These are some of my plates, cups and jugs that will be in the Pop-up Gallery in Lotta Jansdotters Brooklyn studio, May 23-25. Opening reception with friends and bubbles Friday May 23, 4-8 pm. Save the date if you happen to be in NYC.
Pop-up Gallery in Brooklyn NYC, May 23-25. Opening reception with bubbles and friends on Friday May 23, 4-8 pm. Welcome!


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Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 12 (ANI): A rural Self-Employment Training Institute at Shiv Nagar area of the district here is providing Computer Accounting Courses to students free of cost.
Problem not with EVM or VVPAT but with counting: Sharad Pawar
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 10 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday once again raised questions on the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and the voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines and said he would discuss the issue with other op
Punjab: 90 hours and counting, toddler still stuck in borewell
Sangrur (Punjab) [India], June 10 (ANI): Public Works Department (PWD) minister in the Punjab government, Vijay Inder Singla, on Monday said the rescue of the two-year child who fell in a borewell is being done manually in lack of other options.
GSTN offers free accounting, billing software for MSME
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): GST Network (GSTN) on Tuesday said it has partnered with eight billing and accounting software vendors for providing software to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), with an annual turnover of up to Rs 1.5 crore.
LS Poll 2019: BJP wins 192 seats, leading on 111
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): BJP has won 192 Lok Sabha seats, while is leading on 111 other seats, as per the latest details of vote counting on the website of Election Commission of India (ECI).
World leaders hail PM Modi's resounding victory in LS polls
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 23 (ANI): Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday extended best wishes for his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for his dynamic leadership as the BJP-led NDA is heading towards a comfortable majority in the Lok Sabha elections.
LS results: Prakash Raj says 'a solid slap on my face' as the BJP
New Delhi (India), May 23 (ANI): Actor Prakash Raj, who contested as an independent candidate from Bengaluru Central Lok Sabha constituency, on Thursday described his defeat as "a solid slap on my face".
Kerala: Tharoor leads, Congress ahead on 15 seats
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 23 (ANI): Sitting MP and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is leading from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency by over 13,000 votes.
LS polls: Counting underway, leaders claim victory
New Delhi (India), May 23 (ANI): With counting of votes for Lok Sabha elections underway, leaders across the political spectrum expressed confidence of victory on Thursday.
Prakash Raj dismisses exit poll predictions
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 23 (ANI): Actor Prakash Raj, who is contesting as an independent candidate from Bengaluru Central Lok Sabha constituency, on Thursday dismissed the exit polls which projected a comfortable majority for the BJP-led NDA in the general elections, saying it was
People laughing at Oppn over EVM allegations: Harsh Vardhan
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Union Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday took a jibe at the opposition parties over their allegations on discrepancies in electronic voting machines (EVMs), saying people having less knowledge of technology were laughing at them.
Rahul will be next PM, says Maken; Meenakshi Lekhi calls oppositio
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Ajay Maken, the Congress party candidate from New Delhi parliamentary constituency, said that Rahul Gandhi will be the next prime minister of the country.

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Xerox Gets Literary Support: With the 92nd Street Y in New York, Xerox has recruited A-list authors for a book showcasing its tools and the Y's cultural cachet.
Neruda's Death Being Reinvestigated: A panel of experts says that when the Nobel prize-winning poet died in 1973, there was no indication of the cancer that was said to have killed him.
Viet Thanh Nguyen's Overnight Success: The novelist seemed to go from unknown to MacArthur genius in two years. In truth, it took decades.
Google Chrome's Library Extension: The internet just keeps making it easier for you to find books at your library.


