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Ponte de la Navetta
This competition entry was for a new pedestrian and cycle bridge to replace the old Ponte de la Navetta in Parma which was destroyed by floods in late 2014.
Our proposal, conceived in collaboration with Ney & Partners, was very simple: two triangulated trusses support a wooden deck for pedestrians and cyclists beneath wooden brise soleil. The trusses form an arc in elevation with the mid-point of the bridge 1m higher than the end points. The truss height also varies from 3m at the ends to 4.5m in the middle.
Simple fabricated steel profiles are used for all members and in elevation the inclination of the struts change. At the ends the struts are triangulated where the shear forces are greatest. In the middle they become progressively more vertical where the bending forces are greatest. As a result the bridge simple illustrates and responds to the forces applied to the structure in an economical and elegant way.
Client: City of Parma
Location: Parma, Italy
Status: Competition
Team: Florian Ballan, William Conway
Structural Engineers: Ney & Partners (Laurent Ney, Matthieu Mallié, Andrea Sollazzo)

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Archive for the 'Accommodation' Category
I have never stayed at a Hilton Hotel, until the weekend and the wonderful deals on the internet was a good lure to experience not just a Hilton, their newest one, at Taupo. Opened at the end of last year the hotel is still luring guests with special "opening" deals. The elevated location on the […]
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Tags: Central Plateau, Hilton, HIlton Hotel Taupo, Lake Taupo, master chef Simon Gault, Mt Ruapehu, Napier/Taupo highway
It is often hard to decide where to stay, but now there is a new boutique hotel with the fancy name of Regent of Rotorua, not related to the international Regent chain, but very glamorous and stylish. A boutique hotel, it has converted an old 1950's motel block into very swish hotel rooms. The colour […]
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Tags: 1950's motel block, international Regent chain, new boutique hotel, refurbished accommodation wing, Regent of Rotorua, Rotorua motels and hotels
Ohope Beach in the Bay of Plenty
Ohope Beach in the Bay of Plenty (just 6kms from Whakatane) is a favourite holiday spot – the beach is one of the best in NZ. This pristine east coast ocean beach is 11km of white sand. The views are stunning … look out the gently smoking active volcano, White Island and the impressive landmark […]
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Tags: Bay of Plenty, East Cape, Jodys on the Beach, Ocean View Motel, Ohope Beach, West End Rd, Whakatane, Whale Island, White Island
Pakiri Point Lodge
– a new luxury boutique lodge set above Pakiri Beach's pristine white sand and winner of a gold award for Auckland region's "House of the Year" for homes over $1 million. The lodge is owned and operated by catering supremo Rae Ah Chee and Fruitworld director Billy Chong and his wife Evelyn. It is beautifully […]
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I thought my 2013 Wedding Season concluded with Legrande and Kristy's wedding but I was mistaken when I received an email from Michele checking on my availability for her wedding. Thankfully I was free and this was a fun wedding to shoot.
This was the first Jewish wedding ceremony I ever filmed and one of the great things about being a wedding professional is the exposure you get from filming different types of wedding ceremonies and traditions. I enjoyed learning something new and being able to film this wedding was a great experience for me.
Michele and Ben were a great couple to work with and getting a chance to meet their family and friends made it better. Michele asked that I walk around and try to get well wishes from her family and friends at the reception and normally guests are shy to talk to the camera, but not Michele and Ben's guests. All were willing to grab the mic and step in front the camera and wish the newlyweds their best. It was wonderful and every interview spoke on how good Michele and Ben were as friends, as a brother and sister and just how good people they were.I enjoyed getting these soundbites and hearing them again during the edit process.
I can now say that my 2013 Wedding Season is now concluded with Michele and Ben and please enjoy their wedding montage above and can't wait for my 2014 Wedding Year to start


