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Man who filmed himself punching a toddler and sent video to girl's grandparents is jailed
PUBLISHED: 13:27 12 February 2018 | UPDATED: 14:50 12 February 2018
A man who filmed himself punching a toddler in the face then sent the video to the girl's grandparents demanding money has been jailed for 17 years.
Deividas Subacius, 29, hit the 18-month-old girl causing significant swelling and bruising to her right eye.
He then sent the video to the girl's grandparents by text message and demanded £130 or he would continue to harm the child.
The grandparents immediately called the police and Subacius was arrested.
Subacius, of Badgeney Road, March, admitted at Cambridge Crown Court to actual bodily harm, grievous bodily harm and blackmail, Cambridgeshire Police said.
He was jailed for 17 years on Friday.
During a physical examination doctors discovered eight healed fractures on the child including to her femur, wrist, collarbone and ribs.
Detective Constable Clemie Yaxley said: "This is the worst case of physical abuse in a child that I have had to deal with in my entire career.
"Had it not been for the grandparents acting in a protective manner the outcome would have been very different.
"I'm happy to say that the child is now being well cared for and has no significant lasting injuries as a result of this incident."
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Porcelain Kwan Yin Drip Fountain Statue
I bought this statuette in New York City a number of years ago. Look closely and you'll see that the lady's hand that contains a small vase is aligned with the mouth of the fearsome dragon below. You fill up the statuette with water (turning it upside down; there's a well inside) then turn it right side up and water will drip from the vase into the dragon's mouth for maybe 10 minutes.
See the dragon's mouth close up below.
In China, Kwan Yin is the Goddess of Mercy and Compassion and is also the Protectress of Children. Some also look to her, as a goddess of fertility.
In both Taoism and Buddhism Kwan Yin is the goddess of compassion, she is the Japanese Bodhisattva Kannon or Kanzeon, and is identified with the Indian Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, including all of the scriptures which apply to him.
Kuan (Shih) Yin means "the one who hears the cries of the world and comes." She may also be known as Kuan Yin, Quan Shi Yin, and Kwan Shih Yen, depending on where she is found.
Kwan Yin is also known as patron bodhisattva of P'u-t'o Shan, mistress of the Southern Sea and patroness of fishermen. As such, she is shown crossing the sea seated or standing on a lotus or with her feet on the head of a dragon.
She is the protectress of women, sailors, merchants, craftsmen, and those under criminal prosecution, and is often called upon by those desiring children.
Want a feel a little Kwan Yin, in your life? Find a little space or corner in your home or room, and clear it of all items that do not feed your soul, when you look upon them. As has been said "less is more".
It is said to have a Kwan Yin picture or figurine in your house brings good luck and protection to the household and family. When placed in a room, Kwan Yin cleanses the home of negative influences, including family arguments, martial problems and illness.Melli's Dragon Hunt Challenge


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I will never forget the day that Dr. B's head nurse, Tracy, walked into our hospital room, probably a week after Lucy's first surgery, and told me that she had just submitted Lucy's name to Make a Wish. Not knowing much about Make a Wish, except that it was something sick children got to do, I freaked out. In an instant, tears began streaming and I bravely asked "does this mean Lucy is going to die?" That's what I thought it meant when you were granted a wish. I think Tracy was taken aback by this rather frank question and quickly reassured me that Make a Wish was so much more than that.
This quote was taken from the Make a Wish website: "a wish experience is frequently a source of inspiration for children undergoing difficult medical treatments and a positive force that helps them overcome their obstacles. A wish experience is often more than a dream come true: It's the catalyst that rekindles their belief in themselves and the promise of their future."
Do you know that I actually had someone send me a message that our family was greedy and selfish for accepting a trip from Make a Wish. That we were cruel for stealing a child's wish since Lucy was on the mends. I obviously did not respond, since there was nothing I could say to such an ignorant person. However, I stand firm in believing that if anyone deserved a wish come true, it was Lucy.
I do pray that Lucy is healed from her cancer. I also pray that it never, ever comes back. But the sheer hell that my child went through for nearly 8 months made her deserving of this trip and a lifetime more to come. No one will ever know how much hurt Lucy suffered, how this cancer will change her life and what challenges she will face going forward. I love the quote above because moving forward after treatment is a huge challenge. There is such a mindset that these children acquire that makes it hard sometimes to get on with life. They have been knocked down for so long that many forget what its like to live "well."
On Thursday, December 1st, Lucy's class was invited to participate in a Christmas party at my Alma-mater, Covington High School. Little did she know that this was the day she would be granted her wish to visit Disney World to meet Buzz Lightyear! The student body, under the leadership of the Student Council, adopted Lucy as their Make a Wish grantee this year. Our family was honored that our local school was able to grant Lucy's wish. It meant so much more being so personal. A huge thanks to Mrs. Becky Todd for agreeing to make this happen at CHS!!!
There was the reading of the specially written story all about Lucy and her fight from beginning to end..
And a visit from Santa himself...(thanks Walt!!)
Ella and Jack were made to feel so special and Erik and I even got some TV face time! It was hilarious.


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Гражданская Оборона -Оптимизм (1985)
Recorded at the same time as Поганая молодёжь in a period of frenzied experimentation. One discarded title was История Омского Панка, часть 2-я (History of Omsk Punk Vol. 2).
This is very lo-fi whilst being poppier than its companion LP.
Letov recalled that at this juncture the band's career was …Ended all by the fact that the group at the end of 1985 was pitilessly driven away by state punitive organs, me they forcibly sent into the crazy house, Kuzma - into the army…
So these guys really did suffer for their art and had to put up with a bit more than sneers from disapproving elders.
Great album.
With thanks to the lovely Natasha.
Егор Летов (Yegor Letov) - voice, guitar, bass, 'striking' (a reference to the simple percussion employed – a hi- hat nailed to a plank and one drum);
Кузя УО (Kuzya UO) - bass, guitar, voice;
Валерий Рожков (Valerie Rozhkov) - flute.