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At a ceremony held in Algiers today, GE Infrastructure, Water & Process Technologies, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), joined the Algerian Government, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and the Algerian Energy Company (AEC), in announcing plans to build Hamma Water Desalination SpA (Hamma) -- Africa's largest seawater desalination plant. Formed and funded by GE and AEC, the Hamma project is part of GE's ecomagination effort, which is aimed at building innovative solutions to tough global problems, like water scarcity. The Hamma project will supply -- 25% of Algeria's capital city's population -- with desperately needed drinking water.
"Many regions of the world face severe water scarcity, and the issue is getting worse daily," said George Oliver, CEO, GE Infrastructure, Water & Process Technologies. "The Hamma project is at the forefront of GE's ecomagination commitment. We look forward to working with the Algerian Government on this project that will create new sources of water for the people of Algiers and lessen demands currently placed on their limited supply of fresh, usable water."
By supplying 200,000 cubic meters (53 million U.S. gallons) of potable water a day and reducing energy and overall costs, the build-own-operate project will lessen Algeria's water scarcity issues. Currently, the people of Algeria are plagued with usable water challenges that range from drinking water shortages and irregular rainfall to aging infrastructure that can cause immense losses of water. Because of the scarcity of clean water, the residents of Algiers only receive water one out of every three days.
Funded by GE (70%) and AEC (30%), Hamma will be the first private desalination reverse osmosis potable water project in Algeria. The project will also be the largest membrane desalination plant in Africa, as well as one of the largest desalination plants in the entire world. OPIC, which helps U.S. businesses invest in new and emerging overseas markets, also financed $200 million towards the project.
Construction on Hamma is scheduled to begin in July 2005 and is estimated to last 24 months. Hamma joins GE's expanding ecomagination and water scarcity solutions portfolio, which includes a wide-range of customized water solutions designed to create new sources of usable water for the potable, industrial and agricultural sectors, while lessening impacts on fresh water sources. GE's largest ecomagination project and the world's largest membrane-based water reclamation facility is the Sulaibiya facility in Kuwait. This facility purifies municipal wastewater to produce 100 million gallons per day of clean water for industry and agricultural uses. GE now has an installed base of more than 1,100 water treatment plants that can achieve flow rates ranging from 30,000 gallons/day to 100MM gallons/day.
-- By tapping into new sources of water, GE's Water Scarcity solutions remove saline from brackish and seawater -- producing fresh, usable water for drinking, irrigation and industrial uses, which lessens stress placed on limited sources of fresh water as well as dependence placed on environmental factors, like irregular rainfall.
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Biography Ten Girls Who Made History
Ten Girls Who Made History
Irene Howat
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These Christian women were once little girls playing with dolls, making mistakes and growing up in quite a different world. But was it that different? Irene Howat has researched the lives of these famous women of God and draws out lessons we can all relate to, especially youngsters today. Ida Scudder (Missionary in India), Betty Green (Co-founder of MAF), Jeanette Li (Evangelist and Bible teacher in Communist China), Mary Jane Kinnaird (Founder of the YWCA), Bessie Adams (Co-founder of CLC), Emma Dryer (Co-founder of Moody College), Lottie Moon (Missionary in China), Florence Nightingale (Pioneer in Health Care), Heanrietta Mears (Pioneer in Children's Ministry), and Elisabeth Elliot (Missionary to the Aucas). Find out how Mary Jane Kinnaird prayed and helped young women; Emma Dryer studied astronomy and became a Bible teacher; Florence Nightingale became a nurse and was useful to God; Lottie Moon thought Missionaries were silly and then became one herself; Ida Scudder changed her mind and then changed India; Henrietta Mears dreamed big and wrote books; Bessie Adams became a missionary in a horse-drawn caravan; Betty Green flew planes in World War II; Elisabeth Elliot's husband was killed but she forgave his murderers and Janette Li became a Christian and told her own Chinese people about the one true God.
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I hope you all had a great holiday! I did! I've been so busy that I inadvertently took a little break from the internet, but I'm looking forward to catching up with what you guys have been up to and I can't wait to share what I've been doing as well!
Can you believe it's already New Year's Eve? This year seemed to have flown by! It was a good year though. But instead of reflecting on the past year, I think I just want to look forward!
And have you guys heard of Project Life? I've been eyeing it for awhile, and just bought some of the components with some Amazon.com gift cards. I used to scrapbook a lot, but since I started blogging and discovered how addicting it is to make photo books on Blurb, I've gotten away from scrapbooking with physical paper and prints. This Project Life system seems to be a quick and easy way to scrap, and will hopefully make me print more photos and do some journaling. I'm hoping it will also make me take more photos of people!
I also have several projects of my own that I'd like to get back to. When holidays and birthdays come around I drop things I'm making for myself, so it'll be nice to get a little selfish about my crafting! Does that sound bad?
What about you guys? Do you have any New Year's resolutions or crafty plans?
So now you are an iPhone user too with a photo taken with it no less for your Photo Tuesday!
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Thanks Debi! Happy New Year to you too!!
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Founded in 1984, the Saskatchewan German Council is a registered volunteer-based, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting German culture, language, customs, traditions, and interests for the benefit of all Saskatchewan people.
A Board of Directors consisting of 10 elected members meets at least four times a year to set the tone and direction for all the Council's activities. The SGC is guided in all its activities by its by-laws as well as by a comprehensive set of policies. Several committees are in place to investigate and manage matters of special interest.
As an Eligible Cultural Organization (ECO), the SGC is a member of SaskCulture, under whose umbrella it receives funding from the Sask Lotteries Trust Fund for Sport, Culture and Recreation.
Sask Lotteries funding supports a tremendous cultural infrastructure that empowers Saskatchewan's cultural community to deliver a wide selection of cultural activities and services in Saskatchewan. As umbrella organization to over 30 member groups, SGC uses Sask Lotteries funding to serve the community with meaningful programs & projects, and to support member groups with funding.
Membership to the Council is open to any organization or individual, regardless of background, who agrees to abide by the SGC constitution and policies.
The SGC's Head Office in Saskatoon is staffed with an Executive Director, an Office & Program Assistant, and an Immigrant Settlement Advisor.
SGC Past Presidents
2019 – present Mervin Weiss, Saskatoon
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2008 – 2014 Ilona Beck, Rouleau
2004 – 2008 Andrew Grzesina, Regina
2000 – 2004 Karl Bastian, Prince Albert
1996 – 2000 Dr. David Buettner, Prince Albert
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India under the British Rule
The economic consequences of the British rule can be studied under three heads:
Decline of Indian Handicrafts and progressive ruralisation of the Indian economy
Growth of the new land system and the commercialisation of Indian agriculture
Process of industrial transition of India
Decline of Handicrafts
While India was an exporter of Handicrafts before the Industrial Revolution, the revolution reversed the character of India's foreign trade
Increase in demand for raw material for British industries
Hence, steps were made to crush Indian handcrafts as well as commercialise agriculture to meet the interests of the British industries
Principle causes for the decline of Indian handicrafts
Disappearance of Princely courts
Hostile policy of the East India Company and the British Parliament
Competition of machine-made goods
The development of new forms and patterns of demand as a result of foreign influence
Economic consequences of the decline of handicrafts
Increased unemployment
Back-to-the-land movement: handicrafts were forced to take up agriculture or become landless labourers. This increased the pressure on land. This trend of growing proportion of the working force on agriculture is described as 'progressive ruralisation' or 'deindustrialisation of India'. Thus, the crisis in handicrafts and industries seriously crippled Indian agriculture.
Land System during 1793-1850
1793: permanent settlement
Zamindari, Ryotwari, Mahalwari systems
Absentee landlordism emerged
The result of the whole change in the land system led to the emergence of subsistence agriculture
It helped the concentration of economic power in the hand of absentee landlords and moneylenders in rural India.
Commercialisation of Agriculture (1850-1947)
Define: Production of crop for sale rather than for family consumption
What distinguished commercial agriculture from normal sales of marketable surplus was that it was a deliberate policy worked up under the pressure from British industries. It was thus forced upon the Indian peasantry.
Resistance: Indigo revolution etc
Why CA? Industrial Revolution
Impact of railways and road transport: Railways and road transport made possible a huge expansion in cash cropping, for national and international markets, and production regimes across the subcontinent were placed in a new context of opportunity
Impact of CA
Mass movement to commercial agriculture caused decline in food production, increase in prices and famines.
Halted the process of industrialisation in India
Economy, Indian economyIndia
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Industrial Transition in India


