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Балин — многозначный термин.

Фамилия

 Балин, Асигкрит Яковлевич (1816—1885) — предприниматель, крупный торговец бумажной пряжей, миткалем и ситцами, владелец бумагопрядильной и ткацкой фабрик.
 Балин, Евгений — лепщик-орнаменталист, исполнитель модели базы, гирлянд и других украшений Александровской колонны.
 Балин, Игорь Владимирович (род. 1978) — белорусский футболист.
 Балин, Ина (Ina Balin, 1937—1990) — американская актриса.
 Балин, Марти (Marty Balin; 1942—2018) — американский музыкант, участник американской рок-группы Jefferson Airplane из Сан-Франциско.
 Балин, Николай Николаевич (1930—1998) — Герой Социалистического труда, лауреат Государственной премии СССР.
 Балин, Полислав Ефимович (род. 1943) — художественный руководитель и главный дирижёр Губернаторского оркестра Тульской областной филармонии.

Литературные персонажи
 Балин — один из гномов, второстепенный персонаж повести Толкина «Хоббит, или Туда и обратно».
 сэр Балин — один из рыцарей круглого стола, второстепенный персонаж в цикле Артуровских легенд.

География
 Балин — село в Литинском районе Винницкой области Украины.
 Балин — село в Дунаевецком районе Хмельницкой области Украины.
 Балин — железнодорожная станция в Дунаевецком районе Хмельницкой области Украины на линии Ярмолинцы—Ларга.
 Балин — сельский округ в сельской Гмине Рыпин в Польше.
 Балин — округ в Гмине Поддембице в Польше.
 Балин — округ в городско-сельской Гмине Хшанув в Польше.
 Балин — сельское поселение в сельской Гмине Иновроцлав в Польше.
 Балин — половецкий город середины XI века на Северском Донце. Точное его расположение не установлено.

См. также
 Балино
 Балины — предприниматели.

Примечания

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Nielsen's Fourth: "The Inextinguishable"
October 9, 2015 by Timothy Judd
A symphony, by nature, is always developing, unfolding, finding a way forward. It's an indomitable process, sometimes filled with struggle, often, but not always, expressed through Sonata form. Just consider those famous opening four notes of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and the way they seem to take on a life of their own, evolving organically over the course of four movements to reach a triumphant and transcendent climax.
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)
In 1914, as Europe descended into the apocalyptic horrors of the First World War, Danish composer Carl Nielsen began to think about the dynamic, inextinguishable power of the life force, the "elemental will to live," and its relation to music. In a letter to his wife, Nielsen imagined a symphony "which has no programme but will express what we understand by the spirit of life or manifestations of life, that is: everything that moves, that wants to live … just life and motion, though varied – very varied – yet connected, and as if constantly on the move, in one big movement or stream."
That work, completed in 1916, became Nielsen's Symphony No. 4, "The Inextinguishable." It's set in four movements, but without looking at the score you'll have a difficult time telling where one movement ends and the next begins. Opening with a sudden flash of raw energy, as if we're tuning in to a drama already in progress, Nielsen's Fourth is one long continuous musical development (Jean Sibelius' symphonies follow a similar direction, most notably his Seventh Symphony). At the same time, it suggests the eternal. The final movement concludes with a triumphant theme marked Glorioso, which we first hear in a quiet, unassuming moment early in the first movement. At the end, we don't feel as if we've reached an ultimate goal, just a notable mile marker in an infinite stream of development.
For some listeners, Nielsen's Fourth can be heard as a "war symphony." In the final movement, a ferocious battle takes place between two sets of tympani on both sides of the orchestra (Nielsen's score calls for the second tympani to be positioned near the audience at the edge of the stage). But these moments go beyond programmatic references to bombs exploding, as Nielsen's own description of the work and philosophy of music suggest:
Music is Life. As soon as even a single note sounds in the air or through space, it is the result of life and movement; that is why music (and the dance) are the more immediate expressions of the will to life.
The symphony evokes the most primal sources of life and the wellspring of the life-feeling; that is, what lies behind all human, animal and plant life, as we perceive or live it. It is not a musical, programme-like account of the development of a life within a limited stretch of time and space, but an un-programme-like dip right down to the layers of the emotional life that are still half-chaotic and wholly elementary. In other words the opposite of all programme music, despite the fact that this sounds like a programme.
The symphony is not something with a thought-content, except insofar as the structuring of the various sections and the ordering of the musical material are the fruit of deliberation by the composer in the same way as when an engineer sets up dykes and sluices for the water during a flood. It is in a way a completely thoughtless expression of what make the birds cry, the animals roar, bleat, run and fight, and humans moan, groan exult and shout without any explanation. The symphony does not describe all this, but the basic emotion that lies beneath all this. Music can do just this, it is its most profound quality, its true domain … because, by simply being itself, it has performed its task. For it is life, whereas the other arts only represent and paraphrase life. Life is indomitable and inextinguishable; the struggle, the wrestling, the generation and the wasting away go on today as yesterday, tomorrow as today, and everything returns. Once more: music is life, and like it inextinguishable.
As you listen to Nielsen's Fourth Symphony, enjoy the moment and allow yourself to get lost in the sound. At times you may be reminded of the brooding Scandinavian chill of Sibelius…the mysterious play of light on a snow-covered landscape. For example, listen to this passage from the first movement. Amid a gradually building collage of sound, a wandering string line and colorful woodwind interjections are layered on a static bass.
There are moments of rude interruption which disrupt the status quo: the strange, sudden snarl of the violas, or this passage where the flute and bassoon awaken as the strings fade out. The second movement begins as an elegant seemingly predictable dance, which suddenly turns in unusual harmonic directions. In this extraordinary passage in the third movement, the interruption comes in the form of a chant-like motive which breaks out in the woodwinds, eventually building into a climax in the brass. These are the moments which push the Symphony's relentless development forward and thrust us into new musical landscapes. Change and development occur through disruption.
And now, let's listen to the entire piece. Here is Herbert Blomstedt's 1999 recording with the San Francisco Symphony:
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Hear a live performance with Simon Rattle and the Royal Danish Orchestra.
Hear Neeme Järvi's 1993 recording with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.
Categories The Listeners' Club, Uncategorized Tags Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, Carl Nielsen, classical music, Glorioso, Gothenburg Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt, Neeme Jarvi, Royal Danish Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Simon Rattle, sonata form, Symphony, Symphony No. 4 "The Inextinguishable", twentieth century music, World War I Leave a comment
Five Musical Sunrises
April 14, 2014 March 3, 2014 by Timothy Judd
Natural cycles, from the change of seasons to the predictable routine of day turning to night, shape our sense of time. Can you imagine how our perception of time, and subsequently music, would be different without these events?
Nature's visual grandeur has also been an inspiration to composers, especially the eternal drama of the sunrise. Here are five musical depictions:
[typography font="Cantarell" size="28″ size_format="px"]Haydn's "Sunrise" String Quartet[/typography]
Haydn's String Quartet in B flat major, Op.76, No.4 was not originally intended to evoke a sunrise. For Haydn this quartet, written in 1797 in the final years of his life, was pure music. The ascending opening passage later earned it the nickname, "Sunrise". This expansive musical line has been called "one of the greatest openings in chamber music." Listen to the way Haydn draws us into the piece and heightens our expectation. The second theme (1:09) reverses the opening motive with a descending line in the cello. In the development section, beginning at 4:24, notice how Haydn transforms the opening motive, suddenly shifting into minor. Can you hear when Haydn returns "home" at the recapitulation?
The last movement's "Allegro ma non troppo" marking implies a tempo which isn't too fast. But Haydn, the master of musical humor and surprise, does something interesting and unexpected with the tempo at the end.
This performance is by the Takács Quartet:
Allegro con spirito (0:00)
Adagio (8:15)
Menuetto. Allegro (14:17)
Finale. Allegro ma non troppo (18:29)
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[typography font="Cantarell" size="28″ size_format="px"]Prelude to Khovanshchina[/typography]
Modest Mussorgsky's opera, Khovanshchina, tells the story of a violent and bloody episode in Russian history-the unsuccessful rebellion led by Prince Ivan Khovansky against Peter the Great and the subsequent mass suicide of Khovansky's followers. Mussorgsky (1839-1881) was part of "The Russian Five," a group of nationalistic Russian composers who aimed to promote their country's unique musical identity.
The Prelude to Khovanshchina depicts dawn on the Moscow River. The music was orchestrated by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Pay attention to the mix of orchestral colors and to the way the piece unfolds. How do these elements suggest a sunrise over calm, glistening water? Listen for the sound of church bells. Also, notice the quick ornamental notes in the melody (1:06), which give the music its distinctly Russian flavor.
Here is a 1997 recording of the Chicago Symphony with Sir Georg Solti:
[typography font="Cantarell" size="28″ size_format="px"]Nielsen's Helios Overture[/typography]
Helios was the living sun in Greek mythology. In his Helios Overture, Op. 17, Danish composer Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) depicts sunrise as a gradual, unfolding process. The moment when night gives way to the first light of dawn is marked by a sliver of light on the edge of the eastern horizon. At the end of the day, the sun sinks back into the western horizon.
In the score Nielsen wrote:
[quote]Silence and darkness, The sun rises with a joyous song of praise, It wanders its golden way and sinks quietly into the sea.[/quote]
This is the Danish Radio Symphony conducted by Herbert Blomstedt:
[typography font="Cantarell" size="28″ size_format="px"]Morning Mood from Peer Gynt[/typography]
Now let's hear the famous first movement of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg's (1843-1907) Peer Gynt Suite, which also depicts a sunrise. This performance is by the Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Herbert von Karajan. The flute solo is played by James Galaway, who was principal flute in Berlin at the time of the recording. Listen to the dialogue between instruments. Each voice from the woodwinds to the horns has a distinct persona.
As a professional orchestral musician, I consider myself lucky to be able to sit in the middle of the orchestra every day, surrounded by a rich collective sound. When I play this piece, I always listen for the magical moment at the end of this movement when the horn chords resolve into the final statement of the flute (3:20). The warm low strings and the shimmering flute create a unique musical mood.
[typography font="Cantarell" size="28″ size_format="px"]Grand Canyon Suite[/typography]
Finally, let's listen to a distinctly American musical depiction of a sunrise. The scene is Arizona's awe-inspiring Grand Canyon. This is the first movement of Ferde Grofé's Grand Canyon Suite. Here is some background on the piece, completed in 1931. This is a recording featuring the Detroit Symphony, led by conductor Antal Doráti:
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The 1996 New Zealand rugby league season was the 89th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. The main feature of the year was the final season of the Lion Red Cup competition that was run by the New Zealand Rugby League. The Counties Manukau Heroes won the Cup by defeating the Waitakere City Raiders 34–22 in the Grand Final. With the outbreak of the Super League war the New Zealand Rugby League sided with the Super League organisation.

