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The contradictories, ie, entities and qualities that have some difference between them, can be: contraries, semi-contraries or collaterals. The collaterality - the term is mine, in the field of dialectics - is, therefore, the minimum difference while the contrariety (black versus white, lion vs zebra, revolutionary proletariat versus bourgeoisie, for example) is the maximum difference. Empiricism is contrary to idealism? No. David Hume was an empiricist and idealist - something that analytic philosophers are unable to conceive due to the cloud of confusion within it they vegetate.
In fact, the Routledge Dictionary of Philosophy, exposing the standpoint of analytical philosophy, does not classify David Hume as an idealist but only as empiricist:
«Hume, David, 1711-76. Scotish, born in Edinburgh, and generally regarded as the greatest of "British empiricists" (...) This led him to generally skeptical conclusions about such notions as REASON, CAUSATION and necessity...» (Michael Proudfoot, A.R. Lacey, Routledge Dictionary of Philosophy, Fourth Edition, page 169)
In this Dictionary there is not a single reference to the idealism of Hume. But, in fact, Hume is an idealist: he suppresses the reality of matter in itself.
Then, what is the relationship between empiricism and idealism? It is a relationship of collaterality. There is a realistic empiricism, an idealist empiricism and a phenomenological empiricism. This is the same ontological empiricism added of different pedestals: the real matter (realism), the unreal matter (idealism), the problematic matter(phenomenology).
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Developing new slot games that leverage the player-appealing entertainment of popular brands is one of our top priorities, said Michael Rumbolz, President and Chief Executive Officer of Everi. The seven new games debuting at G2E 2016 clearly demonstrate the phenomenal work of our game design teams as they have fully captured the timeless entertainment value of these distinct brands in combination with unique technology innovations across several of our gaming platforms to create new games that we expect will appeal to a broad array of slot players. These new branded games represent Everis entry into what is one of the casino slot floors most popular segments and we are excited by the prospects for our long-term success in this market. In addition, we believe our growing breadth of product features including our first ever wide-area progressive offerings, skill-based gaming offerings, and branded mechanical reel content will further help our customers increase player engagement and time on device.
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Everi Holdings is dedicated to providing video and mechanical reel gaming content and technology solutions, integrated gaming payments solutions and compliance and efficiency software. The Companys Games business provides: (a) comprehensive content, electronic gaming units and systems for Native American and commercial casinos, including the award winning TournEvent® slot tournament solution; and (b) the central determinant system for the video lottery terminals installed at racetracks in the State of New York. The Companys Payments business provides: (a) access to cash at gaming facilities via Automated Teller Machine cash withdrawals, credit card cash access transactions, point of sale debit card transactions, and check verification and warranty services; (b) fully integrated gaming industry kiosks that provide cash access and related services; (c) products and services that improve credit decision making, automate cashier operations and enhance patron marketing activities for gaming establishments; (d) compliance, audit and data solutions; and (e) online payment processing solutions for gaming operators in states that offer intrastate, Internet-based gaming and lottery activities.
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#231 – Unseen Movies
It's true. I believe there's a good reason, too, but that'll all be explained in another comic…in the future. Anyways, feel free to tell me why it sucks–or why it doesn't–to have missed some of these. I know most of the iconic images associated with them, just never seen the whole things.
Oh, and though this might scare off a couple of readers, I'll live on the edge: I saw Star Wars IV, V, and VI when I was 23. Meaning…last January. How's that for deprived?
EDIT: I guess I added Rocky twice. That's how much I've never seen it! Huzzah!
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i have never seen any of these………oh wait……..i remember now. I HATE going to the movies!!!!!
Hmmm – We all must be related or something – I have never seen any of the godfathers, star wars, alien movies. nor have I seen space balls, monty python, airplane, and a bazillion of the one you listed. though i have seen some you haven't seen and that makes me somewhat SMUG, though I can't really explaine why.
PS – I had bought casablanca a few years ago and never watched it. So, at x-mas time, Boyo, we can watch it together!! With Mere, too.
lotsa typos today – ooops
Okay, Paul. Unless you are blind and can't actually see a movie, I just might need to boycott your blog. You've never seen these?
Okay, breathe Neil, breathe.
Count to 10.
Okay, let's hit the highlights before I hit the roof.
It's a Wonderful Life – Jimmy Stewart is a great actor and this is a MUST SEE for Christmas. Don't waste time by watching it on TV or in color. Get the DVD and watch it. You'll like the dance floor that covers a pool best.
Die Hard – Another Christmas movie (believe it or not). Just take your shoes and socks off, put the DVD in, and make fists with your toes. And don't forget the Twinkies.
Okay, now that I've got that out of my system, I've looked over the list again and realized the rest are no big deal. Until we get to Star Wars ANH, ESB, and ROTJ. I'll cut you a little slack that you're part of that younger generation that doesn't realize how classic the movies are. You were a teenager when they were re-released in the 90s. So it would be like me never seeing American Graffiti (I have mind you, I even own it).
Gah. Do me a favor. Stop reading this and go watch one or two of these.
Biff – it is not RUN! it is RRRRRUUUUUUNNNNN! And it's Hoodwinked. I might watch it tonight in fact.
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"The Crow is one of my favorite movies of all time, but that's a really personal one, it's not for everyone, and if I'm honest, except for Brandon's Lee's performance (I find him an amazing presence) it doesn't seem to stand up well over time."
I feel like I just found a friend! Please don't run away…I'm really not some lurker desperate for companionship but,
I agree with everything you said about The Crow except that last bit about it not standing up well over time. It is one of my fav movies primarily because of Brandon Lee. I'm an even bigger fan of his daddy, though.
Ok…some snowy weekend we're locking ourselves away in PA and watching some movies. Don't forget about "Priscilla Queen of the Desert" (no more fucking Abba). I think I'm the only person with a uterus who has never seen Titanic…
I wish I could have been a drag queen…I'm female but don't have the fashion sense or the long legs. Ok. Lots of nice warm drinks and wine AND cheesy things and popcorn. Can't wait!!!! What shall we watch first???
Lock, stock and two smoking barrels
It is funny!
Got it…LOVE it. Personally I think it's much better than Snatch.. We've also already shown Paulie with Kung Fu Hustle (another all time favorite).
[…] A Space Felony. Now, before I dig into details of the game, I need to do as I always do and come clean about a piece of pop culture that I have shockingly never seen. Yup, my blue eyes have still never gazed upon Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey or read […]


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|"Ooooh look at this! That cell phone technology - I think it will catch on?!"
