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Kylian Mbappe in action against Saint-Etienne
Kylian Mbappe dodged questions about his contract negotiations with Paris Saint-Germain, insisting "it's not the right time to make some waves".
Mbappe has been heavily linked with a move to LaLiga giants Real Madrid, where head coach and fellow Frenchman Zinedine Zidane has made no secret of his admiration for the 21-year-old star.
PSG sporting director Leonardo has previously revealed talks over a new contract are progressing, with Mbappe's current deal running through to the end of the 2021-22 season.
Asked about his future following PSG's 6-1 Coupe de la Ligue quarter-final rout of Saint-Etienne on Wednesday, Mbappe told reporters: "I am ready to play football first. Because we are in January.
"We start the final sprint, where we can compete for trophies. I think it's not the right time to make some waves.
"The club are calm, serene, everyone is walking in the same direction so talking about external things of the pitch would not be realistic or good."
@KMbappe ties Carlos Bianchi's record tonight with goals scored in consecutive matches
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— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) January 8, 2020
Mbappe was on target against 10-man Saint-Etienne as PSG cruised into the semi-finals thanks to Mauro Icardi's hat-trick midweek.
PSG led 3-0 at half-time via Icardi, Neymar and a Jessy Moulin own goal, and the hosts maintained their dominance in the second 45 minutes.
Mbappe helped Icardi complete his hat-trick with a pair of assists before the latter returned the favour by setting up the Frenchman in the 67th minute – Saint-Etienne's Yohan Cabaye bagged a consolation four minutes later.
A _____ performance.
@MauroIcardi
#ICICESTPARIS pic.twitter.com/H5f7SUxemN
On the relationship between Mbappe and Icardi, who is on loan from Serie A outfit Inter, PSG head coach Thomas Tuchel said: "I don't know if they reach another level but I know they love to play together.
"They play all four with great complicity especially Kylian and Mauro. It's obvious and it's necessary. If you play with four strikers, it's necessary that they try to find themselves on the pitch. They try to put each other in the best conditions. They give the ball to make an assist or to find a guy in a better position.
"They did great tonight. We speak a lot about the four strikers but you know that for me it's all about the team, we need to play as a team with the eleven players. That's football."
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Finland is the best place on earth
But would you want to live there?
Lexington's notebook
by Lexington
THE Legatum Institute has produced its latest global "Prosperity Index". This ranks 104 countries (ie, it excludes lots of small ones) by a variety of measures and combines it into one index that aims to capture "wealth and well-being". The Institute says:
[T]he most prosperous nations in the world are not necessarily those that have only a high GDP, but are those that also have happy, healthy, and free citizens.
Fair enough. But a glance at the rankings suggests that they fail to capture what it is that makes some countries more attractive to live in than others.
Finland comes top, and four of the top five are Scandinavian. The US comes ninth, held back by poor scores on health (the uninsured, the obesity epidemic), safety (the high murder rate) and governance (many Americans express distrust of government, which counts as a negative).
Indices like this one and the UN's Human Development Index are quite good at measuring the absence of serious problems, but not so good at measuring a country's dynamism, vitality and joie de vivre.
Finland undoubtedly has fewer problems than America. But would you want to live there? It's nothing like as exciting or diverse as America, and it's wretchedly cold and dark in the winter.
No disrespect to the Finns, who were all extremely nice to me the only time I visited the place, but one reason why they have such outstanding levels of broadband penetration is that there is not much else to do during a Finnish winter except sit indoors and surf the net.
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Ok...I know this is long, but there are things I hadn't thought of on here.
In a follow-up to his wildly popular article discussing How Horrific It Will Be For The Non-Prepper, contributor 'Be Informed' provides SHTFplan readers with an extensive list of preparedness and survival keywords and concepts for beginners and seasoned preppers alike.
It seems like no matter how well someone prepares, they inevitably find out they have forgotten something. That all important item or items that aren't "remembered", that merely only have to be mentioned by name to remind a person of what they needed. Most of the time when someone forgets an article of clothing or other minor object after beginning a vacation they can easily replace it or live without it. After a calamitous event, however, anything that a person has forgotten to store will likely be be impossible to obtain. What someone has in their possession at the time of the event is probably the ONLY thing they will be able to get.
The following list of A to Z survival items and survival related concepts details what one may have simply forgotten because there's so much to prepare for. Kind of like; "oh yeah, I am glad that something reminded me of what I need", or "that's something I never thought of and I will need it". Most everyone will, of course, not be able to amass everything on this list, and there will of course be items and ideas not mentioned here, but it should be a good place to start for beginners and seasoned preppers alike. A person can always add more to any list of their own essential needs, as lists such as this are almost endless. It should also be realized that no list of survival items and ideas are perfect for any individual, and just because someone has just a portion of what is on it doesn't mean that they are not prepared.
The goal here is to have a general inventory of "key words" that have to do with prepping and survival that have very brief descriptions and short reasons behind why they are so important regarding survival preparedness. The aim is to keep each survival and prepping word or set of words as compact as possible – that is, to not bog down anyone with lengthy explanations that could easily fill an encyclopedia size book. When the prepper/survivalist sees a word in relation to preparing it can and does trigger an automated response that brings thoughts of whether they need or do not need to do something about it in their own planning.
This A to Z list of survival should help in that process.
- Ability and adept – the more skills you have the better.
- Able bodied – being physically fit helps anyone.
- Accumulate – tiny amounts eventually add up to a lot.
- Action – you should not put off what you need to do.
- Adaptability – to survive people will need to adapt.
- Advice – there is much good sound advice out there, seek it out.
- Aftermath – this is what is the longest and most difficult to survive.
- Air circulation – plan for this in ALL environments.
- Alcohol – both drinking and rubbing alcohol for sterilizing, wonderful barter items.
- Alive – the more supplies someone has to more likely they will say alive.
- Alone – prepare for this possibility of being completely without anyone around.
- Allitude – the higher up someone can be within reason to more they can see.
- Aluminum wrap – uses from wrapping up items to EMP protection to cooking.
- Ambush – prepare for this possibility when you are venturing outside.
- Ammunition – for your own firearms to fantastic barter item, get as much as you can.
- Anarchy – the likely scenario after most wide spread catastrophes, prepare for it.
- Anemia – something that most be guarded against, preventable with good food.
- Antennas – any radio needs extension receiving or transmission of weak signals.
- Antibiotics – natural or synthetic are an absolute must to store up.
- Aquaculture – consider fish farming, hydroponic vegetable growing if there's nearby water.
- Aspirin – pain killer and blood thinners will be high in demand after a disaster.
- Attitude – keeping an upbeat mood with help those around you.
- Automobile – everything to keep it running as far as possible, a car first aid kit.
- Backpacks – make sure these are sturdy and don't stress out your body.
- Bags – everything from trash, storage, sandbags, space bags.
- Baking soda – cooking and many other uses including helping to neutralize acids.
- Band aids – there will be many cuts that need to be covered up.
- Barbeque – this can be fire pits, gas grills, or whatever to cook and heat up something.
- Barrels and baskets – so many uses from water storage to collection of so much you need.
- Barriers – this is anything such as barbed wire to slow or stop an intruder.
- Barter – the new business for many that everyone needs to become quite adept at.
- Batteries – rechargeable are the best batteries but disposable ones are also good to have.
- Beasts of burden – may be the ONLY way to move anything heavy, the new "horsepower".
- Bees – increase the yield of crops and get honey if you can care for them.
- Beans – so many different varieties with so much fiber and protein to them.
- Beneficial – try to aim for the better good of yourself and your survival group.
- Bicycle – actually the bicycle is one of the most efficient vehicles there is.
- Binoculars – aim for the most "light" gathering models, usually with the larger lenses.
- Bizarre – prepare yourselves for the ultimate weird and totally unexpected.
- Blankets – worth their weight many times over.
- Bleach – probably one of the top survival items that there is.
- Boats – this can be canoes, kayaks, etc. to transport you and your supplies to safety.
- Boil – still one the best ways to kill bacteria and other pathogen in water.
- Booby traps – to protect yourself and your supplies, but watch out for them set by others.
- Books – there was something that people used before the internet, which were books.
- Borax – a good cleaner for many items.
- Bottles – too many uses to mention.
- Bow and arrows – silent and can be a good alternative to those that cannot get firearms.
- Boxes – even the cardboard type offers economical ways of storing your supplies.
- Brackets – consider them to vertically help in stacking of supplies.
- Brain – your best asset with prepping and survival.
- Brooms – don't be without it, especially if you have much disaster debris to clean up.
