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The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is the naval branch of the Chinese armed forces. Over the past three decades, the PLAN has been transformed from a coastal defence force into one of the largest and most sophisticated naval forces in East Asia.
The main responsibilities of the PLAN include safeguarding China's maritime security and maintaining the sovereignty of its territorial waters along with its maritime rights and interests. Under China's ocean-going naval strategy, the country has embarked upon a modernisation programme to develop a 'blue water' navy capable of operating in high seas beyond China's continent shelf waters, in order to ensure China's access to trade routes and economic resources. This programme is to be executed in three phases over a timespan from the early 1990s to the mid-21st century.
- In the first step, the PLAN sought to develop a "green water" capability in the beginning of the 21st century. This allows China to operate beyond the "First Island Chain", an arc swung from Vladivostok to the north, to Aleutian Islands, Japan, Okinawa, Taiwan, the Philippines, Brunei, to the Strait of Malacca to the south.
- In the second step, a 'blue water' capability will be developed by 2020 to allow operations beyond the "Second Island Chain" formed by the Ogasawara Islands and Volcano Islands of Japan, and Mariana Islands of the United States.
- In the third step, the PLAN seeks to develop a true global naval force capable of operating anywhere in the world, similar to the U.S. Navy, by 2050.
Since 2009, the PLA Navy has been maintaining the deployment of a small anti-piracy task force in the Gulf of Aden. It is also constructing China's first overseas military base – a navy support facility – in Djibouti in the Horn of Africa. Beyond the year of 2020 onwards, China is expected to become a major regional power across the Asia Pacific area. By 2030 it will have established a global naval power, even supressing the U.S. Navy in terms of major surface combatant number. The rise of Chinese naval power will no doubt have profound impacts on international politics and world order.
The Chinese communist victory in 1949 was an army victory. The PLA had no naval arm but towards the end of the Chinese Civil War had captured some Republic of China (ROC) Navy vessels and facilities. The first PLA naval force, known as the "East China People's Navy", was created on 23 April 1949 in Jiangsu Province, based on the defected former ROC Navy Second Coastal Defence Fleet. This was late commemorated as the Navy's birthday, through the PLAN Headquarters was not created until April 1950. The first PLA navy school was established in November 1949. The Naval Air Force was formed in 1952. The three PLAN fleets (the East Sea Fleet, the South Sea Fleet, and the North Sea Fleet) were formed between 1955 and 1960.
Throughout the 1950s, the PLAN was modernised with Soviet assistance. A shipbuilding industry was developed, with emphasis on building small and medium ships, patrol craft, and submarines. PLAN operations in this period largely focused on defending the Chinese coastline against attacks by ROC forces, and assisting the ground troops in capturing offshore islands. The PLAN engaged in a series of battles against ROC forces in the Taiwan Strait, including the artillery bombardments of Nationalist forces on Kinmen and Matsu in 1958. In January 1955, the PLAN took part in the first ever combined service operation by the PLA to capture the Yijiangshan Islands.
The PLAN saw significant expansions in the 1970s—80s, with significant increase in the number of conventional submarines missile-carrying fast attack craft. Production of indigenous missile-carrying destroyers and frigates, nuclear-powered submarines, and sea-going replenishment ships also began. In 1974, the PLAN defeated the South Vietnamese Navy in the South China Sea and captured the Xishang (Paracel) Islands. In May 1980, a Chinese naval task force composed of missile destroyers, replenishment ships, missile range instrumentation ships, logistics vessels, and naval helicopters went to the South Pacific to recover the re-entry vehicles of the full-range DF-5 ICBM flight test.
On 5 May 1980, the PLA Marine Corps was formed to help protect the country's islands in the South China Sea. In 1985, a PLA Navy task force of a missile destroyer and an underway replenishment ship went to the Indian Ocean and visited three south Asian countries – the first goodwill tour to overseas by the PLA Navy. In March 1988, a skirmish began between Vietnamese and Chinese naval forces over the Johnson South Reef of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, which led to the Chinese capture of the Johnson South Reef and several reefs nearby.
By the 1990s, the role of the PLA Navy had shifted from costal defence to "active offshore defence" in supporting China's role as a regional power and protecting the country's costal economy and maritime interests. The PLA conducted joint service exercises near Taiwan during the 1995—96 Taiwan Strait Crisis, which prompted the U.S. Navy to deploy two aircraft carrier battle groups to the region. This incident led to the subsequent investment by the PLAN in its anti-access/access-denial (A2/AD) capabilities, resulting in a fast expansion of its surface fleet and modernisation of its submarine forces.
On 1 April 2001, a PLA Naval Air Force J-8B fighter collided with a U.S. Navy EP-3 spy plan during an interception mission in the South China Sea, which led to the loss of the Chinese fighter and its pilot, and forced the U.S. plane to make an emergency landing on Hainan. The incident sparkled a major diplomatic crisis between China and the United States. In December 2008, the PLA Navy deployed a task group of three surface vessels to the Gulf of Aden to participate anti-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. In April 2015, a PLAN warship helped 10 countries evacuate their citizens from Yemen during the violent aftermath of a coup. In 2016, China began to build its first oversea naval facility in Djibouti on the Horn of Africa.
In its recent publications, the PLA Navy has outlined a two-step strategy in its modernisation process. In the first step, the navy aims to develop a "green water" capability, which allows it to operate beyond the "First Island Chain", an arc swung from Vladivostok to the north, to Aleutian Islands, Japan, Okinawa, Taiwan, the Philippines, Brunei, to the Strait of Malacca to the south.
In the second step, by the middle of this century the PLA Navy will develop a 'blue water' capability that can operate in the high seas beyond China's continental shelf, in order to ensure China's access to trade routes and economic resources throughout the region, a typical example being China's deployment of naval vessels and forces to the Gulf of Aden to protect Chinese merchant ships against Somali pirate attacks.
Force Structure
The PLA Navy has a total strength of 255,000 personnel, including 25,000 naval aviation, 7,000 marine corps, and some 27,000 costal defence forces. The forces are organised into three fleets – the North Sea Fleet headquartered in Qingdao, the East Sea Fleet headquartered in Ningbo, and the South Sea Fleet headquartered in Zhanjiang. Each fleet consists of surface forces, submarine forces, naval air force, marine corps, costal defence forces, as well as various training, logistics, and maintenance elements.
Like other service branches of the PLA, the PLAN adopts a selective service system where conscripts serve a two-year service, after which they can apply to continue their service as non-commissioned officers (NCO). PLAN officers serve in one of the five career tracks: military, political, logistics, equipment and technical. Almost all PLAN officers received a three-year higher education or four-year bachelor degree, and many have also received a master or doctorate degree. There is roughly a 1:1:1 ratio for officers, NCOs, and conscripts in the PLAN. Education of the officer corps is provided by the nine naval academies across the country.
Each fleet has two or three major bases and a number of minor bases. Major naval bases include Lushun, Qingdao, Huludao, Shanghai, Zhoushan, Guangzhou, Zhanjiang, Yulin, Sanya, and Xisha. China's state-owned shipbuilding industry is grouped into two industrial consortia: China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), both of which are capable of building naval vessels of all types. Major construction facilities for surface vessels are located at Dalian, Shanghai, Wuhu, and Guanzhou. Conventional submarines are constructed at Wuhan and Shanghai. Nuclear-powered submarines are constructed at Huludao.
Command and Control
As one of the four service branches of the PLA, the command and control of the PLAN is originated from the the Central Military Commission (CMC), exercised through the PLA Navy Headquarters in Beijing. The PLAN is headed by the Navy Commander and Navy Political Commissar, who are assisted by three deputy commanders and two deputy political commissars.
The PLA Navy Headquarters consists of four first-level departments: headquarters, political, logistics, and equipment. The Headquarters Department include a number of second-level departments including general office, operations, intelligence, training, military affairs, and naval aviation. The Political Department is responsible for personnel affairs, political education, welfare and recreation, propaganda, cultural affairs, and military judicial. The Logistics Department is responsible for supply, finance, ordnance, civil engineering, transportation, and medical. The Equipment Department is responsible for accruement, research and development, equipment technology and repair.
