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Journal of Creation 30(2):12–14, August 2016
Changing-look quasars: how do they fit into a biblical creationist model?
by John G. Hartnett
Quasars are very high redshift (figure 1) astronomical objects with broad emission line (BEL) spectra. The latter is very different to that in the usual 'normal' galaxies. This means the objects' redshifts and BEL spectra can be used to identify them.
And because of their high redshifts they are assumed to be very distant, very luminous active galaxies with super-massive black holes at their hearts, powering them to emit prodigious amounts of radiation over all wavebands of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Figure 1. Spectra of quasar 3C 273 compared to the star Vega. Spectral lines are shifted towards the red end of the spectrum, from which its distance is determined using the standard LCDM cosmology.
Most of the high redshift objects in the universe are quasars. The redshifts of galaxies and quasars when interpreted within big bang cosmology—the greater the redshift the greater the distance—means that the most distant objects are seen at a time when the universe was youngest.1
Following big bang thinking, quasars are then considered to be just galaxies in some early stage of development—back closer in time to the big bang—than the usual spiral and elliptical galaxies we might see with much lower redshifts.
The quasar 3C 273, shown in figure 2, the first to be identified (discovered in the early 1960s by astronomer Allan Sandage), has been shown to reside in a giant elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. According to standard cosmology, its redshift puts it at a distance of 2.5 billion light years from Earth.
Quasar to galaxy transitions
According to the big bang theory, how long should a quasar remain in the form of a quasar before transitioning into a normal galaxy and how long should that transition take? Quite obviously the answer to that question depends on one having a correct understanding of what quasars actually are and an accurate model describing their evolution.
It would be no underestimate to state that an accurate model for galaxy formation, let alone a transition from a quasar to a normal field galaxy, is far from being known. The formation of a galaxy alone requires the invoking of a very large dark matter content and often 'jumping over' the important details of star formation just to obtain something that looks like a galaxy. This means there are physical laws in this universe that create barriers in computer simulations preventing the formation of stars and hence galaxies. It is these that must be 'jumped over' in order that the simulations may proceed.2
Figure 2. The quasar 3C 273, which resides in a giant elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Virgo.
We can assume that quasars have masses comparable to that of most galaxies. From that it follows then that naturalistic changes—that is, uniformitarian changes—can be expected to be of the order of one billion years.3
Without any real model for the changes expected in quasars, it may not be too unreasonable to expect any changes in their luminosity to be over uniformitarian timescales, and fuelled by growth of their supermassive black holes, as some propose. By contrast, according to the Genesis 1 narrative, God took one 24-hour day to create all astronomical objects, therefore we expect at creation that the youngest sources (which could include quasars) have very quickly changing observable features, such as luminosity.
Yet very rapid changes, even down to timescales of days and weeks, in the observed luminosity of quasars have been recorded.4,5 One suggestion is that those variations are caused by microlensing6 and another is obscuration by dust, but these mechanisms are considered to be too long.7 Another is the rapid consumption of a passing star or gas and dust by the central supermassive black hole.
Such proposals are offered because changes on such short timescales are not expected from the growth of the alleged supermassive black holes at the heart of the quasars.
Changing-look quasars
Now we read in an online news report8 that astronomers think they have detected a dozen quasars in a disappearing act—the so-called 'changing-look quasars'. Or they have been caught transitioning into their quiescent and dimmer counterparts—galaxies with starving black holes at their cores. This fact has left astronomers asking whether these objects are shutting down permanently or simply flickering out for the time being.
"Last year Stephanie LaMassa from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (then at Yale University) discovered the greatest change in luminosity ever detected in a quasar. She was digging through data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey when she found that a quasar had dimmed in brightness by a factor of six in just 10 years. Its spectrum changed, too, from that of a classic quasar to a regular galaxy [emphasis added]."8
Because astronomers believe in the very long timescale big bang paradigm they are forced to suggest any rapid dimming in the luminosity of any quasar must be either a transient effect or the very rare chance of observing the fuel exhausted from a supermassive black hole. One report states that:
Dana Berry/SkyWorks Digital, Inc.; SDSS collaboration.
Figure 3. The image shows an artist's impression of the 'changing-look quasar' as it appeared in early 2015. The glowing blue region shows the last of the gas being swallowed by the central black hole as it shuts off. The spectrum is the previous one obtained by the SDSS in 2003.
"Astronomers can't find any sign of the black hole at the center of the quasar SDSS J1011+5442, and they couldn't be happier."9
In the case of this quasar (see figure 3) it is alleged that:
"… over the past ten years, it appears to have swallowed all the gas in its vicinity. With the gas fallen into the black hole, astronomers from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) were unable to detect the spectroscopic signature of the quasar, which now appears as an otherwise normal galaxy [emphasis added]."9
The dimming was very significant and now appears like a normal galaxy.
"'The difference was stunning and unprecedented,' said John Ruan of the University of Washington, lead author of a related paper … . 'The hydrogen-alpha emission dropped by a factor of 50 in less than twelve years, and the quasar now looks like a normal galaxy.' The change was so great that throughout the SDSS collaboration and astronomy community, the quasar became known as a 'changing-look quasar' [emphasis added]."9
However, one of the newly discovered, rapidly dimming quasar did re-brighten.
"And one of the 12 newly discovered objects did not just disappear but reappear [sic]. Krolik thinks that this lonely quasar blazed back into existence for the same reason that it flickered out: a variation in the gas and dust flowing onto the black hole [emphasis added]."8
Certainly it is possible that the standard interpretation for quasars as AGNs10 powered by a super-massive black hole is one possible explanation. The next step then will be to see if any of the other newly discovered dozen or so quasars re-brighten over the coming years.
A different explanation
A different explanation is one consistent with the work of the late Halton Arp11 where he suggested that quasars are born from the hearts of active parent galaxies.
Over time, which he had no measure of, the ejected quasars transitioned from active, highly luminous, high redshift objects with BEL line spectra to the usual field galaxies with much lower redshifts and typical spectra.
This is illustrated in figure 4.
Quasars are ejected in opposite directions from the nucleus of an active galaxy and over time they change their internal state including redshift, which decreases with finite discrete steps towards the commonly observed low redshift in field galaxies. Thus quasars and active galactic nuclei become normal galaxies.
Figure 4. Arp's model of ejection of quasars from active parent galaxies and their eventual change to normal galaxies. Reproduced from Hartnett11 after Arp's original in his book Seeing Red.
Apparently the idea that quasars or active galactic nuclei could become inactive is not controversial in the big bang universe. But the expected timescale is not less than tens of thousands of years. What LaMassa and her colleagues doubted was that a quasar could go from active to inactive in just 10 years. But this is what these newly discovered, rapidly dimming quasars have established. Rapid changes in the emission properties of the quasars, on timescales very much in line with a creation scenario, are observed. Even their spectra changing from that of a classic quasar to a regular galaxy.9
A biblical creation explanation
So this discovery is consistent with a creation scenario where we expect processes in astronomical sources to be well less than 7,000 years.
In the case of a creation process of galaxies formed from AGNs—the parent galaxies—and the ejected galaxies in the form of quasars, it would be essential that the quasars (at least some of them) have changed to normal galaxies in a period less than the time since Creation, that is less than about 6,000 years.
However, it is also expected that many galaxies were created in their current forms, but if Arp's evidence for quasars and active galactic nuclei transitioning to normal galaxies is correct, then this is what would be expected in the biblical Creation model.
Here we have an opportunity to see if these rapidly dimmed quasars remain dim or re-brighten. Time will tell.
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A different view of the universe
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Missing cosmic sources elude astrophysicists
Inflation—all in the 'Dark'
The singularity—a 'Dark' beginning
Dark Matter and the Standard Model of particle physics—a search in the 'Dark'