(photo courtesy of the creative minds at Microsoft)
"Puleeezzzzzz!!! I have a perfectly good phone that 'makes phone calls' (whoa, what a concept - talking on a phone), can send text messages (to communicate with people under 30) and take pictures (Ah! Now we are talking...). What could I possibly do with a 'smart' phone, that I can't already do?" WELL! - 'how far the mighty have fallen'. I caved ... and went to 'the dark side' early this year. Yep, I "have an app for that".
|My 'grab n go' "field camera"
|Wild Flowers in the Florida sand dunes - 2012
|"... and a choir of angels sang..."
(Another clever image from the creative minds of Microsoft)
So out in the middle of a prairie, I "Googled-images" variegated grasses. Within 30 seconds I had the plant photo, Latin name and the 'Wikipedia' description of everything you wanted to know, but were afraid to ask! ...And these garden club members were astonished... (she says with a 'humble brag')
So, I've embraced this smart technology - with verve! Nothing could replace my Canon DSLR, but - in a pinch - it's a winner. In the meantime, here are a few shots of the Summer drought carnage around the Bunnies Buffet... with that sweet little smart phone:
|Victims of the Summer drought & storms:
Provence French Lavender, Liatris spicata and 'New Wave' Asiatic Lily


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Here's what I've observed/tested so far for Crit/Bash/Orbs in DotA2. Fairly obvious, but the 3 no longer interfere with each other compare to DotA1.
DISCLAIMER: DotA2 being a beta that it is, sometimes things may change and I don't bother re-test everything each patch, so if something changed and I didn't notice, feel free to tell me about it.
Priority of Orb(Unique Attack Modifiers):
Going from the top down are highest to lowest in priority.
Type Example %/CD-based Orb1 Maelstorm, Mjolnir Hero's skill Mana Break, Frost Arrow, Searing Arrow Oldest orb in inventory Morbid Mask, Desolator Special exceptions to this rule are Eye of Skadi + a Lifesteal type orb or Searing Arrow, which work together at the same time 1 These only count as orb only on the attack they proc, and will not override other orb otherwise
When multiple critical occurs, the highest multiplier take priority, end of story. (Yes, it's that simple, hooray)
Monkey King Bar's Truestrike is no longer a critical in DotA2, feel free to never again discuss whether it 'stack with X'
By request of shalafi, some bonus damage's interaction with crits (Lifesteal will heal you for the final damage):
NOTE: The orb that says Yes on Lifesteal require you to have some way of gaining the lifesteal that's not an orb (Vlad aura, Skeleton King)
Source Can Cleave Can Crit Can Lifesteal Kunkka - Tidebringer Yes Yes Yes Bounty Hunter - Shadow Walk No No No Shadowblade - Windwalk Yes No Yes Viper - Nethertoxin - Yes Yes Naix - Feast Yes Yes Yes Diffusal Blade No No No Antimage - Mana Break No No Yes Riki - Backstab No No Yes Ursa - Fury Swipe No No Yes Chaos Knight - Reality Rift Yes Yes Yes
Multiple bashes add the damage bonus together, regardless of melee or range.
Bashes add to your damage, and thus you can lifesteal from them.
Source Damage Type Stun Magic Immune Hit Siege Hit Tower Note Monkey King Bar Magic No Yes No Half damage on siege. Skullbasher/Abyssal Blade None Yes Yes No Faceless Void - Timelock Magic Yes Yes No Half damage on siege. Slardar - Bash Physical Yes No No Spirit Breaker - Greater Bash Magic Yes Yes No Full damage on Siege units. Count as extra hit (no lifesteal) Sniper - Headshot Physical No No No


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Confessions of a series of bombed puppets (serious title)
So I completely bombed on a series of puppets that I was engineering. A few months ago, I aspired to make butterfly puppets-gorgeous, soaring mechanical flying creatures, using telephone wire, hanger wire, thick copper jewelry wire and beautiful, textured fabrics. Only now do I giggle when regarding the botched and defective puppets, but while I was making them, I was beside myself. Hour after hour I labored, burning myself with the glue gun, twisting wire with wire cutters, stretching fabric, believing that whatever prototype I was working on was going to be the one that finally soared. My back ached from hunching over fabric scraps, my mind reeled with glue fumes as I wondered whether I was losing my touch. I created a thinly wired gossamer moth beast that now lives somewhere in my discard box, a misshapen butterfly puppet strapped with safety pins onto a black bra with hanger wire protruding out of the akimbo right wing, and one navy blue amorphous BLOB attached with gangly wires to a badmitton racket that I found on the street. But this morning,thankfully, finally, something happened. After a month and a half of soul searching (Am I JUST A SOCK PUPPET PUPPETEER??? DRAMA!!!)and questioning my career choices, something happened with swing music playing, the sticky rain outside and the quiet of my apartment, shades of green velvet strips and spoon eyeballs...I revisited the realm of verdant puppet possibilities and this is stage one of the resuscitation of the triumphant flying BLOB puppet! If I were talking to my daughters, I would have said all along, "Honey, some art works and some doesn't. The important thing is to know that and to keep on making art...it will become something eventually. Or not." But to really live that as I bombed puppet after puppet and totally messed up a corner of our living room with my wild attempts was a DOOZY. I am grateful for the whole process. Thanks for reading.
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I am using the homebridge-sesame plugin by @andrew.schaper to connect to my Sesame Smart lock via the REST API (I have the WiFi Dongle, and both dongle and door lock are running the latest firmware). Most of the time, when I use HomeKit to send a command to unlock or lock my door via the REST API, I get an iOS notification from the Sesame application:
ATTENTION! Door unlock by Restful API FAILED because of a CONNECTIVITY ISSUE!
Usually, whether the notification happens or not, the door does eventually unlock / lock — though it could take more than one attempt, but the notification is happening 80-90% of the time.
Any idea what is causing this? The Wi-Fi dongle is only 2-2.5 meters away from the lock...
Thanks for the info! We've passed your feedback to our devs and they're checking out the issue now. We will let you know once we have an update. Thank you! - CANDY HOUSE
Thanks again for bringing this to our attention! Our devs have made some changes to the API, can you let us know if the issue persists over the next few days? We'd appreciate an update. Thank you! - CANDY HOUSE
Sure, I will keep you posted, and set a reminder to report back in a few days...
So, @cim I have been using the homebridge plugin since your tweaks and I find that the lock is way more likely to succeed when a command is issued via Siri — that is, if I say "unlock the door," @andrew.schaper 's plug-in sits and waits and eventually (a few seconds) says the action succeeds (e.g. "OK, the door is now unlocked.")
