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Kabir Ahmed & Co Solicitors is a firm of dynamic, approachable and dedicated lawyers that provide a specialist and tailored service to its clients across the UK. We have expertise in a number of areas of law.
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We undertake work in Personal Injury Law. We assist our clients in Personal Injury claims ranging from Trips, Falls and Road Traffic Accidents to Medical Negligence and Industrial Disease cases. Our Personal Injury department will guide you through the whole personal injury claims process and keep you fully informed of the progress of your claim every step of the way. We will help take the stress and hassle out of making a compensation claim. We'll ensure that you receive 100% of your compensation as quickly and as easily as possible on a No Win No Fee basis.
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As part of this effort, EGGI collected extensive background data on existing wells and contaminant threats. Integral aspects of this project included karst feature mapping, bedrock mapping, remote sensing, and geophysical surveys to characterize the local geologic setting. EGGI installed numerous monitoring wells and set up automated water level recording data loggers in the newly installed monitoring wells, existing domestic wells, and surface water sites. All observation wells were monitored to assess where water level changes in the local bedrock aquifer occurred as a result of terminating pumping of the Lyndhurst Well for intermittent periods of time. Water samples were also collected from numerous locations and analyzed for a suite of water quality parameters, including bacteria and MPA (microparticulate analysis).
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Melano, visioni e vedute
Comune di Melano
October 2, November 20, 2015
AN ARTIST FROM MELANO FOR THE NEW TOWN HALL
The story behind the exhibition "Carl Von Büren. Melano, visioni e vedute" started with lots of boxes full of works, paintings, photos and letters that were found hidden and unused inside the Melano's municipal warehouse. These treasures are part of the bequest of the artist, who had settled himself in Melano after the Second World War and lived there for the rest of his life, to the Municipality of the city.The construction of the new building for the Town Hall was the perfect opportunity to gather that messy collection of the artist and display it to the public at the inauguration.This was the challenge that the City Council had entrusted to Artrust and that we accepted with enthusiasm, putting our heart, mind and effort into the project that aim to disclose Carl Von Büren's life.We carried out a scrupulous and strictly philological investigation. Necessary works of cataloguing to fill gaps of information about the artist was put through with the combination of passion, patience and dust from the work. The act of dusting metaphorically meant discovering while extracting works from the box certainly meant bringing back to life and light his story. Today, thanks to Melano Town Hall's initiative, Carl Von Büren's works, his paintings of Ticino places and atmospheres, have finally reached the public with this exhibition. Here art has its function of preserving memory as well as collective identity that serve the community's self-recognition within the sphere of its institutional references.
Patrizia Cattaneo Moresi
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City Administration Offices
via Cantonale 89 – 6818 Melano
Exhibition will be open from October 2 nd to November 20th, 2015.
Monday-Friday from 7.45 to 10.00 / Monday and Wednesday from 16.00 to 18.00
Exhibition and catalogue by Artrust SA.
The artistic career of Carl Von Büren spread over a period covering from the second half of the Fifties to the early Nineties of the Twentieth century.
Within his prolific production, the predominant theme is the landscape (Ticino and Italian) with an undeniable romantic inclination. Many works represent lacustrine, mountains and forest landscapes, where the human presence is secondary, almost inexistent. What emerges is a panic fusion with the natural environment, returned to the viewer in all its primordial beauty and strength, so to become tangible manifestation of the weak relationship established between man and absolute.
Sometimes, the forest becomes, for Von Büren, his favorite place for the setting of religious scenes – like processions or moments of silence – lived in intimacy and simplicity of an authentic religious feeling that goes beyond the pompous imposition of a dogma, to return to a pantheistic conception of the connection between God and Nature.
An intimate and private vision, also in the choice of portraits subjects: peasants or family meticulously reported on paper with a few signs of red chalk or charcoal. The female's nudes, made of oil, are more structured, which inevitably recalled the great examples of Goya, Ingres and Renoir both for the laying and for the pictorial result.
From technical point of view, the artistic activity of Von Büren appears to be strongly shaped by an Impressionist practice. The distinctive feature of his work is the pictorial effect obtained by juxtaposing rapid touches of color next to one another that reflect a vibrant and fugacious, as well as an unstable and transient atmosphere, which is the nature itself.
If some small compositions in which the color is applied almost in its purity using the spatula appear to be more textured, in contrast, some watercolors appear even more evanescent, where the outlines are exfoliated and blended.
The numerous sketches reveal, on one hand, the necessity to note immediately down people, landscapes and feelings, crystallizing them in the purity of the moment; on the other hand, they are silent witnesses of an artistic work based on a careful study of the composition and design, where nothing is left to chance.

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Transporting fish in short distances that will take only less than an hour does not require them to be out of the tank. But for journeys that will take more than an hour, they are supposed to be out of the tank while the tank must be empty. Here are the safest ways to transport fish easily and keep them alive and happy along the way.
Replace 20% of the water in your aquarium 5 days before your expected move.
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Just an important reminder: In case your journey would last a week or longer, you should contact your pet store and let them make the transport for your fish. Make a signed agreement stating the pet store's responsibilities on transporting your fish. Other pet stores will transport your fish by air-shipping them to your new home.
Transfer the fish to your prepared fish bags. You can buy these bags from your pet store or any aquarium supplies store like Amazon. Fill a third of a bag and use the water from the tank, so that the chemistry of the water is still intact and other remaining food is present. Don't forget to allow enough air in the bag to give the fish enough oxygen during the trip.
Take also enough plants from the tank and put them inside the bag together with the fish. This will make good bacteria in the bag alive.
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If your move will take only about a couple of hours, do not clean the filter, just put it in a container (pail or bucket), also filled with water from the tank. For long moves, clean it by using running water and a scrubbing pad. While packing the heater, pump, and other add-on and treat them like you are packing fragile items.
It is better to move the tank while it is empty to avoid breaking. Do not either attempt to put any object in the tank while in transit.
It is only proper that you set up the tank as the same way you have done when you first set it up. It is essential for the fish's survival and their acclimation with their new environment. Follow these simple steps to assure of happy and healthy fish.
Return carefully all decorations and ornaments inside the aquarium.
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French: [[mastery|maître]]
Discourse of the Master
In his work during the 1950s Lacan often refers to "the dialectic of the master and the slave", which Hegel introduces in Phenomenology of Spirit.[1] As in all his other Hegelian references, Lacan is indebted to Alexandre Kojève's reading of Hegel, which Lacan encountered when attending Kojève's lectures on Hegel in the 1930s.[2]
According to Kojève, the dialectic of the master and the slave is the inevitable result of the fact that human desire is the desire for recognition. In order to achieve recognition, the subject must impose the idea that he has of himself on an other. However, since this other also desires recognition, he also must do the same, and hence the subject is forced to engage in combat with the other.
"Fight to the Death"
This fight for recognition, for "pure prestige"[3] must be a "fight to the death", since it is only by risking his life for the sake of recognition that one can prove that he is truly human. However, the combat must in fact stop short of the death of either combatant, since recognition can only be granted by a living being. Thus the struggle ends when one of the two gives up his desire for recognition and surrenders to the other; the vanquished one recognizes the victor as his "master" and becomes his "slave". In fact, human society is only possible because some human beings accept being slaves instead of fighting to the death; a community of masters would be impossible.
Master and Slave
After achieving victory, the master sets the slave to work for him. The slave works by transforming nature in order that the master may consume it and enjoy it. However, the victory is not as absolute as it seems; the relation between the master and the slave is dialectical because it leads to the negation of their respective positions. On the one hand, the recognition achieved by the master is unsatisfactory because it is not another man who grants him this recognition but only a slave, who is for the master a mere animal or thing; thus "the man who behaves as a Master will never be satisfied."[4] On the other hand, the slave is partly compensated for his defeat by the fact that, by working, he raises himself above nature by making it other than it was.
In the process of changing the world the slave changes himself and becomes the author of his own destiny, unlike the master who changes only through the mediation of the slave's work. Historical progress is now "the product of the working slave and not of the warlike Master."[5] The outcome of the dialectic is therefore paradoxical: the master ends up in a dissatisfying "existential impasse", while the slave retains the possibility of achieving true satisfaction by means of "dialectically overcoming" his slavery.
Lacan draws on the dialectic of the master and the slave to illustrate a wide range of points. For example the struggle for pure prestige illustrates the intersubjective nature of desire, in which the important thing is for desire to be recognised by an other. The fight to the death also illustrates the aggressivity inherent in the dual relationship between the ego and the counterpart.[6] Furthermore, the slave who resignedly "waits for the master's death"[7] offers a good analogy of the obsessional neurotic, who is characterized by hesitation and procrastination.[8]
Lacan also takes up the dialectic of the master and the slave in his theorization of the discourse of the master. In the formulation of this discourse, the master is the master signifier (S1) who puts the slave (S2) to work to produce a surplus (a) which he can appropriate for himself. The master signifier is that which represents a subject for all other signifiers; the discourse of the master is thus an attempt at totalization (which is why Lacan links the discourse of the master with philosophy and ontology, playing on the homophony between maître and m'être[9]). However, this attempt always fails because the master signifier can never represent the subject completely; there is always some surplus which escapes representation.
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↑ Kojève, Alexandre. Introduction to the Reading of Hegel, 1947 [1933-39]. Trans. James. H. Nichols Jr., New York and London: Basic Books, 1969.
↑ Kojève, Alexandre. Introduction to the Reading of Hegel, 1947 [1933-39]. Trans. James. H. Nichols Jr., New York and London: Basic Books, 1969: 7; Lacan, Jacques. The Seminar. Book I. Freud's Papers on Technique, 1953-54. Trans. John Forrester. New York: Nortion; Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. p. 223
↑ Kojève, Alexandre. Introduction to the Reading of Hegel, 1947 [1933-39]. Trans. James. H. Nichols Jr., New York and London: Basic Books, 1969: 20
↑ Lacan, Jacques. Écrits: A Selection. Trans. Alan Sheridan. London: Tavistock Publications, 1977. p. 99
↑ Lacan, Jacques. The Seminar. Book I. Freud's Papers on Technique, 1953-54. Trans. John Forrester. New York: Nortion; Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. p. 286
↑ Lacan, Jacques. Le Séminaire. Livre XX. Encore, 1972-73. Ed. Jacques-Alain Miller. Paris: Seuil, 1975. p. 33
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Асклепио́н (др.-греч. Ἀσκληπιεῖον, тур. Bergama Asklepion) — один из самых знаменитых храмов Пергама, посвящён культу Асклепия — бога врачевания. Колонны асклепиона, украшенные змеями, стали символом медицины.

