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Jordan Thompson's Tale Of Two Seasons
It was the first round of the 2016 US Open and Jordan Thompson had just blown a two-set lead to fall to gritty Belgian Steve Darcis 7-5 in the fifth set. In the post-match autopsy, coach Des Tyson laid it on the line.
"He sat me down and said that I owed it to myself to start eating better given how hard I was working on the court and the gym. I had a little bit of a sweet tooth for lollies (candy) and desserts. I really took that advice on board," Thompson told ATPTour.com. "I cut them out and I noticed straight away how much better I felt."
Three years on, 25-year-old Thompson is now one of the most disciplined and competitive forces on the ATP Tour, much in the mould of fellow Australians Alex de Minaur and John Millman. He's also the second-ranked Aussie at No. 46.
"I have that competitive streak like Alex and John. I don't want to give away a point and neither do those blokes. Growing up I looked up to Lleyton Hewitt. I loved the way he competed and his 'never-say-die' attitude. I also respect Andy Murray for his fighting spirit.
"I've been labelled as a pretty quiet guy and a man of few words. I'm happy to just go about my business and let the other [Aussie] guys have bigger profiles. I like remaining under the radar."
Although Thompson has embarked on a steady march up the ATP Rankings during the past 18 months, the pathway has been a tale of two seasons.
In 2018 he endured a horror 1-11 record at tour-level events. He did, however, win 52 matches at the ATP Challenger Tour, a mark second only to the 57 matches won by Carlos Berlocq in 2007. In 2019 Thompson has been off to the races, boasting a career-best 21 match wins heading into this week's Citi Open and reaching his first ATP Tour final in 's-Hertogenbosch.
"2018 was a rough year. I only won one tour-level match and I never heard the end of it, whether it be friends, family or other people on social media," the Sydney native said.
"I had my tonsils out at the end of 2017 and that knocked me around in the pre-season. I came into Australia and ran into some tough tennis and it dragged my confidence down. But I went back to the Challenger Tour and won more than 50 matches. It's tough to drop back to that level but I was prepared to do it. That's where I got my confidence and match fitness back."
Thompson, who is coached by fellow Australian Jaymon Crabb, finished the 2018 Challenger season by reaching three consecutive finals, winning back-to-back titles (for the loss of just two sets) on home soil in Traralgon and Canberra.
"That was a pretty good way to finish the year and then I hit the ground running in 2019. I was fit and hitting the ball much better."
At this year's Miami Open he beat Top 50 players Cameron Norrie, Karen Khachanov and Grigor Dimitrov before falling to then World No. 7 Kevin Anderson in the round of 16. "Against Khachanov I barely missed a ball. That gave me a lot of confidence going into the match against Grigor. I then took a Top 10 player in Kevin Anderson to 7-5, 7-5, so that run really instilled belief in myself."
The hardcore Wests Tigers rugby league fan then reached the third round at Roland Garros before his run to the 's-Hertogenbosch final (l. Mannarino). He continued his good grass form by reaching the Antalya semi-finals. He's also appeared in three other quarter-finals this year in Sydney, New York and Houston, demonstrating that he has a game for all surfaces.
And Thompson, who earlier in his career worked with countrymen Sandon Stolle and Jamie Morgan, says that he's just getting started.
"I was always told that my best tennis would come around 28, 29, 30. You can see how many guys in the Top 50 are in their 30s. I'm more mature and always working to be better and striving to achieve. I don't want to stop just because I'm in the Top 50. I want to progress to the Top 40, Top 30."


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Postdoc Available at the University of Vermont (in Meta-Learning for Artificial General Intelligence)
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A two-year postdoc position with competitive salary is available in Nick
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I needed some new coils for my new_to_me 1983 R100RT. I had heard of the Bosch "K" 6 volt "blue" coils and decided that if I had to pay for a pair of coils, why not get the hotter ones? I put a pair on my RT and they work just great. I immediately felt a slightly more robust engine under the seat without any other changes. I still have one of the boxes with some numbers. On the bottom of the coil it has the following:
An old fax from Bosch has the 6 volt part number listed as: 0 221
124 001 (with spaces)
On the boxtop it has the number: 00 016
The top number is probably a manufacture date/code of some kind and would probably be different for the ones you buy. The middle line on the coil bottom is the key - "K6V". The casings actually are blue in color unlike the standard black coils. I believe they were/are high performance coils for the Volkswagen Beetle - the original ones with air-cooled flat-four boxer motors. Almost required equipment if you have high compression pistons.
If you just want a cheap but exact replacement, then the black Bosch coils are what you want - 6 volt part number 0 221 100 025. The black coils may actually be a better choice for the older style ignition with points and condenser. A few people have mentioned that the points of pre-1982 bikes may not be able to handle the increased current as well as the electronic ignition of the 1982-1984 models. In 1985 BMW switched to a single coil with two outputs. Bosch also makes a pair of red coils that are for high performance 6-cylinder applications. DO NOT get these! They are 12 volt and overkill for Airhead twins - possibly even literally. Just check for the color of the coils (blue) and the voltage rating (6 volt) and you will be just fine.
No, you do not want the 12 volt coils even though the electrical system on all Beemers since and including the /5 have been 12 volt systems. I don't know the whole reason why, maybe because they are wired in series, but the 6 volt coils are what you need.
In my own humble opinion, NEVER, EVER balance your carbs by using the shorted-spark method!!! This may have been marginally OK on Airheads with points and lower current (much lower) but the higher current you will get from the blue "K" coils (and especially on an electronic ignition motor) will kill your coils. Yes, BTDT, bought new coils AGAIN! I guess it was the feedback from shorting the plugs or some other facet. I used the popular little spark plug extensions and always had a path to ground either through the spark plug or a metal grounding strap attached to the extension. It happened over the course of three adjustments but got a little worse each time. Yes, I know some people will tell you that I'm full of manure but I'm the one who had to go buy new coils because of it. Use some mercury tubes, a Twinmax, vacuum gauges, a good musical ear, or use a method I described in another article called "Parking Lot Balancing Act" that goes into much more detail.
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- The ASWB practice exam can be a treasure trove of useful information. For example:
- It replicates closely the actual test-taking experience. What is it like for you to sit for four hours straight and answer 170 questions? Do you get easily fatigued, are you racing through the questions, spending too much time on one question, lose your focus, etc. The practice experience can alert you to potential dangers, which, forewarned, you can try to address before you take the real test.
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- Review your incorrect answers and lucky guesses. Ask yourself, "Why did I get this question wrong"? For example, "Did I rush through the reading of the question, missing important key words? Is this a topic I need to review to improve my understanding and recall? Notice your troublesome habits and deficits and try to fix them – before you take the real test!'
My recommendation is that you are ready to take the test when you can score at least 10 points more than the passing grade in your state on the ASWB practice test. If you just "squeak by with a passing score (or fail) consider carefully what you will need to do to raise your score, and if needed, delay your test date. It makes little practical sense to let your scheduled test date be the sole factor which determines when you actually take the test. Test dates can be changed, with reasonable notice. When you have determined that you are indeed ready, using some objective measures, the ASWB practice test being one possible measure, then proceed.
