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Spitting Table Popper Zombie
Spitting Table Popper Zombie
The Table Popper is a pop-up animation that is disguised as a simple end table. Perfect for use in a living room next to a couch or chair. When activated the hatch lifts and a Zombie torso rises from its depths spraying a fine mist of air/water at its victims. Also available without table frame (sold as our "Trap Door Popper") for easy integration into any standard wooden table. Size 32″ x 22″ x 22″.
Includes a Fright Ideas BooBox Controller with Passive Infrared Sensor (PIR) and all wiring completed & tested prior to shipping.


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FTE B Passenger Traffic 2018
The main objectives of this second conference of the year 2018 were on the one hand to take note of the path study results for timetable 2019 and on the other hand to harmonize the path requests on the international level between the railway undertakings (RU). The requests for international Passenger Traffic will be submitted to the Infrastructure Managers (IMs) till Monday 09 April 2018 via Path Coordination System (PCS). The IMs will elaborate the paths on national level and harmonize it on international level until 02 July 2018. The draft timetable will be submitted by the IMs to the RUs on 02 July 2018 via PCS.
The IMs participated to the Coordination Conference FTE B as advisor; they got an overview of the planned capacity requirements by the RUs for timetable 2019.

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I just feel like sharing my thoughts on being courageous and fearless at this very moment – to gain the understanding that you can have all the great ideas in the world, but all ideas are free until you decide to act on them. Continue reading
Category Archives: Entrepreneurship & Lean Startups
Understanding You Have An Emotional Capacity
The last straw came when I got a phone call I was not at all ready to take. What ensued can be lightly summed as a thunderstorm I wished had never happened – I felt emotions I didn't usually feel, and said things I normally wouldn't have said. Not my proudest moment, but it did happen… Continue reading
[Perspective] It's Strange How We All Want Attention
I could be generalising, and I don't mean to be offensive – just speaking from personal perspectives: As a woman, I just need more attention. I don't mean that we are screaming princesses who are constantly throwing tantrums. It's just that we need to feel reassured, acknowledged and appreciated more often, and perhaps in a more apparent way than our male counterparts. I don't know about you, but I find it hyper-frustrating that men and women resolve issues in such different ways, and this is expressed in the strengths and skillsets we generally exhibit. Continue reading
Ready Or Not, People Are Going To Let You Down
People, just like you, are going to let you down. You're going to sow into someone's life so completely, and realise one day that it was a one-way street. That while you can choose to give unconditionally of your time and of yourself, it may just be an entitlemnet to someone else. So here are the questions I am going to ask myself from today onwards… Continue reading
GetKlarity – Feeling Good Should Be Easy!
Sorry for not blogging lately. Been really busy with my latest project in the consumer platform space. I have had a few readers who emailed me about why I am on a break, and what is the latest project that "coming your way in July 2014". July is long past, and I'm finally ready to … Continue reading
How To: Invite All Your Friends To Like Your Facebook Page
Facebook has recently changed their settings again. But if you, like me, need to invite all your friends to like your Facebook page and can't be arsed to click the "Invite" button 1,000+ times, then… THIS HACK WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE. Continue reading
3 Tips On Being Cost-Effective: Advice To Those Of You Hoping To Start An Online Business
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About Powder Valley Home Inspections
My Promise to You: Choosing the best home inspector can be a confusing and hard decision. But I promise that I will treat your home or potential new home as if I was going to buy it and I will give you the very best advice with the latest information based on my education, knowledge and experience. I want you to have excellent peace of mind with your new purchase. This I promise to you.
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When he's not performing home inspections, David loves to explore the mountains and lakes of the Pacific Northwest—he's particularly fond of going skiing, hunting, and fishing. At home, David can usually be found spending quality time with his wonderful wife and two sons.
David Boyd—Certified Professional Inspector (CPI)®
David Boyd is the owner and inspector of Powder Valley Home Inspections, LLC. David takes pride in operating a property inspection service that delivers a consistently high quality product. A home is a huge investment, and it's David's job to keep you from walking into negotiations unaware of what lies ahead. By thoroughly educating you on the quality and condition of a prospective home, David strives to make your life easier, giving you a chance to see exactly what you'd be getting into —which, in turn, will give you the insight to determine what will be the best decision for you and your family going forward.
A Disciplined Approach to Property Evaluation
Prior to David's career as a professional home inspector, he gained significant experience in closely related fields. For over 25 years, David worked as an electrical engineer, cultivating a disciplined mentality and adamant focus on safety that is integral to his ability to offer a first-rate home inspection. David also worked for several years in residential framing and foundation construction, giving him a strong knowledge of home design. When David inspects a property, his meticulous approach allows him to identify any potential problems while also determining whether or not other components are affected. David then thinks ahead to decide what solutions are available so that his customers can be as informed and prepared as possible.


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Lew Oatman of Shushan NY was the father of imitation baitfish patterns. Unrecognised at the time of his death in 1958, it was only when Joseph D Bates published "Streamer fly tying and fishing" in 1966 that the true extent of Oatman's influence on Eastern United States streamers and bucktails became widely known.
Many of his patterns were originally designed for landlocked Salmon but they crossed over into trout territory very well indeed. There are about 20 in all. A quartet are depicted below.
The Shushan Postmaster was named after the local Postmaster Al Pringle, himself a very competent flyfisher and frequent companion of Oatman on the Battenkill River. Incidentally another Shushan resident Norman Rockwell, that most iconic of American artists, used Pringle a lot as a model in many of his paintings....
Oatman's streamers are still used today on his home waters and elsewhere. The Golden Darter I'm pleased to report has accounted for a couple of my local trout.
Golden Darter
Dr Oatman. ( named after his father )
Ghost Shiner
Shushan Postmaster
Lew Oatman's streamers..
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Thanks Johnno for the history lessons - very informative. Probably 20 years ago my sister in law while on her OE bought me some jungle cock feathers in England ( with TWIMC letter saying they were from a protected flock) I've only tied one fly with them when they arrived - I might just tie a golden darter !!
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Solved DAshboard for SQL Database Performance
I would like to create a dashboard for performance view for one particular server.
The DBA's have access to the SQL server but not the Tech Team.
I would like to create the view below in SquaredUp and put it on the board for my Team.
Any ideas
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Create the dashboard as you would normally (presumably as a SCOM Admin who can see everything), then share with Open Access the dashboard and give the URL to the relevant teams.
Open Access is unauthenticated, allowing you to have all the objects and metrics you require, without any interactivity.
The caveat here is that SCOM tasks won't run in Open Access, as the user that loads the page is a read only operator (see Admin > user roles > squared up open access). You can create an operator role with access to only the tasks that you want to display on an OA dashboard added, but this can be a security hole.
As Nick mentioned, using the SQL tile to query the DB, to gain the Process and Resources Waitings. For the performance metrics, you would need to ensure that they are collected by SCOM. It's likely that they are contained in the MS SQL MP, but not enabled by default. worth having a look in SCOM under Authoring to find out
Hi Jelly,
What i am looking for here is how to get the display with the correct details as in the SQL Mgmt Studio view shown above.
For example, i can use %CPU Utilisation for % Processor Time.
Locks Waiting for Waiting Tasks
Transactions/sec for Batch Requests/sec
What do i use for Database I/O??
How do I display Process and Resources Waitings view?
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Womenswear Collection:lotus On Water by Suyeon Kim
Suyeon Kim Portrays The Lotus On Water Womenswear Collection
Suyeon Kim, the architect of the highlighted project Award Winning Lotus on Water Womenswear Collection points out, This collection is inspired by designer's name Suyeon which means lotus flower on the water in Chinese characters. With the fusion of oriental moods and contemporary fashions, each look represents the lotus flower in different ways. The designer experimented with exaggerated silhouette and creative draping to show the beauty of a petal of the lotus flower. Screen printing and hand beading techniques are used to express floating lotus flower on the water. Also, this collection is only made in natural and transparent fabrics to connote symbolic meaning, purity of lotus flower and water. .
Womenswear Collection:lotus On Water by Suyeon Kim Images:
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- In a medium frying pan, cook ground pork. Drain. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine pork, soup, green beans and salt and pepper.
- Pour mixture into a 9x13" baking dish. Sprinkle onion strings evenly over top.
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Value Base Insurance Coverage, it sounds so — valuable. But is it really valuable? Is Value Based Insurance Coverage (VBIC) what you really want — what you may need? Well, perhaps, that simply remains to be seen. As we move through the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, ObamaCare, VBIC will become the next big thing we need to pay close attention to. You can be sure that soon this item will be getting quite a bit of ink as the potential ramifications become apparent.
Like so many things in life, the reality of this "value" based system may be fraught with unintended consequences for the individual and massive values and benefits for Continue reading