Raoul Vaneigem said...
We are at war, yes, but this is not an economic war. It is a world war against the economy. Against the economy that for thousands of years has been based on the exploitation of nature and man. And against a patched-up capitalism that will try to save its skin by investing in natural power and making us pay the high price for that which—once the new means of production are created—will be free as the wind, the sun, and the energy of plants and soil. If we do not exit economic reality and create a human reality in its place, we will once again allow market barbarism to live on.
These are extracts from an interview by Hans Ulrich Obrist for e-flux, the whole of which is here.
Aphex Twin - Windowlicker (1999)- directed by Chris Cunningham
…the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music
Paul Lester, The Guardian (2001)
Richard D James , aka Aphex Twin, has had a fascinating career in which he has broadened the horizons of electronic music. At the age of 11 he was tinkering with a Sinclair ZX81, producing sounds (on a machine with no sound hardware) and composed ambient techno music at the age of 13. His contribution to electronic music would take pages to catalogue; he has been a trend setter in Ambient, Jungle, Drum and Bass- critics have struggled to define the genre in which James operates, and he does not ease their toil by avoiding labelling.
He has acknowledged the influence of avant garde composers such as Satie, Cage and Glass as well as electronic/ ambient masters such as Brian Eno and Krautrock outfits Kraftwerk, Can, Neu! and Tangerine Dream
This is the video for Aphex Twin's 1999 hit Windowlicker. The title is derived from the French term for window shopping (faire du lèche-vitrine which translates literally as
The film was directed by Chris Cunningham.
As a 19 yr old Chris worked on radical puppet show Spitting Image - before moving into movies , working on sculpture and animatronics for the film Alien 3- he later worked with Kubrick.
His work is characterised by startlingly disturbing imagery.
Here's a Dazed and Confused article...
An approximate obscenity count for the dialogue: motherfucker or variants-26 ; fuck- 46 ; shit- 16 ; non pejorative use of the word nigger-43.
For lovers of the written word here's a transcript...
And finally a link to the movie ...
Happy Mondays- Freaky Dancin' 12" (1986)
Another forgotten record from 'before they were famous'. Bernard Sumner from New Order producing (not a particularly succesful venture in my opinion- the funky bass gets buried in a rumbling muddy sound at times, and the clangy guitar only sporadically shines through, the overall effect is that there's a hell of a lot going on- this worked on later records like WFL).
I think this is the only place you can find The Egg- a cracking, funky track.
This is probably my best charity shop find for years.
Ghosts...of the Civil Dead (1988)
I haven't posted much Nick Cave stuff- I'm sure that nearly all The Birthday Party and Bad Seeds LPs are readily available. I notice , tho, that this seems to be quite rare.
Here is the soundtrack of John Hillcoat's 1988 movie Ghosts...of the Civil Dead .Hillcoat and Cave are long term collaborators, from 1981's Birthday Party video Nick the Stripper to Cave penned feature film The Proposition (2005).
Ghosts... , based partly on the autobiographical writings of the American Jack Henry Abbott (1944–2002) concerns a lockdown in a privately run maximum security prison in the middle of the desert.
The title is derived from civiliter mortuus, a condition under Roman law whereby a miscreant was deprived of their civil status and rights.
News [Voice: Michelle Babbit] - Nick Cave
Introduction-A Prison in the Desert - Nick Cave
I've Been a Prison Guard Since I Was 18 Years Old - David Hale Associates
I Was 16 When They Put Me in Prison
You're Danglin' Us Like a Bunch of Meat on a Hook - David Hale Associates
Pop Mix - Blixa Bargeld, Nick Cave, Mick Harvey
We Were United Once
Day of the Murders - David Hale Associates
Lilly's Theme (A Touch of Warmth) - Blixa Bargeld, Nick Cave, Mick Harvey
Maynard Mix - Blixa Bargeld, Nick Cave, Mick Harvey
What I'm Telling Is the Truth - David Hale Associates
Outro-The Free World - Nick Cave
One Man Released So They Can Imprison the Rest of the World
Steve Reich- Works 1965-1972
He employed a technique called phasing (phase shifting), in which tape loops moving in and out of synch produced astonishing distortions of the stark phrase sampled. This is a selection of his early works.
It's Gonna Rain (1965)- a tape recording made in January 1965 at San Francisco's Union Square of an African American preacher, Brother Walter.
Come Out (1966)- Reich wrote this piece to be performed at a benefit for the retrial of the Harlem Six, (six youths arrested for committing a murder during the 1964 Harlem riots for which only one of the six was responsible). An example of process music, it used the voice of one of the accused, nineteen year old Daniel Hamm. At the beginning of the piece, he says, describing injuries he received at the hands of the police: I had to, like, open the bruise up and let some of the bruise blood come out to show them ...
Melodica (1966)- Melodica and tape- more phase shifting.
Melodica is composed of one tape loop gradually going out of phase with itself, first in two voices and then in four. The original loop is of myself playing the four note pattern on the melodica, a toy instrument. I dreamed the melodic pattern, woke up on May 22nd, 1966, and realized the piece with the melodica and tape loops in one day... and the last tape piece I ever made. Steve Reich
Piano Phase (1967) A piece for two pianos, Reich's first attempt at applying the phasing technique that he had previously used in the tape pieces to live performance.
Clapping Music(1972) A minimalist piece , involving the phasing effect with two performers clapping.
You can read Reich's account of these early works and an explanation of how he developed the technique of phasing here.
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The Moon And The Sledgehammer...
It was back in the early days of Channel 4, and I was about sixteen years old. I was suffering from some sort of social phobia, some kind of dread. I still haven't worked out whether it was an ordinary adolescent experience or a brush with something more sinister. The real McCoy- madness, call it what you will.