Big-bang backflip!
Bye-bye, big bang?
Has the 'smoking gun' of the 'big bang' been found?
The big bang is not a Reason to Believe!
This claim I dispute, as there is evidence that puts this idea in doubt, johnhartnett.org. There is strong evidence, even in the very large galaxy surveys, that suggests a very high probability of high redshift quasars being associated with low redshift parent galaxies. Return to text.
Hartnett, J.G., Stars just don't form naturally—'dark matter' the 'god of the gaps' is needed, 2015; creation.com/star-formation. Return to text.
Back of the envelope calculation for the formation of a typical-sized galaxy and hence quasar from the free collapse of a proto-Galactic cloud is of the order of one billion years. See Carroll, B.W. and Ostlie, D.A., An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics, 1st edn, pp. 1074–1075, 1996. Return to text.
Hawkins, M.R.S., Time dilation and quasar variability, Astrophys. J. 553:L97–L100, 2001. Return to text.
Hawkins, M.R.S., On time dilation in quasar light curves, MNRAS 405:1940–1946, 2010. Return to text.
When a quasar is sufficiently aligned with a massive compact foreground object the bending of light due to its gravitational field is distorted, resulting in an observable magnification. The timescale of the transient brightening depends on the mass of the foreground object as well as on the relative proper motion between the background 'source' and the foreground 'lens' object. Return to text.
MacLeod, C.L. et al., A systematic search for changing-look quasars in SDSS, MNRAS 457(1):389–404, 2016. Return to text.
Hall, S., The Case of the Disappearing Quasars, Scientific American, scientificamerican.com, 23 November 2015. Return to text.
Raddick, J., The Case of the Missing Quasar, SDSS, sdss.org, 6 January 2015. Return to text.
AGN = Active Galactic Nucleus. Return to text.
Hartnett, J.G., The heavens declare a different story, J. Creation 17(2):94–97, 2003; creation.com/declare. Return to text.
The Light Travel Dilemma
The Distant Starlight Dilemma?
Starlight, Time and the New Physics
How can we see distant stars
by Dr Carl Wieland, Dr Don Batten
Starlight, Time and the New Physics, second edition; updated
by Dr John Hartnett
Distant Starlight: A Forum
Nathan G.
DE March 18th, 2017
You wrote that: "because of their high redshifts they are assumed to be very distant, very luminous active galaxies with super-massive black holes at their hearts, powering them to emit prodigious amounts of radiation over all wavebands of the electromagnetic spectrum."
Special forces soldiers warn people to never assume anything, since it "Makes an ass out of u and me".
Not being an astronomer or astrophysicist, several questions immediately come into mind:
1) What is the closest quasar to us? Are there quasars so close to Earth that the "long ago and far away" story collapses without further evidence? Are there any in the Milky Way galaxy?
2) What if black holes, which are notoriously difficult to prove directly due to their alleged properties, are less-than-massive (or even less-than-existent) near the quasars in question?
3) How can a "science" like cosmology, which has no direct access to its own astral laboratory, let alone the individual stars and galaxies, make such claims for very distant objects, when the planets, moons, comets, etc. in our own solar system do not meet their expectations? For example, Spike Psarris has made some rather interesting videos about just this problem, including the dynamo theory's sulphur disaster, the accretion theory gum-up, the reliance on lucky asteroid collisions in (every) case of doubt, etc.
John Hartnett
The question of closeness to us for quasars is part of the debate (lead by Arp and others) that if the redshifts of quasars is largely intrinsic and not cosmological then they could be much closer that their Hubble distance calculated with their redshifts. There some controversial claims of micro-quasars. There are measurements of their absolute motion putting them within the Galaxy. It will be interesting to see where that leads.
Kent W.
US March 18th, 2017
Maybe I missed the point being made, or maybe I'm incorrect in my understanding, but if:
A."the greater the redshift the greater the distance"
B. an object in space significantly shifts from a high redshift to a low one
then wouldn't that mean that the object had moved significantly closer to us?
It seems more likely to me that redshift is not an indicator of distance. But as I say, my understanding could be off.
The main point of Arp's work is to suggest that there is, at least, one component of redshift of quasars that is intrinsic and not related to distance. His theory has the intrinsic redshift component decreasing for the ejected matter (quasar).
graham P.
NZ March 18th, 2017
Great article! Does the Red-shift change too? If so, Halton Arp would be vindicated: Surely any Red-shift change would be a death-blow to the standard model?
Good question! There is no indication of a change in redshift (hence not in accordance with the Arp model there so far) in the published literature. The phenomenon discussing the rapid changes in the luminosity and spectral properties of these changing-look quasars.
Jeff C.
Putting on my "evolutionist's hat" for just a moment, how would the nearness of a quasar to a galaxy effect the formation of life in said galaxy? The evolutionists discuss the concept of "goldilocks" zones in solar systems and galaxies. But wouldn't the nearness of a quasar, with its radiation output, prevent the formation of life? Just thinking from their perspective.
High radiation levels would not make it conducive to life. That's for sure.
Kenneth L.
CA March 18th, 2017
This article intrigued me because it seems to me that Halton Arp's theory of galaxy formation offers a possible explanation for the formation of spiral galaxies, which the Big Bang clearly doesn't. I outlined the Big Bang's problem in my previous message. Spiral galaxies just don't make sense in that scenario. But in Arp's scenario, they could.
It is entirely possible (although this is pure speculation on my part) that God might have used Harp's 'ejection' mechanism to form proto-galaxies in various distinct shapes, many of which then began spinning to become spiral shapes.
Since we appear to observe it in action, this may have been God's mechanism to form all galaxies, including spirals that were originally distinct geometric shapes that could not have arisen naturally and may contain information. Time will tell.
I happened to watch a lecture by Arp on video last night, and on it he stated that he believed in a perpetual steady state universe. Therefore he did not believe in Divine creation, but he does appear to have detected a process of galaxy formation that confounds the Big Bang theory, and has evidence to back it up. For that, I am thankful to God for his work in astronomy. The same goes for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey that has provided good evidence for a universe with a center and an edge (with Earth's galaxy at the center), which is consistent with the Genesis account of creation. Praise and glory forever to God our Father and His risen Son, our great Creator and Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Halton Arp, now deceased, was a strong advocate of the Steady State theory. He also did not like biblical creationists and even wrote in his book "Seeing Red" a section on that topic. The irony is that I have collaborated with him on supervising a PhD student and we are working on publishing a paper on galaxy-quasar associations, Fulton (formerly the PhD student), Arp and myself. And Arp and Fulton are aware that I am a biblical creationist, but we share the common goal of undermining the big bang.
I have long been intrigued by spiral galaxies for two reasons:
First, because they would appear to be impossible to observe now, in the Big Bang scenario (and therefore invalidate it), since they would not have retained their spiral arms after a billion years of rotation, and would just be disks now.
Second, they could have not been spirals only a short time ago in their history, which would seem to present an even bigger problem for the Big Bang theory, because if one rewinds time and rewinds spiral galaxies, what would they have looked like?
This is intriguing. A spiral galaxy with two arms would rewind to a straight line, would it not? And one with four arms would rewind to a cross shape, yes? Others would rewind to a variety of different shapes, and they surely could not be rewound past those points of appearing as distinct geometrical shapes, could they? That would seem impossible. So did God make lines (possibly even writing), crosses and other special shapes in the heavens and started them spinning so that they now appear as spirals?
Some enterprising Christian astronomer should rewind some spirals on a computer to the logical first shapes and see what was there to begin with. It might be the final nail in the Big Bang coffin, which it seems to me is unable to explain spiral galaxies, but even more so proto-spirals, if it is shown that spiral galaxies were originally meaningful shapes, or even just shapes that could not have arisen from the naturalistic Big Bang scenario.
Let's rewind spiral galaxies and see what they looked like at their inception. I suspect the results will support Divine creation of the universe, and the Big Bang theory will be hard pressed to explain it and may not survive it. How do you naturallistically explain a cross in the heavens?
King T.
ZA March 17th, 2017
Just a speculation: would the ejection of the quasar from its parent galaxy involve a rapid spin?
If so that might account for the initial high red-shift which would disappear as the quasar changes into a normal galaxy as a result of spreading it's arms and slowing down it's spin?
As with most astrophysical objects I would expect it to involve spin. However I don't see any mechanism for spin to generate a redshift.


