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Hump Day
By Brian Cormier
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011
Moncton Times & Transcript
Editorial section
As a kid, I remember watching TV shows such as The Waltons and Little House on the Prairie.
Whenever one of the adult characters drank coffee, it was out of a quasi-rusty metal pot that was full of dents.
The coffee that was poured ran like cold molasses going downhill in the middle of January.
The stuff looked strong.
It would curl your hair if you had any.
If you were bald, it would grow you some hair and then curl it afterwards.
This stuff was potent. One sip and you didn't sleep for a week.
And there was no cream or sugar.
People drank it black – black as tar, I tells ya!
I drink a lot of coffee. Some of you may be nodding your heads and agreeing with me.
"Honey? That brilliant and handsome columnist in the newspaper drinks a lot of coffee just like we do!"
Thanks for the compliment, but you don't drink as much coffee as I do.
You just don't – and I'll fight you in the middle of the street at 3 a.m. because I'm still wide awake after having downed a pot of coffee at 10 p.m. the night before.
I've never met a cup of coffee I didn't like.
Well, that's a lie. I have.
You see, I just don't see the need of a choice of 10,000 different variations of coffee that some of the fancier shops are offering these days.
I'm not loyal to one coffee chain over another.
As for the coffee I buy to make at home, I tend to buy whatever's on sale.
I'm not a coffee snob.
But maybe I am.
When I think about it, I wonder whatever happened to the plain ol' cup o' coffee that we all used to enjoy in the not-too-distant past?
When did we become a bunch of allergy-ridden lactose-intolerant pantywaists with extra-strength asthma puffers who stand in line for 30 minutes at high-end coffee shops to give an order that lasts longer than the Queen's Christmas message?
Whatever happened to the double-double?
One milk, one sugar?
Double cream? One cream?
If you're particularly mean to your body, even the heart-crushing triple triple?
And if you're a really crazy coffee guzzler, how about even, "Black."?
Surely, the finger of God Himself would descend from Heaven and tap that person on the shoulder.
"Excuse me, sir. Did you just order your coffee black? You did? Come with me." Poof! Dead! Cue the angels!
Anyone who orders their coffee black these days deserves to go directly to Heaven.
Do not pass Go and do not collect $200, as they say in Monopoly.
Even Tim Hortons is getting into the 'fancy drinks' business now, so I hear.
Great! But honestly, that onetime bastion of quick service went downhill when they started turning it into a quasi-restaurant.
And for some reason, I always end up behind the person who's ordering breakfast for the Royal Canadian Navy.
This leaves me standing in line, weeping uncontrollably and blubbering uncontrollably, "I just want a black coffee, that's all; a b-b-b-black c-c-c-coffee."
What makes it worse is that I really don't look good with mascara running down my face, so that doesn't help.
What the fancier coffee shops lack in food variety, they certainly make up for in variety of drinks.
I've heard comedians make fun of some absurdly complicated coffee orders in their stand-up acts.
The sad thing is they aren't that far off.
Seriously, take the time to listen to some of the orders at Starbucks.
I can't help but smile at how complicated people are making their coffee experience.
I think some people deliberately make their coffee order as obscure and unique as possible just to impress others in line.
"I'd like pumpkin spice latte with no milk, no pumpkin, no spice and no water."
"Sir, you mean you just want a scoop of ground espresso coffee beans in your cup?"
"Yes, but hold the cup."
One of these days, after the person in front of me goes on a five-minute litany that is supposed to be a coffee order, I'm going to jump up from behind the counter dressed as Liza Minnelli and sing at the top of my lungs, "And a partridge in a pear tree-e-e-e-e!"
With jazz hands, of course.
Gotta have the jazz hands.
You've heard of Murphy's Law, haven't you?
Well, there's Cormier's Law, too.
"The length of the line at the checkout counter at the grocery store is in opposite proportion to the length of time it will take you to go through said aisle."
In other words, if I choose the line at the grocery store checkout with the fewest number of people, it will take twice as long to get through as the one with the longest line.
Usually, this is because I always end up behind someone who's buying some foreign fruit or vegetable "just to try it" and the cashier has no clue what it is and can't even find the code.
At the coffee shop, it's usually because I get behind someone who's allergic to everything – and I mean everything – and has a coffee order so complicated that it ends with, "And please have it blessed by the pope."
I yearn for the good old days when coffee was a simple drink.
Plain old black coffee served in a mug with maybe even a chip out of it.
The bottom full of grounds.
The taste so strong that your eyes water.
So much caffeine in it that a mosquito unfortunate enough to bite you is suddenly able to fly to China and back in under five minutes.
Put down your asthma puffers and cartons of soy milk!
Black coffee is the new fancy drink.


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The High Court has been asked not to grant approval for a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) settlement with the arms company BAE Systems.
Campaigners reacted with outrage earlier this month when the SFO announced it would drop all corruption investigations into BAE in return for the company admitting to "accounting irregularities" and handing over £30 million. Activists are now seeking to overturn the decision in the courts.
Lawyers acting for the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) and anti-corruption NGO The Corner House formally lodged court papers today (26 February) that request an injunction delaying the SFO's request for court approval of the settlement.
The SFO's deals with BAE attracted widespread derision when it was announced on 5 February. CAAT pointed out that £30 million is a "tiny sum" for a hugely probitable multinational such as BAE.
The Corner House's Nicholas Hildyard said that the groups considered they had "no option but to seek an injunction".
At the same time, they made a request for a judicial review – a process whereby a court considers if a public body, in this case the SFO, has itself acted unlawfully.
The legal action looks set to disprove BAE's assertion that the matter is now over.
CAAT and The Corner House argue that the proposed settlement is unlawful because the SFO did not follow the correct prosecution guidance (including its own guidance) on plea bargains.
The campaigners and their lawyers add that the agreement does not reflect the seriousness and extent of BAE's alleged corruption and does not provide the court with adequate sentencing powers. The SFO has agreed to drop investigations into BAE arms sales to South African, Romania and the Czech Republic as well as Tanzania, but the admission and payout relate only to aspects of a deal with Tanzania.
"The plea bargain in no way reflects the very serious allegations of bribery and corruption against BAE, limited as it is to minor book-keeping offences in one country," said CAAT's Kaye Stearman.
The campaigners insist that the SFO was wrong to conclude that the factors weighing against prosecuting BAE outweighed those in favour.
Hildyard added that, "The Serious Fraud Office should not seek legal approval of its proposed settlement with BAE before the courts have had an opportunity to assess whether the decision to make that settlement was lawful in the first place".
The campaigners' lawyers have also requested a judicial review of the SFO's decision to discontinue the prosecution of Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly, a former BAE agent who was arrested for bribery only days before the settlement was announced.
This is not the first time that CAAT and The Corner House have gone to court to prevent BAE being let "off the hook". In 2008, their legal action resulted in a High Court judge ruling that the government behaved unlawfully in dropping an investigation into BAE's arms deals with Saudi Arabia, after lobbying by BAE and the Saudi regime.
The ruling was later overturned by the law lords, but not before widespread outrage had highlighted the level of BAE's influence within government. The former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook wrote in his diaries that the chair of BAE had "the key to the garden door at Number Ten".

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He comes to the jam most Sunday nights,
This gentle, unassuming man, carrying his
well-worn guitar.
Note for note, played or sung, pitch perfect and
resonating with feeling.
But it is the hugs he gives so generously and effortlessly,
full of kindness, that seem like music
and feel like love.
Ellen lives in Maine and plays at the jam.


