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If all goes well with their studies, it won't be long until they leave for university. Like most parents, I worry about how well they'll cope in the big, wide world, despite the fact that they have both helped me with shopping, cooking and household chores since they were little (sometimes reluctantly, sometimes willingly!).
With this in mind, I was glad to be able to review The Hungry Student Vegetarian Cookbook, as it seems like a great book to give to vegetarian teenagers or young adults who can cook more than beans on toast, but aren't quite ready for Ottolenghi. The book contains a wide range of cheap and simple to cook dishes, including breakfasts, lunches, main meals and desserts...plus a few cocktails too!
...The Hungry Student Vegetarian shares more than 200 quick and cheap meat-free recipes that are so tasty, even hardened carnivores will keep turning up for dinner. There are also indispensable tips on budgeting, lunchbox ideas, healthy eating and how to get creative with leftovers. All the recipes in this book are balanced for a healthy vegetarian diet, and they each have an affordability stamp to help with budgeting as well as detailed instructions to make them accessible to even the most novice cook.I do have a couple of criticisms of the book; one is that most recipes feed four people, rather than one or two; I can't imagine that my girls are going to find three fellow veggies to share food and cooking with, although this would obviously make their living costs much cheaper. The other thing I noticed was that quite a wide array of herbs, spices and curry pastes are suggested in different recipes. I find curry pastes are pretty expensive and don't keep well compared to whole or ground spices, so I'd suggest investing in the basic spices - cumin, coriander, garam masala, turmeric, cinnamon and paprika - rather than buy curry pastes.
Having said that, I love the handy tips at the start of each section, they really are worth reading and set this book apart from other budget-friendly/student cookbooks.
I set 14 year old Miss K the challenge of cooking one of the recipes from the book by herself. She chose the Cheddar burgers with cucumber salsa. These burgers are mainly made from beans, cheese, carrot and onion, so with the salsa and a bread roll, they are budget-friendly and cover all the food groups. Miss K made them easily and with the use of a burger press, they held together well, were simple to cook and tasted really good.
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No, I wouldn't. Probably not even for free.
In any case, if you're trying to conduct a market research, that's not the right question to ask - people generally don't know what they WILL do (let alone what the WOULD do), they only know what they DID in the past (and even that is sketchy), so the right way is to ask what they did or are doing already, specifically how do they already solving the problem that your device is trying to solve?
Also, this is not the right forum to ask such questions, because entrepreneurs and business people are probably not representative of your target audience.
Geenath Yes. I would like to know more details like size, etc
While I generally agree with @ Dimitry Rotstein , let me add...
You are on the right track as IoT is helping create smart appliances and environments. And right there is your challenge. A lot of new appliances have, or as we saw at CES will soon have, this type of functionality built in. In addition, IMO, the proposed business model (selling widgets) is flawed. Any product or service that generates an eCommerce transaction is better optimized for revenue if it is given away free and money is generated as a percentage of the eCommerce transaction.

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Criminal record or DBS checks may not spring to mind if you're working with animals, or recruiting someone to do so, but for some roles they may be appropriate.
In this blog we'll explore some of the different roles that involve working with animals, and whether they're eligible for DBS checks.
Veterinary surgeons
One of the most common roles involving working with animals is a veterinary surgeon. As part of the legislation which sets out eligibility for DBS checks, veterinary surgeons are explicitly eligible for a standard DBS check on entry into the profession.
A standard DBS check will detail any spent or unspent convictions the applicant has, as well as any cautions, warnings or reprimands they've received. As the legislation states, it's only on entry into the profession that vets are eligible for this check.
Pet-sitting animals
Those who work for or run pet-sitting or dog walking companies may also consider applying for a criminal record check. However, operating these services either from your own home or by visiting clients' homes doesn't meet the eligibility requirements for a higher level of DBS check.
Instead, you could request a basic criminal record check, issued either by the Disclosure and Barring Service or Disclosure Scotland. This type of check will detail any unspent convictions the applicant has.
Working with therapy animals
Therapy animals often visit places such as hospices or hospital wards to provide therapy to residents. Handlers who look after and accompany such animals would therefore also often work in these establishments.
If you're a handler who accompanies animals on hospital or hospice wards, then you'll usually be eligible for a standard DBS check. This is often the most appropriate level of check because you won't be providing any care yourself, but will be classed as coming into contact with patients in receipt of care. As such, a standard DBS check is most suitable.
DBS checks when working with animals: A summary
When working with animals, DBS checks can be a useful part of recruitment.
Which type of check you're eligible for will depend on your role. If your position isn't eligible for a higher level of DBS check, a basic disclosure can provide an extra layer of reassurance – either for you as an employer or for the clients you work with.
For any eligibility queries, you can contact the DBS directly.
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Has anyone actually seen James O'Keefe and Julian Assange together? Are we quite sure that the right-wing prankster who brought down the leadership of National Public Radio and the anarchic leaker aren't split personalities of the same guy — sent by fate to mess with the heads of mainstream journalists?
Sure, one shoots from the left, the other from the right. One deals in genuine (albeit purloined) secrets; the other in "Candid Camera" stunts, most recently arranging for fake potential donors to entrap a foolish NPR executive into disclosing his scorn for Republicans and the Tea Party. Assange aims to enlist the media; O'Keefe aims to discredit us. But each, in his own guerrilla way, has sown his share of public doubt about whether the press can be trusted as an impartial bearer of news.
I don't intend this occasional essay to become the Editor's Pulpit, but right now — when we are buffeted between those on the right who think we are agents of liberalism and those on the left who think we should be, and when we are asking devoted readers to pay for us online — it seems like a good time to pause and review some first principles.
Back in 2004, Daniel Okrent, the first ombudsman at The Times, wrote a column under the headline, "Is The New York Times a Liberal Newspaper?" The sly first sentence of his essay was: "Of course it is." Nobody seems to remember what came after. Okrent went on to explain that The Times's outlook, steeped in the mores of a big, rambunctious city, tends to be culturally liberal: open-minded, skeptical of dogma, secular, cosmopolitan. We publish news of gay unions on the wedding pages. We have a science section that does not feel obliged to give equal time to creationists when it writes about evolution. Okrent rightly scolded us for sometimes seeming to look down our urban noses at the churchgoing, the gun-owning and the unlettered. Respect is a prerequisite for understanding. But he did not mean that we subscribe to any political doctrine or are foot soldiers in any cause. (Anyone who thinks we go easy on liberals should ask Eliot Spitzer or David Paterson or Charles Rangel or. . . .)
Some years ago, a colleague tried to sum up the essentials that set us apart from agenda-driven journalists of the right and the left.
The first is that we believe in verification rather than assertion. We put a higher premium on accuracy than on speed or sensation. When we report information, we look hard to see if it stands up to scrutiny. We put our faith in the expensive and sometimes perilous business of witness. I think even readers who assume this is how we operate would marvel at the excruciating care our reporters have taken in reporting the cascade of tragedies in Japan — extracting nuanced meaning from a story that is hard to reach, possibly dangerous, immensely complicated and befogged by ignorance and obfuscation.
Of course, newspapers are written and edited by humans. We get things wrong. The history of our craft is tarnished by episodes of gullibility, denial and blind ignorance on the part of major news organizations. The Times pretty much overlooked the Holocaust as it was happening.
So there is a corollary to this first precept: when we get it wrong, we correct ourselves as quickly and forthrightly as possible. Connoisseurs of penitence find The Times a bottomless source of amusement. (An actual correction: "An article in The Times Magazine last Sunday about Ivana Trump and her spending habits misstated the number of bras she buys. It is two dozen black, two dozen beige and two dozen white, not two thousand of each.")
At the other end of the culpability scale, I've had a few occasions to write mea culpas after we let down our readers in more important ways — including for some reporting before the war in Iraq that should have dug deeper and been more skeptical about the supposed weapons of mass destruction. Between Ivana's brassieres and W.M.D.'s are cringe-making one-offs like the ham-handed article that led some readers to think we were blaming the 11-year-old victim of a monstrous gang rape in Texas (the only way to make amends was to order up a whole new story) and the erroneous report, which lived for 10 minutes on our Web site, that Representative Gabrielle Giffords was dead. That blunder caused much soul-searching in the newsroom and inspired our current ombudsman, Art Brisbane, to write not one but two columns worrying that the accelerated competition of Web news has undermined our premium on accuracy. (Given that neither column cited a second error, I would say it's too early to panic.) Taking yourself to the woodshed is no fun, which is probably why it is not a universal practice in public life.
Being right is necessary but not sufficient. We also strive to be impartial. We are agnostic as to where a story may lead; we do not go into a story with a preconceived notion. We do not manipulate or hide facts to advance an agenda. We strive to preserve our independence from political and economic interests, including our own advertisers and including our own government. (NPR, whose news coverage I admire, must surely be wondering whether a federal subsidy is worth its vulnerability to the riptides of Congressional politics.)
