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Geospatial Information Leader Deploys Isilon Scale-out NAS to Increase Image Processing Speeds by 533 Percent, Accelerating Project Turnaround and New Business AcquisitionSEATTLE, March 16 — (PRNewswire) — Isilon® Systems (Nasdaq: ISLN) today announced that Sanborn has deployed Isilon scale-out NAS to power the image processing workflow that is core to its photogrammetric mapping and geographic information system (GIS) services. Using the Isilon IQ S-Series, featuring its OneFS® operating system, Sanborn has unified its image processing operations onto a single, high performance, highly scalable, shared pool of storage, increasing image processing speeds by 533 percent. With Isilon scale-out NAS, Sanborn can now process 8,000-10,000 images per day, compared to less than 2,000 prior to using Isilon IQ, accelerating project turnaround times and increasing Sanborn's bandwidth to accommodate new business opportunities.
"At Sanborn, customer demand for our geospatial solutions can simply be described as 'more, better, faster,' with each new project raising the bar in terms of size, complexity and turnaround time," said Doyle Heisler, director of IT, Sanborn. "While great for business, this demand was too much for our previous NAS system, making it clear we needed a truly scalable solution. By deploying Isilon IQ, we've increased image processing speeds 5X, enabling us to complete projects in much less time and pursue new business opportunities that would have been impossible without Isilon."
Sanborn is a comprehensive, end-to-end geospatial solutions company providing geographic and location-based information through custom applications including systems integration, spatial analysis and modeling. Prior to deploying Isilon scale-out NAS, the performance and scalability demands of Sanborn's image processing workflow overwhelmed its traditional NAS system, limiting image processing performance and workflow productivity. With multiple planes each equipped with high-resolution cameras producing hundreds of thousands of images per year, Sanborn needed a high performance storage system that could accommodate increasing customer demand, while simultaneously reducing the unnecessary storage management and escalating costs of its previous NAS system.
Working with Isilon partner and leading storage systems integrator Datalink, Sanborn deployed the Isilon IQ S-Series to unify its image processing workflow onto a single storage resource capable of scaling performance and capacity on-demand to meet the unpredictable needs of its data-intensive operations. With Isilon scale-out NAS, Sanborn can complete more projects in less time, while reducing storage management to less than one full-time equivalent, driving increased operating leverage across its organization and enabling the company to accommodate previously unattainable levels of new business.
"Government and private sector demand for geospatial solutions is reaching new heights, creating exciting business opportunities for innovative companies like Sanborn, while also creating massive headaches for traditional SAN and NAS systems," said Sam Grocott, vice president of marketing, Isilon Systems. "By using Isilon scale-out NAS to drive unprecedented productivity gains in its business, Sanborn is demonstrating the dramatic benefits our solutions can deliver not just for the data center, but for the bottom line, as well."
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Some Suggestions For Your Prayers…
- Restraint between nations fearful of attack. Pray that God would be at work among the people and leaders of North Korea and all other leaders engaged in diplomacy to avoid actual use of weapons
- Nations facing unrest within their own country: Venezuela, Yemen, South Sudan, Kenya and those dealing with terrorist actions in France, Virginia in the USA , the UK and many others
- Pray for the handover of the new school site scheduled for this week. Pray for clarity in the legal aspects and for the builders to manage any unexpected challenges so that they will be able to finish well and on time. Pray for safety and efficiency in the huge task of removals and for staff and volunteers to have the stamina they need to clear out and clean the existing rooms so they can be used for storage
- The Head teacher to make good decisions in setting up the new school
- All students awaiting results, -A levels this week. Pray they would discover a godly perspective as they look to the future
- For all the recently baptised, to have a constantly growing understanding of how to follow Christ
- Leaders and members on all Summer Ventures
- All the bereaved that they may be able to find joy and thankfulness to God in their memories and comfort in their sorrow
- Those coping with serious illness and their carers whether in hospital or at home
Know Christ and Make Him Known

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I'm such a good wife. I am. I hate to toot my own horn, but…toot toot! My husband wanted to take an all boys travel trip to Prague for the BRNO Moto GP race this weekend and like the good wife that I am, I planned his first class travel and coordinated with his buds. While he's sitting in first class and sipping his expressochino in some fancy lounge, I am here spilling the beans on how you too can accomplish this.
Disclosure: It's for the trip, not how to be the best wife ever FYI.
Delta One Flight DTW – PRG
I have to break this down into parts since this makes it much easier for me to explain my thought process. First and foremost, just to get this out of the way, we paid with frequent flyer miles. So unless you find some hardcore mistake fare that gives you business class under $200, then this is the only way to do it (for now).
A few months ago, Ryan and I were looking for a new credit card that was on the market. I've always wanted to get a card that offered benefits, since all the cards I had were helping us build our credit for the purchase of our second home. We looked at what the best deals were and at the time and Delta was offering Ryan 60,000 Skymiles if we spent like $3,000 in 3 months (or something like that) on their American Express Delta Gold Card.
After planning and budgeting for 3 months we were able to obtain those 60,000 Skymiles on Delta, to which we used (along with some miles he earned awhile ago from work) to purchase his Delta One Business Class flight from DTW (Detroit Wayne Airport) – PRG (Prague, Czech Republic). All we needed to pay, were the taxes, which came out to roughly ~$90 and 62,500 Skymiles. Keep in mind this is ONE WAY, so going to Prague will get you there for less than $100.
So how is he getting back home?
Lufthansa Business Class VIE – DTW
Don't worry! I still want my husband back and it's actually relatively cheaper to get him back home. I still have yet to experience Lufthansa's Business Class or any International Senators Lounges, but my husband won't have to fret because that's where he will be tomorrow! He's flying out of Vienna (since that's where he's ended up) on Lufthansa using United Miles, to get home to Detroit. Last year Ryan applied for the American Express SPG Credit Card, which gave him 35,000 points. He then transferred the points to his United Milage Plus account and married that with the miles earned from his work travels. Alternatively, if you don't have mileage accrued from work travels, you can apply for the United Mileage Plus Explorer Credit card with the 30,000 mile bonus and still achieve this for your routing home. This trip to go back? ~$80 in taxes one way and 57,500 United Miles. BUT if you don't feel like screwing with your credit with a million credit cards and paying a ton in annual fees just for one trip, you can do it the old fashioned way and earn miles for all your everyday purchases.
Are there other credit cards to apply for?
If you're looking for a travel card, I'm going to link a friend's site that specializes in this kinda thing. It's no use for me to try to explain thoroughly the ins and outs of every credit card that's out there when someone else has already done it. So check out Cards For Travel, because they do a pretty good analysis of each card out there that's worth using for travel redemptions.
Things to keep in mind.
- So one thing to notice that I probably hear in your heads after you read the first segment is…do I have to fly out of Detroit?! The short answer is, no. Typically award travel deals are priced by region, so the deal that I got when booking Ryan's flight was from North America to Europe. So you can fly out of LA and get the same deal as if you were flying out of New York.
- Ryan and I try really hard to fly business class. Why? Because we're terribly spoiled. lol. No not really, but once you pop your business class cherry, you never want go back. If you don't mind going in economy, more power to you! You probably will be able to go more places that way to be honest. But we made a rule, if it's domestic, we always take what's cheaper. If it's international, we go for business class.
- We chose the carriers Delta and United for a reason. Ryan is going to Europe, and we have a ton of American Airlines miles, so why make it difficult and fly 2 separate carriers? Because we are undoubtedly cheap. Taxes going to Europe on American Airlines One World partners are incredibly steep. There are very few routes into Europe on an American Airlines Aircraft to get to Prague without routing through London Heathrow (LHR). Flying Delta and United is one way to dodge that headache.
- He's flying out of Vienna, Austria, and that doesn't affect the taxes tremendously. Generally the cost in taxes are relatively the same based out of the region. We also avoided flying out/ through LHR for said reason above. Also, looking at the website now compared to the time we booked the ticket, taxes have doubled. Don't ask me why, they just have. So timing also plays a role in booking your flights because the taxes will fluctuate in price.
Overall if you're thinking about airfare, and if you use this method to plan ahead for next year, you're looking at a relatively cheap ticket. Which gives you some extra spending cash for stuff to do out there, like VIP tickets to the Moto GP race in BRNO that my husband attended. Or some fancy dinners and extra sight seeing tours.
If you have any questions please feel free to comment below, or if you have any suggestions on other routings that you'd like to share please feel free to do so!
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Politics and Mass Media
The mass media has a powerful influence on political reality, as it shapes public opinion and lays the foundations of political beliefs. Sometimes referred to as the fourth branch of government in democratic countries the media plays a crucial role during elections and in times of change. Therefore, politicians and political parties are particularly sensitive towards their media presence and the media coverage of their public appearances.
The relationship between politics and the mass media is closely related to the debate about freedom of speech. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in 1948, reads: ?Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference, and impart information and ideas through any media regardless of frontiers."
In democratic societies, the media plays a particularly important role, as it is a communication channel which ensures the exchange of opinions and points of view between the people in power and the general public. In liberal democracy, the media facilitates the public discourse, informs the public, represents the public and acts as a watchdog of the branches of government. Analysts highlight the role of the media in the support of true democratic society. German intellectual Juergen Habermas defines the media as a space for public discourse, which must guarantee universal access and rational debate in society.
As a watchdog in the political world, the media has the task of criticizing decision-makers in society. Journalists can fulfill this task only if they are independent.
On the other hand, dependence on powerful structures and financial resources can handicap the media's ability to be an effective watchdog in political life. Although in democratic society, governments and political parties do not put direct pressure on the media, the competition and the free market rules create different restrictions for journalists and their employers. In a bid to maximize profit, commercial TV channels are forced to respond to the interests of advertisers. In this context, public broadcasters are expected to be more independent and closer to the democratic ideal. Researchers insist that sometimes they serve the public interest better than their commercial counterparts.
In democratic countries, the freedom of press is guaranteed by law. The absence of interference from the state in the freedom of communication and expression is a mandatory aspect of democracy. The government may protect information from its public disclosure by classifying it as sensitive, classified or secret. The so-called sunshine laws regulate the government's obligation to disclose information about its work and meetings.
International organizations also seek to guarantee freedom of speech worldwide. Reporters Without Borders (RWB) is an NGO that aims to prevent repression and harassment of journalists, state monopoly and censorship in the media. Set up in 1985 in France, RWB established the International Freedom of Expression Exchange, which is a virtual network of NGOs that is tasked to defend journalists and identify beaches of freedom of speech.
Freedom House also analyzes political and economic conditions and the interrelation between the media and the government. According to Freedom House's annual survey Freedom of the Press Index, barely 17 percent of the world's population lives in societies that enjoy freedom of speech. In the other countries, the authorities control media coverage and repress media independence. The index measures media independence in 195 countries, ranking them as free, partly free or not free.
The onset of the information age has revolutionized the relationship between politics and the media. In the new media environment, shaped by social networks and blogs, the general public is no longer a passive observer, but an active player. The communication between politicians and voters is much more direct through the use of blogs and micro-blogging tools. The technological development has given rise to the emergence of citizen journalism, also referred to as participatory or street journalism. This trend describes the active role of the public in the dissemination, analysis and collection of information.