История

Храм был построен в начале IV века до н. э. и первоначально находился во владении горожанина Архиаса, последователя культа Асклепия. Во время правления Эвмена II (правил в 197—159 до н. э.) храм стал государственным достоянием. Свой современный вид храм приобрёл во время правления Антония Пия (86-161). Раскопки показали, что до этого храм пережил ещё несколько переустройств, например в эпоху эллинизма.

Эра до эллинизма

При раскопках в долине асклепиона были обнаружены осколки керамики предположительно архаического периода. Немногие же уцелевшие здания вокруг асклепиона были построены только в V веке до н. э. и не дают никаких намёков на то, что долина была местом поклонения. В долине находился источник воды, к которому вела лестница, и можно предположить, что со временем здесь появилась своеобразная «природная святыня».

Эллинизм

Во второй половине IV века до н. э. у источника были построены три здания неизвестного назначения. Также была сооружена лестница, ведущая к источнику, изящная обработка которой позволяет сделать выводы о культовом назначении зданий. В начале III века до н. э. у южного алтаря была сооружена мозаика, которая открывала вид на алтарь — высотой почти 3 метра, она, вполне возможно, играла культовую роль. Позже, во время обновления в конце III века до н. э. мозаика была разрушена и святилище было почти полностью перестроено. Старые здания были заменены двумя новыми, построенными по единому архитектурному замыслу. Кроме того, было сооружено ещё одно здание, предположительно для обряда «святого сна».

Правление римлян

Во время правления римлян к асклепиону была вымощена роскошная дорога — общей длиной 820 и шириной более 18 метров. По обеим сторонам дорогу украшали стоа и дорога заканчивалась роскошной пропилеей. С юга к комплексу был пристроен круглый героон, с севера крытый источник, а главный двор расширен до 110 х 130 метров. Именно во время правления римлян комплекс приобрёл свой окончательный вид.

Назначение

Начиная со II века н. э. асклепион широко известен как лечебница, своеобразный санаторий. Больным и нуждающимся в помощи прописывались диеты, долгие прогулки на свежем воздухе и покой. Известно также, что широко применялся «святой сон» — больные просили Богов о решении проблем или прощении и ждали во сне ответа.

Раскопки

Первые раскопки были проведены Карлом Хуманом, посетившем Пергам в 1878 году. Хуман случайно обнаружил у местного крестьянина мраморный барельеф и, проведя экспертизу и убедившись в его ценности начал активные археологические работы. Многие ценные находки хранятся сегодня в Берлине в Пергамском музее.

Галерея

Литература
 Пергам (древний город)
 Пергам без алтаря
 Сайт музея

Примечания

См. также
 Асклепион
 Пергам

Всемирное наследие в Турции
Эллинистическое искусство
Археологические объекты в Турции
Храмы Древней Греции
Пергамское царство
Измир (ил)

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Adeel Rana Becomes First Pakistani-American Deputy Inspector in New York
Rana is the first Pakistani American to reach the rank
Deputy Inspector Adeel Rana
Adeel Rana has made history, by becoming the first Pakistani-American deputy inspector of the New York Police Department. Rana has been promoted from the post of precinct commanding officer.
"What a great moment to hear cheers of coworkers, friends, family & community members when my name was called for promotion to Deputy Inspector. A historical moment indeed
This promotion making me the First #Pakistani #American to achieve this rank in #NYPD History!," wrote Rana on his Facebook page and a Tweet, announcing his historic promotion.
Last year, Rana made history by becoming the first Muslim police officer to be appointed as a local precinct commander in the New York Police Department.
Rana is hugely popular and well-respected in the New York-based Pakistani-American community. He has inspired a new generation of Pakistani-American youth which is increasingly joining the city's police force.
Adeel Rana


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Delve into the landscapes of Europe, from Amsterdam's gabled façades and lush Burgundy vineyards, to the sophistication of Paris and the mystical White Cliffs of Dover.
Welcome to the colourful city of Amsterdam. Explore this city of bicycles and boats before joining your Travel Director and fellow travellers, this evening, on a scenic canal cruise including a light dinner and welcome drinks.
This morning depart Amsterdam for Germany's Rhine Valley and embark on a memorable cruise meandering past terraced vineyards, historic towns and medieval castles to St. Goar. We pass the legendary Lorelei Rock, named after a mermaid who lured fishermen to their deaths with her mesmerising song then venture to our Rhineland hotel where we'll spend our evening at leisure.
Delve into a world of legends and fairy-tales today as you enter the enchanting Black Forest. Here, we'll 'Dive Into Culture' and witness the fine craft of cuckoo clock making, before visiting the dramatic Rhine Falls at Schaffhausen, the largest waterfall in Europe. We cross the Swiss border, admiring the exquisite alpine setting and arrive on the shores of Lake Lucerne where we will stay for the next two nights in one of Trafalgar's 'Stays With Stories' - the elegant lakeside Grand Hotel Europe.
Join a Local Specialist today to delve into the artistic and historic treasures of Paris, including views of the elegant Champs Élysées, the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower. Visit the world-famous Notre Dame Cathedral and enjoy a stroll through the Latin Quarter. This afternoon, amble through the city's stylish gardens, avenues and lanes, admiring the sophisticated atmosphere or consider joining an Optional Experience to the exquisite Palace of Versailles. This evening we indulge in a unique encounter with Parisian culture, enjoying a special 'Connect With Locals' Farewell Be My Guest Dinner in the City of Lights.
After breakfast, we say a fond au revoir to your fellow travellers and Travel Director. An airport transfer is available. Conditions apply.
VIEW the Lion Monument and the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne, the Champs Élysées, the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe in Paris.


