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|Photos courtesy of the United States Air Force Academy
Rocky Mountain high
At 150 feet high, the Cadet Chapel articulates the USAF motto "Above All" by towering above all the other buildings — aesthetically and altitudinally — on the bland, boxy 18,000-acre campus (it does look like an airport, doesn't it?), which occupies the east side of the Rampart Range of the Rocky Mountains north of Colorado Springs, 7,258 feet above sea-level.
Architect Walter Netsch of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill thought way outside the box by designing the chapel as a tubular steel frame of 100 identical 75-foot tetrahedrons enclosed with clear triangular panels of aluminum (the stuff of planes) and infilled in-between with 1-inch-thick stained-glass ribbon mosaics. This ministerial-militaristic fusion suggests heaven-pointing steeples and heaven-soaring airplane wings simultaneously.
It could also be viewed as a geometric abstraction of the USAF insignia at left, which conveys the sacrosanctity of the Force the cadets are obliged to assume. They experience this effect most fully when they walk up the chapel's steel-railed granite exterior stairway, through its gold-anodized aluminum doors and into its main sanctuary. There, right before their eyes, a new "wild blue yonder" is created for them to contemplate as they look to Heaven for guidance in their flight.
May the Force be with you
Modeled on Sainte-Chappelle Cathedral in Paris, the Cathedral of Chartres in France and the Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi in Italy, the Cadet Chapel honors its foreign tradition as well as its flying mission. The cathedral ceiling cascades in a collision of colorful jet-streams (red for flame, blue for sky) while Walter Holtkamp's 4,334-pipe, 83-rank choirloft organ resonates the airs of the Force. The American walnut and African mahogany pews, with their ends carved to recall World War I plane propellers and their backs capped by aluminum strips resembling a fighter aircraft wing's trailing edge, march reverently toward the Italian pietra santa marble chancel inlaid with semi-precious Colorado stones.
The 46-foot-high aluminum cross hanging before the airplane-hangar glass curtain wall under the roof's apex symbolizes Jesus' resurrection as an inspiration to the flight of the Force. Thus the chapel reinforces Christianity's military connotation, as extolled by Sir Arthur Sullivan:
Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war
With the cross of Jesus going on before.
Christ the Royal Master leads against the foe
Forward into battle, see His banners go...
However, this interpretation of Jesus is way off the mark. He is not depicted in the Bible as a warlord, but as "The Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6), as the Sermon on the Mount clearly conveys: "Resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also" (Matthew 5:39) and "Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you..." (Matthew 5:44) A far cry from the Air Force's "At 'em, boys, give 'er the gun"!
Protestant prominence, Catholic charity, Hebrew hanaah
The Cadet Chapel also misses the mark in the area of religious equality, reserving its main sanctuary for Protestant worship and relegating its Catholic and Jewish chapels to down under, with no Muslim mosque to speak of. Yet these spaces have their places in the sun.
The Catholic Chapel's reredos, a glass mosaic mural by Luman Martin Winter, intermingles turquoise, blue, rose and gray tessera to depict the Firmament of Heaven, as a backdrop to the Annunciation scene set by marble carvings of the Virgin Mary, Archangel Gabriel and a dove.
But these are the wings of peace, not warplanes, in another theological incongruity. The softness of the marble and its curves bring further peace to the atmosphere, giving the cadets one final taste of tranquility before the sharp, pointed wings of war transport them to the heavens.
The Italian white marble altar was given by Cardinal Francis Spellman when he dedicated the Catholic Chapel on September 22, 1963 (precisely two months before a Catholic President's assassination). Along the stained-glass window-walls are the 14 Stations of the Cross, also by Winter, carved from the Carrara marble of the quarries that supplied Michelangelo's stone. The chapel also boasts its own Holtkamp organ.
The in-the-round Jewish Chapel reprises the main attraction's glass/solid alternation, this time as a translucent glass-interspersed vertical grill of Israeli cypress stanchions. These are complemented true to heritage with a Jerusalem brownstone floor donated by the Israeli Defense Forces.
The stanchions ebb in color-filtered light from the foyer's purple, green and blue stained-glass window-wall with the verticality and candle-softness of a menorah. The Aron Kodesh shelters the Scrolls of the Torah. The foyer exhibits a Torah Scroll rescued from the Nazis during World War II, discovered in an abandoned Polish warehouse in 1989, and now dedicated to the memory of the academy alumni who fought the Nazis.
The mid-1980s paintings by Shlomo Katz tell a Torah tale along the Air Force-friendly themes of brotherhood, flight and justice, putting the Flight from Egypt in concert with the flight of the Force. But in so doing, like its Protestant patriarch and its Catholic comrade, the Jewish Chapel deviates from the peaceful slant of the old Hebrew proverb "מיהו הגיבור האמיץ ביותר? זה שהופך את אוייבו לידידו" ("Who is the bravest hero? He who turns his enemy into a friend.")
Yet the Jewish and Catholic chapels are truly more peaceful parishes than the Protestant powerhouse above them — an agreeable tradeoff for their lower rank in the hierarchitecture of the building. The Jewish chapel's circularity, wood-grain warmth and stained-glass serenity, and the soft curves of the Catholic chapel's marble and mosaic masterworks, contrast sharply with the Protestant chapel's winglike knife-edge aluminum diagonals, which hover over the worshipers as an eagle-eye reminder that they're always under the wing of the Air Force. Conversely, the lower chapels provide parishioners with peaceful sanctuaries for personal prayer before the planes beckon them hither and yon.
Yet the Jewish and Catholic chapels are truly more peaceful parishes than the Protestant powerhouse above them — an agreeable tradeoff for their lower rank in the hierarchitecture of the building. The Jewish chapel's circularity, wood-grain warmth and stained-glass serenity, and the soft curves of the Catholic chapel's marble and mosaic masterworks, contrast sharply with the Protestant chapel's winglike knife-edge aluminum diagonals, which hover over the worshipers as an eagle-eye reminder that they're always under the wing of the Air Force. Conversely, the lower chapels provide parishioners with peaceful sanctuaries for personal prayer before the planes beckon them hither and yon.
Air Gardens
Overall, the spear-like spires of the Cadet Chapel do make peace with their surroundings when the Air Gardens give them the sculptural presence of public art in a park. Designed by landscape architect Dan Kiley, the Air Gardens comprises 700 feet of ornamental trees, grassy greens, lighted pools, spouting fountains and labyrinthine lanes. At the south end of the Air Gardens is a piece of real public art, the Eagle and Fledglings Statue, inscribed on its granite base with a quotation by Austin Dusty Miller, "Man's flight through life is sustained by the power of his knowledge."
The Air Gardens are the east quarter of the Terrazzo, the Cadet Area's Italian-inspired piazza of terrazzo-tiled walkways set in a rectangular grid of marble strips. This level, orderly, regimented landscape contrasts the rugged randomness of the Rockies with the geometric precision of airport runways and Air Force drill formations.
No cheating
The U.S. Air Force Academy's Cadet Honor Code, "We will not lie, steal, or cheat, nor tolerate among us anyone who does" (taken here as an oath before the Cadet Chapel's Class Wall bearing the crests of the graduating classes), certainly comes out in full force in the architecture of the Cadet Chapel.
It does not lie about its function — its multiple spires make that crystal-clear multiple times — or its structure — its exterior articulates its interior and vice versa, through the transcendent use of clear aluminum triangular paneling inward and outward. It does steal the spotlight on the campus, but, like the steepled church of the colonial village, is privileged to stand out (and up) as its spiritual center without robbing the surrounding structures of their significance to the community. It does not cheat in its ecclesiastical duty, eschewing a typical church's visual distractions of ornamentation and decoration in favor of a bare-bones, plain-skinned directness in a Cadet's communion with God.
Above All
Above all, the Cadet Chapel stands its ground in a bold expression of the terra firma of its stature and the fortitude of the fleet it symbolizes, as the official USAF song expresses at the end: "Nothing'll stop the U.S. Air Force!"
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Dead Rising Achievement Questing
I know I've been talking a lot about Dead Rising lately, but hear me out.
I got my Xbox 360 because of this game and at the time I didn't know it had some of the hardest achievements in the systems history, if not the hardest period. Now when I go through a game I get what I can and forget about the rest. But Dead Rising was the first, and it's been bugging me this whole time.
Once every year or two I sit down and try to get a few more, and yesterday I got two of the four 'holly shit' ones and I have to tell you about it.
Getting these was HELL! Not only did I have to answer every call that the janitor makes, no matter where I am or how long it takes; I also had to escort every single survivor in the mall to the safe house, and these people are too stupid to live!
We're talking about people that will walk into a bunch of zombies instead of around them. People that will not take weapons or food and won't walk unless you hold their hand or tell them to come on. People who can't walk around potted plants and will run into each other forever unless OH MY GOD I HATE THEM HATE THEM!!
After I saved everyone I had to actually beat the game for the achievement to work and by the time I got to the final boss my thumb was hurting so bad I almost couldn't do it.
But in the end I manged, and there are only two left, both of them can be done at the same time and require a 14 hour play through.
I actually thought they were going to be the worst but it's going to be easy comparatively. Once my thumbs work again I'm going to give it a try, and trust me you'll find out about it when it's done!

