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Teens get cultural education
Published 11:34 pm Friday, July 12, 2013
Teens from Suffolk and Oderzo, Italy, who have participated in this year's Suffolk Sister Cities cultural exchange pose for a photo. Front row from left are host brothers David Raines and Austin Raines, host Meredith Stielow and Emily Bazemore, who visited Italy. Back row from left are Italian Francesco Leschi, host Alex Barber, Italians Laura Corona and Martina Marelli, and Laura Smith, who visited Italy.
Colorful houses, a new way of eating cereal, medieval architecture, Pop-Tarts and the correct way to eat pasta were among the discoveries of a group of two teens from Suffolk and three from Oderzo, Italy, who recently participated in a cultural exchange sponsored by Suffolk Sister Cities.
This is the sixth year the two cities, joined in siblinghood because Suffolk benefactor and Planters Peanuts founder Amedeo Obici was born in Oderzo, have exchanged young people.
"It's been great in both directions," said Maryanne Persons of Suffolk Sister Cities. "This is a great group of kids, and they really got along well."
The American visitors to Italy were Laura Smith, recently graduated as the valedictorian of King's Fork High School, and Emily Bazemore, a rising senior at Nansemond River High School. It was the first trip out of America for both young ladies.
They returned from their two-week trip on Tuesday night. Each stayed with two host families for one week each of the trip.
"We basically just went where they went," Smith said. "We didn't change their habits; we just sort of blended in with them."
Smith's host families took her to see the sights, including Venice and Verona. In the process, she picked up on many differences in their way of life compared to America.
"It was like they intuitively know how to enjoy life more," Smith said. "It's much simpler, compared to here."
Smith said the houses use plenty of natural light, and windows are usually open. There are no ceiling fans or digital clocks and very little use of air conditioning.
"They spend a lot of time outside," she said. "It was like one big community."
Bazemore's host families took her to different sites so she could see the architecture, a topic she is interested in.
"Venice is magical," she said. She also visited Burano, known for its colorful houses, and got to eat cantaloupe gelato. She also learned the correct way to eat pasta from her first host family after being with them only a couple hours.
As for the Italian visitors to America, seeing the nation's capital proved to be a favorite for all three of the teens — Francesco Leschi, Martina Marelli and Laura Corona.
"I really enjoyed when we went to Washington," said Leschi, adding that he enjoyed the Capitol and Lincoln Memorial.
Corona said she also enjoyed visiting New York City, "because it's so populated."
Marelli confirmed the observations of her fellow Italians but also said she "enjoyed staying in the countryside" because it is "the real America."
Corona discovered a new culinary treat — Pop-Tarts, which are not available in Italy — and Marelli learned a new way to eat cereal.
"They eat cereal in a different way than we do," she said, explaining that at home she heats the milk and then adds cereal, rather than pouring cereal and adding cold milk, as in America.
"But it's good anyway," she said.
The Italian visitors will return to Oderzo on Monday.
For more information on the adult or youth Sister Cities programs, call Persons at 539-7188.
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A man was treated for cuts he received to his face Sunday afternoon in an attempted robbery in a parking lot in Chrisitansted, the V.I. Police Department reported.
According to police, at 2:49 p.m. June 28, the 911 emergency call center dispatched officers to the Breezes Restaurant to investigate a robbery incident that left a male victim injured.
At the scene, officers contacted a witness who told them she and her husband had been sitting in their vehicle when the the husband got out of the vehicle to investigate a noise they heard. According to the witness, a Black male individual wearing a mask and a camouflaged shirt demanded money from them. The victim told the suspect that he did not have money, and the suspect assaulted the victim about the face with a sharp instrument.
The suspect left the area in a dark green Jeep vehicle, the witness said.
The victim was transported to the Gov. Juan F. Luis Hospital where he received treatment for multiple lacerations about his face and head. He was listed in stable condition as of Monday morning.
Police urged anyone with information about the attack to call 911, the Crime TipLine at 340-778-4950, or the anonymous tip service, Crime Stoppers USVI, at 1-800-222-8477.
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Category: all webcams› sport (1)› squares (1)
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UTK Centre Webcam
Nalchik, Russia
UTK Centre Webcam: live from Nalchik, Russia.
Last online check: (camera works intermittently)
The skating rink in the shopping mall «Gallery»
Live webcam shows the ice rink in the shopping mall «Gallery-Nalchik».
Overview webcam on Concorde Square
Overview webcam shows Concorde Square in Nalchik city.
View from Mount Mashuk(76 km)
Pyatigorsk, Russia
Webcam broadcasts a live view from Mount Mashuk on Pyatigorsk city in real time.
Webcam with a panoramic view of the sanatorium «Plaza», Kislovodsk(85 km)
Live webcam broadcasts a panoramic view of the Plaza sanatorium in Kislovodsk in real time. The camera is installed on the roof of the building on Lenin Avenue, 26. Part of the avenue is visible on the left side of the live broadcast.
Dombay ski resort webcam, height 3008 meters(159 km)
Dombay, Russia
The live webcam shows the panorama of the Dombay ski resort from a height of 3008 meters of Mount Mussa-Achitara. The camera allows you to admire the mountains in real time. The webcam is installed at the top station of the new 6-seater chairlift, which can be seen on the left side of this online broadcast.
Last online check: a month ago (webcam is online)
Webcam inside Iceberg Cafe, Dombai(160 km)
The live webcam is installed inside the Iceberg cafe on the slope of Mount Mussa-Achitara in Dombay at an altitude of 2500 meters.
Webcam on the Iceberg training slope, Dombay(160 km)
Live webcam shows the Iceberg training slope and the 4th line to the lift on the slope of Mount Mussa-Achitara in Dombay. The camera is installed in a cafe, part of which is visible on the left side of the broadcast. Dombay is a resort village in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic of Russia.
Webcam on the slope of Mount Mussa-Achitara in Dombay(160 km)
Live webcam broadcasts a view of the training slope of Mount Mussa-Achitara in Dombai in real time. The camera is installed in the Iceberg cafe at an altitude of 2521 meters above sea level. With the help of a webcam, you can evaluate the weather at this ski resort, see with your own eyes whether there is snow on the slope and how many skiers are skiing today.
Webcam on the slope of Mount Mussa-Achitara, Dombay(161 km)
The live webcam shows a view of the «Blue Route» on the slope of Mount Mussa-Achitara of the Dombay ski resort in real time. The camera is installed at an altitude of 2277 meters.
Webcam at the Dombay Uzlovaya station, height 2277 meters(161 km)
Live webcam is installed at the Dombay Uzlovaya station at an altitude of 2277 meters. The camera in real time broadcasts a panoramic view of the Dombay ski resort from a mark of 2277 meters. On the left side of the online broadcast, you can see the cable car, on the right — a small section of the observation deck, at the bottom of the broadcast…
Live webcams in Nalchik, Russia. First shown popular webcams. Nalchik is the capital city of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia, situated at an altitude of 550 meters in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains; about 100 kilometers northwest of Beslan in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania.
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Dredd 4K (2012/Lionsgate 4K UHD w/Blu-ray 3D and 2D Blu-ray)
4K Ultra HD Picture: A 3D Picture: B+ 2D Picture: B+ Sound: A/A-/A- Extras: B Film: B+
Looking back on the history of comic book to film adaptations, it's hard to find one that captures the spirit of the character as true as Dredd (2012), which has just been given a welcome update on the new 4K UHD Blu-ray format. Starring Karl Urban (the Star Trek revival) as Dredd, the film features incredible special effects and a tight screenplay that has done far better on the home video market than it did initially in theaters and is a more faithful adaptation than the Sly Stallone version from the '90s. There have been talks about Urban reprising the role many times and one can only hope that he one day will again.
