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On 14 July 2014, the House of Representatives' Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs (Committee) published a report on the impact of drones on privacy in Australia. Titled Eyes in the Sky: Inquiry into the Regulation of Air Safety and Privacy (Drones Report), the paper discusses many of the issues that arise from the increased prevalence of drone (or 'remotely piloted aircraft' (RPA)) technology within Australia's current air safety and privacy frameworks.
The Drones Report was developed after considering a number of roundtable discussions with a range of interested government, commercial and industry groups. It considers the civil, commercial and recreational applications of RPAs and is primarily focused on the implications of RPA use in the areas of air safety and privacy. No reference is made to military RPAs or their uses throughout the Drones Report.
Content of the Report
Applications of RPA technology
Chapter 2 of the Drones Report discusses the current and future applications of RPA technology in a broad range of areas. These include law enforcement, media, journalism, science and agriculture.
Air safety
Chapter 3 of the Drones Report examines the risks to air safety posed by RPA usage.
Particular emphasis is given to the Committee's discussions with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). Due to safety concerns, CASA does not currently permit RPAs to use shared airspace and has imposed substantial restrictions on commercial RPA operators. These restrictions, represented within the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (Cth) (Regulations), are discussed throughout Chapter 3.
The Regulations distinguish between commercial and recreational RPA use. Unlike commercial users, those who use RPAs recreationally do not require CASA approval. Recreational RPA use is governed by the same regulations that apply to model aircraft. The only extent to which the Regulations apply to recreational RPA use is in regards to 'standard operating conditions', which include requirements that RPAs only be operated below 400 feet, at least three nautical miles from populous areas, and within a visual line of sight.
CASA identified two specific safety concerns regarding RPA technology: the quality and durability of the materials from which RPAs are constructed, and the technology that controls their behaviour. Safety issues based upon roundtable discussions held with CASA and other stakeholders are identified and explained in detail throughout Chapter 3. A recurring theme of these discussions was the availability of RPAs to members of the general public who often do not understand how to operate them safely, or are not conscious of their risks.
Additionally, the Drones Report observes the role of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in regulating RPA use. ICAO is currently in the process of developing a regulatory framework and, while the precise content of this framework is unclear, CASA has indicated it will be taken into account when future reviews of the Regulations are conducted.
CASA has stated it does not plan to extend the rules governing commercial RPA use to recreational drones.
Chapter 4 focuses on privacy issues.
The Committee acknowledges RPAs have the potential to pose a serious threat to Australians' privacy. Accordingly, the Drones Report examines Australia's existing regulation of RPAs in relation to privacy issues and looks at ways by which Australian privacy laws can be enhanced to adequately address the risks posed by RPAs.
Despite the existence of broad privacy protections within the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act), the Committee states that these protections do not apply to the collection and use of personal information by private citizens and do not therefore provide overarching privacy protection for the individual. Additionally, the Privacy Act does not operate to protect against intrusions into Australians' private seclusion.
While some states and territories have also established privacy laws of their own, they are also restricted in that they tend only to relate to the activities of government agencies. These limitations, at both the federal and state (and territorial) levels, highlight the shortcomings of existing privacy laws in protecting individuals against the invasive use of RPAs.
Other major issues pertaining to privacy discussed within the Drones Report include:
- uncertainty of the law of privacy's scope and effect
- limited avenues of redress for breaches of privacy
- the increased burden placed on industry (particularly the media)
- new issues regarding the legality of surveillance by RPAs.
The Committee reported roundtable participants continually emphasised RPAs represent just one of the many emerging technologies with the potential to seriously affect privacy in Australia. Additionally, the Drones Report acknowledges regulation of RPA usage in itself is likely to be extremely difficult.
Accordingly, the Drones Report states any changes to the existing privacy laws should be broad and all-encompassing.
The recommendations made by the Drones Report are as follows:
Recommendation 1 – The Australian Government, through CASA, should broaden future consultation processes it undertakes in relation to RPA regulations to include industry and recreational users from a non-aviation background.
Recommendation 2 – The Australian Government, through CASA, should include information on Australia's privacy laws with the safety pamphlet CASA currently distributes to vendors of RPA.
Recommendation 3 – The Australian Government should consider introducing legislation by July 2015 that provides protection against privacy-invasive technologies (including RPA), with particular emphasis on protecting against intrusions on a person's seclusion or private affairs.
Recommendation 4 – The Australian Government should initiate action to simplify Australia's privacy regime by introducing harmonised Australia-wide surveillance laws that cover the use of listening devices, optical surveillance devices, data surveillance devices and tracking devices.
Recommendation 5 – The Australian Government should consider the measures operating to regulate the use or potential use of RPAs by Commonwealth law enforcement agencies for surveillance purposes in circumstances where that use may give rise to issues regarding a person's seclusion or private affairs.
Recommendation 6 – The Australian Government should coordinate with CASA and the Australian Privacy Commissioner to review the adequacy of the privacy and air safety regimes in relation to RPAs, highlighting any regulatory issues and future areas of action, with a view to publicly releasing the review in June 2016.
This eAlert was prepared by Dom Mollica, a final year law student at La Trobe University, during his seasonal clerkship with Maddocks.


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The gameplay of this Asian-themed slot is enriched with a number of bonus modes triggered by the wilds.
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There's no such thing as gambling for dummies without at least one Egypt-themed video slot.
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In case you're more of a classic fruit slot player, go for the five-reel, 20-payline Triple Cash Wheel, in which a three-reel set triples the ways to win up to 60 paylines. It's delightfully vintage and just as lucrative.
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Among all slots for dummies, this one takes the cake for its fruity-themed Vegas style.
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12. A Dragon's Story
At the end of every mythic road stands a Dragon's lair full of riches for the hero to take back home.
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13. Twin Spin
Another fruit machine? As if there could ever be enough of them! Twin Spin can easily be named the queen of Vegas-style slots, featuring all the familiar symbols on five reels and 243 ways to win the game.
Traditionally, the diamond is the most valuable symbol, with five of them awarding 1,000 coins. Instead of free spins and picks, Twin Spin offers wilds and a spectacular Twin Reel feature. Pro tip – keep your cool.
14. The Flintstones
A nostalgic throwback to your childhood, the Flintstones game is a five-reel, 1,024-payline video slot that turns Bedrock into a bona fide casino city. It lets you bowl with Fred himself and win the big prize.
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Casino tips for beginners are not necessary for playing Wild Gambler, as this five-reel, 20-payline slot packs a game engine with a lot of free spins, bonus symbols, and multipliers, all ensuring a roaring win.
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Five Meerkat symbols unlock the Free Spins round, thus increasing your chances for scoring five Lions and winning the jackpot of 1,000 credits.
17. Gorilla Go Wild
The jungle-themed online slots league starts and ends with Gorilla Go Wild, a banana-scented new game with five reels and 25 ways to win. In here, even the base game reveals two bonuses, both randomly triggered.
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With Time for a Deal, playing slots for dummies takes a whole other turn. This five-reel, 25-payline game awards its players very generously, and it also looks, sounds, and feels sensational.
The theme of the slot is a show quiz, with all the glitz and glam of traditional TV hosts and attractive prizes that range from kitchen appliances to diamond rings. Sounds fabulous? Just wait to see its four bonus rounds!
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Have you ever thought about what pigs might do with far more cash than they can spend?
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One of Scotland's most popular folk bands will be performing at Garstang Library later this month.
Edinburgh-based trio 'North Sea Gas' will be singing traditional and contemporary songs composed by themselves, together with humour and story-telling on Thursday 28 February at 7.30pm.
The internationally-acclaimed group has received Gold and Silver disc awards from the Scottish Music Industry Association, and have already released 19 albums.
County Councillor Peter Buckley, Lancashire County Council's cabinet member for community and cultural services, said: "I'm delighted to have such a renowned band playing at one of our libraries.
"I'm told that the evening promises to be a combination of great vocals and harmonies. Many instruments could also be played, including guitar, mandolin, fiddle, bouzouki, harmonica, whistles, bodhrans and banjo with a good amount of humour as well.
"All of this, combined with audience interaction should make this a very enjoyable evening."
Early booking is recommended as tickets are limited for the performance.
Tickets cost £10 for adults and £8 for concessions.
For more information about the performances or to book tickets, please call in at the library or phone 0300 123 6703.
More information about the group is available at: www.northseagas.co.uk/info
Anyone who lives in the UK can join a Lancashire library, either online or by visiting in person. Membership is free and there are no age restrictions. More information is available at www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries


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There are some things in life that while being theoretically possible, their pursuit often seems to be an exercise in futility. You can only pursue them and hope for the best. The three best examples are: planning the next Buffalo Bills Super Bowl Party, explaining the plot of "Eyes Wide Shut", and getting a benefit from a warranty or insurance claim. I am going to explore the last of these items.
In April of 2008, I purchase a computer bundle which included the computer tower, a monitor, and a printer. In addition, I purchased an extended warranty. I purchased the extended warranty because, like the parachute pants I bought in 1984, it seemed like a great idea at the time. After all, this warranty was being backed by a reputable company which had gained a reputation for its customer service. In an effort to practice good taste, I will not mention the company by name. Let's put it this way, if you are in a seafood store, you don't want to get the weak scrod. In other businesses, it is probably best not to buy services from an agency that happens to rhyme with weak scrod.
We enjoyed our computer system greatly over the course of the coming months. Suddenly, without warning, the monitor gave up the ghost. It just stopped working. My wife called the company servicing our extending warranty. They told my wife that our monitor was covered under warranty until April 2010. That was really good news because it was the day before Thanksgiving. April 2010 gave us plenty of wiggle room to get our monitor repaired or replaced free of charge. My wife took the monitor to the store to return it. The man behind the counter then informed her that the monitor was not covered. Doing her best to maintain a cool head, my wife demanded to speak to the manager. The nice man (whose breath reeked of weak scrod) told my wife that when we purchased the warranty, it only covered the computer tower. Neither the monitor nor the printer was covered. My wife explained this to me on the telephone. I looked down and was sure that, for a minute there, I was wearing the parachute pants I bought in 1984. In the end, they wound up recycling our monitor and giving us a $10 gift card.
I shouldn't be surprised about this. Such things have happened many times throughout history. Scholars uncovered a record of an insurance claim. It appears that a man was looking to receive a benefit from Galilee Mutual Insurance. The man's claim asserted that while feeding his pigs, he dropped bag of pearls he was holding. The pigs began to eat the pearls and spit them out. The man was then severely hog cut. In addition, a wind storm blew in and destroyed the cages holding his sacrificial turtledoves. The turtledoves flew out and the man's dog ate them. Sadly, Galilee Mutual Insurance did not cover the man's claim. Galilee Mutual cited an exclusion in the policy: Matthew 7:6 – "Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you." They also stated that the cages for the turtledoves would not be replaced as the windstorm fell under the Acts of God exclusion.
Another historical account tells of a man in 1588 that purchased a sextant. The sextant came with a 30 day no questions asked money back guarantee. The man filed a claim to get money back to return the sextant and repair damages to his ship. However, the warranty clearly stated that the sextant (a Vespucci 1600 model) was best used in conjunction with a map and a compass. The man used the Vespucci 1600 by itself and misinterpreted the readings. His ship wound up sailing right in the middle of the Spanish Armada fleet. This accidental placement in battle caused severe damage to his ship. The warranty also stipulated that the sextant is ineffective in British territory. The reason for this is that a sextant is designed to be used at night and the sun never sets on the British Empire.
As anyone can see, history clearly stakes the deck against a successful claim. All we can do is to get everything and writing and read the fine print as they say (whoever THEY are). Otherwise, you may be caught with your parachute pants hanging down and smelling of weak scrod.


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Bowel Injury doesn't have to be the end of the line
A perforated bowel can be serious, leading to potentially life-threatening infections. If you have suffered from a bowel injury you may be entitled to compensation.
Compensation related to bowel problems is not limited to physical injuries either. If you have contracted a bowel disease or cancer that has come about due to circumstances outside of your control and due to the fault of negligence of another, you may be able to make a claim against them.
Types of Bowel Problems
Bowel injury due to an accident
If you have been involved in a road accident, or perhaps an incident at work due to a fall that has caused damage to your bowel, you are likely to be able to claim compensation.
A bowel injury means that part of your intestine has been torn or damaged. This can cause a leakage of the contents of the intestines and a potential for a serious infection as a consequence.
Bowel injuries can occur from both blunt trauma (where the skin isn't broken but damage is done internally), or a penetrating trauma (where a sharp object has cut into the body). In both cases, medical care is needed immediately and any delays can cause complications and even become life-threatening.
Car accidents in the UK are one of the greatest reasons for blunt trauma related bowel injuries and account for a high percentage of bowel injury compensation claims.
Bowel injury due to assault
If you have been the victim of an assault that has led to a bowel injury, you will be able to claim compensation from your attacker.
Like bowel injury that occurs due to an accident, assault injuries are either blunt or penetrating trauma and must be dealt with as soon as possible.
Bowel injury due to medical neglect
Doctors and nurses involved in your medical care must take appropriate care if there is a risk of damage to your bowel during any time you are in their care. Examples of negligent bowel injuries include:
- Nicked bowel during surgery – complications during surgery that may be completely unrelated to the bowel can mean that damage is done to the bowel while you were under medical care. Worse, the resulting corrective surgery can lead to additional problems, including blood poisoning (septicaemia) and delays in your recovery.
- Childbirth-related bowel damage – difficulties can come up during the birth of a child, and some of those can involve unexpected bowel damage. If this happens as a consequence of NHS failings, then a compensation claim is possible.
- Damage from radiotherapy – sometimes pelvic radiotherapy can cause the smaller blood vessels in the bowel to become more fragile, and the procedure can also cause bacteria to grow in undesirable places leading to bowel issues. It may be possible to claim in these cases if it can be proven that the appropriate level of care and precautions were not undertaken.
- Failure to properly respond – bowel issues can very quickly lead to serious infection, and thus the accurate immediate diagnosis and appropriate response is incredibly important. If medical staff have not properly caught the problem in time and further complications arise consequently, then they may be held liable for any ongoing issues.
Bowel disease
While it is very difficult to nail down the causes for many bowel-related issues, it may be possible to make an occupational health claim if the source of your bowel disease can be connected to your working environment.
Employers have a duty of care to ensure that all workplaces are safe and that any specialist clothing that may be required is provided.
Bowel disease claims in the UK are not uncommon and it is possible for a successful case to be made in the right circumstances.
Bowel cancer
Unfortunately, most causes of bowel cancer are due to age and common health reasons, such as obesity or a poor diet. If you have contracted bowel cancer due to an issue at work or other situation where it is not your fault, then you may have cause to make a compensation case.
A common reason for claiming compensation when you have a bowel related issue can be due to medical misdiagnosis. If your doctor has failed to accurately assess the symptoms of any bowel-related disease, you may be entitled to a financial settlement.
The Compensation Award for a Bowel Injury
When determining the size of a compensation award, the court will take many things into account, including the level of suffering, pain and inconvenience that the injury has inflicted both at the time and during any recovery time.
Unfortunately, it is common with bowel-related issues that the impact can be permanently life-changing, with the victim forced to go about the rest of their life with a long-term adjustment. This may include a colostomy or ileostomy and reliance upon a stoma bag to deal with bodily waste. Compensation relating to permanent life-changes.
The following table shows the guide amounts that are followed when making an award in relation to bowel injury:
|Penetrating injuries causing some permanent damage but with an eventual return to natural function and control
|£10,040 to £19,520
|Severe abdominal injury causing impairment of function and often necessitating temporary colostomy
|£35,540 to £55,590
|Total loss of natural function and dependence on colostomy, depending on age
|Up to £119,650
|In cases involving double incontinence namely total loss of natural bowel function
|Up to £146,840
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Major projects are being put on hold by the Fiji Sugar Corporation as it undergoes a complete review under new CEO, Zimbabwe-born Graham Clark.
The FSC chair Vishnu Mohan said projects like the co-generation and ethanol plant in Rarawai, sugar refinery in Labasa and syrup mill in Penang have been stopped until further feasibility studies are undertaken.
The proposed ventures are seen as part of the industry's diversification programme aimed at strengthening its future, but Mr Mohan said there was a need to consolidate first.
"Any business has got to generate enough cash to maintain sustainability on an ongoing basis. We can do as many projects as we want but at the end of the day the business must have the capacity to be able to repair the project costs and things like that," he said.
"So it is a readjustment, a complete thorough review, giving the new management a chance to revisit that and come back to us."


