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Humphrey Hill
Aft 1399 -
Name Humphrey Hill [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Born Aft 1399 of Buntingsdale, Market Drayton, Shropshire, England [6, 7, 8]
Alternate birth of Court of Hill, Longslow, Shropshire, England [9]
Person ID I3998 Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of DK, Ancestor of JTS, Ancestor of TNH, Ancestor of TSW, Ancestor of TWK
Father Griffith Hull, b. of Hull, Shropshire, England , d. 1434
Mother Margaret Warren, b. of Ightfield, Whitchurch, Shropshire, England
Family Agnes Bird, b. Chorlton, Cheshire, England
+ 1. William Hill, b. of Blore, Shropshire, England
+ 2. Thomas Hill, b. of Hodnet, Shropshire, England
+ 3. Ralph Hill
The Visitation of Shropshire, 1623 calls him "Humfridus Hull vulgo Hill de Buntingsdale, married to Agnes, daughter of John Bird and his wife, daughter of David de Malpas".
[S863] A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank but uninvested with heritable honors by John Burke. London: Henry Colburn, 1834-38.
[S440] The Visitation of Shropshire, 1623 by Robert Tresswell and Augustine Vincent. Edited by George Grazebook and John Paul Rylands. 2 volumes. London: The Harleian Society, 1889.
[S977] The Blackmans of Knight's Creek: Ancestors and Descendants of George and Maria (Smith) Blackman by Henry James Young. Carlisle, Pennsylvania: 1980.
[S3830] H. F. J. Vaughan, "The Family of Jones of Chilton and Carreghova." Collections Historical and Archaeological Relating to Montgomeryshire and its Borders 14:43, 1881.
[S3831] The Baronetage of England by William Betham. 5 volumes. London: 1801-05.
[S440] The Visitation of Shropshire, 1623 by Robert Tresswell and Augustine Vincent. Edited by George Grazebook and John Paul Rylands. 2 volumes. London: The Harleian Society, 1889., place only.
[S863] A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank but uninvested with heritable honors by John Burke. London: Henry Colburn, 1834-38., place only.
[S49] Genealogics by Leo Van de Pas, continued by Ian Fettes and Leslie Mahler.
[S296] Kay Allen, 7 Feb 2000, post to soc.genealogy.medieval.

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Trick Your Brain for Happiness
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Rough trade in diamonds
Charmian Gooch, Global Witness, UK
Primary resources, from fish and forests to minerals, have been the source of struggles throughout human history. Recent developments, particularly in the diamond trade, show that their bloody legacy is still all too real today.
Diamonds may enjoy a romantic image as a girl's best friend, but the precious stones also play a far less appealing role in helping to finance some of the world's bloodiest conflicts. The trade in illicit rough diamonds funds and prolongs conflicts in Angola, Sierra Leone, Liberia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and is also being accused of funding international terrorism. Recent reports suggest that Al Qaeda terrorists have raised money through the purchase and sale of illicit diamonds.
Rebel groups in countries such as Angola for years exported and sold diamonds and the vast revenues generated enabled them to re-arm and maintain supplies despite a UN-sponsored peace process. Between 1992 and 1998 Unita sold billions of dollars worth of diamonds, and rebel groups elsewhere in Africa were also able to do the same.
And it is not just a question of diamonds. In fact, a very worrying pattern emerges across the whole natural resource spectrum. The timber trade, for example, includes many similar examples of the role that natural resources play in prolonging conflict and perpetuating poverty (as well as deforestation). During the 1990s the genocidal Khmer Rouge generated US$10-20 million per month from sale of timber alone. A campaign by Global Witness finally saw the Thai government close the land border with Cambodia, cutting off the export route. Within 18 months the conflict was over. More recently, similar illicit trade in timber from the Democratic Republic of Congo and in Liberia is a clear warning signal to the international community that "business as usual" cannot continue to be tolerated when the human and economic cost is so unacceptably high.
A key problem has been the lack of international mechanisms to address this problem. But that is now changing, at least in the case of diamonds, with an international control system due to go into operation in November 2002. This is the culmination of a campaign launched in late 1998 by Global Witness, a UK-based organisation focusing on the role of natural resources in conflict, to alert the world to the links between diamonds and conflict.
Before this, the fact that blue chip diamond buyers, including De Beers, were acquiring rough diamonds originating from armed factions was little known outside the diamond industry. Even where these incidents were known about, the general perception was that the companies were behaving responsibly in buying up diamonds originating from rebel groups, as they were protecting world diamond markets as well as jobs.
The report, A Rough Trade, published in late 1998 by Global Witness demonstrated that it was not only ethically unacceptable to buy from rebels, but it also showed that by providing funds enabling the conflict to continue, the diamond sector was, in effect, presenting the international community with a bill in the form of the cost of peace-process initiatives and humanitarian aid in affected countries. At one point during the 1990s the cost of such international efforts in Angola alone was US$1 million per day. There was a UN embargo on unofficial diamonds from Angola, but it was being totally ignored by the international business and political community. This failure of implementation, the report argued, undermined attempts at peace building in Angola and the credibility of the United Nations and its sanctions mechanisms.
The international community quickly saw that there was a very real problem in terms of the destructive role that diamonds were playing in a number of countries, including Angola and Sierra Leone. By late 1999 behind-the-scenes talks had begun and these developed into what has become known as the Kimberley Process. This is an international effort grouping more than 35 governments, plus active observers from business and NGOs. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to develop a system to try to exclude conflict diamonds from the legal market. This will include government controls on the export and import of diamonds, while the business side of the diamond industry will be required to develop a chain of warranties to ensure that all diamonds brought to market do indeed come from a legitimate source. The diamond industry is also publicly committed to carrying out independent audits of its control systems.
It has taken much effort to come this far. Before the involvement of an NGO as "honest broker", there was no independent incentive either for the diamond industry or government to challenge the received wisdom that it was better for all concerned if diamond trading continued on a business-as-usual basis. In the beginning the diamond industry reacted with alarm to the campaign by Global Witness and other NGOs that took up the issues. Even now, many campaign groups are sceptical of their commitments, and governments and the commercial sector will have much to prove once the control system takes effect.
It is simply no longer possible for governments and the international business community to claim ignorance about the role of resources and conflict, and indeed few now try. But there is still a failure at the highest level to tackle the logical next step to develop controls over the way that businesses are able to access all natural resources in areas of conflict, be it diamonds, timber, oil or other national assets.
©OECD Observer No 231/232, May 2002
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19. август (19.08) је 231. дан у години по грегоријанском календару (232. у преступној години) До краја године има још 134 дана.

Догађаји

 636 — Арапи су у бици код Јармука у Сирији победили византијску војску и потом освојили све персијске области које је држала Византија.
 1587 — Сигисмунд III, син шведског краља Јуана III и Катарине Јагело, постао је краљ Пољске. Након очеве смрти (1592) припала му је и шведска круна. Његово настојање да створи унију Пољске и Шведске изазвало је рат између две државе, а после пораза Сигисмундове војске 1598. био је приморан да се одрекне наследства на шведски престо.
 1691 — Аустријанци под командом Лудвига Баденског потукли су Турке код Сланкамена и нанели им тешке губитке. У бици је погинуо и велики везир Мустафа Ћуприлић.
 1839 — На свечаној седници Француске академије наука објављен свету проналазак фотографије.
 1878 — После жестоких уличних борби аустроугарске трупе ушле су у Сарајево и успоставиле своју управу. Одлуком Берлинског конгреса 13. јула, Аустроугарска је добила право да на 30 година окупира Босну и Херцеговину, а 1908. ју је анектирала.
 1910 — У Цетињу је пуштена у рад прва електрична централа у Црној Гори. Свечано пуштање у рад централе уприличено је поводом крунисања краља Николе, а служила је за осветљење Двора, Зетског дома, главне цетињске улице и неколико кућа виђенијих Црногораца.
 1934 — Гласачи су у на референдуму у Немачкој одобрили спајања функција канцелара и председника, чиме је одобрено Хитлерово преузимање врховне власти.
 1942 — Британске и канадске трупе извеле су десант на француску луку Дјеп, где су, уз велике губитке, разорили немачке војне објекте. Од око 6.000 савезничких војника, више од 4.000 је погинуло, рањено или заробљено.
 1944 — Париз се ослободио од немачке окупације у Другом светском рату.
 1960 — Совјети су лансирали Спутњик 5 у ком су били пси Белка и Стрелка, 40-ак више мишева, 2 пацова и различите врсте биљака.
 1945 — У Вијетнаму је под руководством Хо Ши Мина и ослободилачког покрета "Вијетмин" почела "августовска револуција" против француских колонијалних трупа.
 1953 — У војном удару, уз подршку САД, збачен је ирански премијер Мохамед Мосадик, а шах Мохамад Реза Пахлави вратио се из егзила у Италији да преузме власт.
 1960 — Пилот америчког шпијунског авиона "U-2", који је оборен изнад совјетске територије, Гери Пауерс осуђен је на 10 година заточеништва. Пауерс се спасио искакањем из авиона, али је потом ухапшен и осуђен, а 1962. је размењен за једног совјетског шпијуна.
 1979 — Руски космонаути Владимир Љахов и Валериј Рјумин вратили су се на Земљу васионским бродом "Сојуз 34" после рекордних 175 дана проведених у свемиру.
 1981 — Два америчка F-14 су оборила два либијска авиона Су-22 док је Америчка морнарица вршила војне вежбе у заливу Сидра.
 1991 — У Совјетском Савезу је покушан државни удар којим су присталице тврде линије покушале да збаце са власти Михаила Горбачова, творца совјетске "гласности" и "перестројке". Кључну улогу у сузбијању удара одиграо је тадашњи председник Русије Борис Јељцин, који је потом постао Горбачовљев главни политички ривал.
 1995 — У саобраћајној несрећи на Игману, близу Сарајева, погинули су изасланик САД за бившу Југославију Роберт Фрејжер и тројица његових сапутника.
 1996 — Шест руских, француских и америчких космонаута сусрело се на руској свемирској станици "Мир", укључујући Клаудију Андре Дешај, прву Францускињу у космосу, која је тог дана на руску космичку станицу стигла руском ракетом "Сојуз-У".
 1999 — Испред зграде Скупштине СР Југославије у Београду одржан је један од највећих опозиционих митинга на којем су затражене демократске промене у Србији и смењивање председника СР Југославије Слободана Милошевића.
 2000 — Посмртни остаци, за које се верује да потичу од 14 Американаца који су проглашени несталим у Корејском рату, враћени су америчким војним властима.
 2001 — Најмање 50 људи погинуло од подземне експлозије метана и угљене прашине у Украјини.
 2003 — У бомбашком нападу на седиште Уједињених нација у Багдаду (Ирак) 23 особе су погинуле, међу којима и изасланик УН за Ирак Сержо Вјеиро де Мело. Одговорност за напад преузела је терористичка организација Осаме бин Ладена Ал Каида.
 2005 — Започела је прва икада одржана заједничка руско-кинеска војна вежба.

