text:
The Kremlin Phoenix
The Siren Project
MAPPED SPACE
The Mothership (MS-FC1)
The Mothersea (MS-FC2)
The Antaran Codex (MS1)
In Earth's Service (MS2)
The Riven Stars (MS3)
The Spawn War (MS4)
The Warrior Worlds (MS5)
Colonizing Aliens
Interstellar Travel
Populated Universe
Mothersea Map
Mapped Space and the Middle Kingdom
January 2020 - The Spawn War Available
Kirkus Magazine - The Spawn War Review
Why MSU aliens didn't colonize Earth millions of years ago
A reader of the Mapped Space books asked, "What kept other civilizations from claiming Earth before sentient beings evolved?" This was because in my novel, In Earth's Service, it was hinted that other alien civilizations had visited Earth long before the Human Race had evolved, yet none had colonized Earth.
The character Hadley tells Sirius Kade the planet Hardfall had been colonized by humans, and aliens before them, because it was classified as a dead end world. This was expanded upon by the following: The appearance of intelligent life was random and didn't occur on every habitable planet, but where it did, it was protected by galactic law.
The Mapped Space Universe (MSU) is not a chaotic, survival of the fittest, dog-eat-dog jungle as depicted in much science fiction, but a rules based universe. In the distant past, a collection of highly civilized, ancient alien races established a cooperative and lawful pan-galactic civilization, where tolerance and respect of all species is the norm, irrespective of their level of development.
The assumption is that rational, ultra-advanced civilizations are likely to evolve sophisticated laws and ethics while aggressive races will eventually be destroyed by alliances of peaceful civilizations that unite against a common threat. The Intruder Civilization is an example of an ultra advanced aggressor species that forced peaceful civilizations to unite against it, while the Matarons are a medium level, aggressor civilization whose worst impulses are restrained by their fear of more powerful, older civilizations.
Because aggressive civilizations would not survive long, I placed the Intruder Civilization in a globular cluster outside the galaxy proper, where it developed in isolation until it could pose a genuine threat to the galaxy. By contrast, the Matarons are located near Earth, in the galactic spiral, where they are forced to restrain their warlike tendencies by more advanced civilizations. Indeed, one of Sirius Kade's primary purposes is to ensure the worst members of the Human Race are not allowed to let their aggressive impulses undermine mankind's place within galactic civilization.
The Mapped Space Universe assumes intelligent life has been appearing for millions to billions of years. A detailed consideration of why this is so is presented in the densely populated universe discussion.
Go To: The rationale for a densely populated universe
Early civilizations in the Mapped Space Universe are called Precursor Civilizations, or sometimes more colloquially, Firsts. One of the Firsts was briefly encountered in The Mothership, to complete the technological parallels in that book. There were four broad civilizational levels in The Mothership, which placed Human Civilization in a relative cosmic context as follows:
(1) Stone Age societies, represented by Australian Aborigines,
(2) Planetary Civilization, (i.e. pre-stellar) represented by contemporary Australian and American characters,
(3) Interstellar Civilizations represented by combatant alien civilizations within the galaxy, which comprise most civilizations in the MS Universe, and
(4) Trans Galactic Civilizations, represented by the Firsts, who comprise the oldest and most advanced species in the Universe, and are true inter-galactic, trans-universe civilizations. Theoretically, there may be a group above this level comprising civilizations with Inter-Universe capabilities, but such a civilization would not concern itself with events described in The Mothership and so was not encountered.
The Antaran Codex indicated that conflicts between early interstellar civilizations occurred before rules governing interstellar relations had been established. After all, when the first interstellar civilizations appeared, there was no existing framework in place, which may have been a time where the 'law of the jungle' prevailed. However, common self interest and a shared appreciation for law, morality and ethics eventually led to an agreed code of conduct that created the Rules Based Universe. This is a political concept defining interactions between independent and autonomous societies at all levels of development, and one could argue is rationally the kind of universe we actually live in, even if we don't know it yet.
The evolution of civilization on Earth is an example of this process. It shows a steady progression toward a worldwide rules based system that gives a place to all nations and has consequences for rogue nations that break the rules. This progression is likely to continue as mankind becomes an interstellar civilization and encounters even more advanced societies.
If the Rules Based Universe hypothesis is true, it is a very important concept not just for the Mapped Space Universe, but for the future of the Human Race. It means when the human race becomes an interstellar civilization, we will not emerge into a survival of the fittest universe – because that era is long gone – but into an established multi-lateral interstellar polity with laws that protect and constrain us.
The proof of this hypothesis is that our planet has not been conquered by vastly more advanced civilizations who have probably been visiting this planet for a very long time, quite possibly for millions of years. This suggests a commonly accepted and enforceable framework preventing the conquest of Earth.
In the Mapped Space Universe (and perhaps in reality) very old civilizations appeared so long ago, it was before Earth was habitable. An oxygen atmosphere appeared on Earth long after the planet first appeared, and long after life first may have appeared. Our oxygen atmosphere was the result of the appearance of photosynthesizing life forms which produced oxygen as a byproduct. That oxygen would have been a poison to earlier life, effectively triggering a mass extinction for any earlier life forms (if such existed).
By the time Earth was habitable in the MSU, the Precursor Civilizations had long established a rules based pan-galactic civilization. This was long before the appearance of proto humans and is where an unwritten assumption is hinted at in the books and is why Hardfall was classified as a dead end world under galactic law.
The assumption is that Precursor Civilizations mastered evolutionary biology and as a result are able to identify which lines of evolution lead to the appearance of intelligent life and which do not, i.e. an Earth verse a Hardfall. The assumption is that the genetic markers of intelligence might go all the way back to fundamental forms of life. This is based on the very specific and complex nature of DNA and cell structures, which are extremely difficult to form. The first appearance of life is likely to have been an extraordinarily rare event, and was probably RNA related, a precursor evolutionary stage to DNA.
On Earth, the evidence suggests that all life on this planet has one Common Universal Ancestor (CUA) that appeared a very long time ago. If we are able to identify genetic traits in the Common Universal Ancestor that indicate an evolutionary path leading towards intelligence, then it would be possible to determine when nascent life on a planet might lead to the rise of an intelligent life form, even if that might not occur for another half a billion years.
In a rules based universe, where super advanced civilizations have developed high ethical and legal concepts, the natural conclusion is that they not only respect all life, but respect all possible intelligent life, even if it has not yet evolved.
Assuming the appearance of any form of life is extremely rare, then the importance of panspermia should also be considered. This is the process whereby basic life is spread through space while frozen in comets and asteroids. Over millions of years, the appearance of life in one part of the universe could spread to other planets in that part of the universe via Panspermia. In the MSU, the idea is that some original life had markers leading to intelligence and others did not. If the appearance of life is rare, and markers for intelligence exist, then some regions may have evolutionary paths leading to intelligence and some not, or perhaps two panspermic distributions might even overlap.
With panspermia, it is possible that intelligent life in different parts of the universe may share a common ancestor. In the MSU, this means humans may share a common ancestor with the Tau Cetins or the Matarons or even a Precursor civilization that arose a billion years ago. Being the masters of evolutionary astrobiology, they may see their own evolutionary origins in humans.
How far the common ancestor could have spread is limited by distance, velocity and time, so there are probably multiple panspermic origin points throughout the Universe. How many will be determined by just how difficult it is for life to appear. Considering human scientists have been unable to replicate the creation of life in the laboratory, we should assume such an event is rare, or requires conditions we are unable to replicate, at least with our present understanding and technology.
If there are relatively few Common Universal Ancestors, super advanced civilizations would know what they are and how they are encoded. Consequently, they would be able to identify the markers of each type of CUA in the basic life present on new planets. For example, CUA Type 1 leads to intelligent life while CUA Type 2 does not. The law they could then frame would prohibit colonization of Type 1 planets while permitting colonization of Type 2 planets (i.e. Hardfall type dead end worlds). With such knowledge, the possibility exists that Precursor type civilizations might even seed likely planets with CUAs of one type or the other, depending on their objectives.
None of this astrobiology is mentioned in the books, but it's part of the science underlying the Mapped Space Universe. This is why Hadley was able to say, "Hardfall's officially classified as a dead end world." Note, he did not say humans classified it this way. This knowledge was passed to humans with the mapping data given by the Tau Cetins. That data would say you can colonize certain dead end worlds, but not other worlds which were on their way to evolving a sentient species. Hardfall was clearly a world full of life, but it was descended from a Type 2 CUA, indicating it lacked that critical genetic ingredient leading to intelligent life.
So, Earth was protected when it became habitable because the Precursors knew it was potentially a home to future intelligent life. In the MSU, humans are descended from a Type 1 CUA. If that first life got to Earth via Panspermia, then all the nearby interstellar species might share a common ancestor, although their individual evolutionary paths took that spark of life in many different directions. Being a Type 1 life supporting world, in the Rules Based Universe, Earth was off limits to colonization in order to give its future, potential intelligent life a chance to fulfill its promise.
An additional point is that super advanced interstellar civilizations might prefer to terraform worlds ideal to their requirements rather than colonize habitable worlds. This is because terraforming a sterile world avoids the problem of hostile microbes which less advanced civilizations (like humans) are prepared to risk. Hostile microbes is a huge, and oft ignored (by science fiction) obstacle to colonization of outwardly habitable worlds. Indeed, one might argue that the more 'habitable' a world is, the more uninhabitable it is from a microbial perspective.
Terraforming an entire world is likely to be a very long process, much longer than science fiction usually considers. In the MSU, mankind has begun terraforming, but it is a long and slow process. In MS2, it is mentioned that New Liberty is being terraformed and will become a second Earth in a thousand years, making it a two thousand year effort. Considering it took billions of years to get Earth to the point it's at now, even two thousand years to terraform a planet might be optimistic. The difficulty of terraforming is also likely to decline as a civilization advances, perhaps becoming a trivial undertaking for civilizations a billion years ahead of mankind.
Return to Mapped Space
Subscribe to Stephen's newsletter
OPEN A CHANNEL
MAPPED SPACE is a US Registered Trademark
Copyright Stephen Renneberg | All Rights Reserved


