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For more than 20 years, super-producer Jermaine Dupri has been creating hits for both himself and a cadre of superstars. The man behind hits from Kris Kross, Mariah Carey and Usher's 10 million-selling Confessions is also an avid record collector, showing off his diverse collection which includes everything from Blondie to Brenda K. Starr to Chuck Brown. Check out the whole video above, but here are some highlights below:
On His Collection Style
"I bought a whole record store one day. I went into the store that was going out of business and I told them I wanted all the soul and urban records that they had. I think it was like $1,500. I like to have a big quantity of records so I can really dig and listen to music."
On Working With Usher
"Confessions was the beginning of Usher going through life. Him talking about stuff that he wasn't dealing with at the time, and then all of that stuff became his life. It was [also] my life. I had a girlfriend, and then I got another girl pregnant at the same time. The words were just up in the air in this room. The stories and the nights that we put into making this album were incredible."
On the Lost Art of Sampling
"I want people to get back to that sample sound. It's still, to me, the most loved records in hip hop. The younger producers are concerned more about money and publishing so sampling is definitely out the window. Where me, if it's a hit, I don't care what the sample costs. I'm not even thinking about that."
Dupri also discusses a conversation he had with Michael Jackson about Usher, and how he cooked up "Money Ain't a Thang," his ubiquitous hit with Jay-Z, an hour before Jigga landed in Atlanta.


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The Bungalow has a vast compound with plenty of space for relaxation and enjoyment. It has a superbly maintained flower garden that can inspire you visually and spiritually. Here you can relax with your reading material or just sit and enjoy nature.
The Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park, which is Tamil Nadu's biggest and best preserved sanctuary, nestles in the towering Western Ghats south of the Palghat Gap, better known as Anaimalais (Mountain of Elephants). This sanctuary sprawls over 958 sq km, and teems with a rich assortment flora and fauna. It is 93 kms from Coimbatore.
Palani Arulmigu Shri Dhandayuthapani temple is one of the Six Abodes of Murugan. It is located in the town of Palani in Dindigul, 100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast of Coimbatore and northwest of Madurai in the foot-hills of the Palani hills, Tamil Nadu, India. Palani temple is considered synonymous with Panchamirtam, a sweet mixture made of five ingredients.
Athirappilly Falls, is situated in Athirappilly Panchayat, Chalakudy Taluk, Thrissur district of Kerala, India on the Chalakudy River, which originates from the upper reaches of the Western Ghats. At the entrance to the Sholayar ranges is the largest waterfall in Kerala, Athirapally, which stands tall at 80 feet. Just a short drive from Athirapally, the Vazhachal waterfall in Thrissur is close to dense green forests that are home to many endangered and endemic species of flora and fauna.
Kodaikanal is a city in the hills of the Dindigul district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.Its name in the Tamil language means "The Gift of the Forest".Kodaikanal is referred to as the "Princess of Hill stations" and has a long history as a retreat and popular tourist destination.

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The Singapore established fund aims to provide investors with equity ownership of Business Space assets diversified across Asia Pacific and Europe.
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The Fund seeks to create a high-quality diversified portfolio, backed by strong tenant covenants, to provide investors with secure and stable income distribution with medium-term capital appreciation.
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The Sound Of Music's classic tune, "Do-Re-Mi," taught me that tea was "a drink with jam and bread."
While I hum along to Julie Andrews' iconic lyrics, I can often be found nibbling toast with jam at the kitchen table, sipping tea and checking morning emails. Jam and tea are the perfect pair for waking my taste buds from their slumber.
Jump back to the chilly days of the holiday season. I was frantically searching for a gift for a foodie friend when I stumbled upon Sunchowder's delectable shop on Foodzie (my favorite online marketplace to discover amazing food from artisanal producers). I was instantly drawn to the Ginger Pear butter, a unique flavor profile perfect for my friend's eclectic cravings.
To my surprise, Wendy (founder and creator of this artisan jam & chutney company) had included a kind note within the package that read: "I could not just send you one when I saw your fabulous tea cups." I took a closer look inside the brown box to find that she generously gifted two additional jams: Pumpkin Butter and Peach Lavender Jam. In an effort to share the kindness, I gifted my friend the Pumpkin Butter along with the original purchase of Ginger Pear Jam, which left me with the Peach Lavender.
The moment that I heard the lid's seal break, I could smell the mouth-watering sweetness of the peaches. Before this all-natural, handcrafted jam could meet the bread, I dug in with a teaspoon. First taste: It's as if I just took a large bite of a fresh peach gently sprinkled with sugar. The texture of the pieces of peach immersed in the smooth jam is divine. The sweetness is subtly followed by the brightness of the lemon juice and a faint perfume of lavender.
My palate, still in winter hibernation, was brought back to life with the natural ingredients that reminded me of deep golden summer. With each bite (I eventually took the spoon from the jar & spread it on some bread) it became so very clear that this jam was "lovingly hand-cooked and jarred in small batches with the freshest seasonal fruits and the finest ingredients - no corn syrup, commercial pectin or preservatives."
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Well we are now under way with 2012 and for this update I wanted to show off some new buildings that I recently picked up for Gathering in the Desert and other projects.
The name of this awesome company is Game Craft Miniatures and they do terrain from as small as 6mm all the way up to 28mm. Mike over at Da Green Skins pointed me to these guys. Well after looking through their online store, I decided to pick up two kits for GitD for my Harad table. They offer middle eastern buildings that have that Harad look to them and they can also stand in for Pulp games or anything else. I also picked up the Gallows for some Legends of the Old West/High Seas gaming. All of these kits that I purchased were made out of MDF and cut with a laser.
It took about a week for my order to get to me and this is what I got below (all three kits).
First up is kit #28mmdf012 Middle East One Story Building.
Here is the building test fit together, total time to assemble, less than a minute! Nice thing I like about this one is the window and door openings, they have that Middle east feel to them, which once again is perfect for Harad.
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And of the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do... (1 Chronicles 12:32)
Many people today feel that we are at a crossroads in history. They sense that the increasing moral chaos around us must be reversed before it is too late. Surely, in these troubled times we need the wisdom that the sons of Issachar had, along with the knowledge of what we should do. Anyone with a heart for God's will can see the need for a deep and lasting change.
But this is not the first time in history that men have felt so strongly about the need to return to God, to bring about His Kingdom on the earth. Pressures have been on others in the past, too. The responses of men caught up in these powerful pressures affect us even centuries later. How they affect us is a matter of great importance, and great debate.
Consider men such as Martin Luther and Menno Simons, the spiritual fathers of the Lutherans and the Mennonites. Today the followers of these men break bread together; four centuries ago this would have been an absolutely unthinkable act, since the Lutherans hunted Anabaptists down to destroy them like pests. It is hard to make sense out of past deeds and present day attempts to be in unity. To just say, "I forgive you," might be a little too easy when it doesn't happen personally to you.
Perhaps it is easy to file such concerns away under "Ancient History" in order to concentrate on more pressing and timely matters. But the issue of unity versus bloodshed is a lot closer to us than we realize or are willing to accept. Perhaps we just really don't know what to think about it. Many of us have fathers who fought in World War II, where American Lutherans found themselves killing German Lutherans. Both sides hunkered down in their foxholes, praying that God would destroy their enemies and preserve their own lives. Both sides considered themselves to be the "Body of Christ," and some on both sides were surely good individuals who hated war. Which prayers should God listen to? And does anyone have answers today that do more than just gloss over the ugly past?
We hear promises that our participation in certain movements is not political, but only spiritual. But what if it becomes a great and sweeping event, even beyond our hopeful anticipations? This may sound fantastic, but what if a Christian movement really does succeed in turning the great majority of people around? Will we not find ourselves groping with the very same issues which Luther, Calvin, and others dealt with? Shall we shed blood in the interest of truth, as they did?
Most people do not even know what those issues are, finding themselves either not interested or feeling like it is way beyond them. Yet, as we approach the 21st century, these issues are at the very heart of the matter. These men faced the same question that is before Christianity today, namely: If we gain significant control of this society, what do we do with those who refuse to go along with that control?
In the light of God's Word, the answers given by the fathers of the Protestant Reformation were brutal and unacceptable. Yet, it wasn't just them. By all sincere people who claim to love the Son of God, this is a chilling fact that must be squarely faced. The fact is that whenever Christianity of any brand began to control society, then those who did not agree with that control found themselves treated as hated enemies. It is one thing to "agree to disagree" with one another, but to agree to destroy those who disagree has been more the case.
And please, don't say, "It can't happen here." Because unless we can explain why it ever happened in the first place, what hope do we have that it won't happen again... here?
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For years, Avrohom Mondrowitz counseled children out of his home in the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn. He was host of a call-in radio show popular among ultra-Orthodox Jewish listeners, claiming to be a rabbi and psychologist. But law enforcement officials say Mr. Mondrowitz, who fled to Israel in 1984 to avoid arrest, was also something else: "a compulsive pedophile."
The Brooklyn district attorney, Charles J. Hynes, has repeatedly said that since taking office in 1990, he has vigorously tried to extradite Mr. Mondrowitz. Mr. Hynes has said his office was instrumental in bringing about a change in a treaty between the United States and Israel in 2007 that had thwarted early extradition efforts.
But newly disclosed documents from Mr. Hynes's office cast doubts on his accounts of his role in the case, suggesting that for many years, the office paid little attention to it.
Michael Lesher, a writer and lawyer who represents several of Mr. Mondrowitz's accusers, obtained 103 pages of files on the case from the district attorney's office after a protracted court battle to secure them under the state's Freedom of Information Law.
"There isn't a single e-mail, a single letter, a single memo, either originating from the D.A.'s office or addressed to it, that so much as mentions any attempt by the D.A. to seek a change in the extradition treaty," Mr. Lesher said. "It's just inconceivable that such important negotiation on such a detailed issue could have taken place and not left a trace in the documentary record."
Mr. Hynes has long been criticized by advocacy groups representing victims of child sexual abuse, who claimed that he was too accommodating of politically influential ultra-Orthodox Jewish rabbis, many of whom teach that such crimes should be handled by rabbinical authorities.
Scrutiny of his office intensified last month after articles in The New York Times raised questions about his handling of sexual abuse cases among the ultra-Orthodox.
Mr. Hynes has defended his record, but after the articles were published, he promised to push for legislation making it mandatory for rabbis to report abuse. He also set up a task force to crack down on witness intimidation, which has stymied many sexual abuse cases in the community.
The Mondrowitz case has long been one of the most notorious child sexual abuse cases in Brooklyn.
Mr. Mondrowitz was charged with molesting five boys, but Amy Neustein, editor of the book "Tempest in the Temple: Jewish Communities and Child Sex Scandals," which includes a history of the case, said she believed he had at least 100 victims.
Mr. Mondrowitz, now 64, has denied the charges.
The first efforts to extradite Mr. Mondrowitz, made in the mid-1980s by Mr. Hynes's predecessor as district attorney, Elizabeth Holtzman, failed after the Israeli authorities ruled that the extradition treaty did not cover sodomy.
After the treaty was amended in 2007, an Israeli court ordered Mr. Mondrowitz to be returned to Brooklyn, but the Israel Supreme Court reversed the decision in 2010. In its ruling, the court said the long delay in amending the treaty had created a "substantive violation" to Mr. Mondrowitz's right to a fair trial, according to a United States Justice Department summary of the decision. The court said that the treaty could have been changed much earlier.
Over the years, Mr. Hynes has often said in interviews that he has placed a priority on pursuing Mr. Mondrowitz.
In 2009, he said on the syndicated radio show "Talkline with Zev Brenner" that his office, led by Rhonnie Jaus, the chief of his sex crimes bureau, "convinced the State Department to bring the case to the Israeli government to change the extradition treaty."
Mr. Hynes reiterated his stance in an e-mail to The Times this week. A spokeswoman for the State Department said information to confirm Mr. Hynes's assertions was not readily available and would have to be researched.
Federal officials, not local ones, negotiate extradition treaties, but the new documents obtained by Mr. Lesher provide no evidence that Ms. Jaus or anyone in the office tried to lobby American or Israeli authorities to change the extradition rules.
In an interview this week, Ms. Jaus said that the documents released to Mr. Lesher did not show the full scope of the office's efforts, noting that more than 280 pages in the file were withheld. The office said in a letter to Mr. Lesher that the pages that were withheld consisted mainly of internal agency documents, like memos between staff members.
Ms. Jaus, who has been chief of sex crimes since 1992, said she did not get involved in the case until 2000, when the State Department alerted her that Mr. Mondrowitz was trying to return to the United States. Hopes of arresting him ended when he failed to arrive, she said.
Asked what she did to lobby for treaty changes, she said her office made occasional calls to the Justice Department, mainly to check on the status of negotiations over the treaty. The first call was in 2000 to review the history of the case, she said, followed by another in 2003 and two calls in 2006.
"If you can't extradite him because of an existing treaty, what can you do?" she said. "But our position was very well known: We always wanted to extradite this person."