Рођења
 1871 — Орвил Рајт, амерички пионир авијације, пилот, конструктор и градитељ авиона. (прем. 1948)
 1848 — Гистав Кајбот, француски сликар. (прем. 1894)
 1878 — Ђуро Стантић, мађарски атлетичар (брзо ходање). (прем. 1918)
 1883 — Коко Шанел, француска модна креаторка. (прем. 1971)
 1899 — Патријарх српски Герман. (прем. 1991)
 1921 — Џин Роденбери, амерички сценариста и продуцент. (прем. 1991)
 1924 — Вилард Бојл, канадски физичар, добитник Нобелове награде за физику (2009). (прем. 2011)
 1926 — Ангус Скрим, амерички глумац, писац и новинар. (прем. 2016)
 1928 — Данко Поповић, српски књижевник, драматург и сценариста. (прем. 2009)
 1933 — Дебра Паџет, америчка глумица.
 1939 — Џинџер Бејкер, енглески музичар, најпознатији као суоснивач и бубњар супергрупе -{Cream}-. (прем. 2019)
 1940 — Џони Неш, амерички музичар и глумац. (прем. 2020)
 1945 — Ијан Гилан, енглески музичар, најпознатији као певач групе -{Deep Purple}-.
 1946 — Бил Клинтон, амерички политичар и државник, 42. председник САД.
 1949 — Мирјана Николић, српска глумица. (прем. 2012)
 1951 — Џон Дикон, енглески музичар, најпознатији као басиста групе -{Queen}-
 1955 — Питер Галагер, амерички глумац, музичар и писац.
 1957 — Чезаре Прандели, италијански фудбалер и фудбалски тренер.
 1965 — Кира Сеџвик, америчка глумица, продуценткиња и редитељка.
 1969 — Нејт Дог, амерички хип хоп музичар и глумац. (прем. 2011)
 1969 — Метју Пери, канадско-амерички глумац.
 1971 — Светлана Спајић, српска певачица традиционалне музике, педагошкиња, културна активисткиња и преводитељка.
 1971 — Мери Џо Фернандез, америчка тенисерка.
 1973 — Марко Матераци, италијански фудбалер и фудбалски тренер.
 1977 — Шон Стоунрук, италијанско-амерички кошаркаш.
 1978 — Иван Гвозденовић, српски фудбалер и фудбалски тренер.
 1983 — Миси Хигинс, аустралијска музичарка и глумица.
 1984 — Алесандро Матри, италијански фудбалер.
 1986 — Кристина Пери, америчка музичарка.
 1987 — Нико Хилкенберг, немачки аутомобилиста, возач Формуле 1.
 1988 — Бојан Радетић, српски кошаркаш.
 1988 — Вероника Рот, америчка списатељица.
 1995 — Квинси Мениг, холандски фудбалер.
 1996 — Милош Вулић, српски фудбалер.