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Fisherman rescued after boat capsizes in Chincoteague Bay
GIRDLETREE – A commercial fisherman was rescued from a marshy island by his father and another waterman this morning after his boat capsized Saturday night in Chincoteague Bay, authorities say.
The man, whose identity wasn't immediately available, was taken to a hospital after he was found on Big Bay Marsh at about 7 a.m., said Sgt. Brian Albert of the Maryland Natural Resources Police. He may have been suffering from hypothermia, but it wasn't thought to be life-threatening.
The boat capsized at about 6 p.m. Saturday, and the man swam to the nearest land he could find, Albert said. His father went looking for him after he didn't return home on time.
Milton man dies in single-vehicle crash
MILTON – A Milton man died after a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning, authorities say.
Andrew Rottmann, 28, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident at Cedar Creek Road near Isaacs Road near Milton, according to Delaware State Police.
The agency gave this account: Rottmann was driving southbound at about 2:25 a.m. on Cedar Creek in a 1999 Volkswagen Jetta "at a high speed" when the car slipped off the right side of the road near a slight left curve. The car veered back across the northbound lanes and began spinning clockwise as Rottmann overcorrected at the wheel.
The Volkswagen spun off the right side of the road, striking a utility pole on the passenger side. Rottmann was wearing a seat belt.


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Ye Olde Terminator December 15, 2009Posted by leskanturek in Folk Art, Printmaking, Steampunk, Visually Cool & Relevant.
Tags: Folk Prints, Illustration Concepts, Re-interpretation as a old woodcut, Woodcuts
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I don't have a lot of info on this, (okay none) it's in Russian but I came across this on the web and it was too clever for me to pass up. Modern movies re-interpreted as old wood cuts. at : http://ziza.ru/2006/06/16/rastamanskie-narodnye-skazki.html
If anyone can shed some light on where this is from or who did it please let me know.
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Bibliodyssey which is a wonderful, wonderful site displaying "eclectic and rare book illustrations derived from many digital repositories, accompanied by some background commentary", has an older post for these prints (Sunday, June 18, 2006) They identify this style/genre of print as "Russian lubok" here is a copy of their link to an explanation by Alexander Boguslawski.
From http://tars.rollins.edu/Foreign_Lang/Russian/Lubok/lubintro.html (Copyright Alexander Boguslawski 1999)
"The lubki (sing. lubok), simple printed pictures colored by hand and often called broadsides, popular prints, folk prints…"
Steamnocchio by Fabricio Moraes September 9, 2009Posted by leskanturek in Pinocchio, Steampunk, Summer Reading Project.
Tags: Fabricio Moraes, Gepetto, Pinocchio, Steam punk Pinocchio, Steampunk
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Fabricio Moraes' wonderful entry to CGSociety: Society of Digital artists Steampunk challenge.
Steamnocchio. As Moraes has captioned it " This is an adaptation of the Pinocchio story.
In this version, Geppetto is a mad and lonely old man. Since he has no friends at all, he decided to make one. With no magic or abracadabra stuff, he makes his creation alive with the power of steam".
If you go to the cgsociety challenge page you'll see a great breakdown of the illustration. Fabricio's initial sketch, the steps in modeling the figures digitally, earlier version of the color and details. I'd highly reccomend it as well as seeing the other great entries on the site.
Steampunk, Heavy, Metal July 31, 2008Posted by leskanturek in 3-D work, Class Topics, Steampunk, Visually Cool & Relevant.
Tags: concepts, Modification, Steampunk, Technology
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Above (left) Director Katsuhiro Otomo's 2005 Steamboy, (middle) Movie remake of the '60s TV Show The Wild, Wild West, (right) Poster from the Rocketeer movie, based on the Dave Stevens character.
Steampunk, is an aesthetic that mixes 19th century, industrial revolution (ie: steam power) technology with elements of science fiction. Think the Wild Wild West, H. G. Wells, Jules Verne, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, a kind of Mad Max meets Victorian England. An amazing conceptual exercise, to take the aesthetic of one age and apply it to another. As much as I want to go on about it in high academic verbosity, the geek in me just wants to write "It's just really, really cool" and leave it at that.
Above (left) Valerie Beetle's Wood PC, (right) Electriclerk, Andrew H. Leman's modified Macintosh SE.
The next time you're at a flea market try and look for older examples of machinery. Frequently even the mundane is painted and adorned in some way. A friend of mine collects farm engines (Tired Iron), stand alone combustion engines that were used around a farm to power saws, threshers, split wood etc. All the early engines have this Victorian pin striping, outlining parts and sported distinct color schemes. There was an effort to make even machinery visually pleasing. Yes, all that Victorian over ornamentation for it's own sake reached a peak and led to the simplified lines of the arts and crafts movement, well that's another post… Part of the steam punk culture is the rebellion against "the big beige box" we sometimes see in modern product design that hides a machines guts. Steam punk, like the culture of the industrial revolution embraces the visual aesthetic in, and the romantic view of, technology as our savior. Don't conceal that flywheel, plate it in brass, etch it with scroll work put it out there for the world to see. With those parameters I could contemplate the argument that H.R. Gieger has a bit of steam punk in him. A steam punk mouse or computer looks like
Above (left) "The Original Model 420 Pneumatiform Infumationizer" by Mr Kaden, (right top) Clarinet Gun, from gizmodo.com/gadgets/ steampunk?refId=18, (right bottom) Steampunk mouse by Jake of all trades.
the complicated technological achievement that it is, it's inspiring in it's mechanical-ness. When you make a call you're not just using a cell, you're employing a wireless audiophonic broadcaster, or maybe a stratophone. A steampunk creation might also be commenting on the ponderousness and oppressive aspect of technology in society (think Terry Gilliam's Brazil).
Above (left) Steampunk artwork for an iPod by Gelaskins,created by Colin Thompson (right) USB flash drive from Russia, posted at http://www.geekologie.com,
The Steampunk movement has it's beginnings in literature and writing is a large component. Not having too much experience in that area I'll leave that up to the entry in Wikipedia on steampunk's literary beginnings. There are plenty of sites where steampunk devotees trade tips, sources for raw materials and share photos/drawings of projects in progress. The coolest aspect in my view is that most projects (Mods, in some cases) actually work. Steampunks also re-imagine well known movies or characters as steampunk, say Star Wars for example.
(left) A steampunk Darth Vader, (* I lost the credit for this, but it is someone's copyright art. I t was just too cool not to post. I'll update it as soon as possible) .
There are tons of examples of steampunk on the web, costumes, mods, guitars, cars. You name it it can be steampunked. I would suggest after going to The Steampunk Workshop you try a google search tacking on an item, ex. steampunk computer, steampunk star wars and then sit back for the eye candy.
With that in mind…. just one more image.
Below (left) Jake von Slatt's Victorian all-in-one PC. (right) a working laptop created by a Japanese steampunk. It sports with mechanical keys, a speaker on the deck, a wooden space bar, and a morse key over the trackball. posted on boingboing.net