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Portraits of Landscapes exhibit to be held at Leslie Sacks Contemporary in Santa Monica
Posted by The Argonaut | Feb 28, 2013 | Arts & Events, Events | 0 |
WORKS by Marc Quinn depicting fruit and flowers in full bloom will be featured in the Portraits of Landscapes exhibit at the Leslie Sacks Contemporary gallery in Santa Monica.
The Leslie Sacks Contemporary gallery in Santa Monica will present the exhibit Portraits of Landscapes, featuring artworks by Marc Quinn, beginning Saturday, March 2 through April 13.
The series includes eight color pigment prints from an edition of 59. Depicted in the works are fruit and flowers in full bloom, which relates to recurring motifs in Quinn's art, a gallery spokesperson said.
The Portraits of Landscapes series references Quinn's 2000 installation, Garden, as well as his ensuing Eternal Spring sculptures and flower paintings, say exhibit organizers. Garden, originally installed at the Fondazione Prada in Milan, featured cryogenically frozen plants captured at the peak of their beauty and suspended in their life cycle.
Quinn has stated that he was inspired to create the piece when visiting a flower market, where all types of foliage from around the world can be purchased in a single place.
For the print series, Portraits of Landscapes, Quinn has re-appropriated imagery from his flower paintings and presented the visuals in a new format. Quinn switched media from painting (large horizontal "landscapes") to a blown-up portion of a painting (small vertical "portraits").
In the work's new incarnation, Quinn examines in greater detail the exotic, tactile shapes of tropical plants and gleaming, fleshy surfaces of ripe fruit, according to the gallery.
Quinn, who is part of the Young British Artists movement, has shown works in numerous international exhibitions, including the 50th Venice Biennale in 2003.
The Leslie Sacks Contemporary gallery is at Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave. B6, Santa Monica.
Information, (310) 264-0640, or www.lesliesackscontemporary.com.
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Bulldogs ready for NWAC Volleyball Championships
Date posted: November 20, 2019
After sitting in neutral for more than two weeks, the Bellevue College volleyball team is going to quickly have to shift into tournament gear.
The Bulldogs, whose last conference match was Nov. 6, open play at the NWAC Volleyball Championships on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. against Lane at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center in Tacoma. The tournament runs Nov. 21-24 with the championship matches slated for Sunday.
"At first, I was kind of worried about the layoff being that long," Bellevue coach Jocelyn Lawrence said. "But we had some injuries at the end of the season and that gave us a little bit of a break. So, we were able to take a few days off, which helped."
The Bulldogs, who have an all-freshmen roster for the first time under Lawrence, finished third in the NWAC North Region at 8-4, with three losses coming in the final five matches.
"It was a little bit of a group of freshmen trying to figure things out, and switching a few things around here at the end of the season, too, to try and nail down that perfect lineup," Lawrence said. "And, teams came hard at us and our group of freshmen just kind of realizing that that's what going to happen the second go-around."
"Really good lessons learned. I think it pays to our advantage going into the NWAC tournament having seen some of those hard losses and adversity that we saw at the end of the season vs. having gone 12-0, or something like that," Lawrence said.
Lawrence is pleased with how her young team has developed.
"They've learned a lot this season," she said. "They have really grown, not only on the court, but off the court. They learned how to mesh together and that they have to show up every day."
"The North Region, this is definitely by the strongest year, in my opinion, in the time I've been here coaching," said Lawrence, who took over as head coach in 2014 after three seasons as an assistant at BC. "Which is fun, which is nice. It makes us feel like we're more prepared for the NWAC tournament."
With no returning players to rely on, balance has been one of the keys this season, Lawrence said.
"At some point, everybody's kind of been that person for us this year," she said. "We've kind of pushed them all to be leaders throughout the whole year."
"We definitely have very strong leaders on our team, it's just they had to learn kind of the hard way a little bit this year, which is a good thing," Lawrence said. "We've had different people step each match this year."
BC, 24-11 overall, defeated Lane twice this season, once in the season-opening match in late August and then again in early September at the Bellevue Invitational.
Lane tied for first in the NWAC South with a 14-2 mark and is 23-9 overall. With the schedule of a nine-team region, Lane enters the tournament with a much shorter layoff, played its final conference match last Thursday.
"Honestly we didn't really focus on those two matches at all," Lawrence said. "We didn't even bring that into our conversation because both of us have changed so much since then. So, there's not much that those matches really can help us with at this point. We focused more on film of them recently."
At this point of the season, Lawrence said it's important to focus on playing well and executing, as opposed to worrying too much about the opponent.
"Those moments where you need to get something, having that strategy and having that go-to move, helps," she said. "But at the end of the day, we focus a lot on taking care of business on our side of the court."


Jeremy Borash interviewed Christian Cage, who was with Tomko. Cage said the soap opera between Sting and Abyss was mildly entertaining and amusing. Cage mocked Sting for trying to find the man behind Abyss. He said that this isn't about saving souls, but about Cage, the biggest star in TNA history regaining his title. He said that while they might be caught up in their Afterschool Special, he never lost sight of the fact that he wants his belt back. He brought up the secret that Tomko knows about Abyss and said that its embarrassing for everyone, including TNA. He said that everyone had better hope Cage ends up champion tonight, or the secret will be revealed.
Mike Tenay apologized for BG James' language but reiterated that the Million Dollar Challenge was "indeed, real."
All three battled in the ring at the same time. Abyss brat down Sting as Jim Mitchell implored him to continue, Sting fought back with a series of punches and kicks. Sting pulled the rope down, forcing Abyss to fall to the floor. Cage was tossed to the floor. Cage and Abyss battled on the floor. Sting dove off the top to the floor. Tomko and Cage tossed Sting into the railing.
With Sting down on the floor, Abyss destroyed Cage in the ring, hitting a running splash in the corner. Abyss choked out Cage in the corner with his foot. Sting rolled into the ring and Abyss began stomping him. Mitchell screamed at Abyss to follow their plan. Cage surprises Abyss with a tornado DDT for a two count. Cage worked on Abyss' rib cage, then knocked Sting back to the floor as he tried to enter the ring.
Cage distracted the referee, allowing Tomko to pepper Abyss with punches. Cage worked over Abyss with chop, but was caught by Abyss and pressed. Cage landed on his feet on the apron outside the ring. Cage went to the corner, where Abyss tried to superplex him. Sting raced under Abyss, powerbombing him at the same time in a Tower of Doom spot.
Sting nailed the Stinger Splash in the corner. Cage began chopping and nailing Sting who did the superhuman no-sell and unloaded on Cage. He went for the Scorpion deathlock but Cage raked his face. They are pushing that Cage has never tapped out. Sting rolled up Abyss for a two count. Abyss ended up on the floor, where Tomko nailed him with a boot. Sting locked the Deathlock on Cage but Jim Mitchell got on the apron.
Tomko slid the NWA title into the ring to Christian but Sting nailed him. Sting slingshot Cage into Abyss, who was standing outside on the apron. Abyss was bumped to the floor. Sting covered Cage, but Tomko pulled the referee out of the ring. Tomko hit the ring and began working over Sting. Abyss returned to the ring and attacked Tomko.Cage went after Abyss but was leveled. Abyss tossed Tomko to the floor.
Abyss pressed and dropped Cage to the floor, leaving him alone with Sting,. Jim Mitchell called for Doomsday. Sting ducked under a Black Hole Slam attempt but was caught with a goozle. Jim Mitchell brought in the sack of thumbtacks. Abyss hesitated using them as if he had his doubts, before spreading them onto the mat. Sting grabbed Cage for a chokeslam but Tomko hit a big boot. Tomko stomped Abyss's face into the tacks.
Sting stood over Abyss and "tried to get him to listen to Sting" but Abyss wouldn't. Sting went for the Scorpion but Cage attacked him with a chair. Abyss nailed Cage and went for the Black Hole Slam but Sting nailed Cage, who was knocked aside. Abyss missed the tacks but hit the move and scored the pin.
Your winner and still NWA champion, Abyss!
An average match. Everyone was trying but it never seemed to really click into something special. Sting finally did his first pinfall loss, which I think was the right move here.