Like other service branches of the PLA, the PLAN is subject to a political work system through which the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) guarantees absolute control over the armed forces. Every unit and organisation within the navy has been embedded with one or more components of the military political system, including the Party committee, political departments, political officers, discipline inspection system, Party congress, and military judicial system.
PLAN Order of Battle
North Sea Fleet
- Submarine Force
- 1st (Nuclear) Submarine Base
- 2nd Submarine Flotilla
- 12th Submarine Flotilla
- Surface Force
- 1st Destroyer Flotilla
- 10th Destroyer Flotilla
- 1st Fast Attack Craft Flotilla
- 1st Landing Ship Squadron
- 1st Combat Support Vessel Flotilla
- Naval Air Force
- 2nd Naval Air Division
- 5th Naval Air Division
- 3rd Independent Air Regiment
- 6th Independent Air Regiment
- Training Regiment
- Shipborne Helicopter Wing
- Coastal Defence Force
- 4th Radar Brigade
- 11th Coast Defence Missile Regiment
- 12th Coast Defence Missile Regiment
- 2nd AAA Regiment
- Electronic Warfare Regiment
- Support Elements
- North Sea Fleet Training Base
- Qingdao Support Base
- Lushun Support Base
- Weihai Naval Garrison
- Dalian Naval Garrison
East Sea Fleet
- Submarine Force
- 22nd Submarine Flotilla
- 42nd Submarine Flotilla
- Surface Force
- 3rd Destroyer Flotilla
- 6th Destroyer Flotilla
- 1st Corvette Flotilla
- 16th Fast Attack Craft Flotilla
- 21st Fast Attack Craft Flotilla
- 5th Landing Ship Flotilla
- 2nd Combat Support Vessel Flotilla
- Naval Air Force
- 4th Naval Air Division
- 6th Naval Air Division
- 4th Independent Air Regiment
- Coastal Defence Force
- 2nd Radar Brigade
- 13th Coast Defence Missile Regiment
- Electronic Warfare Regiment
- Support Elements
- Zhoushan Support Base
- Fujian Support Base
- Shanghai Support Base
- Xiamen Naval Garrison
South Sea Fleet
- Submarine Force
- 2nd (Nuclear) Submarine Base
- 32nd Submarine Flotilla
- 72nd Submarine Flotilla
- Surface Force
- 2nd Destroyer Flotilla
- 9th Destroyer Flotilla
- 11th Fast Attack Craft Flotilla
- 26th Fast Attack Craft Flotilla
- 6th Landing Ship Flotilla
- 3rd Combat Support Vessel Flotilla
- Naval Air Force
- 8th Naval Air Division
- 9th Naval Air Division
- 7th Independent Air Regiment
- Marine Corps
- 1st Marine Brigade
- 164th Marine Brigade
- Coastal Defence Force
- 2nd Observation Brigade
- 3rd Radar Brigade
- 46th Coast Defence Missile Battalion
- Support Elements
- Guangzhou Support Base
- Yulin Support Base
- Zhanjiang Support Base
- Shantou Naval Garrison
- Beihai Naval Garrison
- Xisha Naval Garrison
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While everyone has undoubtedly seen the latest Nexus Prime leak this morning, many are too quick to assume this is the Google experience Nexus Prime that we've all been waiting for. Armed with Samsung's own video teaser from earlier this week and the new video from today, I would like to suggest the following…
- The phone in today's leak is sporting Samsung's TouchWiz interface for Ice Cream Sandwich
- The Nexus Prime will run stock Ice Cream Sandwich and will look much closer to Honeycomb
- There are 2 "Prime" phones being prepped by Samsung
You may wonder what proof I have. Well, ask and you shall receive…
Today's leak shows off ICS with TouchWiz:
Let's be honest. The leaked video and screenshots from today don't look anything like any of the previously leaked videos and screenshots. However, it does remind me of another UI that I've seen on countless Samsung phones and tablets. It's called TouchWiz. Just from the font used by the clock and software navigation buttons, I'll bet anything that this is TouchWiz for ICS. I don't have proof of this, but it only seems logical. The icons on the homescreen, along with the notification bar icons all reek of TouchWiz. If you continue reading, you may be more inclined to believe me.
Nexus Prime's stock ICS will look closer to Honeycomb:
After seeing the original ICS leak video from the guy who got it on his Nexus S, it's clear that Google was starting to aim for a more Honeycomb look. Google said it. Not me. Proof is from back when Google began discussing ICS with the public. At that time, Android Engineering Director, David Burke, said that they would be bringing Honeycomb's "Hologram" visual style to it. Today's leaked video and screenshots clearly don't mesh with the "Honeycomb" look. I am confident when I say that this leak is not stock ICS. I think it's safe to say that it's skinned (and I'm assuming it's TouchWiz).
There are 2 "Prime" phones: (SEE UPDATE AT THE BOTTOM OF POST)
Today's leaked video was clearly of a Prime phone running ICS (way too hard to fake both hardware and software). However, if you pay attention towards the end of the video (at about 1:20), the guy turns off the screen by pressing a button on the left side of the phone. But wait. Take a look at the picture below. You'll notice something odd. Keep in mind, this was taken straight from Samsung's teaser video. Look at the power button. It's on the right side of the phone. So either the guy in the video is a magician, Samsung's own video is fake, or there are two phones. Which of the three seems most plausible? I know there's a chance that Samsung accidentally flipped the phone in their video, but that seems pretty unlikely. I propose there are 2 versions of the "Prime." One will be the Nexus Prime, sporting stock, Honeycomb looking ICS, and the other will be a Samsung Prime, covered in TouchWiz and possibly with a slightly altered casing. In the past, we've also heard rumors of multiple names for the phone. It's been called the Nexus Prime, Droid Prime, and others. Perhaps there's more than one name floating around because there's more than one version of the phone. Crazier things have happened.
We won't know anything for sure until Google and Samsung actually get around to their unveiling. Now that that's been pushed off, it's anyone's guess as to when we'll get the concrete information we so desperately crave. In the meantime, it's back to good ol' rumors and Mr. Blurrycam.
UPDATE: After reviewing the video a few more times, I am more inclined to believe that the guy did, in fact, use his index finger to shut off the phone. There is slight movement in his finger that coincides with the thumb movement. I also think the guy's thumb is too high up the phone for it to be pressing the power button. Thank you to the commenters for making me take another look.
Either way, I'm still convinced that the UI is TouchWiz, which leads me to believe that there will either be 2 versions of the Prime released in the future, or this leak just happens to be from a Nexus Prime that Samsung was testing their ICS TouchWiz skin on. Considering they already have the OS, there's no reason they wouldn't be working on re-doing TouchWiz for it. Even the Google Search bar at the top of the homescreen doesn't flow with the new search bar we've seen leaked in previous videos. It doesn't really look Google-made. It's even missing the magnifying glass on the left.


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Lord help me when I start planning my wedding because I will want ALL the sweets! I am a huge dessert lover – cake, donuts, brownies, the works! It's crazy how expensive weddings are! And I like your style with an array of desserts featuring donuts. I might have to steal that when my day comes. 😉 – Kaitlyn | http://www.poweredbysass.com
Wedding Cake: Worth the Cost?
Good morning, happy Thursday! I hope you all had a great Valentine's Day, whether that was celebrating with your girls, family, or significant others. Although I'm not a huge Valentine's Day person, I like having a day to more formally acknowledge the extra special people in my life. Just don't forget to let them know you love them on the regular too 😊
I hope you are in the mood for something sweet today (and didn't OD on V-day sale candy), because I'm talking all about wedding cakes. Are they worth it? Do people eat them? What are we doing?
Let me know your opinion in the comments below! Did you have a wedding cake? Was it worth the cost?
Make sure to also check out my other wedding posts here! I just wrote about bridesmaid dresses on Tuesday, so catch that here.
Cake Tasting
First and foremost, I love dessert. If you have been following along here for a bit or just happened to notice my blog name, you probably already came to that conclusion. So when it came time for wedding cake tasting, I was pumped! I had scrolled through Pinterest, found my inspiration, and was ready to tackle the tasting.
We ended up going to two cake tastings, one in October and one in December. Both were scheduled around when we were in NH for various holidays or other wedding planning. And both bakeries were incredible!