More importantly, the "Restful API FAILED because of a CONNECTIVITY ISSUE" messages have all gone away.
It still happens ~5% of the time that issuing a request fails to detect the status change (but the change in door lock/unlock state changes anyway) — but regardless I haven't seen any of the notifications above.
Thanks so much for the update, glad to hear there was an improvement! Thanks for bringing this issue to our attention so we could get it fixed. Let us know if you notice any other issues with the API so we can take a look. We've just released API V3 which will allow users to sync Sesame status to our server as well as query the status of commands given to Sesame, which are features we've added based on feedback from our users. It's important to us to continue improving the API, so please let us know if you have any further questions or suggestions! - CANDY HOUSE
BTW, this started happening again in the last 24 hours: "Restful API FAILED because of a CONNECTIVITY ISSUE" and with each time, the lock does not work via the RESTful API at all. I can connect via the Wi-Fi module, but not via the REST API. More interestingly, if I try to turn on or off the "Integration > Cloud" toggle in the lock's settings, I get a message "Looks like you are not connected to the CANDY HOUSE server."
Is your REST API server down or disabled?
BTW, after logging out and logging in on my iPhone, I can now toggle Cloud off, but when I toggle it on, it waits for a few seconds and then says "Oops Code 0, Reason: (null), message: (null)"
It sounds like your REST API server is hosed, dead, or off...
Sorry about the Code 0 error message, it's safe to ignore and will be fixed in the next update.
Can you let us know if the API is still failing for you now? We checked out your logs and it looks like the API was unsuccessful because the Wi-Fi Access Point wasn't responding to our server, but it seems to have resolved itself and the API is working for you again. Please check the LED light on the Wi-Fi Access Point when this issue occurs and make sure it's breathing blue. If it's not, try unplugging/replugging or reconnecting it to your router. It may have gotten disconnected. Hope this helps and let us know if you're still having trouble! - CANDY HOUSE
Yes, it does seem to be working again. I did in fact power-cycle the WiFi module which may have helped it...
Hey @steveisles it sounds like your API issues have been resolved, but I just wanted to give you a heads up that a new version of homebridge-sesame (2.0.0) has just been published which supports the new v3 Sesame API. Should help with stability and prevent issues from occurring in the future.
Check out the updated README to get it going: https://www.npmjs.com/package/homebridge-sesame and let me know if you happen to run into any issues.
I got the API token and updated the config JSON and installed it and so far so good! I'll keep you posted if I run into any issues, and thanks @andrew.schaper for your continued development on this!
The recent issue you (@andrew.schaper) pointed out with the v3 version of the API obviously breaks version 2.0.0 — I modified the config.json to have both the token as well as the email and password and then downgraded to homebridge-sesame 1.1.3. This got things working again, but let me know when @cim fixes the v3 API/CloudFlare caching issue and I'll then switch back.
Looks like the API is working now thankfully!
Yep! I switched back to running 2.0.0. Thanks for the update!


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MTA Arts & Design
Wall Street
Harry Roseman
Subway Wall, 1990
Bronze relief on wall in passageway to 60 Wall Street, sponsored by JP Morgan
Artist Harry Roseman created a bronze wall relief for the station that respects and highlights the underlying geology of the area while providing an experience for unsuspecting commuters. As he described his work, "[This site] is underground, in the 'earth', under an urban setting... Rocks are interspersed among tiles. The rocks in this situation could actually have been a part of the excavation process for the subway tunnel ... [and they] thus become a symbol for the process of building the tunnel and for being underground... The path and stairs as well as the tiles ... intermingle nature with the man-made. The built aspect of the stairs also alludes to the built environment, the city. The landscape could be the kind of place that was here before this was an urban center ... The curve [of the tunnel] ... was also the perfect opportunity to twist the perspective of the staircase to reiterate the curve and suggest the going from one type of environment to another."
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Brief descriptionThe purpose of this project is to establish a collaborative project team (focus group) to respond to sediment management issues in grazing lands in the Charters Towers Region.
Within this context the objectives of the project are to:
1. Capture sediment run-off and water quality data over 2 years from different grazing land management practices
2. Work with a focus group of graziers to interpret the sediment and water quality results
3. Develop a best practice guide to better manage grazing land in the region.
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1) Two circles surrounded by odd shapes? Or ...
2) Rectangles with circles in front of them?
If you believe in 2) then you can make this layout! The tutorial is on Coastal Scrapbooks HERE and there's an album set up on Digi Scrapping Tips for your layouts. There's no excuse. It's easy! There aren't many things you CAN'T do in My Memories Suite! Come and challenge us!
Ths layout is from Lindsay Jane's Simple Set 6 Bonus (currently free on her blog). Word art is from StoryRock's Destinations and other elements from SAS Designs' Flying the Flag. Photos? Me, John and our friends Lionel and Barbara during Oriana's sailaway from Madeira in December 2009.


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This post is about the TabControl. The TabControl is a control I have not been looking forward to writing about. Not because it's boring, but because it is tedious to style unless you only ever want your tabs on one side. The TabControl's control template is really 4 different templates rolled into one; one template for each edge of the TabControl. You use the TabControl.TabStripPlacement property to position the tabs on any of the four sides. Actually it's five control templates if you include the control template for the TabItem (which you should).
Here is a the Chrome and Glass styling of the control:
I've only styled two of the four placement options: the top or the bottom. This isn't laziness - it's a valid design decision (truly!). I just don't think tabs sticking out of the side works for the glass and chrome look. When the tabs are on the side they take up far too much horizontal space, and they just don't fit the concept of the theme.
Left-overs from ItemsControl
The TabControl inherits from ItemsControl, which means that it has the "Generated Items (ItemTemplate)" data template, and the "Layout of Items (ItemsPanel)" control template. Neither of these are actually used! You can create custom templates for them if you like, but they are completely ignored by the TabControl. The TabControl handles the collection of items itself and shows only one at a time, using the relevant control template part. The ItemsSource property is another property that you will probably not use unless you are going to manage a collection of TabItems yourself.
The TabControl Control Template
This is the control template for the TabControl. There is a grid for each configuration of the TabControl. The "TemplateTop" grid is made visible when the TabStripPlacement is set to "Top". You can probably figure out the other three...