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This is not your average pizza, this has pears, blue cheese, onion and pine nuts to make it a real gourmet experience. I sometimes prinkle some rocket on top before serving.
So delicious! The flavours go together perfectly. I could imagine pancetta or bacon added, too. Make the caramelised onions a day or two in advance to make it extra easy on yourself! - 21 Nov 2011 (Review from Allrecipes UK & Ireland)


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When I saw this story it reminded me of how easily small changes over time can escape our notice until. Boom. Something strange (and newsworthy) results from the trend in question.
The easy availability of calories and the slackening need to exert ourselves mean that we all carry more weight than our ancestors.
New Zealanders' growing waistlines are proving a problem for funeral directors, who have had to resort to increasing the size of standard coffins and sell double burial plots
Exercise is super but better than exercise is arranging one's life so that we must exert ourselves to get through the day. It also helps if we can keep calories out of reach most of the time.
One-in-four New Zealanders is obese, according to the health ministry, rising to almost two-in-three among the country's Pacific Islander communities.
Tony Garing, the president of the Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand, said the standard coffin was no 23 inches (58cm) at the shoulder, up from 19 inches (48cm).
Noelene Mudgway, manager of Auckland's Manukau Memorial Gardens, said cremation was not an option for some families saying their last farewell to a supersized loved one.
"Our cremators aren't wide enough to take people who are severely obese," she said.
Miss Mudgway said the cemetery tried to accommodate large coffins by burying them in plots at the end of a row, where they would not encroach on other graves.


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By Rachel Rochester and Heidi Kaufman
Last Saturday morning people from across the University of Oregon campus and the Eugene area crowded into a computer lab in McKenzie Hall for a crowdsourcing public humanities meetup. The dozens of people filling the lab shared an attitude of subdued excitement. We were there on a common mission: to join the rush to preserve government data on the environment. This was an event that united friends and colleagues interested in Computer Science, DH, PH, the Environment, IT services, and the UO libraries, as well as a number of other departments and local members across our Eugene community.
Scientists and their allies have developed deep anxiety surrounding the scientific data housed on government servers since Donald Trump assumed the Presidency. Although it is illegal to delete government data, it's not illegal to take it offline, making it virtually inaccessible for climate experts and scholars. Extensive cuts to government agencies, particularly those concerned with environmental research and welfare like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), threaten access to scientific data housed on government servers. The cuts, when viewed alongside some alarming changes to federal science agency websites, have some people nervous about the future of critical climate research, among other lines of inquiry. As a recent New York Times article notes, changes to available data so far "appear only to reflect the publicly stated priorities of the new administration and there have been few signs as yet that federal databases are being systematically manipulated or restricted." Nevertheless, for many activists, the changes are enough to drive them to attempt to back up vulnerable data.
The event at UO began when Stephanie LeMenager, the Barbara and Carlisle Moore Distinguished Professor in English and Environmental Studies, brought the DataRefuge Project to the attention of several environmental humanists on campus. A group effort ensued, though the bulk of the organizational credit is due to LeMenager, Taylor McHolm, a PhD candidate in the interdisciplinary Environmental Science, Studies and Policy Program, and DH's own Heidi Kaufman. McHolm notes that the event wouldn't have been possible without the immense efforts of the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI) and the University of Pennsylvania Program in the Environmental Humanities (PPEH Lab), who are working together to spearhead the initiative on a national level.
McHolm became invested in the project for both practical and political reasons. In E-mail correspondence he writes: "On the practical level, the data refuge process is an opportunity to make data meaningful and secure it. As an environmental humanist, I rarely work with raw data. But my work depends on those who do. Moreover, so does my livelihood and well-being outside of my academic life — and that's true for quite a lot of other people, too. As the climate continues to change, climate and environmental data give us access to trends and models that can help us grow food, organize cities, figure out appropriate forms of transportation, and help ensure justice for vulnerable and disproportionately impacted communities. If the data were to go missing, all of that would be far more difficult to achieve. Canvasing federal sites for important data also gives us a sense of all the work that's being done. A number of participants noted that they didn't realize how many programs were out there. So this is a way to show that this data influences their lives on some level. That alone is a reason to engage in the process."
McHolm, like many of the participants at the event, was also driven by frustration at the attitudes expressed toward science during the most recent political cycle. He writes: " With every change in administration, there are going to be shifts in
policy and messaging. With the election of Donald Trump, this was certainly no different. What was different, however, was the open hostility to social and environmental justice measures … Many [members of Trump's administration] refuse the reality of climate change. Seeing these people come to power in a position that grants them the authority to make their views actionable was motivating, to say the least. It would be very easy (though illegal) for this data to simply be erased. It would be easier still to make the data hard to find or access. The DataRefuge process, and our work in it, is just one small way of helping prevent those scenarios."
Anxieties about how the Trump administration will handle government data are shining a light on the broader issue of information storage in the digital age. Much of the research funded by the government exists only on government servers that may not be backed up or easily searchable. In a recent New York Times article, Laurie Allen, a digital librarian at the University of Pennsylvania who helped launch the Data Refuge project, notes that the process of storing climate data digitally has always been deeply flawed, even prior to the current administration's changes. "No one would advocate for a system where the government stores all scientific data and we just trust them to give it to us," she said. "We didn't used to have that system, yet that is the system we have landed with."
Unfortunately, backing up the data is not as easy as cutting and pasting. Much of the data can only be extracted by custom code, which is being written as it becomes necessary. The information must also be preserved and archived in such a way that it can be authenticated by future researchers. At UO's Data Refuge event Taylor McHolm gave a brief overview of the history of the Data Refuge project before helping participants divide up into groups according to skill. Some participants used a web browser extension to help alert a web crawler to automatically copy federal websites, while flagging more complex materials that need more human attention. A second group began working to develop ways of mining those more complicated data sets.
Stephen Fickas, a professor in the University of Oregon Computer Science Department who participated in the event, notes that the logistical challenges of a data migration project of this magnitude make this project appealing from an intellectual standpoint as well as an altruistic one. In an e-mail he wrote that his interest was partially inspired by "the technical challenges involved in snapshotting major pieces of the Internet," as well as the way the structure of dividing people to take on different, collaborative team roles could work for other crowd-sourced research projects.
McHolm is realistic about what he believes the DataRefuge Project can accomplish. He writes, "I think it's important that we realize and be open about the fact that this process … isn't saving the world. There's credible reason to believe that data may not be as vulnerable as some folks have said that it is. Even if that's the case, though, having back-ups is always helpful, and civic engagement is more necessary now than it was a few months ago. This is a way to engage civically, learn about federal agencies and their necessity, and become more familiar with the importance of environmental data and regulations." In an era when it's easy for environmental activists and concerned citizens to succumb to helplessness, this is a concrete action that may, at least, stimulate intelligent inquiry into climate data and the politics surrounding it.
If you'd like to get involved, we'd love to hear from you in the comments. The event on Saturday was Phase 1, and if there is enough interest UO may host a more public and large-scale event. Potential organizers and participants alike are encouraged to reach out. Oregon State University is also holding a DataRefuge event on March 17-18 that is open to the public.