Frederick's Pastry in Bedford, NH was our first stop. I chatted a bit about this in a previous blog post, which can be found here. Jacques Pastry in Pembroke, NH was round two and also amazing! While Jarrett and I both like almost all of the cake we tried, we ultimately decided not to purchase a wedding cake from either of these locations.
Why We Did Not Order From a Bakery
When we initially started picturing our wedding, we had decided that the wedding cake was always going to be a secondary dessert, more for the tradition of cutting one. We both love cake, but it is not our favorite treat and we want to personalize as much as possible when it comes to our reception.
After going to these bakeries and hearing the price of a cake, we decided we would rather spend that money elsewhere. This may not be a super popular opinion, but I feel like the trend towards other desserts is skyrocketing! And we are all aboard that train.
What We Are Serving
We still want the tradition of cutting a wedding cake, so Whole Foods bakery here we come. I love that we can choose a few smaller, 1-2 tiered flavors and display them on pretty cake stands! We get the luxury of having multiple flavors, with the benefit of not spending a fortune.
Our main dessert is going to be…. DONUTS! I know this is super trendy on Pinterest at the moment, but come on. How could we not serve my favorite food? Now the hard part is determining flavors and how to display them!
Dessert Bar Inspiration
Cake also not your thing or just want to avoid spending a small fortune on one from a gourmet bakery? Check out these ideas for alternative desserts.
How to Have Your Cake and Eat it Too
If you are dead set on having a fancy wedding cake and want to keep costs down, there are a few options.
Option #1: Get that fancy wedding cake, but in a scaled down version. Do you honestly think every single one of your guests is going to want a piece? Probably not.
Option #2: Serve the top layer of your cake! I know the tradition is to freeze that bad boy and eat it on your one-year anniversary. Tell me married ladies, does it actually still taste good? I recommend serving the top layer and ordering a fresh, replica of that cake from the same bakery for your anniversary. Still gives you all the feels, but maybe not the food poisoning? I'm being dramatic, I know 🙂
Option #3: Have a few fake layers and serve sheet cake! You heard me right. Bakeries can create non-edible layers to make your cake appear more extravagant. It would all be decorated just the same, but only some of the cake is real. Then, just bring it out back and serve a less expensive sheet cake. All of your guests receive a piece and you save $$$.
Option #4: Keep it simple! Have that big, beautiful cake, but keep the decorating to a minimum. Bakeries charge for the time it cakes to design that bad boy, so keeping it simple decreases the number of hours needed to create that confection. Also, don't purchase flowers from the bakery. You can throw a rose or two on the side and make it gorgeous by yourself!
Option #5: Decide you really want to spend money on the fancy wedding cake of your dreams and penny pinch somewhere else in your budget. Or get a second (maybe third) job to cover that dream.
I hope you got a little inspiration for your own wedding dessert bar, or maybe this confirmed that you really want that dreamy, fairytale wedding cake! Be sure to follow my Pinterest here for other wedding inspiration!


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Annual Review of Phytopathology 53, 45-66
Abstract: A successful infection by a plant virus results from the complex molecular interplay between the host plant and the invading virus. Thus, dissecting the molecular network of virus-host interactions advances the understanding of the viral infection process and may assist in the development of novel antiviral strategies. In the past decade, molecular identification and functional characterization of host factors in the virus life cycle, particularly single-stranded, positive-sense RNA viruses, have been a research focus in plant virology. As a result, a number of host factors have been identified. These host factors are implicated in all the major steps of the infection process. Some host factors are diverted for the viral genome translation, some are recruited to improvise the viral replicase complexes for genome multiplication, and others are components of transport complexes for cell-to-cell spread via plasmodesmata and systemic movement through the phloem. This review summarizes current knowledge about host factors and discusses future research directions.
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June and I had an incredible time playing with color. We used goldenrod that June had picked that morning, along with cochineal and indigo. We dyed both yarn and silk scarves, with space dyeing as well as immersion dyeing. I even tried my resale shop silk blouse! It turned out a mottled light and medium blue, with the cut edges of ruching taking on a deeper blue. Quite lovely.
We both smelled of smoke, though, as the fire needed constant attention. All in all, a great day!


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A Different Perspective on Time: Old Ideas, New Theories
One of the most exciting things throughout this journey of making A Brief History of Time Travel is not just learning about new ideas, but also finding just how interconnected ideas can be – across disciplines, culture and eras.
Jumping off of my last post on time travel in the Mahabharata, I wanted to share with you some interesting parallels between Vedic beliefs and quantum mechanics, and how ancient religion and modern theories in science seem to have complementary views on the perception of time and space.
We had the amazing opportunity to interview Dr. Satyanarayana Dasa, an expert in Sanskrit and Hindu philosophy. He explains that time is merely an illusion; and that we can only measure time by the changes in matter, like watching budding flowers bloom or finding wrinkles on your skin: "Suppose, beginning now, nothing changes. Would you differentiate between past, present, and future? We believe that time is moving. Time is not moving- it is the matter which transforms it."
The ancient Hindu scriptures view the world as Maya, best described as an illusion or unreality. Time and space are mental structures, and how we look at the world is actually a projection of the mind. So the world is what we choose to observe.
Does quantum mechanics view time and space in a similar manner?
Where quantum mechanics deals with the behavior of extremely small objects like subatomic particles, it's not possible to observe "the system" without changing the system. What does that mean?
The Shrödinger's Cat paradox is a modern, whimsical way to explain the world of quantum mechanics.
In the thought experiment created by Erwin Shrödinger, Nobel prize winning physicist and grandfather of quantum mechanics, a cat is placed in a steel box along with a Geiger counter, some poison, a hammer, and radioactive material. When the radioactive material decays, the Geiger detects it and triggers the hammer to release the poison, which then kills the cat.
Since radioactive decay is a random process, there is no way to predict when it will happen. The observer doesn't know whether the cat is alive or dead until the box is opened. The cat would, as Schrödinger put it, be "living and dead … in equal parts" until it is observed.
Schrödinger's idea that the "observer" must be considered as a part of the system being observed seems pretty consistent to the Vedas teachings. Interestingly enough, Schrödinger studied Vedic scriptures throughout this life and so perhaps it should not be that surprising to find parallels between the ancient teaching and his modern postulates. One can find similarities even in the most unexpected places.


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I've seen just about every weight loss product out there so I'm not really shocked when something new comes out. I guess I hadn't really seen it all, because there's one that actually caught my attention. Who likes taking pills, drinking weird tasting concoctions, or doing those awful cleanses? Purple Lab has come up with an amazing product that's more than just a weight loss tool. Big Lips, Skinny Hips is a lip gloss that plumps your lips and suppresses your appetite. The gloss consists of five main ingredients. Lemon peel oil cools the lips while the meadow foam moisturizes. The plumping is created by the Vitamin B3 in it. It stimulates the blood flow and gives you fuller lips. The gloss also has orange peel extract to help boosts your metabolism and Hoodia. Hoodia is a cactus-like plant found in southern Africa. It works as an appetite suppressant by making the brain think the body is full.
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This is something that I have never done before: camping on a beach. Yet, I managed to experience it in Thailand. The very spot I erected my tent was on a secluded beach at Khao Sam Roi Yod National Park (literally means Three Hundred Peaks Mountain), in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province. The national park is home of lime stones hills (some with sharps ridges), beaches, great caves, typical yellow tail monkeys, mangrove forests, shrimp farms, and fisherman villages. The park is best accessed from Hua Hin.
Wanted something different and unique, I called the Department of National Parks of Thailand and asked whether I could camp at Khao Sam Roi Yod National Park. The name of the national park was as long as the hills around the park, so I shortened it to be KSRY. They said I could camp there and they gave me locations where I could camp.
As expected, the camp sites were beaches. Out of two beaches people could camp, one was recommended: Laem Sala beach. The beach was where the infamous Phraya Nakon cave lies. No long decision, I prepared myself for the camping solo trip to Laem Sala beach at KSRY.
After all gears were ready, I took the bus from Bangkok to Hua Hin. If you wanna do like I did, then you should stop where I stopped. I got down from the bus at the clock tower, right In front of a big temple. This stop is typically the place where the tourist would stop. There was a tourist information office near the there.