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(LiveHacking.Com) – Symantec has released a hotfix for its pcAnywhere product to address multiple vulnerabilities. According to Symantec, pcAnywhere is susceptible to local file tampering elevation of privilege exploits and remote code execution exploits and as a results it is possible to execute arbitrary code on a targeted system as "System".
The remote code execution is the result of pcAnywhere not properly validating/filtering external data input during login and authentication via port 5631/TCP. Successful exploitation would require either gaining unauthorized network access or enticing an authorized network user to run malicious code against a targeted system. Results could be a crash of the application or possibly successful arbitrary code execution in the context of the application on the targeted system.
The local file tampering vulnerability exists because some of the pcAnywhere files installed as writable by everyone and so open tampering. A local user can potentially overwrite these files with code of their choice in an attempt to leverage elevated privileges.


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Avian Influenza Hemagglutinin Antibody
Avian Influenza Hemagglutinin Antibody	Cat. No.: 3427
Western blot analysis of (A) 5 ng and (B) 25 ng of recombinant HA1 with Avian Influenza Hemagglutinin antibody at 1 μg/mL. See high quality image.
Hemagglutinin antibody at 1 μg/mL specifically recognizes Avian H5N1 influenza virus but not seasonal influenza virus A H1N1 Hemagglutinin protein. See high quality image.
IMMUNOGEN: Avian influenza hemagglutinin antibody was raised against a synthetic peptide corresponding to 15 amino acids at the amino terminus of the avian influenza hemagglutinin protein.
Efforts were made to use relatively conserved regions of the viral sequence as the antigen.
The immunogen is located within amino acids 90 - 140 of Avian Influenza Hemagglutinin.
APPLICATIONS: Avian influenza hemagglutinin antibody can be used for the detection of the avian influenza hemagglutinin protein from the H5N1 strain of avian influenza A in ELISA. It will detect 10 ng of free peptide at 1 μg/mL. Antibody can also be used in western blot applications.
POSITIVE CONTROL: 1) Cat. No. 95-101 - H5 Hemagglutinin HA1 Recombinant Protein
PURIFICATION: Avian Influenza Hemagglutinin Antibody is affinity chromatography purified via peptide column.
BUFFER: Avian Influenza Hemagglutinin Antibody is supplied in PBS containing 0.02% sodium azide.
STORAGE CONDITIONS: Avian Influenza Hemagglutinin antibody can be stored at 4˚C for three months and -20˚C, stable for up to one year. As with all antibodies care should be taken to avoid repeated freeze thaw cycles. Antibodies should not be exposed to prolonged high temperatures.
OFFICIAL SYMBOL: NA
ALTERNATE NAMES: Avian Influenza Hemagglutinin Antibody:
ACCESSION NO.: AAT76166
BACKGROUND: Avian Influenza Hemagglutinin Antibody: Influenza A virus is a major public health threat, killing more than 30, 000 people per year in the USA. Novel influenza virus strains caused by genetic drift and viral recombination emerge periodically to which humans have little or no immunity, resulting in devastating pandemics. Influenza A can exist in a variety of animals; however it is in birds that all subtypes can be found. These subtypes are classified based on the combination of the virus coat glycoproteins hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) subtypes. During 1997, an H5N1 avian influenza virus was determined to be the cause of death in 6 of 18 infected patients in Hong Kong. There was some evidence of human to human spread of this virus, but it is thought that the transmission efficiency was fairly low. HA interacts with cell surface proteins containing oligosaccharides with terminal sialyl residues. Virus isolated from a human infected with the H5N1 strain in 1997 could bind to oligosaccharides from human as well as avian sources, indicating its species-jumping ability.
REFERENCES: 1) Thompson WW, Shay DK, Weintraub, et al. Mortality associated with influenza and respiratory syncytial virus in the United States. JAMA 2003; 289:179-186.
2) Alexander DJ. A review of avian influenza. Proceedings of the European Society for Veterinary Virology (ESVV) Symposium on Influenza Viruses of Wild and Domestic Animals. Vet. Microbiol. 2000; 74:3-13.
3) Shortridge KF, Zhou NN, Guan Y, et al. Characterization of avian H5N1 influenza viruses from poultry in Hong Kong. Virol. 1998; 252:331-342.
4) Buxton Bridges C, Katz JM, Seto WH, et al. Risk of influenza A (H5N1) infection among health care workers exposed to patients with influenza A (H5N1), Hong Kong. J. Inf. Dis. 2000; 181:344-8.


Dom has installed these wireless light switches from Starlec throughout the downstairs.
The arrows allow you to fade up and down and the centre button switches all off or all on. We also have a funky remote.
What with our movement sensor-controlled light in the front door entrance, we look like real gadget geeks.
They were expensive. Definitely not worth the money imo, but if my luxuries will be soft furnishings, Dom needs his too!
I'm really pleased with my recent plant purchases. I specifically chose plants that can cope with chalky alkaline soil and shade, for our back garden which is north facing and has quite a few trees. I ordered a bunch from Crocus: a bugle, a hardy male fern, a cyclamen, wood spurge and a geranium (Dusky Cranesbill). They have done well so far.
Then I bought a hydrangea, another fern, a laurel, a californian lilac and some summer bedding from Homebase. The hydrangea has really flourished. They flower pink in alkaline soil and blue in acid.
I discovered today the the white powdery coating I had noticed on a couple of my conifers is actually spider mite. All of a sudden the leaves have gone brown, which prompted me to look online for what mite (!) be the problem. I immediately went to Asda, bought the appropriate spray and drowned those bastards in the stuff. I enjoy unleashing my wrath on insects, especially ants, but they haven't really appeared yet with all this rain we've been having.
I don't know what the blue flowers in the picture are. I bought them yesterday from a little independent garden centre while waiting for Dom to get a car tyre replaced. Aren't they gorgeous though?
This weekend we need to buy some paint samples, get sanding down door frames etc, fix the bathroom pipes and the shower curtain which have oh so conveniently fallen to bits at the same time and maybe think about flooring for downstairs. I need to start some serious studying for my final law exams in June and I mustn't let the wedding organisation slip out my sight (got to get that wedding photographer booked).
On top of all this, the pressure is on at work at the moment.
I'm beginning to wonder if I/we might have taken on too much at once!
At first it was white, then off-white if we could get it, and we thought we could in MFI's Space Cream. Then MFI shocked us with their appalling customer service and numpty kitchen designers, so we gave Magnet a go. They were an improvement on MFI service-wise, but the price was double and the design still wasn't flexible enough for our awkward little kitchen.
So, after some research online I came across www.diy-kitchens.com who deal in Second Nature kitchens. Their website is great in terms of giving you all the specs of the units, their range is vast and their prices are good. We ordered a sample door in Avant Beige which looked like MFI's Space Cream on the website, but when it arrived it was too dark.
So now we're back to white: plain white gloss doors and a black granite worktop. Dom is going to install it himself, and we'll buy the worktops from a different company who can cut and fit it aswell. It is going to look LUSH. Can't wait!
The plasterer finished the ceiling and all the walls in our downstairs living area about two weeks ago. Each night we would come home from work to another smooth pink wall (the picture shows progress after only one day) until it was all covered and ready for paint.
Last weekend we gave it a base coat with the recommended mix of half water half white emulsion. It took about five hours. Next step for the walls is to choose colours, but before that we are choosing the kitchen and repainting all the skirting and door surrounds.
... we'll be married! Yes, we will be nearing the end of our first day as Mr and Mrs Grace. It will be an amazing day but there's a lot to organise before we get there. The venue is booked, the registrar is booked, but I still need to book the photographer, choose bridesmaids dresses, choose my own dress, sort out the DJ, the men's suits, the invitations, the decorations etc etc.


Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was today briefed on India's assessment of the military prowess of its neighbours and the level of its military readiness to face China and Pakistan.
The PM was also informed about what all needed to be done to ramp up Indian facilities, equipment and the raising of the newly approved mountain strike corps.
The PM had walked into the military operations room, also known as the "war room", today morning. It is from this room that all military tactics are decided and executed on a day-to-day basis. The room located in the "sanitised" office of Director General Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia is scanned for snooping devices and is the most secure facility in South Block where the PM's office is located and so is the Defence Ministry.
According to sources, the PM addresses the top tri-services brass at the Combined Commanders' Conference annually, but rarely comes to the Army Headquarters for such briefings.
At the briefing, the PM was joined by Defence Minister AK Antony and Chief of Indian Army General Bikram Singh. Though the military establishment was tight-lipped over the content of the briefing and its agenda, sources said such briefings had happened in the past but with no fixed periodicity.
"Matters which the Army believes are important must have been discussed and flagged to the PM," a senior functionary said.
The armed forces said they feared a spill over from Afghanistan once the forces start pulling out from the country in June this year. It is feared that terror elements would spread in the region, creating problems for countries such as India.
The first ever Param Vir Chakra (PVC) awarded to a living recipient, Hony Capt Karam Singh of the Sikh Regiment, is caught in a crossfire between demands by the recipient's descendants for financial assistance from the Punjab Government and the state government's policies on grant of benefits to the war decorated.
While the family is threatening to auction the medal to raise resources, state government officials point out that under existing rules, a gallantry award recipient's third generation cannot avail benefits. Karam Singh's 21-year old grandson, Satnam Singh is demanding a job in the state government and the family has been seeking benefits such as allotment of a gas agency or a petrol pump on the basis of Karam Singh's award.
The PVC is the highest award for gallantry and Karam Singh, then serving with 1 Sikh as a Lance Naik, was decorated for his actions above and beyond the call of duty in combating Pakistani intruders in Teethwal area of Jammu and Kashmir in 1948.
Hailing from Mallhian village near Barnala, he was earlier decorated with the Military Medal for valour during the Burma Campaign in World War-II. Gallantry awards and military decorations are prized by collectors the world over and some medals like the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest gallantry award in the Commonwealth has fetched a price as high as £1.5 million. The medal of Capt Ishar Singh of Hoshiarpur, the first Sikh soldier to win a Victoria Cross, had fetched £55,000 at a London auction in 1997.
Karam Singh died in 1993 and his wife passed away few years later. State government officials claim that Karam Singh had been given all benefits that were gallantry award winners were entitled to under the policies applicable at that time and his wife was also receiving pension till she was alive. They added that Satnam is entitled to apply for a job in the state government in the category of being a dependent of an ex-servicemen, for which there is a reservation of 13 per cent, but he has to qualify and compete for the job within the quota.
Lieutenant Commander Shweta Kapur has become the first woman officer of the Indian Navy to participate in a sailing race on the high seas. She, along with three other officers is participating in the "Cape-2-Rio" race onboard the Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Mhadei. The race was flagged off from Cape Town in South Africa on January 4 and will end in Rio-De Janerio, Brazil.
Commander Dilip Donde, the first solo circumnavigator skipper of the Mhadei is leading the team. Commander MVV Satish, the trainee skipper and Commander TGS Bedi. Lt Commander Kapur had led the naval contingent during the last year Republic Day parade. More than 30 boats from across the world are participating in the race. Once the race ends at Rio, Mhadei will return to Goa. At Rio a new crew will join the boat and it will again have a woman officer. A third crew will take over on the return journey at Cape Town this will again will have a woman officer. Built for the Navy in 2009 by Goa's Aquarius Fibreglass, the 17.1 meter long, 23 tonne boat has logged over 80,000 nautical miles.
The role played by Fifth Battalion of the Sikh Regiment, that won accolades during the flood relief operations at Uttarakahnd in June last year, was cited as an example for a pep-talk to new soldiers during the passing parade at the Sikh Regimental Centre at Ramgarh on January 4, when 269 young boys from Punjab joined the rank and file after attestation.
Lt Gen GS Shergill, Colonel of the Sikh Regiment, reviewed the parade and called upon the soldiers to follow the Regiment's motto of Naam, Namak and Nishan. At the special Sainik Sammelan, the Colonel cited the example of 5 Sikh that was among the first responders and worked tirelessly, physically lifting the old, disabled and injured to the nearest helipads or bringing them to nearby relief camps.
The successful Indo-Russian joint venture to develop the BrahMos cruise missile, has led to Dr A Sivathanu Pillai, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of BrahMos Aerospace being conferred the "Order of Friendship" by the Russian President, Vladimir V Putin last month. The Order of Friendship is a state decoration of the Russian Federation for foreign nationals whose work, deeds and efforts are aimed at the betterment of relations with the Russian Federation and its people, strengthening peace, friendship, cooperation and understanding.
Dr Pillai is also Chief Controller, Defence Research and Development Organisation and Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra.
"The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) was a great achievement of Pakistan and India and of the World Bank, and it remains so… and these proceedings are an illustration of its continuing vitality," said Judge Stephen M Schwebel, chairman of the seven-member Court of Arbitration (CoA) in the Indus Waters Kishenganga Arbitration that delivered the final award on December 20, 2013.
The court, based at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague, has adjudicated upon the dispute concerning the Kishenganga Hydroelectric Project (KHEP) raised by Pakistan. It has conceded that the right of India to divert waters from the Kishenganga (called Neelum in Pakistan) for power generation is protected by the 1960 IWT. However, it added a caveat that this right is not absolute and India is under an obligation to maintain the minimum flow to be released downstream from the KHEP dam at 9 cumecs.
The court has not accepted India's argument for the usage of the drawdown technique for flushing sediment accumulated in the reservoir except in the case of "unforeseen emergency". The award is a landmark for legal governance of shared trans-boundary water resources. The dispute has raised important questions on the relevance of the IWT; model of development adopted by building large dams and reservoirs for hydro-electric power with environmental consequences; application of international environmental obligations and adequacy of existing international courts; and tribunals to settle complex water disputes.
Despite the history of animosity, trust deficit and inhospitable hydro-political climate, India and Pakistan remained engaged in the trans-boundary Indus Basin water-sharing cooperative framework through the IWT. The treaty regime has survived wars, shrill calls for abrogation, political instability and helped, to some extent, in containing water disagreements. It has also served as an important function of allocation of river waters as well as providing an inbuilt framework for the settlement of disputes. The Baglihar Dam case, referred to the neutral expert, was a testimony of its effectiveness and resilience.
The Kishenganga case marks the first instance in the history of the IWT when a CoA was constituted. The proceedings have arisen out of a dispute concerning the implementation of the treaty in relation to the construction and operation of the KHEP. The primary subject of the arbitration was the KHEP, currently under construction by India on the Kishenganga, a tributary of the Jhelum. The KHEP is designed to generate power by diverting water from a dam site on the Kishenganga (within Gurez Valley, an area of higher elevation) to the Bonar Nullah, another tributary of the Jhelum (lower in elevation and located near Wullar Lake) through a system of tunnels, with moving water powering turbines having a capacity of 330 MW.
For the management of sedimentation in the reservoir, India intended to employ the technique of drawdown flushing that consists of drawing the water in the reservoir down to a level close to that of the riverbed by releasing water through low-level outlets in the dam. These were the issues raised by Pakistan. In view of the technical nature of the dispute, the court visited project sites at Neelum-Jhelum and Kishenganga. It highlights difficulties surrounding the technical nature of the disputes and perceived lack of expertise for the adjudication of such projects having environmental consequences. It heard the matter in 2012 and gave a partial award on February 18, 2013.
The partial award provided that India may divert water from the Kishenganga for power generation and deliver the water released below the power station into the Bonar Nullah. The issues of India's obligation to maintain a minimum flow of water in the Kishenganga; and usage of drawdown flushing to an extent that would entail depletion of the reservoir below dead storage level (portion of storage not used for operational purposes) became highly contentious during the proceedings.
