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Floods and landslides continued to affect normal life in Mizoram and Assam while other states in the northeast were also pounded by rains even as people in north India bore the brunt of a hot sun today.
The swollen Khawthlangtuipui river in Mizoram has submerged over 350 houses in Tlabung sub-division in Lunglei district, where eight people died after flash floods caused by heavy rainfall wrecked havoc yesterday.
Disaster Management department officials estimated that over 2,000 families were affected by the floods.
The whole of south Mizoram - Serchhip, Lunglei, Lawngtlai and Siaha districts and eastern Champhai district bordering Myanmar remained cut off from the rest of the country for the third day today due landslides at many places.
Landslides at several places in Aizawl city prompted the state government to evacuate over 50 buildings and shift around 100 families to safer places. Around 10 buildings have submerged in the swelling waters of the Tlawng river.
Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla has set up a high-level committee to assess the flood situation in the state.
Some other North-Eastern states are also taking a stock of the situation following incessant rains since the last three days, which has triggered flash floods and landslides.
In Assam, Lakhimpur, Darrang and Hailakandi districts have been hit by floods affecting nearly 14,000 people in 39 villages there.
More than 2,000 people were affected due to landslides and waterlogging in Guwahati and the SDRF has evacuated about 500 people.
Incessant rains over the past few days in Arunachal Pradesh have thrown life out of gear with water level of all major rivers and their tributaries rising.
In Meghalaya, a Disaster Management Authority official said all districts have been alerted following a warning from the Met department about heavy rains in the state.
"The home ministry is constantly monitoring the heavy flood situations in Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and other states for necessary help," Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju has said.
Hot weather conditions continued in the national capital with the mercury touching 43 degrees Celsius in some parts of the city.
The Safdarjung observatory, whose recording is considered official for the city, registered a maximum temperature of 41.6 degrees Celsius.
Areas under Palam, Lodhi Road, Ridge and Aayangar recorded a maximum temperature of 43.4 degrees Celsius, 41.8 degrees Celsius, 42.6 degrees Celsius and 42.8 degrees Celsius respectively.
In the northern states of Punjab and Haryana maximum temperatures rose by a few notches in most parts, with Hisar being the hottest at 44.3 degrees Celsius, three notches above the normal limit.
Ambala recorded a high of 41.3 degrees Celsius while Karnal, too, had a hot day at 42 degrees Celsius.
In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a high of 42 degrees Celsius while Ludhiana and Patiala registered maximum temperatures of 40.8 degrees Celsius and 42.4 degrees Celsius respectively.
In Rajasthan too, day temperatures rose by one to two degrees even as some areas witnessed spells of rain.
Pilani recorded 25 mm rainfall since yesterday, Parbatsar 3 cm, Arnod, Chomu and Makrana 2 cm each, and Chittorgarh, Churu and Churu Tehsil 1 cm each.
The maximum temperature in Churu was 43.8 degrees Celsius the highest in the state, followed by Ganganagar 43.5 degrees Celsius, Kota 43.1 degrees Celsius and Barmer 42.1 degrees Celsius.
Hot weather condition prevailed throughout Bihar with Gaya sizzling at 42.9 degrees Celsius, while Patna and Bhagalpur registered maximum temperatures of 39 degrees Celsius each.
The Southwest monsoon has covered at least nine of Odisha's 30 districts and was making further advances into some more parts of the state.
It has been active over Telangana and brought rains in parts of Kerala, Lakshadweep, Coastal Karnataka, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Heavy rainfall and thunderstorm occurred is some places of Vidarbha region Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.
Maximum temperatures rose in eastern Madhya Pradesh while it was appreciably below normal in Vidarbha and southern Chhattisgarh.
Guna in Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest maximum temperature of 45.1 degrees Celsius.
In the regions where the southwest monsoon is yet to set in, day temperatures were appreciably above normal in some parts of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat.
Floods in northeast affect normal life, mercury rises in north
Floods and landslides continued to affect normal life in Mizoram and Assam while other states in the northeast were also pounded by rains even as people in north India bore the brunt of a hot sun today.


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Fire separation within floors is a key component of achieving the performance required to allow the evacuation of a building during a fire, this is expressed as a time in minutes and is typically 30, 60, 90 or 120 minutes. Different building types require different levels of performance. Typically in houses this doesn't kick in until the property is 3 stories or higher.
Building Regulations
The regulations exist today embedded in the Building Regulations. In England and Wales, the fire regulations are known as Part B. In Scotland and in Northern Ireland, the relevant section is Part E. They are much the same in all parts of the UK.
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It has been rumoured that Roald Dahl was planning to release a third 'Charlie' book but unfortunately died before he could complete it. Only one chapter was written which is on show in the Roald Dahl museum, a place I am going to have to visit, to see if I can find out what the proposed plot was; the Charlie books being two of my favourite Dahl books.
However, given that 'Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator', the second book, involved Charlie, his family and Willy Wonka saving the American Space Hotel and ending with them all being invited to meet the President as a reward, we can only presume what the story entitled 'Charlie and the White House' had in store. The mind starts to wonder as to exactly what trouble Roald Dahl could create for Charlie, his grandpa and Willy Wonka.
Whilst he began this third book back in 1978 I wonder, in our current era, with the controversy surrounding the current American President, how Dahl would have carefully negotiated that minefield, would it have been fiction or a little play on truth! No one will ever know.


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It's 3 p.m. Do you know where your child is?
Menlo Park father Mike Lanza doesn't. His 12-year-old son may be at a friend's house or in the backyard. He's not always sure. And that is what he prefers.
Lanza has been advocating for more childhood independence through what he calls "Playborhood," a movement to create neighborhood spaces for unstructured play. He believes more kids should play outside and roam around the neighborhood, as children did in past decades, without the constant supervision of parents.
"The fundamental thing that's missing is children don't have nearly as much independence as children have in the past and I think it's hurting them in many ways," said Lanza, a father of three boys.
Lanza has turned his two-story home into a "playborhood"— complete with a trampoline, skate ramp, zip line, play house, scooters — any child's dream space. Neighborhood children and their parents are invited to play at any time.
The former software and tech entrepreneuer has also written a book and started a blog about Playborhood. Lanza has a Master of Education, Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Arts degrees from Stanford University.
Living in a high-achievement region like Silicon Valley, Lanza believes children are overscheduled with extra-curricular activities and academic pursuits. Children rarely go outside and play. But that unstructured time, seemingly frivolous and carefree, Lanza argues is key to children developing autonomy and creativity.
"Parents used to think a big part of their responsibility as parents was to teach kids how to be independent and to provide them with independent skills…that for some reason, it's incredible to me, has pretty much gone from the culture of parenting," Lanza said. "Now parents pretty much all they care about is what grades kids get, what their test scores are, what their extracurricular accomplishments are."
Playborhoods are his answer to helicopter parenting. Less supervision, more time to develop on their own. The idea is catching on with some of his neighbors.
"I believe more kids would be happier if they spent more time outside," said neighbor Lela Managadze, who heard about Lanza's house on the neighborhood app Nextdoor. She allows her teenage daughter, who is home-schooled, to play at Lanza's home.
"I just moved to a new house and I'm planning to do the same," Managadze said.
Lanza's parenting techniques have been the subject of controversy. The New York Times published an article about Lanza's philosophies on play. The writer criticized Lanza for she considered gender differences in his reason for wanting kids—particularly boys—to have more unstructured play time away from "hovering" moms.
"In Mike's worldview, boys today (his focus is on boys) are being deprived of masculine experiences by overprotective moms, who are allowed to dominate passive dads. Central to Mike's philosophy is the importance of physical danger: of encouraging boys to take risks and play rough and tumble and get — or inflict — a scrape or two," wrote author Melanie Thernstrom, who lives in Lanza's neighborhood.
"Central to what he calls mom philosophy (which could just be described as contemporary parenting philosophy) is just the opposite: to play safe, play nice and not hurt other kids or yourself. Most moms are not inclined to leave their children's safety up to chance," Thernstrom wrote.
While the article suggests Lanza believes play needs to be more free for boys, and mothers are smothering children, he refutes the idea.