After gaining info I need from the information office, I walked to the gate of the temple (sorry again, I forgot the name). I then walked across the temple to the small gate at the other side of the temple. The gate led me to an alley. There were bars, guesthouses, and cars/motorbike rentals. I stopped at the nearest motorbike rental.
After learnt the requirement of renting a bike, I handed my passport to be copied, paid the bike (THB 250 per day), chose my matic motorbike and cruised to the KSRY. It was in the middle of the day and the dark cloud was hanging low over head. However, I found the trip was nice and about an hour later, I found myself surrounded by hills. It was it. It was KSRY.
I stopped at the entrance and as usual, I negotiated with the officer to get the local admission fee. I showed her my Thai skill. But I failed. She was tough and covered in Thai smile, she shook her head calmly and asked me politely to pay farang (foreigner) price. THB 200 was out of my wallet.
Along the way to and around the national park, I met with an old men guarding herd of local cows, something that brought my mind to my hometown. The herd left dung trails on the almost perfectly built asphalt road (this was not city but the road was just smoothly built). Few times I met people sorting shrimp completed with huge pails, ice, and big truck ready to carry the load to factory/market. These operations were held on the half-side of the road.
After relax motorbike journey, I arrived on a beach where sea food restaurants were plenty. I asked a restaurant owner the location of my camping site. She pointed to the hill right beside her restaurant. Puzzled, I asked again in Thai where Laem Sala beach was and got a respond that I had to park my bike here and I had to climb the hill.
Well, I followed her advice. I parked the bike in her restaurant and I climbed the hill to get to the camping site. One told me that there was another way to go there, ie. renting long tail boat and paying THB 300 (per boat one way supposed to carry 6-7 people at once; charge for round trip was THB 500). Of course that was not my option. Moreover, money should be preserved.
After about 20 minutes hiking the hill (the view of the sea was magnificent from the hill top), I landed on a beach with fine sands shaded by pine trees. There were cottages, small office, and restaurant. After asked permission to the Thai-only speaking officer, I walked around to learn the location. I decided that I would build my tent at the farthest spot from the office and those buildings, near a solid rock cliff, and about twenty meters from the shore line. The beach faced to the east and the spot I chose was perfect for viewing the sunrise, I suppose.
After afternoon pray, night seemed to fall fast. My tent was ready and now it was time to collect dry woods for my night fire and cooking.
When everything was in complete dark, it was time to relax and enjoy the nature. There were not many visitors, and no other campers at all. I was all alone with the tent, the fire, the trees, and a beautiful song of the waves continuously hitting the shore. What a time!
After having a meal and planning for tomorrow (Sunday), I fell asleep. The next morning I found wonderful and serene surroundings. After morning pray, I just sat there facing the beach. Everything was still asleep but the waves weren't. Before I knew, the first sunlight broke the eastern sky leaving a magnificent color stretching north-south.
I moved on. After a great night beach camping, I packed all my gears and climbed to the hill at the back side of the beach. The next mission was going to the Phraya Nakon cave, the spacious cave where the royal pavilion built by King Rama V lies. It was still very early in the morning, around 6.30, and as far as I knew, I was the first person climbing the 430 m hill that day.
Some monkeys were seen and at the middle of the way up, there was a view point where I could see the the beach and the gulf of Thailand. About half an hour later, I arrived to the mouth of the cave. It was a sharp descending to the cave. But once I got into the cave, the ground was evenly flat.
There were two chambers in the cave. Well, it was not cave per se, but a connected two sinkholes. The pavilion was in the second chamber. There was nobody there yet. It was so peaceful inside but gave me a nuance of thrilling magic as I could see a dark corner completed with the instruments for spiritual ceremony by the monks. Other descriptions were just like what I read from the net.
After spending time in the cave, I decided to see as many places and objects as I could at the park. So I climbed the hill back to the 'restaurants beach' to take my bike. The next destination was another cave with great stalactite and stalagmite formations. After that I headed to the park office where one could walk on the routed wooden trail through the mangrove forest. Birds and monkeys were common objects could be seen there.
After the mangrove tour, I went to Khao Daeng (Red Mountain). It was a steep hill with sharp stones with a special substance that made the color of the stone and the hill reddish as its name. I spent half an hour in a scorching midday heat climbing the hill. It was a struggle especially with an empty stomach. However, the view from the top paid off. I could see almost all parts of the park: the shoreline, the sea, the river snaking through the villages, the shrimp farms covered by red or blue nets (birds were threat for the shrimps), the hills, the roads, the houses, the birds flying far below me. My Bushnell binocular helped me to understand the surrounding below there well.
When I got down back to my bike, I found my mineral water I left on the bike and the helmet on the ground. Prime suspect? The monkeys of course. What else could cause such 'clever' devastation like that?
After two caves and a mangrove forest, I wanted to go to the marshland. It was said that the marshland was the home of various birds and offered a great view. Unfortunately, time was late in the afternoon and I got to go back to Hua Hin, returned the bike and headed back to Bangkok.
Funny thing was happened in my way back from KSRY to Hua Hin. I was stopped by a police. Before opened a conversation I evaluated myself whether I did any mistake. Nope, I decided. When the officer approached me, I was ready. He spoke to me in Thai. I knew he didn't think that I was a foreigner. That's always the case to Indonesians living in Thai.
After he finished his words which I didn't understand (I guessed he said that I was breaking the law or something). Then I replied, "Yes, Sir, is there anything wrong with me?". Just after I finished saying that, the officer was stunned. A moment later, he said something in Thai, in a sorry expression and left me.
Overall, the trip was great. It was not difficult for backpackers willing to ride motorbike two hours vv.


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With the advent of HD TV, the world was introduced to an entirely new world of sharper images with unprecedented resolution. Today, there is migration toward even higher resolution which is referred to UltraHD which boasts twice the vertical and horizontal resolution of 1080p, and 4 times the overall pixels. our current HD standard. At a resolution of 4096x2160, UltraHD is impressive even when viewing video projection on a 25 foot screen. At INFOComm 2013, spectacular images could be seen both on projection and flat panel displays.
The quality of these images have applications in the consumer market, but also in medicine, corporate, and eventually academics.
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The world of 3-D printing has ushered a new era of taking complex 3-dimensional concepts, and making them "come to life" so that we can interact with them. In this world of printing, if you can conceive of a shape, you can create it. From artwork, shoes, musical instruments, and robotic devices, we now have the capability to create items without the need of traditional molding processes. Today, 3-D technology is allowing companies to create replacement jawbones, or even a transparent 3-D model of a human body.
The process of 3-D printing is made possible through an "additive process" whereby successive layers of different types of material is laid down. As the Wall Street Journal notes, "A 3-D printer bears little resemblance to a document printer in an office. It has two major parts: a "build box" that contains a smooth, thin bed of finely ground material such as pulverized stainless steel or powdered plastic; and a printing head. Depending on the type of printer, the head contains either a heat source, such as a laser or an electron beam, that melts the powdered material or jets that spray binder over the powder in a precise pattern. The binder functions as a glue for the material as an object is built." To see an example of the power of 3-D printing, here is a video from Shapeways:
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Much has been written about flipping the classroom, but for many, the exact definition can appear elusive. Generally a flipped classroom occurs when the learning takes more of an on-line component with students being able to learn on-line augmented with videos, homework, assignments, and assessments. In doing this, it provides the student with more instructor time, provides more of a self-paced learning environment, promotes more engagement, and assessments are more enhanced. There are times where the instructor teaches, and others when students join in to teach as well. Each of these components deal with pedagogical issues. However, flipping the classroom is also tied to the actual design of the face-to-fact environment.
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As mobile devices get smaller and become more powerful, and display technology advances it becomes increasingly easy to see a blurring of lines between what is work and what is part of our daily lives. Technology miniaturization and revolutionary industrial processes and led to an rise of electronic devices that can allow us to check our e-mail, surf the net, but also track our personal status. A new generation of "wrist band" computers are entering the marketplace. Two prominent manufacturers are FitBit and Jawbone's UP.
A video on the design and manufacturing of the UP product provides insights into the notion of a mobile learning and learning device and whole technology has evolved to allow us to know more about each of us.
Each of these 5 Technology Trends are interrelated, and taken as a whole will likely enhance and transform how we learn, work, and live. Certainly these trends will be modified, tweaked or changed completely. Still it is important to understand the potential each of these elements have, and to carefully research and pilot each concept to carefully plot our course in academics and in corporate. Stay tuned.


