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Environmental board's roots date back 30 years, still growing
Locations: News Published Apr. 16, 2014
By Sue Gray
In recent years, Carbondale has developed a reputation for being an environmentally friendly place, but 30 years ago the Town lacked any sort of environmental regulations. Taking matters into their own hands, a group of citizens calling themselves "Down Valley Trash" started working on a recycling program. The group, which included Steve Standiford and Jeff Dickinson, eventually formed an informal "environmental board" to deal with broader issues.
In 1995, the environmental board began expressing concerns about the use of herbicides to control weeds in town parks and playing fields. Pesticides (bug killers) and herbicides (weed killers) were linked to cancer in lab animals, but it was the possible effects on children whose systems are more sensitive to toxins, that was most alarming. As children play on the grass in parks, at school and at home, the chemicals stick to their clothes and skin, and could lead to health problems later on.
With John "Doc" Philip (aka Doc Dandelion) in the lead, several petitions were circulated asking the Town of Carbondale (T.O.C.) to suspend the use of herbicides on its parks and playgrounds. When the Board of Trustees (B.O.T.) received the petitions with over 100 signatures, they asked for some research into alternate methods of weed control. The environmental board agreed to take on the task.
Environmental awareness continued growing in the Carbondale community and among its Town representatives. The T.O.C. Comprehensive Plan Update of 1997 included in its Core Values: the protection of wetlands, providing trails for alternate transportation, and promoting recycling.
On January 27, 1998 the B.O.T. passed a resolution creating an official Environmental Board. Its purpose was to "provide analysis and recommendation to the Town Board of Trustees regarding environmental issues" including pollution, water and air quality, use of pesticides and herbicides, transportation, and waste disposal.
As a symbol of the town's commitment to going green, Mayor Randy Vanderhurst declared the dandelion the official Town Flower. That Spring, the "E-board" held the first Dandelion Day in Sopris Park, to celebrate a new attitude toward weed control and the environment in general. People in attendance were encouraged to help rid the park of dandelions by digging them out, while Doc Philip promoted the health benefits of the plant. Philip's research led him to the conclusion that the dandelion, which was grown as a vegetable by Europeans and early Americans, is actually the most nutritious plant on earth. Even better than kale!
In 2001, after extensive research and deliberation, the E-board gave the Parks and Recreation Department a proposal to control weeds organically. The plan included improving the health of the soil, reseeding with less vulnerable grass species, practicing proper irrigation and mowing, and using natural methods such as manual elimination, vinegar sprays and bio-controls.
While the P&R Department began adopting these organic lawn-care methods and phasing out herbicides, the Environmental Board continued working to meet the T.O.C.'s ecological goals. Committees were formed to address specific areas. The Waste Diversion committee deals with recycling, composting, and waste hauler issues; Conservation Biology is concerned with decreasing land, air, and water pollution; the Energy group looks into ways to reduce the town's energy use and convert to renewable sources; the Outreach and Education committee teaches the public about environmental issues and sponsors Dandelion Day, the annual sustainability festival now in its sixteenth year.
In addition to changing the Town's approach to weed control, the E-board's past accomplishments include starting the town's Household Hazardous Waste collection day, contributing to the ordinances on light pollution and wood-burning stoves, helping to draft the town's Energy Code and getting the City Market plastic bag ban on the ballot.
According to the T.O.C.'s mandate on advisory boards, the Environmental Board can have up to twelve members, with no less than seven full members and two alternates, each serving a two-year term. Three members may live outside of town. The board also includes liaison positions from the B.O.T. and the Town, which are being filled by Allyn Harvey and Larry Ballenger.
Currently the E-board is looking to replenish their ranks with people who care about Carbondale and are passionate about preserving the planet. Anyone interested in joining is encouraged to contact the Town of Carbondale for an application. The board meets on the third Monday of every month at Town Hall and is open to public attendance. If you want to present an idea or concern, you can get on the agenda by contacting lnieslanik@carbondaleco.net.
As the role of the Environmental Board has grown, so has their outreach to the community. Last year the board invested in a monthly Sustainability Page in the Sopris Sun, which they renewed again this year. Dandelion Day no longer includes digging weeds out of Sopris Park, but the festival has become even more focused on teaching environmental awareness and sustainability. In addition to the usual booths selling crafts, clothing, and food, environmental and social non-profits will offer information on living in harmony with nature and each other. Educational workshops include topics on gardening, natural health care, and worm farming. This year's festival is scheduled for May 10 and more information can be found at www.dandelionday.org
While Dandelion Day may be the most visible aspect of the Town of Carbondale's commitment to sustainability, it's what you don't see that matters most. Thanks to the Environmental Board, what you don't see is our town parks and playgrounds being sprayed with toxic chemicals.
The next E-board meeting is April 21
Earth Day is April 22
Dandelion Day is May 10
This story is underwritten by the Carbondale Environmental Board.


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Q: How to Convert PDF File into Image File using ImageMagick How should I convert pdf file into image (.jpg, .gif etc) using ImageMagick on c# programming platform? or is there any third party library aside from ImageMagick that can be used to do this?