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An ounce of cure
It's certainly nice to have this, it's just that there isn't nearly enough of it.
Texas has received 5,800 doses of the newly approved coronavirus treatment that Gov. Greg Abbott heralded on Thursday and will receive even less next week, underscoring the massive challenge that remains as the state scrambles to tamp down its latest outbreak.
While the medication, made by Eli Lilly, is welcome news to many in the state's health care community, its supplies are so limited that some hospitals are weighing how to ethically prioritize eligible patients, and others have opted out altogether.
"We recognize that this therapy could provide some modest benefit, but it requires space, staff and additional training around infusions that are hard to come by right now, as we are currently strained just taking care of the patients we have in house," said Dr. Ann Barnes, the executive vice president and chief medical executive at Harris Health System in Houston.
Carrie Williams, a spokeswoman for the Texas Hospital Association, said executives huddled Tuesday with state leaders and "were largely very supportive of having the opportunity to have their hands on this therapeutic."
"It's an outpatient infusion therapy and requires significant space and staff time, which obviously is taxed right now," Williams said in an email. "That said, we welcome all the help we can get to decrease demand on hospitals right now."
Texas is expected to receive another 3,200 doses next week, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. That would make it the second largest state recipient, just behind Illinois.
Still, it's not keeping pace with Texas' mounting infections. Health officials reported more than 50,000 new positive cases this week through Friday alone, and there are 152,000 estimated active cases statewide. More than 8,000 people were hospitalized with the virus as of Friday.
And the drug is not a cure-all; in clinical trials, it was shown to reduce hospitalizations among high-risk patients but not eliminate them. Federal officials have said they expect close to 400,000 doses to be available nationwide through the end of the year; 80,000 of those have already been distributed.
To be effective, the treatment has to be administered early in an infection, before severe symptoms emerge, and it is meant only for people over age 65 who have chronic conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure. It's administered intravenously over the course of an hour.
In Lubbock, where cases are surging and the governor traveled on Thursday, hospitals received 172 doses this week, according to Dr. Drew Payne, a physician and associate program director at Texas Tech University. He said they have scrambled since to determine how best to get the doses out and hoped to begin administering them over the weekend.
"It's good to say, 'Hey, everybody needs this medication and we need to give it out,'" Payne said. "But then the logistics of having nursing staff, a place to bring COVID-positive patients into, a way to give that medication, a plan if there's an adverse reaction to that medication — those are all things we've been dealing with."
Lubbock reported nearly 500 new positive cases on Friday, with 5,700 active cases overall.
See here for the background. The numbers are clear – this new treatment will help at the margins, but we need to bring down the number of new cases. Until we really prioritize that, it's all just band-aids.
How's the vaccine rollout going?
Too much virus, not enough treatment
What happens when there's no room for the sick people?
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Tagged: coronavirus · Greg Abbott · hospitals · Lubbock · Texas · Texas Hospital Association
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Entering the last quarter of 2016 - it's not too late!
Almost ten months ago, when 2015 turned to 2016, did you set yourself any New Year's Resolutions? Did you wake up on January 1st after an evening of eating and perhaps drinking far too much, looked in the mirror and thought, "dang, I need to get in shape" or "this year I'll lose those extra kilos"?
As we reach the end of September (yup, the year has gone pretty fast, hasn't it!) and with that enter into the last quarter of 2016, how are you holding up against your resolution? Reached your goal already? Not quite yet, but still going strong? Or have you long abandoned them, dropped your goals, instead of those extra kilos, by the roadside?
If you're going strong, then take a minute and think back to January 1st, how you felt or looked back then...and feel extremely proud of yourself now! Setting fitness goals and following through on them for over 9 months is no easy feat, and even if your progress has been slower than you had hoped, it's still progress! And if you are looking for that additional push, that little bit of new motivation that will help you to keep going and truly reach your goals, why not come and join us at our weekly training sessions in BSD? In a fun group setting, that last set, that last few reps, will always feel easier!
If on the other hand, you have already given up on your resolutions, or never really got going, don't despair! Yes, three months isn't a very long time, but it's still enough time to make a difference, to set you on the right track and make sure you finish the year strong and on a high note! So think back to that day in early January and how you felt, and just give yourself that little push to get up a bit earlier next Sunday and join us. I can't promise you won't sweat, but I can promise you won't regret it!
Are you excited about the Olympic Summer Games starting soon? I definitely am!
Elite athletes are remarkable human beings. There's something magical and exhilarating about watching them do their "thing". Each one is a highly trained specialist, capable of great physical feats. Close your eyes and picture Usain Bolt explode out of the blocks, Lydia Ko wind up her body and release all of its energy in a complex chain of coordinated movements into a tiny ball or Michael Phelps glide through the water with precision and power.
Sights like these make you marvel at what is physically possible.
We - you, me, the lady next to you in the elevator or the man in the corner cubicle - are most likely not capable of any of these things, but luckily, neither do we have to be. These are not our sports, we are (perhaps sadly) not Olympic athletes, and our livelihoods do not depend on us outrunning 99.99% of all people out there.
Life, however, is our sport. We all need to get out of bed in the morning, get dressed, bend down to tie our shoes, carry our bags, perhaps run for the bus, walk a few flights of stairs...you get the drift. Movement is life, and movement is powered by physical fitness.
Do you need five minutes to catch your breath after walking up a single flight of stairs?
Are you strong as an ox, but your hamstrings are so tight you can't even pick up those coins you just dropped?
Can you run all day, but just can't seem to do anything remotely coordinated with your hands, like throwing a ball around with your kid?
This is where a holistic training system like Kinsei-Do comes into play. From High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) based short and efficient workouts for Endurance to routines focused on Strength development to yoga-like movement flows for Flexibility and Mobility, our goal is to enable you to retake control of your physical capacities and allow you to perform at your greatest potential.
We deliberately say 'retake control' because we were all functionally fit once. Do you remember being a kid, running around for hours without end? What did you say to your parents in the evening if they asked you what you done that day..."I went for cardio training"? Or when you climbed trees and jumped into the field, did you worry about pulling a muscle? A resounding NO to all of the above, I'm sure!
Piqued your interest? Leave a comment and we will get back to you!