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Tiki Tour - New Zealand slang
1. a sight-seeing journey with no particular destination in mind.
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Sunday, 7 September 2014
Farewell to Old Wharves
Cape Farewell is the most northerly point on the South Island and is located just west of Farewell Spit. It was named by Captain James Cook in 1770 - it was the last land seen by his crew as they departed on their homeward voyage.
The sun would now be perfect to shoot the Archway Islands but it's totally in the wrong position for the Cape (hence the sun spots on my lens). I just can't win! Morning, with the sun rising would be perfect here! I know that the Farewell Spit tour stops here on the way to the Spit & I'm hoping that when we do the tour I'll be able to get some better shots.
It's fascinating seeing all the coloured rock layers in the cliffs that surround the Cape. There are a number of faultlines running through the area & I wonder how long the arch will last; a few dozen years or hundreds of years or perhaps thousands? Although it's a wonder it is still standing, what with the wave action and earthquakes.
While standing on the platform looking over the edge we could hear seal pup cries from far below. It took a few moments to find them, frolicking about in the water and resting on rocks. One pup was having fun all by himself surfing in on the waves; he'd surf in, swim back out under the waves and surf back in again.
We walked up the hill a short way and looked over the edge of the cliffs as far as we dared. If we brought the grandkids here, they'd be tied to our sides! " Hey look Nana, I can do roly-polys down the hill!" Oops. Plop!
The walk up to Pillar Point Lighthouse looked far too strenuous, I think I can safely say we won't be saving that for another time!
And with that, we can now say we have visited both the most northerly & most southerly points of the South Island. This is Slope Point at the south end of the Catlins which we visited back in January.
And now for a few random shots from the road trip;
Near the Cape carpark, the iconic New Zealand Cabbage tree (alive this time).
This friendly peacock greeted us at both ends of the Archway Island walk. He was looking for hand-outs, poking his head inside the car door as soon as I opened it and following me around when he saw I was eating food. It's hard to believe how magnificent the colours & patterns are on a peacock, how can nature produce such finery.
You'll remember the whitebait couple we found beside the tiny stream on our way to the Arches? We had stopped to see this flock of Royal Spoonbills (Kotuku Ngutupapa), numbering 27 (or 28, we couldn't quite decide), this is the largest flock of spoonbills we've seen on our travels. They were very obliging and I was able to move in quite close. That was until I slipped off the log I was quietly sidling along on my behind. Then they took flight.
The tide was all the way out by the time we made our way home along the Golden Bay shoreline and the sand flats fully exposed, making for some interesting colours and patterns.
We stopped at Puponga (near the beginning of the curve to Farewell Spit), where I'd seen a sign post indicating there was an old wharf somewhere nearby. With the tide out the piles of the old Puponga Wharf were now exposed. The Puponga Wharf was used early last century by colliers to cart coal away from a number of mines in the area. Because of the shallow bay the wharf was over half a mile long and was thought to be the longest in the Southern Hemisphere at the time. And even with it being so long, the channel had to be constantly dredged to give access to the 1000 ton ships. Eventually silting in the bay overtook the wharf, the mines closed and the piles from the wharf have slowly rotted away.
While I was taking photos of the wharf piles I could hear a low rumble off in the distance. Far out on the edge of the of the water I could see tiny little specs moving about. David had seen the movement too and was looking through the binoculars. I zoomed in on them to see that there were a couple of jeeps and half a dozen quad bikes towing trailers about. This is a zoomed in shot.
It was then that we realised that they must be harvesting cockles commercially. I'd seen a programme awhile ago on Country Calendar and when I checked it out I found that a company based nearby were collecting "Littleneck Clams" or what we used to call cockles. The harvesting looked pretty intrusive, a scoop collecting the mud, transporting it up a small conveyor belt of sorts, spitting out the cockles into a bin on the back. The quad bikes had a row of trailers on the back with the fast filling bags. This is the zoomed in shot now heavily cropped! And that's part of Farewell Spit in the background on the left.
And finally here are two more old decaying wharves. That shallow Golden Bay has a lot to answer for!
This is the old Collingwood Wharf, it's located on the ocean side of the town, by the 1930s the wharf was "high & dry" (this is at near high tide). A new wharf was then built on the inside of the town in the estuary but that also silted up fast and by the mid 1940s could no longer be used commercially.
Back towards Takaka is the tiny settlement of Onekaka which was once a major industrial area. During the 1920-30s local iron ore was turned into pig-iron and iron pipes at the Onekaka Ironworks and shipped from Onekaka wharf. Between 1922 and 1935, over 80,000 tons of iron was produced, with up to 180 men being employed. These rusting & rotting piles are all that remains of the wharf built by the Onekaka Iron & Steel Company.
There are other remains of old wharves in the area which I haven't managed to visit. Yet.
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I am loving your posts :-) especially the ones about Golden Bay. Last time I was down there was 1976! I loved it there, although haven't seen as much as you. We did drive to the Cobb dam, what a road! Also walked to Pillar Point, and went on a truck ride out to the lighthouse at Farewell Spit. We stayed at Pohara Beach, and also drove out to Totaranui. This is definitely a part of the country I want to visit again sometime. Thank you for "showing" it to me again :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
I don't expect much has changed since 1976 although I'm glad the ride out to Farewell Spit isn't on the back of a truck any longer! Glad you've enjoyed reminiscing and thanks for leaving a comment.Delete


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Friday, April 25, 2008
Morning Thoughts, Deadly Beloved-- Max Allan Collins-- Review
"In quoting from this book, for reviews or any other purpose, it is essential that the final printed book be referred to, since the author may make changes on these proofs before the book goes to press."
I think that this means the publishers would like me and other reviewers to not review the book before the review comes out. Something irks me a lot is at the convention they didn't include review sheet with a return address in the advanced uncorrected proofs. What I am supposed to do with this is read and said comments back to the author or editor about mistakes in the book before the final printing.
I am looking at Adam Nimoy, My Incredibly Wonderful Miserable Life An Anti-Memoir. On the back cover is a similar quote. (PLEASE DO NOT QUOTE FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT CHECKING AGAINST THE FINISHED BOOK)
There is also a box on the copyright page of My Incredible Wonderful Life with the following statement. Do not quote for publication until verified with finished book. This advance uncorrected proof is the property of Simon & Schuster. It is being loaned for promotional purposes and review by the recipient and may not be used for any other purpose or transferred to any third party. Simon & Schuster reserves the right to cancel the loan and recall possession of the proof at any time. Any duplication, sale, or distribution to the public is a violation of the law.
I think this is standard boiler plate which goes into the front of most advance uncorrected proofs. Some bookstores sell these things to their customers even though they are not supposed to. Also, if the author is a major author like Stephen King, the Advance Uncorrected Proofs can become quite valuable. They are usually printed in a shorter run with less distribution than the book when it comes out.
Sometimes we get the offical books before their publication date. We cannot let patrons check these books out before their official publication date. Libraries have been fined for copyright violations for doing this.
Today I am in quandrous mood. I am not even sure there is a dictionary entry for quandrous. I checked dictionary.com. but could not find it. I am not going to dig any deeper.
I was reading Bananas How The United Fruit Company Shaped The World by Peter Chapman. I have been reading it on and off for about a week. I managed to get to page 120 and I am thinking there are better books than this. If I was really into the evils of an international megacorporation that caused wars in Honduras and Guatemala so we can have our fruit, I might continue reading it.
There is something mildly absurd about this book. Carmen Miranda and Chiquita Banana as symbols of oppression are kind of surprising. This book does demonstrate how cruel people can be. If you want to understand how a corporation can act badly in the era of globlization this book describes it beautifully. United Fruit essentially created the background for the term "banana republic."
Another book which I am having some trepidation about is Deadly Beloved by Max Allan Collins. This book is not written like other detective novels. It is pure pulp in its style with a graphic novel feel to it. If you like hard hitting dark violent noire, or like to read graphic novels you will love this book. However, it is written in the tradition of the pulps so many people will not like it because the language is stilted violent and cartoonish. It is not a literary book in any way. I love the line in the book, I used the secret kind of kung fu I knew, first I kicked him in the ass, then I kicked him in the balls.