A: Ghostscript can read PDF (as well as PostScript and EPS) and convert it to many different image formats.
*BTW, ImageMagick cannot do that itself -- ImageMagick also utilizes Ghostscript for exactly that conversion as an external 'delegate'. ImageMagick is great for continuing to process and manipulate image files -- at which jobs it really excels!
The command gs -h (or on Windows: gswin32c.exe -h) should give you an overview about the different devices that are built into your Ghostscript:
GPL Ghostscript GIT PRERELEASE 9.05 (2011-03-30)
Copyright (C) 2010 Artifex Software, Inc.  All rights reserved.
Usage: gs [switches] [file1.ps file2.ps ...]
Most frequently used switches: (you can use # in place of =)
 -dNOPAUSE           no pause after page   | -q       `quiet', fewer messages
 -g<width>x<height>  page size in pixels   | -r<res>  pixels/inch resolution
 -sDEVICE=<devname>  select device         | -dBATCH  exit after last file
 -sOutputFile=<file> select output file: - for stdout, |command for pipe,
                                         embed %d or %ld for page #
Input formats: PostScript PostScriptLevel1 PostScriptLevel2 PostScriptLevel3 PDF
Default output device: x11alpha
Available devices:
   alc1900 [....] bmp16 bmp16m [...]
   bmp256 bmp32b bmpgray bmpmono bmpsep1 bmpsep8 [....] jpeg jpegcmyk jpeggray
   pamcmyk32 pamcmyk4 pbm pbmraw pcl3 pcx16 pcx24b [....]
   pcx256 pcx2up pcxcmyk pcxgray pcxmono pdfwrite pgm pgmraw pgnm pgnmraw
   png16 png16m png256 png48 pngalpha
   pnggray pngmono pnm pnmraw ppm ppmraw [....] tiff12nc tiff24nc tiff32nc tiff48nc
   tiff64nc tiffcrle tiffg3 tiffg32d tiffg4 tiffgray tifflzw tiffpack
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So, to create a series of PNGs from the multipage PDF my_pdf.pdf with a certain image size (I chose DIN A4 paper format at 72 dpi) and resolution, use the pngalpha device. Try this command:
 gswin32c ^
    -o my_pdf_page_%03d.png ^
    -sDEVICE=pngalpha ^
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3 staples and a whole lot of love
At That Media Thing, we are in the business of telling our client's stories and connecting them to their audience.
Shining a light on the fantastic things that our clients do makes it all the more impressive when a company makes us stand up and take notice of how they market themselves…
The Field Notes difference
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What started out as one man (Aaron Draplin, co-founder of Field Notes) sending a hundred or so handmade memo books to friends (including Jim Coudal, the other co-founder), quickly snowballed into the Field Notes Brand behemoth we see today.
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Work that goes 'above and beyond'
Field Notes memo books originally used 'packing brown wrap' paper stock on the cover with standard white paper innards, and there was absolutely nothing wrong with that. In fact, a slightly updated version of these books is still available from FN today. But as time went on the guys in Chicago began to experiment with different colours and weights of paper stock and so 'colour editions' were born.
These experimental and often vibrant editions proved incredibly popular with FN's customers and so they got into the habit of releasing a new edition every season (with an accompanying short film, I might add). Now called 'Quarterly Editions', these drops bring with them immense excitement, as people wonder what the chosen theme will be. These have ranged from the County Fair edition (50 individual designs to celebrate 'those 50 states') to the Snowblind edition (a white cover that turns blue in the sunlight).
This 'above and beyond' approach to craft and marketing is what separates them from any other notebook company you care to mention.
The most recent edition is called 'Three Missions'.
"Fifty years ago, America was in the midst of an historic quest to land a man on the Moon," says Field Notes. "Our 39th Quarterly Release, the 'Three Missions' Edition, celebrates the programs that got us there."
With that in mind, Field Notes produced three memo books, each one depicting a different US space program that ultimately led to Neil Armstrong setting foot on the moon. As well as the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo-inspired books, they included three 'Punch-Out and Assemble' Mission-Specific Crew Capsule Models.
Pretty cool, no??
The art of overdelivery
And whilst for many companies that would already be going above and beyond, Field Notes literally wanted to take the seasonal release above and beyond.
"We decided to mount a 'Punch-Out and Assemble' Apollo Crew Capsule to a rod. Connect that rod to a box containing a camera and GPS tracking unit. Attach the box to a parachute and a big weather balloon filled with helium, and then send the whole rig up into the sky. Easy, right?"
The footage they captured is both breathtaking and completely bonkers when you again consider what they are using it to sell. See the full story here.
This 'above and beyond' approach to craft and marketing is what separates them from any other notebook company you care to mention. It's why I'm sitting here, writing this article, using a Field Notes pen, in a California County Fair edition memo book.
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But what does that mean? This year it means there are six players on the McDonald's All-American roster committed to the SEC, with two more possibly joining, E.J. Montgomery and Romeo Langford. To find out why, I asked the committed All-Americans what they think the SEC's slogan means.
"A lot more I guess. I don't know what it means," said Mississippi State commit Reggie Perry.
A Nashville native, Garland was the first high profile player to commit to Bryce Drew's Vanderbilt program. Simi Shittu followed a week later, giving the Commodores their two highest-ranked recruits in program history. They're not done either. Langford is leaning toward Vandy and Montgomery said the coach he has the best relationship with is Drew. Garland explained the phenomenon that is sweeping Nashville's SEC program.
At the end of the day, nobody wants it more than the Kentucky Wildcats. When Keldon Johnson watched the confetti fall after Kentucky's SEC Tournament Championship, he envisioned himself with the trophy in his hands.
Even though I failed to determine exactly what it means, one thing is certain. In the new SEC, basketball just means more.
The SEC has the most players in the NBA. It also has the most players projected to get drafted and has the most top 100 recruits coming in. The conference is now dominating recruiting like it's done for decades in football.


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Francis Henry "Frank" Atkins (1847–1927) was a British writer of "pulp fiction", in particular science fiction aimed at younger readers. He wrote under the pseudonyms Frank Aubrey and Fenton Ash.

His son was writer Frank Howard Atkins.

Bibliography

The Devil-Tree of El Dorado: A Romance of British Guiana (1897)
A Queen of Atlantis: A Romance of the Caribbean (1899)
King of the Dead: A Weird Romance (1903)
The Sacred Mountain (1904)
The Sunken Island, or the Pirates of Atlantis (1904)
The Radium Seekers, or The Wonderful Black Nugget (1905)
The Temple of Fire, or The Mysterious Island (1905)
The Hermit of the Mountains (1907)
A Trip to Mars (1907)
A Son of the Stars (1908)
A King of Mars (1909)
By Airship to Ophir (1911)
The Black Opal: A Romance of Thrilling Adventure (1915)
In Polar Seas (1916)

References

External links

 LC catalogue records as Fenton Ash (2)
 Fenton Ash in WorldCat libraries (see also Frank Aubrey, below)

1847 births
1927 deaths
British science fiction writers
20th-century pseudonymous writers

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Hello. I'm here to tell you about the history of this great school. Succubi Academy.
Succubi Academy has been around for hundreds and thousands of years. The founder of this academy was born in medieval times. He founded it when he was a teen, when the world was new to mutants; like me.
75% girls and 25% boys.
I'm part of Class B, almost Class C. I'm excited. This is a story of Succubi Academy and their students, especially a girl named Evelyn.


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#1 Song Review: Week of 1/14 – 1/20 (V6 v. Yonezu Kenshi v. Aimyon)
Hello, Arama! Japan readers and welcome to this week's installment of #1 Song Review! Last week saw Aimer defeat Yonezu Kenshi and Aimyon. Aimyon and Kenshi are back is back this week, facing off against a newcomer. Find out what Ronald thought of the songs that topped the singles charts this week and share your thoughts on them too!
Oricon Combined #1 / Oricon Physical #1: V6 – Super Powers (Billboard Hot 100 #2 / not released digitally or for streaming)
I honestly can not think of the last time I've enjoyed a song that is part of this feature this much. The song is such a rush of joy and energy, and fits its role as an anime theme well, without falling into the corny tropes that many anime themes I have to review here fall into. I didn't like electronic bridge or the part right after it though. It just didn't fit. But the end of the song with the long notes is one of the best parts of the song and redeems the part that proceeds it. 9/10
Billboard Hot 100 #1 / Oricon Digital Singles #1 / Billboard Download Songs #1: Yonezu Kenshi – Lemon (Oricon Combined #2 / Oricon Physical #7 / not available for streaming)
Same review as before: Kenshi is a mixed bag. I liked him at first, then he fell out of my favor. I hated the singles from this last album, but the album itself was surprisingly strong. I think that may be happening again, because I'm not really wowed by this. There are some moments where I like the production, but overall, it sounds like something any other male singer-songwriter / male-front band would do. 5/10
Oricon Streaming #1 / Billboard Streaming Songs #1: Aimyon – Marigold (Oricon Combined #9 / Billboard Hot 100 #4 / Oricon Physical #45 / Oricon Digital Singles #6 / Billboard Download Songs #7)
Same review as before: This is actually somewhat enjoyable. There is a nostalgia to the song that brings a sense of comfort. It's nothing groundbreaking, but it is quite pleasant. 6.5/10
Oricon Combined #1 / Oricon Physical #1: V6 – Super Powers / Right Now
Oricon Streaming #1 / Billboard Streaming Songs #1: Aimyon – Marigold
Billboard Hot 100 #1 / Oricon Digital Singles #1 / Billboard Download Songs #1: Yonezu Kenshi – Lemon
Yonezu Kenshi
Oricon Flashback: Week of 1/28 Aqours, SEVENTEEN, Yonezu Kenshi, Backstreet Boys, and Aimyon Top the Oricon Charts for the Week of 1/21 – 1/27


This is a book by A.G. Zhukov, V.A. Tikhonov, O.A. Shmelev "Combat Sambo" in Russian with illustrations and paper cover. The book was published in 1991 in Khmelnytskyi. The book was used but condition is very good no lost or torn pages. Size is 135 x 200 mm (5.3" x 7.9") and 94 pages.
SIGNED by authors A.G. Zhukov, V.A. Tikhonov!