"Honestly I don't see boys as needing more independence than girls. I don't see boys as seeking more independence than girls, and I certainly don't see mothers as being more restrictive than fathers. I see a lot of restrictive fathers out here."
Instead he says he is encouraging all children to get outside and play.
"I would like to think it's a movement to encourage parents to find ways to give their children a life of play in their neighborhoods," Lanza said.


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The mainstream press, as all EB-5 community members know, has done a slanted and horrible job at providing balanced and unbiased coverage of the EB-5 program. Of course, many bad things have happened in the program and there are still many bad actors running amuck. In a multibillion dollar and growing industry, both are here to stay, although hopefully with a declining frequency in the future. What has been absent from mainstream press reporting has been the good stories. Excepting ILW's work, its hard to find anyone publishing neutral let alone positive information on the happenings about EB-5. That is, until last Friday.
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A few days ago, I was told of a story, about an attempt to break Thailand "Political Grid-Lock."
A Chulalongkorn University, where the university is a staunch Royalist that is anti-Shinawatra and support Suthep's PDRC, engineer department graduate, where the department is one of the most influential academic department in Thailand, where the graduate also went to MIT and now heads a large Thai conglomerate, met with "Thailand's Elders."
The MIT graduate asked the elders, if they would support Suthep's PDRC and that included units under Suthep's influence, like the "Selected Senate" choice of Thailand's Prime Minister, to break the Thai political grid-lock, outsting again, the current acting prime minister.
The answer from the elders was "No way, Suthep and the PDRC are corrupt."
Then the MIT graduate then asked the elders, then would you support a general election. And the answer from the group of elders, was "No way, the Shinawatra will win the general election again."
The MIT graduate than asked the elders, then what do you proposed as the solution? And the answer, incredibly, from the group of elders, was: quote: "We do not know."
Then the MIT graduate asked the elders, a last question, "Would you support reform before the election." And the answer from the elders was, "There is no way to fix the system, so the Sinawatra will not win the election, there is only buying time, to keep the Shinawatra out of Thai politics."
Andrew Buncombe, a journalist with UK's news house, The Independent (source) titled in his "Letter from Asia" on Wednesday 14 May 2014: "The stalemate that leaves Thailand's future looking increasingly hopeless"
Andrew wrote, quote "Does Thailand's democracy have a future? The photograph of the two men was nothing less than remarkable. One of them was Suthep Thaugsuban, a former deputy prime minister and leader of the protesters who for months have been demanding the ousting of Thailand's government. The other was Surachai Liangboonlertchai, an appointed member of the upper house of the parliament. Behind closed doors, these two unelected individuals sat and discussed the future of Thailand's democracy."
Andrew concluded, quote: "In a way, the image summed up the strange, sad situation Thailand finds itself in: while the elected government works from makeshift offices because protesters have prevented them getting to their official premises, the leader of the demonstrators dropped into the parliament building for a private conversation he hoped would help bring down the faltering administration."
That "Faltering Administration" is now headed by Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan, who is serving as "Acting Prime Minister, who last week replaced Yingluck. A few weeks ago, Thailand's Constitutional Court and the anti corruption unit, kicked out the then acting Prime Minister Yingluck, in what most global press, such as WSJ and NYT called "Judicial Coup."
Niwattumrong is a Shinawatra Family "Insider."
Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan served as the Chairman of the Executive Committee-Media and Advertising Business of Shin Corp. Public Co. Ltd. since 1995 and as Vice Chairman of Group Executive Committee since 2000. Mr. Boonsongpaisan served from 2001 to 2002 as Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee of ITV PLC and from 1993 to 1995 as President of Shinawatra Computer and Communicaitons PLC. Mr. Boonsongpaisan served as Director of ITV Plc since 2002. He served as a Director of Shin Corporation Public Company Limited from 2001 to March 16, 2006. He has been Chairman of the Executive Committee of ITV Plc since 2002. Mr. Boonsongpaisan holds Master's Degree Course work in Computer Sciences from Chulalongkorn University and Bachelor 's Degree in Education from Srinakarintrawirot University.
However, it is not just Niwattumrong's administration that is faltering, it is Thailand in general.
The latest here in Thailand, is that a grenade and gun attack on Suthep's gathering, late at night, a few days back, killing 3 and injured about 20. Total number of killed since Suthep went active is about 25, on all side. Thailand's army chief, Prayuth, after the USA says, will likely not stage a coup, has come out, to say, if the Thai crisis, continues to be violent, the army may use force (What-ever that means). Also, Thailand's care taker Prime Minister, Niwattumrong, is trying to come to an agreement, with the well known, anti-democracy, Thai election unit to set an election date. Today, at one of the meeting between the two, Suthep protesters disrupted the meeting. The care taker prime minister, latest statement to Reuters, is that he doubt, the July 20th "Tentative General Election Date" is still possible.
A way out for Niwattumrong?
Months before Niwattumrong became acting Prime Minister, around March of this year, the BBC went to interview him, and he told the BBC journalist, Jonathan Heard, that the Thailand must under-go, a general election, before reforming the political system. Since becoming Thailand's acting prime Minister, he had repeatedly made the same statement.
In the aftermath of the Constitutional Court's ouster of Ms Yingluck, Thailand stands at a crossroads marked by three avenues: a military coup, an appointed government, or an election. As the Thai military has repeatedly declined coup opportunities in recent months, the outcome is likely to be either an appointed prime minister and government, as the street-based on what Suthep's PDRC is demanding, or another election.
However, many Thai observer, like academic, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, noted for the Strait Times, quote: "At the end of the day, the Thai electorate will have to play judge and jury. If others do so in disregard of the overall will of the people, Thailand is likely to endure more hardships in what is likely to be dire times previously unseen in the country……………The risk of political turmoil and violence will mount if an unelected government takes power. Despite its shortcomings, the best way ahead for Thailand remains the electoral system."
At issue now, with Thai observer, such as Thitinan, is whether Yingluck's successor Niwatthamrong will be allowed, as acting premier, to steer the caretaker government to Election Day.
So far, Niwatthamrong is failing to steer Thailand towards an election.
For example, the well known anti-Democracy, Thai election unit, yesterday, says AFP called for national polls planned for July to be postponed because of the political unrest that is escalating in Thailand. Suthep's PDRC protesters, reports AFP, stormed a meeting between the government and Election Commission officials which forced caretaker Prime Minister Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan and other ministers to leave.
"The election on July 20 is no longer possible. It must be postponed," Election Commission secretary general Puchong Nutrawong said, reported AFP. "The reason is because today's meeting collapsed and it affects the election timetable."
Mr Puchong said early August was one option for the polls but it "may be too soon". "The election cannot be held if protesters do not agree," he added.
That point by Puchong is correct. In the Constitutional Court, "Nullification" of the last general election, it was based on the court citing that the general election must be completed within the same day. And since Suthep's PDRC protesters blocked the voting, on the general election day, the general election was not held and completed in the same day. With that court ruling, most observer says, in the next general election, all Suthep's PDRC protesters need to do, is t, quote: "Stop vote casting in just one vote casting unit, and the general election, will be nullify by the court again."
(Up-Date) Reuters reports Thailand's acting prime minister on Monday ruled out resigning as a way out of a protracted political crisis that is stunting economic growth, as anti-government protesters stepped up pressure to remove him and install a new administration. Commerce Minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongphaisan has replaced Yingluck as caretaker prime minister, but the anti-government protesters say he has no legal standing and they want a "neutral" government to push through reforms. Niwatthamrong met members of the Senate, which is trying to come up with a way out of the deadlock, but he told them he would not resign. "The current cabinet is legal in every way … it must stay until a new cabinet of ministers is elected in. We cannot install another prime minister while we have an acting one in place," Niwatthamrong said in statement following the meeting. Thailand has not had a functioning lower house of parliament since Yingluck dissolved parliament in December. Bangkok is the scene of a tense stand-off between government supporters loyal to Yingluck and her brother, ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and opposition demonstrators drawn from Bangkok's middle class and royalist establishment. The upper house Senate, the country's only remaining legislative body, says it could select an interim prime minister but it wants the caretaker government to step down first. That has incensed protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban, who wants the caretaker government removed right away. "We will take democratic power and hand it back to the people," Suthep, a former deputy prime minister in a government run by the pro-establishment Democrat Party, told supporters late on Sunday (End).