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Easy to use FSC display
14 October 2013
New 'easy to use' display for Fassi Stability Control system FSC
The new display clearly shows the position of each outrigger extension & outrigger ram, for example:
a. Type of FSC system installed (L, M1, M2, S)
b. Outrigger ram 1-2 down on the ground (solid black dot)
c. Stability level status L1 (side 1-4)
d. Outrigger ram 3-4 down on the ground (solid black dot)
e. Stability level status L3 (side 2-3)
f. Tilt indicator (FSC-S only). Keep the black dot in the square for optimum stabilisation.
The display is visible whenever the crane is in outriggers mode.
It is available initially with the introduction of software version 3.50 on all rack & pinion cranes with FX500 control system up to and including the F455A.2.


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This year the Animal Husbandry Days are a bit later than usual. It is usually held at the end of April, around the day of St George but this year it is a bit later, between 11th and 13th May.
All the seven breeding sectors of animal husbandry are presented in Hodmezovasarhely - horse, cattle, pig, sheep ,goat, poultry and fish. Through the last 19 years it became one of the most important events in agriculture and animal husbandry. The exhibition is a place where representatives of related businesses and companies can present themselves to professionals who are interested in what they can offer but it is also a place where young and old can find something to do as a family programme.
There are various programmes for the whole family from Friday to Sunday although Friday is more for the professionals. On Saturday and Sunday you can see a "spectacular" pig killing, Saturday at 10:30, Sunday at 9:30 and on both days there are different Gidran shows during the days. On Saturday there is a greyhound racing at 10:00. You can visit the fair where you can buy different traditional handmade products and children can try some games too. There are lots of places where you can have lunch or just a snack and a drink but you can also bring your own food and have a picnic on the grass.
Tickets are 1000 Huf for adults, it is free for children under 18. Parking ticket is also 1000 Huf next to the exhibition, parking men will show you the place where to go. If you stay in Hodmezovasarhely and would not like to drive to the exhibition you can get there by bus from Andrassy street or a diesel train from the train station. Buses go every hour from 9:00 until 18:00, trains also go every hour between 8:30 and 17:30.
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Terry McAuliffe on Environment
Democratic nominee for Governor; previously DNC Chair
One ad would show a cute little blond girl holding up a glass and asking "May I please have some more arsenic in my water, Mommy?"
We did another ad at the same time hitting the Bush administration for moving to stop testing salmonella in ground beef used in the federal school-lunch program, a test that the Clinton administration had instituted. That ad showed a little boy holding up a plate with a hamburger on it.
"More salmonella in my cheeseburger, please," the kid says.
The ads worked because people already knew for themselves that Bush had little interest in protecting people from toxic chemicals. The voiceover of the ads confirmed what people suspected: "Bush tried to roll back protections against arsenic in drinking water and salmonella in school lunches."
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VA Gubernatorial:
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Tim Kaine
Tom Perriello
VA Senatorial:
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James Webb
Mark Warner
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Tim Kaine
Gubernatorial Debates 2017:
NJ: Fulop(D) vs.Lesniak(D) vs.Wisniewski(D) vs.Ciattarelli(R) vs.Guadagno(R) vs.Rullo(R)
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When working with a lack of budget it's best to keep things simple. There is no point in writing an immense galactic battle when it's going to look like Space Invaders come the edit. Director Cameron Richardson keeps things simple in You Are Going to Die, however that doesn't prevent him from being clever.
Douglas (Ro Goodwin) arrives home one night with the intention of going about his mundane life. Watching TV and eating his dinner was as much excitement as he was hoping for. Unfortunately a series of messages being relayed through his electrical devices have a sinister warning for him… he is going to die.
Goodwin is the centre of attention and enjoys the majority of screentime by himself. His portrayal of a man haunted and driven insane by messages predicting his inevitable demise is excellent, as we bear witness to his psyche slowly cracking. The tension moderately increases as Douglas's fear spirals out of control and he can no longer take anymore.
The simple graphics employed by Richardson add the feel of impending doom without taking us out of the story. They look as genuine as they are effective.
Like I've said before, less is more when it comes to instilling terror and Richardson does this here with ease. The faceless antagonist which torments Douglas is effective in it's task. There's no fancy backstory, and there needn't be. A satisfying ending rounds off the film nicely.
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In Raider Nation: The Two Minute Drill. Will this week's guest Ray Aspuria (from the Raider Ramble) run the gauntlet successfully? Tune in to find out. As Always, the boys breakdown this week's game and go deep into the issues that plague Raider Nation. Reggie ousted as GM, the Raiders are homeless, and the season comes to a dark and grim end.
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Operational Components and Lean Systems
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- Describe the function of operations and supply chain management.
- Characterize various quality tools and techniques used in operations management.
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- Summarize the role of operations and supply chain management in service industries.
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Hydroponics 101: What You Need to Start Growing
Congratulations on deciding to try a hydroponic growing system! Now that you've made that big decision, you're probably wondering what you need to do next.
Your best bet is to take a quick glance at the options available in hydroponic systems. Before you do that, it can be a big help to familiarize yourself with the basic concepts and terms around hydroponic gardening.
This quick guide aims to give you a basic understanding of those hydroponic terms and concepts.
The Top Options for Hydroponic Systems
Hydroponic equipment dealers offer a variety of pre-built systems for your grow. It's up to you to see what's best for you, but be sure to consider the size, maintenance requirements and crop output.
If you're stepping into the world of hydroponics for the first time, buy a small system to test out the concept and get used to what you can expect from it.
Here are the system types you can pick from:
- Deep Water Culture – This hydro system completely submerses your plant roots in a highly oxygenated nutrient water solution. Doing so promotes fast growth.
- Drip – As you can guess from the name, drip systems deliver nutrient water solution slowly into the plant medium. It ensures the medium stays moist while growing.
- Ebb and Flow – When most people think of hydroponic systems, ebb and flow systems are usually it. Plants grow in water-absorbing rockwool, which is periodically flooded with water.
- Nutrient Flow Technique – Often used by commercial growers, the NFT systems circulate a light film of water around the plant's roots. This is used without a growing medium.
- Reservoir – This is the easiest system to maintain. Your plant container, which holds your growing media and the plant itself, is partially submerged in a reservoir tank filled with a nutrient solution that's circulated with a small pump.
- Wick – Another simple system, the wick operates much like the reservoir system except a knotted nylon rope draws water up to your plant container.
Also, if you're the handy sort, consider building your own system! Look for construction guides online and in books.
Hydroponic Mediums
That being said, some plants don't require a growing medium because they have shallow root systems. Likewise, some hydroponic systems don't use a growing medium because they aerate the nutrient water sufficiently, thereby keeping the roots from drowning.
Here are some popular hydroponic growing mediums:
- Coconut fiber – Coconut fiber maximizes water absorption while also supporting a larger oxygen capacity. It's an especially effective medium for intermittent systems.
- LECA – Light Expanded Clay Aggregate is baked, semi-porous clay. With capillary action, it retains water and air.
- Perlite – This mined material forms when volcanic glass is rapidly heated. With that heat, the perlite opens up gaps for water storage.
- Rockwool – This sterile medium is a basalt rock that's been transformed into a cotton candy-like substance. These gaps can be used to hold water and air.
- Sand – Inexpensive, sand is a good hydroponic medium because of its natural capillary action. This permits the even distribution of water and nutrients through the root system.
- Vermiculite – These superheated rock nuggets can triple their weight when exposed to water, meaning they are a perfect addition to a hydroponic system.
Basic Tools for Hydroponics
- Aquarium heater – If you're growing all year long, which you can do with a hydroponic system, you will need some sort of water heater during the colder months. If your plants get chilled they may go dormant.
- Hydroponic Nutrient Solutions – Your nutrient solution is built by applying a variety of hydroponic fertilizers to your water reservoir. Your plants will need different fertilizers for each of their growth stages.
- Lights and Bulbs – Assuming you're running your operation inside, you'll also need lights to fuel your plants' growth. Expect to invest in a variety of light types, since your crop requires different lighting as it grows.
- pH Tester – Your pH Tester will help you monitor your nutrient solution's levels of acidity and alkalinity. Many plants require a very specific pH to grow vigorously.
- Planting containers – These containers will house your growing plant and are sized according to your plants' root depth. They are often filled with a growing medium.
- PPM/EC meter – Use this tester to measure nutrient levels in your water solution.
- Submersible pump – A submersible pump is needed to aerate and circulate your nutrient solution. Without an aerating system, your plants will drown.
- Reservoir – This tank holds the bulk of your nutrient water solution. Your system trays usually sit on top of this tank.
- Trays – Trays hold your planting containers in place, allowing them to partially submerge in your nutrient solution.
Learn More About Hydroponics
Safer® Brand has several helpful guides on hydroponic growing systems, and we urge you to explore these as you set up your system. We also regularly update our blog with new information and ideas for your grow room. Also join up with Safer® Brand on Facebook, where you can exchange ideas with the growing community. Finally, subscribe to the Safer® Brand E-Newsletter for helpful tips on gardening and hydroponics.


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Sat & Sun, March 10 & 11, 2018, 10am-5pm
79 locations | 280+ artists
A free weekend event for all to explore artists' studios, galleries & more from Lions Bay to Deep Cove. All the details, including profiles for participating artists, map and list of demos & activities found HERE.
Pick up your free brochure to plan your weekend. Brochures will be available at all community/recreation centres, libraries, participating locations and many of your favourite cafes throughout the North Shore starting the week of Feb 19.
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Tropfest to launch in New York next year
Press release from Cardinal Spin
The New York minute is being multiplied by seven as Tropfest, the world's largest short film festival lands on US shores with Tropfest New York. The stateside launch has secured support from film industry heavyweight "Ambassadors" Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, Geoffrey Rush, Liev Schreiber, Anthony LaPaglia and Charles Randolph.
Tropfest New York City festivities are scheduled for June 2012. American filmmakers and audiences will take part in this global phenomenon and watch the talents of tomorrow compete to win top prizes, cudos and audience adulation. The announcement was made today by Tropfest Founder and Director John Polson. WNYC Radio was announced the first of the inaugural media partner.
Official Tropfest Ambassador, Hugh Jackman said: "Over the past 20 years, Tropfest has been an incredible platform for rising Australian filmmakers to get their start in the industry. I'm excited to support this competition as it comes to the US. There is no other springboard in the world that showcases short films in front of such a massive audience and I look forward to seeing the shorts for Tropfest New York."
Tropfest New York takes on the successful Tropfest format created in Australia, now celebrating a 20th birthday. The weekend of Tropfest activities is based around the short film competition and mass screening of finalist films. Musical performances, film screenings and a filmmaker symposium ('Roughcut') will culminate in the much-loved Tropfest finalist film screenings under the stars. The films will be judged live by a celebrity and industry panel.
Polson commented "We could not ask for bigger film industry stars and better inaugural partners to help us bring the world's largest short film festival to the most exciting city in the world. With the passionate support of our Ambassadors and WNYC on board, combined with increasing North American interest from filmmakers and audiences via our online platforms, it's obvious to us that the time is right."
As always, Tropfest New York films must be no longer than seven minutes (including titles and credits); must be screened for the first time in public at Tropfest. Each film must contain the Tropfest Signature Item or TSI – a unique object to show the film was made for Tropfest. The New York TSI is iconically: "Bagel".
Tropfest was founded by award-winning actor and director, John Polson, as a short film festival for friends and family at the Tropicana Café in Sydney, Australia. Today the festival is a world class platform renowned for supporting new film making talent and film maker initiatives.
On November 4th this year, the inaugural Tropfest Arabia took place in front of a capacity crowd of 12,000 people outdoors in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Submissions were received from 33 Middle Eastern and North African countries.
Tropfest has helped launch successful careers for dozens of directors, writers, actors and others. Tropfest alumni include: Sam Worthington (Avatar, Last Night); Joel Edgerton (Warrior, Animal Kingdom); Alister Grierson, the director of the James Cameron-produced Sanctum; and Tony Rogers whose Tropfest short, Wilfred was the origin of the U.S. TV series of the same name starring Elijah Wood. Wilfred is currently achieving record ratings for the FX Network.
The Tropfest YouTube Channel has had over 10 million video views with around 40% of views coming from the United States. The site provides film enthusiasts from around the world the chance to watch the top films from past festivals at: http://www.youtube.com/tropfest.
Visit www.tropfest.com for festival details, screening venues and regular updates on all things Trop!