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City life: Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is a city of old-school panache — of the tango, historic cafes and parrillas, not to mention 24-hour party people with an unabashed craving for the good lifeWednesday, 18 February 2015
By Vicky Baker
Tango dancers, La Boca.
Photograph by Phil Clarke Hill
It took me by surprise to slide into the back seat of one of Buenos Aires' distinctive yellow cabs and find my driver was Che Guevara. But, there he was, unmistakably one of Argentina's most famous sons, wearing a red-starred beret and sporting the exact same facial hair. He caught my eye through the rear mirror, between the dangling Cuban flags and 'Hasta la Victoria Siempre' ('Forever Onwards Towards Victory') stickers. I returned his gentle "buenos noches", told him where I was heading and wondered how long to politely wait before stating the obvious. "So," I finally said into the silence, as we slowed to a crawl behind a clattering bus. "I see you like El Che."
I soon discover this get-up was no gimmick. My driver worshipped Che to the same extent most of his compatriots do their beloved football team. He earnestly explained his politics and his pilgrimages to Cuba every few years. I was intrigued as to how passengers react to this daily display of devotion. "Many are interested," he explained. "A few people don't like him; they jump straight out again. One man was rude about him; I insisted he got out."
I tried to imagine what a tourist, arriving in Argentina for the first time, might think if they stepped into this taxi, fresh off the plane. They might well think: whatever next? Messi as my bellboy? Pope Francis at the check-in desk? Off-the-wall taxistas are no rarity in these parts, but the fake Che was different. That short encounter somehow spoke volumes about Buenos Aires itself — a city built so heavily on myth, pride and polemic. This is not a city that shies away from its most famous, most controversial icons. If anything, they're becoming bigger. Sometimes literally. Drive down the enormous, 14-lane 9 de Julio Avenue, which cuts through downtown, and you'll be greeted by a 100ft-tall iron portrait of former first lady Eva Perón, her hair pulled back into her trademark chignon. Indeed, if you fancy playing Argentine bingo, you get two icons in one go by ticking off the giant Evita from the window of the yellow-and-blue Maradona Terrace Suite at the football-themed Hotel Boca.
Almost all the capital's cliches were recently captured in Soy Buenos Aires ('I am Buenos Aires') — a video clip that did the rounds online and which personified the city and all its angst. "I am proud memories of what is gone; I am the promised future that never came," says the mustachioed gent besides the stained-glass window of an old cafe, as the heart-wrenching accordion music of tango great Astor Piazzolla plays in the background. Cynics may roll their eyes and say this plays to stereotypes, but it's a great, unofficial — and unintentional — tourist campaign. Anyone who's been immediately pictures themselves in one of the historic cafes, sipping a cortado coffee or cold Quilmes beer. (The 110-year-old Cafe Margot in the Boedo neighbourhood is my current favourite — where locals come to read the papers over turkey sandwiches, with no sign of a MacBook or a flat white.)
There's a deep-seated belief that porteños — as the residents are known — never got over their city's fall from being one of the richest cities in the world in the early 20th century, to being stuck on the periphery, limping from one financial crisis to the next. But to reduce Buenos Aires to being a city stuck in, or obsessed with, the past would be unfair. This is surely one of the world's most creative capitals.
Neighbourhood-hopping gives you a taste of the city's creative spirit, and the cobbled streets of Palermo Viejo ('Old Palermo') are a good place to start. This spacious, low-rise neighbourhood has gone from being a void where you struggled to find a late-night beer to 24/7 entertainment zone, filled with boutique hotels, open-fronted cocktail bars and restaurants that will still seat you at midnight. If you want a good cup of coffee served under a light fitting made of upturned teacups, no problem (In Bocca al Lupo). If you fancy a night at a speakeasy bar, accessed via a phone booth (Frank's) or the fake rear wall of a coffee shop (Victoria Brown), you can do that, too.
Rougher-round-the-edges San Telmo is also a favourite, with its bohemian bars, arts studios and buskers. The ramshackle streets are packed with visitors on Sundays for the flea market on Calle Defensa. For a quieter shopping experience, try the covered market on any other day of the week, for sifting through racks of secondhand books, 100-year-old maps and tango lyric sheets. From here you can also take a little detour to the Buenos Aires Museum of Contemporary Art, housed in a beautiful former cigarette factory; the number '43', embossed throughout the red-bricked frontage, was a tobacco brand.
Downtown, in the neon-drenched theatre district of Avenida Corrientes, people watching in the by-the-slice pizza restaurants is entertainment in its own right. To soak up some history, call in at Plaza de Mayo, home to the pink-hued government palace and a permanent home of flag-waving demonstration, either for or against the president. This is also where the mothers of the young people who 'disappeared' during the dictatorship (1976-1983) held their weekly march for justice; hence the head-scarf silhouettes painted on the plaza's pavement.
Recoleta is the most upmarket neighbourhood, best known for the grand cemetery of the same name, where Evita is buried. At the other end of the scale, there's La Boca, home to the vibrantly painted coloured houses you see in all the guidebooks, and the Boca Juniors football team.
Local musicians, San Telmo Market. Image: Phil Clarke Hill
Brunch was a largely alien concept in Argentina until a few years ago; now there's even an anglicised verb for it: bruchear. French-style cafe Oui Oui is particularly popular. I go every time I'm in town, just to make sure those eggs are still as creamy as I remember; the herby chips as hearty; the greens still drenched in sesame oil. Of course, many porteños will happily leave brunch to the hipsters, and save themselves for an asado (barbecue) lunch. At the weekend, whole neighbourhoods smell of sizzling steak. The parrilla (meaning grill, but also steakhouse) is, of course, an institution.
Which is why I was taken aback when, on a recent visit, a porteño told me he thought the asado had been bad for the evolution of Argentine food. He must have seen the shock in my eyes, as he immediately explained, "what I mean is it's just too good. People didn't need anything else; they forgot
to experiment."
The person talking was Gonzalo Robredo, owner of the Hub Porteño hotel in Recoleta. The head chef at its high-end restaurant, Tarquino, is Dante Liporace, an alumnus of Spain's elBulli. He specialises in putting a molecular twist on Argentine classics — think deconstructed pizza and dulce de leche foam (albeit not together). Ordering Tarquino's nine-course tasting menu gave me plenty of time to mull over Robredo's point. Putting a slab of world-class steak over coals is, after all, hard to beat. Indeed, some of the best nights you can have in Buenos Aires are at a neighbourhood parrilla.
Robredo does, however, think times are changing and the new Argentine cuisine has really taken off. Chefs like Dante are training with the best culinary talent abroad, then putting their new skills into practice at home. See also Germán Martitegui, at Tegui (a high-end dining room hidden behind a graffiti-covered frontage) and Fernando Rivarola at El Baqueano (which specialises in exotic meats such as llama, alligator and rhea).
Rojo Tango show. Image: Phil Clarke Hill
And what of the famed tango scene? Beyond the glitzy dinner shows, it's a borderline cult for those who get sucked in. Once, at a party, I was asked in all seriousness, how I managed to fill my time in Buenos Aires if I didn't tango. These people live for the nights at the milonga (tango club), where they happily dance with friends and strangers until dawn.
Whether you dance or not, milongas are worth a visit (La Viruta and La Catedral are among the liveliest), but there's more to Buenos Aires than tango. With its emotive lyrics and soft guitars, folk music from the country's north west makes for a very different night out, especially at Peña Los Cardones, where there are live performances. There's also cumbia villera, catchy dance music that sprung from the villas (Argentina's favelas). If you've ever seen footballer Carlos Tevez snaking his hips to celebrate a goal, it's cumbia he's channelling. You hear its beat pump out of the more down-to-earth clubs, or from Niceto Club, which plays host to top electro-cumbia DJs.
Calma Chica. Image: Phil Clarke Hill
Skip the overpriced chain stores and instead buy something you won't easily find at home, such as unusual leather goods (try Humawaca), some alfajor biscuits (Havana's are best), or a penguin-shaped wine carafe — a Patagonian tradition that seems to be making a kitschy comeback in some of the city's new bistro-style restaurants (you'll find racks of them at the Calma Chicha store).
If you're into browsing as much as buying, then hours can be spent at the city's artisan markets. Head to the less-visited Colegiales neighbourhood, where the Mercado de las Pulgas (where Dorrego Avenue and Conde Street meet) is filled with temptation, from art deco mirrors to vintage Disney toys. If you're a fan of distressed-wood furniture, you may find yourself dreaming of hiring a shipping container.
Argentina's finances are not in a good way again, but if you're wise with your currency exchange, your cash will go far. The government has put in various restrictions to stop residents swapping all their savings for dollars, which means dollars are now highly sought after. Two rates of exchange have emerged — the official one (currently eight pesos to the dollar) and the 'blue' one (14 pesos). The official one is what you'll get from an ATM or official bureau de change; the unofficial one is changed in a cueva (unofficial exchange office) or over the counter.
"No one wants to advise people to change money the unofficial way," the owner of a very respectable boutique hotel told me. "But what can you do when people are asking?" It's become the way of life here. Visitors should quickly familiarise themselves with both rates (every Argentine knows them) and arrive bearing dollars.
Once these practicalities are out of the way, it's easy to unwind in Buenos Aires. Porteños complain how stressful and hectic the city is, but, aside from bumper-to-bumper rush-hour traffic, visitors rarely get a sense of this. One of the most wonderful things about the city is it allows complete spontaneity. If you see a poster for an event that week, the likelihood is it's not yet sold out; the top restaurants in town don't need to be booked months in advance; and you don't have to get up early to join any queues. Far from being stuck in the past, Buenos Aires is the ultimate live-in-the-moment city. And once you've been, it's likely to keep drawing you back.
British Airways has the only direct UK flight, from Heathrow.
Average flight time: 11h.
From the airport, Tienda León runs a shuttle service. Buenos Aires has the Subte metro system, an extensive bus network and metered yellow taxis.
Spring (late September-early December) and autumn (March-May) are best. Mid-summer (late December-February) is very hot and humid, often topping 30C.
Currency (official): Argentine Peso (ARS). £1 = 13.41ARS.
Health: Speak to your GP about vaccinations at least six weeks before departure; a yellow fever jab is advisable for the north east.
International dial code: 00 54 11.
Time difference: GMT -3.
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SKU: 978-1-906582-98-2 Categories: Award Winners, Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic Stories, Fiction, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Multicultural, Women Writers, World Literature Tags: Asian-American, coming home, grief, historical fiction, literary fiction, lost love, music, romance, Singapore, Singapore Literature Prize, slum clearance, southeast Asian writers, urban redevelopment Product ID: 5454
by Suchen Christine Lim
"affecting, lushly textured historical novel… a fine, deeply felt saga of lives caught up in progress that's as heartbreaking as it is hopeful." Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Here is the buoyancy of sentences and a testimony of resilience." Krys Lee, award-winning Korean author of The Drifting House
The River's Song was awarded a Kirkus Blue Star.
Ping, the daughter of Chinatown's Pipa Queen, loves Weng, the voice of the people, but family circumstances drive them apart. While Ping goes to university in America, Weng is sent to prison for his part in local protests.
Many years later, Ping returns to a country transformed by prosperity. Gone are the boatmen and hawkers who once lived along the river. In their place, rise luminous glass and steel towers proclaiming the power of the city-state. Can Ping face her former lover and reveal the secret that has separated them for over thirty years?
A beautifully written exploration of identity, love and loss, set against the social upheaval created by the rise of Singapore.
"Lim's affecting, lushly textured historical novel… A fine, deeply felt saga of lives caught up in progress that's as heartbreaking as it is hopeful." Kirkus, 5 * Blue Star Review
"just as the best novels should be but so rarely are: like immersion in a vivid dream. I couldn't decide whether to read it slowly in order to savour every word, or to race along, mesmerised by Lim's dazzling story-telling." Jill Dawson, British author of The Great Lover, (Richard and Judy's Bookclub)
"a winning coming of age novel that bridges the years and countries. Here is the buoyancy of sentences and a testimony of resilience." Krys Lee, award-winning Korean author of The Drifting House
"powerful, deep and moving – draws you in and pulls you along irresistibly. Its heartfelt swell will carry you away to a place of passion and resonant conviction." Kevin MacNeil, Scottish author of the best-selling The Stornoway Way
"A touching story that retrieves Singapore's fast disappearing past and gives its famous river the depth and colour of a people's history, and a wonderful rendition of the pipa, on the page, as mother and daughter play their songs from the heart." Romesh Gunasekera author of Reef, shortlisted for the Booker Prize
Suchen Christine Lim is one of Singapore's most distinguished writers. In 1992, her third novel, Fistful of Colours, was awarded the Inaugural Singapore Literature Prize. A Bit Of Earth (2000), her fourth novel, and a short-story collection, The Lies That Build A Marriage (2007) were later shortlisted for the same prize. Awarded a Fulbright grant in 1997, she is a Fellow of the International Writers Program, University of Iowa, and the first Singapore writer honoured as the university's International Writer-in-Residence in 2000. Since then, she has also held writing residencies in Myanmar, the Philippines, South Korea and at the University of Western Australia in Perth. In 2011, she was the Visiting Fellow in Creative Writing at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. In 2012, she won the South East Asia Write Award. In the UK, she has regularly been writer-in- residence at the Arvon Foundation and will return to Moniack Mhor in Scotland in 2013 to lead a writing retreat.