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Bowater Toyota are seeking an experienced Accounts Person.
Bowater Toyota has a great opportunity for an experienced Accounts (Payable / Receivable) person to join the admin team based in Nelson. While this is a part time position (mornings preferred but negotiable), longer hours may be required during various times of the month to ensure deadlines are met.
We require strong numeracy skills and the ability to "untangle", "juggle" and occasionally work under pressure. The successful applicant will need to be in regular contact with our suppliers, customers and staff, to achieve the targets and goals set, always building positive relationships and adding to a good team environment.
You will be supported by a great admin team and likewise, be required to be a resource for them.


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Here's where we take off the gloves. I'm going to try to be fair, but as always am biased by what I've heard people talk about in treatment. In this case it's the hundreds of stories (100s?!) from people who have cried about the terrible pain and abuse they've suffered from the evil machinations of STEP-PARENTS.
I've talked to men and woman who remember violent beatings, emotional torture, and sexual indiscretions. More horrible stories about STEP-FATHERS, frankly, than about STEP-MOTHERS, but I'm willing to acknowledge that my sample isn't representative. (Hey, the PhD was worth something).
Anyway, it's safe to generalize that health professionals get to hear every conceivable combination of horrendous parenting behaviors known to man. (And you envied us our in-roads to the human psyche, all that talk, all that gossip. Maybe my friends were right about switching to real estate.) Being a therapist can be freaking traumatizing at times. But you get used to it.
Let's focus, instead, on the irrational spleen of young people and the displaced anger that they thrash upon clueless NICE step-parents who naively walk into a second (or whatever iteration) marriages. Their new young'uns, being young, do perceive evil and danger and are on the defense. They DID watch Cinderella. Which is what they say.
Here's a common scene.
Eddie is 8. His mom died in a car crash when he was 6. He lives in a very loving community and has a very loving dad, and two older sisters, 10, and 12. His mom, well, she was his world. After the crash he cried, had tantrums, his behavior in school was horrible.
His grandmother, Dad's mom, moved in and took over most of the cooking and cleaning so that Dad could go to work every day. Gram gave in to Eddie's tantrums and excused his anger. Everyone, for the most part, felt pretty sorry for him and tried to comfort him. After awhile he quieted down, but occasionally he would act out, steal something, break something. He was a little boy, at the end of the day, and he had a lot of energy.
Fast forward, Eddie's 14. Dad's finally dating a nice woman he really loves. Miranda is a nurse who works her tail off and has never been married, never had kids. She's ready to take them all on, make them hers. She knows she only has time for one biological baby at best. She's already forty. She and Eddie's dad get married. At this point Eddie hasn't looked at her for the four months prior to the wedding. Now that the two are married, he refuses to listen to Miranda, won't cooperate with her ever, never makes eye-contact.
MIRANDA: Eddie, the car pool will be here in ten minutes! You better get dressed.
EDDIE: Go to hell.
MIRANDA: Seriously, Eddie. You'll miss your ride and your dad will be upset. Why not just get going?
Eddie ignores her.
MIRANDA: Eddie! GET GOING!
EDDIE'S SISTER #1: Miranda, don't yell at him, Jeez.
EDDIE'S SISTER #2: You're so mean, Miranda, honest.
It's always like this. Eddie is the spokesperson for all of them, but the message is clear. Miranda's good intentions are definitely not appreciated. And these are not SUCH bratty kids. But things go from bad to worse and three years later Miranda feels very, very cheated and she is sorry that she married their father, who still feels guilty and misses his first wife.
Now, for you, Dear Readers, to understand how family therapy docs approach this problem, I need to introduce you to some family therapy lingo, stuff I'll build on in future blogs (promises, promises). Let's start with:
Pseudo-intimacy and triangles
Everyone knows what a triangle is. Start with 2 people who get married. That's a nifty dyad. When we draw family trees a square is for males, a circle is for females, and a line connects two commited partners. This is your primary DYAD.
Add a child, and bingo—we have a TRIANGLE. On the diagram, a verticle line descends from the one connecting the partners to the child. Forgive my primitive picture, folks. I'm no artist.
The children are below the parents, because, hey, might makes right! Or would you prefer, because children should be listening to those who are older and wiser?
Symbolically, parents SHOULD be higher up on a hierarchy for all the right reasons.
They are THE MAIN DYAD of a family because optimally they should conspire, make decisions, and share intimately in the five areas of intimacy that I have touched upon in the archives.
Y'all should have a look when you have a little reading time.
Lest we forget, the five intimacies that committed partners really need to make a relationship fly, are Recreational, Work, Problem Solving, Emotional, and Sexual (according to Therapy Doc). We could and really should, add Spiritual Intimacy since so many couples seem to have trouble negotiating each other's belief systems—but ordinarily I'd put that under problem solving. But it can be a real plus, feeling that the other partner is into the same future beyond this world as we know it.
Ah, but I digress. Back to the EVIL STEP-MOTHER.
So IF the marital dyad is the tightest, and the kids are loved but not primary in the decision making process, then whatever shall we do with HER? . by the way, if one of the marital partners is severely disable this changes how healthy families work. You can't have a violent person as the head of the family—or shouldn't. .
HER is the EVIL STEP-MOTHER.
Enough for tonight. Tomorrow I'll write and explain what I mean by pseudo-intimacy, triangles, and how families can begin to solve the STEP-PARENT CONUNDRUM.
Copyright 2006, TherapyDoc
The blog is a reflection of multi-disciplinary scholarship, academic degrees, and all kinds of letters after my name to make me feel big. Psychoeducational and happy, I'll lecture at most sunny places, topic your choice. The blog is NOT to diagnose, treat, or replace human to human legal, psychological or medical professional help. References to people, with the exception of myself, and events except those about me, and even some of those, are entirely fictional.
Thursday, June 29, 2006
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Collosal space battles (in fuschia)
December 31, 2009 | Filed under: gratuitous space battles0016
Aren't TV and movie space battles a bit tame?
Take the battle of Waterloo. It contained approx 140,000 soldiers. The battle of Kursk was 900,000 Germans vs 1,300,000 Russians, complete with 3,600 tanks and 20,000 guns. This was a big battle between two countries in a world war, fought over 50 years ago, when the world population was smaller.
Imagine a modern day non-nuclear war between China and Russia on one side, and everyone else on the other side. Now picture it as a purely naval battle. How many people would be involved? Lets say conservatively that each side only fielded 2 million troops (a trivial subset of fit, able potential combatants). Lets look at a big US battleship : The USS Massachusetts has approx 2,000 crew involved. Lets assume only 10% of our navy serve on these big ships (200,000 men) so thats 1,000 battleships, in an all out naval war. (remember we are talking a war for survival, not the relative peacetime deployments of today).
That's a large fight between two earth-bound nations.
But lets assume a planet with less water-coverage than earth, and slightly larger, so it has double our population. Thats a factor of two. Now fast forward another two generations time wise and assume a doubling of that population again. Thats x4. Now assume that they are all on the same side (x6) and that they form part of a federation of 20 such worlds (still an incredibly small speck in an average size galaxy). Thats 120 x 1,000 battleships.
What I'm getting at, is when the Rebel Alliance attacked the death star, they seemed to do it with the sort of navy you would use to maybe lay siege to Malta, or at best, to attack Dieppe. Hardly a clash of galactic powers. Assume 20% of your 240,000,000 are in fighters and thats suddenly 12,000,000 fighters, or a million twelve man squadrons. Imagine how long "all wings report in" would take… Imagine how quickly you run out of colors?
"Peach-tinted fuschia leader standing by", "Oaky pastel rose leader standing by…"
So I guess that issue, and the whole problem of ILM filming a million plastic model flybys in 1983 doesn't help.
I know what you are thinking, Even Gratuitous Space Battles isn't really gratuitous enough is it? Maybe for the sequel…