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|Review by DaveH
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- Rockler Sure-Loc Miter Guage With Fence & Stop
- Brand: Rockler | Category: Tablesaw Accessories
Dead on accurate out of the box if your miter slots are parallel with the saw blade. Easy to assemble and adjust.
Price paid: $101.49 ( included shipping )
Would I buy another: No, spend the extra money and get a better quality solution or build you own. I'm going to replace the fence with a shop built.
Improvements needed:
Option for a fence extension.
Flip stop instead of a wood sliding stop.
Drop in miter bar style instead of a bar style forcing you to slide the miter gauge in from the edge of the table.
Could be a little heavier duty.
-- DaveH - Boise, Idaho - "How hard can it be? It's only wood!"
6 comments so far
#1 posted 03-17-2008 05:00 PM
Interesting review.
Try in Incra. It as the features you are looking for. A 3000 SE
-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX
#2 posted 03-17-2008 06:04 PM
Rockler seems to be hit and miss. While no one can argue that they don't come up with some pretty unique problem solvers, some seem to be priced higher than other like-quality solutions. At over $100, I'd expect it to closely match a lower end Incra or Jessem. Perhaps it does, couldn't say. That's a lot of money for me to take a chance on something that can be shopmade (not to mention customized to need and tools) with moderate effort. Love Rocker though. One of my favorite suppliers.
-- Jeff, South Carolina
#3 posted 03-17-2008 06:07 PM
I'm guessing on this solution that Rockler was attempting to hit a price point under all the competition and missed on quality in my opinion.
-- DaveH - Boise, Idaho - "How hard can it be? It's only wood!"
#4 posted 03-17-2008 06:14 PM
Nice review. Think I'll stick with my Incra, cost a little more but it doesn't need a thing :-))
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
#5 posted 03-17-2008 10:41 PM
thanks for the review. i was thinking about getting this but now i don't think i will. i think I'll stick to my miter saw for now.
#6 posted 03-19-2008 03:37 PM
One last thing, the customer service is second to none.
-- Anybody can become a woodworker, but only a Craftsman can hide his mistakes.
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The thing about Scud missiles is that they're not a precision weapon. Their accuracy is measured in the thousands of feet. So just by firing it at civilians, you show you don't really care where it lands. And in a war with more than 170,000 dead already, that's not surprising.
Considering that another weapon of choice of Assad's forces are barrel bombs dropped from helicopters, the use of Scuds by Syria's military seems like a likely, but still disgusting, evolution in tactics.
Seeing as these theater ballistic missiles have little use against actual rebel targets, they are more likely being used as psychological and area effects weapons, similar to the Nazi V-2 rockets of WWII, from which the Scud was derived.
Syria possesses a large arsenal of Scud missiles, thought to amount to about 1,000 missiles, including the highly inaccurate and relatively short ranged Scud-B and C versions, as well as the much more modern D model, which can reach out to over 600 miles. These mach 5 capable ballistic missiles can carry various payloads, including 2,000lb high-explosive, fragmentation, chemical and nuclear warheads.
Since early 2013, it has been known that Syria was using Scud type missiles to hit areas in Northern Syria, the results of which have resulted in very little tactical gain but have killed hundreds of civilians and flattened scores of homes. Syrian officials deny the claims that any Scud missiles have been used in the conflict at all. Yet Scuds are not the only ballistic munitions Assad's forces have used on areas where Rebels supposedly persist, recently a video surfaced of a multiple rocket launch system attack on a Syrian town.
The existence of Syria's Scud arsenal has long been a major concern for Israel which famously fell victim to the missile type during Operation Desert Storm. Although Scuds are highly mobile, as they are launched from transporter erector launchers (TELs), unlike their larger and more modern ICBM cousins, they use liquid fuel instead of solid fuel. This means they also take much more time to be readied for launch, a minimum of about 30 minutes by some estimates. Yet seeing as rebel forces have no air power, or aerial surveillance for that matter, Assad's forces can rain down Scuds on rebel held towns and disputed territory seemingly at will.
Now, after the fall of much of large portions of Syria and Iraq to ISIS militants, Scuds missiles may now be in worse hands than ever before.
Close to sixty years after its genesis, the Scud remains a blunt, vicious and non-discriminating weapon of fear and destruction, and an active one in Syria's ongoing civil war.
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June was a whirlwind of a month! (July, too, but we'll save that for other posts). A busy month, a wonderful month!
June 15th we were married!
And what a great day it was.
I'm not sure Mark was totally prepared for what he was getting himself into, but...
I think he will be able to adjust just fine!
(Pictured here with his best man. And, yes, the "hoods" do have a story! A bachelor party story... we'll leave it at that!)
Here's us girls before we put our dresses on. I gave them each a "hoodie" with their first initial on it so we would all have something easy to take off and not mess our hair. All my girls, including my maid-of-honor has the first initial "M".
Dressed and ready to go!
The colors of the flowers were chosen by the kids... each their favorite color.
The girls had their shoes dyed to match their color.
Myriah: hot pink, Madison: purple, and Magdalene: yellow.
And my boy's wore ties in their favorite color... James: orange and Lawrence: green!
I have to admit... the guys clean up pretty well, too!
Since we were married on a Friday evening, we wanted all the posed pictures taken prior to the ceremony, but, we still wanted to capture the moment when Mark saw me for the first time that day. Mark was "hidden" in the chapel awaiting the reveal. James escorted me to the chapel.
With Mark's back to the door, I was able to walk up behind him.
I was not disappointed by his reaction!
The look in his eyes revealed all that his heart was feeling.
Our "bouncers" guarding the chapel doors to give us a few moments alone.
Time for posing. Time to be serious and get the pictures done... right??
Maybe not!
The Wedding Party!
Well, we just couldn't wait until the end of the ceremony!
Our first official family photo.
My very dear friend and maid-of-honor, Meredith. Our good friend and Mark's best man, David.
A sweet moment with my son.
My mom and me.
Hope you enjoyed the pictures so far. Ceremony and reception to follow in a later post (or two).


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Cabernet Grapes SOLD OUT Can possibly have one custom made
I grew up in wine country in Sonoma County California, and my parents and brother still farm wine grapes, so it seems natural that I should sandblast the Cabernet Grapes. They have a very interesting leaf pattern that I can transfer to glass, giving it reality with depth and detail. The grapes are sandblasted one at a time to allow me to shadow and give the bunches a fullness that the color of the glass fills with juice.
The color of this impressive vase is a very nice red wine color which is perfect for grapes.
20" tall with grape leaves cut-away around the lip leaving the serrated edges of the leaves exposed.