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Jailbreaking your iPhone: The pros and cons
By Christopher Breen, Senior Editor, Macworld AUG 5, 2010 11:00 pm PDT
Last week, the U.S. Librarian of Congress ruled that those who defeat the digital protections of today's smart-phones for non-infringing purposes can not be threatened by the anti-circumvention portion of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). In short, regardless of how little Apple and other companies may like it, you're welcome to jailbreak your phone to install third-party apps not offered by the Apple Store. You're just as free to then unlock your phone for use with another carrier. (Jailbreaking and unlocking are not the same thing. Jailbreaking opens the phone so that you can access and modify portions of the phone that are normally off-limits. Unlocking is a step further that allows you to use it with a different carrier.)
But the question remains: Although you can jailbreak your iPhone with a clear conscience, is it a good idea? Consider these pros and cons.
Overseas use: When you use your iPhone in another country, you are subject to data roaming charges. Use your iPhone as you do in its home country, and you're in for a nasty surprise when your next AT&T statement arrives.
One way to try to reduce those costs is to sign up for one of AT&T's international plans. Currently, you can purchase 20MB of international usage for $25 a month, 50MB for $60, 100MB for $120, and 200 MB for $200. AT&T recommends using Wi-Fi networks rather than 3G and EDGE but neglects to also mention that it's far more difficult to find free Wi-Fi abroad than it is in this country because Wi-Fi service is often metered in other countries.
But you can do this far less expensively by jailbreaking and then unlocking your iPhone. When you do, you have the option—as you do with many other mobile phones—to purchase an inexpensive pay-as-you-go SIM card in the country you're visiting. Pop out the old SIM, plunk in a new one, and you're in business (using the new card's local phone number, of course).
Access to forbidden apps and services: The App Store has a remarkable collection of apps and Apple's slogan, "There's an app for that," is close to the mark. But it's not entirely true. There are things Apple won't let you do with your iPhone via apps sold at the App Store.
For example, although Steve Jobs can project every element of the iPhone's interface on a big screen, you can't. Video output on the iPhone is limited, by default, to select apps. This can be done, however, with a third-party app found via the Cydia app. (Cydia is an application installed when you jailbreak your iOS device that provides access to third-party applications not submitted to/approved by Apple).
Or this: AT&T charges $20 a month for wired tethering—using your iPhone as a modem for your attached computer. For that $20 a month, AT&T provides no extra data, it's simply granting you the privilege to use the iPhone in this way. Cydia offers a handful of apps that provide this functionality for no additional charge.
Jailbreaking also lets you customize the iPhone's interface in ways not allowed by Apple. You can, for example, apply themes that change the iPhone's wallpaper as well as its icons. You can also enable video recording on older phones like the iPhone 3G that don't natively support it. And, with the installation of SSH, you have the ability to access every part of the iPhone—as you can with your Mac—rather than just those specific areas allowed by Apple.
New life for old phones: When you upgrade from an old iPhone to a new one, that old iPhone becomes, in essence, an iPod touch. You can certainly pass it along to another person via the normal channels—trot down to the local AT&T outlet and sign up for a new two-year contract. But if you jailbreak and then unlock the phone you have the option to use a different carrier (T-Mobile, in this country) and purchase a pay-as-you-go SIM card for it. That unlocked iPhone won't have the same capabilities as it once did—you can't use AT&T's Visual Voicemail, and 3G is out, as T-Mobile uses 3G frequencies that are incompatible with the iPhone.
It's not difficult: Thanks to a couple of iOS vulnerabilities you can unlock your iOS device simply by visiting jailbreakme.com with your Web browser and sliding a switch that jailbreaks the device and installs a copy of Cydia. There hasn't been a jailbreak this easy in years. (At least until Apple delivers its promised update that will patch those vulnerabilities.)
Who do you trust: When you jailbreak an iOS device using a tool such as the jailbreakme site or one of the tools offered by the iPhone Dev Team, you don't really know what's happening to your device. At the end of the jailbreak you should have a more open iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad and a copy of the Cydia app. But what else has gone on in the background?
Up to this point, nothing, it seems. I've jailbroken iPhones and iPod touches for years and I've yet to have a problem where my data was exploited. But, as they say in the questionable-investment business, past performance is no guarantee of future results. It's possible that a jailbreak will come along (though not likely from the iPhone Dev Team) that does The Bad Thing.
Your phone is more open to attack: When you jailbreak your device and enable SSH, its more accessible from the outside than it once was. Far too many people jailbreak their phones (or purchase jailbroken and unlocked phones) without then changing its default "alpine" password. And some of those people have suffered in the form of baddies breaking into their devices.
If you're going to jailbreak your iPhone, do your future self the very big favor of changing its password. Cydia's home screen provides a Root Password How-To button. Tap it to learn how to change the device's password.
Your battery life could suffer: Some third-party apps and processes care very little about how much power they pull from your iOS device. If you're running some of these things on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad, your battery could drain in short order.
Your phone could become less stable: Say what you will about the sometimes-quirky nature of the App Store's approval process, at least apps have been vetted—hopefully to the point where they shouldn't take down the entire device when they crash. There's no guarantee that apps offered via Cydia will be as stable.
Apple and your warranty: In a recently released KnowledgeBase article—which outlines the risks of jailbreaking an iOS device—Apple states:
"It is also important to note that unauthorized modification of the iOS is a violation of the iPhone end-user license agreement and because of this, Apple may deny service for an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch that has installed any unauthorized software."
Anecdotal evidence suggests that if you walk into an Apple Store with a misbehaving and jailbroken iPhone in the hope of getting some help with it, you'll be politely turned away. In most cases, you can return your jailbroken iPhone to its original condition simply by restoring it in iTunes, thus leaving no evidence. However, this presents an ethical issue. You did something to the iPhone that broke your warranty. You should therefore not expect support for it.
Updates and jailbreaks: Apple hasn't gone out of its way to issue updates that intentionally damage jailbroken iPhones. (These updates certainly undo jailbreaks, but they haven't permanently damaged iOS devices—though one update did put jailbroken 2G iPhones out of commission until a subsequent jailbreak became available weeks later). Given the company's history of largely turning a blind eye to jailbreaking and the added ruling that jailbreaking and unlocking are legal, it's highly doubtful that Apple will take any deliberate action to decommission jailbroken phones.
At the same time, Apple's just as unlikely to spend much time thinking about the effect an update may have on jailbroken iOS devices. It's possible that an update will come along that does threaten a jailbroken or unlocked iOS device. And that means that those with these jailbroken devices must be vigilant about how and when they update their gear. They will certainly want to hear about the experiences of others before updating, as well as possibly wait for a jailbreak or unlock that's compatible with that update.
Christopher Breen is a senior editor with Macworld.
16GB iPhone 4 (GSM, AT&T)
Author: Christopher Breen, Senior Editor
Chris has covered technology and media since the latter days of the Reagan Administration. In addition to his journalistic endeavors, he's a professional musician in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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SATURDAY NIGHT WISHBONE ASH, KINGS OF LEON.
Something for connoisseurs. Wishbone Ash with Throw down the Sword. From the album Argus, 1972. Quintessential seventies prog rock. Famous cover.
If I'm not mistaken, Wishbone Ash are still in the running. Given da internasionel contekst they might perhaps consider to write Pick up the Sword for a change.
Kings of Leon. Use somebody. From the 2008 album Only by the night.
These guys have it you know. They have the touch. World class. Next to them, Arctic Monkeys, Queens of the Stone Age, Franz Ferdinand et al are just amateurs.
THE MANY FACES OF ISLAM.
Only women? Oh no, muslims DO implement equal opportunities policies. From The Daily Mail, April 14, 2010:
"A Facebook user was disfigured in a revenge-fuelled acid attack over his intimate relationship with a married woman he met online, a court heard today. Awais Akram, 25, looked like a 'cross between a zombie from a horror movie and the Incredible Hulk' after the assault in July last year, jurors were told. Mr Akram was left burned and bleeding from his nose and eyes and with flesh hanging off his body, prosecutor David Markham said.
A 'high pitched scream rang out' as he was set upon by a group of men in the early hours of the morning in Leytonstone, east London, the Old Bailey heard. Danish-born Mr Akram was allegedly targeted after his liaison with Sadia Khatoon was discovered by her husband and family. It was she who helped to lay a 'deadly trap', said Mr Markham, luring him to the scene of the attack 'whether willingly or under some pressure from those who discovered the relationship'. Mr Akram was stabbed and beaten as well as having sulphuric acid poured on him during the 'pre-meditated and murderous assault', the court heard. The victim was left with 47 per cent burns and jurors were shown graphics of the extent of his injuries. 'Those are injuries which transformed his appearance,' Mr Markham said.
It is alleged that Khatoon's brother Mohammed Vakas, 26, and her cousin Mohammed Adeel, 20, planned to kill him 'as an act of revenge' for his relationship with her, and a 17-year-old youth was also recruited to the plot. Adeel and Vakas, both of Walthamstow, north east London, and the teenager, who cannot be named, deny conspiring with Khatoon and her husband Shakeel Abassi to murder Mr Akram. Vakas has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm with intent, a charge his two co-defendants deny, jurors were told. Khatoon and Abassi were last known to be in Pakistan, Mr Markham said..."
'Acid attack': A court artist's impression of, from left, Mohammed Vakas, Mohammed Adeel and a 17-year-old defendant who cannot be identified, appearing at the Old Bailey (drawing via The Daily Mail)
Mohammed Vakas huh? And Mohammed Akeel huh? I get it. Named after the Perfect Example, no doubt. I wonder what the 17 year old's name is. You can guess three times: Mohammed, Muhammad or Mohamed.
I have a dream, that one day, the spineless coward socialist apeshits who allowed these CREEPS into OUR COUNTRIES, will be brought to justice.
And sentenced severely.
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MUAMMAR GADDAFI, ASSHOLE SUPERDELUXE.
With all the stink coming from both the current WH occupant and the spineless eurocrats, it's easy to overlook the sad fate of a Swiss businessman, Max Göldi. On February 23, The Times ran this appalling story:
"A Swiss businessman who has been holed up in his country's embassy in Tripoli for much of the past 19 months finally surrendered to the Libyan authorities yesterday after they ringed the compound with police and allegedly threatened to storm it.
Max Göldi walked out of the embassy and was taken to prison two hours after a noon deadline that the Libyan regime had set for his surrender. It was the latest twist to a saga that began when Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's son was arrested in Geneva in 2008 and led to Libya denying entry to most Europeans last week.
Hannibal Gaddafi, the Colonel's fifth son, was arrested with his pregnant wife in a hotel in Geneva for allegedly beating two servants. They were released after two nights in custody but the regime retaliated by cutting oil supplies to Switzerland, withdrawing $5 billion (£3.2 billion) from Swiss banks and arresting the businessmen for minor visa infringements. They were released after ten days but barred from leaving the country and so sought refuge in the Swiss embassy.
In August President Merz of Switzerland flew to Tripoli to deliver an apology but Libya's stance hardened when a Swiss newspaper published a picture of Hannibal Gaddafi in custody.
The businessmen were seized again and spent another 52 days in prison. They returned to the embassy and were tried in absentia. Mr Göldi received a four-month sentence and Mr Hamid was acquitted, but the dispute escalated after Switzerland imposed visa restrictions on Libyan officials..."
Last week over at The Brussels Journal, Paul Belien was his usual succinct and eloquent self:
March was a good month for Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. He received high-profile apologies from both the United States and the European Union. The apologies were at the expense of Switzerland, the country against which Gaddafi has officially declared "holy war." Switzerland has a tradition of neutralism in international conflicts, but could not avoid a nasty conflict with Libya. Trying to remain "neutral" in the Swiss-Libyan conflict, the US and the EU grovel before the Libyan despot.
The conflict between the Alpine republic and Libya began in July 2008, when Hannibal Gaddafi, the then 31-year old son of the dictator Muammar Gaddafi, savagely beat up two of his servants in the President Wilson Hotel in Geneva. The Swiss police arrested Gaddafi jr.; he was released on bail after two nights in a cell. In retaliation, Libya took two Swiss businessmen as hostages, imprisoning them for "visa violations."
Switzerland soon dropped the charges against Gaddafi's son, but Libya kept the businessmen under house arrest. One year later, in August 2009, Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz traveled to Tripoli. To secure the release of the hostages, he apologized to Gaddafi for the brief detention of his son. Gaddafi released one of the hostages, the Muslim Swiss citizen Rachid Hamdani, but refused to accept the Swiss apologies. Libya kept the other businessman, the ethnic Swiss Max Göldi, in prison.
The November 2009 referendum, in which 57.5% of the Swiss voters approved a ban on the construction of new minarets in Switzerland, made Libya even angrier. Libya announced a boycott of Switzerland, and called for the dissolution of the country. On February 24, 2010, Gaddafi declared jihad against the "faithless" Swiss.
In an attempt to downplay the terrible implications of Gaddafi's appeal for unlimited violence against Switzerland, US State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said that the call for jihad against Switzerland was "lots of words … and not necessarily a lot of sense." Instead of defusing the situation with his "joke," Crowley made matters even worse. Gaddafi took the comment as a personal insult and threatened that there would be "negative repercussions" for American oil companies in Libya. On March 10, both Crowley and the American government offered their apologies to the Libyan dictator. He accepted them, and said that Tripoli would resume relations with Washington "in a manner of mutual respect."
The unfortunate Max Göldi, meanwhile, has been moved to a damp, smelly windowless cell in the wing of a Tripoli jail where he is imprisoned with 90 of the most dangerous criminals of Libya.
Last November, following Gaddafi's call for the dissolution of Switzerland, Bern drew up a blacklist of 188 extremist Libyans, including Gaddafi and his son, who would "for reasons of public and national security" no longer be allowed to enter Switzerland. Since Switzerland is a member of the so-called Schengen zone – the borderless travel zone grouping the EU countries (minus Britain and Ireland), plus Switzerland, Norway and Iceland – a Swiss ban also affects all the other Schengen zone countries. The terms of the Schengen agreement oblige all members to refuse visas to citizens of third countries blacklisted by fellow Schengen group nations.
In retaliation for the Swiss blacklist, Libya stopped issuing visa to citizens of all Schengen member states. Instead of backing the Swiss, as they are obliged to do under the Schengen treaty, the EU countries threatened to expel Switzerland from the Schengen zone unless it drop the blacklist against the 188 Libyans.
In late March, the Swiss gave in to EU pressure. Tripoli hailed the decision as a victory over Switzerland. The Swiss feel snubbed by the EU. Miguel Angel Moratinos, the Foreign Minister of Spain – which currently holds the EU presidency – flew to Libya to apologize on behalf of the EU for the imposition of the travel ban. "We regret and deplore the trouble and inconvenience caused to those Libyan citizens. We hope that this move will not be repeated in the future," he told Gaddafi..."
I am just wondering... are there really so few of us that we cannot hear more seething outrage over the totally unjustified and asinine reproaches emanating from the idiot du jour speaking on behalf of that entity any sane person should be now beginning to wish on Pluto, the muslim world? Why do we keep taking it for granted that paedophile worshipping retards with genetic defects as a result of 1,400 years of inbreeding, who have given the rest of the planet basically nothing but severe headaches, keep lecturing us on their "sensitivities"? Do rocket scientists cautiously pay attention to the ramblings of a fat five-year old boogersnot who has just spilled his icecream and blames them for it?
I don't know about you... but I have had enough of it. It's so goddam awful IN YOUR FACE that I can't take it anymore. Whether it's abu sayyaf terrorists in Somalia, or muslim fuckwads decapitating Thai teachers, or Moroccan teens throwing molotov cocktails to Brussels police, or algerians doing the same in a hundred French cities, or muezzins yelling Germans wide awake at five in the morning, or Hizballah, Hamas or Al Qaeda monsters blowing innocents up, or iranian lunatics pursuing nukes, or Saudi creeps arresting a Filipino because he reads the Bible, or a godforsaken cryptomuslim calling the shots in the White House no less, and bending the world over to dictators while offending allies... I really can't take it anymore. It's all over the place and no matter where you reside, you get your nose rubbed in - gulp - that POS called islam.
Pardon my French, but I have come to HATE anything islamic, and if you want my honest opinion, so should you.
BATTLEGROUND BRUSSELS.
In the night of Sunday to Monday (11/12 April), in Chapter MCLXVIII of the saga of escalating violence in and around Brussels, two very dangerous Moroccan criminals fled in a stolen Audi on the Brussels Ring, pursued by police. Around 3am, near Wauthier-Braine some twenty kilometers south of Brussels, they were intercepted by a Volvo and BMW of a special pursuit unit of the Federal Police. A firefight ensued, in which one of the gangsters was killed and the other gravely wounded, when he tried to jump off the viaduct where they had been cornered.
The following night: widespread riots in the Brussels commune of Saint-Gillis. Video below:
It is the umpteenth incident whereby the neutralizing, sometimes with deadly results, of Moroccan gangsters by the police results in retaliatory riots by Moroccan youths, and it is becoming a veritable plague. It should be borne in mind that this sequence has a logic all of its own. Whereas authochton Belgians, upon learning a "white" criminal was offed, will invariably deem such a thing good riddance and even cheer about it, the same does not hold true for the Moroccan community in Belgium, which holds even recidivist rapists and murderers in high regard. Indeed, any Moroccan gangster killed or wounded in an engagement with the police is a hero. As I don't tire from saying, this has EVERYTHING to do with that most vile, despicable and inhuman belief system that is called islam. Children brought up in the "culture" guided by this insane paedophile worshipping moon cult have learnt to despise everything our western civilization stands for, and that includes first and foremost the most visible servants of our society, the police officers. On the map below, the inverted drips show you some hotspots in the "Capital of Europe":
"Incidents" include police precincts attacked with molotov cocktails (in one instance a complete destruction of the precinct), ambushes of the police, shooting incidents involving automatic weapons (AK-47's), armed robbery often with deadly consequences, riots, damage of public property, car torchings, car theft, intimidation, (sexual) harassment, grave physical injury to underground users, and to top it all off the pestering away of entire classes from a central Brussels High School to another neighborhood because the (autochton) pupils were massively robbed and attacked by moroccan teenagers, some barely past age ten, on the road leading to school.
In all these cases, the common element is that the perpetrators are Moroccans (although sometimes cooperating with blacks, and although intra-black violence of youth gangs is also steeply on the rise).
Now, the percentage of muslims in Brussels, pop. around 1,100,000, is 25%.
Thus, we have here a perfect illustration of how violence in a society is directly proportional to the percentage of the followers of muhammad.
It should also be noted that there are no indicators in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek. This is not surprising, since more than any other Brussels commune, this area has been ethnically cleansed of indigenous Belgians. I would have to look it up, but the percentage of muslims in Molenbeek must have passed the 80% mark by now. In Molenbeek, the "peace" of dar-al-islam rules, and it has in no small way been facilitated by that vicious cretin of its Parti Socialiste mayor, Philippe Moureaux. He has so affectively hamstrung his police, amongst others by forbidding them to eat sandwiches on the street during ramadan and by ordering them not to patrol anymore in "sensitive areas", that 'lo and behold, no incidents are reported anymore from this beacon of (false) peace. Moureaux is past 70 now, and his successor is already known: Emir Kir, of Turkish descent and - who would have thunk it - an Armenian Holocaust denier. I pity the 20% of so of authochton Belgians left in Molenbeek, in most cases people too old to move, and apart from that knowing that if they would have to sell their apartment, they would only get a fraction of what it would go in a normal neighborhood.
In any case, it is clear that the police can no longer cope. The time to deploy the army has come.
AMSTERDAM, 2010.
Springtime in Amsterdam...
Photo Maarten Brante, via Geenstijl.