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The Dominican Republic occupies the central and eastern part of the Haiti Island. It is washed by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean at the east and north and by Caribbean Sea at the south.
Diving in the Dominican Republic is first of all diving in the caves, some of which form labyrinths. Their royal beauty attracts the visitors, while warm and transparent water, high domes, unbelievable underwater landscapes made of stalactites and stalagmites create special atmosphere.
At the local coral reefs it is possible to find plenty of tropical fish and scallops, tube sponges of various colors and sizes, predator actiniae etc. This place is often visited by dolphins and sea cows. In the period from the December to March humpback whales can be seen in the waters of The Dominican Republic.
Location: central and eastern part of the Haiti Island; washed by Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea
What to see: barracudas, eels, mantas, rays, turtles, humpback whales, reef sharks, nurse sharks, dolphins, sea cows etc.
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On 20th July 2013, Marina Square organised a Food on Foot Trail event in conjunction with 8 DAYS magazine, and my good friend Yina & myself were invited to participate in the amazing-race-style game activities, running around Marina Square covering the main highlights to share with you guys on our blogs!
With Yina, and her bf Yongzhuan!
The 3-hour programme that day included:
• Food Photography Workshop, with food blogger Dr. Leslie Tay and MediaCorp photographer, Hong Chee Yan, to teach participants how to take appealing food shots! Food shots are actually very difficult to master… not only must the lighting be perfect, you have to make the viewer wanna lick their screen to succeed properly!
• Participants are then sent to race around the mall to accomplish a series of tasks that requires them to take photos, implementing the tips taught during the workshop earlier.
• After looking at all the food at the various task stations, when they've completed all their challenges… it's their turn to feast, at the buffet spread catered by Three Bistro!
We were to complete all the activities within a certain time limit to qualify, and the team with the best photos deemed by a panel of judges (Dr Leslie Tay, MediaCorp photographer, Hong Chee Yan and The Muttons from 98.7FM) will win the first prize which consists of $500 worth of The Dining Edition vouchers!!! I think food prizes are the most practical for competitions. Everybody needs to eat everyday, right? At Marina Square's The Dining Edition… you'll have a hard time deciding between all the options!!!
Prawn noodles & yong tau foo were no-brainers. Can't call yourself a Singaporean if ya don't recognize those foods at first glance!!!
Thank goodness we were one of the earlier few who arrived, because the queue for this station piled up like crazy soon after.
I saw some people grabbing Christmas tree ornaments to put beside their food…. hahah whaaaaat? *shakes head* This is HK cafe leh!!!!
It was kinda difficult because the lighting in the restaurant was very yellowish and not exactly brightly lit, and flash would've looked too harsh… so this will have to do!! I reckon Chinese / Asian food is generally a lot more difficult to photograph than Western food. Probably because Chinese food has a lot of brown sauce in the cooking…. while Western has more bright reds and greens, looks more appetizing
Seems so fast when I'm typing this out, but it was anything but short when you're in the game. Lol. Each station was located many many many meters apart from each other, in fact most from one part of the mall to the other… and if you're a Singaporean you will know that Marina Square is HUGE. There was no time for walking, only running / brisk walking. PURPOSELY ONE RIGHT, ORGANIZERS?! I must have burned at least 400 calories.
Not bad lah.
Such pretty colors!!!!!!
Did I believe my chances of winning were high? To me, I thought so. Yes. Lol. I'm competitive like that. I honestly thought I did well!!!
This time, can we do something even more fun such as actually getting to eat food at every single station? Lol. I would totally win at that game, for sure.


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Stories of Hope and Resilience Through New Media ( article CRCAH newsletter ) see links.
Stories of Hope and Resilience Through New Media: Researcher
Digital story telling (DST) by Indigenous people from a remote community in northern Queensland may help their social and emotional wellbeing, according to CRC for Aboriginal Health-sponsored researcher Samia Goudie.
Samia's research is based on 'new media' work created with the Indigenous community in Hope Vale, whose stories portray hope and resilience in their daily lives. 'The stories were made by people of all ages in the community, generously sharing their lives and Country, from as young as six to Elders, most of whom were making their first digital stories,' says Samia Goudie. Samia's digital project forms part of her PhD research at Southern Cross University. Samia also lectures in Indigenous health at the School of Population Health, the University of Queensland.
The story-telling project was carried out as part of the broader Hope Vale – Pelican project run by Pelican Expeditions since 2004. Each year the Tasmania-based catamaran Pelican heads north to work with Hope Vale Indigenous Community. The Pelican crew was first invited to work with them in response to a film documenting its work with troubled youth in Victoria's Bass Strait. The whole project is managed in close collaboration with Elders from Hope Vale and last year included turtle and dugong research, seagrass monitoring, DST, weaving, dance and music workshops, as well as sail training, visits to sea Country and a recreation of the traditional voyages undertaken in kayaks to Lizard Island.
The stories of the Indigenous community at Hope Vale were told and recorded over a month at the Guuga Yimmithirr Bama community camp at Connies Beach, Cape Flattery, Cape York, and launched in the community late last year. You can view the results of Samia and the community's innovative, and ongoing, digital work at: https://samiastories.wordpress.com/2008/11/18/premier-launch-of-milbi-hopevale-pelican-dvd\ as well on the Hopevale wikki and Pelican Expeditions website.
'Indigenous people have always told stories, this is just a new way for youth and Elders to produce living cultural knowledge and to strengthen and empower communities,' says Samia. 'It's linking how Indigenous people perceive their health and wellbeing with their sense of identity, place and caring for country'.
The digital stories are being kept for future generations as part of an archival process for the Hope Vale community, through a partnership with State Library Queensland's and its Indigenous Knowledge project, 'Keeping culture strong'. The DST project has archived more than 9,000 images and produced 18 individual stories ranging across literacy, historical, archival and documentary styles.
Samia has worked with th Indigenous community in Australia for more than 15 years but her professional background also straddles research, health, education, and the arts, which she is now making good use of. 'Social and emotional wellbeing and self-determined actions are critical to improving health outcomes in communities,' says Samia. 'It's important, now more than ever, that positive stories of hope and resilience are documented, especially given poor health and despair in many Aboriginal communities, and the negative portrayals in the media of Aboriginal communities.'
The topic for her PhD, 'Stories of hope and resilience', is focused on locating wellness in Indigenous Australian communities and seeks to examine the methodologies involved in representation, especially through old and new ways of telling stories.
Samia had recently returned from a year in the USA on the prestigious Fulbright Fellowship, which allowed her to travel across the USA sharing and learning with Indigenous peoples. Her research and media-based work on the recovery from "Intergenerational Trauma" was shared with academics from the University of Arizona, New York University and California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco.
Samia is an inspiration to others through her community development work in HIV and Infectious diseases. She has been the course co-coordinator for Indigenous health degrees at Wollongong University, team leader of Aboriginal health in the Illawarra and worked with both NGOs and governments. She has made three film documentaries and has exhibited art works.