International competitions

The New Zealand national rugby league team hosted both Papua New Guinea and Great Britain in 1996, winning all five matches. New Zealand were coached by Frank Endacott and included; Richie Barnett, Richard Blackmore, Marc Ellis, Syd Eru, Sean Hoppe, Mark Horo, Tony Iro, Stacey Jones, Stephen Kearney, Gene Ngamu, Quentin Pongia, captain Matthew Ridge, Tyran Smith, Logan and Anthony Swann, John Timu, Joe Vagana, Ruben Wiki and Grant Young. Marc Ellis became the countries 36th dual-code rugby international.

PNG toured first and were defeated 62-8 in Rotorua and 64-0 in Manawatu. They also lost tour matches to the Lion Red Cup XIII, 22-24, and New Zealand Māori side, 14-40. Great Britain then arrived for a three match series. They were defeated 17-12 at Ericsson Stadium, 18-15 in Manawatu and 32-12 at Lancaster Park in Christchurch. Great Britain drew with the Lion Red Cup XIII but lost to the New Zealand XIII and the New Zealand Māori sides.

The Lion Red Cup XIII also played both sides and embarrassed the Great Britain Lions when they held them to a 22-all draw at Carlaw Park. The team was coached by Graeme Norton and included Boycie Nelson, Tama Hohaia, Marlon Gardiner, Richard Stewart, David Bailey, captain Tukere Barlow, Ben Lythe, Don Stewart, Leamy Tato, Anthony Edwards, Gareth Adams, Jonathan Hughes, Corrie Jamieson, Cheaf Lee Fakavamoeanga, Vilai Kelemete, Vai Afoa and Gus Malietoa-Brown. Another New Zealand combination containing Warriors reserves players then managed to defeat Great Britain 30-22 at Fraser Park. The team was: David Murray, Iva Ropati, Anthony Swann, Whetu Taewa, Richard Stewart; Shane Endacott, Aaron Whittaker, Brady Malam, Denvour Johnston, Hitro Okesene, Tony Tatupu, Bryan Henare, Logan Swann. Subs: Meti Noovao, Mark Faumuina, Jerry Seuseu, Darryn Avery. Tukere Barlow captained the Lion Red Cup XIII against Papua New Guinea.

The New Zealand Māori rugby league team was involved in the 1996 Pacific Challenge, a replacement for the postponed Oceania Cup. New Zealand Māori won both their matches, defeating Tonga 28-18 and Western Samoa 39-16. The Māori side included Frank Watene, Paul Rauhihi and Matthew Sturm. Doc Murray, Whetu Taewa, Gavin Hill, Sonny Whakarau, and Tawera Nikau were all added to the squad for the match against Papua New Guinea, which the Māori won 40-14. The Māori team then finished an undefeated season by upsetting Great Britain 40-28. The New Zealand Māori side was: Doc Murray; John Farrar, Ricky Henry, Whetu Taewa, Jason Walker; Jamie Stevens, Paul Howell; Paul Rauhihi, Tukere Barlow, Gavin Hill, David Pearce, Matthew Sturm, Tawera Nikau (capt). Substitutes: Neville Ramsay, Marlon Gardiner, George Milner, Sonny Whakarau. Coach: Cameron Bell.

Graeme Norton coached the New Zealand Nines team that competed in the Super League Nines tournament in Fiji. The side won the title, New Zealand's first world trophy. The squad consisted of captain Sean Hoppe, John Kirwan, Stephen Kearney, Nigel Vagana, Gene Ngamu, Tony Tatupu, Gavin Hill, Mark Carter, Stacey Jones, Tony Iro, Richie Barnett, Henry Paul, Ruben Wiki and Latham Tawhai.

The New Zealand University side competed in the Student World Cup and finished third behind Samoa and Australia.

The Junior Kiwis played five matches as curtain raisers to the five test matches. They won all five matches. Coached by Lex Clarke and managed by Ross Taylor, the Junior Kiwis included Joe Galuvao, Lesley Vainikolo, David Kidwell, Hare Te Rangi, Robert Henare, Frank Watene, Matthew Rua, Monty Betham, Kylie Leuluai and Phillip Leuluai.

A New Zealand under-18 team coached by Trevor McLeod bet Fiji under 18s in a two match series. The squad included Joe Galuvao, Lesley Vainikolo, captain David Solomona, Odell Manuel and Kyle Leuluai.

A New Zealand under-16 team played a three match series in Australia, winning all three. The team was coached by Jeff Whittaker and included David Vaealiki, Mark Leafa, Wairangi Koopu and David Fa'alogo.

Matthew Ridge won the New Zealand Rugby League's player of the year award.

National competitions

Inter Zone Challenge
A North Zone, representing the Waitakere City, Counties Makukau, North Harbour, Waikato and the Bay of Plenty franchises played a three match series against South Zone, representing the Taranaki Rockets, Manawatu Mustangs, Hawkes Bay Unicorns, Hutt Valley Dolphins, Wellington City Dukes, Christchurch City Shiners and the Canterbury Country Cardinals.

North Zone won the three matches 22-16, 21-14 and 38-16.

North Zone were coached by Brian McClennan and included Willie McLean, Brian Jellick, Boycie Nelson, Ben Lythe, captain Clayton Friend, Jerry Seuseu, Stuart Lester, Matthew Sturm and Frank Watene.

South Zone were coached by Andy Moore and included Earl Va'a, Blair Harding, Denvour Johnston and Yogi Rogers.

Rugby League Cup
Auckland defeated the West Coast 48-10 in a Rugby League Cup challenge to retain the cup. Auckland included Esau Mann, Stuart Lester and Matthew Sturm.

Auckland defeated Canterbury 24-20 at Carlaw Park to retain the Rugby League Cup. Auckland were coached by Dominic Clark and included Ben Lythe, Boycie Nelson, Duane Mann, Donald Stewart, Matthew Sturm, Willie McLean and Frank Watene. Canterbury included Blair Harding, Mark Nixon and Paul Koloi.

Lion Red Cup
Due to the postponement of Super League in Australia several top Australian referees were available to referee matches in the Lion Red Cup. These included Steve Clark.

Teams
 The North Harbour Sea Eagles had a new coach in Dominic Clark. The squad included Paki Tuimavave, Paul Rauhihi, Mike Setefano, Artie Shead, Don Stewart and Latham Tawhai.
 The Waitakere City Raiders finished the year as minor premiers and went on to make the final but could not over come Counties Manukau. The side was coached by Del Hughes and included Boycie Nelson, Willie McLean, Ben Lythe, Brian Jellick, Julian O'Neill and David Bailey.
 The champion Counties Manukau Heroes side was coached by Cameron Bell and included Clayton Friend, Esau Mann, Matthew Sturm, Charlie Kennedy, Stuart Lester, Meti Noovao, Francis Leota, Duane Mann, Frank Watene, Dean Clark, Gus Malietoa-Brown and Jerry Seuseu.
 The Waikato Cougars played their last game at Trust Bank Park in July. The team was coached by Joe Gwynne and included Darryl Fisher, Tama Hohaia and captain Tukere Barlow. Mark Woods played the first two rounds for Waikato before transferring to Bay of Plenty.
 The Bay of Plenty Stags were the big improvers of the competition, making the finals after coming last in the previous two years. They were coached by Lawrence Brydon who took over near the end of the 1995 season. During the season its business manager, former Kiwi coach Tony Gordon, was suspended and investigated by the New Zealand Rugby League. He was later cleared of all charges. The team was captained by Mark Woods and included Patrick Kuru.
 The Taranaki Rockets were coached by former Kiwi Howie Tamati. The squad included Denvour Johnston and Willie Talau.
 The Manawatu Mustangs replaced the Auckland Warriors Colts. They were coached by Peter Sixtus.
 the Hawkes Bay Unicorns were coached by Mark Elia who also played in one match.
 The Hutt Valley Dolphins abandoned the Hawks name altogether in 1996. The team were coached by Ken Laban included Earl Va'a, who moved over from Wellington, Zane Clark, Arnold Lomax and Yogi Rogers.
 The Wellington City Dukes were coached by Mike Edmonds.
 The Christchurch City Shiners were coached by Geoff Carr. Carr was sacked mid season and replaced with Mark Vincent.
 The Canterbury Country Cardinals were coached by Gerard Stokes and included Paul Koloi, Blair Harding, Lusi Sione, Mark Nixon and Paul Johnson.

Standings

The playoffs
Two time defending champions the North Harbour Sea Eagles were eliminated in the second round when they lost 14-20 to Waikato, despite the Cougars having twelve men for most of the second half.