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Michael Barzuza, Market segmentation: The rise of Nevada as a liability-free jurisdiction
Virginia Law and Economics Research Paper No. 2011-07
available at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1920538
This paper exposes and analyses the rise of Nevada as an almost liability-free jurisdiction. Contrary to conventional wisdom – that Nevada imitates Delaware law but does not make any profits from competing with it – Nevada has embarked on a lucrative strategy of market segmentation with a differentiated product – a shockingly lax corporate law.
Market segmentation with lax law has allowed Nevada to overcome significant barriers to entry. By tailoring its product to a particular subset of the market, Nevada gained market power in a segment that is not served by Delaware. Nevada's clear, no-liability law makes Delaware's competitive advantages less significant and leaves it unable to effectively respond. Firms may incorporate in Nevada for a variety of reasons that include extracting private benefits, saving on incorporation taxes, and minimising litigation costs.
The data, however, suggest that at least some firms choose Nevada for the first, less benign reason. Normatively, policy makers should find it worrisome if high agency costs firms, which would benefit the most from regulation, disproportionally choose Nevada's lax law. Another reason for concern is that Nevada, by creating a competitive pressure towards the bottom, may be dragging Delaware down.
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The Delaware story is well known; the Nevada story not so much. This paper not only provides some useful talking points for discussing the relative merits of offshore and onshore jurisdictions with American officials, but raises some interesting issues offshore policy makers may wish to consider to maintain their position as high quality jurisdictions.
Dariusz Wojcik, Where governance fails: Advanced business services and the offshore world
available at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1927790
Twenty years ago the Soviet Union was dismantled and the Cold War ended. With enlarged markets and peaceful economic cooperation the world seemed to be embarking on a path of uninterrupted development. In reality, however, we experienced two worst decades in the post WWII history in terms of world GDP growth rate, combined with the highest levels of domestic income inequalities, economic instability, and the highest greenhouse gas emissions. The 2000s was the worst decade on all of these counts, the 1990s the second worst. Why did the world economy perform so badly?
The paper revisits some key concepts used in economic and social sciences to explain economic transformations of the last 20-40 years, and points to the development of the advanced business services – offshore world nexus as an area of major governance failure. Advanced business services hold considerable power, which they exercise by operating legal and financial vehicles designed to escape the control of governmental or inter-governmental organisations through the use of offshore jurisdictions. This nexus of advanced business services and the offshore world contributed to the recent global financial crisis, and has negative consequences for stability, equity and sustainability.
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Know your opponent! This paper is a call for geographers (not the kind that make maps, but the academic kind) to attack offshore jurisdictions' legitimacy. It includes a call for geographers to support the Tax Justice Network's proposal for compulsory country-by-country reporting of data since "new standards could be used to correct otherwise distorted data on foreign trade and cross-border financial flows, mapping hitherto hidden circuits of capital and producing research that informs policy makers and citizens." If you want a forecast of the next round of attacks on OFCs, read this.
Harvey Gilmore, This is not a symposium on how to commit fraud – but, if it were…
Journal of Business & Securities Law, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2011
available at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1961435
We know the names: Bernard Madoff, Kenneth Lay, Jeffrey Skilling, Andrew Fastow, Dennis Kozlowski, Phillip R Bennett and Bernard Ebbers. These are but a few of the biggest corporate thieves in recent memory. Similarly, the names of certain corporations will also conjure up lasting images of massive corporate frauds: Enron, World-Com, Tyco, Adelphia, Refco, Global Crossing and Sunbeam, again, to name just a few.
The most disquieting aspect of all these financial frauds really isn't the massive amounts of money that was looted from the victimised companies. Instead, the truly unnerving fact regarding most financial frauds is that they are deceptively easy to formulate and sometimes even easier to implement. In this piece, I will first give several definitions as to what constitutes fraud. I will next argue how and why committing certain types of financial fraud is in fact fairly simple. In doing so, I must point out that I am not deliberately giving a clinic on how to commit fraud (title notwithstanding) and live happily ever after in a nice offshore tax shelter.
That said, keep in mind that in order for forensic accountants and fraud investigators to successfully detect and prevent fraud, they necessarily need to have some idea of how a financial crime might be perpetrated. This knowledge is essential in order to beat the bad guys at their own game. Or, to put it another way, in order to catch a criminal, one has to think like a criminal. Finally, I will give my take on several factors that enable people to commit financial fraud, including weak internal controls, corporate cronyism and negligent audits, to name a few.
CFR comment:
A clever summary of how to commit fraud that compliance offices can use to assess their internal controls. Easy enough to read that it can be given to new employees as a guide to what to watch for (assuming the employer is clear that this is not a "how to"guide)!
Shafik Hebous, Money at the docks of tax havens: a guide, CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3587
available at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1934164
This essay critically revisits the roles and influences of tax havens in the world economy. It combines various massages of available studies in one scheme, documents a number of observations and proposes several issues for future research.
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A useful, relatively neutral survey by a professor at Goethe University in Germany that suggests the future directions of academic research.
Eiichi Sekine, Renminbi trade settlement as a catalyst to Hong Kong's development as an offshore renminbi center
Nomura Journal of Capital Markets, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2011
available at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1927157
Renminbi settlement has become the preferred mode of settlement for mainland Chinese imports, with most of the imports settled this way coming from Hong Kong. As a result, renminbi deposits in Hong Kong have increased sharply, as has the issuance of dim sum bonds.
It will be interesting to see what routes are opened up to enable this money to find its way back from Hong Kong's offshore renminbi market to the mainland and whether Japanese companies take advantage of the market to issue dim sum bonds.
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A useful summary of RMB settlement developments with commentary on implications for Hong Kong by an analyst at Nomura.
Karandeep Makkar, Regulation of venture capital funds in India
available at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1965595
Venture Capital is one of the innovative financing resource for a company in which the investor has to give up some level of ownership and control of business in exchange for capital for a limited period, say, three to five years. Venture capital is generally equity investments made by venture capital funds, at an early stage in privately held companies, having potential to provide a high rate of return on their investments.
It is a resource for supporting innovation, knowledge based ideas and technology and human capital intensive enterprises. Venture capitalists operating in India are subjected to considerable inaction and oversight by regulatory authorities. This project discusses the regulatory and legal issues confronting Indian and offshore venture capitalists. It also describes in brief, the different sets of guidelines governing VC funds and companies in India issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (the SEBI).
Finally, the business models by which this industry operates currently are also discussed. The net FII investment in Indian markets is increasing and the flows for the last few years have generally been positive. With enhanced interest in India as compared to some of the other emerging and Asian markets, given the right environment good amount of money would flow as venture capital investment.
This is more so because India has already acquired credibility particularly in the area of information technology and sectors like media, pharmaceuticals etc. With this background India is rightly poised for a big leap. Given the right environment and the mind set to understand global forces, large flows of risk finance and venture capital can flow into the country.
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This paper by a professor at Hidayatullah National Law University, provides a short summary of India's regulation of venture capital funds that may be of interest to those contemplating investments there.