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WORLD'S LARGEST GOLDEN TIGER SCULPTURE ARRIVES ON BRENAU UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
Although its creator says he will not claim with certainty that the bronze piece is the largest in the world, one pretty big statue of a golden tiger arrived Friday on the Brenau University campus.
The bronze, a gift of North Carolina philanthropist Irwin "Ike" Belk, represents the university's Golden Tiger mascot. As something of a hobby, Belk has donated similarly themed pieces to more than 40 colleges and universities, including the U.S. Air Force Academy's famous flying falcon and Campbell University's fighting camel.
Yes, camel.
Belk's only stipulation is that the pieces be the largest of their kind in the world.
Cumming, Ga.,-based sculptor Greg Johnson, who has completed about 20 of the sculptures on Belk's commissions, says he is fairly certain that the Brenau piece is the largest of its kind in the United States, and has a degree of confidence the claim will stand worldwide, too.
The 2,200-pound tiger is 7 feet 6 inches tall and 14 feet long. It was cast by Eagle Bronze, Inc., of Lander, Wyo. The piece finished the last leg of the cross-country journey on a trailer pulled by a heavy-duty pick-up truck so it could be lifted gently with straps and lowered onto a granite base by a crane.
Brenau installed the tiger statue in a small, park-like plaza near the intersection of Academy Street and Green Street, one of Gainesville's busiest thoroughfares. Before the formal dedication, probably sometime in late summer or early fall, Brenau plans to re-landscape the area to convert it into a new front entrance for the university's main campus in the historic section of the city.
Melissa Morgan, the director of Brenau's three art galleries and an expert on public art installations, said such installations have a way of quickly integrating themselves into the fabric of the community.
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Q: Modes of convergence tests for a given sequence Let $(Y_n)_{n\geqslant1}$ be independent random variables with $P(Y_n =-3)=\frac{1}{n}$, $P(Y_n =1)=1-\frac{3}{n}$ and $P(Y_n = 3)=\frac{2}{n}$. I am investigating the various modes of convergence for the above sequence. Can anyone check if the following are correct?
I first claim that $Y_n \to^{\mathrm{mean}} 1$. To show it, notice that $|Y_n - 1|$ can take values of 4 (with probability $\frac{1}{n}$), 0 (with probability $1-\frac{3}{n}$) or 2 (with probability $\frac{2}{n}$). Thus $E(|Y_n - 1|) = \frac{4}{n}+0+\frac{4}{n}=\frac{8}{n}\to0$ as $n\to\infty$.
I then claim that $Y_n \to^{\mathrm{dist'n}} Y$. Now, the random variable $Y_n$ has cumulative distribution function $$F_{Y_n}(y)=P(Y_n\leqslant y)=\left\{
\begin{array}{lr}
0 & y <-3\\
\frac{1}{n} & -3\leqslant y<1\\
1-\frac{2}{n} & 1\leqslant y<3\\
1 & y\geqslant 3
\end{array}
\right.$$
As $n\to\infty$ the c.d.f tends towards the c.d.f
$$F_{Y}(y)=P(Y\leqslant y)=\left\{
\begin{array}{lr}
0 & y<1\\
1 & y\geqslant 1\\
\end{array}
\right.$$
Then the random variable $Y$ has p.d.f
$$f_Y(y)=\left\{
\begin{array}{lr}
1 & y=1\\
0 & y\neq 1
\end{array}
\right.$$
If I were to also investigate whether the sequence is convergent almost surely, is it sufficient to only consider whether $Y_n \to^{\mathrm{as}} 1$, as 1 seems the most likely candidate from the given probabilities?

