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Geothermal HVAC Systems – The Basics
By Jason on Aug 21, 2012 in Press News
Geothermal HVAC systems, also called ground source heat pumps, are among the most energy efficient systems available. Depending on the situation, typical energy savings are from 25% to 70%.
These units have two efficiency ratings. The unit's cooling efficiency is given as an EER (energy efficiency rating). In both cases, a higher number with the rating means the unit is more efficient.
According to the U.S. EPA, these systems have the lowest life cycle cost of any HVAC system. Although they usually cost more to install, they generally require less maintenance and repairs.
Depending on the local conditions, the time required to recover the installation expense can be pretty short. There are now systems that can mostly be home-owner installed. This can lower the installation costs considerably and make the systems more affordable.
While water to water geothermal systems do exist, combined forced-air heating and cooling units are the most common.
There are two main types, open loop and closed loop systems. Closed loop systems carry either water or a water/antifreeze mixture.
Open loop systems are commonly called "pump and dump" systems. They pump water from a well to the system then return it to another well or discharge it on the surface. They are not very common and many local codes do not allow this type.
Closed loop systems are the industry standard. These loop systems use a sealed water system where the water is used over and over instead of being dumped. There are three basic ways these systems are installed. The first way is a series of plastic pipes buried in trenches about four feet deep. This is called a horizontal loop system. It is an economical solution where sufficient land area is available.
In the vertical loop system, the pipes are buried in a series of holes drilled down around 200 feet. The holes are filled with a non-setting material. This ensures good heat transfer between the pipe and the ground. This method is usually more expensive to install due to the specialized drilling required. But, much less land area is required, so it is a more common solution in smaller cities and towns.
The last method involves submerging the loop system in a pond or lake. Usually the loops are placed on a rack and submerged.
The earth's temperature at the depths of these loops stays relatively constant all year. In the U.S., it is about 45-55 degrees all year. In the warmer parts of the world, the temperature can be as high as 70 degrees. But even at that temperature, they can still provide superior cooling capacity.
The next part of the system is the actual heat pump. They work like a typical air source heat pump operating in 50-60 degree outdoor air (which is where an air source heat pump is usually most efficient). Unlike the air source heat pump, there is usually no equipment located outside the home. The main difference is that their heating and/or cooling capacity and efficiency do not change as much because the ground temperature is relatively constant.
The unit uses a reversing valve to change the direction of refrigerant flow. This determines whether heat is added or removed from the air in the home.
Most of the units can provide a good portion of the homes hot water requirements. This is accomplished by the addition of a heat exchanger that is referred to as a desuperheater. This is usually combined with a regular electric water heater. In these systems, hot water is only produced when the home requires heating or cooling.
There are two types of these units. The first type contains all the mechanical components required for the system. This is referred to as a package system.
The other type only contains the compressor and associated components. This is usually combined with a furnace or air handler. They are called split systems and are sometimes combined with a gas furnace and referred to as a hybrid heating system. This type is usually a lot more expensive to install but they offer more flexibility in design.
The latest innovation is a unit that replaces the old existing air source heat pump with a geothermal unit. It is designed to be placed outside where the old heat pump was located. The geothermal loop system is completely outside. Refrigerant lines run from the outdoor unit to a coil on the furnace/air handler. It uses many of the existing HVAC system components to minimize installation costs. One of the main advantages is that normally no changes are required to the existing electrical wiring.
There are many manufacturers of these units, which makes it hard to compare brands. We have performed the research and put the results in a simple format.
The final part of the forced air geothermal system is the duct system. This is similar to a conventional duct system, although the ducts are typically bigger.


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As the top choice of veterinarians, Merial Frontline Plus provides fast-acting, long-lasting flea and tick control for your dog. Within 24 hours of application, Frontline Plus should not only kill all of the fleas, but also break the life cycle to prevent future infestations. It's proven to kill all life stages of 4 major tick species, including those which may carry Lyme disease.
When you apply Frontline Plus, the active ingredient, fibronil, is stored in the oil glands beneath the skin. It is then distributed continuously to the skin and hair of your pet through the hair follicles. Frontline Plus offers total protection for 30 days. It's waterproof, so your dog remains protected during and after baths and rainstorms. For large dogs between 20 kg to 40 kg.
Key Benefits
- Within 24 hours kills fleas and prevents future infestations
- Long-lasting, highly effective, and fast-acting protection
- Flea control for 30 days
- Tick control for 14 days
Usage Guidelines:
- Remove an applicator from the child-resistant package and cut or lift off the plastic tab to expose the foil. Peel down.
- Hold the applicator upright and snap the tip away from your face and body
- Place the applicator tip through your pet's hair to the skin between the shoulder blades. Squeeze the applicator and apply the entire contents in a single spot onto your pet's skin

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5th May 2015 10:00 am
I am feeling terrible as I write these words. The day seems worse than ever before. Nothing productive, nothing special.
Same old story-I wake-up, brush my teeth, sit down to do my work, nothing works out, slam shut my laptop, scroll down furiously through my Facebook, Twitter, Instagram feed, send messages with fake smileys at the end (I hardly feel like smiling then. I don't know why I even send them to my friends), eat my food, sleep and then the cycle repeats. Meanwhile, I also quarrel with few, scorn and grumble at many. How can they behave so insensitively with me?
The world needs to know I am having a bad day. So, how can you ask me to chill and come with you to have fun outside when my life is giving me a tough time within? No one understands me, I don't understand myself. Everyone wants to push me behind and race away in the competition. I will show these morons who I am actually? Oh, god! What is happening? I am a total disaster!
5th May, 6:00 pm
I am writing while I sip my favorite lemonade while watching the sunset. My mother bought me the lemonade. She is so nice! She knows what I love and the sunset – that is so beautiful as well. A ball of orange that seems to be floating halfway in the azure skies, spreading orange color all over and mixing with the blue hue. Everything looks beautiful.
Maybe life is also not that bad. Today, I woke up at 6 am without the help of an alarm clock. Isn't that great?
So, I went for a morning walk of one hour just as Dr. Biswas had advised me a week ago when I visited him. This will help me shed some weight. On my way to the park, I caught up with my childhood friend, Andy after a long time. He still remembered me. We had enjoyed a good time over a cup of freshly brewed coffee.
Then I came back and found that my mother had prepared my favorite dish. Even at work, my boss did not find any mistake in my work. The day was ordinary but was peaceful, nevertheless.
My friend, Damien got promoted. He is a hard-working guy. How could be not get promoted? He asked me to come over to his place for the promotion party. But I said no to him. When will I get promoted too? No that is not how I should be thinking. I am happy for him. But somehow, I didn't want to go to the party. Okay, leave the matter.
Bruno is licking my hand, meanwhile. Puppies are so cute creatures, you know. I feel so good.
Maybe life was never so bad, after all, or maybe there is nothing good or bad actually. But, today I had my favorite moments and I can connect those moments like connecting dots of a picture. I need to see that picture. Don't know how it looks like.