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[COLOR=purple]Thanks Gannondorf!![/COLOR] :) Note to everyone; a dedicated thread on the Filefront forums for CoD WaW PeZBOT is held here: [COLOR=blue]http://forums.filefront.com/cod5-waw-modding-mapping-editing/395669-pezbot-cod-waw.html[/COLOR] You can find all download links and news there for World at War PeZBOT. The thread you're currently viewing is for CoD 4 PeZBOT only. Cheers, JamJam11 :)
Hi guys,
JamJam11 you rock :P. Thanks for being so helpful. I'm kinda posting for no reason really. I realise that the bots not rejoining for the next match is basically unfixable really. But for me what I find that is really weird is that I can only ever play 1 match before all the bots vanish and, regardless of what map I pick, the next map in the rotation is always backlot with no bots. Does anyone else get this? I dunno if they're linked at all but I find it weird that the second map is always backlot and the bots never load on it. I'm not really looking for a solution I guess but I though I would mention it.
By the way I love the bots, but I love the sound of some of the features in the newer WaW versions. Is there any reasonable chance that they may make their way back over onto the CoD4 mod?
Thanks guys.
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Nanostronghold;5323859By the way I love the bots, but I love the sound of some of the features in the newer WaW versions. Is there any reasonable chance that they may make their way back over onto the CoD4 mod?
They certainly will. When that is, I can't say at the moment. But keep an eye out on the PeZBOT ModDB page: PeZBOT - Multiplayer Bots mod for Call of Duty: World at War - Mod DB
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First of all I'd like to thank ATB for all his work he's put into PeZBOT over the past year. He has added many new features to the mod and has spent a lot of his own time on it.
Sadly, ATB is leaving PeZBOT to pursue his own interests. Therfore, PeZBOT for CoD2 or any major updates for WaW or CoD4 may never be released.
So once again - thanks ATB for everything you have done for the mod, if it wasn't for you 010p for CoD4 or 004p for WaW wouldn't even exist.
Thank you.
This version includes two .cfg files and has various other changes and additions from the previous versions. Please read the ReadMe and Installation documents carefully for any information.
As stated above - 010p is likely to be the last major update for PeZBOT for Call of Duty 4, but I guarantee it's a good one! There's not much else to say... so here is the changelog:
[INDENT][INDENT]- Changes to code resulting in a huge performance boost with a larger amount of bots. - Climbing improved. Added climbing waypoints to all stock maps. - Bots now use knife attack when in close range. - Bots now start at a random rank. - Added in-game PeZBOT menu allowing you to change PeZBOT settings without having to use the console. (Press "B" (default) then select PeZBOT) - Tweaked bot movement animations and speeds. - Fixed Strike not loading the waypoints correctly. - "Being obvious" distance increased - bots will see you from a slightly longer distance away if you are not moving. - Bots may spread out / flank more often. - Now includes pezbot.cfg/pezbot_dev.cfg (See "Installation" document) - Changed waypoint file (type = Integer changed to type = String) removing needless conversion. - Added Killpoints. - Added Auto-Waypointing. - Added player 'auto assign only' Dvar ( set g_force_autoassign "1" ) for servers (Default 0 - Off). - Added DVARs: svr_pezbots_axis & svr_pezbots_allies to give greater control and allow uneven team selection. - Added DVAR: svr_pezbots_dewards. Set to 1 to disable bots using UAV, Airstrike and Helicopter (defaults to 0) - Added DVAR: svr_pezbots_playstyle ( 0 - Original (slower speed and more walking), 1 - Faster (Run & Gun) ) (defaults to 1) - Added DVAR: svr_pezbots_roundCount. Restarts the listen server after # amount of maps - workaround for "running out of bots" (defaults to 2) [/INDENT][/INDENT]
Have fun with 010p and once more - thanks ATB! :)
- Lord_Gannondorf
[COLOR=blue]011p has been released for Call of Duty 4[/COLOR] The changes and additions are:
- Bots will now choose attachments for weapons.
- Dropped weapons from bots should now have more ammo.
- Bots will now throw stun, flash and smoke grenades.
- Bots will now choose perks upon spawning. (can be disabled with svr_pezbots_useperks 0)
- Added model select menu (escape > choose model). You can now choose which character model you wish to use. Also added a few extra character models such as Capt. Price, Imran Zakhaev, etc.
- Bots will use extra character models as well as the stock ones - can be turned on with svr_pezbots_modelchoice 1.
- Added Battlechatter. (can be turned on or off with svr_pezbots_chatter 0.)
- Revised knifing function, no long range kills.
- Bots may flank/spread out a little more.
- Added a new playstyle - a mix of both the existing playstyles. (svr_pezbots_playstyle 2)
- Fixed issue with District waypoints.
- Fixed the non balanced teams balancing on map change.
- Fixed mismatch error occurring in Search and Destroy on some maps.
Download 011p from ModDB: Moddb.com Official PeZBOT site can be found here. :) JamJam11
[COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="5"]005p has been released for Call of Duty World at War[/SIZE][/COLOR]
For those interested in PeZBOT for [COLOR="DarkOrange"]CoD 5 (World at War)[/COLOR] see message below from Gannondorf:
"005p has been released for World at War, the changes and additions are:
ReadMe wrote:
- Bots will now throw Signal Flares.
- Bots may spread out / flank more.
- No longer require sv_botsRandomInput DVAR in the command line.
- Added in-game PeZBOT menu allowing you to change PeZBOT settings without having to use the console. (Press "B" (default) then select PeZBOT)
- The mod will now appear in the mod list on the game menu.
- "Being obvious" distance increased - bots will see you from a slightly longer distance away if you are not moving.
- Bots will now choose attachments for weapons.
- Bots will now choose a perk upon spawning.
- Bots start at a random rank.
- Bots may now melee enemy dogs.
- Rewaypointed Seelow for better performance - from 486 to 373 waypoints.
- Fixed waypoint bugs in all maps.
- Added DVARs: svr_pezbots_axis & svr_pezbots_allies to give greater control and allow uneven team selection."
For more info and download link go here.
:) JamJam11


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– right in line with the jack!
there were some rather cut-throat tactics employed
by the opposition!
that walnut cake was spectacularly good!
i've read that bowls people can be rather serious about thier game ;) nice nail polish, even nicer tea set-up.ReplyDelete
Walnut cake and sandwiches with the crusts cut off. I think the blue nail polish lends a rather risque edge an otherwise proper and civilized event!ReplyDelete
What a lovely way to spend the afternoon. The walnut cake looked particularly scrummy! :)ReplyDelete
Both my parents are huge fans of bowls, and play most days! I love the Englishness of it all. The perfect afternoon, and that cake *salivates* a feast for the eyes.ReplyDelete
How very bucolic! It all looks marvellous and at least you were not last.ReplyDelete
Celia, that first photo truly did look like an opening scene to a jolly little village mystery story. I was very glad to read that all the fierce bowling competition did not lead to blows, but rather to a delightful celebratory tea.
There is a lawn bowling and croquet club that has jurisdiction over a very, very manicured green area of Central Park. Only members allowed inside the wire fence and all that. Still, it is permissible to watch from the other side of the fence, and I can definitely tell that these folks, who all dress in white (haven't actually seen any toes,) are very, very serious about their chosen sport. Of course, they do also laugh a bit!
What a perfect way to spend a Saturday afternoon and you certainly had the weather on your side too. I think fifth is a very civilised position :)ReplyDelete
5th is better than 6th!ReplyDelete
Hi Petoskystone - not many 'serious' players at this event!
Hi Terry - just goes to show we were a well matched team ;-)
Hi Ruth - I'm told this is the recipe:
Hi Zoe - Playing all that bowls probably does your parents a power of good!
Hi Toffeeapple - but for a couple of dastardly incidents we would have come at least 3rd!
Hi Frances - I think Central Park bowls players probably take their game much more serious than we did!
Hi skybluepinkish - yes indeed - perfect weather for bowls!
Hi Simone - exactly what I thought! And the score masks some exceptionally good shots (?) throws(?) which counted for nothing in the end!
I've worked out that playing 5 matches consists of doing 60 lunges and walking at least 2 miles! No wonder we needed cake!
What a civilised way to spend an afternoon. I could trot out the old adage about 'it's not the winning, but the taking part' but I suspect ladies daring enough to wear blue nail polish were in it to win it really!ReplyDelete
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The news may come as a surprise to some, as the 2013 release barely grossed than $100 million in the U.S., which had been considered by box office observers as underwhelming for a would-be blockbuster sold to audiences as sort of a "Transformers"-vs.-"Godzilla"-meets-"Avatar" thrill ride. But the film grossed $300 million-plus overseas, scoring a hefty $111 million in China, according to Box Office Mojo. And, as this week's "Transformers: Age of Extinction" demonstrates, Hollywood is all about China these days.