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9/29/19: Fat Head's Brewery's G'Suffa!
This is it, ladies, gentleman, and all you fine non-binary folks who frequent these parts: The end of my Oktober fest season. While it's been an absolute joy (I've found a few new autumnal mainstays for my fridge), I can't say I'm too terribly sorry to see it go--Spooky Finger Puppet Ghost Month starts up in just a few days.
But (!) that's not to say it's all over yet. See, this month I've been saving what I presume will be one of the best for last. Fat Head's has a track record for me that's pretty unbelievable: Of the three beers of theirs I've sampled for the blog, two received perfect scores ("perfect" on the blog, if you don't know [which you might not because I don't think I've ever explicitly stated it?] means it gets my absolute highest recommendation, and that it's an amazing brew. "Perfect" doesn't actually exist) while the third got a 9.0/10. So, you might see why I'm excited to break into my bottle of G'Suffa! Let's not waste too much more time.
Before we get to the beer itself, however, I'd like to talk a little about Fat Head's themselves (with information pulled from the "History" portion of their website). Started in 1992, Fat Head's originally gained notoriety as a Pittsburgh craft beer saloon. It wasn't until 2009 that the outfit began crafting their own beer in North Olmsted, OH. Shortly after, in 2012, they opened a production brewery in Middleburg Heights. Since then, they've opened a few restaurants (including a Canton brewpub) and have generally expanded their operation.
Now, turning to the beer, G'Suffa! (as listed on its official page) is a seasonal lager that clocks in at 5.7% ABV. Brewed with three varieties of hops and three kinds of malts, the Festbier features a subtle sweetness mingling with crackery notes in its flavor and aromas of hop and toasted grains.
The lager's nose is giving me a lot of honeyed biscuits. A return visit provides some cracker and a touch of hoppy bitterness. I'm also finding a light smokiness that I can't attribute to anything, but it doesn't detract from the experience here. On the whole, however, that honeyed biscuit is the main course of the bouquet. Purrl must not like it too much because she only gave my bottle five quick whiffs.
My first swig is surprising: That sweetness on the nose? Yeah, it's only here in the finish. Instead of the sweetness taking the lead, I get that crackery crispness that was promised. There's some toasted malt quality here but, instead of lending the lager coffee or chocolate notes, it gives the whole thing a bitiness. When coupled with the hops (again, only adding mild bitterness and nothing more) this makes the long sweet finish worth it.
G'Suffa! has a super smooth lager mouthfeel. It's actually a nice pairing for the bitey flavor. It's easily equatable to a certain root beer that, famously, has bite (only the level of carbonation here is very noticeably less pronounced than in the soda).
I've written previously about the Ridges, the old asylum in Athens, OH that Ohio University acquired and repurposed into academic buildings, and the myriad trails there. I don't think I've discussed Radar Hill, though, or, more specifically, the fields surrounding it.
Radar Hill is a big hill overlooking the (university-owned) agricultural fields located at the back half of the property encapsulating the Ridges. During late-falls and early-springs (as well as winters, whenever I could convince myself to run) of my undergrad at OU, when the crops hay wasn't covering the fields, I'd run their perimeters. This was a great way to get a feel for what the land was like there, and to see places of the university that most students didn't. The fields were bordered by woodland and, here and there, copses dotted the field, providing secluded areas where seeds couldn't be sown. Why am I thinking of these fields while swigging this bottle of G'Suffa!? Your guess is good as mine.
I'm happy to say that G'Suffa! lives up to the expectations I have from Fat Head's. That sweet nose and bitey flavor got me. I'm giving my bottle a 9.5/10. You really need to track this down before it disappears for the year! Prost!
Tags: 5 hiffs, fall, fat head's, festbier, lager, octoberfest, oktoberfest, rating 9.5/10, seasonal