Anyway, aside from the trembling discomfort of ordinary days one of the things I remember most vividly from that era was seeing this film one Sunday afternoon.
Phillip Trevelyan's compelling film features the Page family, eccentric recluses living in the south of England, building steam engines, drinking tea and smoking endless roll ups.Mr Page has seen sea monsters and believes that man could reach the moon by means of a long ladder.
His adult children live with him in an old cottage in the woods, the grounds a ramshackle overgrown scrapyard in which the sons restore traction engines whilst Mr Page builds a boat.
There are clips of the film on You Tube, but it really is worth the seventeen quid that you can pay for it here:http://www.themoonandthesledgehammer.com/
Harold Budd, Simon Raymonde, Robin Guthrie, Elizabeth Fraser - The Moon and the Melodies (1986)
The sound of the wind humming in telephone wires was a formative influence on American composer Harold Budd. No surprise then, that his early works included experiments in drone music.
Budd, (b 1936), an important figure in ambient music, has collaborated with a variety of artists including Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Andy Partridge, John Foxx and David Sylvian.
In 1986 he teamed up with Scottish 4AD darlings Cocteau Twins...
Harold Budd – piano
Elizabeth Fraser – vocals
Robin Guthrie – guitar
Simon Raymonde – bass
Richard Thomas – saxophone, drums
Zorro cleared of rape...
When he was arrested I promised to keep you posted- here's the outcome: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/8357858.stm
I think that we won't be seeing him out and about in his trademark costume. Section 117 would never allow it...
гражданская оборона- Поганая Молодёжь (1985)
Гражданская Оборона was formed in the Siberian town of Omsk in the early 1980's. Yegor Letov (1964-2008), the only constant member in their prolific career, was the godfather of Soviet/ Russian punk music (despite getting to look more like one of the Freak Bros. with the passing years).
The band's name translates as civil defence and was often abbreviated to ГрОб (coffin), or simply ГO.
Early material such as this, their first album, 1985's Поганая Молодёжь (pronounced poganaya molodej and translating as Nasty Youth) was distributed via magnitizdat, an underground network for sharing music that was officially suppressed.
Early in his musical career Letov was committed to a mental hospital, and later allegedly contended with such obstacles as the KGB cutting off the power supply when he appeared on stage. Western suburban punks could only dream of such things!
The sound here is rough street punk (there's even a few oi oi ois), with the occasional hints at Russian folk influences (those mournful minor keys). Quality wise it sounds like one of those demo tapes you might have made with your mates in the early eighties, which is essentially what it is.
CocoRosie- La maison de mon rêve (2004)
Native Americans. Steiner schools.
Cut and pasted from Wikipedia:
In 2000, at age 20, Sierra moved into a tiny apartment in the Montmartre district in Paris, France, to pursue a career as an opera singer (yeah…), studying at the Conservatoire de Paris.
During this period, Bianca studied linguistics and sociology, and pursued her passion of visual arts and writing.
In 2003, Bianca was growing restless and decided it was time for a change. She left Brooklyn to travel the world. Unexpectedly, she showed up at Sierra's apartment in Paris.
Over the course of the next two months, the women spent nearly every waking hour in Sierra's bathroom, chosen as the most acoustic and isolated room in the apartment. Soon, they had completed both a hip hop recording (never released) called "word to the crow" and their proper debut album La maison de mon rêve.
Sierra mainly plays the guitar, piano and harp, and contributes vocals. Bianca sings and manipulates various children's toys/electronic & percussion instruments as well as other exotic noisemakers.
Lovely record. Wouldn't want to meet them…hippies.


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Ms. Riles
Welcome to a new year at Hyman Elementary! I want you to know that I am so happy to have your child in my class this year. I would like to properly introduce myself. My name is Anitiala' (A-nish-a-lay) Riles I go by Nish Riles as well. I am a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University with a degree in Elementary Education. I started working in education in 2012 as a teacher's aide, and began teaching Kindergarten in 2013. I believe learning, education, and information are the keys needed to have a beneficial future.
One thing that I have learned from being a student and through my teaching experiences is that there are multiple ways of learning. I plan to use as many resources and hands-on activities as possible to educate your child. In our classroom we will use many different styles of learning such as kinesthetic (hands-on), auditory (listening), and visual to help reach and properly educate your child. You will be amazed at just how much your child will grow and learn this year. I can't wait to begin planting the seeds of reading and writing that will blossom and flourish as your child continues on the path of education. We will begin laying the foundation of skills needed to become successful readers, writers, scientists, mathematicians, and thinkers. I promise, the growth that you will see in your child this year will be exponential.
I am looking forward to a fun-filled year of helping your child become a successful Kindergartener. I am also looking forward to working alongside you in order for your child to reach his/her highest potential. Your role as a parent is of utmost importance. A child who reads at home with his/her parents is more likely to succeed in all academic areas. Please allow your child to see your enthusiasm for learning as you read to your child and he/she reads to you. The success of your child greatly depends upon you. READ, READ, READ!!!!!!
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Here's an extremely creative result of an 'Invitation to Play' tray.
With just a few beautiful polka-dotted cupcake paper moulds and a few goggly eyes, EV stretched her imagination and created these little faces. She drew what she called 'smileys' on them, and calls them her Happy Cupcake Monsters.
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From when I just started grad school I knew I wanted to do a post-doc in the US. I understand that many disgruntled post-docs will laugh when I say that being a post-doc was my dream job; not many kids will answer "post-doc" when asked about what they want to be when they grow up. It's also not something very permanent. But what appealed to me is that it was an easy way to live in the US for a while. America. The country I knew from watching The Simpsons and Beverly Hills 90210. The country that made me realize that Sim City was based on actual cities, because to a European it seems weird that you can start a totally new city from scratch. Unless it was bombed in WW2.