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The much-vaunted 2012 Frankfurt Market had been open for less than eight hours when the city of Birmingham rolled out its usual festive welcome to an errant motorist.
This hired van parked on Edmund Street might have had a clear German number plate.
And its owner a long-distance desire to draw thousands of tourists into the city eager to spend millions of pounds at Britain's biggest outdoor street market just 150 yards away in Victoria Square.
But with no proof of paid for parking (£5.50 for two hours) visible on the dashboard, the result was inevitable.
A yellow ticket on the windscreen.
Perhaps the driver didn't have any change when he arrived.
Perhaps he went to get some and then forgot.
Or maybe he didn't even understand the system.
But the early Christmas present in the unmistakable yellow wrapper was sending out an unequivocal, not so merry message regardless.
As if the council was once again saying: "Happy Christmas, Birmingham style."


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Have you seen the newest exhibit at the Creation & Earth History Museum?
These new displays focus on fantastic legends of dragons and how they mysteriously have a common theme; large reptilian beasts that often bear an uncommon resemblance to modern-day reconstructions of dinosaurs! You will find replicas of historical artifacts that depict eye-witness accounts of these creatures as well as scientific evidence for dinosaurs having roamed the earth in recent history.
Special thanks to Mark Armitage who provided these actual fossils that are a WORLD'S FIRST DISCOVERY! These very significant pieces of Triceratops horn and Triceratops frill are the first of their kind! Never before has a Triceratops horn or frill been found containing soft tissue and we have actual pieces of these fossils on display! Unfossilized soft tissue in dinosaur bones provides convincing evidence that the bones are not millions of years old. There is no known means that could preserve such tissues for such enormous periods of time. Microbes, and chemical and physical erosion would completely disintegrate the fragile tissues.
Stop by the museum today and ask to see these new amazing additions.
The Creation & Earth History Museum is located at 10946 Woodside Ave. N, Santee, CA 92071
Business Hours are:
10 am – 6 pm Monday through Saturday
Closed Sundays
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Czech bullwhip
This 10ft/12plt Czech cowhide bullwhip is made from strong, durable cowhide. Note the "traditional" whip in the Czech Republic is similar to the Hungarian whip. Bullwhips are made for the international market, and the quality is quite good.
Origin: Czech Republic
Category: Bullwhips
Purpose: Decoration, Sports whipcracking
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My Dinner Tonight. Typical Wednesday Fare.
(The salad is dressed in macadamia nut oil and coconut vinegar.)
The plantains I sauteed in coconut oil jumped ship and swam
to the bottom of my belly as soon as they saw the camera coming.
I don't buy bacon very often, but when I went to Whole Foods this past Thursday, I couldn't resist. After all, I was there to pick up the new Forks Over Knives DVD, and it lured me right over to the Campbell & Co. corner, where the complete works of Drs. Campbell, Esselstyn, Fuhrman, McDougall and friends lie directly perpendicular to all the most delicious meats.


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The meeting convened at 7:00 PM at the Town House. Regular members present were Waine Whittier, Ed Lawless, Alan Williams,and Creston Gaither. Also present was contractor Scott Horne. Minutes of the June 27 meeting were read and accepted.
Scott presented a proposal to build a 24' x 36' camp with a deck on Ricci Viscusi's Flying Pond property depicted on tax map 11 as lot 11-H, on which the Board had met with Scott on May 23. Creston noted that he had observed a slope of approximately 24% on this lot with a hand-held clinometer when he surveyed it for Mr. Viscusi. Scott presented a text message authorizing him to represent Mr. Viscusi before the Board. He agreed to forward this to the Board in writing. Creston noted that the Shoreland Zoning Map which shows this lot as Limited Residential takes precedence over the definition of Resource Protection District found in the Shoreland Zoning Ordinance. Scott's site sketch was reviewed and it was agreed that it must be revised to correctly show the setbacks. Scott agreed to do this and said that a Subsurface Waste Disposal (SSWD) permit is in progress.
Contingent upon receipt of the documentation outlined above, and based on its site visit and
On Scott's sketch and verbal representations and on its site visit, and a favorable review of the flood hazard maps, The Board determined that the project as outlined above:
- Will maintain safe and healthful conditions;
- Will not result in water pollution, erosion, or sedimentation to surface waters;
- Will adequately provide for the disposal of all wastewater;
- Will not have an adverse impact on spawning grounds, fish, aquatic life, bird or other wildlife habitat;
- Will conserve shore cover and visual, as well as actual, points of access to inland waters;
- Will protect archaeological and historic resources as designated in the comprehensive plan;
- Will avoid problems associated with floodplain development and use; and
- Is in conformance with the provisions of SZO Section 15, Land Use Standards.
The Board voted 4 – 0 to authorize Creston to issue the usual permit by letter for the proposal, with these conditions:
- Erosion control measures are to include best erosion control management practices, silt fencing, a permanent berm consisting of 2 feet of crushed stone; and a sediment basin;
- A catch basin for driveway and roof runoff.
Scott added that he and his company are certified for best management practices in the Shoreland Zone.
DEP's letter to Waine of July 19 and the order attached to it were discussed. Waine will respond to it. It appears that the changes to the SZO which the Board recommended and that the Town adopted need not be altered until the next time the SZO is revised.
The Meeting adjourned at 8:00 PM.
Creston Gaither, secretary


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Botanical Interests loves art! Gardening is both science and art, resulting in endless, colorful possibilities. To keep your artistic side inspired, we create beautiful coloring books based on our packet art. This is our way of saying "thank you" for continually inspiring us and making our lives so colorful these past 20 years!
Share your final images on Facebook or Instagram using #sowcreative. We would love to see where your imagination takes you!
Creative tip: Give your creation a stained glass effect! Using a cotton ball, apply a small amount of oil (e.g., baby or vegetable) to the backside of the paper. This technique can make a regular piece of paper translucent.


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A magical design with a dash of a mysterious shimmer, this bronzite bracelet is a lush look for any time. This exquisite bracelet features a 10 mm bronzite roundel beads, separated by a gorgeous 5 x 38 mm gold fill curve tube. Completing the style a Swarovski Crystal adorned is centered between the bronzite and gold fill. This 7.5-inch bracelet secured with a gold fill toggle clasp.
This item will be delivered to you packaged and presented in a complimentary gift box. All of my items are handcrafted and designed with love in my studio in the U.S.S.Custom orders are always welcome!


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During the winter months, when horticulture staff are busy covering plants in advance of a hard freeze, a visitor might stop and ask, "How badly is it going to frost tonight?" Another might inquire about the frost hardiness of a particular plant that we are covering. I hear far more references to the term frost than I do freeze. But which is correct? It may be a cultural or regional choice to use one word or the other, but growing up on a working farm in Virginia, I learned at an early age that frost and freeze have very different meanings.
When we cover sensitive plants here at the Arboretum, we are attempting to protect them from a range of temperatures at or below 32 degrees F., the freezing point of water. Most of our plants are hardy to temperatures in the upper 20s for a short period of time (a couple of hours or so). However, when freezing temperatures are predicted to slip into the lower 20s or upper teens, we find ourselves going full throttle to cover and protect a greater number of plants.
Frost is different. It's what I scrape off my windshield. Frost is usually not harmful to most of the plants here at the Arboretum, though there are a few exceptions. For frost to form, two things have to happen. First, the dew point must be reached. This is the temperature at which the air is saturated with moisture and water vapor condenses, forming the dew that we see on plants and other objects. Second, the surface where the moisture condenses must be 32 degrees or below. Ironically, because of radiational cooling (see sidebar), frost can actually form when the surrounding air is above 32 degrees. Except in instances of cold temperatures following winter rain, we do not see much frost here at the Arboretum.
A dramatic sounding term like killing frost is probably a carry-over from home gardens or farms in areas of higher humidity, where frost is associated with the freezing temperatures that signal the end of the growing season for warm weather crops. Even Arboretum horticulture staff commonly interchange the words incorrectly. We will often discuss past frost events, apply frost blankets to protect sensitive plants, and write up a frost report that describes the extent of damaged plants. But in all of these cases, freeze is really the word that we should be using.
Severely cold events, especially those that combine freezing temperatures over a long period of time, are very costly to the Arboretum. This is particularly true with many of our collections of succulent plants, such as our South African succulents and Aloe collection, which is why these plants may be covered for a few days or so in duration. It is unfortunate that we have had three separate occasions of hard freezes within the past six years. From both a professional and personal perspective, it is very emotional, agonizing, and extremely frustrating to deal with these situations. But, it has become part of what can be expected in most years between December and early March.
Whether you call it frost or freeze, the physical damage to gardens from severe freezing temperatures is extremely difficult to remedy. Arboretum staff and volunteers miraculously pull together to protect and preserve everything here to the best of our ability. Mother Nature seems, at times, to seek out and destroy, but she will not win the battle every time.