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Gallery: Gwynnett St.: Young Ambition and Modern Technique Work Together for a Great Meal
Duck Breast, brussels sprouts, pistachio and kumquats ($26)
I had to try the Duck Breast ($26) three separate times before confirming that the amazing first taste I had wasn't just a fluke. It's incredibly tender with a rich texture that melts on your tongue in a wash of duckiness—like the kobe beef of duck. It's pan-roasted to a rosy medium-rare, the crisp skin melting into the meat, which has been brined with burnt citrus and spices, a move which accentuates the duck's natural gaminess. The breast is nestled among seared brussels sprouts tossed with candied kumquat rinds. Duck and citrus have never been happier together.
Cozy and warm, yet refined and elegant enough that I'd be happy calling this my neighborhood hangout spot or special date-night material.
Whiskey bread, with cultured butter ($5)
An exceptionally buttery and crisp version of classic Irish whiskey bread, it eats like a giant biscuit, hot enough to melt the cultured butter you'll want to slather on.
Maitake Mushroom, creamy onion, rosemary and lardo ($10)
A whole, fragrant hen-of-the-woods mushroom comes as if sprouting out of the plate in a pool of sweet, mild, and buttery puréed onion, its whispy stalks in varying shades of brown with varying levels of crispness. A paper thin veil of translucent cured pork lardo draped over the top melts in and around the delicate fronds of mushroom—pork-perfumed and savory.
The Second Year ($10)
Old Overholt rye, Cynar, and Punt E Mes form the base of this strong, stirred cocktail sweetened with a touch of honey syrup.
Bok Choy, cauliflower, grapefruit and whipped feta ($10)
Anyone who's eaten Wylie Dufresne's food at wd~50 knows that he's a master of ingredients, using flavors that sound odd on paper but are brought together so masterfully that you could be convinced that chocolate, black beans, and soy have always gone together. Hilbert's combinations are a little more traditional, but a salad of raw Bok Choy ($10) with grapefruit and whipped feta reads like the world's most interesting Caesar salad on the palate. It's a break from convention that feels totally natural.
Bitter Truth ($10)
The bitter on bitter on bitter triple hit of Aperol, grapefruit, and a splash of Fernet Branca are tempered nicely by fresh lime juice and a touch of sweetness in this Plymouth gin-based cocktail.
Slow Poached Egg, heirloom beans, braised pork, and kohlrabi ($12)
Buttery beans that come with a creamy, golden-yolked slow-cooked egg for swirling around into a DIY sauce. Crisp slices of pork shatter as you bite them. Pro-tip: use scoop the beans and eggs onto the pork chips for easy delivery.
A Couple of Chefs
Sous Chef Owen Clark (29, on left) and Executive Chef Justin Hillbert (32, on right). The two first met while working under Alex Stupak (Empellón) and Wylie Dufresne at wd-50. Clark then went on to Sous-Chef at Blue Hill for two years while Hilbert spent a year at Mugaritz in Spain. The two teamed up again to open Gwynnett Street.
Coconut, malt, barley and pomegranate ($9)
A thick-yet-light coconut dessert somewhere between a panna cotta and a mousse. It gets drizzled with pomegranate molasses and covered with fresh pomegranate seeds and coconut powder.


