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I'm pleased that several manufacturers are producing phone scoping adapters, giving folks a stable option for recording distant birds with their smart phone through their scope. Meopta and Kowa have nice models that work well, and I'll have a detailed review of these coming up in the Feb. issue of Winging It. Their main limitation for now seems to be that they are only made for iPhone 4/4s and only come in adapter diameters matching their scopes and bins (though they will work on other optics if the eyepiece diameter matches closely enough.)
Another outfit, PhoneSkope, has a much more universal solution in their phone scoping adapter. They have many stock smart phone options beyond the iPhone 4/4s (including iPhone 5, Samsung, and Motorola) and will also custom fabricate a phone adapter if it works within their production specification limits. The adapter portion that connects to the scope is also customizable, locking onto to the phone bracket via a bayonet mount.
The PhoneSkope adapter has interchangeable, customizable components- the phone bracket and the eyepiece adapter, which connect by bayonet mount.
The team at PhoneSkope went out of their way to mill me a custom adapter to use with my Nikon EDG scope so I could review the product, but the large diameter of the eyepiece was slightly beyond their machining capabilities. But I've always believed that digiscoping (or in this case, phone scoping) is pretty experimental, so I dug around my garage to see what might work. I found an unused shop vac connector that fit my eyepiece like a glove and decided to go for the mod:
First, I knocked off the needed end of a shop vac adapter with my band saw (a hacksaw would have worked just as well but hey, Power Tools!) Still had all of my fingers when I was finished, which is good…
Next step was to clean up the cut on the belt sander. (Hand sanding would work as well but hey, Power Tools!)
The scavenged tube fits like it was custom-made for the task.
And the adapter tube looks like it will fit well on the phone bracket!
Convinced it would work, I decided to to glue it up. Unfortunately, this took away the great PhoneSkope feature of interchangeable eyepiece adapters but you gotta do what you gotta do. (Epoxy would work well but hey, Super Glue!)
To the field!! The PhoneSkope gives a nice centered image and stable mount. On my zoom eyepiece it starts somewhat vignetted at full camera wide, but by zooming in the phone a bit a full-frame image is obtainable.
Another look at the rig, & what's that bump on the branch?
Hey, it's a distant 2nd-year Bald Eagle brought into iPhone range with my spotting scope and PhoneSkope adapter!
Smart phones shoot video too. My iPhone won't zoom when filming movies so the side vignetting is there, but it isn't too distracting and opens the possibility of capturing behaviors in a way that still photos can't.


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The following new cartoon is explicit, especially regarding my two gay cartoon characters, Gaybear and Ms. StarMole, who are politically at odds with one another. I'd rather not explain my cartoons (not sure I absolutely can) but I feel I should give a 'heads up' to my visitors who aren't accustomed this sort of content. I'm also happy to give some acknowledgement in this toon to a few 'alt' forums which have commented regularly on faithmouse during the past year.
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Faithmouse is art which roughly follows my own political / religious perspective but not necessarily so. I'd rather my cartoon not be dangerous, but it does what it want to do. My intention is to be honest and most of all to entertain-mostly myself. I feel that if I'm not interested in what I'm doing you'll feel even less so. I love my characters, even the ones I don't agree with, and wish they lived in a world where it wasn't necessary to fight with one another.
I hope visitors will understand that 'naked cartoons' aren't 'sex cartoons' (I think many of my past pro-life cartoons have actually contained much stronger content). If I was to produce stronger content than that above, I would certainly keep it separate from this site.
I hope this cartoon entertains, which is it's only purpose.
A faithmouse toon is included in Pookie18's Free Republic 2006 Today's Toons Favorites preliminary round. Best Thanks to Laurannd mkII at POE News for her For those who don't check out regular POE post. A thread has broken out at Something Awful regarding the current 2007 Polar Bear Plunge toon. Thanks to Miriam for posting the Neverborn / Women's Rights Begin In The Womb cartoon on the Spanish Sou a Favor da Fida. Pookie18 had included the Happy New Year / No Underwear cartoon on his New Year's Day Today's Toons thread at Free Republic. AYOUB_SHEIKH posts the Neverborn / Return To Sender cartoon to this thread at Somalia Online. Ned the Toothpick (registration required) displays the recent Stop The ACLU Grinch cartoon, as does the politics board at SitComs Online (same). Christmas toons appear on a number of LiveJournal threads, including Sayda Li's Vampielinred, Churchrat, and tobermorywomble at his The voices in my head LiveJournal friends page. The recent Santa Claus is Catholic toon appears on this 2+2 Forum thread titled Santa: The Athiest's Best Friend. 'chelle posts the older Stop And Praise God cartoon on her Praise The Lord Design's MySpace page. Gail Orenstein posts the Neverborn / Eviction Notice toon on this (adult content) Flickr forum. Thanks to Princess Alexis Nicole for including the Neverborn / Eviction Notice toon on her private MySpace page. Thanks to idunno92 for posting last year's Neverborn / Crossblogging.com Blogs4Life toon on this Nexopia board (adult content).

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Sales for the Stripper of the Yard had gone well for the first three weeks but having run out of family and friends, I needed to find other ways to get the news of my book out to the world at large.
First I advertised on a number of free author platforms. Unfortunately there is no way of knowing if anyone is viewing these. Still no new sales.
Then up pops a request for me to support another author's thunderclap promotion. I had never heard of thunderclap and for those who haven't, it is a crowd sourcing platform. Rather than asking people to give you their money, it asks people to give you access to their social media platform. You need to get a minimum of 100 people to offer you their support and if your target is achieved at an appointed time a tweet or Facebook advert is sent out to all the connections of your supporters. I was amazed that my book was being tweeted to over 217,000 people.
My book was tweeted and while I am still hopeful, I have yet to see any new sales.
Looking for new ideas I was quite pleased to see my monthly newsletter from KDP pop up into my in box.
There at the top of the email was a link to a YouTube video of a KDP bestselling author. These appear each month and unfortunately this one was exactly the same as all the others. In the video an author sits and tells of her journey to bestselling authorship through using KDP and createspace. Yet again when it gets to the point as to how the author attracted readers she says she did nothing and that the readers came to her.
How can this be?
How does this help those of us who need to attract readers?
Why does KDP feel the need to only share the stories of people who magically sold thousands of books over night?
I do not begrudge the success of other authors but can't we see the story of an author who struggled in the start, but has achieved greatness now. It would be great to know that one day all this hard work would pay off. If the ability to attract readers is all written in the stars is there any point pushing my book? There must be some way to let readers know I exist without being 'traditionally' published.
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Ford's new 1.0-litre three-cylinder EcoBoost engine has notched up another accolade with the award of the The Dewar Trophy 2012. The trophy, for outstanding British technical achievement in the automotive industry, was presented to Graham Hoare, Head of the Ford Dunton Technical Centre, and members of the EcoBoost engineering team at the Royal Automobile Club this week.
Ford triumphed over 35 other companies and organisations to gain a unanimous verdict from the judging panel. The Ford team was recognised for setting themselves challenging targets and bringing together a significant number of advanced technologies to push the boundaries of engine design.
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The engine – small enough to fit on an A4 sheet of paper – was designed at Ford's Technical Centre in Dunton, UK. The three-cylinder engine is available in the Ford B-MAX, the Ford Focus and the Ford C-MAX. In addition to the Dewar Trophy, Ford's 1.0-litre EcoBoost was recently awarded the title of "International Engine of the Year."