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By Andrew Stewart
Film Reporter
@Variety_Stewart
Box Office: Fox's 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' Powers Up With $111 Mil Domestic Start 7 years ago
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Who needs the X-Men? Wolverine can do boffo all by himself.
As the first movie installment not to include the "X-Men" title, Fox's "The Wolverine" — the most known of the X-Men mutants — doesn't appear to need the Marvel name, as the film is expected to gross a whopping $75 million-$80 million domestic debut.
Fox also is giving "The Wolverine" a huge day-and-date blowout, launching the film in 62 markets, including Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Mexico, Russia, South Korea and the U.K.
SEE ALSO: "The Wolverine" review
The pic's projected $70 million-plus domestic opening could rival some of the franchise's best previous debuts, including 2009's "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," another star vehicle for the Hugh Jackman-portrayed mutant, which earned $85 million during its debut frame. That pic, however, benefited from having the enviable first weekend in May release date.
"X-Men: The Last Stand" currently has the best opening for the franchise, with $102 million earned during Memorial Day weekend 2006.
From a broader perspective, "The Wolverine" will help keep the summer box office ahead of last year, as this same weekend in 2012 saw soft low-teens openings from "The Watch" and "Step Up Revolution."
"The Wolverine," which relocates the clawed immortal to Japan where he faces a deadly battle, is the only wide release this weekend. That's especially notable since the market place has been so overcrowded of late.
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The first "X-Men" opened with $54 million more than a decade ago and went on to earn more than $157 million domestically. In 2011, Fox re-booted the franchise with "X-Men: First Class," which debuted to $54 million and grossed nearly $150 million Stateside.