A: The sequence $\{Y_n\}$ converges in probability to $1$, as for any $0<\varepsilon<1$ we have $$\{|Y_n-1| <\varepsilon\} = \{Y_n = 1\}$$ and hence
$$\mathbb P(|Y_n-1|<\varepsilon) = \mathbb P(Y_n = 1) = 1 - \frac3n\stackrel{n\to\infty}\longrightarrow1. $$
Indeed, the sequence converges in $L^1$, as
$$\mathbb E[|Y_n-1|] = 4\cdot\frac1n + 0 + 2\cdot\frac2n =\frac8n\stackrel{n\to\infty}\longrightarrow0. $$
The sequence does not converge almost surely, however, as
$$\sum_{n=1}^\infty \mathbb P(Y_n\ne 1) = \sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac3n=+\infty, $$
so by the second Borel-Cantelli lemma,
$$\mathbb P\left(\limsup_{n\to\infty} \{Y_n\ne1\}\right) = 1. $$


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Lana Del Rey meets with CEO of Interscope Records
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On July 11, Lana Del Rey made a visit to the Interscope Records office where she met with Rick Ross and CEO Steve Berman.
Lana has been with Interscope Records since October 2011, and will be releasing her next album "Lust For Life" with them.
The link for pre-order will be up later tonight after two new songs have premiered on the radio. Catch "Summer Bummer" and "Groupie Love" (both featuring A$AP Rocky) on Beats 1 at 9AM LA, 12PM NY, 5PM UK.
The songs will also premiere on BBC Radio 1 at 11AM LA, 2PM NY, 7PM UK (2 hours after Beats). Lana will be giving both stations a brief interview along with the premiere of her newest songs.
Lana also revealed in a video (below) that she is excited about something coming out later this month with Complex.
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Martial lays down the law
Sergio Aguero, Harry Kane, Diego Costa and Alexis Sanchez netted 83 Premier League goals between them last season. Meanwhile across the channel, a relatively unknown teenager was plying his trade in Ligue 1.
When Manchester United paid AS Monaco a reported £36 million for Anthony Martial, the football world laughed. Who in their right mind would pay such an amount for a 19-year-old yet to prove himself at the top level?
The laughs have quickly quietened with the young Frenchman setting the Premier League alight in his opening two games. Appearing from the bench against Liverpool he scored a goal that Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs would have been proud of. He followed up with an excellent brace in a 3-2 away win over Southampton.
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Martial's 3 goals have come from just 4 shots, giving the 19-year-old an impressive strike-rate of 75%. In contrast, Aguero, Costa, Kane and Sanchez have totaled 83 shots, resulting in an embarrassing combined strike-rate of just 2.4% this season.
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See what happens? See what happens when Hasbro doesn't feel handcuffed by twenty-seven years of established history? They don't have to try to mimic what the line has already done countless times, and can kind of think outside the box and go in a different direction? It seemed, for the most part, that most versions of Storm Shadow in the last couple of years were the same. Sure, we got some minor variations like the Devils' Due inspired Comic Pack version, and the Training version (which was different, yet sucked in equal manner). But now, it really seems like we're seeing something relatively fresh on the Storm Shadow take.
Arctic Storm Shadow evidently is captured in plastic shortly after bitter combat with his sword brother Snake Eyes, most likely in the Polar Ice Caps (since that's where MARS is located in the film). At first glance it seems ridiculous that "Arctic Assault" Storm Shadow would run around bare chested, but I think the look works for him, and it's very likely how he looks in the film after a few go 'rounds with Snake Eyes. If the torn shirt and hood didn't give it away, I suppose the cuts all over his torso should have. Now, the first thing a lot of folks notice about the figure are the oversized silver gauntlets. I'm really happy to report that these gauntlets not only come off, but come off very easily! The first time I removed them, I popped off Storm Shadow's hands to do it, but I quickly realized that the gauntlets were soft enough to just slip over his hands, yet still stay firmly on his forearms if you want them to. These gauntlets are actually really awesome...I'm almost tempted to buy a second Storm Shadow so I can use his right armed gauntlet on the left arm and get rid of the bulky blade gimmick one. Most of the images I've seen (including the way the figure is posed in the package) shows Stormy's long sword crammed in that slot on his left arm, but really there's a small blade that he comes with that works much better. With the gauntlets on, the figure is somewhat bulky and combersome, but regardless of that, the figure does look pretty cool, and I'd imagine it reflects a particular scene in the film. With the Rise of COBRA line, Hasbro isn't content to just give us a somewhat movie-accurate statue of a character, they really try to give him some life beyond that. And that's where his accessories come in.
The first couple of assortments gave us a decent number of weapons and accessories, but nothing that especially captivated me. But now, with The Doctor, and with Arctic Storm Shadow, we get some excellent, excellent gear! The COBRA ninja comes with a very cool, sleek-winged "switchblade backpack" as well as his more traditional knives and swords. While the backpack is described as being some sort of bladed weapon, I think it looks a lot cooler as a jetpack, and I might continue to use it that way, even if that's not what it really is. His monster gauntlets add some character to the figure, and give him a somewhat strange little "blade extension" maneuver with that small blade I spoke about earlier. He doesn't come with a huge amount of gear, but what he does come with is pretty awesome and impressive. And, it's the little things. The spring-loaded blades/wings, and the rubberized shoulder straps...the slightly torn tunic, and the wooden staff. Such a cool look.
Like The Doctor, this is a version of Storm Shadow that I can get behind. He could be Rise of COBRA, he could be Resolute, he could be Real American Hero, it works for all of them, and it's just a great looking figure with some great looking gear. Nothing else really to say about it. Even as the third Storm Shadow in the first few waves of release, I can't think of any reason not to recommend a purchase. In fact, I would say this might almost surpass the Paris Pursuit version as my favorite in the line so far. There's just something about the way he looks that screams "awesome", and with the removable gauntlets and the "jet pack" this figure has style, substance, and playability. A must buy.