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It was standing room only during Damisa Moyo's lecture on friday at the Veerstichting, a student organisation in Leiden. Just like on Wednesday in
Her book, Dead Aid, in which she makes the case against development aid, propelled her to The New York Times best sellers list early this year. Time magazine included Moyo (40) among the 100 most influential people on earth. African leaders ask for her advice. Everywhere she goes she creates a sensation, including in the Netherlands, where her book has just been published in the Dutch translation.
'She's cute'The question is why. The criticism that development aid isn't working, or is counterproductive, is almost as old as development aid itself. And experts have torn Moyo's book apart because of its juggled statistics, one-sided interpretations and lack of a credible alternative to development aid.
Ton Dietz, scientific director of the institute for development issues at the
Farah Karimi, director of
Karimi compares Moyo to Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the Somali-Dutch anti-Islamcrusader. "In the end, what has Hirsi Ali really accomplished with her harsh criticism of Islam? She offered few solutions for the integration issue, and she polarised people. Who still talks about her now?"
Dietz is afraid the media's portrayal of Moyo as an expert has undermined the support base for development aid at a time when more nuance is what is needed.
'Very naive story'
The Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) is about to publish an evaluation of 60 years of Dutch development aid. Politicians and aid organisations are preparing for a debate about the fundamentals of policies. Development minister Bert Koenders has anticipated the criticism by announcing his own cuts in what he called the "aid industry". The right-wing liberals in the Dutch parliament want development aid cut by half; the anti-immigrant
Jan Willem Gunning, a professor of
Gunning: "It is good that Moyo's African voice is being heard, because until now the debate has been monopolised by white men like me." He thinks readers will see Dead Aid for what it's worth. "My students browse through it to stay up to date, but they are not fundamentally changing their opinion because of it."
But Dietz is more worried about disgruntled voters who will never read Dead Aid or attend a Moyo debate, but only remember the sound-bites they picked up on the internet. He compares Moyo with Dutch anti-immigrant politician
The subject of all this controversy sighs deeply when she is confronted with the criticism. Then she responds like she does during all her public appearances: driven, firm and self-assured. "I stand by everything I have written in Dead Aid," she says. "Western countries have had their chance in Africa. It is time for different solutions."