Aside from Urban, the film also stars (a fantastic villain you love to hate played by) Lena Headey, Olivia Thirlby, Wood Harris, and Warrick Grier.
Mega City One is the current wasteland of future America and a world where the most vile and vicious flourish. In a gated community, a ruthless criminal named Ma-Ma (Headey) has manufactured a drug called 'slow-mo' that has a heavy and addictive effect on its users. As the drug spreads and creates mass chaos, two Judges are brought in to take down the criminal - Dredd (Urban) and the psychic Anderson (Thirlby). Once they track down Ma-Ma, she locks the Judges inside the facility and puts a warrant out for their death with a heavy reward. Can they escape and take down this convict and her army of drug addicts before its too late?
Dredd is presented in stunning 2160p HEVC/H.265, HDR (10; Ultra HD Premium)-enhanced Ultra High Definition image looking and sounding way better than before with a widescreen aspect ratio of 2.40:1. The HDR brings out the colors and textures more profoundly than the Blu-ray versions and fleshes out the superb cinematography in the film and most notably its slow motion sequences. Also included are the 1080p versions of the film on 2D Blu-ray and a 1080p MVC-encoded 3-D - Full Resolution digital High Definition presentation, the same disc as the previous release. The 3D is fine, but the 4K look more three-dimensional.
As for the audio, the film is presented with a great sounding English Dolby Atmos 11.1 track on the 4K Blu-ray that leaves little to complain about (it plays as Dolby TrueHD 7.1 on systems lacking Atmos), while the 3D and 2D 1080p versions offer a nice sounding, lossless English 7.1 DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) track that isn't half bad either. The Atmos track is a bit more impressive with some heavier bass and a few more pronounced moments than the DTS-HD track.
It should be noted that the Stallone Dredd film offered its best theatrical audio on screens that could play its 8-channel Sony Dynamic Digital Sound (SDDS) so we expect a DTS: X and/or Dolby Atmos 11.1 upgrade on that film down the line and it will be interesting then to compare the two sonically. After almost a few years, still no sign of that from Disney/Touchstone.
A digital UV copy is also included.
Special Features...
''Mega-City Masters: 35 Years of Judge Dredd'' featurette
''Day of Chaos: The Visual Effects of Dredd 3D'' featurette
''Dredd'' featurette
''Dredd's Gear'' featurette
''The 3rd Dimension'' featurette
''Welcome to Peachtrees'' featurette
''Dredd Motion Comic Prequel'' featurette
and a Theatrical Trailer
While there isn't much new in terms of supplements, this version of Dredd looks and sounds far better than its predecessor and is definitely worth the upgrade for fans of the film.
- James Lockhart
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When Momma Speaks
The Bible and Motherhood from a Womanist Perspective
Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder
Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder provides an engaging womanist reading of mother characters in the Old and New Testaments. After providing a brief history of womanist biblical interpretation, she shows how the stories of several biblical mothers—Hagar, Rizpah, Bathsheba, Mary, the Canaanite woman, and Zebedee's wife—can be powerful sources for critical reflection, identification, and empowerment. Crowder also explores historical understandings of motherhood in the African American community and how these help to inform present-day perspectives. She includes questions for discussion with each chapter.
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Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder, a Baptist and Disciples of Christ minister, is Assistant Professor of Theological Field Education and New Testament and Director of the ACTS DMin in Preaching program at Chicago Theological Seminary. A regular blogger for The Huffington Post, she has contributed to numerous publications and served on the editorial board for Feasting on the Gospels series by Westminster John Knox Press. She frequently speaks on the Bible and motherhood and is the mother of two sons.
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When Momma Speaks -- The Bible and Motherhood from a Womanist Perspective
"When Momma Speaks is a powerful resource for the academy and the church. Crowder lifts up and reflects on the lived experiences of African American women with integrity, honesty, wholeness, and deep beauty. An African American woman's experience has always been more socially, financially, culturally, and biblically complicated than traditional discourse has allowed. When Momma Speaks gives voice and texture to those complexities in ways women of color can embrace and celebrate."
—Charisse L. Gillett, President, Lexington Theological Seminary
"Crowder draws our attention to the realities of mothering at the intersection of race, class, and religion. She weaves the narratives of mothers from the Bible into our present-day contexts to help us think critically about what it means to be a black mother in today's world. Crowder opens the door of womanist maternal thought for scholars, pastors, and laypeople alike to enter into an emergent school of thought and depart with new and transforming insights for the academy, church, and home. A refreshing read!"
—Leah Gunning Francis, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty, Christian Theological Seminary
"Through incisive readings of six biblical mothers, Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder clothes the complex realities of contemporary mommas with holy honor. Grounded in the lived experience of African American women, this book will introduce many readers to the cultural resources of womanist thought. I needed to read this book, and you do too."
—Greg Carey, Professor of New Testament, Lancaster Theological Seminary
"Following a womanist maternal hermeneutic, Crowder explores the intersection between gender, class, and race as it pertains to biblical motherhood and African American motherhood in the United States. Readers will walk away amazed by the dynamic tension biblical mothers and African American mothers balance between a commitment to personal well-being and communal wholeness. This book is a fresh and approachable reading that inspires us to listen and act accordingly, when momma speaks."
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"Through Crowder's illuminating perspective, biblical mothers from Hagar to Mary, Rizpah to Bathsheba come to new life. With references to "game of thrones," Whitney Houston, and the corporate boardroom, she merges contemporary culture and these ancient texts with grace and an eye toward justice. This is a book inspired and shaped by the diverse experiences and courage of black mothers; it is also a book for all of us seeking to read Scripture in all its richness and depth."
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The Duality of Time Theory, that results from the Single Monad Model of the Cosmos, explains how multiplicity is emerging from absolute Oneness, at every instance of our normal time! This leads to the Ultimate Symmetry of space and its dynamic formation and breaking into the physical and psychical (supersymmetrical) creations, in orthogonal time directions. General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics are complementary consequences of the Duality of Time Theory, and all the fundamental interactions become properties of the new granular complex-time geometry.
General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics are complementary consequences of the Duality of Time Theory
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Review by: Phil Bolos
Dense, intense, but also very interesting
Ultimate Symmetry: Fractal Complex - Time, the Incorporeal World and Quantum Gravity by Mohamed Haj Yousef takes us into the scientific and spiritual worlds to determine whether or not there is an ultimate symmetry that explains and unifies all. To be honest, this book is intense. Just reading the brief description of it on Amazon was a workout. But, I found some of the topics that were brought up reminded me of a few books I had read a few years ago by Brian Greene. Dr. Greene believes that String Theory is the answer to the question of Ultimate Symmetry, or the unifying theory. What I found was that there are many similarities here, that this theory calls into question and uses other theories such as gravity and relativity. But what this does that the other theories does not is consider the spiritual side, that the world we are living in is really more of a dream state than anything else and that we can not learn beyond what is here until we embrace the fact that we are not seeing everything. This is an interesting take, and it opens the possibilities to God, an afterlife, and many other ideas that have thus far gone unproven. While I was reading this, I found myself having to stop and do some research in order to make sure that I was fully understanding what I was reading. While I can't say that I fully grasped everything, I will say that I walked away with lots to think about and a plethora of new knowledge. Definitely worth the read, but go into it knowing that your brain is about to get a serious workout.
Review by: Mercedes Diaz
Buckle Up, It's A Deep Look At Close to Home Concepts
Ultimate Symmetry is part of an ongoing series that takes advanced scientific concepts and breaks them down for those of us who aren't super geniuses. The material is understandable; although you don't always get away from the lengthy scientific jargon, they do make sure to explain some things as they go along. Occasionally, you'll have to Google a term or two.