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Sometime before your first birthday, your Uncle Matt was over at the house hanging out and he said, "Eddy's gonna be, like, the really nice kid in your 3rd grade class. The kid that everyone wants to be friends with. Remember that kid?"
Yep, I totally remember that kid. Through my years of teaching, I met a few of those kids. They're the ones that made me Christmas ornaments that I still hang on the tree every year.
I'm not sure exactly why your Uncle Matt said that. I'm guessing that he saw good character and a big heart beyond your chubby baby face.
I think about your future a lot, as all parents do, and I hope that you see a lot of success. When you're busy tinkering with wheels - your favorite thing to do right now - I always remark that maybe you'll be an engineer. When you play in your kitchen I wonder if someday you'll have your own restaurant. And when you throw me a ball with laser accuracy, I wonder if you'll play baseball.
I would love for any one of these scenarios to play out. I would love for you to be great at lots of things and to win awards and to know victory.
But there is something else that I want for you even more.
I hope that someday I go hoarse from cheering you to an exciting first place finish at your swim meet but more than that, I hope that you are nice to all of your classmates.
I hope that someday I get to snap pictures of you all dressed up for your first formal dance but more than that, I hope you are the kind of the person that will sit next to the new kid at lunch and turn them into a friend.
I hope that you are brave enough to try something that scares you but more than that, I hope that you are brave enough to stand up against a bully that is picking on someone that can't stick up for them self.
I hope that you know how to play an instrument so well that it makes people dance but more than that, I hope that you never make fun of people because they are different than you.
I hope that you have no fear as you stand in front of a crowd to deliver a speech but more than that, I hope that you never follow the crowd when the crowd is doing something wrong.
I hope that you are cool because you are nice. I hope that you are well-liked because you are kind. I hope that you know how happy it can make you feel to help someone else. There may be times when this seems tough, when you feel pressure to act otherwise. Stay strong. It will be worth it and I will be proud of you.
I hope you are fast and sharp and funny and cool but more than all of this, I hope you are nice. I hope that you are the kid in 3rd grade (and beyond) that everyone wants to be friends with.
You are loved. You come from love and are surrounded by it at all times. That won't change.
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Allyson Herbst blogs about the ups, downs, and all-arounds of a Cape Girardeau native recently relocated to the Big Apple. Allyson is a Cape Girardeau native and Central High graduate in her roaring twenties. She attended college in Minnesota, studied in Mexico and Ireland, spent a year in Bolivia and, perhaps most horrifyingly, then moved back in with her parents. For her next brash display of fickle youth, she has left America's Heartland for dusky, dank and electric New York City.