- Brushes – everything from hair to paint to scrub brushes, don't be without them.
- Budget – always try to put extra items for survival into the family budget, it will be worth it.
- Bug out and Bug in – think this over a lot before SHTF.
- Bulk – large items can be cheaper, but some may be too large and can't be used at once.
- Bundle – consolidate as much as you can to save space.
- Bungee cords – good for securing things down, especially when travelling.
- Bury – still one of the best ways to hide what you consider valuable.
- Busy – find a way to keep yourself from becoming bore to death after a disaster.
- Butcher and slaughter – an unpleasant task for many but a skill people should know.
- Calculations – know how much you have and how long it will last.
- Calm – the more relaxed you can remain the easier you can handle a true nightmare.
- Calorie intake – make sure you are getting enough food so you don't waste away.
- Camouflage and concealment – one of the top aspects of survival, don't be seen.
- Camping – most of what people experience camping can help them in survival.
- Candles – this is something that you just can't have enough of.
- Candy – not much nutrition but can be uplifting and a good barter item.
- Canned goods – so much comes in cans, even butter and cheese.
- Canning – excellent economical way of storing food, especially from the garden.
- Can openers – the manual ones everyone should have lots of.
- Canteens – still an excellent way of carrying smaller amounts of water.
- Canvas – clothes that take a beating from the elements and keep on going.
- Capsules – empty gelatin capsules are good ways of swallowing things that tastes bad.
- Carbon monoxide detector – battery operated, wise choice to get one.
- Cash – even cash money will have some use from some merchant willing to take it.
- Caution – being careful is most of the time the most logical course of action.
- Caves – being aware of hazards in caves, still can be the safest place to shelter someone.
- Cereal – not usually a long term survival item, but still not bad for several months storage.
- Charcoal – wonderful item for cooking as it can be used under primitive conditions.
- Children – younger people need more care and understanding to get through bad times.
- Chocolate – has some health properties and is a good sweet to trade things for.
- Chopping equipment – don't be without it.
- Cigarettes – this is something that someone that smokes must have and will barter to get.
- Circulation – make sure your body gets exercise; sitting around for days is not good.
- Civil defense – an art almost lost that communities need to begin practicing again, now.
- Clean – the cleaner you, others and the environment is the less problems you will have.
- Climate – know where you are or where you are going, understand the climate.
- Clothes lines and clothes pins – many uses with them.
- Clothing – don't forget what you need to wear and keeping your clothes clean as possible.
- Comfort – don't forget to include those items that can cheer you up during bad times.
- Communications- most likely going to be down, people need to prepare for this.
- Compost – if you plan on growing anything, learn how to compost what you have.
- Compass – even cheap ones, because this may be the only way to travel around.
- Condition yourself – try to acclimate yourself to wherever you are or going to.
- Contagious – there are going to be some very bad germs everywhere, ready yourself.
- Containers – using your imagination for your needs you will find you need many containers.
- Contraceptives – even if you have no use for them, many others will and will barter for it.
- Cookware and cookbooks – simply put, don't be without them, especially sturdy cookware.
- Coolers – not just for keeping things cold, can also be used to keep things from freezing.
- Cooling – evaporative cooling and good air circulation can aid a lot in keeping people cool.
- Cooperation – everyone in a survival group needs to work together for the group.
- Cots – even fold up beds to get people off the ground when sleeping or resting.
- Cotton – very breathable material, cotton balls also have many uses.
- Couponing – just like money, the more you use the more of something else you can afford.
- Cutting equipment – like chopping devices, almost a certain survival need.
- Death and dying – something people must handle after a disaster, prepare for this.
- Decontamination – it may be necessary to prevent spread of germs and toxins.
- Defense – something that must be planned for by all in a survival group.
- Dehydrated food – drying foods with a dehydrator or using the sun, even purchasing it.
- Denial – some people will continue to deny "it" has happened, something to deal with.
- Dental care – toothpaste, dental floss, toothbrushes, and others, don't be without it.
- Deodorizers – it makes a confined stay much easier when bad smells are not everywhere.
- Depression and despair – an issue everyone will face either with themselves or others.
- Detection – you should be able to know what is around you that can harm you.
- Diapers – any infant in the group needs these, still a very good barter item.
- Dinnerware – it is awful to have to eat everything without forks, knives, spoons.
- Disease – this is going to be rampant everywhere, take precautions for this.
- Dishes and glasses – plates, bowls, glasses and cups from eating and drinking.
- Disinfectant – to prevent disease and sickness, from hand sanitizers to sprays.
- Disguise – try to hide yourself by also your retreat the best you can from others.
- Diversity – don't put all your eggs in one basket; have back up plans and places.
- Dogs – for guarding and watching along with companionship to consider.
- Downwind – try not to be downwind with any smells that alert others to what you have.
- Dust pans – mini shovels, sturdy enough to help collect debris and dirt and dust.
- Eye glasses – extra prescription glasses for those that need it, sunglasses for glare.
- Ear and eye protection – loud noises can deafen and loose particles can blind.
- Economical – being frugal has many advantages as everything lasts longer.
- Edible – find out in your area everything you can that is eatable and safe.
- Educate – continue to find out as much as you can about everything about survival.
- Eggs – can be raised yourself and/or found in nests around your area, good protein.
- Electricity – can be generated from wind, water, solar, or other means.
- Emergency kits – many on the market or you can build one yourself.
- EMP – electro-magnetic-pulse – guard against it, Faraday cages for one.
- Entertainment – especially for children, games, something to break up boredom.
- Entrances – everywhere something can get in is a potential danger spot, guard them.
- Envelopes – storage of records, papers, information, seeds, many others.
- Environment – know it well wherever you are.
- Epsom Salts – one of the best items for infections and cleansing.
- Escape – having plans to get out of situations is wise.
- Experience – the more someone can get the more natural problem solving comes.
- Extra – that little more that is added to what someone considers adequate enough.
- Faith – no matter what someone believes, this higher power can give strength to people.
- Fallout and bomb shelter – these structures are excellent for other disasters.
- Farming and harvest equipment – if you plan to grow crops you need these tools.
- Favorite foods – the more enjoyable some of the food you have, the stressful it will be.
- Fear and panic – it is likely to be intense with almost everyone, prepare now for it.
- Feminine needs – without these bacteria septic problems can develop with women.
- Fiber – constipation is something no one needs to go through on top of a disaster.
- Files – there is much that needs to be kept, like medical records, safe and accessible.
- Filters – from water to coffee to anything, filters are needed for much.
- Fire – know how to start one and maintain one.
- Firearms – the more the better.
- First aid kit – the more elaborate the kit is the more people you can treat with quality care.
- Fishing – knowing how to fish well will be a survival skill most can use for food.
- Fishing equipment – everything that goes with it, fishing line also "has many other uses.
- Flashlights – LED, it just seems like you can never have enough.
- Flour – almost everyone can use flour and a lot of it.
- Focus – one of the most important survival traits.
- Food – store it and then store more.
- Footwear- different terrains mean different shoes, boots, socks, and foot padding.
- Four food groups – the more balanced someone's diet is the less health problems.
- Four wheel drive – if you can get it or know someone trustworthy with you, do it.
- Forage – like the animals that make their living off it, become an expert at this.
- Forest – consideration, most people have one nearby, good place to hide and find food.
- Free – a prepper philosophy, never to pass up an opportunity to get usable things for free.
- Freeze dried foods – can be expensive, but are lightweight and very convenient.
- Fruit – never forget to try to get some fruit in your diet, edible berries are in nature.
- Fuel, fuel storage – gas, propane, whatever powers machines are nice to have in reserve.
- Funnels – makes pouring liquids and even powders so much easier into containers.
- Garage sales – estate sales, auctions, flea markets, to get good survival items cheaper.
- Garbage and trash – find safe ways of disposing of it before it becomes a big problem.
- Garden tools – planning to grow food even on small scale, you will need these.
- Gathering – like foraging, there is plenty in the outdoors that can be collected.
- Glue and adhesives – people will need to stick many items back together.
- Germs – they are everywhere and will spread rapidly with everything dead and dying.
- Gloves – not just for warmth, also for hand protection from picking up sharp objects.
- Gold – even when it seems like no money is accepted, someone will accept gold.
- Grains – might be harder to obtain after a wide spread disaster, good item to store.
- Grain mill, manual – when you have grains you likely will have to mill them down for use.
- Grief and sorrow – expect to lose those around you; family, friends, neighbors.
- Guard – what some group may have to do 24 hours a day, animals can help in the duty.