text:
Lady Gaga Hates Being Lady Gaga and Isn't Hiding It
Cory Garcia | November 26, 2013 | 4:00am
Two weeks ago Lady Gaga released her third record here in the States, Artpop. While sonically it feels very familiar, thematically it feels worlds away. While The Fame is a mostly forgettable dance record that just happens to have three perfect songs on it and Born This Way is a celebration of life, Artpop walks a different path, and it's kind of a bummer.
In broad terms, Artpop is a familiar story: artist loses self in the excesses of stardom, only to shake it all off because in the end the only thing that matters is the fans. It's pandering in a way that an artist with a dedicated fan base like Gaga really doesn't need to do at this point in her career, so it must be how she really feels.
Except that if you really pay attention to what's going on in the album, that's not how she feels at all. If Artpop is supposed to be a snapshot of how Gaga feels in the year 2013, then the message is clear: Lady Gaga hates being Lady Gaga.
Before we can get to the ending revelation, we have to talk a bit about emotion and vocal delivery.
Artpop is an emotionally flat record, and that's by design. Gaga spends a lot of it sounding bored out of her mind, but that's all part of the story she's trying to tell; after all, she's singing about being bored of the sex and drugs that come along with the rock and roll, so she can't really sound too excited about either. It's a choice that leads to a lot of weird moments, like when "Do What You Want" should be an empowering anthem but is instead just a really good mid-'90s R&B track.
This whole sort general disinterest builds over the course of the album, through some nice highs ("G.U.Y.", "Manicure") and some of the worst tracks of her career ("Jewels n' Drugs", "Fashion!"), all leading up to what is the emotional core of the record.
Think about Born This Way this way for a moment. Remember how she sounded engaged across the entire record, from "Marry the Night" all the way through "Edge of Glory"? Even silly songs like "Highway Unicorn" were charming due to the fact that she was clearly having a ball with the album. Yeah, not a lot of that on Artpop.
But at last the emotion does arrive.
Story continues on the next page.
First up is "Dope," which spells out the entire album up to that point just in case you hadn't figured it out yet, while also announcing that she's aware that she has a problem. Simple stuff, not much to talk about.
At long last, things actually do get interesting with "Gypsy," which gives the album the anthem it was sorely missing to that point. It's a big, bombastic song, the closest thing to "Born to Run" in her catalog. Our hero admits that more than the drugs and the sex, what she really wants is to not be alone.
Finally Gaga has shown up on her own record to sing about something she cares about, which is supposed to lead us to the happy ending. Except that's not really what happens at all.
Little monsters, it's time for you to accept the ugly truth. Do you remember how excited you were the first time you heard "Applause" because a) OMG new Gaga music! and b) she was singing about how much she loves performing? How it was all a grand statement about how everything she does she does for the fans and how that was awesome?
Ever notice how incredibly bored she sounds on that song? How there isn't really much in the way of emotion in her voice?
It's because like many addicts she's simply traded one vice for another. She may not have her dope anymore, but she does have the adoration of her fans, and because she can't give that up she is in fact destined to be that one thing she doesn't want to be: alone.
Go back and really listen to what's going on in "Gypsy."
She hits the album's emotional peak on the line "Cuz it's you and me/ Baby for life" and then within the same breath that boring voice, that addict voice comes back to say "if you go with me." She's on the verge of getting what she wants, and she self-sabotages, damning herself to a life alone, but hey, at least she's got the public she's bored with.
And that's what Artpop is -- a very public statement on her own personal boredom and her inability to break away from the dangers of being Lady Gaga. Yeah, she's rich enough to have a flying dress and cool friends and can wear nifty outfits everyday... but imagine having to be that all day, every day. Sounds exhausting, especially when all you want is true love.
Remember that every time she goes out and gives yet another "you can do anything you want" speech. Mother Monster can do a lot of things, except have the one thing she wants, and that's a bummer.
ROCKS OFF'S GREATEST HITS
The Ask Willie D Archives Top 10 Bars, Clubs & Ice Houses On the Northside Top 10 Bars, Clubs & Ice Houses In the Galleria Area The 10 Lamest Bands of the '90s

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
VIDEO REPORT: Colombian Police Seize Drug Submarine
September 26, 2011 Q 13 Views 0 min read
Colombian police presented on Saturday a submarine equipped with a highly sophisticated navigation system with the capacity to transport up to seven tons of cocaine.
According to the police, the submersible belongs to FARC's 29 Front and could reach speeds of over 20 miles per hour.
[General Luis Alberto Perez, Anti-Narcotics Police Director]:
"It was going to be used by the narco-terrorist 29th front of the FARC in alliance with organizations of drug traffickers that operate in this southern area of the country."
Authorities also said the vessel could run long trips between Colombia and points in Central America.
The blue submarine has been valued at $1.8 million and could hold a crew of five.
Authorities seized the vessel during an operation in a rural area of Buenaventura, some 400 kilometres west of Bogota.
Apparently it was about to be used to deliver its first load.
← Google launches latest tool in social networking
VIDEO REPORT: Russians not Surprised by Putin's Presidential Plans →


text:
'use strict';

/**
 * Requirements
 * @ignore
 */
const Base = require('../../Base.js').Base;
const BaseMap = require('../../base/BaseMap.js').BaseMap;

/**
 * Holds all global configurations.
 *
 * @memberOf model.configuration
 */
class GlobalConfiguration extends Base
{
    /**
     * @param {object} options
     */
    constructor(options)
    {
        super();

        // Settings
        this._values = new BaseMap();
        this._values.load(this.defaults);
        this._values.load(options);

        // Create media queries
        this.generateMediaQueries();
    }

    /**
     * @inheritDoc
     */
    static get injections()
    {
        return { 'parameters': ['model.configuration/GlobalConfiguration.options'] };
    }

    /**
     * @inheritDoc
     */
    static get className()
    {
        return 'model.configuration/GlobalConfiguration';
    }

    /**
     * @inheritDoc
     */
    get defaults()
    {
        const result =
        {
            groups:
            {
                default: 'common'
            },
            formats:
            {
                date: 'YYYY-MM-DD',
                number: '0.000'
            },
            languages: ['en_US'],
            language: 'en_US',
            breakpoints:
            {
                application:
                {
                    minWidth: '1280px'
                },
                desktop:
                {
                    minWidth: '1025px',
                    maxWidth: '1279px'
                },
                tablet:
                {
                    minWidth: '1024px',
                    maxWidth: '1024px'
                },
                miniTablet:
                {
                    minWidth: '768px',
                    maxWidth: '1023px'
                },
                phablet:
                {
                    minWidth: '376px',
                    maxWidth: '767px'
                },
                mobile:
                {
                    maxWidth: '375px'
                }
            },
            tests:
            [
            ]
        };
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Generates a list of media queries based on the configured breakpoints
     *
     * @protected
     * @todo make this a plugin?
     */
    generateMediaQueries()
    {
        const mediaQueries = {};
        const breakpoints = this.get('breakpoints');
        for (const breakpointName in breakpoints)
        {
            const breakpoint = breakpoints[breakpointName];
            if (breakpoint.maxWidth)
            {
                mediaQueries[breakpointName + 'AndBelow'] = '(max-width: ' + breakpoint.maxWidth + ')';
            }
            if (breakpoint.minWidth)
            {
                mediaQueries[breakpointName + 'AndAbove'] = '(min-width: ' + breakpoint.minWidth + ')';
            }
            mediaQueries[breakpointName] = '';
            if (breakpoint.minWidth)
            {
                mediaQueries[breakpointName]+= '(min-width: ' + breakpoint.minWidth + ')';
            }
            if (breakpoint.maxWidth)
            {
                mediaQueries[breakpointName]+= (mediaQueries[breakpointName].length ? ' and ' : '') + '(max-width: ' + breakpoint.maxWidth + ')';
            }
        }
        this._values.set('mediaQueries', mediaQueries);
    }

    /**
     * @inheritDoc
     */
    has(name)
    {
        return this._values.getByPath(name) !== undefined;
    }

    /**
     * @inheritDoc
     */
    get(name, defaultValue)
    {
        const result = this._values.getByPath(name, defaultValue);
        if (typeof result === 'undefined')
        {
            throw new Error('Could not find settings for ' + name);
        }
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * @inheritDoc
     */
    set(name, value)
    {
        this._values.setByPath(name, value);
    }
}

/**
 * Exports
 * @ignore
 */
module.exports.GlobalConfiguration = GlobalConfiguration;