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• Light weight
• Lightning fast
• Awesome camera
• Dedicated camera button
• Random key presses
• Reboots
• Average battery
So I finally have it, my Lumia 950. With the arrival of Microsoft's first flagship handset, running their latest mobile operating system, things could really shape up and get interesting. The real question is, can Microsoft's latest device hold its ground, especially when the competition is already fierce?
In all honesty, if you'd have told me 6 months ago that I'd be using a Windows device as my daily driver, I'd have laughed myself to death. I hated Windows 8 and disliked Windows Mobile just as much. The whole thing just seemed to be a mess, but after trying the Insider version of Windows 10 Mobile, my ice cold heart started to melt. A few months later and I'm wielding a Lumia 950.
So, let's take a look at my thoughts and impressions.
Look and Feel
The first thing you'll notice about the Lumia 950 is how nondescript it looks. A plain black slab with rounded corners. There's no metal, but I don't mind, the plastic shell feels durable with its matte finish, and it's replaceable. On the rear of the device you'll find a silver windows logo, camera hump, and triple LED flash. At the top is a single 3.5mm headphone jack, then left side has nothing, the bottom has a USB C port, and then the right side has volume rocker, power/lock button, and a camera key!
So all in all, it's pretty plain, but it looks smart. The Lumia 950 resembles something I'd expect to see if the HTC HD7 and the Samsung Galaxy S2 had a baby. It feels light weight and comfortable to hold, and as I mentioned above, the back is replaceable and there are already some awesome looking rear cases hitting the market. Check out the Mozo shells as an example.
The display! Oh it's gorgeous. It's bright and the viewing angles are insane. This is one of the best displays I've seen. The quality is absolutely fantastic. I always hear people talk about the quality of blacks on the screen, and until using the Lumia 950 I hadn't really paid any attention. In the dark the blacks blend in completely, leaving nothing but the colours on the display. It makes for a pretty interesting illusion when you've just got a Windows logo hovering above your hand when the phone boots up in the dark. Out of all the displays I've seen on a phone, this has to be the best I've seen.
The Lumia range have always been known for their fantastic camera's and the Lumia 950 is no exception. The device is capable of capturing amazing photos with very little effort, but if you're into playing with camera settings then you're in luck!
There are a range of settings that you can customise, allowing for better manual shots to be captured. Also, for those who really seek quality, you can capture in both JPEG and DNG formats.
When using the Lumia 950's camera I was impressed by how well the automatic settings worked. The auto focus was pretty good at finding it's target, and macro photography works well with this device. I've used plenty of mobile phone cameras and when it came to close up shots they always seemed to struggle at close range, the Lumia 950 however performs great here.
The addition of the camera shutter key is a welcome one. It not only allows you to load the camera quickly just by clicking the button, but it also allows for better photography. You can hold the phone in a more natural position which will help minimise shake, and just click the button, there's no need to try and get your finger on the screen. There are also two levels to the camera shutter key, a light press will focus the camera, and a second harder press will capture the photo.
The camera performs well in low light situations, with images coming out with very little noise compared to other smartphones (I'm looking at you Xperia Z5!) and for those truly dark situations you have a triple LED flash. Now, like most phone camera flashes this one isn't great, with a tendency to light things up too much, draining colour from the subject, but it does perform better than most others. I would have preferred a Xenon flash like the Lumia 1020 had, but then I also like not having a huge camera hump.
I love playing with cameras, and the Lumia 950's is a pleasure to use. From my experience it blows the competition out of the water, even the Xperia Z5 range.
Windows 10
I think it's safe to say that regardless of the hardware Microsoft threw at their latest handset, unless they got the operating system sorted then it was destined to be a sinker. So how is it? A pleasure to use is the answer!
There's something great about the simplistic look of my home screen. It's easy to navigate to every app or service I use on a regular basis and the home screen doesn't feel crowded despite having almost every app I use pinned to it. Love them or hate them, Live Tiles are back, and for the first time ever I find myself preferring this over the competition. My folders are organised, becoming one big live tile, for example, all of my office applications are in one folder, with the Live Tile cycling what is on display so I can see all the apps in the folder at a quick glance.
Windows 10 is lightning fast, with apps opening quickly and multi tasking working like a dream. The settings menu's have been cleaned up, making individual options a lot easier to find now, unlike previous iterations in which it was sometimes impossible to find a setting you needed.
The Action Centre has also been improved, resembling Windows 10's desktop counterpart. Pull down from the top and you'll see your notifications, and just above these you'll find your 4 most commonly used settings. Hit the expand button and you'll find more quick settings, enabling you to toggle features quickly without digging deeper. These quick settings can be customised, allowing the user to chose which quick options you can add to your Action Centre.
As is always the case with Windows Mobile, the Lumia 950 comes with a host of Office Applications. We've got Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook. These apps have all been massively improved and are a pleasure to use, even on the smaller screen. Outlook allows you to pin your individual email accounts to your home screen, letting you get to the email account you want faster, rather than having to fish through the app. Of course, these apps all become even better when you hook your Lumia 950 up to a monitor and use Continuum (More on that later)
So, it all seems pretty great right? Well, just remember that Windows 10 Mobile has literally only just launched for consumers, so you will find issues. So far my phone has rebooted every couple of hours (although this seems to have stopped since a software update last night) and certain apps seem to go a little mad, or just not work properly (I'm looking at you Groove Music!). I'm sure there will be updates landing quickly, but it's worth taking into consideration that you will face issues during this early stage.
Despite these issues, the overall feel of the operating system is great. I absolutely love it. Is it for everyone? Probably not, but if you want something that looks and feels professional, is productive and easy to navigate, then Windows 10 Mobile is worth a look.
Windows Hello and Continuum
Windows Hello is perhaps my favourite feature of my Lumia 950. There's just something fun about lifting my phone up and having it scan my eye to unlock! I mean, who wouldn't have fun with that?
Once I got over the gimmick I found myself impressed by how accurate the scanner is. You can train it multiple times in the settings, which obviously helps increase accuracy. Windows Hello works in darker conditions, it works at arms length or right next to my eye, and it works at angles so you don't need to stand like a statue, you can just unlock your phone naturally. If you switch between wearing glasses, then have no fear, Windows Hello recognises my eye with or without my glasses.
Now, there are two big problems with Windows Hello. The first is that it makes me unlock my phone like Derek Zoolander, I always seem to stop and strike a pose. Hopefully this will end soon! The other issue is that almost everyone who has seen me use this feature has immediately asked "What happens if you lose both of your eyes?", this is normally followed by me being given some pretty insane hypothetical situations that I have to come up with solutions for.
When Microsoft announced the Lumia 950 they also revealed Continuum. This made me weak at the knees, and seeing it in action still has me really excited. As I mentioned above there are plenty of productivity apps and once they're loaded up in Continuum they look just like their desktop counter parts. This is quite frankly awesome!
It's in the early stages right now and doesn't allow for multiple apps to run in windowed mode which is a shame, but hopefully with future updates Continuum will become even more similar to the Windows 10 desktop we are all becoming used to.
One thing that I feel is worth mentioning is that Continuum works with pretty much all forms of display adapters, both wired and wireless. I originally thought it would only work with Microsoft's Display Dock, but then I paired my 950 with my Amazon Fire TV and BAM! Continuum worked. You can load Continuum with Miricast devices, standard HDMI adapters, basically anything that will pair your phone with a display. Pretty handy.
I won't go into a massive amount of detail regarding Continuum as it deserves it's own article, and also I need to spend more time with it before I can form any more opinions.
The App Gap
Whenever anyone talks about Windows Mobile, the 'App Gap' always seems to get thrown in there. Now, let's be honest, there is a lack in applications for Windows mobile, but with universal apps working across all Windows 10 devices, it looks like the future could get brighter. For me, the app issue isn't a big one. Everything I need and use on my phone I can download, with only a few apps that I'd like missing from the store.
However, there is one huge and glaring issue, and that's maps! Here Drive is no longer the default sat nav app, which is understandable, but what really breaks my heart is that the application is no longer available to download. This wouldn't be an issue, but Microsoft's own maps app just isn't as good.
Oh well! Things will get better, especially with universal apps, and to be honest there are already plenty of apps available.
One thing that I loved about my Lumia 640 was the battery. I was getting about 3 days of usage so I was hoping that the Lumia 950 might deliver similar results. Sadly it doesn't, in fact, it's one of the let downs on this device. Now, it's not bad by any means, I get at least a solid day, we are talking at least 24 hours, but I wouldn't like to try and get all the way through the second day without a charge.
One of the benefits is how fast this device charges. I plugged it in for about half an hour and came back to find the battery had almost completely charged from practically being flat. Now that's impressive, I only wish the battery lasted a little longer, but it's certainly not below average so it will do!
Well, that's a brief overview of my thoughts on the Lumia 950. I absolutely love it and I can't wait to see what comes with future updates to the software. This isn't a phone for everyone, and probably shouldn't be one that users who absolutely love their applications should get just yet, but this is definitely worth keeping an eye on. If Microsoft can deliver on their promises to get more apps onto their platform then they stand a very real chance of gaining market share in the mobile sector.
My only concern is how poorly Microsoft have handled the launch of the Lumia 950 and 950 XL. They confused potential buyers with where and who they could buy the phone from, there was also a lack of launch date and a huge delay between announcement and actual launch. To top it off, in the UK right now this device is still pretty much vapourware. It's almost impossible to find in any stores which makes adoption… Well… Impossible! Fingers crossed Microsoft will pull their fingers out and give this device the support it deserves.
So, would I recommend this phone? Yes! Absolutely. I will be using this phone as my personal device and would put this head and shoulders above the competition in so many departments. It feels great and the camera is superb. If you're a fan of the Windows ecosystem then this could be your next mobile purchase.


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End of Watch: April 19th, 1972
Biographical Information
- Age: 24
- Tour of Duty: Not available
- Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
- Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
- Date of Incident: Wednesday, April 19, 1972
- Weapon Used: Not available
- Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Collins was involved in a high-speed chase in the south area on April 19, 1972 when he was thrown from his motorcycle as it hit a concrete abutment. His body was found about 200 feet away from his motorcycle. The vehicle he was chasing was found about four blocks from the scene of the accident. Officer Collins was 24 years old and had been an officer for about 18 months.


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Stuttgart bring in Dzenis Burnic on loan from Dortmund
Newly promoted Stuttgart have added to their squad for the new season by signing Dzenis Burnic on loan from Borussia Dortmund.
Click here for all the latest Bundesliga transfers in the summer window
Burnic is a Germany Under-19 international defensive midfielder who made his Bundesliga debut in a 2-1 defeat against Darmstadt in February.
That was the only league game the 19-year-old featured in last season and Dortmund said they were eager to give him the chance to get more first-team experience at Bundesliga 2 champions Stuttgart.
The transfer was also helped by the fact that Stuttgart are managed by Hannes Wolf, who worked with Burnic until he left his role as Dortmund's Under-19 coach in September last year to take up his current position.
"Dzenis has enjoyed great success with our new generation of players," Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc said.
"We hope he gets as much game time as possible with Stuttgart in the coming season and we know he is in good hands with Hannes Wolf. We will be closely watching how he does."
Burnic made his Dortmund debut as a late substitute in their 2-1 UEFA Champions League win at Sporting Lisbon last October. He has been at the club since 2006 and won German championships at various youth levels in each of the past four seasons.
The teenager, who can also play in defence, said Stuttgart was a good place for a young player to continue their development.
"As a result, I'm really looking forward to being part of this team," Burnic said. "I'm going to give everything so that we can have a successful season."
He becomes the Swabians' fourth summer signing after they brought in attackers Anastasios Donis and Chadrac Akolo as well as midfielder Orel Mangala.