- Gun – stun guns, air guns, hand guns, shot guns, can't go wrong with more self defense.
- Hardware – everything from screws to nails, just look at your local hardware store.
- Hats – the head is the one part of the body that some people forget needs protecting.
- Hatchets, axes – if a person only gets one chopping tool, let it be an ax of some sort.
- Health – this is essential to keep someone going, much attention must be given to this.
- Heat – almost every place gets cool enough to be uncomfortable, take this into account.
- Healing – the more you have available, the quicker anyone is sick is going to heal.
- HEPA air filters – there will be a lot of air toxins, filtering that air is important if you can.
- Herbs – can help cure ailments and make food taste much better.
- Hide and hideout – many people will need to hide to stay alive for awhile.
- Hoist – makes lifting something heavy much easier.
- Holsters – a lot easier to carry fire arms or other self defense on your body.
- Honey – can be stored almost forever, many uses like treating bee and wasps stings.
- Hope – what having survival supplies gives people.
- Horticulture – learn as much about growing food as possible.
- Humidity – a very important factor with dehydration and staying warmer in the cold.
- Hydrogen peroxide – still one of the best first aid remedies there is.
- Hygiene- preventative health care, the cleaner your body is the less chance of illness.
- Ideas – always look for new ones to help your survival and preparing, they are out there.
- Illness – the faster someone deals with sickness the less drastic it will be, don't let it go.
- Immune System – the stronger it is the stronger and more likely to fight off becoming sick.
- Improvise – be inventive and find solutions, this takes practice.
- Improvement – always the goal is to make your preparedness better, more survivable.
- Insect repellent – this is an item that everyone will be so thankful to have.
- Instant food products – much of this is sold in the supermarket, it is easy and lightweight.
- Insulation – learning how to use insulation on a person and a place is so important.
- Insurance – this is all that you have stored up, real tangible life insurance.
- Intuition – this is using your wits and that something that tells you it is wrong or right.
- Inverter – with 12 volt batteries you can power small devices that are plugged in.
- Iodized salt – this is a necessary nutrient that keeps a person alive, don't be without it.
- Isolation – probably the best idea in most situations, less competition for what remains.
- Itch remedies – there are plenty of things that are going to make you itch a lot.
- Jack of all trades – may be no one to fix what breaks, become diverse at repair work.
- Jacks – a good jack that can lift your car quickly to fix it makes practical sense to have.
- Jackets and coats – all weather, especially water repellent, and heavy jackets for the cold.
- Jerry-rig it – people will need to come up with all sorts of contraptions and be good at it.
- Judgment – always use good judgment and think before you leap and make decisions.
- Juice – nutrition can be obtained through canned and bottled juices, good item to store.
- Kindling – know how to collect and what to look for to start a fire.
- Kitchenware – there are many utensils to make cooking a lot easier.
- Knives – including machetes, folding, for cutting foods, try to have all kinds.
- Knowledge – the more you know and can retain, the more likely you will survive.
- Ladders – most forget about this one, folding and compact ladders are a good choice.
- Lanterns – battery operated, gas or other fuel, even wind up, are nice sources of light.
- Laundry accessories – probably no washing machines, clothes should still be washed.
- Lawlessness – don't depend on the police to protect you, it likely won't happen.
- Liberty – your freedom depends on not selling yourself to someone else to eat.
- Lifeline – your supplies and what you can make, find, trade for, etc. is your lifeline.
- Light – don't take for granted that there will always be light, well stock anti-dark supplies.
- Lighters, lighter fluid – without chemical help, wet conditions make it hard to start a fire.
- Liquid – not just water can hydrate a person, other liquids such as milk, juice, others can.
- Livestock – eventually survivors are going to be keeping animals for food, learn how to.
- Loss – people need to ready themselves for some loss of something dear to them.
- Magnesium fire starters – a survival item that gets a lot of use for minimum money spent.
- Magnifying glass – every survival kit needs at least one of these.
- Maps – probably forget about GPS, the old fashioned maps to know where you are going.
- Masks – gas, respiratory both (N-95 and N-100), your lungs and breathing need protection.
- Matches – paper and wood types, this is something that everyone must have.
- Measuring devices – weight, distance, size, and people still will have to know how big it is.
- Meat – even vegetarians might have to eat some form of meat, have meats available.
- Meat grinder – one tool that will be much appreciated to own.
- Mechanical know how – repair work on any machine still working is inevitable.
- Medical knowledge and medical equipment – all too important.
- Metallurgy – people that can weld and shape metal will be a lot better off.
- Meticulous – well organized preparation and supplies saves time and effort.
- Milk – in cans, powdered form, or dairy cows and other mammals such as goats.
- Minerals – proper nutrition and very survival depends on humans getting enough minerals.
- Mirrors – for signaling, but also for seeing where the eyes can't such as behind you.
- Mobile – people may have to remain moving with hopefully your supplies going with you.
- Modify – as situations change your plans will also likely change, be ready for this.
- Money – whatever someone else will accept in payment, precious metals still rule.
- MRE's or meals ready to eat – these keep for many years and are quite handy.
- Multi-tools – small enough to carry and so many uses all in a fold up device.
- Multivitamins – an excellent supplement to what you might not be getting in foods.
- Nasal spray – especially saline solution, one of the best ways of cleaning out the sinuses.
- Native – become as familiar as a native to any new area as possible.
- Nature – try to live off it as much as you can, as it is renewable.
- Navigation – learn how to use landmarks, the sun, and the stars to guide you around.
- Necessities – prioritize what you need the most; try to stock up on these items the most.
- Nest egg – what you have stored and can immediately be made available to you.
- Never – as in never should you stop stocking up when you can and have the room to.
- News – try to keep yourself as updated as you can, you don't want to be caught off guard.
- Newspaper – good kindling and insulation, also good for wrapping things with.
- Nighttime – plan for the darkness and the fact that many predators stalk those at night.
- Night vision equipment – being able to see more at night gives anyone an advantage.
- Noise – try your best to keep any sound to the minimum and sound travels far and away.
- Noise makers – whistles, horns, anything with sharp piercing decibels are a defense.
- Nutrition – EVERY survival food supply should take this essential need in consideration.
- Nuts – high protein and excellent calorie counts, plus they keep usable for longer times.
- Observation – obtain as much as you can perceive; sight, sound, smell, feel, taste.
- Oil – all sorts for; cooking, heating, lamps, lubrication, and many other uses.
- Open-minded – often someone to move on anything has to be open to it first.
- Organization – uses color coding, numbers, anything to know what you have.
- Out of the way – the outback and away from high density populations are good options.
- Outdoors – something anyone may have to live and deal with, learn how to live it.
- Outline – any good survival plan has a well defined structured summary of what to do.
- Oxygen – many safe places lack air for all the people, these needs to be addressed.
- Oven – it can be a solar, brick, gas, wood, Dutch, an oven is an excellent survival tool.
- Padlocks – can at very least slow down a thief or intruder from getting in.
- Pantry – a full pantry is one of the most secure feelings.
- Paper – people will need to write down information, write down without computers.
- Paper towels – here is an item that filters, cleans up messes, so many uses.
- Parachute cord – paracord is extremely strong and thin enough for many, many uses.
- Paraffin – for making candles with and for sealing off foods with wax such as cheeses.
- Pasta – long shelf life and can be combined with lots of different foods.
- Pectin – for fruit preserves and other foods, also quite effective controlling diarrhea.
- Pencils and pens – what people will need when there are no modern electronics left.
- Pepper spray – non-lethal stopping power, especially for areas that prohibit firearms.
- Pest control – so necessary to control disease, every survival supply needs some.
- Pet preparation – for those with pets, they need to have food and needs stockpiled.
- Pharmaceuticals – the drug stores will be closed and ransacked.
- Physically fit – the more in shape your body is the more you can take and act.
- Pins – safety and regular straight pins for fastening objects.
- Plant life – know what you can eat and can't and the medicinal benefits of plants.
- Platinum – still one of the precious metals that can be used to purchase what you need.
- Potassium iodine (iodide) – after radiation starts this must be used to protect the thyroid.
- Preserving – using pressure cookers, fermentation pots, pickling, drying, etc.
- Protection – absolutely essential, consider all sorts of weapons and defensive training.
- Psychology – people around someone are going to freak out and have to be helped.
- Pumps – to get liquids to where you need them to go, non-electric hand pumps especially.
- PVC piping – this to hide your valuables vertically in the ground, with watertight lids.
- Quagmire – try never to get bogged down anywhere that is no longer safe to be.
- Quality – you usually get what you paid for, the better quality usually the longer it lasts.