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


It's a resource for active participants in the community.
Click on a map to go the the Web site.
Avoid unsupported information; learn from those in the know.
Lectures from OHSU that integrate the whole person: physical, emotional, cognitive, social, and spiritual health--plus the healing power of exercise.
Build up a collection of great walks. Learn more about Portland.
Portland is widely known as the country's most bike-friendly city.
Do the year-2000 Parks Scavenger Hunt. Learn about the Eastbank Esplanade.
Valuable training by the Fire Bureau: be better prepared for fire, medical emergency, rescue, organizing volunteers, record-keeping,... much more.
Organizing the neighborhood into an alert, aware community that knows what to do when trouble threatens.
Having a good time with the community.
Having fun acquiring powerful skills and perhaps helping make Portland a "City With Science."
Responsibility for one's health The three years of monthly "Odd Things About Portland" are now located HERE.
August 22, 2006 See Glen Canyon before Lake Powell. Spectacular! Historic.
"Yahoo and Microsoft don't really have the technology to go up against Google... They're going to have a hard time catching up. Google has just too many smart people working too hard on this. They are an enormous innovation engine."
Look here to see how Google really understands real understanding, the thinking that is the power behind effective decisions--behind science, too. What's more, understanding has power everyone, every city, can benefit from. Benefits will come to those who take this seriously.
Portland has potential. The world looks to Portland for progressive trends, meaning progress in things that really count. The Portland area has attracted Intel, Tektronics, Linus Torvalds of Linux fame, and a lot of the other computer revolution's progress-pushing industries. It is human intellect that drives such progress, and colleges and universities pepper the landscape around Portland. Reed College ranked at the very top of WICHE's* ranking of colleges and universities by intellectual disposition, and Portland's symphony orchestra is world-renowned. Art galleries abound, too.
Let's look again at the potential for progress toward scientific literacy in Portland. Our "Silicon Forest" needs a lot of mathematical elves, eccentrically inventive leprechauns, trolls that prevent bridges to the future from being built into dangerously destructive terrain, and blithe spirits that live in, and effectively interact with, that wispy and magical world of scientific and mathematical abstraction. Let us create a fertile Forest to house such creatures. Let us, ourselves, become such beings, to the extent that we can.
What is . . . ??
...the difference between science and pseudoscience?
...the almost invisible (to human perceptions) terrain of science?
...the multidimensional map to getting there?
PREVIOUSLY in "Have you noticed..."
A new forum for information-sharing, education, and networking among people working and volunteering to make Portland's parks even better than they are today.
BULLETIN: Phantograms are among the most stunning of visual effects. See them at Portland's 3D Center.
Research indicates that we should keep our minds active for optimum health, especially as we get older. It really pays to strain our minds with heavy mental weight lifting.
What better way to keep mentally active than to work toward that understanding of elementary math and science which eludes so many learners...at first?
Science happens . . . when it's students become mathematicians and magicians.
Pseudoscience happens . . . when they do not.


South Orange, New Jersey: The Stop & Stop supermarket location that is replacing the South Orange Pathmark is expected to open next week.
According to company officials, the store is expected to open to customers on Friday, October 23rd. The supermarket closed its doors for the last time as a Pathmark location on Wednesday, and the sign on Valley Street was changed from reading Pathmark to Stop & Shop on Thursday.
This will be the third Stop & Shop location in Essex County. There are other stores in Bloomfield and West Caldwell.
Stop & Shop purchased the South Orange Pathmark after Pathmark's parent company, The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (A&P), filed for bankruptcy. Other A&P-owned supermarkets in Essex County are becoming ACME locations, while others could close.


text:
Slots.lv Casino Review: Bonus Codes and Tips
11 Halloween-Themed Online Slots That Could Make You Scary-Rich
Written by Mike Olson on January 1, 2021
More in Player News:
How to Play Slot Machines: A Step-by-Step Guide January 2, 2021
How to Win at Slots: A Step-By-Step Guide January 1, 2021
21 Gambling Tattoos You Have to See to Believe December 19, 2020
Slots machines entertain thousands of players every day. They are very entertaining with a wide range of different themes and ways to play. But were you aware that you can increase the thrill of the game by playing Halloween-themed online slot games too?
They provide a unique twist to what was already an exciting gaming experience but gets the heart pumping that extra bit faster.
Here are 11 Halloween-themed online slot games that can make you scary rich.
1. Frankenstein Slots
Frankenstein is based on Mary Shelley's classic and features a lot of special features that include fire and lightning wilds. Produced by Net Entertainment, the original game was released in 2011 but reappeared in 2016 after being taken down due to bugs in the system.
The main feature of Frankenstein Slots is its free spins, during which players can win up to 5x. The max win on each spin of this online Halloween slot machine is 875x the original stake and can be won if all 3 wild symbols appear. Frankenstein's RTP is 96.70%.
To trigger the free spins feature, players must get three or more red mill scatter symbols on any of the reels. This activates 10 free spins which are then played on separate reels.
Players can see the multiplier ladder in the left-hand corner of the game. It starts at the basic 1x and increases up to 5x each time the symbol is hit on the fifth reel on the free spins.
These symbols act as the lighting wilds from the proper Frankenstein game but players cannot get any more wilds from the free spins game mode.
2. Zombies
Zombies is the next online Halloween slot game and is also produced by Net Entertainment. It is only available on desktops and has benefits like wild substitutions and free spins where multipliers can reach 10x.
It was originally released back in 2012 and set in an abandoned shopping mall. The reels have symbols associated with fighting against a zombie apocalypse, such as axes, chainsaws, gas masks and zombie brains. The highest value symbol on this game is the chainsaw which gives you 50x your stake on a five-symbol combination.
One of the bonuses available in this game is Random Wilds. This is triggered when the spin contains a stacked wild or free spins are not triggered. Players will then see two zombie heads appearing on screen that will cover the slot's reels before up to 6 appearing on the reels.
Speaking of the free spins, this is activated when a radioactive flask symbol appears at the same time on the middle three reels. If this happens, players receive five free spins that start with a 1x multiplier than increase to 10x on the fifth and final free spin.
After each free spin, players will find a scary horde of zombies shot on sight. For each zombie shot down, players win a cash prize up to 20x the original stake.
3. Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde
This is another classic Halloween-themed online slot game based on Robert Louis Stevenson's novel. Powered by BetSoft, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is one of the best slots and provides a great gaming experience, with excellent graphics and rewarding payouts available.
The characters from Stevenson's work come to life in this scary game. It is set in a laboratory with Dr Jekyll lurking behind the reels. Even the soundtrack is eerie and enough for the hairs on the back of your neck to stand up.
The reels themselves have symbols including Dr Jekyll, Mr Hyde, the Police, a Fire Place and more. Not surprisingly, the highest value symbols are Dr Kekyll and Mr Hyde but they only appear on the first, third and fifth reels, as well as a wild symbol.
Players can also get a Frenzy Bonus that can worth up to 30x the original stake. This is triggered when the Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde logo appears on the second, third and fourth reel in the same spin.
Another interesting feature of this game is the Potion Bonus that is triggered when two Dr Jekyll appears on either side of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde logos on the second, third and fourth reels. The multiplier on this bonus is huge, with 120x the original stake.
Cool Slots Released This October
4. Under The Bed
One of the scariest stories people are told as a child is the boogie man under the bed. This is brought to life in this excellent online Halloween-themed slot game. However, instead of finding the horror you've always feared, you can find awesome rewards.
Under the Bed has 30 paylines spread over five reels and includes a couple of bonus features too. Players can find symbols such as a young brother and sister (namely Jesse and Jane) trying to fight the monsters coming under their bed. There are also symbols of the monsters that are familiar to fans of Monsters Inc, as well as the bed itself.
The game plays really smoothly and is easy on the eye. Players can find Jesse and Jane on the side of the reels to make the experience that much more engaging.
Under The Bed is available on most online casinos and, like penny slots, can be played for a minimum of $0.02 a line. The highest payout can reach more than $1,000 if five Jane symbols line up across the same payline.
There are also wild and scatter symbols but these are not linked to any progressive jackpots.
5. Psycho Slots
Psycho Slots is a classic horror online slots game. It's based on the movie created by Alfred Hitchcock and is centred around the Psycho himself. There are plenty of ways to win on this game and keeps players interested with excellent graphics and features.
In terms of the gameplay, Psycho is full of wilds, re-spins and more bonuses. It is a five-reel online slots machine with 25 paylines on offer. There are also free spins to win that are won when two or more scatter symbols appear.
The symbols include a haunted house, a knife and more. The overall setting is very complimentary of the horror theme and the animations really bring the experience to life. The extra wild and stacked animations bring a unique twist to the game too.
Overall, players will have a great time playing Psycho and is certainly worth checking out as part of an online Halloween-themed slots gaming experience.
6. Dracula
Dracula is synonymous with Halloween so it does not come as a surprise to see a slots game based around this classic. Players can get scary rich playing this Halloween slot machine by helping this vampire fulfil his need for blood.
Players are rewarded for helping Dracula find victims in Carfax Abbey. These include lining up fat ladies, tramps and alcoholic symbols. Once he is happy, he gives players wild and stacked bonuses as well as free spins.
Dracula is suitable for all online slots players with lots of staking plans on offer. Minimum bets start at .2 coins and are limited to 200 coins.
Players can win up to 40x the original stake in the base game by matching five of the same symbols. In the bonus rounds, it's possible to win up to 200x the original stake by feeding Dracula with stacked symbols in the form of beautiful young women.
Both them and Dracula appear as stacked wilds and will replace every other symbol on the reels to give players the best possible winning combination. In particular, Dracula appears on the second reel and will trigger free spins. If a stacked woman joins him on the third reel on a free spin, players are rewarded with two additional free spins.
Slots vs. Roulette: Which Popular Casino Game Should You Be Playing?
7. Blood Suckers
Blood Suckers is another vampire-themed online slot game that can make players scary rich. Like most of the other games on this list, it's a five-reel slot with a high payout structure. It's very fun to play and set in the Victorian era – perfect for horror lovers.
Each reel symbol is related to a vampire in one way or another. These include cloves of garlic, potion vials and a bible with a silver cross at the top. When players make a winning combination, eerie organ sounds ring out to enhance the experience.
Blood Suckers has scatter and wild bonuses and free spins. The wild scatter is, appropriately, a vampire biting on a woman's neck and replaces all other symbols except for other bonus symbols. When players spin three or more scatter symbols across a payline, they win ten free spins, during which winnings are tripled.
In terms of bonuses, these are triggered when three or more bonus symbols (bloodied hammer and stake) appear across the same payline. The bonus game is perhaps scarier than the base game. Players can expect to find vampires stabbed in the heart, flocks of bats and more.
8. Creepy Castle
While this is an online Halloween-themed online slot game, it's tame compared to some of the others on this list. Nevertheless, it's great to play for players that prefer cute monsters over those that make them quiver in their shoes.
Creepy Castle is a five-reel slot game where players can win by squashing the characters across three, four or five reels. As the name suggests, it's set in a haunted castle with all the standard creepy touches such as a full moon and cobwebs in the corners.
This game has scatter bonuses that are activated when castle symbols are found. When three or more are matched, players activate Creepy Spins. The number of spins is 3x the number of castles lined up. Players select monsters to appear as wild symbols for the duration of their free spins. It's very fun and can be very rewarding.
The monsters' design is worth mentioning too. The developers have done a fantastic job to bring them to life, adding value to the overall experience.
5 things you should know about TV show-based slots games
Players can make a killing playing Hitman. It's a five-reel spin that, if spun the right way, can land a payday worth over 200,000 coins. This game has 15 paylines available with extra bonus rounds to keep players on the edge of their seats.
Hitman is based on the film and video game series. The symbols will be familiar to fans as they include signature silver pistols and rifles. Agent 47 also makes an appearance that, if hit, will reward players with awesome animations as well as great prizes
As mentioned, there are some great bonuses to play – one of which being the Contract bonus. This is triggered by lining up three laptops on the third, fourth and fifth reels. Players then start a mission where they have to pick a target and choose a weapon to complete the job. Each selection reveals a bonus of different value that is multiplied together to create the winnings.
Players can also win free spins by lining up three or more scattered symbols. These are played with a 2x multiplier.
10. Creature From The Black Lagoon
The first thing players see in this online Halloween-themed online slots game is a half-human, half-fish creature appearing from the lagoon and grabbing them – and their attention along with it.
Creature From The Black Lagoon is a five-reel slot game with 20 lines and several features to keep players entertained, such as Spreading Wilds, Sticky Wilds, Free Spins and Re-Spins.
The game is based around the classic film from 1954. Scientists travel down the Amazon River where they discover the monster. The main characters of the film all appear as a symbol on the reels, as well as explorer equipment like binoculars and a vintage camera from the time.
This slots game is one of the more complicated games on this list. There are certainly more wild options than the rest but they all replace other symbols to win bigger prizes and other bonus names above.
11. Immortal Romance
Finally comes Immortal Romance, another online slot based around vampires. As the name suggests, it's about a forbidden love between the characters but they can never be together.
Immortal Romance is a five-reel online slot that has been a big hit since its release way back in 2011. It is a mix of modern vampire movies combined with the darkness of the classic Victorian era.
The game has a wild symbol in the form of the Logo. It substitutes all other reels in the game except for the scatter symbol, the Golden Lion Door Knocker. Players win double whenever the wild symbol replaces a winning combination.
One cool bonus feature of this game is the Chamber of Spins. This is unlocked by spinning three, four or five scatter bonuses. A lot of the big wins are won here so players will be excited to see The Chamber open up in front of their eyes. The more players enter The Chamber of Free Spins, the more features they will also unlock.
holloween themed online slot games
Slots machines
thrill of the game
Mike Olson
MEGAWAYS: TWIN SPIN – The remake of a well-known online pokie game
Why Do People Gamble? A Quick Psychological Guide.
The Best Slots in Vegas: Where to Go to Win Big
6 Reasons Online Slot Games Are Constantly on the Rise
WeeklySlotNews is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. For more information, visit our Privacy Policy page as well.
Weekly Slots News
Copyright 2021 Weekly Slots News | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Cookie Policy
We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience and provide you with additional functionality. Cookie settingsACCEPT Read our cookies policy.
Read our cookies policy.