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I decided to re-post LIGHT (12/22/16) as it still resonates with me during this holiday season. May you find your own inner spark, and may it shine bright!
Hello My Beauties,
So, I was thinking about LIGHT and why we cover our trees and houses and windows with sparkly lights, why this time of year is especially magical….
There are the obvious reasons, Jesus' birth, Hanukah, Kwanza, Winter Solstice… the time where family comes together when many of us are apart the rest of the year.
But it goes deeper than that. This time of the year lights are everywhere ~ the night fairly sparkles here in our little valley. Solvang has white lights wrapped around the trees that line Highway 246, and you can't help but feel the magic in the crisp night air.
What the lights do for me is remind me, that even on the darkest of nights, all you need is a spark and the dark becomes embraced by the light.
For me, that spark is joy.
In an earlier blog post, Buckets, I wrote about how we need to keep our buckets of joy and gratitude and love and hope full so on the darkest of days, we know we have what we need to heal ourselves.
This time of the season can be especially trying for some, for others it is the most joyous of occasions. In either case, perhaps the sparkly lights we see everywhere can serve as another type of bucket ~ a touchstone to remind us that we too are made of LIGHT and Stardust and… Magic.
Perhaps we lace our houses and trees with bright lights in response to December and January being the darkest of nights and in some places in the world, the bitterest cold. Perhaps we do this because LIGHT represents safety and warmth and welcome.
And in the darkest of nights, don't we all need the hope, that at least somewhere in the world, we are welcome, wanted, that we matter?
I am very fortunate. I know I am welcome, that I am wanted, that I matter. But what if you don't feel that way? What if no one is there to remind you that you are a miracle just because you are the only YOU in EXISTENCE? The Light is like a slap in the face, a constant reminder of what you DO NOT HAVE and what you WANT with ALL of your being…. What then?
The answer, My Beauties is: BE YOUR OWN DAMN BEST FRIEND. Do for yourself what no one else is.
Love yourself like there is no tomorrow, because in fact, there might not be.
Laugh because you are alive.
Tilt your face up and let the rays and warmth of the sun fill you with light and know that LIGHT recognizes LIGHT ~ that you are a mirror of all that is above and all that is below.
Tilt your face up and let the cool glow of moonbeams enfold you, whisper that you too are of the Night. That you too belong among the Stars, that the diamonds that sparkle far, far above are OF you.
Let the breeze tickle your skin with your hair, a gentle caress to remind you, you are cherished.
Watch a butterfly dance upon the air and know that once it was a caterpillar. Know that within its cocoon the caterpillar literally turned to mush and goo so that it could then, and only then, blossom into its true self.
Hug a dog. Let it lick your face in greeting and feel its unconditional joy at meeting you as if it is for the first time, every time.
Listen to a baby laugh with unfettered joy and then bring that joy into your being so the spark can be relit.
Blow gently on that spark of joy with self-compassion and watch the flames catch, the fire grow.
You are of the LIGHT.
You are made of LIGHT.
Be your own LIGHT if no one else will.
As you shine, your LIGHT will be the beacon for someone else hidden in the deep, dark night terrified to move because UNTIL YOU, it has been black as pitch.
It only takes a spark.
LIGHT is all around you. LIGHT is in every fiber of your being. LIGHT is WHO YOU ARE.
The DARK, My Beauties, is there to show you this TRUTH.
So shine and shine bright.
Blessings and may all the LIGHT that you are, fill your being with joy and love and self-compassion and acceptance.
Isn't that the best birthday, Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanza, Winter Solstice, and just any-old-day gift you can give yourself?
IN JOY and limitless Gratitude.
The golden-white lights of Solvang, Ca. Peace, Grace, and Ease this holiday season to all of you, My Beauties!


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Rowing Machine
GX Home with GX quickstart monitorThe WaterRower GX Home is handcrafted in premium Ash hardwood with a sleek aluminum monorail design.
WaterRower M1 HiRise with S4 monitorThe WaterRower M1 HiRise is a full commercial model with a higher level entry point (500mm/20") than the M1 LoRise.
WaterRower Natural SeriesThe Natural Series is comprised of the entry level WaterRower Rowing Machines including "Natural" and "Club" rowers. Each WaterRower is crafted from sustainably sourced wood of the Appalachian region of the USA and proudly handcrafted in America.
WaterRower OxbridgeThe wood will darken in color with exposure to light. For this reason all WaterRower Cherry wood components are kept in light free rooms to protect from shadowing. A new WaterRower Oxbridge will therefore appear quite light in color.
WaterRower ClassicThe WaterRower Classic is hand crafted in solid American Black Walnut. Like all woods, Black Walnut may vary in color from a rich brown to purple-black. Each machine has been hand finished with three coats of Danish Oil giving a deep lustre an warmth to the wood.
WaterRower S1The WaterRower S1 is a design project instigated by our Munich (Germany) Office. The frame is constructed from a brushed Stainless Steel.
WaterRower Xeno Müller Signature EditionThe WaterRower Xeno Müller Signature Edition is hand crafted in solid Ash and stained Honey Oak for consistency of color. Each machine has been hand finished with Danish Oil giving a deep lustre an warmth to the wood.
WaterRower ClubThe WaterRower Club has been designed for High Traffic Areas such as Commercial Gyms, Studios, Rehabilitation Clinics, etc. Its Black Rails have been styled to prevent scuffing, other wooden components are finished in an attractive rosewood stain which are more resistant to soiling than the Natural model.
WaterRower M1 LoRiseThe WaterRower M1 LoRise is a full commercial model with a lower level entry point (300mm/12") than the M1 HiRise (500mm/20"). The frame is constructed from a fabricated tubular steel.
WaterRower IndoRow/A1The Indo-Row/A1 models are fitted with the patented Indo-Row/A1 Monitors purposely designed for simplicity and ease of use