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As Mike's "7 Roundtables and Jeremy Brcher & Brendan Smith" details, there were seven round tables for the gina & krista round-robin. Ava and I moderated one and I'm running way behind tonight (it's "tonight" until I get at least an hour of sleep). We're going to focus on Iraq (of course) and we'll be using Rolling Stone to do so. A friend (at the magazine) had asked for a plug for the 40th anniversary issue which I'd forgotten until he called again today. There are plugs I'll do. If I believe in something, no problem. There are also things that come into the public account that I will gladly plug.
There are things that will get plugged here that I know nothing about. I mention that because I've wasted two hours dealing with an e-mail to the public account. Obviously, this community does care about the conditions of/for women in the world. So when an e-mail came in asking for a link to a petition, I was all ready to copy and paste. But the name of the organization (not one I donate to) sent off an alarm. I called around and found out repeatedly why it should not be supported here. (A friend who yelled, "___, they supported the contras!" was more than enough to make sure they wouldn't get endorsed here.) But I mention that for several reasons.
1) Calling around made this entry get started even later.
2) There are questions from visitors from time to time about why something gets noted here.
3) E-mails.
(1) should be clear. (2) may not be to visitors. In the snapshot, there's nothing but plugs in one regard. If I'm speaking (and I often am), I'm especially dependent upon friends. I'll make as many calls as I can and some will promote their own outlets and some will promote that and/or
other outlets. (Independent media, real independent media, seems to have a lot more traction in big media these days.) That's how the snapshot works. We're covering Iraq. (I prefer "we" to "I" statements.) I will call friends to figure out what's going on or what's not going into a report. (Also to gripe about Iraq coverage.) And they do get links here. Snapshots can also include members' highlights as well as things that come into the public account from visitors. I can and do say no to friends. (One person is very upset that they've gotten "nothing" currently.) I also let them say "no" to not promoting certain things here.
On (3), if something comes into the public account, I do consider it. But it's not my job to e-mail you back and say you got a shout or you didn't. I'm not writing back the organization that wanted a shout out tonight. I feel no guilt over that.
There was an indy-type (on the right) who I did feel bad about last week because he had done actual work but we're not a site for the right and we're not linking to a bunch of neocons talking about the war. (Whether the indy-type was neocon or not, I don't know. The thing he wanted linked to featured various voices he'd interviewed who were neocons. I'm sure he'll find many to promote that on the right.) With him, I did feel bad because he had done a lot of work -- not work I liked or approved of -- but he did a lot of work and he was reaching out to anyone to get some attention for it. (If a right winger's e-mailing this site, he's reaching out to anyone.) So possibly the organization that e-mailed tonight will read this. (They may have e-mailed today, I didn't see it until tonight.) If so, you're not being linked to. Don't send an e-mail to this site proclaiming your support for women when you were on the wrong side during Vietnam, when you supported the contras, go down the list.
We do get many wonderful things to note via visitors e-mailing the public account and we have noted many things from it. But I want to start off on this topic because I want it to be clear that I can and do make mistakes. (I can be wrong and often am.) Tonight (this morning, actually), I saw that e-mail and what's happening to women in Iraq is femicide. The hour was late and I was going back and forth over whether or not to risk waking friends with phone calls asking, "What do you know about this group?" I did make the calls but it could have as easily gone the other way and been posted here. (At which point, friends would have called to scream later today. And been right to scream.) So hopefully that clears up something for visitors.
The public e-mail address gets many e-mails. One Martha moved to the "read" file (Martha, Eli, Shirley, Ava and Jess all help with the e-mails) was this one from "No Name Sorry" at
This is the only way I could reach you, I Want you be very
careful about this and keep the secret with you till I make out space
for us to see, You have no need of knowing who I am, where am
from,till I make out a space for us to see, I have being paid in
advance to terminate you with some reasons listed to me by my
employer, its one I believe you call a friend, I have followed you
closely for one week and five days now and have seen that you are
innocent of the accusation, Do not contact the police or try to send a
copy of this to them, because if you do I will know, and might be
pushed to do what I have being paid to do, beside this the first time i
turned out to be a betrayer in my job he gave me all information about you.
Now listen, I will arrange for us to see face to face but before that I
need the amount of $30,000.00, I will come to your home, or you
determine where you wish we meet, I repeat do not arrange for the
cops, if you play hard to get, it will be extended to your family, do not
set any camera to cover us or set up any tape to record our
conversation, my employer is in my control now, $10, 000.00 will be paid
to the account I will provide for you, after our conversation, I will
give you the tape that contains his request for me to terminate you,
which will be enough evidence for you to take him to court (if you wish
to), then the balance will be paid, beware of business associates and
friends, reply back with your phone number for easier contact as soon
as possible.
Now, normally I follow the policy posted on the profile -- that you're only quoted with permission. The above doesn't worry me. There's no way someone followed me over the last five days. I've been in six different cities, on multiple campuses and I could barely keep up with the schedule.
I'm not worried in the least but I do think it's really crappy to try to scare someone and some people might be scared by the above. If the "No Name" had written the above in a different week when I was at home and not on the road, I might take it more seriously (I doubt it) but there's no way in the world that anyone could have followed me this week (without being out of breath and drawing attention to themselves). The only thing that bothered me is that my life is apparently only worth $40,000. Now that's a bit more than the US government (under) pays Iraqis, but still . . .
As for coming to my home, you know, I have a fairly open door policy with regards to friends --who can bring their friends along -- but your 'sweet' words aren't going to win you an invite.
If "No Name" can't tell (or if any member's concerned -- don't be), I don't take you seriously. I don't take your threat seriously. You're far from the first death threat I've received in my life (you'd have to go back to the days before e-mail, way before e-mail) and most of you are just scared little creeps who get off on the thought that you frightened someone.
But I read it and laughed, was just about to delete it, when I remembered Ava's reaction to one threatening creep. E-mails like this can freak some people out. It doesn't freak me out. It doesn't scare me. It makes me laugh and that's about it. But if someone's e-mailing that to me they may be trying it on other people as well.
So it's going up here.
If you're a reporter who has e-mailed the public account, do not freak and think, "The policy has changed! My foul mouthed rant is going to be posted!" It's not. If you've been commented on here and want to have your say, go for it. But I am breaking the policy from now on in terms of death threats.
A death threat isn't "I wish you'd die." A death threat isn't "You stupid ___! I hate you! I hate you!" (The latter actually did come in from a mainstream reporter.) A death threat isn't calling me a foul name. But telling someone you were hired to kill them and if they contact the police and/or don't pay you off, you're going to kill them is a death threat. I don't think that's open to dispute. (I could be wrong, I often am.) So to cut down on these (this is the third time No Name's written or someone who writes exactly like No Name has written) the policy will be that if you make a death threat, you give up your right to privacy.
Again, that's not, "I could spit in your face" or "I wish you'd die." Or anything like that. But I'm going through the e-mails to do the "And the war drags on" entry and looking at what Martha's put in the "read" folder and I'm just not in the mood for it. The threat doesn't scare me. I know from last week's similar e-mail, it did worry Martha. My take is it's a prank or a crank or a sicko and none of the three worry me. But if it cuts down on the e-mails coming into the public accounts, then let's note it and hopefully No Name can get a life already.
If you write the public account, you get an automated message. That's all your entitled to.
The (public) e-mail address for this site is firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Chagas disease, or American trypanosomiasis, is caused by a one-celled parasite named Trypanosoma cruzi. Insects called kissing bugs transmit the parasite from host to host.
The disease is endemic in Central and South America where it is a significant cause of illness in humans, as well as in a number of US states, including Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Virginia. The parasite has also been reported in western states, including California and New Mexico, down south in Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina, and also in Maryland.
Chagas disease can only be acquired through an infection with the T. cruzi parasite. There are a number of ways a dog or cat can be exposed to the organism, including receiving a bite from an infected kissing bug, eating an infected bug, eating the poop of an infected host animal or the animal itself, or through a blood transfusion.
Small animals such as guinea pigs, rats, opossums, raccoons, and armadillos as well as cats and dogs, can serve as reservoirs for the parasite, and are able to spread the infection from animal to animal.
T. cruzi exposure generally doesn't cause the significant disease in animals that it does in people.
Often, animal hosts of Chagas disease, including dogs and cats, show no signs of illness.
Two forms of the disease have been observed in dogs: acute and chronic. Some dogs enter an asymptomatic period that can last months to years. During that time, however, there is a progressive quiet development of the parasite. This leads to degeneration and inflammation of the heart, which can eventually cause heart failure and death.
If the infection is severe, dogs may develop weakness, anemia, and an enlarged spleen and lymph nodes. Rarely, if large numbers of the parasite enter the heart, they can cause inflammation that leads to sudden collapse and death. Or, the parasites may cause the heart muscle to fail gradually over time.
With some infected dogs, symptoms of weakness and lack of coordination are profound. Cats may have convulsions and paralysis of the back legs.
As you can see, the symptoms of Chagas disease can be somewhat random and diverse in pets.
A complete physical examination, blood tests, urinalysis, serology, and an electrolyte panel will be required. Serologic tests exist for the diagnosis of Chagas disease.
X-rays may also be taken to look for heart and pulmonary abnormalities associated with the disease, and an echocardiogram may be helpful to visualize changes to the walls and chambers of the heart.
Another rather strange but effective way of diagnosing a T. cruzi infection is called xenodiagnosis. This involves keeping kissing bugs in a laboratory and feeding them blood or tissue from an animal suspected of harboring the parasite. The bugs are then killed and their digestive systems examined for the presence of the parasite.
There are several drugs that have shown limited use in improving symptoms in dogs during the acute stage of Chagas disease, but none provide a cure.
Unfortunately, even animals that receive treatment for acute symptoms often progress to the chronic form of the disease. For these pets, supportive treatment for heart complications is very important.
There are certain natural remedies that may benefit Chagas-positive patients, but they should be used under the direct supervision of a veterinarian. I have never personally treated a pet with this disease, but my holistic colleagues in South America tell me the herbs pau d'arco, turmeric, and oregano can be beneficial.
Also potentially helpful are colloidal silver, grapefruit seed extract, and thymus extract, as well as several homeopathic remedies to treat the patient's specific symptoms.
Sadly, because there is no cure for Chagas disease in pets and because it is zoonotic, meaning it can be spread to people, many veterinarians recommend euthanizing pets with this condition.
Obviously, prevention is the goal, which means ensuring your pet is never exposed to kissing bugs or host animals that could be infected with the T. cruzi parasite.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers these precautions to prevent infestation for people living in endemic areas:1
Seal cracks and gaps around windows, walls, roofs, and doors
Seal holes and cracks leading to the attic, crawl spaces below the house, and to the outside
Remove wood, brush, and rock piles near your house to reduce bug populations
Keep your house and any outdoor pet resting areas clean, and periodically check both areas for bugs
Use screens on doors and windows and repair any holes or tears
Have pets sleep indoors, especially at night
If possible, make sure yard lights are not close to your house (lights can attract the bugs)
I would also add that using an all-natural outdoor bug deterrent, such as cedar oil spray or cedar oil yard spray can help reduce the presence of unwanted bugs in your pet's outdoor area.
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NASA Image of the Day: The Rockies from Space
NASA's Image of the Day for Jan. 10, 2017 is a doozy.
Astronaut Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency snapped a photo of North America's Rocky Mountains from the International Space Station.
When Pesquet shared the photograph on social media, he wrote that "the Rocky mountains are a step too high – even for the clouds to cross."
SpaceX lands rocket at sea for first time
A private company succeeded Friday in landing a rocket upright at sea for the first time in history.
SpaceX, which handles cargo launches for the International Space Station, said on its Twitter feed that the first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket that had lifted the Dragon cargo capsule to orbit had landed on a floating barge.
The company posted a video of the landing on its Twitter feed.
President Obama congratulated SpaceX in a message posted to his official Twitter feed, as did NASA.
ISS astronaut shares photo of moon
Tim Kopra, a NASA astronaut on board the International Space Station, posted to his Twitter account Friday a photo of the moon. The photo is worthy of a share:
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly returns to Earth after nearly a year in space
An American astronaut has come home after spending 340 days in space.
Scott Kelly arrived in Houston today aboard a small aircraft after a Russian Soyuz spacecraft brought him and several other crewmembers from the International Space Station back to the planet's surface yesterday.
The purpose of Kelly's long stay in space was to examine the impacts of a low gravity environment on human health. NASA used Kelly's Earth-bound twin brother, Mark Kelly, as a control.
During his American record-breaking stay in space, Kelly posted numerous spectacular images of Earth and space. This one is from this year's "leap day," Feb. 29:
Kelly saw 10,944 sunrises and sunsets during his 11-plus months aboard the ISS.
Of course, Kelly's mission was not all about photography and videography. He also participated in efforts to grow flowers and plants aboard the ISS, an experiment aimed at assessing the viability of producing food while on the way to and from Mars.
During his time in space Kelly's rate of aging slowed. Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson made that point in a tweet posted Wednesday:
Kelly, 52, has been an astronaut for nearly 20 years and is a veteran of two space shuttle flights and several expeditions to the ISS.
A retired U.S. Navy captain, Kelly is also a highly experienced pilot. According to his official NASA biography, Kelly has flown over 8,000 hours in more than 40 different aircraft. Those included two combat aircraft: the F-14 Tomcat and the F/A-18 Hornet. He has landed an airplane on the deck of an aircraft carrier more than 250 times.
Kelly's twin brother, Mark Kelly, is also a retired naval officer and former astronaut. Mark Kelly is the husband of former U.S. representative Gabrielle Giffords, who was the victim of an assassination attempt in 2011.
NASA's Image of the Day – July 9, 2013
One of the Expedition 36 crew members aboard the International Space Station used a 50mm lens to record this image of a large mass of storm clouds over the Atlantic Ocean near Brazil and the Equator on July 4, 2013. A Russian spacecraft, docked to the orbiting outpost, partially covers a small patch of sunglint on the ocean waters in a break in the clouds. Photo courtesy NASA.