So we did it: my husband (boyfriend at the time) and I moved to the US and became post-docs. Fast forward 4 years, some papers, a baby, a wedding and another baby and we're almost ready to move back to the homecountry. I guess this extended maternity leave time gives me some space to reflect and made me realize: this was what I wanted and now it is almost over. I have a husband, children (saying this in plural still feels weird) and I lived in the US for 4 years. I guess now the rest of my life starts. (I know, I'm 'only' still a post-doc, there's so much more after this, but stopping and realizing this makes me feel both appreciative and a little shocked about how time goes by as well).
So now these last few weeks that we're here I am extra mindful of the squirrels outside (we don't have those in the homecountry), the homeless people falling over after taking opiates (we don't have those either; at least not visible), the potholes in the streets, the public bathrooms everywhere, the American flags on every building (in the homecountry you only put the flag up when a member of the royal family has their birthday or when you kid graduates high school) and the easy commute by car that leaves your hair like you did it at home (the homecountry is the country of bikes, but also that of tons of rain… not the best combination).
But this is also the country where quitting your job means no health insurance anymore, and where people go bankrupt because of medical costs. You call that freedom, I call that scary. Coming from a country of lots of social security (although I notice that in a crappy economy that is the first thing to go), that is something that I value more than I thought. Also, this is not the country where all of our family lives. And after BlueEyes was born, we quickly decided that eventually we were going to move back. And eventually will be in 3 weeks. Three weeks. I'm going to need new dreams.


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Interesting graph in Real World Economics today showing just how low median (half the population have more, half have less) net wealth is in the US especially compared with its income.
Remember, wealth is the total value of a household's assets (house, retirement savings, checking account, etc.) minus the total value of its debts (mortgage, student loans, credit-card balances, etc.). Median income in the United States would be near the top of the same group of countries. So, if we believe these wealth data (assembled by Credit Suisse and available here in pdf format), US households earn more, but still accumulate far less in wealth.
As Matthews points out, this is likely a fairly long-standing relationship, not simply the result of the collapse of the housing bubble. In 2004-2005, as the bubble was still inflating, median wealth in Canada, for example, was already about 40 percent higher than it was in the United States.
What accounts for the poor showing in the United States? There is a lot going on here (age structure of the population, different patterns of immigration, different roles for private versus public savings for retirement, and others), so it is hard to provide a simple explanation.
But, I suspect that the single biggest factor is the highly unequal distribution of wealth in the United States, relative to these other comparable economies.
What about Denmark and Sweden, both of which have much more equal distributions of wealth than the United States? I'd guess that "public wealth" –not counted in the data above– makes up much of the difference. Danes and Swedes pay higher taxes during their working lives, but in exchange can look forward to generous pensions, comprehensive health care, and government-funded long-term elder care when they retire.


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What's the opposite of a Weapon of Mass Destruction?
Should we hesitate to use it?
"Give 'Em Hell" Harry alledgedly agonized over that decision. How much more important is it today with Heaven itself at risk?
All eyes are on America.
Surely we can all agree on that, even though it's hard to find two people who agree on why.
This is our time. The one we were all either warned about or are expected to embrace. Maybe both. Perhaps today is the end of the road or maybe it's just the boundary at the edge of a world where there are no boundaries, no limitations; man-made or otherwise.
The future is sometime described thus. A future that by definition, begins as you read these words.
Today is the first day in the rest of the lives of everyone on planet Earth.
If Kim Jong-Il loves movies and is secretly in awe of Hollywood, how dangerous would he be if he was hanging out with Spielberg, Eastwood, Pollack, or Lumet? How much of a threat would he be if he was Executive Producer of a movie in production for the next 18 - 24 months?
Why isn't that the deal being inked?
America's secret weapon is not a rail gun mounted on a humvee in Iraq next month, or on a "DREAD" Suburban in Compton next year, but it may be something only the last superpower can pull off when all else has failed. Perhaps it will only take one American who knows the opposite of an Extinction Level Event, and knows how to bring IT about.
I'll do it. I've already begun.
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The Marine Mammal Center is tracking a harbor seal's movements in the Pacific Ocean, with the help of seven satellites orbiting the earth.
Agaptimoss, a six-month old Pacific harbor seal pup, was rescued in June on a Monterey Bay beach, looking weak and underweight. Beachgoers were approaching him closely, which is never a good idea because humans and dogs can cause a wary mother to abandon her pup before it's old enough to survive on its own. These animals naturally haul out on land to rest, so you don't want to interrupt them. He was found on a beach between Aptos and Moss Landing, which is how he got his unusual name.
The initial Distressed Animal Report on Agaptimoss described his behavior as aware, but with "no flight response." He was reported to be "flat down," with one eye open. Together with watery eyes, this was an early indication of possible visual problems. After he was transported to Sausalito and examined at the Center's hospital, he was found to have cataracts and to be blind in one eye. In their assessment of Agaptimoss, veterinary technicians reported the "retinal degeneration is likely either congenital in nature or secondary to an in utero infection."
Agaptimoss responded well to treatment during the 11 weeks he was at the Center. At first, it was uncertain if he would be fit to be released, considering his visual problems. After initial tube feedings, he was put on a regimen of whole fish, which he quickly learned to find at the bottom of the pool rather than on the surface. He seemed to have sensitivity to light, which may have made it easier for him to find the fish in the darker depths of the pool.
Part of the treatment for Agaptimoss was to teach him how to forage and fend for himself in the wild. With the help of the UC Davis bio-engineering lab, an "enrichment box" was constructed to stimulate a seal's natural curiosity and aptitude to search for food. The box was filled with fish and placed in the bottom of the pool that Agaptimoss shared with his two harbor seal roommates, Ranger Luke and Lira, who were also being prepared for release. Having the box at the bottom of the pool was an important part of the training, as it teaches the animals to forage while holding their breath, something they don't learn when fish is simply dumped into the pool.