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A Floral Jungle In Our Charleston Event Space
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Our friend Kristin Chambless of COLOR by K hosted a fabulous dinner for 30 Charleston women. If you're interested in hosting an event at The Skinny Dip in Charleston please e-mail email@example.com.
Lindsay Bishop Designs did an incredible job suspending hundreds of tulips from the ceiling to create a floral jungle for the guests to sit under.
Stunning tableware and chairs were brought in from Ooh Events and calligraphist J. Lily Design personalized each place setting with the guests' names.
Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres on the patio were followed by a family style dinner, provided by Hamby Catering. It was an evening full of great ambiance, great food and even better company!
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Mill Creek MetroParks author Rick Shale will share Memories of a Lifetime 10 a.m. Saturday in the Kravitz's Deli meeting room, 3135 Belmont Ave., Liberty Township, for the William Holmes McGuffey Historical Society.
The program highlights include a biography of park founder Volney Rogers; his quest to create "the green cathedral"; the award-winning design by Central Park garden architect Frederick Law Olmsted; the formation of a county-wide park district; and the unique park facilities available, at no charge to the public, including the McGuffey Wildlife Preserve, a National Historic Landmark and boyhood home of the famed children's storywriter.
Shale, of Boardman, was born and raised in the Youngstown area and is a graduate of Boardman High School. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and earned Master of Arts and Ph.D. degrees in American culture from the University of Michigan.
Shale is a recently retired professor of English at Youngstown State University, where he taught courses in film study and screenwriting. He was a three-time recipient of the Distinguished Professor Award.
He is the author of many articles on film and popular culture. His previous books include "Donald Duck Joins Up: The Walt Disney Studio During World War II," three books on the Academy Awards, "Idora Park: The Last Ride of Summer," co-authored with Charles J. Jacques Jr., and "Historic Mill Creek Park," co-authored with Carol Potter.
He is presently working on a biography of Joseph G. Butler Jr.
Shale currently serves on the board of directors of the Mahoning Valley Historical Society and chairs its Historic Preservation Committee. He is a trustee of the B. F. Wirt Trust and is currently the president of the Mahoning Valley Watercolor Society.
He previously served on Mill Creek MetroParks Board of Park Commissioners. He has served on the national board of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi as vice president for Chapter Development. Shale has been a trustee of the national Phi Kappa Phi Foundation.
The WHMHS will sell the newly released DVD "William Holmes McGuffey, America's Schoolmaster," in celebration of its 55th anniversary. The society provides high-interest public programming, at no cost, in an effort to keep the McGuffey legacy alive locally.
McGuffey is known as the author of the famous "Eclectic Readers," published in 1836 and still in print. His homestead is a National Historic Landmark located in Coitsville Township. Now known as the McGuffey Wildlife Preserve, it was donated to Mill Creek MetroParks by the WHMHS in 1998.
The program is open to the public, and admission is $5. Refreshments will be served, and a goodwill offering will be accepted to benefit the society.
A 50 / 50 raffle will be held, and entertainment will be provided by Delores DePietro.
Reservations are required, but walk-ins are admitted based upon seat availability.
For more information, contact event chairperson Richard S. Scarsella at 330-726-8277.


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ALERT: Police Evacuate UPS Facility in San Bernardino After Driver Discovers Package Addressed to 'Suspect' ResidencePosted: December 5, 2015 Filed under: Terrorism, U.S. News | Tags: California, Devore, Interstate 215 (California), KABC-TV, Little League Baseball, Los Angeles, Police, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, Sheriff, Southern California, Sport utility vehicle Leave a comment
'Isolating package to be safe'
A UPS facility in San Bernardino was evacuated Friday evening after a delivery driver discovered a package addressed to a "suspect" home in Redlands, authorities said.
Multiple police vehicles were seen shortly after 8:30 p.m. outside the UPS customer center in the 1400 block of East Victoria Avenue (map).
The evacuation was ordered out of an abundance of caution, according to San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan.
"Package with delivery address to suspect res (sic) in Redlands," Burguan said on Twitter. "Isolating package to be safe."
Althought the item was from a "reputable vendor," UPS officials called police "just to be safe" after noticing its delivery address, the police chief tweeted.
It was unclear if the item had been sent to a particular suspect, according to Burguan.
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department bomb technicians were responding to the scene, police said. Read the rest of this entry »


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I'd like to start off this post by saying that I am in no way attacking Miss Aaliyah's character. Although I was never a "fan" of hers, I did enjoy her music, and I was so upset when I heard of her passing. Of course, I thought it was some kind of rumour that would be unfounded, but when her death was confirmed, I felt a great sadness. I would like to try to make some kind of sense as to what part she plays in this sick, twisted game that the Illuminati plays with the lives of real people.
Aaliyah was introduced to the industry at an early age. There is a connection having to do with these celebrities who are obviously Illuminati pawns attending private catholic school ( Beyonce attended St. Mary's, and GaGa attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart). Aaliyah attended one such school called Gesu in Detroit, Michigan before enrolling in a school for performing arts. At the young age of 13, young Aaliyah was introduced to R. Kelly the notorious pedophile through her uncle Barry Hankerson, who was married to Gladys Knight. I remember her first hit single off the "Age aint nothin but a number" album, "Back and Forth" and thinking that the lyrics were much to advanced for someone so young, but I digress. Here she is with her mentor/handler R. Kelly…Aaliyah looks very unhappy, like she's hiding a big secret and it's eating her alive.
Anyway, the next thing you know, rumours were surfacing about the then 27 year old Kelly, marrying 15 year old Aaliyah, which was anulled sometime after. Of course to you and I this sounds absolutely crazy, but in the world of the Illuminati, nothing is off limits between a slave and her handler. I speculated the reason for Aaliyah's tragic demise was to make room for Beyonce, but the Illuminati is greedy, so that theory doesn't seem plausible. I also don't believe that Aaliyah was a blood sacrifice for Damon Dash, although I could be wrong. I think Aaliyah was killed because she was strong enough to come from under her programming and those who perished with her, were just casualites. You see, these elite don't have any regard for human life, and if eight more people die, then they just die. Here's Baby Girl throwing up the pyramid and wearing Roca-Wear ( Rock-a-fella, Rockefeller). I believe this was taken at a softball game.
The Illuminati have stepped up their game since the nineties, the sybolism wasn't as in your face as it is now, but here she is as her sex kitten alter complete with a collar which implies that she is in fact a slave. ( I'll be doing an in depth post on the symbolism of animal prints and sex slaves soon)
We know that one of the reasons Hov and Dame Dash fell out was because of Aaliyah, but I don't think that it had anything to do with love. Was it a competition to see which of them would be her next handler? RIP BabyGirl, you are finally free.
Baby Girl sporting more masonic symbolism….and btw..look on the back of a dollar bill and you will notice this eagle clutching 13 arrows in one talon, and a branch with 13 leaves in the other.