Yingluck's supporters, meaning the party's political machine and its population base and the Red Shirts, have accused the Election Commission of conspiring with the anti-government movement and parts of the judiciary to prevent her party's return to power.
Thailand has been torn apart by political divisions since 2006 when Ms Yingluck's older brother Thaksin Shinawatra was ousted in a military coup after frictions with the country's royalist establishment. Thaksin-led or aligned parties have won every election since 2001, but four prime ministers have been removed by coups or court rulings.


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Reported: 2/23/2011 11:55:22 PM 23:55
Posted: 3/10/2011
Location: Cathedral City, CA
Shape: Sphere
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|Bright growing and shrinking spherical light hovering high over east Coachella valley.
I went in the back yard earlier tonight for a cigarette and noticed a bright light hovering stationary high above to the east of me, it looked like it was over Indio or Coachella somewhere.
At first I thought it was a helicopter, but as I watched it, it split into two lights vaguely as it slowly rose higher.
I went back in the house for about 30 minutes and when I came back out it was still there as a single light, so I grabbed my video camera and started recording and zooming in.
With the camera at full zoom the light seemed to be a sphere and pulsate every color I can think of like a rainbow, then it would grow and fade out, and then it would shrink and get very bright. It seemed to be slowly gaining altitude and kept going through the light pattern I described.
I'm in the house now so I don't know if it is still out there. I will probably upload the footage to youtube when I have a chance.


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On Varos, a planet in the constellation of Cetes, the public torture of the rebel Jondar is taking place and being broadcast throughout the planet. Varosians Arak and Etta watch the proceedings from their room. Arak complains that they never show anything new to watch. In addition to the lack of new programming, the two must also deal with food rationing. And that night will be a punch-in vote ordered by the Governor, and voting is mandatory.
Meanwhile, the Doctor is repairing the TARDIS console. Peri complains that the Doctor has caused three electrical fires, a power failure, nearly collided with a storm of asteroids, got lost in the TARDIS corridors twice, wiped the memory banks of the flight computer, jettisoned three quarters of the storage hold, and burned her "cold dinner", all since the time-travellers left Telos (Attack of the Cybermen). Minutes later, the TARDIS unexpectedly stops, stalled in the middle of deep space. And the Doctor can do nothing to fix it.
Sil, the Mentor representative of the Galatron Mining Corporation, is negotiating with the Governor over the price of Varos' Zeiton-7 ore. Their discussion, like many others, ends in stalemate. For many years, the Galatron Mining Corporation has swindled Varos by paying far less for the ore than its market value. And to make matters worse, the Chief Officer is in league with Sil. The Governor moves on to conduct the night's vote. He addresses the people asking for their vote on if they should hold out longer for a fair price on the ore. The Governor loses and is forced to endure Human Cell Disintegration Bombardment. The process slowly kills the target and this is the third time his recommendations have failed to pass. The guard Bax recommends that the Governor execute Jondar to please the citizens so he can recuperate before the next vote.
Peri locates the TARDIS manual and presents it to the Doctor who quickly dismisses it. He knows perfectly well what has caused their dilemma. The transitional elements within the TARDIS have stopped producing orbital energy and they need Zeiton-7 ore to realign the power systems. And as the Doctor explains, Zeiton-7 is exceptionally rare and only comes from one planet: Varos. The Doctor manages to repair the TARDIS enough to travel to Varos and arrives right before the execution of Jondar is to take place.
The guard on station to watch over the execution believes the TARDIS is merely a hallucination caused by the Punishment Dome. The Doctor and Peri exit the TARDIS and think they are hallucinations as well. And with some help from the chained Jondar, the guard is incapacitated. The two free Jondar and make their escape, after being cut off from the TARDIS by more guards. They are then rescued by Rondel, who has defected after speaking with Areta, and decided to help them. But he is killed shortly thereafter by pursuing guards.
The Doctor, Peri, Jondar, and Areta continue on through the Punishment Dome, attempting to make their way back to the TARDIS. But during a run-in with another group of guards, the Doctor is separated from the others who are arrested. He enters a corridor that appears psychologically as a desert. And with all of Varos watching, the Doctor succumbs to the heat and collapses with his end as a close-up.
During the ordeal, Peri has been brought to the control center in the company of the Governor, Sil and the other officers. They question her as she watches them bring the Doctor's body to an acid bath for disposal. It is also revealed that he is not dead, but his mind was influenced to make him believe he was dying of thirst in a desert. The Doctor suddenly stands up and walks over to the two attendants while their backs were turned. The surprise causes the first attendant to jump, pushing the second into the bath. A struggle ensues and the attendant is then pulled into the acid bath by the second who reaches up and grabs him. The Doctor strolls out with a morbid quip.
After making his way from the acid baths, the Doctor is cornered by Quillam, Varos' chief scientist, and is taken away. Back in the control centre, it is decided that the Doctor and Jondar will be executed in a good "old-fashioned" way while Peri and Areta are to be reshaped with a cell mutator. The Doctor and Jondar are placed in the nooses while the Governor and Sil watch. At the last moment the Doctor questions the Governor about Sil and his extortion. Sil's bodyguards rush the platform where the nooses are and pull the lever. But the two simply fall through the holes, the rope coming right off the support. As it turns out, there was to be no execution — it was all a way to get information out of the Doctor. The Doctor suspected this as he noticed that they were not being filmed.
The group then attempts to stop the cell mutator on Peri and Areta, but they are told it's at too advanced a stage to stop. The Doctor and Jondar grab the weapons of nearby guards in an attempt to intimidate Quillam to deactivate the mutator. But it fails, and the Doctor resorts to shooting the entire control panel. The process has been stopped in the nick of time and Peri and Areta return to their original form. The four then escape back into the depths of the Punishment Dome towards a possible escape route. But Peri, still in a stupor after the effects of the mutator, is recaptured and taken to the control centre.
The Chief and Sil make their final move on the Governor in hopes that during the next vote he will be killed by the Human Cell Disintegration Bombardment, securing the way for them to control Varos and the Zeiton-7 ore. Meanwhile, the Doctor, Jondar, and Areta make their way into the End Zone of the Dome, where the exit is supposed to be. The vote starts and the bombardment begins, but the guard Meldak has a change of heart and stops the device, saving the Governor and Peri. The three then make their way to meet up with the Doctor through the ventilation ducts.
The Doctor's group is then chased by two cannibals and loses them in some poisonous tendrils. The Chief and Quillam arrive on the scene but are entangled in the tendrils, killing them. They then meet up with Peri, the Governor, and Meldak. They all make their way back to the control centre and put an end to Sil's plans of controlling Varos. The Galatron Mining Corporation also began to side with Varos; a second source of Zeiton-7 ore has been found, and Sil is ordered to obtain the Varosian ore at any price. The Doctor and Peri then bid the Governor farewell, taking the replacement ore with them.
The Governor issues a message to the citizens saying that there will be no more injustice, torture, and executions. Arak and Etta watch in disbelief, wondering what they'll do with their new-found freedom.
Cast notes
In print
A novelisation of this serial, written by Philip Martin, was published by Target Books in January 1988. It was originally planned to be released 2 years earlier, but was pushed back after delays in the delivery of the manuscript by Philip Martin. However, it kept its original number of 106. In addition, although Target had launched a new cover design format for the books with the previous volume, Time and the Rani, reflecting the new series logo of the Sylvester McCoy era, Vengeance on Varos was published with the earlier book cover format using the neon-tube logo of the Baker-Davison era.
In 1997 the novel was also issued by BBC Audio as an audio book, read by Colin Baker.
VHS and DVD releases
External links
Target novelisation
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Welcome to One Creative Weekend #27!
I'm so excited that you are here! Today I'll be sharing the party again with Tanya, from Lemons for Lulu. Be sure to check out her site and see if you were featured! Karly, from Buns in My Oven also shared features from the party, but she liked our party so much that she started her own! You'll find details when you check out her features.