Samia has a Masters in Applied science with a major in Social Ecology (University of Western Sydney), a Counseling Diploma (Australasian College of Sexual Health Physicians) and Diploma in Natural therapies (Queensland Natural Health Society). She also holds a black belt in martial arts and is a surf coach and lifesaver.
The whole digital media project involved the Elders of the Hope Vale community of North Queensland, Pelican Expeditions, the State Library of Queensland, and Arts Queensland, and Speak Out Queensland.
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Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the ruling party foiled the alleged plot of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for "a lifetime of greedy enrichment".
He said this in his goodwill message at the national convention of the APC which held in Abuja.
Adams Oshiomhole, former governor of Edo state, won the chairmanship race of the party unopposed.
Tinubu said there were many attempts to prevent the birth of APC by "doubters who gave APC no chance of existence or of continued survival".
The APC was formed in February 2013 in anticipation of the 2015 elections, through an alliance of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and a faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
According to him, the formation of the APC is "the most important political development in our recent history".
"Joined in goodwill by common purpose and noble endeavour, we assemble this day. The doubters who gave APC no chance of existence or of continued survival have gotten their reply in full. Their envious prayers and complaints have been answered in reverse," Tinubu said.
"They wanted to see the end of us and our pursuit of good governance for Nigeria. You should not forget, as I shall never forget, the strong efforts they made to stop us in the courts.
"There were 12 cases brought trying to stop us from merging, from registering the new party, then attempting to bar our candidate from the election.
"Lacking the courage to face the democratic will of the people, they tried to misuse the courts as a weapon against democracy. We thank the judiciary for following the letter and spirit of the constitution by dismissing this dirty dozen of malicious cases filed against us.
"With their schemes foiled, those who tried to destroy us must bear witness to the destruction of their edifice of corrupt governance and their dreams of unjust domination of our nation.
"While they planned a lifetime of greedy enrichment by looting the people's resources and the public treasury for 60 years, we moved to reform the economy to bring development and aid to the poor.
"When they called for hate and division, we strove for compassion and unity. When they hoisted the standard of bias, we raised the flag of justice and the chevron of fairness.
"When they sought to make Nigeria a monument to corrupt government, we sought to remake Nigeria into a place of transparency and honest opportunity for all.
"The APC's formation is the most important political development in our recent history. This is not due to the names of those who founded the party. It is because of the ideals upon which the party was established.
Tinubu said the APC has recorded some successes in its three-year reign, while noting that there is still much work left to be done.
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According to a breaking news report from Forbes this Tuesday, President Trump's charity foundation funneled $100,000 in donations intended for Saint Jude's Children's Research Hospital into revenue for the Trump Organization.
Trump's son Eric Trump hosted an annual golf tournament for 10 years that raised millions of dollars for the hospital, but as Forbes reports, $100,000-worth of donations were funneled through the Eric Trump Foundation back into Trump's golf courses for tournament expenses, despite donors' belief that all their money would go towards the charity.
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And while donors to the Eric Trump Foundation were told their money was going to help sick kids, more than $500,000 was re-donated to other charities, many of which were connected to Trump family members or interests, including at least four groups that subsequently paid to hold golf tournaments at Trump courses.
All of this seems to defy federal tax rules and state laws that ban self-dealing and misleading donors. It also raises larger questions about the Trump family dynamics and whether Eric and his brother, Don Jr., can be truly independent of their father.
The order to bill the Eric Trump Foundation for hundreds of thousands of dollars came from none other than Donald Trump himself. If true, the revelations would signal a violation of both New York state law and federal law on self-dealing and misleading donors.
Here's the question I sent @erictrump after that blockbuster @Forbes story, which indicates Eric misled me. pic.twitter.com/xh1uSPK9md
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) June 6, 2017
Forbes reports that Katrina Kaupp, who was on the board of directors at the Eric Trump Foundation in 2010 and 2011, said Trump "insisted the charity start paying its own way, despite Eric's public claims to the contrary."
"We did have to cover the expenses," Kaupp told Forbes. "The charity had grown so much that the Trump Organization couldn't absorb all of those costs anymore."
"I saw that Eric was getting billed," said Ian Gillule, who served as membership and marketing director at Trump National Westchester during two stints from 2006 to 2015. "I would always say, 'I can't believe that his dad is billing him for a charitable outing.' But that's what they wanted."
Kinda looks like the President stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from a charity for kids with cancer? https://t.co/BRUqF8jzc4
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) June 6, 2017
In December, Trump said he planned to dissolve his charity in order to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest. But New York's attorney general Eric Schneiderman said he couldn't dissolve the charity until a criminal probe was conducted.
"The Trump Foundation is still under investigation by this office and cannot legally dissolve until that investigation is complete," a spokeswoman for New York Attorney General said in a statement according to The Hill.
You can read Forbes' full report here.


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Nurse Practitioners In Ontario
Nurse practitioners are highly educated and skilled health care professionals who provide a range of health care services in a variety of settings.
They are educated to provide front-line health care services, including health promotion, prevention of disease, counselling, therapeutic treatment, rehabilitation and support services. They work collaboratively with other health care professionals, including doctors. Nurse practitioners assess people for a wide range of health conditions, diagnose illnesses and monitor people with chronic diseases.
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Ontario is proposing changes to authorize nurse practitioners to discharge hospital patients (effective July 1, 2011) and to admit patients into hospital (effective July 1, 2012). Both changes would be made through amendments under the Public Hospitals Act.
Ontario would be the first jurisdiction in Canada to allow nurse practitioners to admit and discharge hospital patients. Nurse practitioners already perform this activity in other countries, including the United States, New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom.
Ontario is committed to continuing to explore and examine opportunities to maximize the contribution of nurse practitioners in delivering accessible, high quality health care.
In December 2009, the government passed the Regulated Health Professions Statute Law Amendment Act, which removes limitations on and expands the scope of practice of NPs so they may provide a wider range of services to Ontarians, including:
- Prescribing, dispensing, compounding and selling drugs;
- Applying certain form of energy (e.g. diagnostic ultrasound);
- Setting or casting a fracture or dislocation of a joint; and
- Ordering X-rays without restrictions.
Improving Access To Family Health Care
Nurse practitioners are also playing a key role in improving access to family health care through nurse practitioner-led clinics. With six nurse practitioner-led clinics already open, the government is committed to opening 25 by the end of 2011/12. These clinics deliver comprehensive front-line services to patients who do not have access to a regular health care provider, and also offer additional programs tailored to the needs of their communities.


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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
(Fatwa: 10/B/25/Tatimmah/=2/1439)
After marriage, you came under the authority of your husband; it is mandatory for you to abide by him in all the lawful affairs and you shall become sinful in case you violate him. It is not good for you to stay at your sister's home. The bahnoi is non-mahram and it is mandatory to observe purdah with him. You should stay at your husband's home and sometimes may go and stay at your parents house.
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|Title: Barn Owl, Alternative Title: Tyto alba, Creator: Zeillemaker, C.F., Source: CD#1_2783, Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Contributor: DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
Identification Tips: Length: 14 inches Wingspan: 44 inches, Large, nocturnal, predatory bird, Large, rounded head, Pale facial disks with dark frame, Tawny and gray upperparts with small black and white spots, White underparts with scattered dark spots, Sexes similar, Sometimes found in barns and silos.