Agaptimoss, in spite of being blind in one eye, was the first of the three of them to find the box and start nudging it with his nose to open the slat and retrieve the fish. The box is designed so the top cover will close by itself as soon as the animal moves away, so he will have to make an effort every time to get a fish. Agaptimoss learned quickly how to get the fish from the box, demonstrating that he could survive in the wild on his own.
Agaptimoss doubled in size during his 11-week stay at the Center, going from 25 to 50 pounds. His healthy appetite, quick learning behavior, and a final exit exam that included a "live fish test" qualified him to be released back to his natural home in the ocean. Before his release, Agaptimoss was fitted with a satellite tracking tag, which is transmitting data back to The Marine Mammal Center, allowing the staff to assess his location and behavior. The tag was attached to his head using a strong adhesive, although it is only temporary and will fall off when he molts.
Soon after the tracking tag was attached to Agaptimoss, data started to come in to the Center. It is smart enough to determine if he is "wet" or "dry," indicating how much time he spends swimming in the ocean or hauled out on land. The accumulation of data slowly built a map of his progress that began with a voyage by truck from The Marine Mammal Center in the Marin Headlands to the Monterey Peninsula. The location information is not transmitted continuously, but rather every few hours, so the route is shown by connecting the dots of each transmission. This produces a map that displays his voyage in a straight line, rather than following the route of Highway 101. This can be deceiving, as it appears that the truck somehow took a shortcut directly across Monterey Bay!
Agaptimoss attained a certain amount of fame, as his story was covered by a reporter from Wired Magazine. Into the Wild: Tracking Rescued Harbor Seal Pups' Return to the Ocean is the story of "the most wired seal in the world."
The map data is useful in showing the movement of Agaptimoss since his release on September 5 at Cypress Point on the Monterey Peninsula. Like the journey by truck, the lines have to be read as travel between two points; not necessarily a direct route. Agaptimoss made his way around the Monterey Peninsula and back to his old stomping grounds near Moss Landing, although the map shows him traveling directly across the peninsula, through the streets of Monterey and Pacific Grove. For all our technological advancements in the 21st century, keeping tabs on a half blind harbor seal can still be a challenge.
Read Agaptimoss' story in Wired Magazine
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I love baseball and I love the Minnesota Twins. I remember growing up in Minnesota and my parents taking me tons of Twins games at the Metrodome. I remember reading the Star Tribune every chance I could reading the box scores and collecting baseball cards. For the second year in a row, I've purchased the mlb.tv package so I can watch every out of market game (I'm still confused how Pittsburgh is considered a local market in Columbus, OH, but the idiotic black out rules are another post). So far I've either watched or listened to on the radio all but one Twins game this year. Below are my quick-hit thoughts.
- Burt Blyleven (one of the Twins announcers) is absolutely horrible. I'm not sure how much more I can take. In today's broadcast, he went on a rant how he doesn't believe in sabermetrics. For those unfamiliar, sabermetrics is a way to look at baseball beyond the normal statistics of batting average, wins and saves and assign more meaning statistics to determine a players true value. The fact that Burt is against this shows how out of touch he is with the game. It's even more ridiculous because without the advanced statistics, he wouldn't have had a chance at the hall of fame. Burt makes it painful to watch the Twins with the sound on. This is equivalent to the middle ages to someone saying they don't believe that the world is round or a world war 1 fighter saying he doesn't believe in jet planes. I don't understand how obtaining knowledge is a bad thing and the fact that he is 'against' it…. good lord…. I'm at a loss for words. Get him out of the booth. This could be an entire series of blog posts my disdain for Burt.
- Anthony Swarzak is still super depressing to watch pitch. He looks like he's miserable any time he enters the game or warms up. For my initial reaction to watching him last year…. click here.
- Joe Mauer is amazing. It is an absolute joy to watch him play. He's currently in the zone getting a hit in 7 of his last 8 at bats. It's ridiculous to think that some people in Minnesota continue to boo him whenever he comes to the plate.
- The pitching staff has looked good so far, but I have a feeling it's going to go south once the weather warms up.
- Since the team isn't going to make the playoffs, a part of me wishes Ben Revere were still with the team. Even though it was it was the right move to make for the long term health of the Twins, there isn't a more exciting player than Ben Revere.
- Aaron Hicks has looked lost at the plate. I like that the Twins have moved him down in the lineup and really hope he pulls it together because he can be a piece of the rebuilding. I think perhaps he could benefit from some time at AAA, but at this point, the Twins aren't going to win the division so as long as he doesn't lose all confidence, what difference (other than service time) does it make if he stays with the Twins.
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Stanford senior Kiley Neushul scored three times and the United States national women's water polo downed the Netherlands, 6-5, on Saturday to capture the crown of the Kirishi Cup in Russia.
The Americans (16-2-1) will next compete at the FINA World Cup, which begins Aug. 12 in Russia.
Neushul scored Team USA's first two goals, both in the first period. She also scored to give the U.S. a 6-2 lead with 6:44 remaining to play.
The United States converted two of seven power plays and its only penalty shot.
"We struggled to execute offensively but thankfully our defense was sharp," U.S. coach Adam Krikorian said. "It's been a great combination of training and competition for us over these two weeks. We've made progress and I look forward to the journey ahead."
Men's water polo
Stanford junior Alex Bowen scored four goals as the United States men's national team played Montenegro to 9-9 draw on day two of the Deutschland Cup in Dosseldorf, Germany on Saturday.
Stanford senior Bret Bonanni added three goals for the Americans, who converted half of their 10 power-play opportunities.
Team USA (11-13-1) plays Hungary on Sunday.
Men's volleyball
The race for the FIVB World League Final Round will come down to the final match for the U.S. Men's National Team after it suffered at 25-21, 25-20, 25-17 loss to Serbia in Novi Sad on Friday.
The U.S. Men (8-3 with 21 points) remain in first place in Pool B, but their lead over Serbia (7-4 with 20 points) has been cut to one point and the lead over Russia (5-5 with 18 points), which is playing at Bulgaria (1-9 with 10 points) on Saturday and Sunday, is three points.