- Quantity – the more you have, the longer you will last before times become desperate.
- Quarantine – a sign put up with this on it can and does deter people from your place.
- Quick action – the more rapid you can move, the quicker you can establish safety.
- Quiet – as little noise as possible as sound will travel much distance.
- Quik clot hemostatic agent – this is something that can stop bleeding from deep wounds.
- Radiation knowledge – detection and knowing how to shield yourself from it.
- Radios – shortwave and conventional may be the ONLY way to get information and news.
- Raingear – everything to keep someone dry, excessive moisture leads to skin problems.
- Ration – every survival plan should have a way of dividing up food and supplies.
- Razors – in all forms, the sharper the better in many cases for cutting things.
- Recovery – the more prepared someone is the more likely they will be part of the recovery.
- Refrigeration – even without electricity you can keep things cold, ice house is one way.
- Reload – sporting goods still will not be around; your ammunition might be used quickly.
- Remedies – there are natural and manmade ones that can lives, read up of them.
- Replacement parts – spare parts are so valuable, especially when there are no stores.
- Replenish – always try to replace what supplies you use while you still can.
- Rescue – don't expect to be saved for indefinite amounts of time, be well prepared.
- Rice – one food that can be bought and stored in large bulk.
- Rifle – every firearm stockpile needs one or more, high powered air rifles are good also.
- Risk management – know what endangers you and your groups and act accordingly.
- Rope – different strands and strengths for different projects.
- Rotate – can be difficult but it is so worth it to keep what should be fresh when you need it.
- Sacrifice – some of this is necessary to accumulate supplies to survive for tomorrow.
- Safety – always aim for the safest path for everyone in you survival group.
- Sales – always look for anything to alert you to when you can save money on survival.
- Salt – even bags of rock salt will be very high in demand where salt is not readily around.
- Salvage – there are many very usable parts in what others would consider junk.
- Sanitation – much effort MUST be contributed to this essential survival necessity.
- Scarce – what was once plentiful will be little or nothing in supply, stock up before this.
- Scarves – for tying down things, along with being used for neck and head covering.
- Scavenge and scrounge – learn to see what you can use for later just lying around.
- Science and math – problems are easier to solve with good science and math know how.
- Scissors – small to large, cutting is usually made easier with sharp scissors.
- Screens – keep out insects, sieve things, metal screen can be used to protect from EMP.
- Sealers – all sorts of uses but especially to plug leaks.
- Security – always look for ways to better secure yourself and what you have.
- Seeds – if you plan to grow anything, get good quality seeds and airtight protect them.
- Seriousness – never underestimate just how horrible a disaster can become.
- Sewing equipment – thread, needles, etc., and possibly even a manual sewing machine.
- Shade – direct sunlight can drive up the temperature a lot; think about the issue of shade.
- Shampoo – your hair needs to be cleaned occasionally when there is extra water to do so.
- Sharpeners – cutting equipment that is sharp cuts down on time and effort cutting things.
- Shields – armor, barriers, anything to safeguard against projectiles and other threats.
- Shoe laces – nice to have when shoes laces on shoes and boots wear out.
- Shooting range – become as proficient with your firearms as you can, practice a lot.
- Shovels – all sizes and very necessary, don't forget show shovels are not just for snow.
- Shower – good way to stay clean, camping solar showers type bags or make it yourself.
- Signaling devices – flags, mirrors, noise, bright lights, anything to get attention.
- Silver – a precious metal that is going to be accepted by some merchant.
- Siphon – getting liquids to where you need it.
- Siren- air horns, anything to create a lot of sudden noise.
- Skin care – so many different irritants that can cause skin problems, how aliments stored.
- Sleep aids – natural and others can also help with depression.
- Soap – try to aim for anti-bacterial based soaps, learn how to make your own soap.
- Soil – know it well before attempting to grow crops.
- Solar power – from cookers to recharging to immediate power, something to consider.
- Soup – good way of adding what you have to make a meal, also canned soups.
- Space – know how much space you have to work with people and supplies.
- Sponges – use for cleaning and for sponge baths when there is little water.
- Storage – try to make it airtight and cool and dry as possible.
- Stoves – many are on the market, people can build their own out of scrape supplies.
- Stress – find out beforehand the best way to help people in your group how to handle it.
- Suddenness – so many disasters come on without warning and instantly, get ready for this.
- Sugar – this has to be one of the top items used and sought after by others.
- Sun – think about angles when planting, times between sunrise and sunset, etc.
- Surprise – few people deal with the unexpected unless they ready themselves for it.
- Survival stores – they are going to sell most of what you're going to need, check them out.
- Tables – folding and sturdy enough to hold some weight and not wobbly.
- Tape – from duct to masking to scotch and others, don't be without it.
- Tarpaulins (tarps) – can be used to collect water, cover things, and many other uses.
- Tenderizer – really tough meat needs this, medical uses also.
- Tents – try to go with canvas, other tents rip too easily.
- Thermal protection – hot pads, guards against flames, anything to prevent being burned.
- Thermometers – to tell someone's temperature, to tell any temperature.
- Thrifty – getting good used survival supplies when you can at cheap prices.
- Ties – especially plastic ties that lock, ties help keep objects bundled together and in place.
- Tinder – know where to look for tinder and what to look for to help start a fire.
- Tires – having extra tires for your escape vehicle is a good idea and a tire inflating pump.
- Toilet – chemical toilet, composting toilet, anything to safely dispose of human waste.
- Toilet paper – the more you have the better, easily also a top barter item.
- Tomato related – tomato sauce and pieces is so versatile with cooking, have lots of it.
- Tools – everything you get will help someone fix something.
- Topography – know how to read a topographic map and know the terrain you in.
- Toughness – times are going to be really tough, try to become mentally durable.
- Towels – you may not be able to do much wash, having extra towels will help.
- Toxins – there will be plenty after most disasters and must be avoided if at all possible.
- Trailers – both livable and those that allow you to move your supplies.
- Transmitters – whatever you can use to get your message out; CB, ham, whatever.
- Traps – this can be for animals and for people also, much caution here must be taken.
- Trouble – expect this when you have something someone desperate needs.
- Ultimate goal – is should be to have everything you need or most of it, good goal to aim for.
- Underground – survival may depend on as much mass between you and the outside.
- Underwear – long johns can keep a person warm; keep underwear as clean as possible.
- Unique – each survival group and their planning and what they have.
- Unity – an important issue that people should get along well in any survival group.
- Universal – the more adaptable parts are the easier to fix devices it will be.
- Update – like on a computer, try to keep yourself updated about what is happening.
- Upwind – try to remain upwind from any potential threat to you.
- Valleys and depressions – is where cold air sinks, water collects rapidly, be careful here.
- Value – always look for the best possible value on anything.
- Valves – for controlling air, gas, and liquid flows, having spare ones is a very good idea.
- Vaporizer – this can save someone having breathing problems.
- Vault – a secure fireproof safe(s) for what cannot be replaced, like your firearms.
- Vegetables – in cans, growing them and finding them, a high priority for any survival.
- Vehicles – anything that can move you and your supplies.
- Venomous animals – no treatment at medical facilities, something to be very wary about.
- Vinegar – every survival plan needs vinegar, for treating people to cleaning to much more.
- Vitamins – people need to get enough vitamins or they develop life threatening illnesses.
- Wagons – can help move a lot, not just a child's toy.
- Warmth – everyone needs to be kept warm enough, supplies should address this.
- Washboard – one of the items that everyone should have, it works.
- Waste – something that piles up and leads to vermin and disease, and must be dealt with.
- Watches and clocks – wind up are best, you will still need to know the time.
- Water – make sure you have access to a dependable constant source, no matter what.
- Watertight – the more moisture you can keep out the longer your supplies will remain.
- Weaknesses – attempt to find them and fix them as fast as you can.
- Weapons – on top of the obvious, use your imagination for some other effective ones.
- Weather – learn how to forecast it with a decent degree of accuracy, get a barometer.
- Weather proving – hold back as much of the outside elements as possible.
- Wells – one way of having a possible dependable source of water.
- Wheat – where you get your bread from.
- Wind break – something to think about to reduce the cold and severe weather.
- Windows – one of the most vulnerable part of any survival retreat, need to be secured.
- Wipes – so convenient and makes clean up so much more efficient.
- Wood – dried wood is still one of the best and most obtainable sources of fuel there is.
- Wringer – makes clothes easier to dry out after they have been washed.
- Xenophobia – survival is going to mean being leery of others that want what you have.