My little realm, the newsroom, consists of about 1,100 people. Every one of them has opinions about a lot of things. But just as doctors and lawyers, teachers and military officers, judges and the police are expected to set aside their own politics in the performance of their duties, so are our employees. This does not mean — as one writer recently scoffed — that we "poll people at both extremes of any issue, then paint a line down the middle and point to it as reality." It does not mean according equal weight to every point of view, no matter how far-fetched. (Sorry, birthers, but President Obama is an American citizen.) Impartiality is, for us, not just a matter of pretending to be neutral; it is a healthful, intellectual discipline. Once you proclaim an opinion, you may feel an urge to defend it, and that creates a temptation to overlook inconvenient facts when you should be searching them out.
In short, our mission is not to tell you what we think or what you are supposed to think, and it is certainly not to pander to your prejudices. It is to supply to you, as best we can, the basis to make up your own minds.
As partisan "news" sites have proliferated and the country has grown more polarized, there is sometimes pressure on journalists to abandon the effort to be impartial, to openly take a side and to write accordingly. Some of our critics insist that objectivity is unattainable — or boring — so why try? To me that is like saying that because much of our children's future is ordained by genetics, we should abandon the effort to be good parents. Impartial journalism, like child-rearing, is an aspiration, but it is a worthy one.
And unlike your children, a newspaper affords you the chance to start over, and this time get it right.


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Alongside our main sports Terenure Sports Club have a choir, bridge club, golf society as well as housing darts and pool. We offer something for everyone all year round.
We have a special corporate membership offer open to your company. If your sports and social club would be interested in using our facilities on an ongoing basis we can offer a very competitive package for your staff. If you do not have a sports and social club fund but your staff would like to avail of a discounted group package this can also be arranged with our membership team with extremely competitive membership rates for your staff members. This package would be tailored for your company and the needs of your staff.
I Love Terenure was established in October 2010 with the sole intention of generating publicity and increasing business activity in the community of Terenure. A voluntary committee of local business people came together to develop the brand I Love Terenure. Their membership is currently made up over 100 businesses, both new & old in the general Terenure area. They can be clearly identified by the large bright window posters showing the I Love Terenure logo on shopfronts and in windows throughout the village.


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The Los Angeles Times has an article about the breakout shows of the year, in anticipation of the Emmys. The shows they love are Samantha Who?, Damages, Gossip Girl, Pushing Daisies, Breaking Bad, and of course, Mad Men.
The settings though never distract from the struggles that take place within. Hamm notes that if the AMC show were instead on a network, "it would be, 'Let's time travel to the '60s and wasn't everything funny back then?' We'd learn a lesson at the end of every episode about how far we've come. And our show isn't like that at all."


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This week Lincoln County Administrator Carrie Kipfer informed County Commissioners of a change to the rules for the Maine Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) that would require it to treat retirees that it employed differently than non-retirees. Ms. Kipfer expressed concern that this rule change could result in age discrimination. Under this PERS rule (Ch. 803 sec. 14), a retiree who is receiving PERS benefits that returns to work for an employer that participates in PERS must either stop receiving benefits or incur a greater PERS deduction from her pay than non-retirees who work for the employer.
"There are great benefits to hiring people who have experience," said Ms. Kipfer. "This is unfair to them, because they've already paid their dues and won't be getting anything else from the system." To illustrate her point, Ms. Kipfer cited the example of a retired deputy sheriff that the county had rehired a few years ago. This deputy sheriff no longer works for the county but if he did, this new rule would discourage him from working.
This new PERS rule follows a contentious debate in the legislature earlier this year when lawmakers debated whether to prohibit retirees from collecting pension benefits if they returned to work for an employer in PERS. Under existing law, there are already limitations on retirees' ability to return to work. Retirees can only return to work for a limited number of years and there are limitations on how much they can be paid. The proposed legislation to prohibit retirees from returning to work was not passed during the last legislative session.


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Welcome to Cvent's Meeting and Event Planning Guide to Kelowna – a city guide for MICE professionals. The largest city on spectacular Okanagan Lake, Kelowna offers big city comforts and small town charm, with seemingly limitless recreational options from winery tours and golf outings to water activities and theatre shows. This Okanagan Valley destination sits perched amid mountains, pristine lakes, pine forests, sandy beaches, orchards and vineyards, making it a recreational lakeside paradise and an established golf destination with 20 courses. The Kelowna area is also home to over 30 of unique wineries along five wine trails that welcome guests for tours and tastings, as well as a growing Cultural District that spans six downtown blocks.
Situated 90 miles north of the U.S. border, 240 miles from Vancouver and 360 miles from Calgary, Kelowna is easily reached by bus, car or air, and serves as a transportation, business and service hub for the Okanagan Valley. Kelowna International Airport, located about a 20-minute drive from downtown, accommodates 64 daily nonstop commercial flights to Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Seattle, Victoria, Prince George, Edmonton, , and offers seasonal service to Las Vegas, Phoenix, Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta, and Cancun. At the airport, visitors can directly access the Kelowna Regional Transit bus system, which runs throughout the region and throughout downtown Kelowna.
Kelowna is home to a variety of lodging options, many of which offering private event space for group gatherings. The lakefront Delta Grand Okanagan Resort and Conference Centre, set on seven park-like acres in the heart of the Cultural District, features event space for up to 1,500 guests and 390 rooms, suites, condos, and luxury waterfront villas. Groups can gather in 17 meeting spaces, including the 14,044-square-foot Grand Ballroom and 5,060-square-foot Grand Foyer, which opens to the 6,800-square-foot Grand Terrace overlooking Okanagan Lake, and the resort's pool and courtyard. Resort amenities include a relaxing day spa, onsite dining options, indoor and outdoor pools and hot tubs, and a seasonal cabana bar.
In addition to its Delta Grand Okanagan Resort and Conference Centre, Kelowna is home to a variety of unique venues perfectly positioned for group outings and gatherings. Many of Kelowna's 17 golf courses accommodate private outings as well as après golf events in their clubhouses and other event venues. Groups can also opt for a professional guided winery tour throughout the Kelowna region, or enjoy the splendor of Okanagan Lake, aboard such chartered vessels as the Lake Lounge on Okanagan, which accommodates up to 90 passengers and crew and features a lower deck with vaulted ceilings and dinner seating, as well as an upper deck with a floating bar, raised dance floor, and premium sound system.
Bursting with arts and culture, rich heritage, year-round outdoor recreation, exceptional wineries and restaurants, Kelowna is a leisure paradise with a variety of accommodation options, including luxury waterfront resorts. Kelowna's Okanagan Valley location at the northern end of the Sonora Desert brings a semi-arid climate with long, warm summers, and short, mild winters, making golf possible nine months out of the year. When the snow does fall, Kelowna is a great place for skiing, snowboarding, and snowmobiling, as well as boardwalk strolls along Okanagan Lake.
Much of Kelowna life and activities center on the 68-mile Okanagan Lake, which features a number of sandy beaches, marinas, and endless opportunities for boating, fishing, and water sports. City Park and its Hot Sands Beach, set in the centre of the downtown core, are always buzzing with activity thanks to the sports courts, playground, waterpark, skatepark, boardwalk, and more. Visitors to the lake may even catch a glimpse of Ogopopo, a legendary lake monster that dates back more than 100 years and is sighted from time to time today.
Originating as a settlement by the Sylix and Okanagan people more than 6,000 years ago, Kelowna was first settled by Europeans in 1859 when three Oblate missionaries set up a mission for the area's natives, traders, and new settlers. Realizing the area's agricultural potential, Lord Aberdeen, Canada's Governor General, bought tracks of land in the area, and Kelowna became a city in 1905. Much of the city's early development stemmed from its agriculture and ranching, followed by the success of its orchards and vineyards. Today, Kelowna has a population of 117,000 and is the largest city in British Columbia outside of the Vancouver area, and both visitors and residents alike frequent Kelowna's many orchards and farm-fresh markets, including the Kelowna Farmers & Crafters Market.
Visitors to Kelowna revel in its beaches and parks that dot Okanagan Lake's shoreline, as well as explore the six-block Cultural District, which features galleries, museums, theatres, artist studios, fine dining, unique shops, and a casino. Five museums are set within a two-block walk in the Cultural District; those museums include the Okanagan Heritage Museum, BC Orchard Industry Museum, Laurel Packinghouse, Okanagan Military Museum, and the BC Wine Museum.
Many of the Kelowna area's fine restaurants craft their selections to highlight the region's wines, as well as celebrate fresh, local ingredients in farm-to-table offerings. Waterfront Wines incorporates such ingredients in its comfort food with a twist, while RauDZ focuses on pure, simple flavors, and fun presentations, utilizing organic, sustainable, and naturally raised ingredients. Even the liquid chefs at RauDZ use fresh, local, seasonal ingredients in their expertly crafted cocktails. Old Vines Restaurant at Quail's Gate Estate Winery serves regionally sourced fare paired with their estate wines at a vineyard-wide location on the slopes of the Boucherie Mountain Bench, while Sunset Organic Bistro at Summerhill Pyramid Winery takes its inspiration from the seasons and organic wines. Last but certainly not least, Terrace Restaurant at Mission Hill Family Estate serves stylish, seasonal wine country fare, netting it the distinction of one of the top five winery restaurants in the world as named by Travel + Leisure.