The U.S. Men will finish World League pool play against Serbia on Sunday in Beograd. A 3-0 or 3-1 victory will give them three points, a 3-2 victory would give the U.S. two points and Serbia one point.
"Serbia played great. I am a little concerned with the way we responded, we didn't play very well," U.S. coach John Speraw said. "We need to be tougher than that. We have to chat as a team, because we put ourselves in a difficult position, and now we need to win on Sunday. We worked very hard from the start of the competition, but this pool is so tough. If we lose in Beograd, we will go home, and that would be a shame after all that we did in this year's competition."
Libero Erik Shoji, a Stanford grad, was credited with nine excellent receptions and two digs.


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Weddings are about the people getting married, not the money that has been spent. The important thing about the wedding day is the couple and the people they love. This article can help you to focus on the important things for your wedding.
As your wedding day approaches, practice walking down the aisle as many times as practicable. If possible, practice your aisle walk at the site where your wedding will be. This will give you an opportunity to practice on the actual floor using the shoes you will be wearing on your wedding day. This will give you much more confidence on the big day.
You save large amounts of money by purchasing your wedding dress online. However, it is crucial that you do it far in advance, should it need any alterations. However, you should figure in the cost of alterations when calculating your savings. Be sure to include the potential alterations cost into your budget.
Remember to consider how you would like the alcohol at your reception served, and how much it will cost. If there's a bar that's open, it can be expensive, especially the longer it's open. If holding the wedding at an outside venue, they may have alcohol serving options available that can control costs.
Avoid over-dieting just to fit your dress! You are going to find yourself dehydrated and lightheaded if trying to lose weight too quickly prior to your wedding. You would hate to faint while standing at the altar. Rather, get a dress with an integrated corset so that it can be easily adjusted.
If you want a unique reception, get cuisine that centers around a certain ethnic theme. Think outside the traditional choices of chicken or steak. Variety will make things very beautiful and elegant.
If you need to look great on your wedding day but money is a bit tight, then considering renting rather than buying any diamonds used in the wedding. This gives you that dazzling look you are seeking for a fraction of the cost, which allows you to stay well within your budget.
If you are hoping to wear some special jewelry of your wedding day but only have a limited amount of money left in your budget, consider renting some diamond pieces. This gives you that dazzling look you are seeking for a fraction of the cost, which allows you to stay well within your budget.
Brides that have sensitive skin should reduce stress before coming down the aisle with a good skincare regimen that provides a luminous appearance without irritation, hives, or breakouts. Find facial treatments that brighten the complexion with soothing ingredients such as rose hips, oatmeal scrubs and sea salts.
If you want to dance during the reception, make sure there is enough room! You want room for people to move freely as they dance. Move furniture if necessary to make room for exuberant dancing.
Don't overcrowd your wedding reception tables with excessive flowers. Most of the time, the flowers are just in the way of your guests. It's possible that there might be a few guests with flower allergies. To give the tables a romantic look, consider using non-scented candles as a centerpiece.
If your family will be traveling a far distance to your wedding, invite them to extend their trip a little. Longer stays at hotels are often discounted so it'll save you money in the long run. This will not only give them a special day to remember, but will also give them a vacation they have dreamed about.
Use a mirror to visualize and practice when you walk down the aisle, especially if you plan to wear heels. If you fear turning your ankle awkwardly, think about flat heels instead. Comfortable footwear is a wonderful trade off to protect you from falling.
One ideal gift idea for your friends and family joining you for a destination wedding is to consider having a selection of local goodies delivered to the room of each guest. This gift basket can include helpful items such as sunscreen, sunglasses, disposable cameras and tourist maps that add a nice touch of flavor to the vacation. Providing a restaurant guide will fill your guests in on all of the best places to eat in the area.
A multi-tiered wedding cake can set you back well over a thousand dollars. You can save money by serving cupcakes, small tarts, or cake pops. These kinds of arrangements are versatile, affordable and convenient. Guests can choose a couple cupcakes when they leave and put them in the embellished takeout containers.
Receptions are best held in the early afternoon. You can cut down on bar costs when you have a reception during the day, when people tend to drink less. Lunch receptions are usually cheaper than dinner ones, and you can use this to either get better food or apply funds towards another aspect of the wedding festivities.
Target the middle of the day for your reception. Choosing a midday reception may help you to cut down on alcohol cost, since many people would be less likely to drink early in the day. Also, dinner receptions tend to be more expensive than lunch receptions, and you'll be able to spend your savings on something else.
Even if you have your dress picked out and purchased, it is smart to keep it at the bridal shop until your wedding day. Having it inside of a closet could cause stains or wrinkles. By storing it at the shop, you will ensure that you get it after it is freshly pressed and hung.
You'll want to be able to dim the lighting at the wedding reception. It may sound insignificant, but you are probably going to want to dim the lights for the first dance and turn them back up for the remainder of the reception. Ask the venue about this before committing to it.
If you want a relative or friend to officiate the wedding, they can get ordained online. Not only will this save you money by not needing to hire an officiant, it will add a nice personal touch to the ceremony. Make sure this is a legal practice in your state before you get somebody ordained.
If it is within your budget, you might want to take a wedding cruise with just your closest friends and family. By doing this, you can be on your honeymoon as soon as the ceremony ends. Some cruises will offer discounts if you are getting married.
If the couple getting married has a strong love for travel, try to incorporate design elements that reflect this in the planning and decoration process. Place cards or invitations can be designed in the style of a bus ticket or postcard. On the date, a vintage suitcase can be used as a display piece. Simply fill it with favors, photos, or wedding programs and prop it open in a prominent location.
Finely crafted flowers made of silk can be a good selection for some of your needs, such as table centerpieces. Because they don't have to be bought fresh, you can get them far in advance of your wedding, making one less thing you have to worry about on your wedding day.