Смрти
 14 — Октавијан Август, римски државник. (рођ. 63. п. н. е.)
 1580 — Андреа Паладио, италијански градитељ (рођ. 1508)
 1601 — Михај Храбри, румунски национални јунак. (рођ. 1558)
 1662 — Блез Паскал, француски филозоф, математичар и физичар (рођ. 1623)
 1765 — Аксел Фредрик Кронштет, шведски хемичар и откривач никла (рођ. 1722)
 1819 — Џејмс Ват, шкотски проналазач парне машине (рођ. 1736)
 1929 — Сергеј Дјагиљев, руски кореограф и режисер. (рођ. 1872)
 1932 — Јохан Шобер, аустријски политичар, први председник Интерпола и канцелар Аустрије у три наврата. (рођ. 1874)
 1936 — Федерико Гарсија Лорка, шпански песник и драматичар (рођ. 1898)
 1983 — Александар Ранковић, српски и југословенски политичар и народни херој. (рођ. 1909)
 1994 — Лајнус Полинг, амерички хемичар и пацифиста (рођ. 1901)
 1997 — Маја Димитријевић, српска глумица. (рођ. 1926)
 2003 — Серхио Вијера де Мело, бразилски дипломата (рођ. 1948)
 2003 — Татјана Лукјанова, српска глумица. (рођ. 1923)
 2010 — Ђорђе Илић, српски академски сликар, педагог и професор. (рођ. 1920)
 2013 — Мирко Ковач, књижевник и филмски сценариста. (рођ. 1938)
 2014 — Предраг Палавестра, српски књижевник, историчар књижевности и редовни члан Српске академије науке и уметности и Академије науке и уметности Босне и Херцеговине. (рођ. 1930)
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'I Called Him Morgan': Venice Review
The second feature documentary from Swedish-born director Kasper Collin ('My Name Is Albert Ayler') looks at another jazz luminary who died too soon: Lee Morgan.
September 7, 2016 10:07am
From the title of Kasper Collin's documentary I Called Him Morgan, it's evident that the film will have to be about at least two people. Morgan refers to Lee Morgan, the jazz trumpet genius who joined the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band in 1956, when he was just 18; toured extensively with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers; contributed to John Coltrane's Blue Train; and recorded a staggering 25 albums for Blue Note Records. His common-law wife, Helen Morgan (nee More) is the "I" of the title — she hated the name "Lee" — and helped him out of the gutter and onto the road of recovery and a comeback, after the musician got addicted to cocaine in the early 1960s. She also shot him dead in 1972, when he was just 33.
Their paradoxical and fascinating relationship is at the heart of Collin's second feature documentary after the well-received My Name Is Albert Ayler from 2006, which also looked at a talented jazz musician who died in his 30s. Though not as masterful as that work, Morgan should nonetheless rake up quite a few festival miles, please niche distributors and (re-)introduce a larger audience to the amazing work of Morgan, one of hard-bop jazz's true geniuses. The story also is iconic and drama-filled enough to potentially appeal to producers of fiction films.
The growth of Morgan, a Philadelphia native, as a musician is chronicled through standard talking-head interviews with people that worked with him and, frequently, became his friends. They include saxophonist-composers Wayne Shorter, Billy Harper and Bernie Maupin; bass players Larry Ridley and Jymie Merritt; and musicians Paul West and Charly Persip, the latter two also part of Gillespie's band. These interviews with a who's who of 1950s and 1960s jazz provide insight into Morgan's career trajectory and offer some interesting tidbits about both his meteoric rise and the extent of his talent.
In very classical fashion, Collin intercuts the on-camera interviews with stunning black-and-white photos (a lot of them taken by Fran Wollf, who helped run Blue Note) and album artwork from the time. He also makes sure to include enough pieces from Morgan's repertoire on the soundtrack to give even those unacquainted with his work a sense of what made him so special.
'The Eremites' ('Die Einsiedler'): Film Review | Venice 2016
But despite all this material, it's clear that the director again doesn't plan to make a traditional music documentary — or at least, not only. For Helen's side of the story, Collin relies on some of the same interviewees but also on the woman herself, who died in 1996 back in her native North Carolina. She gave one wide-ranging audio interview a month before her death to Larry Reni Thomas, a man who had taught her an evening class (and who's also featured as an interviewee). Recorded on a simple cassette tape that the film actually cuts to at several points, this invaluable confession of sorts gives Helen's own side of the story, with Collin initially using the unedited version, surface noise and all.
Helen's pre-Morgan biographical details are somewhat incomplete — we hear she got married at 17 (but to whom?) but the film neglects to mentions she was a widow at 19 and only then came to New York — and an interview with her son, who first met her in New York City when he was already 21 because he grew up with his grandparents back home, doesn't really yield all that much insight.
What does sound fascinating is the bohemian New York lifestyle of Helen, who basically always had something cooking on the stove of her small apartment and who had an arty crowd, which included musicians and/or members of the LGBT community, drop by for food and company. It also is clear from the other interviewees that, after the duo met, they became very fond of one another and that Helen can be credited with getting Morgan's act together after he'd become homeless and even pawned his shoes to get money for drugs. She basically became his lover and his manager, ironing his shirts but also negotiating with venues where Morgan could perform again.
What finally turned Lee's savior into his downfall has to be read between the lines a little bit, as the two key female players are not given to intellectualizing their actions. It is fascinating, however, to hear the interviewed musicians talk about their reactions to the shooting and how their perceptions of Helen changed.
Besides the gorgeous music and photos, Collin also includes atmospheric and grainy 16mm footage of New York that might look like archive material but was actually shot for the documentary (some of it by Bradford Young, the talented DP who also shot Selma and this year's Arrival). The material is atmospheric and evocative, though the film's four credited editors (including the director) do seem a little too much in love with the otherwise gorgeous shots of the Big Apple during a blizzard. They are meant to foreshadow Morgan's untimely death, which occurred not only during a whiteout but which could possibly have been prevented if the ambulance hadn't taken over an hour to arrive due to the harsh weather conditions.
Production companies: Kasper Collin Produktion, SVT, Film Vast, NRK, Passion Pictures, Sphinx Productions
Writer-director-producer: Kasper Collin
Executive producers: Ron Mann, Nicole Stott, Dan Braun
Directors of photography: Bradford Young, Erik Vallsten
Editors: Hanna Lejongqvist, Eva Hillstrom, Dino Jonsater, Kasper Collin
Sales: Submarine Entertainment
Not rated, 92 minutes
Venice 2016
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From Field and Stream comes this article on how to put together a handy-dandy Survial Kit In An Altoids Can .
Just pop this little kit and a survival blanket in your pocket, and you'll be ready for anything.
Real Time Supernova
According to this fascinating BBC article, astronomers say they have witnessed a stellar explosion - or supernova - unfolding in real time.
The explosion was picked up in February by the Swift satellite. Swift is a US-British-Italian mission designed to look out for gamma-ray bursts (GRBs).
Cool stuff.
Photoshop Diet
First Katie...
then Rosie O'Donnell...
now Dan Rather...
Who's next? Jabba the Hut? Michael Moore?
[The BLOG note: photo via riehlworldview.com
Attack Cats
First there was Lewis
the attack cat that terrorized Fairfield, Connecticut...
Now, meet Grumpy the attack cat who terrorized a neighborhood in Swindon, Wiltshire, England.
These stories are hilarious. A neighborhood terrorized by a poor little kitty. How wimpy is that?
Photoshop Magic
CBS Photoshops Couric Photo .
Don't you wish real life worked like that?
From Syracuse.com comes this story about a Chinese woman who crashed her car while giving her dog a driving lesson.
How could someone possibly think they could teach a dog to drive a car?
A cat, maybe, but never a dog!
Pretty much the entire state of Florida lies within the cone of probability of the unpredictable Tropical Storm Ernesto.
We have made our hurricane preparations.
All we can do now is wait and hope Ernesto dissipates.
Jack Wins!
It's about time...
Monkey Doo
Rare newborn albino Pygmy Marmoset monkeys perch on a zookeeper's fingers at Froso Zoo in Sweden.
This tiny marmoset, which lives in the Amazon basin in South America, is the world's smallest monkey and reaches 13.7 inches in length and weighs up to 3.5 ounces at maturity.
Sure they're cute now, but they're still monkeys, and when they grow up they'll hiss, and spit, and sling little poop at you.
Tiara Barry
No, this is not Photoshopped!
Pluto Out
OK, this Pluto is still a dog, but Pluto is no longer a planet according to the IAU's latest decision .
Our solar system is down to 8 planets now.
There goes the old standby... Mother Very Early Made John Some Unusually Nice Pies.
There goes the new and politially charged... Mama Very Easily Made Crazy John Some Unbelievably Nutty Politically Correct Xylographs. (Yes, Mama & Crazy John are Teh-ray-zuh and John Kerry)
Now we need a new mnemonic...
I don't know... it sounds a little goofy to me ;-)
Cat (And Ferret) Blog Friday
For today's Cat Blog Friday...
...a cat and ferret combo especially for ferret fans... you know who you are ;-)
The Farm Team keeps watch over the Homeland...
I'm on the team.
To read more about being a Farm Team Infidel or to order the t-shirt, go to farmteaminfidel.com
[The BLOG note: via Lucianne.com]
Wahhhh!
The Democratic party response to President Bush's comments yesterday at CNN article entitled Bush: Democrats wrong on Iraq :
A resounding chorus of whines and cries for a push for a new direction in Iraq...
...sounds like cut and run to me.
A Terror Primer
How To Negotiate With Terrorists
HH Blowhard blog gets it.
Scuba Cat
This is one amazing cat!
For Duck Friday Fans
A special Cat and Fluffy Duck Blog Friday post for the Duck Friday fans, especially those in OZ.
Choco Bath
From Yahoo News comes this story about a 21-year-old man who was trapped in a tank of chocolate for about two hours.
Apparently the man got into the tank at the Debelis Corp. to unplug it and became trapped waist-deep in the chocolate.
I've got some problems with this story. First, why would he need to step into a tank of anything to unplug it. Wouldn't the plug be on the outside?
Second, is the Ewwww factor. I hope I don't get any chocolate from this vat!
And thirdly, this guy sounds like a real lightweight. I could eat my way out of that vat in less than 2 hours without any help ;-)
Coffee Cat Blog Friday
...a cat in a cup of coffee.
Why, coffee?
Because coffee is the new health drink according to
this NY Times article which provides links to many interesting sites.
In short, researchers have found strong evidence that coffee reduces the risk of several serious ailments, including diabetes, heart disease and cirrhosis of the liver.
So, sit back and enjoy another cup on me.
New Mnemonic
It remains to be seen whether the IAU will vote to add 3 new planets, Ceres, Charon, and 2003 UB313 (knicknamed Xena) to the solar system.
If they do, I have come up with a new mnemonic device to remember them:
Xylographs
What do you think? Too political?
Inbox Insight
You are your inbox.
According to psychologist Dave Greenfield, who founded the Center for Internet Behavior in West Hartford, Connecticut, the state of your inbox is a reflection of your habits, your mental health and, yes, even the way your parents raised you.
Hoarders vs. Deleters: What your inbox says about you is a short read and, whether inboxes are a metaphor for our lives or not, it does make some interesting points about inbox management.
What does your inbox look like?
Solar System Expansion
If the International Astronomical Union has its way, the solar system will immediately expand to include 3 new planets, Ceres, currently considered a large asteroid; Charon, now considered a moon of Pluto; and Xena, a recently discovered object that is larger than Pluto. And may even grow to ~100!
The executive committee of the IAU has approved a new definition of what constitutes a planet, and a vote of the union's general assembly is scheduled for Aug. 24th.
The Boston Globe has the fascinating article here . The article is worth a read and you can click on a larger photo that makes a wonderful visual aid.
I guess this destroys the old pneumonic device for remembering the planets...
MOTHER VERY EARLY MADE JOHN SOME UNUSUALLY NICE PIES.
Spider Not!
I ran across an ad for this product:
Apply directly to the spider!
Florida Spiders?
The spiders do get big down here in the Sunshine State ;-)
Same Speech
Not surprisingly, the heads of Iran and Syria have given virtually the same speech regarding the recent end of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
I know it sounds like something right out of a t-shirt, but if I had wanted to hear from an a**hole, I'd fart. Twice in this case.
Moaning Fatima
"Improve your war footage and get Pulitzer-winning dramatic pictures with the moaning Flat Fatima™. Her classic heartbreaking posture will easily manipulate audiences into forming the desired opinion on any conflict..."
See Fatima at the scene of Hurricane Katrina, or seeFatima expounding on the dangers of global warming. You get the idea. See more moaning Fatima inserts at The People's Cube blog . It's a funny site with a very nice name.
Ahmadine-Blog
Yes, Mahmoud has a blog. Read about his rants
On his first entry he asks, "Do you think that the U.S. and Israeli intention and goal by attacking Lebanon is pulling the trigger for another world war?" the president asks visitors to the site, offering them the choice to vote 'yes' or 'no'.
Oh, Margaret. This guy just gets loonier by the day.
Balloon Head
Lars Lottrup clowns around at the International Clown Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark. Clowns from a number of countries around the world have convened in Denmark for the festival.
Don't try this at home or you could end up like this... YIKES!
Pat Niple, an Ohio woman who has the same vanity license plate on her car for more than a decade, is now being told by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles that it is obscene and it will not be renewed.
Niple's personalized plates are NWTF, an abbreviation of Northwood Tree Farm -- a business she owned with her late husband.
I guess this is another casualty of the Internet. I wonder if they are going to insist she change her last name?
Mars Hoax
I got this via e-mail:
THE RED PLANET IS ABOUT TO BE SPECTACULAR!
This month and next, Earth is catching up with Mars in an encounter that will culminate in the closest approach between the two planets in recorded history. The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287. Due to the way Jupiter's gravity tugs on Mars and perturbs its orbit, astronomers can only be certain that Mars has not come this close to Earth in the Last 5,000 years, but it may be as long as 60,000 years before it happens again.
The encounter will culminate on August 27th when
Mars comes to within 34,649,589 miles of Earth and
will be (next to the moon) the brightest object in
the night sky. It will attain a magnitude of -2.9
and will appear 25.11 arc seconds wide. At a modest
75-power magnification,
Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye.
Mars will be easy to spot. At the beginning of August it will rise in the east at 10p.m. and reach its azimuth at about 3 a.m.
By the end of August when the two planets are
closest, Mars will rise at nightfall and reach its
highest point in the sky at 12:30a.m. That's pretty
convenient to see something that no human being has
seen in recorded history. So, mark your calendar at
the beginning of August to see Mars grow
progressively brighter and brighter throughout the
Share this with your children and grandchildren.
NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN!
According to the Science@NASA site this is a hoax.
Mars will be spectacular this year because Earth and Mars are converging for a close encounter this year on October 30th at 0319 Universal Time. Distance: 69 million kilometers. And Mars will look like a bright red star, a pinprick of light, but certainly not as wide as the full Moon.
So mark your calendars and be glad that Mars isn't coming close enough to rival the Moon, because if it did, its gravity would alter Earth's orbit and raise terrible tides!
Missing Egyptians
There are still 5 out of 11 Egyptian "students" missing. The men were part of a group of 17, who arrived at New York City's John F. Kennedy Airport on July 29th, and then failed to show up at Montana State University as part of a student exchange program.
Honestly, how hard is it to find 5 guys walking like Egyptians?
Cool Cat Blog Friday
... one cool cat & lead singer of The Kitty Band.
I know I've posted this before, but I still love it.
Not-So-Green Gore
Peter Schweizer, author of Do As I Say (Not As I Do): Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy, writes a good article in USA Today entitled Gore Isn't Quite As Green As He's Led The World To Believe.
We've seen many examples of Gore's lies and hypocrisy before, but in this piece, Schweizer provides concrete examples of Gore's gluttonous consumption of the resources he lectures us to conserve.
It's not easy being green... or even remotely carbon neutral.
McKinney Out
McKinney Loses Runoff For Georgia Seat
Attorney Hank Johnson, a former county commissioner, won the nomination with 59 percent of the vote, surpassing McKinney by more than 11,000 votes.
Thank goodness!
I don't know Johnson from Adam, but he can't possibly be as unqualified as Cynthia McKinney.
Mea Culpa...Not!
The same authorities that caught the Lebanese photographer, Adnan Hajj, who doctored images of the aftermath of an Israeli air strike in Beirut to make them appear darker here, have found out that the image of a white cat on The BLOG was altered to appear as though it wore a red shirt in support of USA troops.
[The BLOG note: we stand behind all photoshopped photos that appear on this blog, and we do not apologize for any photoshopped photos that appear on this blog.]
Pupsicle
Out of Reuters comes this story about a German woman who found a frozen dead dog when she opened the refrigerator freezer compartment in her new apartment.
The previous tenant told the police that didn't have time to give it a proper burial.
Just a reminder folks, to please check all of your kitchen appliances before you move out.
Dead Castro
This is the only castro photo I want to see.
[The BLOG note: photo credit goes to the KillCastro blog ]