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Extra Strength 5-Hour Energy Drink Review
Cost:$2.99 - Way Cheaper in Bulk
Cost Per Ounce:$1.50
Active Ingredients:Taurine, Caffeine, B-Vitamins
Taste Rating:8.5
Kick Rating:10!
Final Judgment Rating:9.7 (tons of energy!)
Energy Drink Ratings Explained
Extra Strength 5 Hour Energy Drink Review:
Well if you are reading this review you have probably already heard of one of my favorite Energy Drinks, that being the 5 Hour Energy Drink. Why is it one of my favorites? Well it packs an incredible kick into a tiny little 2 ounce portable bottle. So if it packs such a great kick, why are they introducing an extra strength 5 Hour Energy? Well since you see 5-Hour Energy at almost every convenience store / gas station you may have noticed the multitude of energy shots coming in promising 6,7 and even 8 hours of energy. Well I have tried some of these and the promises of 6,7 and 8 hours of energy are pretty much marketing hype. Nonetheless, they are out there which led Living Essentials, the makers of 5-Hour Energy to introduce and extra strength version of their product. So let's see how it compares to the original in the taste and kick categories!
Extra Strength 5 Hour Energy Drink Review: Taste
Well as you may recall, 5-Hour Energy Drinks come in two flavors, Berry (original) and Lemon Lime both of which are sugar free and only contain 4 calories. The extra strength 5 Hour tastes pretty much identical to the original berry flavor. Make sure you shake before drinking, it brings the berry taste and aroma out better. Taste Rating - 8.5
Extra Strength 5 Hour Energy Drink Review: Kick
Alright so the original berry taste is still in tact, but what's all this about extra strength? Well it looks like the energy blend was upped to 2000 mg from 1870 mg (see original Ingredient List Here). The order of the energy ingredient list was jumbled around a bit as well with taurine being moved to the 1st energy ingredient. Caffeine was moved from the last ingredient to the second to last ingredient as well. The niacin dose was upped from 30 milligrams to 40 milligrams as well. The B-Vitamin level remained the same with 40 milligrams of vitamin b-6 (2000% of your daily allowance) and 500mcg of vitamin b-12 (8333% of your daily allowance). So, does it pack more of a punch than the original? Well I gave the original a kick rating of 9.5 and there is definitely a bigger dose of energy in the extra strength version. It has been over Five Hours since I consumed the extra strength version and I am still pumped full of energy. So, in my experience the extra strength version definitely packs more of a punch than the original. Kick Rating - 10!
Extra Strength 5 Hour Energy Drink Review: Final Judgment
So if you are a die hard 5-hour fan like me and you are looking for even more energy from them, give the extra strength version a try. The taste is the same and the kick is improved. In my opinion they didn't need to increase the strength of the drink to combat the new 6,7 and 8 hour energy shots as the original packs a great kick, but from a marketing stand point I can see why they did it. Besides, now they have a complete product line... 2 Original Flavors, Caffeine Free Version, and of course the extra strength version. So if you need even more energy than the original five hour, give the extra stength version a try. Final Judgment - 9.7 (tons of energy!)
If you like 5-Hour Energy, it is cheaper to buy it in bulk and the cheapest place I have seen it so far is on Amazon.com.
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What happens when you put together a humanitarian organization that serves the needs of the children of the world, a dynamic advertising agency, and a leadership development consulting firm? You get the trip I am on right now. I'm in the Dominican Republic with a team from the Seattle based ad agency… known as HL2 to serve with Children of Nations. This is one of the coolest things I've had the opportunity to be involved in as it's a team effort between HL2, Children of Nations, and RTDS. We are here to respond to the need in the DR and Haiti, and in the process, help this team be intentional about learning from the experience. The members of my research team have been involved from the start, devising a strategy for understanding how an experience like this impacts a team of businesspeople from the US. In the process, it has taught me so much.
For more information, read on.
If you haven't been following the events on facebook, here's the link.
So far the lessons for me are many, but here's a sampling.
Lessons about myself.
More later. I will see you all soon. Lead on. I apologize for the typos….
Dr. McKenna
As you are now deep in the season of writing your applications to graduate school, I just wanted to touch base and say hello. I can still remember that process like it was yesterday. Before there were electronic applications, you had to create piles for each school just to keep it all straight. I had lots of piles in a room in my house, that each represented a school, my essay about why I belonged there, my letters of recommendation, and the basic applications. It was a challenging process, but at the same time, it taught me so much about myself. Both the application process and the weeding out process (for me and the schools) taught me a lot about how I show up when something matters to me, what I value in graduate school, how I view research in the context of organizations, and how I deal with both acceptance and rejection. It was a challenging time, but a really important time. I remember celebrating the acceptance letters I wanted, rolling my eyes at the acceptance letters I didn't want, being frustrated by the rejection letters I didn't want, and being equally frustrated by the schools that rejected me that I didn't want to go to anyway (because maybe they should have known betterJ).
In all the feelings that will come to you over the coming weeks and months, I hope that this will be a time of great insight. Insight about the schools to which you've applied, insight about what you want, insight about what you would sacrifice, and insight about who you are, where you excel, and insight about why you are.
Whether you end up at Seattle Pacific University studying Industrial/Organizational Psychology, or somewhere else, may this be an incredible time of blessing and learning for you and for those close to you.
Today I'm heading in for a two level spinal fusion….for anyone who's interested…it's a fusion at L4-L5 and L5-S1. While it may seem extreme, I'm pretty excited about it. A good friend of mine had a similar procedure 2 weeks ago, so I've had a chance to learn from him and also watch him maintain his own spirits as he gets better.
Even though I hate taking a surgical option, I've learned so much along the way. Here are a few of those lessons.
1. Make sure you invest in other people, especially when you body or your brain is telling you it's all about you. So many people have invested in me, even people who didn't know me that well. Some have prayed, some have mowed my lawn, some have just made the time to ask how I'm doing. Amazing people…I want to be more like them.
2. Our bodies will fail us. I have never been more aware of the fact that my soul resides in a body that is, and will, fail me over time. This isn't a grim reality, just a reality.
3. My wife is unbelievable. I love her more today than I ever have. She's scary great. She loves me in spite of my little stupid things, and she is such an amazing mom.
4. My boys are becoming little men. This morning I had the chance to tell them that they are the men of the house while daddy's in the hospital next week. They have taken the charge and get it. (we'll see about that one…they are 6 and 7).
5. My friends are generous and my friendships to them are deep. I am blessed. They have my back.
6. It's hard to take things from people when they offer help. Not because it's so hard, but because sometimes the help offered creates more work…..most of the time it doesn't, but you know what I mean. It's complicated. We all just need to help each other more and be fine if we can't too.
7. I have a great job. I just do. For as long as I have it, I have a great job that is made up of people who you just want to be around.
8. God is good. He just is.
I'm so excited to be on the other side of this. Back pain has been a part of my reality for 20 years (unbelievable). That's not a sob story, it's just a reality. I don't know anything different. It's going to be good.
The Hero's Journey
Why does life have to be so darn hard? It seems like we end each phase of our lives only to find ourselves unprepared for the next one. The lessons we've learned were great, but they don't provide nearly enough guidance to help direct our journey into the next unknown. We are Lewis and Clark who reached the headwaters of the Missouri river ready the short trek over the continental divide. Instead, they found themselves looking out over the Rocky Mountains stretching into the distance as far as the eye could see.
Sometimes, we reach the horizon abruptly, staring into an unplanned future that wasn't our choice. The company is re-organized and we end up in a job we hate. We find ourselves working for a really, really bad boss. The company downsizes and we are laid off. We feel like we're stuck in a dead end job. Attaining our dreams leave us feeling no more prepared. We get the perfect job and realize that now we have to live up to our own expectations. We get a promotion and realize we are waaaaay out of our league. Even in our personal lives, we find ourselves at the edge of the horizon completely unprepared. When my daughter was about to be born, I found myself thinking, "This is too much responsibility for anyone – where was the training class for this?!"
The anthropologist Joseph Campbell spent much of his life studying cultural myths from around the world to identify common themes and stories. One of the most common stories that emerged was, "The Hero's Journey." Almost all cultures had stories about the hero who had a choice—to stay safe in the village or to venture forth into the wilderness to seek adventure beyond the horizon. In the quest, the hero would invariably meet and have to overcome demons, dragons or other mythical monsters. But, more often than not, the demons weren't outward monsters, but tests that required the hero to overcome his or her inner fears and weaknesses.
When Have You Left the Village? So, I challenge you to try your own little thought exercise. Think of one of the times in your life when you chose to leave the village, to set out on your own into the unknown. (For some of you, maybe it was a time when you were thrown out of the village!) Then, reflect on the following questions. Better yet, invite a good friend out for coffee and ask each other the questions. After all, it's usually a lot more fun to hear other people tell brutal stories than it is to tell your own!
· Why did you leave the village? What were you seeking?
· What inner demons did you have to overcome? What allowed you to get through and navigate the experience?
· What did you learn? What did you learn about yourself? What advice would you have for others who are ready to leave their own villages?
The last few questions may be the most important. After all, you have made it this far. How did you do it? What did you draw on?
I have one final challenge for you. Sometimes, it isn't in our strengths, but in our weakness that we can have the greatest impact on others. After all, when I read great biographies, I'm not really interested in how they handled success. What I'm really looking for is how they got through the tough times! I don't care about Winston Churchill after World War II, what I really want to know is how he got through WWII!
David Whyte, in his book Crossing the Unknown Sea, writes,
"We have the strange idea, unsupported by any evidence, that we are loved and admired only for our superb strength, our far-reaching powers, and our all-knowing competency…
We have an even stranger idea: that we will finally fall in love with ourselves only when we have become the totally efficient organized organism we have always wanted to be and left all our bumbling ineptness behind…
We try to construct a life in which we will be perfect, in which we will eliminate awkwardness, pass by vulnerability, ignore ineptness, only to find, strangely, that the gateway is vulnerability itself." (pp. 128-129)
I logged into wordpress today and it read:
4,618,706blogs, 143,340 new posts, 35,172,938 words today.
So….4,618,706 people have blogs today…and 143, 340 people are sharing their thoughts, questions, feelings, life….online…TODAY. And, this is something that really didn't exist much over a year ago. Why is this important? Read on and I will tell you.
We had our first Alumni event on Wednesday night, It was GREAT to see the excitement at the event! What fun to watch as the alumni gathered in with hugs and happy shrieks to be seeing classmates they hadn't seen in awhile. It was apparent that they had developed a bond during their time in the program, and have a lot of memories together.
The evening was spent socializing around food, and disucssing what it means to be working in the field of I/O psychology in times when the economy is shaky. They answered the question "What are organizations willing to pay for in these times?"I had expected the conversation to be a bit down, understanding that so many people in the country are struggling with making ends meet, and finding demand for their job. However, it turned into a fruitful brainstorming session surrounding how I/O psychologists can help corporations that are struggling today. It was interesting to hear the voices of graduates and faculty that are each working in different areas of I/O psychology, listen to their thoughts on where they fit in corporations, and how they can use the economic situation to their advantage. They all had great ideas, and were aware of the economic challenge they were facing but also understood how they as Industrial/Organizational Psychologist could make corporations more effiecient, stable, and profitable. I was really taken aback by the ideas, confidence, and critical thinking, while be honest about the challenges each of them are facing.
Dr. Collins showed a video that sparked a great conversation….DID YOU KNOW? I encourage anyone to watch it….because it will probably make you mind spin as it did mine.
This video was made in 2006, can you even imagine where things are now? Just think of facebook!?
After watching the video I think it is mind boggling to think of where our world is today….how we are all so interconnected through tecnology. While we are struggling economically and companies are cutting in places such as traveling for meetings, we can instead meet virtually and still accomplish what we need to. The world is moving faster than I think any of us realize, where will it be in five years? Ten years? Will we even recognize the transition? I can't help but wonder if there will come a point when we are too technologiclly dependent, or if it will continue to advance us.
….and now I am pausing to think that I am writing about a university event through an online blog that has the capability of reaching people around the world, and this is a very normal part of life.
What do you think of all of this???
…What great conversations and thoughts from the evening. Alumni, it was GREAT to have you all there, and watch you connect and catch up. Can't wait to see you all next time!
Just a thought….
Here are just a couple pictures from the event….check out the entire album on our site!


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BBC celebrates the classical voice with three weeks of special programming
18 June 2015
The season runs until 4 July 2015 and includes a four-part series presented by Antonio Pappano, the finals of BBC Cardiff Singer of the World and a broadcast of WNO's Peter Pan.
Watch: John Copley on La bohème - 'It was the first proper opera I'd seen and I cried all the way home on the bus'
10 June 2015
The director recalls his first moment with Puccini's opera and his thoughts on this last revival.
ROH Collections Item of the Month: Donald Southern's starry photographs of La bohème
15 May 2015
Over 41 years, all the greats – including Plácido Domingo, Kiri Te Kanawa and Luciano Pavarotti – have performed in John Copley's classic production.
New scheme funded by the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation enables The Royal Opera to support emerging artists
20 April 2015
Baritone Philip Rhodes and soprano Hulkar Sabirova selected for the 2015/16 Season.
Your reaction: La Fille du régiment
4 March 2014
What did you think of Donizetti's charming comedy?
Watch: Kiri Te Kanawa on her upcoming performance in La Fille du régiment
18 February 2014
Legendary soprano to celebrate her 70th birthday performing in the first opera she saw at Covent Garden.
Kiri Te Kanawa to appear in Downton Abbey
3 October 2013
Much-loved soprano to play - and sing - the role of Nellie Melba, a pioneering Victorian opera singer.


