a monitored website, as you can see in the example below.
Previously, under the Uptime Graph tab you would only see the daily uptime/downtime graph for the last 30 days, which is informative but a bit limiting if you have already been monitoring your website for more than a month. Just like the daily graph, the monthly graph will show a percentage only if the website was down at any time during that month.
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Since there are so many new and altered stages in SD Remix and SD Remix Lite, we've come up with a recommended set of stage rules for tournaments for TOs to use, or at least to use as a starting point. We go over the rationale for the stage list, the actual stage lists, then the stage picking rules, with an extra section on how to use "Stage Swaps" and the alternate stages, if TOs want to expand the set of playable stages.
If you want a simple ruleset, such as when people are not familiar with SD Remix and are mainly Melee players, you can just ban stage swaping and just use the neutral and counterpick stages.
Stage Lists
- Neutral stages were picked to provide very standard gameplay without disruption, but also some variety so they can all fill their own niches (and so that stage striking actually means something).
- Counterpicks were picked so that they are close to neutral stages as far as match up skewing, while keeping core gameplay focus with little disruption like neutrals, while introducing more niches to the stage list (and keeping duplication to a minimum so stage banning actually means something).
- Neutral Alternates are just alternates specifically for the neutral stages. These often are very similar to the default neutral stages and have to be handled separately. These are optional (See "Stage Swaps").
- Alternates are other stages that have some level of disruption or non-standard-ness or match up skewing, but they are playable in many competitive situations, and are acceptable if they are easily ban-able and hard to pick. These are optional (See "Stage Swaps").
- Borderline stages are stages that have more serious match up skews or alters the focus more than normal, but still can be played competitively, as long as they are hard to pick and easily ban-able. Some TOs may want to ban these altogether. These are optional (See "Stage Swaps").
- Borderline Walls are only acceptable as alternates if wall bracing is on to combat wall infinites on those stages. These are optional (See "Stage Swaps").
- Banned Stages are stages that are just too disruptive or shift the focus away from fighting too much to be competitively playable at all.
Neutral Stages
These are always available. See "Stage Rules".
- Battlefield – Standard and featureless stage design. Lips are slightly problematic. [Either Alpha or Omega version may be used in SDR Lite]
- Final Destination – Completely featureless stage design. Chain grabs and other degenerative gameplay are problematic. [Either Alpha or Omega version may be used in SDR Lite]
- Omega Dream Land N64 – Standard and featureless stage design. Large size slightly problematic.
- Omega Yoshi's Story – Standard and featureless stage design. Small size slightly problematic.
- Omega Pokemon Stadium – Standard and featureless stage design. Lips and low ceiling slightly problematic.
Counterpick Stages
These are available starting at the second match of a set. See "Stage Rules".
- Smashville Fourside – Equalized stage design. Moving stage makes it not neutral.
- Omega Yoshi's Island N64 – Featureless stage design. Non-standard slant and ledges make it not neutral.
- Fountain of Dreams (Alpha)/Omega Kongo Jungle N64 – For singles, fountain of dreams is standard stage design. Moving stage and lower stage make it not neutral. If playing doubles, replace this with Omega Kongo Jungle 64. [Note: While the removal of background elements helps, all 4 Bowsers doing flame can still generate lag, so this is still banned for Doubles]
- Omega Kongo Jungle – Good stage design, but stage slightly shifts around to make it not neutral.
- Cranky's Tree House – Featureless stage design. Slightly non-standard stage design makes it not neutral.
Neutral Alternates
These are optional (See "Stage Swaps").
- Dream Land N64 – Wind makes it not neutral.
- Yoshi's Story – Flyguys make it not neutral.
- Pokemon Stadium – Transformations make it not neutral. Disruptive and can cause degenerate gameplay.
- Neither Battlefield nor Final Destination have Neutral Alternates.
These are optional (See "Stage Swaps").
- Princess Peach's Flat – Wide flat area means it's another stage you need to ban for chain grabs and such. [Not available in SDR Lite]
- Omega Jungle Japes – Unusual stage design, skewed character match-ups.
- High Tide at Great Bay – Slight Tingle hazard. Another flat stage to ban for chain grabs and such. [Not available in SDR Lite]
- Skyrule – Unusual stage design. [Not available in SDR Lite]
- Omega Yoshi's Island – Unusual stage design and shape. Slightly different stage strategies.
- Omega Fountain of Dreams – Non-standard stage design.
- Omega Green Greens – Non-standard stage design
- Omega Brinstar – Non-standard stage design
- Omega Mute City – Stage changes repeatedly. Main platform favors certain characters.