The Kombat is a Run-In Comb designed for use on cross-bred sheep.
The Kombat has the latest Heiniger LG2 technology. 'LG2' means a superior 'Long Groove' comb with the innovative technology to allow the comb to enter and find the skin with ease and excellent flow over the skin to avoid skin cuts and improve tallies.


What is the Retail Innovation Challenge?
We're back for the 14th year, but this year we've got a new flavor – Retail Innovation. This is a must attend event on November 17th, 2012.
Historically, the Wake Forest Elevator Competition allowed students from schools around the world to test their skills at making the perfect elevator pitch to Industry Executives and Venture Capitalist. This hasn't changed. However, instead of pitching personal business ventures, this year student teams will pitch a Retail Innovation idea for a chance to win part of $40,000 in prizes.
Students will be the stars of the November 16th Retail 2020 Conference and have the opportunity network with executives from major industry players. This is a place where the world's best corporate retail innovators meet the world's best student innovators.
The 20 teams with the best ideas get invited to beautiful Winston Salem, North Carolina for the conference and competition. As a bonus, we'll even pay for room and board.
On the day of the event, each team will deliver two separate two-minute pitches while literally riding in an elevator! Don't let the cameras psych you out because your pitch will be uploaded to the web in almost real-time for the online community to view. A special prize goes to the fan favorite.
The best five innovation ideas get invited to the Board Room for a 20 minute formal presentation. Top three ideas win cash prizes. First prize is $40,000. Awards will be presented at the evening gala. Don't forget to stick around for the after party!
We are not looking for new products to put on retail shelves. We are looking for ideas that change the way we do retail – something that disrupts the current retail model, something new and different. Ideas could include new ways to leverage technology, mobile phones, data, or social media in today's rapidly evolving retail environment.
Stop & Shop's "Scan It!" or Apple's "Aisle Buyer" are great examples of retail innovation with mobile technology. These types of innovative solutions have a high likelihood of securing a spot in the competition. Contrast this with a new idea for a product to put on Stop and Shop's retail shelves – this would probably not earn a spot in the Retail Innovation Challenge.
Get an all-star team of 2-5 students.
Come up with an amazing retail innovation idea.
Write a compelling summary of your idea and business model (must be less than 5 pages).
Register for the competition by October 19th by clicking here.
Interested in competing but not fully committed yet? Fill out this form and we'll make sure you have the latest information on the competition. No commitment necessary.
Check out our blog and return often for updates on the competition and tips on how to deliver the best elevator pitch.


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Block backpedals on Anderson attack
By ALEXANDER BURNS
POLITICO's Juana Summers sends on this transcript from Mark Block's appearance today on Fox News, where the Herman Cain adviser declined to repeat his campaign's inflammatory charge that GOP consultant Curt Anderson is behind the problematic revelations this week about Cain:
BLOCK: All the evidence that we had on what's transpired in the last two weeks led up to Mr. Anderson as being the source. We were absolutely thrilled that he came on your show and said that it wasn't him, because Mr. Cain has always had the utmost respect for him. I'm going to do the same thing that Mr. Anderson has done and move on, talk about the issues and get off this silliness as he called it, and let's get on with the campaign.
FOX: Do you stand down then from your accusation that the Perry campaign is behind what you've referred to as a smear?
BLOCK: I will stand behind what we said yesterday and was, again, thrilled that Mr. Anderson said it didn't come from him.
FOX: With apologies, I don't mean to belabor the point, but I think I might be confused. Yesterday, you accused Mr. Anderson who works for Perry of being being behind it, and today you say what?
BLOCK: The things that we had been told yesterday, as an example, I think that you had also reported that a lawyer for one of the super PACs supporting Perry also had erroneous information in a radio station in Oklahoma. Until we get all the facts, I'm just going to say that we accept what Mr. Anderson had said and we want to move on with the campaign. Let's get over these things that don't mean anything to the American public.
That "lawyer for one of the super PACs" would be Chris Wilson, who is a pollster, not a lawyer.
Curt Anderson


all over the former Union territory.
And check out this site, guys. It's pretty good.
"Perimeter System is an automatic control system of massive nuclear attack constructed in the USSR. It is designed to be used in case of emergency when communication lines are damaged.
It guarantees that combat orders reach separate command posts and aircraft rocket launchers."
Withstand nuclear attack, sure. That's easy.
Withstand the most abundant corrosive substance on the planet? I think not.
Remember, few places on earth, even our own homes, are safe from this crap that can disolve any material on earth. And it looks like it has reached the aging missile launch facilities in Russia as well.
Think twice next time you go to get a glass of deadly, deadly H2O. And don't spill it on anything, especially metal!!!