All average costs based on U.S. Government Per Diem rates as published by the U.S. General Services Administration.
Kelowna boasts a mild, semi-arid four-season climate, with warm, low humidity summers and mild winters. January temperatures average a high of 32°F and a low of 19°F, while July averages a high of 82°F and low of 50°F. October and April average a high of 58°F and a low of 34°F. Kelowna gets about 12 inches of rain each year, with most falling from May through July, and about 35 inches of snow, with most falling in December and January, and snowfall possible from November through April.
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Set in the heart of Kelowna's Cultural District, the lakefront Delta Grand Okanagan Resort and Conference Centre accommodates groups from 5 to 5,500 throughout its 17 meeting spaces, pre-function areas, and outdoor terraces. Spaces include the 14,044-square-foot Grand Ballroom, which is divisible into seven rooms, as well as the 5,060-square-foot, natural light-filled Grand Foyer, which open to the 6,800-square-foot Grand Terrace overlooking the resort pool, courtyard, and Okanagan Lake. The 390-room resort, with newly renovated rooms, suites, condos, and luxury waterfront villas, features a day spa, indoor and outdoor pools and hot tubs, a seasonal cabana bar, fitness centre, sauna, and several dining options, including a cafe, lounge, and coffee shop.
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Situated about a 20-minute drive from downtown Kelowna, Kelowna International Airport is the eleventh busiest airport in Canada, serving nearly 1.5 million passengers each year. The airport accommodates 64 daily nonstop commercial flights to Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Seattle, Victoria, Prince George, and Edmonton, and offers seasonal service to Las Vegas, Phoenix, Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta, and Cancun. The airport features a variety of dining and shopping options, as well as long- and short-term parking. Passengers also have access to the airport's Kelowna Regional Transit stop, located near the car rental lot.
Kelowna Regional Transit System operates 26 regular and one express fixed route bus routes throughout the Kelowna region. Buses run to the Kelowna International Airport and throughout downtown Kelowna. Cash fare is $2.25 per ride, while a 10-ticket pass is $20.25 and a daily pass $6.
Kelowna International Airport houses rental car counters for Avis, Budget, Enterprise, and National.
Visitors to Kelowna taking a taxi from Kelowna International Airport should expect to pay approximately $36 in cab fare.
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J.K. Rowling Hits Out At 'Racists' Objecting To Black Hermione In New Play
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has objected to those criticising the choice to cast a black Hermione in the new stage play, calling them a 'bunch of racists'.
After 'fans' criticised the choice to cast Olivier award-winning actress Moma Dumezweni as Hermione in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child the author claimed that the character very well could be black as she never specified a skin colour in the books.
Rowling has passionately defended the choice saying she fully supported the casting because Dumezweni was the best actress for the job, The Telegraph reports.
She told The Observer:
With my experience of social media, I thought that idiots were going to idiot. But what can you say? That's the way the world is. Noma was chosen because she was the best actress for the job.
When John told me he had cast her, I said, 'Oh that's fabulous' because I'd seen her in a workshop and she was fabulous.
Rowling went on to say that she had a 'bunch of racists' telling her that because Hermione 'turned white' when she lost colour from her face that she must be a white woman, which Rowling said she had 'a great deal of difficulty with'.
However she decided 'not to get too agitated about it' and instead stated that Hermione can be a black woman with her 'absolute blessing and enthusiasm'.
Speaking about the eagerly anticipated play she said she thinks the new Harry Potter play will be 'unlike anything people have seen before' and that she still carries the wizarding world round in her head.
The play written by the writer of This Is England'90, Jack Thorne, Rowling herself and John Tiffany, the director.
Part One and Part Two of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child opens at the Palace Theatre on July 30, with previews taking place from June 7 and we can't wait to see Moma in action.
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We're worth more than $20 an hour
Why are early childhood educators walking off the job today?
I coordinate a team of 35 Early Childhood Educators who hold Diploma, Certificate, Bachelor and Masters level qualifications. They are educators with specialised knowledge and skills and many of them have been working in the sector for years.
We love our jobs.
But today, many of my colleagues will be walking off the job in childcare centres across Melbourne and Sydney.
In the past we've always stopped short of 'stop work' actions, so I was amazed when all of the educators at our service immediately and actively supported this action in support of the Big Steps Equal Pay Campaign.
Walking off the job sounds extreme, so why has it come to this?
As part of Big Steps and other campaigns we've asked nicely, we have petitioned, we've lobbied politicians, we've attended rallies – and made some real progress. We've won a lot of public support, but the Turnbull Government has remained silent. It is not good enough.
I can list dozens of reasons why we've taken action, but here are just a few:
- Our Code of Ethics states that we should advocate for our profession and the provision of quality education for the children in our care.
- The gender pay gap has barely moved in decades and women represent more than 95% of childhood educators. With our qualifications we can earn 30% more educating children just a few years older in other education sectors.
- Let's face it, I don't think there would be many parents out there who think early childhood educators aren't worth more than $20 an hour.
All the educators in my workplace are involved in this stop work action because we want our work to be acknowledged and valued - by government, business and the community.
How does it feel to do take this strong action? It may seem a big step, and a bit scary.
Surprisingly my colleagues are telling me it is was not that scary at all. They chose to do this in a 'spirit of togetherness' as a community of early childhood professionals.
We have the support of parents, families and employers who understand the importance of what we do and its impact on their families' wellbeing, prosperity and future.
We know the value of our profession and its importance. We have to do this. We refuse to wait any longer for equality.
We have a choice of accepting this injustice, in which educators and children in their early years are devalued, or we can stand up for our future.
We are asking the community, particularly parents, to stand with us and tell the Turnbull Government to value our work.
- Helen Coffey is the Centre Coordinator at the Monash Community Family Co-operative


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Up until his mid-90s, photographer Hugh Ackroyd came to his Northwest Portland office nearly every day to work the phones.
In his trademark bow tie, the owner of Ackroyd Photography called clients he had worked with for decades and prospective clients he'd never worked with at all.
"He definitely wasn't shy about cold-calling people," said Harold Hutchinson, who began working for Ackroyd in 1976.
Friends said that Ackroyd, who died early Sunday at age 99 in Southeast Portland, was a cantankerous fellow with the manners of Britain's upper crust, an impeccable sense of style and a genius for aerial photography.
He also had a sly sense of humor and lots of friends. So it wasn't surprising that three years ago, he was the guest of honor at his own wake.
"Well, why not?" he said that afternoon in Beaverton, sitting in a padded wheelchair at a friend's house. "Why bother when (I'm) dead?"
Ackroyd was originally from Canada and started shooting pictures at 16 in British Columbia. As a young man, he made his way to Hollywood in the 1930s, where he shot celebrity portraits, Hutchinson said.
But he wouldn't make a name for himself until he came to Portland and started shooting pictures of ships and barges for companies that included Gunderson Inc. and Shaver Transportation Co.
He also chronicled the natural beauty of Oregon, from land and sky.
Ackroyd was especially adept at aerial photography. Up in an airplane, he knew how to click the shutter at the right moment, when Mt. Hood and the Columbia River and all the other elements lined up perfectly, said Thomas Robinson, the owner of Historic Photo Archive.
"He was the dean of aerial photographers," Robinson said.
Jim Deis, a former photographer and golfing buddy, said he last saw Ackroyd about six months ago at the Dockside Saloon & Restaurant on Northwest Front Avenue.
They met for breakfast, as they often did, with a group of old friends.
Despite his age, Ackroyd's sense of humor remained intact.
"He could still make jokes," Deis said. "He could still put a needle in you if he wanted."
Ackroyd is survived by a son, Richard Ackroyd, and a grandson. Services are pending at Riverview Abbey Funeral Home.
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The majority of CFUV's funding comes from a UVic student levy.
We also host an annual FUNDING DRIVE to raise money for the station!
CFUV's Funding Drive happens in March of each year.
It is a week long fundraising campaign, and a huge team effort!
In 2018, we completely surpassed our $35,000 goal and raised over $36,000!
There's also an on-air component. For the entire 8 days, CFUV hosts special programming.
In 2018, we hosted a record number of live performances with local and touring bands.
Our hosts make their Funding Drive programs their best of the year!
And our volunteers stand by to take donations on our pledge line.


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int pthread_barrier_init(pthread_barrier_t *barrier, const pthread_barrierattr_t *restrict attr, unsigned count);
#include <pthread.h> pthread_barrier_t barrier; pthread_barrierattr_t attr; unsigned count; int ret; ret = pthread_barrier_init(&barrier, &attr, count);
The pthread_barrier_init() function allocates any resources required to use the barrier referenced by barrier and initializes the barrier with attributes referenced by attr. If attr is NULL, the default barrier attributes are used; the effect is the same as passing the address of a default barrier attributes object. The count argument specifies the number of threads that must call pthread_barrier_wait() before any of them successfully return from the call. The value specified by count must be greater than 0.
pthread_barrier_init() returns zero after completing successfully. Any other return value indicates that an error occurred. If the following condition occurs, the function fails and returns the corresponding value.