- Omega Big Blue – Dynamic and highly non-standard. Track hazard is non-standard.
- Omega Mushroom Kingdom – Temporary cave of life. Issues with spawn points in doubles.
- Omega Mushroom Kingdom II – Non-standard logs. Another flat stage to ban for chain grabs and such.
- Reversed Battlefield – Unusual stage design.
- Whispy's Battle Grounds – Occupies same niche as no transformations Pokemon Stadium.
There are some gameplay issues with these stages, but they may be okay as an alternate because they are easily ban-able and hard to pick. Some TOs may want to ban some or all of these as alternates. These are optional (See "Stage Swaps").
- Rainbow Cruise – Centralizes gameplay with keeping up with stage, hazards skew match up for aerial characters
- Mount Olympus (Snag The Trophies) – Initial spawn positions are terrible. Unusual stage layout/style. Lack of grab-able ledges and odd center platform highly non-standard.
- Mute City – Cars can be disruptive. This combines with already good game for floaties against fast fallers.
- Kongo Jungle N64 – Ganondorf and Bowser can't beat Peach and Jigglypuff in normal Melee. Might be okay in SDR. Probably okay for Doubles.
- Omega Mount Olympus – Initial spawn positions are terrible.
- Omega Kongo Jungle N64 – Ganondorf and Bowser can't beat Peach and Jigglypuff in normal Melee. Might be okay in SDR. Probably okay for Doubles.
Borderline Walls
These stages may be okay as an alternate if Wall Bracing is enabled, which counters wall infinites. Otherwise, permanent wall infinites completely skew matchups in favor of those with wall infinites. These are optional (See "Stage Swaps").
- Omega Peach's Castle – Without wall bracing, serious issues with wall infinites.
- Omega Corneria – Non-standard stage design. Wall can cause infinites without wall bracing.
- Omega Brinstar Depths – Even with wall bracing, unusual stage design, and potential cave of life situations.
- Majora's Mask – Even with wall bracing, it has serious issues with architecture. Spires too high and level too small. Blastzones are an issue. [SDR Lite only]
These stages have serious gameplay issues, so much so they are not playable competitively, even as an alternate.
- Icicle Mountain – Over-centralizes gameplay on keeping up with the stage's scrolling
- Princess Peach's Castle – Bullet Bill is OHKO
- Kongo Jungle – Overly powerful camping on rock. Klap Trap overly powerful stage hazard, and too hard to avoid
- Jungle Japes – Klap Trap is overly powerful stage hazard
- Great Bay – Overly centralizes gameplay on gimps due to left blast zone and stage spikes
- Hyrule Temple – Overly large, leading to long games. Permanent cave of life. Camping and stalling overly problematic.
- Yoshi's Island N64 – Clouds provide too powerful camping, especially against poor recovery characters.
- Yoshi's Island – Walk offs. Plus, temporary caves of life and gimps in the center blocks.
- Green Greens – Random blocks disrupt gameplay, especially bombs.
- Corneria – Random Arwings and Great Fox laser disrupt gameplay. Great Fox Gun provides camping/stalling platform.
- Venom – Laggy. Disruptive and powerful random stage hazards. Provides infinite camping for Jigglypuff.
- Brinstar – Lava overly disrupts gameplay and provides too big benefit for aerial characters.
- Brinstar Depths – Rotating stage too disruptive. Permanent caves of life. Plus, unusual stage design.
- Onett – Walk offs. Cars overly powerful stage hazards.
- Fourside – UFO provides too early kills. Too large leading to long games.
- Big Blue – Random terrain. Too large, leading to long games. Plus, unusual stage design.
- PokeFloats – Irregular terrain. Over centralizes stalling, camping, and fighting the stage instead of each other.
- Mushroom Kingdom – Walk offs. Temporary caves of life, but there are far too many.
- Mushroom Kingdom II – Walk offs. Birdo is a powerful and randomly disruptive stage hazard.
- Flat Zone – Walk offs. Extremely disruptive stage hazards.
- Warzone Corneria – Extremely disruptive stage hazards.
- Omega Onett – Walk offs. Even with Wall Bracing on, is unplayable for competitive play.
Stage Rules
The first match follows standard SSBM procedure on stage striking, except you use Omega versions of all stages, and Omega Pokémon Stadium replaces Fountain of Dreams.
Subsequent matches follow mostly standard SSBM procedure with a few changes:
- All five neutral stages and all five counterpick stages make up the available stage pool.
- Optional: Loser may use a stage swap (see section "Stage Swaps" below).