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This grandmother from New Hampshire was in the midst of planning a San Diego vacation to spend time with all of her grown children and their two grandchildren when she decided to schedule a family session on the beach for everyone. They had rented a house in town for a month, but we met on the beach at the Hotel Del Coronado for their session. The Hotel Del is a great location for family beach portraits because even if you're not staying there, it's pretty simple to get there. Enjoy a few moments from our time together!
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Nordvold, a registered lobbyist and former city of Phoenix governmental affairs director, sat down with the Arizona Capitol Times to discuss his Election Day, Super Sunday in Azerbaijan, and other monitoring tales involving armored escorts and sleeping with ballots in his hotel room. He also recalls the first time he met Terry Goddard while riding on a bike path.Read More »
Post-election interviews with Democratic and Republican party heads
The Arizona Capitol Times sat down with Republican party chairman Randy Pullen and Democratic party chairman Don Bivens to talk about the election results, their parties' fortunes and their professional futures.Read More »
UpClose with Don Bivens; Dem chair: 2010 losses were inevitable despite high-caliber candidates
When Don Bivens moved to Arizona in the late 1970s to begin practicing law, he asked people how he could get involved with the Democratic Party and quickly met a young politician named Terry Goddard who ushered him into the organization.
Since then, Bivens has stayed active in the party, ascending to party chairman in 2007.
State Republican chairman defends party's spending choices
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Most of the meeting was devoted to a staff presentation on the shared parking concept which was started in 1992-1993. It was instigated to allow projects to be approved even though their individual projects would not meet parking requirements. It was passed around the same time as the "Village Concept" which promoted people living downtown in mixed use projects.
Then the staff went over the in lieu parking fee program which started charging approx. $6000 per parking space when it first began. The charge for a developer is now $26, 750 per parking space. The in lieu parking program has $970,000 in its account. So far it has spent some money on the bus that goes down main street and $500K to buy 25 parking spaces at the strand. I find this LOL funny as we gave up 231 spaces when the Strand was approved and we are now paying $25k a space to get them back
According to staff a report by an outside Consultant, the Walker report, determined that we had enough parking but it was not being utilized. Staff acknowledged that the signage is not very good and many people do not know it where the parking is available, they hope to correct that. Building another parking structure is also another possibility.
Lyn Semeta asked for more detail of what we intend to do with the current in lieu fees for. Staff answered that they may buy more spaces from the Strand and also put money into cleaning up and painting the parking structure. Dan Klamick how the permit parking plan passed for 7, 8, 9 street would affect the parking situation. Michael Hoskinson asked about the effect of Pacific City coming on line and perhaps parking could be shared or some people may use the facilities downtown.
After the discussion on the in lieu parking fee program they around to talking about the project to build a 9600 sq. foot building of mixed use where 122-124 main street now are (Waco's and next store). There was a lot of discussion about whether to save the façade and move the project back to the same setbacks as the neighboring buildings. This would give more walking space for the public. Ron Troxell brought up the setback issue with the new building, but I don't believe it was ever thoroughly answered. I did not attend the Planning meeting after the study session so do not know much about who voted for or against the project or the other questions that were answered during their discussions.
Besides the excellent presentation on the Parking programs, which came about because Lyn's question the previous study sessions, I learned a few other things. The Walker report and or staff say that only 34 days out of the year at certain times the parking downtown is inadequate. It would be nice to know what the criteria for that statement is. Also it would helpful to find out how exactly how the Strand determines which aces are allocated to the public and which are not. And if we have adequate parking 331 days a year why did we spend $500K to add 25 more spaces.
Anyway it was a good meeting attended by more people than I normally see at a study sessions and as I said the staff report on our parking program was very well done. I'm sure I left out a lot but at least this gives you an idea on what went on.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt assured a group of senators on Tuesday he will continue to uphold the Renewable Fuel Standard, according to a statement from Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, following a meeting with Pruitt.
The EPA announced in a notice a proposal to further reduce the renewable volume blend requirements for advanced biofuels, biomass-based diesel volumes for 2018 and 2019, and the total renewable fuel volumes in the RFS.
Secondly, a report surfaced that EPA is considering a proposal from Valero Energy to leave renewable identification numbers, or RINs, attached to U.S. ethanol gallons produced in the U.S. and exported. Currently, the credits are removed from exported gallons. The biofuels industry is concerned that doing so would flood the market with RINs and harm domestic biofuel producers.
The proposals have drawn outrage from biofuels and agriculture groups, who are pressing President Donald Trump's administration to uphold the RFS.
Ernst said in a statement on Tuesday that she remains skeptical of Pruitt's commitment to the RFS.
"Our meeting today was another clear demonstration that biofuel-producing states will never stop fighting to protect the RFS," Ernst said in a statement.
"Administrator Pruitt again claimed today that he will not do anything to undermine the program. However, we have heard this before. We now need to see it. I will continue to work with the EPA, but they must prove to the agricultural community who put their faith in this administration that they will fulfill their promise to maintain the letter and the spirit of the RFS. We will not accept anything less."
Ernst joined Sens. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, and John Thune, R-South Dakota, in a meeting with Pruitt in Washington, D.C., Tuesday afternoon.
"Throughout his confirmation process, Administrator Pruitt promised me multiple times that he would uphold the spirit of the RFS, as intended by Congress," Ernst said in her statement.
"Additionally, the president has consistently stated his support for biofuels and made it clear to Administrator Pruitt that he is supportive of the RFS. While the administrator has insisted that the recent actions taken by the EPA are simply to receive additional input on the RFS from stakeholders, it is evident that the 'stakeholders' he refers to are not the farmers and manufacturers across the state of Iowa who would be directly affected if the biodiesel volume requirements were lowered."
Ernst is a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Renewable Fuels Association President and Chief Executive Officer Bob Dinneen said in a statement, "We appreciate the vigilance of Sens. Grassley, Thune, Fischer, Ernst and others to ensure the Renewable Fuel Standard continues to be implemented by the EPA as Congress intended. The senators' continued efforts to hold the president and the EPA administrator to commitments made during the campaign and nomination process, respectively, is invaluable to ensure more than a decade of progress of increasing consumer choice at the pump is not unraveled."
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The Great DAC-Off!
The DACs
Border Patrol DAC SE ($1350)The Mission
Denafrips Terminator DAC ($3600)
totaldac d1-tube-mk2 DAC (€ 9,100)
totaldac d1-seven (€ 17,450)
Compare and contrast.
The Methodology
Each person in attendance selected two tracks for The Mission. Two tracks at a time were then played through each DAC.
The Order
d1-tube-mk2 > d1-seven > Terminator > Border Patrol. Once two tracks played through each DAC, two new tracks were selected and played back in reverse DAC Order.
The Music
Amy Winehouse, Valerie
Billie Holiday, Willow Weep For Me
Tom Waits, I'm Still Here
Prince, One Nite Alone
Raime, Coax
Minoru Nojima, Liszt: Mephisto Waltz
The Results
- DACs sound different from one another.
- The music used to compare DACs can highlight these differences or lessen them.
- A DAC can color the sound of music to such an extent that it changes one's perception of artistic merit and intent.
I think it's safe to say that the totaldacs were the clear winners (surprise, surprise). And while we all heard the same thing, we did not all share the same preferences. The overall winner was a toss up, with some preferring the d1-tube-mk2 and others preferring the d1-seven. If you're into maths, that makes the d1-tube-mk2 the clear winner.
The little Border Patrol DAC was also well-enjoyed albeit for simpler music or for a simplified version of the real thing. The Border Patrol loved all of the singers but when it came time for Raime and Liszt, it gave up trying to recreate the recording, satisfied instead with a blurred, somewhat confused, and colored interpretation which seemed to think that the Liszt was not performed by Minoru Nojima and in his stead was a facsimile of Fats Waller and Keith Jarrett (to my ears).
The Denafrips won the award for the most confusing DAC as you never knew what you'd get from a recording when played through it! This ladder DAC was happy to hang on, white knuckle-style, to the top and bottom end of Nojima's keyboard but the middle fell out (off?). This DAC also fell apart on the Raime, turning the beautiful and highly specific sound place as presented by the totaldacs into a soupy cloud of unknowing.
The d1-tube-mk2 DAC offers up more grunt, color, and gravelly emotion compared to the d1-seven which clearly excels at offering uncanny clarity and nuance.
The Moral of the Story
There is no moral of the story, rather what we had was a great time among friends listening to music. I felt as if I walked away with a better understanding of how incredibly varied our gear can make our music sound, coupled with the affirmation of my belief that enjoyment guided by music is the only worthwhile goal.
"Remember that the signal reaching your consciousness is as much you as it is the music" Daphne Oram
Since the devil is in them, what input was used on the DACs and what was the source?
Steve N.
if your review copy of the Denafrips TERMINATOR was broken…? In Srajan Ebaen's review at 6moons.com in september 2017 it came off with the award "A budget-priced true reference DAC". At a DIY MANIA Meet Up Event in Seoul in february 2018, 16 people compared "Auqa's La Scalar MK2 optologic", "DENAFRIPS Terminator" and two versions of a "DIYMania Enigma" where the Denafrips Terminator came out with the best score….-just wondering?!
No one wants to hear about 4 old guys DACing-off in the man cave!
Why is there a in one of the pictures?
You are reporting larger differences amongst dacs than I have hitherto encountered in reviews.
...what I heard. As ML mentioned, we basically all heard the same differences, but only sometimes disagreed on the results of those differences. For instance, there were times when I preferred the sound of the tubed totaldac over the solid-state totaldac, while another listener preferred solid-state over tubed, but we nevertheless perceived the same characteristics between the two.
And, for the most part, the differences were fairly easy to hear (although this depended somewhat on our respective seating positions, which we also rotated throughout the evening).
I do think the Denafrips might've been at a disadvantage, not so much because it was outperformed, but rather that it was outnumbered. When comparing two products of any kind, it's easy to make judgements. Product A does this and Product B does that. With three products, there will almost always be two extremes between which the third will fall. Product A does this, Product B does that, and Product C falls somewhere in between. With four products, however, things become more difficult, and because there is a familial similarity between the totaldacs, and because the Border Patrol was in many ways far further removed from the other competitors, the Denafrips ended up being something of a wildcard or chameleon. I never knew what to expect from it, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. It just deserves more time than any single evening holds.
I appreciate you adding some balance to an article that read to me as a drive-by shooting of the Terminator. I assumed that was why the gun was placed atop the Terminator in the picture.
That's an interesting interpretation! Another interpretation might be that the Terminator is holding the gun, and therefore doing the shooting. Actually, ML took the photo before we did any listening at all. :)
at this year's New York Audio Show or at one or more of the dealers selected by DeVore's distributor. Of course it would need to be modified to allow for time constraints, etc.
If the Denafrips Terminator DAC comes with a handgun. If not, what the heck?
To symbolize a shoot out, I guess
Michael, I take your findings at your word... long time fan of your site and your work.
I'm listening to my DENAFRIPS Terminator feeding a T+A PA 3100 HV at this moment and none of the music sounds "confused."
Goes to show how, as you put it: "how incredibly varied our gear can make our music sound."
Here is my recent in-depth evaluation of this DAC, should the additional feedback be helpful:
Looking forward to Alex's review.
Keep up the good work! - Cyrus
Interested to hear your comparison to the Gibbon X, especially what the difference is in bass response.
I have been using the BP SE for about six months, it is a superb little DAC that I bought in preference to the Schitt Yggy and the Lampizator L4G5. It really communicates the joy and zest of music, and truly punches above its cost. Have I heard better? Yes, but not so much so that I feel the need to go and spend car sized amounts of money on a replacement.
Looking forward to the full report.
I've been enjoying a L4G5 Lampi, with a couple of special tweeks courtesy Lukasz, for nearly 3 years now. About all I can say regarding your comparison of it with the BP SE is that the BP must be one helluva good sounding DAC & an incredible bargain to boot.
It is a VERY good DAC, the Lampi, and if I mainly listened to Classical then it is the DAC I would have bought. I found it slightly euphonic with a slight upper bass lift, reminded me of my LP12.
One of the things I enjoy about L4 is that it is, I believe, a DS DAC; showing, yet again, that it is not the technology but how it is applied.
I could imagine people buying any one of the BP SE, L4G5 or Yggy; each has its own strong points.
For me the BP SE just had, and has, me listening to my system most avidly.
The comments are all wrong! You're supposed to look at the pictures and judge the sound of the room. Obviously, the plywood walls make the room way too live and chippy. That ficus tree in between the speakers gives the presentation an overly leafy feel. The water jug distills a liquid aspect that is none too complimentary, especially if the recording is intended to be 'dry'. The tennis shoes are overtly 'locker room' in their ambiance (as well as the added aromatherapy). Pro tip: Puma suede, not Nike. And don't get me started on the reflections off of Stephen's shiny pate!
I just get a kick out of the readers telling ML he cannot possibly have good sound in his barn because the speakers are too far away (all based on a few photos) or the sound is too live (based on a YouTube video). The same for JA's and MF's rooms. You know, the "Experts"...
I've owned both the d1-six tube and d1-seven and in my system, for my tastes, the d1-seven is hands down preferred. But I could happily live with either one. In fact, I bought a d1-core totaldac for my 2nd system and I love it too. They all share that lovely totaldac DNA!
Were you using the S/PDIF or USB inputs on each DAC?
What source was driving them? Transport? Server?
One thing to remember when you are comparing DACS is that they all should be plugged in for at least a beer or two before doing any serious listening or comparing.
I have a phase noise tester that tests the quality of audio clocks (well any oscillator). I did some interesting testing of oscillators that are cold vs ones at 1 hour, 2 hours and so forth to 24 hours.
The results were really interesting and some that JA now considers when testing digital products.
If the units were placed in the system all cold then some of these may not have as good of results than others because of this problem.
The crystals in these oscillators really need to warm up before they do their jobs to create stable, less jittery (got me couldn't think of a better term) output to the DAC chips and associated circuitry.
This would be a bigger problem for latter dacs because of their increased susceptibility to jitter.
Hmmmmm.....not just any firearm it seems, But is that not a standard issue Blade Runner's sidearm I see laying atop one of the review subjects? Inquiring minds and all that.......
I read that you will compare the TotalDac Seven against the dcs ROSSINI. When can we expect it published ? ( I am looking forward reading it since I am going to buy a new DAC very soon ;-)
Can you provide some premiliary results of the comparaison please ?
That said, I've had wonderful conversations with both Vincent Brient at totaldac and John Quick at dCS and can confirm that a d-1 seven is heading to me as is a dCS Rossini and Clock, so stay tuned.
A comparaison Rossini v/s Seven will be great. May be some other DACs in the same price range like the Brinkmann Nyquist could be added to the battle ? ;-)
I read that the Rossini support 3 streaming services: Tidal, Spotify & Deezer, but... I do not see Deezer mentioned on the Rossini's manual or webSite.
So I wonder if I can use Deezer ( with Deezer's iPAD app) with the Rossini, direct (not through AirPlay) ?
Now TotalDAC mention on it's site a variant of the Seven ( http://www.totaldac.com/D1-direct-en.htm ): the D1-Direct.
Same price than the Seven, but with direct outputs from the R2R ladders for highest transparency: like the D1-Twelve
I will be interested to read from someone who could compare the seven and the D-1 direct...
Thanks for the interest!
this is SUPER GOOD news. Thanks. I will be reading very carefuly your results when published. Indeed, I have now on my short list for next DAC: totalDAC Seven or D1-Direct, Brinkmann Nyquist Mk2, dCS Rossini + clock, and alternatively AURALIC Vega G2 + Auralic Leo Clock or may be LUMIN X1.
I hope to be able to read your finding soon.... I am waiting for it before final decision ;-)