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Summer Party for the Carillon
UC Riverside's Bell Tower Turns 40
Fund-raising dinner and concert set for Monday, July 17
The carillon was dedicated on Oct. 2, 1966
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) -- It has been 40 years since UC Riverside dedicated its landmark carillon tower at the center of campus. A dinner and concert will mark that milestone at 6 p.m. Monday, July 17.
"This will be the third annual Friends of the Carillon fund-raising dinner," said David Christensen, university carillonneur. "It has been a good way to keep the bells ringing."
After a dinner at The Barn Restaurant on campus, Christensen and former UCR carilloneur Margo Halsted will play a selection of solos and duets on the 48 tuned bells installed at the top of the tower. All the bells are played from a large keyboard of wooden batons. The largest bell weighs over two and one half tons.
Professor of Music William H. Reynolds researched the instrument, and chose the Paccard Foundry of France to cast the bells. UC Regent Philip Boyd, and his wife, Dorothy, provided the funds for the project. The carillon was dedicated in 1966 and is one of only five true carillons in California.
Cost for the fund-raiser dinner is $35, and $15.95 of that is the cost of the dinner. The rest is tax-deductible. Checks should be made payable to the UCR Foundation, indicating "carillon fund" on the check. All money raised will go toward maintaining and funding the carillon.
Parking permits are available at the parking kiosk.
For an additional donation of $50, The Friends of the Carillon are also offering a poster, a limited edition artwork developed by UCR's Center for Visual Computing. Approximately $30 of that donation is tax-deductible.
Mail donations and dinner reservations by July 12th to:
Friends of the Carillon
382 Veitch Student Center-070
Riverside, CA 92521-0211
Proceeds from the sale of the poster will go to maintaining the carillon and keeping the belltower ringing.
Bell Tower on the Web
Michael Jenkins, Friends of the Carillon, (951) 827-2739
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I love Thanksgiving, it gives us all a reason to stop and think about all we are thankful for. I for one take many things for granted and don't stop long enough to be thankful and grateful for all that I have. I am thankful for my husband and out two healthy, sassy daughters. I am thankful for our families and for all they do for us. I am thankful for the gospel and for my testimony. I am thankful for friends who are always there for my little family, the list goes on!
This year for Thanksgiving, Mark worked so the girls and I had dinner with Marks family and then Friday after my shopping, the girls and I headed to Fillmore for the weekend. We had Thanksgiving dinner again on Friday!
Even though our team lost on Saturday the girls were cheering loud for the red and white!
On Saturday Santa Claus paid a visit to Fillmore! I took the girls to visit him. Tali was shy but wasn't scared, Kenya on the other hand did not want anything to do with him.
This year we had a fun Halloween. A little sad for us because we didn't open KrEePeRs (our haunted house) this year. Mark ended up working on Halloween but that didn't stop me and the girls from having a great time. I worked in the morning and dressed up with my friends at work. The girls came in later that day and ended up with their bags full of candy. Tali was Abby Caddaby from Seasame Street and Kenya was Minnie Mouse. Halloween night I took the girls trick-or-treating around the neighborhood and then we came home and handed out candy to all our trick-or-treaters. We can't wait for next year!
Tali LOVES the dollar store. We stopped by there a few weeks ago and she found this hat that she just had to have. She is always so thoughtful, so she picked out one for Kenna. Here they are modeling their new dollar store hats!!
Marks family activity for October was to go to the Corn Maze. We all met up at his parents' house to enjoy chili cheese dogs and head on over to the corn maze. We had a great time. Tali went through the maze (well not all the way) with Aunty Kelli & Uncle Sam. She had a great time. Mark and I stayed out with the real monster Kenya. After the corn maze we had donuts and hot cocoa. Kenya did not the the scarecrow man at the beginning!!
My sister in Fillmore needed a babysitter one weekend in October. I took the girls and we spent the weekend in Fillmore while daddy was working. I had made a bunch of Halloween shaped sugar cookies and then I let all the kids decorate them. I think they had more fun eating them than they did decorating them. They turned out really cute!
Since I LOVE Halloween I suggested to my friend hosting Bunco for October that she should have everyone dress up. It was alot of fun. Even though I didn't win for the best costume, I did win first place at Bunco. Yay for me!!
As I was going through my camera I found these cute smiles!! I couldn't resist sharing them.
The first part of October we went with the Pela's to Park City for the night. It was fun to get away. The kids had a blast going crazy and of course swimming! Kenya hated her swimming tube. I took it off of her and she thought she could swim. I would just let her go and she would go right under I would lift her up, she would blink a few times and then wanted to do it again....she is quite the fish! She just needs to learn to keep her head above water!
Lately Kenya has been getting so tired in the afternoons. Mark tries to keep her up until I am on my way home from work so I can get a little rest in with Tali. But there are somedays she just can't handle it any longer...she will just lay down on the floor and fall right to sleep...she is so cute! If you notice she has her hippo...something we do not leave home without.
This post is dedicated to Mark! Since I have gone back to work full time, Mark takes care of the girls in the morning until I get home and he leaves for work. The one thing that I can't complain about ever is what a great dad he is. He LOVES his girls and I am glad they get to spend so much time together. He is so good about taking pictures during their morning to show me how much fun they have had. Although he doesn't do things how I would (because you all know my way is the right way) he does a great job and the girls sure do love their daddy! Here are some pictures of their mornings....good thing I pick out Tali's clothes for preschool!! See Kenya in the back with no shirt and a camo hat on!!


Three men have been arrested on suspicion of running a "boiler room" wine scam from London whereby victims were sold fake fine wine investment opportunities with the promise of a 40% return on their investment.
City of London police officers arrested the men on 3 August at a business address in Fleet Street after uncovering the scam, which is estimated to have conned victims out of more than £1 million.
Detectives from the City of London Police's fraud teams also searched two addresses in Southwark and one in Lewisham.
The term "boiler room" refers to an outbound call centre selling investments by telephone, typically using dishonest tactics to ensnare their victims.
In this case, victims were cold called by salespeople claiming that they would be able to get between eight and 40% profit by investing in bogus cases of fine wine.
In order to get more money, victims were told that investors were ready to buy their wine but that to make it more attractive they would need to purchase more wine first.
Detectives have been contacting victims of the company, some of whom were unaware that they were victims of fraud, as the company told them it was being kept in storage for them as part of the investment. Many of the victims are elderly.
"Boiler rooms continue to be a major threat to individuals in this country and statistics show that those who are over 60 are particularly vulnerable to this type of crime," said City of London Police Detective Inspector Andrew Thompson.
"Fraudsters will do everything they can to manipulate potential victims and convince them that they are making genuine investments. "I would urge anyone who is cold called and offered investment opportunities to put the phone down and always do your research before making financial decisions.
Police began their investigation after receiving reports via Action Fraud, the national fraud and cyber reporting service. So far, 39 victims have come forward.
I saw this report last week in the FT Adviser and somewhere else but no name of the company mentioned. What was the name of the company?


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Worcester outscored Gloucester by three tries to two in the match but Greg Laidlaw kicked three penalties and converted two tries to even up the contest.
Worcester: Willison; Hammond, Olivier, Te'o, Vuna; Lamb, Arr; Rapava Ruskin, Annett, Johnston, O'Callaghan, Barry, Fa'osiliva, Mama, Dowson.
Replacements: Bregvadze, Leleimalefaga, Daniels, Scotland-Williamson, Kirwan, Baldwin, Heathcote, Humphreys.
Gloucester: Marshall; Sharples, Scott, Twelvetrees, Purdy; Burns, Laidlaw; Y Thomas, Hibbard, Afoa, Savage, Galarza, Moriarty, Kvesic, Morgan.
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How long will these keep for, and what do/can you store them in?
Wow, too cool! This makes me wish I had a cat!
If you do not have parchment paper on hand can you use nonstick cooking spray or aluminum foil?
I will have to substitute the tuna with chicken. My two girls don't like fish. Go figure!!
I need a kitty now!
My Max will love these!
Are these ok for dogs if kitty decides to turn up her nose at these? It's a great idea but he's smug sometimes!
My husky eats store bought cat treats when I'm giving them to my 2 cats…so I would think these are much healthier for all three of them.
When i made these, my kitties tried eating them but couldnt even chew them 🙁 i followed the directions to the letter. Is it possible to make these softer?
are these worth making? do most cats like these treats? is it a waste of food/time?
My kitty Happy is a picky eater. We have to feed him Science Diet because if he eats another type of food, he could throw up, though he eats the weirdest stuff sometimes-he LOVES pudding!!! He didn't throw up after that, so I hope it was just something he grew out of.
I just made the dough, and he followed me into the bathroom to wash it off, I couldn't resist to not let him lick the excess off, and he licked my hand clean. So I feel better knowing it'll be a hit for him as they get right out of the oven.
Do they have to be stored in the fridge or can i store them in my pantry? I do have an air tight container to put them in. I would appreciate any advice you can give.
Corn and wheat are no-nos for cats, as they are obligate carnivores and should NOT be given grains, and tuna is high in heavy metals. These treats would be OK for dogs, occasionally, but would be better made with chicken or beef liver, or even level one baby food meats.
I was going to say what Jen said.
Isn't corn and flour bad for cats?
I buy grain free food for them, I don't know why I would cook something with those ingredients to give to them!
I loved the recipe until I started thinking about corn meal and flour.
So what would be a substitution for the flour/corn meal?
I am going to make these for my two finicky felines, Wyatt and Shane. I know they'll love them! Thanks for the recipe!
Can my dog eat these treats too?