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Introduction: By Bread Alone
There are a lot of survivalist and prepper types around today and the TV is full of them. Although, I have never been a fanatic, I took my Boy Scout motto to heart and have always tried to 'Be Prepared.' One thing I have learned in my journey is that preparing to exist with no outside inputs would be a very difficult task indeed. The main thing is not arming to the teeth, but having enough food to survive on until you can produce your own.
The average American eats about 2000 pounds (one ton!!) of food a year. A family of four would need four tons! Just buying that much extra food would be expensive, but the food stuffs have to be non-perishible, which typically makes them more expensive yet. And, then consider that about a year or so into this endeavor, you will have to start rotating your stocks – eating it and replacing it with fresh supplies. This means, after a year or so, unless you are wealthy and can afford to give or throw away your out-dated supplies, you will have to live full time on your survival food. I'm betting your teenagers will go AWOL if you make them eat MREs for breakfast every day.
But, the real problem for the average person is that the economic challenges of stockpiling enough food for their family are nearly insurmountable. However, I have a solution that anyone can use. Read on…….
Step 1: Back to Basics
Of the 2000 pounds a person needs per year, approximately 630 pounds are dairy products, primarily cheese and milk – 185 pounds are meat, poultry and fish – 273 pounds are fruits – and 415 pounds are vegetables. Our diet is much more balanced than at any time in history. For much of our past, we, especially the poorer folks, ate a diet very heavy in grains. In a do-or-die situation you can, too. And, if you substitute a good portion of the dairy, fruit and vegetables with cheap whole grains, your funds will go a lot farther, enabling you to extend your food supplies months or years.
Grain will keep a LONG time but its also so cheap anyone can afford to just discard their old stock or better yet, feed it to domestic animals, if you have them, and let them recycle for you. A whole grain-heavy diet will not hurt you and may even improve your health, depending on your diet now. Most importantly though, it will provide you with the extra energy you need perform survival tasks and even a complete diet of grain will KEEP YOU ALIVE!
Step 2: Best Whole Grains
There are many types of grain you can use in a survival situation, including wild grasses. But because of availability, the two main types of grain you probably want to consider for long-term storage and use are corn and wheat, both of which are easily available at any feed store. You should buy whole kernel corn (shelled corn) but cracked corn is acceptable also. Wheat grain is sometimes used as seed, and if so, is usually treated with insecticides. Make sure you ask if the wheat is 'seed wheat' or for feed only. Both corn and wheat come in 50 or 100 pound sacks.
For those who are finicky, let me assure you that is perfectly safe to eat these foodstuffs. I think you would find that most cereal factories handle their grain in no more sanitary conditions than your local elevator. Yes, you will have to clean it a little to remove some fine weed stems or other bits of plant material, but I have never, ever found any insects, insect parts or anything really unhealthy in any bag of livestock feed. And, trust me, I have opened a few of them in the last 60 years.
I prefer storing grain in plastic garbage bags inside 5 gallon plastic buckets. I throw a few mothballs in after I tie the bag to discourage insects. Five gallon buckets hold 30-35 pounds of grain, are easy to move around and stack well. By storing your food in small quantities, if you lose one container or two, you will still be alright. Suitable buckets with lids are available at local hardware stores.
Step 3: Preparing Whole Grains for Cooking
There are two primary ways to prepare raw grain for cooking – grinding and crushing. Grinding is done by mashing the grain between two moving surfaces that have cutting teeth (burrs) or have an abrasive surface. Crushing is done by mashing the grain kernels between two hard objects such as rollers or hammers.
The easiest method to prepare grain at home is to use a grinder or mill. Above are pictures of my mills. The red one is a mill I have had for many years. It is heavy duty, made of cast iron and at one time I had it on a trailer with my log splitter and ran it with a five horsepower gas engine. It is the same one as the High Speed mill in Lehman's catalog. I would buy corn from the grain elevator and grind a whole truckload at a time for my livestock. I ran many truckloads of shelled corn through this mill and the burrs, bearings, etc. are still in good shape. I now have it mounted on a bench and replaced the pulley with a crank since I only make flour for our use and do not feed livestock anymore. I run the raw grain through this mill first and then use the other one – a Corona mill, to finish it into flour. More expensive mills with stone burrs are able to reduce the grain to a finer textured flour than the Corona, but I have to make do with what I have.
Make no mistake, grinding grain by hand is hard work. You have to run each batch of grain through the mill several times, adjusting the burrs to just barely crack the grain at first and then move them closer and closer on each successive grinding until they are very close together to make the flour as fine as possible.
You can find grain mills at Lehman's, on Ebay, etc. Grainmaker makes a good one also. Whatever method or mill you choose, make sure it will work without electricity or gasoline.
Step 4: Going Mobile
Can you use your whole grains when you have to be mobile? You bet! During colonial times, soldiers could march and fight for days, surviving on nothing more than a bag of parched corn. Parched corn was the original MRE. Parched corn is made by cooking dry whole corn in a lightly oiled skillet until it is browned. It is kind of like corn nuts, a little tough to chew, but it supplies lots of nutrition and energy.
You can use other grains on the move also, but you need a way to prepare them. Of course, you can grind your rations ahead and carry flour, but if it gets wet it will be ruined. If grain gets wet, on the other hand, it can be dried in the sun and will be just fine. You can crush the grain on a rock with your rifle butt, however, a better way is to carry a small portable grinder like those shown above.
These are coffee mills I bought on Ebay. They both cost about $12 each. The silver one is a cheap Chinese brand and the little brass one is from Turkey. They both work fine and act like they are durable although the Turkish one is pretty small and doesn't grind as fine as I would like. You're not going to grind a bucket full with these, but you can, in a reasonable amount of time, grind enough to make a biscuit or some mush. They won't grind whole corn, but they work fine for wheat. I ground a half a cup of wheat with the silver one in about 15 minutes, running it through 4 times. The first time through, you want to just barely crack the wheat berry and then adjust the burrs and go again. I cut a notch in a tooth of the adjustment nut to keep track of the turns. I turn the nut one turn tighter on each grind.
Step 5: Processing Whole Corn
Dry field corn is tough to grind for the average person unless, of course, you have a motorized heavy duty grinder like the High Speed one shown above. But, grinding with a manual grinder is hard work. To make processing corn easier, you might consider making (or having a welder make one) a tool like that shown here. It's a sort of mini, steel samp mill or mortar/pestle. Samp mills were used in colonial times and were heavy logs suspended by a rope vertically over a hollowed out stump and used to smash corn into submission.
I lost the one I had made years ago (my movers thought it was junk and left it at my last abode!!) but here is a diagram of how it was made. You put a little corn into the pipe and smash it with the rammer or pestle. It will reduce the corn into pieces that are then much easier to grind by hand.
Step 6: Using Whole Wheat
Modern Americans are all unfamiliar with how to use whole grains in cooking. You will have to do some experimentation and further research to find your own particular solutions, but here is some advice.
You can make regular raised yeast breads with whole wheat flour, for example, but it is not going to be like the bread you are used to. Even 'whole wheat bread' today is at least half processed flour. The bread you make from your home-ground flour will be very dense and heavy, will not rise well and will have a gritty texture. But, it IS bread and will keep you from starving. It is like what your ancestors ate while settling the country and they did fine. To make it, just follow a regular bread recipe. You can add gluten, which is available commercially and it will help the bread rise a little better, but not much.
Another, easier way to make bread is to make any number of flat breads or biscuits with baking powder or saleratus as a leavening. To make a skillet biscuit like that shown above, mix ¼ cup flour, 1 tsp sugar, one tsp dry milk or protein powder, ¼ tsp baking powder, a pinch of salt and enough very hot water to make a slightly stiff dough. Pour it out into a medium hot, lightly oiled cast iron skillet and brown well on both sides. By itself, I find these palatable, but with a soup or stew, they are actually pretty good and have a full, nutty taste.
Another way to use your wheat is to make a mush by cooking flour in boiling water. Add 4 tbs to one cup of boiling water and cook for a few minutes and you will have 'cream-of-wheat' cereal. With sugar this makes a tasty breakfast. You can also add your dry wheat flour to soups and stews to bulk them up and make the grains more palatable.
Step 7: Using Cornmeal
You can prepare corn meal (flour) in the same ways as wheat flour and even mix the two for a different taste and texture.
Corn dodgers or hoecakes are made the same way as the whole wheat biscuits and are good to carry for hiking or hunting. These are also good with some syrup poured over them for breakfast. Cornmeal can be cooked with water to make cornmeal mush. Cook one part cornmeal in two parts water for several minutes and serve with salt or sugar. Let the leftover mush chill overnight, slice it and fry in a little grease. In colonial times, mush was often served for supper and fried mush with some molasses was served for breakfast. Cornmeal dumplings can be made by adding one teaspoon baking powder to one cup of cornmeal, add a little salt and mix into a stiff dough. Drop spoonfulls into boiling water or stew. Whole wheat flour can be used to make dumplings, as well, or added to stews to thicken them or just add bulk.
Step 8: A Final Hint
Unless you have an expensive mill with stone burrs, your flour will be rather coarse. I have a health problem which is aggravated by eating foods like these so I run my flour through one of these little electric coffee grinders. They only cost around $20 and by running your ground flour through for just a few seconds, you can give it a very fine consistency. If need be, I can run one of these on an inverter and small lead acid battery. And, by using it for only the very last grind, the blades and motor should last quite a while. One of these, along with a manual coffee grinder would work quite nicely for those who are surviving alone in an apartment.
So, can you live on bread alone? Probably not forever, but maybe until you can go buffalo hunting again!
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Nice, can't wait to try this... What is the link to that book???
I used to home brew my own beer and know that you can get sacks of barely fairly easy in any big city due to the recent popularity surge of home brewing. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this grain and how you would rate it for similar use as you have described corn and wheat.
I have not cooked with barley, but in other parts of the world it is used for all the things I mentioned here. It is the oldest domesticated grain and used to be grown much more widely in the US. It is very nutritious and should be as good as wheat in one's diet. I would grind a little and give it a try. Be sure to leave a followup reply if you do.
Where do you buy your grains?
At any farm store that sells livestock feed. If you're a city dweller, you might have to take a drive out to a small town.
according to your math in the intro a family of 4 would need 8 tons of food :)
im dumb. i misread the sentence... i retract that -.-
No worries - my math skills are way worse and I wouldn't be surprised if I had made such a mistake! ;-)