All four templates follow the same theme: position a TabPanel (just a strip of tabs) and a ContentPresenter. The actual content of the tab pages is kept in the inherited Items property, managed by the TabControl. As a tab from the TabPanel is clicked, the TabControl loads the associated item into the ContentPresenter of whatever grid is being used based on the TabStripPlacement property. Unlike the ListBox, which also inherits from the ItemsControl, the TabControl isn't designed to use a single DataTemplate to show each item it manages. It is designed to have it's tabs and individual item templates created at design time.
I've changed the control template for the TabControl around a little bit (for both the "TemplateTop" and "TemplateBottom" parts). I had to do this because I wanted the selected tab to look like it was the same "piece" as the content area. The default template had the border around the content so there was a line separating the tab from the content. Taking the "TemplateTop" as an example, I've grouped the "TabPanelTop" element into a grid with three columns. The TabPanelTop is in the middle column, and the two side columns have Border controls configured to show lines joining the bottom of the outside tabs to the border around the page content.
The TabItem Control Template
The TabItem template (shown on the right) is the more complex one, and the more tedious one. It contains the template that determines how the actual tab looks (the bit that sticks out). It contains two templates for each position the tabs can be located: one for when the tab is selected, and one for when the tab is unselected. That's a total of 8 templates to style! (unless of course you make the brilliant design decision that you only want one or two positions to be used in your style).
The changes I've made to the TabItem template are to reduce the number of Border controls and to get rid of the gradients and solid fills for the remaining elements. The only background fill is used for the unselected tabs.
The other changes I made were to the states; instead of graying out the whole control I've made them partially transparent. This follows the pattern I've been using for similar controls already completed in the theme.
The TabItem Control Template
One last thing about the TabControl is that it is a pain to style in Blend because the compiled code for the control interferes with normal Blend behavior. For example, if you are editing the TabItem template and use the eye icon in the Object tree to hide or show an element, Blend doesn't always restore the view of the item. The same can happen if you change Visibility between Visible and Collapsed. To make things appear properly again you have to exit out of editing the template, then go back in.
So grab the solution and have a play! Leave a comment if you like it (or if you hate it - or anything in between).


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After the big hike up Mt. Kinabalu we headed East on a big red double decker coach bus. I was exhausted from the hike, and caught some sleep while Tom watched a movie. The bus ride was about 4 hours as we trekked to our next destination Sepilok, Malaysia. Known for the Orangutan Sanctuary. It was late at night when we were dropped off at a small round-a-bout in the middle of no where. We waited for our "tropical retreat" shuttle to come fetch us in the dark after using the bus driver's cell phone to tell them we were at "mile 14" round-a-bout. I was pumped we were literally in the middle of no where!!! Even in the dark we could see that massive palm trees covered the terrain.
We stayed at Paganakan Dii Tropical Retreat ( I will write about this fabulous place later!) and we were ready to
get some rest pass out from our 9 hour hike, and the 4 hour bus ride East.
In the morning (after our delicious breakfast) our resort had a shuttle to the Orangutan Sanctuary which was started in 1964 as a place to rehabilitate orangutans back to health. It was a short 15 min ride to the place. We bought tickets, and walked out on this long wooden path to a platform in the jungle where two feedings per day take place (one at 10am and one at 3pm.) We decided to stay the whole day to watch both feedings, eat lunch, and walk around. The entire place is about 10,000 acres of protected rainforest for the orangutans to live, and roam freely once they are healthy enough. I read in lonely planet that although 1,000's of people each year come to view the orangutans there is a chance (since they are essentially wild) that none will show up to the platform to feed. At the 10am feeding there was about 10-12 orangutans that came (and LOTS of little short/long tailed macaque monkeys) The 3:00 feeding turned out to be a bit less "tour group-y" but less orangutans. We did see TWO momma's with little babes hangin on to them that came to the 3pm feeding so that was really neat!
There was a sign that read "SILENCE PLEASE" …if I had to guess I'd say about 200 people gathered around to wait quietly to view the orangutans. Sure enough as it neared 10am the monkeys, and orangutans begun to peek out of the jungle in our view. Slowly, with the help of ropes/vines they made their way over to the platform to snack on bananas/milk.
It was fascinating. Seriously, fascinating.
I don't think I blinked for the entire time… while Tom snapped some AWESOME pictures. The second feeding Tom was able to just sit, and enjoy as I snapped a couple good ones. 😉 I knew this post was going to be a tough one. HOW do I choose my favorite pictures of the orangutans when we took SO many incredible pictures. I am going to post a bunch, because I just can not stop staring at these precious little orange furry fellas.
If you want more information on visiting the sanctuary go here!
Tom and I walked around and snapped a few more pictures before the next feeding.
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Sleeping is cause for a great deal of difficulty for people who reside in chillier nations. If you reside in the Philippines or Singapore, nations with usually milder climates, resting is as easy as resting on the bed and drawing a single thin blanket around your chest. Canadians and Alaskans wish it were that easy, though. This is the reason a great deal of Asians have actually never even heard of words "duvet". If you reside in a country that gets a substantial quantity of snowfall throughout winter, resting is impossible without a duvet. That is a truth.
Option Down Comforters likewise known as Hypo Allergenic Comforters since they were created and extensively used by those who have allergies to feathers or down. This is a great option for allergy victims. The alternative comforters made from synthetic down are more expense reliable than the natural down comforters. Option down comforters are a great substitute for feel and look of down. Some brands are understood to be extremely close in contrast or equal to the warmth and convenience of down.
Take Notice Of Your Momma. She Will Tell You All About Bedspreads
When choosing your Blue Chenille Bedspread collection, you need to take note of 4 required aspects, including style, color, quality and material of the material. You need to balance these 4 aspects so as to produce your bedroom decor which can most reflect your personal style. The first vital thing for you to think about is what you require them for. You need to likewise bear in mind that where you would wish to make use of the bedding sets and your specific bed size.
Another factor is the quality of the yarn that is made use of for the bedding. Egyptian cotton, which is known as one of the greatest quality fabrics in the world, is grown on the banks of the Nile River. This kind of cotton yields the lengthiest staple cotton in the world. The staple is the specific fiber or hair. Egyptian cotton sheets that are produced in Egyptian cotton mills produce great fabrics that guarantee remarkable quality of cotton that is created. The long staple cotton can be spun into much more powerful and smoother yarn than other sorts of cotton. This suggests that it is possible to weave more threads per inch into the material which lead to the greater thread count.
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Pink kid bedding sets are the simplest to find in the current market and these are the ones that come in a variety of designs and they certainly come in a great deal of styles that you can select from.