text:
Global Media Market Potential Opportunities and Recent Trends
by Vamshi Krishna
The Business Research Company's Media Global Market Report 2019 covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market's historic and forecast market growth by geography. Ratios of market size and growth to related markets, GDP proportions, and expenditure per capita for the market is detailed in the report. Data and analysis throughout the report is sourced using end notes.
The report will answer questions such as where the largest and fastest growing market is, how the market relates to the overall economy, demography and other similar markets, and what forces will shape the market going forward.
View complete Report: https://www.thebusinessresearchcompany.com/report/media-global-market-report
The media market is segmented into web content, search portals and social media, TV and radio broadcasting, print media and film and music. Among these segments, the web content, search portals and social media market accounts for the largest share in the global media market. With big data driving growth, digital media growth, online paywall the scope and potential for the global media market is expected to significantly rise in the forecast period.
The media industry can be described as a distribution content service that is more than ever before depends on consumers' preferences that want the content to be "their way". With the emergence of mobile, video, and wireless technologies, consumers currently have an opportunity to experience multiple ways of content delivery. As a result, the popularity of streaming services and content providing services online continues to explode.
Request a Sample Report At: https://www.thebusinessresearchcompany.com/sample.aspx?id=1866&type=smp
Some Key Points for List Of Tables
Table 1: Historic Market Growth, Value ($ Billion)
Table 2: Forecast Market Growth, Value ($ Billion)
Table 3: Global Media Market, 2018, By Region, Value ($ Billion)
Table 4: Global Media Market, 2014 - 2022, Historic And Forecast, By Region
Table 5: Global Media Market, Growth And Market Share Comparison, By Region
Table 6: Global Media Market, Segmentation By Type, 2014 - 2022, Value ($ Billion)
Table 7: Global TV And Radio Broadcasting Market, Segmentation By Type, 2014 - 2022, Value ($ Billion)
Table 8: Global Film And Music Market, Segmentation By Type, 2014 - 2022, Value ($ Billion)
Table 9: Global Information Services Market, Segmentation By Type, 2014 - 2022, Value ($ Billion)
Table 10: Global Web Content, Search Portals And Social Media Market, Segmentation By Type, 2014 - 2022, Value ($ Billion)
Table 11: Global Print Media Market, Segmentation By Type, 2014 - 2022, Value ($ Billion)
Table 12: Media Market Size, Percentage Of GDP, 2014 - 2022, Global
Table 13: Per Capita Average Media Market Expenditure, 2014 - 2022, Global
Table 14: Asia-Pacific, Media Market, 2018, By Country, Value ($ Billion)
Table 15: Asia-Pacific, Media Market, 2014 - 2022, Historic And Forecast, By Country
Table 16: Asia-Pacific, Media Market, 2014 - 2022, Growth And Market Share Comparison, By Country
Table 17: Per Capita Average Media Expenditure, 2014 - 2022, Asia-Pacific Countries
Table 18: Number of Enterprises, Media Market, Media Market/Number of Enterprises, 2018, Asia-Pacific Countries
Table 19: Number of Employees, Media Market, Media Market/Number of Employees, 2018, Asia-Pacific Countries
Table 20: Asia-Pacific Media Market, 2014 - 2022, Segmentation By Type, Value ($ Billion)
Table 21: Asia-Pacific TV And Radio Broadcasting Market, Segmentation By Type, 2014 - 2022, Value ($ Billion)
Table 22: Asia-Pacific Film And Music Market, Segmentation By Type, 2014 - 2022, Value ($ Billion)
Table 23: Asia-Pacific Information Services Market, Segmentation By Type, 2014 - 2022, Value ($ Billion)
Table 24: Asia-Pacific Web Content, Search Portals And Social Media Market, Segmentation By Type, 2014 - 2022, Value ($ Billion)
Table 25: Asia-Pacific Print Media Market, Segmentation By Type, 2014 - 2022, Value ($ Billion)
Table 26: Asia-Pacific Cable and Other Subscription Programming Market, Segmentation By Type, 2014 - 2022, Value ($ Billion)
Table 27: China Media Market, 2014 - 2022, Segmentation By Type, Value ($ Billion)
Table 28: China TV And Radio Broadcasting Market, Segmentation By Type, 2014 - 2022, Value ($ Billion)
Table 29: China Film And Music Market, Segmentation By Type, 2014 - 2022, Value ($ Billion)
Table 30: China Information Services Market, Segmentation By Type, 2014 - 2022, Value ($ Billion)
Avail Discount On This Report: https://www.thebusinessresearchcompany.com/sample.aspx?id=1866&type=discount
The Business Research Company is a Business Intelligence Company which excels in company, market and consumer research. It has offices in the UK, the US and India and a network of trained researchers in 15 countries globally.
https://www.thebusinessresearchcompany.com
Europe: +44 207 1930 708
Asia: +91 8897263534
Email: info@tbrc.info
Follow us on LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/company/the-business-research-company
I am market Research Report content publisher
Vamshi Krishna
Member since: Nov 12, 2018
Intro and literature review
Introduction Social media are computer-mediated channels that allow people to create and exchange information, videos and ideas through...
Janet Peter
Social Media Optimization Agency or Company and Services in Bangalore by IM Solutions
Social Media Optimization is Search Engine Optimization combined with social media. Seeing is believing and Social Media Optimisation makes...
Imtiaz Sheak


CRICKET- Former Australian spinner Shane Warne says everybody loves Indian skipper Virat Kohli as he always talks honestly and openly.
He also said he loves to watch Virat Kohli bat and is a big fan of him.
Warne also picked India and England as his two favourites to win the World Cup.
Praising Dhoni, Warne said India need the experience of the former captain in crunch moments.
"If India are going to win the World Cup they need Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and MS Dhoni to perform as well as guys like Bhuvi (Bhuvneshwar Kumar) and (Jasprit) Bumrah need to perform really well, " Warne added.