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When Joburgers visit Cape Town the pressure is on – you have to take them somewhere unique and impressive, something authentically Cape Town, without pretension. Something uniquely us. We ticked all boxes and took the Joburgers to Root44.
It's different from Neighbourgoods in produce, look and feel. In the winelands surrounded by vineyards and mountains; family, child and pet friendly; wine available in excess; live music; people lapsing in the weekend glory – it's a down-to-earth, scenic day out that really does scream Western Cape.
Located just outside Stellenbosch along the R44, it's a market with a difference. It's comfortably housed in sturdy, cosy marquees (perfect for our rainy winters) but with plenty of space to stretch out on the grass in warmer weather, surrounded by gorgeous vineyards and nestled under a canopy of trees. Browse homeware stores offering unique decor, clothing and home essentials, craft beer and wine stands and a choice of food stalls that will leave even the most decisive person food envious.
At Root44, snacking is encouraged. That's what we did at least, before swiftly moving onto 'mains'. Choose from cheese and ham croquettes laden with mustard, bobotie or Thai spring rolls with Asian dip, Mexican quesadillas fully loaded with guacamole and freshly made sushi or deep fried calamari. Follow this with a lamb salad or ciabatta, 'banting' bagel with salmon and cream cheese or Thai chicken wrap sprinkled with sesame seeds.
We washed this back with Amber Weiss and crisp dry white, while the Joburgers opted for… juice. They don't grasp wine like we do. Weird.
Root44 truly is a perfect location to spend a full day with friends or family. Relax as live music croons from the stage, let your children play in the designated play areas, ensure your pooch is well hydrated from adorable drinking stations and spend the day enjoying the beautiful scenery with the people you cherish most. And if in doubt, take the Joburgers there, they'll love it too – we speak from experience.
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I am normally not a fan of posting vague questions like this... but here goes.
Having various painting issues and hung stuff in chrome... mostly in Sideview, but that is what my more complicated interfaces are in.
I have had others using my Splunk app report same issues to me. Had them start using IE which works no issues. Incognito mode seems to help in Chrome. Not sure why that would be.
Interesting. I haven't had any reports about problems in Chrome, but here are some next steps so we can figure out what's going on.
1) let's look for javascript errors - In the top right menu (the icon is three horizontal bars for some reason), pick "more tools" and then "developer tools".
Then with the "console" tab visible, reload the page. I'm curious if there are any JS errors being output here. Note that there probably are a lot of JS "warns" and a ton of js console messages. There may even be a lot of "css errors" but none of that matters. Paste back or email me (support [at] sideviewapps.com) any exact errors you find.
2) How does Firefox fare, out of curiosity? And if it's pokey, same question regarding it's JS error message (iirc, "Tools > Error Console")
3) What version of Sideview Utils are you on? latest is 3.3.11 and if you're on a really old version you should probably update before going too far down the troubleshooting road. (I can spend all the time I want on this road, but you have things you'd rather do I imagine)
We just updated to Search head clustering and 3.3.11. Will play with the console stuff when I get a chance.
Also curious as to whether you've changed any web.conf settings around js or css minimization. Probably just occurring to me because it came up in a discussion this morning, but I thought I'd ask. turning off js minimization can put you in some strange territory and Splunk behaves a little weirdly - the load sequence, in at least one subset that I know of, actually changes when minimization is off.
I was on a call with Splunk PS and had the opportunity to ask about this. He was not surprised by it or the fact that incognito mode seemed to help. He said it was cookie related. Looks like this Chrome/Splunk issue that Splunk is working on and not at all Sideview related.


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February 2, 2012
Nail Down the Details Before Signing Any Agreements
Negotiating contracts with software vendors is always a challenge. The vendors won't commit to resources until contracts are signed but without knowing the resources and their qualifications and availability, how do you know you will get what you want?
Vendors also want to defer detailed planning until after the agreements are signed. Once again this is at odds with best practices from a planning perspective. During the planning, a lot of details come to light that affect the final buying decision and overall timeline and budget. Signing before nailing down these details generally ends up being very costly from an expectation and overall resource perspective.
A number of years ago I was working for a biotech company and we were selecting an ERP system. A big name player was interested in breaking into the small-midsized life sciences market and saw our company as an opportunity to make this happen. Our budget wasn't in line with their typical installs and they were touting a turnkey solution for life sciences. I was skeptical. They claimed the implementation and validation could be performed within our budget. After detailed planning and working through the resource assumptions, it became very clear that they were shifting the responsibility for significant documentation tasks to our team (which was limited) which resulted in the reduced consulting fees. Once we shifted the responsibility for those tasks back to their consulting team (to meet our timeline), the cost went through the roof and was no longer feasible. This was not a surprise to us. What was surprising was that they thought they would slip it by us.
In other cases, I've been brought into manage projects after agreements have been signed and quickly realize that my client made a series of assumptions (not documented) that were not aligned with what the vendor planned to deliver. This tends to put me in the awkward and uncomfortable position of renegotiating the contract without much leverage as my client has already committed. It often requires significant diplomacy on my part in that I have to demonstrate what was overlooked by them during the selection process. Since they tend to have to defend their decisions and actions internally (politics!) and the scope or budget or timeline changes once detailed planning is performed, it can get pretty hairy.
If you are able to work through the details before signing the agreement, a lot of this messiness can be avoided or minimized. I recommend performing the detailed planning prior to signing contracts, working with the vendor to create detailed statements of work to minimize surprises, and generating a project charter capturing the project elements. The project charter is an internal document but I generally have the vendor consultants read and sign as well in order to hold them accountable as members of the project team.
And one of thing greatest benefits of going through this process is that you can learn very quickly how committed the software vendor is to the success of your project and to your company. If a vendor is completely resistant to investing the time to generate a detailed statement of work based on detailed planning, this is a major red flag. I would seriously reconsider doing business with that particular vendor. Detailed planning sets everyone up for success.


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So, CentOS 5.4 has been released to mirrors
So, CentOS 5.4 has been released to mirrors and will be available soon as updates to your existing systems. This ends about 6 weeks of suspended security fixes, although some security fixes were released in the CentOS 5.3 repository before the actual 5.4 release was ready.
Most of what is new can be found from my earlier RHEL5.4 release blog post.
Update: The mirrors are still not opened up yet, but you can find the ISO images torrent files from various locations.
Great News!
Thanks for the update Dag, this ends a long anticipated release.
Exciting times, I even added a how to on Creating a local CentOS 5.4 repository for YUM on my blog.
No official word of a release yet.
No official word of a release yet. How long do you think we will have to wait until we can download ISO's?
Apparently CentOS suffered
Apparently CentOS suffered some infrastructure problems and they restarted syncing their mirrors today. Don't ask me what exactly went wrong, there are no details made public that I know of. So here's hoping it is available tomorrow or the day after !