Grand Final

The Grand Final was played in front of a disappointing crowd of just under 2,000 fans at Carlaw Park. Jim Stokes refereed the match which Waitakere City led 16-8 at halftime. However Counties Manukau came back to win 34-22 and claim their first Lion Red Cup.

Awards
 Player of the Year: Jerry Seuseu (Counties Manukau)
 Coach of the Year: Cameron Bell (Counties Manukau)
 Rookie of the Year: Darryl Fisher (Waikato)
 Captain of the Year: Mark Woods (Bay of Plenty)
 Best and Fairest: Paul Howell (Wellington City)
 Most Tries: Cheaf Lee Fakavamoenga (21 – Counties Manukau)
 Most Goals: Ben Lythe (109 – Waitakere City)
 Most Points: Ben Lythe (240 – Waitakere City)
 Referee of the Year: Jim Stokes (Canterbury)

Inter-Club Knockout Series
Cobden-Kohinoor defeated the Kaikohe Lions 40-22 in the Inter-club knockout series. The series was for provinces which did not have a team in the Lion Red Cup.

Australian competitions

The Auckland Warriors competed in the Australian Rugby League competition finishing 11th out of 20 teams.

The Reserve Grade team made the grand final, losing to the Cronulla Sharks reserve team 14-12.

Club competitions

Auckland

The Otara Scorpions won the Auckland Rugby League Fox Memorial for the first time. They defeated Otahuhu 36-28 after the match went into triple extra time. Otahuhu were the minor premiers and also won the Stormont Shield. The Manurewa Marlins won the pre-season Roope Rooster tournament.

The Glenora Bears won the second division Sharman Cup.

Peter Feau (Otahuhu) won the Lipscombe Cup as Sportsman of the Year, Matthew Sturm won the Rothville Trophy as Player of the Year, Milton Ross (Ellerslie) won the Burt Humphries Trophy as the Most Improved Forward while Lionel Periera (Manurewa) was the Most Improved Back. Ronald Kite (Otara) won the John Hyland Memorial Cup as coach of the year.

Otahuhu included Francis Leota, Phillip Leuluai and Odell Manuel.

Wellington
The Randwick Kingfishers won the Wellington Rugby League's Appleton Shield, defeating Paremata 38-8 in the Grand Final.

Zane Clarke played for Randwick.

Canterbury
Hornby won the Canterbury Rugby League's Pat Smith Trophy, defeating Halswell 22-16 in the Grand Final.

The Thacker Shield was not contested due to Waro-rakau having other commitments.

Halswell's Darryn Avery won the Outstanding Player of the Year award. Tony Sweetman (Linwood) won sportsman of the year. Shane Beyers (Halswell) and Don Aitken (Hornby) shared the Junior Sportsman of the Year award.

Wayne Wallace coached Hornby who included Mark Nixon.

Other Competitions
The Bay of Islands defeated Whangarei 28-24 in an inter-district match. The Kaikohe Lions beat the Hokianga Pioneers 22-21 after extra time in the Bay of Islands competition while the Whangatauatia Mountain Men beat the Pawarenga Broncos 24-12 in the Far North competition and the Takahiwai Warriors beat the Otaika Eagles 12-4 at Jubilee Park in the Whangarei premiership.

Turangawaewae won the Waikato Rugby League grand final. Taniwharau were the minor premiers in all four grades. The Waitara Bears defeated Western Suburbs 29-16 in the Taranaki Rugby League grand final.

The Putaruru United beat Pikiao 35-8 in the Rotorua Midlands final while Kaiti beat Turanga 36-12 in the Gisbourne-East Coast Premiership. The Turanga Panthers won the Gisborne-East Coast title. Taradale defeated Tamatea 32-0 in the Hawke's Bay Rugby League championship. Otaki Whiti Te Ra defeated Kia Ora 27-20 in the Manawatu Rugby League Final.

Waru-rakau retained the West Coast Rugby League title, defeating Marist in the Grand Final. Marist included Wayne Dwyer. Otago did not play a representative fixture during the season for the first time in over 80 years. The Otago competition featured four teams. The Gore Cup, a fixture between the champion Otago and Canterbury clubs, was contested for the first time since 1929. Eastern Suburbs defeated South Pacific 44-32. He Tauaa won the Southland Rugby League Grand Final, defeating the Wakitipu Cougars 22-18. The Cougars had played in the Otago competition in 1995.

References

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Q: Matrix of structure C So I have this code where I'm trying to define a dynamic matrix with n*n size.
It turns out that, instead of the output printing the value for G, it prints 0 instead. Any idea why?
#define G 6.67408e-11

typedef struct matrix
{
    double mass;
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}MATRIX;

MATRIX **mtr;

void main(int argc, char** argv){
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    }
    mtr[0][0].cmx=G;
    printf("%f\n", mtr[0][0].cmx);
}

A: Just use %e or %g to display the output. If you use %f, you're telling the compiler to print the number in standard format, that would be 0.0000000000667408 but since %f is formatted as default with 6 decimal ciphers the compiler rounds it to 0.000000 .

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Bristol Street Motors support women in sport with one year sponsorship deal
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An inspirational and dedicated female motor racing driver has been given a huge boost thanks to Bristol Street Motors Renault in Gloucester.
Alice Powell, 21, from Chipping Norton, has agreed a one year deal with the Ramsdale Road dealership, to help pay the costs of her travel and accommodation when competing in China.
Alice, who has been involved in motor racing from the age of eight, began her love for the sport from a very young age and spent hours building tracks in her back-garden to race on. In 2009, Alice drove in the Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship, becoming the youngest female driver in a Formula Renault race.
Alice has since set a record in the fourth round of the 2010 Formula Renault BARC Championship by becoming the first female to win a Formula Renault race in the UK and later in the year became the first female to win a Formula Renault championship.
Alice now competes in the Asian Renault Series.
Alice, said: "I have always loved motor racing even from an early age, I even created my own red jumpsuit and raced in my back garden. When I couldn't get out on my bike I was watching motor racing on the television. I have been very lucky to live out my dream and compete in competitive motor racing, and it is great to see more woman competing at a high level in the world of sport.
"Unfortunately, competing in wonderful countries such as China can be very expensive, and this sponsorship has been vital in allowing me to continue racing cars. I still hold on to my dream of competing in the Formula One someday and I can't thank Bristol Street Motors enough for their support."
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Inoke Funaki passes for 2 TDs and rushes for another. … Leon Wright-Jackson goes over 100 rushing. … Pick 6 for Ryan Mouton or Adam Leonard. … Cameron Higgins plays well, but is no Tim Tebow and does not have Florida-type speed to work with (who does?). … Hawaii wins the Mack Bowl, 38-14. … Agree, disagree?
How we win will be important– especially on offense. Want to see crisp execution and "the offense" producing the yardage and points instead of Funaki scrambling to make things happen.
On defense, we need the dominating performance which we are capable of. Control their running game and cover their passing game well.
Disciplined and smart special teams play would also be good.
This will show the coaches and players making progress and prepare us for some tough games ahead.
one of the weber scores will be on defense/special teams. the other will be late fourth. inoke goes for 300+ yds, 3TD, 0INT. bain and salas with good games. leon and pilares rush for 60 apiece, leon scores. graunke plays a series in the fourth.
oregon state looking pretty poor right now. see you at the game next week.
I'm not sure if it is likely or not, but UH needs to spank Weber State to boost our confidence going into Oregon State. Defense needs to shot for a shutout. 45-10, Hawaii.
tyler graunke enters the game and lights it up. quarterback controversy is now in full swing.
cameron higgins and ryan eastman both have a good game. both former crusaders have a little something to prove since they weren't offered by the warriors.
warriors led by coach mack come out with "smoking guns" or is it "smoking spears" after being embarassed on national tv again last week by an SEC powerhouse.
hawaii 5-0 theme sets the energy level for the crowd for the rest of the game.
warriors win in all phases of the game eventually after graunke comes in 'lights out'.
Agree on the win, but by a slightly higher margin.
I also think that Gruanke will get some playing time to be looked at for the OSU game, and he'll have some points on the board as well.
I have a feeling that we will get a special teams touchdown. I got my money on Mouton or Jovonte. Fonoti and Veikune will get multiple sacks.
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a failure to act when under an obligation to do so.
at 812 (stating liability attaches for nonfeasance only in event special relationship exists between university and student).
A line could be drawn between affirmative action of the state that causes take (cases of misfeasance, such as Defenders and Coxe) and a lack of appropriate regulations (cases of nonfeasance, such as Loggerhead Turtle).
The court's holding in Tauchert was not entirely novel or without common law support in that, at common law, misfeasance was described as being a positive wrong whereas nonfeasance was framed as an omission.
Lord Halsbury's Laws of England confused it with tort law's more general distinction between misfeasance and nonfeasance, (112) and the Court of Appeal forgot its existence entirely.
The history of the nation's newspapers is replete with similar examples of nonfeasance and, sadly, outright malfeasance.
For persons not directly implicated in the scheme, issues of misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance must certainly be raised.
1881) ("The books of reports for a quarter of a century show that a very large proportion of actions of this nature, both for nonfeasance and for misfeasance, are against corporations.
This "peace process" has been tested daily for decades by the misfeasance, malfeasance and nonfeasance of the Palestinian Authority.
A "breach of fiduciary duty" refers to "any breach of a fiduciary or similar duty [owed to an issuer] under an applicable Federal or State statute or at common law, including but not limited to misfeasance, nonfeasance, abdication of duty, abuse of trust, and approval of unlawful transactions.