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Best Chicken Salad Sandwich Recipe
My Quest for an Easy Recipe for Chicken Salad Sandwiches
Way, way back when I first got married and I was still trying to impress my husband (grin), I wanted to learn how to make chicken salad sandwiches. I wanted a chicken salad sandwich recipe that was not just easy, but also delicious.
Over the years, I experimented to get my easy chicken salad recipe just right; I spent a lot of time and effort perfecting it. I hit on what I believe is the best recipe ever. It's not just basic but has a bit of finesse. It's right at home at a kids' lunch table or a bridal shower buffet. It can be simple or elegant.
I have served this chicken salad many times over the years, and I have never failed to receive compliments and requests for my recipe. When the internet came along, I realized that many cooks will use the internet, not a cookbook, when looking for recipes. So here it is. Try this easy chicken salad sandwich recipe.
(Serves about 6)
- 3 cooked chicken breasts, chopped
- 1 or 2 stalks celery, chopped (about 3/4 cup)
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 1/2 cup seedless grapes, halved
- 3/4 cup dried cranberries
- 3/4 cup salad dressing, such as Miracle Whip
- 2 tablespoons coleslaw dressing (Marzetti's is good)
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
- Coarsely ground black pepper, to taste
- Simply mix everything together well.
- Chill for at least one hour before serving; it tastes much better if allowed to chill overnight.
Serving Ideas
Serve on toasted bread, croissants, or lettuce leaves. It also tastes great in pita pockets or hollowed tomato cups. Also try different breads such as ciabatta or raisin bread.
Chicken Salad Sandwich Recipe Comments
I see lots of these comments are very old and everyone commented on the color. I just made it and I reduced the paprika to a 1/4 tsp because I only had smoked paprika and it still was delicious ......1st timer using grapes and cranberries in my chicken salad and it still delicious.
made this for the people setting up for a wedding, it was specatular. since then I have started making a pasta salad with this, I cut down on the paprika and use red onion and mini penta. everybody that tries it cannot get enough
I'm craving chicken salad right now. I would have to give your recipe a try later this winter. Thanks for the hub!
I add pecans and just a touch of curry.
I just made this to take to Easter lunch with family tomorrow. I sampled it and even before it has chilled it already tastes yum-licious!! Can't wait to share with everyone, or maybe not; ) I had Helmann's on hand so just added a little extra cole slaw dressing to give some zing. Thanks for the recipe!
This recipe sounds so good!! I will have to review it on my blog :-)
Awesomeness is the correct word to describe this recipe except do you fry the chicken or cook it
i tried this recipe with some slivered almonds that i just threw in a pan instead of the cranberries to add some of a crunch, very tasty.
It's me again. I'm sorry but every time I make this recipe I whisper you a lil' THANK YOU.yummmmmmmyyyyyyyy it is. In addition to adding the green apples, I use a RED ONION for extra tastiness.......Wow! Thanks again. It tastes like a whole new sandwich each time I make it.
WOW,I made the chichen salad, it is so good, I'm suppose to take it to a Christmas party at my church, but I can't stop eating it...lol. thank FOR THE RECIPE.
Thank you for posting this. I was looking for something that I could take to a church "soup" social. I didn't want to bring a dessert like everyone else and wanted something that would pair well with different kinds of Soup. I think I am going to do them in croissants and the hollowed tomato cups just to add variety.
I had been searching for a simple yet delicious chicken salad recipe.......needless to say my search is ovah! This was awesome, my whole family LOVED it. I added green apples in addition to your cranberries, grapes, and pecans. Thank you so much for a delectable recipe. Now what to do w/that whole both of Cole slaw dressing?4
Love this recipe, minus onions. Took it to work and was the hit for lunch! Thanks a million!!!
I love this recipe! I will make sure to make this every week. You may also check my homemade chicken broth recipe at http://chickenbrothrecipes.com/
YUMMY!! I have this recipe chilling in my fridge right now. I used the Lilydale fully cooked sliced chicken breasts from Costco. Going to have it on croissants :-) Thank you!!
I've been searching for a good chicken salad recipe and I think I've found it. Thanks. I'm going to make it tomorrow. I love all the ingredients in it.
Okay, finally taking the time to comment. Three summers ago I started making this recipe. It is outstanding and needs no adjustments. Not everything has to be spicy! :) Thanks for an outstanding recipe and for sticking with it til you got it right!
that sounds great i'm making chicken salad but don't have all the ingredients for this one..
I love chicken salad. I never would have thought to add coleslaw seasoning!
this by far the best chicken salad sandwich. travel to may a places and mmm cant beat this sandwich. thanks for the recipe.
This recipe looks great, I'm taking the advice of the comments and leaving out the paprika and cranberries as i think it'd ruin it for me.
I'm cooking this tomorrow in my food and nutrition class, I'm having to use Quorn style chicken as I'm on my veggie year...hope the effect will still be the same!! :s xoxoxo
Sounds good but mine is better
you use chicken, a little mayo and red hot spicy and good
miguel if you use mayo it wont come out sweet...mircle whip and other salad dressing brands have more sugar added to them
I'm going to go against everybody here and say I didn't like it. It was way too sweet for what I would consider a normal chicken salad. Chicken salad should be mostly savory not sweet.
Wow. Made this for the first time & this is the BEST chicken salad I've ever had! Thanks so much for sharing. This will be a permanent recipe for our family!
I think it's good - however the paprika turned the salad to an orange color which didn't seem very appetizing to me.
This recipe rescued my old dull chicken salad - thanks for sharing.
I've been searching high and low for a good Chicken Salad recipe. I'm going to try yours out tonight. It sounds delicious!
This is by far the best chicken salad recipe I've ever tried! Next time I'm going to use paprika and1/2 tsp regular salt. Paprika and seasoned salt turn it alittle too orange. Great flavor!
I always add 1 tsp of curry powder. It is a favorite at all my parties!
How much does this make , if you measured the whole amount? or how much is a serving size? It says 3 breasts , how many ounces of meat is that?
Oh my goodness, This was amazing!
Yum! I didn't have paprika, so I substituted dill weed instead... could also put parsley in it too!
I made this and it taste so much better if you add sugar; )
I have been making this for years and for those of you who are not using the cranberries are missing out. I don't like cranberries but they really add to chicken salad. I also add chopped pecans. I made it for an open house and knew that people would ask for the recipe. I made them up in advance and gave them to people who ask. Try the cranberries!!!!
I made this about a year ago (we loved it!) and just sat down to peruse the internet and hopefully find it again.. and here I did! It was a hit then and my husband and I are excited to try it again. It is getting bookmarked this time for sure. ;)
I made this recipe last night for dinner, after months of my hubby begging me to learn how to make chicken salad, and it was a HUGE success! Hubby, my dad, my 14 month old son, and I loved it! Thanks for such an easy, delicious dish!
I made this recipe last night f
can i use canned chicken?
I made this recipe for my daughter's baby shower in February & it was so good. I got so many compliments & requests for the recipe. The only thing I did different was to leave out the paprika. When I made a test recipe it was very orange & the flavor was strong. In my opinion the recipe is better without it. Thank you so much for sharing your AMAZING Chicken Salad recipe.
going to make it for a bridal shower tomarrow
This was amazing!!! I couldn't wait to eat my lunch today at work.
I spent a lot of time going through old chicken salad recipes last night and found yours today. It sounds delicious and I can't wait to make it for a little "spring" luncheon I am having this week. Thanks, Angela!
is it suppose to come out orange? the only seasoning salt that i could find was orange....it tasted good, but had a little spicy kick to it...is that the way it is suppose to be?
thank you so much for posting this recipe! i have been searching everywhere for a wonderful chicken salad recipe to serve at this triple baby shower i am throwing! it is hard to find a recipe that both adults and kids will like! i think i will try adding the apples...that sounds good! ;-)
never tried the sandwich before but looks good
Just made this for my family without the cranberries and it was delicious. I would have added them if I had them, but oh well. Thanks for the wonderful recipe.
looks delicious yum yum too bad i don't have ingrediants
I love to make my chicken salad like this too. I also add chopped apple, some honey and apple cider vinegar. SO yummy.
I used Toufan wrap for the sandwich and my husband said that it is the best he's ever had. Thanks for sharing!
Sounds like the perfect receipe that I have been looking for, I am going to use apples in mine.. Will let you know how it is.
Thanks for this recipe- I've been looking all over for the "perfect" chicken salad recipe- looks like this takes the croissant :)
When this is done I leave out the cranberries and once the salad is placed on the bottom half of bread I add acouple of sugar snap peas right on the top of the salad and then put on top bread piece. Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmy addition
What are some good ways to cook the chicken? Looks sooooo good
My friends and I are going on a trip this weekend and I'm going to premake this a night prior to our trip and serve once we are in our beach house, I will let you know how it goes...YUM!
This sounds so good. Love chicken salad.
Man...This is mouth watering.
I tried you recipe on toasted panini bread.Awesome!
Sounds really great going to try it.
This sounds like a fantastic recipe! I want to make it for my husband, but he won't eat the cranberries or any kind of raisin substitute. Any suggestions?
It sounds delicious... and just looking at the picture made me hungry... not good for the pre-Christmas diet! But then, good things deserve special treatment no?
Can I use any salad dressing? and forget about the cranberries? I think we do not have them over here.
Tastey Tastey I need it. Great delitious Hub
Something I've found that's surprised me: chopped, de-seeded, de-membraned jalapenos go very well with chicken salad, especially one with green onions. The de-seeding and -membraning gets rid of the heat, and the jalapeno complements the other flavors.
Tasty hub! :P
Angela! I had a couple of friends over for a late lunch today and made your chicken salad. It was a great success. I have enough left for supper, yum. Thanks for a great recipe.
regards Zsuzsy
Grapes and cranberries in the salad, how great is that. I'm game. Tomorrow for supper. I'll let you know how it goes.
Thanks for the recipe
regards Zsuzsy


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Today, July 18th 2016, in Lebanon, Beirut, an anti-racist march will begin at 6:30PM at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Achrafieh and will end at the Ministry of Interior in Sanayeh.
Why should everyone join the Anti-Racist protest today?
Refugees and migrants face racism in Lebanon. They are the scapegoat of our problems that are present since before the Syrian civil war.
Electricity? The Syrians.
Water? The Syrians.
Garbage? The Syrians.
Security? The Syrians of course.
Syrians and Palestinians and many other nationalities fled war and death, just to face state racism in Lebanon. Migrants face an open-air prison with the Kafala system, where the employer effectively "own" the employee.
Join this protest if you don't believe that every town and neighborhood should have a watch against "strangers". Join this protest if you believe that the nationality of a terrorist doesn't determine how the totality of a population should be treated. Do some people really believe that a curfew will ameliorate Lebanon security? Do some people really believe that terrorist groups will run away to their homes at 8pm and that will stop their attacks against Lebanon?
I hate to speak in this manner, but in 9/11, four planes were hijacked, two planes infamously crushed against the twin towers in New York, one plane against the Pentagon, and the fourth crashed in a field in Pennsylvania, it was brought down after the resistance of passengers. The hijacker and pilot of the fourth plane was a Lebanese national: Ziad Jarrah. Does it matter? Not really, but bigots and racists need to ask themselves: would you be pleased to have all the Lebanese in USA under a curfew, because it happened that a Lebanese was lunatic enough to join AL Qaeda? Would you find it just? Fair? If the answer is yes, then you have other serious issues of self-blame.
That I need to use this fact as an example is problematic in itself, what if all of them were Saudis? Would you accept the bigotry? What if Steve Jobs wasn't partly Syrian? Who would have Banksy drawn on the walls of the Jungle, the infamous refugee camp in France?
Can't we see that racism, bigotry, and stupid bigoted generalizations have led us to a civil war in the past? Today it is the Syrian, tomorrow, it might be (or it is already) the Palestinian, the Sunni, the Christian, the Shia, the Druze, the Jew, the Maronite, the homosexual, the black, the Arab, the handicapped ..
The other.
The other is only the other if we want to make it so.
Today, it is important to join to show the refugees and migrants, that some people in Lebanon will stand by them, and help them to lead by themselves the struggle against state racism and racism in our streets.