My goodness . . . have you guys seen the numbers for this last linky party?!! We had 198 links! A-MA-ZING! Thank you all so much! Want to know something even more amazing? This party was the most social ever! Everyone had a least one page view, and most of you had quite a few. (By quite a few, I mean a lot!) Thank you all so much for supporting each other and visiting other sites. We all love to see new visitors.
Choosing features was almost impossible. With three party hosts, I thought it was only fair that I welcome the new linkers by choosing lots of features! I love to give you all publicity! I pinned tons of projects and finally narrowed it down to these (in no particular order):
All is Fair in Love and War Valentines by Jacolyn Murphy
Reading Nook Before and After by Joy 2 Journey
DIY Nursery Mobile from 24 Cottonwood Lane
Meringue Kisses from Sweet2EatBaking.com
DIY Photo Backdrop from Welcome to the Mouse House
Spinach and Dill Cheesy Spread/Dip from Sweet Little Bluebird
Lemon/Lime/Orange Citrus Cookies from Shugary Sweets
Baked Hawaiian Chicken Skillet from Po-Man Meals
North End Lasagna from The Hopeless Housewife
Monogram Your Phone Tutorial from Happy Go Lucky
Now let's get on with the party! I can't wait to see what you've been up to. I had one of those insane weeks, so I'll be sharing a few favorites from my past.


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Dangerous Wind Chills Hit Northeast
Dangerous Wind Chills Hit Northeast
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Low temperatures and high winds have put the Northeastern U.S. in a deep freeze.
Dangerous wind chills of 20 to 30 below in parts of the region will make for some crippling conditions Friday.
"You are talking about 30 degrees below normal highs. That is pretty darn cold," said National Weather Service meteorologist James Brown in Maine. "This is pretty much a piece of Arctic air that came off the North Pole and came into New England."
Forecasters said a storm will follow the frigid weather, bringing chances for snow, sleet and freezing rain across much of the country.
Some schools closed early Thursday and others delayed opening to avoid a bone-chilling wait at the bus stop.
"We're not strangers to these sorts of bitter temperatures on Mount Washington's summit," senior weather observer Mike Carmon said in the weather observatory's blog at the highest peak in the Northeast. "However, over the last few winters, it's generally late January or February before we experience this sort of polar air outbreak."
Utility workers were prepared for power outages due to fallen trees. David Flener, field safety manager at Eversource, New Hampshire's largest utility, said workers are well-educated on how to stay warm in the coldest weather, starting before they even arrive on a job site. They are urged to make sure they carry an emergency kit with clothing and food in case they get stranded, and once they arrive, there is a discussion about on-the-job safety.
"We're oftentimes up in buckets, so you're sometimes above the trees and there's a little more wind up there," he said. "You'd be surprised how much heat you lose from the top of your head."
Sara Sankowicz, who oversees tree crews for Unitil, said workers are encouraged to watch out for one another to see if they show signs of hypothermia or frostbite. "We'll take every step to make sure they are staying safe out there and that they're not overexposing themselves to the elements," she said.
In upstate New York, along the Lake Ontario shore, wind gusts approached 70 mph and the National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning effective through early Friday morning. Lake-effect snow was accompanied by winds of up to 50 mph, causing whiteout conditions in some places.
Elsewhere in New York, parts of the Adirondack Northway, north of Albany, were closed for more than four hours after a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a snowplow. No injuries were reported.
In western Pennsylvania, lake-effect snow bands were blamed for slick roads and poor visibility. Fifty-nine vehicles crashed in a snowy pileup and three people were hurt. The crash was one of three that shut down different stretches of Interstate 80.
Below-normal temperatures are expected this weekend and into Monday across the entire northern half of the country, from the Pacific Northwest to Maine and as far south as Oklahoma, Arkansas and Virginia, according to the Climate Prediction Center.
Up to half a foot of snow could fall from the Upper Mississippi Valley to the Northeast on Friday and Saturday, and areas east of the Appalachian Mountains could see freezing rain and sleet on Saturday.


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A new gig! Exclamation point!02/08/2010 at 3:11 pm | Posted in Bloggy, Local goods | 3 Comments
Tags: indieNC
I'm so excited to be a guest contributer to one of my favorite blogs, indieNC. They're dedicated to promoting North Carolina artists, featuring everything from music (a big interest of mine) to food (an even bigger interest, as you well know from my dip in the State Fair deep fryer last fall).
I'll be posting all week about stuff that inspires me, starting with a great new exhibit at The Morning Times in downtown Raleigh.
Stop on by!
Daily Handmade01/06/2010 at 5:45 pm | Posted in Local goods | 1 Comment
Tags: handmade goods, Local goods, peculiar pets
Check these out! I read an article yesterday on New Raleigh about Peculiar Pets and their creator Michelle Lyon. Each doll is different, made from repurposed vintage fabrics. The article said she's closing her shop in City Market and moving over to Glenwood South. I hope that means another store. These are just too cute!
Here are a few of my favorites:
Ugly, but good01/04/2010 at 9:46 pm | Posted in I take too many pictures, Local goods | 3 Comments
Tags: I take too many pictures, NC Farmers Market, tomatoes
Daily Handmade01/04/2010 at 4:23 pm | Posted in Local goods | Leave a comment
Tags: bird pillow, Etsy, pony & poppy
In the raw12/28/2009 at 5:39 pm | Posted in I take too many pictures, Local goods | Leave a comment
Tags: cotton, I take too many pictures, NC Farmers Market
Snapped this at the farmer's market just before Christmas. The vendor was making the most beautiful wreaths out of cotton on the stalk, magnolia leaves and fresh holly. Photos of our holiday coming soon!
Merry!12/23/2009 at 8:45 am | Posted in I take too many pictures, Local goods | Leave a comment
Tags: christmas wreath, I take too many pictures, magnolia leaves, NC Farmers Market
Rock and shop12/18/2009 at 2:10 pm | Posted in About town, Local goods | 1 Comment
Tags: Local goods, the rock and shop market in raleigh
It's snowing! Well, actually it's more like sleet right now, but just a few minutes ago the flakes were huge! Snow is a big deal here in Raleigh, especially in December. Hope we get enough for Small Fry to build her first snowman.
Since our trip to the mountains this weekend is postponed (they're expecting 10-12 inches!) I'm hoping to get downtown tomorrow afternoon for the Rock and Shop Market.
Local goods + local bands = FUN.
Stop on by if you can!
The dove12/17/2009 at 8:57 am | Posted in Local goods | Leave a comment
Tags: holly aiken bags, Local goods
Laura and I saw these bags in the window at Holly Aiken's downtown shop. LOVE!
More local love12/02/2009 at 2:09 pm | Posted in Local goods | 3 Comments
Tags: indie NC, Local goods, North Carolina artists
The more I blog about local goods, the more I discover just how much is out there. What have I been doing all this time?
Raising a baby. Oh, yeah.
Well, thanks to a tip from my sister, I've fallen in love with yet another source for beautiful handmade local products. My new crush? indieNC, an organization dedicated to supporting North Carolina artists. The online boutique is packed with gorgeous stuff, like this:
Founded by graphic artist Michelle Smith (check out her beautiful shop and blog), indieNC also offers workshops taught by local artists and information on trunk shows and other events.
Handmade heaven11/08/2009 at 9:10 pm | Posted in Local goods | 7 Comments
Tags: Etsy, Handmade Market in Raleigh
Laura and I went yesterday to the Handmade Market in Raleigh, and it was AMAZING. Like Etsy in 3-D.
Seriously, we walked in and I almost hyperventilated. Beautiful stuff everywhere! Textiles, jewelry, letterpress cards, felt stuffed toys (you know I have a thing for felt), pottery, funky silk-screened t-shirts. And to top it off, homemade cupcakes.
Too much.
Speaking of too much, that best describes my purchases. I can't show them here because I don't want to reveal Christmas gifts for certain readers of this site. It was impossible not to want to buy something at every single booth.
The artists didn't make it any easier. They all were so friendly and helpful.
I made a lap around the room. Then my heart rate slowed back to normal. Before I reached for my wallet, I joined Laura and baby O for a stroll outside. Our little shopping companion was a trooper. She only fussed once, and a quick walk in the fresh air put her right to sleep.