The value specified by count is equal to 0, or the value specified by attr is invalid
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Insufficient memory exists to initialize the barrier.
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I wanted to be a writer as a kid. I also wanted to be a painter, an actress, a model, an architect, a teacher, a nun…ha! Seriously, I have long wanted to start my own blog but did not have the time and will to really plunge in. I also had nothing to write.
But a few months back God thought, hey, wait a minute. Looking forward to good days, aren't you? You think your troubles are over? Think again. And he gave me something to write about – a soul shattering, mind wrecking, physically devastating heartache.
Because this blog is borne of a painful episode, it will be about agonies and struggles, finding ways to stay afloat, bouncing back and ultimately, learning to REALLY live again. It will be about death, closure and moving on, about highs and lows, about the petty and profound. What would it take to get back on the horse after a hard fall?
Do stick with me as I try to find wisdom in life's little surprises. This blog will be a witness to my journey in finding an elixir for the battered, violated and junked spirit. Join me as I search, explore, test and bring random remedies into play so that I may ultimately find ME again…
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Dear sister, I am touched by your blog and I truly pray that Allah will help you and your husband to get through these difficult times and help you to find yourself again. I agree that sometimes writing is so soul soothing Alhamdullilah. 🙂


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Stukov to join the Nexus in Heroes of the Storm
Blizzard Entertainment is proud to announce the next hero to join the Nexus, Stukov, will be on PTR tomorrow. An avid fan of the original StarCraft, president Trump was escorted by the secret service to the Irvine headquarters to voice the hero.
"I am a fan of Blizzard games since 1996. It's true. It's true. I am a strategist. I never liked Everquest. Sad! I like deals. I like rushing for the kill. Love my business. I'm like a smart person. That's why I love the zerg. Mike is a good friend of mine. V is a friend of mine, too. So I had to voice Stukov for Heroes of the Storm. My favorite hero. It's a win. I know about wins. Massive electoral votes in history. 306. Stukov coming to PTR tomorrow, they said. I didn't say it." — president Trump
"Don approached us when one of our QA guys told him we were working on Stukov, and we were delighted to invite him to the VO studio. He got Stukov's accent right away, and we liked his performance." — CEO Mike Morhaime
Happy April's Fool!


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As much as we love to give you an inside look at all sorts of cool toys and gadgets, the job also includes a responsibility to educate you on the finer points of using those toys responsibly and lawfully. Such is the case with our recent videos featuring Carlos Puertolas (Charpu). Those videos have captured the attention of many readers who are now interested in First Person View (FPV) quad-rotor racing--including me. What you might not know is that one of the prerequisites for most types of FPV flying is obtaining an amateur radio license (aka "ham radio license") from the FCC (Federal Communications Commission). Don't let that fact quench your FPV ambitions. Getting a license is easy, and maybe even a little bit fun.
Why Do I Need a License?
Assuming that you are using a standard, off-the-shelf radio system, just flying a multi-rotor (or operating any other type of RC vehicle) with a line-of-sight perspective does not require a FCC license. That is because RC systems sold in the US go through a certification process with the FCC. The certification ensures that the system does not create interference with other equipment. The FCC also verifies that the radio works acceptably well in the presence of interference from other sources. As long as you do not modify any part of the system, you can be reasonably sure that an RC system will perform as intended, while not stepping on the signals of any other flyers or drivers.
The license comes into play when you introduce an FPV system into the mix. Most video transmission systems used for FPV do NOT have a FCC certification. Therefore, the FCC places the burden of preventing and tolerating signal interference on the operator. The amateur radio license is the FCC's way of determining that users of this equipment have demonstrated adequate training and proficiency to uphold that responsibility. It's the same logic that's behind getting a driver's license.
As I write this, there are only a handful of FPV systems that do not require a license. Most of them are Wi-Fi-based systems such as those seen on the Phantom 2 Vision+ and Blade 350QX2. Wi-Fi video systems typically have limited range and measurable latency. This may be ok if your only goal is to cruise around shooting video. But the latency alone makes Wi-Fi systems inadequate for racing.
I am only aware of one non-Wi-Fi FPV system that is FCC certified and can be used without a license. The operational range for this system is estimated to be about 600'. Of course, variables such as your flying altitude and any solid obstacles between the video receiver and the aircraft could impact that value. If this system meets your performance requirements, then you're all set. Certainly, the future holds other FPV systems with FCC certification. Until then, your license-free options are limited. Unless a video transmitter has specific markings stating that it is compliant with FCC Part 15 requirements, you will need a license to operate it legally.
FPV equipment is a relatively new facet of amateur radio. By obtaining a ham license, you will join the ranks of operators who have used the privileges of their amateur status in fun and practical applications for decades. "Hams" use their equipment for talking to other operators around the world (or even in space). Many amateur radio clubs hosts contests where participants challenge their skills with tasks like determining the location of a hidden transmitter.
In a more practical sense, ham-band radio communication requires no infrastructure, only compatible equipment on each end of the signal. There have been times when ham operators were the only reliable means of communication during a crisis. The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is a commonly-cited example where ham operators played a vital role. Hams will often pre-coordinate with local emergency management officials so that their efforts are aligned when the worst happens.
Even if it is FPV ambitions that draw you to amateur radio, you may find other facets of the hobby enticing. Ham radio operator Kevin Thornton (K5KVN) agrees:
"…the amateur radio hobby could be appealing to many in the R/C hobby because of the tinkering aspect. For some, ham radio is completely DIY. For a tinkerer, that's a siren song. Imagine a R/C hobbyist building their own transmitter for a plane and then being able to build a radio that can talk to almost anywhere in the world on shortwave frequencies. That's just neat. And for those with a competitive streak, ham radio contesting - sometimes called "radiosport" - is a lot of fun.
The amateur radio service (in the U.S.), by charter and design, encourages experimentation. I could see where a FPV flyer with a ham radio license could try new things, like working toward a better antenna to get more distance in their flight or improved circuitry around the transmission."
The short answer to the question "Why do I need a FCC license for FPV?" is, it's the law. There may be scofflaws among you who require a more compelling argument. If that's you, consider that amateur radio offers many of the same challenges and rewards that appeal to R/C pilots. In your quest to satisfy the law, you may just find an additional hobby.
How do I get a FCC License?
There are three levels of amateur radio licenses: Technician, General, and Amateur Extra. You need only a technician-class license for FPV activities.
While the rationale for obtaining a ham license is similar to that for a driver's license, the experience is much different. You won't have to worry about standing in line all day and dealing with apathetic employees. The FCC delegates the examination process to Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (VEC). Essentially, local amateur radio clubs administer the tests and submit the paperwork for licenses to the FCC. The result is that you get to deal with people who are excited and knowledgeable about amateur radio and want to help you succeed.
There are three levels of amateur radio licenses: Technician, General, and Amateur Extra. You need only a technician-class license for FPV activities. The higher level licenses come with privileges for additional frequency bands and higher transmission power. For the technician license, you will have to pass a 35-question multiple choice test (26 correct is passing). There used to be a Morse code requirement as well, but that has been omitted. The license is valid for 10 years, so you won't have to take the test often.
The questions for individual tests come from a large pool of questions created by a panel of VECs every four years. While you won't know which specific questions will be on your test until it is placed in front of you, the question pool is freely available for study through various websites and books. The current question pool was initiated in July 2014 and is valid through June 2018.
The questions are quite varied, but rarely very technical. Many of the questions deal with the responsibilities and expectations of amateur operators, which will seem like common sense to a lot of us. Of the technical questions, I do not recall anything beyond what I was exposed to in high school physics. We're talking about Ohm's Law-level computations and basic schematics. So don't let yourself be daunted by the possibility of complex radio theory. You won't see that on the technician exam.
While you should not be intimidated by the licensing test, you should not downplay it either. There are enough simple, yet unintuitive questions that it would be unrealistic to expect a passing grade without devoting a little time for study. There are a lot of resources available to help you prepare.
I took the test in November of 2013. I had contacted my local amateur radio club and found out that they offered testing sessions several times a month for a $15 fee (which is standard). They even have a "License in a Day" program, where you show up in the morning as a complete ham rookie and they prepare you to take the test on the same afternoon. I typically do better studying by myself, so I took a more traditional approach.
I studied the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) Ham Radio License Manual for about two weeks prior to the test. More specifically, I skimmed the book one time and then began taking practice tests using the included software package. When I hit a test question that made no sense, I'd dig into the book and sort things out. I continued this process until I was consistently acing the practice tests. I estimate that I invested about eight hours of leisurely preparation time. Your mileage may vary. Go with whatever method and time commitment works for you.