Maybe it is like this beautiful setting sun.
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Since decades Indian music enthusiasts salivated over international music festivals, like the kinds of Coachella and Glastonbury. But not any more, now the desert state of Rajasthan, with an impressive calendar of music festivals is becoming India's hottest music destinations. Off late, Rajasthan with its folk art culture is fast becoming the preferred music destination for music lovers. The audience for these festivals is largely from India. Although, there are some festivals in the state that also attract a bevy of international visitors as well as performers. Read about the most prominent Music Festivals of Rajasthan that one mustn't miss –
Ranthambore Festival
Nahargarh Palace, Ranthambhore (January 19-21, 2018)
Calling all music luminaries, nature lovers, wildlife conservationists, business thought leaders and social influencers to this enthralling jamboree. Get ready for a weekend filled with some amazing and educational experiences. You can look forward to an amazing selection of indigenous and international musical performances.
The festival lets you immerse in interactive music workshops, TED talks, Rajasthani folk art workshops, wildlife and nature panel discussions and wildlife film festival. The Ranthambore festival also has street theatre, yoga workshops, food, pop-up art and crafts stalls to keep you entertained.
The ambiance is perfect, the chance of spotting tigers is high, Rajasthani cuisine is delectable and the Ranthambore festival at Nahargarh Palace is on. Don't keep Rajasthan waiting!
Udaipur World Music Festival
Udaipur (February 9-11, 2018)
Nearly 150 artists from various countries converge in the city to combine genres and cultures through music. As with most festivals in Rajasthan, the ambience takes center stage with early morning concerts in the backdrop of Fateh Sagar Lake. While the 2018 line-up is yet to be officially announced, the 2017 edition featured artists from 16 countries, including the UK, Iran, Norway, Cuba and Switzerland.
Iranian American singer Azam Ali enthralled the audience with Electro Sufi World Music and Ablaye Cissoko from Senegal collaborated with Constantinople Ensemble from Canada. The finale performance was by the London Community Gospel Choir. Festival Director Sanjeev Bhargava says, "A festival of this scale featuring such diverse music from so many different continents and regions coming together in one of the best tourist destinations of India makes Udaipur a culturally vibrant destination."
World Sacred Spirit Festival
Jodhpur (February 16-17, 2018)
Held in February every year, the event brings lovers of Sufism together. Sufi poets sing renditions of Rumi and Bulley Shah as the crowds sway into a spiritual trance. Next year's festival will be held at three different breathtaking venues, Mehrangarh Fort, Ahhichatragarh Fort of Nagaur and Toorji Stepwell Square, across the desert city of Jodhpur. Artistes scheduled to perform include sitar player Irshad Khan, folk singer and storyteller Parvathy Baul. musician Mehdi Nassouli, tabla player Zuheb Ahmed Khan from Palestine, flute player Lingling Yu from China and musicians Samuel Cattiau and Quentin Dujardin. Princess Shivranjani Rajye of Jodhpur curates the festival. Maharaja Gaj Singh II of Marwar-Jodhpur said "The festival is a pioneering effort in cultural conservation and music tourism in India."
Magnetic Fields
Alsisar Mahal, Rajasthan
Held in December every year, Magnetic Fields has been growing in popularity organically. The festival's main draw is the holistic experience which includes camping under the skies, discreet parties, dance and music in palace dungeons, art installations with jazz, jam and electronica.
The 2017 line-up included British artist Four Tet, Canadian composer and musician Dan Snaith, Your Chin by Mumbai based Raxit Tiwari, and Donal Bergin, a prominent name in London's electronic music scene. The three-day carnival combines the history of the magnificent venue Alsisar Mahal with rustic pleasures, such as kite flying at sunset as electronic and jazz melodies resonate in the desert palace.


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Transparent Blurred Terminal!
You ever experimented with the terminal opacity under The Current Profile option in the menu? I find, plain opacity is just annoying and distracting. So here's a little trick thats easy on the eyes as well as to do. 😉
This somewhat resembles aero, Windows Vista's glass effect. It doesn't bother me, I think aero looks pretty cool. Anyways, the steps are as follows, and should take maybe 3-5 minutes depending on how fast you are.
So first, you'll obviously need Compiz fusion. Gutsy comes with it default, so just make sure you have a driver for your graphics card and Desktop Effects enabled. You'll be needing cssm (compizconfig-settings-manager) for this guide as well. As wordpress doesn't seem to like the apt: link, just do this in a terminal:
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
Now, open up a terminal and go to: Edit -> Current Profile. Once there, Under the "Title and Command" tab, leave the original title and change Dynamically-set title to "Is not displayed".
Now go to the "Effects" tab and choose "Transparent Background"; make sure it's not fully opaque, I'd use something around half. Now, lets launch ccsm that we just installed (or already have 🙂 ) by going to: System -> Preferences -> Advanced Desktop Effects Settings.
Look for the "Blur" plugin, and click on it. Enable it by hitting the check-box on the left side. Now, under "Alpha blur windows" type: title=Terminal. Now, set the Blur filter to Gaussian, Gaussian Radius to 15 and Blur saturation to 0.
That should be it. I hope you enjoy this one, you can do other things than just the terminal. I hope compiz does get improved sometimes soon and the plugins get updates and new ones introduced.
All the best to you,
19 Responses to "Transparent Blurred Terminal!"
Any chance of a pic so we can see what the end result will be like?
I don't know, but that seems to hurt my eyes worse 😐
Hey, by the way, nice theme for your blog 🙂
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Thanks !
this effect doesnt work on my pc with ATI graphics card, HD4850.. i have the background semi transparent, but when i enable blur in compiz, the background becomes 100% opaque.
Instead of using the title to match the window, you can also use its class, as explained in http://wiki.opencompositing.org/WindowMatching
So for a gnome terminal under "Alpha blur windows" you insert
Thx for the hint, though. I very much like the blur effect.
Addendum: the way i described above lets you blur the terminal without setting its title to "Terminal".
Ah! Thank you! I've figured out the transparency-bit, but could have very little transparency because of the «shine-through». But when I enabled «Blur», I could increase the transparency level for a much smoother look.
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Did you find yourself stumbling around and looking when, what to post in your Facebook timeline?
If so, this blog post is for you.
See, there are certain strategy on how to do it to get more eyeballs on your post. And so, I'm excited to share with you the Top Secret Formula that I learned from the Social Media Recruiter.
This was something that I didn't know at the beginning, but you may or may know about it and get benefit from this post.
But always remember this, focus on where your target market is and build relationships.
Also, there is no right or wrong when, what to post, because Facebook always change their algorithm. This is something that I learned in Social Media Recruiter and implementing into my business that I'm sharing with you. Lastly, Posting on Purpose will give you leverage in your business.
This formula if using it consistently you will get results.
Lets dive in.
Facebook Tip: Top Secret Formula for Posting in Facebook
When you are posting in Facebook remember this strategy.