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I was going to see the big new release this weekend, but the timing didn't work out and every showtime near me was sold out. Luckily, my theater was also showing a lesser-known movie at the same time that I was able to enjoy instead.
Have you ever had a moment like that? No? Then maybe you should visit your local arthouses more often.
Sword of Trust opens in a pawn shop somewhere in Birmingham, Alabama. The store is run by Mel (Marc Maron, who also contributed to the charming guitar-driven score), a washed-up musician still trying to move on from his junkie ex-girlfriend (Deirdre, played by writer/director Lynn Shelton). He's assisted by Nathaniel (Jon Bass), a brain-dead lump of a man who typically spends most of his time watching YouTube videos about conspiracy theories, pseudoscience, etc. Mel is trying to run an honest business, but of course it's hard enough running a flea market, even without an incompetent employee and an ex-girlfriend always coming around for another loan she can't pay off.
Enter Cynthia and her life partner, Mary (respectively played by Jillian Bell and Michaela Watkins). Cynthia's grandfather finally passed away at 90-some-odd years old, and all that he could leave her is a Civil War-era sword. A Union sword, in fact, which would be strange enough in Alabama. And with the sword, Cynthia's grandfather included a rambling and incoherent story about a huge Civil War battle absent from the history books, ending with a Union general surrendering this very sword to the Confederate side.
In summary, this sword is proof that the Confederacy won the Civil War. Yes, you read that right.
Because you are (hopefully) a sane and rational person, you might be thinking that premise is asinine at best and outrageously racist at worst. There's no way you could possibly believe it, and rightfully so, but that's not the point. The point is that there are so many out there who not only believe it to be true, but desperately need it to be true. I'm talking about all the racist Confederate knuckle-draggers scraping for anything that could possibly vindicate the venerated "war heroes" in their family tree, and would pay through the nose for any scrap of evidence that might possibly convince others that this fairy tale really happened.
So our lesbian couple go to our pawn shop keepers and decide "Hey, why not play these assholes for all the money they're worth and get rid of the sword in the bargain?" Hilarity ensues. Especially the part where these delusional gun-toting rednecks turn out to be the violent type and this whole deal may very well end up with somebody dead.
While I'm personally more inclined to take aim at the "Heritage Not Hate" crowd (It's 2019 and I make no apologies for that), the movie takes a much wider view, with commentary that's more about the "free thinkers" who "question everything" and "think outside the box", refusing to accept what they've merely been told. And sure, there's a lot of room for speculation and difference of opinion. One character brings up the existence of ghosts, for example — we don't really know anything about the afterlife, and there's certainly room for debate with regards to something that cannot be definitively proven or disproven.
That's not the same thing as arguing that the Earth is flat. Or thinking that one senile old man's delirious rambling is enough to change anything about one of the most thoroughly researched and well-documented wars in our nation's history. Thinking "outside the box" doesn't mean believing in shit that is demonstrably untrue. It certainly doesn't mean choosing a conclusion ahead of time and then cherry-picking or outright manufacturing "proof" to justify that conclusion — hell, that's the exact opposite of rational thought!
And yet this outrageous anti-logic continues to spread, lowering the bar for what constitutes civil and rational behavior while chipping away at the most basic concept of what is objectively true. And for what? For a few cheap, ironic, mindless chuckles? So smug assholes can feel special for being contrary?
(Side note: Or maybe these YouTube content creators are simply moving in the direction of whatever will bring them Likes and Subscribes so their videos will keep generating clicks and making money. These are the times we're living in.)
Well, in the case of our Confederate truthers, that answer is obvious: Because for better or worse, this is their heritage. Not all descendants of Confederates are racists, but every single one of them has to make their peace with the legacy left to them by their racist ancestors. Cynthia herself is a fine example: Her grandfather may have been a racist Confederate numskull, but she still remembers him fondly as a good man who took loving care of her. She makes an effort to square that circle, as opposed to so many others in this picture who would rather rewrite history so their ancestors were the real heroes all along.
Oh, and lest we forget, some of these same assholes would literally fight to the death over this; threatening, intimidating, assaulting, or even outright murdering anyone who stands in their way. How's that for rational discourse?
This film works on multiple levels as a highly relevant satire. It certainly helps that the cast is on fire, with strong interplay between our four leads. Even among the bit players — including Toby Huss, Dan Bakkedahl, Timothy Paul, Whitmer Thomas, Al Elliott, and of course Lynn Shelton herself — there's not a single dud in the bunch. The comedy is wickedly effective and all of the characters are compelling. Even the Confederate truthers aren't quite the cartoon stereotypes they might have been under another director.
That said, this is still a Lynn Shelton picture.
For those who've never seen her other works (Humpday, Laggies, the criminally underrated Your Sister's Sister, etc.), Shelton's movies are deliberately very loose. She has a semi-improvised style, in which the scenes are pretty much entirely made up on the fly. Thus her movies are loaded with what I've come to call "machine-gun humor", i.e. spraying a million jokes a minute in every direction and hoping at least a few of them hit the mark.
While many higher-profile filmmakers have also made careers out of this style of comedy (Seth Rogen, Paul Feig, Judd Apatow, etc.), it always feels lazy and stupid, like the filmmakers did this because they didn't want to put the time or money into writing a script. With Lynn Shelton's pictures, it feels like the exact opposite. Shelton's movies feel more like devised theatre, in which the actors and writer/director are collaborating on a script in real time before our eyes.
It certainly helps that Shelton has a preternatural knack for editing out all but the most prime slices of comedy, curating the jokes and smoothing the cuts like her fellow "machine-gun" filmmakers only wish they could. To wit: It speaks volumes and makes a huge difference that Shelton's movies are typically around 90 minutes each, while Paul Feig's movies are closer to two hours each. Watching the films of both directors, it's obvious what a difference it makes to have 30 minutes of less bloat.
That said, the bloat is still absolutely there. In the third act, it's especially obvious where scenes are extended long past the point of being funny or relevant, just to draw out the runtime. This becomes especially obvious when the scenes have pathetically easy and convenient resolutions that could have and probably should have been brought in earlier, thus the stakes and tension are diminished in the bargain!
Overall, I had a lot of fun with Sword of Trust. I have to give major points for such a bold and deeply incisive premise. There's a lot of great satire here, delivered with brains, heart, and a fair share of great laughs. Of course it helps that the cast is rock-solid and a joy to watch. Even so, while the pacing was wonderful on the whole, that only made the awkward and overlong scenes look all the more stale.
I have a difficult time justifying the time and trouble to track down and see such a tiny indie movie in peak blockbuster season, especially given the scant (and yet still bloated) runtime. But when this one hits streaming, you should absolutely check it out.
About Curiosity Inc.
I hold a B.S. in Bioinformatics, the only one from Pacific University's Class of '09.
I was the stage-hand-in-chief of my high school drama department and I'm a bass drummer for the Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers. I dabble in video games and I'm still pretty good at DDR. My primary hobby is going online for upcoming movie news. I am a movie buff, a movie nerd, whatever you want to call it.
Comic books are another hobby, but I'm not talking about Superman or Spider-Man or those books that number in the triple-digits. I'm talking about Watchmen, Preacher, Sandman, etc. Self-contained, dramatic, intellectual stories that couldn't be accomplished in any other medium.
I'm a proud son of Oregon, born and raised here. I've been just about everywhere in North and Central America and I love it right here.
Al Elliott, Dan Bakkedahl, Jillian Bell, Jon Bass, Marc Maron, Michaela Watkins, Sword of Trust, Timothy Paul, Toby Huss, Whitmer Thomas