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GuildfordYoga Shop
All items in the GuildfordYoga shop are my personal recommendations.
My favourite yoga clothing brands are: Prana and Asquith. Both brands are famous for their ethical take on clothing for yogis. They use organic cotton and recycled materials and have ethically approved production methods (no slave labour here!). The clothing is also beautiful, hardwearing and practical.
Both are available from the YogaMatters website.
Yoga: The Iyengar Way
A really good starter book, shows yoga poses and offers suggestions of how you can work within the pose depending on your ability level. Also has a good beginners guide to yoga philosophy and history.
Yoga Mind and Body
This is also a really good book to start with, shows postures in great detail and touches on yogic breathing and philosophy in the Sivananda tradition.
Light on Yoga: The Definitive Guide to Yoga Practice
The definitive guide to Iyengar yoga postures. Suitable for serious yogi's.
Woman's Book of Yoga and Health
A brilliant resource for all women (not just yogi's) describing how we change during the various phases of our lives and what yoga tools can help manage these changes.
Yoga at Your Wall: Stretch Your Body, Strengthen Your Soul, Support Your Practice
If you practice yoga regularly at home and are looking for something to help you think differently.
Yoga as Medicine: The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing
Therapeutic approach to yoga, suitable for committed yogi's.
Asana, Pranayama, Mudra and Bandha
Many yoga books are full of expensively-styled, western-looking models – this isn't. It is, however, an excellent, very easy- to-read, authentic Indian yoga text book.
Yoga Anatomy
Excellent overview of human anatomy, the dynamics of how muscles work and which muscles are being used in each of the main yoga poses.
The Heart of Yoga: Developing Personal Practice: Developing a Personal Practice
A classic book covering yoga philosophy (despite its name there is almost no yoga posture detail here, so it is only suitable if you want to know about yoga in a broader sense).
Yoga Nidra
This amazing relaxation technique is fully explained in modern scientific language. Includes many of the scripts used in the GuildfordYoga Yoga Therapy classes.
Preparing for Birth with Yoga
The definitive guide to how yoga can support you during pregnancy written by Janet Balaskas the founder of the Active Birth Movement.
The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle's account of how to quieten the mind and live in the present, based on ancient yogic wisdom.
The Happiness Hypothesis
Intelligent summary and discussion of all literature written on the subject of happiness, ancient and modern. It's simple conclusions represent a useful guide for living a happier life.
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
Well written scientific presentation of how stress is caused and what practical steps we can take to avoid it.
Yoga Nidra Yoga Nidra is a deep relaxing meditation technique that has to be experienced to be believed. Deeply restful and healing, yoga nidra is helpful for anyone who will illnesses, injuries or who is stressed or anxious. This recording is one of my favourites.
Yoga For Beginners
Patricia Walden is one of the best known and loved yoga teachers in the world, and this is a great introduction to yoga.
Beginners Yoga and Beyond: with Tara Lee
This DVD has 3 x 20 minute routines for you to follow at home.
Elements of Yoga: with Tara Lee (3 Disc Set)
Elements of Yoga, Tara Lee – This is a collection of 3 discs each with several routines, provides more seasoned yogis which a challenge.
Women's wildflower yoga mat bag
Pretty yoga bag
Large Yoga Equipment Kit Bag
Huge yoga bag
Yoga mat strap Lightweight alternative to using a yoga bag, fits any size mat.
Yoga blanket
Light-weight but cosy fleece blanket to keep you warm during relaxation.
Warrior yoga mat The most popular yoga mat, with great cushioning.
Manduka pro® yoga mat
Consistently voted the best yoga mat available, an investment for committed yogi's.
Easimat yoga mat
Probably the best value mat ever.
Yoga Mad Tree Mat
Made with natural rubber it is the environmentally friendly option.
Yoga eye pillow – filled with flax seeds and lavender
Place these over the eyes during savasana for a deeper relaxation.
Yoga Glove
Grips the floor to stop your hands from slipping in Down Dog.
Yoga Toe Socks Will keep your feet warm and has grippers on sole (not as good as bare feet but much cosier!)
Bevel-edge yoga block
Amazing value, best shape to assist with standing poses.
Standard yoga block
Best priced, multi-purpose block.
Standard yoga brick
Best priced brick, useful for back-arching.
Egg-shaped yoga block. Support legs in cross-leg positions but NOT good for back-arching
Yoga wedge
Place this under the heel of the hand to support the wrist in Down Dog.
Yoga Back Arch Use this for a healthy, caffeine-free pick-me-up. It also feels great after a hard day.
Yoga Easy Arch A gentler version of the standard back arch, with a lower gradient.
Whether you are looking for yoga kits, yoga jewellery, scented candles, yoga books for children or are just searching for ideas, the YogaMatters website is the best place for great quality, ethically sourced yoga-related products.
Healthcare Items
Epsom Salt Epsom salts are great for relaxing sore muscles and soothing the nervous system.
Ceramic neti pot
Best quality and my favourite neti pot, with full instructions.
Plastic neti pot
Best budget/beginners or traveling neti pot. No instructions, but checkout YouTube how-to video's.
Nosebuddy neti pot
Amazon customer's favourite.
Neti pot salt
Recommended for use with neti pots (non-iodized).
The Yoga Matters website has the best selection of mats, blocks and belts and they sell almost every yoga book available, so if you haven't found what you want in the recommendations above then try here.


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Prodigal Parties
January 7, 2020 by Art Fulks
Filed under Daily Devotions, Family
By Art Fulks –
All of us stray at times. It is our nature, as sheep.
When we read the story of the prodigal son in Luke 15, most of us see the story as primarily being about a rebellious son who, at his lowest point, comes back home to find a compassionate, welcoming father. This story displays an incredible picture of the grace and forgiveness of our Heavenly Father, while providing us a wonderful example of family reconciliation.
It would be safe to say that I have heard this text taught at least 20-30 times over the span of my life. But while recently telling this story to a small group of believers, two probing questions were asked. First, what does the story teach us about God? The answers were consistent, that the grace and mercy of our Heavenly Father are overwhelming.
The next question inquired as to our personal identification with the three main characters. Was it the father, the lost son, or the older brother? Everyone in the group agreed that we could identify with the lost son because of periods of personal rebellion. But when we got below the surface, another common theme was revealed. At some time, we all had been the resentful elder brother who would not even attend the homecoming celebration.
At some point in our lives, many of us have felt resentment toward a sibling, parent, spouse, friend, or co-worker who was rebellious, irresponsible, dishonest, or even adversarial. While we had remained faithful and loyal without any great display of appreciation or notice, the rebellious person experienced grace, favor, and even notoriety.
How do you feel when a lost son comes home and is met with compassion? According to the Apostle Paul, we are given a ministry of reconciliation, yet we often find it difficult to accept. Being reminded of the grace God has extended to us personally can really help us to not only forgive others, but also to rejoice when they experience grace.
Have you partied lately with a returning prodigal?
BIBLE VERSE: "But we had to be merry and rejoice, for this brother of yours was dead and has begun to live, and was lost and has been found" (Luke 15: 32 NASB).