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The EMG81 is an active humbucker guitar pickup manufactured by EMG Inc. It was developed in 1979 along with the EMG85 and released in 1981. The construction is similar to traditional U-shaped rail pickups with ceramic magnets.
The EMG 81 is commonly used in the bridge position, giving high end cut and fluid sustain. It has a three pin header output which makes it easy to replace and mod without iron solder. The EMG81 has two variants:
EMG81TW features two separate pickups and preamps in a single pickup housing, allowing for single-coil and humbucking configuration.
EMG81-X provides increased headroom giving the voicing an organic and open tone while still maintaining clarity and response.
EMG81 Pickup Specifications:
Resonant Frequency: 2.25 kHz.
Average/Max Output Voltage: 1.25/1.75.
Noise: -91 dBV.
Output Impedance: 10K Ohm.
Current Consumption: 80uA.
Coil Specifications:
Magnet: Ceramic 56x3x13mm.
Wire: 0,06mm PE.
Core: 54x3x12, 5mm solid steel.
Coil: 4,18 KΩ (one coil), wax potted, approx. 5500-6000 turns, h=7,5mm.
Bobbin: 64x13x9mm (or with tube legs 12,2mm).
1. Humbuckers Pickups.
2. EMG81 Schematic.
2.1 EMG81 Voltage Gain.
3. EMG-81 Frequency Response.
4. Electronic Humbucker Unbalance.
5. Bajaman Active Pickup.
6. Resources.
The passive humbucker pickup was invented by Joseph Ray Butts (U.S. Patent 2,892,371) and Seth Lover from Gibson (U.S. Patent 2,896,491). It is composed of two coils wound reverse to one another with the magnetic rails opposite in polarity in each winding. Ambient hum from power-supply transformers or radio frequencies reaches the coils as common-mode noise (inducing an electrical current with the same magnitude in each coil). Because the windings are reversed in each pickup coil, the hum signals are canceled (they are equal and in anti-phase).
A humbucker pickup senses a wider section of the string than a single-coil pickup and generally results in a less bright, smoother and fatter tone compared to single coils.
There are several configurations:
Wired in Series: the most common setup. The overall inductance/resistance of the pickup is increased, which lowers its resonance frequency and attenuates the higher frequencies, giving a less trebly tone. The resulting signal that is output by the pickup is doubled in amplitude, thus more able to overdrive the early stages of the amplifier.
Wired in Parallel: The equal common-mode hum interference is canceled, while the string variation signal sums. This method has a more neutral effect on resonant frequency; mutual capacitance is doubled and inductance/resistance is halved. The resulting tone is brighter, more single coil tone but keeping hum-canceling. A humbucker wired in parallel has about 30% less output of the same pickup wired in series.
Split Mode: this wiring option shuts off one of the coils, resulting in a single-coil pickup. Hum canceling will be lost.
Wiring Out-of-Phase: it is the electric connection of two coils in either series or parallel but with the signal polarities combined in a way that cancels out part of the signal (usually low frequencies).
Unbalance Winding: Most of the humbuckers have their own degree of coil mismatch to achieve their signature sound. The more unbalanced they are, the more harmonic content they have. But also, it can start to bring in single coil hum.
Active Pickups:
Active pickups incorporate electronic circuitry, usually including a pre-amp and filters for tone modeling. Active pickups are relatively unaffected by cables and the input characteristics of subsequent devices and generally, they tend to have a smooth and even response:
They give higher level output, more headroom, and dynamic range.
They are less affected in tone by the amplifier/pedal input characteristics.
They require an electrical source of energy (usually one or two 9/18V batteries) to operate.
The EMG81 active pickup circuit is a simple Differential Amplifier:
A Differential Amplifier amplifies the voltage difference between two coils but it does not amplify the particular single coil voltage (hum common mode). Using an op-amp as a core, the circuit will achieve high differential-mode gain, good input impedance, and low output impedance which reduce pickups loading and tone sucking when connected to the next pedal/amp stage.
The Set Current Resistor R8 programs the input bias current, input offset current, quiescent power consumption, slew rate, input noise and the gain-bandwidth product. The 1MΩ value sets the current draw to 80uA for a very long battery life.
Diode D1 protects the device against reverse polarity connections.
The schematic is hard to trace since it is totally encapsulated in epoxy in the baseplate of the EMG81. The circuit is implemented using a single layer PCB, with SMD components.
The coils are wired in a differential mode, so it is close to parallel topology because the output of the two coils is summed together, but they do not interact the way passive parallel coils do, so the DC resistance/inductance is not halved.
The op-amp is labeled as EMG private IC number EMG001, but seems that they are using the National Semiconductors LM4250 part because of its low standby power consumption (500 nW). The design is indeed very close to the datasheet circuit x5 Difference Amplifier.
In the classic differential amplifier, the common and differential gain are calculated as:
\[I_{1}=\frac{V_{cm}-\frac{V_{d}}{2}-V_{out}}{R_{1}+R_{2}}\]
\[I_{2}=\frac{V_{cm}+\frac{V_{d}}{2}}{R_{3}+R_{4}}\]
\[V_{(-)}= V_{out}+R_{2} \cdot I_{1}\]
\[V_{(+)}=R_{4} \cdot I_{2}\]
Making V(+)=V(-):
\[V_{out}=V_{cm}\left ( \frac{R_{1}R_{4}-R_{2}R_{3}}{R_{1}(R_{3}+R_{4})} \right ) + \frac{V_{d}}{2} \left ( \frac{R_{1}R_{4}+R_{2}R_{3}+2R_{2}R_{4}}{R_{1}(R_{3}+R_{4})} \right ) \]
The two main factors multiplying Vcm and Vd are the common mode gain Gcm (or hum gain) and the Differential Gain Gd (or signal gain):
\[ G_{cm}=(\frac{R_{1}R_{4}-R_{2}R_{3}}{R_{1}(R_{3}+R_{4})} ) \]
\[ G_{d}= \frac{1}{2} \frac{R_{1}R_{4}+R_{2}R_{3}+2R_{2}R_{4}}{R_{1}(R_{3}+R_{4})}\]
With this equations, the common-mode rejection ratio (CMRR) can be defined easily.
\[ CMRR=20log\left ( \frac{G_{d}}{G_{cm}} \right ) \]
The CMRR shows the rejection in dB for the hum noise.
In the classic balanced Differential Amplifier topology, the values of the resistors are selected following R1R4=R2R3, simplifying the equations:
\[ G_{cm}= 0 \]
(in practice due to component limitations this value can be considered as <-30dB)
\[ G_{d}=\frac{R_{2}}{R_{1}}\]
\[ CMRR=20log\left ( \frac{G_{d}}{G_{cm}} \right )= 20log\left ( \frac{\frac{R_{2}}{R_{1}}}{0} \right ) = \infty\]
Giving a good differential gain (5), good hum voltage gain (0) and maximum CMRR.
In EMG81 circuit is deliberately imbalanced for tone modeling purposes, making R2=0 and R4=R4//R5=68K. Replacing these values in the general equations:
\[ G_{cm}=(\frac{R_{1}R_{4}}{R_{1}R_{4}} ) = 1 (0db) \]
\[ G_{d}= \frac{1}{2}\left (1+ \frac{2R_{2}}{R_{1}}\right ) = 5.5 (14.8dB) \]
\[ CMRR= 20log\left ( \frac{G_{d}}{G_{cm}} \right )20log\left ( \frac{5.5}{1} \right ) = 14.8dB\]
The numbers show that the EMG design will not reject the hum as good as the classic balanced design. This will not make much difference if any to the noise cancelling efficiency, 14.8 dB of hum rejection is still a nice number. As a rule of thumb in audio, 10dB in hum rejection is quite noticeable, 20 dB is very good and 30 dB and above is perfect.
EMG81 Output Impedance
The output impedance is defined by R7, the value is 10K.
The peak resonance of a coil is modified (shifted/attenuated/enhanced) depending on the load attached to it. There are several detailed articles explaining how the pickup resonance is altered by the load. The general idea is that lower values of load shift the resonant peak down in frequency, higher values give a much more pronounced resonance at a higher frequency for a brighter sounding pickup.
In the EMG81 circuit, each of the coils sees a different equivalent circuit from their output to ground. These external loads consist of resistance and capacitance from coil outputs to ground.
In passive pickups, the pots in the guitar, cable capacitance, and amp input impedance are an interactive system that modifies the coil response. On active pickups and thanks to the buffering properties of the differential amplifier, the response will be less affected by these factors.
The lack of series resistor in the non-inverting input (+) will shift the fres to higher frequencies, giving a single coil like sound. The coupling capacitors C1 and C2 create a high pass filter in 241Hz. It will additionally remove hum and super bass harmonics.
In the graph above, the signal in each of the coils output is shown in blue/red as well as the circuit output in orange. Unbalancing the differential amplifier is the simplest way to do tone modeling that is to say to move the resonant frequency of each of the coils in a different way to be amplified covering a wider spectrum of frequencies or double resonance. This enrichment will be traded for less hum canceling, but as far as it is below reasonable limits, there is no problem.
With this design topology, it is easy to create multiple humbucker models with distinct tonal signature by just changing some values in the circuit. Using the same PCB and even the same coils in different models.
For this simulation, the equivalent model of a coil is considered as R=4K2, L=5H, and C=500pF. It is shown in the above graph in purple color in isolated response configuration (without any load).
The real pickup coil equivalent model can be described electrically as an ideal inductance L in series with an Ohmic resistance R, and parallel to both a winding capacitance C
The inductance is the most important parameter. Anything from 1 Henry for a low output single coil pickup up to around 9 Henries for high output humbuckers. This value depends on the number of turns and the physical shape of the coils.
The characteristic resistance is anything from 1k up to 15k. The resistance value depends on the number of turns and the diameter of the wire.
The distributed capacitance which is effectively in parallel with the inductance of the coil.
The combination of these factors results in tuned circuit with a well defined resonant frequency. The typical frequency response is a smooth resonant peak in the upper midrange, from 1KHz (humbuckers) to 8KHz (single coils). The resonant peak which gives each pickup its own individual character and about 90 percent of a pickup's sound characteristics.
The resonant frequency fres of the coil can be calculated as:
\[f_{res}=\frac{1}{2\pi \sqrt{L\cdot C}}=\frac{1}{2\pi \sqrt{5H\cdot 500pF}}=3.1\: KHz\]
It determines the audio characteristics of the pickup, at 2 KHz the sound is warm and mellow, at 3 KHz brilliant or present, at 4 KHz piercing, and at 5 KHz or more brittle and thin.
Other common values for guitar coils are:
Typical Single-Coil: R=5k, L=2H, C=100pF, fres=9.2 KHz
Typical Humbucker: R=15K, L=10H, C=200pF, fres=3.6 KHz
Humbucker pickups are usually unbalanced during manufacturing, winding each coil with a different number of turns or using a specific wiring pattern (even, scattered, random…) in order to produce a different tone response.
The Dimarzio Dual Resonance patent US4501185 claims that winding the coils with the same number of turns but with wire of different gauge, the 60 Hz hum cancellation is emphasized without affecting the higher harmonics of the hum which may contribute to the desired tonal qualities.
Moreover, because of the difference in coils impedance resulting from different wire diameter, the overall frequency response can be selectively tailored to provide improved tone modeling.
Modern active pickups manufacturers like EMG or Seymour Duncan found the way to reduce costs in mass production, produce a signature sound, and create a dual resonance by making both humbucker coils mechanically equal but unbalance them electronically:
Seymour Duncan Blackouts: "Active humbuckers use unbalanced inputs in a differential preamp. The problem is, an unbalanced differential preamp is not very effective at canceling hum. Our engineers figured out how to capture the tone that players want in an active design, but using balanced inputs. The result is 12dB to 14dB less noise, plus more lows, more highs, and more output. Simply put, Blackouts have more tone than other active pickups."
Note that this description form Seymour Duncan also fits perfect with the EMG81 circuit analysis.
Designing unbalanced preamps can enrich the tone, widening the frequency response. The side effect is the increase of hum voltage gain (common mode).
Bajaman proposed a DIY project inspired in EMG81 active circuit. The values of the resistors in the pre-amp are modified in order to create a different tone response. Bajaman designed a balanced differential amplifier with higher bias resistances (R4 and R5) of 1MΩ and feedback resistor R3 of 500KΩ.
The coils will be loaded with 500KΩ approx, giving similar tone as most Gibson pickups used in Les Pauls and 335s which use 500k volume pots. Featuring more brightness because the fresonance will be higher and more pronounced compared to the EMG81.
The voltage gain is increased, it is 16 times or 24dB (Gdif=R3/R1), this extra output makes the EMG81 lifeless in comparison. Noise cancellation is better than in EMG81 because of the balanced topology. In the other hand, the double resonance effect pursued by EMG will be lost.
Coupling capacitors C1 and C2 can be decreased for more high-end response or increased for more bass:
Seymour Duncan wiring Information.
Free Stompboxes Thread EMG81. (requires registration)
Music Electronics Forum EMG81 Thread1 and Thread2.
Frequency Response for guitar pickups.
The Secrets of Electric Guitar Pickups by BuildYourGuitar.
Active Pickups theory and Practice (in Russian).
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We are a friendly society offering a warm welcome to new members in all areas: acting, stage management, lighting & sound, set production and front of house work during performance weeks. We welcome all to our theatre, whether experienced in the theatre or completely new to it all. At the EPPiC Theatre, we believe that for a successful production, the backstage jobs are just as important as the onstage roles.
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I also have three buttons next, today and previous with which the user should be able to navigate the calendar with. I am also going to implement some js that makes it possible to select dates in the calendar. So what I would like to do is to insert the calendar in the DOM with javascript in order to generate a new calendar when the user clicks one of the buttons. That way I will be able to control the behavior of the buttons and add the select functionality.
The problem is that I can't just insert my erb code in a javascript plus I'm not even sure it's the right way to go? Any suggestions are appreciated!