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Nine months after I first saw KISS, I had an opportunity to see them again when they played in Louisville, KY, on the Alive II tour. The album current when I saw them in March was Rock and Roll Over; that summer, KISS released Love Gun, and then that fall, Alive II was released. I actually got to hear Alive II before its release date because my mom worked at a radio station at the time (WSAC, Radcliff/Ft. Knox), and when they received a promo copy of the album, she brought it to me. KISS was definitely not the kind of music WSAC played (not that anybody played much KISS music on the radio back then anyway).
Once again, when I found the ad in the paper for the concert, I talked my mom into letting me go, further getting her to agree this time to drive two of my friends and me to Louisville to see the show. Once again, we mailed off for the tickets ($7.50 this time, $.25 cheaper than the March show), and we waited anxiously for December 12 to arrive.
We knew the opening act was a band called AC/DC, but we'd never heard of them. During a visit to the radio station, I asked the program director if he'd heard of AC/DC. He took me to the station library and found a 45 promo single for AC/DC's "Problem Child" and, again, gave it to me because WSAC would never play it. The next few weeks were spent listening to Alive! and Alive II repeatedly, with "Problem Child" thrown into the mix quite often.
On the day of the show, my mom drove the three of us (me, Jim Becker, and another classmate---the word "friend" really doesn't apply) to Louisville and dropped us off at the entrance to the Kentucky Fair and Expo Center, home of Freedom Hall. We were to meet her after the show at the nearby Executive Inn parking lot.
Once again, I chose a tourbook for my concert memoribilia, and we proceeded to our seats. They were on the right-hand side of the stage, fairly high up---and my Kodak Instamatic was useless. I took a whole roll of pictures, but we were so far away, none of them came out at all.
The concert, of course, was great---the stage had stairs and risers and cherry-pickers, and Gene breathed fire and spat blood, and Paul danced around like a madman, jumping what seemed to be several feet in the air to land perfectly on his 7-inch platform shoes. At the end of the show, the drums rose into the air to reveal a mural with two giant cats on it. If you've ever seen the inside gatefold cover of Alive II, then you've seen the stage.
I enjoyed AC/DC, but since the only song I knew was "Problem Child," we were mostly bored until they played that song. The guitarist, Angus Young, was a madman, moving non-stop. At one point during their set, while Angus was playing guitar, he got on lead singer Bon Scott's shoulders, and Bon carried Angus around the floor of Freedom Hall, with Angus continuing to play. Awfully cool stuff to a 13-year-old just discovering that there were other good bands besides KISS.
After the show, we made our way back to the Executive Inn for the rendezvous with my mom for the ride home. And once again, my popularity at school soared for one day as I showed the tourbook to anyone who showed a glimmer of interest.
|On February 19, 2006, Miles Reucroft sent me this review of the show from the December 16, 1977, issue of The Lexington Leader newspaper. Thanks, Miles!
Miles also sent me a few clippings from Lexington papers related to the January 18, 1978, KISS concert at Rupp Arena. I didn't get to attend that show, but you can read the clippings by clicking here.
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Ban on recruitment continues as SC orders PIA to submit plea against regularisation order
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday ordered the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to submit a petition seeking withdrawal of another SC decision on regularisation of contract employees in Karachi.
A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, was hearing multiple petitions regarding the national flag carrier.
PIA counsel Naeem Bukhari during Monday's hearing sought permission for recruitment in the airline. On March 31, 2018, the apex court had placed a ban on new recruitment in the airline.
The counsel argued that the SC's Karachi registry had ordered the PIA administration to regularise all the airline's contract employees in Karachi. He contended that the SC's earlier order on ban on recruitment refrained the airline from executing its latter order to regularise the employees.
Justice Ijazul Ahsan remarked that the PIA had already inducted much more employees than it requires. Justice Saeed asked why the PIA counsel didn't inform the bench in Karachi about SC's earlier order regarding the ban on fresh employees.
Advocate Bukhari told that the court that the bench was hearing the case in Karachi and he was not representing the PIA in that case.
Justice Saeed asked the counsel to submit a plea against the SC's order on regularisation of employees and said that it was not possible that a court would issue two contradictory orders.
He also directed the PIA to take action on its 10-year audit report. "Its time for the PIA to take its own responsibility," Justice Saeed said and adjourned the hearing of the case for an indefinite period.