I took the test on a Saturday morning and had my license in hand less than two weeks later. It really was a painless process. I'm not one of those people who found FPV to be a gateway to other amateur radio interests--I'm still just an FPV guy. So I was grateful to receive only one follow-up invitation to join the ham club that administered the test, no full-court press. I may get the itch to explore my broadcasting privileges one day, but I'm content for now.
No Excuses
I'll admit that I stayed away from FPV flying for a couple of years because I didn't want to deal with the hassle of getting a ham license. Of course, that opinion was based on my assumption of how difficult and painful the process would be. Once I actually took the steps to get my license, I kicked myself for having waited. More importantly, I felt like most of the lessons I learned in preparation for the test were completely valid and applicable to what I wanted to do. I figured out that obtaining your amateur radio license is not just a bureaucratic formality. It is intended to make you a well-educated and conscientious operator of powerful equipment.
We all like to complain about oppressive and nonsensical government regulations. Indeed, it is our duty as American citizens to do so (no offense to our foreign readers). Yet, I think we would have a hard time arguing against the requirement for an amateur radio license to operate non-FCC-approved radio systems (FPV or otherwise). The lessons are pertinent and the process is easy. Do the right thing.
Terry spent 15 years as an engineer at the Johnson Space Center. He is now a freelance writer living in Lubbock, Texas. Follow Terry on Twitter: @weirdflight


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Holding on to sanity;
By a tiny worn out thread;
Chaos replaced serenity;
And voices roam her head;
One sings of doubts and fear;
One still calls me "friend";
One is a mighty seer;
That can't foresee our end;
One sees me as a foe;
One pulls her into darkness;
One always screams "please go";
One is just pained by brightness;
One wants her to submit;
One makes all sweets taste bitter;
One wants her to admit;
Without her, life is better;
I know you can't grasp what is real;
I know you can't fathom this illusion;
And with each broken seal;
Comes more and more confusion;
I still hold on to our memories;
Regardless of our fate's affairs;
And as you have shared my reveries;
I'll quest in your nightmares;
I know we can't emerge victorious;
And our fate cannot be cheated;
Let us make this stand so glorious;
For everything dies defeated;
Food will be served anon;
So I shall take my leave;
Eat your pills and they'll all be gone;
Please don't make them grieve;
I will be back soon I promise;
And I will help you take control;
So while we're gone my goddess;
In darkness don't you fall;
Abide your time with something;
Except this one thought my dear;
Am I too another thing;
That you do see and hear;
And, what if I was;
Seen and heard just by you;
Don't I help you rise?
Don't I see you through?
What could be my heart is broken;
From all this pain you suffer;
And my truth is the greatest token;
That this humble voice can offer


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------------------- Subj: Answers Date: 5/8/97 2:28:36 PM From: RonDMoore <<Children of Time>> I'm going to wait until next week to answer questions on this one just to give more people a chance to see it first. Re-post your Odo/Kira questions next week, please. <<Did you expect this backlash [over Kirk's death] when you wrote the story.>> We knew it would be controversial and it has been. I knew that some people would hate his death and others would accept it. But we were the writers and it was something that we believed in. That's how it works -- we put out a script that we like and then hope that others share that appreciation. If they don't, they don't. I may be disappointed that more people don't like the choice we made, but that doesn't change my personal opinion of what we did. And it's not a matter of "sticking to my guns" just for the sake of being obstinate. There are lots of things I've written that I don't like or that in retrospect I felt were mistakes (please don't ask me for a list of Ron's Greatest non-Hits, there's a limit to my interest in self-flagellation) but I honestly don't look back on Kirk's death as a mistake. And also, to be honest, the reaction from the fans has been remarkably even. While the Bring Back Kirkers are certainly vocal, they don't by any stretch of the imagination have a clear and decisive majority among the fan reaction that we've gotten. Some liked it, some didn't. You can dispute that if you wish, but the cold truth is that the people who want to see Vedek Bareil back on DS9 are not only louder, but more persistant, and more numerous. (And we're not bringing him back either.) Now, I do not want to denigrate the passion of those who feel that killing Kirk was a mistake and that he should be brought back, but it is not going to happen on DS9. That is our decision and I'm afraid that nothing is going to change that. I won't tell you to get over it or that you can't express your opinion on this matter, but I will say that this subject is basically closed on DS9. <<In your opinion which episodes of season 5 turned out to be the most satisfying? The least? Which one was the most difficult to produce?>> My two favorites were "Trials & Tribble-ations" and "The Darkness and the Light." I think T&T was able to fulfill all of our expectations for the episode and that it's a unique piece of television that will stand up for a long time. "Darkness" was a show that I felt came together in every department -- writing, acting, directing, music, lighting, etc. -- and I thought it was a bold and provocative hour of TV. T&T was easily the most difficult show to produce on every level and it is a testament to the skills and committment of the entire DS9 production staff that this episode turned out to be not just a good recreation of TOS, but a nearly perfect one. We all wish we had another crack at the Risa show. <<Another silly question, which DS9 set is the most dramatically effective (in terms of staging a scene)?>> The Promenade and Quark's still provide us with the most versatile settings and the widest variety of choices when we're staging a scene. <<Speaking of the Duras sisters...since the Klingons were eventually brought into the fold on DS9, in retrospect are you sorry that you dispatched the sisters in Generations?>> A little bit. They were great and we did keep them alive in an earlier draft of Generations that had an extended sequence with the crew from the crashed saucer section having to fight off and then make an accomodation with the Duras sisters in order to get one shuttlecraft off the planet with some of the Enterprise children aboard before the shock wave hit the planet surface. <<how about bringing back Admiral Nechayev?>> It's possible, but nothing on the boards at present. --------------------- Subj: Answers Date: 5/8/97 2:51:51 PM From: RonDMoore <<I liked Relics, but I never looked at LaForge in quite the same way again. Legends deserve respect.>> Respect should not be confused with blind (no pun intended) adulation. Geordi did respect Scotty, but he also had a job to do and Scotty was definitely getting in the way for a while. By the end of the show, the Geordi/Scotty arc had paid off with each of them having a new-found respect for the other. <<Now that the broadcast networks are able to profit from syndicating programs they own, do you think it's possible that after DS9 ends its run, one of the broadcast networks might air another Star Trek? Or, after Voyager, UPN might? After all, the only reason TNG was syndicated was because the networks couldn't afford to produce it at a deficit for so long.>> I really don't know. Paramount might want another Trek for UPN or they might not, it depends on the financial state of both entities at the time when they decide to make another Trek series (if they do decide to do one). As for TNG, my understanding is that while Barry Diller wanted the series for Fox, Paramount's decision to syndicate the show was really based on an awareness that the then-moribund first-run syndication market had not been successfully exploited yet and they thought they could make a killing without the network intermediary (and they did). <<Does this mean Worf is no longer dishonored? Will he no longer introduce himself as "Worf, son of Mogh"?>> He's still a Son of Mogh, but he's also a member of the House of Martok and as such has all the rights and responsibilities that go along with it. Martok has essentially out-manuevered Gowron's personal grievance. <<Is it true Dax will agree to become Worf's bride in the season finalie ?>> Tune in and find out. <<what are our chances of seeing the following actors before DS9 ends her run as a program? Majel Barret Nichelle Nicoles Walter Kroenig Gates McFadden Brian Bonsal(sp)? Marina Sirtis Whoopi Goldberg Leonard Nimoy>> There are no plans for any of the above people to make an appearance on the show this season. <<what did happen to the rest of the Engineering crew who were transformed into Borg in First Contact? Did they bite the bullet or get rescued? >> They bit the bullet. As far as we know, Picard was the only man to be successfully de-Borgified. (Although I understand that has now changed on Voyager.) Everyone else who was Borgified on the E-E presumably died with the death of the Borg Queen. <<Since you writer-folks have seemingly painted yourself into a corner where you're going to HAVE to deal with the Odo/Kira relationship, can we hope to see some more of it being dealt with this season? (Say, in the finale?) Or are we going to have to wait until -- GASP!!! CHOKE!!!! -- next season?>> There will be more on the Odo/Kira stuff this season and more next season. <<After watching "Soldiers of the Empire", I noticed that the look of the crew was drastically different that what we'd seen in previous films. Was this intentional?>> Yes. My primary concern was that the audience should be able to differentiate between the individual members of the Klingon crew and so we tried to give each of them a different "look." I also wanted the crew of the Rotaran to stand apart from other Klingon ships, to get the sense that these guys had really been through some rough times and that it was becoming apparent to anyone who encountered them. ------------------ Subj: Answers Date: 5/8/97 3:23:19 PM From: RonDMoore <<what did you do when you got to LA? This has probably been asked, but I don't remember if it was. What kind of jobs did you do? Did you try writing for any other shows before TNG?