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I believe that deep down, all of us want to live our dream lives. However, many people never pursue what they are meant to do, usually out of fear.
Many times, I find myself in positions where I want to pursue something big and scary and the temptation to settle for less and live a comfortable life is huge. Sometimes, I can overcome the fear and anxiety of failure. Other times, I need my coach to help me overcome them.
In this article, I want to show you seven steps how you can overcome that fear and make it almost impossible for you not to pursue your dreams. I borrowed this exercise from The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss.
Opening a Bar at the Beach in Playa Del Carmen
I recently started to work with a new client who is originally from Mexico. She has been working in the corporate world for almost 20 years and feels that it left her with an emptiness inside.
When she contacted me, she had decided that she no longer wants to put up with a career that pays very well for the pain of not pursuing what she is meant to do. She decided that, when she turns 80 years old, she wants to tell her grandkids a different story than the one of corporate politics and managing emails for 40 years.
I asked her the question "What's the worst thing that can happen if you pursue the path that makes you come alive?". With a mix of humor and seriousness, she answered "Well, I will cash in the money form my pension, sell my home in Switzerland and move back to Mexico and open a bar at the beach in Playa Del Carmen."
1. What's the Worst Thing Than Could Happen?
In the process of overcoming that fear to pursue your passion, this is the first question you need to ask. Like my client above, answer what you would do if things don't work out. What would you do if what you pursue fails?
Maybe you would be out of work for 6 months if you quit your job and what you pursue did not work out.
Maybe you would loose the social status among your "friends".
Write down exactly what you think is the worst thing that could happen.
Many times, you will find that the absolute worst thing that could happen is actually not your death or losing everything in your life. Also, you will soon realize that the worst thing that could happen is actually not that likely to happen.
2. What Could You Do to Get Back on Track
Let's for a moment imagine if what you have pictured above would actually take place. What could you do to restore the situation before it happened?
If you were employed before, what steps could you take to get into employment again? How could you get back on track, even if it's just temporarily.
In the book The Startup of You, Reid Hoffman calls this Plan Z. Plan A is what you really want to pursue. If that, for some reason, fails and the worst case scenario happens, you have Plan Z that will make sure you survive. Maybe you could move in with a friend or your parents. Maybe you could get a job for a while that at least pays the bills.
Write down what steps you could take to get back on track and restore the situation.
3. What's More Probably Going to Happen?
By now, you may have realized that the worst case scenario is not very likely to happen. So, what is more likely to happen if you pursue what you really want? What are the more likely things you will experience? What benefits come from that? How do you feel because of that more probable situation?
Maybe a more probable scenario is that you will meet people who are actually living their dreams and you can find a mentor.
Maybe the process will boost your self-esteem and confidence that you can turn your passion into a thriving career.
Maybe it will open your mind for new possibilities that you have not been able to see before.
Maybe pursuing your passion will actually lead into living the life you always dreamed of.
Write down what you think is a more probable outcome of pursuing your passion and the benefits from that.
4. How Could You Get Things Under Financial Control?
One of our biggest fears is usually about money. What if we lose everything and we can't pay the bills? What if we can't support our family?
This is probably the number one fear that holds us back from pursuing what we really want.
So if everything fails, what can you do to have enough money to get things under control again? Could you sell your car? Maybe sell your house and rent a place for a while? Could you cash in your pension? Could you get back to your old job or easily find another job for a while that pays the bills?
Write down how you could get things under financial control if you lost your job today or if the worst case scenario happened.
5. What Are You Putting Off Out of Fear?
Now that step is where we get into action. Usually, what we fear doing is what we actually need to do in order to achieve our dreams and goals. So what are you not doing out of fear? Which actions and tasks are you procrastinating because of fear of failure or maybe even fear of success?
This list will be your to do list. Doing these things will move you closer to your dream career. It will certainly expand your comfort zone to take on these tasks and projects. However, if you have completed the previous steps, these actions won't seem that scary any more and you will be more likely to take action on them.
Write down everything that you are putting off out of fear. Make a detailed list.
6. What Does it Cost You to Postpone Action?
What does it cost you financially? What does it cost you emotionally? What are you missing out on because you are not pursing what you really want? How will you feel 10 years from now if you did not pursue your passion? How will you feel about yourself 10 years from now if you keep following the path you are on right now?
What does it cost you physically? How does it affect your health or relationships? How does it affect your marriage or family?
Linking pain to not changing is extremely powerful to push yourself to move away from the status quo. By linking pain to not pursuing your dreams, you make the gap between what is and what has to be so big, that your unconsciousness will do everything to close that gap.
Write down what it costs you if you don't pursue your passion.
7. What Are You Waiting for?
This may sounds like a rhetorical question but it's not. If you can come up with nothing else can mere excuses of lack of time or other resources, you are simply afraid and that's natural. We are all afraid of things like failure.
If you have completed steps 1-6, you realize that you are putting things off out of fear. Luckily, you now have a todo list from your exercises in step 5. These are the things you need to tackle right now to move closer to what you really want.
If the fear of pursuing what you really want is still too big for you to take action, go through step 1-6 again to become more confident that you could get things back on track and that the potential nightmare is not actually the end of the world.
If you still find yourself procrastinating the actions that get you closer to what you really want, hire a coach to help you overcome your limiting beliefs and hold you accountable for your goals.
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Today someone gave me something I desired for quite some time. An old little automatic photo camera which I intend to use for lomography (LOMO photography). However, not with a LOMO but with something special. Alice Anna is trippin analogue!
The Olympus Trip 35 is a legendary camera. One of the first compact cameras made in Japan and produced from 1967 to 1984. One of the longest camera production runs ever and a total production figure of more than ten million! Once they were all around. Mine is an early 1978 model in absolutely perfect condition. It's works like a charm and the old selenium cell obviously is still ok.
The good thing about this camera is… well actually the good things are a list of good things like these:
- 100% mechanic
- no battery needed, no electronics
- extremely durable and keeps working under very difficult conditions
- full metal body, hardly any plastic used
- proper handling weight, not too light and not too heavy
- uses ordinary 35mm film
- automatic exposure based on film ASA and selected focal range, so just click away!
- hot shoe for flash and normal tripod connection
- it even has an image counter 🙂
- release knob with mount for self timer and wire release
- great Zuiko f2.8 40mm 4 elements and 3 groups front focussing Tessar lens
- mechanical shutter release lock and indicator when light conditions are too low
Needless to say, I love this camera, it's simplicity and its built quality. As mine is a rather new 1978 type there are no production issues or faults at all with it and it can still live for another couple of decennia. The images coming from this camera are amazing. The lens is of very high quality and it was used by many well known photographers to make amazing work. One of the best known was David Bailey who also made some commercials for this camera.
Anyway, I hope this little one is going to be with me for a long time and some of the results will be of your liking. As of today you might find me Trippin' along.
© 2012 Alice Anna Verheij


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November 9, 2015 will see the launch of the course proposed by Babson College to AUT students in Entrepreneurship Studies. The course is given in the scope of an agreement between the number one ranked college in Entrepreneurship and AUT. 57 students enrolled in the fall 2015 course which will be given online and with live lectures.
By collaborating with Babson College (Massachusetts, USA), AUT means to offer its students of Sciences, Arts, and Business a unique opportunity to learn about effective ways to take a creative idea from inception to implementation and thus stimulate the entrepreneurial spirit of students.
Babson College is ranked number one in Entrepreneurial Studies at an undergraduate level and number two behind Harvard at a graduate level. This collaborative initiative comes within the policy of AUT to team up with prestigious universities around the world to widen academic horizons of its students.
The course runs over an intensive month and will end with a certificate of completion to successful students granted by Babson College and will count for credits for the AUT records.


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The gold price is directionless in today's trading as the market awaits one of the biggest economic releases of the year, which is expected to be the driver of monetary policy in the US for the nearest future.
The Non-farm payrolls figure and unemployment rate from the US are due out later today and depending on the figures, gold is likely to continue its uptrend or face severe pullback.
Strong numbers may help the US Federal Reserve raise interest rates next month, which is seen as negative for gold as it is not an interest bearing investment and we may see a pullback to the former resistance level of $1,260.
Should the figures disappoint the market gold is expected to make its way towards the $1,280 mark where it may face some headwinds.
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Archives for January 2016
Chris DiSilva to Guest-Star on Town Planner Radio Show – WAVM Tomorrow (1/21) at 3pm
Catch Board of Selectmen Chair, Chris DiSilva, as he dishes with Planner, Bill Nemser tomorrow afternoon at 3pm on 91.7FM!
Memorial Park Landscape Architect Clara Batchelor on WAVM with Town Planner Today at 3pm!
Nomination Papers Available!
Town Clerk, Michelle Sokolowski, has announced that Nomination Papers will be available Monday, January 11, 2016 for the Annual Town Election, to take place on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. The last day to obtain papers is Friday, March 11, 2016. The following offices are open on the Election: 1 Selectman for a term of three […]
Veterans' Memorial Park Redesign Discussion – January 7th
Maynard's Economic Development Committee Recommends Approval of Two Town Meeting Articles
MAYNARD — Town Administrator Kevin Sweet is pleased to report that the Maynard Economic Development Committee has unanimously voted to recommend approval for zoning amendments, which will be heard at the Jan. 11 Town Meeting.