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Nicola Benedetti's Silver Screen Violin
Oscar Weekend, 2013. Violinist Nicola Benedetti is live at a New York performance space performing music from films composed by the likes of Shostakovich. The show was presented by New York broadcaster WQXR.
If you enjoy the concert, check out her album, "The Silver Violin," which includes some of the same repertory, accompanied by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Click on the cover below to get a CD or download from Amazon.
Read more about her career and background at the UK's ClassicFM.


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PETALING JAYA - Terengganu's Kijal assemblyman Ahmad Said has dismissed allegations of sex scandals purportedly involving him, saying they were attempts to discredit him.
The Star quoted the former Terengganu MB as saying that "it is normal" for a politician to be associated with sex scandals.
"Previously, there were also many allegations on sex videos, and recently there was also an allegation going viral against a senior politician.
"People have become desperate these days and I don't want to comment further," he was quoted as saying.
Recently an old sex video and photographs, said to date back to 2009, started recirculating and making its rounds on social media.
The issue of the sex tape was initially posted on a blog before it was circulated online.
The Kemaman Umno division chief has been embroiled in a political tiff with his successor Ahmad Razif, after he was forced to step down as menteri besar in May 2014.
Last March, Ahmad Said sought to table a motion of no-confidence against Ahmad Razif in the state assembly, but it was rejected by the Speaker.


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CNC Milling for Makers
Basics – Techniques – Applications
April 2017, 294 Seiten, komplett in Farbe, Broschur
ISBN Print: 978-3-86490-472-1
auf Lager; Lieferung in 2-4 Tagen
Until fairly recently, machining has been a high-cost manufacturing technique available only to large corporations and specialist machine shops. With today's cheaper and more powerful computers, CNC milling and 3D printing technology has become practical, affordable, and accessible to just about anyone.
Tabletop CNC machines are every hobbyist's dream, providing the tools needed to cut and shape materials such as glass, wood, plastics, and aluminum.
In this book, author Christian Rattat explains how CNC technology works and he walks you through the entire milling process: starting with a blank piece of material, Rattat takes you step by step through to a finished product.
Rattat offers advice on selecting and purchasing the best machine for your own particular needs. He also demonstrates how to assemble a machine from a kit and explains all the steps required to mill your first project. Moving past the basics, Rattat introduces a variety of cutting tools and provides hands-on examples of how to use them to mill a wide variety of materials.
- Makers
- Crafters
- Table of Contents (PDF)
- Foreword by Stepcraft (PDF)
- Authors Foreword (PDF)
- Upcut and Synchronous Milling (extract) (PDF)
- Milling Tools (extract) (PDF)
- Advanced Milling Techniques (extract) (PDF)
Autor / Autorin
Christian Rattat began his career on a Commodore Amiga 2000 in the 1980s and has been developing software ever since. He works for large corporations in Microsoft and Unix environments, and also builds and implements software for microcontroller-based applications. In his free time, he builds and flies multirotors – a
hobby that gives him plenty of excuses to experiment with CNC routers and 3D printers.