- Posting lifestyle – like family trip having vacations in different places having fun
- Things that you doing in business especially if you attend event meeting them take a quick picture or ask permission to interview the top leader for 1 minute.
- Posting quotes – inspirational, success
- And the 3 P's ( Posting on Purpose for Profit).
When I first learned this formula I have "AHA Moment" and this formula is 12 by 6 by 2 rule – meaning 12 lifestyle post, 6 things that you do, 2 promotion.
Okay let me explain What it means.
Make sure to post at least 20 times a week or 3-5 times a day. Post 2 lifetsyle, 1 things that you do. Or 2 things that you do, 1 lifestyle. Or 1 lifetsyle, 1 things that you do, 1 promotion.
Did you get the point. So basically you can mix and match the formula. Make sure you promote your business two times per week. You see, few marketers are promoting their business 24/7 in their timeline. If you are one of them, here are tips on how to market your business online the right way using social media.
This is a very good strategy to capture you audience in different time zone. Remember target you audience during lunch hour and break time. This would help your goal to get more followers, more engagement to your post.
Best time to post: Between 7am to 9 am in the morning, 1 pm to 3pm in the noon, 8pm to 10pm in the evening, a little bit late if you think. But considering the different time zone this would be a sweet spot.
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Happy Friday from Haiti,
Before I go into some detail, I will sum up the day in a few words that were spoken by the team: special, blessing, intimate, and heaven. Our day started bright and early at 5:45; thankfully Tom made us some nice, strong Haitian coffee (as he always does). Our amazing security guy on duty dropped us off about a mile down the road at a local baptist church where we got to spend an hour or so singing, shouting, and dancing in worship to our Creator. It was a very special experience, yet very different than what most of us where used to, but beautiful that we were so welcomed in, as foreigners, to worship as one Church.
Next we took a very bumpy drive across Port-Au-Price, to a desert-like town by the sea called Titanyen. Here we visited four elderly adults to bring them some food and drink, wash their feet, sing worship songs, pray, and provide whatever other basic care we could give. I will never forget one man in particular, Lindor, the joy of the Lord in this man's being is inexpressible. I can name on my two hands the items that he can claim to his name and the meal we brought him was quite possibly the only meal he would eat that day, and yet he had everything-the presence of the Lord was so clearly alive in him and all he wanted from us was prayer for his eternity.
The rest of the afternoon we spent in Grace Village (a 50 acre gated plot of land in the mountains neighboring Titanyen). Grace Village consists of a school that educates over 400 children ranging from 3 years old to mid-twenties, an orphanage of 41 children, Grace church, a bakery that supplies the community with up to 50 jobs, and a restaurant with some great pizza.
Rejoining our team tonight was a really beautiful few moments-everyone a little worn out, yet so at peace and so much joy. As we shared the joys of the day, JoAnn reflected on the beauty that heaven will be when we will reunite with our fellow brother's and sister's from around the world in worship our great and awesome God.
Jezi Renmen Ou (Jesus Loves you)


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When the youngsters come home from college and they are hungry, you have got to get dinner on the table quick! A trip to a farm or dairy is a good way to show the little ones where the food comes from. All you have to do is wash and slice the celery into manageable sticks – the youngsters can do the rest by themselves. It is nice to have a couple of new recipes and to attempt new components to see which ones perform for you. This summer, include the kids with some colorful, simple to make recipes that are certain to please! Whilst seven ounces of spaghetti is cooking for ten minutes, the kids assist chop six ripe tomatoes, and will no doubt get pleasure from giving two cloves of garlic a good crush. Either paint the containers or cover them so that they appear alike and the children can't see what is inside of them. Play the tapes later and let the youngsters guess who it is. You can also record cartoon characters speaking and see if the youngsters can guess who the character is. You can have the youngsters attain into the bag with no searching and guess what they really feel.
Of all our ground beef recipes for kids, these ones sure are exciting and effortless ground beef recipes. Many recipes such as French crepes or Italian chicken adobo recipe are not hard to make, and your kids will develop an appreciation for a lot of various types of meals. Repeat until all the popcorn is utilized up. Your kids will adore this specific treat and they can assist with rolling the mix into balls with you. Generating revolutionary methods to get youngsters involved in the preparation of meals is the first step in receiving them to eat their veggies. For more then two youngsters – divide the cinnamon/sugar mix into a couple bags, then let the kids place their biscuit pieces in the mix, close the bag, and shake vigorously till each and every chunk of dough is well coated with the cinnamon/sugar mix. Learn simple recipes for kids that will keep your little helpers occupied although you deal with the grown-ups-only tasks, like chopping and cooking on the stove.
Give your young children excellent habits with healthier recipes for kids, or get the children in the kitchen with recipes you can make collectively. Cooking savoury recipes with each other, too, encourages familiarity with vegetables and other nutritious components. We have youngsters recipes for healthful lunchboxes, soon after-school snacks and great-for-you suppers that the whole family will appreciate. This simple Monkey Bread camping recipes thought for youngsters is a wonderful campfire treat that serves double duty. Read the kids Goldilocks and the 3 Bears" and do the above water activity to demonstrate as well hot, too cold, and just correct. Our senses are the way that we explore the world and comprehend what is going on around us. Teaching your little ones about their senses is very important. Gives international recipes from 11 nations like Australia, Lebanon, and Panama.
I hope that you and your kids get a possibility to make this savory version of monkey bread and that you and your loved ones appreciate it as a lot as we did! Cooking (and cleaning up) increases their self-confidence due to the fact cooking might be somewhat of a mystery to youngsters until they begin performing it themselves. A lot of of the snack recipes manage to sneak in some very good veggies like spinach, green beans, celery and carrots. Here you can discover how to prepare scrumptious, standard Greek dishes from recipes used in the residence by neighborhood mothers and grandmothers! I clicked on this post pondering that if the recipes had been effortless adequate for young children that I may possibly discover something valuable for my spouse. 1 thing you can have the children do is to chase about a ball that has a bell in it. The youngsters could also use brooms or sticks to pass the ball back and forth.
You can get elaborate for your personal pasta meals, with complex sauces and ingredients, but for getting children involved in cooking, there is nothing like a handful of straightforward and enjoyable to make pasta recipes. We are a family members of seven, so cooking for children, and cooking with children is not new to us. You can put colored or numbered indicators on the bottom so the kids can check to see if they have identified a match. Children will discover that differently shaped containers can still hold the exact same amount. Cooking together with your kids is entertaining, and, as a result, it is a great way to commit top quality time collectively! The author behind exciting camping recipes for kids, and camping activities for children is Gus, an avid life-extended tent camper that has camped in the mountains and on the plains, and in all four seasons – from one hundred+ to -10 degree weather.


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A beautifully designed wallet style purse featuring artwork by Anne Stokes. The purse has a large zip for easy opening and inside there is a zipped compartment, card slots and a transparent section for ID. Imprinted vinyl over canvas.