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At least six students, four of whom are connected with student publications, from Amir Kabir Polytechnic in the capital, Tehran, have been arrested and are believed to be held in the city's Evin Prison:
Bejaz Ahmad Qasabian (m)
Moqdad Khalilpour (m)
Pooya Mahmoudian (m)
Majid Tavakkoli (m)
Majid Sheikhpour (m)
Babak Zamanian (m)
(Payvand News)
This week students at the university protested for the release of their classmates.
Is Mahmoud listening?
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Iran Focus reported on the latest protest against the Iranian regime at Amir Kabir Polytechnic University in Tehran this week:
Students from Tehran's Amir Kabir University held a protest on campus on Tuesday, demanding that authorities release fellow pupils who had been arrested for taking part in anti-government demonstrations.
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The students held photos of seven of their classmates who had been detained along with a black-and-white banner with the words, "Hey President! Release our classmates now!"
Earlier this month, students staged a large protest on campus, once again demanding that authorities free jailed students. They also called for the expulsion of the university's chancellor and an end to the government-sponsored crackdown on student rights activists.
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Polytechnic University – also known as Amir Kabir University – has been a hotbed of anti-government demonstrations in recent months.
Photos of the protest from Iran Focus
Radio Free Europe has much more on the situation at Amir Kabir University.
For what it's worth… Amnesty International recommends this action:
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Please send appeals to arrive as quickly as possible, in Persian, Arabic, English or your own language:
– expressing concern for the safety of the six students (please name them);
– asking to be informed of the reasons for their arrest, including any charges against them, which should be made public and communicated to the students and their lawyers without delay;
– calling for their immediate release if they are not to be charged with a recognizably criminal offence;
– calling for them to be granted immediate and unconditional access to their lawyers, family members, and any medical treatment they may require;
– seeking assurances that they not being tortured or ill-treated in detention.
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Leader of the Islamic Republic
His Excellency Ayatollah Sayed 'Ali Khamenei, The Office of the Supreme Leader
Shoahada Street, Qom, Islamic Republic of Iran
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Salutation: Your Excellency
Minister of Intelligence
Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejeie
Ministry of Intelligence, Second Negarestan Street, Pasdaran Avenue, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
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Head of the Judiciary
Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Justice Building, Panzdah-Khordad Square, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
Fax: +98 21 3390 4986 (please keep trying)
Email: [email protected] (In the subject line write: FAO Ayatollah Shahroudi)
Salutation: Your Excellency
His Excellency Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
The Presidency, Palestine Avenue, Azerbaijan Intersection, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
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via website: www.president.ir/email
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His Excellency Gholamali Haddad Adel
Majles-e Shoura-ye Eslami, Baharestan Square, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
Fax: + 98 21 3355 6408
Email: [email protected]
and to diplomatic representatives of Iran accredited to your country.
PLEASE SEND APPEALS IMMEDIATELY. Check with the International Secretariat, or your section office, if sending appeals after 26 June 2007.
Pro-Ahmadinejad Thugs Stab & Beat Student Protesters!
Regime Beats Students With Chains- Arrests Student Leaders
Crackdown & Arrests At Tehran's Amir Kabir University
Crackdown Continues… Student Arrests at Amir-Kabir University
After Clubbings & Arrests… Students Hold Protest at Amir Kabir