- Yardage and yarn – fabric to make clothes, blankets, coverings, and other needs.
- Year round planning – a survival plan should take into account all days of the year.
- Yeast – bread and other baking will sometimes need yeast to help it rise.
- Zeal or enthusiasm – people that know their prepping is all worth it, a good uplifting feeling.
- Zero hour – the time in which you hunker down and wait it out in safety of your place.
- Zipper and zip lock bags – a true necessity for keeping items dry, clean, and airtight.
- Zones – know exactly where your best individual survival chances will be at.
Ill make this a sticky.
I'll bookmark this as well. It's like a complete encyclopedia overall.


An urgent challenge currently faced by researchers and the public alike is the ability to identify the next generation of sustainable, cost-effective, and energy efficient materials for our everyday use. While searching for new materials for electrical energy storage, a team of Drexel University materials scientists has discovered a new family of two-dimensional compounds proposed to have unique properties that may lead to groundbreaking advances in energy storage technology.
The research team led by Dr. Yury Gogotsi, Distinguished University Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Director of the A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute and Dr. Michel Barsoum, Grosvenor and Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, has recently published a paper titled "Two-Dimensional Nanocrystals Produced by Exfoliation of Ti3AlC2," appearing in the highly prestigious journal Advanced Materials. In their paper, the research team recounts their ability to transform three dimensional titanium-aluminum carbide, a typical representative of a family of layered ternary carbides called MAX phases, into a two dimensional structure with greatly different properties. MAX phases, known as ductile and machineable ceramics, have been researched by Prof. Barsoum's lab for more than a decade and dozens of layered carbides, nitrides and carbonitrides with a variety of properties have been synthesized. However, these ceramics have always been produced as 3-dimensional materials.
The Drexel researchers placed titanium-aluminum carbide (Ti3AlC2) powders in hydrofluoric acid at room temperature to selectively remove the aluminum. The result of this chemical process, referred to as exfoliation, essentially spreads-out the layered carbide material and yields two-dimensional Ti3C2 nanosheets, which have since been coined MXene, as a kin to graphene. Most notable is that the exfoliated material shows many features of graphene. For example, it can roll into nanotube-like scrolls, some with diameters of less than 40 nanometers (1000 times thinner than a human hair), having the potential for a broad range of applications, ranging from energy storage devices to biomedical applications and composites.
The scientists present their case using an array of experimental techniques and first principles calculations. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy, performed in collaboration with researchers from Sweden, has demonstrated presence of single, double and multilayer sheets with the lateral dimension of several micrometers and thicknesses in the nanometer range. The calculations predict large elastic moduli and an electronic structure that can be tuned by changing the surface chemistry of these sheets.
"Two-dimensional free-standing crystals, such as graphene, boron nitride and metal chalcogenides (for example, molybdenum disulfide), can differ strikingly in properties from their three-dimensional counterparts. Currently, however, there are relatively few such atomically layered materials." said Michael Naguib, a doctoral candidate and first author of the article.
"Since Ti3AlC2 is a member of the MAX phase family, that to date number over 60, the importance of this study lies far beyond simply the formation of Ti3C2 nanosheets. We are not talking about one composition here, but a very large family indeed, thus opening tremendous opportunities in synthesis and application of 2-D materials. This work provides a conceptual leap forward that should lead to a breakthrough in the development of two-dimensional materials." Gogotsi said.
This work was supported by the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Office of Vehicle Technologies of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231 - Batteries for Advanced Transportation Technologies (BATT) Program (http://batt.lbl.gov).


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The Coronation Stone →
The Ullans Saga, Part 7
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In September 2002, the Ulster-Scots Agency held its first formal meeting with the Ullans Academy. It was agreed that the Academy would reconstitute itself as a company limited by guarantee, in order that the existing voluntary programme with the Academy be properly resourced and established. In October 1992, the then Minister for Cultural, Arts and Leisure, Mr Michael McGimpsey, responded to the repeated representations from the Ulster-Scots Community for resolute action by Government to promote Ulster-Scots more effectively.
McGimpsey's department organised a three-day "Future Search" conference to clear the way forward between statutory bodies, Government and the Ulster-Scots Community. In the context of Ulster-Scots as a recognised European and Minority Language, the Ullans Academy would be modelled on the Friesian Academy in the Netherlands, which I have already mentioned. However, it would also promote the inter-relationships between Ullans and Ulster Gaelic, as well as the study of Ulster English and Northumbrian English in general.This has led to a difference in philosophical approach between those who would see the promotion of Ulster-Scots as something of a political tool in their opposition to the Irish language and my Ullans movement.
Furthermore in the Case for an Ulster-Scots Bible there remained an area of tension between certain language enthusiasts on the one hand and potential users of the Bible on the other.This was the proposed linguistic style or register. The use of an archaic register would defeat the purpose of providing an authentic translation of the living Ullans tongue and alienate native speakers. There was also an attempt to restrict the origins of the Ulster Scot to Plantation Times, which mostly neglected the connections between Ulster and Scotland since ancient times, particularly the history of the ancient British Cruthin, and was not part of that coherent narrative advocated by myself.
The Academy's research would also extend beyond language and literature to historical, cultural and philosophical themes such as the life and works of Frances Hutcheson and CS Lewis, and to studies of the history of Ulidia in general, especially Dalriada, Dalaradia, Dal Fiatach, Galloway and Carrick, not forgetting Ellan Vannin, the Isle of Man. Lewis's magisterial work Poetry and Prose in the Sixteenth Century Volume IV in the Oxford History of English Literature (1954) was particulary important, illustrating as it does language and literature at the close of the Middle Ages in Scotland. Characteristically Lewis writes Scotch not Scottish,claiming the freedom of "my ain vulgaire",which has historical precedence.
The Scotch-Irish would also provide a particular focus on the American dimension, but emigration studies would also be necessary for the countries of the Commonwealth and other countries. Closely associated were the Heirschipe Villages projects, which were proposals to construct living history and traditional craft centres based on eighteenth century Ulster-Scots villages and towns at the time of the American War of Independence and the French Revolution. This would have many parallels with the leading American attraction at Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia and would be a centre of cultural tourism development.
In 2003 I was instrumental in ensuring that the Joint Declaration of the British and Irish Governments would indicate that the British Government would take steps to encourage support to be made available for an Ulster-Scots Academy. However, differences in philosophy continued. The original Ullans Academy wished to be associated with An Culturlann McAdam/O Fiaich and the Gaeltacht quarter of West Belfast. It was envisaged that the Heirschipe Village concept, initiated by the Ullans Academy, with its focus on cultural tourism, should also be developed under the remit of the Ulster-Scots Agency.
The Ullans Speakers Association of Ballymoney, County Antrim, the United Ulster History Forum and Portavogie Culture and Heritage Society of the Ards Peninsula, County Down and the Monreagh Project, County Donegal, would be encouraged as Friends of the Academy and an Ullans Centre of Academic Excellence would be established between the University of Glasgow, Queen's University, Belfast, and the University of Ulster. Dr Paisley and I first travelled to see Professor John Corbett at Glasgow University on Saturday, 21st June, 2008 to facilitate this. Relations with the Sorbonne were maintained through Professor Wesley Hutchinson. Ideally, however, a prestigious location in Belfast was still required for the Ullans Academy but that is a continuing story.
Ed: I understand that this brings the Ullans Saga up to date, though not concluded. Dr Adamson says WATCH THIS SPACE
Links to Previous Parts
Part 1 The European Community and the language of the Ulster-Scots community
Part 2 Professor René Fréchet and The Cruthin
Part 3 Professor Fréchet and the Identity of Ulster
Part 4 The Continent of Europe, Professor Fréchet and The Ulster People
Part 5 Books published, "Ullans" and the formation of the Ulster-Scots Academy
Part 6 The 1998 Belfast Agreement and a Strategic Plan
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When is Good, "Good Enough?"
What do we consider "good"... Or what do we consider "good enough?" Does that definition change on the circumstances you are placed in?
Over a year ago when I was at my most sick, I thought good would be ANY improvement. I would have considered a 1% improvement as feeling good. I would have (and did) jump up & down in joy when that 1% improvement came, and scream how good I felt.
Now, what do I consider good? I consider good not having a stomach every day, or being able to drive. But if I was betting person, I would say once I achieve those, my perception of good will then be changed again. Good will then be working a full day, or playing a game of tennis etc.
I just find it odd.. How the perception of one word can change so much from person to person, or month to month.