We had a pamper yourself day at MOPS last week. There were stations set up around the room with massage chairs and nail polish and assorted paraphernalia.
One of the areas was a craft station where we made hand scrubs. I'm not a hand scrub kind of person. I think I still have two salt scrubs that I bought for myself in my teen years.
Or maybe I purged them in the last great bathroom decluttering.
At any rate, I was pretty excited to make a scrub and give it to my mother, whose skin has been decimated by chemo. And then I smelled it and decided that Grace would like it.
And then I used it to wash my hands (because I was wiping off the jar I'd poured it into). I hated the gritty, dirty way it made my hands feel. Gross.
I thought about throwing the whole thing in the trash or bringing it home and rinsing it down the drain.
But then I rinsed them off. It was magical. My hands were soft and smooth and smelled like chocolate orange.
How about that, I thought.
Dirt under my fingernails straight through to nice and soft and pretty smelling in twenty seconds!
It was then I knew I'd have to share the recipe with you.
I made my mom a jar of chocolate orange hand scrub, but I haven't shared my jar with anybody.
Every day, I work out in the garden (without gloves because they impede me). My nails get dirty and gross, and my skin gets covered with soil. I come in the house and wash my hands twice with liquid hand soap to get all the dirt off. I scoop a bit of my chocolate orange scrub out of the jar. I rub it into my fingernails and cuticles. I rub it into my palms and the heels of my hands and all over the backs of my hands. I rub it into the wrinkles of my knuckles and into my fingernails and cuticles again.
Then I rinse and my hands feel and look like they've never seen a garden. Ever.
It's like magic. It is magic.
I don't know how it works. I guess the sugar is a mild abrasive and removes the dead skin and dirt, and the oil soaks in and plumps up your freshly cleaned skin cells? That's just a guess.
I tried to find this recipe online, and I didn't have any luck. I did find a similar recipe labeled as a lip scrub, so I think this one would work for that, too.
This is all natural and without preservatives, so you should use it all in a month or two. It might get rancid after more than that. You'll know if it's spoiled. It will smell funky.
1/3 cup olive oil Get something cheap. You aren't eating it; you don't need EVOO.
Mix everything but the oils in a small bowl. Add olive oil a tablespoon or two at a time, until the consistency is right. I like mine to be thin, like pudding, so I used quite a bit of oil.
After the consistency is right, add the essential oil. Use your nose as a guide. You'll know when you have enough.
Pour or spoon it into a half-pint jar.
If you haven't gotten your mother anything for Mother's Day yet, you could throw this together in five minutes. If you don't have essential oils, skip them. The cocoa powder will still give you a nice scent.
I can't lie. Every time I wash my hands, I want to go grab a piece of chocolate.


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• Full payment is needed for all bookings.
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• In order to qualify for a transfer the booking will need to be cancelled 5 working days before the start of the event. For cancellations after this point, the full fee will apply.
• Any transfer is at the discretion of the North London Buddhist Centre, subject to a £10 administration fee. Payments can be transferred once only.


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VCU Safety and Well-being Advisory Committee update
Dear VCU and VCU Health System community,
This summer, we notified you of VCU's efforts to forge a new model for campus safety and well-being by implementing a safety and well-being advisory committee. The VCU Safety and Well-being Advisory Committee (SWAC) will operate outside of the purview of the VCU Police Department and support the university in its growth to evolve the existing safety model to one which offers a greater focus on a more equitable and holistic fostering of the safety and well-being of every individual on our campus. Over the past month, we have moved diligently to provide the framework for and staff this vital committee. Transparency and accountability are paramount to SWAC's success. To achieve our goals, we will provide you with updates on the committee, its work and process. Below are updates related to our advancements to date.
In creating this new public safety model, the Safety and Well-being Advisory Committee will review VCU's safety and well-being activities, inform operational and strategic decisions, and evaluate and recommend a citizen oversight process and infrastructure to promote health equity across VCU's campuses. Responsibilities will be divided between SWAC and its three subcommittees: Transformational Model Development, Fair and Impartial Policing, and Community Relations. Additional information on the committee's year-one objectives can be found at safetymodel.vcu.edu/about.
This summer, we solicited committee membership nominations by seeking input from the university community and reaching out to diverse cultural and leadership groups across the university, health system and neighboring communities. These groups included student organizations, faculty and staff employee groups, VCU Health System leadership and neighborhood associations. The nomination period closed on September 14, 2020. We were fortunate to receive more than 60 applications from dedicated students, faculty staff and community members.
Committee members were selected to serve based on their areas of expertise and indicated interest, either as a member of SWAC or as a member of a SWAC subcommittee. By September 24, 2020, 31 members were confirmed to serve on the committee. Throughout the selection process, we remained committed to ensuring we maintained a broadly representative group that was inclusive and diverse across various classifications, identities, cultures, disciplines and backgrounds.
SWAC meetings
The first virtual SWAC meeting was held on Tuesday, September 29. During this meeting, we outlined the committee's charge, addressed questions and presented timelines and core functions of SWAC and its subcommittees. Moving forward, the committee plans to meet a minimum of twice a month, with minutes available for public viewing online at safetymodel.vcu.edu.
The committee plans to complete its work and provide recommendations by May 2021.
Updates on progress
We are very grateful for every committee member who felt compelled to lend us their time, talents and perspectives by serving SWAC. We are excited to work together to define and institute the components of VCU's new transformational model for public safety and well-being. We will continue to keep the VCU community informed of our progress regularly. In the meantime, you can learn more about SWAC, its progress and more at safetymodel.vcu.edu or by contacting us directly at safetymodel@vcu.edu.
Andrew Daire, Ph.D.
Dean, VCU School of Education
Sheryl Garland
Chief of health impact, VCU Health System


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La Biblioteca Pública Departamental Meira Delmar es una biblioteca situada en la ciudad de Barranquilla, Colombia. En la década de 1950 se llamó Biblioteca Pública Departamental, pero a finales de los años 1990 le fue cambiado el nombre por Biblioteca Pública Departamental Meira Delmar, debido a un homenaje a Olga Isabel Chams Eljach, más conocida como Meira Delmar, poetista barranquillera, unas de las más grandes personalidades artísticas de Colombia.

Servicios
La Biblioteca Pública Departamental Meira Delmar presta los servicios de Consulta en sala y servicio de Internet sin embargo a diferencia de otras bibliotecas no tiene presupuesto para los servicios de Promoción de lectura, Programación cultural, Formación de usuarios, Extensión a la comunidad y Préstamo externo afirma su directora.

Patrimonio
Mediante la Ley 889 del 7 de julio de 2004, La Biblioteca Pública Departamental Meira Delmar fue proclamada «Patrimonio Cultural y Educativo de la Nación».

Véase también
 Sala de lectura
 Hemeroteca
 Bebeteca

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Página web oficial de la biblioteca

Bibliotecas de Barranquilla


#ShameOnKaranJohar trended after KJo accidentally liked an anti-Shah Rukh Khan tweet recently.
Filmmaker Karan Johar has shared a lovely selfie with Shah Rukh Khan and captioned it as 'The LIKE that Is LOVE!!!!!' He posted the selfie clicked at the backstage of Filmfare Awards 2019 on Twitter. It isn't a normal picture. It is Karan's way of giving back to the ones trolling him for accidentally liking an anti-Shah Rukh Khan tweet the other day.
The friendship of SRK and Karan dates back to around 15 years when the actor was shooting Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) with Aditya Chopra. KJo happened to be SRK's stylist for the film and he was motivated by the actor to direct his first film soon. In fact, SRK and Kajol made a promise to Karan that they will work in his film whenever he is ready to make it. They fulfilled their promise three years later when KJo directed his first film and made Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998). There was no look back for either KJo or SRK after that.
Karan calls SRK 'bhai'. He is always full of incidents praising Shah Rukh for having a large heart and for being the kindest actors ever. Even on his show Koffee With Karan, whenever his guest talks highly of SRK's sweet gestures, he nods along.