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The adrenal gland is a small gland that lies on top of the kidney (see figure). Its normal function is to secrete hormones. Adrenal cancer is a rare cancer, accounting for 0.02 – 0.2% of cancer deaths. Unfortunately, benign adrenal growths are relatively common. Telling these two conditions apart can be challenging. The larger the adrenal mass the more likely it is a cancer. Additionally, MRI's are very sensitive in distinguishing different classes of adrenal masses, including benign from malignant. Regardless, all patients with an adrenal mass should undergo certain blood and urine tests to help distinguish if the mass is excreting any one of several hormones. Because these tumors may secrete hormones, symptoms vary widely. Symptoms include fever, weight loss, abdominal pain and tenderness, back pain, abdominal fullness, virilization (developing more masculine features), feminization, weight gain, hypertension and numerous abnormal blood tests. Treatments for tumors that are large, suspicious of being malignant or functional (secrete hormones) is surgical. Surgery is typically done laparoscopically (small incisions aided with tiny camera within the body), but occasionally an open approach with an incision is needed for very large tumors.


A stretch of jungle, scorched for agricultural use, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Africa's Congo Basin is home to the second-largest rainforest on the planet. But according to a recent study, this may soon not be the case. It finds that, at current rates of deforestation, all primary forest will be gone by the end of the century.
The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland who analyzed satellite data collected between 2000 and 2014. Their results were published in November in Science Advances. It reveals that the Congo Basin lost around 165,000 square kilometers of forest during their study period.
In other words, one of the world's largest rainforests lost an area of forest bigger than Bangladesh in the span of 15 years.
But why? Is it due to industrial pressure like in South America and Southeast Asia where the majority of deforestation has been done for soy, palm oil, and other commodity crops? Or commercial logging, which is razing forests on the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea?
Not so much, according to this newest study. It reveals that the dominant force behind rising Congo deforestation, driving more than 80 percent of the region's total forest loss, is actually small-scale clearing for subsistence agriculture. The researchers write that most of it is done by hand with simple axes.
According to the authors, the preponderance of small-scale deforestation of Congo rainforest is due largely to poverty stemming from political instability and conflict in the region. The Congo Basin rainforest is shared by six countries: Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon. Of these, the DRC holds the largest share of Congo forest—60 percent—and is home to more people than the other five combined. The DRC, along with CAR, has a human development index in the bottom 10 percent, meaning that lifespans, education levels, and per capita gross domestic product there are among the lowest in the world.
With few livelihood options, most people survive by carving farmland out of the forest. These plots are farmed until the soil runs dry of nutrients, whereupon a new plot is cleared and planted.
Before now, it wasn't exactly understood how much this type of smallholder farming called "shifting cultivation" and other forms of small-scale agriculture were contributing to overall Congo deforestation. So UMD researchers looked for patterns signaling different types of deforestation in regional tree cover loss data captured by satellites.
According to study co-author Alexandra Tyukavina, "it was important for us to explicitly quantify proportions of different drivers, to demonstrate just how dominant the small-scale clearing of forests for shifting cultivation is within the region, and to show that it's not only re-clearing of secondary forests, but also expansion into primary forests." Tyukavina is a post-doctoral associate at UMD's Department of Geographical Sciences.
Tyukavina and her colleagues found that small-scale forest clearing for agriculture contributed to around 84 percent of Congo Basin deforestation between 2000 and 2014. When zooming in on the portions contained only in the DRC and CAR, that number goes up to more than 90 percent. The only country where small-scale agriculture isn't the driving force of deforestation is Gabon, where industrial selective logging is the biggest single cause of forest loss.
The study also reveals that the majority—60 percent—of Congo deforestation between 2000 and 2014 happened in primary forests and woodlands, and in mature secondary forests.
The United Nations projects that there will be a fivefold increase in human population in the Congo Basin by the end of the century. The researchers found that, if current trends hold, this means that there will be no primary Congo rainforest left by 2100.
In their study, the researchers also warn of "a new wave" of large-scale clearing for industrial agriculture. While contributing a comparatively scant 1 percent of Congo deforestation during the study period, it appears to be trending upward, particularly in coastal countries.
"Land use planning that minimizes the conversion of natural forest cover for agro-industry will serve to mitigate this nascent and growing threat to primary forests," the researchers write.
While illegal mining in the Amazon has been a problem for decades, new data shows levels that are not comparable to any other period of its history.
Due to its size and location, the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra in Indonesia is hailed as one of the largest conservation areas in Southeast Asia and the last habitat for many endangered animals.


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5/22/17 – Following Campbellsport Police Chief Jay Zautner's resignation the department is in transition. Their only other full-time officer is also leaving. Brandon-Fairwater Police Chief Tom Dornbrook offered his services and will serve as the Officer in Charge for Campbellsport while they hire a part-time chief. He says it's based on a model the Lomira Police Department used successfully for years. Dornbrook says the new chief will work with full-time officers. Meanwhile he will be doing double duty during the transition.