However, the concept explored here is the possibility of unity. Is there one great unifying tie or tether between everything? That goes far beyond the general "we're all one" idea, and steps into the spiritual reality as well. Are we all one with a spiritual entity or entities? Do physical restrictions and laws like gravity offer any proof of this?
It's a lot to handle, so I recommend reading this in short bursts. I took it about five or ten pages at a time; then I'd set it down and mull over the information for an hour or two before picking it up again. No doubt, this is a book I'll have to read more than once, but it's a fascinating dive into aspects of science that many people don't like to discuss.
Review by: Catherine Grainger
Thought provoking ideas and complicated concepts
ULTIMATE SYMMETRY: Fractal Complex-Time, the Incorporeal World and Quantum Gravity (The Single Monad Model of The Cosmos Book 3) by author Mohamed Haj Yousef is definitely not a light read, but it is extremely thought provoking and the complicated concepts that Yousef delves into will take your mind into uncharted territories. I found that I had little to no understanding of what he was discussing, at first. But, by the time I finished the book, the ideas were more clear, actually made sense, and caused me to want to learn more. I do feel that I should probably have read the previous books in the series first though.
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I have no doubt that this is the most significant discovery in the history of mathematics, physics and philosophy, ever!
This unique understanding of geometry will cause a paradigm shift in our knowledge of the fundamental nature of the cosmos and its corporeal and incorporeal structures.
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 15 January, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages
Demonstration Alert. January 8, 2021
Location: Nationwide Event: Kazakhstan will hold parliamentary elections on Sunday, January 10, 2021. While civil unrest and/or protests are rare, there were protests associated with the country's last national vote, including some of the largest demonstrations Kazakhstan has seen in 20 years. U.S. citizens should anticipate an increased presence of security forces around the country and …
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 8 January, 2021 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
Demonstration Alert – U.S. Consulate General Almaty
Location: Almaty Event: Possible demonstration at U.S. Consulate General Almaty on October 23, 2020 Demonstrations have been called for on Friday, October 23, 2020 at the U.S. Consulate General Almaty (Samal Towers, 97 Zholdasbekov Street) against the upcoming release of the film Borat 2. The consulate has advised its personnel to avoid the demonstration area and …
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 23 October, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Message for U.S. Citizens – U.S. Mission Still Accepting Ballots!
If you plan to vote in the November 2020 election but still have not dropped off your ballot, please know that we will continue to accept ballots until election day – November 3, 2020. It is important to note that each state has its own set of deadlines, and unique requirements related to absentee ballots. While …
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 21 October, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, Security & Emergency Messages
Message for U.S. Citizens: Don't Let the Elections Pass You By
If you plan to vote in the November 2020 election it is important to ACT NOW! Don't wait, return your voted ballot right away! Remember U.S. embassies and consulates are not polling places; same-day in-person voting is not available outside the United States – but you can get assistance in requesting and returning your absentee …
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 28 September, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, Security & Emergency Messages
Demonstration Alert – U.S. Mission Kazakhstan
Location: Multiple cities Event: Nationwide demonstrations on Friday, September 25, 2020 Demonstrations have been called for on Friday, September 25, 2020 beginning at 7 P.M. in the following locations: In Nur-Sultan from Trading House "Zhannur" on Abay Avenue; Aulie Khan street up to Kenesary street till Republic Avenue and along the Avenue to Trade House Esil; …
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 25 September, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification
Message for U.S. Citizens: Voting Reminder for Americans Abroad
With election day fast approaching, we wish to remind U.S. citizens to take the necessary steps to vote. With some three million American voters living overseas, absentee ballots truly have an impact. Read on to familiarize yourself with how to make your voice heard this November. Please note that although the U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan …
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 16 September, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, U.S. Citizen Services
Travel Advisory: Kazakhstan
U.S. Mission in Kazakhstan This message is distributed to you via the Message system of the U.S. Mission in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan – Level 4: Do Not Travel Do not travel to Kazakhstan due to COVID-19. Read the Department of State's  COVID-19 page  before you plan any international travel. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 3 Travel Health Notice for Kazakhstan due to …
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 7 August, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, Security & Emergency Messages
Health Alert – U.S. Mission Kazakhstan (July 30, 2020)
Location: Kazakhstan Event: COVID-19 and Travel Update U.S. citizens are urged to enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive alerts from the Embassy and Consulate. Ensure you have added a trip to Kazakhstan on your profile to receive pertinent updates. We are sending this message on a weekly basis. We will continue to use this platform to …
By abdrakhana | 30 July, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens
July 4th Voting Message
Celebrate democracy this 4th of July by taking the necessary steps to vote in the 2020 U.S. elections! In order to vote in the November 2020 elections, all overseas U.S. citizens need to have completed a Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) in 2020. Whether you are a first-time voter or have already received ballots and voted absentee in past elections, …
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 16 July, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
Global Level 4 Health Advisory: Do Not Travel
The Department of State advises U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. In countries where commercial departure options remain available, U.S. citizens who live in the United States should arrange for immediate return to the United States, unless they are prepared to remain abroad for an indefinite period. …
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 24 March, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Exclude All, Notification
Global Level 4 Health Advisory
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 20 March, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Notification
U.S. Citizen Town Hall Meeting: March 5, 2020
The U.S. Consulate General in Almaty invites U.S. citizens to a town hall meeting in Almaty on Thursday, March 5, from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. The program includes remarks by the Consul General, Eric Meyer, and a discussion by Consulate staff on the functions and services of the Consulate, voting in U.S. elections, and recent …
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 25 February, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification
Security Alert – U.S. Consulate General Almaty (February 8, 2020)
Location: Masanchi village Event: Media is reporting ethnic violence between Kazakhs and Dungans in the village of Masanchi near the Kazakh/Kyrgyz border, 140km west of Almaty by air (250km via normally traveled roads). The violence included physical altercations, shooting, and residences set on fire. As a result of the violence overnight, the Government of Kazakhstan …
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 8 February, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Almaty, Emergency Services, Security & Emergency Messages
Coronavirus alert
At present, there are no known cases of coronavirus in Kazakhstan. But given the global situation, U.S. Mission Kazakhstan urges all of our followers to remain vigilant about their personal health and safety. For reliable information on the virus, keep an eye on the CDC's website https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 24 January, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Notification, Security & Emergency Messages
VOTING IN 2020 U.S. ELECTIONS
Registering to Vote and submitting a ballot is fast, easy, and can be done from anywhere in the world! Start by confirming your voter registration with your state. Some states require absentee voters to register annually so you may need to re-register. Go to FVAP.gov to connect to your state's voter portal to register to vote, …
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 2 January, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Demonstration Alert – U.S. Mission Kazakhstan July 6, 2019
Political protests are expected to take place in several cities throughout Kazakhstan on the evening of Saturday July 6, 2019, beginning at approximately 19:00. Announced gathering points include the following locations: Republic Square in Nur-Sultan Akimat building in Aktobe Central Stadium in Almaty Kurmangazy Square in Atyrau Even demonstrations intended to be peaceful can turn …
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 5 July, 2019 | Topics: Alert
June 12, 2019 As demonstrations and other security incidents often take place with little or no warning, U.S. citizens in Kazakhstan are strongly encouraged to maintain a high level of vigilance and practice good situational awareness when traveling abroad. We encourage U.S. citizens in Kazakhstan to take the following actions: Monitor local news reports in …
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 12 June, 2019 | Topics: Alert
Demonstration Alert – U.S. Mission Kazakhstan June 12, 2019 As demonstrations and other security incidents often take place with little or no warning, U.S. citizens in Kazakhstan are strongly encouraged to maintain a high level of vigilance and practice good situational awareness when traveling abroad. We encourage U.S. citizens in Kazakhstan to take the following …
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 12 June, 2019 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens
Town Hall Meeting at the U.S. Embassy in Astana on March 5
U.S. Embassy Astana, Kazakhstan This message is distributed to you via the Warden Message system of the U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan. Town Hall Meeting at the U.S. Embassy in Astana on March 5 The U.S. Embassy in Astana would like to invite U.S. citizens in Kazakhstan to a town hall meeting on Tuesday, March …
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 22 February, 2019 | Topics: Alert
December 5, 2018 – National Day of Mourning for President George H. W. Bush
Message for U.S. Citizens: National Day of Mourning for President George H. W. Bush U.S. Embassy and Consulate Closure on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 As the nation mourns the loss of President George H. W. Bush, President Trump has taken official action to allow Federal employees to join their fellow citizens in remembering …
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 4 December, 2018 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens | Tags: alert, message for US citizens
Security Message for U.S. Citizens: June 2018
Over the past few months, the U.S. Mission in Kazakhstan has been notified of at least two security incidents where foreigners have been drugged in Almaty. Both instances occurred at or near bars, with the criminals robbing the victims. In one instance the victim died, however, the exact cause of death is still undetermined. In …
Message for U.S. Citizens: Meningococcal Infection in Almaty
The U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan alerts U.S. citizens regarding recent cases of meningococcal infection in Almaty. There have been a total of 15 confirmed cases of meningococcal infection in Almaty. The number is higher than usual but is not considered an outbreak. Medical practitioners do not recommend any additional measures except practicing good hygiene, which …
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 29 May, 2018 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens
Message for U.S. Citizens: Primary Elections Are in Full Swing
Message for U.S. Citizens: Primary Elections Are in Full Swing This year the entire House of Representatives and a third of the U.S. Senate are up for election. The following states have elections in the next 90 days: May – Day Notice: May 22: Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Texas. June – 30 Day Notice: June 5: …
Town Hall Meeting in Almaty: April 13 at 5:00 p.m.