It is filled with the classic cliches of noire. The man who gets shot in the stomach by an assassin as the detective comes into the mans office. The nurse with the poison needle. The cop secretly involved in a dark conspiracy. The trailer park fight. The murder at the seedy hotel with a prostitute and a business man. This has all the classic film noire elements. The book reads like a cross between a graphic novel and a movie.
In creating Ms. Tree, the detective in the story, Max Allan Collins says it beautifually, I took Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer's love interest Velma paired her with the detective, then killed Mike Hammer. Velma is Mike Hammer as a woman in Max Allan Collin's mind. After reading the book, I should correct that, she is more violent than Mike Hammer ever was. She also has training as both a detective and a police woman. She also dresses nicer in Gucci, silk, and beautiful clothes and drives a Jaguar. In other words, Ms. Tree has more class than Mike Hammer ever had. She also is sexier, smarter, and crazier.
Some of the devices which the author uses are interesting. Ms. Tree visits a psychiatrist to discuss her personal problems with violence. She also feels sympathy for the crazy woman who killed her accountant husband. However, as you read the book, you realize that the criminals who she interacts with her are often terrified of Ms. Tree,they are worried correctly that they may die, and think Ms. Tree is crazy.
While there is sex in the book, it is not described. Instead the author describes the physical body, much like you would a pin up calendar or cheesecake images. This has a rather odd effect making it even more noirish.
Ms. Tree is the longest running detective comic book. It ran from 1980 to 1992. If there was a comic book censorship craze again, this book would be pulled from the shelves for its morality. It is quite dark.
Max Allan Collins is the author of Road to Perdition which was turned into a graphic novel and a film. This is what he wrote before Road To Perdition. I think the Ms. Tree comics would make a better television show than a film.
This book is part of the Hard Case Crime series. It is a series of paperbacks written in the Gold Key style of old fashioned noire.
I actually bought this book at the New York Comic Con. Dorset Publishers had a booth there. They were displaying a horror paperback series, a historical romance paperback series, and the Hard Case Crime series. I suggested that they might ask Omar Tyree as a possible author for a Hard Case Crime book. I would call their books trashy, but well written fun.
I was originally a bit hesitant to put a picture of the book up on this website because of the almost cheesecake quality to the cover. Terry Beatty, the illustrator for the Ms. Tree comic book created the cover.
Thi is an example of the comic book. I think Frank Miller worked on this particular issue.
2 comments:
- DineometerDeb said...
Ah, so many books, so little time. I guess I should be glad that my local library doesn't have any of those books, since I have a backlog of books to read. We have had budget cuts and it is now only open three days a week. Bummer.
Sparks was excellent!
- April 25, 2008 at 10:35 AM
- Book Calendar said...
Budget cuts are affecting everyone. I rely on interlibrary loan to get most of the books I want. Even this is becoming threatened because of the high cost of gas. I am beginning to think they may cut back on the number of days the trucks are going to run between different branches.
Libraries are about communities. They are a source for finding jobs for people. That is why we have been so focused on the Job Information Center lately. They also provide support for the local schools for assignments.
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Tracklist A The Swarm B1 Geisterfahrer B2 Peace Bell Shortinfo: Ever since his first exposure to euro-dance pop as a twelve year-old kid, Berlin native Sascha Funke followed the siren call of electronic music. By now he has carved out a spot at the forefront on leading edge dance music through delivering the goods. From his early Bpitch and Kompakt years (Tracks like "Bravo" or "Mango" became some sort of alltime classics), The Saschienne project with his partner in crime Julienne Dessagne aka Fantastic Twins, his synth wave and post punk inspired album Lotus Land, twisted Piano House on Turbo, Krautrock spheres on Multi Culti to hypnotizing psychedelic on Hippie Dance. The Genex EP is his first full on EP for Permanent Vacation (watch out for Vol.2)! Here, Sascha proves once more that he definitely needs his own record shop section: three genre bending tracks, full of quirky yet poppy melodies between cosmic trance, space techno and leftfield italo to light up the Bengalos on any dance floor.
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"I'm Fine" on stage at Alleyway Theatre
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A new play written and directed by Neal Radice.
Mike finds himself a middle-aged widower. A sense of humor is key as he travels the road back from grief, confronted by a thorny universe of finances, family, regrets, career, cooking, loneliness, sex… and the absurdities of online dating! Featuring Ray Boucher, Emily Yancey, Joyce Stilson and James Cichocki. Suitable for adults and teens.
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Garage-rock wunderkind Ty Segall live at Spaceland Friday
At the tender age of 23, San Francisco's incredibly prolific nouveau garage/psych tunesmith Ty Segall is poised on the brink of widespread success. With a feverish output that has included four full-length albums and a handful of seven-inch singles (which doesn't include his work with other bands, including Thee Oh Sees and Sic Alps, or his split LP with distortion heavy British garage combo Black Time), he's been burning the candle at both ends for the last couple of years. All that blood, sweat and tears is starting to pay off: Segall was a cover boy in the June issue of punk rock 'zine Maximum Rock 'n' Roll and has recently received accolades from high-profile sources such as Spin and Pitchfork.
With good reason. The basement-recorded "Melted," his latest album from Memphis garage-punk stalwart Goner Records, is a brain-frying excursion into poppy psychedelia that incorporates acoustic arrangements, slow tempos and influences that range from grunge to garage and beyond. With the album's colorful tapestry of catchy and crafted songs, Segall has moved away from the lo-fi aesthetic of many of his earlier recordings to embrace a cleaner, more polished rock 'n' roll approach. Segall has described it as sounding like "cherry cola, snow cones and taffy."
But that doesn't mean he's lost any of the blazing garage-rock energy that fires up his live performances, as attendees at Friday night's Spaceland show will discover. A recent all-ages performance at the Smell, powered by lithe and thunderous songs such as the fuzzy, falsetto-driven "Caesar" (which concludes on the record with a flute solo) and the stomping Troggs-influenced "My Sunshine," worked the youthful audience into a frothing sea of flailing, tattooed arms and bobbing heads. Friday's show, at a bigger venue with a better sound system and the availability of alcohol, is likely to be even better.
-- Jason Gelt
Take a listen to "Caesar" below:
Ty Segall at Spaceland, 1717 Silver Lake Blvd., L.A. 8:30 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $8 advance, $12 at the door.
Photo: Ty Segall. Credit: Goner Records
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IoT revolution set to sweep organizations; reports predict massive adoption
The number of organizations adopting Internet of Things (IoT) will grow 50 percent in 2016, reaching 43 percent of organizations overall, according to a survey by technology research firm Gartner. In aggregate, the majority of organizations (64 percent) eventually plan to implement IoT. This is one more step in the direction of mainstream adoption of IoT in 2016 across industries. The online survey was conducted in November 2015 among Gartner Research Circle Members and included responses from 465 IT and business professionals spanning 18 business sectors in North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and Latin America.
The survey further said that although less than a third (29 percent) of responding organizations are currently using IoT, an additional 14 percent are planning to implement IoT in the coming months, with an additional 21 percent planning to implement after 2016. Around 28 percent organizations have no plans to implement IoT, while 9 percent see no relevance in the technologies.
"While there is near universal acceptance of the importance of the IoT, less than a third of organizations surveyed were actively exploiting it," said Chet Geschickter, research director at Gartner. "This is largely because of two reasons. The first set of hurdles are business-related. Many organizations have yet to establish a clear picture of what benefits the IoT can deliver, or have not yet invested the time to develop ideas for how to apply IoT to their business. The second set of hurdles are the organizations themselves. Many of the survey participants have insufficient expertise and staffing for IoT and lack clear leadership," he added.
Industry adoption also varies widely with heavy industries such as utilities, oil and gas, and manufacturing leading adoption, and service-oriented industries lagging behind. According to Gartner estimates, more than half (56 percent) of businesses in "heavy" industries will have implemented IoT by the end of 2016, and approximately one-third (36 percent) of "light" will do so.
Other international estimates also point in a similar direction
According to a McKinsey report on IoT: "If policy makers and businesses get it right, linking the physical and digital worlds could generate up to $11.1 trillion a year in economic value by 2025. At the top end, that level of value—including the consumer surplus—would be equivalent to about 11 percent of the world economy."