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BooksReview
Reviews in brief: From the poetic adaptations of Derek Mahon to a history of the rag trade and a fantasy by Stephen King
Also a translation diary by Daniel Hahn, Darren McGarvey on understanding social inequality, and Sadie Jones's witty novel about farm life
Poet Derek Mahon engaged profoundly with continental European literature, particularly French writing, a new collection shows. Photograph: Jack McManus
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The Adaptations (1975-2020) by Derek Mahon (Gallery Press, €22.50)
The Adaptations is part of Gallery Press's ongoing commitment to the work of Derek Mahon. The title's temporal span indicates the chronological organisation adopted, offering us a complete picture of Mahon's engagement with poetry in other languages. This ranges from the choruses of Sophocles and Aristophanes, through the Latin of Lucretius, Horace and Ovid, among others. The versions of poems from Petrarch, Brecht, and Pasternak testify also to Mahon's profound engagement with European literature, while it also traces his incursions into the poetry from the Chinese and Indian traditions. By far the greatest number of adaptations are from the French, evidence that France remained a lodestar in Mahon's poetic practice. Above all, the volume may be read as proof of Mahon's fascination with World Poetry. CLÍONA NÍ RÍORDÁIN
Worn: A People's History of Clothing by Sofi Thanhauser (Allen Lane, £20)
Linen, cotton, silk, synthetics, wool: Sofi Thanhauser illuminates the world we inhabit through these five fabrics. Those even vaguely interested in the rag trade will find it a fascinating behind-the-scenes story of the clothes on our back. It is also a window into history, quite often through the voices of people who don't have a say in history. Travelling extensively, the author reveals the craft, labour and industry that create the clothes we wear. This book is at once investigative reporting and an adventure story. The author is apparently an expert in shopping for vintage clothes, which led her to investigate the global questions explored in this book. Anecdotes abound which, coupled with a telling eye for detail, engage the reader in a subject one might not immediately consider to be of great everyday interest. Clothing manufacturers, she argues, learn early on that in a trade based on fantasy as much as it is on necessity, they aren't simply in the business of selling fabric, cut and sewn; they are also selling glamour, especially glamour. OWEN DAWSON
Catching Fire: A Translation Diary by Daniel Hahn (Charco Press £9.99)
Catching Fire charts the experience of Daniel Hahn in translating Never Did the Fire by Chilean writer Diamela Eltit. It's published concurrently with the translated novel, so can be read as a companion volume or as a stand-alone work if, like me, you are geekily interested in the mechanics of translation. It began as a blog and retains a certain "you don't have to be mad to work here but it helps" humour as Hahn workshops his way through the translation over a period of months. Hahn emerges as a thoughtful and resilient problem-solver, comfortable in the chaos of his method. He explains the process in a way that is inclusive of the reader but never patronising. It's an enlightening experience, though the book suffers somewhat from being a repurposed blog rather than receiving the same care Hahn gives to his translations. RÓNÁN HESSION
The Social Distance Between Us by Darren McGarvey (Ebury Press, £20)
McGarvey's follow-up to Poverty Safari, which won the Orwell Prize for political writing in 2018, is another heartfelt, insightful and provocative read. McGarvey asks how those saying they are trying to abolish social inequality – from politicians to bureaucrats – can understand how to do so if they have never experienced it first hand. In response, he displays the results of detached decision-making leading to many dead ends, in education, council estates, prisons and detention centres, homelessness, immigration, and other parts of society. McGarvey offers a different way of thinking about the people suffering from the social issues he writes about, and he discusses how to address the system working against them. He's asking those in power to stop talking down to people and start talking directly instead. NJ McGARRIGLE
Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+: 10 of the best new shows to watch in February
How hard is the Garda fitness test? Two Irish Times reporters take up the challenge
'Every morning I see a penis I haven't asked to see': The routine abuse of a woman in the spotlight
Róisín Ingle: Marie Kondo has given up cleaning? We have so much more in common now
Amy and Lan by Sadie Jones (Vintage, £16.99)
Amy and Lan is a tender, sharp, witty novel that centres on a farm in England. Frith is home to three families, all best friends, including Amy and Lan who are like brother and sister. In some ways their childhood is idyllic – outdoor roaming until sunset, climbing, herding pigs – but in others they must witness the realities of the smallholding, from the slaughter of a beloved turkey to the precarious birth of a calf. Just as the animals on Frith rely on those who care for them, Amy and Lan's untamed life is yoked to the adults on the farm, and decisions they make. Through their candid, ever-maturing narration, we see the adults from their perspective, the dynamics between friends, the cracks in marriages – growing aware that not everything is as trustworthy as the land. RUTH McKEE
Fairy Tale by Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton, £22)
Returning to fantasy and mild horror after last year's excellent crime caper, Billy Summers, King takes inspiration from the stories we all heard as children and mixes them with some Joseph Campbell, HP Lovecraft, and a hefty dash of Tolkienesque good versus evil. Charlie Reade, a kid who's seen some tough times, forms a relationship with reclusive neighbour Howard Bowditch, and falls for his ailing dog, Radar. Because King's name is on the cover, Charlie discovers, after Bowditch's death, that the secret to his wealth and long life stems from a portal to another world he happens to have in his shed. In order to save Radar, Charlie embarks on a journey into Empis, encountering oversized insects, giants, the odd princess, and the creature that dwells at the bottom of the dark well. Though it drags in places, King's yarn-spinning skills carry this Fairy Tale off. PAT CARTY
Books newsletter: Book deal for debut author; Ennis Book Club Festival; Limerick Literary Festival
All Sorts of Lives: Katherine Mansfield's extraordinary art
Did James Joyce get a tip for the horses from WB Yeats?
Bad Bridget: Crime, Mayhem and the Lives of Irish Emigrant Women – Gone to the bad
A history of Ireland's Military Archives
Row over alleged banning of family from Dublin GAA club adjourned
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California Peruvian Pepper-Tree (Pirul Tree) Smudge Sticks. Fresh cut, Medicinal/Spiritual.
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I promise I'm going to be a lot better about keeping everyone up to date on my art making, one of the many changes that are taking place this year. Enjoy!
Hand bound accordion style and finished for senior thesis, May 2010.
Each painting is done in acrylic and is 5x5 inches.
The MICA 2010 Commencement Exhibition is finally up and ready for Art Walk! My work is in the Thesis Gallery on the third floor of the Fox building and would really love and appreciate some visitors.. or maybe that's just me talking. Either way, it's worth a trip down to MICA!
Acrylic on canvas, 8 x 14 inches. January 2010.
Each head is made out of sculpey and mounted on a small piece of wood, not exceeding 3.5 inches tall and 3 inches wide.
A series of three 8 x 10 inch acrylic paintings plus frames made by yours truly.
It's been forever since my last update! I have to apologize for taking so long to post these, the following watercolor paintings are from the end of my spring semester during my Junior year at MICA. They're all bound into the book shown, titled 1976, inspired by the color palette used in these paintings.
Each painting is 5x7 inches and done with watercolor.


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Oregon aviation firm tackling its first project in India
GREG STILES
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Erickson is gearing up for its first project in India, where the aviation company has signed a deal to install nearly 160 power transmission towers.
In typical Erickson fashion, the project is in a remote region fraught with challenges unique to the company whose signature S64 Aircrane will negotiate the mountainous terrain of the Pir Panjal range, a short hop from India's borders with China and Pakistan.
Erickson, whose manufacturing, maintenance and training operations are in Jackson County, is working with a unit of Sterlite Technologies, India's largest private utility firm. Sterlite Grid Ltd. builds, maintains and operates power transmission lines and substations. The 280-mile project, delivering 1,000 MW of electricity from Punjab to Jammu and the Kashmir Valley, is Sterlite Grid's sixth ultra-mega transmission project awarded by India's Ministry of Power.
Kashmir, wedged against some of the world's most impressive peaks, attracts both tourists and pilgrims. The Pir Panjal range in Kashmir, part of the Middle Himalayas, extends from the Jhelum River to the upper Beas River for more than 200 miles, separated from the Zaskar Range by the valley of Kashmir. Its peaks often rise to more than 16,400 feet.
"The ancient Silk Road goes through there and a lot of people transit that area in the summer months going to shrines in the mountains," said Andy Mills, Erickson's commercial aviation vice president.
It is also disputed territory with longstanding tensions between India and Pakistan, where gunfire is exchanged from time to time along the line of control.
"The Kashmir and Jammu area is sort of contested, but the Indian military is very strong up there," Mills said. "Roughly speaking, we're working on the west side of Kashmir. The area where we will be working though is significantly different than the line of control."
Erickson is no stranger to high-risk locations — both of natural and human origins. Three Erickson employees were among 10 people kidnapped in October 2000 in the Ecuadoran jungle and held captive for six months.
"We're in the process of a full security analysis looking at our safety and security needs," Mills said.
Erickson is assigning a 12-man specialty construction crew, larger than usual, to the Pir Panjal project, flying its equipment and staff into Srinagar in May or June followed by training of Indian crews.
"Setting towers is a high-precision work involving especially trained pilots and ground crew," Mills said. "When you're working in a mountainous area you always have to watch for violent weather, updrafts and downdrafts, especially when you have a load under the aircraft."
Erickson, whose aircranes have a service ceiling of 14,500 feet, will transport materials to sites ranging from 9,000 to 12,500 feet.
"When we pick the tower pieces from the yard, we're never more than a few hundred feet off the ground," Mills said. "But we are flying with lighter loads than at sea level."
Up to now, generators have been the primary source of electricity in northern India, while many people have no access to power. Sterlite, headquartered in Pune, estimates Erickson's anticipated three-month contribution will reduce the project's completion time by 10 months.
"You can only truck equipment to a certain point," Mills said. "If they had to do it the way they've done it in the past, thousands of cubic yards of concrete and metal sections would have to be carried on people's backs."
Sterlite has more areas to bring on the grid, so Erickson CEO Jeff Roberts says he believes there are more opportunities down the road.
"We believe we can offer a competitive advantage in the construction of infrastructure projects in the country," Roberts said.


solid waste and recycling collection technical guide.
GBB also developed and has taught a training course for solid waste professionals on Economics, Costs and Full Cost Accounting Methods for Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems. The course was designed to instruct how programs are financed; what are the factors which, when incorporated into the planning, design, operation and management, reflect the true costs of such a systems; and the preferred approaches to account for those costs and to fund those costs.
The enterprise fund case studies report is used as a technical assistance and guidance document to help communities plan, develop and operated enterprise funds and includes narrative on how four communities implemented these programs. Construction Waste and Demolition Debris Recycling… A Primer provides an overview of C&D waste stream composition, processing and recycling systems and equipment, costs and the potential marketing opportunities for recyclables. The compost studies case studies document the technical and economic features of four compost facilities. The recycling drop-off collection study evaluates the effectiveness and costs of programs in selected communities in the United States and Canada. Broad trends among the program types and communities were identified, such as the potential impact of State-mandated recycling goals and disposal bans on recovery rates and system costs.
GBB prepared a Guide to Planning and Implementing Residential Solid Waste and Recyclable Collection. Case study communities were selected and descriptions prepared of the planning, implementation, and funding for collection services. Existing computer routing models were reviewed and evaluated, as well as information assembled on financing, costs, and rates.