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For those who are lovers of the old Western movies, name Peter Breck is certainly a household name.
Peter Breck belongs to the old Hollywood cast of actors who made his mark through countless movies and TV series that marked the history of television and film.
For those who are younger and do not remember this actor, there is certainly a lot of important things to learn about this amazing actor and his talent.
In today's text we will learn about the career and life path of this famous actor. We will touch on the subject of net worth and wealth that Peter Breck accumulated along the line.
So, if you are interested to find out more about this actor, then keep on reading.
Peter Breck or Joseph Peter Breck was born in New York, in Rochester. Since his family situation wasn't ideal, Peter spent most of his childhood in Massachusetts together with his grandparents.
Peter's father was a travelling jazz musician who could really take good care of his son, so he also agreed that grandparents should take care of him. This was particularly hard for the young Peter, but he had everything he needed in his grandparent's home.
Peter's parents separated when Peter was only eight years old, and the divorce was extremely hard. His parents couldn't find a mutual agreement, but decided to split Peter and his brother George.
Peter went with his father and George went with their mother. The two boys never saw each other, since their parents were in a rough divorce period that lasted a decade.
Big news was when Peter was reunited with his brother George after twenty-two years.
The boys never even knew where each one of them lived, but George recognized his brother on television one day and decided to reach out to him. He explained to the newsmen that he saw a resemblance in him and Peter, so the two brothers were finally reunited.
Peter attended the University of Houston where he decided to study drama and English.
After finishing college, he decided that his path should be n film so he decided to pursue a career in acting which turned out to be a good idea.
Together with everything Peter Breck made in his career, he will always stay known as the rugged son of Barbara Stanwyck on the show The Big Valley.
Sadly, his private life wasn't as successful and happy as his career was, and Peter took the loss of his son hard.
He never truly recuperated after his death and felt as though he had lost a part of himself.
Even though he was young at the time, Peter decided to join the Us Navy and fight in the Second World War. He then joined a basketball team Rochester Royals and played basketball professionally in the period of 1948 to 1949.
To pay for his college, Peter worked on a ranch in Houston. His debut was in a film The Beatniks. Besides this debut, Peter performed in many series and several episodes of Sea Hunt, Have Gun – Will Travel and Gun smoke.
In 1956, Peter appeared in the Sheriff of Cochise in an episode called "The Turkey Farmers". Series "The Deserter" and drama "Gray Ghost" followed. All of these appearances started to put Peter into the spotlight and the talent scouts became aware of this ambitious, young actor.
Robert Michum was the first to saw Peter in a Shaw's play called The Man of Destiny that was held in Washington D.C. after seeing him performed, Breck was offered a role of a rival driver in a movie called Thunder Road. Mitchum even helped Breck to move from D.C to Los Angeles, that was the epicenter of TV and film.
To help Breck get to work, Mitchum decided to lend him his Jaguar. For such a young actor, this was a complete shock and turn of events. Breck then signed a contract with Dick Powell for the Four Star Productions that allowed Breck to appear in Dick Powell's Zan Grey Theater.
Many other famous TV series and movies followed, allowing Breck to earn his 15 minutes of fame in Hollywood. Breck starred in a series called The Big Valley, where he played Nick Barkley. He played the role of a hotheaded and very fast to the gun, son of Victoria Barkey (played by Barbara Stanwyck).
After the role in The Big Valley, Breck mostly appeared in series such as S.W.A.T., Fantasy Island, Alias Smith and Jones, Mission Impossible and many more. In some of the roles he played himself. Breck moved to Canada during the 1980's where he taught acting classes once a week. Breck made his last performance in an episode of John Doe in 2002.
Besides being in television and film, Breck also tried his talent in theater, where he performed in Canada and in the USA throughout 197's. Some of the more notable performances were in the "Mister Roberts", A Thousand Clowns" and "The Gazebo". Another notable performance was the Doc Holiday performance in Maverick.
When it comes to Peter's net worth, his net worth is estimated at around 91$ million. This is an enormous number, and Peter earned this amount over the course of his career, by appearing as a star in various shows and movies, but also by acting in theater and running his acting school in Canada.
Peter Breck's career was rich and note-worthy, but we can't say that he has been so lucky in his personal life. Since his childhood, he was hurt and abandoned by the people who mean the most to him, which never stopped him on his road to success.
After the difficult childhood, Peter Breck found his love with a dancer Diane Bourne and the couple married in 1960. Their son Christopher died of leukemia and the couple didn't have any more children.
Peter Breck became ill from dementia and his wife announced this news to the public. Peter couldn't sign autographs anymore, but his wife explained that he still can read the letters that his fans are sending him and that he truly enjoys them. Peter Breck died on February 6, 2012 at the age of 82 in Vancouver.
Together with everything Peter Breck made in his career, he will always stay known as the rugged son of Barbara Stanwyck on the show The Big Valley. Sadly, his private life wasn't as successful and happy as his career was, and Peter took the loss of his son hard. He never truly recuperated after his death and felt as though he had lost a part of himself.
From the early age and the touching story about him being reunited with his brother, Peter's life could have been made into an amazing drama.
Even though it is hard to overcome what he has been through in his life, he could have looked back at his life and career and be proud of everything he achieved. He brought laughter and enjoyment into so many homes, and that is his biggest reward.
Peter spent the last years of his life together with his wife Diane, who was his biggest support and friend.
The couple enjoyed their days of retirement as much it was possible after the tragedy that struck their family even though they lost their child while still young, they never decided to have more children.
Peter Breck will be remembered as one of the Hollywood's brightest stars and will certainly be honored for years to come.
His acting and amazing talent can be appreciated by everyone and not just the fans of the western movies.
Full name: Joseph Peter Breck
Birthplace: Rochester, New York
Profession: Actor
Height: 1, 88 m
Weight: 63 kgs
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Our Department of Transportation (HIDOT) was recently in the news because it won a $4 million federal grant to come up with a "reimagining" of the taxes we currently pay to support our highways and bridges. (Although we still had to come up with $1.5 million in matching funds.) What does this mean for all of us?
Currently, when we go to the gas station and buy gasoline, we might not realize that there are lots of taxes baked into the price per gallon. There is a federal fuel tax of 18.4 cents, a state tax of 16 cents, and a county tax that ranges from 8.8 cents on the Big Island to a high of 23 cents on Maui. Then the sales price is bumped up for state general excise tax (GET), which can add another dime if the price per gallon is around $2.50.
Last legislative session, HIDOT asked the Legislature for hikes in the state fuel tax, the vehicle weight tax, and the annual vehicle registration fee. The Legislature said no. However, the HIDOT later grumbled that it wouldn't be able to fund any capacity expansion projects for the next twenty years. Gov. Ige already has said that HIDOT will return to the Legislature next year to renew its plea for additional money.
One reason HIDOT asked for a triple whammy of tax hikes, rather than just one kind of tax, was that their income from the fuel tax is declining. This phenomenon is not unique to Hawaii; many states are experiencing the same thing. Why? Part of the rationale for the fuel tax is that, as a policy matter, we want to drive down the usage of fossil fuels by making them more expensive. And it's working. People are using electric cars, hybrids, and alternative fuel vehicles. Maybe it's a good thing from a social policy standpoint, but it's not so good for HIDOT revenues. Thus, they are asking for hikes to the other types of taxes so that the motorists who did buy the hybrids and alternative fuel vehicles pay their "fair share" of road maintenance costs. In this coming legislative session, we probably can expect HIDOT to ask for the same kinds of hikes again because it will take time to set up any new taxing system even if it is fueled by $4 million in federal money (as well as, don't forget, a substantial wad of state money).
And what kind of new system are they thinking about? Details of the plan haven't been made public, but it's supposed to involve a per-mile usage charge. That means the existing fuel tax presumably would go away, and HIDOT would capture our odometer readings. The "Manual Reporting" phase described in HIDOT's grant application envisions pulling data submitted with the annual safety checks, and the "Automated Reporting" phase talks about smartphones and other technologies placed inside vehicles. From that data HIDOT will generate a billing.
The problem with a HIDOT billing is that motorists are not used to seeing one and might be resistant to complying when it comes time to pay. How would HIDOT go after the motorists who don't pay? Would they create a whole new bureaucracy to do so, or would this job be passed to the Department of Taxation (which has already said that it is up to its eyeballs in its existing work)? Or would HIDOT simply rely on the vehicle registration divisions in the counties to deny registration to those who haven't paid the tax, and on county police to stop vehicles with expired registrations? At a minimum, the counties will likely have extra work and would want to be paid for it.
Finally, there is "Automated Reporting." Does that mean our government will require "Big Brother" tracking devices in every car, which could cost taxpayers more money and could raise serious constitutional privacy issues as well as policy concerns?
Lots of questions remain about this program, which gives us much to look forward to as HIDOT rolls out the details of their plan.
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Jul. 30, 2018 11:44 a.m.
Canadian award-winning singer, Sammi Morelli will headline Friday's Music in the Park on the Westside.
The pop, soul, electronic songstress and former radio host Kelowna local released her first album at 13 years-old and continues to pursue her passion.
Free, family friendly Music in the Park concerts take place every Friday night from 6:40 p.m. to 9 p.m. through Aug. 24 at Memorial Park at the Annette Beaudreau Amphitheatre, adjacent to Johnson Bentley Memorial Aquatic Centre. Music lovers will enjoy a variety of genres including country, pop, classic rock, and more. West Kelowna Recreation staff will be in the park hosting games and activities for the kids. Food trucks will be operating during the concerts.
Part of the community connection will happen through Facebook. Join the conversation through the Facebook link on the City of West Kelowna's homepage at www.westkelownacity.ca. Music in the Park will also be featured under Events & Meetings on the City of West Kelowna homepage throughout the summer.