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Category Archives for "DariArts"
DariArts is short for "Daria's Arts" – and the name under which she shares her artwork, photography, and designs. At the same time, DariArts.com is an online place. That's where you can view – and sometimes purchase the results of her inspired actions.
DariArts original art pieces are mostly acrylics or mixed technique on canvas, paper or natural stones. Each piece has a coat of varnish with a purpose to extend longevity and brightness of the colors.


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AgInnovation Ontario: Bubble-based aeration for more sustainable aquaculture
Guelph – A new pump that uses air to circulate water is being developed at the University of Guelph, and it could make some favorable waves in the aquaculture industry.
Known as the Airlift Pump, the device is intended to replace costly and energy-hungry circulation machinery at both inland and open-water fish farms. It's versatile, energy efficient, and even has some unintended and rather positive side effects on water quality.
According to principal researcher Wael Ahmed, associate professor at Guelph's School of Engineering, the Airlift Pump is an aeration system using a specially designed dual air injector, and runs using the physics of buoyancy.
As water flows into the pump, air is injected at a specifically controlled rate. Farmers can change from continuously injected air to a pulsating injection mode, depending on need, with aerated water then making its way back to the a farm's fish enclosures for circulation.
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Research Aims to Make Fish Farming More Energy Efficient
More sustainable aquaculture in Canada and abroad is the goal of a novel research project at the University of Guelph that brings together experts in fish nutrition and engineering.
Campus Author: Pumping machinery theory and practice
The energy consumption in pumping systems accounts for approximately 20% of the world's electrical energy demand. Moreover, the operational cost of pumping machinery far outweighs their capital cost. Accordingly, engineers strive for optimum equipment performance for achieving economic operation. A thorough understanding of the components and principles of operation of these machines will provide an opportunity to dramatically reduce energy, operational and maintenance costs. Reducing energy consumption will also complement the current thrust towards protecting our environment. The book is an introductory reference covering the theoretical foundation and applications of various types of pumping machinery. It presents the fundamental concepts underlying the flow processes in these machines and the transformation of mechanical energy into fluid power. Special emphasis is given to basic theoretical formulation and design considerations in addition to improving problem solving skills. This is achieved through the presentation of many solved examples of applied nature. The book consists of nine chapters covering two main themes; the first smoothly introduces the essential terminology, basic principles, design considerations and operational-type problems in pumping machinery. This part is supported by a good number of solved examples and problems at the end of each chapter for the benefit of senior undergraduate students and junior engineers. This is considered a key feature of this book as enough solved problems and exercises are barely found in other books in this area. The second theme focuses on advanced topic such as two-phase flow pumping systems targeting practicing field engineers and introductory research scientists.
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New Engineering Prof Studies Energy Systems
Imagine a pipe with water flowing through it. It's not too hard for an engineer to gather information about the volume of water and the pipe geometry to make accurate predictions about how fast the water will flow or how much pumping power is required to produce this flow rate.
But now imagine the pipe contains water and gas, such as steam or air. Or there are two liquids – say, water and oil. Or there are solids suspended in the water. All of these situations are much more common in real-world engineering applications like power generation, water treatment and gas and oil transportation, and making predictions becomes much more complicated.
Engineering professor Wael Ahmed doesn't mind complicated. In fact, he's fascinated by the process of analyzing multi-phase flow – the technical term for these situations. "There are no simple formulas because there can be so many different factors," he explains.
Ahmed joined the U of G faculty this summer and is beginning a research program aimed at understanding these complex flows in order to design more efficient and sustainable systems.


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Red Barn RaspberryALCOHOL (ABV): 5.5%
Semi-sweet hard cider blended with raspberry juice, lightly carbonated. Bold fruity aroma and flavor. Surprisingly light and refreshing.
Wild red raspberries, growing plentifully in the fields behind our historic 200-year-old barn, are the inspiration for our Red Barn Raspberry hard cider. Made in small batches from a delicate balance of sweet and tart apples and blended with real raspberry juice, this is one of our most popular ciders.
Red Barn Raspberry has earned the following medals: Silver Medal, 2014 New York Wine and Food Classic; Bronze medal 2012 New York State Fair Commercial Wine Competition


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5:36. Five minutes and thirty-six seconds. That's what the online stopwatch timer read when I finished my quick tidying blitz through my living room last night. I had been curious to see how long it really took me to tidy up, so I timed myself.
In that time, I grabbed items that were from other rooms and put them by the staircase to take upstairs to their rightful places when I went to bed. I picked up that day's junk mail and tossed it in the trash without a second glance. I picked up the documentation for our new digital programmable thermostat and peaked inside the kitchen (where Daniel was washing the dinner dishes) to let him know that I was moving that documentation to a new temporary location. I uncovered a magazine I hadn't read yet and put it on the couch to browse through at my leisure when the tidy session was finished. I put books on the bookshelf. I even popped a Duffy CD in our sound system. Love that gal! Her vocals are the perfect accompaniment to an evening wind-down session with me, my computer, and a notebook and pen to record ideas as they come to me. Then I sat down next to the magazine and notebook, grabbed my laptop, and hit "stop" on the timer.
Not too shabby!
Sisters to the Five-Minute Tidy are the Three-Minute Flash Clean, the 15-Minute Declutter, and the Thirty-Minute Deep Clean. Or at least that's my theory. I'm still working on proving that hypothesis. A couple of mornings ago I tried out the 15-Minute Declutter in my kitchen as I cooked breakfast. It worked out pretty well … while the scrambled eggs cooked, I uncovered a clean countertop and put dishes to be washed next to the sink as I went, and even went so far as to do some of them and clean out old leftovers out of the refrigerator. Shazaam!
{Photo: cema}


text: Alan Brownjohn was born in 1931, grew up in London and was educated at Merton College, Oxford. His writing life has demonstrated a long-lasting commitment to the promotion of poetry: he served on the Arts Council Literature Panel, was the Chairman of the Poetry Society from 1982-1988 and has collaborated in three teaching anthologies for secondary schools. His poetry has been recognised by a Cholmondeley Award and his novel The Way You Tell Them won the Authors' Club First Novel Award and has been followed by two further novels, The Long Shadows and A Funny Old Year. His latest collection, Ludbrooke and Others, was released in 2010.


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Dear TTA List Members,
Michael Mandel is looking for an Assistant Director (see below) and has offered some clarification about the multiple auditions for "The Vagina Monologues". Thanks Michael.
TTA List Administrator
TTA List Administrator
There may be some confusion: the auditions on the 8th that Bevan sent out an announcement for are for the University of Arizona production while the ones on the 9th and 10th that I sent are for the community production that will be held at a very large, very beautiful newly-restored venue that I can't yet mention by name until the contract's been signed.
Needless to say, these are two very different productions with different organizing groups, directors, creative staff, etc. And in case anyone on the list is interested, there is also a third, all-Spanish production in Tucson. I'll let those affiliated with the UA and Spanish versions speak for themselves though.
Thanks again!
From: Michael Mandel [mailto:email@example.com]
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 10:19 PM
To: 'William Dell'
Subject: One more announcement for V-Day Tucson 2006 (the community one, not the UA one)
V-Day Tucson 2006 is seeking a well-organized and confident Assistant Director for our upcoming production of Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues." Duties would include coaching actors, working closely with and supporting the Director, and running rehearsals in the Director's absence. We would prefer someone with experience, but all will be considered. At this time, we are only accepting applications from women. Please send a resume (if available) and introductory email to the Director at firstname.lastname@example.com no later than Tuesday, December 6th.
V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. V-Day is a catalyst that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money, and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations. V-Day generates broader attention for the fight to stop worldwide violence against women and girls including rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation (FGM), and sexual slavery. In its first seven years, the V-Day movement has raised more than $25 million.
Tucson Theatre Announcements List
Archive and subscription information on http://tucsonstage.com
Audition announcement for the community version http://tucsonstage.blogspot.com/2005/12/tucson-v-day-tucson-2006-auditions-for.html
Audition announcement for the U of A version http://tucsonstage.blogspot.com/2005/11/tucson-v-day-2006-auditions.html