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Uruguay is located in UTC-3, that is -3 hours in relation to the Greenwich Meridian.
The capital of Uruguay is Montevideo which has the same time shown above in our watch.
Uruguay is located in UTC-3. Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is divided into 24 hours, 12 of which are positive and 12 are negative.
The starting point is the Greenwich Meridian. On the right are the countries with early hours and the left those that are late.
The UTC setting in Uruguay is defined in relation to the degree of distance of Uruguay from the 0 degree point.
To find Uruguay let's imagine the earth as a sphere, it has 360 degrees and if we divide that number by 24 hours we reach number 15, degrees an hour ago. Uruguay and the capital Montevideo are approximately the -45 degrees of Meridian. p>
Uruguay is located on the South America continent , is a city of Montevideo and the timezone is UTC-3. At this time there is no daylight saving time in Uruguay.


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Demolition and construction at the site of the former 3700 Mall is currently underway to make room for CVS Pharmacy Store #10491.
Demolition and construction at the site of the former 3700 Mall is currently underway to make room for CVS Pharmacy Store #10491.
Crews began demolition of the property, located at 3711 SE Frank Phillips Blvd., last week. Claremore-based Mid South Construction LLC is the demolition team for the project. Demolition includes removal of the building and water meter, as well as capping the sewer line.
No Limit Powersports, a motorcycle retail and repair shop located next door at 3601 E. Frank Phillips Blvd., is also scheduled for demolition — though, according to City of Bartlesville Chief Building Official Robert McGuire, is not part of the current demolition.
According to information provided by McGuire, Dayton, Ohio-based GLR Inc. is the contractor for the 13,225 square-foot pharmacy. The owner of the property is Orange Development, based in Birmingham, Ala.
Wade Renicker, vice president of operations at GLR, said construction is currently in process.
"We have started, and completion should be (the) first of September," Renicker told the Examiner-Enterprise on Thursday.
Cost for the project is $1,322,500.
The Bartlesville City Council approved a partial closing of the right of way along Frank Phillips Boulevard at the southwest corner of U.S. Highway 75 in September of 2013, according to a report by Engineering and Water Utilities Director Terry Lauritsen. An agreement connected to the development of the new pharmacy where the strip mall was located was approved by the council on Feb. 3.
The approved closing was conditioned that, prior to filing the ordinance, the developer either relocate utilities within the closed right of way or provide an easement over the existing utility.
The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission had looked at the preliminary plat and required that CVS Pharmacy have full ownership and control of the property prior to council review of the final plat, that easements and utilities be relocated as necessary and that development fees be paid prior to the plat being released for recording. The final plat was approved earlier this month.


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It was reported on the IOSH website today that health and safety experts from across the world will meet in the Caribbean to discuss a proposed new international standard to protect people in the workplace.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has set up a project committee to bring together the standard for occupational health and safety management.
The latest meeting will be hosted by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, from 19 to 24 January.
It will see dozens of delegates split into task groups to discuss the different clauses of the proposed standard, known as ISO 45001.
It is intended that the standard, which is likely to replace OHSAS 18001, will help save lives. Global statistics from the International Labour Organization (ILO) estimate that 6,300 people die every day as a result of work-related injury or disease – more than 2.3 million deaths per year.
The ISO says that many of these health and safety failures can be prevented and that the future standard, which is due to be finalised in late 2016, will provide an international framework for best practice for the first time.
It will require that health and safety aspects are integral to the overall management system within organisations, not just an added extra.
There are 54 countries involved in the putting together of the standard, with every continent represented, while 16 more are taking part in an observation role.
Commenting, Richard Jones, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at IOSH, said:
"IOSH is delighted to be hosting this global forum.
"It's a key stage in the development of ISO 45001, the important new international standard on health and safety management system requirements, which will potentially help protect workers worldwide.
"IOSH has been able to offer assistance in this way because we're a global organisation, with branches around the world, and also because we're an ISO Category A Liaison organisation."
Richard added:
"It's really great for us to have the opportunity to host national standards bodies from so many other countries and for them to get to know IOSH and our Caribbean Branch members better."
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Jordan Gross, in my opinion, would be a HUGE pickup for this team if we were able to get him this offseason(regarding whether they franchise him or Julius Peppers is up for debate right now). Yes, I have heard that the Panthers are going to pursue resigning the free agent LT, but that's not set in stone just yet. He's 29, and I think he could fit in great with this team. He's got experience, and he seems to be the premier tackle of this years free agent class. Go for him Pioli, we have plenty of cap and a tackle is a dire necessity for this team at this point.