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his was a very, very good episode. The only thing I really want to complain about is how short it was and the usual "how the hell did they get there so fast?" critique.
Daenerys only half listens to Tyrion and Jon when they tell her not to become just another conqueror, burning the world down in her quest for power and domination. She doesn't fly her dragons to King's Landing, at least. However, she does take one of them and a horde of Dothraki to ambush Jaime and his army as they transport the spoils of Highgarden to King's Landing.
We did learn before the fighting began that Jaime had successfully transported the wagon of gold to King's Landing. This means Cersei will be able to repay the Iron Bank and the Lannisters will get to keep using their unofficial slogan. I could never bring myself to root for Cersei, but I'm having a very hard time rooting for the young Targaryen contender.
As Tyrion looks down at the carnage and we can very nearly read his grim thoughts. Has he made a mistake backing a Targaryen? Daenerys is sick of 'clever plans' and will bathe the world in blood and fire until she sits on the Iron Throne. She may not have brought her dragons to King's Landing, but Tyrion has now witnessed the devastation they can bring to the world firsthand, and it's not a pretty picture. The battle itself was beautifully shot. The Lannisters all in their deep scarlet, lined up for the slaughter. Dragon flame spouting like a fiery geyser, parting the red sea. There were even funny moments. Bronn running from the Dothraki warrior, then killing him with the ballista, was a welcome moment of comic relief.
All told, a pretty great battle scene, even if it wasn't a fair fight. The CGI was spectacular, and we've finally truly witnessed what a dragon can do in a battle. It's humbling, to say the least. If Daenerys decides to actually do the right thing and fight the White Walkers, the dragons will be incredibly formidable foes. Of course, right now she's only willing to do the right thing if Jon bends the knee. It's all about people bending the knee when it comes to Daenerys these days, and frankly it's really irritating.
So let's rewind, fly backwards, put reverse wind in our sails, turn back time, and plop ourselves down in Dragonstone. Here Jon Snow shows Daenerys the mountain of dragon glass and some cave paintings made by the Children of the Forest. He urges her again to work together to fight this ancient evil. Of course, both Daenerys and Jon are incredibly stubborn, and it may be an entirely different kind of knee-bending that ultimately brings them together. When Tyrion and Varys tell Daenerys of the loss of Highgarden, she asks Jon for his advice after implying that Tyrion may have sympathies for his family after all. In any case, Jon is not happy to see the young Greyjoy. He tells him that the only reason he hasn't killed him already is what he did for Sansa. Theon looks Reekish in response.
Speaking of Sansa, let's go see what the Lady of Winterfell is up to, shall we? Let's go to Winterfell. A girl is at the castle gates. A girl tells the guards that she is Arya Stark, but the guards laugh in her face. A girl is unperturbed. She threatens them and they buckle, taking her into the castle, where she promptly vanishes. This is where we all jump up and down with glee, because there are now three Starks in Winterfell.
In fact, all the remaining Starks are back home, except for Jon and he's not really a Stark. Rickon and Robb are dead, as are Eddard and Catelyn, but three Stark children remain, and that's quite a bit better than many other noble families of Westeros Arya tells Sansa of her death list, and Sansa laughs it off like it's a joke until Bran mentions the list later. Later, Sansa watches Arya train with Brienne, and there's almost a look of jealousy on her face. It's odd. I can't tell with Sansa sometimes.
Littlefinger watches the fight as well, and his expression shifts from disbelief to open admiration. Of course, he notices her Valyrian steel dagger. He'd only just given that to Bran, in an absolutely riveting scene between the two. Littlefinger lies and schemes with everyone, but he has no idea that Bran knows. When he asks Littlefinger if he knows who owned the knife, rather than pin it on Tyrion, Baelish says that he doesn't know. The best moment is when Littlefinger tries to play the empathy card, telling Bran that it must be difficult to come back to a world in such chaos. "Chaos is a ladder," Bran replies. Littlefinger pales visibly. That's because these are his own words thrown back in his face. Here's the full quotation:
"Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail and never get to try again. The fall breaks them. And some are given a chance to climb; they cling to the realm or the gods or love. Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is."
All of these moments in Winterfell were wonderful. Even Arya's reunion with Bran, during which time he gives her the Valyrian steel dagger was better than Sansa and Bran's scene last week. Bran talks a bit more, and while he's still very strange, at least he tries. She feels betrayed when he has so little to say to her after she and her brother gave so much. But he tells her that he's not really Bran anymore. It's sad but also exciting. I want to know everything Bran knows. I want people to ask him more questions! Why aren't they asking him more questions?


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One of the taste of the Digital Subscription Line program that has been thoroughly employ now is the ADSL; acronym for Asymmetric Digital Subscription Line. The copper line that is utilized in the phone program employed in carrying voice straight found on the line is what this technologies is additionally utilizing. This program utilizes the high frequency of the existing telephone line of the phone program, high than the frequency of what the voice signal is utilizing found on the same program.
Without placing in or distributing more resources to lay the line for information, it delivers the Telephone Service Provider an existing platform or infrastructure to run their digital and information signal. Usually, when the signal intended for the customer reaches the terminating point, it may pass thru a MODEM which converts it back from analog to digital and vice versa. Usual DSL signal utilizes frequency beginning at about 25.875 kHz and above. On the Telephone Service Providers end, DSL terminates at the Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM), which splits the digital signal within the voice signal and hands it to the right equipment that might forwarded the signal.
Talking about the amount download speed as well as the upload speed and company broadband costs, this might be where almost all of the DSL fluctuate from different DSL technologies. For ADSL the download speed is high in accordance with all the upload speed compared with additional taste of DSL.
The upstream and downstream bands are the 2 frequencies that are utilized in signaling for DSL, accordingly DSL is considered as a full duplex. The downstream band has far better frequency range for ADSL in the event you compare it to upstream band. Upstream normally begins at 26.000 kHz to 136.825 kHz while the downstream begins from 138 kHz to 1104 kHz. With this in your mind you are able to see that the downstream of ADSL is a lot better than the upstream; this really is because the Upload Stream is weakest in the noisiest element of the circuit while the Download Stream is strongest at the noisiest element of the circuit. Increasing the downstream signal reduces the crosstalk between additional circuits in the DSLAM. SDSL found on the additional hand delivers equal amount of Upstream and downstream range of frequencies. There is an equal range of frequencies for both the Upstream and downstream for the SDSL technologies.
To accommodate both the upstream and downstream signal, the voice capability of the copper cable has been removed, and that is precisely the cause why we have equal range for Upstream and Downstream. A Specialized SDSL modem is added found on the neighborhood loop to convert signal along with a devoted copper line is utilize to connect it to the distribution line. Multiple Service Provider provides a range of DSL for their customers. London is not any exception. There are many Service Provider has broadband services in London due to it dynamic economy. Some of the main Service services because location are the British Telecom, O2, Sky Virgin Media and Talktalk. These different service services are providing specialized items and services you are able to select. All you ought to do is really take some time to understand the possibility and costs they provide for you to adjust to your want. Other businesses supply SDSL service apart within the list above.. Companeo and BTA are a few of the SDSL services in London. These firms connect their intended consumer off their Base place by laying out devoted copper wiring. SDSL is more pricey than ADSL line.


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These two Naxos new releases make ideal gifts for music lovers of all ages. Amahl and the Night Visitors has entranced audiences for more than fifty years, with its ravishing music, gentle humor and message of love. Liszt's barnstorming Piano Concertos have put pianists to the test and galvanized listeners ever since the composer premiered them, as soloist in the First and conductor in the Second.
Ike Hawkersmith, boy soprano (Amahl) Kirsten Gunlogson, soprano (Mother) Dean Anthony, tenor (King Kaspar) Todd Thomas, baritone (King Melchior) Kevin Short, bass (King Balthasar) Chicago Symphony Chorus Nashville Symphony Chorus Nashville Symphony Orchestra Alastair Willis, conductor (Amahl and the Night Visitors) George Mabry, conductor (My Christmas)
Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors, the first opera written for television, enjoys more than five hundred performances annually around the world and is immensely popular with amateur groups. A crippled boy, Amahl, and his mother are visited by the three Kings who seek the newborn Jesus. Deciding to give his crutch to the Christ child, he is miraculously healed, and joyfully accompanies the Kings to give thanks. Sung in English, brimming with tuneful melodies for both soloists and chorus, the opera is a humorous and poignant Christmas classic beloved by people of all ages.
Eldar Nebolsin, piano Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Vasily Petrenko, Conductor
Franz Liszt's two piano concertos amply display both his extraordinary pianistic ability and his originality as an influential Romantic composer. The first, premiered in Weimar in 1855 with Berlioz conducting, is a path-breaking tour de force whose four movements, played without break and thematically linked, moved Bartók to acclaim it as "the first perfect realisation of cyclic sonata form". The second, equally brilliant but more integrated, exemplifies Liszt's belief that "New wine demands new bottles". The Totentanz (Dance of Death), inspired by an Italian fresco, is a powerful series of variations on the Medieval Die irae chant.
Other marvellous November 2008 new releases


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Antonio Conte has praised his team for banishing the ghosts of Wednesday's Champions League elimination by extending their imperious league form with this evening's emphatic 4-0 triumph over Sassuolo.
The manager hailed the Bianconeri's quick response to their midweek disappointment but warned the "fierce" domestic competition means there will be plenty more twists and turns before Scudetto silverware is handed out in May.
Speaking to reporters in Turin, the 44-year-old said: "There wasn't any need for messages, we're all upset about being knocked out of the Champions League but we've moved on quickly, as you should do. We continue to enjoy an extraordinary Serie A campaign, today's win was our 14th in 16 games played.
"But there's still a long way to go and the opposition is fierce, just look at what Napoli did in Europe. We hope to improve, in the knowledge that this is the third successive year we've been fighting from the front."