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I've got several coding fonts that I love. I've noticed that the latest versions of Xcode fail to render many of them, silently failing back to SF Mono when these fonts are selected in the Preferences.
Here's a video demonstrating this problem when selecting the 'Fantasque' font:
Has anyone else run into this, and have a workaround?
Things I've tried:
- verify that the affected fonts work elsewhere (Sublime Text, VSCode, Terminal)
- uninstall and reinstall the affected fonts
- clear macOS font cache and reboot
Any ideas would be appreciated.
You don't mention FontBook, but that would be my first step in this example.
Confirm supported/healthy fonts, houseclean duplicates, outdated, etc.
Still no joy, help Xcode 10.1 take a clean breath by deleting all plists w/xcode in the name located in~/Library/Preferences. Xcode will make new ones next start.
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Raw beetroot and asparagus salad
( MAKES one bowl, to serve 6-8 people )
Photo by Michael Craig
If I'm heading to a barbecue and am asked to take something, I always opt for easy, quick and low-maintenance when preparing them. Raw beetroot is on high rotate at present and the fennel in my garden is out of control, so I've made the most of it here. This makes a great base for a summer dinner at home - just add your favourite protein and enjoy.
|2 medium
|Beetroot, peeled
|1 bunch
|Asparagus, tough ends snapped off
|1 large bunch
|Fresh mint, finely chopped
|½ cup
|Walnut pieces, or chopped walnuts
|50 g
|Blue cheese, crumbled
|3 Tbsp
|Pomegranate molasses
|2 Tbsp
|Balsamic vinegar
|1 squeeze
|Lemon juice
|1 pinch
|Sea salt
- Mix all the dressing ingredients together and set aside. You can also buy pomegranate balsamic reduction, I used Divinity brand from Matakana.
- Grate the beetroot using a food processor grating disc or a manual grater. Set aside in a bowl.
- Slice the asparagus into fine slices on a diagonal using the slicing disc, a mandolin, or a knife and a steady hand. Add to the beetroot.
- Add the mint, walnuts and blue cheese. Drizzle over the dressing and gently toss to combine.
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MIAMI — A Gulfstream jet currently parked at Miami Executive Airport appears to boast a colorful past: It was reputedly once owned by the bin Laden family of Saudi Arabia.
The sleek aircraft is now at the heart of another tale of international intrigue ... a well-heeled fugitive from Venezuela is now under arrest in Miami accused of stealing the $4.5 million jet from a former business partner.
The suspect is Jose Avelino Goncalves of Doral, who claims he is seeking political asylum in the United States. The 49-year-old made his first appearance in a Miami-Dade court Friday, charged with a host of felony white-collar crimes, including organized scheme to defraud and grand theft.
Meanwhile, Miami-Dade police have taken control of the 22-seat, two-engine jet parked at the West Kendall airport.
"This is simply a misunderstanding between two business associates," David Fernandez, Goncalves' defense attorney, told the court on Friday. "There is nothing nefarious here."
A Miami-Dade judge nevertheless left intact a $4.5 million bond.
"He can flee the country," said Miami-Dade prosecutor Manolo Reboso.
The victim is businessman Luis Enrique Nunez-Villanueva, a former slot-machine owner who used to partner with Goncalves and his brother in Venezuela in the casino business.
Nunez-Villanueva's team of lawyers - Frank Quesada, John Priovolos and Carl Kakfa - watched from court as prosecutors explained the charges to the judge.
The two businessmen are suing each other in Miami-Dade court. Goncalves claims Nunez-Villanueva pocketed $828,129 meant to buy a helicopter. Nunez-Villanueva denies the allegations and demands his money for the jet.
Over the years, the plane has had a series of owners. According to the aviation database PlaneLogger.com, the jet was owned by Texas businessman James Bath. He was a former business associate of George W. Bush, who later became president.
According to numerous books, Bath was also affiliated with the wealthy bin Laden oil family whose most notorious member, Osama, masterminded the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
The plane was later sold to the bin Ladens in 1980, changing owners and registration numbers several times after that. Ultimately, records show, Nunez-Villanueva bought the plane in 2009.
Because foreigners cannot legally own planes in the United States, he created a Delaware company to be the owner, which is a common business practice. Then in October 2010, court records show, Nunez-Villanueva agreed to sell the plane to Goncalves for $4.5 million.
Gonzcalves and his brother, Domingo Goncalves, ran gaming parlors throughout Venezeula. According to Venezuelan news accounts, Domingo was arrested several years ago for running illegal gambling operations and also helped fund opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles in 2012.
His brother, Jose Goncalves, fled to Miami. Prosecutors confirmed that the international police agency Interpol lists a "red notice" for him - meaning, he is wanted for arrest in Venezuela. He is also a citizen of Portugal.
"Neither one of those countries is safe for him," Fernandez, his attorney, told the judge Friday. "He's in this country because he's been politically persecuted in another country."
The deal between Goncalves and Nunez-Villanueva called for an upfront payment of $1.5 million, and monthly payments of $500,000 afterward.
But Miami-Dade detectives say Goncalves paid only $829,196, and never made another payment. In the following months, Goncalves without Nunez-Villanueva's permission transferred the title of the plane three times.
A business associate, Miguel Rodriguez-Fambona, told detectives that he agreed to create a company in his name to hold ownership of the plane for Goncalves. The reason: Goncalves, wanted in Venezuela, did not want any assets in his names, according to the warrant.
Rodriguez-Fambona, the owner of CR Aviation at the small airport, never charged his buddy anything to store the plane in his hangar.
Last year, Goncalves transferred the title of the plane to a Venezuelan company called Feed Mix Industries - run by a well-known pilot named Andres Guillermo Schrocci Mendoza.
The plane was transferred to one more company last year. Prosecutors said Goncalves, in trying to hide his money, also transferred properties and companies into the names of his wife and children.
Original article can be found at: http://www.bellinghamherald.com
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Spat, intrigue over $4.5 million jet leads to arrest of Venezuelan businessman
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Polvora Negra | Review
By Don Simpson | September 24, 2011
Writer: Kapel Furman
Starring: Nicolas Trevijano
Polvora Negra starts with a prologue in which a woman and her brother run down a dirt road chased by two carloads of gun-wielding men. Eventually they are caught, shot and left for dead.
Years later… The brother — whose name is Castilho — has been hired by Merino for a "job." Lacking an eye, but otherwise alive and well, Castilho has come to the small Brazilian town of Piedade to meet with one of Merino's henchmen. He knows nothing about the job or Merino, and he certainly knows nothing about Merino's family lineage.
It turns out that Merino is an evil gang lord who inherited his throne from his deceased father. Oh, and Merino's father just so happens to be Castilho's dead sister's lover-turned-murderer. The convoluted plot lost me shortly after the prologue, but I think Merino is concerned that a new judge might rule some of his deceased father's estate into the possession of an illegitimate daughter. (Not only is everyone in Piedade related, but they all seem to hold heavy grudges against each other.) Castilho happens to shack up in a brothel — for a bed to sleep in and some coffee, nothing else — where the illegitimate daughter lives/works. Somehow Castilho ends up trying to protect the brothel from Merino; a tidal wave of senseless violence ensues thus turning Piedade into a pool of blood.
Shot on a very tight budget in rural Brazil, first-time director Kapel Furman is undoubtedly inspired by Spaghetti Westerns (especially with its eccentric supporting cast) and Grindhouse cinema of yesteryear…or maybe he just worships at the altar of Robert Rodriguez. Unfortunately, Polvora Negra gets stuck in an unnecessarily complicated quagmire of way too many subplots; and although I love Castilho's line about being an executive — the kind who is an executioner (it is incredibly difficult to refrain from mentioning Texas Governor Rick Perry right about now) — most of the attempts at humor-by-way-of-Grindhouse-cheesiness fall flat.
Rating: 3/10
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How to Check Your iPad and iPhone Privacy Settings
If you've been using your iPhone or iPad for a while, you've probably had apps ask you for permission to access certain types of data, like your contacts, your calendars, or your pictures. After all, a photo-editing app wouldn't work very well if it couldn't use any of the images you'd already taken, and it's gotta have your say-so to do that! Even though granting apps these abilities is almost always a necessary thing, it's good to know where you can see what choices you've made and what apps are using your info. To that end, today I'm going to cover how to check your iPhone and iPad privacy settings. Hey, it's important, and I'm not at all paranoid. Right? Yes, I agree with me on that.
So first, what do I mean when I say that apps have asked for permission to access your stuff? Well, when you install a new app and ask it to do something (such as use your camera to take pictures), you'll see a confirmation box like this:
Over time, you'll either grant or deny these permissions for many apps, making it hard to keep track of which apps can access your private data.
Check iPhone Privacy Settings
To see a list of all apps that have requested access to your iPhone or iPad's private data and functions, regardless of whether your allowed or didn't allow access, first head to Settings (it's the grey gear icon installed on your device):
From the Settings app, scroll down and select Privacy:
The Privacy screen will display a list of your various private data and functions, such as your contacts and calendar data, or access to your iPhone's camera or microphone.
Tap on the data type or function you're interested in and you'll see a list of currently installed apps which have requested access to it at some point in the past. For example, the screenshot below shows all of the apps which have requested access to my iPhone's camera.
The toggle switch next to each entry shows you if you allowed (green) or denied (white) access to a particular app. You can tap on this toggle to change the access at any time, allowing you to deny access to a previously allowed app, or grant access to a previously denied app.
Manage Location Services Privacy Settings
Back on the Settings > Privacy screen, there's one more interesting section to check out—"Location Services." If you tap to look at those options, you'll see a whole mess of permissions.
I think looking through this list is especially important, as these are the apps that have asked to know where you are! So pay attention to which ones are toggled to anything other than "Never," and if you don't know why an app might need to know your location, you can tap it to change its settings.
Be especially wary of apps that are listed as needing to always know your location. Of course, in some cases this is necessary, like if you're using a smart lock that'll unlock your front door when you walk up to your house or a weather app that'll alert you to nearby warnings, but if you can't figure out why something might need your physical location…well. Then you might just wanna deny it that right. Paranoid? Maybe. But I like knowing what my devices are doing in the background, you know?
Also note that when it comes to Location Services options, not all apps offer the same options. For most apps, you'll have a choice between "Never," "While Using the App," and "Always." Some apps, however, only offer "Never" and "Always," forcing you to make an important choice about the balance of privacy and convenience. Just remember that if you set an app's access to "Never," some functionality in the app may no longer work.
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Problem of the Day #44: AP Week Sickness May 2, 2011Posted by Seungln in : potd , trackback
Albert is sick with a certain disease that will not be cured for at least two weeks. Conveniently enough, he started feeling ill on May 1st, the beginning of the AP week.
The AP week is divided into 20 blocks – 10 days, 2 blocks per day. The disease has a 60% chance of making Albert sick enough to not be able to come to school during a block. Albert has an 80% chance of coming to school if he's not sick, and 30% chance of coming to school even if he's sick.
If Albert is to take 4 non-overlapping AP tests that each take up a block, all on different days, the probability that he will miss exactly one whole day (two blocks) can be expressed by the fraction $\frac{m}{n}$. Find $n-2\cdot m$. (Assume that Albert will not skip the blocks for which he has AP tests.) (Also assume that the probability of sickness and absence is completely independent from block to block – for example, Albert can be sick but still attend school regardless one block, and then be not sick but not go to school the block immediately after that.)