>> My first job was as an animal hospital receptionist. ("So what is Fluffy's little problem today, ma'am? She swallowed your husband's condoms? And you want them back? Let me pull your chart...") After that, I worked as a messenger, a personnel director, a dispatcher, and a manager of "servicing" for New World International (essentially contract administration, I was the gu y who made sure we got the money from foreign film buyers and then sent them prints or tapes of such New World classics as "Slugs" "Hell Comes to Frog Town" and "Dead Again"). I had co-written a spec script for "Cheers" with my roommate, but we never submitted it to the show and it was more of an exercise for us than a serious attempt at breaking in. I also co-wrote a feature spec with him, but the process wasn't fun and the script was incoherent to say the least. I started and stopped numerous other scripts for the next three years, but my first real attempt to write something and get serious about getting someone to buy it was "The Bonding." Yes, I am the recepient of more than my fair share of good fortune and I keep my four-leaf clover locked in a vault for safe-keeping. -------------------- Subj: Answers Date: 5/8/97 3:40:32 PM From: RonDMoore <<Would you care to list your five favorite U.S. Presidents?>> There are a lot of ways to answer this one (and I will, since history is one of my personal interests, and hey, it's my folder). If I had to rank them in terms of importance to the nation and what they contributed in historical terms, I'd say: Lincoln, Washington, FDR, Jefferson, and Wilson. The first three quite literally saved the country from destruction and also left behind a fundamentally different nation than the one they found. Lincoln's determination to save the Union at all costs and his decision to free the slaves ranks the highest in historical import to me, closely followed by Washington's taking the reins of the fledgling Republic and guiding it through those first crucial years. In my opinion, Washington's biggest contributions actually predate his presidency: winning the Revolution and throwing crucial support behind the US Constitution. FDR steered us through both the Depression and WWII, either one of which could've easily destroyed us as a people from either a domestic revolution or the domination of the world by the Axis powers, and also remade the Federal government and the concept of Federalism itself with the New Deal. Jefferson's foreign policy regarding the Barbary Pirates (bringing the US Navy onto the world stage), purchase of the Louisiana territory, and commissioning of the Lewis & Clark expedition land him on the list, but like Washington many of his greatest achievements both in Congress and in Virginia predate his term in office. Woodrow Wilson's internationalism has reverberated throughout the 20th century. His ideas on American diplomacy and our role on the world stage have influenced all those that have come after him. The League of Nations is the direct ancestor to the United Nations and our involvement in WWI leads directly to our involvement in WWII and to the Atlantic Charter and to NATO. In terms of who I am personally interested in as historical figures, I would have to say: FDR, JFK, Nixon, LBJ, and Lincoln. You'll note a heavy slant toward the 20th century on this list because I've always been fascinated with WWII and the post-war era. FDR stands head and shoulders above everyone else this century and I also find him to be a fascinating man on his own terms. From his battle with polio to the fireside chats to the New Deal to his clear-eyed view of Nazi Germany to his vision of the UN, I find him to be a compelling and amazing figure. JFK's life and death have arguably influenced not only the presidents who came after him, but also the entire nation. Even setting aside the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Peace Corps, the Apollo program, and "Ich ein Berliner" (sp?), he's moved into the pantheon of our American legends for what he represents and how his death impacted our world. No amount of personal digs at his character can deny his impact on our country -- just try to understand the world we've lived in since 1960 without refering to JFK. Nixon is simply one of the most fascinating men we've ever elected to the Presidency. Vietnam, Watergate, China, SALT, "the enemies list", taking us off the gold standard -- there's a lot of stuff to digest with this dark and troubled man with a genius for foreign policy and a host of inner demons that ultimately destroyed him. LBJ is another man whose legacy is full of contradictions and whose personality was bigger than the office he held. It's hard to imagine this Texan in the White House today, but while he was there, we got civil rights and race riots, the space program and Vietnam, the Great Society and the near breakdown of society. He was as big as the state from which he hailed, and so were his flaws. I'm interested in Lincoln's ability to see the goal of Union so clearly that he was willing to do anything to achieve it even if it meant freeing the slaves and suspending the right of habeas corpus. He was battered and hated by many, but never wavered from his central goal. ---------------- Subj: Answers Date: 5/9/97 2:12:20 PM From: RonDMoore <<Ron, there's been talk that it's cheaper for studios, syndicators, whatever, to sell reruns of series that have a lifespan of about 7 years. Any truth to this?>> There seem to be varying ideas of what constitutes the "ideal" package of shows for an affiliate to purchase for strip (5 days a week or more) syndication. I *think* the mininum number to even survive as a package is around 75-80 episodes and that a good solid number is 150. The goal is to have enough episodes so that an affiliate can run them for several weeks before having to repeat the package. So with 75 episodes running 5 days a week, the affiliate will have 15 weeks of programming before having to start over again. 150 episodes yield 30 weeks and so on. 30 weeks is a long time and stations feel pretty comfortable in restarting a syndication package after that much time. Now if a series has say, 200 episodes, it will give them an additional 10 weeks, but the real question is whether or not the affiliate is willing to pay X amount for those additional 50 episodes in order to buy themselves 10 extra weeks of programming. I think you can see that at some point you get the law of diminishing returns -- when X exceeds the value of 10 weeks to the affiliate. When that point is reached, the affiliate no longer has an incentive to buy those last two seasons of the series. Everything is relative, of course, and some shows are extremely valuable (Cheers, Seinfeld, Roseanne, etc.) and the fact that they have 10 years+ of episodes available is actually a huge plus, but each show is different and the magic "ideal" number can float from show to show. (That is the most math I've done since college. My head hurts.) <<Despite the changes you've helped introduce into the world of Trek, you maintain your respect for the idealism of Woodrow Wilson and Gene Roddenberry even as you acknlowledge their flaws.>> That's a neat bit of reasoning. I have to say that I'd never quite drawn that correlation, but I think it's pretty accurate. <<I write alone on some projects, and with a collaborator on others, and I find that although we are very strong together, the downside (she cannot meet a deadline to save her life) is so frustrating that I'm considering dumping her--if I can do that and save the friendship. How do you feel about writing with a partner?>> Writing with a partner is a very intimate experience. The level of trust required to sit in a room with someone and say "That stinks," and to know that it's nothing personal and that each of you is just interested in making *the work* better is a rare thing to find in my experience. If you can't trust your partner -- even if it's just about deadlines -- my advice is to dump her and move on. Writing is tough enough. <<I don't think Nixon was "destroyed" by his demons. He was beaten. but never broken. Only his presidency, and his place in history, were ruined>> I'm not sure I can agree with you here. In my view, Nixon definitely destroyed himself in office (his later "rehabilitation" notwithstanding). The Watergate coverup and the various "dirty tricks" he masterminded and carried out were his own undoing. I do have great respect for him as a statesman, but things like breaking into Daniel Ellsberg's (sp?) office, using the IRS to get back at his enemies, obstructing justice, harassing the anti-war protesters, and the Saturday Night Massacre, were self-inflicted wounds that not only hurt him and his legacy, but damaged the office itself. ------------------------- Subj: Answers Date: 5/9/97 2:43:07 PM From: RonDMoore <<Just want to tell you that ["Soldiers of the Empire" is] the greatest story about the Klingons since "Sons of Mogg" (sp??) and the Voy. ep with the B'lanna double. And to thank you personnally for there being several Klingon women on this ep. After that rotten trick that Mr. Rick Berman did against we female viewers in which women's rights were resinded in the Klingon Empire and a woman ca'nt even have her own house or belong on the Council, this was wonderful.>> First of all, thank you and everyone else who's written in to say how much they enjoyed this episode. I like it too. Second of all, I should tell you that I'm the one who changed the status of women in the Empire, not Rick. I co-wrote both "Reunion" (in which K'Ehleyr was offered the Council seat) and "The House of Quark" (in which Grilka was told she could not serve on the Council because she's a woman). The reason for the change was: a) to service a plot element in "House of Quark"; and b) to differentiate the Klingons from the UFP and the Romulans. The idea was that the Klingons were a traditionally patriarchal society and that while many elements of that have disappeared over the years, the Council itself was still the provence of male warriors. This is not an endorsement of that idea, but rather an attempt to make them *different* than us. For example, their government is not a democracy, but rather an oligarchy ruled by powerful Houses, with an Emperor as head of state and we certainly aren't promoting that either! It's an alien society with alien values and we shouldn't be able to identify with all aspects of their culture. That said, I've always tried to treat Klingon men and women with a great deal of respect and have never tried to show the female warriors of the Empire as any less worthy or respected than their male counterparts. No male Klingon would ever question for even a moment the notion of serviving under a woman on a ship, or fighting with them at his side. <<Why was [the additional scenes with the Duras sisters and the crashed saucer section] thrown out of the final draft?? >> The two eternal curses of the screenwriter -- time and money. The script was too long and needed a sizeable cut and the sequence was also very expensive (phaser battles, jungle, exterior ship hull, Klingon extras & stuntmen, many VFX). David Carson suggested the cut and while we all hated to lose it, we also knew that he was right. <<Do you have any regrets about [Generations]?