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Toyota Tacoma Sales Will Pass GMC Sierra in 2013 - Toyota Parts Blog
The trusty and reliable Toyota Tacoma is on pace to catch the GMC Sierra in 2013 to become the 4th best selling truck in North America. How high can it go?
The mid-size truck market has long been dominated by the Toyota Tacoma – 39,467 units sold year to date. Its next closest competitor, according to March 2013 sales figures from Pickuptrucks.com, is the Nissan Frontier at a paltry 12,178 for the year. Monthly sales comparisons show a broader picture with the Tacoma selling more than 15,000 units in March, 2013 versus a little more than 6,800 Frontier sales.
Currently, the Tacoma is on pace to catch the much larger GMC Sierra. It currently sits just about 1,500 units behind year-to-date, yet it sold close to 2,000 more units than the Sierra did in March, 2013.
Why do these sales numbers matter?
Currently, the mid-size and compact truck market has been largely abandoned by the so-called "Big 3." Ford pulled the U.S. production of the Ranger and now teases current Ranger owners with the global version they can't buy. Chrysler long ago stopped selling the Dakota, preferring instead to focus on the full-size market. GM, retooling virtually everything in their lineup, is working feverishly on bringing back a Chevy Colorado and GMC Sierra. These trucks, though, are said to be much larger than the Tacoma and may not be a true competitor.
Instead of abandoning customer demand, Toyota has kept the Tacoma and has made small incremental changes to the market leader. In fact, you could make the argument that only Toyota is giving the consumer what they really want – a sturdy, reliable compact truck and a safe, reliable and powerful 1/2 ton truck. The other makers seem to be focused on the all mighty dollar and are shifting their focus on only those trucks that make a significant profit – larger, heavier duty trucks.
In the end, Toyota's strategy will bring in many new consumers. These compact truck buyers are brand loyal and don't want a full-size truck. By gaining these buyers, Toyota is converting buyers into a new brand. This conversion is the holy grail of all truck makers and is extremely difficult to accomplish. These new customers could seemingly also be converted to the many other Toyota products resulting in the other makers not only losing compact truck sales, but also full-size, passenger car and van sales. This is a boon for Toyota.
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Joylato is a perhaps one of the most interesting ice cream shops in Reykjavik. The ice cream is frozen with liquid nitrogen, everything is organic or locally sourced and almost everything sold is also available vegan. There are no additives, no corn syrup or refined sugar and no binding agents. It's pretty much as healthy as ice cream can get. Joylato is located both on Njálsgata 1, central Reykajvik, and on Laufbrekka 30, Kópavogur. The staff at Joylato makes just about everything from scratch, or as much as they can. The flavourings for the ice cream, the vegan base (from coconut, cashews or other). The dairy comes straight from a farm in West Iceland.
The ice cream is blended and frozen to order. There are seven flavourings, in addition there's a special that changes every week (one in winter, two – three in summer). The ice cream shop is completely gluten free. There's a wafer that comes with the ice cream, which is gluten free, you can also get gluten free waffles. It's a nice place to come and sit down for a cup of something warm if you're not in the mood for ice cream. There's latte, tea, cocoa (which is available dairy free made from their own nut milk), and more.
Faces of spiritual leaders decorate Joylato
Joylato is owned and run by Pranava Rúnar Gígja and is inspired by the ideals of spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy. Pictures of him and other spiritual leaders decorate the shop. According to Rúnar Sri Chinmoy spoke highly of ice cream and said that it brought out happiness in people, along with childlike joy. Rúnar has been meditating and following the ideals of Sri Chinmoy since 2003 and is very fascinated by him, but first got the idea to open Joylato while participating in the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run in Australia in 2009. The idea evolved over the years and according to Rúnar, much of his inspiration comes through meditation. "The ideas just come to me when I meditate." Rúnar also runs health store Mamma veit best (Mom knows best), health is something he has been interested in for a long time. "This has nothing to do with life expectancy, it's about feeling better and aging better. Being able to do sports longer and better. To think better, have a better life. The ice cream that we serve is just food, healthy food with no additives and nothing bad for you."
Meditation and healthy living go hand in hand
"If you meditate, healthy living follows. Weather it is the external and internal. As soon as you look inside, you see what is good for you. It's common for people who start meditating to eat healthier to feel better. When you are conscious of yourself, you don't want to put anything in your body that make you any less conscious." Despite the amount of work and expensive ingredients, the price of the ice cream at Joylato is very reasonable. "This isn't something you get rich doing, but I like it. I don't want the ice cream to be very expensive, even though the raw materials and the liquid nitrogen aren't cheap. I just work harder myself. It's fun, and it's a part of my spiritual life."


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It's been a pretty turbulent last few months for Reece Mastin with a new record label, new management and new music and life isn't about to slow down anytime soon with the first single from his upcoming EP, Rebel and the Reason, released on iTunes TODAY!
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"I know it seems like it's been a long time coming but hopefully the fans will agree it was worth the wait. I can definitely say that this is completely 100% me and I couldn't be happier with how it's turned out. I'm in a really good place and can't wait to share the new songs with everyone" Reece said.
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*PSP Trooper Bruce Morris, Public Relations Officer, provided the following update Thursday afternoon.
On Wednesday, Feb. 8, at approximately 2:30 p.m., the Ridgway-based State Police received a request for assistance from the Greentree Landfill located at 635 Toby Rd., Kersey, Elk County. The landfill is owned and operated by Advanced Disposal Inc.
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Search and rescue efforts have been underway since the collapse occurred, and at this time, neither the missing employee, nor the machine he was operating have been located.
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To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He has made us accepted in the Beloved (Ephesians 1:6).
One of the most amazing truths made known to the believer is his relationship with the Lord. It is often difficult to grasp that position and how we got there. There is nothing in us to warrant favor with God. Man has nothing inherent with which to satisfy God, or to earn any merit of righteousness.
What we must then consider is the relationship between the Son and the Father. God tells us that He is well pleased with His Son.
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, "This is My Beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased" (Matthew 3:17).
While he yet spoke, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, "This is My Beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased; hear Him" (Matthew 17:5).
Acceptance Does Not Originate from Ourselves
… He has made us accepted …
We were totally unworthy and had to be made acceptable before God. This was accomplished by being,
… made the righteousness of God in Him … (II Corinthians 5:21).
Acceptance Is Brought About by Grace
To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He has made us accepted …
Acceptance Is in the Person of Jesus Christ
… accepted in the Beloved
Acceptance Is the Action of God
… He has made us accepted …
We are the ones accepted. God is doing the accepting. How often we have heard the question, "Have you accepted Christ?" Is this a proper question? Is it scriptural? We do not accept Him. It is God Who has done the accepting.
We are not asked to accept Him, but rather to rejoice in our acceptance in Him. God does not need us to accept (favor, approve, etc.) His Son. He has accepted the Son. We have our acceptance before God in our union with the Son – thus our acceptance before the Father – "IN HIM." Truly, we are the ones who were in need of acceptance.
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Cork City have league leaders Dundalk very much in their sights after yet another perfect combination of a win and a clean sheet, to show from their trip to Dublin last night.
But Bohemians, beaten 1-0 at home to Cork, are now nervously looking over their shoulder at the relegation zone following a return of just one point and, worryingly, no goals, from their last five league games.
The inability to force even one save from Cork keeper Mark McNulty at a rain-sodden Dalymount Park means that Cork were full value for the win, from Garry Buckley's 47th-minute goal, which keeps them in touch with champions Dundalk at the top. Bohs, however, are only four points off the relegation zone.
Scoring goals has been the big problem for the Gypsies and while Bohs initially looked more confident in attack and took the game to City, Cork keeper McNulty was well protected by a defence which came into this game on the back of three successive clean sheets.
Paddy Kavanagh and Jake Kelly had half chances for Bohs in the first 10 minutes, midfielder Steven Beattie among those to help out at the back for Cork.
On 17 minutes Keith Buckley teed up a chance for Lorcan Fitzgerald but again Cork's back line stood firm, while on 21 minutes a superb ball from Eoin Wearen set up Kelly, but he was unable to get a shot in on McNulty's goal.
Just before the break, Roberto Lopes tried to get on the end of a long-range free kick from Lorcan Fitzgerald but he was unable to connect.
For all the possession, McNulty was left untroubled and Bohs needed their keeper Dean Delany to be alert, Cork coming more into the game. Kevin O'Connor sent a free-kick just over the bar and Sean Maguire also threatened but Delany made a top-class save on 38 minutes to keep out a shot from Greg Bolger. Delany was left all on his own to deal with the threat just two minutes into the second half as midfielder Buckley was unmarked and had to simply tap in from Maguire's cross, Buckley's first goal of the season.
One of Cork's strengths this season is their ability to spread the burden of goal-scoring, as their 21 league goals to date have come from eight different players, so they're not reliant on someone like Sean Maguire.
Bohs just need anyone to score and this run of five league games - six in all competitions - without a goal is a big worry, especially as Sligo Rovers and St Patrick's Athletic lie in wait before the mid-season break.
They looked for an injection of life here last night, subs Aymen Ben Mohamed and Mark Quigley thrown into action early in the second half.
Ismahil Akinade was also sprung from the bench following a month out with injury, but a resolute Cork were fully in control and City almost had a second goal on 70 minutes, Bolger testing Delany with a shot from distance. Karl Sheppard should really have scored 15 minutes from time when he was set up following a good run by Buckley.
Quigley didn't even see out the game as he was shown a straight red card for a foul on Sheppard with 10 minutes to go, a grim end to a grim night for the home side while a confident Cork march on.