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Do a kindness for someone and some day, somehow, it circles back to you. I can't get enough of stories like this one. It's by Robert Reynolds of Huron, Ohio. and appeared in the December 2009 issue of Guideposts.
Huron, Ohio, was where I'd spent my twenties, working on a steamer out on the Great Lakes. My wife and I started our family there, and later we came back to Huron to retire.
Then, during the final stages of construction on our new home, I had difficulty breathing. The doctor determined I needed open-heart surgery. I was admitted to a hospital in Sandusky. Everything was put on hold.
The night before my surgery, I was so worried I couldn't sleep. I lay in my hospital bed, praying and thinking about the events in my life that had led me to this point. I remembered how I had fallen in love with Huron and its people. I remembered a Christmas many years ago…
The shipping season had been good to me, so that winter I decided to buy some Christmas gifts and help out a family in town.
"I know a family that would appreciate a visit from Santa Claus," the owner of the marine supply store said. "A woman with six children just lost her husband."
The store owner and his wife helped me wrap some presents and gave me the family's address. That evening I delivered the packages.
A little girl with sparkly brown eyes and the sweetest smile answered the door. "Santa asked me to bring these gifts to you and your family," I said.
The girl's eyes lit up even more. "Tell Santa thank you from Dorothy," she said. I never saw her or her family again, but they, and the other folks I met in town, helped give Huron a permanent place in my heart. A heart that now needed fixing, badly.
A nurse came in to check on me. "Will you pray with me?" I asked. She took my hand and held it until our prayer was finished.
"Where are you from?" she asked.
"Huron," I answered proudly.
She smiled. "I grew up there," she said. "I loved it, even though life wasn't easy. I lost my father when I was just a child."
I looked into her sparkly brown eyes and knew I'd seen them before. "Do you recall a sailor bringing presents to your door one Christmas?"
She stared. "That was you!"
"Yes, Dorothy," I said, suddenly confident about my surgery. "That was me."
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Well-trained dogs can be a great defense against bears
One deep-throated bark said it all: "Heads up!''
I looked up from clearing brush in an alder thicket to see Lars, who'd been left babysitting the backpack in a grassy clearing, staring intently ahead and to his left, his Labrador ears stiffly square on his head, his eyes and nose focused up mountain.
"Come'' was all I said, and he was at my side in a blink. I made sure the bear spray was handy and just started yacking:
"Hey Bud, what'd you hear? Is there a bear out there? I'm sure you must have scared it. You certainly scared me. I'm sure it's gonna just move around us." Yadda, yadda, yadda.
Up mountain I heard brush breaking, the sound getting more distant. A cream-colored bundle of intensity near my right knee, Lars kept his nose and eyes focused in that direction. I kept talking until the tension in his body began to ease. It was a matter of minutes.
Whatever it was he'd sensed was obviously gone by then. Whether it was a bear or not, I was never able to ascertain, but given that Lars rarely barks when we are in the field, and given that he has done this long, deep-bark before I have seen a bear or bears, odds are that was what slipped past.
Dogs and bears are, of course, a much-debated subject in this state. Most people have heard the warning story of the dog that runs out ahead of its owner to confront a bear, turns tail upon meeting the bear, and then comes running back with the bear in pursuit.
There is that risk with dogs, especially poorly trained dogs. A dog trained to come on command to your side when wildlife is spotted ahead solves that problem. Lars is a gem in this regard. Now only 18 months old, he is still occasionally overcome by the attraction of other people and disobeys the command to come in order to go meet them.
Such is not the case with bears or moose. Told then to "come,'' he is quick to respond. He might hesitate for just a second sometimes with moose, but never with bears. He seems to sense the danger and recognize that two against one is better than one and one against one.
He fortunately does not have the issues, as they say, of one of his predecessors. Magic, the sweetest of dogs I've ever known, had a chip on his shoulder for bears. He once drove one off a moose kill when we were waterfowl hunting the ponds between the willows and alders way up the Twentymile River valley.
I ended up in the middle of it because there was nowhere else to go. When the snarling, barking and teeth popping started, I was in an alder thicket but knew there was some kind of bear encounter going on. I decided it would probably be better to deal with it in the clearing just ahead than wait for it come to the brush.
Or maybe I just had a soft spot for that dog. Either way, I broke into the clearing to find the bear standing on the carcass of a moose, a rather nice bull, and a snarling Labrador, a dog that never showed the slightest inclination to do battle with anything but bears, facing off with it.
The bear took one look at me and took off. Maybe he figured that if the dog was crazy there was a danger the master might be the same. I was just happy to see the bear leave. The 12-gauge shotgun is a pretty good tool for stopping bears, but not when loaded with birdshot.
A good dog, in my experience, might actually be better. ◆
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Kids. Such a crazy idea. These tiny humans in our care could one day preside over a country, invent the next technological breakthrough, and get their own tiny humans. If you're a Christian, you know their destiny is eternal. Here's the shocker—the initial shaping and beginning of their eternity happens in our homes, under our love and influence. Maybe your children are grown, and you feel like you screwed all this up. Keep reading. This is for you too.
I'd like to suggest there's something fundamentally broken about the way we think about our kids. I say "we" because I'm guilty with my children. In fact, it's right there. I just said it: my children. Now, I'm not saying we all have to stop saying, "my children." That would be useless. But, what if we stopped thinking of them as belonging to us? This isn't my idea. The first time I heard it was from my own mother. She wasn't trying to get rid of me either! With God's help, she and my dad raised seven boys who all love God, cherish their wives, and are trying to raise children to do the same.
Let's talk through this real quick. Your son or daughter zigs when you want them to zag. They're loud when you need them quiet. They stop when you need them to go. If you view them as your "yours," this causes deep, personal pain and frustration. None of us would outright call our kids "property," but look at how our feelings treat them that way. In this scenario, we could replace the child with a horse, dog, or even a vehicle, and our feelings would be similar. We feel like a wrong took place against us. Like we were somehow betrayed. Why? It's a mouthful, but here it goes. When we mistake our children as property, we mistake disobedience for betrayal, because we've mistaken who we are with what we have.
"When we mistake our children as property, we mistake disobedience for betrayal, because we've mistaken who we are with what we have."
There are actually a few mistakes there right? Let's work backwards.
- We are not what we have. As Christians, we are not defined by what we do, how well we parent, or what stuff we have. Our identity comes from God's selfless and grace-filled idea to give up His only kid so we could call Him Father and find our identity as His children.
- Disobedience is not betrayal. This conversation aside, kids are mainly just looking to understand right and wrong—trying to discover how things work. They're not looking to put chinks in our identity (which according to point 1, shouldn't come from them anyways).
- Kids are not property. This sounds obvious. But when we look at how personally we take it when they disobey, we realize we may have been looking at our children the wrong way. When we realize they aren't our property, we can step back, see them for who (not what) they are, and help point them in the way they should go.
But wait, Mom, if I don't belong to you, then am I my own? The Apostle Paul has something to say about that.
Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price … 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 NIV
Mom, does this mean I'm off the hook as a parent? I can just throw my hands up and hope the Holy Spirit does His thing? Proverbs suggests otherwise.
Point your kids in the right direction—when they're old they won't be lost. Proverbs 22:6 MSG
But some of us feel like it's too late.
Those of you who feel like it's too late, like you failed your kids for too long, here's your question for my mom. "Okay, Jason's Mom, what if it's too late, and I feel guilt and shame for getting all this wrong?" I think my mom would hug you, then lovingly remind you of something like this. Just like you, your children were bought with a price. It may be harder now to get them to do what you want, but that was never the goal. The goal has always been to point them in the right direction. Now, knowing they belong to God not you, that your identity comes from Him not them, just made your job a lot easier. You get to love them regardless of their behavior, model right living, show them the God of second chances, and pray tenaciously for the Holy Spirit to come get what Jesus paid for. If we're honest, this is the message all of us parents need to hear. Thanks, Mom.
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I'm pretty sure it's Young Living's fault that I have fallen further in love with plants of all kinds. Nowadays, I'm always looking at plants to see if I can recognize and identify them.
Yesterday morning, I was heading to work and I saw some purple sage, in full bloom.
I'm a desert girl. I live in the land of high heat, sweltering cars, and the horrible feeling of walking out of a perfectly comfortable air conditioned house into the breathtaking heat of the dog days of August.
But purple sage? A beautiful thing to see when in it's glory! And it makes the heat bearable...because it bears a promise of cooling to come.
Abloom as in this picture, the purple sage is telling us West Texans, "Hey, y'all. Rain...it is a'coming this way...and soon."
Better than the farmer's almanac, I tell you.
And what a blessing the rain is, when does it fall. It's rained the last two days.
I love it. And I love purple sage bushes.
Long may they bloom.
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Rays prepare for historic double header
NRC's Sydney Rays and the Aon Uni 7s' Macquarie Uni Rays will link up for a historic double header this weekend.
Macquarie Uni plays host to the second Uni 7s series leg kicking off on Saturday, while the NRC Rays will also take on the Greater Sydney Rams in Sunday's second round NRC clash.
The teams trained at the same time on Thursday, with NRC coach Julian Huxley and Uni 7s star Dominique du Toit excited about the weekend's back-to-back matches.
"Seeing the quality of the girls' team, they're quality football players in their own right, we're all part of the same club, and that's the future of the game," Huxley said.
"It's about growing the rugby community of which they're a massive part, so it's great.
"It's really nice, it'll be a really good weekend of rugby," du Toit added.
"We're the only university that has that partnership with an NRC side, so it's really nice that we're able to have a weekend with them in their first round."
The Rays' NRC match against Greater Sydney is their first of the year after a first-round bye, and Huxley is confident his team can contend for its first title.
"You've got to get the culture right, and the guys have to want to be there, and at the end of a long season, if you don't do that, it can be tough," he said.
"We're fortunate that a lot of the work we did last year has carried over to this year, and we're pumped and ready to go.
"It might be a little difficult for (the Rams) in the sense that they haven't seen us play this year, but on the other side of the coin, they've had a game together and we haven't, so it's going to be a great game.
"All the guys know each other quite well through the Shute Shield, so we're really looking forward to it, all the boys are really ready to go, so it'll be great to get stuck in."
Du Toit said the Uni7s players were also keen to better their last result, a third-place finish in Launceston, as they prepare for their first home tournament.
"I wasn't really too sure what to expect leading into it, but the quality across all the teams was really good and even, we were tested in every game," she said.
"Having played in the World Series it always helps to be able to hone my skills in this uni comp.
"It should be a really good weekend, all the girls are obviously Sydney-based, so hopefully we have a bit of family support, that always gives you a bit more help and drive."
The Rays will challenge the Rams for the Horan-Little Shield, who had an impressive win over the NSW Country Eagles in the opening round.
The second leg of the Uni7s kicks off at Macquare University on Saturday September 9, LIVE on RUGBY.com.au from 9am AEST.
The Sydney Rays take on the Greater Sydney Rams on Sunday September 10 at Macquarie University, kicking off at 3pm AEST LIVE on FOX SPORTS.