The U.S. Consulate General in Almaty would like to invite U.S. citizens to a town hall meeting in Almaty on Friday, April 13, at 5:00 p.m. The program includes remarks by Ambassador George Krol, updates on consular services, and information on the current security situation. If you would like to attend please RCVP by 5 …
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 5 April, 2018 | Topics: Alert, Almaty, Messages for U.S. Citizens
Message for U.S. Citizens: Passport Fee Increase
Effective April 2, 2018, the passport execution fee will increase from $25 to $35. The $10 execution fee increase applies to U.S. passport applicants using the DS-11 form including: first-time applicants over age 16, children under age 16, and applicants who reapply after reporting their previous passport lost or stolen. Customers applying with the DS-11 form …
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 16 March, 2018 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens
Don't miss your opportunity to vote in upcoming primary elections!
Message for U.S. Citizens: Don't miss your opportunity to vote in upcoming primary elections! Register now and request your absentee ballots at FVAP.gov. Primary Elections Begin This Month – Register and request your absentee ballots for all 2018 elections now at FVAP.gov This year the entire House of Representatives and a third of the U.S. Senate …
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 14 March, 2018 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification
U.S. Mission, Kazakhstan Message for U.S. Citizens: Voting in 2018 U.S. Elections Your vote counts! Did you know that many U.S. elections for house and senate seats have been decided by a margin smaller than the number of ballots cast by absentee voters? All states are required to count every absentee ballot as long as …
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 25 January, 2018 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, Security & Emergency Messages


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Transhumanist Scrapbook
THE TRANSHUMANISM SCRAPBOOK: THE NEXT GLOBALIST MEME BEING PREPARED
October 23, 2015 By Joseph P. Farrell
Mr. A. sent this one, and I share it with you because they highlight the deve,oping "memes" by which Mr. Global (to borrow former Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Catherine Austin Fitts' term) plans to sell two agendas with one convenient (unargued, unproven, and untested) selling gimick:
How Engineering the Human Body Could Combat Climate Change
While the title says it all, the first two paragraphs give a glimpse into the galloping nonsense that inhabits the vacant spaces of many scientismists' minds:
The threat of global climate change has prompted us to redesign many of our technologies to be more energy-efficient. From lightweight hybrid cars to long-lasting LED's, engineers have made well-known products smaller and less wasteful. But tinkering with our tools will only get us so far, because however smart our technologies become, the human body has its own ecological footprint, and there are more of them than ever before. So, some scholars are asking, what if we could engineer human beings to be more energy efficient? A new paper to be published in Ethics, Policy & Environment proposes a series of biomedical modifications that could help humans, themselves, consume less.
Some of the proposed modifications are simple and noninvasive. For instance, many people wish to give up meat for ecological reasons, but lack the willpower to do so on their own. The paper suggests that such individuals could take a pill that would trigger mild nausea upon the ingestion of meat, which would then lead to a lasting aversion to meat-eating. Other techniques are bound to be more controversial. For instance, the paper suggests that parents could make use of genetic engineering or hormone therapy in order to birth smaller, less resource-intensive children.
Critiques of the whole global warming model have pointed out that the debate began to go awry when it was shown that the data itself had been fudged in order to support Mr. Global's meme. When "global warming" could no longer be sold without prompting critique or criticism, the meme had to be changed to the much more tautological and useful idea of "climate change", and idea which was so comprehensive in its prophetic predictability that whether the data supported "warming" or "cooling", the prophets could rake in the dough for their studies, and Mr. Global could propose his draconian measures of power and control whichever the case really was or may be. The problem for the global warming-man-is-responsible crowd was that the other planets in the solar system appear to be undergoing "climate change", and therefore, we are looking at a physics phenomenon that is not well understood, and certainly one that cannot at first glance be blamed on mankind or its activity. And of course, the regulators who determine who gets to consume what and in what amounts, will be the bought-and-paid-for scientismist.
But wherever one stands on the issue of "climate change", what intrigues me is the technique in evidence, a favorite of Mr Global: when agendas are to be pushed, render debate even more problematical by combining them: we need to tinker with the human genome itself in order to combat "cimate change," One can imagine other such absurd combinations: we need mandatory vaccinations to combat the spread of diseases that affect the human metabolism that in turn affect the energetic environment which therefore affects climate change and so on. You get the picture. It's "transhumanism" meets "environment." It's a grab bag of tricks and techniques. And in this case, the high octane speculation isn't being done here.
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Mr. Global will protect you by collecting your DNA: www followed by fbi.gov/news/news_blog/new-fbi-dod-biometric-center-will-help-combat-threat-of-terrorism
Ah, I see you have found a way to avoid the automated referral of postings with URLs to somebody/something and subsequent automated temporary deletion of said-post (hopefully). Well done! Pass it around…
time to keep an eye out. posted another one here that disappeared 10 minutes later. time to sleep now so apparently the comments weren't pertinent enough.
i remember siting a couple links that might be worth considering though.
WW101 on geoengineering. Apparently Mr Global is already working to coopt the topic and sell the meme that he's saving the planet with contolled opposition like Dane Widdington and Micheal Murphy. Perhaps the likes of WW101 and Sofia Smallstorm are not totally controlled opposition.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1ElIeoF3iw
Either way, controlled or not, we're probably better off for looking and trying to learn as we have. After all, I'd have never learned butter is good for me if not first having heard that it was bad and margarine was good.
And of course Pryne was right. And yeh so was Goodman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HTRxAHfwPY
Mr Global's already trying to get ahead on the "geo-engineering to save humanity" meme with controlled opposition rebels like Micheal Murphy, Dane Widdington et al. Meanwhile, weatherwar101 gets apparently less support and seems like less of a troll.