- Dave's Stupid Rule automatically bans any stages the Loser has won on in this set.
- Winner can either ban two counterpick stages or ban one of each (one neutral and one counterpick).
- Loser picks a stage from the remaining stages.
- Winner picks a character.
- Loser picks a character.
- The match is played.
Stage Swaps
If you want to expand the pool of stages you want to play on, you can use the "Stage Swap" rule, before the winner bans stages (as mentioned in the stage rules above). Even when TOs have not banned this rule, using a stage swap is completely optional.
The loser may ONLY use ONE stage swap. Note that Dave's Stupid Rule is applied after a swap, so if the loser swaps in a stage they previously won on, they effectively lose that stage.
A stage swap is one of the following:
- Replace a neutral stage with its Neutral Alternate counterpart. When winner goes to ban stages, the Neutral Alternate stage is considered a counterpick stage.
- No Wind Dreamland 64 -> Normal Dreamland 64
- No Flyguys Yoshi's Story -> Normal Yoshi's Story
- No Transformations Pokémon Stadium -> Normal Pokémon Stadium
- Battlefield and Final Destination don't have neutral alternates.
- Replace a counterpick stage with an Alternate stage. These may include Borderline stages depending on if wall bracing is on and TO/player choice on ruleset.


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Britain is now G7's biggest net importer of carbon, Office of National Statistics say. So can we stop with the China whataboutery, please?
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Subsidies for reneable energy have added less to household energy bills than the rising cost of gas.
center parcs aim to be "exemplar"
The new £250m Center Parcs village will be "exemplary sustainable tourism destination"...
green start action plan
The Green Start resource can help you put together your action plan for your business - simples!
co-op group means green bizness
The Co-operative Group has smashed its carbon emissions reduction target of 35 per cent by 2017, meeting it instead this year.
carbon calculator for tourism businesses and households
A fantastic new web tool to measure your business's and household's carbon footprint
shale gas a carbon catastrophe
Shale gas will wreck climate targets, says Co-op, Tyndall Centre and FoE
tourism threat from oil spike
Expert warns of tourism's blindness to oil spike...and about time, too, we say....
carbon benchmarking in hotels taking off
Leading hoteliers are working to develop common standards to calculate and report on the international tourism industry's carbon emissions with the aim of having the first ones in place by early 2012.
Good Energy holds steady on prices
Good Energy is keeping its prices steady. Now that's definitely a Good Thing.
now, that's the way to do it
As well as complete case studies, we have examples of individual areas of good practice - an inspiration...
many issues confront Cornwall's tourism industry: seasonality, wages, staffing and loss of tourism accommodation to name a few....
carbon roundtable
A programme being currently run by the University of Exeter, this provides space for leaders and open innovators to come together and start to crack the carbon conundrum. Helmets will be provided.
carbon off-setting
Offsetting your carbon is a way of trying to make up for the carbon you do use, that you cannot physically reduce any further. It's not supposed to just make you feel better.
carbon benchmarking
This is essentially a way to figure out where you sit compared to other businesses like you, in terms of your carbon appetite.
carbon management
This is how to manage the amount of carbon you use, and make a plan to use less each year. In a nutshell. And the canny among us are all starting to do it.
coast linen card
CoaST has designed a linen card to go with its sister towel card
community energy plus
Community Energy Plus have been operating in Cornwall for over ten years - and these are THE energy anoraks...and know all the other energy anoraks across the south west - so start here.
green build case studies
CSBT is the Cornwall Sustainable Buidlings Trust, and that's exactly what they do.
chefs' charter
We believe that good food, good company and happy times go hand in hand with really considerate use of the energy, water, waste and people that go into making them. We're doing our bit – and then we'll do even more!
bedknobs lighting energy audit
CoaST Ambassador Bedknobs is sharing its Lighting Audit Spreadsheet....
coast visitor charter
The CoaST Visitor Charter (5 Ways to be the Best Sort of Visitor) is dead simple.
coast's carbon footprint
One of our tasks is to help businesses and individuals reduce their carbon footprint. But are we walking the talk? We decided to find out.
outstanding cornwall: visitor charter
Bespoke CoaST Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Visitor Charter - use on your website, and in your printed material!
outstanding cornwall: towel card
Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Towel Card - available to all businesses in the AONB on request. With thanks to the Cornwall AONB Unit!
carbon literacy
It's the new metric, the stuff in our pencils, the fizz in our drinks, what makes us all human and what we breathe out. It's a Good Thing, and has Made Our Lives Great. But we have to treat it right.