Members and friends have the opportunity to participate in packing their own Christmas Shoe Box or as a group together on Thursday, November 15. To fill your own Christmas shoebox click on this link and all the information you need to know on how to pack, etc. will be provided. You may bring completed shoe boxes to Bethlehem starting November 1. As a group, we will be packing a total of 98 shoeboxes (49 for girls, 49 for boys).
Children in preschool through adults can participate. Each assembly line has standing and sitting jobs available. During this 3-hour event, come when you can and stay as long as you want. Instructions are provided. A great opportunity for family, friends, civic organizations, youth groups, etc. to work together packaging nutritious meals for children and their families locally and throughout the world. Free will donations are accepted. Cost for one meal is 15 cents.
Now through March 31, bring in non-perishable items to help restock the local food shelf. Place donations in bags or boxes and place them in the back pews on the side you usually sit. At the end of the month, it will be determined which side pack their side more. Last year, the sides ended in a tie.
Cash donations are accepted as they provide purchasing power for perishable items. Please make checks payable to Bethlehem UMC. On the memo line or envelope, write "Food Shelf."
We accept cash donations and collect non-perishable food for the Food Shelf throughout the year. Place non-perishable items in the baskets designated "Food Shelf" in the entryway. Cash donations may be mailed, placed in an offering plate or dropped off in the church office.
March is the only time that donations are matched.
Members and friends of Bethlehem joined together to pack 720 United Methodist Committee on Relief Health Kits and School Bags. The school bags were packed with school supplies. Each health kit contains a hand towel, a washcloth, a comb, a nail clipper, a bath-size soap bar, one toothbrush, and adhesive bandages. These items will be distributed by the Midwest Mission Distribution Center, a disaster relief facility located south of Springfield, Illinois. The school bags will be distributed to places in the United States. The Health Kits will be distributed where needed throughout the world.
Those who like to sew are invited to make one strap school bags. These bags will be filled with school supplies that are sent to those in need locally, nationally, and internationally. http://www.midwestmission.org/projects/projects Pattern and materials to sew are available at Bethlehem.
After our worship service on Sunday, March 4, the congregation will be joining together in the dining hall to pack the sewn school bags and health kits to be distributed by the Midwest Distribution Center. Join us - all are ages can participate. Questions? Contact us through this website or call 320-587-3312.


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Writers club fostering creativity, inspiration
By Paula J. Owen TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
Writing to them is not just a tool, it is part of who they are.
Since 2004, members of the Wachusett Writers and Poets Club have met weekly. On Mondays from 1 to 3 p.m. at Town Hall, they gather to encourage each other�s writing endeavors, provide feedback and critique each other�s work � and stretch each other�s comfort levels with trying different types of writing.
Twin sisters Janet M. Ouellette, 63, a retired teacher, and Janice A. Ouellette, 63, a retired college librarian, both from Ashby, are members of the group.
�Literacy issues have always been part of my professional career,� said Janet. �But I never had a chance to explore more creative writing. When I had the time, I decided I wanted to explore more creative writing.�
After joining the group three years ago, she said she is writing more poetry and observations of everyday life.
�It is a wonderful, encouraging, supportive group because everybody tries to find their own voice,� she said. �All writers of all genres are encouraged to come.�
The club, she explained, also participates in spontaneous writing. A topic or phrase is presented to the group and they each write and share a piece during the meeting.
�It is one way to increase fluency and flexibility and get some feedback,� she said. �The critiques are done in a loving manner. It�s a way to kind of verify or support writing as you�re going. That�s the only way to grow � thoughtful, kind comments.�
The club has about 15 members and is flexible with additional people joining, she said. The purpose is to encourage and inspire, she said.
�A number of us have been published,� she said. �Maria Heath, a former member, wrote a short story, �Vicious Cycles,� that received an honorable mention from Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. That kind of recognition really spurred her on.�
Club member Evelyn G. Snell, 75, from Gardner, is a retired school nurse. She joined five years ago, she said, to seek input on her writing from other writers.
She is writing a book on the Quabbin Reservoir and also wrote a children�s book titled �Bipsy Boodles and the Bodacious Tree,� about a baby in a carriage whose mother is pushing her down the street when her carriage gets away and bumps into a tree. The baby�s hair turns green and subsequently changes color as the tree�s leaves change color.
�I needed a writers� group to tell me if they liked it and if they thought I would do well,� said Ms. Snell. �We critique each other�s work. It�s helpful. We hold workshops and once a year we put our writing into a book and sell it.�
Ms. Snell said she became interested in writing after reading Jane Austen and John Steinbeck.
�The more I do it, the more I like it and the more I like it, the more I want to do it,� she said. �I�m inspired by the other women in the club. We have some extraordinary women there. Just listening to their work is an inspiration.�
She has written up to Chapter 10 of her book on the Quabbin Reservoir.
�I decided to write it because I thought, nobody knows the story of how people went into Boston to petition not to have their land taken away,� she said. �The characters, I know them all and are really like part of me and my life. I figured if I did a book about Quabbin, people might realize there is a lot more to Massachusetts than just Boston and the Berkshires.�
Club member Jean T. Zungola, 73, of West Boylston, is a retired executive secretary from Warner Bros. Records in New York City. Ms. Zungola said she has always been interested in her roots. She is writing a genealogy of her family.
�Most Irish people around have a coat of arms on their walls,� she said. �I thought, �I�m Irish and I should have one of those.� It took me some time, but I traced my ancestry.�
She said she traced family descendants back to the Mayflower, including pilgrims William Bradford, the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, William Brewster, John Alden, Priscilla Mullins and Richard Warren.
She has also written twogenealogies published by Picton Press in the Maine Genealogical Society, Vol. 7 of their series �Maine Families in 1790� on ancestors Benjamin Lunt, his wife, Esther Perkins, and her brother, Abraham Perkins.
�I�m a newbee to the group,� she said. �I�ve attended the last three meetings. I wanted to write more and wanted encouragement. They do that. I didn�t know if I would fit in. They think I will. It�s expanded my writing.�
The Wachusetts Writers and Poets Club was organized in 2004 by member Dolores Ouellette. For more information, visit www.tweez.com/wwpc.
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Once a capital city of Poland, Krakow was according to legend founded when one brave man defeated a dragon that terrorized the citizens. True or not, the mythical atmosphere is spread throughout the whole city. The harmony of past and modern present is overwhelming when strolling through the quite streets. It is an essential for every visitor to Poland to come and savour the magic Krakow offers.


I was born in 1972 and grew up in rural Ontario. I was fortunate to have a big ancient barn to play in. Despite an acute allergy to hay, I would build elaborate hay forts despite the itchy consequences. We also had woods and swamps nearby to explore. During those weeks of the summer when too much pollen was about, I'd retreat to my room where I would draw, build elaborate things out of lego, and make primitive computer graphics on my Commodore 64. If I really liked something I'd built out of lego, I would draw instructions on graph paper for how to build it again.
I moved to Toronto to attend the Ontario College of Art & Design in 1993. There I studied illustration. As of 2008 I work in visual effects for film and TV as an environment artist, though I still find time for drawing and doing the occasional illustration.


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There are plenty of bad structural things which can be done to post frame buildings. While roof only buildings can have their own set of challenges, these can be exponentially made worse by putting walls on the eave sides and leaving the building endwalls entirely open.
"Next, he wants the gable end walls completely open. The hay will be loaded into and out of the building with equipment moving straight in and straight out of the gable ends. He understands the wind shear loading issue and I suggested at least six feet walls on each corner explaining there would be steel on the outside and osb on the inside, he suggested Struc 1 on the inside instead of OSB.
Assuming even a minimal wind speed and an Exposure C site (learn about Wind Exposure here: https://www.hansenpolebuildings.com/2012/03/wind-exposure-confusion/), the building endwalls must be able to resist 17,632 pounds of shear each! If this sounds like a big number, it's because it is. Even using double layers of 7/16" OSB with lots and lots of nails, it would take just over eight feet of shearwall at each corner.
Structural I, also referred to as "STRUC I," may be OSB or plywood and is, essentially, a subcategory of APA Rated Sheathing. Panels designated Structural I must meet all of the manufacturing and performance standards of Rated Sheathing, as well as certain additional requirements. These additional requirements relate to increased racking performance related to shear wall and diaphragm values and increased cross panel strength and stiffness properties, which are important when panels are applied with the strength axis parallel to support, as is typical in panelized roofs.
The advantages of Structural I Rated Sheathing over standard Rated Sheathing panels of the same Performance Category are realized in certain specialized engineered applications such as engineered shear walls and engineered horizontal diaphragms. Specialized construction situations requiring installation of roof sheathing panels with the strength axis parallel to supporting structure also benefit from the use of Structural I Sheathing. Structural I is of no additional benefit for other traditional construction applications.
The difference in shear strength between standard rated sheathing and Struc 1 is about 10%. This would allow the width of each shearwall to shrink by about 10 inches – still using two plies and the same thickness. Struc 1 is also going to prove to be significantly more expensive.
Adding extra rows of columns is not going to solve the shear problem – those loads are still trying to transfer through the roof diaphragm to the endwalls.
How would I solve this? My recommendation would be to enclose both endwalls to the ground and leave one or both long sidewalls open. Column spacing along the sidewalls could be adjusted to optimize the ability to load.
This entry was posted in Lumber, Pole Barn Questions, Pole Barn Design, Pole Barn Planning, Columns and tagged shear walls, roof diaphragm, Structural 1, APA Rated sheathing, structural 1 sheathing on April 20, 2017 by admin.
Debris are all which remains of a pole barn formerly belonging to Tom Bennett of Berthoud, Colorado. According to Berthoud Fire Chief, Rob Stumpf, their office received a call about 9:15 on Monday morning, January 9, 2017 to notify them of a building collapse.
Winds were predicted to approach 90 mph (miles per hour) and they literally ripped the 30 foot wide by 120 foot long building apart. The pole building was used for animal housing, including llamas, however amazingly none of the animals were trapped or injured in the collapse.
Llamas abound in Colorado, where they are often used as pack animals for novice backpackers or serious outfitters. Llamas can be enjoyed by everyone, as they are good pets and companion animals, are easily cared for, and don't require a lot of space. Llamas are great around kids and are wonderful 4H projects. Llamas are good family fun, and llama shows offer opportunities for all ages to get involved.
Berthoud proper happens to straddle two Colorado counties – Weld and Larimer. Both counties provide handouts of prescriptive requirements for certain dimension post frame (pole) buildings. I have come down pretty hard on Larimer county's version in a past article: https://www.hansenpolebuildings.com/2015/04/prescriptive-requirements-2/, which a case in point might be the debris field shown in the photo.
Some things about the destroyed building which give me cause for concern would be the aspect ratio of the building. Its footprint has a length to width ratio of 4:1, which leads me to believe the roof steel, even if installed to the specifics of sound diaphragm design, would probably have been unable to withstand 90 mph wind shear forces. I don't see any signs of OSB (Oriented Strand Board) or plywood in the photo and there should have been portions of the roof and building endwalls with significant quantities to have withstood nature's forces.
In the end, a properly engineer designed post frame building, constructed in accordance with the plans, would very likely still be standing – without any damage. This again makes my point for all buildings be designed by a Registered Design Professional (engineer or architect) and structural plan reviews and inspections being required.
For this building, people and llamas were lucky, not one was injured. I hate to think it is going to take fatalities for jurisdictions to wake up.
This entry was posted in Pole Barn Design, Building Department, Roofing Materials, Steel Roofing & Siding, Professional Engineer and tagged mandated wind load, Weld County Building Code, Larimer County Building Code, roof diaphragm, engineer designed post frame building on January 25, 2017 by admin.