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Trying to propagate some indoor pet friendly plants, zz plants, boston ferns, succulents, etc.
Every source I see has a method of leaf/stem cutting and placing them in water to root.
Does anyone know if it's faster to propagate in water with rooting hormone and possibly even a mild amount of NPK?


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Fireworks stats:
The concept of nation-states was perhaps making some sense back in the ancient times when the geography and languages posed a serious obstacle in travel and communication. Now almost everybody speaks English and it takes 24 hours or less to get from any mid-sized city to any other mid-sized city, if we ignore the occasional airport worker strikes. The borders, despite yapping of politicians, are now mere anachronism, unnecessarily dividing people. Why should I need to fill my soul with allegiance to some ad-hoc geopolitical entity when family and friends do the same job better? And, ultimately, isn't Earth itself the only geopolitical entity that makes sense to deal with?]]>
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I am all about the efficient allocation of resources. One can fight a war without restricting privacy or freedom. Many times though wars are just excuses for evil people to take those things away.
If the 9/11 response was handled properly there would be no more radical Islamic terrorists around for us to be concerned about and it would have been finished years ago and at a fraction of the cost that has been spent on this ridiculous "war on terror." But instead of stepping up and doing the hard and right thing they started to take my finger nail clippers away from me when I wanted to fly on an airplane.
National Pride is not illusory - it is a form of love. Love for your family and love for your nation are not far removed from each other. It is more real than your heart disease and bigger than any one person could ever be. It is the substance of what we are as a nation - and if you don't have it - I feel sorry for your empty soul.]]>
Why should I consider selling my safety for something as illusory as "national pride"? Did you ever hear about efficient allocation of resources?]]>
When was the last time you heard a story about a terrorist harming someone in the US?]]>
This question is so trifle it almost does not deserve an answer.
There are lots of things that kill more people than terrorists do each year. Should we do nothing then after a terrorist incident but clean up the mess?
Perhaps if you are a spineless pathetic excuse for a human being!
There is still such a thing as national honor and national pride. When you attack a nation or people they have not only a right but a duty to defend themselves - no matter the cost.
You can not equate terrorism with such things as car accidents or heart disease, etc.]]>
It's essentially a modified version of this pager:
The fireworks version has some high output drivers to fire squibs, and some extra brown out detection circuitry to keep it from going haywire when the battery gets low.
However, as someone already said, if you're a terrorist, it would be MUCH cheaper to modify a wristwatch or a cell phone or a remote control toy as a remote explosive detonator. Plus, you can't go into the corner 7-11 and pay cash for systems like these. There'd a paper trail back to you and your organization.
BTW, this particular product has been around 4-5 years, and I've never heard of it being used inappropriately.]]>
"Guy Fawkes must be turning in his grave."
I don't think he had "a grave".
However his death was an object lesson in "justice being seen to be done".
After he was captured he did not respond to questioning and the King (James) autherised the use of torture. Although how has not been recorded it is likley he spent time in "little ease" and was either "pressed" or "racked".
He was sentanced to Hanging drawing and quatering along with other members of the gunpowder plot.
Basicaly you would be "hung" untill nearly dead, then be cut down and as you regained conciousness you would be partialy eviserated and your guts "drawn" and be placed on a brazier in front of your eyes, you would then be "quatered" by the use of a hatchet or similar. The main aim of it was that you would be alive for as much of the procedure as possible and the executioner would take care to ensure this for the benifit of the audiance.
Normaly your various body parts would then be dispersed to be buried in unknown places such as middens and ditches (but not a grave) and often your head would be placed on a spike in public to serve as warning to others.
It is said Guy Fawkes cheated the executioner by jumping off the platform on which he was being hanged thereby breaking his neck.]]>
Battery operated fuel igniters have been available for many many years in one form or another.
Generaly they are of three types, "glow wire" "induction spark" "piezo spark".
A glow wire works in the same way an incandescent light bulb filament works. An induction spark works in the same way your car ignition (used to work). And the piezo is a more modern system that has been used in more expensive cigarette lighters and gas barbeques.
Both the glow wire and induction spark systems can be made by pre-teen children with access to a real of fine enameled copper wire and either a pin or an iron nail respectivly.
The important point is that none of these igniters will directly set of the sort of explosives generaly used commercialy or by the military because the lack the energy required.
If you want to know more google "explosive train safety".]]>
I never noticed any restrictions on the sale of RC gear as a consequence of the IRA's use - so the authorities in those days were sensible.
Yeah, if he'd had one of these maybe he'd have got away with it.]]>
"Full references and other data are captured in the linked YouTube Video Presentation."
I don't believe that fireworks statistic and I can only make out "http:/www.rex.org/." Can you read the URI?]]>
From 1980 to 2005, 339 people died in fireworks related accidents. From 1968 to 2006, 3227 people died in terrorist attacks. On average there were 85 terrorism fatalities per year and 14 fireworks related fatalities.
So, technically, many more people die from terrorism than from fireworks but it is also true that the terrorism figure is heavily skewed from the 9/11 attacks and that plot would certainly not have benefited from this device.
If we ignore the 2,974 people who died in the 9/11 attacks, the average drops to 7 terrorism fatalities per year.]]>
Your lifetime odds of dying to terrorism are about 1 in 5.4 million.
You are 16 times more likely to be killed by Fireworks Discharge (1 in 340,733).
I don't recall off the top of my head if the Fireworks stat counted international deaths (probably not) but the terrorism stats DID count international incidents.
So on a year over year basis, yes, fireworks kill more people than terrorism, or at least did up through 2006.
Full references and other data are captured in the linked YouTube Video Presentation.
Maybe not skyscrapers, but a 500' radio mast:
That was without looking very hard. I'm sure I could find loads more if I really set my mind to it.]]>
"Do fireworks kill more people than terrorists each year? Probably."
Depends on what you mean by "people" and "terrorists".
Most (political) terrorist attacks in the West in recent times have affected adults considerably more than children.
Fireworks and "nutters" have probably hurt more children than adults.
The trouble is finding reliable data to say.]]>
I reckon you're familiar with the Darwin Awards. Try as they may, they will never really be able to protect people from themselves.]]>
9/11 was the single largest terrorist attack in terms of number of casualties, but nowhere close to the scale that you think it was. 1990s were bad, bad times in South Asia. I suspect deaths in India and Sri Lanka in one year (in the 90s) would be more than 9/11. It was still the biggest attack though. That, plus the mode of attack, makes it a black swan.
On topic.. as many have already said, I don't think fireworks cause more deaths than terrorism.. but the economic losses are large enough.]]>
At least with the current system the one who takes the greatest risk is the one in control.]]>
And kind of like what Wall Street wasn't.]]>
And, while I think of it, has model rocketry taken a hit regarding the potential for "terrorist use?"
Happy Chinese New Year!]]>
here or here are some links with pictures.]]>
here or here are some links with pictures.]]>
I know my argument doesn't apply to this product, and I don't think that it could really help terrorists. The point is that the average and the median number of people killed by terrorists may differ widely.]]>
Why do they hate our freedom so much?
I doubt it. They certainly aren't used to knock down skyscapers, sink boats, bomb embasies, or blow up pizzerias or buses in Isreal.]]>


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Josiah lived frugally. He never used the Lord's name in vain. In point of fact, he just never used the Lord's name at all. Josiah believed that anything worth making was worth making yourself. He had little faith in that which couldn't be understood through being taken apart and put back together. He flossed. He believed that true happiness was found between lines and chapters, and at the bottom of a reasonably priced glass of red wine.
Josiah needed the simple life. It spoke to his need for an orderly life.
That tends to happen, when you've lived a shade over two thousand years.
Josiah thought his brother deserved the hype he got. And while Jesus was Mary's first born, he was by no means the Lord's only child. He was the latest in a long line of failures- and the only to give up his birthright to ensure it for all others. Eternal life.