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Nemesis is one of the Olympian gods, in charge of bringing vengeance for the unjustly killed.
Over the millennia, the voices and hatred of the spirits who have died drove her insane and she decided the only way to bring peace was either to scour the Earth of humanity or have someone else take her place.
She created a plan to steal the life, form and powers of Wonder Woman with the help of a trio of war goddesses, the Morrigan, and succeeded. She was partially thwarted by the fate Clotho, whose meddling allowed a sliver of Diana's self to escape.
With Wonder Woman's power in addition to her own, her control over the spirits of the dead and the deadly Flashing Blade, not even the Gods of Olympus dared openly oppose her, relying on Diana to grow strong enough to confront Nemesis once more and regain her power. The two fought and Diana regained her former being and power. She slew Nemesis with her own sword. As she lay dying, Nemesis was at peace, as the cries of the unjustly slain and the need to punish passed on to someone else.
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The Onyx Tower is the dwelling of Charon, the once and future Emperor of Stygia. The tallest building in Stygia, it represents Charon's power and his ability to oversee the Dark Kingdom of Iron.
The ExteriorEdit
Originally, the tower served as Charon's lighthouse, both as a greeting to wraiths to come to Stygia, and as a warning to those who might accidentally smash themselves on the rocky shores of the Isle of Sorrows. The tower was continuously renovated; as the buildings around it grew, so did the tower. As a result, the Onyx Tower is and always has been the tallest building in Stygia.
Other than its spectacular, 18-story height and the glowing soulfire light at the top, the tower has little in the way of architectural features; it resembles a simple, gray stone column. A ladder, used for unknown purposes, runs up the outside of the column.
The InteriorEdit
Entering in on the ground floor, wraiths will find the area bisected by a single hallway, with doors on both sides. Going down this hall will take visitors to the massive spiral staircase, the only way to the top, which runs along the entire inner wall of the tower. At each floor is a door with a different Arcanos sigil on it; going through these doors will lead wraiths into a corridor-and-doors arrangement similar to the one on the ground floor. This pattern continues until the 16th floor.
The 16th floor is a single open room. A complex mechanical model, covered with crystals marked with deathmarks or other symbols, moves like an unusual solar system; any of these crystals (which serve to represent important wraiths such as Deathlords, the masters of the Guilds, etc.) can be centered in the device. The orbs that come to circle that crystal have orbits that can be read by the experienced eye to reveal relationships between the actual beings.
The 17th floor is also a single large room. In the center is a simple, rough stone table. The table is grooved, perhaps to carry away the blood of those sacrificed on it. What purposes this table once served are lost to time; what is known is that this table is, in fact, the oldest relic in Stygia. Around this table are similarly made chairs. Before and after Charon's disappearance, the Deathlords use this place as their formal hall.
The 18th and topmost floor is the most strikingly different. It, too, is open, but unlike the other two open floors, this one has a much higher ceiling. Enormous arched windows provide an excellent view of the entire Isle of Sorrows. On the ground are markings. The innermost markings are in a circle and bear the eight sigils of the Legions of the Hierarchy. The outer markings are set in a massive square, and are the sixteen sigils of the Guilds. The three belonging to the Forbidden Guilds (the Alchemists, Solicitors, and Mnemoi) have been violently smashed away, as with a giant hammer. The centerpiece of this floor is Charon's throne; made of the same black stone and crude make of the table and chairs on the previous floor, the throne sits on a rotating dais so that Charon can rotate to view his kingdom or address those on the simple benches embedded between the windows surrounding it.
The Tower's Historical ImportanceEdit
It has frequently served as Charon's retreat in times of great personal crisis. Most famous is when he locked himself at the beginning of the twentieth century. His disappearance caused the Smiling Lord to declare himself Emperor, beginning the Great War that raged in Stygia for over a decade.
When Charon disappeared in 1945, the tower, save the meeting floor, remained empty until he returned during the Sixth Great Maelstrom. After the battle to save the Western Dead that resulted in the near-destruction of Stygia, the tower collapsed. One of Charon's last actions before his Transcendence was to place a shining beacon at the top of the ruined tower that would point surviving and new wraiths to the new settlement. By the time of the wars between Grandmother and the Malfeans occured, the beacon had long stopped shining, but the tower ruins remained as the heart of the now Nameless City.
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Choosing to sell your house is a big decision that brings with it a variety of challenges. From attracting buyers to negotiating contracts, it's helpful to have a professional real estate agent on your side to help reduce stress and lead to the best possible outcome. Finding the right real estate agent can present a challenge in itself, however, with the high quantity of qualified Australian agents out there. To get started with selling your house, you'll want to compare agents carefully to find an individual who will be most effective in helping you with your particular needs.
You can start this process by registering your details at LocalAgentFinder, which gives you access to thousands of real estate agents. With the free dashboard tool provided, you can compare your options and select the real estate agent who will best represent, market, and sell your property. When comparing agents, it's helpful to keep the following guidelines in mind:
Choosing a Local Real Estate Agent
As you start to take a closer look at potential real estate agents, it makes sense to find one who is familiar with your particular neighbourhood. This allows them to interact more effectively with buyers and share details regarding the area's amenities, public transportation, and housing statistics. They will also have more accurate information regarding similar houses for sale in your area, and how to make your home stand out from the competition. Most suburbs have a number of real estate agents who specialise in property solely in the local area.
Aside from looking at location, however, you'll want to take a look at their experience and whether or not you have a personal rapport with them. When it comes to something as important as selling your house, it's a good idea to work with someone who makes you feel valued and comfortable. Just because one agent has the most listings in your area doesn't mean that they will best represent your needs. Find out whether the agents you are comparing are licensed, and what their education and experiential backgrounds look like.
Asking for references is also an integral part of the screening process after you have narrowed down your initial list using the comparison tools available at real estate portals like LocalAgentFinder. Find out how this website works and start the comparison process, with all of these facts laid out before you. As you narrow down the field, speaking with former clients through reference checks can point you in the right direction.
Interviewing Potential Agents
In addition to comparing all of these features described above, as you whittle down your list of candidates you'll want to meet with a few agents in person. When selling a house, you'll want to choose a handful of agents to appraise your property. This should include the estimated sale price of your home, which real estate agents base on similar homes that have sold recently in your area. Ask for a comparative market analysis or CMA for your property. This will provide you with the following pieces of information:
- At least three recent sales of similar houses to your own property, located in the same neighbourhood
- A full list of the average property prices in your suburb
- A full list of other properties currently for sale in your suburb
- A full list showing all the homes the real estate agent has sold recently, including sale prices for each property
This information will help you determine how each real estate agent reached the figures given in their appraisal, and how realistic their anticipated sales prices might be.
Comparing Agent Commissions and Fees
It's natural for those selling property to be anxious about what the fees are going to look like. As a result, one of the first questions that many sellers ask is what the estate agent's commission rate will be. What's important to remember is that at the end of the day it's better to be happy with the outcome of a sale than to save a few hundred pounds on a commission. The overall amount of a real estate commission could vary from a few thousand dollars up to tens of thousands of dollars. This will depend on the price and value of your property.
Estate agent fees can vary quite a bit, so be sure to take this into account along with the rest of the information you receive. The primary focus should be to sell your property for the highest price. The right real estate agent will be the one who is able to help you accomplish this outcome.
Comparing Agent Agreements
There are several different types of agent relationships that you might see when selling a house. You can pick and choose from these agent agreements to find the best fit for your needs.
- Exclusive Agency Agreement: In this type of agreement, you agree to use the service of a single estate agent. No matter how the home ends up being sold, you will pay the same fee to this agent.
- Sole Agency Agreement: This is almost identical to the exclusive agency agreement. Yet in this type of contract, the owner can still sell the house privately. Should this occur, the agent's fee will not need to be paid.
- Open Agency Agreement: In an open agency agreement, you employ several different real estate agents. However, only the one who sells your house will be paid the commission. Although this can be beneficial because you get a wider range of marketing coverage, it could lead to your home being low on the priority list for agents because exclusive sales tend to come first in order of importance.
- Auction Agency Agreement: An agent will organise the auction of your property in this type of contract.
- Multiple Listing Agency Agreement: Also called a Multi-list, this is another exclusive agreement. You can choose a single agent to sell your property, but the agent can then work with other multi-list agents to find buyers.
As you can see, there is a lot of work that goes into selling your house. Choosing the right real estate agent to represent your property to buyers involves several different decisions, before the selling process can even begin. With the help of a fully qualified professional on your side, the full process can be made far easier and worry-free.