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AFRICANGLOBE – You're out of work. The job listings are thin. You have no money to start your own business. Maybe you don't even have a computer to assist in conducting a proper job search.
Rest easy, we're here to help. We've scoured the earth for ten solid business ideas–endeavors that you can mostly start up with little more than a smartphone and a Gmail address, and that you could get under way tomorrow if you absolutely had to.
Sure, a computer–or at least a netbook–would help with just about any of these suggestions, but for most of your day-to-day activities in these ten enterprises, you won't need anything more than your phone and a big dose of old-fashioned gumption. Now get out there–the economy is waiting!
Provided you have a car with a spacious back seat–and you're good at keeping it clean and tidy–you can start a car service without much effort, particularly if you live in a smaller town without major taxi regulations. The biggest hurdle is getting the appropriate driver's license for your state and/or city (check with your state's DMV for details). Once that's out of the way, you can put up a simple website and offer a phone number for customers to schedule pickups. Your phone can double as a calendar and address book to keep track of appointments, and it can work as a GPS device to ensure you're going the right way. Check out UberCab, which lets passengers book travel on private cars directly from their iPhone.
What better way to turn a lifetime of living in the same town into pocket money than to become a tour guide around said town? Get the word out by building a website and offering commentary on Yelp to promote yourself as a local expert. Services such as Genbook can help you manage appointments and scheduling, and any Android phone can download a multi-waypoint map from Google Maps to help you plan your tour route. During your downtime, write a tour guidebook and sell it as a print-on-demand book as well as an e-book and smartphone app.
It may be foolhardy to attempt to start a career as a writer without a computer–and we don't exactly advise it–but it has been done before. Blogging is a good place to start: A variety of iPhone apps exist for the major blog platforms (including WordPress and Tumblr) to expedite mobile posts, and many other platforms (such as TypePad) have mobile services built right in. But there's no need to stop at blogging. In Japan it's becoming popular to write and distribute entire novels via cell phone, specifically text message–in 2007, five of the top ten bestselling novels in Japan were "cellphone novels" written specifically for the medium. Are we ready for such a thing on our shores? Only one way to find out.
In the old days, a documentarian, filmmaker, or other video-production professional used to have to fill a van with equipment and haul it from location to location–along with a sizable crew–in order to get a day's worth of shots. Now that pocket video cameras have reached HD quality, it's possible to forgo all of that. If you're brave, you can even shoot with a high-end cell phone, and handsets such as the iPhone 4 and the Samsung Instinct line include basic video-editing features right in the phone. If you're shooting custom video for clients, you can distribute footage directly to them while you're still on location, or upload it to YouTube with little more than a click and a swipe.
One perennially popular scam of the spam world–'Mystery shoppers wanted in your area!'–is actually a legit business for many people, and can bring in real money with a minimum of up-front effort. The important part is doing it right. E-mail come-ons are not the way to start a genuine business. Rather, do your research into legitimate mystery-shopping clearinghouses such as Corporate Research International (where mystery shoppers are called "auditors"), which handles major clients ranging from Chili's to Sears. Don't expect to make a ton of cash–busy shoppers often earn five figures annually in cash and schwag–but if you have lots of time to kill and enjoy shopping, it's worth a look.
eBay may have been the hottest tech company of the last millennium–traffic has been eroding for years now–but it's still big enough to merit the 21st spot among the most trafficked websites in the world, per Alexa. Business opportunities in the auction field remain as varied as the items for sale on the site. Troll garage sales and storage-center forfeiture sales for buried treasure, and then relist the items at auction. Make your own quilts and offer them up on eBay (or, better yet, on Etsy). Or set up shop helping people who would otherwise be putting their unwanted merchandise out on the street make a few bucks by selling it online. eBay's mobile app for iPhone, Android, or BlackBerry makes managing storefronts easy from anywhere.
Ah, the beauty of the life coach: You need no real credentials, no degree, and no special business license to give people your opinion on how they should run their lives. Throw together a website touting your expertise–in the life-coach world, the more outrageous the design, the better–get some testimonials from people friendly to your cause, and write up a few stories that show off how wise and intelligent you are (something like "Seven steps to a more serene id"). Once the clients come calling, you can book appointments for in-person meetings or, better yet, telephone calls. Charge premium rates or monthly retainers for folks who'd like 24/7 attention. You're on your own, however, when it comes to actually dealing with all these crazies.
Who doesn't need a little helping hand from time to time? Virtual assistants let people with too much on their plate outsource the most menial tasks to a peon. That's you! Exactly what you do is up to you and your client, but the most successful virtual assistants are the ones who will do just about anything that falls even remotely within the letter of the law. Realistically you'll be buying event tickets, researching vacations, fetching dry cleaning, and even dogsitting from time to time, but requests can run the gamut from the mundane to the extravagant. Be clear about your fee structure–most assistants bill hourly plus expenses, or offer prepackaged monthly deals for a set number of tasks–and promote the heck out of yourself. Entrepreneur magazine has several ideas along these lines to get you going.
Are you the one everyone calls when their computer goes south? Why not get paid for it by fixing the computers and answering the technical questions of helpless strangers? A good web page touting your services is critical here. Use keywords and make sure you're specific about the local boundaries of any on-site service. Most people looking for help will Google "city name tech support" or something along those lines, so use your best SEO-fu to design a page that beginners will understand and search engines will love–remember, these are frustrated people who can't figure out why the fonts are so small on their new monitor, so simple and clear language is key. Craigslist is a popular spot for advertising your wares when business is slow, but be sure to elevate your postings above the riff-raff.
When all else fails, you can always talk to people on the phone. This doesn't take a lot of skill or much in the way of setup beyond getting a 900 number or 800 number (plus a mechanism to accept credit card payments). Want to give out recipe advice, sports-betting picks, or psychic readings? Whatever floats your boat, chances are good that someone out there is willing to pay to listen to you say it. Of course, a lot of these services tend toward more "mature" offerings, but we would never, ever judge you for that.


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Wiazniki (ros. Вязники) – miasto w Rosji, w obwodzie włodzimierskim położone 121 km od Włodzimierza, centrum administracyjne rejonu wiaznikowskiego.

Założone w 1585 na brzegu rzeki Klaźmy, choć dla swojego strategicznego położenia istniał tu gród już w XII wieku broniący Władymira o nazwie Jaropolcz (od imienia lokalnego księcia). Forteca zniszczona w XIII wieku w czasie najazdu Mongołów, wymieniana w 1389 i 1672, ostatecznie zniszczone przez pożar w 1703. Funkcje miejscowości przejęła sąsiednia słoboda Wiazniki, zlokalizowana poniżej pierwotnej fortecy, która otrzymała prawa miejskie w 1778. Miasto w 1802 wchłonęło pozostałości po Jaropolczu.

Rodzinne miasto kosmonauty Walerija Kubasowa.

Urodził się tu Konstanty Borozdin (ur. 19/31 maja 1897,  zm. wiosną 1940 w Katyniu) – major artylerii Wojska Polskiego, inżynier, ofiara zbrodni katyńskiej.