"Life cycle of a geyser discharge apron: Evidence from Waikite Geyser, " by Brian Jones, Robin W. Renaut et al.
Waikite, a geyser located in the Whakarewarewa geothermal area on the North Island, New Zealand, has a history of eruptive-dormancy cycles that have been attributed to natural and anthropogenic causes. The last cycle involved an active period from ~. 1932 to 1968/69 that was followed by a period of dormancy that continues today. Such cycles are important because they control the temporal development of the discharge apron. When the geyser is active, growth of the discharge apron is dictated by the precipitation of opal-A, which is controlled by factors such as discharge patterns, water chemistry, pH, temperature, rate of cooling, and the resident microbiota. With dormancy, conditions change radically because water no longer flows down the discharge apron. Instead, the discharge apron lapses into a phase of degradation that, on Waikite, is evident from (1) deflation of the apron surface, (2) blocks splaying off the apron margins along margin-parallel fractures, (3) tension fractures, (4) saucer-shaped collapse zones, (5) increasingly unstable surfaces resulting from subsurface opal-A dissolution, (6) fractures, from which steam and other gases emanate, and (7) incursion of native vegetation around the edge of the apron and on the distal parts of the discharge apron. When the geyser becomes active again, silica precipitation will resume and the discharge apron will once again accrete vertically and expand laterally. Analysis of the Waikite system shows that successions that develop on geyser discharge aprons are formed of unconformity-bounded packages of sinter that reflect the eruptive-dormancy history of the parent geyser. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.


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Saturday's gossip column
The World Cup draw has given England the "best group since the Beatles" according to one newspaper as they face Algeria, Slovenia and the US.(The Sun)
US star Landon Donovan says he will wind up LA Galaxy team-mate David Beckham ahead of their two countries' World Cup group clash.(The Sun)
And Beckham is also facing flak from Luis Figo, who says the joint Portugal-Spain bid for World Cup 2018, which he fronts, will beat the former Manchester United star's campaign to host the tournament in England. (Daily Express)
Beckham may have cause to sweat, as some reports liken the England 2018 bid's promotional video to "a budget version of South Park".(The Independent)
Slovenia, meanwhile, have chosen Wayne Rooney as their wind-up target, according to defender Bostjan Cesar. (The Guardian)
Veteran midfielder Paul Scholes is set to leave Manchester United in the summer. (Various)
Manchester City will move for AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso after he turned down a new contract.(Daily Mirror)
Neither City nor Chelsea are interested in Gattuso, according to AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani.(The Independent)
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has told City they will never get their hands on John Terry.(Daily Star)
Bordeaux say they have no intention of selling striker - and Arsenal target - Marouane Chamakh in January.(Daily Mirror)
Former Manchester United target Adam Ljajic is "in psychological shock" after the club pulled out of a £9m deal to sign the Serbian.(The Guardian)
Manchester United's owners, the Glazer family, are having trouble refinancing part of the club's £700m debt.(The Times)
Tottenham have overlooked Ledley King's knee problems to offer the defender a new £70,000-a-week contract.(The Sun)
Liverpool believe a persistent groin injury may deprive Fernando Torres of the chance to play for Spain at the World Cup.(The Times)
Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips keeps in touch with old Chelsea team-mates John Terry and Frank Lampard by playing Call Of Duty against them on the Xbox games console.(The Sun)
David Moyes says he is considering naming himself in the Everton team to face Tottenham, as the club's injury crisis mounts.(The Independent)
Posted Dusko Saturday, 5 December 2009 at 11:48 Labels Carlo Ancelotti, David Beckham, David Moyes, Gennarro Gattuso, Ledley King, Paul Scholes, Shaun Wright-Philips, World Cup draw


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"Seaweed"-Like Filter Could Remove Heavy Metals From Contaminated Water
News Nov 30, 2020 | Original story from Osaka University
Credit: Pixabay.
A team of researchers at Osaka University has developed a nanopowder shaped like seaweed for a water filter to help remove toxic metal ions (Fig. 1). Made of layered sodium titanate, the randomly oriented nanofibers increase the efficacy of cobalt-II (Co2+) ion capture. This work might lead to cheaper and more effective solutions for filtering water that is currently unusable due to hazardous heavy metals or radioactive fallout.
As the global population continues to increase, so will the need for drinkable water. Sadly, many water sources have become contaminated with heavy metals, such as cobalt, from industrial waste or radioactive runoff. Sodium titanate has been widely used to filter out these toxic substances, but its efficiency is not enough. Sodium titanate is generally a two-dimensional layered material, but its crystal structure can vary based on the chemical composition and preparation method. To effectively capture radioactive and/or heavy metal ions, the morphological control of the sodium titanate is very important.
Now, researchers from the Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research at Osaka University have developed a new method to create highly efficient sodium titanate filters. "We used a template-free alkaline hydrothermal process to produce the mats," first author Yoshifumi Kondo says. The researchers found that increasing the hydrothermal synthesis time caused the initially round crystals to become elongated and fibrous, and to form the seaweed-shaped mats consisting of the randomly oriented nanofibers (Fig. 2). This seaweed-like nanoscale morphology increased the surface area of the mats, which improved the removal efficiency of Co2+ during sorption tests.
"Due to the progress of global warming and serious environmental pollution, the need for safe ways to remove radioactive materials and heavy metals from water resources has become even more critical," senior author Tomoyo Goto says. Compared with a commercially available material, the nanostructured sodium titanate mats showed improved performance for capturing Co2+ ions. The method is expected to be applied for other purification systems that remove heavy metals and radionuclides from wastewater (Fig. 3).
Kondo Y, Goto T, Sekino T. Sorption capacity of seaweed-like sodium titanate mats for Co2+ removal. RSC Adv. 2020;10(67):41032-41040. doi:10.1039/D0RA06662A
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There is always work to do around the railway and, whilst we can be busy and need help during school holidays, we can often be in need of help in term time and even the winter!
When you know what dates you want to come to the railway, give us a ring at the station or drop us an email and let us know. It is also helpful at this stage to give us an indication of the kind of work you would like to be involved in. We can then confirm those dates and ensure you are assigned work to do on those day(s).
Suitable clothing and footwear for your work (see separate note below). Overalls or protective clothing may be required. If you are working outdoors, waterproofs are recommended. Packed lunch (tea making facilities are available in the mess hut and basic food can be purchased through the railway shop if open).
When working on the railway, it is important to have the right clothing for personal comfort, safety and the image of the railway.
If you are working in a customer care / front of house area of the railway (catering, retail, on-train) you will need to look smart and be part of the corporate image of the railway.
Dark trousers or skirt, a white shirt / blouse / top, a plain tie, comfortable shoes.
If you are not working in a customer care area of the railway (trackside, gardens, workshop, loco crews) you will need appropriate old clothing in which you can work safely.
You may be working outdoors, so waterproof clothing that does not matter if marked or damaged is essential. High visibility clothing is required to work on the track outside station limits, but should not be worn in stations or on trains (HV clothing is provided by the railway when required). Footwear needs to be safe not fashionable.
NB - You will need good sturdy shoes (e.g. in the event of a breakdown you may be required to leave the train and walk along the track to assist etc.) Shoes with fashion heels etc. are not suitable and could affect your personal safety. Trainers etc are not suitable when working on the railway. Comfortable, sensible footwear with a good grip is far better. If involved with heavy objects, proper safety boots with steel toe caps are essential. Remember, whilst you may not drop anything, somebody else could - possibly on your feet.
In the first instance please report to the General Manager - or if he is not available the Person In Charge of Work (PICOW). On your first visit you will need to fill in a Volunteer Registration Form before you can start work. This is a prerequisite to being a volunteer. To save time you can download the form here. Just fill it in and bring it with you.
As we are located in Exmoor National Park we are a stone's throw from many designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Beaches with good sand (and surf) can be found at Croyde, Woolacombe and Saunton, and nearby Lynmouth and Combe Martin are both attractive historic seaside villages with a selection of shops and eateries. There is a sports centre with a swimming pool in Barnstaple - also a thriving shopping centre featuring many high street names, the famous pannier market and the Museum of North Devon.
If you are into history; in Lynton make sure you visit the Lyn & Exmoor Museum. Parracombe village is home to the Grade One listed St Petrock's Church, which dates to the eleventh century. An excellent example of the remains of a Motte & Bailey Castle can also be seen on the far side of the valley. Not too far away is also Arlington Court, National Trust house and gardens. The area provides many miles of countryside walks through stunning scenery - recommended walks include Watersmeet, Valley of Rocks, Heddon Valley and the Tarka Trail.
For essentials shopping, Lynton has a Londis, a Costcutter and a Post Office. For larger supermarkets such as Tesco's/Sainsbury's, the nearest are at Ilfracombe and Barnstaple.
If you are looking for entertainment for the children (or those older kids amongst us!), there several attractions across North Devon. Locally we have the Glen Lyn Gorge, Combe Martin Wildlife & Dinosaur Park and Exmoor Zoo, not forgetting our friends the Milky Way Adventure Park near Clovelly, described as "one of best family days out in North Devon" and home of course to the Lynbarn Railway.
The local tourist information centres are full of leaflets on things to do with your time in the area - far too many for one visit. The Lynton Tourist Information Centre phone number is 0845 6603232. The Lynton TIC is also happy to help with those trying to seek local accomodation.
The Fox & Goose (Parracombe) - Award winning food made from local produce - also the closest pub to the railway!
The Hunters Inn (Heddon Valley) - Just down the road from Killington Lane Halt - described as "a truly beautiful place to spend some time'"
Old Station Inn (Blackmoor Gate) - L&B Trust members get 20% discount on food at the restaurant - bring your membership card!
The Greenhouse (Lynton) - serves great value meals and regularly serves a good range of specials.
The Ship Aground (Mortehoe) - Open Mic Sessions Friday Evenings.
The Crown (Lynton) - Food served in back room - also great to grab a drink.
The Reform Inn (Barnstaple) - good home made draught beers.
If you want any more recommendations, just ask any of our volunteers or staff on site and they'll be happy to help!