What's next?
You can start the process of comparing and selecting the right agent for your home by finding out more about LocalAgentFinder. This free, no-obligation comparison tool allows you to compare agents including fees and commissions, so that you have all the information you need to make the right decision.
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1. verb To respond to an invitation or ad, often a dishonest or misleading one. I tried to trick my brother into cleaning my room, but he didn't bite.
2. verb To be bad or seem ominous. I'm surprised he was nice to you—he usually bites.
3. verb To steal or take something. Aw man, somebody bit my notes, so I couldn't study at lunch.
4. verb, slang To be annoying or disappointing. Oh, that TV show bites. This season has been so stupid that I just can't watch it.
5. noun A meal, often one that is small or doesn't take long to prepare or eat. A shortened form of the phrase "a bite to eat." We don't have a lot of time, so let's just grab a quick bite before the movie starts. Let's pull off at the next rest stop to grab a bite.
bite (one's) nails
1. Literally, to chew on one's fingernails and shorten them. I wish I didn't bite my nails, but it's been such a hard habit to try to break. My sister gets regular manicures to keep from biting her nails.
2. To nervously await something. I've been biting my nails ever since I submitted my application for my first-choice college.
bite back
1. To stop oneself from saying something that is potentially inappropriate, hurtful, or offensive. I had to bite back a snarky comment as my sister gushed about her new boyfriend.
2. To retaliate against a verbal attack. I wouldn't talk badly about Tiffany, if I were you—she bites back. I mean, you heard the vicious rumor she started about the girl who stole her boyfriend!
3. To retaliate by biting, as by an animal. The dog lunged at the cat, and the cat bit back.
bite into (something or someone)
1. Literally, to clench between one's teeth, as of food. I can't wait to bite into my hamburger—I'm so hungry! Unfortunately, I didn't realize the casserole was still cold until I bit into it.
2. To cause one physical pain, as of the wind. When I couldn't stand the icy wind biting into me anymore, I ran for the ski lodge.
See also: bite
bite off
To use the teeth to pull off something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "bite" and "off." We had to take the dog to the vet after he bit off and ate a piece of a questionable-looking plant. Once the lollipop was soft enough, I bit it off the stick
bite on (something or someone)
1. Literally, to use the teeth to hold or take something; to chew on something. We had to take the dog to the vet after he bit on that questionable-looking plant. The teething baby bit on her rattle.
2. To be attracted to someone or something with an appealing, but ultimately false, promise. The fish are not biting on my lure today—do I need to use different bait? I can't believe those freshmen bit on the promise of going to a big party tonight. Once they get here, we're going to make them wash our gear instead!
3. To imitate or copy another person in some way. My little sister is constantly biting on me because she likes how I dress—it's so annoying!
bite the big one
1. slang To die. We were so lucky to avoid that massive accident—we could have bitten the big one!
2. vulgar slang To be remarkably bad, unpleasant, disappointing, or upsetting. Well, that movie bit the big one. I wish I could get my money back! Yeah, I heard that class bites the big one.
bite the bullet
To do or accept something unpleasant, often after a period of hesitation. The phrase is thought to have come from the military, perhaps because biting a bullet was a common practice for patients, due to a lack of anesthesia. I don't actually enjoy cleaning, but I bite the bullet and do it so that everything in my house isn't covered in a thick layer of dust. I know she's disappointed to have not gotten her dream job, but the sooner she bites the bullet and accepts it, the sooner she can move on.
bite the dog that bit you
To again ingest something that recently made one ill, especially drinking more alcohol in order to cure a hangover. A: "You need to bite the dog that bit you if you want to feel better." B: "Ew, no! I'm never touching vodka ever again!"
bite the dust
1. slang Of a person, to die. We were so lucky to avoid that massive accident—we might have bitten the dust!
2. slang Of a machine, to be near a complete breakdown or loss of functionality. Judging by all that noise coming from her car, I'm pretty sure it's about to bite the dust. I have to go buy a new blender because mine bit the dust today.
3. slang To become unpopular or irrelevant. Sadly, it doesn't take long for the latest technological innovations to bite the dust.
Causing intense anxiety or nervousness, usually implying an uncertain outcome that will have important consequences. Forsberg's late goal has tied the game and created a nail-biting final period. We felt confident going into election day, but it's been a nail-biting last few hours.
What's biting (someone)?
What's bothering someone? Why is someone in a bad mood? What's biting Terry today? I asked him how his weekend was and he just glared at me. I've never seen her act that way before. What's biting her?
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bite back(at someone or something)
1. Lit. to defend an attack by biting at someone or something. (Usually an animal.) I threatened the dog and the dog bit back.
2. Fig. to fight back at someone; to return someone's anger or attack; to speak back to someone with anger. She is usually tolerant, but she will bite back if pressed. Yes, she will bite back.
bite something off
to remove something in a bite. Ann bit a piece off and chewed it up. She bit off a piece.
bite the big one
Sl. to die. I was so tired that I thought I was going to bite the big one. I hope I am old and gray when I bite the big one.
bite the bullet
Sl. to accept something difficult and try to live with it. You are just going to have to bite the bullet and make the best of it. Jim bit the bullet and accepted what he knew had to be.
bite the dust
1. Sl. to die. A shot rang out, and another cowboy bit the dust. The soldier was too young to bite the dust.
2. Sl. to break; to fail; to give out. My old car finally bit the dust. This pen is out of ink and has bitten the dust.
*bite (to eat)
to get something to eat; to get food that can be eaten quickly. (*Typically: get ~; grab ~; have~.) I need a few minutes to grab a bite to eat. Bob often tries to get a bite between meetings.
bite the bullet
Behave bravely or stoically when facing pain or a difficult situation, as in If they want to cut the budget deficit, they are going to have to bite the bullet and find new sources of revenue . This phrase is of military origin, but the precise allusion is uncertain. Some say it referred to the treatment of a wounded soldier without anesthesia, so that he would be asked to bite on a lead bullet during treatment. Also, Francis Grose's Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1796) holds that grenadiers being disciplined with the cat-o'nine-tails would bite on a bullet to avoid crying out in pain.
bite the dust
Suffer defeat or death, as in The 1990 election saw both of our senators bite the dust. Although this expression was popularized by American Western films of the 1930s, in which either cowboys or Indians were thrown from their horses to the dusty ground, it originated much earlier. Tobias Smollett had it in Gil Blas (1750): "We made two of them bite the dust."
bite the bullet
COMMON If you bite the bullet, you accept a difficult situation or force yourself to do something unpleasant. The same stressful event might make one person utterly miserable, while another will bite the bullet and make the best of it. If your internet connection isn't working, you'll probably have to bite the bullet and phone the technical support department. Note: During battles in the last century, wounded men were sometimes given a bullet to bite on while the doctor operated on them without any anaesthetic or painkillers.
bite the dust
1. If something bites the dust, it fails or stops existing. With the news that milk chocolate can help cut cholesterol, yet another healthy eating fad bites the dust. Quite a few restaurants have bitten the dust recently.
2. If someone bites the dust, they die. A Wild West showman nearly bit the dust when he blew himself up making blank bullets in his garden shed. Note: This expression is used to refer to someone's death in a humorous way. Note: In stories about the Wild West, cowboys were said to `bite the dust' when they were shot and fell off their horses.
bite the big onedie. North American informal
1996 Tom Clancy Executive Orders The Premier of Turkmenistan bit the big one, supposedly an automobile accident.
bite the bulletface up to doing something difficult or unpleasant; stoically avoid showing fear or distress.
This phrase dates from the days before anaesthetics, when wounded soldiers were given a bullet or similar solid object to clench between their teeth when undergoing surgery.
1998 Joyce Holms Bad Vibes Once he accepted it as inevitable he usually bit the bullet and did what was required of him with a good grace.
bite the dust1 be killed. 2 fail. informal
bite the ˈbig one(American English, slang)
1 be very bad or fail: This place really bites the big one!
2 die: It's a surprise to see him bite the big one at the end of the movie.
bite the ˈbullet(informal) realize that you cannot avoid something unpleasant, and so accept it: Getting your car repaired is often an expensive business, but all you can do is bite the bullet and pay up.This expression comes from the old custom of giving soldiers a bullet to bite on during medical operations, which had to be done without any drugs to stop the pain.
bite the ˈdust(informal)
1 fail, or be defeated or destroyed: Thousands of small businesses bite the dust every year.
2 (humorous) die
1. in. to accept a deception; to fall for something; to respond to a come-on. We put up a sign advertising free pop, but nobody bit.
2. in. [for someone or something] to be bad or threatening. My dad bites, but don't worry, he's in a good mood.
3. in. to be irritating. (More severe than to suck, as in It sucks.) This party bites. Sko.
4. tv. to copy something without permission; to steal something. Sue bit a copy of my term paper, and I almost got in trouble.
bite the big one
tv. to die. I was so tired that I thought I was going to bite the big one.
bite the bullet
tv. to accept something difficult and try to live with it. You are just going to have to bite the bullet and make the best of it.
bite the dust
1. tv. to die. A shot rang out, and another cowboy bit the dust.
2. tv. to break; to fail; to give out. My car finally bit the dust.
bite the bulletSlang
To face a painful situation bravely and stoically.
bite the dustSlang
1. To fall dead, especially in combat.
2. To be defeated.
3. To come to an end.
bite/hold (one's) tongue
To be or keep silent.
To bear up in an unpleasant or a difficult situation. In the days before anesthesia, a wounded soldier about to undergo surgery was given a bullet to clamp in his teeth and bear down on so he wouldn't bite off his tongue from the pain.