There's not one sad handful of almonds among them, and for some, that's a beautiful thing.
When it comes to avoiding that hungry feeling, the best defense is a good offense. And a good offense consists mostly of snacks.
Because when you have zero time in your day and need to grab something fast, you'll go for the peanut butter cup every damn time. But if you already have something satisfying and better for you on hand: it's a snack win!
Still, if you hear one more person call a handful of almonds a snack, you can rightfully throw it in their face.
They've all been made — and devoured — by real, seriously healthy people who say things like "satiety" and "fuel your body." Steal their snackspiration so you'll never have to go head-to-head with the vending machine again.


David and I met Corinne and Stu over pizza. Well, not exactly at first; we had hopes of meeting at our favorite pizza place, Folino's in Shelburne, VT, however it was packed. Instead we met at a bar, but Corinne promised us that the next time we saw each other, she would make us pizza. So, following their Vermont engagement shoot at their home in Charlotte, Vermont, Corinne made us some incredible pizza using all fresh ingredients from the Bread and Butter Farm where she works. It was incredible and it showed us the care and sincerity that epitomizes this wonderful couple. We love them!
The couple decided to get married at the Basin Harbor Club in Vermont. With most of their family coming from out of town, the couple wanted to provide their guests with a week of fun and location where everyone could gather on a regular basis.Stu put together an amazing summary of the wedding week that guided guests through the itinerary while giving them a heads up on the best activities in the area. I am sure all their guests feel like they got a real glimpse of Vermont.
While their wedding presented us with some Vermont challenges (rain!), it did not in any way dampen the spirits of the day. The day was perfect for them. Corinne had the most stunning dress that was custom made with the bottom being dyed in green. Gorgeous!!!
As a Vermont wedding photographer you have to be ready to photograph in any location, with varying weather and lighting. Based on the rain, we chose to do the portraits out on the porch at the Club and it proved to be the perfect backdrop that truly blended with the style of the couple. Corinne and Stu were all smiles and I loved their energy. It is the energy of the couple that truly makes the wedding. We were so excited to be there for Corinne and Stu and thankful to have made some great friends as well. I know this couple will have a wonderful life together.
Unique Detail to Consider: I have to hand it to Corinne for her unique dress. It was custom made for her and it matched her style and spirit perfectly. It was stunning and she looked incredible.
Favorite Photography Moment: The couple was blessed to have one of the best cakes I have ever tasted at a wedding. Their friends from Bread and Butter Farm made the cake, and I loved photographing the couple seeing the cake and their friends for the first time. There was so much care put into this cake and it was well worth it!
Contact me today to discuss your Basin Harbor Club Wedding!


Freesat, the UK FTA satellite TV platform, is suing Amazon for trade mark infringement over the 'freetime' brand for its programme guide.
Amazon uses Kindle FreeTime to market the parental controls for its Kindle Fire tablet and its Fire TV media streaming box. Freesat, which is jointly owned by the BBC and ITV, launched its hybrid satellite and broadband platform as <free time> in September 2012. In announcements at the time, Freesat specifically said the service was branded '<free time>'.
Freesat has said it filed trademark registrations for 'FREE TIME' and 'FREETIME' in June 2011, followed by images for the <free time> logo in October 2011.
On September 6th 2012, just two days after Freesat launched <free time>, Amazon launched its Kindle Fire HD range of tablets in the US. Among its features was "Kindle FreeTime". Amazon said this reinvented parental controls, giving parents "easy-to-use tools to personalise their children's digital media experience", for instance by limiting screen time use by type of application.
Freesat has filed a claim at the High Court in London for "loss and damage". It argues it has spent more than £5.6 million (€7.05m) promoting Freetime, and claims that Amazon was "exploiting for free" the substantial investment it had made in Freetime.


As you all know I did the ALS ice bucket challenge (#alsicebucketchallenge). And it was pretty fun, my wife enjoyed dumping the water and Razar loved that I couldn't catch my breath. The best part was that after I was done I made sure to hop on the website and make a donation. You can to by clicking here. Thanks to those that do.
Anyway the internet has been slammed with videos, and it's been great. Lots of people having fun with it, each one getting more and more elaborate. Then I came across this one. It is by a young man named Anthony Carbajal. Now be warned, there is a reason its the best one. Anthony takes us into his home where he cares for his mom who is suffering from ALS, and really shows you just how terrible this disease is. And then ** spoilers ** Anthony lets us know that 5 months ago he was diagnosed with it too. At only 26, he can already feel his hands and arms slowing down. This causes the poor guy to break down on camera. And in that moment, a giant lump hit my throat and I started sobbing like a small child. It really brought to home why we are all joining together and showing support against this horrific disease. Please understand, I am not saying that this deserves attention over other diseases, simply this one has the spotlight, show some support.
If you haven't donated please click the link above. Every little bit helps.


text:
Viper Red
Mustang II
4-Link
Ford 9"
17x9.5"
Frame Off Built Viper Red F100 Pickup 350 V8 TH350
The Ford F-series is known across the world as a hardworking truck. That reputation is a big part of why it earned the title of America's Bestselling Vehicle for 28 consecutive years. Of course, a lifetime of dedicated service should be rewarded and, for a few chosen trucks, a leisurely retirement on the show field awaits. This '53 Ford F-100 is one of those priveleged few. Fresh out of an extensive frame-off restoration, every inch of this truck is ready for display. Featuring a dressed small block V8, an elegant custom interior and a mile-long list of body modifications, this Ford was built for sunny day cruising and trophy collecting. If you're in the market for a stand out Effie, settle in and take a closer look at this '53 F-100.
Formerly known as the Ford F-1, 1953 marked the first year of the "F-100" namesake. It also brought a significant change in styling. The second generation of F-Series was a sturdier looking truck, with an imposing front end and a more composed look than previous Effies. The crew at Pope's Hot Rods in Smyrna, Tennessee took those classic Ford lines and sculpted them into an ultra-clean show piece capable of turning heads at the highest levels. The all-steel cab was chopped three inches before rejoining the steel bed and hood. Fiberglass fenders were then added before everything was massaged to perfection and shot with a glossy coat of Viper Red. Walking around the truck, mirror like reflections can be found from nearly every angle. The work is beyond reproach and the sticker on the passenger side of the windshield shows the crew at Goodguys agreed.
From the reversed hood to the suicide doors, there are a lot of classic street-rod tricks at play on the '53, but a closer look shows a host of supporting details that make this truck stand out in the crowd. Starting at the front, the flat stock bumper is gone, replaced by a smooth fiberglass piece. Above, the parking lights have been scrapped, leaving only a clean body-matched grille. Naturally, the hood has been freed of the stock Ford badge and, from the front view, the absence of windshield wipers and rear view mirrors also comes into view. Along the sides, all badges are gone, the door handles are shaved and the unattractive stock gas filler neck at the bottom of the cab has been replaced by a more modern fuel lid. Behind the cab, the bed has been thoroughly reworked. Every panel has been smoothed and filled to perfection while, beneath the tailgate, a roll pan connects the lines between the bottom of the bed and those deep rear fenders. While a lot of builders default to placing small LED lights in the bed rails of these trucks, the tailights on this Ford are hidden under the roll pan, emitting a highly visible glow whenever the brake pedal is tapped.
For 1953, F-100 buyers were given the option between a Flathead V8 or a 215cid straight-six. Both were trustworthy enough options but, with the stronger of the two producing 101hp in stock form, getting anywhere quickly wasn't in the cards. This '53 addressed that issue by opting for a well-dressed GM 350 crate motor. The block wears a smooth coat of red paint while nearly everything else received a healthy dose of chrome. At the top, an open element air cleaner is covered by a finned chrome cover that ties in well with the finned chrome valve covers at either side. In the center, an Edelbrock four-barrel carburetor delivers atomized fuel through a polished intake manifold. Accessories are minimal with only a painted water pump, chrome fan and chrome alternator spinning off engine power. At the front of the bay, a large aluminum radiator and chrome overflow tank work to keep the set up cool. Around the engine, cleanliness remained a high priority. The firewall is completely shaved and almost all wiring is tucked neatly out of sight. Turn the key and the small black fires to life immediately, exhaling through polished headers.
Underneath this Effie, show-quality work continues. The floors are as straight as the body and covered in the same show-quality bright red paint. Polished hardware and neatly tucked lines reinforce the attention to detail used throughout the build. In the center, a reliable TH350 automatic transmission makes easy work of extended cruising, chanelling power back to a chrome-plated Ford 9-inch rear packed with 3.50 gears. Around the drivetrain, a modernized suspension starts off with a Fat Man Fabrications Mustang II clip with a polished crossmember and polished control arms. Steering is aided by a manual rack and pinion. The back end is held in place by a triangulated four-link supported by a pair of Alden coilovers. Naturally the four-link is polished, perfectly complementing the front end set-up as well as the chrome dual exhaust running down the center of the undercarriage. At the corners, four-wheel disc brakes bring the truck to a halt with authority. In front of the brakes, 17-inch Boyd wheels meet the ground through Falken tires in sizes 225/50R17 and 265/70R17, respectively.
It's often said that there is elegance in simplicity and the inside of this Effie definitely makes a case for that idea. Outfitted in a mixture of tan leather, polished pieces and red painted surfaces, there is enough contrast to keep the cab interesting without breaking the limits of good taste. A pair of bucket seats offer plenty of support and a touch of luxury thanks to tan leather with subtle custom inserts. At either side, custom door panels match the seats well, adding downward-sloping lines accented by polished metalwork and red paint. Behind those buckets, the rear cab wall wears even more leather, making it appear as though the seats are molded in. An arrow-like design between the seats draws the eye down towards the low-profile center console which has also been sprayed Viper Red. From the driver seat, a leather-wrapped three-spoke billet steering wheel offers a connection to the front wheels through a polished tilt-column. Above, a body-matched steel dash has been reworked entirely, carrying only the a digital gauge cluster which monitors oil pressure, water temperature, speed, revs, voltage and fuel consumption. In the center, a tall floor shifter extends all the way to dash height, grounded to the console through a tan leather boot. For longer cruises, an AM/FM/CD head unit mounted in the base of the passenger seat provides all the necessary entertainment.
With a reliable well-dressed drivetrain, a killer custom interior and clean lines all around, this Ford is dead-set on turning heads everywhere it goes. If you'd like to join it in the spotlight, don't miss your chance to bring this little red Effie home. Well-built customs don't hang around showrooms for long.
Frame-off restoration
Smoothed and painted frame
Fat Man Fabrications Mustang II clip
Polished triangulated 4-link
Dressed GM 350 crate engine
TH350 automatic transmission
Ford 9-inch / 3.50 gears
17-inch Boyd wheels
F100 Pickup Truck
Mustang GT500
After hearing good things about the people at RK Motors, I contacted them regarding consignment of my street rod. I found Tony Klein to be a pleasure to work with. He was very professional and forthcoming in our communications. He evaluated my vehicle and made suggestions of enhancements which would help ensure the desired result would be achieved in the marketing of the vehicle. We agreed on an acceptable sale price. Following the completion of the recommended items, I brought the vehicle to RK for consignment. After a thorough inspection and correction of some minor issues at what I considered a fair price, the vehicle was offered for sale. It sold quickly with me receiving the agreed value. I would have to repeat the recommendation that I received. RK Motors does what they say they will do, and obtains for the seller a fair and agreed value. What more could you ask for?
Doug C.
Trade in for this 1953 Ford F100
Finance this 1953 Ford F100