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Ooh, keyboards. Exciting, right?! Oh, are you nonplussed? Get over it dude: The concept is of a single keyboard that works really well across all of your computers, tablets, and even your phones is actually something incredibly appealing.
The Bluetooth keyboard is the coffee filter of your connected life—an oft-under-appreciated player that can easily ruin your day. Or make it.
We decided to look at full-sized Bluetooth keyboards only, and we tested across several devices: a computer running OSX, a computer running Windows, a tablet running Android, and an iPhone. We took into account keyboard design, ease of use, portability, compatibility, and features—as well as more subjective bits and bobs like how comfortable and enjoyable they were to use. Here's how the dogfight fell out.


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Two daughters are fully restored by Jesus (Mark 5:21-43) — So much of what happens in Mark 4 & 5 involves Jesus teaching beside the sea of Galilee (Mk. 4:1-34), crossing the sea and calming a storm (Mk. 4:35-41), delivering a demoniac once he reaches the opposite shore (Mk. 5:1-20) , and then, in this final section of Mark 5, crossing the sea yet again to find two daughters facing terrible circumstances on the other side (Mk. 5:21-43).
First daughter – Jairus's 12-year old daughter
As Jesus exits the boat on the shore of Galilee, he finds a large crowd waiting to greet him. In the crowd is a desperate man named Jairus who has come to beg Jesus to intervene and save his dying twelve-year-old daughter (cf. Mk. 5:42).
22 Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his feet 23 and implored him earnestly, saying, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live." 24 And he went with him.
Second daughter – An older woman suffering for 12 years with a disease
On the way to see about the girl, another daughter — an older one — slips into the crowd to get close to Jesus. Perhaps he can solve the problem she has been having for the same amount of time the little girl has been alive. Desperation drives her too! But it is a desperation that has been growing for over a decade. Her problem has ruined her life, and robbed her of relationships, money, health, and potential.
25 And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, 26 and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse.
Twelve years. 4,380 days. 18,250 hours. That's a long time. For all of this time Jairus has been enjoying being the father of a young girl. Around the same time this girl was born, an unnamed woman discovers that she has a health problem that ultimately moves her to the margins of society. For twelve years the little girl and the older woman are moving through life at the same time; the young girl with all the hopes that a girl of her age and station in life would look forward to (she was the daughter of a prominent family); and the older woman with all the shattered hopes that come with years and years of debilitating illness and the problems that came with it in the days of Jesus (and in Israel in particular). After twelve years, on the shore of the sea of Galilee one day, both of their lives intersect with Jesus at the point of their greatest need.
Notice at least nine similarities between the two stories:
- Falling down before Jesus (Mk. 5:22, 33)
- Daughter (Mk. 5:23, 34)
- Twelve years (Mk. 5:25, 42)
- Desperation (Mk. 5:23, 26)
- Immediate healing (Mk. 5:29, 42)
- Touching (Mk. 5:23, 28, 30, 31, 41)
- Uncleanness (i.e. Jesus touched by a woman with an illness and Jesus touching a corpse, Mk. 5:31, 41)
- Fear (Mk. 5:33, 36)
- The connection between faith and the response of Jesus (Mk. 5:23, 27-28, 34, 36, 40).
The girl is dying. She needs immediate attention from Jesus. Time is precious to the father. The woman has been sick a long time. Can't she wait a bit longer? Can't she see that Jesus is in a hurry? But time (or lost time) is precious to her too. As for Jesus, he is concerned with both of them. Before going to see the little girl, he stops to pay attention to the woman and to deal with her concerns as well.
Hurry Jesus, my daughter needs you. Come and lay hands on her before it's too late.
Wait, Jesus – I need you too. Let me put my hands on you before it's too late.
The connection to belief and faith, and the response of Jesus to both (healing and resuscitation) tells us that this is the kind of response Jesus is looking for from disciples.
- Urgency!
- Invitation!
- Risk!
For the disciple, it is never too late to call on Jesus to intervene. For the one who has had the problem for a very long time, it's never too late to invite Jesus in to bring healing and restoration. For the one who is faced with the immediacy of a crisis that seems like all hope is lost, it is never too late. Jesus can bring life where there is only every indication that death has taken over. "Don't be afraid. Only believe." This is the word from Jesus, and it helps us to understand what he means when, in the very real circumstances of life, Jesus says to us – FOLLOW ME.


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We're thrilled to introduce the winner of the Insiders in Action Contest! We asked Windows Insiders to enter the contest by showing us how Windows helps them do what they love. Beerend Hierck's team at Leiden University Medical Center was selected as a winner out of nearly 350 applications received from over 75 countries. Thank you, Windows fans! Mixed reality….
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I'm trying to determine if I should re-setup my RAID array due to poor IO performance. First off, the system:
- i7 920
- 4 4TB WD 5400 Green drives
- CentOS 6.3 host
Secondly, the disk setup:
- /dev/sda2,b2,c2,d2 are individually LUKS encrypted
- /dev/mapper/a2,b2,c2,d2 are all part of a software RAID5 /dev/md1
- /dev/md1 has LVM on top of that
- LVM is used to separate /, /storage, and swap
I choose this structure to allow for multiple instances of kcryptd, thinking that by doing this, I would get multithread support on encryption since one instance is running per drive. However, I'm beginning to wonder if that was a good idea.
For instance, if I run a heavy decompression routine on a RAR file of random data, my IO Wait goes up to around 25% and it slows the overall system down. I'm wondering if all the instruction sets are getting backed up somehow due to all the kcryptd processes.
Therefore, I'm considering changing to:
- /dev/sda2,b2,c2,d2 are put into /dev/md1
- /dev/md1 is encrypted and mapped to /dev/mapper/1
- LVM on top of /dev/mapper/1
This would drop down to a single kcrpytd process, which could be a bottleneck in it's own right, too. Does anyone think this will help with my IO issue?


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High in fat but rich in nutrients, Avocado Butter tastes like a refined guacamole. You need only a bit for a big flavor payoff. Plus: More Vegetable Recipes and Tips
How to Make It
In a mini-processor, combine the chives, capers, lemon juice, tarragon, salt and pepper and pulse until finely chopped. Add the avocado and process until smooth. Transfer to a bowl, press a piece of plastic directly on the butter and refrigerate for up to 2 days before using
One Tablespoon Calories 27 kcal, Total Fat 2.4 gm, Saturated Fat .4 gm
Serve With
Grilled chicken or fish, or on a sandwich.