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Some Thoughts on Presentations
When I am speaking to a group of people I typically know what is expected of me to deliver, and I think that this is true (and necessary for a successful presentation).
I try to make presentations something that are more interactive to get feedback, examples, involvement, etc. A great presentation can be just good job by the presenter and the sparking of a great discussion by the attendees. If you had budgeted 45 minutes for this presentation, great discussions/Q&A, etc can take it well over an hour.
Conversely there are those occasional painful presentations where perhaps you have misjudged the target, or everyone has just had a big lunch and is sleepy, or for whatever reason, there just isn't energy in the room (as the presenter this could be your fault, and it's definitely something that you should be aware of and try to correct)…but even in spite of your best efforts, this connection isn't made.
It's hardly news worthy to say that humor is great way to break the ice. The converse of this though is that (in my humble opinion) the absolute worst way to start a presentation (or any type of performance, etc) is downplay your interest in it, or talk about how you question the quality of it.
For example: "So, umm, I hope that you guys like this stuff that I through together", or "well I haven't researched all of this, but…", or "so I was going to talk about X, but last night I had this great idea about Y, so I hope it makes sense", or "I wasn't planning on speaking today, but I thought that someone might like this…"
You might think that you are saying it to get a laugh, or to get the audience to not judge you harshly.
Statements like this completely discredit you before your audience and get them to tune out. Really what you are saying is that you think so lowly of your audience, that you haven't cared enough to prepare.
Please don't ever make a statement like this…even if it's true (and if it is true, shame on you for not preparing).
In fact titling this blog post "Some Thoughts…" shows that same sort of lack of focus. So if you have clicked through, and read this far, did the title affect your perception of this?
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A free collection of 7 popular solitaire games. It contains the following popular solitaire variations: Bisley, Carpet,Flower Garden, FreeCell, Klondike, Nestor, Yukon. Interface is completely customizable. 1st Free Solitaire features: "Show Next Move" command, one move undo, selectable backgrounds, automatic card moving, restart feature, shuffle selection, sound, and more. Download 1st Free Solitaire now and you will never get bored with it.
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This is the popular Klondike Solitaire card game. The object of this game is to pile all the cards up in four piles, each pile must have the same suit and must go from A to K. The card can also be piled up temporarily at the bottom, while doing so the cards must be in alternate colours and must be in descending order of consecutive numbers. Only a K can be put on an empty column at the bottom.
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This is the popular Klondike Solitaire card game. The object of this game is to pile all the cards up in four piles, each pile must have the same suit and must go from A to K. The card can also be piled up temporarily at the bottom, while doing so the cards must be in alternate colours and must be in descending order of consecutive numbers. Only a K can be put on an empty column at the bottom.
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Play Solitaire on Mac and Windows. You get over 110 fun levels to play, and three unique solitaire games in one package! Enjoy the three games Klondike, Tri Peaks and Matching, accompanied by soothing music and beautiful background images. Solitaire Epic features an intuitive and easy to use interface, unlimited undos and in-game hints. You can also make your own levels.
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If you have some spare time we suggest you to spend it playing new addictive colorful cards game from Card-Board-Games.com. You are in the airport and are waiting for your next flight. The best pastime is the solitaire game. This classical and popular patience is known as double Klondike (because you are playing with two cards decks). The game goal is to build the eight foundations up in ascending suit sequence from Ace to King.
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Australian Patience 1.0.1
Australian Patience is played with a deck of 52 standard playing cards. The object of the game is to move all cards to the 4 foundations. At the start of the game, 4 cards are dealt to each of the 7 tableau piles facing up, while a single card is dealt to the discard pile. The remaining cards become the stock, which is placed at the top left facing down next to the discard pile , leaving the foundations empty. The foundations build up in suit fro
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Solitaire Isle 1.0
Game features over 110 fun levels and three different solitaire games in one: Klondike, Tri Peaks and Matching! Every time you play solitaire, you compete with yourself for your best high score. Play card games for free whenever you like - when at work, school, or home - and make all your friends jealous with your ever-increasing solitaire skills!
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Yukon Solitaire 5
Yukon Solitaire is a cross between Klondike and Spider Solitaire, and is feels as difficult as the both combined. The Goal of Yukon Solitaire is to get all 52 cards into the four foundations on the right-hand side of the screen. Just like regular solitaire, you can stacks cards in descending order and opposite color. That is to say, any card (and all cards on top of it) can be dragged onto another card of opposite color and 1-greater value.
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Spider Solitaire 5
Spider Solitaire is one of the world's most popular versions of the card game solitaire. Unlike Klondike (or regular) Solitaire, Spider Solitaire is played with two decks of cards. Stack cards into descending order (from King to Ace) to eliminate them from the tableau. Beat spider solitaire by eliminating all stacks of cards! If you run out of moves, you may click the stock button in the bottom-right corner to add another row of cards.
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Klondike Solitaire 5
Klondike Solitaire is a game known by many names: patience, klondike, classic solitaire. This version is played with a 3-card waste when flipping through the deck, and is both easy to learn and still challenging for expert players. Just like regular solitaire, the goal is to get all 52 cards into the four foundations at the top. Cycle through the deck, three cards at a time, and remove cards to build stacks of cards in the tableau.
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Wasp Solitaire 3.0
Wasp Solitaire will sting you with delight! Learn about all the buzz by playing this fun solitaire card game. Wasp Solitaire combines aspects of Spider Solitaire and Klondike Solitaire. This solitaire is played with 52 cards, and is won by stacking them into same-suited piles of descending order. Though you can place any card onto another card with 1 greater value, the cards will only be removed when they are sorted king-to-ace of the same suit.
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Freecell Solitaire 3.0
Free your mind with freecell solitaire. This puzzle card game is a challenge, and has been clinically proved to increase your intelligence by honing your working memory and cognitive ability. Just like the card game klondike solitaire, arrange cards by stacking them in descending order and opposite color (red on black, and vice-versa). Win by getting all 52 cards from the tableau into the four foundations in the top right.
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Scorpion Solitaire 3.0
Get ready for a sting! Scorpion solitaire is here. This card game is extremely difficulty. Just like klondike solitaire, stack cards on top of each other in descending order. Try to build a stack from king to ace of th same suit, and watch it vanish! Eliminate all 52 cards, and you're a Solitaire Master. Card Game Scorpion Solitaire is not for the faint of soul. Get envenomed today!
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3 Card Klondike Solitaire 3.0
Three Pass 3 Card Klondike Solitaire is loads of fun! It's an intermediate level 3 Card Solitaire game. Three cards are dealt each time you click the deck for more cards. Just like regular solitaire, stack cards of opposite color in descending order (from top to bottom) inside the tableau. Win by getting all cards into one of the four suit-oriented foundations at the top of the screen.
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Yukon Solitaire 3.0
Get wild with Yukon Solitaire! Experience the charm of the Alaskan wilderness. You'll get eaten alive by the beauty of this solitaire game's cards and user interface. Yukon Solitaire's glowing effects and wonderful animations are great, but play second fiddle to this unique card game's solid entertainment factor. Similar to Klondike Solitaire, the object of the game is to get all cards into the four foundations or the right.
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Three Card Solitaire 3.0
Three Card Solitaire is a free solitaire card game. Play Three Card Klondike whenever you like, and try to beat your high score every time you play. If you get stuck, just click the undo button and start over from your last turn. Three Card Solitaire has all the features that you would ever want in a solitaire game, and is an extra difficult version of klondike that deals you 3 waste cards at a time.
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1 Pass Batsford Solitaire 1.0
Pro Batsford Solitaire is a freeware solitaire card game similar to Klondike Solitaire but played with two decks of cards. The player moves cards between the columns alterenating colors and attempts to move as many as possible to the foundations, placing them by suit and in order from Ace to King. Pro Batsford Solitaire is a single pass version of the game, where players can not reshuffle the reserve pile.
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Solitaire (Klondike) 1.0
Klondike Solitaire is a free Klondike Solitaire card game for the PC. Klondike Solitaire is the worlds most popular solitaire card game. If you have only played one version of solitaire it is probably klondike solitaire. Microsoft popularized Klondike Solitaire with the release of Microsoft Solitaire with the Windows Operating System.
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Freecell Klondike Solitaire 1.0
Freecell Klondike Solitaire is a cross between two of the most popular solitaire card games, freecell and klondike. The game playes like Klondike, but gives the player 3 freecells to move cards into and out of. This greatly increases the odds that the player can win the game.
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Klondike Solitaire 1.0
Klondike solitaire is a free online card game with an eccentric dog theme. This solitaire card game is a more difficult version of klondike, for expert soliaire gamers, that allows only three passes--with an added Dog Theme for extra bite! Download and lay 3-Pass doggy klondike, and you'll see what everyone is barking about. Your score is saved automatically, so you can try to beat it every time you play!
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Super Solitaire Deluxe 1.07
Super Solitaire Deluxe includes about 450 solitaire card games such as FreeCell, Diplomat, Eighteens, Flower Garden, Grandfather's Clock, Klondike, Pyramid, Royal Rendezvous, Spider Solitaire, Golf and Travellers. It features great graphics, rich sounds, extensive options and fast game play. All games are carefully classified and well documented. Furthermore, you can preview and learn each game easily in the game browser. Click menu->game video to see the live tutorial if you can't figure out how to play a new game.
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Play all your favorite solitaire games, including Freecell, Spider, Gaps and Klondike, for free ! Beautiful 3D graphics, fully customizable board sets, unique lighting effects and much more make this a must for all solitaire fans. The latest version comes with the ability to create your own card decks and even print them out.
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Create stacks in descending order by dragging and dropping cards. Move cards of the same suit into the top four piles, starting with the Ace. Play this addictive Solitaire game and have a lot of fun for FREE!
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Play a number of FREE solitaire games on your Windows based PC. Either play against the clock for points and compete online against some of the best solitaire players in the world, or play one of six non competitive solitaire games for fun. Includes Spider, Klondike, Pyramid, Golf, Canfield and Alternations. FreePlaySolitaire features a different challenge each week where you get to compete against online players to see who can score the highest.
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Hayling Island is a popular tourist location during the summer months and is as the name suggested a complete Island cut off from the mainland. A popular fishing location particularly in the summer months the area is famed for throwing up good bags of schoolie bass, mullet and flounder. Shore fishing is attempted during the evening and night when the beach becomes more accessible to the anglers. Hayling is a very popular angling area and is worth a visit if you are in the area.
Hayling Island Bridge
The Bridge connecting the mainland to Hayling Island provides some decent fishing for most of the year round, particularly during the summer. There are two main fishing platforms close to the bridge with fishing done on the high tide as there is no a lot of water during low water. This is a typical location for catching the usual harbour species. A good tide can pull through here so take due care when fishing the area. Allow for weed during the strongest points in the tide and be sure to carry a good range of gear, for spinning, fly fishing, and float fishing or beach casting tactics.
Summer Species: Mullet, bass, flounder, scad and eels
Winter Species: Bass, flounders and eels
Bait: Peeler crabs, ragworms, bread and maddies
Tactics: Float fished bread is a good option close to the structure of the bridge for the mullet. Be warned although you may be able to see the mullet catching them can be a totally different challenge. The bass fishing can be done using worms or for the larger fish try large peeler or squid baits fished on long flowing traces. The flattie fishing can be very good during the winter using flapper style rigs with maddies or rag as bait. With the growing popularity of catching bass on lures or flies this mark gives an opportunity to try both methods, the best time being early morning or late evening. Make sure to take a long handled landing net or drop net.
Getting there: Having come over the main bridge in to the island look for the off streets and roads as well as pay and display car parks to the west.
Local Tackle Shops: Paige's Fishing Tackle, 36 Station Road, Hayling Island, Tel: 023 9246 3500 or Hookers Baits, Unit 8, Finchwood Farm, Copse Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0QB, tel: 07898793181
The Old Hayling Billy Line
As you come over the bridge and in to Hayling to your west you will see some large concrete blocks that are left over from the old rail line. Fishing close to these is popular amongst locals especially when the weather dictates they cannot get to the beaches on the south of the island. A very similar location to Hayling Island Bride and very close by. Good catches of bass and flounder are common here most of the year round. An area with good accessibility and no need for a long cast.
Summer Species: Mullet, bass, eels and flounder
Winter Species: Flounder, bass and eels
Bait: Peeler crabs, ragworms, bread and maddies
Tactics: Depending on what you hope to catch will determine how you fish. To cover most of your bases try Ragworm on running ledger rigs or on simple paternoster style rigs for the eels, flounders and bass. The larger bass will take squid, sandeel or peeler baits. For the mullet very small spinner tipped with ragworms or float fished bread. Mullet fishing is best done during the slack water as you position bait better and feed in small amounts of ground bait. Try multi hook rigs during the winter months with small size 1 or 2 hooks for the flatties.
Getting there: Parking can be done close to the Texaco garage on the main rod here. There is an area of drop down kerb with space for a few cars to park. During the summer months parking during the day here would not be advised as it can be very busy.
Local Tackle Shops: Paige's Fishing Tackle, 36 Station Road, Hayling Island, Tel: 023 9246 3500 or Hookers Baits, Unit 8, Finchwood Farm, Copse Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0QB, tel: 07898793181
Langstone Harbour Entrance
The harbour entrance is an area with incredibly strong tides and often challenging fishing. The weed can also be a big problem here so picking the right tide is essential. Be sure to take the appropriate due care here as the water is deep and the tide is strong. The area throws up all sorts of species and can be fished all year round with good access and parking available. This is a popular area for many anglers but worth a go if the conditions are right.
Summer Species: Bass, smoothhounds, mackerel, scad and plaice
Winter Species: Pouting, whiting, codling, flounder and rockling
Bait: Ragworms, lures, peeler crabs, mackerel, squid and sandeels
Tactics: Most styles will work here. Weed can be a big problem here however as can the extremely powerful tide. The best time is therefore to fish the area on a slack tide or on the ebb. Lures and spinners in the summer months can be a good way to pick up mackerel, garfish and bass. Float fished fish strip will have similar results. During the winter try large peeler or lug baits for the codling here although they are fairly scarce. Flapper style rigs with rag will pick up whiting, pouting and flounders.
Getting there: An easy place to locate with plenty of parking in a large pay and display car park next to the channel, just head to the South West of the island and fish where ever you feel is appropriate
Local Tackle Shops: Paige's Fishing Tackle, 36 Station Road, Hayling Island, Tel: 023 9246 3500 or Hookers Baits, Unit 8, Finchwood Farm, Copse Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0QB, tel: 07898793181
East Winner Bank
At low tide the East Winner Bank stretches up to a mile out to sea. The tide here can be very strong due to the close proximity to the entrance to Langstone Harbour. The area lends itself to fly fishing due to the shallow waters although be careful to plot a route and watch the tide very closely as you do not want to get cut off here. The location is very close to the location above and generally you will catch similar species of similar sizes. This is a great shore fishing location on Hayling Island.
Summer Species: Bass, plaice, turbot, mackerel, flounder, turbot, brill and dogfish
Winter Species: Pouting, whiting, codling and flounders
Tactics: This is a great location for targeting bass. The shallow grounds make the area ideal for wading and fishing with flies and lures. Fish with shallow diving lures and mentally map the gulley's and ridges on the sand as this is where the bass will naturally look for food. During the winter fish using standard beach fishing tactics for a good mixed bag of potential fish. Turbot and Brill are caught most years here as are good sized plaice. Use fish baits for the bigger flatties and worm baits for the smaller fish. Simple paternoster style rigs work perfectly here.
Getting there: Very similar directions to Langstone Harbour Entrance and make sure to park in the same car park.
Local Tackle Shops: Paige's Fishing Tackle, 36 Station Road, Hayling Island, Tel: 023 9246 3500 or Hookers Baits, Unit 8, Finchwood Farm, Copse Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0QB, tel: 07898793181