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I was offered this book in exchange for my honest opinion AND to give away on my blog! There is one story for every single day of the year which has a Bible passage, short message and prayer. My toddler is only 2.5 years old and he is able to repeat the prayers after I say them. Each page has a different veggieTales character at the bottom as well. My son loves seeing the new pictures each day, and it's short enough that it keeps his attention. I have the book for boys – not sure if there are different stories / characters in the one for girls as I have not seen that one.
About the Book by the author:
Every Day with God is the latest 365-day devotional (one for boys and another for girls) from VeggieTales. The updated content and art offer the perfect opportunity for parent and child to share time together each day. Each entry includes a Bible verse, short devotion, Thought of the Day, and prayer. The content will help children learn more about God and develop a daily practice to keep Him close in their lives. The book is perfect for bedtime reading, family devotion time, or as a fresh way to start each day!
Format: Trade paperback
Page Count: 384
Book Size: 5 X 7.25
Retail Price: $9.99 (USA) or
Reading Age: 4-7
If you would like to buy a copy for yourself here are the USA links For Girls and For Boys Live in Canada? Here are the .CA links For Girls and For Boys
Winner decides which of the two books they would like to have.
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After the concert last year, Dream Theater returns to Romania with a 3 hour show and a setlist including some of their best-known songs. The announcement is made by the organizers of the I Am The Rocker festival where the band is scheduled to perform this summer.
The pilot edition of the new festival is planned to take place on July 4 and 5, 2015 at Bucharest's Romexpo. Besides Dream Theater, the first confirmations of the event include Myrath. Progressive metal band from Tunisia, Myrath gained recognition during its 14 years of activity with a unique sound combining metal riffs with harmonies specific to prog and oriental elements rooted in the traditional music of their home country.
According to organizers, the new rock festival is designed just like a large musical event abroad: besides a line-up including several rock subgenres, it is designed as a creative place for rock fans to interact and take part in activities. I Am The Rocker will also be the first festival in Romania where participants receive free still water. The other artists in the line-up and the complete festival program will be announced shortly.
Tickets are available only in the form of festival passes at the promotional price of RON 195 until February 28 or until the exhaustion of the first 1000 passes. After their exhaustion, passes will cost RON 220 and during the event – RON 250. Tickets can be purchased online on www.eventim.ro and in the Eventim network (Germanos, Orange, Vodafone and Domo stores, Humanitas and Cărturești book shops).


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The Sun Interview
Biting The Hand That Feeds: How Globalization Cripples Small Farms
An Interview With Vandana Shiva
This year farmers started to commit suicide in Uttar Pradesh, the richest agricultural state in India. Some of the most fertile soil in the world can be found there, and the region has never had agricultural problems. But the first rule of globalization says, "Don't grow food for yourself; grow export crops." So the farmers there all grew potatoes. And then potato prices collapsed. The potato-chip makers have walked off with super profits, and the farmers have been left with huge debts.


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Stephanie Langard, French designer graduated from ESAD in Reims presents his project simply called Mat, an invitation to share around a campfire.
Interactive 'Outings' Project – Bring Museum Art to the Streets.
The Stockholm based design studio Form Us With Love and IKEA are collaborating to create a new collection of chairs and stools.
A beautiful stag made out of ribbons from Ribbonesia.
Nestbox Portraits: Shadow box portraits of owls, as they would be found inside their tree cavities.
Visually stunning re-imagining of the USA dollar bills from Travis Purrington.
Leaf Beast. Baku Maeda turns dried magnolia leaves into creatures!
The 2015 Co-Evolution Calendar features twelve screen printed months, each highlighting two unique co-evolved species. (100 lb. French Paper, Made in the USA, Edition of 50)
LOGIFACES is a game made of concrete prisms that fills your need of modern design decoration with a spin inspired by 3D modeling. By Hungarian architects and founders of planbureau, Zsanett Benedek and Dániel Lakos.
Godzilla Card from Stencil - created with the use of pneumatic guns, laser cut stencils, and water based ink. A piece of street art that you can hold in the palm of your hand!
Restoration Hardware takes their Faux Fur to a new level this holiday season with dog beds, dog throws, and even dog vests.
VIDEOReactvertising - hilarious satirical video of an ad agency that responds to everything in real time... "super fucking fast content production"... "you don't think, you just go." by John St.
FEATUREDOjai, CA - a peek into Summer Camp in an old gas station, FIG down a vine covered path, and picnic store, Tipple & Ramble! My favorite finds while popping into Ojai yesterday!
Two Hermanas Laser Cut Cards - The couples with doves flying over are even nicer in person! (Just saw them at Fig in Ojai, CA yesterday)
K01 - Contemporary dressing table, solid beechwood by french cabinet maker - KEZOebeniste.
MUT Design Scales Wall Tiles mimic the reflective quality of fish scales. The color on the rear side tinges the white surface of every piece once they get together. That's SCALES!
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Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaii
February 28, 2018
STATE OF HAWAI'I, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.ONE LOVE MINISTRIES and CALVARY CHAPEL CENTRAL OAHU, Defendants-Appellants, and Ex Rel. MITCHELL KAHLE and HOLLY HUBER, Plaintiffs-Relators-Appellees, and DOE ENTITIES 1-50; JOHN DOES 1-50; and JANE DOES 1-50, Defendants.
Hochberg Jeremiah Galus David J. Hacker (on the briefs) for
J. Bickerton Stephen M. Tannenbaum (Bickerton Dang) for
NAKAMURA, CHIEF JUDGE, and REIFURTH and CHAN, JJ.
Mitchell Kahle and Holly Hubef (Relators) brought a qui
tarn action[1] on behalf of the State of Hawai'i
(State) against Defendants-Appellants One Love Ministries
(One Love) and Calvary Chapel Central Oahu (Calvary Chapel)
(collectively, the Churches). Relators alleged that the
Churches had violated the Hawai'i False Claims Act
(HFCA), Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 661, Part II,
by fraudulently underpaying the State for the Churches'
use of public school facilities under the Hawai'i
Community Use of School Facilities Program (Community Use of
Schools Program), Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) Chapter
39. The Churches moved to dismiss the Relators1 First Amended
Complaint, arguing that the Relators' claims were
foreclosed by the HFCA's public disclosure bar and that
the Relators did not fall within the original source
Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Circuit
Court)[2] denied the Churches' motion to
dismiss. On appeal, the Churches argue that the Circuit Court
erred in: (1) retroactively applying the 2012 amendments to
the HFCA to conduct that occurred prior to the amendments;
(2) ruling that the public disclosure bar is an affirmative
defense rather than a jurisdictional bar; (3) failing to
dismiss the First Amended Complaint under the public
disclosure bar; and (4) ruling that the Relators could meet
the definition of an "original source."