The court decided to do a tightrope walk to ensure the balance of interest for both parties. It conceded priority right to India since it crystallised KHEP before Pakistan resorted to the NJHEP. Still such a right to develop a hydroelectric project has been sought to be circumscribed by ensuring a minimum flow in the river and rejection of the drawdown flushing technique.
The moratorium issued in the award would be applicable to all future run-of-the-river projects to be carried out by India, sowing seeds of potential difference.
The court analysed the data with regard to the impacts of a range of minimum flows to be discharged at the KHEP dam. It decided "a minimum flow criterion of 9 cumecs at KHEP is a relatively severe criterion with respect to environmental flow, but would nevertheless be sufficient to maintain the natural flows". It has recognised that a degree of uncertainty is inherent in any attempt to predict environmental implications such as the flows in the Kishenganga. In its view, the appropriate mechanism for the reconsideration of minimum flow, exchange of data and monitoring of the parties' usage on tributaries of the Indus is the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC).
The ball is back into the court of the IWT mechanism of PIC. That brings under scanner the efficacy of the IWT in resolving disputes. The final verdict vindicates the obligation for peaceful settlement of disputes enshrined under the UN Charter. However, the growing number of disputes arising under the IWT underscores distrust between the parties. Ironically, Pakistan's invoking of the IWT mechanism shows its inability to resolve bilateral disputes through negotiations and ineffectiveness of PIC that led the matter to highly expensive international arbitration proceedings even as both countries are facing extreme poverty.
It raises a question on the working of PIC to resolve disagreement. Some perceived challenges could arise due to the pressure of population and developmental needs as well as shrinking water availability in the Indus Basin due to a host of factors including climate-induced changes. But it does not affect the utility and effectiveness of the IWT as it provides multiple methods to resolve issues.
It is time to use cutting-edge technologies and hardware such as remote sensing satellites and geographical information systems that play a vital role in the planning, construction and maintenance of such projects. It could help in jettisoning rumours, ignorance and emotions from taking hold in the absence of hard data.
The fact that parties have turned, time and again, to the IWT mechanisms - and not the use of force - itself speaks volumes for the existing legal governance of Indus waters under the treaty. However, complaints by Pakistan that India is violating the IWT and its efforts to drag the matter to an international forum emanates from deeply entrenched distrust and compulsions of domestic politics. The IWT has withstood the test of time in showcasing the spirit of cooperation.
Many demand re-negotiation of the IWT, which they argue is the need of the hour (after working for 53 years) under changed circumstances. Still, considering the current realities, it is a remote possibility. It is hoped that wiser counsel will prevail to resolve water disputes in the larger interest of the teeming millions on either side.
In order to harness the huge hydro potential of shared water courses in the Indus Basin, both countries shall have to learn from world history and rise to the occasion to consider joint designing and implementation of projects that take a holistic hydrological view and maintain environmental integrity of the basin without compromising developmental needs.
* The award is a landmark for legal governance of shared trans-boundary water resources.
* India's right to divert waters from the Kishenganga for power generation is protected by the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty. But it is under obligation to maintain the minimum flow to be released downstream from KHEP dam at 9 cumecs.
* Argument by India regarding the use of the drawdown technique for flushing sediment accumulated in the reservoir has been rejected. It can be done only in the case of an emergency.
* The dispute has raised important questions on the relevance of the Indus treaty; model of development by building large dams and reservoirs with environmental consequences; application of international environmental obligations; and adequacy of existing international courts to settle water disputes.
The writers are Chairman of Centre for International Legal Studies at JNU, New Delhi; and Executive Director, Centre for Advanced Study on Courts & Tribunals, Amritsar, respectively.
NEW DELHI: With an eye firmly on China, India and Japan on Monday decided to "further consolidate and strengthen their strategic and global partnership" in the defence arena through measures ranging from regular joint combat exercises and military exchanges to cooperation in anti-piracy, maritime security and counter-terrorism.
This came during the meeting between defence minister A K Antony and his Japanese counterpart Itsunori Onodera, who is on a visit here till January 8. "The two ministers extensively and frankly exchanged ideas regarding regional and global security challenges, as well as bilateral defence cooperation and exchanges. They shared views on issues relating to the peace, stability and prosperity of the region," said an official.
Onodera also briefed Antony on Japan's National Security Strategy and the National Defence Program Guidelines, which were adopted in December 2013. Both India and Japan have long been wary of the increasingly assertive behaviour of China, especially in the contentious South China Sea, as well as the rapid modernisation of the People's Liberation Army.
The two ministers agreed to promote exchanges on UN Peacekeeping Operations between Japan Peacekeeping Training and Research Centre, Joint Staff College (JPC), Central Readiness Force of Japan Ground Self Defence Force (JGSDF) and Centre for UN Peacekeeping (CUNPK) of the Indian Army.
The two sides will also conduct "expert exchanges" in counter-terrorism, humanitarian assistance/disaster relief between the Indian Army and Japan Ground Self Defence Force (JGSDF). The possibility of conducting staff talks between Japan Air Self-Defence Force and Indian Air Force as well as professional exchanges of test-pilots, flight safety experts and others is also on the cards.
New Delhi: Irked over being held up in traffic by Army Chief's security, Union Minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday criticised the "ridiculous" VIP security system in the country, which according to him is "state within a state within a state" where there is no accountability.
The Rural Development Minister said he would write to Defence Minister AK Antony, who doesn't keep a security ring around him, about the military police taking over Delhi Police's duty and clearing the routes for service chiefs when they move around the national capital. Ramesh, who never uses a red beacon on his vehicle, said his car was blocked near Army Chief's residence this afternoon by military police when he was going to Teen Murti to attend a meeting. "It is ridiculous... Mr Antony does not do this. There is no security to Antony at all. And they (Military) have their own policemen to regulate traffic. That is wrong. Delhi Police should regulate traffic... I am going to write about this to Antony," the Minister said. Ramesh said once he was blocked by military security in the city when he was walking to his home after work. "It was done for the smooth passage of the Army Chief's convoy," said the Minister who takes a 40-minute walk to his official residence in Lodhi Garden without security after work at the Rural Development Ministry office at Krishi Bhavan in New Delhi. "Once I was caught up in traffic because of Army Chief. Once my traffic was held up because of the Naval chief. Once I was held up because of Air Force chief. Once I was held up because of Chief Justice of India," Ramesh said, criticising the VIP security system. Ramesh also criticised the way the traffic is being blocked for clearing the routes for convoy of the President and the Prime Minister. "Traffic should not be held for anybody. I feel even the traffic hold up for Prime Minister, and the President are far too long. I think the number of cars that accompany Prime Minister and President can easily be reduced by half. VIP security is state within a state within a state. No questions are asked. No accountability," the Minister said.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today reviewed the situation on borders with Pakistan and China and operational preparedness of the Army and other two services at the Army Headquarters here.
With the cancellation of the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal and delays in acquiring the medium multi role combat aircraft (MMRCA) from Dassault, the Indian defense establishment is reeling under concerns that important projects maybe be further delayed.
However, despite delays, India has reached major milestones with the indigenous supersonic fighter aircraft LCA-Tejas achieving its Initial Operation Clearance and the army taking delivery of its first indigenous helicopter, the Rudra ALH from HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd) in 2013.
According to Defenseworld.net research report on Indian procurement, the Indian air force leads with $31.3 billion in procurements in the past five years, followed by the navy with $7.5 billion and the Army with $4.2 billion.
The air force's successful procurement list includes C-17 Globemaster III, P-8I long-range maritime surveillance aircraft, Boeing Chinook helicopters, Russian Mi-17 V5 helicopters and Israeli drones.
In contrast, the army leads with the most number of indigenous procurements while the airforce has the least.