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Die inkomstebelastinggevolge van verpoeling by landboukoöperasies met spesifieke verwysing na koöperatiewe wynkelders Esterhuyse, Friedrich Hans (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1995-12)Many co-operative societies make use of a system of pooling the produce delivered to it by its members. The delivered produce is thrown into one common stock and its identity is lost in the process. Each season's ...


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A Case Study of the Implementation and Impact of the System for Teacher and Student Achievement (TAP)
Date of Award
Summer 5-15-2017
Degree Type
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Executive Ed.D. in Education Leadership Management and Policy
Education Leadership, Management and Policy
Daniel Gutmore, Ph.D.
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Elaine Walker, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Gerald Dawkins, Ph.D.
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Fredrick Pinkney, Ed.D.
TAP, Teacher effectiveness, Professional development, Student achievement, Performance based compensation, Collegiality
For many years, educators and researchers have debated over which variables influence student achievement. A growing body of evidence suggests that schools can make a great difference in terms of student achievement, and a substantial portion of that difference is attributed to teachers. (International Institute for Educational Planning, 2004). Specifically, differential teacher effectiveness is a strong determinant of differences in student learning, far outweighing the effects of differences in class size and class heterogeneity (Darling-Hammond, 2000). Students who are assigned to one ineffective teacher after another have significantly lower achievement and learning (that is, gains in achievement) than those who are assigned to a sequence of several highly effective teachers (Saunders & Rivers, 1996). Thus the impact of teacher effectiveness or ineffectiveness seems to be additive or cumulative.
Which factors contribute to teacher effectiveness? Professional development for teachers is a key mechanism for improving classroom instruction and student achievement (Darling-Hammond, 1997). According to the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future, teachers have a more significant influence on student achievement than any other school factor, and they vary widely in their impact. Ongoing learning is an essential component of continuous improvement for teachers (Barber & Mourshed, 2007) as well as a key element in any clinical practice profession (Alter & Coggshall, 2009).
High quality professional development is a central component in nearly every modern proposal for improving education. Policy makers increasingly recognize that schools can be no better than the teachers and administrators who work in them. While these proposed professional development programs vary widely in their content and format, most share a common purpose: to "alter the professional practices, beliefs and understanding of school personnel toward an articulated end" (Griffin, 1983, p.2).
This study demonstrated that three questions posed in the case study were significant to its findings. The two areas that I examined during this study were program implementation and the impact of the program on student achievement. While there are multiple variables that factored into the measurement of the implementation process and student achievement, this study narrowed the focus to how this particular program (TAP) was implemented and its impact on student achievement. The summary findings from this study suggest that while there were differences between the three schools regarding the various components of the TAP process, participants at the Pre-K through 2nd-grade school were less satisfied than participants at the Elementary and Middle schools and there were no significant differences among the various schools regarding its implementation.
Recommended Citation
Burton, Tyrone D., "A Case Study of the Implementation and Impact of the System for Teacher and Student Achievement (TAP)" (2017). Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs). 2286.
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Dear CINEMA members,
Here I'm sending you a short message that the launch has successfully done.
CINEMA 2 and 3 were deployed after ~900 seconds from the launch.
We will stay until the first contact and might send you cinema all E-mailonce we capture the beacon signal.
Everything is good so far and hope I can e-mail you soon.
Yongmyung Seo.
Congratulations to all CINEMA team members and everyone involved. Great news. More on this in due time.
Update 2013-11-21, 10:45 UTC:
Here's an article on www.nasaspaceflight.com with details about this remarkable launch, which broke a new record on the number of satellites launched at once: Russian Dnepr conducts record breaking 32 satellite haul. Here are the most relevant quotes related to CINEMA:
Kosmotras launched a Dnepr rocket from Dombarovsky on Thursday, carrying the United Arab Emirates' DubaiSat-2, thirty one other satellites – including Peru's first satellite – and one attached payload. The mission set new records for the most payloads carried into orbit by a single rocket and the smallest satellite ever launched, following lift off at 13:10:16 local time (07:10 UTC).
KHUSAT-1 and 2, also designated CINEMA-2 and 3 respectively, are South Korea's contribution to the international CubeSat for Ion, Neutral, Electron, Magnetic fields, or CINEMA, programme. Developed by Korea's Kyung Hee University, the satellites carry magnetometers produced by Imperial College London, in the United Kingdom.
The CINEMA programme is led by the University of California, who provided the CINEMA-1 satellite that was launched on an Atlas V rocket last year. NASA's Ames Research Center is also involved in the programme, and launch services for CINEMA-1 were procured through NASA's ELaNa CubeSat launch programme.
Three-unit CubeSats with masses of four kilograms (8.8 lb), the two KHUSATs carry two instruments; the Magnetometer from Imperial College (MAGIC) is used to characterise the Earth's magnetic field in the satellite's vicinity, while the Suprathermal Electrons, Ions and Neutrals (STEIN) experiment will detect energetic particles around the spacecraft.
Esp. the STEIN experiment is relevant to EISCAT, and joint experiments are planned within EISCAT's Peer-Review Programme.


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text: Scientology Leader's Niece: "L. Ron Hubbard Was the Ultimate Con Man" | Showbiz411 By Roger Friedman Last three paragraphs: Jenna: Aunt Shelly [David Miscavige's wife, unseen in public since 2007] … proceeded to go on about how similar Tom Cruise and Uncle Dave were, in that they were both very intense. Apparently, people called them by the same nickname, which had something to do with the word "laser." I told Aunt Shelly how it seemed to me that Nicole wasn't really into Scientology, and she seemed surprised that I had figured that out, saying I was exactly right and it was a problem they were trying to solve." One can only feel sympathy for Kidman, who was pared away from her children. It was extremely painful, but she's remained mum to keep her connection with them. Order Jenna's book. Read Wright's book. And Jenna is correct: it's amazing this is still going on. Full article, and open comments: www.showbiz411.com/2013/02/06/scientology-leaders-niece-l-ron-hubbard-was-the-ultimate-con-man