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Photo: Book of the Month
The Best Book Subscription Services to Sign Up For Right Now
Whether you're reading on the road or from the comfort of your couch (which we're doing lots of these days), there's a lot of merit in signing up for a book subscription service. In addition to a brand-new collection of books arriving at your door regularly, you can feel good about supporting small businesses—including independent bookstores. Some services focus on books of a specific genre or interest area, while others highlight new fiction and offer exclusive advance titles to members. We've rounded up our favorites across all categories, so read on to find out which reads are right for you.
By Rachel Klein April 24, 2020
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1. Used Books Monthly
Bookworms whose mantra is reduce, reuse, recycle will want to check out this book club. Used Books Monthly will send up to four books to your door for $14.99 per month, with subscription discounts given for advance payment. Signing up is as easy as filling out a questionnaire about your fave genres—like mystery, action adventure, and general fiction—and selecting a plan. If you want to try it out without committing to four books, there's an option to get one book for $5.79 or two for $9.99. That's hard to beat for having something new to read arrive in the mail every month!
2. Just the Right Book!
If supporting independent booksellers is your jam, this book club is for you. Just the Right Book! was founded by Roxanne J. Coady, owner of R.J. Julia Booksellers in Connecticut. (The story behind how she named the bookstore is particularly heartwarming.) To sign up, decide between hardcovers, paperbacks, or a mix of the two; how many books you'd like in your shipment (from four to 12); and how often you'd like a box to arrive (monthly, bimonthly, or quarterly). After registering and filling out a reading preference form, the first shipment will be sent within three to four days. For adults, subscription start at $99 (there are also plans for teens and children available). Just the Right Book! is one of the few companies that offers exchanges at no extra cost. They also carry large-print titles.
3. Book of the Month Club
The company that started it all in 1926, sending out copies of books like Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises," is still going strong with a loyal following. Book of the Month highlights five new titles every month, including early releases (like Ta-Nehisi Coates' debut novel, "The Water Dancer," which was sent to members in 2019), and club members receive a handwritten note from the judge who picked the title. One of the true benefits of joining is the engagement of the BOTM community. There's a discussion page where members can post reviews and ask questions about the books they're reading. Three membership plans are available: three months for $14.99 per month, six months for $13.99 per month, and one year for $11.99 per month.
4. TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations
This club comes from the folks behind the Book Riot podcast, and the vibe feels a lot like Stitch Fix. Members "get paired with a professional book nerd" and are sent a personal letter from their bibliologist with each shipment. (Tailored Book Recommendations works in partnership with a bookstore in Portland, Maine.) The membership plan is for three hardcover books quarterly, at $79 plus $4.79 shipping, or $300 annually with free shipping. Books aren't refundable or returnable, so TBR recommends linking to your Goodreads profile for your book curator to look at so you don't get something you've already read.
5. Indiespensible from Powell's City of Books
Another plug for indie bookstores, this one from the other Portland: the iconic Powell's City of Books in Oregon. Indiespensible is the store's subscription club service, and members get perks like exclusives, signed hardcopies, advance readers copies, and little treats like local lip balm or chocolate with their book boxes. Mailings come in six-week installments, each costing $44.95 per shipment. What's included varies. For example, Volume 81 featured Colson Whitehead's 2019 release "The Nickel Boys," and the box came with a signed hardcover copy, a booklet with Powell's interview and Q&A with the author, and a trade paperback of Whitehead's "The Intuitionist."
6. My Thrill Club
This book club is a must for fans of suspense fiction. My Thrill Club subscriptions start at $18.99 for the month-to-month plan, where members receive two hardcover books plus a code for an ebook in the genre of their choice: horror, mystery, thriller, or "surprise me." There's no risk in signing up for more time and then deciding to cancel, as customers are offered a refund for the remainder of a subscription. You won't have much suspense waiting for your books to arrive, however: boxes ship in 48 hours.
7. Boxwalla Book Box
We love this subscription service because it highlights international authors and does a great job of mixing up new talent and classic titles. Boxes are shipped bimonthly at $29.95 each, and come with two books plus fun extras like stickers, chocolate bars, or cookies. Another reason we're crazy about Boxwalla: themes are often destination-based. For example, boxes last year were themed around Brazil and the U.S., Rome and Lisbon, et cetera. The company also offers beauty boxes and boxes with movies for film buffs.
8. The Wordy Traveler
What could be more perfect for travel junkies than a book club focused on travel! With The Wordy Traveler, you can choose from "The Full Suitcase" or the "Backpacking Edition" and receive books that focus on a specific destination or travel topic (could we all use that right now?). You also get a print from an emerging artist and a container of tea! There are also limited edition and retro boxes available that highlight destinations from Australia to Iran. A globally-minded donation is attached to every purchase, as a portion of the proceeds goes toward helping women and children around the world gain access to education. Boxes ship within a week, and there's an international shipping option for an additional fee.
9. The Book HookUp from the Strand Bookstore
Browsing inside New York's The Strand Bookstore is an ever-popular pastime for locals and tourists alike. When that isn't possible, the bookstore's subscription service—The Book HookUp—is an excellent alternative. Members are sent a signed first edition, plus a paperback and book-lover-themed extras like a Strand tote bag or tea. Genre options include categories such as feminist literature, art and photography, or political nonfiction. Most cost $50-$55 per box (single or recurring), which are sent quarterly. Readers can also opt for classics, children's books, and YA.
10. Fresh Fiction
Founded by two women in 2004, Fresh Fiction is genre-focused, with the majority of titles in romance, plus an occasional work of mystery, erotica, paranormal fiction, and even YA. Books arrive in a hot-pink box every month for $25.95, and there's also a three-month pre-pay option for $74.85; both include shipping fees. Expect to receive three to five print titles and one to three ebooks in each box. The deadline for orders is the 20th of each month and deliveries are sent to arrive at the beginning of the following month—so you can start it off with a fresh batch of fiction!
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I have worked for many years as a specialist with people suffering from eating disorders both in the N.H.S. and in private practice. I have also worked for 10 years in the Adolescent Department and the Eating Disorders Unit of the Priory Hospital, Roehampton. I have worked with disturbed adolescents in a variety of settings, education, social services and psychiatry for 35 years. Over the years I have developed some new methods for working in these specialist areas. My published writings about these methods are referenced on this web-site in the section/page on related links and publications.
I offer therapy to those suffering from anorexia, bulimia and/or non-specific eating disorders. I also work with the parent(s) of people suffering from an eating disorder.
Sufferers can be helped but they have to be ready to engage in the difficult but rewarding process of therapy. The sufferer is nearly always extremely reluctant to engage in psychotherapy because it will mean giving up the illness which in some powerful way is helping her or him to feel safe. This safety is an illusion and is causing more problems than it solves. Talking to a psychotherapist who understands the fear of change can make a huge difference and lead to as very effective therapy.
If the sufferer is in their teens it is often a good idea for a parent or another member of the family to come along with you to the first session. If you are over 18 this is up to you but worth thinking about as another person who cares about you can shed more light on your problem and help a great deal in the process of therapy.
Therapy for an eating disorder is usually on an individual basis. The therapy session may be once or twice weekly and involves a regular commitment. Each session may last 50 minutes or an hour. You will be helped to understand any underlying emotional and relationship problems and also gradually to stop compulsive behaviours and thinking around food and eating. Part of the therapy is educational so that you can come to understand the unhelpful function of the illness. The supportive and affirming relationship with the therapist is the key therapeutic factor. Some contact with your GP is always required.
Disturbed adolescents often feel very alone, like an outsider. This experience can be made worse by the impact of social media. Parents are often at a loss about what to do to help them and find it hard to differentiate between "normal adolescent behaviour" and more disturbed symptoms of pain and suffering. The parents need help too, very often, in managing their own feelings while helping their children through this challenging phase of life. All this is taken into account when starting therapy with an adolescent. Sometimes separate therapy is made available for the parent(s). Communication with parents around the child's therapy may be minimal but remains important.