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RIYADH — Saudi Arabia on Thursday awarded a contract to build a $500 million wind farm, a first for the world's top oil exporter as it pushes to diversify its energy sector.
A consortium led by France's EDF and Abu Dhabi's Masdar won the bid for the 400-megawatt Dumat Al-Jandal wind project in the northern Al Jouf province, Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources said.
"The project will be Saudi Arabia's first utility-scale wind farm," the ministry said. "This milestone represents another significant step... towards creating a diversified power sector mix."
The project will generate power to supply up to 70,000 Saudi households, it added.
Thursday's announcement comes a day after the Kingdom said its huge oil reserves, already the second largest in the world behind only Venezuela, are even bigger than previously thought.
The ministry said proven oil reserves stood at 263.2 billion barrels at the end of last year, up from the figure of 261 billion barrels that has been used for almost three decades.
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German law on internet domains is not codified in a uniform statutory law, but spans over a variety of legal areas such as trademark law, unfair competition law and naming rights and is strongly built on court decisions. Since the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) ruled in a landmark decision in 2001 that already the registration of an internet domain and not only its active use may constitute a violation of a third party's naming right [1], a number of other decisions followed shaping today's law on internet domains in Germany.
The German Federal Court of Justice recently added two remarkable decisions to its case-law series. The first one was concerned with the question whether a third party can already claim deletion of an internet domain based on its naming right if the domain is not actively used, while the second one was on the lawfulness of typing error domains (so-called "typosquatting").
Decision on Deletion of Unused Domains
In its decision issued on November 6, 2013 [2], the German Federal Court of Justice held that the Saarländischer Rundfunk, the public broadcasting institution of the state of Saarland, can require the deletion of the internet domain "sr.de" from the (third party) domain owner. The domain was registered, but not actively used. The Saarländischer Rundfunk obtained a so-called dispute entry at the ".de" domain registry DENIC against the owner, which prevented transfer of the domain to another party (and upon which the domain would have automatically passed on to the Saarländischer Rundfunk if released by the owner). The owner then sued the Saarländischer Rundfunk for deletion of the dispute entry, and the Saarländischer Rundfunk sued vice versa the owner for deletion of the domain registration.
While the relevant court of first instance was of the opinion that the registration of the domain without its use in the specific case cannot breach applicable naming rights of the Saarländischer Rundfunk, the German Federal Court of Justice held – following previous case law – that already the registration of the domain constitutes a relevant use of the name "sr.de" which is in public's view associated with the Saarländischer Rundfunk, even though it consists of only two letters.
Decision on Typosquatting
In its decision issued of January 22, 2014 [3], the German Federal Court of Justice further decided on the lawfulness of typosquatting. In that case, a website had been created under "wetteronlin.de" which contained commercial advertising for private health care contracts. For each click on such advertising link, the owner of the website was paid. The website under "wetteronline.de" is a popular weather forecasting site.
The owner of the domain "wetteronline.de" claimed a violation of its naming right and unfair competition, and sued the owner of "wetteronlin.de" mainly for deletion of the domain and damages. Following decisions of lower courts, the German Federal Court of Justice held that the owner of "wetteronlin.de" had violated the law against unfair competition, but not the naming law of "wetteronline.de". It ruled that "wetteronline.de" had not the necessary quality of a name, as it is merely descriptive and lacks the distinctive character that is required for being a legally protected name. Thus, it denied the motion for deletion of the domain name. However, it found the redirecting of traffic to other commercial offers to be illegal as long as the users of the website are not unequivocally made aware of the fact that they did not land on the anticipated website.
Each business intending to register a ".de" domain should be well aware of the law on domain names. It has to be noticed that not only the use of a domain, but already its registration may interfere with other's naming rights. This is particularly relevant in case domains are registered "on stock". On the topic of typosquatting, businesses are assured that legal remedies are available if domains are used in a way that constitutes unfair competition, but should notice that general descriptions as domain names do not benefit from the same legal protection as do specific names.
[1] - Decision of the German Federal Court of Justice of November 22, 2001 (I ZR 138/99) – "shell.de".
[2] - Decision of the German Federal Court of Justice of November 6, 2013 (I ZR 153/12) – "sr.de".
[3] - Decision of the German Federal Court of Justice of January 22, 2014 (I ZR 164/12) – "wetteronlin.de".
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The aims of this study were to estimate the proportion of asymptomatic Kenyan preschool children using anti-malarial drugs, to identify factors associated with chloroquine use, and to assess the validity of frequency of febrile episodes and drug use reported by mothers or carers. Of 318 children studied, 38% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 30-47%]) tested positive for chloroquine or sulfadoxine. Of chloroquine-positive children, 15% had concentrations exceeding the estimated minimum therapeutically effective values. Among those testing negative for sulfadoxine, chloroquine-positive children were more frequently parasitemic (odds ratio = 2.6, 95% CI = 1.3-5.2), and had lower mean hemoglobin concentrations (6.1 g/L, 95% CI = 2.1-10.1) than chloroquine-negative children. Mothers over-reported the frequency of malaria or fever episodes as usually defined in medical studies, and underreported anti-malarial drug use. We conclude that anti-malarials are frequently given for treatment of malaria or malaria-associated illness, rather than prophylactically or for symptoms unrelated to malaria. Questionnaire surveys cannot replace biochemical markers to obtain information on anti-malarial drug use.