Chapter I. How it happened that Mastro Cherry, carpenter, found a piece of wood that wept and laughed like a child Centuries ago there lived??A king!? my little readers will say immediately. No, children, you are mistaken. Once upon a time there was a piece of wood. It was not an expensive piece of wood. Far from it. Just a common block of firewood, one of those thick, solid logs that are put on the fire in winter to make cold rooms cozy and warm.


Great for moving small and light weight equipment.
Max. Load Capacity 350 lbs.
For use only with class 4 or greater hitch Recievers.
* Please call us with any questions about our load n haul rentals in the cities of Redwood City, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, San Mateo, San Francisco, Santa Clara and more.


text:
<?php

namespace Recurly;

use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
use Psr\Log\LogLevel;

abstract class BaseClient
{
    use RecurlyTraits;

    private const API_HOSTS = [
        'us' => 'https://v3.recurly.com',
        'eu' => 'https://v3.eu.recurly.com'
    ];
    protected $baseUrl = BaseClient::API_HOSTS['us'];
    private $_api_key;
    protected $http;
    private const ALLOWED_OPTIONS = [
        'params',
        'headers'
    ];
    private $_logger;

    /**
     * Constructor
     *
     * @param string $api_key The API key to use when making requests
     * @param string $options initialize options
     *
     * In addition to the options managed by BaseClient, it accepts the following options:
     *  - "region" to define the Data Center connection - defaults to "us";
     */
    public function __construct(string $api_key, LoggerInterface $logger = null, array $options = [])
    {
        $this->_api_key = $api_key;
        if (isset($options['region'])) {
            if (!array_key_exists($options['region'], BaseClient::API_HOSTS)) {
                throw new RecurlyError('Invalid region type. Expected one of: ' . join(', ', array_keys(BaseClient::API_HOSTS)));
            }
            $this->baseUrl = BaseClient::API_HOSTS[$options['region']];
        }

        $this->http = new HttpAdapter;
        if (is_null($logger)) {
            $logger = new \Recurly\Logger('Recurly', LogLevel::WARNING);
        }
        $this->_logger = $logger;

        // Send Security Warning to logger debug
        $msg = "The Recurly logger should not be initialized";
        $msg .= "\nbeyond the level INFO. It is currently configured to emit";
        $msg .= "\nheaders and request / response bodies. This has the potential to leak";
        $msg .= "\nPII and other sensitive information and should never be used in production.";
        $this->_logger->debug("SECURITY WARNING: {$msg}");
    }

    /**
     *  Recurly API version that the client was generated for
     *
     * @return string Recurly API version that the client was generated for
     */
    abstract protected function apiVersion(): string;

    /**
     * Performs API requests and processes the response into a Recurly Resource
     *
     * @param string $method  HTTP method to use
     * @param string $path    Tokenized path to request
     * @param array  $body    The request body
     * @param array  $options Additional request parameters (including query parameters)
     *
     * @return \Recurly\RecurlyResource A Recurly Resource
     */
    protected function makeRequest(string $method, string $path, array $body = [], array $options = []): \Recurly\RecurlyResource
    {
        $this->_validateOptions($options);
        $path = $this->_buildPath($path, $options);
        $formattedBody = $this->_formatDateTimes($body);
        $options['core_headers'] = $this->_coreHeaders();

        $request = new \Recurly\Request($method, $path, $formattedBody, $options);

        $response = $this->_getResponse($request);
        $resource = $response->toResource();
        return $resource;
    }

    /**
     * Performs the HTTP request to the Recurly API
     *
     * @param \Recurly\Request $request The \Recurly\Request object
     *
     * @return \Recurly\Response A Recurly Response object
     */
    private function _getResponse(\Recurly\Request $request): \Recurly\Response
    {
        $this->_logger->info(
            'Request', [
            'method' => $request->getMethod(),
            'path' => $request->getPath()
            ]
        );
        $this->_logger->debug(
            'Request', [
            'request_body' => $request->getBodyAsJson(),
            'request_headers' => $request->getHeaders()
            ]
        );
        $start = microtime(true);
        list($result, $response_header) = $this->http->execute($request->getMethod(), $request->getPath(), $request->getBodyAsJson(), $request->getHeaders());
        $end = microtime(true);

        $response = new \Recurly\Response($result, $request);
        $response->setHeaders($response_header);
        $this->_logger->info(
            'Response', [
            'time_ms' => intval(($end - $start) * 1000),
            'status' => $response->getStatusCode()
            ]
        );
        $this->_logger->debug(
            'Response', [
            'response_body' => $response->getRawResponse(),
            'response_headers' => $response->getHeaders()
            ]
        );

        return $response;
    }

    /**
     * Used by the \Recurly\Pager to make requests to the API.
     *
     * @param string $path    The URL to make the pager request to
     * @param array  $options An associative array optional parameters
     *
     * @return \Recurly\Page
     */
    public function nextPage(string $path, array $options = []): \Recurly\Page
    {
        return $this->makeRequest('GET', $path, [], $options);
    }

    /**
     * Used by the \Recurly\Pager to obtain total counts from the API.
     *
     * @param string $path    The URL to make the pager request to
     * @param array  $options An associative array optional parameters
     *
     * @return \Recurly\Response
     */
    public function pagerCount(string $path, ?array $options = []): \Recurly\Response
    {
        $path = $this->_buildPath($path, $options);
        $options['core_headers'] = $this->_coreHeaders();
        $request = new \Recurly\Request('HEAD', $path, [], $options);
        return $this->_getResponse($request);
    }

    /**
     * Build the URL that the API request will be sent to
     *
     * @param string $path    The path to be requested
     * @param array  $options Additional request parameters (including query parameters)
     *
     * @return string The combined URL
     */
    private function _buildPath(string $path, array $options): string
    {
        if (array_key_exists('params', $options) && !empty($options['params'])) {
            $mappedParams = $this->_mapArrayParams($options['params']);
            $mappedWithBooleans = $this->_mapBooleanParams($mappedParams);
            return $this->baseUrl . $path . '?' . http_build_query($this->_formatDateTimes($mappedWithBooleans));
        } else {
            return $this->baseUrl . $path;
        }

    }

    /**
     * Maps parameters with array values into csv strings. The API expects these
     * values to be csv strings, but an array is a nicer interface for developers.
     *
     * @param array $params Associative array of parameters
     *
     * @return array
     */
    private function _mapArrayParams(?array $params = []): ?array
    {
        if (!is_null($params)) {
            array_walk(
                $params, function (&$param, $key) {
                    if (is_array($param)) {
                        $param = join(',', $param);
                    }
                }
            );
        }
        return $params;
    }

    /**
     * Maps parameters with boolean value into strings. The API expects these
     * values to be booleans, but http_build_query transforms actual php booleans
     * into integers. So the workaround is to provide them as strings instead.
     *
     * @param array $params Associative array of parameters
     *
     * @return array
     */
    private function _mapBooleanParams(?array $params = []): ?array
    {
        if (!is_null($params)) {
            array_walk_recursive(
                $params, function (&$param, $key) {
                    if (is_bool($param)) {
                        $param = var_export($param, true);
                    }
                }
            );
        }
        return $params;
    }

    /**
     * Converts any DateTime values in $arr to ISO8601 strings
     *
     * @param array $arr The Associative array to format
     *
     * @return array The formatted array
     */
    private function _formatDateTimes(array $arr): ?array
    {
        return array_combine(
            array_keys($arr),
            array_map(
                function ($value) {
                    if ($value instanceof \DateTime) {
                        return $value->format(\DateTime::ISO8601);
                    }
                    // Recursively check nested arrays
                    if (is_array($value)) {
                        return $this->_formatDateTimes($value);
                    }
                    return $value;
                }, $arr
            )
        );
    }

    /**
     * Checks that path parameters are valid
     *
     * @param array $options Associatve array of tokens and their replacement values
     */
    private function _validatePathParameters(array $options = []): void
    {
        // Check to make sure that parameters are not empty values
        $emptyValues = array_filter(
            $options, function ($value, $key) {
                return empty(trim($value));
            }, ARRAY_FILTER_USE_BOTH
        );
        if (!empty($emptyValues)) {
            throw new RecurlyError(join(', ', array_keys($emptyValues)) . ' cannot be an empty value');
        }
    }