>> Sure. I wish we could've re-thought the whole Nexus idea. That and Soren's character were the two big things that I wish we could've taken another crack at. The timetable did have a lot to do with the script, but I'd be lying if I said I had a better idea at the time and just needed a few more weeks to work on it. It was the best we could do at the time and I wasn't grousing about a need for big re-writes back then. <<I think in season 7 of TNG we found out that one of the Duras sisters (I can't remember which) was expecting to have a child. Did she have this child before she died in Generations? If so was he/she on the ship during it's destruction? If not could there be a future "Wrath of Little Duras" to come?>> We think she did have the child before the movie, but whether or not we'll ever see this baby or mention it again is up in the air. <<Why does DS9 have to have their season finale in the middle of June? Would you prefer an earlier date?.... since you are putting so much in the finale this year, will Paramount be selling it more than usual? >> I have no idea, YES I WOULD, and I FERVENTLY HOPE SO!!!!! <<Have you thought about doing a story set in the years pre-Kirk? Say, just after the formation of Starfleet and the launching of the first Federation vessels?>> This would be one of my personal preferences for the next series, but that's all it is -- a personal preference. I'm not working on anything, and to my knowledge, neither is Paramount. ------------------ Subj: Answers Date: 5/9/97 3:01:30 PM From: RonDMoore <<How come The Federation hasn't come up with a way to scan for changelings with a tri-corder yet?...How come The Federation hasn't come up with a way to scan for changelings with a tri-corder yet?>> Neither of these are abilities we want the Federation to have yet as they would neutralize two of the biggest advantages the Dominion have over us. <<IF at some point in the near future it was decided to utilize the Kirk character, say in a new Trek show dealing with events after the Academy but prior to the 5-year mission, and IF you were involved with such a project, and IF you had any input as to who would play this younger Kirk (all respects to Mr Shatner, but say for the sake of argument he declined), -Do you have any actor in mind who you think you might like to see in this role?>> Personally, I can't see anyone else playing the role until well after William Shatner is no longer with us. He IS Kirk and anyone else would have a very tough time being accepted in the role while Bill is around. And I hope that Bill is with us for a long time yet to come. <<Ron, will the real reason for Garak's exile from Cardassia be revealed?>> This is under discussion right now and could happen early next year. <<What characters would you like to see come back next season to reprise there roles (Non regulers)?>> We have so many recurring characters that it's hard to pick any of them out, but suffice it to say that we plan on seeing A LOT of familiar faces next season. And yes, we do have a plan. <<COuld you tell us a little more about the original "All good things" where the enterprise is blown-up.>> We didn't have much more than the brief story outline I posted in Ask Ron #13. It never got beyond the initial story phase and we never even got around to roughing out part two. <<Why do we see in trek writing an unwillingness to make major changes? >> Part of this is due to the nature of episodic television. The show has to continue and has to bear a close resemblance to the show you saw last week or you'll stop watching. This rule of thumb is less stringent on a "serial" series with many continuing storylines, but Trek is not a serial by decree of Paramount and the affiliates. Serials often put off new viewers since they feel they're so far behind everything and they're a pain for affiliates to rerun because each show must be shown in precisely the order it was originally broadcast. ------------------- Subj: Answers Date: 5/9/97 3:28:53 PM From: RonDMoore <<FDR -- This one is a tough one for me because I disagree with much of what he did, especially on the domestic side. He did give the country hope during the depression, and was a magnificent leader during WWII, at up until the very end. It was probably his health, but his acceptance of Soviet control of eastern Europe, especially Poland, was wrong. I could never understand why he sided with Stalin over Churchill.>> Setting aside his domestic policies (which I admire for both their substance and intent *at the time they were implemented*) I have to disagree with your view of FDR's "acceptance" of Soviet domination of Eastern Europe. The Yalta Conference has gotten a bad rap over the years as the moment when FDR "gave away" Poland and the rest of Eastern Europe. But there is very little he could've done to stop the Soviet Union from occupying and consolidating their hold on these nations. The Red Army was there, it wasn't going to leave, and the only way we could've forced the issue was to threaten WWIII, which would've never gone over with an American public screaming for rapid demobilization. Stalin had all the cards, and FDR's hand was pretty weak, so the ony real option was to try and deal with "Uncle Joe" and hope that a policy of what would later be known as "engagement" would modify Soviet behavior. FDR died well before he could see that engagement would never work with Stalin's USSR and our 20/20 hindsight on this matter is a little unfair. There was also the very real issue of getting a Russian committment to enter the war against Japan. Again, using hindsight, we know that Russian entry into the war was unnecessary, but *at the time* no one knew for certain if the atomic bomb would even work and an invasion of the Japanese home islands was a very real possibility. Did FDR trade the freedom of the Poles for an unneeded ally in the war against Japan? Maybe, but I still don't see an alternative for the Americans or the English, Churchill's belligerency notwithstanding (and I am an unabashed admirer of Sir Winston as well) unless we were ready for WWIII. <<Reagan. - Brought the country out of the doldrums of the 60's and 70's. Restored the position of the US in the world, both militarily and economically. Like FDR he changed how Americans thought about themselves and their country. Masterfully handled the "endgame of the Cold War">> I think any assessment of Reagan is premature. His real impact and legacy can't be fairly judged at this point in time. Personally, I credit him with giving the country a real boost of morale and seizing the opportunity to reach out to Gorbachev, but I also found many of his domestic policies loathsome and his economic legacy to have been disastrous (remember that $3 trillion debt he left behind?). I'm glad you credit him with handling the "endgame" of the Cold War and not for "winning" the Cold War as so many others have. I think that the US victory in the Cold War was a result of the policies and strength showed by every President since Truman and that both Republicans and Democrats have a right to be proud of how we defeated the USSR while avoiding the apocalypse of a nuclear exchange. <<I see Wilson as something of a naive innocent trying to impose a set of rules on a world that works on the principle of power and force. >> I'll grant you that Wilson was ahead of his time and miscalculated his support in the Senate for the League of Nations. But as an earlier post said, I think the idealism and goals of Wilson have shaped our conduct of foreign policy throughout this century and that his goals are still worthy ones for us to pursue today even if they cannot be achieved yet in a world still run by force. To me, America's foreign policy should be based neither solely on Wilson's idealism nor Nixon/Kissinger's realpolitik, but should be a blend of the two: a pursuit of our values and ideals tempered by an understanding of the real world and the limited methods available to achieve those ends. -------------------- Subj: Answers Date: 5/9/97 3:35:40 PM From: RonDMoore <<Are you at liberty to tell us what some of you and your families plans are for the break? I know you're a city slicker, but if you're ever in Missouri, let me recommend the Lake of the Ozarks.>> I'd rather not say where we're going at the moment, but I'll tell you about it when we get back. And I ain't no city slicker, bub. My hometown is Chowchilla, CA (population 6,000), both sets of grandparents used to own dairies, and I have spent more time than I care to think about wrangling a milk machine onto the udder of a recalitrant bovine. If I'm ever in the Big Mo, I'll definitely check out the Lake of the Ozarks.
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Beta Beta Beta, the biology honor society, is a very active student group. Here is a list of activities the group has held:
February 2012: Inducted 26 full members and 27new members. Samantha
Bownes spoke about her experiences at Hope North through the MHIRT
March 2012: Speaker for Church Health Center spoke at Tri Beta meeting. He
explained the services provided by CHC and encouraged students to apply for internships.
April 2012: 1. Faculty/Student Volleyball tournament for the Church Health Center raised $600. Faculty won for 2nd year in a row. 2. Arranged for tours of the University
of Tennessee Health Science Center and St. Jude Children's Research Center. 3. Election of new officers. 4. Lasagna dinner (fixed by Dr. Mary Ogilvie) for old and new officers.
May 2012: Senior members were able to proudly wear their Tri Beta Honor cords to graduation.
October 2012: Mock Interviews with health professionals. Julia Hanebrink (MHIRT Program Director) spoke at the meeting about Hope North in Uganda. Co-sponsored an event with the Honors program for a screening of the movie, Born to be Wild. This was followed by a talk presented by two zoo staffers from the Memphis Zoo.
November 2012: Bowling for Hope North raised about $1,000 for the Ugandan community.
December 2012: Tri Beta & ACS Christmas party and carols.
February 2013: Induction of 31 associate and 11 full memebers. Dr. James Moore, Assistant Professor of Biology, was the invited speaker and talked about the ecology of the Mississippi River.
March 2013: The Volunteer Director from the Church Health Center (CHC) spoke to the grouop about CHC services and encouraged students to apply for internships.
The CBU Student Members of the American Chemical Society (SMACS) has been very active during the past year. The club received notification during fall 2012 that it will receive an Honorable Mention Award from the national office of the American Chemical Society for its 2011-2012 chapter activities. The CBU SMACS chapter was also notified during fall 2012 that it will receive a Green Chemistry Chapter Award from the American Chemistry Society's Green Chemistry Institute. Formal presentation of the awards comes at the April 2013 National Meeting of the American Chemical Society to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana. Anyone with an interest in chemistry or biochemistry is encouraged to join the club; membership includes students from the School of Engineering and most majors in the School of Science. Yusef Akbik is the current President of the CBU SMACS chapter.