There are other inputs also which corroborate the McKinsey study. Deskera's own survey among IT and business professionals indicates that 65 percent of them think that IoT would be beneficial for enterprises.
"The IoT is already changing the way we interact with the world as the number of smart devices keeps increasing. It blurs the line between our physical world and the Internet. Businesses are just beginning to wake up to the value of IoT globally. The potential is enormous," said Shashank Dixit, CEO, Deskera, a Cloud-based business software company working in Big Data and Analytics.
Other global developments in IoT adoption
On June 30, 2016, the Netherlands became the first country in the world to have a nationwide network for IoT applications. A few days later South Korea also rolled out its IoT network. The race to hop on to the IoT bandwagon is getting hotter by the day. According to a Gartner prediction, by 2020, there will be 25 billion savvy gadgets transmitting information. With the way the IoT, Big Data and Analytics have started gaining ground we might as well brace ourselves for the next Industrial Revolution.


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In the U.S., we think we know how to do reality television. But after watching this clip, I'm not so sure.
A late-night porn-themed variety talk show decided to do a spoof on Hoko x Tate, a primetime television program that pairs opposites against each other to see who wins. Thus was born "Orgasm Wars," where a gay man performs oral sex on a straight porn star in an attempt to bring him to climax... against his will. That's right, we're talking competitive, combative blow jobs here, folks.
There's battle music playing in the background as the two adversaries face off: Ryou Sawai (a straight male porn star "who is sure he will not come"), and Takuya, a rotund, effete gay businessman ("He walks with the charisma of a leading lady," the announcer says) who owns a bar named "Cholesterol." Seriously. Takuya, Sawai, and Sawai's manager bow and exchange pleasantries and business cards.
Sawai and his manager both express confidence that he will be able to resist Takuya's skills. Takuya is equally sure that he will prevail. Then the taunting commences. "I am a professional actor in the porn industry," Sawai brags, "whereas it's a hobby for you, right?" "I do this for real. Doing it for real and acting are quite different," Takuya responds.
After a little more back-and-forth like this, they step into a special fellatio booth and the challenge commences.
I won't tell you how it ends; you'll have to watch the video after the jump. (Believe it or not, it's technically not NSFW because there's no nudity involved.) I know it sounds ridiculous, but trust me, you'll end up watching the whole thing.


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Wednesday, November 29, 2017
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Top Ten Books on My Winter 2017 TBR // Top Ten Tuesday
Monday, November 20, 2017
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Paris for One by JoJo Moyes - Book Review
Thank you so much tot he publisher, Penguin Books, and author, Jojo Moyes, for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review. As a "girl about library", where all books are free, you can be sure that all opinions expressed are my own.
Sunday, November 12, 2017
Q&A Answers I Part Two
To celebrate reaching 500 subscribers on my YouTube channel - I asked for subscribers to submit questions, and I got some really fun ones! So many that I decided to split my answers up into two different posts. Watch the video below for the second half of my answers, or keep reading!
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Reading Wrap Up // October 2017
I read four books this month.. and it would seem like October wasn't a good reading month for me if you just looked at the number of books I read, but who cares if I only read four books this month!?! Actually - me, I care, and I talked about why I think my reading was so low this month in a video. Check it out here. Regardless, I picked some winners this October and really enjoyed all of the books I did manage to read! Keep reading to find out about the awesome books I read in October, or watch the video above!
Social Media and Reading // The Struggle and A Giveaway!!!
I had a really rough reading month this October. I found myself in a reading slump induced by social media, and I don't like. I hate that I am choosing mindless social scrolling over my love of reading. How did this happen!?! In the video above I chat about how I noticed the problem and some things I am planning to do this November to try and fix it. One of the things I am trying this month is reading books by authors I love, such as JoJo Moyes. Check out the giveaway I am hosting for her book of short stories, "Paris for One" by visiting the Rafflecopter giveaway linked in the video above.
Do you struggle with balancing social media, blogging, and the online book world with your love of reading? How do you juggle all of the things? Let me know below in the comments!
Sunday, November 5, 2017
Saturday, November 4, 2017
Spooky Scary Book Tag
YAY! and also BOO! for spooky book tags :) This tag was originally created by Clever Fox. Check out her video here! I don't read "scary" books that often, so I had to dig deep for this tag! BUT! I thought of some *great* books that I don't get to talk about very often because I read them a while ago or they just haven't naturally popped up for me to mention. So I'm excited to have the opportunity to share them with you! Keep reading for my "spooky" answers or watch the video above!
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The life of an adult learner has its ups and its downs. The enemy has a tendency to attack one who is trying to advance themselves more than the average person, but we have tools to help us overcome. God's word is always present and available to help us fight. This is why we must use his message, which is our double edged sword (Hebrews 4:12), to fight the enemy's voice.
Here are 13 things the enemy may say to us, but God says:
The enemy says: You can figure it out.
God says: I'll direct your steps.
Proverbs 3:5-6
The enemy says: You are too tired.
God says:I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28-30
The enemy says: It's impossible.
God says: All things are possible.
Luke 18:27
The enemy says: Nobody loves you.
God says: I love you.
John 3:16
The enemy says: You can't forgive yourself.
God says: I forgive you.
Romans 8:1
The enemy says: It's not worth it.
God says: It will be worth it.
Romans 8:28
The enemy says: You are not smart enough.
God says: I will give you wisdom.
1 Corinthians 1:30
The enemy says: You are not able.
God says: You are able.
2 Corinthians 9:8
The enemy says: You can't go on.
God says: My grace is sufficient.
2 Corinthians 12:9
The enemy says: You can't do it.
God says: You can do all things.
Philippians 4:13
The enemy says: You can't manage.
God says: I will supply all your needs.
Philippians 4:19
The enemy says: I'm afraid.
God says: I have not giving you fear.
2 Timothy 1:7
The enemy says: You are alone.
God says: I will never leave you.
Hebrews 13:5
Do not ever give up! Remember to use these scriptures as a weapon when the enemy tries to attack you.
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I've just remembered you can already do this with a 'fix' file, but with missflag.str being an essential file I'm still willing to have NDL generate it if it's missing.
I've just remembered you can already do this with a 'fix' file, but with missflag.str being an essential file I'm still willing to have NDL generate it if it's missing.
I had a couple of positive reports about the interface, so I've released version 1.1. See the first post.
In 1.1, sorting by 'Finished' actually sorts by 'Title'.
It sorts by the highest difficulty selected, and if two FMs have the same highest value, they are sorted by title.
That's how it worked for me in 1.0, but in 1.1 it just sorts by title.
I'll have a look at the code and see what I can do. Also, don't sort by size otherwise you'll get an error.
edit: Sorting by size only gives you an error if you have a folder with no files, for whatever reason, e.g. access problem while uninstalling.
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The sort bugs have been fixed (probably), and I've added two features. The first is to force the FM to be reinstalled if you have 7z installed. The second is to automatically place fix files in the right place so they're ready for the next time the FM is installed.
(The sort by size bug was also caused by having un-scanned FMs. Size is only calculated after selecting/scanning, and now it's default value is interpreted as 0.
I'd like a few people to test the latest version before I make the link available. Neb, are you in?
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Is it possible to add a refresh list button?, some times I play many missions, but everytime I download one, I have to close and reopen NewDarkLoader for it to show.
And I know that it maybe difficult, but I liked the option to go to mission OP post on ttlg fanmissions forums, like Darkloader does alike. Would if be possible?.
Thanks R Soul for your work.
I've never seen Darkloader show a link to the mission thread here. I'm not sure how any mission loader could actually do that.
I didn't know about the right click feature, but the TTLG option just takes me to the main forum page.
I'll add a button that does a Google search for "fm name" site:ttlg.com
A refresh button makes sense but I'll have to double check that there are no conflicts with any existing methods.
I had no idea about that feature either! And knowing it launches the site with search params makes more sense than somehow knowing the actual thread URL.
I discovered that feature months ago by accident
when you use the first one "Cheap Thief", it brings to you to the summary fanmission, and there is a readme link that brings you to de actual mission thread on ttlg.