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Solving Space Issues To Store Belongings
Warehousing your stuff, which takes a lot of space at home, is important otherwise it makes the house looks cluttered and congested. One would not like to part with their lifetime collections, but one cannot also store everything in their house as the house will not be able to accommodate it. We cannot keep the stuff which is not used regularly in the house and it also takes a lot of space which would otherwise have been usedfor more useful things. But the problem here is that you cannot even think of discarding it as you are emotionally attached to it or do not have the option of discarding.
The only solution would be for you is to store them in mini storage and enjoy the benefits of storing it away from home. The dual benefit of storing it away is that it creates a lot of space at home which can be utilized for your essentials at home and it will keep your valuables safely and securely.
You will find cheap mini storage in Hong Kong, for storing your valuables. These are very helpful for people with small business and for individuals. Stuffs, like cars, furniture, personal belongings, motor boat, home decor etc., can easily be stored by an individual in these units. Small business owners usually face problems with a small office area and they might need extra space when they have their stock coming, thus these facilities are helpful to them.
Let us take a look at the numerous benefits which one achieves by using such facilities:
• These facilities are affordable, cost effective and one can easily find such a facility at a location nearest to them. These warehouses are mostly located in residential areas which help in easy access.
• These units come in a variety of sizes and you can rent the one which suits you and your belongings. It all depends upon the size of the belongings and accordingly you choose the size that fits the bill.
• There is a choice between an air conditioned facility and the non air condition one, a standard and a climate controlled one depending upon your stuff, you can choose the one that suits you best. The kind of facility you choose depends upon the type of stuff you want to keep there. The units can be heated and cooled accordingly to suit your requirements.
• The keys of the units are provided to the person taking up the unit. There is proper security system with alarm system at the door and CCTV all over to record everything. Some facilities even have security personnel for guarding the area and monitoring it 24/7. The entire facility is always lit up including the night in order to keep burglars away.


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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu authorized the advance of plans for 1,060 new housing units in East Jerusalem settlements.
Officials in the Prime Minister's Office said Monday that plans would be advanced for 660 housing units in the Ramat Shlomo settlement and another 400 in the settlement of Har Homa, both of which are located beyond the 1967 Green Line.
Israeli media reported the Prime Minister also ordered the advancement of infrastructure projects, including the paving of 12 new roads, which are "necessary from a security and safety perspective."
Barik Ravid of the Israeli English-daily Haaretz
on Monday that Netanyahu's instructions came due to pressure from the Council of Jewish Communities in Judea and Samaria, a settler umbrella organization, as well as the Jewish Home Party, a religious Zionist Israeli political party.
The settler council and the Jewish Home Party originally demanded that Netanyahu allow for the approval of 2,000 new housing units throughout West Bank settlements. Netanyahu's directive on Monday can be seen as an attempt to appease the two groups, although it may not be enough.
Members of the Jewish Home Party have reportedly threatened to destabilize Netanyahu's ruling coalition unless the cap on building and planning in settlements is lifted. The Prime Minister will hold a meeting with the group and members of the settlement movement on Wednesday to discuss further settlement infrastructure projects, including water infrastructure, student villages, parks and a promenade in Gush Etzion to memorialize the three Israeli teens that were kidnapped and murdered this summer.
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PITTSBURGH � Wherever he goes for the next few days, Rashard Mendenhall will do so with a football in his hands.
�Even if you go to the bathroom, you better have that ball in your hands,� Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward warned the rookie running back Monday before practice.
Such is Mendenhall�s plight for fumbling twice in Saturday night�s preseason game in Minnesota.
Ward, one of the Steelers� co-captains, has set up his own kangaroo court to help Mendenhall better understand the meaning of ball security.
Every time a teammate can steal away the football from Mendenhall�s grasp, the highly regarded No. 1 draft pick must pay a $100 fine.
If any of the Steelers can bring that football to the running backs meeting and present it to assistant coach Kirby Wilson, the fine increases to $500.
�Yeah, I�m losing a little money right now,� said Mendenhall, who temporarily lost control of his �$100 Mendenhall football� twice Monday morning when it was stripped away from him by defensive backs Tyrone Carter and Travis Williams.
�It�s tough. It�s unrealistic if you ask me � 80 guys all the time, all day, trying to take the ball away from me. I guess it�s part of being a rookie trying to adjust to the pro game.�
In Saturday�s 12-10 win over the Vikings in the Metrodome, Mendenhall displayed the talents which enabled him to earn Big Ten Offensive Players of the Year honors last season when he played for the University of Illinois. He carried 15 times for 79 yards and had runs of 21, 18 and 16 yards.
But on two of his carries, he fumbled the ball away. His first-quarter fumble in Pittsburgh territory set up a Minnesota touchdown. His second fumble came in the fourth quarter and ruined a Steelers� scoring threat at the Vikings� 26-yard line.
�He has the skill set to be successful, but the prerequisite is ball security,� coach Mike Tomlin said of Mendenhall�s bobbles. �He has to shore up that element of his game.�
Mendenhall doesn�t have a reputation as a chronic fumbler. He claims he�s never fumbled twice before in a game on any level of football he�s ever played.
This week, he promises to work harder on improving his ball security skills.
And while he does, he must protect that �$100 Mendenhall ball� that Ward�s making him carry.
�He doesn�t have to carry it in the lunch room because we don�t want guys knocking over his tray and having food all over the place,� Ward said. �But everywhere else he goes, other than the football field, he better have that ball with him. The meeting room � the bathroom � if he goes out for dinner � if he�s pumping gas � he better have that ball with him or he�ll get fined.
�Rashard�s a great talent,� Ward added. �I�m not trying to take away from his running ability. But he has to be conscious of holding on to the ball a little better and protecting it. So we�ll have a little fun with it.�
Ward got the idea to fine Mendenhall if he loses control of his �$100 Mendenhall ball� after watching �The Program,� a fictional 1993 movie about a college football team.
In that movie, actor Omar Epps plays a freshman running back named Darnell Jefferson who had fumbling problems.
�Yeah, I saw (Rashard) walking around the building with that football, so I guess those guys are old enough to remember the movie �The Program,�� said Tomlin, who bears a striking resemblance to Epps.
�Hey, peer pressure is the ultimate motivator. But the reality is that he has to hold on to the football by whatever means that he gets it done.�


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Ballerina: To bring out your personality and special talents. Decorated with a pink lace tutu. This fun voodoo charm is great as keepsake, large keychain, or car decoration. Each one is handmade, and not for small children. It may just be bit superstitious, but if it helps with any aspect of your life then it is a good thing.


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When to pause?
Do I need to take a break? Pause for a bit? These are questions I've asked myself recently and for good reason as well. For the last few weeks, months perhaps, I've played at a tournament each weekend or been involved in running one. It's at a hectic pace that I've played and traveled in order to feed the passion. As I look ahead to the next month I see that there is no break available until perhaps September.
This is not an uncommon occurance amongst us that play. I had a conversation with a couple recently that want to travel but touring takes away their summer vacation. Eventually the need to do something other than Ultimate takes precedence, what's the tipping point? How do you decide that you'd rather go away than hang out with your friends?