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Q: Alias ssh to have a default -F flag I would like to "alias" ssh in my PowerShell profile to:
ssh -F $HOME\.ssh\config

I have a custom $HOME environment, but the Win32 OpenSSH implementation uses %USERPROFILE% which cannot be modified and the developers have no intent to switch to $HOME so I'm looking for an alternative way of forcing the -F flag.
I tried looking at Set-Alias but it does not seem to allow extra parameters, and I'm afraid I'll end-up in a recursive loop if I make a ssh function calling ssh...
Anyway to achieve the above?

A: I tried looking at Set-Alias but it does not seem to allow extra parameters
It can be done.
The following example should be modifiable for your needs as you are always using the same arguments -F $HOME\.ssh\config:

Example 5: Create an alias for a command with parameters
This example shows how to assign an alias to a command with
parameters.
You can create an alias for a cmdlet, such as Set-Location. You
cannot create an alias for a command with parameters and values, such
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PS> Function CD32 {Set-Location -Path C:\Windows\System32}
PS> Set-Alias -Name Go -Value CD32

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C:\Windows\System32.
The Set-Alias cmdlet creates an alias to the function in the current
PowerShell session. The Name parameter specifies the alias's name,
Go. The Value parameter specifies the function's name, CD32.
To run the alias, type Go on the PowerShell command line. The CD32
function runs and changes to the directory C:\Windows\System32.

Source Set-Alias


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Grossology è una serie animata statunitense-canadese prodotta da Nelvana e trasmessa in Canada su YTV dal 29 settembre 2006 e negli Stati Uniti su Discovery Kids dal 13 gennaio 2007. In Italia è andata in onda prima su Hiro (rete televisiva) dal 16 febbraio 2009 e poi in chiaro su Boing (Italia) (da giugno 2010) e su Italia 1 (dal 14 aprile 2012).

Trama
Ty e Abby sono due adolescenti corrispettivamente fratello e sorella che combattono il crimine lavorando presso il dipartimento di Grossology, un servizio segreto del governo che svolge indagini sui malviventi e i loro reati. Ogni episodio della serie vede la coppia di eroi investigare su fatti realmente scientifici. Aiutati dal loro amico scienziato Sapientino (Lab Rat in originale), il loro capo il Direttore e un detective della polizia, Ty ed Abby lavoreranno sodo per tenere la città al sicuro, mantenendo sempre la loro identità segreta.

Doppiaggio
Doppiaggio della serie eseguito alla Merak Film sotto la direzione di Federico Danti.

Sigla italiana
La canzone della sigla italiana "Grossology" scritta e composta da Graziella Caliandro e Fausto Cogliati sotto l'etichetta RTI Music, è cantata da Fabio Ingrosso ed è utilizzata sia in apertura e sia in chiusura di puntata.

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Collegamenti esterni

Serie televisive di Discovery Kids
Serie televisive di YTV
Animazione Flash


What Is The One Specific Emotional Trigger Within Every Single Man in this World That Inspires Him to WANT to Commit to One Woman, Want to Take Care of Her, Worship Her and Only Her?
If you knew exactly what this one emotional trigger is, then men will always instinctively want to offer you their deepest commitment and loyalty.
...Because by "trying" to get a man's commitment, it will always backfire, he will put up walls and defenses, not to mention resist it with every fibre of his being".
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P.S. Believe it or not, all men WANT to commit to the right woman. Men enjoy the process of committing to the right woman. But how do they know who is the right woman? Hint: she's the one who is able to express this one emotional trigger!!!


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Why Hamilton may be leading the way on food security | CBC News Loaded
Why Hamilton may be leading the way on food security
Collaboration among stakeholders, nutrition programs community gardens and food banks are all positive signs, even though the need remains
Natalie Paddon · CBC News · Posted: Oct 01, 2013 4:34 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 2, 2013
Collaboration among stakeholders, nutrition programs, community gardens and food banks are among the positive factors in Hamilton cited in a new report on food security across the country from the Community Foundations of Canada. (Kaleigh Rogers/CBC)
Hamilton is a "bellwether" for positive changes in the food system that Ian Bird says will eventually be acquired across the country — but the city still faces a high number of people accessing food banks.
Collaboration among stakeholders, nutrition programs, community gardens and food banks are among the positive factors in Hamilton cited in a new report on food security across the country from the Community Foundations of Canada.
"Hamilton is becoming a different place in front of our eyes," said Bird, the foundation's president, noting the city's urban geography surrounded by rural landscape as well as its shift from a manufacturing economy to a knowledge economy as contributing factors.
"It's a local example that really…paints the picture of the pattern for Canada."
Bird said the Hamilton Community Foundation is an innovator that is "often at the forefront of trying new strategies" such as the Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction.
He said he's optimistic that solutions being adopted in Hamilton will be a bigger part of the long-term trend for the country.
Food security still an issue
But according to the annual Vital Signs report released Tuesday, Hamilton is still subject to the same food security issues plaguing the rest of the country. These annual reports evaluate key quality of life indicators in 26 locations across the country. This year's focus was on food.
The report cites the city stakeholders' ability to collaborate to find solutions, and noted the community is making strides to reduce need in the city through the nutrition programs, gardens and food banks.
''There are a lot of things happening that are positive and not just Band-Aid solutions in food. - Sara Collyer, co-chair, Community Food Stakeholders Committee
"The principal cause of hunger is poverty," the local report reads, adding that while communities have responded to hunger with food banks and other strategies for 30 years, food bank usage isn't slowing down.
"Combine this with food prices that are rising at nearly twice the rate of the Consumer Price Index, and it's clear that this problem won't be solved with food donations," the report reads.
The Hamilton Community Foundation found that almost 7,500 local households — more than 17,000 people, including 6,000 children — accessed food banks this past March.
While this number has slightly decreased from March of last year, it's still around 10 per cent higher than before the recession.
Matt Goodman, vice president of grants and community initiatives at HCF, highlighted the community's ability to collaborate and address these challenges.
Sara Collyer, the co-chair of the Community Food Stakeholders Committee and the director of programs and partnerships at Open Doors St. Christopher's in Burlington, said Hamilton is in a "unique position" with food banks working together to solve problems as well as preventative food programming like community gardens, which are scattered throughout the city.
"There are a lot of things happening that are positive and not just Band-Aid solutions in food," she said.
Neighbour2Neighbour Centre has close to 20 community gardens, which fit into the organization's "full-systems approach" by offering more than just food, said Clare Wagner, the centre's manager of community food.
Community gardens can offer physical exercise and break down barriers of social isolation, she said.
"There's a lot more to hunger than just where food is coming from," Wagner said. "It's sort of the whole look at a person's ability to access food – physically, financially, culturally."
Root causes
The Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction's director Tom Cooper said much is being done locally to better meet the needs of those going hungry in Hamilton, but he'd like to see the provincial government provide adequate social assistance and increase the minimum wage or shift to a living wage.
A lot of Hamiltonians go to work everyday but still aren't able to provide enough for their families, he said.
"From my perspective, we really need to, as a society, start addressing the systemic root causes of hunger," he added. "We can't get all the way there on the local level."
Both Goodman and Cooper said that 75 per cent of people accessing food banks receive social assistance — Ontario Works or the Ontario Disability Support Program.
"We know those individuals don't have the income supports that are needed to purchase their own food," Cooper said.
Collyer said food is the "ultimate prevention" on all fronts because of its effects on health, social inclusion and the environment.
"If we ensure that everybody has (food), it's going to solve a lot of other problems that we have in our community," she said.
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