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My first article, titled, "Grand Theft Auto IV: The Consequences of Gamer Culture," presents the violent effects of such computer games on young minds, and then begins to address that there are effects on adult players as well. I present the worldview that comes to characterize 'gamers.' Here I offer a Christian response.
Think about these powerful new video games. They have created a world that seems to be missing from the real world: a world where a sense of justice prevails, where there are iron-clad rules placed there by the programmer, where there is a save-game feature that lets you start over whenever you make a mistake. In many ways, this virtual reality is very much like the picture of reality that the Bible gives us of the real world. In some games, the picture of reality is actually more true to Christianity than most Christian's actual worldviews! Think about it: there is a recognition of the existence of original sin, and a recognition that reality should somehow be better, and even that a better reality is somehow possible. We live in a world where order seems true. In other words, we live in a cosmos, not a multiverse where anything is possible. Yet, in this seemingly designed universe, futility and pain seem to be the order of the day. Isn't there something better than this? Isn't there something better than what I've been given?
And that's the hook. That's how to woo a bitter and cynical generation.
Today we believe that the better world is the false world, and the corrupt and ugly world is the real world. Our grandparents would have never accepted such a thing. In a universe controlled by Almighty God, the best possible world with the minimum of pain to teach us to be fit for paradise would have been the real world. The ugly world is the false world. But today we believe in ugliness. We have accepted it as reality. And in a way it is: Because a rejection of the God of the Bible has made ugliness paramount in our culture. Order has been replaced by a bleak form of chaos. We've retreated from the God of the Bible to the arbitrary gods of Homer. Serious films today are dark and bleak and ugly. Our Comedies have become inane and cynical, and our fantasies have devolved to the level of comic books – because the "happily ever after" of our former stories can no longer be said with a straight face. Because a Christianity that invented fairy tales that began with, "once upon a time" and had the nerve to end with, "and they lived happily ever after" are impossible in a world where people have rejected the God of the Bible.
And so we sense somehow that a better world really is possible, as Christianity has always taught. And we also know that this world isn't that world. People retreat to their consoles, and drugs both legal and illegal, and we become the Prozac nation. So we no longer live our lives, but watch ourselves as though we were watching our lives on a television screen. We detach ourselves from our own emotions, and so live in video game Disneylands of our own making.
And yet this is our opportunity. We still have the chance to shake the complacent. If you think this world and its material possessions are all there is to live for, you're wrong. But if you think you can hide from the pain of this world, you're wrong again. Because when you try to hide from pain, more pain will always eventually come. Because God gives pain to us as His megaphone to get our attention, to call us up to a better place.
This is why there are so many Christians today, but so few great saints: because we no longer live our lives and embrace the Cross, but we too retreat into a virtual religious reality utterly disconnected from the pain and torment of a fallen world spiraling toward destruction.
Because of man's sin, the world is not as God intended it. Pain exists, but the way of the Cross is the way to paradise. But there is hope in a dark world. And Tolkien and Lewis points in a direction that modern afficienados of that genre don't dare to dream. The Return of the King is not only a fantasy: it is the myth that is true. There is a new and better world coming. Christians should stand up and proclaim it.
God has a better reality in store for His people than any we could ever create for ourselves with games.
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Not every overwater bungalow is the same — even at the same resort in the same category. Position matters big-time. Most overwater bungalows are strung together on long piers that extend out into the lagoon, and the most prized digs are located further out on the pier for maximum privacy. Not surprisingly, those are also the most expensive, and where you're more likely to find cool extras like hot tubs or plunge pools.
Few things are more romantic than these rooms, set on stilts over a crystal-clear lagoon with glass panels in the floor. The concept was invented in the 1960s in Tahiti, and they have perfected the experience with bungalows to suit every style, from an oversized two-story, two-bedroom bungalow featured in The Bachelorette to bare-bones huts with thatched roofs and no A/C but lots of South Pacific ambiance. There's no such thing as a bad overwater bungalow in our eyes (and we should know — we've toured a ton). Here are four of our favorites.
Eco-conscious meets mod at this 83-villa resort. We love the lobby bar, with its airy white curtains, retro black-and-white photographs and unexpected Herman Miller marshmallow sofa. The spa is seriously amazing, with a hilltop jacuzzi that overlooks Mt. Otemanu, and thalasso treatments using nutrient-rich sea water pumped up from half a mile below the surface. This same technology powers much of the electricity for the resort, making it a standout in conservation. For bungalows, book an End of Pontoon suite for maximum privacy, and easy underwater exploration from lagoon-entry ladder from your deck. Inside, the king bed and bathroom tub are perfectly placed before windows for optimum views.
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We usually like our resorts a little more understated, but this won us over with the sheer amount of bells and whistles; think if it as a Disneyland for adults, only set in Bora Bora. Spread out over 44 acres (you need golf carts to get around), they have everything was water sports (paddleboarding to scuba diving); Tahiti's only sushi bar; a plush Clarins Spa; even a bridal salon selling airy white dresses by Norwegian designer Cecilie Mellie. Dinner at LAGOON by Jean Georges was one of the highlights of our last visit, as were the bungalows: seriously sweet, and the biggest in the South Pacific. We love the premier overwater bungalows, which offer a whopping 1,900 square feet of space inside, plus an oversized hot tub and day bed on the terrace.
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Le réservoir des Trois-Gorges est un lac artificiel de Chine né en 2006 du barrage des Trois-Gorges entravant le cours du Yangzi Jiang. Il se situe dans la province du Hubei et dans la municipalité de Chongqing.