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تمديد حالة الطوارئ الصحيّة يدفع ''لارام'' إلى إلغاء رحلات جويّة
عاجل / مديرية الصحة بالداخلة تؤكد تسجيل 05 إصابات بوباء كورونا خلال 24 ساعة
وزير المالية يقرر نقل مندوب أملاك الدولة بالداخلة نحو الخميسات
عاجل / مصرع شخصين وجرح اخر في إنهيار جرف بحري قرب مدخل مدينة الداخلة
ظاهرة ''لكريساج'' تعود مجددا للداخلة ومطالب بتكثيف الأمن لحماية المواطنين
الداخلة / ملك الاخطبوط وتفاقم الديون.. سيرة حافلة بالفساد تنتظر دورها في تحقيق العدالة
In many occasions, the American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist, Noam Chomsky, pointed to the October 2010 protests in Gdeim Izik in Laayoune as the beginning of the "Arab Spring." Chomsky criticized the brutality of the security forces while dismantling the camp of Gdeim Izik and repressing the protests. No one will deny the brutality while dismantling the camp and the results of the aggressive policy the state pursued on October 2010. No one will deny the state's false accusations of separatism that were thrown all over the camp to mislead the national public opinion and later form a tremendous wave of hatred against citizens who went out to express their anger toward corruption, oppression and inequality.
On October 2010, people went out for their purely social demands, in a civilized, upscale and peaceful way. Unfortunately, the social demands have been dealt with in an irrational way, producing in a humanitarian disaster, which we are still witnessing its negative results today.
Few days ago, the minister of interior, commenting on the peaceful demonstrations and protests in the Rif, said: "It is the duty of the state to impose respect and the security of the state is a red line. There are people who take advantage of the social demands to achieve suspicious aims".
Later, members of the government revealed that these social demands were nothing more than a cover for separatists in the Rif, accusing the angry citizens who went out to achieve their social demands, by the most unjust, irrational and dangerous accusation, "separatism".
If we consider the recent statements made by the Ministry of the Interior and the representatives of the majority parties in the current government, we will notice that the state's reaction to social protests in the Rif regions is taking the same direction comparing to what happened on October 2010.
Albert Einstein once said: "Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results". Unfortunately, the state is excepting different results while facing all peaceful protests with the same aggressive security approach.
Instead of a responsible dialogue and creating a real strategy to solve people's social demands, the state is practicing the same insane policy which will have negative consequences and destructive impact on the country.
Will the Rif's protests be treated as Gdeim Izik's?
Will the state continue its accusations of separatism to every social protest?
Who is benefiting from this insane policy of the state?
If you will keep accusing people's anger as it was a cover for separatist protests, we will also offer you, our beloved government, a popular statement: "If we rethink for only a moment, we will realize that the statements of the different parts of the government which contained aggressive and unjust accusations are only a cover to protect the heads of corruption in this country".
From our perspective as a local newspaper, the state must listen to the voice of the angry citizen. All political conflicts of parties and all individual destructive ambitions must stop. The state must put an end to its madness and pride and understand that the situation is seriously dangerous. The state must understand that there is only one way out; meeting and satisfying the social demands of the angry protesters all over the country.


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"A conspiracy is nothing but a secret agreement of a number of men for the pursuance of policies which they dare not admit in public."
– Mark Twain
"The complete lack of evidence is the surest sign that the conspiracy is working."
"The biggest government conspiracy of all is the claim that there are no government conspiracies."
– Michael Rivero
"In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, it was planned that way."
– Franklin D. Roosevelt
The C-word is dangerous. It will stop normally rational thinking people in their tracks and make them turn and flee for the edge of the nearest cliff with the rest of the lemmings. The connotations associated with the C-word have the power to make you abandon logic, reason, and truth and cower to those who will use the C-word or the suggestion of it to mock and silence a truth their own minds are too feeble to comprehend. It is a very strong word, and that is why people with an insatiable hunger to hold onto power use it as a club when the facts are not in their arsenal. Don't be afraid of the C-word. Embrace it. Study it. Understand it. Use it in your search for the truth.
"Our parents and grandparents had a C-Word too. It was called communism. A different word used for the same purpose – to control by fear and intimidation and suppress dissent. These days "conspiracy" is the fashionable C-Word; at least since the fall of 1963, when, to our knowledge, our electoral process was first subverted with extreme prejudice in front of our very eyes. This word is still used strategically by the powerful and their sycophantic media assets. Throw that word into a seemingly intelligent conversation and watch logic and reason scatter away like cockroaches from the light."
– Dale Avery LeShow
Bush Jr. drops the C-Bomb to preemptively silence the masses.
Like father, like son – Bush Sr. drops a C-Bomb of his own to remind everyone that critical thought and questioning will not be tolerated by the powers that be, even for the grandaddy of all conspiracies.
The Conspiracies You Should be Paying Attention To:
The Grim Veeper
Executive Assassination Ring Reported Directly to Cheney
Just Plane Suspicious
Widow of 9/11 Victim dies in Buffalo Plane Crash
Plane Landed Flat Didn't Dive Into House – Facing Away from Airport
Karl Rove's IT Guru, Set to Testify About GOP Election Tampering, Dies in Plane Crash
The Death of U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone: Accident or Murder?
Paul Wellstone and Mel Carnahan's Strange Deaths
Electile Dysfunction (Election Fraud)
New Mexico Republicans Smear Valid Voters with Fraud Charge
"They include an 18-year old first-time voter and a new citizen. All provided evidence that they are legitimate voters, and their legitimacy was confirmed by the Bernalillo County Clerk. All confirmed that they voted in the June primary and expressed outrage that the Republican Party is targeting them."
Exit Polls Raising Concerns This Year for U.S. Television Networks
This is what is worrying me about the 2008 election: The news organizations that used to own the mechanism for tallying the exit polling are "fretting" about how Obama performs in exit polls better than he does in "real voting." It appears as if we are being set up for a scenario in which there will be a likely discrepancy between the two results so there is an excuse/explanation the corporate media can point to when the vote is flipped/cheated again.
Can the GOP Steal the Election Again? You Betcha!
"Have you forgotten? Private Republican corporations count and compile the votes with secret and unverifiable software! Just as they did in 2000 and in 2004, and we all know how that turned out."
I heard What You Said Last Summer (Domestic Wire Tapping)
Feds Evesdropped on Soldiers' Calls
"The linguists said National Security Agency interceptors routinely monitored and recorded the private calls of U.S. military personnel, Red Cross and other humanitarian workers; personal discussions that had entertainment value — pillow talk or phone sex —were shared among intercept operators, they said."
Posse Interruptus (Martial Law/Police State)
Brigade Homeland Tours Start Oct. 1
"They may be called upon to help with civil unrest and crowd control or to deal with potentially horrific scenarios such as massive poisoning and chaos in response to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive, or CBRNE, attack."
Has Sarah Palin Been Picked as the Titular Head of the Coming Police State?
"I realized early on with horror what I was seeing in Governor Palin: the continuation of the Rove-Cheney cabal, but this time without restraints."
U.S. Army Prepares to Invade U.S.
Video about martial law and plans drawn up for continuity of government
Congress Threatened with Martial Law
Representative Brad Sherman says Congress was threatened with martial law if they voted no on bail out bill.