If the culture of the bride's and groom's family are very different, plan the wedding ceremony in the tradition of one side and follow the traditions of the other side at the reception. This will satisfy the family traditions of both the groom and bride's family.
For aesthetic purposes, centerpieces are necessary, but they can really take a bite out of your budget. As an alternative, try selecting a simple but elegant centerpiece that isn't too large or overwhelming. It won't block the conversation of your guests, will save you some money and yet will still look amazing in your photographs.
Ensuring you do your own homework can help you make the most of your time with a wedding planner. Follow those stylists and designers who make mood boards and look books from imagery, swatches of fabric and other inspirations that may provide the starting point for a finished look. Make use of clippings from magazines, photos and even lyrics from songs to get your vision across.
You can a choose a menu that combines the best of both families and their culture. Another alternative is to offer ethnic dessert or drink options to the menu.
Make sure that you take others into consideration when making travel arrangements. Some of your guests may need to schedule their vacation around this day, and they require enough preparation time. Send out your save the date and invitation cards at least six to eight months ahead of time to allow your guests the most time possible to make preparations.
If you are going to give a speech at a wedding you should always practice. If you don't prepare accordingly, you can lose all of your audience in mid-speech, and be forced to finish an awkward moment in front of a confused crowd.
In order to prepare in dancing when it comes to your first dance, practice dancing a couple days before the wedding using a long skirt. You personally may be fine moving in a longer dress, but your fiancee may be very happy for the practice. This will make the experience a lot smoother for the both of you, particularly if you're wearing a gown with a puffy hem.
Your wedding vibe can be translated to each different decorative element. You can use a vintage theme for a classy look. Look for flowers that speak to the theme and the colors associated with that theme.
It is better to select your bridesmaids gowns before you select your bridesmaids. A lot of friendships can be damaged when people don't agree on the gown for a bridesmaid. Select something affordable that matches your wedding them, and which your bridesmaids will love. This will help ensure that they are truly happy on your big day.
Don't forget the gift registry, which is a wedding tradition. To ensure a more pleasant event, make sure your guests know that a gift is not a requirement. By letting them know they are under no obligation and offer several options for gifts, they will also be more comfortable at the event. Make sure that you put a lot of thought into your wedding registry.
Families are all too willing to push family traditions on you for your wedding, but gently remind them this is your wedding and try to compromise. Politely thank them, but remind them it is up to you and your new spouse to make the decisions. By doing this, you can reflect back, with no regrets, on the day you were wed.
Pick a photographer for your wedding who will create memories, not simply take pictures. As you interview your photographers, find out how they think the day should go. Ask them about their process for handling a wedding day. You will also want to know their photography style and make your wishes known.
Ask the vendors you're using for more recommendations. If you are seeking a great band, ask your wedding photographer. He or she is sure to have some good recommendations. The musical guest may know a great florist. You can get high quality service providers this way, and you get the benefit of hiring people who have worked together before.
Before settling on a videographer, view the quality of the work. Ensure that the individual is not relying solely on the video recorder for his editing abilities. They need to have the necessary equipment to do the job and fix any issues from the recording stage. You could get wedding on VHS tapes a long time ago, but getting them on digital video or DVDs can help you enjoy them for years. Make your decisions based on the factors mentioned as well as your personal first impressions of different videographers.
The bride should practice smiling before the wedding. This makes sure the bride's smile comes across the right way in photos. If you practice enough, you can have the perfect smile for the day.
When planning a wedding, just remember that the most important thing is that there is love and joy. Focus on the love to make your wedding truly special. So use the advice from this article to plan a wedding that is both special and just right for your budget.
Open a special savings account for your wedding funds. If you have s pre-determined amount of money set aside for your wedding, it will be easier for you to stick to your budget. If you are not getting married yet, start an account that you can use later in life when the time comes.


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1) Don't worry what people think (the people who matter don't mind, the people who mind don't matter, etc. etc. etc.)
2) Drink hot water and lemon before bed….no, its not the same as a fab cuppa Yorkshire but…
Apparently lemon clears skin – the vitamin C component flattens out wrinkles and blemishes (not that we have the latter or the former ever) and rejuvenates skin from inside the body. Lemon also has antibacterial, antiviral immune-boosting powers, it is also a liver-cleanser (undoing those Proseccos hurrah! and is a general digestive aid, ie: you don't scoff during the day.
3) Don't brush curly hair. Just don't. Unless you want to look like you are wearing an old, backcombed wig that has been trussed up in a plastic bag then put on your head.
4) Save up and buy something you really, really like that is made of nice stuff.
5) Not to make plans unless you are absolutely sure you won't regret it later. That goes for generic dinner plans and date plans.
6) Be discerning, always.
7) If in an awkward situation/doubt anything in any way, smile and be polite then make a mental note not to agree to see this person/go to said event again.
8) Be aware of everything and never assume (a wise man told me assumption is the mother of all mistakes).
9) Know that most things are always "exciting" (I quote my mother) and if you look at the world this way, I can promise you it will never go grey.


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Ground Effect
Predicting the behavior of the helicopter when near the ground is practically very important because when flying at very low levels the pilot has very little tolerance for pathological or unexpected behavior on the part of the aircraft. Aerodynamically, as a hovering rotor is moved from free air or "out-of-ground effect" (OGE) toward the ground, the wake impinges on the ground surface – see Fig. 5.35 previously. Operating "in ground effect" (IGE) results in a change in the inflow through the rotor, and this usually manifests as an increase in rotor thrust for a constant power or, alternatively, as a decrease in power required for a given rotor thrust – see Section 5.8 for details. Forward flight further complicates the aerodynamics of the rotor problem IGE. For example, experimental results (Fig. 5.38) have shown that during transition into forward flight, ground effect can result in an increase in power required for a constant thrust (or a decrease in thrust for constant power), in contrast to the characteristics found for operations in hovering flight IGE. From a handling qualities perspective, large control movements can be required from the pilot during acceleration into forward flight to compensate for rather sudden transitions in the geometry of the flow surrounding the helicopter when near to the ground – see also Fig. 5.37.