A delicious and moist upside down pumpkin cake, with brown sugar and cranberry topping!
Lightly grease a 9-inch square pan.
Pour melted butter into pan, covering the entire bottom.
Evenly sprinkle brown sugar over butter.
Evenly sprinkle the cranberries over the brown sugar.
In a large bowl, combine eggs, pumpkin puree, and oil. Whisk until well-blended.
In a separate bowl, combine flour and remaining ingredients. Mix until well-blended.
Add the flour mixture into the pumpkin mixture, and stir until just combined.
Carefully spread the batter over the cranberries in the pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean, and edges are golden brown.
Cool for 15 minutes on a wire rack. Place a large platter on top of the cake, and invert.
Cool for an additional 15 minutes. Best served warm. Enjoy!


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B is for Belkar, Belligerently Badass
By mrmyth on February 3, 2009
I never liked Belkar.
It wasn't because Belkar was a one-dimensional character – as, in Order of the Stick, that was essentially true for all the characters in the beginning. No, it was simply due to what Belkar's one dimension was – a homicidal jerk. A character whom the rest of the party only tolerated because… well, largely because that is what actually happens in gaming. It doesn't matter if the rest of the group wouldn't actually adventure with the maniac someone else decided to play – you are supposed to be a group, and find a reason for the characters to work together. So it goes.
And so Belkar got to be a bloodthirsty bastard who cared for no one but himself, and provided very little to the rest of the group (other than his natural skill at violence), and who was only really with them in order to indulge in that self-same talent. I'm sure he had his fans, but I didn't really like the character, and looked forward to seeing him get his inevitable comeuppance.
Always look for the silver lining! In your, uh, clouds of pure evil darkness.
But in the beginning, it didn't really matter that he wasn't a very likeable character – he was there to help serve certain punchlines, and did the job well. I didn't need to like the character to laugh at the strip or appreciate the jokes. He filled his role well… right up until the tone of the strip shifted. As the first major arc of the strip began to draw to a close, the focus began to change from the daily punchline to the goal of an ongoing story. Humor was certainly still present… but many other goals came to the fore.
And Belkar was still just Belkar. And a character that worked well in a purely humor-driven strip was suddenly much less fitting in a comic dealing with continuity, coherency… and character development. It was, in short, a classic Bun-Bun Dilemma.
Bun-Bun is a character from Sluggy Freelance, one of the longest ongoing webcomics around – and one that has long struggled with the division between humor and story, with Bun-Bun a classic example of the potential difficulty in resolving that conflict. Bun-Bun is essentially the iconic cute by vicious little fellow – a rabbit that appears cute and fuzzy, but is all about violence and greed and self-interest, and is badass enough to actually follow through on its vicious nature. You might notice this description (aside from the 'fuzzy rabbit' part) almost perfectly matches Belkar – and plenty of other similar characters in other comics, cartoons and the like.
The key is, having a character with such an inherent contradiction tends to be, well… funny. The jokes practically write themselves, and such a character is a fantastic source of ongoing and reliable humor.
But once humor becomes secondary to the strip… what else is left for that character? In Sluggy Freelance, for Bun-Bun, the answer was… nothing, really. The strip has wrestled for years with what to do with the character, and found some success in casting him as an antagonist – and eventually even built up a fairly intense storyline culminating in the character being hurled out of the strip itself.
Perhaps the best possible end for the character – but, like a bad habit, Bun-Bun eventually came back… even though there really was no good place for him. He couldn't be given any character development – it would have gone against his very concept. The only role left to him? To randomly show up, utter his usual threats and insults, recall the same tired jokes that he was created for… and then step offstage again.
And this was the future facing Belkar.
Don't get me wrong – these characters have plenty of fans. Bun-Bun's legions of followers will endure long after the rest of Sluggy Freelance is forgotten, I imagine. The concept is more succinct, more marketable, more independant than the story the character was placed in – and that's why the evil little ball of fur will keep showing up long after the comic has actually had a use for it. Similarly, many have been fans of Belkar despite his self-serving and homicidal tendencies. I imagine many have been fans of him because of it.
Which is where the dilemma comes in. How do you keep the character in the strip when having their development keep pace with the rest of the story would destroy the very essence of the character – the very elements that all their fans care about?
The approach in Sluggy Freelance was to make Bun-Bun an adversary, and Belkar could easily have fallen into that role – except that part of the character's core was being one of the PCs. So a solution needed to be found that would let him remain a member of the party, despite the fact that no sane group would truly keep him around longer than they had to.
Fortunately, it is a comic in a fantasy world, which means "A Wizard Did It" is a perfectly acceptable means of finding a solution to a problem. Belkar gets tagged with a magical curse to reign in his murderous capabilities, and keep him working with the party – still free to spout insults and be his usual charming self, while allowing him to legitimately function as part of the group.
It's ok to be evil - as long as you stay useful.
An elegant solution… but not a permanent one. The rest of the group was continuing to develop and fit into the story, while he was just being dragged along, more of a plot hook than an actual character. Which is when the comic's esteemed author, Rich Burlew, began the real challenge – finding a way to redeem the character. Finding a way to make him truly part of the group, a character who both had reason to work with the rest of the group, and was someone whose presence they would welcome in their midst.
Over the last fifty or so strips, Belkar's tale has unwound, as he is taken as low as he can possibly go – crippled by the curse upon him, the others finally realizing the want nothing more to do with him, and… oh yeah, a rather dire fate awaiting him.
Now, with most characters, this would be the perfect opportunity for redemption. For the character to realize that they only got this far through the help of their companions, and that living a life based on selfishness and impulse has only left them cursed, friendless and alone. And the character would rise up, having learned The Meaning of Friendship, and put their conflicted past behind them!
But… Belkar has no conflicted past. He has never wrestled with any moral dilemmas. Immoral ones, sure – but there has never been the slightest bit of selfessness in his character. Having him become a decent fellow would be a complete contradiction with the very core of the character!
Yet Rich figured a way out. You don't have to be Good in order to perform Good acts – you just need a good enough reason to do so. Belkar learned that lesson before, when he saved a paladin from an assassin in the hopes of getting his curse removed.
Rich might not be able to change Belkar's self-interest, his greed, his lust for violence… but he could change his
Knowing the rules doesn't limit your options - it expands them.
impulsive nature and his antisocial tendencies. Belkar, crippled by his curse, barely hanging on to consciousness, reaches an epiphany – he doesn't have to actually follow the same moral code as his companions, he just needs to fake it. He calls it "faking character development" – but the development is there, just not what was expected.
It's a realization that he can get farther in the world if he has people who can – and will – watch his back. All he has to do is give them reason to keep him around – which he can already do, due to his skill with a blade – while not giving them reason to kick him out. Which does mean he needs to refrain from murdering anyone who momentarily pisses him off, and cutting back on being completely abrasive to the rest of the group – but in the long run, he realizes, it is worth it. And given the life of an adventurer, he knows he will have plenty of foes whom he will not just be allowed to butcher to his heart's content – but even rewarded, even celebrated, for doing so.
He has successfully known character growth. Not from a villain into a hero (or even an anti-hero), but from a wild, erratic murderer driven by little more than impulse… into something resembling a magnificent bastard. As long as he acts with style and stays a team player… well, it has already paid off so far, in spades.
And it makes him interesting. And it lets him keep his spot in the party, and keep his role in the story. And it makes him, despite his nature, someone the good guys can cheer for. I may have hated him throughout his career – but when he hopped to his feet and started eviscerating rogues, demonstrating his sheer level of badassitude, on behalf of a righteous cause… well, I was rooting for him all the way.
We'll see whether he can carry this out indefinitely – violence might solve most problems in an adventurer's life, but not all. I'm sure there will be times when putting up with the moral outlook of the party might be a challenge – but then, conflict is the core of a good character. And – in many ways now more than ever – conflict is what Belkar is all about.
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Sly Eagle February 4, 2009 at 12:33 am | Reply
I was very pleased by this development too.
It's good to see you back! The alphabet theme is encouraging that you'll be around again for a while now.
mrmyth February 4, 2009 at 7:08 pm | Reply
That's the plan!
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Johnson Jones Hooper (June 9, 1815—June 7, 1862) was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, of a well-known family that had fallen on hard times. Hooper's father, a Harvard graduate, was unable to send him to college so at age 20, Hooper went to La Fayette, Alabama, to study law in his brother's office. He practiced law, edited a newspaper and became involved in Alabama politics as a Whig. As the Civil War drew near, Hooper was elected Secretary and Librarian of the Confederate Congress. He began publishing humorous sketches in Alabama. His first such sketch "Taking the Census in Alabama," (1843) caught the attention of William T. Porter, publisher of the New York Spirit of the Times. Porter reprinted it and several others of Hooper's humorous pieces and encouraged the Southerner to write for a national audience. Hooper wrote the novel, Some Adventures of Simon Suggs, Late Captain of the Tallapoosa Volunteers (1845) which achieved a wide readership, but his involvement in Alabama politics convinced him that a reputation as a literary humorist would work against him. Porter tried to convince him otherwise, but to little avail. Hooper published one more book of humor and a book on hunting. Simon Suggs, a picaresque novel, is Hooper's best-known work. Mark Twain knew the book well, and the incident of the Dauphin at the Pikesville camp meeting in Huckleberry Finn is modeled on Simon Suggs' similar adventures.
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Today's freezer cooking is Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins. I really like making muffins. They are easy to mix up and quick to bake. This is my first time trying to make this recipe. I did not have any canned pumpkin so I used some of my pumpkin out of the freezer that I made last fall when I cooked up a pumpkin. So the color of the pumpkin is lighter than the canned pumpkin. I also had to drain off the extra liquid the homemade pumpkin has in it.
at first I though it was a little watery but after adding the flour it actually was a little thick.
So I added a little water to the batter. Then I added in the chocolate chips. Chocolate makes everything better doesn't it?
I decided to use muffin liners since I was putting these into the freezer. I was able to get 24 muffins out of this batch. Please excuse my messy drips. I really try to keep all the batter in the little cup but somehow I always have a few stray drips.
I like to bake my muffins in the upper third of the oven it gives them a nicely browned tops.
I will keep part of these out for breakfast tomorrow and the rest went into the freezer for later.
My son already tried one and really liked them. My daughter liked them too. I thought they were quite good also. So it looks like I will be making this muffins again at our house.
Tomorrow I will be making Chocolate Zucchini Bread. I will substituting thawed frozen zucchini for the bananas in Crystal's Chocolate Banana Bread recipe. I have bananas but they just didn't ripen fast enough.
Did you make the Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins?
My kids have eaten more of these than I have. My husband who doesn't like squash even liked them.
These look yummy! How are they when you defrost them? Are they dry. I found this recipe through the learn to blog search, and I wanted to let you know I will be including it in a round up this sunday 8/31. Thanks for a great recipe!
Heather, thanks for including the pumpkin chocolate chip muffins in your round up. I usually freeze them right after they are cool. They defrost really well. I haven't had any of them turn out dry. They should be fine as long as they are wrapped well.