WW101 published excellent theory to simplify the topic. The idea's clear and simple enough. WW101 gets too involved with long videos about his/her trolls, the examples of geoengineering and the evil of Mr Global. Sofia Smallstorm comes into the equation at just the right times on just too many topics.
Point is, even if all these points of learning we pick up on the web are controlled opposition of various sorts (even including Dr Farrell), we can all still be fairly comfortable with the bet that our access to better tools for predictive planning are all improved for them. If nothing else, I'd have never learned butter is good for me and margarine is bad if I hadn't listened to (and believed for awhile) the junk science about margarine.
Hard part is when our access gets limited.
So yeh, John Pryne was right as usual. Turns out Steve Goodman was too.
What'dya expect when you raise up a young man's hope?
The linked paper specifies "anthropogenic climate change". A word that could imply the old meme of man-made "global warming" but between the lines the "Western" oligarchs could be saying that yes, all this "strange weather" (thus conveniently confusing "weather" and "climate") is really due to us and/or those nasty folk in China or Russia.
PS I wouldn't be surprised if articles about chemtrails started appearing soon on RT…
And they say poor people are dope out stoners where does this yuppie stoner get off telling the rest of us how to live. Does this jerk think "dream" his fantasies will solve the world "problems". What universe does he think he lives in the Ptolemaic one of Earth surrounded by a crystal spheres he exist not in a World of science but of faith.
When the Trilateral Commission was formed by David Rockefeller to implement a Worldwide Technocracy[Scientific Dictatorship]. A term as been around for a long time; it was very popular with the Nazis.
This article fits Technocracy's Trilateral ambitions like an O.J. Simpson glove/a bloody murderous fit.
The alteration of the human genome was attempted once before when the "gods" interbred with humanity. The result was the near extinction of the human race and the destruction of the earth. Just what do you think will be the outcome of this present agenda?
"As in the days of Noah" has a real meaning.
"the paper suggests that parents could make use of genetic engineering or hormone therapy in order to birth smaller, less resource-intensive children."
Haha, love the Onion. Oh wait…
Milton Zentmyer says:
I know, the Onion has competition. Satire flipped over and over again, makes the head spin.
In `77 I listened to a radio news announcement about the Greenland Ice Core studies, later termed the Milankovic Cycle. Where they deduced that we were on the verge of a new Ice Age. We just needed more moisture. I used to maintain wx stations for a large SW Util as one of my duties. From 2000 there has been a marked increase in cloudiness here in the desert SW. I have caught the local wx service under reporting rain on more than one occasion. The State Ag COOP actually backed me up on that accusation. Take a look at http://iceagenow.info/ and http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/news.html to research Ice Age allegations. Note, the massive amount of active terrestrial volcanism. Also, note that they've discovered > 2M undersea volcanoes along fault lines. Hence, the warming of the oceans and the steam released, coupled with the added H2SO4 / volcanic ash and viola, a new Ice Age dawns.
The Global Warming thing is yet another planned pump and dump. Where they want us to bet on warm, while they are betting on cold. It's akin to Alan Greenspan telling you to mortgage your home to the hilt so you can buy tech stocks. Why no one is in jail for that, is beyond me.
So, with the advanced amount of entrainment that is loose in the World today. Mr. Global expects to be able to sell us more fabrications to increase his harvest. Where IMHO they need to put the "Chip" in to keep us on the farm and quiet in our pens.
I don't believe they'll pull it off. But, they are gonna try. And in the words of John Pryne, blow up your TV, throw away your newspaper, plant a little garden, etc.
Yay! It's good to find someone else who actually knows about Milankovic Cycles. According to these (orbital-change based) calculations, the Earth is around several thousand years into the beginning of the next looong Ice Age.
Wikipedia on "Interglacial", where they have good icecore-data-graphs documenting four glacial cycles:
"An interglacial period (or alternatively interglacial) is a geological interval of warmer global average temperature lasting thousands of years that separates consecutive glacial periods within an ice age. The current Holocene interglacial has persisted since the end of the Pleistocene, about 11,700 years ago."
They call it an Interglacial Period because the 'warm phase' lasts around 10,000 years while the Glacial Period is 90-100,000 years. Brrr. We (humanity) should be making long-term preparations for abandoning the higher-latitude regions and clustering south of known glacial margins.
Ironically, some scientists have noted that human-caused global warming may be what has countered the beginning of the looong cooling trend…
TRM says:
Or opening up Panama so the Pacific can flow into the Atlantic like it did 3 million years ago before our ice age started.
Yes, there are lots of changes due to long-term movements of continental plates and such. These are 'local' effects, which DO change air flow, current flow, etc., and modify Earth's environment.
For instance, I remember a scientific group who modeled the effect of the rise of the Himalayas on local climate (monsoon generation), and found that it also had a global effect. Or, as sea levels dropped in various Ice Ages, the Gibraltar-Morocco 'land bridge' appeared and caused the Mediterranean to become a large 'lake'. Geologists found it subsequently dried up. And vice versa, at the end of an Ice Age. Probable 'big' climate changes from that 'event'..
All of the above is 'in addition' to the orbital variations that Milankovic cited as modifying Earth's climate…


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Palais Garnier - from 01 to 16 July 2017
Ballet Pierre Lacotte
The ways of the subconscious are infinite when reality becomes too oppressive and torment must be mitigated. Seized by doubts on the eve of his wedding to Effie, the young James is visited by a sylph in a dream. La Sylphide is an evanescent creature, the embodiment of the ideal woman and a metaphor for the freedom his marriage might steal from him. First performed in 1832 at the Paris Opera, Philippe Taglioni's La Sylphide was the first work to draw inspiration from the Sturm und Drang literary movement. The misty forests of Scotland offer an ideal backdrop to the opposition between the real world and an inaccessible universe. Marie Taglioni, dressed in a long diaphanous white tutu performed the title role which was entirely choreographed on points, accentuating the ethereal sylph-like character of her character and outlining the emblematic silhouette of the ballerina. Unanimously praised by audiences and critics alike when first performed, La Sylphide left a lasting impression on a generation of poets and writers, including Théophile Gautier, the future librettist of Giselle, before disappearing from the repertoire at the end of the 19th century. In 1972, the ballet was faithfully recreated by Pierre Lacotte for the Paris Opera Ballet. Since then, its spell‑binding subtlety has never ceased to fascinate, establishing it as the romantic ballet par excellence
After Philippe Taglioni
Set designs after Pierre Ciceri
Costume designs after Eugène Lami
Jean Madeleine Schneitzhoeffer
Libretto :
Adolphe Nourrit
Pierre Lacotte
Ermanno Florio
Set design :
Marie-Claire Musson
Eugène Fresnay
Les Étoiles, les Premiers Danseurs et le Corps de Ballet
Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
Saturday 01 July 2017 at 19:30 Monday 03 July 2017 at 19:30 Tuesday 04 July 2017 at 19:30 Wednesday 05 July 2017 at 19:30 Friday 07 July 2017 at 19:30 Sunday 09 July 2017 at 19:30 Monday 10 July 2017 at 19:30 Wednesday 12 July 2017 at 20:30 Friday 14 July 2017 at 19:30 Saturday 15 July 2017 at 19:30 Sunday 16 July 2017 at 14:30
Saturday 01 July 2017 at 19:30
Monday 03 July 2017 at 19:30
Tuesday 04 July 2017 at 19:30
Wednesday 05 July 2017 at 19:30
Friday 07 July 2017 at 19:30
Sunday 09 July 2017 at 19:30
Latest update 11 July 2017, cast is likely to change.