This is a beautiful hand crafted work of art. Made in replication of Arwen's from Lord of the Rings.
This sword measures 28" long (10" shorter than the original). It features the notches on the blade and hilt, which Arwen's has as a protection against hand injuries when fighting.
Tediously hand wood burned markings will never fade. All swirls, vines, leaves and elvish are accurate to Arewn's from the Lord of the Rings movie. A very solid, hefty hardwood blade will holdup beautifully. The handle is three pieces of wood glued together and carved down to the comfortable grip and burned on both sides with the vines. --Blade runes and decorations on right side of blade only!-- Hand sanded and finished smooth and finished with our own homegrown beeswax and natural oil finish--the blade is silky smooth and wonderful to the touch! You'll never want to stop palming it!
The sword's name is Hadhafang. The inscription says "Aen estar Hadhafang i chathol hen, thand arod dan i thang an i arwen" in english "This blade is called Hadhafang, a noble defense against the enemy throng for a noble lady."
Made to order. Please allow 7-14 days for completion before shipping can take place.


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Georgia Scientists Get Creative To Protect A Threatened Bird
By Molly Samuel • Feb 15, 2016
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region / flickr.com/usfwssoutheast/
Sometimes what scientists need to protect a threatened species is a chainsaw, some roofing material and a little bit of creativity. On the Georgia coast, the Department of Natural Resources is channeling MacGyver to help out a big, gawky, bald-headed bird.
It's a bird that hasn't always nested in Georgia, but now that it does, scientists are working to protect it.
Wood Storks
Wood storks aren't exactly conventionally beautiful.
Gullah-Geechee Residents Fight Sapelo Island Development
By Molly Samuel • Dec 21, 2015
Molly Samuel / WABE
Most of Sapelo Island is a wildlife preserve owned by the state: bright white beaches, wide-open salt marsh and giant live oak trees with Spanish moss hanging down.
The ferry to the island mostly carries visitors on day trips with cameras and binoculars and backpacks.
But a few dozen people live here in one of the largest remaining Gullah-Geechee communities in the country. Joseph Hall was raised on Sapelo and lives in the community of Hog Hammock. Like many people, he left the island for school, then work. He moved back about ten years ago.