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Vol. VI, No. 11
Japan, Denmark Parliaments OK Kyoto Protocol
Japan's House of Representatives approved legislation on May 21 that clears the way for ratification of the Kyoto Protocol. The bill will now be sent to the House of Councilors, where it is also expected to pass. Following approval by the Diet, the Cabinet will ratify Kyoto on June 4, according to Environment Minister Hiroshi Oki. The government will then submit its ratification instrument to the UNFCCC secretariat on June 6.
On May 22, the lower house also passed a second bill with the necessary provisions to implement the Kyoto Protocol (Japan Times, May 25, 2002). Both of these actions have met with praise and criticism. The May 1 issue of the Japan Times editorialized that the bill under consideration is "toothless," noting that nearly 90 percent of the domestic greenhouse gas reductions, accounting for 4.4 percent of the 6 percent requirement, will come through carbons sequestration by planting trees. The remaining 1.6 percent reduction will be achieved through Joint Implementation projects that will cut emissions in developing countries. The plan is also devoid of economic instruments such as carbon taxes or emissions trading.
The response from Japanese industry has been mixed. Hiroshi Okuda, chairman of the Japan Federation of Employer's Associations, praised the action. "Advanced nations must cooperate to tackle the problem of global warming. So Lower House approval of the plan to ratify the protocol should be welcome," he said. Okuda's enthusiasm for the protocol is dampened, however, by lack of U.S. participation. "We would like to see the government make efforts to have the United States rejoin," he said.
Takashi Imai, chairman of the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations, criticized the House vote. "I regret the Lower House approved the government plan after only three house of debate in its committee on foreign affairs - and without even adopting a resolution to urge the government to further negotiate on the international scene," he said. Most of Imai's members are steel and iron manufacturers and energy companies that oppose the Kyoto Protocol. The two federations merged under Okuda's leadership on May 29 (Asahi Shimbun, May 24, 2002).
Denmark's parliament also voted to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on May 16, making it the 55th country to do so. "This ambitious commitment strengthens Denmark's position as frontrunner with regard to international environmental agreements," said Hans Christian Schmidt, Denmark's environment minister. Denmark takes over the six-month rotating EU presidency on July 1 (Reuters, May 17, 2002).
Kyoto Faces Uphill Battle in Canada and Russia
The Canadian province of Alberta has made it clear that it opposes the Kyoto Protocol and will not abide by its requirements if ratified by the federal government in Ottawa. "We clearly will not implement the Kyoto agreement as it applies to Alberta," said Alberta's environment minister Lorne Talyor. "Now, we recognize the federal government has every right to sign international agreements, but it's very clear who owns the resources. The people of Alberta own the resources of Alberta" (www.eyeforenergy.com, May 24, 2002).
Alberta, which produces most of the country's oil and gas, formally broke ranks with the rest of Canada after Ottawa rejected its attempt to have an alternative plan included in joint federal-provincial consultations on Kyoto in June. Among other provisions the Alberta plan calls for a 50 percent reduction in carbon intensity by 2020. "What [is Ottawa] afraid of? Are they afraid their case doesn't stand up? Are they afraid Canadians will see their case as the emperor with no clothes?" said Taylor (Globe and Mail, May 23, 2002).
Taylor said that Alberta is ready to undertake a major effort to convince the other provinces to support inclusion of the alternative. Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan have already praised the plan, and Ontario, British Columbia and Newfoundland are also amenable to including he plan in the discussions, according to Taylor.
If Ottawa does ratify the Kyoto Protocol, Alberta may take the federal government to court, an action which has precedent in the 1980s, when Ottawa wanted to tax energy exports to the U.S. Alberta successfully argued that it had jurisdiction over its own resources. "I'm not sure if we'll go forward to a Supreme Court challenge - I hope not," said Taylor. "I hope that we will be able to negotiate with the federal government as they go forward and develop a plan that is both acceptable to Alberta and acceptable to the federal government."
In Russia, Vladimir Grachev, head of the environment committee of the State Duma, told the Daily Yomiuri (May 25, 2002) that Russia is unlikely to ratify the Kyoto Protocol by the end of 2002. The earliest it would ratify is in the beginning of 2003. Russia is seeking further concessions as a precondition to ratification, according to Grachev. "We will not ratify for nothing. Reduction of foreign debt will be a precondition for ratification," he said. "Negotiations with the European Union and Japan (for debt reduction) will be necessary. It is all right for us to ratify the protocol next spring."
EU's Actions Belie Rhetoric
Although the European Union is likely to ratify the Kyoto Protocol and has consistently warned of the dangers of global warming and the need to reduce energy emissions, its actions are quite different. According to a report by the European Environmental Agency, Environmental Signals 2002, several EU countries are not on track to meet their Kyoto obligations (Financial Times, May 24, 2002).
Several EU countries have implemented measures designed to reduce greenhouse gases, such as taxes and trading schemes, but efforts to implement EU-wide measures have met significant resistance. An EU-wide energy tax, for instance, has gotten nowhere. Spain, the current holder of the EU's rotating presidency, is attempting to resurrect the measure that would set a minimum tax rate on coal, natural gas and electricity. The country originally opposed the tax, but softened its stance when Germany and France agreed in March to liberalize their energy markets.
Spain's compromise would tax businesses at a lower rate than households and includes a long list of exemptions from the tax, which are designed to win the required unanimous agreement. Britain, for instance, wants exemptions for fuels used by households and other countries want exemptions for diesel fuels.
The European Commission is less than enthusiastic about the proposal. "The more exemptions there are, the more the directive will look like a Gruyere cheese, with too many holes and too little cheese," said EU Tax Commissioner Frits Bolkenstien. "It is the ambition of the European Commission that we should rather get an Edam cheese, which has a lot of cheese and not any holes" (Reuters, May 9, 2002).
Environmental activists are also rankled over a deal among EU members that will allow Germany to continue multi-billion euro annual subsidies to the coal mining industry, in exchange for allowing other countries to continue diesel fuel subsidies for their trucking industries.
Germany defended the deal, however, citing the importance of coal for its economy. "World oil and gas resources are expected to last for another 30-50 and 60-100 years respectively, while coal will be there for several hundred years," said Franzjosef Schafhausen, head of the German government's Federal Climate Working Group. "If you mine less coal in favor of gas and oil, you will find prices for those fuels increasing on the world market. We need to ensure security of energy supply" (Reuters, May 7, 2002).
Another Side to "Solar Boom"
The solar industry seems to be booming. Several large businesses have invested in the industry and solar technology is being used for a variety of purposes and being installed at a fairly rapid pace. "We're busier than we've ever been," said Steven Strong, founder of Solar Design Associates in Massachusetts.
But despite this good news, the actual number of solar-heated homes is declining. The Christian Science Monitor (May 23, 2002) notes that, "Fast-growing, progressive Oregon [has] fewer solar-heated homes today than in 1990….Next door, Washington State saw its total of solar-heated homes fall by half between 1990 and 2000, according to new census data. So did Kansas and New Hampshire, with Illinois (down 32 percent) and Nevada (down 42 percent) not far behind. Of the 22 states for which the Census Bureau has released data, only three saw an increase. Even there gains were minimal."