That fresh air also helped clear my head. Laura and I talked strategy: go back to your favorite booths with the person in mind you want to shop for. Mission accomplished. I knocked out a number of Christmas gifts. Bought a few things for Small Fry. And a pair of earrings for myself. That's it. Oh, and a cupcake. But that doesn't count, right?
Here are some of my favorites (photos link to shops):
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Stack Information of Your Favorite Celebrities, Bands, Music and Sports on Yapert
I have been using an app named Yapert on my iPhone for nearly a week and find the experience to be awesome. The app gives you information on things you love, while you connect, chat, make new friends, and share in the fun with people all over the globe. The app gives you so many options that you can choose from and provides you with advanced filter preferences such as celebrities, lifestyle, health and fitness, music, sports, style and beauty.
Depending on your choices you can narrow down your feeds. As soon as you open the app you get to choose your options and voila! Your screen is filled with posts and feeds about celebs, fitness tips, and lifestyle. You find all the information on one single page and you can just go on and on reading it. Seriously, I can't put it down. 🙂
On your 'trending' screen you have posts from all categories put together, giving you a wide view of everything that's happening around you. Next comes the 'favorites' section that gives you posts of categories that you have specifically chosen. I, for one, love to get instant news and updates on my favorite celebs, and Yapert keeps me on track all the time. Well, there's more to Yapert than just reading and gathering information. Your favorite posts can be commented on, stacked and saved as memories, or you can share the fun with friends through messages, and even invite them to comment on them too!
Besides this, you also get to access an exclusive page of your favorite celebs on which you can follow fans and make friends with people who like the same page as you! You can also connect to Facebook and invite your friends to join the fun. Yapert gives you first-hand information, letting you catch the action happening behind the scenes, from your very home on your mobile!
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These tips are probably more applicable to a university tech transfer situation rather than a research company.
1. Internet searches using search engines (e.g. Google) and PubMed and can be effective for identifying relevant prior art for many areas of biotech. Such searches will cost little and can quickly give a good picture of the prior art.
2. As a preliminary point it may be worth assessing whether the invention is ground-breaking or whether it a development of earlier work. Inventions which represent 'follow-on' work can of course be valuable, but may be more likely to be objected to as being obvious. Patent application based on follow-on work might have narrow claims.
3. Some analysis of commercial worth is usually essential. This will be an important factor in choosing whether or not to file. Commercial worth can of course be complex to assess. It can be based on the value of sales of the produce or factors such as whether the patent application will be an important part of a collaboration agreement.
4. Make sure you are aware of all possible inventors and all parties that may have rights in the application. All contributions from external people should be looked at carefully as well as confidential information and materials they might have provided.
5. Inventive step (obviousness) is often the most important issue for patentability. All surprising advantages and unexpected effects should be identified and assessed.
6. At many patent offices biotech Examiners are very good at spotting what is obvious. Inventions that arise from routine experimentation will be challenged. Thus one must take into account variations of the invention that would be obvious in the relevant field, such as combining the drug with other agents for the same conditions or delivering in the same way.
7. The initial view of what the invention is may change once a patent attorney provides comments on patentability. This can help focus the scientists' minds on what the actual contribution is. Scientists can be too optimistic or too negative about their own work, and will often find it difficult to assess patentability.
8. It can be useful to probe the scientists for their reasons for doing the work that they did. This can provide insights which might not be easy to see when simply comparing the invention to the prior art, and might help in the way the invention is presented in the patent application.
9. Ascertain the relationship between the invention and all relevant work being done by the group. That will assist the understanding of how the invention fits into the research as a whole, as well as providing information about work to be done in the priority year and work which may lead to future filings.
10. Bear in mind that obscure publications or publications with unsubstantiated disclosure can still be problematic prior art, though such papers might be dismissed by the scientists.
You may also wish to see related articles Patent Advice for Research Companies and How is Biotech Patenting Different
You may also wish to see related articles Patent Advice for Research Companies and How is Biotech Patenting Different


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in-Step is a tool for IT project management. It is designed to assist project managers in planning and setting up projects, assigning resources to tasks, tracking progress, managing budgets, requirements, changes and risks as well as analyzing workloads. All team members collaborate via LAN or internet. The tool automatically stores all project results in a central repository shared by all users. Integrated revision control ensures configuration management. Requirements and changes can be edited, specified and prioritised. Tasks are created from requirements. Requirements are traceable through the entire life cycle. Features for test management and quality assurance are available. Special views and individual reports help project managers to assign resources to tasks even in a multi-project environment. in-Step supports the improvement of process maturity according to CMMI or SPICE. It offers templates for project planning and documentation. Individual project management methods can be supported as well as the agile method Scrum, the British project management method PRINCE2, the German V-Modell XT, the Swiss HERMES method and methods for the automotive industry according to ISO/IEC 15504, also known as Automotive SPICE.
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A quarter of a century ago, Samus Aran blasted her way into our hearts, and what better way to celebrate one of the greatest and most enduring franchises in video game history than by singling out the best of the best the franchise has to offer. Without further ado, IGN presents our Best of Metroid Awards. Which game is the best in the series? There's only one way to find out. (Special thanks to Brian Altano for the cool trophy graphics!!)
Best+Graphics:+Metroid+Prime+3:+CorruptionIt's no secret that some of us diehard Metroid fans were pretty skeptical when we first heard an outside company would be taking Metroid into the third dimension. But all apprehension went straight out the window when Metroid Prime for GameCube finally released. It's a tall order trying to bring the alien worlds of Metroid into a three-dimensional space, to make it look realistic but still fantastical at the same time, and the team at Retro Studios pulled it off perfectly.
But if we were impressed by the graphics of the first entry in the Prime series, it was nothing to how we felt about Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. Retro really pulled out all the stops on this one, pushing the Wii's hardware to the very limits and making for one of the most gorgeous and atmospheric games in the Wii's entire catalogue. We're still not quite sure how they pulled it off, but it makes Prime 3 an easy choice for best graphics in a Metroid game. Track down some Wii component cables and give it a spin if you haven't already.
Best+Gameplay:+Super+MetroidNone of the games in the Metroid series are lacking in the gameplay department, but since we could only choose one winner for this category, we had to go with Super Metroid. The gameplay is perfectly polished, encompassing everything the franchise stands for -- slow but intense action, expert platforming, wicked power-ups, brutal enemies, and epic boss fights. It's all here, and it's all impressively well-executed.
It's true that the Prime series completely changed the franchise when Samus was brought into the third dimension, that the handheld versions are just as competent, and that the original is where it all started. But for our money, Super Metroid still represents the best gameplay the franchise has to offer.
Best+Bosses:+Metroid+PrimeThe Metroid games have always known how to do boss battles right, and none more so than Metroid Prime. Prime upped the ante by adding more layers of depth to the strategy needed to beat these alien baddies. The scale of the boss fights was also something to behold -- taking on the mammoth Meta Ridley, for instance, was beyond epic, just like we always imagined it could be in a full, three-dimensional space.
If only Meta Kraid had made it into the final game, this decision would have been ten times easier. Alas, the poor wretch was left out. Lame! Luckily, we're not sore enough about it to deny Prime the honor of our best bosses award.
Best+Stage+Design:+Super+MetroidWhile there's certainly something to be said for the grand and magnificent worlds that were brought to life in the Prime series, our vote for best stage design has to go to Super Metroid. The world of Super Metroid is best described as a labyrinth, more than any other game in the series, which is perfectly suited to the backtracking component of gameplay.
The stage design also leant to the extraterrestrial atmosphere -- never before had a game made us believe so completely that we were stranded on an alien planet, and that's damn impressive for a 16-bit adventure. The platforming was also amazing in this game, an aspect that was largely left behind when the franchise moved into 3D. That's why, for our money, Super Metroid has the best stage design of any Metroid game.
Coolest+Suit:+Varia+SuitSamus has a lot of wickedly cool armor at her disposal, so choosing which of her suits was the best was surprisingly difficult. The Light Suit from Prime 2 is badass in a Storm Trooper kind of way, her Fusion suit is by far the most alien looking, and who can resist the form-fitting Zero Suit? But when it really came down to it, we just had to go with the good ole Varia Suit.