I like to keep my NewDark missions separate from my original Thief 2 fan missions by putting them in a sub-directory called NewDark. NewDarkLoader doesn't seem to have any problem finding the missions in this sub-directory. The problem is when importing from Darkloader.ini it only seems to look for files in the main directory and pops up an error saying it can't find the file. For example, when importing from Darkloader.ini the mission: e:\archives\games\thief\Thief 2\NewDark\bathory_campaign_newdark_v3.zip will cause NewDarkLoader to pop up an error saying it can't find e:\archives\games\thief\Thief 2\bathory_campaign_newdark_v3.zip.
That happens because when I started writing NDL I didn't realise FMSel supported subfolders until one of my testers mentioned it, so I added that feature, but forgot about the DL import tools. A fairly straightforward thing to fix.
Next version contains: Web search, refresh and no darkloader.ini import crash
There's one more thing to sort out before the next version is ready for testing/release, and it's related to importing from Darkloader.ini causing the tags list to get out of synch with the selected FM (it sorts itself out after a restart). Anyone who wants to have a look at the latest version can do so by letting me know.
Version 1.2 is ready for people to look at:
I'll keep this out of the first post until a few people have looked at it.
I tested it. It works ok. The web search feature works ok for me, I noticed that in options you can put a web site to search for missions, I tried with www.ttlg.com, and it worked as intended.
I didn't saw the refresh button.
Good work R Soul.
All works fine for me so far.
I can confirm it works fine so far. Thanks R Soul
After some PM'd feedback I was going to release version 1.2.1, but then I decided some of the changes were enough to bump it up to version 1.3:
Version 1.3
* If the user searches for an FM on thiefmissions.com, articles ('the', 'a' and 'an') will go at the end. These can be changed in Setup.
* Added a Setup option to ignore articles when sorting by title.
* Tweaked the size of the Setup window to accomodate the increasing number of options.
Version 1.2.1 (which may as well be 1.3)
* Refresh button added next to FM table.
* Sorting then refreshing the FM table no longer resets sorting to the previous value.
* Slight change to key press handling so it doesn't matter which part of the widndow has focus.
If a few people can confirm it's working properly I can update the first post.
Last edited by R Soul; 19th Sep 2016 at 18:28.
Something isn't right: with T2 it's taking ~90 secs to open NDL, then after playing a FM I have it set to return to NDL and it again takes ~90 secs to return to it. With TG it's less delay (~20 secs) so it seems related to the number of FMs (which is much less in T1/TG), almost like NDL is doing a 'Scan All' every time it opens/reopens, although it's shorter than a full Scan All done by the right-click menu. I also see now that doing a refresh (with the button) ties up the NDL interface (can't select anything, buttons won't respond, can't move window) for about that long too, so maybe it relates to the refresh implementation.
Haven't tried the other changes yet but wanted to report this for now.
Edit: The delay happens with sorting columns as well. The 'web search target site' works well but whatever site (or '0') is entered, Setup shows 'ttlg.com' (the default) again when reopened, although it keeps using the other choice if you click Cancel (or don't click OK). The 'Article list' works well for thiefmissions.com and also if 'Ignore when sorting the FM list' is checked (it's nice being able to sort by Title without articles).
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Check out the latest Vampire Diaries Rehash with Arielle Kebbel. Check to see if your comment made the recap!
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It really is your intention to destroy Delena over and over? I quit! Maybe I will watch in a few years. Now I'm bored with it. Another series in which the two fight to get one at the other? It's great season? Or worse, the season in which destroy permanently he was most beautiful in the show? Bye, bye TVD!
no ofense Diana and i hate to say to in this way but here it comes there are a billions of fans out there who interested in how it goes the sixth season of the vampire diaries so if you quiting doesn't matter and if your joking there could be changing your vocabulary for good so is your choice quiting or continued watching the vampire diaries
ohh no here it goes again with this crazy lover Arrielle ok here goes nothing what i am trying to say to this crazy lover Arrielle is KNOCK IT THE HELL OFF AND LET THE PRODUCER DO THEY;RE JOB HUUUSH!! CRAZY ARRIELLE!! LET THEM GO NOW CRAZY LOVER ANIMAL


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The role of lighting in the production are have to support the safety of employees, increase their efficiency, but also be economical and practical. Therefore, in the projects of LED systems for these objects we pay attention on the uniform distribution of light and its corresponding intensity. We use luminaires that work for many years and keep stable parameters for long time..
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Why is the control system is so important? It allows us to automatically adjust the lighting intensity to actual demand. Information from the sensors (motion detectors, brightness) goes directly to the luminaires connected in groups. The amount of light delivered to the work stations is thus always adapted to the external conditions and the presence of persons in place.
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I am a wife to one awesome man, mother of three girls, homeschool teacher, and most of all daughter of the most high God! For many years, I viewed my life as a book stuck up on a shelf: dusty, unopened, forgotten. About twelve years ago, the Holy Spirit said it was time to take the book down and let Him open the pages. I said yes. Since then, I've been on a unique and sometimes painful journey of inner healing and God discovery. I'd be honored to share some of the lessons along the way.
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Dear friends,
This is an entry I wrote on December, 2011, during a family visit to Mexico. I was in my senior year of college. I hadn't published it until now, so while I'm a little late, the message still rings true. This week I've been staying with my grandma and enjoying her company and the delicious tacos, menudo, and pastries of León, Guanajuato.
I hope to finally see the Monarch butterflies when I go to Morelia on Tuesday. Enjoy!
I flew to Mexico and arrived in Morelia, Michoacan my birth town, at about midnight. Finally. It had been two years and I'm always restless to go back to Mexico. I stayed there for about 4 days and saw family, hiked, and basked in the sun that I missed so much. It was hard to believe that the beating, hot sun down here is the same one that teases us in Boston, where it begins to set at 3:30.
One restaurant that stuck out to me was the San Miguelito, where my aunt and cousin went. It's famous for basically being a museum to San Antonio, the saint that women turn over so that they can find boyfriends. There was even a life-sized one there, turned on its head, accompanied by several advertisements of women seeking good men to marry. All of my photos of the place seem annoyingly upside down. I looked at the menu and decided to try Huitlacoche, which is the cooked fungus that grows on corn. It's a delicacy there, but after a bite of some in my quesadilla, it tasted and looked just like cooked spinach.
The day before I left, I took a stroll past the huge aqueduct through the historic downtown, which has been around since the 1500s. I really missed the concept of a town plaza where people go to sit and relax, as they listen to the constant flow of water ebbing from the fountains-or children crying loudly, asking their parents to buy them that unnecessarily large sized tweetie balloon. I was basking in the 70 degree weather, and everyone could tell I was not from there because I was making a conscious effort to sit in the sun while they wore their hats and long sleeved shirts. "No, I'm not cold," I'd say to them. "Your winter is my summer!"
Then came the bus ride to Leon. I thought I loved to recline in my seat but these Mexicans had me beat. Halfway there, I turned and saw half of them knocked out, reclining one after another like dominos. There was a movie about a cave playing (the only actor I recognized was the man who blew the whistle at the end of Titanic in search of survivors) but I lost interest after the only female lead died. How Wellesley of me. My favorite part of the 2.5 hour long journey to León is the ride over Lake Cuitzeo. It's this large expanse of grayish blueish water teeming with white herons all over it, and the road glides right through the middle of it. The environmental studies side of me wonders how badly contaminated it is at this point, as there weren't many fishermen out there at all.
I should stop here in order to describe León in its deserved detail, but I'll leave with one thought. This morning I heated up my egg, tortilla and salsa and broke my fast with abuelita (grandma). Somehow the topic of the monarch butterflies emerged, and she marveled at the way in which four generations of them migrate each year from Canada to Michoacan (the state I was just in).
She lamented at the fact that deforestation is leaving them with less places to land, and how blood has been lost over the land that these creatures deserve to call home. On a brighter note, she asked me "¿Como deben saber a donde ir, año tras año, desde Canada hasta aqui?¿Que maravilloso, no?" ("How do they know where to go, year after year, from Canada all the way here? Isn't it marvelous?").
Well, the monarch butterlfies are just like me, I thought. They always just want to come back to Mexico.
I don't know why, but I'm as restless as any one of those Monarch butterflies to leave the North for a while and join family here and there, and ultimately to stay at my grandma's house for a while. I thought by now this urge would die down, but it seems just as strong as ever.