We hold
that the 2012 HFCA amendments do not apply retroactively to
conduct that occurred prior to the effective date of the
amendments. We further hold that the 2012 HFCA amendments
changed the public disclosure bar from a jurisdictional bar
to an affirmative defense. Therefore, in ruling on the
Churches' motion to dismiss, the Circuit Court erred in
applying the 2012 amended version of the HFCA (Amended HFCA)
to all of the claims in the First Amended Complaint. Instead,
the Circuit Court should have applied the pre-amended version
of the HFCA (Pre-Amended HFCA) to claims arising before the
effective date of the 2012 HFCA amendments and the Amended
HFCA to claims arising after the effective date.
explained below, we affirm the Circuit Court's denial of
the Churches' motion to dismiss with respect to claims
arising after the effective date of the 2012 HFCA amendments.
We vacate the Circuit Court's denial of the Churches'
motion to dismiss with respect to claims arising before the
effective date of the 2012 HFCA amendments. We remand the
case to permit the Circuit Court to apply the Pre-Amended
HFCA in deciding the Churches' motion to dismiss with
respect to claims arising before the effective date of the
2012 HFCA amendments and for further proceedings consistent
with our Opinion.
December 2011, the Relators began a review of Hawai'i
churches' use of public school facilities under the
Community Use of Schools Program.[3] One Love and Calvary Chapel
are two of the churches who used public school facilities for
weekly services and special events under the Community Use of
Schools Program.
March 22, 2013, Relators filed a gui tarn Complaint
on behalf of the State against the Churches, alleging
violations of the HFCA. The Circuit Court granted the
Churches' motion to dismiss the Complaint, with leave for
the Relators to file an amended complaint, on the ground that
the Complaint failed to state the fraud claims with
sufficient particularity. The Circuit Court denied the motion
to dismiss, without prejudice, as to the other grounds
February 20, 2014, the Relators filed a First Amended
Complaint against the Churches. The First Amended Complaint
contained numerous factual allegations regarding the
Churches' use of school facilities from 2007 to 2013 and
asserted that the Churches had violated the HFCA in three
ways. Count 1 alleged the violation of HRS § 661-21 (a)
(6); Count 2. alleged the violation of HRS §
661-21(a)(7); and Count 3 alleged the violation of HRS §
661-21(a) (8)[4]
In the
First Amended Complaint, Relators asserted that they were
"original sources" of the information contained in
the First Amended Complaint in that they "(i) obtained
direct and independent knowledge of the information on which
the allegations herein are based; (ii) have materially added
to what little information was publicly available prior to
their efforts; and (iii) have voluntarily provided said
information to the Attorney General of the State of
Hawai'i before filing this action." Among other
things, Relators alleged in the First Amended Complaint that
they: (1) visited schools (including schools used by One Love
and Calvary Chapel) to observe, photograph, and document
Hawai'i churches' actual use of school facilities,
"including the specific days, hours, activities and
facilities and utilities that churches were using"; (2)
researched laws, rules, and legislative history relating to
the Community Use of Schools Program; (3) reviewed
Hawai'i Department of Education practices and policies
and Board of Education minutes and materials relating to the
Community Use of Schools Program; (4) requested and obtained
pursuant to the Uniform Information Practices Act (UIPA)
copies of Hawai'i churches' "Form B0-1
Application[s] for Use of School Buildings, Facilities, or
Grounds" (B0-1 Applications), including the BO-1
Applications submitted by One Love and Calvary Chapel; (5)
designed and programed a "custom relational
database" to analyze and review the B0-1 Applications
they obtained; (6) communicated directly with school
officials in person and through email, including sending
school principals customized requests for information based
on B0-1 Applications for their school; (7) searched the
internet and monitored and reviewed various church websites;
(8) monitored churches' activities through personal
on-site surveillance, through observation of service
broadcasts on television and online, and by reviewing church
newsletters and email announcements; (9) submitted B0-1
Applications and rented school facilities themselves; and
(10) reviewed and analyzed the information they obtained and
programmed spreadsheets "to calculate the amounts each
church was actually paying a school, as compared to the
amounts each church had underpaid[.]"
Churches filed a motion to dismiss the First Amended
Complaint pursuant to Hawai'i Rules of Civil Procedure
(HRCP) Rule 12(b)(1) and Rule 12(b)(6) (2000).[5] The Churches
sought dismissal pursuant to HRCP Rule 12(b)(1) on the ground
that the Relators were jurisdictionally foreclosed from
bringing the First Amended Complaint because of the
HFCA's public disclosure bar and because the Relators did
not fall within the original source exception to the public
disclosure bar. The Churches sought dismissal under HRCP Rule
12(b)(6) on the ground that the Relators had failed to state
a claim on which relief could be granted.
Circuit Court denied the Churches' motion to dismiss
insofar as it was based on HRCP Rule 12(b)(1). The Circuit
Court ruled that the HFCA's public disclosure bar
constituted an affirmative defense, and not a jurisdictional
bar, and it therefore denied the Churches1 claim that it
lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the First Amended
Complaint. The Circuit Court initially granted in part and
denied in part the Churches' motion to dismiss based on
HRCP Rule 12(b)(6). However, the Circuit Court later
reconsidered its partial granting of the motion under HRCP
Rule 12(b)(6), and it denied the Churches' motion insofar
as it was based on HRCP Rule 12(b)(6). Thus, the Circuit
Court's ultimate decision was to completely deny the
Churches' motion to dismiss, rejecting the motion on both
the HRCP Rule 12(b)(1) and the HRCP 12(b)(6) grounds asserted
by the Churches, The Circuit Court granted the Churches'
motion to file an interlocutory appeal from its denial of
their motion to dismiss, and this appeal followed.
Hawai'i appellate courts have not previously construed
the" HFCA. The HFCA, however, is patterned after the
federal False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§
3729-3733. We therefore look to cases interpreting the FCA
for guidance. See French v. Hawaii Pizza Hut, Inc.,
105 Hawai'i 462, 467, 99 P.3d 1046, 1051 (2004);
State v. Ontai, 84 Hawai'i 56, 61, 929 P.2d 69,
74 (1996); Trivectra v. Ushijima, 112 Hawai'i
90, 101-02, 144 P.3d 1, 12-13 (2006).
historical development of the FCA is instructive as it helps
provide context in understanding provisions in the FCA that
correspond to provisions in the HFCA. The United States
Supreme Court described the historical development of the FCA
as follows:
As originally enacted, the FCA did not limit the sources from
which a relator could acquire the information to bring a
qui tam action. In United States ex rel. Marcus
v. Hess, 317 U.S. 537, 63 S.Ct. 379, 87 L.Ed. 443
(1943), we upheld the relator's recovery even though he
had discovered the fraud by reading a federal criminal
indictment - a quintessential "parasitic" suit.