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Interpersonal Violence
Interpersonal violence is when an individual uses emotional, psychological, economic, physical and/or sexual to exert power and control over their partner. Abusive partners tend to pick victims who are vulnerable and may be perceived as lacking credibility. Interpersonal violence is never the victim's fault. There is help available.
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Engineering for sports
Over the last decade, sports equipment manufacturers, engineers, university researchers and diverse industries, including automobile, aerospace and defense, have been working together to refine the equipment used in Paralympic summer and winter sports. Advanced designs and testing processes incorporating the latest technologies and materials offer athletes greater comfort, stability and mobility, so that they can focus on performance.
The standardization activities of several IEC Technical Committees (TCs) and Subcommittees (SCs) contribute towards ensuring the safety and reliability of electronic or electrotechnical components incorporated in this equipment and the systems used to test and measure them.
Reinventing the wheelchair
Wheelchair racing is an exciting sport which has evolved greatly since the first official Paralympics held in London in 1948. Back then, chairs could weigh up to 23 kilos; modern ones weigh just two.
Until recently, athletes were crammed into chairs with loose foam for padding and retention. They had to try to maintain their balance while pushing the wheels as hard and fast as possible.
However, over the last decade, several industries have been teaming up with the sports world to fine-tune equipment for disabled athletes. One such partnership with UK Sport has produced a state-of-the-art wheelchair that includes several technologies. A leading German automotive manufacturer used a 3D scan of a seated athlete to produce a personalized chair. From the scan, a digital model was made, simulating the aerodynamic changes that occur when athletes move. This resulted in modifications to the chair frame, reducing its drag by 15%. Drag affects the ability to maintain speed, especially when hitting a headwind or an incline. The chair was run through tests in British Aerospace (BAE) wind tunnels to assess its aerodynamic efficiency, and its manoeuvrability was measured using tracking technology developed by a prominent Formula 1 racing team.
As for wheelchair basketball, personalized seats have enabled athletes to move as one with the equipment. They offer greater stability when athletes make quick turning movements and reduce overall equipment weight. The plastic prototype chairs were made by 3D-sintering machines adding layer by layer over a period of 24 hours.
The winning technology
A lot goes on behind the scenes when digital modelling and 3D scanning make use of virtual and augmented reality applications. Several Subcommittees (SCs) of the ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee (JTC) 1: Information technology, produce International Standards for 2D and 3D multimedia.
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 28: Office equipment, works on the standardization of basic characteristics, test methods and other related items of products, including 3D scanners among others. ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29: Coding of audio, picture, multi-media and hypermedia information, publishes International Standards for data formats designed to enable the use of 2D/3D multimedia content.
Other IEC TCs and SCs develop International Standards for the electric and electronic components used in 3D printers for different manufacturing processes, such as:
- Switches and relays – IEC TC 17: Switchgear and controlgear and IEC TC 121: Switchgear and controlgear and their assemblies for low voltage, and their SCs
- Servo and stepper motors used to move the extrusion head or the sintering laser – IEC TC 2: Rotating machinery
- Power supplies – IEC TC 96: Transformers, reactors, power supply units, and combinations thereof
The work of IEC TC 76: Optical radiation safety and laser equipment, the leading body on laser standardization, is vital to 3D printing. It encompasses the different types of lasers used for sintering metals and polymers and in industrial and research applications.
Hearing the bull's eye
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 285 million people worldwide are visually impaired (39 million blind and 246 million with low vision). This is particularly challenging for athletes because, whatever the sport, eyesight is vital. However, clever electronics are making it possible for the visually impaired to participate in more disciplines by relying on other senses such as hearing, for example for target shooting.
Does it sound unbelievable? Here's how it works. A normal 10m air rifle is fitted with a special telescope, containing electronics that convert the amount of light it receives into a tone of varying pitch. The target centre is white and turns from grey to black, going outwards. Bright light shone on the white target reflects back onto the air rifle's sight (the part used to line up the target). This light is converted into acoustics which are transmitted to the shooter via headphones. The higher the pitch, the closer their aim is to the bull's eye.
More IT tools for the visually impaired
In an increasingly digitalized world, visually impaired people have issues when accessing and using television equipment (operating a remote control, inability to see subtitles, navigating channels and TV inputs, using other services, etc.).
A Technical Report, IEC TR 62678, Audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment activities and considerations related to accessibility and usability, is published by IEC TC 100: Audio, visual and multimedia systems and equipment, and can be downloaded free of charge. It is the result of extraordinary co-operation between, and contributions from, a wide range of experts. Many other IEC TCs have also addressed Standards relevant to accessibility in order to provide graphical symbols; marking and identification; electrical accessories; semiconductor devices and sensors and so on. IEC TC 100 has also developed International Standards for the provision of audio description, including text services and subtitling, as well as for specifying the "text-to-speech functionality for a (broadcast) [digital] receiver with a text-to-speech system".
When it comes to reading, audiobooks can be very useful. IEC TC 100/TA 10: Multimedia publishing and e-book technologies, covers the format and player requirements for such books, ensuring compatibility with music industry and multimedia standards.
Exciting developments for the sports world
The London 2012 Paralympics was a turning point in the history of the Games. It greatly highlighted the importance of sport for disabled people, while attracting a number of high-tech industries which continue to invest in developing equipment that is opening up new sports for para-athletes. Just as Formula 1 technology gave everyday cars safety improvements like disc brakes and rearview mirrors, some of these technologies may eventually be adopted for everyday use.
... and for the greater good
According to the World Bank, 15% of the world population lives with some sort of disability, and this is expected to increase as populations age. Authorities and other organizations are already looking at different ways to make environments more accessible to people with disabilities.
In this broader context, the IEC Systems Committee on Active Assisted Living (SyC AAL) was established to ensure the quality of life of people who are likely to face a number of disabilities as they age. Using a systems-based approach, it aims to find ways to allow the elderly to stay active and independent in their homes by interconnecting technologies used in AAL systems and services. IEC standardization work will help to ensure the safety and interoperability of these diverse technologies.
Some recent innovations
Brainsled – a bobsleigh for quadriplegics – is guided by a helmet device containing electrodes. Based on an electrophysiological monitoring method for recording electrical activity of the brain, wearers control the sleigh through the power of thought. The wireless rechargeable helmet uses special sensors and is compatible with different software systems.
A gadget with vibrating chest straps uses GPS technology to warn visually impaired runners of obstacles ahead. This may eventually be exploited in the hurdles race. It could also be developed for first responders, firefighters, combat soldiers and police. A similar vest has been developed by a US company. It uses the same sensor and laser technology as is found in driverless cars to alert wearers to obstacles ahead.
A glove-like device could soon become part of the training regime for visually impaired swimmers. Sensors which map the swimmer's upper arms provide feedback to help improve the athlete's stroke. The device could also be used to perfect a tennis serve or a golf swing by guiding the wearer's arms along the pre-programmed path of a famous player. The sensors detect the twisting and flexing of the user's joints. The device tells users if they are hitting the mapped path by vibrating as movements are made.
Ekso Bionics' exoskeleton – a wearable bionic suit – enables people with weak lower limbs to stand up and walk. As the user's weight shifts, it activates sensors which start the steps. Battery-powered motors drive the legs, replacing deficient neuromuscular function. This could be used for weight lifting disciplines in sport, as well as for rehabilitation purposes in paralyzed patients.
The work of the IEC covers many different aspects of the electronics and electrotechnology used in equipment for disabled people, and in the systems for developing and testing it. From sensors in wearable smart devices used to track motion and locate objects, to the innovative virtual reality applications employed in the design and fine-tuning stages, IEC standardization activities help the development of equipment to the specific needs of disabled athletes, while considering its safety and reliability.