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Feng Shui Bulletin for October 2018
(17:36pm 8th October to 20:54pm 7th November 2018 inclusive)
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Hexagram 23
Animal by Animal
During this Water Dog Month,
The Rat is blocked,
The Ox is out on a limb,
The less-thoughtful Tiger limbers up,
The Rabbit pursues advantage,
The Dragon is watchful,
The rash Snake cruises,
The Horse bounds,
The Sheep seeks mediation,
Monkeys misses the joke,
The Rooster preens,
The Dog blocks,
The Pig waits some more.
Year Animal: physicality, heritage, the obvious & immediate;
Month Animal: work environment, education, peers, siblings, exes;
Day Animal: you and your beloved;
Hour Animal: intimate thoughts, children, dreams, the future.
A 6 Metal month is about authority, earned and otherwise.
A Dog month about persistence or obstinacy, depending on standpoint.
Most helpful location: West.
Least helpful location: North.
Favoured Animals: Tiger, Horse, Dog, Rabbit.
Especially challenged: Rooster, Dragon, Rat, Monkey, Sheep, Ox.
The Hexagram (above): Bo Stripping, Mountain over Earth, limited support.
Peak pique: Dog Month, Dog Year.
5 1 3
4 6 8
9 2 7
I was at a local planning meeting this week, mostly a torches and pitchforks affair concerning a proposed massive development. This is SW Surrey and the room was full of money. Nothing brings out the middle-class like a threat to house values. And to be fair, many in the room brought more than nimbyism to the party. But what was being summoned and what will dominate October was the dead hand of entitlement.
Dogs (1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, October & mid-evening births) are stubborn, as Mrs Trump can tell you, no matter how wrong they are.
Three of the last four US Presidents have been Dogs – all but Obama (obviously), grizzled 1946 Fire Dogs. And they won't let go. Some would call this white male privilege but equally obviously not all Dogs are any of those things. But they cling on. That's the central theme of this month, like this year: power that won't let go. It's wrapped up with #metoo and the bonkersness of #Brexit of course and the obscenities of human-caused human misery in the Yemen and Myanmar but essentially this month features power that is being challenged and won't listen.
The Dog is solid and doesn't easily soften. That's the pattern of the Kavanaugh hearings; privilege that doesn't know how out of date or fragile it is. And this month, remember is a Dog month in a Dog year. Peak Dog.
Watch for these dynamics at work – is your management past its sell-by date? – at home – how Edwardian, bless them, are your male relatives? You might perhaps remind them that the last Edward to sit on the throne abdicated in 1936. In our most intimate relationships to what extent are we taking up age-old roles that are out of shelf life?
Technically the Dog is yang Earth by the way and yang Earth characteristics are obviously useful in context. Many 1958 Earth Dogs are powerful businesswomen perhaps because of the very fact that in a male-dominated world they refuse to give up. Fire Dog David Bowie's longevity as an icon was the envy of his peers, as was that of 1958 Earth Dog Prince. Computer tycoon Bill Gates has Dogs deep in his ba zi also.
Two more things you need to know about this month: one is that the magic square or lo shu has at its centre a 6 Star. The 6 – you guessed it – is the number of the Father, God and Authority, a trinity of symbols lodged pretty close together in most of our psyches. All of which suggests reinforcement of the main theme. Chinese Masters might add that the central Star of the lo shu equally represents capital cities and head offices and indeed the North West. Ken Loach's new film Peterloo – concerning a popular uprising about social conditions in Manchester, capital of the industrial North West, early in the 19th century – looks extraordinarily timely. Trouble at 'mill this month maybe, that is to ay civil disobedience.
The other thing you may need reminding of is that the Dog fosters proxy conflicts. Current examples include the one between the Saudis and Iran all across the Middle East and the many worldwide between Russia and the USA of which Syria is the most obvious.
Again this dynamic may show up closer to home. Best to be aware of our true motives in any dispute, especially when we are defending a friend or offspring. This will apply most to Sheep (1943, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, July and mid-afternoon births)) and Oxen (1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, January and births between 1 & 3am).
This is peak Dog. Peak peak Dog, if you like, will tend to come with Ox and Sheep days the 12th, the 18th, and most particularly the 24th of this month. These promise the most stubborn blockages and immovability of all sorts. Try to remember there's no point pushing locked doors.
But you can seek a Dragon. Dragons are the solution. For which read intuitive and non-linear behaviour as well as Dragon Days (15th and 27th) when solutions may be suddenly obvious and actual Dragons (1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 7-9am, April) in person. These days (and these people) will tend to offer solutions. Otherwise the classical solution would probably be to locate important negotiation South East. Best to know you don't know and remain very open; as they say, approach the Buddha with an empty rice bowl or as the Tao Te Ching has it: "Solidity is an advantage but it is emptiness that makes a space useful."
And finally: no astrological analysis will ever do any of us full justice. We always have choice and ultimately nothing can be done to any of us, however unrealistic that may seem. We're all aware that blame (whether of Dogs, Sheep, Oxen, Dragons or of pundits like me who may cross a line) disempowers us. But we may not understand why.
It may be that blame simply deprives us of power. The delusion that someone else has agency over our problems clearly means that we don't. And this word agency is the key. There are no coincidences, country and western songs or irony in real life. There is simply choice.
You don't have to agree of course and there are alternative views running from God's Will to chaos theory, but it seems to me that I am responsible for my life – not Dogs, Sheep, Oxen or Dragons, though they are helpful guideposts on the way. And for that reason and others I'm running a Transformational Workshop this month (Godalming, the weekend of the 20th/21st October).
The workshop is as you would expect rooted in Chinese Astrology because that's what I know, but the map is not, as they say, the territory and the subtext is Reclaiming our Agency. There are just a couple of places left; if you'd like to join us, email Sheila at firstname.lastname@example.com for details.
There'll be some radical ideas, some very ancient ones, many from the millennia-long legacy of Chinese thought but some equally old from closer to home. Some will be challenging and some simply comforting but mostly it'll be an opportunity to peel back the layers of busyness, hurry and worry and return to daily life refreshed, relaxed and relieved. You'll laugh, you'll cry; you may even hurl.
To summarise, the conflicts of this disputatious month are not solved by logic or reason but they can be solved. And if noting all these dates is too much like hard work, by the way, all you need do is follow my Tweets (@FengShuiDiaries) Have fun.
Richard Ashworth ©2018.
Where to be in October.
Summary: manifestation.
West, Intervention: Year Star: 2 Month Star: 8.
For cash flow the usual advice is to follow the 8s and 9s with bright light. Be sure that the location is not otherwise compromised but during October the West is the place for girl talk, a glass or two of a decent wine and a wind-down, setting up success in whatever project is focused upon. All such activity will tend to encourage the 8 Star to deliver, as will Fire in the form of bright light.
To boost: Fire, that is bright light.
Where not to be in October.
Summary: hazardous.
North, Future: Year Star:5 monthly & annual san sha, wu huang Month Star:2
The visiting 2 and san sha make this area hazardous for women in particular ie the obverse of last month. If you work, sleep or linger here your health and productivity may suffer; your acupuncturist will confirm that kidney – the engine-room of energy creation – and ears may be the most vulnerable. Stay out!
Mitigate: t'ang lung only.
Richard Ashworth ©2018.
Richard Ashworth is among the most respected Western Feng Shui Masters. He has worked from Lebanon to Bermuda, in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore and with stars such as Kelly Hoppen and Gillian Anderson. Unusually for a Western Master, he has addressed the Grand Masters at the International Feng Shui Conference in Singapore. His day job remains "walking round people's spaces being enigmatic".
Every month we send paying subscribers a more comprehensive monthly bulletin than this one, covering in detail right places to be (and when) as well as helpful days Animal by Animal and much more from the Chinese calendar.
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What do you do when you've reached the pinnacle of your yoga practice? When you've become the most enlightened you can possibly be. You have no obstacles left to understand, no mistaken worldview to correct…when there is nowhere else to go in understanding how yoga works? When you have reached Nirvana, exploration is over. When you are your most supreme being.
Ha ha ha, I bet you thought I was serious…that can't really happen, duh.
Anyway, whether or not your yoga is about enlightenment, put BUTI Yoga on your list of must-do yoga. Not because it has to do with yoga but because it sounds like good, clean divertido. Simple as that.
BUTI Yoga is pretty much what it sounds like. No search for enlightenment/no prior spiritual experience necessary. No asking or answering questions about Truth, about the heart chakra or root chakra. What it does is ask you to let go.
Know how to pop your ass? Then this is the class for you. Have no idea how to pop your ass? Well, this is the class for you too. It's a rather simple technique, even if you're not a dance-floor poppin' type.
Here are a couple of poses you'll encounter in a BUTI Yoga class, not in this order (I don't write these masterful flows, I just grin ear to ear, exuding pure enjoyment, following the prompts as cued)
1. CAT/COW pose with exaggerated hip thrusts to Ginuwine, first to the right, then to the left. Repeat till your hip muscles are good and warm
2. WARRIOR II, extending through like you're reaching to move to EXTENDED SIDE ANGLE instead quickly pulling back to WARRIOR II to the beat of the music, twice, then pop your ass twice with hands clasped at your chest. Repeat whole rep to a count of eight, maybe more depending on the song, on both sides
3. HORSE pose with arms extended out to the side parallel to the ground, swiveling your hips in circles first to the right then move through some other pose and come back to swivel to the left (the "sticky" side, as my instructor likes to say about the side that just doesn't move as fluidly as the other—it's a perfect descriptor)
4. Virabhadrasana I WARRIOR I with some sort of hip gyration turning to Prasarita Padottanasana WIDE-LEGGED FORWARD FOLD, adding in more squats and then lifting to straight leg Prasarita in quick reps then pausing at the top—wide-legged FORWARD FOLD—and shake your legs, err, booty till you worry that shake is gonna shake right off your derriere and smack the person behind you right in their face
5. HORSE pose/squats lifting one knee to chest height as you stand tall then back to squat in the middle then lift left leg to chest height as you stand tall
6. Definitely some mountain climbers and maybe even some burpees tossed in there for good measure—both the bane of my existence
7. Vasisthasana SIDE PLANK, extending your top leg into the air, grabbing your big toe and swinging your leg into Hanumanasana SPLIT. Come on! I've seen this done twice at Kindness Yoga Grant Street studio recently—first, just last Friday (and I attempted it—completely missed the swing from side plank but got into full splits on both legs) and the first time with a stripper beside me who added the flow to her flow, know what I'm sayin'.
8. And the grand finale of grand finales…yep, you guessed it: BOAT pose to LOW BOAT pose to work the abs and then into the stripper fan kick. Brutal and so hard to execute. I'm pretty open in my hips on both sides, know what I'm sayin', wink, wink (oh dear, that's a joke), and being able to swing one legs across your body and then open it up out straight extended into the air to the side of the room and then, keeping optimum pace to feel the funky rhythm of the beat and to keep your heart rate up, pull your other leg across your body and swing it open as you begin to cycle back with the other leg. Repeat, repeat, repeat. Hopefully Bouncy (a.k.a. Beyonce) is playing just then because you're gonna need her to make it through this move.
…I think you get the picture.
Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it?
I assure you it is.
And I assure you. It. Is. Not…
BUTI will have you smiling and giggling at yourself, with yourself, about yourself so much you won't even care that you never once contemplated whether the pain you're experiencing in a pose is actual pain versus if it is the type of discomfort that you should push through like life requires you to do every single day.
Now, all you serious yogis, pick your jaw up off the floor (shock and surprise is not becoming on you, you know) and go check out BUTI Yoga at Breathe Denver Yoga & Cycling Studio on Colfax and Vine at 4 p.m. on Wednesdays. If you've practiced at Breathe or have at least walked past the studio on your way to pick up some cupcakes next door or some wine at the booze shop across the street, you know the walls on two sides are glass, so expect a gaggle of homeless people, with binocular-hands up to the panes for improved vision, trying to figure out what's goin' down inside all the while ogling your shaking goodies.
That is, if you like to mix your yoga with something a little less serious sometimes.
And, that is, if you can get down on some good wholesome, family fun and put aside the ultimate transformation for a bit and let go of whatever it is that you're holding onto. Go to BUTI, let it all hang loose and pump your bodaaaaaaaaay into the floor from wide legged plank pose…it seriously is more fun than you've had all week.
Check out BUTI for the Slopes on December 1 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Breathe Yoga on Colfax with Whitney Tatum.
Aubrey Brobst is a writer and editor who is mildly obsessed with yoga. When she's not practicing it, she's thinking about the next time she will. And whether or not she has enough time before the start of class to ride her Jaguar Shark cruiser to the studio.