After last week's agonising 17-16 defeat to Wakefield Trinity, Huddersfield Giants face a Castleford side, who came from 20-0 down to beat Wigan Warriors 38-28 last time out. Here's everything you need to know.
After recording consecutive wins, Huddersfield excruciatingly lost against Wakefield Trinity, with ex-Giant Danny Brough kicking the winning point with just three minutes remaining.
Jermaine McGillvary and a Darnell McIntosh brace got the Giants tries in the defeat, but they slumped to a sixth loss from nine.
In stark contrast, Castleford have started 2019 brilliantly, winning six league games and sitting pretty in third place.
Last week's incredible comeback at home to Wigan summed them up in eighty minutes: leaky at the back but devastating in attack.
Giants coach Simon Woolford has brought Aaron Murphy, who had been nursing a knee injury, back into the squad.
Jake and Joe Wardle also make the side.
Huddersfield 19-man squad: McIntosh, McGillvary, Turner, Uate, Gaskell, Frawley, Leeming, Matagi, Murphy, Mellor, O'Brien, Ta'ai, English, Jake Wardle, Russell, Ikahihifo, Hewitt, Senior, Joe Wardle.
Castleford could give a debut to former Huddersfield man, Daniel Smith. The prop forward joined the club last week.
Smith is one of three players to come into the squad, with Mike McMeeken and Junior Moors also coming in. Alex Foster, Nathan Massey and Will Maher make way.
Interestingly, in the two league games between the teams last season, the away side emerged victorious on both occasions.
The Giants beat Castleford 18-32 at the Jungle in July, having lost the reverse fixture 28-40 at the John Smith's Stadium in April.
However, in the Super 8s, Huddersfield were mauled 44-12 as the Tigers ran riot on home soil.
Eden had a very impressive 2018 and scored when Castleford won this fixture last season, so the third-placed side will be looking to him to provide more magic as the Tigers aim to hunt down St Helens and Warrington Wolves at the top of the table.
Huddersfield, however, will be determined to get back to winning ways after last week's heartbreak at Wakefield. Winger Jermaine McGillvary scored in the 17-16 defeat and also scored a brace against Castleford when the Giants won the last regular season meeting between the two sides. If Huddersfield are going to win this one, as they need to, McGillvary will surely be the man to fire them to victory.


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Community Groups Plan DreamWeek Events
January 4, 2018 | By Sam Sanchez
(Photo courtesy DreamWeek San Antonio)
Now in its sixth year, DreamWeek, which this year takes place from January 5 to 20, is a series of events that focus on fostering "the free exchange of ideas on universal issues affecting the human race." The ultimate goal of DreamWeek is to advance "the voices of tolerance, equality and diversity."
Over 150 events are planned across the city. According to organizers, "The aim is to invite all to participate in an open forum where real-world issues are discussed in a well-balanced manner, with the understanding that the truest voices will always prevail."
Organizations in San Antonio's LGBT community are planning events within the city-wide DreamWeek observance. Below is a list.
January 6 – Lgbtq+ Learning Day
Ideas become empowered through human interaction. In a city defined by its diverse cultural heritage, DreamWeek is bridging the gap between people and ideas through an international summit on tolerance, equality, and diversity. Join us for a series of LGBTQ+ related sessions that will allow us to become more culturally aware of LGBTQ+ experiences and build allies throughout San Antonio. LGBTQ Learning Day Schedule:
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.
"LGBTQ+ 101: Understanding Sexual Orientation and the Coming Out Process" hosted by The Center – Pride Center San Antonio
"Gender Identity 101: A Beginners Panel for Transgender Education" hosted by Transgender Education Network of Texas and the San Antonio Gender Association.
"Mobilizing the LGBTQ+ Community: How More Voices Means More Civic Engagement" hosted by Equality Texas.
"A Guide to Being an LGBTQ Ally" hosted by PFLAG.
Saturday, January 6, 2018, Pearl Studio, 200 E Grayson St. Suite 115 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free and open to the public.
January 9 – From Here To There – An LGBTQ Youth Journey From Homelessness
LGBTQ youth will present spoken word creations about their journey from homelessness and how they believe they are viewed by others. Guests will then have one-on-one interactions about their hopes, dreams for the future, and what they will give back to the community in which they live. It's an opportunity to gain a perspective of truths, dispel myths, and learn about this under-served population. Sponsored by the Thrive Youth Center.
Tuesday, January 9, 2018, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, 922 San Pedro from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Free and open to the public.
January 11 – Wholly Queer, Wholly Human & Healthy
In an event sponsored by the Queer Corazones de Esperanza, queer community members take part in a panel discussion on how their identities and experiences as queer individuals has affected their physical, mental, and emotional health, as well as how their identity has made them targets for violence and social, gender, and economic inequalities. Panelists are Sofia Sepulveda, Jorge Estevez, Barbie Hurtado, and Gilbert Martinez.
Thursday, January 11, 2018, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, 922 San Pedro Ave. from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Free and open to the public.
January 16 – Diversity in Action!
This Fiesta Youth event will offer educational and enrichment activities designed to help youth build a sense of community through friendship and peer connection. Fiesta Youth empowers youth to build a future where ALL people are accepted and loved as they are so that they may become successful and contributing members of the community.
Tuesday, January 16, University Presbyterian Church 300 Bushnell Ave. from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free and open to the public.
January 17 – Spoken Words Spoken Dreams
As part of DreamWeek 2018 Growing Empowered Together (GET) will host Spoken Word, Spoken Dreams, a poetry slam. Poets will be competing for cash and the chance to appear on GET's PATV show. Millennial Matters. Hosted by Kinyo Laditan. Cash bar, wings and raffle.
Wednesday, January 17, Continental Cafe and Event Center, 6390 Fairdale Dr, from 6 to 9 p.m. Suggested donation $5.
Sam Sanchez
Tags Equality Texas, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, Fiesta Youth, PFLAG San Antonio, Pride Center San Antonio, Queer Corazones de Esperanza, San Antonio Gender Association, Transgender Eduction Network of Texas
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District 1 City Councilman Roberto C. Treviño and the board of Pride Center San Antonio announced on New Year's Eve...


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World Stocks Markets Rally Takes a Pause
By: PhilStockWorld
Courtesy of Doug Short writes: Six of the eight indexes in my international focus group posted losses over the past week, and for the three European indexes and the Japan's Nikkei, the declines were relatively step. The two winners were India's SENSEX, topping our list for the second week after four weeks at the bottom of the heap, and China's Shanghai Composite. The S&P 500 logged a fractional loss, ending an eight-week streak of gains. France's CAC 40 fared the worst with its 3.86% selloff.
The 2.31% loss for the Nikkei somewhat masks the fact that the index is down 4.33% from its interim high set on Tuesday.
The Shanghai Composite remains the only index on the watch list in bear territory — the traditional designation for a 20% decline from an interim high. See the table inset (lower right) in the chart below. The index is down 35.56% from its interim high of August 2009. At the other end, the S&P 500 took the top spot from Germany's DAXK, which fell to third place after its five-day selloff.
Here is snapshot of the YTD performances, with the volatile Nikkei as the ongoing attention-grabber.
Here is a table highlighting the 2013 year-to-date gains, sorted in that order, along with the 2013 interim highs for the eight indexes. The strong performance of the Japan's Nikkei, despite its volatility, puts it solidly in the top spot, up 47.18%. Only the Shanghai Composite is stuck in the red YTD.
A Closer Look at the Last Four Weeks
The tables below provide a concise overview of performance comparisons over the past four weeks for these eight major indexes. I've also included the average for each week so that we can evaluate the performance of a specific index relative to the overall mean and better understand weekly volatility. The colors for each index name help us visualize the comparative performance over time.
The chart below illustrates the comparative performance of World Markets since March 9, 2009. The start date is arbitrary: The S&P 500, CAC 40 and BSE SENSEX hit their lows on March 9th, the Nikkei 225 on March 10th, the DAX on March 6th, the FTSE on March 3rd, the Shanghai Composite on November 4, 2008, and the Hang Seng even earlier on October 27, 2008. However, by aligning on the same day and measuring the percent change, we get a better sense of the relative performance than if we align the lows.
A Longer Look Back
Here is the same chart starting from the turn of 21st century. The relative over-performance of the emerging markets (Shanghai, Mumbai SENSEX and Hang Seng) up to their 2007 peaks is evident, and the SENSEX remains by far the top performer. The Shanghai, in contrast, formed a perfect Eiffel Tower from late 2006 to late 2009.
Check back next week for a new update.
Note from dshort: I track Germany's DAXK a price-only index, instead of the more familiar DAX index (which includes dividends), for constency with the other indexes, which do not include dividends.
- Phil
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Most Smart Watches end up in a drawer due to poor battery life. If you forget to charge it daily it's a useless piece of technology. There have been a few devices that offer better battery life, but it usually comes a big loss of functionality and performance. Amazfit's Bip looks like an Apple Watch and it comes with 30 days of on a single charge, or better yet, 45 days with "minimal" notifications. For the price of $99, it's an incredible deal.