During the month of October, 2012, SMACS celebrated National Chemistry Week and Mole Day. 2012 marked the 75th Anniversary of the American Chemical Society's Student Members clubs and the 25th Anniversary of National Chemistry Week. The week began with a surprise demonstration on Monday of Elephant Toothpaste in the lobby of Assisi Hall and continued with Diet Coke and Mentos on Tuesday outside Cooper-Wilson, The Flaming Gummi Bear on Wednesday, a Special Seminar of Chemical Demonstrations by Dr. Harmon Donathan on Thursday, and Foaming Pumpkins in the lobby of Cooper-Wilson on Friday. The club had its traditional Mole Day Dinner on October 23 at the Spaghetti Warehouse with student members and both current and Emeriti faculty in attendance. A good time was had by all!
The CBU SMACS Chapter participated in a variety of community service activities during the past year. The club is one of the sponsors of the Memphis-Shelby County Science and Engineering Fair. Members of the club serve important roles in the Fair handling registration, judging middle school science projects, helping with general set-up and program preparation, and serving as courtesy guides. The CBU chapter was also co-host for the Greater Shelby County local and National Examinations of the Chemistry Olympiad and the local High School Competitive Examination which were sponsored by the Memphis section of the American Chemical Society and were held during spring 2012.
The club participates in a wide range of additional service activities including chemical demonstrations for middle and high school students, participation in the Science Olympiad, participation in activities and demonstrations that promote environmental awareness, and assisting the Admissions Department with demonstration sessions during Science and Engineering Days.
The CBU chapter of SMACS participates in a number of activities with Tri-Beta, the Biology Honor Society. They co-host the annual ACS-Tri-Beta Christmas Party. Members of the CBU SMACS chapter participate in several Tri-Beta events, including Bowling for Hope North in Uganda and the Annual Volleyball Game for the Church Health Center. On March 14, 2013, Tri-Beta was the club's special guest for a joint meeting featuring presentations by Kay Powell on Optometry School and Dominique Garcia-Robles (B.S. Chemistry, 2011) on service opportunities with SVOSH, Student Volunteers for Optometric Service to Humanity. Both Kay Powell and Dominique Garcia-Robles are students at the Southern College of Optometry School.
The Student Section of the Mathematical Association of America received the CREATIVE PROGRAM AWARD for its Chess Tournament at the Greek Awards 2012. They again hosted the event this past November. In addition to their usual activities: they created Fibonacci rectangles that resulted in the golden spiral seen through the Cooper-Wilson Science Center, students from the Geometry and History of Math class shared insights about the origins of zero and early (surprisingly accurate) computations of the Earth's circumference; and teams challenged each other in a friendly game of Math Jeopardy. A new addition to the annual Pi Day celebration was the tattoos members showed off. Of course, that did not interfere with their eating pie. The group is planning a trip to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where they will tour the Oak Ridge National Laboratories on March 25th. The theme of Math Awareness Month 2013 is the Mathematics of Sustainability. Sustainability is not only a hot national topic, but one that has inspired several initiatives on CBU's campus in recent years. The MAA is planning activities to educate the campus about math's role.
The CBU chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) held a kite flying event at Shelby Farms in the spring, and had a paper airplane contest that included contestants from Rhodes College. SPS members also attended the Zone 10 SPS meeting at Henderson State University where Brent Holmes made a presentation. This fall it held a Science Jeopardy contest where teams from both CBU and Rhodes College competed. SPS members assisted with three of the Science Olympiad events this spring. SPS members also joined Rhodes College SPS members at a formal dance at the new Kroc Center this spring.


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On this page an up to date selection of clips with (live) DJ sets, remixes and mashups, from DJ Sandstorm's You Tube and Facebook pages.
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When you have an opportunity like I had this past Saturday, you need to share it with everyone. Most of my blog posts focus on travel. This experience involves local travel to Fenway Park; but the personal experience is what matters here.
Last Saturday I auditioned for the Public Address Announcer position at Fenway Park. Sitting in the announcers booth and hearing your voice echo through the stands at Fenway Park is something I ONLY could have imagined. That is until January 26, 2013. I was supposed to attend an all-day writing class on this day, but my wife and friend correctly encouraged me to seize this opportunity of a lifetime. I should say that this job opened up to the public due to the tragic circumstances with Carl Beane's death last year. Nobody will compare to Carl, and I thought about him during my audition. Here is my audition. Excuse my arm in the video. I had to hold down a button so my voice would sound over the PA system. I think I did well for my first time.
I also had the chance to sing the Star Spangled Banner. I didn't realize how nerve-racking that experience is.


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Ten Times A Tiger
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Fortune Cat blind box release
Ten Times A Tiger is designer toys made by Cynthia Naugle. She's been creating designer toys since 2015. All handmade plastic resin casted figures and hand painted. Coming from a comic book inspired background Cynthia believes that storytelling could go beyond pages, movies, etc, and could be told with toys.
Known for A Land of Ten, a line of characters that come from a mythological world that's best described as "If Outkast told Jim Henson stories on Cartoon Network". Characters are mischievous, whimsical, comical, and come with profound attitude. A Land of Ten comes in a Blind Box line and has a story that ties each of these characters together.
Ten Times a Tiger also came out with a Ten Times a Tiger Fortune Cat! Created from the 10XTiger logo and inspired by the classic Maneki-Neko design.
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Each year, Andrew Zimmern sets his culinary calendar for the soft-shell crab season and eats them as often as he can. Serving the crabs as an open-face sandwich, with a simple lemony herb dressing on top, remains one of his favorite treatments. Slideshow: Delicious Crab Recipes
How to Make It
Brush the toast with softened butter and transfer to 4 plates. Arrange two slices of tomato on each slice of bread and season with salt and pepper.
Spread the flour in a shallow bowl and season generously with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, melt the 1/2 stick of butter. Dredge 4 of the crabs in the flour and add to the skillet. Cook over moderately high heat until browned on the bottom, about 3 minutes. Flip the crabs and cook until browned and crisp, about 3 minutes longer. Stack 2 crabs on each toast. Repeat with the remaining crabs.
Add the shallot to the skillet and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, about 1 minute. Stir in the remaining ingredients and season with salt and pepper. Spoon the sauce over the crabs and serve right away.


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Finnish glycoscience research has been growing stronger for many years in Finland. It has been noted that the knowledge of glycosides is very important also in many traditional research fields like protein studies and bacteorology. Some achievements in this research are at high level also internationally.
Avainsanat: glycoscience
Heparan sulfate - more questions than answers
Protein Engineering Group at VTT Biotechnology
Epithelial Hyaluronan
Heparin-Like Polysaccharides
Towards Glycoclusters on a Solid Support
Hemicellulose Research Group at Viikki Campus
Structural Analysis of Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides - Past and Present
New Aspects of Glycoside Bond Formation - From the Genome to the Proteome and then to the Glycome
Three-Dimensional Structures of Complex Cell-Wall Polysaccharides
Syndecans/Heparan Sulphate Proteoglycans in the Regulation of Brain
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Charlotte, N.C. (October 10, 2016)—The Salvation Army is closely monitoring flooding conditions in eastern and central North Carolinas as it continues response from Hurricane Matthew. While Hurricane Matthew is long gone, the impacts to people across the two states is significant. Historic flooding is forecast for eastern North Carolina river basins.
"The Tar River is predicted to crest on Wednesday or Thursday of this week at 27 feet—Hurricane Floyd crested at 29 feet," said Major Kenneth Morris, area command of The Salvation Army of Greenville, NC. "We are ready to respond wherever we are needed."
The Salvation Army mobile feeding kitchens (canteens) are responding in communities impacted by the hurricane and flooding, providing meals, drinks and spiritual and emotional care to first responders and disaster survivors in partnership with community agencies and emergency management.
Currently 24 mobile feeding kitchens are in the Carolinas, with more on the way from other divisions. We have been responding to the needs of the community for several days, but our response has just begun. We are here, we will be here as long as we are needed.
The best way to help after a disaster is to make a financial donation to the charity of your choice. Monetary contributions also support local economies and ensure that businesses can operate when relief supplies diminish.
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The Salvation Army encourages all residents in potentially vulnerable areas to review personal safety plan.
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Welcome to the city of Janów Lubelski
Janów Lubelski is a delightful town located in the beautiful scenery between West Roztocze and the Biłgorajska Plane. To the south, extends a vast area of Janów Forests which comprise a western part of a forest complex of Solska Wilderness. The formation is one of the largest dense forest complexes in Europe and it characterises with diversity of natural values and tourist attractions. The peacefulness and natural surroundings encourage visitors to hiking and relaxing, and give an opportunity to breathe with crystal clear air, rest and get detached from everyday life.