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While the assertion that international courts are influenced by the parties' pleadings may seem rather obvious, little appears to be understood of when, why and how exactly that happens (or does not happen), even though it could have significant implications for parties, including in strategic litigation.
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At a basic level, judges seem to feel compelled to address parties' arguments (and may to some extent be required to do so), even if they do not necessarily adopt those arguments. Going one step further, the paper aims to provide an initial framework to answer a set of questions, the most crucial of which is: to what extent are courts driven by the parties' reasoning in drafting a judgment – and how to trace and measure that influence? In particular, to what extent do courts adopt the legal framework and/or the particular arguments put forward by one or both parties? How often, and under what circumstances, do courts eschew both parties' framework and/or arguments altogether, rather than simply choosing one narrative over the other? Can the judges' and other court personnel's background (coming from an adversarial or inquisitorial legal system) be a significant factor? And where the same party appears repeatedly before a court on similar issues (as happens with state parties in human rights law), what determines when and how that party adapts its pleadings to the court's previous reasoning, creating a 'feedback loop'?
Andrea Varga is a Research Associate at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, working on the Legal Tools for Peace-Making Project. Her research interests focus on peace-making, the law of responsibility – attribution in particular – regarding both states and international organizations, as well as judicial dialogue and the approach of specialized courts to questions of general international law.
Prior to joining the project, Andrea was a Meijers PhD Fellow at Leiden University, where she conducted research on her doctoral dissertation and taught at both Bachelor and Master level. She is currently in the process of completing her PhD on the topic of 'State Responsibility in the Absence of Effective Government', which analyzes questions relating to the duty to prevent, complicity and attribution in light of the increased role of non-state actors in such situations. As part of her doctoral research, she also spent a semester as a Visiting Scholar at Columbia Law School in New York.
Andrea holds an LLM in Public International Law from Leiden University (the Netherlands) and an MA in International Relations from the Corvinus University of Budapest (Hungary). Alongside the LLM, she also completed the research-oriented Talent Programme of the Graduate School of Legal Studies at Leiden.
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Mashiro-iro Symphony – 10 Review
First the characters decide to eat at a café, then they realize that they have Pannya, the weird cat, with them which they can't bring into the café but then they realize they're standing in front of a café having the sign you see above. Not only the characters try to be charming in this series, the universe tries as well…
This is the review of the tenth episode but since I have only reviewed the first episode of it I wanted to talk about the series as a whole until this point instead of just episode 10. It is surprising how good the series is if you think about how it could've been another one of those VN-adaptations that's stereotypical and full of pointless fanservice. In fact Mashiro-iro doesn't really like 'pointless'. It's drama 24/7 for the characters in this series but not in any action-kinda way and it isn't a failed comedy-series making fanservice-jokes for drooling Otakus. This is a very idealistic romance-series taking emotions as serious as I'd take an angry ice bear serious. Like ice bears this kind of romance-anime is very rare or at least I haven't come across many that even bother to use that approach in their romance-subplot. But also like the attacking ice-bear I think the series isn't something I would call 'realistic'.
Mashiro-iro Symphony – 01 Review
Yeah, because that way he gets more screentime, that self-righteous bastard…
Man, I totally forgot about this series… I don't know why, perhaps because the synopsis alone can bore a sensible mind – to death? Or is it that after the first episode you'll think 'What the hell is all the fuss about?!' or is it that one thought it funny to make a failed attempt at drawing a cat a running gag? There are many reasons why one can forget this series – and sadly there's barely one to remember it.


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Toddlers' Group
Come Along to Toddlers' Group
The British School of Bucharest Toddlers' Group is a fun and creative group led by parents and is suitable for children under four years of age. The group is run at the school every Monday from 09:00 to 10:45 using school facilities. All members of the community are very welcome to come along and join in. If you have any questions or would like to register your place, then please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com
Each week, the parents sing songs, read stories, play together with the toddlers and provide a healthy snack to share and eat together. The aims of the group are to develop the children's motor skills through a variety of fun activities that encourage creativity and to further social interaction by communicating, sharing and playing.
Toddlers really enjoy playing with lots of exciting and engaging toys and joining in the fun with other toddlers.
"Toddlers' Group is the highlight of our week!"
Toddlers' Group is particularly constructive for those children who are ready for a more formal setting than playing at someone's house but are not yet attending nursery full time.
"Even though we have only been to the Toddlers' Group a few times, we really enjoyed it. It was well planned, and my son had a lot of fun and keeps asking me to take him again."
Judy Andrea
We also received the following reviews from parents:
"My son asks every day if we can go to Toddlers' Group! He has learned so much about sharing and socialising with the other toddlers and babies that attend. He has also learned to be independent and happily leaves me to go and play by himself, which is a real pleasure to see. We are thankful that the British School of Bucharest and the parents at the school provide this group!"
"With all the excitement and all the impressions that she absorbs each Monday morning, our daughter is usually ready for a long, long nap when we get back home… and that's just another thing we love about the Toddler Group."
"The coordinators are doing a fantastic job making everyone feel welcome and organising snacks and crafts every Monday. There is a clear structure to the morning, but at the same time lots of time for children to explore and (in our case) crawl around."
"Our favourite part is the singing at the end. In our family, we don't speak English at home, so having contact with the English language is yet another advantage that we enjoy."
"For me as a mum, the Toddler Group is a great chance to meet other parents and to learn from them. Hearing lots of languages besides English is also exciting."
"There are so many toys to play with and also fantastic resources for crafts offered by the school."
"We absolutely love the British School of Bucharest Toddlers' Group! Our baby girl joined the group as a baby (4 months)."
Please note that the British School of Bucharest is not responsible for the content on these external pages and, as usual, we advise you to monitor your children's online activity.


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The news in recent days is that circumstances in southern Afghanistan are getting worse because the Taliban are more secure and more active. As this writer indicates, it is indeed worrisome that Pakistan is making no attempt to control the growth of the Taliban in the tribal areas. What seems obvious is that to the degree that Pakistan fails to do this, Afghanistan, at least in the south, could fall into more open warfare.
The International News
"Northern Waziristan, where Islamic militants recently signed a peace deal with the government, has virtually become a 'Taliban mini-state' "
"Islamic militants are using a recent peace deal with the government to consolidate their hold in northern Pakistan"
"The militants,the officials say, are openly flouting the terms of the September accord in North Waziristan, under which they agreed to end cross-border help for the Taliban insurgency that revived in Afghanistan with new force this year. The area is becoming a magnet for an influx of foreign fighters, who not only challenge government authority in the area, but are even wresting control from local tribes"
"cross-border attacks by Pakistani and Afghan Taliban and their foreign allies have increased"
" In recent weeks, Afghan officials say they have uncovered alarming signs of large-scale indoctrination and preparation of suicide bombers in the tribal areas"
" American military officials say they believe much of the training in Waziristan is taking place under the aegis of men like Jalaluddin Haqqani, once one of the most formidable commanders of the anti-Soviet Mujahideen forces who joined the Taliban in the 1990s. Haqqani bases himself in North Waziristan and has a host of other Taliban and foreign commanders"
" 'Even more worrying is the continued presence of the Taliban and Haqqani leadership networks,' [a] diplomat said, dismayed at what he characterised as Pakistani passivity in breaking up the networks. 'They haven't been addressed at all on the Pakistani side,' he added. 'They haven't been pursued.' "
"The militants rather than the traditional tribal leaders have the power now [in the region]"


text: In many, if not most, video games the narrative is one of hope. Hope that the protagonist and his allies will make it through the challenges that lay before them and achieve their ultimate goal. Often this goal is a kind of self-actualization or a long denied validation. When achieved it gives meaning to all the struggles that the protagonist has gone through; changing them in the minds of the audience from unpleasant obstacles to necessary stepping stones. But as we all know, or will come to know, life doesn't always work this way. Continue reading "Grief, Sadness, and Failure in Xillia"