La Sylphide :
James :
Effie :
Pas de deux des Ecossais :
Emmanuel Thibault
Myriam Ould-Braham
Mélanie Hurel
Eleonore Guérineau
Fabien Revillion
Léonore Baulac
Germain Louvet
Ludmila Pagliero
Silvia Saint-Martin
Pablo Legasa
Mathieu Contat
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Infrant Technologies Releases new ReadyNAS NV Network Attached Storage Product.
February 6, 2006 Infrant Technologies has just released an new addition to their already excellent ReadyNAS line of small NAS servers, the ReadyNAS NV. As digital life requires ever more personal digital storage, maybe it's time to look at one of the new Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices now available – think of these as personal and small business equivalents to the large files servers that corporations use. Of the devices that we've seen, Infrant Technologies' ReadyNAS 600/X6, and their new ReadyNAS NV have impressed us the most. Dave Weinstein had the chance to test the new NV device and found it was smaller than its predecessor with hot swappable drives and a faster processor. Infrant even supports UPNP-AV (universal plug-and-play audio visual extensions), so when you store all your music on your ReadyNAS, you'll be able to access it from your media PC or media center extender or any other device compatible with the standard.
The ReadyNAS NV brings several new advancements to the ReadyNAS line, including four hot-swappable Serial ATA disk trays, a faster network storage processor (NSP) for better performance, a programmable backup button, a cable lock and a carrying handle, all in an ultra-compact design (8"Hx5"Wx9"D).
NAS devices enable business and home users to store and access large amounts of data in a cost-effective manner. The consumer NAS market will continue to grow at an aggressive rate over the next five years, according to leading analyst firm Parks Associates. The firm also sees significant growth potential in the SME market segment.
Infrant claims that the ReadyNAS NV is the perfect fit for all data storage needs, and has been optimized for digital media via a built-in media server. The ReadyNAS NV is equipped with a Gigabit Ethernet connection and it supports all popular streaming media protocols, such as UPnP AV, allowing users to access their digital content directly through the NAS without the need for a PC. Additionally, with the NV's class-leading performance, it is the second home NAS system on the market capable of handling multiple HD video streams – the first being Infrant's ReadyNAS 600/X6. We've seen a demo of this feature, and while it's cool, you'll need an appropriate media player that can universally-plug-and-play with your server to get any use out of it.
"In designing the ReadyNAS NV, we listened to our customers and engineered the system to address their many needs," said Paul Tien, president of Infrant Technologies. "The end result is the most advanced NAS in this segment, empowering consumers, SMB and SOHO users to have affordable enterprise-level protection for their critical data." The ReadyNAS line of products is dependable, as it incorporates RAID technology in a cost-effective and easy-to-use package, featuring Infrant's Expandable Protection X-RAID technology. X-RAID completely automates all RAID tasks, allowing users with no previous knowledge of the technology to enjoy the benefits of RAID, which can protect against the loss of data due to hard drive failure. Additionally, X-RAID enables users to expand their storage as needed. Users may start out with a single drive in their RedyNAS server and can add a second, third or fourth drive to gain redundancy and capacity. The expansion process keeps all user data intact and can be accomplished with just a few simple steps. The NV also supports the industry-standard RAID 0, 1 and 5 configurations and, thanks to the new hot-swappable disk trays, servicing the unit is simplified and downtime is drastically reduced.
It's wasn't exactly easy for us to decide which ReadyNAS product to choose. Both devices are very similar thanks to Infrant's decision to update software on their earlier units to match their newest devices. The 600/X6 unit is larger and costs US$100 less than it's NV sibling, but while it doesn't have hot swappable drives, it does include a PCI slot for expansion. Currently Infrant supports several WiFi and wired ethernet cards, so if you want to set up your device in a place where there isn't an easy way to get an ethernet cable, you'll need to go with the 600/X6 device. Both devices are new, while the 600/X6 has been shipping for about a year, there's been a recent revision to it's design that updates it's internal layout and adds an integrated backplane to make it easier to add and remove drives. Build quality for both devices is excellent, and there are clear signs that the company tendency to over-engineer their products extends both to the hardware and software components.
These devices are slick, well build file servers that approach the features that you'd expect to find in high-end enterprise devices. We've never before seen any consumer device that could take a disk "snapshot", and the automated backup tools built into the device allow some very complex backup tasks to be scheduled automatically. There's even support for synchronizing file with remote linux server via RSYNC protocol.
If you've been thinking about added a second drive to your PC to store all those extra songs, we think you should consider a NAS device instead. And of the personal NAS devices we've seen, these are the ones to consider. Not only do they make it easier to share the extra space on your home network, but just having 2nd copy of your important data kept separately is an important hedge against disaster.
The NV is currently available in four standard capacities: a version sans hard drives that allows users to expand their storage needs as their budget allows (US$649), a 1-Terabyte version (US$1199), a 1.6-Terabyte version (US$1699) and a 2-Terabyte version (US$2299).
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1967 - 1996: Resolution Class
The mid 1950s development of the submarine launched Polaris ballistic missile by Lockheed and the US Navy led, eventually, to the signing of the Polaris Sales Agreement between Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and President John F Kennedy.
It was decided that the United Kingdom would have four Polaris submarines to carry the latest A-3 missiles; that the submarines would be British designed and built; that the whole weapon systems and equipment, except warheads, would be purchased from the United States; and that the warheads would be British. The Government directive was explicit; the four SSBNs (Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear) were to be deployed at the earliest possible date and the programme executed within the allotted budget. 'A challenge had been issued and a challenge was going to be met'.
Barrow's second Polaris Sub - Repulse
The programme was authorised in February 1963; the submarines were to be built in pairs, with maximum speed, by Vickers (Lead Yard) and Cammell Laird. The order for a fifth SSBN was announced in 1964, but was cancelled by a new Government the following year. The keel of the first of class, HMS Resolution, was laid down at Barrow on 26th February, 1964, and represented for Vickers the sternest test the yard had had for many a year.
A Resolution unit under construction in the Assembly Shed
The planning and design effort which went into the Polaris submarine programme was colossal 500,000 man-hours of planning, preparation of more than 10000 carefully detailed drawings all to be translated into the physical business of construction. Additionally, a full-scale wooden 'mock-up' was built. Not only did this allow the exact positioning of any piece of equipment to be planned and the routes for cables, pipes and trunking to be decided, but when the crew arrived to stand by their ship, they were able to train on the mock-up and become familiar with their new charge before they even set foot aboard her.
Resolution launch
In constructing Resolution, the hull was assembled on the berth from sections prefabricated in the Assembly Shop. The fore and aft parts of the ship were built up simultaneously, and into the space between were placed the prefabricated missile sections, complete with missile tubes. Thirty months was the time occupied from keel laying to launch - which was carried out by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother on 15th September 1966.
The autumn of 1967 was an important one in the history of Vickers. Resolution, having successfully completed her Contractors' Sea Trials, was accepted into the Fleet on 2nd October.
To provide an operational submarine of completely new design, with a complete weapon system from the United States and with adequate support facilities, within 4½ years of ordering the vessel, was a truly remarkable performance. 'Vickers' workforce had met their challenge!'
Hard on the heels of Resolution's delivery to the Fleet came the launch of Repulse, on 4th November. This launch was not accomplished without one of those heart pounding incidents which sometimes accompany these occasions. Repulse decided to elude the waiting tugs and remain on display in the Walney Channel until the next high tide.
Repulse was fitted-out in Devonshire Dock, and joined the Fleet, ahead of time, on 28th September, 1968. Her sister ships, Renown and Revenge, built at Cammell Laird, were commissioned in November 1968 and December 1969, respectively.