Modeling the effects of the ground on helicopter performance has remained a severe challenge for all computational aerodynamic models because of the extremely complicated behavior of the rotor wake when it interacts with the ground. While the rotor IGE problem has been examined using Navier—Stokes approaches [see, for example, Kang & Sun (1997, 2000)] the problems posed by vorticity diffusion prove a significant impediment to accurate calculations, this time because the dynamics of the rotor wake when near to the ground appear to be controlled by the development and dynamics of unstable structures in the wake that take a very long time (when measured in rotor revolutions) to grow to appreciable amplitudes – see Brown & Whitehouse (2004). In this type of flow situation, vorticity conserving methods such as those described in Section 14.3 come into their own.
For example, Fig. 14.17 shows a calculation of the wake generated by a helicopter in low-speed quartering flight while very close to the ground. An interesting feature at this flight speed is that the wake ahead of the main rotor rolls up to form a crescent-shaped "bow vortex" along the forward edge of the footprint of the wake on the ground – see also Fig. 5.37 for experimental observations of this phenomenon for an isolated rotor. This bow vortex interacts with the ground and with the fuselage of the helicopter, buffeting the aircraft and inducing, potentially, an unacceptable increase in pilot workload in this critical flight condition. At higher flight speeds, the bow vortex is swept away into the flow downstream of the rotor, the wake lifts off the ground and the helicopter essentially behaves as it would out of ground effect.


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There are few if any internationally recognised rights that businesses cannot impact.
Why should business care about human rights?
There are few if any internationally recognised rights business cannot impact – or be perceived to impact – in some manner. Therefore, companies should consider all such rights." Professor John Ruggie, UN Secretary-General's Special Representative on Business and Human Rights. Protect, Respect and Remedy: a Framework for Business and Human Rights, April 2008.
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Here is a thing everyone wants:A miracle. Here is a thing everyone fears:What it takes to get one. Any visitor to Bicho Raro, Colorado is likely to find a landscape of dark saints, forbidden love, scientific dreams, miracle-mad owls, estranged affections, one or two orphans, and a sky full of watchful desert stars. At the heart of this place you will find the Soria family, who all have the ability to perform unusual miracles. And at the heart of this family are three cousins longing to change its future: Beatriz, the girl without feelings, who wants only to be free to examine her thoughts; Daniel, the Saint of Bicho Raro, who performs miracles for everyone but himself; and Joaquin, who spends his nights running a renegade radio station under the name Diablo Diablo. They are all looking for a miracle. But the miracles of Bicho Raro are never quite what you expect. Maggie Stiefvater has been called "a master storyteller" by USA Today and "wildly imaginative" by Entertainment Weekly. Now, with All the Crooked Saints, she gives us the extraordinary story of an extraordinary family, a masterful tale of love, fear, darkness, and redemption.
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Maggie Stiefvater is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the novels Shiver, Linger, Forever, and Sinner. Her novel The Scorpio Races was named a Michael L. Printz Honor Book by the American Library Association. The first book in The Raven Cycle, The Raven Boys, was a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year and the second book, The Dream Thieves, was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. The third book, Blue Lily, Lily Blue, received five starred reviews. The final book, The Raven King, received four. Her latest book is All the Crooked Saints. She is also an artist and musician. She lives in Virginia with her husband and their two children. You can visit her online at maggiestiefvater.com.


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Chile is good for adventure tourism?
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Hello guys, I'm going to Chile for the first time. I love outdoor activities, so can someone give me tips about the best places in Chile to do adventure tourism?
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hello: I think Pucon is your place: parapente,rafftting and ¡Helicopter flying over the volcano! (villarica) almost 9 years agoAnswered by nora via WorldNomads.com
Pucon is really an amazing place, you can also hike there. How long are you going to stay in chile? You could also go to Atacama. almost 9 years agoAnswered by Hinanit Kazir via Ask a Nomad iPad app
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Background ---------- The current arch/mips/kernel/time.c has been stretched over the time such that it now looks like a convoluted spaghetti to me: 1) it was originally designed to be flexible so that we could support all imaginable timer sources and timer setups: . use cpu timer (count/compare pair) . use board timer, with cpu count and known frequency . use board timer, with cpu count and unknown frequency . use board timer, with cpu count and unknown frequency, and we can use 64bit division . jiffy interrupt through do_IRQ . jiffy interrupt through ll_timer_interrupt ..... 2) introduction of 32bit SMP causes more complexity 3) the hpt_xxx stuff introduces another abstraction layer between hw timer (where cpu timer is treated as one kind of hw timers) and the time subsystem. Solution -------- All the boards that I am really concerned right now have cpu count/compare registers. I believe this will even more so in the future. Therefore I like to propose a separate time support for systems that use cpu timer as their system timer. As you can see from the patch, the new code is much simpler. The hidden agenda ----------------- OK, I admit there is another motivation in all of this. Linux is moving to have higher resolution timer. For example, see the introduction of high resolution posix timer (http://sourceforge.net/projects/high-res-timers/). Having a MIPS common time routine based on cpu timer makes it much easier to support such a feature for MIPS boards. We don't need to mess with individual board timer anymore. In addition I think in 2.7 time frame Linux needs to replace its ancient jiffy time system with a natively higher resolution time system. A MIPS cpu timer based routine would evolve much better into the future. The patch --------- The attached is the patch for UP case. I will post an additional patch for SMP case later. The patch is currently designed to be drop-in replace for arch/mips/kernel/time.c. As you can see from the patch, you will only need to modify the Kconfig to define CPU_TIMER for the qualified boards. Comments? Jun
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