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Follow four astronauts on a six month journey from Earth to Mars, and see how Newton's Three Laws of Motion — 'Newton' referring to English physicist and mathematician Sir Isaac Newton — can help us understand and predict how these four astronauts will move over time. Video by London's Beakus animation studio for the Royal Observatory Greenwich.Watch these next: The Chemistry of Rockets, General relativity & why GPS wouldn't work if we didn't know about it, Extreme Gs in a centrifuge, and What's the fastest accelerator on the planet?
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Cambodia has launched the Chinese Movies Week and the 3rd Mobile Outstanding Chinese-Khmer Movies � an effort to enhance cultural understanding of the two nations.
The launch of the events co-chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Assembly-Senate Relations and Inspection H.E. Mrs. Men Sam An and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia H.E. Xiong Bo took place here in Phnom Penh on Tuesday.
Movie is a bridge to expand mutual understanding between people and people, and to promote cultural exchange, underlined H.E. Xiong Bo in his address during the launching ceremony.
In the past two years, he added, ten top Chinese movies were screened 24 times for about 40,000 Cambodians in 14 capital and provinces.
H.E. Mrs. Men Sam An expressed her support and appreciation of the initiative as well as positive feedback about it from different sources.
In addition to top Chinese movies, the events also included a wide range of Cambodian movies, particularly those with educational and peace building intention.
Source: Agency Kampuchea Press


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