When I'm being asked if I'm doing "good," or "well," I always find myself scrambling for a proper reply. I am good in comparison to last year, but I'm not good in comparison to today. Today I want to not have this stomach ache, or this migraine. Today I want to not be fatigued & incredibly nauseated. Good would only be possible if all those were checked off my list.
So I start to think.. Is it me being selfish, or is it me being the Type A "strive for the best" that changes my perception so much? I'll be pondering on this some more, since I don't have the answer to that. And I'll leave you with one last question: Is any good ever good enough? Or is it an ever changing word that can't be attained? Do we need to set a good and stick to it?


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Get Amped - Postcards from Hell Album Review
By Rich Edge on 30 May 2006
Review of Postcards from Hell Album by Get Amped
Get Amped,
Postcards from Hell,
With a title like that, you know you're going to get an earful of rock! Get Amped bring you a feast of well-produced, commercially tinged riff-age. No mindless thrashing here though, there is a tender, intelligent side to them too.
Influences are easy to name with this sort of stuff. There are not unpleasant echoes of Grant from Feeder in the more subtle parts of the vocal delivery, and indeed there is something of Feeder running through a lot of the riff structures as well.
Standout tracks have to be "Reject and Sterilise" on the rock-ier end of the spectrum, and of the more serene moments, "In Loving Memory" is the winner.
It is very difficult to highlight any particularly negative aspects of Get Amped's music in the context of their genre. If you like no-nonsense, tightly played rock, with a sense of melody and sing along choruses, then this is a must have. Get Amped would appear to have the ability to bridge that difficult gap between artists like Feeder and Silverchair, and the faux versions of these bands such as Busted and McFly. If they can capture both the serious and the commercial markets then their record company are going to love them!
Richard Edge
Site - http://www.getamped.co.uk


A Korean pear is a large round fruit that is eaten raw or used as a sweetener in sauces and marinades. Koreans call the fruit they know as "bae" a Korean pear in English. They grow on trees of the species Pyrus pyrifolia, which has beautiful blossoms in spring. This fruit is also sometimes called Nashi apple, apple pear, Asian pear, Japanese pear, Chinese pear, sand pear, and bapple, arguably the cutest name for the fruit.
In many neighborhood grocery stores, Korean pears are usually labeled as apple pears. But the fruit is not, as some of these names might suggest, a hybrid between an apple and a pear. It's a good descriptive name, though, as their round shape, crunchiness, and texture do resemble that of an apple.
Like apples, Asian pears taste best when they ripen on the tree and are ready to eat as soon as they are harvested. That means no waiting for this fruit to be ready for consumption, which is the case for so many others. In fact, they do not soften and get sweeter as Western pears do, so you do not have to delay eating them at all.
Asian pears are hard, crisp, sweet, slightly tart at the core and very juicy. Because of their high water content, which makes them low calorie, they are not cooked into pies or preserved into jams or jellies. In the Korean home, they are peeled and enjoyed raw as a dessert or a snack, are eaten raw in salads and used as a sweetener in the cooking and marinating process. They have a grainier texture than Western bosc pears and are not as mushy.
If you wonder what to do with a large Korean pear, the easiest answer is to do what Koreans do and simply eat it raw as a dessert.
Growing Asian pears can be labor intensive, and the fruit is bruised easily from rough handling, packing, or picking, so they need to be packed with individual padding or in soft trays like eggs. Because of this, these pears can be quite expensive and, among Koreans and other East Asians, are given as gifts or served to guests. Many people are excited to receive this delicious and healthful treat. You may want to follow this tradition rather than giving sugar-laden candies or chocolates.
Asian pears range in color from green to yellow to brown. When you are buying them, try to find fragrant and firm fruit with little or no bruises on the skin. Simply put, pick the fruit that looks the most appealing to you. If it is mushy and brown, you likely won't choose those pears to bring home. Once you select your fruit, however, know that the pears keep well and can last for a couple of weeks in a cool, dry place or for a few months in the refrigerator.


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Second-Law Analysis of Indirect Injection Turbocharged Diesel Engine Operation under Steady-State and Transient Conditions
Event: SAE 2005 World Congress & Exhibition
A second-law analysis is performed in both chambers of an indirect injection turbocharged diesel engine and the simulation program developed is used to study the second-law performance of the engine at various operating conditions, steady state and transient. The simulation developed is based on the filling and emptying approach and provides detailed analysis of thermodynamic, dynamic and second-law differential equations on a degree crank angle basis. It incorporates a detailed mathematical simulation of the fuel pump and solves each equation separately for each one of the six cylinders of the engine in hand. The model is validated against experimental data at steady state and transient conditions, obtained at the authors' laboratory. The prechamber rate and cumulative availability terms and irreversibilities are computed and depicted against the main chamber ones during the 720 degrees crank angle of an engine cycle. Moreover, the effect of certain parameters on the second-law performance of the cylinder is studied, i.e. static injection timing, prechamber diameter and engine load. Explicit diagrams are given to show the response of the various cylinders' main chamber and prechamber availability terms during transient operation. Thus, the magnitude as well as the evolution of the various terms during a cycle or during a transient event is highlighted.
Technical Paper Development and Validation of a Detailed Fuel Injection System Simulation Model for Diesel Engines
Technical Paper Development of a New Instrument for Measuring Compression Ratio of Automotive Engines
Technical Paper Development of a Plastic Intake Manifold with CAE
C. D. Rakopoulos - National Technical University of Athens
E. G. Giakoumis - National Technical University of Athens
Diesel / compression ignition engines
Rakopoulos, C. and Giakoumis, E., "Second-Law Analysis of Indirect Injection Turbocharged Diesel Engine Operation under Steady-State and Transient Conditions," SAE Technical Paper 2005-01-1131, 2005, https://doi.org/10.4271/2005-01-1131.
Modeling of SI and Diesel Engines 2005
Number: SP-1969; Published: 2005-04-11
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Jan Skarzynski
Jan Skarzynski was born in war torn Warsaw, separated from his father, and mother was deported by the Nazis to concentration camps in Germany. Miraculously the family was reunited at the end of the War and spent many years in Displaced Person Camps in West Germany. At the age of seven, the family emigrated to the Lake District in England. Education started in a quaint village of Wickersgill, followed by boarding school and University. Through various professions including Education, Engineering...See more
Jan Skarzynski was born in war torn Warsaw, separated from his father, and mother was deported by the Nazis to concentration camps in Germany. Miraculously the family was reunited at the end of the War and spent many years in Displaced Person Camps in West Germany. At the age of seven, the family emigrated to the Lake District in England. Education started in a quaint village of Wickersgill, followed by boarding school and University. Through various professions including Education, Engineering, Logistics and the Airline business, Jan Skarzynski has had a great opportunity to witness life at work and at play. His globe trotting allowed him to experience some of the high life, which is included in this book. He has also travelled extensively with his wife and has observed a variety of cultures as well as life in the raw. With a family of two boys and four grandchildren he has, in his retirement, written a number of fictional books for adults and children which his family have recently persuaded him to publish. See less
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Picked nearly 3kg of blackberries on Sunday. Poor Flo thought she was going for a walk, but instead stood bemused as we kept stopping to delve into the thorny undergrowth to retrieve juicy berries. A successful walk if measured on fullness of bucket, but not if scoring on miles travelled. She doesn't seem to like blackberries either, so not much to interest her at all.
What delectations can be produced with such a mass of free fruit…..well stand aside Paul Hollywood from the Great British Bake Off, who said blackberries are not ideal in cakes. This blackberry and apple cake……oh yes…with crumble topping would give you a run for your money. With the rest we have a bounty of blackberry jam and in time for Christmas, a little tipple of blackberry vodka….. and there was still some left to put in the freezer for a blackberry and apple pie treat sometime soon.
It is apparently a bumper year for Autumn fruits due to the late Spring and early heat wave. We've certainly been making the most of the harvest. Julian was also relishing in the prospect of 'puffball on toast' for Sunday lunch, having foraged a few from the common on the way home…….luckily he thought he would check first in the fungus book before smothering them in butter and garlic and was disappointed to find out that what he collected were in fact the far less palatable and indeed poisonous Earthballs. Identifiable by their black insides. He had to plump for a ham and cheese toasty instead, but at least he was rewarded with blackberry cake for afternoon tea…..
Quickest and easiest jam ever. 30 mins - all done.
Blackberry and Apple Cake.......one to lock the door and eat in private!


For those interested in digital photography, you can find a good set of very comprehensible suggestions on the Lens & Shutter website. Judging by the photos you see on Facebook, I would say that the one on flash use is the most essential piece of reading for most amateur digital photographers. As highlighted in Philip Greenspun's good free tutorial, awareness of light is critical to all good photography.