The rate will range from the low expense and till the high expense. If you already deal with the rate in your mind, then you might not need to browse in for all the items. It will be simple for you if you begin searching in for the rate array then choose the alternative. Most of the people like this alternative as they will prefer to keep in the rate array in their mind then begin picking for the item.
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Nothing is much better than sinking in to a soft, comfy mattress at the end of a long day. Among the charms of having a goose down comforter is you will discover it rather controls tour body temperature level. You hardly ever feel too hot or too cold! Likewise, for those with aches or discomforts in their joints goose down Blue Chenille Bedspread really helps relax and help in the comfort of trying to drop off to sleep. There are many options out there for bedding, but nothing compares with the quality and comfort of the goose down bedding. Explore pricing prior to making your decision, but ensure not to jeopardize quality for rate!
Examples of those that are promoting certain ranges of bedding sets and even pushing the 'own' designs are Katy Price aka Jordan, Twiggy, Beyonce and Kylie Minogue. Whilst they could proclaim the virtues of the bedding that they are promoting, the reality is that they most likely dont use it themselves and are just stating what they are thanks to the money that they are making money. As such their word does not lug any even more value than that of the maker itself. Peer reviews are most likely more valuable to you then paying attention to these sort of celebrities.
Silk is natural material made from the cocoons of silkworms When it is crafted from these natural procedures, it is done so in a fragile method that allows the silk to retain a natural compound called sericin. This protein wards off dust mites and mold, keeping the silk bedding sets spick-and-span. Those dealing with asthma and allergies will not have an issue with their bed sheets if they copulate silk in the evening.
What Bedspreads Professionals Don't Want You To Know
Silk filled duvets are comfortable, naturally hypoallergenic, and are frequently called natural thermostats because they manage their temperature so that you can utilize them in both summertime and winter to delight in a comfy and relaxing night's sleep. In addition to silk filled duvets, which come in a range of sizes from single to very king size, you can likewise get silk filled pillow which provide the same convenience and luxury giving you one of the most enjoyable Blue Chenille Bedspread sets you can get.
Throughout the course of our lives, we will invest about 1/3 of our time resting. However even with that understanding, the majority of us settle for substandard conditions when it comes to our bed. Think of it when was the last time you treated yourself with a brand-new bed spread or comforter? If you are like most people, the response is clearly too long. In this article, we ll tell you where to purchase the very best bed spread and comforters so that you can break your present nighttime doldrums.
There is nothing even worse than getting all thrilled and preparing for something that never ever ends up happening. As we all understand there is nothing harder than trying to find a specific bed set, because no matter where you go they all appear to have the same eight to twelve duvets and other bedding. You can attempt your luck online however, then you have to go up versus a total new element. Now not just are you still finding a restricted amount however, you likewise need to risk the dependability of the establishment. That is why if you wish to discover an excellent bed set than you must not just look for someone who specializes in bedding however, likewise has a wide variety of them to select from. This is where Multi Shop Stop comes in, this online establishment provides 100's of different bedding so if you come searching for queen duvets in a specific design you will have plenty to select from varying from floral to French to garden designs.
The Leading Mistakes About Bedspreads And Ways To Avoid Them
Bedspreads, as opposed to comforters, are rather greater. A bedspread is implied to cover the whole bed's box spring area. This likewise represents that a bedspread will likely be a lot even more like a gown equipped to your complete bed, although the comforter is just a hat put on prime of it. Similarly bedspreads and comforters are available in various bed measurements; twin, complete bed, queen and king measurements. Maintain in brain which the measurements vary will vary based on each course. The sizes will change as per availability, likewise.
Among the most renowneded luxury bedding styles is goose feather filled bedding which a great deal of people will promise is the nicest way to sleep. Nevertheless that is typically because they havent yet uncovered silk filled duvets which can go an action further when it concerns getting a respectable and comfy nights' sleep.
If you are in need of a make over, you could think about attempting some of the many choices available for bedding. From designer plannings to specialized items, you are sure to find exactly what you are searching for swiftly and quickly. Lots of sites are available online and there are many other options in retailers as well.
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A greater thread count for cotton materials usually signifies a much better quality comforter. You will likewise wish to consider whether you 'd be happier with a normal white down comforter that you will need to get a safety cover for to fit the decor of your bedroom, or despite whether you will want washable microfiber down comforter with a fabric that is presently in a collaborating color or pattern.
The size of the duvet is among the most important things you have to think about. It shouldnt be so little a size that it just reaches up to the corners of your bed and neither must it be as big to envelope the entire room. Hence, do check the size of the duvet prior to zeroing in on any specific one. Preferably, a single duvet ought to have to do with three feet by 6 feet and a double duvet – 4 feet 6 inches by 6 feet 3 inches.
The bedspread sets are the most essential parts within the bed, and the bedspread sets will be the basic tone from the total Blue Chenille Bedspread. As being the bedspread sets will not be near with human skin, so they will not be always to obtain the cotton substance, instead, bedspread sets may be chosen the Dacron or poplin substance, for these supplies are moderately stiff, so that they are crease-resistant, which is the main aspect in choosing the bedspread sets. As for the color with the bedspread sets, it is higher to pick the chilly color series, so that you can rest together with the tranquil head.
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Down is collected during the natural molting process from farm raised ducks or geese. It is a spinoff of the chicken industry. The most significant difference in between goose and duck down is smell. Goose down has little to no smell. If it does not say goose down on the label, it is most likely duck down and a lot cheaper.
Now that you know why a lot of individuals are dropping prices on comforters, it is time to obtain shopping. Make the most of lots on great products. With a little shopping, you will be able to discover the perfect comforters on sale.
As winter season draws more detailed, numerous couples face the everlasting dilemma of when winter season duvets ought to be drawn out. Generally, guys have the tendency to feel warmer in bed and favor thinner duvets, where as women can often feel cold and desire much thicker duvets. Creating an issue for couples who share the exact same bed!
Some people are pleased in simply having one type of bed for a good night sleep. Nevertheless, there are other individuals who can not bear taking a look at the exact same type of bed or comforter set daily. This is due to the fact that some people are obsessed with their kinds of bed which is why these people like to keep different kinds of queen bedding sets.
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Luxurious wool comforters, such as Euphoria Organic Wool Comforters, are likewise advantageous along choice comforters for people today with allergies. This comforter is lightweight, warm, and extravagant like reduction, without the need of the allergy possibility. The Euphoria Comforter is manufactured from lamb wool and naturally repels mud mites. It genuinely is easily offered in the Allergy Customers Golf club.