Do you suffer from chronic headaches? How about migraines? Tension headaches? Are you sick of being stuck in the routine of popping a pill and the effectiveness wearing off before it is safe for you to take another one?
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I cannot tell you how great this has been for me with my frequent tension headaches. I get them often times towards the end of the day after spending time in front of the computer and one swipe of Past Tense on the back of my neck cures me every single time! Not to mention the smell of this oil is divine in my opinion!
If you are interested in learning more about Past Tense and the full line of essential oils offered by doTERRA join us on December 2nd for an Oils 101 class. Stay tuned to our Facebook page for details.
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American Airlines Spends $90 Million for Name on L.A. Rams/Charger's Stadium Plaza
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by Kyle Arnold
American Airlines will pay $90 million to sponsor a plaza in front of the new NFL football stadium near Los Angeles that'll be home to the Rams and Chargers, the Fort Worth-based company recently reported.
The stadium's developer and American Airlines announced the 10-year deal for the naming rights to a 2.5-acre space between the Inglewood stadium and an upcoming concert venue.
The NFL stadium, built by Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke, is set to open in 2020 and will host the 2022 Super Bowl. It's being built on the site of the former Hollywood Park horse racing track.
American Airlines is taking the name of the space formerly known as Champions Plaza, which will span the area between the 70,000-seat football stadium and the 6,000-seat concert venue. In all, the project is expected to cost about $5 billion.
The plaza will include a 10-story synthetic glass-roofed area that will be the main entrance to the stadium. The two-story plaza will be able to hold 15,000 people and will be open year-round and on non-event days.
Naming rights for the stadium and concert venue have not been sold. But the deal for the Inglewood plaza alone is almost twice as costly as the 30-year, $150 million deal the air carrier paid Dallas for naming rights to the American Airlines Center, home of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks and NHL's Dallas Stars, according to American Airlines Center.
"For decades, Los Angeles has been one of American's most important markets and has played a major role in connecting Southern California to the rest of the world," said a statement from American Airlines President Robert Isom.
American Airlines also owns the naming rights to Miami's American Airlines Arena, but that sponsorship is set to end at the end of 2019. American Airlines paid $42 million for the 20-year rights to that venue back in 1999.
To compare, AT&T is paying $17 million to $19 million a year for the rights to the Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington, ESPN has reported.
American Airlines has reasons to boost its image in Los Angeles, though. The company is spending $1.6 billion on upgrades at Los Angeles International Airport, including overhauls of two terminals. It operates more than 200 daily flights to 70 destinations from LAX.
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The program uses some sets of free icons taken from sites famfamfam.com, yusukekamiyamane.com and fatcow.com. Many thanks to the authors of those sites.
OutWiker distributed with source code under the GPL 3.
outwiker_2.0.0_win.7z (7z archive, 20 МБ).
outwiker_2.0.0_win.zip (zip archive, 26 МБ).
outwiker_2.0.0_win_all_plugins.zip (archive 7z, 33 МБ).
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The base is stored as a directory tree on disk.
Any number of files can be attached to each note.
Pages can be of different types.
Attached images can be inserted into the HTML-page.
Each tree branch can be opened as a separate wiki.
Portability. Program all the settings can be stored in its directory.
The ability to create links between pages.
Global search on your notes and search by tags.
Batch job with the tags.
May it be better to make the program keep notes in one file?
Keeping notes in a tree - the main feature, for which the program was developed. This does not mean that someday I will not add the option for choosing ways of storing your notes, but this will not happen in the near future.
Will there be a visual editor for the pages?
There are some thoughts to make a separate page type format RichTextFormat with the visual editor. Please do not exclude the possibility that there will be a visual editor for HTML-pages. But still I can't talk about dates.
If you use OutWiker in the portable mode then to install the plug-ins need to unzip the downloaded archive to plugins folder close to the executable.
If you use OutWiker in the usual mode then select "Help - Open Plugins Folder" menu item. After that will be open folder for plugins.
Take note what each plugin is a folder with the files. This plugin folder need to copy in the folder with plugins. In the preferences dialog (Edit - Preferences - Plugins) can disable plugins without remove their files from plugins folder.
Source code of OutWiker is free.
The program now uses wxPython 3.0 library.
The editor adds the ability to duplicate the current line with hot key or menu item.
The editor adds the ability to delete the current line with hot key or menu item.
The editor adds the ability to move lines up / down with hot keys or menu items.
The editor adds the ability to join lines with the hot key or menu item.
The editor adds the ability to remove word to beginning / ending with the hot key or menu item.
The editor adds the ability to decreade nesting level of the list items with the hot key or menu item.
Added the menu items to move cursor in text.
Added the menu items to copy / cut the current line to clipboard.
Added the "--page, -p" command line parameter to select page when starting.
Added the "--normal" command line parameter to disable minimizing when starting.
Added the "--debug" command line parameter to run in the debug mode.
Restored availability the icon in the system tray on Linux.
Added the ability to add alias to page.
Changed GUI to set hot keys.
Added options to change editor margin color.
Added options to change background color of the selected text.
Hey, thanks for a great program!
Just wonder if there's possible to change default char set in HTML-mode from 'CHARSET=UTF-8' to 'CHARSET=iso-8859-1'. I'm writing in Norwegian, meaning I use special characters (æøå). These don't show in UTF-8.
Easy to change the encoding to iso-8859-1 does not succeed, but I think that can be done. Unicode is not really in these characters?
2. If i just open the .html-file from Outwiki's filesystem the browser gets it right!
- Well, I guess theres no big problem here!
3) open a page and link on a split frame or a separate window.
I like the spoiler plugin. If those lines and borders of the spoiler can be removed, the page would look cleaner.
It says version 1.7 can open notes in separate tabs. I found that only note links can be opened on separate tabs by right-clck context menu. Can those notes on the tree do the same way?
My OS is windows xp sp3. Thanks!
Thanks for the suggestions, I'll add them to the ToDo list.
In spoiler plugin I'm going to make the ability to customize style elements.
To open the page in a separate tab, you can first create a new tab with Ctrl + T, and then select the desired page. Or when you click on the page in the tree to keep pressing Ctrl.
Your method on opening pages on new tabs works very well. Thanks! Hope outwiker grow successfully!
1. on create new page have as default a title "New page" with auto increase(or even without) just to speed up the page creation a little.
Anyway even without these....this is one GREAT Application!!!
2. This is already in the plans.
Really usefull program, easy to understand.
Nice features (storing attachments, thumbail and childlist-command are great).
Nice alternatives for TheGuide and even Treepad!!
I personally find really awesome this application. I don't use wiki, but I can insert simple html content in the application and if I want add more sophisticated tags, it's immediate to open the page in external apps.
Anyway I feel the missing of the head section.
All these functions could be applied simply allowing a template for the head section added in the content.html.
Of course I could change it, but if I change page.text, the modification is reflected into the final content, while head section is hard-coded.
Please, add this feature asap!!
Ok. I will add this reauest in the ToDo list.
Hi, I think that internal links to other tree elements should work also opening html with browser.
Maybe the preview was designed per-page, not per-project.
Your web pages does not mention if the version of the program is in English. I could really use this to organize my Linux notes, but I only read English.
Is an English version possible? Thank you.
Yes, English language is supported.
could you add support for BibTex bibliography and exporting whole wiki to HTML easy browsable via webbrowser (without outwiker)?
You can use plugin Export2HTML - http://jenyay.net/Outwiker/Export2HtmlPlugin for export to HTML.
As for BibTex, I add task in ToDo but I can not promise that I will do soon.
Is it possible to do bigger block of monospaced-texts?
And for code can to use plugin Source.
Works very good, even ocaml is supported (exacly what I need).
I had to tell that Outwiker seems to be very very good software. Big thanks.
What do you think about removing root from wiki outline? I can have only one wiki open in window. In my humble opinion hiding root could improve readability.
Could you add shortcuts for navigation? Standard keys works on outline until I open page which is in Wiki mode. Then focus is captured by editor and I cannot continue navigation.
> What do you think about removing root from wiki outline? I can have only one wiki open in window. In my humble opinion hiding root could improve readability.
Root shows to be seen what the wiki is open now.
> Could you add shortcuts for navigation? Standard keys works on outline until I open page which is in Wiki mode. Then focus is captured by editor and I cannot continue navigation.
> Root shows to be seen what the wiki is open now.
I think that it would be more clear to have current wiki name inside some label above wiki's outline tree.
> Buttons back / forward?
But I am not sure if would use them all when you will add them :-).
Most of required functionality can be achieved by keyboard when focus is on the wiki's outline tree. Maybe some key to give focus on this outline would be enough? Then you could just add some shortcuts for collapsing and expanding [space does something else] on outline.
I accidentally removed Wiki page. Can it be restored? If not, could you extend UNDO to support this?
Currently this is not possible. In the future I am going to make a recycle bin.
Do you plan to add an option to keep the attached files in their original folders, instead of copying them? That would be a great functionality.
Thanks for the idea. Have not yet thought about it.
The stable version is slow. I am doing notes from an on-line course, and after 487 lines typing new text is slow.
When typing I can see that typed character is formatted with delay.
Does version 1.8.1 work with Windows 8.1?
Now what about folding, to easily display the main structure of any document? I miss that so much.
Wrap/Nowrap lines would be another small nifty feature, I believe.
How to set global style?
How do I change default style to AVC?
RE: How to set global style?
At present time OutWiker can't change default style but after creation of the page with any style, this style will be selected default.
I have been using the program and think it is great! Thanks.
Is there an easy way to import an existing directory tree?
The page titles are the names of the existing directories.
Each folder contains files to be attached to the Wiki page. There also are pdf files which would be linked to the wiki page.
It would be great if I could re-use the content of a note in another note.
I know developing a powerful search indexer is a full project on its own, but there are already numerous interesting titles out there that could be used as a plugin or addon. A few that come to mind is DTSearch and Apache Lucene. In addition, to make a full use of the search engine, a powerful internal file viewer like Oracle Outside In would come handy in order to display search hit results inside of documents (PDF, DOCX, XLSX, RTF, HTML, etc.).
2) Convenient tagging - something similar to Evernote or TagSpaces. This would allow to quickly group notes/files/folder by urgency/subject/time etc.
Hi, is there any chance to get specific nodes password-protected in the future?
It is possible. Now You can use VeraCrypt or encfs for encryption whole notes tree.
Is there any plan for support wxPython 3.0 ?
Can you please add sortable tables.
I tested http://www.kryogenix.org/code/browser/sorttable/ and works good :).
> Is there any plan for support wxPython 3.0 ?
Yes, I plan go to wxPython 3.0 after release Outwiker 1.9.
Ok. I added this to ToDo list.
I like OutWiker, and am trying to use the html on my iPhone, using an app called Html Reader.
Some .html pages show great, others show only Attachment and Child Pages (and this is true even in a browser on the computer).
Can tell me why, and how to predict what kind of webpage copied in to OutWiker is going to be unreadable this way?
Is there a collapse all shortcut key? I think it would be good if we can collapse all expanded branches in one click or using shortcut.
I have tried this application, and I quite like it. There is however a tiny issue preventing me from using this to keep track of my notes as my own personal mini wiki.
Looking at the saved file structure it appears that the icon is saved in the nodes folder (__icon.png), and when I create blank pages (for structure purposes) they seem to create some content files that are identical to other blank pages. This for most will not be an issue, but I frequently run duplicate checks on my computer as I have in the past been known to accumulate too many files. As the __icon.png files seem to be the same, and blank files seem to be the same, they will flag as duplicate files and cause some problems. Usually I zip files together to avoid this, however for a constantly changing, constantly accessed program, this is not really an option. Maybe if I get a chance to improve my python skills I can implement some changes to fix these small issues.
Overall it is a nice program, and for most users the tiny issue I mentioned will not be of any concern. So many thanks for the time and effort that has gone in to creating it.
On a side note to WS, I also have seen the "Attachment and Child Pages" issue. But for me it only appears on blank pages.
Recently Ubuntu 16.10 was released and after upgrade, the Outwiker fails to start. Is there a quick and easy way to fix it?
Thanks for the report. Is the python-webkit-dev package installed?
I will update Ubuntu in the coming days.I will try to fix everything quickly.
Yes, the "python-webkit-dev" (1.1.8-3.1) package is installed.
To fix this problem install python-wxgtk-webview3.0 package.
Today I uploaded a new build to PPA with fixed problem with Ubuntu 16.10.
Hello, is it possible to change th font size (color) on the outline tree panel?
I want to add ability to change the color and font in the notes tree in a future version 2.1.
I downloaded 1.9 today and I'm very impressed.
I have it running in Win7 Pro 64bit. The minimize button closes the program.
Also, I tried several ways to have it resize images from a URL including copying the code exactly from your help page. They simply show in their original size. I am able to resize them if I attach a local file.
I'm creating a help index for Simtropolis.com where I'm a Moderator. We want all the images shown to come from those already posted on the web. You can see examples in my post: http://community.simtropolis.com/forums/topic/72646-rednotebook-sc4-linkys-idea/?do=findComment&comment=1660218 and the test data is attached in a zip.
Ok, so a couple other peeps corrected me on my statement that minimizing closes the program. It actually gets placed in my hidden icons part of the tray.
Is it possible to make it minimize to the task bar like other Windows programs?
Randy pointed out that I could change the minimize behavior by unchecking the Minimize to tray. That now makes it go to my task bar like I want. For some reason tho when bringing it back it forgets that I had it full screen.
So, the only thing holding us back from adopting this as our program of choice is we would like the resizing of a URL picture to work from the code entered in the Wiki tab.
I hope this is something you can work on cause everything else about your program is hands down the best one we've found.
This is the writing app I've been looking for forever. Tried Zim, Tiddlywiki, the usual suspects of Scrivener etc., but this does it all cleanly, easily, and markup-ly. Plus open source = and Linux+Windows-friendly = . Love the ability to toggle between preview and HTML. Keep up the good work!
assume i have more than 1120 text content under different heading. each text content will be of 100 kb each.
If i had sub nodes for each one and paste the content and do a search. will it return the results of a word less than a second.
Did the outwiker index the words inside the contents? Is type search like in google and show the results with "NEXT" and "Previous" is available.
With a lot of big notes, the search will be long. How long - it is necessary to measure. At the moment, no indexing is performed for the search.
Hi, I have tested tens of outliner Windows software and Andoid, most I do not use. But on Windows I regularly use several like: Wikidpad, Scrivener, Rightnote, Whizfolders, CherryTree, Subnote (with left panel), Atom (with left panel), LightTable, Small Editor.
There are things that stops me using outwiker. But I want to.
1) One of the main points of any outliner is to quickly go down the left pane by arrow-down key and see contents in right panel. The others I mentioned do this except one which needs a plugin for focus. Outwiker changes focus to right panel so keeping arrow-down key does not qucikly show contents of nodes in right pane. This needs to be the default.
2) Also when clicking on items in left pane, the tool-bars at top change according to content type in right pane. This slows down the content display and also flickers. A solution might be a menu option in View + Shortcut to show/hide all selected too-bars. Then after finishing quickly browsing, shortcut shows selected tool-bars again and it shows appropriate tool-bars for that content type.
If you try the softwares I mentioned with a big sample file, you will see just keeping arrow-down/up goes through content nodes fast and the data in the outliner can be seen very fast. Or maybe set a GLOBAL Too-bar configuration so it does not change according to data type.
This is really a must feature for any outliner. You have done the hard work and it allows so many data types, more than the other softwares, and you just need to make sure the focus stays in the left pane and the flickering tool-bars don't slow down & flicker screen.
correction: Subnote (with left panel), I meant Sublime Text Editor 3 (with left panel) and before v.2, which I use for coding. But now I am using Atom editor more and more for code. There are plugins for both Sublime and Atom to keep focus on left pane for fast browsing of files/folders.
I use black theme (not just dark) for everything even windows (incl. black folders etc) with custom themes whcih modify shell etc. Ans also android black themes for Android by Substratum app. Black theme is easy on the eye, saves battery, no flicker etc. I set up Outwiker to have black backgrounds on left & right panes with gray fonts. It would be nice if there is a custom Black (or just Dark) theme by you in future versions. Many Windows & Android apps offer Dark and/or Black themes now. Also keeps the overall look, icons toolbars etc, mindful of how they work with Black/Dark look.


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