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I first made these in October of 2010, when I participated in a Virtual Birthday Party for Ms. Dorie. And even after two years, they're still the perfect, delectable little appetizer. For one, it's an absolute cinch to put them together. There's minimal baking time for the puff pastry, and after topping with pesto, sliced crisp tomatoes, soft mozzarella and fresh basil, they're ready for presentation (with a little drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of salt, of course). Easy peasy!
If you're interested in seeing how the other Doristas put their own spin on these, click over to the 'Leave-Your-Link' post! Next up? Warm Scallop Salad with Corn, Nectarines and Basil. Yum! 🙂
#97 – Tomato-Cheese Tartlets (pgs. 164-165)
Source: Around My French Table by Dorie Greenspan


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Opening Ceremonies:
Contraption Compilation:
This videos shows all the different contraptions that the Nitro Circus crew launched off the Gigant-A-Ramp. Anything from a Barbie car, a cooler, a recliner and more! Check out the video to see it all!
Freestyle Motocross Train:
Riders include Travis Pastrana, Josh Sheehan, Cam Sinclair, Adam Jones, Kenny Bartram, Blake Williams, Beau Bamburg, Clinton Moore, Jarryd McNeil
Nitro Bomb and All In:
All the athletes hit the FMX ramps and the Gigant-A-Ramp
Wheel Chair Front Flip:
Aaron "Wheelz" Fotheringham lands a frontflip off the Gigant-a-Ramp.
Three man FMX Back Flip:
Cam Sinclair and two fans from the crowd successfully complete a three-man back flip on a motorcycle.
Piggyback Back Flip:
Jed Wedlon lands a back flip off the Gigant-A-Ramp with a fan from the crowd riding piggy back the entire way through the trick.
Right Side Up to Upside Down:
The FMX crew of Nitro Circus Live perform tricks the normal way and then follow it up by doing the same trick in a back flip.
BMX Triple Back Flip:
James Foster pulls a triple backflip off the Gigant-A-Ramp
BMX Backflip Triple Tail Whip:
Jai Toohey lands a backflip triple tailwhip off the Gigant-A-Ramp. This same trick broke his leg twice.


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Whereas South Australia v Totani (last note) illustrated the error of a legislature in depriving a court of its judicial function, Hessell v R [2010] NZSC 135 illustrates a departure by a court (here, the lower appellate court) from its judicial function.
This is only hinted at obliquely. The Court was highlighting the inappropriateness of a formulaic approach to the level of sentence discount to be awarded for entry of a plea of guilty. The Court of Appeal in this case had issued a guideline judgment on discounts for guilty pleas, setting out a sliding scale according to the stage of the proceedings at which the plea was entered. The Supreme Court overruled that:
"[67] The law reform agencies in the United Kingdom and New Zealand saw valid reasons to move to a more prescriptive and structured approach to giving credit for guilty pleas in sentencing. The Court of Appeal was persuaded by their reasoning. But in giving effect to their proposals, the Court of Appeal has underestimated the complexity of the issue including the potential of the changes to impact on the protected rights of persons charged with criminal offending. It is also inappropriate for a court to make changes in sentencing policy that would restrict the capacity of judges to determine sentences that are considered to fit all the circumstances of the case. Where the development of sentencing policy is motivated by a utilitarian calculus it may not be appropriate for judicial decision. Judges should show restraint in moving beyond the area mandated by existing legislation when exercising their sentencing powers. The ultimate difficulty we have with the Court of Appeal's approach is that it is not mandated by the Sentencing Act." [emphasis added]
The Supreme Court's approach recognises the need to avoid coerced guilty pleas, and to protect the defendant's right to dispute the facts and to challenge the admissibility of evidence.
Sentencing involves the consideration of a range of circumstances, one of which may be a guilty plea, and the significance of such a plea has to be assessed in all the relevant circumstances of the case. However, the Court added that discounts for guilty pleas should not exceed 25%, as remorse is a separate consideration for which more credit may be due.
The Australian approach (R v Wong [2001] HCA 64, (2001) 207 CLR 584 at [76] per Gaudron, Gummow and Hayne JJ; R v Markarian [2005] HCA 25, (2005) 228 CLR 357 at [37] per Gleeson CJ, Gummow, Hayne and Callinan JJ) was preferred to that in the United Kingdom, although New Zealand uses more of an "instinctive synthesis" of gravity and culpability than does Australia: Hessell at 55.
Fundamentally, the Court of Appeal had addressed the question from a point of view that was distorted by non-judicial concern with administrative efficiency.


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This seems lengthy in ingredients and process, but it's really quite easy to make.
- Olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 sweet onion chopped
- 1 head fennel cored and chopped
- 1 1/2 Tbsp dried oregano leaves
- dried chilies to taste
- 1 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1 1/2 cups white wine
- sea salt and black pepper to taste
- 28 oz can plum tomatoes, chopped
- handful chopped fresh basil
- 6-8 cups fish stock
- 1 lb mussels
- 1 lb clams
- 8 oz halibut fillet
- 1 lb shrimp or scallops
- 1 cup cooked crab, flaked
- handful chopped fresh parsley
- Coat bottom of large wide saucepan with oil and heat at medium. Add garlic, bay leaves, onion and fennel. Stir often until onion very soft (8-10 min). Sprinkle with oregano, chillies, salt and pepper. Increase heat to med-high, then stir in tomato paste and cook for one min. Add wine, bring to boil. Reduce to simmer. Stir until wine reduces by half. Pour tomatoes (including juice) into pan and add basil. Stir fish stock (except one cup) and bring to a boil, cover and simmer 15 min. (can refrigerate for 2 days at this point) Just before serving, pour remaining 1 cup fish stock into another saucepan. Bring to boil and add clams and mussels. Reduce heat to medium. Cover and simmer stirring occasionally until shells open. Scoop them out and set aside. Return stock to gentle simmer. Season halibut with salt and pepper. Add fish to saucepan. Adjust heat to barely bubbling, cove and simmer until halibut cooked through, 6-8 min. Scoop out and set aside. Pour cooking liquid into soup. Take half the mussels and clams out of their shells. Using a fork, gently cut halibut into small pieces. Bring soup to a boil then add shrimp (or scallops) and crab. Cover and remove from heat. Let stand 2-3 min so shrimp cooks through and crab warms. Stir in all the mussels, clams and halibut. Ladle into warm bowls and garnish with parsley.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories255
- Carbohydrates13 g(4%)
- Fat9 g(14%)
- Protein25 g(51%)
- Saturated Fat2 g(8%)
- Sodium1036 mg(43%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
- Fiber2 g(10%)
- Monounsaturated Fat5 g
- Cholesterol89 mg(30%)