Géographie
Très étroit avec une longueur de  pour une largeur maximale de , il comporte de nombreuses ramifications dans les petites vallées adjacentes. Sa création a nécessité le déplacement de 1,24 million de personnes avec la reconstruction de villes entières, de ponts, de routes, etc tandis que les anciennes habitations, infrastructures, champs et paysages sont désormais noyés.

Voir aussi

 le Yangzi Jiang

Notes et références

Trois-Gorges
Géographie du Hubei
Géographie de Chongqing
Système hydrologique du Yangzi Jiang

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SCP-315 / Discussion
Forum » Per Page Discussions / Per page discussions » SCP-315
Date: 03 Sep 2010 18:12
Number of posts: 55
This is the discussion related to the wiki page	SCP-315.
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Sorts 03 Sep 2010 19:11
I thought I wasn't going to like this, and I was wrong. I really like it. Wish it was a little shorter and to the point, and that maybe the conversations were moved off into their own document.
Unfold by Sorts, 03 Sep 2010 19:11
MalcolmMacLean 03 Sep 2010 19:19
Ooh, this is a fun SCP! I offer you congratulations; you really seem to have thought through all the possibilities for the functions of a recording that talks back to you.
I have only two questions: Has anyone tried erasing the data on the disks, or writing onto them w/o playing them?
Unfold by MalcolmMacLean, 03 Sep 2010 19:19
Enma Ai 03 Sep 2010 19:26
This worked out better than I expected it would. I second Sorts suggestion that the interviews should be on their own page, as they are quite lengthy.
Ah, would 315-1 be able to tell if the researchers destroyed one of the disks?
And expanding on Malcom's first question, if they do manage to erase the data on a disk, will 315-1 forget the discussion he had with the researchers that was recorded on that disk?
Unfold by Enma Ai, 03 Sep 2010 19:26
KenLeo 03 Sep 2010 19:49
Yeah, I was debating whether they needed to go onto a separate page myself. I'll probably do that a little bit later. It does need a little shortening as well, so I'll look through it for fluff that can be excised when I move the interviews.
Unfold by KenLeo, 03 Sep 2010 19:49
Incidentally, there are two posts there that say it was better than expected. What was it that made you expect it not to be good?
The fact that the core idea is that of a video that talks with you made me think that. I thought that this would at most lead to an average SCP, but you managed to make it genuinely interesting with the way you developed it (the interview logs and how 315-1 reacts to the various tests ran on him were what most grabbed my attention)
Ah, by the way, you can edit your posts if you forgot to say something. There is no need to double post :P
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So I can, missed that option. Thanks.
Edit: It works!
Edit part 2: The interviews are now part of their own attached document, and the descriptive text has been pruned. Thanks for the suggestions, folks.
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The first thought I had was it would be another SCP-043 but this turned out much differently. It wasn't the interviews that grabbed me, myself, I thought they robbed this piece of some of its mystery, but the fact that this fellow has a limit amount of time to interact with anyone and doesn't seem to care is very interesting to me. Makes you really worry or wonder about what will happen when the discs run out, and whether or not the recorded man's ambivalence and encouragement for people to interact with him is just a trick to get people to burn through everything and unleash whatever happens with the disc runs out. Or maybe he's just done after that. Either way, very nice.
tombones 03 Sep 2010 20:36
The interview logs are just delightful. 315-1 would fit right in on an episode of TNG, him and his chicanerous wit. Pretty sure I read his lines in Q's voice, in fact.
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Unfold by tombones, 03 Sep 2010 20:36
G Fox 03 Sep 2010 21:53
You know, I know where this came from, most likely. Or rather, what inspired it. That doesn't stop me from loving what you've done with it.
It's an enigma, and a nasty one, too. What, exactly, are these things for? You might never find out.
Worse, what happens when you reach the last disk…
Unfold by G Fox, 03 Sep 2010 21:53
zaratustra 04 Sep 2010 03:47
Does the raw binary data on the disc change after the first view?
Two suggestions: test if the SCP's 'sight' is limited to where the screen should logically be able to see: and see what happens if a disc or part of it is played but the TV is off.
Unfold by zaratustra, 04 Sep 2010 03:47
Marr965 04 Sep 2010 13:13
Oh, this is a really fun SCP! I really like this. It makes me smile, but not in a "I'm a sadistic bastard" way. Well done!
Unfold by Marr965, 04 Sep 2010 13:13
candidkiss 04 Sep 2010 13:49
So mysterious. I really want to know what this "game" is he's referring to.
Unfold by candidkiss, 04 Sep 2010 13:49
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