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Jennifer knocked my socks off with how much she understood what was happening, and gave amazing information to change my life for the better. I highly recommend anything that she teaches as an opportunity to learn, deepen and broaden the understanding of complex health pictures into a clear and simple solution.
She has one of the most clear minded ways of receiving and hearing a patient that I've ever encountered in a Doctor. One-on-one, she took the time to hear my details, concerns, and questions and was very helpful in her answers. I highly recommend her services and respect her knowledge on subjects.
Jennifer, thank you for your help! I"ll be referring more people your way.
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When Air France flight 447 was reported missing, news reports blamed storms over the Atlantic. As a frequent traveler, this didn't make sense to me. Then reports started coming out blaming the pitot tubes that measure an airplane's speed. It turns out that both Airbus and Air France already knew of problems with the pitot tubes and were in the process of replacing them.
My outrage is this: why wasn't GPS technology used to determine the airspeed? The on-board computer could have compared a calculated speed using GPS data to the speed readings from the pitot tubes, and automatically warned the pilot. The Airbus A330 has state of the art avionics including GPS according to their site. If free or really inexpensive iPhone apps like V-Cockpit GPS and MotionX-GPS can tell Jane and Joe how fast they are going, why can't Airbus do so?
Further, why hasn't America's FAA or Europe's EASA aviation authorities required that GPS information be used as a backup to pitot tubes? Commercial airplanes have several pitot tubes for redundancy. But if one stops working due to freezing weather over the Atlantic, then all of them are likely to stop working for the same reason. An airplane would need an alternate method of measuring speed, not more tubes. It is a crying shame that a proven technology like GPS was not used.
We programmers are used to being blamed for failures. Sometimes the blame is well deserved, like the spectacular explosion of the Ariane 5 rocket (see video). Other times, the fault is with management, like the failure of the FBI's $170 million Virtual Case File (VCF) project. In this case, our profession could have easily saved 228 lives and hundreds of millions of euros.


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When Roger Nyhus called Rod Hearne to ask him out on their first date, he was rebuffed. "I told him I was making a pie," Hearne explains somewhat apologetically. Nyhus, not one to have his amorous instincts thwarted by pastry, persisted. Couldn't the pie wait? "I was new to the dating game," Hearne says. The pie waited.
Nyhus is president and CEO of Nyhus Communications, a downtown communications and advocacy firm that handled the PR campaign for the marriage equality bill in the fall of 2011. Hearne is on the board of Equal Rights Washington, one of the seven founding organizations that initially sponsored the bill; he was executive director during the legislative battle over the bill. They knew of each other professionally over the years. But once they got the pie issue out of the way, "we were on a fast track," according to Nyhus. The two soon became registered domestic partners and bought a Gone with the Wind‒issue mansion on Capitol Hill, which friends refer to as "the Seattle White House." They estimate more than $500,000 for progressive causes has been raised at events hosted in their home.
Recently, Hearne was invited to a reception for people active in civil rights issues at the other White House, the one in Washington, D.C. "I was the 'plus one' on the invitation," Nyhus says. President Obama gave a short speech, and then flew off in Marine One, the presidential helicopter. It was the first White House event where service members in uniform had been invited to bring their same-sex partners.
Hearne thinks the culture has changed enough that gay marriage just might be possible. "As a culture, we didn't used to talk about gay people," he says. "Now people realize that gay people have been a part of their lives all along."
The couple would very much like to be married in their home state. They envision a wedding in Volunteer Park, in the dahlia garden. In Hearne's family, there is a tradition that the married couple escapes from the wedding in a vehicle that is not a car. "We were thinking of a rickshaw, or a dog-drawn carriage," Hearne says. Or maybe their new pal President Obama can spare Marine One for the day.