The firing of HMS Resolution's second Polaris A-3 on April 3rd 1968
ALL ON TARGET
One of the most important events in the work-up of a Polaris submarine was the Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO), which was conducted off Cape Kennedy in Florida. This operation culminated in the firing of a Polaris missile down the US Air Force Eastern Test Range to a target up to 2500 nautical miles away. The Ministry of Defence planned, in 1963, to fire Britain's first Polaris missile at 11.15 Eastern Standard Time on 15th February 1968 - HMS Resolution failed to achieve this by 15 milliseconds, but the firing was otherwise fully successful!
Resolution bunk space
Resolution galley
Resolution mess
VIGILANCE MAINTAINED
Being the United Kingdom's contribution to NATOs strategic nuclear deterrent, at least one Polaris submarine was constantly on patrol, sailing submerged 'one knows not where', but always carrying her deadly 'cargo' of two-stage ballistic missiles.
'Sherwood Forest' was the nickname given to the compartment housing these 16 missiles, which were 31 feet long, 4½ feet in diameter and weighed 28000 pounds. Fired from the submerged submarine, the multiple nuclear warheads could soar into the stratosphere and devastate a target 2500 nautical miles away. One Polaris submarine carried more destructive potential than the total amount of explosives expended by all sides in the Second World War.
When a Polaris submarine headed out into the open sea, the crew settled down to a life of routine, where days passed relatively quickly, but time seemed to stand still. Their main activities were devoted entirely to ensuring that the secrecy of their position was preserved, and that the deadly missiles were always ready to fulfil their ultimate purpose. To make the fullest use of Polaris submarines, each had two crews - known as Port and Starboard - which took turn and turnabout in the two-month patrol cycle.
Food assumes an importance beyond its intrinsic value, and plays a large part in influencing the morale of those onboard. From the small galley of a Polaris submarine, three cooked meals a day were prepared for the 143 officers and men - in an eight-week patrol, the equivalent of feeding a family of four for five years.
The primary source of power for Polaris submarines was a pressurised water nuclear reactor, which provided steam for the propulsion turbines and turbo-generators. Systems for everyday running range from high and low voltage electrical power, steam, hydraulic, pneumatic, lubricating oil and water for essential ship's services, to freshwater, air-conditioning and refrigeration for domestic purposes. A network of communications and control systems is used for the transmission of information, for direction of remote services, and for round-the-clock monitoring of conditions throughout the ship.
THE COST OF PEACE
Polaris submarines were designed to carry, and maintain in a state of readiness to fire, 16 Type A-3 Polaris missiles in addition to their conventional torpedo armament. The Admiralty believe that if the missiles were ever employed they will have failed in their purpose of preventing war. But to quote Vice-Admiral Sir Hugh Mackenzie (ex Chief Polaris Executive): 'it is no use pretending to be able to do the job. The stakes are too high to rely on bluff.
Such was the fearsome capability of HMS's Resolution, Renown, Repulse and Revenge that, even in peacetime, the 'opposition' was extremely unlikely to subscribe to that proverbial saying 'Out of sight, out of mind'.
I was killick chef on H.M.S. Renown (P) from building group in Cammell Laird from March 68 until 1972. It was an exciting time for us old diesel boats salties and perhaps a little daunting. The thought of uniform as opposed to pirate rig and no jollies was a wee bit of a difficult concept. Fears and worries were soon put to rest after work up, DA.S.O. and the first patrols. Great times great boats UP SPIRITS SHIPMATES.
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The Build Your Future Club (BYF) is a new teen club in Austin sponsored by River City Youth Foundation. BYF wants to create a successful future for kids living in southeast Austin's Dove Springs. On Sunday, October 27, 2013 the BYF Club will take on the challenge of beating cancer in its community. It will produce the first-ever cancer fundraiser for Dove Springs called the FALL FOR A CURE FEST. The fall festival benefits a five-year-old boy who is suffering a rare form of nerve tissue cancer and will undergo six surgeries.
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HomeNewsCourt Orders 'Jailbroken' PS4 Seller to Pay $16,800 in Damages
Court Orders 'Jailbroken' PS4 Seller to Pay $16,800 in Damages
Sony's PlayStation 4 (PS4) console has remained 'piracy free' for years, but last year things changed.
Following up on some earlier experiments, the release of a jailbreak version brought PS4 piracy to the masses.
Copied games were suddenly being shared all over the Internet. And for those who preferred not to do any tinkering themselves, it wasn't hard to find a jailbroken console for sale, often with dozens of games included.
Sony Interactive Entertainment (Sony) was not happy with this change of momentum. Although the jailbreak couldn't be easily undone, the Japanese gaming giant did take the matter to court.
In a case filed at a federal court in California last October, Sony accused a local resident of offering jailbroken PS4s for sale, filled with pirated games. According to the complaint, defendant Eric Scales used the handle "Blackcloak13" to sell the consoles preloaded with pirated games on eBay.
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The man was further accused of running a separate website (now offline) where he advertised his services and products. The website stated that he'd been jailbreaking and modding consoles for more than a decade, and encouraged people to "stop buying games."
Despite the allegations and possible damages, Scales did not respond to the complaint. This left Sony with no other option than to file for a default judgment, which United States District Judge Jesus Bernal signed last week.
The court agreed that the requested amount of damages – $800 for two consoles and $200 for each of the 76 pre-installed pirated video games – is appropriate in this case.
"Sony may seek a maximum recovery of $390,000 in statutory damages for DMCA violations concerning the two modified consoles as well as the 76 pre-loaded unauthorized game copies," the order reads.
"Accordingly, the sum of money at stake is appropriate, as Sony requests $16,800 in statutory damages. This factor weighs in favor of granting the Motion."
As requested, the damages were not issued for copyright infringement but for circumventing technical protection measures, which violates Sony's rights under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
The PS4 consoles were modded in such a way that they could circumvent anti-piracy measures. This is a classic case of a circumvention product. In addition, Judge Bernal also agreed with Sony that the pirated games can be seen as circumvention products.
"Even though Sony provides no citation to support its contention that the unauthorized game copies are also circumvention products, the Court is persuaded that the unauthorized game copies qualify as circumvention products," Judge Bernal writes.
In addition to the damages, the court also issued a permanent injunction which prohibits Scales from developing, marketing, and selling any infringing PS4 games or code. Nor is he allowed to offer any jailbreaking or modding services and products related to the PS4.
Sony also requested a more broadly worded ban on infringing Sony's copyrights or violating the DMCA's circumvention restrictions for Sony products, but this was rejected for being overbroad.
All in all, however, the judgment is definitely a setback for Scales. In addition to the injunction and the $16,800 in statutory damages, he must also pay $1,608 in attorneys' fees, and $1,250 in costs.
A copy of the default judgment issued by United States District Judge Jesus Bernal is available here (pdf).
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My daughter Lily is fourteen. Over the holidays, she had her first job. She was employed as a Christmas elf in Santa's grotto at our local farm shop. She is studying business at school but she learned a lot more on the job.
1. People need to know what you offer. Her grotto was a little hidden and even I, looking for it, thought it was hard to find. She told her boss they needed a bigger sign, which they got the next weekend. Children piled in.
2. It's more fun being busy. No matter how thrilling or dull a job, it is always more fun being busy than sitting around. If you have employees who aren't busy, find something for them to do. Down time breeds discontent.
3. Colleagues make or break the experience. Her last day, Lily had a bad cold and didn't feel like working. I did not suggest she stay home; I just asked if she was up to it. She bridled, insisting that, however she felt, she couldn't let Ross–the Santa Claus–down. She'd instantly absorbed the fact that people in a business aren't loyal to the company but to each other.
Lily's first job has been a lot more positive than mine was. I worked, at the age of 16, as a receptionist for a psychotherapist who could never explain what he wanted. He fired me after two weekends. Lily's been lucky to have a great boss and good co-workers.