Reading about photography frequently makes me miss my tripod, which is back in Vancouver. (It makes a cameo in a relatively bad photo of Astrid.) I should get a little one so that I can actually aim my camera when I use it in timer mode on a solid surface, rather than just shooting straight up or at whatever angle the surface allows.
PS. Despite my love of wide angle, and hence aversion to digital SLRs with small sensors, my heart is definitely softening towards something like the Rebel XTi. That said, my dSLR fund is only worth about 36% of the price of that kit, and seems unlikely to expand prior to my departure from Oxford.
I'd say the most obvious tip is to turn off automatic ISO on your camera. The relatively cheap ones tend to do a rotten job of selecting one.
At C$699.99 with 18-55mm(27-80) lens, the Nikon D50 seems like a better deal. That said, it is only 6 MP and it won't work with your existing lenses.
You could probably pick one up on eBay for a couple of Pounds. Those camera shops are brigands when it comes to such small but necessary things.
£10 for two grey cards? Gasp!
Good idea. I bought a mini tripod on eBay for £1.99. I will let you know how it works out.
The French WIkipedia is much racier than its English counterpart.
I say, and I say again. I bought an 18-35 (which also works on full frame), and will produce 28mm equivolency on an APS-C sensor, for 160$.
For about the same as a pro 18-35 lens (mine is certainly not pro), you can get wide angle zooms. If you do love wide angle, do not move to nikon. This is because the Canon 10-22 is a far better lens than the nikkor 12-24 because it is wider but more importantly because it has monumentaly low distortion figures. So, get the XTi, and save for the 10-22.
That certainly is rather more risqué than most of the pages you see on the English site.
Right now, it is certainly more the $1000 price tag than the 1.6x multiplication standing in the way of me getting a dSLR.
Thanks for the link. I'm always fighting with my digicam over exposure.
Here is a thread on Metafilter about using Powershot A series cameras in low light.


This example shows how to achieve complete code coverage of an HDL cruise controller design using Simulink® and Cadence® Incisive®.
The purpose of option "Time to run HDL simulator before cosimulation starts" is to properly align the signal of behavioral block "cruise_control" and the HDL signal so that they can be compared and verified directly without additional delays. This example show how to set this option in the next section.
The following Incisive Tcl commands compile the HDL code and load the simulation with code coverage enabled.
There are nine testcases in the test bench model. The example runs this model with all testcases to produce the code coverage result. After finishing each cosimulation session, there is no need to restart the HDL simulator since the HDL signal is reset properly at the beginning of each simulation.
When the simulation is finished, run the following commands to generate code coverage result in ncsim and view the result in iccr GUI.


This is a special session. This is my little sister, Jaci, and her fiancé, Grant. I was so excited to be doing their engagement session. I struggled with coming up with some cool and different than my normal locations. We finally figured we should do it over Thanksgiving while in Beavers Bend, Oklahoma. I thought it would be pretty cold, but we luckily had one day with fairly warmer weather. I'm also pretty sure it was the only day that the sun was out. After that day, it was cold. Congrats to you guys!


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An Emergency Assembly has been held electronically and agreed that in exceptional circumstances where it is impractical to hold a General Assembly which participants can attend in person, the Council of Assembly can determine that a General Assembly be held by electronic means. To give regulatory effect to this decision, the Emergency Assembly agreed that Book of Order section 14.29 is to be amended by the addition of a new clause providing for holding a General Assembly by electronic means. Book of Order section 14 is subject to the special legislative procedure, which means that the amendment to 14.29 cannot be finally adopted until presbyteries (including Te Aka Puaho) and church councils have considered and voted on it, and the next General Assembly has considered the proposal for a second time. Voting papers have been sent to presbyteries and parish councils and must be returned by 30 July 2021.
On 13 April 2021, as instructed by the Council of Assembly, the Rev Wayne Matheson Assembly Executive Secretary and Clerk of the Assembly, contacted all presbyteries regarding an Emergency Assembly:
The Council of Assembly has instructed the Clerk of the Assembly to summons an Emergency Assembly. [Refer Book of Order 14.31 (1)]
The Emergency Assembly will be held on Wednesday 12 May 2021 commencing at 10am, by electronic means, using Zoom. [Refer Book of Order 14.31 (9)]
The sole purpose of the Emergency Assembly is to discuss amendments to the Book of Order to enable both the General Assembly and Special Assemblies to be conducted electronically in exceptional circumstances.
The primary recommendation before the Emergency Assembly will be:
"That General Assembly agree that in exceptional circumstances where it is impractical to hold a General Assembly which participants can attend in person, the Council of Assembly may determine that a General Assembly be held by electronic means."
Download the complete memo "Summons to an Emergency Assembly and Assembly commissioners" for full information.


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Average: 23.6%
Pretty Bad: 8.99%
Total Crap: 5.62%
See another review of this film:Filmink Magazine (owes us money) (Awesome) Hawkboy (Awesome) MissDelicateFlower (Average) Jacs (Awesome) Erik Childress (Average) Rob Gonsalves (Pretty Bad)
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"Is it possible to forgive McConaughey his cinematic sins? Oh yes."
I had no intention of seeing this movie. I'd loved The Truman Show and had no desire to have it's memory sullied by a Ron Howard directed 'for-the-masses' version. Well, thank God I allowed myself to be dragged to EDtv, because for as good as I thought The Truman Show was, it's only when a more realistic light is shone on that film that its many problems truly come to the surface. EDtv is that realistic light.
Ed is your average yokel bum. Works a video store, got nothing to his name, no desire to do anything past getting drunk. Then suddenly he is thrust into the cold light of celebrity when he becomes the subject of a 24 hr 7 day a week TV show - EDtv.
While celebrity is at first a great place to visit, it quickly becomes a place you wouldn't want to stay, and when the push for higher ratings starts to see Ed's life bust up, it becomes obvious that something's got to give. You don't need any more story to know you should see this movie, you just need to know two things.
Thing #1: It's the first role this diehard non Matthew McConaughey fan has enjoyed seeing the scruffy hick play. For all the crap roles he's taken in his life, this is the one that lets his true self come out. It's perfect for him, he's perfect for it, if he never makes another decent film, he gets cred from me for doing this fine piece of work.
Thing #2: Truman Show was a damn fine movie. Sure, it wasn't original, and sure it had Jim Carrey struggling to be normal, but it was a fine flick with a lot of heart and a big old moral to the story. It was also a little hard to swallow, a little cartoony. EDtv is the opposite. It's way real, clinically real. There's no suspension of disbelief here. None at all. This film sets itself up well and plays itself out even better. The moral isn't shoved down your throat like in Truman Show and the story almost seems like a documentary at times.
And let it be said, Ellen Degeneres, Woody Harrelson and Jenna Elfman, three people I have never had any affection for, have also redeemed themselves with this film. Elfman in particular is just spiffy. And let's not even talk about the brilliant Martin Landau. He can do no wrong, even if his mouth is abnormally large.
Let's be totally clear. I wanted to hate this bitch film. I couldn't. It's just too damn good.
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9/14/17 morris campbell good not great
11/10/10 PAUL SHORTT AMUSING, ENTERTAINING YARN
9/11/09 the dork knight just enough jokes (Woody helps lots) and twists to make it worth a rent
10/22/08 Shaun Wallner Hilarious Movie!
1/13/07 Tiffany funny, got a great laugh.
9/02/05 ES s'ok, doesn't go anywhere and the laughs are scarce but hardly terrible
6/12/05 Elaine Loved MM in it
6/15/03 Jack Sommersby Far better than the overpraised, unctuous "The Truman Show".
4/19/03 Ubu the Ripper This is such a great flick. McConaghey and Elfman were fantastic.
9/17/02 Phil M. Aficionado Makes its point with LOL humor and fine acting and directing. Good ending.Fun&witty filled
1/08/02 Andrew Carden Unfunny, but Interesting To The Point To Overlook.
4/16/01 LiL Fantastic, this comedy is one of the best.
2/28/01 Chris Very Funny and down to Earth!
1/21/01 MELISSA HIGHT MATTHEW MCCONAGHEY IS THE BEST LOOKING ACTOR IN HOLLYWOOD
11/03/00 Terrie Smith Enjoyable comedy; McConaughey makes the most of it. Good supporting cast.
10/17/00 Jed Yes folks despite that ellen is in this. This movie is still good.
8/15/00 Chickiepoo Mattie Mccrappy looks like he's anorexic and the others aint all that either.