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For kiters coming into town Saturday for the DeKalb Kite Festival on Sunday, we'll be hosting a very informal dinner on the 15th around 6:00 pm at our home in Sycamore. There'll be French Onion Soup, Italian Beef sandwiches and chicken/veggie kabobs on the grill along with various snacky stuff and salad. There'll also be basic drinks on hand, if you want something with more kick than iced tea, feel free to bring it along! Also, if you are able, please bring your favorite dessert to share.
Kiters who are in the area are also free to join us, the more the merrier!
Please send an email to email@example.com and let us know how many to expect! I'll reply with directions.
Thanks, hope to see you then!
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Review: A Sensation Novel at Spotlighters Theatre
Piece together, for a moment if you can imagine, all of the fancy finery that floats to mind when you utter the words Victorian London. Let those images of haughty parlors, high cinched collars, and stodgy outfits with miles of lace drift dreamily through your mind along the delectable operetta-style story telling of W. S. Gilbert. Add the accompaniment of Music by Michael Nash, T. German Reed, and a little hint of Arthur Sullivan.


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The Aloha Stadium Authority continued the process of possibly reducing the rent paid by the University of Hawaii for use of the stadium for home football games.
The authority passed an amendment to its rules during its monthly meeting yesterday giving it the freedom to negotiate rent with UH. The proposal also capped UH's rent at the current rate of 7 1/2 percent of ticket receipts.
The measure must still be sent to the governor for approval and presented for a public hearing before being implemented.
The amendment would give the Stadium Authority the flexibility to adjust the rent, possibly reducing it in increments rather than eliminating it completely. The rent is currently set by state law.
"It gives us the option to do whatever we want with that motion instead of pinning us down to a certain thing," Stadium Authority chairman Kevin Chong Kee said. "Whether we give them the full concession or half of it, it gives us an option we can play with."
The UH athletic department was prepared to submit a petition to have the rent waived by the authority, but withdrew it after the amendment was passed.
After hearing the proposal, UH athletic director Herman Frazier was confident the authority and the school are on the same track.
"It sounds like (the committee's report) was very favorable," Frazier said. "If that is indeed the case, we believe at this time we don't have to place our petition in.
"Obviously, if we think things take a different turn then we reserve the right to bring that back."
Frazier said UH annually pays between $325,000 and $350,000 in rent to the stadium. The school must also pay expenses, which would not be part of the negotiation, bringing the total to close to $800,000.
"Whatever the stadium makes from the swap meet and the games is what runs the stadium," Chong Kee said. "Now financially we have to look at our books and see what can we play with. We'll work it out."
The authority also took the first step in replacing Eddie Hayashi, the stadium manager for the last 12 years.
Hayashi begins his retirement tomorrow and the authority is in no rush to name a successor. Its first task will be to update the manager's job description, which hasn't been altered since 1974.
"It takes a special person because of all of the people you have to deal with," Chong Kee said. "They'll have to know about a lot of things."
Current deputy manager Kenny Lum will serve as manager until a permanent replacement is named. A timetable for naming a new manager has not been set.
Chong Kee asked board members to submit recommendations on the manager's duties and the position will be advertised after the new job description is approved.
During the meeting, Chong Kee said the changes aren't a reflection on Hayashi's performance during his tenure, but said the previous description was vague and needed to be updated after more than 30 years.
The stadium manager oversees about 50 full-time employees while directing between 700 and 800 part-time workers during the football season. Chong Kee also listed marketing, public relations and business administration among the skills the manager will need to have.
The state Legislature approved raises for the stadium manager and deputy manager during its last session.
The manager's pay was increased to $79,866, a boost of about $1,900, effective July 1. The deputy manager now makes $67,886, up nearly $2,200.
Chong Kee said the manager's position remains underpaid and the authority may seek another pay raise from the Legislature to make the position more attractive.


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Listen to Fuck This Election (Unreleased), the latest track from Tyler, The Creator. The cut dropped on Saturday, January 14th, 2012. Tyler, The Creator's future brightens with every new release, and Fuck This Election (Unreleased) certainly isn't an exception. It's a fitting addition to a solid catalogue that Tyler, The Creator has been developing since stepping foot in the game. We're excited to hear more.
Hear more of Tyler, The Creator on Hey You. If your interest is piqued, hit up Tyler, The Creator's profile for more info, news, songs, and mixtapes. Have you checked out Tyler, The Creator's Facebook and Twitter pages?
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"Obama this, here comes the rude ramping
The need to put his motherFucking face on a food stamp
Makin sims, now the government is wearing tim's
Bidens in a fucking continental on rims and
This theory squad, they need to make it bigger cause
Cause everyone in the world is voting for the nigga
And im not crazy
Obama and I is for the ladies"