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Stories and Verses of the Platform Sutra (Part 1 of 3)
By Dharma Podcasts on October 26, 2018 in Podcasts, Series
Speakers: Kathie Fischer & Shinzan Palma
Recorded: Saturday Oct 13, 2018
Series Description: In this series, Sensei Sokaku Kathie Fischer and Sensei Shinzan Palma focus on the verses and stories from the Platform Sutra, a foundational text in the Zen Buddhist tradition. The series includes guided meditation, talks, discussion in whole and small groups, as well as contemplation and journal writing. Themes from the series include conventional and absolute truth, reality, the six gates of sensory experience, the socio-politics of Zen Master Hui-Neng's era, the relationship between meditation and wisdom, and the nature of mind.
Episode Description: In this episode, Sensei Sokaku Kathie Fischer and Sensei Shinzan Palma talk about the beginning of the Platform Sutra which includes the story of a poetry competition between two potential Patriarch successors. Kathie and Shinzan discuss the meaning and relevance of these poems which includes the nature of work practice, meditation and wisdom, mind and thought, and reality.
Upaya Podcast Series: Stories and Verses of the Platform Sutra
Sensei Sokaku Kathie Fischer
Sensei Sokaku Kathie Fischer has been a Zen Buddhist priest since 1980. She has practiced and worked at Tassajara and Green Gulch Farm Zen Centers from 1976-1996, where she and Norman...
Sensei Sokaku Kathie Fischer has been a Zen Buddhist priest since 1980. She has practiced and worked at Tassajara and Green Gulch Farm Zen Centers from 1976-1996, where she and Norman raised their twin sons. Since then she has taken her practice to school, teaching in the Mill Valley public schools. At present and for the past 14 years, Kathie enjoys teaching science to seventh graders, and is also an avid scuba diver.
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Sensei Shinzan Palma
Sensei Shinzan was born in Veracruz, Mexico, He is an ordained Zen priest and Dharma successor of Joan Jiko Halifax, Roshi. In 1996 in Mexico City, he met Korean Zen teacher, Ven. Samu Sunim...
Sensei Shinzan was born in Veracruz, Mexico, He is an ordained Zen priest and Dharma successor of Joan Jiko Halifax, Roshi. In 1996 in Mexico City, he met Korean Zen teacher, Ven. Samu Sunim and trained in the Buddhist Maitreya Seminar while living in the Toronto Zen Buddhist Temple until 2005. He was ordained as a Zen Buddhist priest by Ven. Samu Sunim in 2004 .
Shinzan arrived at Upaya Zen Center in 2006 where he lived and trained for over 8 years as a resident and student of Joan Halifax, Roshi. He received Dharma transmission from Joan Halifax, Roshi in Jan 2015 before relocating to San Diego, CA.
He is the founder of the 4 vows Sangha in San Diego, CA; Co-teaches teen retreats in the US for IBME, and is a guest teacher at Upaya Zen Center in New Mexico, Einin-ji in Rio de Janerio, Brazil, and High Meadow Farm, New Hampshire.
His vision is to continue to mentor and teach young men and women and to create a Zen Hispanic community in the USA and Mexico. For more information, go to: www.joseshinzanpalma.org.
For dharma talks by Sensei Shinzan, click here.
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Sony's new Bravia 4K Android TVs arrive
May 17, 2015 Written by Editor
THE household television set of today isn't just a mere TV set. It's got to be smarter than just doing one task, and it has to sound impressive as well.
Even at that one task, which is to show you moving images, it has to excel at creating a near-lifelike experience for you, engulfing you with the visuals. These days, "Full HD" (high-definition) is an archaic term, replaced by "4K", which represents 3,840 x 2,160 pixel resolution. It is the present and foreseeable future.
Sony has already been at the vanguard of the 4K evolution, providing the whole chain of devices, from still and video cameras with 4K capability to the current-day TVs. The Japanese electronics giant announced its new Bravia line of TVs, featuring the new X1 4K processor chip, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this January.
The range is now available in Malaysia, launched on May 15 by Sony (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd's managing director Satoshi Hatano.
According to Sony, the proprietary X1 processor is a "breakthrough in its own right" and "further advancing clarity, colour accuracy and contrast of the Sony 4K viewing experience" while "improving the streaming quality of images that 4K content providers supply."
These TVs also, for the first time, support the Android operating system, thus enabling you to stream videos, use them as a gaming device and enjoy enhanced connectivity features like Google Cast and Voice Search. The new models range in size from 43 to 75 inches – there are four new series and nine new models.
These TVS can also upscale lesser quality signals to 4K resolution via its advanced 4K XReality PRO algorithm technology, while the Triluminos display accurately reproduces shades of red, green and aqua blue, says Sony.
The X9000C series in this new line-up also features an ultra-thin floating style display, making it Sony's thinnest range of TVs yet with edge-to-edge viewing at 4.9mm.
The flagship range available in Malaysia is the 75-inch X9400C, followed by the X9000C Series 55- and 65-inch models and entry-level X8500C Series (also 55- and 65-inch) and X8300C Series (43 and 49).
They all feature the X1 4k processor, 4K X-Reality PRO, Triluminos display, X-tended Dynamic Range Pro (the 75-inch model) and Android TV operating system, along with powerful audio systems on board (the 75-inch is even Hi-Res Audio capable). These models are also ready for the latest 4K new spec "HEVC' and "VP9", which can receive 4K distribution services and YouTube in 4K.
The prices for these 4K models range from RM3,999 to a whopping RM39,999.
The non-4k Bravia W550C range, all with Full HD, has models ranging from 32- to 65-inch sizes, some of these with Android operating systems. Prices ranges from RM1,699 to RM5,799.
These are, as expected, super-slim units featuring a number of features seen on the 4K range, including upscaling to full high-definition, improved sonics, stylish designs and enhanced connectivity.
If you want a glimpse of the future, catch one of these Sony TVs in action!
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Hondurans Are Still Fighting the US-Supported Dictatorship
Central American Refugee Crisis
Ten years after the coup, they have become the largest single Central American nationality in the refugee caravans fleeing north.
By James NorthTwitter
A teacher protests as riot police clear the streets during a day of demonstrations in Tegucigalpa on June 21, 2019. (AP Photo / Elmer Martinez)
Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras
The US-backed dictatorship here in Honduras is refusing entry to foreign journalists, but you can slip in if you pass yourself off as a tourist. Nationwide protests, which have been churning for months, reached a peak on June 28—the 10th anniversary of the coup that first subverted democracy here. The regime deployed thousands of soldiers and police across this country of 9.5 million in a failed effort to intimidate pro-democracy forces.
The unpopular president, Juan Orlando Hernández, had already crossed another line on June 24, when he violated a century-old Latin American tradition of respecting university autonomy by sending soldiers onto the campus in Tegucigalpa, the capital, where they fired live ammunition at protesting students.
Teachers and health workers have been staging rolling strikes over the past two months, which include demonstrations that regularly blockade major national highways. They are protesting controversial new privatization measures that they fear will be used to carry out mass firings in their sectors.
Meet the Central American Women the United States Is Detaining and Deporting
Emily Gogolak
People here blame the United States for tacitly supporting the 2009 coup, and for the theft of the November 2017 election. The opposition coalition candidate that year, Salvador Nasralla, was leading until "technical problems" interrupted the vote count. When it restarted, Hernández had somehow pulled ahead.
Despite the fraud, the United States, in the person of the senior diplomat here, Heidi Fulton, promptly accepted the election results. In return, Hernández has just awarded her the Gran Cruz (Great Cross), Honduras's highest honor. She had become a household name here, and when she released a departure statement before moving on to her next assignment, the now-tamed local newspapers carried it at length.
Hernández also appeared the other day with a detachment of US Marines, who just happened to be here to do some "civic action." The Pentagon maintains a permanent military base at Soto Cano, in the middle of the country, with an estimated 600-1,000 uniformed personnel stationed there.
The angry nationwide protests center around the slogan "Fuera JOH" (referring to Hernández's initials, it means "Out with JOH"). In several days of conversations, I struggled to find anyone who still supports him. A dissident journalist observed: "Before JOH came to power, he was an ordinary middle-class lawyer. Now he's one of the richest men in Central America."
Meanwhile, a regular visitor will notice right away that poverty continues to get worse here, and you can quickly understand why Hondurans were the largest single Central American nationality in the refugee caravans headed north. Second-hand yellow US school buses provide much of the long-distance transit, and at every stop, up to several dozen vendors jump aboard, desperate to sell drinks, snacks, even home-cooked food. The majority of them are men of working age.
In the fields, you see campesinos planting with wooden digging sticks, forced to rely on New Stone Age technology because the government has failed to invest in modern agriculture. The power of the small oligarchy is still intact, as you can recognize every day in the newspapers' obnoxious "Social Pages," which glorify the lighter-skinned elite.
Crime is also still a major factor pushing Hondurans north, especially in bigger cities like San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa. Taxi drivers tell you they pay daily "protection" to the huge criminal gangs, called "maras."
What I Saw at the Dilley, Texas, Immigrant Detention Center
Martin Garbus
Yet another reason Hondurans are fleeing is hardly ever reported in the mainstream US media: the steep drop in world coffee prices. Coffee is now Honduras's largest single export, having passed the country's traditional product, bananas, and here in this mountainous region, everyone knows that the world arabica coffee price in New York is only $1.06 today, down from $2.99 in 2011.
Carlos Nahon Sarmiento and his family grow their high-quality specialty coffee, Café La Taza, at their local finca, where they also roast and sell it at their shop in this charming colonial town. Sarmiento said that until recently, a coffee community near their finca had 2,000 inhabitants. "In the last year or two, 600 have gone north," he said. "They can't pay their debts; they can't pay school fees for their children, so they leave."
For now, what is keeping Honduras from drowning is remittances from the migrants who have already left; you see outposts of MoneyGram everywhere. One estimate is that hard-working Hondurans in the United States and elsewhere send home 20 percent of the nation's GDP every year.
But even this survival mechanism is at risk because of the Trump administration. There are at least 300,000 Hondurans in the United States without documentation, a number that is surely growing swiftly. Some 57,000 of them can stay for now under Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which means that the secretary of Homeland Security has found they cannot be deported because they "are unable to return home safely." Trump's zealots are trying to end TPS (which also applies to Haiti, El Salvador, and other troubled nations). Only court cases have prevented the administration from kicking out all these people; if it wins and throws them out, that could tip Honduras and countries like it right over the edge.
James NorthTwitterJames North has reported from Africa, Latin America, and Asia for four decades. He lives in New York City.