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Enable Meta Keywords in WordPress Plugin Yoast SEO
Yoast SEO is one of the most popular SEO tools for WordPress, but Yoast SEO think the meta keywords is useless for SEO, so Yoast SEO doesn't enable meta keywords default. Today Web Dux will show you how to enable meta keywords in Yoast SEO WordPress plugin.
Enable Meta Keywords in WordPress Plugin Yoast SEO
1.Log in to your WordPress website. When you're logged in, you will be in your 'Dashboard'. On the left-hand side, you will see a menu. In that menu, click on 'SEO'.
2.The 'SEO' settings will expand providing you additional options. Click on 'Titles & Metas'.
3.Click on the 'Other' tab across the top and check the 'Use meta keywords tags' option. (pink box in image below)
4.Click 'Save Changes' at the bottom of the settings. (blue button in image above)
You should know about "Meta Keywords"
Let me give you the full history of the meta keywords tag's demise. In September 2009, Google announced officially what was already true for years back then: "Google does not use the keywords meta tag in web ranking". Matt Cutts explains it in a video:
Bing said at one point, in a guide about how to optimize your page:
"It was abused far too much and lost most of its cachet. But there's no need to ignore the tag. Take advantage of all legitimate opportunities to score keyword credit, even when the payoff is relatively low."
But the fact is that Google's YouTube pages and MSN pages etc. still are using Meta Keywords until now, so we should consider again about what Matt Cutts said in the video. Obviously the quality content is the most important but Web Dux think the fact has told us that although meta keywords is not important as before, it still have worth to there.


text: The South Carolina Society of Professional Land Surveyors (SCSPLS) was formed to advance the public welfare and the professional, social and economic interests of the Land Surveyor by promotion of education, legislation and public relations through the establishment and maintenance of high ethical standards and practices. It is proposed to bring about coordination between the Land Surveying and Engineering Professions through close cooperation with representative organizations of Professional Engineers. Click here to visit the SCSPLS website.


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Before the concept of modern tablets, there were Netbooks. A few years before we had Netbooks, there were Internet Tablets like the Nokia N800. These were, in part, inspired by the popularity of Tablet PC's like the Toshiba Portege 3500 and IBM ThinkPad X41T. And if you go back even a few more years, you end up flooded with PalmPilots, Handheld PC's like the HP Jornada 720, and PocketPC's like the HP Jornada 540 Series.
However, roughly halfway between the release of the Apple Newton and the release of the Pocket PC, there were the Librettos.
Toshiba made several models in its Libretto line, but the one I'm reviewing today is the 70CT, from around 1997. It's literally a computer the size of a VHS Tape (since that's how they measured it back then), which can run Windows 95 or 98SE with up to 32 MB of RAM. It has a Pentium 120 MHz processor with support for MMX to run all those awesome games. In 1997 this was still fairly impressive, especially since it had a color active-matrix TFT screen, and several laptops (even by IBM) were still using DSTN dual-scan passive-matrix screens.
The keyboard is actually fairly pleasant and easy-to-use for me. It looks like it would be difficult, but I am able to touch-type on it. The mouse is on the right-hand side of the screen; similar to the "TrackPoint" found on IBM laptops of the time, it is essentially a joystick (covered by a replaceable rubber cap) that can be used to move the cursor.
Here, I have both of my 70CT's side-by-side. The one on the right has a large original battery, Windows 98SE and a Solid-State drive in it. The other one has Windows 95, the small original battery, a loud spinny drive, and lots of yellowing from (what I assume is) being under a fluorescent light for too long. I get several hours of runtime from these batteries, even almost 20 years later.
Here are some more perspective shots of the single 70CT:
And of course, you can't have a handheld laptop review without the obligatory "comparison to a can of Coca-Cola":
The 70CT was particularly neat for its time because it had several different docking station options to choose from. Below, I have pictures of my large dock and small dock (the small dock "screws in" to the back of the 70CT, and the large dock is used by simply clicking the 70CT into place):
Since there is a PCMCIA Slot, it is feasible to slip in a PCMCIA (NOT CardBus) wireless or Ethernet card and use this computer in the modern world – especially if you're just using it as a thin terminal (to SSH or RDP to another, more powerful computer). Please note that an example of a PCMCIA wireless card is the Orinoco Gold.
On April 1, 2014, the site NotebookReview published a sarcastic, modern review of the Libretto 100CT, the 70CT's larger sibling.
Update August 21, 2019: Here is a picture of three of my Librettos, side-by-side, and all running on battery power (Left – 70CT, Middle – 100CT, Right – U105):


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I'm frustrated today. Frustrated and grumpy. It's not anything specific, really. Just more of a general feeling. I was trying to crochet but it's a challenging basket weave pattern and I just didn't feel like messing with it anymore. This frustration makes me very unpleasant to be around because I'm a major grump. So I'm upstairs with a beer and a laptop, and I'm hashing it out on the keyboard. I was working on my book for awhile, with my cochlear implant volumes turned way down, and my son came into the room and scared the living daylights out of me. I didn't hear him come in!! It's a good thing I wasn't holding my beer at the time. I was at a stuck point with the book anyway so the distraction was nice. He read some parts of the book and then we got to talking about what he remembered from when I first lost my hearing. It's always interesting to hear it from my kids' perspectives.
I think what I've learned today, or was reminded of, is that writing calms me. That frustrated feeling has almost completely left me, and I don't feel like such a grump anymore. And I appreciate that you are willing to read all the silly things I write. So thank you, reader. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.


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Raytheon Company will deliver additional tube-launched, optically tracked, wireless-guided missiles for the TOW weapon system under a $101 million U.S. Army contract announced by the U.S. Department of Defense on May 10, 2019. The weapon system transitioned to wireless guidance in 2010 and is being produced for the Army, U.S. Marines and international customers.
The TOW weapon system, with the multi-mission TOW 2A, TOW 2B Aero and TOW Bunker Buster missiles, is a long-range, heavy assault-precision anti-armor, anti-fortification and anti-amphibious landing weapon system used throughout the world.
"TOW gives soldiers the upper hand in battle," said Sam Deneke, Raytheon Land Warfare Systems vice president. "The system easily defeats opponents at long range in main battle tanks, fortified bunkers or moving armored vehicles."
The TOW missile will remain in the Army's inventory until at least 2034. Raytheon has delivered over 700,000 TOW weapon systems to U.S. and allied forces.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2018 sales of $27 billion and 67,000 employees, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of innovation spanning 97 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration, C5I products and services, sensing, effects and mission support for customers in more than 80 countries. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.


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The personal update series provides an update on where we are with our financial (and other life) goals, what we've learned and what's next.
Money can't buy you happiness
This month has been pretty tough. My FIRE plan literally caught fire and went up in smoke when I split from the mother of my children (see my bio if you want more details).
Finances have always played a significant role in my life, but it pales into insignificance compared with seeing your children, working out how to share access and the process of separating a long term relationship.
Financial planning means nothing if you have nothing to save for. Financial Independence is an enabler to get to a better place in life but I've realised how important it is to be in the 'here and now'. They say "life is what happens when you're busy making other plans". The important lesson for me is to stay focused on the life part and not sacrifice today.
FI involves a degree of sacrifice, but this is usually material goods and not health or mental wellbeing. For a time I was focused like a laser on my finances. I pulled other people into my world who really didn't care and tried to push my passion onto others without thinking enough about what they wanted and needed.
I was trying to set people on FIRE!
FI didn't ruin my relationship. In fact, I think it helped bring things to a head. Things that have been bubbling under the surface for a while. Why did FI help? Well, I think I proficient at budgeting in my early 20's and I built a savings habit long before that. What I have really learnt from FI is not the money side of things but instead I understood who I was and what I wanted.
I got the most value from articles that focused on personal development. I read blogs about what the goal of FI is. Once I had accumulated the capital to support my life then there must be something more, I needed to learn my purpose. Money is the ultimate enabler but living a fulfilling life is the goal. I had been focusing on stashing away cash and making investments that I forgot my real purpose. What was it that I wanted out of life? Did I want to be remembered as someone who saved a lot of money? No. Would my kids be proud of me if I had lots of cash? Nope. Kids just need love.
It's been tough this month, I've had the inevitable lows that come with trying to work through a separation. This blog has helped me keep busy and focused on other things. I have also joined a dad's group to share experiences and potentially make some new friends. I have been focusing on learning new things and spending more time on health and fitness. I want my mind to be sharp and a healthier body along with some personal development should help with that.
From a financial point of view, I'm going through the difficult process of dividing 10 years of financial spaghetti to get to somewhere that we both can agree is fair. My spreadsheets are in ruins and they will remain that way for the next few months until we can agree a way forward.
I have re-mortgaged the house and plan to write a sexy blog on how I slashed some serious costs, I will write that up in a separate post next month once the transaction has completed.
Expenses wise, the children are now at school full time so there will be significantly less childcare costs. This has been one of the biggest items on my expenses list. I can totally see why for a lot of families it is simply not worth having two parents who work full time.
October Goals
I plan to start budgeting for 2019 and start setting some goals. I need to review my old FIRE plan and start from fresh. One thing I know for sure, it's going to be much harder on a single income. I want to consider some ways to earn more money and I'm ready to take action.
If you want to follow my journey, then you can find me on Twitter. Drop me a DM for a chat. Alternatively, leave your e-mail address to get notified when we release new content. See you next time.
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans" John Lennon
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You may also like our previous post this month about my most important financial hack.
If you are just learning about Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) then check out our comprehensive beginners guide.