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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is set to speak to Superstorm Sandy victims one week after the meeting was hastily canceled because of a scandal over traffic jams that appear to have been manufactured by his aides.
Christie and Community Affairs Commissioner Richard Constable III are slated to announce a Sandy housing recovery milestone in Manahawkin Thursday as the governor seeks to put the scandal behind him.
Homeowners were waiting at Stafford Township Volunteer Fire Company 1 last week when the event was scuttled.
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Based on units in service from 1952 to 1963 in "low bow wave" scheme featuring:
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Young returners turning the tide of island population trends
In a great piece of news, a recent study of young people on the islands that stretch from Eriskay to Berneray has shown that, against the trend of many areas, young islanders are staying on the islands and returning home.
A wide range of factors seem to be behind this very welcome trend and you can read the full article here – Young returners to Uist press release 04 Apr 18 (2)
Are you seeing a similar trend on your island or is it going the opposite way – let us know.
The research has sparked much interested and you can see some further coverage here:
Herald story on young people and Uist 16 Apr 18
The Herald on why young people settling on Uist
From Water Saving to Green Tourism
March 2018 saw the conclusion of the ESIN water study involving 8 small European islands in Greece, Croatia, Ireland and France which all had issues with water shortage. ESIN received a prize for its research on four areas of water saving actions (training, engineering, billing and switching off) at the Greening the Islands Conference held in Savignana, Sicily, last September and will be presenting an overview of the project at the 2nd Smart Islands Global Gathering in Calvia this April.
One of the most interesting examples of water saving was provided by 2 islands in Croatia's Dalmatian coast, Vis and Lastovo. The diagram below represents their average water consumption of 120 litres per day split in different uses: the darker the colour, the less purified the water needs to be. By way of comparison, the average daily water consumption rate per capita in Europe varies between 40 and 150 litres per day.
To encourage water saving in particular through water flow reducers (from 12 to 6 litres per minute), Sunce, a local sustainable development agency, developed "EkoPartner," an eco-certification program for environmentally-responsible private tourist accommodations. The EkoPartner certification included 3 mandatory eco criteria, water saving, waste recycling (at least one type of waste) and energy efficiency (LED lights), with a further 7 criteria: washing & cleaning with eco products, green transport, local community involvement, organic and local food, noise & light pollution, traditional architecture, knowledge improvement.
10 small tourist accommodation providers on Lastovo and 5 on Vis were certified: a good start but not enough to make a real impact.
To build on this, Sunce started a new innovative eco-certification program called Dalmatia Green last July as part of a Greening of Dalmatia Tourism Offer project. To prove that going 'green' and saving water really pays off, the program provides several discounts to tourist accommodations from green industry companies to enable an easier step into eco-friendly practices.
Dalmatia Green then differentiates eco-friendly accommodations and lists them on Ecobnb.com – an international platform for booking of sustainable accommodations. The program also has an educational dimension in that guests are provided with tips on how to be a sustainable tourist and use water wisely!


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The Suzuka Circuit is a thrilling track very much appreciated by drivers and fans for the numerous overtaking opportunities it offers. Shaped more or less like an eight, the circuit's numerous bends and long straights make it a challenging and appreciated track, full of hard braking zones and acceleration.
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- Visit the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
- Visit the Nagoya City Science Museum
- Go to the Port's Public Aquarium
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Inflation and Welfare: Comment on Robert Lucas
NBER Working Paper No. 6979
The paper argues that Lucas overestimates the Friedman-Bailey type of welfare cost of inflation and neglects other important welfare effects. With an alternative interpretation of the non-observability of low interest rates than the one Lucas gave and the introduction of taxes that reduce the opportunity cost of money holding, the welfare cost shrinks to one third of Lucas' estimate. The neglected welfare effects of inflation include an adverse Baumol-Tobin effect on growth and international capital movements, historical cost accounting for tax purposes, uncertainty about the price level and the relationship between inflation, relative prices and structural change.
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One skirt commission completed!
Take yards of Sari fabric, elephant trims, tassels, gold bells and fancy ribbons…..
One skirt commission completed!
Take yards of Sari fabric, elephant trims, tassels, gold bells and fancy ribbons…..
I have new glasses 🙂 I can seeeeee!
Hares are back on the agenda.
I am SO happy.
We've had snow! Not enough to be really pretty but enough and the lawn is still covered in the white stuff.
Talking of the White Stuff I took myself to Edinburgh yesterday and this was my changing room in that said shop.
Fabulous idea! Like a trip to Narnia (favourite childhood books, I read the whole series).
Love it.
In complete contrast to Northumberland Edinburgh was gloriously sunny all day.
Had forgotten how much I enjoy seeing the sun.
George Street is shopping heaven….
… Princess Street is shopping hell.
I popped into the Scottish National Portrait Gallery for lunch and to see the BP Portrait Awards.
Em, some were photographic (whats the point? take a photo), some were simply unflattering in the extreme, the occasional one captured the essence of the person(s).
You can see more here.
My favourite "Under the Clootie Tree" The expression on the child's face is priceless.
Under the Clootie Tree
by Lyndsey Jameson, 2015
Life is still in upheaval here and very stressful.
But always remember…..
It's all we can do.
Draw, paint, stitch.
Whilst I think about the sleeping hare I'm working on this idea.
(Still waiting for glasses so I can start more gold work hares).
Those of you who know Alnwick will recognise this as the street that had a needlework shop,
sadly (another) demised emporium of threads.
Seen on my #samewalkeveryweek
I'm still doing a #samewalkeveryweek and taking two photos each time, one on the way up the hill (good excuse to pause for a second)…..
….and one at the top of the hill before turning around and starting back home.
At the end equinox / solstice I'll make a collage and hope to see the changing seasons.
I had an urge to get the water-soluble fabric and threads out to make my own sleeping hare.
One hour later I had a sleeping hare panel.
I should do much more of this work as I love painting with threads.
Now I'm going to have a think about what to do next, let this evolve organically into a small picture of the hare sleeping in his form (the name for a hares sleeping place – they don't dig burrows like rabbits but sleep above ground).


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An Advent Calendar Prayer…by Susie
Inspired by Ann Voskamp's A Jesse Tree Advent Celebration- An Invitation to unwrap more of His Love, in which she writes:
"…you may have seen an advent calendar hanging some where today, one of those calendars with 25 little door flaps to peek under, a way of counting the days down until Christmas, a way of opening the door everyday and saying, "Come In, Jesus!" This opening of doors can be a way of opening doors and eyes and heart to Him."