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The government's Patient Choice agenda purports to give you the right to be treated under the NHS at the hospital of your choice and states that you will be involved in decisions about the treatment you receive.
Foreword of Equity and excellence: Liberating the NHS,
signed by the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Health.
Published July 2010
As patients, we want to receive the best standard of care, delivered by regulated health professionals in a safe environment. The Government wants to develop an innovative, patient-centred national health service.
The RLHIM fulfils both these objectives. It is a unique resource and a flagship for integrating complementary and conventional medicine within the NHS. Delivered by fully qualified conventional medical practitioners, patients are provided with high quality medical care, and claims a high level of satisfaction, particularly for patients with complex, chronic problems and long-term conditions.
The hospital's patient population is extremely diverse and many find the treatments available are compatible with their cultural needs and preferences. A great many have usually been through the 'conventional' NHS treatments for long-term medical or multiple chronic conditions and have been referred as a last resort. It is here, at the RLHIM, that they find the help and support needed.
Yet despite the Government saying "… patients will be at the heart of everything we do … Patients will be in charge of making decisions about their care" , it has become increasingly difficult to get a referral to the RLHIM. A number of PCTs have withdrawn their contracts and others are subjecting patients to 'management panels' which appear unsympathetic to patient choice.
If these services are removed from the NHS the only option for anyone wanting these services would be to pay, but the majority of patients cannot afford to go privately. This scenario is not in the best interests of patient choice, or patient safety.
From Cuppas to Campaigning
Although originally founded as a voluntary organisation to support the patients and staff of the Hospital these days the role of the Friends has expanded. Now, whilst we still serve a good cuppa, friends and supporters are also campaigning for the rights of patients to retain access to homeopathy and other complementary therapies on the NHS.
You can help!
If you want to protect your right to access this unique NHS resource there are things you can do to help: Click the icon to add your support …


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The Panasonic AF100 and the Truth About 'Sensor Flare'
A thread popped up recently on DVXuser that claimed the Panasonic AF100 had a serious design flaw. The sensor would exhibit unacceptable flare when a bright light was pointed into the lens, the post claimed. I can't like to the thread, as it's since been deleted -- because Panasonic is trying to keep a problem under wraps? Not at all. It was deleted because, in the words of moderator/author Barry Green, it was simply FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt). So what's the deal with the sensor flare on the AF100 -- and on other cameras as well?
Here's the kind of flare that was, in some minds, cause for concern:
Click through on the link below to see the Panasonic GH2 video, which exhibits the same issues. So is it just a Panasonic issue? Well, take a look at the Sony F3 video I shared previously -- there at 0:45 is the same flare:
Video is no longer available: vimeo.com/20576871
Even this new low-light RED EPIC footage exhibits flare (around 30 seconds in):
So, as you can guess -- or as you probably already knew -- all cameras exhibit reflected flare when you point a bright light into the lens. Even film cameras. So why the new cause for concern? One guess: our cameras are getting so sensitive that folks are getting used to being able to shoot in any situation, without setting up lights. It used to be that when you needed lots of lights to get a properly exposed image, you were not going to have the problem of a single source of light shining directly into the camera (and outshining the rest of the scene). Now that we expect our cameras to capture light in any situation, we're spoiled to the point of complaining about flare that's always been there. I will say this: I've discovered on more than one occasion that my UV filter -- even a top-quality filter like those from B+W or Hoya -- was adding to the internal reflections. So next time you have a complaint about flares like those seen above, I recommend trying the same shot without your UV filter -- or, you know, moving the light.
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It is great being able to find research online to help correct issues your having but so many times I find people complaining about stuff like noise at 1600iso or whatever. 10 years ago video had noise period. This didn't stop people from making good content on video you just learn to work with it.
Len flares can be something people get excited about because sometimes it looks awesome.
Thanks for this post and calling it like it is. Also thank to Barry Green for keeping DVXuser.com as a good resource for knowledge.
March 20, 2011 at 11:11AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
What is wrong with people?
Unfortunately it seems a lot of this nonsense probably comes from people who don't shoot movies, they just watch sample movies online and pixel peep everything to hell.
As you correctly state, this is a lens issue, not a sensor issue. (or film issue for that matter) Specifically this issue gets a lot worse if you've got a UV filter or some sort of filter with a matte box. So I'm glad you're calling it like it is, Koo.
It's a non-issue. All lenses experience flare in dark areas with single points of light. Especially when these points are at the right angle as compared to the height and angle of the camera.
March 20, 2011 at 11:40AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
Funny thing. I personally know the guy who started the DVX User thread. He wouldn't show me any of the sample footage, and all he said is that the camera had a flaw. By the time he told me about the deleted thread, it was already deleted, and he kept crying that it was a Panasonic cover up. I am glad to see the other side now. I suspected he was making a mountain of a mole hill, and I see that I was correct.
March 20, 2011 at 11:57AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
It's called filter flare:
another example:
March 20, 2011 at 2:39PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
Second and third what everyone is saying. As a long-time still photographer coming to HDSLR video I first noticed this back in 2000/2001 when I got a Nikon D1. I ran tests then it was clear that the main culprit was filters; especially the UV filters I had on my still lenses for protection. I pretty much stopped using them at that point.
I don't know why it's more prominent with digital as opposed to film (I don't recall ever noticing it with film) but it's not unique to video. As seen in some of Ringo's links - particular brand of filter and the camera settings can determine how much or how little is seen.
I have seen this in big budget movies - e.g. car driving up a dark road at night, coming towards the camera and then turning way. In the frame, opposite the actual headlights, is a ghost image of the lights, moving in a similar fashion.
March 20, 2011 at 3:54PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
April 4, 2012 at 8:57AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
Still, you can't deny that the DVXUser mods have a very very strong Panasonic bias and will delete opposing comments ferociously. Barry Green being the worst culprit of all.
March 24, 2011 at 12:37PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
Did any one see the last Flare Trek, oops I mean Star Trek film? :-)
March 24, 2011 at 1:15PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
I think the anamorphic lens flares in Star Trek were pretty cool. I liked them.
The visual effects artists on computer games always add lens flares to make the games look more real. Go figure...
UV filters as protective glass don't only produce additional (mostly ugly) flares, they also reduce contrast. I would only use protective filters when there is real, serious danger for my lenses (like when holding the camera out of a car window on a dirt road)
March 26, 2011 at 9:22AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
Your article doesn't explain why the 'ghosting' disappears with the internal ND filter (and appropriate Gain to bring the image back up).
I also did a side by side test with the Sony F3 and the 'ghosting' flare only appeared on the AF100 pointed towards a half covered fluorescent on the ceiling.
Try as I might I couldn't replicate the 'ghosting' flare on the F3. And again, the issue disappeared when the internal ND filter was put in.
April 11, 2011 at 4:54PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM


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This column in the Denver Post by the wife of the former Colorado governor should be mandatory reading at NOW and the AAUW.
The longer you deny the boy problem, the more you risk your base. There's a simple solution that won't set back the girls: do for boys in literacy what was done for the girls in math and science more than a decade ago.


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Josh McCown is one of the many quarterbacks to start for the Jets as they've looked for long-term success at the position, but it doesn't sound like he thinks the team will have to continue searching.
McCown said at minicamp in June that rookie Sam Darnold was getting better every day and he continued to drop praise on his younger teammate during an interview on Sirius XM NFL Radio this weekend.
"With Sam, we have the right guy, he's wired the right way, he loves the game, he asks the right questions and he's willing to work … That's the foundation, you have to have that," McCown said.
Darnold is set to start training camp as the No. 3 man on the depth chart behind McCown and Teddy Bridgewater, but neither head coach Todd Bowles nor offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates has been reluctant to say that could change if Darnold impresses this summer. With camp starting on July 29, it won't be too much longer before we start to find out if McCown's right about the rookie.