Watching her also reminded me that most people do want to do a great job. If they aren't excellent, it might not be their fault.
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Lujan Grisham raises $892K for gubernatorial bid
ALBUQUERQUE — U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham has raised more than $892,000 since announcing her candidacy for the 2018 governor's race.
A campaign finance report filed Monday shows the New Mexico Democrat has close to three-quarters of a million dollars on hand as she continues her campaign.
Lujan Grisham was the first to declare her interest in the state's top job. Second-term GOP Gov. Susana Martinez cannot run again because of term limits, and no Republicans have entered the race so far.
State Attorney General Hector Balderas is expected in the coming weeks to decide whether he'll run. Balderas' account has a cash balance of more than $680,000.
Most of Lujan Grisham's donations were small and came from individuals. However, she did receive dozens of larger donations from political action committees, lawyers and others.


Only 150 m from the sandy beaches and 700 m from the city center, the old port Quai Saint-Pierre and the famous Boulevard de la Croisette. Also a perfect base for conferences and festivals at the Palais des Festivals. The apartment (70 m2) consists of a living room with an open sea view terrace, a dining area and salon (flat screen TV, DVD, stereo and free WIFI) and an open fully equipped kitchen (dishwasher, ceramic hob, oven, microwave, etc.). A nicely decorated bathroom with bath, separate shower cabin with jets, sink, bidet and toilet.
One bedroom with double bed and terrace, 1 bedroom with bunk bed and a desk.
Located in a nice residential area, but at walking distance from Le Suquet (the old town) with lots of restaurants and shops, and from the Quai Saint-Pierre, a beautiful scenic port.
Le Suquet, the old town of Cannes with cosy restaurants and crafts shops. Quai Saint-Pierre, the scenic port with delicious sea food restaurants.
There is a bus stop at 50 m from the apartment (lines 1, 2 & 20) which brings you to the city center in 3 minutes and in 10 minutes to the Cannes railway station.
There is a bus stop in front of the building (lines 1, 2 and 20), which allows you to be in the center in 5 minutes and in the railway station in 10 minutes.
Free parking outside, large terrace with table and chairs and weekly cleaning included.


I felt nervous and unsure. Probably even a little bit worried. "Can I do this? Can I be proud of this?" I was conflicted with a lot of these feeling when I painted this piece and honestly still carry a few of them when I look at it now.
But that's just what you want to feel when you're doing something you're not used to. Doing something that challenges you because you want to jump out of the box you've made for yourself.
I don't know if I've been successful, but I feel successful for trying.


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Business News›Industry›Banking/Finance›Finance›RFL scam: Court rejects bail plea of ex-Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Singh
RFL scam: Court rejects bail plea of ex-Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Singh
Singh's brother Malvinder (46), also a former Fortis Healthcare promoter, Sunil Godhwani (58), Kavi Arora (48) and Anil Saxena were arrested by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police for allegedly diverting RFL's money and investing in other companies.
Updated: Dec 12, 2019, 06.48 PM IST
The EOW registered an FIR in March after it received a complaint from RFL's Manpreet Suri against Shivinder, Godhwani and others, alleging that loans were taken by them while managing the firm but the money was invested in other companies.
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court Thursday dismissed the bail plea of former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Singh in a case related to alleged misappropriation of funds at Religare Finvest Ltd (RFL).
Additional Sessions Judge Gulshan Kumar said there was every likelihood of Singh fleeing from justice and hampering the trial.
Singh's brother Malvinder (46), also a former Fortis Healthcare promoter, former CMD of Religare Enterprises Ltd (REL) Sunil Godhwani (58), Kavi Arora (48) and Anil Saxena were arrested by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police for allegedly diverting RFL's money and investing in other companies.
Since the investigation was at a crucial stage, custodial interrogation was still required in the case, the court said.
"In the present matter, undoubtedly a huge amount of Rs 2,400 crores has been involved. Accused (Shivinder) in connivance with other co-accused persons disbursed the loans to the entities having no financial standing. The investigation in the present case is at a crucial stage and custodial interrogation is still required in the present matter and there is possibility of accused influencing the witnesses or tampering with evidence.
"Hence, keeping in view the facts of the matter, considering the seriousness and gravity of the offences, there being every likelihood of the accused Shivinder Singh fleeing from justice or hammering the trial, I find it expedient in the interest of Justice, not to enlarge him on bail," the Judge said.
The court also extended till December 23 the judicial custody of Malvinder and Godhwani in a separate money laundering case related to the misappropriated funds scam.
The EOW had earlier opposed Shivinder's bail plea and said the allegations against him were serious in nature and he had disbursed loan to shell entities related to him and he was director of some of these firms.
"It was a fraud of large magnitude where public money has been swindled in conspiracy with official of the company and promoters," they had claimed.
They had further said that since the investigation was still going on in the case, he can influence the witnesses and tamper with evidence if he is out on bail.
Senior advocate Nidhesh Gupta, appearing for the complainant RFL, had told the court that the loans were disbursed to shell companies known to the promoters and the ultimate beneficiary was RHC Holding company, of which Shivinder was a shareholder.
He had further claimed that unsecured loans had been given to shell entities without any due diligence as they were known to the promoters.
Gupta had alleged that documents showed the involvement of Shivinder in disbursal of unsecured loans to the shell companies which were further diverted to other companies and other co-accused Malvinder resulting in huge amount of public money being mis-appropriated.
Shivinder's counsel had told the court that he has been falsely implicated in the case and he had fully cooperated during the investigation and provided all required information and documents.
"He has been arrayed as an accused by virtue of him being an erstwhile promoter of RFL, a position he inherited by virtue of his birth in the Singh family. He was never involved in day-to-day affairs or running of the company," the lawyer had claimed.
The Enforcement Directorate had taken both into custody on November 14 from Tihar jail, where they had been lodged in the case filed by the Delhi Police in relation to the alleged scam.
ED's special public prosecutor Nitesh Rana had earlier told the court that both the brothers, along with others, transferred an amount of about Rs 1,000 crore to various persons from entities linked to the corporate loan book and finally, the money was siphoned off.
Advocate A R Aditya, representing the ED, said that Malvinder and Godhwani have been accused of laundering money, punishable under Sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
RFL is a group firm of REL, which was earlier promoted by Malvinder and his brother Shivinder.
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Float like a Butterfly, an Irish film concerning a Traveller girl who idealises Mohammad Ali, has won a major award at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The FIPRESCI Prize for the Discovery Programme is a major coup for any independent film.
"We couldn't have wished for an audience more open to opening their hearts," the Irish writer-director Carmel Winters said on Sunday night.
It has been an eventful week for the Cork woman.
At the screening on Friday afternoon, she told the audience that, just days earlier, she had married her production designer Toma McCullim at Toronto City Hall.
Beginning in the 1960s, the film features a breakout performance from young Hazel Doupe as Frances, a Traveller who, in the opening scenes, sees her mother die and her father dragged off to prison.
When her father eventually returns, they set out on a road trip that reveals truths about the place of Travellers in contemporaneous Irish society.
Float Like a Butterfly is produced by Martina Niland for Port Films and David Collins for Samson Films, with the support of Screen Ireland.
Peter Farrelly's Green Book, a dark horse at the festival's beginning, won the increasingly significant Grolsch People's Choice Award.
Recent winners have included such Oscar contenders as La La Land, 12 Years a Slave and Lenny Abrahamson's Room.
Farrelly's film stars Mahershala Ali as an African-American concert pianist being driven about the American South by a rough-hewn Viggo Mortensen.
It is now almost certain to secure a best picture nomination alongside Barry Jenkins's If Beale Street Could Talk and Alfonso Cuaron's Roma, runners up for the award.