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Classical Music Gas
The term "classical music" can be very emotive. Many people will avoid anything that claims to be "classical music" like the plague! I am sad to admit that I was of this mind set myself. In my case however, I felt I had good cause. I never really minded the music and was exposed to quite a lot of it in my musical household. However, whilst taking violin lessons, I came across a pernicious snobbery amongst music professionals. As a genre it seemed to be one of the most polarising. People who were involved in classical music seemed to dismiss everything else. When I came to the end of my violin playing days, my teacher tried to keep me going and finally agreed that she would look at teaching me some folk music. I was listening to Fairport Convention at the time. I really liked the playing of Dave Swarbrick, who I considered to be the Jimi Hendrix of the fiddle. My classically institutionalised violin teacher however, completely missed the brief and decided to teach me Little Brown Jug! – As a grade 7 student, this did not go down well. Not only did I consider it to be more of a nursery rhyme, it had none of the skill I associated with folk fiddle playing! I gave up the violin on the spot and taught myself to play the guitar instead.
Today, I am much more eclectic in my tastes and have returned to listening to orchestral music. The "c" word is a complete misnomer I have learned. Can a contemporary piece of orchestral music be "classical"? – Not sure myself, so orchestral music is what I call it.
We are all exposed to lavish orchestral works a lot of the time. Many film soundtracks favour the use of a full orchestra and there are plenty of vocalists who use an orchestra in order to carry an emotive lyric and then there are computer game sound tracks too.
Balancing so many acoustic instruments is tricky. Composers spend a lot of time organising, arranging and testing before committing a piece of music to tape, vinyl or digits! Much of a finished orchestral piece is very subtle and a good system is imperative especially in a car. Dynamic range is particularly important as the composer will want listeners to be able to pick out even the quietest sounds that support a major theme. Contrary to popular belief, good strong bass and sub bass are also desirable. We have spoken many times of the association of bass with danger and its use for adding drama to a piece of music and this is as important in orchestral music as with genres more usually associated with "phat" bass! Having said this, acoustic music recorded in a live venue can contain many low sounds and effects that are not desirable, so just in case, it is a good idea to have some finger tip control of sub bass.
OK, The image above is probably not what you are looking for and in this day and age, is not necessary in order to reproduce strong bass. In my own car I have an Audison Prima APBX 8 DS This adds warmth and when necessary, just the right amount of thunder when listening to orchestral music. it also blends perfectly with the other Audison Prima speakers (AP 5's and AP 1's) in my car. Balanced frequency range is extremely important with smooth high frequencies and uncluttered mid range to aid the unpicking of layers of instruments. A good amplifier is very useful in this regard. Many poorly designed amplifiers will muddy the mid range and squish everything together. Keeping everything matching, my car employs the very excellent Audison Prima AP5.9 bit. The built in DSP allows me to have two settings which I have set for Acoustic and Electric/electronic. An Audison bit DRC controller adds the aforementioned fingertip control of sub level.
Whether I am listening to Radio 3 or music from my on board library that includes everything from "The Planet Suite" by Gustav Holst to the wonderfully bizarre "The Much Much How How and I" by Cosmo Sheldrake, I can be certain not to miss a beat, a squeak, a bowed or blown note. I am as engaged by orchestral music as I am by the rock music of my formative years and the textural musings of Tunng or my often visits to early prog.
In conclusion, I think a good system allows more engagement with sophisticated music where the devil is very much in the detail.
If your system fails to deliver to your satisfaction, it may be time to visit your local FOUR MASTER if only to experience what a car can sound like!


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By Andrew Liszewski
Dyson's vacuums, particularly their animal-specific models, do a great job at picking up pet hair, but they're all really a passive solution to the problem. In Japan however, the company now sells this new Groom Brush accessory that can be used to pro-actively remove hair from your pet before it's shed. It works just like your standard wire pet brush, but the teeth can retract when you're finished causing any hair that has collected on them to be sucked into the vacuum. As a result it looks like it can be used when the vacuum is off in case you happen to have a pet who's not so keen on them, though it probably works best when the Dyson is running while you're brushing. ~$90 (¥7,350) when purchased as an accessory, but I'm going to assume they offer it bundled with their animal-specific vacs as well.
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| Red Dead Redemption
achievement and trophy
More than a Fistful
|Earn $10,000 in Single Player.
|Gamer Score
|10 gamerscore
|Trophy Type
|Bronze bronze
More than a Fistful is a gameplay achievement/trophy in Red Dead Redemption.
Earn $10,000 in Single Player.
The achievement requires the player to earn $10,000. This amount is cumulative; any money earned, lost, spent, or otherwise counts towards this achievement.
These are some ways to earn some money;
- Kill people and loot their bodies in the hope they have money.
- Complete Random Encounters.
- Complete story missions.
- Commit a robbery (threaten NPCs for money, or break into a bank).
- Complete Gang Hideouts.
- Complete Treasure Hunter Challenges and sell the treasure.
- Complete jobs such as Nightwatch or Horsebreaking.
- Complete Bounty Hunting missions; keeping the bounty alive means a greater cash reward.
- Complete mini-games such as Poker, Blackjack and Horseshoes.
- Go hunting for animals and skin them; the items attained for doing so can be sold to store owners.
- Complete the Master Hunter Challenges.
- The first part of the Stranger side-mission "Lights, Camera, Action" is also a good way to earn this achievement/trophy, since it involves the player to participate in a game of Liar's Dice with a $200 ante.
- By hunting Bears in the Tall Trees area of West Elizabeth, the player can earn $1000's of dollars within half an hour by collecting the Grizzly Furs, Grizzly Meat, and any other items received while hunting in the area, then selling them in Escalera for a hefty profit.
- The Stranger side-mission "Poppycock" greatly helps to achieve this achievement/trophy, as you gain $1000 instantly, and if you take it back you add another $1000 to the total you have earned.
- The name of the achievement is likely a reference to the 1964 classic western film A Fistful of Dollars.
- You do not need to acquire the whole $10,000 at once to get the achievement/trophy. The total amount of money you earn stays in the game memory, even if you spend some of your money.
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Opinion by Sam Wercinski
Wercinski: Intent clear with Clean Elections, Voter Protection acts
Was Robert Robb's Nov. 15 column, "Contribution limits: Read the law, not the tea leaves," intended to be dumb or just dumbfounding?
Yes, a judge applies the law to the facts and circumstances in a case — assuming the law is constitutional. Yes, legislative enactments are presumed (by lawmakers) to be constitutional, although in Arizona there's a history of that not being the case.Laws and the words that make them are subject to interpretation, which is why Arizonans value fair and impartial courts.
When citizens passed the Voter Protection Act and Clean Elections Act in 1998, their intentions were clear. In considering the legal challenge to the Legislature's attempt to blow the caps off of fundraising limits with House Bill 2593, the Court of Appeals simply affirmed this intent.
The Voter Protection Act prevents lawmakers from undermining voter-approved laws. The Clean Elections Act, a voter-approved law, took the control of contribution limits away from lawmakers and gave it to the voters.
In addition to the corruption that plagued our state government in the '80s and '90s, Arizonans had other clear intentions for passing both acts. Case in point: In 1986, voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 200, a citizens' initiative that created reasonable campaign finance laws and anti-corruption measures – including mandatory removal from office of any politician who violated this law.
Unsurprisingly, with no Voter Protection Act in place, lawmakers quickly gutted the anti-corruption provisions, raised contribution amounts and disregarded the will of voters.
Today, the Clean Elections Act requires the voter-approved contribution amounts to be adjusted by the secretary of state for inflation and allows modifying voter-set limits by simply following the rules voters created in the act itself.
The current court battle would never have occurred if lawyers for legislative leaders had provided sound advice when they reviewed the constitutionality of House Bill 2593. Lawmakers also had the opportunity to work with Arizona Advocacy Network and other government accountability groups to address legislators' goals versus the will of voters to fight political corruption through the Clean Elections Act.
The justices, far from "stupid," don't need to look into murky tea leaves to understand the intent of voters who passed the Voter Protection Act and Clean Elections Act. They have current and historical facts to rely on.
Those facts support the Court of Appeal's decision that HB 2593 is likely to be ruled unconstitutional, and the current injunction prohibiting an illegal increase in contribution limits should remain in place until the case can be fully heard on the merits.
In the meantime, Arizona voters and candidates would be better served if proposed legislative solutions were acted upon now so legislation could be passed in early January. That is far more sensible than litigating this case well into the spring.
Mr. Robb can throw around big words like "psephologist" all he wants, but he can't escape a simple fact: Arizona voters intend to retain control of campaign-finance limits, whether through new citizen initiatives, legislative compromise or the courts – no tea leaves needed.
Sam Wercinski is executive director of Arizona Advocacy Network, an organization that focuses on electoral-justice and voter-participation issues.
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Welcome to the very first Loudifier Saturday Morning Movie Review. Last weekend I finally hooked up my Xbox 360 to the intertron. Holy cow! There's a lot of stuff out there in Xbox Live land. I stumbled across a live-action Halo movie, Forward Unto Dawn, and, like a UNSC cruiser sucked in by a Promethean gravity well, I didn't have any choice but to watch it, and I decided I had to do a review.
Forward Unto Dawn was a web series made as a promotion for Halo 4, designed to introduce the Halo universe to the uninitiated. After Halo 4's release they took the five fifteen-minute episodes and squished them together to create a seamless feature-length (or at least almost feature-length) film. The funny thing is, if they had given the final movie a theatrical release it would have gone gangbusters at the box office. This is easily the best movie-based-on-a-video-game out there. However, you should take that statement with a large grain of salt; I actually kind of liked the Super Mario Bros. and Mortal Kombat movies.
The canon for the Halo universe falls into two major categories: games and books. The games give you the futuristic, fast-paced action, floaty physics and detailed, immersive settings that redefined the FPS genre when the original title was released. The books give you a window into the be-helmetted head of the Master Chief, and show you that underneath the half-ton of fusion-powered armor, John 117 is just a guy, trying to do his part to save humanity. Forward Unto Dawn falls very much on the book side of this division, although the action sequences manage to capture the feeling of the games.
If you have read The Fall of Reach, or Ghosts of Onyx, you will have seen this basic story already. Kid gets conscripted into the military, is subjected to training that pushes the limits of human endurance, brainwashed into zealotry against a merciless, mostly conceptual enemy, and then all hell breaks loose when something else attacks. The kid in this case is Cadet Thomas Lasky, son of the Grand Poobah of Something-or-Other in the UNSC. Tom is training at the Corbulo Academy of Military Science, which is like a ROTC on crack for the children of high-ranking UNSC officers. This is before the outbreak of the Human-Covenant war, so they play war games with other trainees, complete with cryogenic freezing, to train for battles with insurrectionists.
Tom doesn't really buy into the whole "insurrectionists are evil and want to eat your brain" convictions that everyone around him has. Unfortunately, his almost-girlfriend is the person near him who is the most fervent in her hatred of the "innies". Just as the Spartans did at the Reach training facility, he is struggling to keep his head above water with the brutal pace of his training, and is figuring out how work in a team and what it means to be devoted to a cause and to follow orders. And then the Covenant attack.
Cadet Lansky and some of his friends manage to survive, running and hiding from one of the Covenant's iconic active-camouflaged
lightsaber energy-sword-wielding elites, until none other than the Master Chief himself shows up to save the day. The conversation that ensues is very reminiscent of the Chief saving a group of marines just before Reach is overwhelmed.
"Why did you come for us?" "You are the only survivors remaining." "At the school?" "On the planet."
The special effects are pretty good, with excellent CGI. The loping movement of the elites, the badass energy swords, and the projectiles from Covenant needlers are particularly frightening.
The props, sets, and costuming are a cosplayer's wet dream. The MA5B assault rifles are perfect, most of the sound effects are the same ones used in the games, and they built a warthog. An honest-to-god — sliding around corners, with wheels in the back that turn, and a chaingun on top of it — warthog.
The Chief's armor is great, but I feel like the actor moved around a bit too much in it. He didn't have the mechanical precision I would have expected from a cyborg of his pedigree, but that is really a small complaint, and is the only thing that doesn't quite match the motion of the characters and enemies in the games.
Without getting too spoileriffic, I will say that we don't get to see the Master Chief's face (of course), but we do get to see both Kelly and Fred. It turns out that Kelly's face is… intense.
She's kind of a bug-eyed freak with scars on her face and a million-mile stare. I have to give them credit for not just sticking some hot blonde in a space suit. It would have worked well with the target market for a movie like this, but it wouldn't have really fit in context of the antisocial, asexual Spartans. Oh well, maybe Linda's cute.
There are scenes where Cortana is rambling and yelling at herself, and threatening to kill the Chief, while he is frozen in a cryo tube and they are floating dead in space. For those who don't know about Cortana being a "smart" AI, susceptible to rampancy, this won't make any sense. This is important to the plot of Halo 4, so it is important when Forward Unto Dawn is used to promote Halo 4, but it doesn't make much sense in the context of the events at the Corbulo Academy. It comes off as confusing and unnecessary, especially now that Halo 4 is out.
Overall, I am really surprised at the effort and attention to detail that was taken to make a silly web series as a promotion for a video game. The sets and action aren't as grandiose as something like Transformers, but with less than a tenth of the budget, Forward Unto Dawn definitely comes close in production value. Considering how well this venture turned out, I would be shocked if Microsoft didn't decide to bankroll an actual full-length film with a theatrical release to coincide with Halo 5.
Overall, I give Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn four terrifying invisible elites with energy-swords hunting you down out of five. Yes, fan service abounds, but it is remarkable how well the creators of Forward Unto Dawn were able to craft a story that stands on its own, but still fits perfectly in the Halo universe.
With youngsters being trained in simulated battle to fight for the future of humanity, and a protagonist that is conflicted about his position and his responsibilities in the military, parallels must be drawn between this movie and the upcoming Ender's Game. As a die-hard fan of both the Halo series and the Ender's Game series, if Ender's Game is half as good as Forward Unto Dawn, I will be thrilled.
Some of the images for this review came from halofanforlife.com. If you're the graphic novel type, screenshots from the blu-ray have been adapted into a graphic novel for all five episodes, so head over and check it out.