Two trends help explain this apparent contradiction. First, solar heating is only being used to complement other fuels and second, "Solar's first boom, fueled by federal tax incentives in the late 1970s and early '80s, proved to be an unsustainable fad," according to the Monitor. "While builders are installing new systems at breakneck speed, they're also ripping out old ones." Part of the problem is that the old solar systems need expensive maintenance and repairs and repairmen are in short supply.
The portion of the solar industry that does seem to be booming is solar pool-heating and electricity generation. About 1 million homes in the U.S. use solar pool-heating and hot-water systems and another 9,000 homes use solar panels to generate electricity. But sales of hot-water systems are significantly lagging pool-heating systems. But they are still much more economical than solar-electric panels.
Referring to the government-created boom of the '70s and '80s, Freeman Ford, founder of FAFCO, the nation's largest manufacturer of solar pool-heating systems, "It's kind of a sad commentary on public policy. In the early '80s, the market got up to about $600 million in sales - that was several hundred thousand domestic hot-water heaters that turned out to be a tax-credit bubble." Before the market collapsed there were 250 companies, now there are only five.
The industry claims that the current boom is more broad based, with markets around the world, but those markets are also dependent on government support. Howard Hayden, author of the book, "The Solar Fraud: Why Solar Energy Won't Run the World," said, "Solar energy is forever, but solar collectors are not."
Canada Lags Behind U.S. in Global Warming Mitigation Efforts
In an attempt to shame the Canadian government and the provinces into taking action on global warming, the Pembina Institute and the World Wildlife Fund have collaborated to publish a report arguing that Canada has fallen well behind the U.S. in efforts to counter climate change.
Because U.S. federal and state governments are ahead of Canada in implementing policies that reduce greenhouse gases, the report dismisses the claim that Canada cannot afford to ratify the Kyoto Protocol unless the U.S. does also. According to the report, "Canadians make a serious mistake if they look only at the current position of the Bush Administration to justify a decision not to ratify the Kyoto Protocol."
The report notes that several U.S. states have adopted measures to reduce greenhouse gases. New Jersey, for example, has a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 3.5 percent below 1990 levels by 2005 and the New England states have pledged to stabilize emissions at 1990 levels by 2010. Nevada, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Illinois, New Jersey, Texas and California have all implemented renewable portfolio standards, and five of those states, as well as Michigan, provide government funding for renewable energy.
Other U.S. efforts include energy efficiency measures at both the federal and state levels for both electricity and vehicle use, public transportation measures, and renewable fuel measures. Canada lags behind the U.S. in all of these areas.
The report concludes that U.S. efforts, though "far from sufficient," negate Canada's fears that ratification would hurt Canada's economy relative to the U.S., even though Canada's Kyoto commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 6 percent below 1990 levels by the 2008-2012 compliance period is far beyond anything the U.S. is contemplating.
Nevertheless, says the report, "Canada must ratify the Protocol in order to assume its responsibility to participate in the global effort to curb climate change. Doing so will have the practical effect, for a number of years at least, of closing rather than widening the gap between the U.S. and Canada."
The report, A Comparison of Current Government Action on Climate Change in the U.S. and Canada, is available at www.pembina.org.
Temperature Data Flawed
A study in the May 21 issue of the Geophysical Research Letters has found that adjustment to United States Historical Climatology Network (USHCN) temperature data may have introduced a warming bias. The unadjusted data shows a linear, statistically significant cooling of 0.05 degrees Celsius per decade from 1930 to 2000.
The temperature data, however, has been adjusted to deal with biases that were believed to be introduced by various factors, such as variations in observation times, changes in the temperature measurement systems, station history, and interpolations of missing data. The difference between the adjusted and unadjusted trends increases steadily by more than 0.05 degrees C per decade. In other words, the difference between the two trends grows over time.
The study also looks at the data from 1979 to 2000, which coincides with the available satellite temperature data. Even over this short period of time, there is still a statistically significant difference between the adjusted and unadjusted datasets. Moreover, notes the study, "the trends in the unadjusted temperature records are not different from the trends of the independent satellite-based lower-tropospheric temperature record or from the trend of the balloon-based near-surface measurements." The satellite data show virtually no warming since 1979.
According to the authors, Robert Balling at Arizona State University and Craig Idso with Peabody Coal, the adjustments to the USHCN temperature data "are producing a statistically significant, but spurious, warming trend in the USHCN temperature database." They also note that, "The adjustments to the record result in a significant warming signal in the record that approximates the widely-publicized 0.5 degree C increase in global temperatures over the past century."
Researchers Downplay Significance of Iceberg Activity
The recent breaking away of large ice shelves in the Antarctic is not due to global warming, but is part of a natural process that has been ongoing for thousands of years, according to researchers.
In February and March, the Larsen B ice shelf - 1,260 square miles in area and 650 feet thick - off the Antarctic Peninsula collapsed, and in May a 34.5 mile-long glacier broke away from Antarctica's Lazarev Ice Shelf, leading many to raise once again the specter of global warming.
But according to Ted Scambos of the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado, "The icebergs that have calved in the last couple of months probably don't have much to do with global warming. It is part of a pattern of growth and retreat that is more or less normal."
University of Chicago researcher Douglas MacAyeal concurs that what we are witnessing is part of a natural cycle. He states that ice shelves grow and retreat over geological time scales.
Scambos further explained that some ice shelves have become more extended than they were in the past and that they are now just returning to where they were in the 1950s to the 1970s. "It's a grand event, it's an astounding event," when the icebergs break loose. "But it probably should not cause alarm … the shelves that are calving don't seem to be retreating past their minimum historical extent," he said.
ExxonMobil's shareholder meeting held on May 29 in Dallas, Texas, had a circus like quality, at least on the outside. Although much has been made about the efforts of leftwing activists to disrupt corporate annual meetings through protests and shareholder resolutions, a funny thing happened at the meeting. Supporters of ExxonMobil far outnumbered the protestors.
According to a series of news stories by Marc Morano on CNSNews.com, faced with the unexpected numbers of free market demonstrators the anti-corporate protestors finally left. "I think we rattled them. They're packing up their bags and they're leaving," said Niger Innis of the Congress on Racial Equality, one of the groups conducting a counter-demonstration. "Victory is sweet."
Many members of the Texas chapter of Citizens for a Sound Economy led by state director Peggy Venable, were also active in the counter demonstrations. The pro-Exxon demonstrators held signs that said, "Mother Nature Guilty of Climate Change," "Get Back in Your SUV & Drive Home," "Choose Capitalism Over Eco-Socialism," "Stop Global Whining," "Oil Employs, Anarchy Destroys," "No Poor Man Passes Out Jobs," "How Much Does Castro Pay You?" and "Greens are Red at Heart."
The protestors were jeered when they began to pack their stuff in a Ford Econoline van. ExxonMobil supporters began chanting "SUV Alert," pointing out the protestors' hypocrisy.
At Campaign ExxonMobil's mock trial, which convicted ExxonMobil of crimes against humanity, supporters of the corporation again outnumbered opponents. They included seven people in kangaroo costumes protesting the "kangaroo court."