While Samus seems to have a hard time holding on to this bad boy -- she often her loses this suit upgrade for some reason or another at the beginning of every adventure -- of all her armor, this is the one that defines her. It's the suit space pirates probably have nightmares about, and its slick gold and red design help make the Varia Suit the coolest part of Samus' wardrobe.


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Sensitivity detection¶
Sensitvity algorithm¶
Currently we have 4 sensitivity detection models:
- Sensitivity Oref0
- Sensitivity AAPS
- Sensitivity WeightedAverage
- Sensitivity Oref1
Sensitivity Oref0¶
Basically sensitivity is calculated from 24h data in the past and carbs (if not absorbed) are cut off after time specified in preferences. The algorithm is similiar to OpenAPS Oref0, described in OpenAPS Oref0 documentation.
Sensitivity AAPS¶
Sensitivity is calculated the same way like Oref0 but you can specify time to the past. Minimal carbs absorption is calculated from max carbs absorption time from preferences
Sensitivity WeightedAverage¶
Sensitivity is calculated as a weighted average from deviations. You can specify time to the past. Newer deviations have higher weight. Minimal carbs absorption is calculated from max carbs absorption time from preferences. This algorithm is fastest in following sensitivity changes.
Sensitivity Oref1¶
Sensitivity is calculated from 8h data in the past or from last site change, if it is less than 8h ago. Carbs (if not absorbed) are cut after time specified in preferences. Only the Oref1 algorithm supports un-announced meals (UAM). This means that times with detected UAM are excluded from sensitivity calculation. So if you are using SMB with UAM, you have to choose Oref1 algorithm to work properly. For more information read OpenAPS Oref1 documentation.
Simultaneous carbs¶
There is significant difference while using AAPS, WeightedAverage vs Oref0, Oref1. Oref plugins expects only one meal decaying at time. It means 2nd meal starts decaying after 1st meal is completely decayed. AAPS+Weighted average starts decaying immediately when you enter the carbs. If there is more than one meal on board, the minimum carb decay will adjust according to meal size and max absorption time. The minimum absorption accordingly will be higher in comparation to Oref plugins.


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Airtel Double Data Plans are still working without restrictions. Now everybody knows that Glo (Globacom) is the Grandmaster of data plans but when it comes to double data plans,
Airtel double data plans still beat Globacom heavily with flexible and affordable plans.
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The Airtel double data plans works on Android, IPhone, desktop or PC, and any other devices you all know that can connect to the internet. It works without any form of restrictions because they are like normal plans.
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Introduction to PPCThis module concentrates on techniques to optimize your profit from search PPC and contextual-based inventory. By the end, you will be able to:
- Prioritize within and across media types to ensure maximum return for your campaigns.
- Identify particular areas of interest and techniques.
- Compare and contrast paid search algorithms from Google Adwords and Microsoft adCenter.
- Review the type of metrics that will help you manage and optimize your campaign.
- Optimize your quality score through a knowledge of the factors that go into Google's Quality Score and Ad Rank.
- Appreciate the usefulness of campaign enhancements.
- Increase ROI with keyword targeted media.
- Identify the best strategies for optimizing retargeting opportunities available in addition to standard PPC via Google AdWords and Microsoft Advertising adCenter.
PPC BasicsEvery day millions of people tell Google and other search engines exactly what they want. In this foundation module, we review the methodologies search engine advertisers can use to take full advantage of this behavior. By the end of this module, you will be able to:
- Develop an effective and optimized PPC strategy.
- Undertake competitor research to learn from competitors' success and avoid their mistakes utilizing either free or paid tools.
- Build your own keyword list to optimize the success of your campaign goals and objectives.
- Write effective advertising copy.
PPC OptimizationBy the end of this module, you will understand:
- How to maximize the effectiveness of PPC search and contextual campaigns using a variety of means, including data analysis and improving upon current campaigns.
- The PPC providers available to deliver contextual traffic, including Google and Microsoft adCenter, and the best ways to set budget caps.
- How to run reports to analyze your keywords and phrases, and how to add negatives to those that aren't relevant and exact matches to those that are performing well.
- How to optimize content networks and your quality score for ad rank using Google, and how you can check your ad's status and quality score using the Bid Simulator.
- How to use strategic bidding based on time of day and day of the week using API-based tools or Google's GUI (graphical user interface) tool.
- The value that each click or impression adds to your top line, or bottom line, and how to figure out what will deliver the biggest campaign improvement.
AdWords EditorBy the end of this module, you will know:
- How the AdWords Editor interface works and how to adjust the settings and functions to customize the views of your campaigns.
- The usefulness of the AdWords Editor features and functions, including:.
- Offline capacity
- Advanced search functionality
- Negative keyword management
- Geo-cloning
- The benefits of geo-targeting from conversion rate differences to higher spenders and life-time value (LTV).
- How to copy/clone portions of a campaign.
- How to back up your campaign using the AdWords Editor snapshots.
Implementing Your PPC StrategyBy the end of this module, you will recognize:
- What you can do to structure your campaign and how to be successful by using the optional campaign settings, including the daily budget and geo-targeting.
- The different Google Match types and the right mix to use within your campaign.
- How to find the negative match keywords as you gain more coverage for your campaign.
- The opportunities available in the AdWords extensions in the search engine results page, such as PPC Sitelinks, Products Ads, and Plus box ads.
- That session-based ads are hard to control in Google if you are running a broad match search and how you might go about identifying these, and how big a problem or opportunity this is for you.
Content NetworksBy the end of this module, you will appreciate:
- When contextual based advertising is appropriate for your campaign.
- How to set up Google Display Network.
- Differences between searchers and surfers.
- How to structure a contextual campaign and how to find placements.
- How to use the Google Ad Planner.
- Negative placements and placement exclusions.
- Retargeting and how to use cookies.
- How to use display ads and video.
- Optimization within the display network, including dayparting, geo-targeting, frequency capping, and how to use the other networks.
Landing Page DesignBy the end of this module, you will understand:
- Why your landing page strategy should start at the search engine results page, and how to optimize your campaign for a good quality score.
- Why a fast load time matters and how to check yours.
- How emotional triggers can help you market your business.
- That the best strategy for landing page leverage is one where you test, optimize, and improve, starting from the highest opportunity areas such as finding the high keyword search impression volume using your search engine's toolset.
- What changes you should make once you have identified your landing page, and how to test any changes against the existing content.
- How unconventional landing pages can be useful for your ads, such as a distribution partner page and Google place pages.
- The list of tactical changes you can make to your landing page design, from trust marks on relevant pages, to proactive call-to-action copy and shorter or multi-step forms.
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When your team hands out the second largest contract for a pitcher in history, as they did when they signed Max Scherzer to a $210 million deal today, it takes some time to wrap your head around it. Especially when your team already has the best rotation in baseball. And especially especially when what your team desperately needs is more offense.
So, what to make of all this? After consulting Twitter and reading the Internet, here's my best attempt at figuring it all out.
1) Max Scherzer is Jordan Zimmermann's replacement
The Nationals knew that Zimmermann only has one more season in Washington. He's a free agent after this year, and all signs point to him leaving town. Specifically, the two sides being unable to reach a long-term deal before last season, instead settling for a two-year band-aid. So, they signed his replacement a year early to a deal that is likely similar to what ZNN will get on the open market. (And this is to say nothing of the fact that Doug Fister is also a free agent after this season.)
2) Trading Jordan Zimmermann is the ideal scenario
Now that Scherzer has been signed, their best case is to trade Zimmermann and get a bat in return. He's gone anyway, might as well get something for him. And that sounds great, but that two-year deal he signed is backloaded. The Nats would need to find a trading partner willing to take on the $16.5 million ZNN is owed in 2015 with no guarantee of being able to secure him beyond that.
3) Their '15 rotation is either great, or really great
So, if they can't deal Zimmermann, the "downside" is that they have to keep him in their rotation for all of 2015. Which means the Nats basically have four aces — Strasburg, Scherzer, Fister, Zimmermann — and a No. 2 (Gio). Not to mention Roark, who likely becomes the best dang long relief pitcher in baseball. The window for this team to win a World Series won't be open forever, and if they can't do it with that rotation, I'm not sure they ever will.