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Imagine the scene if you will. It is 7:30 am in the Periyar National Park. The temperature is cool and the hot Indian sun has not yet had a chance to fully warm the air. A light mist rises above the Periyar river as Kingfishers dart about looking for their first meal of the day. Black monkeys hoot above in Banyan trees alerting the troop of your presence. A pack of otters play at the river's edge, long-tailed squirrels jump from tree to tree as toucans sing out and woodpeckers do what they do. The landscape is surreal.
As you venture further into the wilderness, the anticipation of larger animal sightings increase. With the first encounter of fresh sloth bear dung, no more than minutes old, you notice your guide becomes a bit more vigilant and less supportive of the frequent photo stops. You begin to wonder what is out there and close.
Gradually more and more animal tracks begin to show themselves. Fresh elephant tracks, days old tiger tracks, wild buffalo tracks lead to the river that you are following and that happens to be the only source of water in the area.
And then the trail heads out to a small plain. It is a kilometer wide and you are completely in the open. You continue to wonder what is watching you and why you aren't in a jeep. You are fully committed, out in the middle of the field when an animated, but quiet, guide hops out of the bush hundreds of meters away and frantically sends a barrage of hand signals to your guide. Now your guide appears to be a little less confident and gives you some curt directions to get off the trail and move very quickly for cover. Gulp.
After a few tense (or tenser moments), you learn that you are likely not on the menu today. It is "only" a female elephant and its baby.No problem, you think. We'll just turn around and head the other way. That's when you guide moves in the opposite direction of everyone else and starts stalking the elephant while giving you directions to fall in line, stay close, and stay quiet. Gulp, pucker, gulp. Meanwhile, your wife is informing the guide, Devi ( a lovely and knowledgeable guy if a bit new to the job) that there really is no need to see a wild elephant.
20 minutes later, there are no sightings. You call "uncle" and suggest that we go find some more Kingfishers and Hornbills. There is always the National Geographic channel back at the hotel.


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Minneapolis band Poliça will release their new album Shulamith this fall via Mom + Pop. It's the follow-up to last year's Give You the Ghost. And if you think the above album artwork is gruesome, wait 'til you watch the extremely violent video for "Tiff", featuring Bon Iver's Justin Vernon. Directed by Nabil and Mike Piscitelli, it stars Poliça frontwoman Channy Leaneagh on both sides of a brutal torture sequence. Leaneagh describes the video as "a portrait of a woman as her own worst enemy."
Poliça have also shared the Shulamith tracklist, which you can check out below the video. You can find the lyrics to each song on the band's elaborately designed website.
01 Chain My Name
02 Smug
03 Vegas
04 Warrior Lord
05 Very Cruel
06 Torre
07 Trippin
08 Tiff
09 Spilling Lines
10 Matty
11 I Need $
12 So Leave
06-22 Hatfield, England - Hatfield House
06-27 Philadelphia, PA - XpoNential Festival
08-09 Somerset, WI - Summer Set Festival
08-16 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop
08-17 Biddinguizen, Netherlands - Lowlands
08-18 Hamburg, Germany - Dockville
08-19 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
08-21 Kassel, Germany - Kulturzelt Kassel
08-22 Jena, Germany - Kulturarena
08-30 Macclesfield, England - Jodrell Bank *
08-31 Dorset, England - End of the Road
09-01 Zürich, Switzerland - Zürich Openair 2013
09-23 New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall ^
- with Sigur Rós
Watch a Pitchfork.tv documentary about Poliça:


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Training can't help you if you don't THINK like a pro bodybuilder.
THE FRED BIGGIE SMALLS SHOW – is a docu-series revealing the life of bodybuilder Fred Smalls both on and off the stage; in and out of the gym. Known for infusing dance into his bodybuilding posing, Fred looks to change the way bodybuilding can entertain audiences. This is the story of how and why he got to this point. The Fred Biggie Smalls Show airs every Tuesday.
In a rare moment of clarity and honesty in this industry, Fred "Biggie" Smalls admits to us a simple but powerful fact – he doesn't always think like a champion pro bodybuilder. In essence, his mind is his biggest enemy. You often see quick interview snippets of pro bodybuilders answer the common question, "Have you been studying your fellow competitors physiques in preparation for the big show?" Most bodybuilders respond no. They do not pay attention to anyone. This is THEIR show. They don't leave room for defeat. They go in with the mindset that they are the best bodybuilder stepping on that stage.
This is an important part of being a champion. It's what allows you to push past perceived limits and accomplish brand new levels of success. As a trainer, Fred Smalls shares this mindset with his disciples. He helps motivate them to believe they can accomplish anything – but his biggest enemy is his himself. In episode 5 of The Fred Biggie Smalls Show, Fred dives deep into fixing his own pro bodybuilding mindset and helps explain what it takes to be a pro for all of you aspiring bodybuilders out there.
It's a valuable lesson that can only be taught through experience and not in some training article or diet advice column. Watch Fred's experience in the full episode above.


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Greening Tax Mixes in OECD Countries: a Preliminary Assessment
Green tax reform has usually been introduced in a revenue-neutral context: that is taxes have been shifted to pollution while distortionary taxes on labour or capital have been cut. In practice most governments that have implemented green tax reforms have reduced the tax wedge on labour in order to reduce unemployment. Will such tax shifting provide an opportunity to realise a so called "double dividend" in terms of environmental improvements and a (second) employment dividend, flowing from lower labour taxation? This report reviews the key conditions for, and obstacles to, the realisation of an environment-employment double dividend.
The Potential for Using Tax Instruments to address non CO2 Greenhouse Gas
The definition of OECD countries obligations under the Kyoto Protocol as a basket of six gases has raised the profile of non CO2 greenhouse gases. Emissions of these gases come from many different sources, each of which presents different challenges when considering taxation and other mitigation options. This paper documents the nature and sources of each gas in order to examine the possibilities for taxing them.
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that is familiar!!
not all the content but the constant stream of arrrghs!!
Find one thing to change at a time and concentrate on that.
Make that thing a thing for you! You are awesome, I can tell because you have written some things on here that are pretty hard to deal with, and you keep persevering and you keep coming back which speaks to me of someone who can be a force of nature again 😀
Do (at least) one thing this week for you 🙂
and talking of crazy dreams, I dreamed that I had to rescue my (bright blue?) kitten from a scary dog last night then the scary dog and its friend bit on to my shirt and its owners said it was too vicious to rescue me from and i would just have to let it eat me…so I took my shirt off and walked away…at least noone was oiled mind you…