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Python Ansi Color

## setup

```
pip install ANSI-Color
```

## use
```
from ansicolor import termcolor
termcolor.cprint("fuck egg", Fore.GREEN, Back.BLUE, Style.UNDERLINE)
```

## screenshot

```
from ansicolor import termcolor
termcolor.print_format_table()
```

![screenshot](screenshot.png)

## thanks

- termcolor [https://pypi.python.org/pypi/termcolor/](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/termcolor/)
- colorama [https://pypi.python.org/pypi/colorama](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/colorama)

very famous open-source library for term color, learned much from above.

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Discover Pura Lempuyang Luhur of Gate of Heaven Bali on this full-day. See the iconic gates of Lempuyang temple, located on a mountain with an elevation of 1175 m from the East coast of bali. where the trees are intertwined among the ruins, and enjoy rainforest, animal habitat with monkeys. This is a perfect tour for those who want to see the highlights of the most popular temples in one day.


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Roundtable: Political empowerment of women through ICTs
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The Office of International IDEA to the European Union organized on 7 December 2018, a Roundtable discussion on "Political empowerment of women through ICTs", with the support of the Canadian Mission to the European Union. The aim of the event was to share experiences and views on the availability and use of ICT (Information and Communications Technology) tools to advance the political empowerment of women. Challenges related to online and digital activities in the field, opportunities for the gendering of ICT tools and the role of social media and digital service as regards the fostering of women's access to and effective political leadership were among the discussed aspects.
"We can make real progress on women's empowerment and equal rights when it becomes the centerpiece of all our work." H.E. Daniel Costello, Canadian Ambassador to the European Union, referring to the Canadian feminist international agenda
After welcoming participants, H.E. Mr Daniel Costello (Ambassador of Canada to the European Union) provided some highlights of Canada's feminist international policy[1], and the need for increased efforts towards equal representation, gender budgeting, and addressing online violence against women. Andrew Bradley (Director and Head of the Office of International IDEA to the EU) referred to challenges to democracy impacting women and minorities, and to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as they provide guidance to promote inclusive democracy. He also raised the need for supporting policies to address the so-called 'digital divide' affecting women, and especially women in minority groups.
Barbara Hellfrich (European Consultant on Gender and Environment at GenderFivePlus) introduced the topic by presenting a Roundtable paper on the availability of ICTs for political empowerment of women, their use by political parties and the potential role of ICTs for stakeholders working on related objectives. The paper was commissioned with GenderFivePlus by the Office of International IDEA to the EU, in the framework of its programme on equality and the implementation of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. Research in the framework of the project showed that while a large number of gender-neutral ICT tools are available and used for political campaigning and outreach to supporters and citizens, few of them have a gender dimension. It also revealed that strategies for the political empowerment of women, however, rarely target ICTs beyond a conventional use, due to a lack of resources, expertise or training. The study included several cases of successful political campaigns supported by ICT tools, to inspire actions and initiatives serving women's political empowerment and draw a set of recommendations.
Ingeborg Van der Stighelen (Amazone Crossroads of Gender Equality) highlighted the historic role of the Belgian Vrouwenraad in lifting formal barriers for women on politics, and a recent major focus on lifting informal barriers. She explained that ICT tools could help to create awareness of important actors, to design and implement effective campaigns, and to reach the grassroots levels. Stakeholder organizations however often lack capacity to search for adequate supporting ICTs. Van der Stighelen therefore called on stakeholders to support ICT strategies and training.
Juliana Santos Wahlgren (Senior Advocacy and Network Development Officer from ENAR European Network against Racism) pointed at the opportunities that ICTs can offer to connect with all minorities and shared a few examples of impactful online campaigns. She held that online violence against women should be a priority of policymakers, as women receive threatening or abusive email messages far more often than men. ENAR developed organizational approaches to gender alignment and intersectionality, to engage all groups of women and address multiple discriminations of women.
The roundtable discussion was moderated by Alan Bowman (Minister-Counsellor and Deputy Head of Canadian Mission to the European Union), who pointed at the need for gender-budgeting and invited participants to link the recommendations with various policy levels and to reflect on possible ways to address the challenges of online violence against women, such as the development of efficient algorithms and codes of conduct.
Participants emphasized the importance of education to address gender stereotypes and foster equal political participation, and of involving boys and men more actively in gender equality objectives. There was unanimous support for increased workshops on ICT threats and opportunities, online toolkits and trainings. ICTs were also described as playing an essential role in relaying, challenging and reshaping perceptions of women in politics. Some examples of ICT driven initiatives were mentioned, among which the EU-supported Get-Up initiative of ALDA (European Association for Local Democracy) and partners, focused on delivering Gender Equality Training to overcome unfair discrimination practices in education and labour market, and including an online game tool. Participants called on political leadership to take a more active and prominent role on gender equality, including female leaders. It was mentioned that setbacks can sometimes galvanize a new civil society engagement, like the election of the current President of the United States triggered reactions worldwide and impactful online campaigns fostering women's rights. It was also discussed that at the EU level, many steps still need to be taken to achieve equal participation and representation of women. Many participants agreed on the need to increase the number of elected women in the European Parliament. Political parties were seen as "gatekeepers" with a key role in nurturing and ensuring women's political empowerment. In this light, ALDE Party launched the European Women's Academy some years ago focusing on training of female candidates.
Participants concluded that more research is needed on gendering ICTs in support of enhanced political participation of women. More research would be useful to reveal the ICT needs of women candidates and women's organizations, and inspire the development of ICTs in support of a better access of women to political leadership. The use of ICT tools could also help to overcome cultural and social barriers, and reach groups that have never been involved with gender equality before. Decision-makers and service providers should combat online violence against women effectively and media reporting should be more gender bias free.
The Roundtable is derived from the programmatic activity on "Equality as a Vector for Accountable Governance" of the Office of International IDEA to the European Union, building on past projects related to the implementation of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. The Office would like to acknowledge the Canadian Mission to the EU and Ms Nadine Thwaites (Political Officer, Canadian Mission to the EU) for the support and input to the programme and report.
Source: International IDEA.
Women in the Media
Violence Against Women in Politics
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)


Quinoa tossed with pear, walnuts and feta cheese to make a healthy salad.
This recipe is from FoodFood TV channel & has featured on Mummy Ka Magic.
Discard the tail of beetroots and place each on an individual aluminium foil. Brush some olive oil on top of each beetroot. Sprinkle some crushed peppercorns and salt and wrap them with the foil.
Put them onto an oven proof plate. Place the plate in preheated oven and roast for 15-20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.
Discard stem and bottom of the pear, cut into small pieces and transfer in a bowl.
Add cooked quinoa and mix. Add broken walnuts and mix. Add 1-2 tbspscrumbled feta cheese and mix well.
To prepare dressing, combine 2 tbsps olive oil, honey, salt and crushed peppercorns in a bowl and mix well.
Peel the roasted beetroots and cut into a star using a small size star cookie cutter and reserve the remaining. Slice the star shaped beetroots and reserve them for garnishing.
Cut the remaining beetroots into small pieces,add to quinoa mixture and mix. Add torn lettuce leaves and dressing and mix well.
Place the lettuce leaves from the quinoa mixture on a serving platter and put some quinoa mixture on top. Garnish with star shaped beetroots, remaining crumbled feta cheese, mustard microgreens and amaranth microgreens on top.Decorate with few dots of balsamic reduction around.