4) About this "deferred money" business
Our friends at Nationals Review explain this better than we ever could, but essentially the Nats are going to pay Scherzer $15 mil/year for 15 years, instead of $30 mil per season for the seven-year length of the contract. This is a good thing, because economics and stuff.
5) So, was it a smart signing?
If we're allowed to assume two things — that Zimmermann would not have signed a long-term deal, and that Scherzer can maintain something even close to the greatness of his last two seasons for a few more years — then is makes sense. This is a rotation that could win not just a World Series, but multiple Word Series. Now, if the offense could just score more than two runs a game in the playoffs.
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"This is a rotation that could win not just a World Series, but multiple Word Series."
Nationals, meet the Mottram jinx.
Still trying to wrap my arms around this deal. After trading away/losing so many bullpen arms, the Nats just lost a good deal of $$ here they could have spent trying to replenish their bullpen. But, maybe that is part of what they will accomplish with a trade …
Where on the Internet did you find someone calling Fister an ace? My advice would be to stay away in the future.
Good pitcher but not an ace.
I don't understand signing Max over Znn. Seems like they could have gotten Znn for slighty less. The only explanation is they must know that Znn wasn't going to resign no matter what.
I'm not concerned about Span or Fister after this year. Do worry about not having Znn and Desi.
The other problem is Boras is going to let Stras go to free agency. He's likely gone after 2016. I don't think Boras would let him sign today for $30MM a season.
Boras let's all his clients go to free agency
I don't think Boras lets hardly any of his clients sign without tasting the FA market.
He's an ass.
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Revealing the rainbow nature of marriage – reflecting on our 'trans wedded' life together
'I didn't marry a gender. I married a person.'
- this has always been a truth of our marriage, before and after Josephine came out as a transgender woman. Just as God 'looks on the heart' not 'outward appearance' (1 Samuel 16.7), our gender and sexuality are not the core of our lasting relationship. What matters is the love we have for one another, part of God's greater love. In that way, 'rainbow marriage' is also a gift for all...
I wonder how many sermons you've heard about eunuchs? Not many I would guess. Yet is actually quite extraordinary how many eunuchs are mentioned in the Bible. Perhaps the story from Acts of the Apostles (chapter 8 verses 26-end) might be one we do recognise. Many others however are simply passed over. Jesus for example spoke positively about eunuchs and his words are recorded in Matthew chapter 19. Very little is ever said about that and some people do not even know those verses are there. Even the story we hear today is also usually interpreted without too much attention to the specifics of the person baptised. This is all very sad. For it misses out some very powerful messages for us, for the Church, and for the world, not least those, like the Ethiopian eunuch, who are quite different kinds of people to many expected norms. It is one of those very many 'queer' stories in the Bible which speak of a very 'queer' kind of God and mission…
(This post was written for the Queer Theology Synchroblog 2018 - check out others' posts here)
As I have frequently affirmed. I profoundly agree with John O'Donohue that:
once we see God as an artist, everything changes
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Each of us is an artist of our days; the greater our integrity and awareness, the more original and creative our time will become
(in To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings).
I also continue to hold that, at its best, the church (in the words of the great Catholic Modernist Fr.George Tyrrell) is an 'art school of divine-majesty'. In other words, as a human being, I am both a creative force myself (in the image of God the great creative) and a product of arts of living, belonging and believing which have brought me forth and shape me afresh. In particular, as a trans woman in 'transition', I am an unique art-work. So what kind of 'art-work' am I?...
beyond vanilla heterosexuality: Christian women's experiences and transformative faith
Are meaningful contemporary Christian sexual ethics possible? It depends where you look and to what you listen. No doubt many might be surprised, but there is actually a wonderful growing mine of resources, including Found Out: Transgressive faith and sexuality: the incisive and illuminating recent book by Alison Webster. Unfortunately, in bleak contrast, many 'official' Church statements have been far too blind, narrowed or vacuous, even within circles which purport to take human experience and the best of science and reason seriously. Over twenty years ago for example, as a priest in rural England, I vividly remember receiving an official declaration to Church of England clergy from the then Archbishops of Canterbury and York on the subject of marriage. It was unhelpful, seemingly constituting only a bald 'gate-keeper' reaffirmation of a theoretical position which no longer pertained if it ever did. It failed to recognise, never mind address, the pastoral realities faced by clergy: where almost every couple coming for marriage was already cohabiting; (some form of) sex before marriage was essentially de rigeur; and partners who were divorced, in various circumstances, were extremely common. Like the hastily put together statements on LGBTI+ issues of the time (sadly often since enshrined as a kind of fresh holy writ), it seemed like blinkers were the order of the day. Regrettably, things have not improved greatly, leading an increasingly large chasm between the actual sexual lives of faithful Christians and the Church as an institution. The 'official' Church has thus frequently appeared to be a frightened rabbit, hypnotised by the glare of the lights of contemporary sexuality, even when its pastoral practice, and many contributions of its best theologians, has often been quite otherwise. Today, in the face of further developments, not least the profound societal shifts in LGBTI+ understanding, it is hard to see how these things can hold together much longer. Happily, Alison Webster, in Found Out, is one of those who offers fresh and vital pathways, grounded in women's lived experience and a performative faith which leads to flourishing rather than stagnation and spiritual death...
turning the recent anti-gender diversity tide: some ways for Christians to move forward
How will we respond, in this trans awareness month, to the backlash gender diverse people have been facing? In Australia the postal survey has been particularly difficult for trans and gender diverse people. We have suffered all that the LGBTI+ community as a whole has endured, as our lives, bodies and mental health have been put on the line. In addition however, we have experienced a powerful, determined and unprecedented coordinated attack on our very existence and identities, with very little scope for response. For, frequently ignoring the actual postal survey question altogether, the 'no' campaign has spent so much of its time and money on whipping up fear through attacks on us and associated 'issues' like the vital initiatives of Safe Schools. Understandably the 'yes' campaign has been reluctant to be drawn into this, preferring to stick to its clear strategy of addressing the substantive marriage issues. This has left many trans and gender diverse people, not only in a war zone with other LGBTI+ people, but feeling quite defenceless at times. For many of us have been strengthened and immensely grateful for the support of our lesbian, gay and bi sisters and brothers, and many allies. Yet general awareness has been set back in many quarters and momentum gained by those who oppose us. So how will we move forward again together?...