Id., at 545-548, 63 S.Ct. 379; see id., at
545, 63 S.Ct. 379 ("Even if, as the government suggests,
the petitioner has contributed nothing to the discovery of
this crime, he has contributed much to accomplishing one of
the purposes for which the Act was passed"). Congress
promptly reacted to that decision by amending the statute to
preclude qui tarn actions "based upon evidence
or information in the possession of the United States, or any
agency, officer or employee thereof, at the time such suit
was brought." This amendment erected what came to be
known as a Government knowledge bar: "Once the United
States learned of a false claim, only the Government could
assert its rights under the FCA against the false
claimant." In the years that followed the 1943
amendment, the volume and efficacy of qui tarn
litigation dwindled. "Seeking the golden mean between
adequate incentives for whistle-blowing insiders with
genuinely valuable information and discouragement of
opportunistic plaintiffs who have no significant information
to contribute of their own, " Congress overhauled the
statute once again in 1986 "to make the FCA a 'more
useful tool against fraud in modern times[.]'"
. . . § 3730(e) (4) was enacted in 1986 as part of this
larger reform. Congress apparently concluded that a total bar
on qui tarn actions based on information already in
the Government's possession thwarted a significant number
of potentially valuable claims. Rather than simply repeal the
Government knowledge bar, however, Congress replaced it with
the public disclosure bar in an effort to strike a balance
between encouraging private persons to root out fraud and
stifling parasitic lawsuits such as the one in Hess.
Graham County Soil & Water Conservation Dist. v.
United States ex rel. Wilson, 559 U.S. 280, 293-95
(2010) (brackets and some citations omitted).
HFCA was first enacted in 2000 "to allow for qui tarn,
or citizen attorney general, lawsuits to recover against
persons who submit fraudulent claims for payment by the
State." Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 84 in 2000 Senate Journal,
at 768, 2000 House Journal, at 891. When first enacted, the
HFCA included a jurisdictional public disclosure bar, which
was similar to the one in the 1986 FCA, and provided as
§ 661-28 Jurisdiction. No court shall
have jurisdiction over an action under this part based upon
the public disclosure of allegations or transactions in a
criminal, civil, or administrative hearing, in a legislative
or administrative report, hearing, audit, or investigation,
or from the news media, unless the action is brought by the
attorney general or the person bringing the action is an
original source of the information. For purposes of this
"Original source" means an individual who has
direct and independent knowledge of the information on which
the allegations are based and has voluntarily provided the
information to the State before filing an action under this
part that is based on the information, and whose information
provided the basis or catalyst for the ...
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Beautiful Swimmers Revisited
Beautiful Swimmers Revisited
On the 40th anniversary of "Beautiful Swimmers," William Warner's 1976 classic book about the Blue Crab, filmmaker Sandy Cannon-Brown teams up with Chesapeake Bay environmental writer Tom Horton to see how crabs are faring in the bay.
Swim Through This Underwater Exhibition, Which Aims to Raise Awareness of Our Dying Oceans
Our oceans are both beautiful and in trouble. This is the message running through Doug Aitken's project on Catalina Island, "Underwater Pavilions."
It is estimated that 80 percent of all life on Earth exists beneath the oceans' waters. Not only do these waters provide a vital food source for humans, but they also create over half of our oxygen, dictate weather patterns, and keep the planet livable. Unfortunately, human activity is quickly diminishing the state of our global oceans and the species that live there.
According to a report by Greenpeace International, the key threats people pose to the fate of our global oceans are: industrial fishing, bycatch, unfair fisheries, unsustainable aquaculture, global warming or climate change, and pollution.
Inspired to take action, but don't know where to start? Browse this page for more information and to find out what you can do to help!
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Oceans support life, yet they are overfished, polluted, and, with global climate change, are becoming increasingly acidic.
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After centuries of over-harvesting and bouts of disease, oyster populations in the Chesapeake Bay plummeted along with profits for the oyster industry and the health of the Bay.
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The eastern coast of the United States, from the Gulf of Mexico to New England, has one of the highest rates of sea level rise in the world.
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News and critical analysis of change in California's environment and the way we regard it, from air to water, wildlife to energy.
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Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates Template:Other uses Template:Infobox UK place Holborn (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell)Template:Ref label is an area of central London and also the name of the area's principal street, known as High Holborn between St. Giles's High Street and Gray's Inn Road (the junction being roughly where Holborn Bar—the entrance to the City of London—once was) and then Holborn Viaduct between Holborn Circus and Newgate Street. Since boundary changes in 1994, the street runs along the boundary between the London Borough of Camden and the City of London; previously the boundary was less obvious in the area and crossed the street at Holborn Bar.
The area's first mention is in a charter of Westminster Abbey, by King Edgar, dated to 959. This mentions "the old wooden church of St Andrew" (St Andrew, Holborn).<ref name=lethaby>Template:Cite book</ref> The name Holborn may be derived from the Middle English "hol" for hollow, and bourne, a brook, referring to the River Fleet as it ran through a steep valley to the east.<ref name=lethaby/><ref name=besant>Template:Cite book</ref> Historical cartographer William Shepherd in his Plan of London about 1300 labels the Fleet as "Hole Bourn" where it passes to the east of St Andrew's church. However, the 16th century historian John Stow attributes the name to the Old Bourne ("old brook"), a small stream which he believed ran into the Fleet at Holborn Bridge, a structure lost when the river was culverted in 1732. The exact course of the stream is uncertain, but according to Stow it started in one of the many small springs near Holborn Bar, the old City toll gate on the summit of Holborn Hill.<ref name=besant/> This is supported by a map of London and Westminster created during the reign of Henry VIII that clearly marks the street as 'Oldbourne' and 'High Oldbourne'. Other historians, however, find the theory implausible, in view of the slope of the land.
Local governance
It was then outside the City's jurisdiction and a part of Ossulstone Hundred in Middlesex. In the 12th century St Andrew's was noted in local title deeds as lying on "Holburnestrate"—Holborn Street. The original Bars were the boundary of the City of London from 1223, when the City's jurisdiction was extended beyond the Walls, at Newgate, into the suburb here, as far as the point where the Bars where erected, until 1994 when the border moved to the junction of Chancery Lane. In 1394 the Ward of Farringdon Without was created, but only the south side of Holborn was under its jurisdiction with some minor properties, such as parts of Furnival's Inn, on the northern side, "above Bars". The rest of the area "below Bars" (outside the City's jurisdiction) was organised by the vestry board of the parish of St Andrew.
The Holborn District was created in 1855, consisting of the civil parishes and extra-parochial places of Glasshouse Yard, Saffron Hill, Hatton Garden, Ely Rents and Ely Place, St Andrew Holborn Above the Bars with St George the Martyr and St Sepulchre. The Metropolitan Borough of Holborn was created in 1900, consisting of the former area of the Holborn District and the St Giles District, excluding Glasshouse Yard and St Sepulchre, which went to the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury. The Metropolitan Borough of Holborn was abolished in 1965 and its area now forms part of the London Borough of Camden.
Local politicians include the Rt. Hon. Frank Dobson MP, the Labour Party Member of Parliament for Holborn and St Pancras, and three ward councillors for Holborn and Covent Garden: Cllr Julian Fulbrook, Cllr Sue Vincent and Cllr Awale Olad also of the Labour Party.