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Samsung Mobile Payments Service "Samsung Pay" Launched In India
Samsung has launched the mobile payment service – Samsung Pay in India. The Samsung Pay will work with most major banks, and it also supports UPI-based payment & Paytm. For Samsung Pay, Samsung has partnered with Visa, MasterCard, and American Express and they act as payment gateways. Sooner, standalone app is also available for Samsung Gear S3 smartwatch.
There are many launches offers like Mastercard users get 20 percent instant discount on Pizza Hut orders, 15 percent instant discount on Barista orders, and discounts on select combos at Cafe Coffee Day. Axis Bank users get up to Rs. 1,000 cashback, HDFC Bank users get 5x reward points on credit cards and 5 percent cashback on debit cards, SBI credit card users get up to Rs. 100 cashback per transaction, Paytm users get up to 100 percent cashback on movie tickets, ICICI Bank users get up to 50 percent cashback on credit and debit card transactions and Standard Chartered users get up to 20 percent cashback on credit and debit card transactions. Visa users get a complimentary popcorn+beverage combo at INOX Cinemas.
To get started with Samsung Pay, you have to register an account and after that, you have to register your cards. This is a one time process and after that, you can easily get started with it. For your information, the Samsung Pay works with Samsung's patented Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) technology as well as with Near Field Communication (NFC). MST replicates a card swipe by wirelessly transmissions magnetic waves from the supported Samsung device to a standard card reader. Through MST, Samsung Pay will work seamlessly on a majority of Point of Sale terminals in India.
For those who are worried about their privacy and security, Samsung says that there are three security levels – fingerprint authentication, card tokenization and Samsung's security platform Samsung KNOX.
With the launch of Samsung Pay in India, the payment service is available in 12 global marketings including South Korea, the US, China, Spain, Singapore, Australia, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Russia, Thailand, and Malaysia.
As of now, the only fewer number of smartphones supported and they are – Galaxy S7 edge, Galaxy S7, Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 edge+, Galaxy A5 (2016), Galaxy A7 (2016), Galaxy A5 (2017) and Galaxy A7 (2017).
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Mr. HC Hong, President, and CEO, Samsung Southwest Asia, said:
"Samsung Pay is an example of how we continue to push the boundaries of innovations to make life simpler and better for consumers. I am confident Samsung Pay will redefine digital payments and contribute to Digital India."
Mr.Thomas Ko, Global GM of Samsung Pay, said:
"When we launched Samsung Pay, our goal was to enable consumers across the globe to make payments that are simple, secure and accepted almost everywhere. Over the past year and a half, this vision has evolved into building a complete digital wallet solution, allowing customers worldwide to not only make payments but also use membership and transit cards, receive deals and rewards and more."
Mr. Asim Warsi, Senior Vice President, Mobile Business, Samsung India, said:
"Our insights show that convenience, security, and acceptance are seen by consumers as the most important influencers when choosing among different digital payment options. With Samsung Pay, we give our consumers the smartest way to make digital transactions by far. Samsung Pay is highly secure through the signature KNOX Platform, fingerprint authentication, and tokenization. We have partnered with major banks and card networks to give our consumers the widest range of choices, and are working on bringing more and more partners on board soon."
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The new album addresses many of the controversies of West's past few years, mainly his mental breakdown and his recent burst of pro-Trump support, with West refusing to apologize, who sees little value in introspection and, as he raps on Yikes, who declares his bipolar disorder is "my superpower."
Kanye West's eighth album has arrived, and it's likely to be just as controversial as everything else in the rapper's orbit.
Unveiled in a livestreamed listening party in Wyoming on Thursday night before landing on streaming services Friday, West's new album Ye is the culmination of the most tumultuous stretch of his career — which is saying something, considering the countless cycles of controversy the rapper has weathered, many of which were self-inflicted.
And while the combination of Ye and Pusha T's West-produced Daytona album last week proves that the rapper is as strong a producer as ever, his ego gets in the way of his hitmaking abilities, with Ye lacking the easily lovable potential singles of West's past albums. For all of West's declarations of his Ye era's "dragon energy" genius, the music, taken together, is the least impactful of his career.
Many of the most striking moments of Ye come in the first two tracks — I Thought About Killing You, with West's spoken-word meditations about suicide, and Yikes, which delves into opioid addiction over a radio-ready beat — which suggest an album more honest about his health struggles than the one West actually delivers. Topical moments show up throughout the rest of the album, to lesser effect, as he mentions the grief his political outspokenness caused his wife Kim Kardashian on Wouldn't Leave, which turns out to be less an ode to supportive women than it is absolving the misbehaving men by their sides, and devotes much of No Mistake to what sounds like a half-hearted Drake diss. As for the album's flaccid allusions to Stormy Daniels and Me Too, West isn't the cultural critic he used to be.
For a 23-minute album, easily West's shortestrelease, Ye doesn't feel concise, and that's not a good thing.It's an album that, in its tedium and tonal shifts and verses that overstay their welcome, feels longer than an album like My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, which flies by in its smash singles and genius-level flows. Ye also drums up nostalgia for The Life of Pablo, a release that received mixed reviews , but in retrospect, is both a better work of social commentary than Ye, and is an infinitely more enjoyable listen.
For fans who are still on board with West's visions of his own grandeur, they may very well find enough to love in Ye's bright spots, the moments on the album when his discordant creative decisions come together to remind us of the old Kanye. But for the other listeners hoping for a work of Kanye West brilliance that would somehow nullify his controversies of the past few months, or even attempt to explain them, Ye will almost certainly disappoint.