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Berkeley High Decides Not to Charge for First Two Graduation Tickets
Berkeley High School announced Friday it will not charge for each student's first two tickets to this year's graduation ceremony the Greek Theater. -more-
Berkeley High School announced Friday it will not charge for each student's first two tickets to this year's graduation ceremony the Greek Theater. -more-
His Holiness the Dalai Lama received a rock star welcome at UC Berkeley's Greek Theater Saturday, his third visit to the campus since taking over as the head and spiritual leader of the Tibetan people in 1937 at the age of 2. -more-
While Berkeley planning commissioners have scheduled only one decisive action for Wednesday night's meeting, they'll be setting a hearing to decide on potentially controversial amendments to city's zoning code. The package of zoning changes, dubbed "Zoning Amendments to Encourage Economic Development in Downtown," comes in the wake of the commission's approval of their own rewrite of the Downtown Area Plan. -more-
Despite budget constraints, Oakland Unified will stick with the school district's tradition of not charging for high school graduation tickets this year, district officials said Thursday. -more-
Safeway will unveil the latest design for its College Avenue store at a public meeting at the Claremont Hotel Wednesday, April 29. -more-
While Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates and City Manager Phil Kamlarz were hitting back swiftly against a recent San Francisco Chronicle article that the officials say mischaracterized the city's proposed Climate Action Plan (CAP), Councilmember Linda Maio, a veteran Bates ally on the council, was indicating that some of the Chronicle's concerns may have actually been prompted by suggestive language in the plan itself. -more-
A tired and decidedly testy Berkeley City Council worked into the early morning hours of Earth Day Wednesday morning before abandoning efforts to move forward with the city's proposed Climate Action Plan (CAP). -more-
There will be no free seats at the Berkeley High School graduation this year. -more-
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District last week released the results of the air monitoring it carried out near West Berkeley's Pacific Steel Casting last year. -more-
Nearly two months after Alameda City Manager Debra Kurita resigned, the island city is still trying to sound the depths of the financial crisis caused by her falsely inflated budgets. -more-
Some Berkeley High School parents are complaining about the lack of information they have received about a new committee charged with planning the second phase of a new organizational design for Berkeley High. -more-
The Berkeley Board of Education voted unanimously on April 15 to ask the city to proceed with an environmental review of the citywide pools master plan. -more-
Berkeley High School officials plan to ramp up safety and security measures as a result of multiple written complaints from members of the school's Safety Committee earlier this year. -more-
A large number of parents and students from Franklin State Preschool and Parent Nursery showed up at the Berkeley Board of Education meeting April 15 to thank the district for not changing the school's half-day Spanish bilingual program. -more-
Planning commissioners voted 7-2 Wednesday, April 15, to approve their taller, denser rewrite of the plan that will guide the development of downtown Berkeley for the next 20 years. -more-
The U.S. Department of Education on April 17 approved $4.9 billion in funds for California's public schools over the next two years, which will help prevent teacher layoffs and improve student achievement. -more-
The Berkeley Unified School District sent out at least 62 pink slips to classified employees on April 16 to offset cuts to state public education funding, district officials said. -more-
Man shatters window, arrested -more-
JUAREZ, Mexico—On Easter Sunday in Juarez, children awoke with the dream of finding Easter eggs. But adults had a different kind of worry. -more-
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EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the complete text of the city manager's letter to the City Council regarding the San Francisco Chronicle's article about the Climate Action Plan. -more-
As I read the letters criticizing Russ Tilleman's alternative idea to BRT, it occurs to me that, whether his idea is good or feasible or not, the notion of making it difficult to drive on Telegraph is precisely what BRT advocates are fighting for. It may be helpful to discuss this from a strategic point of view because this is, in its distilled form, the primary bone of contention. And make no mistake, the operative word here is "hamper," not "calm" as AC Transit language implies, for there is nothing calm about traffic that is hampered. -more-
EDITOR'S NOTE: These letters were received before the April 22 City Council meeting. City Manager Phil Kamlarz's response to the San Francisco Chronicle article about the Climate Action Plan is posted on our website, www.berkeleydailyplanet.com. -more-
Measure G is a plan to fail. According to the latest climate science, its goal of an 80 percent greenhouse gas emission (GGE) cut by 2050 will be much too little and far too late. Berkeley City Council and the Energy Commission should act immediately to order a comprehensive reassessment of the targets. -more-
As a recent Berkeley High School graduate and grateful alum of one of Berkeley High's "small school" programs (CAS), I feel obliged to clarify a few points of recent controversy. -more-
This space doesn't usually take requests, but when my 94-year-old mother calls up and insists, it's hard to say no. What she wanted when she called last week is not hard to come up with, after all: a forthright denunciation of the Obama administration's apparent plan to let the torturers and their instigators off the hook. Thinking people everywhere (I'm one of them) have rushed to their keyboards to do their best to make sure the current government doesn't get away with letting their predecessors get off scot free. MoveOn is on their case to make sure they don't forget. -more-
Georgian plot? -more-
Let's call this one of Oakland's teaching moments. For many years, both in this column and in its previous incarnation, the Oakland Unwrapped column for the old Urbanview newspaper, I've been talking about the more or less systematic minimizing of the presence and effect of African-American culture in Oakland. I don't believe this is the result of some great conspiracy or secret plan of action written down in detail somewhere, more a confluence of various interests that have come together to push things towards the same end, that of pushing African-American cultural activities out of the city. Or, more correctly, African-American cultural activities that are operated and controlled by African-Americans themselves. -more-
Over the past few years I've had the privilege of meeting with some real geeks. -more-
The rough-hewn art of John Cassavetes -more-
Active Arts for Young Audiences has teamed up with the San Francisco Circus Center for an intriguing and fun circus version of Alice in Wonderland. 2 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. 296-4433. activeartstheatre.org. -more-
TheatreFIRST's excellent production of Harold Pinter's OLD TIMES—with Peter Callendar, Julia McNeal and Zehra Berkman—is being held over, running Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Gaia Arts Center, 2120 Addison. 436-5085. www.theatrefirst.org. -more-
As an inspector, there are certain phrases that catch my ear and cause me to run some little macros that I've been cognitively building over these many years looking at houses. One of them is some version of, "The sellers did all this work for themselves and were planning on living here for many years." -more-
Getting the Right Thing Done 04-23-2009
Going Up By Justin DeFreitas 04-23-2009
Letters to the Editor 04-23-2009
Story in San Francisco Chronicle Regarding Climate Action Plan By Phil Kamlarz 04-23-2009
Entrenched in Bus Rapid Transit By Joseph Stubbs 04-23-2009
Readers Sound Off on Proposed Climate Action Plan 04-23-2009
Measure G's Plan to Fail By Matthew Taylor 04-23-2009
Clarity from a Recent Graduate By Noa Wotton 04-23-2009
Berkeley High Decides Not to Charge for First Two Graduation Tickets By Riya Bhattacharjee 04-27-2009
7,000 Greet Dalai Lama at Greek Theater By Riya Bhattacharjee 04-27-2009
Zoning Law Changes, Condos Face Planning Commissioners By Richard Brenneman 04-27-2009
Cost of Oakland Unified's High School Graduation Tickets: $0 By Riya Bhattacharjee 04-24-2009
Safeway to Unveil New Plans for College Avenue Store By Riya Bhattacharjee 04-23-2009
City Rebuts Chronicle's Climate Plan Article By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor 04-23-2009
City Council Meeting Ends Without Vote on Climate Action Plan By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor 04-23-2009
Berkeley High Raises Graduation Ticket Prices By Riya Bhattacharjee 04-23-2009
West Berkeley Air Monitoring Results Released By Riya Bhattacharjee 04-23-2009
Departed City Manager Leaves Big Mess in Alameda By John Geluardi, Special to the Planet: a report funded by the Spot.us community 04-23-2009
Parents Complain About BHS Scheduling Committee By Riya Bhattacharjee 04-23-2009
School Board Tells City to Proceed With Pools Plan By Riya Bhattacharjee 04-23-2009
Berkeley High Plans Safety Overhaul By Riya Bhattacharjee 04-23-2009
Students, Parents Thank School Board For Preserving Bilingual Program By Riya Bhattacharjee 04-23-2009
Planners Take Final Vote On Downtown Plan Rewrite By Richard Brenneman 04-23-2009
School District to Receive Stabilization Funds By Riya Bhattacharjee 04-23-2009
BUSD Sends Out Pink Slips to Classified Employees By Riya Bhattacharjee 04-23-2009
Police Blotter By Ali Winston 04-23-2009
Mexican Army Implicated in Latest Juarez Murder By José Luis Sierra New America Media 04-23-2009
Dispatches From the Edge: Georgian Plots; Fury in Asia By Conn Hallinan 04-23-2009
Attacks On Oakland's Black Culture Spread to Other Ethnicities By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor 04-23-2009
Green Neighbors: Down the Twisty Primrose Path By Ron Sullivan 04-23-2009
About the House: Kicking the Tires By Matt Cantor 04-23-2009
Arts Calendar 04-23-2009
Kala Institute Celebrates 30th Anniversary in Expanded Facility By Peter Selz Special to the Planet 04-23-2009
Contra Costa Theatre Stages Shaw's 'Saint Joan' By Ken Bullock Special to the Planet 04-23-2009
Pacific Boychoir Teams Up With Marcus Shelby Orchestra By Ken Bullock Special to the Planet 04-23-2009
Berkeley Art Center Exhibits Paintings by Ferlinghetti By Ken Bullock Special to the Planet 04-23-2009
Moving Pictures: Cassavetes and Rossellini By Justin DeFreitas 04-23-2009
Around the East Bay: 'Alice in Wonderland' 04-23-2009
Around the East Bay: 'Old Times' Held Over 04-23-2009
About the House: Kicking the Tires By Matt Cantor 04-23-2009
Community Calendar 04-23-2009