I now have new eyes through which to view a favorite Christmas tradition in our home. As I watch my children open up their chocolate advent calendar doors , I simply can't help but find myself praying for the hearts of my boys. Lord, with each opening of a door, would you open their hearts to more of You?
As we count down the days to the celebration of His arrival to dwell among us, let every one of our hearts, prepare Him room!
Jesus, our hearts, Your Home!
Joy to the world!
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The carpeted room is full of children in skullcaps crouched on prayer mats, reciting verses from a holy text. Some mumble the words under their breath; others sing them out. They rock back and forth as they chant, their disparate voices blending into an ethereal melody.
The children, ages 7 to 14, are full-time students, in class 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, even in the summer. But they are not studying math, science or English. Instead, they are memorizing all 6,200 verses in the Koran, a task that usually takes two to three years.
It would hardly be an unusual scene in Pakistan, Afghanistan or elsewhere in the Muslim world, where religious schools devoted to memorization of the Koran and Islamic studies are common. But this class meets in the prayer room of a small mosque in Flushing, Queens, that caters mostly to South Asian immigrants and their children.
Schools like this one at the Muslim Center of New York are rare in the United States, but are emerging, especially among South Asians, as the Muslim American population becomes more established.
"This is very much influenced by traditions back home," said Imam Shamsi Ali, director of the Jamaica Muslim Center in Queens, which started its own memorization school several years ago. He envisions the children in the school becoming not just religious leaders but doctors, lawyers and engineers, helping to bridge the gap between the Muslim world and American society. "We want them to be leaders in all different kinds of roles."
But this level of devotion to Islam has a way of causing suspicion these days. While parents whose children are in the schools said they were proud of them, they also worry about how they will be perceived.
Dr. Fauzia Syed-Khan, an endocrinologist in Astoria, Queens, and a Pakistani immigrant whose sons, Tariq and Bilal, both studied at the Muslim Center's memorization school, said she did not talk about the program with co-workers.
"I think they would have a hard time understanding," she said.
The students who finish memorizing the Koran earn the title hafiz, an exalted accomplishment in the Muslim world that is relatively rare in the United States. A hafiz plays an important role during Ramadan, when the entire Koran must be recited over 30 days to mosque members. But becoming a hafiz is also believed to bring rewards in the hereafter, guaranteeing the person entrance to heaven, along with 10 other people of his choosing, provided he does not forget the verses and continues to practice Islam.
"It's almost like a bank account for the afterlife," said Zawar Ahmed, 11, who recently became a hafiz through the Muslim Center and brought in sweets for his classmates to celebrate.
Iftkhar Ahmed, Zawar's father, a Pakistani immigrant who runs a 99-cent store, said the day his son became a hafiz was the happiest of his life.
"In this life, kids are doing a lot of things," he said. "This is something for God."
There are only a handful of Koran memorization schools in the New York City area. Darul Uloom, also in Jamaica, Queens, is another one. The Muslim Center's program, which began as a full-time school in 1999, has roughly 20 year-round students and 20 more attending just for the summer, all boys. There are four teachers, all from India. They teach students proper pronunciation and review their lessons with them, marking their progress on report cards. The center has already produced 35 graduates, who have finished their memorization.
Because the task is so difficult, most of the children at the Muslim Center study only the Koran while they are enrolled in the class. Some parents try to tutor their children in other subjects on the side. But for the most part, it is after the children finish that they work to catch up in other subjects in preparation for going back to regular school.
By not offering instruction in other subjects, the school may be inadvertently running afoul of state law, according to city and state education officials. Private religious schools like the Muslim Center's program are required to provide "substantially equivalent" instruction to that offered in public schools, they said. But tracking every school-age child who leaves the public school system can be difficult.
Several parents said they were not worried about their children falling behind because they are smart enough to make up the academic work. Some students from the class have, in fact, gone on to the city's best high schools, parents and school officials said.
Nevertheless, next year, the school plans to introduce two hours of instruction in math, science, English and social studies, said Mohammad Tariq Sherwani, director of the Muslim Center. The additional classes mean it will take longer for students to finish memorizing. "But it is worth it," he said.
Students at the Jamaica Muslim Center in Queens, for instance, spend the last two hours of their day studying more traditional subjects.
There is no special technique for memorizing the Koran, except for pure repetition. Several times a day, the students recite for their teachers. First, they recite the lesson from the previous day, which usually amounts to a page or two from the Koran. Then they must recite the previous six or seven lessons combined. Finally, they recite the equivalent of one-thirtieth of the Koran — the Koran is divided into 30 parts. This is how each student, at his own pace, works his way through the entire Koran, learning a new section every day, but reviewing older ones he has already memorized.
Making the work even more difficult, the students, for the most part, do not understand what they are reciting. Muslims believe the Koran was spoken to the prophet Muhammad by the angel Gabriel in Arabic. Because it is seen as the literal word of God, the use of translations is frowned upon. Students know how to pronounce the words but mostly do not know what they mean.
Tariq Khan, 12, is one of the prodigies of the school, completing his memorization in June after less than two years. He is back for the summer to brush up. Many students like him, who have finished memorizing, go through the Koran several more times to make sure it is imprinted in their memory.
Tariq asked his parents if he could study to become a hafiz after learning about the concept in his private Islamic school. To spend time with him and his classmates is to glimpse what Muslim religious devotion looks like when it grows up alongside PlayStation 2, hip-hop music and other fascinations of American youth.
Tariq's favorite video game is Grand Theft Auto: "You can hook up cars. That's the best part." His favorite genre of music? Hip-hop, especially, Fat Joe and T. I. He recently pestered his mother into buying five shirts for him from G-Unit, the clothing line of the rap star 50 Cent.
Sameer Uddin, 13, says he sometimes misses the public school he attended before he began memorizing a year and a half ago. He could wear whatever clothes he wanted. He also liked math. His parents said he could quit if he wanted to, "but I already started," he said.
And, he added, "I want to take my parents to heaven."
One of the younger boys in the school is Thaha Sherwani, a precocious, preternaturally responsible 10-year-old whose bedroom is festooned with Yankee paraphernalia. Thaha has been memorizing for two years and will probably need another year to finish.
Unlike many of the parents with children in the class, Hina Sherwani, Thaha's mother, was born and raised in the United States. She is an assistant corporation counsel for the city of Mount Vernon. A trip to Mecca in 2001 made her wish she knew Arabic and the Koran better. The terrorist attacks that year and subsequent scrutiny on Muslim Americans also sparked an awakening about her own Muslim identity, Mrs. Sherwani said.