I've picked titles myself, had titles picked by the publisher and more often than not, picked a title and then as the book evolves, I realise that the book has outgrown its name and needs a new one. I suppose I never know what a book is about, until I finish it. My last book - What If - was originally called Moments - as I had envisioned three intertwining stories that hinged on moments. However, I soon realised that all the moments in life have that 'What If' question at the heart of them. A sort of crossroads and that it is the decisions we make in those moments that determine the course of a life. And so What If? was born!
The following writers all blog on the wonderful Girls Heart Books blog and write mainly for children.
Occasionally I have a title that needs a bit of thinking about, or a bit of tweaking, but loads ping fully formed into my (fuzzy) mind. Probably my longest - and most random - was 'Marshmallow Magic and the Wild Rose Rouge'. That parked itself in my head, and I HAD to come up with a story to go with it!
Diane Messidoro My last (and only, so far!) book started off as 'How to Keep a Man as a Pet'. It was a comedy/non-fiction idea, really, as I've always thought dealing with men was a bit like dealing with pets - not in a mean way (I adore men!) just in that they're generally far more straightforward than we think they are. When I decided to turn my random 'male human pet training' instructions into a story, however, Circe Shaw turned up in my head and as she was 15-something, I tweaked the title to 'Boy'.
Here's how I came up with the title THE LADYBIRD CODE. I had just read Dan Brown's De Vinci Code and wanted to do something similar for kids. I decided to base the code on Morse code but instead of using dots and dashes I opted for large and small dots. Then I looked for a way to use the spots and came up with ladybirds conveying top secret messages on their backs!
My book out this month is called Storm and Stone (as Joss Stirling). Why? Because I wanted to follow the Sherlock and Watson/Starsky and Hutch/Cagney and Lacey pattern of cops/detectives but add an earthy, close to paranormal feel by choosing surnames that were elemental. The story is a teen romance set in a spooky English boarding school. And it just sounded right!
I chose the title for my latest book, Invisible Girl, because it tackles the issue of child runaways/homelessness and in real life these children are known as Invisible Children. This phrased was coined because these very vulnerable children hide in the shadows to avoid being picked up by the police and being returned to wherever they've run from. What makes this so tragic is that the fear of being picked up means they don't have access to healthcare, food supplies, care, etc. My story is about 12 year-old, Gabriella, who finds herself alone and living on the streets in Manchester.
My latest book is Amber. Amber's lost her memory and took her name from the beautiful amber necklace she was found with. Once she'd walked into my life with her story there really wasn't anything else I could call the book!
My titles are chosen collaboratively with my publishers and it's very tricky. None of us are very good at coming up with them and it can take ages. My upcoming book Runaway was especially difficult. All the really exciting titles we came up with gave the whole plot away. In the end, publication had to be delayed 3 months because we still hadn't come up with anything we were all happy with. In the end, they took a suggestion of mine they had previously rejected (The Runaway) and tweaked it to Runaway which they were happier with.
Thanks for all the great insights, writers!


Marina Margulis is pretty much a super star. She is the founder of NY Socials, Which offers a number of personalized matchmaking services, which vary from a range of individual matchmaking packages to our signature Socials memberships or any combination of both. She has been certified as a professional CMM (certified match maker) She makes a living by being a dating/relationship coach Oh, and to top it off in 2014 she was named woman of the year by the NAPW (National Association of Professional Women) To say that this woman knows her stuff when it comes to dating is an understanding and I was lucky enough to convince her to come on the show to talk to you! Read More….
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Dell introduces Vostro 3360 and 3560 for small businesses
By Terence Huynh on June 13, 2012
Dell has announced two brand new laptops for "growing businesses" – the Vostro 3360 and the Vostro 3560 – with Dell touting its strong performance, business-critical security, and affordable price. The Vostro 3360 is a 13-inch laptop with a thin 0.76-inch design, while the Vostro 3560 is a 15-inch laptop. The laptops feature a second-generation (Sandy Bridge) Core i3 processors at the very low end of the configurations, with choices […]
Dell announces XPS One 27 all-in-one, pricing begins AU$1699
By Terence Huynh on May 30, 2012
Dell has announced a brand new all-in-one PC, the XPS One 27. The largest all-in-one PC Dell has made, and features a 1TB hard drive, a Core i5 or Core i7 processor, and a 27-inch Full Quad HD WLED widescreen display – all encased in a slim, almost iMac like chassis. The device also comes with 4GB of RAM, Intel HD 4000 graphics, and built-in Infinity-branded speakers with Waves MaxxAudio […]
Dell XPS 13 ultrabook launches today, starts at $1199
By Terence Huynh on March 13, 2012
Dell's XPS 13, described by the company as the 'most compact' ultrabook, is launching today in Australia. Shown off at CES 2012, it managed to squeeze a 13.3-inch Ultrabook into the same size as an 11-inch laptop. Yes, we're still wondering how that happens. The ultrabook comes with an Core i5 processor in the base model, with 128GB SSD hard drive and 4GB of memory. This will set you back […]
Alienware announces Aurora – promises extreme gaming performance
By Terence Huynh on December 14, 2011
Alienware has announced a new gaming desktop that promises to deliver "extreme gaming performance" to gamers with blazing speeds and immerse graphics. Dubbed the Aurora, the desktop will run on the second generation of Intel Core i7 processors (i7-3000) among many different configuration setups. The graphics cards chosen – from both AMD and NVIDIA – use GDDR5 graphics memory and will support DirectX 11 graphics. The AMD cards, however, also […]
Dell announces new XPS 15z, thin 15-inch laptop
Credits: Dell (Supplied) Dell has, yesterday, announced that it will bring out a brand new 0.97-inch thick laptop called the XPS 15z – touted as one of the Dell's thinnest and ultra-powerful laptops it has. Powered by an Intel Core i7 or i5 chip, no doubt that this is Dell's competitor to the MacBook Pro. In addition to the processor, it will have a 15-inch display that is 1080p capable, […]
Dell Tablet Roadmap leaked – Four Android, Two Windows tablets coming
By Terence Huynh on February 17, 2011
Dell's foray into tablets is soon to get even bigger with at least six new tablets – two Windows 7 tablets and four Android tablets – coming soon this year, after a leaked image of Dell's entire roadmap for its tablets lineup was posted on the internet. Leaked by Android Central, the roadmap reveals that Dell should release the Gallo, Sterling, Silver Oak and Opus One – all four tablets […]
Dell goes 3D with new desktops and laptops
Dell XPS 17 – The first 3D laptop from Dell (Image: Dell) Dell is about to join the long list of computer makers to have added 3D to their desktops and laptops, as it plans to have three desktops and laptops to allow customers to view their 3D content on their screen. And yes, you will need to wear the glasses.
Dell adds 7-inch tablet to Streak line, adds 4G
Dell's press conference also unveiled the Dell Streak 7, its new tablet offering as part of its Streak line. Now running Android 2.2, the tablet will take advantage of US carrier T-Mobile's 4G network, allowing users to download content at near-broadband speeds. The Streak 7 is, obviously, a 7-inch tablet that also features a NVIDIA Tegra dual-core processor, and the screen is protected with Gorilla Glass. It also features Wi-Fi, […]
Dell announces new smartphone, dubbed "Venue"
Well, Dell has had its press conference today and its main focus was mobile. And its new product announcements reflect this – and the first one on the table is its new smartphone, the Venue. And we hope it does better than its other smartphone. The specs, however, look promising. Running on a 1GHz processor and on Android 2.2 (but not 2.3, Dell has had a history of using older […]
Dell to release new netbook – Latitude 2120
Dell is to feature a brand new netbook as part of its laptop showcase at this year's CES, according to a posting by Italian blog NotebookItalia.it, with the Dell Latitude 2120. The 10.1-inch netbook is said to feature a touchscreen and the new Intel Atom N550 processor. It will also feature either 1 or 2GB of DDR3 RAM, and will come with an integrated graphics chip, but can be upgraded […]
TECHGEEK Podcast 10: We are currently in negotiations
By techgeek.com.au Team on September 12, 2010
Yes. We have a government. And it's Julia Gillard. James Wilson is still pretty pissed about that, but we are moving on with the show with a lot of Apple news, discussion on XP and dispel or add to the iPad 2.0 rumour. On the show this time with Terence, Tom and Stewart is James Wilson – after a long hiatus – and bringing his colourful (we're not using the […]
Dell finally ends Windows XP sales
By Terence Huynh on September 9, 2010
Microsoft has been trying to kill sales of Windows XP since Vista – and that was four years ago. Now as it reaches nearly its tenth year as an operating system, and trust me, that's a pretty long time, Microsoft will finally see Windows XP see the death kernel as Dell has announced that it will stop the sales of Windows XP laptops on October 1. However, it isn't up […]
Dell Streak to be launched later this month in US
By Terence Huynh on July 22, 2010
Remember that Dell concept with that 5-inch screen? Well, turns out it's no longer a concept. The Dell Streak (yes, weird name) is set to hit the US in late July after launching previously in the UK. Featuring the Android operating system – and sadly will be version 1.6 and not 2.2 – it also features a five-megapixel camera with a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, a microSD card slot and 2GB […]
Dell exec confirms Google talks about Chrome OS
NEWS IN BRIEF: A Dell executive has confirmed reports that the company is in talks with Google to put the Chrome OS – which is based on the browser – on its laptops. According to Amit Midha, the President for Greater China and South Asia for Dell, the company are talking about the use of the OS and its future. "We have to have a point of view on the […]
Foxconn reported to shut down Chinese factories
After numerous reports of suicides and after trying to attempt to stop it, Foxconn – the Taiwan-based manufacturer for Apple, Dell, HP, Intel, Sony and other technology companies – will be shutting down its operations that could axe 800,000 workers from their positions According to the Register, quoting a story on ON.CC (in Chinese, translation by Google here), this announcement comes as Foxconn announced a restructuring within the company at […]


The rate of trade between Canada and the rest of the world continues to thive. Both imports and exports posted positive numbers.
Imports were on the rise in 2014. Year to date numbers (Jan-Octo) show a 6.8% jump to $1.2 billion in 2014 from $1.13 billion in 2013.
Exports also increased by 15.7 %. In 2014, year-to-date figures stood at $828.4 million, up from $716.1 in 2013.


I can't be the only one with bad habits. I can't be the only one that ignores them and just keeps going on my merry way. I'm just saying.
I love dark chocolate once or twice a week too, but I realized that the kind I like is not really a bad habit. I just need to use it properly and in the right combinations with the rest of my food.
Writing this list makes me realize that I don't eat a lot of food, but I live on caffeine and do most of my eating at night. I am excited to change my bad food habits with Trim Healthy Mama.
Do you have bad food habits too?


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