3/14/00 Bozo Hey, fax pax - your mom is a degenarate, not ellen. this movie was Ok at best
3/10/00 David Rogers Way better than the Truman Show. Sorry Jim Carrey, just had to say it.
10/18/99 The Bomb 69 extremely funny but true to life as well
10/17/99 "JED" I never expected to be this good well maybe because its similar to the great TRUMAN SHOW
9/24/99 Pamernilla This was a great flick! Well written and played out.
9/17/99 strike Mildly entertaining in places, but ultimately not good.
7/12/99 ken heine the cat scene was cool.
6/16/99 David With targets so big and easy, why is this movie so light and soft?
5/29/99 MRHOLLYWOOD !! Tried too hard. Ellen is great though. Wait till video.
5/21/99 Fax Pax Ellen Degenerate sucked on TV and sucks even more on the big screen!
5/08/99 BraveFan Wish it hadn't atttempted a "statement" - didn't need one/ Howard churns out the formula.
4/27/99 Angie Soooo much better than the Truman Show AND funnier!!
4/15/99 Jon Jackson A lot more than I expected, nice shout out to Eugene, OR
4/14/99 Ami the Wonderbread hmm. still thinking about this one.
4/08/99 Vinny H. SF audience loved it. Lotsa fun. A pisser.
4/08/99 Big Jimmy why the hell was clint howard in this movie, what's with his fucking hair?
4/07/99 Geoffrey T. Spaulding Funny ass fucking movie! I laughed my fucking ass off, GO SEE IT!
4/07/99 Adam Carey Eh.
4/05/99 Malbert Boring
4/05/99 Stephanie Touching, surprising, thought it would be like "Truman" but it wasn't.
4/02/99 Explorer It was very, very funny! I liked it better than the Truman show!
4/02/99 Dirty Dave Capone Funny as shit, definately better than the truman show, I was in tears a few times
3/31/99 Erin it sucked
3/31/99 buddy I liked it alot...until the absurd ending.
3/30/99 CM Affleck Nothing like Truman, its so much better. An interesting concept as well.
3/30/99 Daddy Rich Very funny and a great overall plot. Well worth the money.
3/29/99 Donna Many Funny Lines
3/28/99 HeatherLadyBug "Don't believe the hype" pretty baaadd
3/26/99 Shel Matthew McConauga Hey Hey Hey Alright Alright Alright rocks in this one.
3/14/99 Ah Dooey I love Hawkboy's review! This movie rules!
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John McCrae was born in Guelph, Ontario on November 30, 1878. His family background of Scottish immigrants was military with a strong sense of duty and Presbyterian with a strong sense of spirituality. McCrae joined the Guelph Militia while in High School and when attending the University of Toronto in 1892 joined the Queen's Own Rifles. He studied medicine on a scholarship and tutored to defray expenses. Two of his students became the first female doctors in Ontario. McCrae also studied medicine in England. In 1899 he fought as a Captain in South Africa, but resigned because of what he felt was poor treatment of the ill and injured.
John McCrae was a noted physician who filled his leisure time with poetry, sketching and a love of the sea. Many times he signed on as a seaman to travel between North America and England. In 1914, not unlike many of his generation, for a sense of duty and a sense of adventure McCrae reenlisted for King and Country, a field surgeon with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
McCrae's former student and friend Lt. Alexis Helmer was killed at the Second Battle of Ypres, also known as Flanders Fields. Amid the carnage and sadness John McCrae found an outlet by composing his most famous poem. In Flanders Fields was published in the magazine Punch in December of 1915 and immediately struck a chord with the grieving families and battle weary soldiers. The poppy was adopted as a symbol of remembrance throughout the Commonwealth.
John McCrae suffered from asthma most of his life and passed in the field on January 28, 1918 from complications from pneumonia. His life and work, including his poetry and medical text books, is honoured in museums and schools throughout Canada.
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 Germany signed the armistice. It is on this date we pay tribute to the sacrifices made during the war to end all - and those which followed.
Caftan Woman, I was truly moved by both the John McCrae poem "In Flanders Fields and the reminder of the brave solders who died in way too many wars over the centuries. Thank you for this valuable reminder that life is precious and war is hell, and your poignant salute to everyone observing both Veteran's Day and Remembrance Day.
I read this poem in 10th grade English and had forgotten about it until now. I remembering being moved by it then and I still am now.
Thanks for this. Do schoolchildren still learn this poem? Very powerful, the poetry of WWI - Siegfried Sassoon, Rupert Brooke.
Thank you all so much for stopping by the blog on what must be a busy Veteran's Day.
"In Flanders Field" is a major part of Remembrance Day services in Canada. It is still memorized by school children, and sometimes is sung. Knowing the story of the man behind the words gives them even more meaning.
In Toronto there is a program called Project Memory in which vets visit schools to share their stories. The personal contact means so much to both the vets and to the young students.
Remembrance Day is quite an emotional time. On the happy side, my youngest sister Tracey always tries to buy her poppy from a vet who looks like he might be a flirt!
A very heartfelt tribute, C.W. I always remember this poem. So many young poets, writers and artists died in WWI.
A beautiful tribute! Flanders Fields is such a moving poem and reflective of how I feel today, remembering the fallen and all who have fought for freedom throughout time.


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January 22, 20107:00PM EST
Injury concerns have been a recurring issue for D.C. United all season, and true to form, they continue to take center stage leading up to Saturday's showdown with the Chicago Fire. But for once, the coaching staff's deliberations center more on those players on their way out the training room door than those headed in.
Goalscoring co-leader Alecko Eskandarian sustained a high ankle sprain in practice last week, and is unlikely to make the trip to the Windy City.
Though he had been unable to do any running as of Wednesday, the University of Virginia grad is optimistic about a quick recovery.
"I'm definitely ahead of schedule with the rehab and everything," Eskandarian said. "I have two torn ligaments in my ankle. They thought I broke my fibula at first, which was scary to me because that would've meant three months in a cast. I was really relieved."
The injury forced "Esky" to stay home and watch last week's 0-0 draw at New England, which, as you might expect to hear from a striker, made for less than enjoyable viewing.
"It killed me last week to watch that game in New England, especially with a 0-0 game when no one could really put away a chance," he said. "I wanted to be out there. I think the official (prognosis for the injury) is at least three weeks out mandatory, but I don't really agree with that. I think a week and a half will be fine."
Also missing Saturday's match is defender Ezra Hendrickson, though his situation is a bit more complicated. Hendrickson sat out last weekend with a strained hamstring, but still reported for national team duty with St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Wednesday.
Hendrickson is a key member of the tiny island nation's squad, having captained the team for years, and his presence would be especially vital for Saturday's World Cup qualifier against powerhouse Mexico in Pachuca.
Hendrickson is monitoring his recovery and has agreed to contact United before making a decision about playing Saturday, but the uncertain status of his injury is cause for concern among team officials.
"We let him go, but he's going to report to us his condition," said head coach Peter Nowak. "I told him that I don't want to risk anything: you cannot go to the national team and play with a little injury, and come back and be injured for another four or five weeks. His hamstring is not 100% fit."
True to his reputation as a players' coach, Nowak is trying to strike the tenuous balance between the priorities of club and country.
"My way is to respect the national team," he says. "I played for my country and I know the situation, how strong you feel. It's always an honor, but you have to be smart to make sure that you're not going to hurt yourself (worse). I just want to make sure that we communicate and understand each other very well."
Hendrickson's spot in the center of defense will likely be filled by team captain Ryan Nelsen, whose return from a sports hernia injury comes at the perfect time for the Black-and-Red.
Having undergone surgery over the All-Star break in July, "Nellie" is eager to get back on the pitch.
"For the first time in three or four months, I can actually run without any pain or discomfort, which is good," he said. "I have a lot of pain in the lungs though-I think that's more just being unfit, maybe."
When asked if he will be capable of playing 90 minutes in his first match back, Nelsen seems confident.
"Obviously I'm going to try," he said. "I've had two trainings in six weeks, so there's a big coating of rust on me, but besides that, it seems all right. This is such a key game."
Though short of match fitness, Nelsen is a team leader whose mere presence should provide a boost for the squad, as evinced by fellow defender Mike Petke's words.
"I definitely can say Nellie's going back in the middle-it's where he belongs," says Petke. "He's our leader, he's our captain, and he's the best player we have, as far as I'm concerned."
Charles Boehm is a contributor to MLSnet.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Soccer or its clubs.


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Inflate the pond then fill it with the huge one litre of bubble solution. Then stick the giant bubble wand into the solution for amazing outdoor play!