Mrs. Sherwani confessed that she sometimes questioned whether she was doing the right thing with her son, fretting that Thaha, who would have been entering the sixth grade this year if he had stayed in regular school, does not know his multiplication tables, for example.
But the beauty of this country, Mrs. Sherwani said, is that her son is free to have it both ways, to be steeped in Islam and be whatever he wants.
When asked what he wants to do when he grows up, Thaha said he was unsure. But then he had an idea: "I'll be the first hafiz Muslim baseball player."


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The African Development Bank (AfDB) under International Food and Agricultural Development (IFAD) project has disbursed agricultural input worth N465 million to flood victims in the six states devastated by flood.
National Project Coordinator Fadama III, Mr Tayo Adewumi, disclosed this yesterday while distributing AfDB flood intervention input to victims in Jigawa State.
He said aside Jigawa, other states affected are Borno, Plateau, Katsina, Kwara and Kogi, adding that the gesture was aimed at cushioning the hardship of the communities.
He disclosed that victims in Jigawa State will get N65.2 million input.
Represented by the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialists, Mr Peter Ajibuiye, he said the materials were judiciously delivered to the affected victims. He said the distribution has been conducted in public to underscore the transparency of the exercies.
He thanked the AfDB and the Federal Government for their collaboration with the state government to provide succour to the victims.
He sympathised with others who were affected by the disaster.
State Commissioner of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Alhaji Rabiu Isah Taura, said 50 Fadama Community Associations consisting of 578 Fadama Resources User groups in the 10 Fadama II participating local government areas are to benefit from the agricultural input and equipment.
He commended the bank and Fadama II for providing the materials to the victims.
The Commissioner also appreciated in particular the government's support to Jigawa government Fadama coordinating office which no doubt made it possible for the project to record meaningful achievements.


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Book Review: The Urban HomesteadPosted: March 22, 2013 Filed under: Book reviews | Tags: Book review, local producers, urban agriculture Leave a comment
In their book The Urban Homestead: your guide to self-sufficient living in the heart of the city, authors Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen challenge your concepts of the urban household. The book is a how-to guide on living in a self-reliant and resource-conscious manner, suggesting ways to live sustainably, ranging from fermenting one's own beer to keeping chickens as pets to pooping in a bucket for compost. Not only is it a practical guide, providing projects that one can take on, but it also instills a sense of excitement in the reader about reconnecting with the natural world. Urban homesteading involves appreciating the beauty of natural processes, such as the creation of nutrient rich soil from food waste via decomposition, and the appreciation of the quality, such as that of one's home-grown fruits and vegetables that isn't afforded by supermarket varieties. "Urban homesteading is an affirmation of the simplest pleasures of life," Coyne and Knutzen write. "Homesteading hooks us into the natural world and the passing of the seasons, and reminds us of our place within the greater cycle of life." (pp 17)
The book's main sections provide background and information on how to farm, forage, raise livestock, transform and preserve food, sustainable manage water and power use, and sustainably use transportation. A number of themes run throughout these sections, most notably sustainability and self-sufficiency, biomimicry, and utility.
The authors strongly advocate for sustainability and self-sufficiency in this book, breaking away from the traditional capitalistic material consumption and resource overuse. Coyne and Knutzen put forth the idea of a "new urban economy" where individuals are conscious of resource consumption and the environmental impact of their lifestyle, and there is an interchange of goods and services within a community that understands that "there is more power in creating than spending." (pp 16) The section on water and power also provides how to's on water harvesting and reuse, and power generation and conservation. The section makes readers rethink how they use and value these resources, and gives them a way to efficiently use them.
Biomimicry, or modeling something based on natural systems, also has a strong presence. These systems often involve natural symbioses, interdependencies, cycles, and closed loops. The gardening section introduces permaculture, which is agriculture designed based on a sustainable human environment. The process involves engineering agricultural practices based on natural interdependent systems processes, such as crop rotation based on the nitrogen fixing or consuming nature of plants, or the physical protection from harsh sun or rain afforded by larger plants to smaller plants, or one plant's attraction of beneficial insects which prey on pests that infect other plants. Mulching is another exemplary case of biomimicry suggested in the farming section. This process involves the layering of leaves and compost which imitates the natural deposition of material that occurs in an ecosystem, such as a tree shedding its leaves, a dying plant decomposing, and a native animal pooping. These, and a number of other processes that the authors describe use natural processes to help the urban homesteader create sustainable, symbiotic systems. It is a stark contrast to today's industrial agriculture which refutes natural principles, intensively extracting soil nutrients to create produce which is transported across the country and results as waste in landfills where rather than returning to the soil it came from to replenish the soil health.
Lastly, utility is a huge component of the book. The first of Coyne and Knutzen's principles is "grow only useful things." "Water is a resource. Time is a resource. Space is a resource. We no longer squander these resources on merely decorative plants." (pp 34) Though this may be a point of contention with some, particularly the urban resident whose ideal garden consists of a yard of grass lined with roses and a white picket fence, it is a sensible rule nonetheless. Not only do Coyne and Knutzen describe the productivity of plants, but they elaborate on the productivity of owning livestock. "Your household produces food waste. Farm animals eat this waste and make fertilizer out of it, accomplishing overnight what would otherwise take weeks of decomposition in a compost pile." (pp 132) The couple also challenges our idea of raising animals for slaughter ourselves, pointing out that we are so disconnected with our food sources that the slaughter of animals is shocking, yet chickens you raised yourself are the most sustainable and humane meat you can get.
The guide concludes by expressing a hope for a "consciousness shift" in the public, where city dwellers become more connected and aware of their resource use, and embrace urban agriculture and sustainable homesteading. The fascinating and innovative how-to's that the authors provide are not only practical, but they push our boundaries of what we consider a "normal" household. This couple truly is pioneering a consciousness shift, and the reinvention of the urban dweller as a resource-conscious and self-sufficient urban homesteader.
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How and why Topdanmark, a large Danish insurance company, selected IBM WebSphere for application server needs over the JBoss alternative.
This report provides a customer case study on Topdanmark, one of the largest insurance companies in Denmark. Topdanmark recently went through a process of product selection for its strategic application server platform, with the two main candidates being IBM (WebSphere) and Red Hat (JBoss). The report looks at the background, how Topdanmark went about making its decision and why it ended up choosing IBM WebSphere over the Open Source alternative.


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