    /**
     * Checks that $options keys are valid
     *
     * @param array $options An associative array optional parameters
     */
    private function _validateOptions(array $options = []): void
    {
        // Check to make sure that parameters are not empty values
        $invalidKeys = array_filter(
            $options, function ($value, $key) {
                return !\in_array($key, BaseClient::ALLOWED_OPTIONS);
            }, ARRAY_FILTER_USE_BOTH
        );
        if (!empty($invalidKeys)) {
            $joinedKeys = join(', ', array_keys($invalidKeys));
            $joinedOptions = join(', ', BaseClient::ALLOWED_OPTIONS);
            throw new RecurlyError("Invalid options: '{$joinedKeys}'. Allowed options: '{$joinedOptions}'");
        }
    }

    /**
     * Replaces placeholder values with supplied values
     *
     * @param string $path    Tokenized path to make replacements on
     * @param array  $options Associatve array of tokens and their replacement values
     *
     * @return string The path with it's tokens replaced with the supplied values
     */
    protected function interpolatePath(string $path, array $options = []): string
    {
        $this->_validatePathParameters($options);
        return array_reduce(
            array_keys($options), function ($p, $i) use ($options) {
                return str_replace("{{$i}}", rawurlencode($options[$i]), $p);
            }, $path
        );
    }

    /**
     * Generates core headers to be sent with the HTTP request
     *
     * @return array Array representation of the core request HTTP headers
     */
    private function _coreHeaders(): array
    {
        $auth_token = self::encodeApiKey($this->_api_key);
        $agent = self::getUserAgent();
        return [
            "User-Agent" => $agent,
            "Authorization" => "Basic {$auth_token}",
            "Accept" => "application/vnd.recurly.{$this->apiVersion()}",
            "Content-Type" => "application/json",
            "Accept-Encoding" => "gzip",
        ];
    }
}


Our main work during this period has involved completing a draft response to a new draft Planning Guidelines for Apiary Values prepared by Sustainable Timber Tasmania (STT). This is intended to replace the Guidelines for Leatherwood in State Forest which have been in place for over 10 years and proved to be substantially unworkable and wholly unenforceable.
"1.Patches of mature and immature leatherwood comprising 0.5 ha or greater where any leatherwood stem is within 20 metres of 3 or more leatherwood stems.
3. Any area of a coupe where mature and immature leatherwood trees comprise at least 25% of the forest canopy."
THE BEEKEEPERS HAVE TO DECIDE WHICH OF NUMBERS 2 OR 3 ARE MORE BENEFICIAL OR WHETHER THEY ARE MUTUALLY NECESSARY OR MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.
any area of mature or immature leatherwood comprising at least 0.1 ha in an area which lies on the inside and adjacent to a stand of commercial leatherwood which is located outside that boundary. In that case the coupe boundary must be drawn to exclude the said area."
TSS ARE TO CONSIDER INCLUDING THIS PROVISION. THERE IS PRECEDENT FOR THIS AS IN THE PAST IT HAS BEEN APPLIED IN SOME CASES IN THE DERWENT DISTRICT. THE BEEKEEPERS HAVE ASKED THAT THE FOLLOWING PROVISION PREVIOUSLY USED IN A FOREST PRACTISES PLAN (FPP), (ie RD O16B), BE INCLUDED AS A CATCH ALL SAFETY MECHANISM IN THIS DOCUMENT.
"The contractor is to notify Forestry Tasmania (now Sustainable Timber Tasmania),immediately if any areas that have moderate or high stocking of leatherwood trees are found in the coupe and are not identified on the ground as being outside the harvest area. There are to be no forestry operations within at least 10 metres of the edge of such leatherwood areas until assessment by the Forestry Tasmania (Sustainable Timber Tasmania),officer".
The beekeepers wish to add to that " this is to operate in addition to all other provisions of this document".
Preparing this definition involved receiving and considering opinions /suggestions from senior beekeepers of what the definition should contain and then settling that with the TBA president and vice president.
SST are now very keen to adopt and adhere to strict Planning Guidelines which will result in the retention of Commercial Leatherwood as defined. However the concept that ALL commercial leatherwood be retained is still being resisted by STT.
Notwithstanding this, the change by STT is largely driven by the relevant Government minister. It seems clear that the Government knows/believes that without maintaining the beekeeping and pollination industries at their present level and enlarging them in the near future, there will not only be less leatherwood resource and less hives available for pollination over time, but absolutely no growth in pollination servicesas required by the Agricultural Industry.
The Government has spent millions of dollars on new irrigation and water storage infrastructure without consulting with the beekeeping and pollination industries as to the availability of pollination services to serve the additional agricultural cropping. The Government`s plan to double agricultural production by 2020 and increase it by a factor of 10 by 2050 requires a similar increase in pollination levels.
The reality is that there can be no increase in honey bee pollination unless the loss of leatherwood in wood harvesting coupes controlled by STT is to totally halt (to at least hold the line), and also that substantial access to new areas of leatherwood are discovered in reserve and Tasmanian World Heritage areas and made available to beekeepers to enable the industry to expand.
Our latest draft of the Planning Guidelines (including the definition of Commercial Leatherwood) is to be settled shortly by the TBA and submitted to STT. In the meantime we have obtained and paid for the current 3 year plans for Tasmania and are commencing to assess the same for wood harvesting impact on the resource. This is long and patience wearing work.
As we advance this work any affected beekeepers will be advised and asked to verify the situation on the ground. Any wood harvesting which goes against the intent of the new Planning Guidelines will be immediately drawn to the attention of STT and the Minister for Forests. If necessary this 3 year plan work will be done in conjunction with one or more of our members.
When the Planning Guidelines have been agreed with STT (if that occurs), we will then use its content to draft amendments to the Forest Practices Code. This will be the most substantial and important drafting and negotiating work we have ever carried out. If and when this is successfully completed and the code is amended the provisions will be enshrined in law and subject to the control and oversight of Forest Practices Officers.
It is these officers who oversee the production of FPP`s. Also if necessary, these officers will deal with any breaches of the code whether arising from complaint or inspection. We will keep you informed when that work begins.
Once again a sincere thank you to all our members and other supporters.


Organic shea butter, macadamia & coconut oils hydrate & nourish dry skin.
A luxurious organic facial exfoliant which also detoxifies and rapidly hydrates dry skin. Fine organic rosehip seed granules gently deep cleanse the skin, improving microcirculation and revealing radiant new skin. Fine bentonite clay provides further deep cleansing by drawing out toxins and impurities. To revitalise skin, biofermented hyaluronic acid supports collagen production, plumping skin and reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Organic botanicals nourish and repair, leaving your skin feeling purified and restored.
Directions: Spread a small amount over moistened face, neck and décolletage. Use circular motions to delicately exfoliate skin, avoiding area around the eyes. Leave for 3-5 minutes before rinsing thoroughly. Repeat 1-4 times weekly.
Just love this scrub and mask. It makes my skin feel so smooth, soft and moisturised. Love this product.
Seriously this is the best scrub and mask I've ever used! I've been struggling to get rid of some dry skin and spotty things that I keep on picking cause they are so dry – I've got 1 left! 5 are gone in one day! AMAZING and I'm not just saying it!
This product leaves my skin feeling like butter afterwards – renewed, plush and hydrated. If you're looking for a multi-tasking product that can act as both a scrub AND mask, this is the product!
I adore this mask. I use it 2-3 times a week as either a scrub or mask. I love how my skin feels afterwards.
I bought the two in one facial scrub today, after using the gift pack since Xmas. I never dreamed my skin could look so good. I went to Conscious.kin in Brisbane and they were superb. My husband told me I looked gorgeous. Thank you thank you. Love Maria. P.S. I was the ugly one of the family now they're eating their words.
I just used mine tonight. I have hormonal skin at the moment with a few breakouts so this has been perfect followed with Biome Spritz!


Tiffany came to Smith Stearns four years ago and started her freshman year of high school at the academy. She chose Smith Stearns because it had the family atmosphere that other academies didn't have. During the past four years we have had the opportunity to watch Tiffany grow into a lovely young lady who is talented in her tennis as well as the arts, brings her own style and fashion to the courts daily, and is driven to succeed in all areas of her life. She will be greatly missed by the entire Smith Stearns family.
Living and training at the academy throughout high school has given Tiffany a lot of memories and friendships that will surely last a lifetime. She has thoroughly enjoyed living in the housing with so many other girls that have now become more like sisters to her. She has appreciated all the help and guidance the coaches have given her for her tennis. Her favorite experience however, comes during the trip to Universal Studios where she had a blast bonding with her friends and going on all the great rides. It was a trip she will never forget!
Tiffany is currently in the process of deciding which school she will attend this fall. She is looking forward to playing college tennis and being part of a team that will all support each other. We look forward to following Tiffany throughout the next four years of years of her life and know that whichever school she chooses will be lucky to have her!


Dane Lovett, 154 Arrangement, 2014, oil and acrylic on aluminium composite panel, 81 x 81 cm.
Dane Lovett is in a state of pre-travel limbo. After seven years in Melbourne, during which he has completed an Honours degree at the VCA, received a number of grants and awards and exhibited broadly, Lovett is about to relocate to New York.
We spoke the day after Lovett opened Inside World at STATION gallery, his second exhibition in a month, while he was contemplating the task of packing up his life and leaving Melbourne. Despite a frenetic schedule he chatted as though he had all the time in the world, covering topics from the benefits of doing your own framing, to fan art and his transition into making sculptures.
This recent body of work is somehow slightly more slippery, with references to modernism and monumentalism where previous works were more local and tender. A leitmotif emerges in the form of Frank Stella's Sinjerli Variation iii, (held by the AGNSW), a postcard of which Lovett has had in his studio. The painting, which divides a circle into geometric slices and curves, appears in Lovett's work as a whole, in postcard form, and separated into pieces.
"My intention with the objects was that they would be different forms from within this Frank Stella work, isolated and remade in stone. For the recent tcb show I remade the whole piece but I didn't complete the project and make individual objects of each section. Remaking the whole seemed like enough." As a classic studio artist Lovett works with what is around him, so it is perhaps, natural that he reworks what is already on the gallery walls. The way that his objects sit in front of the paintings that they dissect is almost a complete work, with each element passing between the two forms continuously.