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Ark: Survival Evolved Taming Calculator
Ark: Survival Evolved Taming Calculator
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This is supposed to be imobilized by bola according to the wiki.
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When I was exploring the artifact of the clever. I met this little guy halfway through I decided to tame the beetle with spoiled meat. After a while, he was tamed and I called him companion but that was short lived as I was attacked by a swarm of spiders, scorpions, and iballisks and companion was trying to kill them, you can already guess what happened...
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Just feed it poop you don't have to knock it out.
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You can grab Wild Dung Bettles using a Grappling Hook and bring them to a safer place to tame, even on PVE. Works Great on Skull Cave on The Center and probably on caves too.
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After you tame a dung beetle, you can throw it in a cage on wonder. That way they don't get in the way.
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Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa: Greece, Egypt, and the Holy Land
T. Cadell and W. Davies in the Strand, 1823
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Page 421 - And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah.* and set the battle in array against the Philistines. And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.
Page 285 - Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee : be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee : cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
Page 360 - And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot : and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.
Page 98 - The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean. On those shores were the four great empires of the world ; the Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman. All our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts, almost all that sets us above savages, has come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean.
Page 246 - And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
Page 57 - And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Page 177 - There appeared in these our days a man of great virtue, named Jesus Christ, who is yet living amongst us, and of the Gentiles is accepted for a Prophet of truth, but his own disciples call him the Son of God.
Page 367 - Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against 3 those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of 4 Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives...
Page 27 - With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.
Page 432 - In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.


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Dowell Myers, Ph.D.
is a professor of policy, planning, and demography in the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California, where he also directs the PopDynamics Research Group. Myers holds his PhD from MIT (with substantial work in demography at Harvard University), and he also attained a Master of City Planning from UC-Berkeley, as well as a BA from Columbia University in anthropology.
Professor Myers is an interdisciplinary scholar who links scientific knowledge to applied problem solving. Grounded in demography and future-oriented urban planning, he specializes in temporal models for better understanding urban change. He is well known for his work on the interaction between demographics and many aspects of public policy, particularly housing and immigration. His 2007 book, Immigrants and Boomers: Forging a New Social Contract for the Future of America, has been widely heralded for its linkage of two seemingly unrelated demographic forces of change, aging baby boomers and immigrant integration. In the planning field, his program of research has pursued two sustained contributions: bringing people back in as the focus of planning success, and emphasizing planning as a temporal process of developing the future. With colleague John Pitkin he has carried out the series of California Demographic Futures projections that describe present and future population changes in greater detail than attempted elsewhere in the United States. Myers has described the drama of California's changing demography as a window on future changes in the United States and the rest of the developed world.
Through the PopDynamics Research Group, Myers publishes three to four major reports each year on newly emerging issues in California. Myers also sits on several editorial boards and has published recent scholarly articles in Boom: A Journal of California, the Journal of the American Planning Association, Demography, Social Science and Medicine, International Migration Review, and Urban Studies. His public essays in recent years have appeared in the New York Times, the Sacramento Bee, the Los Angeles Times, and Zocalo Public Square.


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Dreamcatcher Movie Review
Dreamcatchers are supposed to catch evil. Apparently, this particular Dreamcatcher catches everything that is bad about movies.
Steven King's latest adaptation is about an alien invasion in the woods north of Boston, but it could also easily be said to be the perfect example of how not to make a movie. The director is Lawrence Kasdan. Remember that name well, for I shall nominate him for Worst Director of 2003.
The book "Dreamcatcher" was not King's greatest; I only read half of it before deciding to close the covers for good. The plot was compelling, but I wasn't impressed with the writing, and in fact, I am growing quite tired of the clichés that King has made apparent in his novels. Half of his books seem to feature a group of men that experienced some major incident when they were younger and must now face a greater challenge. I do like Steven King, but has anyone noticed how repetitive and stupid this theme is? That is what really pissed me off about "Dreamcatcher."
Regardless of the quality of the book, it really takes work to make the movie Dreamcatcher as bad as it is. I mean, director Kasdan must have sat down and discarded everything that he thought would improve his film. When the scenes are supposed to be scary, they are funny. When the scenes are supposed to be serious, they are cheesy. When the scenes are supposed to show horrendous aliens, they contain creatures that look about as ominous as a crippled grandmother in her coffin. Oh, woe is me. Dreamcatcher is easily the worst film of the year so far.
So what makes Dreamcatcher so bad? Where the hell do I begin?
First off, the script and acting work hand in hand to get exponentially worse as the movie drags on. While Jason Lee gets a few funny lines, the vast majority of dialogue in the film is about as smooth as a porcupine. There is way too much comedy for a serious film such as this, but, of course, only half of the comedy was intended. The acting just grates horribly; not a single actor is very convincing. Damian Lewis, who plays Jonesy (the red-haired guy who, as obviously seen in the previews, gets possessed by one of the aliens), works between a frightened school counselor and an evil alien that has a British accent. Yes, a British accent. Let's just say he isn't very scary. Furthermore, Thomas Jane, who arguably has the lead role, doesn't say a single realistic line during the entire film. And finally, and I hate to say it, even Morgan Freeman is bad. No, he is terrible. I have never disliked a Morgan Freeman performance before, but this time, he amazed me. He is awful, just like the movie.
Second, how can Dreamcatcher be a good alien movie without good aliens? Granted the movie portrays the aliens pretty close to how they are described in the book, Kasdan could have considered a few other designs. Most of the movie involves people getting eaten by these foot-long worms with huge teeth. They are sort of cool-looking at times, but not exactly menacing as a movie's main creature. There are also bigger aliens - the more intelligent of the groups - but they look like cheesy monsters pulled from 1950's films. The heads and bodies are bloated to the point where they don't even look remotely realistic. And let's not mention the alien battle at the end of the movie; it was just sad to watch (except that I knew the movie was going to be over soon).
Third, the plot is incredibly scattered. This is more Steven King's fault than anyone else's, but movies do not necessarily have to be as faithful to the book as Dreamcatcher is. There are three stories going on at once - one about the four men battling the aliens head on, another about the military attacking the crashed alien ship, and a third about the men's past as they save a retarded boy named Duddits who turns out to have special powers. All of these stories overlap in such a way that makes the movie look piss poor; furthermore, the transitions are just terrible.
So the acting isn't great. The script isn't great. The creatures aren't great. The plot isn't great. I blame most of these flaws on the director. Yes, some things a director cannot avoid, but the major elements of the movie, such as the flow of the movie, the appearance of the movie, and the interactions of stories, rely on the director. Kasdan failed miserably. No matter what book it is, some elements cannot be transferred to the big screen. Some things that sound cool on a page may not work visually. Things that didn't work in the book can be changed to work better in front of the camera. The director has to make choices of what to include, what to cut, and what to modify, and it appears as though Kasdan tried very little to make Dreamcatcher anything more than an F-grade movie.
What bothered me the most is Kasdan's approach to the mind battle between Jonesy and Mr. Gray (the alien). Mr. Gray takes over Jonesy's body, but Jonesy's mind is still trapped inside. Kasdan proceeds to show Jonesy locked in his "memory" room as he attempts to figure out a way to escape. Obviously, this is an approach taken directly from the book, but it does not work on screen. It looks so incredibly cheesy that at times the audience was laughing out loud, and that was not intended. There were many scenes like this that just don't make much sense on screen, or at least look very cheesy. These scenes needed to be eliminated or modified, and Kasdan didn't even raise a finger. What the hell was he thinking?
Dreamcatcher is easily the worst movie of 2003 so far. The year is young but I can assure you that this film will end up on my Top Ten Worst Movies List of 2003. Though the book wasn't great, I expected at least something from a Steven King adaptation. Instead, I had to sit through this travesty for two agonizing hours, watching a horror movie that was only horrific due to the acts of the director.
Review by Erik Samdahl unless otherwise indicated.