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BELFAST — The University of Maine Hutchinson Center of Belfast will offer a six-session program, Foundations in Restorative Practices certificate program, beginning Dec. 5 and 6. Subsequent dates in 2020 are Jan. 10, Feb. 13 and 14, and March 13.
Participants from a variety of fields will benefit from this dynamic program, including primary, secondary and post-secondary education; social work and family services; corrections, criminal justice and policing; nonprofit organizations; healthcare; and community development.
All sessions are held 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. The cost of the program is $600 per person for the six sessions and includes materials and a light breakfast and catered lunch. A limited number of need-based scholarships are available.
Upon completion, participants will earn a certificate in restorative practices and 4.2 CEUs/42 contact hours.
The restorative approach emphasizes the importance of creating a positive, healthy school climate based on empathy, trust and respect. Research shows that students who are connected to school, peers and teachers in a safe, welcoming environment show academic and social improvement. Restorative practices are currently used in several Maine schools, juvenile correction facilities and youth-serving organizations.
The program is led by two professionals in the field – Carrie Sullivan and Sarah Matari. As health educator and advocate, Sullivan has championed policies and programs aimed at improving individual and community health. She promotes restorative practices as a framework that honors and invites the voices of all stakeholders into shaping lasting solutions to our deepest challenges. Sullivan joined the Restorative Justice Project in 2016 as the assistant director and became the executive director in 2018.
Matari began early in her legal career to provide restorative mediation services to New York City based institutions and communities. She delivers mediation and restorative circle trainings to staff and students, and facilitates and trains staff to lead restorative interventions in order to repair harm done in the community.
Participants will gain techniques to build strong, connected cultures; learn problem-solving tools to reach solutions that build safer and healthier environments; practice new ways of relating to people, and organizations; and improve decision-making and leadership skills.
Building connections with other professionals who are committed to living the values and principles of restorative practices is another positive outcome.
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Your medical massage in Exton, PA at The Wellness Center of Chester County will be developed to meet your massage needs. We provide a variety of solutions for your pain problem.
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Your medical massage in Exton, PA is only one piece of an intricate solution to your pain problem. Our providers work together to develop a massage plan that fits your individual needs.
A Therapeutic or Medical Massage in Exton PA is much different from a basic Swedish Massage. The massage therapists at The Wellness Center have been trained to provide therapeutic touch for specific conditions that you may be dealing with. The pressure, techniques, and locations of the tissue work being applied are adjusted to ensure there is a direct therapeutic benefit to your specific pain problem. Therapeutic medical massage in Exton is used in Dr. Zappy's treatment plans to maximize your healing time, reduce your visits, and solve your pain problem more efficiently.
This is the typical massage in Exton, PA that most people are familiar with. Our massage therapists use various relaxation techniques to reduce stress, improve circulation, and enhance overall well being. This type of massage is generally not meant to treat specific conditions. A Swedish Massage in Exton, PA at The Wellness Center of Chester County is designed for an overall therapeutic benefit. Our Massage Therapists in Exton offer these services in 60 minute sessions.
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My last sewing project gave me a semblance of confidence in handling the sewing machine. That said, I got to admit that I still major suck in this sewing business and probably will suck for the rest of my sewing history. Why?
1. I can't sew in straight line
2. I CAN'T for the life of me, sew a hem -_- (this frustrates me greatly)
3. I still don't have a tailor scissors so I'm using kitchen scissors. So the sides of my fabrics are all jagged (I'm trying to pass it off as fashion :P )
Anyway, I was scouring the internet for something reasonably easy that I could sew without losing any finger. I found this here.
First of all, I do not comprehend the instructions. Maybe the english too deep or something I just can't understand even after a 6th read. So I decided to just study the pictures and diagrams and come up with something I think could work.
This is what I came up with:
My awesomesauce sewing "pattern".
If you understand it, I applaud your genius.
So I begin cutting out the fabrics – all 3 different colours of them. Errr, because there's not enough fabric, hahaha.
Took me about 3 hours to get to the finish product. To be honest, stitching was okay but the cutting was the most time consuming of all and it compelled me to get a proper scissors as soon as possible -_-.
There was no measurement whatsoever, I just kind of draped the fabrics around my body and gave them some extra length.
And here….my convertible dress:
Behold, the convertible/infinity dress.
Well, I got to say it's not bad at all. I'm extremely happy with it. All it's missing is proper hem to prevent the fabric from fraying/looking cheap but since I'd made a point to use extra fabric I could kind of tuck the fraying hem inside, he he he. I is a genius!
And now…the multiple ways of wearing the dress:
#1 – Halter Neck gather at the side.
#1B – Check out the cross-back.
Notice the fraying bottom of the skirt (which double as a waist band) courtesy of the kitchen scissors. NEED. TO. LEARN. HOW. TO. SEW. HEM.
#2 – Halter Neck with criss cross front and gather in the middle.
#2B – The back is bare for this.
The skirt is shorter now because I've gathered the fabric around the waist and tie it up, so it can be a skirt and a waistband :)
#3 – Halter neck with gather on the side.
#3B – A different form of T-back.
So what I did was, instead of just tying the extra length of the straps around my waist, I first twist the straps together from my neck towards my waist and then tie a knot at the front. Now you know why I want so much extra length!
#4 – Neck warmer.
#4B – This style produces bareback just like #2B.
What I did is that instead of un-twirling the T-Back, I loop it around my neck and voila, something to warm the neck or to cover an adam apple :P
Eh, revealing too much skin?? Nevermind!
#5 – Asymmetrical sleeve.
#5B – Asymmetrical back.
Okay sometimes I want to be a little mysterious about my body also. So instead of showing off two shoulders, I show off only one lor :P. This can be achieved by wrapping the body with one strap and wrapping the other over the shoulder. Easy peasy!
And when it gets a little hot….I can always do this.
#6 – Asymmetrical shoulder.
#6B – Peekaboo.
This is even easier! Just get to the #5 look and then tuck the extra sleeve underneath the shoulder and it's done.
And lastly, when I'm feeling sexayyyy, just cover up the bare minimum, like this :D
#7 – Strapless style.
#8 – More back.
I could think of a dozen more ways to wear this convertible dress but I'm too lazy to take photos hehehe.
And I love this prototype so much, but I seriously need to improve on my sewing skills. All the extra fabric are able to hide the flaws and spaghetti stitching but even if nobody noticed, deep in my heart I know I sucks :P
I will endeavour to improve!! Till my next sewing project, kthxbai.


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Richard Glover - Counsellor
I am a psychotherapeutic counsellor working in the Weybridge area both in the private and voluntary sectors.
I understand that when people are considering counselling they want to know what might be involved and the support they might need to help them with their difficulties or better manage their life.
Our first session gives us the opportunity to explore and what might be troubling you and how we may wish to work together and whether counselling is the best approach to support you. This introductory session may feel daunting but it can be the first step towards seeking help.
Clients come to me because they want to talk in a warm, confidential and empathetic setting to express their concerns, resolve ingrained patterns of behaviour and learn how to make alternative choices.


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Ever since I was a child I have seen angels and "orbs". In fact a while ago I did a past life regression on a person who believed that in another life they had actually been an "Orb". But that is another story.
My latest exhibition is my most rcent work exploring this subject. I am preparing for my future years painting and doing yoga, but painting will take a much more dominant role than it has over the last 20 years. When the children were going through school, my painting allowed me to put Kelly through a private education, and purchase those little luxuries that make life more fun.
I feel quite strange entering this new part of my life.
The "orbs"? I have photographed them, I have had them visit me whilst I was on holidays, while at home in the house and in my bedroom. Critics have said they they are probably sand on the lens, or rain. I have to say, it rarely rains in my bedroom! Neither do I have sand storms there unless in a dream.
I won't stop teaching my brand of yoga to the people recovering from traumas and addictions, and exhibitions like this one make it possible for me to do more.....
All proceeds from the exhibition will go to the GitaJaia Yoga Foundation - the non-profit arm of The Australasian Yoga Institute.
We have started teaching mandala painting from the home studio.
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The Banasan Aid Trust is the organization in charge of promoting development in the communities in the areas of influence of the company in the departments of Magdalena and La Guajira. It's strategy is centered on capacity strengthening and empowerment of individuals and communities, enabling community self-management and social management.
The social management of our Aid Trust is framed in the following work lines:


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That's a snapshot of Don's lean strong waist on November 30, 2016 at 55 years of age. It measured about 31.5 inches in circumference. I use a macrobiotic diet to keep it lean and resistance training to make it progressively stronger.
To keep my waist lean I eat a whole foods plant-based macrobiotic diet consisting of whole grains, legumes, seasonal vegetables (mostly cooked), sea vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds. At the time of this photo I haven't eaten any animal flesh, milk or eggs for 5 years.
Many cuts of animal flesh are calorie-dense, so it is easy to over consume calories when eating meat liberally. In addition, eating animal protein can increase your insulin response to meals to favor fat storage.
You don't have to completely eliminate animal products to get or stay lean, but limiting animal food consumption to a maximum of 15% of calories will help you get and stay lean. If you eat animal products, we recommend wild or sustainably farmed fish or poultry as the best choice. This chart from my book Essential Macrobiotics shows how much lean animal flesh constitutes 15% of calories at various calorie intake levels.
Note that I suggest this as the upper limit for animal protein intake based on research (discussed in Essential Macrobiotics) indicating that adverse effects of animal protein consumption may occur when animal protein exceeds 10% of total calories.
Second, I fast for roughly 16 hours every day, and only two meals daily both within an 8 hour feeding window. I eat a large breakfast, generally between 8 and 10 a.m., and another meal between 2 and 4 p.m..
In my book Intermittent Fasting I discuss research that suggests that if you want to get a really lean strong waist, it is best to eat a most of your food early in the day, as food eaten late in the day triggers lipid storage mechanisms favoring body fat gain, insulin resistance, and elevated blood lipids.
This same research indicates that most people feel less hunger and more satiety when they eat more of their food in the early part of the day rather than in the evening.
Diet is the key to getting a lean waist. Resistance training is the key to getting a strong waist. You should train the waist musculature with progressive resistance. You can train the waist fully with 2-4 exercises. For full training of your waist your routine needs to include each of these movements once or twice weekly:
Here's an example of how I have fit the waist-strengthening exercises (in bold) into my full-body routines.
Day 1
Day 2
In these routines, the Jefferson curl deadlift is done with a very light weight for improving mobility and flexibility.
I do only one set per exercise, training to fatigue or close to it. Day 1 involves 3 direct sets for the rectus abdominis, 2 direct sets for the erector spinae, and 1 direct set for the obliques. Bear in mind that the obliques are also trained indirectly in all movements for the rectus abdominis. Day 2 involves 3 direct sets for the erector spinae, 2 for the rectus abdominis, and 1 for the obliques.
Here's a video discussing and demonstrating some of the exercises mentioned above:
If you have any questions regarding fitness, and how to get a lean strong waist, please let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading and have a great life!
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