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Brock Lesnar has become the talk of the sports circle since he and Golberg announced that they would be fighting against each other when they face one another at Wrestlemainia 33 on April 2,2017. However; through his proven track record over the past year there is a lot of discussion on whether he should be allowed to even participate in the event.
Brock Lesnar ended up failing several drug tests within the year. The shocking part is that they were not only in the UFC, but it also happened in the WWE as well. However; while all of this was going on the only thing that the UFC made him do was pay a fine after testing positive for steroids in his body in during his fight against Mark Hunt.
But when he was suspended from the UFC for the year, he ended up transferring over to the WWE where his signature move the F-5 has done a lot of damage to a lot of the WWE roster. Believe it or not there have been 6 Pro Wrestlers that have been seriously injured due to his F-5. The wrestlers that have suffered severe injuries due to this move are:
- Shawn Michaels- who while it seems minor suffered a nosebleed.
- ·Roman Reigns – was knocked for a loop and then he was stiff-arm close line which if not careful because Reigns was hit right by the ear could have done some serious damage, that would not of been noticeable right away in the ring.
- 2014 The Big Show- While the show is a majority scripted there are times that things get out of hand. During Show's match with Lesnar he sustained several chairshots and then Lesnar took one last shot to Show's elbow causing a loud pop and Show screaming and cursing.
- Kurt Angle – In 2003 when Kurt Angle returned from a neck injury both wrestlers admitted that the match seemed to be too real. Over the course of the match Lesnar cause more neck injured for Angle.
- John Cena – Who during Extreme Rules ended up receiving multiple blows to the head.
- · "Hardcore" Holly- Who has suffered several injuries from Lesnar. Holly's injuries consist of the head and neck area.
And now, with Wrestlemainia 33, less than 2 weeks away and Paul Haman being as loud as obnoxious as ever there is a lot of talk from other sport sponsors that they do not want Lesnar in any of the events. In fact there is even talk that Brock Lesnar should face jail time, for the constant use of steroids, as well as the damage that he tends to cause with the people he faces in the in ring as steroids do tend to make your moods more aggressive and mean .


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In a CoDesign article, Mark Wilson directed our attention to David Elgena's elegant $1 Wthr, a weather app for the iPhone, of which he likes to believe, it lives up to Dieter Rams' 10 design principles, without being accused of being skeuomorph.
Apple's interface design is being criticized as Skeuomorphism—of retaining ornamental design and familiar associations to the original, physical object in their digital interface design (i.e. leather texture for the calendar, drop shadows etc.) when no longer needed as comfort cue on behalf of the user.
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