Urban development
In the 18th century, Holborn was the location of the infamous Mother Clap's molly house but in the modern era High Holborn has become a centre for entertainment venues to suit more general tastes: 22 inns or taverns were recorded in the 1860s and the Holborn Empire, originally Weston's Music Hall, stood between 1857 and 1960, when it was pulled down after structural damage sustained in the Blitz. The theatre premièred the first full-length feature film in 1914, The World, the Flesh and the Devil, a 50-minute melodrama filmed in Kinemacolour.
Charles Dickens took up residence in Furnival's Inn, on the site of the former Prudential building designed by Alfred Waterhouse now named "Holborn Bars". Dickens put his character "Pip", in Great Expectations, in residence at Barnard's Inn opposite, now occupied by Gresham College. Staple Inn, notable as the promotional image for Old Holborn tobacco, is nearby. The three of these were Inns of Chancery. The most northerly of the Inns of Court, Gray's Inn, is in Holborn, as is Lincoln's Inn: the area has been associated with the legal professions since mediaeval times, and the name of the local militia (now Territorial Army unit, the Inns of Court & City Yeomanry) still reflects that. Subsequently the area diversified and become recognisable as the modern street. A plaque stands at number 120 commemorating Thomas Earnshaw's invention of the Marine chronometer, which facilitated long-distance travel. At the corner of Hatton Garden was the old family department store of Gamages. Until 1992, the London Weather Centre was located in the street. The Prudential insurance company relocated in 2002. The Daily Mirror offices used to be directly opposite it, but the site is now occupied by Sainsbury's head office.
Modern times
Further east, in the gated avenue of Ely Place, is St Etheldreda's Church, originally the chapel of the Bishop of Ely's London palace. This ecclesiastical connection allowed the street to remain part of the county of Cambridgeshire until the mid-1930s. This meant that Ye Olde Mitre, a pub located in a court hidden behind the buildings of the Place and the Garden was subject to the Cambridgeshire Magistrates to grant its licence. St Etheldreda's is the oldest church building used for Roman Catholic worship in London, but this became so only after it ceased to be an Anglican chapel in the 19th century.
Hatton Garden, the centre of the diamond trade, was leased to a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, Sir Christopher Hatton at the insistence of the Queen to provide him with an income. Behind the Prudential Building lies the Anglo-Catholic church of St Alban the Martyr.<ref name="stalban">St Alban the Martyr accessed 14 December 2013</ref> Originally built in 1863 by architect William Butterfield it was destroyed in 1941 and a new church was built in the Victorian Gothic style. The current vicar is the Rev. Christopher Smith.<ref name="stalban"/> On the southern side lie Chancery Lane and Fetter Lane.
On Holborn Circus lies the Church of St Andrew, an ancient Guild Church that survived the Great Fire of London. However the parochial authority decided to commission Sir Christopher Wren to rebuild it. Although the nave was destroyed in the Blitz, the reconstruction was faithful to Wren's original. In the middle of the Circus there is a large equestrian statue of Prince Albert by Charles Bacon (1874), the City's official monument to him. It was presented by Charles Oppenheim, of the Diamond Trading Company De Beers, whose headquarters building is in nearby Charterhouse Street.
In the early 21st century, Holborn has become the site of new offices and hotels: for example, the old neoclassical Pearl Assurance building near the junction with Kingsway was converted into a hotel in 1999.
- For education within the Westminster portion of Holborn see the main City of Westminster article.
Nearby areas
- Bloomsbury
- Clerkenwell
- Smithfield
- Charing Cross
- Soho
- Covent Garden
- St. Giles
The nearest London Underground stations are Chancery Lane and Holborn. The closest mainline railway station is City Thameslink.
Notable people
The following is a list of notable people who were born in Holborn or are significantly connected with Holborn.
- John Barbirolli, conductor, was born in Southampton Row (blue plaque on hotel his father managed).
- Thomas Chatterton (1752–1770), poet, was born in Bristol and died in a garret in Holborn at the age of 17.
- Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875–1912), composer, born at 15 Theobalds Road; acclaimed especially for The Song of Hiawatha trilogy.
- Charles Dickens lived in Doughty Street where there is a museum.
- Naomi Lewis (1911–2009), advocate of animal rights, poet, children's author and teacher, lived in Red Lion Square 1935–2009.
- Eric Morley (1918–2000), founder of Miss World pageant, was born in Holborn.
- Ann Radcliffe (1764–1823), novelist and renowned author of the Gothic novel, was born in Holborn.
- John Shaw, Jr. (1803–1870), architect, was born in Holborn; praised as a designer in the "Manner of Wren".
- Barry Sheene (1950–2003), World Champion motorcycle racer, spent his early years in Holborn.
- William Morris (1845–1896), artist and socialist lived at 8 Red Lion Square.
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The headquarters of Sainsbury's at Holborn Circus
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Staple Inn, near Chancery Lane tube station
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Grange Holborn Hotel
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High Holborn
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Entrance to Gray's Inn
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Royal London Fusiliers Monument on Holborn, dedicated to those who died in World War I
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External links
- Holborn and Bloomsbury, by Sir Walter Besant and Geraldine Edith Mitton, 1903, from Project Gutenberg
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647What the Humean Should Say About EntanglementNoûs 51 (1): 74-94. 2017.Tim Maudlin has influentially argued that Humeanism about laws of nature stands in conflict with quantum mechanics. Specifically Humeanism implies the principle Separability: the complete physical state of a world is determined by the intrinsic physical state of each space-time point. Maudlin argues Separability is violated by the entangled states posited by QM. We argue that Maudlin only establishes that a stronger principle, which we call Strong Separability, is in tension with QM. Separabilit…Read more
485Coincidences and the Grain of ExplanationPhilosophy and Phenomenological Research 100 (3): 677-694. 2020.I give an account of what makes an event a coincidence. I start by critically discussing a couple of other approaches to the notion of coincidence -- particularly that of Lando (2017) -- before developing my own view. The central idea of my view is that the correct understanding of coincidences is closely related to our understanding of the correct 'level' or 'grain' of explanation. Coincidences have a kind of explanatory deficiency — if they did not have this deficiency they would not be coinci…Read more
460Nomothetic Explanation and Humeanism about Laws of NatureOxford Studies in Metaphysics. forthcoming.Humeanism about laws of nature — the view that the laws reduce to the Humean mosaic — is a popular view, but currently existing versions face powerful objections. The non-supervenience objection, the non-fundamentality objection and the explanatory circularity objection have all been thought to cause problems for the Humean. However, these objections share a guiding thought — they are all based on the idea that there is a certain kind of divergence between the practice of science and the metaphy…Read more
333Minimal Anti-HumeanismAustralasian Journal of Philosophy 95 (3): 447-460. 2017.There is a tension in our theorizing about laws of nature: our practice of using and reasoning with laws of nature suggests that laws are universal generalizations, but if laws are universal generalizations then we face the problem of explanatory circularity. In this paper I elucidate this tension and show how it motivates a view of laws that I call Minimal Anti-Humeanism. This view says that the laws are the universal generalizations that are not grounded in their instances. I argue that this v…Read more
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New York University
Department of Philosophy
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Whatever we do in life, whether it be working, studying, charity work or even just spending time with friends and family, generally it is for the purpose of deriving happiness and pleasure.