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Bart Sibrel
|Bart Sibrel
|Taxi driver, investigative journalist, director, producer, screenwriter
|Years active
Bart Winfield Sibrel (born 1964) is a conspiracy theorist and investigative journalist who claims that the six Apollo Moon landings between 1969 and 1972 were hoaxes. He has produced four films on the subject.
Dealings with Apollo astronauts[edit]
Most astronauts have refused to grant him interviews. The most infamous incident involved Apollo 11 crew member Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon. According to Aldrin, he was lured to a Beverly Hills, California, hotel on September 9, 2002, under the pretext of an interview on space for a Japanese children's television show. When he arrived, Sibrel was there demanding that he swear an oath on a Bible that he had walked on the Moon.
When Aldrin refused, Sibrel followed him and repeatedly called him "a coward, and a liar, and a thief".[1][2] Aldrin finally punched Sibrel in the jaw, while being recorded.[3] Sibrel later attempted to use the tape to convince police and prosecutors that he was the victim of an assault. However, it was decided that Aldrin had been provoked and no charges were filed. Many talk shows aired the clip, usually siding with Aldrin's response.[4] Sibrel said later that he wrote a letter of apology to Aldrin.[5][6]
In the 2001 documentary, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon, Sibrel made several claims that he believed the Moon landings were faked.
Sibrel displayed footage which he claimed was accidentally sent to him from NASA, which, according to Sibrel, was evidence that the Apollo 11 astronauts were staging shots of the Earth to make it appear that the spacecraft was en route to the Moon when Sibrel believes it was still in low Earth orbit.[7][8] The purportedly secret NASA footage Sibrel uses is actually widely available and shows the astronauts practicing for an upcoming live telecast.[9]
Sibrel believes that the technology of the United States during the era was behind that of the Soviet Union. He points to what he calls a "five-to-one superiority" in man-hours in space held by the Soviets over the United States as well as highlighting several Soviet space firsts.[8] The veracity of the "five-to-one" figure has been challenged by Jay Windley whose website, Moon Base Clavius, is dedicated to the debunking of the Apollo Moon landing hoax accusations: Windley states that the Americans had a clear lead in man-hours in space by the time Apollo 11 was launched.[10]
Sibrel has also stated the life-threatening events that occurred during the Apollo 13 mission were actually manufactured by the government to force people to pay attention to the space program.
Bart Sibrel participated in the Fox television network special, Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon?[11] In it, Sibrel stated, "I'd bet my life on it that we didn't go to the Moon."
Jim McDade, writing in The Birmingham News, characterized A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon as "full of falsehoods, innuendo, strident accusations, half-truths, flawed logic and premature conclusions."[12] According to McDade, the "only thing new and weird" in the film, is the claim that video footage of Earth was actually filmed through a small hole to give the impression that Apollo 11 was not in low earth orbit. "Bart has misinterpreted things that are immediately obvious to anyone who has extensively read Apollo history and documentation or anyone who has ever been inside an Apollo Command Module or accurate mockup," says McDade.
Legal troubles[edit]
In July 2009, Sibrel, who works as a Nashville taxicab driver, was charged with vandalism when he jumped up and down on the hood of a car owned by a woman with whom he was having a parking dispute. Court documents show he was arrested after the driver refused to pull out of a parking space he wanted. The arresting officer wrote, "A few moments later the parking space in front of the victim opened up and [Sibrel] drove into it and parked." Sibrel "then walked up to the victim's car and jumped onto the hood, and then jumped up and down several times." The report says he caused about US$1,400 worth of damage,[13] after which Sibrel pleaded guilty to vandalism and was placed on probation.[14]
Selected filmography[edit]
|Run time (minutes)
|A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon
|Astronauts Gone Wild: An Investigation Into the Authenticity of the Moon Landings
|Apollo 11 Monkey Business: False Photography Unedited
|Apollo 11 Post-Flight Press Conference
- ^ "Ex-astronaut escapes assault charge". BBC News (London: BBC). September 21, 2002. Retrieved August 3, 2007.
- ^ Sibrel, Bart Winfield (Director, Producer) (2004). Astronauts Gone Wild: An Investigation Into the Authenticity of the Moon Landings (DVD). AFTH, LLC. OCLC 70182896.
- ^ "Buzz Aldrin Punches a Jerk in the Face for Calling Him a Liar". The Week.com. July 21, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ^ "Buzz Aldrin Punches Moon-landing Conspiracy Theorist". The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. October 16, 2002. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- ^ Richardson, Valerie (July 20, 2009). "Skeptic spreads word of NASA 'folly'". The Washington Times (News World Communications). p. 2 of 3. Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ Tim Binall (November 25, 2006). "BoA:Audio, Season Two: Bart Sibrel". Binall of America (Podcast). Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- ^ Sibrel, Bart Winfield (Writer, Producer, Director) (2001). A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon (DVD). Fairway, TN: AFTH, LLC. OCLC 426135438.
- ^ a b Sibrel, Bart (2001). "The Top Ten Reasons Why No Man Has Ever Set Foot on the Moon". Moonmovie.com. Nashville, TN: AFTH, LLC. Archived from the original on March 30, 2001. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- ^ Windley, Jay. "Clavius: Bibliography - bart sibrel's top fifteen". Moon Base Clavius. Clavius.org. Retrieved August 3, 2007.
- ^ Windley, Jay. "Clavius: Technology - beating the soviets". Moon Base Clavius. Clavius.org. Retrieved May 29, 2013. The relevance of some of the Soviet "firsts" in relation to a landing of the Moon has also been called into question.
- ^ John Moffett (Director, Producer, Writer); Bruce M. Nash (Executive Producer, Writer) (2001). Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon? (Documentary). Hollywood, CA: Nash Entertainment, Inc. OCLC 52473513.
- ^ McDade, Jim (April 1, 2001). "Lunar Lunacy Shooting Down Theories that Apollo Moon Landing was Hoax Conspiracy". The Birmingham News. Retrieved May 17, 2007. Extract of article courtesy of Keith Mayes. Full article available for purchase from the NewsLibrary.com newspaper archive.
- ^ "SibrelAffidavit.pdf" (PDF). New York: WorldNow. Retrieved May 29, 2013. Bart W. Sibrel's February 26, 2009, arrest affidavit for vandalism.
- ^ Williams, Phil (July 27, 2009). "Inside Story: Apollo Conspiracy Theorist Arrested After Tirade". NewsChannel5.com (Nashville, TN: WTVF). Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
External links[edit]
- Official website Bart Sibrel at Sibrel.com
- "Fox TV and the Apollo Moon Hoax" at Phil Plait's Badastronomy.com
- "Buzz Aldrin Punch" Video of Buzz Aldrin punching Bart Sibrel
- A critique of Bart Sibrel by Keith Mayes.
- Lunar Legacy (2007) is Svector Studios' five-part web video documentary series that disputes Sibrel's claims
- Mad Dug; Anthony Anderson (July 20, 2011). "Houston, Do We Have a Problem?". Pitch This! (Podcast). Season 2. Episode 2. Podbean.com. Retrieved May 29, 2013. Bart Sibrel interview.


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Outstanding Leadership in Education programme used to develop and share vision
Royal Wootton Basset Academy utilises the Outstanding Leaders in Education programme to develop and share a vision across their partnership. Here, Paul Day, Leading Practitioner for Teacher Development, tells us a little about their thinking behind introducing OLE to the syllabus.
"We initially looked to engage with the Outstanding Leaders in Education (OLE) and the Senior Outstanding Leaders in Education (SOLE) to fulfil the need within our partnership schools to develop middle and senior leaders. It was seen that having a common language amongst our leaders and would greatly impact our ability to understand and develop a vision across all of our partner schools. It would also ensure that a coherent approach was available, not only to the partnership as a whole, but in securing the separate identities of all of our schools within our partnership.
Over the last few years we have developed a strong reputation for our teaching and learning, and coaching development, and saw this as the logical step to enhance our leadership provision. Adopting the OLE has allowed us to fulfil all elements of the 'TLC' model and give all of the staff within our partnership the opportunity to grow in all areas of the model to develop them as all-round outstanding practitioners. We feel that this will help us to achieve our ultimate aim of every child in every one of our schools receiving an outstanding education."
Here is what some of the delegates said about the programme:
"I feel more confident as a leader and I have been encouraged to become more reflective as a leader. Having an awareness that some members of staff need more support and knowing that I can effectively role-model this has been a big boost."
"It has been so useful to have dedicated time as a leader to focus on my role and how it impacts others. The use of the what/how model has given me the idea of instantly analysing what I'm doing and the impact it is having on my team."
"This has been a great opportunity to share experiences and gain advice from other experienced middle leaders. I've challenged my understanding of what I do and what I need to do."
"I feel as though I have been on a huge journey, and this hasn't been the typical 'course' where you find only one thing to take away. I have found everything useful and will use it in my everyday leadership."