The store is run by points.com – so all the usual disclaimers apply.
Book from August 6th through August 12th and receive 50% off Reward Nights at participating resort properties in Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean. Valid for stays between August 7th – October 27th, 2017. Enjoy the benefits of IHG® Rewards Club.
About 3 dozen hotels are included – many of them higher end properties.
I found availability at the Intercontinental Cancun for 15,000 IHG points.
The Intercontinental Cartagena can be had for 15,000 points as well.
If you have a trip planned to teh region I'd check to re-book hotels – these point amounts are not PointBreaks but have a much better range of properties included.


1 - Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God is for Israel, that they may be saved.
2 - For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
3 - For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn't subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
4 - For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
9 - that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 - For with the heart, one believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
12 - For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on him.
14 - How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher?
17 - So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.


Recently a suggestion has been put forward to create an off ramp from the proposed new Pacific highway bypass of Coffs Harbour; with a feeder road crossing Roberts Hill to a proposed lookout and carpark with a partial view of the Coffs Basin and Pacific Ocean. The reasoning is that the lookout will attract highway tourists to Coffs Harbour despite the highway by-pass. This concept is flawed in economic, environmental and social terms and there is an obvious alternative that would provide better outcomes.
Roberts Hill is a Reserve located to the south of Coramba road in West Coffs, managed by Coffs Harbour City Council. Most importantly, this reserve and adjacent reserves, form part of a Koala Habitat Corridor that links to the mapped Koala habitat in the Boambee Valley. Restoration of these reserves has been undertaken over the past four years with funding from NSW Environmental Trust and Jalliigiirr Biodiversity Alliance.
Apart from the disturbance and dislocation caused to our rapidly-dwindling Koala population by the proposal, there is no infrastructure at Roberts Hill. Due to the topography, there will be huge economic costs involved in creating an off ramp, a 2 km road through pristine koala habitat and a carpark at the Roberts Hill site, for very little benefit with regards to existing infrastructure and quality of the view from the proposed outlook site.
An alternative site is available, with infrastructure already in place, located near the already planned off-ramp at Bruxner Park.
Sealey Lookout already has significant infrastructure and is close to the proposed Bruxner Park interchange for the new highway. The only cost involved would be highway signage for tourists. RMS could be approached to assist with upgrading of Bruxner Park Road.
This would free up financial resources that could be allocated towards the provision of tunnels rather than large cuttings for the Coffs Harbour highway bypass. This is of high importance as with the natural amphitheatre of the Coffs Basin, cuttings will result in a constantly noisy 'reverberating' Coffs Harbour.
jenny Beatson needs your help with "Coffs Harbour City Council: Protect Koala Habitat at Roberts Hill - Walking Tracks NOT Roads". Join jenny and 1,104 supporters today.


The War Production Board (WPB) was an agency of the United States government that supervised war production during World War II. President Franklin D. Roosevelt established it on January 16, 1942, with Executive Order 9024. The WPB replaced the Supply Priorities and Allocation Board and the Office of Production Management.
The WPB directed conversion of industries from peacetime work to war needs, allocated scarce materials, established priorities in the distribution of materials and services, and prohibited nonessential production. It rationed such commodities as gasoline, heating oil, metals, rubber, paper and plastics. It was dissolved shortly after the defeat of Japan in 1945, and was replaced by the Civilian Production Administration in late 1945.
In 1942-45, WPB supervised the production of $183 billion worth of weapons and supplies, about 40% of the world output of munitions. Britain, the USSR and other allies produced an addition 30%, while the Axis produced only 30%. One fourth of the US output was warplanes; one fourth was warships. Meanwhile the civilian standard of living was about level.


text:
Home / Politics / Jaisa Main ny Dekha
Jaisa Main ny Dekha
Jaisa Main ny Dekha quantity
SKU: 9789695625477 Categories: Best Selling Books, Politics
G. M. Syed
Ghulam Murtaza Shah Syed (Sindhi: سائين جي ايم سيد) (17 January 1904 – 25 April 1995), known as G. M. Syed, was a Sindhi political leader known for his scholarly work, spearheading the Pakistan Independence bill in the British Sindh Assembly (which is now Sindh Assembly). Later founding the Sindhi nationalist movement Jeay Sindh for the freedom of Sindh from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. He is regarded as one of the founding fathers of modern Sindhi nationalism and Sindhudesh. His social and political engagements started from a mere age of 14 wherein he spearheaded the formation of labour unions such as the Sindhi Hari Committee (later led by Hyder Bux Jatoi) and also assuming membership of formal state institutions, like he did in the Karachi's civil authority boards.
Syed proposed the 1940 Pakistan Resolution in the Sindh Assembly, which ultimately resulted in the creation of Pakistan. However, he became the first political prisoner of Pakistan because of his differences with the leadership of the country, as he believed that they had deceived the people of Sindh.
On a more apolitical level, he was a committed Sufi and an active member of the Theosophical Society.
Be the first to review "Jaisa Main ny Dekha" Cancel reply
Hassas Edaray
Ehad-e-Mughlia-Ka-Punjab
Asad Saleem Sheikh ₨600.00
Siyah Jild , Safeed Chhehray
Frantz Fanon ₨500.00


text:
Kramer Introduces HDMI Products
by Helen Khandozhka August 26, 2008
Kramer introduced an HDMI repeater, HDMI flat cables, and HDMI wall plates. The PT-101HDMI repeater supports HDMI version 1.3a video, and extends the HDMI transmission range to 50 feet for 1080p. The repeater supports a maximum data rate of 2.25 Gbps. Several repeaters can be used in a single installation to increase the signal distance incrementally by 50 feet. The PT-101HDMI comes with an external power supply for better results, but also allows it to receive power via the HDMI signal from the HDMI source product.
The C-HDMI/HDMI/FLAT Cable is a flat HDMI cable for more flexible long-distance installs. Since it's flat, it can run under carpet, and around walls and corners. Cables are available in seven different lengths: 6-, 10-, 15-, 25-, 35-, 50- and 75-foot lengths.
The WP-HDMI1M and WP-HDMI2M are pass-through wall plates. The WP-HDMI1M is a one-gang metal wall plate insert with one pass-through female connector for HDMI at the front and a short cable with another female connector on the rear. The WP-HDMI2M adds a second pass-through female connector for HDMI and has two short cables with two female connectors at the rear.
Back to Industry News & Latest Trends


text:
HOT CHEF: Jennifer Welper
hot \hät\ (slang), performing with great skill and daring
Jennifer Welper was born and raised in Caledonia, Minnesota. After years of being away, she now lives in Rochester, closer to her family. "Mayo called on me, and I couldn't wait to get back to my family," Jennifer says. "I was gone for 12 years. I went to school in Rhode Island. It was time to, I don't know, do one of those things like find a husband or something."
BECOMING A HOT CHEF
Interest in food started early for Jennifer. "Early on I did baking for events—cake walks and bake sales," she remembers. "I'd bake cookies and give them to kids out of my locker. I'd make breakfasts at 6 a.m. and literally have 15 high school students at my house by 7 a.m. I'd make cinnamon rolls, scrambled eggs and sausage. I'd have Orange Julius. You name it. It was fun, and I learned a lot in the process."
"In high school, working in a restaurant and hotel, it all just kind of came together, and I just couldn't really imagine doing anything else," states Jennifer.
Jennifer studied Culinary Nutrition at Johnson & Wales University, graduating in 2006. One of her fondest food memories was working as the executive chef at Hilton Head Health. She remembers serving a healthy Thanksgiving dinner that the guests greatly appreciated. The process of creating a real, but nutritious, Thanksgiving dinner helped her form relationships. "Making stuffing with whole wheat bread, apples and things like that and the togetherness with me and my staff, we became really close," recalls Jennifer.
JENNIFER'S STYLE
Jennifer's cooking style is quite admirable. She says, "I'm very everyday, so [for example], my style is making a sandwich and making that sandwich not seem like it's healthy, but it is. I make Chicken Parmesan [see the recipe on page 24] but it's healthier than usual recipes. It still looks like it, still tastes like it, but my cooking technique is different."
What Jennifer loves most about her job is that she can live out her passion and make a difference in the world. Her desire is to "make healthy food and make a difference in someone's life as well."
Jennifer is pretty strict in the kitchen and that means not using fingers to taste the food. But she remembers an intern who really didn't want to waste chocolate. She walked in on the intern who was licking a drip of chocolate off the countertop. Jennifer responded with a gasp, a laugh and an exclamation of, "What are you doing?" But she let the whole thing roll off her shoulders. There is always an exception for chocolate.
For Jennifer, food is where she finds joy in her life. "I like to entertain," she says. "I like to welcome people into my home; I just like to make people happy." And what's Jennifer's favorite dish? If she had to choose her last meal, it would be Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes, green beans and lots of butter.
Dawn is a veggie lover and has sneaked many a veggie into her meals without anyone knowing.
This entry was posted in Food on February 28, 2015 by Scott Brue.
← Green & Lean: Eating healthy has never been so easy Hosting a High School International Exchange Student: My first time as a parent →