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David Dreamer, is the son of Darren and Cassandra Dreamer. He lives with his parents, twin sister, Daniella, and step-brother, Dirk, in Pleasantview.
Birth & InfancyEdit
After the heartbreak of being left at the alter by Don Lothario, Cassandra Dreamer found comfort in the arms of her friend Darren Dreamer, who thought the moment was right to confess his love for her. Darren, being head over heals in love, quickly proposed soon after. Cassandra, feeling lonely and still desperately wanting to get married, realised that Darren was exactly what she had been looking for and accepted without question.
It wasn't long before little Daniella and David Dreamer were born, which only added fuel to the fire that was Darren and Cassandra's love.
The Dreamers never were the most well off family in Pleasantview, but with the love of their parents and step-brother, Dirk, Daniella and David were able to learn their toddler skills and enjoy the easy life of a toddler. The money from their mother's family didn't hurt either.


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As I get older, I find some habits and pursuits less and less fulfilling. Why is that? I think it is because the less satisfying pursuits do not provide "quality."
Think how much your life -- including your collection -- might improve if you:
- Stop watching "empty" valueless reality shows and instead watch classic movies, documentaries and shows that provide insight, inspiration and knowledge. You'll think better.
- Stop mindlessly thumbing through endless scrolls of your Facebook feed and visit a web site where you can learn something. Better yet, write an article for a web site... share your knowledge.
- Turn off the tablet and pick up the phone to call a friend.
- Put down the trashy novel du jour and read a book about history, a biography or a classic novel.
- Stop the impulse buys and exercise discipline. One quality $200 item in your collection is always more impressive than eight common ho-hum $25 items. The most admired collections have focus and quality. If you want quantity, look at the barns full of junk no one cares about on American Pickers. You want that?
- Eat quality food. This is not about weight loss, but that may be a result. Are you really eating a floppy salt patty from a fast food chain when a real burger from the local diner is about the same price? As I get older, I have no patience for poor quality food. I'd rather go without than eat highly processed garbage food.
As Dave Ramsey says, "The difference between you now and you a year from now is the people you meet and the books you read."
We only have so many years on this earth; don't you want to spend them in the best way possible?
Best regards for a happy, healthy and quality-filled 2015!


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Viking River Cruise, Day 11: Melk & Krems, Austria (Facebook collage)
(click any collage to enlarge)
I'll tell you right now from the get-go that this day is divided into 3 parts, starting after breakfast and ending before dinner. Another full day!
The main excursion of the day was the Melk Abbey, after docking in Melk, Austria...a town of 5K+ population...while we were eating breakfast. By 9:30 a.m. we were raring to go.
And YES, we awakened to snow!
It was a short walk from the ship to our buses...with the Abbey already in view from the ship.
This is what Melk is known for: the Benedictine Melk Abbey, founded in 1089.
The golden yellow against the white snow was magical...like a fairytale.
Sitting high up on the hilltop, the views to the town below are spectactular.
I am such a fan of archways and long corridors like this, both inside and out.
Part of the Abbey is a school for approx. 900 students, and I can picture walking these halls every day!
Our guide took us through several rooms, including the Green Room, the Abbey museum....
...the Marble Hall with its magnificant ceiling paintings...
and the library (where taking pictures was sadly prohibited).
Then it was down the famous spiral staircase from the library to the church.
Upon entering the Abbey church, we were then on our own to explore at will.
And to just stare!
I pictured myself as a student there, going to chapel every morning!
Don't you wonder how such an environment affects school kids!
And on that note...we left the Abbey and headed down the hill to the town.
It was an easy walk down, surprisingly.
The Abbey was visible from the town square as we looked back up.
What a sweet little town.
See what I mean?
And that little church we first saw from the Abbey...was open!
It was the last thing we saw before heading back to the boat...(and as of yet has no name!).
...before crossing the brige to meet up with our boat, waiting for us on the Danube.
It was time for lunch! We had worked up an appetite.
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Part 2 of the day happened after lunch when we cruised through the Wachau Valley.
On that freezing cold day, yes, we went up to the sunroof.
It sure beat running back-n-forth across the lounge to see the sights.
THIS is what I expected Austria to look like!
These were some of the churches we saw along the way...and vineyards, too.
And castles! All in the span of 1.5 hours. I don't think we could have lasted longer.
It so happens this valley is between Melk (think Abbey, our morning stop) and Krems, our afternoon stop.
It's 40 km (25 miles) in length and perfect for a scenic tour, no matter how cold!
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And now Part 3, Krems...or as you're about to see, it's neighbor, Stein. It's a funny story, actually. We were on our own to explore the city any way we wanted until suppertime...about 2.5 hours....
As plain as day, the sign said Krems.
Unbeknownst to us, we were supposed to turn right and walk about a mile to city center.
Instead, we turned left and within minutes were in THIS wee town...which we found out later, after the fact...
was Stein. Kinda like a suburb? A neighborhood of Krems, Wiki says.
was Stein. Kinda like a suburb? A neighborhood of Krems, Wiki says.
But there was method to our madness, you see.
From the boat we could see the high tower of this Frauenbergkirche.
Wouldn't YOU assume that was where we were supposed to go??!!
Apparently this was St. Michael's church from 1081 but was desecrated in 1785
and restored 1963-1965 as a war memorial.
This church is from 1400, hopefully helping sailors ever since...a short walk from the Danube.
(Everyone else must have been in Krems!)
But we sure got an eye-ful, and that was enough before heading back to the boat.
It was the only cruise day in which we made TWO stops.
And totally worth them both!


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Pastor Matt Jones teaches about Abram, who became Abraham and a man of faith.
Genesis 15: Waiting
Pastor Matt Jones teaches from Genesis 15 in this week's message.
Genesis 12: The Call
In this message, student pastor George Ortiz speaks from Genesis 11-12 about God's call on the life of Abram and what it means for his call on your life.
Genesis 11: The Tower of Babel
God's message in the narrative of the Tower of Babel has incredible modern applications in this week's message.
Genesis 1: God's Best Idea
Pastor Matt opens up our series in Genesis and sets the stage for things to come! Continue reading "Genesis 1: God's Best Idea"


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EXCELSIOR, Minn. - It's finally gotten cold enough for artists to start creating, collecting and carving ice to build one of the coolest - get it? - winter attractions in Minnesota: the Ice Castles.
The Ice Castles are annual acre-sized attraction made up of ice that's been carefully crafted to look like castles. The Minnesota location is in Excelsior, but there are other locations in Wisconsin, Canada and elsewhere.
Visitors can walk through the temporary structures and take pictures. The castles can be around 30 feet high when finished.
Artists grow and harvest up to 10,000 icicles a day while building the castles. Then, they arrange the harvested icicles by hand and spray them with water so they freeze in formation. This process only works when temperatures are cold enough for the water to freeze quickly.
"Mother Nature has been our friend this month," said Ice Castles CEO Ryan Davis, "Our crews have been working hard over the last week to begin making ice to create an interactive experience that families across the Midwest will love."
Construction begins on Excelsior Ice Castles
The team in Excelsior is expected to spend about 4,000 hours this season to drip, shape and place icicles for the castles. They will also be adding color-changing LED lights to create a "life-sized winter playground."
This year, the attraction will include ice-carved slides, tunnels, fountains, crawl spaces and more.
Ice Castles anticipates the Excelsior location will open in late-December.


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