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GoWash Wordpress Theme - Rating, Reviews, Preview, Demo & Download
Theme Description
CURRENT VERSION 1.0 (see Change log at the bottom of this page)
GoWash is a responsive WordPress theme with modern and functional design created for Laundry and Dry Cleaning Service Business. With lots of customizable features you can create a powerful website for representing your services: laundry, dry cleaning, leather cleaning, ironing, repairs, pick-up and delivery. The theme can be a perfect solution for service sector business.
GoWash has an intuitive visual interface and informative layout that looks wonderful on any platform, since it?s fully responsive and Retina ready. The theme is compatible with awesome plug-ins: Revolution Slider, Essential Grid, PO Composer, Visual Composer, WooCommerce for creating any layout at your taste. GoWash has everything you?ll need for your Laundry website.
Key Features
- Modern and Functional design
- Easy to install, run and update!
- Modern, Flexible, Customizable!
- WordPress 4.0+ Tested and Approved!
- Built with valid HTML5 and CSS3 code
- Cross-Browser Compatibility: FireFox, Safari, Chrome, IE9+
- One-Click demo install
- Layout Features:
- Boxed and Wide pages layouts
- Visual Composer support – create unlimited variants of Homepage Layouts
- Different Header Styles
- Enable/Disable Multi-Functional User Panel
- Many awesome Hover Effects
- Fully Responsive Layout
- Enable/Disable Retina Option
- Slider Options:
- Includes Swiper Slider for posts and galleries
- Includes Revolution Slider as Home slider
- Navigation Options:
- User menu and Main menu support
- Main menu slider
- Awesome CSS3/jQuery animation effects
- Powerful Framework:
- Setting Inheritance and Override System
- Shortcode Builder
- Visual Composer
- Custom Theme Options Panel
- Media Content Manager
- WooCommerce Ready
- Optimized for best performance
- …and many more!
- Plugins Compatibility:
- Sliders: Swiper Slider, Revolution Slider
- Visual Composer
- Essential Grid
- PO Composer!
- WooCommerce
Custom Widgets Set:
- Flickr
- Popular Posts
- Recent Posts
- Recent Reviews
- Top 10
- Advertisment
- Logo
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- King Size Shortcodes Pack
- Blogger
- Content Slider
- Skills
Custom Shortcodes:
- Blogger
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- Video List
- Skills
- eMailer
- Timeline
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- A lot of Shortcodes included:
- Accordion
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- Interactive Ajax Search mechanism
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- Documentation included
- Regular Updates
- And many more that we might have forgotten to mention?
Jorgen Grotdal – a wonderful graphic artist!
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Our therapists offer counselling, hypnotherapy and nutrition services and we're here to help you in any way that we can. We understand that seeking therapy such as counselling and hypnotherapy can be really scary, but you're not alone. Whether you're seeking counselling for anxiety or a bereavement, or nutritional advice for your health, or hypnotherapy for weight loss, we've pretty much seen it all! We can help in many areas of your life and whether you need to see a counsellor, hypnotherapist or nutritionist we will do our very best to look after you and help you feel better as soon as we can.
All of our therapists are fully qualified and insured. Their credentials are checked before they join Chelmsford Therapy Rooms, so you can guarantee that you are using the services of a professional.
Please see below a list of our therapists and what we can help you with – just click on the name to view their page. Contact your chosen therapist directly or fill in the form on the right or alternatively CONTACT US to chat to a qualified therapist:
Jenny Hartill – Integral Counsellor and Hypnotherapist
Mrs Allison Thompson – CBT / DBT Psychotherapist
Dr Carleen Scott – Clinical Psychologist
Sarah Day – Nutritional Therapist
Dr Jackie Edwards – Clinical Psychologist
Gill Bicknell – Psychodynamic Counsellor
Simone McConnell – Integrative Counsellor
Sue Thompson – Integrative Counsellor and Child Psychotherapist
Peter Dutton – Counsellor and Talking Therapist
Barry Bennett – Hypnotherapist
Sedef Salim – Integrative Counsellor and Hypnotherapist
Jennifer Lucas – Integrative Counsellor and Hypnotherapist
Ella Dinsdale – Hypnotherapist and Hypnobirthing
Jane Hickey – Nutritional Therapist
Can't decide on a therapist? That's ok! Just go to the CONTACT US page or fill in the form on the right and we can arrange a chat with a qualified therapist that will be able to allocate an appropriate therapist to help! All our therapists are Self Employed, have been vetted and provided proof of qualifications, membership of at least one professional body and insurance. We strive to bring you the best private therapy services in Chelmsford. All therapists who have joined as members, have signed a contract to use the therapy room. They're expected to keep up to date with their Professional Memberships, Insurance and Continuing Professional Development as appropriate.
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While reading The Obsolete Employee by Michael J. Russer I began seeing the need for virtual employees from the employers side. The ideas expressed in this book are critical to the success in reaching out to potential employers. Russer writes, "For the last ten years, I've used Virtual Outsourcing to transform the way my businesses work for me. I have no employees, yet I have teams of people (most of whom I have never met) that do what needs to be done, often brilliantly, without management or training".
Russer breaks down the savings for the average company in the US when using virtual outsourcing:
Wages: $18.82/hr
Cost to hire (interviewing, testing, evaluation): $1,370.00
Cost to train: $955.00
Logistics (office space & equipment): $10,000.00/yr
Benefits: 5.22/hr
- vacation
- sick pay
- holiday pay
- health insurance
- paid family leave
- company functions
- retirement & savings
- awards
Regulatory compliance: $2.16/hr
- taxes
- insurance
Payroll & Accounting: $459/yr
Termination: $2,288
- Exit interview
- regulatory compliance
- payroll/accounting adjustments
- legal costs ($25,000 + if sued)
The Obsolete Employee also points out the importance of having the companies standard business practices and procedures written down; this will be given to the virtual employee as well as a well written out list of job descriptions.
I have given a lot of thought to the name: Global Virtual Assistants Network; I don't think it accurately portrays what we are trying to achieve. I have discussed this with other GVAN members, who have agreed with my thoughts. I find two problems with the title:
1. Assistants suggest that we will only do administrative work, when this will not be the case.
2. The word virtual suggests something that is not real (as Russer points out - virtual reality & virtual assistants sound to similiar)
While I really like the term virtual outsourcing, the word virtual could be problematic. I also think that by changing the word virtual, we may be able to stand out from the crowd.
Russer made some great suggestions; I am hoping we might implement one of them:
- remote outsourcing
- remote consultants
- remote assistants
Again, there is the problem of the work assistant, and it rings true for consultant as well.
Russer points out that there are two type of virtual assistants: VAs and Virtual consultants. VAs are long term employees; whereas consultants are per project. I however, in my experience have not found the distinction.
Perhaps the most exciting subject in this book is the reality that all businesses, from the largest corporation to the smallest mom and pop shop can benefit from virtual outsourcing. They can benefit by using such services as:
- bookkeeping
- marketing
- advertising design
- Human Resources
- Website development
- strategic planning
- telemarketing
- point of sale computer systems
- etc
Russer's book supports the use of specialized VAs and warns against those people who are "jack of all trades". When implementing GVAN, we should create specialist fields; i.e bookkeepers, marketing etc. It is also possible to specialize in a specific industry such as real estate (real estate VAs however have saturated the industry).
Some of our promotional strategies could be that:
- any size business can benefit from virtual (or remote) outsourcing.
- Outsourcing saves businesses a lot of money
- By hiring a VA the business can focus on what it does best: being a business
-Andrea O. [5-02-2009]
About the Author:
Michael J. Russer
Michael Russer is a renowned international speaker, author and columnist. He specializes in helping independent professionals and businesses of all types incorporate innovative productivity strategies to achieve a higher level of personal and career fulfillment.
He co-founded two Virtual Assistant organizations and is a strategic advisor to major sales organizations on the use of Virtual Outsourcing. Michael owns several companies and has been blissfully "employee free" for over 13 years, but has many incredibly talented people all around the world who conduct business for him, most of whom he has never met face to face.
He lives with his wife, two children and two dogs in Santa Barbara, CA.