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i went there to look it out today, it was very quiet and looks ideal to lie naked although no one else was there today¬
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So, I take it that no one goes here anymore? I' m planning on a visit as soon as it warms up. Be nice to meet some likeminded there who don't mind seeing nude chap.
Is this still an active nudist area?.. I would love to visit this year 2016... I live in the fod.. our side of the river at lydney is a no go access wise. I need to get naked outside this summer
Yes, definitely hoping to get naked at Whale Wharf this year. Hope to see a lot of fellow nudists about too during the hot summer I'm hoping for! We'll see : )
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I didn't manage to get there in 2013, really hope to this year - see you there
I managed a visit last August... I enjoyed a naked run along the riverbank too. Amazingly quiet and the carriage is quite a landmark - hard to miss. I hope to go "running" there if we get any belting sunny Saturday mornings between now and July... my opportunities are limited, alas.
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hi Tim, i went to the warfe on sunday, 6h oct 2013, there were a lot of walkers there and none were naked, but i did have 30mins naked by the railway carriage, thanks for tip. see there soon i hope
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Egypt has just celebrated the Universal Children's Day. Created by the United Nations in 1954, it is celebrated on 20th of November every year to promote national awareness about children's rights worldwide. Conflicts in North Africa and the Arab however have been hindering nations progress in this global act to provide Children with the care they need. Here is Adel EL Mahrouky with More.
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Most business men who have some knowledge about the internet always think it would be very easy and profitable to do Local Search Engine Optimization (SEO) themselves without seeing the need to hire or employ the services of either a professional or an expert search engine optimization consultant or assistant. It is true that it may work out well in some cases but to be frank in most cases it has failed woefully, thereby constituting total injustice for your web business. Note that most businesses have failed due to improper marketing attention, so for this reason always bear it in mind that marketing is the backbone of any successful business and without it, any business is most likely to collapse. That is why it is highly advisable to always hire the services of an SEO company or expert/ professional search engine optimization consultant.
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Lana Del Rey - "This Is What Make Us Girls"
Another day, another sample track from Lana Del Rey's debut album, Born To Die. "This Is What Makes Us Girls," apparently the album's closing track, was recorded before "Video Games", and it shows. The now-signature mix maturity and playfulness she effortlessly works over on her slewofformidablesingles, is entirely missing here. We wouldn't be surprised if LDR completely revamps the track for the final album push. For now, though, you can listen to the version that has been floating around, below:
LANA DEL REY – "This is What Makes Us Girls"
Born To Die is out January 31st. To promote the album, Lana will perform on Saturday Night Live on January 14th, making her US debut.
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Today we're celebrating an anniversary.
The 6.7-magnitude Northridge earthquake hit at 4:31 a.m. on Jan. 17, 1994 — 19 years ago.
The powerful jolt flattened buildings, destroyed homes, damaged freeways, ignited fires and disrupted water and power.
The Northridge earthquake killed nearly three dozen people, injured 8,700 more, caused some $20 billion in damage and shattered the nerves of millions of Southern California residents.
Although the Northridge earthquake was large it was not the largest in California. What was the magnitude of the largest earthquake to ever hit California?
Earthquakes in California are common occurrences since the state is located on the San Andreas Fault, which cuts across California and forms the tectonic boundary between the Pacific and the North American Plate. There are many thousands of small earthquakes per year, most of them so small that they are not felt. The earliest reported earthquake in California was felt in 1769 by the Portola expedition about 30 miles southeast of Los Angeles, probably near the San Andreas Fault.
The most destructive earthquake to date was the 7.8 magnitude 1906 San Francisco earthquake, in which over 3000 people perished in the earthquake and the fires that followed.
The largest recorded earthquake in California was the 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake, with an estimated magnitude of 7.9. This earthquake ruptured the San Andreas Fault from Parkfield to Wrightwood, a distance of 225 miles.
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MIAMI (CNET) — According to CBS-owned CNET, one of the Internet's most popular social networks has pushed its doors wide open: Pinterest has started open registration.
This means users can sign up for an account without having to wait for an invite, the company said in a blog post. In the past, people had to request an invite from Pinterest or be invited by a friend who already had a Pinterest account. Invites allowed the site to control the volume of new users so that its servers were not overwhelmed, according to Pinterest.
Now, the site can handle any new traffic that comes its way.
"We're really excited to have the capacity to offer Pinterest to more people and if you're a Pinner with friends who've been waiting on the sidelines, we hope you'll let them know," the blog reads.
In addition to using a Facebook or Twitter login, users can now also sign up with just an e-mail address.
Will Pinterest see an uptick in their numbers after opening up registration? If so, it would bolster its already swiftly growing popularity.
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Around 1990, with a friend, I went to visit Brittany (Bretagne) in France, to look at some famous megalithic structures. I was especially interested I the legendary, enchanted forest of Broceliande. There are some powerful Arthurian legends associated with this forest. I was especially interested in the Lost Valley, a rather steep valley, with a small lake, and a long winding path. When I was walking down the path, resonating with the energy of the place, I entered into another state of consciousness, and while walking, my arms crossed in front of my chest with each middle finger touching the thumb. I walked quite a distance like that, allowing it to happen.
I did not know it at that time, but that gesture is actually a mudra. The tip of the middle finger touching the tip of the thumb is called the Akash Mudra or Shuni Mudra.
The Hindu tradition says that the Akash Mudra helps to center ones energies. It nourishes any part of your body that is lacking. This mudra helps remove the resistance in one's work or in one's health. This Mudra activates Jupiter (associated with the middle finger) inside you and brings abundance in your life. It will expand your horizon and get wider views of life and you will become a good judge of the life's events. The teacher in you will be activated too. Person who is mean minded and selfish will become broad-minded and selfless. This generates blue energy and thus activates throat Chakra.
In Tibetan Buddhism, Adi Buddhi is shown with this mudra and crossing the arms in font of his chest, just like what happened to me. Adi Buddha, or Vajradhara , is the ultimate primordial Buddha, or Adi Buddha, according to the Gelug and Kagyu schools of Tibetan Buddhism. In the evolution of Indian Buddhism, Vajradhara gradually displaced Samantabhadra, who remains the 'Primordial Buddha' in the Nyingma, or "Ancient School." However, the two are metaphysically equivalent. Achieving the 'state of vajradhara' is synonymous with complete realization. In Tantric and more esoteric doctrines, he stands for clear mind, the void and ultimate emptiness, which are characteristics of our true divine nature.
detail of the statue of Vajradhara