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Sun, 8 November 2015
In today's episode, our hosts, Tracey and Scott, kick off their Disney trip report with their experiences at the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, a visit to the Kennedy Space Center and their first day of their Halloween on the High Seas cruise on the Disney Fantasy. They also share audio from the Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular show and the Fantasy Sail Away party, and present the third installment of "Star Wars and Me", welcoming back the hosts of Monster Kid Radio, the Neverland podcast along with the host of the Weird-O-Rama videocast. They wrap up the show with a call over to the Main Street Cinema, and a couple of resident requests.
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A photo collaboration featuring singer, Mack, wearing Seeker SS18
Photography for MCCLLM, NYC based leather accessory brand.
Logo design and illustration for writer / teacher, Elizabeth Antonia's holistic field guide to healthy parenting.
Wordmark logo design for State Bird creative production company.
Frame animation illustration for the Zoe Nissman logo.
Assisted surface print design for MH swim, RTW and activewear collections. All prints copyright Mara Hoffman Inc.
Surface print designs for Teeki activewear.
Constellation concept illustration design and art direction for Free the Night, Microsoft's 2018 virtual reality launch.
Photography for LA based fashion brand, Seeker's AW18 lookbook.
Logo and tattoo design for Keisha Kalfin's leather goods company, Brave & Company.
Photography and photo collage for fine jewelry brand B Joi's fall 2017 lookbook.
Logo design for leather accessory brand, Mccllm.
Logo design and animation for the fine jewelry company, Mars & Love.
Design for the 2018 and 2017 RISE calendar. An annual limited edition print.
Personal art project. Experimental collage using watercolor.
Graphic artwork as collaboration with LA floral company, Bloom & Plume, for the 2016 calendar: Shades of Blackness.
Portrait photography for Victoria Keen and baby Phoenix during the California super bloom.
Branding for photographer & writer, Jamie Arrigo's blog Wallace & James and photography company, North Fig.
Logo and typographic design for the massage and healing center.
Photography. Graphic landscape fantasy. Celestial stories of spheres, circles and the sky.
Branding + logo design for emerging fashion companies and lifestyle brands.
Design for choreographer Ryan Heffington's dance studio, The Sweat Spot, and their 2015 calendar.
Album artwork + photography for Kristen Toedtman's 2015 record release.
Selected photographs. Mother nature, being human, life and death.
Art direction + design for The Floor Production's proposal to the Faena Hotel, Miami.
Personal art project exploring continuous line in abstraction & the two dimensional reduction of shadow.
Branding + graphics + web lay-out design for the production company's event, The Floor Show, & monthly dance club, The Floor Improv Night.
Art direction, graphic collage + lay-out for Mara Hoffman's CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund portfolio submission.
Developed in response to the rise of the "selfie", using original photos, images are reimagined with collage, composite & experimental photo editing.
Photography + surface prints for Teeki's 2014 collections.
Photography, art direction + surface prints for Teeki's summer 2016 collection.
Photography, art direction and surface prints for Teeki's spring 2015 collection.
Art direction + surface prints for Alliance Apparel's contemporary fashion brand.
Selected graphic tee illustrations + designs for brands including Lovers & Friends, Monica Rose, Teeki and Mudd.
Design for Mara Hoffman's Active 2015 online campaign, social and marketing images. All prints copyright Mara Hoffman Inc.
Design for Mara Hoffman's Spring RTW 2014 online campaign, social and marketing images. All prints copyright Mara Hoffman Inc.
Artwork + collage + serigraphs.
Surface print design + photo editing for Teeki's 2016 Spring collection.
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Chinese Chicken Stir Fry
I saw this recipe on Pinterest and thought it would be easy to adapt to something paleo-friendly.
The only ingredient change it needed was to substitute Coconut Aminos instead of soy sauce. Then I just went with the veggies I had on hand: red pepper, onion, zucchini, and snap peas.
As far as cooking, I didn't follow her method. I seasoned my chicken pieces with salt and lemon pepper, heated some EVOO in the pan, and then cooked my chicken. I just browned each side and didn't worry about if it was cooked through. Then I took the chicken out of the pan and added the veggies. I let them saute for a couple of minutes, then added the chicken back in, along with the coconut aminos, lemon, and other flavorings. I only cooked them together for about 5-7 minutes — 15 would be way too long for the veggies!
Verdict: As she noted in her post, the combination of lemon with the soy/aminos was pretty good. It wasn't a WOWSA kind of recipe, but it is a good basic stir fry that I would do again.


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Hungry as I was for resuming the workshops, I organized to start a Wellbeing workshop on 6th June at Savitri Bhavan in Auroville. Auroville is hot and humid and more so this year as we lost a lot of trees during the cyclone in Dec 2011. Normally, attendance in workshops during the summer months is low. I was pleasantly surprised that the hall was more than full and there were more Aurovilians than guests and visitors. A couple came from Pondicherry every day. Viji and Valli who work in Town Hall also participated and Rakesh, who sits in the workspace next to me, was present for the last session (which he missed last time). It is also a matter of celebration that Mr. Bala Baskar, the new Secretary of Auroville participated in this workshop. Syamala and Varadharajan are always a source of encouragement for me. Many senior Aurovilians Jocelyn, who kept telling me that they want to be in the 'next workshop' finally made it to this workshop. All in all, I really enjoyed this workshop and what a blessed privilege it is to share Pranayama with this great gathering!
This is my first workshop as a grandfather. This workshop is great start for me as a grandfather. I am happy and grateful.


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In an effort to garner more support for the Wall Street bailout bill, the Senate added "tax extenders" to its bill. One of the additions — which some conservatives are labeling "pork" and "tax earmarks" — is a six-page measure protecting Alaskans from having to pay taxes on rewards from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, starting on page 301:
(c) (1)…no portion of qualified settlement income received by a qualified taxpayer shall be treated as self-employed income.(2)…no portion of qualified settlement income received by a qualified taxpayer shall be treated as wages.
Despite Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) oft-repeated vow to "veto every single bill with earmarks" and to "make them famous," he has indicated he will vote for today's bill, apparently earmarks and all. This case seems to be yet another time that McCain's anti-earmark rhetoric can't match his actions.
Of course, voting against the earmark could cause a rift between him and his running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK). A search through Thomas reveals that it was Palin's own senator, Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), who first introduced the Exxon measure. What's more, Palin has been an ardent supporter of the Exxon Valdez litigants, who would benefit from this earmark. After the Supreme Court slashed the damages Exxon Valdez would have to pay Alaskans — from $2.5 billion to around $500 million — Palin said she was "very, very disappointed" the court slashed Alaskans' benefits:
It breaks our hearts because it's been — as former governor Cooper explained — justice delayed being justice denied, for so many. … It's not right. I don't think that it is fair. … I am extremely sorry for this decision by the Supreme Court ratcheting down those punitive damages.
In a blog post on the Corner, conservative writer Rich Lowry expressed his incredulity at the earmarks: "Pretty outrageous. Isn't this in John McCain's wheelhouse?"